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The key to understand is that traffic jams don’t take as long as they seem to. It’s just that when we are in a hurry, and think we should be moving, but time appears to pass more than it does. To really show this, the next time you are stopped at a light that always seems to take forever to change, try to do something with your phone, your laptop, whatever you have available, and watch how much briefer the light seems.
When you enter a jam on the highway, reset your trip plan and care the time. Then, when you clear the jam, and are normally on your way again, care the distance of the jam, and the time it took to get through it. For my experience today, it took me 6 minutes to go 2 miles. Now, it happens to be mathematically convenient that your average speed on the highway is about 60 mph, or a mile per minute. So to estimate what time the jam actually cost you, just take your traffic jam passing time, and subtract(减去) the distance covered, which we know is a good estimate of the time it would have taken with no traffic jam. In my case, all that added up to 6-2="4" minutes.
Do this for every jam you are subjected to every time and watch how much less stressful they become once you understand how little time you are really losing.
小题1:We can infer from Paragraph 1 and 2 that ________.
A. there was no traffic jam in the past
B. modern people are under great pressure
time passes much faster during traffic jams
D. people in traffic jams are usually impatient
小题2:What does the writer suggest when caught in traffic jams?
A. Playing a trick on other drivers.
B. Figuring out how much time the jam actually cost you.
Doing some math problems.
D. Informing the boss about the delay.
小题3:The underlined phrase “subjected to” in the last paragraph probably means ________.
A. experience B. avoid admit D. control
小题4: What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. Math is closely connected with life.
B. Stress is always a bad thing.
Traffic jam is not as bad as you think.
D. There is no use complaining about traffic jams.
答案
小题1:D
小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:B
解析
核心考点
试题【Today, as with so many days, I found myself stuck in a traffic jam, and I though】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
举一反三
IV. 阅读理解:(共20题,每小题2分,共40分)
A long time ago, before there was any money (coins or paper money), people got the things that they needed by trading or exchanging. Salt was one of the first items used to exchange for other items. Later, some of the common things that were used for exchanging were tea leaves, shells, feathers, animal teeth, tobacco, and blankets. Around 3000 BC, barley, a type of grain, was used for exchanging.
The world’s first metal money was developed by the Sumerians who melted silver into small bars all weighing the same. This was around 1000 BC. About three hundred years later, people started using coins as official money.
Around 640 BC, people in the ancient kingdom of Lydia ( which was in Turkey) created special coins of exact with and purity (纯度). They were made of gold and silver and were stamped with a lion’s head.
Later, other empires such as Greece, Persia, and Rome adopted the concept of coins and started developing their own in many different shapes and different metals.
Around the year 1000, the Chinese started using paper money. The Chinese were the first to use paper money. The Europeans discovered this thanks to Marco Polo who went to China in 1295. the Chinese had different values for the paper notes which were made by the Chinese government.
Around 1661, Sweden became the first European country to make paper money. Until 1850, the Spanish dollar was the coin most widely used throughout the world.
1What is the best title for this passage?
A. | The history of money |
B. | How people traded in the past |
C. | The invention of paper money |
D. | The use of coins around the world |
A. | barley had always been used for exchanging |
B. | only a few people knew how to trade with others |
C. | salt was the most widely used item for exchanging |
D. | many kinds of things were used for exchanging |
A. | Around 1300 BC. | B. | Around 1000 BC. |
C. | Around 700 BC. | D. | Around 640 BC. |
A. | replaced | B. | changed |
C. | accepted | D. | invented |
A. Spain B. China C. Sweden D. Lydia
第二节 完形填空 (共20小题,每题1. 5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
Learn and Earn
Charlie and Jackie joined a wholesale company (批发公司) together just after graduation. They both worked very hard.
After several years, the boss made Jackie sales manager but Charlie 36 a salesman. One day Charlie could not 37 it any more. He handed in his resignation letter (辞职信) to the boss and complained(抱怨) that the boss did not 38 hard-working employees(雇员), but only raised those who tried to please him. He thought that it was really 39 .
The boss knew that Charlie had spared no 40 for the company all these years, but in order to help Charlie to realize the 41 between him and Jackie, the boss asked Charlie to do the 42 . "Go and find out if there is anyone selling watermelons(西瓜) in the market." Charlie went, returned and 43 said, "Yes." The boss asked, "How much per kg?" Charlie went back to the market to ask and returned to 44 , "$ 12 per kg."
The boss told Charlie that he would ask Jackie the 45 question. Jackie went, returned and said, "Boss, only one person selling watermelons. $ 12 per kg, $ 100 for 10 kg. He has a 46 of 340 melons. On the table are 58 melons, and every melon weighs about 15 kg, 47 from the South two days ago. They are fresh, red, and of good 48 ."
Charlie was 49 and he realized the difference between himself and Jackie. He decided not to 50 but to learn from Jackie.
My dear friends, you know, a more 51 person is more observant, thinks more and understands in 52 . For the same matter, he sees several years ahead, 53 you see only tomorrow. The difference between a year and a day is 365 times, so how could you 54 ?
Think: how far have you seen ahead in your life? How 55 are you?
36.A. made B. became C. remained D. kept
37.A. take B. do C. get D. put
38.A. enjoy B. meet C. repay D. value
39.A. unusual B. unfair C. careless D. selfless
40.A. rest B. trouble C. effect D. effort
41.A. competition B. relationship C. difference D. distance
42.A. following B. finding C. shopping D. searching
43.A. still B. again C. even D. only
44.A. offer B. answer C. remind D. repeat
45.A. difficult B. familiar C. same D. simple
46.A. total B. lot C. pile D. number
47.A. taken B. come C. bought D. heard
48.A. value B. quality C. condition D. shape
49.A. struck B. moved C. puzzled D. encouraged
50.A. stay B. stop C. work D. leave
51.A. important B. intelligent C. successful D. hardworking
52.A. time B. depth C. need D. common
53.A. while B. though C. unless D. since
54.A. see B. think C. know D. win
55.A. hopeful B. thoughtful C. helpful D. meaningful
Having reached the highest point of our route according to plan, we discovered something the map had not told us. It was impossible to climb down into the Kingo valley. The river lay deep between mountain sides that were almost vertical(垂直).We couldn’t find any animal tracks, which usually show the best way across country, and the slopes were covered so thickly with bushes that we could not see the nature of the ground. We had somehow to break through to the river which would give us our direction out of the mountains into the inhabited lowlands.
Our guide cut a narrow path through the bushes with his long knife and we followed in single file. Progress was slow. Then, when we thought we had really reached the river, we found ourselves instead on the edge of a cliff with a straight drop of 1,000 feet to the water below. We climbed back up the slope and began to look for another way down. We climbed slipped, sweated and scratched our hands to pieces and finally arrived at the river. Happily we came downhill along its bank without having to cut our way. However, after a few miles the river entered a steep-sided gap between rocks and suddenly dropped thirty-five feet over a waterfall. There was no path alongside it and no way round it.
Then one of the guides saw a way of overcoming the difficulty. There was a fallen tree lying upside down over the waterfall with its leafy top resting on the opposite bank below the falls. Without hesitation he climbed down the slippery trunk to show us how easy it was. Having got to the fork of the tree, he moved hand over hand along a branch for four or five feet with his legs hanging in space, then he dropped onto the flat bank the other side, throwing his arms in the air like a footballer who has scored goal, and cheerfully waving us on.
74.Having reached the highest point on their route, the travelers expected to be able to .
A.track animals to the river
B.put away the maps they had been using
C.come near to the river from a different direction
D.get down to the river without much difficulty.
75.The travelers wanted to get to the river because .
A.it would lead them to the waterfall
B.it would show them which way to go
C.it was the only possible way out of the mountains
D.it was a quicker way than going over the mountains
76.One reason why the travelers took so long to get to the river was that .
A.it was too hot to move quickly
B.there was no proper path
C.they all tried to go different ways
D.they could not follow the animal tracks
77.To get past the waterfall the guide had to .
A.use a fallen tree as a kind of bridge
B.cross the river above the waterfall
C.slide down a steep river bank
D.swing across the river from a high branch
三、完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从34-48各题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中,选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。
If we really want to be happy, why do we complain all the time in our daily life? We can be active in our life by setting goals and going 34 what we want. But if we’re always expressing complaints, we can not really live 35 .
If you don’t believe me, 36 how many times you complain about something or other in one day. Whether it is being stuck in traffic, being bothered by the weather, or whatever it is, there are endless 37 where you can find a reason to complain. But it’s not just outside circumstances 38 we complain about. We also complain about 39 . We complain constantly that we don’t have enough time, that we don’t have enough money and that we’re not 40 enough, cool enough, or just enough.
Most of us have experienced plenty of unpleasantness 41 complaining about things we can’t control, so do I. And I 42 really thought about it much until I found the website about “living in a complaint-free world”, which 43 my attitude towards life.
Imagine how 44 you would be if you simply stopped being a complainer. 45 of what you complain of is outside of your control anyway. 46 , it is no use thinking about something you have no power to change. When you 47 that you’re complaining, stop and ask yourself if you would rather complain, or be happy.
In our daily life, we have many choices. As Dale Carnegie puts it, any fool can criticize and complain but it takes character and 48 for the wise persons to live a complaint-free and happy life.
34. A. without B. against C. after D. over
35. A. effectively B. normally C. casually D. honestly
36. A. scan B. evaluate C. witness D. count
37. A. effects B. cases C. consequences D. anecdotes
38. A. that B. which C. where D. what
39. A. yourselves B. themselves C. oneself D. ourselves
40. A. clumsy B. attractive C. neat D. awesome
41. A. due to B. in addition to C. by means of D. in spite of
42. A. ever B. even C. never D. once
43. A. reflected B. strengthened C. abandoned D. changed
44. A. awkward B. confident C. awful D. cheerful
45. A. Few B. Little C. Much D. Many
46. A. Therefore B. However C. Otherwise D. Anyway
47. A. guarantee B. determine C. realize D. recommend
48. A. dignity B. self-control C. judgement D. affection
What do you think of British people and American people? You might think that there are no differences between the people in the two countries. After all they speak the same language, don"t they? But if you ask a British or an American person, the differences are quite great.
What do British people think Americans are like? The British think Americans are very strange. They make a lot of noise and they laugh too loudly. They are rich, and they only think about money. But the British do say that Americans are kind, friendly people. They are happy to help you if you are in trouble.
What do Americans think of the British? Well, they think the British are cold and very unfriendly. They are not interested in success or in making lots of money. They think Britain is the best country in the world. They look down upon other countries. But Americans say that the British are quite good workers. They are brave and honest. And in time of trouble they face difficulties happily.
You can see that these ideas can cause misunderstanding between the British and Americans. But when American and British people become friends, they usually find things are not as bad as they expected.
根据文章内容,选择正确答案:
74. What do you think of the differences between British and American people?
A. Their differences are very small.
B. The differences are very great.
C. There are no differences between them.
D. Some people think there are, but some people don’t think so.
75. What do the British think Americans are like?
A. They are strange but friendly.
B. They are poor.
C. They are rich but unfriendly.
D. They are happy in trouble.
76. The American and British people usually get along quite well ____.
A. when misunderstanding is caused between them
B. once they become friends
C. after they fight
D. when they help each other
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