天天增分(二十四)
满分48分，实战模拟，15分钟拿下高考客观题满分！姓名：________ 班级：________
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
December 15,2017
Dear Alfred，
I want to tell you how important your help is to my life.
Growing up，I had people telling me I was too slow，though，with an IQ of 150＋ at 17，I'm anything but stupid.The fact was that I was found to have ADHD (注意力缺陷多动障碍)．Anxious all the time，I was unable to keep focused for more than an hour at a time.
However，when something did interest me，I could become absorbed.In high school，I became curious about the computer，and built my first website.Moreover，I completed the senior course of Computer Basics，plus five relevant precollege courses.
While I was exploring my curiosity，my disease got worse.I wanted to go to college after high school，but couldn't.So，I was killing my time at home until June 2017 when I discovered the online computer courses of your training center.
Since then，I have taken courses like Data Science and Advanced Mathematics.Currently，I'm learning your Probability course.I have hundreds of printer paper，covered in selfwritten notes from your videos.This has given me a purpose.
Last year，I spent all my time looking for a job where，without dealing with the public，I could work alone，but still have a team to talk to.Luckily，I discovered the job—Data Analyst—this month and have been going full steam ahead.I want to prove that I can teach myself a respectful profession，without going to college，and be just as good as，if not better than，my competitors.
Thank you.You've given me hope that I can follow my heart.For the first time，I feel good about myself because I'm doing something，not because someone told me I was doing good.I feel whole.
This is why you're saving my life.
Yours，
Tanis
1．Why didn't Tanis go to college after high school?
A．She had learned enough about computer science.
B．She had more difficulty keeping focused.
C．She preferred taking online courses.
D．She was too slow to learn.
2．As for the working environment，Tanis prefers ________.
A．working by herself
B．dealing with the public
C．competing against others
D．staying with ADHD students
3．Tanis wrote this letter in order to ________.
A．explain why she was interested in the computer
B．share the ideas she had for her profession
C．show how grateful she was to the center
D．describe the courses she had taken so far
【语篇解读】 本文是一封感谢信。塔尼斯智商高达150，但是身患注意力缺陷多动障碍，多亏艾尔弗雷德的培训中心，塔尼斯有了在线学习的机会，重新有了人生的奋斗目标，并找到了一份工作。
1．解析：细节理解题。书信正文第二段中塔尼斯讲述自己尽管智商高，但是身患注意力缺陷多动障碍，每次保持注意力集中达不到一个多小时(unable to keep focused for more than an hour at a time)；第四段中又提到病情加剧(my disease got worse)，中学毕业后想上大学，但是不能，显然是由于她无法集中注意力，故选B项。
答案：B
2．解析：细节理解题。根据题干中的working environment，我们可以定位到第六段的looking for a job，该段说到作者希望的工作环境：I could work alone，but still have a team to talk to。A项working by herself与该句中的work alone 表达的意思一致，故选A项。
答案：A
3．解析：写作目的题。作者在文章开头直接说明写信的目的：你的帮助对我的人生是多么重要；然后描述自己的病情，未了的大学梦，以及艾尔弗雷德开办的网站给作者带来的学习快乐，因此本文的写作目的是C项：表明她对这个学习中心的感激。
答案：C
B
Surviving Hurricane Sandy (飓风桑迪)
Natalie Doan,14，has always felt lucky to live in Rockaway，New York.Living just a few blocks from the beach，Natalie can see the ocean and hear the waves from her house.“It's the ocean that makes Rockaway so special，” she says.
On October 29,2017，that ocean turned fierce.That night，Hurricane Sandy attacked the East Coast，and Rockaway was hit especially hard.Fortunately，Natalie's family escaped to Brooklyn shortly before the city's bridges closed.
When they returned to Rockaway the next day，they found their neighborhood in ruins.Many of Natalie's friends had lost their homes and were living far away.All around her，people were suffering，especially the elderly.Natalie's school was so damaged that she had to temporarily attend a school in Brooklyn.
In the following few days，the men and women helping Rockaway recover inspired Natalie.Volunteers came with carloads of donated clothing and toys.Neighbors devoted their spare time to helping others rebuild.Teenagers climbed dozens of flights of stairs to deliver water and food to elderly people trapped in powerless highrise buildings.
“My mom tells me that I can't control what happens to me，” Natalie says，“but I can always choose how I deal with it.”
Natalie's choice was to help.
She created a website page，matching survivors in need with donors who wanted to help.Natalie posted information about a boy named Patrick，who lost his baseball card collection when his house burned down.Within days，Patrick's collection was replaced.
In the coming months，her website page helped lots of kids：Christopher，who received a new basketball；Charlie，who got a new keyboard.Natalie also worked with other organizations to bring muchneeded supplies to Rockaway.Her efforts made her a famous person.Last April，she was invited to the White House and honored as a Hurricane Sandy Champion of Change.
Today，the scars (创痕) of destruction are still seen in Rockaway，but hope is in the air.The streets are clear，and many homes have been rebuilt.“I can't imagine living anywhere but Rockaway，” Natalie declares.“My neighborhood will be back，even stronger than before.”
4．When Natalie returned to Rockaway after the hurricane，she found ________.
A．some friends had lost their lives
B．her neighborhood was destroyed
C．her school had moved to Brooklyn
D．the elderly were free from suffering
5．According to Paragraph 4，who inspired Natalie most?
A．The people helping Rockaway rebuild.
B．The people trapped in highrise buildings.
C．The volunteers donating money to survivors.
D．Local teenagers bringing clothing to elderly people.
6．How did Natalie help the survivors?
A．She gave her toys to other kids.
B．She took care of younger children.
C．She called on the White House to help.
D．She built an information sharing platform.
7．What does the story intend to tell us?
A．Little people can make a big difference.
B．A friend in need is a friend indeed.
C．East or west，home is best.
D．Technology is power.
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇记叙文。2017年10月29日，飓风桑迪袭击了美国东海岸。14岁的娜塔莉主动参与到家乡的重建工作中去，她创建了信息分享平台，帮助了那些需要帮助的幸存者。由此可见，小人物也可以发挥大作用，这充分说明了只要人人都献出一点儿爱，世界将变成美好的人间。
4．解析：细节理解题。根据第三段可知，飓风过后，娜塔莉发现她所在的街区成为废墟(found their neighborhood in ruins)，她的很多朋友失去家园(had lost their homes)，周围的人，尤其是老年人生活艰难，并且她的学校受损严重，所以，她只好暂时去Brooklyn的一所学校就读，通过这些信息可以排除A、C、D三项，故选B项。
答案：B
5．解析：细节理解题。根据第四段第一句中的the men and women helping Rockaway recover inspired Natalie可知，是帮助Rockaway恢复重建的那些人激励了娜塔莉，故选A项。
答案：A
6．解析：细节理解题。根据第七段内容可知，娜塔莉创建了一个网页，让捐助者与处于困境中的幸存者通过这个网页建立联系，以此帮助了那些幸存者，故选D项。
答案：D
7．解析：主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了14岁的娜塔莉如何帮助遭受飓风重创的家乡重建的事，故A项“小人物也有大作为”最符合文章主旨。B项“患难之交才是真正的朋友”、C项“金窝银窝不如自己的狗窝”、D项“科技就是力量”都不符合文意。
答案：A
Ⅱ.七选五
The Science of RiskSeeking
Sometimes we decide that a little unnecessary danger is worth it because when we weigh the risk and the reward，the risk seems worth taking.__1__ Some of us enjoy activities that would surprise and scare the rest of us.Why？Experts say it may have to do with how our brains work.
The reason why any of us take any risks at all might have to do with early humans.Risktakers were better at hunting，fighting，or exploring.__2__ As the quality of risktaking was passed from one generation to the next，humans ended up with a sense of adventure and a tolerance for risk.
So why aren't we all jumping out of airplanes then？Well，even 200,000 years ago，too much risktaking could get one killed.A few daring survived，though，along with a few stayinthecave types.As a result，humans developed a range of character types that still exists today.So maybe you love car racing，or maybe you hate it.__3__
No matter where you are on the riskseeking range，scientists say that your willingness to take risks increases during your teenage years.__4__ To help you do that，your brain increases your hunger for new experiences.New experiences often mean taking some risks，so your brain raises your tolerance for risk as well.
__5__ For the riskseekers，a part of the brain related to pleasure becomes active，while for the rest of us，a part of the brain related to fear becomes active.
As experts continue to study the science of riskseeking，we'll continue to hit the mountains，the waves or the shallow end of the pool.
A．It all depends on your character.
B．Those are the risks you should jump to take.
C．Being better at those things meant a greater chance of survival.
D．Thus，these wellequipped people survived because they were the fittest.
E．This is when you start to move away from your family and into the bigger world.
F．However，we are not all using the same reference standard to weigh risks and rewards.
G．New brain research suggests our brains work differently when we face a nervous situation.
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇议论文。生活中人们对冒险的态度各不相同，有些人热爱冒险，有些人却避而远之。专家说这是因为我们的大脑工作方式不同。另外，科学研究表明，这些表现也与人类的早期活动有关。
1．解析：解本题可用词汇锁定法。空格前说“因为当我们权衡风险和回报时，风险好像是值得的”，由weigh the risk and the reward可锁定F项中的weigh risks and rewards，F项意为“然而，我们并不是都用同样的参考标准来衡量风险和回报”，符合上下文语境，故选F项。本设空类型为过渡句类。
答案：F
2．解析：解本题可用词汇锁定法。空格前句意为“爱冒险者更擅长打猎、打斗或探险”，由better at可锁定C项中的Being better at those things，those things自然是指打猎、打斗或探险。代入后，C项“更擅长那些事情意味着更大的生存机会”与上文衔接紧密，故为答案。本设空类型为细节理解类。
答案：C
3．解析：解本题可用句意判断法。空格前两句句意为“结果，人类形成了今天仍然存在的各种各样的性格类型。所以，可能你热爱赛车，或者可能你讨厌它”，故选A项“这都取决于你的性格”。本设空类型为细节理解类。
答案：A
4．解析：解本题可用关联逻辑法。空格前提到“科学家们说在青少年时期你冒险的意愿增加”，而E项This is when恰好是对teenage years的解释，故为答案。E项意为“这一时期你开始离开家庭，进入更大的世界”。本设空类型为过渡句类。
答案：E
5．解析：解本题可用关联逻辑法。由空格后句子For the riskseekers...while for the rest of us...“对于爱冒险者……而对于我们其他人……”可断定G项“新的大脑研究表明，当我们面临紧张局势时，我们的大脑工作方式不同”为答案。work differently是解题关键，与后文语境衔接紧密。本设空类型为细节理解类。
答案：G
Ⅲ.书面表达
假设你是红星中学高三一班的学生李华。你班同学参加了学校的“地球日”系列活动。请按照以下四幅图的先后顺序，以“Actions for a Greener Earth”为题，给校刊“英语角”写一篇英文稿件，介绍活动的全过程。
注意：词数不少于60。
提示词：地球日 Earth Day
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答案：
One possible version：
A week before Earth Day，posters were put up around our school，calling upon us to join in the actions for a greener earth.
Our class came up with the idea to make better use of used materials.We brought to our classroom wornout clothes，pieces of cardboard and empty plastic bottles，and turned those into dolls，handbags，tissue boxes and small vases.That weekend，we went to a nearby neighborhood and gave them away to the people there.All were very happy with those unexpected gifts，especially little kids and elderly people.We did so well that we were invited to share our idea and experience with all the students of our school.
We are very proud of ourselves and believe we can do more for a better world.