1、高三英语培优外刊阅读班级：_学号：_姓名：_外刊精选经济低迷还涨税，日本人民不开心10月1日起，日本消费税正式从此前的8%上调至10%，这是日本政府时隔五年后再次提税。此次增税将使大部分日本商品价格上涨，不少人担心此举会降低民众购买力，让原本低迷的经济进一步恶化。日本民众对消费税上涨持何种态度？这对外国游客又有多大影响？Japan delivers tax hike despite growth worriesAfter much delay, Prime Minister Shinzo Abes government in Japan implemented a consumption ta
2、x hike on October 1 from 8% to 10%. The increase covers all purchases except for takeaways and magazines that are published more than twice a week.Amid fears that the decision could hit spending and invite recession like it did when the sales tax rate was raised from 3% to 5% in 1997 and then to 8%
3、in 2014 the approval rating for Abes Cabinet fell by 2.4 percentage points to 53%.The surplus tax revenue will be used to fund free pre-school education from the age of three and pay down Japans national debt, which is the highest among developed nations.There are no signs yet of Japans public snapp
4、ing their purses tight, but economists say the move reduces their purchasing power as wages havent gone up during the last two decades. The impact can be better gauged once the consumption figures for November and December are out.【词汇过关】请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。1.deliver dlv(r)vt. _2.despite dspatprep. _3.
5、delay dlen. _4.implement mplment vt. _5.hit htvt. _6.invite nvatvt. _7.recession rsenn._8.fund fndvt. _ n. _9.gauge edvt. _【词块学习】请从文章中找到下面中文相对应的文词块。1.上调税率_2.除之外_3.偿还_4.目前还没有迹象表明_5.节衣缩食_拓展练习阅读理解Whether its doing the washing up or filing a tax return, unfortunately, in life there are a range of dull b
6、ut important tasks that we just have to get done. And in these modern times making sure that your most important files are backed up (备份) can be added to this list. Hard disks fail, phones fall out of our pockets, and tablets are beaten up by grandchildren. This is why it is important to think caref
7、ully about your back-up strategy. You dont want to lose a lifetime of family photos just because your laptophad an unfortunate encounterwith a glass of water.Unfortunately, there isnt a single gadget or app that can take care of backing up for you. But what I recommend is that you should aim to have
8、 two different sorts of back-up: one online, and one offline.Having both is a good idea though it may sound extra redundant. You dont want to entirely rely on theCloud, just in case you lose access to your account, or if the provider closes down. And you dont want to rely exclusively on offline stor
9、age, say, on a plug-in hard disk stored at the back of a cupboard, because if disaster strikes then your back-up will burn down alongside your computer and the rest of your belongings.Online back-ups are arguably the easier of the two to sort out. All of the big tech players have online storage you
10、can treat like your own hard disk. All you have to do is download the app for whichever service you want to use to your computer or phone. Offline storage is slightly trickier. Figuring out what equipment to buy is something you need to figure out for yourself. The most obvious option is to buya por
11、table USB hard drive. Just plugit into your computer and you can copy important files to it. This is definitely a better approach than doing absolutely nothing.So, as annoying as it might sound, this is important. Just as you wouldnt leave your home with a risky boiler or drive a car with faulty bra
12、kes. Its time to do the boring but important thing and spend the money to get your data backed up before it is too late.15.In paragraph 1, the author mentions filing a tax return to illustrate that _.A.data back-up is even more challenging than tax filingB.Digital data storage should be considered d
13、aily routineC.keeping family photos in hard disk is part of household jobsD.backing up important files is a troublesome yet essential task16.The underlined word “redundant” in paragraph 3 most probably means _.A.unnecessaryB.demandingC.meaningfulD.useless17.Which statement is the author most likely
14、to agree with?A.It is advisable to keep two copies of data online.B.There is no once-and-for-all data back-up strategy.C.Storing data online is not as trustworthy as storing offline.D.Online data storage runs a risk of a breakdown in digital devices.18.Which of the following might be the best title
15、of the passage?A.Better Late Than NeverB.Store Your Data in the CloudC.Why Data Back-up Is So Vital?D.Online Back-up vs. Offline Back-up外刊精选答案【词汇过关】请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。1.deliver dlv(r)vt. 实现，呈现；交付；传递，递送2.despite dspatprep. 尽管；即使3.delay dlen. 延误4.implement mplment vt. 执行，实施5.hit htvt. 冲击；重创6.invite nva
16、tvt. 引起；招致7.recession rsenn. 经济衰退8.fund fndvt. 为提供资金，拨款给 n. 资金；基金9.gauge edvt. 测算；评估【词块学习】请从文章中找到下面中文相对应的文词块。1.tax hike上调税率2.except for除之外3.pay down偿还4.there are no signs yet of目前还没有迹象表明5.snap purses tight节衣缩食【全文翻译】日本不顾低迷增长，仍按计划上调税率久经拖延后，日本首相安倍晋三于10月1日将消费税税率从8%提至10%。此次提税适用于除食品外卖和每周出刊两次以上的杂志外的所有消费。人们担心此举可能会冲击消费并引发经济衰退，如同日本在1997年将消费税税率从3%提高到5%和2014年进一步提高到8%造成的后果那样，鉴于此安倍内阁的支持率下降了2.4个百分点，跌至53%。这笔税收盈余将用于资助3岁以上儿童的免费学前教育，以及偿还日本高居发达国家之首的国债。目前没有迹象表明日本民众会勒紧钱袋，但经济学家称，由于过去20年里工资并未上涨，此举会降低民众购买力。该举措的影响力须待11月和12月的消费数据出炉，才能更好地评估。拓展练习阅读理解参考答案15.D 16.A 17.B 18.C
