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高考英语阅读理解精品训练题19
2014高考英语阅读理解精品训练题(19)及答案(解析)
阅读理解
YaoYunchun,a24-year-oldauthorwhofrequentlyshopsonlineinHangzhou,ZhejiangProvince,hasneverbeensoimpatientforherparcelsassheisnow.Shehasbeencountingeverydaywhileshewaitsfortheproductssheorderedtoarrive,asmanydeliverieshavebeendelayedoverthepastmonth.“IttookmorethanaweekforoneofmyparcelstoarrivefromBeijingwhile,inthepast,ittookonlyfourdays,”saidYao.
SheisjustoneofthemanywholikeshoppingonT,thecountry’slargestonlineshoppingsite,whichhaspostedapologeticannouncementstocustomersforthedelaysindeliveries.“Manyparcelsarestillattheairportandcannotbedeliveredontime,butIthinkIwilldomybest.”Taobaoclothesretailer(零售商)IMShopsaidonitswebsite.Meanwhile,majorexpressdeliverycompaniesinChinahaveputupnoticessayingtheyarereadytocopewiththedelayinrecentdays.
“Itwasmainlycausedbyabigincreaseinonlineshoppingordersbecauseofdiscountsofferedbye-commercecompanies,”saidChenShousong,ananalystwithdomesticresearchcompanyAnalysisInternational.
TaobaoMall,thecountry’slargestbusiness-to-customershoppingsitebymarketshare,forexample,rolledoutalarge-scalediscountonNovember11inwhich150brandssoldtheirproductsathalfprice.Thediscountattractedtheattentionofmanye-shoppingenthusiastswhospent936millionyuan($142million)injustoneday.Therecentshortageofdieseloil,whichrestrictsdeliveryvehicles’capacity,andbadweatherconditionsinNorthChina,alsoaddedtoanalreadyoverloadedexpressdeliverymarket.
Bottlenecksindeliveryoftenappearbeforelongholidays,suchasthecomingChristmasandNewYearholidaysandtheChinesetraditionalSpringFestivalholiday.Deliveryemployeesoftenquittheirjobsatthattimewhenfacedwithlotsofworkandlowpay.Sosomeexpressdeliverycompaniesareapplyingtobuildtheirownteams,evenairlines.
64.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.WaitingforthePostmanImpatiently
B.ShoppingonTConveniently
C.ArguingwithRetailersOnlineHeatedly
D.SufferingfromLarge-scaleDiscounts
65.Whyweremanydeliveriesdelayedlastmonth?
A.Theairportdidn’tperformtheirdutyproperly.
B.Somecustomersdidn’tpayenoughmoney.
C.Salesvolumeinonlineshoppinggoesuprapidly.
D.Deliverycompaniesareshortofvehicles.
【答案】C
【解析】根据第三段Itwasmainlycausedbyabigincreaseinonlineshoppingordersbecauseofdiscountsofferedbye-commercecompanies,送货慢的原因是意为商家打折,网上订单剧增造成的,可知C为正确答案。
【考点定位】考查细节理解能力。
66.Theunderlinedword“enthusiasts”hasthesamemeaningwith.
A.retailersB.customersC.providersD.owners
67.Whatwouldbecontinuedwiththepassage?
A.Toattractmorenewdeliveryemployees.
B.TocallofftheholidayfortheSpringFestival.
C.Tostoponlineshoppingbeforeholidays.
D.Tobuilde-commercecompanies’owndeliveryteams.
【答案】D
【解析】由文段最后一句一些快递公司正在创建自己的团队和航线可知,接下来文章就应该讲网络商建立自己的快递团队,故D为正确答案。
【考点定位】考查作者写作思路推理的能力。
Afoodadditiveisanysubstancethatisaddedtofood.Manypeopleareputoffbytheideaof“chemicalsinfood.”Thetruthisthatallfoodismadeupofchemicals.Naturalsubstanceslikemilk,aswellasman-madeoneslikedrinksonsaleinthemarket,canbedescribedbychemicalformulas.Somechemicalsubstancesareindeedharmful,butapersonwhorefusedtoconsumeanychemicalswouldfindnothingtoeat.
Thethingsweeatcanbedividedintonaturalandman-madesubstances.Somepeoplefeelthatonlynaturalfoodsarehealthyandthatallman-madeingredientsaretobeavoided.Butmanynaturalchemicals,foundinplantsandanimals,areharmfulwheneaten,andsomelaboratory-madesubstancesincreasethenutritionalvalueoffood.Otherchemicalshavenaturalandman-madeformsthatareexactlyalike:
vitaminCisvitaminC,whetheritcomesfromatesttubeorfromanorange.Like“chemical”,“man-made”doesn’tnecessarilymean“notfittoeat”.
Foodadditivesareusedformanyreasons.Weaddsugarandsaltandotherthingstofoodsweprepareathometomakethemtastebetter.Foodproducershavedevelopedarangeofadditivesthatstabilize,thicken,harden,keepwet,keepfirm,orimprovetheappearanceoftheirproducts.Additivescanmakefoodmoreconvenientornutritious,giveitalongershelflife,andmakeitmoreattractivetotheconsumer,thusincreasingthesalesandprofitsoftheproducers.
Foodadditivesarepresentlythecentreofastormofseriousargument.Foodproducershavebeenknowntouseadditivesthathavenotbeenprovedsafe;somesubstancesincommonusehavebeenprovedunsafeandhavebeentakenoffthemarket.Manypeoplefeelthere’sariskofeatingfoodtowhichanythinghasbeenadded.ButfoodadditivesarenowregulatedbytheFDAofthefederalgovernment,andnewadditivesaresubjectedtostricttestingbeforetheycanbeplacedonthemarket.Formostpeople,thechancesofdevelopingserioussideeffectsfromthelong-termuseofpresentlyapprovedfoodadditivesareveryslim.
68.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat.
A.allfoodsconsistofchemicalsubstances
B.itisrighttorejectchemicalsinfood
C.foodadditivesareharmfultoourhealth
D.naturalfoodsaremuchsaferthanman-madeones
【答案】A
【解析】由第一段Thetruthisthatallfoodismadeupofchemicals.事实上所有的食物都含有化学物质。
可知A为正确答案。
【考点定位】考查细节理解题。
69.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.Foodswithmoreadditiveshavehighernutritionalvalue.
B.Toensurefoodsafety,theFDAwillbanfoodadditives.
C.Foodsfreeofadditivescankeepamuchlongershelflife.
D.Foodadditivescanimprovethequalityoffoodsinmanyways.
【答案】D
【解析】由第三段介绍食品添加剂可以防潮,改善品味,提高营养等可知D为正确答案。
【考点定位】考查细节理解题。
70.WecaninferfromtheregulationtothefoodadditivesbytheFDAthat.
A.newadditiveswillbeapprovedmoreeasilythanbefore
B.foodproducerswon’tbeallowedtousenewfoodadditives
C.foodwithcommon-usedadditiveswillbetakenoffthemarket
D.foodadditiveswillbeusedinasaferandmorescientificway
71.Accordingtothewriter,thefoodadditiveis.
A.worryingB.acceptableC.poisonousD.avoidable
Whileitisimpossibletolivecompletelyfreeofstress,itispossibletopreventstressaswellas
reduceitseffectwhenitcan’tbeavoided.TheUSDepartmentofHealthandHumanServicesoffersthefollowingsuggestionsforwaystodealwithstress.
◆Tryphysicalactivity
Whenyouarenervous,angryorupset,tryreleasingthepressurethroughexerciseorphysical
activity.Running,walking,playingtennis,andworkinginyourgardenarejustsomeoftheactivitiesyoumighttry.
◆Takecareofyourself
Youshouldmakeeveryefforttoeatwellandgetenoughrest.Ifyoueasilygetangryandcan’tsleepwellenough,orifyou’renoteatingproperly,itwillbemorelikelythatyouwillfallintostressfulsituations.Ifstressrepeatedlykeepsyoufromsleeping,youshouldconsultadoctor.
◆Maketimeforyourself
Scheduletimeforbothworkandentertainment.Don'tforget,playcanbejustasimportanttoyouroverallwell-beingaswork.Youneedabreakfromyourdailyroutinetojustrelaxandhavefun.Gowindow-shoppingorworkonahobby.Allowyourselfatleastahalfhoureachdaytodosomethingyouenjoy.
◆Makealistofthingstodo
Stresscanresultfromdisorganizationandafeelingthat“there’ssomuchtodo,andnotenoughtime”.Tryingtotakecareofeverythingatoncecanbetoomuchforyouandasaresult,youmaynotachieveanything.Instead,makealistofeverythingyouhavetodo,thendoonethingatatime,checkingoffeachtaskasitiscompleted.Setouttodothemostimportanttaskfirst.
64.Whichofthefollowingstatementsshowsthatyouhavefallenintostressfulsituations?
A.Youcan'tsleepwellallthetime.
B.Youhaveabreakafterwork.
C.Youalwaysfeelhappyandrelaxed.
D.Youonlydoonethingatatime.
65.Accordingtothepassage,howdoyoumakealistofthingstodo?
A.Trytotakecareofeverythingatonce.
B.Doonethingatatime.
C.Onlydothemostimportantthing.
D.Haveabreakfromyourwork.
66.Whydoesthewriterwritethispassage?
A.Togiveopinion.
B.Togivesuggestions.
C.Tomakearequest.
D.Toaskforadvice.
67.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.HowtoDealwithStress?
B.HowtoMakeTimeforYourself?
C.HowtoTakeCareofYourself?
D.HowtoMakeaListofThingstoDo?
参考答案64-67ABBA
重庆南开中学高三下期3月月考英语试题
第三部分阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
阅读下面短文,从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中,选出最佳选项。
A
Thousandsofdeadred-wingedblackbirdsfellfromtheskyinanArkansastownonNewYear'sEvealtermassiveinjuries,testsbyArkansasofficialsconcludedonMonday.Some5,000birdsmysteriouslyfellfromtheskyinBeebe,ArkansasafterdarkonNewYear'sEve."Thebirdssufferedfromseriousphysicalinjuriesleadingtointernalhemorrhage(大量出血)anddeath.Therewasnosignofinfectiousdisease,"theArkansasGameandFishCommissionsaidinastatement.Thebirdswereotherwisehealthy,itsaid.
OnetheoryisthatbirdswerefrightenedbyNewYear'sfireworksandflewintobuildingsorotherobjects."Loudnoiseswerereportedshortlybeforethebirdsbegantofallfromthesky,"thestatementsaid,addingthatblackbirdshavepoornightvisionandseldomflyatnight.
Anothertheorywasthatsevereweathersuchaslightningaccountedfortheloudnoisesbutthiswasunbelievablebecausetheviolentweatherhadalreadyleftthearea."W