最新高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解学生选练12.docx

1、最新高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解学生选练12教学资料参考参考范本【2019最新】高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解学生选练12_年_月_日_部门阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Psychologists have discovered that even the most independent-minded of us will conform to social pressure when we are with a group of people. In one classic experiment, people were shown a vertica

2、l（垂直的） line and asked to find a line of identical length from a selection of three.You might think that this is an absurdly easy task, and when people perform it by themselves they do it very well. However, psychologists have discovered that we are very easily swayed by the opinions of other people

3、when we do this task in a group. In one study, a group of three people was set up, where two of the people were confederates（同伙） of the experimenter. When the confederates deliberately gave wrong answers, people were often swayed to give the wrong answer also. In fact, 75% of people gave at least on

4、e wrong answer, with some people conforming to peer pressure on every occasion.But why do people conform in this way? In an easy task like this, it seems that people do not want to step out of line with the prevailing opinion of the group. On more difficult tasks, people also conform because they lo

5、se confidence in their own ability to make decisions and prefer to trust the majority opinion instead.A typical example of this kind of conformity arises when we come across people in distress. Would you help a woman who has been attacked in the street? It turns out that you are much more likely to

6、go to her assistance if you are alone. When other people are also around, a diffusion of responsibility occurs. People are paralysed into inaction, because everyone assumes that someone else will go to the womans assistance.1. In Paragraph 1, the underlined word “conform” probably means “ ”.A. seek

7、independence B. disobey ordersC. follow what others doD. seek pleasure2. What is the purpose of the experiment described in Paragraph 2?A. To explain why people would be influenced by the opinions of others.B. To prove that people are easily influenced by the opinions of others.C. To train the confe

8、derates of the experimenter as independent-minded.D. To describe how people would be influenced by the opinions of others.3. In the last paragraph, according to the author, why wouldnt one help the woman?A. He thinks he has no responsibilities to give a hand.B. He thinks he has nothing to do with it

9、.C. He is too shy to give his helping hand.D. He thinks someone else will offer assistance.4. What method does the author mainly use to develop the text?A. Giving examples.B. Cause-effect analysis. C. Comparative analysis.D. Process analysis.【参考答案】1-4、CBDAASince I started working part-time at a groc

10、ery store, I have learned that a customer is more than someone who buys things. To me, a customer is a person whose memory fails entirely once he or she starts to push a shopping cart(车). One of the first things customers forget is how to count. There is no other way to explain how so many people ge

11、t in their express line, which is clearly marked 15 items(件) or less, with 20, 25 or even a cart load of items.Customers also forget why they came to the store in the first place. Just as I finish ringing up an order, a customer will say, “ Oops, I forgot to pick up a fresh loaf of bread. I hope you

12、 dont mind waiting, while I go to get it.”Five minutes later, hes back with the bread, a bottle of milk, and three rolls of paper towels. What is stranger is that customers also seem to forget that they have to pay for their groceries. Instead of writing a check or looking for a credit card while I

13、am ringing up the groceries, a customer will wait until I announce the total. Then, in surprise, she says , “ Oh no, what did I do with my check book?” After 5 minutes of digging through her purse, she borrows my pen because she has forgotten hers. But I have to tolerate customers because they pay m

14、y salary, and thats something I cant afford to forget.21. What does the author say about his customers?A .They can not count numbers.B. They sometimes jump the queue.C. They dont know how to express themselves.D. They behave as if their memories had totally failed.22. According to the text, who are

15、supposed to be in the express line?A Customers with nothing purchased.B. Customers with not more than 15 items.C. Customers with items between 15 and 2523. When customers arrive at the check-out counter,they_A. find their pens lost B. go back and get more itemsC. can not wait to pay for their grocer

16、ies.D. prefer paying by check to paying with a credit card.24. We can infer from the text that _A. business in the grocery store runs wellB. the author finds his present job full of funC. the authors part-time job calls for patienceD. customers go to grocery stores without planning.2124 DBBC BFlappy Bird i