(2013·高考北京卷)Don’t turn off the computer before closing all programs，________you could have problems.
A．or B．and
C．but D．so
科目：高中英語 來源：2013-2014學年高考閱讀理解全程沖刺訓練（23）英語試卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解
People from East Asia tend to have more difficulty than those from Europe in distinguishing facial expressions — and a new report published online in Current Biology explains why.
Rachael Jack, University of Glasgow researcher, said that rather than scanning evenly(均勻的) across a face as Westerners do, Easterners fix their attention on the eyes.
"We show that Easterners and Westerners look at different face features to read facial expressions," Jack said. "Westerners look at the eyes and the mouth in equal measure, whereas Easterners favor the eyes and neglect (忽略) the mouth."
According to Jack and her colleagues, the discovery shows that human communication of emotion is more complex than previously believed. As a result, facial expressions that had been considered universally recognizable cannot be used to reliably convey emotion in cross-cultural situations.
The researchers studied cultural differences in the recognition of facial expressions by recording the eye movements of 13 Western Caucasian and 13 East Asian people while they observed pictures of. expressive faces and put them into categories: happy, sad, surprised, fearful, disgusted, angry, or neutral. They compared how accurately participants read those facial expressions using their particular eye movement strategies.
It turned out that Easterners focused much greater attention on the eyes and made significantly more errors than did Westerners. "The cultural difference in eye movements that they show is probably a reflection of cultural difference in facial expressions," Jack said. "Our data suggest that whereas Westerners use the whole face to convey emotion, Easterners use the eyes more and mouth less."
In short, the data show that facial expressions are not universal signals of human emotion. From here on, examining how cultural factors have diversified these basic social skills will help our understanding of human emotion. Otherwise, when it comes to communicating emotions across cultures, Easterners and Westerners will find themselves lost in translation.
1. The discovery shows that Westerners .
A. pay equal attention to the eyes and the mouth
B. consider facial expressions universally reliable
C. observe the eyes and the mouth in different ways
D. have more difficulty in recognizing facial expressions
2. What were the people asked to do in the study?
A. To make a face at each other. B. To get their faces impressive.
C. To classify some face pictures. D. To observe the researchers' faces.
3. What does the underlined word "they" in Paragraph 6 refer to?
A. The participants in the study.
B. The researchers of the study.
C. The errors made during the study.
D. The data collected from the study.
4. In comparison with Westerners, Easterners are likely to .
A. do translation more successfully
B. study the mouth more frequently
C. examine the eyes more attentively
D. read facial expressions more correctly
5. What can be the best title for the passage?
A. The Eye as the Window to the Soul
B. Cultural Differences in Reading Emotions
C. Effective Methods to Develop Social Skills
D. How to Increase Cross-cultural Understanding
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科目：高中英語 來源：2013-2014學年高考閱讀理解全程沖刺訓練（10）英語試卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解
Advertisers tend to think big and perhaps this is why they’re always coming in for criticism. Their critics seem to resent them because they have a flair for self-promotion and because they have so much money to throw around. ‘It’s iniquitous,’ they say, ‘that this entirely unproductive industry (if we can call it that) should absorb millions of pounds each year. It only goes to show how much profit the big companies are making. Why don’t they stop advertising and reduce the price of their goods? After all, it’s the consumer who pays…’
The poor old consumer! He’d have to pay a great deal more if advertising didn’t create mass markets for products. It is precisely because of the heavy advertising that consumer goods are so cheap. But we get the wrong idea if we think the only purpose of advertising is to sell goods. Another equally important function is to inform. A great deal of the knowledge we have about household goods derives largely from the advertisements we read. Advertisements introduce us to new products or remind us of the existence of ones we already know about. Supposing you wanted to buy a washing machine, it is more than likely you would obtain details regarding performance, price, etc., from an advertisement.
Lots of people pretend that they never read advertisements, but this claim may be seriously doubted. It is hardly possible not to read advertisements these days. And what fun they often are, too! Just think what a railway station or a newspaper would be like without advertisements. Would you enjoy gazing at a blank wall or reading railway byelaws while waiting for a train? Would you like to read only closely printed columns of news in your daily paper? A cheerful, witty advertisement makes such a difference to a drab wall or a newspaper full of the daily ration of calamities.
We must not forget, either, that advertising makes a positive contribution to our pockets. Newspapers, commercial radio and television companies could not subsist without this source of revenue. The fact that we pay so little for our daily paper, or can enjoy so many broadcast programmes is due entirely to the money spent by advertisers. Just think what a newspaper would cost if we had to pay its full price!
Another thing we mustn’t forget is the ‘small ads.’ which are in virtually every newspaper and magazine. What a tremendously useful service they perform for the community! Just about anything can be accomplished through these columns. For instance, you can find a job, buy or sell a house, announce a birth, marriage or death in what used to be called the ‘hatch, match and dispatch’ column but by far the most fascinating section is the personal or ‘agony’ column. No other item in a newspaper provides such entertaining reading or offers such a deep insight into human nature. It’s the best advertisement for advertising there is!
1.What is main idea of this passage?
A. Advertisement.
B. The benefits of advertisement.
C. Advertisers perform a useful service to communities.
D. The costs of advertisement.
2.The attitude of the author toward advertisers is
A. appreciative.
B. trustworthy.
C. critical.
D. dissatisfactory.
3.Why do the critics criticize advertisers?
A. Because advertisers often brag.
B. Because critics think advertisement is a “waste of money”.
C. Because customers are encouraged to buy more than necessary.
D. Because customers pay more.
4.Which of the following is Not True?
A. Advertisement makes contribution to our pockets and we may know everything.
B. We can buy what we want.
C. Good quality products don’t need to be advertised.
D. Advertisement makes our life colorful.
5.The passage is
A. Narration.
B. Description.
C. Criticism.
D. Argumentation.
Vocabulary
come in for ( sth. ) 是某事物的對象，吸引（某事物），獲得
flair 天資，天分
iniquitous 極邪惡的，極不公正的
drab 單調的，乏味的
subsist 活下去，生存下去，維持下去
hatch 孵化（指生孩子）
match 匹配，婚姻
dispatch 派遣，發送
agony 極大痛苦，煎熬
agony column （報刊中關于個人疑難問題征詢意見的）讀者來信專欄
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科目：高中英語 來源：2013-2014學年高考第二輪專題復習提分訓練專題十并列連詞和狀語從句英語試卷（解析版） 題型：單項填空
(2013·高考江西卷)She says that she’ll have to close the shop________business improves.
A．if B．unless
C．after D．when
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科目：高中英語 來源：2013-2014學年高考第二輪專題復習提分訓練專題十并列連詞和狀語從句英語試卷（解析版） 題型：單項填空
(2013·高考山東卷)Mark needs to learn Chinese ________ his company is opening a branch in Beijing.
A．unless B．until
C．although D．since
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科目：高中英語 來源：2013-2014學年高考第二輪專題復習提分訓練專題十四細節理解英語試卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解
1.What you have just read is a________.
A．note B．report
C．schedule D．poster
2.What is going to take place on 2 February,2013?
A．A big event to welcome a Chinese new year.
B．A social gathering to raise money for wildlife.
C．A party for close friends to meet and have fun.
D．A meeting of Kwun Tong High School students.
3.How much do you have to pay in total if four of you go together?
A．$20. B．$40.
C．$60. D．$80.
4.Which of the following statements is true?
A．Tickets are sold in Kwun Tong High School.
B．It’s unnecessary to take soft drinks with you.
C．Free digital cameras are provided for everybody.
D．Festival food will be served without extra charge.
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科目：高中英語 來源：2013-2014學年高考第二輪專題復習提分訓練專題十四細節理解英語試卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解
Guest Services
Front Gate Guest Services can help you with anything from finding out what time your favourite show starts to purchasing tickets.The Guest Services location inside Front Gate also serves as a message centre，lost children’s area and lost and found.Canada’s Wonderland does not offer personalized public paging(傳呼)．
Food&Drink Options
Shops are located throughout Canada’s Wonderland.Picnic baskets and coolers are welcome at the shelter located outside Wonderland on the north side of our Front Gate.Outside food and drinks are not allowed in the Park.Bottled water may be brought into the Park.
ATMs
ATMs are located just inside the Park beside Stroller，Locker and Wheelchair Rentals at the Front Gate，as well as KidZville(beside Guest Services)，Splash Works(two locations)，and outside Thunder Run. 
Pet Care
A pet care facility is located outside our Front Gate on the south side for a daily fee.Water and air?conditioned shelters are provided.Guests are asked to provide food and exercise.
First Aid
If you need medical assistance，tell any park employee who will call First Aid and have them come to your location.
Stroller，Locker and Wheelchair Rentals
Stroller，locker and wheel?chair rentals are available inside the Park at the Front Gate，beside Thrills Are Wonderland.
Smoking Policy
Smoking is not permitted while riding or standing in line for rides or in any of the children’s areas or the Water Park.Smoking is permitted in designated(指定的)areas only. Failure to observe all Park rules could result in being driven out of the Park without refund.
1.The leaflet is to inform visitors of the Park’s________.
A．advanced management
B．thrill performances
C．entertainment facilities
D．thoughtful services
2.A visitor to the Park can________.
A．rent a stroller outside Front Gate
B．ask for first aid by Thunder Run
C．smoke in the Water Park
D．leave his pet at KidZville
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科目：高中英語 來源：2013-2014學年高考第二輪專題復習提分訓練專題十六推理判斷英語試卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解
(2013·高考新課標全國卷Ⅱ，B)In 1947 a group of famous people from the art world headed by an Austrian conductor decided to hold an international festival of music，dance and theatre in Edinburgh.The idea was to reunite Europe after the Second World War.
It quickly attracted famous names such as Alec Guinness，Richard Burton，Dame Margot Fonteyn and Marlene Dietrich as well as the big symphony orchestras(交響樂團)．It became a fixed event every August and now attracts 400,000 people yearly.
At the same time，the “Fringe” appeared as a challenge to the official festival.Eight theatre groups turned up uninvited in 1947，in the belief that everyone should have the right to perform，and they did so in a public house disused for years.
Soon，groups of students firstly from Edinburgh University，and later from the universities of Oxford and Cambridge，Durham and Birmingham were making the journey to the Scottish capital each summer to perform theatre by little?known writers of plays in small church halls to the people of Edinburgh.
Today the“Fringe”，once less recognized，has far outgrown the festival with around 1,500 performances of theatre，music and dance on every one of the 21 days it lasts.And yet as early as 1959，with only 19 theatre groups performing，some said it was getting too big.
A paid administrator was first employed only in 1971，and today there are eight administrators working all year round and the number rises to 150 during August itself.In 2004 there were 200 places housing 1,695 shows by over 600 different groups from 50 different countries.More than 1.25 million tickets were sold.
1.What was the purpose of Edinburgh Festival at the beginning?
A．To bring Europe together again.
B．To honor heroes of World War Ⅱ.
C．To introduce young theatre groups.
D．To attract great artists from Europe.
2.Why did some uninvited theatre groups come to Edinburgh in 1947?
A．They owned a public house there.
B．They came to take up a challenge.
C．They thought they were also famous.
D．They wanted to take part in the festival.
3.Who joined the“Fringe”after it appeared?
A．Popular writers.
B．University students.
C．Artists from around the world.
D．Performers of music and dance.
4.We may learn from the text that Edinburgh Festival________.
A．has become a non?official event
B．has gone beyond an art festival
C．gives shows all year round
D．keeps growing rapidly
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