Deciding what to watch on TV is a battle of wills that is fought in homes all over the world. According to psychologists （心理學(xué)家）, it is much more serious than simply deciding between a soap opera and a sports program, or between pop music and politics. This television conflict is part of a bigger power game which goes on in homes, even though most of the players do not realize that they are playing a game at all. “It’s such a game as is not easy to notice,” says psychologist Dr. David Lewis, “that many people don’t even know they’re playing it.”

Unconsciously, people begin to play the game as soon as they meet their future husband and wife. By the time toe couple get married, the rules of game are already formed. The big decision, like where to live and which school to send the children to, are usually joint decision. When it comes to less important things, it’s a different matter. Here is just one example of this process at work. A husband looks through a pile of holiday brochures （小冊子） and announces his preference: “The South of France.” And his wife quickly agrees before he realizes that the only brochures she gave him were those for the South of France. Similarly, she may decide on how the home should be decorated, but he chooses the new car and decides what the family does at weekends.

“Family power struggles are interesting,” says Dr. Lewis. “Of course, some people are naturally more dominant （占統(tǒng)治地位） than others, and the most dominant personality in a family tries to lead. These days, even though some many couples make a special effort to have a true and equal partnership, men generally have a greater need to appear to be in physical control. Women, on the other hand, are not so interested in physical control as in emotional control. On the whole, they’re more controlling and can make the man think of something as his idea in the first place.”

1．What is the psychologists’ opinion about choosing a TV program at home?

       A．It’s likely to cause family quarrels.

       B．It’s an interesting game a family likes to play.

       C．It’s difficult to choose with so many programs.

       D．It’s a matter of power in a family.

2．According to the passage, which decision is made by the couple together?

       A．How to decorate their home.                 B．Where to settle down.

       C．What kind of car to buy.                       D．What to do at weekends.

3．What can we learn about family decision – making from the passage?

      A．Men have the final say in the family.

       B．Men are much better controlled than women.

       C．Women are rather skillful in influencing men.

       D．Women are emotional about important matters.

4．Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

       A．Why people fight for power at home

       B．Whose finger is on the button at home.

       C．How family members play games at home

       D．What decision family members make together

練習(xí)冊系列答案
相關(guān)習(xí)題

科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：閱讀理解

閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。

What would life be like without television? Would you spend more time  36  , reading, or studying? Well, now it’s your chance to turn off your TV and  37  ! TV-Turnoff Week is here.

  The goal of TV-Turnoff Week is to let people leave their TV sets  38   and participate in activities  39   drawing to biking. The event was founded by TV-Turnoff Network, a non-profit organization which started the event in 1995. In the  40  , only a few thousand people took part. Last year more than 7.6 million people participated,  41   people in every state in America and in more than 12 other countries! This is the 11th year in which  42   are asking people to “turn off the TV and turn on  43  .” .w.^w.k.&s.5*u.c.#om.

  According to the TV-Turnoff Network, the average  44   in the US spend  45   time in front of the TV (about 1,023 hours per year) than they do in school (about 900 hours per year). Too much TV  46   has made many kids grow fat.  47  , in 2001’s TV-Turnoff Week, US Surgeon General David Satcher said, “We are raising the most  48   generation of youngsters in American history. This week is about saving lives.”

  Over the years, studies have shown that watching a lot of TV  49   poor eating habits, too little exercise, and violence. Frank Vespe of the TV-Turnoff Network said that turning off the TV “is or  50  , part of a healthy lifestyle”. .w.^w.k.&s.5*u.c.#om.

  “One of the great lessons of  51   TV-Turnoff Week is the realization that  52   I turn on the TV, I’m deciding not to do something else,” Vespe said.

  TV-Turnoff Week seems to be making a  53   . Recent US Census（人口普查）data  54   that about 72 percent of kids under 12 have a limit on their TV time. That’s  55   about 63 percent ten years ago. .w.^w.k.&s.5*u.c.#om.

A. drinking               B. sleeping                   C. washing            D. playing outside

A. find out          B. go out                   C. look out            D. keep out

A. away              B. alone                       C. on                    D. beside

A. like                B. as                            C. from                 D. such as

A. end                B. event                       C. beginning          D. total

A. besides           B. except for                 C. including           D. except

A. governments   B. parents                     C. organizers      D. businessmen

A. the light         B. the radio                  C. life                   D. the Internet

A. grown-ups      B. kids                         C. clerks          D. parents

A. less                     B. enough                     C. little                 D. more

A. programmes  B. screen                   C. hours                D. watching

A. However       B. On the contrary      C. In fact            D. As a result

A. overweight  B. overeaten                 C. overgrown     D. overseeing

A. leads to         B. results from                  C. develops            D. keeps away

A. will be          B. should be                 C. may be              D. could be

A. organizing    B. taking part in            C. participating      D. asking for

A. wherever      B. every day                 C. every time     D. this time

A. living           B. choice                   C. difference          D. sense

A. shows           B. says                         C. reads                 D. writes

A. rising           B. down from            C. up to                 D. up from           

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：2012屆山東省臨清三中高三上學(xué)期期末沖刺英語試卷 題型：閱讀理解

At 20 year of age F.W. Woolworth found work in exchange for room and board at a local dry goods store , and after his employers held a successful clearance sale he saw the possibilities of a discount store. His key improvements were having the goods on open display instead of behind the counter , and having prices plainly marked instead of bargaining.
With borrowed funds he opened his first F.W. Woolworth store in the suburb of Utica, New York in 1879, but the store closed the following year . Deciding that his problem had been a poor location. He opened a new store in downtown Lancaster, Pennsylyania in 1881. Within months he was opening multiple stores in business partnerships with local retailers,and within a few years Woolworth was a millionaire. In 1909 he opened his first store in England, and in 1913 the company opened its new headquarters in New York’s Woolworth Building—then the tallest building in the world.
Woolworth had a deep fear of dentists , allowing his teeth to rot ,and died of a dental(牙齒)lunch counters in many stores , Woolworth was America’s largest restaurant chain through the 1940s. The company peaked as the world’s largest department store chain in the late 1970s, with more than 4 . 000 stores. By the late 1990s business was sputtering (噴濺), and the company closed all of its American department stores,renamed itself Venator, and sold the Woolworth Building . In 2003 Venator renamed itself after the company’s most successful division, Foot Locker, Inc . Under separate ownership , Woolworth stores are still operated in Austria , Germany , Mexico, South Africa , and the United Kingdom.
【小題1】The first F. W. Woolworth store failed mainly because     .

A．it was located too far away from the city center
B．it was a new brand for customers
C．its goods are much too expensive
D．it was inconvenient for customers to choose goods
【小題2】A clearance sale offers customers a good chance    .
A．to make a purchase on cash
B．to buy something in a very low price
C．to bargain with the sellers
D．to pick up what you like for free
【小題3】Which is the right order of events that happened in this passage?
a.Woolworth became a millionaire
b.first F. W. Woolworth store opened
c.F.W. Woolworth found work at a local dry goods store
d.The company peaked as the world’s largest department store chain
e.Woolworth died of a dental infection
A．d-b-c-e-aB．a(chǎn)-c-b-d-eC．c-b-a-e-dD．a(chǎn)-d-e-c-b
【小題4】We know from this passage that      .
A．Woolworth built the tallest building in the world in 1913.
B．the number of Woolworth reached its peak before the death of F.W. Woolworth
C．offering free lunch is one of the characters of Woolworth store store chain
D．Woolworth had no chain stores in America for about 20 years
【小題5】.F.W.Woolworth’s success mainly owes to      .
A．his hard working and diligent efforts
B．his gifted talent in selling
C．his new market concept and sales model
D．his rich experience in the dry goods store

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：2011-2012學(xué)年山東省高三上學(xué)期期末沖刺英語試題 題型：閱讀理解

At 20 year of age F.W. Woolworth found work in exchange for room and board at a local dry goods store , and after his employers held a successful clearance sale he saw the possibilities of a discount store. His key improvements were having the goods on open display instead of behind the counter , and having prices plainly marked instead of bargaining.

With borrowed funds he opened his first F.W. Woolworth store in the suburb of Utica, New York in 1879, but the store closed the following year . Deciding that his problem had been a poor location. He opened a new store in downtown Lancaster, Pennsylyania in 1881. Within months he was opening multiple stores in business partnerships with local retailers,and within a few years Woolworth was a millionaire. In 1909 he opened his first store in England, and in 1913 the company opened its new headquarters in New York’s Woolworth Building—then the tallest building in the world.

Woolworth had a deep fear of dentists , allowing his teeth to rot ,and died of a dental(牙齒)lunch counters in many stores , Woolworth was America’s largest restaurant chain through the 1940s. The company peaked as the world’s largest department store chain in the late 1970s, with more than 4 . 000 stores. By the late 1990s business was sputtering (噴濺), and the company closed all of its American department stores,renamed itself Venator, and sold the Woolworth Building . In 2003 Venator renamed itself after the company’s most successful division, Foot Locker, Inc . Under separate ownership , Woolworth stores are still operated in Austria , Germany , Mexico, South Africa , and the United Kingdom.

1.The first F. W. Woolworth store failed mainly because      .

A.it was located too far away from the city center

B.it was a new brand for customers

C.its goods are much too expensive

D.it was inconvenient for customers to choose goods

2.A clearance sale offers customers a good chance     .

A.to make a purchase on cash

B.to buy something in a very low price

C.to bargain with the sellers

D.to pick up what you like for free

3.Which is the right order of events that happened in this passage?

a.Woolworth became a millionaire

b.first F. W. Woolworth store opened

c.F.W. Woolworth found work at a local dry goods store

d.The company peaked as the world’s largest department store chain

e.Woolworth died of a dental infection

A.d-b-c-e-a     B.a-c-b-d-e     C.c-b-a-e-d     D.a-d-e-c-b

4.We know from this passage that       .

A.Woolworth built the tallest building in the world in 1913.

B.the number of Woolworth reached its peak before the death of F.W. Woolworth

C.offering free lunch is one of the characters of Woolworth store store chain

D.Woolworth had no chain stores in America for about 20 years

5..F.W.Woolworth’s success mainly owes to      .

A.his hard working and diligent efforts

B.his gifted talent in selling

C.his new market concept and sales model

D.his rich experience in the dry goods store

 

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：0101 期末題 題型：填空題

單詞拼寫和完成句子 。
請根據(jù)首字母或中文提示完成下列句子。(每空一詞)
1. Most people living in p______ have a strong desire to earn more money.
2．The house was finally sold out at a r________ price. Both sides are quite satisfied with it.
3. What he is_______ (關(guān)心) about most is whether his son will go to an ideal college.
4. Seeing the man, Jane w________ in Mary's ear and then they burst into loud laughter.
5. They finished all the work in such a short time, which was beyond the boss's e_______.
6. Many advertisements are made _____ (視覺地) attractive to hold the audience's attention and try to
    persuade them to buy the products.
7. 他被堵在高速路上,所以沒能趕上來機場送我.
   He was stuck in the highway and couldn't get to the airport in time to ___ ___ ____.
8. 居民都支持這個倡議,認(rèn)為這是一個好措施.
   All the residents ____ _____ ____ ____ the proposal, considering it a good measure.
9. 當(dāng)你被各種廣告包圍時,決定買東西之前一定要再三考慮.
   When you are surrounded by various advertisements, do____ ______before deciding to buy something.
10. 比爾?蓋茨在大學(xué)三年級輟學(xué),與保羅?艾倫一起創(chuàng)辦了微軟.
   Bill Gates ______ ______ in the third year of his college and founded Software with his friend Paul Allen.

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：閱讀理解

三、完形填空：請閱讀下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后從36~55各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C或D）中，選出最佳選項。

A friend of mine met with an accident driving in darkness. His legs were so hurt that he couldn’t move. What was 36 was that he found himself unable to ask for help—his mobile phone went out of 37 as a result of exhausted（用盡的）battery. Nothing could be done but  38 in the cold wilderness. It was 8 hours later that day broke and then the 39 of the rescue team.

It is almost 40 that he could stand the horror in the darkness for so long. Even more surprising was his 41: “First of all I checked my 42 conditions and found myself not in danger. As there was no 43 to call for help, I leaned back in my seat trying my best to keep the wound from 44. In this way I dozed（打盹）off.”

His story put an end to my regret for the 45 of an exploration that happened last year. A group of young men 46 to explore a mountain cave and got lost. 47 to find a way out in the dark cave they were frightened and ran anxiously without a sense of 48. Finally, they fell dead in fear and exhaustion. According to the 49 team that found them, the place where they got lost was only about 10 meters away from the 50 of the cave. If they stayed on the spot when they lost their way and tried to 51 themselves, they would probably have sensed a faint light glowing not far away.w

Don’t you think that you can compare it with 52 itself? When you meet with difficulties in life, you are lost in darkness. Focus that it’s unclear to you yet and you needn’t put up struggle 53. It seems to be a negative（消極的）attitude, 54 a person who can do so must have foresight as well as a great 55 in the first place. 

36. A. hopeless        B. worse         C. more         D. best

37. A. service         B. way           C. control       D. work

38. A. cry            B. lie            C. wait          D. sleep

39. A. delay          B. success        C. team          D. arrival

40. A. untrue         B. unimaginable   C. possible        D. useless

41. A. plan           B. decision       C. explanation     D. excuse

42. A. physical        B. mental        C. working        D. medical

43. A. method         B. way          C. tools           D. strength

44. A. rotting          B. spreading     C. bleeding        D. running

45. A. loss            B. failure        C. disappointment   D. sadness

46. A. had            B. managed      C. tried            D. planned

47. A. Willing         B. Unable        C. Determined      D. Deciding

48. A. hearing         B. sight          C. feeling          D. direction

49. A. rescue          B. village        C. local            D. brave

50. A. end            B. top           C. opening          D. side

51. A. save            B. help         C. stop             D. calm

52. A. adventure        B. work        C. life              D. mankind

53. A. really           B. immediately   C. carefully         D. hopefully

54. A. and             B. so           C. but             D. while

55. A. courage         B. imagination    C. thought         D. Opinion

查看答案和解析>>

同步練習(xí)冊答案