甘肃天水一中届高三第一学段段考英语试题及答案Word文件下载.docx
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OnMarch19theformerpresident,hostedhissecondAIDSawarenessconcert.Hewarnedthat25millionpeopleinAfricawerealreadyinfectedwiththefataldisease.
MandelawasborninasmallvillageinSouthAfricain1918.Hewasadoptedbythechiefofhistribeandcouldhavebeenachiefhimselfandlivedahappycountrylife.
Butherefusedtobeachiefwhenhispeoplelivedunderracialdiscrimination(歧视).HedecidedtofightforequalrightsforallthepeopleinSouthAfrica.Before1990,underthecountry'
sRacialSegregationLaw,coloredpeopleandwhitepeoplelivedseparately.Blackpeopleweretreatedunfairlyevenwhentakingabus.Blackshadtostandatthebackofthebustomakeroomforwhitepeopleevenwhentherewereonlyafewofthemonboard.
Forhisoppositiontothesystem,Mandelawasarrestedandspent27yearsinprison.Hewasfreedin1990andbecamethepresidentofthecountryafterthefirstelectionwasheldinwhicheveryonecouldvote.
Mandelawasnotonlyapoliticalfighterwhoattackedwithspeeches.Hewasalsoatrainedboxerandfoughtintheringwhenhewasyoung.
“AlthoughIdidnotenjoytheviolenceofboxing,Iwasinterestedinhowonemovedone’sbodytoprotectoneself,howoneusedastrategybothtoattackandretreat,”hewroteinhisautobiography.
Asaskillfulfighter,hechosemusicashisweaponagainstAIDS.HehopestowinanothervictoryagainstAIDS.
1.WhenwasMandelaarrested?
A.In1963.B.In1990.C.WhenherefusedtobeachiefD.Whenhebecamethepresident.
2.NelsonMandelasucceededindoingthefollowingEXCEPT________.
A.winningtheequalrightsfortheblackpeopleinSouthAfrica
B.unitingSouthAfricaC.organizingagovernmentinSouthAfrica
D.controllingthespreadofAIDS
3.WhichofthefollowingstatementscanbestdescribethelifeofNelsonMandela?
A.Struggleishislife.B.Sportsmakehisfame.C.Fightforequalrights
D.Agreatfighteragainstthegovernment.
B
Manypeoplehavetriedtosimplify(简化)thespellingofEnglishwords.Unlikeotherlanguages,Englishsometimesspellsthesamesoundsinverydifferentways.Forexample,thereis“light”but“white”,“loan”but“phone”,andthereareatleastsevendifferentwaysofpronouncing“ough”:
“though”,“through”,“bough”,“cough”,“enough”,“ought”and“thorough”.
TheAmericanPresidentTheodoreRooseveltalmostsucceededinsimplifyingEnglishspelling.In1906,AndrewCarnegiestartedtheSimplifiedSpellingBoard.HewasoneoftherichestmenintheUnitedStatesofAmerica.Theboard'
splanwastomakethespellingofwordsnearertothewaytheysound.Forexample,theword"
though"
wouldbespelt“tho”and“through”wouldbee“thru”.OtherpeopleontheboardwereMelvilDewey,theheadoftheNewYorklibraries,andProfessorBranderMatthewsofColumbiaUniversity.TheyexplainedtheirideatoPresidentRoosevelt,whothoughtthatitwasindeedlogical.Heimmediatelyaskedthegovernmentprintertousesimplifiedspellinginallgovernmentletters.
Butpeopledidn'
tlikethechange,evenifitmadelifeeasier.Sothenewsimplerspellingwasnotpopular.Moreimportantly,whentheAmericanpoliticians(政客)discussedtheplan,theydidnotlikeiteither.
BecauseRooseveltdidnotwanttohaveanyproblemswiththepoliticians,hechangedhismindandtoldtheprintertogobacktotheoldwayofspelling.
SincethennooneinanygovernmenthasdaredtosimplifyEnglishspelling.However,peopledosimplifysomewords,mainlyinadvertisements.Forexample,weoftensee“tonite”insteadof“tonight”and“thru”insteadof“through”.
4.ManypeoplehavetriedtosimplifyEnglishspellingbecause________.
A.Englishwordsaretoolongtoremember
B.therearemanymistakesinEnglishwords
C.lotsofwordsarespeltinmanydifferentways
D.sometimesthesamesoundshavedifferentspellings.
5.WhoisNOTamemberoftheSimplifiedSpellingBoard?
A.AndrewCarnegie.B.MelvilDewey.C.TheodoreRoosevelt.D.BranderMatthews.
6.WhatwasTheodoreRoosevelt'
sattitudetowardssimplifiedspelling?
A.WorriedB.SupportiveC.UncertainD.Doubtful
7.Accordingtothepassage,simplifiedspelling________.
A.wasweledbytheUSpoliticiansB.changedthewaythewordssound
C.hasbeenusedwidelyforoveracenturyD.wasfirstusedinUSgovernmentletters.
C
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