高考北京市崇文区模拟测试英语试题2文档格式.docx

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“I’dwatchedhimforalittlewhileandmysonwasthefifthchildhe’dshoved,”shesays.“Iwentovertothem,pickedupmyson,turnedtotheboyandsaid,firmly,‘No,wedon’tpush”.Whathappenednextwasunexpected.“Theboy’smotherrantowardme,”Stellasays,“Ithoughtshewascomingovertoapologize,butinsteadshestartedshoutingatmefordiscipliningherchild.WasIsupposedtositbackwhileherkiddidwhateverhewanted,hurtingotherchildrenintheprocess?

Gettingyourownchildrentoplayniceisdifficultenough.Dealingwithotherpeople’schildrenhasbecomeaminefield.

“Kidsaren’tallraisedthesame,”agreesProfessorNaomiWhiteofMonashUniversity.“Butthereisstillanideathatthey’rethepossessionsoftheparents.Weseeourchildrenasanextensionofourselves,soifyou’resayingthatmychildisbehavinginappropriately,thenthat’ssomehowacriticism（批评）ofme.”

Inthosecircumstances,it’sdifficulttoknowwhethertoapproachthechilddirectlyortheparentfirst.Therearetwoschoolsofthought.

“I’dgotothechildfirst,”saysAndrewFuller,authorofTrickyKids.Usuallyaquietreminderthat‘wedon’tdothathere’isenough.Kidshavefinelytunedantennae（直觉）forhowtobehaveindifferentsetting.”Hepointsoutbringingitupwiththeparentfirstmaymakethemfeeloverlooked,whichcouldcausedproblems.Ofcourse,approachingthechildrenfirstcanbringitsownoverlooked,whichcouldcauseproblems.Ofcourse,approachingthechildfirstcanbringitsownheadaches,too.ThisiswhyWhiterecommendsthatyouapproachtheparentsfirst.“Raiseyourconcernswiththeparentsifthey’rethereandaskthemtodealwithit.,”shesays.

Askedhowtoapproachaparentinthissituation,psychologistMeredithFulleranswers“Explainyourneedsaswellasstressingtheimportanceofthefriendship.Beginyourremarkswithsomethinglike‘Iknowyou’llthinkI’msillybutinmyhouseIdon’twant…’”Hedoesn’tbelievethatweshouldbeafraidofdealingwithotherpeople’skids.“Lookatkidsthataren’tyourownasapotentialminefield,”hesays.Herecommendsthatwedon’tstaysilentoverinappropriatebehavior,particularlywithregularvisitors.

64．WhatdidStelladoaftertheyoungboypushedhersontotheground?

A．Shemadeanapologytohismother.

B．Shetookherownboyawayangrily.

C．Sheshoutedtotheboytodisciplinehim.

D． 

Shetoldhimhisbehaviorwasunacceptable.

65．Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutdealingwithotherpeople’schildren?

A．It’simportantnottohurttheminanyway.

B．It’snousetryingtostoptheirwrongdoing.

C．It’sadvisabletotreatthemasone’sownkids.

D．It’spossibleforonetogetintolotsoftrouble.

66．AccordingtoprofessorNaomiWhite,whatwilltheparentsprobablydowhenotherpeoplefindfaultwiththeirkids?

A．Theywillfeelhurtaswell.

B．Theywillscoldtheirkids.

C．Theywilllosecontrolofthemselves.

D．Theywilldefendtheirchildsuccessfully.

67．AccordingtoAndreFuller,whatshouldonedowhenseeingotherpeople’skidsmisbehave?

A．Expressdissatisfactiontotheirparentspolitely.

B．Makecommentsoninappropriatebehavior.

C．Talktothekidsdirectlyinamildway.

D．Stresstheimportanceoffriendship.

D

Allconsumerproblemssolved

Oneofthesedays,Iwillcallupthecouragetotelephonemybroadbandserviceprovidertofindoutwhy 

Iamunabletoreadmyofficee-mailfromhome.Iamnotlookingforwardtoit;

mylastcallwasansweredbysomeonewhoclearlycouldnotwaittogetridofme.

Whyiseverythingsodifficult?

Wecannowbuyahugerangeofelectronicproductsatever-lowerprices.Wecancomparepricesonlineandhavegoodsdeliveredtoourdoor.Andwecandoallthatinthecertainknowledgethatwhatarriveswillnotwork.

AtleastIknowIamnotaloneintheseproblems.JamesWomackandDanielJonesintheHarvardBusinessReviewask“Whydoesconsumption–whichshouldbeeasyandsatisfying–requiresomuchtimeandenergy?

”

Theanswertoalltheseproblems,theysay,isleanconsumption（精益消费）.Theirideaisanextensionofleanproduction,asfirstpracticedbyToyota.Workerswhosawfaultsoccurringcouldstoptheassemblyline（生产线）toensuretheywerecorrectedandthissolvesthefaultspermanently.Theyarguethatthesameprinciplescanbeappliedtosolveconsumers’problemstoday.

Howwoulditwork?

Takehelplines,forexample.Atpresent,theytrytosolveproblemsaftertheyhaveoccurred.Theydonotdoitverywell,either.Helplineworkersarerewardedfortheir“efficiency”,inotherwordshowmanycallerstheydealwith–whichiswhytheyaresoeagertomoveontothenextone.Helplinesshoulddomorethathelppeoplewithproblems,thewriterssay.Thehelplinestaffshouldusethecallstoidentifycommonproblems,whichcanthenbesolved–equaltothestoppingoftheToyotaline.

“Thissameconceptcanbeappliedtotheprocessofconsumption,”thewriterssay.“Forexample,whycan’tasingleprovidersolveacustomer’sproblemsbyuatinghisspecificneedsandthendeterminingthebestequipment,softwareandservices?

Theprovidercouldthenobtain,fix,takecareof,upgradeandreplacetherequiredarticlesforastandardfee.”

Themethodthewritersarerecommendingcouldimprovetheprocesses,getridofproblemsandlowerthecostofconsumption.Letushopeithappenssoon.

68．Theauthordoesn’twanttocallhisbroadbandserviceproviderbecause 

.

A．itwilltakealongtime 

B．hedoesn’texpectthemtobehelpful

C．itwillbedifficulttoexplaintheproblem

D．heisafraidtobelookeddownupon

69．HowdidToyotadealwithfaultsintheproducingprocess?

A．Faultsweredealtwithafteraccidents.

B．Theassemblylinewasshutdownmoreandmoreoften.

C．Problemswereidentifiedandcorrectedduringtheprocess.

D．Workerswererequiredtofindfaultwitheachother’sperformances.

70．Whichofthefollowingactionscanbecalled“leanconsumption”?

A．Providerstrytosavetheconsumers’timeandtrouble.

B．Producerscorrectandsolvefaultsduringtheproduction.

C．Producersservetheircustomersforastandardfee.

D．Providerssetupahelplinetogiveadvicetocustomers.

71．Theauthorbelievesthatleanconsumptionwould 

A．increasethenumberofhelplines

B．makelifeeasierforconsumers

C．resultinconsumerspayingmorefees

D．bemoretime-consumingforthecustomers

E

Fearcanbefun.Manyyoungpeoplequeueuptorideveryfastandscaryrollercoasters（过山车）screamingbutenjoyingthemselves.Otherpeopleliketoread“goosebumps（鸡皮疙瘩）”booksorwatchhorrormoviesatnight,scaredtodeathbutfeelingexcited.Whydopeoplelikebeingscared?

Fearisanancientwayofsurviving.Beingscaredmakesanimals,includinghumansescapefromdangerandsavethemselves.Itisbecauseoffearthatwehavelivedthroughmillionsofyearsofevolution.Thosewholackedastrongfearresponseweremorelikelytobekilled,leavingthemorefearfulandcarefultopasstheirgenesontothenextgeneration.

Howdoscientistsexplainwhyshakingoversuchscarythingsisfun?

“Somekidswillgotoascarymovieandloveitandlaughoverit,otherswillfeelanxiousandhidetheirfacesandsomewon'

tevensetfootinthecinema,"

saidNedKalin,aUSscientist."

Whichkindofpersonyouaredependspartlyonexperiencesyou'

vehadandpartlyonyourgenes."

Whathappensinthebrainwhensomethingfrightensyou?

Nervesthatbeginattheeyesandearsleadtoapartofthebraincalledtheamygdala.Whenyousuddenlyseeasnake,forexample,theamygdalamakesyoufreeze,perspire,haveaquickenedheartbeat,orrunveryfast.However,seeingthesnakealsousesanotherpartofthebrain,thecortex.Itanalyzesthesituation,andifitfindsthatthesnakeisonlymadeofrubberittellsyourheartandtherestofyourbodytocalmdown.Thinkoftheamygdalaastheengineandthecortexasthebrake.

BacktothefirstquestionWhydosomepeopleliketomakethemselvesscared?

Onereasonisthatwecanplaygameswithfear,findwaystoreducethescarinessbylookingawayorthinkingofsomethingelse,"

Kalinsaid."

Tobelievewehavecontroloverasituationgivesusafeelingofpower."

Scarymoviesornovelsaregoodpracticetoprepareyoungpeoplefortherealthing.Thrills 

suchasrollercoasterridesalsogotothebrain'

spleasurecentre.

Andtheremightbesomeevolutionaryadvantagetobeingabletoadjustthissystemthatistheretoprotectpeople.

72．Howmanyquestionsareansweredinthepassage?

A．2. 

B．3. 

C．4. 

D．5.

73．Somepeopleliketobescaredbecause 

A．theyareafraidthatthefeargeneswillbepassedontotheirchildren

B．it’sagoodpracticetogetpreparedfortherealfrighteningsituation

C．itcanhelpthemshowtheirownpersonalities

D．theywillfeelpowerfulaftergettingridoffear

74．Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthepeoplewhoarenoteasilyscared?

A．Theircortexisbetteratanalyzingthesituations.

B．Theyaremorelikelytosufferfrompotentialdanger.