PAGEPAGE1題型組合練(三)Ⅰ.閱讀理解AWhenIfirstmetGeorge，Iwasinmyearly30s，seekingacreativeoutlet(出路)unrelatedtoboringhouseworkandraisinglittleones.Mychildren，thenagedthreeandfive，werejustenteringkindergartenandschoollife.At65，Georgehadrecentlyretiredandwasseekingarewardinghobby.Forbothofus，paintingwas“it”andwemetatalocalpaintingclass.Thusbeganafriendshipthatwastolastuntilthedayhedied.GeorgearrivedinAustraliaasanimmigrantfromBritainwithhiswifeandtwochildren.Heworkedhard，playedhard，andhadanopinionabouteverything.Headoredhiswife，hisfamily，andhisfriends.Aslimandenergeticman，Georgetookprideinhisfitnessandwalkedthreekilometreseveryday.Astheonlymaleinapaintingclassfullofwomen，Georgeruledtheroostandwewerehishens.Headoredhissingularroleandlookedafterhisbrood(一窩雛雞)withthesameattentionhegavetoeverything.Hetooktopaintingwithgreatpassion(熱忱)，eventransformingthesparebedroomintoastudio.Astudio！Hispaintingequipmentwascomprehensive.Everpractical，Georgehousedmanyoftheseitemsinaredmetaltoolbox.Afterthecompletionofthecourse，westillkeptintouch.OnedaywhenGeorgewasabout80yearsold，heaskedmetocometohishouse.Georgeexplainedthathewasgivinguppaintingbecauseofhisillnessandhegaveawayallhis“stuff”tome.Istillusemuchofhisequipmenttoday.Themosttreasuredthingistheredtoolbox.Theoriginalshopstickerisstillfirmlyinplacealthoughthepricehaslongsincewornoff.Butthat’sallrightbecausetomymindfriendshipisbeyondprice.eq\x(語篇解讀本文是記敘文。文章講解并描述了“我”和一位老人的忘年友情。)1．Whydidtheauthorgotopaintingclass?A．Toenjoyschoollifeagain.B．Tomakesomenewfriends.C．Toaccompanyherchildren.D．Todosomethinginteresting.答案D解析細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第一段中的“seekingacreativeoutlet(出路)unrelatedtoboringhouseworkandraisinglittleones”可知，“我”厭倦了做家務(wù)和帶孩子，想做點(diǎn)事來調(diào)劑枯燥的生活，所以選擇去學(xué)畫畫。2．WhatmighttheauthorthinkofGeorge?A．Reliableandcaring.B．Proudandsensitive.C．Talentedandhonest.D．Smartandadventurous.答案A解析推理推斷題。依據(jù)其次段中的“Headoredhiswife，hisfamily，andhisfriends.”和第三段中的“Headoredhissingularroleandlookedafterhisbrood(一窩雛雞)withthesameattentionhegavetoeverything.”可推知，喬治是一個值得信任的、愛護(hù)人的人。3．Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．TheRedToolBoxB．AFriendIsaSecondSelfC．HaveFuninPaintingClassesD．AnOldMan’sLifeAfterRetirement答案A解析標(biāo)題歸納題。本文主要講解并描述了“我”和喬治的友情，而“紅色工具箱”正是我們的友情信物，故A項(xiàng)作標(biāo)題最佳。BWhenpeoplefindthemselvesindifficultconflicts，theyoftenturntomediation(調(diào)解)．Mediatorsareadvisedtolistenattentively，avoidfavoringtheideasofoneparty，andmakebothsidesfeelatease.Surprisingly，newresearchthatmycolleaguesandIconductedsuggeststhat，toeffectivelyhelppeoplesettletheirconflicts，mediatorsshouldadoptahostile(敵對的)attituderatherthanacalmingone.Ahostilemediator，wefind，bringsbetterresultsthananiceone.Whywouldaddingmorenegativity(消極性)toanalreadyhostilesituationprovebeneficial？Considerhowparentstypicallyreactwhentheycan’tgettheirchildrentostopquarreling：“Idon’tcarewhostartedit—bothofyou，gotoyourrooms！”Atfirstsight，acalmmediatorseemslikelytobemoreeffective.Butasanyonewithbrothersorsistersknows，parents’seeminglyunsympathetictreatmentofthesituationcanhaveanunusualeffect.Childrenwhomomentsbeforeweretroublingeachothersuddenlybecomemorereasonableduetotheirunkindparents.Inourresearch，wecreatedsituationsinwhichpairsofnegotiatorswerepartofaheatedconflict.Insomecases，themediatorhada“nice”approach—calmandpolite.Inothers，hewashostile—aggressiveandsomewhatrude.Acrossdifferenttypesofconflicts，wefoundthatnegotiatorsweremorewillingandabletoreachanagreementinthepresenceofahostilemediatorthaninthepresenceofaniceone.Themainresultofthetestisnotthathostilitypaysoff.Infact，recentresearchhasdocumentedthesocialcostsofnegativebehavior.Forexample，beingthetargetofrudebehaviorreducespeople’sperformanceonavarietyoftasks.Otherresearchshowsthesocialbenefitsofpositivebehavior.Peoplearemorelikelytoclosedealsandbecomefuturebusinesspartners.Evenwiththewidespreadsocialbenefitsofpositivebehaviorandcostsofnegativebehavior，hostilitycanpayoffincertainsituations.eq\x(語篇解讀本文是一篇爭論文。文章辯證地看待了敵對的力氣，它更有助于協(xié)商雙方和解。)4．Whatcanwelearnaboutparents’settlementofconflictsinParagraph2?A．It’scalmingandwise.B．It’sarbitrarybuteffective.C．It’scommonlyadopted.D．Itharmsfamilyrelationship.答案B解析細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)其次段中的“Idon’tcarewhostartedit—bothofyou，gotoyourrooms”“parents’seeminglyunsympathetictreatmentofthesituationcanhaveanunusualeffect.Children...becomemorereasonableduetotheirunkindparents”可知，其次段中提到的父母的方法雖然有些武斷，但是對解決孩子之間的沖突很有效。5．Whichbestdescribestheauthor’sattitudeinthetext?A．Concerned. B．Doubtful.C．Objective. D．Positive.答案C解析觀點(diǎn)看法題。作者在其次、三段探討了調(diào)解者實(shí)行敵對看法的這種消極行為的作用和力氣，同時在第四段也指出了主動行為的好處以及消極行為的代價。所以作者的看法是客觀的。故選C。6．Whatcouldbethebesttitleofthetext?A．TheSignificanceofEffectiveMediationB．TheCostsofNegativeBehaviorC．TheBenefitsofPositiveBehaviorD．TheSurprisingPowerofHostility答案D解析標(biāo)題歸納題。通讀全文可知，作者主要介紹了調(diào)解者實(shí)行敵對看法會帶來出乎意料的結(jié)果，所以TheSurprisingPowerofHostility作文章的標(biāo)題最佳。CWhenwasthelasttimesomethingimportantslippedyourmind？Maybeitwastheanswertoatestquestion，thenameofanacquaintanceorwhereyouleftyourkeys.Fortunately，memorycanbeimprovedsotheywon’thappenthatoften.People’smemoryhasmuchtodowithtrainingandpractice.Applyingeffectivemeanswillhelpimproveyourmemorysothatyoucanaccesseverythingyoulearnwheneveryouneedit.Whenstudentswanttoprepareforatest，theyoftentrytostudybysimplyreadingoverthematerialagain，copyingnotes，etc.Butthesemethodsofrememberingarenotalwayshelpful.Peopleremembermorewhenactivelytakingpartintheirlearningratherthanpassivelyreceivingit.Onegreatwaytodothisistotestyourselfonthematerial.Comeupwithquestionsaboutthetopic，andtrytoanswerthemwithoutlookingatyournotes.Italsohelpstotrytosummarizethematerialindifferentways.Youcoulddiagramtheinformation，oryoucouldwriteyourownoutline.Themoreyouusetheinformation，themorelikelyyouaretorememberit.WhenIwas8，Ibeganlearningtoplaytheflute(長笛)，andmymusicinstructorsaidthatit’sbettertopracticeforfiveminutesaday，sevendaysaweek，thanfortwohoursononeday.Thesamegoesforrememberinginformation.Themoreyouspreadoutthetimeyouspendreviewinginformation，themorelikelyyouaretorememberit.ApsychologistnamedHermannEbbinghausmadeanimportantdiscoveryaboutmemoryandforgetting.Hefoundthatpeopletendtoforgetinformationinaregularpattern.Theyforgetthemostinformationshortlyafterlearningit.Therateatwhichtheyforgetthenslowsdownovertime.Everytimepeoplereviewtheinformation，itcausesthemtoforgetlessofit—whichmeanstheyremembermore.Soitisvitaltoreviewthingsyouwanttoremembershortlyafterlearningthem.Overtime，youcanreviewthemlessandlessfrequently.語篇解讀本文是一篇說明文，介紹了一些幫助加強(qiáng)記憶，讓信息在腦海中長時間不被遺忘的方法。7．Whatwouldhappenifsomethingslippedyourmind?A．Youletyourmindwander.B．Youthinkoftheanswertoaquestion.C．Youfailtoremembercertaininformation.D．Youkeepaperson’snameinmind.答案C解析推理推斷題。依據(jù)第一段中的“Maybeitwastheanswertoatestquestion，thenameofanacquaintanceorwhereyouleftyourkeys.Fortunately，memorycanbeimprovedsotheywon’thappenthatoften.”可推知，slipone’smind的意思是“(某事)被(某人)遺忘”，故選C項(xiàng)。8．HowdoestheauthorsupporthisviewpointsinParagraphs2&3?A．Bymakingacomparison.B．Bygivingasummary.C．Byconductingexperiments.D．Byofferingexamples.答案D解析寫作手法題。依據(jù)其次、三段內(nèi)容可知，作者先以學(xué)生為考試做打算采納的記憶方法為例，引出主動參加學(xué)習(xí)過程可以加強(qiáng)記憶，緊接著第三段指出參加學(xué)習(xí)過程的詳細(xì)方法，其中列舉了用圖表顯示信息和寫提綱的方法，故選D項(xiàng)。9．Whatistheauthor’sstoryinParagraph4usedtoshow?A．Practicemakesperfect.B．Repeatedrevisionisimportant.C．It’svitaltoinsistonwhatyouarefondof.D．Effortsplayakeypartinlearning.答案B解析細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第四段中的“Themoreyouspreadoutthetimeyouspendreviewinginformation，themorelikelyyouaretorememberit.”可知，作者描述自己學(xué)習(xí)長笛的閱歷是為了強(qiáng)調(diào)你把花在復(fù)習(xí)信息上的時間越分散開，越是有規(guī)律地頻繁復(fù)習(xí)，你就越有可能記住它，即反復(fù)復(fù)習(xí)很重要。10．Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．AnexplanationofEbbinghaus’stheory.B．Adescriptionofthelearningprocess.C．Theapproachestoimprovingmemory.D．Therelationshipbetweentimeandmemory.答案C解析主旨大意題。本文主要介紹了強(qiáng)化記憶的三種方法：主動參加學(xué)習(xí)過程、反復(fù)復(fù)習(xí)、剛好復(fù)習(xí)，故C項(xiàng)最能概括文章大意。Ⅱ.七選五Withtimeandexperience，mostadultsknowthatnotgettingenoughsleepcanbeharmfultothemselves.Toobad，teensdon’tseethatconnectionsoclearly.It’suptoparentstoconveytheimportanceofsleepingenough.11Playupthepositives.Sometimesithelpstopointoutthebenefitsthatcomewithchangingabehavior.Inthiscase，notonlywillqualitysleephelpteensfocusbetterinschoolandfeelhappieroverall，butitcanimprovetheappearanceoftheirskin.12Laystressonconsistency.Alotofteenagers，andevengrown-ups，thinktheycanspendlesstimeonshut-eyeduringtheweekiftheymakeupforitontheweekend.Nottrue.AnextrahourortwoofsleeponSaturdayandSundaycandousmoreharmthangood.13Asaresult，itishardtofallasleepattheappropriatetimeonSundayevening.Givethehardfacts.14That’swhyit’ssoimportanttoexplainwhatitfeelsliketobetootiredtogetbehindthewheel.Promiseyourteenthathecanalwayscallyoutopickhimupnomatterwhereheisorwhattimeitis，ifhe’stoosleepytodrive.15Sleepisn’tasfunastextingwithfriendsanditseemslessnecessarythancrammingforanexam.Helpyourteenviewsleepasapriority(優(yōu)先事項(xiàng)