2022昆明市高考英语（阅读理解）冲刺练兵（3）及答案解析(第******篇)Foreigndriverswillhavetopayonthespotfinesofupto￡900forbreakingthetrafficlawtobecarriedoutnextmonth.Iftheydonothaveenoughcashoraworkingcreditcrad,theirvehicleswillbeclamped(扣留)untiltheypay—andtheywillfaceanadditionalfeeof￡80forgettingbacktheirvehicles.ThelawwillalsoapplytoBritishcitizens.Thefineswillbedescribedofficiallyas“deposits”whenthetrafficlawtakeseffect,becausethemoneywouldbereturnedifthedriverwenttocourtandwasfoundnotguilty.Inpractice,veryfewforeigndriversarelikelytoreturntoBritaintodealwiththeircases.Foreigndriversarerarelychargedbecausepolicecannottakeactionagainstthemiftheyfailtoappearincourt.Instead,officersoftenmerelygivewarnings.ThreemillionforeiguregisteredvehiclesenterBritaineachyear.Polishvehiclesmakeup36percent,Frenchvehicles10percentandGermanvehicles9percent.Foreignvehiclesare30percentmorelikelytobeinacrashthanBritishregisteredvehicles.Thenumberofcrashescausedbyforeignvehiclesroseby47percentbetween2022and2022.Therewerealmost400deathsandseriousinjuriesand3,000slightinjuriesfromaccidentscausedbyforeignvehiclesin2022.Thenewlawispartlyintendedtosettletheproblemofforeignlorrydriversignoringlimitsonweightandhoursatthewheel.ForeignlorriesarethreetimesmorelikelytobeinacrashthanBritishlorries.Recentspotchecksfoundthatthreequartersoflorriesthatfailedsafetytestswereregisteredoverseas.Thestandarddepositforacarelessdrivingoffence—suchasdrivingtooclosetothevehicleinfrontorreadingamapatthewheel—willbe￡300.Depositsforspeedingoffencesandusingmobilephoneswillbe￡60.Foreigndriverswillnotgetpointsaspunishmentaddedtotheirlicenses,whileBritishdriverswill.[语篇解读] 这是一篇新闻报道：英国为了解决国外车辆导致的交通事故高发的问题，从下月起要实施一项措施：对违反交通规则的外国司机处以高达900英镑的现场罚款，如果当场不交，还要额外收取80英镑的(车辆)保管费。1．Thefirstparagraphservesasa(n)________．A.explanation B.introduction-6-\nC.commentD.background[解析] 推理判断题。通读全文可知，第一段起的作用是引出这段新闻的具体内容，所以这段是引子，所以选B。[答案] B2．Theforeigndriverswhobreakthetrafficlawanddonotpayonthespotarelikelytobefinedupto________.A.￡60B.￡300C.￡900D．￡980[解析] 数字计算题。依据文章第一段可知，这种罚款可高达900英镑，再依据第二段：如果司机不能够立刻缴纳罚款，还要额外缴纳80英镑的(车辆)保管费用，共计980英镑。[答案] D3．Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.A.manyforeigndrivershavebeenfinedbyBritishpoliceB.300,000GermanvehiclesenterBritaineveryyearC.25percentofforeignvehiclesenteringBritainhavefailedsafetytestsD.Britishdriverswillbepunishedwithpointsandfinesforbreakingthetrafficlaw[解析] 推理判断题。依据文章最后一段可知，英国本国的司机除了要缴纳罚款之外，还要扣驾照的点数，而国外的车辆只罚款，由此得出D项正确。[答案] D4．Thenewtrafficlawismainlyintendedto________.A.limitthenumberofforeignvehiclesenteringBritainB.increasetheBritishgovernment’sadditionalincomeC.lowertherateoftrafficaccidentsandinjuriesD.getforeigndriverstoappearincourt[解析] 推理判断题。依据文章倒数第二段第一句话“Thenewlawispartlyintendedtosettletheproblemofforeignlorrydriversignoringlimitsonweightandhoursatthewheel”及文章第五、六两段，可知选C。[答案] C***************************************************结束1Thesmallnumberofnewbornbabies,whichhasbeencausedbyhighpricesandthechangingsocialsituationofwomen,isoneofthemostseriousproblemsinAsia．When-6-\npeopletalkaboutit，youcanhearawordinventedinJapan，“DINKS”，whichmeansDoubleIncomeNoKids(小孩)．InmanymajorAsiancitieslikeSeoul，Singapore，andTokyo，thecostofahouseisextremelyhigh．Ayoungcouplewhowanttobuytheirownhousemayhavetopayabout$300,000(thoughpriceshavefallen)．Foraflatwithonebedroom，onedining-room，akitchen，andabathroom，thecouplewillpayabout$900amonth.What’smore，iftheywanttohaveachild，thechild’seducationisveryexpensive.Forexample,mostkindergartenchargesareatleast$5,000ayear．Insuchasituation，it’sdifficulttoaffordchildren.Thenumberofmarriedwomenwhowanttocontinueworkingincreasesrapidlybecausetheyenjoytheirjobs.However，iftheywanttohavechildren，theyimmediatelyhaveseriousproblems.Thoughmostcompaniesallowwomentoleavetheirjobsforashorttimetohaveababy，theyexpectwomenwithbabiestogiveuptheirjobs．Inshort，iftheywanttobringupchildrenproperly，bothparentshavetowork，butitishardformotherstowork．Indeed，womenwhowanttocontinueworkinghavetochoosebetweenhavingchildrenorkeepingtheirjobs.Inaword，Asiangovernmentsmusttakestepstoimprovethepresentsituationassoonaspossible.72．Whatisthemainproblembeingdiscussedinthepassage?A．Thesmallnumberofnewbornbabies.B．Thechangingsocialsituationofwomen．C．Thehighpricesofhousesandeducation．D．ThenecessarystepsofAsiangovernments．73．Accordingtothepassage，whichofthefollowingistrue?A.ItiseasyforacoupletoaffordachildinAsiaB.ThepricesofhousesinAsiaarequitelownow．C．Fewerandfewermarriedwomenwanttohaveajob．D．Theword“DINKS”firstappearedinanAsiancountry．74．Tobuyaflatandsendachildtokindergarten，howmuchwillacouplepayeachyear?-6-\nA．$5,000．B．$5,900．C．$10,800．D．$15,800.75．ThewriterseemstobelievethatAsiangovernmentsshould＿＿＿．A．letwomenstayathomeandhaveababyB．allowonlyoneoftheparentstogoouttoworkC.careforthegrowingneedsofwomenforjobsD.punishthecompaniesthatpermitwomentoleave答案72.A73.D74.D75.C*******************************************************结束(第******篇)BelowaresomeclassifiedadsfromanEnglishnewspaper.classifiedadsFORDIRECTCLASSIFIEDSERVICECALL800055710A.M.4P.M.MONDAYFRIDAY●FORSALECOMEtoourmovingsale—Plants,pottery,books，clothes,etc.Sat,Dec.14th—9a.m.5p.m.1612Ferndale,Apt.1,8004696.USEDFURCOATSandJACKETS.Goodcondition.$30$50.Call8000436after12noon.MOVING:Mustsell.TV21,$50;AM/FMradioA/Corbattery,$15;cassettetaperecorder,$10.CallJonorPat,8000739after5p.m.orweekends.SHEEPSKINCOAT：man’s,size42,1yearold.$85.After6p.m.,8005224.●LOSTANDFOUNDFOUND:Cat,6monthsold,blackandwhitemarkings.FoundnearLindenandSouthU.Steve.8004661.LOST:Goldwirerimglassesinbrowncase.Campusarea.Reward.CallGregg8002896.FOUND:SetofkeysonTappannearHillintersection.Identifykeychain.Call8009662.FOUND:Nov.8th—AblackandwhitepuppyinPackardJewettarea.8005770.-6-\n●PERSONALOVERSEASJOBS—Australia,Europe,S.America,Africa.Studentsallprofessionsandoccupations,$700to$3000monthly.Expensespaid,overtime.Sightseeing.FreeinformationatSTUDENTS’UNION.THEINTERNATIONALCENTERplanstopublishabookletofstudenttraveladventures.Ifyou’dliketowriteaboutyourforeignexperiences,unusualorjustplaininteresting,callus(8009310)andaskforMikeorJanet.UNSUREWHATTODO?LifePlanningWorkshop,Dec.13th15th.BobandMargaretAtwood,8000046.●ROOMMATESFEMALEROOMMATEWANTED:Ownroomnearcampus.AvailableDecember1st.Rent$300permonthuntilMarch1st.$450thereafter.CallJillfordetails,8007839.NEEDPERSONtoassumeleaseforownbedroominapt.nearcampus,$380/mo.startingJan.1st.Call8006157after5p.m.●DOMESTICSERVICEEARLYHOURWAKEUPSERVICE:Forprompt,courteouswakeupservice,call8000760.●HELPWANTEDBABYSITTER—MYHOMEIfyouareavailableafewhoursduringtheday,andsomeeveningstocarefor2schoolagechildren,pleasecallGayleMoore,days8001111,eveningsandweekends8004964.PERSONSWANTEDfordeliverywork.Owntransportation.Goodpay.Apply2311E.Stadium.Office101,after9a.m.TELEPHONERECEPTIONISTWANTED.NOexperiencenecessary.Goodpay.Apply2311E.Stadium.Office101，after9a.m.WAITRESSWANTED:10a.m.2p.m.or10∶30a.m.5p．m.Applyinperson.207S.Main,CurtisRestaurant.HELPWANTEDforhousecleaning1/2dayonweekends.When—tobediscussedformutualconvenience.Goodwages.SylvanStreet.Call8002817.[语篇解读] 这是刊登在英语报纸上的一些广告。5．Wherewillyoupostanoticeifyouneedsomeonetolookafteryourchildren?A.PERSONAL.-6-\nB.HELPWANTED.C.DOMESTICSERVICE.D.ROOMMATES.[解析] 事实细节题。从第六则HELPWANTED中的BABYSITTER可知答案选B。[答案] B6．Asecondhandjacketwillprobablycostyou________.A.$60B.$40C.$20D.$10[解析] 事实细节题。从第一则FORSALE中，发现jackets的价格在30美元50美元，所以答案选B。[答案] B7．Tohaveyourtravelnotespublished，youmaycontact________.A.Students’UnionB.GayleMooreC.TheInternationalCenterD.LifePlanningWorkshop[解析] 事实细节题。从文章第三则广告PERSONAL中的THEINTERNATIONALCENTER中可以知道答案选C。[答案] C8．Ifyouwanttohavesomeonewakeyouupinthemorning，youmaycall________.A.8005224B.8005770C.8007839D.8000760[解析] 事实细节题。从文章第五则广告DOMESTICSERVICE中的EARLYHOURWAKEUP可以知道答案选D。[答案] D***************************************************************************结束-6-
