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of blue water, the embroidery(刺绣) so fine that when I held it at arm's length the petals looked real. I had been helping her store away my summer clothes in the brown leather suitcase from Hong Kong when I noticed a piece of shiny material spread it on her lap. ―My mother embroidered this herself. I was going to have it made into a cushion, but then my life changed and over here there seems to be no place for lovely things. It's all I have that reminds me of her,‖ she said. ―Maybe, Sun-Jen, one day you will do something with it.‖ I admired the cloth some more, then she carefully folded it and stored it back in her suitcase.

There was little left from her old life. She said it was so long ago that sometimes it felt as if it had never happened. But she described her life with such clarity and vividness that I knew all those memories lived on inside her. There was so little in this new country that gave her pleasure. The good things she found were related in some way to China: an aria from a Chinese opera, a letter from a relative back home or from Aunt Hai-Lan in Toronto, written in Chinese, a familiar-looking script that I couldn't read and that had nothing to do with my life in Canada. There were times when I felt guilty about my own happiness in Irvine. We had come to Canada because of me, but I was the only one who had found a home.

31. In the opening paragraph, the narrator emphasizes primarily________ about her parents?

A. the dependability B. the diligence C. their routine lives D. their evolving relationship 32. The primary purpose of the second paragraph is to ________.

A. provide insight into the motivations of the narrator's parents and uncle B. emphasize the great transformation the narrator undergoes C. describe the complex interrelationships in the narrator's family D. reveal the narrator‘s preference for a cold climate over a warm one

33. According to the narrator, her mother experienced feelings of ________ in Canada.

A. isolation B. confusion C. stability D. security 34. In paragraph 4 the mother's memories of China are portrayed as ________.

A. distant yet enduring B. occasional and vague C. lively but confused D. joyous and hopeful 35. The items mentioned in paragraph 4 had meaning for the mother because they ________. A. introduced her to a world rich in culture B. helped connect the narrator and her mother C. supplied her with familiar associations D. provided relief from her boring work routine 36. Which of the following best characterizes the narrator‘s development? A. She grows apart from the cultural tradition of her parents.

B. She overcomes the guilt she felt about her new found happiness.

C. She begins to view the inhabitants of Irvine from her mother‘s perspective. D. She communicates less and less with her parents.

B

Edgar Allan Poe was and is an abnormal figure among the major American writers of his period. It seems to have been true of Poe that no one could look at him without seeing more than they would wish. Poe published The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket in 1838, his only novel. Its importance is suggested by the fact that his major work comes after it. The Narrative‘s shortcomings are sometimes considered to be the fact that it was written for money, as it surely was, and as almost everything else Poe wrote was also. This is not exceptional among writers anywhere, though in the case of Poe it is often treated as if his having done so were disgraceful. Be that as it may, the Narrative makes its way to a peak as strange and powerful as anything to be found in his greatest tales.

The word that reoccurs most importantly in Poe‘s fictions is horror. His stories are often shaped to bring the narrator and the reader to a place where the use of the word is reasonable, where the word and the experience it arouses are explored or by implication defined. Perhaps it is because Poe‘s tales test the limits of mental health and good manners that he is both popular and criticized.

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The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym has the grand scale of the nineteenth-century voyage of discovery, and a different and larger scale in the suggestions that appear as the voyage goes on. The Narrative is frequently compared with Moby-Dick, published thirteen years later, after Poe‘s death. Poe uses whiteness as a highly ambiguous symbol, by no means to be interpreted as purity or holiness or by association with any other positive value. There is blackness, too, in The Narrative, specifically associated with the populations that live in the regions nearest the South Pole. The native people in Tasmania, the island south of Australia, were said by explorers and settlers to be black, and were in any case, with the word ―black,‖ swept into the large category of those related to displacement, exploitation, and worse.

Something very like the occupation of Kentucky by white settlers lies behind the events that bring Pym to the far-sighted conclusion of his narrative. In the early years of the nineteenth century the British began what made the native people of Tasmania die out, who had tried to resist white invasion of their island. Such occupations were, of course, a major business of Europeans, or whites, almost everywhere in the world at the time Poe wrote. They were boasted of as progress. It would have required unusual sensibility in Poe to have taken a different, very dark view of the phenomenon. But he was an unusual man. And the horror that fascinated him and gave such dreadful unity to his tales is often the unavoidable conflict of the self by a perfect justice, the exposure of a guilty act in a form that makes its reveal a falling back of the mind against itself.

Young Pym is simply telling a story of a kind popular at the time, a voyage adventure lived out beyond the farthest reaches of exploration. The story is disturbed by its own deeper tendencies, the rising through this surface of the kind of recognition that must find expression in another form of literature. As his ship approaches the region of the South Pole, Pym notes the mildness of the climate, coolly listing the resources of the islands, which were assumed by such voyagers to be there for the taking. If The Narrative were a conventional story, the immense roar and the towering ?ames might attract the notice of a passing sail—and there would be no need for a note explaining its lacking an ending. But the force of the narrative carries it beyond the fate of individuals, toward an engagement with a reality beyond any temporary human drama. 37. What does the underlined part in Paragraph 1 mean? A. Allan Poe was a famous America writer of his period.

B. People expect too much of the American writer—Allan Poe. C. Unlike other writers, Allan Poe is a unique and unusual writer. D. People think Poe is a popular novelist like other famous writers.

38. Where is the novel The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym probably set? A. In the South Pacific. B. In Australia. C. At the South Pole. D. In Kentucky.

39. Which of the following can describe the characteristic of The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym? A. Poverty is the main theme of the novel. B. The novel is full of justice elements.

C. Blackness can possibly be felt in the novel. D. Whiteness is the obvious symbol of the novel. 40. Which of the following might be taken from the novel The Narrative?

A. ―One of these adventures was related by way of introduction to a longer narrative.‖ B. ―Gordon Pym‘s father was a respectable trader at Nantucket, where Pym was born.‖ C. ―The wind, as I before said, blew freshly from the southwest. The night was very cold.‖

D. ―Pym at length hit upon the idea of working on the terrors and guilty conscience of the mate.‖ 41. Which of the following statements is True according to the passage? A. The Narrative is an adventurous story written in a conventional way. B. The Narrative is considered one of Allan Poe‘s famous novels. C. Allan Poe was misunderstood to write The Narrative for money. D. Readers might not understand why The Narrative ended so abruptly.

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2015年高三英语限时训练8

一．单项填空

1. The doctors find it hard to ________ the precise nature of the virus causing the disease. A. ensure B. establish C. extend D. employ

2. The generous donation from China to the quake-stricken communities in Nepal has ________ the

Chinese people‘s unselfishness and internationalism. A. brought out B. brought about C. taken on D. taken out 3. If a man is only interested in your looks, ________ just shows how shallow he is. A. as B. which C. what D. that

4. —______ you read the essay? —Yes. I ____ it on the metro while I was on the way to school. A. Did; read B. Did; have read C. Have; read D. Have; have read

5. If your families each want to see a different movie, suggest a compromise ________ they pick a

movie everyone can agree on. A. where B. that C. which D. what

6. Teachers must put the brakes on, as it were, ________ they notice students looking puzzled. A. when B. since C. until D. though

7. ________ the mid 17th century that the concept of ―afternoon tea‖ first appeared in the UK. A. Not until was it B. It was not until C. Until it was D. It was until 8. —What food is ________ identified as traditional American food?

—Hamburgers, toast, waffle, to name but a few.

A. increasingly B. comparatively C. commonly D. particularly 9. ________ how much patience we have, we sometimes cannot handle our temper. A. Apart from B. Ignorant of C. Regardless of D. Free from 10. —I hope you don‘t mind my turning on the heater. —________. A. Never mind B. Yes, I won‘t C. That‘s right D. Not in the least 二．完形填空 When we choose a word we do more than give information; we also express our feelings about whatever we‘re describing. Words point to 11 but often link these to attitudes at the same time; they can also 12 the beliefs and attitudes of other people. How would the different descriptions affect the listeners? The fact that words can 13 like this is important and valuable, for it adds a 14 to our communication with one another. Advertisers make use of it in a number of ways. The manufacturer needs a name that will do 15 just label: he wants a name that brings suitable 16 as well—the ideas that the word brings to the mind will help 17 the product. If all were available at the same price, which coat or suit would you choose from this range of shades—Dark Tan, Brown, Mud Brown? Just because of this, the advertiser is very 18 about the way he describes his product and what it will 19 . Almost every advertisement has certain key words (sometimes, but not 20 , in bold or large letters, or beginning with a capital letter) that are intended to be 21 , while at the same time appearing to be informative. It‘s difficult enough 22 to describe what a thing is and how it works in words, especially in a few words, but the writers who write for the advertisements also try to 23 feelings, associations and attitudes. Some words seem to have been so 24 in selling that the advertisers use them almost as if they were magic 25 to a certain sale. How often, for instance, have you come across the word ―golden‖ in advertisements? One thing reminds us of another—especially if we often see them together. As a matter of fact, these 26 , also called ―associations‖ are sometimes more imaginary than real: for many people

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a robin suggests Christmas, for others silver candlesticks suggest wealth. The tricks of the advertising business are all examples of the advertiser encouraging us to associate products with those things he thinks we really 27 —a good job, a sport car, a beautiful girlfriend—perhaps most of all a feeling of 28 . The advertiser often creates a ―good image‖ of the product by showing us someone who uses his product and who leads the kind of life we should like to lead. We buy not just the product but the sense of importance that 29 it. We drink Coca-Cola not just for the taste, but because we would like to be thought of as being as cheerful as the 30 people who drink it in the ads. 11. A. facts B. examples C. opinions D. beliefs 12. A. explain B. affect C. reflect D. affirm 13. A. act B. work C. matter D. float 14. A. color B. richness C. variety D. diversity 15. A. more than B. less than C. no more than D. the same as 16. A. relatives B. attachments C. decorations D. associations 17. A. manufacture B. sell C. develop D. design 18. A. curious B. anxious C. careful D. casual 19. A. say B. tell C. make D. do 20. A. usually B. scarcely C. always D. seldom 21. A. persuasive B. dramatic C. responsible D. interesting 22. A. overly B. partly C. simply D. really 23. A. cover B. relate C. decide D. include 24. A. meaningful B. precise C. successful D. familiar 25. A. key B. secret C. way D. guide 26. A. tricks B. attitudes C. words D. reminders 27. A. order B. want C. miss D. possess 28. A. achievement B. existence C. honor D. importance 29. A. goes over B. goes for C. goes with D. goes after 30. A. energetic B. amusing C. clumsy D. trustworthy 三．阅读理解

A

Marco was the original travel writer, whose trade contacts with Asia changed Europe, opening it up to new ideas and cultures.

Marco Polo was born in the Venetian Republic around 1254. At the time, Venice was one of the most powerful trading cities in the world, and was ruled as an independent city state. Marco‘s mother died when he was young, so he was brought up by his aunt and uncle. When Marco was born, his brother (Maffeo) and father (Niccolo), who were successful merchants, were away on a trading voyage. They didn‘t get back until Marco was about 15.

In 1271, Niccolo and Maffeo set off again for Asia, this time taking Marco with them. On a previous journey they‘d met Kublai Khan (the Yuan Dynasty), and they were keen to establish trade links between Kublai‘s empire and Venice. The Polos sailed across the Mediterranean to Acre (now in northern Israel). Then, they traveled by camel to the port of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf. Their plan was to sail to China but they couldn‘t find any good boats. So, they continued the journey overland, finally meeting Kublai Khan at his summer palace in Xanadu, about 275 kms north of modern Beijing. Marco was now probably 21 years old. The journey had taken over three years.

The Polos had learnt a great deal about the world during their travels and so Kublai employed Marco as a government official. This gave Marco the opportunity to travel around much of Kublai‘s empire in China. In fact, Kublai found the Polos so useful that he was unwilling to let them return home. However, in 1292, the Polos eventually left, sailing from China and ending up in Hormuz again.

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