My color television has given me nothing but a headache教学内容.docx
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Mycolortelevisionhasgivenmenothingbutaheadache教学内容
2015年全国高考二卷
Mycolortelevisionhasgivenmenothingbutaheadache.IwasabletobuyitalittleoverayearagobecauseIhadmyrelativesgivememoneyformybirthdayinsteadofalotofclothesthatwouldn’tfit.Iletasalesclerkfoolmeintobuyingadiscontinuedmodel,Irealizedthisadaylate,whenIsawnewspaperadvertisementsforthesetatseventy-fivedollarslessthanIhadpaid,ThesetworkedsobeautifullywhenIfirstgotithomethatIwouldkeepitonuntilstationssignedoffforthenight,Fortunately,Ididn’tgotanychannelsshowingall-nightmoviesorIwouldneverhavegottentobed.ThenIstarteddevelopingaproblemwiththesetthatinvolvedstatic(静电)noise.Forsomereason,whencertainshowsswitchedintoacommercial,aloudnoisewouldsoundforafewseconds.Gradually,thisnoisebegantoappearduringashow,andtogetridofit,Ihadtochangetoanotherchannelandthenchangeitback.Sometimesthistechniquewouldnotwork,andIhadtopickupthesetandshakeittoremovethesound.Iactuallybegantobuildupmyarmmuscles(肌肉)shakingmyset.
Whenneitherofthesemethodsremovedthestaticnoise,Iwouldsithelplesslyandwaitforthenoisetogoaway.AtlastIendeduphittingthesetwithmyfist,anditstoppedworkingaltogether.Mytriptotherepairshopcostme$62,andthesetisworkingwellnow,butIkeepexpectingmoretrouble.
21.WhydidtheauthorsayhewasfooledintobuyingtheTVset?
A.Hegotanoldermodelthanhehadexpected.
B.Hecouldn’treturnitwhenitwasbroken.
C.Hecouldhaveboughtitatalowerprice.
D.Hefailedtofindanymovieshowsonit.
22.Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplacethephrase”signedoff”inParagraph1?
A.endedalltheirprograms
B.providedfewerchannels
C.changedtocommercials
D.showedall-nightmovies
23.HowdidtheauthorfinallygethisTVsetworkingagain?
A.Byshakingandhittingit.
B.Byturningitonandoff.
C.Byswitchingchannels.
D.Byhavingitrepaired.
24.Howdoestheauthorsoundwhentellingthestory?
A.Curious
B.Anxious
C.Cautious
D.Humorous
B
Yourhousemayhaveaneffectonyourfigure.Expertssaythewayyoudesignyourhomecouldplayaroleinwhetheryoupackonthepoundsorkeepthemoff.Youcanmakeyourenvironmentworkforyouinsteadofagainstyou.Herearesomewaystoturnyourhomeintopartofdietplan.
Openthecurtainsandturnupthelights.Darkenvironmentsaremorelikelytoencourageovereating,forpeopleareoftenlessself-conscious(难为情)whenthey’reinpoorlylitplaces-andsomorelikelytoeatlotsoffood.Ifyourhomedoesn’thaveenoughwindowlight,getmorelampsandfloodtheplacewithbrightness.
Mindthecolors.Researchsuggestswarmcolorsfuelourappetites.Inonestudy,peoplewhoatemealsinablueroomconsumed33percentlessthanthoseinayelloworredroom.Warmcolorslikeyellowmaketoodappearmoreappetizing,whilecoldcolorsmakeusfeellesshungry.Sowhenit’stimetorepaint,goblue.
Don’tforgettheclock-ortheradio.Peoplewhoeatslowlytendtoconsumeabout70fewercalories(卡路里)permealthanthosewhorushthroughtheirmeals.Beginkeepingtrackofthetime,andtrytomakedinnerlastatleast30minutes,Andwhileyou’reatit,actuallysitdowntoeat.Ifyouneedsomehelpslowingdown,turnonrelaxingmusic.Itmakesyoulesslikelytorushthroughameal.
Downsizethedishes,Bigservingbowlsandplatescaneasilymakeusfat.Weeatabout22percentmorewhenusinga12-inchplateinsteadofa10-inchplate.Whenwechoosealargespoonoverasmallerone,totalintake(摄入)jumpsby14percent.Andwe’llpourabout30percentmoreliquidintoashort,wideglassthanatall,skinnyglass.
25.Thetextisespeciallyhelpfulforthosewhocareabout_______.
A.theirhomecomforts
B.theirbodyshape
C.housebuying
D.healthydiets
26.Ahomeenvironmentinbluecanhelppeople_________.
A.digestfoodbetter
B.reducefoodintake
C.burnmorecalories
D.regaintheirappetites
27.Whatarepeopleadvisedtodoatmealtimes?
A.Eatquickly.
B.Playfastmusic.
C.Usesmallerspoons.
D.Turndownthelights.
28.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetest?
A.IsYourHourseMakingYouFat?
B.WaysofServingDinner
C.EffectsofSelf-Consciousness
D.IsYourHomeEnvironmentRelaxing?
C
Morestudentthaneverbeforearetakingagap-year(间隔年)beforegoingtouniversity.Itusedtobecalledthe“yearoff”betweenschoolanduniversity.Thegap-yearphenomenonoriginated(起源)withthemonthsleftovertoOxbridgeapplicantsbetweenentranceexamsinNovemberandthestartofthenextacademicyear.
Thisyear,25,310studentswhohaveacceptedplacesinhighereducation
institutionshaveputofftheirentryuntilnextyear,accordingtostatisticsonuniversityentranceprovidedbyUniversityandCollegeAdmissionsSerbice(UCAS).
Thatisarecord14.7%increaseinthenumberofstudentstakingagapyear.
TonyHigginsfromUCASsaidthatthestatisticsaregoodnewsforeveryoneinhighereducation.“Studentswhotakeawell-plannedyearoutaremorelikelytobesatisfiedwith,andcomplete,theirchosencourse.Studentswhotakeagapyearareoftenmorematureandresponsible,”hesaid.
Butnoteveryoneishappy.OwainJames,thepresidentoftheNationalUnionofStudents(NUS),arguedthattheincreaseisevidenceofstudenthadship–youngpeoplearebeingforcedintoearningmoneybeforefinishingtheireducation.“Newstudentsarenowawarethattheyarelikelytoleaveuniversityupto£15,000indebt.Itisnotsurprisingthatmoreand
Morestudentsaretakingagapyeartoearnmoneytosupporttheirstudyforthedegree.NUSstatisticsshowthatover40%ofstudentsareforcedtoworkduringtermtimeandthefigureincreasesto90%duringvacationperiods,”hesaid.
29.Whatdowelearnaboutthegapyearfromthetext?
A.Itisflexibleinlength.
B.Itisatimeforrelaxation.
C.Itisincreasinglypopular.
D.Itisrequiredbyuniversities.
30.AccordingtoTonyHiggins,studentstakingagapyear______.
A.arcbetterpreparedforcollegestudies
B.knowalotmoreabouttheirfuturejobs
C.aremorelikelytoleaveuniversityindebt
D.haveabetterchancetoentertopuniversities
31.HowdoesOwainJamesfeelaboutthegap-yearphenomenon?
A.He"spuzzled.
B.He"sworried.
C.He"ssurprised.
D.He"sannoyed.
32.WhatwouldmoststudentsdoontheirvacationaccordingtoNUSstatistics?
A.Attendadditionalcourses.
B.Makeplansforthenewterm.
C.Earnmoneyfortheireducation.
D.Preparefortheirgraduatestudies.
D
ChooseYourOne-DayTours
TourA-Bath&StonchengeincludingentrancefeestotheancientRomanbathroomsandStonehenge-£until26Marchand£39thereafter.
Visitthecitywithover2,000yearsofhistoryandBathAbbey,theRoyalCrescentandtheCostuteMtsan.Stonehengeisoneoftheworld’smostfamousprehistoricmonumentsdatingbackover5,000years.
TourB-Oxford&StratfordincludingentrancefeestotheUniversityStMary’sChurchTowerandAnneHathaway"shouse一32until12Marchand36thereafter.
Oxford:
IncludesaguidedofEngland’soldestuniversitycityandcolleges.Lookoverthe“cityofdreamingspires(尖顶)”formStMary’sChurchTower.Stratford:
IncludesaguidedtourexploringmuchoftheShakespearewonder.
TourC—WindsorCastle&HamptonCourtincludingentrancefeestoHamptonCourtPalace--£34untilMarchand£37thereafter.
IncludesaguidedtourofWindsorandHamptonCourt,HenryMill’sfavouritepalace.FreetimetovisitWindsorCastle(entrancefeesnotincluded).With500yearsofhistory,HamptonCourtwasoncethehomeoffourKingsandoneQueen.Nowthisformerroyalpalaceiaopentothepublicasamajortouristattraction.Visitthepalaceanditsvarioushistoricgardens,whichincludethefamousmaze(迷宫)whereitiseasytogetlost!
TourD-CambridgeincludingentrancefeestotheTowerofSaintMarytheGreat-£33.until18Marchand£37thereafter.
IncludesaguidedtourofCambridge,thefamousuniversitytown,andthegardensofthe18thcentury.
33.WhichtourwillyouchooseifyouwanttoseeEngland’soldestuniversitycity?
A.TourA
B.TourB
C.TourC
D.TourD
34.Whichofthefollowingtourschargesthelowestfeeon17March?
A.WindsorCastle&HamptonCourt.
B.Oxford&Stratford
C.Bath&Stonehenge.
D.Cambridge.
35.WhyisHamptonCourtamajortouristattraction?
A.Itusedtobethehomeofroyalfamilies.
B.Itusedtobeawell-knownmaze
C.ItistheoldestpalaceinBritain
D.Itisaworld-famouscastle.
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Trainingforamarathonrequirescarefulpreparationandsteady,gradualincreasesinthelengthoftheruns._____,buythebest-fitting,best-builtrunningshoesyoucanfind.Noonecansaywhichbrandwillworkbestforyouorfeelbestonyourfeet,soyouhavetorelyonyourexperienceandonthefeelofeachpairasyoushop.Whenyouhavefoundshoesthatseemright,walkinthemforafewdaystodouble-checkthefit._____.Asalways,youshouldstretch(伸展)atleasttenminutesbeforeeachruntopreventinjuries.
Duringthefirstweek,donotthinkaboutdistance,butrunfiveminuteslongereachday.____,itiswisetotakeadayofftorest.Butduringthenextweek,setagoal
ofatleastamileandahalfperrun._____.Aftertwoweeks,starttimingyourself.______.Dependingonthekindofraceyouplantoenter,youcansetupatimetablefortheremainingweeksbeforetherace.
A.Aftersixdays
B.Foragoodmarathonrunner
C.Beforeyoubeginyourtraining
D.Witheachday,increasethedistancebyahalfmile
E.Iftheystillfeelgood,youcanbeginrunninginthem
F.Timespentforpreparationraisesthe
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