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届高考英语二轮复习必刷题型8阅读理解八
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1、 Hereissomemust-knowinformationfromahandbookonhowpeoplebehaveindoingbusinessinsomecountries.
InBrazil
Braziliansarewarmandfriendly.Theyoftenstandclosewhentalkinganditiscommonforthemtotouchthepersonontheshoulder.Peopleoftengreeteachother(particularlywomen)withlightcheekkisses.Schedulestendtobeflexible,withbusinessmeetingssometimesstartinglaterthanplanned.Buttobesafe,beontime.Mealscanstretchforhours—there’snosuchthingasrushingamealinBrazil.Lunchesalsocanstartinthemidtolateafternoon.Braziliansaresocial,preferringface-to-facecommunicationovermailsorphonecalls.
InSingapore
Singaporeansshakehandswhentheymeetandoftenalsogreeteachotherwithasmall,politebow.Businesscardsshouldbeofferedandreceivedwithtwohands.Arrivinglateisconsidereddisrespectful.Sobeontime.Efficiency(效率)isthegoal,someetingsanddealingsoftenarefast-paced.Singaporeansaredirectintheirdiscussions,evenwhenthesubjectisaboutmoney.Rankisimportantandauthorityisrespected.Thisdeterminesbothpeopleinteractinmeetings.Forexample,peopleavoiddisagreeingoutrightwithsomeonewithahigherrank.
IntheUnitedArabEmirates
IntheUAE,statusisimportant,sothemostseniororoldestshouldbegreetedfirstwiththeirtitles.Thehandshakeseemstobelongerthanelsewhere.So,donotpullawaythehandshake.Womenshouldcoverthemselveswhenitcomestodress.Menalsotendtobecoveredfromnecktoelbows(肘部)anddowntotheknees.Peopledonotavoidentertainingintheirhomes,buttheyalsoholdbusinessmealsatrestaurants.Touchingorpassingfoodoreatingwithyourlefthandistobeavoided.Whenmeetingsareone-to-one,ifyourhostoffersyoucoffee,youshouldrefuse.Itmightseemodd,butitisaculturaltradition.Coffeeshouldonlybeacceptedifitisalwayssetoutorpresented.
InSwitzerland
TheSwisstendtobeformalandaddresseachotherbylastname.Theyalsoarerespectfulofprivatelives.Youshouldbecarefulnottoaskaboutpersonaltopics.Punctuality(守时)isvital,somethingthatcomesfromadeeprespectforothers’time.Arriveatanymeetingoreventafewminutesearlytobesafe.Theyalsohaveclearstructureintheircompanies.Higher-upsmakethefinaldecisions,evenifothersmightdisagree.Neat,cleandressisexpected.TheSwissfollowformaltablemanners.Theyalsokeeptheirhandsvisibleatthetableandtheirelbowsoffthetable.Itispolitetofinishthefoodonyourplate.
1.Thepassageismainlyabout________.
A.communicationtypes
B.theworkplaceatmosphere
C.customsandsocialmanners
D.livingconditionsandstandards
2.WhydoSingaporeansavoidarguingwiththeirboss?
A.Theyputefficiencyinthefirstplace.
B.Theydislikeface-to-facecommunication.
C.Theywanttofinishmeetingsasquicklyaspossible.
D.Theyaresupposedtoobeythepersonofahigherrank.
3.IntheUAE,whenshouldyourefusethecoffeeifitisoffered?
A.Whengreetingseniors
B.Whenmeetingthehostalone
C.Whenattendingapresentation
D.Whendiningwithbusinesspartners.
4.Inwhichcountrydopeoplecareaboutwheretoputtheirhandsatthedinnertable?
A.InBrazil.
B.InSingapore.
C.IntheUnitedArabEmirates.
D.InSwitzerland.
2、Foodfestivalsaroundtheworld
StiltonCheeseRolling
MayDayisatraditionaldayforcelebrations,butthe2,000EnglishvillagersofStiltonmustbetheonlypeopleintheworldwhoincludecheeserollingintheirannualplans.Teamsoffour,dressedinavarietyofstrangeandfunnyclothes,rollacompletecheesealonga50-metrecourse.Ontheway,theymustnotkickorthrowtheircheese,orgointotheircompetitors'lane(赛道).CompetitionisfierceandthechiefprizeisacompleteStiltoncheeseweighingaboutfourkilos(disappointingly,butunderstandablythecheesesusedintheracearewoodenones).Allthecompetitorsareservedwithbeerorportwine,thetraditionalaccompanimentforStiltoncheese.
FieryFoodsFestival—TheHottestFestivalonEarth
Everyyearmorethan10,000peopleheadforthecityofAlbuquerque,NewMexico.TheycomefromasfarawayasAustralia,theCaribbeanandChina,buttheyallshareacommonaddiction—foodthatisnotjustspicy(辛辣),buthotenoughtomakeyourmouthburn,yourheadspinandyoureyeswater.TheirdestinationistheFieryEoodandBBQFestivalwhichisheldoveraperiodofthreedayseveryMarch.Youmightliketotryachocolate-coveredhabaneropepper—officiallythehottestpepperintheworld—oranyoneofthethousandsofproductsthatareonshow.Butonething'sforsure—ifyoudon'tlikethefeelingofaburningtongue,thisfestivalisn'tforyou!
LaTomatina—TheWorld'sBiggestFoodFight
OnthelastWednesdayofeveryAugust,theSpanishtownofBunolhostsEaTomatina—theworld'slargestfoodfight.Aweek-longcelebrationleadsuptoanexcitingtomatobattleasthehighlightoftheweek'sevents.Theearlymorningseesthearrivaloflargetruckswithtomatoes—officialfight-startersgetthingsgoingbycastingtomatoesatthecrowd.
Thebattlelastslittlemorethanhalfanhour,inwhichtimearound50,000kilogramsoftomatoeshavebeenthrownatanyoneoranythingthatmoves,runs,orfightsback.Theneveryoneheadsdowntotherivertomakefriendsagain—andforamuch-neededwash!
1.IntheStiltoncheeserollingcompetition,competitorsoneachteammust_____.
A.wearvariousformalclothes
B.rollawoodencheeseintheirownlane
C.kickorthrowtheircheese
D.usearealcheeseweighingaboutfourkilos
2.WhereistheFieryFoodandBBQFestivalheld?
A.InNewMexico.
B.IntheCaribbean.
C.InAustralia.
D.InChina.
3.ThecelebrationofLaTomatinalasts_______.
A.threedays
B.sevendays
C.lessthanthreedays
D.morethansevendays
4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.ThechiefprizefortheStiltoncheeserollingcompetitionisbeerorportwine.
B.Morethan10,000ChinesetakepartintheFieryFoodandBBQFestival.
C.ThousandsofspicyfoodsareonshowintheFieryFoodandBBQFestival.
D.AnexcitingtomatobattletakesplaceatthebeginningofLaTomatina.
3 、SinceIwasfirstinChinain2012,mylife,andChinaitself,havedevelopedandchangedalot.MyfirstChinainteractionwasin2012,whenIcameherewithafriend.WetraveledfromBeijingtoHongKong,allin5weeks.Wehadafantastictimemeetinglocalpeople,exploringbeautifulplacesandeatingdeliciousfood.AfterthisexperiencetravelingacrossChinaandeatinglocalfood,Ireallywondered“HowdidIlivewithouteatingdumplingsandeggplantonaweeklybasis?
”Well,IguessIdid,somehow,for22years!
AsmyChineseimprovedduringmystudiesIbecamemoreindependentandmoreawareofthepossibilitiesofWaimai,orfoodhomedelivery.IsuddenlynoticedthethousandsofWaimaidriverszoomingacrosstheroadsontheirmotorcycles.Ondeep,darkBeijingwinterdaysandrainydays,WaimaiisliketheholygrailandasIenjoyedmytake-awaydumplingsIwouldthinkandlaughtomyself,“HowdidIlivebeforewithoutbeingabletogetWaimai?
”Well,IguessIdid,somehow,for23years!
Inmid-2015,IwasbackinChinaagainformymaster'sdegree.That'swhenIcameacrossmyfirstMobike:
“Oh,that’sauniquebikeandsurelyitwillgetstolensoon”,IthoughtasIpassedonmyownblackbike.ButoneweekpassedandIsawitstillthere.ThentheoneMobikesightingturnedintotwoandthree,andsoonthousandsandthenseeminglyovernightthestreetsofBeijingwerefloodedwithorangeandyellowwheels.Again,IponderedonhowIeverlivedwithoutmysharedbikeaccount.Well,IguessIdid,somehow,for25years!
Chinatodayisacountrystillsteepedinancientknowledgeandcustom,yetonethatisalsoburstingwithnewideasandchanges.Althoughsomethingswillalwaysstaythesame,somethingelseisconstantlychangingatapacebeyondcomprehension.I’msureasIcontinuemylifehereinBeijingIwillbesweptupinthenextnewconvenienceoflifethatChina’srapiddevelopmentisbringingout.
1.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,whatimpressedtheauthormostmightbe________.
A.Chineseculture
B.Chinesefood
C.Chinesepeople
D.Chinesehistory
2.TheunderlinedwordsholygrailinParagraph2probablymeans________.
A.somethingprecious
B.somethingdelicious
C.somethingexpensive
D.somethingunavailable
3.Whatmightbetheauthor’sattitudetowardsMobikeafteritboomed?
A.Doubtful.
B.Curious
C.Shocked.
D.Regretful.
4.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?
A.Chineseancientwisdomhasbeenreplacedbynewideas.
B.Chinaischangingsteadilyandslowly.
C.Chinawillalwaysstayaswhatitwas.
D.PeopleinChinawillliveamoreconvenientlifeinthefuture.
4、TravellingbycarinSwitzerlandisveryeasy,asvillagesandtownsareverywellmarkedandaccessible.Allgreenroadsignsindicateahighwayorautobahn,bluesignsaresecondaryroadsandwhitesignsbackroads.
*Limitation
Thespeedlimitis120km/h(74mph)ontheautobahn,80km/h(50mph)onsecondaryroadsoutsideoftownsand50km/h(30mph)intownsifnotindicateddifferently.Roadsideautomaticradar-triggeredcamerashelpenforcetheselimits.Policeareempoweredtocollectfinesonthespot.Theminimumageofadriveris18years.Seatbeltsarecompulsoryforfrontandrear-seatpassengers.Thelegalbloodalcohollimitis0.08.
*Gettingthrough
Fortravelerswithmotor-homes,it'sgoodthatevenlargemotor-homescantravelthroughthemountainpasses.Theroadsarewellmaintainedandlargeenoughevenfortrucks.Remember,Switzerlandisave