2011届高考英语第一轮复习提能训练试题7

【译林湖南版创新设计】2011高考英语一轮复习提能训练

Module 3

Unit 2 Language

Ⅰ.填词

A WEBSITE called the Global Language Monitor recently(日前)announced that the English language now has over 1 million words.Word number 1,000,000 is “Web 2.0”．

Most Americans have a vocabulary of about 20,000 words.The most famous English speaker in history，William Shakespeare，used 30,000 words in his plays.That’s a lot，but it’s not even close to 1 million.So where do all of these words come from?

English likes to borrow words from other languages.Take the word “fiancé”，a French term for someone who’s engaged(订婚)．English speakers don’t have a word of their own to describe this，so they just use the French.Don’t forget “feng shui”，the Chinese term now used by English speakers who want to arrange(布置)their furniture in harmony(和谐)．

In the age of the Internet, the English language is growing more quickly.Some experts believe that as many as 15 words join the English language every day.Now it’s possible to share information very quickly with people all over the world，and words from all languages are flying through a shared cyberspace(网络空间)．

Speaking of cyberspace，in the age of the Internet，a whole new vocabulary is being used.Think of words like “cyber”，“blog”(博客)，“World Wide Web”and “e-mail”．Ten years ago，these words were rare(稀少

的)．Now it’s hard to imagine the English language—and the world—without them！

Major fact Question A website called the Global Language Monitor recently __1__ that the English language now has __2__words. Where do all of these words come from？ __4__：1)English speakers use the __5__ word “fiancé” because they don’t have a word to describe someone who is engaged. 2)English speakers use the __6__“feng shui” to arrange their furniture in harmony. Examples： 1)Experts believe that as many as __8__words In the __7__ of the Internet，join the English language every day. English is getting bigger and shared faster. 2)A whole new __9__ is being used.Words like “cyber” were __10__ ten years ago. Ⅱ.简答题

Storms can result when the air temperature in one area is different from that of another.Warmer air rises and cooler air falls.These movements create a difference in the pressure of the atmosphere.

English likes to __3__ words from other languages. Explanations If the pressure changes over a large area，winds start to blow in a huge circle.High-pressure air is pulled into a

low-pressure center. Severe ocean storms happen less often in the southern hemisphere.There the season of greatest activity is between December and March.

South of the equator，the winds flow in the same direction as the hands on a clock.North of the equator，they flow counter-clockwise. This is because as Earth turns，air is pulled to the right in the northern hemisphere.In the southern hemisphere，air is pulled to the left.

Storms can get stronger and stronger as they move over warm ocean waters.The strongest，fastest winds of a hurricane are found in the eye-wall.This is the area that surrounds the center，or eye，of the storm.The eye itself is

calm by comparison，with light winds and clear skies.

Winds in severe ocean storms can reach speeds of more than two hundred and fifty kilometers an hour.Up to fifty centimeters of rain can fall.Some storms have produced more than one hundred and fifty centimeters of rain. These storms also cause high waves and ocean surges.A surge is a continuous movement of water that may reach six meters or more.The water smashes across low coastal areas.Surges are commonly responsible for about ninety percent of all deaths from ocean storms.

Weather scientists use computers to create models that show where a storm might go.Models combine information such as temperatures，wind speed，atmospheric pressure and the amount of water in the atmosphere. Scientists collect the information with satellites，weather balloons and devices floating in the world’s oceans.They also collect information from ships and passenger flights and from planes that fly into and around storms.The crews drop instruments on parachutes to record temperature，pressure，wind speed and other conditions. In July，ten scientists released a statement about what they called the main hurricane problem facing the United States.They warned that the problem is development in coastal areas at risk from hurricanes.

They called on government leaders not to support policies that have increased the density of population and wealth in these areas.Their message was that building in risky coastal areas only increases the amount of destruction when a hurricane strikes.

1．Under what conditions do storms result？(no more than 13 words)

________________________________________________________________________ 2．Between December and March，do winds flow in the same direction in the northern and southern hemispheres？(no more than 3 words)

________________________________________________________________________ 3．Where can the strongest and fastest winds be found in a hurricane？(no more than 3 words) ________________________________________________________________________ 4．What is the major reason for deaths in ocean storm？(no more than 1 words)

________________________________________________________________________ Ⅲ.阅读理解

There are two major parties in Britain today，the Conservative and the Labour，which have been in power by turns since 1945.The two-party system of Britain was formed in the course of the development of the capitalist state

and the political parties.To strengthen the state machine，the British bourgeosie have let it come into being and exist in one form or another since the 17th century.P.S.Tregidgo once said，“The more parties there are，the less likely it is that any one of them will be strong enough in Parliament to control all the others; but when there are only two，one of them is sure to have a majority of seats.This helps to ensure a strong and stable government.”This explains why the British have the two-party system.

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