1、杭州外国语学校 2019 年高考英语集训阅读理解每日一练 05倒数第十周星期五AMy six-year-old granddaughter stared at me asif she were seeing me for the first time.”Grandma, you are an antique(古董),”she said. “You are old. Antiques are old. You are my antique.“1 was not satisfied to let the matter rest there.I took out the Websters Dicti
2、onary and read the definition(定义 )to Jenny.I explained, “An antique is not only old, its an object existing since or belonging to earlier times.a work of art. piece of furniture. Antiques aretreasured,“I told Jenny as I put away the dictionary. “They have to be handled carefully because they sometim
3、es are very valuable. In order to qualify as an antique, the object has to be at least 100 years old.“Im only 67,“I renunded Jenny.We looked around the house for other antiques, besides me. There was a desk that washanded down from rone aunt to another and finally to our family. “Its very old,“I tol
4、d Jenny.“I try to keep it polished and I show it off whenever I can. You do that with antiques.“ There was a picture on the wall purchased at a garage sale. It was dated 1867. “Now thats an antique,“ I boasted. “Over 100 years old.“ Of course it was marked up andscratched and not in very good condit
5、ion. “Sometimes age does that,“ I told Jenny. “Butthe marks are good marks. They show living, being around. Thats something to displaywith pride. In fact, sometimes, the more an object shows age, the more valuable it can become.“.lt was important that I believed this for my own self-esteem.Our tour
6、of antiques continued. There was a vase on the floor. It had been in my housefor a long time. I was not certain where it came from but I didnt buy it new. One thing about antiques, I explained to Jenny, was that they usually had a story. Theyd been in onehome and then another, handed down from one f
7、amily to another, traveling all over theplace. Theyd lasted through years and years. They could have been tossed away, or ignored. or destroyed, or lost. But instead, they survived.For a moment, Jenny looked thoughtful. ccl dont have any antiques but you,“ she said. Then her face brightened. “Could
8、I take you to school for show and tell?“Only if I fit into your backpack,“ I answered. And then Jennys antique lifted her up and embraced her in a hug that would last through the years.1. Grandma read the definition of “antique“ to Jenny in order to .A. list all the important characteristics of anti
9、quesB. tell Jenny the importance of protecting antiquesC. change Jennys shallow understanding of antiquesD. express her disappointment at being called “antique“2. Which of the following information did grandma convey to Jenny?A. The desk reminded her of her dear relatives.B. The marks on the picture
10、 showed its age and value.C. There was usually a sad story behind each antique.D. She planned to buy a new vase to replace the old one.3. By saying “I dont have any antiques but you“ (Paragraph 7), Jenny meant .A. grandma was a treasure to herB. antiques were rare and valuableC. she had nothing but
11、a few possessionsD. grandma and antiques had a lot in common4. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?A. Grandma was too old to lift Jenny up.B. Jenny had a strong desire for grandmas love.C. Jenny was too young to know grandmas humor.D. Grandma had a deep long-lasting love for Jenny.5. What c
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25、 all kinds of coupons; look for group-buydeals if you eat out; you dont buy clothes unless in a sale. Does all this make you a wiseconsumer? Lets do the math first: you walk into a coffee shop and see two deals for a cup of coffee. The first deal offers 33 percent extra coffee. The second takes 33 p
26、ercent off the regular price. Whats the better deal? Well, they are about the same, youd think. And youd be wrong. The deals appear to be equal, but in fact, they are different. Heres the math: Lets say the standard coffee is 10 yuan and lets divide the amount of coffee into three portions(部分). That
27、 makes about 3.3 yuan per portion, The first deal gets you 4 portions for 10 yuan (2.5 yuan per portion) and the second gets you 3 portions of coffee for 6.6 yuan (2.2 yuan per portion) and is therefore a better deal.In a new study published by the Journal of Marketing, participants were asked the s
28、ame question, and most of them chose the first deal, the Atlantic website reported. Why? Because getting something extra for free feels better than getting the same for less. The applications of this view into consumer psychology(心理) are huge. Instead of offering direct discounts, shops offer larger
29、 sizes or free samples.According to the study, the reason why these marketing tricks work is that consumers dont really know how much anything should cost, so we rely on parts of our brains that arent strictly quantitative.There are some traps we should be aware of when shopping. First of all, we ar
30、e heavily influenced by the first number. Suppose you are shopping in Hong Kong. You walk into Hermes, and you see a 100,000 yuan bag. “Thats crazy.“ You shake your head and leave. The next shop is Gucci, a handbag here costs 25,000 yuan. The price is still high, but compared to the 100,000 yuan pri
31、ce tag you just committed to your memory, this is a steal. Stores often use the price difference to set consumers expectation. Another trap we often fall to Is that we are not really sure what things are worth. And so we use clues(暗示) to tell us what we ought to pay for them. US economist Dan Ariely
32、 has done an experiment to prove this. According to the Atlantic, Ariely pretended he was giving a lecture on poetry. He told one group of students that the tickets cost money and another group that they would be paid to attend. Then he informed both groups that thelecture was free. The first group
33、was anxious to attend, believing they were getting something of value for free. The second group mostly declined, believing they were being forced to volunteer for the same event without reward.Whats a lecture on poetry by an economist worth? The students bad no idea. Thats the point. Do we really k
34、now what a shirt is worth ? What about a cup of coffee? Whats the worth of a life insurance.policy? Who knows? Most of us dont. As a result, our shopping brain uses only what is knowable: visual(祝觉的 ) clues, invited emotions, comparisons, and a sense of bargain. We are not stupid. We are just easily
35、 influenced.10. The first paragraph of the passage is intended to A. ask a question B. introduce a topicC. give some examples D. describe a phenomenon11. The writer takes the math for example in Paragraph 2 to show . _.A. consumers usually fall into marketing trapsB. consumers expectation is difficu
36、lt to predictC. consumers purchasing power is always changingD. consumers rely on their own judgment when shopping12. What consumer psychology is mentioned in the passage?A. The first number has little influence on which item should be bought.B. Consumers never use visual clues to decide how much sh
37、ould be paid.C. Getting something extra for free is better than getting the same for less.D. Consumers never rely on parts of the brains that arent strictly quantitative.13. According to the passage, shops use the following tricks to make more profits EXCEPT. A. showing price differences B. offering
38、 larger sizesC. providing free samples D. giving direct discounts14. What can we know from US economist Dan Arielys experiment?A. Arielys free lecture enjoyed popularity among students.B. The students actually didnt know what the lecture was worth.C. The second group was willing to be volunteers wit
39、hout reward.D. The first group was eager to find out the value of Arielys lecture.DOne morning in Philadelphia, the sun shone bright through all the thick jungles and the tall churches. John, 6, wearing the worn-out clothes, walked from afar, his dark small hands holding a piece of stolen bread.John
40、 stopped for a moment at the entrance to the sacred church and then left tightlyholding the bread, He was an orphan(弧儿), whose parents were killed in World War Illeaving him alonein the orphanage for five years, Like many children in the orphanage, he had a lot of free time. Mostly no one took care
41、of them, so they had to learn how to steal those they wanted. John believed the existence of God, so every Sunday morning in any case be would go to the cburch to have a look and listen to those people singing inside or reciting the Bible.He felt only at this moment he was the child of God and so cl
42、ose to God. But he couldntenter because his clothes were so dirty. John himself knew it.John was quietly counting. This was his 45th Sunday at the entrance to the church. He stood on tiptoe for a while and walked away.As time passed, the pastor(牧师) noticed John and learned from others that he was th
43、esmall boy who liked stealing things in the orphanages.On the 46th Sunday, the sun was shining and John came still holding a piece of bread with his dark small hands. When he just stood there, the pastor came out. He felt like running away, but he was carried by the pastors friendly smile.The pastor
44、 walked up to his side, clearly seeing Johns small hands tremble.“Are you John?“John didnt answer, but looked at the pastor and nodded.“Do you believe in God?“ the pastor petted John on his head stained with dust.“Yes,l do!“ This time John told him loudly.“So you believe in yourself?“John looked at
45、the pastor, without a word.The pastor went on saying, “At the first sight of you, I find youre different from other kids because you have a good heart.“His face tunung red, John said timidly, “In fact, Im a thief.“ With that, he loweredhis head.The pastor didnt speak, but held Johns dark small hands
46、, slowly opened them andput them against his wrinkled face.“Ah:“ Just at the same time, John shouted and was about to take out his dark smallhands. Yet the pastor tightly held his small hands and spread them out in the sun.“Do you see, John?“What?“Youre cupping the sunshine in your hands.“John blank
47、ly looked at his hands: when did they become so beautiful?“In Gods eyes, all cluldren are the same. When they are willing to spread out their hands to greet the sun, the sun will naturally shine on them. And you have two things more than they do. First is courage and the second is kindness.“ With th
48、at, the pastor led him into the church. It was the first time that John went into this sacred place, and at this moment he didnt feel inferior, but the unspeakable warmth.On that morning embracing the sunshine, John found himself again, along with the confidence, satisfaction, happiness, dreams he h
49、ad never had.Twenty years have passed. Now the boy who ever tightly held the bread with his dirt hands has been the most famous chefin Philadelphia and made many popular dishes.Every Sunday morning, he would personally send the bread he baked to the orphanage. Those children who greeted him with cheers were used to consciously spreading their palms before they got the bread.Because they all knew when we are will
