高考英語(yǔ)課堂四十五分鐘閱讀專項(xiàng)限時(shí)練習(xí)四

1、高三英語(yǔ)課堂四十五分鐘專項(xiàng)限時(shí)練習(xí)四AAs we look forward to a more positive 2022 these places should be at the top of your bucket listCannesWhen you think France, often Paris comes to mind. Why not leave the romantic city to lovers and journey south to Cannes. This holiday is for people who want to live like the stars

2、 fbr a weekend or two. After settling in head straight to The Promenade de la Croisette. Not only does it offer a beautiful view, you will also feel like celebrities as you wander around the place film stars call home during the Cannes Film Festival.IbizaFor the party lovers, youll find a home in Sa

3、n Antonio, Ibiza. Start your holiday right with a day party at Usha. With events like Elrow, Tomorrowland and famous singers like Calvin Harris and Duke Dumont the fun never ends. And you can also begin your day at Aiyanna, a restaurant that mixes food with beautiful views. Known fbr their freshly p

4、repared organic menu, Aiyanna is also the perfect recovery spot on the morning after with your friends.AmsterdamKnown fbr its artistic heritage, complex canal system and museums. Amsterdam is packed with adventures waiting to be had. Start your trip right with a canal tour. The history of Amsterdam

5、is closely connected with water, floating down Amsterdam9s canals is one of the most magical and memorable ways to discover the city especially with a glass of wine or two.ThailandFrom the crystal clear waterfalls, the elephant reserves and the full moon parties Thailand offers countless adventures

6、for you. For a trip thafs all about sightseeing, a visit to Wat Pho is a must which is home to the incredible statue, Reclining Buddha. Another must is a trip to The Grand Palace, one of the famous landmarks of Bangkok. The dazzling golden temples have been the official residence of The Kings of Sia

7、m since 1782.What can you do in Ibiza?A. Get close to nature.B. Join a party with celebrities.C. Appreciate art works in museums.D. Have a taste of life as famouspeople.Where will you go if you want to take a boat trip?A. Cannes.B. Ibiza.C. Amsterdam.D.Thailand.Who is the text intended for?A. Party

8、lovers.B. Artists.C. Adventure seekers. D.Tourists.BBicycle riding has taken the world by storm. Bicycles are typically made of steel or aluminum（鋁）but now there is a unique company that is growing bikes on trees, literally. These bicycles are made of British-grown ash trees by Welsh maker Andy Dix.

9、 His Hay-on-Wye company, Twmpa Frames, is making bikes that are of high performance and environmentally sustainable.“Its great to push for more bikes and fewer cars on the road, but theres no escaping the fact that the bike industry as a whole is pretty energy intensive, Dix told Cycling Industry, I

10、ve always tried to minimize environmental impact in my work. Rather than relying on heavily-processed metals, or layers of plastic that will one day end up in landfill, Im building bikes from captured carbon, in a process powered by sunlight. ”It took two years to build the prototype （雛形）that was ma

11、de from ash wood. Dix tested the wooden bike on the roughest roads he could find and discovered that it was comfortable, durable, and excellent at absorbing shakes. He put more than 3, 000 miles on the bike. Dix explained/I was running along battered roads that would have shaken me to bits on a alum

12、inum bike. The penny dropped： Not only could I make a bike out of wood, but it had inherent advantages over other materials.”Though cutting down trees can add to more carbon in the atmosphere, sustainable tree farming is possible. Dix said that manufacturing a British tonne of aluminum results in ca

13、rbon emissions of 4, 532 kg while producing a tonne of wood only emits 457 kg. Currently, the cost of a new Twmpa Cycle is out-of-reach for many bicycle riders； but the idea of using sustainable materials like ash trees could start a new cycling revolution that puts the environment first. Helping th

14、e environment could be just a pedal away.Whats paragraph 2 mainly about?A. The materials for building bikes.B. The driving force for wooden bikes.C. The problems with cycling industry. D. The process of building wooden bikes.What does the underlined part “The penny dropped “ in paragraph 3 probably

15、mean?A. The truth came out.B. Money was missing.C. The bike broke down.D. The efforts were in vain.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?Logging trees is a wrong practice.Developing sustainable forestry is a must.Carbon emission calls for urgent attention.The wooden bike does more good than h

16、arm.Which of the following is a suitable title of the text?A. Less Carbon, More SustainableB. Amazing? Bikes Grow on TreesC. No Innovation, No DevelopmentC. No Innovation, No DevelopmentD. Amusing? Bike Riding Is Taking offCSofia Goggias hometown of Bergamo, Italy, gets an average of just 7 centimet

17、ers of snow a year. The average temperature is 12. But in 2018, Ms. Goggia won the gold medal fbr downhill skiing in the Winter Olympics. Ragnhild Mowinckel of Norway and Lindsey Vonn of America took silver and bronze. Both live in towns where it snows more than 100 centimeters a year.In general, co

18、ld countries do better at the Winter Olympics. A culture of recreational skiing, skating and snowboarding lends itself to good slopes （斜坡）and training facilities. The more people who participate, the larger the talent pool. The Jamaican bobsleigh （雪橇）team never won an Olympic medal: their four-man t

19、eams best result was 14th in 1994. Norway, with a population of just 5. 5 m, is a Winter Olympics superpower. It has bagged 368 medals to date, more than any other country. Its climate （more snowy days than any other country in Europe） helps. So, too, does its long tradition of skiing. A survey in 2

20、013 found that 70% of Norwegians own a pair of cross-country skis.Warmer countries that buck the trend tend to spend big. An analysis in 2021 found that a countrys share of world GDP was the best predictor of Summer Olympic glory. America does exceptionally well at the winter games, too. Italy, Spai

21、n and Australia command a higher share of global GDP than the vast majority of countries that compete in the Winter Olympics. They are also the only three countries with average temperatures above 13 to have won medals.Since Australia increased funding fbr its Olympic Committee by over 60% a year in

22、 the mid-1990s, nearly all its future gold medalists have set up training headquarters in Canada or Europe. The American Olympic Committee helps cover costs fbr coaching, training, health care and housing. Cash prizes for medalists may also make a difference. Italy pays $214, 000 to athletes who bri

23、ng home gold; Spain gives them $112, 000. Other countries are more creative. In 2016 Germany gave Olympic medalists a lifetime supply of free beer. South Korean winners are free from national military service. All four countries have punched above their weight at past Winter Olympics.What is paragra

24、ph 1 mainly about?A. A big snow.B. A gifted skier.C. A surprising result.D. A popular event.What caused Jamaican bobsleigh teams poor performance?A. Their low spirits.B. Their unrealistic goal.C. Terrible training methods.D. Insufficient public participation.What does the underlined part in paragrap

25、h 3 refer to?Have a high GDP.Get a large talent pool.Perform well in the competition.Spend a fortune in training athletes.What is the text mainly about?Impacts of climate on winter sports.Great efforts by rich warmer countries.Creative rewards to Olympic medalists.Secrets to success in the Winter Ol

26、ympics.DOne of the most powerful social desires expressed by teenagers is to be thought of as cool and popular by their peers (同齡人)， which is quite natural.Often, the terms cool ancT popular “get used interchangeably as if they were just different labels for the same perception. On closer examinatio

27、n, however, it becomes clear that they are quite different and have a fairly complicated relationship with each other.Lets start by examining what popularity is all about. At first glance, popularity is easy to define and recognize: A popular person is an individual who is well-known, well-liked, an

28、d admired by others. However, the sources of the social power possessed by popular people can be quite different. Specifically, sociometric popularity (SP) primarily reflects u likeability and it is linked with qualities such as being kind and trustworthy. However, peer-perceived popularity (PP)is b

29、ased upon a judgment of how popular others think that person is among his or her peers. It reflects what we might call “status“ and is often related with less desirable qualities such as being dominant, aggressive, or ustuck-up .So, popularity is a more complicated concept than it may seem. As compl

30、icated as popularity is, coolness is even more so.Coolness is a broader category than popularity. One can be cool by having cool stuff, by doing cool stuff, or by just plain being cool” . It is a combination of self-presentation, fashion, and attitude. Its pushback against norms and authority that m

31、ay label itself as not caring about traditional routes to success such as academic achievement and being u too cool for school ” .Hence, coolness and popularity represent two completely independent terms. The pursuit of being cool and popular will probably always be part of the human experience, esp

32、ecially among young people. In and of itself, this is neither good nor bad. But it may be useful to be aware of the differences in these qualities and be clear about exactly what it is that we are pursuing.What is a common understanding of coolness and popularity?They contradict each other.They shar

33、e a complex connection.They are simply the same concept.They can only be owned by the young.Why does the author mention SP and PP in paragraph 3?A. To make a proposal.B. To illustrate a concept.C. To classify popularity.D. To list typical qualities.Which can be regarded as being cool?A. Following su

34、it.B. Prioritizing others.C. Observing traditions.D. Challenging authority.What does the author think of the pursuit of coolness and popularity?A. Its unblameable.B. Its rewarding.C. Its undesirable.D. Its shameful.第二節(jié)（共5小題；每題2. 5分，總分值12. 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正確選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余 選項(xiàng)。As a young girl

35、 growing up in the 1930s, I always wanted to fly a plane. I got a taste of that dream in 2011, when my husband arranged for me to ride in a hot air balloon fbr my birthday. 16 Around that time, I told my husband that I wanted to skydive. So when there was an essay competition and the topic was an ex

36、perience of a lifetime that you wanted to have, I decided to joined in.In the essay, I wrote about my desire to skydive, stating George Brush Sr. did it at age 80. Why not me? 17 Then in late April 2009, they announced that I was one of the winners. Inspired by this, I decided to realize my dream, even though s