2021届高考英语阅读高频词汇复习（二十一） 学案

2021高考英语阅读高频词汇复习（二十一）

Exercise 1：高频词汇梳理与解析

①　curious[ˈkjʊəriəs] adj. 好奇的；爱管闲事的；不寻常的

②　even[ˈiːvn] adv.甚至；即使  adj.平坦的；相等的 vt.使平坦   vi.变平

③　excite[ɪkˈsaɪt] vt.使兴奋；激起

④　interest[ˈɪntrəst] n.兴趣；利息 vt.使……感兴趣

⑤　make[meɪk] vt.制造；使得

⑥　move[muːv] v.& n.移动,改变；迁居；感动；采取行动

⑦　need[niːd] v.需要 n.需要; 缺乏; 必要之物

⑧　start[stɑːt] v.开始；启动；出发 n.开始

⑨　still[stɪl] adv.仍然；更 adj.静止的,不动的

⑩　strange[streɪndʒ] adj.奇怪的；陌生的；外行的

⑪　suggest[səˈdʒest] vt.提议,建议；显示

⑫　skill[skɪl]  n.技能,技巧；技术

⑬　thus[ðʌs]  adv.如此,这样；以这种方式；因此

⑭　calm[kɑːm] adj.平静的  vt.使平静 vi.平静下来

⑮　cold[kəʊld] adj.寒冷的；冷淡的 n.寒冷；感冒；冷漠

⑯　different[ˈdɪfrənt] adj.不同的

⑰　easy[ˈiːzi] adj.容易的；舒适的

⑱　experiment[ɪkˈsperɪmənt] vt.& n.实验,试验

⑲　finally[ˈfaɪnəli] adv.最后；终于

⑳　forget[fəˈɡet] v.忘记；忽略

21　help[help] v.帮助 n.帮助；帮忙者

22　notice[ˈnəʊtɪs] n.通知 v.注意

23　plan[plæn] v.计划；设计；打算 n.计划；平面图

24　quiet['kwaɪət] adj.安静的；平淡的 n.安静 vt.使安静

25　time[taɪm] n.时间；时代；次数；倍数；节拍 vt.计时；安排时间

26　wait[weɪt] v.& n.等待

27　count[kaʊnt] v.计数；计算；将……算在内；有价值  n.计数

28　silent[ˈsaɪlənt] adj.沉默的；寂静的

Exercise 2 高考英语阅读理解练习

There is more of a connection between food and culture than you may think. On an individual level, we grow up eating the food of our culture. It becomes a part of who we are. Many associate food from our childhood with warm feelings and good memories and it ties us to our family, holding a special and personal value for us. Food from our family often becomes the comfort food we seek as adults in times of frustration and stress.

On a large scale, traditional food is an important part of culture. It also operates as an expression of culture identity. Immigrants bring it wherever they go, and it is a symbol of pride for their culture and means of coping with homesickness.

Many immigrants open their own restaurants and serve traditional dishes. However, the food does not remain exactly the same. Some materials needed to make traditional dishes may not be readily available, so the taste and flavor can be different from what they would prepare in their home countries. Additionally, immigrants do not only sell dishes to people from the same countries as them, but to people from different countries. Therefore, they have to make small changes about the original dishes to cater to a wider range of customers. Those changes can create new flavors that still keep the cultural significance of the dishes.

Not only should we embrace our heritage(传统) through our culture’s food but also become more informed about other cultures by trying their food. It is important to remember that each dish has a special place in the culture to which it belongs, and is special to those who prepare it. Food is a window into culture, and it should be treated as such.

1.What’s the function of food mentioned in the article?

A.To help motivate homesickness.

B.To show national identity.

C.To reflect a country’s history.

D.To show a community’s superiority.

2.What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A.The specific traditional food.

B.The national culture.

C.A traditional expression of food.

D.The old-fashioned taste.

3.Why do some immigrants have to change the original dishes in their restaurants?

A.To attach cultural importance to their dishes.

B.To announce the beginning of their life on foreign soil.

C.To make the dishes popular among customers.

D.To present their own food culture in a new way.

4.What’s the author’s attitude towards different food cultures?

A.Negative.   B.Balanced.   C.Unfair.   D.Unchangeable.

参考答案：BACB

Exercise 3 新题型写作练习

读后续写  阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

 “Where have you been?” Steve cried. Brady stopped directly in front of him and started pushing him back toward the slope they’d just climbed. When Steve still didn’t get it, Brady grabbed the boy’s jeans and pulled harder. The message was clear, but Steve hesitated. Of course he remembered what his uncle had said about Brady saving his life, but that had been a long time ago. Was he still sharp enough to get them through this? Brady pulled again, urgently. “OK, big guy,” Steve decided.

Brady led them back down the slope and into the trees. Several times the big dog stopped to get his escape route. Often he changed direction. How long they’d walked Steve had no idea. He just held onto Brady’s leash with one hand and kept putting one foot in front of the other. He was almost numb when he heard the wonderful sound of rushing water. The river! With a yell the boys ran unsteadily forward until they jumped in cool, running water. “Brady, you did it!”

Many years earlier, my mother knew that she could not send me to college and pay for it. She worked in a retail store and made just enough to pay the bills and take care of the other children at home. If I wanted to go to college, it was up to me to find out how to get there.

    I found that I qualified for some grants because of the size of our family, my mom’s income and my SAT scores. There was enough to cover school and books, but not enough for room and board. I accepted a job as part of a work-study program. While not attractive, it was one I could do. I washed dishes in the school cafeteria.

Just when I thought I was going to drop out of my college career, an angel appeared. Well, one of those that are on earth, without wings. “I heard that you need some help,” he said. “What do you mean?” I asked, trying to figure out which area of my life he meant. "Financially, to stay in school.” “Well, I make it okay. I just have trouble working all these hours and finding time to study.” “Well, I think I have a way to help you out.”

He went on to explain that his grandparents needed help on the weekends. All that was required of me was cooking meals and helping them get in and out of bed in the morning and evening. The job paid four hundred dollars a month, twice the money I was making washing dishes. Now I would have time to study. I went to meet his grandparents and accepted the job.

My first discovery was his grandmother’s great love of music. She spent hours playing her old, off-key piano. One day, she told me I didn’t have enough fun in my life and took it upon herself to teach me the art. Grandma was impressed with my ability and encouraged me to continue. Weekends in their house became more than just books and cooking, they were filled with the wonderful sounds of the out-of-tune piano and two very out-of-tune singers.

注意：1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2. 应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语；

3. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；

4. 续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。

Paragraph 1

When Christmas break came, Grandma got a chest cold, and I was afraid to leave her.

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Paragraph 2

The envelope was from grandma who had just passed away.

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Paragraph 2:

When Christmas break came, Grandma got a chest cold, and I was afraid to leave her. I hadn’t been home since Labor Day, and my mother was anxious to see me. I agreed to come home, but for two weeks instead of four, so I could return to Grandma and Grandpa. I said my good-byes, arranged for their temporary care and return home. As I was loading my car to go back to school, the phone rang. “Grandma died last night, I’m sorry.” I hung up the phone feeling like my world had ended. I had lost my friend, and that was far worse than knowing I would have to return to washing dishes. I went back at the end of four weeks, asking to begin the work-study program again. The financial aid advisor looked at me as if I had lost my mind. I explained my position, then he smiled and slid me an envelope. “This is for you,” he said.

Paragraph 2:

The envelope was from grandma. She had known how sick she was. In the envelope was enough money to pay for the rest of my college year and a request that I take piano lessons in her memory. Moved to tears, I determined to learn piano lesions by heart and my memory of grandma motivated me to practice day and night. I don’t think the piano piece was even played with more feeling than it was my second year in college. Now, years later, when I walk by a piano, I smile and think of Grandma. She is playing the piano smilingly in heaven, I am sure.