2012版高中英语全程复习方略配套课件：综合评估·质量检测（一）（新人教版）湖北专用.ppt

53. The author’s mention of sticks and telephones is meant to suggest that ______. A. fairy stories are still being made up B. there is some misunderstandings about fairy tales C. people try to modernize old fairy stories D. there is more concern for children’s fears nowadays 【解析】选B。推理判断题。在文章第三段中作者对某些人针对童话故事进行的指责, 认为童话故事不真实进行了批驳, 认为这是对童话的一种曲解。文中的If their cases were sound, the world should be full of mad men. . . it was their beloved girlfriend说明反对者的担心是多余的。 54. One of the reasons why some people are not in favor of fairy tales is that ______ . A. they are full of imagination B. they just make up the stories which are far from the truth C. they are not interesting D. they make teachers of history difficult to teach 【解析】选B。细节理解题。从文章第三段第一句There are also people who object to fairy stories in that they are not objectively true可知答案。 (B) I used to work in an office, which had a locust tree growing outside the window. It had grown into a tall tree and must have been there for a long time. The tree blocked the view and made the office seem dull. Unfortunately, this happened to be the room assigned to me, and I was depressed by it for quite some time. When the first spring came, everything was green except the locust tree. I felt very happy because I had thought it had died! One morning, when I opened the window for some fresh air, I unexpectedly smelt a familiar sweet scent floating into my office which I could not name. Suddenly, I realized it was the locust tree! The tree that I thought dead was in full bloom! From then on, I usually came to the office very early to see dew forming on the locust tree blossoms, and was eager to see spring again every year. During summer, the green leaves provided shade protecting me from the harsh sunlight, but allowing enough light in to make it pleasant. In autumn, the leaves turned many different colors. Its beauty touched my soul. Many times, I thought to take photos but never did. Then