高三阅读能力检测题2012长宁

1长宁区高三学生英语阅读能力测试卷I.Vocabulary(9%)A.infectedB.settledC.originsD.freelyAB.popularAC.uniqueAD.mixtureBC.combiningBD.immigrantsCD.featuredSalsaisamusicalkindthathasexistedfordecadesandisstillpopulartoday.Salsa’s___1____areCuban,butmanybelievethatthePuertoRicanswhoemigratedtotheU.S.developedthestyleofsalsaweknowtoday.Asaresultofpoliticalproblemsintheearlytwentiethcentury,manypeopleemigratedfromPuertoRicoand___2____intheU.S.Between1915and1930,about50,000PuertoRicansarrivedintheU.S.In1917,alawwaspassedthatmadepeoplefromPuertoRicoAmericancitizens.Afterthis,PuertoRicanswereabletomove___3____betweentheirhomeandtheU.S.mainland.Between1940and1969,about800,000PuertoRicansmovedtotheU.S.,mainlytoNewYorkCityandMiami.Theybroughtwiththemtheirculture,style,andLatinrhythm.OnestyleofmusicanddancetheybroughttotheU.S.wasa(n)___4____ofAfro-CubanrhythmsandPuertoRicantraditionaldance.InNewYork,musiciansabsorbedjazz,andthesalsaweknowtodaywasborn.Duringthistime,interestinLatinomusicstylesbegantoincrease.NightclubsinNewYorkCityandaroundtheU.S.___5_____salsamusicanddance,aswellasmamboandcha-cha.Thestyleofsalsapopularinthe1960swasknownassalsacaliente.Thesonglyricstoldstoriesofthestruggleofthe____6____tomakealivinginNewYorkCity.Bythelate1970s,salsacalientewasnolonger____7____;anotherstyle---salsaromantica,withitsromanticlovelyrics---tookover.YoungPuertoRicanscontinuetomakeuniquemixturesofsalsa.Amixtureofhip-hopandgaragecombinedwithsalsacanbeheardinJenniferLopez’smusic.RickyMartin,anotherPuertoRicanpopstar,becameworldfamousby____8____rockrhythmswiththesalsaromanticstyle.Formanypeople,listeningtosalsamusicisnotenough.Asthenewmillenniumbegan,anincreasingnumberofsalsabarsanddanceclubsopened,andLatinfever___9_____theworld.SomepeoplesaythattherearenowmorePuertoRicansalsaclubsinNewYorkthanthereareinPuertoRico.II.Cloze(15%)Thetermculturenowisusedtodescribeeverythingfromthefineartstotheoutlookofabusinessgrouporasportsteam.Initsoriginalsense,however,culture____10____allidentifyingaspectsofanethnic(民族的)group,nation,orempire:itsphysicalenvironment,history,andtraditions;itssocialrulesandeconomicstructure;itsreligiousbeliefsandarts.Thecentralbeliefsandcustomsofagrouparehandeddownfromonegenerationtoanother.Itisforthisreasonthatmostpeopleregardedcultureas___11____ratherthaninborn.Peopleacquireaculture;theyarenot___12____withone.Theprocessbywhichapersondevelopsa___13____forregionalfoods,speech,oranoutlookontheworldovertime,___14____,isknownasenculturation(文化适应).Culturesareoftenidentifiedbytheir___15_____---imagesthatarefamiliarandhavemeanings.Totem(图腾)polescarvedwithanimalandcreativefiguressuggestsaspectsofthe2NativeAmericanpeoplesofthePacificNorthwestbutmoreaccurately____16____specificfamilies.InAsiaandIndia,thecolorofyellowisidentifiedwithBuddhistandHindupriests;inancientChinaitwasacoloronlyforthefamilyofthe___17____.Thus,differentculturesmayrespondtoasymbolquite___18_____.Forexample,tosomeaflagmayrepresentpride,historicalaccomplishments,orideals;toothers,____19_____,itcanmeandangeroroppression.Toindividualsunfamiliarwithculturesoutsidetheirown,thebeliefs,behaviors,andartisticexpressionofothergroupscanseem____20____andeventhreatening.Asocietythat____21_____allotherculturesagainstitsownstandardsissaidtobeethnocentric(fromtheGreekethnos,meaning“tribe”or“people,”andkentros,meaning“center”).Astronglyethnocentricsocietyassumesalsothatwhatisdifferentfromitsowncultureislikelytobe___22____and,possibly,wrongorevil.Allpeopleareethnocentrictosomedegree,andaspectsofethnocentrism,suchasnationalpride,____23____awell-functioningsociety.Anappreciationforone’sownculture,however,doesnotpreclude(排除)acceptanceandrespectforanotherculture.Historydocumentsthelong-termvigorandsuccessofmulticulturalgroupsinwhichpeoplefromnumerousanddiverseculturalbackgroundsliveandworktogether.Ethnocentrism,____24____,canleadtoracism---thebeliefthatitisraceandethnicoriginthataccountforvariationsinhumancharacterorabilityandthatone’sownraceissuperiortoallothers.10.A.benefitsB.involvesC.attractsD.neglects11.A.learnedB.createdC.developedD.inherited12.A.suppliedB.exchangedC.carriedD.born13.A.styleB.tasteC.methodD.culture14.A.thereforeB.besidesC.otherwiseD.nevertheless15.A.religionsB.symbolsC.artsD.traditions16.A.makeupB.takeoverC.standforD.bringup17.A.ministerB.maidC.prisonerD.emperor18.A.appropriatelyB.positivelyC.differentlyD.similarly19.A.furthermoreB.howeverC.thusD.also20.A.nationalB.normalC.pleasantD.strange21.A.removesB.ranksC.controlsD.abandons22.A.inferiorB.productiveC.traditionalD.industrial23.A.belongtoB.refertoC.turntoD.contributeto24.A.incontrastB.inparticularC.asaresultD.onthewholeIII.Readingcomprehension(46%)ATherearetwotypesofpeopleintheworld.Althoughtheyhaveequaldegreeofhealthandwealthandothercomfortsoflife,onebecomeshappy,theotherbecomesunhappy.Thisarisesfromthedifferentwaysinwhichtheyconsiderthings,persons,eventsandtheresultingeffectsupontheirminds.Peoplewhoaretobehappyfixtheirattentionontheconvenienceofthings.Thepleasantpartsofconversation,thewellprepareddishes,thegoodnessofthewin