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1、河北省秦皇岛市海港区2016高考英语阅读类暑假自练（13）阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Tim Richter and his wife, Linda, had taught for over 30 years near Buffalo, New Yorkhe in computers, she in special education. “Teaching means everything to us, Tim would say. In April 1998, he learned he would need a heart operation.
2、 It was the kind of news that leads to some serious thinking about lifes purpose. Not long after the surgery, Tim saw a brochure describing Imagination Library, a program started by Dolly Partons foundation(基金会) that mailed a book every month to children from birth to age five in the singers home to
3、wn of Sevier, Tennessee. “I thought, maybe Linda and I could do something like this when we retire, “ Tim recalls. He placed the brochure on his desk, “as a reminder. Five years later, now retired and with that brochure still on the desk, Tim clicked on imaginationlibrary. com. The program had been
4、opened up to partners who could take advantage of book and postage discounts. The quality of the books was of great concern to the Richters. Rather than sign up online, they went to Dollywood for a look-see. “We didnt want to give the children rubbish, says Linda. The booksreviewed each year by teac
5、hers, literacy specialists, and Dollywood board membersincluded classics such as Ezra Jack Keatss The Snowy Day and newer books like Anna Dewdneys Llama Llama series. Satisfied, the couple set up the Richter Family Foundation and got to work. Since 2004, they have shipped more than 12, 200 books to
6、preschoolers in their area. Megan Williams, a mother of four, is more than appreciative:“This program introduces us to books Ive never heard of.The Richters spend about $400 a month sending books to 200 children. “Some people sit there and wait to die, “ says Tim. “Others get as busy as they can in
7、the time they have left. 1. What led Tim to think seriously about the meaning of life? A. His health problem. B. His love for teaching.C. The influence of his wife.D. The news from the Web.2. What did Tim want to do after learning about Imagination Library? A. Give out brochures. B. Do something sim
8、ilar.C. Write books for children.D. Retire from being a teacher.3. According to the text, Dolly Parton is.A. a well-known surgeonB. a mother of a four-year-oldC. a singer born in Tennessee D. a computer programmer4. Why did the Richters go to Dollywood? A. To avoid signing up online.B. To meet Dolly
9、wood board members.C. To make sure the books were the newest.D. To see if the books were of good quality.5. What can we learn from Tims words in the last paragraph? A. He needs more money to help the children.B. He wonders why some people are so busy.C. He tries to save those waiting to die.D. He co
10、nsiders his efforts worthwhile.【参考答案】15、 ABCDD阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。Wal-Mart is not just the worlds largest retailer （零售商）. Its the worlds largest company, which sells in three months what number-two retailer Home Depot sells in a year. Wal-Mart exercises its power for just one purpose:
11、 to bring the lowest possible prices to its customers. At Wal-Mart, that goal is never reached. The retailer has a clear policy for suppliers: On basic products that dont change, the price Wal-Mart will pay, and will charge shoppers, must drop year after year. But what almost no one outside the worl
12、d of Wal-Mart and none of its 21,000 suppliers know is the high cost of those low prices. To survive in the face of its pricing demands, makers of everything from bikes to jeans have had to close US plants in favor of obtaining products from abroad. Indeed, the real story of Wal-Mart, the story that
13、 never gets told, is the story of the pressure the biggest retailer constantly applies to its suppliers in the name of bringing us every day low prices. The giant retailer s low prices often come with a high cost. Wal-Mart s pressure can crush the companies it does business with and force them to se
14、nd jobs overseas. Are we shopping our way straight to the unemployment line? Of course, US companies have been moving jobs offshore for decades, long before Wal-Mart was a retailing power. But there is no question that the chain is helping accelerate the loss of American jobs to low-wage countries s
15、uch as Thailand. People ask, How can it be bad for things to come into the US cheaply? Sure, its great to have bargains. But you can t buy anything if you re not employed. There is no question that Wal-Marts drive to squeeze out cost has benefited consumers. By now, it is accepted wisdom that Wal-Ma
16、rt makes the companies it does business with more efficient and focused. Wal-Mart itself is known for continuous improvement in its ability to handle, move, and track goods. It is legendary （传奇） for forcing its suppliers to redesign everything from their packaging to their computer systems. It is also legendary for quite straightforwardly telling the
