1、专题能力提升练八主旨大意题主旨大意类A2020太原市高三年级模拟三Growing up in an ItalianAmerican household was, for me, pretty special. My mother, Gina, an immigrant from Italy, held on to so many of her familys traditions that at times, regardless of the fact that I was living in America, our home felt like in Italy.To this day,
2、 my mother only speaks to me in Italian. She may speak in some English terms and expressions from time to time, but our conversations are, for the most part, in her mother tongue. And most of those conversations are about food. For us, foodItalian food is an important part of our lives. The food my
3、mother prepared for me and my sister as children is the same food as my grandmother created in her small farm kitchen high up in the mountains.One of my familys dishes of heritage I am sure to learn and perfect is my mothers arancini di riso (Italian rice balls). Arancini, in Italian, means little o
4、ranges. After you roll some leftover rice into a small ball, place a piece of mozzarella (莫泽雷勒干酪) in the center, then bread that and fry it, the golden outside resembles one of our favorite fruits. For my family, it also showcased my mothers ability to always find a delicious way to never let anythi
5、ng go to waste: Last nights good rice was repurposed into this perfect midday snack or dinner appetizer.So, when I take a perfect little arancini out of the hot oil and crack it open, I am immediately transported back to my childhood: I am a little girl getting off the bus and running through the ba
6、ck door to the smell of last nights rice transformed into sticky, delicate goodness. This small snack symbolizes so many important elements in my life: my mothers wastenot philosophy, her ability to take a few simple ingredients and transform them, and finally, the way she carried her mothers recipe
7、s to the U. S. in her mind and heart so she could, years later, teach me about my heritage through food. Eating arancini, and all the other recipes my mother continued to make here in the U. S. after leaving Italy, allowed her to teach me who I am, where I come from, and why I should be proud of it
8、all.1What makes the authors home feel like in Italy?AFruit and snacks.BNeighbors and friends.CNames and holidays. DFood and language.2Why is the author sure to learn and perfect arancini di riso?AIt saves valuable food from going to waste.BIt reminds the author of her days at school.CIt plays a majo
9、r role in continuing family tradition.DIt showcases the cooking skills of the authors mother.3What does the underlined word “goodness” in Paragraph 4 refer to?AArancini di riso. BMothers kindness. CThe Italian language. DAmazing cooking skills4What is the text mainly about?AWhy learning to cook is i
10、mportant for a mother.BHow the family heritage is taught through food.CHow childhood experiences change ones life.DWhy mothers are important in childrens education.B2020沈阳市教学质量监测三Researchers from the MIT Media Lab, Boston Childrens Hospital, and Northeastern University used a robotic teddy bear, “Hu
11、ggable”， across the Boston Childrens Hospital. More than 50 hospitalized children were divided into three groups that involved Huggable, a tabletbased virtual Huggable, or a traditional toy teddy bear. In general, the robotic Huggable improved various patient outcomes over the other two choices.When
12、 first designed, Huggable was operated remotely by a specialist outside a childs room for a moment. Through software, a specialist could control the robots facial expressions and body actions. The specialists could also talk through a speakerwith their voice automatically changed to sound more child
13、likeand observe the participants via camera.During the treatments involving Huggable for kids aged 3 to 10, a specialist would sing nursery rhymes to younger children through the robotic bear and move the arms during the song. Older kids would play the I Spy game, where they had to guess an object i
14、n the room described by the specialist through Huggable. Through selfreports and questionnaires, the researchers recorded how much the patients and families liked Huggable. A greater percentage of children and their parents reported that the children enjoyed playing with Huggable more than with the
15、virtual figure or traditional teddy bear.The study proved the possibility of including Huggable in the treatments for children. Results also showed that children playing with Huggable experienced more positive emotions overall. They also got out of bed and moved around more, and were emotionally con
16、nected with the robot, asking it personal questions and inviting it to come back later to meet their families. “Such improved emotional and physical outcomes are all positive factors that could contribute to hospitalized childrens better and faster recovery，” the researchers wrote in their study.The
17、 study also provided a basis for developing a fully autonomous Huggable robot, which is the researchers final goal. In the future, that automated robot could be used to improve childrens further treatment and care, and monitor their wellbeing.5What can we learn about Huggable? AIt was first designed
18、 for disabled kids. BIt can make facial expressions. CIt talks like a caring parent. DIt works automatically.6How did the children find Huggable?AFavorable. BConventional.CDisappointing. DUnhelpful.7How did Huggable help the hospitalized children with their treatment?AIt improved their mental experi
19、ence.BIt protected them from possible viruses.CIt gave tips on taking good care of young patients.DIt provided uptodate information about their diseases.8What is the text mainly about?AThe fast development of robots in the medical area.BA new technology in medicine to treat children.CRobots advantag
20、es over other methods of treatment.DA robotic teddy bear used in caring for hospitalized children.C2020青岛市高三练习诊断In recent years, stressedout people living in cities have been seeking protection in green spaces for the proven positive impacts on physical and mental health, but the benefits of “blue s
21、paces”not only the sea and coastline, but also rivers, lakes, canals, waterfalls, even fountainsare less well advertised, yet the science has been consistent for at least a decade：being by water is good for the body and mind. “Many of the processes are exactly the same as with green spaceswith some
22、added benefits，” says Dr. Mathew White, a senior lecturer at the University of Exeter. White says there are three established pathways by which the presence of water is positively related to health and happiness. First, there are the beneficial environmental factors, such as less polluted air and mo
23、re sunlight. Second, people who live by water tend to be more physically active. Thirdand this is where blue spaces seem to have an advantage over other natural environmentswater has a psychological recovery effect. When you are sailing, surfing or swimming, says White, “youre really in step with na
24、tural forces there.” Catherine Kelly is a wellness practitioner who teaches classes in “mindfulness by the sea”. She says the sea has a quality that can make people thoughtful. “To go to the sea means letting go，” says Kelly. “It could be lying on a beach or somebody handing you a cocktail. For some
25、body else，it could be a wild, empty coast. But there is this really human sense of: Oh, look, theres the seaand the shoulders drop.”9Why are blue spaces less popular than green spaces?ABecause green spaces are good to peoples health.BBecause little research has been done on blue spaces.CBecause gree
26、n spaces have more benefits than blue spaces.DBecause the benefits of green spaces are better advertised.10Where are blue spaces superior to other natural environments according to White?AWhere theres water，theres fresh air.BPeople living near water are healthier.CWater can help people restore menta
27、l health.DThe sea can make people lost in deep thought.11What can we learn from the last paragraph?AThe sea will bring you loneliness.BThe sea will hurt your shoulders.CThe sea will put you at ease.DThe sea will make you feel down.12What does the author mainly want to tell us?APeople in cities prefe
28、r green spaces.BBlue spaces help both physically and mentally.CGreen spaces have been out of date.DWays to keep us healthy.专题能力提升练八主旨大意题主旨大意类A语篇类型：记叙文主题语境：人与自我家庭生活作者的母亲教会作者做小吃(意大利饭团)【文章大意】作者是一个意大利裔美国人，母亲特意用意大利语教会作者做意大利饭团，继承了作者家里的小吃食品传统，让作者充分理解自我，为自己所做的事而自豪。1答案与解析：D考查细节理解。根据第二段前三句“To this day, my mot
29、her only speaks to me in Italian. She may speak in some English terms and expressions from time to time, but our conversations are, for the most part, in her mother tongue. And most of those conversations are about food”可知，母亲用意大利母语与我谈论意大利食物的事情，故D选项正确。2答案与解析：C考查推理判断。根据第三段第一句“One of my familys dishes
30、of heritage I am sure to learn and perfect is my mothers arancini di riso (Italian rice balls)”和最后一句“For my family，it also showcased my mothers ability to always find a delicious way to never let anything go to waste. or dinner appetizer”可以判断，作者一定把家里的意大利传统食品继承下来，赞扬了母亲从来不浪费的传统美德，也展示了母亲把剩米饭改做成可口的小吃的能力
31、。3答案与解析：A考查词义猜测。根据第四段第二句中的“This small snack symbolizes so many important elements”可知，goodness是指This small snack，即“arancini di riso (Italian rice balls)”，故A选项正确。4答案与解析：B考查主旨大意。文章主要介绍了作者生在异乡，母亲让她用剩米饭学做意大利家庭传统小吃，继承了母亲节约粮食的美德，从而让作者认识自我。从文章第一段中的“many of her familys traditions”，第三段中的“One of my familys dis
32、hes of heritage”的关键词也能提炼文章的主旨大意。B语篇类型：说明文主题语境：人与社会研究发现机器人泰迪熊对生病的儿童有积极影响【文章大意】文章主要介绍了研究人员在波士顿儿童医院使用了机器人泰迪熊Huggable，发现其给生病的孩子们带来了积极的影响。5答案与解析：B考查细节理解。根据第二段第二句“Through software，a specialist could control the robots facial expressions and body actions”可知，Huggable能够作出面部表情，故选B。6答案与解析：A考查细节理解。根据第三段最后一句“A g
33、reater percentage of children.traditional teddy bear”可知，比起虚拟的泰迪熊或传统的泰迪熊，孩子们更喜欢玩Huggable。由此可知，孩子们认为Huggable讨人喜欢。故选A。7答案与解析：A考查细节理解。根据第四段第二句“Results also showed that children playing with Huggable experienced more positive emotions overall”可知，结果还显示，玩Huggable的孩子总体上有更积极的情绪。由此可知，Huggable有助于改善孩子们的精神体验。故选A
34、。8答案与解析：D考查主旨大意。文章主要介绍了研究人员在波士顿儿童医院使用了机器人泰迪熊Huggable，发现其给生病的孩子们带来了积极的影响。故选D。C语篇类型：说明文主题语境：人与社会研究发现颜色与健康【文章大意】通常情况下，人们都认为绿色空间给人的身心健康带来很多益处，研究表明蓝色空间对人的身心健康亦有非常多的益处。9答案与解析：D考查推理判断。根据第一段中的“but the benefits of.are less well advertised”可知，与绿色空间的益处相比，蓝色空间的益处较少被宣传。故选D。10答案与解析：C考查细节理解。根据第三段中的“Thirdand this i
35、s where blue spaces seem to have an advantage over other natural environmentswater has a psychological recovery effect”可知，蓝色空间(水)相比其他自然环境的一个优势是蓝色空间(水)有助于心理恢复。故选C。11答案与解析：C考查细节理解。根据最后一段中的“To go to the sea means letting go”“lying on a beach or somebody handing you a cocktail.coast”及最后一句可知，去海边能让人放松，人们可以尽享在海边的休闲时光。故选C。12答案与解析：B考查主旨大意。文章第一段通过把绿色空间和蓝色空间的受欢迎程度进行对比，引出话题：蓝色空间在身心上亦带给我们很多的益处，接下来各段的内容是对这一话题的具体阐释。故选B。
