第17練　閱讀理解＋任務型閱讀＋短文改錯＋書面表達

　　Ⅰ.閱讀理解

　　A

　　體裁：記敘文　話題：環(huán)境保護　詞數(shù)：300　時間：5′

　　With an eye for style and a heart for the environment, 18－year－old Alexis Giger launched a do－it－yourself blog aimed at “reducing your environmental impact fashionably”．

　　The idea was sparked (激發(fā)) by the ecology unit in her biology class at Charlotte Latin School last year，she said,

　　which taught her about issues like deforestation and habitat destruction.“I started thinking about what I could do to stop the wastefulness in my immediate community，” the fashion lover said.

　　“The blog, ecouturieracg.wordpress.com, aims to make reusing thrift store (舊 finds or last season's pieces easy and fashionable while cutting down on the resources consumed by garment production，” Alexis said.Through online research, she discovered that a simple cottonT－shirt takes more than 700 gallons of water to make.

　　“It made me realize that the fashion industry consumes huge amounts of natural resources as it relies on producing garments quickly and in large supply—many of the garments are only intended to be worn three or four times，” she said.

　　Alexis had a number of tools to help her get started.Her mom, Kimberly, taught her to sew when she was 5.Her grandmother taught her to crochet (鉤邊) around the same time.Alexis said she also gained technical knowledge and inspiration from her part－time job at a clothing company that creates theater wardrobes for schools and drama productions.

　　Prior to the blog launch, she spent several months illustrating “recycling” projects by creating photo tutorials.Though Ecouturier hasn't been online long, she's been getting positive feedback．“I've had people come up to me in the hall and say，‘Hey, I saw your blog.I'm working on one of the projects right now, ’” Alexis said.

　　She said she hasn't bought a brand－new piece of clothing since last July, and her thrift store shopping has paid off with finds such as a $5 (31 yuan) dress she wore to homecoming.

　　“Taking an hour from Saturday afternoon to make something for yourself can really have an impact on the environment.A little change every day can really add up，” Alexis said.

　　【語篇解讀】　本文講述了一個女生為保護環(huán)境，防止資源浪費，開通了一個博客，號召大家保護環(huán)境。

　　1．What inspired Alexis to launch a do－it－yourself blog?

　　A．Her talent at making handicrafts.

　　B．Her fascination with the fashion industry.

　　C．Her part－time work experiences.

　　D．Her growing concern for the environment after taking a biology class.

　　答案　D　[細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中第二段第一句話“The idea was sparked by the ecology unit in her biology class at Charlotte Latin School last year.”可知創(chuàng)建博客的想法是由生物課引發(fā)的，故選D。]

　　2．What is the content of the blog Alexis set up?

　　A．It sells items made from thrift store finds.

　　B．It teaches people how to choose thrift store goods.

　　C．It encourages people to remake their clothing in a cool way.

　　D．It informs people of the bad effects of deforestation and habitat destruction.

　　答案　C　[細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中第三段第一句話“...aims to make reusing thrift store finds or last season's pieces easy and fashionable...”可知博客的內容是鼓勵人們改造舊衣服，故選C。]

　　3．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?

　　A．In order to promote her blog, Alexis is spending a lot of time online every day.

　　B．The projects on Alexis' blog have convinced some people to try recycling clothes themselves.

　　C．Alexis has been dreaming of working in the fashion industry since she was a child.

　　D．To start the blog, Alexis learned from her mother and grandmother how to sew and crochet.

　　答案　B　[細節(jié)理解題。從文中最后一段第一句可知，作者就利用周六下午一個小時，可知沒有花很長時間，故A錯誤；從文中倒數(shù)第三段最后一句可知有人看作者B正確；文中未提到C選項，故錯誤；根據(jù)文中第五段第二、三句可知，作者學鉤針之類的并不是為了開博客，故D項錯誤。]

　　4．The underlined word “feedback” in Paragraph 6 is closest in meaning to ________．

　　A．a(chǎn)ttitude

　　B．a(chǎn)dvice

　　C．response

　　D．a(chǎn)pproach

　　答案　C　[詞feedback后面引用的話語，可知是一些博客瀏覽者給作者的一些回饋．故feedback是回饋的意思，故選C。]

　　5．Which of the following best describes Alexis?

　　A．Creative and responsible.

　　B．Smart and cooperative.

　　C．Independent and humorous.

　　D．Fashionable and amusing.

　　答案　A　[推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章大意，作者利用博客來宣傳舊衣改造，以此保護環(huán)境，可知作者不僅有保護環(huán)境的責任心，而且還有創(chuàng)造力，很聰明，但文中沒有提到作者與他人的合作，故不涉及合作，也沒有體現(xiàn)出作者的幽默感和有意思的地方，故選A。]

　　B

　　體裁：說明文　話題：時間的320　時間：5′

　　Time and how we experience it have always puzzled us.Physicists have created_fascinating theories,but their time__is__measured__by__a__pendulum__(鐘擺) and is not__psychological time,__which__leaps__with_little_regard_to_the_clock_or_calendar.As someone who understood the distinction observed, “When you sit with a nice girl for two hours it seems like a minute, but when you sit on a hot stove, a minute seems like two hours.”

　　Psychologists have long noticed that larger units of time, such as months and years, fly on swifter wings as we age.They also note that the more time is structured with schedules and appointments, the more rapidly it seems to pass.For example, a days at the office flies compared with a days at the beach.Since most of us spend fewer day at the beach and more at the office as we age, an increase in structured time could well be to blame for why time seems to speed up as we grow older.

　　Expectation and familiarity also make time seem to flow more rapidly.Almost all of us have had the experience of driving somewhere we've never been before.Surrounded by unfamiliar scenery, with no idea of when we'll arrive, we experience the trip for a long time.But the return trip, although exactly as long, seems to take far less time.The novelty of the journey has become routine.Thus, taking a different route sometimes can often help slow the clock.

　　When days become as similar as beads (小珠子) on a string, they mix together, and even months become a single day.To handle this, try to find ways to interrupt the structure of your day—to stop time.

　　Learning something new is one of the ways to slow the passing of time.One of the reasons the days of our youth seems so full and long is that these are the days of learning and discovery.For many of us, learning ends when we leave school, but this doesn't have to be.

　　【語篇解讀】　文章先講述了人們感受到的時間快慢與物理上的時間是有所不同的，并舉例說明，且提出了一些能“減緩”時間的辦法。

　　6．The underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 is used to show ________．

　　A. physical time is different from psychological time

　　B．time should not be measured by a pendulum

　　C．psychological time is quite puzzling

　　D．physical theory has nothing to do with the true sense of time

　　答案　A　[細節(jié)理解題。畫線部分說明物理學家理解的

　　7．Why do units of time fly faster as we grow older?

　　A．Our sense of time changes.

　　B．We spend less time at the beach.

　　C．We have too many appointments.

　　D．More time is structured and scheduled.

　　答案　D　[細節(jié)理解題。由第二段最后一句可知“隨著我們的成長，我們覺得時間過得越來越快其實是因為我們的計劃好的時間增多了”，故選D。]

　　8．In Paragraph 3 “novelty” probably means ________．

　　A．unfamiliarity

　　B．excitement

　　C．imagination

　　D．a(chǎn)musement

　　答案　A　[詞義猜測題。由第三段第二句可知，這條路我們從來沒來過，所以是陌生的。]

　　9．Which statement is TRUE according to the article?

　　A．Expectation makes time seem to run slowly.

　　B．Sitting with a pretty girl always makes time flow fast.

　　C．A day at the office is longer than a day at the beach.

　　D．Learning a new language is a good way to slow time.

　　答案　D　[細節(jié)理解題。由最后一段第一句可知“學習一些新的東西是減緩時間的一種方法”，故選D。]

　　10．The purpose of the passage is to ________．

　　A．describe how we experience time psychologically

　　B．explain why time flies and how to slow it down psychologically

　　C．show the different ideas of physicists and psychologists on time

　　D．give various explanations about time

　　答案　B　[主旨大意

　　Ⅱ.下面文章中有5個段落需要添加小標題(第11～15題)。請從以下選項(A、B、C、D、E、F)中選出適合各段意思的小標題。選項中有一項是多余選項。

　　A．No zuo，no die.

　　B．I just want to be a quiet and handsome man.

　　C．Rich and Bitch.

　　D．Are you kidding me?

　　E．It's so beautiful that I'm too scared to open it.

　　F．So the question is...

　　It's already 2024，you know.So it's time to do a year－end summary! According to “Evening Peak News” of Voice of China，Chinese netizens have summed up top 10 network buzzwords(流行詞)of 2024，five of which are listed here in no particular order.Dare you say you've never said one of them?

　　11．________

　　Have you noticed that so many people claimed themselves to be what the buzzword means in friends circle and Sina weibo.What a poisonous world! The buzzword originates from a real event: In April，Mr.Liu spent 1760 yuan online buying a health care product.Soon after，he got calls from a stranger who persuade him to buy other matched medicines.In the following four months，Mr.Liu remitted(匯款)a total of 540，000 yuan to the swindler.He said that he had already found himself cheated when he was fooled out of 70，000 yuan.“I just wanted to see how much could they take from me！”

　　12．________

　　The father of the buzzword can be traced back to Linghu Chong，a character in Jin Yong's “Swordsman”．He satirizes(譏諷)others' flattering by saying “The moment I see those who flatter(奉承)me would I feel so uncomfortable as if I were drunk.” Then a group of DOTA players often use this phrase.No matter one's skill is good or bad，they will say this phrase.

　　13．________

　　The pattern of “contract for fishpond”，which comes from the TV play “Boss & Me” is also on the list.The boss Zhang Han said，“I want the whole world knows that you have contacted(承包)the fishpond，” with Zhao Liying in his arms.“Sb work so hard” was a very simple word of mouth.After Cao Ge mentioned it many times in Where Are We Going，Dad？the expression has been widely spread on the Internet.Besides，how can it be excluded(排除) from the top 10 buzzwords of 2024?

　　14．________

　　The buzzword comes from the advertising of Lanxiang Vocational school.In October，Zhang Le，a member of Net Ease comment zone，deliberately commented with a long story in a news thread.At the end of the story there would be a sentence: So the question is: which is the strongest in Excavator Technology? Then after the screenshots of the thread was posted to the microblogging and friends circle，it has been widely reproduced，which makes the ad of Lanxiang popular again.

　　15．________

　　This phrase comes from the mini－drama “never expected.” In one episode，Tang Monk rescued the Monkey King from under Five Elements Mountain and they embarked on a pilgrimage to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures(佛經(jīng))．The director who plays the monk speaks out this phrase as a usual self－flattering expression，pretending to be the most handsome.This phrase is often used by ugly and thick boys for self－ridicule.

　　答案　11.C　12.D　13.A　14.F　15.B

　　Ⅲ.短文改錯

　　下面短文中有10處語言錯誤。請在有錯誤的地方增加、刪除或修改某個單詞。

　　增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(∧)，并在其下面寫上該加的詞。

　　刪除：把多余)劃掉。

　　修改：在錯的詞下畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫上修改后的詞。

　　注意：1.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

　　2．只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計分。

　　(2024·杭州二檢)Last Monday，we were having our Chinese lesson while the teacher suddenly slipped and fell.We were both worried about her.One of the boy carried her on his back，with the help of some others，to the hospital immediately.It turned out that her right leg was broken but she had to stay in the hospital.The following day，we went to visit him with flowers and fruit.Seeing her lying in bed with her leg wrapping in bandages，we felt sorry for her and hoped that she will recover soon.This Thursday，she had returned to the class in a wheelchair to give us lessons.We were all deep moved and proud of having such responsible teacher.

　　答案　

　　Last Monday，we were having our Chinese lesson

　　the teacher suddenly slipped and fell.We were

　　worried about her.One of the

　　carried her on his back，with the help of some others，to the hospital immediately.It turned out that her right leg was broken

　　she had to stay in

　　hospital.The following day，we went to visit

　　with flowers and fruit.Seeing her lying in bed with her leg

　　in bandages，we felt sorry for her and hoped that she

　　recover soon.This Thursday，she

　　returned to the class in a wheelchair to give us lessons.We were all

　　moved and proud of having such

　　responsible teacher.

　　Ⅳ.書面表達

　　(2024·寧波模擬)假設你是李華，你的Mike即將完成學業(yè)，不久前來信就是否到中國工作詢問你的意見。請根據(jù)以下提示回一封電子郵件：

　　1．建議他來中國；

　　2．闡述你的理由(就業(yè)機會多、專業(yè)受歡迎、不同的文化體驗等)；

　　3．承諾可提供幫助。

　　注意：1.詞數(shù)100～120；

　　2．文章開頭和結尾已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)；

　　3．可適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

　　Dear Mike，

　　I'm very glad to have received the letter you sent me last week. _____________________

　　________________________________________________________________________

　　________________________________________________________________________

　　Best wishes.

　　Yours，

　　Li Hua

　　Dear__Mike，

　　I'm__very__glad__to__have__received__the__letter__you__sent__me__last__week.I have been thinking about the question you asked me.From my point of view，you can choose to come to China after finishing your studies.

　　For one reason，China's development over the past 30 years offers quantities of job opportunities for the young.What's more，what you are studying is badly needed in China nowadays.In fact，many big companies in our city are hoping to hire people like you.