四川省高考英语冲刺阅读完型写作自练14

四川省2015高考英语冲刺阅读完型写作自练14阅读理解Placed Insights，a data－service provider，monitors the consumption behavior of more than 70，000 Americans at the age of 14 and older on a monthly basis.One half of Americans went to McDonald's at least once a month.Nearly four in ten Americans visited Walmart.The findings show that some companies visited by more than one in ten Americans each month are primarily fast－food，discount－retail outlets(直销店) and health clinics.The types of businesses these companies are in and the traffic customers use to get to them play a big part in their success.According to Placed Insights，less than 40% of Americans visited a bank or clothing store in March.At the same time，an estimated 60% visited a department store，and more than two－thirds went to a fast－food restaurant at least once.Placed Insights founder and CEO David Shim explains what it is that affects much on whether Americans visit a business once a year or once a week.“People often go out for fast food.They don't necessarily go shopping for a sweater every day，but they do eat.”It should come as no surprise that most of these companies have made efforts to expand their products，with varying degrees of success.Walmart，for example，has expanded its business to offer groceries，and even has fast－food restaurants in many stores.Starbucks has expanded its menu options to include breakfast sandwiches and other meals.McDonald's new McCafe coffee brand has been very successful.These are all new services designed to make more money on existing customers，bring in new customers，and bring them in more often.While the types of goods and services being offered by these companies are critical，the more critical factor is their dominant national presence.These companies have thousands of locations all over the country.Rare is the American town without a McDonald's，Burger King，Taco Bell，Subway，or some combination of the three.McDonald's has more than 14，000 locations in the U．S. in 2012 while Subway has more than 25，000.【解题导语】本文介绍了美国人经常去消费的一些商店以及为什么美国人经常去这些商店。

1．What do we learn from Placed Insights's research?A．The majority of people going to McDonald's are children.B．More people go to Walmart than to McDonald's.C．Over one in ten Americans goes to a clothing store each month.D．McDonald's and Walmart have many customers in part because they are easy to get to.答案D[细节理解题。

根据第一段可知，The types of businesses these companies are in and the traffic customers use to get to them play a big part in their success.可知交通方便是麦当劳、沃尔玛等受欢迎的商店赢得很多顾客的原因之一。

]2．According to David Shim，which has the most influence on where Americans decide to shop? A．The types of goods.B．The brands of the companies.C．The traffic.D．People's preferences.答案A[细节理解题。

根据第三段的for fast food以及for a sweater可知David Shim认为一个商店出售的商品决定了人们是一天去一次还是一周去一次那个商店。

]3．What is Paragraph 4 mainly about?A．What types of goods the most－visited outlets sell.B．What the most－visited outlets do to attract customers.C．Why people often go to fast－food outlets.D．What type of outlet is the most popular in America.答案B[段落大意题。

第四段介绍了那些成功的商店通过扩大商品范围以及销售区域范围来赢得更多的客户，比如沃尔玛提供快餐，星巴克提供早餐、麦当劳推出了新品咖啡等等，因此第四段主要介绍了一些成功的商店怎样吸引顾客。

]4．What is the main reason that some outlets get visited more frequently than others?A．They provide necessities of daily life.B．They provide better service than other outlets.C．They provide more choices of goods.D．They spread all over the country.答案D[细节理解题。

最后一段第一句介绍虽然食物种类和服务对商店的成功发挥了很重要的作用，但是起主导作用的是它们的地理位置，这些商店的分店遍及全国各地。

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Faced with a tough job market, fresh graduates are dreaming of running their own businesses instead．But a recent survey has showed that such ambitions lack the required support and remain just that—dreams．The Shanghai Municipal Employment Promotion Center poll of 1,276 graduates in several universities and colleges in the city, released last Friday, showed 59．78 percent of respondents considered the possibility of setting up a company or at least a small store．"But they just stop at the 'thinking' stage," it stated．Respondents put the top reasons for not going it alone down to a shortage of investment and a lack of business opportunity．They also listed lack of business experience and social networks, the need tor advanced study and objections from family members as factors that stood in their way．More than 90 percent of the interviewees said they would rather take up a job after graduating and then consider starting their own business two or three years down the road．Guo Bing, a senior student in Shanghai International Studies University majoring in English, decided he wanted to be his own boss last year．But he is looking for a job first．"If I fail to find a satisfying job, I would like to establish a company in exhibition services," Guo said．The Shanghai native has some relatives working in a local printing plant．With their help, Guo hopes to produce exhibition brochures(小册子）at a relatively low price．He is also confident that his English language skills can help him do well in the industry．"Social networking is an important factor leading to business success," Guo said．Guo said that the shortage of graduate jobs is the main reason driving more university students to set up a business right after their graduation．Jiang said the university sets up a business guide learn made of government officials and professionals．They regularly give training courses to students who show an interest in having their own business．The parents of university graduates are more willing to help their children start up alone, the survey showed．"Once you win the support of your family, you have won half the battle," Guo added．16．Which of the following can be the best title?A．A Tough Job Market B．Graduates Dream of Being BossC．The Ambitious Fresh Graduates D, The Story ot Guo Bing17．Which of the following does NOT stop fresh graduates realizing their dreams of being bosses?A．The lack of business opportunity and investment．B．The shortage of business experience.C．Less skilled English language．D．Their family members' objections．18．In the view of Guo Bing, what 'is the key factor -that makes fresh graduates dream of being boss soon after graduation?A．Their family don't support them．B．Their social networking is not good．C．There are not enough graduate jobs．D．They want to achieve greater success．19．All the following statements are true about Guo Bing EXCEPT _____．A．He has started his own business with the help of his relatives．B．English is his major in the university．C．He is trying to find a job which can satisfies him．D．He is a Shanghai native．20．Who is this article mostly intended for?A．The parents whose child goes to university soon.B．Those who will graduate from university．C．Those who want to be bosses．D．The officials who work in the government．【参考答案】16—20、BCCAB阅读理解Very old people do raise moral problems for almost everyone who comes in contact with them. Their values—this can’t be repeated too often—are not necessarily our values. Physical comfort, cleanness and order are not necessarily the most important things. The social services from time to time find themselves faced with a flat with decaying food covered by small worms, and an old person lying alone in bed, taking no notice of the worms. But is it interfering(干涉) with personal freedom to insist that they go to live with some of their relatives so that they might be taken better care of? Some social workers, the ones who clear up the worms, think we are in danger of carrying this concept of personal freedom to the point where serious risks are being taken with the health and safety of the old.Indeed, the old can be easily hurt or harmed. The body is like a car, it needs more mechanical maintenance(机械维修，保养) as it gets older. You can carry this comparison right through to the provision of spare parts. But never forget that such operations are painful experiences, however good the results will be. And at what point should you stop to treat the old body? Is it morally right to try to push off death by seeking the development of drugs to excite the forgetful old mind and to activate the old bod y, knowing that it is designed to die? You can’t ask doctors or scientists to decide, because so long as they can see the technical opportunities, they will feel bound to give them a try, on the principle that while there’s life, there’s hope.When you talk to the old people, however, you are forced to the conclusion that whether age is happy or unpleasant depends less on money or on health than it does on your ability to have fun.5. What does the passage mainly tell us?A. The values are different between the old and the young.B. The moral problems raised by old people.C. The personal freedom for the old.D. Old people’s viewpoint on life.6. We can know from the first paragraph that________.A. Very old people would like to live alone to have more personal freedom.B. Very old people are able to keep their room clean.C. Very old people like to live with their children.D. Social services have nothing to do with very old people.7. According to the author, which of the following is right?A. The older a person, the more care he needs.B. Too much emphasis has been put on old people’s values.C. The human body can’t be compared to a car.D. It is easy to provide spare parts for old people.8.The underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refers to “________”.A. their money or their healthB. the conclusion you come toC. your talk to the old peopleD. whether age is happy or unpleasant5.B 主旨大意题。