高二英语说明文、记叙文练习
阅读理解之记叙文练习10篇高二英语(人教版2019)
阅读理解之记叙文练习10篇高二英语（人教版2019）一、阅读理解(共 80 分)1-4、(8分)1. Sirine Jahangir has been singing, writing and performing music since she was a little girl. She lost all her vision in one eye by the time she turned 5, so now the teen uses her gift “as a way to —not escape, but to help me through.”Not only did her passion get her through some difficult times, but when she was 14 it also brought her to the “Britain’s Got Talent”stage, where she impressed everyone with her performance.Sirine has a rare condition that left her completely blind by the time she was10 years old. While her parents and doctors have tried to find treatments for her,there isn’t much they can do. So her parents focused on helping her adjust to her new life, which was when her dad said she was first introduced to music. “Iremember one day, we were driving in the car. This is about when she was getting to the stage where she couldn’t look out the window anymore to see things, and I didn’t know what to do. I just put the music on really loud. Sh e started singing in the car, and she was so happy. And then she just found happiness every time IIt didn’t take long for them to realize Sirine has tremendous talent. When she appeared on “Britain’s Got Talent”, she told ever yone just how much her passion means to her. “I guess music is my vision,” she said. “That’s just what I live by, and music is my thing.” Then she headed over to the piano, where she played the piano and sang beautifully enough to bring the audience to tears! Unsurprisingly toeveryone but Sirine, all four judges voted her into the next round of the competition!Afterward, she said, “I can’t even say it’s a dream come true, because I didn’t even dream of it at any point... I never thought that would be real istic in my life.”【小题1】(2分)1. What helped Sirine get through her difficult times?A. Britain’s Got Talent.B. Her passion for music.C. Support from her parentsand doctors.D. Encouragement from four judges.细节理解题。
高二英语说明文写作练习题40题
高二英语说明文写作练习题40题1.请描述一位你敬佩的老师。
写作提示：可以从外貌、性格、教学方法等方面进行描述。
- He is tall and thin.- He has short hair.- He is kind and patient.- He is strict and serious.答案：He is kind and patient.。
本题要求描述一位敬佩的老师，kind and patient（ 和蔼且有耐心）的老师通常更受学生喜爱和敬佩。
而tall and thin（又高又瘦）和has short hair（有短发）只是外貌特征，strict and serious（ 严格且严肃）可能会让学生感到有压力，不太符合“敬佩”的情感倾向。
2.介绍你的一位好朋友。
写作提示：包括兴趣爱好、优点、你们之间的故事等。
- She likes reading books.- She is good at singing.- She is helpful and friendly.- She is lazy and unfriendly.答案：She is helpful and friendly.。
好朋友通常具有积极的品质，helpful and friendly（ 乐于助人且友好）符合好朋友的特点。
likes reading books（喜欢读书）和is good at singing（擅长唱歌）只是兴趣爱好和特长，lazy and unfriendly 懒惰且不友好）不符合好朋友的定义。
3.描述一位著名的科学家。
写作提示：介绍其成就、贡献、品质等。
- He made great discoveries in physics.- He won many awards.- He is hardworking and intelligent.- He is arrogant and self-centered.答案：He is hardworking and intelligent.。
高考英语-完形填空+记叙文 +说明文-专题练习(二十二)(含答案)
高考英语专题练习（二十二）完形填空+记叙文+说明文Five months after my husband Steve died. I woke up one morning to the maddening sound of a leaking faucet （水龙头）. I knew it needed repairs badly, but it 16 me so much just to think of it.All our 17 life, I was the “artist,” bringing to our house much imagination. Steve was the “ 18 ” one. He had a real gift for handling chores（家务活）. 19 me from unpleasant repair jobs.But how could such a good man have his life cut short so suddenly! I had been so sad and angry that I completely20 the house. That leaky faucet somehow awakened me to the fact thatI now had to 21 the challenge of getting things fixed.I got a workman named Ahmed. Entering the house, he stopped before a picture of Steve and me. “Doesn’t your husband 22 this kind of work?” he asked. “It’s not hard.”“He died months ago. When he was alive, he did all the repair jobs 23 ,” I said quietly.Ahmed looked at me 24 . but didn’t reply. He fixed the faucet, adjusted the dishwasher door, and replaced a showerhead. Apparently he was gifted as Steve had been.He did a（n）25 job. I asked him to name his fee. “No charge, Ma’Am.” he said.“My father died early, and the neighbors helped my family through.”By fixing a faucet, Ahmed mended my soul. Although I would sure carry the pain of 26 with me along, Ahmed reminded me of the abundant 27 in the world.16．A．hurt B．puzzled C．cost D．is appointed17．A．separate B．shared C．spiritual D．social18．A．active B．caring C．are less D．practical19．A．attracting B．sheltering C．driving D．prohibiting20．A．ignored B．hated C．cleaned D．missed21．A．come up with B．face up to C．look forward to D．step away from22．A．begin B．check C．like D．find23．A．gratefully B．firmly C．bravely D．wonderfully24．A．strangely B．innocently C．painfully D．sympathetically25．A．terrible B．excellent C．important D．dangerous26．A．loss B．failur e C．fear D．regret27．A．friendship B．devotion C．kindness D．justiceBCultural difference occur wherever you go. When visiting another country you should be aware of those differences and 28 them. Here are some 29 on how to fit in.Every traveler to a foreign country feels 30 at some point. What you do can make locals laugh. Your best defense is a sense of 31 If you can laugh off eating with the wrong hand in India, locals will warm to you as“that crazy foreigner.”Wearing proper clothes is important too, 32 locals will judge you by what you wear. In some Middle Eastern countries, exposing your flesh is 33 especially if you are a woman. So leave your torn jeans at home.Also be cautious about expressing 34 . Getting angry in Southeast Asia just makes you look silly. In some countries it is 35 to kiss in public.28．A．reject B．recite C．expect D．remove.29．A．plans B．tips C．arguments D．choices 30．A．unsafe B．excited C．satisfied D．awkward31．A．relief B．belonging C．humor D．direction32．A．but B．for C．so D．or33．A．forbidden B．allowed C．expected D．tolerated 34．A．emotions B．concern C．interest D．views35．A．natural B．advisable C．unwise D．unnecessary二、阅读理解Reading Comprehension（1）Passage CEnough “meaningless drivel”. That’s the message from a group of members of the UK government who have been examining how social media firms like LinkedIn gather and use social media data.The House of Commons Science and Technology Committee’s report, released last week, has blamed firms for making people sign up to long incomprehensible legal contracts and calls for an international standard or kite mark （认证标记）to identify sites that have clear terms and conditions.“The term and conditions statement that we all carelessly agree to is meaningless drivel to anyone,” says Andrew Miller, the chair of the committee. Instead, he says, firms should provide a plain-English version of their terms. The simplified version would be checked by a third party and awarded a kite mark if it is an accurate reflection of the original.It is not yet clear who would administer the scheme, but the UK government is looking at introducing it on a voluntary basis. “We need to think through how we make that work in practice,” says Miller.Would we pay any more attention to a kite mark? “I think if you went and did the survey, people would like to think they would,” says Nigel Shad bolt at the University of Southampton, UK, who studies open data. “We do know people worry a lot about the inappropriate use of their information. ” But what would happen in practice is another matter, he says.Other organizations such as banks ask customers to sign long contracts they may not read or understand, but Miller believes social media requires special attention because it is so new. “We still don’t know how significant the long-term impact is going to be of unwise things that kids put on social media that come back and bite them in 20 years’ time,” he says.Shadbolt, who gave evidence to the committee, says the problem is that we don’t know how companies will useourdata because their business models and uses of data are still evolving. Large collections of personal informationhave become valuable only recently, he says.The shock and anger when a social media firm does something with data that people don’t expect, even if users have apparently permission, show that the current situation isn’t working. If properly administered, a kite mark on terms and conditions could help people know what exactly they are signing up to, although they would still have to actually read them.73．What does the phrase “meaningless drivel” in paragraphs 1and 3refer to? ________A．Legal contracts that social media firms make people sign up to.B．Warnings from the UK government against unsafe websites.C．Guidelines on how to use social media websites properly.D．Insignificant data collected by social media firms.74．It can be inferred from the passage that Nigel Shadbolt doubts whether ________A．social media firms would conduct a survey on the kite mark schemeB．people would pay as much attention to a kite mark as they thinkC．a kite mark scheme would be workable on a nationwide scaleD．the kite mark would help companies develop their business models75．Andrew Miller thinks social media needs more attention than banks mainly because ________A．their users consist largely of kids under 20 years oldB．the language in their contracts is usually harder to understandC．the information they collected could become more valuable in futureD．it remains unknown how users’ data will be taken advantage of76．The writer advises users of social media to ________A．think carefully before posting anything onto such websitesB．read the terms and conditions even if there is a kite markC．take no further action if they can find a kite markD．avoid providing too much personal information77．Which of the following is the best title of the passage? ________A．Say no to social media?B．New security rules in operation?C．Accept without reading?D．Administration matters!Passage 2Thirteen vehicles lined up last March to race across the Mojave Desert, seeking a million in prize money. To win, they had to finish the 142-mile race in less than 10hours. Teams and watchers knew there might be no winner at all, because these vehicles were missing a key part driver.DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, organized the race as part of a push to develop robotic vehicles for future battlefields. But the Grand Challenge, as it was called, just proved how difficult it is to geta car to speed across an unfamiliar desert without human guidance. One had its brake lock up in the starting area. Another began by throwing itself onto a wall. Another got tied up by bushes near the road after 1.9 miles.One turned upside down. One took off in entirely the wrong direction and had to be disabled by remote control. One went a little more than a mile and rushed into a fence; another managed to go for six miles but stuck on a rock. The “winner” if there was any, reached 7.8 miles before it ran into a long, narrow hole, and the front wheels caught on fire.“You get a lot of respect for natural abilities of the living things,” says Reinhold Beranger, who helped design two of the car-size vehicles for a company called Sci-Autonics. “Even ants can do all these tasks effortlessly. It’s very hard for us to put these abilities into our machines.”The robotic vehicles, though with necessary modern equipment such as advanced computers and GPS guidance, had trouble figuring out fast enough the blocks ahead that a two-year-old human recognizes immediately. Sure, that very young child, who has just only learned to walk, may not think to wipe apple juice off her face, but she already knows that when there’s a cookie in the kitchen she has to climb up the table, and that when she gets to the cookie it will taste good. She is more advanced, even months old, than any machine humans have designed. 67．Watchers doubted if any of the vehicles could finish the race because ________A．they did not have any human guidance B．the road was not familiar to the driversC．the distance was too long for the vehicles D．the prize money was unattractive to the drivers 68．DARPA organized the race in order to ________A．raise money for producing more robotic vehicles B．push the development of vehicle industry C．train more people to drive in the desert D．improve the vehicles for future wars69．From the passage we know “robotic vehicles” are a kind of machines that ________.A．can do effortlessly whatever tasks living thing canB．can take part in a race across 142miles with a time limitC．can show off their ability to turn themselves upside downD．can move from place to place without being driven by human beings70．In the race, the greatest distance one robotic vehicle covered was ________.A．about eight miles B．six milesC．almost two miles D．about one mile71．In the last paragraph, the writer implies that there is a long way to go ________.A．for a robotic vehicle to finish a 142-mile race without any difficultiesB．.for a little child who has just learned to walk to reach the cookie on the tableC．for a robotic vehicle to deal with a simple problem that a little child can solveD．for a little child to understand the importance of wiping apple juice off its faceTest ALook to many of history’s cultural symbols, and there you’ll find an ancestor of Frosty, the snowman in the movie Frozen. It appeared on some of the first postcards, starred in some of the earliest silent movies, and was thesubject of a couple of the earliest photos, dating all the way back to the 1800s. I discovered even more about one of humanity’s earliest forms of life art during several years of research around the world.For example, snowmen were a phenomenon in the Middle Ages, built with great skill and thought. At a time of limited means of expression, snow was like free art supplies dropped from the sky. It was a popular activity for couples to leisurely walk through town to view the temporary works of chilly art. Some were created by famous artists, including a 19-year-old Michelangelo, who in 1494was appointed by the ruler of Florence, Italy, to build a snowman in his mansion’s courtyard.The Miracle of 1511took place during six freezing works called the Winter of Death. The city of Brussels was covered in snowmen—an impressive scene that told stories on every street corner. Some were political in nature, criticizing the church and government. Some were a reflection of people’s imagination. For the people of Brussels, this was a defining moment of defining freedom. At least until spring arrived, by which time they were dealing with damaging floods.If you fear the heyday of the snowman has passed, don’t worry: I’ve learned that some explosive snowman history is still being made today. Every year since 1818, the people of Zurich, Switzerland, celebrate the beginning of spring by blowing up a snowman. On the third Monday of April, the holiday Sechselauten is kicked off when a cotton snowman called the Bog is stuffed with explosive and paraded through town by bakers and other tradesmen who throw bread to the crowds. The parade ends with the Bog being placed on a 40-foot pile of firewood. After the bells of the Church of St. Peter have rung six times, representing the passing of winter, the pile is lit. When the snowman explodes, winter is considered officially over—the quicker it is burnt down, the longer summer is said to be.66．According to the passage, why did snowmen become a phenomenon in the Middle Ages? ________ A．People thought of snow as holy art supplies.B．People longed to see masterpieces of snow.C．Building snowmen was a way for people to express themselves.D．Building snowmen helped people develop their skill and thought.67．“The heyday of the snowman”（paragraph 4）means the time when ________.A．snowmen were made mainly by artists B．snowmen enjoyed great popularity C．snowmen were politically criticized D．snowmen caused damaging floods68．In Zurich, the blowing up of the Bog symbolizes ________.A．the start of the parade B．the coming of a longer summerC．the passing of the winter D．the success of tradesmen69．What can be concluded about snowmen from the passage? ________A．They were appreciated in history B．They have lost their valueC．They were related to movies D．They vary in shape and sizeCOne of the executives gathered at the Aspen Institute for a day-long leadership workshop using the works ofShakespeare was discussing the role of Brutus in the death of Julius Caesar. “Brutus was not an honorable man,” he said. “He was a traitor（叛徒）. And he murdered someone in cold blood.” The agreement was that Brutus had acted with cruelty when other options were available to him. He made a bad decision, they said—at least as it was presented by Shakespeare—to take the lead in murdering Julius Caesar. And though one of the executives acknowledged that Brutus had the good of the republic in mind, Caesar was nevertheless his superior. “You have to endeavor,” the executives said, “our policy is to obey the chain of command.”During the last few years, business executives and book writers looking for a new way to advise corporate America have been exploiting Shakespeare’s wisdom for profitable ends. None more so than husband and wife team Kenneth and Carol Adelman, well-known advisers to the White House, who started up a training company called “Movers and Shakespeare’s”. They are amateur Shakespeare scholars and Shakespeare lovers, and they have combined their passion and their high level contacts into a management training business. They conduct between 30 and 40 workshops annually, focusing on half a dozen different plays, mostly for corporations, but also for government agencies.The workshops all take the same form, focusing on a single play as a kind of case study, and using individual scenes as specific lessons. In Julius Caesar, sly provocation（狡诈的挑唆）of Brutus to take up arms against the what was the basis for a discussion of methods of team building and grass roots organizing.Although neither of the Adelman’s is academically trained in literature, the programmers, contain plenty of Shakespeare tradition and background. Their workshop on Henry V, for example, includes a helpful explanation of Henry’s winning strategy at the Battle of Agincourt. But they do come to the text with a few biases（偏向）: their reading of Henry V minimizes his misuse of power. Instead, they emphasize the story of the youth who seizes opportunity and becomes a masterful leader. And at the workshop on Caesar, Mr. Adelman’s had little good to say about Brutus, saying “the noblest Roman of them all” couldn’t make his mind up about things.Many of the participants pointed to very specific elements in the play that they felt to be related. Caesar’s pride, which led to his murder, and Brutus’s mistakes in leading the traitors after the murder, they said, raise vital questions for anyone serving as a business when and how do you resist the boss?73．According to paragraph 1, what did all the executives think of Brutus? ________A．Cruel.B．Superior.C．Honorable.D．due. 74．According to the passage, the Adelman’s set up “Movers and Shakespeare’s” to ________.A．help executives to understand Shakespeare’s plays betterB．give advice on leadership by analyzing Shakespeare’s playsC．provide case studies of Shakespeare’s plays in literature workshopsD．guide government agencies to follow the characters in Shakespeare’s plays.75．Why do the Adelman’s conduct a workshop on Henry V? ________A．To highlight the importance of catching opportunities.B．To encourage masterful leaders to plan strategies to win.C．To illustrate the harm of prejudices in management.D．To warn executives against power misuse.76．It can be inferred from the passage that ________.A．the Adelman’s’ programmer proves biased as the roles of characters are maximized.B．executives feel bored with too many specific elements of Shakespeare’s plays.C．the Adelman’s will make more profits if they are professional scholars.D．Shakespeare has played an important role in the management field.77．The best title for the passage is ________.A．Shakespeare’s plays: Executives reconsider corporate cultureB．Shakespeare’s plays: An essential key to business successC．Shakespeare’s plays: a lesson for business motivationD．Shakespeare’s plays: Dramatic training brings dramatic results三、阅读表达阅读下面短文,按照要求完成阅读任务.On her way home from school on the afternoon of May 152013, the 11-year-old Toni-Ann Miller, along with her friends, noticed thick black smoke coming through the windows of a nearby house. They also heard a child crying inside. Without a moment’s hesitation, Miller ran into the house and pulled the child to safety.In an interview yesterday, Miller said she, at that point, realized that her task was not done. “When I took the boy outside, he told me that his brother was sleeping inside. So I ran inside again and saw the bed burning and held him and carried him outside,” she said.Due to her quick thinking, the older of the two brothers aged six, escaped unhurt. The younger boy, aged five, had small burns to one of his arms.The 11-year-old Miller said she would do it all over again if the same scary situation as that happened. She never thought the praise was important. “I just want to offer any help I can whenever somebody needs,” she said.“Somehow, I wasn’t scared when I saw the fire. I saw the little boy at the gate and he was crying that his little brother was sleeping in the bed and I was saying to myself that I had to save him,” she recalled.Miller’s story is remarkable. But it isn’t all hopeful for the little girl with the big heart. Judean Cunningham, who lives in Sharper’s Lane, St Catherine, is doing her best to be Miller’s hero. But it hasn’t been easy.“Her mother is not really in a position to care for her, so I took it on myself to see if I could help her and I have been doing nothing but my best,” said Cunningham. “But with two weeks left before the start of the school year, she does not even have a pencil and I don’t know where the money is coming from,” said the mother of four. 56．How did Miller find the boys trapped in the house? （no more than 15words）57．Why did Miller think her task was not done when she pulled the child to safety? （no more than 10words）58．What does the underlined word “remarkable” most probably mean? （1word）59．What difficulty did Cunningham have to be Miller’s hero? （no more than 10words）60．What do you think of what Miller did? Give your reasons, （no more than 20 words）高考英语专题练习（二十二）完形填空+记叙文+说明文答案一、完形填空16~20．ABDBA21~25．BCDDB26~30．ACCBD31~35．CBAAC二、阅读理解2016 上海卷C 73~77．ABDBC2005 湖北卷D 67~71．ADDAC2015 上海卷66~69．CBCA73~77．ABADD三、阅读表达56．She saw thick black smoke coming through the windows and heard a child crying inside 57．Because the child's brother was still sleeping inside58．Unusual / Wonderful/Amazing/ Impressive/ Extraordinary59．She had no enough money to support her60．She was brave and kind because she did not think of her own safety when she was helping others。
高考英语记叙、说明和议论文书写及练习
2021高考英语记叙、说明和议论文书写及练习一、记叙文1．命题特点记人叙事是高考书面表达常见的考查方式，侧重考查人物介绍、事物描述或事件的发展。
2．2个注意点(1)记人类记叙文：①根据题干所给的提示信息来写，不得随意增添或遗漏要点；②根据写作主题突出人物的性格或经历等重要信息，切忌要点堆砌，中心不明。
(2)叙事类记叙文：①理清事件发生的时间、地点、人物、起因、经过及结果，确定表达要点；②注意表达的完整性，同时注意上下文的衔接。
二、说明文1．命题特点说明文的主要命题形式为提纲式，兼顾考查图画式和图表式。
2．4个注意点(1)准确把握说明对象。
根据写作目的和要求，抓住人或事物的主要特点，写作时做到有的放矢。
(2)说明过程要层次分明，条理清晰，内容连贯。
(3)语言力求简洁贴切，通俗易懂。
(4)通常用第三人称，时态以一般现在时为主。
三、议论文1．命题特点(1)内容贴近中学生的生活实际，话题主要涉及对常见问题的观点态度及解决方法。
(2)强调“以理服人，以理取胜”，逻辑推理性强。
(3)考查中学生判断是非的能力、逻辑思维能力和解决问题的能力。
2．4个“要点”(1)要理清题意。
认真阅读题干，分清楚要写作的是说理议论型、说明利弊型还是解决问题型的议论文。
(2)要提炼观点。
根据试题要求，先表达自己的观点和态度。
(3)要充分论证。
根据自己的观点列出相关理由，要注意思维逻辑和行文逻辑，必要时举例说明。
所举的例子要与观点和态度一致。
在文章的最后要再次强调自己的观点。
(4)要注意语言。
语言要地道、丰富，根据需要可以运用突显文章层次结构的表达。
课后练习假设你是李华，正在参加某国际中学生文化探索夏令营。
请你用英语写一篇短文，介绍一项你最喜欢的中华传统艺术形式，如中国书法(calligraphy)、国画、京剧等。
内容包括：1．简介该艺术；2．说明该艺术的意义；3．说明该艺术的作用。
范文My favorite traditional Chinese art, Chinese calligraphy, is believed to date back to at least the Han Dynasty.Chinese calligraphy, the art of beautiful handwriting, has developed as a form of art done with a brush. Not only does it show the beauty of Chinese characters, but also serves the purpose of expressing the writer'sfeelings and thoughts. Today, anyone from small children to old people can enjoy practicing the classic art of Chinese calligraphy.To practise calligraphy, the basic tools of “four treasures of study”(writing brush, ink stick, paper, and ink slab) are required as well as much concentration.Learning Chinese calligraphy will increase your appreciation of Chinese culture.课后练习人工智能与5G时代已悄然来临，随着科技越来越与人类生活相结合，随处可见的人工智能，让生活越来越便利的同时也带来许多的困惑，按要求完成一篇作文。
高考英语阅读理解-说明文8篇真题训练
高考英语复习阅读理解专练说明文8篇Passage 1(2017北京,C)Measles(麻疹), which once killed 450 children each year and disabled even more, was nearly wiped out in the United States 14 years ago by the universal use of the MMR vaccine(疫苗). But the disease is making a comeback, caused by a growing anti-vaccine movement and misinformation that is spreading quickly. Already this year, 115 measles cases have been reported in the USA, compared with 189 for all of last year.The numbers might sound small, but they are the leading edge of a dangerous trend. When vaccination rates are very high, as they still are in the nation as a whole, everyone is protected. This is called“herd immunity”, which protects the people who get hurt easily, including those who can’t be vaccinated for medical reasons, babies too young to get vaccinated and people on whom the vaccine doesn’t work.But herd immunity works only when nearly the whole herd joins in. When some refuse vaccination and seek a free ride, immunity breaks down and everyone is in even bigger danger.That’s exactly what is happening in small neighborhoods around the country from Orange County, California, where 22 measles cases were reported this month, to Brooklyn, N.Y., where a 17-year-old caused an outbreak last year.The resistance to vaccine has continued for decades, and it is driven by a real but very small risk. Those who refuse to take that risk selfishly make others suffer.Making things worse are state laws that make it too easy to opt out(决定不参加)of what are supposed to be required vaccines for all children entering kindergarten. Seventeen states allow parents to get an exemption(豁免), sometimes just by signing a paper saying they personally object to a vaccine.Now, several states are moving to tighten laws by adding new regulations for opting out. But no one does enough to limit exemptions.Parents ought to be able to opt out only for limited medical or religious reasons. But personal opinions?Not good enough. Everyone enjoys the life-saving benefits vaccines provide, but they’ll exist only as long as everyone shares in the risks.1.The first two paragraphs suggest that .A.a small number of measles cases can start a dangerous trendB.the outbreak of measles attracts the public attentionC.anti-vaccine movement has its medical reasonsrmation about measles spreads quickly2.Herd immunity works well when .A.exemptions are allowedB.several vaccines are used togetherC.the whole neighborhood is involved inD.new regulations are added to the state laws3.What is the main reason for the comeback of measles?A.The overuse of vaccine.B.The lack of medical care.C.The features of measles itself.D.The vaccine opt-outs of some people.4.What is the purpose of the passage?A.To introduce the idea of exemption.B.To discuss methods to cure measles.C.To stress the importance of vaccination.D.To appeal for equal rights in medical treatment.Passage 2(2017天津,A)Suppose you’re in a rush, feeling tired, not paying attention to your screen, and you send an email that could get you in trouble.Realisation will probably set in seconds after you’ve clicked “send”. You freeze in horror and burn with shame.What to do?Here are four common email accidents, and how to recover.Clicking “send”too soonDon’t waste your time trying to find out if the receiver has read it yet. Write another email as swiftly as you can and send it with a brief title explaining that this is the correct version and the previous version should be ignored.Writing the wrong nameThe sooner you notice, the better. Respond quickly and briefly, apologising for your mistake. Keep the tone measured:don’t handle it too lightly, as people can be offended, especially if your error suggests a misunderstanding of their culture(i.e. incorrect ordering of Chinese names).Clicking “reply all”unintentionallyYou accidentally reveal(透露)to the entire company what menu choices you would prefer at the staff Christmas dinner, or what holiday you’d like to take. In this instance, the best solution is to send a quick, light-hearted apology to explain your awkwardness. But it can quickly rise to something worse, when everyone starts hitting “reply all”to join in a long and unpleasant conversation. In this instance, step away from your keyboard to allow everyone to calm down.Sending an offensive message to its subjectThe most awkward email mistake is usually committed in anger. You write an unkind message about someone, intending to send it to a friend, but accidentally send it to the person you’re discussing. In that case, ask to speak in person as soon as possible and say sorry. Explain your frustrations calmly and sensibly—see it as an opportunity to clear up any difficulties you may have with this person.1.After realising an email accident, you are likely to feel .A.curiousB.tiredC.awfulD.funny2.If you have written the wrong name in an email, it is best to .A.apologise in a serious mannerB.tell the receiver to ignore the errorC.learn to write the name correctlyD.send a short notice to everyone3.What should you do when an unpleasant conversation is started by your “reply all”email?A.Try offering other choices.B.Avoid further involvement.C.Meet other staff members.D.Make a light-hearted apology.4.How should you deal with the problem caused by an offensive email?A.By promising not to offend the receiver again.B.By seeking support from the receiver’s friends.C.By asking the receiver to control his anger.D.By talking to the receiver face to face.5.What is the passage mainly about?A.Defining email errors.B.Reducing email mistakes.C.Handling email accidents.D.Improving email writing.Passage 3(2017天津,D)I read somewhere that we spend a full third of our lives waiting. But where are we doing all of this waiting, and what does it mean to an impatient society like ours?To understand the issue, let’s take a look at three types of “waits”.The very purest form of waiting is the Watched-Pot Wait. It is without doubt the most annoying of all. Take filling up the kitchen sink(洗碗池)as an example. There is absolutely nothing you can do while this is going on but keep both eyes fixed on the sink until it’s full. During these waits, the brain slips away from thebody and wanders about until the water runs over the edge of the counter and onto your socks. This kind of wait makes the waiter helpless and mindless.A cousin to the Watched-Pot Wait is the Forced Wait. This one requires a bit of discipline. Properly preparing packaged noodle soup requires a Forced Wait. Directions are very specific.“Bring three cups of water to boil, add mix, simmer three minutes, remove from heat, let stand five minutes.”I have my doubts that anyone has actually followed the procedures strictly. After all, Forced Waiting requires patience.Perhaps the most powerful type of waiting is the Lucky-Break Wait. This type of wait is unusual in that it is for the most part voluntary. Unlike the Forced Wait, which is also voluntary, waiting for your lucky break does not necessarily mean that it will happen.Turning one’s life into a waiting game requires faith and hope, and is strictly for the optimists among us. On the surface it seems as ridiculous as following the directions on soup mixes, but the Lucky-Break Wait well serves those who are willing to do it. As long as one doesn’t come to rely on it, wishing for a few good things to happen never hurts anybody.We certainly do spend a good deal of our time waiting. The next time you’re standing at the sink waiting for it to fill while cooking noodle soup that you’ll have to eat until a large bag of cash falls out of the sky, don’t be desperate. You’re probably just as busy as the next guy.1.While doing a Watched-Pot Wait, we tend to .A.keep ourselves busyB.get absent-mindedC.grow anxiousD.stay focused2.What is the difference between the Forced Wait and the Watched-Pot Wait?A.The Forced Wait requires some self-control.B.The Forced Wait makes people passive.C.The Watched-Pot Wait needs directions.D.The Watched-Pot Wait engages body and brain.3.What can we learn about the Lucky-Break Wait?A.It is less voluntary than the Forced Wait.B.It doesn’t always bring the desired result.C.It is more fruitful than the Forced Wait.D.It doesn’t give people faith and hope.4.What does the author advise us to do the next time we are waiting?A.Take it seriously.B.Don’t rely on others.C.Do something else.D.Don’t lose heart.5.The author supports his view by .A.exploring various causes of “waits”B.describing detailed processes of “waits”C.analyzing different categories of “waits”D.revealing frustrating consequences of “waits”Passage 4(2017浙江,B)Getting less sleep has become a bad habit for most American kids. According to a new survey(调查) by the National Sleep Foundation, 51% of kids aged 10 to 18 go to bed at 10 pm or later on school nights, even though they have to get up early. Last year the Foundation reported that nearly 60% of 7- to 12-year-olds said they felt tired during the day, and 15% said they had fallen asleep at school.How much sleep you need depends a lot on your age. Babies need a lot of rest: most of them sleep about 18 hours a day!Adults need about eight hours. For most school-age children, ten hours is ideal(理想的). But the new National Sleep Foundation survey found that 35% of 10- to 12-year-olds get only seven or eight hours. And guess what almost half of the surveyed kids said they do before bedtime?Watch TV.“More children are going to bed with TVs on, and there are more opportunities(机会) to stay awake, with more homework, the Internet and the phone,”says Dr. Mary Carskadon, a sleep researcher at Brown University Medical School. She says these activities at bedtime can get kids all excited and make it hard for them to calm down and sleep. Other experts say part of the problem is chemical. Changing levels of body chemicals called hormones not only make teenagers’bodies develop adult characteristics, but also make it hard for teenagers to fall asleep before 11 pm.Because sleepiness is such a problem for teenagers, some school districts have decided to start high school classes later than they used to. Three years ago,schools in Edina, Minnesota, changed the start time from 7:25 am to 8:30 am. Students, parents and teachers are pleased with the results.1.What is the new National Sleep Foundation survey on?A.American kids’sleeping habits.B.Teenagers’sleep-related diseases.C.Activities to prevent sleeplessness.D.Learning problems and lack of sleep.2.How many hours of sleep do 11-year-olds need every day?A.7 hours.B.8 hours.C.10 hours.D.18 hours.3.Why do teenagers go to sleep late according to Carskadon?A.They are affected by certain body chemicals.B.They tend to do things that excite them.C.They follow their parents’examples.D.They don’t need to go to school early.Passage 5(2017课标全国Ⅰ,C)Some of the world’s most famous musicians recently gathered in Paris and New Orleans to celebrate the first annual International Jazz Day. UNESCO(United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization)recently set April 30 as a day to raise awareness of jazz music, its significance, and its potential as a unifying(联合)voice across cultures.Despite the celebrations, though, in the U.S. the jazz audience continues to shrink and grow older, and the music has failed to connect with younger generations.It’s Jason Moran’s job to help change that. As the Kennedy Center’s artistic adviser for jazz, Moran hopes to widen the audience for jazz, make the music more accessible, and preserve its history and culture.“Jazz seems like it’s not really a part of the American appetite,”Moran tells National Public Radio’s reporter Neal Conan.“What I’m hoping to accomplish is that my generation and younger start to reconsider and understand that jazz is not black and white anymore. It’s actually color, and it’s actually digital.”Moran says one of the problems with jazz today is that the entertainment aspect of the music has been lost.“The music can’t be presented today the way it was in 1908 or 1958. It has to continue to move, because the way the world works is not the same,”says Moran.Last year, Moran worked on a project that arranged Fats Waller’s music for a dance party,“just to kind of put it back in the mind that Waller is dance music as much as it is concert music,”says Moran.“For me, it’s the recontextualization. In music, where does the emotion(情感)lie?Are we, as humans, gaining any insight(感悟)on how to talk about ourselves and how something as abstract as a Charlie Parker record gets us into a dialogue about our emotions and ourthoughts?Sometimes we lose sight that the music has a wider context,”says Moran,“so I want to continue those dialogues. Those are the things I want to foster.”1.Why did UNESCO set April 30 as International Jazz Day?A.To remember the birth of jazz.B.To protect cultural diversity.C.To encourage people to study music.D.To recognize the value of jazz.2.What does the underlined word“that”in paragraph 3 refer to?A.Jazz becoming more accessible.B.The production of jazz growing faster.C.Jazz being less popular with the young.D.The jazz audience becoming larger.3.What can we infer about Moran’s opinion on jazz?A.It will disappear gradually.B.It remains black and white.C.It should keep up with the times.D.It changes every 50 years.4.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A.Exploring the Future of JazzB.The Rise and Fall of JazzC.The Story of a Jazz MusicianD.Celebrating the Jazz DayPassage 6(2016课标Ⅲ,C)If you are a fruit grower—or would like to become one—take advantage of Apple Day to see what’s around. It’s called Apple Day but in practice it’s more like Apple Month. The day itself is on October 21, but since it has caught on, events now spread out over most of October around Britain.Visiting an apple event is a good chance to see, and often taste, a wide variety of apples. To people who are used to the limited choice of apples such as Golden Delicious and Royal Gala in supermarkets, it can be quite an eye opener to see the range of classical apples still in existence, such as Decio which was grown by the Romans. Although it doesn’t taste of anything special, it’s still worth a try, as is the knobbly(多疙瘩的)Cat’s Head which is more of a curiosity than anything else.There are also varieties developed to suit specific local conditions. One of the very best varieties for eating quality is Orleans Reinette, but you’ll need a warm, sheltered place with perfect soil to grow it, so it’s a pipe dream for most apple lovers who fall for it.At the events, you can meet expert growers and discuss which ones will best suit your conditions, and because these are family affairs, children are well catered for with apple-themed fun and games.Apple Days are being held at all sorts of places with an interest in fruit, including stately gardens and commercial orchards(果园). If you want to have a real orchard experience, try visiting the National Fruit Collection at Brogdale, near Faversham in Kent.1.What can people do at the apple events?A.Attend experts’lectures.B.Visit fruit-loving families.C.Plant fruit trees in an orchard.D.Taste many kinds of apples.2.What can we learn about Decio?A.It is a new variety.B.It has a strange look.C.It is rarely seen now.D.It has a special taste.3.What does the underlined phrase“a pipe dream”in Paragraph 3 mean?A.A practical idea.B.A vain hope.C.A brilliant plan.D.A selfish desire.4.What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?A.To show how to grow apples.B.To introduce an apple festival.C.To help people select apples.D.To promote apple research.Passage 7(2015课标Ⅰ,C)Salvador Dali(1904—1989)was one of the most popular of modern artists.The Pompidou Centre in Paris is showing its respect and admiration for the artist and his powerful personality with an exhibition bringing together over 200 paintings,sculptures,drawings and more.Among the works and masterworks on exhibition the visitor will find the best pieces,most importantly The Persistence ofMemory.There is also L’Enigme sans Fin from 1938,works on paper,objects,and projects for stage and screen and selected parts from television programmes reflecting the artist’s showman qualities.The visitor will enter the World of Dali through an egg and is met with the beginning,the world of birth.The exhibition follows a path of time and subject with the visitor exiting through the brain.The exhibition shows how Dali draws the viewer between two infinities(无限).“From the infinity small to the infinity large,contraction and expansion coming in and out of focus:amazing Flemish accuracy and the showy Baroque of old painting that he used in his museum-theatre in Figueras,”explains the Pompidou Centre.The fine selection of the major works was done in close collaboration(合作)with the Museo Nacional Reina Sofia in Madrid,Spain,and with contributions from other institutions like the Salvador Dali Museum in St.Petersburg,Florida.1.Which of the following best describes Dali according to Paragraph 1?A.Optimistic.B.Productive.C.Generous.D.Traditional.2.What is Dali’s The Persistence of Memory considered to be?A.One of his masterworks.B.A successful screen adaptation.C.An artistic creation for the stage.D.One of the best TV programmes.3.How are the exhibits arranged at the World of Dali?A.By popularity.B.By importance.C.By size and shape.D.By time and subject.4.What does the word“contributions”in the last paragraph refer to?A.Artworks.B.Projects.C.Donations.D.Documents. Passage 8(2014课标Ⅰ,B)Passenger pigeons(旅鸽)once flew over much of the United States in unbelievable numbers.Written accounts from the 18th and 19th centuries described flocks(群)so large that they darkened the sky for hours.It was calculated that when its population reached its highest point,there were more than 3 billion passenger pigeons—a number equal to 24 to 40 percent of the total bird population in the United States,making it perhaps the most abundant bird in the world.Even as late as 1870 when their numbers had already become smaller,a flock believed to be 1 mile wide and 320 miles(about 515 kilometers)long was seen near Cincinnati.Sadly,the abundance of passenger pigeons may have been theirundoing.Where the birds were most abundant,people believed there was an ever-lasting supply and killed them by the mercial hunters attracted them to small clearings with grain,waited until pigeons had settled to feed,then threw large nets over them,taking hundreds at a time.The birds were shipped to large cities and sold in restaurants.By the closing decades of the 19th century,the hardwood forests where passenger pigeons nested had been damaged by Americans’need forwood,which scattered(驱散)the flocks and forced the birds to go farthernorth,where cold temperatures and spring storms contributed to their decline.Soon the great flocks were gone,never to be seen again.In 1897,the state of Michigan passed a law prohibiting the killing of passenger pigeons,but by then,no sizable flocks had been seen in the state for 10 years.The last confirmed wild pigeon in the United States was shot by a boy in Pike County,Ohio,in 1900.For a time,a few birds survived under human care.The last of them,known affectionately as Martha,died at the Cincinnati Zoological Garden on September 1,1914.1.In the 18th and early 19th centuries, passenger pigeons .A.were the biggest bird in the worldB.lived mainly in the south of AmericaC.did great harm to the natural environmentD.were the largest bird population in the US2.The underlined word “undoing”probably refers to the pigeons’.A.escapeB.ruinC.liberationD.evolution3.What was the main reason for people to kill passenger pigeons?A.To seek pleasure.B.To save other birds.C.To make money.D.To protect crops.4.What can we infer about the law passed in Michigan?A.It was ignored by the public.B.It was declared too late.C.It was unfair.D.It was strict.答案全解全析Passage 1[语篇解读] 本文是一篇说明文。
高考英语阅读理解说明文5篇
高考英语说明文5篇1Here is an astonishing and significant fact: Mental work alone can’t make us tire. It sounds absurd. But a years ago, scientists tried to find out how long the human brain could labor without reaching a stage of fatigue (疲劳). To the amazement of these scientists, they discovered that blood passing through the brain, when it is active, shows no fatigue at all! If we took a drop of blood from a day laborer, we would find it full of fatigue toxins(毒素) and fatigue products. But if we took blood from the brain of an Albert Einstein, it would show no fatigue toxins at the end of the day.So far as the brain is concerned, it can work as well and swiftly at the end of eight or even twelve hours of effort as at the beginning. The brain is totally tireless. So what makes us tired?Some scientists declare that most of our fatigue comes from our mental and emotional(情绪的) attitudes. One of England’s most outstanding scientists, J.A. Hadfield, says, “The greater part of the fatigue from which we suffer is of mental origin. In fact, fatigue of purely physical origin is rare.”Dr. Brill, a famous American scientist, goes even further. He declares, “One hundred percent of the fatigue of sitting worker in good health is due to emotional problems.”What kinds of emotions make sitting workers tired? Joy? Satisfaction? No! A feeling of being bored, anger, anxiety, tenseness, worry, a feeling of not being appreciated---those are the emotions that tire sitting workers. Hard work by itself seldom causes fatigue. We get tired because our emotions produce nervousness in the body.1. What surprised the scientists a few years ago?A. Fatigue toxins could hardly be found in a laborer’s blood.B. Albert Einstein didn’t feel worn after a day’s work.C. The brain could work for many hours without fatigue.D. A mental worker’s blood was filled with fatigue toxins.2. According to the author, which of the following can make sitting workers tired?A. Challenging mental work.B. Unpleasant emotions.C. Endless tasks.D. Physical labor3. What’s the author’s attitude towards the scientists’ idea?A. He agrees with them.B. He doubts them.C. He argues against them.D. He hesitates to accept them.4. We can infer from the passage that in order to stay energetic, sitting workers need to ________.A. have some good food.B. enjoy their workC. exercise regularlyD. discover fatigue toxins2They baby is just one day old and has not yet left hospital. She is quiet but alert （警觉）. Twenty centimeters from her face researchers have placed a white card with two black spots on it. She stares at it carefully. A researcher removes the card and replaces it by another, this time with the spots differently spaced. As the cards change from one to the other, her gaze（凝视） starts to lose its focus — until a third, with three black spots, is presented. Her gaze returns: she looks at it for twice as long as she did at the previous card. Can she tell that the number two is different from three, just 24 hours after coming into the world?Or do newborns simply prefer more to fewer? The same experiment, but with three spots shown before two, shows the same return of interest when the number of spots changes. Perhaps it is just the newness? When slightly older babies were shown cards with pictures of objects (a comb, a key, an orange and so on), changing the number of objects had an effect separate from changing the objects themselves. Could it be the pattern that two things make, as opposed to three? No again. Babies paid more attention to squares moving randomly on a screen when their number changed from two to three, or three to two. The effect even crosses between senses. Babies who were repeatedly shown two spots became more excited when they then heard three drumbeats than when they heard just two; likewise （同样地）when the researchers started with drumbeats and moved to spots.5. The experiment described in Paragraph 1 is related to the baby’s__.A. sense of hearingB. sense of sightC. sense of touchD. sense of smell6. Babies are sensitive to the change in______.A. the size of cardsB. the colour of picturesC. the shape of patternsD. the number of objects7. Why did the researchers test the babies with drumbeats?A. To reduce the difficulty of the experiment.B. To see how babies recognize sounds.C. To carry their experiment further.D. To keep the babies’interest.8. Where does this text probably come from?A. Science fiction.B. Children’s literature.C. An advertisement.D.A science report3Last night’s meteor(流星) shower left many people in the community dissatisfied and demanding answers. According to Gabe Rothsclild, Emerald Valley’s mayor, people gathered in the suburbs of the city, carrying heavy telescopes, expecting to watch the brightly burning meteors passing through the sky. What they found instead was a sky so brightened by the city’s lights that it darkened the light of the meteors passing overhead.“My family was so frustrated,” admitted town resident Duane Cosby, “We wanted to make this an unforgettable family outing, but it turned out to be a huge disappointments.”Astronomers---scientists who study stars and planets----have been complaining about this problem for decades. They say that light pollution prevents them from seeing objects in the sky that they could see quite easily in the past. They call on people and the government to take measures to fight against it.There is yet a population besides professional and amateur star observers that suffers even more from light pollution. This population consists of birds, bats frogs, snakes, etc. For example, outdoor lighting severely affects migrating(迁徙的)birds. According to the International Dark-Sky Association. “100 million birds a year throughout North America die in crashes with lighted buildings and towers.”Countless more animals casualties(伤亡）result from the use of artificial lighting. Clearly, people enjoy the benefits of lighting their evenings, but some scientists think it can be harmful for humans, too. They worry that exposure to light while sleeping can increase person’s chances of getting cancer.Emerald Valley is only one community that is becoming aware of the negative effects of light pollution. For years, Flagstaff, Arizona, has enforced lighting regulations in its city in order to assist astronomers at the LowellObservatory. Similar efforts have been made worldwide, and a movement is underway to remind us to turn off lights when we are not using them, so that other creatures can share the night.9.It happened last night thatA. the city’s lights affected the meteor watchingB. the meteors flew past before being noticedC. the city light show attracted many peopleD. the meteor watching ended up a social outing10. What do the astronomers complain about?A. Meteor showers occur less often than beforeB. Their observation equipment is in poor repairC. Light pollution has remained unsolved for yearsD. Their eyesight is failing due to artificial lighting11. What the author concerned about according to Paragraph 4?A. Birds may take other migration pathsB. Animals living habits may change suddenlyC. Varieties of animals will become sharply reducedD. Animals’ survival is threatened by outdoor lighting12. Lighting regulations in Flagstaff, Arizona are put into effect toA. Lessen the chance of getting cancerB. create an ideal observation conditionC. ensure citizens a good sleep at nightD. enable all creatures to live in harmony13.What message does the author most want to give us?A. Saving wildlife is saving ourselvesB. Great efforts should be made to save energyC. Human activities should be environmentally friendlyD. New equipment should be introduced for space study4Almost every machine with moving parts has wheels, yet no one knows exactly when the first wheel was invented or what it was used for. We do know，however，that they existed over 5,500years ago in ancient Asia.The oldest known transport wheel was discovered in 2002 in Slovenia. It is over 5，100 years old. Evidence suggests thatwheels for transport didn't become popular for .while, though . This could be because animals did a perfectly good job of carrying farming tools and humans around.But it could also be because of a difficult situation. While wheels need to roll on smooth surfaces, roads with smooth surfaces weren't going to be constructed until there was plenty of demand for them. Eventually, road surfaces did become smoother, but this difficult situation appeared again a few centuries later. There had been no important changes in wheel and vehicle design before the arrival of modern road design.In the mid-1700s,a Frenchman came up with a new design of road--a base layer (层)of large stones covered with a thin layer of smaller atones. A Scotsman improved on this design in the 1820s and a strong, lasting road surface became a reality. At around the same time, metal hubs(the central part of a wheel) came into being, followed by the Wheels were invented in 1967, sixty years after the appearance of tarmacked roads(泊油路). As wheel design took off, vehicles got faster and faster.14. What might explain why transport wheels didn’t become popular for some time?A. Few knew how to use transport wheels.B. Humans carried farming tools just as well.C. Animals were a good means of transport.D. The existence of transport wheels was not known.15.What do we know about road design from the passage?A. It was easier than wheel design.B. It improved after big changes in vehicle design.C. It was promoted by fast-moving vehicles.D. It provided conditions for wheel design to develop.16. How is the last paragraph mainly developed?A. By giving examples.B. By making comparisons.C. By following time order.D. By making classifications.17. What is the passage mainly about?A. The beginning of road deaign.B. The development of transport wheels.C. The history of public transport.D. The invention of fast-moving vehicles.5Imagination and fantasy can play an important role in achieving the things we fear. Children know this very well. Fred Epstein, in his book I Make It to Five, tells a story he heard from one of his friends about Tom, a four-year-old boy with a cancer in his back bone. He came through several operations and a lot of pain by mastering his imagination.Tom loved to pretend, and he particularly loved to play superheroes. Dr. Epstein explained that it was actually a brilliant way for his young mind to handle the terrifying and painful life he led.The day before his third trip to the operating room, Tom was terribly afraid. “ Maybe I could go as Superman,” he whispered to his mom. Hearing this, the mother hesitated for while. She has avoided buying the expensive costume(戏装), but finally she agreed.The next day Tom appeared as the powerful Superman, showing off through the hospital halls and coolly waving his hand to the people greeting him along the way. And Tom, with the strength of his fantasy, successfully made it through the operation.The power of imagination need not be reserved for children only. We all have the power to use our fantasies to attempt things we never thought possible, to go through those things that seem impossible, and to achieve what we never believed we could. Just as Dr. Epstein puts it, “If you can dream it, you can do it.”It doesn’t mean that you should dress as a superhero for your next job interview. But, next time you are tested in a way that seems impossible, imagine what it would take to overcome it. Become the person you need to become to win over your challenge and do it in your mind first. So, let your imagination run wild, and dare to dream.18. What do we know about Tom?A. He was seriously ill.B. He was a dishonest boy.C. He was crazy about magic.D. He was Dr. Epstein’s patient.19. What can be inferred about Tom’s mother?A. She was a rich lady.B. She refused Tom’s request.C. She wanted Tom to be a superhero.D. She wanted to get Tom through the pain.20. When Tom went for the third operation, he_________.A. pretended to be painfulB. acted like a superheroC. appeared in poor spiritsD. argued with his mother21. In the last paragraph, you are advised________.A. to go through some difficult testsB. to wake up from your wilddreamsC. to become a powerful person in your mindD. to wear expensive clothes for job interviews22. What is the purpose of the passage?A. To tell us an interesting story.B. To help us make right decisions.C. To advise us to care about children.D. To encourage us to use our imagination.。
高二英语说明文写作练习题40题
高二英语说明文写作练习题40题1. Write an essay about a new technological product. Describe its functions, advantages and impacts on life. Keywords: innovative technology, beneficial impact.Answer: 本题为开放式写作题，无固定答案。
解析：学生需选择一项新的科技产品，如智能手机、智能家居设备等，描述其功能，如智能手机可以拍照、上网、通讯等；优点，如方便快捷、提高效率等；对生活的影响，如改变了人们的沟通方式、娱乐方式等。
注意使用给出的关键词和恰当的语法结构。
2. Write a passage to introduce a new technology. Mention its features, benefits and how it changes our lives. Keywords: advanced technology, positive influence.Answer: 本题为开放式写作题，无固定答案。
解析：学生可以介绍人工智能、区块链等新技术，阐述其特点，如人工智能具有学习能力、高效处理数据等；好处，如提高工作效率、改善生活质量等；以及对生活的改变，如智能化家居、自动化生产等。
3. Describe a new technological innovation. Explain its functions, advantages and effects on daily life. Keywords: technological breakthrough, useful impact.Answer: 本题为开放式写作题，无固定答案。
解析：学生可以描述虚拟现实技术、5G 通信等创新科技，说明其功能，如虚拟现实技术提供沉浸式体验、5G 通信速度快等；优势，如带来更好的用户体验、推动行业发展等；对日常生活的影响，如改变娱乐方式、促进远程办公等。
高中英语专题复习：说明文阅读理解训练及答案
高中英语专题复习：说明文阅读理解训练及答案Terrafugia XXX its flying car。
named the n。
has XXX。
The company plans to sell the car within the next year。
The n has two seats。
wheels。
and wings that fold up so that it can be driven like a car。
It can reach speeds of around 70 miles per hour on the road and 115 in the air。
using a 23-gallon tank of gas and burning 5 gallons per hour in the air。
On the ground。
it gets 35 miles per gallon。
Around 100 people have already paid a $10,000 deposit to secure a n。
and this number is expected to increase after Terrafugia Inc introduces the car to the public at the New York Auto Show later this week。
However。
the car is not expected to be seen in many driveways due to its high price tag of $279,000 and the fact that it requires a runway to take off。
Overall。
XXX。
but it XXX.B。
The history of XXX's progress in making it a reality.XXX Mann。
高考英语说明文阅读理解专项训练
高考英语说明文阅读理解专项训练说明文专项训练（1）体裁话题词数难度建议时间说明文有助睡眠的发明297 ★★★6分钟Do you want a better life? The inventors have come up with many new ideas, which are designed to help us with our everyday life.The Balluga BedThe Balluga Bed is a smart bed with adjustable firmness, temperature control and a built-in massage(按摩) system, all with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity. The smart bed can massage you to sleep in a comfortable way. If you have trouble sleeping, why not have a try?The HydroGuardThe HydroGuard invention is a reusable flood protection device (设备) that can be quickly put in place by homeowners. It fits any door type a nd is expandable, meaning the unit expands to fit any door size. It works by sealing the door and prevents water from being able to get through.The Sg-easy GlovesThe Sq-easy Gloves, washing-up and cleaning gloves, are fitted with a built-in refillable soap container. As wearers wash up, they can squeeze a small bit of liquid to produce more suds (泡沫). The Sq-easy Gloves have also developed a family function for parents to use while bathing their children-removing the need to hold the child in one hand and use shampoo in another.The Beach Bag PlusWould you like to go traveling? The Beach Bag Plus will help you a lot. It's a beach bag that amazes a beach lover with a cool bag, wet pockets and secret pockets for valuables. The bag is now on sale online with Bunker Bound.解析：这是一篇说明文。
高二典型英语作文模板人教版
高二典型英语作文模板人教版英文回答：Section 1: Argumentative Essay。
Topic: The impact of social media on our lives。
Thesis Statement: Social media has had a profound impact on our lives, both positive and negative.Body Paragraph 1:Discuss the positive aspects of social media, such as staying connected with friends and family, accessing information, and expanding our knowledge.Provide examples and evidence to support these claims.Body Paragraph 2:Explore the negative consequences of social media, such as cyberbullying, addiction, and the spread of misinformation.Support these points with data and examples.Body Paragraph 3:Weigh the pros and cons discussed in the previous paragraphs.Analyze the overall impact of social media on individuals and society.Consider potential solutions to mitigate the negative effects.Conclusion:Summarize the main points of the essay.Restate the thesis statement and provide a finalthought.Section 2: Narrative Essay。
高中英语说明文练习
4. 空前空后。 一篇文章的句与句之间必然有一定 的逻辑关联，如果我们把其中一句 抽掉，必然会影响其逻辑意义的顺 畅发展。比如说空前空后的两句讨 论的不是同一个主题，那么空格处 所在的句子一定会起转折、改变话 题等作用。
四、对比分析，排除干扰 我们在选完答案后，还要注意对 多余选项进行对比分析。由于多余选 项可能会与某个正确选项的内容相近， 所以我们要对其进行研究，确定排除 理由，从而选出正确答案。
高考新题型七选五主要考查考生对 文章的整体内容和结构以及上下文逻辑意 义的理解和掌握。 七选五所选材料多为说明文，也有 记叙文和议论文等其他文体。该题型的正 确选项大致可分为两类：一类是段落的小 标题或者起概括总结作用的主旨句，一类 是在逻辑上或者文章结构上起承上启下作 用的过渡句。
一、通读全文，了解文章大意
Reading B （page3）
Swing(v.) 摇摆、荡秋 equipment 设备 Schoolyard 操场校园 Recycle (v.)循环使用 Soil 土壤 Contain (v.)包含 Observe (v.)观察 Seed 种子 Insect 昆虫 Tire (n.)轮胎 Totally (adv.) Require 要求 Form （v.）形成
快速浏览全文，寻找主题句，掌握文章
结构和主要内容。通常情况下，文章的主题
句会出现在文章的开头或者结尾，因此，在 准确快速地掌握文章大意。另外，不少文章
都有标题或小标题，通过标题我们也可以大 致确定文章的主题。
阅读的过程中，要特别注意文章的首尾两段，
二、快速浏览选项，初选答案 在浏览完全文，对全文的大意有所了
一、说明文阅读理解的特征（做说明文阅读阅读的 时候，一定要记住上面的Wh-word。边阅读，边 搜记，牢记要点，把握全文。） 一般说来，英语说明文与其它文体一样，文章所涉 及的内容不外乎以下几个方面，即 Who→What→When→Where→How→Why。 1. Who：问的是这篇文章的主体是谁？（即所要说 明和描述的人或事物） 2. What：问的是主体做了什么事情？（即主体表 现出的特性、功能和用途） 3. When和Where：是在何时何地发生的？（即何 时何地所表现出的特性、功能和用途） 4. How：通过什么方式表现出来的？ 5. Why：这种特性功能用途的原因是什么？
高二升高三英语阅读专练之说明文 教师版
高二升高三英语阅读专练之说明文、议论文及应用文（一） 2012 四川 EPlants are flowering faster than scientists predicted（预测）in reaction to climate change, which could have long damaging effects on food chains and ecosystems.Global warming is having a great effect on hundreds of plant and animal species around the world, changing some living patterns, scientists say.Increased carbon dioxide（CO2）in the air from burning coal and oil can have an effect on how plants produce oxygen, while higher temperatures and changeable rainfall patterns can change their patterns of growth. X kb 1. c m“Predicting species’ reaction to climate change is a major challenge in ecology,” said the researches of several U.S. universities. They said plants had been the key object of study because their reaction to climate change could have an effect on food chains and ecosystem services.The study, published on the Nature website, uses the findings from plant life cycle studies and experiments across four continents and 1,634 species. It found that some experiments had underestimated（低估）the speed of flowering by 8.5 times and leafing by 4 times.“Across all species, the experiments under-predicted the speed of the advance — for both leafing and flowering — that results from temperature increases,” the study said.The design of future experiments may need to be improved to better predict how plants will react to climate change, it said.Plants are necessary for life on the Earth. They are the base of the food chain, using photosynthesis（光合作用）to produce sugar from carbon dioxide and water. They let out oxygen which is needed by nearly every organism on the planet.Scientists believe the world’s average temperature has risen by about 0.8℃ since 1900, and nearly 0.2℃every ten years since 1979.So far, efforts to cut emissions（排放）of planet-warming greenhouse gases are not seen as enough to prevent the Earth heating up beyond 2℃ this century — a point scientists say will bring the danger of a changeable climate in which weather extremes are common, leading to drought, floods, crop failures and rising sea levels.57. What is the key information the author wants to give in Paragraph 1?A. Plants’ reaction to weather could have damaging effects on ecosystem.B. The increasing speed of flowering is beyond scientists’ expectation.C. Climate change leads to the change of food production patterns.D. Food chains have been seriously damaged because of weather.58. We can learn from the study published on the Nature website that ______.A. plants’ flowering is 8.5 times faster than leafingB. there are 1,634 plant species on the four continentsC. scientists should improve the design of the experimentsD. the experiments failed to predict how plants react to climate change59. Scientists pay special attention to the study of plants because _______.A. they can prove the climate change clearlyB. they are very important in the food chainsC. they play a leading role in reducing global warmingD. they are growing and flowering much faster than before60. What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs about the world’s temperature?A. It has risen nearly 0.2℃ since 1979.B. Its change will lead to weather extremes.C. It is 0.8℃ higher in 1979 than that of 1990.D. It needs to be controlled within 2℃ in this century. 【本文要点】本文为科普类文章。
高二英语说明文写作练习题50题(带答案)
高二英语说明文写作练习题50题(带答案)1. You are required to write a passage about the Spring Festival in China. You should describe the main traditions, such as family reunions, having a big dinner, and setting off fireworks. What is the best way to start this passage?A. By introducing the history of the Spring FestivalB. By stating the importance of family reunions during the festivalC. By describing the most exciting moment of setting off fireworksD. By giving an example of a big dinner答案解析：B。
对于描述中国春节的说明文，首先阐述节日期间家庭团聚的重要性是一个很好的开篇方式。
在构建这篇说明文时，开头先表明家庭团聚是春节的核心意义，能够引起读者的兴趣并点明主题。
接下来可以分别描述其他传统习俗，如吃年夜饭（ 详细介绍年夜饭的特色菜品等）、放烟花（ 讲述放烟花的寓意等）。
整体结构上采用总分的形式，先提出春节家庭团聚这一重要特征，再分述其他传统习俗。
2. Suppose you are going to write an expository essay on the Japanese tea ceremony. Which of the following should be included in the body part?A. The origin of the tea ceremonyB. The modern popularity of coffee in JapanC. The types of tea used in other countriesD. The famous Japanese festivals答案解析：A。
高二英语说明文写作练习题50题(答案解析)
高二英语说明文写作练习题50题(答案解析)1.请用举例子的方法说明科技发展对生活的影响。
- 写作要求：举出至少三个具体的例子，描述科技发展如何改变了人们的生活。
语言通顺，逻辑清晰。
- 答案解析：学生可能出现的问题是例子不够具体或者逻辑不清晰。
正确的写作方式是先明确主题句，如“科技发展对生活产生了巨大的影响”，然后分别举出如智能手机让人们随时随地沟通、在线教育让学习更加便捷、智能家居让生活更加舒适等具体例子，并对每个例子进行适当的阐述。
语法方面要注意主谓一致和时态的正确使用。
词汇选择上要尽量丰富，避免重复使用相同的词汇。
2.请用对比的方法说明科技发展前后人们生活的变化。
- 写作要求：对比科技发展前和现在人们在交通、通讯、娱乐等方面的不同，突出科技发展的重要性。
语言流畅，对比鲜明。
- 答案解析：学生可能出现的问题是对比不明显或者内容不够全面。
正确的写作方式是分别从交通、通讯、娱乐等方面进行对比，如科技发展前人们出行主要靠步行或马车，现在有各种交通工具；科技发展前通讯主要靠书信，现在有手机、电子邮件等；科技发展前娱乐方式单一，现在有各种电子游戏、电影等。
语法方面要注意比较级和最高级的正确使用。
词汇选择上要注意使用恰当的形容词和副词来突出对比。
3.请用列数字的方法说明科技发展对教育的影响。
- 写作要求：列出具体的数字，说明科技发展如何提高了教育的效率和质量。
语言准确，数字真实可靠。
- 答案解析：学生可能出现的问题是数字不准确或者没有对数字进行解释说明。
正确的写作方式是先提出主题句，如“科技发展极大地提高了教育的效率和质量”，然后列出具体的数字，如在线教育平台每年的用户数量达到数百万，远程教育让更多的学生受益等，并对数字进行解释说明，如这些数字表明科技发展让教育更加普及和便捷。
语法方面要注意数字的表达方式和主谓一致。
词汇选择上要使用准确的动词和名词来描述教育的变化。
4.请用打比方的方法说明科技发展对医疗的影响。
高二英语说明文写作单选题40题
高二英语说明文写作单选题40题1.Which of the following is the best topic for an expository essay?A.My favorite movieB.The history of basketballC.My summer vacationD.A day in my life答案：B。
“The history of basketball”是一个比较适合写说明文的主题，因为可以围绕篮球的起源、发展、规则变化等方面进行客观的阐述。
“My favorite movie”“My summer vacation”“A day in my life”更倾向于记叙文的主题。
2.What should be the main focus of an expository essay about animals?A.Personal opinions on different animalsB.The cuteness of various animalsC.Facts and characteristics of animalsD.Emotional stories about animals答案：C。
说明文关于动物应该主要聚焦在动物的事实和特征上。
“Personal opinions on different animals”是表达个人观点，不是说明文重点。
“The cuteness of various animals”比较主观，也不是说明文重点。
“Emotional stories about animals”属于记叙文范畴。
3.When writing an expository essay on technology, which of the following is least relevant?A.Personal experiences with technologyB.The impact of technology on societyC.The development of technology over timeD.Different types of technology答案：A。
高二英语写作风格练习题50题(答案解析)
高二英语写作风格练习题50题(答案解析)1. You want to write about your summer vacation. What style of writing is most suitable?- Narrative- Expository- Argumentative答案解析：Narrative。
记叙文主要是讲述故事，描写经历。
写暑假生活适合用记叙文来讲述自己在暑假中的经历和故事。
2. You are explaining how a computer works. What style of writing is most appropriate?- Narrative- Expository- Argumentative答案解析：Expository。
说明文的目的是解释、说明事物的工作原理、性质等。
解释电脑如何工作适合用说明文。
3. You want to persuade your classmates to join a club. What style of writing should you use?- Narrative- Expository- Argumentative答案解析：Argumentative。
议论文是为了说服他人接受某个观点，劝说同学加入俱乐部需要用议论文来说服他们。
4. You are describing your favorite place. What style of writing is best?- Narrative- Expository- Argumentative答案解析：Narrative。
可以用记叙文讲述在这个喜欢的地方发生的故事和经历，从而更好地描述这个地方。
5. You are writing about the importance of exercise. What style of writing is suitable?- Narrative- Expository- Argumentative答案解析：Argumentative。
高中英语说明文专项练习
高中英语说明文专项练习说明文目的在将一种现象或情境说清楚讲明白。
动词常用现在式。
需抓紧主题，将who,what,why,how,where交代清楚，使用客观观点予以说明。
写作模式有两种模式：(1)演绎法：主题要旨→细节资料→结论(2)归纳法：细节资料→主题要旨→结论说明文通常有几种形式：☻（1）Examples：利用细节、具体描述、特殊案例等来解释并发展你的论点。
A.The supermarket was crowded yesterday.→There were at least four carts waiting at each of the checkout counters,and it took meforty-five minutes to get through a line.B.My son Peter is unreliable.→If I depend on him to turn off a pot of beans in ten minutes,the family is likely to eat burned beans.If I ask him to turn down the thermostat(自动调温器)before he goes to bed,the heat is likely to stay on all night.【范文】The Cruelty of ChildrenChildren can be very cruel.For one thing,they start very early to use words that wound. Three-year-olds in nursery school,for example,call each other“dum-dum”or“weirdo,”and slightly older children use nicknames like“fatty”or“four-eyes”to tease their schoolmates. Children who are just a bit older learn facts about other kids from their parents,and use those facts to make someone break down and cry.Children also attack each other physically.For instance,whenever a group of grade-schoolers come home from school,there is a lot of pushing,tripping,punching,and pinching.An argument may end in shoving and hair-pulling. But far worse than hard words or physical violence is the emotional hurt that children can cause their classmates by their cruelty.By junior high school days,for example,young teenagers start to shut out the people they do not like.They ignore the kids whose looks,clothes,interests,or finances differ from their own.Popular kids form groups,and the unpopular ones are left to face social isolation,loneliness,and depression.Many adults think that childhood is an ideal time,but terribly cruel things can happen then.Q1.What are the three main transition words?Q2.After which sentence are specific details needed?☻（2）Process：清楚交代某一个事件或动作的流程。
高考英语阅读之记叙文 说明文基础训练
2022高考英语阅读之记叙文+说明文基础训练(A)In real life Joanna Garcia Swisher, 41, is happily married to former Major League Baseball player Nick Swisher, 40, and raising daughters Sailor, 4, and Emerson, 7. On TV she needs the help of a matchmaker to find love in the new Hallmark Channel romance As Luck Would Have It. She opens up about raising strong girls, how her parents’ recent deaths affected her and which roles fans recognize her for the most.You haven’t needed a matchmaker--but if life had turned out differently, would you use one?I would totally have been game for it. I was set up by a friend of ours to meet my husband, but I think it sounds so fun.You star opposite Allen Leech--were you a Downton Abbey fan?I’m a huge Downton fan, but I know Allen personall y very well. He happened to marry my best friend’s little sister. His mom actually cooked me dinner a couple of times while I was shooting!You’ve been on TV since you were a teen. Which role gets you recognized most?Sweet Magnolias now. But overall I would say Reba. I also get recognized for being Amy Adams more than I get recognized for being myself.You lost your mother, father and grandmother in the past year and a half. How are you and your family doing?My daughters have watched me go through so much in the last year, from the highs of the success of Sweet Magnolias to the lowest of lows, losing my parents and my grandmother. I really believe that it’s not what happens to you, it’s what happens for you. Even in their passing, as tragic as it was ... I know that it’s not for nothing. My mom was such a strong, capable, amazing woman; my father was the ultimate father and feminist and just huge source of support--and I think that solidified my strength. So I only hope that I’m modeling that same stre ngth for my girls.1. How does the text develop?A. By questions and answers.B. By listing examples.C. By narrating life stories.D. By comparison and contrast.2. What does Joanna Garcia Swisher think of a matchmaker in marriage?A. It’s strange.B. It’s acceptable.C. It’s terrible.D. It’s necessary.3. What does the underlined part in the last paragraph imply?A. Joanna was just playing on words.B. Joanna missed her parents much.C. Joanna submitted herself to her fate.D.Joanna faced the tragedy positively.4. What can best describe Joanna Garcia Swisher according to the text?A. Simple and talkative.B. Stubborn and influential.C. Strong and easy-going.D. Negative and sensitive(B)Rats and other animals need to be highly tuned to social signals from others sothey can identify friends to cooperate with and enemies to avoid. To find out if this extends to non-living beings, Loleh Quinn at the University of California, San Diego, and her colleagues tested whether rats can detect social signals from robotic rats.They housed eight adult rats with two types of robotic rat – one social and one asocial (不爱社交的)–for 5 days. The robotic rat resembled a bigger version of a computer mouse with wheels to move around and colorful markings.During the experiment, the social robotic rat followed the living rats around, played with the same toys, and opened caged doors to let trapped rats escape. Meanwhile, the asocial robot simply moved forwards and backwards and side to side.Next, the researchers trapped the robots in cages and gave the rats the opportunity to release them by pressing a button. Across 18 trials each, the living rats were 52 percent more likely on average to set the social robot free than the asocial one. This suggests that the rats perceived the social robot as a genuine social being. They may have bonded more with the social robot, because it displayed behaviours like communal (共同的) exploring and playing. “This could lead to the rats better remembering having freed it earlier, and wanting the robot to return the favour when they get trapped,” says Quinn.The readiness of the rats to befriend the social robot was surprising given its plain design. The finding shows how sensitive rats are to social signals, even when they come from basic robots. Similarly, children tend to treat robots as if they are fellow beings, even when they display simple social signals. “We humans seem to be fascinated by robots, and it turns out other animals are too,” says Wiles.1.Quinn and her colleagues conducted a test to see if rats can .A.pick up social signals from non-living ratsB.distinguish friends from enemiesC.learn sociable skills through trainingD.send out warning messages to their fellows2. What did the social robot do during the experiment?A. It followed the asocial robot.B. It made friends with toys.C. It set the trapped rats free.D. It moved around alone.3 Why did the rats release the social robot according to Quinn?A.They tried to practice a means of escape.B.They expected it to do the same in return.C.They wanted to display their intelligence.D.They considered it an interesting game.4.What can we learn from the text?A.Rats are highly adaptable to new surroundings.B.Rats are more socially active than other animals.C.Rats behave differently from children in socializing.D.Rats are more sensitive to social signals than expected.(C)About seven years ago, Kristin and Josh Mohagen were honeymooning in Napa Valley in California, when they smelled something surprising in their glasses of wine；green pepper. It was explained that the grapes in that bottle had ripened on ahillside alongside a field of green peppers. "That was my first experience with terroir , " Josh Mohagen says.It made an impression. Inspired by their time in Napa, the Mohagens returned home and launched a chocolate business based on the principle of terroir , often defined as "sense of place”.The definition of terroir is somewhat fluid. Wine enthusiasts use the French term to describe the environmental conditions in which a grape is grown that give a wine its unique taste and smell. The soil, climate and even the orientation（朝向）of a hillside or the company of neighboring plants, and insects play a role. Some experts expand terroir to include specific cultural practices for growing and processing grapes that could also influence taste.The idea of terroir is quite old. In the Middle Ages, the wine-makers in Burgundy, France, divided the countryside into different climate areas, according to differences in the landscape that seemed to translate into unique wine characteristics. Wines produced around the village of Gearey-Chambertin, for example, “are famous for being fuller-bodied, powerful arid more tannic than most," says Joe Quinn, wine director of The Red Hen, a restaurant in Washington, D. C. "In contrast, the wines from the village of Chambolle- Musigny, just a few miles south, are widely considered to be more fine, delicate and light- bodied.”A recent wave of scientific research suggests that the environment and production practices can, in fact, produce a chemical or microbial （微生物的）signature so distinctive that scientists can use the signature to trace food back to itsorigin. And in some cases, these techniques are beginning to offer clues on how terroir can shape the smell and taste of food and drinks.1. What impressed the Mohagens most during their stay in Napa?A. The smell from the wine.B. The field of green peppers.C. The scenery of Napa Valley.D. The ripe grapes on a hillside.2 What does the underline d word “fluid" in Paragraph3 probably mean?A. Impractical.B. Specific.C. Uncertain.D. Conventional.3. Why did the author quote a wine director in Paragraph 4?A. To demonstrate the effect of terroir.B. To introduce two types of grape wine.C. To prove the long history of terroir.D. To get a restaurant known to the public.4. What can be learned about terroir from the text?A. Its research is of little benefit.B. It gives food its unique features.C. Its value needs to be further tested.D. It is a newly-acknowledged concept.(D)Accompanied by her father, using a combination of aid and free climbing and taking advantage of some special equipment and ropes for protection, 10-year-oldSelah made it to the top of El Capitan on June 12 after five days of big wall climbing.Climbing the challenging and adventurous Nose route of El Capitan was a labor of love for Selah in more than one way. Her parents , Mike and Joy Schneiter, fell in love on this 3,000- plus-foot huge rock and she has always wanted to feel the way that her parents felt when they were up there together. Selah showed great interest in rock climbing at an early age. She wore her first rock-climbing equipment shortly after she learned to walk. She first dreamed of climbing El Capitan when she was 6 or 7.El Capitan is a famous mountain-sized rock in Yosemite National Park. Getting to its top is no easy task. It's taller, as reported, than the tallest building in the world-Dubai’s Buri Khalifa. El Capitan and its difficult Nose route, which runs more than 3,000 feet high up the center of the rock's face, is considered one of the world's hardest big wall climbs and has attracted the best climbers over time. But never before had a youngster accomplished it.Selah's achievement caught national attention. Outside Magazine called her the youngest documented person to climb the Nose. Ken Yager, president of the Yosemite Climbing Association, said he also couldn't think of anyone younger who has done it.Selah is humble about her El Capitan accomplishment. "I'm not necessarily a special kid or anything like that, she said. "There were a few times when I would be so worn that it would kind of discourage me from holding on. But overall, it was just great to keep plugging away.”Selah shared this advice for other young climbers dreaming of big walls, "It doesn't take necessarily a super special person to do something like that. You just haveto put your mind to it.”1. What do we learn about Selah climbing El Capitan?A. She began her climbing on June 5.B. She got inspired by her family history.C. She managed without any external help.D. She was the first female to reach the top.2. What is the purpose of paragraph 3?A. To state El Capitan's height.B. To prove El Capitan's popularity.C. To introduce El Capitan's location.D. To stress the challenge of climbing El Capitan.3. Which of the following best describes Selah?A. Determined.B. Generous.C. Warm-hearted.D. Fortunate.4. What may be Selah's advice for other young climbers?A. Dream big and aim high.B. Be committed to your ambition.C. Chance favors the prepared mind.D. Nothing is impossible for a genius.（E)In an incredible display of compassion and kindness, a man from Turkey was spotted trying to warm a pigeon in the most creative way.Sabahattin Yılmaz was at home one chilly day. After a rain shower had passed, he noticed something landed on the sill (窗台) outside his window—a cold and wet pigeon. The animal was trembling and soaked; it clearly didn’t have the chance toseek shelter before the rain began. Feeling for the poor pigeon, Yılmaz thought of a way to dry him off.Rather than pick him up and take him inside to warm up, Yılmaz plugged in a hairdryer and used it to dry off the bird. Little did he know that his neighbor captured the whole moment on video. In the video, Yılmaz can be seen leaning out of his window. He was stretching his arm as far as he can so the hot air can reach the pigeon. The bird willingly let the man warm him up, crouching (蹲伏) to let his outer feathers dry.Yılmaz told the media that he spent about fifteen minutes drying off the bird. He said he had just opened his window when he saw the pigeon around the corner of the sill. He described it as wet and “about to freeze” from the cold and rainy weath er.After fifteen minutes, Yılmaz gave the pigeon birdseed, which he ate happily. However, the bird remained wet still. “I saw that it was still there so I warmed it up again, after the pigeon recovered again, and after eating a good amount of seed, it fle w away,” Yılmaz recalled.He also didn’t know that he was being recorded at the time and that the video was shared online. He simply did it out of the kindness of his heart. “The pigeon is a living creature and deserved to continue living, that is why I di d it,” he said.1. What is the text mainly about?A. An online video about a pigeon became a hit.B. A man warmed up a wet and cold pigeon.C. A man invented a creative way to help birds.D. A man lives in harmony with a pigeon.2. What was the bird’s reaction to Sabahattin Yılmaz’s behavior?A. It was scared and flew away.B. It was annoyed and refused his help.C. It was ready to accept his assistance.D. It was happy to settle in his home.3. What can we see from the video?A. A man was filming Yılmaz’s kindness.B. A pigeon was jumping back and forth when dried off.C. Yılmaz was warming a pigeon in a novel way.D. Yilmaz was stretching his arms to catch a pigeon.4. Which of the following words can best describe Sabahattin Yılmaz?A. Indifferent but creative.B. Patient and ambitious.C. Talented but careless.D. Sympathetic and warm-hearte（F)Today, we study literature from a young age―l earning about our histories, faraway worlds and influential people. Whether we notice or not, these stories―both fiction and non-fiction― guide us throughout our lives. They allow us to see the world through another’s eyes, open up our world and teach us about every subject known to man.Despite their importance, many people throw out their old books―wasting the wisdom that lies on each page. In an effort to save this knowledge and share it withthose less fortunate, a garbage man in Bogota, Colombia has been saving thrown-away books for 20 years and sharing them with those in need.“I hated to see all the books in the dustbins of wealthier neighborhoods. So I started to rescue them,”said Gutierrez. The first book he found was a copy of the classic novel Anna Karenina. The Tolstoy book was later joined by The Little Prince, Sophie’s World, The Iliad and a number of novels. Today, he has collected around 25,000 books.His growing collection didn’t go unnoticed. Gutierrez’s neighbors were soon borrowing the books to help with their children’s homework. “There was a lack of them in our neighborhood, so we started to help,” said Gutierrez.The ground floor of Gutierrez’s home is now flooded with books, from floor to ceiling. Over spilling with books, he opened it up as a free library, with the help of his wife Luz Gutierrez and their three children.Word ultimately spread around about Gutierrez and his books. Most of the books now come from donations. He now travels around the country, delivering free books to poor and remote districts. The library, named “The Strength of Words”, has donated books to some 235 schools, institutions and community libraries across Colombia.1. How does the author introduce the topic of the text?A. By stating some facts.B. By putting forward a theory.C. By describing a scene.D. By referring to documents.2. What did the Tolstoy book mean to Gutierrez?A. A heavy financial burden.B. A companion in difficult times.C. The beginning of his charity campaign.D. One of his greatest achievements in life.3. Which saying does Gutierrez’s story lead us to believe?A. A good book is a light to the soul.B. A bad beginning makes a bad ending.C. Actions speak louder than words.D. One man’s garbage is another man’s treasure.4. What’s the best title for the text?A. Tolstoy books recovered from dustbins.B. Literature now appeals to garbage collectors.C. Free libraries popular with neighborhood kids.D. Garbage man builds a library from rescued books. 参考答案：A：ABDCB：ACBDC：ACABD：BDABE：BCCDF：ACDD。
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I used to walk my dog every morning. Later when we got back home, I would give it some food. This usually caught the 1 of a mynah bird(八哥). The most 2 feature of this bird was its birghtly-coloured 3 mouths, so I found it a bit strange.Later I read a book and found that the colour yellow 4 “communication, optimism(乐观) and inspiration”. I took the “c” from communication, “o” from optimism, and “in” from inspiration to 5 the word “Coin”. This became the bird’s 6 .Every time when my dog finished his meal, Coin would look at me and 7 , “Raack! Raack!” After singing, she would start picking up the food left by the dog.When winter came, Coin 8 . It was the longest winter that we had ever had. When spring 9 came, it was the time for the birds to fly back and I often 10 what had happened to Coin.One day after I had given my dog its 11 , a mynah flew down. It was then that I heard the 12 “Raack! Raack!” Coin was back! Sometimes, I wondered how Coin knew to come back to the same13 she had left.Each morning Coin would come with her sweet song. Both I and my dog 14 her as a member of our family. Now, I understand that if we have optimism and inspiration in our life, and if we 15 often with others, we are sure to be accepted by everyone.1. A. realization B. view C. sight D. attention2. A. special B. common C. central D. possible3. A. black B. white C. yellow D. sad4. A. stands for B. achieves C. organizes D. changes5. A. understand B. explain C. remember D. form6. A. food B. cage C. name D. story7. A. shout B. say C. whisper D. sing8. A. died B. hid C. disappeared D. escaped9. A. suddenly B. finally C. happily D. luckily10. A. complained （抱怨） B. recorded C. wondered D. wished11. A. food B. walk C. drink D. water12. A. strange B. familiar C. crazy D. terrible13. A. place B. cats C. persons D. sky14. A. introduced B. advised C. accepted D. kept15. A. compare B. meet C. agree D. communicateFebruary 4, 2012 saw the take-off of a new rising NBA star-Jeremy Lin.Among professional basketball players, Jeremy Lin's background is not typical. He graduated from Harvard University, which sends few players to the NBA, and he is the only Chinese-American NBA player. But when you watch him on the court, there is no doubt that he belongs there. He moves with speed and grace that demonstrate years of faithful practice, which is fueled by a love for basketball.Lin's enjoyment of basketball actually began in Taiwan. When Lin's father moved to U.S., his interest in the sport only grew and he passed on this love of basketball to his son, introducing him to the game at the age of five. The young Lin spent much ofhis youth playing basketball for fun.In high school, Lin dreamed of playing in the NBA. When he applied for college, he was not offered a single sports scholarship. However, after his admission to Harvard, he was offered a place on its college basketball team.During Lin's time at Harvard, his basketball career began to speed up. He scored 1,482 points, making him one of the highest scorers in Ivy League history.When he graduated, no professional teams offered Lin a contract, but he was invited to play in the NBA Summer League. He played well and ended up eagerly signing a contract with the Golden State Warriors.At first，playing in professional games filled Lin with excitement. He treasured opportunities to meet players he had been watching on TV for years. But slowly, the excitement wore off and was replaced by anxiety. In a few very difficult months, he was cut by two teams before the New York Knicks picked him up.But he had the courage and determination to stick to his dream, so he put himself into hard training to get ready for his opportunity to come. Then his moment arrived on February 4, 2012，on which his excellent performance made him famous overnight. After that, he led the Knicks to their fifth straight victory.The Associated Press called Lin "the most surprising story in the NBA". Knicks fans developed the nickname for him "Linsanity" (林发疯）. Time magazine released its 2012 list of the 100 "Most Influential People in the World", Jeremy Lin included.No doubt, Lin fever is continuing to spread if you haven't already caught "Linsanity", get ready.26. Which of the following elements is of little help in Lin's success?A. his father's influenceB. his devotion to basketballC. his years of hard workD. his graduation from Harvard University27. What does the phrases "wore off" in seventh paragraph probably mean?A. aroseB. disappearedC. grewD. remained28. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. Lin learned to play basketball when he was eight.B. Before Lin there was no Chinese-American NBA players.C. Lin was excited for professional games and did a good job at the beginning.D. Lin is the most outstanding player in NBA.29. Which is the right order for Lin's life?a He made an excellent performance on Feb,4.b He was fired by the Golden State Warriors.c He was invited to play in the NBA Summer League.d He graduated from Harvard University.e He became famous overnight.A. a, d, c, b, eB. d, b, c, a, aC. d, c, b, a, eD. a, e, d, c, b30. It can be inferred from the passage that ______.A. NBA prefers graduates from Harvard University.B. Lin got an easy entry into NBA.C. Lin didn't show his basketball talents in Harvard University.D. Lin didn't have a smooth road in NBA.。