无锡届高三上学期期末考试

无锡市18届高三上学期英语期末试题第一节：听力(略)(20%)第二节：

单项填空(15%)

21.-Taylor,wouldyouryoungerbrothermindmeetingusattheairport?

-________,heiswillingtohelpus.

A.Ofcourse

B.Notlikely

C.Nowonder

D.Helpyourself

22.Youare_______youread.Byreadingtextsinhistoryandotherdisciplines,you’llbuildafoundationofknowledgeinthesefieldsthatwillalsogiveyouthebackgroundtobebetterreadersinallareas.

A.what

B.that

C.which

D.who

23.Encourageyourchildtoreacha(n)______betweenwhathewantsandwhatyouwantsinceit’shardtopleaseboth.

A.assessment

B.destination

C.compromise

D.conclusion

24.WolfWarriorⅡisthefirstfilmtotastesuccessboth_______boxofficeearningsandpromotingChinesevalues.

A.intermsof

B.inviewof

C.inplaceof

D.inhonorof

25.Freesubwaynewspapers,whichappearedatthebeginningofthe21stcenturyinChina,_______atthesubwaystationsintherushhour.

A.areusuallyhandedout

B.usuallyhandout

C.wereusuallyhandedout

D.hadusuallybeenhandedout

26.PresidentXimakesitclear_______theprincipalcontradictionfacingChinesesocietyinthenewerais_______betweenunbalancedandinadequatedevelopmentandpeople’sever-growingneedsforabetterlife.

A.that;one

B.what;that

C.that;that

D.what;one

27.Thoughthesingerwasturnedawayaftertworounds,hissongChengduhas_________

eversince.

A.heldon

B.caughton

C.comeon

D.passedon

28.Thesingerconfirmedherclaimshehadmadetothemedia______

shesaidshewouldnotleavetheband.

A.what

B.that

C.when

D.where

29.Thereissomepossibilitythatthepatientcouldmakeafullrecovery,

_______acertaincureforthedisease.

A.thereshouldbe

B.wasthere

C.therewas

D.shouldtherebe

30.TherewasaveryinterestingremarkinabookbyanEnglishmanthatIreadrecently______whathethoughtwasareasonforthisAmericancharacteristic.

A.giving

B.tobegiven

C.given

D.havinggiven

31.AsChinaisthesecond-largesteconomy______over30percenttoglobalgrowthsince,policiesmadeinthe19thCPC’sNationalCongressconcernedtheworld.

A.accounting

B.attributing

C.contributing

D.counting

32.Idon’tagreeoneverythingthatTrumpsays,buthe’sbeen

_______inhismessageaboutbringingmanufacturingbacktotheUnitedStates,bringingthecashbacktotheUnitedStates.

A.dynamic

B.consistent

C.compulsory

D.ambiguous33.Followingtheceremonieswasareceptionevent_______atMacaoTowerConventionandEntertainmentCenterwhichwasdecoratedbyribbonsofredandyellow,thecolorsofChina’snationalflag.

A.beingheld

B.tobeheld

C.holding

D.held

34.Conventionalwisdomhasit_______ChinawillovertakeNorthAmericanextyearinthesizeofthefilmmarket.

A.that

B.what

C.why

D.how

35.-ShouldIaskTomifhewasstillupsetatnotbeinginvitedtotheparty?

-Ifhehasn’tsaidanythingaboutit,just

__________

.

A.biteyourtongue

B.letsleepingdogslie

C.eatyourwords

D.facethemusic第三节：完形填空(20%)Usuallyitisthechildren,nottheparents,whoareunwillingtospendtheireveningspracticingspellingandlearningtimestables.ButaCanadiancouplehavejustwonalegal

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tofreetheirchildrenfromhomeworkaftersuccessfullyarguingthatthereisnoclear

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thatitimprovesacademicperformance.

ShelliandTomMilley,twolawyersfromCalgary,Alberta,

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theirhighlyunusualcaseafteryearsof

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tomaketheirthreechildrendoschoolworkoutoftheclassroom.Afteralongwarwiththeireldestson,Jay,now18,overhishomework,theydecidedtodothings

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withtheiryoungesttwo,Spencer,11,andBrittany,10.Andbeinglawyers,theydecidedtomakeit

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.

Ittooktwoyearsto

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theMilleys’DifferentiateHomeworkPlan,whichensurestheiryoungesttwochildrenwillneverhavetodohomeworkagainattheir

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school.Thetwoplan,

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bythechildren,parentsandteachers,stipulates(约定)that“homeworkwillnotbeusedasaformof

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forthechildren”.

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,thepupilspromisetogettheirworkdoneinclass,tocometoschool

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,andtorevisefortests.Theymustalsoreaddailyandpracticetheirmusicalinstrumentsathome.

“Itwasa

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homeworkbattleeverynight,”ShellitoldCanada’sGlobeandMailnewspaper.“It’shardtogetaweepingchildto

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mathproblems.Theyaretired.Theyshouldn’tbeworkingasecond

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.”Shethenwondered,“Whydidweletourfamily

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throughthatstress?Ifwedon’twantitall,weshouldn’thaveto

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it.”

Twoyearsago,Shellibegan

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studiesonhomework,mostofwhichsuggestthat,particularlyforyoungergrades,thereisnoclear

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betweenworkathomeandschoolperformance.WorkingwiththestaffatStBrigidElementaryJuniorHighSchool,sheformedahomeworkcommittee.Whennofirmchangesresultedfromthecommittee,thecouplebegannegotiatingthelegaldocumentthat

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thematter.“Wethinkit’saparent’srighttochoosewhat’sinourchildren’sbestinterests,”saidShelli.“Butwe’regratefultheschooldidtherightthing.”

36.A.conflict

B.competition

C.battle

D.attack

37.A.evidence

B.source

C.resource

D.clue

38.A.tried

B.researched

C.solved

D.launched

39.A.commanding

B.demanding

C.deciding

D.struggling

40.A.differently

B.separately

C.similarly

D.independently

41.A.social

B.official

C.logical

D.natural

42.A.debate

B.claim

C.negotiate

D.argue

43.A.former

B.latter

C.current

D.normal

44.A.planned

B.signed

C.designed

D.released

45.A.calculation

B.inspiration

C.education

D.evaluation

46.A.Inreturn

B.Onthewhole

C.Forinstance

D.Ingeneral

47.A.prepared

B.interested

C.encouraged

D.experienced

48.A.permanent

B.instant

C.constant

D.temporary

49.A.writedown

B.takein

C.giveup

D.putaway

50.A.round

B.time

C.piece

D.shift

51.A.break

B.go

C.walk

D.see

52.A.get

B.buy

C.have

D.bring

53.A.collecting

B.documenting

C.appreciating

D.learning

54.A.mark

B.link

C.difference

D.progress

55.A.divided

B.commented

C.praised

D.decided第四节：阅读了解(30%)A

Advertisingisfirstjourneymarketing.Youronlygoalinadvertisingistoshowenoughgoldtogetpeopletowanttobeaprospect(期望).Forgetaboutsellingthemanything.

Thenhowdoyoushowthemthegold?Keystoeffectiveadvertisingareasfollows.

Talktooneperson,andcallhis/hername.

OnacrowdedManhattanstreet,elbow-to-elbowwithaseaofpeople,Istillheardsomeonespeakinaconversationalvoice—“Mark.”Iturnedmyheadaround.Ofcoursehewastalkingtosomeoneelse,butitstillcaughtmyattention.

Youneedtospeaktooneperson,andcallhis/hername.Inmarketing,thenextbestthingtoapersonalnameisyourWhoandWhat.Forexample,“Golfers”=who“havekneepainaffectingtheirswing?”=what.

Educatetheminahelpfulway.

Ifyouhaveroom,takethetimetoexplainonepointthatwillhelpthemwiththeproblemtheyarefacing.Forsmalleradsyoucanjustpointthemtowardsawebpagewhereyouwanttoeducatethemaboutsomethinghelpful.

Forinstance,“Mostpainisactuallycausedbystress.Stoppingthestressmeansdecreasingorstoppingthepain.Rightnow,justnoticeyourkneepain.Seeifyoucannoticewhereyourlegsandhipsfeeltense,andbreatheintothetension.Asitrelaxes,seehowthepainfeels.”Ifyouhavemorespace,youcangointomoredetails.

Offeratrade:theircontactinformationforsomethingvaluable.“Ofcourse,yourkneepainisn’tgonecompletely.Thisisjustaclue.Ifyou’dlikeafreearticlewithillustrationsonhowtodecreasekneepainandhelpyourswing,justleaveyourcontactinformationandyouwillbegivenanadditionalgolfswingtipeveryweek.”Youcanjustfollowthisexample.

Finally,don’tignoredesign.

Keepitsimple.Inaloud,overcrowdedworld,simplicityandstraightforwardnesshavethebestchanceofbeingnoticed.Useplentyofwhitespace,easy-to-readfront(字体),andavoidcomplicatedpatterns.

Besides,youcantryRobinWilliams(notTHATRobinWilliams)book,TheNon-Designer’sDesignBook,Maybeyoucanlearnsomethingfromit.

Havefunwithyouradvertising!

56.Whichofthefollowingisatipforadvertisingsuccessfully?

A.Callone’snamewhenevermeetingwithsomeone.

B.Keepinmindthatadvertisingisfirstjourneymarketing.

C.Payattentiontodesignandkeepitcomplicatedifpossible.

D.Educateyourpotentialcustomersaboutsomethinghelpful.

57.Howdoyouunderstandtheunderlinedsentenceinthepassage?

A.Thegolfer’skneewashurtandhecan’tplaygolfanymore.

B.Thegolfercan’tswingbecauseofthekneepainandheneedstreatment.

C.Thegolfer’skneepainwascausedbystressandweshouldhelphimstopthestress.

D.Thegolfercan’tplaygolfanymoreandwe’llspeaktohimandofferhimsometips.

B

Fantasyliteratureisfantasyinwrittenform.Historicallyspeaking,themajorityoffantasyworkshavebeenliterature.Sincethe1950showever,agrowingpartofthefantasygenre(流派)hastakentheformofvideogames,music,painting,andthelike.Itisdifficulttodefinetheprecise“beginning”offantasyliterature,asstoriesinvolvingmagicandterriblemonstershaveexistedsincetimeimmemorial(远古时代).Onthewhole,thegenre,asadistincttype,begantobecomevisibleintheVictoriantimes,intheworksofwriterssuchasWilliamMorris,LordDunsanyandGeorgeMacdonald.

SomecommentatorsdeclaredthattheSouthAfrican-born,Englishprofessorofphilology,J.R.R.Tolkien,wasinfluentialtothemass-popularizationofthefantasygenre,withhishugelysuccessfulpublications—TheHobbit,andTheLordoftheRings.Tolkienhimself,though,waslargelyinformedbyanancientbodyofAnglo-Saxonmyths—particularlyBeowulf—butitwasafterhisworkthatthegenrebegantoreceivethename,“fantasy”.J.R.R.Tolkien’sclosefriendC.S.Lewis,authorofTheChroniclesofNarnia,alsoanEnglishprofessorinterestedinsimilarthemes,wasalsoconnectedwithpopularizingthecommercialsuccessofthefantasygenre.

OutstandingauthorsinthegenrewhoundertookpopularfantasyworksafterTolkien’sTheLordofTheRingsphenomenonofthe1950sand1960sappearedquickly.Inrecentyears,therateoffemale-to-maleauthorsinatypically-stockedbookstorehasskyrocketed,withfemaleauthorssurpassingthevolumeofthemaleones.

Fantasyhasbeenfamousfromotherformsofliteraturebyitsstyle.Thefantasyworldrequires,likeanygenre,appropriatelanguage,andthatlanguagecanvary.Invariousformsoffairytalefantasy,eventhevillain’slanguagewouldbeinappropriateifvulgar.FamousfantasyauthorRaymondE.Feistconsideredhisgenretobeonewhere“ordinarypeople”wereplacedinextraordinarysituations,andwritingaboutwhatwouldhappen.

58.Howmanyfantasywritersarementionedinthispassage?A.Five.

B.Six.

C.Seven.

D.Eight.

59.Theunderlinedword“skyrocketed”inthethirdparagraphmeans’__________.

A.riserapidlyandsuddenly

B.droprapidlyandsuddenly

C.riseslowlyandsteadily

D.dropslowlyandsteadily

60.Thispassageismainlyabout

________.

A.thebackgroundoffantasyliterature

B.somefamousworksaboutfantasyliterature

C.theoriginanditspopularityoffantasyliteratureD.someoutstandingauthorsoffantasyliteratureCHoldyoursmartphone,smileatthefrontcamera,andclick!Yougetaselfie.Thereisnodoubtthatthisphotoisyours.Butifamonkeytakesaselfie,doesthecameraownerhavetherighttodecidehowtouseit?

Recently,thisquestionhascausedaproblembetweenWikimediaFoundation,anon-profitorganization,andBritishwildlifephotographerDavidJ.Slater.

In,SlaterwasvisitingaparkinIndonesiawhenamacaque(猕猴)gotholdofoneofhiscameras.“Theywerequitenaughty,jumpingallovermyequipment,”SlatertoldTheTelegraph,“anditlookedliketheywerealreadyposingforthecamerawhenonehitthebutton.”Theresultwashundredsofmonkeyselfies.Thebestofimageswasafemalemacaquegrinningtoothilyintothelens.

Thisweek,thegrinningmonkeyselfiereturnedtothenewswhenWikimediarefusedSlater’srequesttotakethephotosdownfromWikimediaCommons,awebsitethatisrunbytheorganizationandoffersfreeimages.

AccordingtoWikimedia,anyonewhodownloadsthemonkeyselfie,oranyofthemillionsofimagesonthesite,cancopyanduseanyworksherefreelyaslongastheyfollowwhattheauthorsays.ThequestionthataroseherewaswhetherSlater,whohadnotheldthecamera,setuptheshotofpressedtheshutter(快门),couldbeconsideredthephotographerofthemonkeyselfie.Wikimedia’spositiononthiswasclear:astheworkofanon-humananimal,thisphotohasnohumanauthorwhoownsthecopyright.

Onlyauthorsofcreativeworks,likeapieceofwritingorasong,owncopyrights.Intermsofphotos,UScopyrightlawsayswhoeverpushesthebuttononthecameraownsthecopyrighttotheimageproduced,whichmeansthatiftouristsaskyoutotakeaphotoofthem,andyouhappentohittheshutterbuttonattheexactmomentthatJustinBieber,aCanadiansinger,madefacesbehindthem,you,asthephotographer,wouldhavethephoto’scopyrightandsellit.Thetourists,whoownthecameraonwhichthephotowastakenandaskedyoutotakethephotodon’tgettherighttouseitwithoutyouallowingthemto.Allthishasbeencomplicatedbytheappearanceofsurveillancecameras,smartphones,andlargescalephotographyprojects(批量摄影项目)forwhichassistantsoftenpresstheshutterbuttontoproduceworkswhosecopyrightsbelongtotheirboss.

Slaterseemstobethinkingalongtheselines.Hesaysthatbuyingthecameras,spendingthousandsofpoundstotransporthimselftoIndonesia,andallowingthemonkeysto“steal”hiscamerasmakehimtheauthoroftheimage,regardlessofwhopushedthebutton.“Inlaw,ifIhaveanassistantthenIstillownthecopyright,hetoldthe“Today”Show.“Ibelieveinthiscase,themonkeywasmyassistant.”

Butifoneistobelievehisowntellingofthemonkeystealinghiscamera,Slaterdidn’taskthemonkeystotaketheselfiesandfinallytookthecameraaway.

Ifthatseemsunfair,thinkaboutthis.Ifapersonleftherlaptopinacafe,andapoetpickeditup,openedupaword-processingprogram,andtypedoutapoemwhichturnedouttobethebestpoemofthisgeneration,couldsheaskformuchmorethanherlaptopback?

61.Themonkeyselfie,takenin,returnedtothespotlightbecause

____________.

A.Slaterallowedpeopletodownloadthephotoforfree

B.SlaterallowedWikimediaCommonstodownloadthephotofreeofcharge

C.WikimediaCommonsrefusedtopaySlateranymoneyforthephotoonthewebsite

D.WikimediaCommonsrefusedtotakethephotodownfromthewebsitedespiteSlater’srequest

62.AccordingtoUScopyrightlaw,whomightWikimediathinkownthecopyrightofmonkeyphoto?

A.Slater.

B.Wikimedia.C.Themonkey.

D.Noone.

63.TheauthormentionedJustinBieberandsomespecialcasestoshowthat_________.

A.whoeverpressedthebuttonwouldhavethephoto’scopyrightinanycasesB.onlythefamoussingerwouldhavethecopyrighttohavetheimageproduced

C.onlytheownerofthecamerawouldhavethecopyrightofthephotoevenifhedidn’ttakeit

D.whoeverpushedthebuttonwouldhavethecopyrightbutinsomespecialcasesthingsweredifferent

64.Fromthelastparagraphweknowthattheauthor__________.

A.supportsWikimedia

B.doesn’tshowhisattitudeatall

C.showsgreatsympathytoSlater

D.agreeswithneitherWikimedianorSlater

D

Howwellpreparedwouldthepersonbeifheweretocallonaprospectivecustomerforus?AsIseeit,therearefourkeystogettinghired.

Preparetowin.“Ifyoumissonedayofpractice,younoticethedifference,”thesayinggoesamongmusicians.“Ifyoumisstwodaysofpractice,thecriticsnoticethedifference.Ifyoumissthreedaysofpractice,theaudiencenoticethedifference.”

TheMichaelJordansoftheworldhavetalent,yes,butthey’realsothefirstonesonandthelastonesoffthebasketballcourt.Thesamepreparationappliesineveryformofhumanendeavor.

Youwon’tgeteveryjobyougoafter.Thebestsalespeopledon’tcloseeverysale.Michael1Jordanmakesbarelyhalfofhisfield-goalattempts.Butittakesnolongertopreparewellforoneinterviewthantowanderinhalf-preparedforfive.Andyourprospectsforsuccesswillbemanytimesbetter.

Neverstoplearning.RecentlyIplayedadoublestennismatchpairedwitha90-year-old.Iwonderedhowthingswouldworkout;Ishouldn’thave.Wehammeredouropponents6-1,6-1!Aswewereswitchingsidestoplayathirdset,hesaidtome,“DoyoumindifIplaythebackhandcourt?Ialwaysliketoworkonmyweaknesses.”Whatafantasticexampleofapersonwhohasneverstoppedlearning.Incidentally,wewonthethirdset6-1.Aswewalkedoffthecourt,my90-year-oldpartnerlaughedandsaid,“Ithoughtyou’dliketoknowaboutmynumber-onerankingindoublesintheUnitedStatesinmyagebracket(年纪段),85andup!”Hewasn’tthinking90;hewasn’teventhinking85.Hewasthinkingnumberone.

Believeinyourself,evenwhennooneelsedoes.Doyourememberthefour-minutemile?(1)Athleteshadbeentryingtodoitforhundredsofyearsandfinallydecideditwasphysicallyimpossibleforhumans.(2)Ourbonestructurewasallwrong,ourlungpowerinadequate.(3)Thenonehumanprovedtheexpertswrong.(4)Don’teverletanyonetellyouthatyoucan’taccomplishyourgoals.Whosaysyou’renottougher,harderworkingandmoreablethanyourcompetitors?Yousee,agoalisadreamwithadeadline:inwriting,measurable,identifiable,andattainable.

Findawaytomakeadifference.Inmyopinion,themajorityofNewYorkcabdriversareunfriendly,ifnotdownrightrude.Mostofthecabsaredirty,andalmostallofthemhaveanunacceptable,bulletproofpartition(分隔).ButrecentlyIjumpedintoacabatLaGuardiaAirportandguesswhat?Itwasclean.Therewasbeautifulmusicplayingandnopartition.

Holdingupachoiceofnewspapers,thecabdrivereventoldmetohelpmyselftothefruitinthebasketonthebackseat.Iwasshocked.Hedoesn’tknowit,buthe’smyhero.He’slivingproofthatyoucanalwaysshifttheoddsinyourfavor.

Mymentor,CurtCarlson,isthewealthiestmaninMinnesota,ownerofahotelandtravelcompanywithsalesintheneighborhoodof$9billion.IhadtogettoameetinginNewYorkoneday,andCurtgenerouslyofferedmearideinhisjet.IthappenedtobeadaywhenMinnesotawashitwithoneoftheworstsnowstormsinyears.Minneapolis-St.PaulInternationalAirportwasclosedforthefirsttimeindecades.Then,thoughthestormcontinuedtopound(重击)us,theairportopenedarunwayforsmallcraftonly.Asweweretaxiingdownittotakeoff,Curtturnedtomeandsaidcheerfully,“Look,Harvey,notracksinthesnow!”

Frommystandpoint,that’swhatit’sallabout.Thengooutandmakeyourowntracksinthesnow.

65.Whydoestheauthorquoteinthesecondparagraph?

A.Toappealtoustopractice.

B.Tosupportthetheme“preparetowin”.

C.Toindicatetheimportanceofpractice.

D.Toinformusofthesayingamongmusicians.

66.Accordingtoparagraph4,thewriterprobablywantstoshowus

__________.A.weshouldexpecttogeteveryjobaswelike

B.anyonewhowantstogethiredshouldgetconcentrated

C.eventhebestsalespeopledon’ttrytosucceedineverysale

D.MichaelJordonisatopathletebecausehemakesbarelyhalfofhisfield-goalattempts

67.Whenthewritermentionshisexperienceofplayingtenniswiththeoldman,heprobablymeans______.

A.onemaydevelophisstrengthifhekeepsonlearning

B.theoldmanisgoodatplayingtennisandproudofit

C.thewriterhimselfisagreattalentinplayingtennis

D.ifonekeepsworkingonhisweakness,heissuretosucceed

68.Fromthepassagewecaninfer______.

A.thegoalisnotadaydream,becausepeoplehavenotroublerealizingit

B.ittakesasmuchtimetopreparewellforoneinterviewastohalfprepareforfive

C.peopleshouldn’tregardtheirgoalasakindofdream,becauseitcanbeachievedandrealizedeasily

D.whenweadmireotherpeople’ssuccess,wealwaysforgetthattheyhaveworkedonthisforalongtime

69.WhywasCurtsohappywhenhesaidthattherewerenotracksinthesnow?

A.Becausehemadehisjettakeoffinthebadweather.

B.BecauseCurtthoughttheywerethefirsttotakeoff.

C.Becausetheairportopenedarunwayforsmallcraftonly.

D.Becauseheistheownerofahotelandtravelcompanywithsalesintheneighborhoodof$9billion.

70.Wherecouldthefollowingsentencesbebestaddedinparagraph6?

And,miracleofmiracles,sixweeksafterRogerBannisterbrokethefour-minutemile,JohnLandybeatBannister’stimebynearlytwofullseconds.Sincethen,closetoeighthundredrunnershavebrokenthefour-minutemile!

A.(1)

B.(2)

C.(3)

D.(4)第五节：任务型阅读(10%)

注意：每个空格只填1个单词。请将答案写在答题卡上对应题号横线上。

Peopletendtoblametheexternal(外部)forcewhenbadthingshappenandgivethemselvescreditwhengoodthingsoccur.Forexample,ifyoupassedanexam,theself-servingwouldleadyoutobelievethatitwasbecauseyoustudiedhard.Ifyoufailed,ontheotherhand,youmightbelieveitwasbecausetheteacherdidnotexplainthesubjectcorrectly,theclassroomwastoowarmoryourroommatekeptyouupallnightbeforetheexam.Socialpsychologistsdescribethisphenomenonasself-servingbias(自利性偏差).

Anumberoffactorshavebeenshowntoinfluencetheself-servingbias.Generally,olderadultsmaketheinternalattribution,thatis,creditthemselveswiththeirsuccess.Menaremorelikelytomaketheexternalattribution,meaningtheytendtoblametheoutsideforcefortheirfailure.Oftenwhenapersonissad,thiskindofbiasmaybeopposite:theywillattributepositiveresultstotheoutsidehelporevenluck,andblamethemselveswhenbadthingshappen.

ExpertssuggestthatwhilethisbiasisquitewidespreadinthewesterncultureincludingtheU.S.andCanada,ittendstobemuchlessfrequentintheeasterncultureincludingChinaandJapan.Why?IndividualistculturessuchastheU.S.placegreaterstressonthepersonalachievementandself-respect,soprotectingtheselffromfeelingsoffailureismoreimportant.Collectivistcultures,ontheotherhand,aremorelikelytoattributethepersonalsuccesstoluckandfailuretothelackoftalent.

However,therearesomesituationswheretheself-servingbiashappenslessoften.Someresearchhasfoundthatpeopleincloserelationships,whethertheromanticrelationshiporfriendship,tendtobemoremodest.Yourfriendsoryourpartner,inotherwords,wouldremindyouwhenabadsituationmightbepartlybecauseofyourowndoing.

Althoughthebiascanmeanavoidthepersonalresponsibilityforone’saction,inmanycases,itisadefensemechanismthatprotectsaperson’sself-respect.Byattributingpositiveeventstopersonalcharacteristics,peoplegetanincreaseinconfidence.Byblamingtheoutsideforceforfailure,peoplemakethemselvesbelievetheydon’tneedtoberesponsibleforthefailureandthusprotecttheirself-respect.

Anotheradvantageofthisbiasisthatitleadspeopletopersevereeveninthefaceofdifficultsituations.Anunemployedworkermayfeelmoremotivatedtokeeplookingforworkifheattributeshisunemploymenttoaweakeconomy,forexample,ratherthansomepersonalfailure.Anathletemightfeelmoremotivatedtoperformwellifhebelievesthathisfailureduringapreviouseventistheresultofbadweatherratherthanalackofskill.第六节：书面表示（25%）

请阅读下面短文，并按要求用英语写一篇150词左右文章。

Inlife,wewillsucceedandfailoftenforreasonsthatareentirelyoutofourcontrol.Forinstance,wecanbeincrediblyniceandlovesomeonedeeply,andtheymaynotloveusback.Wecanworkharderthananyoneelseatourlessonsandstillnotbeasexcellentasourpeers.Wecaneathealthyfood,exerciseandstayawayfromalcoholandcigarettes,andstillgetsick.

Myfirstmarriageendedindivorce.Tome,itfeltveryunfair.Ihadworkedhardtobeagoodwifeandmother.However,nomatterwhatI