高考阅读理解专练(英文)

ASometimes the real world can be a confusing place. It is not always fair or kind. And in the real world there are not always happy endings. That is why, every once in a while, we like to escape into the world of fantasy -a place where things always go our way and there is always a happy ending. We want to believe in fantastic creatures in imaginary lands. We want to believe in magic powers, good     

马可·波罗的故事(一)节选

Venice is built on several islands in the sea.There are not many streets in Venice,but there are a lot of canals.Ships come to Venice from all over the world.     

熊猫宝宝带来的曙光

Pandas at Risk Scientists 1)estimate that fewer than 2,000 giant pandas live in the mountainsof centeral China.About another 200 giant pandas live in zoos,mostly in China.Giant pandas are among the rarest of the world's 2)living 3)mammals.     

Where Am I？

There are almost as many people in this city as there are on the whole continent of Australia.There are more people here than in any other city in the world.Is the city New York?Is is London?Is it Mexico City?No!No!No!     

An Analysis of Fictional Dialogues of Love in a Fallen City in the Light of Relevance Theory

Although literary works are imaginary,they are based on careful observations of the real world.The fictional world is an imitation of the real world.So there is a strong similarity between them.The character utterances in fictions may be artificial in reality,but they are true in fictions.Therefore,pragmatic theories also have validity for literary interaction in theory.The au thor analyzes the fictional dialogues in Eileen Chang’ s novel——Love in a Fallen City under the framework of the communica tion model based on Relevance Theory.In the academic field,Relevance Theory has been applied to explain a wide range of phenomena in translation,stylistics,phonology,and English teaching.However,the researches on mass communication discourse are still on the development.     

Tibet-My Hometown

Tibet is my hometown. It is very beautiful. The air there is clean and fresh, and the weather there is neither too cold in winter nor too hot in summer.Most people in Tibet believe in Buddhism, and there are many temples there. The temple called " Budala" is very famous in the world. It lies on a hill and looks like a ship,so we also call it "Hillship" . Many Buddhists study the Buddhist Scripture in the temples and many people go there to say their prayers every day.     

威尼斯——奇异的城市

Venice,on the North East coast of Italy,is one ofthe most peculiar.picturesque cities in the world.It isnot just an island,but consists of one hundred and sev-enteen islands.Therefore,they require about four hun-dred bridges to join them together,There are no auto-mobiles or horses in Venice as there are no roads.In-stead,there are as many as one hundred and fifty wa-terways or canals there.     

海底世界

The undersea world is very beautiful . Now more and more people want to 1 in the water to find the secret there .Scuba diving(潜水) is a new sport today.It can take you into a wonderful undersea world.You will find many strange 2 in the sea .Some are 3a s…     

A Study on Strategies of Non-English Majors' Oral Production

With the development of globalization and world economy, there are more frequent contacts among countries all over the world. English which serves as a world-wide communicative tool is playing a more and more important role. As we all know, the ultimate goal of language learning is to communicate with it in real communication situation. As a global language, English is playing an increasingly important role in international communication. Qualified English talents are badly needed in all walks of life in China.     

Which is the best way to learn a language?

In schools, boys and girls are learning foreign languages. Do you know how many languages there are in the world? There are about one thousand and five hundred. English is one of the most important languages because so many people use it, not only in England and America, but also in other countries of     

口语考试模拟试题

Reading BooksDo you know that the most popular pastime in the world is reading? Now that there are various kinds of books available and much is learnt from them, books have become the main source of knowledge we obtain. There are about three advantages in reading books as follows:     

气候变化

1. Climate change, global warming, the greenhouse effect...these days nobody denies that there is something strange and worrying happening to the atmosphere. But for the second year running scientists are puzzled by the rise in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. They are afraid that the world may be a short way from what they refer to as runaway global warming.     

Study finds more giant pandas

Giant pandas may not be in as much danger of extinction as feared with a new British-Chinese study finding there could be twice as many living in the wild as previously thought, scientists said on June 19. "This finding indicates that the species may have a significantly better chance of long-term viability (生存能力) than recently anticipated, and that this beautiful animal may have a brighter future," the scientists said in a statement. Until now scientists thought there were about 1,590 giant pandas living in reserves in the mountains of China. But scientists from Britain's Cardiff University and the Chinese Academy of Sciences now think there could be as many as 3,000 there after a survey using a new method to profile DNA from panda faces revealed     

撒哈拉沙漠

The Sahara1is the largest desert in the world,1,000miles from south to north and3,000miles from east to west.But you mustn’t think of it as a“sea of sand”.There are plains of hard sands andplateaux2with dried-up water,and there are mountain ranges.Most of the Sahara receivesalmost no rain at all,and so there are no trees,no flowers and grass.But there are places with plenty of underground3water.Where underground watercomes to the surface,there are oases4.There you willfind lots ofdate-pal…     

Courage in the Animal World

Courage is one of the elements that a soldier must have to become successful in the military world. That is why a lion's head, which represents bravery, is printed on the crest of the beret . This does not mean that it is only lions in the animal world that are courageous, especially because there are also some quiet, less-aggressive animals, such as deer and zebras, which can, at times, be more courageous than these fierce beasts.     

Parents’ Love Through The Myth

There are a lot of stories in Greek Mythology that involve the relationship between parents and their children.Human beings use their imagination weaving mystery into Myth.Among these stories,some impressed me deeply.Through them,I know that there are no perfect parents in the world just as there is no perfect person,they all have their own unrealistic desire of their children.This is the flaw of human nature,but is also very natural and understandable.Parents should remember that the children are not gods,they come to the world to have their own lives.If every parent can keep this in minds and let their children be the person they want to be,then,this ancient myth helps them to become smarter,wiser and more generous parents.     

My Mother

My mother is a common farmer. She is forty-one years old. She is neither tall nor very strong. But I think she is one of the greatest mothers in the world. In my family there are four people. They are my grandma, my father,my mother and I. My father works in Shanghai all the year.     

中国教育改革与发展情况

By the end of 2002, there were 1.17 million educational institutions of various forms and at all levels. Among them, 670,000 are regular schools and the rest 500,000 are adult schools. The total enrollment of students has reached 318 million, which ranks the largest in the whole world.     

倚竹为生的大熊猫

For a long time,scientists weren't sure if giant pandas were bears,or perhaps they were more closely related to raccoons.Now we know that giant pandas are 1)indeed members of the bear family.They are similar to other bears in their general looks and the way they walk and climb.     

Venice

Venice is a beautiful city in 1 It's one of the most 2 cities in the world. It's built on a group of small islands (岛).3 stone bridges cross the rivers 4 the islands. On the rivers there are little boats. They are the "water buses" of Venice. If we travel 5 the rivers 6 a boat, Italians may 7 us about the beautiful