2021年高考英语二轮专题限时训练（35）社会生活型阅读理解（1）.doc

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1、专题限时训练(三十五)社会生活型阅读理解(一)(限时：25分钟) (一)Endless playing of songs like All I Want for Christmas Is You in shops during the festive season doesnt just drive us madthe songs also make us more careless with our money, research has warned.While the repeated performance of Jingle Bells may seem like an innoce

2、nt attempt to raise customers spirits during the nightmare of Christmas shopping, the songs also have a more delicate impact.“Background music orMuzak can be used by marketers to impose culturessuch as the commercialization of Christmasonto consumers and influence their behaviour，” experts said.Dr A

3、lan Bradshaw of Royal Holloway, University of London, said，“Festive jingles are forcefed to Christmas shoppers to change their mood, influence their sense of time and what sort of products they buy. In other words, this is an attempt to control their shopping habits in a way that they might hardly b

4、e aware of.”“Often we are told that we have the freedom to choose where we want to shop, but during Christmas the use of music in this way is so common that our freedom to choose disappears.”Dr Bradshaw and Professor Morris Holbrook of Columbia University examined the phenomenon and found that retai

5、lers often “dumb down” the music played in shops to relax customers, meaning it is easier to control their behaviour.It is thought that slowing down the rhythm of music in shops can trick customers into thinking less time has passed, and therefore they spend more time examining the shelves, for exam

6、ple.Some providers of background music have been known to promote their services by claiming they can boost profits by controlling the behaviour of customers.“A common trick is to take a popular current song and record an instrumental version which can be slowed down or sped up at different time of

7、the day to influence behaviour in different ways，” Dr Bradshaw said.Background music is often classed as “Muzak” in honour of the Seattlebased company which began producing its softsounding melodies in the 1930s.1According to Dr Bradshaw, in what ways does Christmas music influence customers?their m

8、oodtheir incometheir sense of timethe sort of products they buyA BC D2Shopkeepers slow down the rhythm of music in shops to _.Alet customers spend more time shoppingBmake customers and sales assistants relaxedClet customers enjoy the beautiful musicDhelp customers find what they really want3What kin

9、d of music is now often adapted to influence customers in shops?AClassical music.BPopular modern songs.CFolk songs.DJazz music.4What is the best title of the passage?AMusic makes happy ChristmasBChristmas “Muzak”CHow to make Christmas musicDChristmas music makes us spend more(二)Dogs already guide bl

10、ind and disabled people and now they are to be trained to help people with dementia.The idea developed by some university students will now be put into practice by Scotland Medical Centre.The research is meaningful, for there are 670, 000 people in Britain who have dementia and by 2021 this is expec

11、ted to rise to one million.Dementia can make people confuse night and day or forget basic things such as washing or drinking enough water.The dogs would be trained to help to guide them through the day.Joyce Gray from Scotland Medical Centre said, “People in the early stages of dementia are still ab

12、le to live a relatively normal life, and dogs help them to maintain routine.For example, people with memory loss will tend to forget to take medicine, but if a dog presents them with a bag with pills in it, theres a greater chance of them taking it.”Ms Gray also said dogs were perfectly suited to re

13、mind their owners to eat.“The dog has an ability to say its my feeding time， so there would be a note in the cupboard next to the dogs food reminding the dogs owner to eat too.”The dogs would also encourage the owners to take them out for walks.“It gives a reason for the owner to go out into the com

14、munity，” Ms Gray said. “We did a test with an elderly person walking down the high street on his own.Then we gave him a dog on a lead and he did the exact same walk.That time people would come up to him, chatting or smiling and making eye contact.We hope wed see this with people with dementia too.”T

15、here is one more advantage of using the pets as companions.Since conversation can be increasingly confusing for people with dementia, dogs can give them a sense of silent support and companionship.Ms Gray said，“We have found that people may forget familiar faces but not pets.People light up when the

16、y see animals.There is a speechless bond between the dog and its owner.”5Whats the common symptom of dementia?AGoing hungry.BFeeling lonely.CForgetting things.DWaking up at night.6According to Ms Gray, after feeding the pet, the owner may _.Ado some washingBtake his medicineChave something to eatDgo

17、 out to walk the dog7For people with dementia, pets can _.Agive them wordless helpBcontribute to their recoveryChelp them to recognize peoples facesDensure them to gain support from other people8Whats the best title of the passage?AGuide dogs for the mindBPets, faithful companionsCMental support for

18、 the disabledDDementia, a curable disease(三)On a cool November afternoon in Fleming Island, Florida, Melissa Hawkinson, 41, was driving her fiveyearold twins home from school when she saw a sudden splash in Doctors Lake just ahead. What was that? She thought. As she drove up to the scene, she saw a

19、halfsubmerged car sinking about 30 yards offshore.“It was going down pretty quickly，” Hawkinson recalls. She stopped the car near the boat ramp and ran towards the water.“Water is going to be cold，” she thought.She took off her vest and leather boots, got into the icy water, and swam to the car, whe

20、re she found Cameron Dorsey, five, trapped into his car as the swirling water rose around him.Hawkinson tried to open the door, but it was locked. So she pushed and pulled hard on the partially open window until she could reach through and unlock the door. She pulled the boy free, swam to the shore,

21、 and handed him off to onlookers who were only watching them on a dock. The driver, the boys suicidal father, swam back to land on his own. Afterwards, Hawkinson sat on the shore wrapped in a blanket.“For ten or fifteen minutes, I couldnt stop shaking，” she said.Theres nothing visibly extraordinary

22、about Melissa Hawkinson, an energetic stayathome mum with brown hair and a sweet smile. Yet something made her different from the dockside onlookers that day. Why do some people act quickly, willing to take a risk for a stranger? What makes them run towards danger rather than away from it? Hawkinson

23、 is one of the Granite Mountain Hotshots(能手，高手)19 of whom lost their life this past summer in Arizonaevery hero who puts his or her life on the line to save another: What makes them brave?Moreover, can bravery be learned, or is it a quality with which you are born? The answer is complex. Bravery tap

24、s the mind, brain and heart. It comes from instinct, training and sympathy. Today, neurologists, psychologists and other researchers are studying bravery, trying to uncover the mystery.9It can be learned from the passage that _.AMelissa Hawkinson was a 41yearold nurseBit was spring when the accident

25、 happenedCMelissa Hawkinson was picking up her fiveyearold sonDMelissa Hawkinson was kind and courageous10What conclusion can we draw from the third paragraph?ANot everyone was ready to risk saving the fiveyearold boy.BThe father committed suicide because of the divorce.CThe father was saved in the

26、end by Melissa Hawkinson.DNo one else was available except Melissa Hawkinson.11How does the writer find other people on the dockside?AWarm and ready to help.BThoughtful.CKind of coldblooded.DNot skilful at swimming.12What is the writers purpose of writing this passage?ATo set us thinking what makes

27、people brave.BTo call on us to learn from such people as Hawkinson.CTo remind people of risk while saving others.DTo show people bravery can be learned.专题限时训练(三十五)【社会生活型阅读理解(一)】(一)【文章大意】 本文介绍了一项研究发现。商店里面播放的圣诞音乐可以影响人们的情绪，以及他们对时间的感觉和他们买的东西的种类。店主放慢音乐的节奏可以让顾客花更多时间购物，最终的目的是让顾客多花钱。1B细节理解题。根据第四段“Festive ji

28、ngles are forcefed to Christmas shoppers to change their mood, influence their sense of time and what sort of products they buy”可知，Dr Bradshaw认为圣诞音乐会影响人们的情绪、对时间的感觉和他们买的东西的种类。故选B项。2A细节理解题。根据第七段“It is thought that slowing down the rhythm of music in shops can trick customers into thinking less time ha

29、s passed, and therefore they spend more time examining the shelves, for example.”可知，店主放慢音乐的节奏是为了让顾客花更多时间购物，故选A项。3B细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“A common trick is to take a popular current song and record an instrumental version which can be slowed down or sped up at different time of the day to influence behaviour

30、in different ways，”可知，现代的流行音乐经常被改编来影响商店的顾客，故选B项。4D主旨大意题。根据第一段“the songs also make us more careless with our money, research has warned.”可知，圣诞音乐会让我们花更多的钱，故选D项。(二)【文章大意】 本文介绍了一个最新的调查发现：让狗去陪伴患有痴呆症的人，会对他们的生活、思维以及健康都有很大的好处。5C细节理解题。根据第二段“Dementia can make people confuse night and day or forget basic thing

31、s such as washing or drinking enough water.”可知，痴呆症常见的症状是健忘，故选C项。6C细节理解题。根据第四段Ms Gray所说的话可知，在喂完了宠物后，主人可能也记得吃些东西了，故选C项。7A细节理解题。根据最后一段的“Since conversation can be increasingly confusing for people with dementia, dogs can give them a sense of silent support and companionship.”可知，对于有痴呆症的人来说，宠物可以给他们无声的帮助，故

32、选A项。8A主旨大意题。这篇文章介绍了一项调查发现，狗的陪伴会对患有痴呆症的人的思维有帮助，Guide dogs for the mind是贴切主题的标题，故选A项。(三)【文章大意】 本文讲述了Melissa Hawkinson冒着生命危险在冰冷的水中救出被困在汽车里面的孩子，而很多人只是在一旁观看，由此作者引发感想，是什么让一些人这么勇敢。9D推理判断题。根据文章的内容可知，Melissa Hawkinson冒着生命危险在冰冷的水中救出被困在汽车里面的孩子，这说明她很善良也很有勇气，故选D项。10A推理判断题。根据第三段的“She pulled the boy free，swam to s

33、hore，and handed him off to onlookers who were only watching them on a dock.”可知，不是每个人都准备冒险救这个五岁的孩子，故选A项。11C推理判断题。根据文章第四段的“Yet something made her different from the dockside onlookers that day.”可知，作者认为在岸边围观的人有点冷血，故选C项。12A写作意图题。根据文章倒数第二段的“What makes them brave？”和最后一段的内容可知，作者的写作目的是让我们思考是什么让人们勇敢，故选A项。 - 5 -