新郑市2014高考英语阅读理解、完形填空类训练（12）及答案阅读理解OnedaylastSeptember,asBritneySpearswasabouttoboardaflighttoLosAngelesfromLondon,abluebottlefelloutofherpurse.Shequicklyputitbackin,butnotbeforethecamerarecordedtheevent.NeitherSpearsnorherspokesmanwaswillingtocommentonthecontentsofthebottle,butthenextmorningLondon’sDailyExpresspublishedapageofpicturesundertheheadline“EXCLUSIVE:POPPRINCESSSPOTTEDATAIRPORTWITHPOTOFSLIMMINGTABLETS.”SpearswasapparentlycarryingZantrex-3,oneofthemostpopularweight-losspillsnowsoldintheUnitedStates.Thepill,whichissoldataboutfiftydollarsforamonth’ssupply,containsahugeamountofcaffeine,somegreentea,andthreecommonSouthAmericanherbsthatalsoactasstimulants(兴奋剂).IthittheU.S.marketlastMarchandhashadasuccessthatwouldbehardtooverstate.Millionsofbottleshavebeensold,andduringtheChristmasseasonitwasdisplayedinthewindowsofthenation’slargestchainofvitaminshops,G.N.C.(Itissohighlysoughtafterthatmanyofthestoreskeepitinlockedcounters.)Zantrex-3isalsosoldatCVS,RiteAid,Wal-Mart,andotherchains,andoverthetelephoneandontheInternet.Ifyoutype“Zantrex”intoGoogle,morethanahundredthousandpiecesofinformationaboutitwillappear.Atanymoment,therearescoresofpeoplesellitoneBay.PerhapsthemostinterestingthingaboutthesuccessstoryofZantrex-3,however,isthatitisfarfromunique.Therearehundredsofsimilarproductsonthemarkettoday,andtheyareboughtbymillionsofAmericans.AndthoughZantrex’sproducermakessomeexcitingstatements(“themostadvancedweightcontrolcompound(化合物)period”),sodothepeoplewhosellStacker2andAnorexalongwiththosewhosellCarbEliminatorandFatEliminator.Almostallofthesecompoundssuggestthattheycanhelppeopleloseweightandregainlostenergy,andoftenwithoutdiet,exercise,oranyothereffort.1.BritneySpearsisa/an______.A.dancerB.singerC.athleteD.chemist【答案与解析】答案B。细节信息题。从第1段的大写部分“…POPPRINCESSSPOTTEDATAIRPORTWITHPOTOFSLIMMINGTABLETS.”可以知道B选项是正确答案。2.Whichofthefollowingisalsoakindofweight-losspill?A.CVSB.RiteAidC.Wal-MartD.Anorex【答案与解析】答案D。细节信息题。根据第1段的“Zantrex-3isalsosoldatCVS,RiteAid,Wal-Mart,andotherchains,”以及第2段的“…sodothepeoplewhosellStacker2andAnorexalongwiththosewhosellCarbEliminatorandFatEliminator.”可以知道D选项是正确答案。3.Theunderlinedpartofthesentenceinthefirstparagraphismostlikelysimilarinmeaningto______.A.itisdifficulttosayhowsuccessfulZantrex-3isB.youcan’toverstatethesuccessofZantrex-3C.youcan’tthinktoohighlyofthesuccessofZantrex-3D.Zantrex-3isnotverysuccessful【答案与解析】答案C。理解句子结构及推测词义题。从IthittheU.S.marketlastMarchandhashadasuccessthatwouldbehardtooverstate.的前半部分可以知道Zantrex-3是美国市场很畅销的减肥类商品；根据构词法可以知道后半部分的overstate有“夸张、夸大事实”的意思，而wouldbehardtooverstate可以理解为“难以夸张、夸大”的意思，因此划线部分的意思可以直译为“难以夸大/夸张的成功”或理解为“怎么夸张都不过份的成功”，C选项所含有的句型cannot…too亦是此意。4.Fromthesecondparagraphweknowthat______.A.Zantrex-3isoneofthesuccessfulweight-losspillsontheUSmarketB.Zantrex-3isthemostsuccessfulweight-losspillsontheUSmarketC.Zantrex-3istheonlyweight-losspillontheUSmarketD.therearefivekindsofweight-losspillsontheUSmarket【答案与解析】答案A。从第2段的1、2、3句可以知道A选项是正确答案，其他选项均与文章的信息不一致。5.Thetextmainlytellsus______.A.whenBritneySpearswasfoundtakingweight...
