高三英語一輪復(fù)習(xí)之時(shí)文薈萃

1、學(xué)習(xí)必備歡迎下載高三英語一輪復(fù)習(xí)系列講義閱讀提升之高考題薈萃Passage11(09山東D篇)Anincreaseinstudentsapplyingtostudyeconomicsatuniversityisbeingattributedto（歸因于）theglobaleconomiccrisisawakeningapublicthirstforknowledgeabouthowthefinancialsystemworks.Applicationsfordegreecoursesbeginningthisautumnwereupby15%thisJanuary,accordingtoUCA

2、S,theUniversitiesandCollegesAdmissionsService.A.spokesmanfortheRoyalEconomicSocietysaidapplicationstodoeconomicsatA-levelwerealsoup.ProfessorjohnBeath,thepresidentofthesocietyandaleadinglectureatStAndrewsUniversity,saidhisfirst-yearlectures-whichareopentostudentsfromalldepartmentsweredrawingcrowdsof

3、400,ratherthantheusual250.“Therearealargenumberofstudentswhoarenoteconomicsmajors,whowouldliketolearnsomethingaboutit.OneofthethingsIhavedonethisyearistorelatemyteachingtocontemporaryeventsinawaythatonehasnttraditionallydone.”Headded.Universityapplicationsrose7%lastyear.Buttherewererisesaboveaverage

4、inseveralsubjects.Nursingsawa15%jump,withpeoplesrenewedinterestincatersinthepubicsector（部門）,whichareseenasmoresecureineconomiccrisis.A.recentstudyshowedalmosttwothirdsofparentsbelievedschoolsshoulddomoretoteachpupilsaboutfinancialmatters,andalmosthalfsaidtheirchildrenhadaskedthemwhatwasgoingon,altho

5、ughaminorityofparentsfelttheydidnotunderstanditthemselveswellenoughtoexplain.ZackHocking,theheadofChildTrustFunds,said:“Itspossiblethatonegoodthingtoarisefromthedownturnwillbeagenerationthatsfinanciallywiserandbetterequippedtomanagetheirmoneythroughtimesofeconomicuncertainty.”71.ProfessorJohnBeathsl

6、ecturesare.A.giveninatraditionalwayB.connectedwiththepresentsituationC.opentobothstudentsandtheirparentsD.warmlyreceivedbyeconomics72.Incomesinthepublicsectoraremoreattractivebecauseoftheir.A.greaterstabilityB.higherpayC.fewerapplicationsD.heopinionofmostparents.A.eccentricssho

7、uldbethefocusofschoolteachingB.morestudentsshouldbeadmittedtouniversitiesC.theteachingoffinancialmattersshouldbestrengthened.D.childrenshouldsolvefinancialproblemsthemselves74.AccordingtoHocking,theglobaleconomiccrisismightmaketheyoungsters.A.wiserinmoneymanagementB.haveaccesstobetterequipmentC.conf

8、ideabouttheirfuturecareersD.getjobsinChildTrustFunds75.Whatsthemainideaofthetext?A.Universitieshavereceivedmoreapplications.B.EconomicsisattractinganincreasingnumbersstudentsC.collegestudentsbenefitalotfromeconomicuncertaintyD.parentsareconcernedwithchildrenssubjectselection.學(xué)習(xí)必備歡迎下載【時(shí)文閱讀】Wavemaker和

9、王力宏一起改變自己，爭(zhēng)做環(huán)保達(dá)人。AMERICAN-CHINESEperformerWangLeehomhascertainlymadewaveswith（造成轟動(dòng)）hispopmusicandhisfilmcareer,butashisrecentconcertconfirms,the34-year-oldismorethanjustanotherstarwithanenchanting(迷人的)voice.Hehasbeenactiveinraisingpeoplesawarenessofenvironmentalprotection.WangheldapopconcertinBeijin

10、gthismonthtospreadeco-friendlyideas.Theconcertwasastanding-roomonlyaffairtheseatingwasmadeofrecycledcardboardbenches(凳子).Theticketswerenotonlybiodegradable(可分解的),butgreenliterally(完全地).Madefromrecycledpaper,eachticketalsocontainsseedsembedded(植入)inthepaper.Ifitiswateredandplacedinsunshine,grasswillg

11、rowfromit.Theconcertisonlyoneofhisrecenteffortstopromoteenvironmentalprotectionthroughmusic.His2007album,ChangeMe,withthethemeofsavingtheenvironment,isstillahit.Besidesbeingsoldinpackagingmadefromrecycledpaper,eachCDcomeswithnotesincluding10waystobemoreenvironmentallyfriendly.Thespecialeditionofthea

12、lbumwasalsopackagedwithlimited-editionchopsticksagreenalternativetodisposable(一次性的)woodenchopsticks.Inpractice,Wangalsolivesanenvironmentally-friendlydailylife.Hecarrieschopstickswithhimforhismeals.Allthelightbulbsinhishomehavebeenchangedtoenergysavingones.Healsokeepstheair-conditioningattoolowatemp

13、eraturethelowesthesetsthetemperatureis27degrees.Sincehereleasedhisfirstalbum15yearsago,Wanghasattendedcountlessfestivalsandceremonies,butseldombuysnewclothes.Over90percentofhisoutfits(裝束)wereeitherborrowedorrented.Asapublicfigure,healsosharesthesepracticeswithhisfansandcalledonthemtogetinvolved.Ther

14、earemanystarstodaythattakeupcauses.Somewilltakeupthecauseoftheworldspoor,othersoftheenvironment.Manywillsaythatweshouldrememberthatthestarsoftenhavesomethingtosell.However,surelynoonecoulddisagreewithwordsWangspoketotheaudienceneartheendoftheconcert:“Tocreateabetterfutureforourplanet,wemustcontinuet

15、ospreadthewordandtoencourageothers.”【我讀我思】1.Hehasbeenactiveinraisingpeoplesawarenessofenvironmentalprotection.英譯漢：_2.Inpractice,Wangalsolivesanenvironmentally-friendlydailylife.英譯漢：_3.Tocreateabetterfutureforourplanet,wemustcontinuetospreadthewordandtoencourageothers.英譯漢：_4.Whatisthemainideaofthepas

16、sage?_學(xué)習(xí)必備歡迎下載高三英語一輪復(fù)習(xí)系列講義閱讀提升之時(shí)文薈萃【時(shí)文閱讀】1Newdirection張藝謀“后奧運(yùn)”的華麗轉(zhuǎn)身。(詞數(shù)377建議閱讀時(shí)間5分鐘)EVERsinceZhangYimou,58,stagedthespectacular(壯觀的)OpeningCeremonyfortheBeijingOlympicGames,peoplehavebeenwonderingwhathewoulddonext?Afterall,havingreachedsuchapinnacle(高峰),whatdoesanartistdoforan*encore?Zhangchosetogob

17、acktobasics.AsheputitinaninterviewwithChinaDaily:“AftertheOlympics,IamonceagainjustanordinarydirectorIwanttotrysomethingInevertriedbefore.”Thatswherehisnewfilmstarted:acomedyfeaturingerrenzhuanactors.ErrenzhuanisatypeoffolkperformancefromNortheastChinawhichcombinessinging,dancingandcrackingjokesandf

18、unstories,oftenperformedbytwoactors.ASimpleNoodleStory(三槍拍案驚奇),whichopenedonDecember11,hastakeninover100millionyuaninjustfourdays.(ThemovieisaremakeoftheCoenBrothersdarkthrillerBloodSimple血迷宮).Zhangtransplanted(移植)theactionfromaTexasbartoanisolated偏遠(yuǎn)的)noodlerestaurantinthedesertsofnorthernChina.Wang

19、isthemiserly(吝嗇的)owneroftherestaurant.Hesuspectshiswife(YanNi)ofhavinganaffairwithemployeeLi(XiaoShenyang).HehiresakillerZhang(SunHonglei)tokillthetwolovers.Zhang,however,hashisownschemewhichleadstobetrayal(背叛)andmurder.ItsnotasurpriseforZhangYimoutowinsuccessattheboxoffice,butcommercialsuccessdoesn

20、talwaysequate(等同)withgreatreviews.Anumberofpeoplehavedismissed(不屑一顧)itaslackingdepth,andthereforea“departure(脫離)fromhispreviouswork”inthenegativesense.HoweverZhangdoesntmindthecriticismbecausehebelieves“l(fā)aughterfromtheaudienceisharderthaneliciting(引出)tearssometimes”.“Iftheaudiencelaughs20timeswhenit

21、watchesthefilm,Iwillconsideritasuccess,”hetoldChinaDaily.DespiteitsbeingsomethingofanexperimentforZhang,thefilmhashisfamouscolorartistry:“Visuallythefilmiseyepoppingtothedegreeofbeingalmostoffensive(有侵略性的),withthegarish(艷麗的)colorsofeachcharacterscostumeagainstthebeige(米黃色)surroundings,”writesJamesMa

22、rsh,acriticwithT.YetZhangmaybesendingamessagethroughhisboldmixingofcontradictorycolors,accordingtoChinaDaily:Thisisafunnyandabsurd（荒誕的）tale,soweshouldnttakeittooseriously.BONUSencore：很多演唱會(huì)結(jié)束后大家都會(huì)一起喊Encore,Encore,就是在演出之后應(yīng)樂迷要求而返場(chǎng)。即“再來一個(gè)，再演一次，再唱一個(gè)”?！军c(diǎn)金高考詞匯】1.stagevt.上演，舉行n.舞臺(tái)；階段Theprisonersarestagingah

23、ungerstrike.2.featurevt.以為特色n.特征，面貌Thenewspaperfeaturedhealthcareonitsfrontpage.3.schemen.&v.計(jì)劃，圖謀Themoneywillbeusedforteachertrainingschemes.學(xué)習(xí)必備歡迎下載【我讀我思】1.ItsnotasurpriseforZhangYimoutowinsuccessattheboxoffice,butcommercialsuccessdoesntalwaysequate(等同)withgreatreviews.英譯漢：_2.考點(diǎn)看臺(tái)Afterall,havingre

24、achedsuchapinnacle,whatdoesanartistdoforanencore?本句使用現(xiàn)在分詞完成式做狀語，表示該動(dòng)作在主句動(dòng)作之前發(fā)生或完成。真題演練1._manytimes,hefinallyunderstoodit.(09四川卷)A.ToldB.TellingC.HavingtoldD.Havingbeentold2._toreachthemonthephone,wesentanemailinstead.(08重慶卷)A.FailB.FailedC.TofailD.Havingfailed【時(shí)文閱讀】2ItsPekingOperatime京劇進(jìn)入音樂課堂。你準(zhǔn)備好了嗎

25、？(詞數(shù)241建議閱讀時(shí)間3分鐘)JAYChou,S.H.E.andHappyBoys?theyaresomeofthesingerswhokeepyourmusicworldbusy.ButhowdoyoufeelaboutPekingOpera?Isitonlythefavoritepastimeofyourgrandfather?Now,youhavethechancetogettoknowtherealbeautyofthistraditionalart.Thissemester,aPekingOperaprojectisstartingin200schoolsin10provincesandmunicipalities(直轄市).Itwillinvolve15worksofPekingOpera,bothclassicandmodern.Sohowmuchdoyouknowaboutthis200-year-oldart?PekingOperacombinesinstrumentalmusic,singing,dancing,actingandacrobatics(雜技).FullofChineseculturalelements,PekingOpera