届高考英语二轮题海特训阅读理解 主旨大意三.docx

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届高考英语二轮题海特训阅读理解主旨大意三

阅读理解-主旨大意三

1、   Americansareexpectedtospend$8.4billiononcandyandcostumesthisHalloween,accordingtoanannualsurveyfromtheNationalRetailFederation（NRF）.Thefiguremarksanall-timehighforthesurvey,whichhasbeenconductedforthepast11years.

   Halloweenspendingfor2016isupnearly22%fromlastyear's$6.9billion.TheNRFpredictsthatmorethan171millionAmericanconsumerswillparticipateinHalloweencelebrations,andwillspendanaverageof$82.93perperson,upfromlastyear's$74.34.Shoppersareexpectedtospendatotalof$3.1billiononcostumes,with$2.5billionbeingspentoncandy,$2.4billionondecorations,and$390millionongreetingcards.

   “Afteralongsummer,familiesareexcitedtowelcomethefallseasoncelebratingHalloween,"NRFPresidentandCEOMatthewShaysaidinastatement.‘‘Retailers（零售商）arepreparingforthedaybyofferingawidevarietyofoptionsincostumes,decorationsandcandy,whilebeingaggressivewiththeirpromotionstocapturethemostoutofthisshoppingevent."

   ProperInsights&AnalyticsconductedthesurveyfortheNRFfromSeptember6to13.Ofthe6,791consumerswhotookpart,71%intendtospendHalloweenhandingoutcandy.Otherplannedactivitiesinclude:

decoratingtheirhomeoryard（49%）;dressingincostume（47%）;pumpkincarving（46%）;throwingorgoingtoaparty（34%）;takingtheirkidstrick-or-treating（30%）;anddressingtheirpet（s）incostume（16%）.

   Ifyoufindyourselfwithleftovers,youcanusethemforagooddeed.ManydentistofficesacrossthecountryparticipateintheHalloweenCandyBuyBackprogram.Throughtheprogram,theybuybackextracandiesandsendthemincarepackagestotroopsoverseas.Thatoughttoleaveyouwithasweetfeeling!

1.Whatcanweinferfromthesecondparagraph?

A.Halloweenspendingoncostumesismorethanspendingonotheritems.

B.Halloweenspendingoncandyisdecreasing.

C.HalloweenisthemostimportantholidayforAmericans.

D.Americansseldomsendpostcardsthesedays.

2.AccordingtoMatthewShay,_____.

A.mostshopswillbeshutofffortheholiday

B.retailersarewellpreparedfortheholiday

C.peoplecanwearvariousclothesfortheholiday

D.mostpeoplewillgoshoppingonHalloween

3.Whichcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Asurveyconductedforthepast11years

B.WhatAmericansbuyforHalloween

C.HowmuchdoesHalloweencost?

D.HowdoAmericanscelebrateHalloween?

2   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.

3、   InancientEgypt,ashopkeeperdiscoveredthathecouldattractcustomerstohisshopsimplybymakingchangestoitsenvironment.Modernbusinesseshavebeenfollowinghislead,withmoretactics（策略）.

   Onetacticinvolveswheretodisplaythegoods.Forexample,storesplacefruitsandvegetablesinthefirstsection.Theyknowthatcustomerswhobuythehealthyfoodfirstwillfeelhappysothattheywillbuymorejunkfood（垃圾食品）laterintheirtrip.Indepartmentstores,thewomen’sshoesectionisgenerallynexttothewomen’scosmetics（化妆品）section:

whiletheshopassistantisgoingbacktofindtherightsizeshoe,boredcustomersarelikelytowanderoverandfindsomecosmeticstheymightwanttotrylater.

   Besides,businessesseektoappealtocustomers'senses.Storesnoticethatthesmellofbakedgoodsencouragesshopping,sotheymaketheirownbreadeachmorningandthenfanthebreadsmellintothestorethroughouttheday.Musicsellsgoods,too.ResearchersinBritainfoundthatwhenFrenchmusicwasplayed,salesofFrenchwineswentup.

   Whenitcomestothesellingofhouses,businessesalsousehighlyrewardingtactics.Theyfindthatcustomersmakedecisionsinthefirstfewsecondsuponwalkinginthedoor,andturnitintoabusinessopportunity.ACaliforniabuilderdesignedthestructureofitshousessmartly.Whenenteringthehouse,thecustomerwouldseethePacificOceanthroughthewindows,andthenthepoolthroughanopenstairwayleadingtothelowerlevel.Theinstantviewofwateronbothlevelshelpedsellthese$10millionhouses.

1.Whydostoresusuallydisplayfruitsandvegetablesinthefirstsection?

A.Tosavecustomerstime.

B.Toshowtheyarehighqualityfoods.

C.Tohelpselljunkfood.

D.Tosellthematdiscountprices.

2.AccordingtoParagraph3,whichofthefollowingencouragescustomerstobuy?

A.Openingthestoreearlyinthemorning.

B.DisplayingBritishwinesnexttoFrenchones.

C.Invitingcustomerstoplaymusic.

D.Fillingthestorewiththesmelloffreshbread.

3.WhatistheCaliforniabuilder’sstoryintendedtoprove?

A.Thehousestructureisakeyfactorcustomersconsider.

B.Themorecostlythehouseis,thebetteritsells.

C.Anoceanviewismuchtothecustomers'taste.

D.Agoodfirstimpressionincreasessales.

4.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?

A.Toexplainhowbusinessesturnpeopleintotheircustomers.

B.Tointroducehowbusinesseshavegrownfromthepast.

C.Toreportresearchesoncustomerbehavior.

D.Toshowdishonestbusinesspractices.

4、    Someoftheworld’smostfamousmusiciansrecentlygatheredinParisandNewOrleanstocelebratethefirstannualInternationalJazzDay.UNESCO（UnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganization）recentlysetApril30asadaytoraiseawarenessofjazzmusic,itssignificance,anditspotentialasaunifying（联合）voiceacrosscultures.

    Despitethecelebrations,though,intheU.S.thejazzaudiencecontinuestoshrinkandgrowolder,andthemusichasfailedtoconnectwithyoungergenerations.

    It’sJasonMoran’sjobtohelpchangethat.AstheKennedyCenter’sartisticadviserforjazz,Moranhopestowidentheaudienceforjazz,makethemusicmoreaccessible,andpreserveitshistoryandculture.

    “Jazzseemslikeit’snotreallyapartoftheAmericanappetite,”MorantellsNationalPublicRadio’sreporterNealConan.“WhatI’mhopingtoaccomplishisthatmygenerationandyoungerstarttoreconsiderandunderstandthatjazzisnotblackandwriteanymore.It’sactuallycolor,andit’sactuallydigital.”

    Moransaysoneoftheproblemswithjazztodayisthattheentertainmentaspectofthemusichasbeenlost.“Themusiccan’tbepresentedtodaythewayitwasin1908or1958.Ithastocontinuetomove,becausethewaytheworldworksisnotthesame,”saysMoran.

    Lastyear,MoranworkedonaprojectthatarrangedFatsWaller’smusicforadanceparty