高考英语时文专题训练(四)

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1、高考英语时文专题训练(四)——流行时尚Passage21DreamforacarAttheonsetofanewyear,IalwaysaskmyChinesefriendswhattheirexpectationstorealizethat,eventhanlastyear,theyalldreamofowningacar.MostofthemhopethatsoonerorlatereveryChinesefamilycanacquireacar.Idon’tbyanymeanscontesttherightsofChinesepeopletoenjoythesamehousingcon

2、ditions,householdappliancesandothergoodsthatareavailableindevelopedcountries.Butitseemsobviousthatmanyofthemhaverelatedtothemassownershipofprivateautos.Iknowthatit’snoteasytosacrificeourpersonalcomfortandopenourmindstoconsiderwhatisgoodforanentiresociety,ratherthanjustforourselves.ButIforonewouldno

3、tcontributetothefurtherpollutionofBeijingbyowningacar.AndifIweretoreturntoMontreal,Iwouldnotbuyacarthereeither.Intoday’sChinaowningacarisseenasasymbolofwealthandsuccess.IwishChinesepeoplewouldacquirethematuritytorejectthatidea,andturntheireffortstowardsdevelopingagoodpublictransportationsystem.Thec

4、ountryneedsmoretrains(lighturbancommuterlinesaswellaslong-distancetrains),morebusesandmoresubways.Thatistheonlywaytogetoutofthetrafficjam.1.Accordingtothepassage,mostofChinesehopethatsoonerorlatereveryChinesefamilycanpossess________.A.ahouseB.acarC.aTVD.goodsthatareavailableindevelopedcountries2.Ma

5、nyofpeoplewanttoownacarwithoutconsidering_________.A.thisisadreamB.moneyC.theproblemsrelatedtothemassownershipofprivateautosD.comfort3.Intoday’sChinaowningacarisseenasasymbolof_________.A.wealthB.successC.maturityA.bothAandB3.Inthewriter’sopinion,Chinesepeopleshouldturntheireffortstowardsdeveloping

6、________.A.agoodpublictransportationsystemB.carshousingconditionsC.householdD.appliancesPassage22Me-BooksInAmerica,wherelabourcostsaresohigh,“do-it-yourself”isawayoflife.Manypeoplerepairtheirowncars,buildtheirownhouses.Soontheymayalsobewritingtheirownbooks.InHollywoodthereisacompanythatpublisheschi

7、ldren’sbookswiththeaidofcomputers.Althoughothercompaniesalsopublishthatway,thisparticularcompanyisveryunusual.It“personalizes”thebooksbyhavingthecomputermakethereadertheleadingcharacterinthestory.Hereishowt