高考英语简答题专项训练

1、高考英语简答题专项训练IfyouareinanymajorcityinAmerica，thearetyouarefarfromaStarbucks.Infact，youmightbeveryclosetoseveral高考英语简答题专项训练IfyouareinanymajorcityinAmerica，thearetyouarefarfromaStarbucks.Infact，youmightbeveryclosetoseveraloftheseStarbuckswasnamedafterhewestcoastcityofSeattle，Washington，inhefamousAmerica

2、nnovel”byHermanMelville.Today，therearearound thentwelvethousandStarbucksSaleslastyearwerealmosteightbilliondollars.Thecompanyves openingmanystoresinbusyareasofcities.Forle，thereareaboutnearVOAheadquartersinWashington，withitsownlsnjustplaincoffee.Itstartedawholecoffeellanguageandcoffeeworkerscalledit

3、baristas.Itsellskindsofhotandcoldcoffeedrinks，likeWhiteChocolateMochaandFrappuccino. Italsosellsmusicalbums， coffeemakers， food， andevenbooks.Butmostofall， itsellstheideaofbeingawarmandfriendlyplaceforpeopletosit，readStarbucksisagreatsstory.Buyersarewillingtopayasmuchasdollarsforacoffeedrink.Peoplew

4、etalkedtosaidtheygotoStarbuckstheycandependonittohaveexactlywhattheywantandtobeHowever，somepeopledonotlikethecompanysaggressive.of independentcoffee storescannot competewith Starbucks. Onesmallcoffee seller istakingthecompanytocourt.Shesaysthewaythecompanydoesbusinessisillegal becauseitstopsproperty

5、ownersfromrentingoutstorestoothercoffeeSheseesStarbucksascontrollingthemarketandforcingo 73. hepassageawordeaningtotheunderlinedWhatdopeoplethinkofStarbucks？（8Accordingtosomepeople，whatwillbetheresultofBaloneyisakindoftmanyAmericanseatoften.ThewordalsoanothermeaninginEnglish.Itisusedtodescribeor tis

6、falseor boloney sausage does not taste the same as beef or pork alone.Somelanguageexpertsthinkthisdifferenttasteisresponsiblefortheofthebaloney.Baloneyisanideaortisnothinglikehesameused boloney sausage does not taste the same as beef or pork alone.Somelanguageexpertsthinkthisdifferenttasteisresponsi

7、blefortheofthebaloney.BaloneyisanideaortisnothinglikehesameusedtomaketbaloneysausagetastesnothinglikethetBaloneyisawordoftenusedbyns todescribetheideasofThehasbeenusedforyears.Fiftyyearsago，aernorNew York e，AlfredSmith，criticizedsomeclaimsRooseveltaboutthesesoftheRooseveltadministration.Smithsaid，ma

8、tterhowthinyousliceit，it isstillAsimilarwordhasalmost thesamemeaningasbaloney.Itevensoundsalmostthesame.The word is blarney. It began in Ireland about 1600.ThelordofBlarneycastle，nearCork，agreedtosurrenderthecastletoBritishtroops.he kept making excuses tponing the surrender. And，he made them sound l

9、ike veryexcuses，“thisisjustmoreofthesame The Irish castle now is famous for its Blarney stone. Kissing the stone is thought to give lers of hohas kissedtheBlarney stone，so the storygoes，speakwordsof praise sosmoothlyand aretyou ve them，evenwhenyouknow73. hepassageawordeaningtotheunderlinedword Accor

10、dingtoAmericanswhatdoesbaloneyreferto（8个Whatdoyouknowaboutthe lordofBlarneycastlenearCork？（个Housing policies differ from school to school. Students might be able to choose housingtheycanfind.Ortheyvetolive ina eastfor Dormscome inallsizes.Abuildingmayhouse asmallnumberofstudents orSome have suites.E

11、achsuite has several bedrooms，a common living area and a bathroom.Six or more students may live in one suite. Other dorms have many rooms along a common hallway， usually with two students in each room.Manystudents say dormitories provide the best chance toget to know other students. dormsgenerallyco

12、stnapartmentsorotherhousingnotownedbytheMostcollegesanduniversitiesoffersingle-sexdorms，but usuallymalesandfemaleslivethe same building. They might live on the same floors and share the same common ostcases，theymayhesameroomonlyiftheyareAtmanyschoolsmalestudentscanjoinfraternities（联谊会，兄弟会）andfemales

13、joinsororities anizationsbutmembersalsobeabletoliveattheirfraternityorsororityEdward Spencer is the te for student irs at Virginia Tech Blacksburg.HesaysitisimportanttounderstandtherulesofthebuildinginwhichyouwillHeadvisesstudentstoaskquestionsbeforetheydecideabouttheirhousing.Forle:Ifstudentrequire

14、saldiet，willtheschoolprovideforVirginiaTech，forle，hadBlacksburg.HesaysitisimportanttounderstandtherulesofthebuildinginwhichyouwillHeadvisesstudentstoaskquestionsbeforetheydecideabouttheirhousing.Forle:Ifstudentrequiresaldiet，willtheschoolprovideforVirginiaTech，forle，hadabanagainstcandlesindorms.Buti

15、tttoletstudentslightcandlesforreligiouseaningtotheunderlinedword 73. hepassageawordAccordingtoEdwardSpencerwhencana studentdecide abouttheirhousing？（回答词数不超过 8 个）Accordingtosomestudentswhatistheadvantageofdormitories（回答词数不超过 6 个）The Sahel is the area of ts n the Sahara desert to the nd fertile landto

16、 the south. The dry plains of the Sahel are mostly treeless. Yet inNiger，one ofoncealsopoornationsalongtheSahel，millionsoftreesare nowResearchers have been studying the progress of a re-n in Niger. Reijis ascientistfromtheNetherlands.InamessageatlastFebruary，hehow，insome ，“densitiesare sotyoualmostl

17、ook ata wallof A United Nations news service reported in t ernment said n had already reclaimed three million hectares （公顷）. Teams of workers have simple losttoch as planting trees and protecting natural ion to save land from Ten to twenty times more trees were reported in parts of southern Niger in

18、 werethirtyyearsn Somereclaimedlandcannowbefarmedagain.Thelandbecameinfertileduringtheandearly80s.Butabouttwentyyearsago，localfarmerssoilwasbeingcarriedawaybysevere ttheironce-Trees were traditionally cut down for firewood or cleared for agriculture. Instead of trees，farmersbegantoletthemgrowamongth

19、eircrops.Atthesametime，rainfalllevelsto rise after a long dry period. Today，the rate of desert in Niger is amountofharvestedcropsis and The s of the effort t r damage to the Sahel may not have permanent. And some say it could put Niger in a climatechangemightition to deal with whatever 73. hepassage

20、awordeaningtotheunderlinedword Beetlesare invadingash heUnitedesand now have easttwenty of them. Experts ve the small green insects he 1990s in shipments of goods The emeraldash borer has destroyed he Midwestand as far he UnitedasMaryland.TheinsectshavealsospreadasfarsOntario，Ashtreesare popular. Th

21、eygrowwellinheavyclaysoils，and theycansurvive well.Theyproduce manyleaves，sotheyprovide shadeprotectionfromthe sun.he the leavesturnabeautifulgoldandAsh trees can resist many diseases. But they cannot resist the emerald ash borer. It lays on the bark. Then the young larvae thetreetotransportwaterand

22、o and feed on the the leavesturnabeautifulgoldandAsh trees can resist many diseases. But they cannot resist the emerald ash borer. It lays on the bark. Then the young larvae thetreetotransportwaterando and feed on the inner bark. This harms the ability Theinsectisattackingtreefarmsandsospreadwhenlog

23、sandfirewoodareThe United es Department of Agriculture is working to save the ash tree. So agriculturedepartmentsanduniversitysinanumberofInsome ，farmersare using“detectiontrees.”Thesehaveanareawherethebarkbeen cut away. The area circles the tree and is called a girdle. The girdling s weakens trees.

24、Itmakesthemsforborers，andshowsifthe insectsare Efforts to stop the spread of the emerald ash borer include cutting down affected trees. treearyland，forle，recentlyfacedthelossdredsofThere are t the ash tree might disappear unless the is controlled. prepareforsuchsibility，ernmentlaboratoryiscollecting

25、seedsfromash73. hepassageawordeaningtotheunderlinedword 74.Accordingtothepassagehowdotheemeraldashborersdestroythetrees（8个75.Whatisthe eofcollectingseedsfromashtreesby 73.cultureIt started awholecoffeeculture with its own llanguage 74. （1）Starbucks can provide them what they want. People we talked t

26、o they go to Starbucks because they can depend on it to have exactly what they want and to be nearby 可知。（2） It is a strong and aggressive some people do not like （3）Starbucks does its business illegally. She says the way the company business is illegal because it stops property owners from renting o

27、ut stores to other coffee companies 可知。75.（1）Starbuckswillhavemorecustomers. StarbucksisagreatsBuyers are willing to pay as much as five dollars for a coffee drink. People we talked to said they go toStarbucks because theycan dependon itto have exactly whattheywantandto be nearby 可（2）Starbucks will

28、control the market alone. She sees Starbucks controllingthemarketandforcingompetition blarney。根据句子A similar word has almost the same meaning as baloney. It even sounds almost the same. The word is blarney 可知。（1）It is something false or wrong or foolish. It is used to tisfalse orwrongorfoolish （2）Iti

29、safalseideaorement. 根据句子Baloneyisanideaortislikethetruth 75. （1）Hewasa cleverman. he madethemsoundlike verygoodexcuses （2）He didnt surrender to British troops. But he kept making excuses for tponing the surrender 可知。73. apartment。根据句子 likethetruth 75. （1）Hewasa cleverman. he madethemsoundlike verygo

30、odexcuses （2）He didnt surrender to British troops. But he kept making excuses for tponing the surrender 可知。73. apartment。根据句子 Also， dorms generally cost lessnapartmentsorotherhousing not owned by the school 可知。74. If the school cant provide a l diet If a student requires ldietwilltheschoolprovideforit75.（1）Theyare tomakefriends. Manystudentssaydormitoriesthebestchancetogettoknowotherstudent