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高考英语完形填空和阅读理解暑假选练3外研版
2016高考英语完形填空和阅读理解暑假选练(3)外研版
阅读理解。
阅读下列短文,从给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
PlacedInsights,adata-serviceprovider,monitorstheconsumptionbehaviorofmorethan70,000Americansattheageof14andolderonamonthlybasis.OnehalfofAmericanswenttoMcDonald'satleastonceamonth.NearlyfourintenAmericansvisitedWalmart.
ThefindingsshowthatsomecompaniesvisitedbymorethanoneintenAmericanseachmonthareprimarilyfast-food,discount-retailoutlets(直销店)andhealthclinics.Thetypesofbusinessesthesecompaniesareinandthetrafficcustomersusetogettothemplayabigpartintheirsuccess.AccordingtoPlacedInsights,lessthan40%ofAmericansvisitedabankorclothingstoreinMarch.Atthesametime,anestimated60%visitedadepartmentstore,andmorethantwo-thirdswenttoafast-foodrestaurantatleastonce.
PlacedInsightsfounderandCEODavidShimexplainswhatitisthataffectsmuchonwhetherAmericansvisitabusinessonceayearoronceaweek.“Peopleoftengooutforfastfood.Theydon'tnecessarilygoshoppingforasweatereveryday,buttheydoeat.”
Itshouldcomeasnosurprisethatmostofthesecompanieshavemadeeffortstoexpandtheirproducts,withvaryingdegreesofsuccess.Walmart,forexample,hasexpandeditsbusinesstooffergroceries,andevenhasfast-foodrestaurantsinmanystores.Starbuckshasexpandeditsmenuoptionstoincludebreakfastsandwichesandothermeals.McDonald'snewMcCafecoffeebrandhasbeenverysuccessful.Theseareallnewservicesdesignedtomakemoremoneyonexistingcustomers,bringinnewcustomers,andbringtheminmoreoften.
Whilethetypesofgoodsandservicesbeingofferedbythesecompaniesarecritical,themorecriticalfactoristheirdominantnationalpresence.Thesecompanieshavethousandsoflocationsalloverthecountry.RareistheAmericantownwithoutaMcDonald's,BurgerKing,TacoBell,Subway,orsomecombinationofthethree.McDonald'shasmorethan14,000locationsintheU.S.in2012whileSubwayhasmorethan25,000.
【解题导语】 本文介绍了美国人经常去消费的一些商店以及为什么美国人经常去这些商店。
1.WhatdowelearnfromPlacedInsights'sresearch?
A.ThemajorityofpeoplegoingtoMcDonald'sarechildren.
B.MorepeoplegotoWalmartthantoMcDonald's.
C.OveroneintenAmericansgoestoaclothingstoreeachmonth.
D.McDonald'sandWalmarthavemanycustomersinpartbecausetheyareeasytogetto.
答案 D [细节理解题。
根据第一段可知,Thetypesofbusinessesthesecompaniesareinandthetrafficcustomersusetogettothemplayabigpartintheirsuccess.可知交通方便是麦当劳、沃尔玛等受欢迎的商店赢得很多顾客的原因之一。
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2.AccordingtoDavidShim,whichhasthemostinfluenceonwhereAmericansdecidetoshop?
A.Thetypesofgoods.
B.Thebrandsofthecompanies.
C.Thetraffic.
D.People'spreferences.
答案 A [细节理解题。
根据第三段的forfastfood以及forasweater可知DavidShim认为一个商店出售的商品决定了人们是一天去一次还是一周去一次那个商店。
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3.WhatisParagraph4mainlyabout?
A.Whattypesofgoodsthemost-visitedoutletssell.
B.Whatthemost-visitedoutletsdotoattractcustomers.
C.Whypeopleoftengotofast-foodoutlets.
D.WhattypeofoutletisthemostpopularinAmerica.
答案 B [段落大意题。
第四段介绍了那些成功的商店通过扩大商品范围以及销售区域范围来赢得更多的客户,比如沃尔玛提供快餐,星巴克提供早餐、麦当劳推出了新品咖啡等等,因此第四段主要介绍了一些成功的商店怎样吸引顾客。
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4.Whatisthemainreasonthatsomeoutletsgetvisitedmorefrequentlythanothers?
A.Theyprovidenecessitiesofdailylife.
B.Theyprovidebetterservicethanotheroutlets.
C.Theyprovidemorechoicesofgoods.
D.Theyspreadalloverthecountry.
答案 D [细节理解题。
最后一段第一句介绍虽然食物种类和服务对商店的成功发挥了很重要的作用,但是起主导作用的是它们的地理位置,这些商店的分店遍及全国各地。
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阅读理解。
阅读下列短文,从给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
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2014·九江模拟)
It’scommonforparentstofeelemotionalwhenthemomentcomesfortheirchildtoleavehomeandgotouniversity.Evenparentswhodon’tspeakabouttheeventarelikelytofeelasenseofsadnessbecauseit’stheendofanerawhenyouandyourfamilywereatthecentreofyourchild’sworld.Asaparentyou’llprobablycontinuetosupportyourchildindifferentways,butthemainjobofraisingyourchildisover.It’sahugechangeforeveryoneinvolved.
Thereareafewthingsthatyoucandotomakethetransitioneasier.Plancarefullyforyourchild’sdepartureandthinkabouthowyoucanhelp.Manyparentstaketheirchildtouniversityforthefirsttime.Ifyoudecidetodothat,bereadyt
ofeelarealwrenchwhenthetimecomestosaygoodbye.Yourchildwillprobablybeasnervousasyouareaboutthemomentwhenyoufinallysaygoodbye—butthatmightnotshow!
Bepositiveandcheerfulaboutthechoiceyourchildhasmadetocontinuestudying,andplantoleaveonceyou’veunpackedthecarandlookedaroundyourchild’snewlivingaccommodations.Ifyoucan,saveyourtearsforthecar—you’llmakethingseasieronyourchildandyourself.
Themoreyou’veinvestedinbeingaparent,themoreyou’llfeelasenseofloss,sothesadnessyoufeelnowisasignthatyou’vebeenagoodmomordad.Remindyourselfthatparentingisallaboutraisinganindependentandconfidentchildw
hofunctionswellwithoutyou.Ifyourchildquicklysettlesandstartsenjoyinghimself,youshouldcongratulateyourself.
It’salsoonlyfairtoallowyourselfsometimetogrieve(悲痛).Don’texpecttopickyourselfupandmoveonstraightaway.Butyoumaydecidetofindahobbyorsporttofillyourextratime.Perhapsyou’vealwayswantedtolearnanewlanguage,gotoyogaclassesortakeupswimming.Youmaydecidetospendmoretimewithfamilyandclosefriends,whoarelikelytobe
feelingtheabsenceofyourchildaswell.
Agreeonthebestapproachtostayingintouchbeforeyourchildleaves,andsticktoyouragreement.Trynottopanicifyourchilddoesn’trespondimmediately—remember,he
isstartinganewandbusylife.
【文章大意】本文主要讲述孩子上大学后,父母如何避免过度伤心。
1.Whydoparentsfeelsadwhentheirchildleav
eshomeforcollege?
A.Becausetheabsenceoftheirchildmakesthemfeellonely.
B.Becausetheirchildwillstartanewlifeincollege.
C.Becauseitmeanstheendoflovebetweenparentsandtheirchild.
D.Becausetheyarenolongerthemainfocusoftheirchild’slife.
【解析】选D。
细节理解题。
根据文章第一段Evenparentswhodon’tspeakabouttheeventarelikelytofeelasenseofsadnessbecauseit’stheendofanerawhenyouandyourfamilywereatthecentreofyourchild’sworld.可知。
2.Theunderlinedword“wrench”inParagraph2meansafeelingof .
A.sorrow B.regret C.anger D.
love
【解析】选A。
词义猜测题。
由后半句whenthetimecomestosaygoodbye可知,
分别时会难过。
3.Whatdoesgoodparentingconsistof?
A.Supportingyourchildindifferentwaysallthetime.
B.Congratulatingyourselfwhenyourchildgoesto
college.
C.Preparingyourchildtostandon
theirownfeetinthefuture.
D.Investingasmuch
aspossibleinthegrowthofyourchild.
【解析】选C。
推理判断题。
根据文章第四段Remindyourselfthatparentingisallaboutraisinganindependentandconfidentchildwhofunctionswellwithoutyou.可知。
4.What’sNOTadvisedasthewaytorecoverfromyourchild’sdeparture?
A.Developinganewhobbyorsport.
B.Learninganewlanguage.
C.Spendingmoretimewithclosefriends.
D.Stayingintouchwithyourchild.
【解析】选D。
细节理解题。
根据文章第五段Butyoumaydecidetofindahobbyorsporttofillyourextratime.Perhapsyou’vealwayswantedtolearnanewlanguage,gotoyogaclassesortakeupswimming.Youmaydecidetospendmoretimewithfamilyandclosefriends,whoarelikelytobefeelingtheabsenceofyourchildaswell.可知A、B、C三项都提到了。
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。
ItwasreportedlastweekthatdeveloperscouldtakephotosfromApplemobileandGoogleAndroiddeviceswithoutthephoneownersknowingthattheimageswerebeingtaken.InApple’scase,developerscanalsoobtainthelocationinformationforeachphoto.
Senator(参议员)CharlesSchumersaidinatelephoneinterviewthathisofficehadspokenwithofficialsatbothAppleandGoogleonMonday.
“WeaskedthemiftheycouldfindawayontheirowntopreventApplefromhavingaccesstoprivateinfo,”Mr.Schumersaid.“Theywerefriendlyandopentotheideathatthisoughttobechanged.”
OnSunday,Mr.Schumer said thatheplannedtosendalettertotheFederalTradeCommission(联邦贸易委员会)askingtheagencytoinvestigateAppleandGoogleaftertheprivacyconcernscametolight. ClaudiaBourneFarrell,anF.T.C.spokeswoman,saidtheagencyhadreceivedtheletterbutshecouldnotcommentfurther.
“Itsendsshiversupthespinetothinkthatone’spersonalphotos,addressbook,andwhoknowswhatelsecanbeobtainedandevenpostedonlinewithoutconsent,”Mr.SchumerwroteinhislettertotheF.T.C.“Ifthetechnologyexiststoopenthedoortothiskindofprivacyinvasion,thensurelytechnologyexiststocloseit,andthat’sexactlywhatmusthappen.”
Mr.SchumersaidifAppleandGooglecouldnotcometoanagreementtofixtheproblem,thenhewouldbeforcedtotaketheissuefurther.
Hesaidothercompanieshadbeenwillingtoworkwithhisofficetofixissues.“I’moptimisticthatwecangetthischangedwithoutanyregulation,”hesaid.“Ifit’snotchanged,thenwe’lllooktheF.T.C.,andifthatdoesn’tworkthenwe’lllookatlegislativeapproach.”
TheF.T.C.haswarnedcompaniestotrytobemore vigilant(警醒的) intheireffortstoprotectconsumerswhenitcomestoprivacy.
36.ThesenatorsspokewithofficialsatbothAppleandGoogle.
A.todiscusswhetheritisillegaltohaveaccesstoprivateinformation.
B.tostopthemfromdevelopingthetechnologyoftakingphotos.
C.tourgethemnottoinvadeconsumers’privacy.
D.tokeepthemfromobtainingthelocationinformationforeachphoto
【答案】C
【解析】细节理解题。
根据WeaskedthemiftheycouldfindawayontheirowntopreventApplefromhavingaccesstoprivateinfo参议员鼓励他们不要侵犯顾客的个人隐私,故选C。
37.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?
A.Privacyinva