资源简介

考前晨读晚练自修板块（二十）
晚练阅读理解——归拢主题语素
常考主题：人与自然 /自然生态 /人与动植物
Passage 1(2019·6月浙江高考·C篇)
California has lost half its big trees since the 1930s, according to a study to be published Tuesday and climate change seems to be a major factor (因素)．
The number of trees larger than two feet across has declined by 50 percent on more than 46,000 square miles of California forests, the new study finds. No area was spared or unaffected, from the foggy northern coast to the Sierra Nevada Mountains to the San Gabriels above Los Angeles. In the Sierra high country, the number of big trees has fallen by more than 55 percent; in parts of southern California the decline was nearly 75 percent.
Many factors contributed to the decline, said Patrick McIntyre, an ecologist who was the lead author of the study. Woodcutters targeted big trees. Housing development pushed into the woods. Aggressive wildfire control has left California forests crowded with small trees that compete with big trees for resources (资源)．
But in comparing a study of California forests done in the 1920s and 1930s with another one between 2001 and 2010, McIntyre and his colleagues documented a widespread death of big trees that was evident even in wildlands protected from woodcutting or development.
The loss of big trees was greatest in areas where trees had suffered the greatest water shortage. The researchers figured out water stress with a computer model that calculated how much water trees were getting in comparison with how much they needed, taking into account such things as rainfall, air temperature, dampness of soil, and the timing of snowmelt (融雪)．
Since the 1930s, McIntyre said, the biggest factors driving up water stress in the state have been rising temperatures, which cause trees to lose more water to the air, and earlier snowmelt, which reduces the water supply available to trees during the dry season.
一、理清文脉速懂文



二、再练真题找规律
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了美国加利福尼亚州的森林中大树急剧减少的现象，并分析了其原因。
27．What is the second paragraph mainly about?
A．The seriousness of big?tree loss in California.
B．The increasing variety of California big trees.
C．The distribution of big trees in California forests.
D．The influence of farming on big trees in California.
解析：选A　段落大意题。根据第二段中的“The number of trees ...declined by 50 percent ... more than 55 percent ...75 percent”提到的数字可知，该段主要描述了加利福尼亚州森林中大树急剧减少的严重性，故选A。
28．Which of the following is well?intentioned but may be bad for big trees?
A．Ecological studies of forests.
B．Banning woodcutting.
C．Limiting housing development.
D．Fire control measures.
解析：选D　推理判断题。根据第三段中的“Aggressive wildfire control ...compete with big trees for resources (资源)．”可知，声势浩大的野外火灾控制措施虽然一定程度上保护了森林，但同时也导致小树泛滥，与大树竞争资源，从而导致大树数量减少，故选D。
29．What is a major cause of the water shortage according to McIntyre?
A．Inadequate snowmelt.
B．A longer dry season.
C．A warmer climate.
D．Dampness of the air.
解析：选C　细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“McIntyre said, the biggest factors driving up water stress in the state have been rising temperatures”可知，McIntyre认为水资源短缺的主要原因是逐渐上升的气温，故选C。
30．What can be a suitable title for the text?
A．California's Forests: Where Have All the Big Trees Gone?
B．Cutting of Big Trees to Be Prohibited in California Soon
C．Why Are the Big Trees Important to California Forests?
D．Patrick McIntyre: Grow More Big Trees in California
解析：选A　标题归纳题。阅读全文可知，文章主要介绍了美国加利福尼亚州森林中大树数量急剧减少的现象，并分析了其原因。因此A项能很好地概括全文。
Passage 2(2017·全国卷Ⅰ·B篇)
I work with Volunteers for Wildlife, a rescue and education organization at Bailey Arboretum in Locust Valley.Trying to help injured, displaced or sick creatures can be heartbreaking; survival is never certain.However, when it works, it is simply beautiful.
I got a rescue call from a woman in Muttontown.She had found a young owl (猫头鹰) on the ground.When I arrived, I saw a 2? to 3?week?old owl.It had already been placed in a carrier for safety.
I examined the chick (雏鸟) and it seemed fine.If I could locate the nest, I might have been able to put it back, but no luck.My next work was to construct a nest and anchor it in a tree.
The homeowner was very helpful.A wire basket was found.I put some pine branches into the basket to make this nest safe and comfortable.I placed the chick in the nest, and it quickly calmed down.
Now all that was needed were the parents, but they were absent.I gave the homeowner a recording of the hunger screams of owl chicks.These advertise the presence of chicks to adults; they might also encourage our chick to start calling as well.I gave the owner as much information as possible and headed home to see what news the night might bring.
A nervous night to be sure, but sometimes the spirits of nature smile on us all! The homeowner called to say that the parents had responded to the recordings.I drove over and saw the chick in the nest looking healthy and active.And it was accompanied in the nest by the greatest sight of all — LUNCH! The parents had done their duty and would probably continue to do so.
一、理清文脉速懂文

二、再练真题找规律
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者作为一个野生动物救助和教育机构的志愿者，成功救助一只猫头鹰雏鸟的经历。
24．What is unavoidable in the author's rescue work according to paragraph 1?
A．Efforts made in vain.
B．Getting injured in his work.
C．Feeling uncertain about his future.
D．Creatures forced out of their homes.
解析：选A　推理判断题。根据第一段的“Trying to help injured, displaced or sick creatures can be heartbreaking; survival is never certain.”可知，救助野生动物有时会让人感到心碎，因为即使努力挽救它们，也不能保证它们都会活下来。也就是说，救助野生动物的努力可能会白费，因此答案为A。
25．Why was the author called to Muttontown?
A．To rescue a woman.
B．To take care of a woman.
C．To look at a baby owl.
D．To cure a young owl.
解析：选C　细节理解题。根据第二段的“I got a rescue call from a woman in Muttontown.She had found a young owl (猫头鹰)．.. a 2?to 3?week?old owl.”可知，这位Muttontown的女士给作者打求助电话是为了让他来看一看这只猫头鹰雏鸟。
26．What made the chick calm down?
A．A new nest.　 B．Some food.
C．A recording. D．Its parents.
解析：选A　细节理解题。根据第四段的“I put some pine branches into the basket to make this nest safe and comfortable ... it quickly calmed down.”可知，作者做的鸟巢非常舒服，所以把这只猫头鹰雏鸟放进去后，它很快安静下来。
27．How would the author feel about the outcome of the event?
A．It's unexpected. B．It's beautiful.
C．It's humorous. D．It's discouraging.
解析：选B　推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，通过播放猫头鹰雏鸟饥饿时发出的叫声的录音，这只猫头鹰雏鸟最终与它的父母团聚，而且它的父母开始给它喂食；再结合第一段最后一句“However, when it works, it is simply beautiful.”可判断，作者付出的努力没有白费，因而结果是美好的。

一、由语篇习词汇，夯实阅读之基
Ⅰ.熟词生义(写出加黑词汇的语境之义)
1．(Passage 1)Housing development pushed into the woods.推进；推动
2．(Passage 1)Since the 1930s, McIntyre said, the biggest factors driving up water stress in the state have been rising temperatures, which cause trees to lose more water to the air, and earlier snowmelt, which reduces the water supply available to trees during the dry season.使上升
3．(Passage 2)If I could locate the nest, I might have been able to put it back, but no luck.找出……的准确位置
Ⅱ.生词拓展(写出加黑词汇的汉语意思)
1．(Passage 1)Aggressive wildfire control has left California forests crowded with small trees that compete with big trees for resources (资源)．声势浩大的
2．(Passage 2)Trying to help injured, displaced or sick creatures can be heartbreaking; survival is never certain. 离开家的
Ⅲ.重点词汇回扣练
(一)用所给词的正确形式填空
1．He's the president of a large international organization (organize)．
2．Give me that carrier(carry) bag please, I'm going to shopping.
3．There is no comparison (compare) between frozen and fresh food.
4．The dampness (damp) of the forest did not agree with him physically.
5．It was now the middle of November, cold and often foggy (fog)．
6．There have been significant computer developments (develop) during the last decade.
7．He planted some flowers to beautify (beauty) the garden.
8．Linda called me on her arrival (arrive) so that I would know she was safe and sound.
9．His calmness (calm) made him save all the passengers on board.
10．By taking part in these activities (active), students show their special talents.
(二)选词填空
1.Some children are much more aggressive than others.
2．To achieve this target,_I must study even harder.
3．Wherever you go, you can find this kind of widespread plant.
4．He is buried in writing his novel; in other words, he can't spare us even a minute to take a trip.
5．A great decline in young work force is likely to occur in China, for instance.
6．The heavy rain may have accounted for the absence of so many students this morning.
7．I would like to apply for the position advertised in yesterday's newspaper.
8．In some poor African areas, many children die of_hunger every year.
9．I failed again, but my parents encouraged me and told me that failure is the mother of success.
10．Finally, her flight landed on the airport safely.
Ⅳ.话题词汇拓展
1．atmosphere n．　　　　　 大气，气氛
2．challenge n. 挑战
challenging adj. 具有挑战性的
3．circumstance n. 情况，形势，环境
4．consequence n. 结果，后果
5．conservation n. 保持；(对自然环境的)保护
6．species n. 物种
7．suffer vi. 受苦，遭受
8．surround vt. 围绕；包围
surrounding adj. 周围的
9．survival n. 幸存；存活
10．threaten v. 威胁
11．tolerate vt. 容许，允许，忍受
12．transparent adj. 透明的，清澈的
13．unbearable adj. 难耐的，无法接受的
14．unbelievable adj. 难以置信的
15．uncertain adj. 不确定的
二、突破长难句，跨越阅读障碍
1．(Passage 1)Since the 1930s, McIntyre said, the biggest factors driving up water stress in the state have been rising temperatures, which cause trees to lose more water to the air, and earlier snowmelt, which reduces the water supply available to trees during the dry season.
分析：

翻译：McIntyre_说，自20世纪30年代以来，导致该州水资源紧张的最大因素是气温升高，这导致树木向空气中流失更多的水，以及过早的融雪，从而减少了旱季树木的供水量。
2．(Passage 2)I gave the owner as much information as possible and headed home to see what news the night might bring.
分析：本句是一个复合句。and连接两个并列的谓语部分；动词see后为what引导的宾语从句。
翻译：我给(这家)主人提供尽量多的信息，然后走向回家的路，看看这个晚上可能会有什么消息。
三、完成写作佳句，成就高分文章
1．我相信我们每一个人都能够对世界有所贡献。
I believe that each of us can contribute_to_the_world.
2．家应该让人觉得舒服、亲切。
A home should be comfortable_and_friendly.
3．这些新设备将代替那些旧的。
These new facilities will displace/replace_the_old_ones.
4．令人吃惊的是，一间旧房子竟然被重新建得这么美。
It's amazing that an old house should_have_been_rebuilt_so_beautifully.
5．我们可以绝对安全地观看狮子。
We are able to watch the lions in_complete_safety.

考前晨读晚练自修板块（二十）
晨读完形填空——体会用语之美
[先填后背]
熟读语感出
阅读话题——Gabriel对音乐的态度的转变
(2017·江苏高考)For a long time Gabriel didn't want to be involved in music at all. In his first years of high school, Gabriel would look pityingly at the music students, __36__ across the campus with their heavy instrument cases, __37__ at school for practice hours __38__ anyone else had to be there. He swore to himself to __39__ music, as he hated getting to school extra early.
　40　， one day, in the music class that was 　41　 of his school's standard curriculum, he was playing idly (随意地) on the piano and found it 　42　 to pick out tunes. With a sinking feeling, he realized that he actually __43__ doing it. He tried to hide his __44__ pleasure from the music teacher, who had __45__ over to listen. He might not have done this particularly well, __46__ the teacher told Gabriel that he had a good __47__ and suggested that Gabriel go into the music store?room to see if any of the instruments there __48__ him. There he decided to give the cello (大提琴) a __49__. When he began practicing, he took it very __50__. But he quickly found that he loved playing this instrument, and was __51__ to practicing it so that within a couple of months he was playing reasonably well.
This __52__， of course, that he arrived at school early in the morning, __53__ his heavy instrument case across the campus to the __54__ looks of the non?musicians he had left __55__.
36．A.travelling　　　　　　 B．marching
C．pacing D．struggling
37．A.rising up B．coming up
C．driving up D．turning up
38．A.before B．after
C．until D．since
39．A.betray B．accept
C．avoid D．appreciate
40．A.Therefore B．However
C．Thus D．Moreover
41．A.part B．nature
C．basis D．spirit
42．A.complicated B．safe
C．confusing D．easy
43．A.missed B．disliked
C．enjoyed D．denied
44．A.transparent B．obvious
C．false D．similar
45．A.run B．jogged
C．jumped D．wandered
46．A.because B．but
C．though D．so
47．A.ear B．taste
C．heart D．voice
48．A.occurred to B．took to
C．appealed to D．held to
49．A.change B．chance
C．mission D．function
50．A.seriously B．proudly
C．casually D．naturally
51．A.committed B．used
C．limited D．admitted
52．A.proved B．showed
C．stressed D．meant
53．A.pushing B．dragging
C．lifting D．rushing
54．A.admiring B．pitying
C．annoying D．teasing
55．A.over B．aside
C．behind D．out　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
自我诊断：36～40　DDACB　41～45　ADCBD　46～50　AACBC　51～55　ADBBC
把握规律：5A　5B　5C　5D


(一)复现重点词汇
1．involve vt.包括，需要；涉及；使参与
[搭配]　involve doing sth. 包括做某事，需要做某事
involve sb.in doing sth. 使某人参与做某事
involve sb. in sth. 把某人牵涉到某事
be/get involved in 被卷入……之中；热衷于，专心于
[佳句背诵]　(2016·江苏高考书面表达)
Online voting becomes increasingly popular, and many competitions get people involved it.
网络投票变得越来越流行，许多竞赛让人们参与其中。
2．pleasure n．高兴，愉快；乐事，趣事
[搭配]　for pleasure　　　　 为享乐；为消遣
take pleasure in 以……为乐
with pleasure 非常愿意
[佳句背诵]　(2018·全国卷Ⅱ)
The report data shows that pleasure reading levels for younger children, ages 2－8, remain largely the same.
报告数据显示，2至8岁幼儿的快乐阅读水平基本保持不变。
3．particularly adv.特别地
[词根]　particular adj. 特殊的，个别的；挑剔的
[搭配]　be particular about 对……挑剔
in particular 特别，尤其
[佳句背诵]　(2018·全国卷Ⅰ书面表达)
When you attend your friend's dinner party in China, you'd better behave properly, particularly paying attention to minding your table manners.
在中国参加朋友的晚宴时，你要行为举止恰当，尤其要注意餐桌礼仪。
4．avoid vt.避免，躲开，逃避
[搭配]　avoid doing sth. 避免做某事
[佳句背诵]　(2018·浙江11月高考写作)
Even after submitting applications, a visit can help avoid much trouble.
即使在提交申请后，一次访问也可以避免很多麻烦。
5．deny v．否认；拒绝；拒绝承认
[搭配]　deny doing sth. 否认做过某事
deny sb. sth.＝deny sth. to sb. 拒绝/不允许某人得到某物
There is no denying that ... 不可否认……
[佳句背诵]　(2018·江苏高考书面表达)
There is no denying that such ratings might bring convenience to consumers, but they are often misleading and unreliable.
不可否认，这些排名可能会给消费者带来方便，但它们经常会误导且不可靠。
6．appeal to 对……有吸引力
[联想]　appeal to sb.to do sth. 呼吁某人做某事
[佳句背诵]　(2017·全国卷Ⅲ书面表达)
I'm sure it will appeal to you, for you've been enthusiastic about sports.
我相信它会对你有吸引力的，因为你一直热衷于运动。
7．function n. 作用；功能；职能 vi.起作用；正常运转
[搭配]　function as ... 担任/起……作用；具有……功能
function well/properly 运转良好/运转正常
[佳句背诵]　(2018·天津高考书面表达)
In your new job you will perform a variety of functions.
在新的工作岗位上，你将要履行许多不同的职责。
8．commit v．全心全意投入；承诺；保证；犯错
[派生]　committed adj. 尽心尽力的；尽责的
[搭配]　be committed to doing sth. 尽心尽力做某事
commit oneself to doing sth. 专心致志于；承诺/保证(做)某事
[佳句背诵]　(2019·全国卷Ⅰ书面表达)
I commit myself to serving the Chinese painting exhibition with all my heart.
我承诺会全身心地为中国画展览做好服务。
(二)复现高级句式
However, one day, in the music class that was part of his school's standard curriculum, he was playing idly (随意地) on the piano and found it easy to pick out tunes.
然而，一天，在作为学校标准课程之一的音乐课上，他随意地弹奏钢琴，发现辨认出曲调很容易。
记句式 find＋it＋形容词＋动词不定式
学仿写 (2019·北京高考书面表达)当你为中国之旅做准备时，你会发现收集信息和正确使用语言非常具有挑战性。When you preparing for the tour in China, you will find it very challenging to collect information and use language correctly.

展开更多......

收起↑