2023年高二暑假话题阅读专练（词汇积累）：经济话题（含答案）

第第页2023年高二暑假话题阅读专练（词汇积累）：经济话题（含答案）2023年高二暑假话题阅读专练（词汇积累）：经济话题

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一、阅读理解题（共4题）

Ineededtogetsomemoneyso,afterChristmas,ItookajobintheclothesdepartmentatGraham'sforthefirstfortnightoftheJanuarysale.Ican'tsaythatIenjoyedit,butitwasanexperienceI'llneverforget.

Icouldneverunderstandwhythereweresomanythingsinthesales;wheredidtheyallcomefromNowIknowthesecret!Firstly,thereisthespecialwinterstock(货物)andthestockthatpeoplebuyalltheyearround;someofthesethingsareslightlyreduced.Secondly,therearethesummerclothestheycouldn'tselllastyear;theseareheavilyreducedtoclearthem.Thirdly,therearecheapclothesboughtinspeciallyforthesales;theseareputoutathighpricestendaysbeforethesalebeginsandthenarereducedby60%inthesale.Clever!Lastly,theybuyin"seconds"(clothesnotinperfectcondition)forthesaleandtheyaresoldverycheaply.

WhenIarrivedhalfanhourbeforeopeningonthefirstdayofthesale,therewasalreadyaqueuearoundthreesidesofthebuilding.Thismademeverynervous.

Whenthebigmomentarrivedtoopenthedoors,thesecurityguards,lookinglessconfidentthanusual,cameuptothem,keysinhand.Themomenttheyhadunlockedthedoors,theyhidbehindthedoorsforprotectionasthenoisycrowdchargedin.Icouldn'tbelievemyeyes;thiswasn'tshopping,itwasabattlefield!Onepoorladycouldn'tkeepherfeetandwasknockedoverbypeoplepushingfrombehind.

Clotheswereflyinginalldirectionsaspeoplesearchedforthesizes,coloursandstylestheywanted.Quarrelsbrokeout.Motherswereusingtheirsmallchildrentocrawlthroughpeople'slegsandgetholdofthingstheycouldn'tgetnearthemselves.

WithinminutesIhadhalfadozenpeoplepushingclothesundermynose,eachwantingtobethefirstserved.WherehadthefamousEnglishQueuegoneThewholedaycontinuedlikethat,butIkeptmytemper!Iwastakingmoneyhandoverfistandbegantorealizewhy,twiceayear,Graham'swerehappytoturntheirexpensivestoreintoabattlefieldlikethis.

Inthesalefever,peoplewerespendingmoneylikewaterwithoutthinkingwhethertheyneededwhattheywerebuying.AslongasitwasabargainitwasOK.

Youwon'tbelievethisbutassoonasIgothomeIcrashedoutforfourhours.ThenIhaddinnerandwentbacktobed,fearingthesoundofthealarmwhichwouldtellmetogetreadyfortheseconddayofthesale.

(1)Whatkindofclothesislikelytobesold5%cheaper

A．Lastsummer'sclothes.

B．Clothesnotinperfectcondition.

C．Clothesboughtinspeciallyforthesales.

D．Clothesforwinter.

(2)Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue

A．Thecustomersgaveupthequeuing,forwhichtheEnglisharefamous.

B．Thecustomerskepttheirtemperwhilelookingforclothestheywanted.

C．Smallchildrenenjoyedcrawlingthroughpeople'slegs.

D．Thesecurityguardswerefearlessofthecrowd.

(3)Intheauthor'sopinion,whywasGraham'shappytomaketheirexpensivestoreintoa'battlefield'

A．Thereweretoomanyclothesandtheywantedtocleartheminthesales.

B．Theywereeagertoshowthattheywerecleveratdoingbusiness.

C．Theycouldtakethechancetoraisethepricesofalltheirclothes.

D．Theywantedtomakemoremoneybyhavingsales.

(4)Theexpression"crashedout"means_____.

A．chattedwithherfriendsB．sleptsoundly

C．brokedownD．dinedout

(5)Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage

A．TheBestBargainB．Huntingforajob

C．SaleFeverD．APleasantFortnight

TheInternetofThing(IoT)aimstogeteverythingandeveryonetalking.Attachingsensorsto"things",suchascows,carsandrefrigerator,andthenassigningthemuniqueIPaddressesallowthento"talk"totheInternet.Ofcourse,theIoTwillinvolvemuchmorethanahandfulofworkingcompanyCiscoestimatesthat50billionInternet-connecteddevicesandobjectswillbesendingoverdateby2023.

SpecificBenefitsTheIoTwillallowpeopletotrackthingsandprocesseslikeneverbefore.Airplanemanufacturerswillbeabletocontinuouslytracktheconditionofairplaneparts,allowingthemtodopreventivemaintenanceandavoidcostlydowntime.Consumerscouldinstallsmartmetersintheirhomestomonitorenergyusageandobserveenergypricechangesinrealtime.Thatwouldallowpeopletoadjusttheirhabitsanduseelectricalappliancesduringlower-pricedhours.

SomeFearsSomecriticsfearthattheIoTcouldendupbeingafashionthatpeopleloseinterestinovertime.HavingTwitterfeedsonrefrigeratordoorsmaysoundcoolatfirst,buttheattractioncouldfadeasquicklyastheexcitementoverlastyear'ssmart-phone!OthercriticsaredoubtfulthatcompaniesmakingInternet—connectedapplianceswillprovidelong-termsoftwareupdates.Ifthathappens,arefrigeratororwashingmachinethatshouldlast10yearsormorecouldlasttwoorthreeduetosoftwarethat'soutdated.

APositiveExampleEarlythisyear,ownersoftheTeslaModelSelectriccarreceivedarecallnoticealertingthemtoachargerplug,needingtobefixedAmazingly,ownersoftheModelSsatbackwhilethecompanyperformedan"overtheair"wirelessupdate.Customersconfirmedtheupdatebytappingonthecar'stouchscreenconsoletoseethattheModelSwasrunningthelatestsoftwareversion.Notriptothedealerwasrequired!PerhapsTesla'sremotefixisasignofthingstocome.Somedaysoon,people'slivesmightbecomealotmoreefficientandconvenientthankstotheIoT.

(1)Howdoresearchersgeteverythingandeveryonetalking

A．ByestablishingtheIoTandlaunchingahandfulofsensors.

B．ByconnectingsensorswiththemandappointingthemuniqueIPaddresses.

C．BycommunicatingwiththemallthetimethroughtheIoT.

D．Bysendingpeopletotrackthemdayandnightandcollectusefuldata.

(2)WhatelsedocriticsworryabouttheIoTbesidesitsprobablyendingupbeingafashion

A．Peoplewillloseinterestinitasquicklyasthethrilloverlastyear'ssmart-phone.

B．Refrigeratorsandwashingmachineswillbereplacedbyotherdevicesinafewyears.

C．Whetherrelatedcompanieswillprovidelong-termsoftwareupdatesornot.

D．Thesoftwareprovidedbycompanieswillbeoutdatedeasilyandquickly.

(3)Accordingtothepassage,whenownersoftheTeslaModelSelectricreceivedarecallnotice,they_____.

A．justwaitedinthecarwhilethemaintenanceisbeingdonethroughwirelessupdate

B．wererequiredtogotothenearest4sstoretomakesomeadjustmentsorrepairs

C．coulddefinitelydependontheIoTtosendthemthechargerplugtobefixed

D．hadtoconfirmtheupdatewiththehelpoftheequipmentprovidedbythecompany

EveryweekinChina,millionsofpeoplewillsitinfrontoftheirTVswatchingteenagerscompeteforthetitleCharacterHero,whichisaChinese-stylespellingbee(拼写大赛).Inthischallenge,youngcompetitorsmustwriteChinesecharactersbyhand.Toprepareforthecompetition,thecompetitorsusuallyspendmonthsstudyingdictionaries.

Perhapstheshow'spopularityshouldnotbeasurprise.Alongwithgunpowderandpaper,manyChinesepeopleconsiderthecreationofChinesecalligraphy(书法)tobeoneoftheirprimarycontributions.Unfortunately,alloverthecountry,Chinesepeopleareforgettinghowtowritetheirownlanguagewithoutcomputerizedhelp.SoftwareonsmartphonesandcomputersallowsuserstotypeinthebasicsoundofthewordusingtheLatinalphabet(字母).Thecorrectcharacterischosenfromalist.TheresultIt'spossibletorecognizecharacterswithoutrememberinghowtowritethem.

Butthere'sstillhopeforthepaintbrush.China'sEducationMinistrywantschildrentospendmoretimelearninghowtowrite.

InoneBeijingprimaryschoolwevisited,studentspracticecalligraphyeverydayinsideaspeciallydecoratedclassroomwithtraditionalChinesepaintingshangingonthewalls.Softmusicplaysasagroupofsix-year-oldsdipbrushpensintoblackink.Theylookupattheblackboardoftentostudytheirteacher'sexamplesbeforecarefullytryingtoreproducethosecharactersonthinricepaper."Ifadultscansurvivewithoutusinghandwriting,whybothertoteachitnow"weaskthecalligraphyteacher,ShenBin."TheabilitytowritecharactersispartofChinesetraditionandculture,"shereasons."Studentsmustlearnnowsotheydon'tforgetwhentheygrowup."saystheteacher.

(1)WhichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningwiththeunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2

A．EveryChinesecanwriteChinesecharacterseasily,especiallywithcomputers.

B．OnlywiththehelpofcomputerscansomeChinesepeoplewriteChinesecharacters.

C．Despitethehelpofcomputers,Chinesepeoplehaveforgottenhowtowrite.

D．ComputersaretheonlymeanstorelyontowriteChinesecharactersformanypeople.

(2)Whatcanwelearnaboutthecharacterhero

A．It'sopentopeopleofallagesandallwalks.

B．It'sthemost-viewedTVprogramsinChina.

C．ItmeanstospreadChineseculturetotheworld.

D．Itdrawsgreatpublicattentionacrossthecountry.

(3)WhatisShenBin'sopiniononbeingabletowritecharactersbyhand

A．ItisnecessaryforadultstosurviveinChina.

B．ItisarequirementmadebytheEducationMinistry.

C．ItishelpfultokeepChinesetraditionandculturealive.

D．Itisanabilitytobedevelopedonlywhenyouarestudents.

ThereweretwoMcDonalds—MacandJack—andtheywerebrothers.In1948theyownedarestaurantinCalifornia.Theylikedworkingintherestaurant,buttheygottiredofthecustomersorderingsomanydifferentthingstoeat.

"Ifwegavecustomersasmallermenu,wecouldmakesomeofthefoodbeforetheycame,andtheywouldn'thavetowaitsolongfortheirmeals,"saidoneofthebrothers.Theotherbrotheragreedandsaid,"Andifwemadethecustomerscometothecounter(柜台),wewouldn'tneedanywaitersorwaitresses.Wecouldalsouseplasticplatessotherewouldn'tbeanywashing-up."

TheseweresuchgoodideasthatMcDonaldbrothersusedthem,andthecustomerswereverypleased.Theygottheirmealsveryquickly—inlessthanaminute—andtheypaidonly15centsforhamburgersand10centsforfries(油炸食品).ThefirstMcDonald'srestauranthadnoseatsforcustomerstositon.Thismeantthatpeoplehadtotaketheirfoodaway,andthatnoonehadtocleanupanytablesafterthem.

ThenamancalledRayKroccametothebrothersandaskedtobuytheirbusiness.Theyagreedtosellittohimfor$27million.Afterthat,peoplepaidRayKroctoopentheirownrestaurantsusingtheMcDonald'snameandmenu.Beforelong,therewereMcDonald'srestaurantsallovertheUnitedStates,andnowadays,theyareallovertheworld—eveninChinaandRussia.ThemostsuccessfulMcDonald'sbusinessisinHongKongofChina.TheHongKongMcDonald'ssellsmorehamburgerseverydaythananyotherMcDonald'sanywhereelseintheworld.

McDonald'srestaurantsaresosuccessfulbecausechildrenlovegoingtothem.Theylikethefood,andtheylikethetoysandgamestheycangetatMcDonald's.

(1)TheMcDonaldbrothersofferedcustomersfewerkindsoffoodssothat_____.

A．theydidn'tneedwaitersorwaitresses

B．theycoulduseplasticplates

C．customerswouldgettheirmealsquickly

D．customerswouldpayless

(2)Customers"paidonly15centsforhamburgers"meansthehamburgerswere_____.

A．expensiveB．new

C．cheapD．worthalotless

(3)ThefirstMcDonald'scustomerstooktheirfoodawaybecause_____.

A．theywantedtoeatitquickly

B．theydidnotwantalargemenu

C．therewerenoseatsintherestaurant

D．theywantedtoeatathome

(4)Nowadays,theownersofMcDonald'srestaurantspayfor_____.

A．theMcDonald'snameandmenuB．childrentoplaygames

C．peopletotakethefoodawayD．customerstoeatquickly

(5)Thisstorymainlytellsus_____.

A．arestaurantinCalifornia1948

B．howRayKrocmademoneyfortheMcDonaldbrothers

C．whereMcDonald'srestaurantsareintheworld

D．howtheMcDonald'sbusinessstartedandgrew

答案

一、阅读理解题（共4题）

1.【答案】

(1)D

(2)A

(3)D

(4)B

(5)C

【解析】

(1)正确答案是D。

此题是推理判断题。根据首段的“…afterChristmas,Itookajobintheclothesdepartment…Firstly,thereisthespecialwinterstock(货物)andthestockthatpeoplebuyalltheyearround;someofthesethingsareslightlyreduced.”可知，冬天销售的一些货物的价格是轻微减少的。

(2)正确答案是A。

此题是细节理解题。根据文章中的“WithinminutesIhadhalfadozenpeoplepushingclothesundermynose,eachwantingtobethefirstserved.WherehadthefamousEnglishQueuegone”可知，人们推搡着拥挤着，已经不再排队了，在英国著名的排队已经消失了。

(3