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Ⅰ. 阅读理解
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To be successful in any aspect of life, you need to know when to use the carrot or the stick.
Here are a few tips to help you decide whether it’s better to use the carrot or the stick.
With the kids
The carrot When it comes to raising a kid, the carrot or the stick dilemma is quickly disappearing as too many parents take the carrot approach to the extreme. In child raising, the carrot should never be materialistic(物质的)things. If you want to ask for good behavior with a reward, it should be with something that can’t be bought, say, trust.
The stick Nowadays, no one likes to use the stick any more, or in my father’s case, the belt. I’m not overlooking child abuse, if you ever want to call it that, but I am encouraging parents to toughen up a bit. You don’t want your kid to test your limits only to find out he can get away with it. If you want to raise a kid, raise the hand and let him know it comes down on the second offense.
At the office
The carrot People need encouragement and motivation to perform well. However, the carrot only really works well with employees who have already proved themselves. If you’ve got someone who can’t show up at the office before noon, the promise of a raise isn’t going to do much. On the contrary, if there’s a guy with a good work moral, he’ll thrive(grow stronger)when you add a promotion to the picture.
The stick When considering the carrot or the stick in the office, remember that,
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overall, the stick is the most practical method in the office. A wise man, who just happened to be an Italian, once said “It’s best to be both loved and feared. ”It’s nice to have everyone love you, but running a business isn’t like running a family. You need to have the stick constantly raised.
With the wife
The carrot When it comes to marriage, some always use the carrot. I’ve had a lovely marriage for many years, and I’ve always stuck to the carrot approach. Sometimes you catch more flies with honey, and sometimes it’s the crack of a whip(鞭子)that gets the horse moving. Try not to use too many sticks at home; the carrot is much more fun.
【文章大意】对于孩子、办公室员工和妻子, 在不同方面我们应该用什么方式区别对待呢? 1. What is the best title of this passage? A. The Carrot or the Stick?
B. The Introduction to the Carrot and the Stick C. Tips in the Daily Life
D. The Advantages of the Carrot and the Stick
【解析】选A。主旨大意题。文章主要讲述对于孩子、办公室员工和妻子, 我们应该用“胡萝卜”还是“棍棒”呢? “胡萝卜”和“棍棒”代表着不同的对待方式。故答案为A项。 2. In kids raising, the author prefers______. A. the carrot approach B. the stick approach
C. both the carrot approach and the stick approach D. neither the carrot approach nor the stick approach
【解析】选B。细节理解题。从文中“I’m not overlooking child abuse. . . encouraging parents to toughen up a bit”可知, 作者更喜欢用“棍棒政策”来教育孩子, 故选B项。 3. Which do you think is the best to be a good boss at the office? A. Always using carrots. B. Eating a lot of carrots. C. Being both loved and feared. D. Using too many sticks.
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【解析】选C。细节理解题。作者引用一位意大利人的话说明: 让你的下属敬畏和感到关爱才是最好的老板, 故选C项。
4. Which is NOT true according to the passage?
A. The author often gives more carrots to his wife to eat at home. B. The carrot is much more fun when it comes to marriage. C. On different occasions, the carrot or the stick is effective. D. You need the stick to get your horses to move faster occasionally.
【解析】选A。推理判断题。文章的最后一句是说: 维持好的婚姻关系, 丈夫要会哄妻子, 而不是说作者在家经常给妻子吃胡萝卜, 故选A项。
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One summer day, I went to shopping. I love fresh produce, and not just for the amazing palette of colors provided by summer’s bounty or the chance to marvel over exotic new choices. It’s also because I just love watching people pick their produce. The first thing I notice is a shopper’s
concentration as they sift through abundant sections of vegetables and fruits, touching every last piece to find just the right one.
The day I was there I found a woman in her late 70s. Despite the fact that we were strangers, we began to discuss apples. “They tasted like I was eating an unripe green apple from the tree, ”she said. I wondered if this is something most of my generation can even recall doing. I surely do. I often fell prey to the green yet tempting fruit dangling from an apple tree.
I can also remember when a Red Delicious was really delicious, and I mentioned how grainy they’ve become. This was the spark for a series of discussions as we shopped. By this time a third woman had chimed in about a larger farmers market in Rockford, an hour or so north of us. The three of us continued along, unexpected friends, chatting about family size and the troubles a mom might have serving healthful foods that please the whole family.
Eventually we all went our separate ways, but in the dairy section I heard a small voice say, “I finally caught up with you. ”It was the first woman I’d talked to, handing a bag of apricots to me. “I don’t know if your family will eat
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these, ”she added, “but they have a super deal on them. ”
Again I drifted back to my childhood, when I also ate apricots straight from the tree. I hadn’t tasted a fresh one in years, and I salivated at the remembered flavor.
With that offering came a sense of community, a flashback to days when it was OK to talk to a stranger. She brought back memories of summer fruits right from the tree—and a feeling that somehow those apricots were a thank-you for sharing my time with her in a very unlikely place.
【文章大意】本文主要介绍了作者在一次购物的过程中, 遇到了一位陌生的顾客, 同她进行交谈, 并且送给作者一些杏子, 让她品尝的故事。
5. At the produce section, the writer liked to______. A. examine every produce to choose the right one B. watch other customers make their choice C. look for and buy some exotic produce D. wait to get the last piece at a lower price
【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第一段的It’s also because I just love watching people pick their produce. 可知作者喜欢在那里看顾客们挑选农产品等。 6. According to the writer, in the past she sometimes______. A. liked the taste of the green apples
B. couldn’t resist the tempt of picking apples C. couldn’t wait for apples to ripen for eating D. found green apples too sour to eat
【解析】选C。细节理解题。结合第二段的I often fell prey to the green yet tempting fruit dangling from an apple tree. 可知, 作者记得在过去的时候, 她总是等不及水果成熟, 就开始吃水果。
7. What was the writer talking with the other two women? A. The trouble to be unexpected friends. B. The increasing cost of purchasing produce. C. The lack of new food in the market.
D. The difficulty to satisfy everyone’s taste.
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【解析】选D。细节理解题。从第三段的chatting about family size and the troubles a mom might have serving healthful foods that please the whole family可知, 她们谈论了怎样给全家人提供健康的食物, 符合每个人的口味等情况。 8. Why did the woman give the writer a bag of apricots? A. Because they were a good bargain really. B. Because the writer liked to eat them.
C. Because they were freshly picked from the tree. D. Because the writer had mentioned its good flavor.
【解析】选A。细节理解题。结合倒数第三段的“I don’t know if your family will eat these, ”she added, “but they have a super deal on them. ”可知, 这个东西正在廉价销售, 因此选A。
9. What might be the most suitable title for the passage? A. An Accidental Meeting Resulted in a Friendship B. Unexpected Friends Bond in the Produce Section C. Shopping Got Me to Recall the Past Experiences D. A Strange Woman Offered Me a Kind Heart
【解析】选B。标题归纳题。本文主要介绍了作者一次在商店里购物的时候, 遇到了一个陌生人, 同她交谈, 并且成为朋友的经历。 Ⅱ. 阅读填句
根据短文内容, 从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
How to break the ice and meet new people tired of the same old opening lines? __1__But since you never get a second chance to make a first impression, what’s said in those first few moments is as significant as it often is tongue-tying.
If you’re one who falls during those initial moments when you’re meeting someone new, you’ve come to the right place. And if you think you’re a smooth operator who’s known for witty opening lines, there may be something here for you to learn, too.
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2018年高考英语一轮复习话题语篇专攻练2人际关系(二)外研版
