阅读七选五（共5 小题； 每题 2分 ， 满分10 分）Decision MakingMa...

阅读七选五（共5 小题； 每题 2分 ， 满分10 分）

Decision  Making

Making decision in life can be a difficult task.______1_______In fact, the decisions you make today will not only influence your future ,but also other people and the world in which you live .

Decision making involves thinking ,talking , and searching for information related to a problem ._______2_________You do this by talking with others who know about the subject, going to the library , and thinking about two or more solutions.

_______3_________An example is your ten-year-old car breaks down and needs much money to repair. You need transportation to get to work, do shopping ,and deal with other tasks.You must decide the best way to spend the family’s money.

In deciding -----or making a decision ------there is a six- step process:

*Define (明确) the problem .Understand the problem clearly .

*Gather and list all the information you can get on the problem.

*______4______It is important to have many possible solutions to the situation. It will take time to rearch the variety of solutions .

*______5_______Look at the good and bad sides to each solution . What are the results of each? Answer the questions : Will this solution be good for me ……the family …coworkers? Stay with your values and those of your family .

* Choose the best solution to solve your problem .

* Evaluate the decision you made. Decide if you need to revise your action plan .

A．Set clearly defined goals or action plans.

B．Examine two or more solutions to the situation .

C．Analyze(分析)the possible results of each solution .

D．You probably won’t be happy with every decision you make .

E. You gather data that can  help you with the decisions that you need to make .

F. Throughout your life you will make some decisions that will affect your future .

G. Decision making usually occurs when events , habits ,and patterns of living change.

高一英语信息匹配中等难度题查看答案及解析

Kodak’s decision to file for bankruptcy (破产) protection is a sad, though not unexpected, turning point for a leading American corporation that pioneered consumer photography and dominated the film market for decades, but ultimately failed to adapt to the digital revolution.

Although many attribute Kodak’s downfall to “complacency (自满),” that explanation doesn’t acknowledge the lengths to which the company went to reinvent itself. Decades ago, Kodak anticipated that digital photography would overtake film — and in fact, Kodak invented the first digital camera in 1975 — but in a fateful decision, the company chose to shelf its new discovery to focus on its traditional film business.

It wasn’t that Kodak was blind to the future, said Rebecca Henderson, a professor at Harvard Business School, but rather that it failed to execute on a strategy to confront it. By the time the company realized its mistake, it was too late.

Kodak is an example of a firm that was very much aware that they had to adapt, and spent a lot of money trying to do so, but ultimately failed. Large companies have a difficult time switching into new markets because there is a temptation to put existing assets into the new businesses.

Although Kodak anticipated the inevitable rise of digital photography, its corporate (企业的) culture was too rooted in the successes of the past for it to make the clean break necessary to fully embrace the future. They were a company stuck in time. Their history was so important to them. Now their history has become a liability.

Kodak’s downfall over the last several decades was dramatic. In 1976, the company commanded 90% of the market for photographic film and 85% of the market for cameras. But the 1980s brought new competition from Japanese film company Fuji Photo, which undermined Kodak by offering lower prices for film and photo supplies. Kodak’s decision not to pursue the role of official film for the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics was a major miscalculation. The bid went instead to Fuji, which exploited its sponsorship to win a permanent foothold in the marketplace.

1.What do we learn about Kodak?

A.It went bankrupt all of a sudden.

B.It is approaching its downfall.

C.It initiated the digital revolution in the film industry.

D.It is playing a dominant role in the film market.

2.Why does the author mention Kodak’s invention of the first digital camera?

A.To show its early attempt to reinvent itself.

B.To show its effort to overcome complacency.

C.To show its quick adaptation to the digital revolution.

D.To show its will to compete with Japan’s Fuji photo.

3.Why do large companies have difficulty switching to new markets?

A.They find it costly to give up their existing assets.

B.They tend to be slow in confronting new challenges.

C.They are unwilling to invest in new technology.

D.They are deeply stuck in their glorious past.

4.What does the author say Kodak’s history has become?

A.A burden.

B.A mirror.

C.A joke.

D.A challenge.

5.What was Kodak’s fatal mistake?

A.Its blind faith in traditional photography.

B.Its failure to see Fuji photo’s emergence.

C.Its refusal to sponsor the 1984 Olympics.

D.Its overconfidence in its corporate culture.

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

On 23 June 2016, UK (United Kingdom) adults made a historic decision. More than 33 million people voted for the UK to leave the European Union (EU). In the referendum, the result was that around 52% of them—just over half—voted to leave the group of 28 countries. This is called Brexit made up to describe the “British Exit”. No country had ever left the EU before, so Brexit was a significant moment in European history.

After UK and EU leaders had lots of hard negotiations about how Brexit would work, on 22nd, January, 2020, Wednesday, the British Parliament finally approved an agreement about the UK’s divorcing the EU, which Queen Elizabeth II agreed to on Thursday. The deal was expected to pass in the European Parliament the next week. If everything went well, the UK would leave the EU on January 31, 2020. It did! The UK finally and officially left the EU at 11 pm on this day, ending a process that began three and a half years before. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Brexit fans celebrated with fireworks and big parties. For many they called it the UK’s Independence Day. For many others in the UK, it represented the final stage of something they fought hard to prevent. Now the deal has been signed and Britain has left, but it doesn’t mean the life in Britain will change suddenly. Until 31st December 2020, freedom of movement will continue and this means UK citizens will have the right to live and work in the EU.

Making things even more difficult is the fact that the next challenge of Brexit has arrived. The UK and EU now have almost one year to work out the details of the relationship they will have in the future. Many experts express their common concern that making these new agreements will go through the same experience as the original Brexit deal.

1.What does the underlined word “referendum” in Paragraph 1 mean?

A.Explanation. B.Vote.

C.Deal. D.Statement.

2.What day was it when the UK left the EU officially?

A.Tuesday. B.Wednesday.

C.Thursday. D.Friday.

3.What can we say about Brexit?

A.It was an extremely difficult process. B.It is a great victory for all UK people.

C.It means a temporary loss for the EU. D.It brings UK people a new life overnight.

4.What is the experts’ attitude towards Brexit’s next work?

A.Ambiguous. B.Confident.

C.Worried. D.Cautious.

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Vienna——In spite of Iraq’s decision to stop oil deliveries, the 11- nation Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries（OPEC）will not increase production to make up the shortfall, ministers decided Tuesday in Vienna.

The 11 oil ministers decided to meet again on July 3 to discuss the effects of the Iraq temporary stop. The organization’s president, Charkid Kheria of Algeria, said after the meeting that stocks were high and prices were stable, so quota increases were not necessary.

The E.U. Commission has expressed concern about Iraq’s output stop. A speaker said OPEC had to take all possible measures to keep or lower the oil price.

Saudi Arabia’s Oil Minister Ali Al-Nuaimi had earlier said there would not be any shortfall of oil in the market. The organization had already taken steps to fill the gap, he said. OPEC Secretary General Ali Rodriguez added that the period of Iraq’s output stop was not known, so other exporters were not going to lift quotas yet. If the market was destabilized（使……动摇）, a suitable response could be made.

Iraq on Monday stopped shipments of crude oil to protest against the U.N. Security Council’s decision to extend the oil-for-food programme by only a month, instead of the normal six-month renewal. Just before the Vienna meeting, oil prices had gone up, with a barrel of OPEC crude oil selling for 27.05 dollars, up from 26.81 dollars last Friday. North sea oil was at 29.26 dollars Monday evening.

OPEC wants the oil price to stay within a margin of 22 to 28 dollars and achieved that with cuts in January and March that reduced 2.5 million barrels per day off quotas（配额）.

56. Iraq made the decision to stop oil deliveries because ___________.

A. oil price is too low in international market.

B. The U.N. Secretary Council has decided to shorten the time of extension of the oil-for-food programme

C. Many oil wells were destroyed during the war in the late 1980s

D. It couldn’t get enough money to develop its economy

57. The attitude the E.U. Commission took towards Iraq’s output stop is ________.

A. active           B. concerned                  C. cold             D. surprised

58. The underlined words“The organization”here refers to ________.

A. OPEC        B. the E.U. Commission          C. Vienna        D. WTO

59. The main idea of the passage is ________.

A. the oil prices in the world were stable though Iraq has stopped oil deliveries

B. OPEC has controlled the oil price to stay within a margin of 22 to 28 dollars

C. OPEC will not increase oil production to make up the shortfall that caused by Iraq

D. Oil is connected with people’s daily life

60. The 11 oil ministers decided to meet on July 3 so that _________.

A. they can persuade Iraq to continue oil production

B. they can have a talk with the U.N. Security Council

C. they can have a discussion about the effects of Iraq’s temporary output stop

D. they can make up their minds to increase oil production

高一英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

Australians have been warned they face a life or death decision over their water — drink recycled sewage (污水) or die.

With the drought (干旱) continuing, the country is set to be forced to use purified (净化的) waste water for drinking, even though there is great opposition to the measure.

Queensland has become the first state to introduce the policy after a warning from its premier.

“I think in the end, because of the drought, all of Australia is going to end up drinking recycled purified water,” said Peter Beattie.

“These are difficult decisions, but you either drink water or you die. There’s no choice. It’s liquid gold; it’s a matter of life and death.”

Beattie said Australia’s second largest state would become the first to use recycled water for drinking.

Water is recycled in Britain and parts of northern Europe along with the US and Israel.

But Australians have never liked the idea.

To try to change the way Australians think, Prime Minister John Howard and Environment Minister Malcolm Turnbull have adhered to Queensland’s move.

“I am very strongly for recycling and Mr. Beattie is right and I agree with him completely,” Howard said.

“Australian cities, all now facing water shortages because of the worst drought on record, must start to use recycled water.” added Turnbull, “All of our big cities have to widen the range of water sources to include sources which are not dependent on rainfall.”

1.What is the text mainly about?

2.What can we learn from the last paragraph?

3.The underlined phrase “adhered to” in Paragraph 9 probably means ______.

4.It can be inferred from what Premier Peter Beattie said that ______.

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

No decision____ about any future appointment until all the candidates have been interviewed.

高一英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

No decision __about any future appointment until all the candidates have been interviewed.

高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

My decision to travel around China lay merely with my curiosity about the place. Before coming here, China seemed alien to me ----a place that expected to be hugely dissimilar from my own British culture.

After travelling from Beijing up to Xi'an, I wanted to challenge myself by choosing a smaller town----Xiahe in Gansu Province. I arrived in Lanzhou at around 5 am, but there were no buses to Xiahe. I managed to spot a policeman and attempted to explain my destination to him in simple English, praying that he would understand. I wasn't sure that he did but I just followed him anyway as I had no choice. He took me on a bus and I didn't know where I was going. Luckily, I met a student who explained to me in English that the policeman was taking me to another bus station where I could take a bus to Xiahe. During this conversation a third man said he was also a policeman and would help me buy tickets. But as he was not in uniform, I was a little doubtful. The uniformed policeman told me it was OK to go with the third man, so I got off the bus with the so-called policeman who at this point, disappeared and I was left in the middle of nowhere. I stood panicking. Around one minute later a police car came and stopped right by me. It was the un-uniformed policeman. I got into the car and he dropped me directly at the bus station, and helped me buy the ticket.

This is one of many experiences that I have had in China. I realized that however different this culture was, there was one thing that would always stand out—kindness. In the west we seem to lack the foundation of trust, yet in China it seems that there will always be someone to answer your questions and lead you the right way.

1.Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the underlined word "alien"?

A. Unfriendly.　 B. Familiar.　　 C. Strange.　　 D. Attractive.

2. What can we learn from the second paragraph?

A. The author doubted the so-called policeman.

B. The third man could speak English fluently.

C. The author followed a student to another bus station.

D. A police car took the un-uniformed policeman away.

3.Why did the un-uniformed policeman disappear after the author got off the bus?

A. He hurried to buy a ticket for the author.

B. He went to get a car to pick the author up.

C. The author didn't behave in a friendly way.

D. The author found a uniformed policeman to help him.

4.According to the text, what impressed the author deeply in China?

A. Beautiful scenes.　　　　　 B. Terrible transportation.

C. Troubles in small towns.　 D. People's kindness.

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Many students have already chosen whether or not to apply for Early Decision （ED）． The official deadline for most colleges and universities with an ED application is Nov 1st at 11：59 p．m．

Early Decision has risks． 1.However， ED comes with some nice perks （好处）．The two biggest advantages are：

1．Early notification （通知）． Students apply early and are notified early - usually by December 15．

2．A boost （提高）in acceptance． With just a little bit of research， you can find out the acceptance rate for students who apply normally and those who apply through ED． You might be surprised．2.

What questions do you need to ask before you make the ED choice？

First， consider academic fit． Are you satisfied with the amount of research you've done to make a four-year commitment （承诺）to this school？ Have you spent enough time on die college's website to understand the academic offerings？3.Do you think you'd struggle to keep up with the other students in class？

4.Are you sure you'll like the climate？ Is it the right size （not too big， not too small）？ Is the emphasis on sports， arts， culture， etc． right for you？ Do you like the surrounding area？ Is it enough to keep you entertained， or is it too overwhelming （难应付的）？

5.If you apply for Early Decision and are accepted， will you be able to attend if you are not offered any financial aid？ If the answer is "no" then you probably should reconsider applying through ED， because you will need to withdraw （撤回）your other applications if you are accepted．

A．Look at the social fit， too．

B．Also look at your finances．

C．Turn to your teachers for advice， too．

D．Do you think you're competitive academically？

E．Are you sure you can adapt to the new surroundings？

F．ED acceptance rates at some schools can be twice as high as the regular acceptance rates．

G．It means the student has agreed that if he or she is accepted to a school， he or she must attend it．

高一英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析

Before you make a decision, you should _______ the advantages and disadvantages carefully.

高一英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析