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Module
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阅读理解提速练——练速度
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A
(2016·东北三校二模)CANYOUIMAGINEHOWHARDITWOULDBETOREAD
SENTENCESLIKE THIS
Every
one
of
us
gets
so
used
to
punctuation
marks
that
not
many
of
us
give
them
a
second
thought.
Actually,
the
ancient
Greeks
wrote
this
way.
The
lack
of
punctuation
marks
probably
didn't
bother
good
readers,
though.
As
they
read,
they
just
put
pauses
where
they
fit
best.
Also
at
this
time,
sentences
switched
directions.
A
sentence
read
from
left
to
right.
The
next
one
read
right
to
left,
and
then
left
to
right
again,
etc.
The
ancient
Romans
sometimes
punctuated
like
this:
They·put·something·that·can·separate·words·in·a·sentence.
The
word
punctuation
actually
comes
from
this
idea
and
the
Latin
word
puncture,
which
means
a
dot.
When
the
5th
century
arrived,
there
were
just
two
punctuation
marks:
spaces
and
points.
The
spaces
separated
words
while
the
points
showed
pauses
in
reading.
Then
in
the
13th
century,
a
printer
named
Aldus
Manutius
tried
to
standardize
punctuation.
He
always
used
a
period
for
a
complete
stop
at
the
end
of
a
sentence.
He
used
a
slash
(/)
to
indicate
a
short
pause.
Over
time,
that
slash
was
shortened
and
curled,
and
it
became
the
modern
comma
(逗号)．
Since
that
time,
other
marks
have
enlarged
the
punctuation
family.
The
exclamation
mark
(感叹号)
comes
from
the
Latin
word
io.
It
means
“exclamation
of
joy”.
The
question
mark
originally
started
out
as
the
Latin
word
questio,
meaning
question.
Eventually,
scholars
put
it
at
the
end
of
a
sentence
to
show
a
question.
Punctuation
even
keeps
changing
nowadays.
New
marks
are
coming
into
existence,
and
old
punctuation
marks
are
used
in
new
ways.
Take
for
example
the
“interrobang”.
This
1962
invention
combines
the
question
mark
and
exclamation
mark
for
times
when
writers
want
both.
For
example,
“She
did
what！？”
or
“How
much
did
you
pay
for
that
dress！？”
Obviously,
the
interrobang
is
not
widely
used
or
recognized
yet,
but
its
invention
shows
that
English
is
not
yet
finished
with
its
punctuation.
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了英文中标点符号的起源和发展。
1．From
the
first
paragraph,
we
can
know
that
________.
A．good
readers
had
trouble
reading
without
punctuation
marks
B．a
sentence
always
read
from
left
to
right
in
ancient
Greece
C．the
ancient
Greeks
switched
the
direction
of
punctuation
marks
D．the
use
of
punctuation
marks
can
date
back
to
ancient
times
解析：选D　推理判断题。根据文章第一段最后两句“The
ancient
Romans
sometimes
...
which
means
a
dot.”可推知，标点符号的使用可以追溯到古代。故答案选D。
2．The
passage
is
developed
by
________.
A．time　　　　　　　　　　
B．space
C．comparison
D．importance
解析：选A　篇章结构题。文章第二、三、四段开头第一句都与时间有关，由此可推知，本文是按照时间顺序来写作的。故答案选A。
3．We
can
learn
from
the
passage
that
________.
A．ancient
Romans
didn't
use
any
punctuation
marks
B．exclamation
and
question
marks
came
from
Latin
C．spaces
and
slashes
were
already
used
before
the
5thcentury
D．Aldus
Manutius
first
started
to
use
commas
解析：选B　细节理解题。根据文章第三段第二、四句可知，感叹号和问号都起源于拉丁语。故答案选B。
4．What
can
be
concluded
from
the
last
paragraph
A．The
combination
of
two
marks
will
not
work.
B．It
takes
time
for
people
to
accept
new
punctuation
marks.
C．Old
punctuation
marks
need
to
be
standardized.
D．Punctuation
marks
are
still
changing
today.
解析：选D　细节理解题。根据文章最后一段第一句“Punctuation
even
keeps
changing
nowadays.”和最后一句中的“but
its
invention
shows
that
English
is
not
yet
finished
with
its
punctuation”可知，英语中的标点符号至今还在继续变化。故答案选D。
B
(2016·石家庄市高三质检一)
Jackson
Language
School
Summer
Opening
and
Closing
Time
The
Jackson
Language
School
is
open
each
day
except
Sunday.
There
is
an
English
Corner
also
available
from
6
pm－9
pm
at
the
Bellevue
Hall
across
from
the
school.
Class
Size
Classes
have
a
minimum
of
10
students
and
a
maximum
of
16
students
in
one
class.
Classes
are
equipped
with
earphones
and
an
electronically
controlled
listening.
Teachers
Teachers
are
all
experienced
and
have
a
minimum
of
2
years'
experience
and
at
least
a
certificate
in
teaching
English
as
a
second
language.
They
are
all
available
for
tutoring
if
you
need
it.
Location
The
school
is
located
15
minutes
from
central
London
at
34
Inverleith
Row,
next
to
the
Marks
and
Spencer
shopping
centre.
It
is
near
a
bus
stop
and
only
a
5 minute
walk
from
the
tube.
Attendance
Students
on
student
visas
are
expected
to
attend
regularly.
Students
who
are
absent
more
than
60%
of
the
time
will
be
reported
to
the
Student
Office.
Moreover,
if
students
attend
less
than
80%,
they
will
not
be
able
to
get
a
certificate
from
Jackson
Language
School.
It
is
also
required
by
the
Student
Office
for
a
visa
extension.
Home
Stay
You
are
able
to
stay
with
a
British
family
if
you
request
so.
Jackson
has
a
home
stay
program
that
matches
students
with
families
according
to
their
own
requirements
and
needs.
While
generally
no
problems
occur,
students
may
move
from
a
home
stay
household
if
he
or
she
gives
a
2 week
written
notice
to
the
home
stay
family
school.
Language
Policy
As
the
course
is
an
immersion
(沉浸式)
program,
students
are
expected
to
speak
English
the
entire
time
they
are
at
the
school.
If
they
speak
any
language
other
than
English
at
the
school,
they
may
be
asked
to
leave
the
school
for
a
day.
语篇解读：本文是一则广告，主要介绍的是一所语言学校的暑假班的招生信息。
5.If
you
attend
more
than
80%
of
your
classes,
________.
A．you
will
be
likely
to
get
a
certificate
B．you
will
not
obtain
a
visa
extension
C．you
may
be
reported
to
the
Student
Office
D．you
may
not
be
able
to
get
a
certificate
解析：选A　推理判断题。根据Attendance部分中的“Moreover,
if
students
attend
less
than
80%,
they
will
not
be
able
to
get
a
certificate
from
Jackson
Language
School.”可知，如果学生上课的时间少于总量的80%，就无法获得结业证书。由此可推断，如果学生上课的时间超过总量的80%，就可能会获得结业证书，故A项正确。
6．The
students
are
expected
to
speak
English
________.
A．part
of
the
time
while
at
the
school
B．the
entire
time
they
are
at
the
school
C．no
matter
when
they
want
to
D．when
they
are
in
a
home
stay
family
解析：选B　细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“students
are
expected
to
speak
English
the
entire
time
they
are
at
the
school”可知，这个学校希望学生在学校的全部时间都说英语，故B项正确。
7．At
Jackson
Language
School,
________.
A．you
can't
move
out
of
a
home
stay
family
B．you
can't
take
part
in
an
English
Corner
C．you
can
turn
to
a
teacher
when
you
need
to
be
tutored
D．you
can
study
in
a
class
less
than
10
students
解析：选C　细节理解题。根据Teachers部分中的“They
are
all
available
for
tutoring
if
you
need
it.”可知，在这个学校，如果需要辅导的话，学生可以向这个学校的老师求助，故C项正确。
C
(2016·海口市高考模拟)Chinese
consumers'
crazy
appetite
for
luxury
goods
and
services
appears
unstoppable,
with
just
2
percent
of
the
Chinese
population
responsible
for
one third
of
the
world's
luxury
items.
As
China's
economic
miracle
develops,
the
market
opportunities
for
all
sorts
of
luxury
goods
and
services
are
increasing.
Luxury
consumption
in
China
now
extends
ways
beyond
well known
car,
clothing
and
jewelry
brands.
For
example,
the
luxury
jet
market
in
China
is
the
fastest growing
in
the
world,
even
outstripping
that
of
the
United
States,
with
a
market
share
of
25
percent.
This
trend
appears
to
continue,
with
20
to
30
percent
growth
expected
in
China,
compared
with
only
2
to
3
percent
in
the
US.
But
more
importantly,
China's
luxury
jet
market
growth
represents
a
major
development
in
the
private
consumption
of
luxury
items.
China's
high quality
red
wine
market
also
provides
evidence
of
the
growth
in
private
consumption
of
luxury
goods.
In
2013,
China
became
the
largest
market
for
red
wine
in
the
world,
even
overtaking
France,
with
1.86
billion
bottles
consumed
in
China
last
year.
Over
the
past
five
years,
China's
red
wine
consumption
has
grown
136
percent.
According
to
my
ongoing
consumer
research
in
this
area
while
working
at
the
University
of
International
Business
and
Economics
in
Beijing,
public
consumption
of
such
expensive
global
luxury
brands
such
as
Prada
and
Armani
is
easily
explained
by
the
desire
to
“gain
face”
and
publicly
display
social
climbing
through
material
possessions.
On
the
other
hand,
it
is
“self reward”
that
lies
behind
consumer
motivation
in
this
area.
Chinese
consumers
who
have
experienced
rapid
financial
and
economic
gains
appear
particularly
prone
to
the
need
to
reward
themselves
for
their
success.
But
this
has
little
to
do
with
“gaining
face”
and
impressing
others
and
much
more
to
do
with
the
need
for
personal
contentment.
Finally,
the
growth
in
private
luxury
consumption
in
China
is
set
to
continue
in
part
due
to
the
maturity
of
the
Chinese
consumer
and
advancement
of
Chinese
consumer
culture
generally.
语篇解读：本文是一篇议论文，主要讨论了中国奢侈消费不断增长的问题。
8．What
do
you
think
the
author
would
most
probably
be
A．A
news
reporter.　　　　　　
B．An
accountant.
C．A
professor.
D．A
conductor.
解析：选C　推理判断题。根据第四段第一句中的“According
to
my
ongoing
consumer
research
in
this
area
while
working
at
the
University
of
International
Business
and
Economics
in
Beijing
...”可推知，作者有可能是一名大学教授，故C项正确。
9．The
underlined
word
“outstripping”
in
Paragraph
2
probably
means
“________”．
A．falling
far
behind
of
B．going
out
of
C．going
far
ahead
of
D．keeping
pace
with
解析：选C　词义猜测题。根据第二段中的“For
example,
the
luxury
jet
market
in
China
is
the
fastest growing
in
the
world
...”和“This
trend
appears
to
continue,
with
20
to
30
percent
growth
expected
in
China,
compared
with
only
2
to
3
percent
in
the
US.”可推知，故C项正确。
10．What
can
we
learn
from
Paragraph
2
and
3
A．China's
luxury
jet
market
growth
is
only
2%
to
3%.
B．France
was
once
the
largest
market
for
red
wine
in
the
world
before
2013.
C．The
luxury
jet
market
in
the
US
shares
25%
of
the
jet
consumption
in
the
world.
D．China's
red
wine
consumption
has
increased
to
1.86
billion
bottles
since
2013.
解析：选B　推理判断题。根据第三段的第二句“In
2013,
China
became
the
largest
market
for
red
wine
in
the
world,
even
overtaking
France,
with
1.86
billion
bottles
consumed
in
China
last
year.”可推知，2013年以前法国是世界上红酒的最大消费市场，故B项正确。
11．What
can
be
the
best
title
for
the
passage
A．Future
Private
Luxury
Consumption
in
China
B．Chinese
Appetite
for
Luxury
Goods
and
Services
C．The
Potential
Luxury
Jet
Market
in
China
D．The
Maturity
of
the
Chinese
Consumers
解析：选B　标题归纳题。文章第一段开篇点题，结合全文的整体内容可知，本文主要讨论的是中国人对奢侈商品及服务热烈追捧的问题，即B项正确。