2017届高考英语二轮专题复习精品之
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Five years ago, David Smith wore an expensive suit to work every day．"I was a clothes addict, "he jokes．" I used to carry a fresh suit to work with me so I could change if my clothes got wrinkled．" Today David wears casual clothes – khaki pants and sports shirt – to the office．He hardly ever wears a necktie．"I'm working harder than ever," David says, "and I need to feel comfortable．"
More and more companies are allowing their office workers to wear casual clothes to work．In the United States, the change from formal to casual office wear has been gradual．In the early 1990s, many companies allowed their employees to wear casual clothes on Friday, but only on Friday．This became known as "dress-down Friday" or "casual Friday．" "What started out as an extra one-day-a-week benefit for employees has really become an everyday thing．" said business consultant Maisly Jones．
Why have so many companies started allowing their employees to wear casual clothes? One reason is that it's easier for a company to attract new employees if it has a casual dress code．"A lot of young people don't want to dress up for work," says the owner of a software company, "so it's hard to hire people if you have a conservative dress code．" Another reason is that people seem happier and more productive when they are wearing comfortable clothes．In a study conducted by Levi Strauss and Company, 85 percent of employers said that they believe that casual dress improves employee morale （士气）．Only 4 percent of employers said that casual dress has a negative effect on productivity．Supporters of casual office wear also argue that a casual dress code helps them save money．"Suits are expensive, if you have to wear one every day," one person said．"For the same amount of money, you can buy a lot more casual clothes．"
66．David Smith refers to himself as having been "a clothes addict," because
A．he often wore khaki pants and a sports shirt
B．he couldn't stand a clean appearance
C．he wanted his clothes to look neat all the time
D．he didn't want to spend much money on clothes
67．David Smith wears casual clothes now, because
A．they make him feel at ease when working
B．he cannot afford to buy expensive clothes
C．he looks handsome in casual clothes
D．he no longer works for any company
68．According to this passage, which of the following statements is FALSE?
A．Many employees don't like a conservative dress code．
B．Comfortable clothes make employees more productive．
C．A casual clothes code is welcomed by young employees．
D．All the employers in the U．S．are for casual office wear．69．According to this passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A．Company workers started to dress down about twenty years ago．
B．Dress-down has become an everyday phenomenon since the early 1990s．
C．"Dress-down Friday" was first given as a favor from employers．
D．Many workers want to wear casual clothes to impress people．
70．In this passage, the following advantages of casual office wear are mentioned except
A．saving employees' money
B．making employees more attractive
C．improving employees' motivation
D．making employees happier
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Evelyn Glennie was the first lady of solo percussion in Scotland. In an interview, she recalled how she became a percussion soloist(打击乐器独奏演员) in spite of her disability.
“Early on I decided not to allow the
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of others to stop me from becoming a musician. I grew up on a farm in northeast Scotland and began
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piano lessons when I was eight. The older I got, the more my passion(酷爱) for music grew. But I also began to gradually lose my
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. Doctors concluded that the nerve damage was the
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and by age twelve, I was completely deaf. But my love for music never
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me.”
“My
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was to become a percussion soloist, even though there were none at that time. To perform, I
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to ‘hear’ music differently from others. I play in my stocking feet and can
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the pitch of a note(音调高低) by the vibrations(振动) I feel through my body and through my
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. My entire sound world exists by making use of almost every
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that I have.”
“I was
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to be assessed as a musician, not as a deaf musician, and I applied to the famous Royal Academy of Music in London. No other deaf student had
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this before and some teachers
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my admission. Based on my performance, I was
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admitted and went on to
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with the academy’s highest honours.”
“After that, I established myself as the first full-time solo percussionist. I
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and arranged a lot of musical compositions since
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had been written specially for solo percussionists.”
“I have been a soloist for over ten years.
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the doctor thought I was totally deaf, it didn’t
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that my passion couldn’t be realized. I would encourage people not to allow themselves to be
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by others. Follow your passion; follow your heart. They will lead you to the place you want to go.”
36. A. conditions
B. opinions
C. actions
D. recommendations
37. A. enjoying
B. choosing
C. taking
D. giving
38. A. sight
B. hearing
C. touch
D. taste
39. A. evidence
B. result
C. excuse
D. cause
40. A. left
B. excited
C. accompanied D. disappointed
41. A. purpose
B. decision
C. promise
D. goal
42. A. turned
B. learned
C. used
D. ought
43. A. tell
B. see
C. hear
D. smell
44. A. carefulness
B. movement
C. imagination
D. experience
45. A. sense
B. effort
C. feeling
D. idea
46. A. dissatisfied
B. astonished
C. determined
D. discouraged
47. A. done
B. accepted
C. advised
D. admitted
48. A. supported
B. followed
C. required
D. opposed
49. A. usually
B. finally
C. possibly
D. hopefully
50. A. study
B. research
C. graduate
D. progress
51. A. wrote
B. translated
C. copied
D. read
52. A. enough
B. some
C. many
D. few
53. A. However
B. Although
C. When
D. Since
54. A. mean
B. seem
C. conclude
D. say
55. A. directed
B. guided
C. taught
D. limited
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A new set of brain images shows why : Reading the Roman alphabets and Chinese characters uses different parts of the brain.
The results also suggest that Chinese schoolchildren have reading problems in a different part of the brain used in reading alphabet-based languages. This shows that the learning disorder dyslexia ( inability to read properly) is not the same in very culture and does not have a universal biological cause.
Scientists described the results as “ very important and revolutionary”. While dyslexia has certain common roots, they said, they now have some proof that this kind of functional problem works differently according to the different demands that Western and Eastern languages place on the brain.
Dyslexia is a common developmental disorder in which people of normal intelligence have difficulty learning to read, spell and master other language skills.
The results suggest that treating dyslexia around the world probably will require different treatments.
“Reading is complex,” said Guinevere Eden, Georgetown University professor. “ This shows we need to be more open-minded about diverse treatment approaches.”
Its origins are complex. There appears to be a genetic aspect to the illness. It also may result from brain injury before birth that changes visual and hearing pathways in the brain.
Earlier brain scans show that English-reading dyslexics don’t function properly in a left part of the brain associated with the awareness of 44 sounds from the English alphabet. However, according to the new study, reading Chinese uses some different parts of the brain located in the left-front of the brain. It is associated with symbol interpretation. Unlike alphabet letters, Chinese characters represent entire thoughts and physical objects.
Dyslexia
Definition a learning(71)______ in which people of
average IQ find it (72)_____to learn to read and acquire other language skills
Origins Genetic causes or brain (73)______ before birth, which affects (74) and hearing abilities
Finding of the earlier study (75)_____reading dyslexics don’t function properly in a left part of the brain
Discovery of the new study Reading Chinese uses the(76) _____part of the brain
Conclusion Reading Roman alphabets and reading Chinese characters place different(77)____on the brain. Dyslexia is not the same in every(78) _____and does not have the same(79)_____roots.
(80)_______ Dyslexia needs to be treated in different ways
参考答案
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66—70
CADCB
完形填空
36. B
37. C
38. B
39. D
40. A
41. D
42. B
43. A
44. C
45. A
46. C
47. A
48. D
49. B
50. C
51. A
52. D
53. B
54. A
55. D
任务型阅读
71-80
disorder/problem
difficult/ hard
injury/damage
visual
English/Alphabet
left-front
demands/requirements
culture
biological
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