1、.阅读理解ABest CompaniesShine United (Madison, Wisconsin)In the past five years, this Wisconsinbased advertising agency has shared more than $500,000 in profits with its employees through the companys ShineShares program. The agency partnered with the University of Wisconsins oncology department to deve
2、lop the Ride, a biking event that benefits cancer research. Employees also get snacks every day, “Beer Thirty” on Thursdays, and Summer Fridays, a program that lets employees leave at noon.GroundFloor Media (Denver, Colorado)The key for workers at this midsize public relations firm in Denver is that
3、 employees work anytime, anywhere. Headquarters are in a former warehouse downtown, near Coors Field. The offices are spread around the central space that doubles as a wet bar every Thursday when the companys “beer club” brings in a new brew.Ergodyne (St Paul, Minnesota)The St Paulbased company has
4、grown to operate out of a retired storehouse with plenty of natural light. Rules about dressing? “Wear something.” Its purpose? To create cool, comfortable, and tough safety workwear for those who need it to get the job done. Ergodyne has around 50 employees, who enjoy hotdish cookoffs, tickets to s
5、porting events, and at least one happy hour every quarter.Southwest Michigan First (Kalamazoo, Michigan)Its family first at this Michigan economic development advising agency. CEO Ron Kitchens says that in the past year, the company has made a push to go green, initially started by the millennial em
6、ployees who make up half the agencys workforce. A new staff position is created for the purpose of making sure every employee is able to balance working and cheering at their kids sporting events or going fishing.语篇导读 本文为广告类应用文，主要介绍了四个最好的公司。它们有的和员工分享利润并给员工提供零食和啤酒，有的鼓励员工陪伴家人，有的允许员工在任何时候任何地点工作，有的允许员工穿
7、着随意的衣服。1Whats the purpose of the ShineShares program?ATo raise money for a research.BTo let employees leave earlier.CTo share the companys benefits.DTo partner with a local university.解析 C 细节理解题。根据第一段第一句可知，在过去的五年时间里，这家位于威斯康星州的广告代理公司通过 ShineShares 项目和公司员工分享了五十万美元的利润；据此可知，ShineShares 项目的目的在于和员工分享利润，故选
8、 C 项。2What does Southwest Michigan First encourage their employees to do?ATo accompany their families.BTo create new staff positions.CTo join in cooking competitions.DTo enjoy themselves in sporting events.解析 A 推理判断题。根据第四段第一句的 Its family first 和最后一句可知，该公司设立了新的职位，目的是保证每位员工能平衡工作和在孩子的运动会中加油或钓鱼的安排；据此可以判
9、断，该公司鼓励员工陪伴家人，故选 A 项。3Which company allows its staff a flexible working time?AShine United.BGroundFloor Media.CSouthwest Michigan First.DErgodyne.解析 B 细节理解题。根据第二段第一句可知，在该中等规模的公关公司工作的重点是员工可以在任何时间任何地点工作；据此可知，GroundFloor Media 公司允许员工有弹性的工作时间，故选 B 项。4What can we know about the companies mentioned in the
10、 text?AThey offer employees financial support.BThey care about employees happiness.CThey have strict rules about dressing.DThey have training programs.解析 B 推理判断题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了四个通过自己的政策为员工谋幸福的公司：Shine United 公司与员工分享利润，为员工提供零食；GroundFloor Media 公司允许员工有弹性的工作时间；Ergodyne 公司允许员工任意穿着以创造轻松安全的工作环境；Southwest
11、 Michigan First 公司鼓励员工陪伴家人，故选 B 项。BThe argument over New Yorks ban on sales of supersized highsugar drinks continue to go up. Meanwhile, the CocaCola Company recently made a twominute advertisement showing itself as part of the solution to Americas obesity(肥胖) problem. Food writers and doctors eyed
12、it with disapproval. “Oh, please！” wrote famous author Marion Nestle.There really isnt anything to say about drinking soda(汽水). A supersized drink with 123 grams of sugar is short cut to heart disease and obesity. One in three Americans today is obese, compared to one in five in 1990. Theres no sing
13、le cause for this increase, but one is almost certainly the linking for soda drinks.Other nations drink soda more responsibly. Japan drinks 34 liters per person, compared to 165 liters per person in the United States. More examples are Russia (30 liters per person), Italy (49 liters per person) and
14、South Korea (27 liters per person). In the United States, soda is the most consumed drink; they drink almost twice as much as they do bottled water.Soda outside America isnt necessarily healthier. Its in the way that people drink it. As with most things like food and drink, the Italians do soda bett
15、er. It has 23 grams of sugar in a standardsized bottle. They drink it as a midafternoon treat in limited quantities, which is how Americans used to drink it. They dont have it like water at every meal.The problem is not soda but the people. Yes, the industry targeted children by placing machines in
16、schools. Yes, they spent millions protecting sales of their products. But, with all the evidence, were the ones who are buying it.语篇导读 本文为议论文。汽水里含有大量的糖分，容易导致人体发胖。随着肥胖问题的日益突出，纽约出台了禁止出售高糖饮料的法令，这引发了广泛争论。5Marions words “Oh, please ！” show that she _.Ahopes Americans will fight obesityBthinks the soda ar
17、gument should stopCdisagrees with CocaColas statementDis angry with the prohibition on sale解析 C 推理判断题。根据上文的 disapproval 可知，说出 Oh, please！这句话的作家也对可口可乐公司的广告持反对态度，故选 C 项。6In America, soda seems to _. Acontain more sugar than before Bbe more popular than any other drinksCbe considered as the root of hea
18、lth problem Dhave an increasing number of consumers解析 B 细节理解题。根据第三段第四句可知，在美国汽水要比其他饮料更受欢迎，故选 B 项。 7How do the Italians drink soda in a responsible way?AThey drink a limited quantity at every meal. BThey drink bottled water at the same time.CThey cut down the amount they drink. DThey drink it mainly i
19、n the middle of the day.解析 C 细节理解题。根据第四段最后两句可知，他们(意大利人) 只在午后喝汽水，并且只饮用有限的数量。因此意大利人喝汽水的方式是在特定的时候(midafternoon)有限制地饮用，故选 C 项。 8What is the authors opinion on soda?AIt should be forbidden from selling.BIt is actually healthier than he thought.CAmericans think too much about the bad effects of it.DAmeric
20、ans should change their ways of dealing with it.解析 D 观点态度题。根据最后一段第一句可知，作者认为美国人不加节制地过度饮用汽水是导致肥胖的主要原因，因此美国人应该有节制并且有理性地饮用汽水，故选 D 项。.语法填空(2018河北唐山一中高三一检)Recycling is a way 1.to_reduce(reduce) the amount of garage that is thrown away. Every year the United States 2.produces(produce) millions of tons of g
21、arage. The garage is sent to the landfills, 3.where some of it pollutes the land and air. 4.As a result of recycling, some things that would have been thrown away are reused.Many items can be recycled, 5.including(include) cans, glass bottles, newspapers, magazines and plastics. Composting is also a
22、 form of recycling. It involves saving certain food wastes and 6.mixing(mix) them with grass cuttings and leaves.There are two types of recycling: internal and external. In internal recycling, the waste products from producing processes 7.are_reused(reuse) within the same factory. For example, when
23、copper tubes are being made, the ends of the tubes are 8.usually(usual) cut. These copper ends are melted down and used to make new tubes. In external recycling, people collect recyclable materials. The recyclable materials are brought to a recycling facility. They are sorted, cleaned, and prepared
24、to be sold. Industries then buy the material and use it to make new products.Governments and groups that try to protect the environment have encouraged people to recycle. They say the recycling is important 9.in several ways. It reduces pollution of air, water, and land. It also protects natural 10.
25、resources(resource) such as trees, minerals, and oil. These will not be used up quickly if people reuse existing products made from these resources.语篇导读 本文为说明文，介绍了一些关于垃圾回收循环使用的知识。1to reduce 解析 考查非谓语动词。名词 a way 的后置定语可以是 to do.也可以是of doing.。但此处只可填 to reduce。2produces 解析 考查时态和主谓一致。句中有 Every year 这一时间状语
26、，表示经常性的事情，故用一般现在时；主语为 the United States，是一个国家，故谓语动词用第三人称单数形式。 3where 解析 考查连词。先行词是 the landfills，表示地点，所填词引导表示地点的非限制性定语从句且在从句中作地点状语，故用 where。4As 解析 考查介词。as a result of 因为，为固定搭配。 5including 解析 考查非谓语动词。用现在分词作状语对前一句起补充说明的作用。6mixing 解析 考查非谓语动词。此处的 mixing 与上文的 saving 并列，一起作involves 的宾语。 7are reused 解析 考查时态
27、、语态和主谓一致。此处是客观陈述，主语 the waste products 是复数形式，而且与谓语动词 reuse 是动宾关系，应用一般现在时的被动语态，故填 are reused。 8usually 解析 考查词性转换。副词作状语修饰谓语 are cut。9in 解析 考查介词。in.way 用方法，在方面，为固定搭配。10resources 解析 考查名词的数。形容词 natural 后用名词作动词 protect 的宾语；根据 such as 后面列举的名词可知，所填名词应用复数形式，表示“多种资源” 。.短文改错Ive learned that you Beijing last mo
28、nth for Chinese learning. How are you getting reachreachedalong your Chinese studies? withIm to tell you that Ill go to Beijing to take part in an English Speech Contest this pleasingpleasedsummer vacation. However, I have a trouble preparing it. I dont know how to gather foruseful information for s
29、peech. And I am unfamiliar with the language style of the speech yourmyarticle, is different from the common article. Could you give me some thatwhich totaltotally advicesadviceon the above problems?Looking forward to from you!hearhearing 解析 last month 是一般过去时的时间状语。 解析 get along with 取得进展；与和睦相处。 解析 主语是 I，应用 pleased(感到高兴的) ；pleasing 令人愉快的。 解析 trouble 为不可数名词，其前不能用 a 修饰。 解析 prepare for 为作准备。 解析 根据上下文逻辑关系，应当是“我”的演讲。 解析 非限制性定语从句不能用 that 引导。 解析 修饰形容词用副词。 解析 advice 为不可数名词，没有复数形式。 解析 look forward to 中 to 是介词，后面用动名词作宾语。
