安徽省六安市舒城中学届高三上学期第二次统考英语试题文档格式.docx

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TheGaleriesLafayettewasbuiltin1906.Itisasmuchfuntolookatasitistoshopinthis10-storeyshoppingpalace.Infact,theflagshipstoreisthesecondmostvisitedattractioninParis,aftertheLouvreMuseum.Thisshoppingpalacespecializesinwomen’sclothing.Makesuretotakeintheviewfromtheteashoponthetopfloor;

it’swellworththevisit.

LeBonMarche

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ThisstylishLeftBankdepartmentstorewasParis’firstsuchstore.DesignedbyGustaveEiffel,LeBonMarcheisparticularlyknownforitsfoodhall,itsweddingshopsanditsselectionofmodernclothes.

LaForumdesHalles

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Thismodern,undergroundshoppingcenterwasbuiltin1979.LaForumdesHalles,thethree-storey-tallshoppingcenterofferseverythingfromsouvenirstohautecouture（高级女子时装）toentertainment,suchasfirst-runmoviesandstreetperformers.TheshoppingcenterisattachedtothebusyLaHalle-ChateletmetrostationandcanbeeasilyreachedfromalloverParis.

1.Whichofthefollowingplacesattractsthemostvisitorsaccordingtothepassage?

A．TheLouvreMuseum.

B．TheParisOpera.

C．LaForumdesHalles.

D．AuPrintemps.

2.Whichofthestorespaysitsspecialattentiontowomen’sdressing?

A．LeBonMarche.

B．AuPrintemps.

D．GaleriesLafayette.

3.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.

A．AuPrintempsisfamousforitsfoodhall

B．LaForumdesHallesisnexttothemetrostation

C．theclothesinLeBonMarcheareusuallyverycheap

D．theteashopthatisworthvisitingisontheninthfloorofGaleriesLafayette

（★★）AskpeopleintheUKwhatthewords“Sundayroast”meantothem,andthey’llprobablytakeyoubacktotheirgrandmothers’diningrooms--–maybewithafewstoriesof“thegreatestpuddings”and“thebesteversteak”.ButnowthetraditionalSundayroastseemstohavebeenleftbackintheolddays.AccordingtotheDailyMail,justonein50Britishfamiliessitsdowntothisweeklymealtogether.

Therearemanyreasonswhytheroastisbecominglesspopular.Inthebusymodernworld,wherebreakfastisasliceoftoasteatenonthewaytoworkorschoolandlunchisaquicksandwichinfrontofthecomputerscreen,peoplejustdon’tseemtohavethetimeorpatiencetomakearoast.

AndSundaywasonceadaywhenpeoplecouldeasilygotothekitchentocook.Nowadays,peopleareoftenoutshoppingoratthecinemauntilit’sfartoolatetostartthinkingaboutheatingtheoven（烤箱）up.

However,arecentarticlefromTheTelegraphwarnedagainstbeingcarriedawaybyourtightschedules:

“Itwouldbeashametoletthisfineoldtraditiondisappear.”

TheGuardianfurtherexplainedthattheeatingofthebigmealisonlythehalfofit.TheSundayroastalsomakesforrelaxedmorningactivitiesinthekitchen,andthetablebecomestheperfectplacetosharegoodfoodandchatwithfamilyandfriends.“Forbusymomsanddads,evenifyoucanmanagetoturnoffyourmobilephoneandtheTVonlyonceaweekandturntheSundayroastintoarealfamilyevent,childrencanhavefuncookingthefoodandclearinguptogether.”

4.Thebesttitleforthepassageisprobably_____.

A．Sunday—BestTimeforFamily

B．SundayRoastDyingOut

C．It’sthePerfectTimeforUs

D．Let’sSitDownTogether

5.WhydopeoplepaylessattentiontoSundayroast?

A．Theyhaveabusylifestyle.

B．Theyhavenointerestincooking.

C．Theydon’tthinkitworthwhile.

D．Theyarelivinginthemodernsociety.

6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inthelastparagraphreferto?

A．Arecentarticle.

B．Atraditionalkitchen.

C．Thefineoldtradition.

D．Sundaymorningactivity.

7.HowdoestheauthorfeeltowardsSundayroast’sdyingout?

A．Doubtful.

B．Positive.

C．Sorry.

D．Uncertain.

（★★）HowmanytimesdoyoucheckyourFacebookpageinadaytoseewhetheryourlatestposthasgotanother“like”or“thumbsup”?

Althoughyoumightbeembarrassedtoadmithowmanytimesyoudothis,don’tworry—--psychologicalfindingshaveshownit’scompletelynormal.Infact,thepleasurewederivefromreceivinga“like”isequaltothatofeatingchocolateorwinningmoney,andwecan’thelpwantingmore.Accordingtothefindings,whichobserved32teensagedbetween13and18,thefeedbackcircuitintheteens’brainsisparticularlysensitive,andthe“social”and“visual”partsoftheirbrainswereactivewhentheyreceived“likes”onthesocialnetwork.Theresearchalsoshowedthatthoughthethumbsupmightcomefromcompletestrangers,thegoodtheyderivefromthemworkedallthesame.

So,doesitmeanweshouldtryourbesttowinasmanythumbsupaspossible?

Notnecessarilysoifweknowthereasonsbehindourdesireforattention.In“whydopeoplelongforattention”byM.FaroukRadwan,heexplainedseveralcasesinwhichpeoplenaturallylongedforattention.Radwansaidpeoplewhowereanonlychild,whowereusedtobeingthecenterofattentionintheirhouse,maytrytocopytheseconditions.Feeling“overlookedandunappreciated”mightalsoleadyoutolongforattention.Othertimes,thestateofbeingjealousorwantingtocoveryourmistakesmayalsocontributetosuchlongings.

Infact,toomuchdesireforattentioncancreateanxiety,andinturnruinyourhappinessevenwhenyougetit.Sowhatcanwedoaboutit?

Theanswerisquitesimple.“Ifpeoplecouldadoptgoalsnotfocusedontheirownself-esteembutonsomethinglargerthantheirself,suchaswhattheycancreateorcontributetoothers,theywouldbelesssensitivetosomeofthenegativeeffectsofpursuingself-esteem,”wrotepsychologyprofessorJenniferCrocker.

Soperhapstheanswertoouraddictionto“likes”issimplytofocusonsomethinglargerthanourselves—--ahard,butaworthyone.

8.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“derive”inParagraph2?

A．deliver

B．give

C．prevent

D．get

9.What’sthereactionofreceiving“likes”onthesocialnetworktothebrain?

A．Thebrainbecomesmorenervous.

B．Somepartsofthebrainareactive.

C．Thebrainbecomeslesssensitive.

D．Thebrainbecomescleverer.

10.Whowantstogetmoreattentionaccordingtothepassage?

A．theonlychild.

B．Theoldwholiveshappilywithchildren.

C．Theyoungwhofeelsanxious.

D．Teenswhowanttodiscovertheirmistakes.

11.What’sCrocker’ssuggestionaboutthenegativeeffectsofgettingself-esteem?

A．Doinganinterestingmatter.

B．Workingharderthaneverbefore.

C．Havingabiggergoalthantheirself.

D．NotcheckingyourFacebookpageinaday.

（★★）Traineddogsmightjustbetheproofthattheyreallyaremen’sbestfriendsnotonlybecausetheycanfilllaundrybaskets,butbecausetheycannowusewashingmachineswithjustasimplebark.

Thankstothenewwashingmachine—---the‘‘WooftoWash”，alotofpeoplecanbenefitfromtheinvention,whichenablestraineddogstounlockthemachinewithafootpadandstartitwithasimplebark.Adoggyfootpadandamicrophonesystemhavebeenadded,whichcanrecognizeadog’sbark，whichmeansthatdogsareabletounlockthemachinebypressingthepadwiththeirpaw,pullaropewiththeirmouthtoopenthemachine,andclosethemachineagainwiththeirnose,beforestartingthewasherbybarking.

Dr.JohnMiddletonisagreatinventor.Thedisabledownerswhoareblindorhaveautism（孤独症）problemsorlearningdifficulties,can’tusethepresent-daywashingmachines.Sohethoughtthere’salotofdemandforthenewwashingmachinestomakethingseasier.ThenhesawavideofromthecharitySupportDogs,whereadogmakesthebedandloadsthewashingmachine.Hewascompletelyblownawaybythevideoatthatmoment.Hewasinspiredthathecouldinventamachinewhichthedogcouldoperate.Mr.Middletonsaid,“I’mhappyIsawthevideo.Anormalwashingmachinecanbeverychallenging,sothesingleprogrammachineisveryhelpful.Butalotofpeoplealsohavespeechproblems,soavoice-activatedmachineishandy.’’

TheSupportDogscharitywassetupin1992.Dogsaretrainedhereusingvoicecommandsandhandsignals,sothattheycanhelptheirownersfetchpost,turnonlightswitches,opendoors,assistindressingandundressing,aswellasdoacompletelaundrycycle.Ithastrainedover200dogstodatethroughoutthecountryandreliesfullyonvolunteerdonations.

Wehopethenewwashingmachinecanhelpmorepeople.Andwesincerelywelcomethesponsorshipofanytypeofbusinesswhichiskindlywillingtohelp.Ifyouwouldliketosponsor,pleasecontactus!

12.Whatdoweknowaboutthe“WooftoWash”machine?

A．Itenablessmartdogstohaveabathbythemselves.

B．Itenablestraineddogstodothewashingwithabark.

C．Itenablesuntraineddogstobecomepopularpetsathome.

D．ItenablesdogstobetrainedintheSupportDogsathome.

13.Whowouldbenefitalotfromthenewinvention?

A．Disableddogowners.

B．Dogtrainers.

C．Famousinventors.

D．TheSupportDogscharity.

14.WhatcanweinferfromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3?

A．Mr.Middletononcegothurtbythedoginthevideo.