体裁:说明文题材:舞蹈之美词数:187难度:易建议用时:6分钟Passage10(2018•新课标Ⅲ)Beforetherewasthewrittenword,therewasthelanguageofdance.Danceexpressesloveandhate,joyandsorrow,lifeanddeath,andeverythingelseinbetween.(1) WedancefromFloridatoAlaska,fromnorthtosouthandseatosea.wedanceatweddings,birthdays,officepartiesandjusttofillthetime."Iadoredancing,"saysLesterBridges,theownerofadancestudioinlowa."Ican′timaginedoinganythingelsewithmylife."Bridgesrunsdanceclassesforallages."Teachingdancingiswonderful.(2) It'sgreattowatchthem.Formanyofthem,it'sawayofmeetingpeopleandhavingasociallife."(3) "Icantellyouaboutoneyoungcouple,"saysBridges."They'relearningtotraditionaldances.Theyarriveattheclassinlowspiritsandtheyleavewithasmile.(4) "So,dowedanceinordertomakeourselvesfeelbetter,calmer,healthier?AndreaHilliersays,"Dance,likethepatternofabeatingheart,islife.Evenafteralltheseyears,Iwanttogetbetterandbetter.(5) Ifindithardtostop!DancingremindsmeI'malive."A.Sowhydowedance?B.DanceintheU.S.iseverywhere.C.Ifyoulikedancingoutdoors,cometoAmerica.D.Myolderstudentssayitmakesthemfeelyoung.E.IkeeppracticingevenwhenI'mextremelytired.F.Dancingseemstochangetheirfeelingcompletely.G.Theystayedupallnightlongsinginganddancing.体裁:记叙文题材:野营经历词数:228难度:中建议用时:7分钟Passage11(2017•新课标Ⅰ)IfanyonehadtoldmethreeyearsagothatIwouldbespendingmostofmyweekendscamping.Iwould
havelaughedheartily.Campers,inmyeyes,werepeoplewhoenjoyedinsectsbites,ill﹣cookedmeals,anduncomfortablesleepingbags.Theyhadnothingincommonwithme.(1) .Thefriendswhointroducedmetocampingthoughtthatitmeanttobeapioneer.(2) Wesleepinatent,cookedoveranopenfire,andwalkedalongdistancetotaketheshowerandusethebathroom.ThisbriefvisitwithMotherNaturecostmetwodaysofffromwork,recoveringfromabadcaseofsunburnandthedoctor′sbillformyson′sfoodpoisoning.Iwas,nevertheless,talkedintogoingonanotherfun﹣filledholidayinthewilderness.(3) Instead,wehadapop﹣upcamperwithcomfortablebedsandanairconditioner.Mynature﹣lovingfriendshadrememberedtobringallthenecessitiesoflife.(4) Wehavedonealotofitsince.Recently,weboughtatwenty﹣eight﹣foottraveltrailercompletewithabathroomandabuilt﹣inTVset.Thereisaseparatebedroom,amodernkitchenwitharefrigerator.Thetrailerevenhasmatchingcarpetandcurtains.(5) Itmustbetruethatsoonerorlater,everyonefindshisorherwaybacktonature.Irecommendthatyoufindyourwayinstyle.A.Thistimetherewasnotent.B.Thingsaregoingtobeimproved.C.Thetriptheytookmeonwasaroughone.D.Iwastolearnalotaboutcampingsincethen,however.E.ImustsaythatIhavecertainlycometoenjoycamping.F.Afterthetrip,myfamilybecamequiteinterestedincamping.G.Therewasnoshadeasthetreeswerenomorethan3feettall.体裁:说明文题材:避免被打扰词数:204难度:中建议用时:7分钟Passage12(2017•新课标Ⅱ)Interruptionsareoneoftheworstthingstodealwithwhileyou'retryingtogetworkdone.(1) ,thereareseveralwaystohandlethings.Let'stakealookatthemnow.
(2) .Tellthepersonyou'resorryandexplainthatyouhaveamillionthingstodoandthenaskifthetwoofyoucantalkatadifferenttime.Whenpeopletrytointerruptyou,havesethoursplannedandletthemknowtocomebackduringthattimeorthatyou'llfindthemthen.(3) .Itcanhelptoeliminate(消除)futureinterruptions.Whenyouneedtotalktosomeone,don'tdoitinyourownoffice.(4) ,it'smucheasiertoexcuseyourselftogetbacktoyourworkthanifyoutrytogetsomeoneoutofyourspaceevenafterexplaininghowbusyyouare.Ifyouhaveadoortoyouroffice,makegooduseofit.(5) .Ifsomeoneknocksandit'snotanimportantmatter,excuseyourselfandletthepersonknowyou'rebusysotheycangetthehint(暗示)thatwhenthedoorisclosed,you'renottobedisturbed.A.Ifyou'rebusy,don'tfeelbadaboutsayingnoB.WhenyouwanttoavoidinterruptionsatworkC.SetboundariesforyourselfasfarasyourtimegoesD.Ifyou'reintheotherperson'sofficeorinapublicareaE.It'simportantthatyouletthemknowwhenyou'llbeavailableF.ItmightseemunkindtocutpeopleshortwhentheyinterruptyouG.Leaveitopenwhenyou'reavailabletotalkandcloseitwhenyou'renot.体裁:说明文题材:制定早起计划词数:255难度:中建议用时:7分钟Passage13(2017•新课标Ⅲ)Lotsofpeoplefindithardtogetupinthemorningandputtheblameonthealarmclock.Infact,thekeytoeasymorningwake﹣upliesinrestingyourbodyclock(1) Here'showtomakeone.●(2) Inordertomakeachange,youneedtodecidewhyit'simportant.Doyouwanttogetupintimetohavebreakfastwithyourfamily,getinsomeexercise,orjustbebetterpreparedforyourday?Onceyouareclearaboutyourreasons,tellyourfamilyorroommatesaboutthechangeyouwanttomake.●Rethinkmornings.Nowthatyouknowwhyyouwanttowakeup,considerre﹣arrangingyourmorning
activities.Ifyouwanttimetohavebreakfastwithyourfamily,savesometimethenightbeforebysettingoutclothes,shoes,andbags.(3) That'saquarter﹣hourmoreyoucouldbesleepingifyouboughtacoffeemakerwithatimer.●Keepyoursleep/wakescheduleonweekends.Ifyou'retiredoutbyFridaynight,sleepinginonSaturdaycouldsoundwonderful.Butcompensatingontheweekendsactuallyfeedsintoyoursleepinessthefollowingweek,arecentstudyfound.(4) ●Keeparecordandevaluateitweekly.Keeptrackofyoureffortsandwritedownhowyoufeel.Afteryou'vetriedanewmethodforaweek,takealookatyourrecord.(5) Ifnot,takeanotherlookatothermethodsyoucouldtry.A.Getasleepspecialist.B.Findtherightmotivation.C.Abetterplanforsleepcanhelp.D.Andconsidersettingasecondalarm.E.Ifthestepsyoutakeareworking,keepitup.F.Sticktoyoursetbedtimeandwake﹣uptime,nomattertheday.G.Reconsiderthe15minutesyouspendinlineatthecafétogetcoffee.体裁:说明文题材:密码学词数:294难度:中建议用时:7分钟Passage14(2016•新课标Ⅰ)Secretcodes(密码)keepmessagesprivate.Banks,companies,andgovernmentagenciesusesecretcodesindoingbusiness,especiallywheninformationissentbycomputer.Peoplehaveusedsecretcodesforthousandsofyears.(1) Codebreakingneverlags(落后)farbehindcodemaking.Thescienceofcreatingandreadingcodedmessagesiscalledcryptography.Therearethreemaintypesofcryptography.(2) Forexample,thefirstlettersof"Myelephanteatstoomanyeels"Spelloutthehiddenmessage"Meetme."(3) Youmightrepresenteachletterwithanumber,forexample,Let'snumberthelettersofthe
alphabet,inorder,from1to26.Ifwesubstituteanumberforeachletter,themessage"Meetme"wouldread"13520135."Acodeusessymbolstoreplacewords,phrases,orsentences.Toreadthemessageofarealcode,youmusthaveacodebook.(4) Forexample,"bridge"mightstandfor"meet"and"out"mightstandfor"me."Themessage"bridgeout"wouldactuallymean"Meetme."(5) However,itisalsohardtokeepacodebooksecretforlong.Socodesmustbechangedfrequently.A.Itisveryhardtobreakacodewithoutthecodebook.B.Inanylanguage,somelettersareusedmorethanothers.C.Onlypeoplewhoknowthekeywordcanreadthemessage.D.Aslongastherehavebeencodes,peoplehavetriedtobreakthem.E.Youcanhideamessagebyhavingthefirstlettersofeachwordspellitout.F.Withacodebook,youmightwritedownwordsthatwouldstandforotherwords.G.Anotherwaytohideamessageistousesymbolstostandforspecificlettersofthealphabet.体裁:说明文题材:园艺学词数:225难度:中建议用时:7分钟Passage15(2016•新课标Ⅱ)Agardenthat'sjustrightforyouHaveyouevervisitedagardenthatseemedjustrightforyou,wheretheatmosphereofthegardenappearedtototalmorethanthesum(总和)ofitsparts?(1) .Butitdoesn'thappenbyaccident.Itstartswithlookinginsideyourselfandunderstandingwhoyouarewithrespecttothenaturalworldandhowyouapproachthegardeningprocess.●(2) Somepeoplemaythinkthatagardenisnomorethanplants,flowers,patternsandmassesofcolor.Othersareconcernedaboutusinggardeningmethodsthatrequirelesswaterandfewerfertilizers(肥料).(3) .However,thereareanumberofotherreasonsthatmightexplainwhyyouwanttogarden.Oneofthemcomesfromourearliestyears.
●Recall(回忆)yourchildhoodmemoriesOurmodelofwhatagardenshouldbeoftengoesbacktochildhood.Grandma'srosegardenandDad'svegetablegardenmightbegoodorbad,butthat'snotwhat'simportant.(4) ﹣﹣howbeinginthosegardensmadeusfeel.Ifyou'dliketobuildapowerfulbondwithyourgarden,startbytakingsometimetorecallthegardensofyouryouth.(5) thengooutsideandworkoutaplantotranslateyourchildhoodmemoriesintoyourgrown﹣upgarden.Havefun.A.KnowwhyyougardenB.FindagoodplaceforyourowngardenC.It'sourexperienceofthegardenthatmattersD.It'sdelightfultoseesomanybeautifulflowersE.StillothersmaysimplyenjoybeingoutdoorsandclosetoplantsF.Youcanproducethatkindofmagicalqualityinyourowngarden,tooG.Foreachofthosegardens,writerdownthestrongestmemoryyouhave.体裁:说明文题材:做鱼与健康词数:208难度:中建议用时:7分钟Passage16(2016•新课标Ⅲ)Everyoneknowsthatfishisgoodforhealth.(1) Butitseemsthatmanypeopledon'tcookfishathome.Americanseatonlyaboutfifteenpoundsoffishperpersonperyear,butweeattwiceasmuchfishinrestaurantsasathome.Buying,storing,andcookingfishisn'tdifficult.(2) Thistextisabouthowtobuyandcookfishinaneasyway.(3) Freshfishshouldsmellsweet:youshouldfeelthatyou'restandingattheocean'sedge.Anyfishyorstrongsmellmeansthefishisn'tfresh.(4) Whenyouhaveboughtafishandarrivehome,you'dbetterstorethefishintherefrigeratorifyoudon'tcookitimmediately,butfreshfishshouldbestoredinyourfridgeforonlyadayortwo.Frozenfishisn'tastastyasthefreshone.Therearemanycommonmethodsusedtocookfish.(5) First,cleanitandseasonitwithyourchoiceofspices(调料).Putthewholefishonaplateandsteamitinasteampotfor8to10minutesifit
weighsaboutonepound.(Alargeronewilltakemoretime.)Then,it'sreadytoserve.A.Donotbuyit.B.Theeasiestistosteamit.C.Thisishowyoucandoit.D.Itjustrequiresalittleknowledge.E.Thefishwillgobadwithinhours.F.Whenbuyingfish,youshouldfirstsmellit.G.Thefatsinfisharethoughttohelppreventheartdisease.体裁:说明文题材:人际关系词数:263难度:中建议用时:7分钟Passage17(2015•新课标Ⅰ)BuildingTrustinaRelationshipAgainTrustisalearnedbehaviorthatwegainfrompastexperiences,(1) .Thatisarisk.Butyoucan'tbesuccessfulwhenthere'salackoftrustinarelationshipthatresultsfromanactionwherethewrongdoertakesnoresponsibilitytofixthemistake.Unfortunately,we'veallbeenvictimsofbetrayal.Whetherwe'vebeensufferfrom,liedto,misled,orcheatedon,therearedifferentlevelsoflosingtrust.Sometimespeoplesimplycan'ttrustanymore,(2) .It'sunderstandable,butifyou'rewillingtobuildtrustinarelationshipagain,wehavesomestepsyoucantaketogetyouthere.(3) havingconfidenceinyourselfwillhelpyoumakebetterchoicesbecauseyoucanseewhatthebestoutcomewouldbeforyourwell﹣being.(4) Ifyou'vebeenbetrayed,youarethevictimofyourcircumstance.Butthere'sadifferencebetweenbeingavictimandlivingwitha"victimmentality".Atsomepointinallofourlives,we'llhaveourtrusttestedorviolated.Youdidn'tlose"everything".Oncetrustislost,whatisleft?Insteadoflookingatthesituationfromthishopelessangle,lookateverythingyoustillhaveandbethankfulforallofthegoodinyourlife.(5)
instead,it'sahealthywaytoworkthroughtheexperiencetoallowroomforpositivegrowthandforgiveness.A.Learntoreallytrustyourself.B.Itisputtingconfidenceinsomeone.C.Stopregardingyourselfasthevictim.D.Rememberthatyoucanexpectthebestinreturn.E.They'vebeentoobadlyhurtandtheycan'tbeartoletithappenagain.F.Thisknowledgecarriesoverintheirattitudetowardtheirfuturerelationships.G.Seeingthepositivesideofthingsdoesn'tmeanyou'reignoringwhathappened.体裁:说明文题材:马拉松训练词数:182难度:中建议用时:7分钟Passage18(2015•新课标Ⅱ)Trainingforamarathonrequirescarefulpreparationandsteady,gradualincreasesinthelengthoftheruns.(1) ,buythebest﹣fitting,best﹣builtrunningshoesyoucanfind.Noonecansaywhichbrandwillworkbestforyouorfeelbestonyourfeet,soyouhavetorelyonyourexperienceandonthefeelofeachpairasyoushop.Whenyouhavefoundshoesthatseemright,walkinthemforafewdaystodouble﹣checkthefit.(2) .Asalways,youshouldstretch(伸展)atleasttenminutesbeforeeachruntopreventinjuries.Duringthefirstweek,donotthinkaboutdistance,butrunfiveminuteslongereachday.(3) ,itiswisetotakeadayofftorest.Butduringthenextweek,setagoalofatleastamileandahalfperrun.(4) .Aftertwoweeks,starttimingyourself.(5) .Dependingonthekindofraceyouplantoenter,youcansetupatimetablefortheremainingweeksbeforetherace.A.AftersixdaysB.ForagoodmarathonrunnerC.BeforeyoubeginyourtrainingD.Witheachday,increasethedistancebyahalfmile
E.Iftheystillfeelgood,youcanbeginrunninginthemF.TimespentforpreparationraisesthequalityoftrainingG.Nowyouarereadytofigureoutagoalofimprovingdistanceandtime.