届高考英语复习考点精讲卷四.docx

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届高考英语复习考点精讲卷四

2019届高考英语复习考点精讲卷（四）

1、   Whenherfivedaughterswereyoung,HeleneAnalwaystoldthemthattherewasstrengthinunity（团结）.Toshowthis,shehelduponechopstick,representingoneperson.Thensheeasilybrokeitintotwopieces.Next,shetiedseveralchopstickstogether,representingafamily.Sheshowedthegirlsitwashardtobreakthetiedchopsticks.Thislessonaboutfamilyunitystayedwiththedaughtersastheygrewup.

   HeleneandherfamilyownalargerestaurantbusinessinCalifornia.However,whenHeleneandherhusbandDannylefttheirhomeinVietnamin1975,theydidn’thavemuchmoney.TheymovedtheirfamilytoSanFrancisco.TheretheyjoinedDanny’smother,Diana,whoownedasmallItaliansandwichshop.Soonafterwards,HeleneandDianachangedthesandwichshopintoasmallVietnameserestaurant.Thefivedaughtershelpedintherestaurantwhentheywereyoung.However,Helenedidnotwantherdaughterstoalwaysworkinthefamilybusinessbecauseshethoughtitwastoohard.

   Eventuallythegirlsallgraduatedfromcollegeandwentawaytoworkforthemselves,butonebyone,thedaughtersreturnedtoworkinthefamilybusiness.TheyopenednewrestaurantsinSanFranciscoandLosAngeles.Eventhoughfamilymemberssometimesdisagreedwitheachother,theyworkedtogethertomakethebusinesssuccessful.DaughterElisabethexplains,“Ourmothertaughtusthattosucceedwemusthaveunity,andtohaveunitywemusthavepeace.Withoutthestrengthofthefamily,thereisnobusiness.”

   Theirexpandingbusinessbecamealargecorporationin1996,withthreegenerationsofAnsworkingtogether.NowtheAns’corporationmakesmorethan$20millioneachyear.Althoughtheybeganwithasmallrestaurant,theyhadbigdreams,andtheyworkedtogether.Nowtheyareabigsuccess.

1.Helenetiedseveralchopstickstogethertoshow_____.

A.thestrengthoffamilyunity

B.thedifficultyofgrowingup

C.theadvantageofchopsticks

D.thebestwayofgivingalesson

2.WecanlearnfromParagraph2thattheAnfamily_____.

A.startedabusinessin1975

B.leftVietnamwithoutmuchmoney

C.boughtarestaurantinSanFrancisco

D.openedasandwichshopinLosAngeles

3.WhatcanweinferabouttheAndaughters?

A.Theydidnotfinishtheircollegeeducation.

B.Theycouldnotbeartoworkinthefamilybusiness.

C.TheywereinfluencedbywhatHelenetaughtthem.

D.Theyweretroubledbydisagreementamongfamilymembers.

4.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.HowtoRunaCorporation

B.StrengthComesfromPeace

C.HowtoAchieveaBigDream

D.FamilyUnityBuildsSuccess

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C.undated

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3、   Eightyearsbeforehisdeathin1896,AlfredNobelwassurprisedtoreadanobituary（讣告）inthelocalnewspaper.Thiswasastrangeobituary,forittoldAlfredNobel,themanwhowasreadingit,thathewasdead.ThenewspaperhadconfusedAlfredwithhisbrother,Ludwig,whohadrecentlydied.

   Nobelwasshockedtoreadthathehadpassedaway,andhewasevenmoreannoyedbythetitleoftheobituary:

TheMerchantofDeathIsDead.Alfredwasaveryrichandsuccessfularmamentsmanufacturer（武器制造商）.

   Thisincidentgothimthinkingabouthisreputation.Whatwouldpeoplethinkofhimafterhisrealdeath?

Wouldtheyreallysay“Thatwasamanwhoprofitedfromkilling”?

Itwasthisthoughtthatledhimtoleavehismoney一ahugeamountofit—forthefoundingofthefamousNobelPrizes.Hisaimwasforhismoneytobeusedtosupporttheongoingquest（追求）forexcellenceinthesciencesandliterature,andtheidealofpeace.Thousandsofmenandwomenhavebeenhonoredsincethefirstawardsweregivenoutin1901.Theawardslettheworldknowaboutthedevelopmentsthatmayhaveahugeeffectonourlives.

   However,theprizesarecontroversialsometimes.Thereisoftenprotest（抗议）attheawardofthepeaceprizewhennoteveryonethinksthattheaward-winnersdeservetheaward.Eventheawardforliteraturehassometimesbeencriticizedbecausetheawardcommitteeoftenneglectsimportantwriters.ThehighlyinfluentialnovelistsJamesJoyceandMarcelProust,forexample,wereneverhonoredbytheSwedishAcademy.

   Still,forthemostpartoftheawardsdon’tcausemanycomplaints.AlfredNobelfoundedtheprizestorecognizethosewhohavehad“thegreatestbenefittomankind"andfewwoulddisagreethatmostoftheprizewinners—amongthem.AlbertEinsteinandMartinLutherKing—havemadecontributionsthatdeservedtobehonoredandremembered.

1.HowdidAlfredNobelfeelwhenhereadtheobituaryinthenewspaper?

A.Sadandworried.

B.Shockedandupset.

C.Surprisedandconfused.

D.Amusedandpuzzled.

2.WhatdidAlfredNobeldecidetodoafterreadingtheobituary?

A.Seekexcellenceinthesciences,

B.Donateallhismoneytothecharity.

C.Stopproducinganykillingweapons.

D.SetuptheNobelPrizeswithhismoney.

3.WhydoestheauthormentionJamesJoyceandMarcelProust?

A.ToshowthecontroversyofsomeNobelPrizes.

B.TogiveexamplesofinfluentialNobelPrizes.

C.ToexplainthestandardofgivingouttheNobelPrizes.

D.ToprovetheinfluenceoftheNobelPrizesonliterature.

4.WhatdoestheauthorthinkoftheNobelPrizes?

A.Thereshouldbemorefemalewinners.

B.Therearetoomanycontroversialwinners.

C.Theyhavehonoredmanyworthywinners.

D.Thecommitteeshouldbemoreselective.

4、   ItissafetosaythatGeorgeBernardShaw（1856—1950）,theIrish-bornwriter,ismorefamousforbeingGeorgeBernardShawthanheisforhiswritingstoday.FewofShaw’smorethan60plays,novelsandessaysareperformedorreadanymore.AndyetShawgenuinelyhelpedmakeourmodernworld.Althoughyou'dbeluckytogetachancetoseeoneofhisdramastoday, in histime he turnedthetheaterintoavehicleforthediscussionofsocialissues,notonlyinBritainbuton the stageof the world.InawayShawwassomeonewhocreatedthemoderncultureofBritain.

   Wherethetheaterhadbeendominatedbyentertainment,Shawusedittoteachpeopletheimportanceofpayingattentiontotheissuesoftheirday.Theplight（苦难）ofthepoorandtheworkingclass,thesituationofwomenandtheinstitutionsofsociety,suchastheeducationsystem一Shawwasamongthemostwell-knownfiguresmakingthesetopicscentraltopublicdebate.Hisfirstplay,Widoxvers'Houses（1892）9dealswiththequestionofslum（贫民窟）housing.HisMrsWarren'sProfession（1893）broughtacontroversialtopictothestage.

   Shawwasanimportantmoverandshakerinnewpoliticalmovementstoo.HewasanearlymemberoftheFabianSociety,whicharguedforthesocialistcauseintheUK.Shawwasalsothefounder（in1895）ofoneofthenowmostfamouscollegesintheworld,theLondonSchoolofEconomics.

   Iffewofhisworkshavereallystoodthetestoftime,manyofhisquotationshavebecomepartofthefurnitureoftheEnglishlanguage.“Youthiswastedontheyoung,”hewrote.Healsoknewhowtosumupapoliticalphilosophy（哲学）inafewmemorablewords.Forinstance:

“AgovernmentthatrobsPetertopayPaulcanalwaysdependonthesupportofPaul.

1.Shaw'sinfluenceonthemodernworldcomesmainlyfrom__________.

A.thechangeshebroughttotheBritishcult