高考英语阅读理解政治经济类专练附答案.docx

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高考英语阅读理解政治经济类专练附答案

2020年高考英语阅读理解政治经济类专练（附答案）

1.阅读理解

   Everybodyinthisworldisdifferentfromoneanother.Butdoyouknowthatunderstandingdifferencescanhelpyoubettermanageyourmoney?

   Aswegrowup,wegraduallydevelopasetofourownvaluesorbeliefs.Theseareinfluencedbysociety,ourfamily,theeducationwereceiveandsoon.Oncethisvaluesystemissetup,it'snoteasytochangelaterinlife.

   Financial（金融）expertssaythateveryonealsohastheirownbeliefofhowtomanagetheirfinances.Thisispartofourvaluesystemandithasagreatimpactonthewaywelookafterourmoney.

   Accordingtoourdifferentvalues,expertsputusinthreecategories.Theyare:

theant,thecricketandthesnail.

Theant—worksfirst

   Justlikeantswhoworkheartandsoulinsummerinordertostorefoodforwinter,thesepeopledon'tcareaboutenjoyingthemoment.Theyworkveryhardandsavemoneytheyearnsothattheycanenjoylifewhentheygetoldandretire.Theantlovestosavebuttheycouldmakemoreoutoftheirmoneyiftheywerewillingtoinvest（投资）insomefundsandstockswithlowrisk.

Thecricket—funfirst

   Thecricketwantstoenjoyeverythingnowanddoesn'tthinktoomuchaboutthefuture.Theyevenborrowmoneywhentheyreallywantsomething.Manyyoungpeoplenowbelongtothisgroup.Thesepeoplehavelittlesavings.Whentheygetold,theymighthaveproblems.Theyshouldlearntosaveandbuyinsurance（保险）.

Thesnail—livesunderpressure（压力）

   Thesnailreferstopeoplewhomakelifedifficultforthemselves.Theytakebiglong-termloans（贷款）fromthebankinordertobuythingssuchasluxury（奢华的）houses.Theyarehappytotakebigloanseventhoughtheyarenotsuretheycanaffordit.Thiscancauseproblemsinthefuture.Theyshouldplanmorecarefully.

（1）Peoplewiththecharacterofthesnailwouldliketo_______.

A. enjoylifeatthemomentwithoutthinkingmuchaboutthefuture          

B. livealuxurylifeatallcosts

C. putworkbeforeeverythingelse.                    

D. taketheriskofinvestingalargesumofmoney

（2）Ourbeliefsandvaluesareaffectedbythefollowingexcept______.

A. society                           

B. money                           

C. education                           

D. ourfamily

（3）Thispassagemainlytalksabout_______.

A. thereactionbetweenmanandinsects           B. theproblemswithdealingwithmoney

C. theinsectsinnature                                        

D. thespendingnatureofpeople

（4）Whichofthefollowinghasthecharacterthattheauthorprefers?

A. Theants                    

B. Thecricket                    

C. Thesnail                    

D. Noneoftheabove

2.阅读理解

    AnenvironmentalgroupcalledtheFoodCommissionisunhappyanddisappointedbecauseofthesalesofbottledwaterfromJapan.Thewater,itangrilyarguesinpublic,hastraveled10,000“foodmiles”beforeitreachedWesterncustomers.TransportingwaterhalfwayacrosstheworldissurelytheextremelystupiduseoffuelwhenthereisplentyofwaterintheUK.ItisalsoworryingthatwewerewastingourfuelbybuyingprawnsfromIndonesia（7,000foodmiles）andcarrotsfromSouthAfrica（5,900foodmiles）.

    Countingthenumberofmilestraveleddonebyaproductisastrangewayoftryingtotellthetruesituationoftheenvironmentaldamageduetoindustry.Mostfoodistransportedaroundtheworldoncontainershipsthatareextremelyenergyefficient.Itshouldbenoticedthatatonofbuttertransported25milesinatrucktoafarmers'marketdoesn'tnecessarilyuselessfuelonitsjourneythanasimilarproducttransportedhundredsofmilesbysea.Besides,theideaof“foodmiles”ignorestheamountoffuelusedintheproduction.ItispossibletocutdownyourfoodmilesbybuyingtomatoesgrowninBritainratherthanthosegrowninGhana.ThedifferenceisthattheBritishoneswillhavebeenraisedinheatedgreenhouseandtheGhanaianonesintheopensun.

    Whatistheideaof“foodmiles”doesprovide,however,isthechancetocutoutThirdWorldcountriesfromFirstWorldfoodmarkets.Thenumberofmilestraveledbyourfoodshould,asIseeit,beregardedasasignofthesuccessoftheglobaltradesystem,notasignofdamagetotheenvironment.

（1）TheFoodCommissionisangrybecauseitthinksthat________.

A. UKwastesalotofmoneyimportingfoodproducts

B. someimportedgoodscausesenvironmentaldamage

C. growingcertainvegetablescausesenvironmentaldamage

D. peoplewastedenergybuyingfoodfromothercountries

（2）Thephrase“foodmiles”inthepassagereferstothedistance________.

A. thatafoodproducttravelstoamarket

B. thatafoodproducttravelsfromonemarkettoanother

C. betweenUKandotherfoodproducingcountries

D. betweenaThirdWorldcountryandaFirstWorldfoodmarket

（3）BycomparingtomatoesraisedinBritainandinGhana,theauthortriestoexplainthat________.

A. BritishtomatoesarehealthierthanGhanaianones

B. Ghanaiantomatoestastebetterthantomatoesones

C. cuttingdownfoodmilesmaynotnecessarilysavefuel

D. protectingtheenvironmentmaycostalotofmoney

（4）Fromthepassageweknowthattheauthorismostprobably________.

A. asupporteroffreeglobaltrade                     B. amemberofaFoodCommission

C. asupporterofFirstWorldfoodmarkets       D. amemberofanenergydevelopmentgroup

3.阅读理解

   ShoppersintheUKarespendinglessmoneyontoiletpapertosavemoney,researchhasshown.

   PennysavingUKconsumerschoosecheaperproductsfromdiscounterssuchasAldiandLidiratherthanexpensivealternatives.

   Thishaswiped6%offthevalueofthesofttissuepapermarketintheUK.Ithasreducedfrom£1.19billionin2011to£1.12billionin2015,accordingtoanewreportfrommarketresearchcompanyMintel.Furthermore,thefutureofthemarketlooksfarfrompositive,withsalesexpectedtofallfurtherto£1.11billionin2016.

   Inthelastyearalone,despiteanincreaseintheUKpopulationandariseinthenumberofhouseholds,salesoftoiletpaperfellby2%,withtheaveragehouseholdreducingtheirtoiletrollspendingfrom£43in2014to£41in2015.

Overall,almostthreeinfivepeoplesaytheytrytolimittheirusageofpaper–includingfacialtissueandkitchenroll   tosavemoney.“Strength,softnessandthicknessremaintheleadingsignsoftoiletpaperquality,withjustasmallpartofconsumerspreferringmoreexpensivealternatives,suchasthosewithflowerpatternsorperfume,”saidanalystJackDuckett.“Theseextrafeaturesareconsideredunnecessarybythemajorityofshoppers,whichprobablyreflectshowthesetypesofproductsaretypicallymoreexpensivethanregulartoiletpaper,evenwhenonspecialoffer.”

   Whileconsumersarespendinglessontoiletpaper,theyremainparticularaboutitwhenitcomestopaperquality.Onein10buyersranktoiletrollsmadefromrecycledpaperamongtheirtopconsiderations,clearlyshowinghowoveralltheenvironmentismuchlessofaconsiderationforshoppersthanproductquality.Inachallengeformakers,81%ofpaperproductuserssaidtheywouldconsiderbuyingrecycledtoilettissueifitwerecomparableinqualitytostandardpaper.

（1）Themarketsalesoftoiletpaperhavedecreasedbecause________.

A. itsqualityhasseenmarkedimprovement         

B. Britonshavedevelopedthehabitofsaving

C. itspriceshavegoneupovertheyear             D. Britonshavecuttheirspendingonit

（2）WhatdoestheauthorthinkofthefutureofthetissuepapermarketintheUK?

A. Itwillexpandintime.                                       B. Itwillexperienceupsanddowns.

C. Itwillremaindisappointing.                            

D. Itwillrecoveraspopulationgrows.

（3）WhatdoesJackDuckettsayabouttoiletpaper?

A. Consumersareloyaltocertainbrands.          

B. Extrafeaturesaddmuchtotheprice.

C. Specialofferswouldpromoteitssales.          

D. Consumershaveavarietytochoosefrom.

（4）Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A. EnvironmentalprotectionisnotmuchofaconcernwhenBritonsbuytoiletpaper.         

B. MoreandmoreBritonsbuyrecycledtoiletpapertoprotecttheenvironment.

C. Toiletpapermanufacturersarefacingagreatchallengeinpromotingitssales.         

D. Toiletpapermanufacturerscompetewithoneanothertoimprove.

4.阅读理解

   Top5smartwearablevendorsintheworld

   MarketresearchcompanyIDC'slatestdatashowedthatatotalof21millionsmartwearableswereshippedinthethirdquarterof2015,upby197.6%year-on-year.

   Asarathernewarea,marketplayerschangepositionsfrequently.China'sBBK,ownerofachildren'sphonewatchbrandXiaotiancai,outperformedSamsungandbrokeintothetopfiveclubs,gainingamarketshareof3.1percent.

   Letushavealookatthetop5vendors.

   No5BBK

   Shipmentvolume:

0.7million

   Marketshare:

3.1%

   PeoplecanwatchavideoonthewebsiteofGuangdongXiaotiancaiTechCompanyLimitedtoknowmoreaboutitsphonewatches.

   No4Garmin

   Shipmentvolume:

0.9million

   Marketshare:

4.1%

   Garmin'snewfenix3multi-sportGPStrainingwatchisdisplayedatthe2015InternationalCES,atradeshowofconsumerelectronics,inLasVegas,Nevada,Jan7,2015.

   No3Xiaomi

   Shipmentvolumes:

3.7million

   Marketshare:

17.4%

   TheMiBands,developedbyXiaomi'secosystemcompanyHuamiCoLtd,hasafunctiontotracktheuser'sheartbeatwhileinmotion.

   No2Apple

   Shipmentvolume:

3.9million

   Marketshare:

18.6%

   CustomerstrytouseanAppleWatchinanAppleretailstoreinHangzhoucity,EastChina'sZhejiangpr