【英语】湖北省襄阳市老河口高级中学2014-2015学年高二下学期期末考试

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1、湖北省老河口市高级中学2014-2015学年度高二下学期期末考试英语试题第I卷（满分100分）三、阅读理解（每小题2分，共40分）AWhydopeoplefeelsorushed?Partofthisisaperception(认知)problem.Generally,peopleinrichcountrieshavemorefreetimethantheyusedto.ThisisparticularlytrueinEurope,buteveninAmericafreetimehasbeeninchingup.Women'spaidworkhasrisenalotoverth

2、isperiod，buttheirtimeinunpaidwork，likecookingandcleaning,hasfallenevenmoresignificantly,thanksinparttodishwashers,washingmachinesandmicrowaves,andalsotothefactthatmenshiftthemselvesalittlemorearoundthehousethantheyusedto.Theproblem,then,islesshowmuchtimepeoplehavethanhowtheyseeit.Eversinceac

3、lockwasfirstusedataworkplacetorecordlaborhoursinthe18thcentury,timehasbeenunderstoodinrelationtomoney.Oncehoursarefinanciallyquantified(量化),peopleworrymoreaboutwasting,buttendtosaveorusethemmoreprofitably.Wheneconomiesgrowandincomesrise,everyone'stimebecomesmorevaluable.Andthemorevaluablesom

4、ethingbecomes,therareritseems.Onceseeingtheirtimeintermsofmoney,peopleoftengrowstingywiththeformertomaximizethelatter.Workerswhoarepaidbythehourvolunteerlessoftheirtimeandtendtofeelmoreupsetwhentheyarenotworking.Therelationshipbetweentime,moneyandanxietyissomethingGaryBeckernoticedinAmerica'

5、spost-warboomyears."Ifanything,timeisusedmorecarefullytodaythanacenturyago,"henotedin1965.Hefoundthatwhenpeoplearepaidmoretowork,theytendtoworklongerhours,becauseworkingbecomesamoreprofitableuseoftime.Sotherisingvalueofworktimeputspressureonalltime.Leisuretimestartstoseemmorestressful,aspeop

6、leareforcedtouseitwiselyornotatall.1．Women'stimeinunpaidworkhasfallenpartlybecause______.22A.men'sabilitytosupportafamilyhasbeenimprovedB.men'sinvolvementinhouseworkhasincreasedC.women'sleisuretimewastakenupbyheavyhouseworkD.womenbecomemoreskilledathouseholdequipment2．Fromthesecondparagraph,

7、welearnthat______.A.laborhourswererecordedwithaclockB.peoplehaven'trealizedthevalueoftimeC.moreworkhoursbringinmoremoneyD.Theriseofincomesmakestimelessvaluable3．Theunderlinedphrasegrowstingywithcanprobablybereplacedby"______".A.refusestodelayB.inte