高考英語總復(fù)習(xí)閱讀理解板塊限時(shí)練

高考英語總復(fù)習(xí)：閱讀理解板塊限時(shí)練

閱讀理解板塊限時(shí)練（一）

（限時(shí)35分鐘）

I.閱讀理解

A

Thefollowingistheinformationofsomeexcellenthotelsatthefamousresort（度假勝地）

forskiersinItaly.

HotelEla

￡550perperson

TheHotelElahasarelaxedatmosphere.Itliesinthecentreoftheresort,only100m

fromthemainskiliftand300mfromtheskischoolmeetingpoint.It'sidealforthosewho

preferahotelwhichisveryclosetoalltheresort*saction.

Rooms（2—4people）:TwinroomswithcableTV,hairdryer,showerandWC.Allrooms

haverecentlybeenredecorated.

HotelSport

￡540perperson

Itisneartoshops,barsandrestaurants.Thehotelisagreatchoiceforthoselookingfor

livelynightlife.Thefamousbarisjustonthegroundfloor.

Rooms（2—4people）:Allroomsarelocatedonthe2ndand3rdfloorsandhave

hairdryer,mini-safe,satelliteTV,showerandWC.

Pleasenote:Thishoteldoesnotacceptgroupslargerthan6people.

HotelXaletVerdu

￡559perperson

Itisanattractivehoteldecoratedinatraditionalstyleandofferscomfortable

accommodation.Theatmosphereisrelaxedandwelcoming.Itis300mfromthemainskilift

andthevillagecentre.

Garage:￡10aday

Safedepositboxes:freeinreception;￡20perweek,inroom.

52rooms:Twinordoublebedroomswithshower,hairdryer;satelliteTV,telephoneand

safe.

語篇解讀：本文是一篇應(yīng)用文。文章介紹了意大利滑雪勝地附近的幾個(gè)旅格廠

1.WhatisthebenefitofstayinginHotelEla?

A.It'sthecheapestofallthehotels.

B.It'sthebestamongallthehotels.

C.It'sconvenientfortheresort，sactivities.

D.IthasroomswithcableTVandahairdryer.

解析：選C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由HotelEla部分中的“Itliesinthecentreoftheresort...Ifs

idealforthosewhopreferahotelwhichisveryclosetoalltheresort，saction.”可知,該旅館

位于滑雪勝地的中央地帶，對于參加滑雪勝地的活動非常便利。

2.WhatisthecharacteristicofHotelSport?

A.Guestscanenjoytheexcitingnightlifethere.

B.Allitsroomshavejustbeenredecorated.

C.Itsometimesoffersfreeaccommodation.

D.Itisthelargestofallthehotels.

解析：選A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由HotelSport部分中的“Thehotelisagreatchoice...

nightlife.”可知，顧客可以享受充滿活力的夜生活。

3.Howmuchshouldyoupaytouseagarageandasafedepositboxinreceptionfora

weekinHotelXaletVerdu?

A.￡90.B.￡70.

C.￡30.D.￡10.

解析：選B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由HotelXaletVerdii部分的“Garage:￡10aday”及"Safe

depositboxes:freeinreception”可知，車庫的使用費(fèi)為每天10英鎊，一周共70英鎊；使用

接待處的保險(xiǎn)箱免費(fèi)。故共需支付70英鎊。

B

Ilikedbeingamess.Mydeskwasalwayssurroundedwithbowlsoffoodgrain,sour

milkandoldmagazines.Myfloorwasfullofsweaters,stuffedanimals,socks,shoes...I

couldn'talwaysseethesethings,butIknewthattheyweresafe,lyingsomewhere.

OnedayinAugust,allofmyfriendsandfamilymembersweredoingtheirown

businesses.ItoldmymomthatIdidn，tknowwhattodoandsheadvisedmetocleanmy

room.WhenIopenedthedoortomybedroom,everythingwasinitsusualmessy

arrangement.Ibecameawareofthemoldy（發(fā)霉的）smellandnoticedaspider（蜘蛛）ontop

ofmymirror.IsuddenlyfeltterribleforeverythinginmyroomthatIhadburiedandhad

anurgetomakethemreappear.

Inaboxburiedunderoldtextbooks,Ifoundaletterthatmygrandfatherhadwritten

meatcamp.Irememberedmydadrockingmetosleepthenightgrandfatherdied,andhow

thetearswouldn,tstop.Tearsbegantorolldownmycheeksagain.

Inthedrawernexttomybed,Ifoundafriendshipwatchbandfrommychildhoodbest

friend,Aubrey,whohadgivenittomebeforeshemovedtoCalifornia.Ihadlostsomany

preciouschildhoodmemoriesovertime,lettingthemslipawayintothetidelikegrainsof

sand.

UndermybedIevenfoundthatpictureofmymomandmeinJamaica.Istaredatthat

girl,barelyabletorecognizethispersonwhohaddrownedinthemessofmyroomsomany

yearsbefore.Idecidedtocompletelyreorganizeandcleanmyroomsothatallthebooks,

belts,andbasketswereintheirrightplace.Itwaslikefindingthemissingpiecesofthe

puzzle.

Thefinishingtouchwasframingthatphotoandhangingithighuponmywall.Afterall,

itwasmeIhadbeensearchingfor.

一宿編解函「藪至一篇記敘文。作碧多至殺不注意打掃室內(nèi)衛(wèi)生，生活也因此變得混

亂。一天，她決定改變現(xiàn)狀。

4.Paragraph1ismainlyabouttheauthor's.

A.disorganizedlifestyleB.regularstudyhabits

C.unusualhobbiesD.busylife

解析：選A段落大意題。由第一段可知，作者室內(nèi)的東西擺放無序，混亂不堪。故

選A項(xiàng)。

5.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenshesawaspiderinherbedroom?

A.Frightened.B.Curious.

C.Ashamed.D.Excited.

解析：選C推理判斷題。由第二段最后一句"Isuddenlyfeltterribleforeverythingin

myroomthatIhadburiedandhadanurgetomakethemreappear.”可知，看到臥室里的蜘

蛛后，作者為房間里胡亂堆放的東西感覺很不好。據(jù)此可推斷，作者為自己遇遢的行為感

到羞愧。

6.Whatdidtheauthorrealizewhenshewasdoingtheclean-up?

A.Hermomlovedherverymuch.

B.Itwasimportanttofindherplace.

C.Shehadlostmanyfondmemories.

D.Friendshipdidn，tchangeovertime.

解析：選C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第四段中的“Ihadlostsomanypreciouschildhood

memoriesovertime”可知，作者收拾房間時(shí)發(fā)現(xiàn)自己失去了很多美好的回憶。

7.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"It”inParagraph5referto?

A.Thinkingofthepast.

B.Tidyinguptheroom.

C.Sortingthroughthephotos.

D.Readinglettersfromfriends.

解析：選B代詞指代題。由語境可知，畫線詞指代上文的“completelyreorganizeand

cleanmyroom”。

C

Noneofhumankind9sbattleshasprovedmorelasting—orlesssuccessful—thanthe

waronmosquitoes.

Aroundtheworldeachyear,millionsofpeopledieofdiseasesspreadbytheinsect.It's

afamiliarlistofstubbornplagues（瘟疫）一withsomefrighteningrecentadditions.The

mosquito-bornechikungunyavirushasspreadtopartsofAfrica,Europe,Asia,andasof

2013,theAmericas.Itseffects,whilepainful,paleincomparisonwiththoseoftheZikavirus,

whichisspreadingfastthroughbothNorthandSouthAmerica,andleavingseverely

damagedbabiesinitswake.Wehavedrained（抖F空）pollutedpools,warnedofthedangers

ofstandingwater;andsprayedariverofchemicalstokillmosquitoes.Wehaveputupbed

netsandwindowscreens;wehaveeducatedandwarned.Andyet,we'relosingthisfight.

Themosquitoremainsthemostdangerousnon-humananimalonEarthandmanyscientists

fearitmaybecomeevenmorewidespreadandharmfulwiththeriseinglobaltemperatures

andinternationaltravel.

OurnextweaponofchoiceisDNA.Scientistsareworkingtochangemosquitoes'genes.

Newgene-editingtechniques,describedinthismonth'scoverstory,makeitpossibleto

changethemosquito'sgenessoitcan'tspreadthemalariaparasite（瘧疾寄生蟲）.Andyet

anotherwouldchangemosquitoes'genestopreventthebirthoffemales—theonesthatbite

一sothediseaseswillstopspreadingand,intime,theinsectwilldieout.

Somemayseethesetechniquesasarevolutionaryadvanceagainstdiseasethatcanbe

passedfromonepersontoanother;others,asaworryingcaseofscientistsplayingGod.Like

manybreakthroughs,thisoneraisesdeepquestions.Nomatterhowharmfulawildspeciesis,

canweaffordtorisktheconsequencesofchangingitsgeneticcode?Orcanweaffordnotto,

asmalariaalonekills,onaverage,onechildeverytwominutesinAfrica?Weinviteyouto

readourcoverstorywiththesequestionsinmind.

語篇解讀：本文是一篇說明文。文章介紹了人類與蚊子之間曠日持久的斗爭。一

8.Whatmayencouragethespreadofmosquitoes?

A.Globalwarming.

B.Useofchemicals.

C.Thedecreaseofpools.

D.Theriskofsomediseases.

解析:選A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第二段最后一句中的“itmaybecomeevenmorewidespread

andharmfulwiththeriseinglobaltemperatures.??”可知，全球變暖可能會促進(jìn)蚊子的擴(kuò)散。

9.Howdothenewtechniqueswork?

A.Theycaneditanewgeneticcode.

B.Theywillremovethepoisonofmosquitoes.

C.Theycanstopfemalemosquitoesgivingbirth.

D.Theycanmakemosquitoesdieoutimmediately.

解析：選A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第三段中的“OurnextweaponofchoiceisDNA...change

themosquito'sgenes.”可知，新技術(shù)可以給蚊子編輯新的遺傳密碼。

10.Inwhattonedoestheauthorwritethelastparagraph?

A.Pride.B.Regret.

C.Concern.D.Confidence.

解析：選C推理判斷題。由最后一段中的“thisoneraisesdeepquestions.Nomatter

howharmfulawildspeciesis,canweaffordtorisktheconsequences...inAfrica”可知,作者

擔(dān)心無論是否采取新的基因方法，人類都會面臨風(fēng)險(xiǎn)?？梢娮髡叩恼Z氣是擔(dān)憂的。

11.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.MysteriousDNA.

B?Anextinctspecies.

C.Anewwaronmosquitoes.

D.Mosquitoesaroundtheworld.

解析：選C主旨大意題。本文介紹了蚊子對人類的危害以及人類一直以來為控制蚊

子帶來的危害而采取的措施，進(jìn)而提出了如何用DNA這一新技術(shù)對抗蚊子。故C項(xiàng)恰當(dāng)。

D

“TheReadingMother^isanoldpoem,andFmnotsurewhenIfirstheardit.Butmy

favoritelinecomestomindwheneverIseeamomreadingtoherchild:aRicherthanIyou

willneverbe—Ihadamotherwhoreadtome."Certainly,bythatmeasure,fmawealthy

person,asaremychildren.

Decadesago,educatorscited（弓|證）readingasthemost

fundamentalskillchildrenacquire,andtheypromotedtheideathat

readingaloudtochildreniscriticallyimportant.Earlychildhood

teacherscanquicklyspotthestudentswhoarereadtodaily,asthey

arealreadyontheirwaytobecominggoodfuturereaders.

Andnowpediatricians（兒科醫(yī)生）arealsospeakingoftheimportanceofreadingto

children—particularlyinthefirstthreeyearsoftheirlives.Inanewpolicyannouncement,

theAmericanAcademyofPediatrics（AAP）isurgingitsphysicianmemberstotellparents

thatit'scriticaltoread,speakandsingtochildrenattheverybeginningoftheiryounglives,

becausethat，showtheyacquirevocabularyandotherimportantskillsthatmaydetermine

laterschoolsuccess.

Doctorsmightalsotalktoparentsabouthowregularreadingisessentialtophysical

development.Existinglinksamongbraincellsarestrengthened.Newcellsareformed.

Reading,asitturnsout,isbrainfood!Maybeit，sevenfairtosaythatnochildiscompletely

healthyifheorshehasnotheldabookorheardastory.

Inmyexperience,manyparentsandgrandparents—eventhewealthy

andwell-educated—aresurprisedtoheartheresearchandlearnthatit'snevertoosoonto

readtobabies.TheAAPandotherspointoutthatlow-incomechildrenareofparticular

concern.Studiesshowthatmoreaffluent（富裕的）childrenhearmillionsmorewordsspoken,

read,orsungthandochildrenfromlow-incomehomes.This“wordgap”gives

low-incomechildrenaclearacademicdisadvantage,whichmaybeapparentasearlyas18

months.Oneeasywaytoclosethatwordgapistoexposebabiestobooks.

語篇解讀：本文是一篇議論文。文章論述了家長盡早給孩子讀書的重要性。一

12.Whatmakeschildrenrichaccordingtothementionedoldpoem?

A.Owningtonsofbooks.

B.Studyinghardatschool.

C.Listeningtotheirmomsread.

D.Appreciatingpoemsatanearlyage.

解析：選C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第一段中的“myfavoritelinecomestomindwheneverIsee

amomreadingtoherchild...Tmawealthyperson,asaremychildren”可知，根據(jù)該詩，有

母親給讀書的孩子是富有的。故C項(xiàng)正確。

13.Whatdodoctorsaskparentstodonowadays?

A.Teachtheirkidstospeakinpublic.

B.Readtotheirkidsasearlyaspossible.

C.Helptheirkidstoperformwellatschool.

D.Encouragetheirkidstolearnvariousskills.

解析：選B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第三段中的"urgingitsphysicianmemberstotellparents

thatit'scriticaltoread,speakandsingtochildrenattheverybeginningoftheiryoung

lives”可知，如今醫(yī)生告訴家長應(yīng)盡早開始給孩子讀書。

14.WecaninferfromParagraph4thatreadinghelpschildren.

A.improvebrainfunction

B.buildstrongrelationships

C.formhealthylivinghabits

D.earnmoremoneyinfuture

解析：選A推理判斷題。由第四段中的"regularreadingisessentialtophysical

development.Existinglinksamongbraincellsarestrengthened.Newcellsareformed.

Reading,asitturnsout,isbrainfood”可推斷，閱讀可以幫助孩子們改善大腦功能。

15.Whichcancausethe“wordgap”accordingtotheAAP?

A,Poorfamilybackground.

B.Ill-educatedgrandparents.

C.Wealthybutbusyparents.

D.Anunhappyhomeenvironment.

解析：選A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由最后一段中的"Studiesshowthat...giveslow-income

childrenaclearacademicdisadvantagen可知，貧窮的家庭背景可能導(dǎo)致孩子語言輸入欠

線，造成與其他孩子的詞匯差距。

II.閱讀七選五

ItseemedlikeanordinarybusridehomefromschoolforGraceanneRumer,then17.

Feelingthepressureofaheavyworkload,shewasstrugglingtokeephereyes

open.u169"Graceannerecalls."Igotonthebusandtoidoneofmyfriends,'I'm

sotiredthatIjustwanttogotosleep?”

17?Thebusdriverhadpassedout,felloverthewheel,andtheschoolbuswas

runningoutofcontrol—straightintotheoncomingtraffic.Oneyoungergirlonthebussaid

toher,“Youhaveyourlicense—drivethebus!”18.Sherushedtothefrontofthe

bus,grabbedthewheeltodrivethebusawayfromoncomingcars,andthenpulledthebus

safelytothesideoftheroad.19.“Alltheparentswerehuggingme.Tmdefinitelyglad

thatIwasabletodoit.”

Youmightthinkyoudon，thavethespecialblendofbraveryandselflessnesstostepup

likeGraceannedid,butitturnsoutheroesaren*tjustborn—they*remade."Somepeople

thinkthattobeahero,youhavetohavesomespecialskillthatgoesaboveandbeyondwhat

ordinarypeoplehave,“saysZenoFranco,apsychologistwhostudiesheroicactionatthe

MedicalCollegeofWisconsin."20,Whatwe，resayingnowisthatanyonecanbecomea

hero.”

A?We'vemovedfromthatposition

B.Itwasasifshehaddrivenmanytimesbefore

C.Withinafewminutes,though,Graceannewasawokenbyscreams

D.Itwasafewdaysbeforemidtermexams,andIwasreallywornout

E.Eventhoughshewasinapanic,Graceannemanagedtotakeaction

F.Someteensdiscoveredtheirsuperpowersinlife-or-deathsituations

G.Afterthat,theyoungbusridersgotoutandreunitedwiththeirgratefulfamilies

語篇解讀：本文是一篇夾敘夾議文。校車司機(jī)突然昏厥，17歲的少女挺身而出，安全

把車停到路邊，救了一車乘客的性命。

16.選D根據(jù)上一句內(nèi)容和本空后的msotiredthatIjustwanttogotosleep”可

知，因?yàn)椤皼]幾天就要期中考試了“，Graceamie學(xué)習(xí)任務(wù)繁重，所以她感到“很累”，想

睡覺。

17.選C根據(jù)下一句內(nèi)容不難看出，當(dāng)時(shí)情況危急，人們都“尖叫”起來，“吵醒

了”已經(jīng)睡著的Graceanne。

18.選E根據(jù)下句中的“rushed,grabbed,puHed”可知，“盡管Graceanne也驚慌失

措，但還是采取了行動”。

19.選G根據(jù)上句中的“pulledthebussafelytothesideoftheroad”及下句中的

parents可知，Graceanne安全停車后，“乘客們下了車與感激的家人團(tuán)聚”。

20.選A根據(jù)上句中的“youhavetohavesomespecialskillthatgoesaboveand

beyondwhatordinarypeoplehave”及下句中的“anyonecanbecomeahero”可知，人們對于

英雄的“看法發(fā)生了改變”，不再認(rèn)為英雄必須具有超越普通人的能力，而是認(rèn)為任何人

都能成為英雄。position在這里表示“觀點(diǎn)，看法”。

「讀寫一體超值訓(xùn)練1讀后語基練習(xí)——復(fù)現(xiàn)考綱詞匯，增分書面表達(dá)

一、語篇復(fù)現(xiàn)詞匯——讓你用對寫美

1.Itnotonlygaveusachancetogetclosetonature,butalsogaveusrelaxation(relax)

fromourstudy.

2.Theresultwillhelptopredictsomemajorandseverediseasesandyourpreference

(prefer)fordietandremindyouofsuitablewaystoexercise.

3.Asyoumentionedthatyouareparticularlykeenontraditional(tradition)magical

novelswithsuperbfantasy,IrecommendJourneytotheWesttoyou.

4.Dalianissuchanattractive(attract)placethatlotsoftouristsvisitthecityeveryyear.

5.Theblackboardwasdecorated(decorate)withbeautifulwords,whichreadaHappy

Teachers，Day!”

6.Thebossofthecompanyistryingtocreateaneasyatmospherewherehisemployees

(employ)enjoytheirwork.

7.Thedoctoradvisedherto_eat(eat)morebeanproductsinplaceofmeatwhichmight

beharmfultoherheart.

8.Whatevershesayswillnotmakeanydifferencetoourarran口ements(arrange).

9.Ifyouwanttoapplyformembership,you'rerequiredtofillintheapplication(apply)

formandsendanemailtopingpong@123.com.

10.SuccessfuSu(successful),IhavelentahelpinghandtoherinseveralEnglish

activitiesofmyclass,whichhavebeenappreciatedbybothteachersandmyclassmates.

二、語篇復(fù)現(xiàn)短語——讓你用活寫靚

A.英漢互譯

1.besurroundedwith被……包圍

2.becomeawareof意識到

3.haveanurgetodosth.渴望做某事；有做某事的欲望

4.nextto緊靠著

5.searchfor尋找

6.搭建；舉起；豎起pilt_UD

7.及時(shí)；最終in_timc

8.平均

9.指出pointout

10.最終是，結(jié)果是

B.運(yùn)用上述短語完成句子

1.Nex［」othisrestaurantstandmanybuildingsandanothergrandhotelwhichis

beautifullydecorated.

2.Tosomepeople,happinessisjsuirouiidedwithfamilyandfriends.

3.Thedriverdidn'tcatchsightofanothercarintime,sotheaccidenthappened.

4.AccordingtoasurveyinChina,everyadultreads5.16printedbookseverymonth

onaveraee?

5.Ifirmlybelievethatthemorewebecomcawargofthesignificanceofthisfamous

saying,themorebenefitswewillgetinourdailystudyandjob.

6.EventhestudentswhousedtodislikeEnglishhaveturned_9uttobeinterestedinthe

subject.

7.Theteacherpoint/d_（Hitthemistakesinhercomposition.

8.Aftergettingtheworkdone,weDiitupaboardremindingpeopletoprotectthetrees.

9.Therescueworkersremovedthebricksandstoneswithbarehandstosearchforany

survivorintheearthquake.

10.Inordertoimprovelearningefficiency,wehaveanun，et。formthehabitof

thinkingindependentlyandreviewinglessonsintime.

三'語篇擇句仿寫——讓你譯準(zhǔn)寫高

1.Newgene-editingtechniques,describedinthismonth'scoverstory,makeitpossible

tochangethemosquito'sgenessoitcan'tspreadthemalariaparasite（瘧疾寄生蟲）.

［句式分析］過去分詞短語describedinthismonth，scoverstory在句中作后置定語，

修飾techniques;"make+形式賓語it+賓語補(bǔ)足語”構(gòu)成make復(fù)合結(jié)構(gòu)，在這個(gè)結(jié)構(gòu)中

不定式短語作真正的賓語；連詞so在句中引導(dǎo)目的狀語從句。

［自主翻譯］在這個(gè)月的封面故事中所描述的新的基因重組技術(shù)使得改變蚊子的基因

成為可能，這樣它就不會傳播瘧疾寄生蟲。

［佳句仿寫］①它刊載了一些由外國朋友所寫的有關(guān)他們國家文化的文章。

Itcarriesarticleswritten」）Yforeignfriendsabouttheculturesoftheirhome

countries.

②我們的新體育館足夠大，這使得組織一些體育比賽，例如籃球、乒乓球成為可能。

Ournewstadiumisbigenough,whichmakesjtpossibletoorRanizesomesports

eventssuchasbasketballandtabletennis.

2.Earlychildhoodteacherscanquicklyspotthestudentswhoarereadtodaily,asthey

arealreadyontheirwaytobecominggoodfuturereaders.

［句式分析］關(guān)系代詞who在句中引導(dǎo)定語從句，修飾先行詞thestudents；從屬連詞

as在句中引導(dǎo)原因狀語。

［自主翻譯］啟蒙老師很快就能夠分出每天都接觸閱讀材料的學(xué)生，因?yàn)樗麄冋诔蔀?/p>

優(yōu)秀的閱讀者。

［佳句仿寫］另外，你應(yīng)該尊重所有那些無私幫助你獲得很多知識的老師們。

Inaddition,youshouldrespectalltheteacherswhounselfishlyhelp、outowais

muchknowledee.

閱讀理解板塊限時(shí)練（二）

（限時(shí)35分鐘）

I.閱讀理解

A

Ifyouwanttobeawriterandhavealwaysdreamtaboutthedaywhenaworld-famous

authorwouldnotonlyreadyourwriting,butalsoshoweryouwithprizesthenthatdayhas

finallyarrived—atleastforthoseofyouthatareattending4th-8thgrade.That'sbecause

PseudonymousBosch,thebest-sellingauthorofTheSecretSeriesislookingforyouright

here,onDOGOnews!

Allyouhavetodoisparticipateinourfictionalwritingcontest.Toenter;youcanclick

here,thenwatchthevideoandlistencarefullytoinstructionsfromPseudonymousBosch.

Afterthat,logintoyouriDOGOaccount.

Selectfromoneofthreecategories—Funny,MysteriousorStrangeandbeginwriting

yourfictionaltale.Remember,anyentriesthatcontainfactsaboutyourselforevenworse,

anybadlanguage,willbeautomaticallydisqualified!Also,yourstoryhastorangebetween

100—300words.

And,whileyourworkisdone,wewillbeunabletosendtheentrytotheauthoruntilwe

haveyourParentalConsentonfile.Somakesureyouprintoneoutandhaveyour

parent/guardianfillit,signitandsendittouseitherviae-mailateditor@or

viasnailmailtotheofficeaddressspecifiedontheform.

Now,believeitornot,PseudonymousBoschisgoingtoreadeverysingleentryand

decidethewinnerineachofthethreecategories.Thoseluckyindividualswillreceiveasetof

theentirecollectionofTheSecretSeries,aswellas,hisnewbook—WriteThisBook:A

Do-It-YourselfMystery—allautographedbytheauthorofcourse!

Ifyouarestillunclearaboutanyoftherules,letusknowbywritinginacommentand

vvewilltrytoreplythebestwecan.

語篇解讀:本文是一篇應(yīng)用文。文章就一次寫作競賽作了詳細(xì)說明，包括報(bào)名須知、

參賽作品要求以及參賽細(xì)則等。

1.Whoisthecontestintendedfor?

A.Professionaltextbookauthors.

B.Anyonewhoisgoodatwriting.

C.BigfansofPseudonymousBosch.

D.Somestudentsinterestedinwriting.

解析：選D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中的"Ifyouwanttobeawriter...thatdayhas

finallyarrived—atleastforthoseofyouthatareattending4th—8thgrade.”和第二段中的

"AHyouhavetodoisparticipateinourfictionalwritingcontest.”可知，這一比賽是專為四到

八年級的有志成為作家的學(xué)生舉行的。

2.Whichofthefollowingentriesmightbeaccepted?

A.Ajokeusingoffensivelanguage.

B.Anessayontheoriginoflanguages.

C.Anadventurestoryofabout200words.

D.Astorybasedonthewriter'schildhood.

解析：選C推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段中對參賽作品要求的內(nèi)容可知只有C項(xiàng)符合比

賽要求。

3.WhatshouldparticipantssubmittomakesurePseudonymousBoschreadstheir

writing?

A.Anoutlinefortheirwriting.

B.Aphotographofthemselves.

C.Acompletedapplicationform.

D.Anagreementaparenthassigned.

解析：選D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段中的“wewillbeunabletosendtheentrytothe

authoruntilwehaveyourParentalConsentonfile”和“haveyourparent/guardianfillit,sign

it”可知，檔案中必須放入家長或監(jiān)護(hù)人簽名的同意書。

B

Forthepastthreesummers,JennyHowardhasworkedonSealIsland,Maine.Howard,

whoholdsabachelor，sdegreeinartsandbiologywithanenvironmentalscience

concentrationfromKenyonCollegeinOhio,isthesupervisor（主管）forProjectPuffin,a

seabirdrestorationproject.Sheandasmallcrewofvolunteersmonitorandprotectthe

seabirdsduringthesummerbreeding（繁殖）season.

Thepuffinwithacolorfulbeak（喙）isoftenreferredtoasa"§eaparrot”.Theywere

huntedmorethan150yearsagoforfoodandfeathersanddisappearedfromSealIsland,

oncehometothelargestpuffinhabitatinMaine.Dr.SteveKress,founderofProjectPuffin,

reintroducedthepuffintotheisland40yearsago.

Frommid-Maytomid-August,crewsliveintentsthatareontopof8-foot-wide

woodenplatforms,overlookingarockybeach."Yougetreallyclosetopeoplereallyfast

becauseyou'respendingallyourtimewiththem,"Howardsaid.

Thecrewbringsonlywhattheycancarryontheirbackswhentheytraveltotheisland:

clothes,books,andfood.There'snorefrigerationontheisland,andwiththeexceptionof

twosolar-poweredlights,there,snoelectricityeither.Foodandfreshwateraredelivered

every1（）daysbyalocal.

TheonlyrealstructureontheislandistheSealIslandcabin.Itoffersmoreprotection

thanthetentsandiswheremostoftheresearchanddataentryaredone.It'salsoasafe

placeforthecrewtocookandstaywarm.

ForHoward,thebestpartofadayspentontheislandisgettingtoplaywiththebirds.

“Youseeababychick,andyoucan'thelpbutsmile,"Howardsaid."It'sacompletely

differentstyleoflifefromtheaverageperson,butIjustlovethework,andIlovewakingup

andgettingexcitedaboutwhatVmgoingtodo.”

語篇解讀：本文是一篇記敘文。JennyHoward是“海鸚項(xiàng)目”的主管，為了觀察和保

護(hù)海鸚的繁殖，她和志愿者們一起住在海豹島上，過著簡單而快樂的生活。

4.WhatdoesHowarddoonSealIsland?

A?Sheprotectspuffinsfromhunting.

B.ShehelpsDr.Kresswithhisresearch.

C.Shehelpspuffinswiththeirproductivity.

D.Shestudiesforanenvironmentalsciencedegree.

解析:選C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中的“Sheandasmallcrewofvolunteersmonitor

andprotecttheseabirdsduringthesummerbreeding（繁殖）season.”可知,Howard住在海

豹島上是為了觀察和保護(hù)海鸚繁殖，以使其數(shù)量不斷增加。

5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"people”inParagraph3referto?

A.Thehunters.B.Thelocals.

C.Thepuffins.D.Thevolunteers.

解析：選D詞義猜測題。結(jié)合第一段中的“Sheandasmallcrewofvohmteersmonitor

andprotecttheseabirds”和第三段中的crewsliveintentsthatareontopof8-foot-wide

woodenplatformsw可知，Howard和志愿者們一起住在狹小的帳篷里，很快就互相了解了。

6.HowaretheworkingconditionsonSealIsland?

A.Poor.B.Safe.

C.Flexible.D.Satisfying.

解析：選A推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段內(nèi)容和第五段中的"Theonlyrealstructureonthe

islandistheSealIslandcabin.”可以推知，島上的生活和工作條件都很艱苦。

7.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Dowhatyoulike

B.RareseabirdsonSealIsland

C.Livingsimplytohelpsavepuffins

D.ReintroducingpuffinstoSealIsland

解析：選C標(biāo)題歸納題。本文主要講述了JennyHoward和她的同伴們住在海豹島上

保護(hù)海鸚的故事，故C項(xiàng)作標(biāo)題最能概括文章主旨。

C

Beesee,beedo.Atleastthat'stheconclusionofresearchpublishedearlierthismonth

inthejournalPLOSBiology,showingthatbumblebees