高考英语阅读理解冲刺训练Day 58.docx

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高考英语阅读理解冲刺训练Day58

高考英语阅读理解冲刺训练Day58

Passage1

Anestimated2.5billionadultsdonothaveaccesstobanks.Unsurprisingly,theyareamongtheworld'smostdestitute：

AccordingtoareportreleasedbytheWorldBankandotherdevelopmentgroups,aboutthreeoutoffouradultslivingonlessthan\2aday,fromfarmersinTanzaniatoslum﹣dwellers（贫民）inIndiatoseamstresses（女裁缝）inBolivia,lackanaccountwithaformalfinancialinstitution（机构）.

　　Butmanyofthesepeopledohavecellphones.Globally,therearesome7billionmobile﹣phonesubscriptions（订购）,upfromabout2billionin2005.Beyondsimplyhelpingpeoplestayintouch,thedevicesarebeingusedtoreportfair﹣marketpricesforcrops,documentwartimeatrocities（暴行）,andeventrackthespreadofdisease.Thetechnologyisalsoreinventingakeytoolforeconomicgrowth：

banking.Incountriesacrosstheworld,mobileoperators﹣thinktheequivalents（对应物）ofSprintandVerizon﹣nowofferservicesthatenableindividualstotransfercashviatextmessage.In2014,accordingtotheinternationalmobile﹣carriertradegroupGSMA,therewere255mobile﹣enabledelectronicmoneyservicesworkingin89countries,andnearly300millionmobile﹣moneyaccounts.ThetrendisparticularlysignificantinAfrica,whereinatleast15countriesmobile﹣moneyaccountsnowoutnumberformalbankaccounts.Witheventhemostbasiccellphones,userscanpaytaxesandtaxis,sendmoneytofar﹣awayfamilies,andevenreceivesalariesandgovernmentsubsidies（补贴）.

　　Tobesure,it'sstilltheearlydaysforthisboomingindustry.Developingeconomiesremaindominatedbycash.Butmobilemoneyhasinmanywaysalreadystartedtoreshapetheveryarchitectureoffinancialservicesforthebetter.

1.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordmean？

________

A.richB.poorC.happyD.upset

2.Whatisparagraph2mainlyabout？

________

A.Thebankingservicebymobilephonesisbecomingpopular.

B.Thechallengesofmobilephones.

C.Therunningofmobilecompanies.

D.Thebankingservice

3.Inwhichareadoesthemobilephoneservicereinventakeytoolforeconomicgrowth？

________

A.Keepingintouch

B.reportingprices

C.trackingthespreadofdisease

D.banking

4.Whatcanweinferfromthearticle？

________

A.Mobilefinancialserviceisplayingamoreandmoreimportantroleintheworld.

B.Mobilefinancialservicehastakentheplaceofcashinmostofthedevelopingeconomies.

C.2.5billionpeopledon'thaveaccesstobanks.

D.Trackingthespreadofdiseasebymobilephonesisimpossiblenow.

Passage2

　　IcannotspeakSpanish.ItisafactthatbecomesextremelyobviouswheneverIvisitmymotherbecauseshelivesinArgentina,butbeforesophomore（大二）year,shelivedinPuertoRico.WhenIwasachild,IwenttoPuertoRicoeverysummer.WelivedinavillaonthegroundsoftheWestinRioMarandhadfamilyinthesmalltownofRioGrande.MylackofSpanishskillswasmetwithamixtureofdisdain（蔑视）andfascinationatthefactthatIwasa"unilingual"American.ThoughIexplainedtothemthatIstudiedFrench,itdidlittletoconvincethem.

　　Aftermonthsofpleading（哀求）foravacationinaFrench﹣speakingcountry,wewenttotheCanadianprovinceofQuebec.Iwaslookingforwardtotherole﹣reversal（角色转换）;foronce,Iwouldbethebilingualtravelerandmymotherwouldbethe"UglyAmerican."Tomysurprise,shetransitioned（转换）almostseamlessly（无缝）,usingherbrokenFrenchasajumpingoffpointtostartconversations.Indoingso,shemetmanypeoplewhowereeagerforachancetoconverseinEnglishwithanativespeaker.

　　Herabilitytoconnectwithothersconfusedme.Ididnotunderstandhowshecouldrelatetothemsoeasily,thatisuntilIwenttoGhana.ThoughIworkedduringtheday,IwasabletospendqualitytimewiththegirlsattendingtheNsabaDiasporaSchool,arecentlybuiltsingle﹣sexschoolinaruralvillage.TheywereintheprocessoflearningEnglishandIcannotspeakTwi（theirlanguage）,butweconnectedimmediately.Theytookmetotheirclasses,showedmethevillageandworkedmathproblemswithmeonachalkboardsowecouldcompareproblem﹣solvingmethods.

　　Whatbroughtustogetherwasashareddesiretorelatetoeachotherandtoexperiencelifefromanotherviewpoint.WhatItookawayfromthatexperiencewasthatlanguagedoesnothavetofunctionasabarrierifbothsidesarewillingtolookpastlinguisticdifferencesandacknowledgesharedhumanity（人性）.

1.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenhecouldn'tspeakSpanishwhileinPuertoRico________.

A.SatisfiedB.unhappy

C.HopefulD.Fascinated

2.WhydidtheauthorwanttohaveavacationinaFrench﹣speakingcountry？

________

A.Todemonstratethathewasalsobilingualsohecouldsaveface.

B.TopracticespeakingFrench.

C.ToshowthathermotherwasalsofluentinFrench.

D.Toshowhisabilitytocommunicatewithpeoplewithlanguagebarrier.

3.Whendidhebegintounderstandhismother'sabilitytoconnectwithothers?

________

A.WhenhewastravellinginQuebec

B.WhenhewaslivinginPuertoRico

C.WhenhewasinGhana

D.Whenhewasasophomore

4.What'sthepurposeofwritingthisarticle？

________

A.Toexplainthatlanguagebarrierisnotaproblemifwearewillingtoshare.

B.Toshowushowtoliveinaforeigncountry.

C.Tointroduceforeigncultures.

D.Todemonstratethatwehavetofightbackifweloseourface.

Passage3

TheCome-backCoffeehouse

　　Thesigninthewindowread"Carl'sCoffeeShoppe,"spelledtheold-fashionedway.Hallieshookherheadandwonderedhowmanytimesshehadsuggestedanalternative.Sheenteredtheshopandsawonlyoneperson.

　　"Icouldhelpwiththebooks,Dad",Hallieoffered."There'snotmuchyoucoulddo."Herfathersigned."Howaboutifyoucleanthecountersinstead?

"Hisstatementmadeherfeellikealittlegirlinsteadofaseniorinhighschool.Halliesprayedsomecleanserandranaclothovertheworncountertops.Aftershehadwashedafewoftheoldeggshell-coloredcups,shebeganherhomework.Atclosingtime,Hallie'sparentssatbesideher."Youknowtheshophasnotbeenprofitablelately."Mr.Rhodesbegan."Weneedtodecideifitisevenworthkeepingitopen.""We'regoingtovisitUncleHaroldoverspringvocation,"Mrs.Rhodescontinued."Hecanlookthebooksandtelluswhatouroptionsare.YouandAuntTesswillruntheshopfortheweek."

　　ByspringvacationHalliewasreadyforanadventure.Hallie'sparentsgavesomeinstructions,andsaidgood-bye.Halliestaredabsentlyoutthewindowatthepassersby:

youngpeopleontheirwaytowork,andkidsontheirschoolvacation.TheywerenotthesamepeoplethathergrandpaCarlhadserved.SuddenlyHalliehadanidea.SheconfidedinAuntTess,whoapproved.Thetwoeagerlysettowork.

　　Attheendoftheweek,Halliewascomingoutfromthekitchenwhenshesawherparentsstandingintheshop,confused.Shesmiledasherparentsstaredattheteensaroundthecounterandtheyoungfamiliesseatedatthetables.

　　"Welcomeback!

"Halliiesweptherarmstopresenttherestaurant'scheerfulnewdecoration.Bright,attractivecoveringsspreadoverthetables,andmodernpostershungonthewalls,whilecolorfulmismatcheddishescontributedtothepleasantatmosphere.

　　"Iboughtboardgamesfromhome,"Hallieaddedexcitedly,"andthebookstoredownthestreetdonatedtheposters.Whenwetalkedtoourfriendsaboutwhatweweredoing,theywerehappytogiveussomedishes."Hallieholdherbreathasshewaitedforherparents'reaction.

　　"Everyonecertainlyseemstolikethechanges,"notedMrs.Rhodes.

　　"Speakingofchanges,"Mr.Rhodessaid,"Iseeournamehaschanged,too."

　　"Doyoumind?

Ichangedournameto'Come-BackCoffeehouse'tomaketheshopsoundwelcoming,asin'Pleasecomebackagain'…"

　　Asmilespreadacrossherfather'sface."Thenewnameisfitting.Thankstoyou,thisplacecertainlyhasmadeacome-back!

"

1.Whatcanweinferfromthefirsttwoparagraph?

________

A.HallietrustedAuntTessverymuch.

B.Hallietookchargeofthebooksforherparents.

C.Hallie'sparentsdidn'ttakeheropinionsseriously.

D.Hallie'sparentsdidn'tcountontheshopforaliving

2.Whatdowelearnabout"Carl'sCoffeeShoppe"?

________

A.Itisbehindthetimes.

B.Ithasregularcustomers.

C.Itislocatedonaquietstreet.

D.Itfollowsfamilytraditionswell.

3.WhatdidHalliedoafterherparentsleft?

________

A.Sheadvertisedfortheshop.

B.Shemadetheshopmoreattractive.

C.Sheinvitedherfriendstotheshops.

D.Sheturnedtheshopintoanactivitycenter.

4.WhatkindofgirlisHallie?

________

A.Smartandhelpful

B.Modestandout-going

C.Optimisticandgenerous

D.Faithfulandhardworking

Passage4

TheBroadcomMASTERScompetitionaimstofindabalancebetweencelebratingindividualaccomplishmentsandacknowledgingthatscienceseldomhappensalone.Thecompetitiontakesoffwhenstudentsfromaroundthecountryareteamedupandhavetosolveaseriesofhands—onchallengesinthespotlight.

Nowadays，kidsarefedwith“themythofthelonescientist”，soplacingsuchchallengesinthemiddleschoolperiodhasahugepotentialforimpact.Thefocusonteambuildingskillsgetsstudentsexcitedbeforemorefearsandstereotypes（成见）setin.

Theinitialpoolofqualifiedstudentscomesfromtheparticipantsinnation-widesciencefairs.Thosewhoscoreinthetop10％（about10，000kids）havethequalificationtoapply.Thejudgesselectthetop300youngscientists，andthatgroupisfinallynarrowedto30finalists.

Selectionatthisstageisclearlyanhonorinitself，butitcountsassteponeforthefinalists.TheyarethenflowntoWashington,D.C.andplacedintotea