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届高三英语下册知识点检测题6
2016衡水万卷作业二十六
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一、完形填空
阅读下面短文。
从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Father’sDay
Father’sDayisafairlynewcelebrationintheBritishcalendarcomparedwithMother’sDay,whichhasbeenaverypopularandwellcelebratedfestivalintheUKforaverylongtime.
Father’sDaywasfirstcelebratedbyAmericans
(1)itwasinspiredbytheactionsofamannamedWilliamSmart.HewasaveteranoftheUSCivilWarandhiswife
(2)awaygivingbirthtotheirsixthchild.He(3)sixchildrenalonewithoutremarrying,whichwasundoubtedly(4)backinthosedays.
Hisdaughter,SonoraDodd,(5)whenshewasanadultwhatherfatherhadsacrificedforhis(6).Itwasintheearly1900sandshewasactually(7)oneday,listeningtoasermonon(8).Shethoughtthereshould(9)beaFather’sDaycelebration.
Andsothe(10)wasborn,onthethirdSundayeveryJune,closetotheanniversaryofSonora’sfather’sdeath.BritaintooktheideaofFather’sDayfromtheAmericancelebrationandithasbeencelebrated(11)sincethe1970s.
Father’sDayisneverquitesuchabigcommercialevent(12)Mother’sDayis,probablybecauseithasn’tbeenin(13)forsolong.ButwhatdoBritishpeopledoforFather’sDay?
Well,mostpeoplewouldbuytheirfathersacard.Thecardwouldprobablyhavenicemessageinit(14)whatagreatDadtheirfatheris.Somepeopledobuypresentsaswell.
(15)giftsforDadsareprobablyties,chocolatesorsocksbecausetherearethingsthatDadscan(16)useeveniftheydon’twantthem.Intherun-uptoFather’sDay,orindeedMother’sDay,therewillbeadvertisementsonTVgiving(17)ideasofCDsorgadgets(小玩意)wecanbuy.Cardshopswillbefullofmugsorpensandsimilargoodswith“World’sGreatestDad”(18)onthem.
Somefamilies(19)dothingstogethertocelebrateFather’sDaylikegoingforameal.Asaspecialtreat,BritishpeoplemightgivetheirDadabitofarest,(20)himacupoftea,orevenwashhiscarandmowthelawntomakehimfeelreallyappreciate.
A.andB.soC.orD.but
A.gaveB.wentC.diedD.passed
A.broughtB.fedC.raisedD.educated
A.unusualB.unnaturalC.unfairD.untrue
A.noticedB.foundC.heardD.realized
A.wifeB.childrenC.sonD.daughter
A.atschoolB.athomeC.atwork.D.atchurch
A.Mother’sDayB.Father’sDayC.ChristmasDayD.NewYear’sDay
A.stillB.tooC.alsoD.aswell
A.attractionB.traditionC.positionD.congratulation
A.specialB.officiallyC.especialD.greatly
A.likeB.thatC.asD.which
A.existenceB.useC.effectD.power
A.writingB.sayingCspeakingD.telling
A.RegularB.PopularC.NormalD.Moral
A.alwaysB.sometimesC.seldomD.never
A.youB.themC.usD.people
A.placedB.putC.laidD.written
A.mustB.canCmightD.should
A.cookB.boilC.steamD.make
二、阅读理解
A
ItwasoncecommontoregardBritainasasocietywithclassdistinction.Eachclasshaduniquecharacteristics.
Inrecentyears,manywritershavebeguntospeakthe'declineofclass'and'classlesssociety'inBritain.Andinmoderndayconsumersocietyeveryoneisconsideredtobemiddleclass.
Butpronouncingthedeathofclassistooearly.Arecentwide-rangingsocietyofpublicopinionfound90percentofpeoplestillplacingthemselvesinparticularclass;73percentagreedthatclasswasstillavitalpartofBritishsociety;and52percentthoughttherewerestillsharpclassdifferences.Thus,classmaynotbeculturallyandpoliticallyobvious,yetitremainsanimportantpartofBritishsociety.Britainseemstohavealoveofstratification.
OneunchangingaspectofaBritishperson'sclasspositionisaccent.Thewordsapersonspeakstellherorhisclass.AstudyofBritishaccentsduring1970sfoundthatavoicesoundinglikeaBBCnewsreaderwasviewedasthemostattractivevoice,Mostpeoplesaidthisaccentsounded'educated'and'soft'.Theaccentsplacedatthebottominthisstudy,ontheotherhand,wereregional(地区的)cityaccents.Theseaccentswereseenas'common'and'ugly'.However,asimilarstudyofBritishaccentsintheUSturnedtheseresultsupsidedownandplacedsomeregionalaccentsasthemostattractiveandBBCEnglishastheleast.ThissuggeststhatBritishattitudestowardsaccenthavedeeprootsandarebasedonclassprejudice.
Inrecentyears,however,younguppermiddle-classpeopleinLondon,havebeguntoadoptsomeregionalaccents,inordertohidetheirclassorigins.Thisisanindicationofclassbecomingunnoticed.However,the1995popsong'CommonPeople'putsforwardtheviewthatthoughamiddle-classpersonmay'wanttolivelikecommonpeople'theycanneverappreciatetherealityofaworking-classlife.
ArecentstudyofpublicopinionshowsthatinmodernBritain________.
A.itistimetoendclassdistinction
B.mostpeoplebelongtomiddleclass
C.itiseasytorecognizeaperson’sclass
D.peopleregardthemselvessociallydifferent
ThewordstratificationinParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto________.
A.variety
B.mostpeoplebelongtomiddleclass
C.authority
D.qualification
ThestudyintheUSshowedthatBBCEnglishwasregardedas_________.
A.regional
B.educated
C.prejudiced
D.unattractive
Britishattitudestowardsaccent_________.
A.havealongtradition
B.arebasedonregionalstatus
C.aresharedbytheAmericans
D.havechangedinrecentyears
Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?
A.Themiddleclassisexpanding
B.Aperson’saccentreflectshisclass
C.ClassisakeypartofBritishsociety
D.Eachclasshasuniquecharacteristics.
B
AsInternetusersbecomemoredependentontheInternettostoreinformation,arepeoplerememberless?
Ifyouknowyourcomputerwillsaveinformation,whystoreitinyourownpersonalmemory,yourbrain?
ExpertsarewonderingiftheInternetischangingwhatwerememberandhow.
Inarecentstudy,ProfessorBetsySparrowconductedsomeexperiments.SheandherresearchteamwantedtoknowtheInternetischangingmemory.Inthefirstexperiment,theygavepeople40unimportantfactstotypeintoacomputer.Thefirstgroupofpeopleunderstoodthatthecomputerwouldsavetheinformation.Thesecondgroupunderstoodthatthecomputerwouldnotsaveit.Later,thesecondgrouprememberedtheinformationbetter.Peopleinthefirstgroupknewtheycouldfindtheinformationagain,sotheydidnottrytorememberit.
Inanotherexperiment,theresearchersgavepeoplefactstoremember,andtoldthemwheretofindtheinformationontheInternet.Theinformationwasinaspecificcomputerfolder(文件夹).Surprisingly,peoplelaterrememberthefolderlocation(位置)betterthanthefacts.WhenpeopleusetheInternet,theydonotremembertheinformation.Rather,theyrememberhowtofindit.Thisiscalled"transactivememory(交互记忆)".
AccordingtoSparrow,wearenotbecomingpeoplewithpoormemoriesasaresultoftheInternet.Instead,computerusersaredevelopingstrongertransactivememories;thatis,peoplearelearninghowtoorganizehugequantitiesofinformationsothattheyareabletoaccessitatalaterdate.Thisdoesn'tmeanwearebecomingeithermoreorlessintelligent,butthereisnodoubtthatthewayweusememoryischanging.
Thepassagebeginswithtwoquestionsto______.
A.introducethemaintopicB.showtheauthor'saltitude
C.describehowtousetheInterne.D.explainhowtostoreinformation
Whatcanwelearnaboutthefirstexperiment?
A.Sparrow'steamtypedtheinformationintoacomputer.
B.Thetwogroupsrememberedtheinformationequallywell.
C.Thefirstgroupdidnottrytoremembertheformation.
D.Thesecondgroupdidnotunderstandtheinformation.
Intransactivememory,people______.
A.keeptheinformationinmindB.changethequantityofinformation
C.organizeinformationlikeacomputerD.rememberhowtofindtheinformation
WhatistheeffectoftheInternetaccordingtoSparrow'sresearch?
A.Weareusingmemorydifferently.B.Wearebecomingmoreintelligent.
C.Wehavepoorermemoriesthanbefore.D.Weneedabetterwaytoaccessinformation.
C
DearMissManners,
Friendsofminelosttheirhomeinahousefire.Itwasterrible.Anotherfriendsetupa"gofundme"typepageforfriendsandfunnilytodonateandhelpthecouple.Manyfriends,includingme,helpedwithmoney,meals,lampreyandtheirdogwhile'theyweregettingbackontheirfeet.
Lastweek,theysentthank-younotes.MyroommatereceivedoneaddressedtoherandIdidnotThenoteswerenotinmodularized;itwasaprintedone-size-fits-allmessage.MyroommaterealizedIdidn'treceiveathankyou,soshesentaprivatemessagetothecouplejustlettingthemknowIhadbeenleftout.Ididn'tknowshehaddonethisuntillater.
Thenextday,IgotatextmessageapologizingandsayingthatIhadbeenleftoutbecausetheirfriendwhoaddressedthenotesmusthavemissedme!
(MissManners,theydidn'tevenaddressthenotesthemselves!
)Itwasaccompaniedbyapictureofthethank-younote,whichwastextedtomewith-themessage,"Hereisathankyoujustforyou."
Iwasalittleannoyed.Ihelpedthemintheirfumeofneedanddidn'tgetasecondthought.Ihavenotrespondedtohertextmessage.Isitfairofmetoconsiderthisfriendshipover?
ShouldItellherthatIamupset,orshouldIacceptthatthisrudethankyouwasbetterthannothing?
ForwhatpurposedidMarywritetheletter?
A.Tostartapublicdonationfortheunluckycouple.
B.Toteachushowtoseethetruecolorsoffriendship.
C.Totellustoloamalessonfromherstory
D.Toaskforadviceonhowtodealwithherannoyan