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    None of our early ancestors could digest milk as adults because their bodies never had to-milk drinking simply wasn't an option.As people began to extract milk from animals,though,some people developed the
    ability to keep drinking it throughout their lives.
    Scientists now know of a milkrelated mutation (变异) in our genes-the chemical instructions for life that we carry in almost every cell in our bodies.People who have a mutated form of one particular gene can
    drink milk just fine.People without the mutation tend to get sick from milk.
    To figure out where,and possibly why,milk drinking started,some scientists have been looking at who
    has the milkdigesting mutation today.Patterns are striking.
    Most adults in Northern and Central Europe are able to digest milk-and they do.Cheese,butter and
    other dairy products are popular in countries such as Sweden,Denmark,Germany and England.Because
    European settlers dominated North America,most people here can handle milk just fine,as well.That may
    explain why ice cream is such a popular dessert in the United States.
    In much of Africa,Asia and South America,on the other hand,people tend to avoid dairy products
    because they lead to diarrhea (腹泻) and other stomach problems.(That's why you won't typically find
    cheese on the menu at a Chinese,Japanese or Ethiopian restaurant.) Native Americans are also unable to
    digest milk.
    Based on these genetic patterns,scientists have long thought that milk drinking started in Northern
    Europe,where dairy is an institution and the milkdigesting mutation is everywhere.
    A recent study painted a different picture.With a computer model,Thomas and colleagues looked at the spread of the milkdrinking mutation,farming and other related factors.Working backward,the scientists
    concluded that the first milkdrinkers lived in Central Europe around what's now Hungary about 7,500
    years ago.The practice didn't start farther north,as scientists had thought before.
    1. Which of the following is the proper order of events according to the passage?
    a. Their children were able to digest milk as adults.
    b. They got sick from the milk.
    c. Some people got a mutation in their genes.
    d. Some people tried drinking milk from animals.
    e. Some people started to drink milk from animals on a regular basis.
    A. c→d→b→e→a
    B. d→e→b→c→a
    C. d→b→e→c→a
    D. e→b→d→c→a
    2. Most people in the USA can digest milk because________.
    A. they have strong stomachs
    B. their ancestors were Europeans
    C. that's where milk drinking started
    D. farmers raise a lot of cows there
    3. Which of the following is LEAST likely to appear on the menu in a Japanese restaurant?
    A. Butter.
    B. Vinegar.
    C. Fish.
    D. Beef.
    4. Which of the following is the author most likely to agree with?
    A. Milk drinking first started in Northern Europe.
    B. Milk drinking first started in Central Europe.
    C. North American Indians were able to digest milk.
    D. Dairy products are very popular in North Korea.
    5. The main focus of the scientists'research was________.
    A. mutation of human genes
    B. development of the human stomach
    C. why milk drinking started
    D. where milk drinking first started
    本题信息:2012年山东省同步题英语阅读理解难度较难 来源:张丽洁(高中英语)
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为了保证较高准确率,建议同学们做好以下几点:   
1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现,越是容易的试题,同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢?因为在这种情况下,同学们极易产生麻痹思想,认为题目好做,就不引起高度重视,于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点,设计陷阱题。所以,无论试题难易与否,我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易,不欣喜;试题难,不悲观。   
2、根据前面讲到的方法,认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。   
3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义,确定多义词或短语在文中的意思,确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象,或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子,切不可望文生义。   
4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提,以具体事实为依据进行推理,做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接,只要弄清事实,即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。