PAGEPAGE1閱讀理解組合練(二)(限時30分鐘)A(2024·蘇州一模)World'sbestbeaches:2024TripAdvisorawardwinnersNo.1ClearwaterBeachItliesinAmerica,aboutafortyminutedrivewestofTampa.Itimpressestravelerswithtwoandahalfmilesofsugarwhitesand,crystalclearwatersandgentleGulfwind.Thebeachofferscalm,shallowwater,makingitanidealplaygroundfortourists.*Bargainhotelnearby:PierHouse60MarinaHotel,from＄293pernight*Airfare:Aslowas＄71roundtripfromORD(Chicago)toTPA(Tampa)No.2SiestaBeachJustsouthofSarasota,SiestaBeachonSiestaKeyisknownforitseightmilestretchofsugarfine,quartzwhitesand.It'salsoagreatspotforkidstocollectseashellsandsanddollars.*Bargainhotelnearby:TropicalBeachResorts,from＄295pernight*Airfare:Aslowas＄238roundtripfromEWR(Newark)toSRQ(Sarasota)No.3Ka'anapaliBeachAmongthemostvisitedbeachinWestMaui,thisareaisapopularspotforquietrelaxationorwatersports.It'salsofamousforthedailycliffdivingceremonyoffofthebeach'snorthernmostcliffsknownasBlackRock.*Bargainhotelnearby:LahainaShoresBeachResort,from＄289pernight*Airfare:Aslowas＄382round-tripfromSFO(SanFrancisco)toOGG(Kahului)No.4SouthBeachPeoplewatchingisagreatpastimeinMiami'sSouthBeach,whichdrawscelebritiesandmodels.Travelerslovethewide,fine,whitesand-coveredbeachesaswellasthesurroundingarea,knownforwildnightlifeandexcellentrestaurants.*Bargainhotelnearby:RoomMateLordBalfour,from＄264pernight*Greatairfare:Aslowas＄107round-tripfromLGA(NewYork)toMIA(Miami)語篇解讀：本文主要介紹了世界上幾個最佳海灘的一些特色和去旅行的費用。1．SiestaBeachisdifferentfromotherthreebeachesinthat________.A．touristsenjoyanexcitingsportB．finesugarwhitesandcoversitC．manyfamouspersonsvisititD．childrenhavemoregreatfun解析：選D細微環節理解題。從No.2SiestaBeach的最終一句“It'salsoagreatspotforkidstocollectseashellsandsanddollars.”可知該沙灘是個讓孩子們收集貝殼和沙海膽的好地方，它會特別吸引孩子游玩，使他們獲得歡樂。2．HowmuchmaytheypayatleastifMrandMrsSmithfromChicagovisitabeach?A．＄364. B．＄435.C．＄579. D．＄657.解析：選B細微環節理解題。由于夫婦是來自Chicago，所以是ClearwaterBeach，Airfare應當是71×2＝142，另外酒店費用是293一晚，所以最少應當是293＋142＝435。B(2024·南京、鹽城二模)Thatcompetitionkeepspricesdowniswellknown.Butitishardtomeasurebyjusthowmuch,becausepricesvaryforallsortsofreasons,fromdifferencesinlabourcostsandrentstotaxes.RisingtothechallengeisanewpaperinTheEconomicJournalbyGiacomoCalzolari,AndreaIchino,FrancescoManaresiandVikiNellas，economistsattheEuropeanUniversityInstitute,BolognaUniversityandtheItaliancentralbank.Theylookedatpharmacies(藥房)andspecificallyatcustomerswhomaybeparticularlyeasytoripoff:newparents.Usingdatafor2007to2010coveringaboutafifthofpharmaciesinItaly,theresearchersmeasuredthewayinwhichpricesofhygieneproductsforbabieschangedasthenumberofbabiesvaried.Theytookadvantageofapeculiarlawfromthe1960s,accordingtowhichregionswithatmost7,500peopleareallowedjustonepharmacy(supposedlytokeepthequalityofserviceshigh)．Theycomparedpricesinplaceswithpopulationsjustbelowthisthreshold,andjustabove.Theproductsstudiedincludedsome3,000varietiesofshampoos,bathfoams,babywipes,creamsandsoon.Manyarealsousedbyadultsonthemselves.Somepeople,forexample,prefersun-creamlabelled“forchildren”becauseofitshighlevelofprotection.Whenraisingpricesfortheseproducts,evenapharmacistwithamonopoly(壟斷)mustconsidertheriskthatadultuserswillswitchtoproductsthatarenotaimedatchildren.Butariseinthenumberofbabies,andhencebuyerswhoareparents,couldtip_the_scalestowardspriceincreases.Bycontrast,thepharmacistshouldalreadybechargingasmuchasparentsarewillingtopayforproductswithoutadultusers,suchasnappies.Thescholarsfoundthatpharmacistsraisedpriceswhenthereweremorenewparents—butonlyinregionswithasinglepharmacy,andnotfornappies.Inmonopolyareasadoublingofthenumberofbabiesfromonemonthtothenext(notunusualinasmallpopulation)coincidedwitha5%increaseinthepriceofthebasketofbaby-hygieneproducts.Thestudyistimely.Italy'sgovernmenthasstartedtoloosensomeofthemanyrestrictionsthatstopcompetitioninthepharmacysector(thoughnotyettheonethattheresearchersreliedon)．Butsuchregulationsareplentifulinmanyotherlinesofbusiness,andnotjustinItaly.Theconsumerswhopaythepriceareoftenthosewhofindithardesttotraveltoshoparound—forexample,peoplewithcryingbabiesontheirhands.語篇解讀：探討人員發覺競爭有利于降低價格，尤其是在一些人口比較少，只有一家壟斷的藥店的地方，兒童用藥價格就比較高，所以建議政府放寬醫藥行業準入門檻，多增加一些藥店，這樣可以減輕年輕的父母的負擔。3．What'sthepurposeofthestudy?A．Toreviewthefunctionofthespeciallawforpharmacies.B．Tomakecleartherelationbetweencompetitionandprices.C．TocollecttheinformationonpharmacybusinessinItaly.D．TogatherthedataonhygieneproductsforbabiesinItaly.解析：選B細微環節理解題。依據文章第一段第一句和其次句“Thatcompetitionkeepspricesdowniswellknown.Butitishardtomeasurebyjusthowmuch, ...”可知，大家都知道競爭會導致價格下降，但是很難詳細測量競爭究竟影響了多少價格，所以探討的目的是為了搞清晰競爭和價格之間的關系。4．Theunderlinedphrase“tipthescales”inParagraph3means“________”．A．pushthemove B．keepthelevelC．controltherise D．breakthebalance解析：選A詞義揣測題。依據本文的主題以及常識可以知道嬰兒多了，家長(要購買)會推動價格上漲。pushthemove“推動價格上漲”。5．Thegovernment'snewmeasureswillgreatlybenefit________.A．pharmacyowners B．localmerchantsC．newparents D．adultusers解析：選C推理推斷題。依據最終一段的內容可知，懷抱嬰兒的家長不便利到遠的地方去買兒童藥品，所以在藥店比較少的地方簡單被宰。放寬一些禁止醫藥行業競爭的政策，同一個地方會有更多的藥店，有利于降低藥價，所以父母們會受益。C(2024·鎮江一模)ThelatestIPCCreportdoesnotmincewords(直言不諱地)aboutthestateofourplanet:wemustactnowtoachieveglobalchangeatascalethathas“nodocumentedhistoricalprecedent(先例)”inordertoavoidtheclimatedisasterthatwouldresultfroma2degreeCriseinaverageglobaltemperature.Climatechangealreadyaffectstheworld'smosthelplesspeopleincludingpoorruralcommunitiesthatdependonthelandfortheirlivingsandcoastalcommunities.Indeed,wehavealreadyseentheclearasymmetry(不對稱)ofsufferingresultingfromextremeweatherevents,suchashurricanes,floods,droughts,wildfiresandmore.Sofar,advocatesandpoliticianshavetendedtofocusonreducingfossilfuel(礦物燃料)consumptionthroughtechnologyand/orpolicy,suchasasharpcarbontax,asclimatesolutions.Theseproposalsare,ofcourse,essentialtoreducingmanmadecarbonemissions(排放)—71percentofwhichareproducedbyjust100fossilfuelcompanies.Yettheinternationalfocusonfossilfuelshasovershadowed(使……顯得不重要)themostpowerfulandcost-efficientcarbon-capturetechnologytheworldhasyetseen:forests.Recentscientificresearchconfirmsthatforestsandother“naturalclimatesolutions”areabsolutelyessentialinreducingclimatechange.Infact,naturalclimatesolutionscanhelpusachieve37percentofourclimatetarget,eventhoughtheycurrentlyreceiveonly2.5percentofpublicclimatefinancing.Forests'powertostorecarbondioxidethroughthesimpleprocessoftreegrowthisstaggering：onetreecanevenstoreanaverageofabout48poundsofcarbondioxideinoneyear.RecentresearchshowundamagedforestsarecapableofstoringthesameamountofthecarbondioxideemissionsofentirecountriessuchasPeruandColombia.Forthisreason,policymakersandbusinessleadersmustcreateandstrengthenambitiouspoliciestopreventdeforestation,andsupportthesustainablemanagementofstandingforestsinthefightagainstclimatechange.Protectingtheworld'sforestsensurestheycancontinuetoprovideessentialfunctionsasidefromclimatestability,includingproducingoxygen,filteringwaterandsupportingbiodiversity.Notonlydoalltheworld'speopledependonforeststoprovidecleanair,cleanwater,oxygen,andmedicines,but1.6billionpeoplerelyonthemdirectlyfortheirlivelihoods.語篇解讀：本文主要介紹了森林超強的吸附二氧化碳的實力，指出跟氣候變更作斗爭最有力氣的武器就是森林。6．Accordingtothepassage,climatechange________.A．willsurelyachieveatascalethatismoreseriousthaneverbeforeB．willonlyaffectpeoplelivinginthepoorestruralregionsC．islikelytoleadtomorefrequentextremeweathereventsD．isentirelydeterminedbyfossilfuelconsumption解析：選C細微環節理解題。依據第一段最終一句“Indeed,wehavealreadyseentheclearasymmetry(不對稱)ofsufferingresultingfromextremeweatherevents,suchashurricanes,floods,droughts,wildfiresandmore.”可知我們已經看到了由颶風、洪水、干旱、野火等極端天氣事務造成的苦痛很明顯是不對稱的，也就是越來越多了。7．What'sthefindingofthenewresearch?A．Reducingfossilfuelsisthemostpowerfulandcost-efficienttechnology.B．Forestsarevitaltoreducingclimatechangeduetotheirstoragepower.C．Mostofourclimatetargetscanbeaccomplishedwiththehelpofnaturalclimatesolutions.D．Naturalclimatesolutionshaveprovedlessefficientthanconventionalsolutions.解析：選B推理推斷題。依據第三段其次句“Recentscientificresearchconfirmsthatforestsandother‘naturalclimatesolutions’areabsolutelyessentialinreducingclimatechange.”，可知森林和其他“自然氣候解決方案”對于削減氣候變更是肯定必要的；再依據第四段第一句“Forests'powertostorecarbondioxidethroughthesimpleprocessoftreegrowthisstaggering”可知森林之所以能夠削減氣候的變更，是因為其極強的吸附儲存二氧化碳的實力。8．Theunderlinedword“staggering”inParagraph4means________.A．astonishing B．speedingC．embarrassing D．shrinking解析：選A詞義揣測題。依據畫線單詞后面的說明“onetreecanevenstoreanaverageofabout48poundsofcarbondioxideinoneyear...thesameamountofthecarbondioxideemissionofentirecountriessuchasPeruandColombia”可知樹木汲取二氧化碳的實力明顯是特別驚人的。9．What'stheauthor'spurposeofwritingthisarticle?A．Tocomparetwodifferentapproachestodealingwithclimatechange.B．Toargueagainsttheviewthatfocusonfossilfuelsreductioncounts.C．Tourgescientiststodomoreresearchintonaturalclimatesolutions.D．Topointoutforestsarethemostpowerfulweaponforfightingclimatechange.解析：選D寫作意圖題。文章先說明氣候變更的嚴峻程度，然后指出現在人們往往注意于減排而忽視了森林的重要性，然后通過說明森林在汲取二氧化碳上的驚人實力來引起人們對于植樹造林限制氣候變更的重視。所以文章的寫作目的明顯是為了說明森林是對抗氣候變更最有力的武器。D(2024·蘇州一模)WhenStephenDennis,aretiredhomebuilderinBellevue,wasraisinghistwosonsinthe1980s,heneverheardthephrase“screentime”，nordidheworrymuchaboutthehourshiskidsspentwithtechnology.WhenheboughtanAppleⅡPluscomputer,heconsidereditaninvestmentintheirfutureandencouragedthemtouseitasmuchaspossible.ButthingshavechangedwithhisgrandkidsandtheirSnapchatandTwitter.“Italmostseemslikeanaddiction，”saidMr.Dennis,“IntheolddaysyouhadacomputerandyouhadaTVandyouhadaphonebutnoneofthemwerelinkedtotheoutsideworldbutthephone.Youdidn'thavethisomnipresence(無所不在)oftechnology.”True,theanxietiesthesedaysseemparticularlysevere—as,ofcourse,theyalwayshave.Smartphoneshaveahighlycustomized,24/7presenceinourlivesthatfeedsparentalfearsofantisocialbehaviorandstrangerdanger.Whathasn'tchanged,though,isageneralparentalfearofwhatkidsaredoingoutofsight.Inpreviousgenerations,thisoftenmeantkidswanderingaroundontheirownorslippingoutatnighttodrink.Thesedays,itmightmeanhidingintheirbedroom,chattingwithstrangersonline.Lessthanacenturyago,theradiosetoffsimilarfears.“Theradioseemstofindparentsmorehelplessthandidthefunnies,theautomobile,themoviesandotherearlierinvadersofthehome,becauseitcannotbelockedoutorthechildrenbelockedin，”SidonieMatsnerGruenberg,directoroftheChildStudyAssociationofAmerica,toldTheWashingtonPostin1931.Sheaddedthatthebiggestworryradiogaveparentswashowitinterferedwithotherinterests—conversation,musicpractice,groupgames,andreading.Intheearly1930sagroupofmothersfromScarsdale,N．Y.,pushedradiobroadcasterstochangeprogramstheythoughtweretoo“over-stimulating,frightening,andemotionallyoverpowering”forkids,saidMargaretCassidy,amediahistorianatAdelphiUniversityinNewYork.Thentelevisionburstintothepublicconsciousnesswithincomparablespeed.By1955,morethanhalfofallUShomeshadablack-and-whiteset,accordingtoMitchellStephens,amediahistorianatNewYorkUniversity.The_hand_wringing_started_almost_as_quickly.A1961StanfordUniversitystudyon6,000children,2,000parents,and100teachersfoundthatmorethanhalfofthekidsstudiedwatched“adult”programssuchascrimeshows,andshowsthatfeatured“emotionalproblems”．ResearcherswereshockedattheTVviolencepresenteveninchildren'sprogramming.Bytheendofthatdecade,Congresshadauthorized＄1million(about＄7milliontoday)tostudytheeffectsofTVviolence,moving“literallythousandsofprojects”inthefollowingyears,ProfessorCassidysaid.ThateventuallyledtheAmericanAcademyofPediatrics(AAP)toadopt,in1984,itsfirstrecommendationthatparentslimittheirkids'exposuretotechnology.Themedicalassociationarguedthattelevisionsentunrealisticmessagesarounddrugsandalcohol,couldleadtooverweight,andmightfuelviolence.Videogamespresentedadifferentchallenge.Decadesofstudyhavefailedtoconfirmthemostwidespreadfear,thatviolentgamesencourageviolentbehavior.Butfromthemomentthegamesappearedasaculturalforceintheearly1980s,parentswereanxiousaboutthewaykidscouldlosethemselvesingamesassimpleandrepetitiveas“SpaceInvaders”．Somecitiessoughttorestrictthespreadofarcades(嬉戲廳);Mesquite,Texas,forinstance,insistedthattheunder17groupneededparentalmonitoring.Initially,theInternet—knownasan“informationsuperhighway”thatcouldconnectkidstotheworld'sknowledge—gotasimilarpassforhelpingwithhomeworkandresearch.YetastheInternetbeganlinkingpeopletogether,ofteninwaysthatconnectedpreviouslylonelypeople,familiarconcernssoonreappeared.語篇解讀：本文主要闡述了不同時期人們對于科技的擔憂，關于科技的憂慮是一件長期的事。10．What'stheauthor'spurposeinusingtheexampleinthefirstthreeparagraphs?A．ToexplaintheconfusionofDennis.B．Toshowstablewaysofteachingchildren.C．Torevealthechangeofparents'anxiety.D．Tointroducethedevelopmentoftechnology.解析：選C句意理解題。分析前三段大意可知，第一段講了Stephen之前從不擔憂科技會帶來壞處，并提倡多運用它們。其次段講事情發生了變更。第三段講了科技帶來的壞處使Stephen起先擔憂。事實上前三段揭