专题03 名词性从句+口语3+阅读理解A篇
·模块一 名词性从句考点归纳
·模块二 口语：看图说话
·模块三 阅读理解A篇
·模块四 2024届上海高三名校真题速递
考点一：区分主语从句、宾语从句、表语从句、同位语从句、定语从句
1、主语从句考点：It作形式主语
1）It + be + adj. + 从句 （clear, amazing, natural, obvious, possible, strange, likely...）
2）It + be + n. + 从句 （a pity, a fact, natural, obvious, possible, strange, likely...）
3）It + be + 过去分词 + 从句 （said, reported, believed, decided, known, announced...）
4）It + be + vi. + 从句 （matter, make no difference, occur, seem, happen, turn out...）
2、宾语从句
1）可作动词、介词和形容词宾语
I assure you that you’re mistaken.
The shopkeeper did not want to sell for what he thought was not enough.
I’m afraid that I’ve made a mistake.
2）it作形式宾语
make/find/consider/think/feel...it+adj+从句；see to it that, take it for granted that...
3）宾语从句中的虚拟
在动词 “一坚持二命令四建议五要求” ：insist, order, command, suggest, advise, propose, recommend, ask, require, desire, demand, request等词后的宾语从句中，不论主句谓语动词用何时态，宾语从句中的动词一律用“（should）+动词原形”。
3、表语从句
He is angry. That's because I didn't understand him. (That's because...强调原因)
I didn’t understand him. That's why he got angry with me. (That's why...强调结果)
4、同位语从句
跟在抽象有内涵名词fact, idea, news, hope, belief, thought, truth, doubt, suggestion, warning, instruction, reason, information, question等之后。有时从句会与被说明的名词隔开。
They usually write exact instructions how the music is to be played.
The thought came to him that maybe the enemy had fled the city.
5、从句判断
根据整个从句在句中所作成分来判断属于何种从句。如：
Whether he will be able to come remains a question. （主语从句）
It remains a question whether he will be able to come.（主语从句）
They wanted to see which shops offered the best advice and service.（宾语从句）
This is where he has worked for years.（表语从句）
May I ask a question when the meeting will be held （同位语从句）
Word came that our football team had won the match. （同位语从句）
The question that was put forward at the meeting is anything but easy.（定语从句）
考点二：常考关联词（连接词、连接代词、连接副词）的选择
从句 连词
主语从句 连接词：that、whether 连接代词：what、who、whom、whose、which、whatever、whoever、whomever、whichever 连接副词：when、where、why、how
宾语从句 连接词：that、whether、if 连接代词：what、who、whom、whose、which、whatever、whoever、whomever、whichever 连接副词：when、where、why、how
表语从句 连接词：that、whether、because、as if 连接代词：what、who、whom、whose、which 连接副词：when、where、why、how
同位语 从句 连接词：that、whether 连接代词：what、who、whom、whose、which 连接副词：when、where、why、how
考点三：Who与whoever区别
who有疑问，whoever无疑问。
Who will win the prize is unclear.
Whoever wins the prize is good news.
I don’t know who he is.
We should learn from whoever has much experience.
考点四：What与how的选用
We didn’t know how cruel he was.
He accepted what money people gave him.
1、答题策略：
(1) 首先关注题目所提供的句子，这个句字是为了帮助和指引学生进入讲述的方向，避免产生不必要的理解错误，所以一定要用好。可以根据它的指引，纵观所有图片，形成一个总体框架。
(2) 一边看清每幅图片中场景的主要事件和人物的相互关系，一边按顺序连贯地讲述图片肉容。
讲述过程中，依据个人理解程度和语言表达能力的不同，会产生不同的答案，但要注意描述的连贯性，能自圆其说。对于有些图片，在描述结束时，加上一句画龙点睛的评价也是可以的，但重点还是描述。
2、注意事项：
思考时间：1分钟。答题时间：1分钟。至少5句话。
3、评分标准：(3分）
3分.能有条理地、完整地叙述一个主题，内容与图片相符；表达清楚，叙述 连贯流畅；语言结构和用词符合交际要求；语音正确。
2分 能较连贯地叙述一个主题，内容基本与图片相符；语言结构与用词有错误，但不影响整段意义的表达与理解；语音基本正确。
1分 能讲述&句，但主题不清楚，内容不连贯，与图片关系不大，叙述中大多数语言结构混乱，用词不正确；语音错误严重，使人珪解困难。
0分 没有答题或答题内容与图片内容无关。
Directions: you will have one minute to prepare and one minute to talk about the following pictures in at least five sentences. Begin your talk with the sentence given.
I am going to tell you a funny thing I saw in a supermarket.
阅读A篇解题技巧：
1、细节题
细节题型的解答通常是借助对文中的具体信息的查寻来解决。答题时要采取略读、扫读、析读和精读的办法从文中找出问题答案。细节题型多问及时间、地点、人物、数量和特征等。
For example, snowmen were a phenomenon in the Middle Ages, built with great skill and thought. At a time of limited means of expression, snow was like free art supplies dropped from the sky. It was a popular activity for couples to leisurely walk through town to view the temporary works of chilly art. Some were created by famous artists, including a 19-year-old Michelangelo, who in 1494 was appointed by the ruler of Florence, Italy, to build a snowman in his mansion’s courtyard.
66. According to the passage, why did snowmen become a phenomenon in the Middle Ages
A. People thought of snow as holy art supplies.
B. People longed to see masterpieces of snow.
C. Building snowmen was a way for people to express themselves.
D. Building snowmen helped people develop their skill and thought.
【Keys】C
2、推断题
推理是在既有信息的基础上得出合乎文章内容的内涵意义，即某一问题、某一观点没有直接表述，而寓意在文章的字里行间，要求通过文中信息分析推出某种符合作者思想、符合文章逻辑的内涵意义。推断则是指通过对文章进行符合逻辑的综合分析，推出文章未直接陈述的言外之意。推断题推断得正确与否，很大程度上取决于是否能正确把握作者潜隐在字里行间的语气及观点。
I have since fallen in love with other poems, but “Patty Poem” remains my poem. After all, “Patty Poem” gave me my love for poetry not because it was the poem that lifted my spirits, but because it was the one that hurt me the most.
69. It can be concluded from the passage that“Patty Poem”leads the writer to _______.
A. discover the power of poetry
B. recognize her love for puzzles
C. find her eagerness to grow up
D. experience great homesickness
【Keys】A
3、词义猜测题
这种题型要求对文章中的划线生词进行词义猜测。这类题型不仅要求具备一定构词法，而且也要求对上下文具有比较全面的理解。做词意猜测时，应注意划线生词后面的定语从句、同位语从句。定语从句、同位语从句通常用来解释生词的词意。另外，还要应注意生词后的标点符号，如逗号、破折号、引号、括号都可用于提示词意。有时，词意隐藏在全文或某一段中，这就需要把握文段的意境来加以透知该词的含义。
Scientists say that the brains of amusics are different from the brains of people who can appreciate music. The difference is complex, and it doesn’t involve defective hearing. Amusics can understand other nonmusical sounds well. They also have no problems understanding ordinary speech. Scientists compare amusics to people who just can’t see certain colors.
66. According to paragraph 3, a person with “defective hearing” is probably one who _____.
A. dislikes listening to speeches B. can hear anything nonmusical
C. has a hearing problem D. lacks a complex hearing system
【Keys】C
4、 主旨大意的技巧
一般来说，议论文的主旨大意要么在首段，要么在尾段。文章主旨位于首段时，其后的段落通常是演绎论证的过程；在段尾时，其前的段落通常是在摆事实、讲道理，最后归纳出全文主旨。说明文的主旨也通常位于首段；记叙文的主旨有的位于开首段（如新闻报道、时事经纬等文章的主旨均置于开场白的位置，达到开门见山、直奔主题的效果），但大多数记叙文的主旨隐藏在文章之中，需理清文章脉络，挖掘文章内涵，把握作者意图。
For some people, music is no fun at all. ....... Amusics can only hear the difference between two notes if they are very far apart on the musical scale.
As a result, songs sound like noise to an amusic. ...... By studying people like Margaret, scientists are finally learning how to identify this unusual condition.
Scientists say that the brains of amusics are different from the brains of people who can appreciate music. ...... Amusics can understand other nonmusical sounds well. They also have no problems understanding ordinary speech. Scientists compare amusics to people who just can’t see certain colors.
Many amusics are happy when their condition is finally diagnosed (诊断). .......
68. What is the passage mainly concerned with
A. Amusics’ strange behaviours. B. Some people’s inability to enjoy music.
C. Musical talent and brain structure. D. Identification and treatment of amusics.
【Keys】B
一、口语：看图说话
（一）Directions: you will have one minute to prepare and one minute to talk about the following pictures in at least five sentences. Begin your talk with the sentence given.
Monday Morning is always the worst morning of the week for me.
参考答案：
Monday morning is always the worst morning of the week for me. Last Monday was even worse than usual. When the alarm clock rang, I noticed I had overslept. While I was running out of the door, I dropped my glasses onto the floor and broke them. When I got to the bus stop, I saw my school bus leaving and the bus left without me. Desperately, I ran after the bus. Then you know what happened I fell into a puddle. I was absent from school that Monday.
（二）口语：看图说话
Directions: you will have one minute to prepare and one minute to talk about the following pictures in at least five sentences. Begin your talk with the sentence given.
Li Ming and his boss are both football fans.
参考答案：
Li Ming and his boss are both football fans. One day when he read from the newspaper that a very important football match would be held in the afternoon, Li Ming decided to ask for a day off work. He phoned his boss and said he couldn't go to the office because of his sore throat. His boss cared about his staff very much, so he bought some fruit to Li Ming's house. Li Ming lay in bed, pretending he was feeling so bad. Being a football fan, the boss couldn't help watching the match in the afternoon. He watched the match on TV in his office with the curtain down. Unfortunately, he happened to see Li Ming was in the audience on the spot. Li Ming was cheering excitedly. It seemed there was nothing wrong with his throat.
二、用单词的适当形式完成句子（名词性从句）
1．The student failed in the exam. That was he didn’t study hard.
2．It matters little does it so long as it is done. (用适当的词填空)
3．With these inspiring words ringing in their ears, Allied soldiers prepared for would become known as D-Day. (用适当的词填空)
4．—The question is it is that we can go for a picnic.
—I recommend a national forest park 18 miles away from here. (用适当的词填空)
5．Why not try your luck downtown, Bob That’s the best jobs are. (用适当的词填空)
6．I wonder you could give me some advice on how to learn English. (用适当的词填空)
7．The moment I will always remember is I delivered my first English speech before a big audience. (用适当的词填空)
8．I have no idea has happened recently on my co-worker, so I can’t give the sad girl a suitable comfort. (用适当的词填空)
9．Concerns were raised witnesses might be encouraged to exaggerate their stories in court to ensure a decision of guilty. (用适当的词填空)
10．The reason accounts for their names Galilean Moons is they were discovered by Galileo in 1610. (用适当的词填空)
11．Whether we can have clean drinking water lies in effective measures will be taken by the government about water pollution. (用适当的词填空)
12．The father and his son got lost in the mountain and they had to eat food they could find there. (用适当的词填空)
13．After decades in the prince’s life, Diana knows the royal photographers are seeking. (用适当的词填空)
14．It makes me feel good you care about me. (用适当的词填空)
15． he wants to tell us is not clear.
16．—Children’s behaviour is most easily influenced by his parents.
—True. That’s we should set a good example to our kids. (用适当的词填空)
17．He didn’t attend school yesterday, and that’s he got a toothache. (用适当的词填空)
18．When we come across such factual differences, we shouldn’t rush to the conclusion one of the news reports gives false information. （用适当的词填空）
19．People go for walks less and prefer quiet rest at home. That’s there are marathons and other sports events aimed at encouraging people to move more. （用适当的词填空）
20．Susan made it clear to me she wished to make a new life for herself. （用适当的词填空）
21． annoyed me last night was the noise of the firecrackers from the neighbourhood area till midnight. (用适当的词填空)
22．Evidence has been found through years of study children’s early sleeping problems are likely to continue when they grow up. (用适当的词填空)
23．Every employee needs to find their unique value contribution that makes them stand out in is their field of employment. (用适当的词填空)
24． is known to us all is that the 2024 Olympic Games will take place in Paris. (用适当的词填空)
25．It was the teacher said to him encouraged him to make every effort to catch up with his classmates. (用适当的词填空)
26．The reason Tom failed in the exam was he didn’t work hard. (用适当的词填空)
27．They also need to be ready to give interviews in English with international journalists. This is they need an English trainer. (用适当的词填空)
28． bothers many children is that their parents aren’t fully aware of the importance of their privacy. （用所给词的适当形式填空）
29．When her daughter came back from Australia, she found her quite different from she was 3 years ago. (用适当的词填空)
30． they were in truth sisters was clear from the facial similarity between them. (用适当的词填空)
参考答案：
1．because
【详解】考查宾语从句。句意：这个学生考试没有及格。那是因为他没有努力学习。分析句子结构和意思可知，空格处引导表语从句，从句基本成分完整，上下文需要“因为”的意思，用连词because引导。故填because。
2．who
【详解】考查连接词。句意：只要事情做了，谁做都行。分析句子可知，it在句中作形式主语，根据句意需使用空处可使用连接代词who（谁）在从句中作主语。so long as（只要）在句中引导条件状语从句。故填who。
3．what
【详解】考查宾语从句引导词。句意：这些鼓舞人心的话语回响在盟军士兵的耳边，他们为日后的D-day——诺曼底登陆日——做着准备。空格处引导的“________ would become known as D-Day”是宾语从句，从句中缺少主语，结合语境分析，主语指代物，因此用what引导宾语从句。故填what。
4．where
【详解】考查表语从句。句意：——问题是我们可以去哪里野餐。——我推荐离这儿18英里远的国家森林公园。分析句子结构可知，本句为表语从句。且从句为强调句的特殊疑问句：特殊疑问词+is/was it+ that/who +其他部分。根据“I recommend a national forest park 18 miles away from here.”可知，用疑问词where，强调“去哪里野餐”。故填where。
5．where
【详解】考查表语从句。句意：为什么不去市中心碰碰运气呢，鲍勃？那是最好的工作所在地。空格处引导表语从句，从句缺少表语，结合句意“所在地”可知，应用连接副词where。故填where。
6．if/whether
【详解】考查连词。句意：我想知道你能不能给我一些关于如何学习英语的建议。分析句子结构可知，此处应为连词引导的宾语从句，从句中不缺主语和宾语，但是句意不完整，结合句意可知，此处表示“是否”应为if或者whether。故填if/whether。
7．when
【详解】考查表语从句。句意：我永远记得的那一刻是我第一次在一大群听众面前发表英语演讲的时候。引导表语从句，从句缺少时间状语，故用when引导。故填when。
8．what
【详解】考查同位语从句。句意：我不知道我的同事最近发生了什么事，所以我不能给这个悲伤的女孩恰当的安慰。分析句子可知，设空处在句中引导同位语从句，用来解释说明名词idea，从句缺少主语，表示“……的事”，应用连接代词what来引导。故填what。
9．that
【详解】考查同位语从句。句意：有人担心，可能会鼓励证人在法庭上夸大他们的故事，以确保有罪判决。分析句子可知，设空处在句中引导一个同位语从句，补充说明名词concerns，同位语从句结构完整、不缺意义，应用只起连接作用、无实意的that引导该从句。故填that。
10． that that
【详解】考查定语从句和表语从句。句意：它们之所以被称为伽利略卫星，是因为它们是伽利略在1610年发现的。分析句子可知，第一空引导限制性定语从句，修饰先行词reason，从句中缺主语，可用关系代词that引导，在从句中作主语；第二空引导名词性从句作is的表语，从句中成分完整，且主句的主语是reason，应用连接词that。故填that；that。
11．what
【详解】考查宾语从句。句意：我们能否拥有清洁的饮用水取决于政府将采取什么有效措施来解决水污染问题。分析句子可知，这里考查宾语从句，且由句意可知，这里表示“用什么有效的措施”，所以用what来引导宾语从句。故填what。
12．whatever
【详解】考查名词性从句。句意：父亲和儿子在山上迷路了，他们不得不吃他们在那里能找到的任何食物。分析句子结构，这是一个包含宾语从句的复合句，空白处在句子中作定语表示内容，使用what连接宾语从句，根据上文“they had to eat(他们不得不吃……)”以及下文“they could find there(他们在那里能找到的)”可推理出，空白处应填表达“无论什么”含义的连词，whatever含义为“无论什么”，符合句意，故填whatever。
13．what
【详解】考查宾语从句。句意：在王室中生活了几十年之后，戴安娜知道王室摄影师在寻找什么。分析句子可知，空处引导宾语从句，引导词在从句中作宾语，指物，应用连接代词what引导，故填what。
14．that
【详解】考查主语从句。句意：你关心我让我感觉很好。it是形式主语，that引导主语从句，在从句中只起连接作用。故填that。
15．What
【详解】考查主语从句连接词。句意：他想告诉我们什么还不清楚。该空引导主语从句，从句中缺乏宾语，意为“什么”，用连接代词what，首字母大写。故填What。
16．why
【详解】考查表语从句。句意：——孩子的行为最容易受到父母的影响。——没错。那就是为什么我们应该为我们的孩子树立一个好榜样。空处引导表语从句，从句主干成分完整，缺少“为什么”之意，应用连接副词why。that’s why...“那就是为什么……”。故填why。
17．because
【详解】考查表语从句。句意：他昨天没来上学，那是因为他牙疼。后文he got a toothache是没上学的原因，应用because引导原因状语从句，that is because表示“那是因为……”，故填because。
18．that
【详解】考查同位语从句。句意：当我们遇到这样的事实差异时，我们不应该急于得出其中一篇新闻报道提供了虚假信息的结论。引导同位语从句，说明conclusion的内容，从句不缺少成分，句意完整，故用that引导。故填that。
19．why
【详解】考查表语从句。句意：人们很少散步，更喜欢在家里安静地休息。这就是为什么会有马拉松和其他旨在鼓励人们多运动的体育赛事。空处引导表语从句，从句主干成分完整，但缺少“为什么”之意，应用连接副词why引导从句，作原因状语。故填why。
20．that
【详解】考查名词性从句。句意：苏珊向我明确表示，她希望开始自己的新生活。make it clear to sb that...向某人表明……，it作形式宾语，真正的宾语为that从句。根据句意，故填that。
21．What
【详解】考查名词性从句。句意：昨晚使我恼火的（事）是从附近街区传来的一直持续到午夜的爆竹声。句子分析可知，“___ annoyed me last night”为名词性从句作主语，设空处在从句中作主语，表示“……事”，用连接代词what引导；设空处位于句首，首字母大写。故填What。
22．that
【详解】考查同位语从句。句意：通过多年的研究已经发现了孩子们早期的睡眠问题可能随着长大会继续的证据。通过分析句子结构可知，这个句子中包含一个同位语从句，说明evidence的内容。分析句子可知，该同位语从句中不缺任何成分，且没有实际意义，故用连词that引导同位语从句。故填that。
23．whatever
【详解】考查名词性从句。句意：每个员工都需要找到自己独特的价值贡献，使他们在自己的就业领域脱颖而出。分析句式结构可知，设空处位于介词in后，在句中引导宾语从句，从句中缺主语，结合句意可知，此处表示物，且是泛指，应用whatever引导。故填whatever。
24．What
【详解】考查主语从句。句意：众所周知，2024年奥运会将在巴黎举行。分析句子结构和意思可知，“_____is known to us all”是主语从句，从句中缺少主语，指“……的事情”，用连接代词what。故填What。
25． what that
【详解】考查主语从句和强调句。句意：正是老师对他说的话鼓励他尽一切努力赶上同学。分析句子结构可知，本句第一空为主语从句，应用连接代词what引导，作宾语，意为“……的事”；本句为强调句，强调句句型为“it was+被强调成分+that/who+其它”，被强调部分是主语从句“老师对他说的话”，所以第二空应为that。故填what；that。
26． why that
【详解】考查定语从句和表语从句。句意：汤姆考试不及格的原因是他不努力。分析句子结构可知，第一空引导定语从句，从句中不缺主语和宾语，所以使用关系副词，先行词the reason表原因，所以用关系副词why引导从句；第二空引导表语从句，从句不缺主语和宾语，且句意完整，所以使用连接词that引导从句。故填①why②that。
27．why
【详解】考查表语从句。句意：他们还需要准备好接受国际记者的英语采访。这就是他们需要英语培训师的原因。分析句子结构可知，空处引导表语从句，从句中结构完整，应该用连接副词连接，前文提到需要培训师的原因，此处是表达“这就是他们需要英语培训师的原因”之意，应用why引导表语从句。故填why。
28．What
【详解】考查主语从句。句意：困扰许多孩子的是，他们的父母没有充分意识到他们隐私的重要性。分析句子结构可知，空处引导主语从句。从句中缺少主语，表示“困扰很多孩子的事情”，所以用连接代词what引导，首字母大写。故填What。
29．what
【详解】考查名词性从句。句意：当她女儿从澳大利亚回来时，她发现她和三年前大不一样了。在宾语从句中缺少表语，根据“she found her quite different from”可知，此处是指三年前的样子，是指事物，所以应用连接代词what。故填what。
30．That
【详解】考查名词性从句。句意：从他们的面部相似性就可以清楚地看出她们实际上是姐妹。分析句子结构，这是一个包含主语从句的复合句，因空白处在主语从句中不作成分，且主语从句句意完整，使用that引导主语从句，故填That。
三、阅读理解
（2023上·上海·高三复旦附中校考期中）On 15th June 1996, a huge bomb in Manchester, in the north-west of England, destroyed the city centre, causing nearly a billion pounds’ worth of damage. The bomb, which had been planted by a terrorist group called the IRA, injured over 200 people but remarkably killed no one as police had evacuated the area following a warning from the IRA．
Manchester had already undergone some changes as it recovered from the economic depression of the early 1990s that had destroyed much of its industry and created large-scale unemployment. It had won the right to host the Commonwealth Games (a large sporting event) and redeveloped some deserted areas through the building of the National Velodrome, an exhibition centre and an award-winning concert hall. However, at the time of the bombing, the city centre was still badly neglected — dominated by the Arndale Shopping Centre (once described as looking like an enormous public toilet) and squares that were run-down and affected by drug addiction. So, dreadful though the bombing was, it actually provided an opportunity to start again that might not have happened otherwise.
Within weeks of the explosion, the government had set up a public-private company to manage the recovery and launched an international competition to design the redevelopment. The winning plan involved restoring the historic buildings that had been damaged, tearing down and rebuilding some of the ugly buildings, creating new public spaces and improving life for pedestrians. Alongside this, the government reduced traffic in the centre by changing the direction of some main roads and developed an integrated public transport system, making access to the centre easier. Since these improvements, the city has attempted to boost tourism by using some of the city’s historical sites for major public events and by creating the Urbis building, which now houses the National Museum of Football. In turn, these changes have been key in attracting new investors, such as the Qatari royal family who own Manchester City Football Club.
Since 1996, the Manchester economy has grown in all areas. However, there are some concerns that inequality has also increased. Nor are all the new spaces appreciated. One new garden square designed by an international architect was rated as the worst attraction in the city. Others argue that in changing market stalls and industry for luxury consumption and glass buildings, the city has lost some of its soul.
1．What does the word “evacuate” (paragraph 1)most probably mean
A．Looking for something in a place. B．Estimate the losses in a ruined place.
C．Remove people from a place of danger. D．Determine a numerical value of a place.
2．What does the writer say about the 1996 IRA bombing
A．It presented an unexpected opportunity for Manchester.
B．It destroyed the city centre that used to be busy and crowded.
C．It resulted in a lot of people getting hurt or killed in Manchester.
D．It cost Manchester its chance to host the Commonwealth Games.
3．What did Manchester do for its recovery
A．It set up Manchester City Football Club.
B．It organised an international competition to attract new investors.
C．It tore down some historical sites to make room for public events.
D．It developed a public traffic system to make the city center more accessible.
4．What is the passage mainly about
A．Damage Manchester suffered due to the IRA bombing.
B．The IRA bombing in Manchester and its consequences.
C．Challenges related to the redevelopment of Manchester.
D．The long-term effects of the changes made in Manchester.
【答案】1．C 2．A 3．D 4．B
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了1996年爱尔兰共和军恐怖组织在曼彻斯特投下了一枚炸弹，这次事件实际上给曼彻斯特提供了一个重新发展的机会。
1．词句猜测题。根据第一段中“The bomb, which had been planted by a terrorist group called the IRA, injured over 200 people but remarkably killed no one as police had evacuated the area following a warning from the IRA.(这枚炸弹是由一个名为“爱尔兰共和军”的恐怖组织安放的，造成200多人受伤，但引人注目的是没有造成人员死亡，因为警方在爱尔兰共和军发出警告后已经evacuated该地区)”可知，这没炸弹没有造成人员死亡，这是因为警方在爱尔兰共和军发出警告后将该地区的人员进行了疏散。由此推知，单词evacuate意为“疏散”，与C项“把人们从危险的地方带走”意思接近。故选C。
2．细节理解题。根据第二段中“So, dreadful though the bombing was, it actually provided an opportunity to start again that might not have happened otherwise.(因此，尽管爆炸很可怕，但它实际上提供了一个重新开始的机会，否则可能不会发生这种情况)”可知，1996年爱尔兰共和军爆炸案给曼彻斯特带来了一个意想不到的机会。故选A。
3．细节理解题。根据第三段中“Alongside this, the government reduced traffic in the centre by changing the direction of some main roads and developed an integrated public transport system, making access to the centre easier.(与此同时，政府通过改变一些主要道路的方向，减少了市中心的交通量，并开发了一个综合公共交通系统，使前往市中心更加容易)”可知，曼彻斯特为了它的复苏，发展了一个公共交通系统，使城市中心更容易到达。故选D。
4．主旨大意题。通读全文，由其是第一段“On 15th June 1996, a huge bomb in Manchester, in the north-west of England, destroyed the city centre, causing nearly a billion pounds’ worth of damage. The bomb, which had been planted by a terrorist group called the IRA, injured over 200 people but remarkably killed no one as police had evacuated the area following a warning from the IRA.(1996年6月15日，在英格兰西北部的曼彻斯特，一颗巨大的炸弹摧毁了市中心，造成了近10亿英镑的损失。这枚炸弹是由一个名为“爱尔兰共和军”的恐怖组织安放的，造成200多人受伤，但引人注目的是没有造成人员死亡，因为警方在爱尔兰共和军发出警告后已经疏散了该地区)”和第二段中“So, dreadful though the bombing was, it actually provided an opportunity to start again that might not have happened otherwise.(因此，尽管爆炸很可怕，但它实际上提供了一个重新开始的机会，否则可能不会发生这种情况)”可知，文章主要介绍了1996年爱尔兰共和军恐怖组织在曼彻斯特投下了一枚炸弹，这次事件实际上给曼彻斯特提供了一个重新发展的机会。由此可知，文章主要介绍了爱尔兰共和军在曼彻斯特的爆炸及其产生的影响。故选B。
（2023上·上海·高三上海市建平中学校考期中）By the middle of the second day I know I’m in trouble. In front of me the land stretches up and away towards a distant hill, and into the space, between that hill and me, is crowded one of the most vivid concentrations of color I have ever seen. It starts with the trees. The wet season is only a few weeks off and almost as if they can smell the coming rains, they have put out their leaves. They are no ordinary green and the dry grasses beneath them are shining with golds, browns and reds. I want to recreate this scene with watercolors. Although I can make a try at it with words, trying to paint it in my sketch book is another matter altogether. I’ve already made one attempt: a series of lines in orange and red, with bluish trees placed across them, which now lies face down in the grass beside me.
I’ve put it there because the last thing I want right now is for someone else to come along and look at it. A young man called Royale walks up the hill. Royale is a sculptor, and, with several other local men, produces pieces of work in the local stone. Recently, and quite suddenly, this work, and that of several other local co-operatives, has acquired an international reputation. I certainly don’t want a man capable of such things looking at my own awful painting. So I put my foot, as casually as I can, on the finished one beside me and we resume the conversation started earlier in the day.
I want to talk to Royale about his life here. He, however, is only interested in what I am up to. To begin with, it seems that he considers me a fellow artist, and for a moment I find myself staring into the depths of embarrassment. But when he asks me, “what is painting like ” I realize that this professional artist has never painted anything in his life before. He just wants a go with my colors.
When I signed up for this holiday, I was hoping for an experience like the one I had had four years earlier in Wales. That was my first painting holiday, and I loved it. Two things made it great. First was the teacher, a man called Robin, who showed me that what is important about drawing and painting is not the finished article but the process of completing it. The second element of that week was the place. I grew up in places like that, and I connected with it immediately. But it was stupid of me to think that I could reproduce the experience down here, deep in the Southern Hemisphere. Zimbabwe is not a part of me, nor I of it. Trying to draw it for the first time, from a standing start, is like trying to start a conversation in Swahili.
5．What problem does the writer have at the beginning of her holiday
A．She can’t reproduce the exact color. B．There are no animals that she can paint.
C．She’s brought the wrong materials with her. D．The weather is not good enough for painting.
6．The writer hid her work because ________.
A．it was only a quick sketch B．it wasn’t good enough to sell
C．she believed Royale painted better D．she thought it would disappoint Royale
7．What does the writer mean by “what I am up to” (in paragraph 3)
A．What I will give him. B．What I am painting.
C．What I am thinking about. D．What I can teach him.
8．What does the writer say about her previous painting holiday
A．Her technique improved much faster. B．The landscape was more familiar to her.
C．She was able to complete a number of paintings. D．The teacher who taught her then was more talented.
【答案】5．A 6．D 7．B 8．B
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者在绘画假期期间所遇到的问题，作者无法重新再现确切的颜色。
5．推理判断题。根据第一段“I want to recreate this scene with watercolors. Although I can make a try at it with words, trying to paint it in my sketch book is another matter altogether.(我想用水彩重现这个场景。虽然我可以用文字来尝试，但要在速写本上画出来完全是另一回事)”可推知，作者遇到的问题是不能够重新再现确切的颜色。故选A。
6．推理判断题。根据第二段中“I certainly don’t want a man capable of such things looking at my own awful painting. So I put my foot, as casually as I can, on the finished one beside me and we resume the conversation started earlier in the day.(我当然不想让一个能做出这种事的人来看我这幅糟糕的画。于是，我尽可能随意地把脚放在旁边那张已经完成的桌子上，我们继续今天早些时候开始的谈话)”可推知，作者认为自己的画很糟糕，因此不想让Royale失望。故选D。
7．词句猜测题。根据第三段“To begin with, it seems that he considers me a fellow artist, and for a moment I find myself staring into the depths of embarrassment. But when he asks me, “what is painting like ” I realize that this professional artist has never painted anything in his life before. He just wants a go with my colors.(一开始，他似乎把我当作艺术家同行，一时间我发现自己陷入了深深的尴尬之中。但当他问我：“绘画是什么样子的？”我意识到这位职业艺术家以前从来没有画过任何东西。他只是想试试我的颜色)”可推知，通过Royale的问题可以知道他对作者现在做的事情，即正在绘画什么感兴趣。故“what I am up to”的意思是“我正在画什么”。故选B。
8．细节理解题。根据最后一段中“The second element of that week was the place. I grew up in places like that, and I connected with it immediately. (那一周的第二个要素是地点。我就是在这样的地方长大的，我很快就和那里产生了联系)”可知，作者更熟悉之前的绘画假期所在地方的一些风景。故选B。
（2023上·上海·高三校考阶段练习）At first glance Esther Okade seems like a normal 10-year-old. She loves dressing up as Elsa from “Frozen”, playing with Barbie dolls and going to the park or shopping. But what makes the British-Nigerian youngster stand out is the fact that she’s also a university student.
Esther, from Walsall, an industrial town in the UK’s West Midlands region, is one of the country’s youngest college freshmen. The talented 10-year-old enrolled at the Open University in January and is already top of the class, having recently scored 100% in an exam.
“It’s so interesting and super easy,” she laughs. “My mum taught me in a nice way.” She adds: “I want to finish the course in two years. Then I’m going to do my PhD in financial maths when I’m 13. I want to have my own bank by the time I’m 15 because I like numbers and I like people and banking is a great way to help people.”
And in case people think her parents have pushed her into starting university early, Esther disagrees. “I actually wanted to start when I was seven. But my mum didn’t agree.” After three years of begging, Mother Efe finally agreed to explore the idea.
Esther has always jumped ahead of her peers. Her mother noticed her daughter’s gift for figures shortly after she began homeschooling her at the age of three. Initially, Esther’s parents had enrolled her in a private school but after a few short weeks, the usually-energetic youngster refused to go back to that school because the teachers didn’t let her talk in class. In the UK, education is not compulsory until five, so Efe started to do little things at home by teaching basic number skills but Esther was miles ahead. By four, her natural talent for maths had seen the eager student move on to algebra (代数学) and quadratic equations (二次方程式).
And Esther isn’t the only maths miracle in the family. Her younger brother Isaiah, 6, will soon be sitting his first A-level exam in June.
9．Which of the following makes Esther Okade different from her normal peers
A．She is the youngest college student in the UK.
B．She goes to university at a much earlier age.
C．She often gets full marks in maths exams.
D．She loves acting as a university student.
10．From the passage we can learn that _______.
A．Esther thinks her parents expect too much of her
B．Esther cannot adapt herself well to college life
C．Esther asked to go to university even earlier
D．Esther dislikes being taught at home
11．What might be a main factor that has led to Esther’s being a maths genius
A．The gene from her family. B．Her course in the university.
C．The criticism from her teachers. D．Her mother’s homeschooling.
12．Esther can be described as a girl who _______.
A．is ambitious and has a clear goal B．is creative and loves exploring the unknown
C．is rebellious but ready to help others D．is energetic but reluctant to challenge herself
【答案】9．B 10．C 11．A 12．A
【分析】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了英国天才女孩Esther Okade十岁上大学的故事。
9．细节理解题。根据第一段中“But what makes the British-Nigerian youngster stand out is the fact that she’s also a university student.(但让这位尼日利亚裔英裔女孩脱颖而出的是，她也是一名大学生)”以及第二段中“Esther, from Walsall, an industrial town in the UK’s West Midlands region, is one of the country’s youngest college freshmen. (Esther来自英国西米德兰兹地区的工业小镇Walsall，是英国最年轻的大一新生之一)”可知，使Okade变得不同的是她上大学的年纪要比别人早得多。故选B项。
10．细节理解题。根据第四段“And in case people think her parents have pushed her into starting university early, Esther disagrees. “I actually wanted to start when I was seven. But my mum didn’t agree.” After three years of begging, Mother Efe finally agreed to explore the idea.(为了防止人们认为她的父母强迫她早早上大学，Esther并不这么认为。“其实我7岁的时候就想开始了。但是我妈妈不同意。”经过三年的恳求，埃菲妈妈终于同意了这个想法)”可知，Esther更早的时候就要求上大学了。故选C项。
11．推理判断题。根据最后一段“And Esther isn’t the only maths miracle in the family. Her younger brother Isaiah, 6, will soon be sitting his first A-level exam in June.(Esther也不是家里唯一的数学奇迹。她6岁的弟弟Isaiah即将在6月份参加他的第一次A-level考试)”可知，Esther的弟弟也是一个数学天才。由此推知，是基因让她成为一个数学天才的。故选A项。
12．推理判断题。通读全文，尤其根据第三段中Esther所说“I want to finish the course in two years. Then I’m going to do my PhD in financial maths when I’m 13. I want to have my own bank by the time I’m 15 because I like numbers and I like people and banking is a great way to help people.(我想在两年内完成这门课程。然后我打算在13岁的时候攻读金融数学博士学位。我想在15岁的时候拥有自己的银行，因为我喜欢数字，我喜欢人，银行是帮助人们的好方法)”可推知，Esther是一个有理想，有着清晰目标的人。故选A项。
（2023上·上海·高三校考期中）While still in its early stages, welfare reform has already been judged a great success in many states —at least in getting people off welfare. It’s estimated that more than 2 million people have left the rolls(名单) since 1994.
In the past four years, welfare rolls in Athens County have been cut in half. But 70 percent of the people who left in the past two years took jobs that paid less than $6 an hour. The result: The Athens County poverty rate still remains at more than 30 percent - twice the national average. For advocates for the poor, that’s an indication that much more needs to be done.
“More people are getting jobs, but it’s not making their lives any better,” says Kathy Lairn, a policy analyst at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities in Washington.
A center analysis of US Census data nationwide found that last year, a greater percentage of single, female-headed households were earning money on their own, but that average income for these households actually went down.
But for many, the fact that poor people are able to support themselves almost as well without government aid as they did with it is in itself a huge victory.
“Welfare was a poison. It was a toxin that was poisoning the family,” says Robert Rector, a welfare-reform policy analyst. “The reform is changing the moral climate in low-income communities. It’s beginning to rebuild the work ethic, which is much more important.”
Mr. Rector and others argued that once “the habit of dependency is cracked,” then the country can make other policy changes aimed at improving living standards.
13．Why don’t people enjoy their lives better when they get jobs
A．Because they are used to relying on welfare to make livings.
B．Because the cost of living is higher than before.
C．Because many families are not satisfied with their income.
D．Because their wages are very low.
14．From the passage we know that the reconstruction of ______ is the core of the reform.
A．government aids B．work ethic
C．welfare funds D．moral awareness
15．According to the example of the Athens Country, why great efforts should be made for the poor
A．To improve their living standards. B．To help them be employed.
C．To get them off welfare. D．To increase their wage.
16．What can be inferred about the author based on the passage
A．He is completely certain about the success of welfare reform.
B．He thinks that welfare reform has done little good for the poor.
C．He considers welfare reform successful in general.
D．He insists welfare reform has increased the government’s burden.
【答案】13．D 14．B 15．A 16．C
【导语】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了美国正在进行的社会福利改革。
13．细节理解题。根据文章第二段中“In the pastfour yearswelfare rolls in Athens County havebeen cut in half.But 70 percent of the people whoeft in the past two years took iobs that paid lessthan $6 an hour.(在过去的四年里，AthensCounty的福利人数减少了一半。但在过去两年里，不再受救济的人中，有70%的人从事的是每小时不到6美元的工作。)”可知，虽然人们找到了工作，但收入太低以至于他们无法更好地享受生活。故选D项。
14．细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段中“The reform is changing the moral climate in low-income communities.lt's beginning to rebuild the work ethic.which is much more important.(改革正在改变低收入社区的道德风气。它开始重建工作观念，这是更重要的。)”可知，重塑低收入工作者们的工作观念是改革的核心任务。故选B项。
15．细节理解题。根据第二段中“The AthensCounty poverty rate still remains at more than 30percent -- twice the national average.For advocates for the poor, that's an indication thatmuch more needs to be done. (Athens County的贫困率仍然保持在30%以上，是全国平均水平的两倍。对于穷人的倡导者来说，这意味着需要做更多的工作。)”可知，Athens County的贫困率很高，说明人们的生活水平很低。以及最后一段中“then thecountry can make other policy changes aimed atimproving living standards.(然后国家可以做出其他旨在提高生活水平的政策改变。)”可知，国家的福利政策就是为了提高人民的生活水平。故选A项。
16．推理判断题。根据第一段“While still in itsearly stages，welfare reform has already beenjudged a great success in many states -- at leastin getting people off welfare.lt's estimated thatmore than 2 million people have left the rolls since1994.(虽然福利改革还处于早期阶段，在许多州就已经被认为是一个巨大的成功--至少在使人们摆脱福利方面是这样。据估计，自1994年以来，有超过200万人脱离了救济名册。)”可推断出，福利改革制度虽然还处于早期，但是已经改变了人们的思想观念，使人们不再心安理得的接受救济，这本身就是一个胜利，所以作者认为福利改革总体上是成功。故选C项。
（2023上·上海松江·高三统考期末）Every summer, as a child, I spent with my parents the annual family holiday, flying away from our home in the West Midlands to their birthplace in Ireland.
I enjoyed it, but once, I behaved differently and left home. Package tours and long-distance flights became my idea of a holiday. I then went and ran into an Englishman who also came of Irish stock, and we both felt the urge to renew our knowledge of Ireland.
It was important for us to discover something different from our childhood visits. So that’s how we came to drive along the winding St John’s Point Peninsula (半岛) in Donegal, part of Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way, to visit a unique part of the 20th-century history — the Donegal Corridor.
When anyone drives to the point where the land runs out, he sees giant white stones fixed firmly in green grass spelling out “EIRE” and “70”, while the Atlantic wind fiercely blows across the headland and the ice-white waves smash into the rocks below. The meaning behind the stones They date back to the Second World War when St John’s Point was number 70 in a total of 83 Look Out Points (LOPs), observation stations set up and maintained by Ireland all around its coast.
There lies a bit of curious UK-Ireland history. Although Ireland was officially neutral during the war, the Battle of the Atlantic was being fought close to Irish shores, and these LOPs, staffed by local volunteers known as Coast watchers, passed on information on activities connected with the sea and weather fronts to London.
At St John’s Point, we were standing right under the Donegal Corridor, a long narrow area of airspace in which Ireland ensured safe passage during World War II to planes in the RAF (Royal Air Force) from bases in the UK-governed North of Ireland. The stone markings acted as reference points to aircrews.
Standing on this rough area of land surrounded by the wild and windy ocean brought home to us the conditions in which the Coast watchers and aircrews in the RAF cooperated in a shared history.
I revolted against my family tradition that summer, and I fulfilled my aim of discovering something new and absorbed all Donegal has to offer: empty golden beaches, mysterious ancient stone circles, folk music and crafts, and tasty food. I had fallen in love with Ireland all over again.
17．What can we learn about the author from paragraphs 1 to 3
A．She met a childhood friend from Ireland that year.
B．She and that Englishman both had Irish ancestors.
C．She took package tours and long-distance flights every year.
D．She explored the Wild Atlantic Way with her family members.
18．The giant white stones were important during WWII because .
A．the Battle of the Atlantic took place right close to them
B．weather information from the UK was sent through them
C．they functioned as reference points to aircrews in the RAF
D．they ranked at the top in the 83 LOPs around the Irish coast
19．The expression “revolted against” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to .
A．worried about B．passed on C．celebrated D．disobeyed
20．Which might be the best title of the passage
A．A Global Journey B．Discovering Undiscovered Donegal
C．Happy Holidays D．Escaping from the West Midlands
【答案】17．B 18．C 19．D 20．B
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者有一年夏天去爱尔兰旅行的经历，她和一位同样有爱尔兰血统的英国人参观了多尼戈尔走廊，发现了其背后独特的历史意义，并认识到了很多新事物。
17．细节理解题。根据第一段“Every summer, as a child, I spent with my parents the annual family holiday, flying away from our home in the West Midlands to their birthplace in Ireland. (小时候，每年夏天，我都会和父母一起度过一年一度的家庭假期，从西米德兰兹郡的家飞到他们在爱尔兰的出生地)”和第二段中“I then went and ran into an Englishman who also came of Irish stock, and we both felt the urge to renew our knowledge of Ireland. (然后我去了，碰到了一个同样是爱尔兰血统的英国人，我们都感到迫切需要更新我们对爱尔兰的认识)”可知，作者和这位英国人都有爱尔兰祖先。故选B项。
18．细节理解题。根据倒数第三段“At St John’s Point, we were standing right under the Donegal Corridor, a long narrow area of airspace in which Ireland ensured safe passage during World War II to planes in the RAF (Royal Air Force) from bases in the UK-governed North of Ireland. The stone markings acted as reference points to aircrews. (在圣约翰角，我们正站在多尼戈尔走廊的正下方，这是一个狭长的空域，在第二次世界大战期间，爱尔兰确保了英国皇家空军RAF的飞机从英国统治的北爱尔兰基地安全通过。这些石头标记充当了机组人员的参考点)”可知，这些白色巨石在二战中很重要是因为它们是英国皇家空军机组人员的参考点。故选C项。
19．词句猜测题。根据第二段中“I enjoyed it, but once, I behaved differently and left home. (我很喜欢，但有一次，我表现得不一样，离开了家)”，以及画线词的下文“my family tradition that summer (那年夏天我的家庭传统)”可推知，此处指上文提到的作者在那年夏天没有遵循以往的家庭传统，而是独自一人去旅行，revolt against意思应该是“反抗，不遵循”，与disobey意思相近。故选D项。
20．主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是最后一段中“I fulfilled my aim of discovering something new and absorbed all Donegal has to offer: empty golden beaches, mysterious ancient stone circles, folk music and crafts, and tasty food. I had fallen in love with Ireland all over again (我实现了发现新事物的目标，并吸收了多尼戈尔所能提供的一切：空旷的金色海滩、神秘的古代石圈、民间音乐和手工艺，以及美味的食物。我又一次爱上了爱尔兰)”可知，文章讲述了作者有一年夏天去爱尔兰旅行的经历，她和一位同样有爱尔兰血统的英国人参观了多尼戈尔走廊，发现了其背后独特的历史意义，并认识到了很多新事物。因此，B项“发现未被发现的多尼戈尔”符合文章大意，适合作为标题。故选B项。
（2023上·上海·高三上海市行知中学校考期中）Among all the different types of journey that people undertake there are also those of a spiritual nature. Some of the trips we do in our lives are purely for pleasure, some are meant to make us stronger, sometimes we travel to explore and learn, and in all of these undertakings we grow and become wiser.
There is a lot we can learn from the land that surrounds us and the best way to acquire that knowledge is by traveling and experiencing. This ancient aboriginal initiation ritual involves exactly this: a long spiritual hike across the native land. Although widely known as “Walkabout,” in later years the ritual has been referred to as “temporary mobility,” because the former is often used as an insulting term in Australian culture.
A young man on Walkabout
Historically speaking, the walkabout is a ceremony of passage in which young (adolescent) Aboriginal Australians undertake a journey that will help “transform” them into adults. The journey is usually made between the ages of 10 and 16. During this journey which can last for up to six months, the individual is required to live and survive all alone in the wilderness.
This is not an easy thing to do, especially not for teenagers. That is why only those who have proven themselves mentally and physically ready are allowed to proceed with the walkabout. Only the elders of the group decide whether it is time or not for the child to do it. The children are not completely unprepared for the journey. During the years before the walkabout, the elders instruct them and give them advice about the ceremony and adult life in general; they have been passed the “secrets” of the tribe, the knowledge about their world.
Aboriginal woman
Those who are initiated in the walkabout are also decorated with body paint and ornaments. Sometimes they are marked with a permanent symbol on their bodies. In some cases, a tooth is removed from the mouth, or the nose or ears of the initiated are pierced. Traditional walk about clothes include only a simple loin cloth and nothing more.
During a walkabout, a young person can sometimes travel a distance of over a 1, 000miles. In order to survive this long hike, the participant in the walkabout must be able to make their own shelter and must be capable of obtaining food and water for themselves.
That means he needs to hunt, catch fish, and also recognize and use edible and healing plants. The initiated youngster must learn to identify plants such as bush tomatoes, Illawarra plums, quandongs, lilly-pillies, Muntari berries, wattle seeds, Kakadu plums, and bunya nuts.
21．What can be referred from the first two paragraphs of the passage
A．Australians like to engage in all kinds of travel. B．People can gain knowledge through travel.
C．Travel is usually purely for pleasure. D．Walkabout is a long spiritual journey.
22．What do we know about the young Aboriginal Australians
A．All young Australians are required to live alone in the wilderness.
B．The difficulties they experienced in hiking turned them into adults.
C．Walkabout should only be done if they are mentally and physically prepared.
D．Walkabout is an unprepared test for the young Aboriginal Australians.
23．According to the passage, what skill does a person need to acquire in the walkabout
A．Identifying directions. B．Preserving physical strength.
C．Planting plants. D．Hunting and fishing.
24．Which of the following options is true about walkabout
A．Only people who have experienced torture are qualified to the walkabout.
B．Women must decorate themselves with body paint and ornaments.
C．To survive, the participants need to acquire certain survival skills.
D．Native women are not required to participate in the walkabout.
【答案】21．B 22．C 23．D 24．C
【导语】这是一篇说明文。在人们所从事的各种不同类型的旅行中，也有一些是精神性质的旅行。文章说明了人们可以通过旅行获得知识，以及旅行途中可以学到的技能。
21．推理判断题。根据第二段“There is a lot we can learn from the land that surrounds us and the best way to acquire that knowledge is by traveling and experiencing.(我们可以从周围的土地中学到很多东西，而获得这些知识的最好方式就是旅行和体验)”可推知，人们可以通过旅行获得知识。故选B。
22．细节理解题。根据第四段“This is not an easy thing to do, especially not for teenagers. That is why only those who have proven themselves mentally and physically ready are allowed to proceed with the walkabout.(这不是一件容易的事，尤其是对青少年来说。这就是为什么只有那些已经证明自己在精神上和身体上准备好了的人才被允许进行徒步旅行的原因)”可知，只有在精神上和身体上都有准备的情况下，年轻的澳大利亚土著才应该进行徒步旅行。故选C。
23．细节理解题。根据最后一段“That means he needs to hunt, catch fish, and also recognize and use edible and healing plants.(这意味着他需要打猎、捕鱼，还需要识别和使用可食用和治疗的植物)”可知，一个人在徒步旅行中需要获得狩猎和钓鱼技能。故选D。
24．细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“In order to survive this long hike, the participant in the walkabout must be able to make their own shelter and must be capable of obtaining food and water for themselves.(为了在这次长途徒步旅行中幸存下来，徒步旅行的参与者必须能够自己建造住所，必须能够为自己获得食物和水)”可知，C选项“为了生存，参与者需要掌握一定的生存技能”正确。故选C。专题03 名词性从句+口语3+阅读理解A篇
·模块一 名词性从句考点归纳
·模块二 口语：看图说话
·模块三 阅读理解A篇
·模块四 2024届上海高三名校真题速递
考点一：区分主语从句、宾语从句、表语从句、同位语从句、定语从句
1、主语从句考点：It作形式主语
1）It + be + adj. + 从句 （clear, amazing, natural, obvious, possible, strange, likely...）
2）It + be + n. + 从句 （a pity, a fact, natural, obvious, possible, strange, likely...）
3）It + be + 过去分词 + 从句 （said, reported, believed, decided, known, announced...）
4）It + be + vi. + 从句 （matter, make no difference, occur, seem, happen, turn out...）
2、宾语从句
1）可作动词、介词和形容词宾语
I assure you that you’re mistaken.
The shopkeeper did not want to sell for what he thought was not enough.
I’m afraid that I’ve made a mistake.
2）it作形式宾语
make/find/consider/think/feel...it+adj+从句；see to it that, take it for granted that...
3）宾语从句中的虚拟
在动词 “一坚持二命令四建议五要求” ：insist, order, command, suggest, advise, propose, recommend, ask, require, desire, demand, request等词后的宾语从句中，不论主句谓语动词用何时态，宾语从句中的动词一律用“（should）+动词原形”。
3、表语从句
He is angry. That's because I didn't understand him. (That's because...强调原因)
I didn’t understand him. That's why he got angry with me. (That's why...强调结果)
4、同位语从句
跟在抽象有内涵名词fact, idea, news, hope, belief, thought, truth, doubt, suggestion, warning, instruction, reason, information, question等之后。有时从句会与被说明的名词隔开。
They usually write exact instructions how the music is to be played.
The thought came to him that maybe the enemy had fled the city.
5、从句判断
根据整个从句在句中所作成分来判断属于何种从句。如：
Whether he will be able to come remains a question. （主语从句）
It remains a question whether he will be able to come.（主语从句）
They wanted to see which shops offered the best advice and service.（宾语从句）
This is where he has worked for years.（表语从句）
May I ask a question when the meeting will be held （同位语从句）
Word came that our football team had won the match. （同位语从句）
The question that was put forward at the meeting is anything but easy.（定语从句）
考点二：常考关联词（连接词、连接代词、连接副词）的选择
从句 连词
主语从句 连接词：that、whether 连接代词：what、who、whom、whose、which、whatever、whoever、whomever、whichever 连接副词：when、where、why、how
宾语从句 连接词：that、whether、if 连接代词：what、who、whom、whose、which、whatever、whoever、whomever、whichever 连接副词：when、where、why、how
表语从句 连接词：that、whether、because、as if 连接代词：what、who、whom、whose、which 连接副词：when、where、why、how
同位语 从句 连接词：that、whether 连接代词：what、who、whom、whose、which 连接副词：when、where、why、how
考点三：Who与whoever区别
who有疑问，whoever无疑问。
Who will win the prize is unclear.
Whoever wins the prize is good news.
I don’t know who he is.
We should learn from whoever has much experience.
考点四：What与how的选用
We didn’t know how cruel he was.
He accepted what money people gave him.
1、答题策略：
(1) 首先关注题目所提供的句子，这个句字是为了帮助和指引学生进入讲述的方向，避免产生不必要的理解错误，所以一定要用好。可以根据它的指引，纵观所有图片，形成一个总体框架。
(2) 一边看清每幅图片中场景的主要事件和人物的相互关系，一边按顺序连贯地讲述图片肉容。
讲述过程中，依据个人理解程度和语言表达能力的不同，会产生不同的答案，但要注意描述的连贯性，能自圆其说。对于有些图片，在描述结束时，加上一句画龙点睛的评价也是可以的，但重点还是描述。
2、注意事项：
思考时间：1分钟。答题时间：1分钟。至少5句话。
3、评分标准：(3分）
3分.能有条理地、完整地叙述一个主题，内容与图片相符；表达清楚，叙述 连贯流畅；语言结构和用词符合交际要求；语音正确。
2分 能较连贯地叙述一个主题，内容基本与图片相符；语言结构与用词有错误，但不影响整段意义的表达与理解；语音基本正确。
1分 能讲述&句，但主题不清楚，内容不连贯，与图片关系不大，叙述中大多数语言结构混乱，用词不正确；语音错误严重，使人珪解困难。
0分 没有答题或答题内容与图片内容无关。
Directions: you will have one minute to prepare and one minute to talk about the following pictures in at least five sentences. Begin your talk with the sentence given.
I am going to tell you a funny thing I saw in a supermarket.
阅读A篇解题技巧：
1、细节题
细节题型的解答通常是借助对文中的具体信息的查寻来解决。答题时要采取略读、扫读、析读和精读的办法从文中找出问题答案。细节题型多问及时间、地点、人物、数量和特征等。
For example, snowmen were a phenomenon in the Middle Ages, built with great skill and thought. At a time of limited means of expression, snow was like free art supplies dropped from the sky. It was a popular activity for couples to leisurely walk through town to view the temporary works of chilly art. Some were created by famous artists, including a 19-year-old Michelangelo, who in 1494 was appointed by the ruler of Florence, Italy, to build a snowman in his mansion’s courtyard.
66. According to the passage, why did snowmen become a phenomenon in the Middle Ages
A. People thought of snow as holy art supplies.
B. People longed to see masterpieces of snow.
C. Building snowmen was a way for people to express themselves.
D. Building snowmen helped people develop their skill and thought.
2、推断题
推理是在既有信息的基础上得出合乎文章内容的内涵意义，即某一问题、某一观点没有直接表述，而寓意在文章的字里行间，要求通过文中信息分析推出某种符合作者思想、符合文章逻辑的内涵意义。推断则是指通过对文章进行符合逻辑的综合分析，推出文章未直接陈述的言外之意。推断题推断得正确与否，很大程度上取决于是否能正确把握作者潜隐在字里行间的语气及观点。
I have since fallen in love with other poems, but “Patty Poem” remains my poem. After all, “Patty Poem” gave me my love for poetry not because it was the poem that lifted my spirits, but because it was the one that hurt me the most.
69. It can be concluded from the passage that“Patty Poem”leads the writer to _______.
A. discover the power of poetry
B. recognize her love for puzzles
C. find her eagerness to grow up
D. experience great homesickness
3、词义猜测题
这种题型要求对文章中的划线生词进行词义猜测。这类题型不仅要求具备一定构词法，而且也要求对上下文具有比较全面的理解。做词意猜测时，应注意划线生词后面的定语从句、同位语从句。定语从句、同位语从句通常用来解释生词的词意。另外，还要应注意生词后的标点符号，如逗号、破折号、引号、括号都可用于提示词意。有时，词意隐藏在全文或某一段中，这就需要把握文段的意境来加以透知该词的含义。
Scientists say that the brains of amusics are different from the brains of people who can appreciate music. The difference is complex, and it doesn’t involve defective hearing. Amusics can understand other nonmusical sounds well. They also have no problems understanding ordinary speech. Scientists compare amusics to people who just can’t see certain colors.
66. According to paragraph 3, a person with “defective hearing” is probably one who _____.
A. dislikes listening to speeches B. can hear anything nonmusical
C. has a hearing problem D. lacks a complex hearing system
4、 主旨大意的技巧
一般来说，议论文的主旨大意要么在首段，要么在尾段。文章主旨位于首段时，其后的段落通常是演绎论证的过程；在段尾时，其前的段落通常是在摆事实、讲道理，最后归纳出全文主旨。说明文的主旨也通常位于首段；记叙文的主旨有的位于开首段（如新闻报道、时事经纬等文章的主旨均置于开场白的位置，达到开门见山、直奔主题的效果），但大多数记叙文的主旨隐藏在文章之中，需理清文章脉络，挖掘文章内涵，把握作者意图。
For some people, music is no fun at all. ....... Amusics can only hear the difference between two notes if they are very far apart on the musical scale.
As a result, songs sound like noise to an amusic. ...... By studying people like Margaret, scientists are finally learning how to identify this unusual condition.
Scientists say that the brains of amusics are different from the brains of people who can appreciate music. ...... Amusics can understand other nonmusical sounds well. They also have no problems understanding ordinary speech. Scientists compare amusics to people who just can’t see certain colors.
Many amusics are happy when their condition is finally diagnosed (诊断). .......
68. What is the passage mainly concerned with
A. Amusics’ strange behaviours. B. Some people’s inability to enjoy music.
C. Musical talent and brain structure. D. Identification and treatment of amusics.
一、口语：看图说话
（一）Directions: you will have one minute to prepare and one minute to talk about the following pictures in at least five sentences. Begin your talk with the sentence given.
Monday Morning is always the worst morning of the week for me.
（二）口语：看图说话
Directions: you will have one minute to prepare and one minute to talk about the following pictures in at least five sentences. Begin your talk with the sentence given.
Li Ming and his boss are both football fans.
二、用单词的适当形式完成句子（名词性从句）
1．The student failed in the exam. That was he didn’t study hard.
2．It matters little does it so long as it is done. (用适当的词填空)
3．With these inspiring words ringing in their ears, Allied soldiers prepared for would become known as D-Day. (用适当的词填空)
4．—The question is it is that we can go for a picnic.
—I recommend a national forest park 18 miles away from here. (用适当的词填空)
5．Why not try your luck downtown, Bob That’s the best jobs are. (用适当的词填空)
6．I wonder you could give me some advice on how to learn English. (用适当的词填空)
7．The moment I will always remember is I delivered my first English speech before a big audience. (用适当的词填空)
8．I have no idea has happened recently on my co-worker, so I can’t give the sad girl a suitable comfort. (用适当的词填空)
9．Concerns were raised witnesses might be encouraged to exaggerate their stories in court to ensure a decision of guilty. (用适当的词填空)
10．The reason accounts for their names Galilean Moons is they were discovered by Galileo in 1610. (用适当的词填空)
11．Whether we can have clean drinking water lies in effective measures will be taken by the government about water pollution. (用适当的词填空)
12．The father and his son got lost in the mountain and they had to eat food they could find there. (用适当的词填空)
13．After decades in the prince’s life, Diana knows the royal photographers are seeking. (用适当的词填空)
14．It makes me feel good you care about me. (用适当的词填空)
15． he wants to tell us is not clear.
16．—Children’s behaviour is most easily influenced by his parents.
—True. That’s we should set a good example to our kids. (用适当的词填空)
17．He didn’t attend school yesterday, and that’s he got a toothache. (用适当的词填空)
18．When we come across such factual differences, we shouldn’t rush to the conclusion one of the news reports gives false information. （用适当的词填空）
19．People go for walks less and prefer quiet rest at home. That’s there are marathons and other sports events aimed at encouraging people to move more. （用适当的词填空）
20．Susan made it clear to me she wished to make a new life for herself. （用适当的词填空）
21． annoyed me last night was the noise of the firecrackers from the neighbourhood area till midnight. (用适当的词填空)
22．Evidence has been found through years of study children’s early sleeping problems are likely to continue when they grow up. (用适当的词填空)
23．Every employee needs to find their unique value contribution that makes them stand out in is their field of employment. (用适当的词填空)
24． is known to us all is that the 2024 Olympic Games will take place in Paris. (用适当的词填空)
25．It was the teacher said to him encouraged him to make every effort to catch up with his classmates. (用适当的词填空)
26．The reason Tom failed in the exam was he didn’t work hard. (用适当的词填空)
27．They also need to be ready to give interviews in English with international journalists. This is they need an English trainer. (用适当的词填空)
28． bothers many children is that their parents aren’t fully aware of the importance of their privacy. （用所给词的适当形式填空）
29．When her daughter came back from Australia, she found her quite different from she was 3 years ago. (用适当的词填空)
30． they were in truth sisters was clear from the facial similarity between them. (用适当的词填空)
三、阅读理解
（2023上·上海·高三复旦附中校考期中）On 15th June 1996, a huge bomb in Manchester, in the north-west of England, destroyed the city centre, causing nearly a billion pounds’ worth of damage. The bomb, which had been planted by a terrorist group called the IRA, injured over 200 people but remarkably killed no one as police had evacuated the area following a warning from the IRA．
Manchester had already undergone some changes as it recovered from the economic depression of the early 1990s that had destroyed much of its industry and created large-scale unemployment. It had won the right to host the Commonwealth Games (a large sporting event) and redeveloped some deserted areas through the building of the National Velodrome, an exhibition centre and an award-winning concert hall. However, at the time of the bombing, the city centre was still badly neglected — dominated by the Arndale Shopping Centre (once described as looking like an enormous public toilet) and squares that were run-down and affected by drug addiction. So, dreadful though the bombing was, it actually provided an opportunity to start again that might not have happened otherwise.
Within weeks of the explosion, the government had set up a public-private company to manage the recovery and launched an international competition to design the redevelopment. The winning plan involved restoring the historic buildings that had been damaged, tearing down and rebuilding some of the ugly buildings, creating new public spaces and improving life for pedestrians. Alongside this, the government reduced traffic in the centre by changing the direction of some main roads and developed an integrated public transport system, making access to the centre easier. Since these improvements, the city has attempted to boost tourism by using some of the city’s historical sites for major public events and by creating the Urbis building, which now houses the National Museum of Football. In turn, these changes have been key in attracting new investors, such as the Qatari royal family who own Manchester City Football Club.
Since 1996, the Manchester economy has grown in all areas. However, there are some concerns that inequality has also increased. Nor are all the new spaces appreciated. One new garden square designed by an international architect was rated as the worst attraction in the city. Others argue that in changing market stalls and industry for luxury consumption and glass buildings, the city has lost some of its soul.
1．What does the word “evacuate” (paragraph 1)most probably mean
A．Looking for something in a place. B．Estimate the losses in a ruined place.
C．Remove people from a place of danger. D．Determine a numerical value of a place.
2．What does the writer say about the 1996 IRA bombing
A．It presented an unexpected opportunity for Manchester.
B．It destroyed the city centre that used to be busy and crowded.
C．It resulted in a lot of people getting hurt or killed in Manchester.
D．It cost Manchester its chance to host the Commonwealth Games.
3．What did Manchester do for its recovery
A．It set up Manchester City Football Club.
B．It organised an international competition to attract new investors.
C．It tore down some historical sites to make room for public events.
D．It developed a public traffic system to make the city center more accessible.
4．What is the passage mainly about
A．Damage Manchester suffered due to the IRA bombing.
B．The IRA bombing in Manchester and its consequences.
C．Challenges related to the redevelopment of Manchester.
D．The long-term effects of the changes made in Manchester.
（2023上·上海·高三上海市建平中学校考期中）By the middle of the second day I know I’m in trouble. In front of me the land stretches up and away towards a distant hill, and into the space, between that hill and me, is crowded one of the most vivid concentrations of color I have ever seen. It starts with the trees. The wet season is only a few weeks off and almost as if they can smell the coming rains, they have put out their leaves. They are no ordinary green and the dry grasses beneath them are shining with golds, browns and reds. I want to recreate this scene with watercolors. Although I can make a try at it with words, trying to paint it in my sketch book is another matter altogether. I’ve already made one attempt: a series of lines in orange and red, with bluish trees placed across them, which now lies face down in the grass beside me.
I’ve put it there because the last thing I want right now is for someone else to come along and look at it. A young man called Royale walks up the hill. Royale is a sculptor, and, with several other local men, produces pieces of work in the local stone. Recently, and quite suddenly, this work, and that of several other local co-operatives, has acquired an international reputation. I certainly don’t want a man capable of such things looking at my own awful painting. So I put my foot, as casually as I can, on the finished one beside me and we resume the conversation started earlier in the day.
I want to talk to Royale about his life here. He, however, is only interested in what I am up to. To begin with, it seems that he considers me a fellow artist, and for a moment I find myself staring into the depths of embarrassment. But when he asks me, “what is painting like ” I realize that this professional artist has never painted anything in his life before. He just wants a go with my colors.
When I signed up for this holiday, I was hoping for an experience like the one I had had four years earlier in Wales. That was my first painting holiday, and I loved it. Two things made it great. First was the teacher, a man called Robin, who showed me that what is important about drawing and painting is not the finished article but the process of completing it. The second element of that week was the place. I grew up in places like that, and I connected with it immediately. But it was stupid of me to think that I could reproduce the experience down here, deep in the Southern Hemisphere. Zimbabwe is not a part of me, nor I of it. Trying to draw it for the first time, from a standing start, is like trying to start a conversation in Swahili.
5．What problem does the writer have at the beginning of her holiday
A．She can’t reproduce the exact color. B．There are no animals that she can paint.
C．She’s brought the wrong materials with her. D．The weather is not good enough for painting.
6．The writer hid her work because ________.
A．it was only a quick sketch B．it wasn’t good enough to sell
C．she believed Royale painted better D．she thought it would disappoint Royale
7．What does the writer mean by “what I am up to” (in paragraph 3)
A．What I will give him. B．What I am painting.
C．What I am thinking about. D．What I can teach him.
8．What does the writer say about her previous painting holiday
A．Her technique improved much faster. B．The landscape was more familiar to her.
C．She was able to complete a number of paintings. D．The teacher who taught her then was more talented.
（2023上·上海·高三校考阶段练习）At first glance Esther Okade seems like a normal 10-year-old. She loves dressing up as Elsa from “Frozen”, playing with Barbie dolls and going to the park or shopping. But what makes the British-Nigerian youngster stand out is the fact that she’s also a university student.
Esther, from Walsall, an industrial town in the UK’s West Midlands region, is one of the country’s youngest college freshmen. The talented 10-year-old enrolled at the Open University in January and is already top of the class, having recently scored 100% in an exam.
“It’s so interesting and super easy,” she laughs. “My mum taught me in a nice way.” She adds: “I want to finish the course in two years. Then I’m going to do my PhD in financial maths when I’m 13. I want to have my own bank by the time I’m 15 because I like numbers and I like people and banking is a great way to help people.”
And in case people think her parents have pushed her into starting university early, Esther disagrees. “I actually wanted to start when I was seven. But my mum didn’t agree.” After three years of begging, Mother Efe finally agreed to explore the idea.
Esther has always jumped ahead of her peers. Her mother noticed her daughter’s gift for figures shortly after she began homeschooling her at the age of three. Initially, Esther’s parents had enrolled her in a private school but after a few short weeks, the usually-energetic youngster refused to go back to that school because the teachers didn’t let her talk in class. In the UK, education is not compulsory until five, so Efe started to do little things at home by teaching basic number skills but Esther was miles ahead. By four, her natural talent for maths had seen the eager student move on to algebra (代数学) and quadratic equations (二次方程式).
And Esther isn’t the only maths miracle in the family. Her younger brother Isaiah, 6, will soon be sitting his first A-level exam in June.
9．Which of the following makes Esther Okade different from her normal peers
A．She is the youngest college student in the UK.
B．She goes to university at a much earlier age.
C．She often gets full marks in maths exams.
D．She loves acting as a university student.
10．From the passage we can learn that _______.
A．Esther thinks her parents expect too much of her
B．Esther cannot adapt herself well to college life
C．Esther asked to go to university even earlier
D．Esther dislikes being taught at home
11．What might be a main factor that has led to Esther’s being a maths genius
A．The gene from her family. B．Her course in the university.
C．The criticism from her teachers. D．Her mother’s homeschooling.
12．Esther can be described as a girl who _______.
A．is ambitious and has a clear goal B．is creative and loves exploring the unknown
C．is rebellious but ready to help others D．is energetic but reluctant to challenge herself
（2023上·上海·高三校考期中）While still in its early stages, welfare reform has already been judged a great success in many states —at least in getting people off welfare. It’s estimated that more than 2 million people have left the rolls(名单) since 1994.
In the past four years, welfare rolls in Athens County have been cut in half. But 70 percent of the people who left in the past two years took jobs that paid less than $6 an hour. The result: The Athens County poverty rate still remains at more than 30 percent - twice the national average. For advocates for the poor, that’s an indication that much more needs to be done.
“More people are getting jobs, but it’s not making their lives any better,” says Kathy Lairn, a policy analyst at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities in Washington.
A center analysis of US Census data nationwide found that last year, a greater percentage of single, female-headed households were earning money on their own, but that average income for these households actually went down.
But for many, the fact that poor people are able to support themselves almost as well without government aid as they did with it is in itself a huge victory.
“Welfare was a poison. It was a toxin that was poisoning the family,” says Robert Rector, a welfare-reform policy analyst. “The reform is changing the moral climate in low-income communities. It’s beginning to rebuild the work ethic, which is much more important.”
Mr. Rector and others argued that once “the habit of dependency is cracked,” then the country can make other policy changes aimed at improving living standards.
13．Why don’t people enjoy their lives better when they get jobs
A．Because they are used to relying on welfare to make livings.
B．Because the cost of living is higher than before.
C．Because many families are not satisfied with their income.
D．Because their wages are very low.
14．From the passage we know that the reconstruction of ______ is the core of the reform.
A．government aids B．work ethic
C．welfare funds D．moral awareness
15．According to the example of the Athens Country, why great efforts should be made for the poor
A．To improve their living standards. B．To help them be employed.
C．To get them off welfare. D．To increase their wage.
16．What can be inferred about the author based on the passage
A．He is completely certain about the success of welfare reform.
B．He thinks that welfare reform has done little good for the poor.
C．He considers welfare reform successful in general.
D．He insists welfare reform has increased the government’s burden.
（2023上·上海松江·高三统考期末）Every summer, as a child, I spent with my parents the annual family holiday, flying away from our home in the West Midlands to their birthplace in Ireland.
I enjoyed it, but once, I behaved differently and left home. Package tours and long-distance flights became my idea of a holiday. I then went and ran into an Englishman who also came of Irish stock, and we both felt the urge to renew our knowledge of Ireland.
It was important for us to discover something different from our childhood visits. So that’s how we came to drive along the winding St John’s Point Peninsula (半岛) in Donegal, part of Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way, to visit a unique part of the 20th-century history — the Donegal Corridor.
When anyone drives to the point where the land runs out, he sees giant white stones fixed firmly in green grass spelling out “EIRE” and “70”, while the Atlantic wind fiercely blows across the headland and the ice-white waves smash into the rocks below. The meaning behind the stones They date back to the Second World War when St John’s Point was number 70 in a total of 83 Look Out Points (LOPs), observation stations set up and maintained by Ireland all around its coast.
There lies a bit of curious UK-Ireland history. Although Ireland was officially neutral during the war, the Battle of the Atlantic was being fought close to Irish shores, and these LOPs, staffed by local volunteers known as Coast watchers, passed on information on activities connected with the sea and weather fronts to London.
At St John’s Point, we were standing right under the Donegal Corridor, a long narrow area of airspace in which Ireland ensured safe passage during World War II to planes in the RAF (Royal Air Force) from bases in the UK-governed North of Ireland. The stone markings acted as reference points to aircrews.
Standing on this rough area of land surrounded by the wild and windy ocean brought home to us the conditions in which the Coast watchers and aircrews in the RAF cooperated in a shared history.
I revolted against my family tradition that summer, and I fulfilled my aim of discovering something new and absorbed all Donegal has to offer: empty golden beaches, mysterious ancient stone circles, folk music and crafts, and tasty food. I had fallen in love with Ireland all over again.
17．What can we learn about the author from paragraphs 1 to 3
A．She met a childhood friend from Ireland that year.
B．She and that Englishman both had Irish ancestors.
C．She took package tours and long-distance flights every year.
D．She explored the Wild Atlantic Way with her family members.
18．The giant white stones were important during WWII because .
A．the Battle of the Atlantic took place right close to them
B．weather information from the UK was sent through them
C．they functioned as reference points to aircrews in the RAF
D．they ranked at the top in the 83 LOPs around the Irish coast
19．The expression “revolted against” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to .
A．worried about B．passed on C．celebrated D．disobeyed
20．Which might be the best title of the passage
A．A Global Journey B．Discovering Undiscovered Donegal
C．Happy Holidays D．Escaping from the West Midlands
（2023上·上海·高三上海市行知中学校考期中）Among all the different types of journey that people undertake there are also those of a spiritual nature. Some of the trips we do in our lives are purely for pleasure, some are meant to make us stronger, sometimes we travel to explore and learn, and in all of these undertakings we grow and become wiser.
There is a lot we can learn from the land that surrounds us and the best way to acquire that knowledge is by traveling and experiencing. This ancient aboriginal initiation ritual involves exactly this: a long spiritual hike across the native land. Although widely known as “Walkabout,” in later years the ritual has been referred to as “temporary mobility,” because the former is often used as an insulting term in Australian culture.
A young man on Walkabout
Historically speaking, the walkabout is a ceremony of passage in which young (adolescent) Aboriginal Australians undertake a journey that will help “transform” them into adults. The journey is usually made between the ages of 10 and 16. During this journey which can last for up to six months, the individual is required to live and survive all alone in the wilderness.
This is not an easy thing to do, especially not for teenagers. That is why only those who have proven themselves mentally and physically ready are allowed to proceed with the walkabout. Only the elders of the group decide whether it is time or not for the child to do it. The children are not completely unprepared for the journey. During the years before the walkabout, the elders instruct them and give them advice about the ceremony and adult life in general; they have been passed the “secrets” of the tribe, the knowledge about their world.
Aboriginal woman
Those who are initiated in the walkabout are also decorated with body paint and ornaments. Sometimes they are marked with a permanent symbol on their bodies. In some cases, a tooth is removed from the mouth, or the nose or ears of the initiated are pierced. Traditional walk about clothes include only a simple loin cloth and nothing more.
During a walkabout, a young person can sometimes travel a distance of over a 1, 000miles. In order to survive this long hike, the participant in the walkabout must be able to make their own shelter and must be capable of obtaining food and water for themselves.
That means he needs to hunt, catch fish, and also recognize and use edible and healing plants. The initiated youngster must learn to identify plants such as bush tomatoes, Illawarra plums, quandongs, lilly-pillies, Muntari berries, wattle seeds, Kakadu plums, and bunya nuts.
21．What can be referred from the first two paragraphs of the passage
A．Australians like to engage in all kinds of travel. B．People can gain knowledge through travel.
C．Travel is usually purely for pleasure. D．Walkabout is a long spiritual journey.
22．What do we know about the young Aboriginal Australians
A．All young Australians are required to live alone in the wilderness.
B．The difficulties they experienced in hiking turned them into adults.
C．Walkabout should only be done if they are mentally and physically prepared.
D．Walkabout is an unprepared test for the young Aboriginal Australians.
23．According to the passage, what skill does a person need to acquire in the walkabout
A．Identifying directions. B．Preserving physical strength.
C．Planting plants. D．Hunting and fishing.
24．Which of the following options is true about walkabout
A．Only people who have experienced torture are qualified to the walkabout.
B．Women must decorate themselves with body paint and ornaments.
C．To survive, the participants need to acquire certain survival skills.
D．Native women are not required to participate in the walkabout.
