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1、2023届 高 三 英 语 阅 读 理 解 专 项 训 练 AOil Painting WorkshopAugust 23,2018For ages 15 and up.Beginners Welcome!Experience not required.Registration（登 记）DeadlineAugust 9,2018 Class Schedule9:30-10:00 Welcome and Registration10:00-12:00 Painting Session12:00-1:00 Lunch1:00-3:00 Painting Session3:00 Evaluation

2、 and Departure（离 开）About the InstructorJudy Moore-Gist,Alexander Certified Instructor and Certified Ross Instructor,is making greatefforts to give people of all ages the opportunity to experience William Alexanders The Magic ofOil Painting and Bob Rosss The Joy of Painting.Both,William Alexander and

3、 Bob Ross,PBS TV hosts,have inspired thousands of first-time painters.Showing the“wet-on-wet“technique encouragepeople of all ages to pick up a brush and put their dreams on canvas（油 画 布）.Judy will do thesame,and you are welcome to take a class and see for yourself.At the end of just one session you

4、will be amazed at the beautiful painting that you create in just a few hours.You will become moreaware of beautiful cloud shapes and colors you ignored before.There is nothing more inspiringthan seeing a beautiful scenery that you paint and others will treasure forever.For more information about Jud

5、y Moore-Gist,click here.Cost:$75.00/a personPrices include all instructor fees,materials,and lunch.If you wish to pay by check,please print the OilpaintAug.pdf printable registration form and mail itin with payment to:Holiday Lake 4H Educational Center,1267 4-H Camp Road,Appomattox,VA24522.Refund（退

6、款）Policy:Full Refund:August 9,2018 Nonrefundable:after August 9,2018For more information contact Heather Benninghove at 434-248-5444 or heathernvt.edu.1.What should people do to attend the class?A.Provide a piece of painting.B.Learn something about the instructor.C.Pay for it before August 9,2018.D.

7、Register for it no later than August 9,2018.2.What can we learn from the text?A.Painting experience is needed for people to attend the class.B.The class is intended for people of all ages.C.More information about the instructor is available online.D.You can get a full refund before August 23,2018.3.

8、Where would you be most likely to find the text?A.On the Internet.B.On a notice board.C.In a company brochure.D.In a newspaper.BIt was on her 14th birthday that her first book,In the Forest of the Night,was accepted forpublication.It was a huge success gaining the attention of millions of young read

9、ers.At 16,hersecond novel,Demon in My View,also reached the bookstores.Several books later;the teenageauthor still works away in her room,surrounded by shelves full of dark tales about vampires（吸 血 鬼）and witches（女 巫）.Amelia Atwater-Rhodes is widely seen as Americas finest teen writer andwas named on

10、e of Teen Peoples z/20 Teens Who Will Change the World.Born in 1984,she began making up stories when she was about three years old.z/l never stoppedand said,1 want to write,Amelia remembers./zl loved stories and created stories before I was oldenough to know how to write them down.”In her family,rea

11、ding was basic and fun.My parents encouraged me to read-and to readanything I wanted,so long as I was reading/she said,“They never limited what I read.Later;whenI started writing,they never criticized what I did or said I was too young.They never said it wasimpossible for me to achieve what I have.”

12、In her short but successful career,Amelia has tried different styles.But vampires were the firstcharacters to really come alive in her work.From them she has developed a whole world,onewhich she always enjoys learning more about.As a published teen writer;Amelias advice to other teens who dream of b

13、eing authors is:just doit!”I believe anything is possible.Dont give up your dreams just because you fear failure.Gettinga book published is difficult but if I can do it,others can too.”4.When did Amelia Atwater-Rhodess second book appear in bookstores?A.In 1984.B.In 1987.C.In 1998.D.In 2000.5.What d

14、o we know about Amelias parents?A.They helped her with writing stories.B.They fully supported her.C.They thought she was too young to read.D.They chose what she read.6.What does the underlined word them in paragraph 4 refer to?A.Vampires.B.Teenagers.C.Different styles.D.Her works.7.Which of the foll

15、owing can be the best title for the text?A.Good News for Teen WritersB.Is It Possible for a Teen Writer to Be PublishedC.Advice on Being Teen WritersD.A Top-selling Teen Writer Pens Vampire TalesCThink necessity is the mother of invention?Not always.There is a very thin line between brilliantinventi

16、on and absolute failure,as some of the inventors famously found out.Some of the most popular products we use today were accidents stumbled on by scientists,cookswho spilled things,and misguided inventors whoin the case of the glue used on Post-it notes were trying to create the opposite of what they

17、 ended up with.But we can all take comfort inknowing even some huge mistakes can come with great ideas.You know how when youre done with a Post-it note,you throw it in the wastebasket?Yeah,thatwas pretty much what Spencer Silver almost did when he was trying to develop a super strongadhesive（胶 黏 剂）f

18、or 3M labs inl968 and failed to find any wise way.Instead,he had invented theopposite:an adhesive that stuck to objects but could be easily lifted off.Silver marketed the possible uses of his new,sort-of-weak glue around 3M for years,all to deafears.Finally,a colleague named Art Fry attended one of

19、Silvers seminars（研 讨 会）in 1974（3M haslong been known for encouraging employees to step outside of their own departments to see whatpeople in other areas of the company are doing）.Fry saw a use where no one else did:holding hispage in his book,which his bookmarks kept falling out of.And when you adde

20、d Silvers mildadhesive to paper bookmarks,a first Post-it note was born.3M finally agreed to distribute the Post-it notes nationwide in 1980,a decade after Silver had firstfound the formula（酉 己 方）unexpectedly.Thirty years later,they/d be as important to the Americanoffice as the stapler（订 书 机）and th

21、e fax machine.8.What does the underlined phrase“stumbled on in paragraph 2 mean?A.Prevented successfully.B.Caused directly.C.Discovered unexpectedly.D.Handled carefully.9.Silver invented Post-it notes when h e.A.attended a seminar B.put his bookmark in his bookC.talked to his colleague Art Fry D.tri

22、ed to invent a super strong adhesive10.Why did Art Fry go to Silvers seminar?A.To borrow a Post-it note.B.To see what Silver was doing.C.To help market Silvers mild glue.D.To find out the use of Silvers glue.11.The text is probably followed by paragraphs a b o u t.A.3Ms other productsB.Spencer Silve

23、rs other inventionsC.other wonderful inventions made by mistakeD.Spencer Silvers friendship with Art FryDCan plastic recycling reduce the import of oil?The United States Environmental Protection Agencysays only seven percent of plastic waste in the United States is recycled each year.A new companyin

24、 northern New York says it can increase that percentage.It also says it can help the United Statesreduce the amount of oil it imports.The company has a machine called the z/plastic-eating monster”.Every hour;thousands ofkilograms of milk jugs,water bottles,and grocery bags are fed into the machine.T

25、he plastic wastecomes from landfills across the United States.John Bordynuik runs the company,called JBI Inc.Mr.Bordynuik has invented a new process ofturning plastic into fuel.First,many different kinds of unwashed plastics are melted together.M r.Bordynuik uses a special chemical to turn the fluid

26、 into a vapor.This reduces the plastic to its mostbasic elements.Plastics are just long hydrocarbon chains.What were doing is re-forming theminto links and chains that we want so they have a high fuel value.Eight percent of the recycledplastic is used to run the system.Independent testers say eighty

27、-six percent of what goes in comesout as fuel.JBI produces several thousand liters of fuel a day.It creates different grades of fuel for differentindustries.It sells the fuel for up to one hundred dollars a barrel（桶）.Each barrel costs about tendollars to produce.John Bordynuik believes plastics will

28、 become an important source of fuel forthe United States.He says this will reduce the countrys dependence on foreign oil and reduce theamount of plastic waste in its landfills.Scientists say plastic-to-oil technology is still new and developing.They say it is not yet known ifthe process is environme

29、ntally friendly.And some question whether turning plastic into oil caneven be considered recycling”.Carson Maxted says because there is a lot of plastic waste and agreat demand for oil,JBIs recycling technology may create great changes in both industries.Z/Sotheyre getting value from something that

30、would otherwise go to the landfill,things that wouldntbe accepted into a recycling plant.”12.What are Paragraphs 2 and 3 mainly about?A.The formation of JBI.B.The way to melt plastic.C The process of turning plastic into fuel.D.The process of inventing the plastic-eating monster.13.Whats John Bordyn

31、uiks attitude toward plastic recycling?A.Critical.B.Positive.C.Negative.D.Indifferent.14.What can we infer from what Carson Maxted said?A.Plastic-to-oil technology can reduce plastic waste.B.Plastic-to-oil technology is getting value from the landfill.C.Plastic-to-oil technology is considered to be

32、recycling.D.Plastic-to-oil technology is regarded as environmentally friendly.15.How does the author mainly support his idea?A.By listing facts.B.By analyzing causes.C.By making comparison.D.By providing an example.2AHappy New YearCelebrations in the PhilippinesIn the Philippines,celebrations are ve

33、ry loud in order to scare away evil beings.There is often amidnight feast featuring twelve different round fruits to symbolize good luck for the twelve monthsof the year.Other traditional foods include sticky rice and noodles,but not chicken or fish,whichcan be seen as bad luck for the next years fo

34、od supply.Celebrations in JapanJapan uses the Gregorian calendar and celebrates New Years on January 1.Families eat sobanoodles,and sushi for dinner,and ring bells 108 times at midnight to clear away the previous year.Adult relatives give money to the children in their families,and many people send

35、postcards totheir friends and families,making sure that they arrive on January 1.Celebrations in ItalyLike U.S.southerners,Italians eat vegetable and pork on the New Year,which means“head of theyear.After big family dinners on New Years Day,Italians go to their local square for huge fireworkdisplays

36、 and public concerts.Italians are also known to wear red underwear on New Years Day tobring luck for the year to come.Celebrations in RussiaRussias New Year celebrations have been greatly affected by the countrys history.As religion andChristmas celebrations were banned in the Soviet Union,New Years

37、 celebrations often hadChristmas traditions such as decorated trees,which were relabeled（确 认）as New Year Fir Trees.As the ban left,these traditions stayed part of the New Years Day celebration.1.Which country celebrates the New Year with midnight feast?A.Philippines.B.Japan.C.Italy.D.Russia.2.Why do

38、 Japanese ring bells 108 times at midnight on New Year?A.To scare away evil beings.B.To clear away the past.C.To welcome the friends.D.To bring luck for the new year.3.What is special about the celebrations in Russia?A.It includes traditions of Christmas.B.People wear red underwear on New Year.C.The

39、re are firework displays and concerts.D.People usually send postcards to their friendsBTired of working in IT and staying the same in Australia,Paulo Cattaneo decided to make a change.In 2015 he started a strict budget so he could save up enough money to buy his dream KTM 1190motorbike,a camera,and

40、enough funds to support himself for a few years.Then he gave up his job,packed his things,and set off on an adventure,travelling the world on hismotorbike.Paulo,39,has spent the last four years biking through Australia,South America,NorthAmerica,and Europe,riding up to 12 hours a day and spending hi

41、s nights in his tent under the stars.Australia for me was my first experience riding long distance and I was mind-blown by the beautyof the old continent/Paulo wrote on his travel journal,Traveling through Latin America,I exploredthe rainforest and learned Spanish and Portuguese.Mexico has some of t

42、he best food I ever hadand Peru is an interesting place where I can enjoy the unique local Indian culture,also called Incacivilization/7Paulo has managed to keep his travels going by keeping his budget tight,so he hasnt had to get ajob for his travels.To keep costs low,he seldom looked for accommoda

43、tion in hotels and wentcamping instead.Thankfully,the motorbike,which Paulo bought secondhand in Australia,has notrequired any major repairs since he set off.The journey isnt always easy,but Paulo has neverlooked back.Sadly,the Covid-19 pandemic put a stop to his travels in Greece when he traveled a

44、round Europe,and Paulo has had to spend the last few months in Italy,his homeland.Once the world is back upand running,he plans to return to life on the road and explore Asia and Africa.4.What did Paulo begin to do in 2015?A.Change his job to live a better life.B.Collect enough money to buy a car.C.

45、Travel the world on his motorbike.D.Prepare for his trip around the world.5.What is not mentioned in paragraph 2?A.The way to travel.B.The last destination of travel.C.The places hed been to.D.The travel daily schedule of travel.6.What happened to him during Paulos trip?A.He enjoyed the best food in

46、 Peru.B.He got a job to support his travel.C.The motorbike often troubled him.D.The view in Australia attracted him.7.What can we learn from the last paragraph?A.Paulo was glad to return to his homeland.B.Paulo had to find accommodation in hotel.C.The Covid-19 couldnt stop Paulos dream.D.Being alone

47、 was a challenge during Paulos trip.C“With the passing of Chinese scientist Yuan Longping,China and the world have lost one greatestagricultural scientists/Kenneth Quinn,president of the World Food Prize Foundation,said.Quinn,also vice chairman of the Yuan Longping International Rice Development For

48、um,shared hismemory of the“father of hybrid rice in an interview with Xinhua on Sunday.Quinn first met Yuan in October 2004 when Yuan traveled to Des Moines in the U.S.state of Iowato receive the World Food Prize.As they walked out of the airport,Quinn received a call andstepped aside to speak.When

49、he turned back a minute or two later,he lost Yuan.u had neverbefore lost a laureate（贵 人）/he said.After a desperate search,he found Professor Yuansurrounded by a group of smiling graduate students from Iowa State University who so admiredhim that they wanted to take him off for a meal and conversatio

50、n.Quinn admired Yuan as a teacher.Z/He always had time to answer questions and speak with youngscientists and students.The American high school students we sent to his research center eachyear always returned filled with knowledge and a deep desire to learn more/In Quinns eyes,Yuan was incredibly hu