Everyone has got two personalities—the one that is shown to the world and the other that is secret and real. You don’t show your secret personality when you’re awake because you can control your behavior, but when you’re asleep, your sleeping position shows the real you. In a normal night, of course, people frequently change their position. The important position is the one that you go to sleep in.
If you go to sleep on your back, you’re a very open person. You normally trust people and you are easily influenced by fashion or new ideas. You don’t like to upset people, so you never express your real feelings. You’re quite shy and you aren’t very confident.
If you sleep on your stomach, you are a rather secretive(不坦率的)person. You worry a lot and you’re always easily upset. You’re very stubborn(顽固的), but you aren’t very ambitious. You’re usually live for today not for tomorrow. This means that you enjoy having a good time.
If you sleep curled up (卷曲),you are probably a very nervous person. You have a low opinion of yourself and so you’re often defensive. You’re shy and you don’t normally like meeting people. You prefer to be on your own. You’re easily hurt.
If you sleep on your side, you have usually got a well-balanced personality. You know your strengths and weaknesses. You’re usually careful. You have a confident personality. You sometimes feel anxious, but you don’t often get depressed. You always say what you think even if it annoys people.
【小题1】According to the writer, you naturally show your secret and real personality .
| A.only in a normal night |
| B.only when you go to sleep |
| C.only when you refuse to show yourself to the word |
| D.only when you change sleeping position |
| A.He or she is always open with others. |
| B.He or she always likes new ideas earlier than others. |
| C.He or she is always easily upset. |
| D.He or she tends to believe in others. |
| A.He or she is careful not to offend others. |
| B.He or she doesn’t want to stick to his or her opinion. |
| C.He or she can’t be successful in any business. |
| D.He or she likes to bring others happiness. |
| A.He or she would rather be alone than communicate with you. |
| B.He or she is rarely ready to help you. |
| C.He or she prefers staying at home to going out. |
| D.He or she wouldn’t like to get help from you. |
| A.he or she always shows sympathy for people |
| B.he or she is confident, but not stubborn |
| C.he or she has more strengths than weaknesses |
| D.he or she often considers annoying people |
【小题1】B
【小题2】C
【小题3】C
【小题4】A
【小题5】B
解析试题分析:本文讲述的人的睡眠姿势说明人的不同的性格。
【小题1】B. 细节理解题。根据第1段末The important position is the one that you go to sleep in。可知可知人的睡眠姿势可以说明人的个性。故B正确。
【小题2】C. 细节理解题。此段中You don’t like to upset people…一句,意思是“你不喜欢使别人难过”,跟C有区别。
【小题3】 C. 推理判断题。第3段中第4句You usually live for today not for tomorrow 表明,这种人目光短浅,得过且过,难有建树。
【小题4】A. 推理判断题。根据第4段,此种人属于神经质内向型,很难相处。
【小题5】B. 推理判断题。根据第5段,此种人心理素质好,清楚知道自己的优缺点。坚持正确的主张不是固执。
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科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解
Plants may not have eyes and ears,but they can recognize their siblings (兄弟姐妹),and researchers at the University of Delaware have discovered how.The ID system lies in the roots and the chemical signals they secrete (分泌).
Canadian researchers published that sea rocket,a common seashore plant,can recognize its siblings.Susan Dudley observed that when siblings are grown next to each other in the soil,they “play nice” and don’t send out more roots to compete.However,the moment one of the plants is thrown in with strangers,it begins competing with them by rapidly growing more roots to take up the water and mineral nutrients in the soil.
After reading Dudley’s study,Bais decided to find the method behind the sibling recognition.Working in his laboratory,Bais and his doctoral student Meredith Biedrzycki set up a study with wild populations of Arabidopsis thaliana.In a series of experiments,young seedlings were exposed to liquid media containing the root secretions from siblings,from strangers,or only their own secretions.The length of the longest lateral (侧面的) root was measured.The exposure of plants to the root secretions of strangers induced (引诱) greater lateral root formation than exposure of plants to sibling secretions.Strangers planted next to each other are often shorter,because so much of their energy is directed at root growth.Because siblings aren’t competing against each other,their roots are often much shallower (浅的).
Biedrzycki did the painstaking laboratory research,observing more than 3,000 plants involved in the study every day for seven continuous days and documenting the root patterns.“Arabidopsis roots are nearly translucent (半透明的) when they are young and were also twisted when I removed them from plates,”Biedrzycki notes.“This manuscript (手稿) is very important for my research since the focus of my thesis project is understanding the biochemical ways behind root secretions.”
The research also may have implications for the home gardener.“Often we’ll put plants in the ground next to each other and when they don’t do well,we blame the local garden center where we bought them or we attribute their failure to a germ,”Bais says.“But maybe there’s more to it than that.”
【小题1】Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?
| A.A Great Biology Researcher |
| B.Plants Recognize Their Siblings |
| C.Plants’ Roots and Secretions |
| D.A Research on Plants |
| A.Sea rocket. |
| B.Plants’ sensing system. |
| C.Biedrzycki’s thesis project. |
| D.Dudley’s study. |
| A.Important. | B.Adventurous. |
| C.Careful. | D.Hardworking. |
| A.The local garden center should be blamed when plants can’t grow well. |
| B.The local garden center often sells low quality seeds to customers. |
| C.Plants in the home garden can’t grow well because of the germ and seeds. |
| D.Competing against strangers,plants in the home garden can’t grow well. |
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科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解
Cyclist Jia Yanmei and a fellow enthusiast covered more than 2,200 kilometers from Beijing to their individual hometowns in Sichuan to celebrate the Lunar New Year with their families, Xu Lin reports.
While others rushed home on high-speed trains or airplanes for the annual Spring Festival, Jia Yanmei spent 16-plus days cycling more than 2,200 kilometers from Beijing to her hometown, Nanchong, Sichuan Province.
Thanks to social media, cycling fans from different cities were able to follow her progress, and some even offered food and accommodation if she happened to be nearby.
“It’s not that I failed to buy my train ticket home. I just want to bring the spirit of cycling to everyone — to do whatever you want to do bravely. As long as you are on the road, you will enjoy yourself, ” says Jia, 26, an English teacher at an educational institution in Beijing.
She started her adventure at 8:30 am on Jan 12, with Wang Yujiang, 47, who works in architecture in Beijing. A cycling friend introduced them because Wang also wanted to cycle to his hometown, Guangyuan, Sichuan Province.
Jia says Wang treated her like his daughter and took care of her on their way. After Wang arrived in Guangyuan, she cycled two days on her own to reach her home.
“I must say that I admire her. She’s not like others. No matter how tired she is, she can soon recover after meals,” says Wang, who is cycling back from his hometown to Beijing now.
“ I’ve improved myself a lot after the cycling. No matter what difficulties I will meet with in the future, I will
have confidence to face them, ” Jia says.
When she posted her plan online on Christmas Eve, many cycling fans supported her, lent her equipment and gave her gifts. She updated her social networks, such as Sina Weibo and WeChat, with news of her cycling adventures, as well as a cycling-related applications that recorded her route.
Four days after her departure, one of her friends learned about the trip in a newspaper and told Jia’s parents. Her mom was so worried about Jia’s safety that she cried and called Jia several times.
【小题1】According to the passage, Jia Yanmei and Wang Yujiang have much in common EXCEPT_______.
| A.They shared the same departure time. |
| B.They work in the same city. |
| C.They had the same arrival time. |
| D. They enjoy the same adventurous spirit. |
| A.Wang Yujiang invited her to keep company |
| B.Wang Yujiang offered to look after her all the way |
| C.She couldn’t book a train ticket or air ticket in time |
| D.She wanted to do what she liked to do bravely |
| A.where she was warmly welcomed |
| B.what happened to her on the way |
| C.how cycling fans supported her adventure |
| D.why social media paid attention to her action |
| A.The Long Way Home. | B.A Cycling Companion. |
| C.Benefits from Cycling. | D.The Power of the Media. |
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The interview has been going on for about 20 minutes and everything seems to be going well.Then, suddenly, the interviewer asks an unexpected question, “Which is more important, law or love?”
Job applicants in the West increasingly find themselves asked strange questions like this.And the signs are that this is beginning to happen in China.
Employers want people who are skilled, enthusiastic and devoted.So these are the qualities that any reasonably intelligent job applicant will try to show no matter what his or her actual feelings are.In response, employers are increasingly using the questions which try and show the applicant’s true personality.
The question in the first paragraph comes from a test called the Kiersey Temperament Sorter.It is an attempt to discover how people solve problems, rather than what they know.This is often called aptitude (天资) test.
According to Mark Baldwin of Alliance, many job applicants in China are finding this type of questions difficult.“When a Chinese fills out an aptitude test, he or she will think there is a right answer but they may fail because they try to guess what the examiner wants to see.”
This is sometimes called the prisoner’s dilemma(窘境).Applicants are trying to act cleverly in their own interest, but they fail because they don’t understand what the interviewer is looking for.Remember that in an aptitude test, the correct answer is the honest answer.
【小题1】What is the purpose of the passage?
| A.To give a piece of advice to job interviewees. |
| B.To tell you how to deal with job interviews. |
| C.To advise you how to find a good job. |
| D.To describe an aptitude test. |
| A.not tell the truth |
| B.offer a complete answer |
| C.learn to tell what they really think |
| D.find out what the examiner wants to know |
| A.job applicants are always trying to show their actual feelings |
| B.applicants should not act as cleverly as possible |
| C.more Chinese applicants fail to find a job |
| D.aptitude test is becoming world-wide popular |
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科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解
I want to talk about the economy.Not "the economy" we hear about endlessly in the news each day and in politicians' speeches.I want to talk about the real economy, the one we live in day by day.
Most people aren't particularly interested in "the economy"."Share prices are flying high; interest rates are soaring(令人伤心的); the Dow Jones Index closed sixty-three points down on 8472.35." We hear this and subconsciously switch off.
Notice that "the economy" is not the same as the economy, "The economy" is what men in suits play with to make vast personal wealth.The economy is where the rest of us live on a daily basis, earning our living, paying our taxes, and purchasing the necessities of life.
We are supposed to be benefiting from all the advantages of a well-off society.So why do we feel tired and stressed? We have no time for anything other than work, which is ridiculous given the number of labor-saving devices in our lives.Our towns become more and more crowded.We poison our air and seas, and our food is full of chemicals.There's something wrong here.If times were truly good, then you may think we'd all feel optimistic about the future.Yet the majority of us are deeply worried.More than 90 percent of us think we are too concerned about ourselves and not concerned enough about future generations.
The term "economic expansion" suggests something desirable, but expansion simply means spending more money.More spending doesn't mean that life is getting better. We all know it often means the opposite - greed, crime, poverty, pollution. More spending merely feeds our whole economic system, which is based on production and consumption. Unless money keeps circulating, the economy breaks down. If we don't keep consuming, the whole system goes into stalemate(僵局).
How do we break the cycle and make some changes? We need to become far more aware of the results of our actions. We buy clothes that are made in sweat shops by virtual slaves in poor parts of the world. We create mountains of waste. We demand cheap food, mindless of the fact that it totally lacks taste and is produced using chemicals that poison the land.
The consumption(消费) culture makes us unaware of the effect of our own behavior. Our main problem is not that we don't know what to do about it. It is gathering the desire to do it.
【小题1】According to the author, which one belongs to the real economy?
| A.The Dow Jones Index. | B.Increases in interest rates. |
| C.Shopping in a supermarket. | D.Skyrocketing share prices. |
| A.people are benefiting from a well-off society |
| B.the future generation is a big concern for most people |
| C.the majority of people are optimistic about the future |
| D.people still feel much pressure despite labor-saving devices |
| A.It may lead to some social problems. |
| B.It guarantees a better life for us. |
| C.It will stop the circulation of money. |
| D.It has only brought desirable effects. |
| A.suggest a solution for over-consumption |
| B.call on us to change our behavior |
| C.make a distinction between two economies |
| D.inform us of the effects of economic expansion |
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科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解
“I’m a little worried about my future.”said Dustin Hoffman in The Graduate.He should be so lucky.All he had to worry about was whether to have an affair with Mrs. Robinson.In the sixties,that was the total sum of post-graduation anxiety.
Hoffman’s modem peers are not so fortunate.The Mrs. Robinsons aren’t sitting around at home any more.They are out in the workplace,doing the high-powered jobs the graduates want,but cannot get.For those fresh out of university,desperate for work but unable to get it,there is a big imbalance between supply and demand.And there is no narrowing of the gap in sight.
Parents feel as badly let down as the young people themselves.Middle-class families see their graduate offspring on the dole (救济金) queue and wonder why they bothered paying school fees.Working-class families feel an even keener sense of disappointment.For many such families,getting a child into university was the fulfillment of a lifelong dream.It was proof that they were living in a dynamic,economically successful country.That dream does not seem so rosy now.Graduate unemployment is not,ultimately,a political problem.Job-creation for graduates is very low down in the government’s schedule.If David Cameron’s Conservatives (保守党) had a brilliant idea for guaranteeing every graduate a well-paid job,they would have presented it by now.It is a social problem,though a more deep-seated social problem than people perhaps realize.
【小题1】The author begins with the lines from The Graduate in order to __________ .
| A.support the fact that more women are working now |
| B.show that few graduates started working right after graduation |
| C.demonstrate that there were much fewer graduates than now |
| D.emphasize the sharp contrast between now and then |
| A.pessimistic | B.hopeful | C.unconcerned | D.content |
| A.criticize the government |
| B.present a current severe situation |
| C.publicize a movie |
| D.display the success of the country |
| A.there will be job-creation programs for graduates |
| B.graduate unemployment is more of a political issue |
| C.graduate unemployment is not likely to be solved in a short time |
| D.the Conservatives have done nothing to solve the issue |
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科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解
Exercise is one of the few factors with a positive role in long-term control of body weight. Unfortunately, that message has not gotten through to the average American, who would rather try switching to "light" beer and low-calorie bread than increase physical efforts. The Centers for Disease Control, for example, found that fewer than one-fourth of overweight adults who were trying to lose weight said they were combining exercise with their diet.
In rejecting exercise, some people may be discouraged too much by caloric-expenditure(热量消耗)charts; for example, one would have to quickly walk hard three miles just to work off the 275 calories in one delicious Danish pastry(小甜饼). Even exercise professionals accept half a point here. "Exercise by itself is a very tough way to lose weight," says York Onnen, program director of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports.
Still, exercise's supporting role in weight reduction is vital. A study at the Boston University Medical Center of overweight police officers and other public employees confirmed that those who dieted without exercise regained almost all their old weight, while those who worked exercise into their daily routine maintained their new weight.
If you have been sedentary (极少活动的) and decide to start walking one mile a day, the added exercise could burn an extra 100 calories daily. In a year's time, assuming no increase in food intake, you could lose ten pounds. By increasing the distance of your walks gradually and making other dietary adjustments, you may lose even more weight.
【小题1】What is said about the average American in the passage?
| A.They tend to hate "light" beer and low-calorie bread. |
| B.They usually ignore the effect of exercise on losing weight. |
| C.Most of them were combining exercise with their diet. |
| D.They know the actors that play a positive role in keeping down body weight. |
| A.agree that the calories in a small piece of pastry can be easy to work off by exercise |
| B.partially believe diet plays a supporting role in weight reduction |
| C.are not fully convinced that dieting can help maintain one's new weight |
| D.are not sufficiently informed of the positive role of exercise in losing weight |
| A.Controlling one's calorie intake is more important than doing exercise. |
| B.Even occasional exercise can help reduce weight. |
| C.Weight reduction is impossible without exercise. |
| D.One could lose ten pounds in a year's time if there's no increase in food intake. |
| A.To stress the importance of maintaining proper weight. |
| B.To support the statement made by York Onnen. |
| C.To show the most effective way to lose weight. |
| D.To introduce the study of the Boston University Medical Center. |
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科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解
They can be seen more frequently than ever before on college campuses, wearing flannel(法兰绒) and thickframed glasses while listening to music. One might find them playing unusual musical instruments, shopping at secondhand stores or expressing themselves in other unique ways.
They call themselves hipsters. Being “hip” used to mean following the latest fashion. But gradually the word has become a sign of “being cool, unique and unusual”.
Hipsters value independent thinking, progressive politics, an appreciation of creativity and intelligence. Hipsters take pains and pride in not being mainstream. However, their culture has become quite trendy. This irony(讽刺) is central to their culture and offers an interesting conflict.
“I do take things in the mainstream with a positive attitude,” says Ben Polson, a college student at Brown University. “But sometimes I also question what determines popularity, especially regarding music.” Polson represents many hipsters.
When lessknown bands become popular, they often lose their former fan base in exchange for a new one. There is a famous hipster saying that goes, “I used to like that band before it got popular,” Polson quoted.
According to Polson, bands' music changes when they go mainstream. They become less experimental, doing things just to save popularity and fans. The original elements that we were drawn to slowly disappear for the sake of popularity.
Many young adults have started to view hipsters' outlook as cool and they are adopting hipsters' antimainstream culture mind to themselves. This has led to specialized brands, stores and music for the hipster consumers. But on the other hand, some such stores, including clothing labels Urban Outfitters and American Apparel, have gained mainstream popularity. This has seemingly made the antimainstream culture become weaker.
“A lot of people that are selfdefined hipsters aren't really hipsters. They're just trying to act as hipsters to seem cooler,” says Amanda Leopold, a college student from Oberlin College, US. Although Leopold has many unusual tastes and seems quite individualist, she refuses to classify herself as a hipster.
【小题1】In the passage, hipsters refer to people ________.
| A.who are fans of pop music |
| B.who study in different colleges |
| C.who appear cool and unusual |
| D.who try to attract others |
| A.hipsters are the pioneers of the mainstream |
| B.hipsters are unhappy with the mainstream |
| C.hipsters' culture exists mainly in music field |
| D.hipsters' culture can also become popular |
| A.Urban Outfitters and American Apparel are famous clothing labels. |
| B.Hipster consumers have more specialized brands, stores and music. |
| C.Antimainstream culture can gain mainstream popularity. |
| D.The culture of hipsters is becoming more and more terrible. |
| A.in an ironic voice | B.in an objective voice |
| C.in an angry voice | D.in a funny voice |
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科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解
Recently I paid a visit to Harvard University, where there are top class scientists and professors and the best academic system in the world.
I was pretty shocked when I first stepped onto the campus. Well, it’s not ever really a campus. It’s a more like district in a small town.
Harvard's main buildings are from the 18th century. They look very old and simple. You might even say they're a little shabby (破旧的). They don’t fit the modern idea of university at all. The buildings are surrounded by grass and trees, so I felt as if I had walked into a medieval castle. But when I looked across the street, busy shops and in-fashion students made me feel like I was in the 21st century again. It creates a strong contrast (对比) and brings a special atmosphere (氛围) to the school.
Our tour guide Gary took us around and told us: “You see this grass field in the center of the school? Here is where they host their graduation ceremony. They just set up tents and benches and have a very simple ceremony. Unbelievable! Who would think the most talented students just graduate on the lawn?”
I saw some students put a blanket on the grass and lie down to read a book. When I listened to the soft sound of pages turning, along with chirping of the birds, I felt very calm. There was no competitive feeling at all.
Harvard has the world’s first computer in its science center and there are hundreds of high-end computers too. Its religion and the literature departments are also among the best. It is the perfect mix of tradition and new technology. It makes Harvard a very attractive place to study in.
I hope one day I’ll attend my dream school—Harvard.
【小题1】According to the article the author was most impressed by ____.
| A.Harvard’s mix of tradition and new technology |
| B.the classes held on beautiful lawns at Harvard |
| C.Harvard students not taking their graduation ceremony seriously |
| D.the feeling of not living in modern society on the campus |
| A.Harvard campus is actually a district of a big city. |
| B.There are no competitions at Harvard University. |
| C.Graduation ceremonies are not complex at Harvard. |
| D.All Harvard buildings date back to the 18th century. |
| A.Modern | B.Competitive | C.Peaceful | D.Splendid |
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