型组合练(八)
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
(2017·天津五校联考二模)
TorontoPublicLibraryisconductingaprogramallowinguserstoaccesslighttherapyla mpsattwobranches,MalvernandBrentwood.
Lighttherapylampsaredesignedtoimitatespringandsummerlightlevelsasawaytotrea tthe“winterblues”orseasonalaffectivedisorder (SAD),atypeofdepressionwithsymptomsthatincludefatigue,anxiety,weightgainandsleepdis orders.
Theplacestouseit
ThebranchesparticipatingintheprogramareMalvernandBrentwood.Theselampsarepla cedinthebranchforuseinthelibrary.Eachlocationhastwolamps,availableonafirst­com e,first­servedbasis.Thelampscannotbetakenoutofthelibrary.
Thereasontoprovideitthroughthelibrary
ResearchbytheCanadianMentalHealthAssociationsuggeststhat2-3%ofthegeneralpo pulationofOntariohaveSADandanother15%havealesssevereexperience.
Lighttherapylampscanbeexpensiveformostpeopletopurchase.Thisserviceprovidesa llTorontonianswiththeopportunitytouselighttherapyiftheyneedit.
Theuseofalighttherapylamp
Turnthelamponandsit,readorworkinfrontofitfor20-30minutes.Forsensitiveuser s,gradualexposureisrecommended.Sitabout2feetaway.Facethelampandallowthelightto shineonyourfacebutnotdirectlyinyoureyes.Donotstaredirectlyintothelight.Adjustth eangleofthelamptosuityourposition.
Theeffectofthelighttherapy
Lighttherapyisconsideredtobesafe.Sideeffectsarerareandiftheyoccur,theyareu suallymildandcanincludenausea,headachesand/oreyestrain.Therearenoknownlong­ter msideeffectsoflighttherapy.Ifyouexperiencediscomfort,stopusingthelampandcontac tyourdoctor.
Thelighttherapylampshouldnotbeviewedasacure,andothermeasuresincludingstayi ngfit,sleepingwellandeatinghealthyarealsoverybeneficialfortreatingthesymptomsf omooddisorders.Useofthelampisatyourownjudgement.TorontoPublicLibraryisnotrespon sibleforanyhealthissuesrelatedtotheuseofthelamp.
语篇解读 本文是广告布告类文章。短文主要介绍了多伦多公交图书馆里面使用的光疗灯的作用、使用方法和效果等。
1.Whomightberecommendedtousethelighttherapylamps? A.Apersonputtingupweight.
B.Apersongettingupearly.
C.Apersonlackingexercise.
D.Apersonfeelingenergetic.
答案 A
解析 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“atypeofdepressionwithsymptomsthatincludefatigue,anxiety,weightgainandsleepd isorders”可知,体重增加的人可以使用光疗灯,故选A。2.Howmanylampshavebeenputintouse?
A.2.B.3.C.4.D.8.
答案 C
解析 数字计算题。根据Theplacestouseit部分中的“ThebranchesparticipatingintheprogramareMalvernandBrentwood.”和“Eachlocationhastwolamps”可知,有两个地方使用了光疗灯,每个地方有两盏,因此使用的总共有四盏,故选C。
3.Ifyouwanttousethelamp,youhaveto.
A.arriveatthelibraryfirst
B.shareitwithothers
C.takepartintheprogram
reaction to a book or an articleD.stayinsidethelibrary
答案 D
解析 细节理解题。根据Theplacestouseit部分的“Theselampsareplacedinthebranchforuseinthelibrary.”
和“Thelampscannotbetakenoutofthelibrary.”可知,这些灯放置在图书馆里面,如果要使用的话,就得待在图书馆里,故选D。
4.Whatmakesthelightsusedinthelibrary?
A.SADisaffectingpeople’shealthheavily.
B.Mostofthepeoplecan’taffordthelights. C.Torontonianslikereadinginthelibrary. D.Thelibraryislargeenoughforthetherapy.
答案 B
解析 推理判断题。根据Thereasontoprovideitthroughthelibrary部分中的“Lighttherapylampscanbeexpensiveformostpeopletopurchase.”可知,光疗灯太贵了,很多人支付不起,因此放置在图书馆中,可以使很多人受用,故选B。5.Whileusingthelamp,whatrulesshouldyouobey? A.Workinfrontofitforlessthanhalfanhour. B.Stayasfarawayfromthelampaspossible. C.Stareatthelampdirectlyfromtimetotime. D.Letthelightshineonyourfacefromoneside.
答案 A
解析 细节理解题。根据Theuseofalighttherapylamp部分的第一句“Turnthelamponandsit,readorworkinfrontofitfor20-30minutes.”可知,光疗灯的使用时间不能超过半个小时,故选A。
B
(2017·和平区三模)
Iwentonlinetocheckifmypaywasinmybankaccount.Tomyamazement,Idiscoveredthatn otonlyhadIbeenpaid,acompanyI’dneverworkedforhadalsopaidme! IknewI’dhavebeenbesidemyselfifmyownsalarywasnotinmyaccount,soItriedtogetthemoneybackt otherightperson.Itiseasiersaidthandone.
Thebankcouldn’thelpasitwasn’tabankproblem.Thehuman­resourcedepartmentatth ecompanythatpaidmewasunabletohelpasIdidn’thaveenoughdetails.Irangthebankagain. ThankfullyIhadsympatheticcalloperatorwhogavemeaname,soIagainrangthecompany“Da niel”workedfor.
IexpectedthebankwouldcontactmetoarrangetotakethemoneyfrommyaccountandrepayD aniel.IheardnothingforamonthandthemoneyremainedinmyaccountwhenDanielcalled,exp laininghe’dtri
edtogetbackhismoneybuthadbeenunsuccessfulasneitherthebanknorhisc ompanyfeltitwastheirerror.HehadrungtoaskifIcouldspeaktothebank,butafterchattin gforafewminuteswerealizedwecouldprobablyfixthisproblemourselves.
We decided I would take the money from my account and he would pick it up from me.Due to my busy job I was unable to meet Daniel personally but he left me a lovely bottle of wine in exchange for what was rightfully his.I never had any intention of keeping Daniel’s pay,but the red tape(繁琐手续) made it difficult to do the right thing.It all came down to two people being able to do what a huge bank and a large company couldn’t do—admit a mistake has occurred and fix it.
语篇解读 本文是一篇记叙文,讲述了有人把钱误打进作者的账户而引起的故事。
6.Whatwastheattitudeoftheauthortowardstheextramoneyinhisbankaccount? A.Hedidn’tknowwhattodowithit.
B.Hefeltluckytogetit.
C.Hethoughtofkeepingitforhimself.
D.Hewantedtoreturnittotherightplace.
答案 D
解析 细节理解题。根据第一段中的
“...ifmyownsalarywasnotinmyaccount,soItriedtogetthemoneybacktotherightperson.”可知,作者打算把账户里多出来的钱还给它真正的主人,故选D。7.Theunderlinedphrase“besidemyself”inParagraph1probablymeans“”.A.veryfortunate B.veryangry
C.reallythankful D.atease
答案 B
解析 词义猜测题。根据画线词后的“ifmyownsalarywasnotinmyaccount”可知,这里假设的是如果自己的工资不在账户里,作者不可能会感到幸运、感激或放心,排除A、C、D 三项,besideoneself极度兴奋,感情失去控制,这里的意思是“生气”,故选B。8.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage? A.Danielhadbeenrepaidwhenhecalledtheauthor. B.Theauthorwastoblameashedidn’thaveenoughdetails. C.Neitherthebanknorthecompanyadmittedtheirfault. D.Danielhadthesamenameastheauthor’s.
答案 C
解析 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“...explaininghe’dtriedtogetbackhismoneybuthadbeenunsuccessfulasneitherthebanknorhiscompanyfelti twastheirerror.”可知,银行和公司都不承认是他们的过错,故选C。9.Howwastheproblemsolvedintheend? A.TheauthorandDanielsolvedtheproblemthemselves. B.ItcostDanielalovelybottleofwinetogetbackhismoney. C.Theauthorgavethemoneybacktothecompany. D.Thecalloperatorofferedtosolvetheirproblem.
答案 A
解析 细节理解题。根据第三段最后
“...butafterchattingforafewminuteswerealizedwecouldprobablyfixthisproblemourse lves.”和第四段可知,作者和Daniel两个人私下把事情解决了,故选A。10.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat. A.thebankcouldsolvetheproblemsoonandeasilywiththeredtape B.thecompanygavethewrongaccounttothebank
C.Danieldidn’tknowtheerrorbeforehecontactedtheauthor D.somelargeorganizationsusuallyhavetroublesomeofficialrules
答案 D
解析 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的
“...twopeoplebeingabletodowhatahugebankandalargecompanycouldn’tdo—admitamistakehasoccurredandfixit.”可知,一个大银行和一家大型公司不能解决的事情被两个人解决了,它们不愿承认所犯的错误并加以改正,说明一些大的团体或机构有着繁琐的规定,使本来简单的事情变得繁琐,故选D。
C
(2016·天津十二区县一模)
AmyChuaistheauthorof“BattleHymnoftheTigerMother”.Inthebook,Chua,alsoapr ofessoratYaleLawSchool,statesherchild­bringing­upmethodlearnedfromherparentsmo vingherefromChinayearsago:nosleepovers,notelevision,nogradeslowerthananA.
“Weguessedherbookwouldcausemuchdisagreement,”
WangFeifei,editoratCITICPublishingHouse,toldthereporter.“Wedon’ttakeitasatraditionalparentingbook,largelybecauseitinvolvescross­culturalconfl ict.”ThebookhasbeenavailableonlinesinceMid­JanuaryandrankedNo.80insaleson Joyo. com,aChinese
versionofAmazon.Itistoreceivewiderdistribution(发行) atbookstoresaftertheFeb.3ChineseNewYearholiday.
ThebookhasstruckanervewithAmericans,especiallyAmericanmothers.Anarticlepub lishedearlierthismonthinthe WallStreetJournal,called WhyChineseMothersareBetter ,litastrongreaction(Thearticlenowhascloseto8,000commentsandmostofthemarecritic al,manyofthemcompletelyunfriendly).
Andthat’sjustwhatshedidonTuesdaynight’
sshow“TheColbertReport”.ThehostStephenColbertputChuaonthespot.“Peoplehaveacc usedyouofsayingthattheChinesewayofraisingachildisbettertowhatWesternmothersdo.T rueorfalse?”heasked.“Uh...false,”
Chuareplied,hervoiceuncertain.ColbertseizedtheopportunitytopointoutChua’sinconsistency(不一致).“Soyouraisedyourchildreninaworseway?”

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