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高三英语寒假作业一
高三英语寒假作业一
第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分60 分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题3 分,满分45分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B.、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
答案写在答题卡上。
A
PopularShows
◆ThisIsUs
Everyfamilyhasastory.ThisIsUsfollowsthePearsonfamilyacrossthedecades:
fromJackandRebeccaasyoungparentsinthe1980stotheir37-year-oldkidsKevin,KateandRandallsearchingforloveandfulfillmentinthepresentday.Thisgroundeddramedyshowshowthetiniesteventsinourlivesimpactwhowebecomeandhowtheconnectionswesharewitheachothercansurvivetime,distanceandevendeath.
◆TheVoice
TheVoice,whichhaswonfourEmmysforOutstandingReality-CompetitionProgram,returnswiththestrongestsingersfromacrossthecountryinvitedtocompeteintheshow’snewseason.Superstarsinger,songwriter,actressandpop-cultureiconMileyCyrustakesaredchairthisseasonalongsidetheshow’sreturningcoachesAdamLevineandBlakeSheltonandhostCarsonDaly.
◆TheBrave
Thisfresh,heart-poundingjourneyintothecomplexworldofAmerica’smilitaryheroesfollowsCaptainAdamDaltonandhisheroicSpecialOperationTeamofhighlytrainedundercoverspecialists.Oftenfacingseeminglyimpossiblechallenges,theteamworkstirelesslytogetthejobdone.Weekafterweek,theteamsavesthelivesofinnocentpeopleandcarriesoutmissionsinsomeofthemostdangerousplacesintheworld.
◆SaturdayNightLive
SaturdayNightLive,theEmmyAward-winninglate-nightcomedyshow,entersits43rdseasonforanotheryearoflaughs,surprisesandgreatperformances.Sinceitsfirstshowin1975,“SNL”haslaunchedthecareersofmanyofthebrightestcomedyperformersoftheirgeneration.Theprogramhaswon64EmmyAwards,themostforanyshowintelevisionhistory.“SNL”isinfluencingthepoliticaldialoguewhilemakingfunofitatthesametime.
21.WhatisThisIsUsmainlyabout?
A.Americanfamiliesinthe1980s.
B.People’sreactionsfacingdeath.
C.Theimpactoftimeonfriendship.
D.Everydaylifeandrelationships.
22.Whoisthenewcoachonthisseason’sTheVoice?
A.MileyCyrus.
B.AdamLevine.
C.BlakeShelton.
D.CarsonDaly.
23.WhathasSaturdayNightLiveachievedasaTVshow?
A.Enteringthe64thseason.
B.WinningthemostEmmys.
C.Havingthemostcomedians.
D.Makingnationalpolicies.
24.Whichshowcentersaroundaherointhearmy?
A.ThisIsUs.
B.TheVoice.
C.TheBrave.
D.SaturdayNightLive.
B
BornaproudIrishgirl,foruniversityIdecidedtoexpandmyhorizonsandmovetoEngland.ItwasonlythenthatIrealizedhowmanythingsfromhomeItookforgranted.FromhowmuchIlovemycat,myfamilyandmyfriends-withmycatontopofthelist-tohowmuchIloveanUlsterfryarmedwithsodaandpotatobread.
Beingnowinmythirdyearatuniversity,IwasadjustingtoboringoldEnglishbreakfasts.Meanwhile,Igotusedtolivingaway,surroundedbynewfriendsandnicefood.ThenImovedtoGermanyformyyearabroad,sayinggoodbyetopracticallyeverythingIknewaboutfood.
I’vevisitedthetwolargestsupermarketsinGermany—EdekaandAldi,Althoughtheyofferawidevarietyofgroceries,Ihavenoideawhattodowiththem,whichisnotuniquetoGermany.AsIwanderedthroughthelanes,IfoundwhatI’dbeenlookingforwhenIcameacrosssomeeggs,oneofmyfavoritefoodsastheyaretheonlythingsIcancook.However,myhappinesswascutshortwhenIwasfacedwiththetaskofchoosingwhatTYPEofeggs.Notonlywerethereallsortsofdifferentcolors—blue,red,green,younameit—therewerealsomulti-coloredeggs.Ihaveneverbeensoconfused,especiallyabouteggs.Iimmediatelyfeltdefeated,chosesomewhiteeggsandtookmyselfhometocooktheonedishIknow—eggsontoast.
Tobefair,Ihaveonlybeenlivingherefortwoweeks,soIdon’thavemuchexperienceintheGermankitchenyet(buttobehonestIdon’thavemuchexperienceinanykitchen).Apartfromthefood,I’mlovingGermany.ItissurprisinglyeasytoadapttothenewcultureandIfinditfascinating.Ifonlythefoodwereaseasyformetofallinlovewith!
25.Whatdocstheauthormissthemostfromhome?
A.Hercat.
B.Herfamily.
C.Herfriends.
D.AnUlsterfry,
26.Whatdoestheauthormeanby“sayinggoodbye...Iknewaboutfood”?
A.Shesaidgoodbyetoeverythingshelearnt.
B.Shedidn’twanttomovetotheGermanuniversity.
C.ShesaidgoodbyetothefoodinEngland.
D.ShefoundGermanfooddifferentandunfamiliar,
27.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthor?
A.ShewasanexperiencedcookbackinEngland.
B.SheloveseverythingaboutGermanybutitsfood.
C.Herhappinessdeepenedasshefoundcolorfuleggs.
D.HerexperienceintheGermankitchenwasmemorable.
28.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?
A.WhatILoveAboutGermany
B.DifferentCultures,SimilarConditions
C.ColorfulCultures,DifferentFood
D.HowILearnedtoCookwithEggs
C
Swedenismovingawayfromcashinfavorofcardsandmobilepaymentapps.Accordingtoanewstudy,thenationisontracktoleavecashbehindcompletelyby2023,thoughretailers(零售商)expecttostillacceptcashforacouplemoreyearsafterthat.
Haveyounoticedthat,overtheyears,you’vebeguntouseyourcardsormobilepayappsmuchmorefrequentlythancash?
You’renotaloneinthis.Thistrendhasbeenontheriseinothercountriesaroundtheworld.InChina,forexample,cashisquicklyonitswayout,withmobilepaymentsdoublinglastyear.Swedenhasalsobeenforgoingcashatanincreasingrateoverthelastseveralyears,andexpertspredictthatit’sonlyashortmatteroftimebeforethecountryisentirelycashless.
Infact,Swedenmaybecompletelydigitalinjustafewyears,ifresearchersNiklasArvidssonandJonasHedmanofCopenhagenSchoolofEconomicsaretobebelieved.ThepairestimatethatcashwillnolongerbeusedoracceptedbySwedishretailersby2023,attheearliest.Currently,97%ofallretailersacceptcashpayments,butonly18%ofalltransactionsactuallyinvolvecash.
Interestingly,mobilepaymentsareperformingratherpoorly.Creditcardsaretheprimarywaypeoplepay,withmobilepayappsaccountingforonly0.4%.It’sunclearwhyonlyasmallnumberofpeopleseemtousethem;itcouldbeamatterofconvenience,trustorsimplyknowinghow.
Consumersarelargelyfacilitatingthechange,thoughbankshavealsodonetheirparttopushpeopleawayfromcash,astheywant;toreducetheriskofrobbery.Retailerssharethissentiment.“Wewantedtominimizetheriskofrobberiesandit’squickerwiththecustomerswhentheypaybycard,”saysbakerymanagerVictoriaNilsson.“It’sbeenmainlypositivereactions.”
29.WhatisthemostcommonwayofpayinginSweden?
A.Cash.
B.Creditcards.
C.Payapps.
D.Bankaccounts.
30.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“forgoing”inParagraph2?
A.Givingup.
B.Lookingfor.
C.Talkingabout.
D.Dependingon.
31.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?
A.NoretailerinSwedenwilltakecashin2023.
B.Creditcardswilleventuallyreplacemobilepayments.
C.Retailersareinfavorofthetrendofbecomingcashless.
D.Banksbecomeworriedaspeoplemoveawayfromcash.
D
Istronglybelievethatindividualactionsmakeadifferencetoourenvironment.I’vebeenavegetarianformorethantwodecades,choosetobechild-freepartiallybecauseIcan’tjustifymygenes’importanceovertheshockingamountofresourcesneededforraisinganotherAmerican,andhaven’townedacarinfouryears.Thosethings,overtime,willabsolutelyreducemyimpactonourbeautifulworld,andthemorepeopledothem,thegreatertheimpactis.
Butit’snotnearlyenough.
WhileIwillcontinuetodomyparttofightclimatechange,Ihavetowonderwhythereisn’tanequaleffortbythosewhohavethebiggestimpact.Accordingtoarecentreport,71%ofgreenhousegasesareproducedbyjust100companies.Surely,workingtominimizetheiremissions(排放物)willdofarmore,muchfasterthanmetalkingpeople’searsoffonFacebookabouteatinglessmeat.Afterall,Ihavebeendoingthatkindofworkfor20yearsnow,andwearestillheadedtowardsclimatedisaster.
Whyshouldsomuchofthesolutiontoglobalwarmingbeontheshouldersofindividuals?
WhenPresidentKennedydecidedweneededtobeattheRussianstothemoonlanding,hedidn’tencouragehousewivestofigureoutbowtogetthere.Hegotthesmartestandmosttalentedpeopletogethertosolvethechallenges.NASAgotusthere,withlotsofhardworkandlatenights,andalsofullencouragementandfundingfromtheUSgovernment.
Butthisisnotthecasewithclimatechange.Bigcompaniesareletoffthehookwhilewetakeonthehugeburdenofdealingwiththeemissionsofthebiggestandmostpowerful.Thatstrikesmeasjustplainunfair.Theseriousthreatsofclimatechangerequireanall-hand-on-deckresponse.Corporationsneedtodotheirpart,becauseIcan’tdoitonmyown.
32.Whydoestheauthorchoosenottohaveachild?
A.Americadoesn’thavelargeamountsofresources.
B.Achildcan’tjustifytheimportanceofhergenes.
C.Shetriestoavoidthetroubleofraisingachild.
D.Shewantstoreduceherimpactontheenvironment.
33.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“thatkindofwork”refertoinParagraph3?
A.Minimizingcompanies’emissions.
B.Recommendingavegetariandict.
C.TalkingwithfriendsonFacebook.
D.Headingtowardsclimatedisaster.
34.WhydoestheauthormentionAmerica’smoonlandinginParagraph5?
A.Topraisehousewives’contribution.
B.Torememberaformerpresident.
C.Tostresstheimportanceofgovernment’srole.
D.ToencourageNASAtotakeonthechallenge.
35.Whatcanwelearnab