1、课时提能练(十).阅读理解A(2019广州检测)At first sight，Alma Deutscher，a thirteenyearold girl from England appears to be like any other typical preteen.She loves to skip rope，read and play with her younger sister.But this modest youngster，who composed her first musical work at age six，first short opera at age seven，
2、and first fulllength opera based on Cinderella at age ten，is anything but average.Though her parents downplay her extraordinary talent，young Alma is being described as“little Mozart”by the music world.Almas operatic take on the classic fairy tale，which she began writing at age eight，has a slight twi
3、st.Her Cinderella is a musician who meets her Prince Charming through a song.“In my Cinderella，she sings the beginning of a balladbut at midnight she flees.Eventually，the prince finds her after asking all the maidens of the land to sing the end of the ballad.”The opera was first performed in Vienna，
4、Austria on December 29,2016，where the elevenyearold girl skillfully switched between the piano and the violin and received enthusiastic reviews.The young genius has since performed two new piano works，once in Australia and the other in China.While this may appear to be a lot for someone so young，Alm
5、a is not worried.She says，“Of course I have to work hard.But all children have to work hard for exams，and at least when I work hard，I work hard for something incredibly exciting，like seeing my whole opera put on.”Almas musical talent first came to light before she could even talk.Her parents recall
6、that as an 18monthold toddler，she was able to hum a perfect version of the childrens rhyme Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.However，Almas abilities only gained international attention in 2012，after a family friend posted a video online comparing her to Mozart.The family was suddenly swamped with media an
7、d Alma became an overnight star，dubbed“little Mozart”This nickname makes her parents unhappy because they believe it puts added pressure on the young girl.They would instead prefer her to be called “a composer and musician”Alma does not want to be compared to the famous artist either，saying“There wa
8、s only one Mozart，and I prefer to be little Alma.”Regardless of what she calls herself，the thirteenyearold is changing the world of music forever!【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。13岁的Alma有音乐天赋，18个月时就能哼唱一闪一闪小星星，6岁时创作了她的第一部音乐作品，7岁时创作了第一部短歌剧，被人们誉为“小莫扎特”。1What do we know about Alma Deutscher?AShe comes from a famous musi
9、cal family.BShe showed a great musical talent from a young age.CShe regularly performs the classical music of Mozart.DShe has adapted some famous works of classical music.B细节理解题。根据第一段的第三句“But this modest youngster，who composed her first musical work at age six，first short opera at age seven，and firs
10、t fulllength opera based on Cinderella at age ten，is anything but average”可知，Alma Deutscher自小便显示出了惊人的音乐天赋，故B项正确。2How did Alma get to be widely known?AThrough an online video.BBy performing on television.CBy putting on an opera.DThrough her parents promotion.A细节理解题。根据第六段的第一句“However，Almas abilities o
11、nly gained international attention in 2012，after a family friend posted a video online comparing her to Mozart”可知，2012年Alma家的一位朋友在网上发布了一个视频，将Alma比作莫扎特；此后她的能力受到了国际关注，故A项正确。3What is Almas attitude towards her success?AShe is still unsatisfied with her performance.BShe is uncomfortable with so much pre
12、ssure.CShe is modest about her musical achievements.DShe is proud to have become a professional musician.C推理判断题。根据最后一段的第一句“Alma does not want to be compared to the famous artist either，sayingThere was only one Mozart，and I prefer to be little Alma.”可知，在人们将她比作莫扎特时，Alma不愿和这位著名的音乐家相提并论，她认为世界上只有一个莫扎特，而她
13、更喜欢人们叫她“小Alma”；据此可以判断，面对人们的赞誉和自己的成功，Alma很谦虚，故C项正确。4What can we infer about Almas parents?AThey are very welleducated people.BThey are protective of their daughter.CThey have pushed Alma to take up music.DThey have made a good life plan for Alma.B推理判断题。根据第六段中的“The family was suddenly swamped with med
14、ia and Alma became an overnight star，dubbed little MozartThis nickname makes her parents unhappy because they believe it puts added pressure on the young girl.They would instead prefer her to be calleda composer and musician”可知，Alma成了一夜成名的“小莫扎特”，但这个绰号让她的父母不高兴，因为他们认为这会给这个小女孩带来额外的压力，他们宁愿她被称为“作曲家和音乐家”。
15、据此可以判断，Alma的父母是爱护她的，故B项正确。B(2019石家庄一模)Experts believe that the best time to teach kids language skills is when they are babies.Most time the task is easily accomplished with parents reading or talking to their babies.However，in some cases that is not possible due to busy work schedules or when kids
16、are born deaf.Now，an adorable blueeyed robot，a human avatar，and some hightech neuroscience may be able to assist parents with this important developmental task.The Robot Avatar thermalEnhanced system，or RAVE，is the brainchild of a team of researchers led by LauraAnn Petitto，an educational neuroscien
17、tist，at Washington DC.s Gallaudet University.The learning process begins when the robots camera，which is focused on the babys face，detects tiny changes in his/her body temperature.This，combined with the babys facial expression，causes the robot to turn its head and guide the babys attention to a comp
18、uter screen，on which a human avatar starts to communicate with the baby，much like a parent would.For example，if the baby points towards the screen，the avatar might respond，“Are you pointing to me？”and follow that up with a nursery rhyme，fairy tale，or some essential social communication，all in Americ
19、an Sign Language(ASL)The“conversation”continues until the kid loses interest.The researchers，who have been testing the system for three years，found that babies as young as 6 to 8 months old began to move their hands in a rhythm similar to ASL after interacting with RAVE for just a few minutes.Petitt
20、o says natural language，whether communicated through speech or sign，activates the same parts of the brain and believes the rhythmic motions prove the babies are learning the essential elements of communication.What sets this technique apart from other methods，such as showing educational videos or te
21、levision shows，is its interactive nature and realtime response to the babys actions.The researchers say that while it is too early to determine the systems longterm influence on baby communication，the initial response has been very encouraging.Next，they plan to introduce an avatar that can both sign
22、 and speak to babies.【语篇解读】本文是一篇科普说明文，主要介绍了一种可以帮助父母教婴儿学习语言的系统，以及该系统的工作原理、效果评价和研究人员对这种技术的展望。5What can the RAVE system help parents do?AImprove babies health condition.BTake good care of babies.CDevelop babies language skills.DKeep babies company.C细节理解题。根据第一段第一句“Experts believe that the best time to t
23、each kids language skills is when they are babies”可知，专家认为教孩子语言技能的最佳时间是孩子的婴儿时期；结合第一段尾句“Now，an adorable blueeyed robot，a human avatar，and some hightech neuroscience may be able to assist parents with this important developmental task”以及第二段中的“The Robot.a team of researchers”可知，RAVE系统可以帮助父母完成教婴儿学习语言的任务，
24、故C项正确。6What does Paragraph 2 mainly talk about?AHow babies learn ASL effectively.BHow parents educate their babies.CHow robots talk and read to babies.DHow the RAVE system works.D段落大意题。根据第二段第二、第三句“The learning.her body temperature.This，combined with the babys facial expression，causes the robot to tu
25、rn its head and guide the babys attention to a computer screen，on which a human avatar starts to communicate with the baby，much like a parent would”可知，机器人的摄像头可以检测到婴儿细微的体温变化并与婴儿的面部表情相结合，使机器人转动头部，引导婴儿注意电脑屏幕，在电脑屏幕上，一个人类的形象开始与婴儿交流，就像父母一样；结合全段内容可知，该段主要介绍了RAVE系统的工作原理，故D项正确。7What indicates babies are learn
26、ing with the help of the RAVE system?AInterest in videos and TV shows.BChanges in their body temperature.CImprovement in their natural language.DHand movements in a rhythm like ASL.D细节理解题。根据第三段中的“babies as young.a few minutes”可知，在和这种系统交流互动之后，婴儿就会开始以类似于ASL的节奏晃动他们的手，故D项正确。8What do the researchers thin
27、k of the RAVE system?APromising. BImpractical.CSatisfactory. DDisappointing.A观点态度题。根据第四段第二、第三句“The researchers say that while it is too early to determine the systems longterm influence on baby communication，the initial response has been very encouraging.Next，they plan to introduce an avatar that ca
28、n both sign and speak to babies”可知，尽管对这种系统培养婴儿交流技能的长期影响进行评价为时过早，但是其初期的表现令人鼓舞，研究人员将在下一步推出可以用手语和口语与婴儿交流的形象。据此可知，研究人员对这种系统的发展是充满着希望的，A项意为“很有前途的，大有希望的”，符合语境，故A项正确。.阅读七选五(2019新疆适应性检测)Choices contribute to successThe direction of our lives is determined by the choices we make every day.The following choic
29、es will contribute to personal success along with the ability to achieve financial freedom.Choose to be positiveA positive mental attitude will put you miles ahead of your peers. 1 .It is more valuable than skills.Choose a positive attitude and things will start to work for you. 2 If you dont know w
30、hat your bad habits are，your friends and family can always tell you.Take the big ones first，then make every effort to break them and always replace them with new positive ones.Choose to work smarterMany people think their lives are out of balance and that they dont have enough time to do everything
31、they want to. 3 .Therefore，learning some good time management techniques，such as setting up a schedule and sticking to it，will make your life flow better.Choose to give your work a sense of purposeHelping and encouraging other people will not only make your life be more meaningful，but it will also m
32、ake you more money.If you put your efforts into helping others，then the financial part of life takes care of itself. 4 .Choose to sow more than you harvest 5 ，but our lives will be better as we become givers and serve the world as givers.You want to learn to become unselfish with yourself and learn
33、to give your time，your money，and，of course，your love.AChoose to break a bad habitBChoose to treat friends rightCThere are many takers in this worldDYour attitude determines your altitudeENot all the people in the world are selfish by natureFSpend your time helping others grow and your finances will
34、grow with itGAbove all，you need to be aware of the time that you might be wasting by doing fruitless activities【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了一些有助于获得成功的选择。1D根据本段的小标题可知，本段的主题是“选择积极乐观”。再根据空前一句“积极乐观的心态会让你超越你的同伴”可知，D项“你的态度决定你的高度”与上下文语意衔接且承接下文，故选D。2A结合本文的结构与本空所在的位置可知，空处为本段的小标题。根据其他段落的小标题为祈使句“Choose to.”的句式结构可知，本题的答
35、案也应该是同样的句式，故应从选项A和B中进行选择，而本段内容与努力改掉坏习惯有关，故选A。3G本段主要讲选择更聪明地工作。空处前一句说很多人认为他们的生活失去了平衡，并且他们没有足够的时间去做他们想做的事情。G项“最重要的是，你需要知道你可能做了些无意义的活动从而浪费了自己的时间”与空后一句衔接紧密，故选G。4F上文提到“帮助并且鼓励别人不仅使你的生活更加有意义，而且也会使你赚更多的钱”。F项“花时间帮助别人成长，那么你的收入也会随之增加”与之呼应。故F项符合语境。5C根据本段的小标题可知，本段主要讲要选择播种而不是收获。C项中的takers与空后的givers形成鲜明的对比，且衔接紧密，故选
36、C。.书面表达(2019西宁检测)假定你是学生会主席。近来，随着网络的普及，学生的汉字书写能力降低。为了保护中华传统文化汉字，校学生会提出倡议，请你根据提示，写一份倡议书，内容包括：1少上网，多读书；2养成练书法和写日记的习惯。注意：1.词数100左右；2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。参考词汇：汉字Chinese characters 【参考范文】Dear friends，In recent years，many of us have spent a lot of time on the Internet with its popularity.As a result，our handwri
37、ting is not as good as it was in the past.In order to protect our Chinese characters and write both nicely and neatly，wed like to offer some suggestions：We should spend less time online so that we can have more time to read books and newspapers.Wed better form the habit of practicing calligraphy and
38、 keeping diaries every day.Besides，it is better to write letters to our relatives and friends by hand rather than send emails.As the saying goes，“The style is the man.”Beautiful and neat handwriting is beneficial to us students.So please pay more attention to our handwriting in the future.Lets take action now!Students Union