2017年高考英语二轮名校精讲讲义： 高考英语英语二轮复习综合验收精讲(二)

　　高考英语二轮复习综合验收精讲(二)

　　北京市英语高级教师

　　题一：

　　Many factories and businesses around the globe have been struggling to deal with the severe economic realities of the recession（衰退）, so they are having their employees take compulsory unpaid leave to save money. For some workers, their salaries have been cut by 20 percent, forced to stay home one out of every five working days. For some businesses, though, the economic downturn is actually a goldmine

　　Instead of going out to fancy restaurants to dine with the whole family, many choose to stay at home. “People are eating out less and staying home more, which is driving our sales,” reports Domino’s Pizza chief manager Chris Moore. Pizza is very popular, and it is also very affordable for a family that has little extra money to spare. Domino’s business in England rose 15 percent in the first six weeks this year compared with the previous year. Moore believes that the customers now will remain loyal when the financial situation rights itself. “By exceeding（超越）their expectations in terms of product quality and speed of delivery...these customers will stay with Domino’s when the economy becomes better.” said Moore.

　　Delivered pizza is not the only winner in the stay-at-home economy. Almost all online games have been reporting record-high income since the middle of 2008. Online games are designed to enable players to let off steam by interacting with each other socially in the comfort of their own homes. A Shanghai-based online game producer recently joked: “The game businesses are worried about economic recovery.”

　　Another business that has boomed during the recession is camping equipment. Luxury vacations for families are down, but people still want to get away from their dull lives. This means that sales of tents, sleeping bags, and other outdoor equipment has gone up as families are trying to still have fun even though their bank accounts aren’t as good as they once were. There have been reports that sales of fishing equipment are on the rise because many people believe this can help lower their grocery bills.

　　63. What is true about Domino’s in economic hard times?

　　A. It is giving its employees a 20 percent cut.

　　B. It has added four or five new cheaper pizzas.

　　C. It has to close 15 percent of its stores.

　　D. Its business is increasing quite

　　64. What does the phrase “let off steam” mean in the third paragraph?

　　A. Save money.

　　B. Free one’s feelings.

　　C. Kill another player online.

　　D. Make money from an online

　　65. How does the author present his point?

　　A. By giving examples.

　　B. By showing a sequence.

　　C. By explaining causes and effects.

　　D. By making comparisons and contrasts.

　　66. Which is the best title for the passage?

　　A. Domino’s Pizza

　　B. In-house Economy

　　C. Booming Businesses

　　题二：

　　All around the world, shoppers flock to Wal-Mart to buy everything. In Texas, they come for another reason: to see the wind turbine (涡轮机) , which supplies 5% of the store’s electricity. It along with other facilities, such as exterior walls coated with heat-reflective paint, makes this Wal-Mart a green giant.

　　The laws of economics suggest that Wal-Mart, with 5, 200 stores worldwide, influences everything including the price of all kinds of goods. It throws its weight behind environmental responsibility, and the impact could be amazing. “One little change in product packaging could save 1, 500 trees,” says Wal-Mart CEO Lee Scott. “If everybody saves 1, 500 trees or 50 barrels of oil, at the end of the day you have made a huge difference.”

　　Scott wants Wal-Mart to do its part too. He has promised to cut the existing greenhouse-gas emissions（排放）over the next few years and promised to construct new stores that are more efficient. He wants Wal-Mart’s fleet （车队）of more than 7, 000 trucks to get twice as many miles per gallon by 2017. Factories that show Wal-Mart they’re cutting air pollution will get preferential treatment in the supply chain. Wal-Mart says it’s working with consumer-product manufacturers to reduce their packaging and will reward them if they do so.

　　Some people may doubt it is a bid to attract attention from Wal-Mart’s controversial labor

　　and health-insurance practices. But it’s not just window dressing, because Wal-Mart sees profits in going green. Scott says, “This is a business philosophy, not a social philosophy. We don’t go where we don’t think there’s a great interest in change.”

　　Like Bill Gates, who started his charitable foundation, Scott happens to be promoting Wal-Mart’s image at a time when his company’s reputation is declining. He acknowledges that he launched the plan partly to shield（保护，庇护）Wal-Mart from bad press about its contribution to global warming. “By doing what we’re doing today, we avoid the headline risks that are going to come for people who did not do anything,” he says. “At some point businesses will be held responsible for the actions they take.” Meanwhile, should Wal-Mart succeed at shrinking its environmental footprint and lowering prices for green products, both the planet and the company will profit.

　　67. We can infer from the passage that ______.

　　A. Lee Scott is Wal-Mart’s CEO

　　B. there are 5, 200 stores in the world

　　C. Wal-Mart has a great influence on the world market

　　D. Wal-Mart has more than

　　68. What does the underlined sentence “This is a business philosophy, not a social philosophy.” mean in the fourth paragraph?

　　A. Wal-Mart predicts huge profits in its green activity.

　　B. Wal-Mart’s green activity is just window dressing.

　　C. Wal-Mart aims to solve its health-insurance practices.

　　69. What will Wal-Mart probably do in the future?

　　A. Reduce air pollution in its present stores.

　　B. Give favorable treatment to its consumers.

　　C. Ask the factories to reduce their packaging.

　　D. Demand the fleet of trucks to use more fuel than

　　70. What is the main idea of the last paragraph?

　　A. Provide the background of the green plan.

　　B. Stress the purpose of Wal-Mart’s green plan.

　　C. Present the risk that Wal-Mart is facing nowadays.

　　D. Analyze the similarity

　　题三：

　　书面表达

　　You are discussing the following picture with your English friend Jim. Now you are telling him how you understand the picture and what makes you think so.

　　参考词汇：flute笛子

　　高考英语二轮复习综合验收精讲(二)

　　讲义参考答案

　　In my opinion, this picture is calling on us to stop unnecessary teamwork. As you can see in the picture, two men are cooperating to play the flute, with one holding the instrument and the other blowing into it. At first glance, it seems like a perfect example of cooperation. But, is this kind of team work necessary? As we all know, a flute is designed to be played by one person only. To successfully produce beautiful music from a flute, there is a need for the cooperation between the musician’s hands and mouth, but definitely not between two people.

　　Unfortunately, examples like this are not rare in our life. For example, nowadays kids are frequently asked to work in groups. Even in subjects like math and creative writing, which depend on solo flights of thought, kids are often expected to act as committee members. I do think teamwork is something we should value. However, we shouldn’t overuse teamwork. There is no point in playing the flute as the men do in the picture. Let’s work independently when necessary.