23.HowdidtheauthorfinallygethisTVsetworkingagain?2015年全国统一高考英语试卷（新课标Ⅱ）A.Byshakingandhittingit.B.Byturningitonandoff.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）C.Byswitchingchannels.D.Byhavingitrepaired.第一节（共15小题：每小题2分，满分30分）24.Howdoestheanothersoundwhentellingthestory?阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上A.CuriousB.AnxiousC.CautiousD.Humorous将该项涂黑。ABMycolortelevisionhasgivenmenothingbutaheadache.IwasabletobuyitalittleoverayearagoYourhousemayhaveaneffectonyourfigure.ExpertssaythewayyoudesignyourhomecouldplaybecauseIhadmyrelativesgivememoneyformybirthdayinsteadofalotofclothesthatwouldn’tfit.Iaroleinwhetheryoupackonthepoundsorkeepthemoff.Youcanmakeyourenvironmentworkforyouletasalesclerkfoolmeintobuyingadiscontinuedmodel.Irealizedthisadaylate,whenIsawnewspaperinsteadofagainstyou.Herearesomewaystoturnyourhomeintopartofdietplan.advertisementsforthesetatseventy-fivedollarslessthanIhadpaid.ThesetworkedsobeautifullywhenOpenthecurtainsandturnupthelights.Darkenvironmentsaremorelikelytoencourageovereating,IfirstgotithomethatIwouldkeepitonuntilstationssignedoffforthenight.Fortunately,Ididn’tgotforpeopleareoftenlessself-conscious（难为情）whenthey’reinpoorlylitplaces-andsomorelikelytoanychannelsshowingall-nightmoviesorIwouldneverhavegottentobed.eatlotsoffood.Ifyourhomedoesn’thaveenoughwindowlight,getmorelampsandfloodtheplacewithThenIstarteddevelopingaproblemwiththesetthatinvolvedstatic(静电)noise.Forsomereason,brightness.whencertainshowsswitchedintoacommercial,aloudnoisewouldsoundforafewseconds.Gradually,Mindthecolors.Researchsuggestswarmcolorsfuelourappetites.Inonestudy,peoplewhoatethisnoisebegantoappearduringashow,andtogetridofit,Ihadtochangetoanotherchannelandthenmealsinablueroomconsumed33percentlessthanthoseinayelloworredroom.Warmcolorslikechangeitback.Sometimesthistechniquewouldnotwork,andIhadtopickupthesetandshakeittoyellowmakefoodappearmoreappetizing,whilecoldcolorsmakeusfeellesshungry.Sowhenit’stimeremovethesound.Iactuallybegantobuildupmyarmmuscles(肌肉)shakingmyset.torepaint,goblue.Whenneitherofthesemethodsremovedthestaticnoise,IwouldsithelplesslyandwaitforthenoiseDon’tforgettheclock—ortheradio.Peoplewhoeatslowlytendtoconsumeabout70fewercaloriestogoaway.AtlastIendeduphittingthesetwithmyfist,anditstoppedworkingaltogether.Mytripto（卡路里）permealthanthosewhorushthroughtheirmeals.Beginkeepingtrackofthetime,andtrytotherepairshopcostme$62,andthesetisworkingwellnow,butIkeepexpectingmoretrouble.makedinnerlastatleast30minutes,Andwhileyou’reatit,actuallysitdowntoeat.Ifyouneedsome21.WhydidtheauthorsayhewasfooledintobuyingtheTVset?helpslowingdown,turnonrelaxingmusic.Itmakesyoulesslikelytorushthroughameal.A.Hegotanoldermodelthanhehadexpected.Downsizethedishes,Bigservingbowlsandplatescaneasilymakeusfat.Weeatabout22percentB.Hecouldn’treturnitwhenitwasbroken.morewhenusinga12-inchplateinsteadofa10-inchplate.WhenwechoosealargespoonoverasmallerC.Hecouldhaveboughtitatalowerprice.one,totalintake（摄入）jumpsby14percent.Andwe’llpourabout30percentmoreliquidintoashort,D.Hefailedtofindanymovieshowsonit.wideglassthanatall,skinnyglass.22.Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplacethephrase“signedoff”inParagraph1?25.Thetextisespeciallyhelpfulforthosewhocareabout_______.A.endedalltheirprograms.B.providedfewerchannels.A.theirhomecomfortsB.theirbodyshapeC.changedtocommercials.D.showedall-nightmovies.第1页（共15页）C.housebuyingD.healthydietsforcedtoworkduringtermtimeandthefigureincreasesto90%duringvacationperiods,”hesaid.26.Ahomeenvironmentinbluecanhelppeople_________.29.Whatdowelearnaboutthegapyearfromthetext?A.digestfoodbetterB.reducefoodintakeA.Itisflexibleinlength.B.Itisatimeforrelaxation.C.burnmorecaloriesD.regaintheirappetitesC.Itisincreasinglypopular.D.Itisrequiredbyuniversities.27.Whatarepeopleadvisedtodoatmealtimes?30.AccordingtoTonyHiggins,studentstakingagapyear______.A.Eatquickly.B.Playfastmusic.A.arebetterpreparedforcollegestudiesC.Usesmallerspoons.D.Turndownthelights.B.knowalotmoreabouttheirfuturejobs28.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetest?C.aremorelikelytoleaveuniversityindebtA.IsYourHouseMakingYouFat?B.WaysofServingDinnerD.haveabetterchancetoentertopuniversitiesC.EffectsofSelf-ConsciousnessD.IsYourHomeEnvironmentRelaxing?31.HowdoesOwainJamesfeelaboutthegap-yearphenomenon?A.He’spuzzled.B.He’sworried.C.He’ssurprised.D.He’sannoyed.C32.WhatwouldmoststudentsdoontheirvacationaccordingtoNUSstatistics?Morestudentthaneverbeforearetakingagap-year(间隔年)beforegoingtouniversity.ItusedtoA.Attendadditionalcourses.B.Makeplansforthenewterm.becalledthe“yearoff”betweenschoolanduniversity.Thegap-yearphenomenonoriginated(起源)withC.Earnmoneyfortheireducation.D.Preparefortheirgraduatestudies.themonthsleftovertoOxbridgeapplicantsbetweenentranceexamsinNovemberandthestartofthenextacademicyear.DThisyear,25,310studentswhohaveacceptedplacesinhighereducationinstitutionshaveputoffChooseYourOne-DayTourstheirentryuntilnextyear,accordingtostatisticsonuniversityentranceprovidedbyUniversityandTourA—Bath&StonehengeincludingentrancefeestotheancientRomanbathroomsandCollegeAdmissionsService(UCAS).Stonehenge—￡37until26March