【成才之路】高中英语Module1SmallTalk综合检测外研版选修6时间100分钟满分120分第一部分：阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项。AIfyou'renotgettingalongwithyourneighbours,oryoursociallifeisstagnant,considergettingapet,preferablyadog.AnewAustralianstudyhasfoundthatpetownerstendtointeractmorepositivelywiththeirneighboursandwidercommunity,andbeoutandaboutmore.Anddogownersseemtobethefriendliestandmostsocialofall.LisaWood,alecturerattheUniversityofWesternAustralia，withhercolleaguesconductedarandomtelephonesurveyof339adultsfromthreesuburbsintheWesternAustraliancapitalPerth,askingquestionsaboutpetownershipandsocialinteraction.Theyfoundthatpetownersweremorelikelythanpeoplewhodidn'townapettoacknowledgeandexchangeinformalgreetingswithpeoplefromtheirneighbourhood,oftenwhiletheywereoutwiththeirpet,andtoexchangefavourswiththeirneighbours.Dogowners,inparticular,seemedtoenjoygoodsocialcontact.Forexample,morethanhalfindicatedthattheyhadgottoknowpeopleintheirsuburbasaresultoftheirpet,andmorethanfourfifthstalkedtootherpetownerswhentheywalkedtheirdog.Butingeneral,petowners,includinggoldfishowners,appearedtobemoresocialthanpeoplewhodidn'townapet，withfewernumbersreportingithardtogettoknowpeopleintheirneighbourhood.Theresearchsuggestsowningapetalsomotivatespeopletowalkanduselocalparks,providingopportunitiestomeetnewpeople；actsasacatalystfortakingpartincommunityactivities,andasaprotectorofmentalhealth,whichinfluencestheabilitytotakepartincommunityeventsandinteractwithlocalpeople.1．AccordingtotheAustralianstudy,________.A.gettingapetcanmakeyoubusierB.thepetownersarealwaysreadytohelpotherseverydayC.yoursociallifedependsonwhetheryouownapetornotD.thepetownerscanbenefitalotfromkeepingthepet答案：D推理判断题。第一段第二、三两句话表明：饲养宠物可以使你以更积极的心态和周围的人交往，使你更加社会化。另外结合全文也能看出。2．Whowouldliketogooutandcommunicatewithothersaccordingtothispassage?A.Thelocalrichpeople.B.Peoplekeepinggoldfish.C.Peoplewithoutanypets.D.Thepeopleincommunity.答案：B细节理解题。根据第“三段中acknowledgeandexchangeinformalgreetings”“wereout”“和exchangefavours”等词汇都能说明饲养宠物的人乐于和周围的人交往。3．AllthefollowingaretheadvantagesofkeepingpetsEXCEPTthat________.A.somepetownersfinditnoteasytogetalongwithothersB.petownersareusuallymorefriendlytoothersC.petownersarelikelytocommunicatewithothersD.keepingpetsdoesalotofgoodtotheowners'health答案：A细节理解题。从全文来看，饲养宠物有很多好处，其中包括B、C、D三项；A项符合题意。4．Theauthorusestheword“motivates”inthelastparagraphtomean________.A.remindsB.advisesC.encouragesD.requires答案：C词义猜测题。根据上下文的意思motivate“”在这里是激发，启发，鼓励之意。BChildrenaregettingsofatthattheymaybethefirstgenerationtodiebeforetheirparents,anexpertsays.Today'syoungpeoplewillbeaffectedbypotential(潜在的)killerssuchasheartdiseasebecauseoftheirweight.Fattyfastfooddietscombinedwiththelifestyleswithtelevisionsandcomputerscouldmeankidswilldieyoung,saysProfessorAndrewPrentice,fromtheLondonSchoolofHygieneandTropicalMedicine.Atthesametime,theshapeofthehumanbodyisgoingthroughagreatchangebecauseadultsaregettingsofat.HereinBritain,thelatestresearchshowsthattheaveragewaist(腰)sizeforamanis3638inchesandmaybe4244inchesby2032.Thiscompareswithonly32.6inchesin197...
