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What is so amazing about giving blood?
The National Blood Service, which covers all of England and North Wales, needs nearly two and a half million blood donations each year. When you give blood, you’ll be doing one of the most amazing things anybody could dream of — saving a life.
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All types of blood are needed —not just rare ones. In fact, the commoner the blood type, the more are needed. So even if your blood is one of the most common types — group O for example — you can be sure that by donating three times a year, you really are doing something amazing.
What is the donation process?
The donation will last about an hour in all. When you arrive, you will be asked a few questions about your health. Then a drop of blood will be taken and tested just to make sure you’re not anemic(贫血). If all is well, your donation will be taken.
This only takes about ten minutes, during which time 470ml of blood will be collected. Most people hardly feel a thing. After a short rest, a drink and biscuits, you’ll be up and ready to go. All equipment used in the collection of your blood is new and is never reused, so you don’t have to worry about risks to your health in the collection of your blood.
Who can become a blood donor?
Becoming a blood donor really is very simple. As long as you’re in good health and aged between 17 and 60, you can become a blood donor. If you would like more information or advice, or you want to become a blood donor, ring the donor helpline on 0845 7711. The donor helpline is open 24 hours a day — every day of the year.
1. Which is the subtitle of Paragraph 2?
A. Why should you donate blood?
B. What types of blood are needed?
C. What should you consider before donation?
D. How many times a year can you donate blood?
2. Before giving blood, you will ________.
A. rest for a while B. wait for one day
C. fill in a form D. take a blood test
3. What does the passage tell us about the donation process?
A. It takes many hours.
B. It’s done on computer.
C. It doesn’t need equipment.
D. It won’t affect donors’ health.
4. The purpose of the writing is to _______.
A. introduce the National Blood Service
B. show the importance of donation
C. call on people to donate blood
D. remind people of the danger
【参考答案】1.B 2.D 3.D 4.C
【2022高考英语陕西省一模联考试题】B.
Homework and stress are rarely reduced inside the classroom. Meanwhile, outside the classroom, the pressure is on to find scholarships for college.
According to Braintrack, a higher education database with worldwide reach, more than 3 billion US dollars (18 billion yuan) in private scholarships are awarded to college students annually. Average awards range from $2,000 to $3,000.
The scholarship application process is similar to the college application process: forms to be completed, test scores and transcripts to be sent, essays to be written and often interviews to be prepared for.
A few great places to start looking for scholarships are: , www.finaid.org and .Check out the annual scholarship guidebooks Scholarships, Grants & Prizes by Peterson’s and the Ultimate Scholarship Book: Billions of Dollars in Scholarships, Grants and Prizes by Gen Tanabe and Kelly Tanabe.
Be selective. Thoroughly research the qualifications required by each of the scholarships. Don’t waste your time applying for those that are need-based if you can’t produce the appropriate documents.
Research past recipients (接受者). Check out the websites of the organizations sponsoring the scholarships. Many post the biographies of past recipients. You don’t need to have cured cancer, but if you don’t think your résumé (履历) measures up to the past winners’, you might be better served by moving onto the next scholarship on your list. Prepare for the interview.
You’ll want to dazzle them with your personality, but above all you’ll want to be prepared. Find someone you trust to conduct a similar interview with you – someone who will be honest with you and provide valuable suggestions.
Let your personality shine through in your essays. The essays are the best way for students to share who they are, where they’ve come from, what they’ve overcome and so on. Tell your story in an interesting and persuasive way. And if you do have an interview, send a thank-you note afterward.
By Lee Bierer
50. What is the author’s main purpose in writing the article?
A. To explain where to find scholarships for US colleges.
B. To inform readers of the scholarship application process.
C. To introduce some typical scholarships offered by US colleges.
D. To give tips on applying for US college scholarships.
51. If you want to learn about past recipients of a scholarship, you can use __.
A.
B. the annual scholarship guidebooks published by Peterson’s
C. the websites of the organizations sponsoring the scholarships
D.The Ultimate Scholarship Book: Billions of Dollars in Scholarships, Grants and Prizes
52. The underlined word “dazzle” in Paragraph 7 is closest in meaning to ___.
A. influence B. impress C. guide D. present
53. To increase your chance of winning a scholarship, you are advised to ____.
A. apply for as many scholarships as you can
B. tell an interesting story in your essay
C. do a similar interview to help you prepare for the real one
D. have a talk with past recipients and try to talk like they do
【参考答案】DCBC
阅读理解。
George Gershwin, born in 1898, was one of America's greatest composers. He published his first song when he was eighteen years old. During the next twenty years he wrote more than five hundred songs.
Many of Gershwin's songs were first written for musical plays performed in theatres in New York City. These plays were a popular form of entertainment in the 1920s and 1930s. Many of his songs have remained popular as ever. Over the years they have been sung and played in every possible way — from jazz to country.
In the 1920s there was a debate in the United States about jazz music. Could jazz, some people asked, be considered serious music? In 1924 jazz musician and orchestra leader Paul Whiteman decided to organize a special concert to show that jazz was serious music. Gershwin agreed to compose something for the concert before he realized he had just a few weeks to do it. And in that short time, he composed a piece for piano and orchestra which he called Rhapsody in Blue. Gershwin himself played the piano at the concert. The audience were thrilled when they heard his music. It made him world－famous and showed that jazz music could be both serious and popular.
In 1928, Gershwin went to Paris. He applied to study composition (作曲)with the well－known musician Nadia Boulanger, but she rejected him. She was afraid that classical study would ruin his jazz－influenced style. While there, Gershwin wrote An American in Paris. When it was first performed, critics (评论家)were divided over the music. Some called it happy and full of life, to others it was silly and boring. But it quickly became popular in Europe and the United States. It still remains one of his most famous works.
George Gershwin died in 1937, just days after doctors learned he had brain cancer. He was only thirty－nine years old. Newspapers all over the world reported his death on their front pages. People mourned the loss of the man and all the music he might have still written.
61．Many of Gershwin's musical works were ________．
A．written about New Yorkers
B．composed for Paul Whiteman
C．played mainly in the countryside
D．performed in various ways
62．What do we know about the concert organized by Whiteman?
A．It attracted more people to theatres.
B．It proved jazz could be serious music.
C．It made Gershwin leader of the orchestra.
D．It caused a debate among jazz musicians.
63．What did Gershwin do during his stay in Paris?
A．He created one of his best works.
B．He studied with Nadia Boulanger.
C．He argued with French critics.
D．He changed his music style.
64．What do we learn from the last paragraph?
A．Many of Gershwin's works were lost.
B．The death of Gershwin was widely reported.
C．A concert was held in memory of Gershwin.
D．Brain cancer research started after Gershwin's death.
65．Which of the following best describes Gershwin?
A．Talented and productive.
B．Serious and boring.
C．Popular and unhappy.
D．Friendly and honest.
【要点综述】 这是一篇人物传记。文章主要叙述了美国出名作曲家乔治·格什温的生平以及他在音乐方面的巨大贡献。
61．D 考查细节理解。从其次段的“Over the years they have been sung and played in every possible way—from jazz to country.”可知，乔治·格什温的音乐作品是以各种形式演唱或演奏的。故选D。
62．B 考查推理推断。依据第三段的“Gershwin himself played the piano at the concert. The audience were thrilled when they heard his music. It made him world－famous and showed that jazz music could be both serious and popular.”可知，这个音乐会充分证明爵士音乐流行的同时，也可以庄重、严峻 。
63．A 考查细节理解。从第四段的其次句可知B项不正确；从第四段的“When it was first performed, critics were divided over the music.”可知，不是格什温与评论家争辩，故C项不正确；没有提到他音乐风格的转变，故D项不正确；从第四段的最终一句“It still remains one of his most famous works.”可知A项是正确的。
64．B 考查推理推断。从最终一段的“Newspapers all over the world reported his death on their front pages.”可知，世界各地的报纸对格什温的去世进行了广泛的报道。故选B。
65．A 考查推理推断。从全文看乔治·格什温创作了很多的音乐，其演奏的形式多样化，并得到观众观赏，这体现了他是一位很有才华，且多产的作曲家。故选A。
阅读理解------C2 [2021·福建卷]
When I was 12, all I wanted was a signet (图章) ring. They were the “in” thing and it seemed every girl except me had one. On my 13th birthday, my Mum gave me a signet ring with my initials(姓名首字母) carved into it. I was in heaven.
What made it even more special was that it was about the only thing that wasn't being “replaced”. We'd been burnt out in fires that swept through our area earlier that year and had lost everything—so most of the “new” stuff (东西) we got was really just to replace what we'd lost. But not my ring. My ring was new.
Then, only one month later, I lost it. I took it off before bed and it was missing in the morning. I was sad and searched everywhere for it. But it seemed to have disappeared. Eventually, I gave up and stopped looking for it. And two years later, we sold the house and moved away.
Years passed, and a couple of moves later, I was visiting my parents' when Mum told me that she had something for me. It wasn't my birthday, nor was it Easter or Christmas or any other gift－giving occasion. Mum noticed my questioning look. “You'll recognize this one，” she said, smiling.
Then she handed me a small ring box. I took it from her and opened it to find my beautiful signet ring inside.
The family who had bought our house 13 years earlier had recently decided to do some redecorations, which included replacing the carpets. When they pulled the carpet up in my old bedroom, they found the ring. As it had my initials carved into it, they realized who owned the ring. They'd had it professionally cleaned up by a jeweler before sending it to my mother.
And it still fits me.
56．The underlined word “in” in the first paragraph probably means “________”．
A. fashionable B. available
C. practical D. renewable
57．When she got the ring back, the writer was about ________．
A. 13 years old B. 15 years old
C. 26 years old D. 28 years old
58．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A．The writer's family moved several times.
B．The writer never stopped looking for her ring.
C．The writer's ring was cleaned up by the new house owner.
D．The writer lost her ring in the morning when she took it off.
59．What would be the best title for the passage?
A. My New Ring
B. Lost and Found
C. Lost and Replaced
D. An Expensive Ring
【要点综述】 本文是一篇记叙文。 作者通过描述自己小时候渴望得到一枚戒指，愿望得到满足后的欢快心情，以及不慎丢失后的懊丧心情和多年后失而复得的欣喜，表达了作者怀旧和敝帚自珍的生活态度。
56．A 词义猜想题。依据后一句“…every girl except me had one…” 可知，每个女孩都有一枚有自己符号的戒指，说明这类戒指很流行。故答案选A。
57．D 推理推断题。 依据原文我们得知，作者在13岁生日时得到那枚戒指，一个月后丢失，两年后卖掉房子，新居东买房13年之后换新地毯时重新找到戒指，即十五年之后，故答案为D。
58．A 细节理解题。依据第三段末尾和第四段开头可知答案A正确。
59．B 主旨大意题。只有B项才能概括全文大意。 本文主要叙述了戒指的失而复得。
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