1、山西省2012高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（19）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。A “Write All About It”Centerville High School Essay（论文）ContestRules1 Students are asked to hand in essays of 500 to 700 words of their own work Any essay containing material copied from another source will be disqualified2 Man
2、uscripts should be typed double-spaced, with the students name, address, and grade level on a separate sheet of paper3 Essays must be turned in by 4:00 pm on November 30They can be brought to Mrs Elton in Room 104 or to Mr Markham in the school libraryEssay-Writing Tips1 Catch your readers interestY
3、our opening should immediately pull your reader into your essay Asking a question or starting with a story, or surprising statement are some good ways to do this2 Create a picture Use active words that show your reader what is happening Instead of telling your reader that “the room was disordered,”
4、paint a picture using active verbs and lively adjectives 3 Have a purpose Well written essays do more than just describe an event or express a viewpoint; they also communicate a message4 Check for mistakesRead your paper over to check for mistakes Ask another student to read your paper Another pair
5、of eyes will often spot a mistake you have missed5 Format your essayNeatly type your essay on white paper Choose an attractive cover for handing in The computer lab will be open after school from 3:15 to 4:45 pm each day this month so that students can use the computersPrizesWinning essays will be p
6、ublished in the Centerville Times Everyone who takes part in it will also receive a free pass to enter one school activity this year First Prize: $ 50 savings bond Second Prize: Dictionary and reference book Third Prize: Pen set and journal1 Which of the following rules is set for the essay contest?
7、A Students can write something exactly as it is written in other booksB Students personal information should be listed on another piece of paperC Essays must be brought to MrMarkham in the computer lab on November 30D The students winning the second prize will be awarded a dictionary and a book 2 Wh
8、ich of the following writing tips is given in the passage?A Drawing a picture to go with the essayB Trying to communicate an important idea to readersC Asking a teacher to find the mistakes you havent foundD Making the essay short enough to hold the readers interest3 The article is written to _A exp
9、lain how to write a good essay B show how to organize an essay contestC inform the students of the essay contest D convince the students of the prizes available B There was a group called “the Fishermans Fellowship”. They were surrounded by streams and lakes full of hungry fish. They got excited abo
10、ut fishing! Someone said that they needed a philosophy of fishing, so they carefully defined and redefined fishing and the purpose of fishing. They developed fishing skills. Then they realized that they had been going at it backwards. They had approached fishing from the point of view of the fisherm
11、an, and not from the point of view of the fish. How did fish view the world? What did fish eat and when? These were all good things to know. So they began research on fishing and attended conferences on fishing. Some traveled to faraway places to study different kinds of fish with different habits.
12、But no one had yet gone fishing. With meetings, conferences, and seminars (研讨会), they just simply didnt have time to fish. Jake was a newcomer to The Fishermans Fellowship. After the meeting of the Fellowship, Jake went fishing. He tried a few things, got the hang of it, and caught a big fish. At th
13、e next meeting, he told his story, and he was honored for his catch, and then scheduled to speak at all the meetings and tell how he did it. Because of all the speaking invitations and his election to the board of directors of The Fishermans Fellowship, Jake no longer had time to go fishing.But soon
14、 he began to feel restless and empty. He longed to fish once again. So he cut the speaking, he resigned from the board, and he said to a friend, “Lets go fishing.” They did. They caught a lot of fish.The members of The Fishermans Fellowship were many, and the fish were plentiful, but fisherman were
15、few.4. The purpose of the text is to_. A. encourage people to put what they have learned into practice. B. prove that there are many people who dont know how to fish. C. invite more people to join The Fishermans Fellowship. D. show the importance of learning right fishing methods.5. We can conclude
16、from the second paragraph that _. A. all the members of The Fishermans Fellowship worked very hard.B. all the members of The Fishermans Fellowship were treated equally. C. practice was ignored by the members of The Fishermans Fellowship. D. The Fishermans Fellowship divided work among its members we
17、ll.6. No members of The Fishermans Fellowship went fishing because _.A. they were interested in studying the theories only.B. they were all busy doing the theory work.C. they were unwilling to go fishing alone.D. they were not sure of their fishing skills.7. Why was Jake honored by the group at a me
18、eting? A. He was brave enough to go fishing alone. B. He was successful in doing practical work. C. He had better fishing skills than other fishermen. D. He knew more about fishing than other fishermen.C The power of words becomes clear after listening to a powerful speech that leaves you feeling in
19、spired, or when a moving passage from a novel brings tears to your eyes. But when it comes to causing pain, the power of words may still be vastly underestimated (低估). Kids who are always laughed at and called names can develop low self-respect and may grow up to be angry adults. “Hurtful words can
20、haunt (萦绕) you all your life and may lead to heart disease, depression, stress,” said W. Penn Handwerker, a medical anthropologist. Not surprisingly, those that have the most effect are words that come from people we admire or who have some power over our lives : teachers, wives/ husbands, parents a
21、nd friends.Studies have found verbal assaults (攻击) are even more painful than physical ones. “A bruise can eventually disappear, but words can hurt your soul. Words create fear and contain the promise of future violence. The emotional effect on victims can range from low-level anxiety to great fear,
22、” said Stephen Wessler, director of the Center for the Study and Prevention of Hate Violence at the University of Southern Maine.It is estimated that 160,000 students miss school every day because theyre afraid of being harassed (骚扰).Whats more, name calling and other forms of rude remarks are early
23、 signs of actual violence in schools. Wessler, who worked as a prosecutor (检察官),explained that when he was called into schools for cases of violence, it was typically the last stage of a much longer battle. “The violence had actually begun days or months after verbal harassment,” he said.8. Whats th
24、e main idea of the text? A. Verbal assaults are more likely to happen in schools. B. Verbal assaults are more painful than physical ones. C. Kids are usually much easier to be hurt by words. D. More and more people like to give verbal assaults.9. We can infer from the first two paragraphs that_. A.
25、fewer and fewer powerful speeches are given now B. the effects of words are different on different people C. the power of words can also be negative D. few people pay attention to what others say10. What can we learn from the last paragraph? A. Verbal assaults are often not paid early enough attenti
26、on to in schools. B. Students often try to end the violence in school by themselves first. C. Verbal assaults cause most of the violent cases in schools. D. More and more prosecutors are paying attention to verbal assaults.11. Why is the number of students who miss school every day mentioned in the
27、text? A. To show the relationship between verbal assaults and physical assaults. B. To provide evidence of the harmful effects of verbal assaults on students. C. To tell those who often miss school that their behavior is wrong. D. To point out what a prosecutor can do to stop verbal assaults in scho
28、ols. D Young women are more adventurous than young men when travelling abroad in gap yearsOne in three female backpackers visits more than three countries during a year out and travels alone, according to new researchBy contrast, the majority of their male counterparts visit only one country and ten
29、d to travel in groups, says a survey by the Gap Year company, which provides information and services for students considering taking a year outMore women than men say that their prime reason for taking time off is to see the world and experience different culturesMen are more likely to rank “having
30、 fun” higher on their list of prioritiesWomen are more likely to value the challenge of a foreign trip, and many cited reasons such as learning a language and meeting new peopleThe more adventurous gap years taken by women seem to work to their benefit; more than three quarters of those surveyed hav
31、e reported increased confidence, self reliance and independence, whereas only half of the men had that experienceThe research also shows that women are more likely to do voluntary work while travelling, with more than one in ten helping with teaching or development projectsOne of the reasons given f
32、or this is a wish to see the country in an authentic lightA greater proportion of women than men face objections or criticism from their families over their gap year plansAmong the men surveyed, lack of money is the main barrier to travelCarolyn Martin, a doctor from London, is a typically confident
33、 female travellerStarting in Cape Town, she travelled around southern Africa and Australia with a string of unusual and sometimes dangerous jobs“I had one job chasing elephants off the runway in Africa by banging a stick against a pan，” she recalled“It was OK but one day I did get chased by one”She
34、said that she had travelled alone because “you meet more people”12According to the article, _Amost of the women students will travel abroad during the summer holidaysBone third of the women students will travel abroad in a yearCwomen students are more likely to travel abroad alone in gap yearsDwomen
35、 students are willing to travel abroad in a group13In the third paragraph, the underlined word “priorities” most probably means _ Aselections Battractions Cpreferences Dprojects14Which of the following statements is TRUE?AMen students will travel less during the gap year because of their part time j
36、obsBWomen students will travel more but face more objectionsCThe article suggests that women travelling alone will have dangerous experiencesDMen students prefer to travel inside their own country to going abroad15Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?AGirls Get the Best out of Gap YearsBBoys Lack Courage in Gap YearsCFor Fun or for Adventure?DYoung Women Are More Adventurous 115 BBC ACBB BCAB CCBA高考资源网独家精品资源，欢迎下载！高考资源网Ks5uK&S%5#UKs5uKs%U高考资源网高考资源网高考资源网
