天津市部分区2023-2024学年高二年级上册期末英语试题汇编：阅读理解（含答案）

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阅读理解

天津市和平区2023-2024学年高二上学期1月期末英语试题（含解析）

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

AreyoulookingforafundayoutinNewYorkatareasonableprice?Thenlooknofurtherthanthe

amusementparkssituatedat.thehistoricConeyIslandentertainmentcenterinNewYorkCity,offeringsomething

forthewholefamilytoenjoyhere,includinggames,ridesandrestaurants.Fornon-stopentertainment,Coney

Islandistheplacetobe!

AstrolandAmusementPark

AstrolandislocatedontheConeyIslandBoardwalk,rightbesidethebeach.Therearemore

than30excitingridestotry.

StepinsideourHauntedHouse,whereghostsandghoulswillhaveaterrifyingeffectonthose

braveenoughtoenter!

ExperiencethewetandwildexcitementofourgiantWaterFlumewaterslide!

BereadytoscreamwhenyourideourCycloneRollerCoaster!

Andwhenit'stimetoeat,choosefromoneofthemanyrestaurantsorfast-foodoutletssituated

inthepark.YoucanalsobringpicniclunchandeatitinthegroundsofAstrolandifyouwish.

AdmissionandOpeningTimes

Individualticketsforrides:$1,75-$4

Noontomidnight

PayOnePrice（POP）ticket:$12.99forunlimitedrides

Easterto15thJune:weekendsonly

Specialgroupratesalsoavailable

16thJunetoearlySeptemberdaily

HowdoIgetthere?

Youcandriveortakethesubway.On-siteparkingisavailable.

Deno'sWonderWheelPark

TheWonderWheelinDeno'sPark,whichwasbuiltin1920,is45metershighandhas24cars.

Itoffersapanoramic（全景的）viewofthesurroundingareathathasdelightedandimpressed

visitors,formorethansevendecades.

AswellastheWonderWheelthereareanother24ridesinthepark,suchastheHigh-Flyerand

theThunderbolt.WealsocaterforyoungsterswithourspeciallycreatedKiddyPark-thelargest

children'sparkonConeyIsland.

AdmissionandOpeningTimes

Entrytotheparkisfree.Youpayseparatelyforeachrideyoutake.Theparkisopenfrom11

am.untilmidnightsevendaysaweek,fromthebeginningofMaytotheendofSeptember.In

AprilandOctober,theparkopensatweekendsonly.

HowdoIgetthere?

Weareontheboardwalkbetweenthehotdogrestaurantandtheaquarium（水族馆）.

Ifyouaredriving,weareonlyminutesawayfromManhattanIsland.

If.youareusingNewYorkCity'sexcellentpublictransportsystem,gettingtoConeyIslandis

easywithaMetroCard.YourMetroCardisvalidfortravelonthesubwayoronanyNewYork

CityTransitBus.

31.WhatdoweknowabouttheAstroland5sPOPticket?

A.Thoughexpensive,itismoreconvenient.

B.Itcanbeusedforthewholeyeararound.

C.Itcanberepeatedlyusedformanytimes.

D.Itcanbeusedforpublictransportaswell.

32.WhichParkwouldafamilywithyoungerchildrenprobablychoosetovisit?

A.WaterFlumeslideinHauntedHouse

B.AstrolandAmusementPark

C.ConeyIslandBoardwalk

D.Deno'sWonderWheelPark

33.Whichofthefollowingisthepassageprobablytakenfrom?

A.Atourbrochure.

B.Asafetyregulations.

C.Atraveljournal.

D.Atrafficguide.

B

PackingupherbedroominVirginaBeach,Douglashadtosaygoodbyetoherfamily,tohertwodogs,andtothe

beach,whereshelovedtoridewavesonherboogieboard.Butitwastimetotaketheleap,however,heartbreaking

andawkwarditwouldbe.Evenat14,Douglasknewthat.

Sooffshewentabout1.200milestoWestDesMoines,Iowa,totrainwithacoachfromChinaandlivewithawhite

familyshehadneverbeenmet.Whenshearrived,\Douglasthoughtthatshemustbetheonlyblackpersoninthestate.

“Iwasunpackingandsaying,"WhatamIdoing?,,,saidDouglas,whoiswaslike:?WheredoIputeverything?

Wherearethespoons?'I'dwakeupandsay,'Thisismybed,whereamI?'"

LiangChow,whohadcoachedtheOlympicgoldmedalistShawnJohnson,transformedDouglasintooneofthe

bestgymnastsintheworld,helpingherskyrocketfromanaveragememberofthenationalteamtothetopofthesport.

Andacouplewithfouryoungdaughtersbecamehersecondfamily,nurturingherinlowawhileherreal

familylsupportedherfromafar,（遥远地）.

ThatmovealsowasimportantinDouglas'smakinghistory.BywinningtheOlympicall-roundtitle,shebecame

thefirstblackwomantodoso.ShealsobecamethefourthAmericanwomantowintheall-round,followingMary

LouRettonjin1984,CarlyPattemsonin2004andNastiaLiukinin2008.

Douglaswon,scoring62.232points,andledthecompetitionfrombeginningtoend/ViktoriaKomova,who

sobbedintohercoach'schestwhenshelearnedshehadlost,wonthesilver,with61.973points.AliyaMustafina.the

2010worldall-roundchampion,wonthebronzewith59.566points.TheotherAmericaninthecompetition,Aly

Raismanfinishedfourthafterlosingaliebreaker（决胜局）toMustafina.

Douglassaidshehadfeltconfidentallalongthatshewouldwin.44Itwasjustanamazingfeeling,shesaid/Iwas

justlike,believe,don'tfear,believe.^^

34.Douglasleftherhomeat14becauseshe

A.didn'tlikeherdogs

B.neededtrainingtomakeadifference

C.wantedtolivewithhersecondfamily

D.wantedtobecometheonlyblackchampioninthestate

35.WhenDouglasfirstarrivedatthenewhome,shefelt.

A.uneasyB.excited

C.independentD.tired

36.Whatcanwelearnaboutthecompetitionmentionedinthepassage?

A.Komovafeltstressedduringthegameandlostherheart.

B.Douglasstayedaheadthroughoutthewholegame.

C.AliyacamefromAmericaandwonthethirdplace.

D.MostofthecompetitorswerefromAmerica.

37.Whichofthefollowingstatementsabout|DouglasisTRUE?

A.ShewasthefirstAmericanwomantowintheall-around.

B.ShewastheonlyblackpersoninthestateofIowa.

C.Herfamilydidn'tliketheideaofherbecomingagymnast.

DHermovetoIowabroughtherthechancetosucceed.

c

Yousittingintheclassroomwaitingfortheteachertopassoutthetests,thedooropenedandamanwalkedin,but

hewasn'ttheregularteacher.Youtriedtosaythatyouwereinthewrongplace,butcouldn'topenthemouth.You

kepttryingbutitwasuseless.Finally,youyelled,“Wait!”.Thenyouopenedtheeyesandrealizeditwasonlyacrazy

dream.

Whathappenstoourmindsandbodieswhenwe'reasleep?Tofindout,scientistshavesetup"sleeplaboratories.”,

wherescientistsusemachinestokeeptrackofpeople'sheartbeats,watchtheirmuscular（肌肉的）movementsand

theirbrainwavesarerecordedtoo.

Scientistsbelievethatpeoplegothroughfivestagesofsleep.Allfivestagesarerepeatedfourtosixtimeseach

night.Stageoneisaverylightsleep.Butstagefouristhedeepestsleepofall.Ifyou'reverytired,youwillspendalot

oftimeinstagefour.Thenyoupassintothefifthstate.Yourheartstartsbeatingfaster.Youreyesmovebackandforth

veryquicklyunderclosedlids.Youaredreaming.

ThefifthstageiscalledREMsleep,whichstandsforRapidEyeMovement.Howdoscientistsknowallthis?They

workwithsleepvolunteers.Ifyouwereasleepvolunteer,thisiswhatscientistswoulddo.Everytimeyouwentinto

REMsleep,theywouldwakeyouup.Afterafewnights,youmightstartgoingintoREMsleepsoonerandmoreoften

thanusual.Thescientistswouldbekeptverybusytryingtowakeyouup.Theymightthinkyouweretryinghardto

makeupforthelostdreamtime!

Whatthismaymeanisthatpeopleneedtodreamjustastheyneedtosleep.Whenyou'vebeenasleep,yourmind

doesn'tturnoff.Itkeepsonthinking.Andyoursleepingmindturnsyourthoughtsintoatechnicolormoviewith

sound,lights,andahugecast.Sometimesyoumaydreamyouarebeingchasedbysomethingyoucan'tsee.

Sometimesyoumayfallwithoutgettinghurt.Andinsomedreams,yourbestfriendturnsintoamonster,oryourcat

talks.

Dreamscanbescary,funny,orjustplainboring.Butwhatdotheymean?Inancienttimes,peoplesaiddreamstold

themaboutthefuture.Todaymostexpertsthinkthatdreamsteachpeopleaboutthemselves.Youmaynotunderstand

allyourdreams,butatleastyoucanenjoythem.Inyourdreams,youcandiscoverawholeotherworld!

38.Whatisthepurposeofsettingupsleeplaboratories?

A.Towatchandtakecareofpeoplewhiletheyareasleep.

B.Tofindoutwhathappenstoourmindsandbodieswhenweareasleep.

C.Tofindoutthefivestagesofsleep.

D.Tofindoutwhat'sREMsleep.

39.FromParagraph3weknowthat

A.thesamedreammayrepeatallthetime

B.peopledreamonlywhentheyaretired

C.everyonedreamsatnight

D.whenyoudreamyouareinthedeepestsleep

40.Accordingtothepassage,whyarescientistsbusywakingupvolunteersduringthetest?

A.Todisrupttheirsleeppatterns.

B.Tomonitortheoccurrenceofdreaming.

C.Toensuretheysleepwellenough.

D.Toobservetheirmuscularmovements.

41.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphofthepassage?

A.Dreamscanbemysteriousandunpredictable.

B.Dreamanalysishasbeenconsistentthroughouthistory.

C.Expertsbelievedreamsprovideself-insight.

D.Peopleenjoydreamseveniftheydon'tunderstandthem.

D

Positivepsychologyisarelativelynewsub-fieldofpsychologythatfocusesonhumanstrengthsandthethings

thatmakelifeworthliving------tomovebeyondsurvivingtoflourishing（昌盛，茂盛）.Theoristsandresearchersin

thefieldhavesoughttoidentifytheelementsofagoodlife.Theyhavealsoproposedandtestedpracticesfor

improvinglifesatisfactionandwell-being.Whilepsychologistshavestudiedtopicslikehappiness,optimism,and

otherhumanstrengthsfordecades,positivepsychologywasn'tofficiallyidentifiedasabranchofpsychologyuntil

1998whenMartinSeligmanwaselectedpresidentoftheAmericanPsychologicalAssociation（APA）.Seligman

calledfbrresearchintowhatmakesnormalpeople'slivespositiveandfulfilling.Hestatedthatpsychologyshouldbe

justasconcernedwithnurturingthegoodthingsinlifeasitwaswithhealingthebad.Fromtheseideaspositive

psychologywasborn.

Today,positivepsychologyissometimesconfusedwithself-helpmovements.However,positivepsychologyis

ascience.Positivepsychologistsdon'twishtodiscardthestudyofhumanproblems.Theysimplywishtoaddthe

studyofwhafsgoodinlifetothefield.

Despiteitsongoingpopularity,positivepsychologyhasbeencriticizedforanumberofdifferentreasons.First,

humanistic（人本主义）psychologistshavearguedthatSeligmanisclaimingcreditfbrtheworkpreviouslydonein

humanisticpsychology.Also,somehavesaidthattheresearchproducedbythesub-fieldisinvalidoroverstated.

Similarly,someclaimthatpositivepsychologyfailstotakeindividualdifferencesintoaccount.Insteadpresenting

findingsasittheywillworkforeveryoneinthesameway.

Finally,somehavesuggestedthatpositivepsychologyislimitedbyculturalbias（偏见）.Positivepsychology's

findingsoftencomefromamiddle-classperspectivethatignores.issuessuchassystemicinequalityandpoverty.

Recently,however,attemptshavebeenmadetoexpandthefindingsinpositivepsychologytoincorporate（合并）

perspectivesfromnon-Westemcountriesandadiversityofbackgrounds.

42.WhatcanwelearnaboutthePositivepsychologyfromthefirstparagraph?

A.Positivepsychologyisfindinganewwayforhumanstosurvive.

B.Psychologistshavealreadystudiedpositivepsychologyfordecades.

C.Itwasin1998thatpositivepsychologybecameabranchofpsychologystudy.

D.Positivepsychologyfocusesonbothhumanstrengthsandproblems.

43.What.doestheunderlinedword“discard“inParagraph3mean?

A.Abandon.B.Explore.

C.Divide.D.Evaluate.

44.Howisthefuturedevelopmentofpositivepsychologyaccordingtothelastparagraph?

A.Steady.B.Promising.

C.Uncertain.D.Fruitless.

45.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Positivepsychology-makelifeworth/living.

B.Psychologydevelopmentandculturediversity.

C.Seligmanandhislifelongstudy.

D.Psychologystudyanddailylife.

天津市南开区2023-2024学年高二上学期期末质量监测英语试题（含解析）

第二部分:阅读理解（共20小题;每小题2.5分,满分50分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳选项。

A

SocialMediaDetox

Moderator（主持人）

TodaymarksthelastdayoftheSocialMediaDetox,BrentonHigh'sfundraisingcampaignfornewsports

equipment.Atthestartofthedetox,over100studentshadbeenpersuadedtostopusingsocialmedia,inANYform,

forsevendays.Thismeantnomessagingfriends,nopostingphotos,noblogging-nothing.Theyhadbeenpromised

moneybyfamilyandfriendsforeachdayspentwithoutusingsocialmedia.Theywereexcited.Theywerenervous.

Butcouldtheydoit?

Withthedetoxfinished,they'veswitchedontheirdevicesandthey'rebackonline.Ibetyou'reaseagerasIam

tofindoutjusthowmanyhavebeenmotivatedenoughtolastthefullsevendays!Andwhat,ifanything,havebeen

learntfromtheexperience?

Anna17

Ilastedtwodays.ThedetoxwasmoredifficulttotoleratethanIhadexpected.IfeltlikeIhadlostanarm!Not

eatingfortwodayswouldhavebeeneasier!Butonreflection,Icanseehowmuchofmytimehadbeenoccupiedwith

checkingmyphone.Tmnowtryingtospendlesstimeonlineandmoretimepickingupmyhobbies.

Devon16

Ilastedfourdays.OnMonday,ourclassmateandIspokeaboutwhatwedidattheweekend-itfeltstrangenot

toalreadyknowwhathehaddone.Wewouldhavepostedpicturesandupdatedourprofiles.Doingthedetoxmeant

wehadtotalkandexplainwhatweweredoingandthinking!ItmademerealisethevalueofrealcontactthatIhad

forgotten.

Cindy18

Imanagedthewholeweek!Atfirst,IreallyfeltIwasmissingout.Then,insteadofmessagingmyfriend,Iwent

aroundtoherhouse.Withoutourphones,wehadaproperconversationforovertwohours.Withoutbeingdistracted

bymessagesfromotherpeople,itfeltsogood!ThenIdecidedtovisitadifferentfriendeveryday.Bythefifthday,I

wondered-wasIreallymissingoutbynotconstantlycheckingmyphonetoseewhateveryoneelsewasupto?

George16

Ididallsevendays,too!Tobehonest,Ididn'tfindthedetoxtoodifficult,butIdidgivemyphonetomyfather

toavoidgivingin!MybrotherthoughtIshouldmakefulluseofthetimewithoutmyphone;sohetookmetocheck

outourlocalsportscentre.Anhour'ssporteachdayleftmetiredoutandsentmeearlytobed.Thedetoxmademe

healthier!

Max17

I'membarrassedtosaythatIthrewinthetowelonthefirstday!Iknewtherewasapartyhappeningthatevening,

butIwithoutaccesstosocialmediaIcouldn'trememberwhereitwas!Intheend,Iturnonmyphonetocheck,but

couldn'tresisthavingaquicklookatmysocialmediaaccounts.What'sworse,Ithenspentsomuchtimecatchingup

onnews,Ialmostmissedtheparty.

Moderator（主持人）

Thedetoxraisedatotalof$1,632.82for.newschoolsportsequipment!Welldone,everyonewhotookpart!

After,readingthepostsonthisforum,itseemsthatsomethingratherthanmoneyhasalsobeenraisedthroughthe

detox.Awarenessofjusthowmuchwerelyonsocialmediacanhelpusstepawayfromitandcommunicatewitheach

otherbetter.

36.WhatwasDevon'sreflectionontheSocialMediaDetox?

A.Herealisedthevalueofrealcontact.

B.Hefelthealthierbecauseofthedetox.

C.Hefounditmoredifficulttotoleratethanexpected.

D.Hethoughttoomuchofhistimehadbeenoccupiedbythephone.

37.WhatwasGeorge'sattitudetowardsstoppingusingsocialmedia?

A.Critical.B.Irresponsible.C.Positive.D.Unwilling.

38.Wholastedtheshortestamongthefivestudents?

A.Max.B.George.C.Devon.D.Anna.

39.WhichisnotthebenefitoftheSocialMediaDetoxprogramaccordingtothepassage?

A.Strengtheningfamilyrelationships.

B.Raisingmoneyfornewsportsequipment.

C.Sharpeningstudents9communicationskills.

D.Reducingstudents9relianceonsocialmedia.

40Whatwillthemoneyraisedbythedetoxbespentfor?

A.Phones.B.Pickinguphobbies.

C.Sportsequipment.D.Puttingupposts.

B

Thatmorning,Idroppedoureldestatkindergartenandreturnedhometoletourtwoyoungerchildrenplaywhile

Iworkedonmymedicalreport.Itwaswonderful,butithitmethatmycareerinhospitalwasn'tmakingadifference

inanyone'slife.1neededsomethingthatwouldstretchmylimitsandpushmetogrow.Mycareerenabledmetowork

fromhome.Icouldworkfromhome,andbecomeafoster（领养）mother,providingsafetyforachildwhoneededit

desperately.

OnMondaymorning,IpickedupthephoneanddialedthenumberIhadgoogledforthenearestDepartmentof

Children'sServices.Themanontheotherendwasreceptivetomyquestionsandexplainedthenextstepoftraining,

involvingeightweeksofclassesdesignedtoprepareandeducatefosterparents.Wecontinuedthroughalltheclasses,

thehomevisits,backgroundchecks,andseeminglyendlesssteps.

Fivelongmonthsafterwewereapproved,thephonerang.Inthemiddleofthenight,Iwokemyhusbandand

rushedtoEastTennesseeChildren's*Hospital.Ourplacementwaswaitingforusintheemergencyroom,sickand

lackofnutrition.Itdidn'ttakelongforustorealizethefulldepthofhersuffering.Sixmonthslater,herhalf-brother

cametousbyourrequest.Wenowhadfivechildrenunderourcare.

OnAugust12,2016,ourfamilyofsevenwalkedintoasmallcourtroom.Thechildren'slawyerandsocial

workerwerethere.Withjustafewwords,ouradoptionwasfinalized.Thesetwoamazingchildrenweren'tgoing

home,becausetheywerealreadyhome.Wearetheirforeverfamily,andtheyareourforeverchildren.Wemaynotbe

abletochangetheentireworld,butwehavechangedtheworldentirelyforournewchildren.

41.Howdidtheauthorfeelaboutherhospitalwork?

A.Unusuallydemanding.B.Lackinginmotivation.

C.Filledwithchallenges.D.Packedwithchances.

42.Whatledtheauthortodecidetoadoptchildren?

A.Shewantedtomakeadifferenceinotherpeople.

B.Shefeltsympatheticforabusedchildrensheknew.

C.Shefeltconfidentaboutherabilitytoraisechildren.

D.Sheexperiencedtrainingtoraisechildrenproperly.

43.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph2?

A.Thefosterparentsmustbehealthyandwell-educated.

B.Itwasimpossibletogothroughalltheendlessprocess.

C.Themanonthephonewasniceandgaveclearinstructions.

D.Thehomevisitsandbackgroundcheckswouldtakeeightweeks.

44.Whatdoestheunderlinedword^'placement'^inParagraphsreferto?

A.Thechildtobeadopted.B.Theneedtogettrained.

C.Theapprovalofadoption.D.Theofficialatthehospital.

45.Whydidtheauthorappearatthecourtroom?

A.Toputtheadoptedkidselsewhere.B.Toreceiveanotheradoptedchild.

C.Tobeginthekids*adoptioninherhome.D.Tomaketheadoptionofficiallylegal.

c

TheRightandLeftBrain

Itiscommontodaytoidentify,insomeway,withonesideofthebrain.Youmaythink,forexample,thatyouare

more“rightbrain^^than"left".Whenwemakesuchstatements,wearereferringtothefactthatthetwohalvesofthe

humanbraindealwithinformationfromthesenses,andhencetheworld,indifferentways.Ingeneral,theleft

hemisphere（半球）isresponsibleforourprocessingoflanguageandlogicandtherightdealswithaspectsofthought

likeemotionsandspatial（空间的）relationships.Thehemispheresalsocontrolourmovements,thoughtheleft

hemispherecontrolstherightsideofourbodies,andviceversa.

Thefactthatthetwohemispheresofthebrainworkindifferentwaysondifferenttasksisarelativelynew

discovery.Thatdiscoverywasmadebyapsychobiologist（精神生物学家）namedRogerSperryanditwonhima

NobelPrizein1981.Sperryuncoveredtheinnerworkingsofnormalbrainsbystudyingthebrainfunctionofpeople

whohadacertainkindofbraindamage.Inmostbrains,thenerves,whichservesasa"bridge“ofsortsbetweenthe

twohemispheres;allowingthemtocommunicatewitheachother.ThepeopleSperrystudiedhadhadtheircorpus

callosacut,andbecauseofthis,theirleftandrightbrainscouldn'texchangeinformation.

Inafamousexperiment,Sperryshowedonesuchsubjecttwopictures.Thesubjectsawapictureofaknifewith

hisrighteye(controlledbytheleftbrain)andapictureofaspoonwithhisleft(controlledbytheright).Whenaskedto

namewhathesaw,thesubjectsaidknife,becauseitistheleftbrainthatdealswithlanguageandthenamingofthings.

However,whenaskedtoreachoverwithhislefthandtoanearbytableonwhichwasplacedbothaknifeandaspoon,

andchoose,withoutlooking,theobjecthesaw,thesubjectchosethespoon.Thisisbecausehislefteye(controlledby

therightbrain)sawthespoonandhislefthand(alsocontrolledbytherightbrain)chosethisratherthantheknife.The

subjecthimselfwasnotatallconsciousofthefactthathewasseeingandchoosingtwodifferentobjects.

Untilrecently,itwasthoughtthattherewasastrictdivisionoflabour.Today,however,weareawarethat,for

example,whiletheleftbrainisresponsibleformostofthelanguagefunctions,therightbrainplaysaroleinsome

languagefunctionslikefollowingastoryandinterpretinghumour.Taskssuchasfacerecognitionrequirebothhalves

indifferentways.Unfamiliarfacesareinterpretedandprocessedbytherighthemispherewhilefamiliarfacesare

processedandrecognizedbytheleft.Similarly,non-musicianswillinterpretamelodywiththeirrightbrain,but

musicianswillprocessmusicwiththeirleft.

46.Therighthemisphereofthehumanbrainisresponsiblefor.

A.languageB.emotions

C.senseoftouchD.therightsideofthebody

47.RogerSperrystudied.

A.theconnectionbetweenvisionandtouch

B.peoplewithdamagedbrains

C.peoplewithnormalbrains

D.thecorpuscallosum

48.Thecorpuscallosumis.

A.onlyfoundinabnormalhumanbrains

B.foundbetweenthetwohemispheres

C.partofthelefthemisphere.

D.wherememoryisstored

49.RogerSperry'sexperimentshowsthat.

A.onehalfofthebrainprocesseslanguageandtheotherprocessestouch

B.peoplearenotconsciousoftheleftandrighthalvesoftheirbrain

C.thetwohemispheresofthebrainfunctionindifferentways

D.peopleseedifferentlywitheacheye

50.Thesubjectoftheknife/spoonexperiment.

A.thoughtthespoonwasaknife

B.wasnotawarethathewasseeingtwoimages

C.wasunabletoprocessvisualinformationaccurately

D.couldnottellthedifferencebetweenaspoonandaknife.

51.Theexampleinthelastsentenceaboutmusiciansdemonstratesthat.

A.theleftsideofthebrainprocessesmusicmoreefficiently

B.theleftsideofthebraindealswithfamiliarmaterial

C.listeningtomusicrequiresbothhalvesofthebrain

D.musiciansarebomwithmoredevelopedleftbrains

D

Digitaltechnology-emailandsmartphonesespecially-havevastlyimprovedworkers5abilitytobeproductive

outsideofatraditionaloffice.Evenso,mostwhite-collarworkstillhappensinanoffice.Onereasonisthat,according

tofindingsofanewsurveyofofficeworkersconductedbyWakefieldResearchfortheITcompanyCitrix,most

bossesaredoubtfulaboutremoteworking.Halfoftheworkerssaytheirbossdoesn'tacceptitandonly35percentsay

it'stolerated.

Skepticalbosseswilllikelyhavetheirdoubtsreinforcedbythesamesurvey,whichshowsthat43percentof

workerssaythey'vewatchedTVoramoviewhile“working“remotely,while35percenthavedonehousework,and

28percenthavecookeddinner.

Itistrue,however,thatworkingathomemakespeoplemuchmoreefficient（高效的）,becauseitallowsworkers

totakecareofannoyinghouseworkwhilestillgettingtheirjobsdone.It?smuchfaster,fbrexample,toshopfor

groceriesataquartertothreethantostandinlineduringtheafter-workrush.

Thefactthatsuchpracticesremainofficiallyunacceptedreflectshowfarwehaven'tcomeasasocietyfromthe

dayswhenweexpectedeveryfull-timeworkertobesupportedbyafull-timehomemaker.

MorebroadlytheWakefieldsurveysuggeststhatemployersmaybemissingalow-costwaytogiveworkers

somethingofvalue.Sixty-fourpercentofthosesurveyparticipantswhohaven9tworkedremotelywouldrathergive

upsomebonusinordertogetevenonedayaweekworkingfromhome.Undersuchcircumstances,smartfirmsneed

tofindwaystolettheiremployeeshaveenoughflexibilitytomanagetheirtimeefficiently.

52.Whydosomeemployershesitatetoallowremoteworking?

A.Theyfearlosingcontroloftheirworkers.

B.Theywanttosticktotheirroutinepractice.

C.Theyhavelittletrustinmoderntechnology.

D.Theyareusedtoface-to-facecommunication.

53.Workingfromhomeismoreefficientbecauseworkerscan.

A.takecareoftheannoyingchildren

B.watchTVorafilmwhileworking

C.savealotoftimetogettheirjobdone

D.enjoythelongwaitintheafter-workrush

54.Whatseemstobemostworkers'attitudetowardremoteworking?

A.Favorable.B.Doubtful.C.ReservedD.Disapproving

55.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestsmartfirmsdo?

A.Shortentheirofficehours.B.Adoptfl