2014高考英语阅读理解精英练习题(8)

-1-2014高考英语阅读理解精英练习题（8）及答案阅读理解ManyfamiliesintheUnitedStateshavealargerincomenowthaneverbefore,butpeoplearefindingitdifficulttomakeendsmeetanyway.Almosteveryoneiswondering,“Whathappenstoallmymoney?”Ineverseemtohaveanythinglefttoputaway.Whyisn’tadollarworthasmuchasitusedtobe?Onedollarisalwaysworththesameamount,thatis,100cents.Butthevalueofadollarishowmuchitcanbuy.Thevalueofmoneydependsonthecostofliving.Economists（经济学家）saythatthecostoflivingisthemoneythatafamilymustpayforthenecessitiesoflife（生活必需品）suchasfood,housingorrent,clothes,andmedicalexpenses.Formanyyearsnow,thecostoflivinghasincreasedgreatly,sothevalueofthedollarhasdecreased.Whenadollarhasalowvalue,youcannotbuyasmanythingswithit.Noonefullyunderstandswhythecostoflivingkeepsincreasing,buteconomistsbelievethatworkersandproducerscanmakepricesgoup.Asworkersearnmoremoney,theyhavemoremoneytospend,somanydemandmoregoods.Ifthereisagreatdemandforcertaingoods,thepricesofthesegoodsgoup.Atthesametime,ifthere’sashortage（短缺）ofgoods,thepricesalsogoup.Forexample,ifeveryonewantstobuymoreandmoregas,thepriceofgasgoesup.Whencompanieswithholdgasfrombuyers,theycanalsomakethepriceofgasgoup.Familiesneedtoknowwhathappenstotheirmoney.Theyneedtomaketheirincomemeetthecostofliving,somanypeopleplanafamilybudget.Abudget（预算）isalistofmonthly.Ifyourexpensesadduptomorethanyourincome,youmustfindwaystosavemoney.Maybeyou’respendingtoomuchonentertainment.Orifyou’respendingtoomuchonclothes,youmaywanttosewyourownclothes.Budgetinghelpsyouspendyourmoneywiselyasthecostoflivingincreases.58.WhathastroubledmanyfamiliesintheUnitedStates?A.Anot-large-enoughincomeB.NothingisleftovertoputawayC.TheincreasingcostoflivingD.Ashortageofcertaingoods-2-59.________determines(决定)thevalueofthedollar.A.ThegovernmentB.ThecostoflivingC.TheeconomistD.Thebank60.Whilethecostoflivingincreases,thevalueofthedollar__________.A.increasestooB.decreasesC.neitherincreasesnordecreasesD.seldomdecreases61.When________,thepricesgoup.A.demand（需求）exceeds（超过）supply（供给）B.supplyexceedsdemandC.demanddoesn’texceedsupplyD.supplyequalsdemand参考答案-------------58-61CBBA阅读理解Valentine’sDay’sisnamedafterSaintValentine,anearlyChristianchurchmanwhoreportedlyhelpedyounglovers.Valentinewasexecuted(处决)forhisChristianbeliefsonFebruary14morethan1,700yearsago,butthedaythathashisnameisevenearlierthanthat.Morethan2,000yearsago,theancientRomanscelebratedaholidayforlovers.Aspartofthecelebration,girlswrotetheirnamesonpiecesofpaperandputtheminalargecontainer（容器）.Boysreachedintothecontainerandpulledoneout.Thegirlwhosenamewaswrittenonthepaperbecamehisloverorsweetheartforayear.LoversstillputtheirnamesonpiecesofpaperandtheysendeachotherValentine’sDaycardsthattelloftheirlove.Sometimestheyalsosendgifts,likeflowersorchocolatecandy.Americansusuallysendthesegiftsandcardsthroughthemailsystem.Butsomeuseanotherwaytosendthismessage.Theyhaveitprintedinanewspaper.Thecostisusuallyafewdollars.Someofthemessagesaresimpleand-3-short:“Jane,Iloveyouverymuch.Peter.”Otherssaymore.Thisone,forexample,“Dan,rosesarered,violetsareblue.IhopeyoulovemeasmuchasIloveyou.Forever,Mary.”Mostofthenewspapersthatprintsuchmessagesarelocal,butone,USAToday,issoldthroughouttheUnitedStatedand90othercountriesaswell.ThismeanssomeonecansendaValentinemessagetoaloverinafar-awaycityortownalmostanywhereintheworld.Thesemessagescost80dollarsandmore.AnemployeeoftheUSATodaysaysreaderscanhaveasmallheartorroseprintedalongwiththeirmessagesthisyear.WillthiskindofValentine’sDaymessagesreachestheoneyoulove?Well,justmakesureheorshereadsthenewspaper.62.Howtounderstand“thedaythathashisnameisevenearlierthanthat”?A.TheholidayforloversisearlierthanValentine’sDaythatwasnamedafterSaintValentine.B.Valentinewasexecutedalongtimeago.C.ThedaywhenValentinewasexecutedisearlierthanaholidayforloversinancientRome.D.Valentine’sDayexistedwhenSaintValentinewasstillalive.63.Whythegirlwhosenamewaswrittenonthepaperwouldbecomeaboy’sloverorsweetheartforayear?A.Becausethegirlwouldlovetheboywhopulledoutapieceofpaperonwhichthegirl’snamewaswritten.B.It’suptotheface.C.Becausetheboywouldlovethegirlwhosenamewasonthepaperpulledoutbyhim.D.Notmentionedinthepassage.64.InwhatwaydoloversexpresslovewhenValentine’sDayiscoming,accordingtothepassage?A.SendingValentine’sDaycards.B.Sendinggifts,likeflowersorchocolatecandy.C.Sendinglovethroughanewspaper.-4-D.Alloftheabove.65.WhyprintingmessageinUSATodayissoexpensive?A.Becausereaderscanhaveasmallheartorroseprintedalongwiththeirmessages.B.BecauseUSATodayissoldthroughtheUnitedStatesandothercountries.C.BecauseUSATodayisanimportantnewspaper.D.BecausethequalityofthepaperUSATodayishigh.参考答案---------62-65DDDBAboutathirdofallcommoncancersintheUnitedStates,ChinaandBritaincouldbepreventedeachyearifpeopleatehealthierfood,dranklessalcoholandexercisedmore,healthexpertssaidonFriday.ReportsfromtheWorldCancerResearchFund(WCRF)suggestthatmakingsimplelifestylechangescouldpreventsome40percentofbreastcancersaloneinBritainandtheUnitedStates,aswellastensofthousandsofstomachcancers.“Evenin2011,peoplearedyingunnecessarilyfromcancersthatcould