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届高考英语二轮复习考点解析卷十1
2019届高考英语二轮考点解析卷(十)
1、 Manyofushavereachedinourpockets,feelingavibration(振动),wronglybelievingourmobilephoneshavejustrung.Thephenomenonevenhasaname:
‘phantomvibrationsyndrome’—andfounditissurprisinglycommon.
Nowscientistsbelievethatwearesoalert(警觉)forphonecallsandmessageswearemisinterpretingslightmusclespasms(痉挛)asproofofacall.RobertRosenberger,anassistantprofessorattheGeorgiaTechInstituteofTechnologyhasstudiedthedelusionalcalls.Hesaidsufferersdescribeavaguetinglingfeelingwhichtheythinkistheirmobilephoneindicatingithasreceivedatextmessageorcallwhileon“silent”.Butwhenthedeviceisretrieved,therewasnooneontheotherend.
Dr.Rosenbergersaid,“Ifindsomanypeoplesay,Thishappenstome,butIthoughtIwastheonlyone.IthoughtIwasodd.”Itseemsthatthesyndromeparticularlyaffectspeopleatthebeckandcallofmobilephonesorpagers.A2010studybyMichaelRothbergandcolleaguesfoundthatnearly70percentofdoctorsatahospitalinMassachusettssufferedphantomvibrations.AmorerecentstudyofUScollegestudentsfoundthefigurewasashighas90percent.
Whiletheoddfeelingiswidespread,itdoesnotseemtobeconsideredagraveproblem.Dr.Rosenbergersaid,“It’snotactuallyasyndromeinatechnicalsense.That’sjustthenamethat’sgotstucktoit."Headded,“Only2percentofpeopleconsideritaproblem."
Whilewidespread,thescientificcommunityhasnotyetinvestedmucheffortingettingtothebottomofwhywesufferphantomcalls.Dr.Rosenbergersaid,"Peopleareguessingithassomethingtodowithnervousenergy.Thecognitive(认知的)scientistsaretalkingaboutbrainchemistry,cognitivepathwayschanging.Butit’snotliketheyhavebrainscanstogoon."Hesaid,“Wehaveaphonecallinourpocketallthetimeanditbecomessortofanextensionofourselves.Wehavethissortofreadinesstoexperienceacall.Wefeelsomethingandwethink,OK,thatcouldbeacall.”
1.Whydosomepeoplemistakeslightmusclespasmsforacall?
A.Theyallhaveavividimagination.
B.Theyaresensitivetocallsandmessages.
C.Therearefewcallsandmessagesintheirlife.
D.Sightmusclespasmsaffectthemmorethanotherpeople.
2.Whichofthefollowingaremorelikelytohavephantomvibrationsyndromethanothers?
A.Doctors.
B.Universityprofessors.
C.Collegestudents.
D.Thecognitivescientists.
3.InDr.Rosenberger’sopinion,phantomvibrationsyndrome ________.
A.isn’takindofdiseaseactually
B.isconsideredaproblembymostpeople
C.isaseriousproblemignoredbypeople
D.hassomethingtodowithbrainchemistry
2、 SHANGHAI—TheShanghaiWorldFinancialCentrewillbethetallestland-markintheworldafteritscompletionthiscenturyinPudong,accordingtotheproject’sJapaneseinvestors.ThebuildingwillbelocatedintheprimeLujiazuiZoneinPudong,ona30.000-square-metresite.
Thebuildingwasoriginallydesignedtobea94-floorofficetowerwithaheightof460metres.Theprojectbrokegroundin1997butwaslaterhaltedasaresultofthefinancialcrisisinSoutheastAsia.
“Astheeconomywarmsup,wearemoreconfidentaboutShanghaiandthewholeChinaandweareworkinghardtogettheprojectrestartedassoonaspossible,”saidKatsuyukiTakeuchi,vice-presidentandgeneralmanageroftheShanghaiWorldFinancialCentreCompany.
Itsparentcompany,Japan-basedMoriBuildingCo.Ltd,establishedtheShanghaisubsidiaryastheoperatorresponsibleforthisambitiousproject.Thedesign,whichisundergoingrevisioninJapan,willaccommodateinternationalhigh-techbusinesses,departmentstores,artgalleries, clubsandafive-starhotel.UnlikethegloomyeconomiesoftheUnitedStates,EuropeandJapan,Chinaenjoysastronggrowthwithbrighterprospects,Takeuchisaid.
MorecapitalandbusinessesareexpectedtoflowintoShanghai,whichaimstobecomeaworldcentrefortradeandthefinancialindustry—withLujiazuiasitsshowpiece.
ThelayoutofLuijiazuiincludesthreetallbuildings,oneofwhichisthecompletedJinmaoTower,eachrisingabove400metres,asdesignedbylocalgovernmentafterholdinganinternationaldesigncompetitionearlylastdecade.Otherbuildingsnearbyfallinheightgradually,creatingaspecialshapeagainsttheskyline.TheShanghaiWorldFiancialCentrewillbebuiltasthepeakofthemountain.
“Thepeakwillbesafethankstotheperfectdesign,advancedtechnologyandthestablesocialandpoliticalenvironmentinShanghai,”Takeuchisaid,reassuringthosewhomightbeanxiousaboutthesafetyofthesoon-to-beworld’stallestbuilding.
1.WhyistheShanghaiWorldFinancialCentertobebuilt?
A.BecauseitisbythebankoftheChangjiangRiver.
B.BecauseitisgoingtobethehighestbuildinginChina.
C.BecausetheeconomyofChinaisofabetterfuturethanofothercountries.
D.BecausethebuildersinShanghaicouldbesureofthequalityofthebuilding.
2.Seenfromalongdistance,theLujiazuiZonelookslikea(an)_______.
A.apple
B.mountain
C.box
D.basin
3.WhywilltheShanghaiWorldFinancialCenterbeofgreatsafety?
A.Becauseitwillbethepeakofamountain
B.Becauseitsdesignandtechnologyareofthetoplevels.
C.InShanghaithereisastablesocialandpoliticalenvironment.
D.BandC.
4.Whichofthefollowinghasthesamemeaningasthesentence”...reassuringthosewhomightbeanxiousaboutthesafetyofthesoon-to-beworld’stallestbuilding”?
A.Comfortthepeoplesothattheywon’tworryaboutthesafetyofthepeak.
B.Tellthepeoplethetallestbuildingwillbefinishedsoon.
C.Advisepeoplenottobeanxiousaboutthebuildinguntilitisfinished.
D.MakesurethatthebuildingwillbebuiltinShanghai.
3、 BlackFridayisjustaweekaway,anannualtraditioninwhichholidayshoppersrushtothesupermarketsandmalls.Mostshopperspackstorestobuythingsatadiscount.Forsome,however,shoppingislessofapastimeandmoreofanaddiction.Thesepeoplehavecompulsive(强迫性的)shoppingdisorder,aconditionfilledwithdebtandregret.
Whileit'struethatmanylackmoneyandcreditmanagementskills,whattheseshoppersareoftenlookingforisa“buyhigh”,anemotionalrushtoputthemselvesinabettermood,foundSanFranciscoStateUniversityresearchersin2013.Thesetypesofshoppersoftenholdmaterialisticvalues.Whenunderstress,materialisticshoppersaremorelikelytoshopcompulsively.
Ratherthanprovidinganysocialoremotionaloutlet(发泄出口),theextremestress-inducedpurchasesonlyincreaseanxietyandlowerwell-being,andmaterialisticshoppersalreadytendtohavelowerself-esteemthanotherstobeginwith.
Infact,it’sexactlyatlowmomentsthatmaterialisticshoppersaremostlikelytoshopforexpensiveitems,andthey'remorelikelytomakethosepurchasesoncredit.Thisofcoursecancreateaviciouscycle,inwhichamaterialisticshopperswithlowself-esteembuysaluxuryitemheorshecannotaffordinanefforttoimprovesenseofself.Thefinancialburdencancausestressandstrainrelationshipsovertheissueofmoney,furtheraffectingthemoodoftheshopperandleadingtomorespendingtotrytoregainasenseofself-worth.
Symptomsofshoppingaddictionincludeconstantthoughtsaboutshopping,buyingtoimprovethemoodandinabilitytochangebehavior.
Therearetreatmentoptionsforthosewithcompulsiveshoppingdisorder,whichmayincludemedication.Otherrecommendationsincludeshoppingwithafriend,gettingridofcreditcardsandaboveall,developingmeaningfulhobbies.
1.WhatdoyoulearnaboutBlackFriday?
A.Manyshopshavespecialoffers.
B.Customerscanenjoyleisuretime.
C.Shopperscangetfreeproducts.
D.Shoppersspendmuchmoneyonuselessthings.
2.Accordingtothepassage,theextremestress-inducedpurchases _____.
A.provideanemotionaloutlet
B.makepeoplemoreanxious
C.regainpeople’sconfidence
D.improvemanagementskills
3.Whenarematerialisticshoppersmostlikelytoshopforexpensiveitems?
A.Whentheyaredelighted.
B.Whentheyareexcited.
C.Whentheyareinspired.
D.Whentheyaredepressed.
4.According to the author,whichofthefollowingisthemostimportanttreatmentoption?
A.Takingchemicalmedicine.
B.Shoppingwithafriend.
C.Developingmeaningfulhobbies.
D.Gettingridofcreditcards.
4、 Someoftheworld’smostfamousmusiciansrecentlygatheredinParisandNewOrleanstocelebratethefirstannualInternationalJazzDay.UNESCO(UnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganization)recentlysetApril30asadaytoraiseawarenessofjazzmusic,itssignificance,anditspotentialasaunifying(联合)voiceacrosscultures.
Despitethecelebrations,though,intheU.S.thejazzaudiencecontinuestoshrinkandgrowolder,andthemusichasfailedtoconnectwithyoungergenerations.
It’sJasonMoran’sjobtohelpchangethat.AstheKennedyCenter’sartisticadviserforjazz,Moranhopestowidentheaudienceforjazz,makethemusicmoreaccessible,andpreserveitshistoryandculture.
“Jazzseemslikeit’snotreallyapartoftheAmericanappetite,”MorantellsNationalPublicRadio’sreporterNealConan.“WhatI’mhopingtoaccomplishisthatmygenerationandyoungerstarttoreconsiderandunderstandthatjazzisnotblackandwriteanymore.It’sactuallycolor,andit’sactuallydigital.”
Moransaysoneoftheproblemswithjazztodayisthattheentertainmentaspectofthemusichasbeenlost.“Themusiccan’tbepresentedtodaythewayitwasin1908or1958.Ithastocontinuetomove,becausethewaytheworldworksisnotthesame,”saysMoran.
Lastyear,Mo