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

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）

第1卷

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