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浙江省丽水市高考英语阅读理解暑假训练4
浙江省丽水市2014高考英语阅读理解(暑假)训练(4)及答案
Theywearthelatestfashionswiththemostup-to-dateaccessories(配饰).Yetthesearenotgirlsintheirteensortwentiesbutwomenintheirsixtiesandseventies.Agenerationwhichwouldonceonlywearold-fashionedclothesisnowfavouringthesamehighstreetlookswornbythosehalftheirage.
ProfessorJuliaTwigg,asocialpolicyexpert,said,“Womenover75arenowshoppingforclothesmorefrequentlythantheydidwhentheywereyounginthe1960s.Inthe1960sbuyingacoatforawomanwasaseriousmatter.Itwasanexpensiveitemthattheywouldpurchaseonlyeverythreeorfouryears—nowyoucanpickoneupatthesupermarketwheneveryouwishto.Fashionisalotcheaperandpeoplegettiredofthingsmorequickly.”
ProfessorTwigganalysedfamilyexpending(支出)dataandfoundthatwhilethepercentageofspendingonclothesandshoesbywomenhadstayedaroundthesame—at5or6percentofspending—theamountofclothesboughthadrisensharply.
Theprofessorsaid,“Clothesarenow70percentcheaperthantheywereinthe1960sbecauseofthehugeexpansionofproductionintheFarEast.Inthe1960sLeedswastheheartoftheBritishfashionindustryandthatwaswheremostoftheclothescamefrom,butnowalmostallofourclothesaresourcedelsewhere.Everyoneisbuyingmoreclothesbutingeneralwearenotspendingmoremoneyonthem.”
FashiondesignerAngelaBarnard,whorunsherownfashionbusinessinLondon,saidolderwomenweremuchmoreaffectedbycelebrity(名流)stylethaninpreviousyears.
Shesaid,“WhenpeopleseestarssuchasJudiDenchandHelenMirrenlookingattractiveandfashionableintheirsixties,theywanttofollowthem.Olderwomenaremuchmoreawareofcelebrities.There’salsotheboominTVprogrammesshowingpeoplehowtheycanchangetheirlook,andmanyofmyoldercustomersdoyogatostayinshapewellintheirfifties.WhenIstartedmybusinessafewyearsago,myoldercustomerstendedtobeveryrich,butnowtheyarewhatIwouldcallordinarywomen.Myownmotheris61andshewearsthelatestfashionsinawayshewouldneverhavedonetenyearsago.”
13.ProfessorTwiggfoundthat,comparedwiththe1960s,_______.
A.thepriceofclotheshasgenerallyfallenby70%
B.thespendingonclotheshasincreasedby5%or6%
C.peoplespend30%lessthantheydidonclothes
D.theamountofclothesboughthasrisenby5%or6%
14.Whatcanwelearnaboutoldwomenintermsoffashion?
A.Theyareoftenignoredbyfashiondesigners.
B.Theyarenowmoreeasilyinfluencedbystars.
C.Theyareregardedaspioneersinthelatestfashion.
D.Theyaremoreinterestedinclothesbecauseoftheiroldage.
15.Itcanbeconcludedthatoldwomentendtowearthelatestfashionstodaymainlybecause
A.theygettiredofthingsmorequickly
B.TVshowsteachthemhowtochangetheirlook
C.theyareinmuchbettershapenow
D.clothesaremuchcheaperthanbefore
16.Whichisthebestpossibletitleofthepassage?
A.AgeIsNoBarrierforFashionFans.
B.TheMoreFashionable,theLessExpensive.
C.UnexpectedChangesinFashion.
D.BoomoftheBritishFashionIndustry.
D)ABDA
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Moresurprising,perhaps,thanthecurrentdifficultiesoftraditionalmarriageisthefactthatmarriageitselfisaliveandincreasing.AsSkolnicknotes,Americansareamarryingpeople:
relativetoEuropeans,moreofusmarryatyoungerage.Moreover,afterfallingintheearly1970s,therateofmarriageintheUnitedStatesisnowincreasing.Eventhedivorceratesneedtobetakeninthispro-marriagecontext:
some80percentofdivorcedindividualsremarry.Thus,marriageremains,byfar,thepreferredwayoflifeforthevastmajorityofpeopleinoursociety.
Whathaschangedmorethanmarriageisthenuclearfamily.Twenty-fiveyearsago,thetypicalAmericanfamilyconsistedofahusband,awife,andtwoorthreechildren.Now,therearemanymarriagesinwhichcoupleshavedecidednottohaveanychildren.Andtherearemanymarriageswhereatleastsomeofthechildrenarefromthewife'spreviousmarriage,orthehusband's,orboth,sometimesthesechildrenspendalloftheirtimewithoneparentfromtheformermarriage;sometimestheyaresharedbetweentwoformerspouses.
Thus,onecanfindeverytypeoffamilyarrangement.Therearemarriageswithoutchildren;marriageswithchildrenforonlythepresentmarriage;marriageswith“full-time”childrenfromboththepresentandformermarriages;marriageswith“full-time”childrenfromthepresentmarriageand“part-time”childrenfromformermarriages.Therearestepfathers,stepmothers,half-brothers,andhalf-sisters.Itisnotallthatunusualforachildtohavefourparentsandeightgrandparents!
Theseareenormouschangesfromthetraditionalnuclearfamily.Butevenso,eveninthemidstofallthis,thereremainsoneconstant:
mostAmericansspendmostoftheiradultlivesmarried.
13.BycallingAmericansmarryingpeopletheauthormeansthat__________.
A.AmericansaremoretraditionalthanEuropeans
B.AmericansexpectmoreoutofmarriagethanEuropeans
C.therearemoremarriedcouplesintheUSAthaninEurope
D.moreofAmericansascomparedwithEuropeans,prefermarriageandtheyacceptitatayoungerage
14.Whichofthefollowingcanbepresentedasthepictureoftoday'sAmericanfamilies?
A.AtypicalAmericanfamilyconsistsofonlyahusbandandawife.
B.Manytypesoffamilyarrangementshavebecomesociallyacceptable.
C.Americansprefertohavemorekidsthanbefore.
D.Therearenonuclearfamiliesanymore.
15.The“nuclearfamily”refersto___________.
A.familiesformedupbymenorwomenworkingfornuclearpowerstations
B.marriedcoupleswhoarecloselymatched
C.familyconsistsofmarriedcoupleswhodonotwanttohaveanychild
D.familywithsmallnumberofmembers
16.“Part-time”children________]
A.spendsomeoftheirtimewiththeirhalf-brothersandsomeoftheirtimewiththeirhalf-sisters
B.spendalloftheirtimewithoneparentfromthepreviousmarriage
C.aresharedbetweenthetwoformerspouses
D.cannotstaywith“full-time”children
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阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
A
Fromgoodreadingwecanderivepleasure,companionship,experience,andinstruction.Agoodbookmayabsorbourattentionsocompletelythatforthetimebeingweforgetoursurroundingsandevenouridentity.Readinggoodbooksisoneofthegreatestpleasuresinlife.Itincreasesourcontentmentwhenwearecheerful,andlessensourtroubleswhenwearesad.Whatevermaybeourmainpurposeinreading,ourcontactwithgoodbooksshouldneverfailtogiveusenjoymentandsatisfaction.
Withagoodbookinourhandsweneedneverbelonely.Whetherthecharactersportrayedaretakenfromreallifeorarepurelyimaginary,theymaybecomeourcompanionsandfriends.Inthepagesofbookswecanwalkwiththewiseandthegoodofalllandsandalltimes.Thepeoplewemeetinbooksmaydelightuseitherbecausetheyresemblehumanfriendswhomweholddearorbecausetheypresentunfamiliartypeswhomwearegladtowelcomeasnewacquaintances.Ourhumanfriendssometimesmayboreus,butthefriendswemakeinbooksneedneverwearyuswiththeircompany.Byturningthepagewecandismissthemwithoutanyfearofhurtingtheirfeelings.Whenhumanfriendsdesertus,goodbooksarealwaysreadytogiveusfriendship,sympathy,andencouragement.Oneofthemostvaluablegiftsbestowedbybooksisexperience.Fewofuscantravelfarfromhomeorhaveawiderangeofexperiences,butallofuscanleadvariedlivesthroughthepagesofbooks.Whetherwewishtoescapefromtheseeminglydullrealitiesofeverydaylifeorwhetherwelongtovisitsomefar-offplace,abookwillhelpuswhennothingelsecan.Totravelbybookweneednobankaccounttopayourway;noairshiporoceanlinerorstream-linedtraintotransportus;nopassporttoenterthelandofourheart'sdesire.Throughbookswemaygetthethrillofhazardousadventurewithoutdanger.Wecanclimbloftymountains,bravetheperilsofanAntarcticwinter,orcrossthescorchingsandsofthedesert,allwithouthardship.InbookswemayvisitthestudiosofHollywood;wemayminglewiththegaythrongsoftheParisboulevards;wemayjointhepicturesquepeasantsinanAlpinevillageorthekindlynativesonaSouthSeaisland.Indeed,throughbooksthewholeworldisoursfortheasking.Thepossibilitiesofourliteraryexperiencesarealmostunlimited.Thebeautiesofnature,theenjoymentofmusic,thetreasuresofart,thetriumphsofarchitecture,themarvelsofengineering,areallopentothewonderandenjoymentofthosewhoread.
1.Whyisitthatwesometimesforgetoursurroundingsandevenouridentitywhilereading?
A.Noonehascometodisturbyou.
B.Everythingissoquietandcalmaroundyou.
C.Thebookyouarereadingissointerestingandattractive.
D.Yourbookisoverdue;youarefinishingitataveryfastspeed.
2.Howwouldyouaccountforthefactthatpeopleliketheiracquaintancesinbooksevenmore?
A.Theyresemblehumanfriendsexactly.B.Theyareunfamiliartypeswelike.
C.Theyneverdesertus.D.Theyneverhurtourfeelings.
3.Whichofthefollowingistrue?
A.Yourwishtovisitsomefar-offplacecanberealizedthroughthepagesofthebooks.
B.Toescapefromthedullrealitiesofeverydaylifeyoushouldtakeupreading.
C.Bookscanalwayshelpyoutoliveacolorfullife.
D.Youmayobtainvaluableexperiencefromreadinggoodbooks.
4.Theword“weary”means______.
A.“toattractsomeone’sattention”B.“todistractsomeone’sattenti
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