1、高考资源网（ ） 您身 边的高考专家 版权所 有 高考资源网 - 1 - 阅 读理 解精 讲精炼 03 11. Like any good mother; when Karen found out that another baby was on the way, she did what she could to help her 3 - year - old son, Michael, prepare for a new baby They find out that the new baby is going to be a girl, and day after day, night
2、 after night, Michael sings to his sister in Mommys stomach Finally, Michaels little sister is born But she is in serious condition With alarm in the night, the ambulance rushes the infant to the neonatal ( 初 生的) intensive care unit at St Marys Hospital, Knoxville, Tennessee The days go by The littl
3、e girl gets worse The pediatric ( 儿 科的) specialist tells Be prepared for the worst Karen and her husband contact a local cemetery about a burial plot They have fixed up a special room in their home for the new baby , but now they plan a funeral Michael, keeps begging his parents to let him see his s
4、ister, “I want to sing to her,“ he says Karen makes up her mind She will take Michael whether they like it or not his sister now, he may never see her alive She dresses him in an oversized suit and marches him into ICU He looks like a walking laundry basket, but the head nurse recognizes him as a ch
5、ild and shouts, “ Get that kid out of here now! No children are allowed Never disturb patients here The mother rises up strongly and said?“ He is not leaving until he sings to his sister!“ Karen leads Michael to his sisters bedside He gazes at the tiny infant losing the battle to live And he begins
6、to sing In die pure hearted voice of a 3 - year - old, Michael sings: “ You are my sunshine, my only sunshine, you make me happy when skies are gray “ Instantly the baby girl responds The pulse rate becomes calm and steady The next day, the very next day, the little girl is well enough to go home! W
7、omans Day magazine called it “ the miracle of a brothers song “ The medical staff just called it a miracle Karen called it a miracle of Gods love! Never give up on die people you love 1 What may the underlined words “the infant“ refer to? A The baby B Karen C Mary D Michael 高考资源网（ ） 您身 边的高考专家 版权所 有
8、 高考资源网 - 2 - 2 What do we know about the little sister after she was born? A She was driven to St Marys shop B A doctor came to see her in her house C She was very thin and couldnt speak D She was in great danger 3 Why did Karen firmly let little Michael see his sister in ICU? A Because he could mak
9、e his sister alive B Because his sister would be sent to a far hospital C Because his sister was going to die soon D Because his father wanted to take him away 4 What do we know about the head nurse? A The head nurse was careful B The head nurse was rude C The head nurse was responsible D The head n
10、urse had no sympathy 5 What is the general idea of the text? A A boy s singing saved his sister s life B The little girl is well enough to go home C Michaels little sister is born with a serious disease D No children are allowed to enter the intensive care unit 【答案 与解 析】 这是 一篇 记叙文 。 文 章主 要讲 述了 三岁的男孩
11、 Michael 的妹 妹生下 来情 况非 常 糟糕 ， 面 临着 生命 危险 ， 在医院 的重 症监 护室 里 ， 是 Michael 的歌 声拯 救了 妹妹的 生命 ， 创造 了生命 的奇 迹。 . 【答案 】A 【解析 】 考查 词义 猜测 题 。 从 本段 中 Michaels little sister is born But she is in serious condition 和 the neonatal ( 初 生的) intensive care unit at St Marys Hospital 看出是 新生 儿 。故 选 A 项。 2. 【 答案 】D 【解析 】 考
12、查细 节理 解题 。从 文 章第 二段 的 Michaels little sister is born But she is in serious condition 和 The days go by The little girl gets worse The pediatric （儿 科的 ） specialist tells the Be prepared for the worst 看出 答案 。 3. 【 答案 】C 【解析 】 考 查细 节理 解题 。 从文 章第 四段 的 If he doe alive 看 出答 案。 4. 【 答案 】C 【解析 】 考 查推 理题 。从 文
13、章第 五段 的 Get that kid out of here now! No children are allowed Never disturb patients here 推出 答案 。 高考资源网（ ） 您身 边的高考专家 版权所 有 高考资源网 - 3 - 5. 【 答案 】A 【解析 】 考查 主旨 大意 题 。 从 全文 看出 答案 。 文 章 是写三 岁的 男 孩 Michael 的妹妹 生下 来情 况 非常糟 糕， 面临 着生 命危 险，在 医院 的重 症监 护室 里， 是 Michael 的歌 声 拯 救了妹 妹的 生 命 ， 创造了 生命 的奇 迹。 12. warm
14、ing. Countless recent reports have proved the same thing. For instance, a 2010 summary half- s climate, but the basic science is well understood. Each year, billions of tons of greenhouse gases are released into the atmosphere because of human activity. As has been known for years, these gases hold
15、heat that would otherwise escape to space, wrapping the planet in an invisible( 看 不见 的) blanket. volcanic eruption （ 熔化 ） According to the scientific research, however, the warming observed by now matches the pattern of warming we would expect from a build-up of greenhouse gas in the atmosphere not
16、the warming we would expect from other possible causes. Even if scientists did discover another reasonable explanation for the warming recorded so far, that would give birth to a difficult question. As Robert Henson puts it: “If some newly discovered factor is to blame for the climate change, then w
17、hy arent carbon dioxide and the other greenhouse gases producing the warming that basic physics tells us they should be?” The only way to prove with 100% certainty that humans are responsible for global warming would be to run an experiment with two identical Earths one with human influence and one
18、without. influence as an absolute certainty. 高考资源网（ ） 您身 边的高考专家 版权所 有 高考资源网 - 4 - A. solar activity B. volcanic activity C. natural factors D. human factors 2. The text is developed by _. A. giving typical examples B. following the order of space C. analyzing a theory and arguing it D. comparing an
19、d finding differences last paragraph probably means _. A. totally different B. exactly the same C. extremely important D. partly independent 4. Which of the following can be the best title? A. Are All the Scientists Really Scientific? B. Where Is Global Warming Leading Us to? C. Are Humans Definitel
20、y Causing Global Warming? 【 答 案与 解 析】 这 是一 篇关 于 全球 气 候变 暖 的文 章。 文 章分 析 了导 致 全球 变暖 的 各种 原 因， 并指出 人类 活动 因素 是导 致气候 变暖 的主 要原 因。 1.D 考 查事 实细 节。 根据 第 一段第 二句 e contributing 这儿 也有 强有力 的证 据表 明人 类为 全球气 候变 暖做 出了 贡献 可 知人 类因 素 是导致 气候 变暖 的主 要原 因。 human factors( 人 类 因素). 。 2.C 考 查综 合理 解。 纵 观全 文， 第 一段 提出 人类 活动 因素是
21、导致 全球 气候 变暖 的主要 原因 。 接 下来分 析讨 论为 什么 说人 类活动 可以 导致 气候 变暖 。文章 就是 按这 种方 式叙 述的。analyzing a theory and arguing it( 分 析 理论并 进行 辩论) 符 合本 文 描述方 式。 3.B 考查 词义 猜测。 根据 最 后一段 句意， 要 用 两个 同 样的地 球做 实验( 一 个有 人 类影响 ， 另一 个高考资源网（ ） 您身 边的高考专家 版权所 有 高考资源网 - 5 - 没有) 来 证明人类的确应该为全球气 候变暖承担责任。exactly the same( 极端相似) 符合 该词词 义。
22、 4.C 标 题判 断题 。 文 章开 始 提出人 类活 动因 素导 致了 全球气 候变 暖 ， 然 后分 析 讨论为 什么 人类 活动能 够导 致全 球气 候变 暖。 文 章通 篇都 贯穿 人类 的 活动。 Are Humans Definitely Causing Global Warming ？( 的 确是 人类 导 致全球 气候 变暖 吗) 符合 该 文章标 题。 13. It may be obvious, but the best way to get better at a language is to speak it. Even if there is no one arou
23、nd to speak to, talk to yourself. Name things as you pass them chair, television, cat, tree, school. Learn basic phrases like chever is appropriate when you first look out of the window. This simple language learning tip will help this everyday vocabulary sink in and become second nature. Talk to fr
24、iends your new language. phrases more natural to you. Your friends may even start to pick up a few phrases as well. Listen to music will help you pick out the rhythm and the pronunciation even better. You will also come to further understand and better appreciate the culture behind the language. Mak
25、e mistakes make mistakes, because I guarantee you will! In fact, you will learn as much from your mistake as you will learn from your success. Never let the fear of making any mistakes hold you back. Without making any mistakes, how will you ever to be fluent or even comfortable with the language? F
26、ind a language club When you are ready, try to find a language club in your area. Speaking with other people who 高考资源网（ ） 您身 边的高考专家 版权所 有 高考资源网 - 6 - have already gone through or are still going through the process of learning the language can be extremely helpful. They will give you lots of langua
27、ge learning tips and helpful advice. 1. A. try to find a language club in your area B. talk to yourself and name things as you pass them C. not to be afraid to make mistakes D. listen to music in your new language 2.According to the passage , we know _ A. the more mistakes we make, the more fluent o
28、ur English might be B. “talking to yourself“ is the best way to learn a language practice with them. D. Not all language clubs are helpful. 3. You will master the usage of your new language if you _ according to the material. A. talk to yourself B. talk to friends C. listen to music D. find a langua
29、ge club 4.The main idea of this passage is _ . A. the more practice, the better your English will be B. practicing speaking English in different ways C. language learning tips D. some advice on English learning 【答案 与解 析】 文章 向我 们介绍 了 5 种 有效 的学 习 语言的 建议 。 1.B 细节 理解 题。 第 一段 的 所 说的 就是 。 2.A 推 理判 断题。 倒数
30、第二 部分告 诉我 们：Without making any mistakes, how will you ever to be fluent or even comfortable with the language? 由此 可 以推断 ， 犯的 错误 越多 ， 英 语就会 说的 越流 利。 3.C 推 理判 断题 。由 listen to music 部分 可以 看出 ， 通过听 音乐 学习 语言 ，可 以感受 真实 的语 境，还 能更 深层 的理 解语 言背后 的文 化， 这也 就是 题干所 说的 真正 掌握 了语 言的用 法。 高考资源网（ ） 您身 边的高考专家 版权所 有 高考资
31、源网 - 7 - 4.C 主旨 大意题 。纵 观全 文 可以看 出， 文章 向我 们介 绍了 5 种 语言 学习 的建 议 ，即：language learning tips 。 14. Does a Tea Break Make You More Efficient? UK Tea Council, British people drink an average of three cups a day or a national total of 165 million cups every day. With figures like these, it is no surprise that time spent taking tea affects the working day in Britain. A recent survey found that 24 minutes a day are lost to making, buying and drinking tea and coffee. That is, 400 a year is los
