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1、名校名师推荐Module5NewspapersandMagazines阅读理解组块专练一一练速度（限时：35分钟）I.阅读理解A（2018湖南长沙高三年级统一模拟考试）InbetweenrunningoneoftheworldslargestcharitableagenciesandactingasMicrosoftstechnologyadvisor,BillGatesmanagestofindtimetoreadbooks,bothlongandshort.NowGateswhohasbeenlabeleda“greedyreader-hasreleasedalistofhisfavori
2、tebooks.Allofthebooksarestandoutreads,accordingtothebillionaire,mostofwhicharefocusedonbusinessandeconomy.HereareBillstopfourpicks（withpartsofhisfullreviewofeachbook）.BusinessAdventures,byJohnBrooksBrookscollectionwaspublishedin1969andremainsoneofGatesfavorites.Here-readitagainthisyear,labelingitthe
3、bestbusinessbookhehaseverread.“Shortlyafterwemet,WarrenBuffettlentmethiscollectionofbusinessarticlesfromTheNewYorkerfromthe1950sand1960s.Ilovedthemasmuchashedid.Brooksinsights（洞察力）intobusinesshaveagedbeautifully,andtheyareastruetodayasever.”CapitalintheTwenty-FirstCentury,byThomasPikettyPikettysnove
4、lhittheshelvesinAugust2013andsparkedmuchdiscussionconcerningincomeinequalitythroughoutthisyear.GatesalsogottositdownwithPikettyhimselfafterreadingthenon-fictionworktodiscussthetopic.“AsItoldhim,althoughIhaveconcernsaboutsomeofhissecondarypointsandpolicyprescriptions,Iagreewithhismostimportantconclus
5、ions:inequalityisagrowingproblemandgovernmentsshouldplayaroleinreducingit.”HowAsiaWorks,byJoeStudwellStudwellswork,whichwaspublishedinMay2014,addresseshowcountriessuchasJapan,SouthKoreaandChinahavecontinuedtoachievehighgrowth,andwhyothercountrieshavefailedtodothesame.“Theagriculturesectionofthebookw
6、asparticularlyinsightful.ItprovidedamplefoodforthoughtformeaswellasthewholeAgricultureteamatourfoundation.AnditleftusthinkingaboutwhetherpartsoftheAsianmodelcanapplyinAfrica.”MakingtheModernWorld:MaterialsandDematerialization,byVaclavSmilSmilsbooksareaconstantfavoriteoftheMicrosoftsfounderoneofhisbo
7、oksmakesGateslistalmosteveryyear.MakingtheModernWorldcameoutlatein2013andexplorestheglobaluseofmaterials,fromsilicontowoodandplastic.“Ifanyonetriestotellyouwereusingfewermaterials,sendhimthisbook.Withhisusualskepticismandhisloveofdata,Smilshowshowourabilitytomakethingswithfewermaterialssay,sodacanst
8、hatneedlessaluminum-makesthemcheaper,whichactuallyencouragesmoreproduction.”【语篇解读】本文介绍了比尔盖茨喜欢阅读的四本关于商业和经济的书。【难句分析】Allofthebooksarestandoutreads,accordingtothebillionaire,mostofwhicharefocusedonbusinessandeconomy.分析：该句为主从复合句，句中mostofwhicharefocusedonbusinessandeconomy为非限制性定语从句。译文：根据这位亿万富翁所言，所有的这些书都是优
9、秀读物，其中大部分书专注于商业和经济。1. Thebooksmentionedinthetextareallabout.A. charityintheworldB. businessandeconomyC. povertyintheworldD. BillGateslifeexperience答案与解析：B细节理解题。根据第一段的最后一句Allofthebooksarestandoutreads,accordingtothebillionaire,mostofwhicharefocusedonbusinessandeconomy,可知，比尔盖茨喜欢的这些书都是优秀读物，其中大部分书专注于商业和
10、经济，故B项正确。【干扰项分析】A项意为“世界慈善”，C项意为“世界贫困”，D项意为“比尔盖茨的人生经历”，都与第一段的文意不符。2. Ofthebooks,isbestpraisedbyBillGates.A. HowAsiaWorksB. CapitalintheTwenty-FirstCenturyC. BusinessAdventuresD. MakingtheModernWorld:MaterialsandDematerialization答案与解析：C细节理解题。根据第三段的第二句Here-readitagainthisyear,labelingitthebestbusinessb
11、ookhehaseverread”可知，BusinessAdventures这本书是最受比尔盖茨称赞的，故C项正确。3. Gatesoncehadapersonaldiscussionwiththeauthorof.A. CapitalintheTwenty-FirstCenturyB. BusinessAdventuresC. HowAsiaWorksD. MakingtheModernWorld:MaterialsandDematerialization答案与解析：A细节理解题。根据第五段的第二句GatesalsogottositdownwithPikettyhimselfafterrea
12、dingthenon-fictionworktodiscussthetopic”可知，比尔盖茨和CapitalintheTwenty-FirstCentury这本书的作者坐下来交谈过，故A项正确。4. InHowAsiaWorks,theauthoranalyses.A. whyAfricanagriculturecannotdevelopfastB. howtheycanapplyAsianeconomicmodelinAfricancountriesC. whyAsiaisslowinagriculturaldevelopmentD. howsomeAsiancountrieshavera
13、pidlygrownineconomy答案与解析：D细节理解题。根据第七段的addresseshowcountriessuchasJapan,SouthKoreaandChinahavecontinuedtoachievehighgrowth”可知，HowAsiaWorks主要介绍了一些亚洲国家如日本、韩国和中国是如何快速发展经济的，故D项正确。B（2018东北三省四市教研联合体模拟二）InthetinyvillageofAngelica,NewYork,thepostofficeismorethanaplacetogetmailorsendpackages.Thereyoullfindthe
14、heartofthislovelycommunity.Itswherevillagersmeetandgreetfriends.WhenAngelicaspostofficewasthreatenedwithbeingclosedinthe1980s,avillager,Pat,cameupwithaplantosaveit.AtChristmastimeIwouldhearonthenewsabouttownsnamedSnoworBethlehemhavingcelebrations,saysPat.WhycouldntwedothesamethingwithAngelica?Pat,wh
15、oisanartist,createdapostalcancellation（邮戳）designfeaturinganAngelicaangel.ShedrewherangelsinatraditionalfashionandsubmittedhersuggestiontotheUI.S.PostalService.Onceapproved,thedrawingwascarvedintoacancellationstampthatcouldbeusedforonedayonly.Thepostmistress（女由B局局长）thenhadanotherideatomakethedayevenm
16、orespecial-callingthepostofficeAngelStation.ThelargeincreaseinmailamountsavedAngelicaspostofficefrombeingclosedandkeepsthedoorsopentoday.NowitstraditionthatonthefirstFridayinDecember,peoplecometoAngelicatomailtheirChristmascards.EachyeartheamountofmailgoingthroughtheAngelicaPostOfficeincreasesduringlateNovemberand
