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2015届高考英语二轮专题检测精品练习：阅读理解（25）
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(2014届·东北三校联考)
When Taylor Swift first came to the attention of the public，she was a 17-year-old newcomer who loved singing to her guitar.She seemed far more enthusiastic than skillful.
Four years later，Swift became a multi-award winner.This month，she was crowned “Woman of the
Year” by Billboard magazine，the youngest singer-song-writer ever to receive the honor.“Aged only 21，Taylor has already made a maior impact on music and has been an unbelievable role model for hopeful artists and young women everywhere，” said Bill Werde，Billboard’s director.
Werde’s_words_do_not_come_from_nowhere. Unlike many pop singers，especially those who do not write their own material，Swift has the power of turning her ideas into lyrics that will set people thinking.“Hidden beneath Taylor Swift’s not-a-girl，not-yet-a-woman sweetness is a very skillful
songwriting technique，” wrote Leah Greenblatt in an American magazine. Songwriting，as Swift explains，is to cope with issues.“I tend to write about things that really impact me most.” There certainly seems to be something true and honest running through every one of the 14 songs on her album，Speak Now，about “the lessons and confusion and heartbreak and all the different things that go along with being 18,19 and 20.”
“For the audience too young to have experienced real passion or heartbreak，Swift’s songs are like a potential road map，promising things will work out OK，” commented Dorian ynskey in a British newspaper.
Now Swift is getting ready to go further and has so far written about 10 songs for her 2012 album，which is about feelings of growing up and becoming an adult.“They’re sad，if I’m being honest.”“They’re about my heartbreaks and my moving on.But more importantly，they are about achieving contentment.You’re not always going to be perfectly happy as you grow up.” 1．What does the writer mean by saying “Werde’s words do not come from nowhere”？ A．Swift stands out as a singer and songwriter. B．Only Swift writes her own songs.
C．Swift begins to take interest in singing.
D．Swift decides to deal with problems in her new album.
2．Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage? A．Swift has the ability to write songs with deeper meanings. B．Swift is both enthusiastic and skillful now. C．Swift became a multi-award winner when she began to sing on the stage.
D．Swift’s album Speak Now has 14 songs.
3．Taylor Swift’s 2012 album mainly records________. A．dream and reality B．heartbreak and despair C．pain and growth D．problems and society 4．What is the best title for the passage? A．Swift comes to people’s attention B．Swift rises to fame
C．Swift wins many awards
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The practice of students endlessly copying letters and sentences from a blackboard is a thing of the past. With the coming of new technologies like computers and smartphones, writing by hand has become something of a nostalgic(怀旧的) skill. However, while today's educators are using more and more technology in their teaching, many believe basic handwriting skills are still necessary for students to be successful—both in school and in life.
Virginia Berninger, professor of educational psychology at the University of Washington, says it's important to continue teaching handwriting and help children acquire the skill of writing by hand.
Berninger and her colleagues conducted a study that looked at the ability of students to complete various writing tasks－both on a computer and by hand. The study, published in 2009, found that when writing with a pen and paper, participants wrote longer essays and more complete sentences and had a faster word production rate.
In a more recent study, Berninger looked at what role spelling plays in a student's writing skills and found that how well children spell is tied to how well they can write. “Spelling makes some of the thinking parts of the brain active, which helps us access our vocabulary, word meaning and concepts. It is allowing our written language to connect with ideas.” Berninger said.
Spelling helps students translate ideas into words in their mind first and then to transcribe (转换) “those words in the mind into written symbols on paper or keyboard and screen，” the study said. Seeing the words in the “mind's_eye” helps children not only to turn their ideas into words, says Berninger, but also to spot (发现) spelling mistakes when they write the words down and to correct them over time.
“In our computer age, some people believe that we don't have to teach spelling because we have spell checks，” she said. “But until a child has a functional spelling ability of about a fifth grade level, they won't have the knowledge to choose the correct spelling among the options given by the computer.”
46. What makes writing by hand a thing of the past? A. The absence of blackboards in classrooms. B. The use of new technologies in teaching. C. The lack of practice in handwriting. D. The popular use of smartphones.
47. Berninger's study published in 2009 ________.
A. focused on the difference between writing by hand and on a computer B. indicated that students prefer to write with a pen and paper C. found that good essays are made up of long sentences D. discussed the importance of writing speed
48. Which of the following best shows the role of spelling? A. Spelling improves one's memory of words.
B. Spelling ability is closely related to writing ability. C. Spelling benefits the translation from words into ideas. D. Spelling slows down finding exact words to express ideas. 49. What does “mind's eye” in Paragraph 5 mean? A. Window.
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D. Imagination.
50. What conclusion could be drawn from the passage?
A. Computers can help people with their choice of words. B. Spell checks can take the place of spelling teaching. C. Handwriting still has a place in today's classrooms.
D. Functional spelling ability develops fast in the fifth grade. C
It was a Sunday and the heavy storm had lasted all night．The morning after the storm, though, was beautiful: blue skies, warm air and a calm, inviting sea touching the shore gently．
My father realised it was a good day for fishing and invited my sister and me to go with him．I was only 14 and fishing had never been my thing, but I decided to go all the same．I’m so glad I did． On the road to the harbour we could see the terrible destruction on the coast, but the harbour itself was in fairly good shape．After all, it was protected by the arms of a bay that had only one tiny channel to the sea．As we got on board, we noticed two big humps(脊背) in the distance． On approaching them, we saw it was a mother whale with her baby．We couldn’t believe it —there aren’t any whales along the coast here．The storm must have driven them across the ocean into the bay, in which the still water was so badly polluted that nothing could survive．
The little baby whale — actually as big as our boat — was obviously stuck and could not move．The mother dived under the water and came up suddenly, making big whirlpools(漩涡) and waves．” She’s trying to help her baby, but on the wrong side,” my father said．At this point, my father moved our boat in a semicircle to the other side and, heading the boat towards the baby whale, pushed it gently．With our several gentle pushes the big hump turned over and disappeared under water．Then it swam up right beside its mum．They struggled in their desperate attempts to escape but missed the exit and started heading in the wrong direction．We hurried up to the whales and tried to lead them towards the bay channel．Slowly, they let us lead them, sometimes rising from the water right beside us to breathe — and to give us a trusting look with those huge eyes．Once they hit their first part of clean water flowing straight from the sea, the mum gave us a wave with her tail and off they swam into the distance．
In the excitement it had felt like only a few minutes, but we had been with those wonderful animals for almost an hour and a half．That was the simple and lasting beauty of the day, Nearly four decades later, I still look back fondly to that golden day at sea．
56．The author says “I’m so glad I did．” (in Para．2) because __________． A．he witnessed the whole process of fishing B．he enjoyed the beauty of the calm sea
C．he experienced the rescue of the whales D．he spent the weekend with his family
57．The harbour survived the storm owing to__________． A．the shape of the harbour B．the arms of the bay C．the still water in the channel D．the long coast line
58．The mother whale failed to help her baby because__________． A．she had stayed in the polluted water for too long B．the whirlpools she had made were not big enough
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2020届高考英语二轮专题检测精品练习 阅读理解(25)
