河北省正定县2015高考英语暑假练习（11）（答案或解析）.doc

1、河北省正定县2015高考英语暑假练习（11）（答案或解析）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。OPENING TIMES:20 Mar to 19 OctMon to Sat: 9:00am to 5:00pmSun:9:30am to 5:00pm20 Oct to 19MarMon to Sat:9:30am to 4:00pmSun:10:00am to 4:00pm Shakespeares Birthplace and Exhibition of Shakespeares World Welcome to the world-famous house

2、 where William Shakespeare was born in 1564 and where he grew up. The property(房产)remained in the ownership ofShakespeares family until 1806.The House has welcomed visitors traveling from all over the word ,for over 250 years. Enter though the Visitors Centre and see the highly-praised exhibition Sh

3、akespeares World, a lively and full introduction to the life and work of Shakespeare. Stand in the rooms-where Shakespeare grew up. Discover examples of furniture and needle work from Shakespeares period. Enjoy the traditional(传统的)English garden, planted with trees and flowers mentioned in the poets

4、 works.The Birthplace is within easy walking distance of all the car parks shown on the map; nearest is Windsor Street(3 minutes walk). The House may present difficulties but the Visitors Centre, its exhibition, and the garden are accessible(可进入的)to wheelchair user. The Shakespeare Coffee House (opp

5、osite the Birthplace).ADMISSION:Adult 4.90Child 2.20Family 12.0(2 adults +up to 3 children)( ) 1. How much is the admission for a family of two grown-ups and two children?A. 9.80 B.12.00 C.14.20 D.16.40( ) 2. Where is the nearest parking place to Shakespeares Birthplace?A. Behind the exhibition hall

6、.B. Opposite the Visitors Centre.C. At Windsor street.D. Near the Coffee House.( ) 3. A wheelchair user may need help to enter .A. the House B the garden C. the Visitors Centre D. the exhibition hallA篇1.选B。根据第二个表格中Family 12.0 （2 adults + up to 3 children)，即是一家人（2个成年人+至多3个小孩）需要12.0。2.选C。根据第二个表格右边第一段最

7、后几个单词nearest is Windsor Street (3 minutes walk).3.选A。根据第二个表格右边第二段The House may present difficulties but the Visitors Centre, its exhibition, and the garden are accessible(可进入的) to wheelchair user.“对于轮椅使用者来说，可能进入房子有些困难，但是游客中心，展览厅还有花园都可以进入。”Passage Thirteen (The Neutrality of American in the Early Wor

8、ld War II)The establishment of the Third Reich influenced events in American history by starting a chain of events which culminated in war between Germany and the United States. The compete destruction of democracy, the persecution of Jews, the war on religion, the cruelty and barbarism of the Nazis

9、, and especially the plans of Germany and her allies, Italy and Japan, for world conquest caused great indignation in this country and brought on fear of another world war. While speaking out against Hitlers atrocities, the American people generally favored isolationist policies and neutrality. The

10、Neutrality Acts of 1935 and 1936 prohibited trade with any belligerents or loans to them. In 1937 the President was empowered to declare an arms embargo in wars between nations at his discretion.American opinion began to change somewhat after President Roosevelts “quarantine the aggressor” speech at

11、 Chicago (1937) in which he severely criticized Hitlers policies. Germanys seizure of Austria and the Munich Pact for the partition of Czechoslovakia (1938) also aroused the American people. The conquest of Czechoslovakia in March, 1939 was another rude awakening to the menace of the Third Reich. In

12、 August,1939 came the shock of the Nazi-soviet Pact and in September the attack on Poland and the outbreak of European war. The United States attempted to maintain neutrality in spite of sympathy for the democracies arrayed against the Third Reich. The Neutrality Act of 1939 repealed the arms embarg

13、o and permitted “cash and carry” exports of arms to belligerent nations. A strong national defense program was begun. A draft act was passed (1940) to strengthen the military services. A Lend Act (1941) authorized the President to sell, exchange, or lend materials to any country deemed necessary by

14、him for the defense of the United States. Help was given to Britain by exchanging certain overage destroyers for the right to establish American bases in British territory in the Western Hemisphere. In August, 1940 President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill met and issued the Atlantic Charter

15、which proclaimed the kind of a world which should be established after the war. In December, 1941, Japan launched the unprovoked attack on the United States at Pearl Harbor. Immediately thereafter, Germany declared war on the United States.1.One item occurring before 1937 that the author does not me

16、ntion in his list of actions that alienated the American public wasA the burning of the Reichstag.German plans for conquest.C Nazi barbarism.D the persecution of religious groups.2.The Lend-Lease Act was designed toA help the British.strengthen the national defense of the United States.C promote the

17、 Atlantic Charter.D avenge Pearl Harbor.3.American Policy during the years 1935-1936 may be described as beingA watchful.isolationist.C peaceful.D indifferent.4.The Neutrality Act of 1939A permitted the selling of arms to belligerent nations.antagonized Japan.C permitted the British to trade only wi

18、th the Allies.D led to Lend-Lease Act.5.We entered the war against GermanyA because Germany declared war.because Japan was an ally of Germany.C after Germany had signed the Nazi-soviet Pact.D after peaceful efforts had failed.Vocabulary1.Reich 帝国，尤指第二次世界大战前及大战期间的德国2.atrocity 凶残，残暴3.belligerent 好战的，交

19、战国的4.discretion 判断力，自行裁决，谨慎5.empower 赋予权力6.embargo 禁运，封港7.quarantine 停船检疫，隔离，封锁，使孤立8.partition 分割，瓜分9.menace 威胁，危险10.repeal 废除，取消11.overage destroyer 旧式驱逐舰12.unprovoked 无缘无故的，非因触犯而发生的13.Neutrality Acts 中立法令14.Munich Pact 慕尼黑公约15.draft act 征兵法16.Lend Lease Act 租借法17.Atlantic Charter 大西洋公约18.Pearl Har

20、bor 珍珠港写作方法与文章大意文章讲述了第三帝国成立，美国由中立到宣战的一段历史。采用按年代先后进行叙述的写作手法。文章一开始就点明主题：“第三帝国的成立影响了美国历史，从一系列事情开始，最终导致德国和美国交战。”答案详解1.A帝国大厦焚毁，众所周知，这是纳粹希特勒精心策划的一次政治阴谋，旨在迫害德国共产党。B. 德国征服计划。C. 纳粹之残暴。D. 迫害宗教团体。在文中都提到。见第一段第二句“民主的全面摧毁、对犹太人的迫害、摧残宗教、纳粹的残忍和野蛮，特别是德国及其盟国意、日、征服世界的计划激起美国极大愤怒，也带来了对又一次世界大战的恐惧。”2.B 加强美国国防。见第二段导数第五句“194

21、1年的租借法规定：总统对他认为保卫美国所需要的国家有权卖给、交换或借给他们物资。”A. 帮助英国，不对。C. 促进大西洋公约。大西洋公约是1941年8月，罗斯福和邱吉尔会面后的联合公告。D. 报复珍珠港。是1941年日本发起袭击的报复。3.B 与世隔绝。这在第一段第三句“美国人民虽然反对希特勒的凶残等事，他们一般还是喜欢孤立（与世隔绝的）政策和保持中立。1933年和1936年的中立条约规定：禁止和交战国双方贸易和借贷。”A. 观察的。C. 和平的。D. 不正确的。4.A 允许把武器卖给交战国。答案在第二段第六句“1939年的中立条约取消了武器禁运，允许进行现钞交易出口武器给交战国。”B. 和日

22、本敌对。C. 允许英国只能和其盟国贸易。D. 导致租借条约。5.A 因为德国宣战。这在第一段已有说明。尽管希特勒坏事做尽，美国还是倾向于中立政策。第二段罗斯福在芝加哥的演讲，态度稍有改变。严厉批评希特勒的政策，但仍然以中立为主。1941年日本袭击珍珠港，不久德国宣战，美国才不得不参战。阅读理解-AThe pound new Library of Birmingham（LoB）will be the most visible sign of the way the city is accepting the digitalization（数字化）of everyday life.Set to o

23、pen in 2013, the 188 m LoB is already beginning to tale shape next to the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, with which it will share some equipment.As digital media（媒介）is important to its idea. the project is already providing chances for some of the many small new local companies working at the new tec

24、hnologies.Brian Gambles, the LoB project director, says it is about giving people the right tools for learning, “The aim is to mix the physical with the digital. Providing 24-hour services which can be used through many different ways. It is important to enable us to reach more people, more effectiv

25、ely.”The digital library will, he says, be as important as the physical one, allowing the distant use of the services, making sure that it is never closed to the public.Even before the LoB is complete, the public has been able to go online to visit the Virtual（虚拟的）LoB, designed by Baden, the Birming

26、ham virtual worlds specialists. Not only have the public been able to learn about LoB, but the virtual one has also enabled those working on the LoB to understand the building and how it will work before it even opens.Two other small Birmingham-based digital companies are working on the LoB projects

27、. Substrat, a digital design company, is developing what it calls “enlarge reality” project. It is about the use of an exciting smart phone, an important part of the LoB which is in the early stages of development is an online library of figures of the city being built by a digital content company i

28、n Cahoots, in which users will be encouraged to add to and comment on the material. Gambles says: “Technology will enable us to make the librarys content and services open to citizens as sever before.”( ) 1. The underline part “its idea” in Paragraph 3 refers to the idea of_. A. the equipment B. the

29、 projectC. the digital media D. the physical library( ) 2. While visiting the Virtual LoB, the public can_. A. get a general idea of the LoBB. meet many world-famous expertsC. learn how to put up a library buildingD. understand how the specialists work on the project( ) 3. Which of the following is

30、true of the LoB when it opens? a. It offers better learning toolsb. It reaches users in different waysc. It provides users with smart phoned. It allows users to enrich its materiale. It gives non-stop physical and digital servicesA. a, b, d B. a, c, e C. b, c, d D. b, d, e( ) 4. This text is most pr

31、obably taken from .A. a put book B. a library guideC. a handbook D. a newspaper report【答案与解析】【要点综述】本篇文章为新闻报道类文体。文章报道了Library of Birmingham（伯明翰图书馆）将会投巨资改建成一个全新的数字化图书馆的事情。1B词义推断题。通过分析单词所在的这个句子，可知its（它的）指代的是主句中的主语“这个工程的”，its idea便是指the idea of the project。2A细节理解题。根据第6段第2句“Not only have the public been

32、able to learn about LoB, but the virtual one has also enabled those working on the LoB to understand the building and how it will work before it even opens.”可知答案为A。B、C、D说法均有误。3A细节理解题。根据第4段“it is about giving people the right tools for learning”， “which can be used through many different ways”及第7段“in which users will be encouraged to add to and comment on the material”可知。4D推理判断题。文章首段便简明地概括了文章主题，全文体现较明显的及时性，这是新闻类文体的典型特征，据此可判断文章应来源于一篇新闻报道。