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届高考英语专练之自我检测六
2020届高考英语专练之自我检测(六)
1、ChinaInternationalImportExpowhichtakesplaceinShanghaifromNovember5to10isregardedasasignificantmovetofurtheropentheChinesemarkettotheworldasitprovidesnewchannelsforcountriesandregionsintradeexchangesandopportunitiestoenhancecooperation.Launchedin2018,theCIIEistheworld’sfirstimport-themednational-levelexhibition.Asidefromanexpansioninexhibitionspace,thenumberofcountries,companiesandorganizationsparticipatingintheexpohasalsoincreasedthisyear.
AccordingtoChenWenxuan,whoisinchargeofthetradeinservicesexhibitionarea,oneofthesevenmainareasconsistingofthe30,000-square-meterexhibitionspace,moreexhibitorshaveshownacommitmenttocreatingabetterexhibitionfortheevent,afterlearningaboutorpersonallybenefitingfromthepositivefeedbackduringthefirstone.Forpheus,theworld’sfirsttabletenniscoachrobot,forexample,ismakingacomeback(复出)withitslatestfifthgenerationupgradeattheexpo,whichiscapableofreadingthefacialexpressionsoftheplayer,andaccuratelycalculatingandpredictingthepathwayoftheball.
TianYe,whoisresponsiblefortheequipmentexhibitionarea,addedthatmoreexhibitorsarereadytotakeadvantageoftheexpo,whichservesasarisingplatformforcountriesandcompaniestoshowtheirlatestinnovationresultsanddevelopments,sotheycanestablishaconnectionandideallystrikeadealwithpurchasers.It’salsotheexpo’suniqueappeal.
Inaddition,theCIIEofthisyearisexpectedtointroducealargenumberofdistinctiveandhigh-qualityforeignproductstoChina,andfurthersatisfythedemandofdomesticconsumptionupgrade.BycontinuingtoupgradeopenplatformssuchastheCIIE,Chinacanachievemoreeconomicbreakthroughsinthefuture.
1.HowcanweunderstandtheCIIEisconsideredasignificantmeasure?
A.Itpromotesthedevelopmentofglobaleconomy.
B.Itconsistsofmanycompaniesfromdevelopingcountries.
C.Itistheworld’sfirstnationalexhibitionfocusedonimport.
D.Ithasastronginfluenceonthedevelopmentoftechnology.
2.Howdoestheexpo’suniqueappealbenefitexhibitors?
A.Theycanlearnthewaytocontactpurchasers.
B.Theycanaddmoreordersforhigh-qualityproducts.
C.Theycanpresentlatestoriginalproductsoftheirown.
D.Theycansatisfyvariousneedsofdomesticconsumption.
3.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.ShanghaiGetsSetforCIIEB.CIIEPromotesDevelopment
C.CIIEBringsinMoreProductsD.ExhibitorsExpandtheMarket
2、Theyearjustkeepsgettingbetterfornew,youngauthorSierraBlair–herlatestbookappearingintheiconicAtlantisresortandnowhighpraisefromhigh-rankingeducationofficials.
“Ihopethatthroughherwritingwewouldbeabletomotivatetheyoungpeopleinourschoolsystems.Oneofourchallengesisthecapabilitywithinliteracy(读写能力)anditisclearthatthegiftisthere,it’sonlyamatterofexploringitsoI’mveryimpressedandalsogratefultoherparentsforencouraginghertotakethisveryimportantstepofpublishing,”saidJeffreyLloyd,MinisterofEducationduringaone-on-onesitdownandconversation.TheyoungauthorcaughtmediaattentionlastyearafterpublishingherfirstbookonAmazon.Thenewestandindependentlypublishedchildren’sbook“RomanandthePinkFlamingos”isinspiredbySierra’sthree-year-oldbrother,Roman.
“It’sfrighteningtobringsomethingtothepublicthatyou’veputalotofworkintoandsomeonecouldveryeasilytearitapartorteaseme,‘It’snotgoodenough.’AlthoughIhavemyfamilyandothersinmycorner,tomeetpersonsinpowerandgetapositivefeedbackfromthemmakesmefeellikeI’montherightpath,”saidSierra.
Duringtheconversation,thegovernorgeneralDamePindlingaskedaboutthebookandcreativeprocessinvolved(涉及)inbringingtheseriestolife.SheurgedSierratonotonlywritechildren’sfictionbuttoonedayworkdeeperintothefabric(结构)ofthenation,documentingwhatsheobserved.“Sheencouragedmeinmycreativepursuitsandpraisedmeforbeingindependentinmyprofessionaldevelopment.Ideeplyenjoyedourconversation,”saidSierra.
Sierrawasn’ttheonlyonetobemovedbythevisit.
1.WhatdroveSierratowriteherlatestbook?
A.Hergiftforliteracy.B.Attentionfromthemedia.
C.HerlittlebrotherRoman.D.Herparents’encouragement.
2.WhydidSierrafeelafraidtobringsomethingtothepublic?
A.Becauseothersmightlaughather.B.Becauseshefeltonthewrongway.
C.Becauseherfamilydidnotsupporther.D.Becauseherbookwasnotgoodenough.
3.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeSierra?
A.Creativeandinspiring.B.Independentandpolite.
C.Determinedandpractical.D.Ambitiousandsensitive.
4.Whatwouldtheauthorprobablywriteintheparagraphthatfollows?
A.Visitfromanotherjournalist.B.StoriesbehindSierra’sbooks.
C.Sierra’sanotherpopularbook.D.Commentsfromanotherperson.
3、Peoplehavealwaysbeendefinedbytheirgeneration.Wehadthebabyboomersofthe1960s,followedbyGenerationXandthenGenerationY,oftenreferredtoasmillennials,andthenewkidsontheblockareGenerationZ-agedbetween16and22.It'seasytoclassifytheseyoungpeopleasallbeingthesame,sharingthesameattitudestowardslife—butisthatfair?
PeoplefromGenerationZ,informallycalled"Z-ers",maybeviewedbyothersasdigitalnatives,incapableofreal-worldfriendships.Buttheyactuallyviewthemselvesashardworking,ambitiousandabouttochangetheworldforthebetter.Thepreviousgeneration,bornbetweenthemid-1980sandlate1990s-themillennialswerealsothoughttohavethesecharacteristics.Butmanypeopleviewthisnewgenerationas“mini-millennials"becauseZ-ersaredifferentandtheyhavetheirownsetofvaluesandpreferenceswhichconsumerbrandsneedtocaterfor.
It'struetosaythattechnologyisplayinganimportantpartinthelivesofGenerationZ,particularlyintheareaofsocialmedia.Infact,theyhavenotknownlifewithoutitandusingittocommunicate,shareideasandcampaignissecondnature.Itmeanstheyhavemoreofasayonwhatweeat,drinkandbuythananygenerationbeforethem.Theseyoungpeoplecertainlyneedtobelistenedtobyretailers(零售商)andbusinesses-theyarethepeoplewithtimeontheirhandsandmoney.
ButbeingaZ-ercomeswithpressure.Oneyoungpersonsays"ManypeopleinGenerationZhavementalhealthissuesbecausethey'reunsurewhatthefuturewillbring."Thefuturealwaysbringsuncertaintiesbutmaybethereispressureforthisgenerationtobethemostsuccessfulever.
1.WhenwasaZ-erlikelytobeborn?
A.In1964.B.In1975.C.In1987.D.In1999.
2.WhatdoZ-ersseethemselvesas?
A.Diligentandambitious.B.Hardworkingandincapable.
C.Promisinganddifferent.D.Stressedandsuccessful.
3.What'reParagraphs2&3tryingtoargue?
A.Z-ershaveknownlifewithoutsocialmedia.
B.Z-erspaytoomuchattentiontodigitaldevices.
C.Z-ersandthemillennialshavethesamepersonality.
D.Z-ersbecomeakeydrivingforceintheconsumermarket.
4.WhatdocstheauthorthinkistherealcauseoftheZ-ers'pressure?
A.Theirambitiontobethebest.B.Theiruncertaintyofthefuture.
C.Theiraddictiontodigitaldevices.D.Theirlackofreal-worldfriendship.
4、Severalyearsago,JeremyClarkson,presenterofthefamousBBCtelevisionprogramme‘TopGear’,discoveredthatoneofhisguestswashalfGermanandhalfIrish.Immediately,hesaid:
“That’squiteanoddcombination.It’slike,‘thismustbedoneabsolutelyperfectly…tomorrow’”.
Thisjokeplayedonstereotypes(刻板印象)oftheGermansasefficientandtheIrishaslazy.Manypeoplecouldunderstandablybeoffendedbythesekindsofassertions.WedonotknoweveryIrishperson,sohowcanwethenconcludethateveryIrishpersonislazy?
IrecentlyreadonawebsitethatIrishbusinesspeopleweredescribedasbeing‘generallyrathercasual’and‘moreoutwardlyfriendlythanmanyEuropeancountries’'.Germanbusinesspeople,ontheotherhand,areconsideredtobeverydirectandaccordingtothewebsite,they‘donotneedapersonalrelationshipinordertodobusiness’.Onceyouhearadvicelikethis,itbecomeseasiertounderstandwherejokesliketheoneinthefirstparagraphcomefrom.
SowhydosomepeopledisapproveofthekindofstereotypesasseeninClarkson’sjoke,butnotbattinganeyelidwhenitcomestogeneralisations. Whatisthedifferencebetweenthetwo?
Bydefinition,astereotypeisawidelyheldbutfixedandoversimplifiedimageorideaofaparticulartypeofpersonorthing.Aculturalcharacteristic,ontheotherhand,isapatternofbehaviourthatistypicalofacertaingroup.
Sowhatdoesthis really mean?
Stereotypesaresimplyoverstatedassumptionsaboutgroupsofpeople.ImagineifatouristvisitedasmalltowninSwitzerlandandsawanumberoflocalsplayingthealphorninstrument,andthenclaimedthatSwisspeoplecanplaythealphorn.Thiswouldbeastereotype!
ThisisanoverstatedimageoftheSwisswhichisbasedononetourist’sexperience.
If,however,thistouristweretosaythattheSwissareverypunctual,thiscouldbeseenasaculturalcharacteristic.ThisisbecauseitisapatternofbehaviourwhichisverytypicalinSwitzerland:
fromtheirtransportsystemtotheirbusinessmeetings.
Inthisway,somepeoplearguethatgeneralisinganothercultureisnotjustuseful,butimportant.Politiciansalwayshavetobemindfuloftheculturalcharacteristicsofdifferentcountries.Bybecomingawareofdifferentculturalcharacteristics,theycanavoidcausingoffenceinthosecultures.
However,othersarguethatgeneralisingcultureswillalwaysleadtooffensives