1、2014高考英语短文填单词抓分练习（21）及答案请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填1个单词。There are many destructive (破坏性的) forces when it comes to nature, which have destroyed whole cities and killed many people. Theyre really terrible, but they occur somewhat often, and this is why you see so many charities th
2、ese days which focus their efforts on helping people who have been affected by natural disasters.While the world is a very beautiful place to live in, there will always be parts of the world where natural disasters happen more often than in other places, where properties and lives are destroyed. Onl
3、y the people who live in the country where tsunamis and earthquakes as well as other disasters occur experience these, and we can only imagine the suffering that they go through.For some people out there, the world is cruel, but they have no choice but to stay where they are. A lot of the time peopl
4、e simply cannot afford to move away, as they might not be able to get a job when they leave.In 2004, there was a tsunami in the Indian Ocean. A tsunami is a large wave that towers hundreds of feet into the air, and covers whole areas when it comes crashing down on to dry land. This particular tsunam
5、i was caused by an earthquake that happened in the middle of the sea, shooting the water away from the ground and towards dry land. This tsunami actually reached thirty meters in height, and was one of the worst tidal waves the world has ever seen. Over 200,000 people were hurt in the disaster.In 20
6、05, we also saw a hurricane happened in the United States. This hurricane was known as hurricane Katrina, and is perhaps the worst in the history of the world. It happened in 2005 and destroyed millions of properties in the area. It also took the lives of nearly 2,000 American people. It was known t
7、hat for ten days, the wind swept through the area, meaning the most powerful country in the world became helpless in their attempts to save the people who were affected by the hurricane.Finally, in 2008 we saw yet another natural disaster. This time it was a cyclone (旋风), which is similar to a hurri
8、cane but happens in a circular motion (圆周运动). This cyclone Nargis had been one of the strongest to have ever occurred, reaching a death toll of nearly 150,000 people.All of these were terrible disasters that were unavoidable.来源:学科网Title: Forces of NatureIntroductionDestructive forces of nature refer
9、 to natural disasters (71) _ tsunamisand earthquakes.Consequences When these terrible disasters occur in some parts of the world, they(72) _ properties and lives. People in these parts go through the (73) _ that only exists in our imagination. Some people out there have to (74) _ where they are. The
10、y cant afford to move away, as jobs in other places might not be (75) _.Examples The 2004 tsunami reached a (76) _ of thirty meters and it was one of the worst tidal waves in the world. The 2005 (77) _ known as Katrina swept through parts ofthe US, causing great loss. Even the most powerful country
11、could do(78) _ to save its people. The 2008 cyclone called Nargis had been one of the strongest, leaving nearly 150,000 people (79) _.SummaryThese terrible disasters couldnt be (80) _.出处：江苏省南通市2012届高三第一学期期末调研测试英语试卷话题：Forces of Nature 入选理由：这是一篇说明性的文章，文章虽长，但难度适中，题目很能体现学生对语言理解和运用的能力参考答案71. like 72. des
12、troy 73. suffering 74. stay / remain 75. available / found76. height 77. hurricane 78. nothing 79. dead 80. avoided / prevented / stopped山东省泰安市第一中学2013届高三上学期12月月考第四部分：书面表达（共两节，满分45分）第一节 阅读表达（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）On the 15th of each month, a classroom at Pointers Run Elementary School in Maryland is pack
13、ed with volunteers. Students like Campbell Snoddy col1ect food that by students, parents and teachers from each classroom. Then, the chi1dren check to make sure the food isnt too old. After that, they sort it by category and put the cans and boxes into bags to be delivered to low-income senior citiz
14、ens in the community.“I wanted to teach my daughter about philanthropy(慈善).”says Julie Rosenthal, Who started the nonprofit program six years ago.“And I wanted to teach other kids in the community, too.”Children make their deliveries around the 15th of the month when money from monthly Social Securi
15、ty checks begins to run out and tough decisions between food and other needs have to be made.“I am on a fixed income and the food has helped me out considerably，”says Linda Testennan, a food receiver.”“It was really fun, and it was great to make the senior citizens happy，”says Campbell.“It was reall
16、y cool.”Sofia Merkowitz, another Food on the 15th volunteer, agrees.“I really liked it because it mede me feel really good that people were so happy that they got food.”Rosenthal says that is why she has children do more than fill a bag with donated food.“We want the children to have firsthand exper
17、ience delivering the food to the people so that they can get that feeling of really making a difference in somebodys life, a positive difference.”The program started with one school delivering 30 bags of groceries. It has grown each year, and now involves 10 schools and several churches. Food on the
18、 15th has delivered more than12, 000 bags so far. Rosenthals goal is to expand Food on the 15th across the country and around the world.76. List the four things that the students do with the food in the program“Food on the 15th”(no more than 30 words) _77. Fill in the blank with proper words to comp
19、lete the sentence. (no more than 5 words) _78. On what purpose did Julie Rosenthal start the non-profit program? (no more than 15 words) _79. Translate the underlined sentence in the last paragraph into Chinese. _80. Would you like to become a volunteer of this program? Why? (no more than 20 words)
20、_【参考答案】76. collect the food check to make sure the food is goodsort the food and put it into bags deliver the food to people in need77. has been donated/ given/ offered/ povided/ contributed78. She wanted to teach her daughter and other kids about philanthropy.79. 该活动的规模逐年扩大，现在已有十所学校及好几个教堂加入进来。80. 根
21、据文意合理作答，回答形式和内容要与问题一致。山东济南外国语学校2012-2013学年度第一学期月考III 阅读表达（每题2分，共10分）阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题（请注意问题后的字数要求）Have you ever stayed in a hotel? Most Chinese hotels often provide guests with things like disposable (一次性的) toothbrushes, toothpaste, shampoo and slippers. Many guests like the idea because they dont
22、 have to bring their own. But, if you travel to Beijing, remember to bring your own things. Starting from June, some hotels in Beijing will no longer provide guests with these disposables. They want to ask people to use less disposable things.Many disposable things are made of plastic, not easy to r
23、ot away. People throw them away after using them only once. It is a waste of natural resources and is very bad for the environment. Do you know, one Chinese person makes as much as 400kg of waste a year! Most of that waste comes from disposable things. In Beijing, people throw away about 19,000 tons
24、 of plastic bags and 1,320 tons of plastic lunch bowls every year! Plastic can take between 100 and 400 years to break down. So the less plastic we throw out, the better. So, wherever you travel, bring your own things and use them again and again.At home and school, you can also do something to make
25、 our world a better place. Try to use daily necessities （日用品）once more. Use cloth shopping bags, not plastic ones. After using a plastic bag, wash it out and let it dry. Then you can use it over and over again. Do not use paper cups. At your school canteen, use your own bowl and chopsticks instead o
26、f disposable ones. 1. Please list at least 4 disposable things mentioned in the passage. (Not more than 5 words)_ 2. What will happen in some hotels in Beijing starting from June according to the passage?(Not more than10 words) _ 3. Why is it bad to throw disposables away after using them only once?
27、 (Not more than 15words)_4. What should we do when we travel to somewhere? (Not more than 12 words)_ 5. How can we be more environmentally friendly when we are in our canteen?(Not more than 12 words)_参考答案：1. Toothbrushes, toothpaste, shampoo and slippers.2. They will no longer provide guests with th
28、ese disposables.3. Because it is a waste of natural resources and is very bad for the environment.4 Bring our own things and use them again and again.5. By using our own bowl and chopsticks instead of disposable ones.山东省济宁市2013届高三3月第一次模拟考试英语试题第四部分 书面表达（共两节，满分45分)第一节 阅读表达(共5小题；第小题3分，满分l5分)阅读下面短文并回答问题
29、，然后将答案写到答题卡相应的位置上（请注意问题后的词数要求）。 1The following is a teenagers problem and the help he gets from an expert. 2Problem：My parents drive me crazy! They dont “get” me. Its a like were opposites. I try to talk to them, but they dont want to hear it. If something bad happened to me, I bet they wouldnt care
30、. All I want is for them to understand me and be there for me, but they always want to make decisions for me without talking about it firstIts so discouraging! 3Advice：Its normal as it teen to feel like you have nothing in common with your parents, like theyre trying to lead you in a direction that
31、you dont want to go. But about it? You cant change the way they feel，and you certainly dont want to change your own personality. Youll eventually get to a point where you and your parents can coexist with love and understanding, but probably not till youre older. Until then, heres the best you can d
32、o: 4 First, learn to share your differences of opinion in a mature, respectful way.5Second，pick your battlesNot everything needs to turn into an argumentIn fact, youll be a lot happier in the long ran if you cool off and walk away. 6Third，remember that even though you have your differences, your par
33、ents still love you and would be extremely sad if anything bad happened to youSeriouslyYou can act like that isnt true, but deep down，I think you know it is7Fourth，whenever your parents are stressing you out, keep in mind that in a compels of years this will all fade away(淡化)and youll be able to mak
34、e decisions for yourself. Youll not be trapped in this forever. Be patient.76What does the teenager wish his parents would do when try to make decisions for him?( more than 6 words)77Fill in the blank in paragraph 3 with proper words(no more than 5 words)78Which sentence in the text is closest in me
35、aning to the following one? Believe me, Im not joking.79. What should the teenager do if theres no way out at present?(no more than 2 words) 80Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 into Chinese.【参考答案】76. Talk with him about it first. / Discuss it with him first./ Have a talk with him firs
36、t. (3分)Talking about it first.(2分)77. what can you do （3分） what should(must/would) you do (2.5分)78. Seriously. 79. Be patient./ Just wait. / Just relax. / Let be.80. 终有一天你会与你父母共处于爱和理解中，但恐怕要等你再大几岁方能实现。山东省日照市2013届高三3月第一次模拟考试第四部分：书面表达（共两节，满分45分）第一节 阅读表达（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）阅读下面短文并回答问题，然后将答案写到答题卡相应的位置（请注意问
37、题后的字数要求）。1In a study likely to make school caretakers embarrassed, U.S. researchers said that chewing gum may help improve performances of teenagers. Many schools ban chewing gum because children often throw away the sticky chaw under chairs or tables. But the study found that students who chewed gu
38、m during math class had higher scores on a math test and better grades than students who did not chew gum in the class.2“For the first time, weve been able to show in a real-life kind of situation that students did perform better when they were allowed to chew,”said Gil Leveille, director of the Wri
39、gley Science Institute. Wrigley has gotten feedback from many of its gum customers who say chewing gum helps them stay focused.3The researchers studied four math classes（108 students aged 13 to 16）.About one half got free Wrigleys sugar-free gum to chew during class, homework and tests. They chewed
40、at least one stick of gum 86 percent of the time they were in math class and 36 percent of the time they were doing homework. The other half_.4After 14 weeks, the gum chewers had a 3 percent increase in their math scores on the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills achievement test, a small but s
41、ignificant change. As a matter of fact, the gum chewers did get better final grades in the class than their non-chewing peers.5Leveille said chewing gum helps reduce stress, so students can do their best work. And while he is aware that many schools have a dim view on students chewing gum in class,
42、he hopes the findings may change that a bit.6“Its not a matter of chewing. Its a matter of gum disposal（处理），”Leveille said, adding that it can be overcome by teaching proper disposal methods. If that failed, he joked, “Well have to provide the cleaners with scrapers（刮刀）”76.What is the main idea of t
43、he passage？（no more than 10 words）77.In what way is chewing gum helpful according to the passage?（no more than 10 words）78.Fill in the blank in Paragraph 3 with proper words.（no more than 8 words）79.Which sentence in the passage is the closest in meaning to the following one?Although he knows many s
44、chools are against students chewing gum, he expects that the research results will help improve the situation.80.According to Leveille, how should schools deal with the problem in gum chewing?（no more than 10 words）参考答案：76. Chewing gum can raise grades of teenagers. /Chewing gum may help improve per
45、formances of teenagers.77. It can reduce stress and help stay focused.78. didnt chew any gum during their study/went without79. And while he is aware that many schools have a dim view on students chewing gum in class, he hopes the findings may change that a bit.80. Because some students throw away the sticky chaw everywhere./To overcome the problem of throwing away the sticky chaw everywhere.