PAGEPAGE9第6練閱讀理解七選五Ⅰ.閱讀理解AInAmerica，eachofthestateslikestopromoteitselfwithaslogan(口號)．IcurrentlyliveinUtah，wherethesloganis“LifeElevated”．It’sanodtooutdoorentertainmentinthehighcountry，includingtheskiindustry.IpreviouslylivedinColorado，alandwithreddirt，greatmountainsandgoldenplains.Thesloganthereis“ColorfulColorado”．YearsagoIlivedinthe“PeachState”ofGeorgia，andIgrewupinNewMexicoasalittleboy，whosesloganis“LandofEnchantment(魔力)”．WeneverseemedtogetawayfromdustinNewMexico，soIappreciatethestoryofanewcomertothe“LandofEnchantment”wholearnedaboutdustywind.Shewasvisitinganantiqueshopandtheownerwipeddowneveryitembeforeshowingit.Thenewcomersaid，“Everythinggetsdustyhereprettyquickly，doesn’tit？”“That’snotdust，honey，”theshopownerreplied，“That’sENCHANTMENT”．Thatmadetheproblemmoreacceptableoratleastcanbelivewith.Anescalator(自動扶梯)broke，sohepostedasigntowarncustomers.Hechosenottousethetraditional“OutofOrder”or“DoNotUse”warnings.Instead，hissignread，“ThisEscalatorIsTemporarilyaStairway”．Heturnedaminusintohumorandmadeitaplus.Andinfacttherearesomethings，liketheweather，wecan’tchange.Allwecanchangeisourwaysthatwethinkandfeelaboutthem.Ibelieveoneofthebesttechniquestodothisistofindsomehumorinthesituation.Findingsomethingamusingorenjoyableofdifficulty，atroublesomeproblemcanbeoneofthemostcreativeandeffectivethingswecando.Sometimestheonlysenseyoucanmakeofasituationisasenseofhumor.1．Howmanyplaceshastheauthorlivedinfromthefirstparagraph?A．2.B．3.C．4.D．5.2．Howwouldthenewcomerprobablyfeelafterhearingwhattheshopownersaid?A．Angry. B．Relaxed.C．Curious. D．Nervous.3．What’sthepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthetext?A．Toencouragepeopletofindthefunnysideintheirdailylife.B．Toshowtheeffectsofusingsloganstoraisetheposition.C．Toexplaintheskillsofturningadisadvantageintohumor.D．Totellthestrangeexperienceofabargaininanantiqueshop.4．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph2referto?A．Dustonitems.B．Theantiqueshop.C．Anitemforsale.D．TheLandofEnchantment.BSUPPORTWORKERDoyouhavetheabilitytocareforothers？Canyouunderstandhowolderpeoplefeel？Areyouagoodcommunicator？Doyouhavegoodlisteningskills？Canyouworkonweekends?IfyouhaveansweredYEStoalloftheabove，wewouldliketohearfromyou：☆Startingrateof￡8.56perhour☆Freeuniform☆Excellenttrainingcareersgolden-careWOWEEMAGAZINEWritersWantedWoweeMagazineislookingforwritersforitswebsite.Payisbasedonthenumberofpeoplewhoreadyourarticles.Youmayalsoreceivefreeticketstoeventsandfreeproductstotest.Thisisagreatopportunitytogetvaluableworkexperience.Wewantpeoplewhoare：chatty，interesting，passionateandskilledContactusatinfowoweeCALLINGALLMODELSThinkyoucouldbeamodel？Ifso，we’dliketomeetyou!Workingasasuccessfulfashionmodelisn’teasybutitisveryexcitingandcouldbeagreatopportunity.Girlsshouldbeover16withaminimumheightof172cmandboysshouldhaveaminimumheightof182cm.Ifyouareunder16anddonotyethavetherequiredheight，wewouldstillbeinterestedinmeetingyou，top-model-agency.ukWORKFORCOFFEEBEANSJoinBritain’snumberonecafeatCoffeeBeans，whereeverycafehasthesameaims：tocreatefamily-liketeamsandtogiveexcellentcustomerservice.Manydifferentkindsofpeoplecomeandworkwithus，sostartyourcareeratCoffeeBeanstoday：☆Choosethehoursyouwork☆Getmanagementexperience☆ShareyourloveofcoffeeJoinusasaTeamMember，AssistantManagerofCafeManager，dependingonyourskillsandexperience.Emailusatjobscoffeebeans.co.uk.5．Whichaddressshouldyouemailatifyouwanttobeasupportworker?A．infowoweeB．jobscoffeebeans.co.ukC．careersgolden-careD．infotop-model-agency.uk6．AwriterworkingforWoweeMagazinecan.A．getafreeuniformB．receivefreeticketstoeventsC．bringaparentD．chooseworkinghours7．Whatcanwelearnaboutthejobsfromthejobpostings?A．Themodelopportunityisonlymeantforadults.B．Thereisnoneedtobetrainedasasupportworker.C．EmployeesatCoffeeBeanshavefewmanagementopportunities.D．ApplicantstoWoweeMagazineareexpectedtobesociableandenthusiastic.CThediscussiononrenewableenergyhasbeengoingonforatleastadecadeandpeoplehavereliedonfossilfuelsalmostentirelyformorethanacentury.However，thesituationwhenfossilfuelswerethemostefficientandthecheapestsourceofenergyhasbeenleftfarinthepast.ManycountriessuchasGermanyandSwedenhavealreadymadesignificanteffortstofixthissituation，employingnumerouspowerplantsworkingontherenewableresourcesofenergy.Themosteffectiveamongtheseresourcesisgeothermal(地?zé)岬?energy.Geothermalenergydoesnotdependontheworld’seconomicandpoliticalsituationasstronglyasfossilfuelsdo.Besides，extracting(提煉)fossilfuelsaddstothepriceofenergyproducedfromthem.Therefore，geothermalenergyismuchcheaperthantraditionalenergy，savingupto80%ofthecostsoverfossilfuels.Beingarenewableresource，geothermalenergyproduceslesswasteandpollutionthantraditionalenergysources.Ingeothermalsystems，carbondioxidemakesupabout10%ofairproduced.Overall，inordertoproducetheelectricitythatcanbeusedforonehour，thegeothermalsystemsproduce0.1poundofcarbondioxideandotherharmfulgases.Foracomparison，apowerplantproducingfromgasproducesupto2poundsofcarbondioxideintotheatmosphere，andthosepowerplantsthatworkoncoal(煤)produceanastonishing3.6poundsofgreenhousegases.Lowcostsisanotherreasonwhyusinggeothermalpowerplantsshouldbethefirstchoiceformanycountries.Geothermalheatsystemsrequire25%to50%lessenergyforworkcomparedwiththetraditionalsystemsforheatingorcooling.Besides，geothermalequipmentislessbig：duetotheverynatureofgeothermalenergy，geothermalpowerplantshaveonlyafewmovingparts，allofwhichcanbeeasilyshelteredinsidearelativelysmallbuilding.What’smore，thelifespanofgeothermalequipmentisratherlong.Allthesemakegeothermalpowerstationseasytobuildandkeep.8．Fossilfuelsaremoreexpensivethangeothermalenergypartlybecause.A．itisfreetousegeothermalenergyB．theproductionoffossilfuelscostsalotC．fossilfuelsarenearlyusedupD．geothermalenergydoesn’tdependonpoliticalsituation9．AccordingtoParagraph3，whatcanbeconcludedfromthecomparison?A．Geothermalenergyisenvironmentallyfriendly.B．Gasandcoalareoftenusedtoproduceelectricity.C．Coalismuchmoreefficientthangas.D．Thegeothermalsystemsdon’tproduceharmfulgases.10．Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A．Manycountrieshavebenefitedfromgeothermalenergy.B．Geothermalenergyiswellaccepted.C．Fossilfuelsarebeingrunoutof.D．Geothermalenergyhasmanyadvantages.Ⅱ.七選五(2024·江西百所名校第一次聯(lián)考)Weallknowwhatitmeanswhenaniceenvelopelandsinyourmailbox：Someone’sgettingmarried，andthey’rehopingthatyoucanbethereforthebigday.Whilesayingyestotheinvitationisarelativelystraightforwardprocess，thingscangetabitawkwardifyou’renotsosureaboutattending.11.Tohelpyougetoutoftheseformalengagementswithoutfeelingawkward，we’veconsultedKatieBalmer，aleadingweddingexpertinScotland.FollowtheformatThelevelofformalityshouldbeinformedbythewaythatthei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答案精析組合練Ⅰ.語篇解讀作者通過一些經(jīng)驗(yàn)告知我們，對于生活中我們不能變更的事情，我們可以變更自己的思索方式，從困難中找到一些好玩的事情，多一些幽默感，這樣麻煩的問題便不再麻煩。1．C[細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第一段中的“IcurrentlyliveinUtah”“IpreviouslylivedinColorado”“YearsagoIlivedinthe‘PeachState’ofGeorgia，andIgrewupinNewMexico”可知作者住過四個地方。故選C。]2．B[推理推斷題。依據(jù)其次段中的“Thatmadetheproblemmoreacceptableoratleastcanbelivewith.”可知，在聽到店主說的話之后，新來的人可能會感到放松。可知答案為B。]3．A[推理推斷題。依據(jù)最終一段最終兩句“Findingsomethingamusingorenjoyableofdifficulty，atroublesomeproblemcanbeoneofthemostcreativeandeffectivethingswecando.Sometimestheonlysenseyoucanmakeofasituationisasenseofhumor.”可知，這篇文章是為了激勵人們在日常生活中找到好玩的一面。故選A。]4．C[詞義揣測題。依據(jù)其次段其次句“Shewasvisitinganantiqueshopandtheownerwipeddowneveryitembeforeshowingit.”她去了一家古玩店，店主在展示之前把每件東西都擦了一遍。由此推知，it指的是“出售的一件商品”，故選C。]eq\x(語篇解讀本文是一篇應(yīng)用文。本文供應(yīng)了4條聘請廣告，介紹了職位要求和聯(lián)系方式。)5．C[細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第一條聘請廣告中的“SUPPORTWORKER...careersgolden-care”可知，想要成為護(hù)工可以給careersgolden-care發(fā)郵件。故選C。]6．B[細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)其次條聘請廣告中的“Youmayalsoreceivefreeticketstoeventsandfreeproductstotest.”可知，成為Wowee雜志的作者可以享受公司活動的免費(fèi)票和免費(fèi)的測試產(chǎn)品。故選B。]7．D[細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)其次條聘請廣告中的“Wewantpeoplewhoare：chatty，interest