科目：高中英语 来源：2014届河南郑州第四中学高三上学期第一次调考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Exhausted and unhappy, you still have to squeeze a smile to your friends, or teachers. That’s just life, you may think. But new research suggests that putting on a fake smile can worsen people’s mood and even lower work efficiency.
Lead researcher Brent Scott with other researchers studied a group of bus drivers for two weeks. They tried to find out what happened when the drivers were involved in “surface acting” or fake smiling, and the opposite, “deep acting” which means people put on real smiles by recalling pleasant memories or thinking about their current situation more positively.
The results showed that on days when drivers were forced to smile, they felt depressed and didn’t want to work. On days when they smiled due to positive thoughts, their mood improved a lot as well as their work efficiency.
The research goes against the popular belief among companies that employees should be cheerful to customers at all times. They include employees of shops, banks, call center workers and others who have face-to-face contact with members of the public. “Smiling for the sake of(为了) smiling can lead to emotional exhaustion and coldness, and that’s bad for the organization,” Scott told the Daily Mail.
The study also showed that women were harmed more by fake smiling than men. Their mood and work performance both worsened more. But they were helped more by deep acting — their mood became better and they worked more efficiently.
However, while deep acting seemed to improve mood in the short term, Scott says it’s not a long-term solution for unhappiness.
“There have been some suggestions that if you do this over a long period that you start to feel inauthentic(不真实的),” Scott said. “You may be trying to cultivate positive emotions, but at the end of the day you may not feel like yourself anymore.”
1.Brent Scott and others’ experiments on bus drivers suggest that ______.
A. depression among bus drivers is common
B. thinking in a positive way helps with work efficiency
C. bus drivers with pleasant memories tend to be less efficient
D. the bus drivers’ work efficiency is determined by their mood
2.According to the article, which of the following statements about “fake smiling” is TRUE?
A. It is good for the business but bad for the employees.
B. It doesn’t work on people who are emotionally expressive.
C. It is a widely accepted cultural practice in the US.
D. It causes more harm to women than men.
3.We can conclude from the article that the researchers think that ______.
A. people should be true to their feelings
B. smiling helps to put people in a good mood and become more efficient
C. it is unnecessary to cultivate positive emotions
D. deep acting can improve mood in the long run
4.The article is mainly about ______.
A. the importance of smiling during face-to-face contact
B. a new study on fake smiling and its influence on people
C. suggestions on improving work efficiency
D. how to cheer up when you are exhausted
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科目：高中英语 来源：2012年北师大版高中英语选修一Unit12练习卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Music comes in many forms; most countries have a style of their own. The US is well known for jazz (爵士乐), which has gained world-wide popularity.
In contrast to classical (古典的) music, which follows formal European traditions, jazz is natural and free-form. It is full of energy, expressing the moods, interests, and feelings of the people. It has a modern sound that makes people very excited. In the 1920s jazz sounded like America. And So it does today.
The origins of this music are as interesting as the music itself. Jazz was produced by American blacks, who were brought to the Southern States as slaves. They were sold to plantation owners (种植园主) and forced to work long hours in the cotton and tobacco fields. This work was hard and life was short. When a Negro died, his friends and relatives formed a group to carry the body to the cemetery.
A band often went with them. On the way to the cemetery the band played slow and sad music. But on the way home the mood changed. Spirits lifted. Everybody was happy. Death had removed one of their members, but the living were glad to be alive. The band played happy music, which made everyone want to dance. It was an early form of jazz.
Music has always been important in their lives. Coming mainly from West Africa, the black men who were brought to America already possessed a rich musical tradition. This music centered on religious ceremonies (宗教的仪式) in which dancing, singing, clapping and stamping (顿足) to the beat of a drum were important forms of musical expression. As these people settled in to their fields, they made up work songs. Singing made the hard work go faster.
Another musical form that helped to develop jazz was the blues. Blues songs always describe something sad — an unhappy love affair, a money problem, bad luck. To this day, the expression “feeling blue” means being sad.
1.Through jazz, people can express______.
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A． their moods |
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B． their feelings |
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C． their interests |
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D． all the above |
2.Which of the following is true according to the text?
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A．Jazz follows European traditions. |
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B．Jazz always describes something sad. |
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C．Jazz was first produced by black slaves. |
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D．Blues made the hard work of those slaves go faster. |
3.The underlined sentence “Spirits lilted,” suggested that______.
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A．everybody was feeling blue |
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B．everybody was still in a sad mood |
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C．everybody became happy |
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D．people’s souls went to the heaven |
4.What should be the best tide for this passage?
A. A Light Music.
B. Black men’s Music.
C. The Origin of the Jazz Music.
D. The Popular Music—Jazz in the U.S.A.
5.Why did the band play happy music on the way home from the cemetery?
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A．Because they felt happy for the dead men. |
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B．Because they were glad that they themselves were still alive. |
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C．Because they would have a big dinner after they returned home. |
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D．Because they hated that dead man |
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科目：高中英语 来源：2012年人教版高中英语必修一Unit3练习卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
On Nov.18th,1908,three men went up in a balloon(????).They started early in London. The headman was Auguste Gaudron,and the other two men were Tannar and Maitland. They had a big balloon and they were ready for a long way.
Soon they heard the sea. They were carrying the usual rope(????),and it was hanging down from the basket of the balloon. At the end of the rope they had tied a metal box. This could hold water, or it could be empty. So they were able to change its weight(????).It was for use over the sea. They were also carrying some bags of sand.
After the sun rose, the balloon went higher. It went up to 3,000 metes, and the air was very cold. The water in the balloon became ice. Snow fell past the men's basket, and they could see more snow on the ground. The men tried to throw out some more sand; but it was hard. They tried to break the icy sand with their knives, but it was not easy. The work was slow and they were still falling, so they had to drop some whole bags of sand. One of them fell on an icy lake and made a black hole in the ice.
At last they pulled the box into the basket. It was still snowing; so they climbed to get away from the snow. They rose to 5,100 meters! Everything became icy. They were so cold that they decided to land. They came down in Poland heavily but safely. They had traveled 1,797 kilometers from London!
1.Three men flew in balloon ________.
A. for nearly 1,800 kilometers B. to another city
C. to visit Poland D. more than a century ago
2.The metal box was used for ________.
A. carrying the bags of sand B. keeping drinking-water
C. carrying ropes of the basket D. changing weight
3.When the balloon went up higher,________.
A. the temperature of the balloon began to fall
B. They saw the sun go down
C. They made a hole in the basket with their knives
D. They could see a black hole on the ground
4.The balloon landed ________.
A. in London B. on the sea C. on a lake D. in a foreign country
5.Which of the following is NOT true ________
A The three men started their journey before the sun rose.
B. The balloon began to go up when they threw bags of sand out of the basket.
C. When they pulled the box into the basket, the balloon began to climb up.
D. The three men had to land because they felt cold.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2011-2012学年福建省高三二模（热身考）英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Imagine this situation. You pass a group of people. The people are talking to each other. You cannot hear what they are saying. But suddenly they start laughing. What would you think? Would you think they were laughing at something funny that one of them said? Or -- be honest with yourself -- would you think they were laughing at you? Yes, you.
Being laughed at is a common fear. But a major study published in two thousand and nine found that this fear is not the same around the world. It differs from culture to culture.
People in Finland were the least likely to believe that people laughing in their presence were making fun of them. Less than ten percent of Finns in the study said they would think that, compared to eighty percent of people in Thailand.
Some people in the study said they felt unsure of themselves in social situations but hid their feelings of insecurity. Others said they avoided social situations where they had been laughed at before.
The study found that people in Turkmenistan and Cambodia were more likely to be in the first group. They would hide their feelings of insecurity if they were around other people's laughter. But people in Iraq, Egypt and Jordan were more likely to try to avoid such situations if they felt they had been laughed at before.
Shy people often avoid situations that would force them into close contact with other people. They worry that something they say or do will make other people laugh at them. But some people worry much more than others. They may have a disorder called gelotophobia. Gelos is a Greek word. It means laughter. Phobia means fear. This fear of laughter can be truly sad for those who live with it. It can affect how they lead their lives.
In the study, a team from the University of Zurich led more than ninety researchers from around the world. They wanted to understand the difference between normal shyness and true gelotophobia. Another purpose of the study was to compare the levels of fear of being laughed at in different cultures. The researchers surveyed more than twenty-two thousand people in forty-two different languages. The findings appeared in the scientific journal Humor.
1.People in Finland don’t believe other people are making fun of them if _________________.
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A．they suddenly start to laugh. |
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B．they keep on laughing |
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C．they laugh in their presence |
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D．they stop laughing suddenly. |
2.What’s FALSE of the study led by a team from the University of Zurich?
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A．They wanted to study the difference between normal shyness and true gelotophobia. |
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B．They wanted to compare the levels of fear of being laughed at in different cultures. |
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C．They did such a survey in order to prevent people from being laughed at in public. |
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D．They surveyed more than 22 thousand people coming from different cultures. |
3.The passage is likely to occur in _______________.
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A．an advertisement |
B．a science magazine |
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C．a science fiction |
D．a storybook |
4.According to the passage, people who suffer from gelotophobia ______________________.
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A．care more about being laughed at by others |
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B．shouldn’t hide their feelings of insecurity |
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C．should avoid having close contact with other people |
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D．will lead a happy life so long as they care |
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科目：高中英语 来源：2010-2011学年河北唐山一中高二9月份月考英语卷 题型：其他题
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1. 96 97 take the aeroplane all the way, they decided to fly to Vancouver and then take the train from west to east across Canada.
2. Why they suddenly disappeared still 98 a mystery.
3. At this moment, they see a penniless young man 99 on the pavement outside their house.
4. Just 100 you sit here is a great honour! 101 102 the bill, sir, please forget it.
5. He could not have Yong Hui 103 away with telling people lies.
6. For forty years Jane Goodall has been 104 about making the rest of the world understand and 105 the life of these animals.
7. He made people laugh at a time when they felt 106 , so they could feel more 107 with their lives.
8. Tony 108 Julia, touched her shoulder and kissed her on the cheek!
9. With all these attractions, no wonder 109 is increasing 110 there is a Disneyland.
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