届高考英语二轮复习必刷题阅读理解八.docx

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届高考英语二轮复习必刷题阅读理解八

2021届高考英语二轮复习必刷题

——阅读理解（八）

1、   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,donotpullawaythehandshake.Womenshouldcoverthemselveswhenitcomestodress.Menalsotendtobecoveredfromnecktoelbows（肘部）anddowntotheknees.Peopledonotavoidentertainingintheirhomes,buttheyalsoholdbusinessmealsatrestaurants.Touchingorpassingfoodoreatingwithyourlefthandistobeavoided.Whenmeetingsareone-to-one,ifyourhostoffersyoucoffee,youshouldrefuse.Itmightseemodd,butitisaculturaltradition.Coffeeshouldonlybeacceptedifitisalwayssetoutorpresented.

   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.

2、Foodfestivalsaroundtheworld

StiltonCheeseRolling

   MayDayisatraditionaldayforcelebrations,butthe2,000EnglishvillagersofStiltonmustbetheonlypeopleintheworldwhoincludecheeserollingintheirannualplans.Teamsoffour,dressedinavarietyofstrangeandfunnyclothes,rollacompletecheesealonga50-metrecourse.Ontheway,theymustnotkickorthrowtheircheese,orgointotheircompetitors'lane（赛道）.CompetitionisfierceandthechiefprizeisacompleteStiltoncheeseweighingaboutfourkilos（disappointingly,butunderstandablythecheesesusedintheracearewoodenones）.Allthecompetitorsareservedwithbeerorportwine,thetraditionalaccompanimentforStiltoncheese.

FieryFoodsFestival—TheHottestFestivalonEarth

   Everyyearmorethan10,000peopleheadforthecityofAlbuquerque,NewMexico.TheycomefromasfarawayasAustralia,theCaribbeanandChina,buttheyallshareacommonaddiction—foodthatisnotjustspicy（辛辣）,buthotenoughtomakeyourmouthburn,yourheadspinandyoureyeswater.TheirdestinationistheFieryEoodandBBQFestivalwhichisheldoveraperiodofthreedayseveryMarch.Youmightliketotryachocolate-coveredhabaneropepper—officiallythehottestpepperintheworld—oranyoneofthethousandsofproductsthatareonshow.Butonething'sforsure—ifyoudon'tlikethefeelingofaburningtongue,thisfestivalisn'tforyou!

LaTomatina—TheWorld'sBiggestFoodFight

   OnthelastWednesdayofeveryAugust,theSpanishtownofBunolhostsEaTomatina—theworld'slargestfoodfight.Aweek-longcelebrationleadsuptoanexcitingtomatobattleasthehighlightoftheweek'sevents.Theearlymorningseesthearrivaloflargetruckswithtomatoes—officialfight-startersgetthingsgoingbycastingtomatoesatthecrowd.

   Thebattlelastslittlemorethanhalfanhour,inwhichtimearound50,000kilogramsoftomatoeshavebeenthrownatanyoneoranythingthatmoves,runs,orfightsback.Theneveryoneheadsdowntotherivertomakefriendsagain—andforamuch-neededwash!

1.IntheStiltoncheeserollingcompetition,competitorsoneachteammust_____.

A.wearvariousformalclothes

B.rollawoodencheeseintheirownlane

C.kickorthrowtheircheese

D.usearealcheeseweighingaboutfourkilos

2.WhereistheFieryFoodandBBQFestivalheld?

A.InNewMexico.

B.IntheCaribbean.

C.InAustralia.

D.InChina.

3.ThecelebrationofLaTomatinalasts_______.

A.threedays

B.sevendays

C.lessthanthreedays

D.morethansevendays

4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.ThechiefprizefortheStiltoncheeserollingcompetitionisbeerorportwine.

B.Morethan10,000ChinesetakepartintheFieryFoodandBBQFestival.

C.ThousandsofspicyfoodsareonshowintheFieryFoodandBBQFestival.

D.AnexcitingtomatobattletakesplaceatthebeginningofLaTomatina.

3 、SinceIwasfirstinChinain2012,mylife,andChinaitself,havedevelopedandchangedalot.MyfirstChinainteractionwasin2012,whenIcameherewithafriend.WetraveledfromBeijingtoHongKong,allin5weeks.Wehadafantastictimemeetinglocalpeople,exploringbeautifulplacesandeatingdeliciousfood.AfterthisexperiencetravelingacrossChinaandeatinglocalfood,Ireallywondered“HowdidIlivewithouteatingdumplingsandeggplantonaweeklybasis?

”Well,IguessIdid,somehow,for22years!

   AsmyChineseimprovedduringmystudiesIbecamemoreindependentandmoreawareofthepossibilitiesofWaimai,orfoodhomedelivery.IsuddenlynoticedthethousandsofWaimaidriverszoomingacrosstheroadsontheirmotorcycles.Ondeep,darkBeijingwinterdaysandrainydays,WaimaiisliketheholygrailandasIenjoyedmytake-awaydumplingsIwouldthinkandlaughtomyself,“HowdidIlivebeforewithoutbeingabletogetWaimai?

”Well,IguessIdid,somehow,for23years!

   Inmid-2015,IwasbackinChinaagainformymaster'sdegree.That'swhenIcameacrossmyfirstMobike:

“Oh,that’sauniquebikeandsurelyitwillgetstolensoon”,IthoughtasIpassedonmyownblackbike.ButoneweekpassedandIsawitstillthere.ThentheoneMobikesightingturnedintotwoandthree,andsoonthousandsandthenseeminglyovernightthestreetsofBeijingwerefloodedwithorangeandyellowwheels.Again,IponderedonhowIeverlivedwithoutmysharedbikeaccount.Well,IguessIdid,somehow,for25years!

   Chinatodayisacountrystillsteepedinancientknowledgeandcustom,yetonethatisalsoburstingwithnewideasandchanges.Althoughsomethingswillalwaysstaythesame,somethingelseisconstantlychangingatapacebeyondcomprehension.I’msureasIcontinuemylifehereinBeijingIwillbesweptupinthenextnewconvenienceoflifethatChina’srapiddevelopmentisbringingout.

1.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,whatimpressedtheauthormostmightbe________.

A.Chineseculture

B.Chinesefood

C.Chinesepeople

D.Chinesehistory

2.TheunderlinedwordsholygrailinParagraph2probablymeans________.

A.somethingprecious

B.somethingdelicious

C.somethingexpensive

D.somethingunavailable

3.Whatmightbetheauthor’sattitudetowardsMobikeafteritboomed?

A.Doubtful.

B.Curious

C.Shocked.

D.Regretful.

4.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Chineseancientwisdomhasbeenreplacedbynewideas.

B.Chinaischangingsteadilyandslowly.

C.Chinawillalwaysstayaswhatitwas.

D.PeopleinChinawillliveamoreconvenientlifeinthefuture.

4、TravellingbycarinSwitzerlandisveryeasy,asvillagesandtownsareverywellmarkedandaccessible.Allgreenroadsignsindicateahighwayorautobahn,bluesignsaresecondaryroadsandwhitesignsbackroads.

*Limitation

   Thespeedlimitis120km/h（74mph）ontheautobahn,80km/h（50mph）onsecondaryroadsoutsideoftownsand50km/h（30mph）intownsifnotindicateddifferently.Roadsideautomaticradar-triggeredcamerashelpenforcetheselimits.Policeareempoweredtocollectfinesonthespot.Theminimumageofadriveris18years.Seatbeltsarecompulsoryforfrontandrear-seatpassengers.Thelegalbloodalcohollimitis0.08.

*Gettingthrough

   Fortravelerswithmotor-homes,it'sgoodthatevenlargemotor-homescantravelthroughthemountainpasses.Theroadsarewellmaintainedandlargeenoughevenfortrucks.Remember,Swi