高考英语时文专题训练(三)
——社会热点
PASSAGE 11 ONE COUNTRY WITH TWO SYSTEMS
The home-coming of Hong Kong is universally accepted as one of the most important events in 20th century. People all over the world are watching with keen interest what is going on in Hong Kong.
After a year of Hong Kong’s return to China, we have sound reasons to celebrate the successful realization of the one-country-two-system policy in Hong Kong. On the one hand, inspired by growing patriotism, 6 million confident Hong Kong natives work harder than ever before to make Hong Kong more prosperous. They channel their knowledge and experience into the reconstruction of China. On the other hand, the vast market and work force and abundant natural resources in the socialist mainland of China provide unprecedented challenges and commercial opportunities for their investment, technology and talents. In the financial crises in Asia not long before, Hong Kong has weathered the storm and sailed into calmer waters because of its strong economy and because of the firm support of China central government. Many diehard colonialists anxiously expected political chaos, economic crashes, and social disorder there. To their dismay, they found that a stable, prosperous Hong Kong remains to be one of the largest commercial and financial centers in the world. Moreover, many Chinese big cities are becoming world financial centers, following Hong Kong’s footsteps.
The one-country-two-system policy, working so well in Hong Kong, will certainly succeed in Macao and Taiwan. Over 150 years of past humiliation teaches us that united we stand; divided we fall. To change a weak China into a powerful country, all Chinese should unite at any cost. Weak nations have no international prestige.
1. China has successfully realized the one-country-two-system policy in ______
A. Hong Kong
B. Taiwan
C. China
D. Beijing
2.In the financial crises in Asia, Hong Kong was _________
A. political chaos
B. economic crasher
B. social disorder
C. stable
3.Hong Kong is now _________
A. prosperous
B. stable
C. powerful
D. above of all
1. From the passage, we know ________-
A. The policy of one-country-two-system is practical.
B. Weak nations have international prestige.
C. The one-country-two-system policy succeeded in Taiwan.
D. Hong Kong suffered from financial crises.
PASSAGE 12 THE DEVELOPMENT OF WESTERN REGIONS
The large-scale development of western regions will prove to be great significance in China. This state policy will provide a wider scope of development for central and eastern regions, whose economy is supposed to keep on the rise. The important strategy will be indispensable to China’s overall economic growth. What is more, the long-term systematic project will be an effective approach to diminishing the imbalance of economic development in the east and the west so as to revitalize our nation.
There are several reasons why the land-locked western regions have lagged behind in their economic development. The unfavorable geographical positions there greatly limit their development, and many regions in the west remain comparatively underdeveloped. The gaps between the west and the east have been widened since China’s reform, for Chinese opening up policies enabled the east to attract more foreign capital and make a fantastic spur in its development. If left unchanged, the underdevelopment in the west will greatly affect overall prosperity and even social stability.
Therefore, the western regions’ development is a major concern of China at present. Its chief objective is to build West China into a land of economic prosperity, social progress, political stability and beautiful landscape. Its success depends on the joint efforts of the whole nation and of several generations. As a citizen, I firmly believe that there will be a bright future waiting for the west.
1. What is NOT true according to the article?
A. The unfavorable geographical positions are the major limitation.
B. There may be many years to develop western regions.
C. The gaps between the west and the east have become small.
D. The west regions affect a lot.
2. The underlined word means ___________
A. very
B. completely
C. little
D. still
3. We can learn from the article that ________
A. there are many mountains in the west
B. the people in the west live difficultly
C. the western cities all have a long history
D. the western is the largest part of our country
Passage 13 Quick fame
A beauty contest is also a more convenient way to get ahead of the crowd. A title usually means a handsome reward, overnight fame, and, more important, a big jump in life. Take Jiang Xinrong as an example.
The first Miss China, who was crowned on November 9 in Hong Kong, is a 20-year-old majoring in TV who reportedly has a job offer from Phoenix TV.
My parents both work in a hospital and have few outside ties, so I have had to use my own power since the very first day at university,” explains Jiang.
A contest winner’s power is not found only in her face—actually, Jiang is not that pretty, or slim, or sexy, and is only 166cm tall. But her self-assurance and marvelous spoken English won people over.
“Standards of beauty are changing,” says one official at the National Women’s Union, which used to be a major anti-pageant force. “In the past, contests were just for staring at women’s faces and breasts. That’s why we thought they were disgusting.”
1. Which of the following is NOT true about the first Miss China --- Jiang Xinrong?
A. She is 20 years old and majors in TV.
B. She has got a job offer from Phoenix TV after she was crowned.
C. She is the prettiest among the contestants.
D. Her self-assurance and marvelous spoken English helped her a lot to win the contest.
2. In the author’s opinion, winning a title of Miss China or Miss World means _________ ..
A. getting ahead of the crowd
B. a big jump in life
C. quick fame
D. all of the above
3. From the passage we can know that __________.
A. women’s faces and breasts are the most important factors in a beauty contest.
B. the standards of beauty are changing.
C. beauty competitions are unfashionable in China.
D. school girls are already one of the main forces in pageants.
PASSAGE 14 My idea of beauty
There is a saying “Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.” What one individual considers beautiful may not be beautiful to another. When we talk about beauty in people, we often refer to their physical attractiveness. Of course, a beautiful or handsome face is pleasant to look at. But to me, beauty is not only something that pleases the eyes, but also pleases the other senses and the mind. I think true beauty makes you see beyond the lovely sight. It will give you insight or realization of something interesting beyond just the outward appearance.
The most memorable “beautiful people” are those who have attractive personalities behind the pretty faces. In one of my previous classes, there were two beautiful girls, Sue and Lin, Both had almost perfect faces and slender figures. But Lin was used to getting her way. She felt that her looks could help her get anything she wanted, especially among the boys. Sue, on the other hand, treated her beauty in a matter-of-fact way and he was nice to everyone. She was also a member of the debating team. Her personality was mostly accepted by others and it made her a more outstanding beauty than Lin.
Inner beauty is another kind of beauty that attracts people greatly. People who have this kind of beauty have attained inner peace. They care about their fellow-man, and try to right the injustices in this world. Two well known personalities who exemplify this are Nelson Mandela and Mother Theresa. Mandela is willing to sacrifice his life and freedom to obtain equal right for the blacks in South Africa. Mother Theresa’s mission is to help the poorest of the world’s poor. This inner look and makes the world a better place.
1. When we talk about beauty in people, we often refer to ______
A. “Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder”
B. something beyond the lovely sight
C. their physical attractiveness
D. the other senses
2. To the author, true beauty is _______
A. To make you see beyond the lovely sight
B. A beautiful or handsome face
C. Something that pleases the eyes
D. The outward appearance
3. According to the passage, why did the author think Sue was more beautiful than Lin? ___-
A. Because Sue had perfect face
B. Because Sue was nice to everyone.
C. Because Sue had slender figure.
D. Because Lin treated her beauty in a matter-of-fact way
4. What’s the author’s opinion on beauty?________
A. Beauty is perfect face
B. Beauty is something that pleases the eyes
C. Beauty is an attractive personality behind the pretty faces
D. Inner beauty doesn’t attract people.
PASSAGE 15 Holiday economy
The seven-day holidays have brought great unexpected travel craze and brisk economic activities. This accounts for the creation of a new term “Holiday Economy”. But it sparks a heated debate about it.
Some economists are in strong favor of the Holiday Economy. They hold that tourism-based Holiday Economy will stimulate consumption and add fuel to up-spending. This in turn benefits tourism, transportation, and service industries, promoting overall economic growth.
However, others hold that Holiday Economy brings undeniable problems. Such problems may arise in the over-crowdedness of traffic systems because thousands and thousands of tourists flood into scenic spots.
I believe its advantages far outweigh its side-effects. I suggest the government take effective measures to solve the aforementioned problem. Only in this way can we make the Holiday Economy develop in a sound way.
1. What have the seven-day holidays brought?
A. Great unexpected travel craze.
B. Brisk economic activities.
C. Great unexpected calamity.
D. Both A and B.
2. Which is passage mainly about? _________-
.A. Some economists are in strong favor of the Holiday Economy.
B. A heated debate about “Holiday Economy”.
C. How wonderful the Holiday Economy is!
D. Holiday Economy brings undeniable problems.
3. The underlined word “sound” in the text means _______
A. correct
B. pleasant to listen to
C. dangerous
D. voice
Passage 16 Pandas fly to US
The
moment four-year-old Le Le and two-year-old Ya Ya arrived in the US on April 7,
they were warmly welcomed. Hundreds of people cheered and clicked their
cameras.
The two unusual
VIPs landed on new soil after a 15-hour plane journey in a FedEx (联邦快递) aircraft from China. They were a pair of
black and white giant pandas. And they were headed for Memphis Zoo in
Tennessee, where they will spend 10 years on loan (租借).
Pandas are native to
the mountains of central China and only about 1,000 remain in the wild. For
years, the Chinese Government has lent pandas out to zoos around the world.
Today, 150 are kept in zoos.
China spends the loan
money on panda research, breeding and protection programmes.
"It's very successful," said Li Guanghan, the main
researcher at the Chengdu Panda Research and Breeding Base in Sichuan Province.
"Both sides get what they want."
About 15 countries
apply for permits for the 10-year loan every year. Among those approved (获准) have been Japan, the US, Germany, Mexico
and Australia. Thailand will become the sixth country to borrow pandas in
September.
Canada and South Korea have also borrowed
pandas for up to four months, said Li.
While male Le Le and female Ya Ya are in Memphis, biologists in the US and
China will work together to research panda genetics (遗传学), breeding habits and diet.
For more information
about the two pandas, visit www.fedex.com/pandas or www.mephiszoo.org.
1. “The two
unusual VIPs” in bold refers to
______ .
A. two
researchers
B. the two giant pandas
C. two very important person working in the zoo D. two reporters
2. The loan money is and will be spent on ________.
A. panda breeding and protection programmes B. panda genetics research
C. the food supply of pandas D. Both A and B
3.From the passage we can deduce that _________.
A. the Chinese Government has lent pandas out to zoos around the world for free.
B. the Chinese Government charges a sum of loan money from the countries that borrow pandas from China.
C. about 15 countries have borrowed pandas from China.
D. the main researcher at the Chengdu Panda Research and Breeding Base in Sichuan Province spoke highly of Le Le and Ya Ya.
Passage 17 Paper-free studies
Imagine a classroom missing the one thing
that's long been considered a necessary part to reading and writing ? paper. No
notebooks, no textbooks, no test paper. Nor are there any pencils or pens,
which always seem to run out of ink at the critical (关键的) moment.
A
"paperless classroom" is what more and more schools are trying to
achieve.
Students don't do any handwriting in this class. Instead, they use palm (手掌) size, or specially-designed computers. The
teacher downloads texts from Internet libraries and sends them to every
student's personal computer.
Having computers
also means that students can use the Web. They can look up information on any
subject they're studying ? from maths to social science.
High school
teacher Judy Herrell in Florida, US, described how her class used the Web to
learn about the war in Afganistan (阿富汗)
over one year ago.
"We could
touch every side of the country through different sites ? from the forest to
refugee camps (难民营)," she said. "Using a
book that's three or four years old is impossible."
And exams can go
online too. At a high school in Tennessee, US, students take tests on their own
computers. The teacher records the grades on the network for everyone to see
and then copies them to his own electronic grade book.
A paperless
classroom is a big step towards reducing the waste of paper. High school
teacher Stephanie Sorrell in Kentucky, US, said she used to give about 900
pieces of paper each week to each student.
"Think about the
money and trees we could save with the computers," she said.
But, with all this technology, there's always the risk (危险) that the machines will break down.
So, in case of a power failure or technical problems, paper textbooks are still
widely available (可用的) for these hi-tech students.
1.What does the part of the last
sentence in the first paragraph, “run out of ink at the critical moment”, mean?
A. Pens may not write well at the
critical moment.
B. Pens get lost easily, so you may not
find them at the critical moment.
C. Pens may have little or no ink at the
critical moment.
D. Pens use ink, while pencils don't.
2. In a paperless
classroom, what is a must?
A. Pens.
B. Computers.
C. Information.
D. Texts.
3. The high
school teacher, Judy Herrell, used the example of her class to show that
_______.
A. the Web could take them
everywhere
B. the Web taught them a lot
C. the Web is a good tool for
information
D. the Web, better than the textbooks,
can give the latest and comprehensive (全面的) information
4. The paperless classrooms will benefit _____ the most.
A. students
B. teachers
C. trees
D. computers
5. What does the phrase in the last paragraph, “break down”, mean?
A. Break into
pieces.
B. Stop
working.
C. Fall down.
D. Lose control.
Passage 18 Kids play with death
One
May morning, 10-year-old Khadab played in the ruins of a school near his home
in northern Iraq. He saw something that looked interesting. It was yellow and
plastic and looked like a ball. He reached for his new toy and, BANG!
The last thing
he remembered was a big noise. When Khadab awoke, he was in hospital. His
parents stood sadly by his side. They told him he had picked up an unexploded
bomb (未引爆的炸弹). When it exploded, Khadab lost
an arm.
He was just one of hundreds of Iraqi children who have been injured or
killed by stepping on and picking up explosives (爆炸物) left over from the war.
These landmines
(地雷) and bombs have injured and
killed at least 15 people a day since Saddam Hussein's government fell on April
9. And children are the most affected.
Iraq is among
the worst landmine-affected countries in the world. Many villages in the
war-torn areas are surrounded by minefields (雷区). These landmines lie on the ground between
rocks, up in trees and on riverbeds.
Even though the
war in Iraq is over, many children have not returned to school. They can be
seen walking the streets with the natural curiosity of young kids. Their new
playgrounds are places where the fighting took place. Many boys can be seen
playing with unexploded bombs. A new game is to throw the bombs and run away.
Some of them get away, but too many are killed. They do this for fun, and don't
realize the dangers until it's too late.
UNICEF (联合国教科文组织) has warned children, through the TV, of the
dangers of landmines and unexploded bombs in Iraq. They hope to make children
aware of the dangers they face.
"I can't imagine
there's going to be a classroom in the north without scared children in it.
It's so widespread," said Sean Sutton of the British-based Mines Advisory
Group (MAG).
MAG is an
organization working to clear unexploded bombs and landmines in war-torn areas.
It is difficult
to report the exact number of deaths. Sutton said MAG found 320 injuries in
northern Iraq in the first month after April 9. But he said the real figure was
probably much higher.
1. What Khadab saw was exactly _________.
A. a ball B. a toy C. an unexploded bomb D. a plastic ball
2. What measures have taken to remove the dangers of explosives left over?
A. MAG has been working to clear unexploded bombs and landmines in war-torn areas.
B. UNICEF has warned children, through the TV, of the dangers of landmines and unexploded bombs in Iraq.
C. Children have all returned to school.
D. Both A and B
3. Which country is among the worst landmine-affected countries in the world ?
A. Laos
B. Cambodia
C. Iraq
D. Sudan
Passage 19 A Note to K-12 Educators
Planetary exploration is exciting. Very exciting. It is one of the rare subjects which interests almost everyone. It clearly demonstrates to young students that science and mathematics are not inherently dry and uninteresting. Furthermore, it demonstrates that careers for scientists, engineers and mathematicians can be both rewarding and fun! Members of the MGS Radio Science Team have participated in almost every U.S. planetary mission since the dawn of the space age. Most of them would not do anything else.
The Team offers an informal outreach program to K-12 students. We are available (primarily by e-mail) to provide information to students about what we are doing and why we are doing it, and to answer questions about our own studies and projects, and about planetary science and astronomy in general. If your school is Net-ready and if some interaction with professional planetary scientists and explorers sounds interesting to you, please contact us. The specific contact is Joe Twicken, and he may be reached by e-mail at .
1. What’s the main purpose of writing this note?
A. The MGS Radio Science Team offers an informal outreach program to K-12 students who are interested in planetary exploration.
B. The K-12 students can reach Joe Twicken at .
C. The team wants to tell K-12 students that planetary exploration is exciting.
D. If young students join the team, they can learn more about planetary science and astronomy.
2. The program provide to young students the following except ________.
A. Information about what they are doing and why they are doing it
B. to answer questions about their own studies and projects
C. to take young students into space
D. information about planetary science and astronomy
3． The underlined word “dawn” in the passage means ________.
A. to begin to grow light just before the sun rises
B. the time of day when light first appears
C. the beginning of something
D. the first appearance of light in the sky before the sunrises
Passage 20 Welcome to The Daily Martian Weather Report.
The launch of the Mars Global Surveyor from the Cape Canaveral Air Station took place on November 7, 1996. After a ten-month cruise to Mars, the MGS spacecraft executed its orbit insertion maneuver on September 12, 1997. The period of the initial orbit of Mars was nearly two days. The mission plan called for a three- to- four-month aerobraking sequence to modify the orbit to one suitable for mapping the red planet. The mapping phase of the mission was then scheduled to begin in the spring of 1998, and to continue for one complete martian year (687 days).
Unfortunately,
problems with one of the two MGS solar panels forced the aerobraking sequence
to proceed more slowly than planned. MGS executed its final aerobraking pass
through the upper martian atmosphere on February 4, 1999, and successfully
performed its aerobraking exit maneuver later that day. MGS executed its
transfer to mapping orbit on February 19, 1999, and since then has been in the
desired mapping orbit with a period just under two hours and an altitude of
approximately 250 miles. The primary mapping phase of the MGS mission began in
March, 1999, and was completed in January, 2001 after one martian year. An
extended mapping mission began on January 31, 2001 and is expected to continue
into the year 2002. The extended mission will permit study of year to year
changes on Mars.
The Mars Global
Surveyor Radio
Science Team is conducting a detailed study of the martian atmosphere, and
results from their study are being presented on this site in the form of a
daily weather report for the planet Mars. The precision of the atmospheric
measurements is extraordinary. Late martian weather
readings will be posted throughout the primary and extended mapping phases
of the MGS mission. Make it a point to check in regularly and see how the
climate of the red planet evolves from day to day and season to season. Atmospheric
temperature and pressure profiles which have been archived with NASA's
Planetary Data System are also available on this site. These profiles
illustrate the vertical structure of the atmosphere of Mars.
1. The primary mapping phase of the MGS mission began was completed in _______.
A. February 19, 1999
B. January, 2001
C. January 31, 2001
D. March, 1999
2. One martian year is _________ an earth year.
A. as long as
B. much longer than
C. shorter than
D. 400 days longer than
3. From the column “Atmospheric temperature and pressure profiles” on the site, we can ___________.
A. get profiles which illustrate the vertical structure of the atmosphere of Mars
B. see how the climate of the red planet evolves from day to day and season to season
C. get to know how the study of year to year changes on Mars is going
D.
see where the Mars Global
Surveyor spacecraft is
专题二 社会热点练习答案及详解
Passage 11 1. A 2. D 3. D 4. A
“一国两制”给香港带来的是繁荣和稳定。
1． 细节题。答案:A.
2． 细节题。从第二段后半部分可知答案为：D.
3． 细节题。香港当前繁荣稳定富强。答案为：D
4． 推断题。根据主题推理判断，A为正确答案。
Passage 12 1. C 2. A 3. B
西部开发前景光明道路曲折。
1. 细节理解题。从第一段最后一句可知C为正确答案。
2. 词义判断题。 容易误选D.
3. 主题判断题。 答案；B
Passage 13 1. C 2. D 3. B
选美活动源于英国，但英国人现在已不在热衷选美。世界小姐、亚洲小姐、中国小姐、广州小姐等桂冠究竟有多大意义，选美有没有一套标准。。。
1． 判断题。她并不是参赛选手中最漂亮的，答案为：C.
2． 推测作者的观点，答案为：D
3． 主旨题。作者拿 Jiang Xinrong为例，是为了说明选美的标准在变化。
Passage 14 1. C 2. A 3. B 4. C
作者审美观里，美是一种内在的品质（inner beauty）。
1． 题干的意思是说人们通常说的美指什么？第一段第三句给出了答案。
2． 第二段第一句表明了作者的审美观。
3． 细节题。答案：B.
4． 主旨题。答案：C.
Passage 15 1. D 2. B 3. A
“Holiday Economy” 一词随黄金周带来的旅游热和经济发展应运而生，但对其利弊的争论也相当激烈。
1． 细节题。信息源在文章的首句。
2． 主旨题。文章的中心是围绕假日经济利弊的争论。
3． 猜词义。分析 context，答案为：A.
Passage 16 1. B 2. D 3. B
大熊猫Le Le 和Ya Ya 被租借给美国 。
1． 猜词义。根据指代关系很容易得到答案B。
2． 细节题。文中China spends the loan money on panda research, breeding and protection programmes 一句提供了信息源。
3． 推测题。根据全文推测B项为正确答案。即：从中国租借大熊猫要出一笔钱（loan money）.
Passage 17 1. C 2. B 3. D 4. C 5. B
无纸课堂依赖的是计算机和网络技术，这既是现代教育技术的进步，也为环境保护带来福音。
1． 句义理解题。答案：C
2． 细节题。无纸课堂计算机为必备。
3． 细节题。理解"We could touch every side of the country through different sites ? from the forest to refugee camps (难民营)," she said. "Using a book that's three or four years old is impossible."一段，答案为：D
4． 推断题。受益的是trees而不是学生、老师。不用纸了，树木森林可以得到更好的保护。
5． 猜词义。根据语境break down 的意思是“坏了、出故障”。
Passage 18 1. C 2. D 3. C
战后的废墟成为伊拉克孩子的乐园，未引爆的炸弹正不断吞噬他们的生命。
1． 细节题。理解第一段最后一句，不难得出答案：C.
2． 推断题。答案：D.
3． 常识题。凭借对世界近现代史的了解，不难得出正确答案C.
Passage 19 1. A 2. C 3. C
人类对 outer space研究始于对火星(Mars)的研究。美国在这一领域走在世界前列。透过这个note我们发现美国人特别注重培养中小学生对科研的兴趣。
1．主旨题。写这个note的目的是告诉 K-12 students他们开设一个栏目为对 planetary exploration感兴趣的学生提供服务。
2．细节题。答案为：C.
3. 猜词义。答案为：C.
Passage 20 1. B 2. B 3. A
对火星的研究成为科技界一大热点。对宇宙外层空间的研究不再是科幻，美国的一个实验室甚至构想制造一个“宇宙方舟”来完成人类由地球向另一个星球的迁移，这一想法是不是得益于圣经中“诺亚方舟”的故事呢？
这篇选文只是触击Mars Global Surveyor希望能通过此文引导学生对宇宙外层空间研究的关注。
1． 细节题。答案：B 。
2． 细节题。文中one complete martian year (687 days)，提供解答的依据。
3． 推断题。根据全文意义推断答案为：A 。