（整理版高中英語(yǔ)）高考英語(yǔ)（閱讀理解）臨考訓(xùn)練（4）及答案解析

1、市高考英語(yǔ)閱讀理解臨考訓(xùn)練4及答案解析it may help you to know that there is no such thing as a perfect speech. at some point in every speech, every speaker says something that is not understood exactly as he has planned. fortunately, the moments are usually not obvious(明顯的)to the listeners. why? because the listeners

2、do not know what the speaker plans to say. they hear only what the speaker does say. if you lose your place for a moment, wrongly change the order of a couple of sentences, or forget to pause at a certain point, no one will be any the wiser. when such moments occur, dont worry about them. just conti

3、nue as if nothing happened.even if you do make an obvious mistake during a speech, that don t really matter. if you have ever listen to martin luther king s famous speech“i have a dream , you may notice that he stumbles(結(jié)巴) his words twice during the speech, most likely. however. you dont remember.

4、why? because you were fixing your attention on his message rather than on his way of speech-making. people care a lot about makings mistake in a speech because they regard speechmaking as a kind of performance rather than as an act of communication(交流). they feel the listeners are like judges in an

5、ice-skating competition. but, infect the listeners are not looking for a period performance. they are looking for a well-thought-out speech that expresses the speakers ideas clearly and directly. sometimes a mistake or he can actually increase a speakers attractiveness by making him more human.as yo

6、u work on your speech, dont worry about being perfect. once you free your mind of this, you will find it much easier to give your speech freely.72. the underlined part and the first paragraph means that no one will _ a. be smarter than you b. notice your mistakesc. do better than you d. know what yo

7、u are talking about73. you dont remember obvious mistakes in a speech because_a. your attention is on the content b. you dont fully understand the speechc. you dont know what the speaker plans to sayd. you find the way of speech-making more important74. it can be inferred from the passage that_a. gi

8、ving a speech is like giving a performanceb. one or two mistakes in a speech may not be badc. the listeners should pay more attention to how a speech is maded. the more mistakes a speaker makes, the more attractive he will be75. what would be the best title for the passage?a. how to be a perfect spe

9、aker b. how to make a perfect speechc. don i expect a perfect speech d. dont expect mistakes in a speech4答案 *結(jié)束 (第*篇)the year is the year of ox. the ox is a representative of the farming culture of china. in the farming economy (經(jīng)濟(jì)), oxen are the major animals pulling plows (犁)of course, the good of

10、 oxen is not limited to plowing. in fact, they are seen as “boats_on_land for their ability to carry loads. besides, the whole body of an ox is full of treasures. their meat and milk are food full of nutrition, and their skin can be used to make clothes and shoes. with all these qualities, oxen are

11、regarded as generous creatures.in the past, oxen played an important role in the spiritual life of the chinese. even today, oxen still play a special part in some folk activities. for example, some people who live in southwest china will cook cattle bone soup and share it among family members when h

12、olding the ceremony for children who reach 13. they believe that the cattle bone soup represents the blood relationship among family members. in order to express their love for oxen, people in some other areas will run to shake off diseases on the 16th day of the first month by the lunar calendar (農(nóng)

13、歷), and during their run they will take their oxen along，which indicates they regard the creature as human.because of the contribution of oxen in their lives, the chinese people are very grateful to the animal. in addition, the use of oxen in ceremonies and the thanks people owe to oxen help to deve

14、lop various traditional customs, which becomes an important part of the folk culture of the chinese nation.語(yǔ)篇解讀牛年說(shuō)牛，文章介紹了有關(guān)牛的一些民間文化。1the words “boats on land underlined in paragraph 2 refer to_.a. animals for taking goodsb. creatures for pulling plowsc. treasures of the folk cultured. tools in the f

15、arming economy解析猜想詞義題。由第二段中的“they are seen as.ability to carry loads內(nèi)容可以得出答案，介詞for是對(duì)前面作解釋說(shuō)明：為什么牛被看成陸地之舟。答案a2from the third paragraph, we know that_.a. oxen are no more important today than in the pastb. ceremonies are held when people cook cattle bone soupc. oxen are treated as human in some areas o

16、f chinad. people run with oxen to shake off diseases every month解析理解判斷題。由文章第三段的首句以及最后一句內(nèi)容可得出答案。答案c3which of the following helps to develop traditional customs?a. the special role of oxen in farming.b. people s respect and love for oxen.c. the practical value of an oxs body.d. the contribution of oxe

17、n to the economy.解析細(xì)節(jié)判斷題。由文章最后一段最后一句話可得出答案。答案b4why does the author write the text?a. to stress the importance of oxen in farming.b. to introduce the chinese folk culture.c. to describe how to celebrate the year of ox.d. to explain how to develop agriculture with oxen.解析寫作意圖題。由文章內(nèi)容可知，作者是為了介紹有關(guān)牛的一些民間文

18、化。答案b*結(jié)束 (第*篇)have you ever noticed the colour of the water in a river or stream after a heavy rainfall? what do you think caused this change in colour? it is soil that has been washed into the river from the riverbank or from the nearby fields.components of soilsoil is made up of a number of layers

19、 (層) , each having its own distinctive colour and texture. the upper layer is known as the litter. it acts like a blanket，limiting temperature changes and reducing water loss. the topsoil layer is made up of small particles of rock mixed with rotten plant and animal matter called humus (腐殖質(zhì)), which

20、is black and gives the topsoil its dark colour. this layer is usually rich in nutrients, oxygen, and water. below the topsoil is the subsoil, a layer that contains more stones mixed with only small amounts of organic matter. this layer is lighter in colour because of the lack of humus. beneath the s

21、oil lies a layer of bedrock.soil forms from the bottom up. over time bedrock is attacked by rain, wind, frost, and snow. it is gradually broken down into smaller particles in a process called weathering. plants begin to grow，and rotten materials enrich the topsoil. most of the soil in eastern canada

22、 ，for example ，was formed from weathered rock that was exposed when the ice disappeared 12,000 years ago.water beneath the soilsurface water collects and flows above the ground in lakes ，ponds, and rivers. once in the soil or rock, it is called groundwater. gravity pulls groundwater through the soil

23、 in a process called percolation(滲透). eventually the water reaches a layer called the water table. under this is bedrock through which water cannot percolate.as water percolates downward, it dissolves organic matter and minerals from the soil and carries them to deeper layers.this causes a serious p

24、roblem because plants require these nutrients for growth.soil phsoil can be acidic, neutral, or basic. the ph of the soil is determined by the nature of the rock from which it was formed，and by the nature of the plants that grow and rot in it.the acidity of rain and snow can lower the ph of the grou

25、ndwater that enters the soil. by burning fossil fuels such as coal ，oil and gasoline，humans have been contributing to higher levels of acidity in many soils. when fossil fuels are burned，gases are released into the air and then fall back to earth as acid rain. acid soil increases the problem of carr

26、ying nutrients to lower soil levels. as nutrients are removed，soil is less fertile. plants grow more slowly in acidic soil，and also become easily attacked by diseases.語(yǔ)篇解讀本文是一篇科普文，介紹了土壤的構(gòu)成與土壤的ph對(duì)于植物生長(zhǎng)的影響。5the layer of soil that provides necessary nutrients for plant growth is called_.a. litterb. top

27、soilc. humus d. subsoil解析考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)文章第二段中的“the topsoil layer is made up of small particles of rock mixed with rotten plant.which is black and gives the topsoil its dark colour.this layer is usually rich in nutrients可知給植物提供必要營(yíng)養(yǎng)的土層是topsoil layer。答案b6according to the text, which of the following is not true?a. soil forms from weathered rock on the earth surface.b. the deeper layer of soil is darker in colour than the surface soil.c. air pollution is partially responsible for acid soil.d. groundwater tends to carry away nutrients for plant growth.解析考查細(xì)節(jié)判斷。根據(jù)文章第二段中的“below the topsoi