届高考英语复习考点精讲卷二.docx

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届高考英语复习考点精讲卷二

2019届高考英语复习考点精讲卷

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1、   TheNazcaLinesareaseriesoflargeancientgeoglyphs（地画）intheNazcaDesert,insouthernPeru.Itisrangingfromgeometricpatternstodrawingsofdifferentanimalsandstylizedhuman-likeforms.Theancientlinescanonlybetrulytakeninfromhighintheair,leavinggenerationspuzzledastohowthesepreciseworkscouldhavebeencompletedlongbeforethedocumentedinventionofhumanflight.

   TheLineswerefirstspottedwhencommercialairlinesbeganflyingacrossthePeruviandesertinthe1920s.Whobuiltthemandwhatwastheirpurpose?

Aretheyroads,starpointers,maybeevenagiganticmap?

Ifthepeoplewholivedhere2,000yearsagohadonlyasimpletechnology,howdidtheymanagetoconstructsuchprecisefigures?

Didtheyhaveaplan?

Thesemarkingsarelikeavastpuzzle.

   TheNazcaLinesarethemostoutstandinggroupofgeoglyphsintheworld.TherearealsohugegeoglyphsinEgypt,Malta,UnitedStates（MississippiandCalifornia）,Chile,Holiviaandinothercountries.ButtheNazcageoglyphs,becauseoftheirnumbers,characteristics,dimensionsandculturalcontinuityastheyweremadeandremadethroughoutacertainhistoryperiod,formthemostimpressivearcheological（考古学的）group.

   TheNazcaplainisuniqueforitsabilitytopreservethemarkingsuponit,duetothecombinationoftheclimate（oneofthedriestonEarth,withonlytwentyminutesofrainfallperyear）andtheflat,stonygroundwhichminimizestheeffectofthewindatgroundlevel.Withnodustorsandtocovertheplainandlittlerainorwindtoerode（腐蚀）it,linesdrawnheretendtostaydrawn.Thesefactors,combinedwiththeexistenceoflighter-coloredsubsoilbeneaththedesertsurface,provideavastwritingpadthatissuitedtotheartistwhowantstoleavehismarketernal.

1.WhatcanweknowabouttheNazcaLinesfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?

A.Theywerebuiltasabigmap.

B.Theywereformedbynature.

C.Theyareancientlinesincaves.

D.Theyarehugemarkingsinadesert.

2.HowmanyfactorsmaketheNazcaLinesthemostimpressive?

A.One.

B.Two.

C.Three.

D.Four.

3.WhyaretheNazcaLineswellpreserved?

A.Becauseofthewindatgroundlevel.

B.Becauseoftheexistenceofsoftsoil.

C.Becauseoftheclimateandgeography.

D.Becauseofthethicksandonthetop.

4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“eternal”probablymean?

A.Non-stop.

B.Ever-lasting.

C.Real-life.

D.High-end.

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1.CampAll-Starstandsoutamongtheothersbecauseit______.

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B.providesvariousactivitiesandsports

C.offerstimelyinformationonitswebsite

D.allowschildrentoplayoutsidealldaylong

2.OneofthegoalsofCampAll-staristo______.

A.firekids’imagination

B.buildupkids’confidence

C.developkids’leadershipskills

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A.parents

B.coaches

C.staff

D.Campers

3、   Regardlessofhowfarwe’dliketobelievegender（性别）equalityintheworkplacehascome,there’sstillayawninggapbetweenmaleandfemaleleadersintheprofessionalworld.A2018statisticshowsthatwomennowadaysholdjust5.8percentofCEOspositionsatS&P500companies,accordingtoCatalyst.

  Whileit’snotahugeshockthatwomenaresomewhatunderrepresentedinleadershippositions,whatissurprisingthough,isthefactthatfemalesmayactuallybebettersuitedtoleadinalmosteveryarea,atleastaccordingtonewfindingsfromtheBINorwegianBusinessSchool.

   Intheirresearch,ProfessorMartinsenandProfessorLarsGlassurveyed（调查）2,900managerswithaspecialfocusonpersonalitytypes.Theresultswereclear:

Womenscoredhigherthanmeninfourofthefivemajorleadership-centriccategories.

   Whilesomepeoplebelievethatmeninherentlymakebetterleaders—probablybecausetheypicturealeaderwithacommandingvoice,whichismoretypicalofmenthanwomen—thispieceofresearchsuggeststhatwomenarebetteratmethodicalmanagementandgoal-setting,openness,sociabilityandsupportiveness,aswellasabilitytocommunicateclearly.

   Therewasoneareainwhichmenscoredhigherthanwomen,though,andthatwasonemotionalstabilityandabilitytofacejob-relatedpressureandstress.Theresultssuggestthatwomenaremoresensitivetotheeffectsofhigh-pressureorhighlyemotionalsituations.

   Obviously,it’simportanttoconsiderindividual（个人的）differences.Anyone,regardlessofgender,maybeaninspiringleaderandacompetentboss.Sonexttimeyou’rehiringforamanagementposition,youjustmightwanttogivetheresumes（简历）fromfemalecandidatesaharderlook.

1.Whatmakesusshockedmuchatleadershippositions?

A.Womenareworsethanmen.

B.Mentakealmostallhighpositions.

C.Thereisahugegapbetweengenders.

D.Womenmightbehavebetterineveryfield.

2.Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword‘‘inherently”inparagraph4?

A.properly

B.potentially

C.naturally

D.normally

3.Whichofthefollowingmaybethebesttitleofthistext?

A.HowWeCanFigureOutTheBoss.

B.WhyWomenAreBetterThanMen

C.WhyWomenMakeBetterBosses

D.HowWeCanTellGenderDifference

4.Whomighthavespecialinterestinthisarticle?

A.Jobhunters.

B.Employers.

C.Employees.

D.Universitystudents.

4、   InancientEgypt,ashopkeeperdiscoveredthathecouldattractcustomerstohisshopsimplybymakingchangestoitsenvironment.Modernbusinesseshavebeenfollowinghislead,withmoretactics（策略）.

   Onetacticinvolveswheretodisplaythegoods.Forexample,storesplacefruitsandvegetablesinthefirstsection.Theyknowthatcustomerswhobuythehealthyfoodfirstwillfeelhappysothattheywillbuymorejunkfood（垃圾食品）laterintheirtrip.Indepartmentstores,thewomen’sshoesectionisgenerallynexttothewomen’scosmetics（化妆品）section:

whiletheshopassistantisgoingbacktofindtherightsizeshoe,boredcustomersarelikelytowanderoverandfindsomecosmeticstheymightwanttotrylater.

   Besides,businessesseektoappealtocustomers'senses.Storesnoticethatthesmellofbakedgoodsencouragesshopping,sotheymaketheirownbreadeachmorningandthenfanthebreadsmellintothestorethroughouttheday.Musicsellsgoods,too.ResearchersinBritainfoundthatwhenFrenchmusicwasplayed,salesofFrenchwineswentup.

   Whenitcomestothesellingofhouses,businessesalsousehighlyrewardingtactics.Theyfindthatcustomersmakedecisionsinthefirstfewsecondsuponwalkinginthedoor,andturnitintoabusinessopportunity.ACaliforniabuilderdesignedthestructureofitshousessmartly.Whenenteringthehouse,thecustomerwouldseethePacificOceanthroughthewindows,andthenthepoolthroughanopenstairwayleadingtothelowerlevel.Theinstantviewofwateronbothlevelshelpedsellthese$10millionhouses.

1.Whydostoresusuallydisplayfruitsandvegetablesinthefirstsection?

A.Tosavecustomerstime.

B.Toshowtheyarehighqualityfoods.

C.Tohelpselljunkfood.

D.Tosellthematdiscountprices.

2.AccordingtoParagraph3,whichofthefollowingencouragescustomerstobuy?

A.Openingthestoreearlyinthemorning.

B.DisplayingBritishwinesnexttoFrenchones.

C.Invitingcustomerstoplaymusic.

D.Fillingthestorewiththesmelloffreshbread.

3.WhatistheCaliforniabuilder’sstoryintendedtoprove?

A.Thehousestructureisakeyfactorcustomersconsider.

B.Themorecostlythehouseis,thebetteritsells.

C.Anoceanviewismuchtothecustomers'taste.

D.Agoodfirstimpressionincreasessales.

4.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?

A.Toexplainhowbusinessesturnpeopleintotheircustomers.

B.Tointroducehowbusinesseshavegrownfromthepast.

C.Toreportresearchesoncustomerbehavior.

D.Toshowdishonestbusinesspractices.

5、HowtoExcelinPoetryWriting

   Ifyouareseriousaboutyourpoetry,thenyoushouldconsiderthesuggestionspresentedhere.

    ①__________ Manypoetshavealsousedthesetipstomakepoetr