2016年重庆渝中区高考英语阅读理解一轮选练（5）及答案
<p> 【2017高考复习】阅读理解</p><p> <span word="Small">Small</span> <span word="Business">Business</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2010，<span word="held">held</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Thanksgiving">Thanksgiving</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="busiest">busiest</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="periods">periods</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p> <span word="Small">Small</span> <span word="Business">Business</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="encourages">encourages</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="shoppers">shoppers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="owners">owners</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="favorite">favorite</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="stores">stores</span>.</p><p> <span word="Small">Small</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="critical">critical</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>.<span word="There">There</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 28 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>.<span word="Over">Over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="decades">decades</span>，<span word="they">they</span> <span word="created">created</span> 65 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="net">net</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>.<span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="importance">importance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="communities">communities</span> <span word="extends">extends</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="further">further</span>.<span word="For">For</span> <span word="every">every</span> $100 <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="locally">locally</span><span word="owned">owned</span>，<span word="independent">independent</span> <span word="stores">stores</span>，$68</p><p> <span word="returns">returns</span> <span word="to">to</span></p><p> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="taxes">taxes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="means">means</span>.</p><p> “<span word="Small">Small</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="engine">engine</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="creation">creation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>，” <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Ken">Ken</span> <span word="Chenault">Chenault</span>，<span word="the">the</span> <span word="CEO">CEO</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Express">Express</span>.“<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sectors">sectors</span> (领域) <span word="hardest">hardest</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span>.<span word="By">By</span> <span word="spreading">spreading</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="Small">Small</span> <span word="Business">Business</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>，<span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="awareness">awareness</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="critical">critical</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="towns">towns</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span>.”</p><p> <span word="Mayor">Mayor</span> <span word="Bloomberg">Bloomberg</span> <span word="said">said</span>，“<span word="Small">Small</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="glue">glue</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="holds">holds</span> <span word="communities">communities</span> <span word="together">together</span>，<span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="sought">sought</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="them">them</span>—<span word="something">something</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="downturn">downturn</span> <span word="began">began</span>.<span word="When">When</span> <span word="Ken">Ken</span> <span word="Chenault">Chenault</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Small">Small</span></p>
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