2016届四川省蓬溪县高考英语阅读理解及书面表达练习（2）

　　四川省蓬溪县2016高考英语阅读理解及书面表达练习（2）

　　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。

　　Kingda Ka, the tallest roller coaster （过山车） on Earth, drops its passengers a life-flashing 418 feet. Ferrari World's Formula Rossa, the fastest, takes riders' breath away at speeds of up to150 mph. BRC Imagination Arts, a Southern California design firm, has proposed something entirely new: a ride that creates the sensation of zero gravity for up to eight seconds at a time.

　　BRC drew its concept from the "Vomit Comet," the plane NASA uses to train astronauts. Its

　　proposed theme-park ride would travel up and then back, similar to the existing "Superman: Escape from Krypton" coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain in California. But unlike Superman and other open-car coasters, the vomit-comet ride would be fully enclosed. Riders would enjoy the illusion of floating within a stable chamber.

　　To create that illusion, a special motor system would speed coasters up the track with great precision（精确度）. As the coaster approached a top speed of more than 100 mph, it would suddenly and ever so slightly slow down—just enough to throw the passengers up from their seats and then quickly adjust its speed to fly in formation with and around the passengers. As the coaster reached the top of the track and began to drop back down, the computer system would continue to match its speed to that of the falling passengers, extending the sensation of weightlessness for several additional seconds, and finally rapidly slow down to a stop back at the base station.

　　Roller coasters typically cost no more than $30 million, but the zero-gravity ride would cost $50 million or more, to a large extent because the precision-response propulsion system（推进系统） is so complex. But if someone were to write a check today, Rogers says, his company could be sending riders on weightless journeys by the end of 2017.

　　1. What makes BRC's coaster different?

　　A. It's the tallest roller coaster in the States.

　　B. It's the fastest roller coaster on Earth.

　　C. It can bring a sensation of zero gravity to its riders.

　　D. It is a NASA product.

　　2. Why would people in BRC's coaster have an illusion of floating in the chamber?

　　A. Because it's designed with the inspiration of Superman.

　　B. Because a special functioning motor system is applied to it.

　　C. Because the coaster can approach a top speed of more than 100 mph.

　　D. Because the coaster would cost $20 million more than normal ones.

　　3. At what point could a rider begin to feel weightless?

　　A. When the coaster reduced its speed immediately after it reached its top speed.

　　B. When the coaster began to increase its speed.

　　C. When the coaster reduced its speed to a stop back at the base station.

　　D. When the coaster reached the top of the track.

　　4. What can we infer from the passage?

　　A. BRC is a famous design firm.

　　B. You feel like a superman when riding BRC coaster.

　　C. BRC's budget can't make the project complete until 2017.

　　D. Kingda Ka and Ferrari World's Formula Rossa will close down soon.

　　【参考答案】1—4、CBAC

　　阅读理解。

　　The value­packed, all­inclusive sight­seeing

　　package

　　that combines the best of Sydney's harbour, city, bay and beach highlights.

　　A SydneyPass gives you unlimited and flexible travel on the Explorer Buses: the ‘red’ Sydney Explorer shows you around our exciting city sights while the ‘blue’ Bondi Explorer visits Sydney Harbour bays and famous beaches. Take to the water on one of three magnificent daily harbour cruises(游船). You can also travel free on regular Sydney Buses, Sydney Ferries or CityRail services (limited area), so you can go to every corner of this beautiful city.

　　Imagine browsing at Darling Harbour, sampling the famous seafood at Watsons Bay or enjoying the city lights on an evening ferry cruise. The possibilities and plans are endless with a SydneyPass. Wherever you decide to go, remember that bookings are not required on any of our services so tickets are treated on a first in, first seated basis.

　　SydneyPasses are available for 3, 5 or 7 days for use over a 7 calendar day period. With a 3 or 5 day pass you choose on which days out of the 7 you want to use it. All SydneyPasses include a free Airport Express inward trip before starting your 3, 5 or 7 days, and the return trip is valid (有效的) for 2 months from the first day your ticket was used.

　　SydneyPass Fares

　　Adult Child* Family**

　　3 day ticket $90 $45 $225

　　5 day ticket $120 $60 $300

　　7 day ticket $140 $70 $350

　　*A child is defined as anyone from the ages of 4 years to under 16 years. Children under 4 years travel free.

　　**A family is defined as 2 adults and any number of children from 4 to under 16 years of age from the same family.

　　69. A SydneyPass doesn't offer unlimited rides on ________.

　　A. the Explorer Buses

　　B. the harbour cruises

　　C. regular Sydney Buses

　　D. CityRail services

　　70. With a SydneyPass, a traveller can ________.

　　A. save fares from and to the airport

　　B. take the Sydney Explorer to beaches

　　C. enjoy the famous seafood for free

　　D. reserve seats easily in a restaurant

　　71. If 5­day tickets were to be recommended to a mother who travelled with her colleague and her children, aged 3, 6 and 10, what would the lowest cost be?

　　A. $225.B. $300.

　　C. $360.

　　D. $420.

　　【要点综述】本文介绍了SydneyPass提供3,5,7天不等的到悉尼的海港城市、海湾和海滩等地旅游的路线、费用情况。

　　69. D　细节理解题。根据第一段中…CityRail services (limited area), so you can go to every corner of this beautiful city.可判断。

　　70. A　细节理解题。根据第三段中All SydneyPasses include a free Airport Express inward trip…可知应该选A。

　　71. C　推理判断题。由Children under 4 years travel free可知三岁的孩子免费，所以两个成年人是240元，加上两个小孩120元，共360元。

　　【福建省漳州市2017高考英语第三次书面表达（2分）One possible version:

　　Nowadays, many young people who work in big cities rarely return home to see their old parents, who, however, expect their children to be back to have dinners with them, or just make a phone call every day, especially during festivals. As a result, their expects often become disappointments.

　　In my opinion, the old don’t ask for much. They simply hope their children can come back, talk with them and have a meal together. But the young fail to do so. They think the old are satisfied as long as they have enough to eat and drink. In fact, they can easily get lonely and they often miss their children. So the young should spend more time with their parents and also it’s time that our society took some measures to solve this problem and call on everyone to care about the old. Only in this way can we make our society more beautiful.

　　【山东省日照市2017高考英语一模试卷】

　　写作(满分30分)

　　外教Chris Pearson开设了一个英语辅导班(English Tutorial)，按照学生实际需要进行辅导。参加者须根据个人实际情况提出中请并选择辅导内容。假如你是李明，请你按照下面提示给外教写一个电子邮件。内容如下：

　　1．介绍个人情况：

　　2．说明辅导意向(如：口语、语法、写作、文化知识等其中的一项或几项)；

　　3．表达愿望。

　　注意：

　　1．词数：120-150；开头已经给出，不计入总侧数；

　　2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

　　Dear Mr Pearson，

　　I am writing you to apply for the membership of the English Tutorial．________________

　　____________________________________________________________________________

　　____________________________________________________________________________

　　____________________________________________________________________________

　　____________________________________________________________________________

　　【参考的范围】One possible version:

　　Dear Mr Pearson,

　　I am writing you to apply for the membership of the English Tutorial.

　　As a Senior Grade 3 student, I think I’m doing well in English because I always get good marks in written English tests. But still I think I am not a perfect learner because I’m not so good at spoken English, and that is what troubles me most. And when I listen to native speakers, I find it hard to catch what they talk about. Whenever I speak English, I often make some mistakes, which annoys me. So, I want to be a member in the speaking tutorial so that I can improve my spoken English and communicate better with others. I’m sure I’ll do much better in it with your help.

　　Looking forward to your reply.

　　Yours sincerely,

　　Li Ming

　　【宁夏银川市第九中学2017一模】

　　书面表达(25分)

　　春节刚过，关于压岁钱众说纷纭，褒贬不一。对此，网上做了一项调查。

　　82%的网友认为，压岁钱是春节重要的传统习俗之一，代表着长辈对晚辈的美好祝愿，也是孩子们过年的盼望。

　　18%的参与者认为这几年越给越多的压岁钱已成为负担，而且还成了某些人公然行贿的幌子，对构建和谐健康的社会不利。

　　请你写一篇调查报告，阐述以上观点并说出自己的看法。开头已给出。

　　字数100左右，可适当扩展。

　　提示词：行贿 bribe

　　Lucky money, good or bad

　　After the Spring Festival, there arise some hot topics, and lucky money is included as well.

　　【解析】

　　考点：考查议论文的书面表达