practiceHyderabadHyderabad, IndiaTo improve people’s lives, Hyderabad is planting more and more trees. The cityy is even creatingg ggreener buildingsg that use less water and less electricityy for power. Adding green to a city has a number of advantages. For example, treesmake the air cleaner. In Hyderabad, streets were grey and dirty in the past. HHowever, todayt d theyth are fillfilledd withith treest andd flowers,fl makingki theth cityit cleanerl anddmore colourful. Green areas also give people places to relax or exercise. A study in the USA shows an interesting thing: the greener a neighborhood is, the less crime there is. 2012年天津市中考C篇4.对比处:常见标志词有compared with/to, unlike等。
【ExampleE l 4】Unlike a computer,p , Kindle never ggets hot so yyou can read comfortably as long as you like.pared to a computer, Kindle .A. doesn’t get hotB. has no screenC. is harder to useD. is heavier to carry(2011年北京市西城区一模)【Example 5】68. According to the passage, why do many patients stopgetting injections?A. Because of the pain and stress of the injections.B. Because they are too lazy.C. Because they like taking pills (药丸).D. Because theyy are waitingg for the new device.(2012年黄冈市中考A篇)practice5555. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Learning a second language can help us find a good job quickly.B.. Dr.. Mechelliec e madede thee experimente pe e amongo g threeee differentd e e groups.g oups.C. Learning a second language is the same as studying other subjects.D. The earlier we learn a second language, the more money we pay.(2012年北京市大兴区二模C篇)A team led by Dr. Andrea Mechelli, from University College LondonLondon, took a group of Britons who only spoke EnglishEnglish. They were compared with a group of “early bilinguals” who had learnt a secondlanguageg g before the ageg of five,, as well as a number of later learners.5.因果关系处:表原因标志词有because, for, since, as, thereason等;表结果标志词有therefore, so, as a result等。
【Example 5】Microchips bring good news to patients with longlong-termterm (长期的) illnesses, for example, Osteoporosis (骨质疏松症). People with … One typeof treatment requiresq injectionsj for two yyears. Manyy ppatients stopp takinggthe medicine because of the pain and stress of the infections. However, microchips can deal with it. Doctors will program the device beforeputtingi iti underd theh …OneO microchipi hi can holdh ld a fullf ll year’s’ worthh offmedicine.practice4141. WhWhy diddidn’t theth vegetablest bl andd ththe ttree gett on wellll withith eachhother?th ?A. Because the vegetables wanted more light.B. Because the tree drank almost all the water.C. Because the vegetables weren’t the pride of the gardener.D. Because the vegetables didn’t look as wonderful as tree.(2012年江苏省泰州市中考C篇)There was a lovely vegetable patch (菜园).) A large tree grew there.there Both the patch and the tree gave the place a wonderful look, and they were the prideof the gardener.g But no one know that the vegetablesg and the tree couldn’tstand (忍受) each other. The vegetables hated the tree’s shadow (阴影) , because it left them only just enough light to live. The tree, on the otherhand, hated the vegetables because they drank nearly all the water, leavinghim just enough to live.【Example 6】59.Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?A. We cannot just feel sorry, but take actions.B. We may feel worse when we realize the unfairness.C. Life will become fair someday through our great efforts.D.Pity is a self-defeating emotion delivering loving-kindness.(2010年北京市中考D篇)6.长难句:即含有复杂成分的句子。
【ExampleE l 6】One of the nice things about surrendering (承认) to the fact that lifeisn’tt fair is that it keeps us from feeling sorry for ourselves by encouragingus to do the very best we can with what we have. We know it’s not “life’s job”to make everythingy g perfect,p , it’s our own chall enge.g Surrenderingg to thisfact … in the process of growing up, facing the reality and making decisions;and everyone has those times that they feel cheated or unfairly treated.2010年北京市海淀区一模B篇P1:I was born in 52. The writer came to New York ______. Ireland and lived there A. for 35 yearsuntilntil I wasas nineteen yearsears B. for 54 yearsold. I came to New York in C. in 19561956. At first, I held DD. since he was 19several jobs to earn a fewdollars……P4:I believe honesty is one 54. _____ is the most importantof the greatest gifts there is. It’ss according to the passage. something that makes a man a A. Kindnessgood guy. This is also my way B. Experienceto live by. C. MoneyD. Honesty P2:In fact, taxi drivers are 53. The writer found ______ in his just likee otherot e honesto est people.peop e. car in Brooklyn. You can read in the papers A. a bagalmost every week where a taxi B. a ringdriver turns in money or jewels C. some moneypeople leave in their cars. One D. some jewelstime in Brooklyn,Brooklyn I found a ringin my car. I remembered helpinga ladyy with a lot of bagsg that …P3:In all my years of drivinga taxi car…命题实质直接同义替换P1:I was born in 52. The writer came to Ireland and lived there New York ______. until I was nineteen years A. for 35 yearsold. I came to New York in B. for 54 yyears 1956. At first, I held C. in 1956several jobs to earn a few D. since he was 19 dollars……直接同义替换5555. Most Chinese parents don’tt realize ____________.A. how much the best education is worthBB. whenh childrenhild shouldh ld bbe educatedd t dC. what children really need in later lifeD. why school tests don’t satisfy children(2010年北京市西城区一模)直接同义替换P2:However,, what most parentsp fail to see is that the best earlyy education they can give their children is usually very cheap.P3:Parents can see that their children’s skills are different, maybe skilledin some areas while poor in others. What most parents fail to realize though,。