2017届高考英语二轮专题总复习精选综合能力专练：阅读理解17_高考复习指南

2017届高考英语二轮专题总复习精选综合能力专练：阅读理解17

　　[答案]　A

　　5．What does Christakis mean by saying “A happy friend is worth about $ 20,000” ?

　　A. A happy friend can help you bring in a wealth of $ 20,000.

　　B. A happy friend is a wealth which is worth about $ 20,000.

　　C. A happy friend increases your chances of being happy by 2%.

　　D. A happy friend increases your chances of being happy by 8 %.

　　[解析]　句意理解题。结合上一段中的“that having $5,000 extra increased a person’s chances of becoming happier by about 2 percent”可知，一个快乐的朋友带给你的快乐相当于大约$20,000带给你的快乐，也就是$5,000的四倍，即一个快乐的朋友给你带来快乐的几率为8%，故选D。

　　[答案]　D

　　[长难句解读]　The study also fits in with other data suggested in 1984 that having $ 5,000 extra increased a person’s chances of becoming happier by about 2 percent.

　　该句为主从复合句，主句为The study also fits in with other data，suggested in 1984为过去分词作定语修饰data，后面that引导的是同位语从句，说明data的内容。该从句的主语为having $5,000 extra，a person’s chances为宾语，of becoming happier为定语修饰chances，by about 2 percent为程度状语。

　　The Parthenon in Athens is a building with a long and complex history. Built nearly 2,500 years ago as a temple celebrating the Greek goddess Athena, it was for thousands of years the church of the Virgin Mary of the Athenians, then a mosque (清真寺), and finally a ruin. The building was changed and the sculptures much damaged over the centuries. By 1800 only about half of the original sculptural decoration remained.