1UnitUnit 1 1 AdvertisingAdvertising高考试卷分块专练练一 阅读理解提速练限时35分钟第一节(共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分)ATheres more to phone boxes than phonesAdoptThe red phone box is part of the character of many streets and villages around the UK. But with the mobile phone, many are no longer used and we are looking to remove them. For just 1 you can make sure the red phone boxes in your community enjoy a new life as something completely different, like a book exchange, or an art gallery.Click here to see what some local communities have already done. Download our Adopt A Kiosk brochure here, or if youre ready to adopt one now, click here!BuyWouldnt it be great to impress your customers with a traditional red phone box in your places? Or maybe you badly want to own one yourself. Go on! You know its just what your garden needs!For more information, get in touch with our partners at X2Connect or call them at 4401636611110.AdvertiseThink about how many people pass by a phone box daily. Its a great way to get noticed. If youd like to advertise your business or campaign on the side of a phone box, get in touch to find out more.Talk to our partners at JCDecaux for more information.CashCombine a red phone box with an ATM. Our company takes care of everything from site acquisition (站点获取) and installation (安装), gaining planning permission from local authorities, to preparations of the phone box and ATM as well as ongoing protecting and cleaning services.To find out more, fill out the callback form below or call us.语篇解读：本文是应用文。文章宣传了几个关于电话亭的特别用途。221What are you supposed to do if you adopt a phone box?ASell it online for new uses.BMove it to your own office.CReplace it with an art gallery.DRecycle it to serve your community.解析：选 D 细节理解题。根据 Adopt 部分的内容可知，所谓领养电话亭，就是将社区中不再运行的电话亭改造后重新投入使用，它可以有全新的用途。根据“what some local communities have already done”可知，这些电话亭是以社区的名义领养的，改造后自然也是为了服务社区。22What do you need to get in touch with if you want to purchase a phone box?AX2Connect. BJCDecaux.CYour communities. DLocal authorities.解析：选 A 细节理解题。根据 Buy 部分的“get in touch with our partners at X2Connect”可知，若想购买电话亭可以联系 X2Connect。23What is recommended if you want to attract customers?AFixing an ATM in your phone box.BSelling small things in the phone box.COrganizing campaigns to sell phone boxes.DAdvertising your product on a phone box.解析：选 D 细节理解题。根据 Advertise 部分可知，每天电话亭周围的人流量很大，所以可以在上面做广告，用来吸引顾客。B(2018山东省实验中学模拟)Its been a good week for new parents: Since Tuesday, three major corporations have changed their parental leave policies to reduce pressure on employees struggling to balance work and life with a new baby. The new program, which will take effect in November, offers up to 16 weeks of fully paid leave to primary caregivers and 10 weeks of medical leave for childbirth, totaling 26 weeks for a birth mother who is her childs primary caregiver. According to The Wall Street Journal, nonprimary caregivers will receive up to 14 weeks of paid leave.“In the US, government mandates (命令) for paid leave are currently slim to nonexistent， ”Ms. Morris said.“That means companies must seek the tough balance between 3supporting employees during major life events and meeting business goals. Too often, employees have not had the support they need.” Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics say only 13 percent of fulltime workers in the United States had access to paid family leave in 2012.Willis Towers Watson benefits consultant Mary Tavarozzi told Reuters paid leave for American mothers usually lasts around a month.According to The New York Times, the United States is the only highincome country that does not have nationally mandated paid family leave. In contrast, workers in Britain are given up to 50 weeks of family leave, 37 weeks of which is paid. Barack Obama has talked about closing this gap between the United States and its peers, The Times reported. In December, he began giving federal employees six weeks of paid family leave following the birth of a child.“Its time we stopped treating childcare as a side issue or a womens issue, and treated it like the national economic priority (优先事项) that it is， ” he said in his State of the Union address in January.Some studies have shown that the benefits of paid parental leave are tangible (实际的) beyond the relief new parents experience at being able to focus on their children without worrying about money.语篇解读：本文为说明文。文章介绍了美国三大公司在一周之内相继公布产假修改制度，对那些刚刚有孩子的父母来说这无疑是一大好消息。24Why is it a good week for new parents?AThe cost they paid will be shared.BLonger periods of parental leave are expected.CThe policy benefiting them takes effect.DEmployees working time is becoming shorter.解析：选 B 推理判断题。根据第一段中的“three major corporations have changed their parental leave policies”可知三大公司相继修改了产假政策；再结合“totaling 26 weeks for a birth mother”可知产假有望延长，故选 B。25What did Ms. Morris say about the USs present paid leave?AIts well carried out.BIts supported by employers.CFew employees really get the benefits.DIt increase