天津市部分區(qū)2023-2024學(xué)年高二上學(xué)期期末英語試題匯編：閱讀理解（含答案）

天津市部分區(qū)2023-2024學(xué)年高二上學(xué)期期末英語試題分類匯編閱讀理解天津市和平區(qū)2023-2024學(xué)年高二上學(xué)期1月期末英語試題（含解析）第三部分：閱讀理解(共20小題;每小題2分，滿分30分)閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。AAreyoulookingforafundayoutinNewYorkatareasonableprice?Thenlooknofurtherthantheamusementparkssituatedat.thehistoricConeyIslandentertainmentcenterinNewYorkCity,offeringsomethingforthewholefamilytoenjoyhere,includinggames,ridesandrestaurants.Fornon-stopentertainment,ConeyIslandistheplacetobe!AstrolandAmusementParkAstrolandislocatedontheConeyIslandBoardwalk,rightbesidethebeach.Therearemorethan30excitingridestotry.StepinsideourHauntedHouse,whereghostsandghoulswillhaveaterrifyingeffectonthosebraveenoughtoenter!ExperiencethewetandwildexcitementofourgiantWaterFlumewaterslide!BereadytoscreamwhenyourideourCycloneRollerCoaster!Andwhenit’stimetoeat,choosefromoneofthemanyrestaurantsorfast-foodoutletssituatedinthepark.YoucanalsobringpicniclunchandeatitinthegroundsofAstrolandifyouwish.AdmissionandOpeningTimesIndividualticketsforrides:$1.75-$4NoontomidnightPayOnePrice(POP)ticket:$12.99forunlimitedridesEasterto15thJune:weekendsonlySpecialgroupratesalsoavailable16thJunetoearlySeptemberdailyHowdoIgetthere?Youcandriveortakethesubway.On-siteparkingisavailable.

Deno’sWonderWheelParkTheWonderWheelinDeno’sPark,whichwasbuiltin1920,is45metershighandhas24cars.Itoffersapanoramic(全景的)viewofthesurroundingareathathasdelightedandimpressedvisitors,formorethansevendecades.AswellastheWonderWheelthereareanother24ridesinthepark,suchastheHigh-FlyerandtheThunderbolt.WealsocaterforyoungsterswithourspeciallycreatedKiddyPark-thelargestchildren’sparkonConeyIsland.AdmissionandOpeningTimesEntrytotheparkisfree.Youpayseparatelyforeachrideyoutake.Theparkisopenfrom11am.untilmidnightsevendaysaweek,fromthebeginningofMaytotheendofSeptember.InAprilandOctober,theparkopensatweekendsonly.HowdoIgetthere?Weareontheboardwalkbetweenthehotdogrestaurantandtheaquarium(水族館).Ifyouaredriving,weareonlyminutesawayfromManhattanIsland.If.youareusingNewYorkCity’sexcellentpublictransportsystem,gettingtoConeyIslandiseasywithaMetroCard.YourMetroCardisvalidfortravelonthesubwayoronanyNewYorkCityTransitBus.31.WhatdoweknowabouttheAstroland’sPOPticket?A.Thoughexpensive,itismoreconvenient.B.Itcanbeusedforthewholeyeararound.C.Itcanberepeatedlyusedformanytimes.D.Itcanbeusedforpublictransportaswell.32.WhichParkwouldafamilywithyoungerchildrenprobablychoosetovisit?A.WaterFlumeslideinHauntedHouseB.AstrolandAmusementParkC.ConeyIslandBoardwalkD.Deno’sWonderWheelPark33.Whichofthefollowingisthepassageprobablytakenfrom?A.Atourbrochure.B.Asafetyregulations.C.Atraveljournal.D.Atrafficguide.BPackingupherbedroominVirginaBeach,Douglashadtosaygoodbyetoherfamily,tohertwodogs,andtothebeach,whereshelovedtoridewavesonherboogieboard.Butitwastimetotaketheleap,however,heartbreakingandawkwarditwouldbe.Evenat14,Douglasknewthat.Sooffshewentabout1.200milestoWestDesMoines,Iowa,totrainwithacoachfromChinaandlivewithawhitefamilyshehadneverbeenmet.Whenshearrived,\Douglasthoughtthatshemustbetheonlyblackpersoninthestate.“Iwasunpackingandsaying,‘WhatamIdoing?’”saidDouglas,whois16.“itwaslike:’WheredoIputeverything?Wherearethespoons?’I’dwakeupandsay,‘Thisismybed,whereamI?’”LiangChow,whohadcoachedtheOlympicgoldmedalistShawnJohnson,transformedDouglasintooneofthebestgymnastsintheworld,helpingherskyrocketfromanaveragememberofthenationalteamtothetopofthesport.Andacouplewithfouryoungdaughtersbecamehersecondfamily,nurturingherinlowawhileherrealfamily|supportedherfromafar,(遙遠(yuǎn)地).ThatmovealsowasimportantinDouglas’smakinghistory.BywinningtheOlympicall-roundtitle,shebecamethefirstblackwomantodoso.ShealsobecamethefourthAmericanwomantowintheall-round,followingMaryLouRettonjin1984,CarlyPatternsonin2004andNastiaLiukinin2008.Douglaswon,scoring62.232points,andledthecompetitionfrombeginningtoend.’ViktoriaKomova,whosobbedintohercoach’schestwhenshelearnedshehadlost,wonthesilver,with61.973points.AliyaMustafina.the2010worldall-roundchampion,wonthebronzewith59.566points.TheotherAmericaninthecompetition,AlyRaismanfinishedfourthafterlosingatiebreaker(決勝局)toMustafina.Douglassaidshehadfeltconfidentallalongthatshewouldwin.“Itwasjustanamazingfeeling,”shesaid,“Iwasjustlike,believe,don’tfear,believe.”34.Douglasleftherhomeat14becausesheA.didn’tlikeherdogsB.neededtrainingtomakeadifferenceC.wantedtolivewithhersecondfamilyD.wantedtobecometheonlyblackchampioninthestate35.WhenDouglasfirstarrivedatthenewhome,shefelt.A.uneasy B.excitedC.independent D.tired36.Whatcanwelearnaboutthecompetitionmentionedinthepassage?A.Komovafeltstressedduringthegameandlostherheart.B.Douglasstayedaheadthroughoutthewholegame.C.AliyacamefromAmericaandwonthethirdplace.D.MostofthecompetitorswerefromAmerica.37.Whichofthefollowingstatementsabout|DouglasisTRUE?A.ShewasthefirstAmericanwomantowintheall-around.B.ShewastheonlyblackpersoninthestateofIowa.C.Herfamilydidn’tliketheideaofherbecomingagymnast.DHermovetoIowabroughtherthechancetosucceed.CYousittingintheclassroomwaitingfortheteachertopassoutthetests,thedooropenedandamanwalkedin,buthewasn’ttheregularteacher.Youtriedtosaythatyouwereinthewrongplace,butcouldn’topenthemouth.Youkepttryingbutitwasuseless.Finally,youyelled,“Wait!”.Thenyouopenedtheeyesandrealizeditwasonlyacrazydream.Whathappenstoourmindsandbodieswhenwe’reasleep?Tofindout,scientistshavesetup“sleeplaboratories.”,wherescientistsusemachinestokeeptrackofpeople’sheartbeats,watchtheirmuscular(肌肉的)movementsandtheirbrainwavesarerecordedtoo.Scientistsbelievethatpeoplegothroughfivestagesofsleep.Allfivestagesarerepeatedfourtosixtimeseachnight.Stageoneisaverylightsleep.Butstagefouristhedeepestsleepofall.Ifyou’reverytired,youwillspendalotoftimeinstagefour.Thenyoupassintothefifthstate.Yourheartstartsbeatingfaster.Youreyesmovebackandforthveryquicklyunderclosedlids.Youaredreaming.ThefifthstageiscalledREMsleep,whichstandsforRapidEyeMovement.Howdoscientistsknowallthis?Theyworkwithsleepvolunteers.Ifyouwereasleepvolunteer,thisiswhatscientistswoulddo.EverytimeyouwentintoREMsleep,theywouldwakeyouup.Afterafewnights,youmightstartgoingintoREMsleepsoonerandmoreoftenthanusual.Thescientistswouldbekeptverybusytryingtowakeyouup.Theymightthinkyouweretryinghardtomakeupforthelostdreamtime!Whatthismaymeanisthatpeopleneedtodreamjustastheyneedtosleep.Whenyou’vebeenasleep,yourminddoesn’tturnoff.Itkeepsonthinking.Andyoursleepingmindturnsyourthoughtsintoatechnicolormoviewithsound,lights,andahugecast.Sometimesyoumaydreamyouarebeingchasedbysomethingyoucan’tsee.Sometimesyoumayfallwithoutgettinghurt.Andinsomedreams,yourbestfriendturnsintoamonster,oryourcattalks.Dreamscanbescary,funny,orjustplainboring.Butwhatdotheymean?Inancienttimes,peoplesaiddreamstoldthemaboutthefuture.Todaymostexpertsthinkthatdreamsteachpeopleaboutthemselves.Youmaynotunderstandallyourdreams,butatleastyoucanenjoythem.Inyourdreams,youcandiscoverawholeotherworld!38.Whatisthepurposeofsettingupsleeplaboratories?A.Towatchandtakecareofpeoplewhiletheyareasleep.B.Tofindoutwhathappenstoourmindsandbodieswhenweareasleep.C.Tofindoutthefivestagesofsleep.D.Tofindoutwhat’sREMsleep.39.FromParagraph3weknowthatA.thesamedreammayrepeatallthetimeB.peopledreamonlywhentheyaretiredC.everyonedreamsatnightD.whenyoudreamyouareinthedeepestsleep40.Accordingtothepassage,whyarescientistsbusywakingupvolunteersduringthetest?A.Todisrupttheirsleeppatterns.B.Tomonitortheoccurrenceofdreaming.C.Toensuretheysleepwellenough.D.Toobservetheirmuscularmovements.41.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphofthepassage?A.Dreamscanbemysteriousandunpredictable.B.Dreamanalysishasbeenconsistentthroughouthistory.C.Expertsbelievedreamsprovideself-insight.D.Peopleenjoydreamseveniftheydon’tunderstandthem.DPositivepsychologyisarelativelynewsub-fieldofpsychologythatfocusesonhumanstrengthsandthethingsthatmakelifeworthliving——tomovebeyondsurvivingtoflourishing(昌盛,茂盛).Theoristsandresearchersinthefieldhavesoughttoidentifytheelementsofagoodlife.Theyhavealsoproposedandtestedpracticesforimprovinglifesatisfactionandwell-being.Whilepsychologistshavestudiedtopicslikehappiness,optimism,andotherhumanstrengthsfordecades,positivepsychologywasn’tofficiallyidentifiedasabranchofpsychologyuntil1998whenMartinSeligmanwaselectedpresidentoftheAmericanPsychologicalAssociation(APA).Seligmancalledforresearchintowhatmakesnormalpeople’slivespositiveandfulfilling.Hestatedthatpsychologyshouldbejustasconcernedwithnurturingthegoodthingsinlifeasitwaswithhealingthebad.Fromtheseideaspositivepsychologywasborn.Today,positivepsychologyissometimesconfusedwithself-helpmovements.However,positivepsychologyisascience.Positivepsychologistsdon’twishtodiscardthestudyofhumanproblems.Theysimplywishtoaddthestudyofwhat’sgoodinlifetothefield.Despiteitsongoingpopularity,positivepsychologyhasbeencriticizedforanumberofdifferentreasons.First,humanistic(人本主義)psychologistshavearguedthatSeligmanisclaimingcreditfortheworkpreviouslydoneinhumanisticpsychology.Also,somehavesaidthattheresearchproducedbythesub-fieldisinvalidoroverstated.Similarly,someclaimthatpositivepsychologyfailstotakeindividualdifferencesintoaccount.Insteadpresentingfindingsasittheywillworkforeveryoneinthesameway.Finally,somehavesuggestedthatpositivepsychologyislimitedbyculturalbias(偏見).Positivepsychology’sfindingsoftencomefromamiddle-classperspectivethatignores.issuessuchassystemicinequalityandpoverty.Recently,however,attemptshavebeenmadetoexpandthefindingsinpositivepsychologytoincorporate(合并)perspectivesfromnon-Westerncountriesandadiversityofbackgrounds.42.WhatcanwelearnaboutthePositivepsychologyfromthefirstparagraph?A.Positivepsychologyisfindinganewwayforhumanstosurvive.B.Psychologistshavealreadystudiedpositivepsychologyfordecades.C.Itwasin1998thatpositivepsychologybecameabranchofpsychologystudy.D.Positivepsychologyfocusesonbothhumanstrengthsandproblems.43.What.doestheunderlinedword“discard”inParagraph3mean?A.Abandon. B.Explore.C.Divide. D.Evaluate.44.Howisthefuturedevelopmentofpositivepsychologyaccordingtothelastparagraph?A.Steady. B.Promising.C.Uncertain. D.Fruitless.45.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.Positivepsychology—makelifeworth/living.B.Psychologydevelopmentandculturediversity.C.Seligmanandhislifelongstudy.D.Psychologystudyanddailylife.天津市南開區(qū)2023-2024學(xué)年高二上學(xué)期期末質(zhì)量監(jiān)測英語試題（含解析）第二部分:閱讀理解(共20小題;每小題2.5分，滿分50分)閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項(xiàng)中，選出一個最佳選項(xiàng)。ASocialMediaDetoxModerator(主持人)TodaymarksthelastdayoftheSocialMediaDetox,BrentonHigh’sfundraisingcampaignfornewsportsequipment.Atthestartofthedetox,over100studentshadbeenpersuadedtostopusingsocialmedia,inANYform,forsevendays.Thismeantnomessagingfriends,nopostingphotos,noblogging-nothing.Theyhadbeenpromisedmoneybyfamilyandfriendsforeachdayspentwithoutusingsocialmedia.Theywereexcited.Theywerenervous.Butcouldtheydoit?Withthedetoxfinished,they’veswitchedontheirdevicesandthey’rebackonline.Ibetyou’reaseagerasIamtofindoutjusthowmanyhavebeenmotivatedenoughtolastthefullsevendays!Andwhat,ifanything,havebeenlearntfromtheexperience?Anna17Ilastedtwodays.ThedetoxwasmoredifficulttotoleratethanIhadexpected.IfeltlikeIhadlostanarm!Noteatingfortwodayswouldhavebeeneasier!Butonreflection,Icanseehowmuchofmytimehadbeenoccupiedwithcheckingmyphone.I’mnowtryingtospendlesstimeonlineandmoretimepickingupmyhobbies.Devon16Ilastedfourdays.OnMonday,ourclassmateandIspokeaboutwhatwedidattheweekend—itfeltstrangenottoalreadyknowwhathehaddone.Wewouldhavepostedpicturesandupdatedourprofiles.Doingthedetoxmeantwehadtotalkandexplainwhatweweredoingandthinking!ItmademerealisethevalueofrealcontactthatIhadforgotten.Cindy18Imanagedthewholeweek!Atfirst,IreallyfeltIwasmissingout.Then,insteadofmessagingmyfriend,Iwentaroundtoherhouse.Withoutourphones,wehadaproperconversationforovertwohours.Withoutbeingdistractedbymessagesfromotherpeople,itfeltsogood!ThenIdecidedtovisitadifferentfriendeveryday.Bythefifthday,Iwondered–wasIreallymissingoutbynotconstantlycheckingmyphonetoseewhateveryoneelsewasupto?George16Ididallsevendays,too!Tobehonest,Ididn’tfindthedetoxtoodifficult,butIdidgivemyphonetomyfathertoavoidgivingin!MybrotherthoughtIshouldmakefulluseofthetimewithoutmyphone;sohetookmetocheckoutourlocalsportscentre.Anhour’ssporteachdayleftmetiredoutandsentmeearlytobed.Thedetoxmademehealthier!Max17I’membarrassedtosaythatIthrewinthetowelonthefirstday!Iknewtherewasapartyhappeningthatevening,butIwithoutaccesstosocialmediaIcouldn’trememberwhereitwas!Intheend,Iturnonmyphonetocheck,butcouldn’tresisthavingaquicklookatmysocialmediaaccounts.What’sworse,Ithenspentsomuchtimecatchinguponnews,Ialmostmissedtheparty.Moderator(主持人)Thedetoxraisedatotalof$1,632.82for.newschoolsportsequipment!Welldone,everyonewhotookpart!After,readingthepostsonthisforum,itseemsthatsomethingratherthanmoneyhasalsobeenraisedthroughthedetox.Awarenessofjusthowmuchwerelyonsocialmediacanhelpusstepawayfromitandcommunicatewitheachotherbetter.36.WhatwasDevon’sreflectionontheSocialMediaDetox?A.Herealisedthevalueofrealcontact.B.Hefelthealthierbecauseofthedetox.C.Hefounditmoredifficulttotoleratethanexpected.D.Hethoughttoomuchofhistimehadbeenoccupiedbythephone.37.WhatwasGeorge’sattitudetowardsstoppingusingsocialmedia?A.Critical. B.Irresponsible. C.Positive. D.Unwilling.38.Wholastedtheshortestamongthefivestudents?A.Max. B.George. C.Devon. D.Anna.39.WhichisnotthebenefitoftheSocialMediaDetoxprogramaccordingtothepassage?A.Strengtheningfamilyrelationships.B.Raisingmoneyfornewsportsequipment.C.Sharpeningstudents’communicationskills.D.Reducingstudents’relianceonsocialmedia.40Whatwillthemoneyraisedbythedetoxbespentfor?A.Phones. B.Pickinguphobbies.C.Sportsequipment. D.Puttingupposts.BThatmorning,IdroppedoureldestatkindergartenandreturnedhometoletourtwoyoungerchildrenplaywhileIworkedonmymedicalreport.Itwaswonderful,butithitmethatmycareerinhospitalwasn'tmakingadifferenceinanyone'slife.Ineededsomethingthatwouldstretchmylimitsandpushmetogrow.Mycareerenabledmetoworkfromhome.Icouldworkfromhome,andbecomeafoster(領(lǐng)養(yǎng))mother,providingsafetyforachildwhoneededitdesperately.OnMondaymorning,IpickedupthephoneanddialedthenumberIhadgoogledforthenearestDepartmentofChildren'sServices.Themanontheotherendwasreceptivetomyquestionsandexplainedthenextstepoftraining,involvingeightweeksofclassesdesignedtoprepareandeducatefosterparents.Wecontinuedthroughalltheclasses,thehomevisits,backgroundchecks,andseeminglyendlesssteps.Fivelongmonthsafterwewereapproved,thephonerang.Inthemiddleofthenight,IwokemyhusbandandrushedtoEastTennesseeChildren's'Hospital.Ourplacementwaswaitingforusintheemergencyroom,sickandlackofnutrition.Itdidn'ttakelongforustorealizethefulldepthofhersuffering.Sixmonthslater,herhalf-brothercametousbyourrequest.Wenowhadfivechildrenunderourcare.OnAugust12,2016,ourfamilyofsevenwalkedintoasmallcourtroom.Thechildren'slawyerandsocialworkerwerethere.Withjustafewwords,ouradoptionwasfinalized.Thesetwoamazingchildrenweren'tgoinghome,becausetheywerealreadyhome.Wearetheirforeverfamily,andtheyareourforeverchildren.Wemaynotbeabletochangetheentireworld,butwehavechangedtheworldentirelyforournewchildren.41.Howdidtheauthorfeelaboutherhospitalwork?A.Unusuallydemanding. B.Lackinginmotivation.C.Filledwithchallenges. D.Packedwithchances.42.Whatledtheauthortodecidetoadoptchildren?A.Shewantedtomakeadifferenceinotherpeople.B.Shefeltsympatheticforabusedchildrensheknew.C.Shefeltconfidentaboutherabilitytoraisechildren.D.Sheexperiencedtrainingtoraisechildrenproperly.43.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph2?A.Thefosterparentsmustbehealthyandwell-educated.B.Itwasimpossibletogothroughalltheendlessprocess.C.Themanonthephonewasniceandgaveclearinstructions.D.Thehomevisitsandbackgroundcheckswouldtakeeightweeks.44.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"placement"inParagraph3referto?A.Thechildtobeadopted. B.Theneedtogettrained.C.Theapprovalofadoption. D.Theofficialatthehospital.45.Whydidtheauthorappearatthecourtroom?A.Toputtheadoptedkidselsewhere. B.Toreceiveanotheradoptedchild.C.Tobeginthekids'adoptioninherhome. D.Tomaketheadoptionofficiallylegal.CTheRightandLeftBrainItiscommontodaytoidentify,insomeway,withonesideofthebrain.Youmaythink,forexample,thatyouaremore“rightbrain”than“l(fā)eft”.Whenwemakesuchstatements,wearereferringtothefactthatthetwohalvesofthehumanbraindealwithinformationfromthesenses,andhencetheworld,indifferentways.Ingeneral,thelefthemisphere(半球)isresponsibleforourprocessingoflanguageandlogicandtherightdealswithaspectsofthoughtlikeemotionsandspatial(空間的)relationships.Thehemispheresalsocontrolourmovements,thoughthelefthemispherecontrolstherightsideofourbodies,andviceversa.Thefactthatthetwohemispheresofthebrainworkindifferentwaysondifferenttasksisarelativelynewdiscovery.Thatdiscoverywasmadebyapsychobiologist(精神生物學(xué)家)namedRogerSperryanditwonhimaNobelPrizein1981.Sperryuncoveredtheinnerworkingsofnormalbrainsbystudyingthebrainfunctionofpeoplewhohadacertainkindofbraindamage.Inmostbrains,thenerves,whichservesasa“bridge”ofsortsbetweenthetwohemispheres;allowingthemtocommunicatewitheachother.ThepeopleSperrystudiedhadhadtheircorpuscallosacut,andbecauseofthis,theirleftandrightbrainscouldn’texchangeinformation.Inafamousexperiment,Sperryshowedonesuchsubjecttwopictures.Thesubjectsawapictureofaknifewithhisrighteye(controlledbytheleftbrain)andapictureofaspoonwithhisleft(controlledbytheright).Whenaskedtonamewhathesaw,thesubjectsaidknife,becauseitistheleftbrainthatdealswithlanguageandthenamingofthings.However,whenaskedtoreachoverwithhislefthandtoanearbytableonwhichwasplacedbothaknifeandaspoon,andchoose,withoutlooking,theobjecthesaw,thesubjectchosethespoon.Thisisbecausehislefteye(controlledbytherightbrain)sawthespoonandhislefthand(alsocontrolledbytherightbrain)chosethisratherthantheknife.Thesubjecthimselfwasnotatallconsciousofthefactthathewasseeingandchoosingtwodifferentobjects.Untilrecently,itwasthoughtthattherewasastrictdivisionoflabour.Today,however,weareawarethat,forexample,whiletheleftbrainisresponsibleformostofthelanguagefunctions,therightbrainplaysaroleinsomelanguagefunctionslikefollowingastoryandinterpretinghumour.Taskssuchasfacerecognitionrequirebothhalvesindifferentways.Unfamiliarfacesareinterpretedandprocessedbytherighthemispherewhilefamiliarfacesareprocessedandrecognizedbytheleft.Similarly,non-musicianswillinterpretamelodywiththeirrightbrain,butmusicianswillprocessmusicwiththeirleft.46.Therighthemisphereofthehumanbrainisresponsiblefor______.A.language B.emotionsC.senseoftouch D.therightsideofthebody47.RogerSperrystudied_______.A.theconnectionbetweenvisionandtouchB.peoplewithdamagedbrainsC.peoplewithnormalbrainsD.thecorpuscallosum48.Thecorpuscallosumis______.A.onlyfoundinabnormalhumanbrainsB.foundbetweenthetwohemispheresC.partofthelefthemisphere.D.wherememoryisstored49.RogerSperry’sexperimentshowsthat______.A.onehalfofthebrainprocesseslanguageandtheotherprocessestouchB.peoplearenotconsciousoftheleftandrighthalvesoftheirbrainC.thetwohemispheresofthebrainfunctionindifferentwaysD.peopleseedifferentlywitheacheye50.Thesubjectoftheknife/spoonexperiment______.A.thoughtthespoonwasaknifeB.wasnotawarethathewasseeingtwoimagesC.wasunabletoprocessvisualinformationaccuratelyD.couldnottellthedifferencebetweenaspoonandaknife.51.Theexampleinthelastsentenceaboutmusiciansdemonstratesthat_____.A.theleftsideofthebrainprocessesmusicmoreefficientlyB.theleftsideofthebraindealswithfamiliarmaterialC.listeningtomusicrequiresbothhalvesofthebrainD.musiciansarebornwithmoredevelopedleftbrainsDDigitaltechnology-emailandsmartphonesespecially-havevastlyimprovedworkers’abilitytobeproductiveoutsideofatraditionaloffice.Evenso,mostwhite-collarworkstillhappensinanoffice.Onereasonisthat,accordingtofindingsofanewsurveyofofficeworkersconductedbyWakefieldResearchfortheITcompanyCitrix,mostbossesaredoubtfulaboutremoteworking.Halfoftheworkerssaytheirbossdoesn’tacceptitandonly35percentsayit’stolerated.Skepticalbosseswilllikelyhavetheirdoubtsreinforcedbythesamesurvey,whichshowsthat43percentofworkerssaythey’vewatchedTVoramoviewhile“working”remotely,while35percenthavedonehousework,and28percenthavecookeddinner.Itistrue,however,thatworkingathomemakespeoplemuchmoreefficient(高效的),becauseitallowsworkerstotakecareofannoyinghouseworkwhilestillgettingtheirjobsdone.It’smuchfaster,forexample,toshopforgroceriesataquartertothreethantostandinlineduringtheafter-workrush.Thefactthatsuchpracticesremainofficiallyunacceptedreflectshowfarwehaven’tcomeasasocietyfromthedayswhenweexpectedeveryfull-timeworkertobesupportedbyafull-timehomemaker.MorebroadlytheWakefieldsurveysuggeststhatemployersmaybemissingalow-costwaytogiveworkerssomethingofvalue.Sixty-fourpercentofthosesurveyparticipantswhohaven’tworkedremotelywouldrathergiveupsomebonusinordertogetevenonedayaweekworkingfromhome.Undersuchcircumstances,smartfirmsneedtofindwaystolettheiremployeeshaveenoughflexibilitytomanagetheirtimeefficiently.52.Whydosomeemployershesitatetoallowremoteworking?A.Theyfearlosingcontroloftheirworkers.B.Theywanttosticktotheirroutinepractice.C.Theyhavelittletrustinmoderntechnology.D.Theyareusedtoface-to-facecommunication.53.Workingfromhomeismoreefficientbecauseworkerscan_____.A.takecareoftheannoyingchildrenB.watchTVorafilmwhileworkingC.savealotoftimetogettheirjobdoneD.enjoythelongwaitintheafter-workrush54.Whatseemstobemostworkers’attitudetowardremoteworking?A.Favorable. B.Doubtful. C.Reserved D.Disapproving55.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestsmartfirmsdo?A.Shortentheirofficehours. B.Adoptflexibleworkpatterns.C.Giveemployeesapayraise. D.Reducetheirstaff’sworkload.天津市西青區(qū)2023-2024學(xué)年高二上學(xué)期期末英語試卷（含解析）第三部分：閱讀理解(共15小題;每小題2分;滿分30分)閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳答案，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。AWanttoexplorenewcultures,meetnewpeopleandengageinmeaningfulpursuits?YoucandoallthethreewithGlobalDevelopmentAssociation(GDA).Nomatterwhatlifestageyou’reat,whereveryougo,andwhateverprojectyouundertakewithus,you’llcreatepositivechangesinapoorandremotecommunity.Wewelcomevolunteersfromallwalksoflifeandbackgrounds.Whilethemajorityofourvolunteersarebetweentheagesof17and24,we’recurrentlyinneedofvolunteermanagersaged25to75,whoplayaveryimportantroleinthesafeandeffectiveoperationofourprograms.Ourpositionsincludeprojectmanagers,mountainleaders,andcommunicationofficers.Yourchosenrolecouldvaryfromenhancingacommunity’saccesstocleandrinkingwatertopreservingvaluablelocalcultures.Orperhapsyoumightdesignadventurechallengestotrainouryoungvolunteers.Notonlywillyoubeaidingthepersonalgrowthofouryoungvolunteers,butyou’llalsobepickingupnewskillsandexpandingyourculturalinsights.You’lllikelymeetindividualswhocouldbecomelifelongfriends.Thissummerwehaveboth4-weekand7-weekprogrammes:CountrySchedule4-weekprogrammes7-weekprogrammesAlgeria5Jul.—1Aug.20Jun.—7Aug.Egypt24Jul.—20Aug.19Jun.—6Aug.Kenya20Jul.—16Aug.18Jun.—5Aug.SouthAfrica2Aug.—29Aug.15Jun.—2Aug.GDAensuresthatvolunteersworkwithcommunitymembersandlocalprojectpartnerswhereourhelpisneeded.Allourprojectsaimtopromotethedevelopmentofpoorandremotecommunities.ThereisnootherchancelikeaGDAprogramme.Joinusasa