兰州市高考英语二轮阅读理解学生选练11及答案文档格式.docx

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ThisyearwillbethesixthyearwhenvolunteerRiedelwillbeofferinguphertimetothefestival.“Peoplecomingoffabusyspringandsummerhaveamomentofrelaxation,”Riedelsaid.“It’sreallyeasytorelax,andit’sgreatseeingfamilyandfriendshavefuntogether.”Thesefamiliesandfriendscomefromalldifferentkindsofmusicaltastes.PeoplewhotakepleasureinBluesarethere,soarepeoplewholoveBluegrass.Thisfestivaldoesitsbesttodevelopeveryone’smusicalinterests.

Withsomanyyearsofexperience,thefestivalhasbecomeawell-oiledmachine,anddoeswhateveritcantomakeattendeesfeelascomfortableaspossible.Therearefreewaterstationsthroughoutthevenue（举办地）forpeopletofilluptheirtravelcups.Whenpeoplebuyfood,reusabledishesaregivena$2platefee,butthatisreturnedwhentheplateisbroughtback.

Thefestivalhascompletelysoldoutoftickets,andinrecordtime.ButwithbignamessuchasVanMorrisonandJakobDylan,it’seasytoseehowthatwasgoingtohappen.Thereisnoparkingareaduringthefestival,sousingthePark&

RidesystemorEdmontonTransitishighlyrecommended.Abikelock-upareaisprovidedandwillbeavailableThursdayuntilSundayonehourbeforethegatesopenuntil45minutesafterthegatesclose.

TheEdmontonFolkMusicFestivalbeginsonWednesday,Aug.4withVanMorrisonplayingthespecialdonationfund（基金）concert,andwillfinishuponSunday,Aug.8.

1.TheEdmontonFolkMusicFestivalisheldmainlyto　　　.　

A.gatherpeoplewithdifferentmusicaltastes

B.remindpeopleoftherealsenseoffolkmusic

C.exhibitthegoodvoicesofgreattalentsinfolkmusic

D.collectoldstoriesoffolkmusic

2.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Riedelhasvolunteeredforthefestivalforatleast5years.

B.It’shardforpeopletoappreciateBlues.

C.Itcostspeoplealittletofilluptheircupsfromwaterstations.

D.Peoplehavetopay$2foraplateoffood.

3.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat　　　.　

A.peoplecangetticketseasilyforthefestival

B.theEdmontonFolkMusicFestivaliswellorganized

C.drivingone’sowncartothefestivalishighlyrecommended

D.bikesareavailableatthefestivalfromWednesdaytoSunday

4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A.FolkMusicofBlues　　　　　　　　　B.OneFestivalforAll

C.FestivalforFamilyGathering　　　　　D.Edmonton’sDowntownPark

【参考答案】1-4BABB　　

Feelingblueabouttheworld?

“Cheerup,”sayssciencewriterMattRidley.”Theworldhasneverbeenabetterplacetolivein,anditwillkeepongettingbetterbothforhumansandfornature.”

Ridleycallshimselfarationaloptimist—rational,becausehe’scarefullyweighedtheevidence;

optimistic,becausethatevidenceshowshumanprogresstobebothunavoidableandgood.Andthisiswhathe’ssetouttoprovefromauniquepointofviewinhismostrecentbook,TheRationalOptimist.Heviewsmankindasagrandenterprisethat,onthewhole,hasdonelittlebutprogressfor100,000years.Hebackshisfindingswithhardfactsgatheredthroughyearsofresearch.

Here’showheexplainshisviews.

1）Shoppingfuelsinvention

ItisreportedthattherearemorethantenbilliondifferentproductsforsaleinLondonalone.Evenallowingforthemanypeoplewhostillliveinpoverty,ourowngenerationhasaccesstomorenutritiousfood,moreconvenienttransport,biggerhouses,bettercars,and,ofcourse,morepoundsanddollarsthananywholivedbeforeus.Thiswillcontinueaslongasweusethesethingstomakeotherthings.Themorewespecializeandexchange,thebetteroffwe’llbe.

2）Brilliantadvances

Onereasonwearericher,healthier,taller,cleverer,longer-livedandfreerthaneverbeforeisthatthefourmostbasichumanneeds—food,clothing,fuelandshelter—havegrownalotcheaper.Takeoneexample.In1800acandleprovidingonehour’slightcostsixhours’work.Inthe1880sthesamelightfromanoillamptook15minutes’worktopayfor.In1950itwaseightseconds.Todayit’shalfsecond.

3）Let’snotkillourselvesforclimatechange

Mitigating（减轻）climatechangecouldprovejustasdamagingtohumanwelfareasclimatechangeitself.Achildthatdiesfromindoorsmokeinavillage,wheretheuseoffossil-fuel（化石燃烧）electricityisforbidden