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学年高三英语作业A4doc
2019-2020学年高三英语作业(A)(4)
阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
请认真阅读下列短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
WeconsideredalistofthebestAmericanbooks---butwe’dneedawholeissuetodothemjustice.Hereare5thathelpeddefinethenationalcharacter.Mostfromacenturyorsoago,theystillentertain,teachandinspireAmericanpeople.
Moby-DickbyHermanMelville
Firstpublishedin1851,thebooktellstheadventurestoriesofCaptainAhabandhiscontinuoushuntingforthewhitewhaleanddrawsusintoauniversefulloffascinatingcharactersandstories.
TheEducationofHenryAdamsbyHenryAdams
AwardedthePulitzerPrizein1918,thebookprovidesinsightintoAdams’family,includinghisexperienceasaprivatesecretarytohisfather,ministertoEnglandduringtheAmericanCivilWar.
LeavesofGrassbyWaltWhitman
WhenWhitemanpublishedLeavesofGrassin1855,hewantedtodefinetheAmericanexperience---singforthenewcountryinanewvoice,reflectingthegreatchangesintheAmericanliteraryworldthathadtakenplaceduringhislifetime.
PoemsbyEmilyDickinson
Anenthusiasticpoetwhoseworkshavehadaconsiderableinfluenceonmodernpoetry,Dickinson’sfrequentuseofdashes(破折号),sporadic(零星的)capitalizationofnouns,andunusualmetaphors(隐喻)hascontributedtoherreputationasoneofthemostinnovativepoetsofthe19th-centuryAmericanliterature.
ThesongofHiawathabyHenryWadsworthLongfellow
Firstpublishedin1855,thisisLongfellow’smostpopularandmostrecognizedpoem,showingtheheroiclifeanddeathofamagicAmericanIndiansentbytheGreatSpirittoguidethenationsinthewaysofpeace.
56.IfyouwanttolearnaboutamagicAmericanIndian,youcanchoose________.
A.Moby-DickB.LeavesofGrass
C.PoemsD.ThesongofHiawatha
57.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.Ofthefiveworks,fourarepoems.
B.WaltWhitemanwasanenthusiasticpoetandsinger.
C.TheEducationofHenryAdamsisanon-fictionbook.
D.Ofthefivebooks,Moby-Dickwaspublishedlast.
B
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InstructionatReedCollegeemphasizeslearningasacommonadventureofstudentsandteachersinwhichbothcooperatecloselyinclasses,groupdiscussions,laboratories,andindividualconferences.Teachersseektodealwithstudentsasindividualswithdifferencesinexperiences,attitudes,andinterests.Ontheirpart,studentsareexpectedtorecognizetheresponsibilityplaceduponthemtoparticipateactivelyintheintellectuallifeofthecollege,todiscovertheireducationalobjectives,andtoworkhardtoachievethem.Theyareencouragedtothinkaboutcoursematerialsintheirculturalcontextsandfromtheviewpointofavarietyofindividualdisciplines.
Reed’seducationaltechnologycenterandothercampuscomputingfacilitiesaredesignedtoprovidestudentsandothermembersofthecollegecommunitywitharichanddiversesetoftoolsforlearning,research,andcommunication.Allstudentshaveunlimitedaccesstocomputinglabs,knownasinformationresourcecenters,24hoursaday,7daysaweek.NearlyallofReed’sstudentshavetheirowncomputers.Studentsandteacherswhopurchasecomputerequipmentthroughthecollegereceivediscountsonhardwareandsoftware.Low-interestloansareavailablefromReedtohelpstudentsbuycomputers.Reed’swiredandwirelesscomputernetworksreachallresidencehalls,classrooms,labs,offices,andstudyareas,andmanyopenspaces.
HauserLibraryisacentralpartoftheintellectualandculturallifeatReed.Itsprimarygoalistoprovidecollectionsandservicesthatsupporttheeducationalgoalsofthecollege.Booksareopentoencouragebrowsingofthecollections.DesksandInternetaccessaredistributedthroughoutthebuilding,whichalsosupportswirelessnetworkaccess.Reed’slibraryhousesacollectionofover630,000volumes.Acollectionofnearly120,000digitalimagessupportsinstructionandresearchinart,classics,humanities,history,andotherdisciplines.Thelibraryisopenover120hourseachweek.Librarystaffmemberstrytheirbesttokeepanatmospheretoaidstudentsintheirresearchandalsoanswerreferencequestionsovercampusemail,onlinechatandtextmessaging.
Reedhasatraditionalfour-pointgradingsystemfocusedondevelopinganalyticalandwritingskills,wheretherepresentativeworksstudiedareeffectivesubjectsforfrequentpapers,discussedinindividualpaperconferences.PassinggradesforundergraduatesareA+,A,A-,B+,B,B-,C+,C,C-,andD.ThefailinggradeisF.AgradeofS(satisfactory)mayberecordedatthefirstprogressreviewoftheyear;anIN(incomplete)mayberecordedasatemporaryfinalgradeiftheleveloftheworkdoneuptothepointoftheINispassing,andtheworkcouldnotbecompletedforreasonsofhealthorextremeemergency.U(unfinished)isrecordedasatemporarygradeforathesisnotcompletedontime.Workincoursesgradedasunfinishedorincompletemustbecompletedbythefirstdayofinstructioninthefollowingsemester.
Approximately74percentoffirst-yearstudentsadmittedinthefallof2006graduatedinspring2012.
58.Accordingtothepassage,theReededucationbeliefliesinits________.
A.efforttomakeacompromisebetweenscienceandarts
B.awarenessofthesimilaritiesbetweenscienceandarts
C.awarenessofthedifferencesbetweenscienceandarts
D.efforttobridgeknowledgebetweenscienceandarts
59.Wecanlearnfromthesecondparagraphthat________.
A.teachersinReedarerequiredtotreateverystudentfairly
B.studentsinReedwillbegivenaneducationalgoalinadvance
C.teachersinReedareexpectedtochoosecoursematerialsforstudents
D.studentsinReedareencouragedtochooseasmanycoursesaspossible
60.Accordingtothepassage,studentsinReed________.
A.haveconvenientaccesstomanylearningresources
B.willreceiveanFiftheydon’tfinishathesisontime
C.canfinishthecoursesgradedUbeforetheygraduate
D.havetospendatmost6yearstherebeforegraduation
C
Cry,TheBelovedCountryisagreatnovelthatdescribesSouthAfricaduringtheyearsofBritishrule.Itisanovelaboutblackmen’scountryunderwhitemen’slaw.Itisaboutallkindsofinjusticethatmanmakeshisownbrotherssuffer.
AlanPaton,borninPietermaritzburg,sawSouthAfricaintheworstoftimes.Britainwastherulingpowerofthecountrythathadbelongedtoblacksforcenturies,wherethemajorityofthepopulationwereblackandwhereblackswereconsideredtohavealowerrank.Itwasatimeofracial,political,sosocialinjustice,anditwasalldirectedatblacks.Blackswereconsideredstupid,dirtyandunintelligent.AsAlanPatonwritesinaspeechinthenovel,“Wesaywerefusetoletblacksreceiveeducationbecausethechildrenofblacksdon’thavetheintelligencetoprofitfromit;werefusetogivethemopportunitytodevelopgiftsbecauseblackshavenogifts;wejustifyouractionbysayingthatittookusthousandsofyearstoachieveourownadvancement,anditwouldbefoolishtosupposethatitwilltakeblackslesstime,andthatthereforethereisnoneedtohurry.Weshiftourgroundagainwhenblacksachievesomethingremarkable,anddecidethatitisakindnessnottoletblacksbecomeremarkable.”
Thisaloneissowell-writtenandsoconsistentwiththerestofthebook,whichmademefeelfrightenedtoreadit.Patonisamasterofwords,ofdialogueandmeaning.Hewilldrawyouintoaworldwhereitisnotdifficulttounderstandthedifficultyofblacksintheirowncountry,anditiseveneasiertobecomeoneofthem,ontheirside,hopingforallitsworththattheysurvive.
HeadoptsJohnSteinbeck'smethodofdialogue,withthedash(破折号)comingbeforetheactualspeechandnoquotemarks.Itgivesthenovelfluidity(流畅优美)andmakesitallcometogether.Italsolendsasortofserioussadnesstothecharacters’speeches,anditmakestheirwordsresoundinsilence,almostlikeawordspokenaloudinalonelyanddesertedchurch,comingfromnowhereandendingnowhere.
Religionisacentralpoint,asPaton’smaincharacterisaZulupastorwhosechurchisinalittlevalleyofoldmenandoldwomen,ofmothersandchildren.ThemenhavegoneawaytoJohannesburg,oneofSouthAfrica’smajorcitieswhosecentralindustryisgoldmining.Patondescribesthecityanditspeople,blackandwhite,ascorrupt.
StephenKumalo,thepastor,asPaton'smaincharactercomestoJohannesburgtolookforhissister.Shewenttolookforherhusband,whodisappearedintothecityandnevercameback.Sheisalsolost,andKumalogivesherupforlost.Hisson,AbsalomKumalo,goestoJohannesburgtolookforhisaunt,andisneverseenorheardfromagain.Stephen,uponreceivingnewsofhisillsisterfromakind-heartedpastorinJohannesburg,gathersuphispossessionsandsetsoffinsearchofhislostfamily.Hesearchescarefullythestreetsandslums(贫民窟)ofJohannesburganditssurroundingareaswithhispastorfriend,whoknowsofthecityverywell.Hisfriend,atfirst,seemsunimportant,butasthestoryprogressesKumaloknowsofhowcorruptthecityisthroughhisfriend.PatonalsointroduceshowcruelthecityisthroughKumalo’sfriend.
Thenovelwill