高三英语寒假作业八.docx

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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’tknowimmediatelytoasmallersettingwhereyou