2019高考英语二轮复习专题限时训练专题2 阅读理解24

2018高考英语二轮复习专题限时训练（江苏专用）

专题2 阅读理解 24

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Best High School Band Plays Turner Field

The North Cobb High School Band routinely takes the field every Friday night during football season. The band plays at North Cobb football games.

This week, the band had to get ready a little earlier in the week. That’s because they played before the Atlanta Braves b aseball game at Turner Field.

North Cobb won wsbtv’s Best High School Band Tournament(锦标赛) last season. The prize for winning was a chance to play on the field at Turner Field before a Major League Baseball game. Tuesday night, th e band collected the prize.

“We were excited,” North Cobb High School Band drum major Madison Hall said. “Growing up in Atlanta, the Braves have always been such a famous figure in Atlanta, so we were really exited to have the opportunity to perform in front of a lot of people and in front of our community.”

The tournament featured 64 high school bands from across Georgia. Wsbtv users determined the top four bands through voting with the Atlanta Braves entertainment staff selecting the winner from the final four. They selected North Cobb.

“We have a number of great students at North Cobb,” director Greg Williams said.

“We’ve got the best parents in the world,” he said. “The kids are so amazing, they are really bright, talented, and they work hard. They do anything we ask them to do and I really think that’s a lot of keys to our success.”

Under the leadership of Williams and assistant band director Scott Pannell, the band made its way onto the outfield grass just as Atlanta Braves catcher Brian McCann was warming up.

“It was amazing,” said Pannell. “Just going out in the tunnel and going into the stadium. And just looking at the Braves players on the left and seeing them over by our kids, it’s just unbelievable.”

The Atlanta Braves have once again partnered with wsbtv to reward this year’s winner of the Best High School Band Tournament a chance to play at Turner Field.

1. What did the band do on Tuesday night?

A. They performed at a football game.

B. They won wsbtv’s tournament.

C. They played before a baseball game.

D. They got a sum of money as a reward.

2. The North High School Band turned out the best mainly due to ________.

A. the support of the school

B. the huge reward from wsbtv

C. the hard work of its members

D. the encouragement from McCann

3. We can infer from the passage that ________.

A. the North High School Band is the pride of the Braves

B. the competition between the school bands is very fierce

C. the Atlanta Braves have been admired all over the USA

D. only bright kids ca n be admitted to the North High School

B

Gateway Academy Pre-Sessional Courses

Our pre-sessional courses are ideal for students who have a conditional place at a British university, but who need to achieve a certain level of English in order to be accepted. The course aims to provide students with the English language and study skills that they need in order to be successful at university or another academic establishment. It is important to note that completion of the course does not guarantee students’ entrance into a university.It is necessary for students to show during the course that they have understood the information and skills that they have been taught, and can apply them to their work.

Pre-sessional students at Gateway Academy will benefit from:

● Small class sizes (no more than 10 students per class)

● Twenty three hours of tuition per week

● Individual support and tutorials

● Regular guest lecturers

●The use of the Academy’s study and recreational facilities, including the

Language Library, th e computer suite, and the academy’s sports facilities.

● A varied social programme including evening entertainments and weekend

excursions to popular tourist attractions and cities such as Stonehenge, Oxford and Stratford-on-Avon.

The course offers an all-around approach to learning, and covers reading, writing, speaking and listening skills. During the course, students will receive instruction on important techniques such as summary-writing, analysing essay