20 高考英语阅读理解考前热身（Day18）

高考阅读理解考前热身（Dayl8）A（应用文）Withspringofficiallyhere,wecanlookforwardtofreshflowersandcherryblossoms（樱花）.Whynotcelebratetheendofwinterwithafunspringtimeholiday?Herewe'vefoundfourterrifictravelpackagesathomeandabroad.London'sChelseaFlowerShow,$849EveryMay,LondonhoststheworldfamousChelseaFlowerShow,astonishinggardens,andlivelygardeningdisplaysthatsetthelatestingardendesigntrends.Thisyear,VirginVacationsoffersasix-nightair-landpackagespricedatasweet$849.GoodfordeparturesMay21-23,thisdealcoversthefollowingcosts:airfarefromNewYork;accommodations;dailybreakfast;andonefull-dayentrancetotheFlowerShow.SpringFlowersofAmsterdam,$739WanttowatchthespringflowersinthelowlandsofHolland?Amsterdamisatreattovisitatthistimeofyear,asitsnumerousgardensexplodewithcolor.Atjust$739forafbur-nightstaywithairfare,atthisspringescapeispricedtogo!GoodfortravelApril1一17,thedealincludesairfarefromNewYork,accommodationatabudgethotel,dailybreakfast,andalocalmapandguide.CherryBlossomsinWashingtonD.C.,$639Youdon'tneedtotravelfarforanimpressiveflowershow!FromMarch31throughApril15,WashingtonD.C.ishostingitsyearlyCherryBlossomsFestival,markingthe95thcelebrationoftheoriginalgiftof3,000cherrytreesfromthecityofTokyotothepeopleofD.C..Severalhotelsarehonoringtheoccasionwithspecialdeals:forexample,Hay-AdamsoffersaCherryBlossomPackageat$639withtwo-nightaccommodation,andfreeparking.TokyoSpringFun,$949Tospotthecherryblossomsrightatthesource,werecommendaspringadventuretoTokyo.NowyoucanvisittheAsiaAffairHolidaysspecialwefound:aTokyospringspecialstartsatjust$949!ThisdealcoversairfarefromNewYork,fivenights'accommodationsatTokyoHiltonInternational,andahalf-daycitytour.ThisparticularpriceisvalidfordeparturesApril1-30,perfectlytimedforthebestofcherryblossomseason.Towhichplacedoesthetravelnotcontainairfare?A.Chelsea. B.Amsterdam. C. Washington D. C.D.Tokyo.Wherearethetargetvisitorsfrom?A.theUSA. B.England. C. Holland. D. J叩an.Whichtravelpackageoffersthemostnightsofaccommodation?A.SpringFlowersofAmsterdam. B・CherryBlossomsinWashingtonD.C.C.TokyoSpringFun. D.London^ChelseaFlowerShow.B（说明文）ThefamousFrenchbeautycompanyL'OMalhaspromisedthatby2030,95percentofitsingredients（原料）willcomefromrenewableplantsourcesandberespectfuloftheenvironment.Askedwhatisdrivingthebeautyindustrytocleanandgreenbeauty,LaurentGilbert,oneofL'Or6al'sdirectorssaid,"Naturalsciencehasmadeprogressinthepastyearssothatwecanchangetonaturalingredients.99L'Or6alsaysitwilldrawonrecentdevelopmentsinGreenSciencestogetthebestthatnaturehastoofferthroughtechnology.Uptonow,80percentoftheGroup'smaterialshavebeeneasilybiodegradable（生物可降解的）,59percenthavebeenrenewable,and34percenthavebeennaturalorofnaturalorigin.And29percentoftheingredientsusedintheirproductsweredevelopedfollowingtherulesofGreenChemistry.“Wehavealreadyusedactiveingredientswhichareplant-based.Thewaywearegettingandproducingingredientswillchange.,5Gilbertadded.Aspartoftheirsustainabilityprogram,thebrandhadalsopromisedtouselessplastic.Itsaid,"By2030,100percentoftheplasticsusedinfOreafsproducts'packagingwillbefromrecycledsources.Wehaveastrongpolicytohelpreachthatgoal.Besidesmakingitrecyclable,wearetryingtomovetoanewkindofpackaging.^^“Allourpromisesareglobal.WehavetworesearchcentersinIndia,oneinBengaluruandoneinMumbai.Thosearereallyimportanttothosegoals.TheBengaluruoneisbeingspecializedinnaturalingredients.Itwillgivesupporttothischange,"saystheresearchcenter,whichwassetupinIndiain1994.Toachievetheseaims,L'Or6alhasbroughtallofitsresourcesinGreenSciencestogether,includingrecentprogressinagriculturaleconomics,togetherwithnewdevelopmentsinbiotechnology,GreenChemistryandmodellingtools.TheGroupisalsobuildingstrongrelationshipswithuniversities,newcompaniesanditsownmaterialsuppliers.；WhatplaysanimportantroleinL'OrGal'sdecisiontochangeitsingredients?Thesupportfromthelocalgovernment.Thedevelopmentofnaturalscience.Thecallforsmartspendinghabits.Theresearchontargetmarkets.；5.WhydoesL'OrCalturntoanewpackagingmethod?A.Tobringconveniencetocustomers.B・Toavoiddamagetoitsproducts.Tocutthecostofpackaging.Toreduceplasticuse.；WhatdoesL'Or6aldotoreachitsgoals?Developnewresourcesandjoinhandswithdifferentgroups.Limitthenumberoffactoriesindevelopedcountries.Growmoreplantsandinviteplentyofprofessionals.Keepthetraditionalwayofproducingmaterials；Whichcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.L'OrGal'sachievementsinbusinessL'OrSal'schallengeofincreasingsalesL'Or6al'splansforgreenandcleanbeautyL'Or6al'sexpectationofcreatingplant-basedfoodC（夹叙夹议）Formostpeople,graduationisanexcitingdaythecelebrationofyearsofhardwork.Mygraduationday...wasnot.Irememberthatweekendtwoyearsago.Familyandfriendshadflowninfromacrossthecountrytowatchourclasswalkacrossthatstage.Butlikeeveryoneelseinmygraduatingclass,Ihadwatchedtheeconomyturnfrombadtoworse.WhatIthoughtwouldtakeaweekdraggedintotwo.andthenfour,and100jobapplicationslater,Ifoundmyselfintheexactsamespotas1wasbefore.Andtheduedatetobeginpayingbackmystudentloanswascreepingevercloser.Youknowthatfeelingwhenyouwakeupandyouarejustconsumedwithfear?Fearaboutsomethingyoucan'tcontrol-thatsenseofapproachingfailurethatremainsoveryouasyouhopethateverythingthathappenedtoyouthusfarwasjustabaddream?Thatfeelingbecameaconstantinmylife.Andthemostfrustratingpartwasnomatterhowmuch1tried,1justcouldn'tseemtomakeanyprogress.SowhatdidIdotomaintainmysanity（理智）?Iwrote.Somethingaboutputtingwordsonapagemadeeverythingseemalittleclearer——alittlebrighter.Somethingaboutwritinggavemehope.Andifyouwantsomethingbadlyenough...sometimesalittlehopeisallyouneed!SoIchanneledmyfrustrationintoachildren'sbook.Andthenoneday,withoutanysortofwritingdegreeorcontactsinthewritingworld-justalolofhardworkandperseverance-Iwasofferedapublishingcontractformyfirstbook!Afterthat,thingsslowlybegantofallintoplace.1wasofferedasecondbookdeal.Then,afewmonthslater,IgotaninterviewwithTheWaltDisneyCompanyandwashiredshortlyafter.Themoralofthisstoryis...don'tgiveup.Evenifthingslookbleaknow,don'tgiveup.ThingschangeIfyouworkhard,giveittime,anddon'tgiveup,thingswillalwaysgetbetterOftentimesallweneedisthecouragetopushbeyondtheriver.8.FromParagraph2,wecanlearnthattheauthorprobably.A.washavinganexcitinggraduationwasgettingintofinancialdifficultiesC.missedthelifeintheuniversityD.hadjustappliedforthestudentloans9.Howdidtheauthorchangethefrustratingsituation?A. Bysendingapplications. B. Byofferingcontracts.Bykeepingwriting. D. Bypublishing books.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword"bleak"inthelastparagraph?A. unattractive B. hopelessC. thrilling D. promisingWhatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Successbelongstothepersevering.B.Acontentedmindisaperpetual（长久的）feast.C.Asmoothseanevermakesaskillfulmariner.D.Misfortunestelluswhatfortuneis.D（议论文）Youaregivenmanyopportunitiesinlifetochoosetobeavictimorcreator.Whenyouchoosetobeavictim,theworldisacoldanddifficultplace.“They”didthingstoyouwhichcausedallofyourpainandsuffering.6€They^^arewrongandbad,andlifeisterribleaslongas"they"arearound.Oryoumayblameyourselfforallyourproblems,thusinternalizing（内化）yourvictimization（受害）.Thetruthis,yourlifeislikelytostaythatwayaslongasyoufeelaneedtoblameyourselforothers.Thosewhochoosetobecreatorslookatlifequitedifferently.Theyknowthereareindividualswhomightliketocontroltheirlives,buttheydon'tletthisgetintheway.Theyknowtheyhavetheirweaknesses,yettheydon'tblamethemselveswhentheyfail.Whateverhappens,theyhavechoiceinthematter.Theybelievetheirdancewitheachsacred（神圣的）momentoflifeisagiftandthatstormsareanaturalpartoflifewhichcanbringtherainneededforemotionalandspiritualgrowth.Victimsandcreatorsliveinthesamephysicalworldanddealwithmanyofthesamephysicalrealities,yettheirexperienceoflifeisworldsapart.Victimsrelish（沉溺）inanger,guilt,andotheremotionsthatcauseothers一andeventhemselves一tofeellikevictims,too.Creatorsconsciouslychooselove,inspiration,andotherqualitieswhichinspirenotonlythemselves,butallaroundthem.Bothvictimsandcreatorsalwayshavechoicetodeterminethedirectionoftheirlives.Inreality,allofusplaythevictimorthecreatoratvariouspointsinourlives.Oneperson,onlosingajoboraspecialrelationship,mayfeelasifitistheendoftheworldandsinkintoterriblesufferingformonths,years,orevenalifetime.Anotherwiththesameexperiencemaychoosetofirstexperiencethegrief,thenacceptthelossandsoonmoveontobeapowerfulcreativeforceinhislife.Ineverymomentandeverycircumstance,youcanchoosetohaveafuller,richerlifebysettingaclearintentiontotransformthevictimwithi