2017届高三英语一轮单元检测：选修6 Unit2《 Poems》
<p> Ⅰ.阅读理解<span word="A">A</span></p><p> (2017·山西省五校高三联合测试)<span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="agoss">agoss</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="critics">critics</span>(批评家)<span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="them">them</span>.<span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="critics">critics</span> <span word="saidomte">saidomte</span> <span word="de">de</span> <span word="Buffon">Buffon</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="spoken">spoken</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="wonders">wonders</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="unimportant">unimportant</span>.</p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="troubled">troubled</span> <span word="Thomas">Thomas</span> <span word="Jefferson">Jefferson</span>.<span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="naturalist">naturalist</span>，<span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="farmer">farmer</span>，<span word="an">an</span> <span word="inventor">inventor</span>，<span word="a">a</span> <span word="historian">historian</span>，<span word="a">a</span> <span word="writer">writer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="politician">politician</span>.<span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="wonders">wonders</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>.<span word="To">To</span> <span word="him">him</span>，<span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="World">World</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> 1788，<span word="Thomas">Thomas</span></p><p> <span word="Jefferson">Jefferson</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="state">state</span>，<span word="Virginia">Virginia</span>.<span word="While">While</span> <span word="writing">writing</span>，<span word="he">he</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="beauty">beauty</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Comte">Comte</span> <span word="de">de</span> <span word="Buffon">Buffon</span>.<span word="At">At</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="moment">moment</span>，<span word="Jefferson">Jefferson</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="word">word</span>－<span word="belittle">belittle</span>.<span word="He">He</span> <span word="saidAmericans">saidAmericans</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="accepted">accepted</span> <span word="Jefferson">Jefferson</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="it">it</span>.<span word="In">In</span> 1797，<span word="the">the</span> <span word="Independent">Independent</span> <span word="Chronicle">Chronicle</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="describe">describe</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="politician">politician</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="supported">supported</span>.“<span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="honorable">honorable</span> <span word="man">man</span>，”<span word="the">the</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span>，“<span word="so">so</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="belittle">belittle</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="please">please</span>.”</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> 1872，<span word="a">a</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="expert">expert</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="kill">kill</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="word">word</span>.<span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span>，“<span word="Belittle">Belittle</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="English">English</span>.<span word="And">And</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="critical">critical</span> <span word="writers">writers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="America">America</span>，<span word="like">like</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>，<span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>，<span word="the">the</span> <span word="sooner">sooner</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="forgotten">forgotten</span>，<span word="the">the</span> <span word="better">better</span>.”</p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="expert">expert</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="kill">kill</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span>.<span word="Today">Today</span>，<span word="belittle">belittle</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="spoken">spoken</span>.</p><p> 【文章大意】 文章讲述了美国总统<span word="Thomas">Thomas</span> <span word="Jefferson">Jefferson</span>创造“<span word="belittle">belittle</span>”这个新词的故事。<span word="omte">omte</span> <span word="de">de</span> <span word="Buffon">Buffon</span>?</p>
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