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秦皇岛市抚宁县高考英语阅读理解和书面表达训练1及答案
阅读下列四篇短文,从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
Someyearsago,writinginmydiaryusedtobeausualactivity.Iwouldreturnfromschoolandspendtheexpectedhalfhourrecordingtheday'sevents,feelings,andimpressionsinmylittlebluediary.Ididnotreallyneedtoexpressmyemotionsbywayofwords,butIgainedacertainsatisfactionfromseeingmyexperiencesforeverrecordedonpaper.Afterall,isn'taccumulatingmemoriesawayofpreservingthepast?
WhenIwasthirteenyearsold,Iwentonalongjourneyonfootinagreatvalley,well-equippedwithpens,adiary,andacamera.Duringthetrip,Iwasbusyrecordingeveryincident,nameandplaceIcameacross.Ifeltproudtobespendingmytimeproductively,dutifullypreservingforfuturegenerationsadetaileddescriptionofmytravels.Onmylastnightthere,Iwanderedoutofmytent,diaryinhand.Theskywasclearandlitbytheglareofthemoon,andthewallsofthevalleylookedthreateningbehindtheirscreenofshadows.Iautomaticallytookoutmypen...
Atthatpoint,IunderstoodthatnothingIwrotecouldevermatchorreplacethefewsecondsIallowedmyselftoexperiencethedramaticbeautyofthevalley.AllIrememberedofthepreviousfewdayswerethedullcharacterizationsIhadsetdowninmydiary.
Now,IonlywriteinmydiarywhenIneedtowritedownaspecialthoughtorfeeling.Istilllovetorecordideasandquotationsthatstrikemeinbooks,orobservationsthatareparticularlymeaningful.Itakepictures,butnotveryoften—onlyofobjectsIfindreallybeautiful.I'mnolongerblindlysatisfiedwithhavingsomethingtorememberwhenIgrowold.IrealizethatlifewillsimplypassmebyifIstaybehindthecamera,busypreservingthepresentsoastoliveitinthefuture.
Idon'twanttowakeuponedayandhavenothingbutapileofpicturesandnotes.MaybeIwon'thaveasmanyexactrepresentationsofpeopleandplaces;maybeI'llforgetcertainfacts,butatleasttheexperienceswillalwaysremaininsideme.Idon'tlivetomakememories—Ijustlive,andthememoriesformthemselves.
1.Beforetheageofthirteen,theauthorregardedkeepingadiaryasawayof________.
A.observingherschoolroutine
B.expressinghersatisfaction
C.impressingherclassmates
D.preservingherhistory
解析 细节理解题。
由文章第一段的最后一句话“Afterall,isn'taccumulatingmemoriesawayofpreservingthepast?
”可知,我认为通过看过去经历的记录是保存过去的一种方式,故选D项。
答案 D
2.Whatcausedachangeintheauthor'sunderstandingofkeepingadiary?
A.Adullnightonthejourney.
B.Thebeautyofthegreatvalley.
C.Astrikingquotationfromabook.
D.Herconcernsforfuturegenerations.
解析 细节理解题。
由第三段的第一句话“Atthatpoint,IunderstoodthatnothingIwrotecouldevermatchorreplacethefewsecondsIallowedmyselftoexperiencethedramaticbeautyofthevalley.”可知,山谷的美让我意识到没有什么能比得上让自己去体验美。
故选B项。
答案 B
3.Whatdoestheauthorputinherdiarynow?
A.Notesandbeautifulpictures.
B.Specialthoughtsandfeelings.
C.Detailedaccountsofdailyactivities.
D.Descriptionsofunforgettableevents.
解析 细节理解题。
由第四段第一句话“Now,IonlywriteinmydiarywhenIneedtowritedownaspecialthoughtorfeeling.”可知现在“我”只把一些特殊想法和感受写在日记里,故正确答案为B项。
答案 B
4.Theauthorcomestorealizethattoliveameaningfullifeis________.
A.toexperienceit
B.tolivethepresentinthefuture
C.tomakememories
D.togiveaccuraterepresentationsofit
解析 细节理解题。
由最后一段的最后一句“Idon'tlivetomakememories...Ijustlive,andthememoriesformthemselves”可知A项正确,C项不正确;由第四段最后一句“IrealizethatlifewillsimplypassmebyifIstaybehindthecamera,busypreservingthepresentsoastoliveitinthefuture.”可知B项错误。
由最后一段第二句话“MaybeIwon'thaveasmanyexactrepresentationsofpeopleandplaces;maybeI'llforgetcertainfacts,butatleasttheexperienceswillalwaysremaininsideme.”可知D项错误。
答案 A。
阅读下列四篇短文,从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
Theneedtofeedagrowingpopulationisputtingmuchpressureontheworld’ssupplyofwater.With97%oftheworld’sw
atertoosaltytobedrunkorusedinagriculture,theworldwidesupplyofwaterneedscarefulmanagement,especiallyinagriculture.Althoughtheideaofawatershortage(短缺)seemsstrangetosomeonefortunateenoughtoliveinahighrainfallcountry,manyoftheworld’sagriculturalindustriesexperienceconstantwatershortages.
Althoughdamscanbebuilttostorewaterforagriculturaluseindryareasanddryseasons,thecostsofwaterredistribution(重新分配)areveryhigh.Notonlyistherethecostoftheengineeringitself,butthereisalsoanenvironmentalcosttobeconsidered.Wherevalleys(山谷)arefloodedtocreatedams,housesarelostandwildlifehomesdestroyed.Besides,watermayfloweasilythroughpipestofields,butitcannotbetransportedfromonesideoftheworldtotheother.Eachcountrymustthereforerelyonthemanagementofitsownwatertosupplyitsfarmingrequirements.
Thisisparticularlytroublingforcountrieswithagriculturalindustriesinareasdependentonirrigation(灌溉).InTexas,farmers’overuseofirrgationwaterhasresultedina25%reductionofthewaterstores.IntheCentralValleyareaofsouthwesternUSA,ahugewaterengineeringprojectprovidedwaterforfarmingindryvalleys,butmuchofthewaterusehasbeenpoorlymanaged.
SaudiArabia’sattemptstogrowwheatindesertareashaveseenthepumpingo
fhugequantitiesofirrigationwaterfromundergroundreserves.Becausethereisnorainfallintheseareas,suchreservescanonlydecrease,anditisbelievedthatfiftyyearsofpumpingwillseethemrundry.
1.Fromthefirsttwoparagraphswelearnthat .
A.muchoftheworld’swaterisavailableforuse
B.peopleinhighrainfallcountriesfeellucky
C.thecostsofwaterredistributionshouldbeconsidered
D.watercanbeeasilycarriedthroughpipesacrosstheworld
2.Whichofthefollowingistrue?
A.ThewaterstoresinTexashavebeenreducedby75%.
B.Mostindustriesintheworldsufferfromwatershortages.
C.TheundergroundwaterinSaudiArabiamightrunoutin50years.
D.GoodmanagementofwateruseresultedfromtheprojectintheCentralValley.
3.Whatismostlikelytobediscussedintheparagraphthatfollows?
A.Stepstoimprovingwaterusemanagement.
B.Waystoreducethecostsofbuildingdams.
C.Measurestodealwithworldwidewatershortages.
D.Approachestohandlingthepressureonwatersupply.
4.Thetextismainlyabout .
A.watersupplyandincreasingpopulation
B.waterusemanagementandagriculture
C.waterredistributionandwildlifeprotection
D.watershortagesandenvironmentalprotection
【参考答案】1-4CCAB
阅读理解。
Theinternetwillopenupnewvistas(前景),createtheglobalvillage—youcanmakenewfriendsallaroundtheworld.That,atleast,iswhatitpromisedus.Thedifficultyisthati
tdidnottakethehumanmindintoaccount.Therealityisthatwecannotkeeprelationshipwithmorethanalimitednumberofpeople.Nomatterhowhardtheinternettriestoputyouincommunication,itsbesteffortswillbedefeatedbyyourmind.
Theproblemistwofold(双重的).First,thereis
alimitonthenumberofpeoplewecanholdinmindandhaveameaningfulrelationshipwith.Thatnumberisabout150andissetbythesizeofourbrain.Second,thequalityofyourrelationshipsdependsontheamountoftimeyouinvest(投入)inthem.Weinvestalotinasmallnumberofpeopleandthendistributewhat'sleftamongasmanyothersaswecan.Theproblemisthatifweinvestlittletimeinaperson,ourengagementwiththatpersonwilldecline(减弱)untileventuallyitdiesinto“someoneIonceknew”.
Thisisnot,ofcourse,tosaythattheinternetdoesn'tserveasociallyvaluablefun
ction.Ofcourseitdoes.Butthequestionisnotthatitallowsyoutoincreasethesizeofyoursocialcircletoincludetherestoftheworld,butthatyoucankeepyourrelationshipswithyourexistingfriendsgoingeventhoughyouhavetomovetotheothersideoftheworld.
Inonesense,that'sagoodthing.Butitalsohasadisadvantage.Ifyoucontinuetoinvestinyouroldfriendseventhoughyoucannolongerseethem,thencertainlyyouaren'tusingyourtimetomakenewfriendswhereyounowlive.AndIsuspectthatprobablyisn'tthebestuseofyourtime.Meaningfulrelationshipsareaboutbeingabletocommunicatewitheachother,facetoface.Theinternetwillslowdowntheratewithwhichrelationshipsend,butitwon'tstopthathappeningeventually.
一般认为网络在让人与人交流方面起到了非常重要的作用。
而本文作者对此却持怀疑态度。
他认为网络在加强人与人之间的关系方面并没有起到应有的作用。
17.Whatisstressedinthefirstparagraph?
A.Thepresentsituationoftheinternet.
B.Thedifficultyincommunicationontheinternet.
C.Thesociallyvaluablefunctionoftheinternet.
D.Theroleofthehumanmindintheinternetcommunication.
答案:
D。
主旨大意题。
由文章第一段特别是最后一句“Nomatterhowhardtheinternettriestoputyouincommunication,itsbesteffortswillbedefeatedbyyourmind.”可知人类思维在网络交流中起到举足轻重的作用,故D项正确。
18.Theunderlinedword“engagement”inthesecondparagraphprobablymeans“______”.
A.appointmentB.connection
C.interviewD.agreement
答案:
B。
词义猜测题。
句意为:
问题是如果我们在一个人身上花很少时间,我们跟这个人的联系将会减弱到“他只是一个曾经认识的人”,因此划线单词意为“联系,交往”。
19.Accordingtothepassage,theauthorholdstheviewthat______.
A.theinternetfailstoplaysovaluablearoleincommunicationasitpromised
B.theinternetdeterminesthequalityofsocialrelationships
C.theinternetgreatlyincreasesthesizeofsocialcircles
D.theinternetcommunicationisnolesseffectivethanthefacetofacetalk
答案:
A。
推理判断题。
由文章的一些信息“Thisisnot,ofcourse,tosaythattheinternetdoesn'tserveasociallyvaluablefunction.以及Theinternetwillslowdowntheratewithwhichrelationshipsend,butitwon'tstopthathappeningeventually.”等可推知网络在人与人之间的交流上并没有起到应有的作用,故A项正确。
20.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardstheuseoft