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高考阅读理解考前热身(Day20)A(应用文)ChildrensBooksThatTeachEmpathyandKindnessLittleBlueTruckByAliceSchertleLittleonesareintroducedtoBluealittlepickuptruckthatgetsstuckpushingadumptruckoutofthemudinthisboardbook.ThankfullyBluemadeagroupofanimalfriendsalongthewaythatarehappytodowhatevertheycantohelphimgetbackontheroad.Themainthemesarekindnessandthebenefitsofhelpingothers.MostPeopleByMichaelLeannahThebookisanamazinglessonforkidsthatwanttodogoodintheworldandthatthereareplentyofgoodpeopleoutthere.Toldinthethirdpersonthebooktellsthestoryoftwopairsofsiblings(兄弟姐妹)andthepeopletheymeet.IfYouPlantaSeedByKadirNelsonAmouseandarabbitteachchildrenhowtoplantandgrowfoodwhilealsopassingalongsomevaluablelessons.Afterlearningthatacarrotseedwillgrowacarrotandacabbageseedwillresultinacabbagechildrenalsolearnthevalueofthoughtfulnessandhowaseedofkindnesscanbearsweetfruit.SaveMeaSeatBySarahWeeksandGitaVaradarajanJoelivedinthesametownallhislifeandfeltperfectlypleaseduntilhisbestfriendmovedaway.RavisfamilyrecentlymovedfromIndiatotheUSandhesstrugglingtofindwherehebelongs.EventhoughJoeandRaviatfirstbelievethattheydonthavemuchincommontheybothrealizetheyhaveacommonenemy-thebiggestbully(仗势欺人者)intheirclass.SaveMeaSeatisastoryaboutthetruemeaningoffriendshipandunderstanding.WhatcanchildrengetfromreadingLittleBlueTruckA.Happinessofhelpingothers.C.Waysofdealingwithtroubleinmud.you.WhichbookismainlyaboutfoodA.LittleBlueTruck.C.IfYouPlantaSeed.WhatdoweinferfromSaveMeaSeatA.JoewasregardedasabullybyRavi.C.RaviandJoehadnothingincommon.B(记叙文)Ima22-year-oldyoungmanandcametoChina4monthsagoforthesamereasonsmostpeopleofmyagedo.Theywanttoseetheworldandexpandtheirminds.ToexploremoreaboutChinaIamcurrentlyteachingEnglishinGuangdong.Chinahasntbeentheexpected.BeforeIcameIwasanawareofthelevelofongoingdevelopmentwithinthecountry.High-risebuildingsflatscreentelevisionswell-equippedclassrooms...Ifoundmyselfpleasantlysurprised.LikeotherforeignersIsawthefunnysideofthelanguagebarrierandtastedthechickenfeet.IgaveintotheflowofChinesecultureandhaventlookedbacksincebutitwasntuntiltodaythatIrealizedhownaturallysimilaritistomyown.WhentheChinesetakeaphotographtheywontsayCheese!”likewedobackhomeintheU.K.Insteadtheysaytheword“Eggplant!(茄子)AmusedatfirstIsuddenlyrealizedthatIhadnoreasontobecritical.CheeseEggplantAnydifferenceChinaishometooneoftheoldestandgreatestculturesintheworld.ItisinthiscountrythatIhavewitnessedsomeofthemostbeautifulscenesthatthehumanracecanoffer.Weallshareawayoflifenomatterwherewerefromorwherewego.Itsmyconclusionthatthoughweshoutrandomfoodsatacameraatleastwereallshoutingwordsfromthesamecategory.HowdifferentcanwereallybeSoinsteadofgraspingontoyourownculturetakeabreakandallowthecultureofanothercountrytoembraceyou.YoumaybesurprisedattheamountofsimilaritiesyoufindjustasIwasthisafternooninsunnysouthernChina.;WhydidthewritercometoChinaA.Tocopyothers.B.Tomakealiving.C.TolearnChinese.D.Tosatisfyhiscuriosity.;WhatmakesapleasantsurpriseforthewriterinChinaA.Therichculture.B.Thewayoftakingphotos.C.Theunexpectedmodernlife.D.Thefunnyscenesincommunication.;WhatlessondidthewriterlearnthroughhisexperienceinChinaWheninRomedoasRomansdo.Peopleshouldallshout“Cheese“atacamera.Peopleofdifferentculturessharesomesimilarities.Themoreyoutravelthemoreyouappreciatehome.;
7.WhichcanbeasuitabletitleforthetextA.EnglishorChineseB.CheeseandEggplantsC.TheImportanceofTravelD.TheLongCultureofChinaC(说明文)Morethanone-thirdoftheworldsfoodiswastedorthrownaway.Thisaddsuptoanunbelievable
1.3billiontonsofwasteayearmostofwhichrotsinlandfillsemitting(排放)methaneandcontributingtoclimatechange.Butoneofthemostpromisingandsimplesolutionsliesintheproblemitself:thiswastedfood一ifcomposted(堆月巴)一couldslowclimatechangeandimprovesoilquality.Whenfoodwastebreakdownincompostingfacilitiesoreveninbackyardcompostpilestheydontproducemethaneandtheyresultincarbon-richsoil.Higherqualitysoilalsocontinuestoabsorbmorecarbonfromtheatmospherehelpingtofertilizeplantsandcontributingfurthertofightingagainstclimatechange.Increasingtheamountofcarbonintheworldssoilbyjust
0.4percentayearwouldstoptheriseofcarbondioxideintheatmosphere.Returningonetonoforganicmattertoeachhectareofsoilwouldincreaseproductionofcerealcropseachyearbymillionsoftons.Whileitistruethatpeoplecancompostintheiryardscommunitygardensschoolsorevenontheirkitchencounterslarger-scaleeffortsincludinginfrastructure(基石出设施)andrewardsystemforconsumerswouldtakeittothenextlevel.Imaginethatconsumerscouldjustleavefoodleftoversinabinforpickupordropthemoffatalocalstoreearningafewcentsabucketjustlikewhathasbeenofferedforrecyclingbottlesornewspapers.Moreoverinthecaseofcompostingtherewardsystemwouldbesustainablebecausetheend-productofcompostcanbesoldtofarmers.Therehavebeenimportantstepsrecentlytowardkeepingfoodwasteoutoflandfills.Butfoodstillmakesupthelargestpartofcitylandfills.Untilthatchangesthroughincreasedcompostingwearewastingalotmorethanfood.Wearewastingtheopportunitytoslowclimatechangeandensureadequatefuturefoodsupplyfortheworld.;WhichofthefollowingdoestheauthoragreewithTakingstepstobanlandfillsisurgent.Compostingonalargescaleishelpful.Theend-productofcompostisaffordable.Itisjustamatteroftimebeforefoodwastestops.;WhatisthebesttitleforthetextA.WhereLandfillsGoB.WhyFarmersCompostFoodWasteC.WhatModernFarmingBringsUsD.HowWastedFoodCouldSavethePlanetD(研究报告)Thesedaysteensareheavilyinfluencedbythemedia.ManyofthemhavewatchedthousandsofhoursofTV.Thafs5-moretimethantheyspendwithteachersatschool.Andwehaventyetconsideredthehourstheyspendusingtheinternetandreadingnewspapers.Howeverseveralstudieshaveshownaseriousproblem:Todaysteenslackmedialiteracy.Inotherwordstheyhavedifficultycriticallythinkingabouttheinformationtheysee.Onestudyfocusedonmiddleschoolstudents.Itfoundmorethan80percentofthemcouldnttellthedifferencebetweenrealnewsstoriesandadsthatlookedlikenews.StanfordUniversityprofessorKevinJohnteachesaclasscalledMediaEffects.Hetriestohelphisstudentslearnmedialiteracy.TheProfessorgaveanexamplethatshowswhymedialiteracymatters.Intheexampletwonewsstationsreportasnowstorm.Onefocusesontheterribleroadconditions.Theotherfocusesonkidsplayinginthesnow.Withanewsstorynewsstationstellyouwhattheyfeelaretheimportantdetails.ThesedetailslargelydependontheopinionsofthenewsdirectorsaidJohn“Apersonwhohasmedialiteracywouldrealizethateachstoryisaboutoneaspectatonepointintime.Thereismoregoingon.”SomeexpertsthinkSchoolisthebestplacetoteachmedialiteracy.Othersbelieveeveryonefromparentstojournalistsshouldhelpteenslearntheskill.Asforthebesttimetostartlearningmedialiteracymanyexpertsrecommendtheageof
12.Butsomebasicideascanbetaughtevenearlier.Itsnevertooearlytostartlearningmedialiteracy.saidJohn.;Whatcanweknowaboutteenstodayfromparagraph1Theyarewillingtoreadnewspaperathome.TheypreferwatchingTVtosurfingtheinternet.TheyspendmoretimewatchingTVthanstudying.Theyarefondofsurfingtheinternetbetteratschool.;Whatisthemainideaofparagraph2Mostofteenshavetroublewithreading.Mostofteensneedstopractisethinking.Mostofteensareshortofmedialiteracy.Mostofteenslaystressonmediaeffects.;WhatdoestheexamplegivenbyprofessorimplyTherearemanysidestoathingatonetime.Terribleroadconditionscauseinconvenience.Onesmedialiteracydependsonyourattitude.Newsdetailsmustbeannouncedbynewsstations.;WhichofthefollowingstatementsdoesJohnagreewithParentshavetheresponsibilitytorealizemedialiteracy.Teensshouldlearnmedialiteracyasearlyaspossible.Thebestageforchildrentolearnistheageof
12.Childrencanbetaughtbetteronlyatschool.参考答案acddccbbdbdccab。