核心題型強化專練一閱讀四選一

一、閱讀理解（本大題共98小題，共196.0分）

A

Ialwaysdreamedofstudyingabroad,tolearnataworld-classuniversitywhilefurther

exploringthegroundsonwhichthesenationsachievednewmilestonesofdevelopmentwith

eachpassingday.

Tostudyabroadaftermygraduation,Icouldnotstopseekingmydream.Totakethefirst

step,IdidsomebrainstormingandexploredopportunitiesontheInternetandfinallydecidedto

goforChina.Therewereanumberofreasonsbehindit—itsadvancededucationsystemand

thousandsofcenturiesofrichcultureinspiredmetostudythere.Theprimaryonewasmy

curiosityhowanationhasleftmanynationsbehindinashorttimeatitsfastpaceof

development.

Sojustlikethat,Iapplied,alongwithsomeofmyfriends,foramaster'sdegreeprogramat

CommunicationUniversityofChina.Iwastheonlyonewhogotselectedinthesaidprogram

andinaddition,theChineseScholarshipCouncilsponsoredallofmyexpenses.Thisgood

newswaswelcomedbymyfamily.

ThisismyseventhmonthinBeijing.Inmyexperiencesofar,onethingthatappearedtobe

missingwastheinternship（實習）whichItriedtofindbecauseIwanttoworkhereafter

completionofmystudies.AftersomestrugglesIwasluckyenoughtogettheopportunityto

workasaninternwiththeCenterforChinaandGlobalization（CCG）.It'sveryexcitingtowork

ontheirteamasaresearcher.NowIcanproudlysaythatmydecisiontochooseChinaasa

studydestinationwasthebestdecisionIhaveevermade.

1.Thewriterwritesthefirstparagraphmainlyto?

A.Encouragepeopletopursuedreams.

B.Summarizethemainideaofthetext.

C.Explainthereasonfbrwritingthepassage.

D.Addsomebackgroundinformation.

2.WhatisthemostimportantreasonfortheauthorcomingtoChina?

A.China'srichculture.

B.Hiscuriosity.

C.China'sadvancededucationsystem.

D.Hisfamily'ssupport.

3.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromthelastparagraph?

A.HeismostproudofstudyinginChina.

B.Hewantstobearesearcherinthefuture.

C.HeplanstoworkinChinaaftergraduation.

D.HefoundajobuponarrivinginBeijing.

4.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.LearningandworkinginChina

B.TravelexperiencesinChina

C.RealizationofdreamsinChina

D.Importanceofhavingdreams

ZachariahFikehasanunusualhobby.Hefindsoldmilitary（軍15A的）medalsforsalein

antiquestoresandontheInternet.

Butunlikemostcollectors,Zactracksdownthemedals1rightfulowners,andreturnsthem.

HisefforttoreunitefamilieswithlostmedalsbeganwithaChristmasgiftfromhismother,

aPurpleHeartwiththenameCorradoA.G.Piccoli,foundinanantiqueshop.Zacknowsthe

meaningofaPurpleHeart-heearnedonehimselfinawarasasoldier.Sowhenhismother

gavehimthemedal,heknewrightawaywhathehadtodo.

ThroughtheInternet,ZactrackeddownCorrado'ssisterAdelineRockko.Butwhenhe

finallyreachedher,thewomanfloodedhimwithquestions:"Whoareyou?Whatantique

shop?"However,whenshehungup,sheregrettedthewayshehadhandledthecall.Soshe

calledZacbackandapologized.SoonshedrovetomeetZacinWatertown,N.Y."Atthatpoint,

Iknewshemeantbusiness,"Zacsays."Todriveeighthourstocometoseeme.”

ThePiccolisgrewupthechildrenofItalianimmigrantsinWatertown.Corrado,atranslator

fortheArmyduringWWII,waskilledinactioninEurope.

BeforehearingfromZac,Adelinehadn'trealizedthemedalwasmissing.Likemany

militarymedals,theoneZac'smotherhadfoundwasafamilytreasure."Thismedalwasvery

precioustomyparents.Onlyonspecialoccasions（場合）wouldtheytakeitoutandletushold

itinourhands,'*Adelinesays.

Asachild,Adelinecouldn'tunderstandwhythemedalwassosignificant.nButasIgrew

older,'1Adelinesays,nandmissedmybrothermoreandmore,Irealizedthatwastheonlything

wehadleft."CorradoPiccoli'sPurpleHeartmedalnowhangsattheItalianAmericanCivic

AssociationinWatertown.

ZacrecentlyreturnedanotherlostmedaltoafamilyinAlabama.Sincehefirstreunited

Corrado*smedal,Zacsayshisrecordisnow5for5.

5.WheredidZacgetaPurpleHeartmedalforhimself?

A.Inthearmy.B.Inanantiqueshop.

C.Fromhismother.D.FromAdelineRockko.

6.WhatdidZacrealizewhenAdelinedrovetomeethim?

A.Shewasveryimpolite.

B.Shewasseriousaboutthemedal.

C.Shesuspectedhishonesty.

D.Shecamefromawealthyfamily.

7.WhatmadeAdelinetreasurethePurpleHeart?

A.Herparents*advice.B.Herknowledgeofantiques.

C.Herchildhooddream.D.Hermemoryofherbrother.

c

HowardWeistlingwantedtobeacomicstrip（連環(huán):曼畫）artist.ButwhentheJapanese

bombedPearlHarbor,hejoinedtheArmy.

Afterflightengineertraining,HowardwasshippedofftoEurope.Onhismaidenflight,

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hisplanewasshotdownoverAustria.Theentirecrewofeightmenlandedsafely.Buta

farmerfoundHowardhidinginhisbarnandturnedhimovertoaprisonofwarcampinBarth,

Germany.Itwasfreezingandthemenalmoststarvedtodeatheatingtheguards*garbage.

HungryandhomesickHowardcopedtheonlywayheknewhow.Hedrewacomic

strip.Thebook,madeofcigarettewrappersboundtogetherwithscrapmetal,wassent

aroundthecamp.Everycoupleofdayshewouldaddanewpanel.Onepanelatatimewould

bepassedaroundthewholecamp.Andthey'dhavesomethingtolookforwardto.

Afteranentireyearofthis,theywokeonemorningtofindtheirguardsgone.Theyfled

andHowardfinallygottogohome.Justluckytogetoutalive,heleftthebookbehind.

BackhomeinCalifornia,Howardsoonhadawifeandkidstofeedsohehadtosetaside

hisdreamofbecominganartist.Hetookajobasagardenerinstead.

Morgansharedhisfather'sartisticgifts.At15hisparentssenthimtoartschool.AndHoward

gottoseehissonbecomeawell-knownpainterbeforehediedin2002.That'show,seven

decadesafterthewar,whenastrangerinNewYorkgoogledthename"Weistling,"hefound

Morganonline.

"Igetanemailfromagentlemanandhesays,'IthinkImayhavesomedrawingsyour

fatherdidwhenhewasaPOW(prisonerofwar)inWorldWarII,Morgan

recalls.”"Wouldyoulikethem?'AndIjuststaredatthatemailandstartedcrying."

LuckilyHowardhadengravedhisnameonthecomicbook,whichishowthemanfrom

NewYorkCityhadconnectedwithMorgan.Acoupleofdayslaterwhenitarrivedin

California,Morgancouldn'tbelieveit."Itwaslikegettingmyfatherback,"Morgan

says."Itwaslikehimbeingabletotellmethestoryoveragain-onlythistimeitwasrealin

myhands.”

8.ThepassagedetailsHoward'slifeasaPOWtoshowthat.

A.warcannotstophispursuitofsuccess

B.passionforarthelpedeasehissufferings

C.lossoffreedomencouragedhiscreativity

D.miserydriveshimtofightagainsthisfate

9.WhatcanweinferaboutHoward'scomicstripinprison?

A.Itsatisfiedprisoners*curiosity.

B.Itarousedtheguards*sympathy.

C.Itwaspopularamongtheprisoners.

D.Itraisedprisoners'confidenceinfreedom.

10.Whatcontributestothestranger'ssuccessinfindingMorgan?

A.Theemailfromagentleman.

B.Howard'sexperienceinthewar.

C.Morgan'srecallingofhisfather.

D.Morgan'sstatusinthefieldofart.

11.WhatcanweinferaboutMorganfromthelastparagraph?

A.Hedidn'tbelievethestranger'sstory.

B.Hewasexcitedtogetthecomicstrip.

C.Hecouldn'twaittotellothershisgoodnews.

D.Hehadn'theardabouthisfather'swarstories.

D

Fifteenyearsago,ItookasummervacationinLecceinsouthernItaly.Afterclimbingupa

hillforapanoramic(全景的)viewofthebluesea,whitebuildingsandgreenolivetrees,I

pausedtocatchmybreathandthenpositionedmyselftotakethebestphotoofthispanorama.

Unfortunately,justasItookoutmycamera,awomanapproachedfrombehind,andplanted

herselfrightinfrontofmyview.Likeme,thiswomanwasheretostop,sighandappreciatethe

view.

PatientasIwas,afterabout15minutes,mycamerascanningthesunandreviewingtheshot

Iwouldeventuallytake,Igrewfrustrated.WasittoomuchtoaskhertomovesoIcouldtake

justonepictureofthelandscape?Sure,Icouldhaveaskedher,butsomethingpreventedme

fromdoingso.Sheseemedsocontentinherobservation.Ididn'twanttomesswiththat.

Another15minutespassedandIgrewbored.Thewomanwasstillthere.Idecidedtotake

thephotoanyway.AndnowwhenIlookatit,Ithinkherpresenceinthephotoiswhatmakes

theimageinteresting.Thelandscape,beautifulonitsown,somehowcomestolifeandbreathes

becausethiswomanisengagingwithit.

Thisphoto,withtheuniquebeautythatunfoldedbeforemeandthatwomanwho"ruined"it,

nowhangsonawallinmybedroom.Whatwouldshethinkifsheknewthatherfigureis

captured（捕捉）andfrozenonsomestranger'sbedroomwall?Abedroom,afterall,isavery

privatespace,inwhichsomewomanIdon'tevenknowhasbeenimmortalized（使...永存）.

Insomeways,shelivesinmyhouse.

Perhapsweallliveineachothers'spaces.Perhapsthisiswhatphotosarefor:toremindus

thatweallappreciatebeauty,thatweallshareacommondesireforpleasure,forconnection,

forsomethingthatisgreaterthanus.

Thatphotoisareminder,acapturedmoment,anunspokenconversationbetweentwo

women,separatedonlybyathinsquareofglass.

12.Whathappenedwhentheauthorwasabouttotakeaphoto?

A.Hercamerastoppedworking.

B.Awomanblockedherview.

C.Someoneaskedhertoleave.

D.Afriendapproachedfrombehind.

13.Accordingtotheauthor,thewomanwasprobably.

A.enjoyingherselfB.losingherpatience

C.waitingforthesunsetD.thinkingaboutherpast

14.Intheauthor'sopinion,whatmakesthephotosoalive?

A.Therichcolorofthelandscape.

B.Theperfectpositioningofthecamera.

C.Thewoman'sexistenceinthephoto.

D.Thesoftsunlightthatsummerday.

15.Thephotoonthebedroomwallenablestheauthortobetterunderstand.

A.theneedtobeclosetonature

B.theimportanceofprivatespace

C.thejoyofthevacationinItaly

D.thesharedpassionforbeauty

16.Thepassagecanbeseenastheauthor'sreflectionsupon.

A.aparticularlifeexperienceB.thepleasureoftraveling

C.theartofphotographyD.alostfriendship

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Twoyearsago,KiirsatCeylanwasinNewYorktogiveatalkaboutdisabilityrightsatthe

U.N.Blindsincebirth,theTurkishmanwasstrugglingtofindhishotel,holdingacane

inonehandandpullinghisluggagewiththeother.

"Notsurprisingly,suddenlyIbumpedintoapole“hesays,"Itwasabitbloody.”

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Theproblemwithacaneisthat,whileitcantellyouwhat'sonthegroundsitdoesn'thelp

withobjectsatthebodyorheadlevel.Itwasn'tthefirsttimeCeylanhadrunintosomething,

injuringhimself.

,,UIhavenoproblemwithmyscars,whichmakememorehandsomeIguess,"Ceylan

says,laughing.nButIdon'tneedhewones.”

WithWeWalk,anewsmartcane,Ceylanhopestohelpotherblindpeoplenavigatetheir

environmentsmoreeasily*Thecaneusesanultrasonic（超聲波）sensorwhichdetectsobjects

atbodyorheadlevelandgivesawarningvibration.WeWalkuserspairthecanewiththeir

smartphonesandthenusethecane'stouchpadtoaccessfeatureslikevoiceassistantor

navigation*Beforeleavinghome,theycanplugtheirdestinationintoGoogleMapsandget

spokendirectionsastheywalkInthefuture,CeylanhopestoconnectWeWalkwithpublic

transportationandridesharingservices.

Assistivetechnologyisoftenexpensivefbrblindpeople,saysEelkeFolmer,acomputer

scienceprofessorattheUniversityofNevada!Reno."Butdevelopersfailtorealizetheir

devicesareoutofreachformanyblindpeople,ToFolmer,thepricepoint-$500-setsthe

WeWalkcaneapartfromothertechnologies.

CeylanseesWeWalkaspartofanattempttohelpblindpeopleachievegreaterfreedomof

movement,whichhebelieveswillgivethemgreateraccesstoeducationandjobs.Thecanes

arealreadyhavinganimpactonusers,Ceylansays.Herecentlyreceivedanemailfroma

teacherinIrelandwhohadbecomeblindasanadult.He'dbeendepressedand

housebound.ButsincegettingaWeWalkcane,yourdeviceforcedmetogoout.Itbecame

myanti-depressant."hewrote.

17.WhyisastoryaboutKursatCeylangivenatthebeginningofthetext?

A.Tostressthedifficultycausedbyblindness.

B.Toshowhisreasonfordevelopinghiscane.

C.Toindicatetheproblemswithpresentcanes.

D.Toshowhispositiveandhumorouscharacter.

18.WhatcanWeWalkdoatpresentaccordingtothetext?

A.ProvidefastInternetaccess.

B.Startconversationswithusers.

C.Telluserswhatisaroundthem.

D.Connectwithridesharingservices.

19.WhatdoesFolmerthinkistheadvantageofWeWalkoverotherassistivetechnologies?

A.Itiseasilyaffordable,B.Itiseasilycontrollable.

C.Itworksbetterforusers,D.Itlooksmoreattractive.

20.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Theincreasingdemandforsmartcanes.

B.Ablindmansdevotiontosmartcanes.

C.Asmartcane*seffectsonblindpeople,

D.Anassistivetechnologyfortheblind.

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ADreamChaserinaWheelchair

Sincetheageofthree,ChelsieHillhaddreamedofbecomingadancer.Thatambition

nearlyendedin2010whenHillwasinacaraccident,whichputthe17-year-oldhighschool

seniorinhospitalfor51daysandleftherparalyzedfromthewaistdown.Formostpeople,

thatwouldhavedestroyedanyhopeofadancingcareer.ButfbrHill,itwasthe

beginning.Farfrombeingabarrier,herwheelchairencouragedhertofight.HIwanttoprove

toeveryoneincludingmyselfthatI'mstillnormal,"shesaid,"whatevernormalmeans.”

Normalforhermeantdancing,soHilldiditinherwheelchairalongsidehernondisabled

highschooldanceteam.Halfofherbodywastakenawayfromher,soshehadtomoveitwith

herhands.Ittookmuchlearningandpatience.

Aftergraduationfromhighschool,Hillwantedtoexpandherdancenetworktoinclude

womenlikeher.Shemetpeopleonlinewhowerefightingforthedreamofdancingagainst

variousspinal（脊椎的）injuries,andinvitedthemtodancewithher.Toreachmorepeople

inalargercity,HillmovedtoLosAngelesin2014andformedateamofdancerswith

disabilitiesshecalledtheRollettes.

EveryyearHillholdsadancecampcalledtheRollettesExperienceforwheelchairusersto

helpthembringouttheiractingtalent.In2019,173participantsfromtencountries

attended.Formany,itwasthefirsttimethey'dfelttheybelonged.EdnaSenanosaidthat

beingpartoftheRollettesteamgaveherthecouragetogetbehindthewheelofacar."Ididn't

knowIcoulddosomanythingsthatmyfellowteammateshadtaughtme."shesaid."Ididn't

knowIcouldbesexy.It'ssopowerfultohavemyteammatesinmylife,becausethey'remy

teachers.Ihavemoreconfidence.”

ChelsieHillattainedwhatmanyofusneverwill：herchildhooddream.Shehasbeen

chasingherdreaminthewheelchair.She'sadancer.TheRolletteshavehelpedherfind

somethingelsejustasfulfilling.

21.WhathappenedtoChelsieHillin2010?

A.Shelastherhopeofdancing.

B.Shesufferedfromaseriousdisease.

C.Sherealizedherdreamofbecomingadancer.

D.Shewasseverelydisabledduetoacaraccident.

22.WhydidChelsieHillsetuptheRollettesin2014?

A.Toexpandhersocialnetwork.

B.Toenlargeherdancebusiness.

C.Toseekmorechancestodance.

D.Tomotivatemorepeoplelikeher.

23.WhatchangedidtheRollettesExperiencebringtoEdnaSerrano?

A.Shecouldhelpothers.

B.Shehadmorefaithinherself.

C.Shelearnedhowtodrive.

D.Shebecamesexierthanbefore.

24.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeChelsieHill?

A.Modestandprofessional.B.Responsibleandcreative.

C.Determinedandinspiring.D.Cooperativeandgenerous.

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Thismonth,Germany'stransportminister,AlexanderDobrindt,proposedthefirstsetof

rulesforautonomousvehicles（自主駕駛車輛）.Theywoulddefinethedriver'sroleinsuch

carsandgovernhowsuchcarsperformincrasheswherelivesmightbelost.

Theproposalattemptstodealwithwhatsomecallthe"deathvalley"ofautonomous

vehicles:thegreyareabetweensemi-autonomousandfullydriverlesscarsthatcoulddelaythe

driverlessfuture.

Dobrindtwantsthreethings:thatacaralwayschoosesproperty（財產）damageover

personalinjury;thatitneverdistinguishesbetweenhumansbasedonageorrace;andthatifa

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humanremoveshisorherhandsfromthedrivingwheel—tocheckemail,say——thecar'smaker

isresponsibleifthereisacrash.

“Thechangetotheroadtrafficlawwillpermitfullyautomaticdriving,"saysDobrindt.It

willputfullydriverlesscarsonanequallegalfootingtohumandrivers,hesays.

Whoisresponsiblefortheoperationofsuchvehiclesisnotclearamongcarmakers,

consumersandlawyers."Theliability（法律責任）issueisthebiggestoneofthemall,"says

NatashaMeratattheUniversityofLeeds,UK.

AnassumptionbehindUKinsurancefbrdriverlesscars,introducedearlierthisyear,insists

thatahuman"bewatchfulandmonitoringtheroad1'ateverymoment.

Butthatisnotwhatmanypeoplehaveinmindwhenthinkingofdriverlesscars.MWhenyou

saydriverlesscars1,peopleexpectdriverlesscars,"Meratsays.nYouknow-nodriver."

Becauseoftheconfusion,Meratthinkssomecarmakerswillwaituntilvehiclescanbefully

automatedwithoutoperation.

Driverlesscarsmayendupbeingaformofpublictransportratherthanvehiclesyouown,

saysRyanCaloatStanfordUniversity,California.ThatishappeningintheUKandSingapore,

wheregovernment-provideddriverlessvehiclesarebeinglaunched.

ThatwouldgodownpoorlyintheUS,however."Theideathatthegovernmentwouldtake

overdriverlesscarsandtreatthemasapublicgoodwouldgetabsolutelynowherehere/'says

Calo.

25.Whatdoesthephrase"deathvalley"inParagraph2referto?

A.Aplacewherecarsoftenbreakdown.

B.Acasewherepassingalawisimpossible.

C.Anareawherenodrivingispermitted.

D.Asituationwheredrivers'roleisnotclear.

26.TheproposalputforwardbyDobrindtaimsto.

A.stoppeoplefrombreakingtrafficrules

B.helppromotefullyautomaticdriving

C.protectdriversofallagesandraces

D.preventseriouspropertydamage

27.Whatdoconsumersthinkoftheoperationofdriverlesscars?

A.Itshouldgettheattentionofinsurancecompanies.

B.Itshouldbethemainconcernoflawmakers.

C.Itshouldnotcausedeadlytrafficaccidents.

D.Itshouldinvolvenohumanresponsibility.

28.Driverlessvehiclesinpublictransportseenobrightfuturein.

A.SingaporeB.theUKC.theUSD.Germany

29.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforpassage?

A.AutonomousDriving:WhoseLiability?

B.FullyAutomaticCars:ANewBreakthrough

C.AutonomousVehicles:DriverRemoved!

D.DriverlessCars:RootofRoadAccidents

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ForyearsIhavehadnoideawhatIhavebeendoingwithmylife.Iwasa30-year-oldlawyer

inNewYork.Butbeingalawyerwasnevermydreamorgoalinlife.Ihonestlywantedtobea

writer.Ihaveagreatimaginationandwouldwriteamazingstoriesinmyhead.ButIalways

knewthatbeingawriterwasneverpossiblefbrmebecauseitwasabetterfinancialdecisionto

stayalawyer.

Recently,Icouldn'tfallasleepatmyusualtimeof10p.m.andwhenIdidfallasleepIhad

thesamedreamoverandoveragain.Thedreamstartswithmeintheoceantryingtogofora

swimandI'msearchingforsomething,butIstarttodrownandhavenocontrolovermybody.

ThenalightshinesthroughthewatersandwhenIlookupallIcanseeismyselfinabright

whiteroomwritinganovel.ThenIhearavoicesayrepeatedly,"Nowisthetimetotry

somethingnew!"

Itwasn'tjustadream,itwasmyopportunitytomakesomethinggoodoutofmylife.That

afternoon,IquitmyjobatthelawfirmandIcouldn'thavebeenanyhappier.Mylifestartedat

30,andeverydaysincethatpointIhaven'tstoppedenjoyinglife.Istartedtowriteandhave

beenonthebest-sellerslistforthelasttwomonths.Thingshavedefinitelyturnedaround.

Changeisagoodthing;itgivesusanopportunitytotakeachance.Somytwofavorite

wordsIlivebyandsoshouldyouare“changeandchance'1.

30.Fromthefirstparagraph,wecanknowthat.

A.theauthorisnow30yearsold

B.Itisimpossiblefortheauthortobecomeawriter

C.alawyercanbelikelytoearnmorethanawriter

D.theauthorpreferstobealawyerratherthanawriter

31.Thesecondparagraphmainlytalksabouttheauthor's.

A.difficultyinsleepingatnight

B.strongdesiretobecomeawriter

C.wishtohaveaswiminthewaters

D.terribleswimmingexperienceintheocean

32.Theunderlinedpartinthe3rdparagraphprobablymeanstheauthor.

A.regrettedhavingquittedhisjobasalawyer

B.wasunhappyaftergivinguphisjobasalawyer

C.wasupsetbecausehehadtogiveuphisjobasalawyer

D.wasprettyhappywhenhequittedhisjobasalawyer

33.Thebesttitleofthetextmightbe.

A.LawyerorWriterB.ChangeandChance

C.ChangeandRegretD.RiskorOpportunity

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Productswith"MadeinChina"onthemhavebecomeanimportantpartoftheworldas

Chinaisgraduallytakingtheglobewithitsincrediblemanufacturingindustry.ThoughChinese

productshavealreadygotridoftheimageoflowquality,therearestillmanyforeignerswho

considerthemcheap,low-endandcopycatandclaimthattheywillneverbuyone.

However,arecentJapaneseTVshowwhichconductedasurveyonChineseproductshas

astonishedthosewholookeddownuponChinesemanufacturing.TheTVshowdidatest:Clear

alltheChina-madeproductsfromaJapanesehousehold.Fourhourslater,619piecesof

Chineseproductswereremoved,andeventheclothesofthehouseownerhadtobetakenoff.

NotonlyinJapan,butalsointheUSpeopleareseeingthesamechange.TheUSwriterSara

BongiornwhopublishedabooktitledWithoutMADEINCHINAadecadeagoalsoconducted

asimilarexperimenttomeasuretheimpactofglobalizationonordinaryAmericans.She

decidednottobuyanyproductsmadeinChinaforayear.Atfirst,shewasprettypositiveabout

herdecision,believingshecouldfindsubstitutesfromothercountries.Butshelaterproved

herselfwrong.

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AvoidingChineseproductsonpurpose,BongiorncouldonlychooseItalian-madesneakers

forherchildrenatthepriceof$68perpair,whiletheChineseoneswereonly$10,Onceshe

triedtobuyacandleforherhusband'sbirthday,butfailedtofindonethatwasnotmadein

Chinaatsixstores.

Atlast,BongiornconcludedinherbookthatnMadeinChina"productsareinseparableto

Americansociety,sincetheinconveniencesoflivingwithoutthemareahugecost.

USPresidentDonaldTrumphaswonlotsofsupportforhisslogan"MakeAmericaGreat

Again"andforhis"BuyAmerican,HireAmerican"advertisementsduringhiscampaign.

However,thehats,clothes,andflagsprintedwiththeslogansthatwereusedforthecampaign

wereallmadeinChina.

Today,withthearisingawarenessofbrandsandimprovingdemandforquality,MMadein

China'*hasgraduallyshakenoffthelabelofcheap,copycatproducts,andiswinninga

reputationforcompetence.

34.Whatcanweknowfromthefirstparagraph?

A.ProductsmadeinChinasellbestintheworld.

B.ThequalityofChineseproductsstillhasalongwaytogo.

C.ManyforeignersstilllookdownuponChineseproducts.

D.Chineseproductsarepopularbecausetheyarecheap.

35.FromSaraBongiorn^experiment,wecanlearnshe.

A.refusedanyChineseproductsfortheirpoorquality

B.lackedconfidenceatthebeginningoftheexperiment

C.gaveupdoingtheexperimentbecauseitwasmuchtooexpensive

D.cametobelieveAmericansocietycan'tgowithoutChineseproducts

36.WhatisthepurposeofusingDonaldTrump'scampaignasanexample?

A.TosupporttheideathatChineseproductsarewinningthemarket.

B.ToshowthatDonaldTrumpknewhowtowinpeople'sheart.

C.ToexplainwhyAmericanpeoplerefuseChineseproducts.

D.ToshowthatAmericaisinatradewarwithChina.

37.Inwhichofthefollowingmagazinescanyoumostlikelyfindthisarticle?

A.Reader'sDigestB.BusinessExploration

C.GreenChinaD.NationalGeographic

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Everyyear,some6.9millionchildrenundertheageoffivediefromdiseaseslikemalaria,

pneumoniaandHIV.Theuntoldstoryofchildsurvivalisthattheglobalcommunitynowhas

thecombinedknowledge,technicalknow-howandaffordabletoolstoendsuchchild

deaths.Evidenceshowsthatitispossibletodecreaseunder-fivedeathratesindevelopin