高二英语下学期期末考试题含答案Word文档下载推荐.docx
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manyfearthethoughtofbuyinggifts;
theyworrythattheirpurchaseswilldisappointratherthandelighttheintendedreceivers.
What
issurprisingisthatgift﹣givershaveconsiderableexperienceactingasbothgift﹣giversandgift﹣recipients,
butneverthelesstendtooverspendeachtimetheysetouttopurchaseameaningfulgift.Inthepresentresearch,
weproposeauniquepsychologicalexplanationforthisoverspendingproblem﹣i.e.,
thatgift﹣giversequatehowmuchtheyspendwithhowmuchreceiverswillappreciatethegift(themoreexpensivethegift,
thestrongeragift﹣recipient’sfeelingsofappreciation).Althoughalinkbetweengiftpriceandfeelingsofappreciationmightseemintuitive(凭直觉得到的)togift﹣givers,
suchanassumptionmaybeunfounded.Indeed,
weproposethatgift﹣receiverswillseldomtendtobasetheirfeelingsofappreciationonthesignificanceweightofagiftthangiversassume.
Why
dogift﹣giversassumethatgiftpriceiscloselylinkedtogift﹣recipients’feelingsofappreciation?
Perhapsgiversbelievethatbigger(i.e.,
moreexpensive)giftsconveystrongersignalsofthoughtfulnessandconsideration.AccordingtoCamerer(1988)andothers,
gift﹣givingrepresentsasymbolicritual(礼节),
bywhichgift﹣giversattempttosignaltheirpositiveattitudestowardtheintendedreceiverandtheirwillingnesstoinvestresourcesinafuturerelationship.Inthissense,
gift﹣giversmaybemotivatedtospendmoremoneyonagiftinordertosenda“strongersignal”totheirintendedreceiver.Asforgift﹣receivers,
theymaynotconsidersmallerandlargergiftsasrepresentingsmallerandlargersignalsofthoughtfulnessandconsideration.
In
practicalterms,
peoplespendhundredsofdollarseachyearongifts,
butsomehowneverlearntomeasuretheirgiftexpensesaccordingtopersonalinsight.
(1)Theunderlinedword________mostnearlymeans________.
A.unrealisticB.conflictedC.appreciativeD.supportive.
(2)Theauthorsindicatethatpeoplevaluegift﹣givingbecausetheyfeelit________.
A.functionsasaformofself﹣expression.
B.isaninexpensivewaytoshowappreciation.
C.requiresthegift﹣receiverstoreturn.
D.canservetostrengthenarelationship..
(3)TheauthorsrefertoworkbyCamererandothersinorderto________.
A.offeranexplanationB.introduceanargument
C.questionanintensionD.supportaconclusion.
B
Most
peopleknowthatMarieCuriewasthefirstwomantowintheNobelPrize,
andthefirstpersontowinittwice.However,
fewpeopleknowthatshewasalsothemotherofaNobelPrizewinner.
Born
inSeptember,
1987,
IreneCuriewasthefirstoftheCuries’twodaughters.Alongwithnineotherchildrenwhoseparentswerealsofamousscholars,
Irenestudiedintheirownschool,
andhermotherwasoneoftheteachers.ShefinishedherhighschooleducationattheCollegeofSé
vigné
inParis.
IreneenteredtheUniversityofParisin1914toprepareforadegreeinmathematicsandphysics.WhenWorldWarIbegan,
Irenewenttohelphermother,
whowasusingX﹣rayfacilities(设备)tohelpsavethelivesofwoundedsoldiers.IrenecontinuedtheworkbydevelopingX﹣rayfacilitiesinmilitaryhospitalsinFranceandBelgium.HerserviceswererecognisedintheformofaMilitary’sMedalbytheFrenchgovernment.
1918,
Irenebecamehermother’sassistantattheCurieInstitute.InDecember1924,
FredericJoliotjoinedtheInstitute,
andIrenetaughthimthetechniquesrequiredforhiswork.Theysoonfellinloveandweremarriedin1926.TheirdaughterHelenewasbornin1927andtheirsonPierrefiveyearslater.
Like
hermother,
Irenecombinedfamilyandcareer.Likehermother,
IrenewasawardedaNobelPrize,
alongwithherhusband,
in1935.Unfortunately,
alsolikehermother,
shedevelopedleukemiabecauseofherworkwithradioactivity(辐射能).IreneJoliot﹣CuriediedfromleukemiaonMarch17,
1956.
(4)WhywasIreneCurieawardedaMilitaryMedal?
________
A.Becauseshereceivedadegreeinmathematics.
B.Becausesheworkedasahelpertohermother.
C.BecauseshewontheNobelPrizewithFrederic.
D.Becauseshecontributedtosavingthewounded..
(5)WheredidIreneCuriemeetherhusbandFredericJoliot?
A.Atamilitaryhospital.B.AttheUniversityofParis.
C.AttheCurieInstitute.D.AttheCollegeofSevigne..
(6)WhenwasthesecondchildofIreneCurieandFredericJoliotborn?
A.In1927.B.In1932.C.In1897.D.In1926..
(7)InwhichofthefollowingaspectswasIreneCuriedifferentfromhermother?
A.Ireneworkedwithradioactivity.
B.Irenecombinedfamilyandcareer.
C.Irenediedfromleukemia.
D.IrenewontheNobelPrizeonce.
C
Therearetwotypesofpeopleinthisworld:
thosewhoregularlywashtheirofficecoffeecup.Andthosewhoonlytakeitofftheirdesktocoverupthecoffeemarkatthebottomwithafreshpour,
drivingawaytheirshamewiththereasoningthattheheatmustkillthebacteriaorspinething.
Dependingonwhichtypeofpersonyouare,
thiswillbeeithermildlyannoyingormore﹣than﹣mildlyexciting.AsHeidiMitchellwroteinarecentWallStreetJournalcolumn,
it’sfinetoneverwashyourcup,
aslongasyou’renotsharingitwithanybodyelse.
Therearetwowarningstothatstatement,
infectious﹣diseaseexpertJeffreyStrake,
aprofessoratBaylorCollegeofMedicine,
toldMitchell;
One,
itonlyappliesifyou’renotsharingthecupwithanybodyelse.Andtwo,
ifyouleavecreamorsugarinyourcupovertheweekend,
thatcancertainlycausemold(霉)togrow﹣inwhichcase,
washitout.
Otherwise,
though,
there’snotreallymuchtoworryabout.“IfIwentandculturedtheaverageunwashedcoffeecup,
ofcourseIwouldfindbacteria.”Starkesaid.“Butrememberthevastmajoritycamefromthepersonwhousedthecup.”Evenifyoudrinkfromitwhilesick,
it’sprettyhardtore﹣infectyourselfwiththesamecup;
mostvirusesdon’tlivelongoutsidethebody,
whichmeansthatjustlettingyourcupliveinitsowndirtmaybeasaferbetthanthealternative;
cleaningitwiththedisgustingsponge(海绵)intheofficekitchen“Thespongeinthebreakroomprobablyhasthehighestbacteriacountofanythingintheoffice.”Starkesaidiftheideaofnotwashinghorrifiesyou,
juststickthespongeinthemicrowavebeforeusing.Otherwise,
reelfreetocontinue________withoutguilt.
(8)Whatdoesthepassageintendtotellus?
A.Itisharmfultodrinkcoffeewithsugar.
B.It’sokaynottowashyourcoffeecupregularly.
C.Thehotwatercontributestothebacteriagrowing.
D.Drinkingfromunwashedcoffeecupscausesdiseaseseasily..
(9)WhatdoweknowfromStark’swords?
A.Thecoffeecupintheofficemustbeputinthemicrowavetoclean.
B.It’seasytogetinfectedifyouoftenusethesameunwashedcup.
C.Thecoffeecupshouldn’tbesharedintheoffice.
D.It’sgoodwaytogrowbacteriainanunwashedcup..
(10)Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“yourlazyways”referto?
A.Leavingyourcoffeecupunwashed.
B.Stickingthespongeinthemicrowave
C.UsingPapercupsonlyintheoffice
D.Cleaningyourcoffeecupwithsponge..
(11)Wheredoesthepassageprobablycomefrom?
A.Atravelbrochure.B.Asciencemagazine.
C.Anofficialstatement.D.Anentertainmentprogram
D
ifyouarrivedhometofindadelicioushotmealwaitingforyou,
preparedbyyourownkitchenrobot?
Itmightsoundlikesciencefiction,
butprofessorsattheUniversityofTokyohavetakenthefirststepstowardmakingthatareality.Theteamrecentlyintroducedahuman﹣shapedkitchenrobotthatcanpourteaandotherdrinksintocupsandservethemtoguests.Whenteatimeisover,
therobotcanalsowashthedishesandputthemaway.
California,
anotherinterestingkitchenrobothasbeendeveloped,
calledReadybot.Itcanpickupobjectsandeitherstorethemincabinets(橱柜)orputtheminthetrash.Italsocarriesaseparatefloor﹣cleaningrobotthatcanoperatebyitself.UnliketheJapaneserobot,
Readybotjustlooksmorelikealargeboxwitharmsandwheels.
ReadybotwascreatedbyengineersanddesignerswhoestablishedaclubcalledtheReadybotChallenge.Theybelievethatinthefuturemillionsofrobotswillbeneededinhomestoperformordinaryhouseholdtasks.Readybotisjustthefirststepintheirplantocreatearobotthatcandojobsnotonlyinkitchensbutinotherroomsofhomesandinofficesaswell.
Clearlytherearetechnologicaldifficultiestosolvebeforerobotscancookacompletedinner,
andtherearealsomanysafetyconcerns(忧虑).Noteveryone(especiallyparents)wouldbecomfortablewiththeideaofrobotsintheirhouse,
________hotpansandsharpknives.TheEuropeanCommissionrecentlyfunded(资助)aprojecttostudytheseconcerns.AccordingtoleadresearcherProfessorChrisMelhuish,
“Enablingrobotstoworksafelywithhumansisakeyneedforthefuturedevelo
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