题目内容
14.It is made from grapes grown without pesticides (杀虫剂) and chemicals,is kind to the environment and rarely causes hangovers (酒后头痛).Sales of organic wine are booming in the UK.According to the organic food and farming group Soil Association,sales of organic beers,wines and spirits rose by 14.3% last year to reach nearly£6million,driven by the demand from consumers who are increasingly seeking"natural"food.
"It seems that people are rediscovering their link with the environment through organic food.Organic wines also taste better,perhaps due to less use of man-made chemicals."said Finn Cottle of Soil Association.As well as the benefits of producing grapes without using pesticides,organic wine also contains less sulphur dioxide (二氧化硫),which can contribute towards hangovers.
Supermarkets are increasing supplies on their shelves to meet consumer demand,while the switch to online shopping has also helped,as people are more easily able to find what they are looking for.Vintage Roots is now one of the UK's biggest online shops of organic wine,while Ocado provides more than 100different organic wines and Daylesford,best-known for its organic vegetable boxes,has branched out into organic wine and spirits.
The discount supermarket Aldi is set to start its first collection of so-called"green"wines this week,offering eight wines with organic certificates.Aldi expects the wines to appeal to the young shoppers who are increasingly concerned about the environmental influence of the produce that they are buying and consuming.
English organic wine producer Oxney Estate's Noir Rosé recently won the Waitrose prize for the most outstanding rosé wine at the competition.A spokeswoman for Waitrose said:"Organic wine is a growing trend globally and we have seen sales increase by 16% in the last year".
24.Sales of organic wine are increasing probably becauseA.
A.consumers are now more environmentally aware
B.it offers a very different taste from traditional wine
C.consumers are tired of hangovers after drinking
D.it contains no sulphur dioxide or pesticide
25.What's the main idea of paragraph 4?B
A.UK supermarkets welcome organic wine and spirits.
B.Online shopping promotes the sales of organic wine.
C.There're not enough supplies of organic wine in the UK.
D.Supermarkets should go online to sell more wine.
26."Waitrose"in the last paragraph is probablyC.
A.a wine producer
B.an organic wine
C.a wine competition
D.a news agency
27.The writing purpose of the text is toD.
A.persuade readers to go green while drinking
B.compare organic wine and traditional wine
C.share with readers wines without hangovers
D.introduce a new consuming trend in the UK.
分析 本文主要写了在英国有机葡萄酒越来越受到消费者的欢迎,并在全世界有一个不断增长的趋势.
解答 24.A 推理判断题.根据句子driven by the demand from consumers who are increasingly seeking"natural"food.受越来越多消费者寻求"天然"食品的需求驱使.It seems that people are rediscovering their link with the environment through organic food人们似乎通过有机食品来重新发现他们与环境的关系.由此可以推断出消费者的环境意识提高了,这是他们购买的主要原因,所以答案选A.
23.B 主旨大意题.根据句子while the switch to online shopping has also helped,转向网上购物也有帮助,以及下文 Vintage Roots is now one of the UK's biggest online shops of organic wine,while Ocado provides more than 100different organic wines and Daylesford,best-known for its organic vegetable boxes,has branched out into organic wine and spirits.可见有机葡萄酒在网上销售情况非常好,所以本段主要写的是网上购物增进了有机葡萄酒的销售,所以答案选B.
24.C猜测词义题.根据句子English organic wine producer Oxney Estate's Noir Rosé recently won the Waitrose prize for the most outstanding rosé wine at the competition.英国的有机葡萄酒生产商Oxney Estate's Noir Rosé 最近获得了Waitrose奖在最杰出的玫瑰酒的竞争中.可见waitrose是酒的大赛的名字,所以答案选C.
25.D 写作目的题.根据文章最后一句 Organic wine is a growing trend globally and we have seen sales increase by 16% in the last year".有机葡萄酒在全球是一个不断增长的趋势,在过去的一年里,我们的销售额增长了16%.可见作者写作目的是为了介绍有机葡萄酒在全球是一个不断增长的趋势.所以答案选D.
点评 阅读理解题测试考生在阅读基础上的逻辑推理能力,要求考生根据文章所述事件的逻辑关系,对未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断;或根据作者所阐述的观点理论,对文章未涉及的现象、事例给以解释.考生首先要仔细阅读短文,完整了解信息,准确把握作者观点.