高考英语 阅读微技能训练 观点态度题(2)

1 阅读微技能训练阅读微技能训练 1 1 观点态度题观点态度题 2 2 巩固练习巩固练习 A Few laws are so effective that you can see results just days after they take effect But in the nine days since the federal cigarette tax more than doubled to 1 01 per pack smokers have jammed telephone quit lines across the country seeking to kick the habit This is not a surprise to public health advocates They ve studied the effect of state tax increases for years finding that smokers especially teens are price sensitive Nor is it a shock to the industry which fiercely fights every tax increase The only wonder is that so many states insist on closing their ears to the message Tobacco taxes improve public health they raise money and most particularly they deter people from taking up the habit as teens which is when nearly all smokers are addicted Yet the rate of taxation varies widely In Manhattan for instance which has the highest tax in the nation a pack of Marlboro Light Kings cost 10 06 at one drugstore Wednesday In Charleston S C where the 7 cent a pack tax is the lowest in the nation the price was 4 78 The influence is obvious In New York high school smoking hit a new low in the latest surveys 13 8 far below the national average By comparison 26 of high school students smoke in Kentucky Other low tax states have similarly depressing teen smoking records Hal Rogers Representative from Kentucky like those who are against high tobacco taxes argues that the burden of the tax falls on low income Americans who choose to smoke That s true But there is more reason in keeping future generations of low income workers from getting hooked in the first place As for today s adults if the new tax drives them to quit they will have more to spend on their families cut their risk of cancer and heart disease and feel better 1 The text is mainly about A the effect of tobacco tax increaseB the price of cigarettes C the rate of teen smokingD the differences in tobacco tax rate 2 The underlined word deter in Paragraph 3 most probably means A benefitB freeC discourageD remove 2 3 3 Rogers Rogers attitudeattitude towardstowards thethe low incomelow income smokerssmokers mightmight bebe thatthat ofof A doubtB sympathyC unconcernD tolerance 4 What can we learn from the last paragraph A Adults will depend more on their families B The new tax will be beneficial in the long run C Future generations will be hooked on smoking D Low income Americans are more likely to fall ill B All too often a choice that seems sustainable 可持续的 turns out on closer examination to be problematic Probably the best example is the rush to produce ethanol 乙醇 for fuel from corn Corn is a renewable resource you can harvest it and grow more almost limitlessly So replacing gas with corn ethanol seems like a great idea One might get a bit more energy out of the ethanol than that used to make it which could still make ethanol more sustainable than gas generally but that s not the end of the problem Using corn to make ethanol means less corn is left to feed animals and people which drives up the cost of food That result leads to turning the fallow land including in some cases rain forest in places such as Brazil into farmland which in turn gives off lots of carbon dioxide CO2 into the air Finally over many years the energy benefit from burning ethanol would make up for the forest loss But by then climate change would have progressed so far that it might not help You cannot really declare any practice sustainable until you have done a complete lift cycle analysis of its environmental 环境的 costs Even then technology and public policy keep developing and that development can lead to unforeseen and undesired results The admirable goal of living sustainable requires plenty of thought on an ongoing basis 5 The underlined word it in the second paragraph refers to A the forest loss B burning ethanol C climate change D the energy benefit 6 The6 The authorauthor thinksthinks thatthat replacingreplacing gasgas withwith corncorn ethanolethanol isis A uselessB ImpracticalC AcceptableD admirable 7 What does the author mainly discuss in the text A Technology B Environmental protection C Ethanol energy D Sustainability 3 C It was the summer of 1965 DeLuca then 17 visited Peter Buck a family friend Buck asked DeLuca about his plans for the future I m going to college but I need a way to pay for it DeLuca recalls saying Buck said You should open a sandwich shop That afternoon they agreed to be partners And they set a goal to open 32 stores in ten years After doing some research Buck wrote a check for 1 000 DeLuca rented a storefront 店面 in Connecticut and when they couldn t cover their start up costs Buck kicked in another 1 000 But business didn t go smoothly as they expected DeLuca says After six months we were doing poorly but we didn t know how badly because we didn t have any financial controls All he and Buck knew was that their sales were lower than their costs DeLuca was managing the store and going to the University of Bridgeport at the same time Buck was working at his day job as a nuclear physicist in New York They d meet Monday evenings and brainstorm ideas for keeping the business running We convinced ourselves to open a second store We figured we could tell the public We are so successful we are opening a second store And they did in the spring of 1966 Still it was a lot of learning by trial and error But the partners learn as you go approach turned out to be their greatest strength Every Friday DeLuca would drive around and hand deliver the checks to pay their suppliers It probably took me two and a half hours and it wasn t necessary but as a result the suppliers got to know me very well and the personal relationships established really helped out DeLuca says And having a goal was also important There are so many problems that can get you down You just have to keep working toward your goal DeLuca adds DeLuca ended up founding Subway Sandwich the multimillion dollar restaurant chain 8 Which of the following is true of Buck A He was studying at the University of Bridgeport B He was a professor of business administration C He put money into the sandwich business D He rented a storefront for DeLuca 4 9 What can we learn about their first shop A It stood at an unfavorable place B It lowered the prices to promote sales C It lacked control over the quality of sandwiches D It made no profits due to poor management 10 What10 What contributescontributes mostmost toto theirtheir successsuccess accordingaccording toto thethe author author A Learning by trial and error B Making friends with suppliers C Finding a good partner D Opening chain stores D Blind imitation 模仿 is self destruction To those who do not recognize their unique worth imitation appears attractive to those who know their strength imitation is unacceptable In the early stages of skill or character development imitation is helpful When I first learned to cook I used recipes 菜谱 and turned out some tasty dishes But soon I grew bored Why follow someone else s way of cooking when I could create my own Imitating role models is like using training wheels on a child s bicycle they help you get going but once you find your own balance you fly faster and farther without relying on them In daily life imitation can hurt us if we subconsciously 下意识地 hold poor role models If as a child you observed people whose lives were bad you may have accepted their fear and pain as normal and gone on to follow what they did If you do not make strong choices for yourself you will get the results of the weak choices of others In the field of entertainment our culture glorifies celebrities Those stars look great on screen But when they step off screen their personal lives may be disastrous If you are going to follow someone focus on their talent not their bad character or unacceptable behaviors Blessed is the person willing to act on their sudden desire to create something unique Think of the movies books teachers and friends that have affected you most deeply They touched you because their creations were motivated by inspiration not desperation The world is changed not by those who do what has been done before them but by those who do what has been done inside them Creative people have an endless resource of ideas The problem a creator faces is not running out of material it is what to do with the material knocking at the door of imagination 5 Study your role models accept the gifts they have given and leave behind what does not serve Then you can say I stand on the shoulders of my ancestors tragedies and declare victory and know that they are cheering me on 11 Imitation proves useful when you A know you are unique B lose the balance of l