2014届高三英语二轮专题测试阅读理解5

第1页共10页2014届高三英语二轮专题测试：阅读理解1.Areyouaproblemshopper?Theansweris“Yes”,ifyouorsomeoneelsethinksthatyousometimesgetcarriedawaywithshopping.Inotherwords,doyouordoessomeoneelsethinkyouareoccupiedinextremeshopping?Ifpeoplehaveregretslaterabouttheirshopping,orhavean“out-of-control”feelingaboutthequantitiesofwhattheybuyortheamountofcredittheyuse,theymaybeconsideredtobeproblemshoppers.Extremeshoppingcanleadtoamoreseriousproblem–addictiveshopping.Addictiveshoppersfeeldrivenbythedesiretoshopandspendmoney.Theyexperiencegreattensionwhichdrivesthemtoshopandspendmoneyandtheyfeela“rush”duringthetimetheyareoccupiedwiththeshoppingactivity.Extremeoraddictiveshoppingmayresultfromlong-timeunpleasantfeelings,ofwhichanxiety,painandshamearecommonones,.Whenwefeelbadinside,weoftendosomethingtomakeourselvesfeelbetter.Inthiscase,weoftengoshopping.Afewpeopleshoptorelievetheirboredomoremptiness.Forsomepeople,themotivationisadesireforstatus,power,beautyorsuccess.Somelovetoshopasitmakesthemfeelvaluedintheeyesoftheshopassistants.Othersshopsimplybecauseitmakesthemforget,atleasttemporarily,tension,fearorunhappinessintheirlife.Besides,shoppingmallsaredesignedtoencouragecontinualshopping.Forinstance,therearesomemallswhereyoucan’tseeclocksdisplayingthetimebecausetheydon’twantyoutobecometooawareofthetimeyouspendthere.What’smore,foodcourts,coffeeshopsandrestroomsareprovided,soyoudon’thavetoleavethemallbecauseofyourphysicalneeds.Therefore,onceyoubecomeawareofhowmarketforceswork,youwillcertainlycometocontrolyourshoppingbehavior.Forexample,howmuchtimeyouwillspendandwhatareasyouwillvisitcanbedecidedbeforeyouenterthemall.Keepawrittenaccountofwhatitemsyouwillbuyandhowmuchmoneyyouwillspend.Makeaplanforwhatyouaregoingtobuybeforeyoufeeltheurgetoshopandthensticktoit.Thatisvitalforgainingselfcontrol.67．Whichofthefollowingpeoplemaynotbeproblemshoppers?A．Thosewhocannotcontroltheamountofcredittheyuse.第2页共10页B．Thosewhoareoccupiedintoomuchshopping.C．Thosewhojustwalkaroundtheshoppingmalls.D．Thosewhofeelsorryfortheirshopping.68．Accordingtothepassage,whatmaynotresultinaddictiveshopping?A．Long-timebadfeelingsofanxiety,painandshame.B．Thedesireforstatus,power,beautyorsuccess.C．Boredom,emptiness,tension,fearorunhappinessinpeople’slife.D．Theawarenessofhowmarketforceswork.69．Whatdoestheauthorsuggesttocontrolourshoppingbehaviour?A．Makingashoppinglistbeforewegoshopping.B．Applyingforacreditcardbeforewegoshopping.C．Makingtheshoppingtimeasshortaspossible.D．Nevergoingtotheshoppingmallsbecausetherearemanytricks.70．Theauthorwritesthispassageto.A．informtheshoppingmallshowtoattractmoreshoppersB．tellashoppingstoryC．scoldtheproblemshoppersD．providesolutionstotheproblemshopping.2.Isupposethatthemostbasicandpowerfulwaytoconnecttoanotherpersonistolisten.Justlisten.Perhapsthemostimportantthingweevergiveeachotherisourattention.Andespeciallyifit'sgivenfromtheheart.Whenpeoplearetalking，there'snoneedtodoanythingbutreceivethem.Listentowhatthey'resaying.Careaboutit.Mosttimescaringaboutitisevenmoreimportantthanunderstandingit.Mostofusdon'tvalueourselvesorourloveenoughtoknowthis.Ithastakenmealongtimetobelieveinthepowerofsimplesaying“I'msosorry”，whensomeoneisinpain.Oneofmypatientstoldmethatwhenshetriedtotellherstorypeopleofteninterruptedtotellherthattheyoncehadsomethingjustlikethathappeningtothem.Herpainbecameastory第3页共10页aboutthemselves.Eventuallyshestoppedtalkingtomostpeople.Weconnectthroughlistening.Whenweinterruptwhatsomeoneissayingtoletthemknowthatweunderstand，wemovethefocusofattentiontoourselves.Whenwelisten，theyknowwecare.Ihaveevenlearnedtorespondtosomeonecryingbyjustlistening.IntheolddaysIusedtoreachforthehandkerchiefs，untilIrealizedthatpassingapersonahandkerchiefmaybejustanotherwaytoshuthimdown，totakethemoutoftheirexperienceofsadness.NowIjustlisten.Whentheyhavecriedalltheyneedtocry，theyfindmetherewiththem.Thissimplethinghasnotbeenthateasytolearn.ItcertainlywentagainsteverythingIhadbeentaughtsinceIwasveryyoung.Ithoughtpeoplelistenedonlybecausetheyweretooshytospeakordidnotknowtheanswer.ButnowIknowthatalovingsilenceoftenhasfarmorepowertohealthanthekindestwords.63.Whatdoestheauthorvaluemostinthecommunicationwitheachother?A.Deepunderstanding.B.Saying“I'msorry”．C.Doingnothing.D.Attentionfromheart.64.Thewomanpatientstoppedtellingherstorytomostpeoplebecause________.A.shedidn'tgetenoughrespectfromothers.B.peopleoftentoldhertheirownopinionsC.shewasdiscouragedbybeingofteninterruptedD.peoplecouldn'tunderstandhersadsituation65.Ifyouhandahandkerchieftosomeonecrying，youmay________.A.stophimfromlettingouthissorrowB.makehimembarrassedC.encouragehimtocontinuetocryD.hurthisfeelings66.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatwhilecommunicating，________.A.peoplekeepsilentbecausetheydon'tknowtheanswerB.listeningisaperfectwaytorespondtoothersC.keepingsilentmeansbeingtooshytospeakD.itiseasytoformthehabitoflisteningsilently第4页共10页3.MiniBookExcerpts(节选)BiographyWhenSalingerlearnedthatacarparkwastobebuiltontheland,themiddle-agedwriterwasshockedandquicklyboughttheneighboringareatoprotectit…Thetowns-peopleneverforgottheresc