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When you buy something with money, you feel as if it’s owed by you. __, when you receive something from someone else, the gift is a __ of something bigger than yourself.
In our living room, we have three shelves of books. We __ them as the “open source” bookshelf because our guests can take any book and __ any book to it. No one __ it; it’s all based on trust, __ our home hosts many events with hundreds of people passing through it.
These books cover various types and you can’t really be __ what you’ll find. So, my brother happened to __ a red book the other day. It __ because it had no title. Since it looked so __, he checked it out.
Page one __ some hand-written words:
To: DJ Burrowes
From: Grandma and Grandpa Burrowes
…
We were __. Every page had a quote written in the __ shaky handwriting of DJ’s grandparents. They had given it to DJ and DJ, __, had given it to us.
A couple of weeks back, DJ __ to go to China to learn its language and culture. Before leaving, he came for a(n) __ at our place, primarily to offer his __ gratitude. But this gift was over the top. Not only did he __ such a precious part of himself, but he did so without telling anyone in our house! What a(n) __ ! For a few seconds, all of us just stared at it in disbelief.
In shocking silence, we all stood in __ of the Burrowes for showing us, by their example, what life is all about. Thank you, DJ, wherever you are!
1.A. Therefore B. Moreover C. Meanwhile D. However
2.A. discovery B. standard C. reminder D. wonder
3.A. regard B. accept C. report D. mistake
4.A. expose B. contribute C. distribute D. deliver
5.A. tracks B. affords C. recommends D. overlooks
6.A. ever since B. in case C. as if D. even though
7.A. guaranteed B. informed C. judged D. questioned
8.A. obtain B. donate C. spot D. review
9.A. worked out B. stood out C. went up D. turned up
10.A. priceless B. fascinating C. delicate D. unusual
11.A. represented B. expressed C. read D. provided
12.A. astonished B. cautious C. frightened D. nervous
13.A. occasionally B. apparently C. partially D. randomly
14.A. in advance B. in turn C. by mistake D. by chance
15.A. promised B. managed C. hesitated D. decided
16.A. event B. discussion C. party D. conference
17.A. natural B. vivid C. silent D. casual
18.A. show off B. take over C. see about D. leave behind
19.A. pity B. offering C. relief D. coincidence
20.A. defence B. memory C. admiration D. favour
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You are careful with your money: you collect all kinds of coupons; look for group-buy deals if you eat out; you don't buy clothes unless in a sale. Does all this make you a wise consumer?
Let's 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 percent off the regular price. What's the better deal? Well, they are about the same, you'd think. And you'd be wrong. The deals appear to be equal, but in fact, they are different. Here's the math: Let's say the standard coffee is 10 yuan and let's divide the amount of coffee into three portions(部分). That 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 same 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 sizes or free samples.
According to the study, the reason why these marketing tricks work is that consumers don't really know how much anything should cost, so we rely on parts of our brains that aren't strictly quantitative.
There are some traps we should be aware of when shopping. First of all, we are 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. "That's 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 price 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 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 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.
What's a lecture on poetry by an economist worth? The students had no idea. That's the point. Do we really know what a shirt is worth ? What about a cup of coffee? What's the worth of a life insurance.policy? Who knows? Most of us don't. 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 influenced.
1.The first paragraph of the passage is intended to________
A．ask a question B．introduce a topic
C．give some examples D．describe a phenomenon
2.The writer takes the math for example in Paragraph 2 to show. _.
A．consumers usually fall into marketing traps
B．consumers' expectation is difficult to predict
C．consumers' purchasing power is always changing
D．consumers rely on their own judgment when shopping
3.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 should 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 aren't strictly quantitative.
4.According to the passage, shops use the following tricks to make more profits EXCEPT.
A．showing price differences B．offering larger sizes
C．providing free samples D．giving direct discounts
5.What can we know from US economist Dan Ariely's experiment?
A．Ariely's free lecture enjoyed popularity among students.
B．The students actually didn't know what the lecture was worth.
C．The second group was willing to be volunteers without reward.
D．The first group was eager to find out the value of Ariely's lecture.
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Nearly everyone agrees that money doesn’t buy as much as it used to, no matter when you want to spend it. This is certainly true of the paper money that passes so quickly through one’s hands. But what about coins that seem to do very little except stay in purses and pockets? Unlike notes, metal money becomes more valuable the longer it is held, especially if it is put away where it won’t get scratched or worn. Why is this? One reason is that coins, being more durable, fall more readily into a category for collectors. Naturally, the rarer gold pieces must become more valuable as the price of this metal goes up.
But, curiously, one of the rarest coins in the world is not made of gold, but of the relatively cheaper silver. In 1840, the United States mint (造币厂) struck 19570 silver dollars. That is what its records show. Today only six of this original number remain and these are unlikely ever to reach the auction (拍卖) market. So what happened to some 19564 large silver coins, not the easiest sort of things to lose? One of the more romantic theories is that they were part of the payment to Napoleon for the American land then known as Louisiana. But they never reached France. Somewhere in the Gulf of Mexico, the ship transporting them was sunk, either by a storm or by pirates. The probable answer to the mystery is that they were melted down — since the silver value was greater than the actual value of the coin. What really happened to the rest will probably always remain a mystery. What is known is that whoever can come up with one will find himself instantly rich.
1.We can learn from the passage that _______.
A. money buys as much as it did before
B. money does not buy as much as it did before
C. paper money buys more than metal money
D. metal money buys more than paper money
2.Which of the following is true of a coin?
A. The longer it is held, the less valuable it becomes.
B. The more it wears out, the more valuable it becomes.
C. The less it gets scratched, the less it values.
D. The longer it lasts, the more it values.
3.According to this passage, one of the rarest coins in the world is made of _______.
A. silver B. gold
C. copper D. paper
4.Coins become more valuable because _______.
A. they stay in purses and pockets
B. the price of metal goes up
C. they fall more readily into a category for collectors due to their duration
D. Both B and C
5.What really happened to some 19564 large silver coins?
A. They were melted down.
B. They were sunk in the Gulf of Mexico.
C. It is still a mystery.
D. They were stolen by pirates.
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You may feel comfortable with some people．You spend an hour with them and feel as if you have known them half a life．These people have something in common．And once we know what it is, we can try to do it ourselves.
How is it done? _1._ If you follow the skills, you’ll make friends with people quickly.
First of all, good talkers ask questions．__2.__ One well-known businesswoman says, “At business lunches, I always ask people what they did that morning．It’s a common question, but it will get things going.” From there you can move on to some other questions．And how he answers will let you know how far you can go．
_3.___ This point seems clear, but it isn’t．Your question should have a point and help to tell what sort of person you are talking to．And to find out, you really have to listen carefully and attentively.
Real listening at least means some things．___4.___ If someone sticks to one topic, it means he’s really interested in it．Real listening also means not just listening to words, but to tones （语气） of voice．If the voice sounds boring, then, it’s time for you to change the subject.
Finally, good talkers know well when to say good-bye．Remember to give him a handshake and say, “ I’ve really enjoyed meeting you.” ___5.___ Let people know what you feel, and they may walk away feeling as if they’ve known you half their life.
A．Almost anyone will answer a question.
B．Here are several skills that good talkers have.
C．If you want to see that person again, don’t keep it a secret.
D．First, it means not to change the subject of the conversation.
E．Second, once good talkers have asked questions, they listen to the answers.
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Perhaps you think you could easily add to your happiness with more money. Strange as it may seem, if you're unsatisfied, the issue is not a lack of means to meet your desires but a lack of desires—not that you cannot satisfy your tastes but that you don't have enough tastes.
Real riches consist of well-developed and hearty capacities (能力) to enjoy life. Most people are already swamped(淹没) with things. They eat, wear, go and talk too much. They live in too big a house with too many rooms, yet their house of life is a hut.
Your house of life ought to be a mansion (豪宅) , a royal palace. Every new taste, every additional interest, every fresh enthusiasm adds a room. Here are several rooms your house of life should have.
Art should be a desire for you to develop simply because the world is full of beautiful things. If you only understood how to enjoy them and feed your spirit on them, they would make you as happy as to find plenty of ham and eggs when you're hungry.
Literature, classic literature, is a beautiful, richly furnished room where you might find many an hour of rest and refreshment. To gain that love would go toward making you a rich person, for a rich person is not someone who has a library but who likes a library.
Music like Mozart's and Bach's shouldn't be absent. Real riches are of the spirit. And when you've brought that spirit up to where classical music feeds it and makes you a little drunk, you have increased your thrills and bettered them. And life is a matter of thrills.
Sports, without which you remain poor, mean a lot in life. No matter who you are, you would be more human, and your house of life would be better supported against the had days, if you could, and did, play a bit.
Whatever rooms you might add to your house of life, the secret of enjoying life is to keep adding.
1.The author intends to tell us that____________.
A. true happiness lies in achieving wealth by fair means
B. big houses are people's most valued possessions
C. big houses can in a sense bring richness of life
D. true happiness comes from spiritual riches
2.The underlined sentence in the second paragraph probably implies that__________.
A. however materially rich, they never seem to be satisfied
B. however materially rich, they remain spiritually poor
C. though their house is big, they prefer a simple life
D. though their house is big, it seems to be a cage
3.It can be learned from the passage that __________.
A. more money brings more happiness
B. art is needed to make your house beautiful
C. literature can enrich your spiritual life
D. sports contribute mainly to your physical fitness
4.What would be the best title for the passage?
A. House of Life B. Secret of Wealth
C. Rest and Refreshment D. Interest and Enthusiasm
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
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Perhaps you think you could easily add to your happiness with more money．Strange as it may seem，if you’re unsatisfied，the issue(问题) is not a lack of means to meet your desires but a lack of desires--not that you cannot satisfy your tastes but that you don’t have enough tastes．
Real riches consist of well-developed and hearty capacities(能力)to enjoy life．Most people are already swamped(淹没)with things．They eat，wear，go and talk too much．They live in too big a house with too many rooms, yet their house of life is a deserted hut(茅屋).
Your house of life ought to be a mansion(豪宅)，a royal palace. Every new taste，every additional interest，every fresh enthusiasm(热情) adds a room．Here are several rooms your house of life should have．
Art should be a desire for you to develop simply because the world is full of beautiful things．If you only understood how to enjoy them and feed your spirit on them，they would make you as happy as to find plenty of ham and eggs when you’re hungry．
Literature，classic literature，is a beautiful，richly furnished room where you might find many an hour of rest and refreshment．To gain that love would go toward making you a rich person，for a rich person is not someone who has a library but who likes a library．
Music like Mozart’s and Bach’s shouldn’t be absent．Real riches are of the spirit．And when you’ve brought that spirit up to where classical music feeds it and makes you a little drunk．you have increased your thrills and bettered them．And life is a matter of thrills．
Sports，without which you remain poor，mean a lot in life．No matter who you are，you would be more human，and your house of life would be better supported against the bad days，if you could，and did，play a bit．
Whatever rooms you might add to your house of life，the secret of enjoying life is to keep adding．
1. The author intends to tell us that ________．
A．true happiness lies in achieving wealth by fair means
B．big houses are people’s most valued possessions
C．big houses can in a sense bring richness of life
D．true happiness comes from spiritual riches
2. The underlined sentence in the second paragraph probably implies that__________.
A. however materially rich, they never seem to be satisfied
B. however materially rich, they remain spiritually poor
C. though their house is big, they prefer a simple life
D. though their house is big, it seems to be a cage
3. It can be learned from the passage that __________.
A. more money brings more happiness
B. art is needed to make your house beautiful
C. literature can enrich your spiritual life
D. sports contribute mainly to your physical fitness
4. What would be the best title for the passage?
A. House of Life B. Secret of Wealth
C. Rest and Refreshment D. Interest and Enthusiasm
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When I was 17，I read a quote that went something like：“If you live each day as if it were your last，someday you’11 most certainly be right．”It made a deep on me．and since then, for the past 33 years，I have in the mirror every morning and asked myself：“If today were the last day of my life， I want to do what I am about to do today?” And whenever the answer has been “No” for too many days in a ，I know I need to change something．
Remembering that I’ll be soon is the most important tool I’ve ever known to help me make the big in life because almost everything falls away in the face of death， only what is truly important
About a year ago I was with cancer. My doctor even advised me to go home and get my affairs order，which is a doctor’s way of telling people to prepare to die．I with that diagnosis all day． ，at last an advanced test showed that it was a very rare cancer that is with surgery．I had the surgery and I’m fine now.
wants to die．Even people who want to go to heaven don’t want to die to get there And yet death is the destination we all ．No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be，because death is very likely the single best invention of ．It is life's change agent. It clears out the old to for the new．Right now the new is you, but someday not too from now，you will gradually become the old and be cleared away．Sorry to be so dramatic，but it is quite true．
Your time is ，so don’t waste it living someone else’s 1ife．Don’t be by dogma(教条) —which is living with the results of other people’s thinking．Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner ．And most importantly，have the courage to follow your heart
1.A. impression B. curse C. decision D. joke
2.A. seen B. looked C. found D. 1ost
3.A. would B. should C. might D. could
4.A. hurry B. 1ine C. moment D. row
5.A. successful B. rich C. dead D. frustrated
6.A. apologies B. fortune C. impressions D. choices
7.A. proving B. leaving C. confirming D. telling
8.A. diagnosed B. cured C. treated D. round
9.A. on B. for C. in D. at
10.A. met B. got C. did D. 1ived
11.A. However B. But C. Therefore D. So
12.A. incurable B. curable C. fatal D. changeable
13.A. Anyone B. Someone C. No one D. Everyone
14.A. want B. avoid C. share D. escape
15.A. destination B. 1ife C. science D. disease
16.A. make up B. make for C. make our D. make way
17.A. distant B. short C. long D. away
18.A. 1imited B. rare C. enough D. 1ost
19.A. wasted B. cheated C. excited D. trapped
20.A. voice B. love C. direction D. confusion
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When I was 17，I read a quote that went something like：“If you live each day as if it were your last，someday you’ll most certainly be right” It made a deep 1 on me, and since then, for the past 33 years，I have 2 in the mirror every morning and asked myself：“If today were the last day of my life，3 I want to do what I am about to do today?” And whenever the answer has been “No” for too many days in a 4 ，I know I need to change something．
Remembering that I’ll be 5 soon is the most important tool I’ve ever known to help me make the big 6 in life because almost everything falls away in the face of death，7 only what is truly important.
About a year ago I was8 with cancer. My doctor even advised me to go home and get my affairs 9 order，which is a doctor’s way of telling people to prepare to die．I10 with that diagnosis all day．11 ，at last an advanced test showed that it was a very rare cancer that is12 with surgery．I had the surgery and I’m fine now.
13 wants to die．Even people who want to go to heaven don’t want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all14 ．No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be，because death is very likely the single best invention of 15 ．It is life's change agent. It clears out the old to 16 for the new．Right now the new is you．But someday not too 17 from now，you will gradually become the old and be cleared away．Sorry to be so dramatic，but it is quite true.
Your time is 18 ，so don’t waste it living someone else’s 1ife．Don’t be19 by dogma (教条) —which is living with the results of other people’s thinking．Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner 20 ．And most importantly，have the courage to follow your heart.
1.A. joke B. curse C. decision D. impression
2.A. looked B. seen C. found D. 1ost
3.A. might B. should C. would D. could
4.A. hurry B. 1ine C. row D. moment
5.A. successful B. dead C. rich D. frustrated
6.A. choices B. fortune C. impressions D. apologies
7.A. proving B. confirming C. leaving D. telling
8.A. treated B. cured C. diagnosed D. round
9.A. on B. for C. at D. in
10.A. met B. 1ived C. did D. got
11.A. But B. However C. Therefore D. So
12.A. incurable B. fatal C. curable D. changeable
13.A. No one B. Someone C. Anyone D. Everyone
14.A. want B. avoid C. escape D. share
15.A. destination B. science C. 1ife D. disease
16.A. make up B. make way C. make our D. make for
17.A. distant B. long C. short D. away
18.A. enough B. rare C. limited D. 1ost
19.A. wasted B. cheated C. excited D. trapped
20.A. love B. voice C. direction D.confusion
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When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: “If you live each day as if it were your last, someday you’ ll most certainly be right.” It made an impression on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself, “If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?”
Remembering that I’ ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choice in life.
About a year ago I was diagnosed with cancer. The doctors told me this was almost certainly a type of cancer that was incurable, and that I would live no longer than three to six months. My doctor advised me to go home and get my affairs in order, which is my doctors’ code for preparing yourself to die.
I lived with that diagnosis all day. I was completely in despair. Later that evening, I had another examination and my wife told me that tumor turned to be curable with surgery. I had the surgery and I’ m fine now.
This was the closest I’ve been to facing death. To tell the truth, no one wants to die. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. It clears out the old to make room for the new. Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will gradually become the old and be cleared away.
Your time is so limited that you shouldn’t waste it repeating someone else’s life. Don’ t be trapped by dogma（教条）—which is living with the results of other people’ s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most importantly, have the courage to follow your heart. It somehow already knows what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.
1.The doctor advised the author to go home and get his affairs in order because_________.
A. he had to rest at home B. his disease couldn’t be cured
C. his disease was not serious at all D. he had to wait for the result of the test
2.How did the author feel after the diagnosis?
A．Hopeless B． Excited C． Optimistic D． Angry
3.What does the author think of death?
A．He thinks it is impossible to avoid.
B．He thinks it is not the end of life.
C．He thinks it is nothing to be scared of.
D．He thinks it is the beginning of a new life
4.In the author’ s opinion, we should ____________.
A．follow others’ advice B．take no notice of diseases
C．take exercise and keep healthy D．have the courage to follow our heart
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Expect everything to go wrong in advance, ___ you may feel quite so bad when it does.
A. as if B. and C. or D. so that
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