考前三个月届高考英语通用版考前冲刺卷三.docx
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考前三个月届高考英语通用版考前冲刺卷三
考前冲刺卷(三)
第Ⅰ卷
第一部分 阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
A
Theflag,themostcommonsymbolofanationinthemodernworld,isalsooneofthemostancient.Withaclearsymbolicmeaning,theflaginthetraditionalformisstillusedtodaytomarkbuildings,shipsandothervehiclesrelatedtoacountry.
Thenationalflagasweknowtodayisinnowayaprimitiveartifact.Itis,rather,theproductofthousandsofyears’development.Historiansbelievethatithadtwomajorancestors,ofwhichtheearlierservedtoshowwinddirection.
Earlyhumanbeingsusedveryfragilehousesandboats.Oftenstrongwindswouldtearroofsfromhousesorcausehighwavesthatendangeredtravelers.People’sfoodsuppliesweresimilarlyvulnerable.Evenaftertheyhadlearnedhowtoplantgrains,theystillneededhelpfromnaturetoensuregoodharvests.Thereforetheyfearedanddependedonthepowerofthewind,whichcouldbringwarmthfromonedirectionandcoldfromanother.
Usingasimplepieceofclothtiedtothetopofaposttotellthedirectionofthewindwasmoredependablethanearliermethods,suchaswatchingtherisingofsmokefromafire.Theconnectionoftheflagwithheavenlypowerwasthereforereasonable.Earlyhumansocietiesbegantofixlongpiecesofclothtothetopsoftotems(图腾)beforecarryingthemintobattle.Theybelievedthatthepowerofthewindwouldbeaddedtothegoodwishesofthegodsandancestorsrepresentedbythetotemsthemselves.
Theseflagsdevelopedveryslowlyintomodernflags.Thefirstknownflagofanationorarulerwasunmarked.ThekingofChinaaround1000B.C.wasknowntohaveawhiteflagcarriedaheadofhim.ThispracticemighthavebeenlearnedfromEgyptiansevenfurtherinthepast,butitwasfromChinathatitspreadovertraderoutesthroughIndia,thenacrossArablands,andfinallytoEurope,whereitmetupwiththeotherancestorofthenationalflag.
1.Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe“”.
A.DevelopmentoftheNationalFlag
B.PoweroftheNationalFlag
C.TypesofFlags
D.UsesofFlags
答案 A
解析 标题归纳题。
第二段第二句“Itis,rather,theproductofthousandsofyears’development.”说明国旗是几千年发展的产物。
整篇文章从旗帜最初用于表示风向,一直讲到它演变为现代的旗帜,所以本文说的是国旗的发展。
故选A。
2.Theunderlinedword“vulnerable”inParagraph3means“”.
A.impossibletomakesureof
B.likelytobeprotected
C.easytobedamaged
D.difficulttofind
答案 C
解析 词义猜测题。
本段第一句“Earlyhumanbeingsusedveryfragilehousesandboats.”说明早期人类使用非常易坏的房屋和船只。
而本句“People’sfoodsuppliesweresimilarlyvulnerable.”中“similarly”意为“同样地”,所以画线词也表示“易损坏”。
故选C。
3.Theearliestflagswereconnectedwithheavenlypowerbecause.
A.theycouldtelldirection
B.theycouldbringgoodlucktoancientfighters
C.theywerehandeddownbytheancestors
D.theywerebelievedtostandfornaturalforces
答案 D
解析 细节理解题。
根据第四段第一句“Usingasimplepieceofclothtiedtothetopofaposttotellthedirectionofthewindwasmoredependablethanearliermethods...”可知最早的旗帜与自然的力量有关。
故选D。
4.Whatdoestheauthorknowofthefirstnationalflag?
A.HeknowswhenitwassenttoEurope.
B.HebelievesitwasmadeinEgypt.
C.HethinksitcamefromChina.
D.Hedoubtswhereitstarted.
答案 D
解析 细节理解题。
最后一段第二句“Thefirstknownflagofanationorarulerwasunmarked.”说明第一个国家的旗帜未被标明,所以作者不知道第一面国旗是从哪儿诞生的。
B
Sunnycountriesareoftenpoor.Ashame,then,thatsolarpowerisstillquiteexpensive.Eight19,aBritishcompanybyCambridgeUniversity,has,however,inventedanovelwaytogetroundthis.Inreturnforadepositofaround
10itissupplyingpoorKenyanfamilieswithasolarcellabletogenerate2.5wattsofelectricity,abatterythatcandeliverathreeamp(安培)currenttostorethiselectricity,andalampwhosebulbisalightemittingdiode(二极管).Thefirmthinksthatthissystem,oncethebatteryisfullycharged,isenoughtolighttwosmallroomsandtopoweramobilephonechargerforsevenhours.Then,nextday,itcanbeputoutsideandchargedbackupagain.
Thetrickisthat,tobeabletousetheelectricity,thesystem’skeepermustbuyascratchcard—foraslittleasadollar—onwhichisprintedareferencenumber.Thekeepersendsthisreference,plustheserialnumberofthehouseholdsolarunit,bySMStoEight19.Thecompany’sserverwillrespondautomaticallywithanaccesscodetotheunit.
Usersmayconsiderthattheyarepayinganhourlyratefortheirelectricity.Infact,theyarepayingoffthecostoftheunit.Afterbuyingaround
80worthofscratchcards—whichEight19expectswouldtaketheaveragefamilyaround18months—theuserwillownit.Hewillthenhavetheoptionofcontinuingtouseitfornothing,oroftradingitinforabiggerone,perhapsdrivenbya10wattsolarcell.
Inthatcase,hewouldgothenthroughthesameprocessagain,payingofftheadditionalcostoftheupgradedkitataslightlyhigherrate.Userswouldthereforeincreasetheirelectricitysupplysteadilyandaffordably.
AccordingtoEight19’sfigures,thislookslikeagooddealforcustomers.ThefirmbelievestheaverageenergystarvedKenyanspendsaround
10amonthonoil—enoughtofuelacoupleofsmokylamps—plus
2oncharginghismobilephoneinthemarketplace.RegularusersofoneofEight19’sbasicsolarunitswillspendaroundhalfthat,beforeowningitcompletely.Meanwhile,asthecostofsolartechnologyfalls,itshouldgetevencheaper.
5.Theunderlinedword“getround”inthefirstparagraphcanbereplacedby“”.
A.makeuseofB.comeupwith
C.lookintoD.dealwith
答案 D
解析 词义猜测题。
根据本段“...solarpowerisstillquiteexpensive.Eight19,aBritishcompanybyCambridgeUniversity,has,however,inventedanovelwayto...”可知,因为太阳能仍然很贵,所以Eight19发明了一个新的方法来解决这个问题,故选D。
6.Whatshouldtheuserdowhentheelectricityinthebatteryisusedup?
A.Buyascratchcard.
B.Rechargeitoutside.
C.Buyanothersolarcell.
D.Returnittothecompany.
答案 B
解析 细节理解题。
根据文章第一段最后一句“Then,nextday,itcanbeputoutsideandchargedbackupagain.”可知如果没有电了,你可以把它放在外面重新充电,故选B。
7.Howmuchwoulduserspayforthecellandscratchcardsbeforetheyowna2.5wattsolarcell?
A.Around
10.B.Around
80.
C.Around
90.D.Around
180.
答案 C
解析 细节理解题。
根据文章第一、三段“Inreturnforadepositofaround
10itissupplyingpoorKenyanfamilieswithasolarcellabletogenerate2.5wattsofelectricity...”和“Afterbuyingaround
80worthofscratchcards—whichEight19expectswouldtaketheaveragefamilyaround18months—theuserwillownit.”可知在你拥有这些之前,你要花费90美元。
故选C。
8.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat.
A.Kenyanfamilieswouldfinditdifficulttoaffordthesolarcell
B.usingthesolarcellwouldhelpKenyanfamiliessavemoney
C.fewKenyanfamiliesusemobilephonesforlackofelectricity
D.thecompanywillmakeagreatprofitfromsellingsolarcells
答案 B
解析 推理判断题。
根据文章最后一段“ThefirmbelievestheaverageenergystarvedKenyanspendsaround
10amonthonoil—enoughtofuelacoupleofsmokylamps—plus
2onchargingitshouldgetevencheaper.”可知使用thesolarcell会节省钱。
故选B。
C
AfellowspeakerfromCalifornianamedGeriflewtoJapan,inherfavoritejeansandacasualjacket,togiveherfirstspeech.Fourteenhourslater,fourperfectlydressedJapanesegentlemengreetedheratNaritaAirport.Smilingandbowinglow,theyhandedhertheirbusinesscards.Withherbaginonehand,Geritooktheircardswiththeother.Shethankedthem,glancedbrieflyatthecards,andputthemintoherjeanspocketquickly.
Whenthefiveofthemarrivedatthehotel,theyinvitedGeritoteainthelobby(大厅).Whilesippingtea,thegentlemenpresentedherwithasmallgiftwhichsheeagerlyopened.Shewasthrilledwiththegiftandshoutedexcitedly,“Oh,it’sbeautiful!
”
Atthispoint,thefourJapanesegentlemenstoodupand,bowingonlyveryslightly,said“Sayonara”andleftimmediately.PoorGeriwasleftastonished.Whatdidshedowrong?
Everything!
Herjeanswerethefirstgaffe.Evenifyou’recomingoffabicycleinJapan,youdonotmeetclientscasuallydressed.ThesecondmistakewasGeri’shandlingoftheirbusinesscardsrudely.InJapan,thebusinesscardisoneofthemostimportantcommunicativetools.Itisalwayspresentedandacceptedrespectfullywithbothhands.However,Geriputtheircardsawaymuchtooquickly.InJapan,peopleusebusinesscardsasaconversationstarter.Youchatabouteachother’scardsandworkanddonotputtheirsawayuntiltheygentlyandrespectfullyplaceyoursinsafekeeping.Puttingitcarelesslyintoherjeanspocketwastheultimatedisrespect.
Then,thefourthhorrorofhorrorswasthatGerishouldnothaveopenedthegiftinfrontofherclients.Inalandwheresavingfaceiscritical,itwouldbeembarrassingtodiscoverthegifttheygavewasnotasniceastheonetheyreceived.Whatisworse,Gerihadn’tevengiventhemagift!
9.InthefourJapanesegentlemen’seyes,Geritooktheircards.
A.excitedlyB.embarrassingly
C.politelyD.disrespectfully
答案 D
解析 细节理解题。
根据第四段中“ThesecondmistakewasGeri’shandlingoftheirbusinesscardsrudely.”可知这是对他们的不尊敬,故选D。
10.WhydidthefourJapanesegentlemenleaveGerisuddenly?
A.Becausetheycouldn’tbearGeri’sbehavioranylonger.
B.Becausetheyhadfinishedthetask.
C.BecauseGerihadsomethingmoreimportanttodo.
D.BecauseGerifeltembarrassed.
答案 A
解析 推理判断题。
根据倒数第二段可知,这些男士认为Geri的做法极不礼貌,已经无法忍受,所以离开了,故选A。
11.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“gaffe”inParagraph4probablymean?
A.ignoranceB.sadness
C.mistakeD.carelessness
答案 C
解析 词义猜测题。
根据第三段中“Whatdidshedowrong?
”,再根据第四段列举她的错误所在可知,故选C。
12.Whatlessoncanwedrawfromthisstory?
A.Honestyisthebestpolicy.
B.Thinktwicebeforeyoutakeanyaction.
C.WheninRome,doastheRomansdo.
D.Don’tclaimtoknowwhatyoudon’tknow.
答案 C
解析 推理判断题。
根据Geri的做法可知她不了解当地的礼仪,故犯下这样的错误,因此我们要入乡随俗,入境问禁。
故选C。
D
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