1、2016 届陕西省西安西北工大附中高三下学期第六次适应性训练英语Grant Woods American Gothic caused a stir（轰动）in 1930 when it was exhibited for the first time at the Art Institute of Chicago and awarded a prize of 300 dollars. Newspapers across the country carried the story, and the painting of a farmer and a younger woman posed be
2、fore a white house brought the artist instant fame.In 1930, Grant Wood, an American painter with European training, noticed a small white house built in the small southern Iowa town of Eldon. Wood was so fascinated by it that he decided to paint the house along with the kind of people he thought sho
3、uld live in that house. In the painting, the farmer is modeled on his dentist. Dr. Byron McKeeby. His younger sister Nan served as a model for the woman （imagined to be the farmers wife or daughter）. Wood wanted to give a description of the traditional roles of men and women as the man is holding a
4、pitchfork (干草叉) symbolizing hard labor. Each element was painted separately; the models sat separately and never stood in front of the house. The Gothic style of the house inspired the paintings title.American Gothic remains one of the most famous paintings in the history of American art. The painti
5、ng has become part of American popular culture. Some believe that Wood used it to satirize（讽刺） the narrow-mindedness that has been said to characterize Midwestern culture. The painting may also be read as a praise of the moral virtue or rural America or even as a mixture of praise and satire. Americ
6、an Gothic is one of the few images to reach the status of cultural symbol, along with Leonardo da Vincis Mona Lisa.1What can we learn about American Gothic?AIt won a prize of 300.BThe two characters in it posed before the White House.CIt was the first painting by Grant Wood.DIt was on show at the Ar
7、t Institute of Chicago in 1930.2From the passage we can infer Iowa is in _.Athe southern town of Eldon Bthe Midwest of the United StatesCa European countryDthe city of Chicago3Grant Wood chose the two models _.Ato describe traditional roles of men and womenBto praise the moral virtue of rural Americ
8、aCto make his dentist and his sister famousDto carry the story across the country4The title of the painting is based on _.Athe name of a small townBthe man and the womanCthe Gothic style of the houseDthe pitchfork symbolizing hard laborWhen early colonial settlers went to America, they took many for
9、ms of dance to their new home. Square dancing, one of the oldest forms of American folk dancing, developed from several different Old World group dances, mainly English country dances, and the French quadrille(四对方舞).In the American version of square dancing, four couples form a square and dance to m
10、usic. An American addition to square dancing is the caller. What do you think a caller does?The callers-someone who calls out the dance steps in time to the music- was a completely American invention. At first dancers memorized all the steps for a particular dance, but eventually the dances became s
11、o complicated that it was necessary to have someone call out cues (提示) so that dancers didnt have to remember so many steps. The caller didnt just call out “do-se-do your partner”; a good caller also came up with colorful sayings or witty lines that he said in between the cues such as “Dont be shy a
12、nd dont be afraid. Swing on the corner in a waltz promenade (步伐).” A caller might also come up with new dance steps and routines.Although popular for years, square dancing seemed to be going out of style and fading away until the early 1930s, when Henry Ford helped revive（复苏）interest in it. Ford, th
13、e automobile manufacturer, used to vacation at the Wayside Inn in Massachusetts, where he enjoyed the dance programme run by a man named Benjamin Lovett. Ford asked Lovett to come to Detroit and teach dances, but Lovett said he couldnt because he had a contract with the inn. Ford solved that problem
14、 by buying the inn and Lovetts contract. He took Lovett back to Detroit, where together they established a programme for teaching squares and rounds. Square dancing was updated and groups began forming all over the country.5What is the best title for the passage?A. The Different Steps of Square Danc
15、ingB. The Origin and Development of Square DancingC. Who Was the Inventor of Square Dancing?D. Why Did Square Dancing Go Out of Style?6What does the underlined part “their new home” refer to?A. The United Kingdom. B. France.C. Africa. D. America.7Why did the caller call out the steps for the dancers
16、?A. Because the dance was invented by the caller.B. Because the dancers didnt know the names of the steps.C. Because the steps were very particular.D. Because it was hard for the dancers to remember all the steps.8What can we learn about Henry Ford in the last paragraph?A. He was the man who made th
17、e first car.B. He was very fond of dancing.C. He helped make square dancing popular again.D. He taught people how to dance.Almost every day we come across situations in which we have to make decisions one way or another. Choice, we are given to believe, is a right. But for a good many people in the
18、world. In rich and poor countries, choice is a luxury, something wonderful but hard to get, not a right. And for those who think they are exercising their right to make choices, the whole system is merely an illusion, a false idea created by companies and advertiser, hoping to sell their products.Th
19、e endless choice gives birth to anxiety in peoples lives. Buying something as basic as a coffee pot is not exactly simple. Easy access to a wide range of everyday goods leads to a sense of powerlessness in many people, ending in the shopper giving up and walking away, or just buying an unsuitable it
20、em that is not really wanted. Recent studies in England have shown that many electrical goods bought in almost every family are not really needed. More difficult decision-making is then either avoided or trusted into the hands of the professionals, lifestyle instructors, or advisors.It is not just t
21、he availability of the goods that is the problem, but the speed with which new types of products come on the market. Advances in design and production help quicken the process Products also need to have a short lifespan so that the public can be persuaded to replace them within a short time. The typ
22、ical example is computers, which are almost out-of-date once they are bought. This indeed makes selection a problem. Gone are the days when one could just walk with case into a shop and buy one thing; no choice, no anxiety.9What does the author try to argue in Paragraph 1?A. The exercise of rights i
23、s a luxury.B. The practice of choice is difficult.C. The right of choice is given but at a price.D. Choice and right exist at the same time.10Why do more choices of goods give rise to anxiety?A. Professionals find it hard to decide on a suitable product.B. People are likely to find themselves overco
24、me by business persuasion.C. Shoppers may find themselves lost in the broad range of items.D. Companies and advertisers are often misleading about the range of choice.11By using computers as an example, the author wants to prove that .A. advanced products meet the needs of peopleB. products of the l
25、atest design fold the marketC. competitions are fierce in high-tech industryD. everyday goods need to be replaced often12What is this passage mainly about?A. The variety of choices in modern society.B. The opinions on peoples right in different countries.C. The problems about the availability of eve
26、ryday goods.D. The helplessness in purchasing decisions.Mr William Shakespeare and the InternetExplanation of ContentsThis is the fourth edition of these pages. It is hard to believe, but once again they are new and improved. My motive in publishing these pages remains to help and stimulate others i
27、n Shakespeare studies, and especially those who might contribute their work to the Internet. The spirit of altruism (利他主义) that originally built the Internet is not quite gone, though, sadly, through the pressure of time and profit has lessened.A major new addition to the pages is a Shakespeare Time
28、line, which is an online biography mounted at this site. The problems with searching for Shakespeare resources using the available Search Engines are:- It is difficult to focus most searches so that you get a manageable number of relevant hits;- It is impossible by simply reading an abstract(摘要) to
29、make any distinction between the output of a Junior High School student and that of a professional researcher.Another change in these pages over previous editions is the “Whats News” page. If you come away from these pages with the feeling that they are very useful but slightly pedantic (学究的), I wil
30、l have realized my goal.An ApologyI am continually apologizing to the many who have written me requesting revisions of the pages. We are all too busy. I simply have not had the time to dedicate to these pages that I wish. But I love the material and so have, at long last, made some time to update th
31、em.A Reminder to Young StudentsThese pages contain the best links I can find to Shakespeare on the Internet. As a reminder, I would say I very much enjoy hearing from people who view and use these pages. If you want to do Shakespeare research using the web, this page is a great starting point, and I
32、 keep it as current as I can. The web is in its infancy（初期 in bringing good, scholarly content to students. Dont forget the best, if not quickest, resources are still in your library.13The passage is written to _.A. introduce the fourth edition of these pagesB. make an apology to readersC. show off
33、these pages to readersD. let Shakespeare researchers buy these pages14When searching for Shakespeare resources using Search Engines, you _.A. can easily recognize what the abstract meansB. will waste some time in finding what you wantC. will often come into the “Whats News” pagesD. will find somethi
34、ng special on your computers15Which of the following can best conclude the last paragraph?A. The writer will often read letters from those who use these pages.B. The writer of the passage is very selfish.C. The web was just created four years ago.D. Shakespeare researchers should first of all refer
35、to these pages.完形填空，阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项。It was the first morning of the New Year and the weather was very coldI have always been an early bird and my morning walks have been the _ for the last 7 years, so I put on my shoes to _ for my first walk of the New YearThere was com
36、plete _ outsideLitter could be seen everywhereIt seemed that everyone had an all-night_ _ It was too cold to_ _ anyone to be awake to clear all the walkways at 5 in the morningI was_ to walk on the dirty walkways and decided to go back home.I was about to leave_ I saw Sam cleaning the gardenHe is an
37、 employee of our society association and is_ to take care of the walkways and the garden I walked up to Sam as it was a(an) _ _ to see him there cleaning at this timeHe saw me and politely_ me, “Happy New Year!“How come you are here and doing all this on the very first day of a new year?” I asked. S
38、am answered_ _,“It is the first day of the year so they should feel good and special. For me, today is like any other_ day and my job starts with the _ .”It was good to see someone so_ at heart. Like other staff members, Sam could have taken a day_ _ , but he woke up early and came for all of us. I
39、suddenly realized life does not _ when the clock strikes twelve at midnight and a New Year begins. We_ all night, the surround is dirtyLife goes on and others need to_up early and clear the garbageIsnt the very next morning a new day of a New Year for all those who clear our garbage? Why cant we als
40、o keep our_ _ clean so that everyone can have a New Year the very next day? It is true that small things can make a big_ in our lives16Amanner Btrend Croutine Dprocedure17Alook Bsend Clong Dhead18Awaste Bfreedom Csilence Dabsence19Acelebration Btradition Cdecoration Dpollution20Aorder Bexpect Ctrust
41、 Dcatch21Atired Bscared Cpuzzled Dannoyed22Abecause Bthough Cunless Dwhen23Aadvised Bpromoted Csupposed Ddetermined24Apleasure Bsuccess Csurprise Dhonour25Asuggested Bwished Casked Dcongratulated26Acoldly Bhopefully Ccasually Dcalmly27Adirty Bnarrow Cbusy Dcold28Abeginning Bsame Cspecial Dnew29Adevo
42、ted Bcautious Chonest Dpolite30Aover Bout Cup Doff31Achange Bimprove Creturn Dhappen32Asleep Bparty Cwork Dclean33Aput Bstay Cwake Dpick34Asurroundings Bconditions Cbackground Dlocation35Adecision Bdifference Cpromise Dsuggestion36 短文改错假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词
43、的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（/） ，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下面划一横线（_） ，并在该词下面写出修改的词。注意：1.每处错误及修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改 10处，多者（从第 11处起）不计分)Last Sunday, I sat at my favorite table in a restaurant and wait for the food I had ordered to arrive. Suddenly I found that Lin Ling, one of my classmate, worked like
44、 a waitress there. Honest speaking, it was great surprise for me to find her working there. As far as I know, shes from a richer family. What was it that made her to work there? I walked up to her and asked her the reason. When asking, she said, I just want to earn some pocket money so that we can h
45、elp some children in poor areas go back to school. “How a good girl!” I should learn from her.根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Making Peace with Your ParentsAs a teen, youre going through big changes physically and mentally. Your interests are increasing. 37 . Here is the challenge: Kids nee
46、d to explore the world in new ways, and parents need to protect them from the dangers that are all out in that world. These conflicts can easily set off fireworks in otherwise calm houses. Sometimes conflicts cant be avoided. But by paying attention to the building blocks of successful relationships
47、, you can work towards making home a happy and healthy place for you and your parents.For instance, try to find a time to talk when your parents are not angry, tired, distracted or hungry. A good time to talk is when youre all relaxed. Timing is everything. If the conversation begins to turn into an argument, youd better calmly and coolly ask to stop the conversation for now. 38 . Listen to what your parents are saying, and r
