高考英语阅读理解冲刺训练Day 50.docx
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高考英语阅读理解冲刺训练Day50
高考英语阅读理解冲刺训练Day50
Passage1
RussGremel,now98yearsold,decideditwastimetodonateacharitytopurchasenearly400acresoflandforwildlifeprotection.Gremelwasabletomakethisamazingdonationbecausehepurchased$1,000worthofWalgreensstocksevendecadesagowhosevaluehasgrownrecently.
"Asinglemanwithnokids,GremelhaslivedinthesameChicagohousefor95years,andhasalwayslivedsimply",neighborPatrickFalsotoldTODAY.FalsosaidheheardGremelsaymanytimesthe"moneywasn'tminetobeginwith"andthathealwaysintendedtogiveitaway.
TheGremelWildlifeshelterwasfoundedonJune4.IllinoisAudubonSocietypresidentJimHerkertsaidGremel'sdonationwasextremelygenerous."It'sallowingustoprotectareallyvaluableandimportantpossessionandrealizeoneofGremel'swishesthatwecouldfindaplacewherepeoplecouldcomeoutandexperiencenaturethewayhedidasakid,"HerkerttoldTODAY.
Afterdoingallthis,thispastweekend,GremeladoptedanoldChihuahua(吉娃娃犬).Winnie,thedogwaspickedupasahomelessdogseveralmonthsago.Shesufferedfromakindofcancer,whichwastreated—andallsheneededwasalovinghome,whichColleenCollins,thefounderofPerfectPoochesAdoptionAgency,wasdeterminedtofind.
GremelhadlosthisownbelovedChihuahuaearlierthisyear.WhenhereachedouttoCollinsaboutWinnie,shefeltthiscouldbeagoodmatch.ThatfeelinggrewwhenshebroughtWinnietohishouseforameetandgreet,andWinniewasintroducednotonlytoGremelbutalsosomeofhisfriendsandneighbors.Onehadbroughtoveralotoffreshstrawberries;allsaidthey'dbetheretohelpoutinanywayneeded.
1.PatrickFalsoismentionedinthetextmainlytoexplain________.
A.howGremelearnedthemoney.
B.whatkindofpersonGremelis.
C.whyGremelmadethedonation.
D.whereGremelhasbeenliving.
2.WhatcanwelearnaboutRussGremelfromthetext?
A.Heraisedmanypetdogsinhislife.
B.HeboughtWalgreensstockatage28.
C.HeadoptedayoungChihuahuarecently.
D.Hevolunteeredinwildlifesheltersregularly.
3.WhatcanweinferaboutGremel'sneighborsfromthetext?
A.Theyliveinharmonywithanimals.
B.TheyareimpressedwithdogWinnie.
C.Theyleadahealthyandwealthylife.
D.Theyarecaringandkindtoeachother.
Passage2
Wheneversomethinglooksinterestingorbeautiful,thereisanaturaldesireofustocaptureandpreserveit-whichmeans,inthisdayandage,thatwearelikelytoreachforourphonestotakeapicture.
Thoughthiswouldseemtobeanidealsolution,therearetwobigproblemsassociatedwithtakingpictures.Firstly,wearelikelytobesobusytakingpicturesthatweforgettolookattheworldwhoseheartyandinterestencourageustotakeaphotographinthefirstplace.Andsecondly,becausewefeelthepicturesaresafelystoredonourphones,wenevergetaroundtolookingatthem,sosurearewethatwe'llgetaroundtothemoneday.
ThefirstpersontonoticetheproblemswastheEnglishartcritic,JohnRuskin.Hewasakeentravelerwhorealizedthatmosttouristsmakeapoorjobofnoticingorrememberingthebeautifulthingstheysee.Hearguedthathumanshaveanaturaltendencytorespondtobeautyanddesiretohaveit,buttherearebetterandworseexpressionsofthisdesire.Atworse,wegetintobuyingsouvenirsortakingphotographs.But,inRuskin'seyes,there'sjustonethingweshoulddo-attemptingtodrawtheinterestingthingswesee,regardlessofwhetherwehappentohaveanytalentfordoingso.
Ruskinsaid,"Drawingcanteachustosee:
tonoticeproperlyratherthangazeabsent-mindedly.Intheprocessofrecreatingwithourownhandwhatliesbeforeoureyes,wenaturallymovefromapositionofobservingbeautyinaloosewaytoonewhereweacquireadeepunderstandingofitsparts."
Ruskindeploredtheblindnessandhurryofmodemtourists,especiallythosewhopridedthemselvesontravellingaroundthewholeEuropeinaweekbytrain,"No,changingofplacesatahundredmileanhourwillmakeusstronger,happier.Orwiser.Therewasalwaysmoreintheworldthanmencouldsee,iftheyeverwalkedslowly;theywillseeitnobetterforgoingfast.Thereallypreciousthingsarethoughtsandsights,notpace."
1.AccordingtoParagraph2,whentakingpictures,peopletendto________.
A.findithardtolearnskillsoftakinggoodpictures
B.findagoodwaytokeepthingsintheirminds
C.forgettoappreciatesomethingattractiveonthespot
D.haveachancetomeetthechallengeofnewtechnology
2.AccordingtoRuskin,whatshouldtravelersdotobestexpresstheirappreciationofanddesireforsomethingbeautiful?
________
A.Tospeakinoutopenly.
B.Topaintitimmediately.
C.Topurchaseitdirectly.
D.Tophotographitinstantly.
3.Fromthefourthparagraph,wecaninferthatRuskinencouragesusto________.
A.creativeandthoughtful
B.activeandadventurous
C.considerateanddetermined
D.sensitiveandambitious
4.Theunderlinedword"deplored"inthelastparagraphisclosestinmeaningto________.
A.appreciatedB.favored
C.criticizedD.ignored
Passage3
Traditionally,fashionretailers(零售商)hadfourcollectionsperyear,oneforeachseasonbutnowadayscompaniescandesignandmanufacture(大量生产)clothesinaslittleasfourweeks.FastfashionmeansthatthelatestdesignsthatappearatthefashionshowsinParis,London,etc.canbecopiedandshownwithinamonth.
Theadvantagesofrapidlychangingfashionsareclear.Shorteningtheproductlifecyclemeansifadesigndoesn'tsellwellwithinaweek,itistakenoutoftheshopsandanewdesignischosen.Thisisgoodforthemanufacturerasitmeansvastersales,andgoodforthecustomerastheycankeepupwithfast-movingtrendscheaply-andeverytimetheyvisitthestore,thereissomethingnew.
However,therearealsoanumberofdisadvantagestothisapproach.Oneofthemisthetheftofideas.Fashionhousesspendalotoftimeandmoneyonnewideas,onlytoseetheseideascopiedforfreebyfast-fashioncompanies.Perhapsthegreatestconcernistheinfluenceontheenvironmentofwastedclothes.Buyingtwelvenewsetsofclothesratherthanfourmeansthatmoreclotheswillbethrownaway.Inaddition,withfashionschangingsoquickly,cottongrowersneedtoproducemorecottonmorecheaply,andthatmeansusingmorechemicals.
Attheotherendofthefashionindustryisdesignerclothing.AtthesametimeasfastfashionistakingoffintheWest,Asianconsumersarebuyingmoreandmoerexpensive,luxurybrands.Manybuybrandedclothesjusttoshowthattheycanaffordthembutotherschoosethemforquality.What'syourchoice?
We'dliketohearyourcommentsaboutthefashionindustrytoday.
1.Accordingtotheattractionoffast-fashionclothesforpeople?
________
A.Thelowprice.
B.Thehighquality.
C.Thefamousbrand.
D.Themassproduction.
2.Whoareagainstfastfashion?
________
A.Fashiondesigners.B.Clothesproducers.
C.Customers.D.Retailers.
3.Whatispeople'sbiggestworryaboutfastfashion?
________
A.Itisharmfultotheenvironment.
B.Itleadstobadconsumptionhabits.
C.Itdecreasesfashionshows'popularity.
D.Itgreatlyinfluencestheplantingofothercrops.
4.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsfastfashion?
________
A.Worried.B.Doubtful.C.Surprised.D.Objective.
Passage4
DearMissHanff,
Youwillbegladtoknowthatthetwoboxesofeggsandthetinsoftonguehaveallarrivedsafelyandonceagainweallwishtothankyoumostsincerelyforyourextremegenerosity.Mr.Martin,oneoftheoldermembersofourstaff,hasbeenonthesicklistforsometimeandwethereforelethimhavethelion’sshareoftheeggs,onewholeboxfulinfact,andofcoursehewasdelightedtogetthem.Thetinsoftonguelookveryinvitingandwillbeawelcomeadditiontoourlarders(食物橱)andinmycasewillbeputononesideforaspecialoccasion.
IenquiredatallthelocalmusicshopsbutwasunabletogettheMessiahorBach’sSt.MatthewPassioninstiffcoversinclean,secondhandcopies,andthenIfoundtheywereavailablefromthepublisherinneweditions.Theirpricesseemedabithigh,butIthoughtIhadbettergetthemandtheyhavebeensentbyBookPostafewdaysago,soshouldarriveanydaynow.Ourinvoice,total$4.20,isenclosedwiththebooks.
WearesendingyoualittlegiftforChristmas.Wedohopeyouwillnothavetopayanydutyonit.Wewillmarkit“ChristmasGift”andkeepourfingerscrossed.Anyway,wehopeyouwilllikeitandacceptitwithoursincerebestwishesforChristmasandthecomingyear.
MynameiscertainlynotofWelshorigin.AsitispronouncedtorhymewiththeFrenchword“Noel”,IthinktheremaybeapossibilitythatitoriginatedinFrance.
Yourssincerely,
FrankDoel
1.WhatcanweinferfromthetextaboutFrankandhiscolleagues?
A.Theylivedabusylife.B.Theyweretreatedbadly.
C.Theywereinpoorhealth.D.Theylackedlivingmaterials.
2.WhatwasMissHanffexpectedtoreceive?
A.Tastyfood.B.Somemoney.
C.Copiesofmusic.D.Secondhandbooks.
3.WhywasFrankgoingtomarkthegiftwiththewords“ChristmasGift”?
A.Toavoidtax.B.Tomakeawish.
C.Toshowthecontent.D.Todeclareitsvalue.
4.WhomdidFrankmostprobablywriteto?
A.Afriend.B.Anassistant.
C.Acustomer.D.Aworkmate.
Passage5
Thisyearpromisestobeanexcitingonefortechnologyandscience.There’saline-upofgreatproductsforyoutolookforwardto.
TheAirBoard1.0
TheAirBoard1.0isafantasticnewwaytogetaround.Theboardworkswhenyoustepontothepressurep
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