题目内容
4.The other day I was offered two tickets to a special preview of the latest movie for free.I wasn't interested,(21)DI knew my two boys would be.That evening,we were a bit (22)C for time.So instead of having dinner at home,we had fast food near the movie theater Oscar.There went the (23)B of eight movie tickets.
Then I met up with a friend and we sat around (24)D for a while,and another movie ticket went into a cup of coffee.After that,we figured we might as well (25)A around until the movie ended to pick up the boys.To help (26)D the time,I bought snacks.However,the (27)B went for an hour longer than expected.To watch the free movie,we always have to (28)B an hour of ads.
Oh,did I (29)Cparking and fighting my way through the (30)Dto get to the right theater?I could have sent the (31)Cto a movie theater in walking distance and had enough (32)D left over to watch ten more movies!
Next time I'm offered something free,I'll (33)A refuse it.
I should have known better.(34)D in 2004,I built my own business.One of my marketing strategies is that I often offer free gifts.I said"probably"because"free"is just the most irresistible (35)A in your marketing language.And it always (36)C.
If you don't believe me,next time when you do a promotion,(37)Athis test:one with and one without the free (38)B.You will be amazed by how many people will (39)D hundreds of dollars to get something for (40)C
21.A.for | B.or | C.so | D.but |
22.A.grateful | B.prepared | C.rushed | D.thankful |
23.A.time | B.price | C.chance | D.length |
24.A.singing | B.judging | C.bargaining | D.chatting |
25.A.wander | B.turn | C.look | D.gather |
26.A.save | B.waste | C.record | D.kill |
27.A.meeting | B.movie | C.walk | D.coffee |
28.A.break down | B.sit through | C.cut down | D.look through |
29.A.forget | B.continue | C.mention | D.stop |
30.A.race | B.park | C.gate | D.traffic |
31.A.employees | B.customers | C.boys | D.friends |
32.A.food | B.patience | C.room | D.money |
33.A.probably | B.angrily | C.definitely | D.repeatedly |
34.A.Ending | B.Writing | C.Reporting | D.Starting |
35.A.word | B.reason | C.letter | D.desire |
36.A.fails | B.cheats | C.works | D.loses |
37.A.try | B.study | C.face | D.attend |
38.A.help | B.gift | C.advice | D.market |
39.A.gain | B.bank | C.receive | D.pay |
40.A.something | B.everything | C.nothing | D.anything |
分析 作者获得了两张免费的最新电影试映票,带两个儿子去看,事后发现有很多广告,而且为了看这场电影,在外就餐、开车去电影院都花了较多的钱.作者总结:人们总是会花很多精力和金钱去得到那些不劳而获的东西.
解答 21--25 D C B D A 26--30 DBBCD 31--35 CDADA 36--40 CABDC
21. D考查连词.A.for因为;B.or或者;C.so因此;D.but但是.我对电影不感兴趣,但是我的两个儿子肯定会.前后是转折关系,故选D.
22.C考查形容词.A.grateful感激的;B.prepared准备好的;C.rushed匆忙的;D.thankful感谢的.根据后一句的描述,我们去吃的快餐而没有在家吃,故推知是时间不够,很匆忙,故选C.
23.B考查名词.A.time时间;B.price价格;C.chance机会;D.length长度.此处指吃快餐花了八张电影票的价格,故选B.
24.D考查动词.A.singing唱歌;B.judging判断;C.bargaining讨价还价;D.chatting聊天.碰到朋友,坐下来聊天,故选D.
25.A考查动词.A.wander闲逛;B.turn转动,变;C.look看;D.gather聚集.我们认为最好还是随便四处逛逛等到电影结束来接孩子们.故选A.
26.D考查动词.A.save节约;B.waste浪费;C.record纪录;D.kill杀死.此处kill time意为"消磨时间"的意思,故选D.
27.B考查名词.A.meeting会议;B.movie电影;C.walk散步;D.coffee咖啡.但是,电影比预期的一个小时更长,故选B.
28.B考查动词短语.A.break down出现故障;B.sit through一直挺到结束,耐着性子看完;C.cut down减少;D.look through仔细检查.观看免费的电影,我们不得不耐着性子看完一个小时的广告.故选B.
29.C考查动词.A.forget忘记;B.continue继续;C.mention提到;D.stop停止.我有没有提到停车和一路努力地开车穿过拥挤的交通最后到达正确的剧院?选C.
30.D考查名词.A.race比赛;B.park停车场;C.gate大门;D.traffic交通.根据上题题意可知,答案为D.
31.C考查名词.A.employees员工;B.customers顾客;C.boys男孩们;D.friends朋友.根据第一段出现的boys,结合此处的题意可知此处是指他的孩子们,boys,属于原词复现,故选C.
32.D考查名词.A.food食物;B.patience耐心;C.room房间;D.money钱.此处意为有剩下足够多的钱再看十场电影.看电影需要钱,故选D.
33.A考查副词.A.probably可能;B.angrily生气地;C.definitely肯定;D.repeatedly重复地.下一次再有免费的东西,我可能会拒绝.课根据下一段的原词复现"probably"得出答案选A.
34.D考查动词.A.Ending 结束;B.Writing写;C.Reporting报道;D.Starting开始.从2 004年开始,我开办了自己的公司.故选D.
35.A考查名词.A.word词;B.reason原因;C.letter信件;D.desire渴望.免费是你的买卖市场里最无法抗拒的词语.故选A.
36.C考查动词.A.fails失败;B.cheats欺骗;C.works起作用,有效果;D.loses失去.这总是有效.故选C.
37.A考查动词.A.try尝试;B.study研究,学习;C.face面对;D.attend参加.下次你做促销时,尝试一下这个测试:一个提供免费礼品,一个不提供.故选A.
38.B考查名词.A.help帮助;B.gift礼物;C.advice建议;D.market市场.根据上题题意可知答案为B.
39.D考查动词.A.gain获得;B.bank银行;C.receive接受;D.pay花(钱),付钱.你将会震惊于人们会付成百上千美元去得到不劳而获的东西.故答案为D.
40.C考查代词.A.something某事;B.everything每件事;C.nothing没有事;D.anything一切事.get something for nothing"不劳而获",固定用法.故答案为C.
点评 本文是一个日常生活类阅读,题目涉及多道细节理解题,做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析,结合选项选出正确答案.推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案,切忌胡乱猜测,一定要做到有理有据.
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A study published Friday by a group of psychologists in the journal Science finds that China's noodle-slurping northerners are more independent,show more"analytic thought"and divorce more frequently.By contrast,the authors write,rice-eating southerners show more qualities traditionally associated with East Asian culture,including more"holistic thought"and lower divorce rates.
The reason?Cultivating rice,the authors say,is a lot harder.Picture a rice paddy,its delicate seedlings tucked in a bed of water.They require careful tending and many hours of labor-by some estimates,twice as much as wheat-as well as reliance on irrigation systems that require neighborly cooperation.As the authors write,for southerners growing rice,"strict self-reliance might have meant starvation."
Growing wheat,by contrast,the north's staple grain,is much simpler.One Chinese farming guide from the 1600s quoted in the study advised aspiring farmers that"if one is short of labor power,it is best to grow wheat."
To produce their findings,the authors evaluated the attitudes of 1,162Han Chinese students in Beijing and Liaoning in the north and in Fujian,Guangdong,Yunnan and Sichuan in the south.To control for other factors that distinguish the north and south-such as climate,dialect and contact with herding cultures-the authors also analyzed differences between various neighboring counties in five central provinces along China's rice-wheat border.
According to the authors,the influence of rice cultivation can help explain East Asia's"strangely persistent interdependence."For example,they say South Korea and Japan have remained less individualistic than Western countries,even as they've grown wealthier.
The authors aren't alone in observing the influence various crops have on shaping culture.Malcolm Gladwell in his 2008book"Outliers"also drew connections between a hard-working ethic (measured by a willingness to fill out long,boring questionnaires) and a historical tradition of rice cultivation in places such as South Korea and Japan,given that the farming of such crops is arguably an equally boring chore.
How China's North-south Divide Has Influence on (71)Shaping Personality | |
(72)Difference(s)/Distinction(s) in personality | China's northerners (73)feed (live) on noodles,and they are thought of as hale,hearty and taller with more(74)independence and"analytic thought"as well as higher divorce rates. On the contrary,the southerners prefer eating rice and have more"holistic thought"and lower divorce rates. |
Reasons | •Planting rice needs twice more (75)labor than planting wheat. •Cultivating rice relies on irrigation system that requires neighbors to (76)cooperate well. •If you are over independent,you might (77)starvein the south. •If you are (78)lacking (weak) in labor power,it is best to grow wheat in the north. |
The Research | •The attitudes of 1162Han Chinese students were evaluated. •Other unrelated factors like climate,dialect and herding cultures were carefully (79)controlled. •The result shows the influence of rice cultivation can result in more cooperation and explain East Asia's"strangely persistent interdependence". |
Another (80)similar(related,relevant) observation | Malcolm Gladwell also found the influence crops have on culture in his 2008book"Outliers". |
The man said,"I have been working(44)Aduring my life and now I just want to eat and sleep(45)Bany work."
The owner of the palace said,"(46)D,there is nowhere else better than here for you.There are a wealth of(47)Bn my palace and you can eat whatever you want without anyone(48)Cyou.(49)A,there is(50)Dthat needs to be done by you."Then,the man settled down in the palace.
At the beginning,the man felt very(51)Dat the rotation(轮流)of eating and sleeping.But(52)B,he felt a bit lonely and empty.So he went to the owner and complained,"It is(53)Dto live by just eating and sleeping every day.Now I show no(54)Cin this kind of life any more.Could you help me find a(55)A?"
The owner replied,"(56)A,there is no job here at all."
After another several months,the man could not(57)Cthe present life and went to the owner(058)C,"I really could not stand this sort of life any more.If you do not offer me a job,I would(59)Dto go to the Hell instead of living here."
The owner of the palace smiled contemptuously(轻蔑地),"Do you think it is the Heaven here?It is(60)Bthe Hell!"
41.A.hospital | B.house | C.place | D.world |
42.A.splendid | B.mysterious | C.free | D.yellow |
43.A.forced | B.warned | C.invited | D.commanded |
44.A.hard | B.honestly | C.comfortably | D.heavily |
45.A.apart from | B.without | C.besides | D.with |
46.A.If any | B.If possible | C.If necessary | D.If so |
47.A.jewels | B.food | C.books | D.money |
48.A.noticing | B.asking | C.stopping | D.meeting |
49.A.Moreover | B.Otherwise | C.Therefore | D.However |
50.A.anything | B.everything | C.something | D.nothing |
51.A.surprised | B.frightened | C.mad | D.happy |
52.A.easily | B.gradually | C.confidently | D.carefully |
53.A.strange | B.enjoyable | C.relaxing | D.boring |
54.A.patience | B.trust | C.interest | D.curiosity |
55.A.job | B.way out | C.wife | D.partner |
56.A.Sorry | B.Cheer up | C.All right | D.Never mind |
57.A.handle | B.lose | C.bear | D.risk |
58.A.indeed | B.already | C.again | D.always |
59.A.hope | B.expect | C.promise | D.prefer |
60.A.no longer | B.actually | C.also | D.still |