江苏省高三上学期第四次月考 英语Word格式.docx

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第一节（共15个小题；

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、D中，选出最佳选项。

A

LONDON（Reuters）——Organicfruit,deliveredrighttothedoorstep.ThatiswhatGabrielGoldprefers,andheiswillingtopayforit.Ifthisisnotpossible,the26-year-oldcomputertechnicianwillspendtheextramoneyatthesupermarkettobuyorganicfood.

“Organicproduceisalwaysbetter,’’Goldsaid,“Thefoodisfreeofpesticides（农药）,andyouaregenerallysupportingfamilyfarmsinsteadoflargefarms.Andmoreoftenthannot,itislocally（本地）grownandseasonal,soitismoretasty.’’Goldisoneofagrowingnumberofshoppersbuyingintotheorganictrend,andsupermarketsacrossBritainarecountingonmorelikehimastheygrowtheirorganicfoodbusiness.Buthowmanyshoppersreallyknowwhattheyaregetting,andwhyaretheywillingtopayahigherpricefororganicproduce?

MarketresearchshowsthatGoldandotherswhobuyorganicfoodcangenerallygiveclearreasonsfortheirpreferences—buttheirknowledgeoforganicfoodisfarfromcomplete.Forexample,smallamountsofpesticidescanbeusedonorganicproducts.AndaboutthreequartersoforganicfoodinBritainisnotlocalbutimported（进口）tomeetgrowingdemand.“Thedemandfororganicfoodisincreasingbyaboutonethirdeveryyear,soitisaveryfast-growingmarket. 

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saidSueFlock,aspecialistinthislineofbusiness.

1.MoreandmorepeopleinBritainarebuyingorganicfoodbecause 

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A.theyaregettingricher

B.theycangetthefoodanywhere

C.theyconsiderthefoodfreeofpollution

D.theylikehome-grownfruit

2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEtothefactsaboutmostorganicproducesoldinBritain?

A.Itgrowsindoorsallyearround.B.ItisproducedoutsideBritain.

C.Itisgrownonfamilyfarms.D.Itisproducedonlargefarms.

3.Whatisthemeaningofthewordstheorganictrendsinthetext?

A.Growinginterestinorganicfood.B.Betterqualityoforganicfood.

C.Risingmarketoforganicfood.D.Higherpricesoforganicfood.

B

DoesFameDriveYouCrazy?

Althoughbeingfamousmightsoundlikeadreamcometrue,today’sstars,feelinglikezooanimals,facepressuresthatfewofuscanimagine.Theyareatthecenterofmuchoftheworld’sattention.Paparazzi（狗仔队）campoutsidetheirhomes,camerasready.Tabloids（小报）publishthrillingstoriesabouttheirpersonallives.Justimaginenotbeingabletodoanythingwithoutbeingphotographedorinterruptedforasignature!

AccordingtopsychologistChristinaVillarreal,celebrities—famouspeople—worryconstantlyabouttheirpublicappearance.Eventually,theystarttolosetrackofwhotheyreallyare,seeingthemselvesthewaytheirfansimaginethem,notasthepeopletheywerebeforeeveryoneknewtheirnames.“Overtime,”Villarrealsays,“theyfeelseparatedandalone.”

Thephenomenonoftrackingcelebritieshasbeenaroundforages.Inthe4thcenturyB.C.,paintersfollowedAlexandertheGreatintobattle,hopingtopicturehisvictoriesforhisadmirers.WhenCharlesDickensvisitedAmericainthe19thcentury,hissold-outreadingsattractedthousandsoffans,leadinghimtocomplain（抱怨）abouthislackofprivacy.Tabloidsofthe1920sand1930sranarticlesaboutfilm-starsinmuchthesamewaythatmoderntabloidsandwebsitesdo.

Beingapublicfiguretoday,however,isalotmoredifficultthanitusedtobe.Superstarscannotmoveaboutwithoutworryingaboutphotographerswithmoderncameras.Whentheysaysomethingsillyordosomethingridiculous,thereisalwaystheInternettospreadthenewsinminutesandkeeptheir“story”aliveforever.

Iffameissotroublesome,whyaren’tallcelebritiesrunningawayfromit?

Theansweristherearestillwaystodealwithit.Somestarsstaycalmbysurroundingthemselveswithtrustedfriendsandfamilyorbyescapingtoremoteplacesawayfrombigcities.Theyfocusnotonhowfamoustheyarebutonwhattheylovetodoorwhatevermadethemfamousinthefirstplace.

Sometimesafewcelebritiescangetalittlejustice.Still,evenstarswhoenjoyfulljusticeoftencomplainabouthowhardtheirlivesare.Theyaretiredofbeingfamousalready.

4.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethatstarstoday______.

A.areoftenmisunderstoodbythepublic

B.cannolongerhavetheirprivacyprotected

C.spendtoomuchontheirpublicappearance

D.carelittleabouthowtheyhavecomeintofame

5.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph3?

A.Greatheroesofthepastweregenerallyadmired.

B.Theproblemfacedbycelebritieshasalonghistory.

C.Well-knownactorsareusuallytargetsoftabloids.

D.Worksofpopularwritersoftenhavealotofreaders.

6.Whatmakesitmuchhardertobeacelebritytoday?

A.Availabilityofmodernmedia.

B.Inadequatesocialrecognition.

C.Lackoffavorablechances.

D.Hugep