2022高中英語閱讀理解專題測驗一45min

一、閱讀理解

FoodfestivalsareacommonoccurrenceintheUKandtakeplaceinallsortsofplacesandatallsortsoftimes.

Wliateveryourtaste,there'sa(bodfestivaltomatch—nomatterhowspecialized.

1.Meatopia

Thisthree-day,London-basedfestivaltakesplaceattheendofAugustandisameatlover'sparadise.In

additiontoarangeoflegallysourcedmeatproducts,fromjuicyburgerstolendersteaks,attendeescanlisten(olive

music,watchbutcherydemonstrations,andattendinformalmeat-basedworkshops.

2.TheNationalHoneyShow

Ifyouhaveasweettooth,thenitcouldbethattheNationalHoneyShow,whichstartedin1921andisthe

largesteventofitskind,istheplaceforyoutobe.Thisthree-dayeventattractsmanylocalentrieswhoshowcase

theirsweetgoldenhoney,someofwhichissoldglobally.

3.TheOrangeSauceFestival

Haveyouheardaboutafestivalthatisdevotedonlytoorangesauce?HeldinCumbria,thissweet,fragrant

festivalhasbeenrunningfor3years.Whatattractspeoplemostisacompetitiontofindthebesthomemadeorange

sauce.Therearethousandsofparticipantsfromover30differentcountriesacrosstheglobe,bringingiheirlocal

snackstosharehere.

4.TheGingerandSpiceFestival

Ifyou'dprefersomethingwithalittlemorekicktoit,thenyoucouldattendTheGinger(姜)andSpice

FestivalheldinMarketDrayton.Unlikeotherfoodfestivals,itcelebratesitstown'shistoricconnectiontoRobert

Clive,whoreturnedfromIndiawithginger.Becauseofthis,theyspecializeinbakinggingerbread,butalsosella

rangeoftraditionalspicesfrommildtohot.

1.WhatdoMeatopiaandtheNationalHoneyShowhaveincommon?

A.Theyarcofthesameduration.

B.Bothofthemholdworkshops.

C.Bothof(hemoriginatedfromLondon.

D.Bothofthemhavealonghistory.

2.Ifyouareinterestedinforeignfood,whichfestivaldoyoulikebest?

A.TheMeatopia.B.TheGingerandSpiceFestival.

C.TheNationalHoneyShow.D.TheOrangeSauceFestival.

3.WhatisspecialabouttheGingerandSpiceFestival?

A.Ithassomethingtodowithahistoricfigure.

B.ThegingerusedinthefestivalisfromIndia.

C.Itsellsspicyfood.

D.ThefoodiscookedbyRobertClive.

BlackFridayreferstothedayafterThanksgiving.Onthisday,crowdsofshoppersfloodintostoresallover

thecountrytotakeadvantageoftheseason'sbiggestholidaybargains.ButtherealstorybehindBlackFridayisa

bitcomplicated.

Themostcommonlyrepeatedstorybehindthepost-Thanksgivingshopping-relatedBlackFridaytradition

linksittoretailers(零售商).Asthestorygoes,afteranentireyearofoperatingalaloss,recordedinredink,stores

wouldsupposedlyearnaprofit,markedinblackink,onthedayafterThanksgiving,becauseholidayshoppersblew

somuchmoneyondiscountedproducts.Thoughit'struethatretailcompaniesusedtorecordlossesinredand

profitsinblackwhendoingtheiraccounting,thisversionofBlackFriday'soriginisnotanaccuratestorybehind

thetradition.

ThetruestorybehindBlackFriday,however,isnotassunnyasretailersmighthaveyoubelieve.Backinthe

1950s.policeinthecityofPhiladelphiausedthetermtodescribethechaosthathappenedonthedayafter

Thanksgiving,whentensofthousandsofsuburbanshoppersandtouristsfloodedintothecityinadvanceofthebig

Army-NavyfootballgameheldonthatSaturdayeveryyear.Notonlywouldthepolicenotbeabletotaketheday

off.butalsotheywouldhavetoworkextra-longshiftsdealingwiththeadditionalcrowdsandtraffic.

Thetenndidn'tspreadtotherestofthecountryuntilmuchlater,however,andasrecentlyas1985itwasn'tin

commonusenationwide.Sometimeinthelate1980s,however,retailers(bundawaytoreinventBlackFridayand

turnitintosomethingthatreflectedpositivelyonthemandtheircustomers.Theresultwasthe“redtoblack”

conceptmentionedearlier.TheBlackFridaystorystuck,andprettysoontheterm'sdarkerrootsinPhiladelphia

werelargelyfurgullcn.

4.WhatisusuallybelievedtobetheoriginofBlackFriday?

A.Thegreatprofitretailersmaygain.B.Thewayretailersdotheiraccounting.

C.Themuchmoneyshoppersspend.D.Thebiggestbargainsonthisday.

5.WhydidpoliceinPhiladelphiarefertothedayafterThanksgivingasBlackFriday?

A.Theyhadtocompetewithmoreshoppersforbargains.

B.Iheyhadtogiveup(hebigArmy-Navyiootballgame.

C.Theyhadtoworkmorehourstodealwiththechaos.

D.Theyhadtoadvancetosuburbtofightagainstfloods.

6.TheretailersreinventBlackFridayinthelate1980s.

A.toattractmorecustomerstoshopB.tocreatethe“redtoblack“concept

C.tomakeprofitsbythisspecialeventD.tochangepeople'simpressionofit

7.Whatisthepurposeofwritingthepassage?

A.TointroducetherealhistoryofBlackFriday.

B.Toexplainatermwithvariousmeanings.

C.ToshowthebiggestshoppingholidayinUS.

D.Toremindreadersofaforgottentruthofredandblack.

Hello,everyone!WelcometoanotherepisodeofourshowTeaseYourBrain.Todaywewilltalkaboutbrand

language.WhenyouwalkintoStarbucks,theworld'sbiggestcoffeechain,youmayhearacustomerspeakinga

rapd-fircseriesofdescriptionswhenaskingforadrink—half-caf,black,andforthesizes——tall,grande,venii

andtrenta.

1（isaspeciallanguage,sothismorningwehaveinvitedScott,theStarbucksRegionalManagertotalkaboutit.

WelcomeScott!

Firstofall,canyousaysomethingaboutStarbuckslanguage?

Scott:Thanksforinvitingme.OK,sure.Ourcompanyinventedtheserulesinthebooklet,uMakcItYour

Drink”.ItonlybelongstoStarbucks.Wehavealsotrainedourbaristes（咖啡師）toreplytocustomersusing

Starbucksvocabulary.

Thatissofascinating,Scotl!IsStarbuckstheonlycompanythatusesbrandlanguage?

Scott:No.Manycompaniesusethistechnique.WhenhungryCaliforniansorderamealatIn-N-Out,aburger

chain,theyneedtospecifytheproportionofcheeseslicestopatties:a''tripledouble“meanstwopatties

sandwichedbetweenLhiccslicesufcheese.

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byglobalwarming.IIHowever,youcandoseveralimmediatethingstobeonthewaytolivinggreen.

Recyclingisthetopwaytostartandisn'thardtodotoday.12Eventhoughrecyclingbinsaren'thard

tofind,theyseemtobeenjoyingthatway.Itsimplytakesafewminutestowashthecansandbottlesbeforeyou

placethemintotherecyclingbin.

Infact,mostpeoplereadtheirdailynewspaperandthrowitinthegarbagewhentheyarcdonewithit.But,

therearcmanyotherusesyoucanmakeofyournewsprintbesidesreadingit.13Ifyou,retiredofseeing

smallmarksonyourwindowafteryoucleanthemwithtowels,tryoldnewspapers.

Onemorethingforyoulolivegreenis(obeginwalkingabitmore.Lotsofpeopleroutinelydriveshort

distancesmerelytobuystuffatiheirlocalmarket.Ifyoujustwalktothestore,notonlycouldittakelesstim