高考提能练(十五) Module 3 The Violence of Nature.阅读理解A2019长春市质量监测一Celeste Ng, a new writer, has gained recognition for her first novel, Everything I Never Told You.Ngs parents came from China in the 1960s. Ng was born in America and grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Shaker Heights, Ohio, in a family of scientists. Celeste went to Harvard University and earned an MFA from the University of Michigan, where she won the Hopwood Award.Although her novel is not about race, the characters are Asian. The main character is Lydia, a teenage girl, who is the favorite of three children born to a white mother and a ChineseAmerican father. The story is about Lydias disappearance, and the emotions the family goes through as the mystery unfolds. The whole family deals with sorrow, regret, and exposed secrets as they search for their lost daughter.Though the characters in this story are Asian, Ng says she didnt really want to include Asian characters. She was afraid people would think the story was about real people in her life. Because she grew up in America and doesnt speak Chinese, she was actually surprised that she included Asian characters in the book.The book has taken off，especially on Amazon, where it won the Editors Pick for No.1 Best Book of the Year in 2014. Ng is still getting used to the attention, saying she is still amazed when people tell her they have read her book. With so many readers, its safe to say this is a book you should read. But if youre looking for a simple mystery, this book might not be for you. Most readers warn that you should not read this book unless youre prepared to cry. 体裁：说明文题材：文化主题：小说Everything I Never Told You【语篇解读】本文介绍了Celeste Ng所写的一部关于一个失踪的小女孩Lydia以及她的家庭经历的小说Everything I Never Told You。【难句分析】Because she grew up in America and doesnt speak Chinese, she was actually surprised that she included Asian characters in the book. 分析：本句为主从复合句。Because引导原因状语从句，and连接两个并列的原因状语，that引导宾语从句。译文：因为她在美国长大，不会说中文，所以她对自己写的书中的人物包括亚洲人感到吃惊。1The novel Everything I Never Told You _.Afocuses on a family with a missing childBdiscusses the ways to get rid of regretCexposes the secret of the American worldDtalks about the life of teenagers in America答案与解析：A考查细节理解。根据第三段中的“The story is about Lydias disappearance, and the emotions the family goes through as the mystery unfolds”可知， Everything I never Told You这部小说是关于一个孩子失踪了的家庭故事，故选A项。 2Which of the following is TRUE according to Celeste Ng? AShe wanted to help the Asian people. BShe was surprised she wrote about Asian characters. CShe was born in China and grew up in America.DShe wanted people to know the characters were real people in her life.答案与解析：B考查细节理解。根据第四段中的“she was actually surprised that she included Asian characters in the book”可知，她惊讶于自己书中的人物包括亚洲人，故选B项。 3How do most readers probably find the book? AIts about race. BIts a sad story. CIts a simple mystery. DIt has a surprising ending.答案与解析：B考查推理判断。根据最后一段中的“Most readers warn that you should not read this book unless youre prepared to cry”可知，大多数读者认为这是一部看了会哭的悲剧小说，故选B项。 4What is the text mainly about? ACeleste Ng and her family. BThe awards Celeste Ng won. CCeleste Ngs learning experiences. DCeleste Ng and her bestknown novel.答案与解析：D考查主旨大意。通读全文尤其根据第一段中的“Celeste Ng, a new writer, has gained recognition for her first novel, Everything I Never Told You”可知，本文主要介绍了Celeste Ng的情况及其写的一部小说，故选D项。B2019河南质评 Kazakhstan announced plans to bring wild tigers back to their historical range in the IliBalkhash region, and signed an agreement with World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) to conduct a tiger reintroduction program. “It will not only bring wild tigers back to their ancestral home, but also protect the unique ecosystem of the IliBalkhash region，” said Askar Myrzakhmetov, the Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan.If successful, Kazakhstan will be the first country in the world to bring wild tigers back to an entire region where they have died out for nearly half a century. Tiger reintroduction projects have only been achieved within national borders and in areas that are considered current tiger habitats (栖息地). Kazakhstans tiger reintroduction program is unique and it desperately requires the restoration of a vast forest that is part of the wild tigers historical range.Since the beginning of the 20th century, wild tigers have lost over 90 per cent of their historical range. Wild tigers have completely disappeared from the region since the late 1940s, due to the loss of habitat. To prepare for the return of wild tigers, on 1st January 2018 Kazakhstan will set up a new nature reserve in the southwestern IliBalkhash, in order to restore the unique forest habitat. This will include the protection of existing wildlife, and reintroducing important prey (猎物), such as the endangered wild Bactrian deer.Restoring tigers will also help protect Lake Balkhash and prevent it from