江西省2024屆高三英語二輪專項訓練：閱讀表達+寫作（12）

　　第一節：閱讀表達

　　閱讀下面短文, 請根據短文后的要求進行答題。（請注意問題后的詞數要求）

　　[1] The year 2008 has one extra day in it--February 29th, why does this happen? Well, it actually takes the planet Earth a little more than 365 days to revolve completely around the sun. After four years an extra 24 hours have accumulated so an extra day is added to the calendar.

　　[2] It is called a leap year because hundreds of years ago in England, the extra day wasn't legally recognized. The British just leapt over that day. Therefore a year with 29 days in February is consequently called a leap year and that

　　. If you are born on 29th February in a leap year, there are difficulties in celebrating your birthday. So people tend to celebrate on either 28th February or 1st March every year.

　　[3] There is a well-known tradition in the UK associated with 29th February, introduced many centuries ago. Women are allowed to break with tradition and propose (求婚) to their boyfriends on this day. This all started back in the 5th Century, when a famous Irish saint, Bridget, complained to Saint Patrick, another famous Irish saint, that women had to wait too long for men to propose. According to the legend, Saint Patrick said any female longing for a proposal could ask their boyfriend to marry them on this additional day in February.

　　[4] Now in 2008, there are calls for 29th February to become a public holiday. Some people believe that it should be an official day off, because no one gets paid for working in a leap day. For the moment though, the British still have to go to work on this day.

　　1. What is the main idea of the text? ( no more than 8 words)

　　2. Complete the following statement with proper words. ( no more than 5 words)

　　Hundreds of years ago, a popular tradition in England was recommended

　　Which

　　29th February.

　　3. How long does it take the planet Earth to revolve completely around the sun? (no more than 9 words)

　　4. Fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with proper words. ( no more than 8 words)

　　5. What does the word

　　"them" (Line 5, Paragraph 3) probably refer to? ( no more than 3 words)

　　第二節：書面表達

　　假如你是高三的學生，最近你就高三模擬考試該偏難還是該偏易這個問題進行了一次調查。請結合下表內容，用英語寫一篇短文，介紹有關調查情況，并發表自己的看法。

　　贊成偏難，反對偏易 贊成偏易，反對偏難

　　1．喜歡挑戰，越難越好；

　　2．有助于學生了解自己的薄弱環節，改進學習方法。 1．題目太難，學生會泄氣，會害怕今后的高考；

　　2．題目容易，易得高分、獲自信。

　　注意：1．詞數120左右，開頭已為你寫好（不計入總詞數）；

　　2．可適當增加細節，以使行文連貫。

　　Recently I have made an investigation on whether a model-test paper for Senior Three should be difficult or easy．Opinions are divided on this matter．

　　江西省2024屆高三英語二輪專項訓練：閱讀表達+寫作（12）

　　第一節：閱讀表達

　　閱讀下面短文, 請根據短文后的要求進行答題。（請注意問題后的詞數要求）

　　[1] The year 2008 has one extra day in it--February 29th, why does this happen? Well, it actually takes the planet Earth a little more than 365 days to revolve completely around the sun. After four years an extra 24 hours have accumulated so an extra day is added to the calendar.

　　[2] It is called a leap year because hundreds of years ago in England, the extra day wasn't legally recognized. The British just leapt over that day. Therefore a year with 29 days in February is consequently called a leap year and that

　　. If you are born on 29th February in a leap year, there are difficulties in celebrating your birthday. So people tend to celebrate on either 28th February or 1st March every year.

　　[3] There is a well-known tradition in the UK associated with 29th February, introduced many centuries ago. Women are allowed to break with tradition and propose (求婚) to their boyfriends on this day. This all started back in the 5th Century, when a famous Irish saint, Bridget, complained to Saint Patrick, another famous Irish saint, that women had to wait too long for men to propose. According to the legend, Saint Patrick said any female longing for a proposal could ask their boyfriend to marry them on this additional day in February.

　　[4] Now in 2008, there are calls for 29th February to become a public holiday. Some people believe that it should be an official day off, because no one gets paid for working in a leap day. For the moment though, the British still have to go to work on this day.

　　1. What is the main idea of the text? ( no more than 8 words)

　　2. Complete the following statement with proper words. ( no more than 5 words)

　　Hundreds of years ago, a popular tradition in England was recommended

　　Which

　　29th February.

　　3. How long does it take the planet Earth to revolve completely around the sun? (no more than 9 words)

　　4. Fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with proper words. ( no more than 8 words)

　　5. What does the word

　　"them" (Line 5, Paragraph 3) probably refer to? ( no more than 3 words)

　　第二節：書面表達

　　假如你是高三的學生，最近你就高三模擬考試該偏難還是該偏易這個問題進行了一次調查。請結合下表內容，用英語寫一篇短文，介紹有關調查情況，并發表自己的看法。

　　贊成偏難，反對偏易 贊成偏易，反對偏難

　　1．喜歡挑戰，越難越好；

　　2．有助于學生了解自己的薄弱環節，改進學習方法。 1．題目太難，學生會泄氣，會害怕今后的高考；

　　2．題目容易，易得高分、獲自信。

　　注意：1．詞數120左右，開頭已為你寫好（不計入總詞數）；

　　2．可適當增加細節，以使行文連貫。

　　Recently I have made an investigation on whether a model-test paper for Senior Three should be difficult or easy．Opinions are divided on this matter．