届陕西西安西北工大附中高三下第六次适应性训练英语卷含答案及解析Word下载.docx
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1.GrantWood’sAmericanGothiccausedastir（轰动）in1930whenitwasexhibitedforthefirsttimeattheArtInstituteofChicagoandawardedaprizeof300dollars.Newspapersacrossthecountrycarriedthestory,andthepaintingofafarmerandayoungerwomanposedbeforeawhitehousebroughttheartistinstantfame.
In1930,GrantWood,anAmericanpainterwithEuropeantraining,noticedasmallwhitehousebuiltinthesmallsouthernIowatownofEldon.Woodwassofascinatedbyitthathedecidedtopaintthehousealongwiththekindofpeoplehethoughtshouldliveinthathouse.Inthepainting,thefarmerismodeledonhisdentist.Dr.ByronMcKeeby.HisyoungersisterNanservedasamodelforthewoman（imaginedtobethefarmer’swifeordaughter）.Woodwantedtogiveadescriptionofthetraditionalrolesofmenandwomenasthemanisholdingapitchfork（干草叉）symbolizinghardlabor.Eachelementwaspaintedseparately;
themodelssatseparatelyandneverstoodinfrontofthehouse.TheGothicstyleofthehouseinspiredthepainting’stitle.
AmericanGothicremainsoneofthemostfamouspaintingsinthehistoryofAmericanart.ThepaintinghasbecomepartofAmericanpopularculture.SomebelievethatWoodusedittosatirize（讽刺）thenarrow-mindednessthathasbeensaidtocharacterizeMidwesternculture.ThepaintingmayalsobereadasapraiseofthemoralvirtueorruralAmericaorevenasamixtureofpraiseandsatire.AmericanGothicisoneofthefewimagestoreachthestatusofculturalsymbol,alongwithLeonardodaVinci’sMonaLisa.
1.WhatcanwelearnaboutAmericanGothic?
A．Itwonaprizeof￡300.
B．ThetwocharactersinitposedbeforetheWhiteHouse.
C．ItwasthefirstpaintingbyGrantWood.
D．ItwasonshowattheArtInstituteofChicagoin1930.
2.FromthepassagewecaninferIowaisin__________.
A．thesoutherntownofEldon
B．theMidwestoftheUnitedStates
C．aEuropeancountry
D．thecityofChicago
3.GrantWoodchosethetwomodels__________.
A．todescribetraditionalrolesofmenandwomen
B．topraisethemoralvirtueofruralAmerica
C．tomakehisdentistandhissisterfamous
D．tocarrythestoryacrossthecountry
4.Thetitleofthepaintingisbasedon__________.
A．thenameofasmalltown
B．themanandthewoman
C．theGothicstyleofthehouse
D．thepitchforksymbolizinghardlabor
2.WhenearlycolonialsettlerswenttoAmerica,theytookmanyformsofdancetotheirnewhome.Squaredancing,oneoftheoldestformsofAmericanfolkdancing,developedfromseveraldifferentOldWorldgroupdances,mainlyEnglishcountrydances,andtheFrenchquadrille（四对方舞）.
IntheAmericanversionofsquaredancing,fourcouplesformasquareanddancetomusic.AnAmericanadditiontosquaredancingisthecaller.Whatdoyouthinkacallerdoes?
Thecallers---someonewhocallsoutthedancestepsintimetothemusic---wasacompletelyAmericaninvention.Atfirstdancersmemorizedallthestepsforaparticulardance,buteventuallythedancesbecamesocomplicatedthatitwasnecessarytohavesomeonecalloutcues（提示）sothatdancersdidn’thavetoremembersomanysteps.Thecallerdidn’tjustcallout“do-se-doyourpartner”;
agoodcalleralsocameupwithcolorfulsayingsorwittylinesthathesaidinbetweenthecuessuchas“Don’tbeshyanddon’tbeafraid.Swingonthecornerinawaltzpromenade（步伐）.”Acallermightalsocomeupwithnewdancestepsandroutines.
Althoughpopularforyears,squaredancingseemedtobegoingoutofstyleandfadingawayuntiltheearly1930s,whenHenryFordhelpedrevive（复苏）interestinit.Ford,theautomobilemanufacturer,usedtovacationattheWaysideInninMassachusetts,whereheenjoyedthedanceprogrammerunbyamannamedBenjaminLovett.FordaskedLovetttocometoDetroitandteachdances,butLovettsaidhecouldn’tbecausehehadacontractwiththeinn.FordsolvedthatproblembybuyingtheinnandLovett’scontract.HetookLovettbacktoDetroit,wheretogethertheyestablishedaprogrammeforteachingsquaresandrounds.Squaredancingwasupdatedandgroupsbeganformingalloverthecountry.
1.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.TheDifferentStepsofSquareDancing
B.TheOriginandDevelopmentofSquareDancing
C.WhoWastheInventorofSquareDancing?
D.WhyDidSquareDancingGoOutofStyle?
2.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“theirnewhome”referto?
A.TheUnitedKingdom.B.France.
C.Africa.____________________________D.America.
3.Whydidthecallercalloutthestepsforthedancers?
A.Becausethedancewasinventedbythecaller.
B.Becausethedancersdidn’tknowthenamesofthesteps.
C.Becausethestepswereveryparticular.
D.Becauseitwashardforthedancerstorememberallthesteps.
4.WhatcanwelearnaboutHenryFordinthelastparagraph?
A.Hewasthemanwhomadethefirstcar.
B.Hewasveryfondofdancing.
C.Hehelpedmakesquaredancingpopularagain.
D.Hetaughtpeoplehowtodance.
3.Almosteverydaywecomeacrosssituationsinwhichwehavetomakedecisionsonewayoranother.Choice,wearegiventobelieve,isaright.Butforagoodmanypeopleintheworld.Inrichandpoorcountries,choiceisaluxury,somethingwonderfulbuthardtoget,notaright.Andforthosewhothinktheyareexercisingtheirrighttomakechoices,thewholesystemismerelyanillusion,afalseideacreatedbycompaniesandadvertiser,hopingtoselltheirproducts.
Theendlesschoicegivesbirthtoanxietyinpeople’slives.Buyingsomethingasbasicasacoffeepotisnotexactlysimple.Easyaccesstoawiderangeofeverydaygoodsleadstoasenseofpowerlessnessinmanypeople,endingintheshoppergivingupandwalkingaway,orjustbuyinganunsuitableitemthatisnotreallywanted.RecentstudiesinEnglandhaveshownthatmanyelectricalgoodsboughtinalmosteveryfamilyarenotreallyneeded.Moredifficultdecision-makingistheneitheravoidedortrustedintothehandsoftheprofessionals,lifestyleinstructors,oradvisors.
Itisnotjusttheavailabilityofthegoodsthatistheproblem,butthespeedwithwhichnewtypesofproductscomeonthemarket.AdvancesindesignandproductionhelpquickentheprocessProductsalsoneedtohaveashortlifespansothatthepubliccanbepersuadedtoreplacethemwithinashorttime.Thetypicalexampleiscomputers,whicharealmostout-of-dateoncetheyarebought.Thisindeedmakesselectionaproblem.Gonearethedayswhenonecouldjustwalkwithcaseintoashopandbuyonething;
nochoice,noanxiety.
1.WhatdoestheauthortrytoargueinParagraph1?
A.Theexerciseofrightsisaluxury.
B.Thepracticeofchoiceisdifficult.
C.Therightofchoiceisgivenbutataprice.
D.Choiceandrightexistatthesametime.
2.Whydomorechoicesofgoodsgiverisetoanxiety?
A.Professionalsfindithardtodecideonasuitableproduct.
B.Peoplearelikelytofindthemselvesovercomebybusinesspersuasion.
C.Shoppersmayfindthemselveslostinthebroadrangeofitems.
D.Companiesandadvertisersareoftenmisleadingabouttherangeofchoice.
3.Byusingcomputersasanexample,theauthorwantstoprovethat.
A.advancedproductsmeettheneedsofpeople
B.productsofthelatestdesignfoldthemarket
C.competitionsarefierceinhigh-techindustry
D.everydaygoodsneedtobereplacedoften
4.Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?
A.Thevarietyofchoicesinmodernsociety.
B.Theopinionsonpeople’srightindifferentcountries.
C.Theproblemsabouttheavailabilityofeverydaygoods.
D.Thehelplessnessinpurchasingdecisions.
4.MrWilliamShakespeareandtheInternet
ExplanationofContents
Thisisthefourtheditionofthesepages.Itishardtobelieve,butonceagaintheyarenewandimproved.MymotiveinpublishingthesepagesremainstohelpandstimulateothersinShakespearestudies,andespeciallythosewhomightcontributetheirworktotheInternet.Thespiritofaltruism（利他主义）thatoriginallybuilttheInternetisnotquitegone,though,sadly,throughthepressureoftimeandprofithaslessened.
AmajornewadditiontothepagesisaShakespeareTimeline,whichisanonlinebiographymountedatthissite.TheproblemswithsearchingforShakespeareresourcesusingtheavailableSearchEnginesare:
----Itisdifficulttofocusmostsearchessothatyougetamanageablenumberofrelevanthits;
----Itisimpossiblebysimplyreadinganabstract（摘要）tomakeanydistinctionbetweentheoutputofaJuniorHighSchoolstudentandthatofaprofessionalresearcher.
Anotherchangeinthesepagesoverpreviouseditionsisthe“What’sNews”page.Ifyoucomeawayfromthesepageswiththefeelingthattheyareveryusefulbutslightlypedantic（学究的）,Iwillhaverealizedmygoal.
AnApology
Iamcontinuallyapologizingtothemanywhohavewrittenmerequestingrevisionsofthepages.Wearealltoobusy.IsimplyhavenothadthetimetodedicatetothesepagesthatIwish.ButIlovethematerialandsohave,atlonglast,madesometimetoupdatethem.
ARemindertoYoungStudents
ThesepagescontainthebestlinksIcanfindtoShakespeareontheInternet.Asareminder,IwouldsayIverymuchenjoyhearingfrompeoplewhoviewandusethesepages.IfyouwanttodoShakespeareresearchusingtheweb,thispageisagreatstartingpoint,andIkeepitascurrentasIcan.Thewebisinitsinfancy（初期inbringinggood,scholarlycontenttostudents.Don’tforgetthebest,ifnotquickest
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