人教版英语高一下学期综合检测卷二含答案.docx

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人教版英语高一下学期综合检测卷二含答案

2019年人教版英语高一下学期综合检测卷二

一、阅读理解（30分）

1．（6分）    Beingseeninafancysportscarorenjoyingabeachholidayinafive-starhotelwereoncesignsofhaving"madeit".

    Butanewstudysuggestedthathavingpeoplethinkofyouasconstantlybusyandoverworkedisnowafarbetterwaytoshowsocialstatus.

    AccordingtoHarvardUniversityintheUS,peopleareincreasinglyleaningtowardthephenomenonof"humblebragging（谦虚自夸）".Thisiswhenpeoplemakeaseeminglymodeststatementthatactuallydrawsattentiontosomethingtheywanttobrag（吹嘘）about.

    Phrasessuchas"Ihavenolife"and"Idesperatelyneedaholiday"arenowusedtoimplysocialstanding,whileorderingfoodandshoppingonlineistheperfectwaytoprovetoneighborsthatyouaresimplytoobusyandimportanttogotothesupermarket.

    "Movies,magazines,andpopularTVshowsoftenhighlight（强调）theabundance（富足）ofmoneyandleisuretimeamongthewealthy,"saidNeeruPaharia,anassistantprofessoratHarvardUniversity.

    "Inrecentyears,featuringwealthypeoplerelaxingbythepooloronayacht（游艇）,playingtennisorskiingandhuntingarebeingreplacedwithadvertisementsfeaturingbusyindividualswhoworklonghoursandhaveverylimitedleisuretime,"hesaid."Displaying（howbusyyouareatwork）andalackofleisuretimeoperatesasavisiblesignalofstatusintheeyesofothers."

    TheresearcherspointedoutthattheWallStreetJournal's2016advertcampaignfeaturedcelebrities（名人）complainingabouttheirbusylives,withtheslogan（标语）."Peoplewhodon'thavetime,maketimetoreadtheWallStreetJournal."

    Thereport,whichwaspublishedintheJournalofConsumerResearch,alsofoundthatbrandsthatmarketedthemselvesastimesavingwerebecomingincreasinglyhigh-status,becauseofthepeoplewhousedthem.

    Accordingtotheauthors,thistrendofhumblebraggingisduetopeople'sshitoffocus—theynowvalue"thepreciousnessundscarcity（稀缺）ofindividuals"morethan"thepreciousnessandscarcityofgoods".

    "Busyindividualspossessdesirablecharacteristics,leadingthemtobeviewedasscarceandindemand,"theauthorsconcluded.

（1）Themainideaofthisarticleisabout____.

          A.thetrendof"humblebragging"

          B.characteristicsofpeoplewholeadabusylife

          C.whypeopletodayarebecomingincreasinglybusy

          D.whysomepeopleliketobragabouttheirsocialstatus

（2）Peopletodaypreferto____todisplaytheirsocialstatus.

          A.sharetheirpassionfortennisorskiing

          B.showhowfast-pacedtheirworklifeis

          C.tellpeopleaboutthewonderfulholidaystheytake

          D.showofftheirabundanceofmoneyandleisuretime

（3）TheWallStreetJournal's2016advertcampaignimpliesthat ____.

          A.busypeoplealwayshaveabetterlifethanothers

          B.it'simportanttoreadnewspapershoweverbusyyouare

          C.busyindividualsshouldlearntomanagetheirtimebetter

          D.alackoftimeisatypicalcharacteristicofpeopleofhighsocialstatus

（4）FromthearticlewecanconcludethatAmericapeopletoday ____.

          A.allbragaboutthemselves

          B.valueindividuals,thepreciousnessandscarcity

          C.orderfoodandshoponlinetoshowtheyarerich

          D.worklonghoursanddon'thaveenoughleisuretime

2．（8分）   Goodnewsforpeoplewhohavedifficultyinrememberingthings.AmemorytechniqueinventedbytheancientGreekshasrecentlybeenprovedtobeabletogreatlyimproveordinarypeople'smemoryability.Youmayevenbecomeamemorychampionifyoupracticehardenough.

   ThisisaccordingtoastudypublishedinthejournalNeuron.Researchersfrom RadboudUniversityMedicalCenterintheNetherlandsfoundthatmemorychampionsaren'tallthatdifferenttous.Peoplewithanaveragememorycangreatlyimprovetheirmemoryabilitybyusingwhat'sknownasthe"mindpalace"method.

   Themethodisthesecretweapon（武器）ofthefictional（虚构的）characterSherlockHolmes.

   Inordertodothis,youneedtopictureaplaceyou'refamiliarwith,suchasyourlivingroom.Then,youhavetorememberthisplaceinasmuchdetailaspossibleasthisisyourownmindpalace.

   Supposeyouwanttorememberashoppinglist.Youcanstartbyspreadingoutalltheitemsaroundyourlivingroominyourmind.Thismeanseachitemonyourlistisconnectedwitharememberedplaceinyourlivingroom.Youtraveltothatrememberedplaceasyourecallthelist.

   Toexploretheeffectsofthismethodonthebrain,researchersgathered51participantswithaveragememorylevelsandnopreviousmemorytraining.After40daysofdaily30-minutetrainingsessions（一段时间）,participantsdoubledtheamountofwordstheycouldremember—theywentfromrecallinganaverageof26wordsoutof72,toanimpressive62.Fourmonthslater,evenwithoutcontinuedtraining,theirrecallperformanceremainedhigh.

   "Onceyouarefamiliarwiththesestrategiesandknowhowtoapplythem,youcankeepyourperformancehighwithoutmuchfurthertraining,"MartinDresler,assistantprofessorfromRadboudUniversityMedicalCenter,toldtheDailyMail.

   Inaddition,thetrainingalsoaffectsthewayourbraincellsconnect.Aftertraining,thewaythattheparticipants'braincellsconnectbegantobelikethoseofmemorychampionscomparedtoscans（扫描检查）takenbeforetraining.Researchersbelievethiscouldberesponsiblefortheirincreasedmemory.

   Butwhatmakesthisresearchsofascinatingisthatitseemstoprovethatthetalenttostorethingsinyourmindisn'tdowntogenes.Dreslerfoundtherewasnodeferenceinbrainstructurebetweenmemorychampionsandnormalpeople,whichmeansmemorychampionsarenotbornwithdifferentbrains.

   "They,withoutasingleexception,trainedformonthsandyearsusingmethodstoachievethesehighlevelsofperformance,"DreslertoldScienceDaily.

   It'sclearthatmorestudiesareneededtofindoutwhat'sgoingonhere,butthe"mindpalace"methodmightbeyourbestbettoneverforgetanimportantname,dateorappointmenteveragain.

（1）Themainpurposeofthetextisto ____.

          A.presentaresearchonamemoryimprovementstrategy

          B.explorethesecretsofmemorychampions

          C.arguewhethergoodmemoryisnaturalortrained

          D.explainhowamemoryimprovementstrategyworks.

（2）WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutthe"mindplace"method?

          A.ThemethodbecamepopularbecauseofSherlockHolmes.

          B.Peopleneedtodrawafamiliarplaceonpaperbeforeusingthemethod.

          C.Theeffectsofthismethodarelikelytofadewhentherainingstops

          D.Themethodreliesonaconnectionwithafamiliarenvironmenttorememberthings.

（3）WhatwouldMarinDreslerprobablyagreewith?

          A.People'smemorylevelhasalottodowiththeirbrainstructure.

          B.Memorychampionsareoftenbornwithoutstandingmemoryability

          C.Memorytrainingcouldchangethewayourbraincellsconnect.

          D.Withcontinuedtraining,everyonecandevelopintoamemorychampion.

3．（8分）   Weekendgymratsmightbeontosomething.Weekendwarriors,whoputrecommendedamountsofexerciseintooneortwogymsessions（时段）,experiencesimilarhealthbenefitstothosewhoworkoutseveraltimesaweek,accordingtoanewstudy.Andthosebenefitsincludealongerlife."Itisencouragingnewsthatworkingoutinjustoneortwodaysperweekisconnectedtoalowerriskofdemise,evenamongpeoplewhodosomeactivitiesbutdon'tquitemeetrecommendedexerciselevels,"theleadresearcherEmmanuelStamatakissaysinastatement.

   TheWorldHealthOrganizationrecommendsthatadultsperformtwoandahalfhoursofmoderate-intensity（中等强度的）physicalexercise,oranhourand25minutesofmoreenergeticexerciseperweek.Usuallythisisdonewithinseveraldays,withexpertssuggestingthatadultsgetupto30minutesofregularexerciseeachday.However,thenewstudysuggeststhatbusypeoplemaybeabletomeetthestandardswhentheyhavemorefreetime,suchasatweekends,andstayhealthyallthesame.

   Researchersstudieddatafrommorethan63,000menandwomeninEnglandandScotland,includingdataabouttheiractivityhabitsandrisksfordeath.Theresearchersputeachindividualinoneoffourgroups:

thosewhodescribedthemselvesasinactive,thosewhoexercisedbutlessthanwhatwasrecommended,thosewhoexercisedinthe"weekendwarrior"style,andthosewhoworkedoutregularlymorethanthreedaysaweek.

   Adultswhoexercisedinthe"weekendwarrior"stylehada40percentlowerriskofcardiovascular（心血管的）diseaseanda30percentlowerriskofdeathbyanycausethanthosewhodidnotexerciseatall.Thelowerrisksofcardiovasculardiseaseandoveralldeathweresimilartotherisksofpeoplewhoworkedoutregularlyovertheweek.

   Buttakeapausebeforeyougiveupyourweekdaygymhabit.Justacoupleoflightsessionswon'tbeenoughtogetbenefits:

"Weekendwarrior"exercisesessionsareusually75-minuteenergeticworkouts,accordingtothestudy.

   Theresultsarepromisingoverall,ifyoujustsimplycan'tfitphysicalactivitiesintomostdays.Thekeyhereisthatexerciseistrulyalifeline（救生索）:

Itreducesyourriskofillnesseslikeheartdisease,diabetes,canceranddepression,accordingtotheWHO.So,ifyouarejusttoobusyonweekdays,letgooftheguilt（内疚）.Justmakesuretohitthegymhardatweekends.

（1）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"demise"inParagraph1mean?

          A.Loss.          B.Death.          C.Sadness.          D.Failure.

（2）Whatshould"w