专题能力训练十九 阅读表达(一)
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A
(2016·绵阳一诊)
National parks in the UK are a wonder to see,run by the National Trust,a non-profit charity which maintains Great Britain’s historical and natural landscapes.Britain’s park Authority has made planning restrictions to protect these wilderness areas in housing and commercial activities.
Mainland England and Wales have the largest number of protected parks.The first established area was the 1,438 kilometer Peak District.The first national park lies in northern and central England.The Peak District with vast beauty is thought to be the world’s most visited national park after Japan’s Mount Fuji.
In the northwest area of Wales lies Snowdonia National Park.This attractive,mysterious ancient landscape is home to steep mountains.Walking trails to Mount Snowdon is only one of several exciting activities for hikers.
National parks in the UK can also boast of having Britain’s largest protected wetland “The Broad”,just outside the village of Homing.An ideal spot for families,this 200-mile area combines waterways with an interesting intersection(交叉) of windmills,castles and an ancient Normal church.
Spreading across 885 miles of truly impressive rocky land is Lake District National Park.England’s largest park attraction is spread between Edinburgh to the north and Manchester to the south.Although the land itself seems wild,almost 40,000 people live within the park.Within this district’s vast borders we can find over 6,000 archaeological(考古的) sites and monuments dating back to prehistory.
The United Kingdom has taken great care to preserve its wilderness areas for the future generations,and all the parks are adventures waiting to be found which can be enjoyed by both natives and visitors.
1.Who is in charge of the National parks in the UK?(no more than 3 words)
答案:The National Trust.
2.According to the passage,which is thought to be the world’s most visited national park?(no more than 5 words)
答案:Japan’s Mount Fuji.
3.If you want to see ancient monuments,where would you go?(no more than 4 words)
答案:Lake District National Park.
4.For whom are the wild areas preserved in the UK?(no more than 4 words)
答案:The future generations.
5.What’s the text mainly about?(no more than 6 words)
答案:National parks in the UK.
B
(2016·成都一诊)
In the spring of 2016,Carly Zalenski’s eyes were filled with tears as the dusty bus ran down a dirt road in southern Vietnam.The 14-year-old girl and her family had traveled by plane from Canton,Ohio,to Ho Chi Minh City and then by bus deep into the Mekong Delta.Now,as they approached the village,hundreds of cheering schoolchildren lined the entrance to the Hoa Lac School,a two-story concrete building that Carly had raised money for.
Carly started helping others when she was eight,handing out Thanksgiving baskets at church to families in need.It was a snowy day,and she saw that one girl was wearing a pair of broken shoes and others didn’t have warm coats.The next November,she went door-to-door asking for used coats,hats,gloves and scarves,and then handed them out with the baskets.
But Carly wanted to do more—she wanted to “change lives,” she says.She remembered that her grandmother’s Rotary club had,years earlier,raised money to build a school in Vietnam.That was it,she decided.She’d build a school,too.
She put together a PowerPoint presentation on the people and culture of Vietnam.At 12,hardly able to see over the platform,she gave her first fund-raising speech.She spoke with enthusiasm “The kids in rural Vietnam don’t have good schools,” she told a room of 200 Rotarians.“That’s not fair.I want to raise money and improve the school condition to make their lives better.”
In two years,Carly set off with her family across Ohio,visiting three or four Rotary clubs a week.“We traveled like crazy people to all these meetings,” recalled her mother,Kris.
Finally,Carly raised $ 50,000,which was matched by the Vietnam Children’s Fund.At the donation ceremony in Hoa Lac,the school principal was impressed with the ninth grader.“How wonderful,” he said through a translator,“that a girl wanted to do something for kids of her age so far away.”
1.In which year was Carly born?(within 2 words)
答案:In 1999.
2.Why did Carly once collect used clothes from door to door?(within 12 words)
答案:Because she wanted to help the people/the children in need.
3.What made Carly determine to build a school in Vietnam?(within 10 words)
答案:Her grandmother’s Rotary club raising money to build a school.
4.How did Carly help the kids in rural Vietnam when she was 12?(within 5 words)
答案:By giving/making/delivering a fun/money-raising speech.
5.What does the school principal in Hoa Lac think of Carly?(within 6 words)
答案:He thinks that she is wonderful/great.
C
(2016·资阳一诊)
Brazil has become one of the developing world’s great successes at reducing population growth — but more by accident than design.While countries such as India have made joint efforts to reduce birth rates,Brazil has had better result without really trying,says George Martine at Harvard.
Brazil’s population growth rate has dropped from 2.99% a year between 1951 and 1960 to 1.93% a year between 1981 and 1990,and Brazilian women now have only 2.7 children on average.Martine says this figure may have fallen still further since 1990,an achievement that makes it the envy of many other Third World countries.
Martine puts it down to among other things,soap operas and installment (分期付款) plans introduced in the 1970s.Both played an important,although indirect,role in lowering the birth rate.Brazil is one of the world’s biggest producers of soap operas.Globo,Brazil’s most popular television network,shows three hours of soaps six nights a week,while three others show at least one hour a night.Most soaps are based on wealthy characters living the high life in big cities.
“Although they have never really tried to work in a message towards the problems of reproduction (生育),they describe middle and upper class values:not many children,different attitudes towards sex,women working,” says Martine.“They sent this image to all parts of Brazil and made people conscious of other patterns of behavior and other values,which were put into a very attractive package.”
Meanwhile,the installment plans tried to encourage the poor to become consumers (消费者).“This led to an enormous change in consumption patterns and consumption was incompatible (不相容的) with unlimited reproduction,” says Martine.
1.What is the passage mainly about?(within 8 words)
答案:Brazil has successfully reduced its population growth.
2.What’s Brazil’s population growth rate between 1981 and 1990?(within 4 words)
答案:1.93% a year.
3.What are the two main factors in helping Brazil lower its birthrate?(within 6 words)
答案:Soap operas and installment plans.
4.How long does the most popular television network in Brazil show soap operas every week?(within 2 words)
答案:18 hours.
5.What changes have soap operas brought to Brazilians?(within 8 words)
答案:They have changed people’s values and behaviors./They have gradually changed people’s way of life.
D
(2016·成都七中二诊)
Making friends can be difficult,especially these days with so many peer pressures.If you want to develop a more pleasing personality and make friends,become genuinely(真正地) interested in other people and show kindness.You may be wearing the latest designer label clothes,the hottest brand shoes and the coolest jewelry,but if you display sourness and selfishness you’ll have a battle ahead of you to make good friends.
Smile...smile and continue to smile.It costs nothing,enriches those who receive it,happens in a flash(闪烁)but the memory lasts forever;it creates happiness in the home and classroom.A smile can not be bought,begged or borrowed,it comes from the heart.If you want other people to like you,make the other persons feel important,and do it sincerely!
Choose your friends carefully.If others try to persuade you to smoke,take drugs,steal,gamble,fight etc...dare to say NO.Doing the wrong thing is the quickest way to lose friends,especially honest,good and upright friends.
Being mentally strong is not always easy but let me assure you that the more you practise it,the easier it becomes.Soon those who thought they were trendy will want to dress like you,talk like you and be with you because you have a personality which is different.People like being different!By being an individual with your own personality you can achieve the very best experiences in your life.You may not ever have many friends but let me tell you that it is better to have one good friend than ten dishonest friends who will stab you in the back at the very first opportunity that arises.
1.What prevents you from making good friends according to Paragraph 1?(within 3 words)
答案:Sourness and selfishness.
2.How do you make other people like you according to Paragraph 2?(within 6 words)
答案:By making them feel important sincerely.
3.Why shouldn’t you do the wrong things like stealing,taking drugs,fight,etc.?(within 8words)
答案:Because it makes you lose friends most quickly.
4.What makes other people imitate you?(within 5 words)
答案:You have a different personality./Your being different in personality./Having a different personality.
5.What is the best title of this passage?(within 4 words)
答案:How to Make Friends/Making Friends/Ways of Making Friends