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英语部分专项训练二
英语部分专项训练
(二)
SectionⅠUseofEnglish
Directions:
Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1.
Drivingthroughsnowstormonicyroadsforlongdistancesisamostnerve-rackingexperience.Itisaparadoxthatthesnow,coming__1__gently,blowinggleefullyinahighwind,allthewhile__2__downatreacherouscarpet,freezesthewindows,__3__theview.Themightofautomatedmanis__4__.Thehorses,thepowerfulelectricalsystems,thedeep-treadtires,allgo__5__nothing.Oneminutetheroadfeels__6__,andthenextthedriverisslidingoverit,lightasa__7__,inapanic,wonderingwhattheheavytrailertruckscomingup__8__thereararegoingtodo.Thetrucksarelike__9__whenyouhavetopassthem,notatsixtyorseventy__10__youdowhentheroadisdry,butattwenty-fiveandthirty.__11__theirenginessoundunnaturallyloud.Snow,slushand__12__oficesprayfrombeneaththewheels,obscurethewindshield,andrattle__13__yourcar.Beneaththewheelsthereisplentyof__14__foryoutoslideandgetmashedtoapulp.Inch__15__inchyoumoveup,pasttherearwheels,thecenterwheels,thecab,thefrontwheels,all__16__tooslowlyby.Straightaheadyoucontinue,__17__tocutoversharplywouldsendyouintoaslip,__18__infrontofthevehicle.Atlast,thereis__19__enough,andyoucreepbackover,infrontofthetrucknow,but__20__thesoundofitsenginestillthunderinginyourears.
1.[A]up[B]off[C]down[D]on
2.[A]lies[B]lays[C]settles[D]sends
3.[A]blocks[B]strikes[C]puffs[D]cancels
4.[A]muted[B]discovered[C]doubled[D]undervalued
5.[A]for[B]with[C]into[D]from
6.[A]comfortable[B]weak[C]risky[D]firm
7.[A]loaf[B]feather[C]leaf[D]fog
8.[A]beneath[B]from[C]under[D]beyond
9.[A]dwarfs[B]giants[C]patients[D]princesses
10.[A]what[B]since[C]as[D]that
11.[A]So[B]But[C]Or[D]Then
12.[A]flakes[B]flocks[C]chips[D]cakes
13.[A]onto[B]against[C]off[D]along
14.[A]snow[B]earth[C]room[D]ice
15.[A]by[B]after[C]for[D]with
16.[A]climbing[B]crawling[C]winding[D]sliding
17.[A]meanwhile[B]unless[C]whereas[D]for
18.[A]sheer[B]mostly[C]rarely[D]right
19.[A]might[B]distance[C]air[D]power
20.[A]with[B]like[C]inside[D]upon
SectionⅡReadingComprehension
PartA
Directions:
Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.
Text1
WiththeextensionofdemocraticrightsinthefirsthalfofthenineteenthcenturyandtheensuingdeclineoftheFederalistestablishment,anewconceptionofeducationbegantoemerge.Educationwasnolongeraconfirmationofapre-existingstatus,butaninstrumentintheacquisitionofhigherstatus.Foranewgenerationofupwardlymobilestudents,thegoalofeducationwasnottopreparethemtolivecomfortablyintheworldintowhichtheyhadbeenborn,buttoteachthemnewvirtuesandskillsthatwouldpropelthemintoadifferentandbetterworld.Educationbecametraining;andthestudentwasnolongerthegentleman-in-waiting,butthejourneymanapprenticeforupwardmobility.
Inthenineteenthcenturyacollegeeducationbegantobeseenasawaytogetaheadintheworld.Thefoundingoftheland-grantcollegesopenedthedoorsofhighereducationtopoorbutaspiringboysfromnon-Anglo-Saxon,working-classandlower-middle-classbackgrounds.Themythofthepoorboywhoworkedhiswaythroughcollegetosuccessdrewmillionsofpoorboystothenewcampuses.Andwiththisshift,educationbecamemorevocational:
itsobjectwastheacquisitionofpracticalskillsandusefulinformation.
Forthegentleman-in-waiting,virtueconsistedaboveallingraceandstyle,indoingwellwhatwasappropriatetohisposition;educationwasmerelyawayofacquiringpolish.Andvicewasmanifestedingracelessness,awkwardness,inbehavinginappropriately,discourteously,orostentatiously.Fortheapprentice,however,virtuewasevidencedinsuccessthroughhardwork.Therequisitequalitiesofcharacterwerenotgraceorstyle,butdrive,determination,andasharpeyeforopportunity.Whilecasualliberalityandevenprodigalitycharacterizedthegentleman,frugality,thrift,andself-controlcametodistinguishthenewapprentice.Andwhilethegentlemandidnotaspiretoahigherstationbecausehisstationwasalreadyhigh,theapprenticewascontinuallybecoming,striving,strugglingupward.Failurefortheapprenticemeantstandingstill,notrising.
1.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothefirstparagraph?
[A]Democraticideasstartedwitheducation.
[B]Federalistswereopposedtoeducation.
[C]Neweducationhelpedconfirmpeople’ssocialstatus.
[D]Oldeducationhadbeenintunewithhierarchicalsociety.
2.Thedifferencebetween“gentleman-in-waiting”and“journeyman”isthat_____.
[A]educationtrainedgentleman-in-waitingtoclimbhigherladders
[B]journeymanwasreadytotakewhateverwasgiventohim
[C]gentleman-in-waitingbelongedtoafixedandhighsocialclass
[D]journeymancoulddopracticallynothingwithouteducation
3.Accordingtothesecondparagraph,land-grantCollege_____.
[A]belongedtotheland-owningclass
[B]enlargedthescopeofeducation
[C]wasprovidedonlytothepoor
[D]benefitedallbuttheupperclass
4.Whichofthefollowingwasthemostimportantfora“gentleman-in-waiting”?
[A]Manners.[B]Education.[C]Moral.[D]Personality.
5.Thebesttitleforthepassageis_____.
[A]EducationandProgress
[B]OldandNewSocialNorms
[C]NewEducation:
OpportunitiesforMore
[D]DemeritsofHierarchicalSociety
Text2
OnemeaningoftheGreekword“dran”istoaccomplish,andinthismeaningliesafurtherkeytothestructureofdrama.Aplayconcernsahumanagentattemptingtoaccomplishsomepurpose.Intragedyhisattemptis,inpersonaltermsatleast,unsuccessful;incomedyitissuccessful;intheproblemplayfinalaccomplishmentisofteneitherambiguousordoubtful.
Thisaction,fromthebeginningtotheendofamovementtowardapurposedgoal,mustalsohaveamiddle;itmustproceedthroughanumberofsteps,thesuccessionofincidentswhichmakeuptheplot.Becausethedramatistisconcernedwiththemeaningandlogicofeventsratherthanwiththeircasualrelationshipintime,hewillprobablyselecthismaterialandorderitonabasisoftheoperation,inhumanaffairs,oflawsofcauseandeffect.Itisinthiscausalrelationshipofincidentsthattheelementofconflict,presentinvirtuallyallplays,appears.
Thecentralfigureoftheplay—theprotagonist—encountersdifficulties;hispurposeorpurposesconflictwitheventsorcircumstances,withpurposesofothercharactersintheplay,orwithcross-purposeswhichexistwithinhisownthoughtsanddesires.Thesedifficultiesthreatentheprotagonist’saccomplishment;inotherwords,theypresentcomplications,andhissuccessorfailureindealingwiththesecomplicationsdeterminestheoutcome.Normally,complicationsbuildthroughtheplayinorderofincreasingdifficulty;onecomplicationmaybeaddedtoanother,oronemaygrowoutofthesolutionofaprecedingone.Atsomepointinthischainofcomplicationandsolution,achievedorattempted,theprotagonistperformsanactormakesadecisionwhichirrevocablycommitshimtoafurthercourse,pointstowardcertaingeneralconsequences.Thispointisusuallycalledthecrisis;thecomplicationsandsolutionswhichfollowworkoutthelogicalstepsfromcrisistofinalresolution,ordenouement.
1.Accordingtothefirstparagraphofthetext,adramatist________.
[A]seldombelieveswhathewritesabout
[B]portrayswhatheexperiencesinthedrama
[C]concernshimselfwiththeresultsofhumaneffort
[D]triestoconvincehisaudienceofwhathebelieves
2.Adramaisarrangedmainlyinaccordancewith_______.
[A]thewillofthedramatist[B]thesequenceofevents
[C]thelawofdramaticart[D]theneedofperformance
3.Adramatistusually_______.
[A]clarifiesthecomplicatedrelationshipinhisdrama
[B]makestherelationshipinhisdramamorecomplicated
[C]hopestoseehisprotagonistwinaneasyvictory
[D]likestopresenthisprotagonistasthreateningfellows
4.Theword“crisis”(inthelastlinebutone,paragraph3)mostprobablyimplies_________.
[A]adangerousmoment[B]thelastdecision
[C]thecrucialpoint[D]abraveengagement
5.Inthetext,theauthormainlydealswith_________.
[A]thenecessityofdramainaculture
[B]somesocialfunctionsofdramas
[C]theresponsibilityofdramatists
[D]somekeyelementsindrama-making
Text3
VintonCerf,knownasthefatheroftheInternet,saidonWednesdaythattheWebwasoutgrowingtheplanetEarthandthetimehadcometotaketheinformationsuperhighwaytoouterspace.
“TheInternetisgrowingquickly,andwestillhavealotofworktodotocovertheplanet.”CerftoldthefirstdayoftheannualconferenceofInternetSocietyinGenevawheremorethan1500cyberspacefanshavegatheredtoseekanswerstoquestionsaboutthetangledweboftheInternet.
Cerfbelievedthatitwouldsoonbepossibletosendreal-timesciencedataontheInternetfromaspacemissionorbitinganotherplanetsuchasMars.“ThereisnowaneffortunderwaytodesignandbuildaninterplanetaryInternet.Thespaceresearchcommunityiscomingcloserandcloserandmerging.WethinkthatwewillseeinterplanetaryInternetnetworksthatlookverymuchliketheonesweusetoday.Wewillneedinterplanetarygatewaysandtherewillbeprotocolstotransmitdatabetweenthesegateways,”Cerfsaid.
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