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1、阅读理解提分特训(四)A【社会文化类】(2017·衢州高三教学质量检测)Itwasmid-August,weeksawayfromthedaywhenAbeerYusuf,25,wouldfindherselfwithouthousing.Shehadhopedtoshareanapartmentwithtwofriends,butherplanfellapartwhenoneofthemdecidedtoliveelsewhere.Thetimingcouldn’thavebeenworse.Yusuf,arecentgraduatefromtheUniversityofBritishCo
2、lumbia,wasjuststartinganewjobasaproductionassistantataradiostationinVancouver,Canada.“IwantedtolivewithmyfriendsbecauseIwantedtoshareanapartmentwithsomeonewhomIfoundthroughtheInternet.”Yusufendedupsettingforaone-bedroombasementapartment,whichsherentedfor1,200Canadiandollarsamonth,includingfurniture
3、.Shejoins9percentofyoungadultsinCanada,around7percentofyoungUSadults,wholivealone.LivingaloneishardlyanewphenomenonforNorthAmericans.Sincecolonialtimes,NorthAmericahasbelievedinthevirtuesoftoughindividualism,symbolizedbythelonecowboy.Formen,livingalonewasembraced(信奉).These“bachelors”,wholivedinanap
4、artmentforbachelors,weregenerallyviewedasstandardsofcool.Timesarechanging,though.Termslike“catladies”,aphrasethatcharacterizeslonelyladieswhocollectcatsforpany,isfallingoutoffavor.ButYusufsaidtheremightstillbesomebenefitsofapartmenthuntingasasinglefemale.“It’sagoodthingifyouareagirl,andyou’relookin
5、gforaplace,”shesaid.“Thereisanassumptionthatgirlswillbeniceandquietandwillnotmakeasmuchofamess.”1.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph1“Thetimingcouldn’thavebeenworse.”imply?A.Itwasthenhardforgraduatestofindajob.B.Yusuf’sfriendscouldn’taffordtherent.C.ThenewjobwaschallengingforYusuf.D.Yusufwasf
6、acedwithmuchpressure.2.Accordingtothepassage,AbeerYusuffinally . A.joinedsomeyoungadultsforsupportB.boughtanapartmentatalowpriceC.rentedanapartmentonherownD.foundroommatesontheInternet3.WhatdoweknowaboutpeoplelivingaloneinNorthAmerica?A.Livingaloneisnotaspopularasbefore.B.Moremenlikelivingaloneto
7、becool.C.Womenconsiderlivingalonetobecool.D.About9percentofyoungUSadultslivealone.4.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthispassage?A.LifeforAdultsinNorthAmericaB.ANewLivingPhenomenonC.LivingAloneinNorthAmericaD.Find
