四川省绵阳中学 2015 一轮英语阅读理解练习（5）及答案（精品）阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的 A,B,C 或 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。(2013福州质检)Lets face it.No one drinks diet sodas for the taste.People drink diet sodas in the hope that it will help them lose weight or at least keep them from gaining it.Yet it seems to have exactly the opposite effect，according to a new study.Researchers from the University of Texas said those who drank two or more diet sodas a day had waist size increases that were six times greater than those who didnt drink diet sodas.“What we saw was that the more diet sodas a person drank，the more weight they were likely to gain， ”said Sharon Fowler.The study was based on data from 474 participants in a large，ongoing research project，where the participants were followed for nearly 10 years.While the findings are surprising，they also offer some explanations.Nutrition expert，Melanie Rogers，who works with overweight patients in New York，has found that when patients are switched from regular to diet sodas，they dont lose weight at all.“We werent seeing weight loss necessarily，and that was confusing to us， ”said Rogers.So why would diet soda cause weight gain？No one knows for sure yet，but it could be that people think they can eat more if they drink diet sodas，and so overcompensate for the missing calories.A related study found some sweeteners(甜味剂)raised blood sugar levels in some mice.“Data from this and other potential studies suggest that the promotion of diet sodas and artificial sweeteners may be risky.”said Helen PHazuda，professor at the University of Texass school of medicine.“They may be free of calories，but not of consequences.”【语篇解读】 一项新的研究表明，喝低糖汽水非但不能减轻体重，反而会使体重增加。1People drink diet sodas to _. Aenjoy its taste Bstay in fashionCachieve weight loss Dgain more energy解析 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“People drink diet sodas in the hope that it will help them lose weight.”可知。答案 C2The new study suggests that drinking diet sodas _.Acauses people to become heavierBhelps people to be healthierCmakes people much thinnerDoffers people more calories解析 细节理解题。根据第一段的最后一句可知，新的研究表明喝低糖汽水非但不能减轻体重，反而会让体重增加。答案 A3We can learn from the passage that _.Aregular sodas make people lose more weightBdiet soda drinkers tend to eat more foodCdiet sodas do help reduce caloriesDmost blood diseases come from diet sodas解析 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的“.they can eat more if they drink diet sodas.”可知，喝低糖汽水的人趋向于吃更多的食物。答案 B4The underlined word“They”in the last paragraph probably refers to “_”AsweetenersBdiet sodas and artificial sweetenersCsodasDdiet soda drinkers and sweetener takers解析 词义猜测题。此处是承接上一句中的内容，故“They”指的是“低糖汽水和人造甜味剂”。答案 B环境保护类-(2013江南十校考前热身) 阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的 A,B,C 或 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。An international business specialist group has announced that the move towards a green economy is becoming more urgent for emerging economies(新兴经济体)，especially South Africa.On Monday，Innovation Group announced that green economic policies were becoming increasingly important on the global landscape and for emerging economies.According to Pule Mokoena，from Innovation Group，experts believe the adoption of these green policies will assist with“ailing(不景气的)economies” “The move to a green economy，such as the adoption of alternative energy solutions，should be adopted by economies and countries.”Mokoenas comments came as Greenpeace Africa called on the South African government to review its decision to include nuclear energy into the countrys energy plan.In order to avoid all energy crisis in the country，the_energy_mix_had_to_be_diversified，including broadening energy carriers to include gas，nuclear，biomass，renewable(wind，solar and hydro)，as well as the efficient use of the existing resources，such as coal.For this reason，nuclear energy will account for 23 percent of South Africas energy needs，followed by coal at 15 percent，hydro at six percent，gas six percent，turbines six percent and renewable energy 42 percent.However，Pule said there are other options for South Africas energy needs.“Too many companies are focusing on the costs of green policies，rather than focusing on the longterm benefits， ”explained Mokoena.Nobel economics winner Joseph Stiglitz and the former World Bank chief economist agree with Mokoena and believe that the need to switch to green technology should be seen as an opportunity and not as a burden.When in South Africa earlier this year，Stiglitz said a switch to green technology would stimulate demand for a range of goods and services，which would have a beneficial impact on the aftermath of the global recession. He urged policymakers not to be held back by shortterm perspectives.Innovation Group has already developed a reliable alternate energy solution，which the company believes will change the landscape of this emerging market and other companies will follow suite and offer renewable energy solutions for emerging economies.“We are quickly becoming an industry leader in this space thanks to our inhouse expert knowledge