【十月上期】时文阅读与练习3-2025届高三英语上学期专项复习

时文阅读与练习3A selflesspianist—Harriet Stubbs在疫情期间，钢琴家哈莉特斯塔布斯带来了场免费的音乐会，这给人们带・250来了极大的慰藉主题语境音乐篇幅词建议用时分钟29451The Queens Birthday Honorsmark theextraordinary contributionsand serviceofpeople acrossthe UK.Every year,a listof honoreesare publishedon theQueens officialbirthdayin June.HarrietStubbs,a concertpianist fromthe UK,was recognizedforservices to the communityin WestLondon duringCOVID19,as she performed250dailyfree concertsin LondonsW8during2020and

2021.2When thecoronavirus beganto spread,Stubbs returnedto Londonfrom NewYorkCity,intending tostay aweek—which turnedinto a year anda half.She wasplanning torecord an albumthat mixedDavid Bowiessongs withclassical pieces.While lockeddown in London,she practicedand peoplewould stopoutside her window tolisten.3ZZI thought,what aboutif Ijust doit atthe sametime everyday andleave mywindowopen intentionally,because weveall lostroutine Andwhat if it isjustsomething thathappens atthe sametime everyday shetold ABCNews.4So,she beganplaying everyday at5pm with her windowopen.She advertisedtheinformal concertslocally.As restrictionswere lifted,the crowdgrew largerand larger,withheroccasionally comingout toserve drinksand meether fans.Stubbs endedupperforminglOO concertsin100days beforetaking abreak.Then shereturned anddidanother lOOconcertsin100days.According toher website,sheperformed250totalshows.5〃People stoodoutside in the middleof December,with maskson,intherain,to（失真的）listen tomusic througha window,which wasdistorted witha busyintersectionof traffic—if thatdoesnt tellus howmuch weneed musicas humanbeings,I don/t knowwhat does,Stubbs said.Reading CheckDetail

1.Why wasStubbs recognizedon theQueensBirthdayHonors ListA.She donatedmany items.B.She hadgreat pianoskills.C.She gavefree performances.D.She publishedamazing books.Detail

2.What inspiredStubbs toplay thepiano withherwindowopenA.Being lockeddown.B.Losing allher routine.C.Seeing peoplestop tolisten.D.Planning torecordanalbum.Gist

3.What isparagraph4mainly aboutA.The experiencesStubbs had.B.The contributionsStubbs made.C.Stubbs processof beingfamous.D.Stubbs commitmentto pianocareer.Inference

4.Which ofthe followingcan bestdescribe StubbsA.Talented andenergetic.B.Adaptable andmodest.C.Ambitious andelegant.D.Devoted andresponsible.Difficult sentences

1.When thecoronavirus beganto spread,Stubbs returnedto Londonfrom New当新型冠状病York City,intending tostay aweek—which turnedinto ayear anda half.毒开始传播时，斯塔布斯从纽约回到伦敦，打算待一周，结果却待了一年半【点石成金】该句的主干为Stubbs returnedto Londonfrom NewYork City；When为时间状语从句；为现在分词结coronavirus beganto spreadintending tostay aweek构作状语;为定语从句，修饰which turnedinto ayear anda halfa weeko

2.While lockeddown inLondon,she practicedand peoplewould stopoutside her在伦敦被封锁时，她练习，人们会在她的窗外驻足聆听window tolisten.【点石成金】该句的主干为she practicedand peoplewould stopoutside her是由连接的两个并列句；为不定式作目的状语；window,and tolisten Whilelocked为时间状语从句的省略，省略了downinLondon shewas0Light workout,few memory problems记忆衰退，运动酬一项新的研究表明，简单的运动有助于改善轻度认知功能障碍患者的认知功能，帮助其缓解记忆力衰退1Recently anew studysuggested thateven asimple exerciseprogram mighthelpelders withlight memoryproblems.Doctors havefor along timeadvised patientsto dophysical activity to help keeptheir brainshealthy.But theUS governmentsupportedresearch marksthe longeststudy ofwhether exercisemakes anydifference oncememorystarts todecline.2Researchers foundaround300inactive older adults withmemory changescalledmild cognitiveimpairment MCI.In the research,the participantswere dividedinto twogroups and half of themdid aerobicexercises有氧运动，whilethe rest did stretchingandbalance movementsthat raisetheir heart rates a little.After ayear,testing ofmental activityindicated neithergroup hadworsened,said leadresearcherLaura Bakerof WakeForest Schoolof Medicine.By comparison,similar MCIpatientsin anotherlong termstudy ofbrain health—but withoutexercise—sufferedfrom cognitivedecline overayear.3Maria Carrillois theAlzheimers Associationchief scientificofficer.She saidearlierresearch hasfound regularphysical activityof anykind mayreduce damaging（炎症）inflammation and increase bloodflow tothe brain.She addedthat the newstudy isparticularly interestingbecause theCOVID19pandemic beganhalfway throughthe study.That meantthestudyparticipants becamesocially isolated.Social isolationhaslong beenknown toincrease peoplesrisk ofmemoryproblems.（痴呆）4It isa strugglingtime fordementia research.Doctors arenot sureabout（开处方）prescribing ahigh pricednew drug calledAduhelm.The drugis supposedto bethefirst toslow downthe progressionof dementia—but itis notyet clearsifitreallyhelps patients.Researchers reportedanother drugthat workssimilarly failedin animportantstudy.There isgrowing urgencyto findwhether exercisemight offerat leastsomeprotection.Baker willlead aneven largerstudy ofolder adultsto seeif addingexerciseto othersteps such as a healthy diet,brain gamesand socialactivities mayreduce the risk of dementia.Reading CheckDetail

1.What doesthe newstudy mainlyfocus onA.Ways toslow downthe agingprocess.B.Effective medicinesfor elderswith MCI.C.The causesof decliningmemory inolderadults.D.The influenceof workouton eldersmemory.Detail

2.In whichaspect werethe twogroups differentin termsof researchdesignA.The dietplan.B.The workoutform.C.The professionalbackground.D.The previousphysical condition.Inference

3.What didMaria Carrillothink ofthenewstudyA.It ismeaningful.B.It isimpractical.C.It iscontroversial.D.It istime consuming.Detail

4.What willBaker donext according tothe textA.Find outhow tolower theprice ofAduhelm.B.Develop anewdrugtohelppatients withbrain diseases.C.Organize awide varietyof socialactivities forolder people.D.Conduct furtherresearch on how toreducetheriskofdementia.I.Useful expressions身体活动physicalactivity心率heartrate遭受suffer from社会隔离social isolation应该be supposedto日益紧迫growing urgency例如；诸如suchas健康饮食ahealthy dietII.Difficult sentenceIntheresearch,the participantswere dividedinto twogroupsandhalfofthem didaerobicexercises,while therestdidstretching andbalance movementsthat raisetheir在研究中,参与者被分为两组，其中一半人进行有氧运动，其余heart ratesalittle.的则进行一些可以稍微提高心率的伸展和平衡运动【点石成金】本句是一个复合句，为并列连词，意为“然而；而〃，表前while后意义上的对比或转折，后的分句中含有引导的限制性定语从句，修饰while that先行词movements.崛阳好，不会杯咖啡因的Do notdrink too much coffee过多摄入对人体有不利影响，因此我们应避免摄入过多主题语境日常生活篇幅词建议用时分钟31561Caffeine isin coffeebeans,which areground tomake coffee.Although caffeinecan be partof ahealthydiet,toomuchof itcanbe bad foryour health.Coffee fromcoffeeshops canbe highin caffeine.Research showsthat a cup of coffee fromonepopular chainof coffeeshops contains277milligrams ofcaffeine.A cup of tea hasaround22milligrams.2The NationalHealth Servicesays thatcaffeine drinks,including coffee,are（兴奋剂），unsuitable forthe young.Caffeine isa stimulantwhich meansit makespeoplefeel morealert andawake fora shorttime,but itcan alsomake ithard tosleep,which affectsconcentration.Coffee isa drinkfor adults.Although therehasnt beenmuchresearch onhow coffeeaffects youngpeople,lots ofstudies showthe impactitcan haveon adults.Caffeine affects blood pressure and disturbs sleep,which canmakepeople feel stressed,worn outand unableto concentrate.This wouldbebadnews forteenagerspreparing fortests orexams.Some scientiststhink caffeineis addictive.Inother words,the moreof ityou drink,the moreyou willneed.3An occasionalcoffee isfine.In smalldoses,caffeine canmake peoplefeel morealertandincreasemental energy.No wonderlots ofbusy teenagerslikecoffee.Studies haveshown thatadults whoregularly drinkcoffee havea lowerrisk ofdevelopingheart disease.4But whyfocus oncoffee Youngpeople alreadyget caffeinefrom otherdrinkslike cola,tea andenergy drinks.Caffeine isalso foundin chocolateand somemedicines.Rather thantelling youngpeople notto drinkcoffee,its betterto educatethem aboutcaffeine.Then theycan keepan eyeonhowmuch caffeinetheyre gettingfrom alltheirfood anddrink.Keeping teenagersaway fromcoffee wontmake themfree ofcaffeine.Reading CheckInference

1.Why doesthe authormention thecaffeine contentof acupoftea A.To stressteahaslittle caffeine.B.To provetea isbeneficial tous.C.To tellus aboutthe popularityof coffee.D.To showcoffee hasmore caffeine.Gist

2.What doesthe authormainly intendto tellus inparagraph2A.Caffeine canmake youawake.B.Coffee canmake youenergetic.C.Caffeine drinkshave harmfulsides.D.People havea preferencefor coffee.Inference

3.Who needsacupofcoffeeaccordingtothetextA.A childcrying forsugar.B.A writerstaying uplate.C.A personfeeling nervous.D.A teenagerpreparing foran exam.Difficult sentenceCaffeine affectsblood pressureand disturbssleep,which canmake peoplefeel咖啡因会影响血压和干扰睡眠,这会让stressed,worn outand unableto concentrate.人感到紧张、疲惫和无法集中注意力【点石成金】此句的主干为Caffeineaffectsbloodpressureanddisturbssleep；为引which canmake peoplefeelstressed,worn outand unableto concentratewhich导的非限制性定语从句，修饰前面整个句子答案无私的钢琴家一一哈莉特斯塔布斯・Reading Check1〜4C CB D记忆衰退，运动应对Reading Check1〜4D BA D咖啡虽好，不要贪杯Reading Check。