2023年高二暑假话题阅读快乐练：人际关系（含答案）

第第页2023年高二暑假话题阅读快乐练：人际关系（含答案）2023年高二暑假话题阅读快乐练：人际关系

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一、阅读理解题（共5题）

CanItalkaboutsalaryatworkInaword:yes.AsHRcompanyInsperityputitinarecentblogpost:Canyouremployeesdiscusstheirsalariesorwageswiththeirco-workersYes.EvenifyouhaveacompanypolicyagainstitYes.

Thefreedomtodiscussyoursalaryatworkisaprotectedrightunderfederallaborlaw.TheNationalLaborRelationsActof1935protectsyourrighttodiscusstheconditionsofyouremployment,includingissuesrelatedtosafetyandpay,evenwhenyou'renotprotectedbyaunion.

Talkingaboutsalarywithcolleaguecanbeuncomfortable,sincethere'ssuchatabooaboutdiscussingmoneymatters,butit'sanimportantsteptowardsachievingequalpayforequalwork.Onebarrier,however,stemsfromhowwethinkofourownfinancialworth.ToomanypeopleItalktowronglyconsidertheirsalaryareflectionoftheirworthiness,astatementabouttheirskills,experience,orvalue.Attheendoftheday,ifwecanallseparateourself-worthfromoursalariesabitmore,it'llbecomeeasiertotalkfranklywithourcolleague.

Askingaboutmoneyoutrightcanbetough,soonetrickI'vepickedupalongthewayistoaskforyourcolleaguetoconfirmordeny.Forinstance,youmightvolunteeryoursalaryfirstandask"Doesthatsoundaboutrighttoyou"bywayofcomparison.Or,let'ssayyou'reinterviewingforapromotiontobecomeamanager.Youmightaskafellowmanageraboutthekindofsalaryyoushouldexpectbysaying,"I'mseeingsalariesforthiskindofpositionrangingfrom65,000to70,000—doesthatseemaccuratetoyou"Thisway,evenifyourcolleagueisn'tcomfortablesharingtheirsalaryoutright,theycanhelpyouidentifyifyourexpectationsareonpointorwayoff.

(1)Whatmakesco-workersuncomfortabletotalkaboutsalaries

A．Thesafetyissue.

B．Thefederallaborlaw.

C．Thewrongideaaboutsalaries.

D．Thereflectionoftheirworthiness.

(2)Whatdoes"taboo"underlinedinParagraph3referto

A．Aprohibitedpractice.B．Areligiousbelief.

C．Ageneralagreement.D．Asocialcustom.

(3)WhatismainlytalkedaboutinParagraph4

A．Oneofmyinterviewexperiences.

B．Mywayofaskingaboutmoney.

C．Themethodofraisingquestions.

D．Anexampleofgettingpromoted.

(4)Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext

A．HowtoDiscussSalariesatWork

B．WaysofTalkingaboutSalaries

C．DoSalariesStandforSelf-worth

D．CanSalariesbeTalkedaboutatWork

DearMissManners,Myfriends'kidsalwaysaskforgiftsorsay,"Youdidn'tgivemeagift"fortheirbirthdaysorChristmas.Thisisdonewhiletheirmomsarepresent,andtheydon'tsayanything.HowdoIaskmyfriendstotelltheirkidsthatit'srudetoaskpeopleforgiftsPaulDearPaul,Nevermindthemothers,whoareobviouslynotgoingtoteachthemmanners.Isuggestrespondingdirectlyandpleasantlytothechildrenwith,"Why—wereyouplanningtogivemeone"Theirastonishmentshouldgiveyoutheopportunitytoexplainpolitelythatwearenotsupposedtoforceotherstogivegiftsandgivingpresentsisgenerallyexpectedtobemutual.

DearMissManners,Iamcelebratingamilestonebirthdaywithaformalthemepartyataclub.Thetimeofthepartyis7p.m.tomidnight.Itincludesacocktailhourat7,withdinnerfollowing.CanIaddthe7p.m.cocktailhourtotheinvitationIwouldhategueststomisunderstandandthinkthattheycouldarriveanytimebetween7andmidnight.CarolineDearCaroline,Thetemptationtotellone'sguestswhentheyareexpectedtoleaveisonewithwhichMissMannerssympathizes.Clearsignalsareoftenneglected.Ifthehostsdonotrisefromthetabletoannouncecoffeeinthelivingroomasthefinalact,guestsfeelawkwardaboutbeingthefirsttogetup.Andthensomepeoplejustneverknowwhentogohome.However,puttingbothstartingandfinishingtimesonaninvitation,oftendoneforcocktailparties,indeedsuggeststhattheymayarriveduringtheevent—nottowarditsend,tobesure,butnotnecessarilyatthestartingpoint.Youaregivingadinnerparty,soyoushouldinformyourgueststhatitwillstartat7,asdrinksbeforethemealarepartoftheroutine.Thattellsthemtoarriveontime—andyoucanonlyhopethattheywilltakethemselvesoffatadecenthour.

(1)AccordingtoMissManners,theproperwaytodealwithakidaskingforgiftsis_____.

A．toignorethekid'srequestforgifts

B．toscoldthekidforaskingforpresents

C．totellkidsgiftgivingisvoluntaryandtwo-way

D．toadvisethekid'smumtoteachhimpropermanners

(2)WhichofthefollowingdoesMissMannersadviseyoutodoattheparty

A．Suggestguestsarrivingduringtheevent.

B．Directlyremindgueststoleaveatapropertime.

C．Informguestsofbothstartingandfinishinghours.

D．Giveguestsclearhintwhentheyshouldleavetheparty.

(3)Inwhichpartofanewspapercanyoufindthispassage

A．AdviceSection.B．LiveChatsSection.

C．EntertainmentSection.D．ClassifiedAdsSection.

About18monthsago,myfatherwasinthehospitalrecoveringfromamajorlungoperation.Mymotherhadrecentlypassedaway,andmyfatherhadtakenthelossofhispartnerof55yearsveryhardandhadlostinterestinlife.

Tryingtogethimtoeateachdaywasquiteachoreashedidn'twantanything.Theonething,however,thathewouldaskustobringhimwasice-cream.

Oneeveningtooursurprise,herefusedtoeattheice-cream,soIplaceditinastaffroomfreezer.Alittlewhilelater,mysondecidedhewantedit,soIfetcheditforhim.

AsIpassedanotherward,awomanasked,"AretheremoreWherethatcamefrom"WhenIexplainedthesituation,sheapologized.Shethensaidthatshehadcancerandcouldeatverylittleotherthantheoccasionalice-cream.

Thenextevening,Idecidedtobuytwoice-cream.OnthewaytoDad'sroom,Istoppedinatthesickwoman'sroom,andofferedhertheice-creamI'dboughtforher.ShewastotallystunnedthatIhadthoughtofher,andacceptedthegiftwithtearsinhereyes.Ispokewithherforafewminutes,explainingwhatwashappeninginmyfamilyandlistenedtohersimilarstoryofpainandsuffering.Itwasapparentthatshedidnothavemanyvisitors,andtheice-creamandourshortchatmeantagreatdealtoher.

Irepeatedthegestureafewdayslater,andthistimewasrewardedwithahugehug.

Inevereventhoughttoaskhername,andneversawheragain,butitmademerealizethatanactofkindnesscanbemorerewardingwhenyougiveit,ratherthanreceiveit.

(1)Thewriter'sfatherstayedinthehospitalbecause_____.

A．hehadtroubleeatingB．hehadhadalungoperation

C．hehadlostinterestinlifeD．hewasillforlosinghiswife

(2)Thewriterboughtice-creamsforthesickladywhenherealized_____.

A．ice-creamwasamongthelittlefoodshecouldeat

B．theyhadsimilarfamilyexperiences

C．shewaslonelywithoutfamilyaround

D．togiveisasimportantastoreceive

(3)Theunderlinedwordinparagraph6probablymeans_____.

A．bodylanguageB．wordC．actionD．decision

(4)Whatdidthewritertrytoconveytousthroughthestory

A．Givingisrewarding.

B．Don'thesitatetohelpelderlypeople.

C．It'sourresponsibilitytolookafterourparents.

D．Neverputofanythingyoucandotilltomorrow.

WhatexactlyisalieIsitanythingwesaywhichweknowisuntrueOrisitsomethingmorethanthatForexample,supposeafriendwantstoborrowsomemoneyfromyou.Yousay"IwishIcouldhelpyoubutI'mshortofmoneymyself."Infact,youarenotshortofmoneybutyourfriendisinthehabitofnotpayinghisdebtsandyoudon'twanttohurthisfeelingsbyremindinghimofthis.Isthisreallyalie

ProfessorJeraldJellisonoftheUniversityofSouthernCaliforniahasmadeascientificstudyoflying.Accordingtohim,womenarebetterliarsthanmenparticularwhentellinga"whitelie",suchaswhenawomanatapartytellsanotherwomanthatshelikesherdresswhenshereallythinksitlooksawful.However,thisisonlyonesideofthestory.Otherresearcherssaythatmenaremorelikelytotellmoreseriouslies,suchasmakingapromisewhichtheynointentionoffulfilling.Thisisthekindofliepoliticiansandbusinessmenaresupposedtobeparticularlyskilledat:theliefromwhichtheliarhopestoprofitorgaininsomeway.

Researchhasalsobeendoneintothewaypeople'sbehaviorchangesinanumberofsmallapparentlyunimportantwayswhentheylie.Ithasbeenfoundthatiftheyaresittingdownatthetime,theytendtomoveaboutintheirchairsmorethanusual.Tothetrainedobservertheyaresaying"IwishIweresomewhereelsenow."Theyalsotendtotouchcertainpartsofthefacemoreoften,inparticularthenose.Oneexplanationofthismaybethatlyingcausesaslightincreaseinbloodpressure.Theupofthenoseisverysensitivetosuchchangesandtheincreasedpressuremakesititch.

AnothergesturewhichgiveliarsawayisthatthewriterDesmondMorrisinhisbookMan-watchingcalls"themouthcover"Hesaysthereareseveraltypicalformsofthis,suchascoveringpartofthemouthwiththefingers,touchingtheupper-liporputtingafingerofthehandatonesideofthemouth.Suchasgesturecanbeunderstoodasanunconsciousattemptonthepartofthelairtostophimselforherselffromlying.

Ofcourse,suchgesturesasrubbingthenoseorcoveringthemouth,ormovingaboutinachaircannotbetakenasproofthatthespeakerislying.Theysimplytendtooccurmorefrequentlynthissituation.Itisnotonegesturealonethatgivesthelairawaybutwholenumberofthingsandinparticularthecontextinwhichthelieistold.

(1)Accordingtothepassage,a"whitelie"seemstobealie_____.

A．thatotherpeoplebelieve

B．thatotherpeopledon'tbelieve

C．toldinordertoavoidoffendingsomeone

D．toldinordertotakeadvantageofsomeone

(2)AccordingtoProfessorJellison,women_____.

A．generallyliefarmorethanmendo

B．arebetterattellinglessseriousliesthanmenare

C．lieatpartiesmoreoftenthanmendo

D．oftenmakepromisetheydon'tintendtokeep

(3)Researchersfindwhenapersontellsalie,_____.

A．helooksveryserious

B．hisbloodpressureincreaseconsiderably

C．heuseshisunconsciousmind

D．theretendstobesomesmallchangesinhisbehavior

(4)Whichofthefollowingmaybestbetray(出卖)aliar

A．Thetouchingofthetipofone'snose.

B．Thechangesofone'sbehavior.

C．Thecircumstanceswherethelieistold.

D．"Themouthcover"gesture.

You'vegotmail…andit'sapostcard

PauloMagalhaes,a34-yearoldPortuguesecomputerengineer,lovestoopenhismailboxandfindabrightlycoloredpictureofRome'sColosseum.OrAfrica'sVictoriaFalls.OrChina'sGreatWall.

"Ioftensendpostcardstofamilyandfriends."hesaystoChinaDaily,"butyoucanimaginethatafterawhile,youneverreceiveasmanyasyousend,andyourealizethatnoteveryoneisintoit,"Seekingotherlike-mindedsouls,however,Paulostartedlookinginasomewhatunlikelyplace:online.ManywouldsaytheInternetisaplaceforpeoplewhohavegivenuponthetraditionalpostalservice,butPaulo'shunch(直觉)paidoff.

Todayhishobbyhasdevelopedintothewebsite,asocialnetworkthathasgrownto575,217registeredusersin214countriesandregionssincehestartedit10yearsago.Runningthewebsitehasalmostturnedintoafull-timejob.

Languageiscertainlyaharrierformanypeople.Forpostcrossingtoworkworldwide,acommoncommunicationlanguageisneededsothateveryonecanunderstandeachother.AscoolasitmaybetoreceiveapostcardwritteninChinese,theconceptdoesn'tworkifonedoesn'tunderstandit.Soacommonlanguageisrequiredandinpostcrossingthat'sEnglishsinceit'swidelyspoken.

"ManypeopleinChinahavelimitedexposuretoEnglish.Thatsaid,weknowofmanypostcrossingmembers,includingChinese,whohaveactuallyimprovedtheirEnglishskillsthroughtheiruseofpostcrossing,"Paulosays.

(1)

A．Andthat'stotallyfine

B．Thatmakesitextrahardtolearnandpracticeit

C．Helikestothinkofsendingpostcardsasafamily-friendlyhobby

D．Manylovetomakeaconnectionwithsomeonefromacrosstheworld.

E．OnAugust5,thenumberofpostcardsexchangedbymemberstopped31million.

F．Similarly,ifyouspeakonlyChinese,receivingacardinSwedishtakespartofthefunaway.

G．Inshort,helovespostcards,andtheexcitementofgettingahand-writtennotefromsomeonefaraway.

(2)

A．Andthat'stotallyfine

B．Thatmakesitextrahardtolearnandpracticeit

C．Helikestothinkofsendingpostcardsasafamily-friendlyhobby

D．Manylovetomakeaconnectionwithsomeonefromacrosstheworld.

E．OnAugust5,thenumberofpostcardsexchangedbymemberstopped31million.

F．Similarly,ifyouspeakonlyChinese,receivingacardinSwedishtakespartofthefunaway.

G．Inshort,helovespostcards,andtheexcitementofgettingahand-writtennotefromsomeonefaraway.

(3)

A．Andthat'stotallyfine

B．Thatmakesitextrahardtolearnandpracticeit

C．Helikestothinkofsendingpostcardsasafamily-friendlyhobby

D．Manylovetomakeaconnectionwithsomeonefromacrosstheworld.

E．OnAugust5,thenumberofpostcardsexchangedbymemberstopped31million.

F．Similarly,ifyouspeakonlyChinese,receivingacardinSwedishtakespartofthefunaway.

G．Inshort,helovespostcards,andtheexcitementofgettingahand-writtennotefromsomeonefaraway.

(4)

A．Andthat'stotallyfine

B．Thatmakesitextrahardtolearnandpracticeit

C．Helikestothinkofsendingpostcardsasafamily-friendlyhobby

D．Manylovetomakeaconnectionwithsomeonefromacrosstheworld.

E．OnAugust5,thenumberofpostcardsexchangedbymemberstopped31million.

F．Similarly,ifyouspeakonlyChinese,receivingacardinSwedishtakespartofthefunaway.

G．Inshort,helovespostcards,andtheexcitementofgettingahand-writtennotefromsomeonefaraway.

(5)

A．Andthat'stotallyfine

B．Thatmakesitextrahardtolearnandpracticeit

C．Helikestothinkofsendingpostcardsasafamily-friendlyhobby

D．Manylovetomakeaconnectionwithsomeonefromacrosstheworld.

E．OnAugust5,thenumberofpostcardsexchangedbymemberstopped31million.

F．Similarly,ifyouspeakonlyChinese,receivingacardinSwedishtakespartofthefunaway.

G．Inshort,helovespostcards,andtheexcitementofgettingahand-writtennotefromsomeonefaraway.

答案

一、阅读理解题（共5题）

1.【答案】

(1)C

(2)A

(3)B

(4)D

【解析】

(1)推理判断题。根据第三段Talkingaboutsalarywithcolleaguescanbeuncomfortable,sincethere'ssuchatabooaboutdiscussingmoneymatters.可知，和同事谈论薪水让人不适，因为禁忌谈论金钱问题，可以推出，对于金钱观念不恰当，故选C。

(2)词义猜测题。根据本段Talkingaboutsalarywithcolleaguescanbeuncomfortable,sincethere'ssuchatabooaboutdiscussingmoneymatters.可知，和同事谈论薪水会让人不舒服，since表示原因，人们普遍忌讳谈论金钱问题，故可以推出taboo表示“禁忌”，故造A。

(3)段落大意题。根据第四段Askingaboutmoneyoutrightcanbetough,soonetrickI'vepickedupalongthewayistoaskforyourcolleaguestoconfirmordeny.可知，本段主要讲述和同事谈论薪水问题的技巧，故选B。

(4)主旨大意题。本文主要阐述这一个问题，是否可以工作中讨论薪水，答案是讨论薪水虽然让人不舒服，但是受法律保护，同时也分享了一些问别人薪水的技巧，故选D。

2.【答案】

(1)C

(2)D

(3)A

3.【答案】

(1)B

(2)A

(3)C

(4)A

【解析】

(1)本文是一篇夹叙夹议文，在父亲住院时总是给一位女患者买冰激凌并陪她聊天，最后那位女患者给了一个大大的拥抱，这让认识到给予是值得的。

细节理解题。根据第一段中的“About18monthsago,myfatherwasinthehospitalrecoveringfromamajorlungoperation.”可知，的父亲在一年半前住院是因为做肺部手术，故B项正确。

(2)细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Shethensaidthatshehadcancerandcouldeatverylittleotherthantheoccasionalice-cream.”可知，这个女患者说她得了癌症，除了偶尔吃冰激凌外，几乎什么也吃不下，也就是冰激凌是她能吃的为数不多的食物之一，当意识到这一点后第二天就给她买了冰激凌，故A项正确。

(3)词义猜测题。根据画线词上一段的描述可知，送给那位女患者冰激凌并与她聊天，一连这样做了好多天，几天后的一天当这样做的时候她给了一个大大的拥抱，因此画线词的词意为“行为”，故C项正确。

(4)推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“butitmademerealizethatanactofkindnesscanbemorerewardingwhenyougiveit,ratherthanreceiveit.”可知，这让意识到，当你付出，而不是接受时，一个善意的行为会更有回报，由此可知，想通过这个故事告诉我们付出是有回报的（给予是值得的），故A项正确。

4.【答案】

(1)C

(2)B

(3)D

(4)C

5.【答案】

(1)G

(2)A

(3)E

(4)F

(5)B

【解析】

(1)本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了PauloMagalhaes创建的过程及其现状。PauloMagalhaes非常喜欢明信片但是苦于身边没有与他志趣相投的人，于是他开始从网上寻求志同道合的人，因而创立了。随着公司在全球不断壮大，语言成为沟通的主要障碍，后来英语被选为共同语言方便大家交流。

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