高中英语外研版本册总复习4

【侨中2023届高二英语第一次月考】【阅读理解】AIsitimportantforteenagerstoownthelatestcell-phonemodels?Therearedifferentwaysoflookingatthisquestion.First,whydoteenagersneedtohavethelatestmodels?Oftenit’sjusttoshowoff.The

paradox

isthattherearemanyteenagerswhoownthelatestcell-phonemodelsbutdon’tevenknowhowtousethemproperly.Thisistrue.Theyjustwantonebecausetheirfriendshavesimilarones,orbecausetheytakeverygoodvideosandphotos.Ontheotherhand,iftheydoknowhowtousethem,thelatestcellphonesarereallygood.Theynotonlyhelpteenstostayintouchwithfriendsandfamily,butalsohelpthemtoaccesstheInternetanddownloadpictures,videosormusictheyneedwhenstudying.Thesenewphonesaresopowerfulthathavingoneisalmostlikehavingawholelibraryinyourpocket.It’saninstant(即刻的)sourceofinformationthathelpsyoungpeoplegetthelatestnews.Butmanyparents,thinkingonlyofsuchpositivesides,donottakeintoconsiderationthepotentialdangers.Forexample,childrenmayconstantlybedistracted(分心)duringclassbysendingandreceivingtextmessages.Eachyounggenerationlovesthenewtechnologiesavailable—justthinkbacktowhenyouwereakid.Butyourjobasaparentistomakesureyourchildgetsthemostoutofthistechnologywiththeleastpossibleharm.(1)

Accordingtothesecondparagraph,teenagerswanttohavethelatestcell-phonemodelsbecause________.A.

theywanttoshowtheyarefashionableB.

theythinkthelatestmodelshelpthemalotwithStudyC.

theythinktheycankeepintouchwithothersmoreeasilyD.

theywanttolearnhowtousenewtechnologies(2)

Theunderlinedword"paradox"inthesecondparagraphcanbereplacedby_________.A.

fault

B.

problem

C.

benefit

D.

imagination(3)

Wecaninferfromthelastparagraphthattheauthorthinks_______.A.

anewgenerationalwayslovesnewthingsB.

parentsalsolikedtechnologicalproductswhentheywereyoungC.

parentsshouldmakesurechildrenusethenewtechnologiesproperlyD.

parentsshouldn’tallowchildrentoownacellPhoneBDoboysandgirlsreallydealwithpeopleindifferentways?WithLeaper’shelp,wecarriedoutsometeststhatshowedusyes.

Weofferedthekidsbrightlywrapped(包装)giftswhichmaybedisappointing:socksandapencil.Thegirlsrespondedverypolitely.Courtneysaidhappily,"JustwhatIneed.Socksandapencil!"Herwordsmademefeelgood,whiletheboysweren’tabouttomakemefeelgood."What?"Rajasaid,"Socksandapencil?Rip-off!"Jacobhadasimilarreaction.

Areboysandgirlssimplyborndifferent?

SusanWitt,attheUniversityofAkron,saysboysandgirlsresponddifferentlyinsituationslikethesebecauseweparentthemdifferently.

Wittmeansparentsandsocietytreatkidsdifferently.Afamousstudycalled"BabyX"designedbyPhyllisKatztestedadultsonhowtheytreatedbabiesbasedonwhattheythoughtthegender(性别)was.Whenadultsthoughttheywereholdingagirl,theyheldhergentlyandgaveherdolls.Whentheythoughtthebabywasaboy,theyofferedhimafootball.Inthe1970s,somepeopletookthistoargueboysandgirlswerebornentirelythesame,andtheybehaveddifferentlyonlybecauseparentsandsocietytaughtthemto.Now,however,it’sacceptedthatsocietyandbiologybothcreatethedifference.

Wittalsoofferedafewtipsfortheparentsofgirls:Don’thelpthemsomuch.Researchshowsparentstendtohelpgirlsmorethanboys.Thiscanmakegirlsfeelhelplessandlessconfident.

Inthecaseoftheboyswhowerehonestinourtest,wesawthattheirparentsgavethemalotoffreedomtoactout."Maybetoomuch,"saysWitt.WittsaidMomsshoulddiscouragekidswhoscreamoutdemands.

Finally,acaution(警告)aboutgeneralizingaboutgender.Thedifferencesbetweenindividualsarefrequentlybiggerthandifferencesbetweensexes.Inourexperiments,somegirlsdidspeaktheirmind,andsomeboyswereverypolite.

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Whatwastheboys’reactiontothegiftsinthetest?

A.

Theylikedthegifts.B.

Theywereverypolite.C.

Theyrespondedhonestly.

D.

Theytriedtomakeothersfeelgood.

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Accordingtothetext,thestudy"BabyX"______.

A.

testedadultsonhowtheytreatedbabiesbasedontheirgenderB.

wasdesignedtoproveboysandgirlsareborndifferentC.

wasdesignedbyPhyllisKatzfromtheUniversityofAkron

D.

provedthatboysandgirlsarebornentirelythesame

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Wittadvisedtheparentsofboysto______.

A.

givethemmorefreedomB.

offerthemmorehelpC.

controlthemalittlemore

D.

makethemmoreconfident

(4)

Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?

A.

Theresultsoftheexperimentsareconfusing.B.

There’snoneedtonoticethedifferencesbetweenthesexes.C.

Differencesbetweenboysandgirlsaren’ttrueforallindividuals.D.

Differencesbetweensexesaremoreimportantthanthosebetweenindividuals.CAbouttenyearsago,ayoungandverysuccessfulbusinessmannamedJoshwastravelingdownaChicagoneighborhoodstreet.Hewasgoingabittoofastinhisshiny,black,12cylinderjaguarxke,whichwasonlytwomonthsold.Hewaswatchingforkidsrushingoutfrombetweenparkedcarsandsloweddownwhenhethoughthesawsomething.ashiscarpassed,nochildcameout,butabricksailedoutand—whump!—Ithitthejag’sshinyblacksidedoor!Screech...!!!!Immediatelyjoshstoppedthecar,jumpedout,seizedthekidandpushedhimupagainstaparkedcar.Heshoutedatthekid,"Whatwasthatallaboutandwhoareyou?Justwhattheheckareyoudoing?!”Buildingupaheadofsteam,hewenton.“That’smynewjag,thatbrickyouthrewisgonnacostyoualotofmoney.Whydidyouthrowit?"“Please,mister,please...I’msorry!Ididn’tknowwhatelsetodo!”beggedtheyoungster.“Ithrewthebrickbecausenooneelsewouldstop!”tearswerestreamingdowntheboy’sfaceashepointedaroundtheparkedcar.“It’smybrother,mister”,hesaid.“Herolledofthecurb(路沿)andfelloutofhiswheelchairandIcan’tlifthimup.”sobbing,theboyaskedthebusinessman,“Wouldyoupleasehelpmegethimbackintohiswheelchair?He’shurtandhe’stooheavyforme.”Movedbeyondwords,theyoungbusinessmantriedhardtoswallowtherapidlyswellinglumpinhisthroat.Straining,heliftedtheyoungmanbackintothewheelchairandtookouthishandkerchiefandwipedthescrapersandcuts,checkingtoseethateverythingwasgoingtobeOk.Hethenwatchedtheyoungerbrotherpushhimdownthesidewalktowardtheirhome.Itwasalongwalkbacktotheblack,shining12cylinderjaguarxke—alongandslowwalk.Joshneverdidfixthesidedoorofhisjaguar.Hekeptthedent(凹痕)toremindhimnottogothroughlifesofastthatsomeonehastothrowabrickathimtogethisattention.Feelforthebricksoflifecomingatyou.(1)

Theboythrewabrickatthebusinessman’scarbecause________.A.

thebusinessmandroveatahighspeedB.

heenviedthebrand-newcarverymuchC.

hewantedtoaskforsomemoneyD.

hewantedtogethelpfromthedriver(2)

Whichofthefollowingistherightorderofthestory?a.TheyoungerbrotherthrewabrickatJosh’scar.b.Theelderbrotherfelloutofhiswheelchair.c.Theyoungerbrotherbeggedjoshforhelp.d.Joshliftedtheelderbrotherbackintohiswheelchair.e.Joshshoutedattheyoungerbrother.A.

b,a,e,c,d

B.

a,c,d,b,e

C.

b,a,c,e,d

D.

a,c,b,e,d(3)

Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.

Joshwouldacceptthemoneyfromthekids.B.

Thetwokidswerejosh’sneighbors.C.

Joshwasakind-heartedman.D.

Josh’snewcarbrokedowneasily.(4)

Accordingtothepassage,thelastsentencemeans________.A.

tryingtogetreadyforthetroubleinyourfuturelife.B.

tryingfastinaneighborhoodstreetisdangerousC.

tryingtobemoreunderstandingseeingothersintroubleD.

protectingoneselffrombeinghurtDInmodernsocietythereisagreatdealofargumentaboutcompetition.Somevalueithighly,believingthatitisresponsibleforsocialprogressandprosperity,otherssaythatcompetitionisbad;thatitsetsonepersonagainstanother;thatitleadstounfriendlyrelationshipbetweenpeople.Ihavetaughtmanychildrenwhoheldthebeliefthattheirself-worthrelied(依赖)onhowwelltheyperformedattennisandotherskills.Forthem,playingwellandwinningareoftenlife–and–deathaffairs.Intheirsingle–mindedpursuit(追求)ofsuccess,thedevelopmentofmanyotherhumanqualitiesissadlyforgotten.However,whilesomeseemtobelostinthedesiretosucceed,otherstakeanoppositeattitude.Inaculturewhichvaluesonlythewinnerandpaysnoattentiontotheordinaryplayers,theystronglyblamecompetition.Amongthemostvocalareyoungsterswhohavesufferedundercompetitivepressuresfromtheirparentsorsociety.Teachingtheseyoungpeople,Ioftenobserveinthemadesiretofail.Theyseemtoseekfailurebynottryingtowinorachievesuccess.Bynottrying,theyalwayshaveanexcuse:“Imayhavelost,butitdoesn’tmatterbecauseIreallydidn’ttry.”Whatisnotusuallyadmittedbythemselvesisthebeliefthatiftheyhadreallytriedandlost,thatwouldmeanalot.Suchalosswouldbeameasureoftheirworth.Clearly,thisbeliefisthesameasthatofthetruecompetitorswhotrytoprovethemselves.Botharebasedonthemistakenbeliefthatone’sself–respectreliesonhowwelloneperformsincomparisonwithothers.Bothareafraidofnotbeingvalued.Onlyasthisbasicandoftentroublesomefearbeginstodissolve(缓解)canwediscoveranewmeaningincompetition.(1)

Whatdoesthispassagemainlytalkabout?A.

Competitionhelpstosetupself–respect.B.

Opinionsaboutcompetitionaredifferentamongpeople.C.

Competitionisharmfultopersonalqualitydevelopment.D.

Failuresarenecessaryexperiencesincompetition(2)

Whydosomepeoplefavorcompetitionaccordingtothepassage?A.

Itpushessocietyforward.

B.

Itbuildsupasenseofduty.C.

Itimprovespersonalabilities.

D.

Itencouragesindividualefforts.(3)

Whatisthesimilarbeliefofthetruecompetitorsandthosewithadesiretofail?A.

One’sworthliesinhisperformancecomparedwithothers.B.

One’ssuccessincompetitionneedsgreatefforts.C.

One’sachievementisdeterminedbyhisparticularskills.D.

One’ssuccessisbasedonhowhardhehastried.(4)

Whichpointofviewmaytheauthoragreeto?A.

Everyeffortshouldbepaidback.B.

Competitionshouldbeencouraged.C.

Winningshouldbealife–and–deathmatter.D.

Fearoffailureshouldberemovedincompetition.【阅读七选五】Americansusemanyexpressionswiththeword“dog”.PeopleintheUnitedStateslovetheirdogsandtreatthemwell.

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However,dogswithoutownerstocareforthemleadadifferentkindoflife.Theexpression,toleadadog'slife,describesapersonwhohasanunhappyexistence.Somepeoplesayweliveinadog-eat-dogworld.

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Theysaythattobesuccessful,apersonhastoworklikeadog.Thismeanstheyhavetoworkvery,veryhard.Suchhardworkcanmakepeopledog-tired.And,thesituationwouldbeevenworseiftheybecamesickasadog.

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Thismeansthateverypersonenjoysasuccessfulperiodduringhisorherlife.Tobesuccessful,peopleoftenhavetolearnnewskills.Yet,somepeoplesaythatyoucanneverteachanolddognewtricks.Theybelievethatolderpeopledonotliketolearnnewthingsandwillnotchangethewaytheydothings.

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Peoplewhoareunkindoruncaringcanbedescribedasmeanerthanajunkyarddog.Junkyarddogsliveinplaceswherepeoplethrowawaythingstheydonotwant.Meandogsareoftenusedtoguardthisproperty.Theybarkorattackpeoplewhotrytoentertheproperty.However,sometimesapersonwhoappearstobemeanandthreateningisreallynotsobad.Wesayhisbarkisworsethanhisbite.Dogexpressionsarealsousedtodescribetheweather.Thedogdaysofsummerarethehottestdaysoftheyear.Arainstormmaycooltheweather.Butwedonotwantittoraintoohard.

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A.

Still,peoplesayeverydoghasitsday.B.

Wedonotwantittoraincatsanddogs.C.

Somepeoplearecomparedtodogsinbadways.D.

Dogsaretheirbestfriendsandtheyareloyaltopeople.E.

Therearemanyotherexpressionswaitingforyoutoexplore.F.

Thatmeansmanypeoplearecompetingforthesamethings,likegoodjobs.【完形填空】Asanengineeringstudent,Ihadadegreeandthreegoodjoboffers.Icouldn’thelptremblingwhenIheardaboutstudieswhichshowedthatwomenareata(n)

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whenitcomestomath.However,Idiscovered:justbecauseasubjectis

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tolearn,itdoesnotshowyouarenotgoodatit.Youjusthavetogrityourteethandworkhardertogetgoodatit.

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youdo,there’sa(an)

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chanceyouwillenjoyitmorethananythingelse.IneighthgradeItookalgebra(代数).OnonetestIgotonly1percentofthe

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answers.Ifailedthenextone,too.Istartedto

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maybeI’mjustnotgoodatthis.Iwasluckyenoughtohaveateacherwhodidn’ttakemybadgradesasajudgmentofmy

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asanindicationthatIshouldstudymore.He

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measideandtoldmeheknewIcoulddobetter.Successgrowsoutofstrugglestoovercomedifficulties.I

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thefollowingtests,andpulledmygradeuptoanA.Istudiedalotincollege,too.Ihadmomentsoffearwhilesittingbelowthefluorescentlightsinthe

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libraryonSaturdayafternoons,whenI

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thattheestrogen(雌性激素)inmybodywas

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mefromunderstandingthermodynamics(热动力学).Butthe

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inmyclasshadtoworkjustashard,andIknewthatIcouldn’t

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toloseconfidenceinmyself.Ididn’twanttochoosebetweenmyfemininity(女人气)andagoodcareer.

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Iremindedmyselfthatthose

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,theonesthatsaymathcomesmorenaturallytomen,arefaulty.Here’sasecret:mathandsciencedon’tgo

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tomostpeople.Noonewas

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bornknowingcalculus(微积分).Butasafamoussayinggoes:Nothingisdifficultifyouputyourheartintoit.Awomancanlearnanythingamancan,butfirstsheneedstoknowthatshecandoit,andthentakesaleapof

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faith【语法填空】IntheUSAthehighschoolgraduationceremonyisofgreat

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(important).12th-gradestudents,orseniors,whoareabout17or18yearsold,lookforwardto

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(attend)thisevent.ThegraduationceremonyitselftakesplaceattheendofMayorbeginningofJune,

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usuallyincludesmusic,awards,andaguestspeaker.Afterthespeeches,studentswalktothefrontoftheroomtoreceivetheirdiplomasfromtheheadmaster.Studentsstartpreparingforgraduationalongtime

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ithappens.Theyorderringsdesigned

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(especial)fortheirclass.

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traditionistohavetheirphotographstaken.Thesephotographsareusedfortheclassyearbook,whichisa

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(print)bookaboutallthestudentsintheschool.Studentshavespecialcardscalledannouncementsprintedtosendtofriendsandrelativestotellthemabouttheirgraduation.Thecardsofteninclude

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invitationtotheceremony.Ifyoureceiveit,youshouldsendapresent

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moneytothegraduate.Afewweeksbeforetheceremony,thestudents

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(measure)forthecapthattheywillwearattheceremony.Aftertheceremony,familiesusuallyhavegraduationpartiesforfriendsandrelatives.It’sadayandanightthathighschoolseniorsrememberforalongtime.【语法改错】DearJim，Sogladthatyouareinterestedinmynewflat.NowIwouldliketellyousomethingaboutit.Locatinginthenorthofthecity,thisResidentialCenterissmallwithonlysixbuilding.Myflat,whichcoverstheareaof36squaremeters,isinthefourthfloorinBuilding2.Itconsistedofasittingroom,abedroom,akitchenandatoilet.Whenyouenterintotheflat,youwillfindyourselfinthesittingroom.ThesittingroomisthepartthatIlikebest,becauseitisbrightlywithalovelybalcony,whichIcanenjoythebeautifulgardenbelow.Althoughmyflatissmall,Ilikethemverymuchbecauseitiscomfortable.Bestregards,

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