1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家第6练阅读理解任务型阅读书面表达.阅读理解ANext Thursday is the World Book Daya celebration of all things wonderful about books for all ages，with author events，school fancydress parades and a 1 book token (优惠券) given to all school children under 18.Sometimes，reading a modern novel can be tough (Booker Pr
2、ize winner The Luminaries ran to 832 pages！)，especially if you lack confidence in your literacy skills.In fact，one in six people in the UK.never pick up a book because theyve experienced difficulties or are out of the habit of reading for pleasure.But the Galaxy Quick Reads series are designed to in
3、troduce reluctant readers to bestselling short funny novels，which bring the joy of reading without demanding hours of concentrated time.They cover a range of subjects，from romance to comedy.You can read Jojo Moyess Paris for One，a romantic adventure in which 26yearold Nell books a weekend away to Pa
4、ris with her lazy，neglectful boyfriend.When he fails to turn up，she is alone in the city.That is until she meets Fabien，who shows her the charms of the French capitalin more ways than one.Meanwhile，Adele Gerass moving story Out in the Dark was set in World War I，in which young Rob came back from the
5、 battlefields.Determined to find the officers widow to return the photo of her and their daughter that the captain kept with him，he traveled several thousand miles but never gave up. Dead Man Talking is a fantastic tale of Pat，who had a terrible fight with his best friend，Joe，ten years agobut now he
6、ars that Joe is dead，and he must attend his funeral.But Joe is not going quietly that good nighthes lying in his coffin being very chatty indeed.【语篇解读】本文是一篇公告。下周四是世界图书日，届时会举办一些与图书日有关的活动。另外还介绍了几本畅销短篇小说，以供那些不想读晦涩难懂的书的读者们阅读。1What will happen on the World Book Day according to the poster?ASchool childre
7、n will be given fine clothes as gifts.BThe authors of books will attend some events.CExperts will encourage people to write their novels.DTheres a range of books that are priced at just 1.答案Bks5u细节理解题。根据第一段关键词.with author events，school fancydress parades and a 1 book token.可知，活动期间有作者参与活动，有盛装游行和一英镑的优
8、惠券。故选B项。2If you are interested in a horror story，you may choose _AGalaxy Quick ReadsBParis for OneCDead Man TalkingDOut in the Dark答案Cks5u细节理解题。根据Dead Man Talking这本书介绍中的But Joe is not going quietly that good nighthes lying in his coffin being very chatty indeed.可知这是一部惊悚小说。故选C项。3The passage is mainly
9、 about _Arecommendation of good books to readersBthe history of the World Book DayCadvice on how to get cheap booksDa plan to develop the habit of reading among adults答案Aks5u主旨大意题。文章第一段提出了世界图书日的概念，以及一些活动安排，下文中又重点介绍了几本图书，由此可知，本文主要是在向读者推荐几本好书。故选A项。B I left university with a good degree in English Lite
10、rature，but no sense of what I wanted to do.Over the next six years，I_was_treading_water，just trying to earn an income.I tried journalism，but I didnt think I was any good，then finance，which I hated.Finally，I got a job as a rights assistant at a famous publisher.I loved working with books，although the
11、 job that I did was dull.I had enough savings to take a year off work，and I decided to try to satisfy a deepdown wish to write a novel.Attending a Novel Writing MA course gave me the structure I needed to write my first 55，000 words.It takes confidence to make a new starttheres a dark period in betw
12、een where youre neither one thing nor the other.Youre out for dinner and people ask what you do，and youre too ashamed to say，“Well，Im writing a novel，but Im not quite sure if Im going to get there.” My confidence dived.Believing my novel could not be published，I put it aside.Then I met an agent (代理商
13、) who said I should send my novel out to agents.So，I did and，to my surprise，got some wonderful feedback.I felt a little hope that I might actually become a published writer and，after signing with an agent，I finished the second half of the novel.The next problem was finding a publisher.After two and
14、a half years of no income，just waiting and wondering，a publisher offered me a book dealthat publisher turned out to be the one I once worked for.It feels like an unbelievable stroke of luckof fate，really.When you set out to do something different，theres no end in sight，so to find myself in a positio
15、n where I now have my own name on a contract (合同) of the publisherto be a published writeris unbelievably rewarding.【语篇解读】本文介绍了作者为自己的梦想写作而努力的过程，作者告诉我们只要坚持，就一定能成功。4What does the underlined part in Paragraph 1 mean?AI was waiting for good fortune.BI was trying to find an admirable job.CI was being aim
16、less about a suitable job.DI was doing several jobs for more pay at a time.答案Cks5u句意猜测题。根据Over the next six years，I was treading water，just trying to earn an income.I tried journalism，but I didnt think I was any good，then finance.可知作者一直都在换工作，不清楚自己应该做什么。故选C项。5The author decided to write a novel _Ato
17、finish the writing courseBto realize her own dreamCto satisfy readers wishDto earn more money答案Bks5u细节理解题。根据第二段中的I had enough savings to take a year off work，and I decided to try to satisfy a deepdown wish to write a novel.可知写作是作者一直以来的梦想，故选B项。6How did the writer feel halfway with the novel?ADisturbe
18、d. BAshamed.CConfident. DUncertain.答案Dks5u细节理解题。根据第三段中的My confidence dived.Believing my novel could not be published，I put it aside.可知，在小说写到一半时，作者开始不确定自己的小说能否出版。故选D项。7What does the author mainly want to tell readers in the last paragraph?AIt pays to stick to ones goal.BHard work can lead to success.
19、CShe feels like being unexpectedly lucky.DThere is no end in sight when starting to do something.答案Aks5u推理判断题。根据最后一段When you set out to do something different，theres no end in sight，so to find myself in a position where I now have my own name on a contract of the publisherto be a published writeris
20、unbelievably rewarding.可知，作者认为只要坚持梦想，努力一定会有回报，故选A项。.任务型阅读请阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填一个单词。Glad to be greyThe recession(经济衰退) of 200809 was remarkable in rich countries for its intensity，the subsequent recovery for its weakness.The labour market has also broken the rules，as new rese
21、arch from the OECD，shows in its annual Employment Outlook.Young people always suffer in recessions.Employers stop hiring them; and they often get rid of new employees because they are easier to sack.But in previous periods，such as the recessions of the 1970s，1980s and 1990s，older workers were also d
22、ismissed.This time is different.During the financial crisis in 2008，and since，they have done better than other age groups.The researchers focus on movements in “nonemployment” as a share of the total population in three age groups between the final quarters of 2007 and 2012.This measure has the adva
23、ntage of including not just unemployment，where people are looking for work，but also inactivity，where people are not seeking jobs.Whereas the average nonemployment rate in the OECD has risen by four percentage points among young people and by oneandahalf points among 25 to 54yearolds，it has fallen by
24、 two points among the 5564 age group.Why have older employees done so well? In some southern European countries they benefit from job protection not afforded to younger workers，but that did not really help them in past recessions.What has changed，says Stefano Scarpetta，head of the OECDs employment d
25、irectorate，is that firms now bear the full costs of getting rid of older staff.In the past earlyretirement schemes provided by governments(in the mistaken belief that these would help young people) made it cheaper to push greyhaired workers out of the door.These have largely stopped.Job losses among
26、 older workers have also been balanced by falls in inactivity，reflecting employment presssure that were already apparent before the crisis.“Older workers are healthier than they used to be and work is less physically demanding.They are also more attractive to employers than former generations.Todays
27、 55 to 64yearolds are the advance group of the postwar babyboomers who benefited from better education than their predecessors.Older workers now have a stronger motivation to stay in employment because of the impact of the crisis on wealth.Many will argue that older workers have done better at the e
28、xpense of the young.That view is wrongheaded.First，it is a mistaken belief that a job gained for one person is a job lost for another; there is no fixed “lump of labour”And second，as the report shows，young and old people are by and large not substitutes in the workplace.They do different types of wo
29、rk in different types of occupation: younger people are attracted to IT firms，for example，whereas older folk tend to be employed in more traditional industries.There are plenty of things that should be done to help the young jobless，but shunting older workers out of the workplace is not one of them.
30、Passage outlineSupporting detailsThe result of the research from the OECDSince the 200809 recession，the labour market has witnessed a new change，where older workers have an (8)_ over younger people in employment.(9)_for being glad to be greySome countries (10)_ job protection for older employees，whi
31、ch young people cant enjoy.If an old employee is fired，he will be (11)_ for the loss by the company.Due to the obvious forces before the crisis，older employees are more (12)_ in seeking for jobs.They are in better (13)_ and work requires less from their physical strength as well.Better (14)_ than th
32、eir predecessors becomes one of their strengths.Older workers are now highly (15)_ to have a paid job by the impact of the crisis on wealth.Summary Its a ridiculous idea that older workers have (16)_ the young of their employment chances.Older workers shouldnt be driven out of the workplace to make
33、(17)_ for the young.【语篇解读】经济合作与发展组织年度就业展望中的最新研究表明，劳动力市场出现了反常的变化。自从2008年金融危机以来，年长雇员相比其他年龄段的员工，受到的冲击则较为有限。本文主要讲述了年龄较大的工人表现优良的一些原因。8edge/advantageks5u根据文章第二段的This time is different. During the financial crisis in 2008，and since，they have done better than other age groups可知，然而这次情形有所不同。自从2008年金融危机以来，年长雇员
34、相比其他年龄段的员工，受到的冲击则较为有限。这表明在就业方面年长的员工比年轻的员工更具有优势。故edge/advantage符合题意。have an edge/advantage over sb/sth为固定短语，意为“比有优势，占上风”。9Reasonsks5u根据文章第四段的Why have older employees done so well可知，该部分讲述的是年龄较大的工人表现优良的原因。故Reasons正确。10provide ks5u根据文章第四段的In some southern European countries they benefit from job protect
35、ion not afforded to younger workers可知，在南欧的一些国家，年纪大的工人享有工作保障的福利，而年龄偏低工人则不包含在内。由not afforded to younger workers可知provide符合题意。afford sth to sb/provide sth for sb均为固定短语，意为“向某人提供某物”。11compensated ks5u根据文章第四段的What has changed，says Stefano Scarpetta，head of the OECDs employment directorate，is that firms no
36、w bear the full costs of getting rid of older staff可知，如今的用人单位如果要辞退年龄大的员工，需要承担全部的费用。根据bear the full costs of getting rid of older staff可知compensated符合题意。compensate for为固定短语，意为“弥补，补偿”。12activeks5u根据文章第五段的Job losses among older workers have also been balanced by falls in inactivity，reflecting employmen
37、t pressure that were already apparent before the crisis可知，虽然年长工人丢掉工作的情况时有发生，但由于求职积极性上升，有工作的年长工人人数与前持平，这反映出危机之前工人们已经明显地感觉到了压力。根据falls in inactivity可知active符合题意。inactivity意为“不活跃，无生气，懒散”；be active in doing sth为固定短语，意为“积极做某事”。13health/condition/shape ks5u根据文章第五段的Older workers are healthier than they use
38、d to be and work is less physically demanding可知，现代年龄大的工人身体状况较之于以往健康很多，而且工作对于人力需求也逐步下降。由healthier 可知health/condition/shape符合题意。in good health/condition/shape为固定短语，意为“健康的”。14educationks5u根据文章第六段的Todays 55to 64yearolds are the advance group of the postwar babyboomers who benefited from better education
39、 than their predecessors可知，今天，55岁至64岁的工人算得上是二战后“婴儿潮”的先头部队，他们比前辈接受了更好的教育。根据better education than their predecessors可知education符合题意。15motivated ks5u根据文章第六段的Older workers now have a stronger motivation to stay in employment because of the impact of the crisis on wealth可知，由于金融危机对财富的冲击，年长工人继续工作的动力更强。由hav
40、e a stronger motivation to stay in employment可知motivated符合题意。motivate sb to do sth为固定短语，意为“激励某人做某事”。16robbed ks5u根据文章最后一段的Many will argue that older workers have done better at the expense of the young.That view is wrongheaded.First，it is a mistaken belief that a job gained for one person is a job l
41、ost for another；there is no fixed“lump of labour”可知，很多人认为年龄大的工人做得比较好是以牺牲年轻人为代价换来的。这种观点是不正确的。第一，认为一个人上岗就意味着另一个人下岗，纯属谬误；“劳动总数”并不是固定的。由此可见，认为年龄大的工人夺走了年轻人的就业机会的观点是荒谬的。根据at the expense of the young 和a job gained for one person is a job lost for another可知robbed符合题意。rob sb of sth为固定短语，意为“剥夺，夺走，使丧失”。17wayks
42、5u根据文章最后一段的There are plenty of things that should be done to help the young jobless，but shunting older workers out of the workplace is not one of them可知，帮助新人摆脱失业困境的方法有千千万，但是把老人赶走绝不是其中之一。根据shunting older workers out of the workplace可知way符合题意。shunt意为“调往，转至，使分流”；make way for 为固定短语，意为“给让路，为让出位置”。.书面表达请阅
43、读下面文字及图表，并按照要求用英语写一篇150词左右的文章。Beijing police detained(拘留) 16 students from the Beijing Midi School of Music on suspicion of drug use，after a raid on a dormitory on November 24，2015，following a statement that marijuana was being used at the school.By June，2015，there were more than 3 million known dru
44、g addicts in China，among whom there were more than 38，000 under the age of 18，according to an official at the drug control department of the Ministry of Justice.The Drug Danger Zone：Most Illegal Drug Use Starts in the Teenage Years【写作内容】1用约30个单词概述上述信息的主要内容；2结合上述信息，简要分析材料所反映的社会现象的原因及危害；3根据你的分析，谈谈你对解决
45、此问题的看法或建议(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】The two selections clearly reveal that more and more teenagers engage in illegal drug abuse，which has become a growing social phenomenon.It poses a big challenge to the worlds fight against drugs.Quite
46、a few factors give rise to the problem.For one thing，some teenagers take drugs illegally because they are curious or want to rebel against families.For another，some try them just on account of peer pressure.Drug abuse has a dangerous effect on teenagers.Drugs affect teens ability to concentrate on t
47、heir study and work.Besides，drug abuse can cause both emotional and physical problems，and even suck the life right out of a person.To protect teenagers from illegal drugs，the government should attach importance to safety education.We should make teenagers realize the risk and consequence of taking drugs by putting more safety education into textbooks.Meanwhile，parents supervision and communication play a key role in keeping teenagers away from drugs.版权所有：高考资源网()高考资源网版权所有 侵权必究
