阅读理解-课外阅读专项练习-高三英语二轮复习

高三阅读理解-课外阅读【一】教学目标：1.提升阅读泛读理解能力,主要考查学生理解书面语篇的能力2.扩展知识面，提升文化素养【二】教学内容：阅读理解5篇；60min一TheAcademyofMotionPicturesArtsandSciencessaidWednesdaythatactorWillSmithrefusedtoleaveafterhittingChrisRockat

Sunday'sOscarsceremony.TheacademysaiditisconsideringactionsagainstSmithforviolatingthegroup'sstandardsof

conduct.

Suchactionscouldincludesuspension,removalfromtheacademy,orothermeasures.Duringtheceremonyseenlivearoundtheworld,SmithwalkeduptothestageandhitpresenterChrisRockinthefacewithhisopenhand.RockhadmadeajokeabouttheappearanceofSmith'swife,actorJadaPinkettSmith.

WillSmithhitsatChrisRockasRockspokeonstageduringthe94thAcademyAwardsinHollywood,LosAngeles,California,U.S.,March27,2022.(REUTERS/BrianSnyder)Rock'sjokerelatedtoPinkettSmith'shairlesshead.Shehasamedicalconditionthataffectshairgrowth.Rock,acomedian,hadalsodirectedajokeatPinkettSmithduringthe2016Oscarsceremony.PeoplehavewonderedwhySmithwaspermittedtostayaftertheincidentandreceivehisOscarforbestactor.OnWednesday,theacademysuggestedthatitattemptedtoremoveSmithfromtheceremony.Thegroupsaidinastatement:"Mr.Smithwasaskedtoleavetheceremonyandrefused."TheacademyaddedthatSmithcouldofferawrittendefensebeforethegroupmeetsagainonApril18.Theacademyalso

apologized

toChrisRock,peopleattheeventandviewersofthebroadcast.Smith'srepresentativedidnotanswerrequestsforcommentonWednesday.SmithhadofferedhisownapologyonMondaytoRock,theacademyandviewers.Hesaid,"Iwas

outofline

andIwaswrong."PinkettSmithhasnotcommentedontheincidentsofar.She

posted

onInstagram,"ThisisaseasonofhealingandI'mhereforit."AtaperformancelateWednesdaynightinBoston,Rocksaid,"I'mstillprocessingwhathappened,soatsomepoint,I'lltalkaboutthat..."Onlyaverysmallnumberofmembershaveeverbeenremovedfromtheacademy.TheyincludeproducerHarveyWeinstein,directorRomanPolanski,andactorsBillCosbyandCarmineCaridi.1.Theacademyalso

toChrisRock,peopleattheeventandviewersofthebroadcast.2.OnWednesday,theacademysuggestedthatitremoveSmithfromtheceremony.3.Onlyaverymembershaveeverbeenremovedfromtheacademy.PeoplehavewonderedwhySmithwasstayaftertheincidentandreceivehisOscarforbestactor.二RussiaquicklyfacedsanctionsfromindividualcountriesandgroupsliketheEuropeanUnion.ThatmeanstheyplacedfinancialandtraderestrictionsonRussiameanttopunishthecountryforitsactions.

FILE-APalestinianprotesterthrowsaMolotovcocktailtowardsIsraelisoldiersduringconflictsintheWestBankcityofHebron,April3,2013.(APPhoto/NasserShiyoukhi,File)ManycountriesalsowelcomedUkrainianrefugees,andsentsupportivemessagestoUkraine'sarmedresistance.ButtheactionsinsupportofUkrainehaveangeredpeopleacrosstheMiddleEast.ManythereseeadoublestandardinhowWesterncountriesdealwithinternationalconflicts.Adoublestandardiswhenasetofrulesisenforceddifferentlyforonegroupthanforanother.PalestinianForeignMinisterRiadMalkispokeaboutthisfeelingtoasecuritymeetinginTurkeyearlierthismonth.Hesaid:"Wehaveseeneverymeansweweretoldcouldnotbeactivated

forover70yearsdeployedinlessthansevendays."Hecalledthis:"Amazinghypocrisy."MiddleEastconflictsTheU.S.-ledwarinIraqbeganin2003.Atthetime,peopleinsomenationsconsideredtheactionanunlawfulinvasionofonestatebyanother.IraqiswhofoughttheAmericanswerecalledterroristsinthenewsmedia.RefugeesseekingtofleetotheWestwereoftenturnedawayandtreatedaspossiblesecuritythreats.RussiaintervenedinSyria'scivilwartohelpSyrianPresidentBasharal-Assadin2015.ThemovewasdenouncedbymanyWesternnationsbuttherewaslittleaction.WithRussia'shelp,Syria'sforcesdestroyedcitiesleadingtohungeranddeath.ManythousandsofSyrianrefugeesfledtoEurope.Somediedatseaorwereturnedbackasnationsstruggledtodealwiththemassmigration.Someconsideredthemigrantssecuritythreats.5.ManycountrieswelcomedUkrainianrefugees,andsentsupportivemessagestoUkraine'sarmedresistance.6.Atthetime,peopleinsomenationstheactionanunlawfulinvasionofonestatebyanother.7.WithRussia'shelp,Syria'sforcesdestroyedcitieshungeranddeath.ManythousandsofSyrianrefugeesfledtoEurope.8.ManythereseeadoublestandardinhowWesterncountrieswithinternationalconflicts.三Thesmallearthquakes,calledtremors,haveincreasedinstrengthtoa

magnitude

of3.3overthepastfewdays.Thetremorscouldsignalagreaterearthquakeorevenavolcanic

eruption.CIVISAwatchesforearthquakeandvolcanicactivity.TheyincreasedthevolcanicactivityleveltoLevel4,thesecondhighest.Thismeansthatthereisastrongchancethattheislandcouldseeitsfirsteruptionsince1808.Despitethetremors,farmerscontinuetomilkover200cowseveryday.RuiBettencourtisa47-year-oldfarmer.Hesaysthathedoesnothavetimetothinkabouttheearthquakes."Thereareearthquakesbutwehavetogoouteveryday.Wecan't

abandon

theanimals,"saysBettencourt.AntonioAguiaristhepresidentofthefactorywhereBettencourtsellshismilk.Hesaysthatthefarmerswillbethelasttoleavetheislandifanaturaldisasterhappens."They(farmers)continuetoworkbecausethisiswheretheyearntheir

income,"saidAguiar.Somepeopleoftheislandhavealreadyleftbecausetheyareafraidofapossibleeruption.ThishasledtoshortagesofworkersinallthreeofSaoJorge'scheesefactories.Iftherearenotenoughworkerstoprocessthemilk,farmerswillmakelessmoney.Theagriculturalleaderofthegovernmentsaidtheywouldhelpwithfinancialsupportforfarmerswhocannotselltheirmilk.AguiarsaysthatfarmershereandaroundtheworldarealreadystrugglingwithrisingfuelandanimalfeedpricesduetotheRussianwarinUkraine.Anaturaldisasterwouldmakethesituationmoredifficult.Thereisalsoaconcernovervolcanic

ash

anditseffectonfarmland.Andlastly,thecowsareshowingsignsof

stress

duetothetremors,saysAguiar.ThegovernmentoftheAzoressaiditwouldhelpmovetheanimalstosafeplacesifthereismoreactivity.9.Anaturaldisasterwouldmakethesituationmore.Thereisalsoaconcernovervolcanic

ash

anditseffectonfarmland.10.Iftherearenotworkerstoprocessthemilk,farmerswillmakelessmoney.11.TheyincreasedthevolcanicactivityleveltoLevel4,thesecondhighest.Thismeansthatthereisathattheislandcouldseeitsfirsteruptionsince1808.12.Thetremorscouldsignalaearthquakeorevenavolcanic

eruption.四Imagineyouwanttotalkaboutyourlife.Perhapsyouaretalkingtoafriend,presentingtoanEnglishclass,orwritingaboutyourchildhood.Youmightstartwithwhereyourlifebegan–inotherwords,whereandwhenyouwereborn.Intoday'sEverydayGrammar,wewillexplorehowonefamouswriterwroteabouttheplaceandtimeofabirth.Youwilllearnaboutsomeofthegrammarbehindtheopeninglinesofoneofthe20thcentury'smostfamousworksofliterature:

Midnight'sChildren

bySalmanRushdie.OpeninglinesTheopeninglinesfromMidnight'sChildrensetupanimportantideathatrunsthroughthebook:thatis,thewordslinkthelifeandtimesofthemain

character

tothehistoryofIndia.Noticehowthesentencesjumpbetweenpastandpresent–aclearsuggestionthatthe

narrator

isintheprocessofwritingabouthislife.IwasborninthecityofBombay...onceuponatime.No,thatwon'tdo,there'snogettingawayfromthedate:IwasborninDoctorNarlikar'sNursingHomeonAugust15th,1947.Notethatthefirstsentenceusesthesimplepast–"Iwas."Theadjective"born"followstheBEverb:"IwasborninthecityofBombay...."Butthenthereisanexpressionthatendsthesentence.Itis"onceuponatime."Thisisacommonstructureusedinfairytalesorfolktales.Thenextsentenceintroducesthepresenttense,suggestingthenarratoristalkingtohimself.Thenitswitchesbacktoamoreexacttimeduringthepast.No,thatwon'tdo,there'snogettingawayfromthedate:IwasborninDoctorNarlikar'sNursingHomeonAugust15th,1947.Havingdescribedwherehewasborn,thenarratorthendescribeswhenhewasborn.Andthetime?Thetimematters,too.Wellthen:atnight.No,it'simportanttobemore...

Onthestrokeof

midnight,asamatteroffact.NotethatRushdieusedsomeincompletesentences–sentenceswithoutaverb.Examplesinclude"Andthetime?","Wellthen:atnight,"and"Onthestrokeofmidnight,asamatteroffact."13.TheopeninglinesfromMidnight'sChildrenanimportantideathatrunsthroughthebook:14.Thisisastructureusedinfairytalesorfolktales.Thenextsentenceintroducesthepresenttense,suggestingthenarratoristalkingtohimself.15.Youwilllearnaboutsomeofbehindtheopeninglinesofoneofthe20thcentury'smostfamousworksofliterature:

Midnight'sChildren

bySalmanRushdie.16.Havingdescribed,thenarratorthendescribeswhenhewasborn.五AnAmericanastronauthasarrivedbacktoEarthafterspending355daysattheInternationalSpaceStation,aU.S.record.NASA'sMarkVandeHeilandedinaRussianSoyuz

capsule

onWednesdayinKazakhstan.HeflewbacktoEarthwithRussianSpaceAgency'sPyotrDubrovandAntonShkaplerov.Dubrovhadalsospentthelastyearinspace.VandeHeiwasthelastoneoutofthecapsule.HesmiledandwavedashewascarriedtoachairintheopenKazakhgrasslands."It'sbeautifulouthere,"VandeHeisaid.DespiterisingtensionsbetweentheUnitedStatesandRussiaoverVladimirPutin'swarwithUkraine,VandeHei'sreturnfollowedausualprocess.AsmallNASAteamofdoctorswasonhandforthetouchdown.ThemedicalworkersplannedtoreturnimmediatelytoTexaswiththe55-year-oldVandeHei.EvenbeforeRussia'sinvasionofUkraine,VandeHeisaidhewasavoidingthesubjectwithhistwoRussiancrewmatesattheInternationalSpaceStation.VandeHeiandDubrovlaunchedonApril9,2021.ShkaplerovjoinedthemattheInternationalSpaceStationlastOctober."PeoplehaveproblemonEarth.Onorbit...weareonecrew,"ShkaplerovsaidinaliveNASATVbroadcastTuesday.Thespacestation