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1、第八讲“不明身份”的代词指代题Test 1(2013湖北省八市高三年级三月调考)If you live in America in the 21st century youll probably hear a lot of people tell you how busy they are.Its become the default response when you ask anyone how they are doing：“Busy！”“Crazy busy！” It is pretty obviously a boast disguised as a complaint.And th

2、e common response is a kind of congratulation：“Thats a good problem to have.” or “Better than the opposite.”Notice it isnt generally people pulling backtoback shifts in the ICU or commuting by bus to three minimumwage jobs who tell you how busy they are.What those people are is not busy but tired.Ex

3、hausted！Dead on their feet.Its almost always people whose busyness is purely selfimposed：work and obligations theyve taken on voluntarily，classes and activities theyve “encouraged” their kids to participate in.Theyre busy because of their own ambition or drive or anxiety，because theyre addicted to b

4、usyness and dread that they might have to face in its absence.Almost everyone I know is busy.They feel anxious and guilty when they arent either working or doing something to promote their work.Its something they have chosen.Busyness serves as a kind of existential reassurance (令人安心的保证)，a measure ag

5、ainst emptiness；obviously your life cannot possibly be silly or tiny or meaningless if you are so busy，completely booked，in demand every hour of the day.Idleness is not just a vacation.It is as necessary to the brain as vitamin D is to the body，and deprived of it we suffer a mental affliction as ugl

6、y as rickets.The space and quiet that idleness provides is a necessary condition for standing back from life and seeing it whole，for making unexpected connections and waiting for the wild summer lightning strikes of inspiration.“Idle dreaming is often the essence of what we do，” wrote Thomas Pynchon

7、.Archimedes “Eureka” in the bath，Newtons apple：history is full of stories of inspiration that comes in idle moments.语篇解读这是个忙碌的社会，我们随处都能听到人们说自己太忙，并且强迫自己忙碌起来。但是我们的生活中需要悠闲的时光，阿基米德、牛顿等科学家就是在悠闲的时候得到灵感的。1When many Americans say “Crazy busy”，they mean_.Athey are really tired of their present situationBthey

8、 are really proud of their present lifeCthey are complaining about their current workDtheir lives are full of all kinds of problems解析：推理判断题。根据第一段的第三句，人们在回答说他们很忙的时候，其实显然是用埋怨的方式炫耀(a boast disguised as a complaint)以及第四句中对此的回应可知，应选B。答案：B2The writer mentions Archimedes “Eureka” and Newtons apple to show

9、that_.Ahistory is full of interesting storiesBArchimedes and Newton were very busy，so they made great discoveriesCpeople may get inspiration when they are idleDinspiration comes from hard work解析：推理判断题。文章最后列举阿基米德在浴缸里洗澡时发现阿基米德定律和牛顿在苹果树下休息被苹果砸中发现万有引力定律的故事旨在说明，人们在闲暇时光也可能会获得灵感。答案：C3The underlined word “i

10、ts” in the second paragraph refers to “_”Aambition BanxietyCbusyness Ddread解析：代词指代题。根据画线词所在句的内容可知，这些人沉溺于忙碌的状态，害怕面对不忙碌，因此选C。答案：C4From the article，we can infer that_.Agenerally people pulling backtoback shifts in the ICU tell you they are busyB“dead on their feet” means “being tired out”Call the kids

11、are selfimposed due to the drive and motivationDthe author seems to agree that idleness is better than busyness解析：推理判断题。根据第二段中的“What those people are is not busy but tired.Exhausted！Dead on their feet.”可知，dead on their feet的意思是“他们疲惫不堪”，故B项正确。答案：BTest 2(2013湖北省鄂西示范校高中毕业班质量检查)Its momentary carelessnes

12、s that can cost hundreds.But the broken screens that result from dropped iPhones could become a thing of the past thanks to an unlikely inventionan airbag for smartphones.The pioneering technology makes use of the motion sensors that are now built into most smartphones to detect when it has entered

13、an airborne state，so that a miniairbag can be set off to cushion its fall.The idea comes from the rapid developing technology department at Amazon，which won a patent for the protective system this week.Apart from mobile phones，the technology could be used on electronic readers，including the online s

14、ellers own Kindle，as well as computer tablets and cameras.Amazons founder，Jeff Bezos，applied for a patent himself.It reads：“Previous to collision between a surface and a device，a determination of a risk of damage to the device is made.If the risk of damage to the device goes beyond a threshold (临界值)

15、，a protection system is made active to reduce or remove damage to the device.”The airbag would use the data from a mobile phones builtin gyroscope，camera，accelerometers and other such sensors，according to the patent.Then，if it is determined that the device has been dropped，the technology will set of

16、f the release of airbags and could even include air jets to change its course in midair.While there is no indication of when the protective system will be available，it is clear that there is a large market for it.In the UK alone，tens of millions of pounds are spent on iPhone repairs each year.Victor

17、 Seidel，a lecturer in science entrepreneurship at Oxford University，said，“Jeff Bezos is a man known for going his own way and being successful，but I think the real question is：has he come up with the idea because he keeps dropping his own phone？”Mr Seidel said that the technology could put an end to

18、 “annoying cases”，but expressed concerns about the practicality of its production，adding，“I am not sure whether the next phone I buy will be fitted with an airbag but we are often surprised by what ideas become successful.”语篇解读美国亚马逊公司新近研发了一款针对智能手机等移动设备的安全气囊，它在手机跌落过程中会自动弹出，使手机免受摔“伤”之苦。5From the first

19、 paragraph we can infer that _.Athe invention is unlikely to come trueBsmartphones are far from being perfect nowCit may cost a lot to repair your broken iPhonesDhundreds of phones are broken because of carelessness解析：考查推理判断。第一句话就提到一瞬间的粗心就可能带来极大的损失，接着提到iPhone掉下时会摔坏屏幕，维修屏幕应该价格不菲。故C项符合文意。答案：C6What doe

20、s the underlined word mean in Paragraph 2?Astop Bsoften Caccelerate Dmonitor解析：考查词义猜测。根据文意和常识可知，打开气囊的作用应该是为了减缓冲击，soften意思是“使柔和，使缓和”，符合语境。答案：B7What is the correct order of how the airbag works?aThe phone hits the ground safely.BMotionsensors begin to work.cIt is determined that the phone has been dro

21、pped.DThe phone falls out of control.eThe airbag is released.Acbdae Bdbcea Ccbaed Dbdeca解析：考查细节理解。根据第二段以及第四、五段可以知道答案为B项。答案：B8From what Victor Seidel said we can see that_.Ahe didnt believe the invention would succeedBhe thought the technology was not effectiveChe thought it a bit difficult to put th

22、e invention into practiceDhe doubted whether the idea was Jeff Bezos解析：考查细节理解。由最后一段中的“but expressed concerns about the practicality of its production”可知，他对这项发明投入生产的可行性表示担忧，故C项符合文意。答案：CTest 3(2013湖北省黄冈市部分中学高三上学期统一调研考试)Embarrassing yourself in a social situation is the stuff of nightmares (噩梦)Several

23、years ago，while waiting in the hall of a hotel for a friend，Miriam Silverberg talked with a young receptionist，who was wearing a flowing shirt.“She told me she hated her job，her boss and her coworkers，”Silverberg says.“So I comforted her，saying that I didnt think shed be there much longer.She asked

24、why and I said，Well，once the baby is born，wont you be taking maternity leave (产假)？ She said in a very injured tone，But Im not married yet.”Eight years ago，Scott Stratten was talking to his wife about that days performance review.He warned her that he could be fired.During the review he didnt get fir

25、ed，but received a raise.Excited，he wrote her an email saying，“Honey，not only did the idiots (白痴) not fire me，but they gave me a raise！” He then mindlessly selected his bosss email address and sent him the message.Stratten realized the mistake almost immediately he did so.Stratten says，“I felt so stu

26、pid that I even did the Ill try and press the computer cable so the message wont get through move.” He was then certain he was going to get fired，especially when he saw his boss coming up.“He laughed and said，That was a good one，man！ and kept walking.I still get the sweats thinking about it.”When sh

27、e was a receptionist for a law firm，Heather Hefner would spend her free time reading gossip blogs. She had just entered the URL for a site that took a while to load when a senior partner walked in and began chatting at her desk.He kept looking at her computer screen，but she didnt want to draw attent

28、ion to the gossip site，so she kept her focus on him.When he left，she turned back to the computer and saw a big picture of David Beckham.At the entrance to a company in London，all employees had to sign their names on a piece of paper when they arrived each morning.At nine oclock，a lady would draw a r

29、ed line under the last name，and whoever came after that had to explain to the manager.Whenever there was a thick fog in the city，the first man or woman to arrive late usually wrote the reason “Delayed by fog” and then everyone else after that put “Ditto” below.One morning，however，the first man who a

30、rrived late wrote “Wife gave birth to a baby last night.” instead of“Delayed by fog”Nine male and three female workers after him put “Ditto” below as usual.Just before they left work in the afternoon，all of the twelve were informed that they were wanted immediately in the managers office.语篇解读本文讲述了几件

31、社交场合出现的令人尴尬的事情，读后让人忍俊不禁。9.It is likely that the receptionist whom Miriam Silverberg talked with_.Awas thankful to Miriam SilverbergBwas going to have a baby very soonCwas Miriam Silverbergs close friendDwas quite fat and wearing a loose shirt解析：考查推理判断。根据第一个故事内容可知，女招待未婚却被Miriam Silverberg误以为快要生小孩了，不难

32、推测出她可能比较胖，穿的衣服也比较宽松。答案：D10Heather Hefner kept her focus on the senior partner because_.Ashe was not interested in the gossip siteBshe was interested in chatting with himCshe didnt want him to find her reading gossip blogsDshe didnt want him to find her watching the picture of Beckham解析：考查细节理解。由第三个故事

33、中的“but she didnt want to draw attention to the gossip site，so she kept her focus on him”可知答案。 答案：C11The underlined word “Ditto” most probably means _.ADelayed by fogBWife delivered a babyCThe sameDDefinitely on time tomorrow解析：考查词义猜测。因大雾而迟到的第一个人签到写的是“Delayed by fog”，后来的人图省事而写：Ditto同上。答案：C12When the

34、manager in the last story found what the twelve workers had written，he_.Asurely believed they were telling the truthBwould give their wives and babies some giftsCwas surprised that so many babies were born on the same nightDprobably realized they didnt bother to read what the first man had written解析：考查推理判断。根据第四个故事内容可知，第一个迟到的人写“昨夜妻子分娩”，其他迟到的人都写“同上”。经理因此知道其他迟到人员没有看第一个人写的内容。答案：D