2020届高考英语Units 11~12 The sounds o
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units11~12 thesoundsoftheworld artandliterature
ⅰ.单项填空
1.idon’tlikerockmusic.________atrockconcertsisnoiseandflashinglight.
a.allthereis b.allitis c.whatisthere d.whatisit
答案:a
2.beer________alcohol;drinkingtoomuchofitwilldoharmtothehealth.
a.includes b.contains c.holds d.remains
解析:contain侧重于指“包含……以作为整体的全部”;include则指“包含……以作为整体的部分”。
答案:b
3.sheneverstudies.________,sheplaystennisallday.
a.however b.besides c.instead d.anyway
解析:however意为“然而”;besides作连词时意为“并且、况且”;instead意为“相反的”,常用于表对比;anyway则意为“无论如何”,由文中前后句间的关系可知答案。
答案:c
4.you’dbetternotphonethemanagerbetween7and8tomorrowevening;he________animportantmeetingthen.
a.willhave b.wouldhave c.willbehaving d.willhavehad
解析:由句意“……他那时会在开会”可知,此处表达的应是将来(明晚7~8点)正在做某事,故应用将来进行时结构:willbedoing。
答案:c
5.ibeggedhertowearsomethingelse,whenshewas________forparents’dayinatightfittingbullfighter’spants.
a.dressing b.dressed c.puttingon d.wearing
解析:在表“穿衣”方面wear一词指状态;puton则指“穿上”的动作;dress当及物动词时,后常跟sb./oneself;当不及物动词时,意为“穿衣;着晚礼服”,常形成dressfor(dinner,party,meeting)意为“穿衣去……”。
答案:a
6.itlooksallrightintheory,butitwon’t________inpractice.
a.use b.matter c.care d.work
解析:workvi.“(机器等)开动,运转;(想法,计划等)行得通;有效,起作用”。由句意“它理论上看起来正确,但在实践中不会起作用”可知,此处work应为“有效,起作用”。
答案:d
7.idon’tlikeherbutifshe’sthepeople’s________forpresidenti’llobeyher.
a.favourite b.choice c.agreement d.meaning
答案:b
8.mothersaretalkative.it’sperfectly________togetangrywithyourmothersometimes.共4页,当前第1页1234
a.mad b.good c.ordinary d.normal
解析:由句意“母亲们都太善谈,故而有时与母亲发急亦是正常的”可知,答案只能从ordinary和normal中选。normal侧重于“正规的;正常的;标准的”;ordinary则侧重于“普普通通的;不特殊的”,其反义词为special。由此可得答案。
答案:d
9.atthestreetcorner,anyonewhowasseencarryingabag,abox,or________,wasstoppedbythepolice.
a.whatitis b.whateveritis c.whatthereis d.whateverthereis
解析:whatever常放于or之后,意为“或是任何其他东西”。
答案:b
10.________withmanywomen,janewasindeedveryfortunate.
a.comparing b.tocompare c.tobecompared d.compared
解析:comparedto/with为固定搭配,意为“与……相比”。
答案:d
ⅱ.完形填空
thereweremanypeoplestandingontheplatform,butjeffcouldseehisgrandfatherstandingnearthebackofthe__1__.eachsummerjeffspentamonthwithhimattheseashore.
grandpa’soldtruck__2__infrontofthecottage,grandpasmiledandnoddedhisheadtowardthe__3__.“goon,”hesaidwithasmile,“andi’llget__4__on.”
sandmovedandsettledunderjeff’sfeetashewalkedalongthebeach.heclosedhiseyesandtookadeepbreathofsaltyair.suddenlythe__5__wasbroken,heheardwhoosh,whoosh,whoosh.andhe__6__abigseagullflyingaroundhishead,darting(冲)athim.“aaawk,”itcried,swooping(扑)downagainandagain.
__7__hisheadwithhisarms,jeffrushedbacktograndpa’scottage.grandpahadpreparedadelicioussupper.afterwardtheysatbythefireandjefftoldhimabouttheseagull.“itsurelyhadareasonto__8__thatway,”grandpasaid.“iwonder__9__itis.”
thenextmorning,sunlightshonewarmandbrightasjeff__10__returnedtothebeachinsearchofinterestingstones,shells,orpiecesofdriftwood.onceagain,though,hesoonfoundhimselfunder__11__.“goaway!”jeffshouted,clappingloudlytopersuadethe__12__seagulltoleave.insteaditswoopedevencloser.andjeffhadtoscramble(爬)undersomenearbybushes.
thereheheardasofterbird__13__“eeeep!”gentlypushingbranchesaside,hesawa__14__seagull.itsfeetweretrappedinplasticrings,thetypethatislikecocabottles.
“nowonderyourmom’supset,”jeffsaid.carefullyhe__15__therings.atfirstcryingandshaking,thebirdsoon__16__,acceptinghelp.共4页,当前第2页1234
finallyfree,thebirdmoveditswingsontothesandcheering,“eeep!”
“aawk,”itsmother__17__,swoopingdown.togethertheyflewupintothebluesky.
jeffrantotellgrandpathe__18__.“nowyoucancollectyourrocksinpeace,”grandpasaid.
takingholdofabag,jeffsaid,“ithinki’llcollectsome__19__first.”
grandpalookedatjeffwith__20__eyes.“mindifijoinyou?”
1.a.crowd b.train c.queue d.seats
答案:a
2.a.loaded b.passed c.repaired d.parked
答案:d
3.a.cottage b.beach c.truck d.hill
答案:b
4.a.luggage b.fire c.supper d.cloth
答案:c
5.a.walk b.peace c.thought d.silence
答案:b
6.a.knew b.discovered c.learned d.saw
答案:d
7.a.bowing b.shaking c.covering d.turning
答案:c
8.a.cry b.act c.fly d.respond
答案:b
9.a.what b.why c.how d.where
答案:a
10.a.bravely b.carefully c.quietly d.lonely
答案:a
11.a.influence b.pressure c.guard d.attack
答案:d
12.a.unfortunate b.unfriendly c.unacceptable d.unlikely
答案:b
13.a.song b.noise c.sound d.movement
答案:c
14.a.young b.weak c.poor d.wild
答案:a
15.a.untied b.unfolded c.uncovered d.unpacked
答案:a
16.a.disappeared b.controlled c.recovered d.calmed
答案:d
17.a.screamed b.shouted c.replied d.greeted
答案:c
18.a.message b.news c.result d.lesson
答案:b
19.a.water b.shells c.energy d.litter
答案:d
20.a.watchful b.critical c.new d.big
答案:c
ⅲ.阅读理解
makinganadvertisementfortelevisionoftencostsmorethanamovie.forexample,atwohourmoviecosts6milliontomake.atvcommercialcancostmorethan6000asecond.andthatdoesnotincludecostofpayingforairtime(电视节目开始的时间).whichismorevaluable,theprogramorthead?intermsofmoney—andmakingmoneyiswhattelevisionisallabout—thecommercialisbyfarthemoreimportant.
research,markettesting,talent,timeandmoney—allcometogethertomakeuswanttobuyaproduct.nomatterhowbadwethinkacommercialis,itworks.thesalesofcharmwentuponcetheadsbegan.tvcommercialsactuallybuytheirwayintoourhead.we,inturn,buytheproduct.
andtheadsworkbecausesomuchtimeandattentionaregiventothem.herearesomerulesofcommercialadmaking.ifyouwanttogetthelowmiddleclassbuyer,makesuretheannouncerhasatough,manlyvoice.putsomepeopleintheadwhoworkwiththeirhands.ifyouwanttoselltoupperclassaudience,makesurethatthehouse,thefurniture,andthehairstylearethetypesthatthegroupidentifies(识别)with.ifyouwantthebuyertofeelsuperiortothecharactersellingtheproduct,thenmakethatpersonsostupidorsillythateveryonewillfeelgreatabouthimselforherself.共4页,当前第3页1234
welaughatcommercials.wedon’tthinkwepaythatmuchattentiontothem.butevidenceshowswearekiddingourselves.themakingofacommercialthatcostssomuchmoneyisnotkidstuff.it’sbig,bigbusiness.andit’stellinguswhattothink,whatweneed,andwhattobuy.toputitsimply,thetvcommercialisaformofbrainwashing.
1.tvcommercialsaremoreimportantthanotherprogramstotelevisionsbecause________.
a.theybringingreatprofits
b.theyrequirealotofmoneytomake
c.theyarenotdifficulttoproduce
d.theyattractmoreviewersthanotherprograms
解析:从文章整体来看,强调了商业广告的是重要的,目的是为挣钱。参看文章第一段最后一句话。
答案:a
2.thepurposeofalltheeffortsmadeinproducingtvcommercialsis________.
a.topersuadepeopletobuytheproduct
b.toshowhowvaluabletheproductis
c.totestthemarketvalueoftheproduct
d.tomakethemasinterestingastvmovies
解析:题干强调的是电视商业广告的目的,很明显是让消费者购买。
答案:a
3.fromtherulessetformakingcommercialads,wecanseethat________.
a.thelowermiddleclassbuyerlikestoworkwithhishand
b.themorestupidthecharacters,themorebuyersoftheproduct
c.addesignersattractdifferentpeoplewithdifferentskills
d.anupperclassbuyerismoreinterestedinhousesandfurniturethanalowermiddleclassbuyer
解析:注意题干中有一词rules,可参看文章第三段。第二句开始讲述对不同阶层的人电视广告要采用不同的方法,其目的就是要吸引不同的人购买物品。
答案:c
4.itisbelievedbythewriterthat________.
a.fewpeopleliketowatchtvcommercials
b.tvcommercialsareagoodguidetobuyers
c.tvcommercialsoftenmakepeoplelaugh
d.peopledonotthinkhighlyoftvcommercials
解析:阅读整篇文章不难看出人们对电视广告的态度并不是很好。a中fewpeople不正确;b中goodguide不正确;c中often不正确。
答案:d共4页,当前第4页1234