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科目：高中英语 来源：2014-2015学年四川遂宁市高三第二次诊断考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
For many people shopping is considered to be one of the favorite activities. For most of them it is just buying some new clothes or presents for close people. But there is another way for whom shopping is much more than just enjoyable activity, it is a real addiction that in many cases leads to a financial disaster, as well as it brings troubles to person’s life and family.
So why can shopping be so addictive? What are the possible signs to be aware of? And how is it possible to stop the need of spending?
“Some of the new evidence suggests that some people, maybe 10%-15%, may have a genetic preference to an addictive behavior, coupled with an environment in which the particular behavior is caused, but no one really knows why.” However, it is much better understood as to why “shopaholics” continue with their unhealthy and destructive behaviors. Individuals get pleasure from their addiction the same way as if they were under drugs.
And when is it really possible to determine whether simple shopping has crossed the border and has already turned into addiction?
Shopaholics go out and buy things much more often than other people do. They often buy things they do not need. Many shopping addicts go on shopping binges(放纵) all year long and may be forced to buy certain items, such as shoes, clothing or kitchen items. Some just will buy anything. Many times they will spend over their budget limits and get into deep financial trouble, spending well above their income. While someone else will think many times if they can afford this or that thing, shop addicts will not recognize the boundaries of a budget.
1.We can learn from the 3rd paragraph that .
A. shopping addiction is mainly caused by genetic factors
B. shopping addicts are also addicted to drugs
C. the real cause of shopping addiction is known already
D. shopaholics can’t control their unhealthy and destructive behaviors
2.The last paragraph is mainly about .
A. the destructive behaviors of shopaholics
B. the early signs of shopping addiction
C. the problems of shopaholics
D. the binge of shopaholics
3.What could be most probably discussed in the paragraph to follow the passage?
A. How to treat shopping addiction.
B. What really causes shopping addiction.
C. When shopping addiction takes place.
D. What kind of people can become shopping addicts.
4. It can be inferred from the passage that .
A. shopping addiction can’t cause serious problems
B. shopping addicts only want enjoyable activities through buying
C. it’s not a good idea to let a shopping addict pay by credit cards
D. shopping addiction can spread among different people
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— Do you have a minute, Lucy?
— Sure. ______
A. What’s up? B. Take your time.
C. Here it is. D. How come
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—Would you like to play tennis with me tomorrow?
—Sure, it rains.
A．since B．but C．unless
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— Must we get to the airport before 8 o’clock?
— No, you _____. The plane takes off at 12 o’clock.
A．mustn’t B．needn’t C．wouldn’t
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Three Japanese tourists taking a holiday in Australia got stuck when their GPS told them they could drive from the mainland to an island, failing to mention the 15 kilometres of water and mud in between.
As they drove their hired car from Moreton Bay in Queensland to nearby North Stradbroke Island, they started to notice the firm gravel（沙石）surface they were driving on giving way to the renowned bay mud．However, being confident that their GPS would direct them to a road soon, they decided to plough on, managing to travel around 500 metres before their Hyundai Getz（现代汽车）was up to its axles tires in mud．To make matters worse, the tide started to come in and soon forced them to seek help and abandon the vehicle．Just four hours later the car was trapped in two metres of water —— to the great amusement of onlookers on the shore and passengers on passing boats and ferries.
Yuzu Noda, 21, said she was listening to the GPS and “it told us we could drive down there．It kept saying it would navigate us to a road．But we got stuck…there’s lots of mud.” She and her travel companions Tomonari Saeki, 22, and Keita Osada, 21, instead had to give up their plans for a day trip to the island and headed back to the Gold Coast of a lift from the RACQ tow truck（吊车）driver who was called to the trapped car．No such luck for the hired car though – after assessing the situation, no attempt was made to recover it．The students from Tokyo, who are due to return home tomorrow, said the experience would not put them off returning to Australia for another visit．“We want to come back to Australia again．Everyone is very nice, even today.” Ms Yuzu said.
Remaining excited, Mr. Tomonari joked that the car may have got stuck because it was built in Korea．“Maybe if it was Japanese it would be okay,” he said．He added, “It has rained every day on our six day holiday．Hopefully next time we come back it will be sunny.” The car was covered by insurance, but the tourists will have to pay up to about $1500 in extra charges.
1.The three Japanese tourists got stuck because ______.
A．there was no way to the island
B．their GPS was broken during their journey
C．their GPS had given the wrong information
D．their car was made in Korea instead of Japan
2.They didn’t abandon their car until ______.
A．there came the tide
B．they got stuck in the mud
C．some onlookers went to save them
D．they managed to travel around 500 metres
3.How did these Japanese students get back?
A．They had to walk back to their living place.
B．They had to repair their GPS and drove back.
C．They had to take a lift from the tow truck driver.
D．They had to turn to passengers on passing boats and ferries.
4.According to the passage, which of the following is true?
A．The car was left where it was trapped.
B．The passengers saved these students in the end.
C．Mr. Tomonari got very frustrated after the journey.
D．The car was covered by insurance so they didn’t have to pay any money.
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We have many cases where hard work as well as good communication skills have ___________ one’s chances of success in the past years.
A．condemned B．multiplied
C．estimated D．highlighted
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David will never for get what happened to him the day before yesterday．He 1.(eat)something at home when he received a strange phone call from a hospital．The caller said that his son 2.(fall) to the ground unconscious on the way to schoo1．It was he _ 3.took him to the hospital．David hung up his cell phone and rushed to his son’s classroom，only to find him listening to the teacher attentively．He suddenly realized that he had been cheated，but he felt 4. (relieve)．Just at that time the phone rang again，saying，“Your son is in great danger and he needs 5.immediate operation which costs 48，000 yuan． The doctors here say they will not operate 6.your son until they receive the money．’’When 7.(ask) from where the caller had taken his son to hospital，the caller rang off．David gave a big smile and said．“What a pity!”
If the cheater thought he could get money from David in such a 8. (honest)way, he was wrong．Such phone calls are common these days．A few of them might have fallen victims to such tricks．Most parents are sensitive to 9.．It was really silly to cheat well—educated men like David．
Believe it or not，it’s a true story．The 10.(colleague)in his office can confirm it，such as Tom，Peter and so on．
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It’s standard practice for a company like this one______ a security officer.
A. employed B. being employed
C. to employ D. employs
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