高考英语阅读理解强化训练Day 41.docx
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高考英语阅读理解强化训练Day41
高考英语阅读理解强化训练Day41
Passage1
Climatechangeisperhapsthekeyissueofourtime.Often,however,itispresentedtousasbeingsoabstractthatitseemsimpossiblydistant.Forthoseofyoulookingforsomethingalittlemoreconcrete,anewreportsuggeststhattheeffectsofclimatechangemaysignificantlyaffectcoffee.
Thereport,putoutbyTheClimateInstitute,describestheeffectsofclimatechangeonvariouscoffee-growingnationsandtheresultanteffectsontheplantsandthosewhogrowthem.
CoffeeArabicaplants,whichproduce70%ofallcommercialcoffee,canbeadverselyaffectedbyevenahalf-degreechangeintypicalweatherconditions.Thissensitivitytotemperatureputstheplantatincreasedriskoftheeffectsofclimatechange.
InCentralAmericatheaveragetemperaturehasrisenbyafulldegreeCelsiussince1960.InEthiopiatheaveragetemperaturehasincreasedbyl.3degrees.Thisincreaseisenoughtohavenotableeffectsontheplants.InTanzaniatheproductivityperhectareofcoffeehasfallenbyhalfsincethe1960sduetochangesintemperature.
Indeed,studiesclaimthatby2050theareaoftheworldsuitableforgrowingcoffeewillbecutbyhalf.Coffeeproductionislikelytothenbepushedtohigherelevations(海拔)totakeadvantageoflowertemperatures,butthiswillnotbeenoughtomakeupforlostlowlandareas.
Coffeeisthesecondmosttradedgoodsbydevelopingnations,andtheinabilityofproducernationstoexportitcouldcausedramaticchainreactionsintheireconomies.Millionsofpeoplemakealivingintheproduction,processing,transport,andsaleofcoffee;theirlivelihoodswouldstandtotakeablowasgrowingareasdecreaseandpricesrise.
Asthetemperaturekeepsrising,yourcupofcoffeewillbecomemuchmoreexpensive,anditmayalsocarryanaftertastebittererthanusual,forallthoseworkersinthecoffeebeltleftwithoutthemeanstomakealivingasconditionsworsen.Notonlythat,buttheeconomiceffectswillcosttheWestmillionsinincreasedforeignaid.
1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"adversely"inParagraph3mostprobablymean?
A.slightly.B.temporarily.C.harmfully.D.gradually.
2.Whywillpeoplehavetogrowcoffeeinhighlandareas?
A.Toadapttothechangeoftemperature.
B.Toincreasethequalityoftheproducts.
C.Toreducethecostofcoffeeproduction
D.Togetaccesstowatersupplymoreeasily.
3.Whatconclusioncanwedrawfromthelasttwoparagraphs?
A.Therichwillgetricherandthepoorpoorer
B.Smallchangesmayhavelargeeffectsingeneral
C.Developedcountriesoughttoaidpoorcountries.
D.Coffeetradewilleventuallydisappearintheworld.
4.Howdoestheauthorfeelaboutthefutureofcoffeeproduction?
A.Cautious.B.Worried.C.Unconcerned.D.Hope
Passage2
IfyouhaveachancetogotoFinland,youwillprobablybesurprisedtofindhow“foolish”theFinnishpeopleare.
Takethetaxidriversforexample.TaxisinFinlandaremostlyhighclassBenzwithafareoftwoUSdollarsakilometer.Youcangoanywhereinone,tellthedrivertodropyouatanyplace,saythatyouhavesomebusinesstoattendto,andthenwalkoffwithoutpayingyourfare.Thedriverwouldnotshowtheleastsignsofanxiety.
Thediningroomsinallbighotelsnotonlyservetheirguests,butalsoserveoutsidediners.Hotelguestshavetheirmealsfree,sotheynaturallygotothefreediningroomstohavetheirmeals.Themosttheywoulddotoshowtheirgoodfaithistowavetheirregistrationcardstothewaiter.Withsuchaloosecheck,youcaneasilyuseanyoldregistrationcardtotakeacoupleoffriendstodinefreeofcharge.
TheFinnishworkersarepaidbythehour.Theyareverymuchontheirownassoonastheyhaveagreedwiththebossattherate.Fromthenontheyjustsayhowmanyhourstheyhaveworkedandtheywillbepaidaccordingly.
Withsomanyloopholes(漏洞)ineverydaylife,surelyFinlandmustbeaheaventothosewholovetotake“pettyadvantages”.Butthestrangethingisthatallthetaxipassengerswouldalwayscomebacktopaytheirfaresaftertheyhaveattendedtotheirbusinessandthatnotasingleoutsiderhaseverbeenfoundinthefreehoteldiningrooms.Andworkersalwaysgiveanhonestaccountoftheexacthourstheyputin.AstheFinnsalwaysactongoodfaithineverythingtheydo,livinginsuchasocietyhasturnedeveryoneintoareal“gentleman”.
1.TheunderlinedwordsinParagraph5meansto“________”.
A.bereadytohelpothers
B.makegooduseofone'sfriends
C.bealittleaheadofothers
D.gainsomethingatothers’expense
2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.WhiletakingataxiinFinland,youcangetoffwithoutfirstpayingyourfare.
B.InabighotelinFinland,youcanenjoyfreemealsifyou'relivinginthehotel.
C.ThebossesinFinlandpaytheemployeesaccordingtotheregistrationoftheirworkinghours.
D.Theworkersarealwayshonestwiththeirworkinghours.
3.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.
A.theFinnishsocietyisofveryhighmoral(道德的)level
B.therearemanyloopholesineverydaylifeinFinland
C.inFinland,mosttaxidriverswillnotchargeyouanything
D.everyoneinFinlandislikeagentleman,fortheyhavefaithinthemselves
4.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?
A.LifeinFinland
B.ASocietywith“Foolish”People
C.WhataLife
D.HonestaccountsoftheFinns
Passage3
Bargain’huntersspentarecordof168.2billionyuan(\25.3billion;21.7billioneuros,£19.3billion)duringthe2017SinglesDayonNov.11,theworld'slargestdaylongdiscountfestival,ase’commercegiantAlibabaGrouptookonlineshoppingtoofflinestoresandbeyondthenation'sborders.
Spendingclimbedby39.3percentduringthisyear'ssale,asconsumersfrom225countriesandregionsscoopedupgoodsfrom140,000brandsthatofferedpromotionsduringtheannualevent.
Alibabasurpassedlastyear's120.7billionyuantotalshortlyafter1p.m.,asoverseasshoppersjoinedintheafternoon,seekinggooddealsfromChina.Expandingatafaster’than’expectedpace,thetotaleclipsed(使黯然失色)thecombinedsalesofBlackFridayandCyberMondayintheUnitedStateslastyear.Nineoutoftenpeopleusedmobilewalletappsforpayment,saysAlibaba,withitsAlipayapphavinghandled1.48billiontransactions(转账)in24hoursandprocessedthematapeakrateof256,000transactionspersecond.
Meanwhile,someofflineshopsalsojoinedin,turningintosmartstoresthatallowedshopperstotrackproductavailabilityatotherlocationsandgettimelydeliverytotheirdoorstepswhilepayingwiththeirphone."UsingbigdataanalyticspoweredbyChinesetechfirmscanhelpuslocatecustomersinaprecisemanner,somethingwewouldn'thaveachievedusingold’schoolretailing,"saysGaryChu,e’commercegeneralmanager.
TheNov.11shoppingeventrepresentsaChina’brandedbusinessmodelthatcanalsobespreadtoothercountries,creatingopportunitiesforbusinessesworldwide.AsSinglesDaygrows,shoppershaveusedtheopportunitytotryoutnewitemsratherthansimplybaggingabargain,saidTommyHong,vice’presidentofNielsenChina.
"Thatchangingattitudes(towardSinglesDay)isalsoconsistentwithChina'sshiftingfocusfromquantitytoqualitygrowth,"GrayChusays.
1.Whichisthemainfactorthatcontributedtothenewrecordonthe2017SinglesDay?
________
A.Thecreativityofthebrands.
B.Thelowdiscountofthegoods.
C.Theparticipationofshoppersabroad.
D.Theimprovedqualityoftheproducts.
2.Theunderlinephraseinthesecondparagraphcanprobablybeplacedby________.
A.purchasedB.promoted
C.advertisedD.produced
3.Whatisthemainideaofthelastbutoneparagraph?
________
A.ThespreadofChinesebrands.
B.Theglobalfinancialsituation.
C.Theinventionofbusinessmodel.
D.ThesignificanceoftheSinglesDay.
4.Whatcanbelearntfromthetext?
________
A.Alibabaearned168.2billionyuanin2017.
B.BlackFridayintheUSAisalsoonNovember11th.
C.Mostconsumerspreferredmobilewalletappstopay.
D.Foreignshoppersspentmoreduringthe2017SinglesDay.
Passage4
Nearly25%oftheentireU.S.populationarelikelytohittheroadduringtheholidaysthisyear.We'vepickedthebestroadfoodstopsalongsomeoftheSouth'smosttraveledinterstates(州际公路).
Ⅰ’35|SsanAntonio,TX,toOklahomaCity,OK
FancyThat|Exit109,Norman,OK|Milesfromtheinterstate:
2.8
Thisdowntownstoreoffersasit’down"classiclunch"for\8thatincludesanentrée(主菜)andaside:
abigmeatballsandwich,perhaps,withastrawberry,bluecheese,orafatBLTonTexastoastwithasalad.
215EastMainStreet;236/908’2209;
Babe'sChickenDinnerHouse|Exit477,Sanger,Texas|Milesfromtheinterstate:
0.8
You'llfindyourselfatBabe'sbythe10’foot’tallchickenstandingoutsidethefrontdoorofthisstore.Buthere'stherealdraw:
goldenfriedchickenandchicken’friedsteak,servedwithfamily’stylesides.
202NorthFourthstreet;116/498’1208;
Ⅰ’40|Nashville,TN,toWilmington,NC
TheFeedBagRestaurant|Exit174,Farmington,NC|Milesfromtheinterstate:
2.2
Locatedinaformergeneralstoredownacountryroad,thissimplecountryrestaurantservesfresh,localfoodwithzerocheatsandtricks.
2339NCHighway801North;336/998’1109
SunriseBiscuitKitchen|Exit270,ChapelHill,NC|Milesfromtheinterstate:
1.8
Sunriseisthesandwichking—there'snothinglikethesegiantbiscuitsfilledwitheggs,sausage,cheese,orwhateverfillingyou'dlike.It'sdrive—throughonly—perfectforwhenyoudon'tha
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