2018衡水中学高三五调英语试题及答案(7)

when the females became stressed，they made smart decisions—quitting while they were ahead or taking safe bets．But when the men became stressed，they did the opposite，risking everything for a slim chance of a big win．

32．Why did Therese Huston write her book How Women Decide?

A．Women are less respected as decision makers．

B．Women are not equally treated in workplaces．

C．Women are unable to make smart choices．

D．Women are poor at making big decisions．

33．What is women’s weakness in decision—making according to Therese Huston?

A．Men can make quicker decisions than women．

B．Women easily get stressed when making decisions．

C．Women are likely to ask for input when making decisions．

D．Teenage girls are 1ess able to make decisions than teenage boys．

34．What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A．Women show less confidence in times of stress．

B．Men tend to make risky in times of stress．

C．Men demonstrate great bravery in times of stress．

D．Women quit making decisions when ahead in games．

35．What’s Therese’s final conclusion according to the text?

A．Women are brilliant as decision makers．

B．Men are weaker in making smart decisions．

C．We should give up all cultural beliefs about gender．

D．Great difference exists between the two genders in decision—making．

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Have you wanted to try an ebook? Has the cost of ebooks stopped you? Well，there are ebooks that you can download．36 Others share information about where to find free or discounted ebooks．

There are several reasons some ebooks are free．In some cases，the book’s copyright(版权)has come to an end．In other cases，writers offer books for free to grow a readership．37 The writer hopes you will 1ike the first book enough to buy those that follow．Similarly，Amazon is filled with free books，with a list of the top 100 free ebooks．This list changes constantly，based on how well the books are“selling”and whether they become or remain free．

When you find a free ebook you want to read，get it right away．38 If you wait too long，you may discover the book now has a price attached.

39 They offer free ebook files to download directly from the sites．These files could have bad software designed to infect your computer．It is best not to download ebooks，or any file，from

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