2013高三英语阅读理解及答案9

2013高三英语阅读理解及答案9

--文娱和体育（2）

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Fri May 8, 2009

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Artists and gallery owners have their fingers c rossed at New York's Affordable Art Fair this week, waiting to see how the economic downturn（低迷时期） affects sales of their work even as demand in the high-end （高端） market breaks down.

Taking place for the eighth year, the fair aims to lure new art buyers and longtime patrons（赞助人） with prices ranging from $75 to $10,000. Most of the work is priced at $5,000 or under

③Despite the "affordable" tag, attracting buyers is still a daunting task when consumers are turning down anything expensive or unnecessary in the economic depression.

About 64 galleries are participating in this year's affordable art fair, down from 70 last year. The fair opened in Manhattan on Thursday and ends on Sunday.

Jenny Hirst, an artist from Manchester, England, who exhibited her work at the namesake fair in London and was attending the New York show, said the dema nd for affordable art "is struggling a bit."

"They (consumers) say it is nice, but walk away instead of pulling out their checkbooks," said Hirst, referring to art buyers.

The economic downturn has ravaged the high-end art market. Sotheby's posted a 71 perc ent drop in auction sales in the past quarter, while some experts say demand is rare, or in the best case, scarce for expensive art.

"I don't think it's that people are saying, 'I can't spend a million dollars so I'll go out and spend $500,000,'" said Constance Kamens, a private art dealer and appraiser(评价者).

"Some of them are not buying at all but when they are buying, they are buying

carefully."

Popular belief is that the right piece of art can transform a space, making it an attractive

4. The Affordable Art Fair may be__________.

A. held from Monday to Sunday

B. started eight years ago

C. held in several cities in one year

D. cut down its sales and time

5. Which would be the best title of this passage?

A. Financial crisis damage the affordable Art Fair

B. Artists show great concern about "affordable" art

C. In New York, artists pin hopes on "affordable" art

D. The affordable Art Fair, Hopeful and Doubtful

B

Music is the food of lov e, according to poets. And classical music, it seems, may be fine rain for restaurateurs. ④The music of Mozart, Bach and Beethoven played in restaurants makes diners feel richer and encourages them to spend money, according to research made by the University of Leicester in central England. "When you hear a piece of music, it activates all types of knowledge," said Adrian North, a senior lecturer in psychology at a university who carried out tests in a

restaurant near Leicester over a period of three weeks. "If you h ear classical music, it gives you the feeling of wealth and it makes you feel a bit noble. In a restaurant, this has the effect of making you spend a bit more money." Researchers found that classical music, often connected with wealth, was the most successful in encouraging people to pay cash, with diners spending more than 24 pounds a head. But when the music was Britney Spears', diners spent less than 22 pounds a head, they found. With no background music, spending fell to around 21 pounds. “Where people were really spending the money was on the luxurious things , such as desserts and coffees," said James Davis, owner of Softleys restaurant in Market Bosworth, where the research was carried out. He also said, "I think this research will certainly affect what we will play in the future."

1. How did people feel while listening to classical music?

A. They only feel noble.

B. They feel they are luxurious.

C. They feel that they are a little noble and wealthy.

D. They have the feeling that money is less important.

2. Which music has the most obvious effect on people’s spending?

A. Britney Spears'

B. Classical music

C. Pop music.

D. Not mentioned in the passage.

3. What does the underlined sentence mean?

A. People like to have desserts and coffees.

B. The desserts and coffees are very expensive.

C. People spend money in enjoying music in restaurants.

D. Having desserts and coffees makes people spend more money.

4. It can be inferred from the passage that_________.

A. Softleys might accept the idea

B. most people don't believe the idea

C. restaurants will never play Britney Spears' music

D. every restaurant will play classical music in the future

5. What is the best title of the passage?

A. Classical music makes diners spend more money.

B. Music and restaurants.

C. Diners love music.

D. Music is the food of love.

C

⑤Although life was hard in the Middle Ages, there were opportunities for sports and entertainment. When the Thames froze over, Londoners skated on the ice and sometimes they rode on sleds across the frozen river. It was the custom on Shrove Tuesday in the twelfth centu ry for all the young men of London to "go out into the fields to play at a well-known game of football". One writer in the Middle Ages recalled his childhood and could remember playing "follow my leader, marbles, hockey, swings, soldiers, hide and seek, high jumping, bubble pipes, making mud balls and fighting other boys".

1. What is this passage mainly about?

A. Entertainment and sports in the Middle Ages in England.

B. Some kinds of performances in ancient England.

C. Different kinds of sports in the Middle Ages.

D. Brief introduction to the history of the Middle Ages.

2. What can we learn from the passage?

A. In the 12th century, young Londoners had few games to play.

B. All the young Londoners had to play football on Shrove Tuesday.

C. People in England could watch the same bears performing in different cities.

D. In the 13th century, a group of Londoners performed at Kensington Palace.

3. Which of the following provides the costumes?

A. Musicians.

B. The guilds.

C. Mystery Plays.

D. Performers.

4. In the last paragraph, which of the following sports is mentioned to be for upper-class people?

A. Hurling. B Golf C. Hammer. D. Horseshoes.

5. Most sports in the Middle Ages in England __

A. were the same as modem spo rts

B. have disappeared by now

C. were designed to help soldiers fight better

D. were related to people' s religious beliefs were related to people' s religious beliefs

B篇：1. C。在文中有“If you hear classical music, it gives you the feeling of wealth and it makes you feel a bit noble.”，所以，C正确。

2. B。文中句子“Researchers found that classical mu sic, often connected with wealth, was the most successful in encouraging people to pay with their cash,”说明B

正确。

3. D。正是由于音乐，使得顾客在用餐后留下来吃点心、喝咖啡，从而多花钱，所以D正确。

4. A。推断理解题。这位餐馆的经理说，调查的结果肯定会影响餐馆采取的措施，说明他接受了这种观点。

5. A。与A相比较，B范围太大，C、D太抽象，而A能很好地概括文章内容。

C篇：1. A。主旨大意题。通读全文，可知文章主要是讲中世纪英国的体育和娱乐，故选A。

2. C。细节理解题。根据第二段的 There were travelling shows with dancing bears and performing horses. 可知熊和马会跟着剧团去不同的地方表演，故C正确。

3. B。细节理解题。根据第三段的 Each of the city’s guilds produced its own section of the Mystery Play, providing costumes at their own expense. 可知是由每座城市的协会负责它们自

④The music of Mozart, Bach and Beethoven played in restaurants makes diners feel richer and encourages them to spend money, according to research made by the University of Leicester in central England. 依照位于英格兰中部的莱斯特大学的研究报告，莫扎特、巴赫、贝多芬的音乐会使用餐者感到他们是富人，会乐于消费。

⑤Although life was hard in the Middle Ages, there were opportunities for sports and entertainment.尽管对于中世纪来说，人们的生活还是很艰苦的，但是对于体育和娱

乐来说，仍然有很多的机会。

·单词百宝箱

security n.有价证券

When Mr. Green mentioned government securities, they came alive.格林先生一提到政府有价证券,他们的精神就为之一振。

lure vt. 吸引,引诱,诱惑

The singer lured many people around him.这位歌星吸引了很多围在他身旁的人。recession n. 经济衰退；不景气

The study f ound many indications that the economy was in a recession.那项研究发现了经济正在衰退的许多迹象。

economic depression 经济衰退

Because of the economic depression, many workers have been fired . 由于这次的经济衰退，很多工人被解雇了。

activate vt. 使活动,启动,触发

Treading on any part of th is floor activates the alarm system.踩着地板的任何一部分都会触发警报系统。

costume n. 装束

Dressed up as a gigantic chicken, she won the prize for the best costume.化妆成一个巨大的鸡，她因此获得最佳服装奖。