20 高考英語閱讀理解考前熱身（Day18）

高考閱讀理解考前熱身（Day18）A（應用文）Withspringofficiallyhere,wecanlookforwardtofreshflowersandcherryblossoms(櫻花).Whynotcelebratetheendofwinterwithafunspringtimeholiday?Herewe’vefoundfourterrifictravelpackagesathomeandabroad.London’sChelseaFlowerShow,$849EveryMay,LondonhoststheworldfamousChelseaFlowerShow,astonishinggardens,andlivelygardeningdisplaysthatsetthelatestingardendesigntrends.Thisyear,VirginVacationsoffersasix-nightair-landpackagespricedatasweet$849.GoodfordeparturesMay21-23,thisdealcoversthefollowingcosts:airfarefromNewYork;accommodations;dailybreakfast;andonefull-dayentrancetotheFlowerShow.SpringFlowersofAmsterdam,$739WanttowatchthespringflowersinthelowlandsofHolland?Amsterdamisatreattovisitatthistimeofyear,asitsnumerousgardensexplodewithcolor.Atjust$739forafour-nightstaywithairfare,atthisspringescapeispricedtogo!GoodfortravelApril1—17,thedealincludesairfarefromNewYork,accommodationatabudgethotel,dailybreakfast,andalocalmapandguide.CherryBlossomsinWashingtonD．C．,$639Youdon’tneedtotravelfarforanimpressiveflowershow!FromMarch31throughApril15,WashingtonD．C．ishostingitsyearlyCherryBlossomsFestival,markingthe95thcelebrationoftheoriginalgiftof3,000cherrytreesfromthecityofTokyotothepeopleofD．C．.Severalhotelsarehonoringtheoccasionwithspecialdeals:forexample,Hay-AdamsoffersaCherryBlossomPackageat$639withtwo-nightaccommodation,andfreeparking.TokyoSpringFun,$949Tospotthecherryblossomsrightatthesource,werecommendaspringadventuretoTokyo.NowyoucanvisittheAsiaAffairHolidaysspecialwefound:aTokyospringspecialstartsatjust$949!ThisdealcoversairfarefromNewYork,fivenights’accommodationsatTokyoHiltonInternational,andahalf-daycitytour.ThisparticularpriceisvalidfordeparturesApril1—30,perfectlytimedforthebestofcherryblossomseason.1．Towhichplacedoesthetravelnotcontainairfare?A．Chelsea. B．Amsterdam. C．Washington D．C.D.Tokyo.2．Wherearethetargetvisitorsfrom?A．theUSA. B．England. C．Holland. D．Japan.3．Whichtravelpackageoffersthemostnightsofaccommodation?A．SpringFlowersofAmsterdam. B．CherryBlossomsinWashingtonD.C．C.TokyoSpringFun. D．London’sChelseaFlowerShow.B（說明文）ThefamousFrenchbeautycompanyL’Oréalhaspromisedthatby2030,95percentofitsingredients(原料)willcomefromrenewableplantsourcesandberespectfuloftheenvironment.Askedwhatisdrivingthebeautyindustrytocleanandgreenbeauty,LaurentGilbert,oneofL’Oréal’sdirectorssaid,“Naturalsciencehasmadeprogressinthepastyearssothatwecanchangetonaturalingredients.”L’OréalsaysitwilldrawonrecentdevelopmentsinGreenSciencestogetthebestthatnaturehastoofferthroughtechnology.Uptonow,80percentoftheGroup’smaterialshavebeeneasilybiodegradable(生物可降解的),59percenthavebeenrenewable,and34percenthavebeennaturalorofnaturalorigin.And29percentoftheingredientsusedintheirproductsweredevelopedfollowingtherulesofGreenChemistry.“Wehavealreadyusedactiveingredientswhichareplant-based.Thewaywearegettingandproducingingredientswillchange.”Gilbertadded.Aspartoftheirsustainabilityprogram,thebrandhadalsopromisedtouselessplastic.Itsaid,“By2030,100percentoftheplasticsusedinL’Oréal’sproducts’packagingwillbefromrecycledsources.Wehaveastrongpolicytohelpreachthatgoal.Besidesmakingitrecyclable,wearetryingtomovetoanewkindofpackaging.”“Allourpromisesareglobal.WehavetworesearchcentersinIndia,oneinBengaluruandoneinMumbai.Thosearereallyimportanttothosegoals.TheBengaluruoneisbeingspecializedinnaturalingredients.Itwillgivesupporttothischange,”saystheresearchcenter,whichwassetupinIndiain1994.Toachievetheseaims,L’OréalhasbroughtallofitsresourcesinGreenSciencestogether,includingrecentprogressinagriculturaleconomics,togetherwithnewdevelopmentsinbiotechnology,GreenChemistryandmodellingtools.TheGroupisalsobuildingstrongrelationshipswithuniversities,newcompaniesanditsownmaterialsuppliers.；4．WhatplaysanimportantroleinL’Oréal’sdecisiontochangeitsingredients?A．Thesupportfromthelocalgovernment.B．Thedevelopmentofnaturalscience.C．Thecallforsmartspendinghabits.D．Theresearchontargetmarkets.；5．WhydoesL’Oréalturntoanewpackagingmethod?A．Tobringconveniencetocustomers.B．Toavoiddamagetoitsproducts.C．Tocutthecostofpackaging.D．Toreduceplasticuse.；6．WhatdoesL’Oréaldotoreachitsgoals?A．Developnewresourcesandjoinhandswithdifferentgroups.B．Limitthenumberoffactoriesindevelopedcountries.C．Growmoreplantsandinviteplentyofprofessionals.D．Keepthetraditionalwayofproducingmaterials；7．Whichcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．L’Oréal’sachievementsinbusinessB．L’Oréal’schallengeofincreasingsalesC．L’Oréal’splansforgreenandcleanbeautyD．L’Oréal’sexpectationofcreatingplant-basedfoodC（夾敘夾議）Formostpeople,graduationisanexcitingdaythecelebrationofyearsofhardwork.Mygraduationday...wasnot.Irememberthatweekendtwoyearsago.Familyandfriendshadflowninfromacrossthecountrytowatchourclasswalkacrossthatstage.Butlikeeveryoneelseinmygraduatingclass,Ihadwatchedtheeconomyturnfrombadtoworse.WhatIthoughtwouldtakeaweekdraggedintotwo.andthenfour,and100jobapplicationslater,Ifoundmyselfintheexactsamespotas1wasbefore.Andtheduedatetobeginpayingbackmystudentloanswascreepingevercloser.Youknowthatfeelingwhenyouwakeupandyouarejustconsumedwithfear?Fearaboutsomethingyoucan'tcontrol—thatsenseofapproachingfailurethatremainsoveryouasyouhopethateverythingthathappenedtoyouthusfarwasjustabaddream?Thatfeelingbecameaconstantinmylife.Andthemostfrustratingpartwasnomatterhowmuch1tried,1justcouldn'tseemtomakeanyprogress.SowhatdidIdotomaintainmysanity（理智）？Iwrote.Somethingaboutputtingwordsonapagemadeeverythingseemalittleclearer—alittlebrighter.Somethingaboutwritinggavemehope.Andifyouwantsomethingbadlyenough...sometimesalittlehopeisallyouneed!SoIchanneledmyfrustrationintoachildren'sbook.Andthenoneday,withoutanysortofwritingdegreeorcontactsinthewritingworld—justalolofhardworkandperseverance—Iwasofferedapublishingcontractformyfirstbook!Afterthat,thingsslowlybegantofallintoplace.1wasofferedasecondbookdeal.Then,afewmonthslater,IgotaninterviewwithTheWaltDisneyCompanyandwashiredshortlyafter.Themoralofthisstoryis...don'tgiveup.Evenifthingslookbleaknow,don'tgiveup.ThingschangeIfyouworkhard,giveittime,anddon'tgiveup,thingswillalwaysgetbetterOftentimesallweneedisthecouragetopushbeyondtheriver.8．FromParagraph2,wecanlearnthattheauthorprobably.A．washavinganexcitinggraduationB．wasgettingintofinancialdifficultiesC．missedthelifeintheuniversityD．hadjustappliedforthestudentloans9．Howdidtheauthorchangethefrustratingsituation?A．Bysendingapplications. B．Byofferingcontracts.C．Bykeepingwriting. D．Bypublishingbooks.10．Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword"bleak"inthelastparagraph?A．unattractive B．hopelessC．thrilling D．promising11．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Successbelongstothepersevering.B．Acontentedmindisaperpetual（長久的）feast.C．Asmoothseanevermakesaskillfulmariner.D．Misfortunestelluswhatfortuneis.D（議論文）Youaregivenmanyopportunitiesinlifetochoosetobeavictimorcreator.Whenyouchoosetobeavictim,theworldisacoldanddifficultplace.“They”didthingstoyouwhichcausedallofyourpainandsuffering.“They”arewrongandbad,andlifeisterribleaslongas“they”arearound.Oryoumayblameyourselfforallyourproblems,thusinternalizing(內(nèi)化)yourvictimization(受害).Thetruthis,yourlifeislikelytostaythatwayaslongasyoufeelaneedtoblameyourselforothers.Thosewhochoosetobecreatorslookatlifequitedifferently.Theyknowthereareindividualswhomightliketocontroltheirlives,buttheydon’tletthisgetintheway.Theyknowtheyhavetheirweaknesses,yettheydon’tblamethemselveswhentheyfail.Whateverhappens,theyhavechoiceinthematter.Theybelievetheirdancewitheachsacred(神圣的)momentoflifeisagiftandthatstormsareanaturalpartoflifewhichcanbringtherainneededforemotionalandspiritualgrowth.Victimsandcreatorsliveinthesamephysicalworldanddealwithmanyofthesamephysicalrealities,yettheirexperienceoflifeisworldsapart.Victimsrelish(沉溺)inanger,guilt,andotheremotionsthatcauseothers—andeventhemselves—tofeellikevictims,too.Creatorsconsciouslychooselove,inspiration,andotherqualitieswhichinspirenotonlythemselves,butallaroundthem.Bothvictimsandcreatorsalwayshavechoicetodeterminethedirectionoftheirlives.Inreality,allofusplaythevictimorthecreatoratvariouspointsinourlives.Oneperson,onlosingajoboraspecialrelationship,mayfeelasifitistheendoftheworldandsinkintoterriblesufferingformonths,years,orevenalifetime.Anotherwiththesameexperiencemaychoosetofirstexperiencethegrief,thenacceptthelossandsoonmoveontobeapowerfulcreativeforceinhislife.Ineverymomentandeverycircumstance,youcanchoosetohaveafuller,richerlifebysettingaclearintentiontotransformthevict