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英语部分专项训练二

英语部分专项训练

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SectionⅠUseofEnglish

Directions:

Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword（s）foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1.

Drivingthroughsnowstormonicyroadsforlongdistancesisamostnerve-rackingexperience.Itisaparadoxthatthesnow,coming__1__gently,blowinggleefullyinahighwind,allthewhile__2__downatreacherouscarpet,freezesthewindows,__3__theview.Themightofautomatedmanis__4__.Thehorses,thepowerfulelectricalsystems,thedeep-treadtires,allgo__5__nothing.Oneminutetheroadfeels__6__,andthenextthedriverisslidingoverit,lightasa__7__,inapanic,wonderingwhattheheavytrailertruckscomingup__8__thereararegoingtodo.Thetrucksarelike__9__whenyouhavetopassthem,notatsixtyorseventy__10__youdowhentheroadisdry,butattwenty-fiveandthirty.__11__theirenginessoundunnaturallyloud.Snow,slushand__12__oficesprayfrombeneaththewheels,obscurethewindshield,andrattle__13__yourcar.Beneaththewheelsthereisplentyof__14__foryoutoslideandgetmashedtoapulp.Inch__15__inchyoumoveup,pasttherearwheels,thecenterwheels,thecab,thefrontwheels,all__16__tooslowlyby.Straightaheadyoucontinue,__17__tocutoversharplywouldsendyouintoaslip,__18__infrontofthevehicle.Atlast,thereis__19__enough,andyoucreepbackover,infrontofthetrucknow,but__20__thesoundofitsenginestillthunderinginyourears.

1.［A］up［B］off［C］down［D］on

2.［A］lies［B］lays［C］settles［D］sends

3.［A］blocks［B］strikes［C］puffs［D］cancels

4.［A］muted［B］discovered［C］doubled［D］undervalued

5.［A］for［B］with［C］into［D］from

6.［A］comfortable［B］weak［C］risky［D］firm

7.［A］loaf［B］feather［C］leaf［D］fog

8.［A］beneath［B］from［C］under［D］beyond

9.［A］dwarfs［B］giants［C］patients［D］princesses

10.［A］what［B］since［C］as［D］that

11.［A］So［B］But［C］Or［D］Then

12.［A］flakes［B］flocks［C］chips［D］cakes

13.［A］onto［B］against［C］off［D］along

14.［A］snow［B］earth［C］room［D］ice

15.［A］by［B］after［C］for［D］with

16.［A］climbing［B］crawling［C］winding［D］sliding

17.［A］meanwhile［B］unless［C］whereas［D］for

18.［A］sheer［B］mostly［C］rarely［D］right

19.［A］might［B］distance［C］air［D］power

20.［A］with［B］like［C］inside［D］upon

SectionⅡReadingComprehension

PartA

Directions:

Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

Text1

WiththeextensionofdemocraticrightsinthefirsthalfofthenineteenthcenturyandtheensuingdeclineoftheFederalistestablishment,anewconceptionofeducationbegantoemerge.Educationwasnolongeraconfirmationofapre-existingstatus,butaninstrumentintheacquisitionofhigherstatus.Foranewgenerationofupwardlymobilestudents,thegoalofeducationwasnottopreparethemtolivecomfortablyintheworldintowhichtheyhadbeenborn,buttoteachthemnewvirtuesandskillsthatwouldpropelthemintoadifferentandbetterworld.Educationbecametraining;andthestudentwasnolongerthegentleman-in-waiting,butthejourneymanapprenticeforupwardmobility.

Inthenineteenthcenturyacollegeeducationbegantobeseenasawaytogetaheadintheworld.Thefoundingoftheland-grantcollegesopenedthedoorsofhighereducationtopoorbutaspiringboysfromnon-Anglo-Saxon,working-classandlower-middle-classbackgrounds.Themythofthepoorboywhoworkedhiswaythroughcollegetosuccessdrewmillionsofpoorboystothenewcampuses.Andwiththisshift,educationbecamemorevocational:

itsobjectwastheacquisitionofpracticalskillsandusefulinformation.

Forthegentleman-in-waiting,virtueconsistedaboveallingraceandstyle,indoingwellwhatwasappropriatetohisposition;educationwasmerelyawayofacquiringpolish.Andvicewasmanifestedingracelessness,awkwardness,inbehavinginappropriately,discourteously,orostentatiously.Fortheapprentice,however,virtuewasevidencedinsuccessthroughhardwork.Therequisitequalitiesofcharacterwerenotgraceorstyle,butdrive,determination,andasharpeyeforopportunity.Whilecasualliberalityandevenprodigalitycharacterizedthegentleman,frugality,thrift,andself-controlcametodistinguishthenewapprentice.Andwhilethegentlemandidnotaspiretoahigherstationbecausehisstationwasalreadyhigh,theapprenticewascontinuallybecoming,striving,strugglingupward.Failurefortheapprenticemeantstandingstill,notrising.

1.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothefirstparagraph?

［A］Democraticideasstartedwitheducation.

［B］Federalistswereopposedtoeducation.

［C］Neweducationhelpedconfirmpeople’ssocialstatus.

［D］Oldeducationhadbeenintunewithhierarchicalsociety.

2.Thedifferencebetween“gentleman-in-waiting”and“journeyman”isthat_____.

［A］educationtrainedgentleman-in-waitingtoclimbhigherladders

［B］journeymanwasreadytotakewhateverwasgiventohim

［C］gentleman-in-waitingbelongedtoafixedandhighsocialclass

［D］journeymancoulddopracticallynothingwithouteducation

3.Accordingtothesecondparagraph,land-grantCollege_____.

［A］belongedtotheland-owningclass

［B］enlargedthescopeofeducation

［C］wasprovidedonlytothepoor

［D］benefitedallbuttheupperclass

4.Whichofthefollowingwasthemostimportantfora“gentleman-in-waiting”?

［A］Manners.［B］Education.［C］Moral.［D］Personality.

5.Thebesttitleforthepassageis_____.

［A］EducationandProgress

［B］OldandNewSocialNorms

［C］NewEducation:

OpportunitiesforMore

［D］DemeritsofHierarchicalSociety

Text2

OnemeaningoftheGreekword“dran”istoaccomplish,andinthismeaningliesafurtherkeytothestructureofdrama.Aplayconcernsahumanagentattemptingtoaccomplishsomepurpose.Intragedyhisattemptis,inpersonaltermsatleast,unsuccessful;incomedyitissuccessful;intheproblemplayfinalaccomplishmentisofteneitherambiguousordoubtful.

Thisaction,fromthebeginningtotheendofamovementtowardapurposedgoal,mustalsohaveamiddle;itmustproceedthroughanumberofsteps,thesuccessionofincidentswhichmakeuptheplot.Becausethedramatistisconcernedwiththemeaningandlogicofeventsratherthanwiththeircasualrelationshipintime,hewillprobablyselecthismaterialandorderitonabasisoftheoperation,inhumanaffairs,oflawsofcauseandeffect.Itisinthiscausalrelationshipofincidentsthattheelementofconflict,presentinvirtuallyallplays,appears.

Thecentralfigureoftheplay—theprotagonist—encountersdifficulties;hispurposeorpurposesconflictwitheventsorcircumstances,withpurposesofothercharactersintheplay,orwithcross-purposeswhichexistwithinhisownthoughtsanddesires.Thesedifficultiesthreatentheprotagonist’saccomplishment;inotherwords,theypresentcomplications,andhissuccessorfailureindealingwiththesecomplicationsdeterminestheoutcome.Normally,complicationsbuildthroughtheplayinorderofincreasingdifficulty;onecomplicationmaybeaddedtoanother,oronemaygrowoutofthesolutionofaprecedingone.Atsomepointinthischainofcomplicationandsolution,achievedorattempted,theprotagonistperformsanactormakesadecisionwhichirrevocablycommitshimtoafurthercourse,pointstowardcertaingeneralconsequences.Thispointisusuallycalledthecrisis;thecomplicationsandsolutionswhichfollowworkoutthelogicalstepsfromcrisistofinalresolution,ordenouement.

1.Accordingtothefirstparagraphofthetext,adramatist________.

［A］seldombelieveswhathewritesabout

［B］portrayswhatheexperiencesinthedrama

［C］concernshimselfwiththeresultsofhumaneffort

［D］triestoconvincehisaudienceofwhathebelieves

2.Adramaisarrangedmainlyinaccordancewith_______.

［A］thewillofthedramatist［B］thesequenceofevents

［C］thelawofdramaticart［D］theneedofperformance

3.Adramatistusually_______.

［A］clarifiesthecomplicatedrelationshipinhisdrama

［B］makestherelationshipinhisdramamorecomplicated

［C］hopestoseehisprotagonistwinaneasyvictory

［D］likestopresenthisprotagonistasthreateningfellows

4.Theword“crisis”（inthelastlinebutone,paragraph3）mostprobablyimplies_________.

［A］adangerousmoment［B］thelastdecision

［C］thecrucialpoint［D］abraveengagement

5.Inthetext,theauthormainlydealswith_________.

［A］thenecessityofdramainaculture

［B］somesocialfunctionsofdramas

［C］theresponsibilityofdramatists

［D］somekeyelementsindrama-making

Text3

VintonCerf,knownasthefatheroftheInternet,saidonWednesdaythattheWebwasoutgrowingtheplanetEarthandthetimehadcometotaketheinformationsuperhighwaytoouterspace.

“TheInternetisgrowingquickly,andwestillhavealotofworktodotocovertheplanet.”CerftoldthefirstdayoftheannualconferenceofInternetSocietyinGenevawheremorethan1500cyberspacefanshavegatheredtoseekanswerstoquestionsaboutthetangledweboftheInternet.

Cerfbelievedthatitwouldsoonbepossibletosendreal-timesciencedataontheInternetfromaspacemissionorbitinganotherplanetsuchasMars.“ThereisnowaneffortunderwaytodesignandbuildaninterplanetaryInternet.Thespaceresearchcommunityiscomingcloserandcloserandmerging.WethinkthatwewillseeinterplanetaryInternetnetworksthatlookverymuchliketheonesweusetoday.Wewillneedinterplanetarygatewaysandtherewillbeprotocolstotransmitdatabetweenthesegateways,”Cerfsaid.

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