河北省20xx-20xx学年高一英语下学期周考试题36

河北省20xx-20xx学年高一英语下学期周考试题36内容摘要：

s, or making work calls. More than 90 percent of office workers have enabled phones, with a third accessing them more than 20 times a day. Almost one in ten admits spending up to three hours outside their no rmal working day checking work s. Some workers confess(承认 ) they are on call almost 24 hours a day, with nine out of ten saying they make work s and calls outside their normal working hours. The average time for first checking s is between 6 . and 7 ., with more than a third checking their first s in this period, and a quarter checking them between 11 . and midnight. Ghadi Hobeika, marketing director of Pixmania, said, “The ability to access literally millions of apps, keep in contact via social works and take photos and video as well as text and call has made smartphones invaluable for many people. However, there are drawbacks. Many panies expect their employees to be on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and smartphones mean that people literally cannot get away from work. The more constantly in contact we bee , the more is expected of us in a work capacity(容量 ).” 29. What can we conclude from the text? A. All that glitters is not gold. B. It never rains but pours. C. Every coins has two sides. D. It’s no good cryin g over spilt milk. 30. The underlined word “accessing” in the third paragraph can be replaced by “________”. A. calling B. reaching C. getting D. using 31. Which of the following is true according to the text? A. The average UK working time is between nine and twelve hours. B. Nine tenths spent over three hours checking work s. C. Onefourth check their first mail between 11 . and midnight. D. The average time for first checking s is between 6 . and 8 .am .. 32. What’s the main idea of the text? A. Workaholics like smartphones. B. Smartphones bring about extra work. C. Smartphones make our life easier. D. Employers don’t like smartphones. D When people reunite with their loved ones, it’ s usually all extremely happy moment. But what is their most mon response to seeing them again? It may seem strange， but most of the time they break down in tears. Now a group of psychologists from Yale University say they have found the reason why, and that crying tears of joy may well be the body’ s way of keeping emotional balance. “ They seem to take place when people are overtaken by strong positive emotions, and people who do this seem to recover better from those strong emotions,” Oriana Aragon, the lead researcher said. Aragon and her fellow psychologists looked at hundreds of participants’ emotional responses to different things, including happy reunions and cute babies. Many participants said they would react in a negative or aggressive way to the positive things —— to cry at happy moments and want to pinch(捏 )a cute baby’ s face or even tell them “ I want to eat you up!” But then researchers found that these people were able to calm down from strong emotions more quickly. There are many other examples of times when people respond to a positive experience with a negative emotional reaction. At an exciting concert, fans scream at their idols(偶像 ). People who have just had a big lottery win are often in floods of tears. “ These findings advance our understanding of how people express and control their emotions, which is importantly related to mental and physical health, the quality of relationships with others, and even how well people work together.” said Aragon． 33. What have professors from Yale University found in their research? A. The reason why people cry with tears. B. Crying tears of joy helps to balance emotions. C. Strong negative feelings are useful to people. D. People recover slowly from strong emotions. 34. Which of the following agrees with the findings of the research? A. Crying at good news. B. Crying at a failure. C. Kissing a cute baby. D. Laughing at happy reunions. 35. Where does the passage most likely e from? A. A science fiction novel. B. A psychological science journal. C. A popular biology book. D. An adolescent literature book. 第二节 (共 5小题 ； 每小题 2分 ， 满分 10分 ) 根据短文内容 ， 从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项 ， 选项中有两项为多余选项。 According to statistics published by the University of Scranton, about 45 percent of Americans usually make New Year’s resolutions —— and the most popular resolution is losing weight. Of those w。