2018届高考英语总复习 真题研练41 牛津译林版.docVIP

真题研练41 Task 1：阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。 (2016·浙江，A)“Did you hear what happened to Adam last Friday？”Lindsey whispers to Tori. With her eyes shining，Tori brags，“You bet I did.Sean told me two days ago.” Who are Lindsey and Tori talking about？It just happens to be yours truly，Adam Freedman.I can tell you that what they are saying is (a) not nice and (b) not even true.Still，Lindsey and Tori arent very different from most students here at Linton High School，including me.Many of our conversations are gossip(闲话)．I have noticed three effects of gossip：it can hurt people，it can give gossipers a strange kind of satisfaction，and it can cause social pressures in a group. An important negative effect of gossip is that it can hurt the person being talked about.Usually，gossip spreads information about a topic—breakups，trouble at home，even dropping out—that a person would rather keep secret.The more embarrassing or shameful the secret is，the juicier the gossip it makes.Probably the worst type of gossip is the absolute lie.People often think of gossipers as harmless，but cruel lies can cause pain. If we know that gossip can be harmful，then why do so many of us do it？The answer lies in another effect of gossip：the satisfaction it gives us.Sharing the latest rumor(传言)can make a person feel important because he or she knows something that others dont.Similarly，hearing the latest rumor can make a person feel like part of the “in group.”In other words，gossip is satisfying because it gives people a sense of belonging or even superiority(优越感)． Gossip also can have a third effect：it strengthens unwritten，unspoken rules about how people should act.Professor David Wilson explains that gossip is important in policing behaviors in a group.Translated into high school terms，this means that if everybody you hang around with is laughing at what John wore or what Jane said，then you can bet that wearing or saying something similar will get you the same kind of negative attention.The dos and