高考英语阅读理解全程提升训练15.docx

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高考英语阅读理解全程提升训练15

2014高考英语阅读理解全程提升训练（15）及答案

社会生活类

Inaworldwithlimitedland,waterandothernaturalresources（资源）,theharmfromthetraditionalbusinessmodelisontherise.Actually,thepastdecadehasseenmoreandmoreforestsdisappearingandtheglobebecomingincreasinglywarm.Peoplenowrealizethatthisunhealthysituationmustbechanged,andthatwemustbeabletodevelopinsustainable（可持续的）ways.Thatmeansgrowthwithlowcarbonordevelopmentofsustainableproducts.Inotherwords,weshouldkeeptheearthhealthywhileusingitssupplyofnaturalresources.

Today,sustainabledevelopmentisapopulartrendinmanycountries.Accordingtoarecentstudy,theglobalmarketforlow-carbonenergywillbecomethreetimesbiggeroverthenextdecade.China,forexample,hassetitsmindonleadingthatmarket,hopingtoseizechancesinthenewroundoftheglobalenergyrevolution.Itisnowtryinghardtomakefulluseofwindandsolarenergy,andisspendingahugeamountofmoneymakingelectriccarsandhigh-speedtrains.Inaddition,wearealsoseeinggreatgrowthintheglobalmarketsforsustainableproductssuchaspalmoil（棕榈油）,whichisproducedwithoutcuttingdownvaluablerainforest.Inrecentyearsthemarketsforsustainableproductshavegrownbymorethan50%.

Governmentscanfullydevelopthepotentialofthesenewmarkets.First,theycansethightargetsforreducingcarbonemissions（排放）andtargetsforsavingandreusingenergy.Besides,strongermanagementofpublicresourceslikeforestscanalsohelptospeedupthedevelopment.Finally,governmentscanavoidthehugepublicexpensesthataretakingusinthewrongdirection,andredirectingsomeofthoseexpensescanacceleratethechangefromthetraditionalmodeltoasustainableone.

Themajorchallengeofthiscenturyistofindwaystomeettheneedsofagrowingpopulationwithinthelimitsofthissingleplanet.Thatisnosmalltask,butitoffersabundantnewchancesforsustainableproductindustries.

1.ThetraditionalbusinessmodelisharmfulbecauseofallthefollowingEXCEPTthat　　　.　

A.itmakestheworldwarmer

B.itconsumesnaturalresources

C.itbringsseveredamagetoforests

D.itmakesgrowthhardtocontinue

2.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph2?

A.Chinalackswindandsolarenergy.

B.Chinaistheleaderofthelow-carbonmarket.

C.High-speedtrainsarealow-carbondevelopment.

D.Palmoilismadeatthecostofvaluableforests.

3.Tofullydevelopthelow-carbonmarkets,governmentscan　　　.　

A.cutpublicexpenses

B.forbidcarbonemissions

C.developpublicresources

D.encourageenergyconservation

4.Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthatbusinesseshavemanychancesto　　　.　

A.developsustainableproducts

B.explorenewnaturalresources

C.makefulluseofnaturalresources

D.dealwiththemajorchallenge

5.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?

A.Tointroduceanewbusinessmodel.

B.Tocomparetwobusinessmodels.

C.Topredictachangeoftheglobalmarket.

D.Toadvocatesustainabledevelopment.

【参考答案】72.1-5BCDAD　

阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

It’ssuchahappy-lookinglibrary,paintedyellow,decoratedwithpalm-treestickersandshelteredfromtheFloridasunbyitsownroof.Aboutthesizeofamicrowaveoven,it’spedestrian-friendly,too,waitingforbookloversnexttoasidewalkinPalmBeachcountryEstates,alongthenorthernboundaryofPalmBeachGardens.

It’salibrarybuiltwithlove.

Ayearago,shortlyafterJaneyHenriksensawaBrianWilliamsreportabouttheLittleFreeLibraryorganization,aWisconsin-basednonprofitthataimstopromoteliteracyandbuildasenseofcommunityinaneighborhoodbymakingbooksfreelyavailable,sheannouncedtoherfamilyoffour,“That’swhatwe’regoingtodoforourspringbreak!

”

SonAustin,nowa10th-grader,didn’tseethepointofbuildingalibrarythatresemblesamailbox.ButJaneyinsisted,andhusbandPeterunwillinglygottowork.The51-year-oldownerofashipsupplycompanymodifiedasmallwoodenhousethathe’dbuiltyearsearlierfordaughterAbbie’stoyhorses,andmadeadoorofglass.

Afteraddingthelibrary’sfinaltouches（装点）,thefamilyhungasignboardonthefront,instructingusersto“takeabook,returnabook,”andmakingtheHenriksenlibrary,nowoneofseveralhundredlikeitnationwideandamongmorethan2,500intheworld,theonlyLittleFreeLibraryinPalmBeachCounty.

Theystockeditwith20orsobooksthey’dalreadyread,amixofsciencefiction,referencetitles,novelsandkids’favorites.“Itoldthem,keepinmindthatyoumightnotseeitagain,”saidJaney,astay-at-homemom.

Sincethen,thecollectionkeepsreplenishing（补充）itself,thankstoongoingdonationsfromborrowers.Thelibrarynowgetsanaverageoffivevisitsaday.

Theproject’sbestpayoff,saysPeter,arethethank-younotesleftbehind.“Wehadnoideainthebeginningthatitwouldbesopopular.”

【文章大意】文章主要讲述了JaneyHenriksen一家建立微型图书馆的故事。

26.Inwhatwayisthelibrary“pedestrian-friendly”?

A.Itownsayellowroof.B.Itstandsnearasidewalk.

C.Itprotectsbookloversfromthesun.D.Itusespalm-treestickersasdecorations.

【答案】B

【解析】细节理解题。

根据文章第一段第二句可知这个特殊的图书馆为过路的人提供借书的方便，因此B项正确。

27.Janeygottheideatobuildalibraryfrom__________.

A.avisittoBrianWilliamsB.aspringbreakwithherfamily

C.abooksentbyoneofherneighborsD.areportonaWisconsin-basedorganization

【答案】D

【解析】细节理解题。

根据文章第三段第一句可知JaneyHenriksen是因为看到一篇关于theLittleFreeLibraryorganization准备建社区图书馆的报道后受到启发才建这样特殊的图书馆的。

故选D。

28.Thelibrarywasbuilt__________.

A.byashipsupplycompanyB.onthebasisoftoyhorses

C.likeamailboxD.withglass

【答案】C

【解析】细节理解题。

根据文章第四段第一句SonAustin,nowa10th-grader,didn’tseethepointofbuildingalibrarythatresemblesamailbox.可知它就象一个邮箱，故选C。

29.Whatcanweinferaboutthesignboard?

A.Itwasmadebyauserofthelibrary.B.Itmarkedafinaltouchtothelibrary.

C.Itaimedatmakingthelibrarylastlong.D.Itindicatedthelibrarywasafamilyproperty.

【答案】C

【解析】推理判断题。

根据文章第五段可知，这个标牌要读者拿走一本书一定要归还，其目的是使图书馆能够持续更长的时间。

故选C。

30.Thepassagetellsusthattheusers__________.

A.donatebookstothelibrary

B.getpaidtocollectbooksforthelibrary

C.receivethank-younotesforusingthelibrary

D.visitthelibraryover5timesonaveragedaily

【答案】A

【解析】主旨大意题。

根据thankstoongoingdonationsfromborrowers.Thelibrarynowgetsanaverageoffivevisitsaday.可知要使用者能够捐赠一些书给这个图书馆，故选A。

社会生活类

Inthemoreandmorecompetitiveserviceindustry,itisnolongerenoughtopromisecustomersatisfaction.Today,customer“delight”iswhatcompaniesaretryingtoachieveinordertokeepandincreasemarketshare.

Itisacceptedinthemarketingindustry,andconfirmedbyanumberofresearches,thatcustomersreceivinggoodservicewillpromotebusinessbytellingupto12otherpeople;thosetreatedbadlywilltelltheirtalesofwoetoupto20people.Interestingly,80percentofpeoplewhofeeltheircomplaintsarehandledfairlywillstayloyal.

NewchallengesforcustomercarehavecomewhenpeoplecanobtaingoodsandservicesthroughtelephonecallcentersandtheInternet.Forexample,manycompaniesnowhavetoinvest（投资）alotofmoneyininformationtechnologyandstafftraininginordertocopewiththe“phonerage”—causedbydelaysinansweringcalls,beingcutoffinmid-conversationorleftwaitingforlongperiods.

“Manypeopledonotliketalkingtomachines,“saysDr.Storey,SeniorLecturerinMarketingatCityUniversityBusinessSchool.“Banks,forexample,encouragestaffatcallcenterstousecustomerdatatoestablishinstantandgoodrelationshipwiththem.Theaimistomakethecustomerfeeltheyknowyouthatyoucantrustthem—thesortofcomfortablefeelingspeoplehaveduringface-to-facechatswiththeirlocalbranchmanager.”

Recommendedwaysofcreatingcustomerdelightinclude:

　under-promisingandover-delivering（sayingthatarepairwillbecarriedoutwithinfivehours,butgettingitdonewithintwo）;replacingafaultyproductimmediately;throwinginagiftvoucher（购物礼券）asanunexpected“thankyou”toregularcustomers;andalwaysreturningcalls,evenwhentheyarecomplaints.

Aimingforcustomerdelightisallverywell,butifservicesdonotreachthehighlevelpromised,disappointmentorworsewillbetheresult.Thiscanbeeasedbyofferinganapologyandanexplanationofwhytheservicedidnotmeetusualstandardswithempathy（forexample,“Iknowhowyoumustfeel”）,andpossiblesolutions（replacement,compensationorwhateverfairnesssuggestsbestmeetsthecase）.

Airlinesfacesomeofthetoughestchallengesovercustomercare.Fiercecompetitionhasconvincedthemthatdelightingpassengersisanimportantmarketingtool,whilethereisgreatpotentialforcustomerangeroverdelayscausedbyweather,unclaimedluggageandtechnicalproblems.

ForBritishAirwaysstaff,awinningtelephonestyleisconsideredvitalinhandingthelargevolumeofcallsaboutbookingsandflighttimes.Theyaretrainedtoanswerquickly,withtheirname,jobtitleanda“weareheretohelp”attitude.Thecompanyhasinvestedheavilyininformationtechnologytomakesurethatinformationisavailableinstantlyonscreen.

BritishAirwaysalsosaysitscustomercarepoliciesareappliedwithinthecompanyandstaffaretaughttoregardeachotherascustomersrequiringthehigheststandardsofservice.

Customercareisobviouslyheretostayanditwouldbeafoolishcompanythatusedsloganssuchas“wedoasweplease”.Ontheotherhand,themorecustomersarepromised,thegreatertheriskofdisappointment.

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