考點7-推理判斷之寫作目的-練模擬考-熟能生巧

1.【海南省瓊海市嘉積中學(xué)2021-2022學(xué)年高三下學(xué)期第四次模擬】

Fourthingsthatyoucan'tmissinMacao

GoBungeeJumpingattheMacaoTower

TheMacaoTower,338meterstall,istheworld's10thhighesttower,withkindsofactivities,suchaseating

andentertainment.Oneoftheactivitiesisthebungeejump.TheMacaoTowerBungeeJumpis233metershigh,

makingitaGuinnessWorldRecordasthehighestcommercialbungeejumpintheworld.Raiseyourarmsandoff

yougo!Ifyouarenotdaringenoughtojumpthatheight,youcantrytheskywalkonthe57thfloor-ifsstill

amazing.Takethischanceandtickoffthisitemonyourlist.

EnjoyatraditionalPortuguesedinner

Macaowasoncecolonized（殖民）byPortugalbefore1999.Asaresult,Portugueseculturehasdeeplyaffected

Macao.

ManyPortuguesesettledandopenedPortugueserestaurantshere,butitismoreadaptabletoChinesepeople.

Visitamuseum

Macao,asalittlecitywithonlyanareaof30.5squarekilometers,has23eye-catchingmuseums.Duetoits

specialhistory,botheasternandwesternhistoricalrelicscanbefound.Manyofthemarepreservedforcultural

relics,touristspotsormuseums,suchastheGrandPrixMuseum,MaritimeMuseumandWineMuseum.

Gointoanentertainmentplace

Wellknownasthe“LasVegasoftheOrient”,Macaohas33entertainmentplaces.Youcanfinddifferent

themedentertainmentplaceswiththeirhotelsandattractionsaroundeverycornerofMacao,especiallyonTaipa

Island.Amongall,TheVenetianisthemostpopular.WithahugeshoppingmallandVegas-styledesign,itisa

must-goplaceforbothtouristsandlocalstoshopandenjoyfreetime.SowhenyoucometoMacao,justwalk

aroundandyouwillstillbeamazed.

1.WhatcanvisitorsdoattheMacaoTower?

A.Visitamuseum.

B.Tryanextremesport.

C.EnjoyatraditionalJapanesedinner.

D.ChallengetheGuinnessWorldRecordfbrjumping.

2.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.Visitorscandonothingbutshopping.

B.PortugueseculturehasnolongerexistedinMacao.

C.TheMacaoToweristhehighesttowerintheworld.

D.VisitorscanenjoybotheasternandwesternhistoricalculturesinMacao.

3.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthetext?

A.TointroducesomethingattractiveinMacaotovisitors.

B.Toencouragepeopletodosports.

C.Toadvertisecomingevents.

D.TotellaboutthehistoryofMacao.

2.【江蘇省泰州市2022屆高三第四次調(diào)研】

Climatechangeisanongoingandever-presentthreattotheEarthandalllivingthingsuponit.Unchecked

industrialismandtheburningoffossilfuelshaveresultedinthecreationofharmfulgreenhousegases.Human

greedhasledtomassivedeforestationandclearcuttingofforeststomakewayforfarmland.Pollutionblocksour

rivers,lakes,andoceans.Thepointofnoreturnmaybefastapproaching.

Afterdecadesofharmfulactions,manygovernmentsandbusinessesarenowstrugglingtofindwaystolessen

someoftheirdestructiveeffectsandreachnet-zero,whichmeansnotaddingtotheamountofgreenhousegasesin

theatmosphere.Oneofthewaystheyproposedwastheextensivetree-planting.TheUKgovernment,forexample,

hassetoutitsplantoplant30,000hectaresoftreesannuallysoastoabsorbcarbondioxide.

However,accordingtoOxfam,aBritishcharitydevotedtohelpingpeopleinpoorcountries,thoseplansnever

borefruit.Itissuedclearandstrongwarningsagainstthem—theareaneededforatree-plantingprojectofthisscale

tosuccessfullylowercarbonemissionstonet-zeroisestimatedat1.6billionhectares,whichisanareafivetimes

thesizeofIndia.Thatmeanstheprojectwouldintrude（侵占）onthelandpresentlyneededtogrowenoughcropsto

feedtheworld'sexpandingpopulation.

Suchamassivecampaignofturningfarmlandintoforestcouldgiverisetoaglobalinterruptiontoagriculture,

andcausefoodpricestorisebyasmuchas80%by2050.Inaworldwheremillionsofpeoplearealreadygoing

hungry,thiscouldhavedisastrousresults.Bytryingtosavetheplanet,governmentsandbusinessesmaycause

manymillionsofpeopletodieofstarvation.Thisparadox（悖論）perfectlyillustratesthephrase"damnedifyou

do,anddamnedifyoudon,t.^^

8.TheauthormentionstheUKgovernmenttoshow.

A.theoutbreakofclimatedisastershasitseconomicreasons

B.thereisstillsomedoubtwhethertheUKcanreachnet-zero

C.countriesandcompaniesaretryingtodealwithclimatechange

D.net-zeromakessenseonlywhenallcountriesmakejointefforts

9.WhatisOxfhm'sattitudetowardstheextensivetree-planting?

A.Confident.B.Critical.C.Favorable.D.Unclear.

10.Whatistheparadoxassociatedwiththeplansfortree-planting?

A.Avastareaoftheforestwouldbumdowninstead.

B.Biggerforestscouldresultinapopulationexplosion.

C.Indiawouldlose1.6billionhectaresofagriculturalland.

D.Plantingtreescouldleadtothestarvationofmillionsofpeople.

11.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.TheCatch-22ofNet-zero

B.NewResponsestoClimateChange

C.PlantingTreesforaBetter-fedWorld

D.TheControlofGreenhouseGasEmission

3.12022屆陜西省寶雞中學(xué)高三高考關(guān)門測試】

Parkside

PickYourOwn

Fancysomefreshfruitandvegetables?AtParksideFarmwegrowawidevarietyofdelicioussummerfruits

andhigh-qualityvegetablesforyoutocomeandpickyourown.Whynotpayusavisit?

Aboutus

OurfamilyhasbeenfarmingatParksideFarmsince1938.Althoughwenolongerkeepcows,westillhave

somegrasslandandsomefieldsofwheatandothercrops.WestartedgrowingstrawberriesforPickYourOwnback

in1979.Sincethen,wehavemadethePickYourOwnarealargerandwenowgrowabout20differentcrops.

Openingtimes

TheseasonstartsinlateJune,butopeninghoursarevariablethefirstweek.Pleaseringourmessagelineto

check.FromJulyonwards,weareopenTuesdaystoSaturdaysfrom9amto5:30pm(lastentry5pm).Opening

hoursarevariableonSundays.MondaysCLOSED.

Cropcalendar

Somecropsmaybeinlimitedsupplyatcertaintimes,soalwaysringthemessagelinefordailyupdatesbefore

settingout.

Strawberries:earlyJunetomid-OctoberBlackcurrants:earlyJulytomid-August

Raspberries:mid-Junetomid-AugustRedcurrants:mid-Julytomid-August

Blackberries:mid-Julytomid-OctoberPlums:mid-JulytoearlySeptember

Prices

Thereisaminimumchargeof￡3foreachadultorchildwhoentersthePickYourOwnarea.Thismeansthat

everypersonhastospendatleast￡3onPick-Your-Ownfruitsortheywillbechargedthisamountwhentheyleave.

Strawberries:￡4.49kgBlackcurrants:￡4.79/kgRaspbenies:￡6.39/kg

Redcurrants:￡4.79/kgBlackberries:￡5.39/kgPlums:￡2.99/kg

Findus

ParksideFarmisintheEnfieldofLondon,northofthecitycentre.

Formoreinformation,pleasecallourmessagelineon02083672035orcheekourwebsite:

www.Parksidefarmpyo.co.uk.

1.WhatdowelearnaboutParksideFarmfromthetext?

A.Itsellsfruitandvegetablesonline.B.Itdoesn'topenonMondays.

C.It'ssituatedinthesouthofLondon.D.IthasasmallPickYourOwnarea.

2.Ifafamilyofthreebuy1kgofstrawberriesand1kgofplumsonthefarm,theyshouldpay.

A.￡6B.￡7.48C.￡9D.￡16.48

3.Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?

A.Torecommendaplaceforholiday.B.Totellreadershowtopickfruits.

C.Toadvisepeopletogrowcrops.D.Toattractvisitorstopickfruits.

4.12022屆山西省山西大學(xué)附屬中學(xué)校高三5月三模】

IliveinXizhouinYunnanProvince,onthehistoricTeaHorseRoad.IhavetoadmitthatwhenIfirstheard

thatPaulSalopekwasgoingtowalktheentireglobeonhisowntwofeet,Iwasblownaway.Icouldn'timaginethat

therecouldbesuchanunusualpersonintheworld.

LastMay,ImetPaul.HetoldmethatitwashisfirsttimeinChina.Hetalkedtomewithgreatexcitement

aboutthehistory,migrations,anddiscoveriesinmyregionofChina.HespokeoftheShu-YanduDao(the

SouthernSilkRoad),thetravelsofthe17th-centuryChineseexplorerXuXiake,theTeaHorseRoadandthe

early20th-centuryAmericanbotanistJosephRock.HealsotalkedofXuanzang.Paulconsideredmanyofthem

heroesandinasenseChinesepioneersofslowjournalism.

IdecidedtoaccompanyPaulonhiswalktowardYunnan.OnSeptember28,2021,wesetout.Ourdayswere

simple:walk,eat,sleep,andrepeat.Wewokeupatsunrise,setoffinhighspirits,andrestedatsunset,dragging

ourselvesintoexhaustedsleep.

Wemetmanypeopleontheroad.Somewerecurious,surroundingusandwatchingus;somegaveus

directions;someinvitedusintotheirhometotakearest;somespokeofthecharmoftheirhometown.Wemet

manybeautifulsouls,simplesoulsandwarmsouls.Wewerewalkingwithourminds.

Together,wewereimpressedbythebiodiversityoftheGaoligongMountains.AsIwalkedonancientpaths

throughmountains,Iseemedtoheartheantiquevoicesofpasttravelersurgingmetobecarefulontheroad.

Lookingbackonthemorethan200milesIwalkedwithPaul,Icametoarealization.Walkingforitsownsake,

whilehealthyandadmirable,isonlyasmallpartofthebenefitofmovingwithourfeet.Adeeperrewardis

rediscoveringtheworldaroundus,shorteningthedistancebetweeneachother,andsharingeachother'scultures.

4.HowdidthewriterfirstrespondtoPaul'stravelplan?

A.Scared.B.Puzzled.C.Disappointed.D.Surprised.

5.WhatcanwelearnaboutPaulSalopekfromparagraph2?

A.Hewasawestemjournalist.B.HehadaknowledgeofChina.

C.HecametoChinaseveraltimes.D.HewasJosephRock*sacquaintance.

6.Whatdoesparagraph4tellusaboutthewriterandPaul?

A.Theyhonoredtheancestors.B.Theysetoffinhighspirits.

C.Theysatisfiedthelocals'curiosity.D.Theybuiltbondswithpeople.

7.Whatisthemainpurposeofthewriter'swritingthetext?

A.Toshareandreflectonajourney.B.Tosuggestanewwayoftravel.

C.Toadvocateprotectionofbiodiversity.D.TointroduceandpromoteChineseculture.

5.【2022屆山東省青州市5月高考打靶題】

Inthedepthsofspaceorbitsisanintergalacticspacestation.Livingherearesomeofthesmartestscientists

andtheirfamilies.Aftertravelingbillionsofmiles,twoscientists,ClydeandKlaraKlosno,andtheirkidsKelvin

andBula,arethenewestmembersofthespacestation.Thisisastorytoldinthenewbook,ScrFiJuniorHigh,

writtenbyScottSeegertandillustratedbyJohnMartin.

Seegert,aformerengineer,wasinspiredtogivewritingatryatage45afterreadingabookwrittenbya

famouswriter.Afterworkingonthatbookforthreeyears,Seegert^hardworkpaidoffwhenitwaspublishedin

2007.Afterthatsuccess,hedecidedtofocusonwritingbooksforkids.

Martinalwayslovedtowriteanddraw.Asakid,hespenteveningsandweekendswatchingcartoonsand

drawingsuperheroes,Martinsayshewas“avoidinghomework”,withoutrealizingthathewasreallyworking

towardshisfuturecareer.Martinwentontostudyartatacollegeandbecameasuccessfulillustrator.

SeegertandMartingrewupduringthesametimeandhadsimilarinterests.Askids,bothreadcomicbooks,

watchedsuperheroshowsandenjoyedalienmovies.

TheirfirstcooperativeworkwasthebookVordaktheIncomprehensible.Thetwowentontowritemorebooks

togetherandhavereceivedmanyawardsfortheirwork.ForSci-FiJuniorHigh,theystartedwithaverygeneral

idea,andthenfocusedonthecharacterstotellthestory.

SeegertandMartinworkreallywelltogether.TheyevenworkinthesameartstudioinFarmington,Michigan.

Theyworkinseparateroomsbuthaveanin-betweendoorsotheycanconsulteachotherinperson.fctManytimes

nowadays,youmightseeanauthorand.illustratorworkingtogether,buttheyhaveneverevenmet,“Seegertsaid.

“Weworkdifleentlyfrommostchildren'sbookauthorsandillustrators.”

4.WhydoestheauthormentionSci-FiJuniorHighinparagraph1?

A.Toattractreaderstoreadthebook.B.TohonorClydeandKlaraKlosmo.

C.Toleadinthemajorcharactersofthetext.D.Toshowtheachievementofresearchingspace.

5.HowdidMartinmakeuseofhissparetimeasakid?

A.Hedevelopedhisinterest.B.Heplannedfbrhisfuturework.

C.Hewrotebooksanddrewpictures.D.Hestudiedarttobeanoutstandingillustrator.

6.WhatcanweknowaboutSeegertandMartin?

A.Theyhadsomesimilarities.B.Theygrewupinthesamearea.

C.Theywerehonoredforthespacestation.D.Theyhaveworkedtogetherfor30years.

7.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?

A.TwoWritersWorkingDifferentlyB.TwoPartnersMarchingTogether

C.JohnMartin,aFamousillustratoD.Sci-FiJuniorHigh,aWonderfulBook

6.【2022屆湖北省荊州中學(xué)等四校高三模擬聯(lián)考（三）】

ASpanishricedish;secretodecerdowithpisto-IbericoPorkwithtomatoes,onions,eggplant,andpeppers;

andchickenandmushroompaella,willbeservedaboardtheInternationalSpaceStation(ISS)throughoutthenext

week.

That,atleast,iswhatfouroftheelevencrewmembersaboardtheISSwillbeeating,afteraSpaceXFalcon9

rocketliftsoffonApril8,2022fromCapeCanaveral,Florida,carryingtheCrewDragonspacecraft.Theflight,

sponsoredbytheHouston-basedcompanyAxiomSpaceandknownasAx-1,iscommandedbyAxiomvice

presidentandformerastronautMichaelLopez-Alegna.Alsoonboardarethreebusinessownersandcharitarians:

AmericanLarryConnor,CanadianMarkPathy,andIsraeliEytanStibbe-eachofwhomwhopaidanestimated

$55millionperseatfortheir20-hourjourneytothestationandtheeightdaystheywillspendaboard.

Actually,theyarenotthefirstspacetouriststotheISS-elevenintotaloverthepasttwodecades;andallof

themwereadventurerswhopaidtoflyaboardcrewedbyprofessionalastronauts.AX-1isthefirstfullyprivate

missiontothestation-butnotthelast.

Inapre-launchpressconference,Connorsaid,"We'vespentanywherefrom750toover1,000hourstraining.

We'regoingtodosome25differentexperimentscoveringover100hoursofresearch."Onesuchexperimentwill

involveabrainheadsetthatwillconductreal-timeelectroencephalograms(EEGs)ofthecrewastheyflyand

experimentsoninvitrostemcells.

Therewillalsobetimeforamovingremembrance.Stibbe,thesecondIsraelitoflyinspace,oncepiloted

militaryjetsunderthecommandofIlanRamon,thefirstIsraeliastronaut,whodiedinthe2003disintegrationof

thespaceshuttleColumbia.SeveralpagesfromRamon'sdiarysurvivedthecrashandStibbewillcarrytheminto

thespace.

Spaceisahardbusiness,adangerousbusiness,andanexpensivebusiness.Butit'salsoanemotionalone.

“Ramonwasagoodfriend,Stibbeaddedrespectfully,€€Hewasmycommander.”

12.Whydoestheauthorshowthedishesatthebeginning?

A.Topresentthewholemenuinthespacemission.

B.Toattractreaders9interestandintroducethetopic.

C.Toshowtheenjoymentofthecrewmembersduringtheflight.

D.Tohighlightthewealthandsocialstatusofthecrewmembers.

13.Whafsthemainpurposeofthemission?

A.TomaintaintheISS.B.Toprovidespacetravel.

C.Tohelppeoplesettleinspace.D.TosendSpanishfoodtospace.

14.HowdoesConnorthinkaboutthemissionbeforeheflies?

A.Fully-preparedandsignificant.B.Expensivebutworthwhile.

C.Difficultanddangerous.D.Adventurousandchallenging

15.WhydoesStibbewanttobringRamon'sdiaryintothespace?

A.Becausehewantstocontinuewritingthediary.

B.BecausehecanuseRamon'sdiaryasinstructions.

C.BecauseheoncepilotedmilitaryjetsunderRamon'scommand.

D.BecausehewantstoshowrespectforRamoninthisway.

7.【2022屆河南省大聯(lián)考高三考前最后一卷】

TreesintheAmazonrainforestmaysoondieoff,researcherswarn.Accordingtoanewstudy,thefamous

forestisexhibitingsignsofpoorhealththatcouldmeanlargeportionsofitwillbecomesavannahinthenear

future.

tlTheAmazonisacustodian（監(jiān)擴?人）ofbiodiversityandpossessesavitalabilitytopullincarbondioxide

fromtheatmosphere,soitisclearlyworryingthatitshealthisdeteriorating,RichardAllan,aclimatescientist,says

inastatementtotheScienceMediaCentre（SMC）.

Tomeasurethemassiveforest9sresilience（復(fù)原力），researchersanalyzedsatellitedatatodeterminethe

biomassandgreennessoftheforestfrom1991-2006,lookingformonth-to-monthchangesinresponsetoweather

conditions.Morethanthreequartersoftheforestexhibitedhasreducedresiliencesince2000,withtreestaking

longertorecoverfromstresseslikedroughtsandfires.Themostobviousresiliencelossoccurredinareaswithless

rainfallandthosegeographicallynearertohumanactivity,theresearchersreport.

Thepaper'sconclusionissimilartothatofpreviousmodelingstudies,butexpertssaythenewstudyis

strongerbecauseit'sbasedonreal-worlddata.ChantelleBurton,aclimatescientist,tellstheSMC."Whatthis

studydoesisoffersomeobservational-basedevidenceforwhatisalreadyhappeningtothissignificantcarbonsink,

andshowsthathumanlanduseandchangestoweatherandclimatepatternsarealreadydrivinganimportant

changeinthesystem.^^

"Passingatippingpointofthiskindwouldmakeitevenmoredifficulttoachieveourgoalofzeroemissions

globallybecauseofthelossofthe'freeservice,providedbytheAmazoncarbonsinkwhichcurrentlyremoves

someofouremissions,9,ChantelleBurtonadds.

8.WhatdoesthenewstudyrevealabouttheAmazonrainforest?

A.Itstreeshavealmostdisappeared.

B.Itsresilienceisbecomingweaker.

C.Itsbiodiversitykeepsincreasing.

D.ItsabilitytostoreCO2islost.

9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“deteriorating“inparagraph2mean?

A.Recovering.B.Resisting.C.Declining.D.Maintaining.

10.Howwasthenewstudycarriedout?

A.Byusingexistingdatafromsatellites.B.Bybasingpredictiononmodels.

C.Bymonitoringweatherconditions.D.Byreviewingpreviousstudies.

11.What'sthepurposeofthetext?

A.Toexplainaphenomenon.B.Toreporttheclimatechange.

C.TointroducetheAmazonrainforest.D.Toattractpeople'sattentiontoprotectingforests.

8.【2022屆廣東省廣州市高考考前綜合訓(xùn)練（三模）】

LastSaturday,whenmygrandfathergotfrustratedatthenameofthesingerofasong,Igrabbedmy

smartphoneandfounditinseconds.Thisastonishedmygrandfather,whodidn'tunderstandhowI'dcheckedthe

informationsoquickly.Ilaughedandexplained,butafterwards,itmademethinkabouthowmuchIdependon

technology.

WhenIreflectedonitsimpactonmyeducation,Isawthattechnologyhasbeensignificantinmanyways.

Returningtothestoryofmygrandfather,hehadaskedmemoreabouthowIuseditandaboutuniversitylife.He

saidhethoughtwehadaneasylifecomparedtopreviousgenerations.Icouldseehispoint.

Notonlyareweluckyenoughtohavethesameeducationalbenefitsasthoseofpreviousgenerations,butwe

havesomanymore.Westillhavewalk-inlibraries;however,theonlyoptionforstudyingusedtobesittinginthese

librarieswithasmanybooksfromyourreadinglistasyoucouldfind,yetnowasinglesearchonlinecan

immediatelyprovideaccesstoahugerangeofresources.Interactionbetweenstudentsanduniversitystaffis

anotherareathathaschangedconsiderably.Wecanhaveface-to-facetimewithourtutors,andalsocommunicate

usingourelectronicdevices.Themostpopularmeansisviasocialmedia,andithasbecomeunacceptablefor

messagestobeunansweredforanylengthoftime.Whilethisputsanextrastressontheuniversity'sacademic

supportteam,westudentsaregreatlybenefited.

Whenwecomparethestudentlifeofthepastandthepresent,itistemptingtofocusontheobvious

differencesintechnology.Infact,studentsaredoingwhatthey'vealwaysdone:embracingtheresourcesavailable

andadaptingthemtoworkmoreefficientlyandtolivemoreenjoyably.Thepaceofchangeintechnology

continuouslygathersspeed,sowehavetovalueeachinnovationasithappens.

8.Whydoestheauthormentionthestoryofhisgrandfather?

A.Toshareaninterestingexperience.B.Todrawreaders'attentiontothetopic.

C.Toprovideanexampleforhisopinion.D.Toarousereaders9concernaboutaproblem.

9.Whatisthegrandfather'sattitudetowardstheroleoftechnology?

A.Favourable.B.Tolerant.C.Doubtful.D.Unclear.

10.Whatisanewchallengetechnologybringstotheacademicsupportteam?

A.Usingvariouselectronicdevices.B.Schedulingonlinecommunication.

C.Providingmoreflexiblereadinglists.D.Respondingtoallinquiriesfromstudents.

11.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthelastparagraph?

A.Studentsshouldmakefulluseoftechnology.

B.Studentsshouldvaluethetimeandenjoytheirlife.

C.Weshouldtaketechnologicaldifferencesseriously.

D.Weshouldresistthetemptationofup-cominginnovation.

9.[2022屆福建師范大學(xué)附屬中學(xué)高三5月校質(zhì)量檢測】

OnJanuary22,2022,theBritish-Belgian19-year-old,Rutherford,successfullylandedhermicrolightaircraft

backattheAirport,fromwhereshehaddeparted155daysago,fulfillingherdreamtobetheyoungestwomanto

flyaroundtheworldsolo.

“IfeelexcitednotonlytobreaktheGuinnessWorldRecord,butalsotodiminishthegendergapby11years

betweenthecurrentyoungestmanrecordholder,18atthetimeofhisrecord,andthepreviouswomanrecordholder,

whowas30whenshecompletedher'DreamsSoar'around-the-worldflight."Rutherfordwroteonherblog.

Rutherford^journeycrossingfivecontinentsand52countriesbeganonAugust18,2021.Shemetmany

unexpecteddelaysalongtheway.TheyincludedanunscheduledstopinCalifornia,duetothefiercewildfiresanda

stopinAlaska,torenewhervisa.Shealsofacedseveralchallengesintheair.Despitetheseveredifficulties,the

determinedyoungpilotnevergaveuponherdream.

Rutherfordgrewuparoundairplanes.HerBritishfatherfliescommercially,whileherBelgianmotherisalsoa

pilot.Theyounggirlbeganlearninghowtoflyatage14andgotherfightlicensein2020.Withhergoalof

flyingaroundtheworldcompleted,Rutherfordnowhashersightssetevenhigher.Shewantstobecomean

astronautandexplorespace.

Shehopesthatherjourneywillencouragemoreyoungwomentopursuecareersinflight.Currentlythe

numberofwomenpilotsisjust5percent.Rutherfordsays,"It'saneasythingtosay,butjustgoforit.Ifyoudon't

tryandseehowhighyoucanfly,thenyou'llneverknow.^^

4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“diminish“inparagraph2probablymean?

A.Narrow.B.Divide.C.Fill.D.Cause.

5.WhydidRutherfordhavetostopinCalifornia?

A.Thewildfiresweretoofierce.B.Hervisawasdue.

C.Theweatherwastoosevere.D.Herenginebrokedown.

6.What'sthepurposeofparagraph3?

A.Toturntoanewtopic.B.Tostateheradmirabletalents.

C.Tosummarizeherachievements.D.Toaddsomebackgroundinformation.

7.Whatdoesthepassagetrytoconvey?

A.Dreambig,aimhigh.B.Lifeisnotallroses.

C.Nottoadvanceistogoback.D.Thegreatesttalkers,theleastdoers.

10.12022屆福建省福州第一中學(xué)高三5月校模擬】

ItwasacoldSaturdaynightinFebruary.Some200NewYorkerscarefullymadetheirwaytothereservoir（水

庫）inthehopesofcatchingaglimpseofthemagicalsnowyowl,whohadtoucheddownintheparktheweek

beforeinwhatwasreportedasthefirstvisittherebythespeciesinmorethan130years.

Exceptforafewexcitedscreamsfromchildren,peoplewerequiet——patientlyawaitingtheowl'sarrivalatthe

reservoir'snorthgatehouse.Thesnowyowldidnotdisappoint.Sheflewdownfromthedarknessandsurveyedthe

waterandthepeopleholdingphonesandcamerasbeforetakingoffintothenighttotheapplauseofhermanyfans.

Theysimplywantedtoseethislovelycreaturewhoseimprobableappearanceseemedtosignifyhopeafterthe

lockdown

NewYorkerswhohadlongtakenCentralParkforgrantedfeltarenewedloveforthisrectangleofgreeninthe

heartofthebigcityand,ofcourse,itsamazingwildlife.Thattheparkisabeautifulandessentialrefugeis

somethingthathumanshaveonlycometofullyappreciateduringtheserecenttimesofuncertainty.

CentralParkwasoriginallyplannedandconstructedduringanotherdifficulttimeinthenation'shistory-in

theyearsbeforeandduringtheAmericanCivilWar.UnlikemanyEuropeanparksthathadoriginallybeenbuiltfor

thearistocracy(貴族),CentralParkwasdesignedasapublicspace.InitschiefarchitectFrederickLawOlmsted's

words,thepoorandrichalikecould“easilygothereaftertheirday'sworkisdone"and"strollforanhour,seeing,

hearing,andfeelingnothingofthenoiseofthestreets.

Asspringturnsintosummer,weseepeoplesittingonthegrassorbenches-catchingsomesun,havingfamily

picnics,ortappingawayontheirlaptopsandiPads.JustbeinginproximitytootherpeopleinCentralParkgaveus

asenseofcommunity-thesensethatwewouldsomehowpersevere.

12.WhatdidpeopledoinCentralParkonthatSaturdaynight?

A.TheycheeredforeachotherB.Theypaidtheirfirstvisit

C.TheycameforararesightD.Theyappreciatedawaterevent

13.WhatdoestheauthormainlyintendtodoinParagraph4?

A.Givesomeexamples.B.Makeacomparison

C.Introduceanewopinion.D.Addbackgroundinformation

14.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“inproximityto“inParagraph5mean?

A.closetoB.freefrom

C.atadistancefromDincomparisonwith

15.Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.FindRefugeinCentralPark

B.TakeYou