届高考英语阅读理解专练复习题8.docx
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届高考英语阅读理解专练复习题8
高三英语阅读理解专练(8)
A
DearSir,
I’mwritingtocomplainabouttheserviceofferedbyyourcompany.
ItoldyourservicedepartmentonNovember21thatmywashingmachineneededrepairing,Yourserviceengineershavesincebeenherefourtimes—onDecember1l,December19,December25andJanuary5.Theproblemwasfoundoutonthefirstvisitandthewrongpartswerebroughtbydifferentengineersonthetwonextvisits.Thecorrectpartwasfittedbythefirstengineeronthefourthvisit.
Inshort,mycomplaintsare:
a.Ihadtowaitthreeweeksforanengineertocallandnearlytwomonthsforthemachinetoberepaired.
b.TheengineerswhocalledonDecember19andDecember25hadbeengivenwronginformationbythecompany,whichmademetaketwohalfdaysoffunnecessarily.
c.Thefirstandfourthvisitslastedatotalofthirtyminutes.Butintheinvoice(发票),Ihavetopayforfourvisitsoffourhours’work.IwillnotbepayingtheinvoicefortheirmistakesandIdohopetoreceiveyouranswerstothesecomplaints.
Yours,
RobertWhite
1.Robert’smainpurposeinwritingtothecompanyistotellthecompany________.
A.howitsservicedepartmentisoperating
B.howitsdifferentengineerscamefortherepair
C.thattwooftheengineersdidn’tgivehimanyhelp
D.thatherefusestopaythecompanyfortheirmistakes
2.ThefirstofRobert’scomplaintsisthat________.
A.ittookhimthreeweekstohavethemachinerepaired
B.ittookhimnearlysixtydaystogethismachinerepaired
C.ithadbeenalmosttwomonthsbeforethefirstengineercame
D.ittooktheengineer3weekstofindoutsomethingwrongwiththemachine.
3.Thesecondandthirdengineersbroughtthewrongpartsbecause________.
A.thecompanydidn’ttellthemexactlywhattheyshoulddo
B.thecompanydidn'ttellthemwherethecorrectpartswere
C.theywerenotsureaboutwhetherthemachineworkedornot
D.theyhadn’tbeentoldwheretherightpartsshouldbefitted.
4.ItcanbeinferredfromtheletterthatRobertpromisestopayfor________.
A.therehours’work B.halfanhour’swork
C.anhour’swork D.fourhours’work
B
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C
Itisamatterofcommonobservationthatalthoughmoneyincomekeepsgoingupovertheyears,weneverseemtobecomericher.Pricesarerisingcontinuously.Thisconditioniswhatwecallinflation:
themoneysupplyisbecominginflatedsothateachunitofitbecomeslessvaluable.Wehavegotusedtohigherandhigherratesofinflationinrecentyears.Whatcouldbeboughttwentyyearsagoforonepoundnowcostswellover2pounds.Andatpresentthisrateofinflationseemstoberisingratherthanfalling.Ifintherealworldourmoneyincomesgoupatthesamerateaspricesdo.Onemightthinkthatinflationdoesn’tmatter.Butitdoes.Whenmoneyislosingvalueitalsolosesoneofthequalitiesofagoodmoney—stability(稳定)ofvalue.Itisnolongeracceptableasastoreofvalue;anditbecomesanunsuitablemeansofdelayedpayment.Nobodywantstoholdawastingpossession,sopeopletrytogetridofmoneyasquicklyaspossible.Inflationthereforesimplysimulates(刺激)ourspendinganddiscouragessaving.
8.Fromthepassagewecanknowthatinflationisasituationinwhich________.
A.everyone’sincomesrise
B.moneywillholditsvalue
C.wecanwatchourmoneygrow
D.moneyconstantlylosesitsvalue
9.Inthewriter’sview,ifincomesandpricesriseatthesamerate,________.
A.inflationmaybestillbeaproblem
B.wehavenothingtoworryabout
C.inflationisnolongeraproblem
D.wewillbecomericherandricher
10.Underinflationpeoplearelikelyto________.
A.gotothebankmoreoftenthanusual
B.savemoremoneysincetheirincomesrise
C.spendmoneyquicklyratherthantosaveit
D.keepmoneyathomeinsteadofgoingtobanks
11.Wecanconcludeaccordingtothepassagethat________.
A.thewriterisagovermentofficial
B.thewriterisworriedaboutinflation
C.thewriterencouragespeopletospendmoney
D.thewriterhasbecomericherbecauseofinflation
D
“Mostexperiencesofabsent-mindedness—forgettingwhereyouleftsomethingorwonderingwhyyoujustenteredaroom—arecausedbyasimplelackofattention,”saysSchacter.“You’resupposedtoremembersomething,butyouhaven’tencoded(编码)itdeeply.”
Encoding,Schacterexplains,isaspecialwayofpayingattentiontoaneventthathasamajorimpressiononrecallingitlater.Failuretoencodeproperlycancreatetroublesomesituations.Ifyou putyourmobilephoneinapocket,forexample,anddon’tpayattentiontowhatyoudidbecauseyou’reinvolvedinaconversation,you’llprobablyforgetthatthephoneisinthejacketnowhanginginyourcupboard.“Yourmemoryitselfisn’tfailingyou,”saysSchacter,“Rather,youdidn’tgiveyourmemorysystemtheinformationitneeded.”
Lackofinterestcanalsoleadtoabsent-mindedness.“Amanwhocanrecitesportsstatisticsfrom30yearsago,”saysZelinski,“maynotremembertodropaletterinthemailbox.”Womenhaveslightlybettermemoriesthanmen,possiblybecausetheypaymoreattentiontotheirenvironment,andmemoryreliesonjustthat.
“Visualcues(视觉提示)canhelppreventabsent-mindedness,”saysSchacter,“Butbesurethecueisclearandavailable.”Ifyouwanttoremembertotakeamedicinewithlunch,putthepillbottleonthekitchentable—don’tleaveitinthemedicineboxandwriteyourselfanotethatyoukeepinapocket.
Anothercommonexperienceofabsent-mindedness:
walkingintoaroomandwonderingwhyyou’rethere.Mostlikely,youwerethinkingaboutsomethingelse.“Everyonedoesthisfromtimetotime,”saysZelinski.“Thebestthingtodoistoreturntowhereyouwerebeforeenteringtheroom,andyou’lllikelyremember.”
12.Thewriterofthepassagethinksthatencodingproperlyisveryimportantbecause________.
A.itenablesustorecallsomethingfromourmemory
B.itslowsdowntheprocessoflosingourmemory
C.ithelpsusunderstandourmemorysystembetter
D.ithelpsustogetbacktowherewewere
13.Onepossiblereasonwhywomenhavealittlebettermemoriesthanmenisthat________.
A.theyrelymoreontheenvironment
B.theyhaveawiderrangeofinterests
C.theyhaveanunusualpoweroffocusingtheirattention
D.theyaremoreinterestedinwhat’shappeningaroundthem
14.Whycananoteinthepockethardlyserveasareminder?
________.
A.Itwilleasilygetlost
B.Itisoutofyoursight
C.It’snotclearenoughforyoutoread
D.Itmightgetmixedupwithotherthings
15.Fromthelastparagraphwecanlearnthat________.
A.repetitionmighthelpimproveourmemory
B.memorydependstoacertainextentontheenvironment
C.we’dbetterreturntowherewewereifweforgetthings
D.weshouldthinkaboutsomethingelsewhiledoingonething
16.Thepassageismainlyabout________.
A.thememorysystemofpersons
B.awayofencodingandrecalling
C.thecausesofabsent-mindedness
D.theimpressionoftheenvironmentonmemory
E
Whatshouldyouthinkaboutwhenyoutrytofindyourcareer?
Youareprobablybetteratsomeschoolsubjectsthanothers,Thesemayshowstrengthsthatyoucanuseinyourwork.Aboywhoisgoodatmathematicscanusethatinengineeringcareer.AgirlwhospellswellandlikesEnglishmaybegoodatofficework.Soitisimportanttoknowthesubjectsyoudowellinatschool.Ontheotherhand,youmaynothaveanyspeciallystrongorweaksubjectsbutyourrecordsshowageneralsatisfactorystandard.Althoughnotallsubjectscanbeuseddirectlyinajob,theymayhaveindirectvalue.
Yourschoolmayhavetaughtyouskills,suchastypingortechnicaldrawing,whichyoucanuseinyourwork.Youmaybegoodatmentalworkorcookeryandlookforajobwhereyoucanimprovetheseskills.
Ifyouhavehadapart-timejobonSaturdayorinthesummer,thinkwhatyougainedfromit.Ifnothingelse,youmayhavelearnedhowtogettoworkontime,tofollowinstructionsandtogetonwitholderworkers.Youmayhavelearnedtogivecorrectchangeinashop,forexample.Justasimportant,youmaybecomeinterestedina
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