考点规范练18(选修6 Unit 18)
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(2016广东实验中学段考)
Can you be too beautiful?It is hardly a problem that most of us have to bother—as much as we might like to dream that it were the case.
Yet the blessings and curses of beauty have been a long-standing interest in psychology.Do those blessed with shiny faces and an attractive body live in a cloud of appreciation—or does it sometimes pay to be ordinary?
Combing through decades of findings,social psychologists Lisa Slattery Walker and Tonya Frevert at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte have reviewed all the evidence to date and their conclusions are not what you might expect.
At the most basic level,beauty might be thought to carry a kind of halo(光环) around it;we see that someone has one good quality,and by association,our deep mind may assume that they have other good ones too.
Even in the courts,a pleasing appearance can work its magic.Attractive criminals are likely to get less strict sentences,or to escape punishment entirely;attractive plaintiffs(原告),meanwhile,are more likely to win their case and get bigger financial settlements.“It’s an effect seen everywhere,” says Walker.
But if beauty pays in most circumstances,there are still situations where it can have opposite results.While attractive men may be considered better leaders,for instance,hidden sexist prejudices(偏见) can work against attractive women,making them less likely to be hired for high-level jobs that require power.And as you might expect,good-looking people of both sexes run into envy—one study found that if you are interviewed by someone of the same sex,they may be less likely to employ you if they judge that you are more attractive than they are.
More worryingly,being beautiful or handsome could harm your medical care.We tend to link good looks to health,meaning that illnesses are often taken less seriously when they affect the good-looking.When treating people for pain,for instance,doctors tend to take less care over the more attractive people.
And the bubble of beauty can be a somewhat lonely place.One study in 1975,for instance,found that people tend to move further away from a beautiful woman on the pathway—perhaps as a mark of respect,but still making interaction more distant.“Attractiveness can convey more power over visible space—but that in turn can make others feel they can’t approach that person,” says Frevert.Interestingly,the online dating website OKCupid recently reported that people with the most beautiful pictures are less likely to find dates than those with less perfect pictures.
Ultimately,Frevert points out that focusing too much on your appearance can itself be harmful if it creates stress and anxiety—even for those already blessed with good looks.“If you are crazy about attractiveness,it may affect your experience and interactions,” she says.It’s an outdated saying,but no amount of beauty can make up for a bad personality.As the writer Dorothy Parker put it so elegantly:“Beauty is only skin deep,but ugly goes clean to the bone.”
1.From Paragraph 1,we can learn that .
A.some may be bothered by their unattractive appearance
B.most people are not afraid of being too beautiful
C.we might always dream about being bothered by others
D.being too beautiful can be a problem bothering everyone
2.What can be inferred from OKCupid’s finding?
A.People with perfect pictures will find dates sooner or later.
B.Less attractive women are lonely because of their appearances.
C.We may feel more excited to approach those with attractive appearances.
D.Don’t use perfect pictures when trying to find dates online.
3.What might be the best title for the passage?
A.Negative Sides of Beauty
B.Sexist Prejudice
C.Blessed with Beauty
D.Beauty VS Ugliness
B
It all began with a stop at a red light.
Kevin Salwen was driving his 14-year-old daughter,Hannah,back from a sleepover in 2006.While waiting at a traffic light,they saw a black Mercedes Coupe on one side and a homeless man begging for food on the other.
“Dad,if that man had a less nice car,that man there could have a meal.” Hannah protested.The light changed and they drove on,but Hannah was too young to be reasonable.She pestered(纠缠)her parents about inequity,insisting that she wanted to do something.
“What do you want to do?” her mom responded.“Sell our house?”
Warning!Never suggest a grand gesture to an idealistic teenager.Hannah seized upon the idea of selling the luxurious family home and donating half the proceeds to charity,while using the other half to buy a more modest replacement home.
Eventually,that’s what the family did.The project—crazy,impetuous(鲁莽的)and utterly inspiring—is written down in detail in a book by father and daughter scheduled to be published next month:“The Power of Half.” It’s a book that,frankly,I’d be nervous about leaving around where my own teenage kids might find it.An impressionable child reads this,and the next thing you know your whole family is out on the street.
At a time of enormous needs in Haiti and elsewhere,when so many Americans are trying to help Haitians by sending everything from text messages to shoes,the Salwens offer an example of a family that came together to make a difference for themselves as well as the people they were trying to help.In a column a week ago,it described neurological(神经生物学的)evidence from brain scans that unselfishness lights up parts of the brain normally associated with more primary satisfaction.The Salwens’ experience confirms the selfish pleasures of selflessness.
Mr.Salwen and his wife,Joan,had always assumed that their kids would be better off in a bigger house.But after they downsized,there was much less space to retreat to,so the family members spent more time around each other.A smaller house unexpectedly turned out to be a more family-friendly house.
4.What does the underlined word “inequity” most probably mean in Paragraph 3?
A.unfairnessB.satisfaction
C.reasonable statement D.personal attitude
5.What does the underlined sentence “Never suggest a grand gesture to an idealistic teenager.” mean?
A.Don’t respond to a child’s demands firmly without consideration.
B.Unless a child is realistic,never give an answer immediately.
C.Give an answer if the child is reasonable.
D.Never give a quick answer to an idealistic teenager.
6.What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A.The Salwens regretted selling their house.
B.The relationship between the family members of the Salwens is much closer.
C.Small houses can bring happiness.
D.The Salwens intend to buy another big house.
7.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Mercedes Coupe is only an ordinary car which is quite cheap.
B.Unselfishness has nothing to do with people’s primary satisfaction.
C.Hannah asked her parents to do something charitable and they sold their house.
D.The writer’s children asked him to sell their house.
Ⅱ.七选五
(2016吉林长春十一中月考)
Customer service refers to the way that companies behave towards their customers. 1 However,many a time organisations don’t focus on customer relationship management,and that’s what makes customers angry,which is one of the reasons why companies lose their customers. 2
First of all,you need to realise the great value of the customers.It’s they who are the boss,and it’s because of them that you get your pay checks.So do take your customers seriously.
3 You need to ask the customers the right kind of questions and think of the possible solutions which you can provide.Understand how they feel according to a particular situation,their body language,tone of voice and words they speak.Never make assumptions(臆断)and think that you know what the customers want.
4 Treat customers as individuals and the best way to do that is using their first name and finding ways of praising them in a sincere way.
In addition,there are some other skills which will help you in serving your customers better.For example,once you finish solving the problem for the customers,before ending the call,always remember to ask if there is anything else you can do for them.End the call with a “thank you”.If the customers are angry,let them express their anger completely. 5 Once they’ve finished speaking,try to calm them down by apologising.
In a word,always remember that if the customers remain happy,you’ll be in business.
A.Never interrupt or start speaking until they’ve finished.
B.You can bring in as many new customers as you want.
C.So customer service is important and you should know how to improve it.
D.Finding out the needs of the customers is another important customer service tip.
E.Making customers feel they are important is an excellent way to serve them better.
F.It’s the quality of service that determines whether the customer remains with the company.
G.More companies are finding that their customer service should not be limited to stores.
Ⅲ.书面表达
假如你是李华,请你针对学校部分学生随意践踏草坪的现象,起草一份倡议书发表在校英文报上,倡议全体学生共同努力创建绿色校园。倡议书的内容包括以下几个方面:
1.以班为单位,在校园里认领一片草坪,定期进行必要的养护和杂草处理;
2.每个班想一句与保护草坪相关的口号,制成告示牌,立于所认领的草坪上;
3.养成良好习惯,不在草坪上乱扔垃圾,不随意践踏草坪,见到垃圾主动捡起来。
注意:1.词数:100左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
考点规范练18
.A
1.B 推理判断题。根据第一段的说明可知,人们几乎没有会为漂亮而烦恼,反而也许我们都梦想是漂亮的,由此推断B项为正确答案。
2.D 细节判断题。文章倒数第二段最后一句说明“Interestingly,the online dating website OKCupid recently reported that people with the most beautiful pictures are less likely to find dates than those with less perfect pictures.”,由此可知答案为D项。
3.A 文章标题题。本文重点介绍了美的外表的一些负面影响。
B
4.A 词义猜测题。根据汉娜谈到的话题,结合其中的“if that man had a less nice car,that man there could have a meal”可以推知,她是觉得这种现象不公平。
5.A 推理判断题。根据该句的意思,再联系上文中妈妈所说的话可以推知,不经过深思熟虑千万不要对孩子的要求给出肯定的答复。
6.B 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“A smaller house unexpectedly turned out to be a more family-friendly house.”可以推知,萨尔文一家人的关系变得更密切。
7.C 推理判断题。根据第六段开头的“Eventually,that’s what the family did.”可知,汉娜建议父母卖掉大房子,并用其中一半的钱做些慈善的事情,结果她的父母真的这样做了。
.1~5 FCDEA
Ⅲ.One possible version:
My dear fellow students,
In recent days,I’ve noticed that many students are walking on the lawns on the campus,which is causing severe lawn damage.In view of this phenomenon,I am calling on everybody to do his bit to protect the lawns.First,I suggest that every class be in charge of a specific lawn,regularly maintaining the lawn and dealing with weeds.Second,I suggest every class make up a slogan on lawn protection and put it up on a sign on their lawn.Last,I hope everyone can form the following good habits—don’t leave litter,don’t tramp through the lawn,and pick up rubbish whenever you spot some.As long as everyone makes the effort,we will have a beautiful green campus.
Sincerely yours,
Li Hua