2020屆高考英語閱讀理解之主旨大意題復習
5.for what purpose is the text written?
a. offering students cheaper tickets.
b. announcing the opening of a premiere.
c. telling the public of the cinema's address.
d. increasing the cinema's membership.
6.【•福建卷】
elixir
written by eric walters
twelve-year-old roth becomes a friend of dr. banting and his assistant, mr. best, who are in search of a cure for diabetes (糖尿病).she finds herself torn between her sympathy for the animals being experimented on and her friendship with banting and best.
george washingtion carver
written by elizabeth macleod
meet the “peanut(花生) specialist”, george washington carver, the inventor and professor who made over 325 products out of peanuts. through his agricultural research, he also greatly improved the lives of countless black farmers in the southern united states. see also macleod’s albert einstein: a life of genius.
the inuit thought of it: amazing arctic innovations
written by alootook ipellie & david macdonald
explore more than 40 ideas necessary to inuit survival. from ideas familiar to us today to inventive concepts that shaped their lives, celebrate the creativity of a remarkably intelligent people. also see other books; the chinese thought of it by tingxing ye and a native american thought of it by rocky landon and david macdonald.
made in canada:101 amazing achieverms
written by bev spencer
what things do we use daily that have a canadian connection?here are 101 common things that were invented in canada or by a canadian,including the blackberry,alkaline(堿性) batterices and the blue box yecycling program.
newton and the tlme machine
written by michael me gowan
ten-year-old boy newton has invented a time machine to see dinesaurs up close.but it disappears on a test run with his two huge friends,king herbert and queen certunde,in can he save them before time runs out?
64. which of the following best describes roth’s feeling in book 1?
a. painful b. curious c. frightened d. disappointed
7.【 浙江卷c】
the term “multitasking” originally referred to a computer’s ability to carry out several tasks at one time. for many people, multitasking has become a way of life and even a key to success. in fact, some excellent mental aerobic exercises (大腦訓練) involve engaging the brain in two or more challenging activities at a time. although checking e-mail while talking on a phone and reading the newspaper may be second nature for some people, many times multitasking can make us less productive, rather than more. and studies show that too much multitasking can lead to increased stress, anxiety and memory loss.