高考英语课堂四十五分钟阅读专项限时练习一

1、高三英语课堂四十五分钟专项限时练习一AEvery year, Barnes & Noble picks the 10 best books of the year; covering all genres （体裁） and age groups. If youre looking for an amazing book to grab before the end of 2021, here are some of the best books of the year.Cloud Cuckoo LandThis novel is both a historical and futuristic

2、 science fiction story that connects five characters across hundreds of years through their relationship to a book: Cloud Cuckoo Land. The book they find is about a shepherd named Aethon, who longs to be turned into a bird, so he can live a carefree life forever. As each character finds this book, f

3、rom a 15th century kid to a young teen on a futuristic interstellar （星际）ship, their stories meet in this complex yet fascinating read.Crying in H MartWhen Michelle Zauner was 25, her mothers cancer changed her life forever and forced her to accept her Korean American identity in a desperate attempt

4、to stay connected to her mother. As a talented musician, Michelle had previously been divorced from her cultural roots, but quickly turned to food to keep her mothers memory alive in this powerful and heart-breaking memoir （回忆录）.PonyIt is a historical, middle-grade adventure novel intended for adole

5、scents. It talks about a 12-year-old boy named Silas who is woken in the middle of the night to see his father being taken away by three horsemen. With only his horse named Pony by his side, Silas sets off on a life-changing mission to find his father.You Will Get Through This NightIt is a nonfictio

6、n read about mental health that offers both a personal and professional outlook on how to survive the hardest mental health days. Dividing the book into three chapters -This Night, Tomorrow, and The Days After-Daniel Howell wants readers to not just survive the hard nights but properly care for our

7、mental health.What do Cloud Cuckoo Land and Pony have in common?Plot.Literary form.Characters.Writing background.Which book is specially designed for teenagers?Cloud Cuckoo Land.Crying in H Mart.Pony.You Will Get Through This Night.What is the feature of You Will Get Through This Night?It is about p

8、sychological health.It helps cure physical disabilities.It is a collection of personal stories.It mainly solves sleeping problems.BIts a simple yet effective message that appeals, and leads to a satisfying way of motivating us to promote environmentalism in our own way.Born in Nairobi, Lesein Mutunk

9、ei is in his late teens, and his Trees4Goals is the means with which he intends to make the world greener. It unites two of his self-declared passions in life: love of the outdoors, with his love of football. Lesein enjoyed walking in the forest, but recognised his country was experiencing a serious

10、 loss of tree cover. Between 2001 and 2020, Kenya lost an estimated 11% of trees, releasing as many as 176 million tons of C02.In a blog post for WWF Kenya, Lesein revealed that, once he started the Trees 4Goals initiative, he originally planned to plant one tree per goal. By 2020, he wanted to take

11、 his efforts even further. What started as one tree planted per goal mushroomed into 11 trees planted per goal. Explaining the reasoning behind expanding the tree -planting, he said, “It represents team effort in football and the contribution by my team. I have managed to hit the 1, 000th tree miles

12、tone in the last two years.While its something of an own voal to destroy the forests and jungles providing enormous biodiversity, innovative initiatives like Trees4Goals are an. assured way to score an environmentalist hat-trick. Football is popular. It cuts through cultural barriers irrespective of

13、 the country it is played in. By increasing the trees planted per goal, with more such initiatives springing up, even more will be grown.Like a seed, best ideas start small and change into something that can become far larger than anticipated. While Lesein continues planting 11 trees per goal, Kenya

14、n government is aiming to ensure the planting of 1. 8 bllion trees to reach 10% forest coverage. The science behind is clear: if 900 million hectares are devoted to half a trillion trees, the world can offset（抵消）half of all carbon released since 1960.What gave Lesein the idea of launching the projec

15、t?Release of too much CO2.Dream of motivating others.Passion for sports and nature.Habit of exercising in the woods.What did Lesein do in 2020?He created a blog for WWF.He multiplied his commitment.He planted one tree for each goal.He extended his work to other teams.What do the underlined words “ow

16、n goal in paragraph 4 refer to?Aim that is intended to achieve.Action that harms ones own interests.Pursuit toward which effort is directed.Goal that is scored for the opposing team.What can we learn from Leseins story?United, we win.No pains, no gains.Love me, love my dog.Small deeds, big differenc

17、e.CComing upon a clear-cut in an old forest is a shocking experience. Trees large and small are collapsed one above the other in piles, and the ground is covered with the tracks of heavy machinery. Such was the scene when forest activist Zack Porter and I hiked a newly built logging （伐木）road in Gree

18、n Mountain National Forest.Clear-cutting in the American forests has long been widespread. But now, the Forest Habitat Creation Project represents new reasoning-which is hotly debated-that clear-cutting benefits native creatures. The thinking is that clear-cutting done wisely can mimic natural distu

19、rbances, for example, from insect invasions or from storms overturning older trees, that produce what ecologists call Early Successional Habitats-places where young trees and bushes get the upper hand and animals that depend on such habitat thrive.The project also states that forests “ can only be s

20、aved by being destroyed-by keeping them young. Timber （木材）interests are enthusiastic about the approach because it lets them profit from cutting trees while claiming the significance of conservation. Hunting groups favor it because a younger; less thick forest makes it easier to find the game and bi

21、rds theyre tracking.Nevertheless, Porter says, u Allowing some of the oldest standing trees in New England to be removed is equal to dereliction of duty on the part of the government, who sees the forests as commodities （商品）.“u Forests can produce clean water, clean air, carbon storage, and biodiver

22、sity that we need, “ he continues as we walk among lovely mixed hardwoods and evergreens that are cut down for logging. We shouldnt be removing them for short-term gain.In this sense, Zack Porters description of logging for wildlife for short-term gain-the short-term gain of favoring habitat for spe

23、cies people today want to see and hunt-is reasonable.How does the author start the text?By presenting some ideas.By listing some evidence.By comparing different views.By stating his own experience.Which argument does the Forest Habitat Creation Project hold?Profits can be made from logging.Clear-cut

24、ting is beneficial to the wildlife.The conservation of forest is of significance.Clear-cutting can cause natural disturbances.What does the underlined word dereliction mean in paragraph 4?A. Fulfillment.B. Promise. C. Misconduct.D. Exposure.Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?A N

25、ew Approach to Forest ProtectionA Hiking Experience in the Logging RoadHow to Build Early Successional Habitats?Is Clear-cutting Forests Good for Wildlife?DYou may never know why. The email will arrive and reasons offered for your rejection might be the real ones- -or not. Bosses have always spied o

26、n their employees, then judged them. Now the rise of the online self means the employers eye can travel still farther.Even before the pandemic, research found that 28% of large companies had turned down applicants after carrying out such checks. And it is becoming more popular: Reed Screening, a lar

27、ge agency, was asked to run over a third .more social-media checks in December 2021 than a year earlier. This month the government gave the practice approval when the Department for Education said schools and colleges “should consider carrying out an online search as part of their due diligence（尽职调查

28、）”.The way screening works is simple: Any problematic behaviours will be marked with a red flag. There are laws governing such online screening. David Erdos , head of the Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Law, says that companies are supposed to warn candidates before screening their

29、social media and tell them that they have the right to hold back permission. Some companies follow these rules , but others may not. As for the right to refuse, it is hardly practicable. Who on earth is.going to be that person who says: Hang on a minute, Im not happy about that?asks Mr Erdos/That it

30、self is likely to be a red flag.All agree that the spread of online screening is alarming, as it is so unforgiving. People may be unable ever to be free of their online past, says Mr Erdos. As indeed some footballers, recently punished for comments made almost a decade ago when they were but teenage

31、rs, have found to their cost.Those within the industry think laws should be tightened, with punishment for illegal act. In the meantime, being very careful is advisable. In talks to university students, Mr Erdos warns them what companies will do to their social media when they apply for jobs. They a

32、re“ universally terrified ， he says. And rightly.What can we infer about online screening from paragraph 2?It is turned down by large companies.It boosts the development of education.It is becoming increasingly acceptable.It highlights the wisdom of employers.What do applicants tend to do with onlin

33、e screening?They reject the red flags.They have to submit to it.They will charge the company.They postpone carrying it out.What is Mr Erdos opinion on posting comments online?Companies are tolerant of it.Its influence is hard to erase.It should be under strict laws.University students are free to do

34、 it.What could be a suitable title for the text?Big Employer Is Watching YouFix Your Eyes on Online ScreeningSocial-media Checks Are Around the CornerChecks Online Are to Blame for Unemployment第二节（共5小题；每题2. 5分，总分值12. 5分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最正确选项。选项中有两项为多 余选项。A Photographers Experience in Icelan

35、dIn an ice cave, the distance between you and the rich blue ice around you disappears. I walked into one such cave in southern Iceland, delicately through a tunnel of circular ice arches. 16 And as I looked around in wonder, I simply forgot that I existed. As I walked deeper, the tunnel closed in ti

36、ghter and I could touch both sides with my extended arms. 17My friends often comment with disbelief, “Arent you cold out there?” And I have to answer, “Of course not. 18 The simple fact of the matter is that I love being warm-in cold places. I love suffering the discomfort so that in return I can experience the wonderful feel