2024届新高考英语高频考点专项练习：专题十二 考点19 应用文

2024届新高考英语高频考点专项练习：专题十二考点19应用文

1.IfyouwanttobringyourcatalongonaweekendbreaksomewhereintheUK,whereare

thebestplacestogo?

TheRedcoatsFarmhouseHotel,Hitchin

TheRedcoatsFarmhouseHoteloffershome-cookedfoodandcomfortablebedrooms.The

historiccountryhouseissetinfouracresofgardens,withscenicviewsacrossHertfordshire's

countryside.Smallpetsareallowed,butmakesuretheyarewell-behaved.Andtheyarenot

allowedonthebeds.Iftheycauseanyextradamageormess,likemud,thentherewillbean

extracharge.

TheTiggersCottage,Berkshire

TheTiggersisabeautiful,180-year-old,blackandwhiteTudorcottagelocatedwithina

moment'swalkofprettyBrayHighStreetwithlovelyviewsoverthegardens.Yourcatwill

lovethecoalfireplaceandtheowner'stwopetdogs,SambucaandTruffle,arealwayson

handtojoinyouforawalkifyourcatwouldratherenjoytheenclosedgarden.

TheJackRusselInn,Andover

TheJackRussellInnwelcomesallformsoffour-leggedfriends.Withthenaturalbeauty

andwildlifeinthesurroundingareas,thislovelyplacealsoofferslocalfoodthatcelebrates

greatBritishproduce.Nottomentionthewarmunderfloorheatingyouandyourcatwillwant

toreston.

TheRoastOxInn,Wales

LocatedinPainscastle,Wales,thiscat-friendlyInnofferswonderfulsightsofnatural

beauty,fromrivers,forestsandmountains,tonearbymarkettowns.Thehoteloffers

bedroomswithsuper-kingsizedbeds,andacatMichael,theowner'spet,whoisalwayson

handtowelcomeguests.

1.WhatdoTheTiggersCottageandTheRoastOxInnhaveincommon?

A.Theybothhavealonghistory.B.Thelargebedroomsareprovided.

C.Theyarebothnearthemarkettowns.D.Theowners,petsarefriendlytoguests.

2.Whichrestaurantoffersagoodheatingsystem?

A.TheRoastOxInn,Wales.B.TheTiggersCottage,Berkshire.

C.TheJackRusselInn,Andover.D.TheRedcoatsFarmhouseHotel,Hitchin.

3.Wherecanreadersgetthistext?

A.Fromalocalmagazine.B.Fromatravelbook.

C.Fromanewspaper.D.Fromawebpage.

2.BrisbaneHeatvs.SydneyThunder

Venue:TheGabba

Dateandtimes:

Monday,4January2021,6:15pmto8:30pm

Gatesopen:4:30pm

Ensureyoudon'tmissthefirstballat6:15pm.Planyourjourneyandarrivewellbeforethe

matchstarts.

Gettingthere

Scheduledservices

Usethejourneyplannertofindoutwhichscheduledbusandtrainservicestraveltoandfrom

TheGabba.Checkforcun*entandupcomingserviceupdatesastheremaybestopclosures

（关闭）nearthegroundduetothematch.

Bus

TheGabbaisclosetoWoolloongabbabuswaystationandbusstopsonMainStreetand

Ipswich.

Trackclosure

Latenighttrackclosure一CBD,InnerNorthandFernyGrovelines-from10:15pm.

Train

CatchthetraintoCentralstationandtransfertotheeventshuttleatStop7,AnnStreet.

Pleasenote:noshuttlesdepartfromRomaStreetstation.

YoucanalsochangeatSouthBankstationandtransfertoanyWoolloongabba-bound

busthere.

Shuttlebuses

Ifyouhaveapre-purchasedeventticket,youcantravelfreetoandfromthegameonshuttle

busservices.

Importantinformation

DuetoCOVID-19restrictions,thenumberofbusstopsalongeachroutehasbeenreduced.

Pleasecheckyourroutebelowbeforetravelling.

Ticketandfareinformation

FreetravelwithBrisbaneCityCouncilbusandQueenslandRail.

Ifyouhaveapre-purchasedgameticket,youcantravelfreetoandfromthegameonall

regularnetwork-wideBrisbaneCityCouncilbusesandQueenslandRailCityNetworktrains

(exceptBrisbaneCityCouncilFerriesandAirtrainservices).

Freetravelbegins4hoursbeforeandconcludes4hoursaftertheevent.

Eventinformation

VisittheBigBashwebsitetobuyeventtickets.VisitTheGabbawebsiteorcall30086166

formoreinformation.

1.Whenshouldyouarriveatthestadium?

A.At4:30pm.B.Before6:15pm.

C.At8:30pm.D.Before10:15pm.

2.Whatshouldyoudoifyouwanttotravelfreetothegame?

A.Buyeventticketsinadvance.B.TakeBrisbaneCityCouncilbus.

C.Arriveatthestationbefore2:15pm.D.GotoWoolloongabbabuswaystation.

3.Whoisthepassagewrittenfor?

A.Passengers.B.Players.C.Audiences.D.Travelers.

3.HighestMountainsintheWorld

MountKilimanjaro

MountKilimanjaro,adormant(休眠的)volcano,isthehighestmountaininAfrica.Its

summitis5895metersabovesealevel.LocatedinTanzania,itisthelargestfree-standing

mountainriseintheworld,meaningitisnotpartofamountainrange.Kilimanjaroismade

upofthreevolcanoes:Kibo,Mawenzi,andShira.Kiboisthesummitofthemountainandthe

tallestofthethreevolcanicformations.WhileMawenziandShiraareextinct,Kibois

dormantandcouldpossiblyeruptagain.

MountEverest

MountEverestisthehighestmountaininAsiaandthehighestmountainintheworld.Its

summitis8848.86metersabovesealevel.ItislocatedintheHimalayaMountainRangeon

theborderofNepalandChina.TheChinesenameisChomolungma,whichmeans"Mother

GoddessoftheWorld".TheNepalinameisSagarmatha,whichhasvariousmeanings.

Denali

DenaliisthehighestmountaininNorthAmerica.Itssummitis6193metersabovesea

level.ItislocatedintheUSA,intheslateofAlaska."Denali1*comesfromKoyukon,a

traditionalNativeAlaskanlanguage,andmeans"thetallone".Thisnamehadbeenusedfor

manygenerationsandwasusedbyearlynon-nativeresearchersandnaturalists.Butin1896,

WilliamA.Dickey,aprospector,begancallingDenali"MountMcKinley”，inhonorof

WilliamMcKinley,apresidentialcandidateatthetime.

MountVinson

MountVinsonisthehighestmountainonAntarctica.Itssummitis5140metersabovesea

level.ItislocatedinthesummitplateauofVinsonMassif,nearthebaseofthePalmer

PeninsulainwesternAntarctica.MountVinsonispartoftheSentinelRangeoftheEllsworth

Mountains.ItwasspottedfromtheairbyU.S.pilotLincolnEllsworthin1935.

1.WhyisKibothemostdangerousoneamongthethreevolcanoes?

A.Itisthehighestofthethreevolcanoes.

B.Itiscoveredwithsnowallthroughtheyear.

C.Itishometoagreatnumberofwildanimals.

D.Itislikelytoeruptagainsometimesinthefuture.

2.Whichmountainstandsbetweentwocountries?

A.MountKilimanjaro.B.MountEverest.

C.Denali.D.MountVinson.

3.WhowasthefirsttodiscoverMountVinson?

A.AJapanese.B.AnAustralian.C.AFrenchman.D.AnAmerican.

4.Montrealisoneofthemostbike-friendlycitiesinCanada,withanetworkofroutesthat

contributetomorethan5,000kilometersofbikepathsthroughouttheprovinceofQuebec.

HerearesomeofthebestbikepathsinMontreal.

LachineCanal

TheLachineCanalbikepathrunsfbrnearly15kilometersalongtheStLawrenceRiver.

YoucanstartfromthepopularOldFortareaandheadovertoAtwaterMarket.Thereare

parkstorestatalongtheway,includingParcRene-Levesque,whichhasitsownscenic

circuit（风景环线）.

ParcMontRoyal

ParcMontRoyalisagoodplacetogowhenyouwantbothupwardclimbsandfunslopes

（斜坡）goingdownward.Itcantake20to40minutesforyoutohikeupthemainslopeofthe

park,dependingonspeedandthenumberofpeoplearound.It'sawide,shareddirttrackthat

cangetbusyontheweekendinparticular.Atthetop,youcangetagreatviewofthecity.

ParcAngrignon

ParcAngrignoniseasytoaccessbybicycle.Itcontainsaround240acresofgreenspace,

woodedareasandponds.Withsmallwaterfallsandplaygrounds,bikingouttotheparkcan

bealovelyweekendactivity.Remembertopacksomesnacks,ahookandenjoyalong,

relaxingsummerafternoon.

TheNorth-SouthBikeRoute

TheNorth-SouthBikeRouteconsistsofalmost10kilometersthatcutrightthroughthe

city.FromtheStLawrenceRiveruptoRivieredesPrairies,youcanstopforapicnicatthe

beautifulParcLaFontaine.Headingnorthward,you'llfindthatthepathislessattractive,but

cyclingthefullroutewillgiveyousomeinsightintovariousneighborhoodsthataren*t

commontotourists.

1.Whoisthetextintendedfor?

A.Thegeneralpublic.B.Bikeenthusiasts.

C.Foreigntourists.D.Bornadventurers.

2.WhatcanwelearnaboutParcMontRoyal?

A.Itsetsstrictspeedlimitontheweekend.

B.Ifsnotfriendlytocyclingbeginners.

C.It'spopularwithpeopleatweekends.

D.It'sfamousforitsviewalongtheway.

3.Wherewouldyougoifyouwanttoexploreunusualneighborhoods?

A.LachineCanal.B.ParcMontRoyal.

C.ParcAngrignon.D.TheNorth-SouthBikeRoute.

5.ChinafsTopNationalParks

ThreeRivers*SourceNationalPark-China'sFirstNationalPark

LocatedintheQinghai-TibetPlateau,ThreeRivers*SourceNationalPark,China'sfirst

NationalParkandalsothelargestnationalparkintheworld,istrulyaparkontheroofofthe

world.Asthesourceofthreefamousrivers-theYangtze,YellowRiver,andLancang

River-Sanjiangyuan*snicknamesinclude"China'sWaterTower"and"Asia'sWaterTower11.

•Suitablefor:adventurers,wildlifeenthusiasts,animalwatchers,biologicalstudy

•Besttimetovisit:JunetoAugust,therestoftheyearmightbetoocold

HunanNanshanNationalPark-nHulunbuiroftheSouth**

NanshanNationalParkisagoodplacetowatchbirds.Hebestbirdwatchingtimesare

fromMarchtoAprilandfromSeptembertoOctober.NanshanGrasslandisthemost

recommendedhighlightofthepark.ItisthelargestalpinesteppeinsouthernChina,known

as"HulunbuiroftheSouth”.CampingtoursarepopularonthegrasslandinJulyandAugust.

FromApriltoMayisthebesttimetoseerhododendrons（杜鹃花）inNanshan.

•Suitablefor:hikers,birdwatchers,campinglovers

•Besttimetovisit:MarchtoAprilandSeptembertoOctoberforbirdwatching,Aprilto

Mayfortherhododendrons,JulyandAugustforacampingtrip

QilianMountainsNationalPark-aBrightPearlontheSilkRoad

Locatedatanaltitudeof4,000-5,000meters（13,000-16,000feet）,atthejunction（连接

处）ofGansuandQinghaiprovinces,QilianMountainsNationalParkisabrightpearlonthe

SilkRoad,featuringhighmountains,grasslands,forests,glaciers,anddeserts.Julyand

AugustisthebesttimetoseethecoleflowersinMenyuanCounty.

•Suitablefor:mountainhikers,photographylovers,TibetanPlateauscenerylovers

•Bestlimetovisit:JulytoSeptember

1.WhatisspecialaboutThreeRivers1SourceNationalPark?

A.ItisthewatersourceofAsia.

B.Itisthefirstworldnationalpark.

C.ItisChina'sbiggestnationalpark.

D.Itisthebestplacetostudybiology.

2.WhatdoestheauthorthinkisthemostinterestingthingtodoinNanshanNationalPark?

A.Watchingbirds.B.Admiringgrassland.

C.Camping.D.Seeingrhododendrons.

3.WhichofthefollowingisthebesttimetovisitQilianMountainsNationalPark?

A.March.B.April.C.June.D.August.

6.SwimmingHolesinAmerica

InAmerica,thesesecretswimmingholesarehiddenandhardtoreachbutwellworththe

adventure.

CumminsFalls

LookingforthebestplacetoescapethesummerheatintheheartlandofAmerica?For

morethan100years,CumminsFalls,ascenic,75-footwaterfalllocatedinJacksonCounty,

TN,hasbeenatreasurefornativesofTennessee.Butnow,thesecretisout!Althoughit'sa

bittoughtogetthere,onceyou'reinthepark,themountainsandriversprovideunmatched

beautyonyourwaytotheswimmingholesinTennessee'seighth-largestwaterfall.

SlidingRock

AsapopularplacetocooloffduringthosehotNorthCarolinasummers,SlidingRock

waterfallislocatedinthePisgahNationalForestinTransylvaniaCounty.Aflattenedrock

about60feettallliesinanearly7-foot-deeppoolatthebottom,makingthisnatural

waterslideagreatplacetovisitwithpeopleofallages.

MooneyFalls

ItisthetallestwaterfeatureintheGrandCanyon,rising190feetabovethesurface.

Namedafteranexplorerinthe1800s,MooneyFallsisaccessibleonlybycrawlingthrough

twoundergroundpassagesandthenclimbingdownasheerdiff（di肖壁）facewithjustacouple

ofchainstoholdonto.Althoughitistoughtogetto,theviewandthecoolmakeitworththe

trip.

LihueEstate

AprivateswimmingholeontheoldLihueSugarFarmonKauai,HI,waschangedintoan

inner-tubewaterridebyKauaiBackcountryAdventuresin2003andopenedtoadults.The

waterforthis2.5-milejourney,whichcomesfromnearthetopofMountWaialeale一oneof

thewettestspotsintheworld——ischanneledthroughditches。勾渠）thatwerehand-dugby

farmworkersoveracenturyago.

1.Whichholemaybethefavorabledestinationforfamilies?

A.LihueEstate.B.SlidingRock.C.MooneyFalls.D.CumminsFalls.

2.WhatcanwelearnaboutMooneyFallsfromthetext?

A.Itwasfoundedbyanexplorer.B.Itwashand-duginthe1800s.

C.Itisdangeroustoarrivethere.D.Itisthetallestfallintheworld.

3.WhatisspecialaboutLihueEstate?

A.Itisman-made.B.Itisaprivatearea.

C.Itswaterisfromunderground.D.ItliesonthetopofMountWaialeale.

7.AbsolutelyUnputdownableBooksYouHavetoRead

FlowersforAlgernon

DanielKeyes

Ifyou*reseekingapleasantread,trythisshortstorybyDanielKeyes.He'llshowyouhow

apersonfeelsgoingfromasimplecleaneratabakery,whoseIQislessthan60,toagenius

andthemostintelligentpersonontheplanet.Inasituationlikethis,isitpossibleto

overcomeyourfearsandcopewithloneliness?Keyesoffershisanswertothisquestion.

OrphansoftheSky

RobertA.Heinlein

Agiantgenerationshipissailingwithoutguidancethroughthedepthsoftheuniverse.Its

passengershavelongforgottentheoutsideworldandbelievedinapre-technologicalculture

markedbysuperstition(迷信).ThisnovelhasbroughtHeinleinwiderecognition,andwill

graspyoutightandwon*tletyougoformonths(orevenyears)afterward.Arewe,thedigital

generation,differentfromthepassengersofthatimaginaryspaceship?

95PoundsofHope

AnnaGavalda

Adaptedfromtheauthor'sownexperience,thisstoryisaboutthemainthingsinlife:

choiceswemake,thepowerofloveanddevotion.Thestoryofathirteen-year-oldboywho

onedayhastogatherailhisstrengthandcourageandtakeasteptowardsadulthoodproves

onceagainthatdreamsdocometrue.Afterall,nomatterhowmanypoundswehave,we're

alltryingnottolosehope.

ACertainSmile

FrancoiseSagan

Ifyoudon*tenjoythrillersorsci-fiandstoriesaboutdragon-ridingdetectives,ifyou're

longingforsomethingemotional,slowandgentle,thisbeautifullittlebookbyFrancoise

Saganisjustwhatyouneed.Stronglyrecommendedbypsychologicaldoctors,it'sapleasant

exceptionamongtraditionalromancenovels:you'llfindalloftheadvantagesofhigh-quality

literaturehere.Andyes,it'sarealturner.

l.WhatkindofbookisOrphansoftheSky?

A.Asciencefiction.B.Ahistoricalnovel.

C.Adetectivestory.D.Afairytale.

2.Whatisspecialabout95PoundsofHope?

A.Itisnotsuitableforadultreaders.B.Itisaboutaboyservinginarmy.

C.Itisbasedlooselyonatruestory.D.Itbroughtitsauthorgreatfame.

3.Whichisthebestchoicefbrsomeonesufferingwithmentalillness?

A.FlowersforAlgernonB.OrphansoftheSky

C.95PoundsofHopeD.ACertainSmile

8.GreatBarrierReef（礁）

MarineConservationVolunteerProgram-Cairns

Areyoulookingfbrmeaningfultravelopportunitiesthatputthefocusontheprotectionof

easily-damagedecosystemsandthreatenedmarinespecies?Thisprojectiswellsuitedto

volunteerswhowanttohelpwiththereefspeciesmonitoring,seaturtlerecoveryandweekly

beachplasticremoval.

Volunteersmustbeatleast18yearsold,unlessvolunteeringwithafriendorfamily

memberwhois18orolder.Youaren*trequiredtohaveanyspecializedexperience,asyoull

receivecomprehensivetrainingtopreparefbrcarryingo