最新上海市2017-2018年高一12月月考英语试题文档格式.docx

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IntheUS,peoplepreferwaitingforatabletosittingwithpeopletheydon‟tknow.Thismeansahostessmaynotseatasmallgroupuntilasmalltableisavailable,evenifalargeoneis.Ifyouaresittingatatablewithpeopleyoudon‟tknow,itisimpolitetolightupacigarettewithoutfirstaskingifitwilldisturbthem.

AtAmericanrestaurantsandcoffeeshopsyouareusuallyservedtap（水龙头）waterbeforeyou

order.Youmayfindthebreadandbutterisfree,andifyouordercoffee,youmaygetafree

refill（重续）.

Mostcitiesandtownshavenorulesaboutopeningandclosingtimeforstoresorrestaurants,thoughtheyusuallydomakerulesforbars.Especiallyinlargecities,storesmaybeopen24hoursaday.

Servinginrestaurantsisoftenlarge;toolargeformanypeople.Ifyoucan‟tfinishyourmealbutwouldliketoenjoythefoodlater,askyourwaitressorwaiterfora“doggiebag”.Itmayhaveapictureofadogonit,buteverybodyknowsyou‟retakingthefoodforyourself.

Tipsarenotusuallyaddedtothecheck.Theyarenotincludedinthepriceofthemeal,either.Atipofabout15%isexpectedandyoushouldleaveitonthetablewhenyouleave.Insomerestaurants,acheckisbroughtonaplateandyouputyourmoneythere.Thenthewaiterorwaitressbringsyouyourchange.

1．WhichstatementisTRUE?

A.Americanpeoplelikesittingwithpeopletheydon‟tknow.

B.Hostessalwaysseatsasmallgroupatalargetable.

C.Americanpeopleneversitwithpeopletheydon‟tknow.

D.Americanpeoplewouldnotlightacigaretteifthepeoplewhositatthesametablemindtheirsmoking.

2．Whatisservedbeforeyouorder?

A.Coldwater. B.Butter. C.Coffee. D. Bread.

3．WhatdoAmericanpeoplealwaysdowhenservingsaretoolargeforthem?

A.Theytakethefoodhomewithadoggiebagfortheirdogs.

B.Theyleavethefoodonthetableandgoaway.

C.Theytakethefoodhomewithadoggiebagandenjoythefoodlater.

D.Theyaskthewaitressorwaitertokeepthefoodforthem.

B

Evenwhenyou‟reextremelybusy,youaren‟tusingyourtimewith100%efficiency.Therearegapsineveryone‟sschedulewheretheyaren‟tdoinganythingimportant.Evenifyourschedulehasnogaps,thereisprobablylotsoftimewhenyouaren‟tworkingasfastoraseffectivelyasyoupossiblycould.

Whyaren‟tyoucompletelyefficient?

It‟sbecausetimeisn‟tthelimitingfactor.Ifitwerethelimitingfactor,peoplecouldworknon­

stopwithoutbreaksoranyunproductivedistractions（消遣）.Instead,people,eventhosewhoarehighlyproductive,needtotakebreaks,occasionallyprocrastinate（拖延）andslowdownontasksthroughouttheday.

Therealandmostimportantlimitingfactorforproductivityisyourenergylevelstopayattention.

Energylevelslimityourproductivitybecausewhenyou‟retired,youcanhaveenoughtimeandstillnotgeteverythingdone.Yourattentionabilityisalsolimited,becauseevenifthereareamillionthingsthatneedtobedone,youcanonlyfocusononeortwoatatime.

Youmightnotbeabletoinsertanother4­

5hoursintoyourschedulewithoutmakingsome

sacrifices（牺牲）.Butevenextremelybusypeoplecanaddanhourortwointotheirschedulewithoutcancellinganything.Thereasonwhyit‟shardto“findtime”isn‟talackoftime.It‟s

becauseyoudon‟thaveenoughenergylefttofocusonsomethingelsethatneedstofitintoyourday.

Ifirstsuspectedtimewasn‟ttherealproblemduringanextremelybusyperiodinmylifeoverayearago.Iwasextremelybusy,butatthattimeIstillexercisedregularly.Ihaddailyto­

dolistswithovertwentyitems,andIstillfoundtimetoexercise.However,afterafewweeksoff,becauseofillness,Istoppedexercising.Iwasnotbusybyanystandards,infact,myschedulewasverylight.Despitethisfreetime,Ifoundithardtofindtimetoexercise.Itseemedtogetpushedlaterandlaterintomyscheduleuntilitwasgone.HowcanIexplainthisstrangeexperience?

Ibelieveyouhaveknownit.

4．Ifsomeonecan‟tworkwith100%efficiency,themostimportantlimitingfactoris .

A.aschedulewithoutgaps

B.breaksanddistractions

C.thelimitedtime

D.thelimitedenergy

5．AccordingtoParagraph4,everyone,includingtheextremelybusypeople,can .

A.workwithoutanyrest

B.focusonmanythingsatatime

C.findsomemoretimeinaday

D.dosomeexerciseregularly

6．Thewritergivestheexampleofhimselfinthelastparagraphinorderto .

A.provewhatthereallimitingfactoris

B.showushowbusilyheneedstowork

C.explainhowimportantahealthybodyis

D.telluswhatastrangeexperiencehehas7．Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?