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创新班周练3
高二英语周考试题(三)
说明:
本次周练分值共66分。
一、阅读理解(每个2分,共22分)
A
TotaketheappleasaforbiddenfruitisthemostunlikelystorytheChristiansevermadeup.Forthem,theforbiddenfruitfromEdenisevil.SowhenColumbusbroughtthetomatobackfromSouthAmerica,alandmistakenlyconsideredtobeEden,everyonejumpedtotheobviousconclusion.WronglytakenastheappleofEden,thetomatowasshutoutofthedoorofEuropeans.
Whatmadeitparticularlyterrifyingwasitssimilaritytothemandrake(曼陀罗草),aplantthatwasthoughttohavecomefromHell(地狱).Whatearnedtheplantitsawfulreputationwasitsrootswhichlookedlikeadried-uphumanbodyoccupiedbyevilspirits.Thoughthetomatoandthemandrakewerequitedifferentexceptthatbothhadbrightredoryellowfruit,thegeneralpopulationconsideredthemoneandthesame,tooterribletotouch.
CautiousEuropeanslongignoredthetomato,anduntiltheearly1700smostoftheWesternpeoplecontinuedtodragtheirfeet.Inthe1880s,thedaughterofawell-knownplantexpertwrotethatthemostinterestingpartofanafternoonteaatherfather’shousehadbeenthe“introductionofthiswonderfulnewfruit—orisitavegetable?
”Aslateasthetwentiethcenturysomewritersstillclassedtomatoeswithmandrakesasan“evilfruit”.
Butintheendtomatoescarriedtheday.TheheroofthetomatowasanAmericannamedRobertJohnson,andwhenhewaspubliclygoingtoeatthetomatoin1820,peoplejourneyedforhundredsofmilestowatchhimdropdead.“Whatareyouafraidof?
”heshouted.“I’llshowyoufoolsthesethingsaregoodtoeat!
”Thenhebitintothetomato.Somepeoplefainted.Buthesurvivedand,accordingtoalocalstory,setupatomato-canningfactory.
1.ThetomatowasshutoutofthedoorofearlyEuropeansmainlybecause .
A.itmadeChristianevil
B.itwastheappleofEden
C.itcamefromaforbiddenland
D.itwasreligiouslyunacceptable
2.WhatcanweinferfromtheunderlinedpartinParagraph3?
A.Theprocessofignoringthetomatosloweddown.
B.Therewaslittleprogressinthestudyofthetomato.
C.Thetomatowasstillrefusedinmostwesterncountries.
D.Mostwesternpeoplecontinuedtogetridofthetomato.
3.WhatisthemainreasonforRobertJohnsontoeatthetomatopublicly?
A.Tomakehimselfahero.
B.Toremovepeople’sfearofthetomato.
C.Tospeedupthepopularityofthetomato.
D.Topersuadepeopletobuyproductsfromhisfactory.
4.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?
A.Tochallengepeople’sfixedconceptofthetomato.
B.Togiveanexplanationtopeople’sdislikeofthetomato.
C.Topresentthechangeofpeople’sattitudestothetomato.
D.Toshowtheprocessoffreeingthetomatofromreligiousinfluence.
B
Thepopularsong‘GangnamStyle’fromSouthKoreanrecordingartistPSYhasjustbecomethemostwatchedvideoonYouTubeever,gettingmorethan808millionviewsonthepopularmediasite.
Thedistinction(荣誉)waspreviouslyheldbyanotherpopheavyweight,JustinBieber,whosesong‘Baby’hadalittlemorethan804millionviewsatpresstime.PSYmadetheannouncementonhisTwitterpageearliertoday.
Sinceitsrelease,thesonghasdefeatedsuchotherpopularvideosasJenniferLopez’s‘OntheFloor’andEminem's‘LovetheWayYouLie’.AndinSeptember,'GangnamStyle'alsobecamethemostlikedvideoonYouTube,nowwithnearly5.4millionthumbsup.
Atthetimeoftheannouncement,theGuinnessBookofWorldRecordsreleasedastatementsaying:
“Inyearspastitwasunthinkablethatsomethingwouldbeviewedahundredmilliontimes,andnowGangnamStylehasachievedmorethantwicethisfigureinjustthreemonthsonYouTube
Despiteitsmassivepopularity,thevideoshowsnosignsofslowingdown,anditevenhasashotatbecomingthefirstvideotogetmorethanonebillionviews.
Ifitmaintainsitscurrentrateofaroundsixmillionnewviewsperday,‘GangnamStyle’wouldbeinlinetobreakthatrecordbytheendoftheyear.
TheYouTubehonorsarejustthelatestinalonglistthatshowsjusthowpopularthesonghasbecome.SinceitwasreleasedinJuly,thesonghasseenaswiftrisethroughthemusicindustry.
Ithasfounditswaytothetopsofmusicchartsinmorethan30countries,includingtheUnitedKingdom,Germany,France,SpainandCanada,whileprovidingmaterialforthousandsofparody(恶搞)videos.
Itbecamepartofthe2012presidentialelectionswiththenowfamous‘MittRomneyStyle’videoandwasevenusedbytheNorthKoreangovernmenttopromotetheirsupremeleader.Meanwhile,suchinfluentialfiguresasPresidentObamaandGoogleExecutiveChairmanEricSchmidthavebothmadementionofthehitsong.
5.Thispassagemainlytalksaboutaworldfamous________.
A.musicchart B.videowebsite
C.musicvideo C.Koreanpopsinger
6.Whichofthefollowingabout“GangnamStyle”isNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.“GangnamStyle”hasdefeatedJustinBieber’s“Baby”onYouTube’sviews.
B.“GangnamStyle”hasbeenthefavoritetoatleast5.4millionpeople.
C.“GangnamStyle”hasbeenrecognizedbytheGuinnessBookofWorldRecords.
D.“GangnamStyle”hasbeenthefirsttogetmorethan1billionviews.
7.Whatcanweinferfromthispassage?
A.Theinfluenceof“GangnamStyle”hasspreadfarandwide
B.Obamawonthepresidentialelectionpartlybecauseofthe‘MittRomneyStyle’video.
C.Despiteitsmassivepopularity,thefeverof“GangnamStyle”hasdecreased.
D.PSYwillbecomeoneofthegreatestmusiciansduetothepopularityof“GangnamStyle”.
C
AstherailroadsandthehighwaysshapedtheAmericanWestinthepastcenturies,anewelectricalgenerating(发电)andtransmission(输送)systemforthe21stcenturywillleavealastingmarkontheWest,forbetterorworse.Muchoftherealsignificanceofrailroadsandhighwaysisnotintheirdirectphysicaleffectonthescenery,butinthewaysthattheyaffectthesurroundingcommunity.Thesameistrueofbigsolarplantsandthepowerlinesthatwillbelaiddowntomoveelectricityaround.
The19thcenturysawlandgrants(政府拨地)offeredtorailroadcompaniestobuildthetranscontinentalrailroads,leavingpubliclandinbetweenprivatelyownedland.InmuchoftheWest,someoftherailroadsectionsweredevelopedwhileothersremainedundeveloped,andinbothcasesthelandownershiphaspresenteduniquechallengestolandmanagement.Withthecompletionoftheinterstatehighwaysystem,manyofthesmalltowns,whichsprangup(涌现)asrailwaystopsanddevelopedwell,havelosttheirlifebloodanddied.
BigsolarplantsandtheirpowerlineswillalsohaveeffectsfarbeyondtheirdirectfootprintintheWest.Thisisnotanargumentagainstbuildingthem.Weneedalternativeenergybadly,andtoreallytakeadvantageofit.Weneedtobeabletomoveelectricityaroundfarmoreeasilythanwecannow.
Sotrade-offs(权衡利弊)willhavetobemade.Somescenicspotswillbesacrificed.Somespecieswillbeforcedtomove,orwillbecarefullymovedtospecialaccommodations.Dealswillbestrucktoreducetheimmediateeffects.
Thelastingeffectsofthesetrade-offsareanothermatter.The21stcenturydevelopmentoftheAmericanWestasanidealplaceforalternativeenergyisgoingtothrowoffalotofpowerandmoneyintheregion.Therearechancesforthatpowerandmoneytodoalotofgood.Butitisjustaslikelythattheywillbespentwastefullyandwillleavenewproblemsbehind,justliketherailroadsandthehighways.
Themoneysetasideintrade-offsandtheinstitutionsthatcontrolitwillshapetheWestfarbeyondtheimmediatefootprintofpowerplantsandtransmissionlines.Solet’sremembertheeffectsoftherailroadsandthehighwaysasweconstructthesenewpowerplantsintheWest.
8.Whatwastheproblemcausedbytheconstructionoftherailways?
A.Smalltownsalongtherailwaysbecameabandoned.
B.LandintheWestwashardtomanage.
C.Somerailroadstopsremainedunderused.
D.Landgrantswentintoprivatehands.
9.Whatisthemajorconcerninthedevelopmentofalternativeenergyaccordingtothelasttwoparagraphs?
A.Theuseofmoneyandpower.
B.Thetransmissionofpower.
C.Theconservationofsolarenergy.
D.Theselectionofanidealplace.
10.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsbuildingsolarplants?
A.Disapproving.
B.Approving.
C.Doubtful.
D.Cautious.
11.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.HowtheRailwaysHaveAffectedtheWest
B.HowtheEffectsofPowerPlantsCanBeReduced
C.HowSolarEnergyCouldReshapetheWest
D.HowtheProblemsoftheHighwaysHaveBeenSettled
二、语篇填空(每个1.5分,共15分)
TheGarden
Myfatheralwayshadagarden.Heoncefoundaplotevenwhenwelivedinthehousewithsomeoneelse.Theyalways___1___(appreciate)thevegetablesheprovidedinexchange___2___hisuseofthegardenplot.Thevegetableswereveryimportanttoourfoodsupplybuthe___3___(probable)wouldhavehadagardenanyway.Hewasfromalargefamilywith11brothersandsisters___4___hadlearnedtodependonagardenforadequatefood.Eachyearinearlyspring,heusedasmallpushplow(犁)___5___(prepare)thesoilfortheplantsandseeds.Healwayshad___6___(tomato),peppersandwatermelons.Onesummerwatermelonscameupfrom___7___wehadthrewtheseeds.Hebuilt___8___shelfforthemelonstorestonwhiletheygrewverylarge.Thisbecametheconversationoftheneighborhood.InthefallDadwouldremoveallofthe___9___(die)plantsandsowturnip(萝卜)seedsoverthewholeplotthatwouldprovideturnipsformostofthewintermonths.Inlateryearswhenwehad___10___(we)ownhomeheaddedaflowergarden.HisprizeflowersenteredtheFayetteCountyFaireachyear.
三、短文改错(每个1
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