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1、到乌蒙山区的昭通;从甘肃中部的定西，到内蒙古边陲的阿尔山，看真贫、知真贫，真扶贫、扶真贫，成为“花的精力最多”的事;“扶贫先扶志”“扶贫必扶智”“实施精准扶贫”高考话题重组练 (五)个人情况 & 自然与环境.阅读理解A(2017呼和浩特高三调研)Have you ever heard of an old saying？Intelligence is a born ability while goodness is a choice.Gifts are easytheyre given after all.Choices can be hard.I got the idea to start A
2、mazon 16 years ago.I came across the fact that the Internet usage was growing at 2，300 percent per year.Id never seen or heard of anything that grew that fast，and the idea of building an online bookstore with millions of titles was very exciting to me.I had just turned 30 years old，and Id been marri
3、ed for a year.I told my wife MacKenzie that I wanted to quit my job and go to do this crazy thing that probably wouldnt work since most startups dont and I wasnt sure what to expect.MacKenzie told me I should go for it.As a young boy，Id been a garage inventor.Id always wanted to be an inventor，and s
4、he wanted me to follow my passion.I was working at a financial firm in New York City with a bunch of very smart people and I had a brilliant boss that I much admired.I went to my boss and told him I wanted to start a company selling books on the Internet.He took me for a long walk in Central Park，li
5、stened carefully to me，and finally said，“That sounds like a really good idea，but it would be an even better idea for someone who didnt already have a good job.” That logic made some sense to me，and he convinced me to think about it for 48 hours before making a final decision.Seen in that light，it re
6、ally was a difficult choice，but finally，I decided I had to give it a shot.I didnt think Id regret trying and failing.And I suspected I would always be haunted by a decision not to try at all.After much consideration，I took the less safe path to follow my passion，and Im proud of that choice.For all o
7、f us，in the end，we are our choice.【语篇解读】本文讲述了作者创办亚马逊网上书店的过程，告诉读者坚持自己的选择虽然困难却是值得的。1What inspired the author with the idea of building an online bookstore?AHis dream of being an inventor.BThe support of his wife.CThe greatly increasing usage of the Internet.DMillions of exciting titles.C细节理解题。根据第二段的“I
8、 got the idea.the Internet usage was growing at 2，300 percent per year.Id never seen or heard of anything that grew that fast”可知，因特网使用率的迅速增长激发了作者创建网上书店的想法。故选C。2Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined sentence?AThe idea of not trying would keep coming to his mind and disturb hi
9、m.BHe would be very excited if he tried it out.CHe would be always having a doubt if he didnt try.DThe decision not to try the online bookstore would terrify him.A句意猜测题。根据第三段的倒数第二句“I didnt think Id regret trying and failing”可知，作者不会后悔去尝试或者失败，但是有了想法却从未尝试过会让他不能释怀。haunt意为“萦绕于脑际，长期不断地缠扰(某人)”。故选A。3Which o
10、f the following would be the best title for the passage?ACleverness and KindnessBThe Starting of AmazonCFollowing My PassionDWe Are What We ChooseD标题判断题。根据第一段的最后一句“Choices can be hard.”以及最后一段的末句“For all of us，in the end，we are our choice.”可知，作者以自己的亲身经历强调了坚持自己的选择对人生的意义。4We can know from the passage t
11、hat Athe boss thought the idea was suitable for the authorBthe author wanted someone else to try the ideaCthe author might not regret if he failed the ideaDthe author might go back to his boss if he failedC推理判断题。根据第三段的“Seen in that light，it really was a difficult choice，but finally，I decided I had t
12、o give it a shot.I didnt think Id regret trying and failing.”并结合文章主旨可知，作者即使失败也不后悔自己的选择。B(2017济南高三模拟)Thrift stores are a refuge (避难所) for countless items from landing in garbage piles.Value Village，for example，saves more than 650 million pounds of clothing from landfills (垃圾填埋场) each year，making it o
13、ne of the largest recyclers of used garments in the world.Their stores give a second life to 1.8 million pounds of clothes every day，which is equal to 600 midsized cars.Almost 100 percent of clothing and textiles are recyclable，yet 85 percent of them end up in landfills.Its estimated that the averag
14、e person throws away 70 pounds of clothing a year.Lindsay Coulter is the socalled “Queen of Green” with the David Suzuki Foundation，educating people on how to live a greener life by making changes around the house.She says that donating or shopping at thrift stores is an excellent way to exercise al
15、l three of the three Rs：reduce，reuse and recycle.She says，“Whether its a purse or a pair of shoes，its really worth considering going to thrift stores as another point of contact to help reduce your consumption.”Coulter points out that since landfills are airtight，textiles take longer to break down.“
16、Id imagine things like an old towel，a rag or an old Tshirt will last a really long time，” she says.The beauty of thrift shopping is that the supply is neverending，so if you dont find what youre looking for one day，its likely to show up in no time.One person who knows this quite well is Jodi Jacyk，costume specialist in the Department of Theatre
