高考英语阅读理解冲刺训练Day 95.docx

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高考英语阅读理解冲刺训练Day95

高考英语阅读理解冲刺训练Day95

Passage1

Thanksgivingisatimetogivethanksforfamily,health,andlifeingeneral.However,BlackFridayhasturneditintoabusiness.

　　Traditionally,thetruevalueofThanksgivingliesathomenottheshoppingcenters.However,BlackFridayhasnowadaysallowedsocietytoignorethisasindividualslongforsomethingthattheydonotneedoreventrulywant.ShoppingonBlackFridaybecomesasignofashiftintoaculturethatvaluesmaterialwealthoverspendingtimewithlovedones.Peoplearewillingtoforcetheirwaythroughthecrowdsintheirdesperatesearchformarked-downsweatersandnecklaces.

　　Inrecentyears,Thanksgivinghasbecomeapre-BlackFridayholidayformanyfamilies.Theyaredevotedtomappingoutshoppingroutesandmakingorganizedschedulesforwhichstorestohitfirst.Bydrawingindividualsouttoshoppingcenterswith"matchlesssavings",businessesencouragethisbehaviorofignoringThanksgiving.Manyfamiliestaketheirhome-cookedmealswhilecampingoutatthedoorofshoppingcenters.Witheachnewyear,Thanksgivingisbecomingvictimtoover-commercialization—switchingfromameaningfultimeofthanksandfamilytoadaydedicatedtoproductsandprofit.

　　BlackFridayhasshownthatwithcurrentcommonstandards,peoplecannotevensetasideasingledaytoappreciatewhattheyalreadyhavewithoutimmediatelybuyingmore.Familieshavelostsightofwhatistrulyimportantinlife,andhavefoundreasonsindebatingbetweenalowcostHDtelevisionandanappreciationforwhattheyalreadyhave.Remember,Thanksgivingshouldbeadayinwhichpeoplearegratefulforallthattheyhave.

1.Theunderlinedword"this"inparagraph2probablyrefersto________.

A.thesignofashift

B.thematerialwealth

C.theshoppingcrowd

D.thetruevalueofThanksgiving

2.Inrecentyears,whatwillmanyfamiliesdowhenthanksgivingcomes?

________

A.MakefullpreparationsfortheBlackFridayshopping.

B.Visitsomenewly-openedshoppingcentersinadvance.

C.Finditdifficulttochooseastorefortheirfirstvisit.

D.Gocampingatthegateofshoppingcenterforagooddeal.

3.Inthelastparagraph,theauthormainlyintendstotellusthatweshould________.

A.setasideasingledaytobuymore

B.trytospendlesstogetlowcostproducts

C.staywithourfamiliesaslongaswecan

D.appreciatewhatwe'vepossessedwithourfamilies

4.What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardsthepresentwayspeoplecelebrateThanksgiving?

________

A.Annoyed.B.Worried.

C.Supportive.D.Unconcerned.

Passage2

　　ItwasacoldnightinWashington,D.C.,andIwasheadingbacktothehotelwhenamanapproachedme.HeaskedifIwouldgivehimsomemoneysohecouldgetsomethingtoeat.I'dreadthesigns:

"Don'tgivemoneytobeggarsasmostofthemareswindlers."SoIshookmyheadandkeptwalking.

　　Iwasn'tpreparedforareply,butwithnohesitation,hefollowedmeandsaid,"IreallyamhomelessandIreallyamhungry!

Youcancomewithmeandwatchmeeat!

"ButIkeptonwalking.

　　Theincidentkeptbotheringmefortherestoftheweek.Ihadmoneyinmypocketanditwouldn'thavekilledmetohandoveradollarortwoevenifhehadn’tbeenarealbeggar.Onafreezingcoldnight,noless,Iassumedtheworstofafellowhumanbeing.

　　FlyingbacktoAnchorage,Icouldn'thelpthinkingofhim.Itriedtoreasonmyfailuretohelpbysupposinggovernmentagencies,churchesandcharitiesweretheretofeedhim.Besides,you'renotsupposedtogivemoneytobeggars.

　　SomewhereoverSeattle,IstartedtowritemyweeklygardencolumnforTheAnchorageDailyNews.Outoftheblue,Icameupwithanidea.Bean'sCafe,alocalcharityservicekitchen,feedshundredsofhungrylocalpeopleeveryday.WhynottrytogetallmyreaderstoplantonerowofvegetablesorflowersintheirgardensforBean's?

PlantarowforBean's.It’scleanandsimple.

　　Wedidn'tkeeprecordsbackthen,buttheideabegantotakeoff.Folkswouldfaxmeorcallwhentheytooksomethingin.It’sfoodforthespiritandcomfortformyconscience.

　　InApril1995,theGardenWritersAssociationofAmerica（GWAA）heldtheirannualmeetinginAnchorageandafterlearningourprogram,PlantaRowforBean'sbecamePlantaRowForTheHungry.Theideathenwastohaveeverymemberwriteortalkaboutplantingarowforthehungry,whichbroughttheprogramtonationalattention.

　　Asmoreandmorepeopleparticipated,newvariationscroppedup.Manycompaniesgavefreeseedstocustomersanddisplayedthelogofortheprogram.Donationspouredin.ItwasthenthatIcouldreallystopfeelingguilty.

1.Theunderlinedword“swindlers”inthefirstparagraphisclosestinmeaningto________.

A.policemenB.writers

C.cheatersD.beggars

2.Whydidtheauthorthinkheassumedtheworstofafellowhumanbeing?

________

A.Becausehedidn’tshowfairrespecttoabeggartreatinghimbadly.

B.Becausehecouldhavehelpedahungrymanbuthepassedby.

C.Becausehebelievedthatnopeoplebeggedbecauseofrealhunger.

D.Becausehethoughtthatcharityworkwasthegovernment’sduty.

3.Howdidtheauthormakeupforwhathehaddone?

________

A.Hesetupalocalkitchentohelpthepoor.

B.Heplantedarowofvegetablesforcharity.C.HecalledonpeopletodonatemoneytotheBean’s.

D.HeinitiatedtheideaofPlantarowforBean’s.

4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

________

A.Thebeggargaveupthefirsttimehewasturneddownbytheauthor.

B.TheauthorinventedtheprograminspiredbytheAnchorageDailyNews.

C.GWAAexpandedtheprogramconceptandmadeitnationwidein1995.

D.Theprogramwaslatertakenoverbysomeseedingcompanies.

Passage3

TheAustralianbeachtownofByronBayhasatrafficproblem,especiallyduringholidays,whenlocalstreetsarefullofcars.Butnowit'schanged.Theworld'sfirstfullysolar-poweredtrainrunsonarestored（修复）trainlinethatwasoutofuseformorethanadecade.

Thesolarsystemsontheroofofthetrainsendpowertoasetofbatteriesthatreplaceoneengine；theotherengineisstillinplaceandcanprovidebackuppowerinanemergency.Asthetrainbrakes,itgeneratesmoreelectricity,likeahybridcar.Atatrainstation,thetraincanbepluggedintopullmorepowerfromsolarsystemsontheplatformroof.Ifthere'salongperiodwithoutsun---somewhatunlikelyinthispartoftheworld---thetraincanalsoplugintogetrenewableenergyfromthelocalelectricitysupply.

"Thelargesolarsystemsontheplatformroofcoupledwiththesolarsystemsonthetrainroofproducemoresolarenergyperdaythanisrequiredtooperateanhourlyreturnservice，"saysHolmes,developmentdirectorofthenonprofitByronBayRailroadcompany,whichrunsthetrain.Withonefullcharge,thetraincanmake12to15trips.

Volunteersfullyrestoredthetraintoitsoldconditiontoattractmoreriders,whichshouldtakemorecarsoffcitystreetsofthebeachtown.Thetrainfits100seatedpassengers,withroomformoretostand,andalsohasaluggageroomforbikesandsurfboards.Aridecostsalittlemorethan$2.

Thenonprofitsthinksit'samodelthatcouldbereplicated（复制）elsewhere."Ourservicehashadnogovernmentsupportorfundingatall,butforthistobereplicatedorimprovedupon,thekeyisforgovernmenttoworkwithenterprisesontheprogram."Holmessays."Ourserviceprovidesaneampleofhowthesun'senergycanbeusedforsustainabletransportsolutions."

1.WhyisthesolartrainbroughtintouseinByronBay？

______

A.ToattractvisitorsB.Toreducetraffic

C.TofightpollutionD.Tousesolarenergy

2.Wheredoesthetraingetenergyonsunlessdays？

______

A.FromitsenginesB.Fromahybridcar

C.FromtheplatformroofD.Fromthelocalelectricitysupply

3.HowdoesHolmesfeelaboutsolarenergyequipment？

______

A.Itislabor-savingB.Itiseasilyoperated

C.Itistime-consumingD.Itispowerguaranteed

4.Whatcanbeinferredaboutthesolar-poweredtrainfromthelastparagraph？

______

A.Itmaybepopularizedinthefuture

B.Morescientificresearchshouldbedoneaboutit

C.Itcouldbeoflittleuseinsolvingenergyproblems.

D.Financialsupportfromthegovernmentisbadlyneeded

Passage4

Haveyouevernoticedthatafterabout6monthsyourperfectlynew1，000dollarsmartphonebeginstoslowdown?

WhatifItoldyouthatit’sasalesstrategythatprettymuchallphonecompaniesusetoforcepeopleintobuyingnewphones?

Inlate2015，whenLisaYoungwasinchargeofiOSsecurityandbetasoftwaretestingteams，herbossrevealedadarksecrettoher，sayingthattheywereusinganewstrategythatwouldpurposelyslowdownolderphoneseverytimethephonewouldupgradetothelatestoperatingsystem.Thisnewmethodwouldforcecustomerstobuythelatestphonemodel，increasingsalesby70％.

Shewasalittledisturbedtohearthenews，butshejustkeptherheaddownandcontinuedtodoherjob.Afterawhile，theguiltofbeinginvolvedwithsuchashadysalesmodelstartedtoweighheavyonher.“Howcouldamulti—billiondollarcorporationcontinuetotakeadvantageofthepubliclikethis?

”shethought.InMarchof2017，shecontactedareporterfromCNNtofinallyleaktheinformationconcerningAppleslowingdownphones.

Thescandal（丑闻）wentviralovernight，andeverymediaoutletintheworld，ineverylanguagewastalkingaboutit，makingitoneofthebiggestcontroversiesinconsumerelectronicshistory.Aweeklater，shewassecretlyletgoafterher8yearsofservice.Althoughshewastakingahugeriskgoingagainstoneofthemostpowerfulcorporationsintheworld，shefeltasenseofreliefexposingthem.Thep