高考英语小题狂练（3）
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Passage A
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Passage B
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Passage C
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Passage D
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Passage （Ahermit）
Like clockwork,nearly every fourth February includes one extra day.February 29th,otherwise known as Leap Day,isn’t exactly a holiday.Instead,it’s there to keep your calendar consistent with the earth’s rotation (旋转) around the sun.
According to History,Roman emperor Julius Caesar is the “father”of Leap Year.Until he
came along,people used a 355-day calendar,which was 10.25 days shorter than the solar year.Roman officials were supposed to add an extra month every now and then to keep the seasons exactly where they should be.But that didn’t work out all that well.When special occasions started shifting into different seasons around 45 BCE,Caesar consulted with astronomers and decreed (下令) that the empire should use a 12-month,365-day calendar,which he named after himself.Caesar’s Julian calendar included a Leap Day every four years.
Though Leap Day keeps your calendar in line with the earth’s rotation around the sun,it causes a different kind of problem for leapsters.When should these February 29th babies celebrate their birthdays during the other three-quarters of their lives?Some party on February 28th,while others prefer a two-day celebration that spans the last day of February and the first day of March.
Leap Day can be a nuisance in the legal system.In 2006,a court in Massachusetts was deciding whether criminal John Melo could be released a day early since his 10-year sent
ence included a Leap Day.In the case,the judge decided that since the man was sentenced to prison for years,not days,Leap Day didn’t make a bit of difference.
Though a few timekeepers have pushed for calendars that don’t include Leap Day,almost all astronomers and societies agree that Leap Day is the best method to keep the calendar on track.
1.Why was Leap Day created?
A.To create special occasions.
B.To honor Emperor Julius Caesar.
C.To keep pace with solar year.
D.To keep track of all the seasons.
2.What is the problem with the birthday celebration of February 29th babies?
A.It is sometimes delayed.
B.It lasts at least two days.
C.It has to be held every other year.
D.It may take place on different dates.
3.What does the underlined word “nuisance” in Paragraph 4 mean?
A.Joke.              B.Topic.        C.Trouble.                D.Mistake.
4.What is the attitude of most astronomers towards Leap Day?
A.Critical.          B.Supportive.    C.Doubtful.              D.Cautious.
Passage （B）
What are the best ways to sell online? And how do you make sure you have a website that really works?
Lavinia Davolio makes luxury handmade sweets inspired by her Italian heritage. She says
her business received a boost when she opened a store on Amazon’s Marketplace.
“It’s easy for clients to discover something unique and handmade if it’s available through such a trusted online platform. And it means we can offer convenient delivery at a competitive price and give our handmade sweets an incredible reach and visibility (透明度), ” she says.
Lavinia is one of thousands of small businesses who’ve decided to set up shop on an e-commerce marketplace—Amazon, eBay, Etsy, Alibaba’s Taobao, Rakuten to name some of the largest—rather than go through the trouble of setting up their own websites. Amazon charges retailers a 15% fee, but in return even the very smallest entrepreneurs can get a slice of the retail titan’s global pulling power just by uploading images and descriptions of their products and then setting their pricing.
Something like Amazon’s Marketplace is a no-brainer. Entry costs are very low and straightaway you have a very wide marketplace at your fingertips. When you’re starting out with your own website, you’re having to attract the traffic. This can be complicated an
d mean extra costs if you need outside help.
However, some e-tailers want more creative control over their online shops and to keep more of the sales income for themselves. Going it alone is certainly a lot cheaper than it used to be, but according to payment processor WorldPay, the average small business spends ￡2, 500 on setting up an e-commerce platform.
1. What can we learn about Lavinia Davolio?
A. She sold her products on her own e-commerce platform.
B. The creation of her sweets came from an Italian tradition.
C. She was a success after controlling her online shop alone.
D. The failure of her online shopping resulted from delivery service.
2. What are bound to happen when retailers join Amazon?
A. Retailers each have to give 15% of their income to Amazon.
B. The goods of retailers can be hard to be found by customers.
C. Retailers should decrease the price of their products gradually.