精编优选练(十五)阅读理解——推理判断题1

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A

In 2013, Eric and Winnie founded their company Dyelicious，the first kitchen trash workshop in the city.

Their office is actually a small laboratory. Sometimes, they spend a whole day boiling or “cooking”， adding sugar, vinegar, and salt among other ingredients(组成部分). In doing so, an orange peel can be turned into orange dye and a rotten pineapple might be turned into a beautiful yellow color.

At the beginning, Eric and Winnie were always laughed at by local vegetable sellers when they asked for their waste. But when the sellers saw the results of their up-cycling, they became more supportive. Over the past five years, Dyelicious has turned more than six tons of food waste into dye for dresses，scarves and handicrafts, turning the old saying of “one man's trash is another man's treasure” into a reality. Turning the food into dye is a small step in alleviating (缓解) food waste woes，but it's at least a beginning.

Dyelicious sells the dyed products and teaches people how to DIY their own nice clothes and handicrafts. While running the business is definitely not easy, the group says it's worthwhile.

The waste problem is a pressing issue in the city，as its landfills are expected to be full in two to three years.Eric and Winnie are trying to make a small step to change society and are hoping to gain big improvements for environmental protection in the city.

[语篇解读] 本文是一篇说明文，介绍了一家把食物废料变为各种颜色的染料的公司——Dyelicious。

1．What does the underlined word “trash” in the first paragraph mean? A．Cooking equipment.

B．Food waste, rubbish of food. C．A trap, a device to catch. D．A boiling and cooking container.

解析：词义猜测题。根据第二段中的“In doing so，an orange peel can be turned into orange dye and a rotten pineapple might be turned into a beautiful yellow color.”和第三段中的“At the beginning，Eric and Winnie were always laughed at by local vegetable sellers when they asked for their waste.”可以推知，trash指的是“(食

物)废料”，故选B项。

答案：B

2．When was this passage written? A．In 2008. C．In 2013.

B．In 2009. D．In 2017.

解析：推理判断题。根据文章第一段中的“In 2013，Eric and Winnie founded their company Dyelicious，the first kitchen trash workshop in the city.”和第三段中的“Over the past five years，Dyelicious has turned more than six tons of food waste”可知，Dyelicious于2013年建立，已经发展了5年，所以本文写于2017年，故选D项。

答案：D

3．From the fourth paragraph, we can infer that________. A．Dyelicious may be still losing money

B．the job of dying clothes and handicrafts may be not easy

C．the company may be producing clothes and handicrafts in quantity now D．running the business is hard now because many people have learned the skills 解析：推理判断题。根据第四段中的“While running the business is definitely not easy，the group says it's worthwhile.”可知，虽然经营这家公司很不容易，但是该公司认为这是值得的。言外之意是该公司可能仍然处于亏损状态，故选A项。

答案：A

4．From the passage, we can see the writer may think that ________. A．Dyelicious is a bit too small as a kitchen trash workshop B．Dyelicious will make the clothes and handicrafts nice C．Dyelicious will make great contributions to the environment D．Dyelicious can make a lot of money by selling its dyed products

解析：推理判断题。结合全文内容和文章最后一句话“Eric and Winnie are trying to make a small step to change society and are hoping to gain big improvements for environmental protection in the city.”可知，Dyelicious公司利用食物废料制作染料，使废物得以利用，这样就保护了环境，因此该公司对环境做出了很大贡献，故选C项。

答案：C

B

I dropped out of college after my freshman year. Three years later, I quit a dead-end job and returned to college. I saw school as my way out.

But I quickly found myself facing the same roadblocks that had caused me to quit before: I was confused about college-level algebra and a heavy workload of reading

and writing assignments. Moreover, I was unsure of my career direction. I was ready to drop out again. Then a smartly-dressed woman walked confidently to the front of my English composition class.“ Look at you! Look at each and every one of you, ” she said.“You're here to change your lives for the better. And you're going to make it！”I can't remember the rest of the speech, but it changed the course of my college career, and my life.

Mrs. Smith didn't know me from any of the other 40 faces in her classroom, but I felt she was speaking directly to me. Having trouble keeping up with the workload? Break it down into small pieces, and set up a schedule that suits you. If college algebra is too difficult, drop back to introductory college math.As for English composition, she gave us writing assignments we could relate to. “Go for the best, kids. You're worth it，” she'd say.

I graduated from that college and went on to get my bachelor's degrees. Today, as a college instructor, each fall when I stand in front of a new class, I think of Mrs. Smith and how much teachers can affect their students. She couldn't have known it when she gave that pep talk, but she made a huge difference to my life.

[语篇解读]本文是一篇记叙文。“我”回忆起对“我”影响深远的一位老师：Mrs. Smith。

5．Why did the author want to quit school again? A．He wanted to return to his former job. B．He decided on his future career. C．The academic pressure seemed unbearable. D．Many changes took place in his life.

解析：推理判断题。根据第二段中的“I was confused about college-level algebra and a heavy workload of reading and writing assignments. Moreover，I was unsure of my career direction.I was ready to drop out again.”可知，因为学不会大学代数和繁重的读写任务，“我”想再次退学，因此学业上难以忍受的压力是“我”想退学的原因，故选C。

答案：C

6．How did Mrs. Smith help the author? A．She made him feel relaxed. B．She helped him with algebra. C．She talked to him directly. D．She brought him courage and faith.