高考英语时文专题训练三.docx

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高考英语时文专题训练三

高考英语时文专题训练（三）

——社会热点

 PASSAGE11ONECOUNTRYWITHTWOSYSTEMS

Thehome-comingofHongKongisuniversallyacceptedasoneofthemostimportanteventsin20thcentury.PeopleallovertheworldarewatchingwithkeeninterestwhatisgoingoninHongKong.

AfterayearofHongKong’sreturntoChina,wehavesoundreasonstocelebratethesuccessfulrealizationoftheone-country-two-systempolicyinHongKong.Ontheonehand,inspiredbygrowingpatriotism,6millionconfidentHongKongnativesworkharderthaneverbeforetomakeHongKongmoreprosperous.TheychanneltheirknowledgeandexperienceintothereconstructionofChina.Ontheotherhand,thevastmarketandworkforceandabundantnaturalresourcesinthesocialistmainlandofChinaprovideunprecedentedchallengesandcommercialopportunitiesfortheirinvestment,technologyandtalents.InthefinancialcrisesinAsianotlongbefore,HongKonghasweatheredthestormandsailedintocalmerwatersbecauseofitsstrongeconomyandbecauseofthefirmsupportofChinacentralgovernment.Manydiehardcolonialistsanxiouslyexpectedpoliticalchaos,economiccrashes,andsocialdisorderthere.Totheirdismay,theyfoundthatastable,prosperousHongKongremainstobeoneofthelargestcommercialandfinancialcentersintheworld.Moreover,manyChinesebigcitiesarebecomingworldfinancialcenters,followingHongKong’sfootsteps.

Theone-country-two-systempolicy,workingsowellinHongKong,willcertainlysucceedinMacaoandTaiwan.Over150yearsofpasthumiliationteachesusthatunitedwestand;dividedwefall.TochangeaweakChinaintoapowerfulcountry,allChineseshoulduniteatanycost.Weaknationshavenointernationalprestige.

1.Chinahassuccessfullyrealizedtheone-country-two-systempolicyin______

A.HongKong

B.Taiwan

C.China

D.Beijing

2.InthefinancialcrisesinAsia,HongKongwas_________

A.politicalchaos

B.economiccrasher

B.socialdisorder

C.stable

3.HongKongisnow_________

A.prosperous

B.stable

C.powerful

D.aboveofall

1.Fromthepassage,weknow________-

A.Thepolicyofone-country-two-systemispractical.

B.Weaknationshaveinternationalprestige.

C.Theone-country-two-systempolicysucceededinTaiwan.

D.HongKongsufferedfromfinancialcrises.

PASSAGE12THEDEVELOPMENTOFWESTERNREGIONS

Thelarge-scaledevelopmentofwesternregionswillprovetobegreatsignificanceinChina.Thisstatepolicywillprovideawiderscopeofdevelopmentforcentralandeasternregions,whoseeconomyissupposedtokeepontherise.TheimportantstrategywillbeindispensabletoChina’soveralleconomicgrowth.Whatismore,thelong-termsystematicprojectwillbeaneffectiveapproachtodiminishingtheimbalanceofeconomicdevelopmentintheeastandthewestsoastorevitalizeournation.

Thereareseveralreasonswhytheland-lockedwesternregionshavelaggedbehindintheireconomicdevelopment.Theunfavorablegeographicalpositionstheregreatlylimittheirdevelopment,andmanyregionsinthewestremaincomparativelyunderdeveloped.ThegapsbetweenthewestandtheeasthavebeenwidenedsinceChina’sreform,forChineseopeninguppoliciesenabledtheeasttoattractmoreforeigncapitalandmakeafantasticspurinitsdevelopment.Ifleftunchanged,theunderdevelopmentinthewestwillgreatlyaffectoverallprosperityandevensocialstability.

Therefore,thewesternregions’developmentisamajorconcernofChinaatpresent.ItschiefobjectiveistobuildWestChinaintoalandofeconomicprosperity,socialprogress,politicalstabilityandbeautifullandscape.Itssuccessdependsonthejointeffortsofthewholenationandofseveralgenerations.Asacitizen,Ifirmlybelievethattherewillbeabrightfuturewaitingforthewest.

1.WhatisNOTtrueaccordingtothearticle?

A.Theunfavorablegeographicalpositionsarethemajorlimitation.

B.Theremaybemanyyearstodevelopwesternregions.

C.Thegapsbetweenthewestandtheeasthavebecomesmall.

D.Thewestregionsaffectalot.

2.Theunderlinedwordmeans___________

A.very

B.completely

C.little

D.still

3.Wecanlearnfromthearticlethat________

A.therearemanymountainsinthewest

B.thepeopleinthewestlivedifficultly

C.thewesterncitiesallhavealonghistory

D.thewesternisthelargestpartofourcountry

Passage13Quickfame

Abeautycontestisalsoamoreconvenientwaytogetaheadofthecrowd.Atitleusuallymeansahandsomereward,overnightfame,and,moreimportant,abigjumpinlife.TakeJiangXinrongasanexample.

ThefirstMissChina,whowascrownedonNovember9inHongKong,isa20-year-oldmajoringinTVwhoreportedlyhasajobofferfromPhoenixTV.

Myparentsbothworkinahospitalandhavefewoutsideties,soIhavehadtousemyownpowersincetheveryfirstdayatuniversity,”explainsJiang.

Acontestwinner’spowerisnotfoundonlyinherface—actually,Jiangisnotthatpretty,orslim,orsexy,andisonly166cmtall.Butherself-assuranceandmarvelousspokenEnglishwonpeopleover.

“Standardsofbeautyarechanging,”saysoneofficialattheNationalWomen’sUnion,whichusedtobeamajoranti-pageantforce.“Inthepast,contestswerejustforstaringatwomen’sfacesandbreasts.That’swhywethoughttheyweredisgusting.”

1.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutthefirstMissChina---JiangXinrong?

A.Sheis20yearsoldandmajorsinTV.

B.ShehasgotajobofferfromPhoenixTVaftershewascrowned.

C.Sheistheprettiestamongthecontestants.

D.Herself-assuranceandmarvelousspokenEnglishhelpedheralottowinthecontest.

2.Intheauthor’sopinion,winningatitleofMissChinaorMissWorldmeans_________..

A.gettingaheadofthecrowd

B.abigjumpinlife

C.quickfame

D.alloftheabove

3.Fromthepassagewecanknowthat__________.

A.women’sfacesandbreastsarethemostimportantfactorsinabeautycontest.

B.thestandardsofbeautyarechanging.

C.beautycompetitionsareunfashionableinChina.

D.schoolgirlsarealreadyoneofthemainforcesinpageants.

PASSAGE14Myideaofbeauty

Thereisasaying“Beautyisintheeyesofthebeholder.”Whatoneindividualconsidersbeautifulmaynotbebeautifultoanother.Whenwetalkaboutbeautyinpeople,weoftenrefertotheirphysicalattractiveness.Ofcourse,abeautifulorhandsomefaceispleasanttolookat.Buttome,beautyisnotonlysomethingthatpleasestheeyes,butalsopleasestheothersensesandthemind.Ithinktruebeautymakesyouseebeyondthelovelysight.Itwillgiveyouinsightorrealizationofsomethinginterestingbeyondjusttheoutwardappearance.

Themostmemorable“beautifulpeople”arethosewhohaveattractivepersonalitiesbehindtheprettyfaces.Inoneofmypreviousclasses,thereweretwobeautifulgirls,SueandLin,Bothhadalmostperfectfacesandslenderfigures.ButLinwasusedtogettingherway.Shefeltthatherlookscouldhelphergetanythingshewanted,especiallyamongtheboys.Sue,ontheotherhand,treatedherbeautyinamatter-of-factwayandhewasnicetoeveryone.Shewasalsoamemberofthedebatingteam.HerpersonalitywasmostlyacceptedbyothersanditmadeheramoreoutstandingbeautythanLin.

Innerbeautyisanotherkindofbeautythatattractspeoplegreatly.Peoplewhohavethiskindofbeautyhaveattainedinnerpeace.Theycareabouttheirfellow-man,andtrytorighttheinjusticesinthisworld.TwowellknownpersonalitieswhoexemplifythisareNelsonMandelaandMotherTheresa.MandelaiswillingtosacrificehislifeandfreedomtoobtainequalrightfortheblacksinSouthAfrica.MotherTheresa’smissionistohelpthepoorestoftheworld’spoor.Thisinnerlookandmakestheworldabetterplace.

1.Whenwetalkaboutbeautyinpeople,weoftenreferto______

A.“Beautyisintheeyesofthebeholder”

B.somethingbeyondthelovelysight

C.theirphysicalattractiveness

D.theothersenses

2.Totheauthor,truebeautyis_______

A.Tomakeyouseebeyondthelovelysight

B.Abeautifulorhandsomeface

C.Somethingthatpleasestheeyes

D.Theoutwardappearance

3.Accordingtothepassage,whydidtheauthorthinkSuewasmorebeautifulthanLin?

___-

A.BecauseSuehadperfectface

B.BecauseSuewasnicetoeveryone.

C.BecauseSuehadslenderfigure.

D.BecauseLintreatedherbeautyinamatter-of-factway

4.What’stheauthor’sopiniononbeauty?

________

A.Beautyisperfectface

B.Beautyissomethingthatpleasestheeyes

C.Beautyisanattractivepersonalitybehindtheprettyfaces

D.Innerbeautydoesn’tattractpeople.

PASSAGE15Holidayeconomy

Theseven-dayholidayshavebroughtgreatunexpectedtravelcrazeandbriskeconomicactivities.Thisaccountsforthecreationofanewterm“HolidayEconomy”.Butitsparksaheateddebateaboutit.

SomeeconomistsareinstrongfavoroftheHolidayEconomy.Theyholdthattourism-basedHolidayEconomywillstimulateconsumptionandaddfueltoup-spending.Thisinturnbenefitstourism,transportation,andserviceindustries,promotingoveralleconomicgrowth.

However,othersholdthatHolidayEconomybringsundeniableproblems.Suchproblemsmayariseintheover-crowdednessoftrafficsystemsbecausethousandsandthousandsoftouristsfloodintoscenicspots.

Ibelieveitsadvantagesfaroutweighitsside-effects.Isuggestthegovernmenttakeeffectivemeasurestosolvetheaforementionedproblem.OnlyinthiswaycanwemaketheHolidayEconomydevelopinasoundway.

1.Whathavetheseven-dayholidaysbrought?

A.Greatunexpectedtravelcraze.

B.Briskeconomicactivities.

C.Greatunexpectedcalamity.

D.BothAandB.

2.Whichispassagemainlyabout?

_________