2010-2024历年浙江绍兴第一中学高三上学期回头考英语试卷(带解析).docxVIP

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2010-2024历年浙江绍兴第一中学高三上学期回头考英语试卷(带解析).docx

2010-2024历年浙江绍兴第一中学高三上学期回头考英语试卷(带解析)

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一.参考题库(共25题)

1.“Idon’tthinkit’smy_______thattheTVblewup.Ijustturnediton.That’sall.”saidtheboy.

A.error

B.mistake

C.fault

D.duty

2.Youhearthecommentallthetime:theU.S.economylooksgoodbyfigures,butitdoesn’tfeelgood.Whydoesn’tever-greaterwealthpromoteever-greaterhappiness?Itisaquestionthatdatesatleasttotheappearancein1958ofTheWealthySocietybyJohnKennethGalbraith,whodiedrecentlyat97.

TheWealthySocietyisamodernclassicbecauseithelpeddescribeanewmomentinthehumancondition.Formostofhistory,“hunger,sickness,andcold”threatenednearlyeveryone,Galbraithwrote.“Povertywasfoundeverywhereinthatworld.Obviouslyitisnotofours.”AfterWorldWarII,thefearofanotherGreatDepressiongavewaytoaneconomicgrowth.Bythe1930sunemploymenthadaveraged18.2percent;inthe1950sitwas4.5percent.

ToGalbraith,materialismhadgonemadandwouldcausediscontent.Throughadvertising,companiesconditionedconsumerstobuythingstheydidn’treallywantorneed.Becausesomuchspendingwasartificial,itwould?beunsatisfying.Meanwhile,governmentspendingthatwouldmakeeveryonebetteroffwasbeingcutdownbecausepeoplewronglyconsideredgovernmentonlyas“anecessarybad.”

It’softensaidthatonlythericharegettingahead;everyoneelseis?standingstillorfallingbehind.Well,therearemanyundeservingrich—overpaidchiefmanagers,forinstance.Butoveranymeaningfulperiod,mostpeople’sincomesareincreasing.From1995to2004,peoplefeel“squeezed”becausetheirrisingincomesoftendon’tsatisfytheirrisingwants—forbiggerhomes,morehealthcare,moreeducation,andfasterInternetconnections.

Theothergreatdisappointmentisthatithasnotgotridofinsecurity.Peopleregardjobstabilityaspartoftheirstandardofliving.Ascompanyunemploymentincreased,thatparthasgraduallybecomeweaker.M

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