高考话题九Topic1TheViolenceofNatureBook3

1、第1页共8页高考话题九自然与环境Topic 1The Violence of NatureBook 3 Module 3 ） .阅读理解A话题词数建议用时台风2157 分钟(2016 东省日照市校际联合检测山 )At least 3 people are dead in the Philippines now that Typhoon Hagupit has landed.The typhoon, which hit the eastern Philippines over the weekend, has blown down trees and sent more than 650-tho

2、usand people into shelters before weakening.“ There were very strong winds last night. The roof was beginning to move, and rain was getting inside the rooms，” said a villager.The storm hit with gusts (强风 ) of over 100 miles per hour. And while the storm has slowed considerably from the super typhoon

3、 level it had last week, Hagupit still remains strong enough to create more damage.Christopher Perez is a local weather forecaster. He says, “ We are continuing to expect bad weather and rough ocean waves. Threats of possible flash floods and landslides (滑坡 ) as well as possible storm waves are occu

4、rring in coastal areas”.Hagupit is expected to roll into the South China Sea tomorrow.It s currentlygoing westward towardthe southern tip of Vietnam,meaning it sunlikely to affect China.Hagupit s strength in the Philippines is much less severe than Typhoon Haiyan, whichrolled through the country in

5、2013.Haiyan s tsunami-like storm waves and killer winds left thousands of people dead andleveled entire villages.The central Philippines is still trying to recover from last year s massive storm waves.语篇解读： 本文是一篇新闻报道。台风黑格比在菲律宾登陆后给当地造成了重大的损失。同时，文章也提及了强度更大的台风海燕。1 We can know from the passage that the

6、Typhoon Hagupit isA getting strongerBweakeningC going to affect China soon.第2页共8页D moving more than 120 miles per hour解析： 选B细节理解题。根据第四段中的“ Andwhile the storm has slowedconsiderably” 可知，台风黑格比在变弱，故选B 项。2 The underlined part “ leveled entire villages”probably means“”A destroyed all the buildings in the

7、 villagesBwere of the same sea level as the villagesC killed all the villagersD blew down all the trees in the villages解析：选A词义猜测题。 根据倒数第二段可知，此处表示台风海燕如海啸一样的暴风雨浪潮和危害极大的风使成千上万的人失去生命，把全部的村庄夷为平地，故选A 项。3 Which of the following places suffered most when Typhoon Haiyan rolled in?A The eastern Philippines.B

8、The southern tip of Vietnam.C The South China Sea.D The central Philippines.解析：选 D推理判断题。 根据最后一段可推知，菲律宾中部仍然在努力地从去年强烈的暴风雨浪潮中恢复过来，即台风海燕对菲律宾中部的破坏巨大，故选D 项。4 What do we know about Typhoon Haiyan from the passage? A It caused less severe damage than Typhoon Hagupit. B It also rolled in Vietnam and China.C

9、It brought about a lot of deaths.D It damaged the roofs of all the houses.解析： 选C细节理解题。根据倒数第三段可知，台风黑格比远没有2013年的台风海燕的破坏性大， 故排除 A 项；B 项在文章中没有提到；根据倒数第二段中的“ Haiyan s . leftthousands of people dead” 可知C项正确；D 项在文章中没有涉及。B话题词数建议用时由向日葵引发的思考3838 分钟(2016 洛阳高三第一次月考 )I find it humorous sometimes that even the mos

10、t ordinary incidents can have an impact on our awareness.第3页共8页My wife, daughter, and I moved into our home nine years ago and we spent a lot of time and energy in the yard to get it lookinglike it does today. We live on a corner, higher than street level, and the entire side of the yard is surround

11、ed by a professionally built rock wall. The front of the house though is another story because instead of a wall along the sidewalk, the rocks appear to be just thrown up onto the dirt as if someone were in a hurry to finish.We did the best we could with what we had to work with and called this area

12、 our“ rockgarden” . Whenever we had leftover flowers or plants, Denise or I would stick them outfront, just to bring some color to the area.Last summer I had reached the end of the rock garden and found a tiny little plant thatI could not immediately identify. I knew I didn t plant it and Denise cla

13、imed that she didn t either. We decided to let it continue growing until we could figure out what it was.Weeks passed and as I made my way back to the mystery plant, it appeared to be aSunflower. It had a tall skinny stalk ( 茎 ) and only one head on it. I decided to baby it along and weed around it.

14、 As I pulled rocks from the area to get to the weeds, I noticed something unusual. The Sunflower had not started where I saw the stalk begin. It actually had begun under a big rock and grown under and around it to reach the sun.That s when I realized that if a tiny little Sunflower didn t let a big

15、rock stand in itsway of developing, we too have the ability to do the same thing. We believe in ourselves like that little Sunflower, we can attain the same food and nutrition as well.Stand talllikethe Sunflower and be proudof who and what you are and theenvironment will begin to support you. You wi

16、ll find a way to go under or around your big obstacle (障碍 ) in order to reach your desires.语篇解读： 本文为夹叙夹议文。主要讲述了作者和家人经营自己的花园，无意间发现具有顽强生命力的向日葵，从而引发了对生命的思考和认识。5 We can know from the second paragraph thatA the author finished building his home hurriedlyB it took the author nine years to make the yard be

17、autifulC the author s home was made of rock walls.D the author s family have lived in this home for nine years解析： 选D细节理解题。根据第二段的“ Mywife, daughter, andImoved into ourhome nine years ago .” 可知D 项正确。6 Why did the author and his wife decide to let the tiny little plant grow?A Because they were interest

18、ed in every little plant.第4页共8页B Because they wanted to discover what it was.C Because they wanted to use it to make the yard colorful.D Because they were touched by its strong will.解析： 选B细节理解题。根据第四段的最后一句“ We decided to let it continuegrowing until we could figure out what it was. ” 可知 B 项正确。7 What

19、does the underlined phrase “ baby it along” in Para. 5 mean?A Make shelter for it.C Take good care of it.B Leave it alone.D Put it elsewhere.解析：选 C词义猜测题。 根据第五段的第四句“ As I pulled rocks from the area to getto the weeds, I noticed something unusual.” 可知 C 项正确。8 What can be inferred from this passage?A H

20、uman beings are able to remove obstacles.B The universal truth made the Sunflower survive.C A big rock blocked out the sunlight of the Sunflower.D We can achieve success as long as we are selfconfident-.解析： 选D推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句可知D 项正确。 .完形填空(2016 北五校联盟质检二河)In an old city of Hungary, there used to be a

21、 boy who wasvery rich and clever but nothing could make him feel happy. He had almost everything a boycould ever want, so he was only1 in the most rare objects. One day his parents boughthim a very strange2. Whenthe boy wentto see his reflection(影像 ) in it, he lookedvery 3 . He tried smiling,4 his r

22、eflection continued with its sad expression.The boy went off to buy sweets and lots of toys.5， he came home as happy as hecould be, but he6looked sad in that mirror, “ What a(n)7mirror! It s the firsttime I ve seen a mirror that didn t8properly ！”That afternoon he went out to buy some toys and on hi

23、s way he saw a little girl who was9 . The boy wentoverto see whathad10to her. Thelittlegirlsaid thatshecouldn t find her parents. Together the two children set off11them. As the little girlwouldn t stop crying, the boy spent all of his money buying her sweets to12her up.After much walking, they13 he

24、r parents who were looking for her, very worried.Then the boy said14to the family. When seeing the time, he15to head forhome without toys and16. In his room,to his great surprise, he founda(n)17face in the mirror. And so he understood the18 of that mirror. The mirror could only第5页共8页reflect the19fee

25、lings of its owner. He felt really happy at having20that littlegirl.语篇解读： 一个男孩儿几乎可以拥有他想要的一切东西，可一面神奇的镜子告诉他，他并不快乐。有一天男孩儿帮助一位小女孩儿找到父母后，他在镜子里看到了快乐的自己。1 A.confidentB interestedC skilledD rich解析：选 B这个男孩儿几乎拥有了男孩儿想要的一切东西，所以他只对最罕见的东西感兴趣。 be interested in“ 对感兴趣 ” ，选 B 项。2 A.mirrorB bookC sweetD toy解析：选 A根据下文中

26、的 “ When the boy went to see his reflection (影像 ) in it ” 可知，此处表示他的父母给他买了一面奇怪的镜子，故选A 项。下文中的 “What a(n)7mirror ！ ” 也是提示。3 A.shyB excitedC sadD beautiful解析：选 C根据下文中的 “ 4his reflection continued with its sad expression” 可知，此处表示当他照镜子时，里面的影像显示他很难过，故选C 项。4 A.forB orC andD but解析：选 D他尝试着笑，但是他的影像仍然是难过的表情。根据语

27、境可知，前后表示转折关系，故用but。5 A.ProudlyB HungrilyC SurprisinglyD Gratefully解析： 选 C使人吃惊的是，他回家尽力地表现得很快乐，但是在那面镜子中，他仍然看上去很难过。surprisingly“ 惊人地，使人吃惊地” ，符合语境。6 A.alreadyB stillC onceD never解析： 选 B参见上题解析。根据语境可知，此处用still“ 仍然 ” ，故选 B 项。7 A.terribleB nice第6页共8页C bigD expensive解析：选A多么可怕的镜子啊！terrible 意为 “可怕的 ”，符合语境。8 A.

28、workB moveC changeD appear解析：选A这是 “ 我 ”第一次见没有良好效果的镜子。此处用work 意为 “ 有效，起作用 ”。9 A.studyingB playingC sleepingD crying解析：选D根据下文中的 “ The little girl said that she couldn t find her parents. ” 可推断，此处表示小女孩儿在哭，故选 D 项。下文中的 “ As the little girl wouldn t stop crying”也是提示。10 A.devotedB referredC happenedD turne

29、d解析：选C男孩儿过去看小女孩儿发生了什么事。根据语境可知，选C 项。11 A.in need ofB in honor ofC in search ofD in charge of解析：选C两个小孩儿一起出发去找女孩的父母。in search of“ 寻找 ” ，符合语境。12 A.putB cheerC dressD bring解析：选B小女孩儿还在哭，男孩儿花了他所有的钱买糖让小女孩儿高兴。cheer sb.up“ 使某人高兴起来，使某人振作起来” ，符合语境。13 A.foundB recognizedC leftD accepted解析：选 A走了很久后， 他们发现小女孩儿的父母也正

30、在焦急地找小女孩儿。根据语境可知，选 A 项。14 A.goodbyeB helloC sorryD no解析：选A后来男孩儿和这家人告别了。say goodbye to sb“. 和某人告别 ” ，为固定短语，故选A 项。第 7 页共 8 页15 A.refusedB agreedC pretendedD decided解析：选 D看了一下时间，男孩儿决定回家。decide to do sth.“ 决定做某事 ” ，符合语境。16 A.effortB hopeC moneyD doubt解析：选C根据上文中的 “ the boy spent all of his money buying h

31、er sweets”可知，此处表示没有钱，故选C 项。17 A.redB dirtyC angryD happy解析：选 D在房间里， 令他惊讶的是， 他在镜子里发现了一张快乐的脸。根据 “ greatsurprise”可知，选 D 项。18 A.meaningBwonderC gameD reason解析：选B他明白了那面镜子的神奇之处。wonder “ 奇妙之处 ” ，符合语境。19 A.trueB strangeC generalD good解析：选A这面镜子只能反映它的主人的真实感觉。true “ 真实的 ” ，符合语境。20 A.introducedB helpedC invited

32、D saved解析：选B帮助那个小女孩儿让他感到真的很开心。help“ 帮助 ” ，符合语境。 .语法填空(2016 阳市第三次诊断资)Last Friday a storm swept through two villages in the NewTerritories,1(destroy) fourteen homes. Seven others were so badly damaged2their owners had to leave them, and fifteen others had broken windows or roofs. One personwas killed,

33、 several were3(serious) hurt and taken to hospital, and a number of otherpeople received smaller hurt. Altogether over two hundred people were homeless after thestorm.A farmer, Mr. Tan, said that the storm began early4the morning and lasted forover an hour.“ I5(eat) with my wife and children ，” he said, “ when we heard a loud noise. Afew minutes later our house fell down on top of us. We tried our best6(climb) out b