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上海建平中学高三英语周考1121
建平中学高三英语周二练习(11.21)
II.GrammarandVocabulary(20%)
SectionA(10%)
Directions:
Afterreadingthepassagesbelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.
KazuoIshiguro,whowonthisyear’sNobelPrizeinLiterature,hasanumberofstringstohisbow,orratherhisguitar.The62-year-oldisworldfamousasawriteroffiction,buthisearlydreamwastobeagreatsingerandsongwriter,likelastyear’swinner,BobDylan.
HisfriendandformerpublisherRobertMcCrumrecallstheyoungIshiguro21)_____(turn)upatthepublishinghouseFaberandFaberwithabunchofhisstoriesinonehandandaguitaroverhisshoulder.Itwashisstories22)____earnedhimthegreathonorhereceivedtwoweeksago
23)___hisnameindicates,IshigurocomesfromaJapanesebackground,althoughhecametoBritainfromJapanattheageof5andisaBritishcitizenwhowritesinEnglish.He24)_____(educate)attheUniversityofEastAnglia,aschoolthathasbecomeknownfortrainingwriters.
Ishiguro’swritingishighlyrestrained.Hischaractersareoftenreluctanttoexpress25)_____,exceptinakindofcode.ThiscertainlygiveshiswritingaqualityincommonwiththatofJaneAusten,anauthorto26)_____heisoftencompared.ThebestexampleofthisishisnovelTheRemainsoftheDay,whichlaterbecameasuccessfulfilm.
ThecentralcharacterofthebookisabutlercalledStevens.HeisanextremelyloyalservanttoanEnglishlord,andisacharacterwhosomemightcallrepressed.Hemissesoutonaffectionandlove27)______hewillnotconfesshisfeelingstoanyone.
ThestoryistoldbyStevens,andhisstyleisaspoliteandunrevealingashisbehavior.Ofcourse,we28_________readbetweenthelinestouncoverthe“real”story,whichisn’tquitetheonethebutleristelling.Stevensfindsitachallenge29)_______(communicate),andcommunicationisoftenathemeinIshiguro’snovels.
Inthisauthor’ssenseoftheworld,thereisagapbetweenourfeelingsandourabilitytocommunicatethem.TheNobelCommitteeemphasizedthistheme30)______ittalkedaboutIshiguro’swork.Thewriterhas,thecommitteeclaimed,“innovelsofgreatemotionalforce...uncoveredtheabyssbeneathourillusorysenseofconnectionwiththeworld”.
SectionB(10%)
Directions:
Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.
A.dominateB.echoedC.appealD.dedicatedE.highlights
F.criticismG.visionH.interpreterI.featuredJ.transform
K.dominant
TherearefewsymbolsofpureAmericanculturemorepowerfulthantheDisneythemeparks.TowalkdownMainStreets,U.S.A.,istowalkthroughaparticular31)_______ofAmerican’scollectivememory.It’ssmall-townvalues.It’soptimism.It’senergy.It’sinnovation.It’sacertainkindofinnocence.Itisbydesign,thestoryofthe“AmericanWay”-andonethathasplayeda(n)32)______roleinshapingthecollectivememoryofAmericanhistory
ThoughDisneyParkstodayarewell-establishedculturalicons,theWaltDisneyCompany’sstartasa(n)33______ofAmericanhistoryandidealsbeganlongbeforeitopenedthegatesofDisneyland.Itisasophisticatedprocess.Fromitscreationin1923as“TheDisneyBrothersCartoonStudio,”theDisneyoperationwasproducingfilmsthat34)________Americans’idealversionofthemselves.
Oftensetinaglorified19thcenturyruralAmericanheartland,theseanimations35)_______ahero(usuallytheindomitable(不屈不挠的)MickeyMouse)whosestrongworkethicandbraveryinthefaceofriskalwaysfoundthe“littleguy”and“commonman”triumphantoverhisfoe(敌人).Suchoptimisticsentimentheldgreat36)______inthecountry’sDepressionyears,andmostcertainlyledMickeyandcompanytobecomehouseholdnames.
ThisnarrativeofupholdingAmericanvaluescontinuedatthebrand’sthemeparks,whereWaltDisneytranslateditintoaphysicalexperienceusingAmericanfolkhistory.“Disneyland,”hesaidatthepark’sgrandopening,”is37)______totheideals,thedreams,andthehardfactsthathavecreatedAmerican.”
Visitorsaremadetofeelasiftheyaresteppingintomomentsofhistory,oneschosentofitatidynarrativethat38)_____thenation’spastandfuturecommitmenttolift,liberty,andthepursuitofhappiness.
Tobesure,Disney’suniqueabilityto39)_____Americanhistoryinitsownnostalgia-tinged(带有怀旧气息的)image---whathascometobecalled”Disneyfication”--hasdrawnsignificant40)________.Butwhenitcomestocollectivememory,itmustbenotedthatthepatecanberememberedonewayandexistfactuallyinanother,andthatmanydifferentversionscanhavetheirplaceintheAmericanmind.EvenascharacterschangeandTomorrowlandbecomesanartifactofyesterday,DisneylandcontinuestobeatouchstoneofAmericancollectivememory.
III.ReadingComprehension(45%)
SectionA(15%)
Directions:
ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.
Whetherit'sfromanawfulbreakuporapainfullifeevent,somememoriescanhauntusforourentirelives.But,whatifscience41)_____yourbadmemoriessothatyoucanstartalloveragain?
Asisknowntaall,memoryisanincrediblycomplex42)_____.Whilescientistsusedtobelieveitwaslikeafilingcanbinetandparticularmemorieswerestoredindifferentsectionsofthebrain,wenowknowthisis43)______.
Infact,eachmemoryisabrainwideprocess.Ifyouenduprememberingsomething,it’sbecausethecellsinyourbrainarebeingfired44)______newconnectionsandlinksandliterallyrewiringthecircuitryofyourmind.Andthischangeispartially45)____byproteinsinthebrain.Sowhatiftheproteinsaren’tavailable?
Simplyput,memoriescan’tbemade.Seriously,scientistshavetestedthisbygivinganimalsdrugsthatpreventtheseproteinsfromfroming.46)____,theanimalshavenorecollectionofthethingsthattookplaceshortlyafterthedrugwastaken.Fromthisresearch,scientistsactuallyfoundawaytotargetlongtermmemoriesfor47)______.Yousee,everysingletimeyourememberamemory,yourbrainisonceagainfiringandrewiring.
Infact,eachtimeyoureflectonamemory,youarephysicallychangingthatmemoryinyourmind.Andeachtimethatmemoryisalteredalittle,reflectingyour48)_____thoughts.Rememberingisanactof49)______andimagining,meaningthemoreyoureflectonoldmemories,thelessaccuratetheybecome.Andscientistshaveactuallyquantifiedthischange.
After9/11,hundredsofpeoplewereaskedabouttheirmemoriesofthedreadfulday.Ayearlater,37%ofthedetailshadchanged.By2004,nearly50%ofthedetailshadchangedorgone50)______.Andbecausememoriesareformedandrebuilteverytime,ifyouadminister(服药)theprotein-preventingdrugwhilerecallingamemorycanbe51)______removed.
Totestthis,scientiststooklabratsandplayedasoundforthem,shortlyfollowedbyanelectricshock.Afterdoingthismultipletimes,theratsquicklylearnedthatiftheyheardthesound,ashockwansoontofollow.52)_____,theywouldstressupandfreezeeverytimetheyheardit.Monthslater,theseratswouldstill53)______thenoise;however,iftheyadministeredthedrugfirst,theratswouldlosethememoryofthesound,andsimplycontinueon.Theyhadlosttheirmemoryofthatspecificnoise.
Tobesurethedrugwasn’tjustcausinglarge-scalebraindamage,scientistsrepeatedtheseexperimentswithmultipletonesthistime.Bothsoundswouldwarnforashock,and54)_______themicewouldfearboth.Butiftheyadministeredthedrugandplayedonlyoneofthesounds,themicewouldonlyforgetthatonetone,whilestillremaining55)______oftheother.Overtimescientistshavediscoveredspecificdrugstotargetparticularproteinsacrossdifferentpartsofthebrain.
41.A.refreshB.forgetC.controlD.erase
42.A.rangeB.processC.ideaD.structure
43.A.incorrectB.evidentC.partialD.complex
44.A.eliminatingB.decreasingC.bringingD.building
45.A.identifiedB.stoppedC.facilitatedD.perfected
46.A.BycontrastB.OnthecontraryC.AsaresultD.Forexample
47.A.evaluationB.estimationC.deletionD.production
48.A.currentB.preciousC.terrifiedD.previous
49.A.receptionB.creationC.repetitionD.reproduction
50.A.uncontrolledB.complicatedC.valuableD.missing
51.A.repeatedlyB.effectivelyC.hardlyD.consistently
52.A.ThereforeB.HoweverC.BesidesD.Instead
53.A.turntoB.respondtoC.watchoutD.turndown
54.A.surprisinglyB.especiallyC.eventuallyD.similarly
55.A.suspiciousB.carefulC.painfulD.fearful
41-45DBADC46-50CCABD51-55BABCD
SectionB(22%)
Directions:
Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.
(A)
Asapersonwhowritersaboutfoodanddrinkforaliving,Icouldn’ttellyouthefirstthingaboutBillPerryorwhetherthebeershesellsarethatgreat.ButIcantellyouthatIlikethisguy.That’sbecauseheplanstobantippinginfavorofpayinghisserversanactuallivingwage.
Ihatetipping.
Ihateitbecauseit’sanobligationdisguisedasanoption.Ihateitforthepost-dinnermathitrequiresofme.Butmostly,IhatetippingbecauseIbelieveIwouldbeinabetterplaceifpayd