2025屆人教版(2019)高考英語一輪話題復(fù)習(xí)高考題型通關(guān)練：話題26　科學(xué)家精神（學(xué)生版）

話題26科學(xué)家精神

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GraduateSchemes

CommercialBankingGraduateScheme

WehelpUK－basedclientstoinvestlocallyandtradeglobally，andadvisethemon

waystheycanmanagerisk.Toapplyforourscheme，youneeda2：1degreeorabove

inanydisciplinefromanyuniversity.

Location：OurgraduateschemesarebasedinvariouscitiesaroundtheUK，including

London，Birmingham，EdinburghandBristol.

WHATYOU’LLBEDOING

◆Attendingclientmeetingstounderstandtheirneedsandofferingsolutionstosupport

them.

◆ManagingtheGroup’sexposuretoriskandassessinginvestmentopportunities.

RiskManagementGraduateScheme

Ifyouareeagertolearnhowanationalorganizationprotectsitselfanditscustomers

fromdifferentthreats，you’llbeagreatfitforourRiskManagementteams.

Whatyouneedisjusta2：2degreeorabove.

Location：ThefirstplacementwillbeinBristol，followedbythreeplacementsin

London.

WHATYOU’LLBEDOING

◆Developingyourunderstandingofcreditrisks，riskanalysisandfinancialmodeling.

◆Usingartificialintelligence(AI)tosimplifyourriskmanagementprocesses.

FinanceGraduateScheme

Financeteamsarethetrustedadvisorstoourbusiness.And，oncetheyunderstandhow

abusinessworks，theycandevelopstrategiesthathelptransformit，withinafast－

changingindustry.

Accountingandfinancegraduatesarequalifiedforthisscheme.

Location：London.

WHATYOU’LLBEDOING

◆Buildingrelationshipswithcolleaguesandcustomerstobetterunderstandtheir

needs.

◆Reviewingourpracticesandcontributingideasonthewayswecanimprovethem.

ManufacturingGraduateScheme

We’retheUK’ssecondlargestfreshfoodmanufacturer.We’reuniqueinthewaywe

sourceandmakemostofourfreshfoodourselves.Tojoinus，it’scrucialthatyouhave

toownadrivinglicense.Besides，youmusthaveapassionforfoodqualityand

safety.Thosewhohaveaminimum2：2degreeandarefluentinChinesewillbe

preferred.

Location：London.

WHATYOU’LLBEDOING

◆Workingwithavarietyofteamsatseveralofourmanufacturingsites.

◆Goingonplacementinstorestolearnmoreaboutourretailoperations.

1.WhichgraduateschemessuitpeoplewhowanttostayinBristol?

A.FinanceGraduateSchemeandRiskManagementGraduateScheme.

B.ManufacturingGraduateSchemeandFinanceGraduateScheme.

C.RiskManagementGraduateSchemeandManufacturingGraduateScheme.

D.CommercialBankingGraduateSchemeandRiskManagementGraduateScheme.

2.WhatwillyoubedoingoncefinishingtheFinanceGraduateScheme?

A.Reviewingideasonthewaystoimprovethem.

B.Masteringmoreknowledgeaboutretailoperations.

C.Creatingbondswithcustomerstoknowthemwell.

D.UsingAItomakeriskmanagementeasy.

3.WhichisamusttoapplyforManufacturingGraduateScheme?

A.Apassionforfood.

B.Adrivinglicense.

C.AcertificateforChinese.

D.Ahealthcertificate.

HowardSchultzwasn’tthefirstpersontobecarriedawaybythepleasantsmellofa

well－roastedcoffeebean.ButtheStarbucksCoffeeCo.leaderwasundoubtedlythe

firsttoturnthatdreamintoabilliondollarretailbusiness.

Schultz’sadventurestartedin1981whenhetraveledfromNewYorktoSeattleto

checkoutapopularcoffeebeanstorecalled“Starbucks”.Ithadbeenbuyingmanyof

theHammarplastSwedishdripcoffeemakers(滴濾式煮咖啡壺)hewasselling.

Therewasthatgreatsmell，sure，butwhatcausedhimtofallinlovewiththebusiness

wasthecaretheStarbucksownersputintochoosingandroastingthebeans.Hewas

alsoimpressedwiththeowners’devotiontoeducatingthepublicaboutthewondersof

thecoffee.

IttookSchultzayeartoconvincetheStarbucksownerstohirehim.Whentheyfinally

madehimdirectorofmarketingandoperationsin1982，hehadanotheridea.Thisone

occurredinItaly，whenSchultznoticedthecoffeebarsthatexistedonalmostevery

block.Helearnedthattheynotonlyservedexcellentespressos(蒸餾咖啡)，theyalso

servedasmeetingplacesorpublicsquares，andtherewere200，000oftheminthe

country.

ButwhenhecamebacktoSeattle，theStarbucksownersresistedSchultz’splansto

servecoffeeinthestores，sayingtherestaurantbusinesswascompetitive，anditwas

costlytohirewaiters.Afterall，economicbenefitsweretheirprimary

motivator.Frustrated，Schultzquitandstartedhisowncoffee－barbusinessin1985，

named“ⅡGiornale”.Itwassuccessful，andtwoyearslater，theoriginalStarbucks

managementsolditsStarbucksretailunittoSchultzfor$3.8million.

Asthecompanybegantoexpandrapidlyinthe1990s，Schultzalwayssaidthatthe

maingoalwas“toserveagreatcupofcoffee”.Askedaboutthesecretofhissuccess，

Schultztoldustheprinciples，“Don’tbethreatenedbypeoplesmarterthan

you.Compromiseanythingbutyourcorevalues.”

4.WhatcausedSchultztojointheStarbucks?

A.Thepleasantsmellofitscoffeebean.

B.Hisstrongdesiretoimprovehimself.

C.Theowners’impressiveworkattitude.

D.Hiseagernesstosellmorecoffeemakers.

5.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeSchultz’spersonality?

A.Committedandgenerous.

B.Sociableandhelpful.

C.Motivatedandconsiderate.

D.Determinedandcreative.

6.WhydidtheStarbucksownersrefusetoservecoffeeinthestores?

A.ManycoffeebarshadexistedinSeattle.

B.Peoplepreferredtastingcoffeeathome.

C.Workforcewasinsufficientinthemarket.

D.Theytriedtoavoidhighcostoflaborforce.

7.WhatdoesSchultzthinkcontributestohissuccess?

A.Learningfromsmarterpeople.

B.Stickingtohisowncorevalues.

C.Keepinghisbusinessasecret.

D.Rememberingasetofprinciples.

Forthepastthreedecades，RichardSears，71，hasbeenfocusedononething：telling

thestoriesbehindChinesecharacters.

HisinterestinChineselanguageandcharactersgoesbackto1972，whenhewasa22

－year－oldphysicsmajoratPortlandStateUniversityinOregon.“Irealizedonly7

percentoftheworldspeakEnglishasamothertongue.So，Iwantedtoknowwhatit

wasliketospeakanotherlanguage.”By1990，Searswasalreadyprettyfluentin

Chinese，buthedidnotknowhowtoread.ToSears，thecharacterswerecomplexwith

manystrokesandalmostnoapparentlogic.

“I’maphysicist，soIdon’tlikeblindmemorizationinlearninglanguages.Iknewthat

Chinesecharacterscamefrompictographs(象形文字)andIwantedtoknowthestories

behindtheChinesecharacters.”Ashestudied，Searsrealizedquicklythatmanyofthe

explanationscouldnotpossiblybetrue.Inordertopickoutthegoodones，hedecided

tocomputerizethecharacters.Hescannedabout96，000ancientcharacters.

Thedatabaseofancientcharacterscameintobeing，buthewantedtoexplainthestep

－by－stepevolvementofthesecharactersfromtheoriginalpictographstothemodern

simplifiedforms.Hefinallygothiswebsiteupin2002andnameditChinese

Etymology(詞源)，wherevisitorscancheckforfreetheevolvementofChinese

charactersinvariousforms.Between2002and2011，thewebsitewouldget11，000or

15，000hitsaday.Suddenly，inJanuary2011，clickstothewebsitewentupto600，

000inoneday.OvernighthebecameUncleHanzi，anicknamegivenbyChinese

netizens，afteroneofthemsharedhiswebsiteonChinesesocialmedia.

Inadditiontothewebsite，inSeptemberlastyear，Searssetuphisstudio，focusingon

applyingAR，animationandartificialintelligencetotellingstoriesofChineseculture

andcharacterorigins，inNanjingaspartofthelocalauthority’splantocultivatetalent

intheculturesector.“TheyhavebothentertainmentvalueforyoungChineseand

educationalvalueandcanteachtheoriginsofChinesecharacters，”hesays.“Wealso

wanttomakevideoswithahigheducationalvalueforotherplatformsbothforChinese

andforeignlearnersofChinesecharacters.”

8.WhatdoweknowaboutRichardSears?

A.HelearnedChinesetoimprovehisphysics.

B.HehasmadeanexplorationintoChinesecharacters.

C.HewasfluentinreadingChinesefromthebeginning.

D.Hewasconcernedaboutthespreadofhismothertongue.

9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“ones”inParagraph3referto?

A.Explanations.B.Characters.

C.Pictographs.D.Languages.

10.WhatcanbeinferredaboutSears’website?

A.Ithasmadeabigprofitfromnetizensvisitingit.

B.Itgainedpopularityshortlyafterbeingestablished.

C.ItfocusesonthesimplificationofChinesecharacters.

D.ItbringstheevolvementofChinesecharacterstothepublic.

11.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeRichardSears?

A.Enthusiasticanddevoted.

B.Wisebutcareless.

C.Ambitiousandhumorous.

D.Generousbutstubborn.

Ⅱ.七選五

(2024·浙江四校5月聯(lián)考)

Asmuchas80percentofprematureheartdiseaseispreventablebymakingspecific

lifestylechoices.__1__Butothersmaynothavecrossedyourmind.“Asmallchange

inyoureverydayroutinecanpotentiallyhaveabigimpactinthelongrun，”says

preventivecardiologistDr.BethAbramson.

·Geteighthoursofsleep.

“Whenyou’renotrested,everythingthathappensinyourlifeisalotmorestressful，”

saysDr.AryaSharma,aprofessorofmedicineattheUniversityofAlberta.Ifwe’re

sleepdeprived,ourbodiesalsohavemoredifficultycontrollingbloodpressure,

inflammationandglucoselevels.__2__

·__3__

Doinggoodforothershelpsyourself－esteemandrelievesstress.Researchpublished

inPsychosomaticMedicinein2016showedthatafeelingofpurposeinlifeislinkedto

alowerlikelihoodofheartattackandstroke.“Weknowthatlonelinessisariskfactor

forhearthealth，”addsSharma.“Volunteeringgetsyououtofthehouseandcreates

asocialnetwork.”

·Avoidpollutedair.

Exposuretothiskindofpollutionovertimeraisesyourriskofheartdisease.Inhaling

contaminantsformedfromchemicalslikeSulphur(硫)dioxide,c