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学年上海牛津版八年级下册回答问题类阅读理解提升练习一有答案
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(一)
(一)
OnChristmasDay,2002,mostBritishteenagerswereopeningpresentsandeatingturkeywiththeirfamilies,butnot15-year-oldSebastianClover.Hewasonaboatinthemiddleoftheocean.Hewastryingtosail4,320kilometersacrosstheAtlanticbyhimself!
Sebastianbegantrainingforthecrossingwhenhewasonly12.Whenhewas15,Sebastianandhisfather,Ian,decidedtohavearace.Theywouldeachhavethesameboat,tenmeterslong.TheywouldsailfromtheCanaryIslandacrosstheAtlanticOceantotheislandofAntiguaintheCaribbean.Thefirstpersontofinishthe4,320-kiometertripwouldbethewinner.
Beforetherace,newsreportersaskedIanCloverifhewouldlethissonwin.“Noway!
”heanswered.Fourdaysafterthestartoftherace,Ianwasabout30kilometersahead,buthespoketohissonbyradioeveryday.Sebastianwasnothavinganeasytrip.Hebeganhavingproblemswithhisboat.Thenthreekillerwhalesstartedtofollowhim!
ButSebastiandidn’tgiveup.Hefixedhisboatwithrope.Intheend,thekillerwhaleslefthimalone.Hisfatherwontheraceby14hours,butSebastiansetanewworldrecord:
hebecametheyoungestpersonevertosailacrosstheAtlanticOceanalone.
AlotofnewsreporterswerewaitingforSebastianwhenhearrivedInAntigua.Theyaskedhimifhehadenjoyedthecrossing.Sebastiantoldthemthatithadbeenfantastic,butverytiring.“After25daysinaboat,I’mlookingforwardtosleepinginabedthatdoesn’tmove,”hesaid.
1.WherewasSebastianCloveronChristmasDay,2002?
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2.WhendidSebastianCloverbeginhistrainingforthecrossing?
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3.WhatdidIanClovertellnewsreportersbeforetherace?
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4.HowdidIancommunicatewithhissonduringtherace?
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5.Sebastiandidn’thaveatiringtrip,didhe?
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6.WhatcanyoulearnfromSebastian’ssuccessstory?
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Keys:
1.Hewasonaboatinthemiddleoftheocean.
2.Whenhewasonly12.
3.Hetoldnewsreportersthathewouldnotlethissonwin.
4.Byradio.
5.Yes,hedid.
6.Nothingisimpossibletoawillingheart./I'llnevergiveup./IbelievethatifIdon'tgiveup,I'llsucceed./etc
(二)
AhotonlinedebatehasstartedonYu’ebao(余额宝),thepersonalfinancialproductthathasbeenatthecenterofapubliccontroversy(公开辩论)sinceitwaslaunchedinJune2013.SomesayYu’ebaoisposingathreattoChina’seconomicsecurity.Let’shopethedebateleadstoimprovementsinfinancialserviceandsupervision(监管),saidFengHaininginanarticleforYangchengEveningNews.
BysavingmoneyonAlipay,anonlinepaymentservice,andtransferring(转账)itintotheirYu’ebaoaccount,customersmaynotonlygethigherinterestratesthanthoseofferedbytraditionalbanks,butcanalsousethemoneywhenevertheyneed.ThesetwoadvantageshaveearnedYu’ebaoalotofusersacrossthecountry.
Evenso,Yu’ebaohasbeentargetedbycriticsandopponents.Inadditiontothepotential(潜在)securityrisks(危险)thatYu’ebaomaybeexposedto,Fengsayspeoplearecriticizingthepersonalfinancialproductbecauseoftheimperfectsupervisionoverthecurrentonlinefinancialmarket.ButFengpointsoutthatdespiteitsdefects,itisstillunfairtocallforabanonYu’ebao.Newproductsandapplications,financialandnon-financial,shouldnotbebanneduntiltheyareprovedtobeharmfultousers.
FengsaysweshouldbethankfulforthecontroversyraisedbyYu’ebao,becauseithasremindedthepublictohaveaclearideaaboutinnovativeonlinefinancialproducts.Governmentwatchdogsshouldusethecontroversytotakemeasurestomakesurethattheinnovativeaspectsofnewfinancialproductsareforthegoodofusersandarestrictlysupervised,saysFeng.
1.HowlonghasYu’ebaobeenahotonlinedebate?
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2.WhatadvantageshavehelpedYu’ebaoearnalotofusersacrossthecountry?
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3.Whyarepeoplecriticizingthepersonalfinancialproduct?
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4.Itisn’tfairtocallforabanonYu’ebao,isit?
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5.Whenshouldsomefinancialandnon-financialproductsbebanned?
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6.DoyouuseYu’ebaoonyourown?
Whyorwhynot?
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Keys:
1.SinceitwaslaunchedinJune2013
2.Customersmaynotonlygethigherinterestratesthanthoseofferedbytraditionalbanks,butcanalso
usethemoneywhenevertheyneed.
3.Becauseoftheimperfectsupervisionoverthecurrentonlinefinancialmarket.
4.No,itisn't.
5.Whentheyareprovedtobeharmfultousers.
6.(AnyreasonableanswerisOK.)
(三)
Thedevelopmentofthecreativitydistricts(创业园区)ispushingoutthosewhomadetheplaceattractive.
AccordingtoXiaoLei,whoownsacafeinTianzifang(田子坊),oneofShanghai’sculturaldistricts,rents(租金)intheareahaveincreasedsomuchthatmanyownershavetoleave.
AccordingtoXiao,somehotplacesintheareacostupto100,000yuanamonthtorent.
“Somepeoplewithtruecreativityaremovingout,jumpingfromnewlowpriceareastothenext,”saysXiao.
Whenitcomestopills(药丸),manypeopletrytokeepawayfromthem.ButinTianzifang,thetraditionaluseofpillsisbeingchanged.Infact,inoneoftheshops,pillsareabestselleramongyoungvisitors.
“Ourpillsarenotbitter.They’reallsweet,”saysWangJin,28,theownerofSweetPills.Wangsaysthecity’screativitydistrictsprovideyoungpeoplewhowanttodotheirownbusinesswithbetteropportunities(=chances)andgreatfunaswell.
WhatWangisreferringtoarenotrealpillsforillness,butcandieswithprintedwordsonthepackage(包装)thatareaimedatsomeyoungpeople-“Tuhaopills”and“Xuebapills”.
AccordingtoWang,theideaofsellingcandiesintheformofmedicinestartedasajoke.
‘Thefirstideawastoprintjokesonthecandybottles,”saysWang.“Butaftersometime,wefoundthattheydidn’tworkwell.”SoWangandherteammatesquicklyturnedtheirattentiontoonlinecatchphrases(标语),whicharemuchmorepopularthanjokes.
ToWang’sownsurprise,theideawasabigseller.Justtwodaysafterhershop’sofficialopeninginTianzifang,thepillswereallsoldout.Wearingawhitecoat,justlikeadoctor,Wangwashappylookingattheemptyshelvesinthestore.AtleastWangisnotworriedaboutthe40,000yuanrenteverymonth.Sheisreadyforanewshopinanewneighborhood.
1.AccordingtoXiao,whydomanyoftheownershavetoleavethecreativitydistricts?
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2.WhoespeciallylikesthepillsinTianzifang?
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3.InWangJin’sopinion,whatdothecity’screativitydistrictsofferpeoplelikeher?
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4.Wang’sideaofprintingjokesonthecandybottleswasverysuccessful,wasn’tit?
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5.HowisWang’sbusinessandwhat’sherambition?
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6.WhatimpressioncanyougetaboutWangJinandherteammates?
Tellusyourreason.
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Keys:
1.Becauserentsintheareahaveincreasedtoomuch.
2.Theyoung./Theyoungvisitors./Theyoungpeople./Someyoungpeople.
3.Betteropportunitiesandgreatfun.
4.No,itwasn't.
5.Herbusinessworkswellandshe'sreadyforanewshopinanewneigh-bourhood.
6.Theywerecreative/clever/quick-minded/smart/great/...
becausetheycanquicklychangedtheirideaofsellingcandiesintousingonlinecatchphrases./quicklychangedtheirideaandbegantouseonlinecatchphrases./quicklyusedanewform/kindofmethod(of
sellingcandies)/quicklytaketheadvantagesofusingtheonlinecatchphrases...
(四)
Thefurnituremayoftenbeveryold,anditmayhavechangedhandsmanytimes.Itmayalsobeveryvaluable(值钱的)althoughthemostvaluablepieceswillusuallygototheLondonsalesrooms,whereonepiecemightbesoldforhundredsofthousandsofpounds.
Thebooks,too,maybeoldandveryvaluable;somemayberarefirstprintings.Oftenwhensomeonediesorhastomovetoanewplace,hisbooksmayallbesold,sosometimesyoumayfindthatsomepeoplewhoworkinlibrariescometothiskindofshop.Ontheborder(边界)betweenEnglandandWales,thereisatownwhichwasonceonlyasheepmarket,butwhichhasnowbecomeahugebookshopaswell.Andnowbookshavereplacedsheepasthetown7smainbusiness.
TheBritishtreasurethepastandthethingsofthepast.Thisistrueofhouseholdgoodsaswell.Thesedaysnooneknocksthemdown.Theyarerepaireduntiltheyareoftenbetterthanthenewones.
InBritain,peopledonotbuysomethingjustbecauseitisnew.Oldthingsaretreasuredfortheirproven(已证明的)worth;newthingshavetoprovethemselvesbeforetheyareaccepted.
1.WhatisasecondhandshopinBritain?
2.WhatthingsareoftensoldinBritishse