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第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;
每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Ourmodernworldisfullofadvertisements.Theyhaveonlyonegoal.Andthatistomakeaproductsoattractivethattheconsumerfeelsaneedordesiretopossessitinordertofeelcontentorpopular.Childrenandteensneedtounderstandthepowerfulattractionadvertisingcancreate.Theyhavetolearntodifferentiatebetweenwhattheytrulyneedandwhattheywant.
Weneedtoteachourchildrenthatadvertisingexistssothatmanybigcompaniescanmakemoney.Advertisersusepowerfulmethodstoconvinceconsumerstobuytheirproducts.
Wemustteachourchildrenhowthemedianeedpaidadvertisingtostayontheairortocontinuepublishing.Weneedtoshowhowadvertisingcanconvincepeopletowantsomethingeveniftheydontreallyneedit.Weshoulddiscussthiswhenweorourlovedonesareconfrontedby(面对)advertisingwhetherontelevision,radio,innewspapers,magazinesoronbillboards.
Wecandiscusshowadvertisingtriestomakeyoufeelbetteraboutyourselfifyoubuyacertainproductorconvinceyouthatotherpeoplewilllikeyouorthinkyourecool.
Weshouldexplainthatshoppingshouldnotbeseenasafunpastime(消遣),butrathersomethingpeopledotobuyitemstheyneed.Explainthedifferencesbetweenneedandwant.
Helpyourchildrenobservehowmanytimesadayfamiliesareexposedtoadvertising.Forexample,thereareadsonthesidesofbuses,onradioandtelevision,onbillboards.Teachthemtounderstandwhenatelevisionorradiostationtellsyoutocontactthemorvisittheirwebsites,thattheyareonlydoingsotocreate“traffichits”totheirownsitetohelpincreasetheirrevenueforfutureadsfromothercompanies.
Showouryouththatadvertisingtriestocreateanimageofwhatapersonshouldorshouldnotlooklikeeventhoughthisimagedoesnotreflectreality.
Hereisthealarmingthing.Doweyetknowthedifference?
Howoftendowetakethetimetoteachourownchildrenaboutit?
21.Thepurposeofadvertisingisto.
A.convinceconsumerstobuy
B.makeaproductbetterknown
C.makeconsumersfeelcool
D.attractpeoplesattention
22.ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph3that.
A.peoplefeelconfusedwithsomanyadvertisements B.consumersdontbuywhattheydontreallyneed
C.advertisinghaslittleinfluenceonpeoplesvalue
D.themedianeedpaidadvertisementstosurvive
23.Whydoestheauthorasksomequestionsattheend?
A.Tocollectanswersfromreaders.
B.Tomakehiswritingmoreconvincing.
C.Toencouragereaderstoreflectontheproblem.
D.Tocallreadersattentiontotheproblemdiscussed.
24.Theauthorsattitudetowardsadvertisementsis.
A.doubtfulB.negative
C.positiveD.supportive
B
Theillegalivory(象牙)tradehasbeenamajorprobleminAfricafordecades.Poachers(偷猎者)havekilledhundredsofthousandsofelephantstoobtainivory.Now,affectedareasaretakingaction.TheInternationalUnionforConservationofNature(IUCN)announcedonWednesdaykeystateswherepoachingtakesplacehavepromisedtostoptheivorytradetoprotectelephants.
Overthepastfewdays,topofficialsandexpertsfrom30statesmetattheAfricanElephantSummit.Theconference,organizedbytheIUCNandthegovernmentofBotswana,washeldinGaborone,Botswana.
ConservationeffortswillincludeChinaandThailand,wheremuchoftheivoryissent.“NowisthetimeforAfricaandAsiatojoinforcestoprotectthisuniversallyvaluedspecies,”saidBotswanaPresidentIanKhama.
Inthe1980s,asmanyas1millionelephantsacrossAfricawerekilledfortheirivory.Theivorywasusedtomakejewelryandotheritems.Thiscontinueduntil1989,whentheConventiononInternationalTradeinSpecies(CITES)votedtobanalltradeinivory.Asaresult,demandforivoryfell.Governmentscrackeddownonpoachers.Elephantpopulationsslowlybegantoincrease.However,thisprogresswasshortlived.
AccordingtotheIUCN,2011sawthehighestlevelsofpoachingandillegalivorytradinginatleast16years.Around25,000elephantswerekilledinAfricathatyear.DatafromtheIUCNshowsevenhigherlevelsofillegaltrademayhavebeenreachedin2013.“Withanestimated22,000elephantsillegallykilledin2012,wecontinuetofaceacriticalsituation,”saidJohnE.Scanlon,CITESSecretaryGeneral.“CurrentelephantpoachinginAfricaremainsfartoohigh,andcouldsoonleadtolocalextinctionsifthepresentkillingratecontinues.”
AttheAfricanElephantSummit,keyAfricanstateswhereelephantsmaketheirhomeagreedtodevelopa“zerotoleranceapproach”topoaching.Thedealcallsformaximumsentencesforpoachersandhunters,andincreasedcoopera