2018上海各区高三英语二模——6选4.docx

2018上海各区高三英语二模——6选4.docx

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【2018-宝山区-二模】

SectionC

A.Theythusfocusedontwoelementsthataretypicalforcontemporaryworkenvironments.

B.Theresearchersusedonlinequestionnairestoobtaindata.

C.Thenotionthatobtainingexternalfeedbackaboutone'sideasisessentialforincreasingcreativityisdeeplyrootedinsociety.

D.Themostimportantisthatwhenanorganizationstimulatesfeedbackseeking,itneedstoensurethattheworkenvironmentisexcellentenoughtousethebenefitsoffeedback.

E.Thequestion,however,iswhetherthesebeneficialeffectsalwaysoccur.

F.Thecreativeachievementswereassessedbytheirdirectmanagers.

Directions:

Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthesentencesinthebox.Eachsentencecanonlybeusedonce.Notethattherearetwosentencesmorethanyouneed.

Seekingfeedbacknotalwayssufficientforstimulatingcreativity

Itiswidelybelievedthatseekingfeedbackfromcolleagues,managers,friendsandfamilyenhancesemployees'creativity.Butisthisalwaysthecase?

No,apositiveeffectdependsontheworkenvironment.ThisistheconclusionofnewjointresearchstudyledbyUAAworkandorganizationalpsychologistRoySijbom.

（67） Forexample,managersareencouragedtoengagecustomersinordertoconfirmwhethertheirbusinessmodelisworkableandscholarsattendconferencestoobtainfeedbackontheirresearchresults.Adefiniteassumptionisthatindividualswhohaveobtainedfeedbackwillalsoactually（beableto）useit.

“Theideaissimple:

seekingfeedbackfromdifferentsources--alsoknownasfeedbacksourcevariety--benefitsone'screativitysinceitleadstoagreaterdiversityofviewpoints”,saysSijbom.“Andthemorediversetheviewpoints,themoreitbenefitsone'screativitybecausebycombiningallthedifferentviewpointsnewperspectiveswillemergethatinturnwillresultinmorecreativity.（68） ”

Theresearchersexaminedhowspecificcharacteristicsoftheimmediateworkenvironmentinfluencetherelationshipbetweenfeedbacksourcevarietyandcreativeperformance.（69） Oneistherecognizedrateofchangeofperformancestandards.Theotheristheextenttowhichemployeesfeeltheyhavesufficienttimetodevelopcreativeideasatwork（experiencedcreativetimepressure）.“Wediscoveredagrowingrelationshipbetweenthesearchforinputfromavarietyoffeedbacksourcesandcreativity,butonlywhenperformancestandards

withinanorganizationarechangingandwhenarelativelylowcreativetimepressureisexperienced”,saysSijbom.

67--70CEAD

Sijbomoffersseveralrecommendations:

“（70） Inamoreconcretesense,organizationscan,forexample,considerusingfeedbackworkshopsinwhichemployeesareencouragedtoreflectondiversefeedbackandequippedwithtechniquesandstrategiesonhowtoabsorbfeedbackintheirdailywork.Inaddition,managersshouldnotonlystimulatetheiremployeestoactivelycultivaterelationshipswithpotentialfeedbacksourceswithinandoutsidetheorganization,butalsoprovidesufficienttimetoprocessthefeedbackobtainedfromtheserelationships.”

【2018-崇明区-高三英语-二模】

SectionC

A.Agereallyshouldbetreatedasjustanumber.

B.Feltagemightplayaroleinmorethanjusthowyoufeel.

C.Feelingyoungisaboutmaintainingvitalityasyougetolder.

D.Self-feltagehasthepotentialtochange,sointerventions（干预）maybepossible.

E.Andotherstudiessuggestthattherecouldbemorebenefitstothinkingyourselfyounger,besidesalongerlife.

F.Peoplewhofeelyoungerthanthenumberofyearstheyhaveontheclockgetmorepleasurethanpeoplewhofeeltheirage.

Directions:

Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.

FeelYoungatHeartandYou’llEnjoyaLongerLife

Age-liarsandbirthday-deniers...you’dbestlearnathingortwofromthosewhoareyoungatheart.Peoplewhofeelyoungerthantheiractualagemaylive longerthanthosewhofeelolderthantheytrulyare,anewstudysays.

67 Resultsfromthestudy,publishedintheJournaloftheAmericanMedicalAssociation,suggestthatpeoplewhofeelayearormoreolderthantheytrulyarecouldhavearound41percentgreaterriskfordeath.

Researcherslookedatnearly6,500olderadults,withanaverageageof65.8forthestudy.Around

70percentofthemfeltyoungerthantheywere,aboutaquarterfelttheirpreciseageandjustunder5percentfeltayearormoreolderthantheywere,whenasked“Howolddoyoufeelyouare?

”

Thosewhofeltolderthantheywerehadahigherdeathrateafterafollow-upperiodof99months.Whilejust14.3and18.5percentofpeoplewhofeltyoungerorfelttheirage,respectively,diedduringthose99months,24.6percentofthosewhofeltagedbeyondtheiryearshaddied.

Theauthorssaymoreresearchisneededonthetopic,butsuggestitcouldbethatthosewhofeel“youngatheart”havehealthierbehaviorsandastrongerwilltolive.“68 Individualswhofeeloldercouldbetargetedwithhealthmessagespromotingpositivehealthbehaviorsandattitudestowardaging,”theauthorswriteinthestudy.

Thegoodnewsisthatyoucanchangeyourfeelingofhowyoungyouare.69 Onerecentstudyfoundthathelpingparticipantshavepositivefeelingstowardage,byshowingthempositivewordassociations,helpedolderadultsimproveinphysicaltaskslikebalancingandgettingupoutofachair,inaslittleasfourweeks.Anotherstudyfoundthatnegativefeelingofagingandpoormemorycanmakeolderadultsfeeluptofiveyearsolder,regardlessoftheiractualmentalabilities.

BDEA

Thereyouhaveit.70

【2018-奉贤区-二模】

SectionC

A.ForOpenClassrooms,thecompanywillcertainlymakeprofitsasatechnologyprovider.

B.Anditcanexplainwhymoreandmorepeopletendtoapplyforonlinecourses.

C.It’stheexactsamedegreethatyouwouldgetatIESA,exceptthatyouwon’tseeanyteachers.

D.That’swhyeveryweek,youwillgettovideochatwithateacher.

Directions:

Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.

Youwon’thaveanyexcusetoskipclassanymore.FrenchstartupOpenClassroomsisofferingthefirstState-recognizedbachelordegreeinFrancethatusesonlyMOOCs（massiveopenonlinecourses）.ThestartuppartneredwithIESAMultimdéiatocreatethisprogram.

Therearethreelearningpathsinengineering,designandmarketing.Studentswillhavetocompleteallthecoursesandrequiredprojectsinordertogettheirdegree.67 IESAisalreadyworkingon40differentMOOCsforthisprogram.

Onaverage,itwilltakeayearofhardworkinordertocompletealltheclasses.Asalways,it’shardtokeepgoingwhenyousignupforaMOOC.68

Thiskindofdegreehasmanykeyadvantages.ForIESA,itgivestheschoolmorestudents.IESAisaprivateschool,anditsendgoalistomakeasmuchmoneyaspossible.SowiththesenewMOOCstudents,IESAwillbeabletogetmoremoneyperteacheronaverage.

69 Thestartupalreadyoffersacoursefor€20permonth,butyouneedtopay€300permonthforthePremiumPlusofferingtousethestate-recognizedprogram.It’sunclearhowmuchOpenClassroomswillkeep,butitshouldbemorethan€20permonth.

Forstudents,it’sacheaperwaytogetadegree.Maybeyoucan’taffordtostudyforthreeyearsatIESAandpay€6,950peryear.70 Sure,it’sprobablyalessenjoyableexperiencethangoingtoyourschoolandspendingtimewithotherstudentsandteachers,butitmakessenseforsomestudents.

It’saninterestingnewdirectionforOpenClassrooms,andIcan’twaittoseewhetherotherschoolswillstartworkingwiththestartuptoprovideonlinecourses.Itwillbeinterestingtoseewhetherthefirststudentsaresatisfiedwiththiskindofdegreeaswell.CDAF

【2018-虹口区-二模】

Directions:

Readthepassagecarefully.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.

A.Whenyouaredonewithyourtaskthenrewardyourself.

B.Makesureyouonlyrestfor10minutes.

C.Oryoucanworkharderandstartanevenbiggerproject.

D.Setakitchentimerandsaytoyourselfthatyouonlyhavetodothisworkfor10minutes.

E.Whenyousortpapers,dothelaundryordothedishes,befullythere.

F.Youdon’talwayshavetodojustonethingatatimeinsilence.

WaystoBeMoreEfficient

Notalltasksofthedayareinspiring,funorexciting.Butyoustillhavetowashthosedishesandtakecareofthoseroutinetasksatworkorinschool.Sowhatcanyoudonottogetlostinprocrastination（拖延）?

I’llsharehowIdoit,howIgetsomemotivationandfindmorepleasureinwhatmayseemtobeaboringtask.

Insteadoffocusingyourmindonhowboringataskmayfeel,focusyourthoughtsonwhyyouaredoingthisandhowgooditwillfeelwhenyouaredonewithit.Ifneeded,sitdownforafewminutes,closeyoureyesandseeinyourmind.Thengotoworkwiththatmotivationandthosepositivefeelingsinyourbody.

Doitattentively.67 Focus100%onjusttheworkwithallyoursenses—howitfeels,looksandsmells—asyouarescrubbingitandnothingelse.Don’tgetlostindaydreams.Ifyouarejustthere,Ihavefoundthatevensuchasimpletaskbecomesmoreenjoyableandsomethingthatcanbringinnercalmratherthandistress.

Makeadealwithyourselfandsetatimerfor10minutes.Itisofteneasiertodotasksliketheseinsmallbursts.Somakeadealwit