2021学年高中英语学业水平合格性考试复习第三部分突破五大题第Ⅱ题专题一专题训练

1、第三部分 突破五大题 第题 专题一Passage 1Samuel Osmond is a 19yearold law student from Cornwall，England.He never studied the piano.However，he can play very difficult musical pieces by musicians such as Chopin and Beethoven just a few minutes after he hears them.He learns a piece of music by listening to it in part

2、s.Then he thinks about the notes in his head.Two years ago，he played his first piece Moonlight Sonata(奏鸣曲)by Beethoven.He surprised everyone around him.Amazed that he remembered this long and difficult piece of music and played it perfectly，his teachers say Samuel is unbelievable. They say his abili

3、ty is very rare，but Samuel doesnt even realize that what he can do is special.Samuel wanted to become a lawyer as it was the wish of his parents，but music teachers told him he should study music instead.Now，he studies law and music.Samuel cant understand why everyone is so surprised.“I grew up with

4、music.My mother played the piano and my father played the guitar.About two years ago，I suddenly decided to start playing the piano，without being able to read music and without having any lessons.It comes easily to meI hear the notes and can bear them in mindeach and every note，”says Samuel.Recently，

5、Samuel performed a piece during a special event at his college.The piece had more than a thousand notes.The audience was impressed by his amazing performance.He is now learning a piece that is so difficult that many professional pianists cant play it.Samuel says confidently，“Its all about super memo

6、ryI guess I have that gift.”However，Samuels ability to remember things doesnt stop with music.His family says that even when he was a young boy，Samuel heard someone read a story，and then he could retell the story word for word.Samuel is still only a teenager.He doesnt know what he wants to do in the

7、 future.For now，he is just happy to play beautiful music and continue his studies.1What is special about Samuel Osmond?AHe has a gift for writing music.BHe can write down the note he hears.CHe is a top student at the law school.DHe can play the musical piece he hears.【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文，记述了Samuel Osmond一

8、个音乐天才的人物故事。解析：事实细节题。由第一段中的“However，he can play very difficult musical pieces by musicians.”可知，故选D项。答案：D2What can we learn from Paragraph 2?ASamuel chose law against the wish of his parents.BSamuel planned to be a lawyer rather than a musician.CSamuel thinks of himself as a man of great musical abili

9、ty.DSamuel studies law and music on the advice of his teachers.解析：事实细节题。由第二段最后两句“but music teachers told him he should study music instead.Now，he studies law and music”可知选B。答案：B3Everyone around Samuel was surprised because he _Areceived a good early education in musicBplayed the guitar and the piano

10、 perfectlyCcould play the piano without reading musicDcould play the guitar better than his father解析：事实细节题。由第三段最一句“Samuel cant understand why everyone is so surprised”和第三、四句“I suddenly decided to start playing the piano，without being able to read music and without having any lessons.It comes easily

11、to me.each and every note”可知，他不用看音符就能弹钢琴，故选C项。答案：C4What can we infer about Samuel in Paragraph 4?AHe became famous during a special event at his college.BHe is proud of his ability to remember things accurately.CHe plays the piano better than many professional pianists.DHe impressed the audience by

12、playing all the musical pieces.解析：推断判断题。由第四段最后一句“Samuel says confidently，Its all about super memoryI guess I have that gift.”可推出。答案：B5Which of the following is the best title of this passage?AThe Qualities of a MusicianBThe Story of a Musical TalentCThe Importance of Early EducationDThe Relationship

13、 between Memory and Music解析：主旨大意题。每段都有Samuel，全文都是说学法律的Samuel有音乐天才。答案：BPassage 2CABANA RENTALSEach table has a food menu along with an order card.The cabana area is staffed with a server.Cost of food and drinks not included in the cabana rental.INFORMATIONPRICEKing CabanaProvide a shaded area with a

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17、ions are date specific；please confirm your intended date of reservation before completing your order.Can I use my park ticket that I did not use last year?The value of unused single day General Admission and Consignment tickets from previous years can be applied toward the purchase of a current tick

18、et at the Guest Services office.Guests will be responsible for paying any difference in price from the value of the old ticket to the current price of the same ticket type.Pricing information can be obtained at Guest Relations.Complimentary tickets of any type may not be upgraded and have no cash va

19、lue.1What can people do in the Cabana according to the text?ASell daily necessities in the summer.BChoose some lovely gifts.CHold an informal party.DHave some food and drinks.【语篇解读】本文是说明文，主要介绍了租凉亭的价格、租凉亭以外的其他费用以及关于往年未用旧票的说明等。解析：细节理解题。根据CABANA RENTALS部分的信息“Each table has a food menu along with an ord

20、er card.The cabana area is staffed with a server.Cost of food and drinks not included in the cabana rental.”可知，顾客可以在凉亭吃饭、喝饮料，只是这一部分费用在凉亭租金之外。答案：D2How can customers rent a cabana?AThey must go to the park.BThey can place an order online.CThey have to ask a server for help.DThey need pay a service fee

21、 in advance.解析：细节理解题。根据表格内容可知，人们可以到公园或在网上购买。A项错在“must”。答案：B3If you want to make a cabana reservation，you should pay attention to _Athe weatherBthe specific dateCthe service fee Dthe number of people解析：细节理解题。根据Cabana Addons部分的信息“Cabana reservations are date specific；please confirm your intended date

22、of reservation before completing your order.”(预订凉亭的日期要具体；请在完成您的订单之前确认您的预订日期)可知，预订凉亭一定要注意日期。答案：B4“Complimentary tickets” in the last paragraph probably refer to tickets _Afor admission Breserved onlineCgiven free of charge Dfrom previous years解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段中的信息“Guests will be responsible for paying

23、any difference in price from the value of the old ticket to the current price of the same ticket type.”可知，顾客需要补足旧票和如今的票价之间可能存在的差价；再结合对complimentary tickets的描述“may not be upgraded and have no cash value”可推知，这种票应该指的是免费赠送的票。答案：C5What will you do with your unused admission ticket according to the last p

24、aragraph?AUpgrade it online.BReturn it to the Guest Services office.CUse it while buying a current ticket.DExchange the old ticket for cash.解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句“The value of unused single day General Admission and Consignment tickets from previous years can be applied toward the purchase of a current

25、ticket at the Guest Services office.”可知，顾客在购买新票时可以使用旧票。答案：CPassage 3KPMG (a global network of professional firms providing audit，tax and advisory services) China，in partnership with China Children and Teenagers Fund(CCTF)and Chengdu Womens Federation，has built an exemplar(典范)green community centre i

26、n Cifeng Township，Pengzhou City，Sichuan Province，as part of efforts to make the earthquakestricken areas in good condition again and promote the development of the local communities.The KPMGCCTF Community Centre is the worlds first longspan reconstructed bamboo frame structure and built with leading

27、 quakeresistant technology.The Project Architect，Integer China，has made full use of locally sourced materials in building a peopleoriented，energysaving，and environmentally sustainable village.The projects main construction materials have come from renewable resourcessuch as reconstructed bamboo，stra

28、w bale walls and timber windows.The project is also encouraging green energy by using such designs as solar light tubes，LED lamps and biogas generators.The design concept，released at the 2010 Beijing Intelligent Green & Energy Efficient Buildings Convention，has been widely recognized both nationally

29、 and internationally，having also been awarded the “2009 National Human Settlement Best Practice Gold Medal”The KPMGCCTF Community Centre project is being featured as one of the best practice cases for sustainable living environmental protection at the ZED pavilion of the Shanghai World Expo 2010.The

30、 project has received manpower，resources and financial support from 30 domestic and international enterprises，research institutions and government agencies.The 450square meter Community Centre was opened on 17 May 2010，and is used for local childrens extracurricular activities and villagers vocation

31、al training.The project has advanced the rural community development by means of corporate sponsorship，public participation and publicprivate partnership，and serves as an example for improving educational，cultural and recreational facilities in rural communities.1KPMG and CCTF have built a green com

32、munity center in order to _Ashow the beauty of the rural communitiesBadvance the local communitys developmentCoffer earthquakestricken areas financial aidDgive an example of quakeresistant technology【语篇解读】本文是一篇新闻报道，介绍了毕马威与中国少年儿童基金会、成都妇联一起在四川省彭州市磁峰镇建造的一个绿色社区示范中心，本中心充分利用当地资源，处处体现了绿色环保的理念。解析：细节理解题。根据文章

33、第一段中的信息“to make the earthquakestricken areas in good condition again and promote the development of the local communities.”可知，建造这个绿色社区示范中心的目的是促进当地社区的发展，故选B项。答案：B2Which of the following is TRUE of the KPMGCCTF Community Centre?AIt is still a concept of construction.BIts materials are all locally sour

34、ced.CIt is friendly to environmental protection.DIt is the worlds first wood frame structure.解析：细节理解题。根据文章第二段中的信息“The Project Architect，Integer China，has made full use of locally sourced materials in building a peopleoriented，energysaving，and environmentally sustainable village.”及该段最后一句“.is being fe

35、atured as one of the best practice cases for sustainable living environmental protection.”可知，该社区中心是有利于环境保护的，故C项正确。答案：C3What do you think of the design concept?AIt is traditional.BIt is well received.CIt is abstract.DIt is not very practical.解析：推理判断题。根据第二段最后两句和第三段可知，该建筑理念是广受欢迎的(well received)。答案：B4Th

36、e KPMGCCTF Community Centre is used for _Aeducational and cultural partnershipBsustainable living environmental protectionClocal childrens activities and villagers vocationaltrainingDprofessional audit，tax and advisory services解析：细节理解题。根据文章最后一段中的信息“and is used for local childrens extracurricular act

37、ivities and villagers vocational training.”可知，该中心被用作当地儿童的课外活动中心和村民的技术培训中心。答案：C5It can be inferred from the text that the project _Aused to lack resources supportBwill benefit the local people a lotCwas financed by the local governmentDis only internationally acknowledged解析：推理判断题。通过文章最后一段可知，该中心促进了当地社

38、区的发展，由此推知，当地居民从中受益很多。答案：BPassage 4A study suggests playing video games that might help dyslexic(诵读困难的) people learn more quickly.Vanessa Harrar of Britains University of Oxford led the study.She reported the findings in the journal Current Biology.The study suggests that dyslexic people may have tro

39、uble moving quickly from what they read to what they hear.In the study，Doctor Harrar tested 17 people with dyslexia，and 19 others without reading problems.The volunteers were asked to push a button as quickly as possible when they heard a sound，saw a light or experienced both together.Doctor Harrar

40、compared the speed of their reactions.She found that people with dyslexia were just as fast as the others when they saw only a picture or heard only a sound.But the Dyslexics had a slower reaction time when they heard a sound and saw a picture at the same time，this may have an effect on how dyslexic

41、 children are taught how to read.Doctor Harrar feels like playing video games could help dyslexic people shift from seeing to hearing more quickly.She adds that images in video games force the eyes to move and focus quickly.“Video game types of things pop out of here and there，they move your eyes ar

42、ound the screen quite quickly in response to things quite quickly，and the more you play a video game the faster you get that kind of thing.So，the video game is really training the attention system to move quickly，” said Harrar.When children learn the alphabet，they usually see the letter first and th

43、en hear the sound，or they see and hear the letter at the same time.The study shows that Dyslexics might learn more quickly if they hear the sound of a letter or word first before seeing it.1Whats the best title of the passage?AHow to Play Video Games BetterBVideo Games Might Help DyslexicsCVideo Gam

44、es Can Cure Dyslexics CompletelyDWhats Dyslexics【语篇解读】研究表明视频游戏能帮助阅读障碍者学习。解析：标题概括题。文章主要讲述了研究表明视频游戏能帮助有阅读障碍者学习，故用B作为文章的标题最好。答案：B2According to the passage the dyslexic people have difficulty in_Achanging from what they see to what they hear quicklyBmoving around Cplaying video gamesDwatching movies解析：细

45、节理解题。根据第二段中的“The study suggests that dyslexic people may have trouble moving quickly from what they read to what they hear.”和第四段中的“Doctor Harrar feels like playing action video games could help dyslexic people shift from seeing to hearing more quickly.”可知有阅读障碍的人在所看到的东西和所听到的东西之间进行转换时有困难。答案：A3The stud

46、y shows the people with dyslexia response_ when they only take a single action.Aslower than the people without dyslexiaBfaster than the people without dyslexiaCas fast as the people without dyslexiaDtwice faster than the people without dyslexia解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中的“She found that people with dyslexia wer

47、e just as fast as the others when they saw only a picture or heard only a sound.”可知应选C。答案：C4What does the author want to tell us in Paragraph 4?AThe reason about her study.BThe situation about her study.CThe problem about her study.DThe conclusion about her study.解析：推理判断题。通读第四段不难发现Harrar向我们介绍了她研究的结论

48、：如何才能更好地使有阅读障碍的人反应的更快玩视频游戏。答案：D5Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?AThe Dyslexics react quickly when they hear a word and see it in the meantime.BThe Dyslexics make no reaction when they hear a word and see it in the meantime.CThe Dyslexics react quickly when they hea

49、r a word before see it.DThe Dyslexics react quickly when they hear a word after see it.解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中的“But the Dyslexics had a slower reaction time when they heard a sound and saw a picture at the same time.”和最后一段中的“The study shows that Dyslexics might learn more quickly if they hear the sound of a

50、 letter or word first before seeing it.”可知有阅读障碍的人在看到一个单词之前先听到它，他们反应会快一些，故选C项。答案：CPassage 5Anne woke up at 6：00 am this morning because it was the first day of school.She went into the bathroom，looked in the mirror and she started to scream.Her little sister woke up and went to see what was wrong.Ann

51、e started to cry，“Its the first day of school and my hair is a mess！”Her little sister Emily shook her head，“Oh！Anne you woke me up for that.Im going back to bed.”“THANKS FOR THE HELP.NOT！” Anne screamed to her sister.Anne was really sad about her hair.She started to search through everything trying

52、 to find something to fix her hair.Finally she found some hairspray.It helped a little but not much so she went to pick out her clothes.She had no idea what to wear.It was either her new dress with little pink bows all over it or her favorite white but now brown Tshirt and ripped jeans since they we

53、re in style.She put on her Tshirt and jeans.After she was finally done with that she went to the kitchen to find something to eat.After she ate she went back into the bathroom. Scared to look in the mirror she started to brush her teeth.She turned on her radio and started to dance.Forgetting about t

54、he slippery floor she slipped in the puddle and hurt her head but trying to be brave she got back up and continued to brush her teeth.She rinsed_out her mouth and went back in the living room.She glanced at the clock.It was 7：00.She hurried to get on the bus.She waited and waited，but the bus never came.So she went inside to see what time it w