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2021年人教版英语高一下学期综合检测卷二 一、阅读理解(30分) 1．(6分)Beingseeninafancysportscarorenjoyingabeachholidayina five-starhotelwereoncesignsofhaving"madeit". Butanewstudysuggestedthathavingpeoplethinkofyouasconstantlybusy andoverworkedisnowafarbetterwaytoshowsocialstatus. AccordingtoHarvardUniversityintheUS,peopleareincreasinglyleaning towardthephenomenonof"humblebragging(谦虚自夸)".Thisiswhenpeoplemake aseeminglymodeststatementthatactuallydrawsattentiontosomethingthey wanttobrag(吹嘘)about. Phrasessuchas"Ihavenolife"and"Idesperatelyneedaholiday"arenow usedtoimplysocialstanding,whileorderingfoodandshoppingonlineisthe perfectwaytoprovetoneighborsthatyouaresimplytoobusyandimportantto gotothesupermarket. "Movies,magazines,andpopularTVshowsoftenhighlight(强调)the abundance(富足)ofmoneyandleisuretimeamongthewealthy,"saidNeeru Paharia,anassistantprofessoratHarvardUniversity. "Inrecentyears,featuringwealthypeoplerelaxingbythepoolorona yacht(游艇),playingtennisorskiingandhuntingarebeingreplacedwith advertisementsfeaturingbusyindividualswhoworklonghoursandhavevery limitedleisuretime,"hesaid."Displaying(howbusyyouareatwork)anda lackofleisuretimeoperatesasavisiblesignalofstatusintheeyesof others." TheresearcherspointedoutthattheWallStreetJournal's2016advert campaignfeaturedcelebrities(名人)complainingabouttheirbusylives,with theslogan(标语)."Peoplewhodon'thavetime,maketimetoreadtheWall StreetJournal." Thereport,whichwaspublishedintheJournalofConsumerResearch,also foundthatbrandsthatmarketedthemselvesastimesavingwerebecoming increasinglyhigh-status,becauseofthepeoplewhousedthem. Accordingtotheauthors,thistrendofhumblebraggingisduetopeople's shitoffocus—theynowvalue"thepreciousnessundscarcity(稀缺)of individuals"morethan"thepreciousnessandscarcityofgoods".