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1、2022年高考英语二轮复习 政治经济文化类 阅读理解练习（3）xx高考英语阅读理解-政治经济文化类 On behalf of the Obama family，I want to wish you a very happy Thanksgiving Like many of you well spend the day with family and friends，catching up，eating some good food and watching a little footballBefore we lift a fork，we lend a hand by going out i
2、n the munity to serve some of our neighbors in needAnd we give thanks for each other， and for all of Gods blessingsWe all share this day，united by the gratitude for the bounty（慷慨） of this nationAnd we wele the contributions of all people-no matter their origin or color or beliefs-who call America ho
3、me， and who enrich the life of our nation It is a belief as old as our founding：“Epluribus unum” - that out of many，we are one We are reminded that this creed， and America itself was never an inevitability， but the result of ordinary people in every generation doing their part to uphold our founding
4、 ideals-by taking the blessings of freedom， and multiplying them for those who would follow As President Kennedy once wrote， even as we give thanks for all that weve inherited from those who came before us-“the decency（庄重，正派） of purpose， steadfastness（坚定）of resolve and strength of will， for the cour
5、age and the humility， which they possessed” we must also remember that “the highest appreciation is not to utter words but to live by them” Today，we are grateful to all Americans who do their part to live by those ideals， including our brave men and women in uniform overseas and their families， who
6、sacrifice so much to keep America safeWe are grateful to the countless Americans who serve their munities in soup kitchens and shelters，looking out for those who are less fortunate，and lifting up those who have fallen on hard times This generosity， this passion， this belief that we are each others k
7、eepers， is essential to who we are， not just on this day，but every dayIts easy to focus on what separates usBut as we gather with loved ones on this Thanksgiving， lets remember and be grateful for what ties us together Our love of countryOur mitment to justice and equalityOur belief that Americas be
8、st days are ahead，and that her destiny is ours to shape-and that our inherited ideals must be the birthright of all of our children Thats what today is all about：that out of many，we are oneThank you， God bless you【小题1】What makes America as it is today？ AThe blessings of GodBThe persistent efforts of
9、 all AmericansCThe contributions of people from different originDThe bonus of World War II【小题2】As is mentioned several times in the passage， the sentence “out of many， we are one” implies Aalthough we e from different places， now we share the same cultureBonjy if we unite as one can we make a better
10、 worldCwe are unique ones picked out by GodDamong the many countries in the world， America is the best one to live in【小题3】Whats the purpose by referring to President Kennedys saying？ ATo testify what we have today is inherited from our ancestorsBTo emphasis the importance of giving thanks to our for
11、efathers and fellowsCTo remind people to share happiness with othersDTo encourage every American to do their own part in building the country【小题4】President Obamas speech is made tocall on Americans to unite together and help each other raise money to help the people in needclarify how the Thanksgivi
12、ng es into beingexpress thanks to those who serve people at home or abroad ABCD xx高考英语阅读理解-政治经济文化类阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。Sunny countries are often poor. A shame, then, that solar power is still quite expensive. Eight19, a British pany by Cambridge University, has, however, invented a nov
13、el way to get round this. In return for a deposit of around $10 it is supplying poor Kenyan families with a solar cell able to generate 2.5 watts of electricity, a battery that can deliver a three amp（安培） current to store this electricity, and a lamp whose bulb is a light-emitting diode（二极管）. The fi
14、rm thinks that this system, once the battery is fully charged, is enough to light two small rooms and to power a mobile-phone charger for seven hours. Then, next day, it can be put outside and charged back up again.The trick is that, to be able to use the electricity, the systems keeper must buy a s
15、cratch cardfor as little as a dollaron which is printed a reference number. The keeper sends this reference, plus the serial number of the household solar unit, by SMS to Eight19. The panys server will respond automatically with an access code to the unit. Users may consider that they are paying an
16、hourly rate for their electricity. In fact, they are paying off the cost of the unit. After buying around $80 worth of scratch cardswhich Eight19 expects would take the average family around 18 monthsthe user will own it. He will then have the option of continuing to use it for nothing, or of trading
