四川省广安市2016高考英语阅读理解及书面表达选练（4）
阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Education isn’t all about classrooms. Homework plays a huge role in student learning. Given how much time we spend studying in a lifetime, and how hard it is to find time to study, techniques that make studying more efficient ─ that is, techniques that allow you to learn more in the same amount of time ─ can be incredibly valuable.
One of the most important study techniques that you don’t know about is this: Space your
studying.
What does that mean? If you are going to study something twice (or more), try to let as much time pass as possible between the first and second time you study. For example, don’t read your textbook chapter and then review it on the same day. Study it and then review it on a different day, and allow as much time to pass between the two study sessions as possible. Better yet, spread your studying across numerous days. You don’t necessarily have to study more, you just have to distribute your study time differently. When you sit down to study, mix up your topics ─ instead of studying one topic per day, study every topic a little bit every day.
My research team had a combined 50 years experience studying the spacing effect. We should have known better, because our prediction couldn’t have been more wrong. Spacing helped enormously.
Spacing gives you time to forget. This forgetting is a good thing; forgetting is the friend of learning. But forgetting can make you feel like you are not learning. On the other hand, re-studying something right away makes it seem easy to remember. Unfortunately, this makes people feel that spacing hinders learning.
Your intuition (直觉) will tell you that spacing is a terrible idea. And your intuition will be wrong. Don’t trust it. Trust the scientific evidence.
1. The first paragraph mainly wants to tell us .
A. education isn’t all about classrooms
B. homework plays a huge role in student learning
C. it’s hard to find time to study
D. learning techniques can be of great value
2. The technique “Space your studying” means .
A. trying to studying something as many times as possible
B. allowing as much time to pass between the twice (or more) as you can
C. not doing the same thing on the same day
D. studying more and distributing your study time differently
3. The underlined word “enormously” in Paragraph 4 can be replaced by .
A. greatlyB. differentlyC. hopefully D. unforgettably
4. Why will your intuition tell you that spacing is a terrible idea?
A. Because spacing gives you time to forget.
B. Because forgetting is the friend of learning.
C. Because spacing can make you feel like you are not learning.
D. Because your intuition will be wrong.
【参考答案】1—4、DBAB
阅读理解。
When an earthquake hit a small town，many houses fell down. After the earthquake，all the newspapers reported many stories about some of the families who were in trouble.
One Sunday，when I was reading a newspaper，a special picture touched me. It gave the clothing sizes of each family member. I thought that this would be a good chance to teach my children to help those who were less lucky than themselves. I said to my sevenyearold twins，Brad and Brett，and threeyearold Meghan，“We have so much，and these poor people now have nothing. We’ll share what we have with them.”
I filled a box with foods and clothes. While I was doing this，I encouraged the boys to choose their toys and donate some of their less favourite things. Meghan watched quietly as the boys took
out their old toys and games and put them together. Then she walked away. A few minutes later she came back with Lucy，her muchloved doll. She put the doll on top of the other toys. “Oh，dear，”I said. “You don’t have to give Lucy. You love her so much.” Meghan said，“Lucy makes me happy，Mommy. Maybe she’ll make another little girl happy, too.”
I looked at Meghan for a long moment. She taught me a lesson. It’s easy to give something that we don’t want any more，but hard to give what we cherish(珍爱)，isn’t it?
72. The writer has ________ children.
A. one
B. two
C. three
D. four
73. The underlined word “donate” probably means
“________”.
A. 捐赠
B. 丢掉
C. 展出
D. 放好
74. Lucy is the name of ________.
A. a girl
B. a game
C. a doll
D. an earthquake
75. Which of the following is true?
A. An earthquake happened in the writer’s hometown.
B. The writer let Meghan give her muchloved doll.
C. The writer decided to buy some clothes for those people in trouble.
D. The writer thinks it is more difficult to give what we love a lot.
参考答案------72—75、C A C D
阅读理解。
According to the US government, wind farms off the Pacific coast could produce 900 gigawatts of electricity every year.Unfortunately，the water there is far too deep for even the tallest windmills(see picture)to touch bottom. An experiment under way off the coast of Norway，however，could help put them anywhere.
The project, called Hywind，is the world's first largescale deepwater wind turbine(涡轮发电机)．Although it uses a fairly standard 152ton,2.3megawatt
turbine，Hywind represents totally new technology. The turbine will be fixed 213 feet above the water on a floating spar(see picture)，a technology Hywind's creator，the Norwegian company StatoilHydro，has developed recently. The steel spar, which is filled with stones and goes 328 feet below the sea surface, will be tied to the ocean floor by three cables(缆索)；these will keep the spar stable and prevent the turbine from moving up and down in the waves.Hywind's stability(稳定性)in the cold and rough sea would prove that even the deepest corners of the ocean are suitable for wind power. If all goes according to plan, the turbine will start producing electricity six miles off the coast of southwestern Norway as early as September.
To produce electricity on a large scale, a commercial wind farm will have to use bigger turbines than Hywind does, but it's difficult enough to balance such a large turbine so high on a floating spar in the middle of the ocean. To make that turbine heavier, the whole spar's centre of gravity must be moved much closer to the ocean's surface. To do that, the company plans to design a new kind of wind turbine, one whose gearbox(变速箱) sits at sea level rather than behind the blades(see picture)．
Hywind is a test run, but the benefits for perfecting floating windfarm technology could be extremely large. Out at sea, the wind is often stronger and steadier than close to shore, where all existing off shore windmills are planted. Deepsea farms are invisible from land, which helps overcome the windmillaseyesore objection. If the technology catches on, it will open up vast areas of the planet's surface to one of the best lowcarbon power sources available.
本文为科普短文，讲述世界上第一个深海风力发电机——涡轮发电机以及它的发电原理及好处。
9．The Hywind project uses totally new technology to ensure the stability of________.
A. the cables which tie the spar to the ocean floor
B. the spar which is floating in deepsea water
C. the blades driven by strong and steady sea wind
D. the stones filled in the spar below the sea surface
答案：B。细节理解题。由文章第二段特别是“these will keep the spar stable and prevent the turbine from moving up and down in the waves”可知B项正确。
10．To balance a bigger turbine high on a floating spar, a new type of turbine is to be designed with its gearbox sitting________.
A. on the sea floor
B. on the spar top
C. at sea level
D. behind the blades
答案：C。细节理解题。由文章第三段最后一句“...one whose gearbox sits at sea level rather than behind the blades.”可知C项正确。
11．Wide applications of deepwater wind power technology can________.
A. solve the technical problems of deepwater windmills
B. make financial profits by producing more turbines
C. settle the arguments about environmental problems
D. explore lowcarbon power resources available at sea
答案：D。细节理解题。由文章最后一句“...it will open up vast areas of the planet's surface to one of the best lowcarbon power sources available.”可知D项正确。
A man can fail many times, but he isn’t a failure until he begins to blame somebody else.
--- J. Burroughs
注意: ①无须写标题；
②除诗歌外，文体不限；
③内容必须结合你生活中的一个事例；
④文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称；
⑤词数不少于120,如引用提示语则不计入总词数。
【参考范文】短文写作A possible version:
It's a common sense that we are always encountering much failure in different stages of life. Under these circumstances, what matters most is not only our persistence but also our attitudes.
In our daily life, however hard we try, failure will accompany us like shades. When it comes to this topic, unforgettable memories crowd in my mind. I once did so badly in a critical exam that I lost a precious opportunity to be admitted to a key senior high school. I wasn’t aware of my laziness and carelessness. Instead, I thought the difficult exam and the neglect of my parents were to blame for my failure. I regarded myself as a stander-by and never learned to shoulder responsibilities for my own. It was my head-teacher's timely instruction that made me face difficult situation any time it appeared, after which I became more confident and diligent. The coming success made me popular among my peers. Never shall I forget this impressive experience.
It can be concluded from the above mentioned that positive attitude makes a true man while being timid before misfortune results in a failure. Facing any failure bravely can achieve a great success.
【湖北省天门市2017模拟】短文写作（共1题；满分30分）
目前我国中学生的健康状况越来越差，这使父母、学校和专家感到忧虑。为解决这一问题，有些人提出将体育纳入高考。请结合实际谈谈你的看法。
注意：①文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称； ②③ 词数120。The fact that high school students are currently experiencing a sharp decline in health has aroused wide concern among parents, schools and experts. To have this problem solved, some people propose that PE be included as a subject in the College Entrance Examination.
I’m against the idea because it is by no means practical. Setting up standards for the exam alone may well be a hard task. It is far beyond our ability to manage such a nationwide exam in the sports field.
However, good health is an essential foundation of learning. Only when one is in good health can he guarantee efficient learning.
Therefore, it is schools’ responsibility to help develop their students’ awareness of the importance of keeping fit. Moreover, schools should provide sufficient sports facilities for their students to have regular exercise.
【黑龙江省哈三中2017书面表达（满分25分）
假设你是李华，刚刚参加完高考，已被中国某大学的英语专业录取。现在准备利用今年暑假时间参加英国剑桥大学的暑期课程（Cambridge Summer Session 2017）。请写一封电子邮件给负责人Mr．Smith，说明自己的情况并询问相关事宜。内容主要包括：
1．询问暑期课程的设置情况（如：课程内容、课程数量、时间安排等）；
2．询问活动期间住宿情况（如：是住宿家庭还是学校宿舍等）。
注意：1．词数100左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Mr．Smith,Yours , sincerely,
Li Hua
【参考范文Dear Mr. Smith,
I’m Li Hua, a Chinese student, having finished the National College Entrance Examinations. I am planning to apply for the Cambridge Summer Session 2017. Now I’m writing to ask several questions concerned.
Firstly, I’m curious to know about the courses. How many courses will you offer in all and what subjects will it cover? Since I major in English, I would very much like to take some courses related to English literature and culture. I also want to know the schedule of these courses to see whether I’ll have time to visit other places in Britain on weekends. So I would
appreciate it if you could forward a course plan to me?
Secondly, do you provide boarding during the Summer Session? Are all the students living on campus or will you arrange home-stay?
Thank you in advance! Looking forward to your reply!
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua