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建平高考英语试题及答案

一、阅读理解（共40分）

1.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。

ThePowerofReading:TransformingLivesThroughLiterature

Readinghaslongbeenrecognizedasafundamentalskillthatopensdoorstoknowledgeandimagination.However,recentresearchsuggeststhatitsbenefitsextendfarbeyondsimpleliteracy.AcomprehensivestudyconductedbytheUniversityofMichiganrevealsthatregularreadingcansignificantlyenhancecognitiveabilities,improveempathy,andevenreducestresslevels.

Dr.SarahMitchell,leadresearcherofthestudy,explains,Whenweread,especiallyfiction,weare