1、英语冲刺复习 英语精练（6）高考资源网 高考资源网 AValentines Day is named for Saint Valentine, an early Christian churchman who reportedly helped young loversValentine was killed for his Christian beliefs on February 14 more than 1,700 years ago, but the day that has his name is even earlier than thatMore than 2,000 years
2、 ago, the ancient Romans celebrated a holiday for loversAs part of the celebration, girls wrote their names on pieces of paper and put them in a large containerBoys reached into the container and pulled one outThe girl whose name was written on the paper became his lover or sweet heart for a yearLov
3、ers still put their names on pieces of paper and they send each other Valentine s Day cards that tell of their loveSometimes they also send gifts, like flowers or chocolate candyAmericans usually send these gifts and cards through the mail systemBut some used another way to send this messageThey hav
4、e it printed in a newspaperThe cost is usually a few dollarsSome of the messages are simple and short, Jane, I love you very much Others say moreThis one, for example, Don, roses are redViolets are blueI hope you love me as much as I love youForever, MaryMost of the newspapers that print such messag
5、es are local, but USA Today is sold throughout the United States and 90 other countries as wellThis means someone can send a Valentine message to a lover in a far-away city or town almost anywhere in the worldThese messages cost 80 dollars and moreAn employee of USA Today says readers can have a sma
6、ll heart or rose printed along with their messages this yearWill this kind of Valentine s Day message reach the one you love?Well, just make sure he or she reads the newspaper41Which is true about Valentines Day according to the text?AGifts are a must for the holidayBGirls send cards with their name
7、sCLovers usually buy roses for each otherDLove messages may appear in newspapers42Which of the events took place earliest according to the text?APeople began to celebrate the holidayBThe holiday was named ValentineCValentine s Day cards appearedDSaint Valentine was killed43What is the main purpose o
8、f the author in writing this text?ATo introduce Valentines DayBTo attract readers to USA TodayCTo tell a story about Saint ValentineDTo explain the development of Valentine s DayBHistorians say Harriet Tubman was born in the year 1820Nobody really knowsBut we do know that Harriet Tubman was one of t
9、he bravest women ever born in the United StatesFrom a very early age, Harriet knew how slaves sufferedAt six years old, she was sent to the fields Working outside not only made her body strong but also made her learn about the Underground Railroad, through which she helped hundreds of people escape
10、from slavery laterShe also learned many things from other slaves, which one day would help her lead her people to freedomShe became more of a rebel （叛逆者）In 1844, at about age 24, she married a free black man named John TubmanBy now, Harriet was sure she wanted to try to escapeSuddenly, the time came
11、Her owner diedThough opposed by her husband, she decided to escapeWith the help of the Underground Railroad, and through a variety of suffering she finally crossed the border into Pennsylvania, where slavery was banned （禁止）Later, she told a friend, I felt like I was in heavenNow that Harriet was fre
12、e, she did not forget the hundreds of other slaves back in MarylandHarriet traveled back and forth eighteen times, helping about 300 slaves escape into free territoryShe became an expert at hiding from slave hunterThe people she helped called her MosesAt one time anyone finding Harriet was promised
13、$40,000 for catching her dead or aliveDuring the Civil War, Harriet Tubman went into enemy territory to spy for the NorthShe also served as a nurseAfter four years of bloody fighting, the North won the warAfter the fighting ended, Harriet Tubman returned to Auburn, New YorkShe kept workingShe travel
14、ed and gave speeches to raise money for better education for black childrenShe also worked for womens rights and housingHarriet Tubman died in 1913She was about 93 years oldBy that time, she was recognized as an American heroThe United States government gave a funeral with military honors for the wo
15、man known a Moses44What can we say the Underground Railroad is?AA kind of train BA special railroadCA group of slaves DA secret organization45People called Harriet Moses because they regarded her as _Aa sister Ba fighter Ca leader Da friend46Which is true according to the text?AHarriet was well educ
16、ated as a childBHarriet worked for the blacks till her lastCSlavery ended in America during the Civil WarDThe government honored Harriet for her bravery47Which is the right order about what Harriet Tubman did?aShe was called MosesbShe spied for the NorthcShe worked in the fielddShe returned to New Y
17、orkcShe was honored as a herofShe escaped into PennsylvaniaAc; f; a; b; d; e Bf; b; c; d; e; a Cf; c; b; a; d; e Dc; f; b; a; d; e48Which of the following should be the best title for the text?ACruel American Civil WarBA history of American black slavesCA brief introduction to Harriet TubmanDInforma
18、tion on the Underground RailroadCMADRID （Reuters）Spain s parliament （国会） voiced its support on Wednesday for the rights of great apes （猿） to life and freedomParliaments environmental committee approved resolution （决议） urging Spain to carry out the Great Ape Project （GAP）, designed by scientists and
19、philosophers who say our closest genetic relatives deserve rights limited to humansThis is a historic day in the struggle for animal rights and in defense of our evolutionary comrades, which will doubtless go down in the history of humanity, said Pedro Poza, Spanish director of the Great Ape Project
20、The new resolution has cross-party support and it is thought they will become law within a year, making Spain the first nation to extend legal rights to apesUnder the new law, potential experiments on apes in Spain will be forbiddenWe have no knowledge of great apes being used in experiments in Spai
21、n, but there is currently no law preventing that from happening, Poza saidKeeping apes for circuses, television commercials or filming will also be forbiddenHousing apes in Spanish zoos, of which there are currently 315, will remain legal, but supporters of the bill have said the conditions in which
22、 most of them live will need to improve vastlyPhilosophers Peter Singer and Paola Cavalieri founded the Great Ape Project in 1993, arguing that non-human hominids（灵长类） should enjoy the rights to life and freedom and not to be mistreated49The Great Ape Project was probably set up to _Aprotect great a
23、pes rights Bresearch the great ape societyCsave the endangered great apes Dstudy the development of the great apes50What is Pozas attitude towards the resolutions?AHe doubts their truth BHe strongly supports themCHe thinks them unnecessary DHe pays little attention to them51What does the underlined
24、words the bill refer to?AThe money for ape housing BThe rights of great apesCThe resolution DThe new law52Which of the following expresses the main idea of the text?AApes have legal rights in Spain BApes should have human rightsCThe Great Apes Project did a good job DExperiments on apes will be forb
25、iddenDLocated in the forests near the village of Harads in northern Sweden, the Treehotel opened its doors in the summer of 2010 and offers six guest roomsOwners, Britta and Kent Lindvall, invited designers and architects to create a series of unique tree houses that reflect the growing popularity o
26、f ecologically-themedholidaysTheres the Mirrorcube, a 4x4x4 meter aluminum box in mirrored glassAccessed via a footbridge, the Cabin is suspended （悬吊） from the surrounding pines on a steep bank, affording views of the Lulea RiverBoth these rooms sleep two people while the Nest （covered in branches）,
27、 the Blue Cone （which is actually painted red） and the UFO （a spaceship skewered by pines） all have enough room to sleep a family of fourThe Treehotel was built after they saw a 2008 Swedish documentary （记录片） called Tradalskaren （The Tree Lover） that tells the story of three men who build a tree hou
28、se near Harads in an attempt to rediscover their rural roots after years of living in a cityThe Lindvalls, who already owned and ran a nearby guesthouse, saw the chance to create a different kind of holiday experienceWhen the film was over, interest in the original tree house grew so we decided to b
29、uild our own, closer to our place, Kent Lindvall saidThe plan for next year is five new roomsWe also plan to build a chapel so people can get married up thereOpen all year round, the Treehotel might attract only the hardest of souls during the winter as temperatures typically dip to around minus 15
30、degrees CelsiusBut brave travelers will be rewarded with stunning snowy landscapes as well as a Three Sauna and under-floor heating in every room delivered by renewable energy53Britta and Kent Lindvall opened the Treehotel to _Aprotect forestsBintroduce excellent ideas of designersCprovide a peacefu
31、l lifestyle for citizensDmeet the tourists demand for getting close to nature54Which of the following rooms suits a couple most?AThe Cabin BThe UFOCThe Nest DThe Blue Cone55What can we learn about Tradalskaren ?AIt introduces the way of building treehotelsBIt is about experience of returning to natu
32、reCIt aims to attract holidaymakers to the TreehotelDIt is about Britta and Kent Lindvalls life experience56What does the underlined part the hardest of souls refer to?AHard-working couples BStrong-willed peopleCSkilled travelers DThe youthEGood fences make good neighbors, the television commentator
33、 said, misquoting Robert Frost for the millionth time in my memoryIt made me wonder if the poet was not looking down from Heaven and sadly shaking his headNo line of poetry has ever been more misused in history than that oneIt comes from Frost s great poem Mending WallIn it he writes of him and his
34、neighbor repairing the broken stone wall that divides their property （财产）Frost questions why they are doing so, because there are no animals that need fencing inHe sees as well that the wall is a symbol of the barriers （障碍） that people create to separate themselves from each otherHe wisely writes th
35、at, Before I built a wall Id ask to know what I was walling in or walling out, and to whom I was like to give offence （冒犯）Something there is that doesnt love a wall, that wants it downHis neighbor, however, who Frost describes as a stone savage who moves in darkness refuses to part from the ways of
36、his forefathers and goes along foolishly with their belief that Good fences make good neighborsI wonder if MrFrost would have ever written his poem if he had known that the line he wrote in irony （讽刺） would be used again and again to encourage what he was so againstPerhaps he would have written a di
37、fferent one about tearing down the fences that separate us and breaking apart the walls that hide our hearts from each otherEither way, we should embrace the wisdom he shared with usFences and walls separate us from each otherWe need to take them down stone by stone, walk through them, and embrace e
38、ach other in joyWe need to love our neighborsWe need to see that good fences DO NOT make good neighborsThey just make lonely hearts57What can we say about the author from the text?AHe thinks highly of Frost s poemsBHe has a low opinion of Frosts neighborCHe looks down upon the TV commentatorDHe is a
39、nxious about the misunderstanding of Frosts idea58What does the wall in Frosts poem stand for according to the author?ABroken fences BQuarrels with neighborsCThe distance between neighbors DThe insisting on the forefathers belief59Frost wrote Good fences make good neighbors while he thought _Ait was
40、 wise to have no fenceBneighbors should be good onesCfences played an important roleDbad fences made bad neighbors60The author wrote the last paragraph to _Asay Frost was a wise manBexpress his admiration for FrostCcall on us to tear down the fences in our heartDencourage people to read Frost s poems in a right way高考资源网参考答案高考资源网高考资源网
