高考英语一轮复习每日一题第13周每周一测.docx

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高考英语一轮复习每日一题第13周每周一测

2018年高考英语一轮复习每日一题（第13周）每周一测

C.whereD.why

9.Ashipinharborissafe,butthat’snot______shipsarebuiltfor.

A.whatB.whomC.whyD.when

10.Theexhibitiontellsusweshoulddosomethingtostopairpollution.

A.whereB.whyC.whatD.which

II.阅读理解

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Standingdesks.Lovethemorhatethem,thereareplentyofarticlestobackupwhateveropinionyouhave.

Ontheonehand,studieshaveshownthatstandingdeskscouldhelpreduceyourriskofobesity（肥胖）anddiabetes（糖尿病）.Ontheother,expertshavesaidstandingdesksdon’thelpwithweightlossandcouldgiveyoubackproblems.

Now,anotherstudyhascomeout,thisoneinfavorofstandingdesks.ResearchersattheTexasAMHealthScienceCenterfoundthatstandingdeskshelpedemployeesgetmoredoneduringtheday.Thoughtheresultsmightnottranslateforalltypesofworkenvironments,theyshouldgivestandingdesksupportersareasontobepleased.

PublishedlastweekinthejournalIIETransactionsonOccupationalErgonomicsandHumanFactors,thestudyfollowed167employeesinacallcenteroversixmonths.Seventy-fourofthemusedstandingdesks,andresearchersfoundthattheywere46percentmoreproductivethanthosewhosatattheirdesks.

Theparticipants’employer,ahealthservicescompanythat’snotnamedinthepaper,sponsoredthestudytobetterunderstandthereturnsonthestandingdesksithadboughtfortheoffice.

Productivitywasdeterminedbythenumberofsuccessfulcallstoclientsthatthehealthandclinicaladvisorsmadeperhour.Thecompanyearnedmoneyforeachsuccessfulcall,duringwhichanadvisorcheckedinonaclient’sprogressinanexerciseprogram,forexample,orcheckedtoseethataclientwastakingpropermedication.

Employeestypicallymadebetween400and500callsamonth,andthecompanywantedthemtoaveragearoundtwosuccessfulcallseachhour.Thosewhohadstandingdesksmetthatquota,whilethosewhoremainedseatedaveraged1.5successfulcallsperhour,GregoryGarrett,apublichealthdoctoralstudentandleadauthoronthestudy,toldTheHuffingtonPost.Ifanadvisorwasunabletoreachaclientoverthephone,thatwascountedasanunsuccessfulcall.

Interestingly,thepeoplewhostoodactuallymademorephonecallsthantheoneswhosat,Garrettsaid.

Theresultsalmostseemtoogoodtobetrue—afterall,whowouldn’twantanearly50percentboostinproductivityjustfromusingastandingdesk?

＂Howdoyouprove‘thisdeskmakesmefeelhappier,andIfeelbetter’?

That’snotgoingtopaythebills,＂Garrettsaid.

But,hecontinued,thestudyshowsthatstandingdeskscaninfact＂affectacompany’sperformance.That’sreallysignificant.＂

1.Accordingtothepassage,standingdeskscouldresultin______________.

A.obesityB.backproblems

C.diabetesD.medicationproblems

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase＂thatquota＂inParagraph7referto?

A.400and500callsamonth.B.2successfulcallseachhour.

C.1.5successfulcallseveryhour.D.Theaveragenumberofcallsperday.

3.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethatstandingdesks______________.

A.areworthyofmuchfurtherresearch

B.canbeusedinallworkenvironments

C.canhelpcreateaboostinproductivity

D.aremorecomfortablethannormaldesks

4.Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardsstandingdesks?

A.Objective.B.Subjective.

C.Positive.D.Negative.

B

Securityguard,truckdriver,salesperson—yearafteryear,thesejobsappearonlistsoftheunhappiestcareers.Althoughmanyfactorscanmakeajobunhappy,unusualhours,lowpay,nochanceforadvancement—thesethreegigsstandoutforanotherreason:

alackofsmalltalk.

Psychologistshavelongsaidthatconnectingwithothersiscentraltowell-being,butjusthowmuchconversationwerequireisunderinvestigation.Inonestudy,researcherseavesdropped（窃听）onundergraduatesforfourdays,thencatalogedeachoverheardconversationaseithersmalltalk（Whatdoyouhavethere?

Popcorn?

（Yummy!

）orserious（Sodidtheygetdivorcedsoonafter?

）.Theyfoundthatthesecondtyperelatedwithhappiness—thehappieststudentshadroughlytwiceasmanyserioustalksastheunhappiestones.Smalltalk,meanwhile,madeuponly10percentoftheirconversation,versusalmost30percentofconversationamongtheleastcontentstudents.

However,don’tjustconsiderchatworthlessyet.Scientistsbelievethatsmalltalkcouldpromotelinking.Chattingwithstrangerscouldbrightenyourmorning.Inaseriesofexperiments,psychologistsgaveChicagotravelersvaryingdirectionsaboutwhethertotalkwithfellowtrainpassengerssomethingtheytypicallyavoided.Thosetoldtochatwithothersreportedamorepleasantjourneythanthosetoldtoenjoyyourbeingaloneortodowhatevertheynormal