高考英语课堂四十五分钟阅读专项限时练习六

1、高三英语课堂四十五分钟专项限时练习六APodcasts recommended by Readers DigestThe Last Days Of Vincent Van GoghThe bright, sunny colors of Dutch panner Vincent Van Goghs canvases may cover his tragic ending. But his last years and final days would also see him create much of the dramatic and amazing art that made him a

2、legend.I. Will Teach You A LanguageLearning a new language? Get your language learning questions answered by Oily Richards, who speaks 8 languages. Whatever is holding you back on the path to fluency, tune in twice a week to get your regular language learning tips and motivation.Unsung ScienceTV pre

3、senter David Pogue, a six-time Emmy winner, takes you behind the scenes into the worlds of the people who have made great achievements in science, technology, transport, food and health-who reveal their first inspirations, journeys and the times they almost gave up.What Happened To You?Oprah Winfrey

4、 and renowned brain expert Dr. Bruce Perry discuss the impact of our childhoods and how healing should begin with the way we phrase our questions. Rather than asking Whats wrong with you?，try What happened to you?” How to get podcasts （播客）？To listen on the web: In a search engine, look them up and c

5、lick on the play button.To download: Download an app such as Podcatchers or iTunes and simply search by title.To listen to RD talks: Go to and click on the play button.Who created a podcast for language learners?A. Dr. Bruce Perry. B. David Pogue. C. Oprah Winfrey. D. Oily Richards.Which podcast con

6、cerns people with remarkable success in their careers?The Last Days Of Vincent Van GoghI Will Teach You A LanguageUnsung ScienceWhat Happened To You?How can you get podcasts as mentioned in the passage?A. By talking to experts.B. By referring to the web.C. By watching TV.D. By reading a paper magazi

7、ne.BGrowing up on a farm, I learned from my parents about the large bees we called mangangava. But in college, when I gave a presentation about those bees, I didnt mention their familiar name; instead I used formal terms when describing their adaptations for pollinating （授 粉）. I was afraid of being

8、judged for expressing my personal knowledge in a science class. But when the instructor pressed me to tell the class whether Kd seen the bees myself and what I called them, my views and my whole career path began to change. I realized my background was valuable, and that my calling was to help educa

9、te others like me.My parents worked on a small farm and I often helped out when I was not in school. They had a close relationship with nature, something they learned from my grandparents and passed down to me. This was why I became interested in biology.In college, I joined a series of labs to gain

10、 research experience, but my interest in pursuing a career as a scientist began to wane after I realized my research was not helping poor people like my parents. As a black student from a rural community, I also felt out of place in most classes. The feeling of not belonging circled in my head. I so

11、metimes thought about giving up.My instructors request that I share my knowledge of the mangangava bee changed my view. She saw that tapping into my personal experiences would help me grasp the scientific concepts. No other professor had shown that kind of sensitivity, which helped me realize I did

12、have a place in higher education and that I didnt need to hide who I truly am.Im now a master/s student in education? working on a project that explores the connection between science and traditional knowledge. I dont think Id be here if I hadnt crossed paths with my instructor. We need more educato

13、rs and scientists like her-people who can serve as role models and know that the best way to nurture new scientists is to allow students to be themselves.What did the author initially think of his background when in college?It was of little use for his college studies.It motivated him to carry on hi

14、s research.It gave him an advantage over others.It was something he wanted to hide.What does the underlined word wane in paragraph 3 probably mean?A. Remain.B. Withdraw.C. Fade.D. Rise.What should a good educator do according to the author?Value students personal knowledge and views.Inspire students

15、 to work as hard as he or she does.Treat students from different backgrounds equally.Be equipped with rich knowledge of a certain field.What is the main idea of this passage?The family is one of the nature/s masterpiece.Every man is the architect of his own fortune.A good teacher is better than ten

16、thousand books.It/s only after having a proper education that one becomes a person.CIn a medical first, doctors transplanted （移植）a pig heart into a patient to save his life and a Maryland hospital said on Monday that he*s doing well three days after the highly experimental surgery.While its too soon

17、 to know if the operation really will work, it marks a step in the decades-long effort to one day use animal organs for life-saving transplants. Doctors at the University of Maryland Medical Center say the transplant showed that a heart from a genetically edited animal can function in the human body

18、 without immediate rejection.The patient, David Bennett, 57, knew there was no guarantee that the experiment would work but he was dying, unsuitable for a human heart transplant and had no other option, his son told The Associated Press.Such transplants, or xenotransplantation, have failed before, l

19、argely because patients* bodies rapidly rejected the animal organ. The difference this time: The Maryland surgeons used a heart from a pig that had undergone gene-editing to remove a sugar in its cells thats responsible for that super-fast organ rejection.nI think you can characterize it as a breakt

20、hrough in medical science/* Dr. David Klassen, UNOS* chief medical officer, said of the Maryland transplant. Still, Klassen warned that its only a first tentative （实验性的）step into exploring whether this time around, xenotransplantation might finally work.It will be important to share the data gathere

21、d from this transplant before opening the option to more patients, said Karen Maschke, a research scholar at the Hastings Center, who is helping develop policy recommendations for the first clinical trials under financial aid from the National Institutes of Health. nRushing into animal-to-human tran

22、splants without this information would not be advisable/ Maschke said.The surgery took seven hours last Friday at the Baltimore hospital. He realizes the importance of what was done/ David Bennett Jr. said of his father. nHe could not live, or he could last a day, or he could last a couple of days.

23、I mean, were in the unknown at this point.11 8. What is the top reason for the animal-to-human on David Bennett?A. He couldnt afford a human heart.His son made the decision for him.His life was at great risk.The experiment is bound to save his life.What is the purpose of the gene-editing in the case

24、 of the transplant in Maryland?To avoid immediate rejection.To remove cells from the pigs heart.To guarantee the functions of the pigs heart.To save time in the transplant.What does Dr. David Klassen probably think of the transplant?A. Casual.B. Dangerous.C. Successful.D. Pioneering.What message doe

25、s the author mainly convey in the text?Animals are our best friends.Animals may be our life-saver.Animals1 organs have helped save many patients.The animal-to-human transplant is now advisable to perform.DThe worlds first-ever floating（浮动的）farm is expected to open soon. The farm is located in Rotter

26、dam, a port city about 50 miles away from Amsterdam. Built near the mouth of the river Meuse, the farm consists of three levels.About 40 cows will be moved to the second level of the farm in November. The level above them will house greenhouse that grow grass and crops needed to feed the cows. Meanw

27、hile, the bottom level will hold any necessary machines and packaging for the milk and yogurt. By December, the farm is expected to be producing more than 200 gallons of milk per day.In addition to producing fresh milk and yogurt, the farm produces and sells fresh food that runs through a closed cyc

28、le and ends up at the customer. This causes almost no waste, bringing the reduction of food/s travel from production to consumers.The farm is the idea of Minke van Wingerden, a partner in the development company behind the project, Beladon. In 2021, she and her husband got caught in Hurricane Sandy

29、during a business trip to New York City. With the storm preventing food delivery trucks from getting on the road, local people were unable to find fresh produce in stores.The event pushed wingerden and her partners to find a way to produce food closer to people/s locations in order to avoid losses o

30、f supplies in the future. They eventually came up with the idea of floating farms,which would make use of otherwise unused space in the water and meanwhile shorten the distance between stores and farms.After launching the Rotterdam project, Beladon will work on opening more floating farms. The compa

31、ny is designing floating chicken farms and floating vertical（垂直的）farming greenhouses. The company is in talks with another Dutch city for a second farm.Wingerden and her husband also believe that new communities should be bulit with food access in mind. The area by the Port of Rotterdam, for example

32、, is on track to be filled with residential space and offices in the next several years, and Wingerden said food production should be at “the heart of that community/What do we know about the floating farm from the text?It is a farm without any grass or plants.It can produce more milk than expected.

33、It has three levels with different purposes.It is planned to be used in certain climates.What is the advantage of the floating farm?It offers custom-made food.It cuts the cost of shipping.It plays a role in recycling wastes.It acts as a shelter in a hurricane.How did Minke van Wingerden get the idea

34、 of the floating farm?With the help of the scientists.Through her personal experience.By getting encouraged by the news.D By making research on the technology.What can we infer about the floating farm from Wingerdens words?It makes it easier for people to get food.It saves more residential and worki

35、ng space.It helps people learn about food production.It improves the attraction of new communities.第二节 七选五（共5小题；每题2分，总分值10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最正确选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Some people love the tradition of setting a goal each Jan. 1st. 16 . But there is actually a logic to joining the New Years resolution

36、 trend. If you want to increase your chances of sticking to your 2022 New Years resolution, behavioral scientists have discovered a host of techniques that can help.Make it measurable.An unclear, ill-defined target, such as get fitter*, is a reason for a failed resolution. To increase your chances of success, ask yourself what you consider fitter and how you can achieve this. A better solution might be run 5kms in X minutes”. 17 , Specific goals allow you to track progress, which in turn can motivate you.M