福州八中2016届第三次月考英语试题及答案(2)

21. What can best describe the bridegroom?
A. He accepted his intended marriage arranged without his knowledge.[:]
   B. He was eager to meet his intended wife so he retired from the army.
   C. He wouldn’t have been welcomed by the bride had he arrived on time.
   D. He didn’t like the marriage so purposely delayed going to the castle.
22. Which of the following descriptions best reflects the disappointed feeling of the      
   Baron family?
   A. The sun was so warm over the rich forests of the Odenwald.
   B. The Baron went to the tallest tower to see if he could see any sign of the Count.
   C. The sound of horns came floating up from the valley.
   D. The sun had set, and the bats began to fly about in the evening light.
23. What will the author most probably write about in the next paragraph(s)?
   A. What happened to the bride.    B. What happened to the bridegroom.
   C. What happened to the Baron.    D. What happened to the aunts.
B
With the Tesla Roadster and other plug-in（插入） electric vehicles hitting the road, demand is growing for accessible refueling points to recharge them. Carbon Day Automotive, a Chicago-based company, has now demonstrated a solar-powered recharging point, known as the Solar Plug-In Station, which lets motorists easily charge their cars using electricity that has been produced without any environmental damage.
The Solar Plug-In Station went on show in Chicago as part of the city’s bid to host the 2016 Olympic Games. According to Carbon Day Automotive, the solar-powered recharging station is part of the vital infrastructure (基础设施) required for electric vehicles in Chicago and was the focus of the previous visit by the International Olympic Committee.
These solar-powered electricity points will be used daily by Chicago to fuel the city’s electric vehicles with power from the sun. By producing the electricity from pollution-free solar cells, the CO2 emissions are reduced to zero.
Solar energy and electric vehicles are a partnership that is one more step to reducing our dependence on foreign oil. Coulomb Technologies recently developed the components required for individual recharging stations, marketed as ChargePoint Networked Charging Stations. Carbon Day Automotive is the Midwest distributor for the ChargePoint stations.
The Solar Plug-In Station consists of giant solar panels (电池板) that shade the tiny ChargePoint Networked Charging Station. The solar panel is connected to an underground battery pack, ready for everyday refueling.
“Without these stations it would be like driving around in traditional cars without the availability of gas stations,” says Scott Emalfarb, CEO at Carbon Day. “The day of true plug-in electric vehicles will be here sooner than most people realize and the world needs to be ready to accommodate them.”
24. The Solar Plug-In Station was used as part of the bid to host the Olympics mainly   
   because _____.
A. it’s a new idea and attracts people’s attention
B. it’s environmentally friendly
C. it makes up for the lack of electricity
D. it brings convenience to electric vehicle users

25. We can learn from the passage that _____.
A. the Solar Plug-In Station has gone on show internationally
B. the Solar Plug-In Station is likely to be put to use in 2016
C. to recharge the electric vehicles sometimes takes a long time
D. Chicago is promoting the application of electric vehicles
26. The passage implies that with the Solar Plug-In Station becoming popular, _____.
A. more visitors will come to Chicago
B. the citizens in Chicago will go to work faster
C. more space for electric vehicles is needed
D. the cost of electric vehicles will be lower than traditional cars
27. What would be the best title for the passage?
A．Chicago Will Soon Be Full of Electric Vehicles
B．Chicago Calls on People to Buy Electric Vehicles
C．Chicago Fights for Its Bid to Host the 2016 Olympics
D．Chicago Shows Its Solarpowered Recharging Stations
C
    Britain was once regarded as a society with class distinction. Each class had unique characteristics.   
In recent years, many writers have begun to speak the 'decline of class' and 'classless society' in Britain. And in modern day consumer society everyone is considered to be middle class.
    But pronouncing the death of class is too early. A recent wide-ranging society of public opinion found 90 percent of people still placing themselves in particular class; 73 percent agreed that class was still a vital part of British society; and 52 percent thought there were still sharp class differences. Thus, class may not be culturally and politically obvious, yet it remains an important part of British society. Britain seems to have a love of stratification.
    One unchanging aspect of a British person's class position is accent. The words a person speaks tell her or his class. A study of British accents during 1970s found that a voice sounding like a BBC newsreader was viewed as the most attractive voice. Most people said this accent sounded 'educated' and 'soft'. The accents placed at the bottom in this study, on the other hand, were regional（地区的）city accents. These accents were seen as 'common' and 'ugly'. However, a similar study of British accents in the US turned these results upside down and placed some regional accents as the most attractive and BBC English as the least. This suggests that British attitudes towards accent have deep roots and are based on class prejudice(偏见).