1、高三下学期6月份周练2I. Grammar Mahjong tournaments and championships in Europe 1 _(draw) participation from 500 players as more and more people in that region find enjoyment in the ancient Chinese game. Tina Christensen, president of the European Mahjong Association, said, “Players travel to different places
2、 in Europe for the game. Its very interesting to hear players of different nationalities suddenly 2_(speak) Chinesechow, pung, kong and hu.” She said the 500 players names appear on the ranking lists of four European tournaments and of the national championships the organization 3 _(hold) every year
3、. The events include two competitions 4 _which Japanese rules are observed and two at which Chinese rules, or international competition rules, are observed. European countries also hold national games, such as the Danish Open and Danish Championships, Christensen said. She said some people dislike m
4、ahjong because of its complicated rules 5_ because they do not enjoy sitting at a table for hours. Many others, though, find the game exciting and interesting. Martin Faartoft, a software engineer and amateur player from Denmark, said the charm of mahjong lies in its variety.“Its about combination a
5、nd probabilitygetting your mind 6 _(optimize) the use of your hands,” he said. “Its not a simple game 7 _easily gets boring. Its unlike playing in a formula (固定模式). You have to try new things all the time. 8 _you got one bad hand, you can have a new one very soon. Its nice to have four people to mak
6、e it more social than two players.” Henrik Leth, a Denmark mahjong player, said playing Mahjong requires a person to think analytically. At some point in a game, a player has to adopt a certain strategy and yet be willing later on to change it in response to opponents moves. Leth said tournament org
7、anizers believe competitions help 9 _(make) people better mahjong players. The European Mahjong Association has been using marketing in its attempts at drawing more interest to the game. Its mission is to bring healthy, friendly and scientific mahjong to 10 _many people as possible. Most of you are
8、familiar with the tale of the princess and the frog. One day a beautiful princess found a frog sitting by a pond. The frog said he was really a handsome prince and 11 _(turn) into a frog by an evil witch. He said that if the princess kissed him, it would break the witchs spell and he would once agai
9、n be a handsome prince. The beautiful princess was desperate to marry a handsome prince so she puckered up (撅起嘴), wished for the best, and kissed the frog. Luckily, the frog wasnt lying and he was instantly transformed into a handsome prince. 12 _ _Zhao Lingmin, a media commentator, there are a lot
10、of frogs in China. She says many young Chinese men dress badly, never comb their hair and have 13 _(disgust) personal hygiene. And when they reach middle age, Zhao says, men care even less about their appearance. They are fat, have oily hair and dress like slobs ( 邋遢的人). And yet, these frogs end up
11、attracting beautiful, fashionable and intelligent young women. What gives here?Well, according to a study from Hudie, an online fashion forum, Chinese women dont care if a man is ugly or a bit of a slob. The important thing for a husband is 14 _he has a good job and that he is a faithful and reliabl
12、e partner. So what if he is a frog? In a womans mind, he is still her handsome prince. Zhaos observation, 15 _true to an extent, misses the point 16 _women and men view fashion differently. Very few men, apart from those 17_ read GQ magazine, care much about their appearance. They are more intereste
13、d in their jobs and making a good living. Think of Steve Jobs, the founder of Apple. He always had a weeks worth of stubble (胡渣) on his chin and the only clothes he seemed to own 18 _(be) a black turtleneck sweater and a pair of blue jeans. He would definitely fit the description of a frog, 19 _ wom
14、en found him attractive because of his genius and his wealth. So, my advice to all you frogs out there, dont despair. Get a job, work hard, have a good heart and, someday, you too 20_be lucky enough to marry a beautiful princess.II.VocabularyA. equal B. double C. subject D. deal E. remarkablyF. supp
15、osedly G. draw H. assume I. exploit J. arithmetic K. fox When retailers want to tempt customers to buying a particular product, they typically offer it at a discount. According to a new study to be published in the Journal of Marketing, they are missing something. A team of researchers, led by Aksha
16、y Rao of the University of Minnesotas Carlson School of Management looked at consumers attitudes to discounting. Shoppers, they found, much prefer getting something extra free to getting something cheaper. The main reason is that most people are useless at 21_ . Consumers often struggle to realize,
17、for example, that a 50% increase in quantity is the same as a 33% discount in price. They overwhelmingly 22_ the former is better value. In an experiment the researchers sold 73% more hand lotion when it was offered in a bonus pack than when it carried an equivalent discount. This numerical blind sp
18、ot remains even when the 23 _clearly favours the discounted product. In another experiment, this time on his undergraduates, Mr. Rao offered two options of loose coffee beans: 33% extra free or 33% off the price. The discount is by far the better proposition but the 24_clever students viewed them as
19、 equivalent. Studies have shown other ways in which retailers can 25 _consumers innumeracy. One is to confuse them with 26 _discounting. People are more likely to see a bargain in a product that has been reduced by 20%, and then by an additional 25%, than one which has been 27 _to an equivalent, one
20、-off, 40% reduction. Marketing types can 28 _lessons beyond just pricing, says Mr. Rao. When advertising a new cars efficiency, for example, it is more convincing to talk about the number of extra miles per gallon it does, rather than the equivalent percentage fall in fuel consumption. There may be
21、lessons for regulators, too. Even well-educated shoppers are easy to 29 _. Sending everyone back to school for maths refresher-courses seems out of the question. But more30_displayed unit prices in shops and advertisements would be a great help.III.Cloze History has not yet 31_ what we will definiti
22、vely call the postmillennial cohort (2000年后出生的人) that now 32 _ more than 60 million people in the US. These kids and 33 _ with no concept of life 34_ the Internet have so far been called the App Generation and Generation Z. Theyve been referred to as Homelanders, having grown up under the ghost of t
23、errorism. Theyve also been 35 _the plurals, for their historic diversity, as well as the Founders, at least by MTV. Whatever we 36_ naming them, marketers and academics are turning their attention to this group, which has billions in 37_ and is already shaping the culture. This generation is growing
24、 up “totally and utterly connected, says California State University psychologist Larry Rosen. Experts like Rosen have concerns about these kids Google-inspired expectations that everything be 38_ . They worry about their inability to 39 _ even five seconds of boredom. And they worry about the deman
25、ds that come with 40 _several identities online, from Facebook to twitter to Snapchat. Theres so much pressure on young people, who are still 41_ their identities, to present this crystallized, idealized identity online, says the University of Washingtons Katie Davis. Historian Neil Howe sees 42_ wi
26、th the Silent Generation, the spoilt, risk-avoiding, nice generation of kids who grew up during the Great Depression and World War II, although some marked differences are found. Todays youths are also coming of age among geopolitical trouble and fears about the economy, he says, 43_ schools emphasi
27、ze an intense far-reaching sensitivity to other kids. He suspects this 44 _will be known for being well behaved and perhaps boring the culture by playing it safe. There are typical examples that occur repeatedly, Howe says, even if they go by different 45 _.31. A. remarked B. convinced C. guaranteed
28、 D. revealed32. A. numbers B. houses C. accommodates D. contains33. A. adults B. adolescents C. folks D. guys34. A. over B. without C. besides D. beyond35. A. diagnosed B. dismissed C. labeled D. coined36. A. end up B. consider about C. appeal for D. approve of37. A. distribution force B. purchasing
29、 power C. global view D. unique outlooks38. A. vivid B. instructive C. instant D. profitable39. A. feed up with B. put up with C. make up for D. identify with40. A. faking B. revising C. illustrating D. maintaining41. A. supervising B. forming C. representing D. promoting42. A. parallels B. contrast
30、s C. comparisons D. reservations43. A. because B. although C. while D. when44. A. emphasis B. generation C. intensity D. cultivation45. A. routes B. schemes C. names D. definitionsIV.Translation1.实现梦想需要极大的努力和耐心，否则将一事无成。(require)2.他对交通规则置若罔闻，所以这起事故无法避免。(ignore)3.做任何事情都必须循序渐进，因为欲速则不达。(Whatever)参考答案hav
31、e drawn, speaking, holds, at, or, to optimize, that/which, If, (to) make, ashad been turned/ was turned, According to, disgusting, that, though/although, that, who, were, but, may/canJHDFI BCGKEDABBC ABCBD BACBC1. 实现梦想需要极大的努力和耐心，否则将一事无成。(require)Achieving dreams requires great patience and effort, or youll achieve nothing.2. 他对交通规则置若罔闻，所以这起事故无法避免。(ignore)He ignored the traffic regulations, so the accident couldnt be avoided.3. 做任何事情都必须循序渐进，因为欲速则不达。(Whatever)Whatever we do ,we must go on / do it step by step because haste makes waste.7
