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學(xué)必求其心得,業(yè)必貴于專精學(xué)必求其心得,業(yè)必貴于專精學(xué)必求其心得,業(yè)必貴于專精高二英語(yǔ)專項(xiàng)閱讀訓(xùn)練六ATherewasagardenerwholookedafterhisgardenwithgreatcare。Towaterhisflowers,heusedtwobuckets.Onewasashinyandnewbucket。Theotherwasaveryoldanddilapidatedone,whichhadseenmanyyearsofservice,butwasnowpastitsbest。Everymorning,thegardenerwouldfillupthetwobuckets.Thenhewouldcarrythemalongthepath,oneoneachside,totheflowerbeds.Thenewbucketwasveryproudofitself。Itcouldcarryafullbucketofwaterwithoutasingledropspilled(溢出).Theoldbucketfeltveryashamedbecauseofitsholes:beforeitreachedtheflowerbeds,muchwaterhadleakedalongthepath。Sometimesthenewbucketwouldsay,“SeehowcapableIam!Howgooditisthatthegardenerhasmetowatertheflowerseveryday!Idon’tknowwhyhestillbotherswithyou.Whatawasteofspaceyouare!”Andallthattheoldbucketcouldsaywas,“IknowI'mnotveryuseful,butIcanonlydomybest。I'mhappythatthegardenerstillfindsalittlebitofuseinme,atleast.”O(jiān)neday,thegardenerheardthatkindofconversation。Afterwateringtheflowersasusual,hesaid,“Youbothhavedoneyourworkverywell.NowIamgoingtocarryyouback.Iwantyoutolookcarefullyalongthepath.”Thenthetwobucketsdidso.Allalongthepath,theynoticed,onthesidewherethenewbucketwascarried,therewasjustbare(光禿禿的)earth;ontheothersidewheretheoldbucketwascarried,therewasajoyousrowofwildflowers,leadingallthewaytothegarden.1。Whatdoestheunderlinedword“dilapidated”probablymean?A。DirtyB.DarkC。Worn—outD.Plain—looking.2.Whatwastheoldbucketashamedof?A.Hispast。B.Hisaging.C.Hismanner.D。Hisleaking.3.ThenewbucketmadeconversationswiththeoldonemainlytoA.laughattheoldoneB.takepityontheoldoneC.showoffitsbeautifullooksD。praisethegardener’skindness4.Whywastheoldbucketstillkeptbythegardener?A.BecauseitwasusedtokeepabalanceB.BecauseitstayedinitsbestconditionC。BecauseitwastakenasatreasureD.BecauseithaditsownfunctionBMappingYourWorldDifferentformsofmapsareappearing.Theyallowindependenttravelerstogetlocalknowledgeofplacestheyarevisiting,fromtheofficialtotheunusual.Meanwhile,hi—techdevelopmentsarecreatingnewwaysforustomaptheworld.Herearetwoofourfavorites:GreenMapsGreenMapsallowspeopletosharewiththeworldtheirknowledgeofenvironmentallyfriendlyplacesandattractionsinthelocalareas。Usersaddinformationwithasetoficons(圖標(biāo)),makingiteasytoreadanymap,whateverthenationalitiesofthosewhoproduceit。Atpresentthereareoverfivehundredmapprojectsbeingdevelopedin54countries。GreenMaps’advertisedideais“thinkglobal,maplocal”。Itisawonderfulwayofgainingallsortsofinformationofaplace,rangingfromcommunitygardenstogoodplacesofbirdwatching。GreenMapsisnotspecificallyintendedfortravelers。Notallofitsmapsareonline,soitmaybenecessaryforsomeuserstocommunicatewithproducersthroughtheGreenMapswebsite.MapMashupsManypeopleuseonlinemapsdevelopedbyGoogle,butnotmanyknowaboutthemashupsofthem.WorkinginasimilarwaytoGreenMaps,MapMashupsallowspeopletoaddiconsoftheirowntoexistingmapstoexpressacertaintopic。Themashupsissocalledbecauseitcombinesalltheknowledgeyoucouldeverneed.Itrangesfromtheextremelyuseful,suchaswherealltheWorldHeritageSiteare,tothemostbizarre(古怪的),suchaswhereAmerica'sdrunkestcitiesare。WiththemashupsaddedtothebasicGoogleMaps,amulti—layered(多層的)mapcanbecreated。5。Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisacharacteristicofGreenMaps?A.Aimingatenvironmentalprotection.B。Introducinglocalattractionswithicons。C.Offeringadvicetoindependenttravelers。D.Collectingiconsworldwideforlocalmaps。6。WhichofthefollowingiconsismostprobablyNOTusedinGreenMaps?A. B。C。 D.7.“MapMashups”isnamedwiththeword“mashups”becauseA.itisproducedbyusersallovertheworldB。itgathersvariouskindsofinformationC.itsharesiconswithGreenMapsD。itisabranchofGoogleMaps8。WhatdoGreenMapsandMapMashupshaveincommon?A。Theyarecreatedbylocalpeople。B.Theyareenvironmentallyfriendly。C。UserscaneditmapsontheInternet.D。Usersneedtocommunicatewithproducers.CGettingridofdirt,intheopinionofmostpeople,isagoodthing.However,thereisnothingfixedaboutattitudestodirt。Intheearly16thcentury,peoplethoughtthatdirtontheskinwasameanstoblockoutdisease,asmedicalopinionhaditthatwashingoffdirtwithhotwatercouldopenuptheskinandletillsin。Aparticulardangerwasthoughttolieinpublicbaths。By1538,theFrenchkinghadclosedthebathhousesinhiskingdom。SodidthekingofEnglandin1546.ThusbeganalongtimewhentherichandthepoorinEuropelivedwithdirtinafriendlyway.HenryIV,KingofFrance,wasfamouslydirty。Uponlearningthatanoblemanhadtakenabath,thekingorderedthat,toavoidtheattackofdisease,thenoblemanshouldnotgoout。Thoughthebeliefinthemeritofdirtwaslong-lived,dirthasnolongerbeenregardedasaniceneighboreversincethe18thcentury。Scientificallyspeaking,cleaningawaydirtisgoodtohealth.Cleanwatersupplyandhandwashingarepracticalmeansofpreventingdisease.Yet,itseemsthatstandardsofcleanlinesshavemovedbeyondsciencesinceWorldWarⅡ.Advertisementsrepeatedlyselltheidea:clothesneedtobewhiterthanwhite,clothseversofter,surfacestoshine。Hasthehatefordirt,however,gonetoofar?Attitudestodirtstilldifferhugelynowadays。Manyfirst—timeparentsnervouslytrytowarntheirchildrenofftouchingdirt,whichmightberesponsibleforthespreadofdisease。Onthecontrary,MaryRuebush,anAmericanimmunologist(免疫學(xué)家),encourageschildrentoplayinthedirttobuildupastrongimmunesystem.Andthelatterpositionisgainingsomeground。9。ThekingsofFranceandEnglandinthe16thcenturyclosedbathhousesbecause。A。theylivedhealthilyinadirtyenvironment。B.theythoughtbathhousesweretoodirtytostayinC.theybelieveddiseasecouldbespreadinpublicbathsD。theyconsideredbathingasthecauseofskindisease10。WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesHenryIV’sattitudetobathing?A。Afraid。B.Curious。C.Approving.D。Uninterested。11。Howdoesthepassagemainlydevelop?A.Byprovidingexamples。B。Bymakingcomparisons.C.Byfollowingtheorderoftime.D.Byfollowingtheorderofimportance。12。Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthepassage?A.Tostresstheroleofdirt。B.Tointroducethehistoryofdirt.C。Tocallattentiontothedangerofdirt.D。Topresentthechangeofviewsondirt。DWilliamButlerYeats,amostfamousIrishwriter,wasborninDublinonJune13,1865.Hischildhoodlackedtheharmony(和睦)thatwastypicalofahappyfamily。Later,Yeatsshockedhisfamilybysayingthatheremembered“l(fā)ittleofchildhoodbutitspain”。Infact,heinherited(繼承)excellenttasteinartfromhisfamily—bothhisfatherandhisbrotherwerepainters.Buthefinallysettledonliterature,particularlydrama(戲劇)andpoetry.Yeatshadstrongfaithinthecomingofnewartisticmovements.HesethimselfthefreshtaskinfoundinganIrishnationaltheatreinthelate1890s.Hisearlytheatricalexperiments,however,werenotreceivedfavorablyatthebeginning.Hedidn'tloseheart,andfinallyenjoyedsuccessinhispoeticaldrama.Comparedwithhisdramaticworks,Yeats’spoemsattractmuchadmiringnotice.Thesubjectmatterincludeslove,nature,history,timeandaging.ThoughYeatsgenerallyreliedonverytraditionalforms,hebroughtmodernsensibilitytothem。Ashisliterarylifeprogressed,hispoetrygrewfinerandricher,whichledhimtoworldwiderecognition.HehadnotenjoyedamajorpublicliftsincewinningtheNobelPrizein1923.Yet,hecontinuedwritingalmosttotheendofhislife。HadYeatsstoppedwritingatage40,hewouldprobablynowbevaluedasaminorpoet,forthereisnootherexampleinliteraryhistoryofapoetwhoproduceshisgreatestworksbetweentheageof50and75。AfterYeats'sdeathin1939,W。H。Audenwrote,amongothers,thefollowinglines:Earth,receiveanhonouredguest:WilliamYeatsislaidtorest。LettheIrishvessel(船)lieEmptiedofitspoetry.13.WhichofthefollowingcandescribeYeats’sfamily?A.ItfilledYeats’schildhoodwithlaughter。B。ItwasshockedbyYeats’schoice.C。Itwasatypicallywealthyfamily.D.Ithadanartisticatmosphere.14。Accordingtothepassage,whatdoweknowaboutYeats'slife?A。YeatsfoundedthefirstIrishtheater。B.Yeatsstucktomodernformsinhispoetry.C.Yeatsbegantoproducehisbestworksfromthe1910s.D。Yeatswasnotfavoredbythepublicuntilthe1923NoblePrize.15。WhatkindoffeelingisexpressedinW.H.Auden’slines?A。Envy。B。Sympathy.C.Emptiness.D.Admiration.16.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Yeats’sliteraryachievements。B.Yeats'shistoricalinfluence.C.Yeats’sartisticambition。D.Yeats’snationalhonor.ESkepticsareastrangelot。Someofthemrefusetoadmittheseriousthreatofhumanactivitiestotheenvironment,andtheyaretiredofpeoplewhodisagreewiththem.Thosepeople,sayskeptics,spreadnothingbutbadnewsabouttheenvironment.The“eco—guilt"broughtonbythediscouragingnewsaboutourplanetgivesrisetothepopularityofskepticsaspeoplesearchformorecomfortingworldviews.PerhapsthatexplainwhyanewbookbyBjornLomborgreceivedsomuchpublicity.Thatbook,TheSkepticalEnvironmentalist,declaresthatitmeasuresthe“realstateoftheworld”asfine.Ofcourse,anotherexplanationisthedeeppocketssomebigbusinesseswithspecialinterests.Indeed,Mr.Lomborg’sviewsaresimilartothoseofsomeindustry—fundedorganizations,whichstarthugeactivitiesthroughthemediatoconfusethepublicaboutissueslikeglobalwarming.SoitwasstrangetoseeMr.Lomborg’sbookgolargelyunchallengedinthemediathoughhisbeliefswerecontrarytomostscientificopinions。OnenationalnewspaperinCanadarananumberofarticlesandreviewsfullofwordsofpraise,evenwiththeconclusionthat“AfterLomborg,theenvironmentalmovementwillbegintodiedown。"Suchone—sidedviewsshouldhaveimmediatelybeenchallenged.ButonlyadifferentreviewappearedinNature,arespectedsciencemagazinewithspecificreadership.ThereviewremarkedthatMr。Lomborg's“preferenceforunexaminedmaterialsisincredible(不可信的)”.Acritical(批判的)eyeisvaluable,andthemediashouldpresentinformationinsuchawaythatcouldallowpeopletomakeinformeddecisions.Unfortunately,thatisofteninaccessibleasblockedbythedesiretobeshockingortodefendsomespecialinterests.Peoplemightbecomehalf-blindbeforeaworldpartiallyexhibitedbythemedia.That’sashame,becausemattersconcerning
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