人教版英语高一下学期综合检测卷二含答案文档格式.docx
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Ihavenolife"
and"
Idesperatelyneedaholiday"
arenowusedtoimplysocialstanding,whileorderingfoodandshoppingonlineistheperfectwaytoprovetoneighborsthatyouaresimplytoobusyandimportanttogotothesupermarket.
"
Movies,magazines,andpopularTVshowsoftenhighlight(强调)theabundance(富足)ofmoneyandleisuretimeamongthewealthy,"
saidNeeruPaharia,anassistantprofessoratHarvardUniversity.
Inrecentyears,featuringwealthypeoplerelaxingbythepooloronayacht(游艇),playingtennisorskiingandhuntingarebeingreplacedwithadvertisementsfeaturingbusyindividualswhoworklonghoursandhaveverylimitedleisuretime,"
hesaid."
Displaying(howbusyyouareatwork)andalackofleisuretimeoperatesasavisiblesignalofstatusintheeyesofothers."
TheresearcherspointedoutthattheWallStreetJournal'
s2016advertcampaignfeaturedcelebrities(名人)complainingabouttheirbusylives,withtheslogan(标语)."
Peoplewhodon'
thavetime,maketimetoreadtheWallStreetJournal."
Thereport,whichwaspublishedintheJournalofConsumerResearch,alsofoundthatbrandsthatmarketedthemselvesastimesavingwerebecomingincreasinglyhigh-status,becauseofthepeoplewhousedthem.
Accordingtotheauthors,thistrendofhumblebraggingisduetopeople'
sshitoffocus—theynowvalue"
thepreciousnessundscarcity(稀缺)ofindividuals"
morethan"
thepreciousnessandscarcityofgoods"
Busyindividualspossessdesirablecharacteristics,leadingthemtobeviewedasscarceandindemand,"
theauthorsconcluded.
(1)Themainideaofthisarticleisabout____.
A.thetrendof"
humblebragging"
B.characteristicsofpeoplewholeadabusylife
C.whypeopletodayarebecomingincreasinglybusy
D.whysomepeopleliketobragabouttheirsocialstatus
(2)Peopletodaypreferto____todisplaytheirsocialstatus.
A.sharetheirpassionfortennisorskiing
B.showhowfast-pacedtheirworklifeis
C.tellpeopleaboutthewonderfulholidaystheytake
D.showofftheirabundanceofmoneyandleisuretime
(3)TheWallStreetJournal'
s2016advertcampaignimpliesthat
____.
A.busypeoplealwayshaveabetterlifethanothers
B.it'
simportanttoreadnewspapershoweverbusyyouare
C.busyindividualsshouldlearntomanagetheirtimebetter
D.alackoftimeisatypicalcharacteristicofpeopleofhighsocialstatus
(4)FromthearticlewecanconcludethatAmericapeopletoday
A.allbragaboutthemselves
B.valueindividuals,thepreciousnessandscarcity
C.orderfoodandshoponlinetoshowtheyarerich
D.worklonghoursanddon'
thaveenoughleisuretime
2.(8分)
Goodnewsforpeoplewhohavedifficultyinrememberingthings.AmemorytechniqueinventedbytheancientGreekshasrecentlybeenprovedtobeabletogreatlyimproveordinarypeople'
smemoryability.Youmayevenbecomeamemorychampionifyoupracticehardenough.
ThisisaccordingtoastudypublishedinthejournalNeuron.Researchersfrom
RadboudUniversityMedicalCenterintheNetherlandsfoundthatmemorychampionsaren'
tallthatdifferenttous.Peoplewithanaveragememorycangreatlyimprovetheirmemoryabilitybyusingwhat'
sknownasthe"
mindpalace"
method.
Themethodisthesecretweapon(武器)ofthefictional(虚构的)characterSherlockHolmes.
Inordertodothis,youneedtopictureaplaceyou'
refamiliarwith,suchasyourlivingroom.Then,youhavetorememberthisplaceinasmuchdetailaspossibleasthisisyourownmindpalace.
Supposeyouwanttorememberashoppinglist.Youcanstartbyspreadingoutalltheitemsaroundyourlivingroominyourmind.Thismeanseachitemonyourlistisconnectedwitharememberedplaceinyourlivingroom.Youtraveltothatrememberedplaceasyourecallthelist.
Toexploretheeffectsofthismethodonthebrain,researchersgathered51participantswithaveragememorylevelsandnopreviousmemorytraining.After40daysofdaily30-minutetrainingsessions(一段时间),participantsdoubledtheamountofwordstheycouldremember—theywentfromrecallinganaverageof26wordsoutof72,toanimpressive62.Fourmonthslater,evenwithoutcontinuedtraining,theirrecallperformanceremainedhigh.
"
Onceyouarefamiliarwiththesestrategiesandknowhowtoapplythem,youcankeepyourperformancehighwithoutmuchfurthertraining,"
MartinDresler,assistantprofessorfromRadboudUniversityMedicalCenter,toldtheDailyMail.
Inaddition,thetrainingalsoaffectsthewayourbraincellsconnect.Aftertraining,thewaythattheparticipants'
braincellsconnectbegantobelikethoseofmemorychampionscomparedtoscans(扫描检查)takenbeforetraining.Researchersbelievethiscouldberesponsiblefortheirincreasedmemory.
Butwhatmakesthisresearchsofascinatingisthatitseemstoprovethatthetalenttostorethingsinyourmindisn'
tdowntogenes.Dreslerfoundtherewasnodeferenceinbrainstructurebetweenmemorychampionsandnormalpeople,whichmeansmemorychampionsarenotbornwithdifferentbrains.
They,withoutasingleexception,trainedformonthsandyearsusingmethodstoachievethesehighlevelsofperformance,"
DreslertoldScienceDaily.
It'
sclearthatmorestudiesareneededtofindoutwhat'
sgoingonhere,butthe"
methodmightbeyourbestbettoneverforgetanimportantname,dateorappointmenteveragain.
(1)Themainpurposeofthetextisto
A.presentaresearchonamemoryimprovementstrategy
B.explorethesecretsofmemorychampions
C.arguewhethergoodmemoryisnaturalortrained
D.explainhowamemoryimprovementstrategyworks.
(2)WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutthe"
mindplace"
method?
A.ThemethodbecamepopularbecauseofSherlockHolmes.
B.Peopleneedtodrawafamiliarplaceonpaperbeforeusingthemethod.
C.Theeffectsofthismethodarelikelytofadewhentherainingstops
D.Themethodreliesonaconnectionwithafamiliarenvironmenttorememberthings.
(3)WhatwouldMarinDreslerprobablyagreewith?
A.People'
smemorylevelhasalottodowiththeirbrainstructure.
B.Memorychampionsareoftenbornwithoutstandingmemoryability
C.Memorytrainingcouldchangethewayourbraincellsconnect.
D.Withcontinuedtraining,everyonecandevelopintoamemorychampion.
3.(8分)
Weekendgymratsmightbeontosomething.Weekendwarriors,whoputrecommendedamountsofexerciseintooneortwogymsessions(时段),experiencesimilarhealthbenefitstothosewhoworkoutseveraltimesaweek,accordingtoanewstudy.Andthosebenefitsincludealongerlife."
Itisencouragingnewsthatworkingoutinjustoneortwodaysperweekisconnectedtoalowerriskofdemise,evenamongpeoplewhodosomeactivitiesbutdon'
tquitemeetrecommendedexerciselevels,"
theleadresearcherEmmanuelStamatakissaysinastatement.
TheWorldHealthOrganizationrecommendsthatadultsperformtwoandahalfhoursofmoderate-intensity(中等强度的)physicalexercise,oranhourand25minutesofmoreenergeticexerciseperweek.Usuallythisisdonewithinseveraldays,withexpertssuggestingthatadultsgetupto30minutesofregularexerciseeachday.However,thenewstudysuggeststhatbusypeoplemaybeabletomeetthestandardswhentheyhavemorefreetime,suchasatweekends,andstayhealthyallthesame.
Researchersstudieddatafrommorethan63,000menandwomeninEnglandandScotland,includingdataabouttheiractivityhabitsandrisksfordeath.Theresearchersputeachindividualinoneoffourgroups:
thosewhodescribedthemselvesasinactive,thosewhoexercisedbutlessthanwhatwasrecommended,thosewhoexercisedinthe"
weekendwarrior"
style,andthosewhoworkedoutregularlymorethanthreedaysaweek.
Adultswhoexercisedinthe"
stylehada40percentlowerriskofcardiovascular(心血管的)diseaseanda30percentlowerriskofdeathbyanycausethanthosewhodidnotexerciseatall.Thelowerrisksofcardiovasculardiseaseandoveralldeathweresimilartotherisksofpeoplewhoworkedoutregularlyovertheweek.
Buttakeapausebeforeyougiveupyourweekdaygymhabit.Justacoupleoflightsessionswon'
tbeenoughtogetbenefits:
Weekendwarrior"
exercisesessionsareusually75-minuteenergeticworkouts,accordingtothestudy.
Theresultsarepromisingoverall,ifyoujustsimplycan'
tfitphysicalactivitiesintomostdays.Thekeyhereisthatexerciseistrulyalifeline(救生索):
Itreducesyourriskofillnesseslikeheartdisease,diabetes,canceranddepression,accordingtotheWHO.So,ifyouarejusttoobusyonweekdays,letgooftheguilt(内疚).Justmakesuretohitthegymhardatweekends.
(1)Whatdoestheunderlinedword"
demise"
inParagraph1mean?
A.Loss.
B.Death.
C.Sadness.
D.Failure.
(2)Whatshould"
w
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