届高考英语二轮复习考点解析卷十.docx

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届高考英语二轮复习考点解析卷十

2019届高考英语二轮考点解析卷（十）

1、   Manyofushavereachedinourpockets,feelingavibration（振动）,wronglybelievingourmobilephoneshavejustrung.Thephenomenonevenhasaname:

‘phantomvibrationsyndrome’—andfounditissurprisinglycommon.

   Nowscientistsbelievethatwearesoalert（警觉）forphonecallsandmessageswearemisinterpretingslightmusclespasms（痉挛）asproofofacall.RobertRosenberger,anassistantprofessorattheGeorgiaTechInstituteofTechnologyhasstudiedthedelusionalcalls.Hesaidsufferersdescribeavaguetinglingfeelingwhichtheythinkistheirmobilephoneindicatingithasreceivedatextmessageorcallwhileon“silent”.Butwhenthedeviceisretrieved,therewasnooneontheotherend.

   Dr.Rosenbergersaid,“Ifindsomanypeoplesay,Thishappenstome,butIthoughtIwastheonlyone.IthoughtIwasodd.”Itseemsthatthesyndromeparticularlyaffectspeopleatthebeckandcallofmobilephonesorpagers.A2010studybyMichaelRothbergandcolleaguesfoundthatnearly70percentofdoctorsatahospitalinMassachusettssufferedphantomvibrations.AmorerecentstudyofUScollegestudentsfoundthefigurewasashighas90percent.

   Whiletheoddfeelingiswidespread,itdoesnotseemtobeconsideredagraveproblem.Dr.Rosenbergersaid,“It’snotactuallyasyndromeinatechnicalsense.That’sjustthenamethat’sgotstucktoit."Headded,“Only2percentofpeopleconsideritaproblem."

   Whilewidespread,thescientificcommunityhasnotyetinvestedmucheffortingettingtothebottomofwhywesufferphantomcalls.Dr.Rosenbergersaid,"Peopleareguessingithassomethingtodowithnervousenergy.Thecognitive（认知的）scientistsaretalkingaboutbrainchemistry,cognitivepathwayschanging.Butit’snotliketheyhavebrainscanstogoon."Hesaid,“Wehaveaphonecallinourpocketallthetimeanditbecomessortofanextensionofourselves.Wehavethissortofreadinesstoexperienceacall.Wefeelsomethingandwethink,OK,thatcouldbeacall.”

1.Whydosomepeoplemistakeslightmusclespasmsforacall?

A.Theyallhaveavividimagination.

B.Theyaresensitivetocallsandmessages.

C.Therearefewcallsandmessagesintheirlife.

D.Sightmusclespasmsaffectthemmorethanotherpeople.

2.Whichofthefollowingaremorelikelytohavephantomvibrationsyndromethanothers?

A.Doctors.

B.Universityprofessors.

C.Collegestudents.

D.Thecognitivescientists.

3.InDr.Rosenberger’sopinion,phantomvibrationsyndrome ________.

A.isn’takindofdiseaseactually

B.isconsideredaproblembymostpeople

C.isaseriousproblemignoredbypeople

D.hassomethingtodowithbrainchemistry

2、   SHANGHAI—TheShanghaiWorldFinancialCentrewillbethetallestland-markintheworldafteritscompletionthiscenturyinPudong,accordingtotheproject’sJapaneseinvestors.ThebuildingwillbelocatedintheprimeLujiazuiZoneinPudong,ona30.000-square-metresite.

   Thebuildingwasoriginallydesignedtobea94-floorofficetowerwithaheightof460metres.Theprojectbrokegroundin1997butwaslaterhaltedasaresultofthefinancialcrisisinSoutheastAsia. 

   “Astheeconomywarmsup,wearemoreconfidentaboutShanghaiandthewholeChinaandweareworkinghardtogettheprojectrestartedassoonaspossible,”saidKatsuyukiTakeuchi,vice-presidentandgeneralmanageroftheShanghaiWorldFinancialCentreCompany.

   Itsparentcompany,Japan-basedMoriBuildingCo.Ltd,establishedtheShanghaisubsidiaryastheoperatorresponsibleforthisambitiousproject.Thedesign,whichisundergoingrevisioninJapan,willaccommodateinternationalhigh-techbusinesses,departmentstores,artgalleries, clubsandafive-starhotel.UnlikethegloomyeconomiesoftheUnitedStates,EuropeandJapan,Chinaenjoysastronggrowthwithbrighterprospects,Takeuchisaid.

   MorecapitalandbusinessesareexpectedtoflowintoShanghai,whichaimstobecomeaworldcentrefortradeandthefinancialindustry—withLujiazuiasitsshowpiece.

   ThelayoutofLuijiazuiincludesthreetallbuildings,oneofwhichisthecompletedJinmaoTower,eachrisingabove400metres,asdesignedbylocalgovernmentafterholdinganinternationaldesigncompetitionearlylastdecade.Otherbuildingsnearbyfallinheightgradually,creatingaspecialshapeagainsttheskyline.TheShanghaiWorldFiancialCentrewillbebuiltasthepeakofthemountain. 

   “Thepeakwillbesafethankstotheperfectdesign,advancedtechnologyandthestablesocialandpoliticalenvironmentinShanghai,”Takeuchisaid,reassuringthosewhomightbeanxiousaboutthesafetyofthesoon-to-beworld’stallestbuilding.

1.WhyistheShanghaiWorldFinancialCentertobebuilt?

A.BecauseitisbythebankoftheChangjiangRiver.

B.BecauseitisgoingtobethehighestbuildinginChina.

C.BecausetheeconomyofChinaisofabetterfuturethanofothercountries.

D.BecausethebuildersinShanghaicouldbesureofthequalityofthebuilding.

2.Seenfromalongdistance,theLujiazuiZonelookslikea（an）_______.

A.apple

B.mountain

C.box

D.basin

3.WhywilltheShanghaiWorldFinancialCenterbeofgreatsafety?

A.Becauseitwillbethepeakofamountain

B.Becauseitsdesignandtechnologyareofthetoplevels.

C.InShanghaithereisastablesocialandpoliticalenvironment.

D.BandC.

4.Whichofthefollowinghasthesamemeaningasthesentence”...reassuringthosewhomightbeanxiousaboutthesafetyofthesoon-to-beworld’stallestbuilding”?

A.Comfortthepeoplesothattheywon’tworryaboutthesafetyofthepeak.

B.Tellthepeoplethetallestbuildingwillbefinishedsoon.

C.Advisepeoplenottobeanxiousaboutthebuildinguntilitisfinished.

D.MakesurethatthebuildingwillbebuiltinShanghai.

3、   BlackFridayisjustaweekaway,anannualtraditioninwhichholidayshoppersrushtothesupermarketsandmalls.Mostshopperspackstorestobuythingsatadiscount.Forsome,however,shoppingislessofapastimeandmoreofanaddiction.Thesepeoplehavecompulsive（强迫性的）shoppingdisorder,aconditionfilledwithdebtandregret.

   Whileit'struethatmanylackmoneyandcreditmanagementskills,whattheseshoppersareoftenlookingforisa“buyhigh”,anemotionalrushtoputthemselvesinabettermood,foundSanFranciscoStateUniversityresearchersin2013.Thesetypesofshoppersoftenholdmaterialisticvalues.Whenunderstress,materialisticshoppersaremorelikelytoshopcompulsively.

    Ratherthanprovidinganysocialoremotionaloutlet（发泄出口）,theextremestress-inducedpurchasesonlyincreaseanxietyandlowerwell-being,andmaterialisticshoppersalreadytendtohavelowerself-esteemthanotherstobeginwith.

   Infact,it’sexactlyatlowmomentsthatmaterialisticshoppersaremostlikelytoshopforexpensiveitems,andthey'remorelikelytomakethosepurchasesoncredit.Thisofcoursecancreateaviciouscycle,inwhichamaterialisticshopperswithlowself-esteembuysaluxuryitemheorshecannotaffordinanefforttoimprovesenseofself.Thefinancialburdencancausestressandstrainrelationshipsovertheissueofmoney,furtheraffectingthemoodoftheshopperandleadingtomorespendingtotrytoregainasenseofself-worth.

   Symptomsofshoppingaddictionincludeconstantthoughtsaboutshopping,buyingtoimprovethemoodandinabilitytochangebehavior.

   Therearetreatmentoptionsforthosewithcompulsiveshoppingdisorder,whichmayincludemedication.Otherrecommendationsincludeshoppingwithafriend,gettingridofcreditcardsandaboveall,developingmeaningfulhobbies.

1.WhatdoyoulearnaboutBlackFriday?

A.Manyshopshavespecialoffers.

B.Customerscanenjoyleisuretime.

C.Shopperscangetfreeproducts.

D.Shoppersspendmuchmoneyonuselessthings.

2.Accordingtothepassage,theextremestress-inducedpurchases _____.

A.provideanemotionaloutlet

B.makepeoplemoreanxious

C.regainpeople’sconfidence

D.improvemanagementskills

3.Whenarematerialisticshoppersmostlikelytoshopforexpensiveitems?

A.Whentheyaredelighted.

B.Whentheyareexcited.

C.Whentheyareinspired.

D.Whentheyaredepressed.

4.According to the author,whichofthefollowingisthemostimportanttreatmentoption?

A.Takingchemicalmedicine.

B.Shoppingwithafriend.

C.Developingmeaningfulhobbies.

D.Gettingridofcreditcards.

4、    Someoftheworld’smostfamousmusiciansrecentlygatheredinParisandNewOrleanstocelebratethefirstannualInternationalJazzDay.UNESCO（UnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganization）recentlysetApril30asadaytoraiseawarenessofjazzmusic,itssignificance,anditspotentialasaunifying（联合）voiceacrosscultures.

    Despitethecelebrations,though,intheU.S.thejazzaudiencecontinuestoshrinkandgrowolder,andthemusichasfailedtoconnectwithyoungergenerations.

    It’sJasonMoran’sjobtohelpchangethat.AstheKennedyCenter’sartisticadviserforjazz,Moranhopestowidentheaudienceforjazz,makethemusicmoreaccessible,andpreserveitshistoryandculture.

    “Jazzseemslikeit’snotreallyapartoftheAmericanappetite,”MorantellsNationalPublicRadio’sreporterNealConan.“WhatI’mhopingtoaccomplishisthatmygenerationandyoungerstarttoreconsiderandunderstandthatjazzisnotblackandwriteanymore.It’sactuallycolor,andit’sactuallydigital.”

    Moransaysoneoftheproblemswithjazztodayisthattheentertainmentaspectofthemusichasbeenlost.“Themusiccan’tbepresentedtodaythewayitwasin1908or1958.Ithastocontinuetomove,becausethewaytheworldworksisnotthesame,”saysMoran.

    Lastyear,Moran