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北京市大兴区高考英语阅读理解专题训练12
北京市大兴区2016高考英语阅读理解专题训练(12)
阅读下列四篇短文,从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
Forfivedays,Edmonton’sDowntownParkistransformedintoonehugestagewhereartistsareabletosharetheirtalents,andwherepeopleareabletocelebrateandenjoythemselves.Sinceitsbeginningin1980,theEdmontonFolkMusicFestivalhasbeencommemorating(纪念)thetruefeelingofwhatfolkmusicisallaboutandthat’sthetraditionaltogetherness(友爱)thatisfeltwhenpeoplegathertosharestoriesandfeelingsthroughsong.
ThisyearwillbethesixthyearwhenvolunteerRiedelwillbeofferinguphertimetothefestival.“Peoplecomingoffabusyspringandsummerhaveamomentofrelaxation,”Riedelsaid.“It’sreallyeasytorelax,andit’sgreatseeingfamilyandfriendshavefuntogether.”Thesefamiliesandfriendscom
efromalldifferentkindsofmusicaltastes.PeoplewhotakepleasureinBluesarethere,soarepeoplewholoveBluegrass.Thisfestivaldoesitsbesttodevelopeveryone’smusicalinterests.
Withsomanyyearsofexperience,thefestivalhasbecomeawell-oiledmachine,anddoeswhateveritcantomakeattendeesfeelascomfortableaspossible.Therearefreewaterstationsthroughoutthevenue(举办地)forpeopletofilluptheirtravelcups.Whenpeoplebuyfood,reusabledishesaregivena$2platefee,butthatisreturnedwhentheplateisbroughtback.
Thefestivalhascompletelysoldoutoftickets,andinrecordtime.ButwithbignamessuchasVanMorrisonandJakobDylan,it’seasytoseehowthatwasgoingtohappen.Thereisnoparkingareaduringthefestival,sousingthePark&RidesystemorEdmontonTransitishighlyrecommended.Abikelock-upareaisprovidedandwillbeavailableThursdayuntilSundayonehourbeforethegatesopenuntil45minutesafterthegatesclose.
TheEdmontonFolkMusicFestivalbeginsonWednesday,Aug.4withVanMorrisonplayingthespecialdonationfund(基金)concert,andwillfinishuponSunday,Aug.8.
1.TheEdmontonFolkMusicFestivalisheldmainlyto .
A.gatherpeoplewithdifferentmusicaltastes
B.remindpeopleoftherealsenseoffolkmusic
C.exhibitthegoodvoicesofgreattalentsinfolkmusic
D.collectoldstoriesoffolkmusic
2.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.Riedelhasvolunteeredforthefestivalforatleast5years.
B.It’shardforpeopletoappreciateBlues.
C.Itcostspeoplealittletofilluptheircupsfromwaterstations.
D.Peoplehavetopay$2foraplateoffood.
3.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat .
A.peoplecangetticketseasilyforthefestival
B.theEdmontonFolkMusicFestivaliswellorganized
C.drivingone’sowncartothefestivalishighlyrecommended
D.bikesareavailableatthefestivalfromWednesdaytoSunday
4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?
A.FolkMusicofBlues B.OneFestivalforAll
C.FestivalforFamilyGathering D.Edmonton’sDowntownPark
【参考答案】1-4BABB
【2013界广东省深圳市高三上期末考试】阅读理解
Whenbuyingfromadealer,thelawsaysthatacarmustbe:
Asdescribed:
Thisincludesthehistoryofthecaraswellasitsspecification.Forexample,ifthedealerdescribedthecaraspreviouslyhaving“onecarefulladyowner”,itshouldn’tturnouttohavehadseveralprevious“boyracer”owners.
Ofsatisfactoryquality:
Itmustmeetthestandardthatareasonablepersonwouldregardasacceptableandbefreefromanyqualityproblem.Also,bearinmindthatasecond-handcarwillhaveaslightlydifferentdefinitionofwhatisconsidered“satisfactory”,becausethere’scertainlyanelementofwearandtear.
Fitforthepurpose:
Itmustbereasonablefitforanynormalpurposeandthisincludesanypurposethatyouspecifytotheseller.
●Ifanyoftheaboveisviolated,thenintheory,youmayhavetherighttorejectthevehicleandgetyourmoneybackifyou’rereasonablyquick.Alternatively,thedealermightoffertoreplaceorrepairthecar;reducethepriceofofferingapartialrefund(退款).Onceyou’veinformedthedealerthatyouwishtorejectthecar,youmuststopusingthevehicle.
●Iftherejectionisnotaccepted,thenit’suptoyoutoproveyourcase.You’llneedtopayforanindependentassessmentofthecarandsuefordamages.Ifyoudochoosearepair,insistthedealerprovideyouwithahirecarorpayanyreasonabletravelingexpensesthusproducedwhileyournewcarisinthegarage.
●Ifthecarisnew,it’slikelythattheclaimwillbetoohightobefought.Usingthesmallclaimsproceduretoyoumayhavetopayforlegalrepresentation.Allthiscanbeprettydauntingandexpensive.Youneedtoweighuptheprosandconsbeforerejectingacar.Wouldarepairdojustaswell?
Selectingadealerwhooffersaclearexchangepolicymayhelp.
31.Aftertheabovewriting,youwillbebetterat__________.
A.choosingacarB.dealingwithcarsellers
C.makingaclaimD.suingfordamages
【答案】B
【解析】推理判断题。
由“Whenbuyingfromadealer,thelawsaysthatacarmustbe:
”可知,上面这篇文章介绍的是关于从经销商那儿买车要注意的情况。
故选B。
32.Accordingtothetext,whatisessentialafteryouinformthedealerofyourwishtorejectthecar?
A.Suingfordamages.B.Demandingtravelingexpenses.
C.Stoppingusingit.D.Provingyourcase.
【答案】C
【解析】细节理解题。
由“Onceyou’veinformedthedealerthatyouwishtorejectthecar,youmuststopusingthevehicle.”可知选C。
33.Ifthedealerofferstorepairthecaryouhavebought,whichofthefollowingisacceptable?
A.Askingthedealertoprovideyouwithahirecar.
B.Askingthedealertoprovideyouwithrepairtoolsets.
C.Askingthedealertopayallofyourtravelingexpenses.
D.Askingthedealertoreturnallyourmoney.
【答案】A
【解析】细节理解题。
由“Ifyoudochoosearepair,insistthedealerprovideyouwithahirecar......”可知如果经销商提出修理你所买的车,那么要求他给你提供一辆租来的车是可以接受的。
故选A。
34.Whichofthefollowingwordshastheclosestmeaningtotheunderlinedword“daunting”inthelastparagraph?
A.Different.B.Effective.C.Discouraging.D.Convenient.
【答案】C
【解析】词义猜测题。
A.不同的;B.有效的,实际的;C.使人沮丧的,令人气馁的;D.方便的。
由前面两句话可知,这个索赔程序的费用可能是相当昂贵的,这会令人很沮丧。
故选C。
35.Whatdoesthewriterwanttosayinthelastparagraph?
A.Buyersshouldselectadealerthatofferstorepairthecar.
B.Rejectinganewcarisnotnecessarilythatbestchoice.
C.It’snecessarythatanewcarshouldberepaired.
D.Buyersshouldneverrejectanewcar.
【答案】B
【解析】细节理解题。
由“Ifthecarisnew,it’slikelythattheclaimwillbetoohightobefought.”可知选B。
PassageEighteen(TheMilitaryIsIn)
Thingshavereallychanged.Notonlyisthemilitarystandingtallagain,itisstagingaremarkablecomebackinthequantityandqualityoftherecruitsitisattracting.Recruiters,oncedenouncedbyantiwarstudentsas“babykillers”andbarredfromcampuses,arewelcomedeverateliteuniversities.ROTC(ReserveOfficer’sTrainingCorps)programs,thatfalteredduringtheVietNamera,whenprotesterswerefirebombingtheirheadquarters,areflourishingagain.Themilitaryacademiesareenjoyingasteadyincreaseinapplications.
Certainly,thedepressedeconomyhasincreasedtheallureofthejobs,technicaltrainingandgenerousstudentloansofferedbythemilitary.Studentsknowthatiftheygoinandbecome,say,nuclearweaponsspecialists,theycancomeoutanddemandasalaryof$60,000ayear.Militarysalaries,whilenotalwayscompetitivewiththosepaidforcomparablejobsintheprivatesector,aremorethanrespectable,especiallyconsideringthewidearrayofbenefitsthatareavailable:
freemedicalservice,roomandboard,andPX(PostExchange)privileges.Monthlypayforarecruitis $574;forasergeantwithfouryearsservicesitis$906;foramajorwithtenyears’serviceitis$2,305.Theservices’slick$175million-a-yearadvertisingcampaignpromisingadventureandfulfillmenthashelpedwinovertheTVgeneration.Kidsarewalkingdowntheschoolhallwayschanting‘Army,Navy,AirForce,Marines,’justlikeinthecommercials.Andmanymilitaryofficialsfeelthatthekeydifferenceistheenhancedpatriotismamongthenation’syouth.Thereisareturntotheviewthatthemilitaryisanhonorableprofession.ThedaysofajudgetellingamiscreanttojointheArmyorgotojailareover.Recruitingforallfourservicescombinedisrunningat101%ofauthorizedgoals.Andtheretentionrateisnowsohigh,thattheservicesarerefusingsomere-enlistmentapplicationsandreducingannualrecruitingtarget.
Themilitaryacademicsarealsoenjoyinghalcyonyears,attractingmoreandbetter-qualifiedstudents.Comparedtoprivatecolleges,wheretuitionandexpenseshavebeenclimbingsharply,theserviceschoolsarearealbargain:
notonlyistuitionfree,butrecruitsgetallowancesofupto$500amouth.Itisreported12,300applicantsareforthe1,450positionsinthisyear’sfreshmanclass.Militaryacademiesarenowjustasselectiveasanyofthebestuniversitiesinthecountry.
Nationwide,ROTCenrollmentexceeds105,000,a64%increaseoverthe1974figure.Inthemid70’s,theROTCstudentsrefusedtoweartheiruniformsoncampusbecausetheysufferedallsortsofridicule,iftheydid.Nowiftheywearthemtoclassnoonelooksatthemtwice.Tothem,VietNamisancienthistory,somethingtheoldfolkstalkabout.
1. Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?
[A].TheMilitaryisin .TheMilitaryisup
[C].TheMilitaryisdown [D].TheMilitaryison
2. Whatwastheattitudeofthestudentsin1970’stowardsthemilitary?
[A].Approval. .Indifferent. [C].Distaste. [D].Scolding.
3. Thephrase“comeout”isclosestinmeaningto
[A].“become visible”. .“begintogrow”.
[C].“bemadepublic”. [D].