20xx年高考大纲全国卷英语试题(真题)(编辑修改稿)

20xx年高考大纲全国卷英语试题(真题)(编辑修改稿)内容摘要：

milk. There was cheese, eggs and so on. If we needed to change our order, my mother would pen a note — Please add a bottle of buttermilk next delivery — and place it in the box along with the empty bottles. And then, the buttermilk would magically（魔术般） appear. All of this was about more than convenience. There existed a close relationship between families and their milkmen. Mr. Basille even had a key to our house, for those times when it was so cold outside that we put the box indoors, so that the milk wouldn39。 t freeze. And I remember Mr. Basille from time to time taking a break at our kitchen table, having a cup of tea and telling stories about his delivery. There is sadly no home milk delivery today. Big panies allowed the production of cheaper milk thus making it difficult for milkmen to pete (竞争 ). Besides, milk is for sale everywhere, and it may just not have been practical to have a delivery service. Recently, an old milk box in the countryside I saw brought back my childhood memories. I took it home and planted it on the back porch (门廊 ). Every so often my son39。 s friends will ask what it is. So I start telling stories of my boyhood, and of the milkman who brought us friendship along with his milk. 56. Mr. Basille gave the boy a quarter out of his coin changer _________. A. to show his magical power B. to pay for the delivery C. to satisfy his curiosity D. to please his mother 57. What can be inferred from the fact that the milkman had the key to the boy39。 s house? A. He wanted to have tea there. B. He was a respectable person. C. He was treated as a family member. D. He was fully trusted by the family. 58. Why does home milk delivery no longer exist? A. Nobody wants to be a milkman now. B. It has been driven out of the market. C. Its service is getting poor. D. It is forbidden by law. 59. Why did the author bring back home an old milk box? A. He missed the good old days. B. He wanted to tell interesting stories. C. He needed it for his milk bottles. D． He planted flowers in it． B The word advertising refers to any kind of public announcement that brings products and Services to the attention 0f people． Throughout history , advertising has been all effective way to promote(促进 )the trading and selling of goods． In the Middle Ages， merchants ants employed “town criers” to read public messages aloud to promote their goods ． When printing was invented in the fifteenth century , pages of advertisements(ads)could be printed easily and were either hung in public places or put in books． By the end of the seventeenth century , when newspapers were beginning to be read by more People , printed materials became all important way to promote products and services． The London Gazette was the first newspaper to set aside a place just for advertising .This was SO successful that by the end of the century several panies started businesses for the purpose of making newspaper ads for merchants． Advertising spread quickly throughout the eighteenth century． Ad writers were starting to Pay more attention to the design of the ad text． Everything， from clothes to drinks， was promoted with clever methods such as repetition of the firm‟s name or product ,words anized in eyeCatching patterns， the use of pretty pictures and expressions easy to remember． Near the end of the nieenth century ,panies that were devoted to the production of ads Came to be known as“ advertising agencies(广告商 )．” The agencies developed new ways to get people to think of themselves as members of a group ． Throughout the twentieth century,advertising agencies promoted consumerism(消费主义 )as a way of life， spreading the belief that people could be happy only if they bought the“ righ” products. 60． What was advertising like in the Middle Ages? A． Merchants were employed to promote products． B． Ad messages were shouted out in public places． C． Product information was included in books． D． Ad signs were put up in towns． 61． What does the word ”This” in Paragraph 2 refer to? A． Advertising in newspapers． B． Including pictures in ads． C． Selling goods in markets． D． Working with ad agencies． 62． The l8th century advertising was special in its______． spending B． printing materials C． advertising p。