高考英语二轮复习英美外刊原创题训练 三十（含答案）
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高考英语二轮复习英美外刊原创题训练 三十
题源 The Wall Street Journal 华尔街日报 (January 3, 2023) 有删减
I 阅读理解
? A
Economic downturns are usually horrible for poor people, bad for the middle class and an inconvenience for the rich. But if the economy enters a recession in 2023, or even if it manages to narrowly evade one, it might be the well-heeled who take a bigger hit than usual.
Call it the richcession.
Nobody likes being poor. But for many poorer people, the years since the Covid-19 crisis struck have been a bit easier financially than the years that preceded it. Several rounds of government relief helped them weather the early stages of the pandemic, and now a tight job market is giving them wage gains that are reducing inflation’s bite.
Federal Reserve figures show that the net worth of households in the bottom fifth by income was 42% higher in the third quarter than at the end of 2019. Household net worth for the top fifth was down 7.1% from the end of 2021—a consequence of the falling stock market.
Recent layoffs also have inordinately affected higher-income workers. Many of the tech companies have made headlines with layoff announcements. The consolation for higher-income workers who are laid off is that it should be relatively easier for them to find new work than it is for poorer people who lose their jobs. But they will still be in for a period of belt tightening, and they might not get paid quite as well at their new jobs as they were at their old ones.
That need for workers—especially as more Americans engage in services such as dining out—is part of why even among those economists expecting a recession in the coming year, many don’t think the job market will take a severe hit. This makes poorer Americans better positioned than usual to handle a weak economy. Not only are their finances in relatively good condition, they might be less likely to experience severe job losses.
Heading into the new year, businesses that cater to the well-off might be in for disappointment.
1.According to the author, who will be most seriously influenced by the economic downturns
A. The poor
B. The middle class
C. The laid-off workers
D. The rich
2. What does the underlined word “weather” mean？
A. The state of the atmosphere
B. Change the appearance
C. Live through
D. Stand up
3.Which of the following is correct according to the passage
A. The higher-income workers are harder to find new work again
B. The falling stock market affect the net worth of households of the poor in a bad way
C. Many tech companies have laid off workers.
D. Poorer Americans will be harder to keep a job than usual
4.Which one will be the best title of the passage
A. Unemployment will trap the poor
B. Will “Richcession” end up soon
C. Economy will enter a recession in 2023
D. Wealthy could get worst of downturn
题源 The Daily Telegraph 每日电讯报（January 3, 2023）有删减
B
Britain faces the most disruptive train strikes yet this week, with five consecutive days of disruption set to leave passengers reliant on the rail network stranded.
Commuters are braced for chaos with rail workers in the RMT union staging two 48-hour walkouts on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, coupled with another strike on Thursday by train drivers in the Aslef union. Network Rail has told people to“only travel if absolutely necessary” until Sunday, with rail firms advising commuters to work from home and expect significant delays.
The five-day walkout marks another escalation in the increasingly bitter dispute between the unions and the Government over pay, with some 80,000 services due to be cut down. Previous 48-hour action by the RMT, which has rejected a nine per cent pay rise over two years and changes to working conditions, was not combined with the fifth day of action at 15 train operators by Aslef, which represents train drivers, who are paid an average of 58,000 a year. A senior industry source told The Daily Telegraph: “It’s going to be very disruptive. We’re warning customers and passengers to just not travel.”
Last night, passengers reacted with fury as key commuter lines saw all services vanish for today at the eleventh
hour. Passengers said on Twitter they had bought tickets for the routes only moments earlier and that delay repay systems were not letting them claim refunds.
As disruption escalates, the boss of the union which represents Whitehall civil servants last night claimed that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s anti-strike laws will fail to hinder more coordinated strikes. Dave Penman, the general secretary of the FDA union, told The Daily Telegraph that the plan to bring forward legislation to combat strikes was a“complete sideshow” and “going to make no difference whatsoever”.
1. Who led the strike on Wednesday
A. The FDA union
B. Train drivers in the Aslef union
C. Rail workers in the RMT union
D. Commuters
2. What did the RMT union urge the Government to do
A. To cut down some 80,000 services
B. To achieve an average salary of 58,000 a year
C. To improve the working conditions
D. To get a pay rise
3. How did passengers think of the strike
A. They were considerate
B. They were supportive
C. They were furious
D. They were objective
4. What can we learn from the last paragraph
A. The FDA union will join the walkout in the near future
B. Prime Minister has taken effective measures to solve the present problem
C. The anti-strike laws are of little use to prevent more strikes
D. The legislation to combat strikes was underway
II.语法填空
Villagers accidentally burnt down an ancient tree _____1___ John Bunyan, the author of The Pilgrim’s Progress, preached 400 years ago.
Locals in Pulloxhill, Beds, volunteered ____2____(clear) away overgrowth surrounding the tree, ___3_____ stood among the willow and ash trees in Rushymeade Meadow. However, when they went to burn the leftover waste on a bonfire, an ember flew onto the 30ft tree, _____4_____(cause) it to catch fire.
The volunteers reportedly watched ___5__ it burned for hours and its branches fell off, leaving only a burnt stump. After the incident, parish councillor Leonie Austin ___6____(write) in the Pulloxhill village newsletter: “Volunteers gathered on Rushymeade to clear brush and ivy from around the Pilgrim Tree.“A good start ____7___(make) and an old laid hedge was uncovered in good enough condition ____8_____(restore). Masses of ivy was removed from the tree. As with previous sessions, a bonfire was lit to get rid ___9_____ all the brush.
“Unfortunately, a spark from the fire quickly caught light in its trunk and a few hours later the main branches had fallen.”
Pulloxhill is one of the oldest settlements in Bedfordshire, ____10_____(date) back more than 1,000 years.
答案：DCCD;CDCC
where；to clear; which; causing; as; wrote; was made; to be restored; of; dating
题源 The Wall Street Journal 华尔街日报 (January 3, 2023) 有删减
I 阅读理解
? A
Economic downturns are usually horrible for poor people, bad for the middle class and an inconvenience for the rich. But if the economy enters a recession in 2023, or even if it manages to narrowly evade one, it might be the well-heeled who take a bigger hit than usual.
Call it the richcession.
Nobody likes being poor. But for many poorer people, the years since the Covid-19 crisis struck have been a bit easier financially than the years that preceded it. Several rounds of government relief helped them weather the early stages of the pandemic, and now a tight job market is giving them wage gains that are reducing inflation’s bite.
Federal Reserve figures show that the net worth of households in the bottom fifth by income was 42% higher in the third quarter than at the end of 2019. Household net worth for the top fifth was down 7.1% from the end of 2021—a consequence of the falling stock market.
Recent layoffs also have inordinately affected higher-income workers. Many of the tech companies have made headlines with layoff announcements. The consolation for higher-income workers who are laid off is that it should be relatively easier for them to find new work than it is for poorer people who lose their jobs. But they will still be in for a period of belt tightening, and they might not get paid quite as well at their new jobs as they were at their old ones.
That need for workers—especially as more Americans engage in services such as dining out—is part of why even among those economists expecting a recession in the coming year, many don’t think the job market will take a severe hit. This makes poorer Americans better positioned than usual to handle a weak economy. Not only are their finances in relatively good condition, they might be less likely to experience severe job losses.
Heading into the new year, businesses that cater to the well-off might be in for disappointment.
1.According to the author, who will be most seriously influenced by the economic downturns
A. The poor
B. The middle class
C. The laid-off workers
D. The rich
2. What does the underlined word “weather” mean？
A. The state of the atmosphere
B. Change the appearance
C. Live through
D. Stand up
3.Which of the following is correct according to the passage
A. The higher-income workers are harder to find new work again
B. The falling stock market affect the net worth of households of the poor in a bad way
C. Many tech companies have laid off workers.
D. Poorer Americans will be harder to keep a job than usual
4.Which one will be the best title of the passage
A. Unemployment will trap the poor
B. Will “Richcession” end up soon
C. Economy will enter a recession in 2023
D. Wealthy could get worst of downturn
题源 The Daily Telegraph 每日电讯报（January 3, 2023）有删减
B
Britain faces the most disruptive train strikes yet this week, with five consecutive days of disruption set to leave passengers reliant on the rail network stranded.
Commuters are braced for chaos with rail workers in the RMT union staging two 48-hour walkouts on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, coupled with another strike on Thursday by train drivers in the Aslef union. Network Rail has told people to“only travel if absolutely necessary” until Sunday, with rail firms advising commuters to work from home and expect significant delays.
The five-day walkout marks another escalation in the increasingly bitter dispute between the unions and the Government over pay, with some 80,000 services due to be cut down. Previous 48-hour action by the RMT, which has rejected a nine per cent pay rise over two years and changes to working conditions, was not combined with the fifth day of action at 15 train operators by Aslef, which represents train drivers, who are paid an average of 58,000 a year. A senior industry source told The Daily Telegraph: “It’s going to be very disruptive. We’re warning customers and passengers to just not travel.”
Last night, passengers reacted with fury as key commuter lines saw all services vanish for today at the eleventh
hour. Passengers said on Twitter they had bought tickets for the routes only moments earlier and that delay repay systems were not letting them claim refunds.
As disruption escalates, the boss of the union which represents Whitehall civil servants last night claimed that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s anti-strike laws will fail to hinder more coordinated strikes. Dave Penman, the general secretary of the FDA union, told The Daily Telegraph that the plan to bring forward legislation to combat strikes was a“complete sideshow” and “going to make no difference whatsoever”.
1. Who led the strike on Wednesday
A. The FDA union
B. Train drivers in the Aslef union
C. Rail workers in the RMT union
D. Commuters
2. What did the RMT union urge the Government to do
A. To cut down some 80,000 services
B. To achieve an average salary of 58,000 a year
C. To improve the working conditions
D. To get a pay rise
3. How did passengers think of the strike
A. They were considerate
B. They were supportive
C. They were furious
D. They were objective
4. What can we learn from the last paragraph
A. The FDA union will join the walkout in the near future
B. Prime Minister has taken effective measures to solve the present problem
C. The anti-strike laws are of little use to prevent more strikes
D. The legislation to combat strikes was underway
II.语法填空
Villagers accidentally burnt down an ancient tree _____1___ John Bunyan, the author of The Pilgrim’s Progress, preached 400 years ago.
Locals in Pulloxhill, Beds, volunteered ____2____(clear) away overgrowth surrounding the tree, ___3_____ stood among the willow and ash trees in Rushymeade Meadow. However, when they went to burn the leftover waste on a bonfire, an ember flew onto the 30ft tree, _____4_____(cause) it to catch fire.
The volunteers reportedly watched ___5__ it burned for hours and its branches fell off, leaving only a burnt stump. After the incident, parish councillor Leonie Austin ___6____(write) in the Pulloxhill village newsletter: “Volunteers gathered on Rushymeade to clear brush and ivy from around the Pilgrim Tree.“A good start ____7___(make) and an old laid hedge was uncovered in good enough condition ____8_____(restore). Masses of ivy was removed from the tree. As with previous sessions, a bonfire was lit to get rid ___9_____ all the brush.
“Unfortunately, a spark from the fire quickly caught light in its trunk and a few hours later the main branches had fallen.”
Pulloxhill is one of the oldest settlements in Bedfordshire, ____10_____(date) back more than 1,000 years.
答案：DCCD;CDCC
where；to clear; which; causing; as; wrote; was made; to be restored; of; dating