1、高考资源网() 您身边的高考专家绝密启用前 河北省平乡县第一中学2012届高三二轮复习专题九 英语考试范围:阅读理解应用类阅读理解(共8篇)(1)We know that there is nothing worse than finding yourself caught in a strange place, separated from your beloved ones without ways to connect with themHere are a variety of travel tips that will help make your journey safe and
2、enjoyablePlan ahead There is no way to fully plan for the unexpected, but you can be prepared for itIf traveling by car, have a map with you and know your route in advanceIf traveling on public transportation, make sure you know the route and the stopsHave a well-charged cell phone with you, or buy
3、a pre-paid telephone cardYou can often save time and money by planning aheadInform family / friends of your travel plansMake sure you have someone you can contact in case of emergencyIf someone is meeting you at your destination, make sure they know exactly when your plane / bus / train arrives Do y
4、ou routinely take medicine? Are you traveling with a baby who needs milk powder? These are examples of things to carry with you at all timesIf your travel is delayed, it doesnt help YOU if these items are part of your checked baggageTake identification It is important to have photo identification wi
5、th you when you travelIdentification is required when purchasing bus and train tickets and must be presented at airline counters and airport security checkpointsCheck on prohibited(被禁止的)items in advanceVisit the Transportation Security Agencys Web site(TSA)to check on what items are prohibitedRememb
6、er the Swiss Army knife your grandfather gave you when you were ten years old? Youd better leave it at home, since you will have to surrender the item in order to get through airport securityProtect your money If you are traveling as a family, consider dividing the cash for your trip among the adult
7、 travelersThat way, if one of your parties is robbed, or money stolen, etcyour travels can continueSimilarly, consider dividing responsibility for carrying a second(or additional)credit card(s)1Which of the following can be put in the blank in the passage?ATake good care of your baby BDont forget to
8、 take medicineCBe aware of your own special needs DRemember to have your luggage checked2The underlined word“surrender”can be replaced by Ahand over Bcut up Cuse up Dgo over3While traveling with your family, youd better Atravel on public transportationBcarry a credit card instead of cashCtake a knif
9、e with you in case of emergencyDconsider dividing cash among the family members4The purpose of the passage is to Acall on people to do more travelingBhelp travelers prepare well for their journeysCremind travelers to take care of their moneyDinform travelers of the possible dangers on their trip(2)W
10、ere all familiar with making a to-do list to increase our productivity(工作效率)Another list which can improve our productivity is the not-do listthings we shouldnt doIf you want to increase your productivity, here are some habits that you should avoid: 1Trying to do everythingI mention 80/20 rule a lot
11、 in my articles because its trueAnd Ill repeat it againNot all tasks are equalEach task has its own importanceIn fact by the 80/20 rule, 20% of the tasks on our to-do list account for 80% of the valueSo put aside the 80% low-value tasks and focus all your energy on those 20% high-value ones2Trying t
12、o get things perfect the first time roundInteresting, its the perfectionist(完美主义者)in us that causes many of us to delayIf the perfectionist is stopping you from getting things done in the first place, thats something you should look into3Not taking breaksHumans are not robotsWhile robots can work ov
13、er a long period of time, we need to restSo plan a short break in between your work hours, say for 5 or 10 minutes, take a deep breath and youll find your focus much higher when you return4Trying to please everyoneColin Powell says,“Trying to get everyone to like you is a sign of mediocrity(平庸)”Your
14、e never going to be able to control what others think, so dont spend too much time on itInstead, work on the things you have control overSpend your energy on people who do deserve your attention and love1Why should we focus on 20% of the tasks?ABecause 80% of the tasks are on the not-do listBBecause
15、 80% of the tasks are too hard to doCBecause 80% of the tasks are of low valueDBecause 20% of the tasks are easy to do2If you try to get things perfect, Ayou will delay them Byou will finish them perfectly at onceCyour productivity will be increased Dit will be easy to finish them3Having a short bre
16、ak can Amake robots work better Bmake humans lose productivityCimprove our focus and work better Dbring about perfectionist4From the passage we can learn Atrying to do everything is what we should doBperfectionism is good for our developmentCColin Powell can control what others think Dtrying to plea
17、se everyone is what we should avoid(3)In his latest film Under the Hawthorn Tree Chinese director Zhang Yimou tells us a story of young love in the 1970s rural ChinaThe movie, which opened the well-known Pusan International Film Festival last week, features fresh-faced actorsIt shows a departure(告别)
18、from Zhangs former works, including 2002s Hero, which went on to become one of the best foreign-language films in America, and last years A Woman, a Gun, and a Noodle ShopWith Under the Hawthorn Tree, based on a popular novel on the Internet, Zhang, 58, created a simple romance(浪漫)He spoke with NEWS
19、WEEKs Alexandra A.SenoHere are some excerpts(摘要):How did the novel Under the Hawthorn Tree lead you to make this film?A friend happened to show it to meAfter reading the novel, I was deeply moved in a way I had not felt for a long timeIt speaks to my generation, bringing many memories of those years
20、Maybe everyone has his own feelings of a simple loveYou set it against the Cultural RevolutionWhat does that period mean?The Cultural Revolution is a special momentIn the modern history of China, it is very importantIt is the memory of my youth, the time when I was 16 to 26 years oldSince your first
21、 film, 1987s Red Sorghum, how has the audience for movies in China changed?In China, moviegoers are getting younger, mainly people born in the 1980s and 1990sThey are definitely different from the audiences of the pastThey have different kinds of tastes, but mainly they like entertaining films and,
22、of course, they like Hollywood filmsHow does pop culture influence you?In films, most of us come from traditional culture and are all facing this problem: how to deal with pop cultureMoviegoers are mostly from a younger generationWe want to guide them and please them, but we dont want to be like old
23、 people talking to ourselves1The film Under the Hawthorn Tree is Adirected by Zhang Yimou in the 1970sBabout a love story of simple romanceCone of the best foreign-language films in AmericaDturned into a popular novel on the Internet2Why did Zhang Yimou make this film?ABecause his friend wanted him
24、to do soBBecause the novel is very popular on the InternetCBecause his former films are failuresDBecause the simple love of the novel touched him deeply3What does Zhang want to do in his films?ATo show great difference from the pastBTo change tastes of younger audienceCTo guide younger audience in p
25、op cultureDTo spread our traditional culture around the world4From the passage we can learn Asome actors of this new film are world-famousBHero is also based on a popular novel on the InternetCwhen the Cultural Revolution began he had made his first filmDmost of the young moviegoers prefer entertain
26、ing films(4)Mothers are more critical of their daughters than their sons, according to a surveyMore than half said they had formed a stronger tie with their sons and mothers were more likely to describe their little girls as“serious”, and their sons as“loving”The report warned that girls grow up wit
27、h more self-critical problems, and suffer as a resultWe asked four mothers if they agreedJenny ColganWithout wanting in any way to blame my lovely mother, in my boy-heavy family I have always tried not to fall into a canal at the exact same moment as one of my brothersNow new research seems to prove
28、 what many daughters feel they already knew: mothers are more critical of their female children than their male onesLuisa DillnerI like to think I treat my children all the sameBut if I think a little harder, maybe I dontI have one son, followed by four daughtersDo I expect my son to empty the dishw
29、asher? Er, noDo I rely on Sam to watch baby Flora while I have a bathId be more likely to ask Flora to keep an eye on him“Its not fair,”my daughters have chorused(异口同声),“You never tell Sam to do anything”I may be repeating my own upbringingMy mother expected me to be a“good girl”and excused any naug
30、htiness from my brotherAnne KarpfWe feminist(男女平等主义者)mothers are going to change the worldWe will be our daughters support group, their all-round encouragersWith us, they will always feel good about themselvesSusie OrbachMothers unconsciously allow more freedom and open encouragement to sons, and wi
31、th daughters they treat them as they would treat themselvesIts the way women are brought up1That Mothers are more critical of their daughters than their sons can Acause boys to suffer from self-critical problemsBmake girls form a stronger tie with their mothersCcause boys to love their parents moreD
32、make girls develop with more self-critical problems2Who doesnt agree to the survey result according to the passage?AJenny Colgan BLuisa DillnerCAnne Karpf DSusie Orbach3From the passage we can learn AJenny Colgan was born in a feminist familyBAnne Karpf doesnt treats her children all the sameCLuisa
33、Dillner is harder on her daughters than her sonDSusie Orbachs mother allows more freedom to her4What is the passage mainly about?AWhether mothers are harder on their daughtersBWhy girls grow up with more self-critical problemsCHow mothers treat their boys and girlsDWhether girls are equal to boys at
34、 home(5)Stop-over in Stratford-upon-AvonThe easy way to book your theatre seats, dinner and overnight stayGo to the theatre and enjoy Stratford-upon-Avons shops, river and restaurantsSee Shakespeares birthplace, and the beautiful Cotswolds countryside with its charming villagesFor as little as90 per
35、 person in a luxury(豪华的)hotel, we include:A theatre seat in the stalls(包厢)or circles for any Monday to Saturday evening performanceA three-course dinner in the Box Tree Restaurant, before(5:45 p.m.)or after(about 10:30 p.m.)the performanceOne nights accommodation for two people sharing twin/double r
36、oomWe divide our hotels into four groups Luxury, A, B or CLuxury is the most expensive and Group C rooms are without bathIf you havent time or live too close to Stratford to stay the nightwhy not try our Deals on Meals package which includes a three-course dinner(or lunch if you go to an afternoon p
37、erformance)in the Box Tree RestaurantLunch before the afternoon performance is at 12:00 noonGroup discounts apply(15 or more)for Monday to Friday evenings and Thursday and Saturday afternoons until June 18thTrains There is an intercity(城市间的)train from London Euston to CoventryTrains leave London at:
38、 9:10 a.m., 10:40 a.m., 16:55 p.m., 2:40 p.m.Then take a bus to StratfordAlso, there is new direct train service from London Paddington to StratfordTrain leaves London at 9:18 a.m. and arrives Stratford at 11:30 a.m.Returns are available: leaves Stratford at 15:55 p.m. and arrives London at 18:15 p.
39、m.Buses Connect with all the above trains at Coventry StationJourney time to Stratford is 35 rainsStay longer You can have an extra nights stay at the hotel of your choice to complete your breakPlease note on your booking form if you would like to stay an extra night and include the cost(prices show
40、n are per person sharing a double room)in your total paymentTheatre tickets can also be added for those wanting to go to another performance on the extra nightBooking is easy to book, simply:Choose the show and date you wish to comeChoose your hotelFill in the form and send it to the Stop-over Offic
41、ePlease give a choice of three dates if possible to avoid disappointment and name alternative hotels in the same group when completing your booking form1It can be inferred from the text that Athere is one train per day direct from London to StratfordBif there are twelve people in your group, you can
42、 get cheaper ticketsCyou can eat in the Box Tree Restaurant at any timeDyou can go to an evening performance seven days a week2Deals on Meals package is intended for those Awho want to get the cheapest ticketsBwho wont spend the night at StratfordCwho wont have lunch in the Box Tree restaurantDwho l
43、ike to enjoy the evening performance3From the last paragraph we can infer Ayou may change your hotel if you arent satisfiedByou may be disappointed at the performances you watchCit is possible that you may not go on the day you wantDyou should choose from three dates to avoid no hotels4If you want t
44、o stay longer, you Ahave to pay for it ahead of timeBare allowed to pay for meals onlyChave to look for your hotels yourselfDneed to make it clear in your booking form(6)Junior Golf SchoolGolf continues to be one of the hottest youth sport trends and often becomes a lifetime sport! This friendly int
45、roductory class(入门课)is open to all skill levelsBasic full swing, basic knowledge and short game skills(chipping and putting)will be taught as well as golf rules and golf mannersIt is recommended to bring your own clubs if possible; however, golf clubs are available if neededStudents must wear golf o
46、r tennis shoesIntermediate/Advanced Guitar & Electric Bass IIStudent must have previous guitar/bass experience as lessons cover advanced bass technique, rhythm and lead guitar technique as well as advanced music theory and improvisation(即席演奏)in a band-like settingThe session concludes with a concert
47、Students will need to provide their own guitar or bass and amplifier(扬声器)if necessaryA $ 20 material fee is due to the instructor on the first day of classPallens Martial(尚武的)ArtsStudents will develop confidence, discipline, respect and self-control through a FUN and energetic martial arts curriculu
48、m in a family oriented environment! Kajukenbo, incorporates traditional karate, judo, kenpo and Chinese boxing(Kong Fu)Students become more physically fit, develop life skills and successful character traits to last their lifetimeThis goal oriented program is designed to develop well-rounded individ
49、ualsUniforms are requiredA uniform fee of $45 is payable to the instructorTeen Squad Youth TennisTeen Squad welcomes beginners and intermediate tennis playersParticipants will be divided by skill levels with classes focusing on the basic strokesUSPTA Certified Tennis Professional, Akshay Arora has s
50、everal years of teaching experience at club facilities coaching highly ranked junior players1If you join in Junior Golf School, you will learn Athe present trends of the golf game Bthe rules of the golf clubsCthe way to choose suitable golf shoes Dthe polite behavior in golf playing2If you are only
51、10 years old, you can only choose AJunior Golf School BIntermediate GuitarCPallens Martial ArtsDTeen Squad Youth Tennis3As a Res member of Pallens Martial Arts, you may pay A$108 B$135 C$101 D$1274Who will teach you how to play tennis?APallen BBrad Braden CR.Bargmann DAkshay Arora(7)Motivating Mater
52、ials to Reach Struggling ReadersThe new edition of Summer Success: Reading provides updated theme magazines, additional reading resources, and more instructional(指导的)support to help teachers and students get the most out of summer schoolUpdated Student and Teacher Resources for Summer Success!Newly
53、designed Teachers Edition helps you focus on reading improvement in a fast-paced summer school programMotivating theme magazines and increased student books promote reading success and help improve test scoresLibraries provide places for small-group instructions and encourage independent readingsAss
54、essment, conveniently located in the Teachers Edition and Student Resource Book, includes group-administered pre-tests and post-tests and guidelines for administering the testsComplete, Ready-to-Use Materials in One Kit!Teachers Edition with detailed 4-step lesson plan, ELL/vocabulary support, enhan
55、ced reading and writing activities, pre-tests and post-tests, and daily informal assessmentsStudent Response Book copy masters20 copies of 6 Theme Magazines packed with engaging, highly visual articles in a variety of genresRead Aloud Books6 books for grades K3;3 longer books for grades 486 Double-s
56、ided Teaching Posters(write-on/wipe-off)Cardstock with punch-out letters for making word activitiesSpanish Teaching Supplement for Spanish bilingual classroomsReaders Handbook hardcover reference for reading strategies Double-side Teaching Posters offer a good starting point for shared reading activ
57、itiesPosters are 22“x34”and fold down to 8-1/2“x11”A hardcover Readers Handbook included in each kit provides a handy reference for Before, During, and After reading strategiesRead Aloud Books expose students to quality literature, model fluent and expressive oral reading, and build related listenin
58、g and vocabulary skillsJoin the HMH Community! We want to work with you to create an enriching learning environment in your schoolEnter your email address below to receive exclusive(独家的)downloads and the latest Houghton Mifflin Harcourt product information1What do we know about Summer Success: Readi
59、ng?AYou can borrow it from any leveled librariesBThe magazines are divided into 20 themesCThe reading materials center on a themeDIt is one of the best reading books2If you want to learn some reading ways, you may read AReaders Handbook BRead Aloud BooksCTheme Magazines DStudent Response Book3Double
60、-side Teaching Posters are used for Astudents to do some word activities Bstudents to do reading activities togetherCteachers to judge students reading speed Dteachers to refer to reading strategies4The passage is most likely taken from Aa magazine Ba report Ca website Da diary(8)Do you want to run
61、fast? Have you been working hard to improve your running? If your speed has not improved a lot with traditional training, this is the program for youRunning fast has three partscardiovascular(心血管的)fitness(the ability to deliver oxygen and glycogen to your muscles), muscular strength(specifically exp
62、losive leg strength), and neuromuscular(神经肌肉的)coordination(running technique)The two most important factors to improve your running speed, more than anything else, are the ability to use more power(explosive power)in as short a period of time as possible and the neuromuscular coordination used to se
63、nd that powerWe will teach you how to get your feet off the groundthe longer you keep your feet on the ground the slower you will be movingWe will teach you how to develop explosive strength to improve your forward movement and speedObjectives Primary objective is to help runners develop speedThe fo
64、cus will be on drills and short fast efforts designed to improve running speed and technique and on strength building workouts(训练)Plan The program will meet twice a weekTuesday mornings and Thursday eveningsThese weekly workouts will include a warm-up, drills, exercise and runningThe emphasis will b
65、e on strength, speed, technique and drillsAthletes will be expected to practise the drills and do the exercise at least once more each weekSupplemental(辅助的)strength work will be requiredScheduleFrequency: twice weekly workouts Day: Tuesday mornings at Asphalt Green and Thursday evenings in Central P
66、arkTime: 5:45 a.m.(Tuesday)and 6:55 p.m.(Thursday) Duration: about 1 hourLocation: Asphalt Green field, Asphalt Green Gym bad weather and Central Parkmeeting at 90th Street and Fifth Avenue entrance(Engineers Gate)CostNon-members: $ 150 for 10 sessions, no pro rating, no make-upsAG members: 10% disc
67、ount($135) AGTC members: 75% discountContactRegistration: Donna Manganello646 981 2272 Program Information: Neil Cook212 472 9281 ,Josh Gold914 310 60691The second paragraph mainly discusses Awhether you can increase your speed to runBwhat is important for you to run fastCwhy running is good for you
68、r healthDhow to improve your leg strength quickly2It can be inferred from the third paragraph that Athe longer you keep your feet on the ground, the faster you runBthe more you have explosive strength, the slower you runCthe quicker your feet leave the ground, the faster you runDthe quicker your fee
69、t leave the ground, the slower you run3If you are an AGTC member, you need to pay A$3750 B$150 C$135 D$754What information can we learn from the text?AYou will end the training at about 8 oclock on TuesdayBYou have to be trained for an hour each timeCYou need call 646 481 2272 to find more informationDCentral Park is where you need to go for training- 5 - 版权所有高考资源网