2021届高考英语“典题”专项训练（二十五）

这是一份2021届高考英语“典题”专项训练（二十五），共9页。
Tracking Shts:This Week in Film
The Incmparable Rse Hartman
Quad Cinema
Saturday t Sunday
It is a grgeusly sht, sharply edited prtrait f phtgrapher Hartman, wh in the 1970s and 1980s haunted Studi 54. Hartman made a career f capturing fashin designers, mdels, musicians, and mvie stars.
Churchill
Angelika Film Center
Mnday t Tuesday
The 20th century's mst awesme leader, a man whse histry includes tw wrld wars!But what happens when the stry being tld feels emtinally false and factually bgus?Churchill, a new drama starring the great actr, Brian Cx, is s full f mvie cliches that it's smetimes hard nt t giggle—and ne shuld never laugh at the prime minister.
Handsme Devil
Cinema Village
Thursday t Friday
The Ireland f the teen film Handsme Devil is a place where yung bys are encuraged t d nly ne thing:play rugby. If rugby isn't yur thing, r if yu dig things that aren't rugby-related, yu're immediately dismissed as a gay. That's unfrtunately the case fr the main character—ginger-haired Ned. Indeed, it's mre like a cming f age film than a cmedy.
Past Life
Landmark Sunshine
Wednesday
Althugh Past Life is based n real events, Avi Nesher's latest film plays unaplgetically like meldrama(情节剧)—a bit t much at times. Its insistence that guilt-ridden Baruch Milch can recite t his daughters, mre than thirty years later, every single wrd he wrte in a ntebk while hiding frm the Nazis in Pland during Wrld War Ⅱ strains credulity.
1.Which film may interest peple wh like taking pictures?
A.Churchill.
B.Past Life.
C.Handsme Devil.
D.The Incmparable Rse Hartman.
2.Where can the audience g t enjy a cming f age film this week?
A.Quad Cinema. B.Angelika Film Center.
C.Cinema Village. D.Landmark Sunshine.
3.What d we knw abut the film Past Life?
A.It was fictinal.
B.It was shwn n the weekend.
C.Avi Nesher was the main character.
D.It was cncerned with the life f Jewish.
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Abut a mnth after I jined Facebk,I gt a call frm Lri Gler,a highly regarded senir directr f marketing at eBay.She made it clear that this was a business call.“I want t apply t wrk with yu at Facebk,” she said.“Instead f recmmending myself,I want t ask yu—What is yur biggest prblem,and can I help t slve it?”
My jaw hit the flr.I had hired thusands f peple ver the previus decade and n ne had ever said anything remtely like that.Peple usually fcus n finding the right rle fr themselves,with the implicatin that their skills will help the cmpany.Lri put Facebk’s needs frnt and center.It was a killer apprach.I respnded,“Recruiting is my biggest prblem.And,yes,yu can slve it.”
Lri never thught she wuld wrk in recruiting,but she jumped in.Lri did a great jb running recruiting and within mnths was prmted t her current jb,leading peple at Facebk.
The mst cmmn metaphr fr careers is a ladder,but this cncept n lnger applies t mst wrkers.As f 2010,the average American had eleven jbs frm the ages f eighteen t frty-six alne.Lri ften qutes Pattie Sellers,wh came up with a much better metaphr—Careers are a jungle gym,nt a ladder.
As Lri describes it,there’s nly ne way t get t the tp f a ladder,but there are many ways t get t the tp f a jungle gym.The jungle gym mdel benefits everyne,but especially wmen wh might be starting careers,switching careers,getting blcked by external barriers,r reentering the wrkfrce after taking time ff.The ability t create a unique path with ccasinal dips,deturs (弯路),and even dead ends presents great views f many peple,nt just thse at the tp.On a ladder,mst climbers are stuck staring at the butt f the persn abve.
4.Why did Lri make the call?
A.She helped Facebk t slve the biggest prblem.
B.She wanted t make a business deal with Facebk.
C.She tried t ask fr a pay rise at Facebk.
D.She wanted t becme an emplyee at Facebk.
5.What impressed me by Lri?
A.Lri was gd at running recruiting.
B.Lri attached great imprtance t Facebk’s needs.
C.Lri jumped in Facebk with n adequate experience.
D.Lri was skilled in marketing at eBay.
6.What can we infer frm the passage?
A.Nw all peple dn’t tend t climb the ladder.
B.Nne n the ladder can enjy the great views.
C.Jungle gyms ffer limited explratin fr emplyees.
D.A pregnant wman,jbless,benefits little frm the jungle gyms.
7.What is the best title f the passage?
A.It’s a Jungle Gym,Nt a Ladder
B.Facebk’s Biggest Prblem
C.Applying fr a Jb in Facebk
D.A Jungle Gym is Better than a Ladder
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We may think we’re a culture that gets rid f ur wrn technlgy at the first sight f smething shiny and new,but a new study shws that we keep using ur ld devices(装置) well after they g ut f style.That’s bad news fr the envirnment—and ur wallets—as these utdated devices cnsume much mre energy than the newer nes that d the same things.
T figure ut hw much pwer these devices are using,Callie Babbitt and her clleagues at the Rchester Institute f Technlgy in New Yrk tracked the envirnmental csts fr each prduct thrughut its life—frm when its minerals are mined t when we stp using the device.This methd prvided a readut fr hw hme energy use has evlved since the early 1990s.Devices were gruped by generatin.Desktp cmputers,basic mbile phnes,and bx-set TVs defined 1992.Digital cameras arrived n the scene in 1997.And MP3 players,smart phnes,and LCD TVs entered hmes in 2002,befre tablets and e-readers shwed up in 2007.
As we accumulated mre devices,hwever,we didn’t thrw ut ur ld nes.“The living-rm televisin is replaced and gets planted in the kids’ rm,and suddenly ne day,yu have a TV in every rm f the huse,”said ne researcher.The average number f electrnic devices rse frm fur per husehld in 1992 t 13 in 2007.We’re nt just keeping these ld devices—we cntinue t use them.Accrding t the analysis f Babbitt’s team,ld desktp mnitrs and bx TVs with cathde ray tubes are the wrst devices with their energy cnsumptin and cntributin t greenhuse gas emissins(排放) mre than dubling during the 1992 t 2007 windw.
S what’s the slutin(解决方案)?The team’s data nly went up t 2007,but the researchers als explred what wuld happen if cnsumers replaced ld prducts with new electrnics that serve mre than ne functin,such as a tablet fr wrd prcessing and TV viewing.They fund that mre n-demand entertainment viewing n tablets instead f TVs and desktp cmputers culd cut energy cnsumptin by 44%.
8.What des the authr think f new devices?
A.They are envirnment-friendly.
B.They are n better than the ld.
C.They cst mre t use at hme.
D.They g ut f style quickly.
9.Why did Babbitt’s team cnduct the research?
A.T reduce the cst f minerals.
B.T test the life cycle f a prduct.
C.T update cnsumers n new technlgy.
D.T find ut electricity cnsumptin f the devices.
10.Which f the fllwing uses the least energy?
A.The bx-set TV.
B.The tablet.
C.The LCD TV.
D.The desktp cmputer.
11.What des the text suggest peple d abut ld electrnic devices?
A.Stp using them.
B.Take them apart.
C.Upgrade them.
D.Recycle them.
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A new study f 8,000 yung peple in the Jurnal f Health and Scial Behavir shws that althugh lve can make adults live healthily and happily, it is a bad thing fr yung peple. Puppy lve may bring stress fr yung peple and can lead t depressin. The study shws that girls becme mre depressed than bys, and yunger girls are the wrst f all.
The pssible reasn fr the cnnectin between lve and a higher risk f depressin fr girls is “lss f self”. Accrding t the study, even thugh bys wuld say “lse themselves in a rmantic relatinship”, this “lss f self” is much mre likely t lead t depressin when it happens t girls. Yung girls wh have rmantic relatinships usually like hiding their feelings and pinins. They wn't tell that t their parents.
Dr. Marianm Kaufman, an expert n yung peple prblems, says 15% t 20% yung peple will have depressin during their grwing. Trying rmance ften causes the depressin. She advises kids nt t jump int rmance t early. During grwing up, it is imprtant fr yung peple t build strng friendships and a strng sense f self. She als suggests the parents shuld encurage their kids t keep clse t their friends, attend mre interesting schl activities and spend enugh time with families.
Parents shuld watch fr signs f depressin—eating r md changes—and if they see signs frm their daughters r sns, they need t give help. The gd news is that the cnnectin between rmance and depressin seems t becme weak with age. Lve will always make us feel yung, but nly maturity gives us a chance t avid its bad side effects.
12.What's the main idea f the passage?
A.Rmance is a tw-edged swrd fr adults.
B.Parents shuld frbid their children's lve.
C.Rmance is gd fr yung peple.
D.Puppy lve may bring yung peple depressin.
13.Which f the fllwing is mre likely t have depressin?
A.Careless parents whse children are deep in lve.
B.Yung peple wh have a strng sense f self.
C.Yung girls wh always hide their feelings and pinins.
D.Yung bys whse parents watch fr their behavir.
14.What can be inferred frm the passage?
A.The lder a wman is, the less likely she seems t lse herself in rmance.
B.Lacking lve can lead yung peple t grw up mre quickly.
C.Early lve makes yung peple keep clse t their friends and parents.
D.Parents shuld help their children t be aware f the signs f depressin.
15.What's the authr's attitude twards puppy lve?
A.Cnfused. B.Disapprving.
C.Neutral. D.Scared.
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Fr ver ne hundred and fifty years, Americans f all scial classes have wrn blue jeans. __16__ Whether they are wrn fr wrk r fr fashin tday. Strauss' inventin cntinues t be ppular nt nly amng Americans but als amng peple arund the wrld.
Levi Strauss was brn in Germany in 1829. __17__ He grew up in Kentucky befre mving t New Yrk in 1847.Befre becming an American citizen and mving t the West in 1853, Strauss wrked in his brther's dry gds business. This gave him a chance t prduce his famus inventin. After the gld rush f 1949, Strauss decided t mve t the West t seek his frtune.
Strauss did nt want t be a persn wh searched an area fr minerals. Instead, he knew he culd make a gd living by selling supplies t the miners. At first, he planned t sell sewing supplies and clth. __18_ When he heard miners cmplaining that their clthes were easily brken r they usually tre their pckets during mining, he decided t use a special fabric t make pants fr the miners. These pants prved s ppular that he quickly ran ut f materials t make mre.
In 1873, Strauss received a letter frm a Jewish tailr named Jacb Davis wh had invented a prcess f cnnecting pckets with cpper rivets(铆钉). This made the pants last a lng time.Because Davis did nt have the mney t patent his idea, he ffered t share it with Strauss if Strauss wuld agree t pay fr the patent. __19__
By the time Strauss died in 1902, he had made a great cntributin t American fashin.
__20__ The business has been grwing ever since and Levi Strauss' cmpany is nw ne f the largest clthing cmpanies in the wrld.
A. As a yung by, he mved with his family t the United States.
B. Nbdy knew what kind f material was suitable.
C. He did and Levi jeans have been made with metal rivets ever since.
D. Hwever, he did nt get much business fr thse prducts.
E. He als made a great cntributin t America's clthing industry.
F. Since they were invented by Levi Strauss, they have becme a symbl f American cnsumer culture.
G. As the business grew, Strauss gt much mney frm it.
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A yung man went t visit the ldest and wisest man in the village fr sme advice n hw he culd becme rich.
“Treasure is yurs t be had at the tp f Ynder Muntain,” advised the wise ld man as he pinted t a tall muntain in the distance. “Yu must travel n ft t the tp f the muntain. There yu will find riches beynd yur belief. Once yu leave the tp f the muntain, whatever remains will be lst frever.”
The yung man culd hardly wait until the mrning when he was t meet with the wise ld man fr final instructins. When he arrived at the wise ld man's hme, he saw a lng, thick lg lying n the grund in frnt f the huse.
“Yu must carry this lg n yur jurney t the tp f the muntain, and it is a necessary part f yur jurney. Yu must take it with yu t the tp f the muntain t claim yur treasure,”explained the wise ld man.
The yung man was nt pleased with this sudden surprise, but he respected the wise ld man and as he lifted the lng, heavy lg nt his shulders and struggled dwn the rad twards the muntain, he realized that the trip wuld nt be as easy as he thught.
After he was walking fr a while, a wdsman came up t him and said, “It lks like that lg is pretty heavy. Wuld yu like me t cut sme f it ff t make it lighter?”
The yung man was exhausted, s he said, “I suppse that a little bit cut ff the end wuldn't hurt.” And the wds man cut tw inches ff the end.
A while later the yung man met a farmer n his way back frm the fields. And the farmer helped him cut tw inches ff the end.
At the bttm f the muntain, the yung man met up with a trapper wh helped him cut fur mre inches ff the lg.
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1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右;
2.续写部分分为两段,每段的开头语已为你写好;
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The yung man cntinued t struggle t climb the muntain.
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The excited yung man lay the lg acrss the gap and discvered that it.
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Paragraph 1:
The yung man cntinued t struggle t climb the muntain. The lg was still heavy, but he felt much easier. Luckily, when he was nearly tired ut, he saw the tp f the hill. Surrunding the tp f the hill, the treasure was glittering. Being verjyed, he ran t the treasure. But when gt clser, he fund a huge gap at the end f the rad, and getting acrss the gap seemed t be the nly way t get t the treasure. “Hw culd I get there?”Lking at the lg, he thught f what the wise ld man had said.
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The excited yung man lay the lg acrss the gap and discvered that it was t shrt t cver the distance. Seeing the treasure that culdn't be reached, hw he regretted allwing the lg t be cut! After many vain tries, he had t leave the tp. Hw regretful he was! He understd what the wise ld man wanted t teach him, that is, when we are struggling t success, we shuld never play tricks t cheat urselves.