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故选B。
答案:B
2.解析:根据前面“The first spot outside some Best Buy stores is usually claimed (认领) weeks in advance, often by a person in a tent.Shoppers at Walmart will print out maps of the store, with circles around their primary targets.”所举的百思买和沃尔玛两个例子可知,他们(购买者)试图把这次经历变成一次冒险。故选F。
答案:F
3.解析:根据后面举的例子及“But this year, she came with a specific purpose: to get a good deal on a new TV.”(但今年,她带着一个明确的目标来了:买一台便宜的新电视。)中的关键词a good deal提示可知,此外,人们正在排队买便宜货。故选C。
答案:C
4.解析:根据前句“‘The marriage died, not the TV,’ she said.”(她说:“婚姻结束了,而不是电视。”)和后句“It's going to be nice to have something that's newer-and it's mine, not his.” (要是能有个新鲜点的东西就好了——而且是我的,不是他的)可知,这次(购物)经历给了她一种成就感。故选E。
答案:E
5.解析:这里是本段的主题句。根据后句“The following are two of the typical results.”下面是两个典型的结果,可知,排队的人的行为引
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起了几十年的研究。故选G。
答案:G
Passage 3(2019·山东青岛高三模拟)
We all have days, or even weeks, on the job when our productivity declines.But if your output has been steadily decreasing, it could be because you're wasting time rather than focusing on key tasks at hand.__1__.
Turn off your cellphone
If you're eager to stop wasting time at the office, silence your cellphone.__2__.Turn on your phone only during breaks.
Organize your calendar
It's easy to waste time when you don't have a preset schedule outlining your days at work.But if you're guilty of not maximizing your time at the office, it'll help to create a daily calendar with blocks of time for various tasks.
Organize your space
____3__.If your desk is in a mess, carve out some time to get it organized.Throw away papers you don't need, file essential documents in some sort of order, and make your supplies more accessible.
Build in breaks
Sometimes we waste time at work by talking to colleagues, checking text messages, or surfing the internet because our minds need a break from the constant work.If that sounds like you, then you'd better schedule some breaks during the day but powering through otherwise.__4__.
The more time you waste at work, the more your manager and peers are likely to take notice—and that's a good way to hurt your
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reputation and put your job at risk.__5__Doing so might save you from a busy night.
A.Ask your manager for permission to use his office.
B.Here are a few steps you can take to stop wasting time at work. C.Instead, clean up your act and keep searching for ways to be more efficient.
D.Give family members and close friends a way to reach you in an emergency.
E.Conversations in the office are far more interesting than the work you are doing.
F.A messy workplace can make you inefficient even when you're trying to do better.
G.This way, you'll get that need out of your system so you can then go back to concentrating.
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇社会类说明文。工作效率太低怎么办?试试这4种方法。
1.解析:根据前句“But if your output has been steadily decreasing, it could be because you're wasting time rather than focusing on key tasks at hand.”但如果你的产出效率在持续下降,可能是因为你在浪费时间而非专注于手头上的重要工作,及下文内容可知,这里为承上启下句,这有一些建议可以使你在工作中减少时间的浪费。故选B。
答案:B
2.解析:根据前句“If you're eager to stop wasting time at the office, silence your cellphone.”(当你不想在办公室继续浪费时间,那就关掉你
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的手机)和后句“Turn on your phone only during breaks.”(只在休息时间打开手机),可知,在紧急情况下,给你的家人和亲密的朋友一个联系你的方法。故选D。
答案:D
3.解析:根据小标题Organize your space(整理你的空间),和后句“If your desk is in a mess, carve out some time to get it organized.”(如果你的办公桌乱糟糟的,挤出点时间把它整理一下),可知,即使你想做得更好,但凌乱的工作环境会让你效率低下。故选F。
答案:F
4.解析:根据前句“If that sounds like you, then you'd better schedule some breaks during the day but powering through otherwise.”可知如果这听起来像你(的情况),那么你最好安排一些休息时间,这样,你就可以得到休息,同时也可以重新集中注意力。故选G。
答案:G
5.解析:根据前句“The more time you waste at work, the more your manager and peers are likely to take notice—and that's a good way to hurt your reputation and put your job at risk.”(你在工作中浪费的时间越多,你的经理和同事就越容易注意到——这是一个伤害你声誉和使你的工作处于危险中的好方法),和后句“Doing so might save you from a busy night.”(这样做可能会让你从忙碌的夜晚中解脱出来),
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可知,相反,清理你的行为,继续寻找更有效的方法。故选C。
答案:C
Passage 4(2019·深圳高三调研)
Learn to Cite Sources (引用资料)
During your university education, you'll be exposed to ideas and scientific theories of scholars and scientists.Unavoidably, your own ideas will be shaped by the ideas you come across.__1__That means you should go beyond what you learn in your textbooks or in the library.Your original work is the basis for your professor's evaluation of your performance.Thus, academic honesty is fundamental in your university education.It demands that you cite the source materials you base your own work on.__2__ Correctly citing your sources helps you distinguish your own ideas from those of other scholars.On the readers' side, it permits a reader to determine the depth of your research.__3__ On the contrary, lack of citing will only raise your reader's doubt.
So you need to learn when to cite and how to provide an adequate or accurate reference list.If you fail to cite your sources, whether deliberately or carelessly, you will be found responsible for plagiarism (抄袭) .__4__ If you are not sure, ask your professor for guidance before submitting the paper or report.Keep in mind this general rule: when in doubt, cite!
__5__ For example, students from East Asia may think that copying directly from sources is the proper way to do research.Students in France, preparing for the final examination, may be encouraged to memorize whole passages and copy them into papers.Those cultural differences can lead to false assumptions about
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