"But Ijust paid 1.69 for this bottle of wine last week.How is it that the price is 2.25?"

There are at least three things going on that have caused the price of wine to rise.All haveto do with the supply and demand factors of economics.

    The first factor is that people are drinking more wine than ever before.This demand formore wine has increased wine sales in America at the rate of 15 percent a year.

    The second factor is that the supply of wine has stayed relatively the same, which meansthat the same number of bottles is produced each year.Wine producers are trying to open upnew land to grow more grapes.But in at least three wine producing areas of the world-France,Germany, and California --- new vineyards (葡萄园)will not be useable in the near future.Wines are produced in other countries, such as Italy, Spain, and Portugal, as well as Argentine,Australia, Austria, and Chile.And these wines will be seen more often on the American market.But none of these countries will be able to fill the good wines.

    The third factor is that costs of wine production are soaring.The workers who make wine are asking for more money, and the machinery needed to press the grapes is becoming more expensive.

    When the demand for something is greater than the supply, prices go up.When productioncosts, meaning the price of labor and machinery rise, the producer adds this increase to the price of the wine.For these reasons, that bottle of wine now costs 2.25 instead of 1.69.

What is the main idea of this passage?

        A.Every year people drink more wine.

        B.Countries won't be able to fill the demand for good wines.

        C.The prices of things go up when the demand for them is greater than the supply.

        D.The supply of wine will always be less than demand.

This passage is written to .

    A.describe where wine is produced 

    B.persuade people drink more beer

        C.explain why the price of wine is rising

        D.describe why wine is a favorite drink to many Americans

The underlined word "soaring" means"   .

    A.adding quickly       B.reducing fast   

    C.demanding badly D.increasing fast

A woman and a man were involved in a car accident on a snowy cold Monday

morning. Both of their cars became totally damaged. But amazingly neither of them was hurt.  God works in mysterious ways.

  After they got out of their cars, the woman said, “So you are a man. That’s interesting.  I’m a woman. Wow, just look at our cars ! There is nothing left, but we’re unhurt. This must be a sign from God that we should meet and be friends and live together in peace for the rest of our days.”

   Flattered, the man replied, “Oh yes, I agree with you completely. This must be a sign from God!”

   The woman continued, “ and look at this, here is another miracle. My car is completely destroyed but this bottle of wine doesn’t break. Surely God wants us to drink this wine and celebrate our good fortune.” Then she handed the bottle to the man.

   The man nodded his head in agreement, opened it and drank half the bottle and then handed it back to the woman. The woman took the bottle and immediately put the cap on, and handed it back to the man.

The man asked, “Aren’t you having some?”

The woman replied, “No, I think I’ll just wait for the police---”

What is the result of the accident?

The drivers were badly hurt.  B. The cars were completely destroyed

C. the police arrived and saved the drivers.

D. the drivers became good friends

The woman told the man to drink the wine to ________.

A. thank God’s help      B. accept her apology

C. celebrate their survival  D. calm down and get relaxed

Which of the following words can best describe the woman?

   A. tricky    B. friendly   C. generous      D. optimistic

I remember a day when I was a little kid. I was making a sandwich in the kitchen when I noticed the date on one of the wine bottles.
“ Dad, dad!” I cried. “This wine is too old to drink.”
“ Son, hold on,” he said.
“ No, you can’t drink this tonight! This bottle of wine was made 10 years ago.”
“ Wait, let me tell you…”
“ Would you like me to throw it away from you?” I asked.
“ Son, wait a second,” he said. “Son, some wines get better over time. The longer you wait to drink it, the better it will be. Although this may seem strange, it is true.”
When I was young, I didn’t have any understanding of what this meant, but now, this would have been very helpful to remember as I went through my teenage years.
In our society, we forget this simple rule: The longer you want for certain things, the better they will be. But we want the best job as quickly as possible; we want to graduate from college in as few years as possible; we even speed through our homework just to chat with friends. When we do this, we lose something of great importance.
We all want to get to the next step so quickly that perhaps we don’t get ready enough to get there. This has a negative effect on our society. When trying to go to the right college, we will do anything to get in and when we rush through our class-work, we may not study enough for the test, and end up failing. We need to be ready for whatever comes, ready for the unexpected. Wine gets better over time, so do the things in our paths of life.
【小题1】Why did the author tell his father not to drink the bottle of wine?

A.Because it smelt terrible.
B.Because it was mixed with something else.
C.Because his father drank too much that night.
D.Because it had been kept for years.
【小题2】What the author’s father said __________.
A.made the author puzzled when he was a little child.
B.was too simple a rule to be meaningful to the author.
C.threw the author into deep thought then.
D.was an excuse to drink the wine.
【小题3】 In the author’s opinion, if we do things too quickly, we will __________.
A.do it betterB.save much time
C.graduate from college more quicklyD.miss something useful to us in life
【小题4】 Which of the following best reflects the main idea of the passage?
A.Well begun is half done.B.More haste(匆忙), less speed.
C.Failure is the mother of success.D.Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.


三、阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
阅读下面短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A.B.C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项的标号涂黑。
A
I remember a day when I was a little kid. I was making a sandwich in the kitchen when I noticed the date on one of the wine bottles.
"Dad, dad!" I cried. "This wine is too old to drink."
"Son, hold on," he said.
"No, you can't drink this tonight! This bottle of wine was made 10 years ago."
"Wait, let me tell you..."
"Would you like me to throw it away for you?" I asked.
"Son, wait a second," he said. "Son, some wines get better over time. The longer you wait to drink it, the better it will be. Although this may seem strange, it is true."
When I was young, I didn't have any understanding of what this meant, but now, this would have been very helpful to remember as I went through my teenage years.
In our society, we forget this simple role: The longer you wait for certain things, the better they will be. But we want the best job as quickly as possible; we want to graduate from college in as few years as possible; we even speed through our homework just to chat with friends. When we do this, we lose something of great importance.
We all want to get to the next step so quickly that perhaps we don't get ready enough to get there. This has a negative effect on our society. When trying to go to the right college, we will do anything to get in and when we rush through our class-work, we may not study enough for the test, and end up failing. We need to be ready for whatever comes, ready for the unexpected. Wine gets better over time, so do the things in our paths of life.
56.Why did the author tell his father not to drink the bottle of wine?
A.Because it smelt terrible.
B.Because it was mixed with something else.
C.Because his father drank too much that night.
D.Because it had been kept for years.
57.What the author's father said______.
A.made the author puzzled when he was a little child
B.was too simple a rule to be meaningful to the author
C.threw the author into deep thought then
D.was an excuse to drink the wine
58.In the author's opinion, if we do things too quickly we will______.
A.do it better                                                                 B.save much time
C.graduate from college more quickly          D.miss something useful to us in life
59.Which of the following best reflects the main idea of the passage?
A.Well begun is half done.                       B.More haste, less speed.
C.Failure is the mother of success.       D.Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.

I remember a day when I was a little kid. I was making a sandwich in the kitchen when I noticed the date on one of the wine bottles.

“ Dad, dad!” I cried. “This wine is too old to drink.”

“ Son, hold on,” he said.

“ No, you can’t drink this tonight! This bottle of wine was made 10 years ago.”

“ Wait, let me tell you…”

“ Would you like me to throw it away from you?” I asked.

“ Son, wait a second,” he said. “Son, some wines get better over time. The longer you wait to drink it, the better it will be. Although this may seem strange, it is true.”

   When I was young, I didn’t have any understanding of what this meant, but now, this would have been very helpful to remember as I went through my teenage years.

   In our society, we forget this simple rule: The longer you want for certain things, the better they will be. But we want the best job as quickly as possible; we want to graduate from college in as few years as possible; we even speed through our homework just to chat with friends. When we do this, we lose something of great importance.

   We all want to get to the next step so quickly that perhaps we don’t get ready enough to get there. This has a negative effect on our society. When trying to go to the right college, we will do anything to get in and when we rush through our class-work, we may not study enough for the test, and end up failing. We need to be ready for whatever comes, ready for the unexpected. Wine gets better over time, so do the things in our paths of life.

1.Why did the author tell his father not to drink the bottle of wine?

A. Because it smelt terrible.      

B. Because it was mixed with something else.

C. Because his father drank too much that night.

D. Because it had been kept for years.

2.What the author’s father said __________.

A. made the author puzzled when he was a little child.

B. was too simple a rule to be meaningful to the author.

C. threw the author into deep thought then.

D. was an excuse to drink the wine.

3. In the author’s opinion, if we do things too quickly, we will __________.

A. do it better                          B. save much time

C. graduate from college more quickly    D. miss something useful to us in life

4. Which of the following best reflects the main idea of the passage?

   A. Well begun is half done.           B. More haste(匆忙), less speed.

   C. Failure is the mother of success.  D.Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.

 

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