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高考英语复习考点精讲卷三
高考英语复习考点精讲卷(三)
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
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1.Theintendedreadersofthetextarethosewho ________.
A.arewillingtohelpothers
B.havedevelopmentaldisabilities
C.studytheinvasiveplants
D.areresponsibleforinformationsafety
2.WhatdoiCanBikeandAdaptedSwimminghaveincommon?
A.Volunteersareexperiencedinart.
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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.Butpeoplearegladthatitreallymakesadifferenceto