高三英语寒假作业六.docx
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高三英语寒假作业六
高三英语寒假作业(六)
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。
并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑.
A
Wikipedia:
TheOnlineKnow-It-All
Ifyouwanttofindoutapieceofinformationaboutanything,thebestplacetosearchforitisWikipedia.Thename“Wikipedia”isfromtheHawaiianwordwiki, meaning“quick”.Thisonlineencyclopedia(百科全书)iswrittenbythousandsofpeoplearoundtheworld.AnyonewithInternetaccesscanwrite,addormakechangestoWikipediaarticlesifheorshefindsitincorrectornotwellwritten.Inthisway,peoplewhoknowalotaboutacertainsubjectcanwriteaboutiteveniftheyarenotuniversityprofessors.ButcontributionscannotdamageWikipediabecausemanyexperiencededitorsarewatchingpagesandtechies(技术专家)canwriteeditingprogramstokeeptrackoforcorrectbadedits.Wheretherearedisagreementsonhowtopresentfacts,editorsworktogethertoarriveatanarticlethatfairlyrepresentscurrentexpertopiniononthesubject.
Wikipediaisquitedifferentfrompaper-basedreferencesourcesinimportantways.Unlikeprintedencyclopedias,itiscontinuallycreatedandupdated,witharticlesonhistoriceventsappearingwithinminutes,ratherthanmonthsoryears.
What’smore,Wikipediaincludesarticleswritteninabout285languages.ThisfactmakesitoneofthefewwebsitesontheInternetthataretrulyinternational.Itwasstartedin2001byLarrySangerandJimmyWales,asafreeonlineEnglish-languageencyclopediaproject.Sinceitscreation,ithasgrownrapidlyintooneofthe largest referencewebsites,attractingnearly500 millionuniquevisitorsmonthly.Therearemorethan77,000 activecontributorsworkingonmorethan22,000,000 articlesin differentlanguages.Asoftoday,thereare4,396,866 articlesinEnglish.
So,ifyouarelookingforsomeinformation,whynottryWikipedia?
It’sfree,multilingual,andinformative.
1.Accordingtothepassage,whatisWikipedia?
A.Afreewebsiteencyclopedia. B.Acomputergame.
C.Afreeencyclopediainbookform. D.Anonlineuniversity.
2.Fromthepassageweknowthat______.
A.Wikipediaonlychargesusersasmallfee
B.Wikipediacatchesawideaudience
C.incorrecteditionsmightdogreatharmtoWikipedia
D.itwilltakelongtoupdatetheinformationonWikipedia
3.Wherecanweprobablyreadthepassage?
A.Inastorybook. B.Inaresearchreport.
C.Inasciencemagazine. D.Inatravelbrochure.
B
IworkinabusyEmergencyRoom(E.R.). Thisweekend,Ihadapatientwhowasverynervousandparanoid.
Afterlookingathischart,Isawthathewasseekingtreatmentforalcoholism.ThereisanimmediateprejudiceagainstsubstanceabuseinmyE.R.One-wedonothaveadetox(戒酒)facility.Thepeopleseekingtreatmentforaddictionaresometimeslookeddownonasbeinglessworthyoftreatment than other serious physical "ailments".
Atfirstglance,Ifoundoutthatthemanwasnowsomewhereinhismid-thirties,wasveryweakandhadagenerallyaggressivecharacter.Hecouldnotsitstillandhadacough.Hehadnothadadrinkinfourdays.Hishandswereshakingandtherewasascaredlookinhiseyes.
Hetoldmethathebegandrinkingaboutage11whenhismothersuppliedhimwithit.Hehadtriedtoquitmanytimesbeforebuthadnotbeenableto.
"So. what'sdifferentthistime?
"Iasked.
"BecauseI'mstartingtobemeantothepeopleIlove,butnowIdon'twanttobe. Ica:
nseethat I'mchangingintosomethingelse."
Thatanswerhelpedchangemyattitudetowardhim.Icouldseethepainbehindhiseyes.Behindtheappearance,therewasaterrifiedpersonwhosegoodnesswasbeingclaimedbythealcohol.He wasdesperateforhelp,butnotsosurethathisconditioncouldbechanged.
I,thankthismanforshowingmethatthegoodnessisdressedinallsortsofdisguises(伪装).Sometimeswehavetoundressit.It'sworthdoing.Mypatientwasadmittedtothehospitalforhelp,despiteusnothavingadetoxfacility.
1. Whatdoestheunderlinedword"ailments"me
A. build B. energy C.illness D. ability
2.Howlonghasthemanbeendrinking?
A.20years B. 11years C. Over30years D. Over20years
3.Fromthepassageweknowthat___.
A.Thepatientwasrefusedmainlyforthehospital'slackofequipment
B.Thepatientoncedidn'twanttotreatthepeoplehelovedkindly
C.Thepatientwasstrongandbraveatfirstglance
D.Thepatientoncesucceededingivingupdrinkingalcohol
4.Whatconclusioncanwedrawfromthepassage?
A.Wherethereisawill,there'saway.
B.Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.
C. Neverjudgeabookbyitscover.
D.Goodisrewardedwithgood.
C
ItissafetosaythatGeorgeBernardShaw(1856-1950),theIrish-bornwriter,ismorefamousforbeingGeorgeBernardShawthanheisforhiswritingstoday.FewofShaw’smorethan60plays,novelsandessaysareperformedorreadanymore.AndyetShawgenuinelyhelpedmakeourmodernworld.Althoughyou’dbeluckytogetachancetoseeoneofhisdramastoday,inhistimeheturnedthetheaterintoavehicleforthediscussionofsocialissues,notonlyin Britain butonthestageoftheworld.InawayShawwassomeonewhocreatedthemoderncultureof Britain.
Wherethetheaterhadbeendominatedbyentertainment,Shawusedittoteachpeopletheimportanceofpayingattentiontothe issuesoftheirday.Theplight(苦难)ofthepoorandtheworkingclass,thesituationofwomenandtheinstitutionsofsociety,suchastheeducationsystem----Shawwasamongthemostwell-knownfiguresmakingthesetopicscentraltopublicdebate.Hisfirstplay, Widowers’Houses (1892),dealswiththequestionofslum(贫民窟)housing.His MrsWarren’sProfession (1893)broughtacontroversialtopictothestage.
Shawwasanimportantmoverandshakerinnewpoliticalmovementstoo.Hewasanearlymember oftheFabianSociety,whicharguedforthesocialistcauseinthe UK.Shawwasalsothefounder(in1895)ofoneofthenowmostfamouscollegesintheworld,theLondonSchoolofEconomics.
Iffewofhisworkshavereallystoodthetestoftime,manyofhisquotationshavebecomepartofthefurnitureoftheEnglishlanguage.“Youthiswastedontheyoung,”hewrote.Healsoknewhowtosumupapoliticalphilosophy(哲学)inafewmemorablewords.Forinstance:
“AgovernmentthatrobsPetertopayPaulcanalwaysdependonthesupportofPaul.”
1.Shaw’sinfluenceonthemodernworldcomesmainlyfrom______.
A.thechangeshebroughttotheBritishculture
B.hisphilosophiesontheroleofgovernment
C.hisawarenessofsocialproblemsofhisday
D.thesupportfortheLondonSchoolofEconomics
2. Widowers’Houses isaplaythatmainlyfocuseson______.
A.thefailureofthe UK educationsystem
B.thehousingproblemsofpoorpeople
C.robberyincidentsinslumareas
D.socialistmovementsinthe UK
3.BydescribingShaw’squotationsas“partofthefurnitureoftheEnglishlanguage”,theauthormeansthatShaw’swords______.
A.havebecomethebestpartofEnglish
B.havegreatlydevelopedtheEnglishlanguage
C.havemadetheEnglishlanguagephilosophical
D.havebecomeaninseparablepartoftheEnglishlanguage
4.WhichofthefollowingaboutGeorgeBernardShaw’sworksisTRUE?
A.Theyshouldbeadaptedformodernreaders.
B.Theyaremostlyaboutthelivesofworkingclass.
C.Theydealwithimportantsocialissuesoftheirday.
D.Mostofthemarestillperformedonthestageoftheworldtoday.
D
SevenyearsofcarefuldesignandplanningallcametogetheronMonday,whenJamesCameronbecamethefirsthumantomakeasolotriptothedeepestknownpointonearth-theChallengerDeep!
Moreimportantlythough,heappearedsafelysevenhourslater, completingwithexciting-photosandvideosfromthisdarkmysteriousworldthathasbeenvisitedbyonlytwohumansbefore!
Seatedinsideaspeciallybuilt12-tongreensubmersible(潜水器) calledtheDeepSeaChallenger, thebrilliantfilmmakercaughteverymomentofhis2-hour-36-minutejourneydowntothebottomoftheMarianaTrenchonvideo—giventhatitis120timeslargerthantheGrandCanyonandamiledeeperthanMountEverest.
Absolutelynothing!
Therewerenolargealiencreaturesormysteriousfootprints—justaflatdesolate(荒凉的)landscape,50timeslargerthantheGrandCanyon. Mr. Camerondescribesitas"devoid(缺乏) ofsunlight,anyheat,anywarmth". Theonlythingsswimmingaround,weresometinyshrimp-like(虾状的) creaturesnobiggerthananinch.
Whilethe57-year-oldhadexpectedtospendsixhoursatthebottom,hewasforcedtoreturninthreehours,becausetheroboticarmthatwassupposedtohelp himcollectsampleswentwrongandbeganleakingoil.Healsolostsomethrusters(推进器) andawholestarboardside, causingthesubmersibletospinaroundincircles.
However,thesesmallsetbacksdidnotmakethewholetripanylessexcitingforMr.Cameron.Thedirector,whoreturnedtothesurfaceinaspeedyseventyminutes,believesthisisjustoneofmanytripsheandotheradventurerswillbetaking.Infact,SirRichardBranson,thefounderoftheVirginGroup,iscurrentlyinthemidstofplanningasimilartriptothePuertoRicoTrenchthatliesfivemilesbelowthesurfaceofthewater. ThoughMr.Cameron’sispromisingtomovehishistorictripintoanexciting3-DNationalGeographicdocumentary,heistight-lippedabouthowtheexperiencewillbeusedinhisnextmovie!
Wecannotwaittosee!
1.AccordingtoParagraphone,wecanknowthat_________.
A.Cameroni
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