高考英语二轮复习考点精练卷六及答案解析.docx

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高考英语二轮复习考点精练卷六及答案解析

2019年高考英语二轮复习考点精练卷六及答案解析

1、   EnglishLanguageDayiscelebratedeachyearonApril23,thedatewhenWilliamShakespeare,thegreatestwriterintheEnglishlanguage,wasborn.

   ManypeopleconsiderEnglishastheunofficial“worldlanguage”becauseitissowidelyused.Englishisthemainlanguageofbusinessacrosstheworld.ItisthemostwidelyusedlanguageontheInternetandsocialmedia.

   ThefirstEnglishLanguageDaywastheresultofworkbytheUnitedNations.Afewyearsago,theU.N.'sEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganization（theUNESCO）createdLanguageDaysforeachoftheU.N.'ssixofficiallanguages.Theaimwastocelebratetheuseofdifferentlanguagesaroundtheworldandindifferentcultures.AnothergoalwastocampaignforequaluseofallsixofficiallanguagesthroughouttheUnitedNations.TheotherfivelanguagesareArabic,Chinese,French,RussianandSpanish.TheU.N.celebrateditsfirstEnglishLanguageDayonApril23,2010.

   ToimproveyourunderstandingofAmericanEnglish,youhavecometotherightplace:

learningenglish.voanews.com.Everyday,youwillfindnewsandinformationineasyEnglish.Ourstoriesandaudiopodcasts（播客）arebasedona1,500-wordvocabulary,listedinourLearningEnglishWordBook.

   Youcanfindclassic“AmericanStories”onthewebsiteeveryFriday.OnSaturdays,youcanfindEverydayGrammar,ournewestseries.Itanswerscommonquestionsaboutthelanguage.

   ForEnglishlearnerswhowanttolearnthroughvideos,weofferLearningEnglishTV,NewsWordsandEnglishinaMinute.Inaddition,youareinvitedtotakepartinTalk2US,ourSkypeinteractive（网络互动）programforEnglishlearners.Thisshowisnormallyproducedfourdaysaweek.Alistofproductiontimesandthesubjectscanbefoundonourwebsite.

1.Englishisconsideredastheunofficial“worldlanguage”becauseitis________.

A.oneoftheU.N.'sofficiallanguages

B.themostwidelyusedlanguageintheworld

C.thelanguageusedontheInternetandsocialmedia

D.themainlanguageofbusinessacrosstheworld

2.ForwhatpurposedidtheUNESCOcreateLanguageDays?

A.ToexpressthehopeofbringingmorelanguagesintotheU.N.

B.TomaketheU.N.betterunderstoodthroughmorelanguages.

C.ToattractmorepeopletolearnthesixworkinglanguagesintheU.N.

D.Tocelebratetheuseofdifferentlanguagesandcallfortheirequality.

3.Whatdoweknowaboutlearningenglish.voanews.comfromParagraph4?

A.ItisawebsiteusingsimpleEnglish.

B.Itrequiresvisitorstocomeeveryday.

C.Wecannotuseitunlessweknow1,500words.

D.ItsstoriesareformAmericanhistoryandculture.

4.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.EnglishLanguageDaywascreatedtocelebrateShakespeare'sbirthday.

B.EnglishwillgainanevenhigherpositionintheU.N.astimegoesby.

C.TheproductiontimesofEnglishinaMinutecanbefoundonline.

D.Learningenglish.voanews.comisausefulwebsiteforEnglishlearners.

2、LendaHand—TogetherWeCanMakeaDifference

   VolunteeropportunitiesaboundintheDepartmentofParksandRecreation.Youcanvolunteerasaswim“buddy”inanadaptedswimmingclass,beasummercampvolunteer,assistatfunspecialeventslikeFamilySkateNightandtheRenaissanceFair,helptoremoveinvasiveplantsfromourparks,andmuchmore.

   RegistertoVolunteer—Filloutoursecureregistrationforms.Yourinformationwillnotbegivenoutorsoldforanyreason.

   SearchforOpportunities—Searchforserviceopportunitiesthatmatchyourinterests,skillsandschedule.

   Logintoyourprofiletoupdateitandtorecordhoursworked.

   VolunteerOpportunities

   iCanBike

   Canoneweekmakeadifferenceinthelifeofachild?

Absolutely!

iCanBikeCampiscomingtoKenmoreMiddleSchoolfromAugust1—5.AsavolunteerwithiCanBike,youcanhelpachildwithadisabilitylearntorideatwo-wheelerindependentlyinonlyfivedays!

   AdaptedSwimming

   Thisisaswimprogramforindividualsaged3toadultswithdevelopmentaldisabilities.Volunteersareneededtoassistoneononewiththeparticipantsinthewater.ThenextsessionbeginsonSunday,July10.

   VisualArtsVolunteers

   Creativevolunteerscanleadvisualartsprojectsatrecreationandcommunitycenters.VolunteerswillworkwithCommunityArtsstafftodevelopandhelpavarietyofartactivities.

   RemoveInvasivePlants

   Joinyourneighborsonedayeverymonthastheyrestorethearea'snaturalplantcommunities.HelpremoveplantslikeEnglishivyandbushhoneysucklewhichthreatenthehealthofArlington'sparksandnaturalareas.Thisoutdooractivityisgreatforgroups,familiesandindividuals.

1.Theintendedreadersofthetextarethosewho ________.

A.arewillingtohelpothers

B.havedevelopmentaldisabilities

C.studytheinvasiveplants

D.areresponsibleforinformationsafety

2.WhatdoiCanBikeandAdaptedSwimminghaveincommon?

A.Volunteersareexperiencedinart.

B.Volunteersneedtobecreative.

C.Volunteerswillservedisabledpersons.

D.VolunteersarefreefromJuly10toAugust5.

3.Ifyourclassplantovolunteer,youmaychoose _________.

A.iCanBike

B.AdaptedSwimming

C.VisualArtsVolunteers

D.RemoveInvasivePlants

3、    Iwasdesperatelynervousaboutbecomingcar-free.Buteightmonthsagoourcarwashitbyapassingvehicleanditwasdestroyed.Noproblem,Ithought:

we’llbuyanother.Buttheinsurancepayoutdidn’tevenbegintocoverthecostsofbuyinganewcar—Iworkedoutthat,withtheloan（贷款）we’dneedpluspetrol,insurance,parkingpermitsandtax,wewouldmakeapaymentasmuchas£600amonth.

    Andthat’swhenIhadmyfancyidea.Whynotjustgiveuphavingacaratall?

IliveinLondon.Wehavearailwaystationbehindourhouse,atubestation10minutes’walkaway,andabusstopattheendofthestreet.Anewcarclubhadjustopenedinourarea,andoneofitsshinylittleredPeugeotswasparkednearby.IfanyfamilyinBritaincouldlivewithoutacar,Ireasoned,thensurelywewerethatfamily.

    Butmynewcar-freeidea,sadly,wasn’tsharedbymyfamily.Myteenagedaughterswerehorrified.Whatwouldtheirfriendsthinkaboutourfamilybeing“toopoortoaffordacar”?

（Iwasn’tthatbotheredwhattheythought,andIsuggestedthegirlsshouldtakethesameapproach.）

    Myfriends,too,wereastonishedatourplan.Whatwouldhappenifsomeonegotseriouslyillovernightandneededtogotohospital?

（anambulance）Howwouldthechildrengettoandfromtheirmanyevents?

（busesandtrains）Peoplesmiledasthoughthiswasanotherofmymadideas,beforesayingtheyweresureI’dsoonrealizethatacarwasanecessity.

    Eightmonthson,Iwonderwhetherwe’lleverownacaragain.Theideathatyou“haveto”ownacar,especiallyifyouliveinacity,isallinthemind.Ilive—andmanyothercitizensdotoo—inaplacethathasneverbeenbetterservedbypublictransport,andyetcarownershiphasneverbeenhigher.Weworryaboutrisingcarcosts,butwe’dbebetteroffaskingsomethingmuchmorebasic:

doIreallyneedacar?

Certainlytheanswerisno,andI’malotricherbecauseIdaredtoaskthequestion.

1.Theauthordecidedtoliveacar-freelifepartlybecause______.

A.mostfamilieschosetogocar-free

B.hewashurtinaterriblecaraccident

C.thecostofanewcarwastoomuch

D.thetrafficjamwasunbearableforhim

2.Whatistheattitudeoftheauthor’sfamilytowardhisplan?

A.Supportive.

B.Disapproving.

C.Optimistic.

D.Unconcerned.

3.Whatdidtheauthorsuggesthisdaughtersdoabouttheirfriends’opinion?

A.Argueagainstit.

B.Taketheiradvice.

C.Thinkitover.

D.Leaveitalone.

4.Whatconclusiondidtheauthordrawaftertheeight-monthcar-freelife?

A.Lifecannotgowithoutacar.

B.Lifewithoutacarisalittlebithard.

C.Hislifegetsimprovedwithoutacar.

D.Acar-freelifedoesnotsuiteveryone.

4、   Onacoolmorning,WilsonKasaineheadsoutalongadirtpathinsouthernKenya.Hiscalmnessmakesiteasytoforgetthathe’strackingoneofthemostdangerousanimalsintheworld.Kasaineistrackinglions—especiallyonelioncalledMarti,whoisthereal-lifeLionKingofSelenkayConservancy.

   Trackinglionsonfootmaysoundlikeadeathwish,butKasainehasbeendoingitformostofhislife.BornintoatraditionalMaasaifamilyhequicklygrewtounderstandthebeautyanddangerofwildlife.Livingwithbigwildanimalsforceshimtodevelopagoodsenseofwheretheyhavebeenandwheretheymaybegoing.Duringhis12-kilometerwalkstoandfromschool,helearnedhowtotellthepawprints（爪印）ofalionfromthoseofotheranimals.

   Growingup,Kasaineknewthatimprovinghistrackingabilitieswouldhelphimavoidsurprisemeetingswithdangerousanimals.FormanyMaasai,trackingismainlyamatterofself-protection.ButKasaineistrackinglionstomeetthemandtoprotectthem.Heleadsasmallgroupofwide-eyedtouristsovertheredsandypath,searchingforthelionthathasleftuponithisprints.

   Eachyear,thousandsoftouristscrowdKenya’snationalparkstotrytohavealookatthe"bigfive”;elephants,rhinoceros,leopards,buffaloesandlions.Theinternationaldrawoftheseanimalsmattersalotbecausethenation’seconomyistiedtotheprotectionofitswildlife. IfKenya’swildlifedisappears,sodoesitssecond-largestsourceofincome.

   WildlifeprotectioneffortsinKenyameantmarkingofflandexclusively（专门地）foranimals.Butitalsomeantthatthepeoplewhohadoriginallylivedintheareawereforcedtoleavetheirlandandintosmallersurroundingareas,TheyarealsofindingitincreasinglyhardtokeepatraditionalMaasailifestyle.Butpeoplearegladthatitreallymakes