2014高考英语阅读理解精英定时训练题(19)

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1、2014高考英语阅读理解精英定时训练题（19）及答案【北京市西城区2013模拟】CManyfactoriesandbusinessesaroundtheglobehavebeenstrugglingtodealwiththesevereeconomicrealitiesoftherecession（衰退）,sotheyarehavingtheiremployeestakecompulsoryunpaidleavetosavemoney．Forsomeworkers,theirsalarieshavebeencutby20percent,forcedtostayhome

2、oneoutofeveryfiveworkingdays．Forsomebusinesses,though,theeconomicdownturnisactuallyagoldmine．Insteadofgoingouttofancyrestaurantstodinewiththewholefamily,manychoosetostayathome．"Peopleareeatingoutlessandstayinghomemore,whichisdrivingoursales,"reportsDomino'sPizzachiefmanagerChrisMoore．Pi

3、zzaisverypopular,anditisalsoveryaffordableforafamilythathaslittleextramoneytospare．Domino'sbusinessinEnglandrose15percentinthefirstsixweeksthisyearcomparedwiththepreviousyear．Moorebelievesthatthecustomersnowwillremainloyalwhenthefinancialsituationrightsitself．"Byexceeding（超越）theirexpect

4、ationsintermsofproductqualityandspeedofdelivery．．．thesecustomerswillstaywithDomino'swhentheeconomybecomesbetter．"saidMoore．Deliveredpizzaisnottheonlywinnerinthestay-at-homeeconomy．Almostallonlinegameshavebeenreportingrecord-highincomesincethemiddleof2008．Onlinegamesaredesignedtoenablepl

5、ayerstoletoffsteambyinteractingwitheachothersociallyinthecomfortoftheirownhomes．AShanghai-basedonlinegameproducerrecentlyjoked:"Thegamebusinessesareworriedabouteconomicrecovery．"Anotherbusinessthathasboomedduringtherecessioniscampingequipment．Luxuryvacationsforfamiliesaredown,butpeoples

6、tillwanttogetawayfromtheirdulllives．Thismeansthatsalesoftents,sleepingbags,andotheroutdoorequipmenthasgoneupasfamiliesaretryingtostillhavefuneventhoughtheirbankaccountsaren'tasgoodastheyoncewere．Therehavebeenreportsthatsalesoffishingequipmentareontherisebecausemanypeoplebelievethiscanhe

7、lplowertheirgrocerybills．63．WhatistrueaboutDomino'sineconomichardtimes?A．Itisgivingitsemployeesa20percentcut．B．Ithasaddedfourorfivenewcheaperpizzas．C．Ithastoclose15percentofitsstores．D．Itsbusinessisincreasingquiterapidly．64．Whatdoesthephrase"letoffsteam"meaninthethirdparagraph?