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1、,名校名师推荐 ,精编优选练 (十五 )阅读理解 推理判断题1(限时： 25 分钟 )ain 2013, eric and winnie founded their company dyelicious，the first kitchen trash workshopin the city.their office is actually a small laboratory.sometimes, they spend a whole day boiling or“ cooking，”adding sugar, vinegar,and salt among other ingredients(

2、 组成部分 ).in doing so,an orange peel can be turned into orange dye and a rotten pineapple might be turned into abeautiful yellow color.at the beginning, eric and winnie were always laughed at by local vegetable sellers whenthey asked fortheir waste.but when the sellers saw the results of their up-cycl

3、ing,theybecame more supportive. over the past five years, dyelicious has turned more than six tons offood waste into dye for dresses ，scarves and handicrafts, turning the old saying of “ one mans trashis another mans treasureinto a reality”. turning the food into dyeis a small step in alleviating(缓解

4、 ) food waste woes ，but its atleast a beginning.dyelicious sells the dyed products and teaches people how to diy their own nice clothes and handicrafts. while running the business is definitely not easy, the group says its worthwhile.the waste problem is a pressing issue in the city ，as its landfill

5、s are expected to be full in two to three years.eric and winnie are trying to make a small step to change society and are hoping to gain big improvements for environmental protection in the city.语篇解读 本文是一篇说明文，介绍了一家把食物废料变为各种颜色的染料的公司 dyelicious 。1 what does the underlined word “ trash in”the first par

6、agraph mean? a cooking equipment.bfood waste, rubbish of food. ca trap, a device to catch.d a boiling and cooking container.解析 ：词义猜测题。 根据第二段中的 “ in doing so ，an orange peel can be turned into orange dye and a rotten pineapple might be turned into a beautiful yellow color. ” 和第三段中的 “ at the beginning

7、 ，eric and winnie were always laughed at by local vegetable sellers when they asked for their waste.” 可以推知， trash 指的是 “ (食物 )废料 ” ，故选 b 项。答案 ：b2 when was this passage written?a in 2008.b in 2009.cin 2013.d in 2017.解析 ：推理判断题。根据文章第一段中的“ in 2013， eric and winnie founded their1,名校名师推荐 ,company dyeliciou

8、s ，the first kitchen trash workshop in the city. ”和第三段中的 “ over the past five years ， dyelicious has turned more than six tons of food waste ” 可知， dyelicious 于 2013年建立，已经发展了5 年，所以本文写于2017 年，故选 d 项。答案 ：d3 from the fourth paragraph, we can infer that_.a dyelicious maybe still losing moneybthe job of d

9、ying clothes and handicrafts may be not easycthe company may be producing clothes and handicrafts in quantity nowd running the business is hard now because many people have learned the skills解析 ：推理判断题。根据第四段中的“while running the business is definitelynot easy，the group says its worthwhile.” 可知，虽然经营这家公

10、司很不容易，但是该公司认为这是值得的。言外之意是该公司可能仍然处于亏损状态，故选a 项。答案 ：a4 from the passage, we can see the writer may think that _.a dyeliciousis a bit too small as a kitchen trash workshopbdyelicious will make the clothes and handicrafts nicecdyelicious will make great contributions to the environmentd dyelicious can mak

11、e a lot of money by selling its dyed products解析 ：推理判断题。 结合全文内容和文章最后一句话“eric and winnie are trying to make asmall step to change society and are hoping to gain big improvements for environmental protection in the city. ”可知， dyelicious 公司利用食物废料制作染料，使废物得以利用，这样就保护了环境，因此该公司对环境做出了很大贡献，故选c 项。答案 ：cbi droppe

12、d out of college after my freshman year. three years later, i quit a dead-end job andreturned to college. i saw school as my way out.but i quickly found myself facing the same roadblocks that had caused me to quit before: iwas confusedabout college-levelalgebra and a heavyworkloadofreading and writi

13、ngassignments. moreover, i was unsure of my career direction. i was ready to drop out again. then asmartly- dressed woman walked confidently to the front of my english compositionclass.“ lookatyou!look at each and every one of you,she said”.“ youre here to change your lives for thebetter. and youre

14、going to make it ！” i cant remember the rest of the speech,but it changed thecourse of my college career, and my life.mrs. smith didnt know me from any of the other 40 faces in her classroom, but i felt she was speaking directly to me. having trouble keeping up with the workload? break it down into

15、small2,名校名师推荐 ,pieces, and set up a schedule that suits you. if college algebra is too difficult,drop back tointroductory college math.as for english composition, she gave us writing assignments we could relate to. “go for the best, kids. youre worth it ，” shed say.igraduated from that college and w

16、ent on to get my bachelors degrees. today, as a collegeinstructor, each fall when i stand infront of a new class, i think of mrs. smith and how muchteachers can affect their students. she couldnt have known it when she gave that pep talk, but shemade a huge difference to my life. 语篇解读本文是一篇记叙文。“ 我 ”

17、回忆起对“ 我 ” 影响深远的一位老师：mrs.smith 。5 why did the author want to quit school again?a he wanted to return to his former job.bhe decided on his future career.cthe academic pressure seemed unbearable.d many changes took place in his life.解析 ：推理判断题。根据第二段中的“ i was confused about college- level algebra and ahe

18、avy workload of reading and writingassignments. moreover ， i was unsure of my careerdirection.iwas ready to drop out again.” 可知，因为学不会大学代数和繁重的读写任务，“我 ” 想再次退学，因此学业上难以忍受的压力是“ 我 ” 想退学的原因，故选c。答案 ：c6 how did mrs. smith help the author?a she made him feel relaxed.bshe helped him with algebra.cshe talked to

19、 him directly.d she brought him courage and faith.解析 ：推理判断题。根据第二至四段的内容尤其是第三段中的“ go forthe best，kids.youre worth it ” 和第四段最后一句可知，smith 老师鼓励的话语对“ 我 ”的生活产生了巨大影响，她给“ 我” 带来了勇气和信心。答案 ：d7 what can we infer about the author?a he learnt to be a better teacher.bhe didnt finish his college education.che became

20、 mrs. smiths favorite student.d he didnt understand the writing assignments.解析 ：推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“ today, as a college instructor, each fall when istand in frontof a new class, i think of mrs.smithand how much teachers can affecttheir3,名校名师推荐 ,students.she couldnt have known it when she gave that pep t

21、alk ， but she made a huge difference to my life. ”可知，受到 smith 老师的影响， “ 我 ” 学着去做一个更好的老师。答案 ：a8 what can be the best title for the text?a always believe in yourselfbnever quit before tryingcexperience is worth valuingd a lady changed my life in time解析 ：主旨大意题。根据全文内容尤其是最后一段中的“ i thinkof mrs.smithand how

22、much teachers can affect their students. she couldnt have known it when she gave that pep talk，but she made a huge difference to my life. ” 可知，这篇文章主要讲述smith 老师对 “ 我 ”的影响，她改变了 “ 我 ”的生活。故 d 项符合文意。答案 ：dcat the age of 4, i began attending the choirat st. james church.my mother decided thatjoining the ch

23、oir would provide me withmusicalinstruction. i was initially joinedby alotof kids at st. james, making choir a fun,socialtask, butas i grewolder,one byone, myfriends began dropping out.st.james was situated on theupper eastside, one ofthe fanciest areas in newyork,while i came from the brooklynneigh

24、borhoodof bushwick. some children atthechoirproudly showed offthe signs of theirgoodeducation whose cost was nearly as much as mymothers yearly wage, while i wore myuniform of jeans and a t- shirt. they knew me as the girlfrom brooklyn, the chorister whowent to publicschool. this discrepancy (差异 )ma

25、de mevery uncomfortable.i begged my mom to let me follow the path of my friends, but she repliedwith a “ no”asthe years went on, i continued to bother my mother. her answers began to lessen in severity.shesaid “ justdo it forone more year ”“orareyou sure？” not seeing muchhope, i began towithdraw my

26、constant requests. gradually ienjoyed finding my voice every week inchurch.after years in the choir, people startedto acknowledge me for my voice rather than my addressand i began to appreciate music and myhabitual complaints ( 抱怨 )about the choirwerecompletely gone.through the choir, i learned that

27、if youcontinue withsomethinglongenough,youwillreceive some sort of benefit fromit and maybe even grow to love it.because of the choir ，ifound my voice in a small church. because ofthe choir, i am willing to go wherever life willtake me with an open mind.语篇解读 本文是一篇记叙文。作者四岁起参加唱诗班，她母亲认为这可以给4,名校名师推荐 ,她音

28、乐方面的一些指导。作者中途想退出唱诗班，但是母亲没有答应，所以作者继续留下唱歌，进而发现了自己的音乐天赋。9 why did the authorsmother sendher to the choir?a she expected to make her sociable.bshe wanted her to learn to sing.cshe was too busy to take care of her.d she followed a friends suggestions.解析 ：细节理解题。 由第一段中的 “my mother decided that joining the choir would provideme with musical instruction. ”可知，作者的母亲让她参加唱诗班是因为她认定这会给作者带来音乐方面