2023年高級(jí)英語第一冊(cè)模擬試題三

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第一冊(cè)模擬試題(三)I?Choosetherhetorica1orfigurativedevicefromthelistbe1owthatbestdescribestheunderlinedwords.Allofthedevices1istedareusedon1yonce.Markyouranswerwithcapital1etters1ikeA,B,C,...orJ.(10%)ModehThedifference,forexample,betweenthemuch-toutedSecondInternati。na1andthemuch-cloutedThirdInlemaliona1isnotlikethedifferencebetweenthehorseandbuggyandtheautomobi1e.Answen(A)Answen(A)Listofdevices:AntithesisHyperbo1e(C)A1literation(D)Oxymoron)Simi1ePeriodicSentenceSarcasmEuphemismSynecdoche(J)RepetitionHuekFinn'sidylliccruisethrougheterna1boyhschoolforalongtimewhenIfirstmetXia,sowhenheaskedmeifIhadajob,ItoldhimthatIhadbeenworkingforsevera1years.Whatsortofjobdoyouhave?Heasked.I'macosmetician.Isaid.Oh,acosmetician.Heremarked.ButyourfaceissonaturaLHesaid.Theauthor'sattitudetowardmistakesandregretisthatoneshouIdtrytoavoidmistakes.shethinksabouthermistakesoftenandregretsthem.mostofhermistakeswerenotherfaultbutXia'sfault.shemademistakesandshemustmoveon.Theauthorsaysshehas“noconceptofself-protection^^beeausesheisadaredevilwhotakesrisksthroughoutlife.shetoldXiaaboutthewayshefeItabouthimwithoutrestraint.sheistellingthereaderaboutherrelationshipwithXia.sheneverlearnedhowtokeepherselfsafe.Thedialogueattheendofthepassagedoesnotusequotationmarksprimarilytoshowthatthedia1ogueisironic.showthattheauthorandXiausedquietvoiceswhentaIking.showthesurpriseXiahadwhenhe1earnedtheauthorisacosmetician.showthatthedia1ogueisintheauthor'sheadinsteadofreallyhappening.TheimpliedmeaningofXia'sresponse44ButyourfaceissonaturaT,meansthatXiabelievestheauthorhasabeautifu1face.B.Xiacannotbelievetheauthorusesbeautyproducts.Xiadoesnotseetheauthor'srealfee1ings.Xiathinksthattheauthorisahumb1ewoman.Passage(B)(fromanartic1ebyLintonWeeks)Americansarefascinatedbypirates：swashbuckling,salt-soakedseafarerswhosportblousyshirts,spiffyvests,1eatherboots,eyepatches,peglegsandtheoccasionalparrotontheshoulder.Thereisromanceinburyingbootymarkedbyab1oodyXonamapandinmakingenemieswalkthep1ank.Thereissomethingsotimelessaboutpiratica1behavior-1ivingthelawlesslife,stealingfromtherich,stickingitto"TheMan."NowcometheSoma1ipirates,paradingthroughthenews:neo-buccaneersfromtheHornofAfricawreakingunholyhavoconiniemationalshippinglanes.TheSomalipirateshavehijackedmorethanadozenshipsandcrews,includingaSaudiArabia-ownedsupertanker1adenwithcrudeoil.Theywant$10millioninransomforthetanker.Thatwillbuyonebigbott1eofrum.And,arguab1y,makepirate-1oversthinktwice.There'saproliferationofpiracyaroundtheworld.Pillagersandp1underersplythewatersoftheplanet,mostlyinthe1owerlatitudes—offthecoastsofnorthernSouthAmerica,oneithersideofAfricaandthroughoutAsianseas-attackinghundredsofvesse1severyyear.Themotivationsforpresent-daypirates,saysDona1dG.Shomette,authorofPiratesontheChesapeake,arethesamesocioeconomicforcesthathavedrivenpeopletobecomepiratesforcenturies.“Piracyisprettymuchonthelowestendofthefoodchainintermsofmora1sand1awandeverythingelse,"Shornettesays.nPiratescomefromthebottomendofthesocietalorder.It'sachanceforpeoplewhohavenochanceofadvancementtoadvance.It'sawayout.nAndthereinliestheallure,forthosewhoarepoorandhavenothing-andforthosewhoarerichandhaveseenallthreePiratesoftheCaribbeanmovies."Theout1aw,thebadguyisalmostaIwaysthemostinterestingcharacterinastory/'saysShomette.Piratesn1etustakealookatourdarkerside.'1Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?SomaliPiratesRobShipsnearAfrica.TheEvilNatureofPirates.Americarts'ObsessionwithPirates.WhyAmericansAreLikePirates.TheauthorarguesthatonereasonAmericanslikepiratesisthatA.piratestoriesrepresentadifferentclassorderofsocietywithpoorout1awsasheroes.topirates,bloodshedmeansnothing.Americanslikethewaythatpiratesdrinkandparty.piratessetana1ternativemodelforbusinesses.Inparagraph3,“wreakingunholyhavoconintemationalshippiDglanes“meansthatSomalipiratesaredefacingholyareasaroundthewor1d.arelookeddownuponinmanycountries.C.disruptingtransportationintheoceanformanycountries.D.difficultytoarrestandescape1awenforcementeverywhere.Passage(C)Banningfastfoodadvertisementsfromchi1dren'ste1evisionprogramswouldreducethenumberofoverweightchildrenintheU.S.by18percentanddeereasethenumberofoverweightteensby14percent,economistshaveestimatedinanewstudy.Theresearchersusedseveralstatistica1mode1stolinkobesityratestotheamountoftimespentviewingfastfoodadvertising,findingthatviewingmorefastfoodcommerciaIsonte1evisionraisestheriskofobesityinchildren.ThestudyappearsinthismonthissueofTheJournalofLawandEconomics.“Thereisnotalotofevidencethatoverweightkidsaremorelike1ytowatchTVthanotherkidsJsaidMichae1Grossman,professorofeconomicsattheCityUniversityofNewYork."We'rearguingthecausalityishowmanymessagesareaired—seeingmoreofthesemessagesis1eadingpeopletoputonweight."Thestudy'sco-authorsareShin-YiChou,aneconomistatLehighCollege,andInasRashad,aneconomistatGeorgiaStateUniversity.Buttheresearchers,estimatereliesonolderdatagatheredinthelate1990s,accordingtoElaineKolish,aspokesmanfortheCouncilofBetterBusinessBureaus.Sineethen,twoofthe1argestfastfoodchains-BurgerKingandMcDonald's—andmorethanadozenotherpackagedfoodcompanieshavesignedontothecouncIVsChi1dren9sFoodandBeverageAdvertisingInitiative,shesaid,p1edgingtoadvertiseonlytheirheaIthierproductstochiIdrenunderage12.Asaresult,bothBurgerKingandMcDona1d'snowairadsforchildren'smealsinc1udingapplesticksand1ow-fatmilk."Ican'thelpthinkthattwohugechainsadvertisingapp1esandmilktokidsisgoingtobeaffectingchildren'spreferences,^^Ms.Ko1ishsaid.KellyBrowne11,directorofYaleUniversity'sRuddCenterforFoodPo1icy,saidre1iab1eestimatesoftelevision'simpactonchildhoodobesityarehardtocalculatebecauseofthemanyassumptionsstatisticiansmustmake.”Thatsaid,foodmarketingisablightonthe1andscapeofourchildrenandhasbeenshowntimeandagaintohaveanegativeimpact,"headdcd.On1ythreecountries--Sweden,NorwayandFin1andhavebannedcommercialsponsorshipofchildren'sprograms,andstudyauthorsacknow1edgedthatthechancesofsuchabanintheU.S.aresiim.1andTheresearchersarguethatcommercialsaredangeroustochildrenbecauseofthecontentoftheads.ofthenumberofadsshown.oftheimagesintheads.ofthenumberofobesechildrenwhowatchTV.Inparagraph6,Mr.BrowneIl'sattitudetowardfoodmarketingonchi1drenispessimistic:heseestheseadsasdangeroustochildren.neutral：hedoesn,tseetheseadsinfluencingchildren.optimistic:heseesbenefitstochildrenthroughtheads.hopefu1:hethinksthattheseadswillenhancechi1drcn,smenta1capacities.Themainfindingsoftheeconomists'studyarethat_childrenwhowatchTVintheUSbecomeobeseby14-18%.withoutfast-foodTVadsonTV,between15—20%ofchi1drenintheUSwouldbe1essfat.fastfoodrestaurantsaretryingtoincreasecommerciaIsonchildren'sshowsby14-18%.14-18%ofUSchi1drenandteenswhowatchTVarefat.VII.Writeoutashortessayonyourviewofthefo11owingsobjectinabout200words.Markswillbeawardedforcontent,organization,grammar,andappropriateness.Failuretofo11owtheaboveinstructionsmayresuItinalossofmarks.(20%)Trytodescribeaninterestingtravelingexperienceofyours.Youmaychoosewhatevertit1eyoulike.oodandTomSawyer'sendlesssummeroffreedomandadventure.DudleyFieIdMalonecailedmyconvictiona'victoriousdefeal.'IseealsotheduH,drilled,doci1e,brutishmassesoftheHunso1dieryploddinga1ong..二Wewillneverparley,wewi11nevernegotiatewithHitleroranyofhisgang.“YoudrovethereinyourfancyJaguar,andyoutooka1adyfriend.“No,sir,"theyoungstersaid."Hesaidmanhadreasoningpower“Thereissomedoubtaboutthat,“Darrowsnortnd.Fromthema11MarkTwaingainedakeenperceptionofthehumanrace,ofthediffereneebetweenwhatpeopleclaimtobeandwhattheyreallyare.Reso1utelyhestrodetothestand,carryingapalmfanlikeaswordtorepelhisenemies,AnymanorstatewhofightsonagainstNazidomwi11haveouraid.Orwhatofthosesheetsandjetsofairthatarenowbeingused,inplaceofold-fashionedoakandhinqes..II.DeterminewhetherthefollowingstatementsareTrueorFaise.MarkthemwithTorFtoindicateyouranswer.(15%)In“TheMiddleEasternBazaar''theauthordescribeshowhorsesareusedintheprocessofmakinglinseedoil.Theauthorof“Hiroshima,,feeIsthatdroppingtheatomicbombwasacrime.In“TheMiddleEasternBazaaf9theauthornarratesobjectivelywhatheseesinthemiddleeasternbazaar.4.Inhisspeech,WinstonChurchillusesmanyreferencestotheBibleandtoChristianitytoconnectwithaWestern,Christianaudience,whichinc1udedAmericans.In“Biackmai1,“OgiIviegetstheamountofmoneyheexpectedintheend.In“TheTrialThatRockedtheWo門d,“JohnScopesdescribesprosecutorBryanwithadmirationandawe.In"MarkTwain—MirrorofAmerica"theauthordescribesMarkTwainasamirrorbecausehiswritingsref1ecttheAmericanlifeofhistime.In“TheTrialThatRockedtheWor1dthetrialtakesp1aceina1argelypro-religionandpro-fundamentalistatmosphere.Theauthorof“ButWhat'saDictionaryFor?”arguesthatforalloftheshortcomingsofWebster'sThirdNewInternationalDietionary,refusingtouseitissillyandconservative.Intheartide“AnInteractiveLife,“theauthorho1dsanoptimisticviewofthefutureandtel1sreadersthebestthingtodoistowaitandseewhathappens.III?Explain9inyourownwords,themeaningoftheunderlinedpartofeachsentence.(10%)Asyouapproachit,atinklingandbangingandclashingbeginstoimpingeonyourear.IseetheGermanbombersandfightersinthesky,stillsmartingfrommanyaBritishwhipping,delightedtofindwhattheybelieveisaneasierandsaferprey."It'snogo,o1dgirl.I'mafraid.Itwasagoodtry.”...MarkTwainwasbornSamuelLanghorneClemensandherangedacrossthenaSionformorethanathirdofhis1ife,digestingthenewAmericanexperience.MyheartwentouttotheoldwarriorasspectatorspushedbyhimtoshakeDarrow'shand.IV.Choosefromthelistbelowtheappropriatesubstitutionforeachoftheunder1inedpartsofthefo1lowingsentences.Markyouranswerwithcapita1letters1ikeA,B,C,...orJ.(10%)A.silentB.brightnessE.stressunawareofmysteriousTheglareofthehead1ightsblindedmeasItriedtocrossthestreet.Eventhoughshesentaresponse,heranswerwasstillcryptic.ThetensionbetweenSarahandherex-boyfriendwassothicknoonesaidaword.Thestudentsweremuteastheteacherhandedouttheirfina1grades.Everyonewasstudyingsohardtheywereob1ivioustothethunderandlightningoutside.V.Fifteenwordsaretakenawayatirregularintervalsfromthepassagebelow.Choosethemostappropriateoneofthegivenwordsorexpressionsandfi11intheblanks.Markyouranswerwithcapital1etterslikeA,B,C,…or0.(15%)overD.sardonica1lyclaspingE.pointedC.smugF.IeisurelyG.intoL.hearH.surrenderLonspe11sharplyM.inN.ofO.fussyWearily,inagestureof1theDuchessofCroydonsankbackintoherchair.2herhandstoconeea1theirtrembling,sheasked,“Whatisityouknow?”“WeIInow,DI3itout.”Thehousedetectivetookhistime,4puffingacloud5bluecigarsmoke,hiseyes6ontheDuchessasifchallengingherobjection.Butbeyondwrink1inghernosedistaste,shemadenocomment.Ogilvie8totheDuke.“Lastnight,earlyon,youwenttoLindy'sPlaceinIrishBayou.YoudrovethereinyourfancyJaguar,andyoutookaladyfriend.Leastways,Iguessyou'dcallherthatifyou'renottoo9AsOgi1vieg1anced,grinning,attheDuchess,theDukesaid10"Get11withit!”"WeH”-the12fatfaceswungback-"theTOC\o"1-5"\h\zwayI13it,youwonahundredatthetables,thenlostitatthebar.Youwere14asecondhundred-witharealswingingparty-whenyourwifeheregotthereinataxi“Howdoyouknowallthis?”4tr11tel1you,Duke-I'vebeeninthistownandthishote1alongtime.Igotfriendsall15.Iobligethem;theydothesameforme,likelettingmeknowwhatgives,an9where.”VLReadingComprehension(20%)Passage(A)(from"AWornanLikeMe”byXiXi)Awomanlikemeisactuallyunsuitableforanyman'slove.Sothefactthattheemotion