【正文】 stress the value of expressing thoughts and feelings connected with upsetting events. Recently, a team of medical researchers studied the links between describing psychologically painful events and longterm health. In one experiment healthy college students were asked to write about either personally disturbing experiences or ordinary topics over a period of four days. In the months afterwards, students who had chosen to show their inner thoughts and feelings in their writing visited the health center for illness much less often than those who had written about everyday topics. In an experiment that followed, another group of healthy students were given the fourday writing exercises. Some chose to write about highly personal and upsetting experiences (including loneliness, problems with family and friends, and health). When questioned immediately afterwards, they said that they did not feel any better. However, their blood samples(樣本) taken before and after the experiment showed evidence of an improved resistance to illness. The white cells that fight off bacteria and viruses had increased their reaction and sensitivity to these invaders. This trend continued over the following six weeks, when another blood sample was taken. Individuals who showed the best results were those who wrote about topics that they had actively kept from telling others about. The researchers suggested that failure to face up to painful experience can be a form of stress itself, and can increase the possibility of illness. It follows, then, that actively dealing with a major shock makes possible its understanding and acceptance. The answer is not to suffer in silence. It may not always be possible to talk about personal problems, but writing them down will help the body to fight disease in the long run.（1）In the first experiment, the students who wrote about painful events ________. to suffer psychological problems sharing their inner thought and feelings less likely to seek treatment for sickness39。t deal with suffering effectively（2）People who wrote about personal problems in the second experiment ________. more bacteria and viruses in their blood decreased feelings of loneliness an improved white cell reaction better in their writing tasks（3）What does the underlined word invaders refer to? white cells. and viruses. to illness. reaction and sensitivity of the cells.（4）What is the best title of the passage? and Health Thoughts and Feelings and Health Illness and Social Acceptance【答案】 （1）C（2）C（3）B（4）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，心理學(xué)的研究表明，如果人們能夠理解并接受痛苦，人們就能更有效地應(yīng)對(duì)它。許多專家認(rèn)為將與令人不安的事件有關(guān)的思想和情感表達(dá)出來(lái)是十分重要的。不能面對(duì)痛苦的經(jīng)歷本身就可能是某種形式的壓力，也會(huì)增加患病的可能性。所以從長(zhǎng)遠(yuǎn)來(lái)看，不要默默忍受，說(shuō)出來(lái)或者寫(xiě)出來(lái)將有助于身體對(duì)抗疾病。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段中的“In the months afterwards, students who had chosen to show their inner thoughts and feelings in their writing visited the health center for illness much less often than those who had written about everyday topics.”可知，在隨后的幾個(gè)月里，那些選擇在寫(xiě)作中表達(dá)自己內(nèi)心想法和感受的學(xué)生，比那些寫(xiě)過(guò)日常話題的人更少去看病。故選C。 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段中的“However, their blood samples(樣本) taken before and after the experiment showed evidence of an improved resistance to illness. The white cells that fight off bacteria and viruses had increased their reaction and sensitivity to these ‘invaders’.”可知，在第二個(gè)實(shí)驗(yàn)中寫(xiě)下了個(gè)人問(wèn)題的人顯示他們的白細(xì)胞對(duì)細(xì)菌和病毒的反應(yīng)和敏感性增強(qiáng)了。故選C。 （3）考查詞義猜測(cè)。根據(jù)第三段中的“The white cells that fight off bacteria and viruses…”可知，白細(xì)胞是用來(lái)對(duì)抗細(xì)菌和病毒的，因此these invaders 指的就是細(xì)菌和病毒這些“入侵者”。故選B。 （4）考查主旨大意。本文開(kāi)頭提出觀點(diǎn)，如果人們能夠理解并接受痛苦，人們就能更有效地應(yīng)對(duì)它。然后通過(guò)兩個(gè)實(shí)驗(yàn)證明，將內(nèi)心的感受通過(guò)說(shuō)或者寫(xiě)的方式表達(dá)出來(lái)從長(zhǎng)遠(yuǎn)看會(huì)有助于身體對(duì)抗疾病。因此本文關(guān)注的話題是情感經(jīng)歷和健康的關(guān)系問(wèn)題。選A。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測(cè)和主旨大意三個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇健康類閱讀，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。8．閱讀理解 She took up skating at age 85, made her first movie appearance at age 114, and held a concert in the neighborhood on her 121st birthday. When it es to long life, Jeanne Calment is the world39。s recordholder. She lived to the ripe old age of 122. So is 122 the upper limit to the human life span(壽命)? If scientists e up with some sort of pill or diet that would slow aging, could we possibly make it to 150－or beyond? Researchers don39。t entirely agree on the answers. Calment lived to 122, so it wouldn39。t surprise me if someone alive today reaches 130 or 135, says Jerry Shay at the University of Texas. Steve Austad at the University of Texas agrees. People can live much longer than we think, he says. Experts used to say that humans couldn39。t live past 110. When Calment blew past that age, they raised the number to 120. So why can39。t we go higher? The trouble with guessing how old people can live to be is that it39。s all just guessing. Anyone can make up a number, says Rich Miller at the University of Michigan. Usually the scientist who picks the highest number gets his name in Time magazine. Won39。t new antiaging techniques keep us alive for centuries? Any cure, says Miller, for aging would probably keep most of us kicking until about 120. Researchers are working on treatments that lengthen the life span of mice by 50 percent at most. So, if the average human life span is about 80 years, says Miller, adding another 50 percent would get you to 120. So what can we conclude from this little disagreement among the researchers? That life span is flexible(有彈性的), but there is a limit, says George Martin of the University of Washington. We can get flies to live 50 percent longer, he says. But a fly39。s never going to live 150 years. Of course, if you became a new species (物種), one that ages at a slower speed, that would be a different story, he adds. Does Martin really believe that humans could evolve (進(jìn)化)their way to longer life? It39。s pretty cool to think about, he says with a smile.（1）What does the story of Jeanne Calment prove to us? can live to 122. people are creative. are sporty at 85. live longer than men.（2）According to Steve Austad at the University of Texas, ______. average human life span could be 110 cannot find ways to slow aging people can expect to live to over 150 are not sure how long people can live（3）Who would agree that a scientist will bee famous if he makes the wildest guess