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1、高考英语热门考点强化专练：阅读理解二十八含解析1Despite bankruptcies，lay off and tighter comsumers spending，a few femaleled businesses in Japan are developing well.Shizue Hamada，52，set up a business in 1991 with eight other housewives-to care for the elderly and the physically disabled.It wasnt long before the Tasukeai Yui
2、(mutual -aid group) earned a reputation for its excellent service. It now employs 200 staff and has 300 million yuan(US $2.4million)in annual sales.The woman said their business has been successful because they provide what customrs really want.These entrepreneurs are making use of a revalized and h
3、ealthy demand for everyday basic items.Bread，for instance，is in high demandBusiness woman Meiko Tanaka，26，started selling high-quality bread over the Internet in “Bread is cheap，she said.“We migh as well eat the bread baked using the the highest-quality ingredients.Five womenformer office workers in
4、 their late 20shave started the“OL Food Bureau of Investigationto review restaurants on the Internet.OL means young office lady. Its a common nickname in JapanBusiness is increasing rapidlyMembership for their online magazine has reached 26，000 Their non-professional comments seem to carry a lot of
5、weight with consumersThis month the five women will be appearing on Japanese TV What all these female entrepreneurs have in common is a strong belief in their likes and dislikes，and confidence is their own sensibilities They find gaps in the market and fill them with products and services that they
6、like or want. Japanese women headed nearly 6 percent of all businesses in Japan at the end of Juneup from 4.5 per cent in 1999 These femaleled microbusinesses are playing an increasingly large role in the economy by plugging the gap between supply and demand.1.When talking about the businesswomen in
7、 Japan，the writer A.thinks little of themB.thinks that they will take the place of men in future C.sings the praises of their abilitiesD.is not sure of their future development2.The passage mainly discusses . A.Japanese women B.female-led businesses in JapanC.how to earn a reputation D.Japanese econ
8、omic development3.The five women will be appearing on Japanese TV because .A.thier comments have great influences on consumersB.they have set up the first online magazineC.they have arranged handreds of jobs for laidoff workersD.they used to work in offices and are fairly beautiful4.If an old man in
9、 Japan cant live by himsilf，he should turn to for hehp.2Net Libray is a library that lends out digitalbooks. It treats a digital like a paperback copy. It charges libraries per book per copy and gives publishers a cut of the total income. From the consumers point of view，this means that if more than
10、，Say, five people want the latest Danielle Steel romance novel，other people who request that book will get a message saying the title cant be found. Its a model many publishers seem to have embraced. More than 350 gave the company rights to hand out their digital works，and McGraw-Hill Corporation an
11、d Houghton Mifflin Corporation have put money in the company. The California public libraries and about 1，800 others across the US are trying out the Net Library service.Some librarians criticize the New Library model. Stanford University librarian Michael Keller argues that the company is creating
12、an unnatural fear of digital woks, which is contrary to the ideas of the Internet.Kelle and some other librarians argue for the e-book vision set forth by E-Brary. E-Brary is starting a service that lets us users read books for free.But it will charge about 25 cents a page when a person tries to pri
13、nt out material or copy and paste it into a different file or tries to download copy onto a computer.Christopher Warnock，chief executive of E-Brarw, believes most consumers wont want to buy entire books，only the parts that interest them.“Theres not really a lot of good in owning an electronic file a
14、nd having to store it and manage it.It doesnt make sense.he said.5.How do publishers get money from the Net Library?A.They get money from selling their books to the Net Libary.B.They share the money with the Net Library.C.They get money by cutting the cost of the books.D.They get the money from the
15、readers.6.The underlined word“embracedin the 3rd paragraph means . A.taken something willingly B.held something tightlyC.disliked something badly D.tried out something hard7.From the 2nd paragraph we can see consumers . A.dont care if they are charged moneyB.enjoy the service of the Net LibraryC.don
16、t like other people borrowing booksD plain about the limited number of the new books8.What does the last paragraph mean?A.Net Library is not a good way for the consumers.B.There is no need for consumers to have a whole book.Brary is not a good library for the consumers.D.Its reasonable to charge the
17、 consumers money for copying some pages.3Thousands of years ago people guessed the time of day by watching the sun.Later， the sundial(日晷) was invented.The sundial proved a useful timepiece in sunny weather. However，another typc of timepiece was necessary for cloudy weather and nigh time.A sand glass
18、 was another common measurer of time.Two glass bottles were connected by a very small opening. The top bottle was filled with sand，which dropped slowly into the botton one in a certain period of time.Hour glasses were widely used then.Threeminute sand glasses are still used in many homes to time the
19、 boiling of eggs.The real ancestor of modern clocks was the water clock.In China ,an early water clock was made up of several bowls. Water trickled(滴) from one bowl to another to keep the clock going. Visitors to the Beijing Palace Museum can still see the old water clocks showing the time there.In
20、the Middle Ages a wateless clock was invented which worked by means of weights. To keep the weight falling at the same speed，a system of wheels was invented. The pendulum(钟摆) was soon developed to control the speed of the wheels. Thus the modern form of clock came into being.9.Which of the following
21、 is the correct picturr of a sand glass? A. B. C. D.10.Three minute sand glasses are still used in many homes .A.to boil eggs B.to measure the time of boiling eggsC.to hold the boiled eggs D.to have eggs boiled11.If you visit Beijing Palace Museum, you .A.will see the old water clocks brokenB.will f
22、ind the time shown by the old water clocks is wrongC.can find the old water clocks still telling the time thereD.will find the old water clocks have gone12.In the Middle Ages the weight falling speed of a clock was kept by .A.several bowls B.a system of wheelsC.a system of pendulum D.several springs
23、答案与解析1.C 由文章最后一句：The femaleled microbusinesses are playing an increasingly large role.可知。2.B 全文讲的是日本妇女成功地经商的事。3.A 由上文可知，她们在英特网上开办的“OL Food Bureau of Investigation吸引了很多人，因为她们的评论的影响力，所以上电视。由第8段可知。4.A 由文章的第2、3二段可知。5.B 由第一段It charges libraries per book per copy and gives publishers a cut of the total in
24、come可知。6.A 由后句More than 350 gave the company rights to. 可知。7.D 由More than five people.other people will get.cant be found可知。8.B 由前面的一段中“most consumers wont want to buy entire books, only the parts that interest them可知最后一段的意义。9.B 由第二段Two glass bottles were connected by a small opening可知。10.B 由第二段最后一句可知。11.C 由第三段最后一句可知。12.B 由最后一段第二句可知13.D 见第3段的第3句。