河南省确山任店一中2020届高三英语分类阅读训练（5）

2020年高考阅读训练(5)athe view over a valley of a tiny village with thatched(池复盖的roof cottages around a church)；a drive through a narrow village lined with thatched cottages painted pink or white；the sight over the rolling hills of a pretty collection of that ched farm buildingsthese are still common sights in parts of England . most peoplethat ching is in fact the old dest of all the building crafts practiced in the British isles .although thatch has always been used for cottage and farm buildings，it was once used for castles and churches too。Thatching is a solitary(独立)craft，Which often runs in families。the craft of that ching as it is practoced today has changed very little since the middleages。over 800 full-time thatch Ers are employeed in England and Wales today，Maintaining and renewing the old roofs as well as that ching newer housesmany property owners choose thach not only for its beauty but because they Know it will keep them cool in summer and warm in winter。Infact，if welookat developing countries，over half the world lives under thatch，But they all do it in different ways . people in developingHowever，They may lack the money to allow them to import the nec essary materials . their temporary mud huts with that ched roofs of wild grasses ofterthatch which has been done the British way lasts from twenty to sixty years，and is an effective defiance against the heat .41.which of the following remains a unique feature against the heat _ _ _ _ _ _。a)narrow strets lined with pink or white houses。b)rolling hills with pretty farm buildings。C) Cottages with thatched roofs。d)churches with cottages around them。42.what do we know about that ching as a craft？A.It is a collective activity。B.it is practised on farms all over England。C.it is quite different from what it used to be。D.it is in most cases handed down among family members。43.thatched houses are still preferred beame of。a)their style and comfort b)their duratiotyc)their easy maintenance d)their cheap and ready-made materials44.people in developing countries also livunder thatch because。a)thatched cottages are a big tourist attractionb)thatched roof houses are the cheapestc)thatch is an effective defense against the heatd)they like that ched houses better than other buildings45.我们认为learn from the passage that .a)thatched cottages in England have been passed down from ancient times。b)that ching is a building craft first created by the English people。c)the English people have a special liking for that ched houses。d)most that ched cottage in England are localted on hillsides。bPresident Coolidges statement，“the business of America is business”，“still points to an important truth today”that businessone reason is that Americas view business as being more firmly based on the ideal of competition than other institutions in society . since competitioncompetition protects the freedom of the individual by ensuring that there is no monopoly(专有of power)。in contrast to one，all-powerful government，Many businesses compete against each other for profits。theoretically，if one business tries to take unfair advantage of its customers，It will lose to competing business which treats customers MMSwhere many bussines competet for the customers dollar，they cannot afford to treat them like inferiors or slave .a contrast is often made between business、which is competitive、and government、which is a monopholy . because business is competitivemany Americans believe，then，That competition is as important，or even more important，than democracy in preserving petition in business is also believed to strengthen the ideal of equality of petition is seen as an open and fair race where success Goes to the swiftest person regardless of his or her social class petitive suesbusiness is therefore viewed as and expression of the idea of equality of opportunity rather than the aris tocratic(贵族们的idea of inherited propratic)46.the statement the business of America is business probably means _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 。a)the business institutions in America are concerned with commerceb)business problems are of great importance to the American governmentc)business is of primary concern to Americansd)America is a great power in world business47.Americans believe that they can realize their personal values only。a)when given equality of opportunity b)through doing businessc)by protecting their individual freedom d)by way of competition48.who can benefit from business competition？A) honest business。b)both business and their customers。c)people with idal