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新高考英语４— ２　 小卷练透０４ 一、阅读理解(共８小题;每小题２．５分,满分２０分) 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项. A (２０２３􀅰江西省鹰潭市高三一模)Peoplehavegrowntaleroverthelastcentury,withSouthKoreＧ anwomenshootingupbymorethan２０cmonaverage,andIranianmengaining１６．５cm．AglobalstudＧ ylookedattheaverageheightof１８ＧyearＧoldsin２００countriesbetween１９２２and２０２２． TheresultsrevealthatwhileSwedeswerethetalestpeopleintheworldin１９２２,Dutchmenhave risenfrom１２thplacetoclaimtopspotwithanaverageheightof１８２．５cm．Latvianwomen,meanＧ while,rosefrom２８thplacein１９２２tobecomethetalestintheworldacenturylater,withanaverage heightof１６９．８cm． JamesBentham,acoＧauthoroftheresearchfromImperialColege,London,saystheglobaltrend islikelytobedueprimarilytoimprovementsinnutritionandhealthcare．“Anindividual􀆳sgeneticshas abiginfluenceontheirheight,butonceyouaverageoverwholepopulations,geneticsplaysalesskey role．”headded． Alittleextraheightbringsanumberofadvantages,saysElioRiboliofImperialColege．“Being talerisassociatedwithlongerlifeexpectancy,”hesaid．“Thisislargelyduetoalowerriskofdying ofcardiovascular(心血管的)diseaseamongtalerpeople．” Butwhileheighthasincreasedaroundtheworld,thetrendinmanycountriesofnorthandsubＧ SaharanAfricacausesconcern,saysRiboli．WhileheightincreasedinUgandaandNigerduringthe early２０thcentury,thetrendhasreversedinrecentyears,withheightdecreasingamong１８ＧyearＧolds． “Onereasonforthesedecreasesinheightistheeconomicsituationinthe１９８０s,”saidAlexander MoradioftheUniversityofSussex．ThenutritionalandhealthcrisesthatfolowedthepolicyofstrucＧ turaladjustment,hesays,ledtomanychildrenandteenagersfailingtoreachtheirfulpotentialin termsofheight． Benthambelievestheglobaltrendofincreasingheighthasimportantimplications．“Howtal we arenowisstronglyinfluencedbytheenvironmentwegrewupin,”hesaid．“Ifwegivechildrenthe bestpossiblestartinlifenow,theywilbehealthierandmoreproductivefordecadestocome．” １．Whatdoestheglobalstudytelusaboutpeople􀆳sheightinthelasthundredyears? A．Thereisaremarkabledifferenceacrosscontinents． B．Therehasbeenamarkedincreaseinmostcountries． C．