高考英语阅读理解冲刺训练Day 71.docx
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高考英语阅读理解冲刺训练Day71
高考英语阅读理解冲刺训练Day71
Passage1
Iwasdesperatelynervousaboutbecomingcar-free.Buteightmonthsagoourcarwashitbyapassingvehicleanditwasdestroyed.Noproblem,Ithought:
we'llbuyanother.Buttheinsurancepayoutdidn'tevenbegintocoverthecostsofbuyinganewcar—Iworkedoutthat,withtheloan(贷款)we'dneedpluspetrol,insurance,parkingpermitsandtax,wewouldmakeapaymentasmuchas£600amonth.
Andthat'swhenIhadmyfancyidea.Whynotjustgiveuphavingacaratall?
IliveinLondon.Wehavearailwaystationbehindourhouse,atubestation10minutes'walkaway,andabusstopattheendofthestreet.Anewcarclubhadjustopenedinourarea,andoneofitsshinylittleredPeugeotswasparkednearby.IfanyfamilyinBritaincouldlivewithoutacar,Ireasoned,thensurelywewerethatfamily.
Butmynewcar-freeidea,sadly,wasn'tsharedbymyfamily.Myteenagedaughterswerehorrified.Whatwouldtheirfriendsthinkaboutourfamilybeing"toopoortoaffordacar"?
(Iwasn'tthatbotheredwhattheythought,andIsuggestedthegirlsshouldtakethesameapproach.)
Myfriends,too,wereastonishedatourplan.Whatwouldhappenifsomeonegotseriouslyillovernightandneededtogotohospital?
(anambulance)Howwouldthechildrengettoandfromtheirmanyevents?
(busesandtrains)Peoplesmiledasthoughthiswasanotherofmymadideas,beforesayingtheyweresureI'dsoonrealizethatacarwasanecessity.
Eightmonthson,Iwonderwhetherwe'lleverownacaragain.Theideathatyou"haveto"ownacar,especiallyifyouliveinacity,isallinthemind.Ilive—andmanyothercitizensdotoo—inaplacethathasneverbeenbetterservedbypublictransport,andyetcarownershiphasneverbeenhigher.Weworryaboutrisingcarcosts,butwe'dbebetteroffaskingsomethingmuchmorebasic:
DoIreallyneedacar?
Certainlytheanswerisno,andI'malotricherbecauseIdaredtoaskthequestion.
1.Theauthordecidedtoliveacar-freelifepartlybecause________.
A.mostfamilieschosetogocar-free
B.hewashurtinaterriblecaraccident
C.thecostofanewcarwastoomuch
D.thetrafficjamwasunbearableforhim
2.Whatistheattitudeoftheauthor'sfamilytowardhisplan?
________
A.SupportiveB.Disapproving
C.OptimisticD.Unconcerned
3.Whatdidtheauthorsuggesthisdaughtersdoabouttheirfriends'opinion?
________
A.Argueagainstit.B.Taketheiradvice.
C.Thinkitover.D.Leaveitalone.
4.Whatconclusiondidtheauthordrawaftertheeight-monthcar-freelife?
________
A.Lifecannotgowithoutacar.
B.Lifewithoutacarisalittlebithard.
C.Hislifegetsimprovedwithoutacar.
D.Acar-freelifedoesnotsuiteveryone.
Passage2
140.
Newwaytoexperiencedentistry
Haveyoueverhadyourhandheldduringadentalprocedureyoufeeluneasyabout?
WhataboutadentalofficethatmimicsthespiritofDisneyland?
Ifyouarelookingforadentalofficethatprovidesthebestcareandthebestenvironment,you'relookingforDr.Licking'sofficeinSunnyvale.
OfficermanagerJudy,whohasworkedwithDr.Lickingfor38years,speakshighlyofhiskindness.Shebelievesthattheofficeis"theDisneylandofdentistry".Everyonefromchildrentotheirgrandparentslovestheenvironmentandcaretheyreceivefromthiswelcomingoffice.
Dr.Lickingisknownasthebestdentalcareproviderforanyonewhofearsfacingappointmentswiththedentaloffice.Thestaffgoesoutoftheirwaytomakepatientsfeelcomfortableandatease.Dr.LickingandJudysetthestandardwiththeirsaying,"Whensomeonecomestoyourhome,youstandupandwelcomethem,likeanfamilyfriend."
Dr.Licking'sofficehasitall.Theyrecentlyrelocatedtoputthenewequipmentintotheirpractice.Theofficeisequippedwithanintra-oralvideocamera,andasapatientyoucangetpicturesofyourteethasyou'rewalkingoutofthedoor.
Settinghimselfapartfromotherdentists,Dr.Lickingcontinueshiseducationbeyondwhatisrequired.Forthisreason,heisoneoffewdentistsinthecountrywhooffersozonetreatment.Ozonecannaturallystopdecay(蛀蚀)initstracks.Formoreinformationonthisnewtechnology,visittheirwebsiteatwww.drjohnlicking.com.
Dr.Licking'sofficeisDiamondCertified,anhonorgivenonlytocompanieswiththehigherqualityafterextensiveandcontinualresearch.Dr.Licking'sofficeextendsaninvitationtoyoutomeettheirgentlestaffandoffersyouafreeofficevisits,includingx-raysandanexam.
Theofficeholdsextendedhoursrangingfrom7a.mto8p.m.,MondaythroughThursday.Don'tworryifyouhaveanemergency.Dr.Licking'sofficerespondstoallemergenciesandurgentcalls.
JOHNLICKING,D.D.S.
Cosmetic&FamilyDentistrysince1970
1.Whatisspecialaboutthedentaloffice?
________
A.Ithasacaringenvironment
B.ItisdecoratedlikeDisneyland
C.Itusesthemostadvancedequipment
D.Itprovidesservicesforbothkidsandolepeople
2.WhatdoweknowaboutDr.Licking?
________
A.Hehasdevelopedozonetreatment.
B.Heisthebestdentistalloverthecountry.
C.Hehasbeenstudyingdentistrycontinuously.
D.Hehasworkedasadentistfornearly38years.
3.Thepassageiswrittento________.
A.introduceafamousdentist
B.showanewtreatmentfortoothdecay
C.advicepeopletohavetheirteethexamined
D.invitepeopletoDr.Licking'soffice
Passage3
Nooneknowsforsurewhenadvertisingfirststarted.Itispossiblethatitgrewoutofthediscoverythatsomepeopledidcertainkindsofworkbetterthanothersdidthem.Thatledtotheconceptofspecialization,whichmeansthatpeoplewouldspecialize,orfocus,ondoingonespecificjob.
Let'stakeamanwe'llcallMr.Fielder,forexample.Hedideverythingconnectedwithfarming.Heplantedseeds,tendedthefields,andharvestedandsoldhiscrops.Atthesametime,hedidmanyotherjobsonthefarm.However,hedidn'tmakethebricksforhishouse,cuthistreesintoboards,maketheplows(犁),oranyofotherhundredsofthingsafarmneeds.Instead,hegotthemfrompeoplewhospecializedindoingeachofthosethings.
SupposetherewasanothermanweshallcallMr.Plowright.Usingwhatheknewaboutfarmingandworkingwithiron,Mr.Plowrightinventedaplowthatmadefarmingeasier.Mr.Plowrightdidnotreallylikefarminghimselfandwantedtospecializeinmakingreallygoodplows.Perhaps,hethought,otherfarmerswilltradewhattheygrowforoneofmyplows.
HowdidMr.Plowrightletpeopleknowwhathewasdoing?
Why,headvertised,ofcourse.Firstheopenedashopandthenheputupasignoutsidetheshoptoattractcustomers.Thatsignmayhavebeennomorethanaplowcarvedintoapieceofwoodandasimplearrowpointingtotheshopdoor.ItwasprobablyalltheinformationpeopleneededtofindMr.Plowrightandhisreallygoodplows.
Manyhistoriansbelievethatthefirstoutdoorsignswereusedaboutfivethousandyearsago.Evenbeforemostpeoplecouldread,theyunderstoodsuchsigns.Shopkeeperswouldcarveintostone,clay,orwoodsymbolsfortheproductstheyhadforsale.
Amedium,inadvertisingtalk,isthewayyoucommunicateyourmessage.Youmightsaythatthefirstmediumusedinadvertisingwassignswithsymbols.Thesecondmediumwasaudio,orsound,althoughthattermisnotusedexactlyinthewayweuseittoday.Originally,justthehumanvoiceandmaybesomekindofsimpleinstrument,suchasabell,wereusedtogetpeople'sattention.
Acrier,inthehistoricalsense,isnotsomeonewhoweepseasily.Itissomeoneprobablyaman,withavoiceloudenoughtobeheardovertheothernoisesofacity.InancientEgypt,shopkeepersmighthiresuchapersontospreadthenewsabouttheirproducts.Oftenthisearliestformofadvertisinginvolvedanewlyarrivedshiploadedwithgoods.Perhapsthecrierdescribedthegoods,explainedwheretheycamefrom,andpraisedtheirquality.Hisjobwas,inotherwords,nottoodifferentfromaTVorradiocommercialintoday'sworld.
1.Whatprobablyledtothestartofadvertisement?
________
A.Thediscoveryofiron.
B.Thespecializationoflabor.
C.Theappearanceofnewjobs.
D.Thedevelopmentoffarmingtechniques.
2.Toadvertisehisplows,Mr.Plowright________.
A.praisedhisplowsinpublic
B.placedasignoutsidetheshop
C.hunganarrowpointingtotheshop
D.showedhisproductstothecustomers
3.ThewritermakesupthetwostoriesofMr.FielderandMr.Plowrightinorderto________.
A.explaintheoriginofadvertising
B.predictthefutureofadvertising
C.exposeproblemsinadvertising
D.providesuggestionsforadvertising
4.InancientEgypt,acrierwasprobablysomeonewho________.
A.ownedaship
B.hadtheloudestvoice
C.ranashopsellinggoodstofarmers
D.functionedliketoday'sTVorradiocommercial
5.Thelasttwoparagraphsaremainlyabout________.
A.thehistoryofadvertising
B.thebenefitsofadvertising
C.theearlyformsofadvertising
D.thebasicdesignofadvertising
Passage4
Nowadays,especiallyinChina,everythingseemstofavorsocialintercourse(社交),suchasgatheringsoffriends,KTV,grouptravel,diningtighter,playingcardsandMahjong,plustheChinese-style"street-crossinggroup."Backhome,discussionscanstillbeboisterouslycarriedonwithinthe"circleoffriends"ofWeChat.
However,thesescenescannotalwayseaseasenseofloneliness.ZhuZiqing,awell-knownprofessorofTsinghuaUniversity,signedwithemotion:
"Mylonelinessincreasesasscenebecomesmuchbusier."Onepopularsongtodayisalsocalled"Alonelymanincrowds."Actually,engaginginsocialintercour
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