【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 ing some bad habits. Overing weaknesses with willpower was my goal for the next part of the journey. But the difficult part about making a challenge is realizing that wanting and doing are two very different things. Just like a career, you have to physically work for it rather than just wait for it to happen. But that39。s hard. Throughout the 21 days, I often told myself that the challenge was meaningless and tried to sabotage myself from exercising. However, finally I overcame that negative thought and kept working out. At the end of the challenge, I learned something even more important: Feeling the results is better than seeing them. I had fewer headaches and more energy, and was simply happier. I even felt a little smarter as I researched which foods were better for my body, and learned how to make healthier meals. I felt a sense of acplishment, too, because even though I wanted to give up dozens of times, I didn39。t. I felt my waist got smaller and my arms got stronger, and I no longer felt guilty after having a piece of cake or a drink.（1）What was the author39。s wrong decision? A.Going to the gym early.B.Training for a marathon.C.Eating a lot the previous night.D.Stopping being lazy for a change.（2）What is paragraph 2 mainly about? of the author39。s bad habits. ways of the author39。s killing his spare time. importance of sticking to the normal daily routine. difficulty of the author39。s keeping on with the workout plan.（3）What does the underlined word sabotage in paragraph 3 probably mean? ....（4）What did the author learn from the workout challenge? healthy food is more important than exercising. a challenge could bring good feelings to him.39。s more important to see what he likes than just feel it. was no need to feel guilty about things he disliked to do.【答案】 （1）C（2）D（3）A（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，一張宣傳健身鍛煉的海報(bào)讓作者開(kāi)始馬拉松的熱身。雖然三個(gè)星期的鍛煉計(jì)劃和飲食限制是很難堅(jiān)持的，但是作者堅(jiān)持每天鍛煉。最后，鍛煉給作者帶來(lái)了好心情。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段中的“As I was burning off last night39。s wrong decision—a big meal, I spotted a poster about a gym39。s 21day workout challenge”可知，昨晚我做了一個(gè)錯(cuò)誤的決定：吃了一頓大餐。因此作者的錯(cuò)誤決定是前一天晚上吃得很多。故選C。 （2）考查段落大意。根據(jù)第二段中的“It was easy to promise on paper, but three weeks of remended exercise routines and diet restrictions wouldn39。t be easy.”可知，將承諾寫(xiě)在紙上是很容易的，但是堅(jiān)持三個(gè)星期的鍛煉和飲食限制并不容易。因此該段的主要內(nèi)容是作者堅(jiān)持鍛煉計(jì)劃的困難。故選D。 （3）考查詞義猜測(cè)。根據(jù)第三段中的“Throughout the 21 days, I often told myself that the challenge was meaningless and tried to sabotage myself from exercising.”中的and前后兩句是承接關(guān)系，and前面說(shuō)的是“在這21天里，我經(jīng)常告訴自己，挑戰(zhàn)是沒(méi)有意義的?！?由“However, finally I overcame that negative thought and kept working out.”可知，然而我終于克服了這種消極的想法繼續(xù)鍛煉。however前后的內(nèi)容是轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系。因此可以推斷出and后面的內(nèi)容是“不想再鍛煉下去”，故選A。 （4）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第四段的“At the end of the challenge, I learned something even more important: I had fewer headaches and more energy, and was simply happier. I even felt a little smarter …I felt a sense of acplishment…I felt my waist got smaller and my arms got stronger, and I no longer felt guilty after having a piece of cake or a drink.”可知，在鍛煉的最后我頭痛少了，精力充沛了，而且更快樂(lè)。我甚至覺(jué)得自己更聰明了也有一種成就感，我覺(jué)得我的腰變小了，胳膊變壯了，吃了一塊蛋糕或一杯飲料后，我不再感到內(nèi)疚。因此作者感受到了克服運(yùn)動(dòng)挑戰(zhàn)能給他帶來(lái)好心情。故選B。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測(cè)和段落大意三個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇故事類(lèi)閱讀，要求考生在捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息的基礎(chǔ)上，進(jìn)一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。5．閱讀理解 Money is the root of all evil (邪惡) and new study claims there may be some truth behind the saying. Scientists at the University of California Berkeley, US, announced on February 27 that rich people are more likely to do immoral things, such as lie or cheat, than poorer people. The scientists did a series of eight experiments. They published their findings online in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNA《美國(guó)國(guó)家科學(xué)院院刊》). They carried out the first two experiments from the sidewalk near Berkeley. They noted that drivers of newer and more expensive cars were more likely to cut off other cars and pedestrians at crosswalks. Nearly 45 percent of people driving expensive ears ignored a pedestrian pared with only 30 percent of people driving mow modest cars. In another experiment, a group of college students was asked if they would do immoral things in various everyday situations. Examples included taking printer paper from work and not telling a salesperson when he or she gave back more change. Students from higher — class families were more likely to act dishonestly. According to the scientists, rich people often think money can get them out of trouble. This makes them less afraid to take risks. It also means they care less about other people39。s feelings. Finally, it just makes them greedier. “Higher wealth status seems to make you want even more, and that increased want leads you to bend the rules or break the rules to serve your self interest,” said Paul Piff, lead scientist of the study. Piff pointed out that the findings don39。t mean that all rich people are untrustworthy or all poor people honest. He said the experiments were to show how people living in different social situations express their instincts（本能）and values in different ways.（1）By saying “money is the root of all evil”, the author wants to . A.link wealth with bad behaviorB.draw readers39。 attention to the researchC.show how the saying proves the findingsD.defend rich people who do immoral things（2）According to the scientists, which is NOT the factor that makes rich people immoral? A.They wele risks.B.They have more desires.C.They believe money talks.D.They bee more selfish.（3）Why did the scientists do the experiments? A.To show how social status affects people39。s morality.B.To sh