高考英语考前阅读专练十

高考考前阅读专练十A（2022北京卷）Peer(同伴)AssistedStudySessions(PASS)isapeer-facilitatedlearningprogrammeavailabletostudentsenrolled(注册)inmostcoreunitsofstudyinourbusinessschool.PASSinvolvesweeklysessionswhereyouworkingroupstotacklespeciallypreparedproblemsets,basedaroundaunitofstudyyou’reenrolledin.PASSdoesn’tre-teachordelivernewcontent.It’sanopportunitytodeepenyourunderstandingofthekeypointsfromlecturematerialswhileyouareapplyingyourskillstosolveproblems.Youworkinteractivelywithyourpeers.Asapeergroup,youdecidewhatiscoveredineachsession.Thatway,PASSdirectlyrespondstoyourneedsandfeedback.RegistrationinTerm2willopenat9am,21September2022.WaitinglistsIfasessionisfull,youcanregisterforthewaitinglist.Wewillemailyouifaplacebecomesavailableorifanewsessionistobeheld.Whenyouareplacedonawaitinglist,wewillemailyouanumberwhichtellsyouwhereyouareonthelist.Ifyouareclosetothefrontofthelist,youhaveagoodchanceofgainingaplaceintheprogrammeinthenearfuture.DeregisteringIfyoumisstwoPASSsessionsinarow,youwillbederegisteredandyourplacewillbegiventosomeoneonthewaitinglist.Makesureyoufillintheattendancesheetateachsessiontorecordyourattendance.You’llbeinformedbyemailifyouarebeingderegisteredasaresultofmissingsessions.Ifyoubelieveyouhavereceivedtheemailinerror,emailthePASSofficeatpassoffice@.1．InPASS,students______.A．attendnewlecturesB．decidetheirownschedulesC．prepareproblemsetsingroupsD．usetheirskillstosolveproblems2．Whatcanstudentsdoifasessionisfull?A．Fillintheattendancesheet.B．Signupforthewaitinglist.C．Reporttheirneedsandfeedback.D．Emailtheofficetheirnumbersonthelist.3．Studentswillbederegisteredif______.A．theysendemailsinerrorB．theyfailtoworkinteractivelyC．theygivetheirplacestoothersD．theymisstwosessionsinarowB（2022全国乙卷）In1916,twogirlsofwealthyfamilies,bestfriendsfromAuburn,N.Y.—DorothyWoodruffandRosamondUnderwood—traveledtoasettlementintheRockyMountainstoteachinaone-roomschoolhouse.ThegirlshadgonetoSmithCollege.Theyworeexpensiveclothes.SoforthemtomovetoElkhead,Colo.toinstructthechildrenwhoseshoeswereheldtogetherwithstringwasasurprise.TheirstayinElkheadisthesubjectofNothingDaunted:TheUnexpectedEducationofTwoSocietyGirlsintheWestbyDorothyWickenden,whoisamagazineeditorandDorothyWoodruff'sgranddaughter.Whydidtheygothen?Well,theywantedtodosomethinguseful.Soon,however,theyrealizedwhattheyhadundertaken.Theymovedinwithalocalfamily,theHarrisons,and,likethem,hadlittleprivacy,rarebaths,andablanketofsnowontheirquiltwhentheywokeupinthemorning.Somemornings,RosamondandDorothywouldarriveattheschoolhousetofindthechildrenweepingfromthecold.Inspring,thesnowwasreplacedbymudoverice.InWickenden'sbook,sheexpandedonthehistoryoftheWestandalsoonfeminism,whichofcourseinfluencedthegirls'decisiontogotoElkhead.Ahair-raisingsectionconcernsthebuildingoftherailroads,whichentailed（牵涉）drillingthroughtheRockies,ofteninblindingsnowstorms.ThebookendswithRosamondandDorothy'sreturntoAuburn.Wickendenisaverygoodstoryteller.Thesweepofthelandandthestoicism（坚忍）ofthepeoplemovehertosomebeautifulwriting.HereisapictureofDorothyWoodruff,onherhorse,lookingdownfromahilltop:"Whenthesunslippedbehindthemountains,itshedarosyglowallaroundthem.Thenafullmoonrose.Thesnowwasmarkedonlybysmallanimals:foxes,coyotes,mice,andvaryinghares,whichturnedwhiteinthewinter."4.WhydidDorothyandRosamondgototheRockyMountains?A.Toteachinaschool.B.TostudyAmericanhistory.C.Towriteabook.D.Todosightseeing.5.Whatcanwelearnaboutthegirlsfromparagraph3?A.Theyenjoyedmuchrespect.B.Theyhadaroomwithabathtub.C.Theylivedwiththelocalkids.D.Theysufferedseverehardships.6.WhichpartofWickenden'swritingishair-raising?A.TheextremeclimateofAuburn.B.ThelivingconditionsinElkhead.C.TherailroadbuildingintheRockies.D.ThenaturalbeautyoftheWest.7.Whatisthetext?A.Anewsreport. B.Abookreview.C.Achildren'sstory. D.Adiaryentry.CShouldwebeafraidofsharks?Maybenot.Newresearchintothereasonsforsharkattackssuggeststhatsharksdon’tlikethewayhumanstaste!Infact,mostpeoplewhoareattackedbythesharkarestillaliveafterreceivingonlyonebite.Whyisthis?Therearemanyopinionstoexplainwhysharkssometimesattackpeople.Oneopinionisthatsharksarejustcurious.Weknowthatsharksarethestrongestanimalsintheirenvironment,sotheyarenotafraidofanything.Naturally,thatmeanstheyarecuriouswhentheymeetsomethingunusual.Becausetheydon’thavehandsorfeet.,theonlywaytheycanfindoutanobjectistobiteit!Itisthoughtthatsharkssometimesbitehumansforthisreason,andthenswimaway.Scientistsalsosaythatsharkswouldnotwasteenergytryingtoeatahuman,aswehavealotofbones.Itishardforasharktoeatusbecausesharksdon’thavehands,andtheycan’tpullthemeatoffourbones.Maybethat’swhytheyonlybiteusonce.Unluckily,onebitefromalargesharkisseriousenoughtohurtpeoplegreatly!Anotheropinionisthatsharksattackhumansbymistake.Somesharksmaysometimesmistakehumansforaseal.Anexampleofthisiswhenasharkattackattacksasurfer.Asurferlyingonasurfboardlookslikeasealwhenseenfrombelow.Sharkslikesealsbecausetheyhavethickfat.Whateverthereasonforsharkattacksonhumans,sharksshouldbeafraidofus.Sadly,wekillalmost40millionofthemeachyear.8.Fromthepassageweknowthat_____.A.Sharksarefondofeatinghumanbeings.B.Mostpeoplewhohavebeenattackedbysharksaredead.C.Scientiststhinksharksdon’tattackpeopleonpurpose.D.Sharksarethestrongestanimalsintheworld.9.Howdosharksfindoutaboutanunusualobjectaccordingtothepassage?A.Bytouching.B.Bysmelling.C.Bybiting.D.Bykilling.10.Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutsharksistrue?A.Sharkspullmeatoffboneswhentheyeat.B.Onebitefromasharkisnothingserious.C.Sharksliketoattacksurfersbecauseoftheirthickfat.D.Sharksmightmistakehumansforseals.11.Thepurposeofthepassageis_____?A.Totellsurferstostayawayfromsharks.B.Toletusknowthereasonsforsharkattacksonpeople.C.Toaskpeopletostopkillingsharks.D.Toshowthathumansaremuchstrongerthansharks.DTanzaniangovernmenthassetupahigh-speedinternetserviceonMountKilimanjaro,whichwasnamedaWorldHeritagesitein1987.ThegovernmentsaystheservicewillpromotesafetyforclimbersandallowpeopletopostselfiesastheyclimbAfrica'stallestmountainat5,895meters.Themountain,createdbyvolcanoesandrisingoutofalarge,openflatarea,ispartofKilimanjaroNationalParkinthenortheastofTanzania.Around50,000peoplevisittheparkeachyear.Butclimbingsuchatallmountainisn’teasy.Roughlyone-thirdofthepeoplewhotrytoclimbitareforcedtogiveup.Thenewinternetserviceshouldmakeiteasierforclimberstoreachthetop.Theycanusetheinternettocheckmapsandfindtheirway,orcallforhelpiftheyneedit.Currently,thenewservicereachesmorethanhalfwayupthemountain.Thegovernmentsaysthatbytheendoftheyear,climberswillgetinternetevenatthetopofMountKilimanjaro.Thegovernmentsayssafetyisthemainreasonforsettinguptheinternetserviceonthemountain.AsTanzaniadependsheavilyontourists,havingpeoplepostpicturesandvideosonsocialmediaastheyclimbMountKilimanjarocouldcertainlymakethespotevenmorepopularwithtourists.SomepeopleinTanzaniaareupsetthatthegovernmentisfocusingoninternetfortouristsinsteadofthelivelihoodofpeoplelivinginthecountry.Onestudyin2020showedthatonlyabout83%ofthepeoplelivinginTanzaniacangetcellphoneservicewheretheylive.Italsobotheredpeoplewhowereworriedthattheprojectmightaffecttheenvironmentonthemountain.ScientistshavealreadywarnedthattheglaciersontopofMountKilimanjaromaymeltinthenext10years.Sofar,thecablecarprojec