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Phrases such as “I have no life” and “I desperately need a holiday” are now used to imply social standing, while ordering food and shopping online is the perfect way to prove to neighbors that you are simply too busy and important to go to the supermarket.
“Movies, magazines, and popular TV shows often highlight the abundance of money and leisure time among the wealthy,” said Neeru Paharia, an assistant professor at Harvard University. “In recent years, featuring wealthy people relaxing by the pool, playing tennis or skiing and hunting are being substituted with advertisements featuring busy individuals who work long hours and have very limited leisure time,” he said. “Displaying a lack of leisure time operates as a visible signal of status in the eyes of others.”
The researchers pointed out that the Wall Street Journal’s 2016 advertising campaign featured celebrities complaining about their busy lives, with the slogan (标语), “People who don’t have time, make time to read the Wall Street Journal.”
The report, which was published in the Journal of Consumer Research, also found that brands that marketed themselves as time saving were becoming increasingly high-status, because of their users.
According to the authors, this trend of humblebragging is due to people’s shift of focus – they now value “the preciousness and scarcity of individuals” more than “the preciousness and scarcity of goods”. “Busy individuals possess desirable characteristics, leading them to be viewed as in demand,” the authors concluded.
32. Which of the following statements can count as “humblebragging”?
A. “Just ate 15 pieces of chocolate. Gotta control myself flying first class or they'll cancel my modeling contract!” B. “Everybody check this baby out---we just bought a castle! I mean literally!”
C. “Guys, I'm screwed. I I've missed the final deadline for my essay again and my tutor is going to fail me !” D. “Wow, I can't believe a rubbishy article like yours got published in a national newspaper!” 33.To indicate their social position, people today prefer to ______.
A. share their passion for tennis or skiing
B. show how fast-paced their work life is
C. tell people about the wonderful holidays they take D. show off their abundance of money and leisure time A. showing a lack of time suggests high social status C. busy individuals need to better manage their time
34. The Wall Street Journal’s 2016 adverting slogan is mentioned in para. 5 to prove ______. B. the Wall Street Journal is worth people’s time D. people of high social position are lacking in time
35.The underlined word in the last paragraph “scarcity” probably means_____
第二节 ( 共5小题；每小题2分, 满分10分)
根据短文内容, 从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Have you ever wondered how the trainers at Sea World get the 19,000-pound whale to jump 22 feet out of water and perform tricks? They get that whale to go over a rope farther out of the water than most of us can imagine. 36 .
So how do the trainers at Sea World do it? The first thing they do is reinforce(强化) the behavior that they want repeated --- in this case, to get the whale to go over the rope. 37 , in a position where the whale can’t help but do what’s expected of it. Every time the whale goes over the rope, it’s given positive reinforcement and gets fed with fish. But what happened when the whale goes under the rope? Nothing — no criticism, no warning and no feedback. 38 . Positive reinforcement is the key of that simple principle that produces such splendid results. And as the whale begins to go over the rope more often than under, the trainers begin to raise the rope. It must be raised slowly enough so
A. quantity B. identity C. shortage D. qualification
that the whale doesn’t starve.
39 . Make a big deal out of the good and little stuff that we want consistently. Secondly, under-criticize. People know they need help when they mess up. 40 , people will not forget the event and usually will not repeat it. So we need to set up the circumstances so that people can’t fail. Over-celebrate, under-criticize…and know how far to raise the rope.
A. This is a great challenge
B. And the whale stays right where it is C. If we figure out a way to motivate the whale
D. They start with the rope below the surface of the water E. If we under-criticize, punish and discipline less than expected F. Whales are taught that their negative behavior won’t be acknowledged G. The simple lesson to be learned from the whale trainers is to over-celebrate
第三部分 语言知识运用(共四节, 满分55分)
第一节 单句补全 (共10小题；每小题1分, 满分10分)
41. People complain that decisions to approve or deny a permit are often ______ rather than based on fixed criteria.
A. appropriate
B. conscious
C. arbitrary
D. controversial
42. Lack of sleep will cause an increase in stress levels, which will lead to you not liking your job. This_____ will also have a negative impact on your productivity. A. in turn
A. look into A. subscribe to A. adapt to
B. in return
C. in place
D. in brief
43. The judge said that the fine would ________ a warning to other drivers.
B. serve as C. watch over D.set up B. attend to B. cater to
C. correspond to C. appeal to
D. relate to D. adjust to
44.Honesty is the best policy. If your account doesn’t ______ what the security cameras recorded, you’ll get punished. 45. It’s difficult to _______ all tastes. One man’s meat is another man’s poison.
46. We ____________ solving international dispute by negotiation, instead of appealing to arms.
A. advocate B. admit A. fluency
B. accuracy
C. assess
D. approach
D. punctuation
47. It is most important for English teachers to have a knowledge of the theories of language_______.
C. acquisition
48. While the kids were making their decisions, they were periodically shown TV _________, some for fast food outlets and some for non-food businesses.
A. programs B. news C. movies D. commercials 49.You are being such a busybody. How I choose to conduct my private life is my own _______!
A. experience B. agenda C. business D. problem
50.I'm trying to ______ an interest in classical music in my children, which I think is good for their future development.
A. foster B. clarify C. express D. discourage
第二节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分, 满分30分)
People live in the present. They plan for the future. History, 51 , is the study of the past. Given all the 52 and pressures that come from living in the present and 53 what is yet to come, why bother with what has been? Given all the available branches of knowledge, why insist - as most 54 systems do - on history? And why encourage many students to study even more history than they are 55 to?
Any subject of study needs to be 56 : supporters must explain why it is worth 57 . Like most widely accepted 58 , history attracts people who simply 59 the information and modes of thought involved. But for people who are less interested in the subject and more 60 about why they should bother with it, a clearer explanation of its purpose is required.
61 do not perform heart transplants, improve highway design, or arrest criminals. In a society that quite correctly expects education to serve 62 purposes, history’s functions can seem more 63 to determine than those of engineering or medicine. History is in fact very useful, actually 64 , but the products of historical study are often less 65 and immediate than those of other subjects.
History helps us understand people, societies and how they 66 . For example, how can we 67 past wars (and future threats) without using historical materials? Unfortunately, major aspects of a society’s operation cannot be set up as precise experiments. 68 , history must serve, however imperfectly, as our 69 , helping us understand who we are and why we do what we do. This, fundamentally, is why we cannot 70 history. 51. A. otherwise 52. A. causes 53. A. avoiding 54. A. financial 55. A. required 56. A. introduced 57. A. protection 58. A. subjects 59. A. provide 60. A. doubtful 61. A. Supporters 62. A. public 63. A. difficult 64. A. optional 65. A. valuable 66. A. feel 67. A. prevent 68. A. Consequently 69. A. library 70. A. make up for
B. besides B. demands B. fearing B. social B. invited B. explored B. attention B. concepts B. receive B. worried B. Historians B. multiple B. sensible B. attractive B. interesting B. behave B. remember B. Alternatively B. laboratory B. give in to
C. however C. choices C. celebrating C. educational C. forced C. justified C. expectation C. topics C. share C. thoughtful C. Audiences C. different C. secure C. accessible C. obvious C. fight C. evaluate C. Fortunately C. clinic C. get close to
D. therefore D. orders D. expecting D. political D. permitted D. dropped D. mention D. concerns D. like D. certain D. Teachers D. useful D.beneficial D. vital D. instructive D. live D. declare D. Admittedly D. museum D. stay away from
第三节 单句语法填空（共10小题；每小题1分, 满分10分）
71. Scientists have many theories about how the universe first came into __________(exist). 72. The _________(surround) villages have been absorbed by the growing city.
73. Even so, she impressed the world _______ her courage and strong desire to succeed. 74. The car's quite full, but we could manage _________ (squeeze) another couple of people in. 75. Many patients have benefited a lot ______ the new treatment then.
76. Many parents feel a sense of ________(lose) when their children leave home.
77. The _________(puzzle) look on his face suggested that what the monitor said was beyond her understanding. 78. People in the west make it a rule _______(buy) Christmas presents for their relatives and friends. 79. They sold their house at the right time and made ____ fortune on it.
80. Domestic coal supplies _________(run) out. The country will have to import it from abroad.
第四节 语篇语法填空（共10小题；每小题1分, 满分10分）
Technological changes brought dramatic new options to Americans ___81____(live) in the 1990s. During this decade new forms of entertainment, commerce, research, and communication ____82____(become) commonplace in the U. S. The driving force behind much of this change was an innovation popularly known as the Internet.
The Internet was developed during the 1970s by the Department of Defense. In the case of an attack, military advisers suggested ___83__ advantage of being able to operate one computer from another terminal. In the early days, the Internet was used mainly by scientists to communicate with other scientists.
One early problem faced by Internet users was speed. Phone ___84____(line) could only transmit information at a limited rate. The development of fiber-optic(光纤) cables allowed billions of bits of information _____85_____(receive) every minute. Companies like Intel developed faster microprocessors, so personal computers could process the incoming signals more ___86___(rapid).
In the early 1990s, the World Wide Web was developed, in large part, __87___ commercial purposes. Corporations created home pages __88____ they could place text and graphics to sell products. Soon airline tickets, hotel reservations and even cars could be purchased online. Universities posted research data on the Internet, so students could find ____89____(value) information without leaving their dormitories. Companies soon discovered that work could be done at home and submitted online, so a whole new class of telecommuters began to earn a living from home offices unshaven and ___90____(wear) pajamas(睡衣).
第四部分 写作(共两节, 满分30分)
第一节 91. 短文改错 (共10小题；每小题l分, 满分10分)
Last summer, I participated in the Secondary School Program in Harvard. I spent half of the day in my class and homework, and then I'd be free to do I wanted. Since my course was a 8-credit one, it was a lot faster than other summer school course. I had to learn how to keep up with it the pace of my class and study efficient. For me, taking notes were of great help. I also come to know many professors who were available for extra help whenever I needed it. The resources and opportunities combined with the environment here made me want to attending Harvard even more.
第二节 92. 书面表达 (满分20分).
假定你是李华，英国高中生Peter在中国研学时曾暂住你家。他回国后给你寄来礼物感谢你的招待，并在信中委婉表示对你家三世同堂感到惊讶。请你写一封回信，内容包括：（1）感谢对方赠送的礼物；（2）简要介绍中国人三世同堂的现象。注意：1.词数120左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
2020高三下英语月考1答案
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