高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 214.docx

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高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day214

高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day214

Passage1

　Hereissomemust-knowinformationfromahandbookonhowpeoplebehaveindoingbusinessinsomecountries

InBrazil

　　Braziliansarewarmandfriendly.Theyoftenstandclosewhentalkinganditiscommonforthemtotouchthepersonontheshoulder.Peopleoftengreeteachother（particularlywomen）withlightcheekkisses.Schedulestendtobeflexible,withbusinessmeetingssometimesstartinglaterthanplanned.Buttobesafe,beontime.Mealscanstretchforhours--there'snosuchthingasrushingamealinBrazil.Lunchesalsocanstartinthemidtolateafternoon.Braziliansaresocial,preferringface-to-facecommunicationovermailsorphonecalls.

InSingapore

　　Singaporeansshakehandswhentheymeetandoftenalsogreeteachotherwithasmall,politebow.Businesscardsshouldbeofferedandreceivedwithtwohands.Arrivinglateisconsidereddisrespectful.Sobeontime.Efficiency（效率）isthegoal,someetingsanddealingsoftenarefast-paced.Singaporeansaredirectintheirdiscussions,evenwhenthesubjectisaboutmoney.Rankisimportantandauthorityisrespected.Thisdeterminesbothpeopleinteractinmeetings.Forexample,peopleavoiddisagreeingoutrightwithsomeonewithahigherrank.

IntheUnitedArabEmirates

　　IntheUAE,statusisimportant,sothemostseniororoldestshouldbegreetedfirstwiththeirtitles.Thehandshakeseemstobelongerthanelsewhere.So,donotpullawayfromthehandshake.Womenshouldcoverthemselveswhenitcomestodress.Menalsotendtobecoveredfromnecktoelbows（肘部）anddowntotheknees.Peopledonotavoidentertainingintheirhomes,buttheyalsoholdbusinessmealsatrestaurants.Touchingorpassingfoodorcreatingwithyourlefthandistobeavoided.Whenmeetingsareone-to-one,ifyourhostoffersyoucoffee,youshouldrefuse.Itmightseemodd,butitisaculturaltradition.Coffeeshouldonlybeacceptedifitisalreadysetoutorpresented.

InSwitzerland

　　TheSwisstendtobeformalandaddresseachotherbylastname.Theyalsoarerespectfulofprivatelives.Youshouldbecarefulnottoaskaboutpersonaltopics.Punctuality（守时）isvital,somethingthatcomesfromadeeprespectforothers'time.Arriveatanymeetingoreventafewminutesearlytobesafe.Theyalsohaveclearstructureintheircompanies.Higher-upsmakethefinaldecisions,evenifothersmightdisagree.Neat,cleandressisexpected.TheSwissfollowformaltablemanners.Theyalsokeeptheirhandsvisibleatthetableandtheirelbowsoffthetable.Itispolitetofinishthefoodonyourplate.

1.Thepassageismainlyabout________.

A.communicationtypes

B.theworkplaceatmosphere

C.customsandsocialmanners

D.livingconditionsandstandards

2.WhydoSingaporeansavoidarguingwiththeirboss?

________.

A.Theyputefficiencyinthefirstplace

B.Theydislikeface-to-facecommunication

C.Theywanttofinishmeetingsasquicklyaspossible

D.Theyaresupposedtoobeythepersonofahigherrank

3.IntheUAE,whenshouldyourefusethecoffeeifitisoffered?

________.

A.Whengreetingseniors

B.Whenmeetingthehostalone

C.Whenattendingapresentation

D.Whendiningwithbusinesspartners

4.Inwhichcountrydopeoplecareaboutwheretoputtheirhandsatthedinnertable?

________.

A.InBrazil

B.InSingapore

C.IntheUnitedArabEmirates

D.InSwitzerland

Passage2

　　Someparentscan'tresistthestrongdesiretohelptheirchildrenplayhooky（逃学）foratrip.Five-year-oldEricaandhersiblingsAlex,9,andKate,12,missedschoolinDenveronAug.21,2017.TheirfatherMr.ReedtookthemonacampingtriptoHalseytoseethesolareclipse（日食）.Katehadtoldherteachersshe’dbeabsentandMr.ReedletErica’sandAlex’steachersknow,too.Buthedidn’taskforpermission.

　　Mr.ReedhaslovedastronomysinceseeingNeilArmstrongwalkonthemoononhissixthbirthday.Hesays,“Iwantmyownkidstohavesimilarkindofwondermentandhopeaboutfuturediscoveries.”

　　Parentsoftendreamoftravelingwiththeirchildrentoteachthemaboutscience,geographyandculture.Manyteacherssupportthem,astheReedchildren’steachersdid.Otherteacherswereangryabouttheextrawork.

　　TeacherAmandasaysshefeelsfrustratedwhenparentstakestudentsoutofschoolforfamilytrips.Ifshesendshomework,shefindsit’softenreturnedincompleteorincorrect,becausetheabsentstudentdidn’thearherexplanationinclass.Somestudentssufferanxietyastheystruggletocatchup.Researchshowsthatstudentswhoareabsentoften,foranyreason–excusedorunexcused—performedmorepoorlyinschool.

　　GarrickagreedtomissfivedaysofschoolfortheAntarctictriplastyearasaseniorhighschoolstudent,however.Managingthehomeworkwasachallenge,butithelpedhimgaintimemanagementskills.Andthetripisworththeeffort,hesays,sparkinghisinterestininternationalrelations.“Youcan’treallyputapriceonchangingyourworldview,”Garricksays,“That’swhattravelhasdoneforme.IthaschangedhowIthinkaboutthings.”

1.What'stheteachers'attitudetoward“playinghooky”?

________

A.Theysupportitasitofferschildrenhopeaboutfuturediscoveries.

B.Itangersthembecausethehomeworkisoftenreturnedincorrect.

C.Theyholddifferentkindsofviewsaboutplayinghooky.

D.Theyareagainstitbecausetoomanystudentsareabsent.

2.Accordingtothepassage,whydothestudentshaveapoorerperformanceinschool?

________

A.Becausetheyareoftenabsentforanyreason.

B.Becausetheyarenotinterestedinstudyatall.

C.Becausetheytravelwiththeirparentstoomuch.

D.Becausetheydon’tdothehomeworkregularly.

3.WhatbenefitdidGarrickgetfromhistriptoAntarctica?

________

A.Itmadehimlosetimemanagementskills.

B.Itchangedlittleofhisworldview.

C.Itawokehisinterestininternationalrelations.

D.Itmadehimmorecreative.

Passage3

　　Ifyouwanttodisturbthecarindustry,you'dbetterhaveafewbilliondollars:

Mom-and-popcarmakersareunlikelytobeatthebiggestcarcompanies.Butinagriculture,smallfarmerscangetthebestofthemajorplayers.Byconnectingdirectlywithcustomers,andbyrespondingquicklytochangesinthemarketsaswellasintheecosystems（生态系统）,smallfarmerscankeeponestepaheadofthebigguys.Astheco-founderoftheNationalYoungFarmersCoalition（NYFC,美国青年农会）andafamilyfarmermyself,Ihaveafront-rowseattotheinnovationsamongsmallfarmersthataretransformingtheindustry.

　　Forexample,taketheQuickCutGreensHarvester,atooldevelopedjustacoupleofyearsagobyayoungfarmer,JonathanDysinger,inTennessee,withasmallloanfromalocalSlowMoneygroup.Itenablessmall-scalefarmerstoharvest175poundsofgreenvegetablesperhour—ahugeimprovementoverharvestingjustafewdozenpoundsbyhand—suddenlymakingitpossibleforthelittleguystocompetewithlargefarmsofCalifornia.Beforethetoolcameout,smallfarmerscouldn'ttouchthepriceperpoundofferedbyCaliforniafarms.Butnow,withthecombinationofabetterpriceandagenerallyfresherproduct,theycanstayinbusiness.

　　Thesustainablesuccessofsmallfarmers,though,won'thappenwithoutfundamentalchangestotheindustry.Onecrucialfactorissecureaccesstoland.Competitionfrominvestors,developers,andestablishedlargefarmersmakesowningone'sownlandunattainableformanynewfarmers.From2004to2013,agriculturallandvaluesdoubled,andtheycontinuetoriseinmanyregions.

　　Anotherchallengeformorethanamillionofthemostqualifiedfarmworkersandmanagersisanon-existentpathtocitizenship—thegreatbarriertobuildingafarmoftheirown.Withfarmersovertheageof65outnumbering（多于）farmersyoungerthan35bysixtoone,andwithtwo-thirdsofthenation'sfarmlandinneedofanewfarmer,wemustclearthepathfortalentedpeoplewillingtogrowthenation'sfood.

　　Therearesolutionsthatcouldlightapathtowardamoresustainableandfairfarmeconomy,butfarmerscan'tclumsilyputthemtogetherbeforeus.WeattheNYFCneedbroadsupportasweurgeCongresstoincreasefarmlandconservation,aswepushforimmigrationreform,andasweseekpoliciesthatwillensurethesuccessofadiverseandambitiousnextgenerationoffarmerfromallbackgrounds.WithanewfarmbilltobedebatedinCongress,consumersmusttakeastandwithyoungfarmers.

1.Theauthormentionscarindustryatthebeginningofthepassagetointroduce________.

A.theprogressmadeincarindustry

B.aspecialfeatureofagriculture

C.atrendofdevelopmentinagriculture

D.theimportanceofinvestingincarindustry

2.2.Whatdoestheauthorwanttoillustratewiththeexampleinparagraph2?

A.Loanstosmalllocalfarmersarenecessary.

B.Technologyisvitalforagriculturaldevelopment.

C.Competitionbetweensmallandbigfarmisfierce.

D.Smallfarmersmaygainsomeadvantagesoverbigones.

3.Whatisthedifficultyforthosenewfarmers?

A.Togainmorefinancialaid.

B.Tohiregoodfarmmanagers.

C.Tohavefarmsoftheirown.

D.Towinoldfarmers'support.

Passage4

　　Fifteenyearsago,ItookasummervacationinLecceinsouthernItaly.Afterclimbingupahillforapanoramic（全景的）ofthebluesea,whitebuildingsandgreenolivetrees,Ipausedtocatchmybreathandthenpositionedmyselftotakethebestphotoofthispanorama.

　　Unfortunately,justasItookoutmycamera,awomanapproachedfrombehind,andplantedherselfrightinfrontofmyview.Likeme,thiswomanwasheretostop,sighandappreciatetheview.

　　PatientasIwas,afterabout15minutes,mycamera