2012年各区县模拟题中的D篇

1D篇东城WhenwefoundTony,hewasasorrysight.Hisclothesweredirty.Therewasbloodalloverhisrightarm.Beforewereachedhim,wesawhimfall.Helayamoment.Thenhepulledhimselftohisfeet,walkedafewyardswithdifficultythroughthewoodsandfellagain.Whenweliftedhimofftheground,hetriedtobreakawayandrun,likeawildanimal.Afterwegothimout,wewentbacktofindthegunthathehadthrowndown.Hisfootprintsshowedthatfortwodayshehadcircledintheforest,within200yardsoftheroad.Hissensesweresoweakbyfearthathedidnothearthecarsgoingbyorseethelightsatnight.Hewasverytired.Wefoundhimjustintime.Thisman,likeothersbeforehim,wasfulloffearwhenheknewhewaslost.Whateversenseofdirectionthatamanmayhave,it’sstilllargelyaquestionofwatchingout.Anexperiencedwoodsmanalwayskeepsaneyeonthethingsaroundhim.Henotestheshapeofamountain,thedirectionthatwaterflowsthroughthemountain,andeverythingalongwithhimwhenhetravels—howatreeleansacrossitandhowarockstands.Heseesthewayandthegeneralflowsofwater.Withtheseinmind,hemaybeturnedaroundmanytimes,buthiswayisseldomlost.Thereareexceptions,ofcourse,andonceinawhileamandoesgetintosomestrangedifficultythatputshimintothe“lost”column.Arainstormmaycatchhimwithoutacompasstoshowhimthedirection.Darknessmayfindhiminaveryhardsituation,wheretravelisdangerouswithoutalight.Whenthishappens,thenormalfirstreactionisthefearofdifficultyasaresultofthispoorwoodsmanship.Hemayalsoworryaboutthetroublethathewillcausehisfriendswhenhedoesn’tshowup.Ifheisshortofexperience,hemaykeeponthemoveinanefforttofindthecampagainstallbadhappenings.Andtheresultisthathemightwalkincirclesorinthewrongdirectionandintheendbeathimselfoutphysicallyandmentally—hewillbefoundmadandcrazy.57.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Tonywenttolookforawildanimal.B.Tonyfoundhisguninthecirclehewalked.C.Amanwillbefulloffearwhenhegetslost.D.Amanwon’tgetlostifhehasasenseofdirection.58.Theword“woodsmanship”refersto______.A.waysofprotectingtheforestB.theartoftravelingintheforestsC.theexperienceoffindingalostmanD.skillsofhelpingpeopleinthewoods59.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Don’tBeMadB.FearsintheForestC.EasytoGetLostD.WhattoDointheForest2西城Timeisnotafixedobject.Theideaoftimeinanygivencultureislargelyaproductcreatedbybeliefs,traditions,andvalues.Insomecases,timeisthoughtofasformlessandisbasedonwhatisgoingonatthemoment,ratherthanasaplannedobject.Othersregardtimeasamachine:arealthingwhichisfixed,whichcanbedividedintoschedules(日程安排)andcanbewasted.Similarly,culturesarealsolikelytothinkofthepassingoftimeindifferentwaysaswell.Asocietycanbemovedtowardsaspecific(特定化的)understandingofhistory.Manycultures,suchasBritish,NativeAmerican,Greek,French,Japanese,andsomeotherAsiancultures,takethepast,culturalhistory,andtraditionsashavingthemostimportance,andusethemasaguideinmakingpresent-daydecisions.Someculturesseethepresentmomentasthemostimportant.Traditionholdslittleimportance,andplanningforthefutureisnotthemostimportantthing,butratherthepresenttimeismorevalued,andthesekindsoflifestylesarerelaxed.Othersocietiescanbefuture-oriented(关注未来的),andplaceanadditionalfocusonplanningandforwardmovement,andthepresentactivitiesaretreatedasabridgetothisfuturegoal.ThisisthecommonagreementintheUnitedStates.Howapersonthinksoftimecanbeunderstoodinthewaytheyworktogetherwithothers.Someonewithafocusonthefuturewillholdschedulesandtimestobeveryimportant,astheyarenecessaryformovingontothenextstep.However,someonewholivesmoreinthepresentmayconsideracertainmeetingtimeasnotfixed.InItalyandinmanyArabcountries,itisnormalforpeopletobe30minuteslateforameeting.ItisdifferentintheUnitedStatesorBritain,forexample,wherelatenessisacceptedonlyupto5or10minutes.Theconcept(概念)oftime,anditsflexibility(灵活多变),meaning,andeventhenatureofitsexistence(存在)issomethingwhichisdeeplylaidinthebaseofanyculture.Itisveryimportantwhenenteringintoanagreementwithsomeone,whethersocially,orinabusinesssetting,torealizethattheymayhaveadifferentideaabouttheimportanceofdeadlinesandschedules.Noonecanberightorwrongintheirownway,butstillpeoplecanbeaccidentallyinsulted(冒犯)asaresultofamisunderstanding.56.Fromthefirstparagraph,wecanknowthat______.A.peoplethinkoftimeasasignofcultureB.peoplehavedifferentopinionsabouttimeC.timeisaboutwhat’sgoingonatthemomentD.timeiseitheraplannedobjectoramachine57.Thepastmightbethoughtofasthemostimportantbecause______.A.ithelpsustomakepresentdecisionsB.ithelpsustoplanforthefutureC.traditionsbringusmuchprideD.oldcountrieshavealonghistory58.Whichexamplebestdescribesapresent-orientedculture?A.Makingaplanfortomorrow’swork.B.PlanningatourtotheForbiddenCity.C.EatingdumplingsduringSpringFestival.D.Neverpayingattentiontotheweatherreport.59.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheTraditionofTimeB.TheImportanceofTimeC.TheConceptofTimeD.TheManagementofTime3海淀The“haloeffect”isaclassicfindinginsocialpsychology.Itistheideathatgeneralevaluations(评价)aboutaperson(e.g.sheislikeable)influencejudgmentsabouttheirspecifictraits（品质）(e.g.sheisintelligent).Hollywoodstarsgivetheperfectexample.Becausetheyareoftenattractiveandlikeable,wenaturallyconsidertheyarealsointelligent,frien