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1、2015届高考英语二轮专题专练：书面表达(8 )AAmiya Olden could have been a poster child for fl reading crisis that affects nearly 2 million Michigan residents older than 1 6：They read below a sixth-grade level，which makes it difficult to find jobs and to improve their livesAmong them，Amiya is one Amiya Olden remembers
2、well the day she graduated from Denby High sch001She handed her diploma to her mother，who read it to her“Then when someone asked me to read it，I could remember the things she read，and I knew what I had to say，”recalled Amiya Olden“When we would go out to restaurants with my aunts，and that，S when I r
3、eally would get upset1 would see words on the menu but I couldn，t read! ” But dont feel sorry for herI She changed her life by reaching a point where shel d read enoughTwo summers ago，she took charge of her life when she walked into Pro Literacy Detroit to improve her readingNineteen months ago，she
4、was reading at a second-grade level；now at a fifth-grade level Olden now splits her days between her classes at Pro Literacy and the library，where she checks out books and reads themShe says she hopes her improved reading skills will help her find a good job And she has advice for others，who have tr
5、ouble reading “Dont give up on it，”she said“Even though it can be challenging and you might get frustrated sometimes，practice does helpIf you really want to be able to go somewhere，go out to a restaurant and you have to read signs and things li ke that，you want to know what you want to eat and where
6、 you want to goIf you want to succeed in life and grow，you have to readMore important，you have to feel confident that you can”56Amiyamother read the diploma to her so that Ashe couldncourage her daughter to improve her reading Bher daughter could remember the content of the diploma Cthey both could
7、remember the particular moment Dshe could show off before her daughter57Amiya attends Pro Literacy Detroit to Aget another diploma Bimprove her reading level Cfind a good job in the training center Dbe a poster child for the reading crisis58From the passage we can see in Michigan Amany people cant f
8、ind good jobs due to poor reading Bthe job market pays too much attention to reading Cmost students cant graduate from high school Dthe reading crisis affects only poor people59Which of the following is true of Amiya? AShe is 16 years old now BA good job has been offered to her CShe is an adviser fo
9、r those with reading difficulty DMost of her time i s divided between her classes and the library60With the study at Pro Literacy，Amiya is now Apuzzled Bdiscouraged Cconfident D1earnedB（2014湖北卷）BLondons newest skyscraper (摩天大楼) is called the Shard and it cost about 430 million pounds to build. At a
10、height of almost 310 metres, it is the tallest building in Europe. The Shard has completely changed the appearance of London. However, not everyone thinks that it is a change for the better.The Shard was designed by the famous Italian architect Renzo Piano. When he began designing the Shard for Lond
11、on, Piano wanted a very tall building that looked like a spire (尖顶). He wanted the glass surfaces to reflect the sky and the city. The sides of the building arent regular. So the building has an unusual shape. It looks like a very thin, sharp piece of broken glass. And that is how the building got t
12、he name: the Shard. Piano says that the spire shape of the Shard is part of a great London tradition. The shape reminds him of the spires of the churches of London or the tall masts (桅杆) of the ships that were once on the river Thames.The Shard has 87 floors. At the top, there is an observatory. At
13、the moment the building is empty, but eventually there will be a five-star hotel. There will also be top quality restaurants, apartments and offices.Before building work began, a lot of people didnt want the Shard though the plans were approved. Now they are still unhappy about the Shard. Some criti
14、cs say that such a tall skyscraper might be good in a city like New York, but not in London. They say that the best thing about the Shard is its spire shape. But that is the only thing. There is no decoration, only flat surfaces. The Egyptians did that 4,500 years ago. They also think the Shard is t
15、oo big for London. It destroys the beauty of the city.Other critics dont like what the Shard seems to represent. They say that the Shard shows how London is becoming more unequal. Only very rich people can afford to buy the expensive private apartments and stay in the hotel. But the people who live near the Shard are among the poorest in London. So the Shard seems a symbol of the division in society between the very rich and the poor.The Shard now dominates the London skyline. It is not certain, however, that ordinary London citizens will ever accept it as a valuable additio
