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学年高三英语寒假作业八
高三英语寒假作业(八)
第一部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑.
A
DearMr.King,
Yourgrocerystoreisoutstandinginmanyways.Ienjoytheselectionofproduceandfreshbakeryitems.IhavebeenalongtimeSupermartshopperandhopetocontinueformanyyears.Ihavefound,however,thatImustmakeaseparateshoppingtriptooneofyourcompetitorsbecausetherearemanyitemsyourstoredoesnotcarry.Thisbecomesinconvenientforme,asmytimeisvaluable,andIdonotliketomaketwotrips.YourlowpricesandexcellentcustomerservicekeepmecomingbacktoSupermart,butIwouldbeamoresatisfiedcustomerifIcouldfindalltheitemsIneedinoneplace.
Specifically,Ihaveneverbeenabletopurchasenachocheesesoupatyourstore.Icanfindotherflavors(味道)ofsoup,butyourstoredoesnotcarrynachocheesesoup,acommoningredient(原料)inmanyofmyrecipes.Inaddition,Icanonlyfindlargewontonwrappers,whilemanyotherstorescarrybothlargeandsmallandofferamorevariedselectionfortheir customers.AnotherexampleisRegentBrandChiliSeasoning.Thoughitisnotaleadingbrand,itisstillcommonontheshelvesofothergrocerystoresinthisareaandissuperiorinflavortoitscompetitors.
Isincerelyhopetocontinuearelationshipwithyourstore,andIhopethatyouwillconsiderthepossibilityofexpandingyourgoodstobemorecompetitive.
Yourstruly,
BobWatson
1.AccordingtoBob,thegrocerystore________.
A.meetsallhisneeds B.isoutstandingineveryway
C.offersgoodcustomerservice D.lacksconvenienttransportation
2.HowdoestheauthorpresenthispointinParagraph2?
A.Bygivingexamples. B.Byanalyzingthefigures.
C.Byprovidingscientificfindings. D.Bycomparingtwodifferentstores.
3.Fromtheletter,wecanlearnthattheauthoris________.
A.averypickyreporter B.acompetitorofthestore
C.aresponsiblenutritionist D.aregularcustomerofthestore
B
Yourpeersarepeople of yourageorclosetoitwhohaveexperiencesandinterestssimilartoyours.Youandyourfriendsmakedozensofdecisionseveryday,andyouinfluenceeachother’schoicesandbehavior.Thisisoften________---it’shumannaturetolistentoandlearnfromotherpeopleinyouragegroup.
Sometimes,though,thestressesinyourlifecanactuallycomefromyourpeers.Theymaypressureyouintodoingsomethingyou’reuncomfortablewith,suchasshoplifting,doingdrugsordrinking,ortakingdangerousriskswhendrivingacar.
Thepressuretoconform(随潮流) canbepowerfulandhardtoresist.Apersonmightfeelpressuretodosomethingjustbecauseothersaredoingit.Peerpressurecaninfluenceapersontodosomethingthatisrelativelyharmless---orsomethingthathasmoreseriousconsequences.
Peoplemayfeelpressuretoconform,sotheyfitinorareaccepted,orsotheydon’tfeelawkwardoruncomfortable.Whenpeopleareunsureofwhattodoinasocialsituation,theynaturallylooktoothersforcues(暗示)aboutwhatisandisn’tacceptable.
Thepeoplewhoaremosteasilyinfluencedwillfollowsomeoneelse’sleadfirst.Thenothersmaygoalong,too---soitcanbeeasytothink,“ItmustbeOK.Everyoneelseisdoingit.Theymustknowwhatthey’redoing.”Beforeyouknowit,manypeoplearegoingalongwiththecrowd---perhapsonsomethingtheymightnototherwisedo.
Respondingtopeerpressureispartofhumannature---butsomepeoplearemorelikelytogivein,andothersarebetterabletoresistandstandtheirground.
It’snotalwayseasytoresistnegativepeerpressure.Butwhenyoudo,itiseasytofeelgoodaboutitafterwards.Andyoumayevenbeapositiveinfluenceonyourpeerswhofeelthesameway---oftenitjusttakesonepersontospeakoutortakeadifferentactiontochangeasituation.
1.WhichismostlikelytobefilledintheblankinParagraph1?
A. negative B. impossible C.positive D. uncertain
2.Most peopletendtodowhatothersaredoinginorderto_________.
A. feelasenseofachievement B. getafeelingofbeingaccepted
C. setagoodexampleforothers D. standoutinacrowd
3.What canweknowaccordingtotheauthor?
A. Givingintopeerpressureisunavoidable.
B. Peerpressureusuallyleadstoseriousresults.
C. Goingalongwiththecrowdusuallymeansmakingarightchoice.
D. Everyonecanmakeadifferencebyresistingnegativepeerpressure.
4.This passageismainlyabout_______.
A. thoughtsonpeerpressure B. differenttypesofpeerpressure
C. waystodealwithpeerpressure D. theinfluenceofpeerpressureonpeople
C
Ifeelitenormousresponsibility,asamotheroftwolittlegirls,toleadyoudownapaththatisrelativelyhealthywhenitcomestobeautyandself-image.
Inalotofwomen’seyesI’veprobablyalreadyfailedinthatrespectduetotheamountofpinkprincessBarbie(芭比娃娃)messclutteringup(堆满)Vera’sroom.ButIwillsaysomethingaboutBarbie:
IplayedwiththatstuffforasoliddecadewhenIwasgrowingupandhereIamnowatahealthyweightwithahealthyoutlookonmybodyandimage.Ihaveasuccessfulcareer.IfBarbiewasreallysodamagingtomyfemininity(女性气质)andself-imageIhighlydoubtIcouldlistalloftheaccomplishments.
ButIgetittoo.It’shardforwomentomaintainahealthyself-image.IhavegirlfriendsaroundwhomIhavetobracemyselftosee,becausejustbeingaroundthemmakesmeself-conscious.IlookatoldpicturesofmymotherandwonderwhyI’veneverbeenabletobeasskinnyasshewas.AndthenIhavefriendswhoarethinnerthantheirmotherseverwere.Wewomengoroundandroundin circles,holdinghandsandtryingtobeoneanothersometimes.Menliketothinkwedressandstyleourselvesforthem,butwhywouldwewhentheyhardlynotice?
I’venevertriedsohardtolookgoodwhenIknowI’mabouttomeetupwithastylishgirlfriend.It’sshewhowillnoticemyslimmed-downwaistorthethinnest,littlebraceletonmyarm.
AndIhavenodoubtthatthetwoofyou,VeronicaandJuliette,willendlesslycompareyourselvestoeachother.Youwillwonderwhyoneofyougotlongerlegsorshinierhair.ThethingI’lltellyouisthis:
noteventheprettiestofusfeelsettled.Thegirlyouthinklooksthemostperfectintheworldisprobablythegirlwhowantstochangeherselfmorethananyoneelse.
Don’ttaketheseon.Youarenotworthless.Youaresofullofloveandlightandyoushouldletitshinethroughyoureverysecond.Ifsomeonepushesyoudownforstandingtallthenjustpushyourselfbackupandstandeventaller.Andknowthatthereasontheypushyoudowninthefirstplaceisjustbecausethey’rescared.
【小题1】Fromthesecondparagraph,wecaninferthattheauthor_____.
A.regretsbuyingsomuchBarbiestuffforherdaughters
B.thinkslovingBarbiemakeshernotconfidentaboutherself-image
C.owesherbeautyandsuccesstoplayingwithBarbie
D.thinksplayingwithBarbiecausednodamagetoherbeautyandsuccess
【小题2】 Inthethirdparagraph,theauthorintendstoshowthat_____.
A.womentendtobeproudoftheirbeautifulfriends
B.shecaresmuchaboutherappearance
C.shefeelsproudofhermother’sbeauty
D.womentendtoadmireothersandcomparewitheachother
【小题3】Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.Theauthorisdisappointedthatfewmentakenoticeofherslimfigure.
B.Theauthorcaresmoreaboutlookinggoodbeforehergirlfriends.
C.Girlsshouldconstantlycomparethemselveswithotherstoimprovetheirbeauty.
D.Onlytheprettiestgirlcanfeelconfidentaboutherbeauty.
【小题4】 Theauthoradvisesherdaughtersthat_____.
A.theyshouldbecautiousnottobepusheddownbyothers
B.theyshouldcaremuchabouttheirstrongpointsinsteadofappearances
C.theyshouldtrytogrowtallerthanothers
D.theyshouldcaremoreaboutothers’opinions
D
Haveyoueverpickedajobbasedonthefactthatyouweregoodatitbutlaterfounditmadeyoufeelveryuncomfortableovertime?
Whenyouselectyourcareer,there'sawholelotmoretoitthanassessingyourskillsandmatchingthemwithaparticularposition.Ifyouignoreyourpersonality,itwillhurtyoulong-termregardlessofyourskillsorthejob’spay.Thereareseveralareasofyourpersonalitythatyouneedtoconsidertohelpyoufindagoodjob.Hereareafewofthosemainareas;
1)Doyoupreferworkingaloneorwithotherpeople?
Thereareisolatingjobsthatwilldriveanoutgoingpersoncrazyandalsointeractivejobsthatwillmakeashypersonuneasy.Mostpeoplearenotextremesineitherdirectionbutdohaveatendencythattheyprefer.Therearealsopositionsthataresometimesacombinationofthetwo,whichmaybebestforsomeoneinthemiddlewhoadaptseasilytoeithersituation.
2)Howdoyouhandlechange?
Mostjobsthesedayshavesomeelementsofchangetothem,butsomearemorethanothers.Ifyouneed stability inyourlife,youmayneedajobwherethechangesdon’thappensooften.Otherpeoplewouldbeboredofthesamedailyroutine.
3)Doyouenjoyworkingwithcomputers?
Idoseethisasakindofpersonalitycharacteristic.Therearepeoplewhoarehappytospendmorethan40hoursaweekonacomputer,whilethereareotherswhoneed alotofhumaninteractionthroughouttheday.Again,theseareextremesandyou'lllikelyfindalotofpositionssomewhereinthemiddleaswell.
4)Whattypeofworkenvironmentdoyouenjoy?
Thiscanrangefrombeinginalargebuildingwithalotofpeopleyouwon’tknowimmediatelytoasmallersettingwherey