高考英语阅读理解强化训练Day 41.docx

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高考英语阅读理解强化训练Day41

高考英语阅读理解强化训练Day41

Passage1

Climatechangeisperhapsthekeyissueofourtime.Often,however,itispresentedtousasbeingsoabstractthatitseemsimpossiblydistant.Forthoseofyoulookingforsomethingalittlemoreconcrete,anewreportsuggeststhattheeffectsofclimatechangemaysignificantlyaffectcoffee.

Thereport,putoutbyTheClimateInstitute,describestheeffectsofclimatechangeonvariouscoffee-growingnationsandtheresultanteffectsontheplantsandthosewhogrowthem.

CoffeeArabicaplants,whichproduce70%ofallcommercialcoffee,canbeadverselyaffectedbyevenahalf-degreechangeintypicalweatherconditions.Thissensitivitytotemperatureputstheplantatincreasedriskoftheeffectsofclimatechange.

InCentralAmericatheaveragetemperaturehasrisenbyafulldegreeCelsiussince1960.InEthiopiatheaveragetemperaturehasincreasedbyl.3degrees.Thisincreaseisenoughtohavenotableeffectsontheplants.InTanzaniatheproductivityperhectareofcoffeehasfallenbyhalfsincethe1960sduetochangesintemperature.

Indeed,studiesclaimthatby2050theareaoftheworldsuitableforgrowingcoffeewillbecutbyhalf.Coffeeproductionislikelytothenbepushedtohigherelevations（海拔）totakeadvantageoflowertemperatures,butthiswillnotbeenoughtomakeupforlostlowlandareas.

Coffeeisthesecondmosttradedgoodsbydevelopingnations,andtheinabilityofproducernationstoexportitcouldcausedramaticchainreactionsintheireconomies.Millionsofpeoplemakealivingintheproduction,processing,transport,andsaleofcoffee;theirlivelihoodswouldstandtotakeablowasgrowingareasdecreaseandpricesrise.

Asthetemperaturekeepsrising,yourcupofcoffeewillbecomemuchmoreexpensive,anditmayalsocarryanaftertastebittererthanusual,forallthoseworkersinthecoffeebeltleftwithoutthemeanstomakealivingasconditionsworsen.Notonlythat,buttheeconomiceffectswillcosttheWestmillionsinincreasedforeignaid.

1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"adversely"inParagraph3mostprobablymean?

A.slightly.B.temporarily.C.harmfully.D.gradually.

2.Whywillpeoplehavetogrowcoffeeinhighlandareas?

A.Toadapttothechangeoftemperature.

B.Toincreasethequalityoftheproducts.

C.Toreducethecostofcoffeeproduction

D.Togetaccesstowatersupplymoreeasily.

3.Whatconclusioncanwedrawfromthelasttwoparagraphs?

A.Therichwillgetricherandthepoorpoorer

B.Smallchangesmayhavelargeeffectsingeneral

C.Developedcountriesoughttoaidpoorcountries.

D.Coffeetradewilleventuallydisappearintheworld.

4.Howdoestheauthorfeelaboutthefutureofcoffeeproduction?

A.Cautious.B.Worried.C.Unconcerned.D.Hope

Passage2

IfyouhaveachancetogotoFinland,youwillprobablybesurprisedtofindhow“foolish”theFinnishpeopleare.

Takethetaxidriversforexample.TaxisinFinlandaremostlyhighclassBenzwithafareoftwoUSdollarsakilometer.Youcangoanywhereinone,tellthedrivertodropyouatanyplace,saythatyouhavesomebusinesstoattendto,andthenwalkoffwithoutpayingyourfare.Thedriverwouldnotshowtheleastsignsofanxiety.

Thediningroomsinallbighotelsnotonlyservetheirguests,butalsoserveoutsidediners.Hotelguestshavetheirmealsfree,sotheynaturallygotothefreediningroomstohavetheirmeals.Themosttheywoulddotoshowtheirgoodfaithistowavetheirregistrationcardstothewaiter.Withsuchaloosecheck,youcaneasilyuseanyoldregistrationcardtotakeacoupleoffriendstodinefreeofcharge.

TheFinnishworkersarepaidbythehour.Theyareverymuchontheirownassoonastheyhaveagreedwiththebossattherate.Fromthenontheyjustsayhowmanyhourstheyhaveworkedandtheywillbepaidaccordingly.

Withsomanyloopholes（漏洞）ineverydaylife,surelyFinlandmustbeaheaventothosewholovetotake“pettyadvantages”.Butthestrangethingisthatallthetaxipassengerswouldalwayscomebacktopaytheirfaresaftertheyhaveattendedtotheirbusinessandthatnotasingleoutsiderhaseverbeenfoundinthefreehoteldiningrooms.Andworkersalwaysgiveanhonestaccountoftheexacthourstheyputin.AstheFinnsalwaysactongoodfaithineverythingtheydo,livinginsuchasocietyhasturnedeveryoneintoareal“gentleman”.

1.TheunderlinedwordsinParagraph5meansto“________”.

A.bereadytohelpothers

B.makegooduseofone'sfriends

C.bealittleaheadofothers

D.gainsomethingatothers’expense

2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.WhiletakingataxiinFinland,youcangetoffwithoutfirstpayingyourfare.

B.InabighotelinFinland,youcanenjoyfreemealsifyou'relivinginthehotel.

C.ThebossesinFinlandpaytheemployeesaccordingtotheregistrationoftheirworkinghours.

D.Theworkersarealwayshonestwiththeirworkinghours.

3.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.

A.theFinnishsocietyisofveryhighmoral（道德的）level

B.therearemanyloopholesineverydaylifeinFinland

C.inFinland,mosttaxidriverswillnotchargeyouanything

D.everyoneinFinlandislikeagentleman,fortheyhavefaithinthemselves

4.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.LifeinFinland

B.ASocietywith“Foolish”People

C.WhataLife

D.HonestaccountsoftheFinns

Passage3

　Bargain’huntersspentarecordof168.2billionyuan（\25.3billion;21.7billioneuros,£19.3billion）duringthe2017SinglesDayonNov.11,theworld'slargestdaylongdiscountfestival,ase’commercegiantAlibabaGrouptookonlineshoppingtoofflinestoresandbeyondthenation'sborders.

　　Spendingclimbedby39.3percentduringthisyear'ssale,asconsumersfrom225countriesandregionsscoopedupgoodsfrom140,000brandsthatofferedpromotionsduringtheannualevent.

　　Alibabasurpassedlastyear's120.7billionyuantotalshortlyafter1p.m.,asoverseasshoppersjoinedintheafternoon,seekinggooddealsfromChina.Expandingatafaster’than’expectedpace,thetotaleclipsed（使黯然失色）thecombinedsalesofBlackFridayandCyberMondayintheUnitedStateslastyear.Nineoutoftenpeopleusedmobilewalletappsforpayment,saysAlibaba,withitsAlipayapphavinghandled1.48billiontransactions（转账）in24hoursandprocessedthematapeakrateof256,000transactionspersecond.

　　Meanwhile,someofflineshopsalsojoinedin,turningintosmartstoresthatallowedshopperstotrackproductavailabilityatotherlocationsandgettimelydeliverytotheirdoorstepswhilepayingwiththeirphone."UsingbigdataanalyticspoweredbyChinesetechfirmscanhelpuslocatecustomersinaprecisemanner,somethingwewouldn'thaveachievedusingold’schoolretailing,"saysGaryChu,e’commercegeneralmanager.

　　TheNov.11shoppingeventrepresentsaChina’brandedbusinessmodelthatcanalsobespreadtoothercountries,creatingopportunitiesforbusinessesworldwide.AsSinglesDaygrows,shoppershaveusedtheopportunitytotryoutnewitemsratherthansimplybaggingabargain,saidTommyHong,vice’presidentofNielsenChina.

　　"Thatchangingattitudes（towardSinglesDay）isalsoconsistentwithChina'sshiftingfocusfromquantitytoqualitygrowth,"GrayChusays.

1.Whichisthemainfactorthatcontributedtothenewrecordonthe2017SinglesDay?

________

A.Thecreativityofthebrands.

B.Thelowdiscountofthegoods.

C.Theparticipationofshoppersabroad.

D.Theimprovedqualityoftheproducts.

2.Theunderlinephraseinthesecondparagraphcanprobablybeplacedby________.

A.purchasedB.promoted

C.advertisedD.produced

3.Whatisthemainideaofthelastbutoneparagraph?

________

A.ThespreadofChinesebrands.

B.Theglobalfinancialsituation.

C.Theinventionofbusinessmodel.

D.ThesignificanceoftheSinglesDay.

4.Whatcanbelearntfromthetext?

________

A.Alibabaearned168.2billionyuanin2017.

B.BlackFridayintheUSAisalsoonNovember11th.

C.Mostconsumerspreferredmobilewalletappstopay.

D.Foreignshoppersspentmoreduringthe2017SinglesDay.

Passage4

　　Nearly25%oftheentireU.S.populationarelikelytohittheroadduringtheholidaysthisyear.We'vepickedthebestroadfoodstopsalongsomeoftheSouth'smosttraveledinterstates（州际公路）.

　　Ⅰ’35|SsanAntonio,TX,toOklahomaCity,OK

　　FancyThat|Exit109,Norman,OK|Milesfromtheinterstate:

2.8

　　Thisdowntownstoreoffersasit’down"classiclunch"for\8thatincludesanentrée（主菜）andaside:

abigmeatballsandwich,perhaps,withastrawberry,bluecheese,orafatBLTonTexastoastwithasalad.

　　215EastMainStreet;236/908’2209;

　　Babe'sChickenDinnerHouse|Exit477,Sanger,Texas|Milesfromtheinterstate:

0.8

　　You'llfindyourselfatBabe'sbythe10’foot’tallchickenstandingoutsidethefrontdoorofthisstore.Buthere'stherealdraw:

goldenfriedchickenandchicken’friedsteak,servedwithfamily’stylesides.

　　202NorthFourthstreet;116/498’1208;

　　Ⅰ’40|Nashville,TN,toWilmington,NC

　　TheFeedBagRestaurant|Exit174,Farmington,NC|Milesfromtheinterstate:

2.2

　　Locatedinaformergeneralstoredownacountryroad,thissimplecountryrestaurantservesfresh,localfoodwithzerocheatsandtricks.

　　2339NCHighway801North;336/998’1109

　　SunriseBiscuitKitchen|Exit270,ChapelHill,NC|Milesfromtheinterstate:

1.8

　　Sunriseisthesandwichking—there'snothinglikethesegiantbiscuitsfilledwitheggs,sausage,cheese,orwhateverfillingyou'dlike.It'sdrive—throughonly—perfectforwhenyoudon'tha