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(4)III阅读下列四篇短文,从每小题后所给的ABC或D四个选项中,选出最佳选项Weoncehadaposterpetitioninourfifthgradeartclass.“Youcouldwinprizes“ourteachertoldusasshewrotetheposterinformationontheblackboard.Shepassedoutsheetsofconstructionpaperwhilecontinuing“Thefirstprizeistendollars.Youjusthavetomakesurethatthewordsontheblackboardappearsomewhereonyourposter.“Westudiedtheboardcritically.Someofuslookedwithoneeyeandheldupcertaincolorsagainsttheblackboardrockingthesheetstotherightorleftwhileweconjuredupourdesigns.Otherstwistedtheirhairaroundtheirfingersorchewedtheireraserswhiledeepinthought.Wehadplansforthatten-dollargrandprizeeachandeveryoneofus.I’mgoingtospendmineoncandiesonehopefulwouldannouncewhileanotherpracticedlookingseriouswiseandrich.Everyoneintheclassmadeaposter.Someofususedpartsofthosefancypapernapkinswhileothersusednothingbutcoloredconstructionpaper.Someofususedbigdesignsandsomeofuspreferredtogatherourarttidilydowninonecornerofourposterandletthespacedrawtheviewer’sattentiontoit.Someofuswouldwanderpastthegoodstudents’desksandthenreturntoourownprojectswithagrowingsenseofhopelessness.Itwasyetanothergrown-uptrickofthesorttheyseemedespeciallyfondofmakingallofusbelievewehadafairchanceandthenalways—always—rewardingthesameoldwinners.IbelieveIdrewasailboatbutIcan’tsaythatwithanycertainty.Imadeit.Iadmiredit.IdeterminedittobetheverybestofallofthepostersIhadseenandthenIturneditin.Minutespassed.NoonecamealongtogivemethegrandprizeandthensomeonedistractedmeandIprobablyneverwouldhavethoughtaboutthatposteragain.IwasstillsittingatmydeskthinkingWhatposterwhentheteachergavemeanenvelopewithaten-dollarbillinitandeveryoneintheclassapplaudedforme.
1.Whatwastheteacher’srequirementfortheposterA.Itmustappearintime.B.Itmustbedoneinclass.C.Itmustbedoneonaconstructionsheet.D.Itmustincludethewordsontheblackboard.
2.Theunderlinedphraseinparagraph3mostprobablymeans . A.formedanideafor B.madeanoutlineforC.madesomespacefor D.chosesomecolorsfor
3.Aftertheteacher’swordsallthestudentsintheclass . A.lookedveryseriousB.thoughttheywouldberichC.begantothinkabouttheirdesignsD.begantoplaygames
4.Afterseeingthegoodstudents’designssomestudents . A.lovedtheirowndesignsmoreB.thoughttheyhadafairchanceC.puttheirowndesignsinacornerD.thoughttheywouldnotwintheprize
5.Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheauthor . A.enjoyedgrown-uptricksverymuchB.lovedposterpetitionsverymuchC.feltsurprisedtowinthepetitionD.becamewiseandrichafterthepetition【参考答案】1--
5、DACDC 【广东省xx届高三考前冲刺卷八】CTheFrenchwordrenaissancemeansrebirth.Itwasfirstusedin1855bythehistorianJulesMicheletinhisHistoryofFrance,thenadoptedbyhistoriansofculture,byarthistorians,andeventuallybymusichistorians,allofwhomappliedittoEuropeancultureduringthe150yearsspanning1450-
1600.TheconceptofrebirthwasappropriatetothisperiodofEuropeanhistorybecauseoftherenewedinterestinancientGreekandRomanculturethatbeganinItalyandthenspreadthroughoutEurope.ScholarsandartistsofthefifteenthandsixteenthcenturieswantedtorestorethelearningandidealsoftheclassicalcivilizationsofGreeceandRome.Tothesescholarsthismeantareturntohuman—asopposedtospiritualvalues.Fulfillmentinlife—asopposedtoconcernaboutanafterlife—becameadesirablegoal,andexpressingtheentirerangeofhumanemotionsandenjoyingthepleasuresofthesenseswerenolongerfrownedon.Artistsandwritersnowturnedtosecular不朽的aswellasreligioussubjectmatterandsoughttomaketheirworksunderstandableandappealing.ThesechangesinoutlookdeeplyaffectedthemusicalcultureoftheRenaissanceperiod—howpeoplethoughtaboutmusicaswellasthewaymusicwasposed,experienced,discussed,andcirculated.Theycouldseethearchitecturalmonuments,sculptures雕塑,plays,andpoemsthatwerebeingrediscovered,buttheycouldnotactuallyhearancientmusic—althoughtheycouldreadthewritingsofclassicalphilosophers,poets,essayists,andmusictheoriststhatwerebeingavailableintranslation.Theylearnedaboutthepowerofancientmusictomovethelistenerandwonderedwhymodernmusicdidnothavethesameeffect.Forexample,theinfluentialreligiousleaderBernardinoCirilloexpresseddisappointmentwiththelearnedmusicofhistime.Heurgedmusicianstofollowtheexampleofthesculptors,painters,architects,andscholarswhohadrediscoveredancientartandliterature.ThemusicalRenaissanceinEuropewasmoreageneralculturalmovementandstateofmindthanaspecificsetofmusicaltechniques.Furthermore,musicchangedsorapidlyduringthiscenturyandahalf—thoughatdifferentratesindifferentcountries—thatwecannotdefineasingleRenaissancestyle.36.WhatisthepassagemainlyaboutA.ThemusicalpositionsthatbestillustratethedevelopmentsduringtheEuropeanRenaissance.B.ThemusicaltechniquesthatwereinuseduringtheEuropeanRenaissance.C.TheEuropeanRenaissanceasaculturaldevelopmentthatincludedchangesinmusicalstyle.D.TheancientGreekandRomanmusicalpracticesusedduringtheEuropeanRenaissance.37.Theunderlinedword“now”inParagraph1refersto________.A.1855B.theperiodoftheRenaissanceC.tiletimeoftheclassicalcivilizationsofGreeceandRomeD.thetimeatwhichtheauthorwrotethepassage38.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthinkersoftheRenaissancewereseekingarebirthof________.A.spiritualityineverydaylifeB.municationamongartistsacrossEuropeC.aculturalemphasisonhumanvaluesD.religiousthemesinartthatwouldacpanythetraditionalsecularthemes39.WhatcanbeinferredaboutthemusicofancientGreeceandRomeA.Itseffectonlistenerswasdescribedinanumberofclassicaltexts.B.Itwasplayedoninstrumentsthatarefamiliartomodernaudiences.C.Itexpressedmoredifferentidealsthanclassicalsculpture,paintingandpoetry.D.IthadthesameeffectonRenaissanceaudiencesasithadwhenoriginallyperformed.40.Accordingtothepassage,whywasBernardinoCirillodisappointedwiththemusicofhistimeA.Itdidnotcontainenoughreligiousthemes.B.Ithadlittleemotionalimpactonaudiences.C.Itwasnotplexenoughtoappealtomusicians.D.Itwastoodependentontheartandliteratureofhistime.36.C [主旨大意题全文主要讲述了欧洲文艺复兴的发展,其中以音乐风格的变化为主要例证]37.B [词义猜测题讲述故事时用now表示“那时,当时”,即故事发生的时候]38.C [推理判断题根据第一段第五句“Tothesescholarsthismeantareturntohuman—asopposedtospiritualvalues.”可知,文艺复兴时期的思想家寻求的是对人的价值的重视]39.A [推理判断题根据第二段的“...althoughtheycouldreadthewritingsofclassicalphilosophers,poets,essayists,andmusictheoriststhatwerebeingavailableintranslation.Theylearnedaboutthepowerofancientmusictomovethelistenerandwonderedwhy...”可推知选A]40.D [推理判断题从第二段最后的描述中可以看出,BernardinoCirillo对他那个时代中的模仿的音乐非常失望,敦促音乐家来向古代雕塑家、画家、建筑师和学者学习,这说明他认为他那个时代的音乐依赖性太强]【广东省xx届高三考前冲刺卷八】DThehighschoolpromisthefirstformalsocialeventformostAmericanteenagers.Ithasalsobeenarite仪式ofpassageforyoungAmericansfornearlyacentury.Theword“prom”wasfirstusedinthe1890s,referringtoformaldancesinwhichtheguestsofapartywoulddisplaytheirfashionsanddancingskillsduringtheevening’sgrandmarch.IntheUnitedStates,parentsandeducatorshaveetoregardthepromasanimportantlessoninsocialskills.Therefore,promshavebeenheldeveryyearinhighschoolsforstudentstolearnpropersocialbehavior.Thefirsthighschoolpromswereheldinthe1920sinAmerica.Bythe1930s,promsweremonacrossthecountry.FormanyolderAmericans,thepromwasamodest,homegrownaffairintheschoolgymnasium.Promgoerswerewelldressedbutnotfancilydressedupfortheoccasion boysworejacketsandtiesandgirlstheirSundaydresses.Couplesdancedtomusicprovidedbyalocalamateurbandorarecordplayer.Afterthe1960s,andespeciallysincethe1980s,thehighschoolprominmanyareashasbeeaseriousexerciseinexcessiveconsumption,withboysrentingexpensivetuxedosandgirlswearingdesignergowns.ExpensivecarswerehiredtodrivethepromgoerstobigrestaurantsordiscosforanallnightcelebrationsWhethersimpleorlavish,promshavealwaysbeenmoreorlessupsettingeventsforadolescentswhoworryaboutselfimageandfittinginwiththeirpeers.Promnightcanbeafearfulexperienceforsociallyawkwardteensorforthosewhodonotsecuredates.Sincethe1990s,alternativepromshavebeenorganizedinsomeareastomeettheneedsofparticularstudents.Forexample,promsorganizedbyandforhomelessyouthwerereported.Therewerealso“couplefree”promstowhichallstudentsarewele.41.InwhatwayarehighschoolpromssignificanttoAmericanteenagersA.Theyarepartofthegraduationceremony.B.Theyareoccasionsforteenstoshowofftheirwealth.C.Theyareimportanteventsforteenagerstolearnsocialskills.D.Theyareformaleventsinwhichteenssharetheirfearfulexperiences.42.WhichbestexpressesthemainideaofthethirdparagraphA.Propersocialbehaviormustbeobservedbypromgoers.B.Promsheldinearliertimesgavelesspressuretoteenagers.C.Promsareregardedasimportantbecauseeveryonedressesupfortheoccasion.D.Thepromhaschangedfromamodesteventtoanexpensivepartyovertheyears.43.Accordingtothetext,whatledtoalternativepromsA.Notallstudentsbehavedwellattheproms.B.Promsweretooseriousforyoungpromgoers.C.Teenagerswantedtoattendpromswiththeirdates.D.Studentswithspecialneedsdidnotenjoyconventionalproms.44.WhichistrueaccordingtothetextA.Unconventionalpromshavebeenorganizedsincethe1990s.B.Inthe1980s,promswereheldinlocalchurchesforteenagerstoattend.C.PromshavebeenasignificanteventinAmericanhighschoolssincethe1930s.D.Inthe1890s,highschoolpromswereallnightsocialevents.45.WhichofthefollowingissuggestedbutnotclearlystatedA.Manyhighschoolstudentsattendpromstogetherwiththeirlovers.B.Thefirsthighschoolpromswereheldinthe1920sinAmerica.C.Promnightcanbeafearfulexperienceforsociallyawkwardteens.D.ThehighschoolpromisthefirstformalsocialeventformostAmericanteenagers.41.C [根据第一段首句和第二段末句可知答案]42.D [第三段主要讲述了proms由简朴到奢华的发展过程]43.D [答案依据在文章末段因为传统proms给部分学生带来心理压力,故催生了一些替代形式]44.C [20世纪90年代之前,不论简朴还是豪华,proms都属传统型的conventional,后来才产生了非传统型的,据此排除A项;全文提到的proms的举办场地有学校体育馆、大饭店等,但没有一处提到church,故排除B;第三段说自20世纪30年代proms普及以来,中学生及家长越来越重视,将其看作中学生重大社交活动据此可确认答案为C;根据第二段可知,19世纪90年代prom还只是成人间的社交舞会,根本未进入学校,故排除D]45.A [第三段首句、第四段第二句和第一段首句分别明确而具体地交代了B、C、D选项中的信息,只有选项A中的信息在第四段中有暗示“whodonotsecuredates”,此处的“dates”指约会的恋人]阅读下列四篇短文,从每小题后所给的ABC或D四个选项中,选出最佳选项Isuddenlyheardanelephantcryingasthoughfrightened.LookingdownIimmediatelyrecognizedthatsomethingwaswrongandrandowntotheedgeofthenearbank.ThereIsawMaShwewithherthree-month-oldcalfstrugglinginthefast-risingwateranditwasalife-and-deathstruggle.Hercalfwasfloatingandscreamingwithfear.MaShwewasasneartothefarbankasshecouldgetholdingherwholebodyagainsttherushingwaterandkeepingthecalfpressedagainstherhugebody.Everynowandthentherushingwaterwouldsweepthecalfaway.Therewasasuddenriseinthewaterandthecalfwaswashedcleanoverthemother’sbodyandwasgone.MaShweturnedquicklytoreachitandpressedthecalfwithherheadandtrunkagainsttherockybank.Thenwithahugeeffortshepickeditupinhertrunkandtrieduntilshewasabletoplaceitonanarrowshelfofrock.Justatthismomentshefellbackintotheriver.Ifshewerecarrieddownitwouldbecertaindeath.Iknewaswellasshedidthattherewasonespotwhereshecouldgetupthebankbutitwasontheothersidefromwhereshehadputhercalf.WhileIwaswonderingwhatIcoulddonextIheardthesoundofamother’slove.MaShwehadcrossedtheriverandgotupthebankandwasmakingherwaybackasfastasshecouldroaring吼叫allthetimebuttohercalfitwasmusic.
1.Themomenttheauthorgotdowntotheriverbankhesaw . A.thecalfwasabouttofallintotheriverB.MaShwewasplacingthecalfontherockC.thecalfwaswashedawaybytherisingwaterD.MaShwewasholdingthecalfagainsttherushingwater
2.HowdidMaShwemanagetosavehercalffromthefast-flowingwaterA.Byputtingitonasafespot.B.Bypressingitagainstherbody.C.Bytakingitawaywithher.D.Bycarryingitonherback.
3.Howdidthecalffeelaboutthemotherelephant’sroaringA.Itwasagreatfort. B.Itwasasignofdanger.C.Itwasacallforhelp. D.Itwasamusicalnote.
4.WhatcanbethebesttitleforthetextA.AMother’sLove B.ABraveAct C.ADeadlyRiver D.AMatterofLifeandDeath【参考答案】1--
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