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1、高中英语外刊高一英语阅读精选语篇 50 教师版尖子生必备高一（上）英语阅读理解精选 50篇体裁说明文词数371限时10分钟Snapped up: Pre-wedding photo industry booms in ChinaA happy couple exchange a kiss for the camera, the bride in a white off-the-shoulder dress holding a delicate bouquet (花束), the groom in matching white suit, standing together on a green

2、 lawn lined with pink blossoms. It looks like the perfect wedding memory - except its not their wedding day. Instead, it is part of a booming industry in China for increasingly elaborate pre-wedding photos, as young couples spend time and cash lining up glamorous（独特的，有魅力的）photo shoots to display on

3、their big day.But for those who cant afford to travel overseas or to Chinese tourist hotspots in search of suitable backdrops, companies like the Love Story in Rome studio bring a range of backgrounds, costumes, accessories and themes together - all within one Beijing complex. Its really tiring to s

4、hoot outside, moving from one place to another place. This wedding shoot center is indoors and it provides everything you want, said bride Zhao Tianyou, 25, who had been shooting since 8 am.Rows of couples pose for photographs inside the sprawling complex （繁杂的摄影棚）in Beijing, with settings ranging fr

5、om tropical gardens to autumn fields, waterfalls to starlit skies. In one carefully stage-managed shot, a bride in a white dress floats half-submerged in water, drinking a glass of wine. Chinese wedding photography has become more customized, said general manager Zhao Rongchang. Chinese people used

6、to love to go on trips for shooting their wedding photos. But now they prefer to shoot indoors and prefer a more precise photography style.The value of the wedding industry in China has been booming, with research group ASKCI predicting that by the end of 2019 its value will reach 2.27 trillion yuan

7、 ($321.7 billion). Zhao says between 50 and 60 couples come to their center every day on a quest for the perfect snaps. The enormous building is full of aisles of clothing and accessories in every color, from traditional red Chinese wedding outfits to modern Western-style white gowns and suits. An a

8、rmy of helpers take photographs and manage sets, adjust clothing and add accessories with couples changing outfits multiple times throughout the day. I love all the styles theyve designed for me, said a bride surnamed Wu, aged 26. Its a bit tiring, but Im very happy.1. The underlined word customized

9、 is closest in meaning to _. A. full of various costumeB. showing different customsC. customer-dependentD. full of various styles 2. Which will not be provided by the indoor shoots companies? A. backdropsB. plants in tropical gardensC. accessories D. costumes 3. What can we infer from Paragraph 3? A

10、. Chinese people love to go on trips for shooting their wedding photos.B. Chinese people prefer to take photos outdoors in a more precise photography style C. Indoors wedding shoot are more popular among Chinese new couples than go out nowadays. D. A bride in a white dress floats half-submerged in w

11、ater to drink a glass of wine. 4. Whats the best title for the passage? A. Snapped up: Pre-wedding photo industry booms in China. B. Sprawling complex with customized wedding shoot.C. Big days with delicate pre-wedding photos.D. A tiring but happy wedding photo shoot. 【背景知识】1. ASKCI：中商情报网是国内第三方市场研究机

12、构和企业综合咨询服务提供商。已构建企业商业情报数据库，致力于为企业中高层管理人员，企事业发展研究部门研究人员，市场投资人士，投行及咨询行业人事，投资专家等提供各行业的市场研究资料和商业竞争情报。【补充词汇】1. delicate：adj. fine, elegant, graceful in quality, character, construction, etc. 精美的，雅致的2. multiple：adj. very many of the same type, or of different types. 多个的，多种的3. enormous：adj. unusually large

13、 in size, extent, or degree; immense; vast. 极大的，庞大的4. accessory : n. a small accompanying item of dress, especially of womens dress. 配饰【参考答案与解题思路】1.C猜测词义题，考查根据上下文推断单词和短语的含义解析：后文说“现在人们更喜欢室内拍摄且倾向于某种具体的拍摄方式”。根据生活经验，且前文描述了水下拍摄的特殊场景，这里能猜到customized的意思就是“定制的，按照顾客需求的”，故此题选C。2.B判断推理题，考查做出判断和推理解析：由第二段中的 “com

14、panies like the Love Story in Rome studio bring a range of backgrounds, costumes, accessories and themes together”可知，湖内摄影将提供拍摄背景，服装，配饰，拍摄主题等，A、C、D选项正确；热带花园为背景的一种，但摄影棚不提供热带植物，B选项错误，故此题选B。3.C判断推理题，考查做出判断和推理解析：根据第三段“Chinese people used to love to go on trips for shooting their wedding photos.”可知，中国人过去喜

15、欢在旅途中拍摄婚纱照，而并非当下流行趋势，所以A不选；根据 “But now they prefer to shoot indoors and prefer a more precise photography style.”可知，人们更喜欢室内拍摄而非室外拍摄，所以B不选；D选项不对， “In one carefully stage-managed shot, a bride in a white dress floats half-submerged in water, drinking a glass of wine.”，本句是对一幅拍摄照场景的描述，喝红酒并非新娘潜水的目的；结合A和B

16、，可知室内拍摄更受当下年轻人的欢迎，故本题选C。4.A主旨题，考查主旨要义解析：本文通篇都在讲“室内婚前摄影逐渐在中国市场流行，受到新婚夫妇的喜爱”，A选项“婚前摄影产业在中国蓬勃兴起”最符合这篇文章的主旨。体裁说明文词数395限时11分钟Citigroups female employees earn 27% less than menCitigroup is making progress toward shrinking its gender pay gap. But it still has some work to do.Globally, the banks female empl

17、oyees earned 27% less than men did, according to a new report from the company. Thats a slight improvement over the 29% gender pay gap Citigroup reported for 2018.This years analysis also found that the median income for minority workers in the US was 6% less than the median income for non-minoritie

18、s, down from 7% last year.These raw gap numbers are not adjusted for seniority (年资), job title or location, Citigroup said. The company began releasing numbers on gender pay in recent years amid pressure from investors.The pay gap reflects a need to increase representation of women and US minorities

19、 in senior and higher-paying roles, wrote Sara Wechter, Citigroups head of human resources, in a blog post.When adjusted to account for job titles, seniority and location, women at Citigroup earned 1% less than their male counterparts, according to the report.Citigroup said that following a review o

20、f its global pay, it made pay adjustments as part of this years compensation cycle according to the blog post.The company also said it has committed to increasing representation at the assistant vice president through managing director levels to at least 40% for women globally and 8% for black emplo

21、yees in the US by the end of 2021.Continuing to reduce our raw pay gap requires that we make progress on our representation goals, Wechter wrote.Across the US, female full-time, year-round workers were paid 82 cents for every dollar earned by a man, which is a gender pay gap of 18%, according to the

22、 Institute for Womens Policy Research. And that may be underestimating the pay gap because when looking at pay over a 15-year period, women made just half of what men earned.According to the IWPR, at the current rate of change it will take 40 years for women to achieve pay parity (对等). For women of

23、color, it would take even longer.A reporting rule put into place in the UK in 2018 requires companies with more than 250 employees to report data on gender pay disparities. Advocates for equal pay in the US are asking for similar disclosure requirements because research has shown that company disclo

24、sure leads to closing pay gaps.1. The underlined phrase raw gap is closest in meaning to _. A. new space B. unrealistic difference C. original difference D. potential space 2. According to Sara Wechter, the pay gap requires _. A. the decrease of representation of men in senior and higher-paying role

25、s B. the only need to improve the pay of female employees C. the increase of representation of women and US minorities in senior and higher-paying roles D. that people should only shrink gender pay gap 3. What can we learn from the passage? A. Citigroup has finished shrinking its gender pay gap so f

26、ar. B. If the wage is adjusted to account for job titles, seniority and location, women at Citigroup will earn more than men there. C. For women of color in US, it would be easier to achieve pay parity. D. Citigroup will increase representation at the assistant vice president of women and black empl

27、oyees in the US by the end of 2021. 4. Whats the theme of the passage? A. The development of Citigroup. B. Citigroup is shrinking its pay gap . C. The story of female employees in Citigroup. D. Men earns more than female counterparts in Citigroup. 【背景知识】Citigroup: 花旗集团是美国第一家集商业银行、投资银行、保险、共同基金、证券交易等诸

28、多金融服务业务于一身的金融集团，是当今世界资产规模最大、利润最多、全球连锁性最高、业务门类最齐全的金融服务集团。合并后的花旗集团总资产达7000亿美元，净收入为500亿美元，在100个国家有1亿客户，信用卡发行量约6000万张。The Institute for Womens Policy Research: 妇女政策研究所是美国领先的智囊团，主要关注家庭妇女问题。IWPR成立于1987年，其报告和其他信息资源在全美各个主要计划领域（就业，教育和经济变革；民主与社会；贫困，福利与收入保障；工作与家庭，健康与安全）。IWPR进行严格的研究，并分发其研究结果，以满足妇女的需求，促进公众对话，并加强

29、家庭，社区和社会。【补充词汇】1. shrink: vt. to make something smaller. 使缩小2. counterpart: noun. the person or thing that has the same purpose as another one in a different place or organization. 极相似的人或物3. underestimate : vt. to fail to guess or understand the real cost, size, difficulty, etc. of something. 低估4. d

30、isparity: noun. a lack of equality or similarity, especially in a way that is not fair. 不等，悬殊【参考答案与解题思路】1.C猜测词义题，考查根据上下文推断单词和短语的含义解析：该空前文说明了“前两年的雇员或工人的薪酬差距”，下文说“这些raw gap数字并未根据年资，职称或职位进行调整”，其中的“这些raw gap数字”指代的是前文的“前两年的雇员或工人的薪酬差距”。因而，raw gap意为原始的差距，过去的差距。本句意为“花旗集团说到，这些原始差距数字并未根据年资，职称或职位进行调整”。故此题选C。2.

31、C细节题，考查文中具体信息解析：根据第四段“The pay gap reflects a need to increase representation of women and US minorities in senior and higher-paying roles, wrote Sara Wechter, Citigroups head of human resources, in a blog post.”可知，花旗集团人力资源主管萨拉韦克特（Sara Wechter）在博客中写道：“薪资差距反映出有必要增加女性和美国少数民族在高薪和高薪职位中的代表性。C项最符合题意。A项在原文中

32、没有提及，B项和D项的说法不全面，只提到了减小性别薪资差距及提高女性职员薪资，都漏掉了提高美国少数民族薪资的必要。故此题选C。3.D判断推理题，考查做出判断和推理解析：根据第一段“Citigroup is making progress toward shrinking its gender pay gap. But it still has some work to do.”可知，花旗集团在缩小性别薪酬差距方面正在取得进展。但它仍有一些工作要做，因而目前并没有完成缩小性别薪酬差距。所以A项错误；根据第六段“When adjusted to account for job titles, seniority and location, women at Citigroup earned 1% less than their male c