高考英语阅读理解冲刺训练Day 26.docx

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高考英语阅读理解冲刺训练Day26

高考英语阅读理解冲刺训练Day26

Passage1

SalesRepresentative-ImmediateHire-WillTrain

　　Doyoulikemeetingnewpeople?

Doyouenjoyclosingdealseveryday?

Areyoulookingforadynamicandhighenergyindustry?

THISCOULDBETHECAREER（职业）FORYOU!

　　FastGrowingandVerySuccessfulCreditCardProcessorislookingforadynamicoutsidesalespersontosellcreditproductsandcheckprocessingservicesinthelocalarea.

　　Whatweneedyoutodo:

　　•Attend3-5appointmentsdaily

　　•Sellintosmalltomiddlesizedbusinesses

　　•WorkcloselywithsalesmanagerinDallasTX（byphone）

　　•Haveabilitytomanagepaperwork

　　Weoffer:

　　•Medicalbenefitseligibility（资格）after90days

　　•Oneofthestrongestcompensationprogramsintheindustry

　　•Monthlybonuses

　　•Ajumpstartbonusofupto\750

　　Successfulapplicantsoftenhaveexperienceincustomerservice,insidesales,outsidesales,salessupport,managementroles,orothercustomerfacingpositions.

　　Weareanequalopportunityemployer.Wedonotdiscriminateonthebasisofrace,religion,color,sex,age,nationaloriginordisability.

　　Pleasereplywitharesumetoday!

　　Thereisadifference.ExperienceGreatWork!

WehavebeenservicingNorthEastOhioformorethan20yearswithofficeslocatedinAkron,Canton,Lakewood,StreetsboroandWadsworth.Applyonline@www.greatwork.ccandreachouttoourLakewoodlocationtodiscussourgreatcareeropportunitiesat440-663-0050.

1.Accordingtothetext,thesalesrepresentativethecompanyislookingforshould________.

A.sellintobigbusinesses

B.beabletomanagepaperwork

C.meetover5customerseachday

D.seethesalesmanagerinDallasTXfrequently

2.Ifhired,youcan________.

A.receiveamonthlysalaryof\750

B.getaspecialcustomerfacingposition

C.enjoyastrongcompensationprogram

D.gainmedicalbenefitseligibilitywithin90days

3.Whichofthefollowingcanhelpyouapplysuccessfully?

________.

A.Experienceinshopping

B.Experienceinmanagement

C.Theexperienceofusingacreditcard

D.Theexperienceoftalkingwithasalesmanager

Passage2

Itissaidthatifyouwanttostayyoung,sitdownandhaveagoodthink.ThisistheresearchfindingofateamofJapanesedoctors,whosaythatmostofourbrainsarenotgettingenoughexercise—andasaresult,wearegrowingoldunnecessarilysoon.

　　ProfessorTaijuMatsuzawawantedtofindoutwhyotherwisehealthyfarmersinnorthernJapanappearedtobelosingtheirabilitytothinkandreasonatarelativelyearlyage,andhowtheprocessofagingcouldbesloweddown.WithateamofcolleaguesatTokyoNationalUniversity,hesetaboutmeasuringbrainvolumesofathousandpeopleofdifferentagesandvaryingoccupations.Computertechnologyenabledtheresearcherstoobtainprecisemeasurementsofthevolumeofthefrontandsidepartsofthebrain,whichrelatetointellectandemotionanddeterminethehunmancharacter.Therearsectionofthebrain,whichcontrolsfunctionslikeeatingandbreathing,doesnotcontractwithage,andonecancontinuelivingwithoutintellectualoneconomicalfaculties.Contractionoffrontandsideparts—ascellsdieoff—wasobservedinsomesubjectsintheirthirties,butitwasstillnotevidentinsomesixty-andseventy—year—olds.Matsuzawaconcludedfromhisteststhatthereisasimpleremedywaytothecontractionnormallyconnectedwithage—usingthehead.

　　Thefindingsshowingeneraltermsthatcontractionofthebrainbeginssoonerinpeopleinthecountrythaninthetown.Thoseleastatrisk,saysMatsuzawa,arelawyers,followedbyuniversityprofessorsanddoctors.Whitecollarworkersdoingroutineworkingovernmentofficesare,however,aslikelytohaveshrinking（萎缩）brainsasthefarmworker,busdriverandshopassistant.

　　Matsuzawa'sfindingsshowthatthinkingcanpreventthebrainfromshrinking.Bloodmustcirculateproperlyintheheadtosupplythefreshoxygenthebraincellsneed."Thebestwaytomaintaingoodbloodcirculationisthroughusingthebrain."hesays."Thinkhardandengageinconversation.Don'trelyonpocketcalculators."

1.Theteamofdoctorswantedtofindout________.

A.thesizeofcertainpeople'sbrains

B.howtomakepeoplelivelonger

C.whichpeoplearemostintelligent

D.whycertainpeopleareagingsoonerthanother

2.Onwhataretheirresearchfindingsbased？

________

A.Thestudyofbrainvolumesofdifferentpeople.

B.Thestudyofbrainvolumesofoldpeople.

C.Thelatestdevelopmentofcomputertechnology.

D.Asurveyoffarmersinnorthernoldpeople.

3.Thedoctors'testsshowthat________.

A.ourbrainsshrinkaswegrowolder

B.thefrontsectionofthebraindoesnotshrink

C.sixty—year—oldshavebetterbrainsthanthirty—year—olds

D.somepeople'sbrainshavecontractedmorethanotherpeople's

4.Accordingtothepassage,whichpeopleseemtoagemoreslowlythantheothers?

________

A.LawyersB.Farmers

C.ClerksD.Shopassistants

Passage3

　　IfyouwatchBritishtelevisiononFridayMarch15,youmightbesurprisedtoseecelebritieswearingfunnyrednosesandjokingaround.Butdon'tworry.They'renotmad.It'sallpartofabiannualfund-raisingeventcalledRedNoseDay.

　　OrganizedbythecharityComicRelief,foundedin1985bytwoBritishcomedians,theaimoftheeventistoraisemoneytofightpovertyandinjusticeintheUKandAfrica.CelebritiesandpublicfiguressupporttheeventbymakingappearancesoncomicTVshowsbroadcastbytheBBC.Thisyear,forexample,UKPrimeMinisterDavidCameronappearedinamusicvideobyOneDirection,whichthebandproducedfortheevent.

　　ButBritonsdon'tjustraisemoneyforcharitablecausesononedayayear.Theydoitallyearround.Onewayofdoingsoisbyshoppingincharityshops.Thesesmall,inconspicuousshopssellclothes,booksandhouseholdgoodsjustlikeanyothershop.Butthere'sonebigdifference--everthingsoldintheshopsissecond-hand.

　　Therearenearly10,000charityshopsintheUK,accordingtotheCharityRetailAssociation.Theirbusinessmodelissimple：

Anybodywhohasthingstheydon'twantanymorecandonatethemtoacharityshop,wheretheyarecheckedfordamage,cleanedandpriced.Mostitemsgobackonsaleatasmallpartoftheiroriginalpricesandthemoneythatismadebysellingthemisusedforacharitablecause.

　　Theideaofbuyingusedclothesmaysoundoff-putting,butforshopperswhohavelessspendingmoney,suchastheelderlyorthoseinlow-payingjobs,ithasbeenawelcomeoptionforyears.Now,shoppingatcharityshopsisalsobecomingpopularwithyoungpeoplelookingforalternativefashion."Youcanfindveryuniqueclothesforaverycheapprice.Itdoesn'tbothermethatotherpeoplemayhavewornthem.IsimplywashthembeforeIwearthem,"saidAnneMarie,a19-year-oldInternetuserfromtheUS,inacommentonaYahooforum.

　　Sonexttimeyouspotacharityshop,whynotgoinside？

Whoknows,youmightfindalovelydressforjustafewpounds.Evenbetter,youcanenjoywearingitintheknowledgethatyourmoneyhelpedagoodcause.

1.WhydidCameronappearinOneDirection'smusicvideo?

________

A.Toearnaliving

B.Tosupporttheband

C.Toentertaintheaudience

D.Tohelpraisemoney

2.WhatdowelearnfromthepassageaboutComicRelief?

________

A.Itwasfoundedin1985bytwoBritishcomediansinAfrica.

B.Itrunsnearly10,000charityshopsintheUK.

C.ItorganizestheRedNoseDayfund-raisingevent.

D.ItisfinanciallysupportedbytheUKgovernment.

3.What'sAnneMarie'sattitudetocharityshops?

________

A.DisapprovingB.Particular

C.DoubtfulD.Favorable

4.Thepassageiswrittenmainlyto________.

A.explainhowcharityshopsworkintheUK

B.introducethetraditionsoftheRedNoseDay

C.inspiremorepeopletojoinincharitablecausesintheUKD.analyzewhycharityshopsarepopularintheUK

Passage4

OK,soit'snotarealwar-buttheU.S.andChinaareatthebeginningofatradewarthankstoPresidentTrump'spolicy.TheChinesegovernmentraised34billiondollarsinnewdutiesongoodsexportedfromtheU.S.lastweekinreplytoPresidentTrump’sunwisetariffs（关税）of34billiondollarsonChinesegoods.

Farmandseafood-producingstatesaregoingtobehithardestbyChina’snewtariffsonU.S.goods.StateswherecarsaremadeandshippedtoChinaareonthehookaswell.

Intermsofvalue,some38percentofproductsonthetarifflistarerelatedtoagriculture,includingsoybeans,sorghum,tobaccoandmeat.That'snothinglikegoodnewsforfarm-beltstates,primarilyintheMidwestlikeIowa.

AwiderangeofseafoodisonChina'starifflist.ThatcouldhurtfisheryworkersinAlaskaandlobsterharvestersinMaine.Alaska,forexample,exportednearlyIbilliondollarsworthofseafoodtoChina."ChinaisamajormarketforAlaskaseafood,"saidAlexaTonkovich,ExecutiveDirectoroftheAlaskaSeafoodMarketingInstitute."Theseafoodindustrydirectlyemploysnearly60,000workersinAlaskaeachyearanddirectlyemploysmoreworkersthananyotherprivateindustry."

Andautomakingstates,particularlyintheSouth,arealsoatrisk.Some24percentofproductsonthelist-intermsofvalue-arecars,trucksandothervehicles.Michiganaloneexported$1.7billionworthofmotorvehiclesandvehiclepartstoChinain2017.OtherstatesbeingaffectedincludeSouthCarolina,whereBMWmakesSUVsforboththeU.S.andexporters,andAlabama,hometoMercedes-Benz,Toyota,HondaandHyundaifactories.

Thisroundoftariffssparessomeindustries,likecommercialaircraft.WashingtonState,whichishometoBoeing,couldbreatheasighofrelief.Italso,forthemoment,skipstariffsonchem