海南乐东2014届高考英语二轮复习阅读与短文改错基本素质训练33i.、阅读理解（本大题共4小题，共0分）AEIfyoubossasksyoutoworkinMoscowthisyear,he’dbetterofferyoumoremoneytodoso—orevendoublethatdependingonwhereyoulivenow.That’sbecauseMoscowhasjustbeenfoundtobetheworld’smostexpensivecityforthesecondyearinarowbyMercerHumanResourcesConsulting.UsingthecostoflivinginNewYorkasabase,MercerdeterminedMoscowis34.4percentmoreexpensiveincludingthecostofhousing,transportation,food,clothing,householdgoodsandentertainment(娱乐).Atwo-bedroomflatinMoscownowcosts$4,000amonth;aCD$24.83,andaninternationalnewspaper$6.30,accordingtoMercer.Bycomparison,afastfoodmealwithahamburger(汉堡包)isastealat$4.80.LondontakestheNo.2place,upfromNo.5ayearago,thankstohighercostofhousingandastrongerBritishpoundrelativetothedollar.Mercerestimates(估算)Londonis26percentmoreexpensivethanNewYorkthesedays.FollowingLondoncloselyareSeoulandTokyo,bothofwhichare22percentmoreexpensivethanNewYork,whileNo.5HongKongis19percentmorecostly.AmongNorthAmericancities,NewYorkandLosAngelesarethemostexpensiveandaretheonlytwolistedinthetop50oftheworld’smostexpensivecities.Butbothhavefallensincelastyear’sstudy—NewYorkcamein15th,downfrom10thplace,whileLosAngelesfellto42ndfrom29thplaceayearago.SanFranciscocameinadistantthirdatNo.54,down20placesfromayearearlier.Toronto,meanwhile,isCanada’smostexpensivecitybutfell35placestotake82ndplaceworldwide.InAustralia,SydneyisthepriciestplacetoliveinandNo.21worldwide.72.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“asteal”inParagraph3mean?A.anactofstealingB.somethingdeliciousC.somethingverycheapD.anactofbuying73.Londonhasbecomethesecondmostexpensivecitybecauseof______.A.thehighcostofclothingB.thestrongerpoundagainstthedollarC.itsexpensivetransportationD.thehighpricesoffastfoodmeals74.Whichcityisthethirdmostexpensiveonthelist?A.Tokyo.B.HongKong.C.Moscow.D.Sydney.75.WhichcityhasdroppedmostonthelistinNorthAmerica?A.NewYork.B.LosAngeles.C.SanFrancisco.D.Toronto.【答案解析】72.C73.B74.A75.DB【温州市2013届高三第一次模拟测试】Themallswerefilledwithpeopleseekinggiftsfortheirlovedones.Someofthemallsremainedopenaroundtheclock,partlytosatisfyourneedstobuygifts.Behindthematerialisticaspectofshoppingforgiftsliestheideaofcaring,beingattentivetothedesiresofspecialpeopleinourlives.However,touseawell-wornplayonwords:itisourpresence,notourpresents,thattrulycounts.Manyofus,unfortunately,canbesoinattentive,eveninthepresenceofourlovedones,thatwemightaswellnotbethereatall.Attentionisoneofthegreatestgiftswecangiveeachother.Companiesaroundtheglobespendbillionseveryyearonadvertisingtocatchourattentionforjustashortmomentatatime.Wholeindustries–media,entertainment,education–relyonthepreciousgiftofourattentionfortheircontinuedexistence.Ababylackingattentionforalongtimeislikelytobepsychologicallyunhealthy.Inearliertimes,bothdietandattentioncouldbeleftunregulated（没人管的）withoutmajorcauseforconcern.Therewerenaturalchecksandbalances:limitedavailabilityoffoodmeantfewgotfat,forexample.Similarly,inbygonetimeswemighthavespentafewhourscommunicatingwiththevillagestoryteller,today,watchinganentireTVseries,whilespeakingtonobody,iscommon.Intraditionalsocieties,withsmallerpopulation,everyonewouldgetafairdealofattention.OnmanyissueswemightgotoseeGrandmaorGrandpa;nowwehaveGoogleandWikipedia.“Shejustwantsattention.”peopletendtothinklittleofthosedoingth...
