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高三英语寒假作业一

高三英语寒假作业一

第二部分阅读理解（共两节,满分60 分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题3 分,满分45分）

阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B.、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。

答案写在答题卡上。

A

PopularShows

◆ThisIsUs

Everyfamilyhasastory.ThisIsUsfollowsthePearsonfamilyacrossthedecades:

fromJackandRebeccaasyoungparentsinthe1980stotheir37-year-oldkidsKevin,KateandRandallsearchingforloveandfulfillmentinthepresentday.Thisgroundeddramedyshowshowthetiniesteventsinourlivesimpactwhowebecomeandhowtheconnectionswesharewitheachothercansurvivetime,distanceandevendeath.

◆TheVoice

TheVoice,whichhaswonfourEmmysforOutstandingReality-CompetitionProgram,returnswiththestrongestsingersfromacrossthecountryinvitedtocompeteintheshow’snewseason.Superstarsinger,songwriter,actressandpop-cultureiconMileyCyrustakesaredchairthisseasonalongsidetheshow’sreturningcoachesAdamLevineandBlakeSheltonandhostCarsonDaly.

◆TheBrave

Thisfresh,heart-poundingjourneyintothecomplexworldofAmerica’smilitaryheroesfollowsCaptainAdamDaltonandhisheroicSpecialOperationTeamofhighlytrainedundercoverspecialists.Oftenfacingseeminglyimpossiblechallenges,theteamworkstirelesslytogetthejobdone.Weekafterweek,theteamsavesthelivesofinnocentpeopleandcarriesoutmissionsinsomeofthemostdangerousplacesintheworld.

◆SaturdayNightLive

SaturdayNightLive,theEmmyAward-winninglate-nightcomedyshow,entersits43rdseasonforanotheryearoflaughs,surprisesandgreatperformances.Sinceitsfirstshowin1975,“SNL”haslaunchedthecareersofmanyofthebrightestcomedyperformersoftheirgeneration.Theprogramhaswon64EmmyAwards,themostforanyshowintelevisionhistory.“SNL”isinfluencingthepoliticaldialoguewhilemakingfunofitatthesametime.

21.WhatisThisIsUsmainlyabout?

A.Americanfamiliesinthe1980s.

B.People’sreactionsfacingdeath.

C.Theimpactoftimeonfriendship.

D.Everydaylifeandrelationships.

22.Whoisthenewcoachonthisseason’sTheVoice?

A.MileyCyrus.

B.AdamLevine.

C.BlakeShelton.

D.CarsonDaly.

23.WhathasSaturdayNightLiveachievedasaTVshow?

A.Enteringthe64thseason.

B.WinningthemostEmmys.

C.Havingthemostcomedians.

D.Makingnationalpolicies.

24.Whichshowcentersaroundaherointhearmy?

A.ThisIsUs.

B.TheVoice.

C.TheBrave.

D.SaturdayNightLive.

B

BornaproudIrishgirl,foruniversityIdecidedtoexpandmyhorizonsandmovetoEngland.ItwasonlythenthatIrealizedhowmanythingsfromhomeItookforgranted.FromhowmuchIlovemycat,myfamilyandmyfriends-withmycatontopofthelist-tohowmuchIloveanUlsterfryarmedwithsodaandpotatobread.

Beingnowinmythirdyearatuniversity,IwasadjustingtoboringoldEnglishbreakfasts.Meanwhile,Igotusedtolivingaway,surroundedbynewfriendsandnicefood.ThenImovedtoGermanyformyyearabroad,sayinggoodbyetopracticallyeverythingIknewaboutfood.

I’vevisitedthetwolargestsupermarketsinGermany—EdekaandAldi,Althoughtheyofferawidevarietyofgroceries,Ihavenoideawhattodowiththem,whichisnotuniquetoGermany.AsIwanderedthroughthelanes,IfoundwhatI’dbeenlookingforwhenIcameacrosssomeeggs,oneofmyfavoritefoodsastheyaretheonlythingsIcancook.However,myhappinesswascutshortwhenIwasfacedwiththetaskofchoosingwhatTYPEofeggs.Notonlywerethereallsortsofdifferentcolors—blue,red,green,younameit—therewerealsomulti-coloredeggs.Ihaveneverbeensoconfused,especiallyabouteggs.Iimmediatelyfeltdefeated,chosesomewhiteeggsandtookmyselfhometocooktheonedishIknow—eggsontoast.

Tobefair,Ihaveonlybeenlivingherefortwoweeks,soIdon’thavemuchexperienceintheGermankitchenyet（buttobehonestIdon’thavemuchexperienceinanykitchen）.Apartfromthefood,I’mlovingGermany.ItissurprisinglyeasytoadapttothenewcultureandIfinditfascinating.Ifonlythefoodwereaseasyformetofallinlovewith!

25.Whatdocstheauthormissthemostfromhome?

A.Hercat.

B.Herfamily.

C.Herfriends.

D.AnUlsterfry,

26.Whatdoestheauthormeanby“sayinggoodbye...Iknewaboutfood”?

A.Shesaidgoodbyetoeverythingshelearnt.

B.Shedidn’twanttomovetotheGermanuniversity.

C.ShesaidgoodbyetothefoodinEngland.

D.ShefoundGermanfooddifferentandunfamiliar,

27.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthor?

A.ShewasanexperiencedcookbackinEngland.

B.SheloveseverythingaboutGermanybutitsfood.

C.Herhappinessdeepenedasshefoundcolorfuleggs.

D.HerexperienceintheGermankitchenwasmemorable.

28.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.WhatILoveAboutGermany

B.DifferentCultures,SimilarConditions

C.ColorfulCultures,DifferentFood

D.HowILearnedtoCookwithEggs

C

Swedenismovingawayfromcashinfavorofcardsandmobilepaymentapps.Accordingtoanewstudy,thenationisontracktoleavecashbehindcompletelyby2023,thoughretailers（零售商）expecttostillacceptcashforacouplemoreyearsafterthat.

Haveyounoticedthat,overtheyears,you’vebeguntouseyourcardsormobilepayappsmuchmorefrequentlythancash?

You’renotaloneinthis.Thistrendhasbeenontheriseinothercountriesaroundtheworld.InChina,forexample,cashisquicklyonitswayout,withmobilepaymentsdoublinglastyear.Swedenhasalsobeenforgoingcashatanincreasingrateoverthelastseveralyears,andexpertspredictthatit’sonlyashortmatteroftimebeforethecountryisentirelycashless.

Infact,Swedenmaybecompletelydigitalinjustafewyears,ifresearchersNiklasArvidssonandJonasHedmanofCopenhagenSchoolofEconomicsaretobebelieved.ThepairestimatethatcashwillnolongerbeusedoracceptedbySwedishretailersby2023,attheearliest.Currently,97%ofallretailersacceptcashpayments,butonly18%ofalltransactionsactuallyinvolvecash.

Interestingly,mobilepaymentsareperformingratherpoorly.Creditcardsaretheprimarywaypeoplepay,withmobilepayappsaccountingforonly0.4%.It’sunclearwhyonlyasmallnumberofpeopleseemtousethem;itcouldbeamatterofconvenience,trustorsimplyknowinghow.

Consumersarelargelyfacilitatingthechange,thoughbankshavealsodonetheirparttopushpeopleawayfromcash,astheywant;toreducetheriskofrobbery.Retailerssharethissentiment.“Wewantedtominimizetheriskofrobberiesandit’squickerwiththecustomerswhentheypaybycard,”saysbakerymanagerVictoriaNilsson.“It’sbeenmainlypositivereactions.”

29.WhatisthemostcommonwayofpayinginSweden?

A.Cash.

B.Creditcards.

C.Payapps.

D.Bankaccounts.

30.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“forgoing”inParagraph2?

A.Givingup.

B.Lookingfor.

C.Talkingabout.

D.Dependingon.

31.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A.NoretailerinSwedenwilltakecashin2023.

B.Creditcardswilleventuallyreplacemobilepayments.

C.Retailersareinfavorofthetrendofbecomingcashless.

D.Banksbecomeworriedaspeoplemoveawayfromcash.

D

Istronglybelievethatindividualactionsmakeadifferencetoourenvironment.I’vebeenavegetarianformorethantwodecades,choosetobechild-freepartiallybecauseIcan’tjustifymygenes’importanceovertheshockingamountofresourcesneededforraisinganotherAmerican,andhaven’townedacarinfouryears.Thosethings,overtime,willabsolutelyreducemyimpactonourbeautifulworld,andthemorepeopledothem,thegreatertheimpactis.

Butit’snotnearlyenough.

WhileIwillcontinuetodomyparttofightclimatechange,Ihavetowonderwhythereisn’tanequaleffortbythosewhohavethebiggestimpact.Accordingtoarecentreport,71%ofgreenhousegasesareproducedbyjust100companies.Surely,workingtominimizetheiremissions（排放物）willdofarmore,muchfasterthanmetalkingpeople’searsoffonFacebookabouteatinglessmeat.Afterall,Ihavebeendoingthatkindofworkfor20yearsnow,andwearestillheadedtowardsclimatedisaster.

Whyshouldsomuchofthesolutiontoglobalwarmingbeontheshouldersofindividuals?

WhenPresidentKennedydecidedweneededtobeattheRussianstothemoonlanding,hedidn’tencouragehousewivestofigureoutbowtogetthere.Hegotthesmartestandmosttalentedpeopletogethertosolvethechallenges.NASAgotusthere,withlotsofhardworkandlatenights,andalsofullencouragementandfundingfromtheUSgovernment.

Butthisisnotthecasewithclimatechange.Bigcompaniesareletoffthehookwhilewetakeonthehugeburdenofdealingwiththeemissionsofthebiggestandmostpowerful.Thatstrikesmeasjustplainunfair.Theseriousthreatsofclimatechangerequireanall-hand-on-deckresponse.Corporationsneedtodotheirpart,becauseIcan’tdoitonmyown.

32.Whydoestheauthorchoosenottohaveachild?

A.Americadoesn’thavelargeamountsofresources.

B.Achildcan’tjustifytheimportanceofhergenes.

C.Shetriestoavoidthetroubleofraisingachild.

D.Shewantstoreduceherimpactontheenvironment.

33.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“thatkindofwork”refertoinParagraph3?

A.Minimizingcompanies’emissions.

B.Recommendingavegetariandict.

C.TalkingwithfriendsonFacebook.

D.Headingtowardsclimatedisaster.

34.WhydoestheauthormentionAmerica’smoonlandinginParagraph5?

A.Topraisehousewives’contribution.

B.Torememberaformerpresident.

C.Tostresstheimportanceofgovernment’srole.

D.ToencourageNASAtotakeonthechallenge.

35.Whatcanwelearnab