高考复习试题四
A
Mycolortelevisionhasgivenmenothingbutaheadache.IwasabletobuyitalittleoverayearagobecauIhadmyrelativesgivememoneyformybirthdayinsteadofalotofclothesthatwouldn’tfit.Iletasalesclerkfoolmeintobuyingadiscontinuedmodel.Irealizedthisadaylate,whenIsawnewspaperadvertimentsforthetatventy-fivedollarslessthanIhadpaid.ThetworkedsobeautifullywhenIfirstgotithomethatIwouldkeepitonuntilstationssignedoffforthenight.Fortunately,Ididn’tgotanychannelsshowingall-nightmoviesorIwouldneverhavegottentobed.
ThenIstarteddevelopingaproblemwiththetthatinvolvedstatic静电noi.Forsome
reason,whencertainshowsswitchedintoacommercial,aloudnoiwould soundforafew
conds.Gradually,thisnoibegantoappearduringashow,andtogetridofit,Ihadtochangetoanotherchannelandthenchangeitback.Sometimesthistechniquewouldnotwork,andIhadtopickupthetandshakeittoremovethesound.Iactuallybegantobuildupmyarmmuscles肌肉shakingmyt.
Whenneitherofthemethodsremovedthestaticnoi,Iwouldsithelplesslyandwaitforthenoitogoaway.AtlastIendeduphittingthetwithmyfist,anditstoppedworkingaltogether.Mytriptotherepairshopcostme$62,andthetisworkingwellnow,butIkeepexpectingmoretrouble.
1.WhydidtheauthorsayhewasfooledintobuyingtheTVt
冬奥带动全民上冰雪A.Hegotanoldermodelthanhehadexpected.
B.Hecouldn’treturnitwhenitwasbroken.
C.Hecouldhaveboughtitatalowerprice.
D.Hefailedtofindanymovieshowsonit.
ofthefollowingcanbestreplacethephra”signedoff”inParagraph1
A.endedalltheirprogramsB.providedfewerchannels
C.changedtocommercialsD.showedall-nightmovies
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3.HowdidtheauthorfinallygethisTVtworkingagain
经纶是什么意思A.Byshakingandhittingit. B.Byturningitonandoff.
描写雪的优美段落C.Byswitchingchannels. D.Byhavingitrepaired.
4.Howdoestheanothersoundwhentellingthestory
A.CuriousB.AnxiousC.CautiousD.Humorous
B
Yourhoumayhaveaneffectonyourfigure.Expertssaythewayyoudesignyourhomecouldplayaroleinwhetheryoupackonthepoundsorkeepthemoff.Youcanmakeyourenvironmentworkforyouinsteadofagainstyou.Herearesomewaystoturnyourhomeintopartofdietplan. Openthecurtainsandturnupthelights.Darkenvironmentsaremorelikelytoencourageovereating,forpeopleareoftenlesslf-conscious难为情whenthey’reinpoorlylitplaces-andsomorelikelytoeatlotsoffood.Ifyourhomedoesn’thaveenoughwindowlight,getmorelampsandfloodtheplacewithbrightness.
Mindthecolors.Rearchsuggestswarmcolorsfuelourappetites.Inonestudy,peoplewhoatemealsinablueroomconsumed33percentlessthanthoinayelloworredroom.Warmcolorslikeyellowmakefoodappearmoreappetizing,whilecoldcolorsmakeusfeellesshungry.Sowhenit’stimetorepaint,goblue.
Don’tforgettheclock-ortheradio.Peoplewhoeatslowlytendtoconsumeabout70fewer
calories卡路里permealthanthowhorushthroughtheirmeals.Beginkeepingtrackofthe
time,andtrytomakedinnerlastatleast30minutes,Andwhileyou’reatit,actuallysitdowntoeat.Ifyouneedsomehelpslowingdown,turnonrelaxingmusic.Itmakesyoulesslikelytorush
throughameal.
Downsizethedishes,Bigrvingbowlsandplatescaneasilymakeusfat.Weeatabout22percentmorewhenusinga12-inchplateinsteadofa10-inchplate.Whenwechooalargespoonoverasmallerone,totalintake摄入jumpsby14percent.Andwe’llpourabout30percentmoreliquidintoashort,wideglassthanatall,skinnyglass.
5.Thetextispeciallyhelpfulforthowhocareabout_______.
A.theirhomecomfortsB.theirbodyshapeC.houbuyingD.healthydiets
6.Ahomeenvironmentinbluecanhelppeople_________.
泌尿器
aintheirappetites
7.Whatarepeopleadvidtodoatmealtimes
A.Eatquickly.B.Playfastmusic.C.Usmallerspoons.D.Turndownthelights.
8.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetest
A.IsYourHouMakingYouFat B.刘组词语
WaysofServingDinner谤组词
三年级下册口算题100题C.EffectsofSelf-Consciousness D.IsYourHomeEnvironmentRelaxing
C
Morestudentthaneverbeforearetakingagap-year间隔年beforegoingtouniversity.
Itudtobecalledthe“yearoff”
betweenschoolanduniversity.Thegap-yearphenomenonoriginated起源withthemonthsleftovertoOxbridgeapplicantsbetweenentranceexams
inNovemberandthestartofthenextacademicyear.
Thisyear,25,310studentswhohaveacceptedplacesinhighereducationinstitutionshaveputofftheirentryuntilnextyear,accordingtostatisticsonuniversityentranceprovidedbyUniversityandCollegeAdmissionsServiceUCAS.
Thatisarecord%increainthenumberofstudentstakingagapyear.TonyHigginsfromUCASsaidthatthestatisticsaregoodnewsforeveryoneinhighereducation.“Studentswhotakeawell-plannedyearoutaremorelikelytobesatisfiedwith,andcomplete,theirchoncour.Studentswhotakeagapyearareoftenmorematureandresponsible,”hesaid.
