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高考英语细节理解练习AEssayCompetitionTheaimofthiscontestistoencouragegreatstudentwritersandtogivethemaleg-upintheirstudies.PrizesOneGrandPrizewinnerwillreceive:$1000incash;theessaypublishedinourmagazinesMay2021issue;aninterviewwithourmagazinesauthor.TenFirstPlacewinnerswillreceive:$500incash;theirnamesandessaytitleslistedinourmagazine,sMay2021issue.FiftyHonorableMentionwinnerswillreceive:a$50giftcardtoouronlineshop.Requirements*Thelengthoftheessayshouldbebetween500-700words.*Writeanessayonthetopicof:HowFoodAffectsOurMooD.*Pleasewriteaboutthreereasonsforbelievinginyourthesis(论点)statementintheformofbodyparagraphsandbackupyourreasonswithpracticalevidencefromrespectedsources.*Donotwriteaboutyourselfanddontexplainwhyyoudeservetowintheprizes.DeadlinesEarly-BirdDeadline:May42020--Freefortheentry.Deadline:June52020--$5fortheentry.ExtendedDeadline:July222020--$10fortheentry..WhatwillOneGrandPrizewinnersberewardedwithReceiving$1500incash.Havingtheiressaytitleslistedinthemagazine.Receivingagiftcardtotheparticularonlineshop.Gaininganopportunitytomeetthemagazine,sauthor..WhichofthefollowingmeetstherequirementsA.Writinganessayofmorethan800words.Submittinganessayaboutfoodnutrition.C.ExpressingyourstrongdesiretogettheawarD.D.Supportingyourreasonswithcredibleevidence.WhencanyousubmityouressayforfreeJune
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252020.When17-year-oldWolfCukieracceptedaninternship(实习)atNASAsGoddardSpaceFlightCenterheexpectedtobechallengedandgaininsightsintopursuingacareerinphysics.Insteadthehighschooljuniorattainedworldwidefameforanachievement一findinganewplanet!Theteenagerwastaskedwithexaminingimagesofthechangesinstarbrightnessinsearchofevidenceofplanetsoutsideoursolarsystem.Iwasprettymuchspendingmysummerlookingatdataandimagesonacomputerscreen“CukiersaiD.AboutthreedaysintomyinternshipIsawasignalfromasystemcalledT0I
1338.AtfirstIthoughtitwasastareclipse(遮光)butthetimingwaswrong.Itturnedouttobeaplanet.”Anditwasnoordinaryplaneteither.FurtherresearchbyCukierandateamofscientistsfromGoddardrevealedthatTOI1338basitisnowcalledisarareplanet一aworldorbitingtwostars.CukierafanofStarWarscomparesittoTatooineinthemovie.ItsverymuchlikeTatooineatleasthowthestarswouldappearinthesky.Soitwou1dalsohaveadoublesunset.TheresearcherswhoshowedtheirfindingsonJanuary62020believethatTOI1338bisabout
6.9timeslargerthantheearth.ItisalsotheonlyplanetintheTOI1338systemwhichlies1300light-yearsawayfromtheearth.TheexpertsstatethatTOI1338bstwostarswhichorbiteachotherevery15daysvaryinsize.TalkingabouthisdiscoveryCukiersaysitwasbothluckanduputtinginthehardwork”thatledtohisdiscovery.YeswhatIdidisimpressivebutitalsodidn,ttakethatmanyspecialskills.Soifsomeoneisinterestedinsciencelikemyageandeveniftheydonthavetrainingtheyshouldstilljustreachouttoresearchersandfindsomethingthattheycandobecausealmostanyonecanlookthroughdata.Itjusthappenedtobemewhosawthisone.”AsforhisfutureCukierplanstostudyeitherphysicsorastrophysicsincollege.HehopestoattendStanfordPrincetonorMITnextautumn.HowdidWolfCukierfeelwhenhefirstsawthesignalfromTOT1338bA.HewasoverjoyeD.B.HewaspuzzleD.C.HewasworrieD.D.HewasuninteresteD.WhatisspecialaboutTOI1338bA.ItwasfoundbyNASAscientists.B.Itcirclesaroundtwostars.ItresemblesTatooineinthesolarsystem.D.Itisabout
6.9timeslargerthantheearth.WhatdoesWolfCukierthinkleadstohisdiscoveryHisaffectionforstarwarsmovies.HavinganinternshipatNASA.C.Hisluckanddevotion.D.Hisspecialskillsandtraining.WheredoesthetextprobablycomefromA.Amoviereview.B.Aphysicspaper.C.Asciencefiction.D.Anewspaperreport.cDecidingtogethermoneysworthoutoftheweddingdressonwhichshespentover$1000anAustralianwomanhasbeenwearingherweddingdressayearafterherwedding.43-year-oldTammyHalladoptedanewlifestyle-anti-consumerism(反消费主义)lifestylein2016afteratriptoIndiaopenedhereyestohowmuchweasasocietyconsumeD.ShedecidednottobuyanynewclothesorfootwearforawholeyearaftershereturnedhometoAdelaideinSouthernAustraliaandshemanagedtomakeit.Butlastyearasherweddingdayapproachedshefacedadilemma.Shewantedtolookgoodonthemostimportantdayofherlifebuthowcouldshespendasmallfortuneontheweddingdressshewouldonlywearonthatday〃Intheend1decidedthatifIwasgoingtogetaweddingdressVdmakesureIcouldgetmymoneysworth/zHalltellsPARealLife.“ThefirsttimeIworeitaftertheweddingwastovoteintheAustralianelectioninearly2019〃the43-year-oldadds“Sincethenitsbeentoallsortsofplaces.WearingitonacrowdedtrainwasespeciallyfunnybutIvewornittodohouseworktofootballgamesandtothegym.〃Hallsaysthatshehasgottensomestrangelooksfrompeoplebutnoirritating(令人愤怒的)comments.Itmayhavesomethingtodowiththefactthatthedressisnotthefanciestbutshebelievespeoplearejusttooreservedtosayanything.Anywayshedoesntreallycarebecausesheknowsshehastohitthegoalshehassetandwearingthedressmultipletimesisthemostreasonablewayshecouldthinkoftomakethemostofherweddingdress.HallnowplanstowearherweddingdressonatriptoIcelandthatsheandherpartnerwilltakenextsummer.WhydidTammyHalladoptanewlifestyleA.ToadaptherselftoIndianlife.B.Tocutdownherconsumption.C.Tosavemoneyforhernexttrip.D.Togetpreparedforherwedding.WhatdidTammyHalldotogethermoneysworthoutofherweddingdressA.Shebroughtfuntopeoplewithit.B.Shetriedtowearittoearnmoney.C.Sheworeitrepeatedlyindailylife.D.Shegotitexchangedagainandagain.WhatcanweinferaboutTammyHallA.Sheisdeterminedtoturnherideasintopractice.B.Shevaluesherweddingdresslessthanhertrips.C.Shehasbeenstrugglingtomaketheendsmeet.Shehasinfluencedpeopleslifestylewidely.DPoetryContestPoetryContestDeadline:MondayNovember232020Sponsoredby:FunomMakamaContestDescription18poemsofthemaximum35allowedtobeenteredhavebeenentereD.•Carefullyreadthesamplepoembyvisitingourwebsiteatww.cobuilD.collins.co.uk.TakenoteofALLthemeters/patters/sequenceusedinthesamplepoem.WhattoSubmitAnoriginalpoemonanythemeandofanytitlepublishednotearlierthanthe25thofOctober2020thispoemMUSTfollowallthemeters/patters/sequenceyouvekeenlyobservedinthesamplepoem.Beneathyourpoemshouldbethecontestnamesponsorsnameanddateofpublication.PreparingYourEntrySubmitonecopyofyourpoemonline.Formatyourpoem.Pleasemakeyourentryeasytoreadnoillustrationsorfancyfonts(字体).EnglishLanguagePoemsshouldbeinEnglish.Poemstranslatedfromotherlanguagesarenotqualifiedunlessyouwroteboththeoriginalpoemandthetranslation.NotetoPoetryContestantsYouarewelcometoenterthiscontestwhetherornotyouwonaprizeinoneofourpreviouscontests.GOODLUCK!Howmanypoemshavebeenenteredforthecontestsofar
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53.Whatpreparationsshouldacontestantmakeforhis/herentryA.Printingthepoemonthepaper.Formattingthepoemproperly.Addingillustrationsbeneaththepoem.Writingthepoemwithbeautifulfonts.WhatkindofpoemsismostlikelytobeenteredforthecontestA.ApoemselectedfromabookB.ApoempublishedonOctober
242020.C.ApoemwritteninFrenchwithoutitstranslation.D.Apoemwrittenonyourownwiththegivenpattern.附参考答案A【答案】D【解析】细节理解题根据“aninterviewwithourmagazinesauthor可知特等奖将有和杂志主编见面的机会故选D【答案】D【解析】细节理解题答案定位到Requirements”部分,Pleasewriteaboutthreereasonsforbelievinginyourthesis(论点)statementintheformofbodyparagraphsandbackupyourreasonswithpracticalevidencefromrespectedsources.v请在文章主体部分,写出3个论据来支撑你的论点,论据要从可信度高的资料中获得,要是实用的证据故选D【答案】C【解析】细节理解题答案定位到“Deadlines”部分,“Early-BirdDeadline:May42020--Freefortheentry.可知20202年5月4日以前是免费的,故选CB【答案】B【解析】细节理解题把题干中的“HowdidWolfCukierfeel与第
一、二段的内容进行匹配;从第二段中的“AboutthreedaysintomyinternshipIsawasignalfromasystemcalledTOI
1338.AtfirstIthoughtitwasastareclipsebutthetimingwaswrong.Itturnedouttobeaplanet.”可知开始主人公以为是恒星的遮光,但与时间又不符这说明WolfCukier在刚看到图像信息时是困惑的故选B【答案】B【解析】细节理解题排除选项A文本第一段表明是一位高中生在NASA实习时最早洞察到新行星的,而不是美国航天局的科学家;选择选项B文本第三段中的“arareplanet—aworldorbitingtwostarsv说明其特别之处;排除选项C文本第二段中的examiningimagesofthechangesinstarbrightnessinsearchofevidenceofplanetsoutsideoursolarsystem”,说明新行星不属于太阳系;排除选项D文本第三段中提到了行星的大小,但不是其特别之处故选瓦【答案】C【解析】细节理解题由第四段中的Cukiersaysitwasbothluckandputtinginthehardworkthatledtohisdiscovery可知C项正确故选C【答案】D【解析】推理判断题通读本短文内容可知,这是一篇“新闻报道”A选项为“电影影评,排除;B选项为“物理学论文”,排除;C选项为“科幻小说”,排除故选DC【答案】B【解析】细节理解题由题干关键词TammyHall和anewlifestyle可将答案定位到第二段由第二段的句子可知,43岁的TammyHall接受了一种新的生活方式一一反消费主义,因为此前一次印度之行让她看到了我们这个社会消费了多少东西,回到Adelaide后,她决定一整年不买任何新衣服或新鞋,说明她认为社会存在过度消费,所以接受反消费主义并缩减消费故选B项【答案】C【解析】细节理解题由第四段和第五段可知,为了确保从婚纱中得到价值,婚礼后她穿婚纱去2019年初的澳大利亚大选中投票,从那以后,她穿婚纱去过各种各样的地方,在拥挤的火车,做家务、踢足球和健身;可知TammyHall在日常生活中穿婚纱故选C项【答案】A【解析】推理判断题由第二段“ShedecidednottobuyanynewclothesorfootwearforawholeyearaftershereturnedhometoAdelaideinSouthernAustraliaandshemanagedtomakeit.”第四段“IntheendIdecidedthatifIwasgoingtogetaweddingdressIdmakesureIcouldgetmymoneysworth”和倒数第二段aAnywayshedoesn,treallycarebecausesheknowsshehastohitthegoalshehassetandwearingthedressmultipletimesisthemostreasonablewayshecouldthinkoftomakethemostofherweddingdress.”推断出TammyHall是一个能把想法付诸实践的人故选A项D【答案】B【解析】细节理解题根据“18poemsofthemaximum35allowedtobeenteredhavebeenentereD.最多可以有35首参赛诗,目前有18首参赛故选B【答案】B【解析】细节理解题答案定位到“PreparingYourEntry,根据“Submitonecopyofyourpoemonline.Formatyourpoem.Pleasemakeyourentryeasytoreadnoillustrationsorfancyfonts(字体)可知,要将你的诗歌的副本上传到网上诗歌要排版,参赛作品要简洁,不要有插图和字体故选B【答案】D【解析】细节理解题根据“Anoriginalpoemonanythemeandofanytitlepublishednotearlierthanthe25thofOctober
2020.诗歌需要原创并且不能于2020年10月25日之前发表,故A、B选项错误;根据PoemsshouldbeinEnglish.PoemstranslatedfromotherlanguagesarenotqualifieD.诗歌必须是英文,翻译成别的语言没有参赛资格,故C选项错误I)选项符合给定格式的原创诗歌,是可以参赛的故选D。