湖南省冷水江市第一中学高考英语三轮冲刺真题周周练（十七）

湖南省冷水江市第一中学高考英语三轮冲刺真题周周练（十
七）
高考真题周周练（17）
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You may think that sailing is a difficult sport, but it is really not hard to learn it. You do not need to be strong. But you need to be quick. And you need to understand a few basic rules about the wind.
Firs t, you must ask yo urself, “Where is the wind coming from? Is it coming from ahead or behind or from the side?” You must think about this all the time on the boat. The wind direction tells you what to do with the sail.
Let's start with the wind blowing from behind. This means the wind and the boat are going in the same direction. Then you must always keep the sail outside the boat. It should be at a 90° angle (角度) to the boat. Then it will catch the wind best.
If the wind is blowing from the side, it is blowing across the boat. In this case, you must keep the sail half way outside the boat. It should be at a 45°angle to the boat. It needs to be out far enough to catch the wind, but it shouldn't flap (摆动). It shouldn't look like a flag on a flagpole. If it is flapping, it is probably out too far, and the boat will slow down. Sailing into the wind is not possible. If you try, the sail will flap and the boat will stop. You may want to go in that direction. It is possible, but you can't go in a straight line. You must go first in one direction and then in another. This is called tacking. When you are t a cking, you must always keep the sail inside the boat.
21. What should you consider first while sailing?
A. Sailors' strength.
B. Wave levels.
C. Wind directions.
D. Size of sails.
22. What does the word “It” underlined in Paragraph 4 refer to?
A. The boat.
B. The wind.
C. The sail.
D. The angle.
23. What do you have to do when sailing against the wind?
A. Move in a straight line.
B. Allow the sail to flap.
C. Lower the sa il.
D. Tack the boat.
24. Where can you probably find the text?
A. In a popular magazine.
B. In a tourist guidebook.
C. In physics textbook.
D. In an official report.
B
Facial expressions carry meaning that is determined by situations and relationships. For
example, in American culture (文化) the smile is in general an expres sion of pleasure. Yet it also has other uses. A woman's smile at a police officer does not carry the same meaning as the smile she gives to a young child. A smile may show love or politeness. It can also hide true feelings. It often causes confusion (困惑) across cultures. For example, many people in Russia consider smiling at strangers in public to be unusual and even
improper. Yet many Americans smile freely at strangers in public places (although this is less common in big cities). Some Russians believe that Americans smil e in the wrong places; some America ns believe that Russians don't smile enough. In Southeast Asian cultures, a smile is f requently used to cover painful feelings. Vietnamese people may tell a sad story but end the story with a smile.
Our faces show emotions (情感), but we should not attempt to “read” people fro m another culture as we would “read” someone from our own culture. The fact that members of one culture do not express their emotions as openly as do members of another d oes not mean that they do not experience emotions. Rather, there a re cultural differences in the amount of facial expressiveness permitted. For example, in public and in formal situations many Japanese do not show their emotions as freely as Americans do. When with friends, Japanese and Americans seem to show their emotions similarly.
It is difficult to generalize about Americans and facial expressiveness because of personal and cultural differences in the United States. People from certain cultural backgrounds in the United States seem to be more facially expressive than others. The key is to try not to judge people whose ways of showing emotion are different. If we judge according to our own cultural habits, we may make the mistake of “reading” the oth er person incorrectly.
25. What does the smile usually mean in the U.S.?
A. Love.
B. Politene ss.
C. Joy.
D. Thankfulness.
26. The author mentions the smile of the Vietnamese to prove that a smile can ______.
A. show friendliness to strangers
B. be used to hide true feelings
C. be used in the wrong places
D. show personal habits
27. What should we do befo re attempting t o “read” people?
A. Learn about their relations with others.
B. Understand their cultural backgrounds.
C. Find out about their past experience.
D. Figure out what they will do next.
28. What would be the best title for the text?
A. Cultural Differences
B. Smiles and Relationships
C. Facial Expressiveness
D. Habits and Emotions
完形填空
“My name's Jim Shelley and I'm an addict (有瘾的人) ...”
With these words I began to 41 the problem, the problem of my telephone addiction. I used to call people 42 , from the moment I woke up to the time I went to sleep. I 43 to be phoned, I wanted to phone. Just one more call.
It started socially —a few calls each day. It seemed 44 , just a quick chat. Gradually though, the 45 got worse. Soon it was 46 use, until, finally, addiction.
And it began to affect (影响) my 47 . During the day I would disappear for 48 call.。