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1、高考英语真题分类汇编 专题十四 观点态度Passage 1(xx重庆,C)体裁:说明文词数:283The idea of being able to walk on water has long interested humans greatly.Sadly,biological facts prevent us ever acplishing such a thing without artificial aidwe simply weigh too much,and all our mass pushes down through our relatively small feet,res
2、ulting in a lot of pressure that makes us sink.However,several types of animals can walk on water.One of the most interesting is the mon basilisk Basilicus basilicus,a lizard(蜥蜴)native to Central and South America.It can run across water for a distance of several meters,avoiding getting wet by rapid
3、ly hitting the waters surface with its feet.The lizard will take as many as 20 steps per second to keep moving forward.For humans to do this,wed need huge feet that we could bring up to our ears in order to create adequate “hitting.”But fortunately there is an alternative:cornflo
4、ur.By adding enough of this mon thickening agent to water(and it does take a lot),you can create a “non-Newtonian” liquid that doesnt behave like normal water.Now,if the surface of the water is hit hard enough,particles(粒子)in the water group together for a moment to make the surface hard.M
5、ove quickly enough and put enough force into each step,and you really can walk across the surface of an adequately thick liquid of cornflour.Fun though all this may sound,its still rather messy and better read about in theory than carried out in practice.If you must do it,then keep the wat
6、er wings handy in case you start to sinkand take a shower afterward!1.Walking on water hasnt bee a reality mainly because humans.A.are not interested in itB.have biological limitationsC.have not invented proper toolsD.are afraid to make an attempt2.What do we know about Basilicus basilicus
7、 from the passage?A.It is light enough to walk on water.B.Its huge feet enable it to stay above water.C.It can run across water at a certain speed.D.Its unique skin keeps it from getting wet in water.3.What is the function of the cornflour according to the passage?A.To create a thick liquid.B.To tur
8、n the water into solid.C.To help the liquid behave normally.D.To enable the water to move rapidly.4.What is the authors attitude toward the idea of humans walking on water?A.It is risky but beneficial.B.It is interesting and worth trying.C.It is crazy and cannot bee a reality.D.I
9、t is impractical though theoretically possible.答案语篇解读本文为说明文,题材为科普知识类。能在水上行走是人类一直以来感兴趣的话题,虽然有方法能实现这一想法,但所有这些都只是理论上的,并不切合实际。1.B 2.C 3.A 4.D Passage 2(xx安徽,E)体裁:说明文词数:301You may not have heard of Ashoka,but for the past 27 years,this association,founded by Bill Drayton,has fought poverty(贫困)and sicknes
10、s,promoted education and encouraged small businesses.To support these worthy causes,Ashoka provides money for the worlds most promising“changemakers”seeking to solve(解决)urgent problems and would like to create a world in which every citizen is a changemaker.Drayton believes that anyone can
11、 bee an agent for change.The important thing is to simply give yourself permission.If you see a problem that you care about,you can help solve it.The young in particular are willing to accept this concept because at heart every child wants to grow into a happy,healthy,contributing adult.In fact,it i
12、s many young peoples ambition to set up programmes or businesses that improve social conditions.An excellent example is an Ashoka project started in 1995 in Dhaka,which handled the rubbish problem facing the city,helped local farmers and provided an ine for poor people there.When Masqsood
13、and Iftekhar began to study the problem of all the uncollected rubbish that lay in Dhakas streets,attracting rats and disease,they discovered that 80% of it was natural waste.So they educated the poor people in the city to post(把制成堆肥)this waste.They knew that they would have a market for t
14、he end product because local farmers were struggling with chemical fertilisers(化肥)which were expensive and had reduced the natural minerals in the soil over the years.At first,they were refused,but once they were able to persuade them that there was money to be made,the project took off.In xx sales
15、were $14,000.Drayton is optimistic that in ten years Ashoka will be making really serious,practical progress in bringing about social change by changing the way we look at economic development.1.Which of the following could be the best title for the passage?A.ChangemakersB.BusinessmenC.Social Condit
16、ionsD.Rubbish Problem2.The underlined word“them”in Paragraph 3 probably refers to“.”A.the local farmersB.Masqsood and IftekharC.Drayton and his teamD.the poor people in Dhaka3.It can be concluded from the passage that anyone can bee a changemaker if he.A.considers Draytons conceptB.gets permission from AshokaC.tries to improve social conditionsD.is a young,happy and healthy adult4.The authors attitude towards Ashokas program can be described
