专题限时检测(十六)阅读理解A篇专练(一)(共4篇，限时25分钟)A(2019徐州、淮安、连云港一模)ITS ENOUGH TO MAKE YOU BLUE IN THE FACETime to take a stand against overpriced watches with the Stauer Urban Blue, now only 29.You need a new watch . the one you are wearing was made when Nixon was in office, but extravagantlypriced watches that add zeros just because of a wellknown name are an insult to your logic.Its absolutely possible to have the highest quality, precision classic timepiece without the high and mighty price tag.Here comes the Stauer Urban Blue.Packed with highend watch performance and style, minus the highend price tag.Its everything a highend watch should be: Sturdy stainless steel and genuine leather construction.Precision timing thats accurate to four seconds a day thats more precise than a 27 jewel automatic watch priced at over 6,000.Your great escape from the overpriced watch craze.At Stauer, we go directly to the source (cutting out the middleman), and engineer our own watch designs.This means we can offer a top quality timepiece that happens to only cost the same as two wellmade cocktails at your favorite bar.So, while were busy revolutionizing the watch industry to bring you more real value, you can take your own stand against overpriced watches with the Urban Blue.Your satisfaction is 100% guaranteed.Wear the Urban Blue for 30 days.If youre not convinced that you achieved excellence for less, send it back for a refund of the item price.The Urban Blue is one of our fastest sellers.It takes six months to engineer this watch, so dont wait.Limited to the first 1,900 responders to this ad only.Stauer Urban Blue Watch 199 Offer Code Price 29 S&P Save 17018003332045语篇解读：本文是一篇广告，主要介绍了一款物美价廉的手表。1What is the selling point of the Urban Blue?AIt was made when Nixon was in office.BIt is the most precise watch in the world.CIt is designed by the companys own engineers.DIt is high in quality but amazingly low in price.解析：选D浏览全文“highend watch performance and style”，“precision”，以及“Only 29”“escape from the overpriced watch craze”可知，这是一款物美价廉的手表。因此选D。2To guarantee customers satisfaction, the watch producer promises that_.Athey will reduce the engineering time in the futureBthey will sell the watch always at a price of 29Ccustomers can wear the watch on trial for 3 monthsDcustomers can return the watch for a full refund within 30 days解析：选D由本文最后一个小标题下的第二句“If youre not convinced that you achieved excellence for less, send it back for a refund of the item price.”可知，商家承诺佩戴这款表三十天，如果你不满意，仍可退款。B(2019泰州一模)Incredible experiences in BucharestAdmire one of the worlds largest buildingsThe worlds biggest parliamentary building, Palace of Parliament, happens to be in Bucharest.Hourlong guided tours manage to take in just a fraction of the buildings threemillionplus square feet (there are more than a thousand rooms) and focus on the tons of marble, hardwood, and gold used in the buildings construction in the 1980s, a time when Romania was trying to feed its own people.Ceausescu and his wife, Elena, both played a direct role in the construction.It was originally intended to house the presidential offices and the Central Committee of the Romanian Communist Party but was never finished.See remains of old “Paris”“Paris of the East” was Bucharests nickname in the decades before World War .Decades of communist misrule and a tragic earthquake in 1977 brought much of the old city down, but there are places here and there where that former elegance can still be glimpsed.The Cismigiu Gardens in the center of the city is a pearl of park built around a romantic lake and featuring oldgrowth trees and gracious, wroughtiron signposts and benches.Learn about Romanias rootsWalking through Bucharests busy streets, its easy to forget that outside the capital and a handful of large cities, Romania is a largely agricultural country, with a long and rich peasant tradition.The amazing Museum of the Romanian Peasant shows off the elaborate woodworking, potterymaking, eggpainting, and weaving skills of the peasantry in a way thats both educational and amusing.Small tongueincheek signs at the entrance to each room poke fun at modern life, bring a chuckle, and draw you in.Downstairs theres a side exhibition on the Communists efforts to nationalize the peasantry in the 1970s and 1980s.Appreciate 21st century artRomania has exploded onto the contemporary art scene in recent years.The excitement was generated initially by a group of young painters and visual artists from the northern city of ClujNapoca, but at least some of the action has shifted to the capital as new galleries and design centers open up.Its hard to pinpoint precisely what constitutes Romanian contemporary art, though critics point to shared elements of wit and dark humor, a somber mood, and bits of surrealism in defining a common style.语篇解读：本文主要介绍了作者在布加勒斯特的几段难以置信的经历。