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高考英语时文专题训练四
高考英语时文专题训练(四)
——流行时尚
Passage21Dreamforacar
Attheonsetofanewyear,IalwaysaskmyChinesefriendswhattheirexpectationstorealizethat,eventhanlastyear,theyalldreamofowningacar.MostofthemhopethatsoonerorlatereveryChinesefamilycanacquireacar.
Idon’tbyanymeanscontesttherightsofChinesepeopletoenjoythesamehousingconditions,householdappliancesandothergoodsthatareavailableindevelopedcountries.Butitseemsobviousthatmanyofthemhaverelatedtothemassownershipofprivateautos.
Iknowthatit’snoteasytosacrificeourpersonalcomfortandopenourmindstoconsiderwhatisgoodforanentiresociety,ratherthanjustforourselves.ButIforonewouldnotcontributetothefurtherpollutionofBeijingbyowningacar.AndifIweretoreturntoMontreal,Iwouldnotbuyacarthereeither.
Intoday’sChinaowningacarisseenasasymbolofwealthandsuccess.IwishChinesepeoplewouldacquirethematuritytorejectthatidea,andturntheireffortstowardsdevelopingagoodpublictransportationsystem.Thecountryneedsmoretrains(lighturbancommuterlinesaswellaslong-distancetrains),morebusesandmoresubways.Thatistheonlywaytogetoutofthetrafficjam.
1.Accordingtothepassage,mostofChinesehopethatsoonerorlatereveryChinesefamilycanpossess________.
A.ahouse
B.acar
C.aTV
D.goodsthatareavailableindevelopedcountries
2.Manyofpeoplewanttoownacarwithoutconsidering_________.
A.thisisadream
B.money
C.theproblemsrelatedtothemassownershipofprivateautos
D.comfort
3.Intoday’sChinaowningacarisseenasasymbolof_________.
A.wealth
B.success
C.maturity
D.bothAandB
4.Inthewriter’sopinion,Chinesepeopleshouldturntheireffortstowardsdeveloping________.
A.agoodpublictransportationsystem
B.carshousingconditions
C.household
D.appliances
Passage22Me-Books
InAmerica,wherelabourcostsaresohigh,“do-it-yourself”isawayoflife.Manypeoplerepairtheirowncars,buildtheirownhouses.Soontheymayalsobewritingtheirownbooks.InHollywoodthereisacompanythatpublisheschildren’sbookswiththeaidofcomputers.Althoughothercompaniesalsopublishthatway,thisparticularcompanyisveryunusual.It“personalizes”thebooksbyhavingthecomputermakethereadertheleadingcharacterinthestory.Hereishowtheydoit.LetussayyourchildisnamedJenny.ShelivesonOakDriveinStLouis,hasadognamedSpot,acatnamedTabby,andthreeplaymateswhosenamesareBetsy,Sandy,andJody.Thecomputerusesinformationtofilloutastorythathasalreadybeenpreparedandillustrated,Thestoryisthenprintedwithstandardequipmentasahardcoverbook.Achildwhoreceivessuchabookmightsay,“Thisbookisaboutme”;thecompanythereforecallsitselfthe“Me-bookPublishingCompany”.
Childrenliketheme-booksverymuchbecausetheyliketoseeinprinttheirownnamesandthenamesoftheirfriendsandtheirpets.Butmoreimportant,“personalization”hasbeenfoundtobeanimportanttoolindevelopingenthusiasmforreading.Me-booksarethushelpingachildtolearnhowtoread,byappealingtothatnaturaldesiretoseehisownnameinprint.
1.Whydothechildrenlikethe“me-books”?
A.BecausethemaincharactersareJenny,herdog,hercatherthreeplaymates.
B.Becausethecompanythatpublishesthebooksisunusual
C.BecauseintheU.S.A.“doityourself”isawayoflife.
D.Becausethechildrenwillseefamiliarnamesinthebooks
2.Thebookswilldevelopthechildren’sinterestinreadingby_______
A.theinterestingstoriesinthem.
B.meetingnaturaldesireofchildren’s
C.thecomputers’wellusing
D.fairies.
3.Wecanconcludefromthetextthat:
________
A.Thecompanywillhavetodealwithalotofinformation.
B.Ifyouwanttobewell-known,youmayturntothecompanypublishingthebooks.
C.Theothercompanieswillusethesamemethod
D.Americanslike“doityourself”
Passage23Sexyskirts
WHAT'Sthehottestitemonsalethissummer?
Tofindout,looknofurtherthantherecentspring-summer2003fashionshowsheldinMilanandParis.
Thecatwalks(天桥)werefilledwithmilesoflegs,stickingoutfrombeneathminiskirtsandhotpants(热裤).
"Afterlastseason'slongerskirts,thereturnoftheminiisawelcomeone,"saidSingaporefashiondesignerDavidWang.
It'snotthefirsttimeminiskirtshavetravelleddownthecatwalksandfilledtheshops.Thisyear,thesmallpieceofmaterialiscelebratingits40thanniversary.
ThesexyskirtwascreatedbyLondondesignerMaryQuantin1963.Quantwasanamateur(业余爱好者)withanartbackground.Shehadbeendesigningandproducingherownclothessincethelate1950sforanewyouthfulmarket.
Quantcametotheconclusionthatfashionshouldnotonlyexistfortherich,butforeveryone,andespeciallyfortheyoung.
"Ihadalwayswantedyoungpeopletohaveafashionoftheirown,"shewroteinabookin1966.
Theminiskirtcapturedtheworld'simagination.Andithascontinuedtocatchtheeyeofwomen,andmen,eversince.
"IfIdidn'tmakethemshortenough,thegirlswhohadwonderfullegswouldgetoutthescissorsandshortentheskirtsthemselves,"Quantjoked.
WhentheminifirstarrivedintheUSinthemid-1960s,itwasreducedtoatinypieceofmaterialabout12cmlong,whichhardlycoveredagirl'sbottom.
Today'sminisareamoremodest25to30cmandreachjustbelowthebottom.ButdesignerDavidWangsaidhewouldhavehisminisupto45cmlong,alengthwhichsitscomfortablyabovetheknee."Thelengthshouldbemoreacceptableforthegeneralpublic,"heexplained.
Tipsonwearingamini:
*Ifyou'renotcomfortablewearingaveryshortskirt,trygoingjustabovetheknee.
*Askirtshouldneverbewiderthanitisshort.
*Rememberthatinamini,everythingisachallenge—gettingintoataxi,pickingupsomethingyoudropped.
BestLooks
*Hotpantswithjackets.
*Shortskirtswornwithpatternedtights(紧身衣)
*Goodshoes:
fromflatsandalstoknee-highboots.
1.Inwhatcitydidminiskirtsprobablyfirstappear?
A.Paris.
B.Singapore.
C.NewYork.
D.London.
2.Whatdoesthephrase"catchtheeyeof…"inthelastparagraphbutthree(倒数第四段)mean?
A.Affect.
B.Attract.
C.Bepopularwith.
D.Beatopicofargument.
3.Inthelastparagraphbuttwo,Quantjokinglymeant_____.
A.somegirlsliketoshowofftheirlegs
B.shewasn'tcreativeenough
C.miniskirtswouldenjoypopularityanyway
D.theminiskirtsthenwerenotshortenough
Passage24Westernteenssharetheirtoptunes
HaveyoueverwonderedwhatkindofmusickidsacrossthePacificOceanarelisteningto?
AretheycrazyaboutBritneySpears?
DotheylovetheBackstreetBoys?
OrdotheydancetoEminem?
Well,nearly6,000teenshavetakenpartinaTeens&Musicstudy,conductedbyUSAWeekendMagazinelastautumn.Andtheresultsshowwhattypeofmusicishotandwhatisnot.
Itcomesasnosurprisethathip-hop(街舞音乐)andrap(说唱乐)arethemostpopulartypesofmusicamongAmericanteenagers.Theybeganinthemid-1970s,withyoungblackkidsinNewYork,takingmusicontothestreets.Hip-hopandraparewell-knownforthebreakdancing(霹雳舞)thatgoeswiththem.
Theword"rap"comesfroma1960sslang(俚语)wordforconversation.Itisarapid,slangyrhyme(韵律)thatisspokenratherthansung.
EminemisamongthemostpopularrappersevertohittheUS.Hisfirstalbum"TheMarshallMathersLP"toppedtheAmericanmusicchart(排行榜)inMay2000.AlthoughaboutathirdofteensintheUSshowedtheirsupportforhim,almostasmanysaidthathismusicwassooffensivethattheycouldn'tlistentoit.
ComparedwithEminem,actor-rapperWillSmithismoreofastarforthekids.HewasawardedtheWannabeAward,onApril12atNickelodeon's16thAnnualKids'ChoiceAwards.Itisanawardgiventoacelebritywhomkidsmostwanttobe.
Popmusic,suchasBrittneySpearsandtheBackstreetBoyshasalwayssuitedthetastesofthegeneralpublic.Itcontinuestoenjoysupportamongteensandissecondmostpopularafterrap.
Thirdisrock—musicwithexcitingdancebeats(节拍)andsimplelyricsthatspeakloudlyofsocialproblems.Themelodies(旋律)areledbyelectricguitars.RockbecamepopularintheUSintheearly1950s.AmericansingerElvisPresleyandBritishgrouptheBeatlesbecameworld-famousrockartists.
ThestudyalsoshowedthatjazzisleastlovedbyAmericanteens.Itdevelopedinthelatterpartofthe19thcenturyfromamixtureofAfricanworksongsandhymns(赞美诗).Jazztendstobethetypeofmusicthatpeopleenjoymoreastheygetolder.
1.Whichofthefollowingdevelopedtheearliest,accordingtothetext?
A.Hip-hopandrap.
B.Breakingdance.
C.Rock.
D.Jazz.
2.Whatdoestheword“offensive”inParagraph5mean?
A.Loud.
B.Quick.
C.Unpleasant.
D.Slangy.
3.Themainpurposeofthisstoryistotellthereaders_____.
A.aboutastudyconductedamongUSteens
B.whattypesofmusicarepopularamongUSteens
C.thatbothAmericanandChineseteenslovemusic
D.thatkidslovedifferenttypesofmusicbecauseofthestars
Passage25Saynotowesternfastfood
WiththeadventoffastfoodchainsfromtheWestsuchasMcDonald’s,KentuckyFriedChickenandPizzaHut,theChinesearebeingintroducedtoadietthatmarkedlyincreasesthedeathratefromcertaindiseasesinanypopulation.
ThemainkillersinNorthAmerica,thedegenerativediseasessuchasheartattackandstrokeaswellascoloncancer,willbecomeawayofdeath,notdeath,notlife,inthiscountryiftheChinesedonotactquicklyandcompetewiththesehealthdestroyingfoodchain
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