9\nII．阅读9\n21.WithanyadultLondonPass,youcan______.A.getdiscountsinallrestaurantsandshopsinLondon9\nB.havesomeonetohelpyouplanyourtripC.enterPassattractionswithoutwaitinginqueuesD.travelonallpublictransportinLondonforfree22.IfanadultwithachildwantstobuyLondonPassesforatwo-daytourofLondon,theywillhavetopay______.A.£67.50B.£96.30C.£109.80D.£13523.IfyouhaveaLondonPass,youwillsavethemostonyourvisitto______.A.TowerofLondon,LondonBridgeExperienceandWestminsterAbbeyB.ThamesRiverCruise,TowerBridgeExhibitionandWestminsterAbbeyC.St.Paul’sCathedral,LondonBridgeExperienceandThamesRiverCruiseD.TowerBridgeExhibition,ThamesRiverCruiseandSt.Paul’sCathedral(B)Whataloadofoldcobblers.Thenotion(观点)thatyoucan’tmakenewfriendsaftertheageof30issilly.I’mover50andmywifeandIhavemadelotsofnewfriendssincewearrivedinChina.OK,Icanunderstandthatitbecomesmoredifficulttomeetnewfolkandmakefriendsifyouarestuckinarut(一成不变)orhaveademandingjob.I’mnotsuggestingyougoabroadtoworkifyouwanttomakenewfriends.That’sabitradical(过激的).Butthenotionthatinmidlifeyourabilitytomakefriendsgoesisabsurd.Onthecontrary,withgreaterself-confidenceandexperience,youarenolongershyaboutgettingintoconversationwithstrangers.Andyouaremorediscriminating(有识别能力的)inyourchoiceofpotentialfriends.Awordofadvice:doyourownthingandyouwillmeetlike-mindedpeople.Forexample,I’vemadefriends,GermanandChinese,throughswimminginthelakeatHouhaiinBeijing.LastmonthaChineseswimmeraskedwhereIcamefromandhowoldIwas.Wewereofsimilarages.HetoldmeabouthisteensexperienceinInnerMongolia.Isoonheardhislifestory.Eachweekwemeetandchat.OKwe’renotBFFs(BestFriendsForever),butswimmingbuddies(伙伴).LikewiseatthegymI’vemetacoupleofRussianguysandwealwaysexchangestories.We’renotbosom(亲密的)buddies,butgymratstogether.Inanycaseit’senjoyable,andisn’tthatwhatfriendshipisabout?Ifyoushareaninterestwithsomeone,whetherit’spolitics,books,films,playingchess,goingtothetheater,ormakingandeatingjiaozi,itcanbethestartofabeautifulfriendship.24.Bysaying“Whataloadofoldcobblers”,theauthormeansthat______.A.ItotallydisagreewiththatB.IshowgreatrespectforthatC.Ican’tagreemorewiththatD.Idon’twanttocommentonthat25.Whatadvantagedomiddle-agedpeoplehaveinmakingfriendsaccordingtothearticle?A.Theyarebetterathavingconversationswithstrangers.B.Theyhavemorechancestomeetlike-mindedpeople.C.Theyhavebetterjudgmentonchoosingfriends.9\nD.Theyknowwhattodotogetherwithfriends.26.Whichofthefollowingmighttheauthoragreewith?A.It’seasiertomakefriendswithpeoplefromothercountries.B.Makingnewfriendsishardifthereisnochangeinyourlife.C.Inmidlifepeopledonotwantdeepfriendships.D.SwimmingbuddiesarelikelytobecomeBFFs.27.Whatdoestheauthorthinkisthemainfactorthataffectsmakinganewfriend?A.Beingofsimilarages.B.Sharingthesameinterests.C.Havingthesamebackground.D.Doingthesamejob.(C)Howdoyoupersuadesomeonetodosomethingthattheydon’twantto?Flattery,theartofcomplimenting(称赞)others,canhelpyougetwhatyouwant.LucyKellaway,awriterattheFinancialTimes,receivedane-mailaskinghertogotoScotlandtogiveaspeechforacharity.Shewantedtodecline;ScotlandisfarawayfromLondon,shehadneverheardofthecharityandshebarelyknewthewomanwhowrotethemessage.Yetshefoundherselfsayingyes.Why?Becauseshefeltflattered.ThewomanexpressedhugeadmirationforKellaway’sworksandclaimedthecommitteewouldbe“overthemoon”ifshecame.WritingintheFinancialTimes,Kellawaysaysshedidn’tbelievethewomanwasreallyherfan,butwassoftenedupnevertheless.AccordingtoarecentstudyfromtheHongKongUniversityofScienceandTechnology,flatteryworksevenwhentherecipientknowssomeoneisbeinginsincere.TheHarvardBusinessReviewretellsanexperimentresearchersdidtoprovetheeffectivenessofflattery.Agroupofstudentsweregivenaflyer(传单)fromafictionalclothingshopsaying:“Wearecontactingyoudirectlybecauseweknowthatyouareafashionableandstylishperson.”Thecomplimentwasimpersonalandthemotivewasplain–theflyeraskedthemtoshopatthestore.Butthe“shoppers”werecharmedanywayandchosethestorethathadflatteredthem.Flatterymaypersuadecustomers,butitdoesn’tworkineverysituation.It’snotagoodideatotryandflatteryourbossintogivingyouapromotion,accordingtoresearchbytheUniversityatBuffalointheUS.Researchersfoundthatifamanagerseesanemployee’sflatteryaspartofaplantogetahead,theyoftenratetheemployeeloweronjobperformance.Butiftheflattererisskillfulenoughtofoolthemanagerintothinkinghisorherpraiseissincere,theyusuallygetpositivefeedback.AnarticleinTheEconomistagrees,arguingthatambitiouspeopleshouldmastertheartofflattery.ItquotesJenniferChatmanoftheUniversityofCaliforniawho,afterdoingseveralexperiments,couldnotfindthepointatwhichflatterybecomesineffective.Chatmansays:“Peoplewhomakethebossfeelgoodaboutthedecisionsheorshehasmade,whobuilduptheboss’sconfidence,thosepeoplearegoingtodobetter.”28.LucyKellawayacceptedtheinvitationtogiveaspeechforacharityinScotlandbecause______.9\nA.shewasimpressedbythepersonwhoe-mailedherB.shesupportscharitiesandlikestohelpothersC.sherealizedthewomanwhoe-mailedherwasafanofherworkD.shefoundithardtosaynotosomeonewhoregardedherworkssohighly29.Whichofthefollowingismentionedinthetext?A.Flatteryalwayshelpspeoplegetwhattheywant.B.Falseflatterycangetyouenemies.C.Peopleshouldn’tbefooledbyinsincereflattery.D.Skillfulflatterersarepromotedatwork.30.WhatisJenniferChatman’sattitudetowardthefunctionofflattery?A.objectiveB.negativeC.positiveD.doubtful31.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Theeffectivenessofflattery.B.Howtobeaskillfulflatterer.C.Theartofpersuasion.D.Flatteryandambition.(D)Ifyouarelookingforacreativesolutiontoapieceofworkoraschoolassignment,don’tlockyourselfupinaquietroom.Anewstudysuggeststhatmoderatebackgroundnoiseisabetterspur(动力)tocreativethinkingthanthesoundofsilence,Timemagazinereported.ApaperpublishedintheJournalofConsumerResearchsaysthattheperfectworkingenvironmentshouldbuzz(嗡嗡作响)withalittlenoise.Researchersfoundthattestsubjectswereattheirmostcreativewhenbackgroundnoisewasmeasuredat70decibels,thelevelonemightfindinabusycoffeeshop.Anearlysilentenvironment(50decibels)wastooquiet.Turningupthevolumeto85decibels(ajackhammertearingupthepavementoutsideyourbuilding)wascounterproductive–thenoisebecameadistraction.Theresearchersasked65studentsattheUniversityofBritishColumbia,Canada,toperformvariouscreativetaskswhilenoisesrecordedataroadsiderestaurantwereplayedinthebackground.Inoneexperiment,scientistsaskedparticipantstobrainstormideasforanewtypeofmattress(气垫).Testsubjectshadthemostsuccessfuldiscussionswhenthenoiseinthebackgroundwasnoticeablebutnottooloud.Whileaquietenvironmentmaymakeiteasiertoreadabook,theauthorsofthestudysaythatmoderatebackgroundnoisecreatesjustenoughofadistractiontoforcepeopletothinkmoreimaginatively,withoutbreakingtheirfocussocompletelythattheycan’tthinkatall.ShouldweallheadforStarbuckstogetcreative?Notnecessarily.Researchersfoundlimitedworktimesurroundedbythelow-levelnoiseofacoffeehouseiswhatreallystimulatescreativity.Equally,workinginacaféenvironmentisn’tgoodforeverybody.Theproductivityboostwasmostobviousamongthosewhowerenaturallycreativetobeginwith.32.Therecommendedlevelofbackgroundnoiseis________.A.50decibelsB.65decibelsC.70decibelsD.85decibels33.Whyismoderatebackgroundnoisegoodforcreative?A.Itrelaxespeopleandstopsthemfromgettingbored.B.Itcanhelppeoplefocusonasubject.9\nC.Itcanabsorbsuddennoisesthatcausedistraction.D.Itpushespeopletousetheirimaginationbutdoesn’treachalevelthatdisturbsthem.34.Accordingtothelastthreeparagraphs,_______.A.thelow-levelnoiseofacoffeehousemaybetooloudforsomepeopletoworkwithB.ifapersonisnotacreativetype,thenbackgroundnoisemaynotbeofsomuchhelptothemC.aperson’sowncreativeabilityisasimportantastheenvironmenttheyareinD.workinginacoffeehouseiseffectiveformostpeople.35.Whichbestdescribesthewriter’stoneinthepassage?A.NegativeB.ObjectiveC.EnthusiasticD.DoubtfulKeys完形1-5CDACB6-10BDCBD11-15ADAAD16-20BABCD1.C。下文的drizzle是“毛毛雨”的意思，可见雨下小了（lighter），所以选C。2.D。我有孕在身仍要冒雨去开车，我的朋友肯定是非常坚决地劝我不要去，所以promised和denied意思不符合，wished表意太轻，不够坚决，故选argued。3.A。根据上下文可知，作者此处告诉朋友们她会非常小心，故选careful。4.C。作者执意要朋友留下来帮助另一位带着孩子需要帮助的友人，所以选needed。5.B。makeone’swayto为固定搭配，表示“向某地走去”，这里是说我向我的车走去。6.B。根据下文可知，车上的乘客带着一把伞走了下来，那么只有货车停下来，人才能下车，故选B。7.D。当作者意识到发生了什么之前的意思，所以选Before。8.C。意思是他走到了我的身边，所以选beside。9.B。因为这时陌生人还不知道作者要去哪里，所以只能选destination。10.D。作者对他说不用跟她一起去，但这个陌生人非常坚持（persistent）。gentle温柔的；tough坚强的；stubborn顽固的。11.A。根据下文可知地上很湿，所以他一直在提醒作者走慢点。12.D。句意为：我可能现在都认不出他来了。13.A。purposely有目的地；socially在社交上；willingly自愿地；particularly特别地。他停下来肯定是自愿并且是特意为了作者，故选A。14.A。moveforward前进，向前发展。15.D。因为前文提到builders，应该是去建筑工地，所以选construction。16.B。上文提到建筑工人是walkingintheheavyrain，所以这里应该是有很长的路要走，选walk。9\n17.A。上文提到工人们对我的行为感到震惊，所以这里是一时间没有办法作出回应，选respond。18.B。句意为：我告诉他们他们应该拿这把伞，hadto不得不，must带有命令的意思，might语气太弱，所以选should。19.C。likeme是“像我一样”的意思。20.D。treatment和advice意思不符合，kindness善行，有好的行为的意思，比warmth更贴切。阅读21.C。从“SkipthelinesatvariousLondonPassattractionssuchasWindsorCastleandTowerofLondon–savetimeduringthebusysummerseason：可判断C正确。A错在并不是所有的餐馆和店铺，B文中没有说到有人专门为你做计划，D错在只有包含交通费用的LondonPass才能免费坐车。22.B。实用信息计算。一个大人一个小孩两天行程的LondonPass为54.90+41.40，共96.3023.A。实用信息计算。用LondonPass最划算，就要找原价最高的几个项目，答案为A。24.A。从下文“Thenotionthatyoucan’tmakenewfriendsaftertheageof30issilly”判断Whataloadofoldcobblers意为，作者完全不同意这个观点。25.C。从“Andyouaremorediscriminatinginyourchoiceofpotentialfriends”可判断C正确。26.B。从“Icanunderstandthatitbecomesmoredifficulttomeetnewfolkandmakefriendsifyouarestuckinarutorhaveademandingjob”可判断作者认为如果生活一成不变，交朋友会更困难一些。27.B。从“doyourownthingandyouwillmeetlike-mindedpeople”和最后一段的“Ifyoushareaninterestwithsomeone,…itcanbethestartofabeautifulfriendship”可判断共同的爱好是影响交朋友的最重要因素。28.D。原文提到ThewomanexpressedhugeadmirationforKellaway’sworksandclaimedthecommitteewouldbe"overthemoon"ifshecame.这并不能表明邀请人对作者的作品如数家珍，后文也说明邀请人并不是真正的粉丝。这只是一种恭维。这种客气的恭维反倒让LucyKellaway难以拒绝。29.D。文章多次提到奉承的作用。例如，AccordingtoarecentstudyfromtheHongKongUniversityofScienceandTechnology,flatteryworksevenwhentherecipientknowsitisinsincere等，甚至最后一段的内容明确表示有9\n技巧的奉承可以让人在职场中获得青睐。30.C。根据文章最后一段的内容可知Chatman鼓励人们合理地在职场生活中使用奉承的手段。31.A。纵观全文，主要讲述了奉承在日常工作生活中的效用。32.C。从第四段的“Researchersfoundthattestsubjectswereattheirmostcreativewhenbackgroundnoisewasmeasuredat70decibels”可以得到答案。33.D。从第八段可知，适量的噪音既能让人更有想象力地思考，又不会打断人们的注意力34.B。从最后一段可知，不是每个人在咖啡馆里工作都会提高创造力，这个理论更适合于那些本身就有创造力的人。35.B。文中作者用的是客观说明的语气。9
