2017届高考英语一轮复习单元训练：7.3《Under the sea》（新人教版含解析）
<p> Ⅰ.阅读理解(建议用时16′)</p><p> <span word="A">A</span></p><p> “<span word="Indeed">Indeed</span>，” <span word="George">George</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="diary">diary</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1785, “<span word="some">some</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fly">fly</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="bug">bug</span>, <span word="had">had</span> <span word="begun">begun</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="leaves">leaves</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="home">home</span>.” <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bug">bug</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="Englishmen">Englishmen</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="referring">referring</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="insects">insects</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="bugs">bugs</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="century">century</span>，<span word="and">and</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="lightning">lightning</span><span word="bug">bug</span> (萤火虫). <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bugs">bugs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="language">language</span>, <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bug">bug</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bug">bug</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nineteenth">nineteenth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="twentieth">twentieth</span> <span word="centuries">centuries</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="bug">bug</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span>, <span word="referring">referring</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="crazy">crazy</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="activity">activity</span>. <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="fan">fan</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="usual">usual</span> <span word="term">term</span>, <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="fans">fans</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="racing">racing</span> <span word="bugs">bugs</span>, <span word="baseball">baseball</span> <span word="bugs">bugs</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="like">like</span>.</p><p> <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bug">bug</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="machine">machine</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="object">object</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bug">bug</span>－<span word="shaped">shaped</span> <span word="car">car</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="bug">bug</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="burglar">burglar</span> <span word="alarm">alarm</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bug">bug</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, “<span word="to">to</span> <span word="install">install</span> (安装) <span word="an">an</span> <span word="alarm">alarm</span>”. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="equipment">equipment</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="listening">listening</span> <span word="secretly">secretly</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="others">others</span>' <span word="conversation">conversation</span>. <span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1840<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bug">bug</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> “<span word="to">to</span> <span word="cheat">cheat</span>”， <span word="and">and</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1940<span word="s">s</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="annoying">annoying</span>.</p><p> <span word="We">We</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bug">bug</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="flaw">flaw</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="design">design</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="dates">dates</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Thomas">Thomas</span> <span word="Edison">Edison</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 1878 <span word="he">he</span> <span word="explained">explained</span> <span word="bugs">bugs</span> <span word="as">as</span> “<span word="little">little</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="difficulties">difficulties</span>” <span word="that">that</span> <span word="required">required</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="overcome">overcome</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="product">product</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 1889 <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="recorded">recorded</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Edison">Edison</span> “<span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="nights">nights</span> <span word="discovering">discovering</span> ‘<span word="a">a</span> <span word="bug">bug</span>’ <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="invented">invented</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="player">player</span>.”</p>
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