2020年云南省高中英語(yǔ)學(xué)業(yè)水平考試說(shuō)明 會(huì)考閱讀第6套

1、6第-節(jié)(共5小題;每小題1分,滿分5分)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容.判斷短文后句子的正(T)誤(F)。MahatmaGandhioncesaid.Thegreatnessofanationcanbejudgedbythewayitsanimalsaretreated.ThereisnodoubtthatChinaisacountrywithhighmoralvalues.Ithasneverattackedanothercountry,hasoneofthelowestratesofviolentcrimesandisdeeplyconcernedwiththesocialandeconomicwelfa

2、reofitspeople.Butwhenitcomestoanimalrights,ChinamaywellfailGandhitest.TherearenolawsagainstthekillingofdogsandthesaleofdogmeatinChina.InfacttheservingofdogmeatinChineserestaurantshasincreasedinrecentyearsPeoplewhoeatdogmeatarguethatdogshavebeeneateninChinaforthousandsofyearsanddogmeathashealthbenefi

3、ts.Thereis,however,astrongargumentagainsteatingdogs.Recently,someChineseanimalrightsactivistsstoppedatruckcarryingabout500dogsandsavedthepooranimalsfrombeingsoldandservedasfoodinrestaurantsThesepeopleinsistthatdogsarenotmeanttobeeatenbutloved.1.Chinahasonlyonelawtobankillingandeatingdogs.2.Chinahasa

4、longhistoryofeatingdogs.3.MoredogmeatisservedinChineserestaurantsinrecentyears.4.Noonebelievesthateatingdogsisbeneficialtohealth.5.Recentlysomepeoplestoppedatruckandsavedabout500dogs第二節(jié)(共10小題;每小題2分，滿分20分)閱讀-下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A.B.C和D)中,選出最佳選項(xiàng)。AThispageisintendedtogivestudentsanideaonwhattoexpectatauniv

5、ersityinterviewandtoadvisethemonhowtosuccessfullypassthisprocess.Interviewsessionscantypicallylastanywherebetween20minutesto1hour.Duringthistimeapplicantswillnotonlybeassessedontheanswerstheygivebutwillalsobejudgedontheiroverallperformance,personalityandabilitytohandleopenendedquestions.Thefollowing

6、aregeneraltipsfortheinterviewprocess.ShowyourenthusiasmTrytoappearenthusiastic,thiscanbeseenasapositivesignbyinterviewers.QuestionclarificationIfyouhavenotheardorunderstoodaquestionclearly,thendonotbeafraidtoaskforittoberepeated.YourvoiceMaintainaclearvoicewhenansweringquestions,mumblingandnotgiving

7、clearanswerscancreateanimmediatebadimpression.PreparingbeforetheinterviewPractisewithafriend.Ifpossible,dothisinaroomwithachairandatabletomakeitaslifelikeaspossible.Havesomeofyourownquestionsreadybeforehand.Thisisjustincaseyouareaskedifyouhaveanythingyouwouldliketoasktheinterviewer.Also.readandrevis

8、eyourpersonalstatementandapplicationbeforehand,justincaseyouareaskedquestionsonwhatyouhavewritteninit.Lastbutnotleast,beforetheinterview,listyourstrengthsandweaknessesandmakeamentalnoteofthem.6.Thistextiswrittenmainlytoadvisestudentson_.A.howtopassajobinterviewB.whattopreparebeforebeinginterviewedC.

9、howtohandleauniversityinterviewD.whattodotoapplytoauniversity7.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutatypicalinterview?A.Itusuallylastsoveranhour.B.Itassessestheintervieweesontheiranswersonly.C.Itjudgestheintervieweesoverallability.D.Itisasimportantastheapplicationform.8.WhichisNOTrecommendedbytheauthorinthetext

10、?A.Lookingenthusiastic.B.Askingtheinterviewerstorepeatthequestion.C.Givingunclearanswers.D.Preparingsomequestionstoasktheinterviewers.BWithtomatoesatoneendandpotatoesattheother,itlooksliketheproductofsomelaboratory.ButfarfrombeingthelatestGMmonster(轉(zhuǎn)基因怪物),itisentirelynatural.CalledtheTomTato.eachpla

11、ntcanproducemorethan500sweetcherrytomatoesaswellassomewhitepotatoes.Itiscreatedusingahi-techgrafting(嫁接)processandjustwentonsaletogardenersintheUKforthefirsttime.Itbegan15yearsagowhenPaulHansord,ahorticultural(園藝的)director,wasonatriptotheUS.Hespottedapotatoplantgrowingseparatelyunderatomatoplantandl

12、earnedthatitispossibletograftthetwotogetherbecausetheybelongtothesamefamily.Hisbiggestproblemwashowtodeveloptheideasotheplantscouldbesoldcommercially.Theproblemhadbeenhowtoproducetinypotatoplantswhichhavestems(莖)thesamethicknessastomatoes,sothatthetwocanbejoinedtogetherperfectly.Butafteraprocessoftr

13、ialanderror,andwiththehelpofgraftingspecialists,theyhituponamethodusingavarietyofpotatoesthatproducetherightsizeshoot.Carefulvariationsinthetemperatureatwhichthetomatoandpotatoaregrownarealsomadetoensurethetwoplantsareaperfectmatchbeforebeingjoinedtogether.9.Thetextmainlytellsusabout_.A.aGMmonsterB.

14、aplantcalledTomTatoC.anewvarietyoffruitD.alaboratoryexperiment10.PaulHansordfirstgotthegraftingideawhen_.A.hewasvisitingtheUSABhewasstudyinggraftingC.hesawcherrytomatoesforthefirsttimeD.hediscoveredanaturalTomTato11.Theproblemsofdevelopingthenewplantinclude_A.lackingfinancialsupportB.findingaplaceto

15、growitC.havingnograftingspecialistsD.producingtinypotatoplantsC(WatchingTVisaverypopularpastime消遣)intheUKbutwhatkindofprogrammes-doBritishpeopleliketowatch?Well,themostwatchedTVprogrammeseveryweekareverypopulardramasthatareusuallyonatleastfourtimeseveryweek.Theyaredramasbasedononeneighbourhoodthattr

16、ytodescribeordinarylifeintheUKwecallthesedramas“soapOperas”orsoaps.IntheearlydaysofTV,therewereoftendramasonduringtheday.Backinthosedays,itwastraditionalforthehusbandtogoouttoworkandforthewifetostayathomeandlookafterthehouseandthechildren.Mostofthesedaytimedramaswereaimedatentertainingthehousewivesw

17、howouldtraditionallybeathome,probablydoingthewashing.Companiessellingwashingpowderwouldadvertisetheirproductsattimeswhenthesedramaswereon,andsometimesthosecompanieswouldevenpaysomecostsofthedrama.Hencetheword“soap”appeared.Sowhataboutthewordopera?Well,thatsbecausethesedramasareoftenanexaggeration(夸大

18、)ofreallife.Theyaresupposedtorepresentordinarylifebuttomakethementertaining,lotsofdramaticeventslikemurders,divorces,affairs(風(fēng)流韻事)andsoonallhappenprobablymuchmoreregularlythantheywouldinanormalneighbourhoodMostsoapoperasthesedaysareshownintheevening.Eachshowwillhaveseveraldifferentstorylineshappenin

19、gatoncethatcontinueoverseveralshows.Thesamecastmemberswillappearineveryshowtoo.TherearelotsofdifferentsoapsonintheUKondifferentchannelsbuttherearethreemainpopularones.CoronationStreethasbeenonsince1960.ItissetinasuburbofManchesteranditssupposedtorepresentworkingclasslifeinthenorthofEngland.Thenthere

20、s“Eastenders”whichstartedin1985,setintheEastEndofLondonandEmmerdale,whichissetonafarminYorkshire,inthenorthofEngland.12.Thetextismainlyabout_A.somepopularsoapoperasB.howpeoplespendtheirsparetimeintheUKC.whysoapoperaissocalledD.howcompaniessellsoaps13.Wemayinferfromthesecondparagraphthat_A.companieso

21、ftensoldwashingpowderfromdoortodoorB.soapoperaswereproducedonlyforwomenC.mendidntlikewatchingTVD.todaymorewomengotowork14.WhichoperashouldyouwatchifyouwanttolearnaboutpeopleslifeinLondon?A.CoronationStreet.B.Eastenders.C.Emmerdale.D.Noneoftheabove.15.Theunderlinedpartcastmembersinparagraph4probablym

22、eans_.A.actorsandactressesB.peoplewhosellwashingpowderC.charactersinCoronationStreetD.operaproducers第三節(jié)(共5小題;每小題1分，滿分5分)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。Childrenshouldspendatleastthreehoursadayperformingphysicalactivities,accordingtotheFinnishgovernment.16Italsoproducessomeofthehighestacadem

23、icresultsamongschoolchildreninthedevelopedworld.FinlandsMinisterforEducationandCulture.，SanniGrahn-Laasonensaidphysicalactivitycontributedtoachildshappinessandpromotedlearningbydevelopingayoungpersonsabilitytointeractsocially.17Areportpublishedlastmonthbythechildandfamilyservicesrevealedthatyoungpeo

24、pleinFinlandwereinfavourofmorephysicalactivityinschools.Theideawaswidelysupportedamongthosequestioned,whosuggestedusingtheschoolgymduringbreaksandincreasingout-of-hoursschoolclubactivities.WhyareFinnishchildrensofit?18Atthattime.ithadthehighestrateofdeathsfromheart-relatedissuesintheworld.Thiswaslargelyduetoathrivingdairysector.whichplayedalargepartintheFinnishdiet.19AccordingtotheWHO,Finlandspopulationisstillamongthehealthiest,buteconomic.socialandculturald