【十月上期】时文阅读与练习2 -2025届高三英语上学期专项复习

时文阅读与练习2Backyard owlsbring smiles，口H7CJ肛人J与ULJ费希尔一家的后院飞来了一对猫头鹰夫妇，这让身处疫情又身患癌症的费希尔感受到了对未来的希望，也让人们从大自然中感悟到一切都会变好的1Vince andShawna Fisherhave livedon BayouTexar inPensacola foryears.They areused to seeing dolphins,ospreys and even theoccasional baldeagles.Butwhen somethingnew showedup then,they weresurprised andthrilled!20ne morning,I wasin theyard and I couldhear herhooting butI couldntfindher.I thinkit was a coupleof morningslater Shawnastarted yelling,There areowlsin theosprey nest!3While mostof uswere fascinatedby owlsand wouldbe thrilledto watchan鸟类的avian“family drama“play outin ourback yard,the owlsunexpected arrivaland the birthof thecute babyowl meanta littlemore tothe Fishers.They saidthatalong withthe usualsigns ofspring,the owlnest representedhope.4lve hadcancer forsix years,said Vince.Every secondmeans moreto methanmost peoplesdays oryears.I seethings I didnt seebefore.I thinkabout thingsIdidnt thinkabout before.z,The FishersandItalked aboutillness,the pandemic,andall theweird andsometimes terribleweather wevebeen throughthe pastyear,agreeing thatits beena toughyear foreveryone.They hopethe story of theseowlswill stirup hopein allof usthat bettertimes areon thehorizon.5/It bringsa newvision,an awakening,and givesyou hopethat thingsare okayandthey/re going to beokay,“Shawna said.Vince added,“Because thisnaturewas herea longtime beforeall thismess started,I guessit showsthatthere is going to be a recovery and it is going to get back to normal.”6Both of the Fisherssaid theybelieve itsimportant toslow downand reallylookat naturethat saround us.Reading CheckDetail

1.Why werethe FishersexcitedA.They livednear thesea.B.They couldsee eagles.C.Because of the arrivalof theowls.D.Because of the birdsdrama theywatched.InferenceE.Whats Vincesattitude towardshis cancerA.Unconcerned.B.Pessimistic.C.Cautious.D.Positive.InferenceF.What mightbe therelationship betweenthe authorandtheFishersA.Teacher andstudents.B.Old friends.C.Employer andemployees.D.Relatives.InferenceG.What canwe learnfrom theFishers storyA.Owls alwaysbring hope.B.Hope is always aroundus.C.The pandemicis unacceptable.D.Nature healsitself.Language StudyDifficultsentence Becausethis naturewas herea longtime beforeall thismessstarted,I guessit showsthat thereisgoingtobearecoveryanditisgoingtoget因为这自然在所有这些混乱开始之前就已经存在了很长时间，我backtonormal.想这表明，一切都会开始复苏并恢复正常【点石成金】该句为主从复合句，主句为主句中I guessit showsthat...normal,引导宾语从句作的宾语，且宾语从句中含连接的句型和that showsand therebe一个简单句；从句为引导的原因状语从句，其中又包含一个引导的because before时间状语从句Young photographershave starsin theireyes美国海岸线上方星光熠熠的银河系、俯瞰阿根廷的粉红色和紫色云层以及加拿大湖泊静止水域中北极光的倒影，这些都是入围年年度天文摄影师大赛的比2022赛入围者捕捉到的瞬间1Photographers fromChina wereamong thetop prizewinners atthe14thAstronomy PhotographeroftheYear competition,organized bythe RoyalObservatoryGreenwich,in London.The competition attracted morethan3,000（参赛的人）entries from67countries.2Chinese photographerswon prizesin threecategories andone ofthe individualawardswas wonby YangHanwen andZhou Zezhen,both aged14,for theirimageAndromeda GalaxyThe Neighbor.3The overalltop prizewent toGerald Rhemannfrom Austriawith hisimageDisconnection Event,which showsa pieceof Comet Leonards gastail being（断开的）disconnected andcarried awayby solar winds,Comet Leonard,a（拍摄）long-period-comet,first identifiedin January2021,was capturedby theAustrianphotographer inNamibia,according tothe awardannouncement thataddedthe cometwill notbe seenfrom theEarth again.4Andromeda GalaxyThe Neighbor,the imagejointly takenby two Chineseteenagers,was highlightedby LaszloFrancsics,chairman ofthe HungarianAstrophotographysAssociation,the overallwinner ofthe competitionin2019,andone ofthis yearsjudges.zzlt isa superbcapture byyoung astrophotographys,whoalso provetheir talentin processinga deep sky photo,said Francsics.5Hanwen,one ofthe twoChinese teenagerswho won the youngphotographeraward,said,a\think thisphoto showshow attractiveour nearestneighbor is.,,/zOneof themain functionsof astrophotographyis to attract more people tofall inlovewith astronomyby showingthe beautyoftheuniverse,saidZezhen,the otherteenager whowontheaward.Another Chinesewinner in the（星云）competition wasLiang Weitang,inthestars andnebulae category,with thepictureThe Eyeof God.6The standardis quitehigh,said EdBloomer,astronomer atthe RoyalObservatoryGreen which.z/lt wasreally satisfyingtoseehow manyparticipantschallenged themto captureunusual images.There aresome thingsyou haventseenin thepast,andevensome thingsthat wontbe seenagain.”Reading CheckDetail

1.What canwe knowabout DisconnectionEventA.It wasshot bytwoChinesephotographers.B.It wasfinished inJanuary

2019.C.It wasrelated toCometLeonard.D.It wascaptured inLondon.Inference

2.Whats theattitudeofLaszloFrancsics toAndromeda GalaxyThe NeighborA.Neutral.B.Positive.C.Opposed.D.Careless.Detail

3.Which oneis thefunction ofastrophotography according to ZezhenA.To provephotographers talentin processingphotos.B.To helppeople get along withtheir neighbors.C.To makemorepeoplefall inlove withastronomy.D.To takephotos ofsolarwinds.Inference

4.Where is the textprobably fromA.A newspaper.B.A guidebook.C.A storybook.D.A sciencereport.Language StudyUseful expressions标准standard天文学astronomy令人满意的satisfying挑战某人自己去做……challenge oneselfto do年度天文摄影师大赛Astronomy PhotographeroftheYear competition共同地jointly被强调be highlightedby根据accordingto处理深空照片process adeepskyphoto爱上fall inlove with锯的弼酢品出版女性The youngestfemale publishedauthor1Most5yearoldsare justlearning theirABCs.However,a littlegirl from the UKhasactually writtena book published inJanuary

2022.BellaJayDark fromWeymouth,istheworld/s youngestperson topublish a book femaleand wasa warded the titlebyGuinness World Records.Her book,The LostCat,tells thestoryofSnowy,a catwhogot lostafter goingoutside aloneat night.She hopesthe bookwill teachchildrennot togo outsideat nightalone.2While manyadult writersget inspirationfor theirbooks fromlife experiences,in factBellas creativeidea definitelycame fromone of her drawings.It startedoff asapicture.My daddysaid Icould writeabookand astory camefromthepicture,Bella said.3Her mom,ChelsieSyme,was surprisedthat the book turnedout aswell asit did.Im justreally proud ofher;Ididnot thinkit wasgoingtogo thisfar,so Imjustproud andwant tosee herget therecognition shedeserves/74But howdo yougetachilds homemadebookpublishedAccording toSame,they tookBelles booktoabook fairand founda publisherwho waswilling totake（校对本）risks onit.Syme helpedBella withproofing copiesand makingnecessarychanges.In order to obtain the Guinness WorldRecord title of The WorldsYoungest（）Person ToPublishA Book Female,the bookhas tobe publishedby acommercialpublishing houseand haveat least1,000copies printedand sold.Belles bookmetthe criteria,so shewasawardedthetitle.5In spiteof beinga talentedauthor,Bella isjust akid likeother peerswhoenjoys reading,swimming,and playingon hertablet.In herfree time,she is（续篇）currently workingonasequel toSnows story.Who knowswhat pearlsofwisdom willcome nextReading CheckDetail

1.Who isSnowyA.A toycat.B.A lostchild.C.A talentedfemale writer.D.A catin Bellesbook.Detail

2.Where wasthe inspirationfor Bellesbook fromA.A storybookbought byher father.B.A picturedrawn byBella.C.Belles ownlife experiences.D.Childrens lovefor animals.Vocabulary

3.What doesthe underlinedword“criteriaprobably meanin paragraph4A.Types.B.Evaluations.C.Standards.D.Guesses.Inference

4.What dowe knowabout BellaA.Her fatherisapainter.B.Her motheris strictwith her.C.She wantsto helpchildren withher book.D.She getsno interestin otherthings exceptwriting.I.Usefulexpressions事实上；实际上in factstartoff以......开始结果是尤指出乎意料的结果turn outbeproudof为......感到自豪愿意；乐意be willingto冒险take risksII.Difficult sentenceInordertoobtaintheGuinnessWorldRecordtitleofTheWorlds YoungestPersonToPublish ABookFemale,thebookhas tobe publishedby acommercial为了获得吉尼斯publishing houseand haveat least1,000copies printedand sold.世界纪录世界上最年轻的单部作品出版女性〃的称号，这本书必须由商业出版社出版，并且其印刷量和销售量至少要达到本1,000【点石成金】本句是一个并列句，为介词短语作目的状语，其同义in orderto词组为主句为由连接的两个并列谓语,说明达到此目的的要求so asto,and后院猫头鹰带来笑容Reading Check1〜4C D B B〃追星少年〃斩获世界天文摄影大赛冠军ReadingCheck世界上最年轻的单部作品出版女性1〜4C BC AReadingCheck1〜4DBC C。