2019高三英语星级阶梯阅读练习三星级22.doc

学习资料收集于网络，仅供参考2019高三英语星级阶梯阅读练习三星级22AA woman named Emily renewing her drivers license at the County Clerks office was asked to state her occupation. She hesitated, uncertain how to classify herself. “What I mean is,” explained the recorder, “do you have a job, or are you just a ”“Of course I have a job,” said Emily. “Im a mother.”“We dont list mother as an occupation housewife covers it,” said the recorder. One day I found myself in the same situation. The clerk was obviously a career woman, confident and possessed of a high sounding title. “What is your occupation?” she asked. The words simply popped out. “Im a Research Associate in the field of Child Development and Human Relations.”The clerk paused, ballpoint pen frozen in midair. I repeated the title slowly, then I stared with wonder as my statement was written in bold, black ink on the official questionnaire. “Might I ask,” said the clerk with new interest, “Just what you do in this field?”Coolly, without any trace of panic in my voice, I heard myself reply, “I have a continuing program of research (what mother doesnt), in the lab and in the field (normally I would have said indoors and out). Of course, the job is one of the most demanding in the humanities (any mother care to disagree?), and I often work 14 hours a day (24 is more like it). But the job is more challenging than most careers and rewards are more of a satisfaction rather than just money.”There was an increasing note of respect in the clerks voice as she completed the form, stood up, and showed me out. As I drove into our driveway, buoyed up (受鼓舞) by my glamorous new career, I was greeted by my lab assistantsages 13, 7, and 3. Upstairs I could hear our new experimental model (a 6 month old baby), in the child-development program, testing out a new vocal pattern. I felt proud! I had gone on the official records as someone more distinguished and indispensable (不可缺少旳) to mankind than “just another mother.”MotherhoodWhat a glorious career! Especially when theres a title on the door. 56. What can we infer from the conversation between the woman and the recorder at the beginning of the passage?A. The recorder was impatient and rude. B. Motherhood was not recognized and respected as a job by society.C. The author was upset about the situation that mothers faced. D. The woman felt ashamed to admit what her job was.57. How did the female clerk feel at first when the author told her occupation?A. curious B. indifferent C. interested D. puzzled 58. Why did the woman clerk show more respect for the author?A. Because the author cared little about rewards. B. Because she admired the authors research work in the lab.C. Because she thought the author did admirable work.D. Because the writer did something she had little knowledge of. 59. What is the authors purpose of writing the passage?A. To argue that motherhood is a worthy career and deserves respect.B. To show how you describe your job affects your feelings toward it.C. To show that the author had a grander job than Emily. D. To show that being a mother is hard and boring work. BA round of applause, please, for the Indian man who recently sang for 80 hours straight, setting a new Guinness world record. Its an impressive feat, to be sure, but lets just hope he still has a voice. According to Indian newspapers, Rajesh Burbure has been told to keep silent for several days so his vocal cords can heal. It was reported that Burbure and his family are in a celebratory mood. “Its a proud moment for all of us,” his wife told DNAI. I, on the other hand, am unable to share their enthusiasm. Dont get me wrong: I hope the 35-year-old Burbure lives forever, sells a million records and becomes an international celebrity. But his recordsinging for 80 hours straightis about as meaningful as most of the other curious but crazy feats listed in the Guinness Book of World Records. Granted, Im not qualified to speak on the subject. Ive got no world records to my name, and I never expect to have any. Then again, maybe I am qualified to speak for those of us who have better things to do than train for years to sing an 80-hour medley of pop songs. But lets not just blame poor Burbure. Hes not the only person chasing meaningless reputation. The Guinness Book of World Records is full of the names of people who at one time grew the longest hair, or built the biggest bicycle, or baked the largest cheesecake. To all of these enterprising souls I ask, simply, “What was it all for?”Congratulations! For all of your painstaking effort, you became a footnote in a thick book that no one reads, except for you and the person who will eventually surpass you, with one more hour of singing, a few more centimeters of steel or a few more pounds of cheese. After all, records are made to be broken.60. From the text, we can conclude that the author _.A. is quite worried about Burbures vocal cordsB. feels it a pity he was not invited to share the happiness with the Burbures C. thinks singing for 80 hours straight is completely meaninglessD. has no Guinness records, so he admires Burbures feat 61. The authors attitude to some Guinness world records is _.A. positive B. negative C. impressed D. touched62. We can infer from the article that _.A. challenging a Guinness record may be harmful to the healthB. Burbures wife didnt support his attempt to make a Guinness recordC. many have criticized Burbure for his stupid behaviorD. after the 80 hours of singing, Burbure could no longer speak63. What can possibly be the best title for the passage?A. Records Are Made to be BrokenB. The Boring Guinness BookC. A New Guinness RecordD. What Was the PointCIUCN, the International Union for Conservation of NatureIUCN WORLD CONSERVATION CONGRESS （大会）615 September 2012, Jeju, Korea Forum Addressing the worlds most pressing sustainable development challenges, the Forum offers a unique platform for debates, workshops, dialogues, roundtable discussions, training courses, music and exhibitions.Events are organized by the IUCN Secretariat, IUCN Members, Commissions and partners and the host country. The Call for Contributions invites you to propose events to be considered for the Forum, part of Congress which is open to all（from 7 to 11 September 2012）. Simple steps on how to submit a proposal for the Forum. 1）Click here: Call for Contributions: propose an event for the Forum.2）Go below Sign in and create your account,3）Edit your proposal: Check again all the information you provide and make changes if you want to. Click on Save draft.4）Invite co-organizers: Get people to join you in organizing the event by inviting them via e-mail.5）Click on Submit Proposal.Basically, you have the opportunity to teach, host a discussion, give training or just show your work.Workshops（TEACH） 120 minutes session, number of people to be confirmed. The idea is to promote understanding on a specific issue while engaging participants to share their knowledge and know-how.Knowledge Cafe（DISCUSS） 120 minutes session, suitable for 12 people at the most. These aim to share collective knowledge （explore areas of common interest）and gain a deeper understanding of a subject and the issues involved.Conservation Campus（TRAIN） Half day or full day modules（模式）, for up to 30 people. Its an interactive（互动旳） training session where participants develop new skills and knowledge transfer on relevant conservation topics. This type of event provides more in-depth exploration of topics aimed at building the capacity of participants.Posters（SHOW） Your posters are meant to display conservation work and achievements in an easy and direct way. Owners will have time to present their poster during lunch breaks（approximately 10 minutes）.64. The Call for Contributions is intended to _.A. appeal to the public to protect the environment B. invite more people to participate in workshops C. introduce the 2012 IUCN World Conservation CongressD. collect proposals for the Forum of IUCN Congress65. The following statements about the Forum are true EXCEPT that _.A. the number of people shouldnt be more than a dozen in a Knowledge CafeB. Conservation Campus lasts about half a day or a whole day C. it will last 2 hours with more than 30 participants D. a poster owner will have about 10 minutes to present his work at lunch breaks66. We can learn from the passage that _.A. certain procedures are required for your proposals to be consideredB. the host country is the only organizer of the Forum C. areas of common interest will be explored in Workshops D. the Forum will last from 6 to 15 September 2012DYou know how wonderful you are, and you know that others know how wonderful you are, but what do you do when admiration crosses over the line into jealousy(嫉妒)? For most teens there will come a day when you realize that one of your friends is jealous and that this jealousy is hurting your friendship. When this happens it can seem like there is nothing that you can do, but the good news is that there is. Dont let jealousy spoil your relationships. Handle it head on and you might be back to normal much sooner than you think.It can be hard to walk up to a friend and ask them what the problem is, but if you want to save your friendship youll have to do just that. Dont approach them and ask why they are jealous of you (unless of course you want to appear totally proud), just take some time alone with them and let them know that youve been feeling like theres been something coming between you. If they refuse to respond, then use the opportunity to explain how you have been feeling. Chances are that something you say will strike a nerve and your friend will open up as well.When you figure out what is annoying your friend, ask him or her what (s)he thinks would make the situation better. If, for example, (s)he says that (s)he feels like (s)he doesnt get to spend any time with you because of your being off with your new friends from the swim team, then maybe you could invite her along the next time or block off one day a week for just the two of you. Remember, though, that whatever solution you decide on should be a compromise(和解). Dont limit your own talents or opportunities simply because your friend is unhappy. Try instead to include him or her in your new life and see how that works out.Even the best of friendships can be tinged(略带着) with jealousy. This destructive emotion is rarely productive and can turn best friends into worst enemies. Before taking extreme action, chat with your jealous friend to see if the two of you can work out a compromise. If you cant, be prepared to know exactly how far you will go to keep your friend and how far you wont.67. According to the author, the jealousy emotion is _.A. normal B. destructive C. productive D. extreme68. The underlined “it” in the first paragraph refers to _.A. friendship B. relationship C. jealousy D. admiration69. What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs?A. You should go a long way with your friend to work out a solutionB. Jealousy can turn best friends into worst enemies.C. You may lose a friend to keep your own gifts, chances or self development.D. Theres always a solution to solve the problem of jealousy.70. The purpose of the passage is _.A. to introduce ways to cope with a jealous friendB. to offer some advice on making friendsC. to explain what causes jealousyD. to explain how destructive the jealous emotion is EAlone in the wilderness. Nothing but jungle. A world of shadow with the rays of light falling like blonde hair from the crowns of the giant trees. Jungle in the midday sun. Everything motionless. Not a sound from sky or earth. Complete silence. Only some coconuts falling, at long intervals, very far away. The world reduced to the soft touch of cool grass along my naked back, and a sweet smell of rich soil and vegetation. Stretched out with closed eyes beside my heavy burden of fruit and firewood, I enjoyed the feeling of fresh blood streaming through every part of my body and fresh jungle air filling every corner of my lungs.Resting motionless, I could see the sun through my closed eyelids, alone in the sky, as lonely as I, and as motionless and silent as everything else. The earth had surely stopped turning and somewhere on this planet there was supposed to be roaring traffic in busy streets. What a crazy, unbelievable thought!Another coconut fell, to make the world come to a complete standstill. I had to roll over onto my stomach to feel that at least I could move and make noises. Then I found company. A little brown ant was struggling to find its way with a bit of dry straw through the jungle of leaves and grass below my nose. I wondered if I could give the little fellow a lift with its burden, but it showed not the slightest sign of tiredness and struggled on with all six legs, head first or head last, waving its feelers energetically as if the trip had just started. Who ever saw a tired ant? Tiredness, disagreeable tiredness, is restricted to hunted animals, slaves and modern man. It is as great an effort for an office clerk to walk five blocks with a loaded brief-case as it is for a jungle-dweller to cross a valley with a goat on his back. It is as hard to get up and climb or run when you have been seated for years as it is to get up and walk when you have been in bed for months. The body is strange. Spare it, and you get really tired for almost nothing; use it, and almost nothing makes you really tired.I rose to my feet. I had heard a horse neighi