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湖南省衡山县2016高考英语暑假阅读理解专练（10）阅读理解。exploit your parking spacean unused parking space or garage can make money. if you live near a city center or an airport, you could make anything up to 200 or 300 a week. put an advertisement（广告）for free on let park or at my house park.rent（出租）a roomspare room? not only will a lodger（房客）earn you an income, but also, thanks to the government-backed “rent a room” program, you wont have to pay any tax on the first 4500 you make per year. try advertising your room on roomspare or roommateeasy.make money during special events wont want a full-time lodger? then rent on a short-term basis. if you live in the capital, renting a room out during the olympics or other big events could bring in money, grashpadder can advertise your space. live on set renting your home out as a “film set” could earn you hundreds of pounds a day, depending on the film production company and how long your home is needed. a quick search on the internet will bring up dozens of online companies that allow you to register your home for freebut you will be charged if your home gets picked.use your roof you need the right kind of roof, but some energy companies pay the cost of fixing solar equipment(around14,000), and let you use the energy produced for nothing. in return, they get paid for unused energy fed back into the national grid. however, you have to sign a 25-year agreement with the supplier, which could prevent you from changing the roof.( ) 1. if you earn 5000 from renting a room in one year, the tax you need to pay will be based on _.a. 800 b. 500 c. 4500 d.5000( ) 2. where can you put an advertisement to rent out a room during a big event?a. on letpark. b. on roomspare.c. on grashpadder. d. on roommateeasy.( ) 3. if you want to use energy free, you have to_.a. sign an agreement with the governmentb. pay around 14,000 for the equipmentc. sell the roof to some energy companiesd. keep the roof unchanged for within 25 years( ) 4. for whom the text most probably written?a. lodgers. b. advertisers.c. house owners. d. online companies【参考答案】1-4、bcdc【浙江省金华十校2014高考英语模拟试题】 for years i fought with the birds nest that sat on top of my head-my medusa（神话中的蛇发女妖） hairno matter what i did and how hard i tried, in no way could i make my unruly （乱蓬蓬）hair to my satisfaction growing up in a russian-jewish home with parents who thought north american styling products were something illegal such as drugs, i was never allowed to put them in :my hair why buy hair gel? your hair is so beautiful naturally, my mother would saythe teens at school did not agreefrom boys not wanting to kiss me when we played spin the bottle in grade 7 to being called the mop, i suffered from my hair when i got to university, i believed my hair was a wall that stood between me and everything-finding a part-time job, getting a boyfriend, etc if only i could find a way to manage the curls and put it behind bars, i told myself, i would feel secure and sexyi tried everything: rollers, hairspray, gels and, at one point, an ironthen, in my second year, a miracle happenedi was asked to be a hair model for japanese hair straightening, a process by which the molecules（分子）of my curls would be broken and reset in a bone-straight positioni was the perfect candidate, the hairdresser told me although they said how hair relaxing could damage the :scalp （头皮）,for the next five years i didnt find them to be true all of the hairdressers promises were fulfilled: with my hair straight and smooth, i was no longer the mop however, there was extreme damage done to my wallet to keep up the straightening cost $ 700 every six months, and that was considered cheapwhile some people thought i was crazy, i was willing to do anything to never again feel like that anxious, curly-headed girl in grade 7but when i moved out of my parents house at age 26 and rented an apartment, the upkeep of my new image became too costly i couldnt hide from my inner medusa any longerit was time to hug her and let her flyseeking a choice, i turned to the internet, googleafter hours of searching, i hit upon a“ curly haired salon, a place designed for girls like mei doubted these so-called “curl ambassadors could do anythingwithout using machine of some sort, and though i bought the service called the “curly-doo, i suspected id have the same unruly mop at the end of the appointment i dragged my feet so hard getting there that i arrived 45 minutes late i secretly hoped they would turn me awayinstead, my stylist simply said :you are very late let me see your hair at that moment, my world and beliefs about myself were turned upside down along with my hair as my head was in a basin full of freezing-cold water, then covered with a jelly-like jam, i wondered what i had got myself into do you really think this will work? i asked the stylist, jones“ my curls are a disaster“no curly hair is hopeless, she replied“they just havent found a way to work with it, thats all after the hour was over, jones had completed her work she had styled my hair using only her hands, water and a mixture of organic jam i couldnt believe what i was seeing in the mirror: a naturally curly, medusa-free meyou could argue that hair is just hair yet, it is just such physical features that have such a large influence on how we view ourselves according to jones,75 percent of the population have a wave or curl in their hair and dont know what to do with it men cut theirs short women flat-iron theirs to death when i read through a beauty magazine or take the subway to work, it makes me sad to see so many people repressing their natural beauty since then, my world has changed i have always been outgoing, but these days i seem to be more outspoken and confident than ever on top of that, friends and co-workers tell me i am looking better than ever, but they dont know the source of the change i dont need to tell them* my medusa hair speaks for herself55what can we learn about the writers hair in the first place? a her parents considered it was birds nest b teens at school laughed at it as medusa hair c she hated it because it couldnt be straightened d north american styling products harmed her hair56japanese hair straightening caused a problem for the writer that a her wish to feel secure and sexy didnt come true b her hair was seriously damaged after the straightening c the cost to keep her hair straight was too high for her d she was called the mop with her hair straight and smooth57the writer was when she went to the “curly haired salon a hesitatedb excitedc disappointed d determined58what was the reaction of the stylist in the salon when she saw the writer? a she was very angry because the writer was late b she thought totally the writers hair was a disaster c she was calm and sure of her work d she thought there was no way to fix the writers hair59the writers world has changed because she a has removed her inner medusab has removed her curls on her headc has found a way to straighten her hair in the stylish salond has found the admiration for her from her friends and co-workers60the best title of the passage can be a a successful stylist c road to beautyb my medusa haird accept the way we are【参考答案】55、c 5660、cacab 阅读理解。wanted, someone for a kisswere looking for producers to join us in the second of london 100fm. youll work on the stations music programmer. music production experience in radio is necessary, along with rich knowledge of modern dance music. please apply(申请) in writing to producer vacancies, kiss100.father christmaswere looking for a very special person preferably over 40, to fill our father christmas suit.working days: every saturday from november 24 to december 15 and every day from december17 to december24 except sunday, 10:3016:00excellent pay.please contact(联系)the enterprise shopping center, station parade, eastbourne.accountants assistant when you join them in our revenue administration unit, you will be providing assistance within all parts of the revenue division, dealing with post and other general duties. if you are educated to gcse grade c level we would like to talk to you. this position is equally suitable for a school leaver of for somebody who has office experience.wealden district councilsoftware trainer if you are aged 24-45 and have experience in teaching and training, you could be the person we are looking for. you should be good at the computer and have some experience in programme writing. you will be allowed to make our decision, and to design courses as well as present them. pay upwards of 15,000 for the right person. please apply by sending your cv (简历) to mrs r. oglivie, palmlace limited.( ) 1. who should you get in touch with if you hope to work in a radio station?a. producer vacancies, kiss 100. b. mrs r. oglivie, palmlace limited. c. the enterprise shopping centre d. wealden district council.( ) 2. we learn from the ads that the enterprise shopping centre needs a person who _.a. is aged between 24 and 40 b. may do some training work c. should deal with general duties d. can work for about a month( ) 3. which position is open to recent school graduates?a. producer, london kiss. b. father christmas.c. accountants assistant d. software trainer( ) 4.what kind of person would probably apply to palmace limited?a. one with gcse grade c level.b. one with some office experience.c. one having good computer knowledged. one trained in producing music programmes.【参考答案】1-4、accc阅读理解。weve considered several ways of paying to cut in line：hiring line standers, buying tickets from scalpers(票贩子)，or purchasing linecutting privileges directly from，say，an airline or an amusement park.each of these deals replaces the morals of the queue(waiting your turn)with the morals of the market(paying a price for faster service)markets and queuespaying and waitingare two different ways of allocating things，and each is appropriate to different activities.the morals of the queue，“first come, first served，” have an egalitarian(平等主义的)appeal.they tell us to ignore privilege，power，and deep pockets.the principle seems right on playgrounds and at bus stops.but the morals of the queue do not govern all occasions.if i put my house up for sale, i have no duty to accept the first offer that comes along, simply because its the first.selling my house and waiting for a bus are different activities，properly governed by different standards.sometimes standards change, and it is unclear which principle should apply.think of the recorded message you hear，played over and over，as you wait on hold when calling your bank：“your call will be answered in the order in which it was received.”this is essential for the morals of the queue.its as if the company is trying to ease our impatience with fairness.but dont take the recorded message too seriously.today, some peoples calls are answered faster than others.call center technology enables companies to “score” incoming calls and to give faster service to those that come from rich places.you might call this telephonic queue jumping.of course，markets and queues are not the only ways of allocating things.some goods we distribute by merit，others by need，still others by chance.however，the tendency of markets to replace queues，and other nonmarket ways of allocating goods is so common in modern life that we scarcely notice it anymore.it is striking that most of the paid queuejumping schemes weve consideredat airports and amusement parks，in call centers，doctors offices，and national parksare recent developments, scarcely imaginable three decades ago.the disappearance of the queues in these places may seem an unusual concern，but these are not the only places that markets have entered.58according to the author，which of the following seems governed by the principle “first come，first served”？ataking buses. bbuying houses.cflying with an airline. dvisiting amusement parks.59the example of the recorded message in paragraphs 4 and 5 illustrates _athe necessity of patience in queuing bthe advantage of modern technologycthe uncertainty of allocation principle dthe fairness of telephonic services60the passage is meant to _ajustify paying for faster services bdiscuss the morals of allocating thingscanalyze the reason for standing in line dcriticize the behavior of queue jumping【要点综述】 本文是一篇议论文，主要讲述的是生活中购物买票等的插队问题。作者通过举例、道理分析来解读道德和市场的平衡问题，要想得到快速的服务，就要额外付出更多的费用，由此对在道德和市场竞争之间产生的矛盾进行探讨。58a推理判断题。根据第二段中的“first come, first served”和第三段“the principle seems right on playgrounds and at bus stops.but the morals of the queue do not govern all occasions.”可知选a项。59c细节判断题。根据第四段“sometimes standards change, and it is unclear which principle should apply.”和第五段可知，有时分配的原则是不断变化的，也就是说分配原则的不确定性，故选c项。60b作者意图题。本文主要阐述了如何进行分配，讨论了基于分配原则的可变性的道德标准，故选b项。c72013江西卷 -bwhen international aid is given, steps must be taken to ensure (确保) that the aid reaches the people for whom it is intended. the way to achieve this may not be simple. it is very difficult for a nation to give help directly to people in another nation. the united nations organization(uno) could undertake to direct the distribution of aid. here however rises the problem of costs. also tied with this is time. perhaps the uno could set up a body of devoted men and women in every country who can speedily distribute aid to victims of floods and earthquakes.more than the help that one nation can give to another during a disaster, it would be more effective to give other forms of help during normal times. a common proverb says, “give_me_a_fish_and_i_eat_for_a_day,_teach_me_to_fish_and_i_eat_for_a_lifetime.” if we follow this wise saying, it would be right to teach people from less developed nations to take care of themselves. for example, a country could share its technology with another. this could be in simple areas like agriculture or in more complex areas like medical and health care or even in building satellites. even a small country is able to help less developed nations. sometime what is taken for granted, like the setting up of a water purification plant or the administration of a school, could be useful for countries which are looking about to solve common problems. it does not cost much to share such simple things. exchange students could be attached for a number of months or years and learn the required craft while on the site. they can then take their knowledge back to their homelands and if necessary come back from time to time to clear doubts or to update themselves. such aid will be truly helpful and there is no chance of it being temporary or of it falling into the wrong hands.many countries run extensive courses in all sorts of skills. it will not cost much to include deserving foreigners in these courses. besides giving effective help to the countries concerned, there is also the buildup of friendships to consider. giving direct help by giving materials may be effective in the short run and must continue to be given in the event of emergencies. however, in the long run what is really effective would be the sharing of knowledge.61according to the author, how could international aid reach the victims in time?a. by solving the cost problems.b. by solving the transportation problems.c. by setting up a body of devoted people in every countr