安平中学2019-2020学年上学期暑假作业测试
实验部 高三英语试题
I. 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
For me, two of the loveliest words in English are “Life persists”． I __1__ them years ago as a college student, sitting in the library, __2__， working on a paper. Out of nowhere, those words came __3__ off the page in a quote：“In the midst of death life persists, in the midst of __4__ truth persists, in the midst of darkness light persists.”
Suddenly I wasn't unhappy and impatient any more. Then I __5__ my granddad. I loved to talk with him. And I was __6__ to hear what he'd think of it. He had poor hearing, so I had to __7__ it a few times, but once he __8__ it, he laughed. “All I can say to that is totally __9__，” he said on the phone. I told him how glad I was, after a long winter, to finally see spring and __10__ to find that quote. “Why is that？” he asked. “Well, spring is a sure _11__ that life persists. And it just makes me __12__.”
He laughed again, and then in his _13__ voice, he recited for me his __14__ “spring time” words：“The desert shall rejoice(高兴), and __15__ as the rose does...Even with joy and singing.”
Many years later, __16__ my husband and I drove across a desert with many wildflowers and blooming cactuses(仙人掌), I could __17__ hear my granddad laughing：“The desert shall rejoice.”
Life persists, and so do we, in the silence of __18__ and the blooming of cactuses; and in the dead of __19__ and the green of spring. Spring __20__ us that we're alive forever.
1．A. looked for B．made up C．picked out D．came across 2．A. worried B．bored C．tired D．confused 3．A. running B．moving C．dancing D．rushing 4．A. lie B．doubt C．terror D．fear 5．A. consulted B．visited C．called D．informed 6．A. desperate B．confident C．upset D．patient 7．A. copy B．recite C．print D．repeat
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8．A. undertook B．got C．made D．managed 9．A. agreement B．skepticism C．puzzlement D．disapproval 10．A. practically B．obviously C．especially D．naturally 11．A. way B．sign C．mark D．inspiration 12．A. merry B．energetic C．nervous D．alive 13．A. cold B．calm C．lovely D．high 14．A. impressive B．superb C．classical D．favorite 15．A. exist B．flower C．survive D．sow 16．A. after B．until C．when D．although 17．A. almost B．always C．hardly D．mostly 18．A. journeys B．words C．world D．desert 19．A. autumn B．spring C．summer D．winter 20．A. convinces B．reminds C．assures D．Strikes II. 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
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Current Culture: Is Common Culture Alive?
The digitizing and globalizing world is changing the working of culture. As some see it, cities and nations are losing their common culture and their general spirit: people can no longer count on those around them valuing any of the same music or films. Others argue that a common culture is not dying so much as changing forms: it is less and less attached to a particular area and ever more linked to global networks.
The facts lead to the change that anyone can become a cultural producer today, that the culture is increasingly available everywhere you want it, and whenever you want it, not just in the two months after the movie or book came out. Cultural possibilities have multiplied as a result, but the change also means fewer cultural moments. It is easy to find the change in terms of loss of diversity of society. So what will it mean if globalization turns us into one wide world culture?
For the enthusiasts of these changes, culture is not about popular artists or books, but centers on platforms like Google and Wikipedia, where every variety of culture brings about the exchange of knowledge and ideas, and makes connections across boundaries. It is perhaps debatable whether two people who have participated in such websites, but in totally different corners of them, have had a cultural experience in common. In fact, these platforms become very successful with a large
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crowd of people, who build things together, share information, and forward articles back and forth.
There are still more questions. What does it mean for the future of countries that culture now goes beyond the limits of the nation? Is there anything to defend and preserve in the passing cultural world, or is that merely to favor pen over printing press, horse over automobile?
Up to now a growing quantity of culture has been globally spreading and developing. More individuals (个人) than ever have the chances to be makers of culture, even if that means more to choose from and fewer standards to be reached in common. What it means is this strange feeling: that of being more connected than ever, with one-click access to so much of the cultural harvest around the world, and yet, of being starved for having similar interests and opinions with others, concerned only with ourselves.
21．In Paragraph 1 the author indicates ________.
A．the cultural diversity among people B．the missing of common culture
C．the disadvantage in the digitizing society D．the double standard of cultural evaluation 22．It can be inferred from Paragraph 3 that ________.
A．people feel satisfied with the current culture
B．common culture may exit into websites that connect the world C．disappearance of common culture is a problem to be solved D．enthusiasts look for current culture from famous artists
23．According to the author, the increase of cultural possibilities can be caused
by ________.
A．agreement with common culture B．popular artists and books available C．individuals as cultural producers D．a reduction in development of culture
24．What is the author's attitude towards current culture?
A．Uncertain. B．Approving. C．Uninterested. D．Critical. B
Life doesn't always turn out the way we'd like. When situations take an unfavorable turn, we become upset, frustrated, or angry. When others don't agree
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