专升本英语（阅读理解）模拟试卷51
阅读理解
During a state of deep relaxation, several physiological changes take place in the body: the body\’s oxygen consumption is reduced; the heart beat decreases; muscle tension and sweating ease, and there is decreased sympathetic nervous system activity. This restful state not only allows the body to repair and restore itself, but also has a calming effect on the consciousness.
How to achieve this state of relaxation, however, is a matter of opinion, and in some medical circles, a matter of controversy. A recent report by Dr. David Holmes of the University of Kansas in the journal \\
1.The passage indicates that a state of deep relaxation is not only good for one’s body, but also beneficial to______.(B)
A. heart beat
B. consciousness
C. muscle tension
D. sympathetic nervous system
解析：由第一段最后一句话“but also has a calming effect on the consciousness”可知正确答案为B。
2.People seem to agree that______.(C)
A. sitting in an armchair benefits a person as meditation does
B. what people are struggling for is a state of deep relaxation
C. to achieve a state of deep relaxation is possible through various means
D. structured consciousness relaxation techniques are more beneficial for a person
解析：由第三段第一句话“…but one thing appears to be clear：the relaxation…a number of methods”可知正确答案为C。
3.In the third paragraph, the phrase \\(D)
A. arriving at one’s destination
B. getting what one wants most
C. reaching a state of deep relaxation
D. finding out a suitable relaxation technique
解析：由短语所在的那句话“the methods themselves are not as important as getting there”可知短语所指为“the methods”，即“finding out a suitable relaxation technique”，故D正确。
4.As far as relaxation is concerned, the author indicates that______.(A)
A. aims are more important than means
B. means are more important than aims
C. some relaxation techniques are better than others
D. more and more people are interested in relaxation techniques
解析：由倒数第二段的内容可知方法是多种多样的，而目标只有一个。所以相比之下目标更重要一些。可知A项正确。
5.The author’s attitude toward relaxation is best described as______.(B)
A. critical
B. objective
C. optimistic
D. subjective
解析：作者对于“放松”这一生理状态的描述应该是客观的，由第二段所描述的不同人的不同见解为例就可说明这一点。
It seems clear that literature has become more and more a female activity. In bookstores, at conferences or public readings by writers, and even in university departments dedicated to the humanities, the women clearly outnumber the men. The explanation traditionally given is that middle-class women read more because they work fewer hours than men, and so many of them feel that they can justify more easily than men the time that they devote to fantasy and illusion. I am somewhat allergic(反感的)to explanations that divide men and women into frozen categories and attribute to each sex its characteristic virtues and shortcomings; but there is no doubt that there are fewer and fewer readers of literature, and that among the saving remnant(剩余)of readers women predominate.
This is the case almost everywhere. In Spain, for example, a recent survey organized by the General Society of Spanish Writers revealed that half of that country\’ s population has never read a book. The survey also revealed that in the minority that does read, t
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