1、总课时数 39-40科目 高三英语使用时间主备人王玲燕使用人课题名称阅读理解与阅读表达专题（三）（1）Many people take it for granted that black is a color of bad things while white should always mean something good. This may be because, in their opinion, black is related to darkness and white to purity. However, that is not always the case. Did you
2、 know that the same one colour may mean differently in different places of the world?In the English-speaking world, black is the colour of mourning. People wear black clothes at the funeral. Red is concerned with danger or bloodshed (流血). Yellow is the word for fear. If you are afraid, you are yello
3、w. Yet none of these sayings is true outside the English-speaking world. In China and Korea white is the colour of mourning. In Russia, China and some other countries, red stands for beauty, life and excellence. In Italy and Germany, you are yellow with anger, not with fear.Even within the English-s
4、peaking area it is not difficult to find colour contradictions (矛盾). A redcap in the United States is a porter in a railway station. In Britain, however, a redcap is a military policeman. Both names are logical because both men wear red caps.Similarly, the British term for an American white collar w
5、orker is sometimes called a black-coated worker.One does not have to cross an area to find color differences. Would you rather be red-blooded? If we go back to the origin, we find that both terms are logical as both names suggest. The expression blueblood comes from Spain, where some noble families
6、proudly said that they had blue blood. But then why blue blood? Because they were fairskinned, and it is only natural that their blood vessels (血管) stood out appearing blue.1. Yellow is concerned with anger in _. A. Russia B. Britain C. GermanyD. China2. The two meanings of the term redcap form a di
7、fference in _. A. pronunciationB. climate C. logical relationship D. custom3. Both Britain and America would probably agree that _. A. black is the color of mourningB. a black-coated worker is employed in an officeC. red stands for beauty and excellenceD. a redcap is a porter in a station4. The best
8、 title for this passage is _. A. The Origin of Blue Blood B. The Development of the Symbolic Use of ColorsC. Colors that Carry Bad MeaningsD. The Meaning Concerned With Certain Colors5. When some Spanish called themselves blueblood, they actually meant _. A. they had heart trouble and their faces lo
9、oked blueB. they came from a noble familyC. they had blue blood in their vesselsD. they were fairskinned（2）How would you like to sleep with one half your brain asleep and the other half awake? Dolphins sleep this way. Recently , scientists at Indiana State University have discovered that ducks sleep
10、 this way too. They found that ducks sleep half awake so they can rest and watch for danger at the same time.After putting their ducks in a row and videotaping them, some researchers found ducks on the end of each row spent more time asleep with one eye open ,apparently looking for predators.“The mo
11、re the ducks felt threatened ,the more they slept with one eye open,” said lead author Niels C. Rattenborg ,a graduate student at Indiana State University ,Terre Haute .”the unique aspect is not that they do it ,but that they control it . When they sleep at the edge of a group ,they tend to realize
12、greater danger ,so they spend more time sleeping with one half of their brain.” Ducks with one eye open were still awake enough to detect predators ,said the authors of the study ,which appears today in the journal Nature. The researchers studied four groups of four ducks held in plastic boxes ,whic
13、h were arranged in a row .Ducks on the end were found to sleep with one eye open 31.8 per cent of the time, compared to 12.4 percent of the time for ducks in the central position.Also ,ducks in the central position did not open one eye more than the others, while ducks on each end kept the eye facin
14、g away from the group open 86.2 per cent of the time. Brain wave readings of the ducks showed that the half of the brain receiving signals from the closed eye indicated that half of the brain was sleeping. Signals from the half of the brain receiving signals from the open eye showed a state between
15、fully awake and asleep.6It was discovered that .Amost people would like to be half asleepBducks can sleep half awakeCdolphins sleep on their wayDducks have different sleeping habits from each other7A predator is most likely to be .Aan animal that hunts ,kills and eats other animalsBa human being who
16、 looks after and feeds ducksCa scientist who does research work on animalsDan animal that is likely to be friends with ducks8Ducks at the end of each row sleep with one eye open because .Athey are looking for foodBthey want to enjoy the sceneryCthey are watching out for dangerDthey are unique in the
17、ir sleeping habit9How many ducks were used in the experiment?AFour.BEight.CTwelve.DSixteen.10Which of the following is true according to the passage?ADucks on the northern end of a row would keep their eye facing the south open.BDucks with less sense of duty usually choose to stay in the center of a
18、 row.CDucks with one eye open at the edge can still enjoy a certain degree of sleep.DA video tape recorder was the only electronic device used in the experiment.（3） Many new students find it hard to do all the study that has to be done; they find themselves putting off reading assignment, jumping fr
19、om subject to another and rarely being quite certain what they are trying to do during a particular study session. The best way to overcome these difficulties and to start studying efficiently is to plan your time and organize your work. Let us suppose that you have 15 hours per week of classes and
20、that you decide to allow yourself a 40-hour working week (a reasonable figure, leaving you 70 waking hours for other activities).You now have to decide how to divide the remaining 25 hours of private study. Naturally the decisions you make will change from week to week according to what essays have
21、to be written and what reading has to be done. Many people find it helpful to draw up each week a seven-day timetable showing the occasions on which they will be working privately and the particular subjects that will be studying on each occasion. By checking such a plan at times during the week, yo
22、u can see what you have done and what you have still to do: the whole plan becomes more manageable. There are a number of places where you can studycollege library, public library, home, empty classrooms, on bus or trainand each has several obvious advantages and disadvantages. The college library i
23、s least busy in the evening, on Wednesday afternoon, and all day Friday and Saturday.When you are deciding where to study, keep the following suggestions in mind:1. Try to study always in the same place. After a while the familiar surroundings will help you to switch into the right frame of mind as
24、soon as you sit down.2. Find somewhere with as few distractions as possible.3. Make sure that your study place has a good light and is warm (but not too warm ) and well aired.11. Many new students find it hard .A. to make a good start B. to study efficiently C. to delay their reading D. to jump from
25、 subject to subject 12. Whats the main idea of this passage?A. Plan your time and organize your work.B. Overcome your difficulties.C. Be certain what you can do.D. Find a quiet place for study.13. A students organization of his work will need to change according to .A. how many hours he is awake B.
26、how many subjects are required C. how many lectures he misses D. what he has to write and read that week 14. A student is advised to make a weekly plan and to check it from time to time in order to _.A. see whether he has calculated it properly B. see what day of the week is C. see what work still n
27、eeds doing D. see how he feels at the whole week 15. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a place where you can study?A. The bus B. The train C. Home D. A public house AWe find that bright children are rarely held back by mixed-ability teachingOn the contrary，both their knowledge and experienc
28、e are enrichedWe feel that there are many disadvantages in streaming(把按能力分班)pupilsIt does not take into account the fact that children develop at different ratesIt can have a bad effect on both the bright and the not-so-bright childAfter all，it can be quite discouraging to be at the bottom of the to
29、p grade!Besides，it is rather unreal to grade people just according to their intellectual abilityThis is only one aspect of their total personalityWe are concerned to develop the abilities of all our pupils to the full，not just their academic abilityWe also value personal qualities and social skills
30、and we find that mixedability teaching contributes to all these aspects of learningIn our classrooms，we work in various waysThe pupils often work in groups：this gives them the opportunity to learn to cooperate to share，and to develop leadership skillsThey also learn how to deal with personal problem
31、s as well as learning how to thinkto make decisions，to analyze and evaluate，and to communicate effectivelyThe pupils learn from each other as well as from the teacherSometimes the pupils ；sometimes they work on individual tasks and assignments，and they can do this at their own speedThey also have so
32、me formal class teaching when this is appropriateWe encourage our pupils to use the library，and we teach them the skills they need in order to do this efficientlyAn advanced pupil can do advanced work：it does not matter what age the child isWe expect our pupils to do their best，not their least，and w
33、e give them every encouragement to attain this goal1Whats the writers purpose in writing this passage?(Please answer within 15 words) 2According to the second paragraph, a persons total personality consists of .(List at least 3 aspectsPlease answer within 10 words)_ 3Fill in the blanks in the last p
34、aragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. (Please answer within 5 words) 4Do you agree pupils shouldnt be streamed? Why?(Please answer within 30 words) 5Translate the underlined sentence in the third paragraph into Chinese BHere are a few tips to help you, the workaholic, re -
35、focus and get the best out of lifeEIGHT HOURS OF SLEEP! Make it a point to get at least eight hours of sleep and plenty of restDont believe that you can always catch some sleep or rest later Your body cannot make up for lost sleep or rest time because it is not physiologically possibleSTRICTLY FAMIL
36、Y ON WEEKENDS! Resolve to make Saturdays and Sundays strictly for family timeAnd stick to this! Mondays until Fridays you make an excuse not to relax and spend time with your family because its work time, why not make a similar excuse for Saturdays and Sundays?GET SOME FOOD IN! Make sure you get foo
37、d in your stomachWorkaholics are known to be food - skippersIf you cant afford to get off your desk or from doing paperwork, have food delivered to youIts always a good idea if you have crackers on your drawer to ease the hunger pangsWORK UP THOSE MUSCLES! Exercise, exercise, exercise! Set aside at
38、least an hour each day or every other day for exerciseYour body needs to be conditioned, and working non - stop isnt going to give it the proper physical conditioning it needsSince most workaholics tend to have their behinds stuck on their chairs, its even more important that you get some exerciseWO
39、RK TO LIVE! Always keep in mind that you work so you can live and have a comfortable lifeAlways remember that you dont live to workWorking is just one of the many useful and fruitful activities you do that enables you to live a good life and gives your family their needsDont make work your lifeIf yo
40、u start following the tips outlined today, then youve just taken the first step to_!1What is the best title for the passage? （Please answer within 10 words） 2Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?Taking exercise can make you in good condition and endless work will does harm to your health _3Fill in the blank in the passage with proper words of phrases to complete the sentence（ Please answer within 10 words） 4Which suggestion benefits you most? Why? （Please answer within 30 words） 5Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese_
