上海中学高三英语练习卷一Word下载.docx
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Thesuperstitionissupposedto(28)______(originate)inancienttimes,whenmirrorswereconsideredtobetoolsofthegods.
BlackcatsaregenerallyconsideredluckyinBritain,(29)____________theyareoftenassociatedwitchcraft(巫术).Itisespeciallyluckyifablackcatcrossesyourpath--althoughinAmericatheexactoppositebeliefprevails.
Finally,acommonlyheldsuperstitionis(30)______oftouchingwoodforluck.Thismeasureismostoftentakenifyouthinkyouhavesaidsomethingthatistemptingfate,suchas“mycarhasneverbrokendown,touchwood?
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Vocabulary
A.industryB.inevitablyC.stronglyD.fueledE.humble
F.longingG.classlessH.invadedI.statusJ.complicated
K.illustrations
AskmostpeoplehowtheydefinetheAmericanDreamandchancesarethatthey’llsay,“Success.”ThedreamofindividualopportunityhasbeenpresentinAmericasinceEuropeansdiscovereda“newworld”intheWesternHemisphere.EarlyimmigrantslikeHectorSt.JeandeCrevecoeurpraisedhighlythefreedomandopportunitytobefoundinthisnewland.Hisglowingdescriptionsofa___31___societywhereanyonecouldattainsuccessthroughhonestyandhardworkfiredtheimaginationsofmanyEuropeanreaders;
in
LettersfromanAmericanFarmer
(1782)hewrote,“Weareallexcitedatthespiritofanindustrywhichisunfettered(无拘无束)andunrestrained,becauseeachpersonworksforhimself…Wehavenoprinces,forwhomwelabor,starve,andbleed:
wearethemostperfectsocietynowexistingintheworld.”Thepromiseofalandwhere
“therewardsofaman’s___32___followwithequalstepstheprogressofhislabor”
drewpoorimmigrantsfromEuropeand___33___nationalexpansionintothewesternterritories.
Ournationalhistoricalstoryisfullof___34___oftheAmericansuccessstory.There’sBenjaminFranklin,theverymodeloftheself-educated,self-mademan,whorosefrom___35___originstobecomeawell-knownscientist,philosopher,andstatesman.Inthenineteenthcentury,HoratioAlger,awriteroffictionforyoungboys,becameAmerican’sbest-sellingauthorwithhisrags-to-richestales.The___36___forsuccesshaunts(萦绕于)us:
wespendmillionseveryyearreadingabouttherichandfamous,learninghowto“makeafortuneinrealestatewithnomoneydown,”and“dressingforsuccess.”Themythofsuccesshaseven___37___ourpersonalrelationships:
todayit’sasimportanttobe“successful”inmarriageorparenthoodsasitistocomeoutontopinbusiness.
Butdreamscaneasilyturnintonightmares.EveryAmericanwhohopesto“makeit”alsoknowsthefearoffailure,becausethemythofsuccess___38___impliescomparisonbetweenthehavesandthehave-nots,thestarsandtheanonymouscrowd.Underpressureofthemyth,webecomeindulgedin___39___symbols:
wetrytoliveinthe“right”neighborhoods,wearthe“right”clothes,andeatthe“right”foods.Thesesymbolsofdistinctionassureusandothersthatwebelieve___40___inthefundamentalequalityofall,yetstriveashardaswecantoseparateourselvesfromourfellowcitizens.
ClozeI
(A)
ThenotionofbuildingbrandpersonalityispromotedbyStarbucksasapartofcompanyculturetoembedmeaningintheirproductsandthusattractmorecustomers.
Starbucksliterallychangedthedefinitionof“agoodcupofcoffee”.ForStarbucks,thebrandhadthreeelements:
coffee,___41___andstores.Strictcontroloverthequalityandprocessingofthebeans___42___thatthecoffeewouldbeofthehighestpossiblequality.Outstandingstorepersonnelwererecruitedandtrainedincoffeeknowledgeand___43___service.Storedesign,atmosphereandaromaall___44___the“StarbucksExperience.”
AlmostallStarbucksstoreswerecorporatelyownedandcontrolled.Starbucksprideditselfonthe“StarbucksExperience”,___45___coffeetoprovideauniqueexperienceforitscustomers.
___46___thosetraditionalcoffeehousesprovidingyouwiththegrab-and-goservice,Starbucksprovideyouwithmorethancoffee.Yougetgreatpeople,first-ratemusic,acomfortableandupbeatmeetingplace,and___47___adviceonbrewingexcellentcoffeeathome.Athomeyou’repartofafamily.Atworkyou’repartofacompany.Andsomewhereinbetweenisaplacewhereyoucansitbackandbeyourself.That’swhataStarbucksstorehasbeen___48___tocreatingforitscustomers--akindof“thirdplace”wheretheycan___49___,reflect,read,chatorlisten.
ThegreenStarbuckslogoisamermaidthatlooksliketheendofthedoubleimageofthesea.ItwasdesignedbyTerryHeckler,whogotthe___50___fromthewoodenstatueofthesea.Mermaidlogoalso___51___originalandmodernmeanings:
herfaceisverysimple,butwithmodernabstractformsofpackaging,themiddleisblackandwhiteonlycolorontheoutsidesurroundedbyacircle.
StarbucksmakesthetypicalAmericanculturegraduallybrokendownintoelementsof___52___:
thevisualwarmth,hearingtheway,smellthearomaofcoffeeandsoon.Justthink,throughthehugeglasswindows,watchingthecrowdedstreets,___53___sippingacoffeeflavor,whichisinlinewiththe“Yapi”,thefeelingofexperienceinthe___54___life.
Butthe___55___ofStarbucksisnotaboutthecoffee,althoughit’sgreatcoffee.Coffeeisonlyacarrier.Coffeeconsumption,toagreatextent,isanemotionalandculturallevelofconsumption.
41.A.customersB.managersC.peopleD.clients
42.A.insuredB.promisedC.predictedD.ensured
43.A.employmentB.customerC.environmentD.emergency
44.A.consistedofB.contributedtoC.benefitedfromD.headedfor
45.A.comingacrossB.makingupC.goingbeyondD.dependingon
46.A.WithregardtoB.InadditiontoC.ComparedwithD.Intermsof
47.A.generalB.groupC.legalD.sound
48.A.committedB.alertedC.subjectedD.required
49.A.negotiateB.escapeC.concealD.perform
50.A.imaginationB.inspirationC.patentD.philosophy
51.A.conveysB.createsC.creditsD.cultivates
52.A.brandB.logoC.possessionD.experience
53.A.greedilyB.gentlyC.persistentlyD.indifferently
54.A.easyB.busyC.miserableD.energetic
55.A.productB.essenceC.importanceD.vision
ClozeII
(B)
Whetherit’sfromanawfulbreakuporapainfullifeevent,somememoriescanreturnrepeatedlytothemindofusforourentirelives.But,whatifsciencecan___56___yourbadmemoriessothatyoucanstartalloveragain?
Asisknowntoall,Memoryisanincredibly
complex
____57___.Whilescientistsusedtobelieveitwaslikeafilingcabinetandparticularmemorieswerestoredindifferentsectionsofthebrain,wenowknowthisis___58___.
Infact,eachmemoryisabrainwideprocess.Ifyouenduprememberingsomething,it'
sbecausethecellsinyourbrainarebeingfired,___59___new
connections
andlinksandliterallyrebuildthecircuitryofyourmind.Andthischangeispartially___60___byproteinsinthebrain.Sowhatiftheproteinsaren'
tavailable?
Simplyput,memoriescan'
tbemade.Seriously,scientistshavetestedthisbygivinganimalsdrugsthatpreventtheseproteinsfromforming.___61___,theanimalshavenorecollectionofthethingsthattookplaceshortlyafterthedrugwastaken.Fromthisresearch,scientistsactuallyfoundawaytotargetlong-termmemoriesfor___62___.Yousee,everysingletimeyourememberamemory,yourbrainisonceagainfiringandrewiring.
Infact,eachtimeyoureflectonamemory,youarephysicallychangingthatmemoryinyourmind.Andeachtimethatmemoryischangedalittle,reflectingyour___63___thoughts.Remembering,toagreatextent,isanactof___64___andimagination,whichmeansthatthemoreyoureflectonoldmemories,thelessaccuratetheywillbecome.Andscientistshaveactuallyquantifiedthischange.
After9/11,hundredsofpeoplewereaskedabouttheirmemoriesofthedreadfulday.Ayearlater,37%ofthedetailshadchanged.By2004,nearly50%ofthedetailshadchangedorgone___65___.Andbecausememoriesareformedandrebuilteverytime,ifyouadminister(服药)theprotein-preventingdrugwhilerecallingamemory,thememorycanbe___66___removed.
Totestthis,scientiststooklabratsandplayedsoundforthem,shortlyfollowedbyanelectricshock.Afterdoingthisformanytimes,theratsquicklylearnedthatiftheyheardthesound,ashockwassoontofollow.___67___,theywouldstressupandfreezeeverytimetheyheardit.Monthslater,theseratswouldstill___68___thenoise.However,iftheyadministeredthedrugfirst,theratswouldlosethememoryofthesound,andsimplycontinueon.Theyhadlosttheirmemoryofthatspecificnoise.
Tobesurethatthedrugwasn’tjustcausingla
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