浙江省嘉興市平湖中學實驗學校高三英語聯(lián)考試題含解析

浙江省嘉興市平湖中學實驗學校高三英語聯(lián)考試題含解析一、選擇題1.----Wheredothesemagazines______?----Putthemback_______theywere.A.go;where

B.lay;where

C.lie;towhere

D.place;towhich參考答案：A2.Theeditor-in-chiefaskedmetowriteanotherarticleforthem,_______abouthowtopreventbirdflu.

A.that

B.one

C.it

D.what參考答案：B3.Pleasedomeafavor—

_______myfriendMr.SmithtoYouthTheaterat7:30tonight.A.toinvite

B.inviting

C.invite

D.invited參考答案：C考查祈使句。前面的祈使句Pleasedomeafavor請求對方“幫個忙”，后面補充的是求對方幫忙的具體內(nèi)容，即“請你懇請我的朋友史密斯先生晚七點半到青年劇院”，當然也應該是與前面一致的祈使句。4.Hedrovein______hurryanddidn’ttake______noticeoftheredtraffic,sothathewasfinedbythepolice.the;a

B.a;不填

C.不填；a

D.a;the參考答案：B5.Sointerestedintheancienttown_______thattheydecidedtostaythereforanotherfewdays.A.didthevisitorsget

B.gotthevisitorsC.didgetthevisitors

D.thevisitorsgot參考答案：A33.Itwassoquietintheclassroomthataneedle_____todropontothefloor.

A.mightn’thavebeenheard

B.wastobeheard

C.couldhavebeenheard

D.musthavebeenheard參考答案：C略7.Salesdirectorisaposition______communicationabilityisjustasimportantassalesskills.A.whose B.where C.what D.that參考答案：B【詳解】考查定語從句。句意：銷售經(jīng)理是一個交流能力和銷售能力一樣重要職位。本句是定語從句，先行詞position在定語從句中做地點狀語，把position放回從句中，在從句中充當?shù)某煞謶恰皁nthisposition”，用關系副詞where。故選D?！军c睛】定語從句關系詞的選擇：1、劃分句子成分，細心甄別答案。我們確定了考查的是定語從句后，接下來就要判斷選用關系代詞還是關系副詞。關系代詞與關系副詞表意不同，在從句中的作用也不同。關系代詞一般作主語，賓語。表語等，主要有既指人又指物的that，指人的who（主語），whom(賓語)，只指物的which或as。指“人的”或“物的”時，要用whose。而關系副詞一段作狀語等，主要有when（作時間狀語）,why（原因狀語）,where.（地點狀語）。2、依托語境邏輯，選對關系詞。要注意分清它們在定語從句充當什么成分。有時候，僅僅依靠語法規(guī)則，很難正確判斷關系詞，還要結合空格前后所提供的語境以及邏輯來選擇3、結合從句提供的語境和句子的邏輯意義來判斷。4、確定先行詞，可將先行詞還原到從句中。1)Whatwasthenameofthemanwho/thatlentyouthemoney借錢給你的那人叫什么名字?（定語從句修飾先行詞theman,theman在定語從句中當主語，指人即可用who又可用that）2)Thisisthefactorythat/whichwevisitedtwodaysago.這是我們兩天前參觀過的工廠。（thefactory在定語從句中做visit的賓語,做賓語指物，既可用which，也可用that）3)Therearesomepeoplewhosefacesyoucanneverforget.有些人,他們的臉你永遠難以忘懷。（定語從句修飾先行詞people，people在定語從句中當定語,修飾faces,即他們的臉，人的/物的，要用whose）4)IrecentlywentbacktothetownwhereIwasborn.我最近曾回過一次我出生的城市。(先行詞是thetown,在定語從句中表示出生的地點，當?shù)攸c狀語，有where，where=inwhich)5)Pleasetellmethereasonwhy（forwhich）youmissedtheplane.請告訴我你誤機的原因。(先行詞是thereason，在定語從句中表示missedtheplane的原因，當狀語,用why，why=forwhich)6)IstillrememberthedaywhenIfirstcametothisschool.我仍然記得我第一次來到這所學校的那一天。(先行詞是theday，在定語從句中表示cametothisschool的日子，做時間狀語葉要用when，when=onwhich)7)Asiswellknowntous,thetelephonehasbroughtusmuchconvenience.=Thetelephonehasbroughtusmuchconvenience，asiswellknowntous.正如大家所知道的（眾所周知），電話給我們帶來了許多方便（as在定語從句中指代后面的一整個句子thetelephonehasbroughtusmuchconvenience眾所周知，電話已經(jīng)給我們帶來很多方便。As引導非限制性定語從句時，有“正如，就像”。既可置于句首也可置于句末。）8.Althoughtheevidence_______Tom，hewasstillworriedaboutwhetherhewouldwininthecase．A．favored

B．benefited[KS5UKS5U.KS5UC．supported D．a(chǎn)ppreciate參考答案：A【知識拓展】infavourof贊成；benefitfrom從---獲得利益。9.Ifthestudents'interestinthesubjectismotivated,theywill______thechallengeandcommitmoretimeandenergytotheirstudies.A.faceupto B.keeppacewith C.putupwith D.liveupto參考答案：A【詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：如果學生在這科上的興趣受到激發(fā)，他們會直面挑戰(zhàn)，花更多的時間和精力在學習上。A.faceupto大膽面對；B.keeppacewith與……齊頭并進；C.putupwith忍受；D.liveupto不辜負。根據(jù)commitmoretimeandenergytotheirstudies.可知，此處用“直面挑戰(zhàn)”符合語境，故選A項。10.Hepretendednottocarebutthatremark

hisrealopiniononthematter.A.putaway

B.putout

C.gaveaway

D.gaveout

參考答案：C11.—Dad,dad!Myheadhurtssomuch.IthinkI’mdying.—________,darling!Thedoctorsaysyouwillfeelbettersoon.A.Thatwilldo

B.There,there

C.Hi,there

D.Solong參考答案：B12.

thestudentscan’tbear,accordingtothesurvey,istheirparents’highexpectations.AThat

BWhat

CHow

DWhy參考答案：B13.Theinformationyougiveintheapplicationistoogeneral.Youshould__________somethingspecialaboutyourself.

A.spyon

B.relyon

C.focuson

D.cutbackon參考答案：C14.It’saprogramdesignedto

mainlyto10to16year-olds.

A．suit

B．a(chǎn)ttach

C．a(chǎn)ppeal

D．refer參考答案：C15.—Mysonsarenotalittlerestless.—Oh?Boys

beboys.A.should

B.can

C.may

D.will參考答案：D16.---Iwasscoldedbytheteacher.---Youaresosillynot____yourhomework.A.tohavedone

B.todo

C.doing

D.havingdone參考答案：A【知識點】非謂語動詞形容詞后用動詞不定式做原因狀語，因為是已經(jīng)發(fā)生動作，故用不定式的完成時態(tài)。17.Ifshedoesn'twanttogo,nothingyoucansaywill

her.A.promise

B.persuade

C.invite

D.support參考答案：B18.Butforthemistakeshemade,LiMing______theentranceexamlastyear.A.wouldhavepassed

B.willpass

C.wouldpass

D.willhavepassed參考答案：A19.—WhydoesMikelooksosad?—Idon’tknow.Let’s______himup.A.leave B.give C.cheer D.pick參考答案：C【詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：——Mike為什么看起來那么難過？——我不知道。我們讓他高興起來吧。A.leave離開；B.give給；C.cheer鼓舞，鼓勵；D.pick撿，摘。情景對話中的第一句中的sad，說明Mike難過，情緒不高，所以需要的是加油，鼓勵，cheerup(使)高興起來，(使)振作起來，固定短語。故選C。二、完型填空20.Mygrandmaisgoodatgardening.Shecouldmakeanythingbloom(開花).__16__me.Inmyeyes,shewasinspiringand__17__.Formostofherlife,shelivedonafarm,whereshebroughtupfourchildren,andburiedmygrandpa.Ivisitedheronweekends.Afterthegardeningwork,Iwas__18__toclimbthemountain,singingsongsandgatheringflowers.Sometimestheplantsscratchedme.Shewouldsay,"Beautyhasa__19__.Ihopeitwasworthit.""Yes,ma'ma,"I'dsay."__20__was."Ilovedgatheringflowersonmyown.ButwhatIlovedbestwasgatheringthemwithher.Eventhen,asachild,IknewwhatIwantedmostfrommygrandmawasnotherflowers,buther__21__.She'sbeengoneforyears,butsometimes,whenI__22__downtopickaflowerorpullaweed,Iseeher__23__,notmine.IthoughtI'dgrowuptobeagardenertoo.Itoldmyself,somedaymychildrenhadchildren,I'dbeagardeninggrandma.Thenthegrandbabiesstartedshowingup,andIdiscovered1'dmuchratherrunafterthem__24__godigging.ActuallyI'mnogardener.I'ma__25__,notaplanter.Idifferfrommygrandmainlotsofways,butthis:Iwillalwayscarry__26__meaheartshemadefromherown.Ineedn’tplantagarden.Mychildrenaremyflowers.Theydelightandcompletemewithabeautythatisworthanyprice.AllIneedtodois__27__themwithtime,waterthemwithlove,andhopethatsomeday,whentheyholdtheirfirstgrandchild,theymightseemyhand.16.A.NotB.EvenC.OnlyD.Often17.A.famousB.humorousC.caringD.amusing18.A.determinedB.anxiousC.curiousD.free19.A.standardB.rangeC.priceD.quality20.A.ItB.IC.SheD.That21.A.possessionB.promiseC.beautyD.time22.A.climbB.reachC.lookD.sit23.A.smileB.spiritC.soulD.hand24.A.thanB.untilC.unlessD.since25.A.workerB.teacherC.pickerD.farmer26.A.toB.withinC.beyondD.for27.A.attendB.missC.promoteD.influence參考答案：16.B

17.C

18.D

19.C

20.A21.D

22.B

23.D

24.A

25.C26.B

27.A【文章綜述】本文講述的是外婆對我的影響，以至于我也想把這種愛傳給下一代，讓他們感到我的存在。

16.B考查副詞辨析A.Not不；B.Even甚至；C.Only只有；D.Often經(jīng)常；句意：她會讓一切東西開花，甚至是我；根據(jù)語境可知也包括讓我，故選B項。17.C考查形容詞產(chǎn)床的A.famous有名的；B.humorous幽默的；C.caring關心的；D.amusing令人愉快的；句意：在我的眼里，她是令人鼓舞的和關心的。根據(jù)inspiring可知選C項。18.D考查形容詞辨析；A.determined有決心的；B.anxious焦慮的；C.curious好奇的；D.free自由的；句意：經(jīng)過勞動之后，我非常悠閑地去爬山，唱歌和采花；根據(jù)Afterthegardeningwork可知悠閑去玩，故選D項。19.C考查名詞辨析A.standard標準；B.range范圍；C.price價格；D.quality品質；句意：她會說美麗也是有代價的，我希望這一切值得。根據(jù)上文提到Sometimestheplantsscratchedme有時這些植物會碰到我，故這是外婆對此的解釋，故選C項。20.A考查代詞辨析及語境理解；句意：是的，我會說，是這樣的。It代指的是一切是值得的，故選A項。21.D考查名詞辨析A.possession財產(chǎn)；B.promise承諾；C.beauty美麗；D.time時間；句意：在當時，作為一個小孩，我知道我想從外婆那得到的不是她的花而是她的時光。根據(jù)上文ButwhatIlovedbestwasgatheringthemwithher我最喜歡的與她呆在一起，故選D項。22.B考查動詞辨析A.climb爬；B.reach到達；C.look看；D.sit坐；句意：當我摘花或扔下種子時，我看到的是她的手而不是我的。根據(jù)She'sbeengoneforyears,她已經(jīng)去世多年，可知我能看到她在做這些事，故選B項。23.D考查名詞辨析A.smile微笑；B.spirit精神；C.soul靈魂；D.hand手；句意：當我摘花或扔下種子時，我看到的是她的手而不是我的，根據(jù)文章最后一句話提到theymightseemyhand.故選D項。24.A考查連詞辨析A.than比；B.until直到；C.unless除非；D.since自從；句意：當孫子開始出現(xiàn)時，我發(fā)現(xiàn)我寧愿跑在他們后面也不愿意去挖掘。Wouldratherdothando與其。。也不愿意做某事在，故選A項。25.C考查名詞辨析A.worker工人；B.teacher老師；C.picker采摘者；D.farmer農(nóng)民；句意：我是一個采摘者不是個種植者。根據(jù)句意可知選C項。26.B考查介詞辨析及語境理解；句意：我會帶著她從那得到的愛。根據(jù)句意選B項。27.A考查動詞辨析A.attend參加；B.miss錯過；C.promote提升；D.influence影響；句意：我所需要的是與他們一塊度過，用愛呵護他們，希望某天當他們有了孫輩時，也能看到我的手。21.Mylifeischangingagain.MybrotherOscarandIhavejust____16____lifeasevacuees(疏散人員）tothecountrysideandnowwe’regoingtoour____17____，aplaceIcanhardlyremember.Ihaveheardaboutthe___18___ontheradio.Iknowthatmanyofthehouseshavebeen____19____andsomewholestreetshavebeendestroyed.WillIeven___20___myhome?Thoughtsare

___21___roundinmymindandIcanhardlyhearthetrainwhistling.Oscarsnuggles(依偎)uptomeandIknowheis___22___too,butprobablyinadifferentway.____23____,heisonlyfour."Don’tworry,"Iwhisper,___24___himinclose."Everything’sgoingtobeallright."Idon'tknowthisforsurebutitmakesOscarfeel___25___.MythoughtstumtomyMummybackathome.Itryto___26___myMummyinmymind,butmymemorieshave____27____WhatifmyMummyhasforgottenmy___28___?Asthetraingetsclosertothewar-wornLondon,theviewoutsidethewindowbecomesdull,almostlikea___29___world.Itlooksdirtyandpoisonous,comparedtothefresh___30___wehavebeenusedto.Myheartisbeating___31___,asOscarandIstepoffthetrain.Isearchfromoneendoftheplatformtotheother.WhenI___32___myMummy'sfaceinthecrowd,IseizeOscar’slandand____33____fasterthanIhaveeverdoneinmylife.WhenI___34___myMummy,Ifallintoherarms,andIfeellikeIcould____35____thereforeverandever.16.A.adaptedto

B.stuckto

C.slidinto

D.steppedinto17.A.hospital

B.school

C.home

D.nursery18.A.fire

B.hurricane

C.earthquake

D.war19.A.rebuilt

B.bombed

C.blocked

D.removed20.A.recognize

B.discover

C.accept

D.mistake21.A.travelling

B.hanging

C.spinning

D.wandering22.A.amazed

B.scared

C.disappointed

D.delighted23.A.Infact

B.Inaddition

C.Aboveall

D.Afterall24.A.pulling

B.inviting

C.pushing

D.dragging25.A.happier

B.warmer

C.better

D.sweeter26.A.comfort

B.call

C.honor

D.picture27.A.decreased

B.disappeared

C.faded

D.frozen28.A.name

B.looks

C.address

D.voice29.A.lost

B.drowned

C.fancy

D.dreamy30.A.station

B.countryside

C.city

D.playground31.A.slowly

B.lightly

C.wildly

D.heavily32.A.observe

B.check

C.seek

D.spot33.A.march

B.walk

C.pace

D.run34.A.hug

B.reach

C.welcome

D.greet35.A.stay

B.wait

C.hide

D.sleep參考答案：16.A

17.C

18.D

19.B

20.A

21.C

22.B

23.D

24.A

25.C

26.D

27.C

28.B

29.A

30.B

31.C

32.D

33.D

34.B

35.A本文是一篇夾敘夾議的文章。作者的生活又要改變了。作者要帶著弟弟從剛剛適應的農(nóng)村回到幾乎不記得的城市。當火車駛近飽受戰(zhàn)爭摧殘的倫敦時，窗外的景色變得暗淡無光，幾乎像一個迷失的世界。但作者撲到媽媽懷里時，希望自己永遠留在媽媽身邊?！?6題詳解】考查動詞詞組。A.adaptedto適應于；

B.stuckto堅持；

C.slidinto溜進，不知不覺陷入；

D.steppedinto進入，步入。根據(jù)Mylifeischangingagain.MybrotherOscarandIhavejust____1____lifeasevacuees(疏散人員）tothecountrysideandnowwe’regoingtoour____2____，aplaceIcanhardlyremember.可知，我的生活又改變了。我弟弟奧斯卡和我剛剛適應了作為疏散人員到農(nóng)村的生活，現(xiàn)在我們要回到我們的家，一個我?guī)缀醪挥浀玫牡胤?。結合句意可知答案為A?！?7題詳解】考查名詞。A.hospital醫(yī)院；

B.school學校；

C.home家；

D.nursery托兒所。根據(jù)Mylifeischangingagain.MybrotherOscarandIhavejust____1____lifeasevacuees(疏散人員）tothecountrysideandnowwe’regoingtoour____2____，aplaceIcanhardlyremember.可知，我的生活又改變了。我弟弟奧斯卡和我剛剛適應了作為疏散人員到農(nóng)村的生活，現(xiàn)在我們要回到我們的家，一個我?guī)缀醪挥浀玫牡胤??？芍鸢笧镃?！?8題詳解】考查名詞。A.fire火；

B.hurricane颶風；

C.earthquake地震；

D.war戰(zhàn)爭。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段第一句中Asthetraingetsclosertothewar-wornLondon,可知，Ihaveheardaboutthe___3___ontheradio.我從收音機里聽到了戰(zhàn)爭的消息。D項符合題意?！?9題詳解】考查動詞。A.rebuilt重建；

B.bombed轟炸；

C.blocked阻塞；

D.removed清除。結合上文內(nèi)容，Iknowthatmanyofthehouseshavebeen____4____andsomewholestreetshavebeendestroyed.可知，我知道許多房屋被炸毀，整條街道被毀掉。故選B。【20題詳解】考查動詞。A.recognize認出；

B.discover發(fā)現(xiàn)；

C.accept接受；

D.mistake弄錯。根據(jù)上文Iknowthatmanyofthehouseshavebeen____4____andsomewholestreetshavebeendestroyed.可知，WillIeven___5___myhome?我還會認出我的家嗎？故選A。【21題詳解】考查動詞。A.travelling旅行；

B.hanging懸掛；

C.spinning旋轉；

D.wandering閑逛，漫游。根據(jù)Thoughtsare

___6___roundinmymindandIcanhardlyhearthetrainwhistling.可知，思緒在我的腦海里旋轉，我?guī)缀趼牪坏交疖囋诤魢[。C項符合語境?！?2題詳解】考查形容詞。A.amazed感到驚訝；

B.scared感到害怕；

C.disappointed感到失望；

D.delighted感到高興。根據(jù)Oscarsnuggles(依偎)uptomeandIknowheis___7___too,butprobablyinadifferentway.可知，奧斯卡依偎著我，我知道他也很害怕，但他可能是以另一種方式。結合語境答案為B。【23題詳解】考查詞組。A.Infact事實上；

B.Inaddition另外，此外；

C.Aboveall尤其是；

D.Afterall畢竟，終究。結合上句Oscarsnuggles(依偎)uptomeandIknowheis___7___too,butprobablyinadifferentway.可知，____8____,heisonlyfour.他畢竟只有四歲。故選D。【24題詳解】考查動詞。A.pulling拉；

B.inviting邀請；

C.pushing推；

D.dragging拖拉。根據(jù)"Don’tworry,"Iwhisper,___9___himinclose."Everything’sgoingtobeallright."Idon'tknowthisforsurebutitmakesOscarfeel___10___.可知，“別擔心，”我低聲說，把他拉近一點?！耙磺卸紩闷饋淼??！薄拔也淮_定，但這讓奧斯卡感覺好多了。”故選A?！?5題詳解】考查形容詞。A.happier更高興；

B.warmer更溫暖；

C.better更好；

D.sweeter更甜。根據(jù)"Don’tworry,"Iwhisper,___9___himinclose."Everything’sgoingtobeallright."Idon'tknowthisforsurebutitmakesOscarfeel___10___.可知，“別擔心，”我低聲說，把他拉近一點。“一切都會好起來的?！薄拔也淮_定，但這讓奧斯卡感覺好多了。”可知C項符合語境。【26題詳解】考查動詞。A.comfort使舒適；

B.call打電話，呼叫；

C.honor給------以榮譽；

D.picture想象，描寫。根據(jù)MythoughtstumtomyMummybackathome.Itryto___11___myMummyinmymind,butmymemorieshave____12____可知，我的思緒又回到了我媽媽的家里。我試著在腦海中描繪我的媽媽，但那些記憶在逐漸消失。此處picture是動詞，意思是“想象，描寫”。故選D?！?7題詳解】考查動詞。A.decreased減少，下降；

B.disappeared消失；

C.faded腿色；逐漸消失；

D.frozen結冰，凍結。根據(jù)MythoughtstumtomyMummybackathome.Itryto___11___myMummyinmymind,butmymemorieshave____12____我的思緒又回到了我媽媽的家里。我試著在腦海中描繪我的媽媽，但那些記憶在逐漸消失。結合句意可知答案為C?！?8題詳解】考查名詞。A.name名字；

B.looks相貌；

C.address地址；

D.voice聲音。根據(jù)WhatifmyMummyhasforgottenmy___13___?可知，如果我媽媽忘了我的長相怎么辦?結合上句內(nèi)容，B項符合題意?！?9題詳解】考查形容詞。A.lost丟失的；

B.drowned淹死的；

C.fancy想象的；

D.dreamy夢想的。根據(jù)Asthetraingetsclosertothewar-wornLondon,theviewoutsidethewindowbecomesdull,almostlikea___14___world.可知，當火車駛近飽受戰(zhàn)爭摧殘的倫敦時，窗外的景色變得暗淡無光，像一個迷失的世界。A項符合語境?！?0題詳解】考查名詞。A.station車站；

B.countryside農(nóng)村，鄉(xiāng)下；

C.city城市；

D.playground操場。根據(jù)Itlooksdirtyandpoisonous,comparedtothefresh___15___wehavebeenusedto.可知，與我們所習慣的空氣新鮮的鄉(xiāng)村相比，它看起來又臟又有害。此處是單詞復現(xiàn)，第一段第二句中的thecountryside再現(xiàn)。故選B。【31題詳解】考查副詞。A.slowly慢慢地；

B.lightly輕輕地；

C.wildly狂暴地，野生地；

D.heavily沉重地，猛烈地。結合上段內(nèi)容，可知，Myheartisbeating___16___,asOscarandIstepoffthetrain.奧斯卡和我走下火車時，我的心狂跳不止。C項符合當時語境。故選C?！?2題詳解】考查動詞。A.observe觀察；

B.check核對；

C.seek搜尋；

D.spot認出。根據(jù)WhenI___17___myMummy'sfaceinthecrowd,IseizeOscar’slandand____18____fasterthanIhaveeverdoneinmylife.可知，當我在人群中找到我媽媽的臉時，我立刻越過Oscar，這輩子都沒跑這么快過。D項符合語境。故選D。【33題詳解】考查動詞。A.march前進，行軍；

B.walk散步，行走；

C.pace踱步；

D.run跑。根據(jù)WhenI___17___myMummy'sfaceinthecrowd,IseizeOscar’slandand____18____fasterthanIhaveeverdoneinmylife.可知，當我在人群中發(fā)現(xiàn)我媽媽的臉時，我立刻越過Oscar，這輩子都沒跑這么快過。D項符合語境，故選D?！?4題詳解】考查動詞。A.hug擁抱；

B.reach到達；

C.welcome歡迎；

D.greet問候。根據(jù)WhenI___19___myMummy,Ifallintoherarms,andIfeellikeIcould____20____thereforeverandever.可知，當我到達我的媽媽那里時，我投入她的懷抱，想要永遠呆在那里。故選B。【35題詳解】考查動詞。A.stay停留；

B.wait等待；

C.hide躲藏；

D.sleep睡覺。根據(jù)WhenI___19___myMummy,Ifallintoherarms,andIfeellikeIcould____20____thereforeverandever.可知，當我到達我的媽媽那里時，我投入她的懷抱，想要永遠呆在那里。A項符合語境，故選A。三、閱讀理解22.WearingtieswasoriginallythemarkofBritain’smostpowerfulclasses,whichmadethetieitselfasymbolofpowerandrespect.Andthatledittobeadoptedbyamuchlargertribe－thebusinesstribe.Youcannotwearatieifyouworkwithmachinery.Sowearingatiebecameasignthatyouwereamanwhousedyourbraintomakealiving,ratherthanyourhands.Itshowedyouwereserious.Itshowedyouwereaprofessional.Itmeantthateveryonewhowantedajobinbusinesshadtowearone.Itwasjustimpossibletotakeseriouslyamanwhodidn’twearapieceofcolor1edsilkaroundhisneck.Thisishowmillionsofpeoplecametobewearingtiesacrosstheworld.Theyarepartoftheuniformofbusiness.“Tiesofferapointofindifference,”saysJohnMilne,headoftheBritishGuideofTieMakers,“Theygiveachancetosaysomethingabouttheirownpersonality.”Soifyouhappentomeetamanwithaverybrightlycolor1edtie,thereisagoodchancethatheistheofficejoker.Thereisalsoagoodchancethathewillbewearingbrightlycolor1edsocks.Isthereafutureforties?Thesignsarenotpromising.Tiewearingseemstoberareamongthenewbreadofentrepreneurs(創(chuàng)業(yè)者)intheInternetandnewtechnologyindustries.Manypoliticalleaders,includingformerBritishPrimeMinisterTonyBlair,nowgowithoutties.Thisshowstheyaremenofthepeople－butnotthepeoplewearingties.Upuntilaround1960,itwascommonformenacrossthewesternworldtowearhatsaspartoftheirbusinessuniform.ThatchangedwiththeelectionofJohnF.KennedytothepresidencyoftheUnitedStates.Kennedyneverworeahat－infacthisnicknamewas“hatlessJack”.Seeingthatthemostpowerfulmanintheworlddidnothavetowearahat,millionsofothermendecidedthattheydidnothaveto,either.HatssimplyvanishedacrosstheWesternworld.Perhaps“tielessTony”(formerUKPrimeMinisterTonyBlair)willhavethesameeffectas“hatlessJack”.66．InBritain,tieswerefirstusedasasigntoshowaperson’s__________.

A．personality

B．socialposition

C．wearingstyle

D．favoritehobby67．Inthebusinessworld,wearingatiewasnecessarybecause_________.

A．itshowedyouusedyourbrain

B．itshowedyougotagoodsalary

C．itshowedyouwereanemployer

D．itshowedyouwerewell-equipped68．Theunderlinedword“vanished”inthispassagemaymean_________.

A．sold

B．washed

C．a(chǎn)ppeared

D．disappeared69．Thewritermayholdtheopinionthat_____________.

A．Blairisthebestleaderintheworld

B．Kennedyisthebestleaderintheworld

C．millionsofpeoplewillgotoworkwithoutatie

D．peoplewillwearhatsinsteadofties70．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTUREaccordingtothepassage?

A．Ifyouareaprofessional,youcan’twearatieinBritain

B．Thetiewillbecomemorefashionableandpopularinthefuture

C．ItwastheelectionofJohnF．KennedytothepresidencyoftheUnitedStatesthatchangedthefactthatwearinghatsaspartoftheirbusinessuniform

D．Menacrossthewesternworlddidn’twearhatsaspartoftheirbusinessuniformuntilaround1960參考答案：BADCC略23.Redwoodtreesarethetallestplantsontheearth，reachingheightsofupto100meters．Theyarealsoknownfortheirlongevity，typically500to1000years，butsometimesmorethan2000years．Ahundredmillionyearsago，intheageofdinosaurs，redwoodswerecommonintheforestsofamuchmoremoistandtropicalNorthAmerica．Astheclimatebecamedrierandcolder，theydeclinedtoanarrowstripalong