[解析]四川省成都市外国语学校2014届高三12月月考英语试题

increase dining experience, such as allowing people to sample a variety of dishes from restaurant menus before ordering their meals He said, “In terms of living off whiffing we aren’t even close to being there. But there clearly has been a revolution over the last few years where we are eating smaller amounts of food more frequently, and choosing food or its aesthetic(审美的) pleasure. We will be launching new whiffing experiences probably every six months. It is reasonable to assume that the next line of whiffing products will be even more health-centered.

The product that was released in Paris in 2009 and the initial production run of 25,000 inhalers were sold out within a month. It has since been made available across France and in the US. In Britain Le Whif is to be sold firstly in House of Fraser for a month, after which it could become more widely distributed. 【小题1】According to Paragraph 1, Le Whif ______.

A. is a new kind of healthy food

B. contains few nutrients in fact

C. is popular with British chocolate lovers D. is able to help dieters lose weight

【小题2】What is the main purpose of inventing Le Whif?

A. To produce all kinds of chocolate. C. To change the coffee flavor.

B. To replace the traditional chocolate. D. To increase people’s dining experience.

【小题3】Which of the following statements does David Edwards agree with?

A. His new products will come out once a year.

B. Le Whif is a revolution that will change people’s life completely. C. The whiffing products in the future will be improved. D. Le Whif can make people eat less food.

【小题4】 From the passage, we know that ______. A. customers can buy Le Whif all over the world B. Le Whif hasn’t been made available in British stores C. Le Whif can help to lose weight but is harmful to health

D. Le Whif contains hundreds of tiny food particles which are small enough to enter the lungs

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【小题4】B 推理题。根据文章最后一句In Britain Le Whif is to be sold firstly in House of Fraser for a month, after which it could become more widely distributed.中的to be sold表示的是将要在英国被出售。也就是说现在还买不到这样的东西。故B正确。 考点：考察健康类短文阅读

D

It’s not just adults who have a thing or two to discuss with other people, babies too have their own social lives and enjoy group interaction, according to a world-first study.

The breakthrough study conducted by psychologist Professor Ben Bradley, at Charles Sturt University, could completely transform the way child-care centres are set up. In their study, the researchers examined groups of nine-month-old babies in New South Wales and Britain.

And they came across astounding(令人吃惊的) results. It was found that infants had “social brains” and focused not just on their mothers but on social life in groups as well.

“They communicate with more than one baby at once, and show jealousy and generousness,” said Professor Bradley.

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He added, “They develop their own meanings through group interaction, they notice if a group member is behaving differently and they take on roles, such as leaders and followers.”“A baby who has a depressed mother tends to be withdrawn ( 内向的 ), but put that same baby in a group of its peers (同龄人) and they behave and interact like any other baby.”

It was the first all-baby group study ever to be conducted. “Most studies of babies concentrate on the infant-mother relationship, assuming that is the single foundation for mental health, but babies are constantly involved with groups of people other than their mothers, fathers, siblings, grandparents and those taking care. Therefore, the mother-baby approach needs to be combined with a group approach,” said Bradley.

Phoebe Christison, a child-care worker at Camperdown Sunshine Bubs in Sydney’s inner west, said she often noticed what appeared to be emotional attachments developed between toddlers. She said, “Joel ( 10 months ) and Isabella ( 11 months ) always like to hold hands when they sit in their high chairs and eat. And babies definitely show jealousy. They push and touch each other, and copy what the other is doing.”

【小题1】Which of the following statements about the study is TRUE? A. It’s the first study to look at all-baby groups. B. It divides babies according to their personalities. C. Its aim is to change the way of child care. D. Its results are hard to believe.

【小题2】A baby who has a depressed mother _______. A. tends to be a follower C. has poor social ability

B. also enjoys group interaction D. pays more attention to its mother

【小题3】What can be inferred from the result of this study? A. There’s no need of child-care centers at all.

B. Babies are affected by groups more than by their mothers. C. Adults should include babies when having social activities.

D. The normal infant-mother bond alone isn’t enough for the good mental health for babies. 【小题4】The underlined word “toddlers” in Paragraph 8 can be replaced by _________.

A. adults

B. infants

C. peers

D. groups

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【小题2】B 细节题。根据文章第五段最后2行“A baby who has a depressed mother tends to be withdrawn ( 内向的 ), but put that same baby in a group of its peers (同龄人) and they behave and interact like any other baby.”可知母亲压抑的孩子可能在独处的时候也很内向，但是当他们在一群孩子中的时候，也会很喜欢群体的交流。故B正确。

【小题3】D 推理题。根据文章倒数第3段最后3行“Most studies of babies concentrate on the infant-mother

考点：考察科普类短文阅读

E

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