1、s gone and thin about the rest of the wee,” he said. “Its a chance for self-reflection, You return to wor recharged and with a plan.”That freedom to choose is one reason more people lie to eat alone. There was a time when people may have felt awward about asing for a table for one，but those days are
2、 over. Now，we have our smartphones to eep us company at the table. “It doesnt feel as alone as it may have before al the advances in technology,” said Laurie Demerit， whose company provided the statistics for the report.28. What are the statistics in paragraph 2 about?A. Food variety B. Eating habit
3、s.C. Table manners. D. Restaurant service.29. Why does Bechtel prefer to go out for lunch?A. To meet with her coworers.B. To catch up with her wor.C. To have some time on her own.D. To collect data for her report.30. What do we now about Maoleny?A. He maes videos for the bar.B. Hes fond of the food
4、at the bar.C. He interviews customers at the bar.D. Hes familiar with the bareeper.31. What is the tet mainly about?A. The trend of having meals alone.B. The importance of self-reflection.C. The stress from woring overtime.D. The advantage of wireless technology.【语篇解读】本文通过一份调查结果显示，很大比例的人选择独自用餐，原因很多，
5、比如逃离工作氛围，或者反思自己，但是独自用餐正慢慢成为一种趋势。28.B 【解析】推理判断题。根据第二段可知，在美国，约有46%的人们独自用餐，53%的人们独自吃早餐，46%的人们独自吃午餐，只有74%的人们晚餐不是独自享用，故可知本段的数据是关于用餐习惯，故选B。29.C 【解析】细节理解题。根据第三段A lunchtime escape allows her to eep a boss from tapping her on the shoulder. Today, I just wanted some time to myself.可知，Bechtel一个人吃午饭可以让她逃离老板的关注，
6、给自己留一些自由时间，故选C。30.D 根据第四段he lies that he can sit and chec his phone in peace or chat up the bareeper with whom hes on a first-name basis if he wants to have a little interaction.可知Maoleny喜欢这样的气氛，因为可以坐在那里，查看手机信息，或者想聊天了，可以直呼吧台服务员名字和他聊天，故可知，他与服务员很熟悉，可以直呼对方名字，故选D。31.A 【解析】主旨大意题。本文通过一份调查结果显示，很大比例的人选择独自用餐
7、，原因很多，比如逃离工作氛围，或者反思自己，但是独自用餐正慢慢成为一种趋势，故选A。2. 【2019全国卷III，B】For Western designers, China and its rich culture have long been an inspiration for Western creative.Its no secret that China has always been a source（）of inspiration for designers, says Amanda Hill, chief creative officer at A+E Networs, a
8、global media company and home to some of the biggest fashion（时尚）shows.Earlier this year, the China Through A Looing Glass ehibition in New Yor ehibited 140 pieces of China-inspired fashionable clothing alongside Chinese wors of art, with the aim of eploring the influence of Chinese aesthetics（美学）on
9、Western fashion and how China has fueled the fashionable imagination for centuries. The ehibition had record attendance, showing that there is huge interest in Chinese influences.China is impossible to overloo, says Hill. Chinese models are the faces of beauty and fashion campaigns that sell dreams
10、to women all over the world, which means Chinese women are not just consumers of fashion they are central to its movement. Of course, only are todays top Western designers being influenced by China-some of the best designers of contemporary fashion are themselves Chinese. Vera Wang, Aleander Wang, J
11、ason Wu are taing on Galiano, Alba, Marc Jacobs-and beating them hands down in design and sales, adds Hil.For Hill, it is impossible not to tal about China as the leading player when discussing fashion. The most famous designers are Chinese, so are the models, and so are the consumers, she says. Chi
12、na is no longer just another maret; in many senses it has become the maret. If you tal about fashion today, you are taling about China-its influences, its direction, its breathtaing clothes, and how young designers and models are finally acnowledging that in many ways.24. What can we learn about the
13、 ehibition in New Yor?A. It promoted the sales of artwors. B. It attracted a large number of visitors.C. It showed ancient Chinese clothes. D. It aimed to introduce Chinese models.25. What does Hill say about Chinese women?A. They are setting the fashion. B. They start many fashion campaigns.C. They
14、 admire super models. D. They do business all over the world.26. What do the underlined words taing on in paragraph 4 mean?A. learning from B. looing down on C. woring with D. competing against27. What can be a suitable title for the tet?A. Young Models Selling Dreams to the WorldB. A Chinese Art Eh
15、ibition Held in New YorC. Differences Between Eastern and Western AestheticsD. Chinese Culture Fueling International Fashion Trends【语篇解读】这是一篇议论文。文章主要讲了中国文化对世界时尚届的影响，中国年轻的设计师和模特如何最终在许多方面被认可。中国成了世界时尚的风向标。24.B答案定位在第三段The ehibition had record attendance, showing that there is huge interest in Chinese in
16、fluences.（此次展览吸引的参观者人数创下了记录，显示出人们对中国影响的浓厚兴趣。）由此可知，纽约的展览吸引了许多参观者，故选B。25.A 答案定位在第四段Chinese models are the faces of beauty and fashion campaigns that sell dreams to women all over the world, which means Chinese women are not just consumers of fashion-they are central to its movement . （中国模特是向全世界女性推销梦想的
17、美和时尚活动的代言人，这意味着中国女性不仅仅是时尚的消费者她们是这场运动的核心。）由此可知，Hill说中国女性开创了新时尚，故选A。26.D 【解析】词义猜测题。下文and beating them hands down in design and sales说并在设计和销售上击败他们。由此推断出上文Vera Wang, Aleander Wang, Jason Wu are taing on Galliano, Alba, Mare Jacobs的意思是Vera Wang、Aleander Wang和Jason Wu正在与Galliano、Alba和 Mare Jacobs竞争。taing
18、on意思是“竞争”，故选D。27.D 根据文章第一段china and its culture have long been an inspiration for western creations.以及最后一段If you tal about fashion today , you are taling about China - its influences , its direction, its breathtaing clothes, and how young designers and models are finally acnowledging that in many wa
19、ys.（如果你今天谈论时尚，你谈论的是中国它的影响，它的方向，它令人惊叹的服装，以及年轻的设计师和模特如何最终在许多方面被认可。），结合全文内容，可知这篇文章最恰当的题目是“中国文化助力国际时尚潮流”，故选D。3. 【2019天津卷，D】Would you BET on the future of this man？He is 53 years old. Most of his adult life has been a losing struggle against debt and misfortune. A war injury has made his left hand stop f
20、unctioning，and he has often been in prison. Driven by heaven-nows-what motives，he determines to write a boo.The boo turns out to be one that has appealed to the world for more than 350 years. That former prisoner was Cervantes，and the boo was Don Quiote（堂吉诃德）. And the story poses an interesting ques
21、tion why do some people discover new vitality and creativity to the end of their days，while others go to seed long before？Weve all nown people who run out of steam before they reach lifes halfway mar. Im not taling about those who fail to get to the top. We cant all get there. Im taling about people
22、 who have stopped learning on growing because they have adopted the fied attitudes and opinions that all too often come with passing years.Most of us，in fact，progressively narrow the variety of our lives. We succeed in our field of specialiation and then become trapped in it. Nothing surprises us. W
23、e lose our sense of wonder. But，if we are willing to lean，the opportunities are everywhere.The things we learn in maturity seldom involve information and sills. We learn to bear with the things we cant change. We learn to avoid self-pity. We learn that however much we try to please，some people are n
24、ever going to love us-an idea that troubles at first but is eventually relaing.With high motivation and enthusiasm，we can eep on learning. Then we will now how important it is to have meaning in our life. However，we can achieve meaning only if we have made a commitment to something larger than our o
25、wn little egos（自我），whether to loved ones，to fellow humans，to wor，or to some moral concept.Many of us equate（视等同于）“commitment” with such “caring” occupations as teaching and nursing. But doing any ordinary job as well as one can is in itself an admirable commitment. People who wor toward such ecellen
26、ce whether they are driving a truc，or running a store-mae the world better just by being the ind of people they are. Theyve learned lifes most valuable lesson.51. The passage starts with the story of Cervantes to show that_.A. loss of freedom stimulates ones creativityB. age is not a barrier to achi
27、eving ones goalC. misery inspires a man to fight against his fateD. disability cannot stop a mans pursuit of success52. What does the underlined part in Paragraph 3 probably mean？A. End ones struggle for liberty.B. Waste ones energy taing riss.C. Miss the opportunity to succeed.D. Lose the interest
28、to continue learning.53. What could be inferred from Paragraph 4？A. Those who dare to try often get themselves trapped.B. Those who tend to thin bac can hardly go ahead.C. Opportunity favors those with a curious mind.D. Opportunity awaits those with a cautious mind.54. What does the author intend to tell us in Paragraph 5？A. A to
