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Unit 24 Society.阅读理解A(2019全国卷)Marian Bechtel sits at West Palm Beachs Bar Louie counter by herself, quietly reading her ebook as she waits for her salad. What is she reading? None of your business! Lunch is Bechtels “me” time. And like more Americans, shes not alone.A new report found 46 percent of meals are eaten alone in America. More than half (53 percent) have breakfast alone and nearly half (46 percent) have lunch by themselves. Only at dinnertime are we eating together anymore, 74 percent, according to statistics from the report.“I prefer to go out and be out. Alone, but together, you know?” Bechtel said, looking up from her book. Bechtel, who works in downtown West Palm Beach, has lunch with coworkers sometimes, but like many of us, too often works through lunch at her desk. A lunchtime escape allows her to keep a boss from tapping her on the shoulder. She returns to work feeling energized. “Today, I just wanted some time to myself,” she said.Just two seats over, Andrew Mazoleny, a local videographer, is finishing his lunch at the bar. He likes that he can sit and check his phone in peace or chat up the barkeeper with whom hes on a firstname basis if he wants to have a little interaction (交流). “I reflect on how my days gone and think about the rest of the week,” he said. “Its a chance for selfreflection. You return to work recharged and with a plan.”That freedom to choose is one reason more people like to eat alone. There was a time when people may have felt awkward about asking for a table for one, but those days are over. Now, we have our smartphones to keep us company at the table. “It doesnt feel as alone as it may have before all the advances in technology,” said Laurie Demeritt, whose company provided the statistics for the report.篇章导读:本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了现在的美国人多数喜欢独自一人吃饭,他们喜欢这种独处带来的自由。1.What are the statistics in paragraph 2 about?A.Food variety.BEating habits.C.Table manners.DRestaurant service.答案:B推理判断题。根据第二段中的大部分人独自吃早饭或午饭,一起吃晚饭的数据可知,这是对美国人的饮食习惯进行了调查,故答案为B。2.Why does Bechtel prefer to go out for lunch?A.To meet with her coworkers.B.To catch up with her work.C.To have some time on her own.D.To collect data for her report.答案:C细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句可知,Bechtel更喜欢出去吃午饭的原因是想拥有自己的时间,故答案为C。3.What do we know about Mazoleny?A.He makes videos for the bar.B.Hes fond of the food at the bar.C.He interviews customers at the bar.D.Hes familiar with the barkeeper.答案:D推理判断题。根据题干中的Mazoleny可定位到第四段第一、二句,其中“be on a firstname basis”的意思是“关系好,可以直呼其名”,由此可知 Mazoleny与酒吧服务员很熟,故答案为D。4.What is the text mainly about?A.The trend of having meals alone.B.The importance of selfreflection.C.The stress from working overtime.D.The advantage of wireless technology.答案:A主旨大意题。根据第一、三、四段的例子,第二段的数据以及最后一段第一句再次提及的“eat alone”可知,本文主要说了独自用餐已经逐渐成为一种趋势,故答案为A。B(2019山东省潍坊市高三4月二模)Charity is simple in theory: A heart warms, a hand reaches out. In practice, though, charity can become a troubled mix of motives and consequences. Giving can be driven by guilt, duty, praise, or perhaps the hope that giving will somehow make up for past cruelty or ignorance. Too little charity is far less than valuable. Too much can cause dependence which makes the receiver continuously ask for more. Giving from the heart is good.But critics have long worried about misdirected charity that dose more harm than good. In his 2012 book, “Harmful Charity: How Churches and Charities Hurt Those They Help (And How to Solve the Problem)”, Robert Lupton, an experienced social worker of 40 years of community work in innercity Atlanta, argues that charity must not do for the poor what they can do for themselves. Due to emergencies such as natural disasters, the afterward financial aid is greatly welcome. Mr Lupton advocates it should focus on the development of selfsupporting. The task can be carried out via, for instance, offering microloans, hiring local builders and suppliers, and trying to found selfsupported, locally owned and operated enterprises. What seldom works, he argues, are untargeted handouts from faroff providers and the sudden arrival of inexperienced volunteertourists hoping to earn personal reputation by digging wells or mending roofs that locals are perfectly able to take care of themselves. Getting charity right isnt easy. But from money raising to the boom in volunteering among Millennials (千禧一代), from the increasing worldwide willingness to give to the efforts by charity organizations to become more effective and fruitful, there is strong evidence that human beings ability of taking care of others is growing along with their ability to help without harming. Charity can be as simple as holding the door for a stranger and as complex as a global campaign to get rid of malaria (疟疾). Charity works best when it returns the weak to strength, when it helps a small town shaken by a heavy earthquake get back on its feet. A successful charity is one that eventually is no lo
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