高三英語(yǔ)一輪復(fù)習(xí)七選五專項(xiàng)訓(xùn)練

高三七選五專項(xiàng)訓(xùn)練1WhyDoWeFindItHardtoSay“No”?Asweallknow,saying“no”toothersisnoteasyatall.Butsometimeswehavetolearntosay“no”.____16____Belowarecommonreasonswhypeoplefindithardtosay“no”:●_____17_____Youareakindsoulatheart.Youdon’twanttoturnthepersonawayandyouwanttohelpwhenpossible,evenifitmayeatintoyourtime.●Afraidofbeingrude.Iwasbroughtupundertheideathatsaying“no”,especiallytopeoplewhoareolder,isrude.ThisthinkingiscommoninAsianculture,wherefacesavingisimportant._____18_____●Wantingtobeagreeable.Youdon’twanttoalienate(疏遠(yuǎn))yourselffromthegroupbecauseyou’renotinagreement.Soyouagreetoothers’requests.●Fearofconflict._____19_____Thismightleadtoanuglyconfrontation(面對(duì)).Evenifthereisn’t,theremightbedisagreementwhichmightleadtobadeffectsinthefuture.●_____20_____Perhapsyouareworriedsaying“no”meansclosingdoors.Forexample,oneofmyfriends’wiveswasaskedtoworkinanotherdepartmentinhercompany.Sinceshelikedherteam,shedidn’twanttogo.However,shedidn’twanttosay“no”asshefeltitwouldaffectherpromotionchancesinthefuture.A．Wantingtohelpothers.B．Fearoflosingchances.C．Wantingtokeepagoodrelationship.D．IslowlyrealizedIneededtolearntosay“no”.E．Youareafraidthepersonmightbeangryifyourefusehim/her.F．Itmeansnotmakingotherslookbadorloseface.G．Tolearntosay“no”,wehavetofirstunderstandwhat’sstoppingusfromit.2.Untilrecentlyscientificevidenceforalinkbetweenemployeewell-beingandcompanyperformancehasbeenscarce.InthenewIZAWorldofLaborreport,Dr.EugenioProto,oftheUniversityofWarwick’sDepartmentofEconomics,givessomeproof._____16_____Findingcausalrelationsbetweenemployeewell-beingandcompanyperformanceisimportantforfirmstojustifyspendingcorporateresourcestoprovideahappierworkenvironmentfortheiremployees._____17_____

Dr.Protocitesanumberofresearchesthatuncoveredevidencethathappinessleadstogreatercreativity,andthatjobsatisfactionispositivelyrelatedwithworkerproductivity._____18_____

Thesecanbedefinedaspeoplewhofrequentlyexperiencepositiveemotionslikejoy,satisfaction,contentment,enthusiasm,andinterest.Forexample,adolescentAmericanswhoare“happier”endupwithhigherincomesseveralyearslaterinlife._____19_____

First,ifhappinessinaworkplacecarrieswithitareturnintermsofenhancedproductivity,thereareenormousimplicationsforfirms’promotionpoliciesandforthewaytheystructuretheirinternallabourmarkets.Forexample,managerscouldberewardedonthebasisofemployees’jobsatisfaction.Second,Protosuggestsawin-winsituationforeveryone.Theeffectrunningfromhappinesstoproductivityraisesthepossibilityofself-reinforcingspirals-onesthatmightevenoperateatamacroeconomiclevel.Happinessmightleadtogreaterproductivityinaneconomy._____20_____A．Theconclusionsarecontrarytowhatmostpeoplethink.B．However,fewcompaniesarewillingtoinvestinthisaspect.C．Inturn,greaterwell-beinginthepopulationcanbeexpected.D．Thesefindingshavesomeimplicationsforcompanypractice.E．Therefore,policiescanbeintroducedtobooststaffhappiness.F．Otherstudiesshowhappypeoplearemorelikelytosucceedintheircareer.G．Henotesthereisapositiveconnectionbetweenhappinessandproductivity.3.Laundrydayisn’texactlyfunformostpeople,butitcanbequiteunpleasantfortheEarth.Washingclothescanreleasemicroplasticsthatareaccumulatingintheworld’swaterwaysatalarmingrates.___16___.Herearesomeexpert-backedstrategiestoturnlaundrydaygreener.·ChooseefficientmachinesThemachinesyouusehaveasignificanteffectontheamountofenergyandwateryousaveorwaste.___17___whilenewer,high-efficiencywashersuselesswaterandenergywithlowertemperaturesandhigherspinspeeds.Therefore,itmakesmoresenseeconomicallyandenvironmentallytoupgrademachines.·___18___Avoidsmallloads,butdon’tcrowdamachine,whichcanmakeitworkharder.Andtakealookattheamountofdetergent(洗滌劑)you’reusing.Theextradetergentwillbehardertocleanout,extendingwashinganddryingtimes.___19___·ReadupongreenproductsCompanieslargeandsmallhavemetconsumerdemandforproductswithnoharshchemicals.___20___.Don’tbuyproductswithlotsofchemicalsyoucan’tidentifyorpronounce.Anddon’tforgetthepackaging.Powderedorsolidproductsareeasiertopackageandshipthanliquids.A.WashclothesbyhandB.RethinkyourlaundryhabitsC.TheyuselessenergythanstandardmodelsD.OlderappliancescanwastemanyresourcesE.ButnotallproductsarewhattheyclaimtobeF.TwotothreetablespoonsfordetergentsareenoughG.Luckilyit’sgettingeasiertocleanyourclotheswhilestayinggreen4Doyoulikewritingafewparagraphseverydayaboutyourexperiences,hopes,memoriesorfeelings?Ifyoudon’t,it’stimetomakeachangenow.Writejustafewparagraphseverydayaboutyourexperiences,hopes,memoriesandfeelings,andyouwillimmediatelybegintoexperiencebenefitstoyourpersonalgrowthandpotential.Youwillgraduallybecomebetteratexpressingyourself.___16___However,whenyoubecomelazywithwords,youfinditismoredifficulttodescribefeelings,shareexperiencesandmakeyourselfunderstood.___17___Asyouwriteaboutmemories,itislikeopeninganoldphotoalbum.Yourpenbeginstoexplorefeelingsanddetailsyouhaveforgottenanddreamsyouhaveleftbehind.Yousuddenlyrememberpeopleyouwouldliketocontactagain.Writingisanactivitythatavoidsdistraction(使人分心的事)longenoughforyoutoexplorethosewonderfulmomentsofthepast.Sometimestheyarefrightening.___18___Writingaboutdailyexperiencesandfeelingsprovidesarecordedhistorythatwillinfluencehowyoumakefuturedecisions.___19___Theylearnedfromwhathadhappenedbefore.Yourhistoryisimportant.Don’tletitbeforgotten.Writingremindsyouofyourdreamsandkeepsyoumovingtowardthem.Itisameansofkeepingtrackofyourpurposeandthegoalsthatwillleadyoutoachievethem.___20___Itshowswhenyouhavebeendistractedandmayneedtogiveallyourattentionagaintoyourwriting.Writingalittleeverydaycouldprovidethematerialthatsomedaybecomesapublishedbook.WhenIwroteaboutmydepressionandmyfour-year-oldgranddaughterwhogotlostinthemountains,Ineverdreameditwouldbeinabook.A.Youwillrememberthingslongforgotten.B.Writingkeepsyouenergeticandfullofimaginationallthetime.C.Sometimestheyarewonderfulandalmostalwaystheyarehelpful.D.Soonerorlater,youaresurelytobecomeagreatprofessionalwriter.E.Reviewingwhatyouhavewrittenisaperfectwaytoseeyourprogress.F.There’sareasonthatthegreatestleadersinhistorywerestudentsofhistory.G.Whenyouwritedaily,youcanalwaysbeamazedathowquicklyyourwritingskillsimprove.5TheUnitedStatesisavastcountrywheretherearefourdifferenttimezones.Inaddition,manypartsofthecountryobservedaylightsavingtime(DST)aswell.InareasthatadoptDST,theclockismovedonehourforwardforthesummer.Thus,thelocaltimevariesacrossdifferentareasofthecountry.____36____Ithasbeenchangedmanytimesovertheyears.Fordecades,boththeEasternTimeZoneandCentralTimeZonehaveexistedwithinthestate.ManyareasinthestatehaveswitchedbackandforthbetweenEasternTimeandCentralTime.Furthermore,untilveryrecently,policyconcerningDSTdifferedfromoneplacetoanother.____37____In2006,however,theentirestatestartedtoobserveDST.SomehavearguedthatthetimesysteminIndianaharmslocalbusinessesworkingwithcompaniesoutsideofIndiana.Forexample，acompanyinIndianaoncescheduledaphoneconferencewithcompaniesinotherstates.____38____Thiswasbecausethosewhomissedtheconferencedidnotknowinwhichtimezonethecompanywaslocated.____39____LocalbusinessesmaybenefitfrombeingintheEasternTimeZonewherethefinancialcenteroftheentirecountry,WallStreetinNewYorkCity,islocated.Meanwhile,thismaynotbeconvenientforresidentsinthewesternpartsofIndianawhocommute(通勤)tomajorcitiesintheCentralTimeZone,likeChicago,justacrossthestateborder.ThecontroversyovertimeinIndianawaspartlyresolvedin2006.____40____However,thereisstilldisagreementabouthavingtwodifferenttimezonesinthestate.Thisdebatemaycontinueaslongaspeoplelivingindifferentpartsofthestatehavedifferentneeds.A.InotherareasDSTwasadopted.B.Itisnoteasytoresolvethisissue.C.TheentirestatestartedtoobserveDST.D.Onlyhalfoftheparticipantswereonline.E.MostareasintheEasternTimeZonedidnotadoptDST.F.ThestateofIndianaisknownforitscomplextimesystem.G.ItdependsonwhichtimezonetheareaisinandwhetherDSTisadopted.6Openanappatyoursmartphoneandscanthecodebar(二維碼)onthegarbagecan.Whenyouthrowgarbageintothegarbagecan,itwillshowtheweightofthegarbageandthepointsyoucangetfromdoingso.Suchawayofhandlinggarbagehasappearedinsomecities.___36___Yes,wearetalkingaboutthesmartgarbagecan.Over200milliontonsofgarbageisproducedeachyearinsomecities.Theenvironmentalproblemshavebecomeconstantheadachesinthedevelopmentofthecities.___37___Insomecities,avarietyofmultifunctionalsmartgarbagecansarebeingputintouse.___38___Itnotonlyshowsnationalpoliciesongarbageclassificationbutalsoshowsthecorrectstepsforgarbagesorting.Itcanalsocalculatetheweightofthegarbageandtheaccumulatedpointsonecanget.Theycanbetradedforsomearticlesofdailyuse.Anotherkindofgarbagecanisevensmarter.Itsbodyisactuallyascreen.___39___Whenpeoplethrowgarbageintoit,theinternalsensorscanautomaticallytellthetypesofthegarbage.Meanwhile,peoplecanseehowtodealwiththem.Itisnowonderthatresidentscheeredfortheirpresence.___40___However,itisalsoabigissue.ItwillaffectChina’stransformationtowardsgreendevelopment.Withsmartgarbagecansinourdailylife,theideaofgarbagesortingwillbecomemoreestablished.OurdreamofbuildingagreenerandmorebeautifulChinawillcometruesolongaswestarttomakesmallchangesrightnow.A.Garbagesortinghasbeenanewfashion.B.Itisequippedwithsomeinternalsensors.C.Anditwillbecomemorepopularinthefuture.D.Garbagedisposalisasmallissuethatinvolveseverybodyeachday.E.Thusencouraginggarbageclassificationhasbecomeaneffectiveway.F.Thegoodhabitofgarbageclassificationcanimprovethelivingenvironment.G.InBeijing,forexample,asmartgarbagecanequippedwithanLEDscreenisseen.faceThelasthourofworkdayalwaysfruitful.Ashoursofpeakproductivitystartdecline,mostpeoplebeginwatchingtheclock,waitingfornothing.36positivelyyouendyourprofessionaldaycanpromotesuccessbothinsideandoutsideoftheoffice,”saysRandiLevin,atransitionallifestrategist.seehowsuccessfulpeopleendtheirworkdaywithabang.Successfulpeoplereflectontheiraccomplishments.manyofusspendourlasthourofworkmakingato-dolistfortheyreviewthedaytheyjusthad,instead.37Levinrecommendswritingdownthewinsratherthansetbacksorto-dos,aswellasreviewingyourlistofsuccessesonceamonth.Itproveyourprofessionalgrowthbringmorejoyintoyourjob.Also,successfulpeoplebrainstormsolutionsforsetbacks.38Instead,endtheirbythinkingcarefullyaboutproblemstheymet,brainstormingpossiblesolutions,thenleavingthemforTheywillsettlethoseproblemsafteragoodsleep.39Ratherthandetailingthetasksthatneedgetdone,thiskindoflistencouragespeoplefocusonfindingsolutionstheirprojects.“Forgetthehorrible‘to-do’list.”Levinsays,“Beforeheadinghappyhours,writedownthreefivegoalsyouhaveforthenexthours.Itwillprovidewithnotonlyaconcretepositivewaybeginbutalsowillallowyouseemanypossibilities.”A.Thislistapromiseyourself.B.Successfulpeoplemakeato-doC.ItwillmakepeopleunderstandtheproblemsD.Theyneverbringthefailureshomewiththem.E.AnotherjobpeopledocreateanButendingtheworkdaypurposecanmakeadifference.G.Theytypicallychooseaandconsiderwhatledthatsuccess.8Misinformationcanspreadthroughphonetextsandsocialmediaasfastasavirus,sometimesevenfaster.36Herearesomeofthemosteffectivestepstoidentifyandstopit.Checkthesource37.Itiswhymisinformationtravelsfastonsocialmedia,whereeveryonesayshehearditfromafriendofafriend.Becarefulofsuchhear-saysandrefertosuchreliablesourcesasgovernmentagenciesortrustednewspaperwebsitesbeforeitcanbetakenseriously.Also,becarefulofinformationfromunknownorlittle-knowngroupsornewsorganizations.38Anyonesearchingfortrueinformationneedstoactalittlelikeareporter.Rememberthereisadifferencebetweennewsandstories.Newsshouldbesupportedbyevidencetobedependable.39.Picturesaresaidtobeworthathousandwords.But,evenphotographscanbeeditedandchanged.Evenuntouchedimagescanbefalse.Forexample,oldimagescanbepresentedasnew.Again,ithelpstolookforthesource.Google’simagesearchcanhelpfindwhereaphotocamefrom.DonotimmediatelyrepostwhatyouseeA2018Twitterstudyfoundthatfalsenewstravelsfasterthanrealnews,oftenmuchfaster.Thatisbecausethesestoriesoftenuselanguagedesignedtocreatestrongemotionalreaction.40.Itisalsofoundthatmisinformationspreadsquicklybecausepeopleretwittestoriesbasedonheadlines.Soreadthewholestory,investigatethesourceandconsidercarefullybeforerepostingtopreventthespreadoffalseinformation.A.ActlikeajournalistB.HowtosearchfortrueinformationC.AlsobecarefulthatevenimagescanlieD.HowcanweseparatewhatistrueandwhatisnotE.TheyalwaysseektoconnectwithpublicfearorangerF.EmotionalreactionplaysnopartwhenpeoplepostinformationG.Humannaturemakesusmorelikelytobelievethingsourfriendstellus9Havingacollegeroommateismostpeople'sfirstexperiencelivingwithsomeonewhoisnotrelatedtothem.Itcomeswithbothbenefitsandchallenges. 16Yougetaninstantfriend,someonetoconfideinandkeepyoucompanyduringyourfirsttimeawayfromhome.However,sincemanycollegesrandomlyassignyourfirstroommate,youalsoruntheriskofbeingmatchedwithsomeoneyoufindchallenging.Eitherway,here’ssomegoodadvice:Establishsomerules17Inthisway,youandyourroommateareclearonwhattodotoavoidconflict.Establishwhatspaceiswhose,whenyouneedquiet