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1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家Period ThreeUsing Language.阅读理解American office workers spend an average of 52 hours a week at their desks，according to a statistic survey.Some might argue that not all that time is spent working，but still all those hours in windowless offices with artificial light can have an influen

2、ce.A few green additions could have a large effect on worker happiness，according to the survey led by Tina Cade from Texas State University.“We pretty much found out that if you had windows and plants or even if you just had plants in your office，you were more satisfied with your job，” Cade told Liv

3、eScience.“We thought it was important for offices because a lot of times people are looking for ways to keep employees happy and do all these expensive things like building a gym.Maybe for less investment they could put in a few plants in important places.”The team surveyed 450 office workers in Tex

4、as and the Midwest，asking questions about job satisfaction and the work environments.When asked about their overall life quality，82 said they felt “content” or “very happy”Only 69 percent of those who work with plants but without windows，and 60 percent of those who have windows but no plants，said th

5、ey felt this way.The group of people who work without plants or windows were the most dissatisfied，with only 58 percent of them saying that overall they were “content” or “very happy”While no one who works with plants，windows，or both reported they felt “miserable”，0.8 percent of those who work in of

6、fices without either said they were “miserable”“I was really surprised that having a plant in your office appeared to be more beneficial than having a window in your office，”Cade said.“Everybody says，I need a window！but actually it seemed like a plant could be a suitable alternative.”1What does the

7、passage mainly tell us?AGreen plants can increase job satisfaction.BAn easier way to increase job satisfaction.CWhat the best working environment is.DWho are happy with their job environment.答案A主旨大意题。通篇是围绕在办公室里摆放绿色植物可增加工作快乐指数而展开的。2Among the 450 people surveyed，_A69 percent have plants in their offic

8、esB60 percent have windows in their wallsC0.8 percent of them feel dissatisfiedDabout 18 percent of them are satisfied答案D细节理解题。第四段前两句说：接受调查的有450人，其中82人满意。其他的数据都不是根据450这个数字计算出来的。3Which of the following statements is True?AThe employers want to do little to keep employees happy.BSometimes it doesnt ne

9、ed much to increase job happiness.CA gym contributes less to job happiness than green plants.DEmployers have tried every means to increase job happiness.答案B细节理解题。根据第三段后半部分的“好多次人们想方设法让雇员满意，不惜花费巨资修建健身房。或者，少投点资，在重要位置摆放点植物就可以。” 以及文章的最后一句“事实上，一株植物就是合适的替代。” 可归纳出：要增加文员工作的幸福指数，有时不必花费巨资。4Where should the pas

10、sage be read?AIn a science fiction.BIn an essay.COn a pop science website.DIn an official document.答案C体裁判断题。从通篇所使用的语言来看，里面既没有深奥的科技术语，也没有官方的规定等，因此该文属于一般科普文章。.完形填空Since finishing my studies at Harvard and Oxford，Ive watched one friend after another land high-ranking，high-paying Wall Street jobs.As exe

11、cutives (高级管理人员) with banks，consulting firms，established law firms，and major corporations，many are now _1_ on their way to impressive careers.By societys _2_，they seem to have it made.On the surface，these people seem to be very lucky in life.As they left student life behind，many had a _3_ drink at t

12、heir cheap but friendly local bar，shook hands with longtime roommates，and _4_ out of small apartments into high buildings.They made reservations at restaurants where the cost of a bottle of wine _5_ a college years monthly rent.They replaced their beloved old cars with expensive new sports cars.The

13、thing is，a number of them have _6_ that despite their success，they arent happy.Some _7_ of unfriendly coworkers and feel sad for eight-hour workweeks devoted to tasks they _8_Some do not respect the companies they work for and talk of feeling tired and _9_However，instead of devoting themselves to th

14、eir work，they find themselves working to support the _10_ to which they have so quickly become _11_People often speak of trying a more satisfying path，and _12_ in the end the idea of leaving their jobs to work for something they _13_ or finding a position that would give them more time with their fa

15、milies almost always leads them to the same conclusion：its _14_They have loans，bills，a mortgage (抵押贷款) to _15_，retirement to save for.They recognize theres something _16_ in their lives，but its _17_ to step off the track.In a society that tends to _18_ everything in terms of dollars and cents，we lea

16、rn from a young age to consider the costs of our _19_ in financial terms.But what about the personal and social costs _20_ in pursuing money over meaning？These are exactly the kinds of costs many of us tend to ignoreand the very ones we need to consider most.【语篇导读】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者通过讲述朋友大学毕业后的工作、心情、经历告诉

17、我们：我们不应该为了高质量的生活只追求金钱，个人价值和社会价值的实现才是最重要的。1A.much Bnever Cseldom Dwell答案D考查副词词义辨析。根据后面的they seem to have it made可知，大学毕业后，我观察到现在我的很多朋友们并没有创造出一番令人赞叹的事业。2A.policies Bstandards Cexperiments Dregulations答案B考查名词词义辨析。我认为他们没有，但按照社会的标准，他们似乎已经达到了。standard标准，符合语境。policy政策；experiment试验；regulation规章，规则。3A.last Bl

18、east Csecond Dbest答案A考查形容词词义辨析。根据前面的as they left student life behind可知，当他们离开学校时，很多人在便宜且友好的当地酒吧喝完最后一杯酒。4A.cycled Bmoved Cslid Dlooked答案B考查动词词义辨析。离开狭小的学生公寓进入高楼大厦中。move out of搬离，符合语境。5A.shared Bpaid Cequaled Dcollected答案C考查动词词义辨析。在饭店里一瓶酒的价格相当于大学一个月的租金。equal与相等或相同，符合语境。6A.advertised Bwitnessed Cadmitted

19、 Ddemanded答案C考查动词词义辨析。实际情况是，他们中的很多人承认尽管他们很成功，但并不快乐。admit承认，符合语境。advertise做广告；witness目击；demand要求。7A.complain Bdream Chear Dapprove答案A考查动词词义辨析。根据后面的unfriendly coworkers and feel sad可知，一些人抱怨同事不友好。complain of抱怨，诉苦，符合语境。8A.distribute Bhate Capplaud Dneglect答案B考查动词词义辨析。完成他们不喜欢的工作任务他们才感到悲伤。9A.calm Bguilty

20、Cwarm Dempty答案D考查形容词词义辨析。根据前面的feeling tired and可知，empty空虚，符合语境。calm镇静的；guilty有罪的。10A.family Bgovernment Clifestyle Dproject答案C考查名词词义辨析。但他们并不专心于自己的工作，他们工作只是为了维持这种很快就习以为常的生活方式。lifestyle生活方式，符合语境。11A.accustomed Bappointed Cunique Davailable答案A考查形容词词义辨析。固定表达become accustomed to对变得习以为常，习惯于。12A.yet Balso

21、Cinstead Drather答案A考查副词词义辨析。根据上下文可知，这里表示转折关系，故要用yet。13A.let out Bturn in Cgive up Dbelieve in答案D考查动词短语辨析。离职去从事他们自己所信仰的事情。believe in信奉，信仰，符合语境。let out使出来，放出；turn in上交，呈交；give up放弃。14A.fundamental Bpractical Cimpossible Dunforgettable答案C考查形容词词义辨析。根据后面的they have loans.可知，放弃现在的工作去从事自己喜爱的事情是不可能的。15A.take

22、 off Bdrop off Cput off Dpay off答案D考查动词短语辨析。因为他们有抵押贷款要偿还。pay off付清，还清，符合语境。take off取下，起飞；drop off落下，减少；put off推迟。16A.missing Binspiring Csinking Dshining答案A考查形容词词义辨析。这时他们意识到生活中缺失了什么。missing失掉的，失踪的，找不到的，符合语境。17A.harmful Bhard Cuseful Dnormal答案B考查形容词词义辨析。但很难脱离现在的生活轨迹。18A.measure Bsuffer Cdigest Ddeliv

23、er答案A考查动词词义辨析。在一个倾向于用金钱来衡量一切的社会里。measure衡量。19A.disasters Bmotivations Ccampaigns Ddecisions答案D考查名词词义辨析。从小时候我们就学会了从经济的角度来考虑所做出的决定的代价。20A.assessed Binvolved Ccovered Dreduced答案B考查动词词义辨析。追求金钱所涉及的个人和社会代价呢？(be) involved in牵涉，涉及，符合语境。.阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。The computer plays an important par

24、t in our everyday life.It is one of the great _1_(invent) in the world in the twentieth century.It works for us not only at home，in offices，in big shops，but also at schools.Today it is used _2_many ways.It really brings the world large wealth _3_ happiness._4_ first computer in the world _5_ (call)

25、Enid.It was built in America in 1946.It was large and heavy.Since it was born，it _6_ (develop) very fast.Until now it has gone through four periods and changed a lot.Therere many kinds of computers.Computers are getting smaller and smaller and computing faster and faster.So _7_are becoming more and

26、more helpful.The computer can do most of the things for people.It can help us _8_ (know) about the real world more quickly，to learn _9_ we want to learn and to think for ourselves._10_a student in the twentyfirst century，you must work hard at it.答案1.inventions2.in3.and4.The5.was called6.has been developing 7.they8.to know9what10.As- 7 - 版权所有高考资源网