上海建平中学高三英语周考1121.docx

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上海建平中学高三英语周考1121

建平中学高三英语周二练习（11.21）

II.GrammarandVocabulary（20%）

SectionA（10%）

Directions:

Afterreadingthepassagesbelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

KazuoIshiguro,whowonthisyear’sNobelPrizeinLiterature,hasanumberofstringstohisbow,orratherhisguitar.The62-year-oldisworldfamousasawriteroffiction,buthisearlydreamwastobeagreatsingerandsongwriter,likelastyear’swinner,BobDylan.

HisfriendandformerpublisherRobertMcCrumrecallstheyoungIshiguro21）_____（turn）upatthepublishinghouseFaberandFaberwithabunchofhisstoriesinonehandandaguitaroverhisshoulder.Itwashisstories22）____earnedhimthegreathonorhereceivedtwoweeksago

23）___hisnameindicates,IshigurocomesfromaJapanesebackground,althoughhecametoBritainfromJapanattheageof5andisaBritishcitizenwhowritesinEnglish.He24）_____（educate）attheUniversityofEastAnglia,aschoolthathasbecomeknownfortrainingwriters.

Ishiguro’swritingishighlyrestrained.Hischaractersareoftenreluctanttoexpress25）_____,exceptinakindofcode.ThiscertainlygiveshiswritingaqualityincommonwiththatofJaneAusten,anauthorto26）_____heisoftencompared.ThebestexampleofthisishisnovelTheRemainsoftheDay,whichlaterbecameasuccessfulfilm.

ThecentralcharacterofthebookisabutlercalledStevens.HeisanextremelyloyalservanttoanEnglishlord,andisacharacterwhosomemightcallrepressed.Hemissesoutonaffectionandlove27）______hewillnotconfesshisfeelingstoanyone.

ThestoryistoldbyStevens,andhisstyleisaspoliteandunrevealingashisbehavior.Ofcourse,we28_________readbetweenthelinestouncoverthe“real”story,whichisn’tquitetheonethebutleristelling.Stevensfindsitachallenge29）_______（communicate）,andcommunicationisoftenathemeinIshiguro’snovels.

Inthisauthor’ssenseoftheworld,thereisagapbetweenourfeelingsandourabilitytocommunicatethem.TheNobelCommitteeemphasizedthistheme30）______ittalkedaboutIshiguro’swork.Thewriterhas,thecommitteeclaimed,“innovelsofgreatemotionalforce...uncoveredtheabyssbeneathourillusorysenseofconnectionwiththeworld”.

SectionB（10%）

Directions:

Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.dominateB.echoedC.appealD.dedicatedE.highlights

F.criticismG.visionH.interpreterI.featuredJ.transform

K.dominant

TherearefewsymbolsofpureAmericanculturemorepowerfulthantheDisneythemeparks.TowalkdownMainStreets,U.S.A.,istowalkthroughaparticular31）_______ofAmerican’scollectivememory.It’ssmall-townvalues.It’soptimism.It’senergy.It’sinnovation.It’sacertainkindofinnocence.Itisbydesign,thestoryofthe“AmericanWay”-andonethathasplayeda（n）32）______roleinshapingthecollectivememoryofAmericanhistory

ThoughDisneyParkstodayarewell-establishedculturalicons,theWaltDisneyCompany’sstartasa（n）33______ofAmericanhistoryandidealsbeganlongbeforeitopenedthegatesofDisneyland.Itisasophisticatedprocess.Fromitscreationin1923as“TheDisneyBrothersCartoonStudio,”theDisneyoperationwasproducingfilmsthat34）________Americans’idealversionofthemselves.

Oftensetinaglorified19thcenturyruralAmericanheartland,theseanimations35）_______ahero（usuallytheindomitable（不屈不挠的）MickeyMouse）whosestrongworkethicandbraveryinthefaceofriskalwaysfoundthe“littleguy”and“commonman”triumphantoverhisfoe（敌人）.Suchoptimisticsentimentheldgreat36）______inthecountry’sDepressionyears,andmostcertainlyledMickeyandcompanytobecomehouseholdnames.

ThisnarrativeofupholdingAmericanvaluescontinuedatthebrand’sthemeparks,whereWaltDisneytranslateditintoaphysicalexperienceusingAmericanfolkhistory.“Disneyland,”hesaidatthepark’sgrandopening,”is37）______totheideals,thedreams,andthehardfactsthathavecreatedAmerican.”

Visitorsaremadetofeelasiftheyaresteppingintomomentsofhistory,oneschosentofitatidynarrativethat38）_____thenation’spastandfuturecommitmenttolift,liberty,andthepursuitofhappiness.

Tobesure,Disney’suniqueabilityto39）_____Americanhistoryinitsownnostalgia-tinged（带有怀旧气息的）image---whathascometobecalled”Disneyfication”--hasdrawnsignificant40）________.Butwhenitcomestocollectivememory,itmustbenotedthatthepatecanberememberedonewayandexistfactuallyinanother,andthatmanydifferentversionscanhavetheirplaceintheAmericanmind.EvenascharacterschangeandTomorrowlandbecomesanartifactofyesterday,DisneylandcontinuestobeatouchstoneofAmericancollectivememory.

III.ReadingComprehension（45%）

SectionA（15%）

Directions:

ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

Whetherit'sfromanawfulbreakuporapainfullifeevent,somememoriescanhauntusforourentirelives.But,whatifscience41）_____yourbadmemoriessothatyoucanstartalloveragain?

Asisknowntaall,memoryisanincrediblycomplex42）_____.Whilescientistsusedtobelieveitwaslikeafilingcanbinetandparticularmemorieswerestoredindifferentsectionsofthebrain,wenowknowthisis43）______.

Infact,eachmemoryisabrainwideprocess.Ifyouenduprememberingsomething,it’sbecausethecellsinyourbrainarebeingfired44）______newconnectionsandlinksandliterallyrewiringthecircuitryofyourmind.Andthischangeispartially45）____byproteinsinthebrain.Sowhatiftheproteinsaren’tavailable?

Simplyput,memoriescan’tbemade.Seriously,scientistshavetestedthisbygivinganimalsdrugsthatpreventtheseproteinsfromfroming.46）____,theanimalshavenorecollectionofthethingsthattookplaceshortlyafterthedrugwastaken.Fromthisresearch,scientistsactuallyfoundawaytotargetlongtermmemoriesfor47）______.Yousee,everysingletimeyourememberamemory,yourbrainisonceagainfiringandrewiring.

Infact,eachtimeyoureflectonamemory,youarephysicallychangingthatmemoryinyourmind.Andeachtimethatmemoryisalteredalittle,reflectingyour48）_____thoughts.Rememberingisanactof49）______andimagining,meaningthemoreyoureflectonoldmemories,thelessaccuratetheybecome.Andscientistshaveactuallyquantifiedthischange.

After9/11,hundredsofpeoplewereaskedabouttheirmemoriesofthedreadfulday.Ayearlater,37％ofthedetailshadchanged.By2004,nearly50%ofthedetailshadchangedorgone50）______.Andbecausememoriesareformedandrebuilteverytime,ifyouadminister（服药）theprotein-preventingdrugwhilerecallingamemorycanbe51）______removed.

Totestthis,scientiststooklabratsandplayedasoundforthem,shortlyfollowedbyanelectricshock.Afterdoingthismultipletimes,theratsquicklylearnedthatiftheyheardthesound,ashockwansoontofollow.52）_____,theywouldstressupandfreezeeverytimetheyheardit.Monthslater,theseratswouldstill53）______thenoise;however,iftheyadministeredthedrugfirst,theratswouldlosethememoryofthesound,andsimplycontinueon.Theyhadlosttheirmemoryofthatspecificnoise.

Tobesurethedrugwasn’tjustcausinglarge-scalebraindamage,scientistsrepeatedtheseexperimentswithmultipletonesthistime.Bothsoundswouldwarnforashock,and54）_______themicewouldfearboth.Butiftheyadministeredthedrugandplayedonlyoneofthesounds,themicewouldonlyforgetthatonetone,whilestillremaining55）______oftheother.Overtimescientistshavediscoveredspecificdrugstotargetparticularproteinsacrossdifferentpartsofthebrain.

41.A.refreshB.forgetC.controlD.erase

42.A.rangeB.processC.ideaD.structure

43.A.incorrectB.evidentC.partialD.complex

44.A.eliminatingB.decreasingC.bringingD.building

45.A.identifiedB.stoppedC.facilitatedD.perfected

46.A.BycontrastB.OnthecontraryC.AsaresultD.Forexample

47.A.evaluationB.estimationC.deletionD.production

48.A.currentB.preciousC.terrifiedD.previous

49.A.receptionB.creationC.repetitionD.reproduction

50.A.uncontrolledB.complicatedC.valuableD.missing

51.A.repeatedlyB.effectivelyC.hardlyD.consistently

52.A.ThereforeB.HoweverC.BesidesD.Instead

53.A.turntoB.respondtoC.watchoutD.turndown

54.A.surprisinglyB.especiallyC.eventuallyD.similarly

55.A.suspiciousB.carefulC.painfulD.fearful

41-45DBADC46-50CCABD51-55BABCD

SectionB（22%）

Directions:

Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

（A）

Asapersonwhowritersaboutfoodanddrinkforaliving,Icouldn’ttellyouthefirstthingaboutBillPerryorwhetherthebeershesellsarethatgreat.ButIcantellyouthatIlikethisguy.That’sbecauseheplanstobantippinginfavorofpayinghisserversanactuallivingwage.

Ihatetipping.

Ihateitbecauseit’sanobligationdisguisedasanoption.Ihateitforthepost-dinnermathitrequiresofme.Butmostly,IhatetippingbecauseIbelieveIwouldbeinabetterplaceifpayd