高中英语组-11月周练

高中英语组11月周练时间35分钟分值10+15+8+8=41’SectionBDirections:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.emergedB.initialC.featuredD.positiveE.scoresF.asideG.apparentlyH.exportsI.demonstratedJ.eventuallyK.fictionalWithathletesandviewersexhausted,theclosingceremonyforRio2016waspassingoffasexpecteduntilJapan'sPrimeMinisterShinzoAbepoppedoutofagiantgreenpipedressedupasvideogamecharacterMariofromtheSuperMariogames,oneofJapan'sbest-known41Itwasthentheworldgotacluethat,forTokyo2020,thenextOlympichostswouldtakefullandshamelessadvantageofJapan'spopcultureicons.Japan’sPrimeMinister42dressedasSuperMarioanddoffed(脱去)hishattoenthusiasticcrowds.SuperMarioisa43characterinthehugelypopularSuperMariovideogamefranchisecreatedbyNintendo.AstoutItalianplumberfamousforhisredcapandblueoveralls,hehasappearedin44ofvideogames,becomingtheworld'sbiggestsellingvideogamefranchiseofalltime.Mariowasnottheonlypopcultureiconinattendance.Doraemon,theanimationcharacterwithafamousmagicpocketfromwhichhecanpulloutgadgetsfromthefuture,also45inapreviewvideo,alongwiththemouth-lesscat,HelloKitty.InJapan,theinterestintheceremonywasalsofevered,withpeople46excitedanddelightedbytheircosplayPM'sguestappearance.

MrAbe'sappearancehasprovidedsomeformof47coveragefortheTokyoGames,whichhasbeenplaguedbycontroversy.Tokyowasaccusedofplagiarising(抄袭)its48Olympic2020logo,whichit49changed,andtheoriginalstadiumdesignbyarchitectZahaHadidwasscrappedduetospirallingcosts.Butfornow,itseemsmanypeopleareputtingitsbadpublicity50,andexpectingtheirmindstobeblownbywhateverTokyohasplannedforfouryears'time.Keys:41-45HAKEC46-50GDBJFSectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.Ourape-menforefathershadnoobviousnaturalweaponsinthestruggleforsurvivalintheopen.Theyhadneitherthepowerfulteethnorthestrongclawsofthebigcats.Theycouldnot____51_withthebear,whosestrength,speedandclaws__52____animpressive'smallfire'weaponry.Theycouldnoteven53themselvesbyrunningswiftlylikethehorses,zebrasorsmallanimals.Iftheape-menhadattemptedtocompeteonthose54intheopen,theywouldhavebeendoomed(注定)tofailureandextinction.Buttheywereendowedwithenormous55advantagesofakindnotpossessedbyanyoftheircompetitors.Inthesearchforthepickingsoftheforest,theape-menhad__56___efficientstereoscopicvisionandasenseofcolourthattheanimalsofthe'grasslandsdidnotpossess.Theabilitytoseeclearlyatclose57permittedtheape-mentostudypracticalproblemsinawaythatlayfarbeyondthe58oftheoriginalinhabitantsofthegrassland.Goodlong-distancesightwasquiteanothermatter.Lackoflong-distancevisionhadnotbeenaproblemforforest-dwellingapesandmonkeysbecausethehighertheviewpoint,thegreatertherangeofsightsoalltheyhadhadtodowasclimbatree.Outintheopen,however,thissimplesolutionwasnot__59___.Climbingahillwouldhavehelped,butinmanyplacesthegroundwas60.Theape-men__61____theonlypossiblesolution.Theyrearedupashighaspossibleontheirhindlimbsandbegantowalkupright.Thisvitalchangeofphysicalpositionbroughtabout62disadvantages.Itwasextremelyunstableanditmeantthatthealreadyslowape-menbecameslowerstill.__63____,theyperseveredandtheirbonestructuregraduallybecame___64___tothenew,unstablepositionthat__65___themthenameHomoerectus,uprightman.51.A.matchB.compareC.rivalD.equal52.A.becameB.equippedC.posedD.provided53.A.hideB.trainC.defendD.pursue54.A.termsB.aspectsC.factorsD.circumstances55.A.decoratedB.concealedC.releasedD.exposed56.A.progressedB.generatedC.developedD.advanced57.A.rangeB.areaC.relationD.competition58.A.SightB.territoryC.intentionD.reach59.A.availableB.desirableC.sufficientD.convenient60.A.bareB.flatC.vacantD.hollow61.A.commandedB.rejectedC.boreD.adopted62.A.potentialB.temporaryC.considerableD.objective63.A.HoweverB.ThereforeC.MeanwhileD.consequently64.A.accustomedB.familiarizedC.adaptedD.suited65.A.obtainedB.deservedC.entitledD.earnedKeys:51-55:BDCAB56-60:CADAB61-65:DCACD(C)SomeoftheconcernssurroundingTurkey’sapplicationtojointheEuropeanUnion,tobevotedonbytheEU’sCouncilofMinistersonDecember17th,areeconomic-inparticular,thecountry’srelativepoverty.ItsGDPperheadislessthanathirdoftheaverageforthe15pre-2004membersoftheEU.ButitisnotfaroffthatofoneofthetennewmemberswhichjoinedonMay1st2004(Latvia),anditismuchthesameasthoseoftwocountries,BulgariaandRomania,whichthisweekconcludedaccessiontalkswiththeEUthatcouldmakethemfullmembersonJanuary1st2007.Furthermore,thecountry’srecenteconomicprogresshasbeen,accordingtoDonaldJohnston,thesecretary-generaloftheOECD,"stunning".GDPinthesecondquarteroftheyearwas13.4%higherthanayearearlier,arateofgrowththatnoEUcountrycomesclosetomatching.Turkey’sinflationratehasjustfallenintosinglefiguresforthefirsttimesince1972,andthisweekthecountryreachedagreementwiththeIMFonanewthree-year,$10billioneconomicprogrammethatwill,accordingtotheIMF’smanagingdirector,RodrigoRato,"helpTurkey...reduceinflationtowardEuropeanlevels,andenhancetheeconomy’sresilience".Resiliencehasnothistoricallybeenthecountry’seconomicstrongpoint.Asrecentlyas2001,GDPfellbyover7%.Itfellbymorethan5%in1994,andbyjustunder5%in1999.Indeed,throughoutthe1990sgrowthoscillatedlikeanelectrocardiogramrecordingaviolentheartattack.Thisirregularityhasbeenoneofthemainreasons(alongwithredtapeandcorruption)whythecountryhasfaileddismallytoattractmuch-neededforeigndirectinvestment.Itsstockofsuchinvestment(asapercentageofGDP)islowernowthanitwasinthe1980s,andannualinflowshavescarcelyeverreached$1billion(whereasIrelandattractedover$25billionin2003,asdidBrazilineveryyearfrom1998to2000).OnedeterrenttoforeigninvestorsisduetodisappearonJanuary1st2005.Onthatday,Turkeywilltakeawaytherightofvirtuallyeveryoneofitscitizenstocallthemselvesamillionaire.Sixnoughtswillberemovedfromthefacevalueofthelira;oneunitofthelocalcurrencywillhenceforthbeworthwhat1marenow-ie,about€0.53($0.70).Goodswillhavetobepricedinboththenewandoldliraforthewholeoftheyear,butforeignbankersandinvestorscanbegintolookforwardtoatimeinTurkeywhentheywillnolongerhavetojugglementallywithindeterminatestringsofzeros.1.

WhatisTurkey’seconomicsituationnow?[A]ItsGDPperheadisfarlaggingbehindthatoftheEUmembers.[B]Itsinflationrateisstillrising.[C]ItseconomygrowsfasterthananyEUmember.[D]Itseconomicresilienceisverystrong.2.

Wecaninferfromthesecondparagraphthat__________.[A]TurkeywillsooncatchtheaverageGDPlevelofthe15pre-2004EUmembers[B]inflationrateinTurkeyusedtobeveryhigh[C]Turkey’seconomywillkeepgrowingatpresentrate[D]IMF’seconomicprogramwillhelpTurkeyjointheEU3.

Theword“oscillated”(Line3,Paragraph3)mostprobablymeans_________.[A]fell[B]climbed[C]developed[D]swang4.

SpeakingofTurkey’sforeigndirectinvestment,theauthorimpliesthat_________.[A]it’sstockisfarlessthanthatofothercountries[B]itdoesnothavemuchinfluenceonTurkey’seconomicprogress[C]steadyGDPgrowthwillhelpTurkeyattractmoreforeigndirectinvestment[D]Turkey’seconomicresiliencereliesonforeigndirectinvestment5.

Wecandrawaconclusionfromthetextthat__________.[A]foreigninvestmentenvironmentinTurkeywillbecomebetter[B]Turkey’scitizenswillsufferheavylossduetothechangeofthefacevalueofthelira[C]thelocalcurrencywilldepreciatewiththeremovalofsixnoughtsfromthefacevalue[D]pricesofgoodswillgoup答案：CBDCA1.答案为C，属事实细节题。根据文章第二段，土耳其的经济发展“十分惊人”。接着载第二行，作者以数据说明土耳其本年度第二季度的GDP增长“noEUcountrycomesclosetomatching”，可见其经济发展速度超过任何欧盟成员。2.答案为B，属推理判断题。根据文章第二段“土耳其得通货膨胀率自1972年以来首次跌进各位数”可知，以前的通货膨胀率都在两位数甚至更多，是非常高的数字。3.答案为D，属猜词题。这个词的意思可以根据文中第三段所用的明喻判断出来。文中说，整个1990年代，土耳其的GDP增长就好像“遭受了猛烈的心脏病发作时的心电图一样”，可见GDP增长时高时低，峰谷之间的差异较大，所以oscillated最有可能的意思就是“摆动，震荡”，只有A中的swang意思与之相符。4.答案为C，属推理判断题。根据文章第三段，GDP的不规律性是导致土耳其难以吸引外国直接投资的主要原因，可见稳定的GDP增长有助于土耳其吸引更多的外国直接投资。5.答案为A，属推理判断题。文章在第一段和第二段介绍土耳其快速的经济增长。第三段分析了过去不能吸引急需的外国直接投资的主要原因之一：经济发展不规律性。文章最后一段介绍了将取消妨碍外国投资者的一个因素。并在文章最末提到：“外国银行家和投资人现在可以期待今后在土耳其再不用快速心算一串串数不清的零了”。由此可见，土耳其的外国投资环境将变得更好。6选4SectionCA.Yetfewpeopleaskfrombookswhatbookscangiveus.B.Readingisalongerandmorecomplicatedprocessthanseeing.C.Howcanwegetthedeepestandwidestpleasurefromwhatyoureed?D.Howatthecomerofthestreet,perhaps,youpassedtwopeopletalkingE.Butwhenyouattempttoreconstructitinwords,youwillfindthatitbreaksintoathousandconflictingimpressions.F.Ifyouhangback,andreserveandcriticizeatfirst,youarepreventingyourselffromgettingthefullestpossiblevaluefromwhatyouread.Itissimpleenoughtosaythatsincebookshaveclasses--fiction,biography,poetry--weshouldseparatethemandtakefromeachwhatitisrightandwhatshouldgiveus.1Mostcommonlywecometobookswithblurredanddividedminds,askingoffictionthatitshallbetrue,ofpoetrythatitshallbefalse,ofbiographythatitshallbeflattering,ofhistorythatitshallenforceourownprejudices.Ifwecouldbanishallsuchpreconceptionwhenwerea