2020届高三英语话题阅读3

1、Topic 3 Personal environment ReadingClass : Name : Group : No : Learning Procedures :I. 【Pre-class homework Read the passage and choose the best answer(1)Have your parents ever inspected your room to see if you cleaned it properly? Imaginehaving your entirehouses, garage, and yardinspected at any ti

2、me - with no warning.Inspections were a regularpart of lighthouse ( 灯塔)living, and a keepers reputation depended on results. A few times each year, an inspector arrived to look over the entire light station. The inspections were supposed to be a surprise, but keeper sometimes had advance notice.Once

3、 lighthouses had telephones, keepers would call each other to warn that the inspector was appro aching. After boats began flying special flags noting the inspector aboard, the keepers family made it a game to see who could notice the boat first. As soon as someone spotted the boat, everyone would do

4、 last -minute tidying and change into fancy clothes. The keeper then scurried to put on his dress uniform and cap. Children of keepers remember inspectors wearing white gloves to run their fingers over door frames and windowsills looking for dust.Despite the serious nature of inspections, they resul

5、ted in some funny moments. Betty Byrnes remembered when her mother did not have time to wash all the dishes before an inspection. At the time, people did not have dishwashers in their homes. In an effort to clean up quickly, Mrs. Byrnes tossed all the dishes intoa big bread pan, coveredthem with a c

6、loth and stuck them in the oven. If the inspector opened the oven door, it would look like bread was baking.He never did.One day, Glenn Fursts mother put oil on the kitchen floor just before the inspector entered their house. Like floor wax, the oil made the floors shiny and helped protect the wood.

7、 This time, though, she used a little too much oil. When the inspector extended his hand to-1 -greet Glenns mother, he slipped on the freshly oiled surface. He came across that floor waving his arms like a young bird attempting its first flight, Glenn late wrote. After he steadied himself, he shook

8、Glenns mothers hand, and the inspection continued as though nothing had happened. （NMET2015 湖 南 卷 C 篇 ）66. What does Paragraph I tell us about the inspection at the light station?A. It was carried out once a year.B. It was often announced in advance.C. It was important for the keepers fame.D. It was

9、 focused on the garage and yard.67. The family began making preparations im mediately after .A. one of the members saw the boatB. a warning call reached the lighthouseC. the keeper put on the dress uniform and capD. the inspector flew special flags in the distance68. Mrs. Byrnes put the dishes in th

10、e oven because th is would .A. result in some funB. speed up washing themC. make her home look tidyD. be a demand from the inspector69. If the inspector had opened the oven door, he would have seenA. an empty panB. many clean dishesC. pieces of baked breadD. a cloth covering something70. The inspect

11、or waved his arms .A. to try his best to keep steadyB. to show his satisfaction with the floorC. to extend a warm greeting to Glenns motherD. to express his intention to continue th e inspection（ 2）Nothing could stop Dad. After he was put on disability for a bad back, he bought a small farm in the c

12、ountry, just enough to grow food for the family. He planted vegetables, fruit trees and even kept bees for honey.And every week he cleaned Old Man McColgins chicken house in exchange for manure（ 肥 料 ）. The Smell really burned the inside of your nose. When we complained about the terrible smell, Dad

13、said the stronger the manure, the healthier the crops, and he was right. For example, just one of his cantaloupes filled the entire house with its sweet smell, and the taste was even sweeter.As the vegetables started coming in, Dad threw himself into cooking. One day, armed with a basket of vegetabl

14、es, he announced he was going to make stew（ 炖 菜 ）.Dad pulled out a pressure cooker and filled it up with cabbages, eggplants, potatoes, corns, onions andcarrots. For about half an hour, the pressure built and the vegetables cooked. Finally, Dad turned off the stove, the pot began to cool and the pre

15、ssure relief valve sprayed out a cloud of steam. If we thought Dads pile of chicken manure was bad, this was 10 times worse. When Dad took off the lid, the smell nearly knocked us out.Dad carried the pot out and we opened doors and windows to air out the house. Just how bad was it? The neighbors cam

16、e out of their houses to see if we had a gas leak!Determined, Dad filled our plates with steaming stew and passed them around it didn t look that bad, and after the first wave had shut down my ability to smell, it di dn t offend the nose so much, edible, and we drank up every last drop of soup. （NME

17、T2015 四 川 卷 B 篇 ） 34. Why did Dad clean Old Man Mocolgin s chicken house regularly?A. To earn some money for the family.B. To collect manure for his crops.C. To get rid of the terrible smell.D. To set a good example to us.35. What can we infer about Dad s stew?A. It is popular among the neighbors.B.

18、 It contains honey and vegetables.C. It looks very wonderful.D. It tastes quite delicious.36. What does the underlined word “offend in the last paragraph mean?A. To attract B. To upset C. To air D. To shut 37. What can we learn about Dad form the text?A. He is an experienced cook.B. He is a troubles

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