江苏省徐州市第一中学2017-2018学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题 WORD版含答案.doc

1、徐州市第一中学2017-2018学年第二学期高二期中考试英语试卷时间：120分钟 满分：120分 命题人：凌斌 本试卷分为第I卷和第II卷两部分。满分120分，考试时间为120分钟第I卷（选择题 共90分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）第一节 （共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. What should the man concentrate on according to the woman?A.

2、 The details.B. The important ideas.C. Everything Professor Young has talked about.2. Where will the man probably live next year?A. In the dormitory. B. In his parents house. C. In a rented apartment.3. What does the woman want to do?A. Change jobs. B. Get a pay raise. C. Work part-time at night.4.

3、What is the problem with the womans cell phone?A. It doesnt work. B. It got food on it. C. Its screen was broken.5. How does the woman feel about the mans actions?A. Sorry. B. Angry. C. Amused. 第二节（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题

4、5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6. What is the assignment?A. Writing a paper.B. Writing any kind of poem.C. Writing a story about imagination.7. How might Alice find a topic?A. From nature. B. From her classmates. C. From her textbook. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. What is the probable relatio

5、nship between the speakers?A. Father and daughter. B. Boss and employee. C. Professor and student.9. What is the woman possibly worried about?A. The man is still angry with her.B. Her report will not be good enough.C. She will make more mistakes in the future.10. What is the woman like?A. She is too

6、 proud. B. She is confident. C. She is modest. 听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。11. What is the woman doing?A. Complaining about campus food.B. Pushing for changes in campus food.C. Seeking comments about campus food.12. What does the man think of the campus food?A. Acceptable. B. Excellent. C. Unsatisfactory.13. W

7、hat is the man unhappy with?A. The soup. B. The closing time. C. The dessert. 听第9段材料,回答第14至16题。14. Why does Dr. Downs want his students to have the five books?A. The books are very interesting.B. The students need to read more.C. He wants to discuss them in detail.15. What does the woman say about t

8、he books?A. They cost a lot.B. They are useful.C. They arent worth buying.16. What do the speakers agree about buying the books?A. Theyll each pay half of the total amount.B. The woman will pay the man $50 for sharing.C. The man will buy three and the woman will buy two. 听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。17. What k

9、ind of notice is this?A. A schedule. B. A warning. C. An advertisement.18. Who controls the land?A. A building company. B. The U.S. government.C. The Blackfoot Indians.19. What are people with a written permission allowed to do?A. Go fishing. B. Visit the land. C. Build houses.20. What should people

10、 do if they have questions?A. Call American government officials.B. Read the rules of the Blackfoot Land Act.C. Write a letter to the Blackfoot Leadership Group. 第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分40分）第一节 单项填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分） 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上相应位置进行填涂。21. In actual experiments, stretching and to

11、ning program generally have little, _, impact on peoples cognitive skills.A. if notB. if everC. if anyD. if so22. News reports say peace talks between the two countries have _ with no agreement reached. A. turned downB. held downC. choke downD. broken down23. Mitch Davies books stand out among today

12、s teen books that deal with _ situations. A. imaginaryB. imaginativeC. imaginationD. imagined24. At home and at school, you should only use electric lights and electrical _ when you need them. A. applicantsB. appliancesC. applicationsD. applies25. Nowadays increasing number of office-based jobs mean

13、 _ exposure to the sun. A. lacking inB. lacking ofC. lackD. a lack of26. This kind of environment develops a continental culture _ people are only looking inward. A. whereB. whichC. whoseD. why27. The new president will _ his new responsibility in three days. A. accessB. assureC. assumeD. address28.

14、 What do you imagine _ to Jim in the past few weeks?A. happened B. has happened C. happening D. to happen29. Not far from the club there was a garden, it owner _ in it playing bridge with his children every afternoon. A. seatingB. seatedC. seatD. to seat30. Should the opportunity _, Id love to go to

15、 China. A. riseB. raiseC. ariseD. arouse31. In desperation, Mrs Jones had to _ an operation on her right knee to relieve the pain. A. contribute to B. correspond to C. subscribe toD. submit to32. The boy first showed _ as an athlete in grade school. A. phenomenonB. possessionC. promiseD. principle33

16、. It was not until I was chosen monitor of the class _ to realize the importance of teamwork.A. did I come B. had I come C. when I cameD. that I came34. Picasso experimented with different styles of painting, but was most famous for his work in Cubism, _ often uses acute angles and _ the world is re

17、presented as being constructed of cubes and rectangles.A. what; whereB. which; whereC. which; whichD. that; which35. In order for a vote _ valid, the members must be present and vote in person. A. to be B. be C. being D. to have been36. The little boy felt _because of the bad words he had said to th

18、e old beggar. A. genuineB. dreadfulC. affectionateD. wretched 37. True human happiness should be, as he _, complete. A. made itB. got itC. put itD. named it38. Customs Officers are quite _ these days. They are easy-going. A. tolerableB. tolerantC. fascinatingD. submissive39. Knowing _， as a matter o

19、f fact, one shouldnt know is a terrible thing.A. whether B. that C. what D. when40. Four? A little _, say, a quarter to four, OK? All right.A. less B. more C. later D. earlier第二节 完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Eventually all suns will _41_ their fuel, expl

20、ode and then become cold and dark. Matter itself will disappear and the universe will become _42_ for the rest of time.This was the general drift of my thoughts as my wife and I _43_ my eldest son as a freshman at college. That moment at the dorm is _44_ at the kindergarten door, at the gates of sum

21、mer camp, at every occasion of parting and _45_ . But it comes as surprising, taking what you _46_ most.Our ancestors thought this parting should take place _47_. In many societies adolescents were sent away to live with friends and relatives right after adolescence. This was supposed to_48_ the con

22、flicts that come from _49_ teenagers and their parents very near.Eighteen years is not enough. The days pass uncounted, until they_50_. The adjustment is upsetting. My son is on the _51_ side - observant, thoughtful, a practitioner of companionable silence. I know this is hard on him as well. He wil

23、l be homesick. Among the greatest _52_ of college students is they wont have a room at home to return to.But with due respect to my sons feelings, I have the _53_of parting. I know something he doesnt - incomprehensible to the young. He is experiencing the _54_ that come with beginnings. His life is

24、 starting for real. I have begun the long letting go. Put another way: He has a wonderful future in which my part _55_ decreases.Im sure my father realized it at a(n) _56_ moment. And I certainly didnt notice or understand. At first, he was a giant who held my hand and _57_ sky. Then a middle-aged m

25、an who paid my bills. Now, decades after his passing, a much-loved _58_. But I can remember the last time I hugged him in his home, where I always had a room. I can only hope to leave my son the same.My son, those days have been the greatest wonder and _59_ of my life. And there will always be a _60

26、_ for you.41. A. add B. use C. consume D. supply42. A. empty B. boundless C. expanding D. hopeless43. A. dropped out B. dropped off C. dropped in D. dropped back44. A. delayed B. implied C. missed D. captured45. A. reliance B. importance C. responsibility D. independence46. A. wonder B. need C. valu

27、e D. miss47. A. before B. later C. afterwards D. earlier48. A. minimize B. cause C. manage D. settle49. A. drawing B. relating C. housing D. seating50. A. come B. end C. break D. start51. A. excited B. sad C. anxiousD. quiet52. A. fears B. pities C. reliefs D. pains53. A. better B. pleasure C. worse

28、 D. benefit54. A. comprehension B. recognition C. adjustment D. consideration55. A. naturally B. sharply C. immediately D. suddenly56. A. difficult B. critical C. important D. similar57. A. filled B. cleared C. clouded D. broke58. A. breadwinner B. shape C. guard D. shadow59. A. pressure B. privileg

29、e C. substitute D. inspiration60. A. house B. chanceC. room D. dream第三部分 阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项 AWhat is society? A society involves a certain number of people in a social space or network, all of whom are held together by the sense of duty towards the improvement

30、of the community and by the sense of togetherness within the members for the common good of the whole society.What is technology? We can find various definitions to obtain its actual meaning, but the one which best applies to our context is that “technology is the process of applying fixed knowledge

31、 to meet identified market and social needs”.Technology sources are the tools which have been developed over time to help us in our lives and to increase our comfort levels and efficiency. Technology sources can be said to have been in our lives from time immemorial. Be they new communication method

32、s, medicinal discoveries, innovative means of transport, all have added to our comfort and efficiency.Since the beginning of different discoveries and intentions, different technology sources have come to the forefront and have been known to greatly affect the lifestyles of human beings. The progres

33、s in technology leads to the advancements in the fields of manufacturing, transport, medicine, etc. For example, the usage of electricity helps people lead a much easier life and considerably improves peoples efficiency all around the world. From the above example of electricity to the latest trend

34、of the Internet which is expanding in all aspects of our lives, technology in all forms is spreading through our community, whether we like it or not. Above all this, technology plays a very important role in international trade and commerce, promoting globalization in business.In other words, the m

35、ost important contribution of technology to society is making the lives of common people much easier and helping them get what was previously not available to them.Also, the usage of technology has added a new dimension to the community. Now with the use of the Internet, computers and mobile phones,

36、 the working members of the family can attend to the office work while at the same time paying due attention to their family.However, despite its intentions, this huge development has not just served to make life easier. The fact is that it has actually made life harder and more challenging in some

37、ways. Problems such as information overload and new forms of tension and distraction have arisen.Firstly, the new technology changes cultural values by spreading ideas, values and behavior patterns within a society. The new technology sources, such as the Internet and multimedia, have great effects

38、on children and adults alike. Most of the people aged from 10 to 45 suffer from laziness and obesity, which can be considered to be brought on by new technology.Besides, since the Industrial Revolution, we have been trying to make our machines more efficient, productive and smart. While we are tryin

39、g to change the machines, we are constantly changed by them. The newest technologies are making us flat as our screens and turning us into streams of bits of interchangeable data. We may know a lot of people, but we have few real friends. We have a lot of things to do, but without aims. Constantly b

40、eing “plugged in” and “connected” causes extra stress that wasnt present before the overuse of technology.Anyway, it is up to the people to decide whether the technology source being used by them affects them in a positive or negative way. On one hand, the technologies available to people greatly in

41、fluence their lives; on the other hand, people have an influence on the technological development and the application of new technologies. Peoples attitudes towards technology are dependent on their contact with it rather than how they interpret technology and what concept they have about it.61. Whi

42、ch of the following statement is true?A. The positive effects of technology include the rise of commercialization.B. The author holds a critical attitude towards the relationship between technology and lifestyle.C. All of the people between 10 and 45 years old suffer from laziness and obesity becaus

43、e of the influence of new technology.D. The most important contribution of technology to society is helping people get what was formerly unavailable.62. The author mentions the example of electricity in Paragraph 4 to show _.A. the progress in technology has a bad effect on our lives.B. the progress

44、 in technology has a good effect on our lives.C. the role of electricity in our livesD. the dimension of technology in our lives63. At the end of this passage, the author tries to emphasize _.A. the differences between technology and peoples lifestyleB. the similarities between technology and people

45、s lifestyleC. the mutual influences of technology and peoples lifestyleD. the great impact of technology on peoples lifestyleBIn her new book, “The Smartest Kids in the World”， Amanda Ripley, an investigative journalist, tells the story of Tom, a highschool student from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, who

46、 decides to spend his senior year in Wroclaw, Poland. Poland is a surprising educational success story: in the past decade, the country raised students test scores from significantly below average to well above it. Polish kids have now outscored American kids in math and science, even though Poland

47、spends, on average, less than half as much per student as the United States does. One of the most striking differences between the high school Tom attended in Gettysburg and the one he ends up at in Wroclaw is that the latter has no football team or teams of any kind.That American high schools spend

48、 more time and money on sports than on math is an old complaint. In December, when the latest Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) results are announced, its safe to predict that American highschool students will once again show their limited skills in math and reading, outscored not

49、just by students in Poland but also by students in places like China, Finland, Singapore, and Japan. Meanwhile, they will have played some very exciting football games, which will have been breathlessly written up in their hometown papers. Why does this situation continue? Well, for one thing, kids

50、like it. And for another, according to Ripley, parents seem to like the arrangement, too. She describes a tour she took of a school in Washington DC., which costs thirty thousand dollars a year. The tour leader a mother with three children in the school was asked about the schools flaws (瑕疵). When s

51、he said that the math program was weak, none of the parents taking the tour reacted. When she said that the football program was weak, the parents suddenly became concerned. “Really？”one of them asked worriedly, “What do you mean？”One of the ironies（讽刺） of the situation is that sports show what is p

52、ossible. American kids performance on the field shows just how well they can do when expectations are high. Its too bad that their test scores show the same thing. 64According to Paragraph 2, we know that _.APISA plays a very important role in AmericaBlittle time is spent on sports in Japanese schoo

53、lsCAmerican students do better in both math and sportsDtoo much importance is placed on sports in America65The underlined sentence in the last paragraph means _.Alow expectations result in American students poor PISA performanceBhigh expectations push up American students academic performanceCAmeric

54、an students academic performance worries their parents a lotDlacking practice contributes to American students average performance66The purpose of this article is to _.Acompare Polish schools with those in AmericaBcall on American schools to learn from the Polish modelCdraw public attention to a wea

55、kness in American school traditionDexplain what is wrong with American schools and provide solutionsCEnvironmentalists said our planet was bound to die. Now one man says they are wrong. “Everyone knows the planet is in bad shape,” thundered a magazine article last year. “Species are being driven to

56、die out at record rates, and the rivers are so poisonous that fish are floating on the surface, dead.”But theres growing belief that what everyone takes for granted is wrong: Things are actually getting better. A new book is about to overturn our most basic assumptions about the worlds environment.

57、Rivers, seas, rain and the atmosphere are all getting better.The total amount of forests in the world is not declining. The Skeptical Environmentalist by Bjorn Lomborg, professor of statistics at the University of Aarhus in Denmark, is an attack on the misleading claims of environmental groups, and

58、the “bad news” culture that makes people believe everything is getting worse.Now the attacks are increasingly coming from left-wing environmentalists such as Lomborg, a former member of Greenpeace. The accusation is that, although the environment is improving, green groups with profits of hundreds o

59、f millions of pounds a year are using scare tactics (战术) to gain donations. Lomborgs book doesnt deny global warming probably the biggest environmental threat but destroys almost every other environmental claim with many official statistics.The Worldwatch Institute claims that deforestation has been

60、 accelerating over the last 30 years. Buy Lomborg says that is simply rubbish. Since the dawn of agriculture the world has lost about 20% of its forest cover, but in recent decades the forest areas depleting has come to a stop. According to UN figures, the area of forests has remained almost steady,

61、 at about 30% of total land area, since 1940s. Forests in countries such as the US, UK and Canada have actually been expanding over the past 40 years. Despite all the warnings the Amazon rainforest has only shrunk by about 15%.Nor are all our species dying out. Some campaigners claim that 50% of all

62、 species will have died out within 50 years. But other studies show only 0.08% of species are dying out each year. Conservation efforts have been successful. Whales are no longer threatened and the bald eagle is off the endangered list.Environmental groups claim that many of the improvements are the

63、 results of their campaigns. Stephen Tindale, director of Greenpeace UK, said, “There are important examples, such as acid rain and ozone, where things werent as bad as predicted, and thats because our behaviour changed.”67. What is Lomborgs main argument in The Skeptical Environmentalist?A. Our pla

64、net is in bad shape.B. The worlds environment is improving.C. Conservation efforts have been successful.D. The total amount of forests in the world is not declining.68. What is Lomborgs main accusation of environmentalists?A. They changed their behaviour toward the environment.B. They only told peop

65、le bad news about the environment.C. They scared people into making donations.D. They overturned our basic assumption about the worlds environment.69. The underlined word “depleting” is closes in meaning to “_”.A. acceleratingB. limitingC. expandingD. reducing70. Which of the following can be the be

66、st title for the passage?A. Are all species dying out?B. Isnt conservation powerful? C. Is Our Planet Bound to Die?D. Arent environmentalists wrong?DMiss Martha, aged 40, kept a little bakery on the corner. Two or three times a week a customer came in in whom she began to take an interest. He spoke

67、English with a strong German accent. His clothes were worn and darned in places, and wrinkled and baggy in others. But he looked neat, and had very good manners. 1.He always bought two loaves of stale bread. Fresh bread was five cents a loaf. Stale ones were two for five. Never did he call for anyth

68、ing but stale bread.Once Miss Martha saw a red and brown stain on his fingers. She was sure then that he was an artist and very poor. No doubt he lived in an attic painting pictures and ate stale bread. Often when Miss Martha sat down to her chops and light rolls and jam and tea she would sigh, and

69、wish that the gentle-mannered artist might share her tasty meal instead of eating his dry bread.In order to test her theory as to his occupation, she brought from her room one day a painting that she had bought at a sale, and set it against the shelves behind the bread counter. Two days afterward th

70、e customer came in.Two loafs of stale bread, if you please.A fine picture, madam, he said while she was wrapping up the bread.Yes? says Miss Martha I do admire art.You think it is a good picture?Der balance, said the customer, is not in good drawing. Then he took his bread, and hurried out.How and k

71、indly his eyes shone behind his spectacles! To be able to judge perspective at a glance - and to live on stale bread! But genius often has to struggle before it is recognized. She thought he began to look thinner. 2. Her heart ached to add something good to eat to his meagre purchase, but her courag

72、e failed at the act. She did not dare affront him. She knew the pride of artists.Miss Martha took to wearing her blue-dotted silk waist behind the counter. In the back room she cooked a mysterious compound of quince seeds and borax. One day the customer came in as usual, and called for his stale loa

73、ves. 3. While Miss Martha was reaching for them, a fire-engine came lumbering past. He hurried to the door to look, as any one will. Suddenly inspired, Miss Martha seized the opportunity. With a bread knife Miss Martha made a deep slash in each of the stale loaves, inserted a generous quantity of bu

74、tter, and pressed the loaves tight again.When the customer turned once more she was tying the paper around them.When he had gone, after an unusually pleasant little chat, Miss Martha smiled to herself. For a long time that day her mind dwelt on the subject. She imagined the scene when he should disc

75、over her little deception.He would prepare for his luncheon of dry bread and water. He would slice into a loaf - ah! Miss Martha blushed. Would he think of the hand that placed it there as he ate? Would he?The front door bell jangled viciously. Somebody was coming in, making a great deal of noise. M

76、artha hurried to the front. Two men were there. One was a young man smoking a pipe - a man she had never seen before. 4. The other was her artist.His face was very red, his hat was on the back of his head, his hair was wildly rumpled. He clinched his two fists and shook them ferociously at Miss Mart

77、ha. At Miss Martha.Dummkopf! he shouted with extreme loudness; and then Tausendonfer! or something like it in German.Miss Martha leaned weakly against the shelves and laid one hand on her blue-dotted silk waist. The young man took the other by the collar.Come on, he said, youve said enough. He dragg

78、ed the angry one out at the door to the sidewalk, and then came back.Guess you ought to be told, maam, he said, what the row is about. Thats Blumberger. Hes an architectural draftsman. I work in the same office with him.Hes been working hard for three months drawing a plan for a new city hall. It wa

79、s a prize competition. He finished inking the lines yesterday. You know, a draftsman always makes his drawing in pencil first. When its done he rubs out the pencil lines with handfuls of stale bread crumbs. Thats better than India rubber.Blumbergers been buying the bread here. Well, to-day - well, y

80、ou know, maam, that butter isnt - well, Blumbergers plan isnt good for anything now except to cut up into railroad sandwiches.Miss Martha went into the back room. She took off the blue-dotted silk waist and put on the old brown serge she used to wear. Then she poured the quince seed and borax mixtur

81、e out of the window into the ash can.71. Why did the customer always buy two loaves of stale bread?A. Because he was to poor to afford better ones.B. Because the bread was more delicious and to his taste.C. Because the bread had a special usage for his work.D. Because he wanted to create chances to

82、see Miss Martha.72. Which of the following can best describe Miss Martha?A. Sympathetic, dreamy and decisiveB. Disciplined, ambitious and generousC. Proud, sensitive and conservative D. Practical, dependable and diligent73. What does the “blue-dotted silk waist” symbolize?A. Miss Marthas fine apprec

83、iation for art. B. Miss Marthas affection for the customer.C. Miss Marthas strong sense of ceremony. D. Miss Marthas confidence in her baking skills74. Which of the following sentences best forwards the plot?A. B. C. D. 75. Which of following sentences indicates the change of Miss Marthas feelingsA.

84、 Curious excited lost relived. B. Curious hopeful frustrated calm.C. Nervous delighted disappointed angry. D. Nervous satisfiedfrighteneddepressed. 第II 卷（非选择题，满分30分）（请把第二卷所有需要填写的单词填写在答案卷上，否则作答无效！）第四部分 动词填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分） 注意：每空可以不止填一个词76. There have been a lot of difficult, _(time-consume) rescue

85、 missions in recent years costing the Australian government millions of dollars.77. _(polish) up many times, his essay was brief and to the points and therefore won the first prize in the writing competition.78. The president would rather his words _(not refer) to in the coming news report.79. Our t

86、ime is running out, so its time we _(apply) ourselves to the business in hand.80. The sales manager has decided to postpone _(submit) his plan to the board.81. Can you imagine an impression of efficiency and seriousness _ (convey) by his new office?82. Widely _(acknowledge) as the worlds greatest li

87、ving authority on Impressionist painting, Lasalle never fails to fascinate people across the world.83. _ (prove) a hardened criminal, the professional smuggler was sentenced to 10 years in prison.84. If they _ (split) the difference, they would have made a deal.85. How many of us _ (attend)，say, a m

88、eeting that is not important to us would be interested in the discussion?第五部分 根据汉语提示，写出对应的英语句子。 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）86. 一种解释这一现象的理论认为，针刺疗法使疼痛信号无法到达大脑。 （现在分词作定语; 宾语从句）87. 今天我所要谈的互联网的主要缺点是网上有太多未经审核的信息。 （定语从句;表语从句）88. 最后增加的一条线路是朱比利（Jubilee）线，于1979年开通，以纪念伊丽莎白女王二世（Elizabeth II）登基25周年。（过去分词作定语; 定语从句; 动名词）89

89、. 人们将永远记住这艘巨轮沉没的惨剧，她首航就下沉了，造成大批人员死亡。 （被动句; 状语从句）90. 我们有时候想象荒岛是阳光普照的天堂。（动词不定式; 定语从句）第六部分 任务型阅读 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填1个单词。请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。 Luck isnt some mysterious force. “To a very large extent, we are responsible for much of the good fortune that we

90、encounter（遇到）,” says Richard Wiseman, PhD, a professor of psychology and the author of The Luck Factor. Here, some of the traits that separate fortunate folks from the self-proclaimed unlucky. Expect good things When people feel lucky, it tilts(倾斜) the scales of serendipity (机缘巧合)in their favor. “Th

91、eir expectations become self-fulfilling prophecies(自我实现的预言),” says Wiseman. Researchers at New York University discovered that students who believed that they would get a date were significantly more likely to win over the object of their desire. The simple explanation: self-assurance. If you believ

92、e that youll do well, youll be more motivated. Feeling lucky might even help you win a prize at a charity dinner: The more optimistic you are about your chances, the more raffle tickets youll probably buy. Not a Pollyanna by nature? Lucky charms can work by boosting confidence. Court chanceLucky peo

93、ple cultivate lots of friends and acquaintances. In one study, Wiseman showed participants a list of last names and asked them to indicate if they were on a first-name basis with at least one person with each surname. Of subjects who considered themselves lucky, nearly 50 percent ticked eight names

94、or more. Only 25 percent of unlucky people could. “Lucky people talk to lots of people, attract people to them, and keep in touch,” Wiseman says. “These habits result in a network of luck creating potential for fortuitous(巧合的) connections.”Colleen Seifert, PhD, a cognitive scientist at the Universit

95、y of Michigan, advises getting out of an everyday rut(刻板乏味): Attend a conference, work a political fund-raiser, or sign up for scuba lessons. “Throwing a little chaos into your life opens you up to a chance encounter,” she says. That person could end up being your soul mate, business partneror someo

96、ne you chat with for five minutes and never see again. The goal is to stay open to possibilities.Look for silver liningsFinding value in bad luck can help your brain process situations differently, according to Tania Luna, coauthor of Surprise: Embrace the Unpredictable and Engineer the Unexpected.

97、Luna showed kids emotionally intense imageslike a boy cryingwhile measuring activity in their brains. Then she showed them again with a reassuring explanation, like “This boy has just been reunited with his mom.” Their brains showed a dramatic drop in activity in the amygdala, which processes fear.

98、Lucky people are similarly able to transform a stumbling(绊脚的) block into a positive event, which helps them keep taking chances. Face your next setback(挫折) with these questions: What have I learned? What do I want now? How can I get it?Trust your gutElizabeth B. will never forget her luckiest moment

99、: She was driving to New York from Pennsylvania when something told her to buy a lotto ticket. After she pulled over, a terrible accident occurred: “A pickup crossed into my lane(车道) and crashed into a guardrail. If I hadnt stopped, my car would have been totaled.” Maybe Elizabeths pit stop was a fo

100、rtuitous fluke(意外). Or maybe her intuition(直觉) had warned her to get away from an erratic driver. She cant be sure. But we process far more visual information and sensory details than we consciously realize, which can lead to instincts we cant explain.In a British study, subjects played a game with

101、cards from four decks while their heart rates were monitored. Folks didnt know the game was rigged: Two decks were stacked with high-value cards, two with bad cards. The players heart rates dipped when they went near the high-value deckstheir bodies had identified the difference before their minds w

102、ere aware. So trust your instincts. Lucky people are more apt(往往会) to do things to tune in to their inner voice, like meditating and taking walks.Passage outlineSupporting detailsThemeLuck is far from mysterious. Whether you are lucky is _91_ on yourself._92_ to becoming luckyExpect good thingsPeopl

103、e who have good expectations are more _93_ to get what they want.Your confidence will boost more _94_, which makes you close to good things.Court chanceMaking the _95_ of more people and taking part in various events can assure you of luck.Stay open to any _96_ of making a chance encounter.Look for

104、silver liningsIn face of bad luck, youre supposed to find value in it, which helps you look at the matter from a different _97_.Those who have the _98_ to transform from interior to superior can take chances.Trust your gutVisual information and sensory details are often processed even though we aren

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107、ernet I will address today is that it has too much information that has not been evaluated for accuracy. 88. The last line added was the Jubilee Line, which was opened in 1979 in honor of the 25th anniversary of Elizabeth II becoming the queen. 89. The tragic sinking of this great liner will always

108、be remembered, for she went down on her first voyage with heavy loss of life. 90. We sometimes imagine a desert island to be a sort of paradise where the sun always shines. 91. dependent 92. Approaches 93. likely 94. motivation95. acquaintance 96. possibility/possibilities/potential 97. angle 98. ability/capability 99. conscious/aware 100. Explanation