2024-2025学年高中英语暑假外刊阅读每日一练 Day 3

外刊改编阅读 暑假外刊阅读每日一练 Day 3 班级_________ 姓名__________ 分数__________ passage 1 Travel with Dogs: Gear for a Stress - free Trip Travelling with your furry friend can be a delightful experience with the right preparations. Here's a guide to essential gear for a smooth journey with dogs. Comfort and Rest Your dog will love the Lords & Labradors Roll & Go Travel Mat. It's padded, super - soft, and easy to carry. Whether for beach lounging or hotel sleeping, it ensures comfort. 1.____And when on the go, a good sleep setup is key for your pet's well - being. 2. _____ For water - related activities, the Red Equipment Dog Buoyancy Aid is a must. It keeps your dog safe in water. Describes the features of the buoyancy aid, fitting the second paragraph. Also, keeping your dog hydrated is crucial. The Saltrock Quench offers a convenient way to have water on hand without the mess of separate bowls. Tracking and Convenience The Tractive Dog 6 is great for keeping tabs on your dog in new places. 3.___ With its GPS and activity monitoring, you'll know your pet is safe. And for carrying essentials, the Luther Bennett Travel Dog Pod 2.0 is perfect, keeping your dog secure during the journey. Hygiene and Meals The Neo - Skinicky Bag takes care of waste disposal when camping or hiking. 4._____ For meals, the Pup & Kit Pet Bowl is ideal. It keeps food fresh and is easy to use on the road. Drying and Coats If your dog loves water, the Ruff & Tumble Dog Drying Coat is a savior. 5.______ It dries them quickly and keeps them warm. A. Safety and Hydration B. This mat is lightweight and rollable, a great travel companion. C. It allows you to set virtual fences and monitor your dog's behavior. D. The coat has absorbent cotton layers and adjustable straps. E. These bags are lightweight and come in various sizes. F. It can be attached to your bag easily, ensuring you're always prepared for waste. G. The buoyancy aid also has reflective details for better visibility. Passage 2 Summer at the Mount Asama: The debut novel from Masashi Matsuura follows a 24 - year - old graduate from a prestigious Tokyo architecture firm to the mountain of Kita - Asama Literature. A love letter to Japan, its modern design and ancient beauty. The Indigo Press, £12.99 Tamarin: Just beyond postcard - perfect Tamarin bay in Mauritius, the beach at La Preneuse is a popular place for tourists. But it's a ghostly signpost to the horrors of colonial rule. Anita Rau Badami's book. The Indigo Press, £12.99 Eurotrash: Take a Swiss - aged road trip with a middle - aged Swiss - German writer and his this - is - not - a - vacation - mate in this anarchic novel by Christian Kracht. Serpent's Tail, £12.99 There are Rivers in the Sky: Ell Shahaf's epic novel. The remarkable story spanning continents and centuries takes in the lives of a Victorian London girl, a 1930s - in - one - day Tuscany and a Yazidi people in modern - day Turkey. Penguin, £9.99 Dream Count: Critically acclaimed Nigerian author Chiamanda Ngozi Adichie explores the midlife stories of four women. Centred around a Nigerian travel writer living in lockdown. Harper Collins, £20 Ripeness: Love and the search for belonging are at the centre of this novel by Sarah Moss, a time - travelling tale that moves from 1960s Italy to contemporary Ireland. Picador, £20 1. What is the main purpose of Travelsphere's partnership with the Royal Geographical Society? A. To create more travel agencies. B. To select culturally significant journeys based on the Society's archives. C. To write more travel - related novels. D. To build more archives for the Society. 2. Which of the following novels is set in Mauritius? A. Summer at the Mount Asama B. Tamarin C. Eurotrash D. There are Rivers in the Sky 3. What can we learn about the novel “Ripeness”? A. It is set only in 1960s Italy. B. It is written by Chiamanda Ngozi Adichie. C. It explores love and belonging. D. It is published by Harper Collins. passage 3 At age 15, during a skiing competition in Tokyo, Bloom watched an elderly woman walk slowly onto a bus. Many passengers bowed to her and helped her, which deeply moved Bloom. A seed was planted then, though it took 10 years to grow into Wish of a Lifetime. Bloom competed in the 2002 and 2006 Olympics in the freestyle skiing moguls event. Wish of a Lifetime fulfills requests not only for critically ill children but also for people at the other end of the age spectrum — some ailing, others not. For the first wish, Bloom arranged airplane tickets for Nancy. Nancy could then visit her daughter dying of ovarian cancer and say goodbye. After spending four days with her daughter, Nancy was a changed person, having found peace and closure. Today, Wish of a Lifetime has 26 full - time employees and about 25,000 volunteers nationwide. It's funded by donations and corporate sponsorships. Most wish applications are submitted at wishofalifetime.org by a friend or family member. Over 3,000 wishes have been granted, all vetted by the team. For example, a World War II veteran... (The passage continues as in the original but is kept within a 300 - 500 - word limit for this exercise) 1. What event made Bloom want to start Wish of a Lifetime? A. Competing in the Olympics. B. Seeing an elderly woman get help on a Tokyo bus at age 15. C. Helping Nancy visit her daughter. D. Working with volunteers. 2. The word “germinate” in “it took 10 years for the seed to germinate into Wish of a Lifetime” probably means ______. A. die out B. grow and develop C. stay the same D. become weak 3. What is the main purpose of this passage? A. To introduce Wish of a Lifetime and how it started. B. To encourage people to volunteer for Wish of a Lifetime. C. To describe Bloom's Olympic experiences. D. To tell the story of Nancy and her daughter. 4. What is the main idea of the paragraph about Nancy? A. Nancy's daughter had a serious illness. B. Bloom's first wish - granting experience and its impact. C. How to apply for a wish from Wish of a Lifetime. D. The process of arranging airplane tickets. Passage 1 答案：B 解析：第一段围绕带狗旅行的舒适装备展开，提到 Lords & Labradors Roll & Go Travel Mat，B 选项 “This mat is lightweight and rollable, a great travel companion.”（这种垫子轻便可卷，是很棒的旅行伙伴），与前文对垫子的描述 “padded, super - soft travel mat... easy to transport” 相契合，所以选 B。 答案：A 解析：第二段主要讲与水上活动和 hydration（ hydration 意思是 “水合作用；补水” ，这里结合语境是说让狗狗补水、保证狗狗在水上安全相关内容 ）相关的装备，A 选项 “Safety and Hydration”（安全与补水）能概括该段主旨，所以选 A。 答案：C 解析：第三段提到 Tractive Dog 6 用于在新地方追踪狗狗，C 选项 “It allows you to set virtual fences and monitor your dog's behavior.”（它能让你设置虚拟围栏并监测狗狗行为 ），与文中 “With its GPS and activity monitoring” 功能相符，所以选 C。 答案：F 解析：第四段讲与卫生和喂食相关装备，提到 Neo - Skinicky Bag 处理垃圾，F 选项 “It can be attached to your bag easily, ensuring you're always prepared for waste.”（它能轻易挂在包上，确保你随时准备好处理粪便 ），符合对该袋子功能的描述，所以选 F。 答案：D 解析：第五段讲狗狗 drying coat，D 选项 “The coat has absorbent cotton layers and adjustable straps.”（这种外套有吸水棉层和可调节带子 ），与文中对 Ruff & Tumble Dog Drying Coat 功能 “dries them quickly and keeps them warm” 等相关，所以选 D。 Passage 2 答案：B 解析：文中提到 “At Travelsphere, we're proud of our new partnership with the Royal Geographical Society. They have selected some of our most culturally remarkable journeys... which have significance to the Society and its near 200 - year history, each itinerary visits areas, regions or countries represented within their archives.”，说明合作目的是基于皇家地理学会档案选择有文化意义的旅行，B 选项符合，A（创建更多旅行社）、C（写更多旅行相关小说 ）、D（为学会建更多档案 ）均不符合文意，所以选 B。 答案：B 解析：文中明确说 “Tamarin: Just beyond postcard - perfect Tamarin bay in Mauritius...”，可知 Tamarin 以毛里求斯为背景，A（以日本为背景 ）、C（与瑞士公路旅行相关 ）、D（涉及多个地方但不是毛里求斯 ）不符合，所以选 B。 答案：C 解析：文中关于 “Ripeness” 提到 “Love and the search for belonging are at the centre of this novel by Sarah Moss”，C 选项符合；A（只以 20 世纪 60 年代意大利为背景，文中说还到当代爱尔兰 ）错误；B（作者是 Sarah Moss 不是 Chiamanda Ngozi Adichie ）错误；D（出版商是 Picador 不是 Harper Collins ）错误，所以选 C。 Passage 3 答案：B 解析：文中开头提到 “At age 15, during a skiing competition in Tokyo, Bloom watched an elderly woman walk slowly onto a bus... A seed was planted then... into Wish of a Lifetime”，说明是 15 岁时在东京看到老人上公交车得到帮助的事促使 Bloom 创办该组织，B 选项符合，A（参加奥运会 ）、C（帮助 Nancy ）、D（和志愿者工作 ）不符合，所以选 B。 答案：B 解析：结合语境，“a seed was planted then, though it took 10 years for the seed to germinate into Wish of a Lifetime”，种子要成长为 Wish of a Lifetime 这个组织，“germinate” 意思是 “生长发育”，B 选项符合；A（灭绝 ）、C（保持不变 ）、D（变弱 ）不符合文意，所以选 B。 答案：A 解析：文章先讲 Bloom 创办 Wish of a Lifetime 的起因，再讲组织的服务对象、完成的愿望（如 Nancy 的事 ）以及现在的规模等，主要是介绍该组织及其起源，A 选项符合；B（鼓励人们当志愿者，文中未重点体现 ）、C（描述 Bloom 奥运经历，只是辅助说明 ）、D（讲 Nancy 和女儿的故事，是举例内容 ）不符合，所以选 A。 答案：B 解析：关于 Nancy 的段落，讲了 Bloom 为她安排机票见临终女儿，以及这件事对 Nancy 的影响，B 选项 “Bloom's first wish - granting experience and its impact”（Bloom 的第一个愿望实现经历及影响 ）符合；A（Nancy 女儿重病只是细节 ）、C（未讲如何申请愿望 ）、D（安排机票过程是细节 ）不符合，所以选 B。 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$