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Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
(2024·武汉市高三模拟)Back in 1958, I was crazy about the Norfolk and Western 746.The smooth bullet-nose engine with its orange and yellow lines and shiny streamlined black tender (车厢) seemed to have cast a spell on me.
Together the engine and tender measured a little shy of 2 feet-enormous by the toy train standards of the day.Even better, the 746 had a working headlight and smoker, and its tender sang high.
Unfortunately, the amazing 746 also had an amazing price—$50, equal to about $450 today.That was far more than my grandfather could afford.Instead, I had to be content with his little Lionel plastic, which was SIX INCHES shorter than the 746 and had no headlight, no smoker or no sound! But that was the best that my grandfather could give me at that time.
Years passed, and I was in my 30s.Complicated sound systems and computer controls dominated toy trains.I never gave a look.My interest in toy trains, I firmly believed, had faded, nor did my admiration for the 746, since my grandfather was not with me.The 746 was never called to mind.On an ordinary day, however, I happened to see the 746 outside the window of a train show.Just one look, I could not look away.Childhood memories that I tried to hide in the depths of my heart raced through my mind, happy or sad.
That day I took the 746 home and placed it in the centre of the room, and let my childhood dream sing its way around me.Smoke rose out from the engine and the soft song sounded from its tender.It seemed as if I could see the soft light in grandfather's eyes and hear his cheerful laughter.
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇记叙文。文章通过对作者自年少时到成年后对一辆玩具火车情感变化的描述,表达了他对祖父的思念之情。
1.Which best describes the 746 in the author's eyes?
A.It was taller than the author.
B.Its price rose from $50 to $450.
C.It was the largest train in 1958.
D.Its beauty was beyond compare.
解析:D 细节理解题。根据第一段中“The smooth bullet-nose engine with its orange and yellow lines and shiny streamlined black tender (车厢) seemed to have cast a spell on me.”和第二段内容可知,作者对746玩具火车非常迷恋,认为它非常完美,无与伦比。
2.How did the author feel when receiving his little Lionel plastic?
A.Visibly relieved.
B.Really excited.
C.Terribly shameful.
D.Slightly unsatisfied.
解析:D 推理判断题。根据第三段中“Instead, I had to be content with his little Lionel plastic, which was SIX INCHES shorter than the 746 and had no headlight, no smoker or no sound! ”可知,在作者看来,这个小Lionel 塑料和746相比差得太多,所以稍微有点不满意。
3.What happened to the author in his 30s?
A.He left his grandfather alone.
B.He didn't favor the 746 at all.
C.He attempted not to recall the past.
D.He admired advanced toy trains.
解析:C 推理判断题。根据第四段内容可知,作者30多岁时,因为祖父不在了,所以他尽量不去回忆过去。
4.Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?
A.Toy Trains: Childhood in History
B.The 746: Childhood Memories of Love
C.Toy Trains: Memories of a Generation
D.The 746: A Perfect Gift from My Grandfather
解析:B 标题归纳题。根据最后一段中“It seemed as if I could see the soft light in grandfather's eyes and hear his cheerful laughter.”和全文内容可知,文章以746火车玩具为主线,通过对作者自年少时到成年后对它情感变化的描述,表达了作者对童年时期祖父的爱的怀念。
B
(2024·长沙市长郡中学模拟)To much of the world, bullfighting has always been distinctly Iberian.But these days, parts of France are laying claim to this tradition.From the Cte Basque to the arenas of Arles and Beziers, it has spread to towns where bullfighting has long been banned, and been embraced with such enthusiasm you'd think the sport had been born there.
The rising passion for blood and sand has been resisted by animal-rights activists.Last month someone set off a bomb near the bullring in Carcassonne.Yet France's enthusiasts fiercely defend their right to these moral rituals.Bullfighting, they insist, is part of the heritage, an expression of a shared regional culture that should be protected.
The rest of the Continent should take note.The paradox (自相矛盾) of an ever-more-united Europe is that as borders between member states become less important, so do the nations themselves—and regional identities are valued.It's easy to forget that most European nation-states were created as we know them only during the 19th century, after a long series of bloody conflicts.“If the chances of war had been a little different, all the regions sharing bullfight might have been together,” argues Jean Michel Mariou, a huge fan of bullfighting.On both sides of the Pyrenees there are Basques, there are Catalans, there are common cultures, he says.“Bullfighting is only one expression of it.”
Bullfighting isn't the only cultural tradition that has begun to go beyond borders, of course.To name but one other: the Celtic revival, built largely around musical groups along the coast of Ireland, Scotland and Cornwall, Brittany and Normandy.But while bagpipes (风笛) may stir the blood, they don't spill it.And the violence of bullfighting horrifies many people who don't feel they share in its culture.
“The concept of lasting local tradition doesn't mean anything anymore,” says Josyane Wuerelle, coordinator of the Federation de Liasions Anti-Corrida in Agde.Bullfighting is about attracting tourists, not honoring local history, she argues.Robert Marge doesn't see it that way, of course.He recently declined an invitation to organize a bullfighting in Paris' enormous Stade de France.“We didn't want to sell our souls by bringing bullfight to a region where it doesn't exist,” he explains.But he has also got the sense to know that some traditions don't travel well.
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了对世界上很多地方来说,斗牛一直是伊比利亚独有的。但如今,法国的部分地区正在坚持这一传统。因此引发了一场关于斗牛运动的论战,文章说明了不同的人对此的不同看法。
5.What can we learn about bullfighting from the first two paragraphs?
A.It is legal in France.
B.It will boom tourism in France.
C.It has become popular in France.
D.It is part of the heritage of France.
解析:C 细节理解题。根据第一段中“From the Cte Basque to the arenas of Arles and Beziers, it has spread to towns where bullfighting has long been banned, and been embraced with such enthusiasm you'd think the sport had been born there.”可知,斗牛的传统已传播到对这项活动禁止了很长时间的一些城市,也就是说斗牛在法国越来越盛行。
6.What can we infer according to Jean Michel Mariou?
A.Shared cultures could bring people together.
B.The continent of Europe is more united than ever.
C.Bullfighting is a popular culture in many regions.
D.Regions sharing bullfight were separated by wars.
解析:D 推理判断题。根据第三段中“If the chances of war had been a little different, all the regions sharing bullfight might have been together”可推知,共享斗牛的地区被战争分开了。
7.Why did Robert Marge refuse to organize a bullfight in Paris?
A.It ignores animal rights.
B.It honors local tradition.
C.It is intended for money.
D.It is too violent for Paris.
解析:B 推理判断题。根据第五段中“‘We didn't want to sell our souls by bringing bullfight to a region where it doesn't exist,’he explains.But he has also got the sense to know that some traditions don't travel well.”可推知,Robert Marge拒绝在巴黎组织斗牛是出于尊重当地的传统的原因。
8.What is the best title for the text?
A.Fight over Bullfight
B.Culture or Violence
C.Bullfight and Tourism
D.Passion for Blood and Sand
解析:A 标题归纳题。根据第二段及通读全文可知,本文主要说明了对世界上很多地方来说,斗牛一直是伊比利亚独有的。但如今,法国的部分地区正在坚持这一传统。因此引发了一场关于斗牛运动的论战,文章说明了不同的人对此的不同看法。由此可知,A选项“斗牛大战”最符合文章标题。故选A。
Ⅱ.完形填空
(2024·山东省潍坊市模拟)
The Language of Flowers
Ding dong! I looked up from the couch.Who in the world could that be? My body was troubled with illness, so I'd 1 myself away.Friends telephoned, texted, emailed and sent cards.I didn't 2 , thinking that I had nothing to offer anyone in the miserable condition I was in.
I 3 got up and opened the door to a flower delivery.As I put the flowers on my dining table, I was struck by its 4 .It was comprised of solitary blossoms of many varieties that shouldn't really 5 yet somehow did.The mystery flowers had come in a blue jar, without a card.
Instead of returning to the couch, I 6 the florist.He told me some of my friends were behind the 7 , secretly.“They wanted to get a 8 to you, ” he said, “through the language of flowers.”
The group had followed him and picked very 9 stems after consulting an old book.“I learned some things,” the florist said, then 10 : “The red carnation (康乃馨) meant ‘Our hearts ache for you’.The yellow tulip (郁金香) wanted to see 11 in my smile again.The pink carnation had a few 12 words to say about never forgetting me.”
The more I understood what the flowers were 13 , the more I started to remember the woman who might have 14 them before I separated myself from everyone and everything.My friends knew I was still that woman, with 15 beyond my health.
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者因为疾病而开始隐藏自己,疏远朋友,而朋友们通过快递花朵,通过花的语言,让作者重新振作起来。
1.A.hidden B.given
C.driven D.broken
解析:A 根据后文“I didn't 2 , thinking that I had nothing to offer anyone in the miserable condition I was in.”可知,作者认为自己没有什么可以提供给别人的,再加上“My body was troubled with illness”受到疾病困扰,所以是把自己隐藏起来了。
2.A.forbid B.accept
C.act D.respond
解析:D 根据前文“My body was troubled with illness, so I'd 1 myself away.Friends telephoned, texted, emailed and sent cards.”可知,作者把自己隐藏起来,所以朋友们打电话、发短信、发邮件、寄贺卡,他都没有回应。
3.A.cautiously B.reluctantly
C.instantly D.cheerfully
解析:B 根据前文“Friends telephoned, texted, emailed and sent cards.I didn't 2 , thinking that I had nothing to offer anyone in the miserable condition I was in.”可知,朋友们打电话、发短信、发邮件、寄贺卡,他都没有回应,作者不想被打扰,所以是不情愿地站起来。
4.A.size B.style
C.uniqueness D.shape
解析:C 根据后文“It was comprised of solitary blossoms of many varieties that shouldn't really 5 yet somehow did.”可知,这些花由许多品种的单独的花朵组成的,这些花朵本来不应该在一起,所以作者是被它的独特性打动了。
5.A.go together B.stand out
C.mix up D.fade away
解析:A 根据前文“It was comprised of solitary blossoms of many varieties”可知,这些花由许多品种的单独的花朵组成的,它们本来不应该在一起。
6.A.informed B.thanked
C.rewarded D.telephoned
解析:D 根据后文“He told me some of my friends were behind...”可知,作者是在和花店对话,所以是给花店打电话。
7.A.delivery B.program
C.mystery D.scene
解析:A 根据前文“I 3 got up and opened the door to a flower delivery.”可知,这是一次送花快递。
8.A.companion B.message
C.commitment D.gift
解析:B 根据后文“through the language of flowers”可知,通过花的语言,传递的是信息。
9.A.expensive B.rare
C.specific D.fresh
解析:C 根据后文“The red carnation (康乃馨) meant ‘Our hearts ache for you’.The yellow tulip (郁金香)...”可知,朋友挑选的都是具体的花。
10.A.explained B.clarified
C.defined D.analyzed
解析:A 根据后文“The red carnation (康乃馨) meant ‘Our hearts ache for you’.The yellow tulip (郁金香)...”可知,是花店的人在向作者解释花语。
11.A.pain B.fortune
C.sympathy D.sunshine
解析:D 根据前文“The yellow tulip (郁金香)”结合选项,黄色的郁金香应是看成阳光,符合实际。
12.A.modest B.tolerant
C.formal D.meaningful
解析:D 根据后文“never forgetting me”可知,是意味深长的。
13.A.involving B.saying
C.smelling D.signing
解析:B 根据前文“through the language of flowers”可知,花有语言,所以是花在说什么。
14.A.advocated B.confirmed
C.required D.earned
解析:D 根据后文“My friends knew I was still that woman”可知,女人指的是作者自己,所以表达的意思是朋友们认为作者可以赢得那些花。
15.A.ambition B.value
C.curiosity D.fantasy
解析:B 根据前文“My friends knew I was still that woman”,可知,作者的朋友认为作者还是一个坚强的人,作者的价值不是疾病所能衡量的。
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