2013版英语高考专题辅导与训练精练精析（SDZY）：专题强化测评（二十四）阅

读表达、写作（四）

(限时45分钟/每组)

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Ⅰ．阅读表达

阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题（请注意问题后的词数要求）

［1］The table is set. Roses are spread out on it. Barry White is playing. Romantic, perhaps(some would say ordinary)—but that candlelit dinner may also be releasing cancerous chemicals into the air, scientists have warned.

［2］In a blow to romantic gestures, researchers told the American Chemical Society’s yearly meeting in Washington that burning paraffin wax candles(石蜡)—the most common kind—is an unrecognized source of “indoor pollution” that allows carcinogens(致癌物质)such as toluene and benzene to build up in rooms where air is __________ .

［3］People who frequently used candles, to help them relax in the bath, for example, were most at risk. Candle emissions can also irritate the lungs and cause asthma attacks. Burning candles does not produce high enough temperatures to combust(燃烧)the heavy molecules contained in paraffin wax completely, the researchers said.

［4］This led to the formation and release of harmful molecules. “An occasional paraffin candle and its release will not likely affect you, ”said Dr Amid Hamidi, from South Carolina State University in Orangeburg, who directed the study. “But lighting many paraffin candles every day for years or lighting them frequently in an close bathroom around a tub, for example, may cause problems. ”His team burned candles in a laboratory, separated the individual elements and identified their atoms by weight.

［5］The scientists suggested changing to candles made from beeswax or soy, which produced no detectable levels of harmful chemicals but on the other hand provided the warmth, atmosphere and smell suitable for courtship(求婚).

1. What is the best title of the passage? (no more than 10 words) ____________________________________________________________________

2. Please fill in the blank in the second paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence? (no more than 5 words

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3. What’s the meaning of the underlined words “cancerous chemicals” in Paragraph 1? (no more than 6 words)

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4. What bad result may be caused by burning paraffin wax candles? (no more than 20 words) ____________________________________________________________________ 5. What kind of candles do scientists advise to use? (no more than 10 words) ____________________________________________________________________ Ⅱ．写作

假如你叫李华，你的一位外国朋友Tom想在你市寻找一套合适的房子居住。几日前，你在四季花园(Seasonal Garden)小区内看到一处。下面是小区位置及周边情况简图。 请用英语给他写一封信，向他介绍一下情况。

要点：1. 小区的地理位置；

2. 小区的地理优势；

(1)学校、幼儿园、医院、超市、银行等生活配套设施一应俱全； (2)附近有二十余条公交线路，交通便利；

(3)建筑风格独特，户型新颖，小区拥有游泳池、健身房等休闲设施。 要求：词数120~150。(开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数) Dear Tom，

You wrote in your letter _____________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

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Are you satisfied with it？If so, I will arrange it for you.

Yours,

Li Hua

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Ⅰ．阅读表达

阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题（请注意问题后的词数要求）

[1]It’s easy to know what life was like 30 years ago or 50 years ago．Your parents would tell you they didn’t have computers，MP4 players or fancy clothes when they were your age．Your grandparents might say they didn’t have enough to eat when they were young．But who knows______in 50 years or even longer?

[2]Every family will have a robot nanny（保姆）. The robot may look like a monkey, a dog, a tiger or even an alien! When you are polite, it will serve you with a smile; while when you treat it badly and order it to bring you a cup of coffee, it will get angry and spill your coffee．With a nanny, you might become lazy and fat．Don’t worry．There will be a machine for bodybuilding．You get into it and choose a service to become muscular or slim．It only takes several days before you look perfect.

[3]Cars, trains and planes will use solar energy instead of oil．The air will be cleaner and people will be healthier．There will be cures for cancer and AIDS．People will live longer, probably as long as 200 years．The world will be too crowded．People will build houses that can float on the sea．Many people will move to other planets for a whole new life.

[4]There are more crazy ideas about the future．For example, we might eat a food pill instead of three meals a day．We might have a suit that changes to stay in fashion．We might have a machine that can translate a person’s voice into all foreign languages．There will be new ways to help the blind, too.

[5]It’s your call whether these dreams can come true or not one day. 1. How does the author introduce the topic of the text? (no more than 15 words) _________________________________________________________________