考研英语阅读理解精选试题及答案解析

1考研英语阅读理解精选试题及答案解析Unit1PartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.（40points）Text1It’splaincommonsense?Dthemorehappinessyoufeel,thelessunhappinessyouexperience.It’splaincommonsense,butit’snottrue.Recentresearchrevealsthathappinessandunhappinessarenotreallytwosidesofthesameemotion.Theyaretwodistinctfeelingsthat,coexisting,riseandfallindependently.Peoplemightthinkthatthehigheraperson’slevelofunhappiness,thelowertheirlevelofhappinessandviceversa.Butwhenresearchersmeasurepeople’saveragelevelsofhappinessandunhappiness,theyoftenfindlittlerelationshipbetweenthetwo.Therecognitionthatfeelingsofhappinessandunhappinesscanco-existmuchlikeloveandhateinacloserelationshipmayoffervaluablecluesonhowtoleadahappierlife.Itsuggests,forexample,thatchangingoravoidingthingsthatmakeyoumiserablemaywellmakeyoulessmiserable,butprobablywon’tmakeyouanyhappier.Thatadviceisbackedupbyanextraordinaryseriesofstudieswhichindicatethatageneticpredispositionforunhappinessmayrunincertainfamilies.Ontheotherhand,researchershavefoundhappinessdoesn’tappeartobeanyone’sheritage.Thecapacityforjoyisatalentyoudeveloplargelyforyourself.Psychologistshavesettledonaworkingdefinitionofthefeeling?Dhappinessisasenseofsubjectivewell-being.Theyhavealsobeguntofindoutwho’shappy,whoisn’tandwhy.Todate,theresearchhasn’tfoundasimpleformulaforahappylife,butithasdiscoveredsomeoftheactionsandattitudesthatseemtobringpeopleclosertothatmostdesiredoffeelings.Whyisunhappinesslessinfluencedbyenvironment?Whenwearehappy,wearemoreresponsivetopeopleandkeepupconnectionsbetterthanwhenwearefeelingsad.Thisdoesn’tmean,however,thatsomepeopleareborntobesadandthat’sthat.Genesmaypredisposeonetounhappiness,butdispositioncanbeinfluencedbypersonalchoice.Youcanincreaseyourhappinessthroughyourownactions.1.Accordingtothetext,itistruethat2［A］unhappinessismoreinheritedthanaffectedbyenvironment.［B］happinessandunhappinessaremutuallyconditional.［C］unhappinessissubjecttoexternalmorethaninternalfactors.［D］happinessisanuncontrollablesubjectivefeeling.2.Theauthorarguesthatonecanachievehappinessby［A］maintainingitatanaveragelevel.［B］escapingmiserableoccurrencesinlife.［C］pursuingitwithone’spainstakingeffort.［D］realizingitscoexistencewithunhappiness.3.Thephrase“Todate”(Par.4)canbebestreplacedby［A］Asaresult.［B］Inaddition.［C］Atpresent.［D］Untilnow.4.Whatdoyouthinktheauthorbelievesabouthappinessandunhappiness?［A］Onefeelsunhappyowingtohismiserableorigin.［B］Theyareindependentbutexistingconcurrently［C］Onefeelshappybyparticipatinginmoreactivities.［D］Theyareactionsandattitudestakenbyhumanbeings.5.Thesentence“That’sthat”(Par.5)probablymeans:Somepeopleareborntobesad［A］andthesituationcannotbealtered.［B］andhappinessremainsinaccessible.［C］buttheydon’tthinkmuchaboutit.［D］buttheyremainunconsciousofit.Text2Thelegallimitfordrivingafterdrinkingalcoholis80milligramsofalcoholin100millilitresofblood,whentested.Butthereisnosurewayoftellinghowmuchyoucandrinkbeforeyoureachthislimit.Itvarieswitheachpersondependingonyourweight,yoursex,ifyou’vejusteatenandwhatsortofdrinksyou’vehad.Somepeoplemightreachtheirlimitafteronlyaboutthreestandarddrinks.Infact,yourdrivingabilitycanbeaffectedbyjustoneortwodrinks.Evenifyou’rebelowthelegallimit,youcouldstillbetakentocourtifapoliceofficerthinksyourdrivinghasbeenaffectedbyalcohol.Ittakesaboutanhourforthebodytogetridofthealcoholinonestandarddrink.So,ifyouhaveaheavydrinkingintheeveningyoumightfindthatyourdrivingabilityisstillaffectedthenextmorning,oryoucouldevenfindthatyou’restilloverthelegallimit.Inaddition,ifyou’vehadafewdrinksatlunchtime,anotheroneor3twodrinksintheearlyeveningmaywellputyouoverthelegallimit.Inatestwithprofessionaldrivers,themorealcoholicdrinkstheyhadhad,themorecertaintheywerethattheycoulddriveatestcoursethroughasetofmovableposts...andthelessabletheyweretodoit!Sotheonlywaytobesureyou’resafeisnottodrinkatall.Alcoholisamajorcauseofroadtrafficaccidents.Oneinthreeofthedriverskilledinroadaccidentshavelevelsofalcoholwhichareoverthelegallimit,androadaccidentsafterdrinkingarethebiggestcauseofdeathamongyoungmen.Morethanhalfofthepeoplestoppedbythepolicetotakeabreathtesthaveabloodalcoholconcentrationofmorethantwicethelegallimit.Itisimportanttorememberthatdrivingafteryou’vebeendrinkingdoesn’tjustaffectyou.Ifyou’reinvolvedinanaccidentitaffectsalotofotherpeopleaswell,notleastthepersonyoumightkillorinjure.6.Theamountofalcoholadrivercandrinkwithinthelegallimitis［A］about80mgofpurealcohol.［B］aboutthreestandarddrinks.［C］inproportiontohisweight.［D］varyingwithdifferentpeople.7.Youmightbeaccusedofdrunkdrivingwhen［A］youdriveuponhavingsomedrinks.［B］youbecomeahelplessalcoholaddict.［C］yourdrivingisfoundabnormalfordrinking.［D］youralcoholpercentagefailsthetest.8.Atestshowedthatdrunkenprofessionaldriverscould［A］havegreaterconfidencethansoberones.［B］moveawayasetofpostsonthetestground.［C］failinthetestdespitetheirself-affirmation.［D］serveasalarmingexamplestopotentialdrivers.9.Alcoholisthemajorcauseoftrafficaccidentsbecause［A］morethan30%roadc