天津市东丽区2016届高考英语短文改错和阅读理解选练（1）【2015高考复习】阅读理解Doesstresscausegrayhair？Manypeoplebelievethattensionandstresscancauseyourhairtoloseitscolor.Infact，itisan_old_wives’_talethatbeingupsetallthetimecanresultinprematuregraying.Hereisacloserlookatthissituationandwhysomebelievethatthisoldwives’talecouldbetrue.Asoneages，thehairsontheheadalsoage.Infact，justabouteverythingonthehumanbodybeginstoshowsignsofwearandtearafterawhile.Thejointswearandbecomestiffandskinwearsandbecomeswrinkled.Hairsontheheadgrowandeventuallydie.Theyarereplaced，butintheprocesssomethingelsehappens.Whennewhairsarereplaced，thecolororpigment(色素)isalsoaddedtothem.However，asoneages，thispigmentbecomeslessandlessavailable.Atfirst，hairswillhavealimitedamountofpigmentandtheywillappeartobegrayishincolor.Intime，theywilllosealloftheirpigmentandwillbewhite.Manythingsareknowntocausegraying，andgeneticsisaverypowerfulfactor.Ifoneofyourparentsturnsgrayatanearlyage，thereisagoodchancethatyouwilltoo.Somepeoplebeginthegrayingprocessinhighschool，whileothersmaybeovertheageofforty.Constantworryandtensioncanhavemanyharmfuleffectsonthehumanbody.Itisaknownfactthatstressfultimescancauseonetosufferhairloss.Itwouldmakesensethatifitcancausetheseproblems，perhapsitalsomaycontributetograying.However，thereisnosoundevidencetosupportthis.Ontheotherhand，manymedicalprofessionalsbelievethattheremaybealinkbetweengrayingandaconstantstateofanxietyortension.Doesstresscausegrayhair？Thereisnoscientificevidencetosupportthetheory，butitisbesttoavoidstressfulsituations.【语篇解读】压力会导致头发变白吗？许多人相信情况是这样的。本文从年龄和基因两方面谈了头发变白的原因，持续的压力和忧虑对于身体是有害的，可导致脱发。但是，究竟压力和头发变白之间是否有联系，目前尚无定论。1．Theunderlinedphraseinthefirstparagraphmostprobablymeans________.A．cleverremarksB．sillyremarksC．excitingremarksD．disappointedremarks解析词义猜测题。画线短语前面提到“Manypeoplebelievethattensionandstresscancauseyourhairtoloseitscolor”，即许多人相信紧张和压力导致头发褪色变白。短文接着谈到“Infact，itis...”，这是推测画线词意思的关键。因此anoldwives’tale意为“无稽之谈”。答案B2．Thesecondparagraphmainlytellsus________.A．everypartofbodyisreplacedwithageB．hairswillgrowweakbutnotdieC．skinbecomeswrinkledwithageD．everypartofbodyageswithage解析主旨大意题。第二段第一句话是该段的主题句。从中可以看出，人体的每一部分都会随着年龄的增长而衰老。答案D3．Whatmightplaythemostimportantroleinthegrayingprocess?A．Geneticsandtheamountofsleepingtime.B．Theamountoffoodpeopleeatandlivingenvironment.C．Theamountofpigmentandgenetics.D．Geneticsandtheamountofwaterpeopledrink解析细节理解题。本文第三段提到“Atfirst，hairswillhavealimitedamountofpigmentandtheywillappeartobegrayishincolor.Intime，theywilllosealloftheirpigmentandwillbewhite.Manythingsareknowntocausegraying，andgeneticsisaverypowerfulfactor.”由此可以看出，色素和基因在头发变白的过程中起着重要的作用。答案C4．Accordingtothepassage，continuouspressuremayresultin________.A．aperson’sfatnessB．aperson’sfitnessC．aperson’sweightlossD．aperson’shairloss解析细节理解题。本文倒数第二段提到“Constantworryandtensioncanhavemanyharmfuleffectsonthehumanbody.Itisaknownfactthatstressfultimescancauseonetosufferhairloss”。由此可知，持续的压力会导致脱发。答案D5．Fromthepassagewecaninferthat________.A．stresscausinggr...
