高考英语阅读理解冲刺训练Day 75.docx
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高考英语阅读理解冲刺训练Day75
高考英语阅读理解冲刺训练Day75
Passage1
Vancouver(温哥华)
NaturalResources
Asamajorcentrefortheglobalforestryindustry,Vancouverishosttomanyinternationalforestryconferencesandevents,andthenaturalhomeofthemassiveBCforestrybusiness.CompaniessuchasCanforandWestFraserTimberCo.,thesecondandthirdlargestlumber(木材)producersintheworld,areheadquarteredinVancouver.Vancouverisalsoamajorcentrefortheminingindustry.
Internationaltrade
InternationaltradeisakeypartforVancouver'seconomy.ThecityhasCanada'slargestportandisoneofNorthAmerica'smajorgatewaysforPan-Pacific(泛太平洋)trade.ThePortofVancouverranksfirstinNorthAmericaintotalforeignexportsandsecondontheWestCoastintotalgoodsvolume.
BankingandFinancial
TheheadquartersforHSBCCanada(汇丰银行)islocatedintheFinancialDistrictindowntown.Canada'sthirdlargestcommercialentity(实体),JimPattisonGroupisalsobasedinVancouver.
Internationalrelation
Vancouverisamajorcentrefordiplomacy(外交)andforeignrelations.Mostcountriesoftheworldhaveconsulate(领事馆)orgeneralofficesintheCentralBusinessDistrict.Infact,manymajordiplomaticconferencesarehostedbythecity-includingtheworldfamousG7summitwithPresidentClinton,APEC,andtheWorldTradeOrganization.Greenpeacehasitsworldheadquartersinthecity.Therefore,VancouverwasamongthefirstNorthAmericancitiestodeclareitselfaNuclearWeaponsFreeZone.
Tourism
TourismisaleadingindustrytoVancouver.TheWhistler-BlackcombResortisamongthemostpopularskiingresortsinNorthAmerica,andwillbethesiteofthedownhilleventsofthe2010WinterOlympics.Vancouver'sbeaches,parks,waterfronts,andmountainbackdropsanditsmulti-culturalcharacterattractmoreandmoretourists.
Film
Vancouverwasthesourceofthesobriquet(绰号)"HollywoodNorth",forhostingtheproductionofabouttenpercentofHollywood'smovies.ManyU.S.televisionandfilmsseriesareshotexclusivelyinVancouver.ThishaspartlybeenbecauseofthefavourableCanadiandollarexchangerate.
1.WhichofthefollowingdescriptionaboutVancouverisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?
________
A.ThePortofVancouverranksfirstinNorthAmericaintotalforeignexports.
B.Vancouverisafilmproductioncentreandcalled“HollywoodNorth".
C.InternationalforestryconferencesandeventswereheldinVancouver.
D.Vancouverisaleadingcentrefortheglobalagricultureandindustry.
2.WhichofthefollowingorganizationsoreventsisnotrelatedtoVancouver?
________
A.JimPattisonGroup
B.WHO
C.Greenpeace
D.The2010WinterOlympics
3.IfyouareagraduatefromShanghaiFinanceandEconomicsUniversity,whatisitthatwillprobablyattractyoutovisitVancouver?
________
A.Itsinternationaltrade.
B.Itsfilmindustry.
C.HSBCCanada.
D.Itsbeautifulnaturalscenery.
4.Wecaninfer________fromthepart:
Internationalrelation.
A.Vancouverisamajorcentreforforeignrelations.
B.Vancouverhashostedmanymajordiplomaticconferences.
C.APECandWTOareheadquarteredinVancouver.
D.Canadaisapeace-lovingcountry.
Passage2
Andyneverwantedtogotobedontime.Hisparentshadexplainedtohimhowimportantitwastogotobedearlyandgetagoodrest.ButAndypaidnoattentiontothem,andtheydidn'tknowwhattodountiloneweekendwhentheywerevisitingAndy'sgrandparents.
GrandpaPeterheardallaboutitandsaid,"ThissoundslikeajobforTubby."Theyloadedthecatontothecarandreturnedhome.
Thatnight,atbedtime,thesameproblemarose.Andydidn'twanttogotobed,andeventhoughhisparentswaitedawhiletoseeifTubbywouldsolvetheproblem,nothinghappened.Andy'sfatherbegantocomplain.
Hourslater,Andyfinallydecidedtogotobed.Butwhatasurprisewhenheenteredhisbedroom!
Tubbywasinhisbed,pot-bellyintheair,soundasleep.
Andytriedtomovethecat,buttherewasnoway.Thatnighthehardlyslept,lyingononetinycornerofhisbed.
Thenextdaythesamethinghappened,eventhoughAndywasmuchmoretiredfromnothavingslept.Whenthethirddayarrived,hehadunderstoodthatifhewantedtosleepinhisbed,hewouldhavetogetintoitbeforeTubbydid.Thatnight,whenhisparentsonlystartedhinting(暗示)atthetopicofbedtime,Andyrushedupstairsanddivedintobed.Hisparentscouldn'tbelieveit.TheyknewnothingaboutTubbyinthebed,nordidtheyunderstandwhyAndywenttobedontime,withoutcomplaint.Theyweresohappyaboutthisthattheystayedupquitelate,celebrating.
1.Bysaying"ThissoundslikeajobforTubby",GrandpaPetermeansthatTubby________.
A.hasthesameproblemasAndy
B.canhelpsolveAndy'sproblem
C.oftenstaysuplateonweekend
D.alwayslikesplayingwithsmallboys
2.Andyrushedupstairsforsleepbecause________.
A.hisparentsremindedhimofthebedtime
B.hewasafraidTubbywouldoccupythebed
C.hewasmuchmoretiredfromlackingsleep
D.hisparentsmightpunishhimforstayinguplate
3.Andy'sparents'attitudetowardshischangecanbedescribedas________.
A.upset
B.ridiculous
C.cautious
D.puzzled
4.Whatistheauthor'spurposeofwritingthistext________?
A.Totellusafunlifestory
B.Toteachushowtokeeppets
C.Toadviseustomakefriendswithpets
D.Toencourageustoformgoodhabits
Passage3
Weallhavedefiningmomentsinourlives----meaningfulexperiencesthatstandoutinourmemory.Manyofthemoweagreatdealtochance:
aluckyencounter(相遇)withsomeonewhobecomestheloveofyourlife.Anewteacherwhospotsatalentyoudidn’tknowyouhad.Thesemomentsseemtobetheproductoffateorluck.Wecan’tcontrolthem.
Butisthattrue?
Nonecessarily.Definingmomentsshapeourlives,butwedon’thavetowaitforthemtohappen.Wecanbetheauthorsofthem.Itispossibletocreatedefiningmomentsifweunderstandmoreaboutthem.Ourresearchshowsthattheyallshareasetofcommonelements.Westartbyasking:
whydoweremembercertainexperiencesandforgetothers?
Inthecaseofbigdays,suchasweddings,theanswerisprettyclear----it’sacelebrationthatisgrandinscaleandrichinemotion.Nosurprisethatit’smorememorablethanamathslesson.Butforotherexperiencesinlife----fromholidaystoworkprojects----it’snotsoclearwhywerememberwhatwedo.
Consideranexperimentinwhichparticipantswereaskedtosubmerge(浸入)theirhandsfor60secondsinbucketsfilledwith14℃water.(Remember14℃waterfeelsmuchcolderthan14℃air.)Theywerethenaskedtosubmergetheirhandsfor90secondsinsteadof60,butduringthefinal30seconds,thewaterwarmedupto15℃.Theparticipantswerethengivenachoice:
wouldyouratherrepeatthefirsttrialorthesecond?
Psychologistshaveexplainedthereasonsforthispuzzlingresult.Whenpeopleassessanexperience,theytendtoforgetorignoreitslength.Instead,theyseemtoratetheexperiencebasedontwokeymoments:
thebestorworstmoment,knownasthepeak,andtheending.
Intheparticipants’memories,whatstoodoutforthemwasthatthelongertrialendedmorecomfortablythantheshorterone.Sowhenweassessourexperiences,wedon’taverageourminute-by-minutefeelings.Rather,wetendtorememberflagshipmoments:
thepeaks,thepits(低谷)andthetransitions.Whatwedon’trememberarethebitsinbetween----sometimesthereislittletodistinguishoneweekfromthenext.
Partlythisisbecausetheremaybeonlyadozenmomentsinyourlifethatshowwhoyouare----thosearebigdefiningmoments.Buttherearesmallerexperiences,too,inthecontextofamemorableholiday,romanticdateorworkachievement.Onceweunderstandhowweremembercertainmomentsandwhy,wecanstarttocreatemoremomentsthatmatter.
1.Howdoestheauthorunderstanddefiningmoments?
A.Wecancreatedefiningmomentsinourlives.
B.Definingmomentsarejustoutofourcontrol.
C.Nosimilaritiesexistbetweendefiningmoments.
D.Definingmomentsconsistofsmallerexperiences.
2.Wecanlearnfromtheexperimentthat_____.
A.thestrikingmomentsaremorelikelytoberemembered.
B.thelengthofanexperiencedeterminesourmemoryofit
C.itismeaningfultodistinguishthebitsinbetweenflagshipmoments.
D.allthecomponentsofanexperienceshouldbeequallyremembered
3.Whatwouldprobablybediscussedinthefollowingpartofthetext?
A.Whattoprepareforlife’strials.
B.Whytocreatedefiningmoments.
C.Whomtooweourgoodfatesto.
D.Howtocreatelife’sbigmoments.
Passage4
DuringAmsterdam’schaoticrushhour,nine-year-oldLottaCrokcyclestoaverybusyjunction.“Look,”shesays.“There’strafficcomingfromeverywhere.Fourtramsfromfourdifferentdirections.Forachildonabikethat’sreallyconfusing!
”
LottaisthefirstjuniorcyclemayorintheworldandherworkingareaistheDutchcapital.Youwouldthinkthischallengewouldbesuperfluousinacityknownasthe bicyclecapitaloftheworld.Thenumberofbicycles inAmsterdamisestimatedat881,000 –morethanthecity’s850,000inhabitants–and63%ofthepopulationcycledaily.
ButchildrenwhocycleinAmsterdamfacechallenges,Lottasays:
“Thethreebiggestproblemsforusarecars,cyclingtouristsandscooters(小型摩托).Thecarstakeuptoomuchspace,thetouristsarealwaysswingingsidetosideandstopwhenyouleastexpectit,andthescooterssimplyrunyouover.”
LottabecamejuniorcyclemayorinJunelastyearwhenshewonacontestinwhichschoolchildrenwereaskedtocomeupwithplanstomakecyclingsaferandmorefun.Herideawastoaddchildren’sbikes
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