苏州市2014高考英语阅读理解、完形填空及阅读类训练（5）（答案及解析）阅读理解AWords：344难度系数：建议用时：8分钟On May 23,1989，Stefania Follini came out from a cave at Carlsbad，New Mexico.She hadnt seen the sun for eighteen and a half weeks.Stefania was in a research program，and the scientists in the program were studying body rhythms (节奏)In this experiment Stefania had spent 130 days in a cave,30 feet in depth.During her time in the cave，Stefania had been completely alone except for two white mice.Her living place had been very comfortable，but there had been nothing to tell her the time.Shed had no clocks or watches，no television or radio.There had been no natural light and the temperature had always been kept at 21 .The results were very interesting.Stefania had been in the cave for over four months，but she thought she had been there for only two.Her body clock had changed.She hadnt kept to a 24hour day，she had stayed awake for 2025 hours and then had slept for 10 hours.She had eaten fewer meals and had lost 171bs in weight as a result! She had also become rather depressed (抑郁)How had she spent her time in the cave? As part of the experiment shed done some physical and mental tests.Shed recorded her daily activities and the results of the tests on a computer.This computer had been specially programmed for the project.Whenever she was free，shed played cards，read books and listened to music.Shed also learned French from tapes.The experiment showed that our body clocks are affected by light and temperature.For example，the pattern of day and night makes us wake up and go to sleep.However，people are affected in different ways.Some people wake up naturally at 500 am.，but others dont start to wake up till 900 or 1000 am.This affects the whole daily rhythm.As a result，the early risers are at their best in the late morning.The late risers，on the other hand，are tired during the day and only come to life in the afternoon or evening!【解题导语】一位名叫Stefania Follini的女士参加了一个研究项目。她在一个深30英尺的洞穴里生活了130天，终日不见阳光，也没有计时工具。这项研究发现人体的生理节奏与光线和温度有关。1Stefania stayed in the cave for a long time because _.Ashe was asked to do research on miceBshe wanted to experience lonelinessCshe was the subject of a studyDshe needed to record her life解析：选C。细节理解题。根据文章的第一段内容可知Stefania Follini作为研究对象参与了一项研究试验。故选C。2What is a cause for the change of Stefanias body clock?AEating fewer meals.BHaving more hours of sleep.CLacking physical exercise.DGetting no natural light.解析：选D。推理判断题。根据文章的第二段最后两句和最后一段首句可知，无法计时和没有自然光使她的生理节奏产生了混乱。答案为D。3Where does the text probably come from?AA novel. BA news story.CA pet magazine. DA travel guide.解析：选B。推理判断题。这篇文章为读者介绍了一项关于人体生理节奏的研究，应出现在报纸杂志等通俗读物上，故答案为B。*结束阅读理解AWords：318难度系数：建议用时：7分钟Christmas was just a week away and I had five people left to shop for but only three dollars.“Lets set a price limit on our gifts this year，” I suggested to my best friend Joanie.“Thats a good idea，” Joanie agreed.“How about something over five dollars？”“How about sixty cents？” I felt like the biggest cheapskate in the world.“I guess this is where Im supposed to say its not the gift but the thought that counts，” Joanie smiled.It is almost impossible to buy anything under sixty cents，so it was really going to have to be very small gifts with very big thoughts.Finally，Christmas Day arrived.I gave my mother a candle with a note that said，“You are the brightest light in my life.” She almost cried when she read the note.I gave my brother a wooden ruler.On the back of it I had painted，“No brother in the world could measure up to you.” He gave me a bag of sugar and wrote on it，“Youre my sweet sister.”For Joanie，I painted a pair of shoes with a note that said，“No one could ever fill your shoes.”She thanked me and said I always tickled (使高兴) her and made her laugh.To my other two friends，I gave Annie a paper fan and a note on it，“Im your biggest fan.” I gave Helen a calculator that cost one dollar and I painted a message on the back，“You can always count on me.”My mother knows she is the most important person in my life.My brother thinks Im sweet.Joanie thinks Im funny and make her laugh，which is important because her dad moved away last year and she misses him and is sad sometimes.【解题导语】作者通过描述自己在圣诞节给亲人和朋友送礼物的故事说明礼物贵在心意。5When Christmas neared，the author worried that she _.Ahad few friends to give her giftsBhad little money to buy gifts for othersCdidnt know what gifts her friends would likeDdidnt have enough time to go shopping解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第一段可知，作者担心在圣诞节来临之际没有太多钱为亲人和朋友购买礼物。6The underlined word “cheapskate” in Paragraph 4 probably refers to a person who _.Ais the poorest in the worldBbuys the cheapest skateboardsCspends as little money as possibleDbuys the cheapest things in the world解析：选C。词义猜测题。根据第二、三、四段可知，作者建议最好的朋友Joanie限定礼物的价位，Joanie提议5美元以上，而作者则提出60