培优练（十二）2025高考英语大二轮考前培优练C、D篇强化组合练.DOCX

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Ⅰ.阅读理解

(2023·嘉兴高三测试)

Asanewmotherin2016，TashGorstwasscrolling(滚动)throughherphonewhenshefelldowntherabbitholeofreadingaboutplasticpollution.Fast－forwardto2019andshehadopenedGather，anorganiczero－wasteshop.

CustomerscometoGathertorefilltheirowncontainerswitheverythingfromricetobeautyproducts.Andit’snotonlytheproducethatissustainable—theshopispoweredbyrenewableenergyandfinancedbyamoresustainablebank,whilealltheunitsinsidehavebeenmadefromwastematerials,mostlybyGorstherself.

Zero－wasteshopshavebecomeanincreasinglycommonfeatureonthestreetsinrecentyears.Wherevertheyhavegone,supermarketsnowlooksettofollow，withMorrisons,MarksSpencerandWaitrosePartnersallrecentlyagreeingtoaddrefillstationsinshopsbytheendofthisyear.Meanwhile,Asdahasintroducedrefillaisles(通道)tomoreofitssupermarketsfollowingsuccessfultrials.

Assmallstartupbusinessesaimingtomakeresponsibledecisionswithoutcuttingethical(道德上的)corners,refillshopstendtobemoreexpensivethansupermarketsandchains.Gorstacknowledgesthatnoteveryonecanaffordtobuyfromthem.

“Butifyoucan,youshould.You’llfeelgoodaboutthesmalldecisionthatyou’vemadeoncontributingtoyourlocaleconomyanddoingsomethingthat’sbetterfortheplanet，”shesays.

EmilyDrabbleisaregularGathercustomer.Shebuyseverythingthatwould“normallybeencasedinplastic”，fromcleaningproductstofoodlikepasta，whichsheputsintoglasscontainers.“WhenIgethome,Iloveunpackingmyshopping,throwingnothinginthebin，”Drabblesays.

Andcustomersatrefillshopsgetmorethanjustphysicalgoods,notesGorst.Besidesemployingfourlocalpeople,Gather,forexample,holdsfreeevents，includingamonthlybookclubforreadingaboutsustainability,workshopsforkidsandsoon.“Ialsoseeitasaplacetobringpeopletogether，”shesays.

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