湖南省汝城二中2014届高考英语一轮复习 阅读训练(61)

1 湖南省汝城二中湖南省汝城二中 20142014 届高考英语一轮复习阅读训练届高考英语一轮复习阅读训练 61 61 Section A 本文词数 290 参考时间 2 20 We all love to receive thoughtful handwritten letters in the post but many of us have lost the ability to write and don t know where to start Luckily Sue Perkins is here to help Pliny the Younger loved nothing more than a good letter There is nothing to write about you say he once wrote Well then write and let me know just that there is nothing to write about The ancient Roman friends and family of Pliny the Younger didn t have email text messages or mobile phones with which to dull their letter writing senses But it is rather comforting to know that even at the turn of the second century many people as now struggled to find the right words when the occasion demanded Now help is at hand Sue Perkins is starting a campaign to get people back into the habit of writing to one another I m quite old fashioned in the sense that I like writing letters she explains I have an almost entirely written correspondence1 with a few friends of mine who are really busy We exchange quite long and sometimes quite meaningful sometimes silly letters According to Royal Mail research nine out of ten people say they love receiving handwritten letters in the post but most are too scared by the process of sending one to start up a correspondence So on Thursday morning from 11 am to 12 pm Perkins will host a live letter writing workshop for her followers encouraging them to personalise their letters and cards by teaching them to compose limericks2 or jokes Basically it s just to encourage people to be creative she adds and to not worry too much about not having copperplate3 handwriting and perfumed notepaper That culture of letter writing can be quite oppressive Notes 1 correspondence 通信联系 2 2 limerick n 五行打油诗 3 copperplate n 铜板体 工整的手写体 词数 119 处理时间 1 30 Read the passage and choose the best answer for each question 1 The author s attitude towards Sue Perkins is A neutral B interested C positive D Disappointed 2 The author has written the second paragraph to A comfort those who don t know how to write a good letter B explain why Pliny the Younger loved to receive a good letter C tell readers how backward the technology was in the second century D show that people of different times have had difficulty writing a good letter 3 The author s attitude towards the result of Royal Mail research is A doubtful B optimistic C concerned D not mentioned 4 The underlined word oppressive in the last paragraph could be replaced by A stressful B interesting C popular D absurd Section B 本文词数 291 参考时间 2 30 I try to get in a bit of a walk most days Most times it s a choice between going for a walk and staying in and writing a poem but it often leads to the same thing I go on to the moors1 I live on the edge of the Pennines moor Sometimes I go off the path but there are issues around there with land ownership so mostly I stick to the roads and the routes Some people have said there is a relationship between poetic metre and the fall of your foot and possibly your heartbeat might be thought of as an iambic2 beat when it s made faster by walking Often when I go for a walk I come back with a poem There s a sense of creativity about it and there is a 3 sense of happiness that you are getting the organs lungs and blood moving You never come back from a walk feeling worse sometimes you come back feeling colder and wetter though I m sure that somewhere in the back of my mind I see it as a healing activity Some people believe strongly that art in general can put you in touch with yourself and through it you start feeling worthwhile and valuable There might be some kind of chemical reaction that aids recovery and prevents illness If a walk leads to a poem maybe there s a relationship there I am 47 now and sometimes I think How many more fantastic days out on these moors are there Sometimes it can be an expedition just to go up there but when it s sunny and clear like yesterday it s exciting and does heighten your sense of happiness Notes 1 moor n 旷野 荒野 2 iambic adj 抑扬格的 每一短或弱音节后接一长或强音节 词数 81 处理时间 1 10 Read the passage and choose the best answer for each question 1 The best title for the passage should be A I Love Having a Daily Walk B A Daily Walk Affects Your Poems C Why I Try to Have a Daily Walk D What I Have Gained from a Daily Walk 2 According to the third paragraph the author thinks the daily walk is A beneficial B necessary C interesting D Magical 3 The author s attitude towards the moors is A worried B admiring C negative D impersonal 读写任务 4 词数 425 参考时间 5 30 根据短文内容 从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项 选项中有两项为多余选项 This 17 year old girl turned bullets into a jewelry collection worn by Angelina Jolie Impressive Sure 1 When she was just 18 months old Lovetta Conto and her father fled the civil war in Liberia which forced them to leave her mother behind By the time Conto turned five she and her father took refuge1 in Ghana where they would spend the next nine years among 50 000 other refugees 2 However Conto and her father were never short on hope But as fate would have it one thing led her to a life beyond her wildest dreams 3 Cori Stern founder of The Strong heart Fellowship visited the camp in Ghana Through her non profit organisation Stern hoped to help gifted children by offering them the opportunity to learn and fully realise their talents and dreams After Stern and other members of the Strong heart team spent time with Conto they chose the girl as Strong heart s first fellow 4 This newly opened residence provides a safe nurturing environment which is also an important element of the Strong heart program More than simply an orphanage2 the program focuses on teaching children how to move forward with life and nurturing them through a healing process The hope is that with such specialised care and education these bright children will become the best versions of themselves and go on to live productive lives 5 The jewelry holds deep significance for Conto She says I want to express myself by making jewelry And I also want to show people the things that happen to the people in my country because as you may know Liberia ha