（整理版高中英語(yǔ)）高考英語(yǔ)（閱讀理解）考前沖刺訓(xùn)練（3）及答案解析

1、高考英語(yǔ)閱讀理解考前沖刺訓(xùn)練3 及答案解析 (第*篇)celebrity(名人) has become one of the most important representatives of popular culture. fans used to be crazy about specific film，but now the public tends to base its consumption (消費(fèi))on the interest of celebrity attached to any given product. besides，fashion magazines have

2、almost abandoned the practice of putting models on the cover because they dont sell nearly as well as famous faces. as a result.celebrities have realized their unbelievably powerful market potential, moving from advertising for othersproducts to developing their own.celebrity clothing lines arent a

3、completely new phenomenon，but in the past they were typically aimed at the ordinary consumers，and limited to a few tv actresses. today theyre started by firstclass stars whose products enjoy equal fame with some world top brands. the most successful startups have been those by celebrities with speci

4、fic personal style. as celebrities become more and more experienced at the market，they expand their production scale rapidly, covering almost all the products of daily life.however，for every success story, theres a related warning tale of a celebrity who overvalued his consumer appeal. no matter how

5、 famous the products origin is, if it fails to impress consumers with its own qualities it begins to resemble an exercise in selfpromotional marketing. and once the initial (最初的) attention dies down, consumer interest might fade, loyalty (忠誠(chéng)) returning to triedandtrue labels.today, celebrities face

6、even more severe embarrassment. the popcultural circle might be bigger than ever, but its rate of turnover has speeded up as well. each_misstep_threatens_to_reduce_a_celebritys_shelf_life,_and the same newspaper or magazine that once brought him fame has no problem picking him to pieces when the opp

7、ortunity appears. still，the egos (自我的)potential for expansion is limitless. having already achieved great wealth and public recognition，many celebrities see fashion as the next frontier to be conquered. as the saying goes, success and failure always go hand in hand. their success as designers might

8、last only a short time, but fashionlike celebrityhas always been temporary.5. fashion magazines today_.a. seldom put models on the coverb. no longer put models on the coverc. need not worry about celebritiesmarket potentiald. judge the market potential of every celebrity correctly解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第一段“fashio

9、n magazines have almost abandoned the practice of putting models on the cover可知答案。答案a6. a change in the consumer market can be found today that_.a. price rather than brand name is more concernedb. producers prefer models to celebrities for advertisementsc. producers prefer tv actresses to film stars

10、 for advertisementsd. quality rather than the outside of products is more concerned解析推理判斷題。文章第三段論述名人如果高估了自己的形象價(jià)值而無(wú)視了質(zhì)量問(wèn)題，人們還是最終會(huì)失去興趣而信任質(zhì)量過(guò)硬的品牌。答案d7. the underlined sentence in paragraph 4 indicates that any wrong step will possibly_.a. decrease the popularity of a celebrity and the sales of his prod

11、uctsb. damage the image of a celebrity in the eyes of the general publicc. cut short the artistic career of a celebrity in show businessd. influence the price of a celebritys products解析推理判斷題。聯(lián)系此句上下文：流行文化圈越來(lái)越大，但失敗的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)也會(huì)越來(lái)越大，依靠名人效應(yīng)的品牌一旦失足，影響的不只是名人自己的形象還有企業(yè)的效益。a項(xiàng)最全面，其他選項(xiàng)片面或偏離中心。答案a8. the passage is main

12、ly about_.a. celebrity and personal styleb. celebrity and market potentialc. celebrity and fashion designd. celebrity and clothing industry解析主旨大意題。通過(guò)對(duì)文章的分析可以看出，文章講的是名人和市場(chǎng)潛能的關(guān)系，而不是和個(gè)人風(fēng)格、流行設(shè)計(jì)、服裝工業(yè)的關(guān)系。答案b*結(jié)束 (第*篇)we already know the fastest, least expensive way to slow climate change: use less energy.

13、with a little effort, and not much money, most of us could reduce our energy diets by 25 percent or more doing the earth a favor while also helping our wallets.not long ago, my wife, pj, and i tried a new diet not to lose a little weight but to answer an annoying question about climate change. scien

14、tists have reported recently that the world is heating up even faster than predicted only a few years ago，and that the consequences could be severe if we don t keep reducing emissions (排放) of carbon dioxide (co2) and other greenhouse gases that are trapping heat in our atmosphere.we decided to try a

15、n experiment.for one month we recorded our personal emissions of co2. we wanted to see how much we could cut back, so we went on a strict diet. the average us household(家庭) produces about 150 pounds of co2 a day by doing common place things like turning on airconditioning or driving cars. that s mor

16、e than twice the european average and almost five times the global average, mostly because americans drive more and have bigger houses. but how much should we try to reduce?for an answer, i checked with tim flannery, author of the weather makers: how man is changing the climate and what it means for

17、 life on earth.in his book, he had challenged readers to make deep cuts in personal emissions to keep the world from reaching extremely important tipping_points，such as the melting (融化) of the ice sheets in greenland or west antarctica. “to stay below that point, we need to reduce co2 emissions by 8

18、0 percent， he said.good advice, i thought.i d opened our bedroom windows to let in the wind. we d gotten so used to keeping our airconditioning going around the clock.i d almost forgotten the windows even opened.we should not let this happen again. it s time for us to change our habits if necessary.

19、語(yǔ)篇解讀我們已經(jīng)知道，減緩氣候變化最快、最經(jīng)濟(jì)的方法就是少用能源。舉手之勞，大局部人就能把所消耗的能源減少25%以上，并能減少co2的排放量一方面保護(hù)地球，另一方面對(duì)自己的錢(qián)包也有幫助。那我們何樂(lè)而不為呢？5why did the author and his wife try a new diet?a. to take special kinds of food.b. to respond to climate change.c. to lose weight.d. to improve their health.解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)文章第二段中的“not to lose a little

20、weight but to answer an annoying question about climate change可知，作者這么做的目的是答復(fù)一個(gè)令人煩惱的氣候變化問(wèn)題。答案b6the underlined words “tipping points most probably refer to “_a. freezing points b. burning pointsc. melting points d. boiling points解析猜想詞義題。在他的書(shū)中，他要讀者大幅減少個(gè)人溫室氣體排放量，以免世界來(lái)到“引爆的臨界點(diǎn)，下面給出的例子“such as the melting

21、(融化)of the ice sheets in greenland or west antarctica，可以判斷出c項(xiàng)正確。答案c7it can be inferred from the passage that_.a. it is necessary to keep the airconditioning on all the timeb. it seems possible for every household to cut emissions of co2c. the average us household produces about 3,000 pounds of co2 a

22、 monthd. the average european household produces about 1,000 pounds of co2 a month解析推理判斷題。由第一段和最后一段可知大多數(shù)人可以減少能源消耗與溫室氣體的排放量。應(yīng)選b。答案b8which of the following would be the best title for this passage?a. saving energy starts at homeb. changing our habits begins at workc. changing climate sounds reasonable

23、d. reducing emissions of co2 proves difficult解析主旨大意題。文章作者通過(guò)講述自己一家人切實(shí)有效地減少溫室氣體排放量的行動(dòng)，向我們證明了：節(jié)約能源從家庭做起，從我做起。故a項(xiàng)正確。答案a*結(jié)束 (第*篇)timetablemondays to fridaysoxforadlondon paddingtonoxford london paddingtonoxford london paddington0905 1001 1115 12140948 1042 1145 12441005 1104 1200 12561035 1134 1215 1314m

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