优点英语2020-2021学年高一期末复习热点话题阅读14话题：热词（凡尔赛文学盲盒）【1】AcompetitionmakingupVersaillesliteraturewaslaunchedonSinaWeiborecently.SowhatisVersaillesliterature?Actually,thetermhasnothingtodowiththeFrenchpalacenorwithliterature.ItcamefromTheRoseofVersailles,aJapanesemangaseriesaboutaristocratic(贵族化的)lifeatthepalaceofVersaillesinFranceinthelate18thcentury,andwascoinedbyaChineseinfluencerearlierthisyear.Knownashumblebragging,itisaboast(吹牛)disguisedasacomplaint.“Ihavetoomanyhouses.HowcanIdecidewhichonetodecorate?”and“IthoughtIlostweightthismorning.SodisappointedwhenIrealizeditwasbecauseItookoffthehugediamondringmyboyfriendgavemelastnight”aresomeexamplesofVersaillesliterature.Theintentionistoshowoff---usuallythingsofmaterialisticvalues,yetoneoughttopretendthat’snotthepoint.Asthe19thcenturyEnglishauthorJaneAustenfamouslywrote,“Nothingismoredeceitful(欺诈的)thantheappearanceofhumility(谦逊).”Thepsychologybehindhumblebraggingistoberecognizedforone’ssuccessesandbelikedbyothersatthesametime,accordingtoscholars.InherarticletitledWhydopeoplehatehumblebragging?publishedinPsychologyToday,psychologistDr.SusanKraussWhitbourneattheUniversityofMassachusettsAmherstnotedthathumblebraggingisa“strategyinpursuitofrespect”becauseitdrawsattentiontoone’saccomplishmentsinacircuitousway.However,studiesonsocialmediausersshowthathumblebraggingasaself-promotionstrategydoesnotwork.IntheessayHumblebragging:Adistinctandineffectiveself-presentationstrategy,theUniversityofNorthCarolinaresearcherOvulSezerandHarvardUniversityscholarsFrancescaGinoandMichaelNortonconcludedfromtheirresearchthathumblebraggersareperceivedmorenegativelythanstraightbraggersduetotheformer’sinsincerity.“Thecriticalfactordifferentiatingthetwogroupsofpeopleissincerity.Peopledon’tlikebraggers,buttheyatleastseethemasmoresincerethanhumblebraggers,”saidFrancescaGino.So,howcanweannoyhumblebraggersback?“Justpretendyoudon’tgetwhateveritistheytrytoshowoff,”anetizenadvised.“Andrespondwithgenuinesympathyfortheircomplaints.”,优点英语1．Whichofthefollowingstatementsistypicalof“Versaillesliterature”?A．Youknowwhomyfatheris?MyfatherisLiGang.B．Gotfiveofferstodate.I’matalosswhichtochoose.C．It’saheadachehowtomakemysontidyuphisroomregularly.D．I’mfedupwithlivinginthecountrysidewithnoshoppingmallsaround.2．Whatisthepsychologybehindhumblebragging?A．Towinothers’sympathy.B．Toearnothers’admiration.C．Toshowhis/hersincerity.D．Tomaskhis/hercomplaint.3．Whatdoestheunderlinedworld“circuitous”inParagraph3probablymean?A．IndirectB．Comic.C．Obvious.D．Sharp.4．Whatcan’tbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Braggersarerelativelymoresincerethanhumblebraggers.B．Humblebraggingisanartificialappearanceofbeinghumble.C．Torespondwithrealsympathywilldiscouragehumblebraggers.D．Ifyouwanttobeperceivedpositively,tryusingVersaillesliterature.【2】Inthe1994filmForrestGump,there'safamoussaying,"Lifeislikeaboxofchocolates,youneverknowwhatyou'regonnaget.Thesurpriseispartofthefun.Nowblindboxtoys（盲盒)arebringingthemagicofsurprisetoonlineshopping.Ablindboxtoyishiddeninsidesimilarboxesbutinvisiblefromtheoutside.Youdon'tknowwhatwillbeinside,althoughthetoystypicallycomefrompopculture,rangingfrommoviestocomicsandcartoons.BlindboxeshavebecomepopularsincetheywerefirstintroducedfromJapantoChinain2014.,优点英语Accordingtoa2019Tmallreport,themini-seriesofLabubublindboxdesignedbyHongKong-bornKasingLung,wasnamedChampionofUnitSaleswith55,000soldinjust9secondsduringtheSinglesDayshoppingevent.Mostcustomersforblindboxesareyoungpeopleaged18to35.AccordingtoThePaper,blindboxtoysarepopularinpartbecauseoftheircuteappearances.Thetypicallycutecartoonfigures(人物)comeinsmallsizes,makingthemsuitablefordisplayalmostanywhere.Evenifblindboxesarenottheirtopchoicefordecorations,themysteryanduncertaintyoftheprocessalsoattractspeople.It'sthemainreasonwhypeoplebuyblindboxesoneafteranother."Expectingtheunknownisalwaysapartofthebox-openingprocess,"saidMissCao,24,wholivesandworksinShenyang.SpeakingtoSinaNews,shesaid:"Untilyouopenalltheboxes,youcannotknowwhatitisinside."Openingablindboxisadelightfullittlesurpriseforourmundanedailylives,somethingsmallbutfuntowaitforeachday,weekormonth.Whenpeopleopenthissimplelittlebox,theymaybedisappointed,buttheuncertaintyispartofthefun.Peoplewillopenmoreblindboxesandhopeforabetteroutcome.Whensomeonere-makesForrestGump,don'tbesurprisedifhesays,"Lifeislikeablindbox."5．Whatdoweknowaboutblindboxes?A．Theymaybringsurprisetoourlife.B．Theyarevisiblefromtheoutside.C．Theyarepopularamongallages.D．Theywerefirstdesignedin2014.6．WhydopeoplebuyblindboxesaccordingtoMissCao?A．Becauseblindboxesarefashionablegifts.B．Becauseblindboxesareeducationalgifts.C．Becausepeopleenjoybox-openingprocess.D．Becausepeoplepreferthecolorfulboxes.7．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"mundane"probablymean?A．WonderfulB．InterestingC．Amazing.D．Boring.,优点英语8．Whereisthetextmostlikelyfrom?A．Adiary.B．Amagazine.C．Anovel.D．Aguidebook.参考答案1．B2．B3．A4．D【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了“凡尔赛文学”的来源和存在形式。1．推理判断题。根据文章第二段“Knownashumblebragging,itisaboast（吹牛）disguisedasacomplaint.“Ihavetoomanyhouses.HowcanIdecidewhichonetodecorate?”and“IthoughtIlostweightthismorning.SodisappointedwhenIrealizeditwasbecauseItookoffthehugediamondringmyboyfriendgavemelastnight”aresomeexamplesofVersaillesliterature.Theintentionistoshowoff---usuallythingsofmaterialisticvalues,yetoneoughttopretendthat’snotthepoint.（这被称为谦虚自夸，是一种伪装成抱怨的自夸。“我的房子太多了。我怎么决定要装饰哪一个呢?和“我以为今天早上我瘦了。”当我意识到是因为我把昨晚男朋友送给我的巨大钻石戒指摘下来的时候，我非常失望。”这些都是凡尔赛文学的例子。其目的是炫耀——通常是一些物质价值的东西，但人们应该假装这不是重点。）”可知，“凡尔赛文学”是指谦虚自夸，是一种伪装成抱怨的自夸，其目的是炫耀——通常是一些物质价值的东西。B项“Gotfiveofferstodate.I’matalosswhichtochoose.”（有五个人排着队想和我约会，我都不知道约哪个好）是典型的“凡尔赛文学”。故选B项。2．细节理解题。根据文章第三段中“Thepsychologybehindhumblebraggingistoberecognizedforone’s,优点英语successesandbelikedbyothersatthesametime,accordingtoscholars.（根据学者们的研究，谦虚自夸背后的心理是为了在获得成功的同时得到别人的认可和喜欢）”可知，谦虚自夸背后的心理是为了赢得别人的钦佩。故选B项。3．词义猜测题。根据上文“thathumblebraggingisa“strategyinpursuitofrespect”（谦虚自夸是一种“追求尊重的策略”）”可知，谦虚自夸是用自谦的方式来吹牛，是一种间接地表达优越感的方式。以及“becauseitdrawsattentiontoone’saccomplishmentsinacircuitousway.”可知在这里circuitous表达“间接、绕弯”之意。A.roundabout迂回的；B.straightforward直接的；C.ambiguous模棱两可的；D.double-edged双刃剑(有利有弊)。可知A项roundabout“迂回的”符合本句语境。故选A项。4．推理判断题。根据第四段中“Peopledon’tlikebraggers,buttheyatleastseethemasmoresincerethanhumblebraggers,”（人们不喜欢吹牛的人，但至少他们觉得这些人比谦虚自夸者更真诚。）”可知，A项“Braggersarerelativelymoresincerethanhumblebraggers.”（吹牛的人要比谦虚自夸者更真诚）正确；第三段“nothingismoredeceitfulthantheappearanceofhumility（没有什么比谦虚的外表更容易骗人的了）”对应B选项的“artificialappearanceofbeinghumble（谦虚的假象）”；最后一段“So,howcanweannoyhumblebraggersback?“Justpretendyoudon’tgetwhateveritistheytrytoshowoff,”anetizenadvised.“Andrespondwithgenuinesympathyfortheircomplaints.”（那么，我们该如何回应这些谦虚的吹牛者呢?一位网友建议道:“他们想炫耀的是什么，你就假装什么都不懂吧。”“并对他们的抱怨报以真诚的同情。”）”可知C项“Torespondwithrealsympathywilldiscouragehumblebraggers.”（用真正的同情来回应会让谦虚的吹牛者泄气）正确；D项“Ifyouwanttobeperceivedpositively,tryusingVersaillesliterature.”（如果你想被正面地看待，试着使用凡尔赛文学）从文中无法推出。故选D项。5．A6．C7．D8．B,优点英语【分析】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了盲盒受欢迎的原因以及对人类生活的积极意义。5．细节理解题。根据文章第一段“Thesurpriseispartofthefun.Nowblindboxtoysarebringingthemagicofsurprisetoonlineshopping.（这样的惊喜也是一番乐趣。如今，盲盒玩具将这股惊喜的魅力带到了网购中。）”以及倒数第二段“Openingablindboxisadelightfullittlesurpriseforourmundanedailylives,somethingsmallbutfuntowaitforeachday,weekormonth.（打开一个盲盒对我们平凡的日常生活来说是一个令人愉快的小惊喜，每天、每周或每个月都可以等待一件小而有趣的事情。）”可知，盲盒会给我们的生活带来惊喜。故选A项。6．推理判断题。根据文章第六段“"Expectingtheunknownisalwaysapartofthebox-openingprocess,"saidMissCao,24,wholivesandworksinShenyang.SpeakingtoSinaNews,shesaid:"Untilyouopenalltheboxes,youcannotknowwhatitisinside."（“期待未知总是打开盒子过程的一部分，”24岁的曹小姐说，她生活和工作在沈阳。在接受新浪新闻采访时，她说：“直到你打开所有的盒子，你才知道里面装的是什么。”）”可判断，人们买盲盒是因为享受打开盒子的过程。故选C项。7．词义猜测题。根据文章倒数第二段“Openingablindboxisadelightfullittlesurpriseforourmundanedailylives,somethingsmallbutfuntowaitforeachday,weekormonth.可知，打开一个盲盒对我们mundane日常生活来说是一个令人愉快的小惊喜，每天、每周或每个月都可以等待一件小而有趣的事情。根据句意，可推知此处mundane指日常生活的无聊与平凡，即划线词与boring同义。故选D项。8．推理判断题。根据文章第一段“Inthe1994filmForrestGump,there’safamoussaying,“Lifeislikeaboxofchocolates;youneverknowwhatyou’regonnaget.”Thesurpriseispartofthefun.Nowblindboxtoysarebringingthemagicofsurprisetoonline,优点英语shopping.（在1994年上映的影片《阿甘正传》中，有句名台词：“生活就像一盒巧克力，你永远不知道下一颗是什么。”这样的惊喜也是一番乐趣。如今，盲盒玩具将这股惊喜的魅力带到了网购中。）”以及下文列举一些报刊和人物对盲盒的看法可推知，文章最有可能来自一本杂志。故选B项。
