2016年高考英语一轮复习 周周练十 Unit 4-Unit 5（Book 5）新人教版.docVIP

周考卷十 Unit 4 ~ Unit 5 (Book 5) 本试卷满分120分；答题时间100分钟。 Ⅰ.阅读理解（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Laughter is good for the heart because it prolongs life while depression increases the risk of an early death, according to two new studies. “A good bout(一阵) of laughter every day provides similar cardiovascular（心脏血管的）benefits as exercise because it stimulates（刺激）the blood flow,” said Michael miller, who headed one research team at the University of Maryland. On the other hand, “depression, or the lack of laughter, is often linked to unhealthy habits such as smoking and drug addiction and increases the risk of death by 44 percent,” said Wei Jiang, who led a study of 1,000 heart patients for the University of North Carolina. Miller said, “Laughter produced a great change in the endothelium（内皮层）similar to the benefit we might see with aerobic（有氧的）activity, but without the aches, pains and muscle tension associated with exercise.” While laughter should not replace exercise, he said, “We do recommend that you try to laugh on a regular basis. Thirty minutes of exercise three times a week, and 15 minutes of laughter on a daily basis is probably good for the vascular（血管）system.” 1. Depression can bring the following except ________. A. the risk of an early death. B. drug addiction. C. smoking. D. cardiovascular benefits. 2. What does the underlined word “prolong” in the first paragraph mean? A. shorten B. lengthen C. sharpen D. deepen 3. According to the writer, exercise often leads to the following except _______. A. pains B. aches C. lack of laughter D. muscle tension 4. The passage mainly tells us _______. A. Laughter should not replace exercise. B. Two new studies of 1,000 heart patients. C. 15 minutes of laughter on a daily basis is good for the heart. D. Depression, the lack of laughter. 1．D 细节推断题。由第三段可知，心情沮丧常与抽烟、吸毒等不健康习惯联系在一起，还增加死亡的危险。 2．B 词义猜测题。prolongs在文章中的意思相当于lengthen, 意为“延长”。 3．C 细节理解题。由倒数第二