河北省邯郸市临漳县第一中学2012届高三艺术班英语阅读材料37.doc

1、12届艺术班阅读材料（历年真题）-37第一节：完型填空（福建）Children find meanings in their old family tales.When Stephen Guyers three children were growing up, he told them stories about bow his grandfather, a banker, _36_ all in the 1930s, but did not lose sight of what he valued most. In one of the darkest times_37_ his stro

2、ng-minded grandfather was nearly _38_, he loaded his family into the car and _39_ them to see family members in Canada with a _40_, “There are more important things in life than money. ”The _41_took on a new meaning recently when Mr. Guyer downsized to a _42_ house from a more expensive and comforta

3、ble one. He was _43_ that his children ,a daughter, 15, and twins, 22, would be . To his surprise, they werent _44_, their reaction echoed （共鸣） their great-grandfathers. What they _45_was how warm the people were in the house and how _46_ of their heart was .Many parents are finding family stories h

4、ave surprising power to help children _47_ hard times. Storytelling expects say the phenomenon reflects a growing _48_ in telling tales, evidenced by a rise in a storytelling events and festivals.A university _49_of 65 families with children aged from 14 to 16 found kids ability to _50_ parents stor

5、ies was linked to a lower rate of anger and .The _51_is telling the stories in a way children can _52_. Were not talking here about the kind of story that _53_, “ When I was a kid, I walked to school every day uphill both ways, barefoot in the snow.” Instead, we should choose a story suited to the c

6、hilds _54_, and make eye （接触） to create “a personal experience”, We dont have to tell children _55_ they should take from the story and what the moral is.36. A. missed B. lost C. forgot D. ignored37. A. when B. while C. how D. why38. A. friendless B. worthless C. penniless D. homeless39. A fetched B

7、. allowed C. expected D. took40. A. hope B. promise C. suggestion D. belief41. A. tale B. agreement C. D. report42. A. large B. small C. new D. grand43. A. surprised B. annoyed C. D. worried44. A. Therefore B. Besides C. Instead D. Otherwise45. A. talked about B. cared about C. wrote about D. heard

8、about46. A. much B. many C. little D. few47. A. beyond B. over C. behind D. through48. A. argument B. skill C. interest D. anxiety49. A. study B. design C. committee D. staff50. A. provide B. retell C. support D. 51. A. trouble B. gift C. fact D. trick 52. A. perform B. write C. hear D. question 53.

9、 A. means B. ends C. begins D. proves 54. A. needs B. activities C. judgments D. habits 55. A. that B. what C. which D. whom 第二节 阅读理解Only three local students won Chinese Blog（博客）. And 15 of the 18 awards want to students from China.170 students task: to get a fully-designed blog up and running , co

10、mplete with many postings based on a of choiceall written in Chinese.Themes ranged from local opinionssuch as the usage of Singlish, education and whether Singapore can be a cultural centreto food blogs.The entries were judged on Language proficiency（熟练程度）and the of writing, as well as the design an

11、d level of exchanging ideas with readers.Academics from the National University of Singapore and the SIM University IT experts, and a journalist from Chinese newspaper Lianhe Zaobao in Singapore made up the judges.In the end, only three Singaporean students made it to the award listthe rest of the a

12、wards were swept up by students from .“No surprise. ”said Mr. Chow Yaw Long, 37 , teachers in charge from Lanova Junior College, which organized the event. “Although the topics were local subjects, the foreign students were generally better in terms of the of the posts and their grasp of the Chinese

13、 language.”One of the three local students winning the first prize in the Best Language Award was blogger Christina Gao 19, from the Saint Andrews Junior College, who spared no effort in researching for and writing her blog. Each took her between five and seven days to produce, complete with picture

14、s and even podcasts（播客）.Her advice for bloggers is: Be responsible.“Some bloggers out there only seek to the authorities and other bloggers.” Said Miss Gao. “I think they lack responsibilities and there is no value to their posts.”56. The competition was by _.A. the National University of Singapore

15、B. Chinese newspaper Lianhe ZaobaoC. Inova Junior College D. the Saint Andrews Junior College57. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Chinese students won most of the awards.B. Not all the themes were about local subjectsC. The blogs could be written in Chinese or Singlish.D. T

16、he judges were from university in Singapore and .58. What Miss Gao said suggests that _.A. she likes to blame the authorities B. she has a sense of responsibilityC. she thinks highly of the others blogs D. she loves to read posts59. The passage in mainly about _.A. how Chinese students won the awards in the competitionB. why bloggers should take responsibility for their blogsC. how Miss Gao won the first prize in the competitionD. what the result of the competition was