高中英語高三英語每日練習(xí)題20

人教版高中英語高三英語每日練習(xí)題20

一、翻譯句子

1.難道發(fā)展中國家不能舉辦世界博覽會嗎？（host）（漢譯英）

2.今天我做了別人不愿做的事情，明天我就能做到別人做不到的事

情。（accomplish）（漢譯英）

3.毫無疑問，我們現(xiàn)在的頭等大事就是為受災(zāi)地區(qū)輸送食物及藥品

物資。（priority）（漢譯英）

4.不論你擅長什么，只要為人真誠、助人為樂，又有幽默感，就會

擁有真正的朋友。（whatever）（漢譯英）

二、閱讀理解

A

FromthemoontoMars,scientistshavebeenhuntingforalien

lifeinthesolarsystemfordecades.

However,Venuswasnotregardedasanidealplacebecause

ofitshottemperatureanddryatmosphere.Butarecent

discoveryoftracesofagasinthecloudsofVenushasexcited

astronomers,asitmayserveasapotentialsignoflife.

OnSept14,theRoyalAstronomicalSocietyofCanada

announcedthatscientistshavedetectedphosphine（磷化氫）in

thecloudsofVenus.Phosphineisacolorlless,poisonousgas

thathasasmellofgarlic.Thoughpoisonous,itisviewedas

apossiblesignoflifebecauseonEarththegasismadeby

microorganismsthatliveinoxygen-freeenvironments.

wasverysurprised,infact,“astronomerJaneGreaves

ofCardiffUniversityinWalesandleadauthorofthe

research,toldMSN."Thereisachancethatwehavedetected

somekindoflivingorganisminthecloudsofVenus.”

Thislayerofcloudsisabout48kilometersabovetheVenus

surface,withitstemperaturerangingfrom30to200degrees

Fahrenheit（about-1to930C）.Scientistshaveconcludedthat

iflifeexistsonVenus,thecloudsarelikelytheonlyplace

whereitwouldsurvive.

Scientistswentthrougheverypossibilitythatcouldhave

ledtotheformationofphosphinegasinVenus'clouds,

includingvolcanoes,lightningstrikes,smallmeteorites（隕

石）fallingintotheatmosphere.Buttheyruledallofthemout.

Itwasconcludedthatthereisnoexplanationforthe

existenceofthisgasinVenus'clouds,otherthanthepresence

oflife,USATodayreported.

Althoughthedetectionofphosphineisnotsolidevidence

forlife,thisfindingisgreatenoughtochangescientists'

viewonVenus,whichisthoughttobeacompletelyinhospitable

（不適合居住的）planet.

1.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Anewlydetectedgasmayindicatepossibleexistenceoflife

onVenus.

B.ScientistsfoundthebestplaceonVenusforhumanstolive.

C.TheenvironmentonVenuschangedinfavoroflife.

D.PhosphineformedonVenusmeansalienlifeispresent.

2.Whatcanwelearnaboutphosphinefromthetext?

A.Ithasnosmellatall.

B.ItonlyexistsonVenus.

C.Itcanbeproducedbymicroorganisms.

D.Itisasignoftheexistenceofoxygen.

3.Whatcanweinferfromparagraphs4and5?

A.VariouslivingorganismshavebeendetectedonVenus.

B.ThehigherthecloudisaboveVenus,thewarmeritis.

C.Thecloudsarerichinphosphine.

D.IflifeexistsonVenus,itislikelyintheclouds.

4.Whatdidscientistsconcludeaboutthephosphinegas

detectedonVenus?

A.Itcouldbeformedasaresultofthefallingofmeteorites.

B.ItcouldbeasignthatthereislifeinVenus'clouds.

C.Itcouldbecausedbyvolcanoesandlightningstrikes.

D.ItprovesthatVenusisanotherhabitableplanet.

B

LouiseGluckhasbeennostrangertoawardsoverherlong

andstoriedcareer,sinceherfirstpublicationin1968.In1993,

shewonthePulitzerPrizeforhercollectionofpoems,TheWild

Iris.AndonOct8shebecamethe16thwomantowintheNobel

PrizeinliteraturewiththeNobelprizesfirstawardedin1901.

Gluckwashonored“forherunmistakablepoeticvoice

that,withplainbeauty,makesindividualexistence

universalv.Oftensaidtobeanautobiographicalpoet,drawing

fromherlife,“sheisnottoberegardedasaconfessional

poet（告白派詩人）.Gluckseekstheuniversal,??NobelCommittee

ChairAndersOlssonsaidinastatement.

Gluck,77,theauthorof12poetrycollections,hasbeenable

toturnherlifeexperiencesintouniversalthemescovering

life,loss,andloneliness.Becauseofthis,readershaveoften

foundherpoetrytobe"dark”.However,thereismuchmore

thandarknessinhervoice,asnotedbyOlsson."Itis

straightforwardandavoicefullofhumorandbitingwit,“he

said.

Forexample,inherpoemSnowdrops,sheusesthecomingof

springafterwintertoshowrebirthoflifeafterdeath.She

leadsreadersdownadepressingpathonlytoreconnectwiththe

lightatthenearend.Attheconclusionofthepoem,readers

arelefttofeelthe“rawwindofthenewworld“astheywatch

anewspring.ThisisoftenthecaseinGluck'spoetry,being

abletofeeljoyevenafternothavingdonesoforalongtime.

WhenherworkFaithfulVirtuousNightreceivedaNational

BookAwardforPoetryin2014,ajudgefortheawardwenton

tosay,thecollectioncomesfromaaworldwheredarknessblurs

（使模糊）ordinarilysharpedgesaroundtheoppositionsofour

lives—lossandrenewal,maleandfemale,thelivingandthe

dead”.

Althoughshe'salreadyawell-knownwriter,experiencedin

exploringpainandhealing,Gluckdidfeelhonoredtobegiven

theNobelaward.However,whenaskedwhattheprizemeansto

her,thepoetrespondedbysaying,"It'stoonew...Idon'

tknowreallywhatitmeans."Heronlyhopeisthatshecan

continueherdailylife.

5.WhatcanweknowaboutLouiseGluck?

A.Herfirstbookwaspublishedin1993.

B.TheWildIriswonhertheNobelPrizeinliterature.

C.Shedrawsfromherlifeexperiencesinherwriting.

D.Sheisseenasasuccessfulconfessionalpoet.

6.WhatdoesOlssonthinkofGluck'spoems?

A.Theyfocusonindividualexistence.

B.Theyaretoodarkforreaders.

C.Theyaremainlyabouthumanpsychology.

D.Theyarefrankandhumorousinstyle.

7.WhydoestheauthormentionSnowdropsinparagraph4?

A.Tointroducethemainplotsofthispoem.

B.TodescribeGluck'screativityinchoosingthemes.

C.ToshowthefeaturesofGluck'spoetry.

D.ToexplainGluck'spurposeinwritingSnowdrops.

8.HowdoesGluckfeelaboutwinningtheNobelPrizein

literature?

A.Sheisnotqualifiedfortheprize.

B.Itisnotmeaningfulforher.

C.Itmayinfluenceherdailylife.

D.Thehistoryoftheawardisn'tlong.

三、書面表達

假定你是李華，你的英國朋友Tom給你發(fā)來郵件，說他最近幾次

考試成績不太理想，他現(xiàn)在很難過。請給他回封郵件，內(nèi)容包括：

1.理解他的處境；

2.給他提一些建議。

注意：

1.寫作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80左右；

2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。

DearTorm,

Yours,

LiHua

一、翻譯句子

1.Can'tadevelopingcountryhostaworldexpo?

2.TodayIwilldowhatotherswon'tdosotomorrowIcan

accomplishwhatotherscan't.

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foodandmedicalsuppliestothedisaster-hitarea.

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