【十月上期】时文阅读与练习3-2025届高三英语上学期专项复习

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Aselflesspianist—HarrietStubbs

在疫情期间，钢琴家哈莉特・斯塔布斯带来了250场免费的音乐会，这给人们

带来了极大的慰藉。

主题语境：音乐篇幅：294词建议用时：5分钟

1TheQueen'sBirthdayHonorsmarktheextraordinarycontributionsand

serviceofpeopleacrosstheUK.Everyyear,alistofhonoreesarepublishedonthe

QueensofficialbirthdayinJune.HarrietStubbs,aconcertpianistfromtheUK,

wasrecognizedforservicestothecommunityinWestLondonduringCOVID19,as

sheperformed250dailyfreeconcertsinLondon/sW8during2020and2021.

2Whenthecoronavirusbegantospread,StubbsreturnedtoLondonfromNew

YorkCity,intendingtostayaweek—whichturnedintoayearandahalf.Shewas

planningtorecordanalbumthatmixedDavidBowiessongswithclassicalpieces.

WhilelockeddowninLondon,shepracticedandpeoplewouldstopoutsideher

windowtolisten.

3"\thought,whataboutifIjustdoitatthesametimeeverydayandleavemy

windowopenintentionally,becausewe'vealllostroutine?Andwhatifitisjust

somethingthathappensatthesametimeeveryday?”shetoldABCNews.

4So,shebeganplayingeverydayat5pmwithherwindowopen.She

advertisedtheinformalconcertslocally.Asrestrictionswerelifted,thecrowd

grewlargerandlarger,withheroccasionallycomingouttoservedrinksandmeet

herfans.StubbsendedupperforminglOOconcertsin100daysbeforetakinga

break.ThenshereturnedanddidanotherlOOconcertsin100days.Accordingtoher

website,sheperformed250totalshows.

5"PeoplestoodoutsideinthemiddleofDecember,withmaskson,intherain,

tolistentomusicthroughawindow,whichwasdistorted（失真的）withabusy

intersectionoftraffic—ifthatdoesn'ttellushowmuchweneedmusicashuman

beings,Idon/tknowwhatdoes,wStubbssaid.

ReadingCheck

Detail

1.WhywasStubbsrecognizedontheQueen'sBirthdayHonorsList?

A.Shedonatedmanyitems.

B.Shehadgreatpianoskills.

C.Shegavefreeperformances.

D.Shepublishedamazingbooks.

Detail

2.WhatinspiredStubbstoplaythepianowithherwindowopen?

A.Beinglockeddown.

B.Losingallherroutine.

C.Seeingpeoplestoptolisten.

D.Planningtorecordanalbum.

Gist

3.Whatisparagraph4mainlyabout?

A.TheexperiencesStubbshad.

B.ThecontributionsStubbsmade.

C.Stubbsprocessofbeingfamous.

D.Stubbscommitmenttopianocareer.

Inference

4.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeStubbs?

A.Talentedandenergetic.

B.Adaptableandmodest.

C.Ambitiousandelegant.

D.Devotedandresponsible.

LanguageStudy

Difficultsentences

1.Whenthecoronavirusbegantospread,StubbsreturnedtoLondonfrom

NewYorkCity,intendingtostayaweek—whichturnedintoayearandahalf.当

新型冠状病毒开始传播时，斯塔布斯从纽约回到伦敦，打算待一周，结果却待

了一年半。

【点石成金】该句的主干为StubbsreturnedtoLondonfromNewYorkCity；

Whencoronavirusbegantospread为时间状语从句；intendingtostayaweek为现

在分词结构作状语；whichturnedintoayearandahalf为定语从句，修饰aweek。

2.WhilelockeddowninLondon,shepracticedandpeoplewouldstopoutside

herwindowtolisten.在伦敦被封锁时，她练习，人们会在她的窗外驻足聆听。

【点石成金】该句的主干为shepracticedandpeoplewouldstopoutsideher

window,是由and连接的两个并列句；tolisten为不定式作目的状语；While

为时间状语从句的省略，省略了

lockeddowninLondonshewaso

Lightworkout,fewmemoryproblems

记年退,运动函寸

一项新的研究表明，简单的运动有助于改善轻度认知功能障碍患者的认知功

能，帮助其缓解记忆力衰退。

1Recentlyanewstudysuggestedthatevenasimpleexerciseprogrammight

helpelderswithlightmemoryproblems.Doctorshaveforalongtimeadvised

patientstodophysicalactivitytohelpkeeptheirbrainshealthy.ButtheUS

governmentsupportedresearchmarksthelongeststudyofwhetherexercisemakes

anydifferenceoncememorystartstodecline.

2Researchersfoundaround300inactiveolderadultswithmemorychanges

calledmildcognitiveimpairment(MCI).Intheresearch,theparticipantswere

dividedintotwogroupsandhalfofthemdidaerobicexercises(有氧运动)，while

therestdidstretchingandbalancemovementsthatraisetheirheartratesalittle.

Afterayear,testingofmentalactivityindicatedneithergrouphadworsened,

saidleadresearcherLauraBakerofWakeForestSchoolofMedicine.Bycomparison,

similarMCIpatientsinanotherlongtermstudyofbrainhealth—butwithout

exercise—sufferedfromcognitivedeclineoverayear.

3MariaCarrilloistheAlzheimersAssociationchiefscientificofficer.Shesaid

earlierresearchhasfoundregularphysicalactivityofanykindmayreduce

damaginginflammation（炎症）andincreasebloodflowtothebrain.Sheadded

thatthenewstudyisparticularlyinterestingbecausetheCOVID19pandemicbegan

halfwaythroughthestudy.Thatmeantthestudyparticipantsbecamesocially

isolated.Socialisolationhaslongbeenknowntoincreasepeople'sriskofmemory

problems.

4Itisastrugglingtimefordementia（痴呆）research.Doctorsarenotsure

aboutprescribing（开处方）ahighpricednewdrugcalledAduhelm.Thedrugis

supposedtobethefirsttoslowdowntheprogressionofdementia—butitisnotyet

clearsifitreallyhelpspatients.Researchersreportedanotherdrugthatworks

similarlyfailedinanimportantstudy.Thereisgrowingurgencytofindwhether

exercisemightofferatleastsomeprotection.Bakerwillleadanevenlargerstudyof

olderadultstoseeifaddingexercisetootherstepssuchasahealthydiet,brain

gamesandsocialactivitiesmayreducetheriskofdementia.

ReadingCheck

Detail

1.Whatdoesthenewstudymainlyfocuson?

A.Waystoslowdowntheagingprocess.

B.EffectivemedicinesforelderswithMCI.

C.Thecausesofdecliningmemoryinolderadults.

D.Theinfluenceofworkoutoneldersmemory.

Detail

2.Inwhichaspectwerethetwogroupsdifferentintermsofresearchdesign?

A.Thedietplan.

B.Theworkoutform.

C.Theprofessionalbackground.

D.Thepreviousphysicalcondition.

Inference

3.WhatdidMariaCarrillothinkofthenewstudy?

A.Itismeaningful.

B.Itisimpractical.

C.Itiscontroversial.

D.Itistimeconsuming.

Detail

4.WhatwillBakerdonextaccordingtothetext?

A.FindouthowtolowerthepriceofAduhelm.

B.Developanewdrugtohelppatientswithbraindiseases.

C.Organizeawidevarietyofsocialactivitiesforolderpeople.

D.Conductfurtherresearchonhowtoreducetheriskofdementia.

I.Usefulexpressions

physicalactivity身体活动

heartrate心率

sufferfrom遭受

socialisolation社会隔离

besupposedto应该

growingurgency日益紧迫

suchas例如；诸如

ahealthydiet健康饮食

II.Difficultsentence

Intheresearch,theparticipantsweredividedintotwogroupsandhalfofthem

didaerobicexercises,whiletherestdidstretchingandbalancemovementsthat

raisetheirheartratesalittle.在研究中，参与者被分为两组,其中一半人进行

有氧运动，其余的则进行一些可以稍微提高心率的伸展和平衡运动。

【点石成金】本句是一个复合句，while为并列连词，意为"然而；而"，表前

后意义上的对比或转折，while后的分句中含有that引导的限制性定语从句，

修饰先行词movements.

Donotdrinktoomuchcoffee

BfllB非虽好，不要贪杯

咖啡因的过多摄入对人体有不利影响，因此我们应避免摄入过多。

主题语境：日常生活篇幅：315词建议用时：6分钟

1Caffeineisincoffeebeans,whicharegroundtomakecoffee.Although

caffeinecanbepartofahealthydiet,toomuchofitcanbebadforyourhealth.

Coffeefromcoffeeshopscanbehighincaffeine.Researchshowsthatacupof

coffeefromonepopularchainofcoffeeshopscontains277milligramsofcaffeine.A

cupofteahasaround22milligrams.

2TheNationalHealthServicesaysthatcaffeinedrinks,includingcoffee,are

unsuitablefortheyoung.Caffeineisastimulant（兴奋齐U），whichmeansitmakes

peoplefeelmorealertandawakeforashorttime,butitcanalsomakeithardto

sleep,whichaffectsconcentration.Coffeeisadrinkforadults.Althoughthere

hasn/tbeenmuchresearchonhowcoffeeaffectsyoungpeople,lotsofstudies

showtheimpactitcanhaveonadults.Caffeineaffectsbloodpressureanddisturbs

sleep,whichcanmakepeoplefeelstressed,wornoutandunabletoconcentrate.

Thiswouldbebadnewsforteenagerspreparingfortestsorexams.Somescientists

thinkcaffeineisaddictive.Inotherwords,themoreofityoudrink,themoreyou

willneed.

3Anoccasionalcoffeeisfine.Insmalldoses,caffeinecanmakepeoplefeel

morealertandincreasementalenergy.Nowonderlotsofbusyteenagerslike

coffee.Studieshaveshownthatadultswhoregularlydrinkcoffeehavealowerrisk

ofdevelopingheartdisease.

4Butwhyfocusoncoffee?Youngpeoplealreadygetcaffeinefromother

drinkslikecola,teaandenergydrinks.Caffeineisalsofoundinchocolateand

somemedicines.Ratherthantellingyoungpeoplenottodrinkcoffee,it'sbetterto

educatethemaboutcaffeine.Thentheycankeepaneyeonhowmuchcaffeine

they/regettingfromalltheirfoodanddrink.Keepingteenagersawayfromcoffee

won/tmakethemfreeofcaffeine.

ReadingCheck

Inference

1.Whydoestheauthormentionthecaffeinecontentofacupoftea?

A.Tostressteahaslittlecaffeine.

B.Toproveteaisbeneficialtous.

C.Totellusaboutthepopularityofcoffee.

D.Toshowcoffeehasmoreca