1、滚动题组25阅读理解+阅读表达+书面表达(时间:60分钟总分:80分分数:)滚动题组第36页.阅读理解A(2019江苏卷)The 65-year-old Steve Goodwin was found suffering from early Alzheimers(阿尔兹海默症).He was losing his memory.A software engineer by profession,Steve was a keen lover of the piano,and the only musician in his family.Music was his true passion,t
2、hough he had never performed outside the family.Melissa,his daughter,felt it more than worthwhile to save his music,to which she fell asleep each night when she was young.She thought about hiring a professional pianist to work with her father.Naomi,Melissas best friend and a talented pianist,got to
3、know about this and showed willingness to help.“Why do this?”Steve wondered.“Because she cares,”Melissa said.Steve nodded,tears in eyes.Naomi drove to the Goodwin home.She told Steve shed love to hear him play.Steve moved to the piano and sat at the bench,hands trembling as he gently placed his fing
4、ers on the keys.Naomi put a small recorder near the piano.Starts and stops and mistakes.Long pauses,heart sinking.But Steve pressed on,playing for the first time in his life for a stranger.“It was beautiful,”Naomi said after listening to the recording.“The music was worth saving.”Her responsibility,
5、her privilege,would be to rescue it.The music was still in Steve Goodwin.It was hidden in rooms with doors about to be locked.Naomi and Steve met every other week and spent hours together.Hed move his fingers clumsily on the piano,and then shed take his place.He struggled to explain what he heard in
6、 his head.He stood by the piano,eyes closed,listening for the first time to his own work being played by someone else.Steve and Naomi spoke in musical code lines,beats,intervals,moving from the root to end a song in a new key.Steve heard it.All of it.He just couldnt play it.Working with Naomi did wo
7、nders for Steve.It had excited within him the belief he could write one last song.One day,Naomi received an email.Attached was a recording,a recording of loss and love,of the fight.Steve called it “Melancholy Flower.”Naomi heard multiple stops and starts,Steve struggling,searching while his wife Jon
8、i called him “honey”and encouraged him.The task was so hard,and Steve,angry and upset,said he was quitting.Joni praised him,telling her husband this could be his signature piece.Naomi managed to figure out 16 of Steves favorite,and most personal,songs.With Naomis help,the Goodwin family found a soun
9、d engineer to record Naomi playing Steves songs.Joni thought that would be the end.But it wasnt.In the months leading up to the 2016 Oregon Repertory Singers Christmas concert,Naomi told the director she had a special one in mind:“Melancholy Flower.”She told the director about her project with Steve
10、.The director agreed to add it to the playing list.But Naomi would have to ask Steves permission.He considered it an honor.After the concert,Naomi told the family that Steves music was beautiful and professional.It needed to be shared in public.The family rented a former church in downtown Portland
11、and scheduled a concert.By the day of the show,more than 300 people had said they would attend.By then,Steve was having a hard time remembering the names of some of his friends.He knew the path his life was now taking.He told his family he was at peace.Steve arrived and sat in the front row,surround
12、ed by his family.The house lights faded.Naomi took the stage.Her fingers.His heart.【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。Steve患上了阿尔茨海默症,他的女儿决定保存下他的音乐作品。在女儿的朋友Naomi的帮助下,Steve创作出了优秀的音乐作品。1.Why did Melissa want to save her fathers music?A.His music could stop his disease from worsening.B.She wanted to please her dying old fa
13、ther.C.His music deserved to be preserved in the family.D.She wanted to make her father a professional.答案:C解析:细节理解题。根据第三段的内容可知,Melissa决定拯救她父亲的音乐,因为她觉得这些音乐值得被保存。2.After hearing Steves playing,Naomi .A.refused to make a comment on itB.was deeply impressed by his musicC.decided to free Steve from suffe
14、ringD.regretted offering help to her friend答案:B解析:推理判断题。根据Naomi的评价“Itwasbeautiful,”以及“Themusicwasworthsaving”可知,听完Steve的演奏,Naomi被深深地打动了。3.How can the process of Steves recording be described?A.It was slow but productive.B.It was beneficial to his health.C.It was tiresome for Naomi.D.It was vital for
15、 Naomis career.答案:A解析:推理判断题。根据第12和13段的内容可推断,录制Steve的音乐的过程是缓慢的,但也是很有成效的。4.Before Steve finished “Melancholy Flower”,his wife Joni .A.thought the music talent of Steve was exhaustedB.didnt expect the damage the disease brought aboutC.didnt fully realize the value of her husbands musicD.brought her hus
16、bands music career to perfection答案:C解析:推理判断题。根据倒数第七段最后两句内容可推断,在Steve完成这部音乐作品之前,他的妻子低估了他的水平和能力,也就是说,她没有完全意识到丈夫的音乐作品的价值。5.What can be a suitable title for the passage?A.The Kindness of FriendsB.The Power of MusicC.The Making of a MusicianD.The Value of Determination答案:B解析:主旨大意题。通读整个故事可知,虽然身患阿尔茨海默症,但是S
17、teve的晚年生活积极而乐观,那是因为音乐带来的力量。B项最能概括文章的主旨。B(2018天津卷)Give yourself a test.Which way is the wind blowing?How many kinds of wildflowers can be seen from your front door?If your awareness is as sharp as it could be,youll have no trouble answering these questions.Most of us observed much more as children th
18、an we do as adults.A childs day is filled with fascination,newness and wonder.Curiosity gave us all a natural awareness.But distinctions that were sharp to us as children become unclear,and we are numb(麻木的) to new stimulation(刺激),new ideas.Relearning the art of seeing the world around us is quite si
19、mple,although it takes practice and requires breaking some bad habits.The first step in awakening senses is to stop predicting what we are going to see and feel before it occurs.This blocks awareness.One chilly night when I was hiking in the Rocky Mountains with some students,I mentioned that we wer
20、e going to cross a mountain stream.The students began complaining about how cold it would be.We reached the stream,and they unwillingly walked ahead.They were almost knee-deep when they realized it was a hot spring.Later they all admitted theyd felt cold water at first.Another block to awareness is
21、the obsession(痴迷) many of us have with naming things.I saw bird watchers who spotted a bird,immediately looked it up in field guides,and said,a “ruby-crowned kinglet” and checked it off.They no longer paid attention to the bird and never learned what it was doing.The pressures of “time” and “destina
22、tion” are further blocks to awareness.I encountered many hikers who were headed to a distant camp-ground with just enough time to get there before dark.It seldom occurred to them to wander a bit,to take a moment to see whats around them.I asked them what theyd seen.“Oh,a few birds,”they said.They se
23、emed bent on their destinations.Nature seems to unfold to people who watch and wait.Next time you take a walk,no matter where it is,take in all the sights,sounds and sensations.Wander in this frame of mind and you will open a new dimension to your life.【语篇解读】本文是一篇议论文。文章主要讨论成年人对所处的周围世界采取漠视和麻木的态度,作者分别
24、列举了三个阻碍人们探究世界的因素,并举例来佐证论点。最后呼吁人们驻足欣赏、感受世界的新奇。6.According to Paragraph 2,compared with adults,children are more .A.anxious to do wondersB.sensitive to others feelingsC.likely to develop unpleasant habitsD.eager to explore the world around them答案:D解析:细节理解题。根据第二段的第二、三句可知,孩童的一天充满了魅力和新奇。好奇赋予我们与自然有关的意识,但与
25、孩童相比,成年人对新的刺激、新的观点变得漠视和麻木。7.What idea does the author convey in Paragraph 3?A.To avoid jumping to conclusions.B.To stop complaining all the time.C.To follow the teachers advice.D.To admit mistakes honestly.答案:A解析:推理判断题。根据第三段的第一句可知,要唤醒我们探究自然的意识,首先要仔细观察和感受,而不是要预测(下结论)。8.The bird watchers behavior show
26、s that they .A.are very patient in their observationB.are really fascinated by natureC.care only about the names of birdsD.question the accuracy of the field guides答案:C解析:细节理解题。根据第四段内容可知,阻碍成年人的探究意识的另一因素是我们很多人痴迷于给物体命名。“我”曾看到一群观鸟者只关注鸟的名字,而并不关注鸟本身,也不关注它在做什么。9.Why do the hikers take no notice of the sur
27、roundings during the journey?A.The natural beauty isnt attractive to them.B.They focus on arriving at the camp in time.C.The forest in the dark is dangerous for them.D.They are keen to see rare birds at the destination.答案:B解析:细节理解题。根据第五段内容可知,“时间”和“目的地”的压力也是阻碍人们探究的因素。远足者急匆匆趁天黑以前赶往目标营地,很少停下来,驻足观察周围的一切
28、。10.In the passage,the author intends to tell us we should .A.fill our senses to feel the wonders of the worldB.get rid of some bad habits in our daily lifeC.open our mind to new things and ideasD.try our best to protect nature答案:A解析:推理判断题。根据最后一段可知,自然界的美景只为那些驻足观察和等待的人绽放。下次散步时,无论在哪里,都要尽享所有景色、声音和感受。让思
29、绪稍做停留,你会开启生活的新维度。由此推知,作者旨在告诉我们要去感受世界的神奇。C(2017天津耀华中学一模)It all began with a stop at a red light.Kevin Salwen was driving his 14-year-old daughter,Hannah,back from a sleepover.While waiting at a traffic light,they saw a black Mercedes Coupe on one side and a homeless man begging for food on the other.
30、“Dad,if that man had a less nice car,that man there could have a meal,”Hannah protested.The light changed and they drove on,but Hannah was too young to be reasonable.She pestered(纠缠) her parents about inequity,insisting that she wanted to do something.“What do you want to do?”her mom responded.“Sell
31、 our house?”Warning!Never suggest a grand gesture to an idealistic teenager.Hannah seized upon the idea of selling the luxurious family home and donating half the proceeds(收入) to charity,while using the other half to buy a more modest replacement home.Eventually,thats what the family did.The project
32、crazy,impetuous(鲁莽的) and absolutely inspiringis written down in detail in a book by father and daughter scheduled to be published next month:The PowerofHalf.Its a book that,frankly,Id be nervous about leaving around where my own teenage kids might find it.An impressionable child reads this,and the n
33、ext thing you know your whole family is out on the street.At a time of enormous needs in Haiti and elsewhere,when so many Americans are trying to help Haitians by sending everything from text messages to shoes,the Salwens offer an example of a family that came together to make a differencefor themse
34、lves as much as the people they were trying to help.In a column a week ago,it described neurological(神经学的) evidence from brain scans(扫描) that unselfishness lights up parts of the brain normally associated with more primary satisfaction.The Salwens experience confirms the selfish pleasures of selfles
35、sness.Mr.Salwen and his wife,Joan,had always assumed that their kids would be better off in a bigger house.But after they downsized,there was much less space to retreat to,so the family members spent more time around each other.A smaller house unexpectedly turned out to be a more family-friendly hou
36、se.【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了Hannah要求父母把家里奢华的房子卖掉,将其中一半的钱捐赠给慈善机构,结果一家人在比之前住的小一点的房子里关系却更加亲密的故事。11.What does the underlined word “inequity” most probably mean in Paragraph 3?A.Unfairness.B.Satisfaction.C.Personal attitude.D.Reasonable statement.答案:A解析:词义猜测题。由第二、三段内容可知,路两旁一个人开着奔驰,另一个人则在乞讨,这让Hannah认为这样并不公平,并且
37、他们的车子往前开走时她还在坚持,故该词的意思为“不公平”,A项正确。12.What is suggested in the underlined sentence “Never suggest a grand gesture to an idealistic teenager” in Paragraph 5?A.Never advise an idealistic child to make a grand gesture.B.Unless a child is realistic,never give any promise.C.Give an immediate answer if the
38、 child is reasonable.D.Dont respond to a childs demands without consideration.答案:D解析:句意理解题。由上面这则故事可知,Hannah的父母因用“Sellourhouse?”这样的话回应他们的女儿,结果最终真的把房子卖了,故该句句意为“不要不假思索就对孩子的要求做出回应”,D项正确。13.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A.The Salwens donated a lot to charity though th
39、ey werent rich.B.Unselfishness comes from peoples primary satisfaction.C.Hannahs parents sold their house at Hannahs request.D.The authors children asked him to sell their house.答案:C解析:细节理解题。由第五段中的“Hannahseizedupontheideaofsellingtheluxuriousfamilyhomeanddonatinghalftheproceedstocharity,whileusingth
40、eotherhalftobuyamoremodestreplacementhome.”可知,在Hannah的要求下,父母把房子卖了。14.What can we learn from the last paragraph?A.The Salwens regretted selling their house.B.The family members got much closer.C.People living in small houses are happy.D.The Salwens intend to buy another big house.答案:B解析:推理判断题。由最后一段中的
41、“.sothefamilymembersspentmoretimearoundeachother.Asmallerhouseunexpectedlyturnedouttobeamorefamily-friendlyhouse.”可知,住在相比之前小的房子里,Hannah一家在一起的时间更多了,家庭成员之间关系更加亲密了。15.The best title for the passage should be “”.A.The Less,the BetterB.An Expected SatisfactionC.Something We Can Live WithoutD.Somewhat Cra
42、zy but Inspiring答案:D解析:主旨大意题。该文介绍了Hannah要求父母把家里奢华的房子卖掉,将其中一半的钱捐赠给慈善机构,结果一家人在比之前小一点的房子里关系却更加亲密的故事,因而以D项“有点疯狂但却激励人心”作为标题更为形象生动。DIf youre thinking about reaching for another biscuit to get you through the working day,think again.Eating unhealthy snacks at your desk makes you pile on almost half a stone
43、 a year,a survey has revealed.The waistlines of women suffer the most,with the average female putting on 6lb 3ozthe equivalent of a whole dress sizewhile men see their weight increase by 5lb 2oz.The report into our eating habits found that,on average,we eat at least two snacks a day,with 30 percent
44、of us tucking into three or more.Women admit eating more than men,with a further 13 percent of ladies scoffing four or more snacks a day.The research,by TheVillageBakery,found biscuits are the most common vice,with 42 percent regularly opening a pack,closely followed by chocolate (38 percent),crisps
45、 (32 percent) and cakes (13 percent).And office workers are worse than most.Cakes and biscuits brought into work by colleagues are one of the main temptations office staff give in to.In addition,33 percent admit reaching for nibbles to cope with stress and 22 percent say they need a sugar rush to pe
46、rk them up in the afternoon.Simon Staddon,of TheVillageBakery,said, “We were aware time-poor office workers can find it difficult to easily access a nutritional lunch.But we were really shocked by the extent to which quick fix lunches are affecting weight gain and general well-being.Popular mid-afte
47、rnoon pick-me-ups such as biscuits,chocolate and cakes are high in calories,fat and full of sugar,all of which affect your blood sugar levels and ultimately lead to weight gain.”The survey of 2,000 British men and women suggests we are often ashamed of our unhealthy eating.Twenty-four percent of Bri
48、tons admit lying about how many snacks they eat with 33 percent of women lying,compared to 20 percent of men.Unfortunately,its not as if we are likely to do anything positive to counteract the sweet treats.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。研究发现,多吃零食能让很多人在不经意间增加体重,这一情况对办公室工作者来说最为严重。16.According to the passage,women usu
49、ally put on weight first .A.on the faceB.on the legsC.on the feetD.in the middle答案:D解析:细节理解题。根据第一段第三句中的“Thewaistlinesofwomensufferthemost.”可知,女性的腰部变化最明显。17.Whats the main reason of eating snacks in office?A.Colleagues eat them to save money.B.Staff use them to cope with their lunches.C.Colleagues of
50、ten bring them to the office.D.Bosses invite staff to eat them.答案:C解析:细节理解题。根据第三段的第二句“Cakesandbiscuitsbroughtintoworkbycolleaguesareoneofthemaintemptationsofficestaffgiveinto.”可知,C项正确。18.Why do office workers eat a “quick fix” lunch?A.Because it has much of nutrition.B.Because it has little effect o
51、n weight gain.C.Because it has little effect on general well-being.D.Because they have short time to have their lunches.答案:D解析:细节理解题。根据第四段第一句中的“.Wewereawaretime-poorofficeworkerscanfinditdifficulttoeasilyaccessanutritionallunch.”可知,他们吃午饭的时间很短。19.It can be inferred that British women are .A.less like
52、ly to lie on snacks than menB.more likely to lie on snacks than menC.more ashamed of eating snacks than menD.less ashamed of eating snacks than men答案:B解析:推理判断题。根据最后一段第二句中的“.howmanysnackstheyeatwith33percentofwomenlying,comparedto20percentofmen.”可知,更多的女性对吃零食的数量进行了隐瞒。20.What does the underlined word p
53、ossibly mean?A.act againstB.appeal toC.copy outD.get in答案:A解析:词义猜测题。全文讲述了有关吃零食使人增加体重的情况。最后一句话表明,抵抗吃零食的情况并不会有所好转。故选A项。.阅读表达How much do you hate waiting for another beer in a crowded bar?It annoyed Josh Goodman enough to invent a pretty obvious solutionself-service beer taps.Goodman,36,recalled the ex
54、act moment in late 2008 when his frustration boiled over.“I was hanging out with my friends at a Baltimore sports bar before a game,”he said.“We just couldnt get another beer served to us quickly.”Almost immediately,he got to work on a self-service beer concept.Within a few months,Goodman had launch
55、ed PourMyBeer in Chicago.He invested $20,000 and partnered with a U.S.manufacturer to make beer tables with two to four self-service taps,which were designed by himself.In February 2009,Goodman landed his first client(客户):A bar in Baltimore,America.He spent the next two years growing the business an
56、d adding more bars and restaurants.In 2011,he carried out an idea of self-service “beer walls”,which let people pour their own beer from taps on a wall.PourMyBeer has swelled to over 200 restaurants and bars in 28 states.The concept will roll out in Chicagos OHare International Airport this week and
57、 in Italy and Brazil later this year.The tables start at $4,000 and the beer walls cost as much as $16,000.They generated more than $400,000 in sales in 2013 and doubled that in 2014.Goodman expects to take in close to $2 million in revenue(收益) this yearwhich would make it the companys first profita
58、ble year.“Our business customers tell us that theyve cut down on waste and theyre selling twice as much beer on average,”said Goodman.1.What made Goodman come up with the idea?(no more than 15 words)答案:He and his friends were not served another beer quickly in a bar.2.How soon did Goodman turn his i
59、dea into reality?(no more than 6 words)答案:Within a few months.3.What did Goodman design for customers in the bars?(no more than 15 words)答案:Beer tables with two to four self-service taps and self-service “beer walls”.4.What does the underlined word “swelled” most probably mean?(1 word)答案:Increased./
60、Expanded./Extended./Enlarged.5.What do you think of Josh Goodman?Give your reasons.(no more than 25 words)答案:He is a creative man with far sight because he designed self-service beer taps which reduce waste and serve people quickly.书面表达(2019江苏卷)请阅读下面文字,并按照要求用英语写一篇150词左右的文章。【写作内容】1.用约30个词概括上述信息的主要内容;
61、2.在上述场合,你是否倾向于穿中国传统服装?请说明理由(不少于两点)。【写作要求】1.写作过程中不能直接引用原文语句;2.作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称;3.不必写标题。【评分标准】内容完整,语言规范,语篇连贯,词数适当。参考范文Li Jiang and Su Hua are discussing what to wear when receiving the British students next month.Li recommends the traditional Chinese dress while Su prefers the school uniform.I would b
62、e happy to wear traditional Chinese clothes at the welcome ceremony.Firstly,this is precisely what the British visitors are expecting.They come to learn about Chinese culture with their own eyes.Their Chinese peers in the typical Chinese dress would be highly impressive.The school uniforms are fine,
63、but not special enough to give a unique Chinese flavour.Secondly,the inconvenience is not a problem if our purpose is to share Chinese culture.It is just the so-called inconvenience that displays the richness,delicacy and great fascination of Chinese culture with a history of thousands of years.The traditional Chinese clothes,it seems to me,will make the occasion very Chinese and inviting to the British guests.
