第1练阅读理解七选五Ⅰ.阅读理解ACakanisasuccessfulbusinessmanfromMontenegro,whohasearnedhimselfnicknames(昵称) like“thebestboss”and“Brother”bybeingsurprisinglygeneroustohisemployees.Cakan,whoowns“CakanSports”,thelargestsportinggoodsstorechaininMontenegro,hasbeenmakingnewsheadlinesforyears,butnotforhisprofessionalsuccess.Heisbestknownforthegenerosityheshowstohisfaithf ulandhardworkingemployees.Thebusinessmanfirmlybelievesthathiscompany canboomonl yifhekeepshisemployeeshappy,andtothatend,hehasofferedthebestofthemsomeprettyunbelievablepresents.Cakanfirstsurprisedhisworkersbackin2012,whenheofferedfourofthembrandnewcars—2VWGolf6and2VWpolo—completewithpaidinsura nce.Theyweresomeoftheoldestandm osthardworkingemployeesofCakanSports,andsincethecompanyhadrecentlymoveditsoperationsoutsidethecity,Cakanthoughthisbestpeopleshouldn’thavetostruggletogettowork.“Whenwesawthem,wewerespeechless,”Danijela,oneofthereceivers,remembers.“Whilethebosswassaying‘thisisagiftforyou’,allIcouldthinkofwas‘thisisnotreal,thiscan’tbehappeningtous’.”ButthiswasjustoneofthegenerouswaysCakanhasreward edhisemployeesovertheyears.In2014,afterhearingthatoneofhisworkershadbeensavinguphispaycheckssohecouldbuyaticketto theWorldCupsoccerfinal,inBrazil,hetookhimtherehimself,athisownexpense.Askedwhyhedoesn’tuseacheapermeansofmotivatinghisemployees,likeasmallraiseoracashbonus,Cakanhadthistosay,“Moneycomesandgoes,butmemoriesareforever.”Askedwhymanyofhisemployeescallhim“Brother”,Cakantoldarepo rterthatitwasbecause“brothersalwayshelpeachother”.1.WhatisCakanbestnotedfor?A.Hisfrequentheadlinenewsforyears.B.Hisgreatsuccessinhisbusiness.C.Hisextremegenerositytohisemployees.D.Hislargestsportinggoodsstorechain. 2.WhydidCakanofferhisfourbestworkersnewcars? A.Tomakethemtraveltoworkeasily.B.Torewardtheircreativeideasinwork.C.Toencouragethemtogettoworkearlier.D.Tohelpthemreducetrafficexpenses. 3.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.ASmartBusinessmanB.AConsiderateEmployerC.Hardworking EmployeesD.UnbelievablePresentsBWhatdoyouusuallydowhenyouhavesomefreetime?Doyoutakepartinanyformofhobby?Ifyouranswerisno,thenyoushouldthinktwice.Cultivatingsometypesofinterestorhobbiesmightbetheidealw aytodevelopyourbrainandimproveyourcreativethinking.Hereisacommonproblemthatmanyolderpeoplehave.Theyhavespentsuchagreatdealofti meraisingtheirfamilythatoncetheirchildrenaregrownandlefthome,theyallofasuddenstarttoexperiencetheirage.Quiteoften,itisnottheiragethatistheconcern.Itisthefactthattheyareunexpectedlyofferedmoreti meontheirhands.Whenyouputintoomuchtimenotdoinganything,thiscanaffectyourbrain.Thisisjustwheretheexpression“Ifyoudon’tuseit,youloseit”definitelyisthetruth.Yourmindneedsworkingoutmuchlikeanyothermusclesi nyourbody.Thisiswhygettingahobbymatters.Itoffersyousomethingtodoandisaperfectwa ytomeetnewpeople.Enjoyingahobbyisalsoaperfectwaytoimprovecreativethinkingatanyage.Evenyoungc hildrencanprofitfromtakinganewhobby.Forretiredpeople,enjoyingahobbywhichtheycanfindentertainmentinwiththeirgrandchildrenwillhelpkeep themactiveandfeelyoungatheart.Severalhobbiesthatareterrificforbothyourmindandyourbodyincludeyoga,biking,swimmingandgolf.Ifyouaren’tfondofsports,eventakingawalkregularlyisawonderfulwaytokeepactive.Ithelpsyoutoappreciatefresh sceneryandithasbeensuggestedthatthecolorsgreenandbluehelpmakeyoumorecreative.Asyoucanseeabove,youcangetprettymuchfromtakingahobby.Withsomanychoiceswaitingforyou,beginyourjourneyrightaway! 4.WhatcanbeimpliedaboutmanyolderpeoplefromParagraph2? A.Theylackcreativethinking.B.Theyshoulddeveloptheirbrain.C.Theyconcernabouttheirage.D.Theyusedtohavelittlefreetime. 5.Whydoesgettingahobbymatteraccordingtothetext?A.Itstrengthensone’sbrain.B.Ithelpsbuildupone’smuscles.C.Itenablesonetomakefriends.D.Itimprovesone’slivingconditions.6.Whatd oestheunderlinedword“terrific”inParagraph5probablymean?A.Specific. B.Disgusting.C.Wonderful. D.Fundamental. 7.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.TryingDifferentHobbiesB.SpendingYourFreeTimeC.ExperiencingYourHobbyNowD.FeelingYoungatHeartCCouldthedevice,smartphoneorPC,whichyouareusingaffectthemoraldecisionsyoumakewhenusingit?Totestit,researcherspresentedmultipledilemmastoasamplesetof1,010people.Theparticipantswe reassignedadeviceatrandom.Onecaseofthequestionsparticipantswereaskedisthecla ssic“trolley(有轨电车) problem”:Arunawaytrolleyisheadedtowards,fivepeopleweretieduponasetoftraintracks.Youcandonothing,resultinginthedeathoffivepeople,orpushamanoffthebridge,whichwillstopthetrolley.Thepracticalresponseistokillonemantosavefivelives,which33.5percentofsmartphoneuserschose,comparedwith22.3percentofPCusers.“Whatwefoundinourstudyisthatwhenpeopleusedasmartphonetoviewclassicmoralpro blems,theyweremorelikelytomakemoreunemotional,reasonabledecisionswhenpresentedwithahighlyemotionaldilemma,”DrAlbertBarqueD uran,theleadauthorofthestudy,toldCity,UniversityofLondon.“Thiscouldbeduetotheincreasedtimepressureoftenpresentwithsm artphonesandalsotheincreasedpsychologicaldistancewhichcanoccurwhenweusesuchdevi cescomparedtoPCs.”Asforwhytheresearchersstartedthisstudy,D rBarqueDurannoted,“Duetothefactthatoursociallives,workandevenshoppingtakeplaceonline,itisimportanttothinkabouthowthecontextswherewetypicallyfacemoraldecisionsandare askedtoengageinmoralbehaviorhavechanged,andtheimpactthiscouldhaveonthehundredsofmillionsofpeoplewhousesuchdevicesdaily.”It’sclearthatweneedmoreresearchesonhowourdevicesaffectourmoraldecisionmakin gbecausewe’reusingscreensataneverincreasingrate. 8.Whydidtheauthormentionthetrolleyproblem? A.Tointroduceadifficultproblemtoreaders. B.Tointroducetheaimofcarryingoutthestudy. C.Toshowanexampleofthequestionsinthestudy. D.Toshowthedifficultyindealingwithdilemmas. 9.Howdothesmartphoneusersofthestudybehaveindealingwithemotionaldilemmas? A.Calmly. B.Cruelly.C.Hesitantly. D.Enthusiastically.10.Whatcanweinferfromthetext? A.Shoppingonlinehasagreateffectonmakingmoraldecisions. B.ThepeopleusingsmartphonesaremorethanthoseusingPCs. C.PeoplewhooftenusesmartphonesorPCsalwaysmeetwithdilemmas. D.Itiscommonforpeopletobeinvolvedinmakingmoraldecisionsindailylife.Ⅱ.七选五(2018·湖南郴州第二次质检)TeenageBrainsintheDigitalWorldWhenitcomestotechnology,adultswon’tbeabletokeepupwiththeirchildren.Ittooktheradio38yearstoreach50milli onpeople,butittookonly20yearsforthephonetoreachthesamenumber,and13yearsforthetelevision.Incontrast,ittookFacebook3.6years.11.Overthe15years,digitalcommunicationhasbroughtinmorechangesthantheprintingpressdidin1570.Andtho semostlikelytousetheminthisworldareteenagers,whosebrainsappeartohaveanextraordinarycapacitytoadapttotheworldaroundthem.12,enablingteenagerstokeepupwiththeincreasingpaceofdigitaltechnologyandgivingthema nadvantagewhenitcomestomultitasking(多重任务处理).IntheUS,onaverageteenagersspend8.5hoursadayusingcomputers,mobiles,andotherdevicestolearn,interactandplay.13,suchastalkingonthephonewhileyou’rewatchingTV.Astheystareatthesescreens,they’retakinginandsortingthroughanincredibleamountofinformation.14.YouTubeindicatesthatteenagersallovertheworldarewatchingthesameclipsandla ughingatthesamejoke,indicatingthattheyaremor eglobalmindedthanteenagersinthepast.Theymaybekeenontex tingtheirfriendsandpostingupdatesonsocialmediasites.15.Bytheageof30,ourbrainswillbecomemoresetintheirways,makingitharderforustoadaptandcopewiththenewtechnology.A.However,thereisacutoffB.Twitteronlyneeded88daysC.Thereareconcernsabouthowtomakefriendsonline D.Thereisanadvantageofthegrowingdigitaltrend E.Havingamoreflexiblebrainmeanscertainpartsofithaven’tdevelopedyet F.ThismeansthattheteenagebrainscanadapttonewtechnologyG.Thisincreasesto11.5hoursifyouincludeallthemultitaskingthatgoeson答案精析组合练Ⅰ.语篇解读本文作者向人们介绍了一位慷慨、体贴的老板——察坎。