高考英语第一轮复习单元检测卷28

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1、www.ks5u.comⅠ.阅读理解(状元桥原创)Thehousingcrisisandlackofspendingonroadsandrailwaysisleadingtolongercommutesforworkers，astudyhasshown.Thenumberofpeoplespendingmorethantwohourstravellingtoandfromworkeverydayhasjumpedby72%overthepastdecadetomorethan3million，acco

2、rdingtoresearchbytheTUC．Theanalysisalsoshowedthatthenumberofcommuterstravellingforthreeormorehoursadayhadrisenby75%，from500,000to880,000overthepastdecade.Womenhavesufferedthelargestincreaseinlongcommuting，witha131%riseinthosetravellingthreehoursormoresi

3、nce2004.Thebiggestincreasesinlongcommuteshavebeeninthesoutheast，southwest，eastMidlandsandWales.Theunionorganisationsaidsoaringrentsandhighhouseprices，coupledwiththeUK's“creaking”infrastructure(岌岌可危的基础设施)，hadledtopeoplehavingtospendlongergettingtowork.Mo

4、relowpaidworkersinparticulararefacinglongerandcostliercommutes，theTUCsaid.Onaverage，UKcommutingtimesrosebythreeminutesadaybetween2004and2014，from52to55minutes.TUCgeneralsecretaryFrancesO'Gradysaid：“It'sbadenoughmostofusspendanhouradaygettingtoandfromwor

5、k，butspareathoughtforthoseextremecommuterswhotravelformorethan10，oreven15hoursaweek.Employersneedtoaddresstheproblemthatmanyoftheirstaffarespendinganeverincreasingnumberofhoursgettingtoandfromwork.”O'Gradysaidmorehomeandflexibleworkingcouldeasilybeintro

6、ducedtoallowpeopletocuttheircommutesandsavemoney.“Thiswouldnotonlybepopularwithworkers，butfewer，betterspacedjourneyswouldhelptobeatovercrowdingontheroadsandrailways，”shesaid.PhilFlaxton，chiefexecutiveofcampaigngroupWorkWise，said：“Arewereallypreparedtomo

7、veintowinterwiththesamelongandoftendisruptedcommutes?Or，arewegoingtochangethewayweworkbycommutinglesswiththeaidofinternetandmobiletechnologies？”“Employersshouldgraspthisopportunitybychangingthewayemployeesworkandcommute，andintroducemoreflexibilitytocuto

8、uttheserestrictiveinfluencesonbusinessperformanceaswellasthewellbeingoftheiremployees.”语篇导读调查显示，租金和房价飙升，再加上英国“摇摇欲坠”的基础设施，导致人们不得不花更多的时间用在上下班的路上。1．Whydidthewriterlistsomefiguresinthesecondparagraph?A．Tosupporthisopinion.B．Toprovehi