主題語境一人與自我

主題群一生活與學(xué)習(xí)

話題1個(gè)人及學(xué)校生活

Ⅰ.閱讀理解

(2024·珠海市第一中學(xué)5月階段性考試)

HavingstudiedJohnBerger’sWaysofSeeing，youwillwriteafour－pageimage

analysisessayandinterpretwhatyou“see”whenyoustudythevisualtext.Yourfocus

isnotsimplytodescribethevisualtextyou’reanalyzing，buttoexplaintothereaders

theargumentyoubelieveisproposedbythevisualtext.

Context：

Somevisualtextscanmotivate，persuadeand/orinfluence.Advertisements，political

cartoons，artorcampaignpostersthatareconcernedwithsocialorpoliticalissuesare

examplesofthiscategoryofvisualtext.Wearesurroundedeverydaybyvisual

argumentsorattemptsatpersuasion.

Instructions：

◆Selectavisualtextthatyoubelievepresentsanargumenttoitsviewers.

◆Brieflystudythevisualtextyou’veselectedandunderlinethecentralargumentits

designersaretryingtomake.

◆Analyzethedesignelementsusedandtheorganizationofthetextinorderto

determinesomeofthedecisionsthedesignerorartisthasmade.

◆Usetheprocessof“observation/inference/evaluation”tocheckyouressayand

determinethetoolsthedesignerorartistisusingtopersuadeyou.

Schedule&DueDate：

(Allworkisdueatthebeginningofclassonthedateslistedbelow；lateworkwillbe

downgraded.)

March1st：Selectthreevisualtextsforassignmentconsideration.

March20th：Berger－typeddraftsdue/peer－editingworkshop.

March22nd：afour－pageessay，freewritewithimage&artsshowdue；Class

presentation(25%ofyourgrade).

1.Whereisthetextprobablytakenfrom?

A.Atextbook.B.Anexampaper.

C.Acourseassignment.D.Anacademicarticle.

2.Whatistheessayexpectedtocenteron?

A.Descriptionofthevisualtext.

B.Explanationofthevisualargument.

C.Introductiontothedesignelements.

D.Evaluationofthedesigntools.

3.WhatwillhappenifyousubmittheessayafterMarch22nd?

A.Youwillgetalowerscore.B.Youwillreceiveazero.

C.Youwillbegivenatest.D.Youwillhavetorewriteit.

(2024·湖南郴州聯(lián)考模擬預(yù)測)

Eighteen－year－oldDavidAguilarfromAndorrawasbornwithoutarightforearm

duetoararegeneticconditionbutthathasneverstoppedhimfromdoinganythinghe

wantedtodoincludingtypingonacomputerwithhispartialarm.

Likemostkids，DavidwasaLEGOfanandhelovedbuildingcars，boats，planes，

andmotorbikes.ButDavidalsoknewthathelookeddifferentandwantedtodo

somethingaboutit.“AsachildIwasverynervoustobeinfrontofotherguys，

becauseIwasdifferent，butthatdidn’tstopmebelievinginmydreams，”David

said.“Iwantedto...seemyselfinthemirrorlikeIseeotherguys，withtwohands.”

HelovedLEGOsomuchthathewantedtomakethemapartofhimself，soattheage

of9，hebuilthisfirstprosthetic(假肢的)armoutofthecolorfulbricks.Butitwasn’t

particularlystrongorfunctional.

Hewaiteduntilhewas18totryagain.UsingLEGOpieces，Davidbuiltaprosthetic

armthathecalledtheMK1.Thismultipurposeprostheticarmevenhadawaytograsp

items，butDavidwantedtokeepimprovinghisarmandhemadeafewmore

versions.Hisfourthandcurrentversionisacolorfulredandyellowfullyfunctional

roboticarmthathasabendableelbowjointandflexiblegrabberbuiltentirelyfroma

LEGOTechnicairplanekit.

AlloftheMKversionsareondisplayinDavid’suniversitydormroomthatisalso

decoratedwithStarWarsposters.Davidwantstoshowpeoplethatnothingis

impossibleevenifyouhaveadisability.

Davidplanstocreateaffordableprostheticsforpeoplewhoneedthem，saying，“I

wouldtrytogivethemaprosthesis，evenifit’sforfree，tomakethemfeellikea

normalperson.”

4.HowdidDavidfeelwhenstandinginfrontofotherkids?

A.Anxious.B.Natural.

C.Confident.D.Frightened.

5.WhatwasDavid’sattitudetohisfirstprostheticarm?

A.Curious.B.Dissatisfied.

C.Indifferent.D.Optimistic.

6.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeDavid?

A.Normalandbrave.

B.Weakandtalented.

C.Ambitiousandeasy－going.

D.Resourcefulandtough－minded.

7.What’sDavid’sdream?

A.TobeanexpertinbuildingLEGO.

B.Tobecomerichbysellingprostheticarms.

C.Toofferdisabledpeoplecheaperprosthetics.

D.Tostartacompanyhiringmoredisabledpeople.

(2024·廣東廣州統(tǒng)考三模)

Fewbusinessescanrunwithoutcomputers，givingkeyboardshortcutsanincredible

importance.Schoolsviewtypingcoursesasnecessary.Butwhatarewegivingupas

handwritinglosesitssignificance?

Brainpower，accordingtoscience.ResearchersfromPrincetonUniversityandthe

UniversityofCaliforniaconductedaseriesofstudiestodemonstratethedifferences

betweenstudentswhowroteouttheirnotesandthosewhotypedthem.Study

participantstooknotesonalectureusingoneofthetwomethodsandweretested30

minutesafterthelecture，andagainaweeklater.

Theresultsshowedbothtypesofnotetakersdidwellonthefirsttest.Thelonghand

notetakershadastrongergraspoftheoverallconcept.Studentswiththehandwritten

noteswerealsoabletobetterrememberandunderstandtheconceptofthelecturea

weeklater，andweremoreopentounderstandingnewideas.

AccordingtoPamMueller，leadauthorofthestudy，“Ourfindingssuggesteven

whenlaptopsareusedasintended，theymaystillbeharmingacademicperformance.”

Partofthereasonisthatitwasfastertotakenotesonthelaptop，usingexactlythe

samewordsmeanttheyweren’ttrulyengagedinthecontent.Butnotetakersusingpen

andpapertendedtodigestthematerialbetterandcouldrephraseitintheirownwords.

Althoughtypingnotesusingexactlythesamewordscanhelpinrecallingfactsinthe

shortterm，ittakesthefocusawayfromthemainpointsofthelesson.“Ironically，the

featurethatmakestheirlaptopnotetakingsoattractive—theabilitytotakenotesmore

quickly—waswhatweakenedlearning，”educationalpsychologistDr.Kenneth

KiewratoldTheWallStreetJournal.

Computersaren’tgoingawaysoon，butthatdoesn’tmeanpapernotebooksbecome

outdated.Infact，itisbesttostartusingthematanearlyage.UniversityofIndiana

researcherscomparedbrainscansoffive－year－olds—somewhopracticedthe

printingletters，andsomewhojustlookedattheletters.Thosewhowroteouttheletters

hadmoreenhancedandadult－likebrainactivity.

8.Inthestudy，whatweretheparticipantsaskedtodo?

A.Comparetypingandhandwriting.

B.Takenotesbytypingorhandwritingandtaketests.

C.Taketwotestsrightaftertakingnotesonthelecture.

D.Takenotesusingexactlythesamewordsonthelecture.

9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“l(fā)onghand”inparagraph3mean?

A.Fast.B.Flexible.

C.Typing.D.Handwriting.

10.Whatcontributestobetterlearninginnote－taking?

A.Usingtheexactwords.

B.Introducingmoderntools.

C.Writingasquicklyaspossible.

D.Rephrasingthelearningmaterial.

11.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Typingmattersinaway

B.Apenisbetterthanakeyboard

C.Handwritingbuildsyourbrainpower

D.Handwritingortypingisaquestion

Ⅱ.七選五

(2024·邯鄲高三聯(lián)考)

Althoughstayingfocusedcanbeachallengeinthisworld，itisstillpossible.Hereare

sometipstohelpyoufocusonthejobathandandbecomecreative.

Engageinpositivedaydreaming.Thisinvolvesfirstturningyourattentioninward.Try

travelingwithyourmindtosomeplaceenjoyable.__1__.Pairyourdaydreamingwith

someformoflow－keyactivitysuchaswalkingandgardening.Letyourmindwander

forabout20minutesthiswayandwatchwhathappens.Doingthisseveraltimesaday

canofferyourmindafreshapproachtothejobathand.

__2__.Areyouapersonwhoissharp－mindedinthemorning?Orisanightowlmore

ofyourstyle?Eitherway，itdoesn’tmatteraslongasyouscheduleyourmost

importantprojectsduringyourbrain’speriodsofbestperformance