2016届四川省广安市高考英语阅读理解及书面表达选练（5）

　　四川省广安市2016高考英语阅读理解及书面表达选练（5）

　　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。

　　Very often when I go to look at someone’s garden and they complain that for some reason it does not feel right to them. What I notice is that the design quite complicated. Or, sometimes there is no real design and the layout (布局) just looks messy. Creating a garden without some form of design is like trying to bake a cake without a recipe.

　　With a cake you can add together ingredients (原料) from the cupboard and fridge in the hope that the result will be a perfectly baked cake. Both creating a garden and baking a cake follow outlines for getting a result. Know just when to add something, when to take the mix off the heat or how much oil to use, etc.

　　An experienced garden designer can help you create a garden best suited to you and your lifestyle, rather than impose their own ideas on you. He will listen to and help draw out your ideas. By keeping the garden design simple you and your chosen designer will have created the structure of a garden, similar to the structure of a house together with some details.

　　A golden rule to remember is that garden design is not about choosing the right plants. Don’t get caught up in the idea that you have to choose the right plants for the job straight away. Plant choice comes almost at the last minute in many cases, after you and your designer have created style or feeling you are wanting to have in your garden.

　　Design is about creating a constructable (可构造的) image for the garden, including form and shape, sounds, smells, even tastes and often, believe it or not, plants are never used. By keeping the design simple, especially if you are learning about design or taking on the project by yourself, you are increasing your chances of a successful design, one that matches your standard for your life.

　　1. What is the passage mainly about?

　　A. Designing a garden as simple as possible.

　　B. Comparing garden-designing with cake-making.

　　C. An experienced garden designer’s importance.

　　D. Choosing plants for the garden.

　　2. Why does the author use baking a cake in the passage?

　　A. To show the basic steps of baking a cake.

　　B. To imply how simple to design a garden.

　　C. To state baking a cake is very complex.

　　D. To introduce how to design a garden.

　　3. The underlined word “impose” in the third paragraph means　.

　　A. force B. turn　C. improve D. imagine

　　4. By keeping the garden design simple, 　.

　　A. you can get details from the garden designer

　　B. you will be successful one day

　　C. you can meet your standards in life

　　D. you can match the structure of a house with that of a garden

　　5. What is the most important for garden design?

　　A. Creating a constructable image for the garden.

　　B. Choosing the right plants for your garden first.

　　C. Inviting an experienced garden designer.

　　D. Not rushing to choose plants for your garden.

　　【参考答案】1—5、ABADD

　　阅读理解。

　　Online shopping started not so long ago. Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web in 1990. The first online bank opened in 1994. In 1995, Amazon started operating and is not one of the largest online shopping malls. Then in 1996, eBay started its online shopping site.

　　By sitting at home you can now buy anything from knives to cars. The worry you may have about traveling and parking can be avoided(避免) while you shop online. With online shopping, you need not worry about the weather. Online shops have no holidays, closing times or any other problems. You can shop 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and 365 days a year. Some online shops also keep customers'opinions about each product, so you can easily find out what other customers think about the product before buying it.

　　When you go for real-world shopping, you can actually touch and feel it, but in online shopping you can only see the pictures. Also if you are shopping online, you have to be careful with your credit cards.

　　The first step in online shopping is to search for what you want to buy. Once you find the required product, put it in a “shopping cart” and continue shopping. After you have got enough in your “shopping cart”, check out the product. You can add or take out the products in your shopping cart. The next step is to login(登录) using a username and a password. Enter the address where you want the product to be sent. Some sites even ask for your email, phone numbers, ect.

　　Then wait for the confirmation(确认) of your order. You can also cancel(取消) the order if needed. Online shopping is a different experience and you can make shopping online easy when you get used to it.

　　56. When shopping online, you can

　　.

　　A. park your car where you want to

　　B. buy anything wherever you go

　　C. touch anything you want to buy

　　D. know what others think of the product

　　57. The second paragraph mainly tells us

　　.

　　A. people can do online shopping at their own homes

　　B. the things people can buy in online shops

　　C. the advantages people can have through online shopping

　　D. people can know different opinions of customers

　　58. From the text, we can know that

　　.

　　A. once customers put the products in their “shopping carts”, they can't

　　change them

　　B. customers should be careful with their credit cards when shopping online

　　C. customers must give their emails as well as their phone numbers

　　D. people can know different opinions of all customers

　　59. If you want to buy a cup online, what is the right order of the following

　　things you can do?

　　a. Put the cup into your “shopping cart”.

　　b. Wait for the confirmation of the order.

　　c. Search for a right cup.

　　d. Enter the address.

　　A. b-c-d-a

　　B. c-a-d-b

　　C. a-b-c-d

　　D. c-d-a-b

　　【广东省广州市2017综合测试】

　　基础写作（共1小题，满分15分）

　　为了弘扬中国茶文化，你就读的国际学校举办“中国茶，知多少”英语征文比赛。

　　【写作内容】

　　请你根据以下信息卡，写一篇关于白茶的英语短文参赛。

　　白茶（中国六大茶类之一）

　　名字由来：因呈银白色而得名

　　主要产地：福建、台湾

　　历史：最早出现于北宋

　　特点：形如银针，外形优美；口感甘甜；年份越久，功效越好

　　功效：常饮有益健康，可预防高血压等疾病，还可以辅助治疗牙痛和发烧等

　　参考词汇：针（needle），高血压（high blood pressure）

　　【写作要求】

　　只能用5个句子表达全部内容。

　　【评分标准】

　　句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。

　　【参考范文】基础写作（满分15分）

　　White Tea, which gets its name from its silver-colour, is regarded as one of the six major Chinese tea types. Dating back to the Beisong Dynasty, White Tea has a long history and it is mainly grown in Fujian and Taiwan. White Tea is famous for its beautiful silver-needle-like shape, its sweat taste and its medicinal effects. The longer it is preserved, the better effect it has. White Tea is good for health if drunk frequently and can be used in preventing diseases like high blood pressure and helping relieve the pain of toothache and fever.

　　【广东省广州市2017综合测试】

　　读写任务（共1小题，满分25分）

　　阅读下面短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

　　I came from a family that never liked to waste money, and my parents taught me that living within my budget was the most important thing.

　　I had a very comfortable childhood, and never felt the need to throw away money on unnecessary things.

　　But things changed in my twenties, when I found myself in a city with plenty of food and shopping attractions! I burned through my income in the department stores on Saturday mornings, then burned through my credit cards at the night clubs on Saturday nights. Before too long, I was deeply in debt and constantly borrowing more money from my friends. It was during this time that I reflected on my behaviour, and decided that life was a lot more comfortable when you weren;t continually stressed about money.

　　For me, being thrifty （节俭）is not about being short on money. It’s about being smart with your money so you can enjoy your life to is fullest. I love recycling and getting back to nature, and teaching the kids about eco-friendly and responsible living.

　　Whether I like it or not, my natural feeling is to find ways to do everything for less. Less money, less time and less stress!

　　【写作内容】

　　1. 以30个词概括上文的主要内容。

　　2. 以约120个词就“节俭”的话题谈谈你的想法，内容包括：

　　①对你来说，节俭是什么？

　　②你认为节俭是否重要？为什么？

　　③就生活中如何做到节俭提一些建议。

　　【写作要求】

　　1. 作文中可以使用亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子。

　　2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

　　【评分标准】

　　概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，语篇连贯。

　　【参考范文】读写任务（满分25分）

　　概括要点：

　　1. family never liked to waste money;

　　2. …was deeply in debt;

　　3. being thrifty is being smart with your money… find ways to do everything for less.

　　第二部分：

　　1. 对节俭的理解；2. 对节俭的重要性的论述； 3. 就生活中如何做到节俭提出建议。

　　Version 1

　　In the passage, the writer describes how he forgot his family’s thrifty tradition and eventually met with financial difficulty. This helped him realized the importance of thriftiness and start to practise thriftiness again.

　　To me, being thrifty means valuing money, making the most of what I have and trying never to spend beyond my budget or on unnecessary things.

　　Thrift is an old and dated concept to many young people. As life has become a lot easier, people tend to indulge(沉溺) in a luxurious lifestyle. That’s why I regard this nearly forgotten practice more important now than ever before.

　　Actually, to be thrifty can be really simple. Most of the time, it’s simply a matter of being more thoughtful in our everyday life: turning off lights when leaving the room, not using the air-conditioners unless necessary, bringing our water bottle from home rather than spending on soft drinks, using public transports to avoid needles driving and parking, ordering just enough when eating out, and so forth. To do these might mean doing things others won’t do and controlling our desires. But remember, a smart person is not one who always tries to impress others by showing off their wealth, but one who spares no effort to save for the future and for others.

　　Version 2

　　The writer recalls the stress and economic problems he had after moving to a big city, forgetting the thrifty habits of his youth and wasting all his money. At last, however, he learned his lesson and became thrifty once more.

　　I think a thrifty person is someone who uses only what they need and avoids wastes. Being thrifty can save us money, but more importantly, it is necessary if we want to save our planet. In the face of growing environmental problems, I believe it is more necessary than ever to reduce the amount of rubbish and pollution each individual produces. If we fail to control the amount of waste we produce, our society and our planet are doomed(毁灭) and this concern must outweigh any short-term satisfaction we get from buying and consuming more.

　　It is for the reason that I buy as much fresh food as possible, rather than packaged food, which requires much more energy to produce and adds to our pollution problems. I also try to cycle or walk everywhere I go, or at least use public transport rather than getting a taxi or depending on a private car. Actions like these keep me fit and healthy, helping environment and leave me with more money in my pocket! Why don’t you try these too? You might really enjoy the results.