2021届全国高考 高三 英语 阅读提高训练七

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2021届全国高考高三英语阅读提高训练（7）

一、阅读下列四篇短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

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HowdoIbookaplaceonAirbnb?

airbnbWhenyoubookaplaceonAirbnb,youaremakingarrangementstostayinsomeone'shome.Each

hosthastheirownstyleofhospitality,startingwithhowtheyliketogettoknowtheirguests.Somehostswantto

approvereservations,whileothersarecomfortablelettingyoubooktheirplaceinstantlywithoutwaitingfor

approval.

1.CompleteYourPersonalDetails

Ineithercase,it'simportanttoknowthatAirbnbisacommunitythatreliesontrust.Completeyourpersonal

detailsbeforeyourequestareservationwithahost,sotheycanknowalittlebitaboutyouwhentheyconfirm.Your

personaldetailsshouldincludephotosandverifications（证明）,especiallybecausesomehostsrequiregueststohave

aprofilephotoandverifiedIDinordertobook.

2.FindtheRightPlace

Withover800,000uniquelistingsaroundtheworld,you'Hwanttomakesuretheplaceyouchoosehas

everythingyouneedforacomfortableandmemorabletrip.Whensearchingforaplace,makesuretoincludeyour

datesandnumberofgueststogetthemostaccuratepricing.Readreviews,descriptions,houserules,andfacilities

foreachplacetoseeifit'stherightfitfbryourtrip.Youcanalwayscontactthehostifyouhaveanyquestionsabout

theirhome.

3.BookIt!

You'vefoundtheperfectplace,andnowit'stimetomakeitofficial.Thisiswherethehosfspreferredwayof

bookingwilldeterminehowyouconfirmyourreservation.

,InstantBook

Forhostswhodon'twanttoapproveeachreservation,you'llseeabuttonontheirlistingthatsaysInstantBook.

Likethenamesuggests,youcanconfirmareservationattheseplacesrightaway.

•RequesttoBook

Manyhostsprefertoapprovereservationsbeforethey'refinal.Inthiscase,you'llseeabuttonontheirlisting

thatsaysRequesttoBook.Tosubmitareservationrequest,you'llneedtoenteryouraccount.

•Paymentdetails.

Hostshave24hourstoacceptyourrequest,andyourreservationisautomaticallyconfirmedoncetheydo.

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•Pre-approvalsandSpecialOffers

Ifyoudecidetocontactthehosttoaskquestionsbeforeattemptingtobook,thehostmayrespondtoyour

messagebyinvitingyoutomakeareservationwitheitheraPre-approvaloraSpecialOffer.APre-approvalisan

invitationtofinishbookingforthedatesandnumberofguestsyounotedinyourmessage.ASpecialOffergivesthe

hosttheopportunitytoprovidespecialpricing,dates,andotherreservationdetailsbeforeyoubook.

1.Whenfillinginyourpersonalinformation,youneedto.

A.requestareservationwithahostB.askforapprovalfromthehost

C.provideyourproofofidentityD.trustthecommunitywhereyoulive

2.Toknowtheexactprice,youshould.

A.checkthelistingsonlineinadvanceB.contactthehosttoaskquestionsfirst

C.confirmyourdatesandnumberofguestsD.readpreviousreviewswrittenbyotherusers

3.Whereisthepassagemostprobablyfrom?

A.Anewsreport.B.Ashoppingguide.C.Atravelmagazine.D.Aresearchpaper.

B

JonHoffmanwassittingataredlightwhenhesawamanrunoutofastorecarryingaplasticdonationjarfull

ofcash.ThePlano,Texas,detective,dressedinplainclothesbutwearinghisbadge（徽章）andgun,caughttheman

andpinnedhimtothehoodofhiscar.ButHoffmanhadtroublecontainingthethief,andtheygotintoastruggle.

“Thedetectivehasamartialartsbackground,andhesaidhethoughtthesuspectmusthaveamartialarts

background,too,becausehewasabletobreakawaysoeasily,“aPlanopolicespokespersonsaid.

Thedetectivecalledoutforhelpasacrowdgathered.Amongthosewatching:AndreHarveyandKirbySample,

twodaylaborers.Harveydidwhathasbecomecommonthesedays—hetookouthisphoneandhitrecord.UIhateto

sayit,butIthoughtthatthispolicemanwasdoingsomethingillegal,Harveysaid."Butwhenheaskedforhelp,I

thought,well,therewon'tbeashootingifIgetoverthereintime."Harveyjumpedintoaction——whilehewasstill

recordingthevideo-asdidSample.

“Harveycaughtholdofthesuspecfsarms,whileKirbyseizedhislegs,andtheywereabletogetthesuspectto

thegroundtohelpDetectiveHoffmanputthehandcuffs（手铐）on,“saidthepolicespokesperson.The27-year-old

suspectwaschargedwithresistingarrestandotheroffenses.Thecharityjarhestoleheldlessthan$50.

"I'vebeenonthewrongsideofthelawseveraltimesinmylife/9HarveytoldWFAA."Itfeelsgoodtobeon

therightsideanddosomethingpositive.”

Afterthearrest,thethreemengottoknoweachotheroversteaksandribsatalocalsteakhouse—Hoffinan's

treat,asathank-you.ButtherescuerssayHoffinandeservescredittoo."Itcouldhaveturnedrealugly."Sampletold

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themedia“Hehandledhimselflikearealprofessional.^^

4.WhatmadeHoffmancallforhelpwhenarrestingthesuspect?

A.Hewasnotonduty.B.Hecouldn'tcontrolthesuspect.

C.Heneededwitnessestosupporthim.D.Hewantedtopushthethiefintothecar.

5.WhydidHarveyandKirbyrecordthesceneatthebeginning?

A.Tofollowthefashion.B.Torecordthedetective9sviolence.

C.Tokeeptrackofthecriminal.D.Toavoidbeinginvolvedintheincident.

6.WhatcanbeinferredaboutHarvey?

A.Hewasreadytoviolatethelaw.B.Hewasoutofworkatthattime.

C.Hehadagoodmartialartsbackground.D.Hemighthavehadsomeillegalbehaviour.

7.WhatisHarveyandSample'sattitudetowardsHoffman?

A.Appreciative.B.Prejudiced.C.Skeptical.D.Admirable.

C

NotallbodiesofwateraresoevidentlyaliveastheAtlanticOcean,anS-shapedbodyofwatercovering33

millionsquaremiles.TheAtlantichas,inasense,replacedtheMediterraneanastheinlandseaofWestern

civilization.Unlikerealinlandseas,whichseemstrangelystill,theAtlanticisrichinoceanicliveliness.Itisperhaps

notsurprisingthatitsvitality（活力）hasbeenmuchwrittenaboutbyancientpoets.

“StormatSea”,ashortpoemwrittenaround700BC,isgenerallyregardedasoneofmankind'searliestartistic

representationsoftheAtlantic.

Whenthewindisfromthewest

Allthewavesthatcannotrest

Totheeastmustthunderon

Wherethebrighttreeofthesun

Isrootedintheoceansbreast.

Asthepoemsuggests,theAtlanticisneverdeadanddull.Itisanoceanthatmoves,impressivelyand

endlessly.Itmakesallkindsofnoise—itisforeverthundering,boiling,crashing,andwhistling.

ItiseasytoimaginetheAtlantictryingtodrawbreath-perhapsnotsonoticeablyoutinmid-ocean,butwhere

itmeetsland,itswatersarebathingupanddownasandybeach.Itimitatesnearlyperfectlythesteadybreathingofa

livingcreature.Itisfilledwithsymbioticexistences,too;unimaginablequantitiesofcreatures,littleandlargealike,

mixwithinitsdepthsinakindofoceanicharmony,givingtothewatersafeelingofheartbeat,akindofsub-ocean

vitality.Andithasapsychology.Ithaspersonalities:sometimespeacefulandpleasant,onrareoccasionsroughand

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wild;alwaysitisstrongandstriking.

8.Unlikerealinlandseas,theAtlanticOceanis.

A.alwaysenergeticB.lackinginlivelinessC.shapedlikeasquareD.favoredbyancientpoets

9.Whatisthepurposeofusingthepoem“StormatSea“inthepassage?

A.Todescribethemovementofthewaves.B.Toshowthestrengthofthestorm.

C.Torepresentthepoweroftheocean.D.Toprovethevastnessofthesea.

10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“symbiotic"mean?

A.Livingtogether.B.Growingfast.

C.Movingharmoniously.D.Breathingpeacefully.

1l.Inthelastparagraph,theAtlanticiscomparedto.

A.abeautifulandpoeticplaceB.afleshandbloodperson

C.awonderfulworldD.alovelyanimal

D

Someofthebestresearchondailyexperienceisrootedinratesofpositiveandnegativeinteractions,whichhas

provedthatbeingblindlypositiveornegativecancauseotherstobefrustratedorannoyedortosimplytuneout.

Overthelasttwodecades,scientistshavemaderemarkablepredictionssimplybywatchingpeopleinteractwith

oneanotherandthenscoringtheconversationsbasedontherateofpositiveandnegativeinteractions.Researchers

haveusedthefindingstopredicteverythingfromthelikelihoodthatacouplewilldivorcetothechancesofawork

teamwithhighcustomersatisfactionandproductivitylevels.

Morerecentresearchhelpsexplainwhythesebriefexchangesmattersomuch.Whenyouexperience

negativeemotionsasaresultofcriticismorrejection,fbrexample,yourbodyproduceshigherlevelsofthestress

hormone,whichshutsdownmuchofyourthinkingandactivates（激活）conflictanddefensemechanisms（机制）.

Youassumethatsituationsareworsethantheyactuallyare.

Whenyouexperienceapositiveinteraction,itactivatesaverydifferentresponse.Positiveexchangesincrease

yourbody'sproductionofoxytocin（催生素），afeel-goodthatincreasesyourabilitytocommunicatewith,cooperate

withandtrustothers.Buttheeffectsofapositiveoccurrencearelessdramaticandlastingthantheyarefora

negativeone.

Weneedatleastthreetofivepositiveinteractionstooutweigheveryonenegativeexchange.Badmoments

simplyoutweighgoodones.Whetheryou'rehavingaconversation,keepthissimpleshortcutinmind:atleast80

percentofyourconversationsshouldbefocusedonwhat'sgoingright.

Workplaces,forexample,oftenseethis.Duringperformancereviews,managersroutinelyspend80percentof

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theirtimeonweaknessesand“areasforimprovemenf\Theyspendroughly20percentofthetimeonstrengthsand

positiveaspects.Anytimeyouhavediscussionswithapersonorgroup,spendthevastmajorityofthetimetalking

aboutwhatisworking,andusetheremainingtimetoaddressweaknesses.

12.Theunderlinedphrase“tuneout“inParagraph1probablymeans.

A.stoplisteningB.changeone'smindC.singaloudD.becrazy

13.Whatwillhappenifyouexperiencenegativeemotions?

A.Thesituationsaresuretobecomeworse.

B.Muchofyourthinkingwillbeprevented.

C.Youwillfeelanurgetoimproveandbecomebetter.

D.YouUIbemotivatedtoresolveconflictswithpeople.

14.FromParagraph4,wecanlearnthat.

A.weneedapositivefeelingtobeatonenegativefeeling

B.positiveinteractionshavegreatereffectsthannegativeones

C.ourconversationshouldcenteronwhatneedsimprovement

D.theeffectofnegativefeelingslastslongerthanthatofpositiveones

5.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.HarmfulNegativesB.MorePositiveInteractions

C.HowtoBeaProductiveManagerD.LessTimeonStrengthsandPositiveAspects

二、根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

VirtualTeams

Virtualteamsareagreatwaytoenableteamworkinsituationswherepeoplearenotsittinginthesameofficeat

thesametime.16Thisisparticularlysoforbusinessesthatusevirtualteamstobuildglobalpresence,or

needlesscommonskillsorknowledgefrompeoplewhoareunwillingtotravel.

Virtualteamsaregovernedbythesamebasicprinciplesastraditionalteams.17Itisthewaytheteam

memberscommunicate.Theyrelyonspecialcommunicationchannelsenabledbymoderntechnologies,suchas

emails,faxes,andteleconferences,andalike.Duetomorelimitedcommunicationchannels,thesuccessofvirtual

teamsismuchmoresensitivetothetypeofprojectthegroupworkson,whatpeopleareselected,andhowtheteam

ismanaged.

18Onechallengingcaseistheprojectsthatrelyheavilyonintegrated（集成的，整合的）work.That

istosay,wheneachperson'sworkdependssignificantlyonwhatsomeoneelseisdoingatthesamemoment,likein

asportsteam,thereisanongoing