甘肃省兰州市2013高三实战考试英语试题答案(4)

So now that you know your personal learning style, the trick is to find out how to use your new-found knowledge to help you in your classes.
Tips for Visual Learners
1．Pay attention! For visual learners, this is very important. If your professor uses a PowerPoint, observe the pictures they might include and their significance.
2．Take notes by drawing graphs and connecting ideas instead of just copying down a list. This way, your brain will easily connect the different concepts.
3．Color code your notes. This will aid your brain in keeping all of the information separate.
Tips for Auditory Learners
1．Again, pay attention! If you aren’t listening while the lecture is happening, then as an auditory learner, you’re missing out on the easiest way for you to learn.
2．If you think it would help and you obtain permission from the professor, you can record the lecture for future listening.
3．If you find that taking notes distracts you from listening, ask a friend if you can borrow their notes or directly after the lecture, write down everything you remember.
Tips for Kinesthetic Learners
1．Guess what the first point is once again? You’ve got it, pay attention! For kinesthetic learners, it’s extremely important that you take notes either by writing or typing, in order to actively engage with information as you receive it.
2．Rewrite notes and reread information. If possible, translate the information into examples.
3．Take advantage of labs and other class activities. These moments are when you’re at your prime for learning. Concentrate on what you’re learning from the experience and pay close attention to the process that you go through.
44．According to the passage, the Auditory learners         .
A．seem to easily retain information from pictures, graphs, and videos.
B．seem to learn best by working with their hands or testing out what they are shown,
C．seem to remember things by hearing them.
D．seem to learn best by doing.
45．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A．It is important for Visual Learners to focus their attention.
B．Auditory Learners can record the lecture for future listening without the permission of the professor,.
C．In order to actively engage with information, Kinesthetic Learners can take notes either by writing or typing
D．It is also necessary for Visual Learners to concentrate on his studies.
46．Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage?
A．Find Your Own Learning Type. B．What Is A Learning Type?
C．Three Main learning Types. D．Tips For Learning.
47．Which of the following can best take the place of the word “distract” in the article?
A．confuse        B．misunderstand    C．send away       D．draw away

D
For most of us, a drink of water is just a matter of turning on a tap. But for those in drought-stricken southwestern China, water can’t be taken for granted. Its present shortage is a matter of life and death to them.
The tragedy is the direct result of the drought that has hit a large area of southwestern China, and is affecting more than 60 million people. The entire nation is making an effort to combat (抗击) it.
The drought began last autumn, ravaging (肆虐) Guangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan and Chongqing. Experts say the drought is a result of less rainfall, insufficient water reserves, high temperatures, dated irrigation projects, environmental damage and global climate change.
More than 20 million people are having difficulties getting safe drinking water. The drought is also affecting schoolchildren’s studies. “I am worried that my family will get no harvest this year. In that case, my family will not be able to afford my living costs,” an unnamed boarding schoolgirl at Yizi Primary School in Chuxiong, Yunnan, told Dazhong Daily.
But thanks to measures taken under the leadership of the central government, the drinking water problem has been greatly eased. each person in the five worst-hit provinces is being supplied with drinking water and 20 liters of water for other purposes each day.
Local authorities are digging deep wells and creating artificial rain. Military personnel are helping to transport water from Zhejiang to Guizhou and Yunnan, according to China Central Television. In Sichuan, locals are turning to drought resistant crops. Other parts of China are helping by giving water and donating other resources.
48．Which of the following is not the cause of the drought mentioned in the passage?
A．less rainfall          B．insufficient water reserves 
C．digging deep wells    D．environmental damage
49．The damages the drought brought about are the following EXCEPT         .
A．causing many to die or thirst 
B．making it hard for millions to get drinking water
C．making it difficult for school children with parents facing money problems
D．destroying the harvest
50．The best title of the passage is         .
A．Urgency of saving water   B．Fighting the drought
C．Causes of the drought      D．Impact of the drought

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
The sea has always interested man. From it he can get food, minerals and treasure.   51  
But he couldn’t go far beneath its surface.
   52   However, he isn’t a fish. Because he must breathe air, he can’t stay under the water’s surface for any length of time. To explore deep water, man faces even more dangers and problems.