2019届人教版高考英语复习《阅读理解》课时作业(5)含解析

（家庭、社会生活）李仕才导读：妈妈总是告诉我们如果我们在暗处看书会弄坏眼睛。

这种说法有科学依据吗？Some facts about vision scienceMom always told us we'd go blind if we read in the dark. Does science ①back her up? Jim Sheedy, a doctor of vision science and director of the Vision Performance Institute at Oregon's Pacific University, sets his sights on the truth.Dark MatterTurns out, our parents were wrong. “②There is no reason to believe nor evidence to support that any long-term damage to the eyes or change in the physiology to the eyes can be caused by reading in the dark,”Dr. Sheedy says.That is not to say that nocturnal page-turning won't lead to discomfort or fatigue.The lack of light will cause the pupils to dilate, ③resulting in a smaller depth of field —the distance between the nearest and farthest object that the eye considers to be in focus. Dr. Sheedy says the added effort to change focus and the effort to change the angle of the lines of sight between the two eyes will likely make your eyes feel tired and your body spent. But, of course, that's often the object of reading under the covers.Seeing ClearlyDr. Sheedy says he assures his students that there isn't enough evidence to argue that what you do with your eyes leads to myopia. 'The predominant determinant of myopia is genetics.' No link to long-term damage has ever been conclusively shown, says Dr. Sheedy. 'It's an old tale, a ploy used by moms to get kids to go to sleep when they wanted them to,' he says.Electronic AgeReading on a tablet device won't damage your eyes, Dr. Sheedy says. His team hasstudied various fonts, computer displays and pixel resolutions, and found the difference in effect on the eye between reading e-ink and the printed word to be negligible.He adds that pixel density and screen resolution have reached the point at which the eye doesn't know which it is seeing. So if reading a printed book in dim light is fine, so is reading a Kindle or iPad.Moving from Dark to LightThe eyes adapt quickly when going to the light—④emerging from a tunnel into the sun, say—but going to the dark 'requires the regeneration of photo pigments, and that takes some time to reach full dark-adaptation,' says Dr. Sheedy.Adjusting to the dim light next to your bed should only take seconds. But when going from bright light to maximum darkness, studies have shown, eye sensitivity continues to change for up to 25 minutes, he says.'Ever wonder why a pirate wears patches? It's not because he was wounded in a sword fight,' says Dr. Sheedy. Seamen must constantly move between the pitch black of below decks and the bright sunshine above.视觉科学的一些事实妈妈总是告诉我们如果我们在暗处看书会弄坏眼睛。

人教版2019届高考英语（含答案）[基础回顾]Ⅰ.单句语法填空1．More attention should be paid to improving(improve) the safety of school buses，which has become a big concern of the whole society.2．I received a letter containing(contain) some important information about the project.3．After he retired，the old man did all he could to protect the old temple from being damaged(damage)．4．You needn't have taken a taxi.Why didn't you catch the last bus as I told you?5．Instead，I suggested choosing(choose) some students to see him on behalf of the whole class.(2015·浙江卷，书面表达)6．The boss of the company is trying to create an easy atmosphere where his employees (employ) enjoy the work.(2015·天津卷，单选)7．No one has come up with a convincing explanation of why dinosaurs died out.8．We appreciate participating(participate) in this activity，which has helped to build an emotional connection between the old and the young.9．The only way to succeed (succeed) at the highest level is to have total belief that you are better than anyone else on the sports field.10．It makes our school dirty and unpleasant，and does harm to the image of our school.Ⅱ.单句改错(每句一错)1．She is a kind-hearted woman and often has a mercy on people who are in trouble.去掉mercy前的a2．Mary has employed himself in making preparations for her trip to America all the afternoon.himself→herself3．The scientist explained in his book how the universe was came into being.去掉was 4．Justin suggested that I went with him to a private place where we could be alone. went→go5．With the government's aid，those affecting by the earthquake have moved to the new settlements.affecting→affectedⅢ.佳句写作1．如果你按照我说的去做，你的梦想将很快实现。

Unit 3 Life in the futureⅠ.阅读理解ALast Saturday，my 8year old son，Chase，and I were shopping in a supermarket.Chase was busy weighing each new bag of vegetables I collected.I handed him a bag of tomatoes and he walked over to the scale and waited patientl y in line.Suddenly，an old man walked up behind Chase，and stepped before him，bumping Chase out of the way.Chase looked shocked and scared.Seeing this I left my shopping cart and walked over to Chase, saying loudly，“Are you all right，honey？I saw what that man did to you.That was very, very wrong.”When the man finished weighing his bag，he turned around too quickly an d all of his onions spilled out of his bag and onto the dirty floor.The three of us froze for a moment.Then I got down on my hands and knees and started collecting onions while the old man accepted them from my hands and put them back into his bag.After Chase and I retrieved all the onions, the old ma n walked away.We didn't discuss the event until we got back in the car.On the way home，Chase said through tears，“Mommy, I've a frustrating day.That man cut right in front of me.And we had to help him pick up his onions！Why did we do that？That didn't make any sense.”I took a deep breath and said，“Chase, that man seemed to have a very bad mood today.We should forgive him.I was also angry with that man for treating you rudely.I really wanted to kick him.But doing that doesn't make any sense.If we hadn't helped that old man，we might have felt good for a moment，but then I bet we would have felt really sorry for a long time.You and I have a lot of love to share.Maybe that man doesn't have much.People who behave badly still need love.”A cheerful smile appeared on Chase's face.It was a smile of a promise kept.It was the best smile I had ever seen.God，it was a good moment.It may have been my best mommy moment ever.[语篇解读] 本文为一篇记叙文。

阅读理解（五）A(2018·宁夏银川市重点中学高三模拟)Belgium is the land of music festivals. There are rock,pop,world,electronic music festivals and more,so you're sure to find a festival that suits your taste.GroezrockGroezrock could be considered the opener of the festival season in Belgium.This festival grew from a small event to an international festival that had33,000 visitors in2016.If you're into the harder stuff(东西),this is where you need to go.When?April29－30,2017.Where?Meerhout.Music?Punk,emo,ska and rock in all its variations.Free?No.Sfinks MixedSfinks is a world music festival that focuses on bringing culture together.There are also plenty of things to do besides watching the performances.Good to know for families:Sfinks is a kid­friendly festival,with workshops,storytelling and performances aimed at children.When?July27－30,2017.Where?Boechout.Music?World.Free?The festival is free; the camping is not.Graspop Metal MeetingIf Groezrock doesn't seem rough enough to you,Graspop Metal Meeting might.As the name says,this festival is all about metal,rock and punk.In2016the festival received140,000visitors who came to watch the more than100bands performing.When?June16－18,2017.Where?Dessel.Music?Metal.Free?No.Genk on StageGenk on Stage is a pop musical with not only a lot of Belgian artists,but also some international names.80,000people attended Genk on Stage in2016.When?June23－25,2017.Where?Genk.Music?Pop.Free?Yes.语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文。

高三英语阅读理解限时训练（5）AFor Senior 3 students, choosing which college to attend can be the most exciting and thrilling time in their entire school lives．This is also true for an American girl named Melanie in the film, College Road Trip, which was released in the US on March 7．Melanie's dad, James Porter, is the chief of police for a Chicago suburb．Incredibly security obsessed（困扰）, he wants Melanie to attend nearby Northwestern University, where she's already been accepted．But Melanie, 17, really wants to go to Georgetown in Washington, D．C．, where she's been wait-listed．When she gets an unexpected interview, she decides to take a road trip with a few close female friends．Melanie believes it is her first step toward adulthood．But despite the fact that this trip is "girls only", James isn't comfortable with the prospect of his little princess exploring the world without, him．He wants to protect her．James joins the girls and hopes he can convince her to go to Northwestern．While Melanie's father only has the best of intentions, his presence leads to an endless series of comic encounters．After following their faulty GPS device deep into the backwoods, James and Melanie discover her little brother and his pet pig have beenhiding in the spare tire compartment（隔间）．What should be a simple tire change results in the expensive car rolling down a mountain, forcing them to hike to a nearby hotel．There the pig ruins an outdoor wedding reception after eating an entire bag of coffee beans．All these disasters add spice to their trip while along the way a father and a daughter finally get the chance to really talk to each other．The film explores the parent-child relationship in a comic way: The discrepancy （不同）between how close James thinks he is to Melanie and how little he actually knows of her plans makes us laugh first and then think．All parents, whether they have college students or not, can relate to the bittersweet realization that their kids are growing up．Like what Melanie and James have done in the film, we all can find the delicate balance between staying connected and letting go．41．According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?A．It's unclear whether Melanie could be accepted by Northwestern University．B．Northwestern University isn't so famous as the university in Washington D．C．C．There is no hope that Melanie will be accepted by the university in Georgetown．D．Melanie's father prefers her to stay not too far away from him．42．We can infer from the passage that ____ _．A．their car rolled down the mountain, ruining the wedding reception B．a hotel was destroyed by Melanie's brother and his pet pigC．Melanie and her father got to understand each other better after so many encountersD．the girls had to give up their trip because of the incidents on the way43．The main purpose of the passage is to___ ___．A．introduce the newly released filmB．call on parents to learn to balance the relationship with their childrenC．tell a story which happened between an American girl and her fatherD．explore the differences in parent-child relationship between the west and the eastBI look in the mirror, and I'm not happy with what I see．I don't have a "perfect" face．I look in the magazines and all I see are girls with fair hair, blue eyes, and, of course, a-pretty little nose．They're on the outside of the buses that I take home, the television programs I watch, and the billboards I walk under．Almost every advertisement I see shows this human physical "perfection"．These billboards not only tell me what todrink, but also how to look．Our society tends to place more importance on a person's physical beauty, rather than their ability, honesty and character．We have influenced women to go through painful surgeries and starve themselves to become this society constructed physical model．To be a beautiful woman in the 21st century doesn't mean that you are a brilliant doctor or caring mother．It means you have the perfect jaw structure, eyes and lips．It means that you can be six feet tall and weigh one hundred and ten pounds．But what about the women who are starting to leave their youth? Instead of looking at aging as a sign of wisdom, we attempt to prevent the aging process．It's a kind of funny thing to want to look eighteen when fifty．Fifty is a relaxed age, where you can step back and look at all you've achieved．It is when your hard work pays off．Unfortunately, our society just sees you as "old"．To stop the aging process, women buy wrinkle creams, do eye lifts and face lifts．They spend thousands of dollars to win the hopeless battle against age．I remember when I was about thirteen years old and going through teens, I had oily hair, and a half developed body．I hated the way I looked．I used to cry to my mother all the time, but she would just laugh and tell me that "you don’t want anyone to like your appearance．It's your heart that matters, because beauty fades．” I knew that she was right．Ifyou work on your heart enough, people will start to see the beauty in you, which lasts and remains on even after you die．44．The main idea of the first paragraph is that _____ _．A．the author doesn't have a perfect faceB．women have to look beautifulC．photos of beautiful girls can be seen everywhereD．there are too many beauties in daily life45．What's the author's attitude towards being "old"?A．It's a pity that people have to get old．B．It's a fruitful and wise time．C．It's stupid to try to stay young．D．It's a pity that society looks down upon the old．46．It is ____ _ that regard（s）the physical beauty as more important．A．women themselves B．the author's parentsC．newspapers and magazines D．society47．What's the author's opinion about beauty?A．The author doesn't like the beauties our society values．B．It is not important whether a person looks beautiful or not．C．It is a person's inner qualities that matter rather than the physical beauty．D．The author feels appearance is important to a person．CParis, Jan 11—An armored car robbery last night ended in a wild gun battle that left two men dead and one hostage seriously wounded．The drama began when an armored car carrying the contents of safe deposit boxes to a bank was struck by a large truck, police said．The bank guards were helpless when the robbers jumped out of the truck and tied them up．The thieves used heavy tools and explosives to break open the armored car．A passing police car turned to investigate the accident as the men were removing the contents of the armored car．Police said the three robbers fled on foot across a nearby highway．Stopping a private car driven by a teenager girl, the three headed for central Paris with the police car in hot pursuit．A plainclothes policeman saw the car as it ran down through the street of the Latin Quarter．The policeman tried to stop the car, but the thieves started shooting at him, witness said．The girl hostage tried to slip away．Just as she was crawling away from the car, she was hit by a bullet．Police said she was out of danger at Central Hospital．The gunmen gave up the car and got into a shop, pouring fire on more than 50 policemen who had surrounded the building．After a wildgun-battle, police broke into the room．They only found two of the gunmen, both seriously wounded．The third thief was believed to have escaped with over $1．3 million in cash and jewels．48．The passage is about _______．A．a gun-battle between the policemen and the government soldiers B．a bank robbery in ParisC．a group of gunmen's robbing an armored car in the streetD．how a teenaged girl got seriously wounded49．The thieves came__ ____and they ______．A．in a police car; stole the armored carB．in a truck; broke open the armored carC．in an armored truck; drove the money car awayD．in an armored car; opened the armored car with heavy tools 50．The three robbers fled on foot across a nearby highway because__ ____．A．a passing police car found themB．the explosives were too strongC．the contains of the armored car were too heavyD．the truck broke down51．A plainclothes policeman is______．A．not a policeman but a solider B．not a policeman but a gunmanC．a policeman but he can't use guns D． a policeman but he doesn't wear a uniformDWild elephants that destroy crops and damage trees are a serious problem in many parts of Africa．But there could be a simple and relatively safe way to stop them in their tracks, by employing the talents of the tiny African honeybees．The number of elephants in Kenya has risen over the past ten years, with some disastrous results．Not only do these huge animals attack local farms, but they step someone to death an average of once every two weeks．Now a biologist has discovered a possible threat: the elephants are extremely aware of trees that house honeybee hives．"I am puzzled why nobody has thought of this before," says Fritz V olirath at the University of Oxford．"When an elephant knocks a beehive he runs and the bees will follow him for miles．" He says that placing hives of the honeybees around local farms and fragile habitats could be an effective way to threaten the animals．V olirath put 30 unoccupied and 6 occupied beehives in some of the trees growing on a bush frequently damaged by elephants on Laikipia Plateau in Kenya．On average the elephants attacked 9 out of 10 trees that didn't have hives, severely damaging a quarter．But they steered clear of all six trees with occupied hives．The elephants also left alone one-thirdof the trees with empty hives, suggesting that some had learnt not to take the risk．The bees threaten elephants by stinging vulnerable（易受伤）areas such as the eyes, belly, behind the ears and under the trunk．People could be at risk from the bees, admits V olirath, but that may be outweighed by the risk of being killed by an elephant．Another experiment by V olirath shows that elephants also avoid the sound of angry bees played from a loudspeaker．52．What harm do the wild elephants in Africa do?A．Killing people．B．Damaging beehives．C．Threatening animals．D．Destroying villages．53．What can we learn from the underlined sentence?A．They ran away from the trees with empty hives on it．B．They tried not to touch the trees with hives full of bees．C．They kept a distance from all the trees with hives on them．D．They were clear that all the six trees were occupied by hives．54．What's V olirath's another experiment on this elephants' case?A．Let bees attack and kill elephants one by one．B．Encourage bees to sting elephants' eyes and ears．C．Use the bees' sound to drive elephants away．D．Employ tiny African honeybees to threaten elephants．55．From the passage we can conclude that _____．A．there is always one thing to beat anotherB．little bees can kill big and wild elephantsC．serious problems often come up in AfricaD．elephants enjoy attacking people and farmsEEverybody is happy as his pay rises．Yet pleasure at your own can disappear if you learn that a fellow worker has been given a bigger one．Indeed, if he is known as being lazy, you might even be quite cross．Such behavior is regarded as "all too human", with the underlying belief that other animals would not be able to have this finely developed sense of sadness．But a study by Sarah Brosnan of Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, which has Just been published in Nature, suggests that it is all too monkey, as well．The researchers studied the behaviors of some kind of female brown monkeys．They look smart．They are good-natured, co-operative creatures, and they share their food happily．Above all, like female human beings, they tend to pay much closer attention to the value of "goods and services" than males．Such characteristics make them perfect subjects for Doctor Brosnan's study．The researchers spent two years teaching their monkeysto exchange tokens （奖券）for food．Normally, the monkeys were happy enough to exchange pieces of rock for pieces of cucumber．However, when two monkeys were placed in separate and connected rooms, so that each other could observe what the other is getting in return for its rock, they became quite different．In the world of monkeys, grapes are excellent goods （and much preferable to cucumbers）．So when one monkey was handed a grape in exchange for her token, the second was not willing to hand hers over for a mere piece of cucumber．And if one received a grape without having to provide her token in exchange at all, the other either shook her own token at the researcher, or refused to accept the cucumber．Indeed, the mere presence of a grape in the other room （without an actual monkey to eat it）was enough to bring about dissatisfaction in a female monkey．The researches suggest that these monkeys, like humans, are guided by social senses．In the wild, they are co-operative and group-living．Such co-operation is likely to be firm only when each animal feels it is not being cheated．Feelings of anger when unfairly treated, it seems, are not the nature of human beings alone．Refusing a smaller reward completely makes these feelings clear to other animals of the group．However, whether such a sense of fairness developed independently in monkeys and humans, or whether it comes from the common roots that they had 35 million years ago, is, as yet, an unanswered question．56．According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?A．Only monkeys and humans can have the sense of fairness in the world．B．Women will show more dissatisfaction than men when unfairly treated．C．In the wild, monkeys are never unhappy to share their food with each other．D．Monkeys can exchange cucumbers for grapes; for grapes are more attractive．57．The underlined statement "it is all too monkey" means that _____．A．monkeys are also angry with lazy fellowsB．feeling bitter at unfairness is also monkey's natureC．monkeys, like humans, tend to be envious of each otherD．no animals other than monkeys can develop such feelings 58．Female monkeys of this kind are chosen for the research most probably because they are __ _．A．more likely to weigh what they getB．attentive to researchers’ instructionsC．nice in both appearance and behaviorsD．more ready to help others than their male companions 59．Which of the following conclusions is TRUE according to thepassage?A．Human beings' feelings of anger are developed from the monkeys．B．In the research, male monkeys are less likely to exchange food with others．C．Co-operation between monkeys stays firm before the realization of being cheated．D．Only monkeys and humans have the sense of fairness dating back to 35 million years ago．60．What can we infer about the monkeys in Sarah's study?A．The monkeys can be trained to develop social senses．B．They usually show their feelings openly as humans do．C．The monkeys may show their satisfaction with equal treatment．D．Co-operation among the monkeys remains effective in the wild．。

课时作业24Ⅰ.阅读理解(2017·安徽省六安市第一中学月考)A new study shows students who write notes by hand during lectures perform better on exams than those who use laptops.Students are increasingly using laptops for note-taking because of speed and legibility(清晰度)．But the research has found laptop users are less able to remember and apply the concepts they have been taught.Researchers performed experiments that aimed to find out whether using a laptop increased the tendency to make notes“mindlessly”by taking down word for word what the professors said.In the first experiment，students were given either a laptop or pen and paper.They listened to the same lectures and were told to use their usual note-taking skills.Thirty minutes after the talk，they were examined on their ability to remember facts and on how well they understood concepts.The researchers found that laptop users took twice as many notes as those who wrote by hand.However，the typists performed worse at remembering and applying the concepts.Both groups scored similarly when it came to memorizing facts.The researchers' report said，“While more notes are beneficial，if the notes are taken mindlessly，as is more likely the case on a laptop，the benefit disappears. ”In another experiment aimed at testing long-term memory，students took notes as before but were tested a week after the lecture.This time，the students who wrote notes by hand performed significantly better onthe exam.These two experiments suggest that handwritten notes are not only better for immediate learning and understanding，but that they also lead to superior revision in the future.1．More and more students favor laptops for note-taking because they can ________.A．write more notesB．digest concepts betterC．get higher scoresD．understand lecture better2．While taking notes，laptop users tend to be ________.A．skillful B．tirelessC．thoughtful D．mindless3．The author of the passage aims to ________.A．examine the importance of long-term memoryB．stress the benefit of taking notes by handC．explain the process of taking notesD．promote the use of laptops4．The passage is likely to appear in ________.A．a finance reportB．a computer textbookC．a science magazineD．a newspaper advertisement答案与解析本文是一篇说明文。

课时作业36Ⅰ.阅读理解(2019·全国卷Ⅰ)Grandparents Answer a CallAs a third-generation native of Brownsville, Texas, Mildred Garza never planned to move away. Even when her daughter and son asked her to move to San Antonio to help with their children, she politely refused. Only after a year of friendly discussion did Ms. Garza finally say yes. That was four years ago. Today all three generations regard the move as a success, giving them a closer relationship than they would have had in separate cities.No statistics show the number of grandparents like Garza who are moving closer to adult children and grandchildren. Yet there is evidence suggesting that the trend is growing. Even President Obama's mother-in-law, Marian Robinson, has agreed to leave Chicago and move into the White House to help care for her granddaughters. According to a study by , 83 percent of the people said Mrs. Robinson's decision will influence grandparents in the American family. Two-thirds believe more families will follow the example of Obama's family.“In the 1960s we were all a little wild and couldn't get away from home far enough or fast enough to prove we could do it on our own，”says Christine Crosby, publisher of Grand, a magazine for grandparents. “We now realize how important family is and how im portant it is to be near them, especially when you're raising children.”Moving is not for everyone. Almost every grandparent wants to be with his or her grandchildren and is willing to make sacrifices, but sometimes it is wiser to say no and visit frequently instead. Having yourgrandchildren far away is hard, especially knowing your adult child is struggling, but giving up the life you know may be harder.1．Why was Garza's move a success?A．It strengthened her family ties.B．It improved her living conditions.C．It enabled her to make more friends.D．It helped her know more new places.2．What was the reaction of the public to Mrs Robinson's decision?A．17% expressed their support for it.B．Few people responded sympathetically.C．83% believed it had a bad influence.D．The majority thought it was a trend.3．What did Crosby say about people in the 1960s?A．They were unsure of themselves.B．They were eager to raise more children.C．They wanted to live away from their parents.D．They had little respect for their grandparents.4．What does the author suggest the grandparents do in the last paragraph?A．Make decisions in the best interests of their own.B．Ask their children to pay more visits to them.C．Sacrifice for their struggling children.D．Get to know themselves better.答案与解析本文是一篇新闻报道。

阅读理解（五）1、More students than ever before are taking a gap year(间隔年) before going to university. It used to be the “year off” between school and university. The gap-year phenomenon originated(起源) with the months left over to Oxbridge applicants between entrance exams in November and the start of the next academic year.This year, 25,310 students who have accepted places in higher education institutions have put off their entry until next year, according to statistics on university entrance provided by the University and College Admissions Service (UCAS).That is a record 14.7% increase in the number of students taking a gap year. Tony Higgins from UCAS said that the statistics are good news for everyone in higher education. “Students who take a well-planned year out are more likely to be satisfied with, and complete, their chosen course. Students who take a gap year are often more mature and responsible,” he said.But not everyone is happy. Owain James, the president of the National Union of Students (NUS), argued that the increase is evidence of student hardship—young people are being forced into earning money before finishing their education. “New students are now aware that they are likely to leave university up to £15,000 in debt. It is not surprising that more and more students are taking a gap year to earn money to support their study for the degree. NUS statistics show that over 40% of students are forced to work during term time and the figure increases to 90% during vacating periods,” he s aid.1.What do we learn about the gap year from the text?A.It is flexible in length.B.It is a time for relaxation.C.It is increasingly popular.D.It is required by universities.2.According to Tony Higgins. students taking a gap year ____.A.are better prepared for college studiesB.know a lot more about their future jobC.are more likely to leave university in debtD.have a better chance to enter top universities3.How does Owain James feel about the gap-year phenomenon?A.He's puzzled.B.He's worried.C.He's surprised.D.He's annoyed.4.What would most students do on their vacation according to NUS statistics?A.Attend additional courses.B.Make plans for the new term.C.Earn money for their education.D.Prepare for their graduate studies.2、You get anxious if there’s no wi-fi in the hotel or mobile phone signal up the mountain. You feel upset if your phone is getting low on power and you secretly worry things will go wrong at work if you’re not there. All these can be called “always on” stress caused by smart phone addiction.For some people, smart phones have liberated them from the nine-to-five work. Flexible working has given them more autonomy in their working lives and enabled them to spend more time with their friends and families. For many others though, smart phones have become cruel masters in their pockets, never allowing them to turn them off and relax.Pittsburgh-based developer Kevin Holesh was worried about how much he was ignoring his family and friends in favor of his iPhone. So he developed an app — Moment — to monitor his usage. The app enables users to see how much time they’re spending on the device and set up warnings if the usage limits are broken. “Moment’s goal is to promote balance in your life,” his websi te explains. “Some time on your phone, some time off it enjoying your loving family and friends around you.”Dr. Christine Grant, an occupational psychologist at Coventry University, said, “The effects of this ‘always on’ culture are that your mind is never resting, and you’re not giving your body time to recover, so you’re always stressed. And the more tired and stressed we get, the more mistakes we make. Physical and mental health can suffer.”And as the number of connected smart phones is increasing, so is the amount of data. This is leading to a sort of decision paralysis (瘫痪) and is creating more stress in the workplace becausepeople have to receive a broader range of data and communications which are often difficult to manage. “It actually makes it more difficult to make decisions and many do less because they’re controlled by it all and feel they can never escape the office,” said Dr. Christine Grant.1.What’s the first paragraph mainly about?A.The popularity of smart phones.B.The progress of modern technology.C.The signs of “always on” stress.D.The cause of smart phone addiction.2.Kevin Holesh developed Moment to __________.A.research how people use their mobile phonesB.help people control their use of mobile phonesC.make people better use mobile phonesD.increase the fun of using mobile phones3.What’s Dr. Christine Grant’s attitude towards “always on” culture?A.Confused.B.Positive.C.Doubtful.D.Critical.4.According to the last paragraph, a greater amount of data means __________.A.we will become less productiveB.we can make a decision more quicklyC.we will be equipped with more knowledgeD.we can work more effectively3、Travis is the manager of G&G where he is responsible for forty employees(雇员) and profits(利润) of over $2 million per year. He's never late to work. He does not get upset on the job. When one of his employees started crying after a customer screamed at her, Travis took her away. "Your working uniform is your shelter," he told her. "Nothing anyone says will ever hurt you. You will always be as strong as you want to be."Travis picked up that lecture in one of his G&G training courses, an education program thatbegan on his first day and continues throughout an employee's occupation. The training has, Travis says, changed his life. G&G has taught him how to live, how to focus, how to get to work on time, and how to master his emotions(情绪). Most importantly, it taught him willpower.At the center of that education is an extreme focus on an all-important habit; willpower. Dozens of cases show that willpower is the single most important habit for a person's success.And the best way to strengthen willpower is to make it into a habit. "Sometimes it looks like people with great self-control aren't working hard—but that's because they've made it automatic," Angela Duckworth, one of the University of Pennsylvania researchers said. "Their willpower occurs without them having to think about it."The company spent millions of dollars developing programs of study to train employees on self-control. Managers wrote workbooks that serve as guides to how to make willpower a habit in workers' lives. Those courses arc, in part, why G&G has grown from a sleepy company into a large one with more than seventeen thousand stores and profits of more than $10 billion a year.1.We learn from Paragraph 2 that employees in G&G must ________.A.learn to give lecturesB.attend education programsC.design a working uniformD.develop a common hobby2.Willpower will become a habit when employees can _________.A.focus on the profitsB.benefit from the jobC.protect themselves wellD.control their feeling well3.What can we infer from the passage?A.G&G has grown into a large company.B.G&G will spend half its profits training employees.C.G&G may become more successful in the future.D.G&G has to produce more workbooks for managers.4 、There are thousands of products of all colors and shapes in a supermarket, making you believe that they are worth a try. How? Packaging is the silent but persuading salesman .There on the shelves, each bottle, can, box, and jar has been carefully designed and measured to speak to the inner self of the consumer, so that is buying not only a product but also his belief in life. Scientists have studied consumer behavior recently and found that the look of the package has a great effect on the “quality” of the product and on how well it sells, because “Consumers generally cannot tell between a product and its package. Many products are packages and many packages are products,” as Louis Cheskin, the first social scientist studying consumers’ feeling for packaging, noticed.Colors are one of the best tools in packaging. Studies of eye movement have shown that colors draw human attention quickly. Take V8 for example. For many years, the bright red color of tomatoes and carrots on the thin bottle makes you feel that it is very good for your body. And the word “green” today can keep food prices going up.我Shapes are another attraction. Circles often suggest happiness and peacefulness, because these shapes are pleasing to both the eye and the heart. That’s why the round yellow M signs of McDonald’s are inviting to both young and old. This new consumer response (反应) to the colors and shapes of packages reminds producers and sellers that people buy to satisfy both body and soul.1.According to the passage, ________ seems to be able to persuade a consumer to buy the product.A.the pleasing color of the packageB.the special taste of the productC.the strange shape of the packageD.the belief in the product2.If a package or a product is round in shape, it can ________.A.bring excitement to the consumersB.attract the consumers’ attentionC.catch the eye movement of the consumersD.produce a happy and peaceful feeling3.“And the word ‘green’ today can keep food prices going up.” This sentence suggests that consumers today are ________.A.starting to notice the importance of new foodB.enjoying the beauty of nature more than beforeC.beginning to like green vegetablesD.paying more attention to their health4.It can be inferred from the passage that V8 is a kind of ________.A.vegetable dishB.healthy juiceC.iced drinkD.red vegetable5、 That woman carried a new blanket (毛毯) over her arm. Wordlessly, she gave it to me.“Is it finished?” I asked. She shook her head. “No. It is ready,” she replied. I handed her the money and took the blanket. “It is beautiful, so skillfully woven (编织),” I said to my mother. “But what did she mean when she said it was not finished? How can it be ready if it is not finished?”“I will tell you later,” my mother said, “but first I will take you to the Navajo(纳瓦霍) village.”We went down to the village. A group of young men were making sand pictures. We walked through the whole village, watching the different things the people were doing.It was not until that evening that my mother finally explained the Navajo woman's words.“Did you notice anything about the things the people were making?” my mother asked. “What should I have noticed?” I looked at her and asked. “Each thing the Navajo make has one small part that is not complete. The designs in their sand pictures are often not perfectly done, for example —the line of a circle may not quite close. If you look carefully at your blanket, you will probably find a stitch (一针) missing.”I took the blanket off, but it looked as perfect as any design could be. Then suddenly, I noticed that sure enou gh a stitch was missing! “But why do the Navajo intentionally leave some tiny part unfinished?” I asked. “They believe that when anything is completed or finished, it means the end has come —it will not be perfect until then. Then too, with a circle, they believe that they must leave a pathway for the bad spirits to run away and the good spirits to come in. So, often, they do not make the line close.”1.The blanket the author received_____ .A.was poorly woven.B.made her think a lot.C.cost her a lot of money.D.was finished, but not ready.2.Why was the author shown around the village?A.To buy more things made by the Navajo.B.To make friends with some of the Navajo.C.To have a deeper understanding of the Navajo.D.To look for the woman who sold her the blanket.3.Which of the following may the Navajo believe?A.A stitch in time is very important.B.Life only becomes perfect when you die.C.He who makes no mistake is a perfect man.D.You must always try to make your life complete.4.What’s the main idea o f the text?A.The Navajo are good at making things.B.The Navajo are brave and hard-working.C.A blanket tells a lot about the Navajo culture.D.Skills are needed to do business with the Navajo.6、The English have a difficult and, generally speaking, dysfunctional (怪异的) relationship with clothes. Their main problem is that they have a desperate need for rules, and are unable to get along without them. This helps to explain why they have an international reputation for dressing in general very badly, but with specific areas of excellence, such as high-class men’s suits, ceremonial costumes, and innovative (革新的) street fashion. In other words, we English dress best when we are “in uniform”.You may be surprised that I am including “innovative street fashion” in the category of the uniform. Surely the parrot-haired punks (朋克摇滚乐迷) or the Victorian vampire goths are being original, not following rules? It’s true that they all look different and eccentric (古怪的) but in factthey all look eccentric exactly in the same way. They are wearing a uniform. The only truly eccentric dresser in this country is the Queen, who pays no attention to fashion and continues to wear what she likes, a kind of 1950s fashion, with no regard for anyone else’s opinion. However, it is true that the styles invented by young English people are much more eccentric than any other nation’s street fashion. We may not be individually eccentric, apart from the Queen, but we have a sort of collective eccentricity, and \ye appreciate originality in dress even if we do not individually have it.Another “rule” of behavior I had discovered was that it is very important for the English not to take themselves too seriously, to be able to laugh at themselves. However, it is well known that most teenagers tend to take themselves a bit too seriously.The goths, in their scary black costumes, certainly look as if they are taking themselves seriously. But when I got into conversation with them, I discovered that they too had a sense of humor. I was once chatting to a goth in the full vampire costume—with a white face, deep purple lipstick, and black parrot-hair. I saw he was also wearing a T-shirt with “Goth”.“Why are you wearing that?” I asked. “In case you don’t realize I’m a goth.” he answered, pr etending to be serious. We both burst out laughing.1.What can we know about the English people?A.They need rules to dress well.B.They are in need of uniforms.C.They are creative in general.D.They lead the world trend.2.Who is individually eccentric in dressing?A.A high-class man.B.A parrot-haired punk.C.The Queen.D.The fashion innovator.3.Which of the following can best describe the goths?A.They dress badly.B.They dress in an amusing way.C.They are unable to laugh at the way they dress.D.They are less fashionable than the other English people.4.What may be the best title for the text?A.How the English DressB.How the English Admire FashionC.Why the English Like UniformsD.Why the English Are Eccentric in Dress7、Black Friday is just a week away, an annual tradition in which holiday shoppers rush to the supermarkets and malls. Most shoppers pack stores to buy things at a discount. For some, however, shopping is less of a pastime and more of an addiction. These people have compulsive(强迫性的) shopping disorder, a condition filled with debt and regret.While it's true that many lack money and credit management skills, what these shoppers are often looking for is a “buy high”,an emotional rush to put themselves in a better mood, found San Francisco State University researchers in 2013. These types of shoppers often hold materialistic values. When under stress, materialistic shoppers are more likely to shop compulsively.Rather than providing any social or emotional outlet(发泄出口),the extreme stress-induced purchases only increase anxiety and lower well-being, and materialistic shoppers already tend to have lower self-esteem than others to begin with.In fact, it’s exactly at low moments that materialistic shoppers are most likely to shop for expensive items, and they're more likely to make those purchases on credit. This of course can create a vicious cycle, in which a materialistic shoppers with low self-esteem buys a luxury item he or she cannot afford in an effort to improve sense of self. The financial burden can cause stress and strain relationships over the issue of money, further affecting the mood of the shopper and leading to more spending to try to regain a sense of self-worth.Symptoms of shopping addiction include constant thoughts about shopping, buying to improve the mood and inability to change behavior.There are treatment options for those with compulsive shopping disorder, which may include medication. Other recommendations include shopping with a friend, getting rid of credit cards and above all, developing meaningful hobbies.1.What do you learn about Black Friday?A.Many shops have special offers.B.Customers can enjoy leisure time.C.Shoppers can get free products.D.Shoppers spend much money on useless things.2.According to the passage, the extreme stress-induced purchases _____.A.provide an emotional outletB.make people more anxiousC.regain people’s confidenceD.improve management skills3.When are materialistic shoppers most likely to shop for expensive items?A.When they are delighted.B.When they are excited.C.When they are inspired.D.When they are depressed.4.According to the author, which of the following is the most important treatment option?A.Taking chemical medicine.B.Shopping with a friend.C.Developing meaningful hobbies.D.Getting rid of credit cards.8、The first drawings on walls appeared in caves thousands of years ago. Later the Ancient Romans and Greeks wrote their names and protest poems on buildings. Modern graffiti seems to have appeared in Philadelphia in the early 1960s, and by the late sixties it had reached New York. The new art form really took off in the 1970s, when people began writing their names, or “tags”, on buildings all over the city. In the mid-seventies it was sometimes hard to see out of a subway car window, because the trains were completely covered in spray paintings known as masterpieces.In the early days, the “taggers” were part of street crowds who were concerned with marking their territory (领地). They worked in groups called “crews” and called what they did“writing”-the term “graffiti” was first used by The New York Times and the novelist Norman Mailer. Art galleries in New York began buying graffiti in the early seventies. But at the same time that it began to be regarded as an art form, John Lindsay, the then mayor of New York, declared the first war on graffiti. By the 1980s it became much harder to write on subway trains without being caught, and instead many of the more established graffiti artists began using roofs of buildings.The debate over whether graffiti is art or deliberate damage is still going on. Peter Vallone, a New York city councilor, thinks that graffiti done with permission can be art, but if it is on someone else’s property it becomes a crime. “I have a message for the graffiti destroyers out there,” he said recently, “and your freedom of expression ends where my property begins.” On the other hand, Felix, a member of the Berlin-based group Reclaim Your City, says that artists are reclaiming cities for the public from advertisers, and that graffiti represents freedom and makes cities livelier.For decades graffiti has been a springboard to international fame for a few. Jean-Michel Basquiat began spraying on the street in the 1970s before becoming a respected artist in the 80s. The Frenchman Blek le Rat and the British artist Banksy have achieved international fame by producing complex works with stencils (模板), often making political or humorous points. Works by Banksy have been sold for over £ 100,000. Graffiti is now sometimes big business.1.Why was the seventies an important decade in the history of graffiti?A.That was when modern graffiti first appeared.B.That was when modern graffiti first became really popular.C.That was when graffiti first reached New York.D.That was when graffiti first appeared on subway car windows2.What does the underlined word “taggers” in the second paragraph mean?s of people who graffitied.B.Building where paints were sprayed.C.People who marked surface with graffiti.D.People who were interested in graffiti.3.What can we know from the third paragraph?A.New Yorkers think graffiti is art.B.Graffiti was accepted by officials completely.C.Buildings can be covered with graffiti freely.D.There were once advertisements on city surface.4.What is the author’s final opinion about graffiti?A.Graffiti has now become mainstream and can benefit artists.B.Graffiti is not a good way to become a respected artist.C.Some popular graffiti artists end up being ignored by the art world.D.Some graffiti caused inconvenience to the local environment.答案以及解析1答案及解析：答案：1.C; 2.A; 3.B; 4.C解析：1.本文介绍了越来越多的学生在被大学录取后,不直接去上大学,而是在间隔年期间赚取上大学的费用的现象。

课时作业2Ⅰ.阅读理解Have you ever found yourself in this situation: You hear a song you used to sing when you were a child—a bit of nostalgia(怀旧) or “blast from the past，” as we say. But it is not a distant childhood memory. The words come back to you as clearly as when you sang them all those years ago.Researchers at the University of Edinburgh studied the relationship between music and remembering a foreign language. They found that remembering words in a song was the best way to remember even one of the most difficult languages.Here is what they did. Researchers took 60 adults and randomly divided them into three groups of 20. Then they gave the groups three different types of “listen-and-repeat” learning conditions. Researchers had one group simply speak the words. They had the second group speak the words to a rhythm, or beat. And they asked the third group to sing the words.All three groups studied words from the Hungarian language for 15 minutes. Then they took part in a series of language tests to see what they remembered.Why Hungarian, you ask? Researchers said they chose Hungarian because not many people know the language. It does not share any roots with Germanic or Romance languages, such as Italian or Spanish. After the tests were over, the singers came out on top. The people who learned these new Hungarian words by singing them showed a higher overall performance. They did the best in four out of five of the tests. They also performed two times better than those who simply learned the words byspeaking them.Dr. Katie Overy says singing could lead to new ways to learn a foreign language. The brain likes to remember things when they are contained in a catchy 3, or memorable 4, tune 5.Dr. Ludke said the findings could help those who struggle to learn foreign languages. On the University of Edinburgh's website Dr. Ludke writes, “This study provides the first experimental evidence that a listen-and-repeat singing method can support foreign language learning, and opens the door for future research in this area.”1．The “song” mentioned in the first paragraph is intended to ________.A．recall the pastB．attract the readersC．introduce the topicD．compare the childhood with the present2．According to the passage which language doesn't share the same root with Germanic or Romance languages?A．Hungarian. B．Spanish.C．Italian. D．English.3．Based on the last two paragraphs, we can conclude that ________.A．singing is the best way to learn a languageB．the brain probably works best when the foreign language learners sing the wordsC．a listen-repeat method is very effective for any language learner D．Dr. Katie Overy and Dr. Ludke disagree with each other4．In which situation can the finding of the research be applied?A．A mother is going to teach her baby how to speak.B．A child is going to have his first music lesson.C．A student is going to learn a new English song.D．An American is going to learn some Chinese.答案与解析本文讲述的是一项关于音乐和外语学习之间关系的研究。

课时作业3Travel journalⅠ.阅读理解To American visitors, Iceland is a very interesting country, partly because it is different in so many ways from he or she is used to seeing at home. There are quite a few things that are not done, or that do not exist on the island—quite a few “No's”．There is no pollution, for instance, no dogs are permitted in Reykjavik, the capital. There is no television on Thursdays or during the entire month of July, and only three hours of black-and-white TV the rest of the time. There is no hard liquor on Wednesdays and no beer at any time. There is no handguns; only one jail of thirty-five cells (狱室) in the entire land—an admirable figure, even for a small country of 313,376 people.There is no army, air force or navy. There is no tipping for anything. There are no large stores open on Saturdays or Sundays. Since Iceland is situated just under the Arctic Circle, there is no darkness in summer and no daylight in winter. But thanks to Culf Stream, the climate is rather mild, with temperatures ranging from 34 degrees to 52 degrees in July.The rules on television liquor and guns are the result of government decisions. But the absence of pollution is due in great part to the fact that Iceland gets its power from the enormous geyser and the thousands of hot springs that come out of the ground. They provide all the energy needed by the country. In fact, Iceland uses only 3 percent of all its available power.Iceland has been described as a democratic independent country where more fish are caught and more books published per person than anywhere else in the world. The Icelanders have always felt a particular love for literature. They composed their first books in the ninth and tenth centuries AD. These works were poems and tales about the kings, heroes, and heroines of Iceland and Norway. At first, the stories were memoried and passed from generation to generation. They were finally written down between 1140 and 1220. The Icelanders have never stopped writing ever since. “Rather shoeless than bookless，”they proudly say.1．American visitors enjoy visiting Iceland probably because ________.A．no dogs are permitted in the capitalB．the police do not carry handgunsC．the climate is rather mildD．it is very different from Americans2．The following statements are true EXCEPT ________.A．there are no soldiers in IcelandB．the Icelanders don't drink beerC．there is no tip of any kindD．there are no crimes in Iceland3．There is no pollution in Iceland mainly because ________.A．Iceland uses only 3 percent of all its available powerB．the Icelanders use hot water from the ground below astheir energyC．it is located just under the Arctic CircleD．it is a democratic independent country4．“Rather shoeless than bookless” means ________.A．they prefer not to have shoe or booksB．they would rather have shoes on than write booksC．they prefer travelling to readingD．they regard books more important than shoes答案与解析1．D细节理解题。