1、【 精品教 育资源文库 】 Unit 1 Advertising 高考试卷分块专练 练 一 阅读理解提速练 限时 35分钟 第一节 (共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分 ) A Theres more to phone boxes than phones Adopt The red phone box is part of the character of many streets and villages around the UK. But with the mobile phone, many are no longer used and we are looking to
2、 remove them. For just 1 you can make sure the red phone boxes in your community enjoy a new life as something completely different, like a book exchange, or an art gallery. Click here to see what some local communities have already done. Download our Adopt A Kiosk brochure here, or if youre ready t
3、o adopt one now, click here! Buy Wouldnt it be great to impress your customers with a traditional red phone box in your places? Or maybe you badly want to own one yourself. Go on! You know its just what your garden needs! For more information, get in touch with our partners at X2Connect or call them
4、 at 4401636611110. Advertise Think about how many people pass by a phone box daily. Its a great way to get noticed. If youd like to advertise your business or campaign on the side of a phone box, get in touch to find out more. Talk to our partners at JCDecaux for more information. Cash Combine a red
5、 phone box with an ATM. Our company takes care of everything from site acquisition (站点获取 ) and installation (安装 ), gaining planning permission from local authorities, to preparations of the phone box and ATM as well as ongoing protecting and cleaning services. To find out more, fill out the callback
6、 form below or call us. 语篇解读：本文是应用文。文章宣传了几个关于电话亭的特别用途。 【 精品教 育资源文库 】 21 What are you supposed to do if you adopt a phone box? A Sell it online for new uses. B Move it to your own office. C Replace it with an art gallery. D Recycle it to serve your community. 解析：选 D 细节理解题。根据 Adopt 部分的内容可知， 所谓领养电话亭，就
7、是将社区中不再运行的电话亭改造后重新投入使用，它可以有全新的用途。根据 “what some local communities have already done” 可知，这些电话亭是以社区的名义领养的，改造后自然也是为了服务社区。 22 What do you need to get in touch with if you want to purchase a phone box? A X2Connect. B JCDecaux. C Your communities. D Local authorities. 解析：选 A 细节理解题。根据 Buy 部分的 “get in touch
8、with our partners at X2Connect” 可知，若想购买电话亭可以联系 X2Connect。 23 What is recommended if you want to attract customers? A Fixing an ATM in your phone box. B Selling small things in the phone box. C Organizing campaigns to sell phone boxes. D Advertising your product on a phone box. 解析：选 D 细节理解题。根据 Advert
9、ise 部分可知，每天电话亭周围的人流量很大，所以可以在上面做广告，用来吸引顾客。 B (2018 山东省实验中学模拟 )Its been a good week for new parents: Since Tuesday, three major corporations have changed their parental leave policies to reduce pressure on employees struggling to balance work and life with a new baby. The new program, which will take
10、effect in November, offers up to 16 weeks of fully paid leave to primary caregivers and 10 weeks of medical leave for childbirth, totaling 26 weeks for a birth mother who is her childs primary caregiver. According to The Wall Street Journal, nonprimary caregivers will receive up to 14 weeks of paid
11、leave. “In the US, government mandates ( 命令 ) for paid leave are currently slim to nonexistent， ”Ms. Morris said.“That means companies must seek the tough balance between supporting 【 精品教 育资源文库 】 employees during major life events and meeting business goals. Too often, employees have not had the su
12、pport they need.” Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics say only 13 percent of fulltime workers in the United States had access to paid family leave in 2012.Willis Towers Watson benefits consultant Mary Tavarozzi told Reuters paid leave for American mothers usually lasts around a month. According
13、 to The New York Times, the United States is the only highincome country that does not have nationally mandated paid family leave. In contrast, workers in Britain are given up to 50 weeks of family leave, 37 weeks of which is paid. Barack Obama has talked about closing this gap between the United St
14、ates and its peers, The Times reported. In December, he began giving federal employees six weeks of paid family leave following the birth of a child.“Its time we stopped treating childcare as a side issue or a womens issue, and treated it like the national economic priority (优先事项 ) that it is， ” he
15、said in his State of the Union address in January. Some studies have shown that the benefits of paid parental leave are tangible (实际的 ) beyond the relief new parents experience at being able to focus on their children without worrying about money. 语篇解读：本文为说明文。文章介绍了美国三大公司在一周之内相继公布产假修改制度，对那些刚刚有孩子的父母来说
16、这无疑是一大好消息。 24 Why is it a good week for new parents? A The cost they paid will be shared. B Longer periods of parental leave are expected. C The policy benefiting them takes effect. D Employees working time is becoming shorter. 解析：选 B 推理判断题。根据第一段中的 “three major corporations have changed their parent
17、al leave policies” 可知三大公司相继修改了产假政策；再结合 “totaling 26 weeks for a birth mother” 可知产假有 望延长，故选 B。 25 What did Ms. Morris say about the USs present paid leave? A Its well carried out. B Its supported by employers. C Few employees really get the benefits. D It increases the cost of the companies. 解析：选 C 细
18、节理解题。根据第二段中的 “In the US, government mand ates (命令 ) 【 精品教 育资源文库 】 for paid leave are currently slim to nonexistent” 可知，在美国，政府对于带薪休假的命令少得几乎不存在，由此可推知，很少有员工从带薪休假中受益。故选 C。 26 What can we infer from Obamas words? A Women can perform as well as men. B Childcare should be taken more seriously than the eco
19、nomy. C Working conditions for women are worsening. D The importance of paid family leave was once ignored. 解析：选 D 推理判断题。根据第三段中的 “the United States is the only highincome country that does not have nationally mandated paid family leave” 可知，美国是高收入国家中唯一一个无全国性的法定带薪产假的国家。再结合 “ Its time we stopped treati
20、ng childcare as a side issue or a womens issue, and treated it like the national economic priority (优先事项 ) that it is” 可知，奥巴马解释了这一现象的原因，即忽视了带薪产假的重要性，故选 D。 27 What may be discussed in the following paragraphs? A Peoples reactions to Obamas decision. B Reasons for a paid family leave program. C Other
21、advantages of a paid family leave program. D The gap between the US and other countries. 解析：选 C 推理判断题。根据最后一段的内容尤其是 “the benefits of paid parental leave are tangible (实际的 ) beyond the relief” 可知，带薪产假的好处不仅仅是新手父母在照顾孩子时不需要担心钱的问题，故下文很可能会进一步探讨带薪产假给员工、公司或社会带来的其他好处，故选 C。 C “A wonderful emotion to get things
22、 moving when one is stuck is anger. It was anger more than anything else that had set me off, leading to productivity and creativity， ” Mary Garden , a Scottish musician, said. Creative people may experience emotions very deeply and strongly, and feel at times they need to shut off or escape from so
23、me of them. Sharon M. Barnes is a psychotherapist, serving children, teens and adults with social in the midst of _44_ truth persists; in the midst of darkness light persists.” Suddenly I wasnt unhappy and impatient any more. Then I_45_ my granddad. I loved to talk with him. And I was _46_ to hear what hed think of it. He had poor hearing, so I had to _47_ it a few times,
