高考北京市崇文区模拟测试英语试题2.docx

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高考北京市崇文区模拟测试英语试题2

2014年高考北京市崇文区模拟测试英语试题2

高考英语

2014-05-131652

C．doctors’mistakeduringhissurgeriesbroughtJoegreatpain

      D．hismother’scompanycontributesgreatlytoJoe’srecovery

C

ItwasalovelydayandStellawasenjoyingthesunshinewithhertwochildrenwhenayoungboyapproachedhersonandpushedhimtotheground.

“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.