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XX届高考英语Units 11~12 The sounds of the world Art and literature知识点复习
Units11~12 Thesoundsoftheworld Artandliterature
Ⅰ.单项填空
.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意为“穿衣去……”。
答案:A
6.Itlooksallrightintheory,butitwon’t________inpractice.
A.use
B.matter
c.care
D.work
解析:workvi.“开动,运转;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.
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
0.________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,dartingathim.“Aaawk,”itcried,swoopingdownagainandagain.
__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.Andjeffhadtoscrambleundersomenearbybushes.
Thereheheardasofterbird__13__“Eeeep!”Gentlypushingbranchesaside,hesawa__14__seagull.Itsfeetweretrappedinplasticrings,thetypethatislikecocabottles.
“Nowonderyourmom’supset,”jeffsaid.carefullyhe__15__therings.Atfirstcryingandshaking,thebirdsoon__16__,acceptinghelp.
Finallyfree,thebirdmoveditswingsontothesandcheering,“Eeep!”
“Aawk,”itsmother__17__,swoopingdown.Togethertheyflewupintothebluesky.
jeffrantotellGrandpathe__18__.“Nowyoucancollectyourrocksinpeace,”Grandpasaid.
Takingholdofabag,jeffsaid,“IthinkI’llcollectsome__19__first.”
Grandpalookedatjeffwith__20__eyes.“mindifIjoinyou?”
.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
0.A.bravely
B.carefully
c.quietly
D.lonely
答案:A
1.A.influence
B.pressure
c.guard
D.attack
答案:D
2.A.unfortunate
B.unfriendly
c.unacceptable
D.unlikely
答案:B
3.A.song
B.noise
c.sound
D.movement
答案:c
4.A.young
B.weak
c.poor
D.wild
答案:A
5.A.untied
B.unfolded
c.uncovered
D.unpacked
答案:A
6.A.disappeared
B.controlled
c.recovered
D.calmed
答案:D
7.A.screamed
B.shouted
c.replied
D.greeted
答案:c
8.A.message
B.news
c.result
D.lesson
答案:B
9.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.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,andthehairstylearethetypesthatthegroupidentifieswith.Ifyouwantthebuyertofeelsuperiortothecharactersellingtheproduct,thenmakethatpersonsostupidorsillythateveryonewillfeelgreatabouthimselforherself.
welaughatcommercials.wedon’tthinkwepaythatmuchattentiontothem.Butevidenceshowswearekiddingourselves.Themakingofacommercialthatcostssomuchmoneyisnotkidstuff.It’sbig,bigbusiness.Andit’stellinguswhattothink,whatweneed,andwhattobuy.Toputitsimply,theTVcommercialisaformofbrainwashing.
.TVcommercialsaremoreimportantthanotherprogramstotelevisionsbecause________.
A.theybringingreatprofits
B.theyrequirealotofmoneytomake
c.theyarenotdifficulttoproduce
D.theyattractmoreviewersthanotherprograms
解析:从整体来看,强调了商业广告的是重要的,目的是为挣钱。参看第一段最后一句话。
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
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