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语篇提能Ⅰ.阅读理解Snowfallsintheearth'sextremeNorthandSouththroughouttheyear.However,theheaviestsnowfallshavebeenreportedinthemountainsofotherareasduringwinter.SnowisevenknowntofallneartheEquator(赤道),butonlyonthehighestmountains.Snowcontainsmuchlesswaterthanrain,butmuchofthewatertheworldusescomesfromsnow.Meltingsnowprovideswaterforrivers,electricpowerstationsandagriculturalcrops.InthewesternUnitedStates,mountainsnowprovidesuptoseventy­fivepercentofallsurfacewatersupplies.Snowfallhelpstoprotectplantsandsomewildanimalsfromwinterweather.Freshsnowismadelargelyofairtrappedamongthesnowcrystals(晶体).Becausetheairhastroublemoving,themovementofheatislimited.Snowalsoinfluencesthemovementofsoundwaves.Thesurfaceofthesnowtakesin,orabsorbs,soundwaves.Assnowgrowsolderoriftherehavebeenstrongwinds,itcanbecomehardandflat.Then,thesnow'ssurfacewillhelptosendbacksoundwaves.Snowmaybebeautiful,butitcanbedeadly.Itisresponsibleforthedeathsofhundredsofpeople.Manypeopledieintrafficaccidentsonroadscoveredwithsnowandiceorfrombeingseriouslystuckinthewinterstorm.Othersdiefromheartattackscausedbytoomuchphysicalactivityoutinthecold.Peoplemaynotbeabletoavoidlivinginareaswhereitsnowsoften.However,theycanavoidbecomingvictimsofsnowstorms.Peopleshouldstopdrivingandstayathomeuntilthestormhaspassed.Peoplelivingintheseareasshouldcarryemergencysuppliesintheirvehicle.Theseincludefood,emergencymedicalsupplies,andextraclothingtostaywarmanddry.语篇解读本文为一篇说明文。文章介绍了全球降雪的分布特点、作用及可能造成的危害。1．Mountainsnowfall________.A.isheavierthanthatintheSouthandtheNorthPolesB.hasneveroccurredneartheEquatoroftheearthC.bringslessofthewatertheworldusesthanraindoesD.providesuptoseventy­fivepercentofwatersuppliesworldwide答案与解析A推理判断题。根据文章首段前两句内容可知，地球的两极终年都有降雪。但是降雪量最大的地方是在山脉地区的冬季。因此可知，A项表述正确。2．Snowprotectsplantsandwildanimalsfromcoldweatherby________.A.supplyingmuchmoreairB.limitingheatmovementC.absorbingstrongwindsD.sendingbacksoundwaves答案与解析B细节理解题。根据第三段前三句可知，降雪可以保护动植物免于严寒。这是因为雪里面含有大量的空气，这能够阻止热量的散失。故答案选B项。3．Snowcanbedeadlymainlybecauseitcan________.A.causeroadaccidentsB.makepeoplestuckinwinterstormsC.leadtoheartattacksD.makepeoplevictimsofsnowstorms答案与解析D细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段内容可知，雪很美丽，但也可以致命。由于降雪，很多人会死于车祸和心脏病。因此四个选项中只有D项能全面概括所有内容。故答案选D项。4．Whatwillthetextprobablytellusfollowingthelastparagraph?A.Howtodriveduringsnowstorms.B.Wherewecangetemergencysupplies.C.Howtopreventheartattacksoutinthecold.D.Whyweshouldstaywarmanddryinwinter.答案与解析C推理判断题。文章倒数第二段介绍了降雪带来的危害，由于降雪，很多人会死于车祸和心脏病。在最后一段中介绍了预防车祸等方面的知识，那么接下来就应该介绍如何预防心脏病的知识。故答案选C项。Ⅱ.阅读理解七选五WaystosavetimeWeallwishwehadjustabitmoretime.Justthinkwhatyoucoulddowithanextrahourortwoeachday:youcouldfinallysticktoanexerciseroutine,orspring­cleanthehouse,orwriteyournovel,orlearntheguitarandsoon.__1__ButIcanhelpyoufindmorehoursinyourdayforthethingsthatreallymatter.1．GetOutofBedEarlierIfyounormallygetupat7：30a．m.,trygettingupat7：00a．m.Thathalf­hourmightnotsoundlikemuch,butitcouldbetimethatyouusetoexercise,toreadthatbookyou'vebeenmeaningtofinish.__2__2．DotheImportantTasksFirstOnceyougettowork,gettheimportantonesdonefirst(nottheeasyones,oreventheurgentones).Youcanaffordtospendatleastanhourworkingonbig,importanttasksratherthanonallthoselittleurgentones.__3__Theurgenttaskswillstillgetdone,andyouwon'tmisstheimportantones.3．ReduceInterruptionsIfcolleagueshaveahabitofhangingaroundyourdesktochat,orifthephoneisconstantlyringing,youmightfindthatittakesyouhalfthedaytofinishasimpletasklikewritingaletter.Constantinterruptionsdon'tjusteatuptime,theyalsobreakyourconcentration.Whenyou'vegotabigtasktofocuson,letyourcallsgotovoicemail.__4__Wearingheadphonesmakesitlesslikelythatpeoplewilltrytostrikeupaconversation.4.__5__Afewminuteschatting,browsingtheweb,andsoon,caneasilyturnintohoursofwastedtimeoverthecourseofaday.Whenyou'reworking,work.Ifyourconcentrationisslipping,takeaproperbreak:goandgetaglassofwater,orstretchyourlegsabit.Andifyou'refacingadifficulttask,trybreakingitintosmallstepsorstagessothatit'seasiertodealwith.A.StayFocusedonYourWorkB.TakeBreaksWhenNecessaryC.Ifyouhaveanofficedoor,closeit.D.Ifyouworklikethis,you'llusuallysavetime.E.Wouldyouwantmetomakeyourdaylonger?F.Ican'tmagicallymakeallyourdays25hourslong.G.Orsimplytogetyourdayofftoacalmandorganizedstart.答案1.F2.G3.D4.C5.A