2024-2025學年高中英語單元綜合檢測Unit3FoodandCulture含解析新人教版選擇性必修第二冊

PAGE1-單元綜合檢測(三)Ⅰ.閱讀理解(共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分)AThereisanoldsayinginChinathatgoes，“ThedaysoftheSanjiuperiodarethecoldestdays.”“Sanjiuperiod”，whichisinMinorCold，referstothethirdnine-dayperiod(the19th－27thdays)afterthedayoftheWinterSolstice(冬至)．TherearemanydifferentcustomsrelatedtoMinorColdinChina.EatinghotpotDuringMinorColdpeopleshouldeatsomehotfoodtobenefitthebodyanddefendagainstthecoldweather.Winteristhebesttimetohavehotpotandbraisedmuttonwithsoysauce.Butitisimportanttonoticethattoomuchspicyfoodmaycausehealthproblems.EatinghuangyacaiInTianjin，thereisacustomtohavehuangyacai，akindofChinesecabbage，duringMinorCold.TherearelargeamountsofvitaminsAandBinhuangyacai.Ashuangyacaiisfreshandtender，itisfitforfrying，roastingandbraising.Eatingglutinousrice(糯米飯)Accordingtotradition，theCantoneseeatglutinousriceinthemorningduringMinorCold.Cantonesepeopleaddsomefriedpreserved(腌制的)pork，sausageandpeanutsandmixthemintotherice.EatingvegetablericeInancienttimes，peopleinNanjingtookMinorColdquiteseriously，butastimewentby，thecelebrationofMinorColdgraduallydisappeared.However，thecustomofeatingvegetablericeisstillfollowedtoday.Thericeissteamedandisunspeakablydelicious.Amongtheingredients，aijiaohuang(akindofgreenvegetable)，sausageandsaltedduckarethespecialtiesinNanjing.【語篇解讀】文章主要介紹了中國人在小寒時的一些飲食文化。1．WhatdoweknowaboutMinorCold?A．ItreferstotheWinterSolstice.B．TheSanjiuperiodisinthisperiod.C．Itlaststwenty-sevendays.D．Itmarksthefirstdayofwinter.B[細微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據第一段其次句可知，三九在小寒節(jié)氣內。故選B。]2．WhatisaspecialcustominTianjininMinorCold?A．Eatinghotpot.B．Havinghuangyacai.C．HavingvitaminAandBpills.D．Buyingcabbage.B[細微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據“Eatinghuangyacai”部分中的第一句可知，天津人在小寒的時候會吃黃芽菜。故選B。]3．HowdotheCantoneseeatglutinousrice?A．Theyfryandtoastit.B．Theyeatitfordinner.C．Theymixitwithmanyotherthings.D．Theysteamitwithsoysauce.C[細微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據“Eatingglutinousrice(糯米飯)”部分中的其次句可知，廣東人將糯米飯和其他許多東西混在一起吃。故選C。]4．Thistextmaybetakenfromthecolumn(欄目)ofanewspaper.A．travel B．cultureC．fashion D．scienceB[文章出處題。依據第一段末句可知，文章可能選自報紙的文化欄目。故選B。]BMyparentsdivorcedwhenIwas5，makingmymotherasingleparent.Wehadlittlemoney，butmymomgavemealotoflove.Eachnight，shesatmeonherlapandspokethewordsthatwouldchangemylife，“Kemmons，youarecertaintobeagreatmanandyoucandoanythinginlifeifyouworkhardenoughtogetit.”Atfourteen，IwashitbyacarandthedoctorssaidIwouldneverwalkagain.Everyday，mymotherspoketomeinhergentle，lovingvoice，tellingmethatnomatterwhatthosedoctorssaid，IcouldwalkagainifIwantedtodoitbadlyenough.ShedrovethatmessagesodeepintomyheartthatIfinallybelievedher.Ayearlater，Ireturnedtoschool—walkingonmyown!WhentheGreatDepression(大蕭條)occurred，mymomlostherjob.ThenIleftschooltosupportthefamily.Atthatmoment，Iwasdeterminednevertobepooragain.MyrealchangeoccurredonavacationItookwithmywifeandfivekidsin1951.Iwasangrythatthesecond-classhotelchargedanextra$2foreachchild.ThatwastooexpensivefortheaverageAmericanfamily.Idecidedtoopenamotel(汽車旅館)forfamiliesthatwouldneverchargeextraforchildren.Therewereplentyofdoubtersatthattime.Notsurprisingly，motherwasoneofmystrongestsupporters.Weexperiencedalotofchallenges.Butwithmymother'swordsdeeplyrootedinmysoul，Ineverdoubtedwewouldsucceed.Fifteenyearslater，wehadthelargesthotelsystemintheworld—HolidayInn.In1979mycompanyhad1，759innsinmorethanfiftycountrieswithanincomeof$1billionayear.Youmaynothavestartedoutlifeinthebestsituation.Butifyoucanfindataskinlifeworthworkingforandbelieveinyourself，nothingcanstopyou.【語篇解讀】本文主要講解并描述了作者的母親從小到大給了他許多激勵，讓他對自己充溢自信，最終促成了他的勝利。5．WhenKemmonswasalittlechild，whathismotherusuallytoldhimwas．A．funny B．touchingC．fighting D．encouragingD[細微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據文章第一段第三句中的“Kemmons，youarecertaintobeagreatmanandyoucandoanythinginlifeifyouworkhardenoughtogetit.”可知，當Kemmons是孩子的時候，他媽媽總是對他說一些令人鼓舞的話。故選D。]6．Fromtheauthor'sview，whoplayedthemostimportantpartinmakinghimwalkbacktoschoolagain?A．Mother. B．Teachers.C．Friends. D．Relatives.A[細微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據文章其次段后兩句可知，是媽媽的激勵讓作者重新走回學校。故選A。]7．Accordingtothepassage，whatmadeKemmonsstartamotelbyhimself?A．Hispreviousbusinesssuccessofvariouslevels.B．Histerribleexperienceinthehotel.C．Hismom'ssupport.D．Hiswife'ssuggestion.B[細微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據文章第四段中的“Iwasangrythatthesecond-classhotelchargedanextra$2foreachchild.ThatwastooexpensivefortheaverageAmericanfamily.Idecidedtoopenamotel(汽車旅館)．..”可知，Kemmons在旅店一次糟糕的經驗讓他開了自己的旅店。故選B。]8．Inyouropinion，whichofthefollowingbestdescribesKemmons'mother?A．Modest，helpful，andhard-working.B．Careful，helpfulandbeautiful.C．Loving，supportiveandstrong-willed.D．Strict，sensitiveandsupportive.C[推理推斷題。依據文章第一段其次、三句和第五段第一句可知，Kemmons的母親有愛心、支持作者且意志力堅毅。故選C。]CSomeyearsago，a28-year-oldCalifornianwifeandmotherofthreechildrendiedfromdrinkingtoomuchwater.Herbodywasfoundinherhomeshortlyaftershetookpartinawater-drinkingcontestthatwasheldbyalocalradioshow.Called“HoldYourWeeForAWii”，thecontestorganizerspromisedafreeWiivideogamemachinetothosewhodrankthemostwaterwithoutgoingtothebathroom.Thewomanwhodieddrankabout2gallonsofwaterduringthecontest.Whensheandotherparticipantscomplainedofdiscomfortandshowedsignsofpains，theywerelaughedatbytheorganizers.Thistragicnewsstoryshowstheimportanceofunderstandingwhydrinkingtoomuchwatercanbedangeroustoyourhealth.Consumingmorewaterthanyouneedcanincreaseyourtotalbloodvolume(容量)．Andsinceyourbloodvolumeexistswithinaclosedsystem，increasingyourbloodvolumeputsunnecessarystressonyourheartandbloodvessels(血管)．Yourkidneys(腎)mustworkovertimetogetridofextrawateroutofyoursystem.Yourkidneysarenotapairofpipes.Flushingmorewaterthroughyourkidneysdoesn'tnecessarilyhelpitbecomecleaner.Rather，yourkidneyscangetdamagedbyunnecessarywearandtearovertime.Anddrowningyoursystemwithlargeamountsofwaterisoneofmanypotentialcausesofkidneydamage.Puttingunnecessarystressonyoursystemandyourkidneysbyconsumingunnecessarywaterisanunnoticeableprocess.Fortheaverageperson，itisusuallyimpossibletoknowthatthisstressexists，asthereareusuallynoobvioussymptomsonamoment-to-momentbasis.Butmakenomistakeaboutit：thisstressisrealandcanhurtyourhealthoverthelongterm.【語篇解讀】本文為說明文。過量飲水對我們的健康危害很大，我們應當適量飲水。9．WhyistheCalifornianwomanmentioned?A．Toleadtothetopicofthetext.B．Totellusatragicnewsstoryaboutamother.C．Totellusitcanbedangeroustotakepartincontests.D．Totellushowmuchwaterwecandrinkatmostonetime.A[推理推斷題。本文主要是講過量飲水對身體有害，而提到那個加州女人的故事是為了引出這個話題。故選A。]10．Whentheparticipantsshowedsignsofpains，theorganizers．A．becameveryconcernedB．werelaughedatbyothersC．triedtoreducetheirpainsD．didn'tpaymuchattentiontothemD[細微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。由第一段中的“Whensheandotherparticipantscomplainedof...laughedatbytheorganizers.”可知，那些組織者并沒怎么在意參賽者們的苦痛。]11．What'sthemainideaofParagraph3?A．Howwaterisconsumedinourbody.B．Theimportanceofwatertoourhealth.C．Whydrinkingtoomuchwaterisdangerous.D．Thefunctionofkidneysinconsumingwater.C[段落大意題。由第三段最終兩句可知，本段主要說明了過量飲水為什么對身體有害。]12．Thestresscausedbyconsumingunnecessarywater．A．isn'tthatdangerousB．canneverbefoundoutC．isreallyharmfulinthelongrunD．leadstosomeobvioussymptomsC[細微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。由最終一段最終一句“Butmakeno...yourhealthoverthelongterm.”可知，過量飲水從長遠來看對健康特別有害。]DWerelyonhealthyforestsandtreeseveryday.Itisourdutytorespectandpreservethemsothattheywillbearoundforfuturegenerationsofhumansandwildlifetoenjoyanduse.Fortunately，therearethingsthateveryoneofuscando！Askyourparentsifyoucanplantsometreesinyouryardoraskyourteacherifyourclasscanplantsometreesinyourschoolyard.Wecanalsoliveinawaythatcreateszerowasteatschool，homeandinoureverydaylives.Whenwedothis，wecanhelppreventdeforestation(采伐森林)，speciesloss，pollutionandotherenvironmentalproblems.Wejustneedtorememberandpracticethe“3Rs”：Reduce，Reuse，andRecycle!Whenwereducetheamountofproductsweuseandbuy，fewertreesarecutdowntomakenewproducts.Ifwetakecareofthethingsthatwealreadyhave，andrepairthemwhentheyarebroken，wedon'tneedtobuymore.It'salsogoodtothinkaboutproducts'packaging.Manyproductsusetoomuchpackaging：morethannecessary.Someboxesthatproductscomeinaremadefromwoodthatcomesfromat-riskforestareas.Youcanmakeadifferencebyreducingthenumberofpackagedproductsthatyoubuy.Everytimewereuseanitem(useitmorethanonce)，fewerreplacementitemsareneeded.Thishelpstopreserveimportantnaturalresourceslikeforests.Italsoreduceswastebecausefeweritemsarethrownawayorrecycled.Wesavetreesfrombeingcutdowneverytimeweborrow，shareordonatebooks，andeverytimewereusescrappaper.Wantanotherwaytosavetrees？Haveastuffchange！Ifyouhaveanyclothes，booksortoysthatyoudon'twant，askyourparentsifyoucantradewithyourfriends.Ifthere'sanythingleftover，youcandonateittoacharityforsomeoneelsetouse!【語篇解讀】森林和人是自然界的組成部分，可以說人離不開森林，但是在日常生活中假如我們過多地運用來自樹木的制成品時，就破壞了森林，因此提高全民愛護森林的意識特別重要。13．Whatcanweconcludefromthefirstparagraph?A．Plantingtreesisaneasywaytohelp.B．Treeshaveexistedformillionsofyears.C．Humanshaveneglectedforestsforlong.D．Teachersshouldperformtheirduties.A[推理推斷題。第一段中談到在家長、老師的帶領下孩子們可以在院子里、校內中種樹，由此可知用種樹的方式來愛護森林是一件很簡單做得到的事。]14．Howcanwedealwiththeleftoverbooks?A．Wecanmakeuseofthemforasecondtime.B．Wecanfindthenewownerforthem.C．Wecansellthemforsomemoney.D．Wecanreplacethemwithotherbooks.B[細微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據最終一段中的“...askyourparentsifyoucantradewithyourfriends”及“...youcandonateittoacharityforsomeoneelsetouse！”可知，我們可以為這些舊書找到新的主子。]15．Whichofthefollowingdoesn'tagreewiththepassage?A．Fewpeoplegetinformedofnaturalresources.B．Yourleftovertoysarestillhavingnewusage.C．Itisvitaltoprotecttheearthandourforests.D．Manyitemscanbereusedinourdailylife.A[推理推斷題。作者在文中談到了削減運用樹木資源的問題，對有些東西要再利用，并沒有說人們對資源不了解，因此A項與原文不符。]Ⅱ.閱讀七選五(共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分)Everyonewantstobehappy.Youseepeoplewhoaresmilingandlaughing，andyouwanttobelikethem.16However，therearealsobaddays.Herearethreewaystomakeyouhappiereveryday.Smileoften.Researchhasshownthatthefacialexpressionyouwearinfluencesyourstateofmind.17Wearingapleasantexpressionforalongperiodoftimewillslowlyimproveyourfeelingsandhelpyouhaveahappierday.18Themoreyoucomplain，themoreannoyedyoubecome.Ifallyounoticeortalkaboutduringthedayarethethingsthatannoyyou，itisnosurprisethatyouareunhappy.Totrulyincreaseyourlong-termhappiness，don'tcomplainanylonger.19Practicethankfulness.Thankfulnesshasbeenshowntobethelasttickettoahappylife.Themoreyoupracticethankfulness，themoreyouwillfindthingstobegratefulforinyourlife.20Evensomethingassimpleasasafeplacetosleeporfoodtoeatisworthbeingthankfulforbecausenoteveryoneisfortunateenoughtohavethosenecessities.A．Tryyourbesttobehealthy.B．Youwillslowlystoppayingmuchattentiontowhatworriesyou.C．Haveanentiredaywithoutcomplainingevenonceandseehowyoufeel.D．Stopcomplaining.E．Therearegooddaysfilledwithsunshineandsmiles.F．Ifyoutrytosmile，youaremorelikelytobehappy.G．Thisthenleadsyoutorealizehowmuchgoodnessisinyourlife.【語篇解讀】本文為說明文，文章主要介紹讓自己每天都歡樂的方法。16．E[依據后文“However，therearealsobaddays.”可知前句與baddays相反，應當是gooddays，所以E正確。]17．F[依據本段的主題句Smileoften以及第一句面部表情影響人的心情可知假如笑，就會快樂歡樂，所以F正確。]18．D[依據后文“Themoreyoucomplain，themoreannoyedyoubecome.”可知越埋怨，越簡單憤怒，所以是停止埋怨，所以D正確。]19．C[此段的主題是停止埋怨。依據前句“Totrulyincreaseyourlong-termhappiness，don'tcomplainanylonger.”可知為了延長自己的華蜜感，不要再埋怨了，所以接下來就是假設不埋怨會有什么樣的感受，所以C正確。]20．G[依據主題要實踐感謝。再依據前句“Themoreyoupracticethankfulness，themoreyouwillfindthingstobegratefulforinyourlife.”可知越多實踐感謝就會發(fā)覺有越多的事要感謝，這會使你意識到生活有多么美妙，所以G正確。]Ⅲ.完形填空(共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分)Manyyearsago，mydadwasdiagnosedwithaterminalillness.Hewasunabletoworkat21job.Hewouldbefineforquiteawhile，butwouldthenfallsuddenly22andhavetobeadmittedtothehospital.Hewantedtodosomethingtokeephimself23，sohedecidedtovolunteeratthelocalchildrenhospital.Mydadlovedkids.Hewouldtalktothemandplaywiththem.Sometimes，hewould24oneofhiskids.Incertaininstances，hewouldgivecomforttothesadparentsofthesechildren.Oneofhiskidswasagirlwhohadbeenadmittedwitha25diseasethatparalyzed(使……癱瘓)herfromtheneckdown.Idon'tknowthe26ofthedisease，butIdoknowthatitwasverysadforalittlegirl.Mydaddecidedtotrytohelpher.Hestarted27herinherroom，bringingpaints，brushesandpaper.Hestoodthepaperup28abacking，putthepaintbrushinhismouthandbegantopaint.Hedidn'tusehishandsatall.Onlyhisheadwouldmove.Hewouldvisither29hecouldandpaintforher.Allthewhilehewouldtellher，―see，youcando30Eventually，shebegantopaintusinghermouth，andsheandmydadbecamefriends.Soonafter，thelittlegirlwasdischarged(允許出院)．Mydadalso31thechildrenhospitalforalittlewhilebecausehebecameill.Sometimelateraftermydadhadrecoveredand32towork，hewasatthevolunteercounteronedayand33thefrontdooropen.Incamethelittlegirlwhohadbeenparalyzed，butthistimeshewaswalking.Sheranstraighttomydadandhuggedhimreallytight.Shegavemydadapictureshehaddoneusingher34．Atthebottomitread，－thankyouforhelpingmewalk.Sometimesloveismore35thandoctors，andmydadwhodiedjustafewmonthsafterthelittlegirlgavehimthepicture-lovedeverysinglechildinthathospital.【語篇解讀】本文屬于夾敘夾議類短文，患病的父親到兒童醫(yī)院做志愿者，專心關愛一位全身癱瘓的小女孩，在無私的愛的激勵之下，小女孩最終復原了健康。這個故事告知我們有時候愛的力氣更強大。21．A.animportant B．asteadyC．aneasy D．agoodB[依據后句：一會他很好，一會會突然生病要被送進醫(yī)院。這說明他狀態(tài)不穩(wěn)，自然無法做一份穩(wěn)定的工作。]22．A.ill B．behindC．asleep D．downA[依據“beadmittedtothehospital”要被送進醫(yī)院，說明他可能會突然發(fā)病。]23．A.well B．wealthyC．busy D．healthyC[依據文章第一句中“aterminalillness”可知他的病是終身都有的。他做志愿者是想讓自己勞碌起來。]24．A.teach B．missC．lose D．treatC[依據后面“thesadparentsofthesechildren”這些哀痛的父母，說明他們的孩子已經去世了。所以本句運用lose表示“失去”。]25．A.special B．curiousC．strange D．rareD[因為下句說我不知道疾病的名字，說明這種病比較少見，是罕見的疾病。]26．A.result B．reasonC．name D．courseC[我不知道這種病的名字，但是我的確知道這對一個女孩來說真的很難過。]27．A.observing B．drawingC．painting D．visitingD[他起先到女孩的病房探望女孩并給女孩帶來了油彩，畫筆和紙。]28．A.with B．acrossC．against D．overC[他把紙張豎起來靠著背墊。把畫筆放在嘴里起先畫了。父親希望以這種方式教女孩用嘴繪畫。]29．A.withwhoever B．wheneverC．asif D．assoonasB[無論何時他有空，他就會來探望女孩并為她繪畫。]30．A.everything B．somethingC．anything D．nothingC[你可以做任何你專心做的事情。]31．A.left B．enteredC．rushedto D．stayedatA[依據本句后半句父親生病了，他不得不也離開醫(yī)院。句中的also說明父親和女孩一樣，都要離開醫(yī)院。]32．A.stopped B．returnedC．hesitated D．refusedB[父親康復以后再次回到醫(yī)院做志愿者工作。]33．A.pushed B．noticedC．observed D．kickedB[父親回到醫(yī)院工作，有一天他留意到前門開了。依據下文可知復原健康的小女孩來看他了。]34．A.hands B．pensC．paper D．mindA[從上句可知小女孩已經康復了，不再癱瘓在床了。現(xiàn)在也不再須要用嘴來繪畫了，可以用雙手繪畫。]35．A.thankful B．usefulC．thoughtful D．powerfulD[本文中父親用關愛之心激勵女孩戰(zhàn)勝困難。說明有時候愛的力氣更強大。]Ⅳ.語法填空(共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分)Oatshavegrownthroughoutourworldsinceancienttimesbutweren'talwaysasappreciatedastheyaretoday.They36.(consider)aweedinancientEgyptandevenbythe18thcentury，EnglishwriterSamuelJohnsondescribed37.(they)as“fitonlyforhorses”．Nowadays，weknowoatsarea38.(rely)partofahealthymeal，especiallyatbreakfast.So，doyouknow39.isreallysohealthyinoatmeal?Foronething，oatmealis40.(particular)goodatcontrollingLDLorcholesterol(膽固醇)．ResearchshowseatingoatsregularlycanreducetheLDLorcholesterollevels41.about7%.Thisisgoodnewsforyourheartsince42.(keep)theselevelsdownalsohelpsreducetheriskofheartdisease.Ifyou'retryingtoloseweight，youcannotfindabetter43.(choose)thanoatmeal.Oatmealisfulloffibre，44.makesyoufeelfullforlongersoyoudon'tgettemptedbylesshealthyfoodslaterintheday.Also，fibrehelpsyoudigestwhatyou'veeatenbetterand45.(easy)．Anditcanevenhelpyoucontrolyourbloodsugar.Allinall，therearelotsoflovelythingsoatmealcandoforyourhealth.【語篇解讀】燕麥是健康的食品，尤其適合當作早餐。36．wereconsidered[考查動詞的時態(tài)和語態(tài)。主語They(指oats)是謂語動作consider的承受者，用被動語態(tài)；這里說的是古埃及的狀況，故用一般過去時。]37．them[考查代詞?？崭裰兴顔卧~作described的賓語，故用代詞they的賓格形式。]38．reliable[考查詞性轉換。空格中所填單詞在句中作定語，需用rely的形容詞形式。]39．what[考查名詞性從句?！皐hatisreallysohealthyinoatmeal”是賓語從句，what在從句中作主語。]40．particularly[考查詞性轉換?？崭裰兴钤~修飾形容詞短語goodat，需用particular的副詞形式。]41．by[考查介詞。reduceby削減了；“by＋百分數”表示程度。]42．keeping[考查動名詞。keepingtheselevelsdown是動名詞短語，在since引導的緣由狀語從句中作主語。]43．choice[考查詞性轉換。由空前的冠詞a可知，空處需用choose的名詞形式，且為單數。]44．which[考查定語從句。關系代詞which指代前面的fibre，引導非限制性定語從句，which在從句中作主語。]45．moreeasily[考查比較級?？崭裰兴顔卧~和better是并列成分，故需用比較級形式。]Ⅴ.應用文寫作(滿分15分)假如你叫李華，是一位中學生。學了本單元HealthyEating后，你想用英語給21thCentury報社的編輯寫一封信，反映你對當今學生飲食的看法，包括以下要點：1．越來越多的學生喜愛吃西式快餐，結果攝入大量的糖和脂肪；2．人們對中餐和西式快餐哪種更健康有不同看法；3．你認為中餐更健康，并說出你的理由。留意：1.詞數80左右；2．開頭和結尾已給出，不計入總詞數。DearEditor，Now，moreandmorestudentsaregettingfondofwesternfastfood，andthustheytakeintoomuchsugarandfat.Yours，LiHua[參考范文]DearEditor，Now，moreandmorestudentsaregettingfondofwesternfastfood，andthustheytakeintoomuchsugarandfat.Idon'tthinkitgoodfortheirhealth.Thereareallkindsoffoodsintheworld.Whichoneishealthier，Chinesefoodorwesternfastfood？Differentpeoplehavedifferentchoices.Inmyopinion，Chinesefoodishealthier.Firstly，Chinesefoodcontainsalotoffruitandgreenvegetables.Itisrichinfiberandlowinsugarandfat.Secondly，Chinesefoodisverydeliciousandhasmanydishes.Itisnicetotaste.Ithinkitisthehealthiestfoodintheworld.SomanyChinesepeoplecankeepfitandhavewhiteteeth.Yours，LiHuaⅥ.概要寫作(滿分25分)閱讀下面短文，依據其內容寫一篇60詞左右的內容概要。Duringallkindsofholidays，millionsofpeoplewillbuygiftsforlovedones.Whichisgreat—exceptthattonsofthosepeoplewillmakethesameglaringmistake，andbuythewronggift.What'sgoingon?Giftbuyinghasbecomeadeceivinglyselfishpursuit.Wedon'tactuallylookforthingspeoplewanttoreceive.Instead，andtomanyofourgifts'detriments(損害)，wetendtolookforthingsthatwewanttogive.It'sasubtle，butprettysignificantproblem.Researchhasshownthatgiverstendtovaluethe