2017-2021年北京重点校高一（下）期中英语试卷试题汇编：社会文化类阅读

21/332017-2021北京重点校高一（下）期中英语汇编社会文化类阅读一．阅读理解（共18小题）1．（2017北京•北京四中高一（下）期中）ParkourTheword"parkour"comesfromaFrenchphraseroughlytranslatedas"militaryobstaclecourse（军事障碍课程）．Atfirstglance，parkourlookslikeanextremesport，anditcertainlyhasmanyofthesamequalitiesofanextremesport．However，itisconsideredbymanytraceursasmoreofanartandexercise，whichallowsforindividualexpressionandalsopromotesinnerstrengthandpersonalgrowth．Itintroducesustocompletefreedomfromobstacles，anditisthisfreedomthatmakesparkourveryappealinginstrictcontrolofmodernsociety．Itisamethodthat'savailabletousatanytimetodealwiththeobstaclesfacingus，bothmentalandphysical．Noobstacle，nobarriercanstopthetraceur；theycontinuemovingforwardinspiteof，andinharmonywiththese．Whileparkourdoesallowforagreatdealoforiginality，therearecertainmethodscommonlyusedwhenpractisingit．Thetraceurchooseshis/herownpaththroughtheenvironmenttocreateuniqueandflowingmovement，adaptingtoandusinganythinginthispath．Whenmanytechniquesormovesusedtoovercomeobstaclesarelinkedtogetherinanefficientandcontinuousway，itisknownasa"run．"Ifyouseesomeonethatlookslikethey'rerunningfromthepolice，butthereisnoonerunningafter，it'sprobablyparkour．Thisideaofthechaserepresentsandexpressesthemovementofparkourquitewell．Infact，itistheformofmovementthatourancientancestorsmayhaveusedtohuntforfood，orescapefromanimalsontheplainsofAfrica．Inadaptinginstantlytowhatevercomesforthwithoutthinkingaboutit，wenaturallyflowoverandaroundallobstacles．Inpracticingparkour，wearerevivinganddevelopingthatancientinstinct（本能）．Theattitudebehindparkouralsocombinesthementalityofachildatplay．Thatunlimitedimaginationandenergycombinedwithacompleteignoringofsocialpracticesepitomizes（成为……的缩影）thetraceur．Otherslookatarailorwallandseeabarrier；welookatitandseealaunchpad．Andhey，let'snotforgetthatwedothisbecauseit'sfun!Theworldisourjunglegym．Let'sgoplay!62．Theunderlinedwordinparagraph1means．A．parkourparticipantsB．fitnessexpertsC．sportspsychologistsD．extremesportslovers63．Paragraph4iswrittento．A．showthewaytodevelopancientinstinctB．introducethedevelopmentofparkourC．distinguishparkourfromancientinstinctD．explaintheoriginofparkour64．Peoplemayshowinterestinparkourbecause．A．theycangetfreedfromroutineactivitiesandtasksB．ithelpsthemtodotheirjobefficientlyinfutureC．theycandevelopbothphysicallyandmentallyD．ithasitsrootsintheirchildhoodexperience2．（2017北京•北京市101中学高一（下）期中）Thedesiretobuildbigbuildingsisnothingnew．Bigbuildingshavebeenusedtoshowoffpowerandhealth；tohonorleadersorreligiousbeliefs；tostretchthelimitsofwhat'spossible；andevenassimplecompetitionamongowners，architects，andbuilders．SomeofthemostdramaticbuildingsofthepastincludethepyramidsinEgypt，andthegothiccathedralsofFrance（法国哥特式教堂）．Thesebuildingshaveonethingincommon．Theywerebuiltwithstonewallssupportingmostoftheweight，includingthatofthefloors，thepeopleandeverythingtheroomcontained．Sincethebirthofskyscrapers，buildersandengineershavecontinuouslylookedforwaystoimprovebuildingmethodsandmaterials，inordertomakestructuresstronger，tallerandlighter．Skyscrapersarebuilttolast，sotheymustbemadeofmaterialsthatarestrong，durable，andresistanttosun，wind，rain，frostandsnow．Concreteisoneofthemostcommonmaterials，becauseit'ssoversatile（无所不能的）．Itscompositioncanbechangeddependingontheneedsofthebuilding．Itcanbestrengthenedtomakeitstifferbysettingsteelbarsintotheconcrete．Anotherveryimportantmaterialisglass．Becausethesteelstructurenowsupportsthemainloadsofthebuilding，theouterskinonlyservestokeeptheweatheroutandlightin，themorelightthebetter．SoglasswallsbecameverypopularafterWorldWarII，becausetheyarewaterproofwhileprovidingplentyofnaturallight，andalsobecausetheyaresomuchlighterandcheaperthanstonesandconcrete．（1）Onethingthemostdramaticbuildingsofthepasthaveincommonisthat．A．peoplesupporttheweightofthefloorsB．everythingcanbefoundintheroomsC．theywerebuiltwithstonewallsD．stonewalls，floorsandpeoplewerecontainedinthebuilding（2）Concreteiswidelyusedinbuildingbecause．A．itissoversatileandstrongerB．ittakesquitealongtimeforbuildersandengineerstogetitC．itkeepsoutthesun，wind，rain，frostandsnowD．itcostsmuchlessthanstones（3）WhichstatementisNOTtrueaboutglass？A．Itcanstandthemainloadsofthebuilding．B．Itactsasouterskinofthebuilding．C．Itkeepsoutwater．D．Itletsinmorenaturallight．（4）Whatistheauthor'sintentioninwritingthispassage？A．Towarnusagainstusingstonesinbuilding．B．Toencourageustobuildbigandhighbuildings．C．Tointroducetwonewbuildingmaterialstous．D．Topersuadeustoputinusethetwobuildingmaterials3．（2017北京•北师大附属实验中学高一（下）期中）BobDylanhasownthe2016NobelPrizeinLiterature，announcedSaraDanius，SwedishAcademy'spermanentsecretary，onOct．13，2016inStockholm，Sweden．TheSwedishAcademysaiditchoseDylanforhavingcreatednewpoeticexpressionswithinthegreatAmericansongtradition．"Asanartist，heisoutstandinglyall﹣round：hehasbeenanactivepainterandactor，"saidtheofficialstatement．U．S．PresidentBarackObamacongratulatedDylanonTwitter，describinghimasoneofhisfavoritepoets．SingerandsongwriterDylanisrecognizedworldwidefortheinfluencehehashadonmusic．Hebecameasymbolofthe1960scounterculture（反主流文化）buthisvoicehasreachedwidelyintotheAmericanpast．Sinceearlyinhiscareer，Dylanhasexperimentedwiththecombinationoftheliteraryandthemusical．DylanhadbeenmentionedintheNobelpredictionforyears，tutfewexpertsexpectedtheacademytoextendtheawardtoagenre（体裁）suchaspopmusic．He'sthefirstAmericanwinneroftheNobelLiteraturePrizesinceToniMorrisonin1992．Thechoicewasmetbyalongroundofapplausefromjournalistsattendingtheprizeannouncement．SaiaDarxiussaidthatwhileDylanperformshispoetryintheformofsongs，that'snodifferentfromtheancientGreeks，whoseworkswereoftenperformedtomusic．Dylan'searlyrockclassicssuchasTheTimesTheyAreA﹣Changin'，andAHardRainsGonnaFall，helptogetcrossthethoughtsandfeelingsofthecounterculture，ThemusicpublicationRollingStonereleasedalistofthe"100GreatestBobDylanSongs"inhonorofhis75thbirthdayearlierthisyear．（1）What'sthemainideaofParagraph2？A．WhatNobelPrizeDylanwonin2016．B．WhyDylanwasawardedtheNobelLiteraturePrize．C．WhocongratulatedDylanonwinningtheprize．D．HowDylaninfluencesmusicworldwide．（2）Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword"extend"inParagraph4？A．offerB．deliverC．allocate（分配）D．compensate（补偿）（3）WhatdoweknowaboutDylanfromthetext？A．HeisBarackObama'sfavoritesinger．B．HeisthefirstAmericantowintheNobelLiteraturePrize．C．HehadneverbeenexpectedtowinaNobelPrize．D．Heperformspoetryintheformofsongs．（4）What'sthejournalists'attitudetowardsDylan'swinningtheNobelLiteraturePrize？A．Doubtful．B．Objective．C．Favorable．D．Uncaring．4．（2017北京•北京四中高一（下）期中）EverywhereIlookoutsidemyhomeIseepeoplebusyontheirhigh﹣techdevices，whiledriving，walking，shopping，evensittingintoilets．Whenconnectedelectronically，theyareawayfromphysicalreality．Peoplehavebeeninfluencedtobecometechnologyaddicted．Onesurveyreportedthat"addicted"wasthewordmostcommonlyusedbypeopletodescribetheirrelationshiptoiPadandsimilardevices．Onestudyfoundthatpeoplehadahardertimeresistingtheallure（诱惑）ofsocialmediathantheydidforsleep，cigarettesandalcohol．Themaingoaloftechnologycompaniesistogetpeopletospendmoremoneyandtimeontheirproducts，nottoactuallyimproveourqualityoflife．Theyhavesuccessfullycreatedaculturaldisease．Consumerswillinglygiveuptheirfreedom，moneyandtimetocatchuponthelatestinformation，tokeeppacewiththeirpeersortoappearmodern．Iseepeopletrappedinapathological（病态的）relationshipwithtime﹣suckingtechnology，wheretheyservetechnologymorethantechnologyservesthem．Icallthistechnologyservitude（奴役）．Iamreferringtoalossofpersonalfreedomandindependencebecauseofuncontrolledconsumptionofmanykindsofdevicesthateatuptimeandmoney．Whatisahealthyuseoftechnologydevices？Thatisthevitalquestion．Whoisreallyinchargeofmylife？Thatiswhatpeopleneedtoaskthemselvesifwearetohaveanychanceofbreakingupfalsebeliefsabouttheiruseoftechnology．Whenwecanlivehappilywithoutusingsomuchtechnologyforadayoraweek，thenwecanregaincontrolandpersonalfreedom，becomethemasteroftechnologyanddiscoverwhatthereistoenjoyinlifefreeoftechnology．MaeWestisfamousforproclaimingthewisdomthat"toomuchofagoodthingiswonderful．"Butit'stimetodiscoverthatitdoesnotworkfortechnology．RichardFernandez，anexecutivecoachatGoogleacknowledgedthat"wecanbesweptawaybyourtechnologies．"Tobreakthegranddigitalconnectionpeoplemustconsiderhowlifelongagocouldbefantasticwithouttoday'soverusedtechnology．68．Fromthepassage，technologycompaniesaimto．A．attractpeopletobuytheirproductsB．providethelatestinformationC．improvepeople'squalityoflifeD．dealwithculturaldiseases69．Itcanbeinferredfromthispassagethatpeople．A．considertoomuchtechnologywonderfulB．haverealizedtheharmofhigh﹣techdevicesC．canregainfreedomwithouthigh﹣techdevicesD．mayenjoylifebetterwithoutoverusedtechnology70．What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardstheoverusingofhigh﹣techdevices？A．Neutral（中立的）．B．Skeptical（怀疑的）．C．Disapproving．D．Sympathetic．5．（2020北京•北京市海淀区首师大附中高一（下）期中）Whengoingthroughmajorlifechanges，likechangingcareers，IwouldchangethepeoplewithwhomIspentthemosttime．We'veallgonethroughperiodswhenthepeopleinourliveshavechanged﹣graduation，movingtoanewcity，gettinganewjob，joininganewclub，etc．Idon'tthinkIneedtoconvinceyoujusthowmuchinfluenceotherpeoplecanhaveoveryouridentity．Ifyou'veeverexperiencedamajorswitchinyourpeopleenvironment，thenyouknowthatyouchangeaswell．Mostpeopledon'tmakethesechoicesconsciouslythough．Youmightconsciouslydecidetospendmoretimewithacertainfriend，oryoumayasksomeoneoutonadatetobeginanewrelationship．Butfewpeoplechoosetheirexistingfriendshipsdeliberately．There'sno"gettingridofpeople"．Peoplearealwaysdroppingintoandoutofeachother'slives．Associationsgrowintofriendships，andfriendshipsfadeintoassociations．Youdon'tgetridofanyone．Thetruthisthatinordertomakeroomfornewpeopleandnewexperiences，youmayneedtoloosenupsomeofyourexistingconnections．Whataboutloyalty？Shouldn'tyoualwaysbeloyaltoyourfriends？Onceyouhaveaclosefriend，eveniftheirinfluenceonyouisslightlyharmful，shouldn'tyoustickbythem？Loyaltytoafriendsometimesmeanshavingtoletgo．Itmeansbeingloyaltotheirhighestandbestaswell．Ifsomeoneisdestroyinghishealthbysmoking，forexample，youaren'tshowingloyaltybysmokingrightalongwithhim．Trueloyallysometimesrequiresthatyoubreakdamagingconnections，getyourselfbackonsolidground，andthendecidewhatyoucanreallydotohelpyourfriend．Itcantakealotofcouragetotellsomeone，"I'msorry，butIcan'thaveyouinmylifeanymore．"Buteventhoughthismightseemlikeaselfishactattimes，it'softenthebestthingfortheotherpersontoo．Ifarelationshipisholdingyoubackinsomeway，understandthatitisalsohurtingtheotherperson．Forexample，ifyouworkforaviolentboss，youracceptanceofthatsituationisconsideredtobesilentapproval，encouragingyourbosstocontinuetobehaveviolently．（1）Whenexperiencingmajorlifechanges，peoplemay．A．joinanewsocialcommunityB．influencetheirfriendsaroundC．choosetheirfriendshipspurposelyD．havetheirpeopleenvironmentchanged（2）WhatcanbeconcludedfromParagraph3inthepassage？A．Everyonehasatleastonefriend．B．Friendshipstillexiststhoughthere'slessconnection．C．Itisunnecessarytomakenewfriends．D．Yououghttotreatyouroldandnewfriendequally．（3）Whatistheauthor'sopinionontheloyaltytofriends？A．Neverbetrayyourclosefriendswhateverhappens．B．Correcttheirmistakeswhileyouguardtheirgoodness．C．Stickbyyourfriendseventhoughtheydoharmloyou．D．Breakupwithyourfriendsimmediatelyiftheysmoke．（4）Howshouldwebehavewhenemployedbyaviolentboss？A．Weshouldacceptwhatwearetoldtodo．B．Weshouldstaysilentandbeinfavorofit．C．Weshouldbravelydisobeyhimifheiswrong．D．Weshouldgiveourbosscouragetocontinue．6．（2019北京•北京四中高一（下）期中）Clothescanmakephonecalls，playmusic，dialyourpal'snumber，keepyouwarmduringcoldweatherandoperateyourcomputer？Thisisnotafantasy．ABritishcompany，calledElectrotextiles，hascreatedawiderangeofclothes﹣clothesthathavemindsoftheirown!Scientists，workingforthecompany，haveinventedakindofcloththatcanbemixedwithflexible（有弹性的）electronicmaterialstocreateintelligentclothing．Theresultsareelectronicgarments（衣服）．Ifyouthinkthewearerhastobewiredtodifferentdevices，thinkagain．Thesedesignerclothesarewire﹣free，softtotouchandwashable!!Likeanyelectronicdevice，thesehigh﹣techclotheshavetobepowered．Currently，atinynine﹣voltbatteryservesthepurpose．Buttheresearchershopethatinthenearfuturetheclotheswillproduceelectricitybyusingbodyheat．Theseclothesare100percentshockproof，theysay．TheElectrotextilesteamhasalsocreatedtheworld'sfirstclothkeyboard．Thiskeyboardcanbesewnintoyourtrousersorskirt．Tousethisdevice，youwillhavetositdownandtaponyourlap!These'lap﹣tap'gadgets（器具）．areallsettotakeoverlaptopcomputers!Anotherusefulgarmentistheshirt﹣cum﹣mobilephone．Thishandyinventionenablesdriverstochatcomfortablywithothersatthewheel!Otherpopularelectronicwearincludethedenim（牛仔布）jacketwithflexibleearphonessewnintothehoodandtheelectronicskijacketwithabuilt﹣inheater．Theskijacketisalsoprogrammedtosendsignalstoasatellite．Thistechnologyisknownasglobalpositioningsystemandcanbeusedtotracklostskiersandwanderingkids．Havingcompletedtheclothkeyboard，scientistshavealreadystartedtoworkonanewproject﹣anecktiethatcanbeusedasacomputermouse．Whatisthenext？Doyouhaveanyidea？（1）Theelectronicgarmentsaresimilartootherelectronicdevicesinthat．A．theyfeelsmoothandsoftB．theyuseelectricityaspowerC．theycanbewashedinwaterD．theyaremadefromflexiblematerials（2）Howwillresearchersimprovethesehigh﹣techclothes？A．Bodyheatwillbeusedaspower．B．Thewearerwillnotgetshocked．C．Atinynine﹣voltbatterywillwork．D．Theywillgetchargedautomatically．（3）Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"Thishandyinvention"inParagraph5referto？A．Thelaptopcomputer．B．Theelectronicskijacket．C．Theshirt﹣cum﹣mobilephone．D．Theworld'sfirstclothkeyboard．（4）Themainpurposeofthetextis．A．toadvertiseforanEnglishcompanyB．topredictthefuturetrendofscienceC．toshowhowrapidlysciencedevelopsD．tointroducesomeintelligentclothing7．（2019北京•北京四中高一（下）期中）InaworldfullofKatesandSarahs，youmightthinkit'dbenicetohaveauniquenametohelpmestandoutinacrowd．BeingnamedStacia（pronouncedstay﹣sha）isnotsoluckytome．I'llgettheoccasional"Yournameissopretty"afterintroducingmyself，buteventuallymynamecausesmemorefrustrationthanhappiness．Forexample，MicrosoftWordalwaystriestotellmemynameisn'tarealword．Icouldn'tevenpronouncemyownnamecorrectlyuntilIwasfive．Ioncehadaprofessorwhopronouncedmynamedifferentlyeachclass．AfterawhileIstoppedcorrectinghim，andthat'sbeenmyreactiontostrangerseversince．Inothercases，I'drathertellthesellermynameisStaciandsavebothofus，aswellasthepeoplestandingbehindmeinline，valuabletime．Meetingnewpeoplegivesmeanxiety，andI'verealizedit'seasierjusttolieaboutmynamealtogetherincertaincases．ActuallyIdid﹣﹣somanytimesthatBrittanyisnowmychosen"goingout"name．Itmayhavecausedsomeconfusionformyfriendsatfirst，whowouldletoutasmalllaughorhaveaconfusedlook，butI'vetrainedthemtokeepastraightfacewheneverIwhipoutthisfake（假的）name．NowgoingoutonweekendsmeansIgettohaveashiftofidentity．Frustrationsaside，beingtheownerofauniquenamehasmademeappreciatethelittlethingsinlife．Someonepronouncingorspellingmynamecorrectlyonthefirsttrybringsmemorejoythanitprobablyshould．IalsoloveitwhenImeetanotherStaciaandwegettobondoveroursharedstruggles．ToanyotherStaciasreadingthis﹣Ifeelyou，girl．P．S．IapologizetoanyrealBrittanysoutthere．Thanksforlettingmeborrowyourname．（1）Howdoestheauthoroftenfeelabouthername？A．Happy．B．Frustrated．C．Foolish．D．Proud．（2）Whydoestheauthoruseafakename？A．Toenjoyadifferentname．B．Tostandoutinacrowd．C．Tosavetimeandtrouble．D．Tomakeafoolofherself．（3）What'sthereactionofherfriendsto"Brittany"finally？A．Theyareusedtoit．B．Theyarelaughingather．C．Theyareconfusedaboutit．D．Theyarestronglyagainsther．（4）Howdoestheauthorsoundwhentellingthestory？A．Humorous．B．Nervous．C．Curious．D．Guilty．8．（2019北京•北京四中高一（下）期中）Incollegesaroundthecountry，moststudentsarealsoworkers．Therealityofcollegecanbeprettydifferentfromtheimagespresentedinmoviesandtelevision．Insteadofthestudentswhowakeuplate，partyallthetime，andstudyonlybeforeexams，manycollegesarefullofstudentswithpressingschedulesofnotjustclassesandactivities，butrealjobs，too．Thisisn'tatemporaryphenomenon．Theshareofworkingstudentshasbeenontherisesincethe1970s，andone﹣fifthofstudentsworkyearround．Aboutone﹣quarterofthosewhoworkwhileattendingschoolhavebothafull﹣courseloadandafull﹣timejob．Thearrangementcanhelppayfortuition（学费）andlivingcosts，obviously．Andthere'svalueinitbeyondthedirectcause：suchjobscanalsobecriticalfordevelopingimportantprofessionalandsocialskillsthatmakeiteasiertolandajobaftergraduation．Withmanyemployerslookingforstudentswithalready﹣developedskillsets，on﹣the﹣jobtrainingwhileincollegecanbethebestwaytoensureajoblateron．Butit'snotallupside．Evenfull﹣timeworkmaynotcompletelycoverthecostoftuitionandlivingexpenses．Thestudynotesthatifastudentworkedafull﹣timejobatthefederalminimumwage，theywouldearnjustover＄15，000eachyear，certainlynotenoughtopayfortuition，room，andboardatmanycollegeswithoutsomeseriousfinancialaid．Thatmeansthatthoughthey'resacrificingtimeawayfromtheclassroom，manyworkingstudentswillstillgraduatewithatleastsomedebt．Andworkingfulltimecanreducethechancethatstudentswillgraduateatall，bycuttingintothetimeavailableforstudyingandattendingclasses．Thereislittlerewardforattendingbutnotfinishingcollege．Studentswhowindupleavingschoolbecauseofdifficultyinmanagingworkandclassarelikelytofindthemselvesstuckinsomeofthesamejobstheymighthavegotteniftheyhadn'tgoneatall．Thedifficultyofworkingtoomuchwhileinschoolcancreateacyclethatpushesstudentsfurtherintodebtwithoutreceivinganyofthefinancialorcareerbenefits．（1）Accordingtothepassage，therealityofcollegestudentsisthat．A．theythrowpartiesalotB．theystayuplateeverynightC．theypaynoattentiontoexamsD．theyworkbesidesattendingclasses（2）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"land"inPara.3probablymean？A．keepB．quitC．getD．lose（3）Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat．A．workingstudentsaremorelikelytofinishcollegeB．studentscancovertheircollegeexpensesthroughworkingC．studentsreceiveahugerewardformanagingworkandclassD．droppingoutofcollegemaynothelpstudentsgetcareerbenefits（4）Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage？A．TheDifficultiesofLandingaJobB．TheStruggleofWork﹣SchoolBalanceC．TheRewardofWorkingWhileStudyingD．TheImagesofWorkingCollegeStudents9．（2018北京•北京四中高一（下）期中）Thisistheageofthequickaction．Wehaveinstantsatisfaction，fastfood，speedreading，mobilephones；eventhestressmanagementbookshavetitleslike"StressManagementin60Seconds"．CanadianClassicsProfessorMargaretVisserpointsoutthatwehave"notime"isoneofthemostfixedconceptsofWesternculture．Vissersaysthat"notime"isusedasanexcuseandalsoasaspur（激励）；itbothinspiresusandlimitsus，justasaconceptsuchas"honor"didfortheancientGreeks．AccordingtoVisser，thefeelingthatWesternershave"notime"isabstract，quantitative，amoral，unarguablepressureoneachpersonasanindividual．Atthesametimethe"notime"excuseescapesblamesbyclaimingtobeaconditioncreatedentirelyoutofourgoodfortune．Lifeoffers"somanypleasures，somanychoices"．Thefactthatwomennowworkoutsidethehomehascontributedtothe"notime"trend．Butmoreimportant，Vissersays，isthefactthatfeelingrushedhasbecomeanimportantpartofoureconomy．Marketingof"time﹣saving"productscausespeopletobuymoreandworklonger．Soweeatoutorbuypreparedfoodtosavetime．Thefax﹣it﹣to﹣my﹣cartechnologyonlycontributestotheconstanthurry．Inourrushedandtiredstate，eventheobligationtositdowntoacasualmealwithfamilyseemslikeapressure．Incomparisonwiththedecisiontoactonasuddenwhim（一时的兴致）toconsumeamicrowavemugofsoup，theactofeatingtogetherandnotgettingupfromthetableuntileveryoneelsehasfinishedseemsanunbelievablytime﹣consumingevent．Beinginone'sownpersonalhurryintheWestissomehow"freeandpreferable"．（1）Theunderlinedword"it"inthesecondparagraphrefersto""．A．excuseB．conceptC．spurD．professor（2）Thefollowingthingshaveledtothe"notime"trendintheWestaccordingtothepassageEXCEPTthat．A．feelingrushedhasbecomeanimportantpartofoureconomyB．peoplenowprefertobeintheirownpersonalhurryC．womennowworkoutsidethehomeD．peoplearerushedandtired（3）Whichofthefollowingdoesn'tcontributetofeelingrushed？A．Eatingtogetherandnotgettingupuntileverybodyhasfinished．B．Makingoftime﹣savingproducts．C．Thefax﹣it﹣to﹣my﹣cartechnology．D．Longerworkinghours．（4）Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat"notime"trend．A．hascausedheartdiseasesandmentalproblemsB．isnotharmfulifyouhavenocontrolofeventsC．isverydesirabletotheindividualD．putspressureontheindividual10．（2017北京•北师大附属实验中学高一（下）期中）ItisreportedthatconservationgroupsinNorthAmericahavebeenarguingaboutthebenefitsanddangersofwolves．Somegroupsbelievewolvesshouldbekilled．Otherpeoplebelievewolvesmustbeprotectedsothattheywillnotdisappearfromthewilderness（荒野）．ForKillingWolvesInAlaska，thewolfalmostdisappearedafewyearsago，becausehunterswerekillinghundredsofthemforsport．However，lawswereestablishedtoprotectthewolvesfromsportsmenandpeoplewhocatchtheanimalsfortheirfur．Sothewolfpopulationhasgreatlyincreased．Nowtherearesomanywolvesthattheyaredestroyingtheirownfoodsupply．Awolfnaturallyeatsanimalsinthedeerfamily．Peopleinthewildernessalsohuntdeerforfood．Manyoftheanimalshavebeendestroyedbytheverycoldwintersrecentlyandbychangesinthewildernessplantlife．Whenthedeercan'tfindenoughfood，theydie．Ifthewolvescontinuetokilllargenumbersofdeer，theirprey（猎物）willdisappearsomeday．Andthewolveswilltoo．Sowemustchangethecycleoflifeinthewildernesstobalancetheecology．Ifwekilledmorewolves，wewouldsavethemandtheirpreyfromdyingout．We'dalsosavesomefarmanimals．Inanothernorthernstate，wolvesattackcowsandchickensforfood．Farmerswantthegovernmenttosendbiologiststostudytheproblem．Theybelieveitnecessarytokillwolvesinsomeareasandtoprotecttheminplaceswherethereisasmallwolfpopulation．AgainstKillingWolvesIfyouhadlivedlongago，youwouldhaveheardmanydifferentstoriesaboutthedangerouswolf．Accordingtomoststories，hungrywolvesoftenkillpeopleforfood．Eventoday，thestoriesofthe"bigbadwolf"willnotdisappear．Butthefactiswolvesareafraidofpeople．Andtheyseldomtravelinareaswherethereisahumansmell．Whenwolveseatotheranimals，theyusuallykilltheveryyoung，orthesickandinjured．Thestrongestsurvive．Nokindofanimalwouldhavesurvivedthroughthecenturiesiftheweakmembershadlived．Andithasalwaysbeenalawofnature．Althoughsomepeoplesayitisgoodsensetokillwolves，wesayitisnonsense!Researchershavefoundwolvesandtheirpreylivinginbalance．Thewolveskeepthedeerpopulationfrombecomingtoolarge，andthatkeepsabalanceinthewildernessplantlife．Therealproblemisthattheareaswherewolvescanlivearebeingusedbypeople．Evenifwildernesslandisnotuseddirectlyforhumanneeds，thewolvescan'talwaysfindenoughfood．Sotheytraveltothenearestsource，whichisoftenafarm．Thenthereisdanger．The"bigbadwolf"hasarrived!Andeveryoneknowswhathappensnext．（1）Accordingtothepassage，somepeopleinNorthAmericafavorkillingwolvesforallthefollowingreasonsEXCETthat．A．therearetoomanywolvesB．theydestroythewildernessplantlifeC．theyattackcowsandchickensforfoodD．theykilllargenumbersofdeer（2）Somepeopleareagainstkillingwolvesbecause．A．therearetoomanydeerinthewildernessB．thereistoosmallawolfpopulationinthewildernessC．wolveshelptokeeptheecologicalbalanceinthewildernessD．wolvesareafraidofpeopleandneverattackpeople（3）Accordingtoth