广东省2014高考英语二轮复习 专项训练 阅读理解二十二.doc

阅读理解AWhile small may be beautiful, tall is just plain uncomfortable it seems, particularly when it comes to staying in hotels and eating in restaurants.The Tall Persons Club Great Britain (TPCGB), which was formed six months ago to campaign for the needs of the tall, has turned its attention to hotels and restaurants. Beds that are too small, showe heads that are too low, and restaurant tables with hardly any leg-room all make life difficult for those of above average height, it says.But it is not just the extra-tall whose needs are not being met. The average night of the population has been increasing ye the standard size of beds, doorways, and chairs has remained unchanged.“The bedding industry says a bed should be six inches larger than the person using it, so even a king-size bed at 66(6 feet and 6 inches) is falling short for 25% of men, while the standard 63 bed caters for less than half of the male population.” Said TPCGB president Phil Heinricy, “seven-foot beds would work fine.” Sililarly, restaurant tables can cause no end of problems. Small tables, which mean the long-legged have to sit a foot or so away from them, are enough to make tall customers go elsewhere.Some have already taken note, however. At Queens Moat HousesCaledoman Hotl in Edinburgh, 66beds are now put in as standard after requests for longer beds from taller visitors, particularly Americans.( ) 1. What is the purpose of the TPCGB campaign?A. To provide better services. B. To rebuild hotels and restaurants. C. To draw public attention to the needs of the tall.D. To attract more people to become its members.( ) 2. Which of the following might be a bed of proper length according to Phil Heinricy?A. 72. B. 7 C. 66 D. 63( ) 3. What may happen to restaurants with small tables?A. They may lose some customers. B. They may start businesses elsewhere.C. They have to find easy chairs to match the tables.D. They have to provide enough space for the long-legged.( ) 4. What change has already been made in a hotel in Edinburgh?A. Tall people pay more for larger beds. B. 66beds have taken the place of 63beds.C. Special rooms are kept for Americans. D. Guest rooms are standardized.【解题导语】说明文。主要讲述一个英国的高个子组织TPCGP在六个月以前向宾馆和酒店发起的针对高个子的一些特殊需求的活动。64. 答案C 细节理解题。由第二段的which was formed six months ago to campaign for the needs of the tall, has turned its attention to hotels and restaurants.可知TPCGP是为了让公众注意高个子的一些特殊需求。65. 答案B细节理解题。由倒数第三段Said TPCGB president Phil Heinricy, “seven-foot beds would work fine.”可知。66. 答案A推理题。由倒数第二段的内容可知，如果饭店使用小的桌子，自然就失去了高个子这样一类群体的顾客。选A。67. 答案B。细节理解题。ACD在文中均是无中生有，在文中无对应内容。由倒数第一段可知66beds are now put in as standard after requests for longer beds from taller visitors, particularly Americans. B项正确。BCassandra Feeley finds it hard to manage on her husbands income. So this year she did something more than a hobby: She planted vegetables in her yard. For her fist garden, Ms Feeley has put in 15 tomato plants, and five rows of a variety of vegetables. The familys old farm house has become a chicken bourse its residents arriving next month. Last year, Ms. Rita Gartin kept a small garden. This year she has made it much larger because, she said,“The cost of everything is going up and I was looking to lose a few pounds too; so its a win-win situation all around.”They are among the growing number of Americans who, driven by higher living costs and a falling economy(经济), have taken up vegetable gardening for the first time. Other have increased the size of their existing gardens. Seed companies and garden shops say no since the 1970s have there been such an increase in interest in growing food at home. Now many gardens across the country hacek been sold out for several months. In Austin, Tex., some of the gardens have a three-year waiting list.George C. Ball Jr. owner of a company, said sales of vegetable seeds and plants are up by 40%, over last year, double the average growth of last five years. Mr. Ball argues that some of the reasons have been building for the last few years. The big one is striking use in me cost on food like bread and milk, together with the increases in the price of fruit and vegetables. Food prices have increase of higher oil price. People are driving less, taking fewer vacations, so there more time to garden.( ) 1. What does the word“residents”in Paragraph l probably refer to?A. chickens B. tomatoes Cgardens Dpeople( ) 2. By saying“a win-win situation all around”，MsGartin means that_.Ashe is happier and her garden biggerBshe may spend less and lose weightCshe is selling more and buying lessDshe has grown more varieties of vegetables( ) 3. Why is vegetable gardening becoming increasingly popular?AMore Americans are doing it for funBThe price of oil is lower than beforeCTheres a growing need for fruitsDThe cost of living is on the rise( ) 4. Which of the following might be the best title for the text?AFamily Food Planning BBanking on GardeningCA Belt-tightening Move DGardening as a Hobby4