1、2021高考英语词汇串记与阅读训练(五十八)Part 1 词汇精炼初级词汇Sea level rose and forest were destroyed at unprecedented rate during the last decade. A series of environmental problems such as the deterioration of ecosystem, the extinction of bio-species,damage to the ozone layer, the green-house effect, acid rain, have pose
2、d a serious threat to human living conditions.Environmental crisis leads to one of the serious (problem), namely, Water shortage. Presently, more than 40% of the worlds population, more than 2 billion people, now face water (short). It is predicted that with the global population expected to increas
3、e from six billion to eight billion over the next 25 years, more pressure on environmental protection stress is expected.As a developing country, china is confronted the dual task of developing the economy and protecting the environment. Proceeding from its national conditions, china has, in the pro
4、cess of promoting its overall modernization program, made environmental protection one of its basic state policies.It is (know) to all that protection of the ecological environment and biodiversity is the focal point of environmental protection work. China is rich in wildlife species. There are abou
5、t 6,000 vertebrates alone 30,000species of higher plants.Exercise 1:将蓝色标记的词汇或者短语写出中文意思1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Exercise 2:将短文中的空格处补充完整1 2 3 4 5 6 答案:1.an 2. problems 3.shortage 4.with 5.known 6.and Exercise 3:全文翻译 答案:过去10年,海平面升高和森林看法的速度都是前所未有的;生态恶化、物种灭绝、臭氧
6、层被破坏、温室效应、酸雨等-系列环境问题已经严重影响到人类的生存环境。环境恶化造成的问题之- -就是缺水。目前全世界40%以上的人口,即20多亿人,面临缺水问题。据预测,未来25年全球人口将有60亿增长到80 亿,环境保护面临更大的压力。中国作为-一个发展中国家,面临着发展经济和保护环境的双重任务。从国情出发,中国在全面推进现代化的过程中,将环境保护视为一项基本国策。 /众所周知,对生态环境和生物多样性的保护是环保工作的重点。我国野生动植物物种丰富,仅脊椎动物就有6000 多种左右,高等植物3万多种。高级词汇To effectively protect childrens rights and
7、 interests, chinas legislation, judicial and government departments concerned as well non-governmental organizations have set up corresponding mechanisms to supervise, facilitate and promote the healthy development of the work on protecting children.The Chinese government has done a great deal to mo
8、bilize (variety)circles in society to care for, in various the unceasing self-improvement among physically disadvantaged children and to advocate the valued social virtues of unity, friendship and mutual aid.The Chinese nation has long cultivated the (tradition)virtues of“bring up the young”and cari
9、ng for the young”. An old Chinese saying “love our children and love others children in the same manner is still very popular.We should urge the society at large to raise the awareness of importance of protecting and educating children, and setting a good example and (do)practical thing for children
10、. We will spare efforts to create favorable social conditions for the progress of child development programs.Exercise 1:将蓝色标记的词汇或者短语写出中文意思1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Exercise 2:将短文中的空格处补充完整1 2 3 4 5 6 答案:1. as 2.various 3.traditional 4. that 5. doing 6. no Exercise 3:
11、全文翻译 答案:为了切实保护儿童权益,中国的立法、司法、政府各有关部门以及社会团体都建立了相应的机制,以监督、实施和促进保护儿童事业的健康发展。/中国政府动员社会采取多种方式关心和帮助残疾儿童的成长,大力弘扬残疾儿童自强不息的精神,倡导团结、友爱、互助的道德风尚。中国民族素有“携幼”,“爱幼”的传统美德,中国古语“有无有以及人之幼”了流传至今。我们要在全社会倡导树立“爱护儿童、教育儿童、为儿童做表率、为儿童办实事”的公民意识,并努力为儿童事业的发展创造良好的社会条件。Part 2 阅读练习It was just after sunrise on a June morning.“Nicolo,”
12、whose real name cannot be 1 to the public because of Italys privacy laws,finished working the whole night at a factory in Turin.As he often did,he stopped by the “after work auction(拍卖)”2 by the Italian police where things found on the trains were sold to the highest bidder.There,among many other th
13、ings,Nicolo spotted two paintings he thought would look 3 above his dining room table.Nicolo and another bidder 4 until Nicolo finally won the paintings for $32.When Nicolo retired and went to live in Sicily,he 5 the paintings with him.He hung them above the same table he had moved from Turin.His so
14、n,age 15,who had 6 an art appreciation class,thought that there was something 7 about the one with a young girl sitting on a garden chair.It was signed(签名) “Bonnato” or so he thought,but when he 8 it,he only found “Bonnard,”a French 9 he had never heard of.He bought a book and was surprised to find
15、a picture of the artist Pierre Bonnard sitting on the same chair in the same 10 as his fathers painting.“Thats the garden in our picture,”Nicolos son told his father.They 11 learned that the painting they owned was called “The Girl with Two Chairs.”They 12 the other painting and learned that it was
16、13 Paul Gauguins “Still Life of Fruit on a Table with a Small Dog.”The 14 called the Italian Culture Ministry;the official confirmed that the paintings were 15 and worth as much as $50 million.1.A.attachedB.allocatedC.exposedD.submitted2.A.attendedB.reservedC.cancelledD.run3.A.niceB.familiarC.useful
17、D.real4.A.battledB.debatedC.discussedD.bargained5.A.heldB.leftC.registeredD.brought6.A.missedB.failedC.takenD.led7.A.concreteB.unusual C.unappealingD.natural8.A.appreciated B.touched C.researchedD.witnessed9.A.painterB.designerC.authorD.actor10.A.roomB.kitchenC.hallD.garden11.A.apparently B.confiden
18、tly C.eventuallyD.temporarily12.A.collected B.cleaned C.framedD.studied13.A.suitablyB.actuallyC.rightlyD.specifically14.A.girlB.artistC.familyD.police15.A.copiesB.originalsC.modelsD.presents参考答案:本文是一篇记叙文。Nicolo在下夜班的路上,参与了一个拍卖活动,花32美元买了两幅画。若干年后,Nicolo的这两幅画被证明是名家名作,价值五千万美金。1.C根据句意可知,由于意大利的隐私法,主人公的真名不能
19、暴露在公众面前。be exposed to“暴露于”。2.D根据句意可知,这次拍卖活动是由意大利警方负责经营管理的。run“经营;管理”。3.ANicolo注意到两幅画,他觉得如果把这两幅画放在餐桌上方,可能看起来很漂亮。4.A根据下文出现的won一词可知,Nicolo和另一个出价者开始较量起来,此处battle是动词,意为“较量”。5.D根据下文内容可知,这两幅画一直跟随着Nicolo,因此,他退休后搬家时,把这两幅画一起带走了。6.C此处表示Nicolo 15岁的儿子曾经参加过一个艺术鉴赏课。7.B根据下文内容可知,这幅画是名家的作品,所以此处表示Nicolo的儿子觉得这幅画有些不同寻常。
20、8.C根据上文可知,Nicolo的儿子一开始以为签名是Bonnato,但仔细研究发现,是Bonnard。9.A此处表示这个名字是Nicolo的儿子以前从未听说过的一个法国画家的名字。10.D根据上文出现的a garden chair可知,此处答案为garden。11.C此处说明的是父子二人最终了解到的事实真相,所以用副词eventually。12.D根据下文内容可知,另一幅画也是名家作品,可见父子俩对另一幅画也进行了仔细研究。13.BNicolo当初用32美元买下两幅画,他并不知道这两幅画的价值。此处表示实际上第二幅画也是大师的杰作。14.CNicolo一家人得知这两幅画不同寻常,立刻给意大利的文化部打电话。15.B此处表示经有关人员证实,这两幅画都是真迹,并非赝品,价值大约五千万美金。