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高考英语任务型阅读专项特训3
【助力2014】高考英语任务型阅读专项特训(3)
请认真阅读下列短文,并在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。
每空一词。
IntheUnitedStates,engineeringisaprofessionthathasbeendominatedhistoricallybymen.Eventoday,it’sstilltruethatfewwomenbecomecivilorchemicalormechanicalengineers,butthat’ssomethingwww.EngineerGirl.orgaimstochange.Youngwomenwhovisitthewebsitecanfindoutaboutagreatcareerchoicetheymightnothaveconsidered.
“Womenareverymuchunderrepresentedinengineeringandinengineeringeducationprogramsandthenofcourse,downtheroad,intheengineeringworkforce.Soonlyabout20percentofengineeringundergraduatedegrees
gotowomen,andthenonlyaboutninepercentofworkingengineersarewomen.”
MaryMattisintheNat
ionalAcademyofEngineering,saystheEngineerGirlwebsiteaimstoreachyoungwomenaroundages11through14,whentheyarejustgettingoldenoughtostartthinkingabouttheirfutures.
“Weknowfromtheresearchthatmiddle-schoolgirlsareatacriticalpointintheirlives,andthatit’satimewhenweneedtoreachthem,bothwithanunderstanding,increasingtheirawarenessofinterestingfieldsinengineering,whatawonderfulproductiveandexcitingcareeryoucanhaveasanengineer.Butwealsoneedtoreachthematthattimebecauseyouhavetotakecertaincourses,andyoucan’tstartthinkingabouttakingthosecourseswhenyou’reajuniorinhighschool.”
Engineeringisademandingcourseofstudy---thereisalotofscienceandmathematics,formanygirlsandevenboys,thatcanbechallenging.ButMs.MattissaysthattheEngineerGirlwebsitestressesthatengineeringcanalsobefunandexciting.
“It’saboutdesigningthings.It’saboutchangingtheworldforpeople.It’saboutmakingadifference.And,inaddition,youcanmakeagoodliving,youcanbeindependenteconomicallybybecominganengineer.Allofthosethingsaremessagesthatgirlsneedtoget.”
Whilemostengineersgointotraditionalfieldssuchasmechanicalandelectricalengineering,theEngineerGirlsitealsohighlightsunusualengineeringcareersinfieldssuchassportsengineeringand---believeitornot---chocolateengineering.
“There’sasectioncalled‘whybeanengineer,’andthattalksaboutthemanyopportunitiesandincreasinglydifferentopportunitieslikewith
bio-engineeringandenvironmentalengineering,somefieldsthatmightappealtogirlswhowanttomakeadifferenceorhaveameaningfortheircareersbeyondearninganincome.”
Evenifyouarenotagirlinthetargetagegroup,there’salotofinterestinginformationonthesite,includingbiographiesofsomenotablewomenengineers.
Title
Website(71)______GirlstolearnEngineering
Present(72)_____fortheengineeringprofessionintheUSA
Themajorityofmentakeuptheprofessionthroughout(73)______,whileonlyasmallnumberofwomenworkasengineers.
(74)_____ofthewebsite
Tomakeyoungwomen(75)_____ofinterestingfieldsinengineeringandwhatproductivityand(76)_____thecareerofbeingengineerscanbringthem.
(77)_____ofbeingengineers
*Itcanbefunandexciting.
*Itcan(78)_____theworldforpeople.
*Youcanmakeagoodliving.
*Youcangaineconomic(79)_____bybecominganengineer.
Otherfieldsconcerningengineering
Variousopportunitiesaretalkedaboutlikebio-engineeringandengineering(80)_____tosports,andevenchocolate.
答案:
【小题1】Encourages
【小题2】situation
【小题3】history
【小题4】Purpose/Aim/Goal/Intention
★【小题5】aware
★【小题6】excitement
【小题7】Benefits/Advantages
【小题8】change
★【小题9】independence
【小题10】related
解析:
试题分析:
【小题1】由第三段可以知道网页是鼓励女孩工程师行业,所以是Encourages
【小题2】由第一段可以知道工程师行业的目前形势:
大部分都是男人,很少有女人,所以是situation
【小题3】由第一段第一句话engineeringisaprofessionthathasbeendominatedhistoricallybymen.可以知道从历史上看,工程师行业大部分都是男人,所以是history
【小题4】由倒数第五段说的是网页的目的,鼓励女孩学习工程技术,所以是Purpose
★【小题5】由第四段的第三行increasingtheirawarenessofinterestingfieldsinengineering,可以知道是aware
★【小题6】由第五段最后一句theEngineerGirlwebsitestressesthatengineeringcanalsobefunandexciting.所以是excitement
【小题7】由倒数第四段可以知道是写成为工程师的好处,所以是Benefits
【小题8】由倒数第四段第一行It’saboutchangingtheworldforpeople可以知道是change
★【小题9】由倒数第四段第三行youcanbeindependenteconomicallybybecominganengineer.可以知道是independence
【小题10】由倒数第三段第二行theEngineerGirlsitealsohighlightsunusualengineeringcareersinfields可以知道是related
考点:
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点评:
本文主要说明在工程师这个行业,女人非常少,有个网页鼓励女孩成为工程师,说了工程师的好处。
做此类题时,首先要通读全文,然后再看问题,根据问题再读文章,找到合适的词,如果没有合适的词,可以根据原句的意思,找个词代替。
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请认真阅读下列短文,并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。
Time,afaithfulcompanyofourlife,isauniversaltopic.Peoplearealwayscuriousaboutwhatitis,howittravelsandwhoitmeets.
StephenHawking,oneoftheworld’ssmartestphysicists,oncesaid.“I’mfascinatedbytime.”
Manyofusare,andthepopularityoftimetravelnovels,moviesandTVserieshasprovedthat.AfterPalaceandStartlingbyEachStepachievedastonishingratingslastyear,Palace2airedonJanuary20,attractingtimetravelfansbacktoTV.
WoodyAllen’smovieMidnightinParisachievedgreatsuccess.ItwasnominatedforBestPicture,Directing,OriginalScreenplayandArtDirectionforthe2012AcademyAwards.
Dreamofheroism
TimetravelTVseriesandmoviesconnectbothtodayandthepast,thusofferingroomforimagination.Imaginationcreatesachancefortheyoungtofulfilladreamthatishardtoachieveinreality.
ChinesewriterXiJuanisapioneeroftime-travelstoriesinChina.In1993shepublishedalovestoryaboutayoungwomantimetravelingtoancienttimes.Theleadingrole’smodernpersonalityandperceptionoflovehelpherwintheheartofacool,handsomemartialartmaster.Suchaplotsatisfiesfemalefans’lovefantasy.
Startingfromthelate1990s,novelsaboutmentravelingbacktothepastprevailed(盛行),withaStepintothePastasthemostpopularexample.Inthesestories,themaleleadingrolesaccomplishgreatthingswiththeirmodernskillsandwisdom.
Itisusually“adreamofheroismcometrue”,alongwithenviableromances.
Eyecandy
“I’mhookedbytheshowsbecausetheyarecharacterizedbydramaticandpoeticloveandhaveeye-pleasingactors,”XiaXiaoyan,whoworksforaforeign-ownedenterpriseinShanghai,explainedherlovefortimetravelTVseries.
Hercommentechoesa2011surveybyCreatMarketingResearchCoLtdinChina.WhenaskedaboutwhatissoappealingabouttimetravelTVseries,21percentofrespondentsanswered,“Theseattractivecharacters.”
Abiggerreasonbehindthepopularityoftimetravelstories,however,istherelaxationtheyoffer,accordingtothesurvey.
CaiYinongagrees.“Manypeoplearefacingtremendouspressureintheirfast-pacedlives,sothisgenreismorerelaxingthanothershowsasitprovidespeoplewithaterrificoutlettoescapereality,”CaitoldChinaDaily.
Culturalhomesickness
“Whichdynastywouldyouliketoliveinifyoucouldtraveltothepast?
”askedasurveylaunchedbyShanghaiUniversityandShanghaiSocialSciencesAssociationlastDecember.
About60percentofthe2,543respondentschoseTangDynasty,whileQingDynasty,andtheSpringandAutumnandWarringStatesperiodsweretheothertoptwodestinations.
Thesurveyresultsreflectspeople’sdefinitionofthegooddays:
prosperouseconomyandculture,steadysociety,fairanduncorruptedpolitics,andopeninguptotheoutsideworld.
AsforthemovieMidnightinParis,itfeaturesmodernityversusculturalhomesickness.TheNewYorkTimescommented,“Thepastseemssomuchmorevivid,moresubstantial,thanthepresent.Thegoodolddaysaresoattractivebecausewewerenotaround,howevermuchwewishwewere.”
Timetravelwinsfans
Phenomenon
lStephenHawkingshowsgreatinterestin(71)___________.
lPeopleprefer(72)__________timetravelmoviesandTVseries.
lWoodyAllenwas(73)_________inhistimetravelmovie.
Reasonsforits(74)__________
Supportingdetails
Dreamofheroism
lChancesareofferedfortheyoungtofulfill(75)__________hardtoachieveinreality.
lXiJuan’s1993lovest
ory(76)________ayoungwomantravelingtoancienttimes,whichsatisfiesfemalesfans.
lFromthelate1990s,novelsabout(77)_________travelingbacktothepastbecameincreasinglypopular.
lThemaleleadingroleinAStepIntothePasttravelsbacktothepasttofulfillgreatthingsbyusinghis(78)________skillsandwisdom.
Eyecandy
Attractiveactorsandtravelstoriesmakeviewersunderpressure(79)__________.
Culturalhomesickness
Mostrespondentschosetoliveinacertaindynastyfor:
lProsperouseconomyand(80)_________;
lSteadysociety;
lFairanduncorruptedpolitics
lOpeninguptotheoutsideworld.
答案:
【小题1】time
【小题2】watching/seeing
★【小题3】successful
【小题4】popularity
【小题5】dreams
【小题6】introduces/introduced/describes/described
【小题7】men/male
【小题8】modern
【小题9】relaxed
【小题10】culture.
解析:
试题分析:
【小题1】time归纳总结。
根据第二段StephenHawking,oneoftheworld’ssmartestphysicists,oncesaid.“I’mfascinatedbytime.”说明Hawking对时间特别感兴趣。
【小题2】watching/seeing词义转换。
根据第三段第一行Manyofusare,andthepopularityoftimetravelnovels,moviesandTVserieshasprovedthat说明人们都喜欢看穿越类的小说,电影,连续剧。
★【小题3】successful词性转换。
根据第四段第一行WoodyAllen’smovieMidnightinParisachievedgreatsuccess.他很成功,表格里使用形容词的形式。
【小题4】popularity原词再现。
根据第三段第一行thepopularityoftimetravelnovels,moviesandTVseries。
说明这里使用popularity.
【小题5】dreams原词再现。
根据Dreamofheroism部分第二行fulfilladream
【小题6】introduces/introduced/describes/described词义转换。
根据Dreamofheroism部分第二段shepublishedalovestoryaboutayoungwomantimetravelingtoancienttimes.说明介绍这本书的情节。
【小题7】men/male原词再现。
根据Dreamofheroism部分第三段saboutmentravelingback.
【小题8】modern原词再现。
根据Dreamofheroism部分倒数第二行withtheirmodernskills
★【小题9】relaxed词性转换。
根据Eyecandy部分第三段Abiggerreasonbehindthepopula