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-1-2014江苏省南京市高考英语阅读理解巩固自练阅读理解(2013·合肥市二模，C)Traditionalbusinessmenfeelworriedthatgrowingecommercewillreducetheirshareofthemarket.Accordingtoasurvey,90%ofsomepeople'spurchasesaremadeonthecomputer.Astheyfindthatbybeingabletogoonlineandchoosethethingsthattheyneedtochoose,andhavethemdeliveredrighttotheirdoorsteps,theycouldnolongerbebotheredwithdriving,thecrowds,thenoiseofthat,andtheyusuallygetabetterselection.CornellUniversityMarketingProfessor,MeLaughlinsaystraditionalstorescankeeptheircustomersbyofferinggoodslikeclothing,whichcustomersmaywanttoseeandtryonbeforepurchasing,aswellasitemsthataredifficulttoship.Hesayssometraditionalstoresarealsopleasingcustomerswithservicesthatsetuporrepaircomputersandelectronics.Traditionalstoresalsoofferasocialexperiencethatsomeshoppersenjoy.Thereisstillalotofemotioninthebuyingdecisionthattakesplace.Oftentimes,youneedthatlastsenseof“thisisexactlywhatIwant”beforeyoupartwithmoney.Andyoucan'talwaysgetthatonline.It'sarathercoldprocess.AsmoreandmorepeoplehaveInternetaccessandsmartphones,onlinecommerceislikelytocontinueitsgrowthhereintheUnitedStatesandinothercountries.文章大意：本文为一篇议论文。越来越流行的网购严重冲击着传统商业市场，那么传统商业怎么能够留住顾客呢？对此本文专家给出了几点建议。4．Traditionalbusinessmenfeelupsetbecause________.A．consumerscangetabetterselectionbyshoppingonlineB．moreandmorepeoplepurchasethingsonthecomputerC．peopleliketohavetheirgoodsdeliveredtotheirhouseD．growingonlinesaleswillcuttheirshareofthemarket答案：D细节理解题。根据文章第一段“Traditionalbusinessmenfeelworriedthatgrowingecommercewillreducetheirshareofthemarket.”可知，答案D符合文义。5．AccordingtoMcLaughlin,sometraditionalstoresarekeepingcustomersby________.A．providingcustomerswithextraservicesB．invitingcustomerstotryonclothing-2-C．deliveringgoodstoeachdoorstepD．repairingcomputersandelectronicsonly答案：A细节理解题。根据文章第三段的最后一句“Hesayssometraditionalstoresarealsopleasingcustomerswithservicesthatsetuporrepaircomputersandelectronics.”可以推知，答案A“给顾客提供额外的服务”符合文义。6．Fromthe4thparagraph,weknowthat________.A．onlineshopperstendtobecoldtoeachotherB．theprocessofshoppingonlineisfullofemotionC．someshopperslikethesocialclimateintraditionalstoresD．makingbuyingdecisionsintraditionalshopsisdifficult答案：C细节理解题。根据文章第四段第一句“Traditionalstoresalsoofferasocialexperiencethatsomeshoppersenjoy.”可知，答案C符合文义。7．Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsthefutureonlinecommerce?A．Doubtful.B．Optimistic.C．Sympathetic.D．Concerned.答案：B作者态度题。根据文章最后一段“AsmoreandmorepeoplehaveInternetaccessandsmartphones,onlinecommerceislikelytocontinueitsgrowthhereintheUnitedStatesandinothercountries.”可知，作者对网上购物持乐观态度，故答案B符合文义。阅读理解解读HandballisahugelypopularsportinEuropeandAsia,anditisoneofthefastestandmostexcitingsportsintheworld.Itcombinesbasketballandsoccerwiththeattractingsavesofwaterpolo.Handballisplayedonanindoorcourt(thesizeoftwobasketballcourts)andtherearegoalsateachend.Therearetwelveplayersoneachteam,twogoalkeepersandtenfieldplayers,butthereisamaximumofonegoalkeeperandsixfieldplayersfromeachteamallowedonthecourtatanyonetime.The_idea_is_simple:_scoremoregoalsthantheotherteam.Theballismadeofleatherorasyntheticmaterialanditmustberound.Thesurfacemustnotbeshinyorslippery.Thesizeandweightoftheballvariesformaleandfemaleteams,andadultandjuniorteam.-3-Handballhasthesamefree­rangingplayasbasketball,withallplayersexceptthegoalkeeperconstantlymovingfromattacktodefence.Thegoalkeeperuseshands,feet,headandbodytokeepouttheotherteam'sshots.Theoriginsofhandballareunclear.Manypeoplebelievethatitdevelopedasatraininggameforsoccer,tobeplayedintheoffseason,orwhenitwassnowing.Now,incountrieswherehandballispopular,playerscanearnlargesumsofmoney,andindoorstadiumsseatingovertenthousandpeopleselloutregularly.HandballhasbeenplayedattheOlympicssince1972.1．Thepassagestatesthathandballwasmostprobablydeveloped________.A．asareplacementforbasketballB．bysupportersofwaterpoloC．asatraininggameD．forthe1972Olympics2．Thestatement,“Theideaissimple”，emphasizesthatinhandballthe________.A．gamehasonlyonepurposeB．courtisclearlymarkedC．playerscanchangepositionsD．goalkeeperisthelastdefense3．Itisclearthatthewriterbelievesthesportofhandball______.A．ismorepopularformenthanforwomenB．isgreatfunfortheaudienceC．requiresanunusuallyshapedballD．shouldonlybeplayedinwinter4．Inwhichorderdoestheinformationappearinthepassage?-4-a.typeofballb．courtsizec．beginningofthesportd．teammembersA.c－a－b－dB．b－a－d－cC．c－d－a－bD．b－d－a－c答案：D篇章结构题。由文章层次可推知。阅读理解(2013·合肥市二模，D)Itisatalltalethatterrifiesmostyoungchildren.Swallowapieceofchewinggumanditwillremaininyourbodyforsevenyearsbeforeitisdigested.Anevenworsetaleisthatswallowedgumcanwrapitselfaroundyourheart.Butwhatdoeshappenifyoushouldaccidentallyeatastickofgum?Chewinggumismadeoutofgumbase,sweeteners,coloringandflavoring.Thegumbaseisprettyindigestible—itisamixtureofdifferentingredients(成分)thatourbodycan'tabsorb.Mostofthetime,yourstomachreallycannotbreakdownthegumthewayitwouldbreakdownotherfoods.However,yourdigestivesystemhasanotherwaytodealwiththingsyouswallow.Afterall,weeatlotsofthingsthatweareunabletofullydigest.Theykeepmovingalonguntiltheymakeitallthewaythroughthegut(肠子)andcomeoutattheot