人教版英语高一下学期综合检测卷二含答案.docx

1、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) Being seen in a fancy sports car or enjoying a beach holiday in a five-star hotel were once signs of having made it. But a new study suggested that having people think of you as constantly busy and overworked is now a far better way to show so

2、cial status. According to Harvard University in the US, people are increasingly leaning toward the phenomenon of humblebragging (谦虚自夸). This is when people make a seemingly modest statement that actually draws attention to something they want to brag (吹嘘) about. Phrases such as I have no life and I

3、desperately need a holiday are now used to imply social standing, while ordering food and shopping online is the perfect way to prove to neighbors that you are simply too busy and important to go to the supermarket. Movies, magazines, and popular TV shows often highlight (强调) the abundance (富足) of m

4、oney and leisure time among the wealthy, said Neeru Paharia, an assistant professor at Harvard University. In recent years, featuring wealthy people relaxing by the pool or on a yacht (游艇), playing tennis or skiing and hunting are being replaced with advertisements featuring busy individuals who wor

5、k long hours and have very limited leisure time, he said. Displaying (how busy you are at work) and a lack of leisure time operates as a visible signal of status in the eyes of others. The researchers pointed out that the Wall Street Journals 2016 advert campaign featured celebrities (名人) complainin

6、g about their busy lives, with the slogan (标语). People who dont have time, make time to read the Wall Street Journal. The report, which was published in the Journal of Consumer Research, also found that brands that marketed themselves as timesaving were becoming increasingly high-status, because of

7、the people who used them. According to the authors, this trend of humblebragging is due to peoples shit of focusthey now value the preciousness und scarcity (稀缺) of individuals more than the preciousness and scarcity of goods. Busy individuals possess desirable characteristics, leading them to be vi

8、ewed as scarce and in demand, the authors concluded.(1)The main idea of this article is about _.A.the trend of humblebraggingB.characteristics of people who lead a busy lifeC.why people today are becoming increasingly busyD.why some people like to brag about their social status(2)People today prefer

9、 to _ to display their social status.A.share their passion for tennis or skiingB.show how fast-paced their work life isC.tell people about the wonderful holidays they takeD.show off their abundance of money and leisure time(3)The Wall Street Journals 2016 advert campaign implies that_.A.busy people

10、always have a better life than othersB.its important to read newspapers however busy you areC.busy individuals should learn to manage their time betterD.a lack of time is a typical characteristic of people of high social status(4)From the article we can conclude that America people today_.A.all brag

11、 about themselvesB.value individuals, the preciousness and scarcityC.order food and shop online to show they are richD.work long hours and dont have enough leisure time2(8分) Good news for people who have difficulty in remembering things. A memory technique invented by the ancient Greeks has recently

12、 been proved to be able to greatly improve ordinary peoples memory ability. You may even become a memory champion if you practice hard enough. This is according to a study published in the journal Neuron. Researchers fromRadboud University Medical Center in the Netherlands found that memory champion

13、s arent all that different to us. People with an average memory can greatly improve their memory ability by using whats known as the mind palace method. The method is the secret weapon (武器) of the fictional (虚构的) character Sherlock Holmes. In order to do this, you need to picture a place youre famil

14、iar with, such as your living room. Then, you have to remember this place in as much detail as possible as this is your own mind palace. Suppose you want to remember a shopping list. You can start by spreading out all the items around your living room in your mind. This means each item on your list

15、is connected with a remembered place in your living room. You travel to that remembered place as you recall the list. To explore the effects of this method on the brain, researchers gathered 51 participants with average memory levels and no previous memory training. After 40 days of daily 30-minute

16、training sessions (一段时间), participants doubled the amount of words they could rememberthey went from recalling an average of 26 words out of 72, to an impressive 62. Four months later, even without continued training, their recall performance remained high. Once you are familiar with these strategie

17、s and know how to apply them, you can keep your performance high without much further training, Martin Dresler, assistant professor from Radboud University Medical Center, told the Daily Mail. In addition, the training also affects the way our brain cells connect. After training, the way that the pa

18、rticipants brain cells connect began to be like those of memory champions compared to scans (扫描检查) taken before training. Researchers believe this could be responsible for their increased memory. But what makes this research so fascinating is that it seems to prove that the talent to store things in

19、 your mind isnt down to genes. Dresler found there was no deference in brain structure between memory champions and normal people, which means memory champions are not born with different brains. They, without a single exception, trained for months and years using methods to achieve these high level

20、s of performance, Dresler told Science Daily. Its clear that more studies are needed to find out whats going on here, but the mind palace method might be your best bet to never forget an important name, date or appointment ever again.(1)The main purpose of the text is to_.A.present a research on a m

21、emory improvement strategyB.explore the secrets of memory championsC.argue whether good memory is natural or trainedD.explain how a memory improvement strategy works.(2)Which of the following statements is TRUE about the mind place method?A.The method became popular because of Sherlock Holmes.B.Peop

22、le need to draw a familiar place on paper before using the method.C.The effects of this method are likely to fade when the raining stopsD.The method relies on a connection with a familiar environment to remember things.(3)What would Marin Dresler probably agree with?A.Peoples memory level has a lot

23、to do with their brain structure.B.Memory champions are often born with outstanding memory abilityC.Memory training could change the way our brain cells connect.D.With continued training, everyone can develop into a memory champion.3(8分) Weekend gym rats might be onto something. Weekend warriors, wh

24、o put recommended amounts of exercise into one or two gym sessions (时段), experience similar health benefits to those who work out several times a week, according to a new study. And those benefits include a longer life. It is encouraging news that working out in just one or two days per week is conn

25、ected to a lower risk of demise, even among people who do some activities but dont quite meet recommended exercise levels, the lead researcher Emmanuel Stamatakis says in a statement. The World Health Organization recommends that adults perform two and a half hours of moderate-intensity (中等强度的) phys

26、ical exercise, or an hour and 25 minutes of more energetic exercise per week. Usually this is done within several days, with experts suggesting that adults get up to 30 minutes of regular exercise each day. However, the new study suggests that busy people may be able to meet the standards when they

27、have more free time, such as at weekends, and stay healthy all the same. Researchers studied data from more than 63,000 men and women in England and Scotland, including data about their activity habits and risks for death. The researchers put each individual in one of four groups: those who describe

28、d themselves as inactive, those who exercised but less than what was recommended, those who exercised in the weekend warrior style, and those who worked out regularly more than three days a week. Adults who exercised in the weekend warrior style had a 40 percent lower risk of cardiovascular (心血管的) d

29、isease and a 30 percent lower risk of death by any cause than those who did not exercise at all. The lower risks of cardiovascular disease and overall death were similar to the risks of people who worked out regularly over the week. But take a pause before you give up your weekday gym habit. Just a

30、couple of light sessions wont be enough to get benefits: Weekend warrior exercise sessions are usually 75-minute energetic workouts, according to the study. The results are promising overall, if you just simply cant fit physical activities into most days. The key here is that exercise is truly a lif

31、eline (救生索): It reduces your risk of illnesses like heart disease, diabetes, cancer and depression, according to the WHO. So, if you are just too busy on weekdays, let go of the guilt (内疚). Just make sure to hit the gym hard at weekends.(1)What does the underlined word demise in Paragraph 1 mean?A.Loss. B.Death. C.Sadness. D.Failure.(2)What should w