高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 194.docx

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高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day194

高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day194

Passage1

Neitherstyleofthinkingisbetterorworsethantheother,they'rejustdifferent,asProfessorAnkushChopraexplains.Tobeagreatartist,musician,orbig-picturethinker,holistic（整体的）thinkingisimportant—it'saboutcontext,andintuitionisimportant.Manycareerslikethoseinscienceorlaw,rewardanalyticthinking,whichlooksatpartsandunits,andisspecificandlogical.Ofcourse,themostsuccessfulpeoplewillbeabletodobothkindsofthinking,thoughgenerallyholisticthinking,linkedtocreativity,ismoredifficulttoteachthananalyticthinking.Sothosepeoplewhoareanalyticthinkerswillseeapriceof\1.99bylookingatthesinglenumbers,andwillprioritizethefirstnumberwhenitcomestoprice."Holisticthinkerstendtoviewallpricenumbersasawholeandarelesslikelytobeaffectedbythenine-endingpriceeffect,"LingjiangLoraTu,Ph.D.,professorofmarketingatBaylorandastudy'sleadauthor,toldPhys.org.However,thatthetypeofthinkingallowsholisticthinkerstoseethewholeratherthanthepartsgoesoutthewindowwhenthey'restressedordistracted（分心的）."Ourfindingssuggestthatregardlessofconsumers'thinkingstyle,nine-endingpricesaremostlikelytobeeffectiveinsituationsthatoveruseconsumers'resources,suchaswhenshoppersaretime-pressuredatthecheckoutcounterordistractedbybackgroundmusicoroccupiedwithaninteractiveproductdemonstration,"Tusaid.Thisstudywasdonewiththeideathatmarketersshouldknowaboutthesedifferencesinthinkingstyleandkeeptheminmindwhenthey'repricingthingfordifferenttypesofpeople.Butanyonewhobuysthingscanbenefittoo,byfiguringoutwhatkindofthinkeryouare,andthenkeepingthatinmindwhenthesignsshow"sale"withaloudnoise!

—andremindingyourselfthatnobodymakesthebestdecisionswhenthey'redistracted.

1.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebestexampleofholisticthinking?

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A.OnlyifthewholethingmakessensecanJackconcentrateondetails.B.InAmericanshops,youcanfindmanythingswithnine-endingprice.C.Jackkeptonworkingononethingandfinallyachievedgreatsuccess.D.Understandingeachparagraphleadstounderstandingthewholepassage.

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"prioritize"inPara.2mostprobablymean?

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A.takenonoticeof…B.treat…equallyC.thinkof…thetrickiestD.consider…themostimportant

3.Accordingtothepassage,whatshouldaconsumerremember?

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A.Thenine-endingpricescanequallyaffectanytypeofconsumer.B.Pricingthingsfordifferenttypesofpeoplebenefitscustomers.C.Backgroundmusicisn'talwaystocreateapleasantatmosphere.D.It'simpossibletoaffecthimevenifhe'sdistractedorstressed.

4.Fromthepassage,whatcanweknow?

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A.Differentthinkingstylescreatedifferentpricingsystems.B.Preferenceofpricingsystemcanindicatethinkingstyle.C.Holisticthinkingsomewhatoutweighsanalyticthinking.D.Bothstylesofthinkingcannotbebeneficialtoonecareer.

Passage2

Whenitcomestotheeffectsofclimatechange,weusuallythinkofmeltingicebergs（冰山）andrisingsealevels.Butfewwouldimagineitcouldactuallyimpactourmentalhealthaswell.ArecentstudybytheAmericanPsychologicalAssociationfoundjustthat.Itwasdiscoveredthatdisasterslinkedtoclimatechangecouldcauseshockduetopersonalinjuries,lossofalovedone,damagetoproperty（财产）oreventhelossoflivelihood.Whenthenegativeemotionscausedbytheseeventseventuallygoaway,theymaybereplacedbylonger-termmentalimpacts.Forexample,bothsuicides（自杀）andsuicidalthoughtsmorethandoubledamongpeopleinLouisiana,US,afterHurricaneKatrinahappenedin2005,accordingtothereport.Nearlyhalfofthepeoplelivingintheaffectedareadevelopedanxietyoramooddisordersuchasdepression.However,disastersalonearen'ttheonlycausesofclimatechange-relatedmentalhealthproblems.Changesinclimatealsoharmagriculture,infrastructure（基础设施）andlivability,whichinturnaffectjobsandqualityoflife.Asaresult,somepeopleareforcedtoleavetheirhomesandbecomeso-calledclimaterefugees（难民）.Theseeffectscanleadtoalossofpersonalandprofessionalidentity,orcausefeelingsofhelplessnessandfear.Theeffectscanalsohaveanimpactonphysicalhealth.Highlevelsofstressandanxietyarelinkedtoconditionssuchasaweakenedimmunesystem.Inaddition,climatechangeisinfluencingthewaycommunitiesinteract（互动）.Bothlong-termeffectssuchasdroughtsandextremeweather,suchasdroughtsandextremeweather,suchashurricanes,havebeenshowntomakepeoplemoreaggressive（好斗的）,accordingtoearlierstudies.Butthereisnoneedtopanic.Theauthorsofthereportsuggestedseveralstrategiespeoplecanusetocopewiththenegativementalimpactsofclimatechange.SusanClayton,leadauthorofthereportandaprofessorofpsychologyattheCollegeofWooster,US,saidthemostimportantthingistoencouragesocialconnections,makepeoplefeelmoresafeandgivethemgreateraccesstoinformation.Anotherimportantfactorisbeingprepared."Thefactthatmostofusignoreclimatechangemakestheeffectsworsebecausewedon'treallyknowwhattoexpectanditseemsscaryandunknown",ClaytontoldTheWashingtonPost."Butifweinformourselvesthatthat'swhatislikelytohappeninourarea,wewouldbemorepreparedandincontrolofthesituation."sheadded.

1.Thearticlemainlytalksabout________.

A.thenegativeemotionscausedbynaturaldisastersB.whycertainpeoplereacttoclimatechangedifferentlyC.theeffectsofclimatechangeonmentalhealthandsomepossiblesolutionsD.howthestudyofnegativefeelingsledtoabetterunderstandingofclimatechange

2.Whichofthefollowingpeoplecouldbecalledaclimaterefugee?

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A.AfarmerwholosthiskidsinHurricaneKatrina.B.Afishermanwhogaveuphishomeduetorisingsealevels.C.Amanwhoexperiencedatyphoonsufferingfromdepression.D.Awomanwhoisextremelyafraidofstormyweather.

3.Wecanlearnfromthelastfourparagraphsthat________.

A.climatechangehasbecomeawidelyrecognizedpublicissueB.thepublicneedsimmediateaccesstoinformationaboutclimatechangeC.thethreatofclimatechangeisnotasbigasitseemsD.theinfluenceofclimatechangecouldbereducedifpeoplepreparedmore

Passage3

I'llneverforgetthat"veryimportantmeeting"withaguidancecounselorduringmysenioryearofhighschool.Igladlyanddutifullysharedmydreams,andwaslookingforwardtohearinghislife-changingadviceonhowbesttoachievemyacademicandprofessionalgoalsforthefuture.HetoldmethatIwasnotcollegematerialandthat"Possiblyanicesecretarialschool"wouldbemoremyleague.Hisadvicedidchangemylife,thoughnotinthewayheexpected-becauseIdidn'tfollowit.Ididn'tevenconsiderit.Bytryingtoputlimitationonmyfuture,hemademeevenmoredeterminedtopursueacollegedegreeandacareerofmychoice.Atthatmomentinmyeighteenthyear,Itookchargeofmylife,IdecidedwhatkindofcollegeIwantedtoattend-onethatwassmall,personalandwouldfostermyenthusiasmandinterests.IsearchedthroughmanyresourcesuntilIfoundtheoneforme:

EndicottJuniorCollege,thenawomen-onlycollegeinBeverly,Massachusetts.WhenIvisitedEndicott,itfeltlikehome,andmychoicewasmade.ItwastheonlycollegeIvisited,appliedto,andwasinterviewedby.IwasacceptedintoEndicottforthefalltermandimmediatelyknewitwastherightschoolforme.AfterstudyingsubjectsrangingfromEnglishtoearlychildhoodeducationtopsychologyandart,Igraduatedwithanassociatedegreeinadvertising.ThenIwenttooneofthestateuniversities.IdecidedtogetmyBachelorsdegree-andIdid,whileholdingtwopart-timejobs.Now,whenmylittlegirlstellmetheywanttodothisorthat,IalwaystellthemthatI'llberightthereforthem,doingeverythinginmypowertosupporttheminmakingithappen.BecauseIknowdreamsreallydocometrue.

1.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceindicate?

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A.Theauthorcouldworkinasecretarialschool.B.Theauthormightbemoresuitabletobeasecretary.C.Theauthorwasgoodatcommunicatingwithothers.D.Theauthorwasencouragedtoreceivehighereducation.

2.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromthepassage?

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A.Sheworkedpart-timeaftergraduation.B.ShegotherBachelorsdegreeatEndicott.C.ShewassatisfiedwithherchoiceofEndicott.D.ShevisitedmanycollegesbeforepickingEndicott.

3.Whatisthethemeofthepassage?

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A.Thebestchoiceistheonethatfitsyou.B.Schooleducationisofgreatimportance.C.Everyoneshouldholdontotheirdreams.D.Honestadviceisalwaysdifficulttotake.

Passage4

Princessquiztime!

HowdidSnowWhitesurvive?

HowdidCinderella（《灰姑娘》）leaveherevilstepmother?

HowdidSleepingBeautyfinallywakeup?

Akind-heartedpersonalwayscomestosavetheprincess,likeaprinceoragodmother.Princessescannotprotectthemselves,thoughtheyareveryprettyandnice.Theyalwaysneedthehelpofothers.

However,infact,womencan’tputtheirlifeinthehandsofaprince-likeman.Theyneedtoworkandevenfightfortheirownhappiness.Thetraditionalimage（形象）ofaprincessisgettingoutofdate.

Recently,Disney,acompanyfamousforitsprincessmovies,postedthe“top10rulesforbeingamodernprincess”.Youwillnotfindanyrulesrelatedtobeautyorlooks.Theruleshighlightloyalty,honestyandothermoralvalues.Therulessayprincessesneedtobelieveinthemsel