阅读表达十篇.docx

1、阅读表达十篇 山东高考新题型 高二阅读表达专练 为了配合高二学生的期末考试，英语周报特编写了山东高考新题型 阅读表达。祝同窗们考试顺利！ （一）阅读表达（共5小题；每题3分，总分值15分） 阅读下面一篇短文，并完成文章后的题目。When people talk about printing, they usually mean making exact copies of an original document, such as a newspaper, magazine or an entire book. The inventions that have allowed us to do

2、 this are some of the most important developments in history. Look around you at the many examples of printed materials. Can you imagine life without them?Until the thirteenth century, all material had to be printed by hand, one copy at a time. To make a copy of a book took much time and effort.The

3、oldest known example of a printed book was made in China in 848 A. D. by Wang Chieh, who carved each page of a book by hand onto a block of wood. He then put ink on the wood and pressed it on paper. The idea of printing with wood blocks spread to Europe. The letters in these block books were made to

4、 look handwritten.In about 1440, a German goldsmith named Johann Gutenberg developed the idea of movable type. He invented separate letters made of metal for printing. The letters could be joined together to make words and sentences. Ink was applied to the letters to print many copies of the same ma

5、terial. Because they were made of metal, the letters could be used over and over. This wonderful invention made it possible to have more printed material at a lower cost.Gutenberg had other ideas that were important to printing. He developed a special type of ink that would stick to the new metal le

6、tters. Gutenbergs ideas were so successful that the process of printing _ for more than 300 years.1. What is “movable type” according to the passage? (Please answer within 10 words.)_2. Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one? The invention was so good that people could ge

7、t printed material cheaply._3. Please fill in the blank in the last paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. (Please answer within 10 words.) _4. If there wasnt printing now, what would our life be? (Please answer within 30 words.)_5. Another important invention of Gutenberg

8、is _.（二）阅读表达（共5小题；每题3分，总分值15分） 阅读下面一篇短文，并完成文章后的题目。 On April 12, 1888, Ludvig died. A French reporter thought that Alfred died, not his brother. So the reporter wrote an obituary (讣告) about Alfred Nobel. When Alfred read about how the world would remember him he was terribly shocked. He would be know

9、n as a man who had made money from selling weapons used for killing people. Alfred did not think of himself as a warmonger (战争贩子). Though he had a lot of money from weapons, he hated war. He hoped that there would be no war in the world. Alfred imagined the day when two armies could destroy each oth

10、er in a second, so that therewould no longer be any war in the world. Some people believed that it was the way to stop wars, but other people didnt think so. Though he still travelled a lot, Alfred kept his home in Paris. He spent his life in Paris for 18 years. He had invented ballistite (巴里斯太火药) t

11、here, but it was turned down for use in France. So he sold his invention to the Italian Government. France was not on good terms with Italy at the time. Some newspapers in France said that Alfred should not sell a new weapon to Italy. The police closed down his lab. Alfred was even threatened with j

12、ail. So he had to leave France.Alfred Nobel, who could speak four languages, could find no way to communicate with the world. He lived in the kingdom of explosives. Explosives kept almost everyone away from him. He spent his whole life in peaceful uses of explosives, but the world _.1.What is the be

13、st title for the passage? (Please answer within 10 words.)_2.Find the phrase from the story that has the meaning below. get along well with _3.Please fill in the blank in the last paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. (Please answer within 10 words.)_4.Why did Alfred Nobel

14、 have to leave France? (Please answer within 30 words.)_5. Alfred Nobel could speak four languages, then why couldnt he find a way to communicate with the world？ (Please answer within 30 words.) _（三）阅读表达（共5小题；每题3分，总分值15分） 阅读下面一篇短文，并完成文章后的题目。A lie is saying something that you know is not true. Someti

15、mes people lie because they are embarrassed to tell the truth. Other times, people lie because they are trying to trick someone.Just about everyone has told a lie at some time in his life. That you have lied before does not mean you are a terrible person. People have many different reasons for lying

16、. Some people lie to make themselves look better. If a student gets a bad grade on a test, she might lie to her parents or friends and tell them that she got an A. A boy who does not want to share his candy might lie by telling his friends he has no more candy.But have you thought of the result of t

17、elling lies? Lies damage trust. Trust is when you are sure that someone will not let you down. It is one of the most special things you can have with other people. When you trust someone, you know he will not hurt you or lie to you. But when a person lies to someone who trusts him, the trust is dama

18、ged.If your best friend told you a lie, how would you feel about him? You might stop trusting your friend. Then it might be hard to be friends.The worst part about telling a lie is that it can make you feel ashamed or bad about yourself. Lying can hurt you on the inside.Telling the truth can be hard

19、. But being honest is worth it, even if you might get punished for it. Chances are, others will admire you for not lying. Youll feel proud that you were brave enough to tell the truth.1.What is the best title for the passage? (Please answer within 10 words.)_2. Which sentence in the passage can be r

20、eplaced by the following one?Sometimes no good could come from being honest, but its meaningful that you do so._3. Whats the worst part about telling a lie? _4. If your best friend told you a lie, what would you do with him / her? (Please answer within 30 words.)_5. Translate the underlined sentence

21、 in the third paragraph into Chinese._ (四)阅读表达（共5小题；每题3分，总分值15分） 阅读下面一篇短文，并完成文章后的题目。There are four kinds of woodwind instruments in modern bands. They are flutes（笛子), oboes, clarinets and bassoons (大管). They are called “woodwind” instruments for two sensible reasons. In the beginning, they were all

22、made of wood. Also, the musicians breath, or “wind,” was required to play them.Although they are all woodwinds, these instruments look different and are played differently. To play an oboe, the musician blows through a mouthpiece on the front of the instrument. The mouthpiece, called a reed（簧舌), is

23、made of two flat pieces of a kind of wood called cane. Clarinet players also blow into a reed mouthpiece. The clarinet has only one reed in its mouthpiece.To play the flute, the musician blows across a hole near one end of the instrument. The way the breath is aimed helps to make the flutes differen

24、t sounds. The bassoon is the largest woodwind instrument. Bassoon players blow through a mouthpiece that goes through a short metal pipe before it goes into the body of the bassoon. It makes a very different sound from the clarinet or the oboe.Woodwind instruments also have keys but not the kind of

25、keys that open locks. These keys are more like levers（杠杆） that the musician pushes up and down. The levers cover holes. When the musician pushes down on a lever, it closes that hole. When he/she lifts his/her finger, it opens the hole. Different sounds are produced by controlling the amount of breat

26、h, or “wind,” that goes through the holes.1. Some instruments are called woodwinds because _.2. What instruments are in the woodwind section?_3. How are flutes different from other woodwinds? (Please answer within 10 words.)_4. What happens when a musician pushes down on a woodwind? (Please answer w

27、ithin 10 words.)_5. Translate the underlined sentence in the last paragraph but one into Chinese._（五）阅读表达（共5小题；每题3分，总分值15分） 阅读下面一篇短文，并完成文章后的题目。Cancer researchers urged people to take more vitamin D to lower their risk of cancer, saying studies showed a clear link.“Our suggestion is for people to inc

28、rease their intake（摄入量）, through diet or a vitamin supplement,” Dr. Cedric Garland said in a telephone interview. Garlands research team reviewed 63 studies, including several large long-term ones, on the relationship between vitamin D and certain types of cancer worldwide between 1966 and 2004. He said the benef