Question

The price of milk may be going up. There was not enough rain in some parts of the country last year and the bad weather may mean that a gallon (加仑) of milk will cost 41 cents more after October 1st.

California already has high milk prices and the California court does not want the price to go any higher. High milk prices will be very hard for some people. Families with many children will have to spend more money to buy milk. The poor and older people without much money will also be hurt by higher prices.

The court said that more milk from other states should be sold in California as the price of milk from other states is not as high. Some states got enough rain so their costs did not go up. People will then be able to buy the cheaper milk, meaning that unless milk producers bring their milk prices down, their milk will not sell.

The drought (干旱) around the country has meant market forces are likely to push milk prices up by as much as 41-cent a gallon by October 1st. Experts said this decision by the Californian court could reduce (减少) the effect of the price rise here.

The 41-cent increase would add to California’s already high milk prices so California must allow more milk producers from outside the state to sell their products there. This would then lead to increased supplies (供应), which would, as a result, stop milk prices from increasing.

1.Who will be hurt by high milk prices?

A．Young people.	B．Milk producers from outside California.
C．Rich people.	D．Families with lots of children.

2.What caused milk prices in California to increase?

A．Short supplies from other states.	B．Being short of rain.
C．The California court.	D．Children’s need for milk.

3.What will California do to keep milk prices down?

A．Force milk producers to lower their price.

B．Encourage people to drink less milk.

C．Get men to produce more rain.

D．Increase the supply of milk in the state.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.D

2.B

3.D    

【解析】

试题分析：

1.细节题：第二段的句子：Families with many children will have to spend more money to buy milk. 可知答案是D

2.推理题;从第三段的句子：The drought (干旱) around the country has meant market forces are likely to push milk prices up by as much as 41-cent a gallon by October 1st.可知是因为雨水减少导致牛奶价格上涨的。选B

3.细节题：从最后一段的句子：California must allow more milk producers from outside the state to sell their products there可知增加牛奶供应是很好的解决办法。选.D

考点：考查日常生活类短文

点评：本文讲了加里福利亚因为雨水少导致牛奶价格上涨及解决办法。问题主要涉及到的是文章的细节，这要求考生要认真阅读，特别是提问所涉及到的细节问题要认真阅读并理解。要求考生具有一定的阅读理解能力。