高考英语阅读理解精英系列练习题21.docx
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高考英语阅读理解精英系列练习题21
2014高考英语阅读理解精英系列练习题(21)及答案
【广东省汕头市2013二模】B
InWesterncountriespeoplehavebeenusingtheinstallmentplansincethefirsthalfofthetwentiethcentury.Today,alargenumberoffamiliesinGreatBritainbuyfurniture,householdgoodsandcarsbyinstallments.IntheU.S.,thefigureismuchhigherthaninGreatBritain,andpeopletherespendover10percentoftheirincomeontheinstallmentplan.
Thepriceofanarticleboughtoninstallmentsisalwayshigherthanthepricethatwouldbepaidbycash.Thereisachargeforinterest.Thebuyerspaysonequarteroronethirdofthepriceasadownpaymentwhenthegoodsaredeliveredtohim.Hethenmakesregularpayments,weeklyormonthly,untilthefullpriceispaidup.Thelegalownershipofthegoodsremainswiththeselleruntilthefinalpaymenthasbeenmade.
Installmentbuyinghasadvantagesanddisadvantages.Itcanhelpcoupleswithsmallincomestofurnishtheirhomesandstarthousekeeping,Itincreasesthedemandforgoods,andinthiswayhelpsbusinessandemployment.Thereis,however,thedangerthatwhenbusinessisbad,installmentbuyingmayendsuddenly,makingbusinessmuchworse.Thismayresultinagreatincreaseinunemployment.Ifthepeopleontheinstallmentplanlosetheirjobs,theywillprobablynotbeabletomaketheirpayments.Ifgreatnumbersofpeoplearenotabletopaytheirinstallmentdebtsthereisapossibilitythatbusinessmencannotcollecttheirdebtsandwillthereforelosemoney.Ifbusinessmenlosemoneyorfailtomakeasatisfactoryprofit,itbecomesmorelikelytohaveadepression.Thisiswhy,insomecountries,thegovernmentcontrolstheinstallmentplanbyfixingtheamountofthedownpaymenttodiscouragepeoplefrombuyingmorethantheycanpayforontheinstallmentplan.
39.Whichofthefollowingistrueabouttheinstallmentplan?
A.Britishfamiliesjustusetheinstallmentplantobuyfurniture.
B.Morethan10precentAmericanfamiliesbuythingsoninstallment.
C.AmericansspendmoreoninstallmentbuyingthanBritishpeopledo.
D.Thepaymentofinstallmentbuyingiseasierthanbuyingbycash.
42.Goodsboughtoninstallmentsaremoreexpensivethangoodsboughtbycashbecause_________.
A.thebuyerhastopayextramoneyasinterest
B.thedeliveryofthegoodschargesextramoney
C.thebuyerhastopayadownpayment
D.Theserviceofferedbyinstallmentplanchargedextramoney
A.Whatwillhappentoabuyerifhefailstomakethefullpaymentforanitemboughtoninstallments?
37.HemightlosehisjobB.Hewillstopowningtheitemhehasbought
C.HewillhavetosellwhathehasboughtD.Hewillgointodebt
B.TheadvantagesofinstallmentbuyingmightincludeallthefollowingsEXCEPTthat_________.
A.purchasingpowerisstrengthened
B.Employmentmightbeincreased
C.Peopledevelopagoodhabitofsavingmoney
D.Youngcouplesareabletofurnishtheirhomes
30.Insomecountries,thegovernmentcontrolstheinstallmentplanto_________.
A.increaseemploymentB.avoiddepressions
C.ensurethatbusinessesmakegoodprofitsD.ensurethatpeoplecanpayforwhattheybuy
【参考答案】31-35.CABCD;
preface
Scienceisadominantthemeinourculture.Sinceittouchesalmosteveryfacetofourlife,educatedpeopleneedatleastsomeacquaintancewithitsstructureandoperation.Theyshouldalsohaveanunderstandingofthesubcultureinwhichscientistsliveandthekindsofpeopletheyare.Anunderstandingofgeneralcharacteristicsofscienceaswellasspecificscientificconceptsiseasiertoattainifoneknowssomethingaboutthethingsthatexciteandfrustratethescientist.
Thisbookiswrittenfortheintelligentstudentorlaypersonwhoseacquaintancewithscienceissuperficial;forthepersonwhohasbeenpresentedwithscienceasamustystorehouseofdriedfacts;forthepersonwhoseesthechiefobjectiveofscienceastheproductionofgadgets;andforthepersonwhoviewsthescientistsassomesortofmagician.Thebookcanbeusedtosupplementacourseinanyscience,toaccompanyanycoursethatattemptstogiveanunderstandingofthemodernworld,or–independentlyofanycourse–simplytoprovideabetterunderstandingofscience.Wehopethisbookwillleadreaderstoabroaderperspectiveonscientificattitudesandamorerealisticviewofwhatscienceis,whoscientistsare,andwhattheydo.Itwillgivethemanawarenessandunderstandingoftherelationshipbetweenscienceandourcultureandanappreciationoftherolessciencemayplayinourculture.Inaddition,readersmaylearntoappreciatetherelationshipbetweenscientificviewsandsomeofthevaluesandphilosophiesthatarepervasiveinourculture.
Wehavetriedtopresentinthisbookanaccurateandup-to-datepictureofthescientificcommunityandthepeoplewhopopulateit.Thatpopulationhasinrecentyearscometocomprisemoreandmorewomen.Thisincreasingroleofwomeninthescientificsubcultureisnotanuniqueincidentbut,rather,partofthetrendevidentinallsegmentsofsocietyasmorewomenentertraditionallymale-dominatedfieldsandmakesignificantcontributions.Indiscussingthesechangesandcontribution,however,wearefacedwithalanguagethatisimplicitlysexist,onethatusesmalenounsorpronounsinreferringtounspecifiedindividuals.Tooffsetthisbuilt-inbias,wehaveadoptedthepolicyofusingpluralnounsandpronounswheneverpossibleand,whenabsolutelynecessary,alternatingheandshe.Thispolicyisfarformbeingideal,butitisatleastanacknowledgmentoftheinadequacyofourlanguageintreatinghalfofthehumanraceequally.
Wehavealsotriedtomakethebookentertainingaswellasinformative.Ourapproachisusuallyinformal.Wefeel,asdomanyotherscientists,thatweshouldn’ttakeourselvestooseriously.Asthereadermayobserve,weseescienceasadelightfulpastimeratherthanasagrimanddrearywaytoearnaliving.
46.Accordingtothepassage,‘scientificsubculture’means
A.culturalgroupsthatareformedbyscientists.
B.peoplewhoseknowledgeofscienceisverylimited.
C.thescientificcommunity.
D.peoplewhomakegoodcontributiontoscience.
47.Weneedtoknowsomethingaboutthestructureandoperationofsciencebecause
A.itisnoteasytounderstandthethingsthatexciteandfrustratescientists.
B.Scienceaffectsalmosteveryaspectofourlife.
C.Scientistsliveinaspecificsubculture.
D.Itiseasiertounderstandgeneralcharacteristicsofscience.
48.Thebookmentionedinthispassageiswrittenforreaderswho
A.areintelligentcollegestudentsandlaypersonwhodonotknowmuchaboutscience.
B.aregoodatproducingvariousgadgets.
C.workinastorehouseofdriedfacts.
D.wanttohaveasuperficialunderstandingofscience.
49.Accordingtothispassage,
A.Englishisasexistlanguage.
B.onlyinthescientificworldistheroleofwomenincreasingrapidly.
C.womenaremakingsignificantcontributionstoeliminatingtheinadequacyofourlanguage.
D.malenounsorpronounsshouldnotbeusedtorefertoscientists.
50.Thispassagemostprobablyis
A.abookreview.
B.theprefaceofabook.
C.thepostscriptofabook.
D.theconcludingpartofabook.
参考答案---------46-50、CBADB
阅读理解
MeditationinIndonesianBusiness
Itlookedlikeatypicalbusinessmeeting.Sixmen,neatlydressedinwhiteshirtsandtiesfiledintotheboardroomofasmallJakartacompanyandsatdownatalongtable.Butinsteadofconsultingfilesorhearingreports,theyclosedtheireyesandbegantomeditate,consultingthespiritsofancientJavanesekings.MysticismtouchesalmosteveryaspectoflifeinIndonesiaandbusinessisnoexception.Oneofthemeditatorssaidhisweeklymeditationsessionsareaimedmainlyatbringingthepeaceofmindthatmakesforgooddecision-making.Buttheinsightgainedfrommysticcommunicationwithspiritsofwisekingshasalsohelpedboosttheprofitsofhisfivecompanies.
Mysticismandprofitshavecometogethersincethe13thcenturyintroductionofIslamtoIndonesiabyIndianMoslemmerchants.Thosedevouttraders,called‘WaliUllah’or‘thoseclosetoGod,’energeticallyspreadbothtradeandreligionbyadaptingtheirappealstothenativemysticismofJava.LegendsattributemagicpowerofforeknowledgetotheWaliUllah.Thesepowerswerebelievedtobegainedthroughmeditationandfasting.
BusinessmanHadisikosaidhisgroupfastsandmeditatesallnighteveryThursdaytobecomeclosertoGodandtocontactthespiritsofthegreatmenofthepast.‘Ifwewanttoemploysomeoneatthemanageriallevel,wemeditatetogetherandoftenthemessagecomesthatthismancan’tholeontomoneyorheisuntrustworthy.Ormaybethespiritswilltellusheshouldbehired.’Hadizikohastenedtoaddthathiscompaniesalsoholdmodernpersonnelmanagementsystemsandthatformalqualificationsareessentialforacandidateeventobeconsidered.Perspectiveinvestmentsalsoareconsideredthroughmysticmeditation.‘Withthemindrelaxedandopen,itiseasiertobeobjectiveinjudgingtheriskofanewventure.Meditationandcontactwiththewisdomoftheoldleaderssharpensyourowninsightandintuition.Thenyouhavetoapplythatintuitiontotheinformationyouhaveandworkhardtobesuccessful.’Mysticmeditationhelpedreverseabusinessslidehiscompaniesexperiencedinthemid-1980.Operatingwithnormalbusinessprocedures,helostmorethan$3millionsinthatyearalone.Meditationbroughtbackhispeaceofmind.Puttingtherightpersonsintherightjobsandgainingconfidenceinhisbusinessdecisionswerethekeystoaturningaroundthathasbroughtexpansionandprofitability.ThemysticisminHandspike’sboardroomispartofagrowingmovementinIndonesiacalled
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