天天增分(二十四)

　　滿分48分，實戰模擬，15分鐘拿下高考客觀題滿分！姓名：________　班級：________　

　?、?閱讀理解

　　A

　　December 15,2024

　　Dear Alfred，

　　I want to tell you how important your help is to my life.

　　Growing up，I had people telling me I was too slow，though，with an IQ of 150＋ at 17，I'm anything but stupid.The fact was that I was found to have ADHD (注意力缺陷多動障礙)．Anxious all the time，I was unable to keep focused for more than an hour at a time.

　　However，when something did interest me，I could become absorbed.In high school，I became curious about the computer，and built my first website.Moreover，I completed the senior course of Computer Basics，plus five relevant pre-college courses.

　　While I was exploring my curiosity，my disease got worse.I wanted to go to college after high school，but couldn't.So，I was killing my time at home until June 2024 when I discovered the online computer courses of your training center.

　　Since then，I have taken courses like Data Science and Advanced Mathematics.Currently，I'm learning your Probability course.I have hundreds of printer paper，covered in self-written notes from your videos.This has given me a purpose.

　　Last year，I spent all my time looking for a job where，without dealing with the public，I could work alone，but still have a team to talk to.Luckily，I discovered the job—Data Analyst—this month and have been going full steam ahead.I want to prove that I can teach myself a respectful profession，without going to college，and be just as good as，if not better than，my competitors.

　　Thank you.You've given me hope that I can follow my heart.For the first time，I feel good about myself because I'm doing something，not because someone told me I was doing good.I feel whole.

　　This is why you're saving my life.

　　Yours，

　　Tanis

　　1．Why didn't Tanis go to college after high school?

　　A．She had learned enough about computer science.

　　B．She had more difficulty keeping focused.

　　C．She preferred taking online courses.

　　D．She was too slow to learn.

　　2．As for the working environment，Tanis prefers ________.

　　A．working by herself

　　B．dealing with the public

　　C．competing against others

　　D．staying with ADHD students

　　3．Tanis wrote this letter in order to ________.

　　A．explain why she was interested in the computer

　　B．share the ideas she had for her profession

　　C．show how grateful she was to the center

　　D．describe the courses she had taken so far

　　【語篇解讀】　本文是一封感謝信。塔尼斯智商高達150，但是身患注意力缺陷多動障礙，多虧艾爾弗雷德的培訓中心，塔尼斯有了在線學習的機會，重新有了人生的奮斗目標，并找到了一份工作。

　　1．解析：細節理解題。書信正文第二段中塔尼斯講述自己盡管智商高，但是身患注意力缺陷多動障礙，每次保持注意力集中達不到一個多小時(unable to keep focused for more than an hour at a time)；第四段中又提到病情加劇(my disease got worse)，中學畢業后想上大學，但是不能，顯然是由于她無法集中注意力，故選B項。

　　答案：B　

　　2．解析：細節理解題。根據題干中的working environment，我們可以定位到第六段的looking for a job，該段說到作者希望的工作環境：I could work alone，but still have a team to talk to。A項working by herself與該句中的work alone 表達的意思一致，故選A項。

　　答案：A　

　　3．解析：寫作目的題。作者在文章開頭直接說明寫信的目的：你的幫助對我的人生是多么重要；然后描述自己的病情，未了的大學夢，以及艾爾弗雷德開辦的網站給作者帶來的學習快樂，因此本文的寫作目的是C項：表明她對這個學習中心的感激。

　　答案：C　

　　B

　　Surviving Hurricane Sandy (颶風桑迪)

　　Natalie Doan,14，has always felt lucky to live in Rockaway，New York.Living just a few blocks from the beach，Natalie can see the ocean and hear the waves from her house.“It's the ocean that makes Rockaway so special，” she says.

　　On October 29,2024，that ocean turned fierce.That night，Hurricane Sandy attacked the East Coast，and Rockaway was hit especially hard.Fortunately，Natalie's family escaped to Brooklyn shortly before the city's bridges closed.

　　When they returned to Rockaway the next day，they found their neighborhood in ruins.Many of Natalie's friends had lost their homes and were living far away.All around her，people were suffering，especially the elderly.Natalie's school was so damaged that she had to temporarily attend a school in Brooklyn.

　　In the following few days，the men and women helping Rockaway recover inspired Natalie.Volunteers came with carloads of donated clothing and toys.Neighbors devoted their spare time to helping others rebuild.Teenagers climbed dozens of flights of stairs to deliver water and food to elderly people trapped in powerless high-rise buildings.

　　“My mom tells me that I can't control what happens to me，” Natalie says，“but I can always choose how I deal with it.”

　　Natalie's choice was to help.

　　She created a website page，matching survivors in need with donors who wanted to help.Natalie posted information about a boy named Patrick，who lost his baseball card collection when his house burned down.Within days，Patrick's collection was replaced.

　　In the coming months，her website page helped lots of kids：Christopher，who received a new basketball；Charlie，who got a new keyboard.Natalie also worked with other organizations to bring much-needed supplies to Rockaway.Her efforts made her a famous person.Last April，she was invited to the White House and honored as a Hurricane Sandy Champion of Change.

　　Today，the scars (創痕) of destruction are still seen in Rockaway，but hope is in the air.The streets are clear，and many homes have been rebuilt.“I can't imagine living anywhere but Rockaway，” Natalie declares.“My neighborhood will be back，even stronger than before.”

　　4．When Natalie returned to Rockaway after the hurricane，she found ________.

　　A．some friends had lost their lives

　　B．her neighborhood was destroyed

　　C．her school had moved to Brooklyn

　　D．the elderly were free from suffering

　　5．According to Paragraph 4，who inspired Natalie most?

　　A．The people helping Rockaway rebuild.

　　B．The people trapped in high-rise buildings.

　　C．The volunteers donating money to survivors.

　　D．Local teenagers bringing clothing to elderly people.

　　6．How did Natalie help the survivors?

　　A．She gave her toys to other kids.

　　B．She took care of younger children.

　　C．She called on the White House to help.

　　D．She built an information sharing platform.

　　7．What does the story intend to tell us?

　　A．Little people can make a big difference.

　　B．A friend in need is a friend indeed.

　　C．East or west，home is best.

　　D．Technology is power.

　　【語篇解讀】　本文是一篇記敘文。2024年10月29日，颶風桑迪襲擊了美國東海岸。14歲的娜塔莉主動參與到家鄉的重建工作中去，她創建了信息分享平臺，幫助了那些需要幫助的幸存者。由此可見，小人物也可以發揮大作用，這充分說明了只要人人都獻出一點兒愛，世界將變成美好的人間。

　　4．解析：細節理解題。根據第三段可知，颶風過后，娜塔莉發現她所在的街區成為廢墟(found their neighborhood in ruins)，她的很多朋友失去家園(had lost their homes)，周圍的人，尤其是老年人生活艱難，并且她的學校受損嚴重，所以，她只好暫時去Brooklyn的一所學校就讀，通過這些信息可以排除A、C、D三項，故選B項。

　　答案：B　

　　5．解析：細節理解題。根據第四段第一句中的the men and women helping Rockaway recover inspired Natalie可知，是幫助Rockaway恢復重建的那些人激勵了娜塔莉，故選A項。

　　答案：A　

　　6．解析：細節理解題。根據第七段內容可知，娜塔莉創建了一個網頁，讓捐助者與處于困境中的幸存者通過這個網頁建立聯系，以此幫助了那些幸存者，故選D項。

　　答案：D　

　　7．解析：主旨大意題。本文主要介紹了14歲的娜塔莉如何幫助遭受颶風重創的家鄉重建的事，故A項“小人物也有大作為”最符合文章主旨。B項“患難之交才是真正的朋友”、C項“金窩銀窩不如自己的狗窩”、D項“科技就是力量”都不符合文意。

　　答案：A　

　　Ⅱ.七選五

　　The Science of Risk-Seeking

　　Sometimes we decide that a little unnecessary danger is worth it because when we weigh the risk and the reward，the risk seems worth taking.__1__ Some of us enjoy activities that would surprise and scare the rest of us.Why？Experts say it may have to do with how our brains work.

　　The reason why any of us take any risks at all might have to do with early humans.Risk-takers were better at hunting，fighting，or exploring.__2__ As the quality of risk-taking was passed from one generation to the next，humans ended up with a sense of adventure and a tolerance for risk.

　　So why aren't we all jumping out of airplanes then？Well，even 200,000 years ago，too much risk-taking could get one killed.A few daring survived，though，along with a few stay-in-the-cave types.As a result，humans developed a range of character types that still exists today.So maybe you love car racing，or maybe you hate it.__3__

　　No matter where you are on the risk-seeking range，scientists say that your willingness to take risks increases during your teenage years.__4__ To help you do that，your brain increases your hunger for new experiences.New experiences often mean taking some risks，so your brain raises your tolerance for risk as well.

　　__5__ For the risk-seekers，a part of the brain related to pleasure becomes active，while for the rest of us，a part of the brain related to fear becomes active.

　　As experts continue to study the science of risk-seeking，we'll continue to hit the mountains，the waves or the shallow end of the pool.

　　A．It all depends on your character.

　　B．Those are the risks you should jump to take.

　　C．Being better at those things meant a greater chance of survival.

　　D．Thus，these well-equipped people survived because they were the fittest.

　　E．This is when you start to move away from your family and into the bigger world.

　　F．However，we are not all using the same reference standard to weigh risks and rewards.

　　G．New brain research suggests our brains work differently when we face a nervous situation.

　　【語篇解讀】　本文是一篇議論文。生活中人們對冒險的態度各不相同，有些人熱愛冒險，有些人卻避而遠之。專家說這是因為我們的大腦工作方式不同。另外，科學研究表明，這些表現也與人類的早期活動有關。

　　1．解析：解本題可用詞匯鎖定法?？崭袂罢f“因為當我們權衡風險和回報時，風險好像是值得的”，由weigh the risk and the reward可鎖定F項中的weigh risks and rewards，F項意為“然而，我們并不是都用同樣的參考標準來衡量風險和回報”，符合上下文語境，故選F項。本設空類型為過渡句類。

　　答案：F　

　　2．解析：解本題可用詞匯鎖定法。空格前句意為“愛冒險者更擅長打獵、打斗或探險”，由better at可鎖定C項中的Being better at those things，those things自然是指打獵、打斗或探險。代入后，C項“更擅長那些事情意味著更大的生存機會”與上文銜接緊密，故為答案。本設空類型為細節理解類。

　　答案：C　

　　3．解析：解本題可用句意判斷法?？崭袂皟删渚湟鉃椤敖Y果，人類形成了今天仍然存在的各種各樣的性格類型。所以，可能你熱愛賽車，或者可能你討厭它”，故選A項“這都取決于你的性格”。本設空類型為細節理解類。

　　答案：A　

　　4．解析：解本題可用關聯邏輯法?？崭袂疤岬健翱茖W家們說在青少年時期你冒險的意愿增加”，而E項This is when恰好是對teenage years的解釋，故為答案。E項意為“這一時期你開始離開家庭，進入更大的世界”。本設空類型為過渡句類。

　　答案：E　

　　5．解析：解本題可用關聯邏輯法。由空格后句子For the risk-seekers...while for the rest of us...“對于愛冒險者……而對于我們其他人……”可斷定G項“新的大腦研究表明，當我們面臨緊張局勢時，我們的大腦工作方式不同”為答案。work differently是解題關鍵，與后文語境銜接緊密。本設空類型為細節理解類。

　　答案：G　

　?、?書面表達

　　假設你是紅星中學高三一班的學生李華。你班同學參加了學校的“地球日”系列活動。請按照以下四幅圖的先后順序，以“Actions for a Greener Earth”為題，給?？坝⒄Z角”寫一篇英文稿件，介紹活動的全過程。

　　注意：詞數不少于60。

　　提示詞：地球日 Earth Day

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　　答案：

　　One possible version：

　　A week before Earth Day，posters were put up around our school，calling upon us to join in the actions for a greener earth.

　　Our class came up with the idea to make better use of used materials.We brought to our classroom worn-out clothes，pieces of cardboard and empty plastic bottles，and turned those into dolls，handbags，tissue boxes and small vases.That weekend，we went to a nearby neighborhood and gave them away to the people there.All were very happy with those unexpected gifts，especially little kids and elderly people.We did so well that we were invited to share our idea and experience with all the students of our school.

　　We are very proud of ourselves and believe we can do more for a better world.