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热点练 06 阅读理解话题-社会现象
历年全国高考英语阅读理解的题型无非基本都是考查主旨大意、词义猜测、推理判
断和细节理解四大题型。其中，命题以细节理解题为主，推理判断题为辅，又兼顾
词义猜测题和主旨大意题。细节理解题和推理判断题主要考查的是对原文具体细节
的理解和把控能力，难度相对较小，广大考生除了平时必要的阅读量和词汇量的积
累以外，掌握一定的解题技巧对解答阅读理解题来说也是至关重要的。
特别注意并做记号的有：
(1)标志类、指示类的信息。
①表示并列关系：and, also, coupled with等；
②表示转折关系：but, yet, however, by contrast等；
③表示因果关系：therefore, thereby, consequently, as a result等；
④表示递进关系：in addition to, even, what’s more, furthermore等；
⑤表示重要性的词：prime, above all, first等。
以上关键词有助于我们对文章逻辑结构的把握。
(2)具有感情色彩、显示作者态度的词：blind盲目的(贬), excessively过
分的(贬), objective(客观)等。
服务与沟通
生活与工作
社会发展真题链接
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Passage 1
（2022新高考I卷C篇）The elderly residents (居民) in care homes in London are being given
hens to look after to stop them feeling lonely.
The project was dreamed up by a local charity (慈善组织) to reduce loneliness and improve
elderly people’s wellbeing. It is also being used to help patients suffering dementia, a serious
illness of the mind. Staff in care homes have reported a reduction in the use of medicine where
hens are in use.
Among those taking part in the project is 80-year-old Ruth Xavier. She said: “I used to keep
hens when I was younger and had to prepare their breakfast each morning before I went to school.
”
“I like the project a lot. I am down there in my wheelchair in the morning letting the hens out
and down there again at night to see they’ve gone to bed.”
“It’s good to have a different focus. People have been bringing their children in to see the
hens and residents come and sit outside to watch them. I’m enjoying the creative activities, and it
feels great to have done something useful.”
There are now 700 elderly people looking after hens in 20 care homes in the North East, and
the charity has been given financial support to roll it out countrywide.
Wendy Wilson, extra care manager at 60 Penfold Street, one of the first to embark on the
project, said: “Residents really welcome the idea of the project and the creative sessions. We are
looking forward to the benefits and fun the project can bring to people here.”
Lynn Lewis, director of Notting Hill Pathways, said: “We are happy to be taking part in the
project. It will really help connect our residents through a shared interest and creative activities.”
1．What is the purpose of the project?
A．To ensure harmony in care homes. B．To provide part-time jobs for the aged.
C．To raise money for medical research. D．To promote the elderly people’s welfare.
2．How has the project affected Ruth Xavier?
A．She has learned new life skills. B．She has gained a sense of achievement.
C．She has recovered her memory. D．She has developed a strong personality.
3．What do the underlined words “embark on” mean in paragraph 7?A．Improve. B．Oppose. C．Begin. D．Evaluate.
4．What can we learn about the project from the last two paragraphs?
A．It is well received. B．It needs to be more creative.
C．It is highly profitable. D．It takes ages to see the results.
Passage 2
（2021浙江1月卷B篇）At the start of the 20th century, an American engineer named John
Elfreth Watkins made predictions about life today. His predictions about slowing population
growth, mobile phones and increasing height were close to the mark. But he was wrong in one
prediction: that everybody would walk 10 miles a day.
Today, in Australia, most children on average fall 2, 000 steps short of the physical activity
they need to avoid being overweight. In the early 1970s, 40 per cent of children walked to school,
while in 2010, it was as low as 15 percent.
The decline is not because we have all become lazy. Families are pressed for time, many with
both parents working to pay for their house, often working hours not of their choosing, living in
car-dependent neighborhoods with limited public transport.
The other side of the coin is equally a deprivation: for health and well-being, as well as lost
opportunities (机会) for children to get to know their local surroundings. And for parents there are
lost opportunities to walk and talk with their young scholar about their day.
Most parents will have eagerly asked their child about their day, only to meet with a “good”,
quickly followed by “I’m hungry”. This is also my experience as a mother. But somewhere over
the daily walk more about my son’s day comes out. I hear him making sense of friendship and its
limits. This is the unexpected and rare parental opportunity to hear more.
Many primary schools support walking school-bus routes ( 路 线 ), with days of
regular, parent-accompanied walks. Doing just one of these a few times a week is better than
nothing. It can be tough to begin and takes a little planning-running shoes by the front door,
lunches made the night before, umbrellas on rainy days and hats on hot ones-but it's certainly
worth trying.
5．Why does the author mention Watkins' predictions in the first paragraph?
A．To make comparisons. B．To introduce the topic.
C．To support her argument. D．To provide examples.
6．What has caused the decrease in Australian children’s physical activity?
A．Plain laziness. B．Health problems.
C．Lack of time. D．Security concerns.
7．Why does the author find walking with her son worthwhile?
A．She can get relaxed after work. B．She can keep physically fit.
C．She can help with her son's study. D．She can know her son better.Passage 3
（2021全国乙卷B篇）When almost everyone has a mobile phone, why are more than half of
Australian homes still paying for a landline (座机)?
These days you’d be hard pressed to find anyone in Australia over the age of 15 who doesn’t
own a mobile phone. In fact plenty of younger kids have one in their pocket. Practically everyone
can make and receive calls anywhere, anytime.
Still, 55 percent of Australians have a landline phone at home and only just over a quarter
(29%) rely only on their smartphones according to a survey (调查). Of those Australians who still
have a landline, a third concede that it’s not really necessary and they’re keeping it as a security
blanket — 19 percent say they never use it while a further 13 percent keep it in case of
emergencies. I think my home falls into that category.
More than half of Australian homes are still choosing to stick with their home phone. Age is
naturally a factor (因素)— only 58 percent of Generation Ys still use landlines now and then,
compared to 84 percent of Baby Boomers who’ve perhaps had the same home number for 50
years. Age isn’t the only factor; I’d say it’s also to do with the makeup of your household.
Generation Xers with young families, like my wife and I, can still find it convenient to have a
home phone rather than providing a mobile phone for every family member. That said, to be
honest the only people who ever ring our home phone are our Baby Boomers parents, to the point
where we play a game and guess who is calling before we pick up the phone (using Caller ID
would take the fun out of it).
How attached are you to your landline? How long until they go the way of gas street lamps
and morning milk deliveries?
20．What does paragraph 2 mainly tell us about mobile phones?
A．Their target users. B．Their wide popularity.
C．Their major functions. D．Their complex design.
21．What does the underlined word “concede” in paragraph 3 mean?
A．Admit. B．Argue.
C．Remember. D．Remark.
22．What can we say about Baby Boomers?
A．They like smartphone games. B．They enjoy guessing callers’ identity.
C．They keep using landline phones. D．They are attached to their family.
23．What can be inferred about the landline from the last paragraph?
A．It remains a family necessity.
B．It will fall out of use some day.
C．It may increase daily expenses.
D．It is as important as the gas light.
Passage 4（2020全国III卷C篇）With the young unable to afford to leave home and the old at risk of
isolation(孤独), more families are choosing to live together.
The doorway to peace and quiet, for Nick Bright at least, leads straight to his mother-in-law,
she lives on the ground floor, while he lives upstairs with his wife and their two daughters.
Four years ago they all moved into a three-storey Victorian house in Bristol - one of a
growing number of multigenerational families in the UK living together under the same roof.
They share a front door and a washing machine, but Rita Whitehead has her own kitchen,
bathroom, bedroom and living room on the ground floor.
“We floated the idea to my mum of sharing at a house,” says Kathryn Whitehead. Rita cuts
in: “We spoke more with Nick because I think it’s a big thing for Nick to live with his mother-in-
law.”
And what does Nick think? “From my standpoint, it all seems to work very well. Would I
recommend it? Yes, I think I would.”
It’s hard to tell exactly how many people agree with him, but research indicates that the
numbers have been rising for some time. Official reports suggest that the number of households
with three generations living together had risen from 325,000 in 2001to 419,000 in 2013.
Other varieties of multigenerational family are more common. Some people live with their
elderly parents; many more adult children are returning to the family home, if they ever left. It is
said that about 20% of 25-34-year-olds live with their parents, compared with 16% in 1991.The
total number of all multigenerational households in Britain is thought to be about 1.8 million.
Stories like that are more common in parts of the world where multigenerational living is
more firmly rooted. In India, particularly outside cities, young women are expected to move in
with their husband’s family when they get married.
24．Who mainly uses the ground floor in the Victorian house in Bristol?
A．Nick. B．Rita. C．Kathryn D．The daughters.
25．What is Nick’s attitude towards sharing the house with his mother-in -law?
A．Positive. B．Carefree. C．Tolerant. D．Unwilling.
26．What is the author’s statement about multigenerational family based on?
A．Family traditions. B．Financial reports. C．Published statistics. D．Public opinions.
27．What is the text mainly about?
A．Lifestyles in different countries. B．Conflicts between generations.
C．A housing problem in Britain. D．A rising trend of living in the UK.
Passage5
（2022全国甲卷D篇）Sometime in the early 1960s, a significant thing happened in Sydney,
Australia. The city discovered its harbor. Then, one after another, Sydney discovered lots of thingsthat were just sort of there — broad parks, superb beaches, and a culturally diverse population.
But it is the harbor that makes the city.
Andrew Reynolds, a cheerful fellow in his early 30s, pilots Sydney ferryboats for a living. I
spent the whole morning shuttling back and forth across the harbor. After our third run Andrew
shut down the engine, and we went our separate ways — he for a lunch break, I to explore the
city.
“I’ll miss these old boats,” he said as we parted.
“How do you mean?” I asked.
“Oh, they’re replacing them with catamarans. Catamarans are faster, but they’re not so
elegant, and they’re not fun to pilot. But that’s progress, I guess.”
Everywhere in Sydney these days, change and progress are the watchwords (口号), and
traditions are increasingly rare. Shirley Fitzgerald, the city’s official historian, told me that in its
rush to modernity in the 1970s, Sydney swept aside much of its past, including many of its finest
buildings. “Sydney is confused about itself,” she said. “We can’t seem to make up our minds
whether we want a modern city or a traditional one. It’s a conflict that we aren’t getting any better
at resolving (解决).”
On the other hand, being young and old at the same time has its attractions. I considered this
when I met a thoughtful young businessman named Anthony. “Many people say that we lack
culture in this country,” he told me. “What people forget is that the Italians, when they came to
Australia, brought 2000 years of their culture, the Greeks some 3000 years, and the Chinese more
still. We’ve got a foundation built on ancient cultures but with a drive and dynamism of a young
country. It’s a pretty hard combination to beat.”
He is right, but I can’t help wishing they would keep those old ferries.
35．What is the first paragraph mainly about?
A．Sydney’s striking architecture. B．The cultural diversity of Sydney.
C．The key to Sydney’s development. D．Sydney’s tourist attractions in the 1960s.
36．What can we learn about Andrew Reynolds?
A．He goes to work by boat. B．He looks forward to a new life.
C．He pilots catamarans well. D．He is attached to the old ferries.
37．What does Shirley Fitzgerald think of Sydney?
A．It is losing its traditions. B．It should speed up its progress.
C．It should expand its population. D．It is becoming more international.
38．Which statement will the author probably agree with?
A．A city can be young and old at the same time.
B．A city built on ancient cultures is more dynamic.
C．Modernity is usually achieved at the cost of elegance.
D．Compromise should be made between the local and the foreign.Passage6
（2022全国乙卷D篇）The Government’s sugar tax on soft drinks has brought in half as much
money as Ministers first predicted it would generate, the first official data on the policy has
shown.
First announced in April, 2016, the tax which applies to soft drinks containing more than 5g
of sugar per 100ml, was introduced to help reduce childhood obesity (肥胖). It is believed that
today’s children and teenagers are consuming three times the recommended level of sugar, putting
them at a higher risk of the disease.
Initially the sugar tax was expected to make £520m a year for the Treasury. However, data of
the first six months showed it would make less than half this amount. At present it is expected to
generate £240m for the year ending in April 2019, which will go to school sports.
It comes after more than half of soft drinks sold in shops have had their sugar levels cut by
manufacturers (制造商) so they can avoid paying the tax. Drinks now contain 45 million fewer
kilos of sugar as a result of manufacturers’ efforts to avoid the charge, according to Treasury
figures. Since April drinks companies have been forced to pay between 18p and 24p for every litre
of sugary drink they produce or import, depending on the sugar content.
However, some high sugar brands, like Classic Coca Cola, have accepted the sugar tax and
are refusing to change for fear of upsetting consumers. Fruit juices, milk-based drinks and most
alcoholic drinks are free of the tax, as are small companies manufacturing fewer than 1m litres per
year.
Today’s figures, according to one government official, show the positive influence the sugar
tax is having by raising millions of pounds for sports facilities (设施) and healthier eating in
schools. Helping the next generation to have a healthy and active childhood is of great importance,
and the industry is playing its part.
39．Why was the sugar tax introduced?
A．To collect money for schools. B．To improve the quality of drinks.
C．To protect children’s health. D．To encourage research in education.
40．How did some drinks companies respond to the sugar tax?
A．They turned to overseas markets. B．They raised the prices of their products.
C．They cut down on their production. D．They reduced their products’ sugar content.
41．From which of the following is the sugar tax collected?
A．Most alcoholic drinks.
B．Milk-based drinks.
C．Fruit juices.
D．Classic Coke.
42．What can be inferred about the adoption of the sugar tax policy?
A．It is a short-sighted decision. B．It is a success story.C．It benefits manufacturers. D．It upsets customers.
Passage 9
（2022新高考 I卷D篇）Human speech contains more than 2,000 different sounds, from the
common “m” and “a” to the rare clicks of some southern African languages. But why are certain
sounds more common than others? A ground-breaking, five-year study shows that diet-related
changes in human bite led to new speech sounds that are now found in half the world’s languages.
More than 30 years ago, the scholar Charles Hockett noted that speech sounds called
labiodentals, such as “f” and “v”, were more common in the languages of societies that ate softer
foods. Now a team of researchers led by Damián Blasi at the University of Zurich, Switzerland,
has found how and why this trend arose.
They discovered that the upper and lower front teeth of ancient human adults were aligned
(对齐), making it hard to produce labiodentals, which are formed by touching the lower lip to the
upper teeth. Later, our jaws changed to an overbite structure (结构), making it easier to produce
such sounds.
The team showed that this change in bite was connected with the development of agriculture
in the Neolithic period. Food became easier to chew at this point. The jawbone didn’t have to do
as much work and so didn’t grow to be so large.
Analyses of a language database also confirmed that there was a global change in the sound
of world languages after the Neolithic age, with the use of “f” and “v” increasing remarkably
during the last few thousand years. These sounds are still not found in the languages of many
hunter-gatherer people today.
This research overturns the popular view that all human speech sounds were present when
human beings evolved around 300,000 years ago. “The set of speech sounds we use has not
necessarily remained stable since the appearance of human beings, but rather the huge variety of
speech sounds that we find today is the product of a complex interplay of things like biological
change and cultural evolution,” said Steven Moran, a member of the research team.
43．Which aspect of the human speech sound does Damián Blasi’s research focus on?
A．Its variety. B．Its distribution. C．Its quantity. D．Its development.
44．Why was it difficult for ancient human adults to produce labiodentals?
A．They had fewer upper teeth than lower teeth.
B．They could not open and close their lips easily.
C．Their jaws were not conveniently structured.
D．Their lower front teeth were not large enough.
45．What is paragraph 5 mainly about?
A．Supporting evidence for the research results.
B．Potential application of the research findings.
C．A further explanation of the research methods.D．A reasonable doubt about the research process.
46．What does Steven Moran say about the set of human speech sounds?
A．It is key to effective communication. B．It contributes much to cultural diversity.
C．It is a complex and dynamic system. D．It drives the evolution of human beings.
Passage7
（2021 全国甲卷 D 篇）Who is a genius? This question has greatly interested humankind for
centuries.
Let’s state clearly: Einstein was a genius. His face is almost the international symbol for
genius. But we want to go beyond one man and explore the nature of genius itself. Why is it that
some people are so much more intelligent or creative than the rest of us? And who are they?
In the sciences and arts, those praised as geniuses were most often white men, of European
origin. Perhaps this is not a surprise. It’s said that history is written by the victors, and those
victors set the standards for admission to the genius club. When contributions were made by
geniuses outside the club—women, or people of a different color or belief—they were
unacknowledged and rejected by others.
A study recently published by Science found that as young as age six, girls are less likely
than boys to say that members of their gender(性别)are “really, really smart.” Even worse, the
study found that girls act on that belief: Around age six they start to avoid activities said to be for
children who are “really, really smart.” Can our planet afford to have any great thinkers become
discouraged and give up? It doesn’t take a genius to know the answer: absolutely not.
Here’s the good news. In a wired world with constant global communication, we’re all
positioned to see flashes of genius wherever they appear. And the more we look, the more we will
see that social factors(因素)like gender, race, and class do not determine the appearance of genius.
As a writer says, future geniuses come from those with “intelligence, creativity, perseverance(毅
力), and simple good fortune, who are able to change the world.”
47．What does the author think of victors’ standards for joining the genius club?
A．They’re unfair. B．They’re conservative.
C．They’re objective. D．They’re strict.
48．What can we infer about girls from the study in Science?
A．They think themselves smart.
B．They look up to great thinkers.
C．They see gender differences earlier than boys.
D．They are likely to be influenced by social beliefs
49．Why are more geniuses known to the public?
A．Improved global communication.
B．Less discrimination against women.
C．Acceptance of victors’ concepts.D．Changes in people’s social positions.
50．What is the best title for the text?
A．Geniuses Think Alike B．Genius Takes Many Forms
C．Genius and Intelligence D．Genius and Luck
Passage 8
（2020浙江7月卷B篇）The traffic signals along Factoria Boulevard in Bellevue, Washington,
generally don't flash the same length of green twice in a row, especially at rush hour. At 9:30am,
the full red/yellow/green signal cycle might be 140 seconds. By 9:33am, a burst of additional
traffic might push it to 145 seconds. Less traffic at 9:37am could push it down to 135. Just like the
traffic itself, the timing of the signals changes.
That is by design. Bellevue, a fast-growing city just east of Seattle, uses a system that is
gaining popularity around the US: intersection(十字路口) signals that can adjust in real time to
traffic conditions. These lights, known as adaptive signals, have led to significant declines in both
the trouble and cost of travels between work and home.
“Adaptive signals can make sure that the traffic demand that is there is being addressed, ”
says Alex Stevanovic, a researcher at Florida Atlantic University.
For all of Bellevue’s success, adaptive signals are not a cure-all for jammed roadways. Kevin
Balke, a research engineer at the Texas A&M University Transportation Institute, says that while
smart lights can be particularly beneficial for some cities, others are so jammed that only a sharp
reduction in the number of cars on the road will make a meaningful difference. “It’s not going to
fix everything, but adaptive signals have some benefits for smaller cities,” he says.
In Bellevue, the switch to adaptive signals has been a lesson in the value of welcoming new
approaches. In the past, there was often an automatic reaction to increased traffic: just widen the
roads, says Mark Poch, the Bellevue Transportation Department’s traffic engineering manager.
Now he hopes that other cities will consider making their streets run smarter instead of just
making them bigger.
51．What does the underlined word “that” in paragraph 2 refer to?
A．Increased length of green lights. B．Shortened traffic signal cycle.
C．Flexible timing of traffic signals. D．Smooth traffic flow on the road.
52．What does Kevin Balke say about adaptive signals?
A．They work better on broad roads.
B．They should be used in other cities.
C．They have greatly reduced traffic on the road.
D．They are less helpful in cities seriously jammed.
53．What can we learn from Bellevue’s success?
A．It is rewarding to try new things. B．The old methods still work today.
C．It pays to put theory into practice. D．The simplest way is the best way.Passage 9
（2020全国III卷D篇）We are the products of evolution, and not just evolution that occurred
billions of years ago. As scientists look deeper into our genes (基因), they are finding examples of
human evolution in just the past few thousand years. People in Ethiopian highlands have adapted
to living at high altitudes. Cattle -raising people in East Africa and northern Europe have gained a
mutation (突变) that helps them digest milk as adults.
On Thursday in an article published in Cell, a team of researchers reported a new kind of
adaptation - not to air or to food, but to the ocean. A group of sea-dwelling people in Southeast
Asia have evolved into better divers. The Bajau, as these people are known, number in the
hundreds of thousands in Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines. They have traditionally lived
on houseboats; in recent times, they’ve also built houses on stilts (支柱) in coastal waters. “They
are simply a stranger to the land,” said Redney C．Jubilado, a University of Hawaii researcher
who studies the Bajau.
Dr. Jubilado first met the Bajau while growing up on Samal Island in the Philippines. They
made a living as divers, spearfishing or harvesting shellfish. “We were so amazed that they could
stay underwater much longer than us local islanders,” Dr. Jubilado said. “I could see them actually
walking under the sea.”
In2015, Melissa Ilardo, then a graduate student in genetics at the University of Copenhagen,
heard about the Bajau. She wondered if centuries of diving could have led to the evolution of
physical characteristics that made the task easier for them. “it seemed like the perfect chance for
natural selection to act on a population,” said Dr. Ilardo. She also said there were likely a number
of other genes that help the Bajau dive.
54．What does the author want to tell us by the examples in paragraph 1?
A．Environmental adaptation of cattle raisers. B．New knowledge of human evolution.
C．Recent findings of human origin. D．Significance of food selection.
55．Where do the Bajau build their houses?
A．In valleys. B．Near rivers. C．On the beach. D．Off the coast.
56．Why was the young Jubilado astonished at the Bajau?
A．They could walk on stilts all day. B．They had a superb way of fishing.
C．They could stay long underwater. D．They lived on both land and water.
57．What can be a suitable title for the text?
A．Bodies Remodeled for a Life at Sea B．Highlanders’ Survival Skills
C．Basic Methods of Genetic Research D．The World’s Best Divers
热点练（每篇限时7分钟）
（2021·云南·二模）
Over the past two weeks, I've lost my passport, barked at a neighbor and published a picture
of myself wearing a kid's superhero costume. Forgetfulness, anger and poor decision-making are
all signs of sleep shortage.
And I'm not alone.
“I average around six hours a night,” admits Paul, who's lived in Shanghai for three years.
“But how much of that is deep sleep, I don't know.”
Lisa works in a hotel. “I struggle to switch off,” she says, “a glass of red wine with dinner
helps.”
March 21 is the World Sleep Day, an annual event in celebration of slumber, or sleep. When
sleep problems become a global epidemic, it's time to ask: “Am I getting enough?”
The lack of sleep throughout industrialized nations is damaging our health, wellness and
safety. We're dog-tired, the impact of which is enough to keep anyone up at night.
A global experiment is performed on 1.6 billion people across 70 countries twice a year:
daylight savings. When one hour of sleep is lost in spring, there's a 24 percent increase in heart
attacks, and in autumn, when the hour is regained, a 21 percent reduction.
Good sleep increases concentration, attention and decision-making. Creativity goes up, and
our ability to find novel solutions to complex problems is hugely improved. Sleep reduces mood
swings and stress levels. We drink less alcohol and make better food choices when rested.
Take sleep seriously. It's not a luxury, but a biological necessity. It's our life-support system
and let it be our superpower.
13．Why does the author mention his own experiences in Paragraph 1?
A．To draw attention to his situation. B．To complain about lacking sleep.
C．To introduce the topic of the text. D．To raise a question about deep sleep.
14．What does the underlined phrase “switch off” in Paragraph 4 mean?
A．Turn off. B．Disinterest someone. C．Stop talking. D．Fall asleep.
15．What is the finding of the global experiment?
A．The loss of sleep increases the risk of heart attacks.
B．Short sleep is linked to mental health problems.
C．Good sleep leads to better work performances.
D．Red wine is effective in treating sleeplessness.
16．What does the author suggest about sleep?
A．Celebrating the World Sleep Day. B．Paying attention to sleep problems.
C．Getting six hours' sleep every day. D．Taking sleeping pills when necessary.
（2021·广西·南宁三中模拟预测）Have Chinese audiences on average spent more time watching entertainment content online
in this uncommon year when the battle against COVD-19 is still being fought? In the latest annual
report released by Tencent Video, one of the largest streaming sites in China, the answer is yes.
An average consumer has spent 133.9 minutes each day watching TV dramas, a 10 percent
increase compared to last year, according to the report. Interestingly, TV romantic dramas account
for 36 percent of all 131 television series newly streamed on the site this year, topping all genres.
In the overseas market, Chinese dramas are seeing a rise in popularity, stimulated by hit costume
dramas like Three Lives Three Worlds. The report shows that subscribers of WeTV, the overseas
version of Tencent Video that is available in more than 110 countries and regions, have risen 175
percent over last year.
Shows with strong female roles are more popular, exemplified by the hit series Nothing but
Thirty, the report said. It also found that a quality trailer played a vital role in drawing audiences,
as about 90 percent of consumers pick their choices among the options from trailers.
Through Nov 30, a total of 15 online films have earned more than 10 million yuan, driving
the annual box office receipts on Tencent Video to nearly 500 million yuan this year. While TV
series are almost “dominated” by female audiences, men were favored online movies more.
Nearly 70 percent of online film viewers are men, whose favorite themes center on fantasy,
comedy and adventure.
17．What does paragraph 2 mainly talk about?
A．The cost of making TV dramas. B．The characteristics of TV dramas.
C．The popularity of TV dramas. D．The overseas version of some TV dramas.
18．Why a quality trailer is essential?
A．Because it shows the content of a drama.
B．Because most audiences choose drama depend on it.
C．Because it costs a large amount of money.
D．Because it includes the introduction of the characters.
19．Who has a more preference for online films?
A．Children. B．The old. C．Female. D．Male.
20．Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A．The drama popular with Chinese
B．High-quality film
C．Chinese female roles in TV dramas
D．Chinese dramas gain more popularity nowadays
（2021·贵州贵阳·二模）
Audiences may be ready to return. Will they have anything to watch? It is turning out to be a
long pause.Cinemas across the West closed in March and, despite attempts to reopen in the summer, the
box office has not recovered. From October 9th Cineworld, the world's second-largest chain, will
temporarily shut its 536 Regal theaters in America and its 127 British ones. AMC, the biggest,
will cut the opening hours at some Odeon cinemas in Britain.
Early in the pandemic the problem was audiences. In March Disney's "Onward" closed as
people refused to breathe the air with a crowd of strangers. Business got harder when governments
ordered theaters to shut.
As countries have cased （解除）restrictions and audiences prepared to return, cinemas are
finding little to show them. In China, where Covid-19 seems under control, studios have resumed
pumping out hits. But Hollywood will not risk premiering （首映）costly blockbusters （大
片）while many markets, including New York and California, remain closed, and cinema-goers
cautious. Most big titles have been postponed.
Nine months without income would be disastrous （灾难性的）.America's National
Association of Theatre Owners predicts that seven out of ten small or medium-sized cinema
companies will go bust （破产）,which it has urged Congress to approve.
Both AMC and Cineworld are likely to stop a contract or file for going bust, believes
Moody's, a ratings agency; AMC could run out of cash by January. Share prices of Western
operators have dropped sharply this year, and are now worth a fifth as much as five years ago.
Chinese ones have done better.
21．Which company will reduce the opening hours in Britain?
A．Cineworld. B．Odeon.
C．AMC． D．Hollywood.
22．What makes the cinema business get harder?
A．Government's restriction. B．Films' attraction.
C．Audience's attitude. D．Operators, signing contracts.
23．What is the situation in Hollywood?
A．They are applying for going bust.
B．They are complained by the audiences.
C．They will offer the audience more big titles.
D．They put off premiering most big blockbusters.
24．What does the text mainly talk about?
A．A few famous film companies. B．Covid-19's effect on the cinemas.
C．The global economic situation. D．Audience's desiring for films.
（2021·四川·石室中学模拟预测）
In Chinese cities, people in yellow or blue suits riding e-bikes are easy to see. They rush between
traffic from restaurants to homes and businesses, regardless of wind or rain. They are food
deliverymen. Although they make our life more convenient, this can come at a cost for them.“The food deliverymen are trapped in the app," says an article in the Chinese magazine
Portrait, which has triggered a discussion. It pointed out that on food delivery service platforms
Eleme and Meituan, the time limit and route for each delivery order is calculated by an algorithm
（算法），which doesn't consider real-life situations such as red lights, speed limits and fully
occupied elevators.
Based on the algorithm, the deadline for a delivery order within 2 kilometers is 30 minutes.
Within that time, a deliveryman has to pick up the order and deliver it to the customer. Besides,
the time limit has been gradually shortened in recent years. Delay could mean a reduce in pay so
deliverymen speed up, often breaking traffic rules and putting people's lives at risk.
Many people criticized the platforms and asked them to improve the regulations applied to
the deliverymen. In response, on Sept 9, Eleme announced it would add a button to the app, which
allows customers to prolong the time limit for their order, and encouraged customers to show
more respect for deliverymen. But this created more heated debate, as some felt the company was
dodging the problem and distracting attention.
They commented that the move was illogical, as the deliverymen are following rules made by
their employers, and problems should be solved between the two. They felt the company was
putting the responsibility on the users rather than solving the problem themselves. Also, even with
the ability to allow more time for delivery, it may not fully address the issue. "If I give them five
more minutes, they would not use it to ride slowly or obey the traffic rules. They would simply
take one more order. This is not the ultimate cure to solve the problem.”
Actually it would be better to improve the platform's system and the delivery mechanism.
Besides, market regulatory departments should prohibit companies from setting tight schedules for
their deliverymen and keep them safe on the roads.
25．According to the passage, what can we know about the food deliverymen?
A．The algorithm offers them practical choices of time and routes.
B．They have difficulty in meeting the time limit requirement.
C．They seldom wear uniforms when they are working.
D．They had even shorter delivery time limit in the past.
26．What does the word “dodging" in Paragraph 4 probably mean?
A．Solving. B．Avoiding. C．Creating. D．Transforming.
27．What do people think of “adding a button to the app”?
A．The company is sparing no effort to address the problem.
B．The approach might be the best solution to the problem.
C．More potential problems are certain to be brought about.
D．Customers shouldn't take responsibility for the problem.
28．Which of the following could be the best title of the passage?
A．No Deadlines for DeliverymenB．Deliverymen Break the Rules
C．Lightening Deliverymen's Load
D．Shortening the Delivery Time
（2021·安徽芜湖·三模）
Approximately 90 percent of the young Chinese participating in the latest survey conducted
by the Global Times Research Center believe China should not “look up to the West” anymore.
Chinese analysts said the sustainable and fast development of China is the core (核心的)
reason why more Chinese are becoming increasingly confident, and some key elements have sped
up the process such as the rise of Trumpism (特朗普主义) in the US.
The survey, titled “Changing attitudes toward the West among young Chinese people,”
showed that there has been a significant change in attitude among young people toward Western
countries, as a growing number of respondents see them as equals while many previously looked
up to them.
The survey showed 37.2 percent of the participants said that five years ago, they still believed
they should “look up to the West”, but now, only 8.1 percent of these people have the same view.
Meanwhile, the people who “look down on the West” rose to 41.7 percent while only 18.4 percent
of them held the same opinion as they did five years ago. About 48.3 percent of the participants
believe they should see the West equally now.
The core reasons that have driven such changes are mostly concerned with China’s
achievements in recent years. For example, 53.8 percent of interviewees chose “China’s
successful epidemic (流行病) prevention and control amid the COVID-19 pandemic”, 40.5
percent selected “China’s cooperation with other countries under the Belt and Road Initiative”,
37.6 percent said “China is the only major economy that keeps growing when the world economy
is in a shadow”.
Viewing the West equally does not mean that China will be proud or will oppose the West.
The survey also shows that the participants are realistic and rational as they are aware that the
West still has advantages over China in certain fields. For example, 64.6 percent of the
participants said China should still learn from the West in the fields of science and technology.
29．According to the passage, why are more Chinese becoming increasingly confident?
A．Because Trumpism is rising in the US.
B．Because China has been developing rapidly and steadily.
C．Because there are few patients with the COVID-19 pandemic in China.
D．Because China cooperates with other countries under the Belt and Road Initiative.
30．How does the author make comparisons to draw the conclusion?
A．By giving examples. B．By listing figures.
C．By making remarks. D．By showing facts.
31．What can be inferred from the passage?A．China will he the most powerful country in the world.
B．Most young Chinese are probably unwilling to go to the West.
C．Cooperation and win-win contributes to China’s development.
D．China’s economy is the strongest when the world economy is in a shadow.
32．What’s the author’s attitude towards the survey?
A．Objective B．Disapproving C．Supportive D．Subjective
