高三英语高考模拟元旦特别训练试题

高三英语

一、阅读理解三篇：

A）文章导读：你知道圣诞的起源吗？你知道在12.25还对那些宗教有重大意义吗?你知道以前的圣诞

节是怎么样的吗？下面的文章会告诉你答案。

OriginsoftheChristmasHoliday

Fromitsmodestbeginnings,Christmashasevolvedintothebiggestcelebrationintheworld.

ChristmasisthefourthmostimportantChristiandateafterEaster复活节Pentecost圣灵降临节，and

Epiphany主显节，afeastheldJanuary6tocommemoratethemanifestationofthedivinityofJesus.Roman

Catholics罗马天主教徒andProtestants基督教新教celebratethebirthofJesusonDecember25.Many

OrthodoxChristians正统基督徒usetheJuliancalendar,whichplacesChristmasaroundJanuary6.

EarlyChristians,however,didnotcelebrateChristmas.TherewasdisagreementaboutwhenJesuswasborn

andsomeearlyChristiansopposedcelebratinghisbirthday.InthefourthcenturyChristmaswasaddedtothe

Churchcalendarasafeastday.

ACommonDate

December25wasasignificantdateforvariousearlycultures.TheancientBabyloniansbelievedthesonof

thequeenofheavenwasbornonDecember25.TheEgyptianscelebratedthebirthofthesonofthefertility

goddessIsisonthesamedate,whileancientArabscontendedthatthemoonwasbornonDecember24.

TheRomanscelebratedSaturnalia（农神节）,afeastnamedforSaturn,godofagriculture,onDecember21,the

wintersolsticeinthenorthernhemisphere.Theybelievedtheshortestdayoftheyearwasthebirthdayofthesun.

TheRomanemperorConstantinewasamemberofthesun-cult（太B日教）beforeconvertingtoChristianityin312.

SomescholarssuspectthatChristianschosetocelebrateChrist'sbirthonDecember25tomakeiteasierto

convertthepagantribes（异教群体）.ReferringtoJesusasthe“lightoftheworld“alsofitwithexistingpagan

beliefsaboutthebirthofthesun.Theancient"returnofthesun“philosophyhadbeenreplacedbythe“comingof

theson“messageofChristianity.

JoyfulandReligious

Gradually,Christmascelebrationsbegantoadoptthejoyful,oftenboisterous,holidaytraditionsofpagan

cultures.Thestoryofthenativitywastoldthroughmusic,art,anddance.

SomeMedievalChristiansobjected,however,maintainingthatChristmasshouldbeasomber（严肃

的）religiousday,notasecular（非宗教的）festival.AftertheReformation,certainProtestantgroupsopposed

Christmascelebrations.OliverCromwellbannedtheminEngland.KingCharlesIIrestoredChristmaswhenhe

ascendedthethrone.

IntheAmericancolonies,Puritans,Baptists,Quakers（清教徒、浸礼会教友、教友派教徒），and

Presbyterians（长老会教友）opposedthefestivities（庆典活动），whileCatholics,Anglicans（Episcopalians）（天主

教徒，国教徒（主教））,DutchReformed,andLutherans（路德教会）approved.

ChristmascelebrationsbecamemorecommoninAmericaduringthemid-1800s.Theintroductionof

ChristmasservicesinSundayschoolsreducedreligiousopposition,whiletheCharlesDickensnovelAChristmas

Carol（查尔斯迪更斯的小说《圣诞颂歌》）popularizedtheholidayasafamilyevent.

1whichofthefollowingisrightaccordingtothepassage?

ATherearefourfestvialsforChristians.

BNobodyhasanydoubtaboutthedateofChrisma.

CCharistmashasbeencelebratedfromthebeginning.

DWhenJesuswasborniscontroversial.

2Whichofthefollowingdidn'thappenonDec25?

AthesonofthequeenofheavenwasbomBthebirthofthesonofthefertilitygoddessIsis

CthebirthofJesusDthemoonwasborn

3WhytheRomanschose12.21tocelebrateSaturnalia?

ATheythoughtitwastheshortestdayandthebirthdayofthesun.

BTheywantstocelebratethebirthdayofgodofagriculture.

CTheydidsowithoutanyreason.

DTheiremperorfirstwasamemberofthesun-cultthenaChristian..

4Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.

AChristmaswasaseriousreligiousceremonytoChristians..

BEverybodylikeChristmasbecauseitisenjoyable.

COliverCromwellwantedapprovedtheChristmasfestivities.

DCharistmasisnowmoreofafamlilyeventthanareligiousceremony.

B）文章导读：

奥运会捧红的，不仅有中华健儿们，还有震了全世界的开幕式导演，老谋子。时代周刊的年度人物虽

然最后还是选了奥巴马，但作为候选人之一,这篇对老谋子的专文还是洋溢着对张艺谋的作品（从电影到

戏剧到开幕式）、经历以及他本人的赞美和推崇的文字，盛赞之余，体现了一位大师（斯皮尔伯格）对另

一位大师（老谋子）发自内心的惺惺相惜。

ZhangYimou

ByStevenSpielberg

Ontheeighthdayoftheeighthmonthof,2billionTVviewersandthousandsinattendanceinthenow

famousBird'sNestweretreatedtoanunforgettablespectacleattheopeningceremoniesoftheBeijingOlympic

Games.

BehinditallwasthecreativegeniusofChinesefilmdirectorZhangYimou.Drawingfromthedepthsofthe

culturalheritage（文化积淀）andingenuityQC?灵手工5）oftheChinesepeople,showcasing（展示）ancientChinese

inventions—paper,printing,gunpowder,ceramicsandthecompass—thathaveshapedcivilizationand

channelingthesensibility（情感）andspiritthatunitehisfellow1.3billioncitizens,ZhangtoldChina'sstorytoa

watchingworld.Hecreatedthegrandestspectacleofthenewmillennium,anditwasviewedbynearlyone-third

oftheworld'spopulation.Withthiswork,Zhangobtainedastaturesharedbyveryfewpeers（同等的人）.

IntellingChina'sstory,Zhangexploredthecharacterhe,orpeacefulharmony-anidealcritical（重大的）

toChineseculture.Thislevelofthematic（主题的）andcreativeartistry（艺术效果）israreinthefieldof

filmmaking.

ThereismuchlegendsurroundingZhang'srisetoprominence（出名），giventhathisfirstjobwasasa

farmhandandthenalaborerinacottonmill.ButthestoryIenjoymostisthathegavebloodoveraperiodof

monthstoearnenoughmoneytopurchasehisfirstcamera.Hewas25.WhentheBeijingFilmAcademyreopened

in1978aftertheCulturalRevolution,hewas27,alreadyconsideredtoooldtobecomeafilmmakerandlacking

manyofthenecessarycredits.Undaunted,heofferedhisportfolioofphotographicworksandwasadmittedtothe

departmentofcinematography.

Zhangbecameafilmmaker,andforthepasttwodecades,hehasinspiredtheworld'sfascinationwithChina

throughhiscinematicvision.NotsinceIhegrealBritishdirectorMichaelPowellhasadirectorusedcolorso

effectivelytotellstories.InRedSorghum（1987）,JuDou（1990）andhismagnumopus,RaisetheRedLantern

（1991）,thevividuseofredinthemanufacturingofwine,thetraditionalweddinggown,theprocessofdyeingsilk

andeventhecrimsonsplashesofbloodilluminateZhang'scelebrationoflife,exoticismanddeath.JuDouwasthe

firstChinesefilmtobenominatedforanAcademyAward;RaisetheRedLanternwasthesecond.

ZhangalsobroughttheactressGongLitoprominence,castingherinstarringrolesinsixofhisfilms.

TogethertheyarecreditedwithintroducingsensualityanderoticismtoChinesecinema.Westernaudiencesare

probablyfamiliarwithZhangmorefromhisactionmovies:Hero（）,HouseofFlyingDaggers（）andhismost

Shakespeareanwork,CurseoftheGoldenFlower（）,inwhichhechoreographedgiantarmiesinwaysnotseen

sincetheheydayoftheBusbyBerkeleymusicalextravaganza.

Zhangwasnostrangertolivetheatricaleventseither.In1998hestagedanddirectedPuccini'sopera

TurandotattheForbiddenCityinBeijing.HedirectedafolkmusicalinandstageditoutdoorsontheLiRiver.

InhemountedTanDun'sTheFirstEmperorforNewYorkCity'sMetropolitanOpera.

AllthisworkanditscomplexityshouldhavepreparedmeforthedepthandbreadthofZhang'svision,

apparenteveninitsearlystageswhenhefirstcontactedmeinregardingtheBeijingceremonies.Wemetona

sunnyafternooninEastHampton,N.Y.,andIknewimmediatelyweweregoingtobecomegoodfriends.With

computerrenderingsonhislaptop,heshowedmewhathewasthinking.ThatwaswhenIrealizedthatevery

moviehehadevermadewouldbealuminousprecursortowhatwassurelygoingtobeapersonaljourneyof

destiny.Zhangwouldbethecreator-directoroftheOlympicceremonies,withthehonorofputtingonwhatwould

becomethegreatestshowonearth,withChinaatcenterstage.Iwashonoredtohavebeenoneofthefirstpeople

stirredandinspiredbyZhang*sideas.

AttheheartofZhang'sOlympicceremonieswastheideathattheconflictofmanforetellsthedesireforinner

peace.Thisthemeisonehe*sexploredandperfectedinhisfilms,whethertheyareaboutthelivesofhumble

peasantsorexaltedroyalty.Thisyearhecapturedthisprevalentthemeofharmonyandpeace,whichisthespirit

oftheOlympicGames.Inoneeveningofvisualandemotionalsplendor,heeducated,enlightenedandentertained

usall.Indoingso,Zhangsecuredhimselfaplaceinworldhistory.

1WhafnotonthelistofancientChineseinventionsshownontheopeningceremonyaccordingtothepassage?

ApaperBgunpowderCceramicsDsilk

2What'sthemostimpornttotheChinesecultureaccordingtothepassage?

AheorpeacefulharmonyBinventive（善于仓U造的）talent

CableandhardworingDkindandhumble

3What'sthelegendaboutZhang5sbeingfamousinthewriter'sopinion?

AHedirectedmanyfamousfilmknownhomeandabroad.

BHedidn'treceiveanyeducationbutstillcanbeadirector.

CHewasafarmerandpoorandconsideredtobetoooldtobeadirector.

DHemadeGongliworldfamous.

4Whafsthemeaningoftheunderlinedsentence?

ABothMichaelPowellandZhangaregoodatusingcolorstotellstories.

BNoonecanusecolorsinafilmaswellasZhang.

COtherdirectorsdon'tlikeusecolorstotellastory.

DNodirectorcanusecolorsaswellasPowell.

5WhichofthefollowingfilmsisZhang'searlyworks?

AHeroBHouseofFlyingDaggersCCurseoftheGoldenFlowerDRedSorghum

C）文章导读：新当选美国总统奥巴马当选美国《时代》周刊年度人物。《时代》周刊为其撰文，题目为《为

什么历史不能等待》。下文为节选。

WhyHistoryCan*tWait

Youprobablysatinafancierconferenceroomthelasttimeyourefinanced（筹资）orheardapitchaboutlife

insurance.There'satable,someoff-brandmeshofficechairs,abookcasethatlooksasifithadbeenputtogether

withanAllenwrenchandinstructionsinSwedish.

Toreachthisroom,youpassthroughacubiclefarmlightlypopulatedbyquietyoungpeople.Eithertheyhave

justarrivedortheyarejustleaving,becausetheirdesksarealmostbare.Theplacehasafamiliarfeeltoit,thisair

oftransientshabbinessandnondescriptitude.Youcan'tquiteputyourfingeronit...

"It'slikethesetofTheOffice,'*someoneoffers.

Bingo.

ItisherethatwefindBarackObamaonesoul-freezinglycoldDecemberday,mentallyunpackingalotof

problems—someold,somenew,allugly—thatheisabouttoinheritasthe44thPresidentoftheUnitedStates.

Mostofhishoursinsidethepresidential-transitionofficearespentinthisroom.Youwouldthinkthe

President-elect—aguywhodraws100,000peopletoaspeechinSt.Louis,Mo.,whoraisesthree-quartersofa

billiondollars,whoisfacingthetoughestfirstyearsinceFranklinRoosevelt's——mightdeservealeatherchair.

Maybeacredenza?Ahutch?

Buthedoesn'tseemtonotice.Obamaischeerfullyshowinghisvisitorsaround,grippingthesouvenir

basketballhereceivedfromHallofFamerLennyWilkens,explainingasnapshottakenthedayheplayedpickup

withtheUniversityofNorthCarolinahoopsteam.（"Theyaresobigandsofastandsostrong,youknow."）Then,

sincethosetwoitemsbasicallyexhausttheroom'sdecor,

"Itisnotclearthattheeconomy'sbottomedout,“hebegins,understatedly.nAndsoevenifwetakeawhole

hostoftherightstepsintermsoftheeconomy,twoyearsfromnowitmaynothavefullyrecovered.1'Thatworries

him.AlsoAfghanistan:"We'regoingtohavetomakeaseriesofnotjustmilitarybutalsodiplomaticmovesthat

fullyenlistPakistanasanallyinthatregion,thatlessentensionsbetweenIndiaandPakistan,andthenget

everybodyfocusedonrootingoutmilitancyinaterrain,aterritory,thatisverytough—andinanenormous

countrythatisoneofthepoorestandleastdevelopedintheworld.Sothat,Ithink,isgoingtobeaverytough

situation.

"Andthenthethirdthingthatkeepsmeupatnightistheissueofnuclearproliferation,'1Obamacontinues,

sailingonthroughthehorribles.nAndthenthefinalthing,justtoroundoutmyHappyList,isclimatechange.All

theindicatorsarethatthisishappeningfasterthaneventhemostpessimisticscientistswereanticipatingacouple

ofyearsago.'*

Scorethatasfollows:oneimploding（内爆的）economy,onedeterioratingwarinanimpossibleregionand

twoversionsofArmageddon—thebangofloosenukesandthewhimperofenvironmentalcollapse.That'sjust

forstarters;we'llheartheunabridgedversionshortly.

Butfirst,thereisabitofbusinesstobedealtwith,havingtodowithwhyyouarereadingthisstoryinthis

magazineatthistimeoftheyear.It'sunlikelythatyouweresurprisedtoseeObama'sfaceonthecover.Hehas

cometodominatethepublicspheresocompletelythatitbeggarsbelieftorecallthathalfthepeopleinAmerica

hadneverheardofhimtwoyearsago-thatevenhiscampaignmanager（竞选经理人），wasn'tsureObamahad

whatitwouldtaketowintheelection.HehittheAmericanscenelikeathunderclap,upendedourpolitics,

shattereddecadesofconventionalwisdomandovercamecenturiesofthesocialpeckingorder.Understandably,

youmaybethinkingObamaisonthecoverforthesebigandflashyreasons:fbrusheringthecountryacrossa

momentoussymbolicline,fbrinfusingourdemocracywithanewintensityofparticipation,forshowingtheworld

andourselvesthatourmostcherishedmyth—theoneaboutboundlessopportunity—hasplentyofjuiceleftin

it.

1Whydidthewritersay“Eithertheyhavejustarrivedortheyarejustleaving>,inthesecondparagraph?

ABecausethereisalmostnothingontheirdesks.BBecausetheywillneedanewoffice.

CBecausetheywanttoleavewithObama.DBecuaetheauthorisfamiliarwiththem.

2WhichofthefollowingisequippedinObama'sroomasadecoration?

Aatable,someoff-brandmeshofficechairsBabookcase

Casouvenirbasketballandapictureofhimplayingbasketball.Dnothing

3What'snotthecruelsituationObamawillfaceasanewpresidentaccordingtothepassage?

AEconomyisfallingdown.BLosingcontrolovertheNulearweapons.

CClimateischangingfast.DHistPeopleincludinghiscampaignmanagerhavenoconfidenceinhim.

4Whichofthefollowingiswrongaccordingtothepassage?

ANootherPresidenthasexperiencedsuchatoughfirstyearasObama.

BHalfofthepopulationinAmericadidn'tknowObamatwoyearsago.

CObamahastestedandverifidtheAmericandream.

DObamaisonthecoverofthemagazine.

二、语法填空两篇

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号

中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为31-40的相应位置上。

A

ThisisatruestorywhichhappenedintheStates.Amancameoutofhishometoadmirehisnewtruck.To

his31(puzzle),histhree-year-oldsonwas32(happy)hammeringdents(凹痕)intotheshinypaintofthe

truck.Themanrantohisson,knockedhimaway,hammeredthelittleboy'shandsintopulp(果浆汁)as33

(punish).Whenthefathercalmeddown,herushedhissontothehospital.

34thedoctortrieddesperatelytosavethecrushedbones,hefinallyhadtocutthefingersfromboththe

boy'shands.Whentheboy35(wake)upfromtheoperationandsawhisbandagedstubs,heinnocentlysaid,

“Daddy,I'msorryaboutyourtruck."Thenheasked,"36whenaremyfingersgoingtogrowback?^^

Thefatherwenthomeandcommittedsuicide.

Thinkaboutthisstory37nexttimesomeonestepsonyourfeetoryouwishtotakerevenge.Thinkfirst

38youloseyourpatiencewithsomeoneyoulove.Truckscan39(repair).Brokenbonesandhurt

feelingsoftencan't.Toooftenwefailtorecognizethedifferencebetweenthepersonandtheperformance.We

forgetthatforgivenessis40(great)thanrevenge.

Peoplemakemistakes.Weareallowedtomakemistakes.Buttheactionswetakewhileinaragewill

impressusforever.

B

Manyyearsago,whenIworkedasavolunteeratStanfordHospital,Igottoknowalittlegirl31(name)

Lisawhowassufferingfromarareandseriousdisease.Heronlychanceofrecoveryappearedtobeablood

transfusion32herfive-year-oldbrother,33hadmiraculously(奇迹般地)survivedthesamedisease

andhaddevelopedtheantibodies(抗体)neededtofightthe34(ill).

Thedoctorexplainedthesituationtoherlittlebrother,andaskedtheboyifhewouldbewillingtogivehis

bloodtohissister.Isawhimhesitateforonlyamomentbeforetaking35deepbreathandsaying,“Yes,I'll

doit36itcansaveLisa.”

Asthetransfusionprogressed,helayinabednexttohissisterand37(smile),aswealldid,seeingthe

colorreturningtohercheeks.Thenhisfacegrewpale38hissmilefaded.Helookedupatthedoctorand

askedwithatremblingvoice,tuWillIstarttodierightaway?”

39(be)young,theboyhad34(understand)thedoctor;hethoughthewasgoingtohavetogiveher

allhisblood.

三、信息匹配

请阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。

以下是一些新闻报道的信息：

[A].Sciencemagazinepublishedthestudyaboutorangutans.Thescientistscollectedevidencefromyearsof

observationsinsixareasonBorneoandSumatra.Thescientistsfoundthattheanimalsdemonstratedatotalof

twenty-foursignsofculturalactivity.Severalactionsweredemonstratedinsomeorangutangroups,butnot

others.

[B].TheEnvironmentalInvestigationAgencyandTelapakreleasedthereport.Telapakisanenvironmentalgroup

basedinIndonesia.TheEnvironmentalInvestigationAgencyoperatesinseveralcountries.Thetwogroups

sayIndonesiacontrolstenpercentoftheworld'stropicalrainforests.

[C].RichardSandoristhechairmanoftheC-C-X.Hepraisedthecompaniesformingthegroupfordemonstrating

leadership.Hesaidtheybelievethatanactivewaytodealwithglobalwarninghelpseveryone.Thegroupsaid

itsmemberswanttoreducecoststheymayfacefromfuturerulesongreenhousegasemissions.Trading

creditsmayhelpbusinessesfindthemosteffectivemethodstoreducepollution.Membersalsohopeto

improvetheirpublicimageonenvironmentalissues.

[D].Theirmostdetailedeffortinvolvedninety-ninekindsofbirds,insectsandplantsinNorthAmericaand

Europe.Theyfoundthattheterritorywheretheseplantsandanimalslivehasmovednorthbyanaverageof

sixkilometerseverytenyears.InEurope,somebutterfliesnowliveasmuchasonehundredkilometerstothe

northbecauseofchangeslinkedtohighertemperatures.

[E].Thenewreportsaysmanyareasexperiencedunusualweatherintwothousandandtwo.MostofAsia,for

example,waswarmerthanusual.IndiahadunusuallyhightemperaturesinAprilandMay.Theextremelyhot

weathercausedhundredsofdeaths.TherealsowereextremelydryconditionsacrossIndia.PartsofAfrica

experiencedunusualheavyrains.YetotherareasinAfricahadunusualdryweather.

[F].Hydrogenisthemostcommonelementintheuniverse.Hydrogenisacolorlessgas.OnEarth,itispresentin

largeamountsinnaturalgas,coal,plantsandwater.Byweight,hydrogenproducesthehighestenergylevels

ofanyknownfuel.Whenburnedinanengine,hydrogenreleasesnoharmfulpollutionintotheenvironment.

Whenpoweringafuelcell,theonlywasteiswater.However,hydrogenisdifficulttostore.Italsoburns

easily.

请阅读以下与新闻信息，然后匹配与上面新闻相关的报道内容：

56.AsevereoceanstormhitSouthKoreainAugust.Itsetanewnationalrecordfbrrainfall.IncentralEurope,

morethanonehundredpeoplediedinfloodingcausedbyheavyrainfallinSeptember.Thefloodingalso

resultedinthousandsofmillionsofdollarsinpropertydamage.YetlargepartsofNorthandSouthAmerica

hadextremelydryweather.

57.OnememberoftheChicagoClimateExchangeisAmericanElectricPower.It'sthebiggestownerofelectric

powerproducersintheUnitedStates.Companyofficialssaytheyhopetheircompany'smembershipwill

demonstratetheabilityoftheC-C-Xtogrow.

58.Forexample,membersofsomegroupsmakeakissingnoisebytighteningtheirmouthsandsuckinginair.

Somegroupsuseleavestocleanthemselvesorprotecttheirhandsfromsharpobjects.Thescientistsfound

thatsomeoftheanimalsusesticksastoolstoremoveinsectsfromholesintrees.Otherorangutansuseleaves

tocrushinsectsorgatherwater.

59.ProfessorsParmesanandYoheusedsimilarmethodstoexamineonehundredandseventy-twokindsof

wildlife.Theyexaminedthetimingofeventsinthespring,suchastheappearanceofflowersandthe

reproductionofanimals.Theyfoundthattheseeventshappenedanaverageoftwodaysearlierthannormal

everytenyears.

60.Theysayillegaloperationstoremovetreesarecausinglargeareasofforesttodisappear.Environmental

InvestigationAgencydirectorDaveCurreysaystheillegaloperationsarecompletelyoutofcontrol.

四、完形填空两篇

A

Gettingplentyofexerciseisveryimportant.Ienjoyswimmingverymuch.Lastsummer,Iwenttothe21

everyday.Iplantogotherethissummertoo,butImaynotbeableto.Ihaveanew22.SometimesIhaveto

workuntil23atnight.ThoughInowworkmorehoursthanIusedto,Idoreceivealargersalary.Ididn't

receivemuchpayonmy24job.Ilikemynewjob,buthadIknownthatitwouldtakeupsomuchofmy

freetime,Iwouldnothavetakenit.Iprefer25tospendingmoney.

Ihaveheardthatridingabikeisgoodexercise.MaybeIwillbeableto26enoughmoneytobuyabike.

Myneighbour,Mrs.Wilson,hasabicyclethatIcould27fromher,butIwouldratherownmyownbike.IfI

usedhers,Iwouldworryaboutdamagingit.SinceImakemoremoneynow,IthinkthatIcanaffordtobuymy

own.Gettingabikeisreallyagoodidea,becausewhileIamridingtoandfromwork,Iwillbegetting28at

thesametime.Ifseasiertogettothebeachbybiketoo.Imightbeabletogoswimmingeverydayafterall.This

newjobisgreat!I'mvery29.Thiswillbeasummerfullof30.

21.A.playgroundB.shoreC.seasideD.sea

22.A.officeB.jobC.loveD.interest

23.A.farB.deepC.lateD.lately

24.A.favoriteB.newC.pastD.old

25.A.swimmingB.ridingC.playingD.working

26.A.saveB.keepC.takeD.cost

27.A.rideB.renewC.lendD.borrow

28.A.enjoymentB.restC.exerciseD.money

29.A.movedB.excitedC.interestedD.disappointed

30.A.exerciseB.pleasureC.interestD.imagination

B

Inthediningroomofmygrandfather'shousestoodamassivegrandfatherclock.Mealsinthatdiningroom

werea21forfourgenerationstobecomeone.Grandfather'sclockstoodlikeatrustedoldfamilyfriend,

22usplayingjokesandtellingstories,whichwasalreadya23ofourlife.

Asachild,theoldclockfascinatedme.Iwatchedandlistenedtoitduring24.Iwassurprisedhowat

25timesoftheday,thatclockwouldstrikethreetimes,sixtimesormore,withawonderfulgreat26

thatechoedthroughoutthehouse.Ifoundtheclockcomforting.Yearafteryear,theclockchimed,apartofmy

27_,apartofmyheart.

Evenmore28tomewasmygrandfather'sritual.Hemeticulously29thatclockwithaspecial

keyeachday.Thatkeywasmagictome.It30ourfamily'smagnificentclocktickingandchiming,apartof

everyholidayandeverytradition,assolidasthewoodfromwhichitwasmade.

21.A.timeB.possibilityC.problemD.pleasure

22.A.seeingB.hearingC.watchingD.looking

23.A.startB.partC.signalC.mark

24.A.storiesB.jokesC.periodsD.meals

25.A.busyB.urgentC.happyD.different

26.A.shockB.soundC.songD.music

27.A.memoriesB.mindsC.comfortD.information

28.A.comfortableB.hopefulC.wonderfulD.skillful

29.A.openedB.woundC.turnedD.started

30.A.madeB.controlledC.keptD.fixed

高三英语

参考答案

1D细节理解题。根据第三段“therewasdisagreementaboutwhenJesuswasbornandsomeearlyChristians

opposedcelebratinghisbirthday.n可知。

2细节理解题。根据第四段可知。第三段意为“对于各种早期的文化来说，12月25日是一个意义非

同寻常的日子。古老巴比伦人相信天堂王后的儿子就出生在12月25日。埃及人在同一天庆祝掌管繁殖女

神伊希斯的儿子的诞生，而古阿拉伯人却认为月神出生在12月24日”。

3A细节理解题。根据第五段“Theybelievedtheshortestdayoftheyearwasthebirthdayofthesun.The

RomanemperorConstantinewasamemberofthesun-cult太9日教beforeconvertingtoChristianityin312.“可

知。第五段翻译：“罗马人在12月21日，北半球的冬至，庆祝的农神节，这是一个以农神（掌管农业的

神）命名的节日，他们相信一年中时间最短的日子是太阳的生日，在312年皈依基督教之前，罗马皇帝康

斯坦丁是崇拜太阳教的成员。

4D细节理解题。根据文章最后一段“TheintroductionofChristmasservicesinSundayschoolsreduced

religiousopposition,whiletheCharlesDickensnovelAChristmasCarolpopularizedtheholidayasafamily

event.”可知。

答案与解析：

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