届高考英语临考冲刺卷四.docx
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届高考英语临考冲刺卷四
2019届高考英语临考冲刺卷四
1、Headtooneofthesefestivalsandyou'llfindcriticallypraisedhands,first-rateliteratureandpeacefulsettingsforenjoyingfreshjuiceasthesungoesdown.
PrimaveraSound,Barcelona,Spain
May31-June4
Primaverahasbecomethego-tofestivalforthosewholovegoodtunes,butcantbearthethoughtofaweekend'scamping.
BandsplayattheParcdelForum,withpartygoerseitherstayinginhotelsorrentedapartments.Thisyear'sartistsincludeWildBeasts,BrokenSocialSceneandJapandroids.
Melt.Grafenhainichen,Germany
July14-16
Melt'sreputationasEurope'sbiggestpartyfestivalhasbeenassuredforyears.
TechnoandhouseDJsprovidelotsofentertainment,fillingperfectlywiththeattractivesettinginanindustrialmuseumbetweenLeipzigandBerlin.
Biggernamesinclude,too,suchasthetalented WarpaintandthesleepybeatsofI^onobo.
Roskilde.Denmark
June24-July1
OneofEurope'sbiggestfestivals,Roskildeiscenturies-longinmusichistory.
BigactslikeFooFightersandTheWeekendprovidethemaindraw.
It'sintheouterfieldswherethingsgetinteresting,withstreetartinGraffitiCityandtheGhet-toblasterforsomehardcorepartyaction.
PortEliot,Cornwall,UK
July27-30
SetinthegroundsofabeautifulstatelyhomeinStGermans,Cornwall,PortEliotisunlikeanyotherfestivals.Festivalgoerscanexploretheroomsoftheattractivehouse,gowildswimmingintheriverandtakepartinworkshopsoneverythingfromcheesemakingtofood-searching.Ortheycansimplyspendtimelisteningtothebestalternativemusicoutthere.Thisisarelaxingfestivalformodernlife.
1.InwhichcountrycanpeopleseeWildBeastsonJune2?
A.Spain.
B.Germany.
C.Denmark.
D.TheUK.
2.Whichfestivalhasahistoryofover100yearsaccordingtothetext?
A.PrimaveraSound
B.Melt.
C.Roskilde.
D.PortEliot.
3.WhatisspecialaboutPortEliot?
A.Itgivespartygoerschancestoplaymusic.
B.Itprovidesroomsforpartygoerstolivein.
C.Itprovidespartygoerswithhands-onexperiences.
D.Itshostcityislocatedbetweentheriverandthesea.
2、 MyfamilycametotheUnitedStatesfromMexicowhenIwas5,soIwasanEnglish-languagelearnerinschoolandhadtoworkveryhard.Afterfinishinghighschool,ittookmeeightyearstograduatefromUniversity,whileworkingfulltimeatnight.
Istartedoutasanaerospace(航空宇宙)engineerandchangedintomarketing,workingatHewlett-PackardandIBMformostofmycareer.ThenIbecameafinancialadviser,buteventuallydidn'tfinditsatisfyingenough.
Ihadalwaysdreamedofteachingchildrenwithabackgroundlikemine,andIwas59yearsold,solknewitwasnowornever.IfoundoutabouttheEnCorpsSTEMTeachersPrograminCalifornia,whichwouldallowmetoexplorethepossibilityofbecomingascience,technology,engineering,ormathteacherinahigh-needsmiddleorhighschool.Iquicklyappliedandwasaccepted.
Myfirstjobwasthehardestassignment(任务) youcanget.Ispentmyfirstyearthereteachingmathinamiddleschool,andthefollowingtwoyearsItaughtattheAcademyofScience&Engineering.WhenIspottedajobopeningwithinthehighschoolnetworkSoledadEnrichmentActionandIsawthestudents,Iknewit'swhere Iwantedtowork.I'minmythirdyearthere,andIloveit.It'ssomuchmoresatisfyingthanwhatIusedtodoforwork.Thebestiswhenyouseeastudentreallygettingsomethingforthefirsttime.Especiallyalgebra,whichcanbeveryconfusing.SometimesIwassoconfusedattheiragethat Icouldn'tevenaskaquestion,soIknowthatfeeling.
Ifeelrelevantagain,likewhatIdoisreallyimportant.Idon’tplanoneverretiring.
1.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthorfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?
A.Hehadtobeginworkingfromanearlyage.
B.Hewasgoodatlanguagelearningwhenyoung.
C.Upongraduating,heenjoyedtryingdifferentjobs.
D.Notsatisfiedwithhisjob,hechangedjobsconstantly.
2.Howdidtheauthorrealizehisdream?
A.Byapplyingtobeamathteacherinahighschool.
B.Byteachingchildrenwithabackgroundlikehimself.
C.Bygettingthehardestassignmenttochallengehimself.
D.Bychanginghisjobforasatisfyingoneasanengineer.
3.Whatwastheauthorsatisfiedwithwhenbeingateacher?
A.Hefoundalgebracanbeveryconfusing.
B.Hesettledconfusingmathproblemsforhisstudents.
C.HetaughtattheAcademyofScience&Engineering.
D.Hesawastudentreallygettingimprovedforthefirsttime.
4.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?
A.ToBeaTeacherandNeverRetireB.HowtoBeaSuccessfulTeacher
C.FindingaSatisfyingJobIsDifficultD.TeachingafterYouRetireIsWorthIt
3、 Insummertheextremeheatoftenmakespeoplesweatyandrestless.Whilepeopleareannoyedbyit,expertssuggestsummeristhebestseasontodischarge(排放)yourbody’stoxins(毒素)andrecoveryourenergy.
Onepopularoptionishot-stonemassage(按摩).Therapistsusesmoothandheatedstones,usuallyriverrocks,tomassagecertainpartsofthebody,orplacethemonkeypointsofthebody.Thewarmthofthehotstoneswillimprovebloodcirculationandalsohelprelaxmuscles,whilesweatingisalsobelievedtobegoodfordischargingthebody’stoxins.
Anotherpopularoptionishot-stonebaths.Thehot-stonebathwillhelpthebodydischargetoxinsandhumidity(湿气)thataccumulatedduringthelastwinter.Summeristhebestseasontobuildagoodbody.Ratherthanusewaterorsteamtoheatandwashthebody,peoplesimplywearacoatorsomethingcomfortable,andthenlieonheatedstonetabletsmadeofhotstones,whicharewarmedtoaround45oC.Thebodywillgraduallywarmupandbloodcirculationwillalsobeimproved.Moresweatwillcomeoutquickly.Thesweatissmoothandfresh,notsmellylikethatreleasedaftersportsactivities.Suchbathsbringanumberofhealthbenefits,suchasanti-aging,improvedbloodcirculationandstressrelief.Theslimmingeffectofdietingcanevenbepromoted.
Usinghotstonesforhealingdatesbacktoancienttimes,butthemodernrenewalofhot-stonemassageisgenerallycreditedtoMaryNelson,anativeofTucson,Arizona,America,whosetrademarkis“LaStoneTherapy”.
Thetherapyisgainingwidepopularitywithmanypeople,especiallythosewhohavejobsincoolair-conditionedrooms.Thehot-stonetherapycanhelpcuremanydiseases,includingbackpain.
1.Whatdopeopleusetoreleasetoxinsinourbodyaccordingtothetext?
A.Swimminginwhitewater.B.Livingincoldwinter.
C.Lyingonthewarmbeds.D.Discharginglotsofsweat.
2.Whatcanweknowfromthetext?
A.Peopleshouldtakeadvantageofsummertoimprovetheirhealth.
B.Therearenotoxinsandhumidityinthebodyinsummer.
C.Usingwaterofabout45oCtowashthebodyisgoodforthehealth.
D.Sportshavegreatereffectsonthehealththanhot-stonemassage.
3.Whatcanbelearnedaboutthehot-stonetherapy?
A.ItwasinventedbyMaryNelson,anAmerican.
B.Itsuccessfullycuredmanypeopleofcancer.
C.Itispopularwithpeoplebecauseofitsexcellenteffects.
D.Itcanhelppeopleavoidsweatingtoomuchinhotsummer.
4.Whichofthefollowingcouldbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.Theoriginanddevelopmentofthehot-stonetherapy
B.Ahealthyandcomfortablelifestyle
C.Howtolivecomfortablyinsummer
D.Theamazingfunctionsofthehot-stonetherapy
4、 AuldLangSyneisasongthateveryonedrunkenlysings,whichmarksthestarttoabrandnewyear.Nooneeverseemstoknowthewords(somethingaboutforgettingoldacquaintances?
)orwhattheymean(whywouldwewanttoforgetpeople?
),but,inAmerica,it'sasmuchapartofNewYears'traditionaswine.Butwhy?
Thelyrics(歌词)tothesongcomefromapoemwrittenbythegreatScottishpoetRobertBumsin1788.ItstitleisbelievedtobeanoldScottishwayofsaying“alongtimeago.’’Phraseslike“Inthedaysofauldlangsyne”alsoappearinotherScottishfairytalesandpoems,usuallyasawayofsaying“OnceUponaTime.”
Whileitstillcausesconfusion,itisbelievedthattheopeninglinesofthesongaremeanttoberhetorical(夸张的);“Shouldauldacquaintancebeforgotten,andneverbroughttomind?
Shouldauldacquaintancebeforgotten,andauldlangsyne?
”thereforemeansweshouldhaveadrinkinhonorofwhateverispassing,andrememberoldfriends.
WhentheScotsimmigratedtoAmericainthe19thcentury,theybroughtthesongwiththem.ButitsgreatpopularitycanbelargelyduetotheCanadianbandleaderGuyLombardo.
In1965,heexplainedhowhehimselfcametoassociatethesongwiththeendoftheyeartoLifemagazine:
“AuldLangSyneisourthemesong—andwaslongbeforeanyoneeverheardusontheradio.InourparticularpartofwesternOntario,wherethere’salargeScottishpopulation,itwastraditionalforbandstoendeverydancewithAuldLangSyne.Wedidn'tthinkitwasknownhere.
Ifyouwanttoseethesingerinaction,checkouthisfinalperformanceontheeveof1977,afterperformingfor48yearsinarow.
1.HowmightpeoplefeelwhenfirsthearingthesongAuldLangSyne?
A.Confused.
B.Moved.
C.Energetic.
D.Comfortable.
2.WhydopeoplesingAuldLangSynewhenNewYeariscoming?
A.Tohopeforgoodluck.
B.TocelebratetheNewYear.
C.InhonorofRobertBums.
D.Inmemoryofthepast.
3.WhyisGuyLombardomentionedinthetext?
A.HecreatedthesongAuldLangSyne.
B.HemadethesongAuldLangSynemorepopular.
C.HebroughtthesongAuldLangSynetoAmerica.
D.HewasthefirsttosingthesongAuldLangSyne.
4.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.WhatdoesAuldLangSyneMean?
B.WhoMakesAu
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