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1、全国各地接二连三地发生了多起特大安全事故，造成严重的人员伤亡，特别是北京密云、吉林商厦等特大安全事故，引起了党中央和国务院的高度关注甘肃省会宁县2018届高三英语上学期第四次月考试题第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15个小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出最佳选项。 ALONDON ( Reuters)Organic fruit, delivered right to the doorstep. That is what Gabriel Gold prefers, and he is willing to pay for it
2、. If this is not possible, the 26-year-old computer technician will spend the extra money at the supermarket to buy organic food.“Organic produce is always better, Gold said, “The food is free of pesticides(农药), and you are generally supporting family farms instead of large farms. And more often tha
3、n not, it is locally(本地)grown and seasonal, so it is more tasty. Gold is one of a growing number of shoppers buying into the organic trend, and supermarkets across Britain are counting on more like him as they grow their organic food business. But how many shoppers really know what they are getting,
4、 and why are they willing to pay a higher price for organic produce? Market research shows that Gold and others who buy organic food can generally give clear reasons for their preferencesbut their knowledge of organic food is far from complete. For example, small amounts of pesticides can be used on
5、 organic products. And about three quarters of organic food in Britain is not local but imported (进口)to meet growing demand. “The demand for organic food is increasing by about one third every year, so it is a very fast-growing market. said Sue Flock, a specialist in this line of business.1. More an
6、d more people in Britain are buying organic food because.A. they are getting richerB. they can get the food anywhereC. they consider the food free of pollutionD. they like home-grown fruit2. Which of the following statements is TRUE to the facts about most organic produce sold in Britain?A. It grows
7、 indoors all year round.B. It is produced outside Britain.C. It is grown on family farms.D. It is produced on large farms.3. What is the meaning of the words the organic trends in the text?A. Growing interest in organic food.B. Better quality of organic food.C. Rising market of organic food.D. Highe
8、r prices of organic food.BDoes Fame Drive You Crazy?Although being famous might sound like a dream come true, todays stars, feeling like zoo animals, face pressures that few of us can imagine. They are at the center of much of the worlds attention. Paparazzi (狗仔队) camp outside their homes, cameras r
9、eady. Tabloids(小报) publish thrilling stories about their personal lives. Just imagine not being able to do anything without being photographed or interrupted for a signature!According to psychologist Christina Villarreal, celebritiesfamous peopleworry constantly about their public appearance. Eventu
10、ally, they start to lose track of who they really are, seeing themselves the way their fans imagine them, not as the people they were before everyone knew their names. “Over time,” Villarreal says, “they feel separated and alone.”The phenomenon of tracking celebrities has been around for ages. In th
11、e 4th century B. C. , painters followed Alexander the Great into battle, hoping to picture his victories for his admirers. When Charles Dickens visited America in the 19th century, his sold-out readings attracted thousands of fans, leading him to complain (抱怨) about his lack of privacy. Tabloids of
12、the 1920s and 1930s ran articles about film-stars in much the same way that modern tabloids and websites do.Being a public figure today, however, is a lot more difficult than it used to be. Superstars cannot move about without worrying about photographers with modern cameras. When they say something
13、 silly or do something ridiculous, there is always the Internet to spread the news in minutes and keep their “story” alive forever.If fame is so troublesome, why arent all celebrities running away from it? The answer is there are still ways to deal with it. Some stars stay calm by surrounding themse
14、lves with trusted friends and family or by escaping to remote places away from big cities. They focus not on how famous they are but on what they love to do or whatever made them famous in the first place.Sometimes a few celebrities can get a little justice. Still, even stars who enjoy full justice
15、often complain about how hard their lives are. They are tired of being famous already.4. It can be learned from the passage that stars today_.A. are often misunderstood by the publicB. can no longer have their privacy protectedC. spend too much on their public appearanceD. care little about how they
16、 have come into fame5. What is the main idea of Paragraph 3?A. Great heroes of the past were generally admired.B. The problem faced by celebrities has a long history.C. Well-known actors are usually targets of tabloids.D. Works of popular writers often have a lot of readers.6. What makes it much harder to be a celebrity today?A. Availabi
