科目:高中英語 來源:2012屆河北省鄭口中學(xué)高三年級12月月考英語試卷 題型:閱讀理解
In the modern world more and more people meet the problem of identity.The most interesting example is that of a so – called “banana”, which refers to an American who has an Asian face but holds Western values.
In Shanghai, there now live a group of people from abroad.They look no different from the locals and speak fluent Chinese or even Shanghai dialect, but when it comes to writing Chinese characters, they are almost illiterate(文盲).Jack is such an example.He never learned to read or write Chinese characters, which he finds mysterious and difficult.From time to time, he files to the US as he does not feel Shanghai is where he comes from.“But when I am in the States, I feel that’s not my home either,” he said.
At De Gaulle Airport in France, there is a Swiss man who has been living in the waiting – room for a long time because he lost h is passport during his travels.He was refused entry into several countries.But when he was eventually allowed to return to Swizerland, he refused to leave the airport.His reason was very simple—“I am sure who I am.I need no acknowledgement from others,” he said during an interview.For th is reason he was honored by the Western media as “the Hero of identity.”
As the Internet becomes more and more popular, the problem of identity becomes more serious.In a virtual world, people can have different addresses registered with different names.In the Internet chat room, even one’s gender(性別) is hard to determine.It seems that in the glohal village, people are saying hello every day to each other without knowing whom they are talking to.
What will be the next crisis(危機(jī)) of identity? With the development of cloning technology, it might be: who is the real “I”?
【小題1】What does the passage mainly talk about?
A.The importance of identity. |
B.The crisis of identity. |
C.Differences between Eastern and Western cultures. |
D.Difficulty in living in foreign counties. |
A.there will be more problems relating to identity in the future |
B.Internet technology helps solve problems of identity |
C.only people traveling abroad have problems of identity |
D.people don’t need to worry about identity |
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科目:高中英語 來源:重慶市2010屆高三下學(xué)期第二次質(zhì)量檢測試題(英語) 題型:閱讀理解
I am trying to muster(鼓起)the courage to toss away my mobile phone to enjoy a more peaceful and ring –free life.
Can you imagine not having your mobile phone? In our high-tech, in-a-hurry age, a cell-free life is a hard concept to swallow. Our mobile phones can now access the Internet, and many people feel the need to express their every thought on their blog pages. If I gave up my cellphone, people would think I was mad.
I wish I had the strength to toss away my technology . I have an office phone, a home phone, e-mail and if people want to contact me. they can. If I’m out, people can leave a message. Do they really need to find me 24/7 ? However, I’m a bit like Frodo in the movie Lord of the Rings. The power of the ring is too strong and I can’t let it go.
Mobile phones have become necessary tools in our busy life. For most people , they hold all contacts and many of us don't write up address books any more. The latest phones carry our music, pictures, movies and everything else. We feel lost without this device and when we do misplace it , we feel cut off from our fellow,
“Where have you been?” said a friend, who saw me a week after I lost my cell, “I tried calling you , but you disappeared. You disappeared off the face of the Earth! See, when you don’t have a mobile phone, you don’t exist.
I’m not really going to toss my mobile phone away, in fact. We humans are such social animals and mobile phones serve us well. So in 2009, I’ve dicided not to serve my mobile phone. Like all machine, I can always turn it off.
1.What does the underslined phrase“toss away”mean?
A.give away B.get away C.break away D.throw away
2.The writer mentions Frodo to
A.show it is difficult to get rid of the mobile phone
B.show how much he likes Frodo
C.suggest a cell-free life is what he wants
D.introduce a film character to us
3.What do we know about mobile phones in the 4 th paragraph?
A.Mobile phones can do anything for us .
B.Mobile phones have become very important in our life
C.We could not live without mobile phones
D.We would be cut off by our fellow without mobile phones
4.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A.The writer is not really going to toss his mobile phone away.
B.When you don't have a mobile phone, you don’t exist.
C.The writer decides not to serve his mobile phone
D.We humans can control ourselves and machines will.
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科目:高中英語 來源:2011-2012學(xué)年河北省高三年級12月月考英語試題 題型:閱讀理解
In the modern world more and more people meet the problem of identity.The most interesting example is that of a so – called “banana”, which refers to an American who has an Asian face but holds Western values.
In Shanghai, there now live a group of people from abroad.They look no different from the locals and speak fluent Chinese or even Shanghai dialect, but when it comes to writing Chinese characters, they are almost illiterate(文盲).Jack is such an example.He never learned to read or write Chinese characters, which he finds mysterious and difficult.From time to time, he files to the US as he does not feel Shanghai is where he comes from.“But when I am in the States, I feel that’s not my home either,” he said.
At De Gaulle Airport in France, there is a Swiss man who has been living in the waiting – room for a long time because he lost h is passport during his travels.He was refused entry into several countries.But when he was eventually allowed to return to Swizerland, he refused to leave the airport.His reason was very simple—“I am sure who I am.I need no acknowledgement from others,” he said during an interview.For th is reason he was honored by the Western media as “the Hero of identity.”
As the Internet becomes more and more popular, the problem of identity becomes more serious.In a virtual world, people can have different addresses registered with different names.In the Internet chat room, even one’s gender(性別) is hard to determine.It seems that in the glohal village, people are saying hello every day to each other without knowing whom they are talking to.
What will be the next crisis(危機(jī)) of identity? With the development of cloning technology, it might be: who is the real “I”?
1.What does the passage mainly talk about?
A.The importance of identity.
B.The crisis of identity.
C.Differences between Eastern and Western cultures.
D.Difficulty in living in foreign counties.
2.The Swiss man had to live in De Gaulle Airport in France because .
A.he needed to board a plane at any time
B.he couldn’t afford to live in a hotel
C.he needed others acknowledgement
D.he couldn’t prove who he was
65.A “banana” in the passage is in fact an .
A.American traveling to Asia B.American keeping Eastern culture
C.American born in Asia D.America – born Asian
3.We can infer from the passage that the author believes .
A.there will be more problems relating to identity in the future
B.Internet technology helps solve problems of identity
C.only people traveling abroad have problems of identity
D.people don’t need to worry about identity
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科目:高中英語 來源: 題型:閱讀理解
閱讀下面短文,根據(jù)以下提示:1)漢語提示,2)首字母提示,3)語境提示,在每個空內(nèi)填入一個適當(dāng)?shù)挠⒄Z單詞,并將該詞完整地寫在右邊相對應(yīng)的橫線上。所填單詞要求意義準(zhǔn)確,拼寫正確。
During the Spring Festival, my parents and some of my relatives
gave me some gift money. What should I do the money? I 1.
had desired to buy a pair of Nike sports (鞋). I had 2.
also wanted to have an MP4 player of my . With the gift 3.
money I could a what I wanted to buy. However, I soon 4.
gave up the idea b I knew I was still a student at school. 5.
Besides, my parents always lived a s life. Their money was 6.
not (容易) earned. Thinking of th is, I decided to open a 7.
savings account at a bank the f day. From now on, I’ll 8.
make both ends meet as a student financially (支持) by 9.
my parents. I am sure my dream will true one day with the 10.
money through my hard work.
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科目:高中英語 來源: 題型:閱讀理解
第二節(jié)完形填空(20小題;每小題1.5分,滿分30分)
閱讀下面短文,從短文后各題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中,選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項,并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
I am not one who is frightened easily, but I must admit that one night I saw a figure th at really struck terror into my heart.
I 36 it was a cold moon - lit night when I was walking home. It was the first night of my whole life that I had been outside 37 at such a late time. There were 38 few people on the road at night. Even during the day, the road was used by only some. On that night, it seemed even 39 . While I was walking, I could hear some 40 made by creatures that love the night world. I moved really fast towards home. It was 41 because I was hungry. More importantly, I was eager to get back home for warmth. All of a sudden, I 42 an old lady in a short distance away. Her 43 was covered with a white cloth. She was 44 to me, I think.
I was a bit 45 . I wanted to know 46 she was there at that time of the late night. I stopped walking for a while. As I 47 there, stories about ghosts (鬼) began to come to my mind one after 48 . I was soon 49 fear and started to run as fast as I could. When I reached home I could 50 speak.
The next day, however, I 51 that place again to make sure that the woman was not a ghost but indeed a real person. But I could find no footprints there 52 a banana plant. I realized then that it was the banana plant with its leaves moving in the gentle wind that 53 like a woman waving her hand. I had indeed made a fool of myself; but after the 54 night’s experience, this 55 was small relief to me.
36.A.realized B.recognized C.remembered D.reminded
37.A.a(chǎn)lone B.a(chǎn)sleep C.a(chǎn)wake D.lonely
38.A.never B.often C.seldom D.rarely
39.A.busier B.noisier C.quieter D.wider
40.A.noises B.quarrels C.songs D.voices
41.A.completely B.mainly C.obviously D.partly
42.A.made sense of B.caught sight of C.got ahead of D.took hold of
43.A.waist B.leg C.head D.hand
44.A.smiling B.waiting C.whispering D.waving
45.A.mysterious B.cautious C.conscious D.curious
46.A.why B.when C.what D.how
47.A.lay B.sat C.stood D.walked
48.A.a(chǎn)nother B.other C.others D.the other
49.A.a(chǎn)ddicted to B.filled with C.far from D.short of
50.A.clearly B.easily C.hardly D.loudly
51.A.traveled B.visited C.a(chǎn)ppreciated D.went
52.A.over B.without C.than D.except
53.A.felt B.looked C.smelt D .sounded
54.A.previous B.next C.last D.following
55.A.invention B.a(chǎn)chievement C.contribution D.discovery
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