高考英语时文专题训练(五)

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1、高考英语时文专题训练(五)——文化艺术Passage31EmbracingtheknowledgeeconomyageTheknowledgeeconomyageisuponus.Wehaveexploredorestablishedmanynewacademicfields.Wearealsosurprisedtofindthatmoreskillsandtechnologiesareemergingeveryyear,everymonth,eveneveryday,andknowledgeisreallyexpandingatanalarmingspeed.

2、Allthesepointstothefactthattheknowledgeeconomyisrapidlyapproachingus.KnowledgewillplayadominantroleinthiscurrenteconomicsystemThepossession,manufacture,distributionandconsumptionofinformationarethebasisofeconomicactivities.Whoeverpossessmoreknowledgewillbethemasteroftoday’ssociety.He

3、ncethepursuitofnewknowledgewillbeeveryindividual’sgoalandlifelongcommitment.HowcanIbetterembracethenewage?Asastudent,Ihavealreadyrealizedhowstiffthecompetitionwillbe.SoIhavebecomedeterminedtomakethebestofmytimetoacquireasmuchknowledgeaspossible.Evenaftergraduation,Iwilldomyutmosttoup

4、datemyknowledgeandmasterallnecessaryskillsneededinmyfuturecareer.Knowledgeisstrengthandwealth.Afterall,opportunityalwaysbenefitsthepreparedmind.1.Whichageisuponus?________A.Theknowledgeeconomyage.B.Thestoneage.C.Theindustryage.D.Theindustryage.2.Whyistheageuponus?_______A.Wehavealoto

5、fmoney.B.Wehavealotoffactories.C.Knowledgeisreallyexpandingatanalarmingspeed.D.Wehavealreadyrealizedhowstiffthecompetitionwillbe.3.Thepersonwhotoldthestoryisprobablya________A.teacherB.studentC.businessmanD.doctorPassage32OnelanguageforeveryoneAstoryfromtheBible(圣经)tellsofoldBabylon,

6、wherethemendecidedtobuildatowerthatwouldtouchthesky.ButGodwasunhappy,andhemadethemspeakdifferentlanguages.Theycouldn'tunderstandeachother,sotheirdreamnevercametrue.Yetthedreamremainsalive:ifallmenspeakthesamelanguage,theycandoanything.L.L.ZamenhoffromPolandwasamongthemenwhopursuethis

7、dream.HedevelopedEsperanto(世界语)between1877and1885.Asthemostsuccessfulman-madeworldlanguage,itisspokenbyovertwomillionpeoplearoundtheworld.Lastmonth,theWorldEsperantoCongress(大会),dealingwithlanguagerights,endedinSweden.TheconferencewillbeheldinBeijing.MostEsperantospeakersareinCentral

8、andEasternEu