高考英语（江苏专用 译林）复习：真题研练 week 12　monday含解析.docVIP

Week12Monday

Task1：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。

(2013·浙江，B)Belowisaselectionfromapopularsciencebook.

Ifbloodisred，whyareveins(静脉)blue?

Actually，veinsarenotblueatall.Theyaremoreofaclear，yellowishcolour.Althoughbloodlooksredwhenit’soutsidethebody，whenit’ssittinginaveinnearthesurfaceoftheskin，it’smoreofadarkreddishpurplecolour.Attherightdepth，theseblood－filledveinsreflectlessredlightthanthesurroundingskin，makingthemlookbluebycomparison.

Whichworksharder，yourheartoryourbrain?

Thatkindofdependsonwhetheryou’rebusythinkingorbusyexercising.Yourheartworksuptothreetimesharderduringexercise，andshiftsenoughbloodoveralifetimetofillasupertanker.But，inthelongrun，yourbrainprobablytipsit，becauseevenwhenyou’resittingstillyourbrainisusingtwiceasmuchenergyasyourheart，andittakesfourtofivetimesasmuchbloodtofeedit.

Whydoteethfallout，andwhydon’ttheygrowbackingrown－ups?

Baby(or“milk”)teethdonotlastlong；theyfallouttomakeroomforbigger，strongeradultteethlateron.Adultteethfalloutwhentheybecomedamaged，decayedandinfectedbybacteria.Oncethissecondsetofteethhasgrownin，you’redone.Whenthey’regone，they’regone.Thisisbecausenaturefiguresyou’resetforlife，andwhatcontrolsregrowthofyourteethswitchesoff.

Dooldpeopleshrinkastheyage?

Yesandno.Manypeopledogetshorterastheyage.But，whentheydo，itisn’tbecausethey’reshrinkingallover.Theysimplyloseheightastheirspine(脊柱)becomesshorterandmorecurvedduetodisuseandtheeffectsofgravity(重力)．Many(butnotall)menandwomendoloseheightastheygetolder.Menloseanaverageof3－4cminheightastheyage，whilewomenmaylose5cmormore.Ifyoulivetobe200yearsold，wouldyoukeepshrinkingtillyouwere，like60cmtall，likealittleboyagain？No，becauseoldpeopledon’treallyshrink！Itisnotthattheyaregro