高考英語閱讀理解考前熱身（Day20）

第PAGE"pagenumber"pagenumber頁，共NUMPAGES"numberofpages"numberofpages頁高考閱讀理解考前熱身（Day20）A（應(yīng)用文）Children'sBooksThatTeachEmpathyandKindnessLittleBlueTruckByAliceSchertleLittleonesareintroducedtoBlue,alittlepickuptruckthatgetsstuckpushingadumptruckoutofthemudinthisboardbook.Thankfully,Bluemadeagroupofanimalfriendsalongthewaythatarehappytodowhatevertheycantohelphimgetbackontheroad.Themainthemesarekindnessandthebenefitsofhelpingothers.MostPeopleByMichaelLeannahThebookisanamazinglessonforkidsthatwanttodogoodintheworldandthatthereareplentyofgoodpeopleoutthere.Toldinthethirdperson,thebooktellsthestoryoftwopairsofsiblings(兄弟姐妹)andthepeopletheymeet.IfYouPlantaSeedByKadirNelsonAmouseandarabbitteachchildrenhowtoplantandgrowfood,whilealsopassingalongsomevaluablelessons.Afterlearningthatacarrotseedwillgrowacarrot,andacabbageseedwillresultinacabbage,childrenalsolearnthevalueofthoughtfulnessandhowaseedofkindnesscanbearsweetfruit.SaveMeaSeatBySarahWeeksandGitaVaradarajanJoelivedinthesametownallhislifeandfeltperfectlypleaseduntilhisbestfriendmovedaway.Ravi'sfamilyrecentlymovedfromIndiatotheUSandhe'sstrugglingtofindwherehebelongs.EventhoughJoeandRaviatfirstbelievethattheydon'thavemuchincommon,theybothrealizetheyhaveacommonenemy-thebiggestbully(仗勢欺人者)intheirclass.SaveMeaSeatisastoryaboutthetruemeaningoffriendshipandunderstanding.1.WhatcanchildrengetfromreadingLittleBlueTruck?A.Happinessofhelpingothers. B.Importanceofprotectinganimals.C.Waysofdealingwithtroubleinmud. D.Beingfriendlytostrangersaroundyou.2.Whichbookismainlyaboutfood?A.LittleBlueTruck. B.MostPeople.C.IfYouPlantaSeed. D.SaveMeaSeat.3.WhatdoweinferfromSaveMeaSeat?A.JoewasregardedasabullybyRavi. B.RaviwasusedtolivinginIndiasoon.C.RaviandJoehadnothingincommon. D.RaviandJoebecamefriendsatlast.B（記敘文）I’ma22-year-oldyoungmanandcametoChina4monthsagoforthesamereasonsmostpeopleofmyagedo.Theywanttoseetheworldandexpandtheirminds.ToexploremoreaboutChina,IamcurrentlyteachingEnglishinGuangdong.Chinahasn’tbeentheexpected.BeforeIcame,Iwasanawareofthelevelofongoingdevelopmentwithinthecountry.High-risebuildings,flatscreentelevisions,well-equippedclassrooms...Ifoundmyselfpleasantlysurprised.Likeotherforeigners,Isawthefunnysideofthelanguagebarrierandtastedthechickenfeet.IgaveintotheflowofChinesecultureandhaven’tlookedbacksince,butitwasn'tuntiltodaythatIrealizedhownaturallysimilaritistomyown.WhentheChinesetakeaphotograph,theywon’tsay“Cheese!”likewedobackhomeintheU.K.Instead,theysaytheword“Eggplant!(茄子).”Amusedatfirst,IsuddenlyrealizedthatIhadnoreasontobecritical.Cheese?Eggplant?Anydifference?Chinaishometooneoftheoldestandgreatestculturesintheworld.ItisinthiscountrythatIhavewitnessedsomeofthemostbeautifulscenesthatthehumanracecanoffer.Weallshareawayoflife,nomatterwherewe’refromorwherewego.It’smyconclusionthatthoughweshoutrandomfoodsatacamera,atleast,we’reallshoutingwordsfromthesamecategory.Howdifferentcanwereallybe?So,insteadofgraspingontoyourownculture,takeabreakandallowthecultureofanothercountrytoembraceyou.Youmaybesurprisedattheamountofsimilaritiesyoufind,justasIwasthisafternooninsunny,southernChina.；4．WhydidthewritercometoChina?A．Tocopyothers. B．Tomakealiving. C．TolearnChinese. D．Tosatisfyhiscuriosity.；5．WhatmakesapleasantsurpriseforthewriterinChina?A．Therichculture. B．Thewayoftakingphotos.C．Theunexpectedmodernlife. D．Thefunnyscenesincommunication.；6．WhatlessondidthewriterlearnthroughhisexperienceinChina?A．WheninRome,doasRomansdo.B．Peopleshouldallshout“Cheese”atacamera.C．Peopleofdifferentculturessharesomesimilarities.D．Themoreyoutravel,themoreyouappreciatehome.；7．Whichcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．EnglishorChinese? B．CheeseandEggplantsC．TheImportanceofTravel D．TheLongCultureofChinaC（說明文）Morethanone-thirdoftheworld’sfoodiswastedorthrownaway.Thisaddsuptoanunbelievable1.3billiontonsofwasteayear,mostofwhichrotsinlandfills,emitting(排放)methaneandcontributingtoclimatechange.Butoneofthemostpromisingandsimplesolutionsliesintheproblemitself:thiswastedfood—ifcomposted(堆肥)—couldslowclimatechangeandimprovesoilquality.Whenfoodwastebreakdownincompostingfacilitiesoreveninbackyardcompostpiles,theydon’tproducemethane,andtheyresultincarbon-richsoil.Higherqualitysoilalsocontinuestoabsorbmorecarbonfromtheatmosphere,helpingtofertilizeplantsandcontributingfurthertofightingagainstclimatechange.Increasingtheamountofcarbonintheworld’ssoilbyjust0.4percentayearwouldstoptheriseofcarbondioxideintheatmosphere.Returningonetonoforganicmattertoeachhectareofsoilwouldincreaseproductionofcerealcropseachyearbymillionsoftons.Whileitistruethatpeoplecancompostintheiryards,communitygardens,schoolsorevenontheirkitchencounters,larger-scaleefforts,includinginfrastructure(基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施)andrewardsystemforconsumers,wouldtakeittothenextlevel.Imaginethatconsumerscouldjustleavefoodleftoversinabinforpickup,ordropthemoffatalocalstore,earningafewcentsabucket,justlikewhathasbeenofferedforrecyclingbottlesornewspapers.Moreover,inthecaseofcomposting,therewardsystemwouldbesustainablebecausetheend-productofcompostcanbesoldtofarmers.Therehavebeenimportantstepsrecentlytowardkeepingfoodwasteoutoflandfills.Butfoodstillmakesupthelargestpartofcitylandfills.Untilthatchangesthroughincreasedcomposting,wearewastingalotmorethanfood.Wearewastingtheopportunitytoslowclimatechangeandensureadequatefuturefoodsupplyfortheworld.；8．Whatistheconsequenceoffoodwaste?A．Foodshortage. B．Climatechange.C．Lessfarmingland. D．Worsesoilquality.；9．Whatcanwelearnaboutthecarbon-richsoil?A．Itemitslargeamountsofcarbon. B．Itstimulatestheproductionofcarbon-dioxide.C．Itincreasesby0.4percenteveryyear. D．Itbenefitsbothplantsandtheenvironment.；10．Whichofthefollowingdoestheauthoragreewith?A．Takingstepstobanlandfillsisurgent.B．Compostingonalargescaleishelpful.C．Theend-productofcompostisaffordable.D．Itisjustamatteroftimebeforefoodwastestops.；11．Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．WhereLandfillsGo B．WhyFarmersCompostFoodWasteC．WhatModernFarmingBringsUs D．HowWastedFoodCouldSavethePlanetD（研究報告）Thesedays,teensareheavilyinfluencedbythemedia.ManyofthemhavewatchedthousandsofhoursofTV.That’s5-moretimethantheyspendwithteachersatschool.Andwehaven’tyetconsideredthehourstheyspendusingtheinternetandreadingnewspapers.However,severalstudieshaveshownaseriousproblem:Today’steenslackmedialiteracy.Inotherwords,theyhavedifficultycriticallythinkingabouttheinformationtheysee.Onestudyfocusedonmiddleschoolstudents.Itfoundmorethan80percentofthemcouldn’ttellthedifferencebetweenrealnewsstoriesandadsthatlookedlikenews.StanfordUniversityprofessorKevinJohnteachesaclasscalledMediaEffects.Hetriestohelphisstudentslearnmedialiteracy.TheProfessorgaveanexamplethatshowswhymedialiteracymatters.Intheexample,twonewsstationsreportasnowstorm.Onefocusesontheterribleroadconditions.Theotherfocusesonkidsplayinginthesnow.“Withanews’story,newsstationstellyouwhattheyfeelaretheimportantdetails.Thesedetailslargelydependontheopinionsofthenewsdirector,”saidJohn,“Apersonwhohasmedialiteracywouldrealizethateachstoryisaboutoneaspectatonepointintime.Thereismoregoingon.”SomeexpertsthinkSchoolisthebestplacetoteachmedialiteracy.Othersbelieveeveryonefromparentstojournalistsshouldhelpteenslearntheskill.Asforthebesttimetostartlearningmedialiteracy,manyexpertsrecommendtheageof12.Butsomebasicideascanbetaughtevenearlier.“It’snevertooearlytostartlearningmedialiteracy.”saidJohn.；12．Whatcanweknowaboutteenstodayfr