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届高考英语外研版总复习同步测试选修八Modules34
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
Nearlyeveryonehasbadhabits.That’sbecause,tryaswemight,badhabitsarehardtobreak.Ontheotherside,goodhabits,suchaseatingmorehealthfullyorexercisingregularly,neverseemtostick.Asaresult,mostpeoplethrowuptheirhandsandsurrender.
Butnowanewbook,BetterThanBefore:
MasteringtheHabitsofOurEverydayLivesbybest-sellingauthorGretchenRubin,offerssomeusefulsolutions.
Rubin,whobecameinterestedinhabitsduringherresearchonhappiness,whichresultedintwopopularbooks,TheHappinessProject(2009)andHappieratHome(2012),foundthatourinabilitytomasterunwantedbehaviorswasamajordowner(令人沮丧的因素).So,afterguidingmillionsofreadersdownthepathoftruecontentedness,Rubinturnedherinvestigativeskillstowardhabits.
Hermostimportantfind?
Changeispossibleifwedosomesoulsearchingandidentifyhowwerespondtoexpectations.And,justabouteverybodyfallsintooneoffourpersonalitycategories:
Questioners,Obligers,RebelsandUpholders.
RubinbelievesherselftobeaclassicUpholder,someonewhoformshabitsrelativelyeasilybecausesherespondswelltobothotherpeople’sdeadlinesandherown.Astotheothertypes,Questionerswillonlyformahabitifitmakessensetothem;Obligersworkhardtomeetotherpeople’sexpectationsbutoftenletthemselvesdown.AndRebelsresent(反感)habits.
“Thinkaboutthehabitthatyouwanttoformandthenthink:
What’severythingIcoulddotosetmyselfupforsuccess?
”saysRubin.Forexample,ifyouwanttoexercisemoreandyou’reanObliger,callyourfriendwholivesacrossthestreetandmeetat6:
30everymorningforawalk.
Onecommonpitfall(陷阱),saysRubin,especiallywhenitcomestochangingyourdiet,islackofclarity(清楚).“Youcan’tmakeahabitoutofeatingmorehealthfully,”shesays.Instead,yourhabitshouldbesomethinglike:
“I’mgoingtopackaluncheverydayandbringittoworkinsteadofeatingout.”
Asforexercise,Rubinrecommendsastrategycalledpairing—couplingtwoactivities,onethatyouneedorwanttodoandonethatyoudon’tparticularlywanttodo.Rubin,forexample,onlyallowsherselftoreadmagazineswhileonfitnessequipmentatthegym.
【语篇解读】 本文是说明文。
文章介绍了改掉坏习惯、培养好习惯的方法。
1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“surrender”inParagraph1mean?
A.Catchup.B.Settledown.
C.Giveup.D.Calmdown.
答案 C [词义猜测题。
由第一段中的badhabitsarehardtobreak...goodhabits...neverseemtostick.Asaresult,mostpeoplethrowuptheirhands可推断,画线词的意思是“放弃,投降”。
]
2.WhydidRubinstarttostudyhabits?
A.Badhabitsmakepeopleunhappy.
B.Goodhabitsmakepeoplesuccessful.
C.Sheusedtosufferfromsomebadhabits.
D.Hertwobooksabouthabitssoldquitewell.
答案 A [推理判断题。
由第三段中的Rubin,whobecameinterestedinhabitsduringherresearchonhappiness及foundthatourinabilitytomasterunwantedbehaviorswasamajordowner可推断,Rubin之所以开始研究习惯,是因为她在研究快乐的时候发现坏习惯是导致人们不快乐的主要原因。
]
3.Whichkindofpeopletrytomeetotherpeople’sexpectationsinsteadoftheirs?
A.Rebels.B.Obligers.
C.Upholders.D.Questioners.
答案 B [细节理解题。
由第五段中的Obligersworkhardtomeetotherpeople’sexpectationsbutoftenletthemselvesdown可知。
]
4.Thepairingstrategy________.
A.canhelppeoplehaveahealthydiet
B.isusedtomakepeoplemoreefficient
C.encouragespeopletoenjoythemselves
D.forcespeopletodosomethingnecessary
答案 D [推理判断题。
由最后一段中的pairing—couplingtwoactivities,onethatyouneedorwanttodoandonethatyoudon’tparticularlywanttodo及所举例子可推断,这种策略强迫人们做一些自己不喜欢但很必要的事情。
]
B
Whatisthefirstthingyounoticewhenyouwalkintoashop?
Theproductsdisplayed(展示)attheentrance?
Orthesoftbackgroundmusic?
Buthaveyouevernoticedthesmell?
Unlessitisbad,theanswerislikelytobeno.Butwhileashop’sscentmaynotbeoutstandingcomparedwithsightsandsounds,itiscertainlythere.Anditisprovidingtobeanincreasingpowerfultoolinencouragingpeopletopurchase.
Abrandstorehasbecomefamousforitsdistinctivescentwhichfloatsthroughthefairlydarkhallandouttotheentrance,viascentmachines.Asmellmaybeattractivebutitmaynotjustbeusedforfresheningair.Onesportsgoodscompanyoncereposedthatwhenitfirstintroducedscentintoitsstores,customers’intensiontopurchaseincreasedby80percent.
WhenitcomestothebestshoppingstreetsinPairs,scentisjustasimportanttoabrand’ssuccessasthequalityofitswindowdisplaysandgoodsonsales.Thatismainlybecauseshoppingisaverydifferentexperiencetowhatitusedtobe.
Someyearsago,thefocusforbrandnameshoppingwasonafewpeoplewithsalesassistants’disprovingattitudeanddon’t-touch-what-you-can’tafforddisplays.Nowtheriseofelectroniccommerce(e-commerce)hasopenedupfamousbrandstoawideraudience.Butwhilee-shopscanusesightsandsounds,onlybricks-and-mortarstores(实体店)canofferafullexperiencefromtheminutecustomersstepthroughthedoortothemomenttheyleave.Anotherbrandstoreseekstobemuchmorethanashop,butratheradestination.Andscentisjustonewaytoachievethis.
Nowafamousstoreusescomplexman-madesmelltomakesurethatthesoftscentofbabypowderfloatsthroughthekiddepartment,andcoconut(椰子)scentintheswimsuitsection.Adepartmentstorehasevenopenedanewlab,invitingcustomersonajourneyintothestore’swindowstosmellbooks,potsanddrawers,insearchoftheirperfectscent.
【语篇解读】 本文介绍了现在的很多商店都运用一个新方法:
味道,来吸引顾客。
并解释了这样做的原因。
这是与网店比较起来实体店的一个优势。
5.Accordingtothepassage,whatisanincreasinglypowerfultoolinthesuccessofsomebrandstores?
A.Friendlyassistant.B.Softbackgroundmusic.
C.Uniquescents.D.Attractivewindowdisplay.
答案 C [推理判断题。
根据文章第三段Abrandstorehasbecomefamousforitsdistinctivescentwhichfloatsthroughthefairlydarkhallandouttotheentrance,viascentmachines.可知这家商店的成功的原因是店里很有特色的味道。
故选C。
]
6.E-shopsarementionedinthepassageto________.
A.urgeshopassistantstochangetheirattitude
B.showtheadvantagesofbrick-and-mortarstores
C.pushstorestousesightsandsounds
D.introducetheriseofe-commerce
答案 B [推理判断题。
根据第五段Butwhilee-shopscanusesightsandsounds,onlybricks-and-mortarstores(实体店)canofferafullexperiencefromtheminutecustomersstepthroughthedoortothemomenttheyleave.可知电子网店里可以使用声音和视觉来吸引顾客,那么实体店里就可以使用味道来吸引顾客。
作者举电子网店是为了说明实体店也有自己的优势,故选B。
]
7.Theunderlinedword“destination”inParagraph5means________.
A.aplacewherecustomerslovetogo
B.aspotwheretravelersliketostay
C.aplatformthatexhibitsgoods
D.atargetthatastoreexpectstomeet
答案 A [推理判断题。
根据本句Anotherbrandstoreseekstobemuchmorethanashop,butratheradestination.另外一家实体店通过种种方法努力让自己不仅仅是一个商店,而成为人们愿意去的目的地,既然来到这里,他们就可能多购物了。
该词是指A项含义,故选A。
]
8.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto________.
A.compareandevaluateB.informandexplain
C.argueanddiscussD.examineandassess
答案 B [推理判断题。
本文介绍了现在的很多商店都运用一个新方法:
味道,来吸引顾客。
并解释了这样做的原因。
也就是说本文是为了告诉我们这样的行为并做出解释。
故B正确。
]
Ⅱ.完形填空
MywifeandIwereonourwayhomeanddecidedtostopatalocalstoretogetcoffeeandsomethingtoeat.
Whenweweredone,wegotbackintoourcarandbeforeI__1__it,wenoticedamanstandingoutsideinfrontofthebuilding.Youcouldtellthathewasa__2__man.Hisclotheswereverydirtyandwornanditlookedlikehehadgoneintothestoreandgottenhimsomecoffeeorsomething__3__todrinksinceitwascoldthistimeoftheyear.Hemusthavenothadenough__4__togetsomethingtoeat.ThatisnotsomethingI__5__toowell,becausethatisnotwhat__6__me.
ThenextthingIrememberisa__7__thatwalkeduptothefrontofthebuilding.Beingadoglover,InoticedthatshewaspartwolfandprobablypartGermanshepherd(牧羊犬).Icould__8__shewasashe,becauseyoucouldseethatshehadbeen__9__puppies(小狗).Shewas__10__inneedofsomethingtoeatandIfeltso__11__forher.Iknew__12__shedidn’teatsoon,sheandherpuppieswouldnotmakeit.
MywifeandIsatthereand__13__her.Wenoticedthatpeoplewalkedbyanddidn’tevenpether.Shemightnothavebeenasprettyandcleanasmost,butshe__14__deservedbetter.Butwestilldidnotdoanything.But__15__did.Thehomelessman,whodidnotbuyhimselfanythingtoeat,wentbackintothe__16__.Andwhathedidbrought__17__tomeandmywife.He__18__acanofdogfoodandfedthatdog.
Iknowthatthisstoryisn’tasinspirationalassomestories,__19__itplaysagreatpartinourlives.Yousee,thatwasMother’sDayweekend.Andalotofpeople__20__thatsomeanimalsareparentstoo.
【语篇解读】 本文是记叙文。
文章讲述了一个无家可归的人给狗买食物的故事。
1.A.repairedB.started
C.cleanedD.parked
答案 B [作者和妻子在回家途中停下车去吃了点东西。
吃完回到车里后,在“发动(started)”车之前,他们注意到一名男子。
]
2.A.homelessB.rich
C.gentleD.hopeless
答案 A [由下文的Hisclotheswereverydirtyandworn可推断,该男子是一个“无家可归的(homeless)”人。
第四段中的Thehomelessman也是提示。
]
3.A.warmB.nice
C.expensiveD.special
答案 A [由下文的sinceitwascoldthistimeoftheyear可推断,男子到店里买了些“热(warm)”饮。
]
4.A.courageB.energy
C.timeD.money
答案 D [作者推测这个无家可归的男子一定是没有足够的“钱(money)”给自己买吃的。
]
5.A.receiveB.understand
C.rememberD.conclude
答案 C [由下文的ThenextthingIremember可推断,关于该男子当时的情况作者“记得(remember)”不是很深刻。
]
6.A.annoyedB.interested
C.movedD.prevented
答案 C [由下文可知,真正让作者“感动(moved)”的,不是男子当时的情况,而是男子给一只狗买吃的。
]
7.A.boyB.cat
C.manD.dog
答案 D [由下文的Beingadoglover,InoticedthatshewaspartwolfandprobablypartGermanshepherd可推断,此处是说一只“狗(dog)”。
]
8.A.realizeB.decide
C.imagineD.tell
答案 D [作者从狗的样子可以“辨别出(tell)”它是一只母狗。
]
9.A.feedingB.helping
C.bitingD.saving
答案 A [人们可以看出这只狗还在“喂养(feeding)”小狗。
]
10.A.equallyB.terribly
C.suddenlyD.naturally
答案 B [由下文的sheandherpuppieswouldnotmakeit可推断,这只狗“极度地(terribly)”需要吃东西。
]
11.A.coolB.bad
C.strangeD.awkward
答案 B [看到狗在挨饿,作者感到很“糟糕(bad)”。
]
12.A.asB.unless
C.ifD.though