2017英语考前冲刺Ⅲ专题14 阅读理解_高考复习指南

2017英语考前冲刺Ⅲ专题14 阅读理解

　　Now the king found himself deep in debt to his minister. He had either to face the terrible trouble all his life or to cut off Sissa’s head, which, it is said, he finally chose.

　　根据短文的内容，用适当的单词形式填空，(每空一词)

　　Items Contents

　　bag of wheat was enough for The first

　　square

　　The inventor of the game of chess An ancient Indian

　　The king was glad to know that Sissa only wanted some wheat because

　　wheat was not

　　and didn’t seem

　　答案: 1.19。由第三段中the bag was emptied before the 20th square可以推断出。

　　2.official.故事发生在古代。

　　3.expensive／dear.

　　4.much.文中the minister要的是wheat，而国王以为不贵，也认为不多。

　　Passage 18

　　One phase of the business cycle is the expansion phase. This phase is a two-fold one, including recovery and prosperity(繁荣). During the recovery period there is ever-growing expansion of existing facilities (设施), and new facilities for production am created. More business is created and older ones expanded. Improvements of various kinds are made. There is an ever-growing optimism about the future of economic growth. Much capital is invested in machinery or “heavy”industry. More labor is employed. More raw materials are required. As one part of the economy develops, other parts are affected. For example, a great expansion in automobiles results in an expansion of the steel, glass, and rubber industries. Roads are required, thus the cement and machinery industries are stimulated. Demand for labor and materials results in greater prosperity for workers and supplies of raw materials, including farmers. This increase purchasing power and the volume of goods bought and sold. Thus prosperity is diffused among the various portions of the population. This prosperity period may continue to rise and rise without an apparent end. However, a time comes when this phase reaches a peak and stops spiraling upwards.