高中英语高三英语每日练习题20

人教版高中英语高三英语每日练习题20

一、翻译句子

1.难道发展中国家不能举办世界博览会吗？（host）（汉译英）

2.今天我做了别人不愿做的事情，明天我就能做到别人做不到的事

情。（accomplish）（汉译英）

3.毫无疑问，我们现在的头等大事就是为受灾地区输送食物及药品

物资。（priority）（汉译英）

4.不论你擅长什么，只要为人真诚、助人为乐，又有幽默感，就会

拥有真正的朋友。（whatever）（汉译英）

二、阅读理解

A

FromthemoontoMars,scientistshavebeenhuntingforalien

lifeinthesolarsystemfordecades.

However,Venuswasnotregardedasanidealplacebecause

ofitshottemperatureanddryatmosphere.Butarecent

discoveryoftracesofagasinthecloudsofVenushasexcited

astronomers,asitmayserveasapotentialsignoflife.

OnSept14,theRoyalAstronomicalSocietyofCanada

announcedthatscientistshavedetectedphosphine（磷化氢）in

thecloudsofVenus.Phosphineisacolorlless,poisonousgas

thathasasmellofgarlic.Thoughpoisonous,itisviewedas

apossiblesignoflifebecauseonEarththegasismadeby

microorganismsthatliveinoxygen-freeenvironments.

wasverysurprised,infact,“astronomerJaneGreaves

ofCardiffUniversityinWalesandleadauthorofthe

research,toldMSN."Thereisachancethatwehavedetected

somekindoflivingorganisminthecloudsofVenus.”

Thislayerofcloudsisabout48kilometersabovetheVenus

surface,withitstemperaturerangingfrom30to200degrees

Fahrenheit（about-1to930C）.Scientistshaveconcludedthat

iflifeexistsonVenus,thecloudsarelikelytheonlyplace

whereitwouldsurvive.

Scientistswentthrougheverypossibilitythatcouldhave

ledtotheformationofphosphinegasinVenus'clouds,

includingvolcanoes,lightningstrikes,smallmeteorites（陨

石）fallingintotheatmosphere.Buttheyruledallofthemout.

Itwasconcludedthatthereisnoexplanationforthe

existenceofthisgasinVenus'clouds,otherthanthepresence

oflife,USATodayreported.

Althoughthedetectionofphosphineisnotsolidevidence

forlife,thisfindingisgreatenoughtochangescientists'

viewonVenus,whichisthoughttobeacompletelyinhospitable

（不适合居住的）planet.

1.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Anewlydetectedgasmayindicatepossibleexistenceoflife

onVenus.

B.ScientistsfoundthebestplaceonVenusforhumanstolive.

C.TheenvironmentonVenuschangedinfavoroflife.

D.PhosphineformedonVenusmeansalienlifeispresent.

2.Whatcanwelearnaboutphosphinefromthetext?

A.Ithasnosmellatall.

B.ItonlyexistsonVenus.

C.Itcanbeproducedbymicroorganisms.

D.Itisasignoftheexistenceofoxygen.

3.Whatcanweinferfromparagraphs4and5?

A.VariouslivingorganismshavebeendetectedonVenus.

B.ThehigherthecloudisaboveVenus,thewarmeritis.

C.Thecloudsarerichinphosphine.

D.IflifeexistsonVenus,itislikelyintheclouds.

4.Whatdidscientistsconcludeaboutthephosphinegas

detectedonVenus?

A.Itcouldbeformedasaresultofthefallingofmeteorites.

B.ItcouldbeasignthatthereislifeinVenus'clouds.

C.Itcouldbecausedbyvolcanoesandlightningstrikes.

D.ItprovesthatVenusisanotherhabitableplanet.

B

LouiseGluckhasbeennostrangertoawardsoverherlong

andstoriedcareer,sinceherfirstpublicationin1968.In1993,

shewonthePulitzerPrizeforhercollectionofpoems,TheWild

Iris.AndonOct8shebecamethe16thwomantowintheNobel

PrizeinliteraturewiththeNobelprizesfirstawardedin1901.

Gluckwashonored“forherunmistakablepoeticvoice

that,withplainbeauty,makesindividualexistence

universalv.Oftensaidtobeanautobiographicalpoet,drawing

fromherlife,“sheisnottoberegardedasaconfessional

poet（告白派诗人）.Gluckseekstheuniversal,??NobelCommittee

ChairAndersOlssonsaidinastatement.

Gluck,77,theauthorof12poetrycollections,hasbeenable

toturnherlifeexperiencesintouniversalthemescovering

life,loss,andloneliness.Becauseofthis,readershaveoften

foundherpoetrytobe"dark”.However,thereismuchmore

thandarknessinhervoice,asnotedbyOlsson."Itis

straightforwardandavoicefullofhumorandbitingwit,“he

said.

Forexample,inherpoemSnowdrops,sheusesthecomingof

springafterwintertoshowrebirthoflifeafterdeath.She

leadsreadersdownadepressingpathonlytoreconnectwiththe

lightatthenearend.Attheconclusionofthepoem,readers

arelefttofeelthe“rawwindofthenewworld“astheywatch

anewspring.ThisisoftenthecaseinGluck'spoetry,being

abletofeeljoyevenafternothavingdonesoforalongtime.

WhenherworkFaithfulVirtuousNightreceivedaNational

BookAwardforPoetryin2014,ajudgefortheawardwenton

tosay,thecollectioncomesfromaaworldwheredarknessblurs

（使模糊）ordinarilysharpedgesaroundtheoppositionsofour

lives—lossandrenewal,maleandfemale,thelivingandthe

dead”.

Althoughshe'salreadyawell-knownwriter,experiencedin

exploringpainandhealing,Gluckdidfeelhonoredtobegiven

theNobelaward.However,whenaskedwhattheprizemeansto

her,thepoetrespondedbysaying,"It'stoonew...Idon'

tknowreallywhatitmeans."Heronlyhopeisthatshecan

continueherdailylife.

5.WhatcanweknowaboutLouiseGluck?

A.Herfirstbookwaspublishedin1993.

B.TheWildIriswonhertheNobelPrizeinliterature.

C.Shedrawsfromherlifeexperiencesinherwriting.

D.Sheisseenasasuccessfulconfessionalpoet.

6.WhatdoesOlssonthinkofGluck'spoems?

A.Theyfocusonindividualexistence.

B.Theyaretoodarkforreaders.

C.Theyaremainlyabouthumanpsychology.

D.Theyarefrankandhumorousinstyle.

7.WhydoestheauthormentionSnowdropsinparagraph4?

A.Tointroducethemainplotsofthispoem.

B.TodescribeGluck'screativityinchoosingthemes.

C.ToshowthefeaturesofGluck'spoetry.

D.ToexplainGluck'spurposeinwritingSnowdrops.

8.HowdoesGluckfeelaboutwinningtheNobelPrizein

literature?

A.Sheisnotqualifiedfortheprize.

B.Itisnotmeaningfulforher.

C.Itmayinfluenceherdailylife.

D.Thehistoryoftheawardisn'tlong.

三、书面表达

假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Tom给你发来邮件，说他最近几次

考试成绩不太理想，他现在很难过。请给他回封邮件，内容包括：

1.理解他的处境；

2.给他提一些建议。

注意：

1.写作词数应为80左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

DearTorm,

Yours,

LiHua

一、翻译句子

1.Can'tadevelopingcountryhostaworldexpo?

2.TodayIwilldowhatotherswon'tdosotomorrowIcan

accomplishwhatotherscan't.

3.Thereisnodoubtthatourtoppriorityrightnowistosend

foodandmedicalsuppliestothedisaster-hitarea.

4.