高考英语一轮复习全面回扣训练15

1、2019届高考英语一轮复习全面回扣训练15 (1)(8min.)(原创)Therearehundredsoftravelwriters.Itwillnotbeeasyforyoutomakeamark, unlessyouaredifferent.Readingtheworksofgreattravelwritersandgettinginspiredbythemarenotabadthing, butyoushouldnotcopytheirstyleandtheirapproach.Theworldneedssomethingnew.Greatnessisnotachievedthroug

2、hfollowing, itisachievedthroughleading, andtoleadyouneedtochooseyourownapproach!Beingatravelwritercanbe_exacting.Youmustrealizethatyouwillnotbethefirstoneinalongline.Flightswillnotarriveontimeforyou, everyhotelwillnothavearoomforyou, andyoumaynotbeabletomakealivingoutofyourwork.So, youshouldbeprepar

3、edmentallyandphysicallybeforeyoubeginyourquesttoexploretheworld.Whenyouwriteatravelguide, youshouldrememberthatyouarenotthesubjectinyourguide! Youshouldalwaysfocusontheplacethatyouareexploring.Whatisthedifferencebetweenvisitingaplaceandexploringit? Theanswerisverysimple, whenyouvisitaplaceyouasktheq

4、uestionwheretogo？andwhenyouexplore, youaskwhytogothere？Yourworkshouldnotturnouttobejustamapwhichshowsdirections.Itshouldexplainwhyyouchoseaspecificdirection.Ifyouarenotcuriouswhiletraveling, youwillneverhavesomethingnewforyourreaders. Ibelievethateveryindividualhasauniquestyleofwriting.Youshoulddare

5、tohaveadifferentapproach.Avoidlongpersonalstoriesanddonotneglectgrammarandpunctuations.Youshouldalsotakeeffortstopromoteyourwork.Youshouldmakeuseofblogs, andpopularsocialnetworkingsitestopromoteyourwork.Trytoestablishcontactwithmajorpublications.Onceyourworkgetspublishedinabigmagazine, thereisnostop

6、ping.Therearemanytravelwriterswhosaythatthisisthebestjobintheworld.Ifyoulovetraveling, youwilllovethisjob!1.Accordingtothefirstparagraph, whatdoyouneedtodoifyouwanttobeagoodtravelwriter?A.Developyourownstyle.B.Trytoimitateothers'approach.C.Readalotofothers'works.D.Getinstructedbyotherwriters

7、.2.Theunderlinedword“exacting”canbebestreplacedby“_”A.interestingB.excitingC.rewardingD.challenging3.Whenyoutraveleverywhere, whatshouldyoukeepinmindaccordingtoPara.3?A.Patience.B.Curiosity. C.Judgment.D.Excitement.4.Wecaninferfromthefourthparagraphthat_.A.placesvisitedbythousandsofwritershavenounto

8、ldstoriesB.noonereallyhasthetimetoreadbookswithhundredsofpagesC.yourreputationwillbethesameevenwithgrammaticalmistakesD.youcanexpectanymiraclesrightafteryourfirstworkispublished5.WhatisParagraph5mainlyabout? A.Makingagoodpreparation.B.Visitingandexploring.C.Marketingyourself.D.Rememberingsomewriting

9、tips.(2)(8min.)(2019·长郡中学月考五)Increasinglyoverthelastfewyears, wehavebecomefamiliarwiththerangeofsmallelectronicdevicesor“smart”accessories (附件，饰品).Pocketheart­ratemonitorsforjoggersandelectronicmapsarejustthefirstexamplesofmanynewproductsthatpromisetochangeourlivesinallsortsofsurprisingway

10、s.AsascientistatNewYorkUniversity, RosalindPicardtriesoutdifferentsmartaccessoriesbeforetheygoonthemarket.Oneofthesewastheso­called“frown (皱眉) headband”.Rosalindwasshockedtorealizejusthowoftenshefrowned.Stuckinatrafficjamrecently, Rosalindkepthearingthesoundsofthetinysensorinsidethebandwornarou

11、ndherforeheadeachtimeshefrownedinannoyance, thesensorgaveoutasignal.Anothercomputerscientist, StevenFeiner, isworkingonapairofglassesthatwilldomorethanhelpyoutosee.Imagineyouwanttotryarestaurantinaforeigncitybutyou'renotfamiliarwiththedishesonthemenu.IfyouarewearingapairofSteven'sglasses, al

12、lyouhavetodoisglanceabovetherestaurant'sdoorwayandyourglasseswillimmediatelybecomewindowstotheInternet, offeringyoufulldetailsofthemealsservedinside.Theglassescouldalsobeusedtohelppeoplemakespeeches, givechefsaccesstothelatestrecipesandevenprovidedoctorswithpatientinformationwhiletheycarryoutope

13、rations.Atthemoment, Steven'sinventionlooksmorelikealargeskimaskthanapairofglasses.It'saheadsetconnectedtoahand­heldcomputerandaGlobalPositioningSystem (GPS) receiver, whichtracksthewearer'sposition.Buthesaysthatthesehead­worndisplayswilleventuallygetsmallerandlighterastechnolo

14、gyimproves. And, ofcourse, thisnewtechnologyhasafashionableaswellasausefulapplication.AchemicalengineernamedRobertLangerhasinventedanewmicrochipthat, ifputinsidearing, cangiveoffdifferentsmellsaccordingtoaperson'smood.That, ofcourse, mayormaynotappealtoyou.And, intheend, itisshoppers, notscienti

15、sts, whowilldeterminewhichofthesesmartaccessorieswillsucceedasfashionableitemsandwhicharesuretojoinhistory'slonglistofcrazyinventions.Itisclear, however, thatascomputersgetsmallerandcheaper, theywillpopupinallsortsofeasily­wearableaccessories, eveninthebuttonsonyourcoat.What'smore, this

16、issomethingthat'sgoingtohappenalotsoonerthanweallexpect.1.WhenRosalindworetheheadband, shewassurprisedat_.A.howwellthesensorworkedB.howshewasaffectedbytrafficC.howstrongthesignalwasD.howcomfortableitwas2.Forpeopleeatingout, Steven'sglassescan_.A.givethemarestaurant'slocationB.letthemseea

17、restaurant'senvironmentC.informthemaboutarestaurant'smenuD.tellthemaboutarestaurant'squality3.WhatisthecurrentproblemwithSteven'sglasses?A.Limitedfunction.B.Inconvenience.C.Highcost.D.PoorInternetaccess.4.Ingeneral, whatdoesthewriterthinkaboutsmartaccessories?A.Theywillsoonbewidelyav

18、ailable.B.Muchmoreresearchisneededintothem.C.Onlyafewofthemwillappealtoshoppers.D.Mostofthemareconsideredtobecrazyinventions.5.What'sthewriter'spurposeinwritingthispassage?A.Toadvertisesomesmartaccessories.B.Totellinterestingstoriesaboutsmartaccessories.C.Toarguethatsmartaccessoriesarefashio

19、nable.D.Tointroducetheideasofsmartaccessories.(3)(8min.)(原创)FromthecarparkatthefootoftheRangeoftheAwfulHand, itisashortwalktowhatmaybethedarkestplaceinScotland.Thesiteisfamousamongasmallgroupofenthusiastswhocomehereinblacknightstostand, watchandwonder.Thepatchofgroundissurroundedby300squaremilesofmo

20、orland(沼泽地), woodsandlakesthatformtheroughwildernessofGallowayForestParkinsouthernScotland, andinafewweeks, officialsattheparkwilltakestepstowardsmakingitEurope'sfirstdarkskypark.Onlytwootherparksintheworld, oneinPennsylvania, theotherinUtah, havebeenrecognizedbytheInternationalDark­SkyAsso

21、ciation, aUS­basedorganizationthatseekstopreservethedarkestcornersoftheEarth.Toearndarkskyparkstatus, officialswillsubmitdigitalphotographsofthenightskytakenthroughafisheyelens(超广角镜头).Theirapplicationmustalsobesupportedbyreadingsfromlightmetersatdifferentpointsinthepark.In1989, theBritishAstron

22、omicalSocietysetupagroupcalledtheCampaignforDarkSkiestohighlightthegrowingissueoflightpollution.Withincreasingurbanizationcomebetter­litstreets, roadsandbuildings, whichsendlightneedlesslyupintothesky, hidingallbutthebrighteststars.Accordingtosomeestimates, theamountoflightsentintospacecostsaro

23、und$110millionayear.“Ifyougooutinanurbanstreetandlookupatnight, youmightsee50, maybe100starsatbest.Butcometoourparkandwhenyoulookup, therearesomanystarsyoucan'tcountthem.Youcanseeshootingstars, satellitesandtheMilkyWay, withitsbillionsofstars.Youdon'tevenneedahigh­poweredtelescope: apai

24、rofbinocularsisbrilliant，”saidKeithMuir, anofficialatGallowayForestPark.StevenOwens, aBritishastronomer, alsosaid, “We've become a very urban population, and in doing so we've cut ourselves off from experiences people have had for hundreds and thousands of years.”“People have been looking up

25、 at the night sky, telling stories and passing on myths and legends for the whole recorded human history. But when we moved into cities, we lost that deep connection with the universe. In setting up dark sky parks, we're trying to reconnect people with nature.”1.WhatattractspeoplemostinGallowayF

26、orestPark?A.Thedarknights.B.Thewonderfulscenery.C.300squaremilesofmoorland.D.Theroughwilderness.2.WhatmustbeincludedforGallowayForestParktogaindarkskystatus?A.Somemythsandlegends.B.SomepicturesoftheMilkyWay.C.Digitalphotographsofthenightsky.D.Lightmetersusedatdifferentpointsinthepark.3.WhywastheCamp

27、aignforDarkSkiessetup?A.Tohighlightthegrowingissueoflightpollution.B.TopreservethewildlifeinScotland.C.Toattractworld'sattentiontothedarkcornersonearth.D.Topreventurbanization.4.Incomparisonwithurbannights, peoplecan_atGallowaynights.A.enjoyalltheroughwildernessB.breathefreshairC.enjoycountlesss

28、tarsD.countallthestars5.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.ObservingStarsB.Europe'sFirstDarkSkyParkC.TheInternationalDark­SkyAssociationD.ThreeDarkSkyParksintheWorld(4)(8min.)Electriccarsaredirty.Infact, notonlyaretheydirty, theymightevenbemoredirtythantheirgasoline­poweredcousins.Pe

29、opleinCalifornialovetotalkabout“zero­emissionsvehicles”， butpeopleinCaliforniaseemtobecluelessaboutwhereelectricitycomesfrom.Powerplantsmostlyusefiretomakeit.Asidefromthenewfolkswhohavetheirroofscoveredwithsolarcells, wegetourelectricityfromgenerators.Generatorsarefueledbysomethingusuallycoal,

30、oil, butalsobyheatgeneratedinnuclearpowerplants.Thereareafewwindfarmsandgeothermal(地热的) plantsaswell, butbyfarwegetelectricitymainlybyburningsomething.Inotherwords, those“zero­emissions”carsarelikelycoal­burningcars.It'sjustbecausethecoalisburnedsomewhereelsethatitlooksclean.Itisnot.It

31、'sasiftheCaliforniaGreensarecoveringtheireyes“If I can't see it, it's not happening.”Gasolineisanincrediblyefficientwaytopoweravehicle; agallonofgashasalotofenergyinit.Butwhenyoutakethatgas (oranotherfuel) andfirstuseittomakeelectricity, youwasteanicepartofthatenergy, mostlyintheformofwa

32、stedheatatthegenerator, throughthetransmissionlines, etc.Agallonofgasmaypropelyourcar25miles.Buttheelectricityyougetfromthatgallonofgaswon'tgetyounearlyasfarsoelectriccarsburnmorefuelthangas­poweredones.Ifourelectricitycamemostlyfromnukes(核能发电厂), orgeothermal, orhydro, orsolar, orwind, then

33、anelectriccartrulywouldbeclean.Butforpolitical, technical, andeconomicreasons, wedon'tusemuchofthoseenergysources.Inaddition, electriccars'batterieswhicharepoisonousforalongtimewilleventuallyendupinalandfill.Andfinally, whencarsarethepolluters, thepollutionisspreadacrossalltheroads.Whenit

34、9;sapowerplant, though, allthejunkisinoneplace.Natureisverygoodatcleaningupwhenthingsaretooconcentrated, butittakesalotlongerwhenallthegarbageisinonespot.1.Whatdoes“clueless”meaninparagraph2?A.PeopleareseeingtheCaliforniaGreenseverywhere.B.PeopleinCalifornialovetotalkabout“zero­emissionsvehicle

35、s”C.PeopleinCalifornialovetohavetheirroofscoveredwithsolarcells.D.Peopletherehavenoideathatsofarelectricitymainlycomesfromburningcoal, oil, etc.2.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Electriccarsarenotcleanatall.B.Electriccarsarebetterthangasoline­poweredones.C.Peoplecastdoubtsonelectriccars'bat

36、teries.D.Gasolineisanefficientwaytopoweravehicle.3.Theelectricitywegetfromagallonofgasmaymakeourcarrun_.A.notlessthan25milesB.morethan25milesC.nomorethan25milesD.notmorethan25miles4.Accordingtothepassage, electriccars_.A.donotburnfuelandmoreenvironmentally­friendlyB.aretoxicbecauseitisdifficult

37、fornaturetocleanitupwhentheirbatteriesareburiedinonespotC.areverygoodatcleaningupwhenthingsarenottooconcentratedD.arepoisonousforalongtimeandwilleventuallyendupinalandfill5.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_.A.beinggreenisgoodandshouldbeencouragedincommunicationB.electriccarsarenotcleaninthatwegetel

38、ectricitymainlybyburningsomethingC.zero­emissionsvehiclesshouldbechosentoprotectourenvironmentD.electriccarsarenowthedominantvehiclecomparedwithgasoline­poweredcousins(1)怎样成为一个优秀的旅游作家？作者给出了自己的建议。1. A细节理解题。根据第一段可知，要想成功，就必须与众不同，不要去模仿别人，要形成自己的风格。2. D词义猜测题。根据该段的描述可知，外出旅游时，航班、宾馆、生活都有影响，要从身体上和思想上做好准备，可见是充满“挑战的”。3. B细节理解题。根据第三段的最后一句If you are not curious while traveling, you will