Unit3Theworldonline——单元话题语篇训练阅读理解组块专练（练速度）Ⅰ.阅读理解A(2019·陕西质检)Theelectricityworkers'strikehasbeengoingonforthreedays.Belowaresomestatementsaboutthestrike.Mr.MikeSmith：Itwasn'taneasydecision,butwehavebeenaskingforareasonablewageforyears.Nowatlastpeoplearebeginningtolistentous.We'reonlyaskingfora25percentincreaseinourwages.It'sapitysomanypeoplehavetobeinconveniencedbyourstrike,butpleasedon'tblameus.Blamethegovernmentforrefusingourclaim.Mr.TomBrown：It'stotallyunreasonabletodemandsomuchmoneywhenwearetryingdesperatelytostopthepricesgoingup.Ifwagesgoup,sodoprices.Ifwegiveintothem,alltheotherunionswouldwantmore,withtheinevitableresultthatthecrisis(危机)wouldbecomeuncontrollable.Weofferthema10percentincrease.Andthat'salreadytoomuch.MystandonthestrikeistopersuadetheUniontoseethereason.Mr.BobDavis：Everybodywillbehurtbythisstrike,includingtheelectricityworkersthemselves.Theeconomywillbedestroyedandmanypeoplewilllosetheirjobs.Alreadypeoplearesayingthatthebigunionshavetoomuchpowerandshouldn'tbeallowedtostrike.Ofcoursetheelectricityworkerswanttogetmoremoney.Don'tweall?MissStater：Let'sfaceit.It'sneitherherenorthere.Theelectricityworkersareinastrongposition.Perhapswecan'tdoanythingaboutit.WhatIsayis:letthemhavetheir250dollarssotheycanreturntowork.Imean,thegovernmentwastesthetaxpayers'moneyallthetimeonunimportantthings.Howcananyonesay250dollarsis“toomuch”？Popsingersgetmore.Nursesgetless.It'sjustoneofthosethings.语篇解读：本文介绍了四个人针对电力工人罢工陈述了不同的观点。1．Whoismostlikelytobeanemployeeinelectricityindustry?A．Mr.MikeSmith.B．Mr.TomBrown.C．Mr.BobDavis.D．MissStater.解析：选A“细节理解题。根据第二段最后两句It'sapitysomanypeoplehavetobeinconveniencedbyourstrike,butpleasedon'tblameus.Blamethegovernmentforrefusingourclaim”可知，MikeSmith先生认为，他们的罢工是因为政府拒绝他们的要求。据此可知，MikeSmith先生很可能是电力工人，故A项正确。2．TheunderlinedwordinParagraph3mostprobablymeans“________”．A．avoidableB．inspiringC．automaticD．sensitive解析：选C“词义猜测题。根据该句中的Ifwegiveintothem,alltheotherunionswouldwantmore”可知，TomBrown先生认为，如果他们对工人让步，则其他的“工会将会提出更多的要求；结合该句中的withtheinevitableresultthatthecrisis(危机)wouldbecomeuncontrollable”可知，这必然会导致危机变得不可控制。据此可“”以判断，画线词意为必然发生的与C项含义相近，故C项正确。3．Wecanlearnfromthetextthat________.A．theelectricityworkerswon'tachievetheirgoalB．thegovernmentwon'tmeettheworkers'demandC．thestrikecausedlittletroubleforthesocietyD．theworkersgotlittlesupportfromthesociety解析：选D推理判断题。通读第三至四段可知，TomBrown先生认为工资上涨势必导致物价上涨，故他们的工资上涨10%就已经很多了；BobDavis先生认为，所有人在此次罢工中都会受到伤害，包括电力工人自己，而且工会权力太大，不应当批准罢工。据此可以判断，电力工人的要求几乎没有得到社会的支持，故D项正确。B(2019·武汉市武昌区调研)Whenhelookedatme,itwasclearmyfatherwasn'tsurewhoIwas.AndasIlookedbackathim,Iwasn'tsurewhohewas,either.Myfatherhadjustgonethroughheartsurgeryand6daysinintensivecare.He'dreturnedtothehospitalwherehe'dworkedfor40years.Itwasthehospitalwhereallhischildrenhadbeenborn.Thedoctorssaidthathemayhavealongperiodofconfusionafterthesurgery.Andbecausehe'seightysix,itmaybemanymonthsbeforehereturnstonormal.It'salsopossiblehemayneverbe“normal”again.Isatthereinthishospital...
