新课标人教版高三英语二轮复习跟踪强化训练14

跟踪强化训练(十四)Aocean.Growingside.ThetthinkIcanrecallatimewhenIwasn'tawareofthebeautyoftheocean.GrowingupinAustralia，Ihadthegoodfortuneofhavingtheseaatmyside.ThefirsttimeIwenttoHalfmoonBay,I_suddenly_had_the_feeling_of_not_being_able_to_feel_the_ground_with_my_feet_anymore.Reef.Therecoral.Theyme.Whenshocked.Australianearth.ButouttotheGreatBarrierReef.Therewerefishindifferentcolors，cavesandlayersofcoral.Theymadesuchanimpressiononme.WhenIlearnedthatonly1percentofAustralia'sCoralSeawasprotected，Iwasshocked.Australianmarine(海洋的)lifeisparticularlyimportantbecausethereefshavemoremarinespeciesthananyothercountryonearth.Butsadly，only45%oftheworld'sreefsareconsideredhealthy.Thisstatisticisdepressing，soit'simportantforustodoeverythingtoprotectthem.ThehopethattheCoralSearemainsapleteecosystemhasledmetotakeaction.I'vebeeinvolvedwiththeProtectOurCoralSeaactivity，whichaimstocreatethelargestmarineparkintheworld.Itwouldserveasaplacewheretheocean'sspecieswillallhaveasafeplaceforever.Together，AngusandIcreatedalittlevideoandwehopeitwillinspirepeopletobepartofthemovement.Angusalsosharesmanybeautifulchildhoodmemoriesoftheoceanasayoungboy，whogrewupsailing，admiringthebeautyoftheocean，andtryingtofindthesecretsofoceanspecies.语篇解读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文，旨在号召人们保护海洋生物。1．FromtheunderlinedsentenceinPara.1，wecanlearntheauthor________.A．seldomwentsurfingattheseaB．forgothisexperiencesabouttheoceanC．neverwentbacktohishometownD．hadawonderfulimpressionofHalfmoon[解析]句意猜测题。根据第一段第一、二句可知，作者非常喜欢海洋，画线句意为“我突然有了一种不想再踏上陆地的感觉”，说明HalfmoonBay给作者留下了一个美好的印象。故选D。[答案]D2．Accordingtothesecondparagraph，Australianmarinelife________.A．isescapingfromtheCoralSeagraduallyB．dependsonreefsforlivinggreatlyC．maybefacedwithdangerD．isprotectedbetterthanthatinotheroceans[解析]推理判断题。根据第二段中的最后两句可推知，澳大利亚的海洋生物可能处在危险之中。故选C。[答案]C3．Angusandtheauthorcreatealittlevideoto________.A．urgemorepeopletotakeactiontoprotectthemarinespeciesB．inspiremorepeopletoexplorethesecretoftheoceanC．sharetheirchildhoodexperiencesabouttheoceanD．bringbacktopeopletheirmemoryofoceanspecies[解析]细节理解题。根据最后一段的第一句可知，他们的目的是鼓励人们参与到保护海洋生物的行动中来。故选A。[答案]ABReuelTolkien(1892～1973)，theBritishlinguist，writer.Hecreatedafantasynovel“TheLordoftheRings”thewell­knowntrilogy(三部曲)．TolkienwasborninBloemfontein，SouthAfrica.Whenhewas4yearsold，hisfatherdiedandhisfamilymovedbacktoEngland.TolkiengraduatedfromOxfordUniversitywhenhewas23yearsold，andparticipatedintheFirstWorldWar.Duringthewar，Tolkiensufferedfrom“trenchfever”andstayedinthehospitaluntiltheendofWorldWarⅠ.Itwasthedaysinthehospitalthathebeganhiswritingcareerfirst.Afterthewar，Tolkienbecamealinguist.Hewasaneditorofthe“NewEnglishDictionary”of1918～1920.However，hewasmoreresearchingintoAnglo－SaxonlanguagewhichmakeshisextensivecontactsinBritainandtheNordicspreadalloverthefolkloreandmythology.In1937，Tolkienpletedhisfirstwork“TheHobbit”．Althoughthiswasafairytale，itwasalsosuitableforadultstoread.Becauseofgoodsales，thepublisherAllen&UnwinconvincedTolkientowriteitssequel.ThisencouragedTolkientopletehismostfamousworkstheepic(史诗)trilogy“TheLordoftheRings”．TheworksofwritingwentonforalmostayearwiththesupportfromhisgoodfriendLewis.Atthebeginning“TheLordoftheRings”wassimilarworksforchildren，butafterthatwritingstylequicklybecameseriousanddark.“TheLordoftheRings”wasoneofthemostpopularliteraryworksinthe20thcenturyintermsofsalesandreaders'evaluation.Tolkien'sinfluenceisimportant，forthesuccessof“TheLordoftheRings”makesthefantasynovelsofthisliteraturegenre(体裁)developrapidly.语篇解读：本文是一篇人物传记，介绍了《指环王》的作者瑞尔·托尔金生平。他早年丧父，后来参加了第一次世界大战。战时患上“战壕热”，在医院期间他开始了他的写作生涯。4．WhendidTolkientakepartinWorldWarI?A．in1896. B．in1915.C．in1916. D．in1937.[解析]推理判断题。根据第一段第一句中的“ReuelTolkien(1892～1973)”以及第二段的第三句“TolkiengraduatedfromOxfordUniversitywhenhewas23yearsold，andparticipatedintheFirstWorldWar.”可知，瑞尔·托尔金生于1892年，他23岁时参加了第一次世界大战；据此可以判断，他是在1915年参加第一次世界大战的，故B项正确。[答案]B5．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A．Tolkien'sfatherdiedof“trenchfever”．B．Tolkienwrotethe“NewEnglishDictionary”himself.C．“TheLordoftheRings”wasfinishedabouthalfayear.D．Tolkienbeganhiswritingcareerinthehospital.[解析]细节理解题。根据第二段的最后一句“Itwasthedaysinthehospitalthathebeganhiswritingcareerfirst.”可知，瑞尔·托尔金是在医院开始他的写作生涯的，故D项正确。[答案]D6．WhatisTolkien's“TheLordoftheRings”consideredtobe?A．ThefirstworksofTolkien.B．Alwaysseriousanddark.C．Beneficialtothedevelopmentofthefantasynovels.D．Themostpopularliteraryworksinthe20thcentury.[解析]细节理解题。根据文章的最后一句“Tolkien'sinfluenceisimportant，forthesuccessof‘TheLordoftheRings’makesthefantasynovelsofthisliteraturegenre(体裁)developrapidly.”可知，“TheLordoftheRings”促进了魔幻小说的快速发展，故C项正确。[答案]C7．Theword“evaluation”inthelastparagraphisclosetothemeaningof“________”．A．opinion B．valueC．interest D．hobby[解析]词义猜测题。根据本文倒数第二句中的“‘TheLordoftheRings'wasoneofthemostpopularliteraryworksinthe20thcenturyintermsofsalesandreaders’．..”可知，“TheLordoftheRings”是二十世纪最受欢迎的文学作品之一，这是读者和书商的评价；据此可以判断，画线词意为“评价”，故A项“观点，看法”正确。[答案]AC(2017·淄博高三诊断)Daydreamingwasviewedasawasteoftime.Oritwasconsideredanunhealthyescapefromreallifeanditsduties.Daydreaminghasalwayshadabadreputation，butnowscientificresearchhasshowedthatdaydreamingmayactuallyimproveyourmentalhealthandcreativity.Itcanevenhelpyouachieveyourdesiredgoals.Nowsomepeoplearetakingafreshlookatdaydreaming.Somethinkitmaybeaveryhealthythingtodo.Researchersarefindingdaydreaming，theytellus，isagoodmeansofrelaxation.Butitsbenefitsgobeyondthis.Anumberofpsychologistshaveconductedexperimentsandhavereachedsomesurprisingconclusions.Dr.JoanT．Freyberghasconcludedthatdaydreamingcontributestointellectualgrowth.Italsoimprovesconcentration，attentionspan，andtheabilitytogetalongwithothers，shesays.Inanexperimentwithschoolchildren，thesameresearcherfoundthatdaydreamingledthechildrentopaymoreattentiontodetails.Theyhadmorehappyfeelings.Theyworkedtogetherbetter.Anotherresearcherreportedthatdaydreamingseemedtoproduceimprovedself－controlandcreativeabilities.Butthat'sonlypartofthe_story.Themostremarkablethingaboutdaydreamingmaybeitsusefulnessinshapingourfuturelivesaswewantthemtobe.IndustrialistHenryJ．Kaiserbelievedthatmuchofhissuccesswasduetothepositiveuseofdaydreaming.Hemaintainedthat“youcanimagineyourfuture”．FlorenceNightingaledreamedofbeinganurse.TheyoungThomasEdisonpicturedhimselfasaninventor.Forthesefamousachievers，itappearsthattheirdaydreamscametrue.Ofcoursedaydreamingisnosubstitute(代替者)forhardwork.Youhavetoworkhardtodevelopskills.Daydreamingalonecan'tturnyouintoyourheart'sdesire.Butinbinationwiththemoreusualmethodsofself－development，itmightmakeacriticaldifference.Andwhoknows:Youmightseeyourowndaydreamsetrue.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。一直以来，人们都认为白日梦是浪费时间。然而，现代科学研究表明，白日梦实际上可能改善精神健康和提高创造力，还有助于实现想要达成的目标。8．Fromthescientificresearch，afewminutes'daydreamingwill________.A．relievestresseffectivelyB．improvegradesC．escapefromreallifeanddutiesD．gainapositiveattitudestowardsexams[解析]细节理解题。根据第二段第三句可知，科学研究表明，白日梦是一种使人放松的好的方式。故A项正确。[答案]