1、课时分层作业(十)高考题型练习提能力.阅读理解AYou may hear the expression: “If you give a person a fish，they will eat for a day.If you teach a person to fish，they can eat for a lifetime.”One way to explain this is that helping people grow their own food is a better way to fight hunger.That is the purpose of an agricultur
2、al research organization called HarvestPlus.HarvestPlus is teaching people around the world how to grow what it calls “smart” crops (庄稼)Its project in Mozambique，a country in Southeast Africa，is having surprising influences.Sweet potatoes have vitamin (维生素) A，which keeps your eyes healthy and helps
3、the body fight disease.In 2006，HarvestPlus workers provided orange sweet potato plants to people in 24 Mozambique villages.The workers taught these people how to grow the vegetables and also explained the importance of vitamin A to staying healthy.Farmers in Mozambique had been planting white and ye
4、llow sweet potatoes，which have very little vitamin AHowever，one small，orange sweet potato has a full days supply of vitamin A.Alan de Brauw from the International Food Policy Research Institute says about 70 percent of children there were not getting enough vitamin AHe says the potatoes had a surpri
5、sing influence on the health of children.At the end of the threeyear study，the researchers found that children living in villages growing orange sweet potatoes had 40 percent fewer chances of getting diarrhea (痢疾) than other boys and girls.Among children under the age of three，the difference was 50
6、percent.Experts (专家) are suggesting that connecting agriculture and health problems is natural and helpful.Anne Herforth，a food expert，says the findings do a good job in making the connection between food production and health.“Look，you produce a food and its available to people to eat and they like
7、 it; then it does good things for health.”【语篇解读】本文是说明文。农业研究组织HarvestPlus以一种特殊的方式不仅解决了粮食危机而且还改善了人们的健康状况。1Why was HarvestPlus set up?ATo provide food for people around the world.BTo help farmers increase crop production.CTo do research on agricultural products.DTo deal with the hunger problem.D细节理解题。根
8、据第二段中的“helping people grow their own food is a better way to fight hunger.That is the purpose of an agricultural research organization called HarvestPlus”可知，HarvestPlus这个组织的目的是要解决饥饿问题。2Whats special about orange sweet potatoes?AThey have more vitamin A.BThey sell better in villages.CThey taste much
9、sweeter.DThey are easier to plant.A细节理解题。根据第四段中的“white and yellow sweet potatoes，which have very little vitamin A”和“one small，orange sweet potato has a full days supply of vitamin A”可知，橙色的红薯含有更多的维生素A。3What surprised the researchers?ADiarrhea was extremely common in Mozambique villages.BOrange sweet
10、potatoes strongly influenced childrens health.CMost children in Mozambique werent getting enough vitamin A.DThere was a big difference in the health of children of different ages.B推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的“the potatoes had a surprising influence on the health of children”以及接下来的研究结果可知，橙色红薯对儿童的健康有着巨大作用，这让研究者感到非
11、常诧异。4In Anne Herforths opinion， Aconnecting food with health is usefulBpeople should try their best to produce natural foodCagriculture and health problems always go hand in handDits more important to produce healthy food than delicious foodA推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“Anne Herforth .says the findings do a good
12、job in making the connection between food production and health.”以及他接下来说的话可知，他认为将食物和健康联系在一起是有用的。BOn December 14，1911，Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen and his fourman team became the first people to reach the South Pole，where they raised the Norwegian flag in victory.On Wednesday，exactly 100 years l
13、ater，Norways prime minister gathered with scientists and polar adventurers at the bottom of the world to remember the famous explorers achievements.“We are here to celebrate one of the greatest feats (功绩) in human history，” Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg said.Amundsen was one of the worlds most fam
14、ous polar explorers.In 1903，he became the first to make a ship voyage through the Northwest Passage.After learning that American explorer Robert EPeary had reached the North Pole first in April 1909，Amundsen made secret plans for a South Pole expedition (探险)At the time，the South Pole was considered
15、to be the last great，undiscovered territory.On October 15，1911，Amundsen set out from his base，in Bay of Whales，Antarctica (南极洲)，with four companions，52 dogs and four sleds.His success in reaching the South Pole was supported by careful planning.He took a preliminary (预备的) trip to drop food and suppl
16、ies along the first part of his route.His use of sled dogs to carry supplies also helped.Amundsen and his men，along with 11 surviving dogs，made it back to base on January 25，1912，quicker than expected.Today，Antarctica is a base for many global scientific research projects.The land holds many clues t
17、o Earths past and future changes，especially those related to global climate changes.Wednesdays ceremony at the pole also served a reminder of the importance of continuing scientific research in this distant place.“The loss of ice in the Antarctic can have great global consequences，” the Prime Minist
18、er Stoltenberg said.【语篇解读】你知道世界上第一个抵达南极点的人是谁吗？一起来了解一下吧。5The Wednesdays celebration was for Athe birthday of Roald AmundsenBNorways prime ministers new policyCNorwegians “victory” in the South PoleDNorways economical achievementsC细节理解题。由第一段可知，挪威首相召集科学家和南极探险者们举行集会，以纪念挪威人抵达南极点100周年。6What encouraged Amu
19、ndsen to travel to the South Pole?ASupport from the Norways prime minister.BRobert EPearys reaching the North Pole.CThe plan of building a new base in the South Pole.DThe success in travelling through theNorthwest Passage.B细节理解题。由第二段可知，当得知罗伯特E皮尔里第一个到达北极点后，罗尔德阿蒙森便开始秘密计划去南极点的探险。7What mainly helped Amu
20、ndsen reach the South Pole?AHis careful preparation.BHis former several failures.CHis families encouragement.DHis special route and sleds.A细节理解题。由第三段中的“His success in reaching the South Pole was supported by careful planning.”可知，罗尔德阿蒙森成功到达南极点主要是因为他的准备工作做得非常充分。8How long did it take Amundsen to reach
21、the South Pole?AAbout 2 months.BAbout 3 months.CAbout 5 months. DAbout 6 months.A推理判断题。由第三段可知，罗尔德阿蒙森于1911年10月15日开始他的南极点探险旅程；由第一段可知他于1911年12月14日抵达南极点，由此推算可知，他到达南极点用时约2个月。.阅读七选五My mother is a diligent and kind woman.She is very busy from morning till night.As a teacher，she works hard. 1 Both my brothe
22、r and I love her dearly as she loves us.My mother has been teaching math at a middle school in my hometown.She goes to work early in the morning and does not return home until late in the afternoon. 2 She treats them with patience and teaches them well.For her excellent quality and very good teachin
23、g results，she has been elected as a model teacher several times. 3 Every day，when she comes back home from work，she sets about doing housework，sweeping the living room and bedrooms or cleaning the furniture and putting everything in good order.She seems to be busy all the time.As she has been very b
24、usy working every day，she looks older than her age.But she looks as cheerful and happy as ever.Mother never buys expensive dresses for herself，but she often buys some inexpensive but high quality clothes for us. 4 She just eats a plain meal outside when she is too busy to cook herself.She lives a bu
25、sy yet simple life，without any complaints.Often she says to us，“Work while you work，and play while you play.That is the way to be happy and gay.If you do not work，you will become lazy and be of no use to society.” What a piece of good advice this is! 5 This advice of hers will always serve as a guid
26、e to my behavior.My mother is great indeed，and I always feel proud of her.AShe enjoys listening to classic music.BAs a mother，she takes good care of us and gives us every comfort.CShe loves her students and cares for them.DShe never goes to expensive restaurants to enjoy meals.EMy mother is hardwork
27、ing and never wastes money.FI never forget it and always bear it in my mind.GCan you tell us something about your mother?【答案】15BCEDF.语法填空The question of 1. invented the computer cannot be answered with a single name.Throughout history，many different people have helped in the development of this 2. (
28、value) machine.And many date the first important 3. (invent) to the fourth century BC when the abacus was developed.It could be said that the first computer 4. could store programs was the 1949 Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Calculator.It 5. (create) by Maurice Wilkes.From this point forward，man
29、y developers helped to make various types of computer.In the early 1970s，many skilled inventors 6. (include) Bill Gates，Steve Jobs，and Steve Wozniak did much to develop personal computers in the form of PCs and Apples.By the 1990s，ownership of PCs became common as production (生产) grew 7. (expensive)
30、 than before.Also，with the development of technology，the size of these machines became smaller so that they could 8. (easy) be used in homes.There is no doubt 9. there are so many thinkers and inventors who helped to develop the computer.There are even legal battles (斗争) over who should be considere
31、d as the primary inventors.As 10. matter of fact，it is their joint (共同的) efforts that led to the development of this most useful machine.【语篇解读】本文主要介绍了电脑的发展过程。1who设空处引导宾语从句，且在从句中作主语，又由句意“谁发明了计算机”可知，故填who。2valuable设空处作定语，修饰machine，故填形容词valuable。3invention设空处作宾语且前面有the first important修饰，故填invention(发明)
32、。4that设空处引导限制性定语从句修饰先行词computer，且computer被序数词first修饰，同时设空处在从句中作主语，故填that。5was created“It”指代Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Calculator与create之间是被动关系，且create表示的动作发生在过去，故填was created。6includingBill Gates，Steve Jobs，and Steve Wozniak与inventors之间是所属关系，故填including(包括在内)。7less expensive由than可知，设空处应用比较级，且由句意“随着制造变得没以前费用大，拥有计算机也变得普遍了”可知，在此应填less expensive。8easily设空处修饰谓语，故填副词easily。9thatThere is no doubt that .意为“毫无疑问”。10aas a matter of fact意为“事实上”。 【导学号：12112054】