浙江省天台县平桥第二中学高三英语 上学期读写备考训练20.doc

浙江省天台县平桥第二中学2014届高三英语 上学期读写备考训练20根据短文内容，从下框af选项中选出能概括每段主题的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。选项中有一项为多余项。a. a sense of humour is not an inborn ability. b. a sense of humour can be developed in our life. c. a sense of humour helps us from several aspects. d. a sense of humour means more than telling jokes. e. a sense of humour can be expressed in many ways. f. a sense of humour helps people to better enjoy life. 1. _as awareness of the benefits of humour increases, most of us want to get all the laughs we can. it seems that almost every day there is another new discovery about the power of humour to help us physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. every system of the body responds to laughter in some important or positive way . 2._many people mistakenly believe that we are born with a sense of humour. they think that when it comes to a sense of humour, “either you have got it or you dont . ” this is false! what is true, however, is that the ability to laugh and smile is actually something we are born with. for example, we laugh when we are tickled under the arm, even without thinking about how to react. 3._the parts of the brain and central nervous system that control laughing and smiling are mature at birth in human infants, but that is not the same thing as having a sense of humour. (after all, when a baby laughs in his small bed we dont rush over and say, “that kid has a great sense of humour!”) your sense of humour is something you can develop over a lifetime. dont be nervous before others and try to laugh at yourself-then you will make them laugh too. 4._humour includes a lot more than laughing and joke telling. many people worry needlessly that they do not have a good sense of humour because they are not good joke tellers. more than jokes, a sense of humour requires being willing and able to see the funny side of lifes situations as they happen. in fact, one of the best definitions（定义）of a sense of humour is “the ability to see the nonserious element in a situation. ”5._there may be a thousand different ways to express your sense of humour, but joke telling is only one of those ways. as more is discovered about how humour benefits our life, more people will be able to see and enjoy the humour when they are in a difficult situation. life depends on air, food and water, but it is made easier to live with a good sense of humour. b（11sh）the teacher who did the most to encourage me was, as it happened, my aunt. she was myrtle c. manigault, the wife of my mothers brother bill. she taught in second grade at all-black summer school in camden, new jersey.during my childhood and youth, aunt myrtle encouraged me to develop every aspect of my potential, without regard for what was considered practical or possible for black females. i liked to sing; she listened to my voice and pronounced it good. i couldnt dance; she taught me the basic dancing steps. she took me to the theatre not just childrens theatre but adult comedies and dramasand her faith that i could appreciate adult plays was not disappointed.my aunt also took down books from her extensive library and shared them with me. i had books at home, but they were all serious classics. even as a child i had a strong liking for humor, and ill never forget the joy of discovering don marquiss archy & mehitabel through her.most important, perhaps, aunt myrtle provided my first opportunity to write for publication. a writer herself for one of the black newspapers, she suggested my name to the editor as a “youth columnist”. my column, begun when i was fourteen, was supposed to cover teenage social activitiesand it didbut it also gave me the freedom to write on many other subjects as well as the habit of gathering material, the discipline of meeting deadlines, and, after graduation from college six years later, a solid collection of published material that carried my name and was my passport to a series of writing jobs.today aunt myrtle is still an enthusiastic supporter of her “favourite niece”. like a diamond, she has reflected a bright, multifaceted (多面的) image of possibilities to every pupil who has crossed her path.c（11sh）humpback whaleshumpback whales are sometimes called performers of the ocean. this is because they can make impressive movements when they dive. the name “humpback”, which is the common name for this whale, refers to the typical curve shape the whales back forms as it dives. sometimes the humpback will dive with a fantastic movement, known as a breach. during breaching the whale uses its powerful tail flukes to lift nearly two-thirds of its body out of the water in a giant leap. a breach might also include a sideways twist with fins stretched out like wings, as the whale reaches the height of the breach. a humpback whale breathes air at the surface of the water through two blowholes which are located near the top of the head. it blows a double stream of water that can rise up to 4 meters above the water. the humpback has a small dorsal fin located towards the tail flukes about two-thirds of the way down its back. other distinguishing features include large pectoral fins, which may be up to a third of the body length, and unique black and white spots on the underside of the tail flukes. these markings are like fingerprints: no two are the same. humpback whales live in large groups. they communicate with each other through complex “songs”.quick factssize:14m18m in length3050 tons in weightliving open ocean and shallow coastline watersenvironment:from warm tropical (热带的) waters, where they breed, to cold polar waters, where they eat.diet:shellfish, plants and fish of small sizehunting:sometimes in groups, in which several whales form a circle under the water, blowing bubbles that form a “net” around a school of fish. the fish are then forced up to the surface in a concentrated mass.current state:endangered; it is estimated that there are about 50007000 humpback whales worldwide.6. according to quick facts, a humpback whale _.a. cannot survive in waters near the shore b. doesnt live in the same waters all the timec. lives mainly on underwater plants d. prefers to work alone when hunting food7. to make a breach, a humpback whale must _.a. use its tail flukes to leap out of the water b. twist its body sideways to jump high.c. blow two streams of water d. communicate with a group of humpbacks.8. from the passage we can learn that a humpback whale _.a. has its unique markings on it tail flukes b. has black and white fingerprintsc. gets its name from the way it hunts d. is a great performer due to its songs二、书面表达2011年陕西高考- 书面表达训练（五）假定你是中学生李华，在一位名叫tigermom的学生家长的博客上，你看到如下内容。请你根据博客内容、写作要点和要求，给这位家长回复。im the mother of a fourteen-year-old. i have a rule for my daughter: be among the top 5 students or get punished in one way or another. she has been doing very well in school, but some friends of mine keep telling me that i put too much pressure on her. am i wrong?写作要点：1. 表明自己的看法； 2. 陈述自己的理由（可举例说明）；3. 提出至少两条建议要求：1. 短文须写在答题卡的指定区域。 2. 短文词数不少于100（不含已写好的部分）。3. 内容充实，结构完整，语意连贯。 4. 书写需清晰、工整。_平桥二中高三年级英语读写备考训练（20）参考答案15 cabdf69. daab 1012. baahi, tigermom, what puzzles you is actually a puzzle for many parents in china.