1、课时作业.阅读(2020辽宁省五校协作体高三上学期联合模拟考试)In a longsleeved shirt and jeans, Dieudonne Twahirwa looks nothing like the traditional African farmer. The 30yearold owner of Gashora Farm knows what a difference that makes.“You need more role models,” he said, standing among kneehigh rows of chilli (辣椒) plants. “If
2、 you have young farmers, they have land and they drive to the farm, others may think, Why cant I do that?”Mr Twahirwa, a university graduate, bought a friends tomato farm six years ago for $150. He made $1,500 back in two months. “You have to link farming with entrepreneurship and real numbers,” he
3、said.Many young Africans are abandoning areas in the countryside, choosing not to work hard and for a long time in the fieldsa job made tougher by climate change.But Twahirwa is one of the growing band of successful farmers working to make agricultures image on the continent more attractive. Some 1,
4、000 farmers now produce chillies for him. He is starting a fourth farm of his own, and exports fresh and dried chillies and oil to Britain, the United States, India, and Kenya.Africa has the worlds youngest population and 65 percent of its uncultivated arable land (耕地后备资源). Yet accessing land and lo
5、ans is difficult, and African productivity is low with crop yields just 56 percent of the international average.“Agriculture is mainly associated with suffering and no young person wants to suffer,” said Tamara Kaunda. She believes African agriculture needs a change to get rid of its oldfashioned im
6、age of very hard and tiring work with a hoe. “Show young people tractors, green fields, nice irrigation systems and smartphones,” she said.Getting young people involved in agriculture does not mean they have to work on a farm. For example, in coffee production, the beans go from the farm to the wash
7、ing station, then to be separated from the husks (外壳)篇章导读:本文是一篇说明文。非洲有世界上最年轻的人群与大量的耕地后备资源,但是由于气候与农业技术的落后,很多年轻人都不愿意从事农业。Dieudonne Twahirwa则为非洲青年树立了榜样。1What does “Why cant I do that?” in Paragraph 2 mean?AWhy cant I drive to the farm?BWhy cant they farm?CThey follow the example of those farmers.DThey
8、bought a friends tomato farm.答案:C句意理解题。根据第二段中的“If you have young farmers, they have land and they drive to the farm, others may think, Why cant I do that?”可知,此处表示如果你有年轻的农民,他们有土地,而且开车去农场,其他人可能会想,为什么“我”不能那样做?该句意在表明其他人认为他们可以效仿这些农民的做法。故选C。2What makes it harder for farmers to work?APoor land.BClimate.CLo
9、w income.DLong working hours.答案:B细节理解题。根据第四段中的“a job made tougher by climate change”可知,在非洲,让农民的劳动难度更大的原因在于气候变化。故选B。3What can we learn about Twahirwa according to Paragraph 5?AHe made a fortune by growing chillies.BHis chillies are superb in the world.CFarmers working for him live a simple life.DThe
10、locals arent willing to buy his chillies.答案:A推理判断题。根据第五段中的“Some 1,000 farmers now produce chillies for him. He is starting a fourth farm of his own”可推知,Twahirwa通过种植红辣椒赚了很多钱。故选A。4When it comes to agriculture in Africa, what do people think about it?ALoans are difficult.BMost land is uncultivated.CCro
11、p yields are rather low.DFarming methods are out of date.答案:D推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的“African agriculture needs a change to get rid of its oldfashioned image of very hard and tiring work with a hoe”可知,非洲农业需要改变,以摆脱其传统的形象:使用锄头的非常辛苦和累人的工作。由此可推知,当谈及非洲的农业时,人们想到的是落后的耕作方法。故选D。【词汇积累】productivity n. 生产率;生产效率yield n.
12、产量;产出;利润irrigation n. 灌溉get rid of 摆脱,除去【难句分析】原文:Getting young people involved in agriculture does not mean they have to work on a farm.让年轻人参与农业并不意味着他们必须在田地工作。(最后一段第一句)分析:本句为主从复合句。Getting young people involved in agriculture是动名词短语作主语,mean后跟一个省略了that的宾语从句。.完形填空Ivan Stoltzfus, 70, was a farmer in Penn
13、sylvania. Then one day, he _1_ wise words from his father and he decided to realize a lifelong _2_. “He said one day out of the blue, Ivan, if you have a dream, dont wait until youre too old and _3_ cant do it,” Stoltzfus said.Stoltzfus always wanted to _4_ across the country, like his father did fo
14、r work when he was a _5_. And for a long time he had a calling to somehow _6_ to American veterans (退伍军人). He said he didnt want to take his freedom for _7_. In 2014, the farmer combined both of his dreams and decided to drive across the country in a 1948 tractor to _8_ money and awareness for wound
15、ed _9_. “I like to think going across America as _10_ that seed of hope,” Stoltzfus said. “Giving those hope that have _11_.” Stoltzfus has raised nearly $50,000 for veterans, in particular, for those who _12_ from posttraumatic stress disorder (创伤后应激障碍). In the short time Fox News _13_ with Stoltzf
16、us in the small town of Oregon, three _14_ strangers stopped to greet him. Two were veterans. One _15_ for his gas. Both thanked him. 篇章导读:本文是一篇记叙文。70岁的美国农民Ivan Stoltzfus开拖拉机跑遍全国,在实现他的梦想的同时也为退伍军人集资募捐。1A.recalledBretoldCfoughtDordered答案:Arecall “回忆”;retell “复述”;fight “打架”;order “命令”。Ivan Stoltzfus已经是
17、一位70岁的老人了,他回忆起父亲告诉他的话。故选A。2A.conditionBdreamCpatienceDdirection答案:B根据下一句父亲对Stoltzfus所说的话:鼓励Stoltzfus去追逐梦想,可知Stoltzfus决定去实现自己的梦想(dream),故选B。3A.mentallyBgenerallyCphysicallyDluckily答案:Cmentally “精神上地”;generally “一般地”;physically “身体上地”;luckily “幸运地”。父亲劝Stoltzfus不要等到上了年纪、身体不好而不能实现梦想时,空留遗憾,故选C。4A.runBcom
18、eCturnDdrive答案:Ddrive across表示“开车穿越”,下文提到Stoltzfus驾驶着一辆拖拉机穿越整个美国来帮助退伍的老兵,故选D。5A.driverBhusbandCfarmerDchild答案:D在他父亲因工作原因开车穿越美国时,Stoltzfus应该还是一个孩子,故选D。6A.give offBgive backCturn backDlook back答案:Bgive off “散发”;give back “回馈”;turn back “转身”;look back “回顾”。Stoltzfus一直认为退伍的老兵是英雄,他希望能为这些老兵们做些事情来回馈他们,故选B。
19、7A.seriousBgrantedCregardedDasked答案:Btake . for granted “认为是理所当然的”。Stoltzfus尊重那些退伍的老兵,视他们为英雄,他从不认为自己的自由是理所当然的。故选B。8A.raiseBbreakCwidenDlose答案:Araise “筹募;提升”。Stoltzfus决定开着自己的拖拉机穿越美国,目的是募集一些资金和提升人们关怀受伤老兵的意识。故选A。9A.farmersBeldersCpassengersDheroes答案:D对于Stoltzfus而言,这些受伤的退伍军人曾经保证了美国人的自由,他们是英雄(heroes)。故选D
20、。10A.collectingBbuyingCplantingDgetting答案:CStoltzfus认为帮助那些受伤的退伍军人,就像是播种(plant)希望。故选C。11A.used upBset upCgiven upDtaken up答案:Cuse up “用尽”;set up “建立”;give up “放弃”;take up “占据”。Stoltzfus之所以播种希望,是想给那些已经放弃的人以希望。故选C。12A.resultBsufferChearDdate答案:Bsuffer from “遭受”。Stoltzfus已经为退伍军人们募集了近5万美元,帮助了很多老兵,尤其是遭受创伤
21、后应激障碍的那些人。故选B。13A.spentBwastedCplannedDrespected答案:Aspend time “花费时间”。福克斯新闻在俄勒冈的小镇采访Stoltzfus的短暂时间里,就有三个陌生人来问候他。故选A。14A.differentBprivateCspecialDfamiliar答案:A根据后文可知,是三个不同(different)身份的陌生人。故选A。15A.stoodBleftCpaidDprovided答案:CStoltzfus的付出得到了认可,两位老兵对他表示谢意,还有一个人为他付了(pay)油费。故选C。.七选五(2020河南省八市重点高中联盟高三上期“领
22、军考试”试题)When we talk to our friends online, typing can become a little boring. We turn to memes (表情包) to make our conversations more fun. _1_ At least 10 students who were admitted to Harvard University lost their chance to study there after posting offensive (攻击性的) memes in a private Facebook group,
23、 the universitys student newspaper, the Harvard Crimson, reported on June 5. “Rather than just regular jokes, the memes went to truly dark and ugly place, joking about Orthodox Jews (犹太教徒), the gas chambers (毒气室), Mexican children and suicide,” reported CNN. _2_ But later, some students set up anoth
24、er group where they traded several offensive memes. When Harvard University found out about the group, it took back the students offers. _3_“I appreciate humor, but there are so many topics that just should not be joked about,” incoming freshman Jessica Zhang told the Harvard Crimson. “I do not know
25、 how those offensive images could be defended.” _4_ “It sounds like Harvard is going too deeply into the private lives of students,” Alan Dershowitz, a retired Harvard Law School professor, told The Guardian. “It may affect them for life.”_5_ Last year, a similar Facebook group for admitted Harvard
26、students drew criticism from the university after some of its members posted racist jokes.AThe incident has caused fierce debates, both in the university and around the world.BA worldclass university should help students open minds and overcome bias (偏见)CHowever, others believe the university overst
27、epped the boundaries.DThe group was originally meant for wouldbe Harvard freshmen to get to know each other before they began university.EJeff Yang, himself a graduate of Harvard, said the university was right to punish the students.FBut sometimes, sending the wrong meme can make trouble.GIn fact, t
28、his is not the first time Harvard has dealt with a case like this.篇章导读:本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了一些学生在某个群体内发送具有攻击性的表情包,结果被哈佛大学拒绝入学的故事。1F根据下文内容,哈佛大学开除了至少10人,因使用不合适的表情包,故可推知F项“可是有时候发错表情包也会产生麻烦。”适用此空,并可引起下文。2D根据下文“But later, some students set up another group where they traded several offensive memes.”可知有些学生另建一个
29、群,发一些有攻击性质的表情包,所以可以推断出,一开始建立的校内群并非如此,故选D。3A 下一段内容是人们讨论学校做法的内容。故A项“这个问题在该校和全球范围内引起了激烈讨论”符合语境。4CC项中的“overstepped the boundaries”与Alan教授的话“deeply into the private lives of students”以及“affect them for life”为同义表达。5G设空后提到“去年哈佛大学也因为一些种族主义的问题批评了一些学生”,说明这不是哈佛大学第一次处理类似的事情。.应用文写作(2019云南省玉溪一中高三第二次调研考试)假定你是新华中学的
30、学生李华,你们学校将要挑选一批学生赴美国交流学习。你认为这是一次很好的机会,能更多了解发达国家和发展中国家这个概念,希望能够获得这次机会。请写一封自荐信,包括以下要点:1个人的主要情况;2申请交流原因。注意:1.开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数;2词数不少于80;3可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。Dear Sir or Madam, Yours sincerely,Li Hua精彩范文Dear Sir or Madam,I am writing to seek the opportunity to go to America. I am really interested in learning
31、 English and let me say something about myself.Im an excellent student, among the top 5 in my class. Im crazy about English, especially spoken English. In my spare time, I read a lot, and poems are my favorite. I enjoy music very much, too. Being a young person, I like sports and outdoor activities.
32、 Besides, Im easy to get along with and I like to make friends. I hope the journey abroad can help improve my English and that I can learn some foreign cultures.Your kind consideration will be highly appreciated. Im looking forward to your reply.Yours sincerely,Li Hua写作思路指导.读后续写阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续
33、写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。(2020山东省实验中学东校高三英语阶段性测试)I encountered God the summer I was five. My father had finally grown too sick to get out of bed, so the heat and nervous tension in the air inside the house made it impossible to breathe. I would escape by squeezing under the front porch. All mann
34、er of creatures lived there, but I mostly ignored them, with one exceptiona little frog who, every time I crawled (爬行) under the porch, stared at me with great, golden eyes.In late June, the frog finally hopped (跳跃) toward my arm and stared at me, demanding eye contact. Once he had my attention, he
35、opened his wide mouth and said, “Hello, Sophie.”I should have been shocked, but for some reason, I wasnt. Perhaps at five years old, I was more receptive to something against the laws of nature. At any rate, I was not shocked that a frog could speak. I had a more pressing question.“How do you know m
36、y name?”The frog blinked slowly. “I know everything. I am God.”I spoke, “You cant be God. Youre too small.”He extended a long, webbed finger and was pointing to the edge of the porchs shadowto the spot where my mother had tried to grow flowers there for years. She had stopped trying when my fathers
37、condition worsened.“Look there,” commanded the frog, and I stared as a beautiful white flower blossomed as if stretching its limbs after a long sleep. In my five years, I had never seen anything so splendid.God and I became good friends that summer. I spent every day under the porch, talking to him.
38、Sometimes I asked God questions. Sometimes he answered. Once, I asked him where Heaven was.“Heaven,” he said, “is where I live.”In August, my fathers illness had progressed to the point that I was sent to my aunts house in Virginia. I told God I would be back soon, and then waited in Virginia for my
39、 father to get better.Six months later, I came back home for my fathers funeral. Suddenly, an idea crossed my mind that my father might travel to Heaven. 写前导读:本文是一篇记叙文。在作者五岁时的一个夏天,因为父亲病重,作者有了一段遇到“上帝”的奇遇。六个月后作者回到家中参加父亲的葬礼,又会发生什么呢?精彩范文Six months later, I came back home for my fathers funeral. Death is
40、 very confusing for a child. I didnt understand what it meant to die; all I knew was that my father had been lying in his bed and receiving medical treatment for his illness when I left, and now when I came back, he was nowhere to be found. He must be hiding somewhere, I was sure; people couldnt jus
41、t disappear, especially without saying goodbye. Though my mother told me he had “passed on”, I thought she meant hed traveled to another town.Suddenly, an idea crossed my mind that my father might travel to Heaven. I knew exactly how to find my father. I ran to the front porch. However, I had grown
42、during those six months in Virginia, and I could no longer squeeze into the porchs shadows. I sat in front of the porch all afternoon, calling for someone to answer me. No voice came. No father returned from the dead. No frog jumped out of its hiding spot. I was too big to talk to God, so I started to cry.