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1、训练192阅读理解阅读填空语法填空(建议用时45分钟).阅读理解AChinese consumerscrazy appetite for luxury goods and services appears unstoppable，with just 2 percent of the Chinese population responsible for onethird of the worlds luxury items.As Chinas economic miracle develops，the market opportunities for all sorts of luxury go
2、ods and services are increasing.Luxury consumption in China now extends ways beyond wellknown cars，clothing and jewelry brands.For example，the luxury jet market in China is the fastestgrowing in the world，even outstripping that of the United States，with a market share of 25 percent.This trend appear
3、s to continue，with 20 to 30 percent growth expected in China，compared with only 2 to 3 percent in the US.But more importantly，Chinas luxury jet market growth represents a major development in the private consumption of luxury items.Chinas highquality red wine market also provides evidence of the gro
4、wth in private consumption of luxury goods.In 2013，China became the largest market for red wine in the world，even overtaking France，with 1.86 billion bottles consumed in China last year.Over the past five years，Chinas red wine consumption has grown 136 percent.According to my ongoing consumer resear
5、ch in this area while working at the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing，public consumption of such expensive global luxury brands such as Prada and Armani is easily explained by the desire to “ gain face” and publicly display social climbing through material possessions.On
6、 the other hand，it is “ selfreward” that lies behind consumer motivation in this area.Chinese consumers who have experienced rapid financial and economic gains appear particularly prone to the need to reward themselves for their success.But this has little to do with “ gaining face” and impressing o
7、thers and much more to do with the need for personal contentment.Finally，the growth in private luxury consumption in China is set to continue in part due to the maturity of the Chinese consumer and advancement of Chinese consumer culture generally.1What do you think the author would most probably be
8、?AA news reporter.BAn accountant.CA professor. DA conductor.2The underlined word “ outstripping” in Paragraph 2 probably means “_”Afalling far behind ofBgoing out ofCgoing far ahead ofDkeeping pace with3What can we learn from Paragraph 2 and 3?AChinas luxury jet market growth is only 2% to 3%.BFranc
9、e was once the largest market for red wine in the world before 2013.CThe luxury jet market in the US shares 25% of the jet consumption in the world.DChinas red wine consumption has increased to 1.86 billion bottles since 2013.4What can be the best title for the passage?AFuture Private Luxury Consump
10、tion in ChinaBChinese Appetite for Luxury Goods and ServicesCThe Potential Luxury Jet Market in ChinaDThe Maturity of the Chinese Consumers【语篇解读】本文主要讨论了中国奢侈消费不断增长的问题。1解析：选C。根据第四段第一句中的“According to my ongoing consumer research in this area while working at the University of International Business and
11、 Economics in Beijing”可推知，作者有可能是一名大学教授，即C项正确。2解析：选C。根据第二段中的“For example，the luxury jet market in China is the fastestgrowing in the world”和“This trend appears to continue，with 20 to 30 percent growth expected in China，compared with only 2 to 3 percent in the US”可推知，此处C项正确。3解析：选B。根据第三段的第二句“In 2013，Ch
12、ina became the largest market for red wine in the world，even overtaking France，with 1.86 billion bottles consumed in China last year”可推知，2013年以前法国是世界上红酒的最大消费市场，即B项正确。4解析：选B。文章第一段开篇点题，结合全文的整体内容可知，本文主要讨论的是中国人对奢侈商品及服务热烈追捧的问题，即B项正确。B(2015福建福州二次质检) The 2014 Nobel Prize in Literature went to the French no
13、velist for“ the art of memory with which he has uncovered the lifeworld of the occupation”Although the 69yearold writer is a very popular literary figure in France，he is little known elsewhere.So who is this Patrick Modiano，why does his memory have such an influence upon him，and what exactly has he
14、uncovered?Modiano was born in a suburb of Paris right after World War ended in Europe in July 1945.His father was a JewishItalian businessman who met his Belgian actress mother during the Nazi occupation of Paris.As The New Yorker magazine put it，Europeans born in 1945 share a conditionThey escaped
15、the war，but “not the taint (污点) of the war”Modianos life has been influenced by Nazi Germanys occupation during the war，and his familys connections to it.According to New Yorkbased newspaper Forward，his father survived the war dishonorably.When ParisJews were brought together to be sent to concentra
16、tion camps，the businessman did not join them but spent the time making money from deals with Nazis on the black market.“The novelist has a duty to record the lives of the people who have disappeared，the people who were made to disappear，” French writer Clemence Boulouque，also an expert in Jewish studies，told The New Yorker magazine.In
