高考题型提能练Ⅰ.阅读理解AFor about three years now, I have been writing poetry. It was not until my junior year in high school that I developed an interest, love, and skill for writing poetry.Back in elementary school, I loved to write stories. I would write stories on post it notes and anywhere I could. Yet when I had to write a limerick (五行打油诗) for an assignment, I could not wrap my head around poetry. I had a very hard time figuring out how to rhyme words and have the words make sense. I eventually tossed the paper with the attempted limerick in the trash.I did not try my hand at poetry again until several years later.Many years later in my freshman year of high school, my English teacher gave my class a poetry project as an assignment. I still remember my limerick assignment and was afraid of doing the poetry. For the project, we had to analyze a poem and write a response to it. I choose to respond to Robert Frost's poem Fire and Ice. I also wrote my own poem first. I become really excited when writing the poem.Two years later, I started writing poetry, as a hobby and for fun. To learn how good or bad my poems were, I handed them in to some magazines and contests. I won second place in the North Carolina Poetry Society's Sherry Pruitt Award Contest with a poem called The Ocean, and had my two poems published as high merit (优等) poems. I have continued to write poetry, and have even self published three collections of poetry in both print and e-book formats, which can be found at my store on Lulu.Now, I love writing poetry, but I don't hate writing short stories. I just find it more difficult and not my style of writing, even though I still write short stories occasionally.1.When the author was a pupil, he ________.A.liked writing storiesB.was good at writing poetryC.could understand poetry wellD.was often praised by his teacher2.When given the poetry project in high school, the author was ________.A.excitedB.annoyedC.confidentD.worried3.The author took up writing poetry as a hobby when he ________.A.was in Grade Three in high schoolB.worked as a storekeeperC.was in Grade One in high schoolD.was at college4.How did the author increase his confidence in writing poetry?A.He wrote a lot of poems and asked advice from his teacher.B.He published three collections of poetry by himself.C.He submitted his poems to magazines contests.D.He gave up writing stories and only wrote poetry.BCan dogs and cats live in perfect harmony in the same home? People who are thinking about adopting a dog as a friend for their cats are worried that they will fight. A recent research has found a new recipe for success. According to the study, if the cat is adopted before the dog, and if they are introduced when still young (less than 6 months for cats, a year for dogs), it is highly probable that the two pets will get along swimmingly. Two­thirds of the homes interviewed reported a positive relationship between their cat and dog.However, it wasn't all sweetness and light. There was a reported coldness between the cat and dog in 25% of the homes, while aggression and fighting were observed in 10% of the homes. One reason for this is probably that some of their body signals are just opposite. For example, when a cat turns its head away it signals aggression, while a dog doing the same signals submission.In homes with cats and dogs living peacefully, researchers observed a surprising behavior. They are learning how to talk each other's language. It is a surprise that cats can learn how to talk “Dog”，and dogs can learn how to talk “Cat”.What's interesting is that both cats and dogs have appeared to develop their intelligence. They can learn how to read each other's body signals, suggesting that the two may have more in common than was previously suspected. Once familiar with each other's presence and body language, cats and dogs can play together, greet each other nose to nose, and enjoy sleeping together on the sofa. They can easily share the same water bowl and in some cases groom (梳理) each other.The significance of this research on cats and dogs may go beyond pets —to people who don't get along, including neighbors, colleagues at work, and even world superpowers. If cats and dogs can learn to get along, surely people have a good chance.5.The underlined word “swimmingly”in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to “________”.A.earlyB.sweetlyC.quicklyD.smoothly6.What is found surprising about cats and dogs?A.They eat and sleep together.B.They observe each other's behaviors.C.They learn to speak each other's language.D.They know something from each other's voices.7.It is suggested in Paragraph 4 that cats and dogs ________.A.have common interestsB.are less different than thoughtC.have a common body languageD.are less intelligent than expected8.What can we human beings learn from cats and dogs?A.We should learn to live in harmony.B.We should know more about animals.C.We should live in peace with animals.D.We should learn more body languages.Ⅱ.任务型阅读Different CulturesThe cultures of the East and the West really distinguish each other a lot. 1.________The origin of the eastern cultures is mainly from two countries: China and India. Both of the two cultures are developed by rivers — the Yellow River in China and the Hindu River in India.2.________When the two mother rivers gave birth to the Eastern culture, another famous culture was brought up on the Mesopotamian Plain —the Mesopotamian Civilization. This civilization later on developed into the cultures of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. 3.________ Like the Chinese culture, the European culture also crossed waters. When the British settled down in America, their culture went with them over the Atlantic Ocean. So the American culture doesn't distinguish from the European culture a lot.4.________ Take the language system for example. In the East, most languages belong to the pictographic language while the Western languages are mostly based on the Latin system. Other causes like human race difference counts as well. But what's more, due to the far distance and the steep areas between the East and West, the two cultures seldom communicate until recent centuries. So they grew up totally in their own ways with almost no interference (干扰) from the other.The differences are everywhere. 5.________ But different cultures make the world of 21st century more colorful. The cultural gap should not be the obstacle (障碍) to the civilization of human being. It ought to be the motivation of our going farther.A.Let us work together to keep a variety of culture.B.One important thing is to learn about other cultures.C.And these two are well known as the base of the European culture.D.At the same time, some other differences add to the cultural differences.E.This is because the culture systems are two separate systems on the whole.F.They helped the two cultures develop for centuries and form their own styles.G.They are obvious and affect people's ways of thinking and their views of the world.Ⅲ.书面表达假设你是新华中学的高三学生李华，看到很多同学因为学习而忽略了体育锻炼，打算给学校英语报社投稿，鼓励同学们加强体育锻炼，注重身体健康。