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课时提能练(六)
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
(福建省福州市 2020 届高三毕业班适应性练习)As a kid, Joanna Buckley
wasn't interested in science－until she had a chance to try it. That happened when
she got a chemistry set for Christmas.
“Over the course of a few weeks, I'd completed every experiment. But in the
process, I polluted my parent's dining room carpet and burned the kitchen worktop
with the spirit burner，”she says.
Now science is Buckley's job. She works in the chemistry department at the
University of Sheffield in England. “I realize, firsthand, it is important that
something or someone can show you why science is so great，” she says.Now the
good news is that citizen science appears.
Citizen science takes the fun of experimenting a step further than Buckley's
athome chemistry kit. That's because these experiments are real，looking for novel
answers.
“Compared with a oneoff experiment, what's cool about citizen science is that
students get that this has a purpose，” says Prunuske, who teaches microbiology and
immunology at a medical college.“Students want to do a good job, because they know
scientists are going to use the new data in their own research.”
Jennifer Long's job is to coordinate (协调) education and outreach.She agrees
with Prunuske.“Kids like that it's real. And they like that it's important, that it
matters.”Citizenscience projects have made big discoveries. One found a previously
unknown galaxy cluster (星团)．Another project helped assess how much damage a
big earthquake had caused in Japan.And one of the first citizenscience projects
helped scientists learn where monarch butterflies go every winter.
“Some adults worry about teens losing interest in science. That's one reason
why they hope that fun, exciting citizenscience projects can help them keep
engaged，” Long says.And she has some evidence that it's working. “Last year, a
couple of students did say, 'I really think I want to be a scientist now.'”
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【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文，主要通过乔安娜·巴克利在圣诞节时得
到一套化学实验装备，并且从此爱上做实验，爱上科学的故事，引出公民科学对
激发青少年对科学的兴趣的作用。
1．What is the purpose of Paragraph 2?
A．To support trials can make teens interested in science.
B．To prove failure is the mother of success in science.
C．To state Buckley has a talent for science.
D．To praise Buckley for her strong will.
A [推理判断题。根据第二段中的“Over the course of a few weeks，I'd
completed every experiment.”可知，乔安娜·巴克利在几周内做完了全部实验。结
合下文讲述的她成了一名科学家可推知，第二段的写作目的在于支持实验可以让
青少年对科学产生兴趣这一观点。故选 A 项。]
2．Why is citizen science more fun?
A．It needs to seek new solutions.
B．It carries out experiments frequently.
C．It must carry out experiments in groups.
D．It demands to handle complex problems.
A [细节理解题。根据第四段的内容可知，公民科学实验比巴克利的家庭化
学仪器更有趣。因为这些实验是真实的，旨在寻找新奇答案。由此可知，公民科
学更有趣的原因是它需要寻找新的解决方法。故选 A 项。]
3．What can we know from what Prunuske said?
A．She participated in the experiment.
B．She took pride in what students took up.
C．Citizen science is popular with students.
D．Scientists are willing to employ students.
C [推理判断题。根据第五段的内容可知，在一所医学院中教授微生物学和
免疫学的普吕努斯克说：“与一次性实验相比，公民科学的魅力在于学生们明白
这是有目的的。学生们想把工作做好，因为他们知道科学家们将在他们自己的研
究中使用这些新数据。”因此，普吕努斯克所说的话表明，公民科学受到了学生
的欢迎。故选 C 项。]
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4．What is Long's attitude toward citizen science?
A．Concerned. B．Supportive.
C．Doubtful. D．Unclear.
B [推理判断题。根据最后一段的内容可知，青少年失去了对于科学的兴趣
是一些人希望公民科学项目能帮助青少年参与其中的原因之一。朗表示她有一些
证据表明这是可行的，因为去年有几个学生表示自己未来想成为科学家。由此可
推知，朗对于公民科学的态度是支持的。故选 B 项。]
B
(2020 年日照市重点中学高三 5 月份联考)On Hoxton Street in East London
there is a very special children's writing and mentoring( 辅 导 ) centre called the
Ministry of Stories, which is fronted by its shop, Hoxton Street Monster( 怪 兽 )
Supplies, where you can expect to find monster food. The shop raises funds for this
very special program that fires children's imagination.
The youth aged 8 to 18 enter the Ministry through a secret door that is designed
to open a world of opportunity by encouraging a love for writing.The organization
believes that, “Writing increases selfrespect, improves communication － and can
change lives.” That's because writing allows children's voices to be heard.
This year, the workshop is celebrating 10 years of helping children discover a
love for writing through creative programs.Founded by Lucy Macnab, Ben Payne and
bestselling author Nick Hornby, the organization works with around 1，000 children
per year participating in schools, and community programs across Hackney，Islington,
and Tower Hamlets.It now has over 400 volunteers and runs its programs free of
charge for the youth of the areas.
“Through a range of creative writing programs, and onetoone mentoring, we
aim to help young people find their own qualities that can be developed，” Macnab
told The Telegraph.“We build confidence，selfrespect，and communication skills in
both workshops for schools and outofschool writing clubs.”
One 10year participant, Nmeso, said that the weekly afterschool club he attends
at the Ministry has helped him grow his imagination and improve his academic
performance. In fact, he was able to move up a grade in school. What's even more
remarkable is that Nmeso has had a story he wrote published － along with other
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writers in the program－titled Andre has a Hard Time.This is Nmeso's success story.
【语篇解读】 本文是记叙文。文章讲述的是东伦敦一个名为 the Ministry of
Stories 的写作辅导中心以激发孩子们的想象力为宗旨来培养孩子们对写作的喜
爱。
5．What is the function of Hoxton Street Monster Supplies?
A．Advertising the mentoring centre.
B．Attracting young children to come.
C．Supporting the Ministry of Stories.
D．Arousing children's interest in food.
C [细节理解题。根据第一段中的“the Ministry of Stories，which is fronted by
its shop，Hoxton Street Monster(怪兽) Supplies”“The shop raises funds for this very
special program that fires children's imagination” 可 知 ， Hoxton Street Monster
Supplies 食品店为这个辅导中心筹集资金，即该店铺为这个辅导中心提供资金支
持。故选 C 项。]
6．Why are some figures used in the text?
A．To prove the program is popular.
B．To suggest writing is vital for children.
C．To attract readers' attention to the center.
D．To show running the program is rewarding.
A [推理判断题。文中第三段提到该项目已经运营足足十年，每年大约 1 000
名孩子参与活动，400 多名志愿者参与这个项目，这足以说明这个活动是很受欢
迎的。故选 A 项。]
7．What does the program intend to do?
A．Help the children express opinions.
B．Give the children a future plan.
C．Develop the children's writing skills.
D．Discover the children's potential.
D [细 节理 解题 。 根据 第 四段 中的 “Through a range of creative writing
programs，and onetoone mentoring，we aim to help young people find their own
qualities that can be developed”可知，这个写作活动帮助孩子们发现自己的潜能。
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故选 D 项。]
8．What does the author say about Nmeso?
A．He is ten years old this year.
B．He has benefited a lot from the program.
C．He's got his own book published.
D．He becomes very famous as a young writer.
B [推理判断题。根据文章最后一段可知，Nmeso 参加活动十年之久，这个
项目培养了他的想象力并提升了他的在校成绩等级，而且他和辅导中心的其他孩
子一起写了一个故事，并且故事被发表了，这些都表明他从这个项目中受益颇多。
故选 B 项。]
Ⅱ.完形填空
(北京市海淀区 2020 届高三年级第一次模拟考试)I was 11 when I asked my
mom for piano lessons. We were in an economic crisis and she'd recently been 1
off. She said a polite “no”．
That didn't 2 me. I drew a keyboard on a piece of paper and stuck it on my
desk. I would 3 notes on an online keyboard and “play” them back on my paper
one－keeping the sound they made on the computer in my head. I spent six months
playing without 4 a real piano. As my mom found I was 5 about it, she
bought me 10 lessons with borrowed money.
I still remember the first one.I was 6 by how organic the sound of the
piano was, as I had become familiar with the 7 electronic sound.The teacher
was trying to explain where middle C was, but I could 8 play all the major and
minor scales.
I 9 my grade one after eight lessons and got a distinction. By the time I
started secondary school, we couldn't 10 lessons again, so I returned to my
paper keyboard. I passed grade three, then grade five，practicing only on my piece of
paper.
For the grades above that, there's an 11 that you add a certain sensitivity
to your playing. The music teacher at my school said I could practice on the school's
grand piano. I would wake up at 5：30 a．m. to get there in time and play until lessons
started. I'd 12 lunch and then practice after school until the caretaker kicked me
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out. At home, I'd have dinner, and do three hours of revision, and then 13
practice until 1：00 a．m.
My school didn't offer music A level. I found the Purcell School for young
musicians. The audition (试奏) was extremely 14 ， and I felt overwhelmed. To
my amazement, I was offered a 15 ．
I had been told I had started playing too 16 to reach the conservatory (音乐
学院) level, but when I left Purcell, I was awarded the senior piano prize. That was
the point when I realized I wasn't behind anyone else. I am now at the Guildhall
School of Music and Drama in London, where I was offered a scholarship. I feel
17 ： it's been 10 years since I drew my paper piano and I'm at one of the world's
18 conservatories.
The irony is that I continue to do a lot of my practice away from the piano: what
we call mental practice. It 19 key areas of the mind that are less readily
accessed by piano playing alone. The paper piano helped stimulate my 20 about
how music works.
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述的是作者因家庭经济困难，无
法承担钢琴和钢琴课程的费用，于是自己在纸上画上钢琴键练习指法，结合网络
虚拟的钢琴音效，并辅之以头脑中的练习，最终自学成才的故事。
1．A.laid B．pushed C．dropped D．knocked
A [语境推断。根据空前的“we were in an economic crisis”和下文“She said a
polite'no'.”可知，此处应指作者的家中遇到了经济危机，由此可推知，作者的母
亲被解雇了。lay off 意为“解雇；裁员”，符合语境。]
2．A.annoy B．bother C．embarrass D．discourage
D [语境推断。根据下文中的“I drew a keyboard on a piece of paper”可知，作
者在纸上画了钢琴的琴键学习钢琴，说明母亲的拒绝并没有让作者泄气。
discourage 意为“使泄气”，符合语境。]
3．A.take B．sign C．click D．compose
C [常识推断。根据空后的“on an online keyboard”和常识可知，作者在网上
点击在线钢琴的键盘来记音符。click 意为“点击”，符合语境。]
4．A.seeing B．touching C．enjoying D．choosing
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B [语境推断。根据上文可知，作者一直在纸钢琴上学习弹钢琴，故此处表
示作者练了六个月，没有摸过真正的钢琴。touch 意为“触摸”，符合语境。]
5．A.serious B．careful C．hesitant D．nervous
A [语境推断。根据上文中的“I spent six months playing”和空后的“she
bought me 10 lessons with borrowed money”可知，此处应指作者的母亲发现作者
对学钢琴这件事十分认真，于是用借来的钱给作者买了 10 节钢琴课程。serious
意为“认真的”，符合语境。]
6．A.struck B．puzzled
C．comforted D．inspired
A [语境推断。根据空后的“by how organic the sound of the piano was，as I
had become familiar with the________ electronic sound”可知，此处应指作者之前一
直在网上听着虚拟的钢琴音记音符，已经习惯了那种人工合成的电子音效，此刻
作者才突然发现用真正的钢琴演奏出的声音是多么和谐流畅。strike 意为“突然意
识到”，符合语境。]
7．A.natural B．artificial
C．practical D．magical
B [语境推断。根据上文的“I would________ notes on an online keyboard
and'play' them back on my paper one”可知，此处表示因为作者习惯了人工合成的
电子音。artificial 意为“人工的；人造的”，符合语境。]
8．A.only B．still C．hardly D．already
D [语境及逻辑推断。根据空前的“The teacher was trying to explain where
middle C was”和 but 并结合上文内容可知，作者刚去上钢琴课，老师从找中央 C
音的位置开始教起，但是作者已经通过自学学会了弹奏所有的大调和小调。故
already 符合语境。]
9．A.sat B．joined C．failed D．repeated
A [ 语 境 推 断 。 根 据 空 后 的 “my grade one after eight lessons and got a
distinction”可知，此处应指作者参加了钢琴一级考试，并获得了优异的成绩。sit
意为“参加考试”，符合语境。]
10．A.offer B．teach C．afford D．observe
C [语境推断。根据空后的“so I returned to my paper keyboard”并结合上文内
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容可知，此处指作者的家庭再一次无法再负担钢琴课的费用了，因此作者又回到
自己的纸钢琴上练习了。afford 意为“承担得起；买得起”，符合语境。]
11．A.attitude B．expectation
C．opinion D．opportunity
B [语境推断。根据上文内容和空前的“For the grades above that”以及空后的
“that you add a certain sensitivity to your playing”和选项可知，此处表示，作者已
经通过了钢琴的三级和五级考试，但对于更高级别的钢琴演奏水平而言，人们往
往会期待演奏者在其演奏的过程中加入自己的悟性。expectation 意为“期望”，符
合语境。]
12．A.avoid B．miss C．save D．skip
D [语境推断。根据空后的“lunch and then practice after school until the
caretaker kicked me out”可知，此处应指作者不吃午饭，省下时间在学校练习钢琴。
skip 意为“不做；略过”，符合语境。]
13．A.social B．mental
C．mechanical D．physical
B [复现推断。根据下文中的“The irony is that I continue to do a lot of my
practice away from the piano：what we call mental practice.”中提及的 mental practice
可知，此处应表示作者回家后没有钢琴，所以只能在脑海中练习。mental 意为“在
头脑中进行的；精神的”，符合语境。]
14．A.fascinating B．motivating
C．frightening D．challenging
D [语境推断。根据空后的“I felt overwhelmed”可知，试奏对作者而言很具
挑战性。challenging 意为“富有挑战性的”，符合语境。]
15．A.course B．reward
C．place D．certificate
C [语境推断。根据空前的“To my amazement”可知，此处应指作者通过了
试奏并获得了普塞尔音乐学校的一个入学名额。place 意为“入学名额；位置”，
符合语境。]
16．A.soon B．late C．hurriedly D．suddenly
B [语境推断。根据空后的“but when I left Purcell，I was awarded the senior
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piano prize”可知，此处应表示作者开始学习弹钢琴太晚了，很难达到音乐学院的
水平。故 late 符合语境。]
17．A.proud B．lucky C．ambitious D．grateful
A [常识推断。根据空后的“it's been 10 years since I drew my paper piano and
I'm at one of the world's________ conservatories”和常识可知，作者十年前在纸钢
琴上练习，而现在作者就读于世界顶尖的音乐学院之一，作者感到自豪。proud
意为“自豪的”，符合语境。]
18．A.grand B．strict C．leading D．expensive
C [常识推断。结合常识和选项可推知，此处应指伦敦市政厅音乐及戏剧学
院是世界上一流的音乐学院之一。leading 意为“尖端的；一流的”，符合语境。]
19．A.builds B．covers C．defines D．unlocks
D [语境推断。根据上文中的“what we call mental practice”可知，作者没有
机会在真正的钢琴上练习，只能在脑海中练习，从而被启发了仅仅是弹奏钢琴无
法轻易触及的大脑关键区域。unlock 意为“揭开；释放(潜能)”，符合语境。]
20．A.prediction B．memory
C．curiosity D．imagination
C [语境推断。结合上下文内容和选项可推知，此处表示纸钢琴激发了作者
对音乐如何有影响的好奇心。curiosity 意为“好奇心”，符合语境。]
Ⅲ.语法填空
(山东省齐鲁名校 2020 届高三阶段复习达标检测)Researchers find, not just
daily walks or controlling salt in your diet, learning some hula dance steps
1.________(be) also helpful in lowering your blood pressure. The hula is a dance
developed by the Polynesians who 2.________(original) settled in the Hawaiian
Islands.
Native Hawaiians who participated in a bloodpressurelowering programme
involving their cultural dance of hula 3.________(reduce) their blood pressure more
than those who received standard education on diet and exercise. The participants said
the hula helped meet their 4.________(spirit) and cultural needs.
These results may also be applied 5.________other groups although the study
was conducted in Native Hawaiians. They prove 6.________idea that for most people,
the best physical activity for their health is one that makes them 7.________(breath) a
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little faster and gets their heart beating a little faster.8.________that's dancing ，
biking，swimming, or surfing, the key is to move more and more often.While the
physical 9.________(benefit) of dancing hula are clear, other positive impacts include
creating social support and increasing selfconfidence. Other similar cultural activities,
especially those meeting national guidelines ， and social and cultural activities
10.________(motivate) people to make behavioural changes, could be used in a
similar way in other local groups.
【语篇解读】 本文是说明文，主要介绍了夏威夷草裙舞，它能够降低血压，
有益健康。
1．is [考查主谓一致。分析句子结构可知，主语是动名词短语 learning some
hula dance steps，故空处填 is。注意：不要受 steps 的影响而用 are。]
2．originally [考查副词。空处修饰谓语动词 settled，应用副词。]
3．reduced [考查动词的时态。分析句子结构可知，本句主句缺少谓语动
词，根据从句用一般过去时可知，此处也用一般过去时。]
4．spiritual [考查词性转换。and 连接两个并列的形容词修饰名词 needs，
故此处填 spiritual“精神上的”。]
5．to [考查介词。此处表示“适用于”，故用 apply...to...搭配，to 是介词。]
6．the [考查冠词。根据 idea 后跟的同位语从句和语境可知，此处表示特
指，故用定冠词 the。]
7．breathe [考查词性转换和非谓语动词。make sb.do sth.为固定用法，故
空处要填动词原形。注意：breath 是名词，表示“呼吸”，breathe 是其动词形式。]
8．Whether [考查让步状语从句。分析句子结构并根据后面的 or 可知，此
处表示“不管……还是……”，故用 whether。]
9．benefits [考查名词复数。空处缺少名词作主语，根据后面的 are 可知，
空处要填名词复数形式。]
10．motivating [考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知，空处作后置定语修
饰名词 activities，且 motivate 与 activities 是逻辑上的主谓关系，故用现在分词形
式。]
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