（精品推薦）2017屆高考二輪復(fù)習(xí)英語學(xué)案--專題十九 閱讀理解

the design won an award at the annual new designers exhibition after mr. dunlop graduated from his product design degree and he decided to try to turn it into a business
to raise money for the idea, he toured the city’s private companies which fund new business and found a supporter in the finance group mint. he introduced his idea to four of mint’s directors and won their support. mint has committed around £500,000 to myhabs and taken a share of 30 per cent in mr. dunlop’s business. the first myhabs should be tested at festivals this summer, before being marketed fully next year.
mr. dunlop said that the design, which accommodates two people, could have other uses, such as for disaster relief and housing for the london olympics.
for music events, the cardboard houses will be ordered online and put up at the sites by the myhabs team before the festival-goers arrive and removed by the company afterwards. they can be personalized and the company will offer reductions on the expense if people agree to sell exterior (外部的) advertising space.
the biggest festivals attract tens of thousands of participants, with glastonbury having some 150,000 each year. altogether there are around 100 annual music festivals where people camp in the uk. the events are becoming increasingly environmentally conscious.
11. “eco-friendly tents” in paragraph 1 refer to tents _______.
 a. economically desirable b. favorable to the environment
 c. for holding music performances1   d. designed for disaster relief
12. mr. dunlop established his business        .
 a. independently with an interest-free loan from mint
 b. with the approval of the city’s administration
 c. in partnership with a finance group
 d. with the help of a japanese architect
13. it is implied in the passage that _______.
a. the weather in the uk is changeable in summer
b. most performances at british festivals are given in the open air
c. the cardboard tents produced by mr. dunlop can be user-tailored
d. cardboard tents can be easily put up and removed by users.
14. the passage is mainly concerned with        .
a. an attempt at developing recyclable tents
b. some efforts at making full use of cardboards
c. an unusual success of a graduation project
d. the effects of using cardboard tents on music festivals
15. which of the following would be the best title for the text?
a. don’t use tents again
b. the advantages of tents