备考2021年高考英语一轮复习31：说明文类阅读理解（含解析）

中小学教育资源及组卷应用平台 备考2021年高考英语一轮复习31：说明文类阅读理解 一、阅读理解 1.阅读理解 ??? According t_o_a_re_cent study in the Journal of Consumer Research, both the size and consumption habits of our eating companions can influence our food intake. And contrary to existing research that says you should avoid eating with heavier people who order large portions(份), it's the beanpoles with big appetites you really need to avoid.21世纪教育网版权所有 ??? To tes_t_the__effect of social influence on eating habits, the researchers conducted two experiments. In the first, 95 undergraduate women were individually invited into a lab to ostensibly(表面上)participate in a study about movie viewership. Before the film began, each woman was asked to help herself to a snack. An actor hired by the researchers grabbed her food first. In her natural state, the actor weighed 105 pounds. But in half the cases she wore a specially designed fat suit which increased her weight to 180 pounds.21教育网 ?? ?Both the f_at_and_ thin versions of the actor took a large amount of food. The participants followed suit, taking more food than they normally would have. However, they took significantly more when the actor was thin. ??? For the se_cond_t_est, in one case the thin actor took two pieces of candy from the snack bowls. In the other case, she took 30 pieces. The results were similar to the first test: the participants followed suit but took significantly more candy when the thin actor took 30 pieces.2·1·c·n·j·y ??? The tests__show__that the social environment is extremely influential when we're making decisions. If this fellow participant is going to eat more, so will I. Call it the "I'll have what she's having" effect. However, we'll adjust the influence. If an overweight person is having a large portion, I'll hold back a bit because I see the results of his eating habits. But if a thin person eats a lot, I'll follow suit. If he can eat much and keep slim, why can't I? （1）What is the recent study mainly about? A.Food safe_ty. B._Movie viewership. C.Consumer demand. D.Eating behavior.21*cnjy*com （2）What _does_t_he underlined word "beanpoles" in paragraph 1 refer to? A.Big eaters. _B.Over_weight persons. C.Picky eaters. D.Tall thin persons. （3）Why did the researchers hire the actor? A.To see how _she_wo_uld affect the participants. B.To test if the participants could recognize her. C.To find out what she would do in the two tests. D.To study why she could keep her weight down. （4）On wha_t_basi_s do we "adjust the influence" according to the last paragraph? A.How hungry we__are. _B.How slim we want to be. C.How we perceive others. D.How we feel about the food. 2.阅读理解 How to Use a Modern Public Library ??? Has it been__a_whi_le since your last visit to a public library? If so, you may be surprised to learn that libraries have changed for the better. It's been years since they were dusty little rooms with books. They have transformed themselves ... ...