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2022高中英语阅读理解专题测验一45min
一、阅读理解
FoodfestivalsareacommonoccurrenceintheUKandtakeplaceinallsortsofplacesandatallsortsoftimes.
Wliateveryourtaste,there'sa(bodfestivaltomatch—nomatterhowspecialized.
1.Meatopia
Thisthree-day,London-basedfestivaltakesplaceattheendofAugustandisameatlover'sparadise.In
additiontoarangeoflegallysourcedmeatproducts,fromjuicyburgerstolendersteaks,attendeescanlisten(olive
music,watchbutcherydemonstrations,andattendinformalmeat-basedworkshops.
2.TheNationalHoneyShow
Ifyouhaveasweettooth,thenitcouldbethattheNationalHoneyShow,whichstartedin1921andisthe
largesteventofitskind,istheplaceforyoutobe.Thisthree-dayeventattractsmanylocalentrieswhoshowcase
theirsweetgoldenhoney,someofwhichissoldglobally.
3.TheOrangeSauceFestival
Haveyouheardaboutafestivalthatisdevotedonlytoorangesauce?HeldinCumbria,thissweet,fragrant
festivalhasbeenrunningfor3years.Whatattractspeoplemostisacompetitiontofindthebesthomemadeorange
sauce.Therearethousandsofparticipantsfromover30differentcountriesacrosstheglobe,bringingiheirlocal
snackstosharehere.
4.TheGingerandSpiceFestival
Ifyou'dprefersomethingwithalittlemorekicktoit,thenyoucouldattendTheGinger(姜)andSpice
FestivalheldinMarketDrayton.Unlikeotherfoodfestivals,itcelebratesitstown'shistoricconnectiontoRobert
Clive,whoreturnedfromIndiawithginger.Becauseofthis,theyspecializeinbakinggingerbread,butalsosella
rangeoftraditionalspicesfrommildtohot.
1.WhatdoMeatopiaandtheNationalHoneyShowhaveincommon?
A.Theyarcofthesameduration.
B.Bothofthemholdworkshops.
C.Bothof(hemoriginatedfromLondon.
D.Bothofthemhavealonghistory.
2.Ifyouareinterestedinforeignfood,whichfestivaldoyoulikebest?
A.TheMeatopia.B.TheGingerandSpiceFestival.
C.TheNationalHoneyShow.D.TheOrangeSauceFestival.
3.WhatisspecialabouttheGingerandSpiceFestival?
A.Ithassomethingtodowithahistoricfigure.
B.ThegingerusedinthefestivalisfromIndia.
C.Itsellsspicyfood.
D.ThefoodiscookedbyRobertClive.
BlackFridayreferstothedayafterThanksgiving.Onthisday,crowdsofshoppersfloodintostoresallover
thecountrytotakeadvantageoftheseason'sbiggestholidaybargains.ButtherealstorybehindBlackFridayisa
bitcomplicated.
Themostcommonlyrepeatedstorybehindthepost-Thanksgivingshopping-relatedBlackFridaytradition
linksittoretailers(零售商).Asthestorygoes,afteranentireyearofoperatingalaloss,recordedinredink,stores
wouldsupposedlyearnaprofit,markedinblackink,onthedayafterThanksgiving,becauseholidayshoppersblew
somuchmoneyondiscountedproducts.Thoughit'struethatretailcompaniesusedtorecordlossesinredand
profitsinblackwhendoingtheiraccounting,thisversionofBlackFriday'soriginisnotanaccuratestorybehind
thetradition.
ThetruestorybehindBlackFriday,however,isnotassunnyasretailersmighthaveyoubelieve.Backinthe
1950s.policeinthecityofPhiladelphiausedthetermtodescribethechaosthathappenedonthedayafter
Thanksgiving,whentensofthousandsofsuburbanshoppersandtouristsfloodedintothecityinadvanceofthebig
Army-NavyfootballgameheldonthatSaturdayeveryyear.Notonlywouldthepolicenotbeabletotaketheday
off.butalsotheywouldhavetoworkextra-longshiftsdealingwiththeadditionalcrowdsandtraffic.
Thetenndidn'tspreadtotherestofthecountryuntilmuchlater,however,andasrecentlyas1985itwasn'tin
commonusenationwide.Sometimeinthelate1980s,however,retailers(bundawaytoreinventBlackFridayand
turnitintosomethingthatreflectedpositivelyonthemandtheircustomers.Theresultwasthe“redtoblack”
conceptmentionedearlier.TheBlackFridaystorystuck,andprettysoontheterm'sdarkerrootsinPhiladelphia
werelargelyfurgullcn.
4.WhatisusuallybelievedtobetheoriginofBlackFriday?
A.Thegreatprofitretailersmaygain.B.Thewayretailersdotheiraccounting.
C.Themuchmoneyshoppersspend.D.Thebiggestbargainsonthisday.
5.WhydidpoliceinPhiladelphiarefertothedayafterThanksgivingasBlackFriday?
A.Theyhadtocompetewithmoreshoppersforbargains.
B.Iheyhadtogiveup(hebigArmy-Navyiootballgame.
C.Theyhadtoworkmorehourstodealwiththechaos.
D.Theyhadtoadvancetosuburbtofightagainstfloods.
6.TheretailersreinventBlackFridayinthelate1980s.
A.toattractmorecustomerstoshopB.tocreatethe“redtoblack“concept
C.tomakeprofitsbythisspecialeventD.tochangepeople'simpressionofit
7.Whatisthepurposeofwritingthepassage?
A.TointroducetherealhistoryofBlackFriday.
B.Toexplainatermwithvariousmeanings.
C.ToshowthebiggestshoppingholidayinUS.
D.Toremindreadersofaforgottentruthofredandblack.
Hello,everyone!WelcometoanotherepisodeofourshowTeaseYourBrain.Todaywewilltalkaboutbrand
language.WhenyouwalkintoStarbucks,theworld'sbiggestcoffeechain,youmayhearacustomerspeakinga
rapd-fircseriesofdescriptionswhenaskingforadrink—half-caf,black,andforthesizes——tall,grande,venii
andtrenta.
1(isaspeciallanguage,sothismorningwehaveinvitedScott,theStarbucksRegionalManagertotalkaboutit.
WelcomeScott!
Firstofall,canyousaysomethingaboutStarbuckslanguage?
Scott:Thanksforinvitingme.OK,sure.Ourcompanyinventedtheserulesinthebooklet,uMakcItYour
Drink”.ItonlybelongstoStarbucks.Wehavealsotrainedourbaristes(咖啡师)toreplytocustomersusing
Starbucksvocabulary.
Thatissofascinating,Scotl!IsStarbuckstheonlycompanythatusesbrandlanguage?
Scott:No.Manycompaniesusethistechnique.WhenhungryCaliforniansorderamealatIn-N-Out,aburger
chain,theyneedtospecifytheproportionofcheeseslicestopatties:a''tripledouble“meanstwopatties
sandwichedbetweenLhiccslicesufcheese.
川*3
byglobalwarming.IIHowever,youcandoseveralimmediatethingstobeonthewaytolivinggreen.
Recyclingisthetopwaytostartandisn'thardtodotoday.12Eventhoughrecyclingbinsaren'thard
tofind,theyseemtobeenjoyingthatway.Itsimplytakesafewminutestowashthecansandbottlesbeforeyou
placethemintotherecyclingbin.
Infact,mostpeoplereadtheirdailynewspaperandthrowitinthegarbagewhentheyarcdonewithit.But,
therearcmanyotherusesyoucanmakeofyournewsprintbesidesreadingit.13Ifyou,retiredofseeing
smallmarksonyourwindowafteryoucleanthemwithtowels,tryoldnewspapers.
Onemorethingforyoulolivegreenis(obeginwalkingabitmore.Lotsofpeopleroutinelydriveshort
distancesmerelytobuystuffatiheirlocalmarket.Ifyoujustwalktothestore,notonlycouldittakelesstim
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