高三英語(yǔ)二輪復(fù)習(xí)外刊閱讀熱點(diǎn)話題培優(yōu)練7：社會(huì)現(xiàn)象

外刊閱讀熱點(diǎn)話題培優(yōu)練7社會(huì)現(xiàn)象Ⅰ.閱讀理解AccordingtoastudydonebyUniversityofMichigan,shoppingtoreducestresswas40timesmoreeffectiveatgivingpeopleasenseofcontrolandshopperswerethreetimeslesssadthanthoseonlylookingatitems.Morethanhalfofthe1，000consumerssurveyedbyCreditKarma,headresearcherofthestudy,saidtheyhaveshoppedtodealwithfeelingsofstressordepression.About48percentofmenand31percentofwomenwhohavestressshoppingsaidtheyhadpurchasedalcoholwhenstressed.About82percentofwomenspendonclothingcomparedto52percentofmen.Womenalsoleadshoppingforjewellery,42percent,comparedto22percentformen.Insomesense,stressshoppingcanactuallyhelpyouliveahealthierlifebymakingsurethatyourbloodpressureislowered.Thesurveyfound82percenthadonlypositivefeelingsabouttheirpurchasesandthatthepositivemoodwaslong－lasting.However,stressshopping,formany,couldgrowintoadrivethatusesupmoney,causesconflict,andthereforeaddsgreatstresstolife.Despitethein－timejoyfrompurchases,stressshoppingneverprovesalong－lastingcuretostressordepression.Actuallyitneedstobeavoidedanyhow.Whetheryou’repurchasingpresentsorbuyinggroceries，havingtheitemsyouneedwrittendownwillprovideyouwithbrightnesswhileshopping.Rewardyourselfforstickingtoyourlistandyou’llbemorelikelytocommittoit.Inaddition,alwaysthinkaboutwhatyoustrugglewithmostfinancially.Doyouspendtoomuchmoneyatthemall?Eatingout?Vacations?Makealistofwhereyourmoneyisgoingandtakenecessarystepstoresistyourdesire.Forexample,ifyouspendtoomuchmoneyondiningoutonweekends,stuffyourcupboardwithfoodonFriday.Soyou’llbemorelikelytostayinandcook.Andyouneedtogiveuptheneedtokeepupwithothers.Everyone’sfinancialsituationisdifferentandcomparisonmayleadtodebtanddissatisfactionwithwhatyoualreadyhave.1.WhydoestheauthormentionthosenumbersinParagraph2?A.Tosupportanidea. B.Toattractreaders.C.Tocallforactions. D.Tointroduceatopic.2.Whichofthefollowingmayhelpdealwithstressshopping?A.Stimulatingdesires. B.Recordingspending.C.Turningtomedicines. D.Comparingwithothers.3.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetostressshopping?A.Unclear. B.Doubtful.C.Objective. D.Negative.4.Whatisasuitabletitleforthetext?A.Doesshoppingbenefitus?B.Morestressed,womenormen?C.Shouldwecomparewithothers?D.Canstressshoppingreducestress?Weallknowthatunpleasantfeelingwhenwe’retalkingaboutsomethinginterestingandhalfwaythroughoursentencewe’reinterrupted.Butwasthatreallyaninterruption?Theanswerdependsonwhomyouask，accordingtonewresearchledbyKatherineHiltonfromStanfordUniversity.Usingasetofcontrolledaudioclips(錄音片段)，Hiltonsurveyed5，000AmericanEnglishspeakerstobetterunderstandwhataffectspeople’sperceptionsofinterruptions.Shehadparticipantslistentoaudioclipsandthenanswerquestionsaboutwhetherthespeakersseemedtobefriendlyandengaged,listeningtooneanother,ortryingtointerrupt.HiltonfoundthatAmericanEnglishspeakershavedifferentconversationalstyles.Sheidentifiedtwodistinctgroups:highandlowintensityspeakers.Highintensityspeakersaregenerallyuncomfortablewithmomentsofsilenceinconversationandconsidertalkingatthesametimeasignofengagement.Lowintensityspeakersfinditrudetotalkatthesametimeandpreferpeopletospeakoneafteranotherinconversation.Thedifferencesinconversationalstylesbecameevidentwhenparticipantslistenedtoaudioclipsinwhichtwopeoplespokeatthesametimebutwereagreeingwitheachotherandstayedontopic,Hiltonsaid.Thehighintensitygroupreportedthatconversationswherepeoplespokeatthesametimewhenexpressingagreementwerenotinterruptivebutengagedandfriendlierthantheconversationswithmomentsofsilenceinbetweenspeakingturns.Incontrast,thelowintensitygroupperceivedanyamountofsimultaneous(同時(shí)的)chatasarudeinterruption,regardlessofwhatthespeakersweresaying.“Peoplecareaboutbeinginterrupted,andthosesmallinterruptionscanhaveamassiveeffectontheoverallcommunication，”Hiltonsaid.“Breakingapartwhataninterruptionmeansisessentialifwewanttounderstandhowhumansinteractwitheachother.”5.WhatdoesHilton’sresearchfocuson?A.Whatinterruptionsmeantopeople.B.Whetherinterruptionsaregoodornot.C.Howtoavoidgettinginterrupted.D.Whyspeakersinterrupteachother.6.Whatdoparticipantsofthestudyneedtodo?A.Recordanaudioclip.B.Answersomequestions.C.Listentooneanother.D.Haveachatwithafriend.7.Whatdolowintensityspeakersthinkofsimultaneouschat?A.It’simportant. B.It’sinteresting.C.It’sinefficient. D.It’simpolite.8.WhatcanwelearnfromHilton’sresearch?A.Humaninteractioniscomplex.B.Communicationisthebasisoflife.C.Interruptionspromotethinking.D.Languagebarrierswillalwaysexist.Ⅱ.七選五Forpeoplewhoareplanningatrip,avisittoamuseummightnotbethefirstthingtheythinkof.Afterall,thereareplentyofwaystoappreciatetheworld’scivilization,gainexcitingexperiencesandspendqualitytimewithfamilyandfriends.__1__Museumsarewherepeoplelearnsomethingnew,ateveryage!Areyouinterestedinsomethingspecific?__2__There,youwillfindyourselfdrawninandinspired!Museumsareafantasticplacetolearnaboutaregion’shistory,scientificachievements,majorculturalevents,andofcourse,dinosaurs.Theyalsodesignexhibitionsrelatedtovisualarts,industrialinnovationsandanythingthatinspiresanindividualtolearnaboutthepastandcreatenewpathstothefuture.__3__Theywillsurelybeanexcitingpartoftheeducationalexperiencewiththemainpurposetoexposechildrentoknowledgeofvariousfieldsandexpandtheirhorizons.Toachievethat,museumsareworkingtocreatemeaningfulandengagingactivities,interactiveandknowledge－based.Museumssupporttourism.Theyaretourismpromotersinsmalltownsandlargecities.Museumsaren’taburdenontaxrevenue(稅收)oraseparateconcernfromothercityprojects.__4__Statisticsshowthatmuseumssupportmorethan726,000jobsinAmerica.Museumsshapecommunities.Theyhaveactivitiesandexhibitionsthroughwhichvisitorscanlearnaboutlocalhistory.Museumsareplaceswhereasharedheritageiscelebratedandacollectiveidentityisformed.Theyprovideaninterestingpublicspacewherepeoplemeetandtalktoeachother.__5__A.Museumsbringoutthebestqualitiesinchildren.B.Museumsoftendeliverkids－centeredexhibitions.C.Instead,theygeneratefundingandfuelemployment.D.Then,visitalocalmuseumtolearnaboutthatsubject.E.Evenshoppingatthegiftshopthereisanopportunityforconnections.F.Onthecontrarytheyconsumeasmallpercentageofcityfundsannually.G.Thefact,however,isthatmuseumsoffermagicalbenefitsinmanyways.Ⅲ.語(yǔ)法填空Mininghasseenupsanddownsbuttraditionalcondiments(調(diào)味料)continuetoappeal.AnymentionofZigong,SichuanProvince,remindspeople1.____________itssaltproductionandthisis2.____________importantsourceofrevenue(財(cái)政收入).Thecity,about200kilometersfromChengdu,hasahistoryofminingsalt3.____________(stretch)back2，000years.ThesaltwassoldalloverSichuanandotherprovinces,andwasconsumedbyone－tenthofChina’spopulation.Thesaltisfromwells.Oneofthem，theShenhaiwell,wasopenedin1835,andisstillin4.____________(operate).Withadepthof1，001.42meters,itisamongtheworld’sdeepestofitskindand5.____________(current)producesaround2，000kilogramsofsaltperday.Visitorstothewellcanbuypacksofiodine－freesalt6.____________(mine)justthreedaysearlier.But,duringSpringFestival,7.____________endswiththeLanternFestivalonthe15thdayofthefirstlunarmonth—fallingonSundaythisyear—morepeoplefromaroundthecountryflocktoZigong8.____________(view)itsworld－famouslanterns.ViewinglanternsbecameaSpringFestivalcustominZigongduringtheTangDynasty.Sincethen,the9.___________(city)lanternshowhasbeenheldinmorethan70countriesandregionsaroundtheworld,becomingacallingcardofbothZigongandChina.Thepopularshow10.____________(start)fromtheeconomicdilemmainthe1980s,whenZigong’seconomyover－relyingonasingleproductbecameaproblem.A篇Para.1：effectiveadj.產(chǎn)生預(yù)期結(jié)果的，有效的；實(shí)際的Para.2：depressionn.抑郁，沮喪Para.3：pressuren.壓力，擠壓conflictn.爭(zhēng)執(zhí)，爭(zhēng)論，沖突useup用光，耗盡Para.4：stickto堅(jiān)持；粘住B篇Para.1：interruptv.插嘴；打擾；打岔Para.2：perceptionn.看法，見解；知覺(jué)，感知Para.3：conversationaladj.談話的，會(huì)話的Para.4：regardlessof不管；不顧；不理會(huì)Para.5：interactv.交流，溝通，合作；相互影響，相互作用A篇譯文：無(wú)論你是在買禮物還是買食品雜貨，把你需要的東西寫下來(lái)都會(huì)讓你在購(gòu)物時(shí)頭腦清醒。B篇譯文：Hilton說(shuō)，當(dāng)參與者聽兩個(gè)人同時(shí)說(shuō)話但彼此同意且不離題的錄音片段時(shí)，對(duì)話風(fēng)格的差異變得很明顯。參考答案Ⅰ.【語(yǔ)篇解讀】本文是議論文。雖然壓力購(gòu)物可以降低血壓，保持積極持久的情緒，但是壓力購(gòu)物可能會(huì)發(fā)展成一種消耗金錢、引起沖突的沖動(dòng)，因此給生活增加了巨大的壓力。1.A[寫作意圖題。通讀第二段可知，這些數(shù)字是為了說(shuō)明很多人通過(guò)購(gòu)物來(lái)應(yīng)付壓力。]2.B[細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段中的“Whetheryou’repurchasing...brightnesswhileshopping”可知，無(wú)論你是在買禮物還是買食品雜貨，把你需要的東西寫下來(lái)都會(huì)讓你在購(gòu)物時(shí)頭腦清醒。據(jù)此可知，可以用記錄支出的方法幫助應(yīng)付壓力購(gòu)物。]3.D[觀點(diǎn)態(tài)度題。根據(jù)第三段中的“However，stressshopping...stresstolife”可知，對(duì)許多人來(lái)說(shuō)，壓力購(gòu)物可能會(huì)發(fā)展成一種消耗金錢、引起沖突的沖動(dòng)，因此給生活增加了巨大的壓力。根據(jù)第四段中的“Despitethein－timejoy...stressordepression”可知，盡管購(gòu)物能帶來(lái)及時(shí)的快樂(lè)，但壓力購(gòu)物從來(lái)沒(méi)有被證明是一種長(zhǎng)期治愈壓力或抑郁的方法。據(jù)此可推知，作者對(duì)于壓力購(gòu)物的態(tài)度是否定的。]4.D[標(biāo)題歸納題。通讀全文，尤其是第一段和第四段中的“Despitethein－time...stressordepression”可知，密歇根大學(xué)的一項(xiàng)研究表明，通過(guò)購(gòu)物來(lái)減壓能給人40倍的控制感，購(gòu)物的人比只看東西(不買)的人少三倍的悲傷。盡管購(gòu)物能帶來(lái)及時(shí)的快樂(lè)，但壓力購(gòu)物從來(lái)沒(méi)有被證明是一種長(zhǎng)期治愈壓力或抑郁的方法。據(jù)此可知，本文主要討論壓力購(gòu)物是否能減輕壓力。]【語(yǔ)篇解讀】本文是說(shuō)明文。為了更好地了解是什么影響了人們對(duì)被打斷的看法，研究人員進(jìn)行了實(shí)驗(yàn)，最后得出結(jié)論：談話被打斷是否是一種干擾取決于提問(wèn)的對(duì)象。5.A[推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中“Usingasetof...perceptionsofinterruptions”和第四段中的“Thehighintensitygroup...thespeakersweresaying”可知，Hilton的研究焦點(diǎn)在于打斷對(duì)人們來(lái)講意味著什么。同時(shí)，高強(qiáng)度組和低強(qiáng)度組對(duì)打斷的看法也說(shuō)明了這一點(diǎn)。]6.B[細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中“Shehadparticipantslistentoaudioclipsandthenanswerquestions...tryingtointerrupt”可知，她讓參與者聽錄音片段，然后回答一些問(wèn)題。]7.D[細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段中“thelowintensitygroupperceived...weresaying”可知，低強(qiáng)度說(shuō)話者覺(jué)得同時(shí)說(shuō)話很粗魯，不管說(shuō)話者說(shuō)的內(nèi)容是什么。]8.A[推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章最后一段的內(nèi)容可知，人們很在意被打斷，而那些小小的打斷會(huì)對(duì)整個(gè)交流產(chǎn)生巨大的影響，如果想要了解人們?nèi)绾闻c其他人交流，分解打斷的含義是必不可少的。由此可見，人類的交流是復(fù)雜的。]Ⅱ.【語(yǔ)篇解讀】本文是說(shuō)明文。文章介紹了參觀博物館的好處。1.G[空前講到了對(duì)于那些計(jì)劃去旅行的人來(lái)說(shuō)參觀博物館可能不是首選，并說(shuō)明了原因，然而下文講的卻都是參觀博物館的好處，因此，空處應(yīng)該會(huì)形成轉(zhuǎn)折，講述博物館好處眾多，值得一去，故G項(xiàng)符合語(yǔ)境。]2.D[空前一句提出了問(wèn)題“你對(duì)什么特定的事物感興趣嗎？”，因此，空處應(yīng)該會(huì)回答問(wèn)題，提供解決方案。D項(xiàng)“那么，你可以參觀當(dāng)?shù)氐牟┪镳^來(lái)了解那個(gè)事物”符合語(yǔ)境，且句中的“thatsubject”呼應(yīng)上一句中的“somethingspecific”，故D項(xiàng)符合語(yǔ)境。]3.B[本空為段落主旨句。根據(jù)文章結(jié)構(gòu)和其他段段首句可以看出，正確選項(xiàng)應(yīng)為A或者B。根據(jù)本段中的“withthemainpurposetoexposechildrentoknowledgeofvariousfieldsandexpandtheirhorizons”可知，本段講到的應(yīng)該是博物館會(huì)舉辦以兒童為中心的活動(dòng)，而不是激發(fā)出孩子的良好素質(zhì)，故B項(xiàng)適合作本段的主旨句。]4.C[根據(jù)空前的“Museumsaren’taburdenontaxrevenue(