2021年深圳市龙岗区万科城实验学校高三英语第四次联考试卷及参考答案
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第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项
A
Theatre reflects the values of the civilization out of which it grows. The following are the types of theatre performances an ancient Roman might have witnesd then.
Fescennine Ver
Fescennine Ver was a pioneer of Roman comedy. Ironic and improvisational（即兴的）, it was ud mainly at festivals or weddings, and as invective. With early native Italian funny dialogues in Latin ver, it was thought to have combined with a tradition of performances by masked dancers and musicians from Etruria.
Fabula Atellana
Fabula Atellana relied on common characters, masks, direct humor, and simple plots. They were performed by actors improvising. Fabula Atellana came from the Oscan city of Atella. There were 4 main types of characters: the braggart, the greedy blockhead, the clever hunchback and the stupid old man, like modern Punch and Judy shows.
Fabula Togata
Named for the clothing symbolic of the Roman people Fabula Togata had various subtypes. One was the Fabula Tabernaria, named for the tavern（酒馆）where the comedy’s preferred characters, lowlifes, might be found. One describing more middle-class types, and continuing the Roman clothing theme, was the Fabula Trabeata.
Fabula Praetexta
Fabula Praetexta is the name for Roman tragedies on Roman themes, Roman history or current politics. Fabula Praetexta was less popular than tragedies on Greek themes. Duri
ng the Golden Age of drama in the Middle Republic, there were four great Roman writers of tragedy, Naevius, Ennius, Pacuvius, and Accius. Of their surviving tragedies, 90 titles remain.
All the performances above began as a translation of Greek forms, even to the extent of their being performed in Greek costume.
1.Where might an ancient Roman witness Fescennine Ver?
A.At a party. B.At a funeral.
C.At a wedding. D.At a concert.
2.Which type of performance describes the middle-class life?
A.Fabula Atellana. B.Fabula Tabernaria.
C.Fabula Trabeata. D.Fabula Praetexta.
3.What do the listed types of performances have in common?
A.They copy Latin dramas. B.They take on Greek forms.
C.They reflect Roman themes. D.They refer to Italian stories.
B
After almost an entire year of not going shopping and vacationing, you find the numbers reflected by your bank account meet your heart’ s desire.
Now the most important question comes, what to do with the earnings? Should you fulfill dreams of the prent, invest in prerving the future or perhaps keep saving it for a rainy day?
Our elders always try to teach us the value of money and its moral weakness. One may be on a winning streak (连续成功) now, but it will not always be so. One will have days when there will be no sunshine but only rain, and their luck will hide behind tho thick grey clouds. Save for tho rainy days, they say. Do not spend too much, live within a budget,refrain fromcredit no matter how small and save for the future.
Since the very first time we earn our own money from a summer job or earning our first salary, the lessons start. In fact, the pocket money that we receive when we are children begins the process of learning how to best manage one’ s money.
People often think like this — one day when I have enough money, I will travel the world. Then, once we do earn enough money, tomorrow’ s plans start shadowing our prent ones. However, is it wi to keep living for that future? Will we still enjoy or even be able to backpack in our 50s? How will we ever enjoy our prent if we are constantly living for the future?
Good questions, aren’ t they? I say travel but don’ t let yourlf run dry, treat yourlf to some luxuries but also keep enough for your necessities, and enjoy your prent but with a plan for the foreeable future. Life is for the living, so live it nsibly.
4. Why do elders teach us to save money?
A. Becau there are more rainy days in life.
B. Becau no one can win streak.
C. Becau good days may end.
D. Becau money can’t buy everything.
5. What does the underlined phra “refrain from” mean in Paragraph 3?
A. lect from B. hold back
C. rely on D. prefer to
6. Which of the following opinions would the author agree?
A. To enjoy yourlf in the right time.
B. To wait to travel until we have enough money.
C. To go backpacking in our 50s.
D. To live for the future.
7. What should we do with the earnings according to the author?
