（英語(yǔ)）高一英語(yǔ)閱讀理解(社會(huì)文化)技巧和方法完整版及練習(xí)題及解析一、高中英語(yǔ)閱讀理解社會(huì)文化類1．閱讀理解

Atonetimeoranotherinyourlifeyouhaveprobablydoneorigami,evenifitwasjustmakingapaperairplaneorsomethingmorecomplicatedlikeapapercrane.Thechancesarethatasyoudidit,youreflectedonhowinventivethistraditionalartis.Animals,boxes,flowers,boats:itallcanbecreatedfromasinglesquareorrectangularsheetofpapersimplybyfoldingit.Nocutting,nopasting.

Butdidyoueverstoptothinkhowthesametechniquesmightbeappliedtoengineering?Equipmentthatcouldbeofrealpracticaluse?Origamimeetsthedemandforthingsthatneedtobesmallwhentransportedandlargewhentheyarrive,liketheeverydayumbrella.Infact,origami-inspiredcreationshavealreadyflowninspace;in1995,Japaneseengineerslaunchedasatellitewithsolarpanelsthatfoldedlikeamap.

'It'snowmathematicallyproventhatyoucanprettymuchfoldanything,"saysphysicistRobertJ.Lang,whoquithisengineeringjobeightyearsagotofoldthingsfulltime.Lang,anorigamienthusiastsinceagesix,advisedaadvisedwell-knownearmanufacturerthebestwaytofoldanairbagintoadashboard.Heiscurrentlyworkingonaspacetelescopelensthat,ifallgoesaccordingtoplan,shouldbeabletounfoldtothesizeofafootballfield.

Attheotherendofthescale,researchersarealsoworkingontinyfoldingdevicesthatcouldleadtobreakthroughsinmedicineandcomputing.There'snodoubtthatcomputersofthefuturemaycontaintiny,foldedmotorsorcapacitorsforfasterprocessingandbettermemory.

Applicationsfororigamiengineeringgofurtherthanmanyofusmightimagine."Someday,"saysMIT'sErikDemaine,"we'llbuildreconfigurable(可重構(gòu)的)robotsthatcanfoldontheirownfromonethingintoanother,likeTransformers.Toomuchlikesciencefictiontobetrue?Maybe—thoughyoucertainlywouldn'twanttobetagainstit."（1）Whatdoweknowaboutorigami?A.

Itconsumeslotsoftime.

B.

Itinvolvesinterestingideas.C.

Itrequirescomplextechniques.

D.

Ithastodowithcuttingandpasting.（2）Whichofthefollowingisanapplicationoforigami?A.

Aspacetelescopelenscanbefoldedtothesizeofanumbrella.B.

Asatelliteisequippedwithsolarpanelsandafoldedmap.C.

Anairbagcanbebetterfoldedintoadashboardofacar.D.

Afuturecomputercontainsmanyhugefoldedmotors.（3）WhatisErikDemaine'sattitudetowardsorigamiengineering?A.

Hopeful

B.

Doubtful.

C.

Disapproving.

D.

Ambiguous.（4）Inwhichsectionofanewspapermaythistextappear?A.

Entertainment.

B.

Culture.

C.

Education.

D.

Pop-science.【答案】（1）B（2）C（3）A（4）D【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，折紙是一種具有創(chuàng)造性的傳統(tǒng)藝術(shù)，而現(xiàn)在它已經(jīng)被應(yīng)用到技術(shù)工程領(lǐng)域，人們利用折紙?jiān)韯?chuàng)造出了很多可折疊的裝置。折紙工程將在很大程度上影響未來(lái)的醫(yī)藥、計(jì)算機(jī)和機(jī)器人行業(yè)。（1）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第一段中的“Thechancesarethatasyoudidit,youreflectedonhowinventivethistraditionalartis.Animals,boxes,flowers,boats:itallcanbecreatedfromasinglesquareorrectangularsheetofpapersimplybyfoldingit.Nocutting,nopasting.”可知，折紙是一個(gè)具有創(chuàng)造性的傳統(tǒng)藝術(shù)，我們不用裁剪或拼貼，只通過(guò)折疊就可以把一張正方形或者三角形的紙變成動(dòng)物、紙盒、花、船等東西，由此推測(cè)折紙需要有創(chuàng)造性的和有趣的想法。故選B。（2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段中的“Lang,anorigamienthusiastsinceagesix,advisedawell-knownearmanufacturerthebestwaytofoldanairbagintoadashboard.”可知折紙愛(ài)好者Lang向一位制造商建議了把安全氣囊折疊到儀表盤(pán)中的最佳方式。故選C。（3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Applicationsfororigamiengineeringgofurtherthanmanyofusmightimagine”可知ErikDemaine認(rèn)為折紙工程的應(yīng)用遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)超出了我們的想象，由此可推測(cè)ErikDemaine對(duì)折紙工程的未來(lái)充滿希望。故選A。（4）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第二段中的“in1995,Japaneseengineerslaunchedasatellitewithsolarpanelsthatfoldedlikeamap.”；第三段中的“Lang,anorigamienthusiastsinceagesix,advisedaadvisedwell-knownearmanufacturerthebestwaytofoldanairbagintoadashboard.”；第四段中的“There'snodoubtthatcomputersofthefuturemaycontaintiny,foldedmotorsorcapacitorsforfasterprocessingandbettermemory.”和第五段中的“‘Someday,’saysMIT'sErikDemaine,‘we'llbuildreconfigurable(可重構(gòu)的)robotsthatcanfoldontheirownfromonethingintoanother,likeTransformers.’”可知衛(wèi)星，安全氣囊的折疊，未來(lái)電腦的發(fā)展和未來(lái)可重構(gòu)機(jī)器人，這些都和科學(xué)技術(shù)相關(guān)，故推測(cè)本文很有可能出現(xiàn)在報(bào)紙的科學(xué)板塊。故選D?！军c(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇文化類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息，根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。2．閱讀理解

Here'saselectionoffestivalsfortouriststotheUnitedStatesinsummer.SanFranciscoSilentFilmFestival

Filmsatthisoddcinematiceventhaveavarietyofmusicalaccompaniments,includingpianoandviolin.Itincludessomeclassicsilentmovies.Ifyouwanttoseethemall,youcanbuyafestivalpass.May29toJune1;www.silentUnionStreetFestival

Thispopularstreetfairstretchesoutoversixblocksofthecity,inthefashionableshoppingareaofUnionStreet.Thisyear,there'sbeer,wine,biscuitstastingandmoreseparatethemes-fashion,cuisine,tech,local,craft,andhealthandfitness.

June7to10;

NorthBeachFestival

ThisisSanFrancisco'soldeststreetparty,withliveentertainment,deliciousfoodandartsandcrafts.SituatedintheLittleItalydistrict,knownforitsassociationswiththe“BeatGeneration”,festivalgoersareguaranteedplentyofgoodItalianfood.Thereisalsoasthe“blessingoftheanimals”,aSanFranciscotraditionwhichtakesplaceattheNationalShrineofSaintFrancisofAssisi(610VallejoStreet)at2pmonbothdaysofthefestival.

June14to16;

SternGroveFestival

ThisistheoldestfreesummerartsfestivalofitskindintheUnitedStates.Itincludesawidevarietyofacts,fromthelocalsymphonyorchestratowellknownartistssuchasSmokeyRobinson.

SundaysfromJune22toAug24;（1）Whichofthefollowingfestivalscontainsthemostthemes?A.

UnionStreetFestival.

B.

SanFranciscoSilentFilmFestival.C.

NorthBeachFestival.

D.

StemGroveFestival.（2）HowisNorthBeachFestivaldifferentfromtheotherfestivals?A.

Festivalgoerscanenjoyfoodinit.

B.

Itlaststheshortesttime.C.

Ithasthelongesthistoryoffood.

D.

Someforeigncultureispresentedinit.（3）WhencanyouenjoytheoldestartsfestivalintheUnitedStates?A.

SaturdaysinJuly.

B.

SaturdaysinMay.

C.

SundaysinMay.

D.

SundaysinJuly.【答案】（1）A（2）B（3）D【解析】【分析】本文是一篇應(yīng)用文，介紹了美國(guó)旅游時(shí)的夏季盛會(huì)，即三藩無(wú)聲電影節(jié)、聯(lián)合大街節(jié)、北灘節(jié)和斯特恩格羅夫節(jié)。(1)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)UnionStreetFestival部分中的“Thisyear,there'sbeer,wine,biscuitstastingandmoreseparatethemes-fashion,cuisine,tech,local,craft,andhealthandfitness.”可知，今年有啤酒、葡萄酒、餅干品嘗和時(shí)尚、美食、科技、地方、工藝、健康和健身等多個(gè)主題?？芍xA。(2)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)NorthBeachFestival可知，時(shí)間是從June14to16，只有3天。SanFranciscoSilentFilmFestival（May29toJune1）4天；UnionStreetFestival（June7to10）4天；SternGroveFestival（SundaysfromJune22toAug24）時(shí)間更長(zhǎng)。故選B。(3)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)SternGroveFestival部分中的“ThisistheoldestfreesummerartsfestivalofitskindintheUnitedStates.”中，時(shí)間在SundaysfromJune22toAug，故選D?！军c(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解題型的考查，是一篇文化類閱讀，要求考生準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息，并結(jié)合題目要求，選出正確答案。3．閱讀理解

SinglesDay:AlibabaSaysaLotofPeopleinChinaBoughtOnlineTheplanet'sbiggestshoppingdayhascomeandgone,andAlibabaagainshowedtheworldhowmanymountainsofstuff(物品)itcouldpersuadepeopletobuyinthe24hours.

MondaywasNov.11,knowninChinaasSinglesDay.Thisyear,nearly$38.3billionworthofstuffwassoldonAlibaba'splatforms(平臺(tái))thatday,beatinglastyear's$30.8billionandmakingBlackFridaylook,yetagain,likeayardsale.

Chinahasgrownricherandmoredigitallyconnected.Alibabahasbecomeatechnologypowerhouse.Alongtheway,thecompanyhasmadeafewfamousfriends.ThisyearthesingerTaylorSwiftperformedinitslive-streamedeveninggala(慶典)inShanghaionSunday.InpreviousyearsthemodelMirandaKerrandtheactorsNicoleKidmanandDanielCraigalsoshowedontheSinglesDaystage.

AlibabastartedtakingtheleadinChina,simplyenough,byconnectingbigChinesemanufacturerswithbigbuyersacrosstheworld.Itsbusiness-to-businesssite,Aallowedpeopletobuyalmosteverything.Alibaba'sadvantagewasn'thardtosee:size.Alibabaisjustbig,evenbyChinesestandards.

Alibabanowcallsitselfadataandtechnologycompany,onethatprovidesdigitaltoolstohelpthebusinessesonitsplatforms.That,inturn,leadsconsumerstolooktothoseplatformsfortheireveryneed,fromshoppingandservicestoentertainmentandtravel.Today,Alibabaisitselfagiganticcompany,anditwantstogrowbiggerstill.（1）Whereisthispassageprobablyfrom?A.Atextbook.B.Anewspaper.C.Asciencenewsreport.D.Anadvertisement.（2）HowmanyfamouspeopleshowedontheSinglesDaystage?A.2.B.3.C.4.D.5.（3）WhatdoesAlibaba'sadvantagemainlyliein?A.Itsplatform.B.Itsservice.C.Itsprice.D.Itssize.（4）Whichwordcanreplacetheunderlinedword"gigantic"inthelastparagraph?A.Large.B.Small.C.Good.D.Successful.【答案】（1）B（2）C（3）D（4）A【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，介紹了引領(lǐng)了中國(guó)雙十一購(gòu)物節(jié)的阿里巴巴公司。每年購(gòu)物節(jié)前夕都會(huì)找明星預(yù)熱。同時(shí)介紹了阿里巴巴的相關(guān)信息。（1）考查推理判斷。本文介紹了中國(guó)雙十一購(gòu)物節(jié)相關(guān)數(shù)據(jù)和阿里巴巴公司的情況，可以從報(bào)紙了解到相關(guān)信息。故選B。（2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段中的TaylorSwift，MirandaKerr，NicoleKidman，DanielCraig等人都參加了雙十一晚會(huì)慶典，共4人，故選C。（3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第四段中的“Alibaba'sadvantagewasn'thardtosee:size.Alibabaisjustbig,evenbyChinesestandards.”阿里巴巴的優(yōu)勢(shì)不難看出，就是其規(guī)模，而且阿里巴巴的規(guī)模以中國(guó)標(biāo)準(zhǔn)而言也是非常大的。故選D。（4）考查詞義猜測(cè)。最后一段中的“anditwantstogrowbiggerstill”，阿里巴巴也想繼續(xù)擴(kuò)大，此處使用了bigger形容詞的比較級(jí)，由此可判斷劃線詞意為“大”，故選A?！军c(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測(cè)和推理判斷三個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇文化類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，從而選出正確答案。4．閱讀理解

SpendingChristmasinaforeigncountrycanbeatrulyeye-openingexperience,especiallysinceit'seasytobelievethatasaworldwidefestival,mostcountriesprobablycelebrateitinafairlysimilarmanner.BeingfromtheUK,Christmasformemeansspendingtimewithfamilyandfriends,exchangingpresents,eatinganddrinking,and,ofcourse,hidingfromthecold.InColombia,however,Christmasisviewedmuchmoreasatimewhichdevotesitselftoreligion.

Withcelebrationsbeginningon7December,ColumbiaisrecognizedashavingthelongestChristmascelebrationsperiodintheworld.Thecelebrationsgenerallybeginintheeveningwiththelightingofcandles,eitherinthestreets,parksoroutsidepeople'shomes.Citiesarelitupbycandles,asthisdaymarksthebeginningoftheChristmasperiod.AlthoughdecorationshavebeenupsinceearlyNovember,anothertraditioninColombiaisthatduringtheninedaysbeforeChristmas,familymembersandfriendsmeetuptopray,singsongsandsharetraditionalfoodsathome.

ProbablythebiggestsurpriseformehasbeenthemusicpeoplelistentoduringtheChristmasperiod.Atfirst,youcouldeasilymistakethesesongsfortheclassicsalsa,whichisplayedallyearround.However,afteraskingaColombianifitreallyfeltlikeChristmasmusic,theyexplainedtomethatthesongsarelovedmoreforthememoriestheysymbolizethanforthewaytheysound,andthatColombiahasbeenthroughsomanydarkperiodsinhistory,itwasimportanttoholdontothegoodmemoriesofyearsgonepast.

BeinginacountrylikeColombiaduringthisfestiveperiodhastaughtmethatyoudon'tneedtobereligioustotakepartintheseChristmastraditions.（1）What'stheauthorsopinionofChristmas?A.Itisn'taglobalfestival.B.Itisn'tatimeforbeingalone.C.Itismainlydevotedtoreligion.D.It'scelebratedonlyinsomeplaces.（2）WhatcanwelearnabouttheChristmasmusic?A.ItiscelebratedinthesamewayasintheUK.B.Itiscelebratedmainlyasareligiousfestival.C.Itiscelebratedforninedaysorso.D.Itiscelebratedwithlanternsandfireworks.（3）WhatdoColombiansdoduringtheChristmascelebrationperiod?A.Enjoytraditionalfoods.B.Gotothechurchtogether.C.Learnabuthomedecorations.D.Haveaone-month-longholiday.（4）Colombianslovethesongsmainlybecause______.A.theysoundextremelywonderfulB.theyexpressbestwishesforthefutureC.theyrepresentgoodmemoriesofthepastD.theyhavebeenpasseddownforgenerations【答案】（1）B（2）B（3）A（4）C【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，介紹了在哥倫比亞圣誕節(jié)的意義及人們的慶祝方式。（1）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第一段中的“BeingfromtheUK,Christmasformemeansspendingtimewithfamilyandfriends,exchangingpresents,eatinganddrinking,and,ofcourse,hidingfromthecold.”可知在作者眼里，圣誕節(jié)意味著與家人和朋友共度時(shí)光，交換禮物，吃喝玩樂(lè)。圣誕節(jié)是團(tuán)聚的時(shí)間不是獨(dú)處的時(shí)間。故選B。（2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段中的“InColombia,however,Christmasisviewedmuchmoreasatimewhichdevotesitselftoreligion.”可知在哥倫比亞，圣誕節(jié)更多的是作為宗教節(jié)日被慶祝的，故選B。（3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段中的“anothertraditioninColombiaisthatduringtheninedaysbeforeChristmas,familymembersandfriendsmeetuptopray,singsongsandsharetraditionalfoodsathome.”可知在哥倫比亞，家人和朋友團(tuán)聚祈禱，唱歌，共享傳統(tǒng)食物。故選A。（4）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段中的“thesongsarelovedmoreforthememoriestheysymbolizethanforthewaytheysound,andthatColombiahasbeenthroughsomanydarkperiodsinhistory,itwasimportanttoholdontothegoodmemoriesofyearsgonepast.”可知哥倫比亞圣誕音樂(lè)讓人喜愛(ài)是因?yàn)樗鼈兯笳鞯挠洃洠且３謱?duì)過(guò)去歲月的美好記憶。故選C?！军c(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇文化類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確掌握細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。5．閱讀理解

Nowin2019,jazzmusicisanimportantpartofIndianapolis'artculture.JazzclubsaroundthecitystillhostconcertswithlocaljazzmusicianslikeRobDixonandJoelTucker.Oneoftheseclubs,theChatterboxJazzClub,stillhaslivejazzsevennightsaweek.

ButtherealhistoryofjazzinIndyismuchlesssimple.AlongwiththeAvenue'sculture,jazzmusicwasgonefromthestreetsformanyyears.

IndianaAvenuewastheheartofaneighborhoodalongtheWhiteRiver.Itwasacenterforblackmusicandlivestreetmusic.Thewealthyavoidedthisarea.Soitbecameaplacethatpoorerfamilies,includingmanyAfrican-Americanandimmigrant(移民)families,movedto.

JazzprosperedinthemixofAmericanculturesaroundtheAvenueinthe1930sand1940s.Butinthe1950s,thingschanged.Afterthewar,therewereprojectstomakethecitybeautifulandbuildauniversitynearby.Bothoftheseseemedlikegoodchanges.However,thenewuniversityandbuildingscausedpoorerfamiliestohavetoleavethearea.ThisdestroyedtheIndianaAvenuecommunity-andwithit,itsjazzculture.

Aftermanyyears,Indianapolisrememberedthevalueofitsartsandmusicculture.ItbegantobringbacklostculturessuchaslivemusicontheAvenue.Todoso,itbegantomakenewchanges.ThechangesincludedrepairinghistoricareasliketheAvenue.Onceagain,thehighlivingcostsinthesehistoricartsareaspushedlow-incomefamiliesout.

Todaythereareseveralold-stylejazzclubswherefriendscanmeetuptorememberthepastorjustenjoyasummerevening.Itmightseematfirstthatjazzisaliveagain,butthereisasadrealitybehindthesejazzclubs:ModernIndyjazzisonlyashadow(影子)ofthelivelyculturethatwasonceonIndianaAvenue.（1）WhatdoestheauthormainlywanttosayinParagraph1?A.Jazzclubscanmakebigmoney.B.Jazzmusiciansoftenholdconcerts.C.JazzmusicispopularinIndianapolis.D.JazzcultureisjustpartofIndianapolis'culture.（2）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"prospered"inParagraph4mean?A.Disappearedquickly.B.Arrivedsoon.C.Recoveredsoon.D.Developedwell.（3）WhatdidIndianapolisdotobringbackitslostculture?A.Itrebuiltsomeoldimportantareas.B.Itinvitedoldjazzmusicianstosinginthecity.C.Iteducatedpeopleaboutthevalueofmusicculture.D.Itsettledlow-incomefamiliesintheIndianaAvenuecommunity,（4）Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingaboutmodernIndyjazzistrue?A.Itshomecultureisgone.B.Itsstylesaretootraditional.C.Itshowsthesadnessofthepoor.D.Itisnolongerafavoriteoftheyoung.【答案】（1）C（2）D（3）A（4）A【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，2019年爵士樂(lè)仍然是印第安納波利斯藝術(shù)文化的重要組成部分，但是它的本土文化消失了。（1）考查段落大意。根據(jù)第一段中的“Nowin2019,jazzmusicisanimportantpartofIndianapolis'artculture.”現(xiàn)在到了2019年，爵士樂(lè)是印第安納波利斯藝術(shù)文化的重要組成部分?？芍谝欢沃饕墙榻B了爵士樂(lè)在印第安納波利斯很受歡迎。故選C。（2）考查詞義猜測(cè)。根據(jù)第四段中中的“Butinthe1950s,thingschanged….However,thenewuniversityandbuildingscausedpoorerfamiliestohavetoleavethearea.ThisdestroyedtheIndianaAvenuecommunity-andwithit,itsjazzculture.”但在20世紀(jì)50年代，情況發(fā)生了變化?！欢?，新的

大學(xué)和建筑使得貧困家庭不得不離開(kāi)這個(gè)地區(qū)。這摧毀了印第安納大道社區(qū)，也隨之摧毀了它的爵士樂(lè)文化。可知，轉(zhuǎn)折詞but之后描述了爵士樂(lè)的衰落，因此推測(cè)出劃線詞prospered意為“興盛、蓬勃發(fā)展”。故選D。（3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的“ItbegantobringbacklostculturessuchaslivemusicontheAvenue.Todoso,itbegantomakenewchanges.ThechangesincludedrepairinghistoricareasliketheAvenue.”它開(kāi)始帶回失落的文化，比如大街上的現(xiàn)場(chǎng)音樂(lè)。為此，它開(kāi)始做出新的改變。這些改變包括修復(fù)像TheAvenue這樣的歷史街區(qū)?？芍?，它重建了一些舊的重要區(qū)域。故選A。（4）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Itmightseematfirstthatjazzisaliveagain,butthereisasadrealitybehindthesejazzclubs:ModernIndyjazzisonlyashadow(影子)ofthelivelyculturethatwasonceonIndianaAvenue.”乍一看，爵士樂(lè)似乎又活了起來(lái)，但在這些爵士樂(lè)俱樂(lè)部背后卻有一個(gè)可悲的現(xiàn)實(shí):現(xiàn)代印地安那爵士樂(lè)只是曾經(jīng)活躍在印第安納大道上的文化的一個(gè)影子?？芍羰繕?lè)的本土文化消失了。故選A?！军c(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測(cè)和段落大意三個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇文化類閱讀，要求考生在捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息的基礎(chǔ)上，進(jìn)一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。6．閱讀理解

InourannualReaders'ChoiceAwardssurvey,weaskedourreaderstoratetheirfavoritecitiesintheworldforartsandculture.Thesecitiesarecentersofmusicanddance,museums,andtheaters.Herearefourofthemwhereyoucanfindinspirationinthearts,startingwiththetopspot.

Rome,Italy

Atitspeak,theRomanEmpireextendedovernearlytwomillionsquaremilesoflandacrossEurope,AsiaMinorandNorthAfrica.Today,thathistoryisondisplayeverywhere.Thecity'smainattractionsarefamousnotbecauseoftouristadvertisements,butbecausetheyarereallysoimpressive.Nowonderit'sknownastheEternalCity:Youcouldspendforeverhereandfindnewartisticandculturaltreasureseveryday.

Paris,France

HemingwayfamouslycalledParis"amoveablefeast",butwhereveryougowhileinthecity,thereisalwayssomethingtosee,hear,tasteorfeel.Withsome150museums,Parisdoublesasanarthistoryclass,offeringtheverybestofthedisciplineacrosscenturiesandstyles.

London,UnitedKingdom

LondonisinspirationandsettingfortheriseofShakespeare,Dickens,OrwellandEliotandthebreedinggroundforallthoseiconic(標(biāo)志性的)bands:TheKinks,TheClashandTheStones.LondonisalsoBanksy'sfavoritecanvas,hometomorethan1,000galleries,andthekindofplacewhereyoucanspendawholedayinasinglemuseumandstillbereadyformorewhenitopensthenextmorning.

Vienna,Austria

Asweallknow,WesternmusicwouldbeunrecognizablewithoutAustria'scapital,whichnurturedmanyfamousmusicians.It'salsothesiteoftheViennaSecession,arevolutionaryartmovementfoundedin1897byGustavKlimt.Visitorstodaycanseethefruitsofallthatcreativityinthecity's100–oddmuseums.（1）WhyisRomeregardedastheEternalCity?A.Ithadanimportantroleinhistory.B.Itshistorycanbeseeneverywhere.C.Peoplecaneasilyfindnewartandculture.D.Peoplecanspendmoneywellthere.（2）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"nurtured"inthelastparagraphmean?A.Produced.B.Affected.C.Attracted.D.Changed.（3）Whichcolumncanweprobablyfindthetext?A.History.B.Art.C.Education.D.Life.【答案】（1）C（2）A（3）B【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，介紹了四個(gè)世界上最受喜愛(ài)的藝術(shù)和文化城市。（1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)

Rome,Italy部分中的“Nowonderit'sknownastheEternalCity:Youcouldspendforeverhereandfindnewartisticandculturaltreasureseveryday.”可知難怪它被稱為永恒之城：你可以永遠(yuǎn)在這里度過(guò)，每天都能發(fā)現(xiàn)新的藝術(shù)和文化寶藏。由此可知羅馬被視為永恒之城是因?yàn)槿藗兛梢院苋菀椎卣业叫碌乃囆g(shù)和文化。故選C。（2）考查詞義猜測(cè)。根據(jù)Vienna,Austria部分中的“Asweallknow,WesternmusicwouldbeunrecognizablewithoutAustria'scapital”可知，如果沒(méi)有奧地利的首都，西方的音樂(lè)將是不可識(shí)別的，因此推斷畫(huà)線句句意：奧地利誕生了許多著名的音樂(lè)家。由此可知?jiǎng)澗€單詞意思為“產(chǎn)生，誕生”，故選A。（3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第一段中的“InourannualReaders'ChoiceAwardssurvey,weaskedourreaderstoratetheirfavoritecitiesintheworldforartsandculture.”可知在一年一度的讀者選擇獎(jiǎng)?wù){(diào)查中，我們要求讀者對(duì)世界上最喜愛(ài)的藝術(shù)和文化城市進(jìn)行排名。以及文章內(nèi)容主要介紹了四個(gè)藝術(shù)和文化城市，由此可推知文章能夠在“藝術(shù)”一欄找到。故選B。【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測(cè)和推理判斷三個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇文化類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，從而選出正確答案。7．閱讀理解

Onhearingthewords"Justdoit!",youwillknowthereisaNikeproductnearby.Ifit's“AlwaysCoca-Cola”,youcanbesuresomeonewantstosellyouarefreshingdrink.

Anadvertisingslogan(廣告標(biāo)語(yǔ))istoabrandwhateyesaretoaperson.Thesloganhelpspeopleunderstandthebrandbetterbytellingthemwhatitwantstoselltoitscustomers.Goodslogansleaveamessageinsidepeople'sminds.It'salmostcertainthateverybrandhasapopularslogan.

Hereareafewexamples:

"Justdoit!"-Thissloganspeaksouttoteens.Ittellsthemtodosomething,butonlyiftheythinkit'sworthit.Andifso,whynotdoitwearingNike?

"AlwaysCoca-Cola."-Coke'ssloganschangeeveryfewyears,butthisonehasenjoyedalastingpopularitybecauseitshowsthebrand'sspirit.Itseemstosay"Cokeistheonlydrinkthereis;therearenootherformsofdrinks."

"Sharemoments,sharelife."-ThissloganfromKodakconnectsphotosandbeauty.Itaskspeopletorememberthehappymomentsinlifebytakingphotosofthem-usingKodakfilmofcourse!（1）Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.JustDoIt!B.SloganAndBrandC.FamousSlogansD.WhatIsAGoodSlogan?（2）Whichofthefollowingcanbestexplaintheunderlinedsentence(paragraph2)?A.Agoodadvertisingsloganshoulddrawpeople'sattention.B.Abrandshouldhaveanadvertisingsloganjustaspeoplehaveeyes.C.Anadvertisingsloganisasimportanttoabrandaseyesaretoaperson.D.Anadvertisingsloganactsastheeyesofabrand.（3）Theword"them"inthelastparagraphrefersto____.A.peopleB.thehappymomentsC.photosandbeautyD.Kodakfilm（4）Whichofthefollowingtablescanbestmatchthesloganswiththeirbrands?A.B.C.D.【答案】（1）B（2）C（3）B（4）D【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，介紹了品牌與標(biāo)語(yǔ)之間的關(guān)系。（1）考查主旨大意。根據(jù)第一段中的“Onhearingthewords‘Justdoit!’,youwillknowthereisaNikeproductnearby.Ifit's‘AlwaysCoca-Cola’,youcanbesuresomeonewantstosellyouarefreshingdrink.”介紹了品牌與標(biāo)語(yǔ)之間的關(guān)系，下文舉了幾個(gè)例子，故選B。（2）考查句義猜測(cè)。根據(jù)第二段中的“Thesloganhelpspeopleunderstandthebrandbetterbytellingthemwhatitwantstoselltoitscustomers.Goodslogansleaveamessageinsidepeople'sminds.”標(biāo)語(yǔ)幫助人們更好地理解品牌，告訴他們它想賣給顧客什么。好的標(biāo)語(yǔ)在人們的頭腦中留下了一個(gè)信息?？芍褂谩癆nadvertisingslogan(廣告標(biāo)語(yǔ))istoabrandwhateyesaretoaperson.”作者把標(biāo)語(yǔ)對(duì)于品牌的作用比作眼睛對(duì)于人的作用，也就是說(shuō)廣告標(biāo)語(yǔ)對(duì)一個(gè)品牌和眼睛對(duì)一個(gè)人一樣重要。故選C。（3）考查代詞指代。根據(jù)最后一段中“Itaskspeopletorememberthehappymomentsinlifebytakingphotosofthem-usingKodakfilmofcourse!”可知，them指的是前文的“happymoments”。故選B。（4）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第二段中的“Thesloganhelpspeopleunderstandthebrandbetterbytellingthemwhatitwantstoselltoitscustomers.Goodslogansleaveamessageinsidepeople'sminds.(標(biāo)語(yǔ)幫助人們更好地理解品牌，告訴他們它想賣給顧客什么。好的標(biāo)語(yǔ)在人們的頭腦中留下了一個(gè)信息?？芍?，表格中的第一條“Obeyyourthirst”服從你的渴望，標(biāo)語(yǔ)當(dāng)中的“thirst”有口渴的意思，故可能跟飲料有關(guān)；根據(jù)常識(shí)可知，這是飲料雪碧的廣告語(yǔ)。結(jié)合選項(xiàng)，故選D?！军c(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及推理判斷，詞義猜測(cè)，句義猜測(cè)和主旨大意四個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇文化類閱讀，考生需要根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。8．閱讀理解

BritainandFrancearetwoimportantcountriesinEurope.Theyareneighbors,separatedonlybythe20-mileseawayoftheEnglishChannel.Andformostofthetimethatthetwocountrieshaveexisted,theFrenchandtheBritishhavebeenrivalsorevenenemies.Oneconflictbetweenthetwocountrieslastedover100years,andtheBritishandFrenchwereatwarthroughthe18thcentury.

Thereisnofightingnow,ofcourse.Butthereisstillastrongsenseofrivalry(敵對(duì))betweenthetwonations.That'swhyarecentsurveyintheUKcausedamajorshock.Itrevealed(揭露)thatonethirdoftheBritishpeoplewouldliketoliveinFrance.Italsoshowedthattwenty-onepercentofBritishpeoplewouldactuallyprefertohavebeenborninFrance.

Manyreasonsweregiven.Francehasabetterclimateandamorerelaxedlifestyle,withsomeofthelongestholidaysinEurope.Itisthoughttohavebetterpublicservicesineveryareafromhealthtotransport.PeopleinFranceworkshorterhoursandenjoylongervacations.Andthinkofthefoodandwine!

Estimates(估計(jì))ofthenumbersofBritonslivinginFrancerangefrom100,000tohalfamillion.Butitisnotone-waytraffic.Around15,000FrenchpeopleperyearcometoliveinBritain,mainlysettlinginLondon.TheyareattractedbyhigherpayinBritain,lowertaxes,amoredynamiclifestyle.Nowitseemsthatpeoplecangototheplacethatsuitsthembest.（1）WhydosomeBritishpeopleliketoliveinFrance?A.

Theypreferthelongerholidaysthere.

B.

EnglandhastheworstfoodinEurope.C.

FranceisnotfarawayfromEngland.

D.

Thetwocountrieshavealwaysbeenfriends.（2）SomeFrenchpeoplemainlysetinLondonbecause________.A.

theylikebetterthemoredynamiclifestyleB.

theythinktherearebetterpublicservicesinitC.

theyliveinFranceforalongtimeD.

theycanworkshorterhoursthere（3）Whichwouldbethemostidealwaytoliveforpeopleinbothcountries?A.

WorkandliveinFrance.

B.

WorkandliveinLondon.C.

WorkinLondonandliveinFrance.

D.

WorkinFranceandliveinLondon.（4）Whatasuggestiondoesthetextgive?A.

Bothofthepeopleliketomovebetweentwocountries.B.

BothofthepeoplearebecomingmoreEuropean.C.

TheFrencharebecomingmoreBritish.D.

TheBritisharebecomingmoreFrench.【答案】（1）A（2）A（3）C（4）B【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，介紹了英國(guó)和法國(guó)這兩個(gè)歐洲相鄰國(guó)家各自生活方式上的特點(diǎn)。英國(guó)人想要在法國(guó)生活，因?yàn)榉▏?guó)有更好的氣候和更放松的生活方式，有一些歐洲最長(zhǎng)的假期。它被認(rèn)為在從健康到交通的各個(gè)領(lǐng)域都有更好的公共服務(wù)。而每年大約有15000名法國(guó)人來(lái)到英國(guó)居住，主要定居在倫敦。他們被英國(guó)更高的工資、更低的稅收、更有活力的生活方式所吸引。（1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第四段中的“PeopleinFranceworkshorterhoursandenjoylongervacations.”可知一些英國(guó)人想要去法國(guó)生活的原因是他們希望有更長(zhǎng)的假期。故選A。（2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)最后一段中的“TheyareattractedbyhigherpayinBritain,lowertaxes,amoredynamiclifestyle.”可知一些法國(guó)人主要定居在倫敦是因?yàn)樗麄儽挥?guó)更高的工資、更低的稅收、更有活力的生活方式所吸引。故選A。（3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第四段中的“Francehasabetterclimateandamorerelaxedlifestyle,withsomeofthelongestholidaysinEurope.Itisthoughttohavebetterpublicservicesineveryareafromhealthtotransport.”可知法國(guó)有更好的氣候和更放松的生活方式，有一些歐洲最長(zhǎng)的假期。它被認(rèn)為在從健康到交通的各個(gè)領(lǐng)域都有更好的公共服務(wù)。因此適合人們生活；而根據(jù)最后一段中的“TheyareattractedbyhigherpayinBritain,lowertaxes,amoredynamiclifestyle.”可知倫敦的工資更高、稅收更低以及生活方式更有活力，因此適合人們工作。綜上，兩國(guó)人們最理想的生活方式是：在倫敦工作，在法國(guó)生活。故選C。（4）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第一段中的“BritainandFrancearetwoimportantcountriesinEurope.Theyareneighbors,separatedonlybythe20-mileseawayoftheEnglishChannel.”可知英國(guó)和法國(guó)是歐洲的兩個(gè)重要國(guó)家。他們是鄰居，只隔著20英里遠(yuǎn)的英吉利海峽。因此可以推測(cè)這兩個(gè)國(guó)家的人都在變得更加歐洲化，故選B。【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)