【英語】高三英語閱讀理解(社會文化)模擬試題及解析一、高中英語閱讀理解社會文化類1．閱讀短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。

Moscowcityauthoritieshavebegunusingcomics(漫畫)withcharactersfromRussianfairytalestoexplaintomigrants(移民)howtheyshouldbehave.Theysaya100guideisneededto"keepapositiveimage"ofthecityandcouldhelpreduce"tensions"betweennativesandmigrants.Butcriticshavepointedoutthatforeignmigrantsandnativesmayberegardedasantagonistsinthemanual(手冊).

RussiansandmigrantshaverepeatedlyfloodedinMoscowrecently.Manymigrantsfromex-SovietrepublicsinCentralAsia,theCaucasus(高加索)andNorthCaucasus,arriveinMoscoweveryyear,attractedbythecapital'sjobopportunitiesandrelativelyhighsalaries.AsignificantnumberofthemworkintheRussiancapitalillegally.

ThenewguideinRussianseekstoexplainthe"dos"and"don'ts"tomigrants.Theyareurgednottocausetrouble,bystaringatwomen,oreatingortalkingloudlyonthestreets.Theyarealsowarnedthatthepolicemayroutinely(例行公事)stopthemtochecktheirdocuments.

Inthemanual,Russia'sfamous"threewarriors"aremeanttorepresentthecity'slawenforcementagencies(執(zhí)法機關(guān)),whilePrinceYuriDolgoruky(ahistoricalcharacter)isusedfortoursaroundMoscow.Meanwhile,VasilisatheWiseandTheSnowMaidentestthereaderonRussia'slanguageandhistory.AspecialsectionofthebookexplainstheimportanceoffollowingMoscow'sstrictresidencyandemploymentrules,stressingthatmigrantscouldotherwisebedeported(驅(qū)逐出境)orbannedfromentry.

Themanualwaswrittenprimarilyforillegalmigrants,AlexanderKalinin,whoheadsthegroupSupportforWorkingMigrantsinMoscow,toldBBCRussian.

"Wewanttoraisetheirleveloflawawareness,"headded.

Migrantcharactershadinitially(最初)beenidentifiedasrepresentativesofdifferentnationalities,butthebook'sauthorslaterdecidedtodropthisideasoas"nottooffendanyone",saidMr.Kalinin.

"TheoldconflictbetweenRussianheroesandnon-Slavicinvadersisbeingrevived,"YevgenyVarshaver,amigrationexperttoldBBCRussian.Healsosuggestedthatthelanguageusedinthebookwouldbe"difficult"tounderstandforsomemigrantswhowerenotnativeRussianspeakers.（1）Theunderlinedword"antagonists"inParagraph1canprobablybereplacedby"________".A.

friends

B.

acquaintances

C.

cooperators

D.

opponents（2）PeoplefromothercountriescometoMoscow"________".A.

tofindwell-paidjobsB.

tohaveanewlifestyleC.

toenjoythefineclimateD.

toexperienceanewculture（3）Thethirdparagraphismainlyabout"________".A.

consequencesthemigrantsmaysufferB.

thepurposeofpublishingthehandbookC.

themeasurestoattractforeignmigrantsD.

charactersandtheirfunctionsinRussianfairytales（4）Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleofthetext?A.

WaystohelpforeignmigrantstosettleinRussiaB.

CharactersfromRussianfairytaleshavenewjobsC.

MoreandmoreforeignmigrantstoworkinMoscowD.

Moscowfairytalecomicstohelpmigrantsbehave【答案】（1）D（2）A（3）B（4）D【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了莫斯科當(dāng)局用童話人物的漫畫向移民解釋行為規(guī)范。（1）考查詞義猜測。根據(jù)第一段中的"Theysaya100guideisneededto‘keepapositiveimage’ofthecityandcouldhelpreduce"tensions"betweennativesandmigrants."可知，他們說需要一份100頁的手冊來保持城市的積極形象，并有助于緩解當(dāng)?shù)厝撕鸵泼裰g的緊張關(guān)系，但批評人士指出，手冊中可能把外國移民和本國人視為敵手，由此可知畫線詞詞義為“敵手、對手”，故選D。（2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段中的"Manymigrantsfromex-SovietrepublicsinCentralAsia,theCaucasus(高加索)andNorthCaucasus,arriveinMoscoweveryyear,attractedbythecapital'sjobopportunitiesandrelativelyhighsalaries."可知，很多移民涌入莫斯科是因為他們被莫斯科相對較高的工作機會和薪水所吸引，故選A。（3）考查段落大意。根據(jù)第三段中的"ThenewguideinRussianseekstoexplainthe‘dos’and‘don'ts’tomigrants."可知，新的俄語手冊試圖向移民解釋該做什么和不該做什么，由此可知本段主要是介紹出版新手冊的目的，故選B。（4）考查主旨大意。通讀全文，特別是根據(jù)第一段中的"Moscowcityauthoritieshavebegunusingcomics(漫畫)withcharactersfromRussianfairytalestoexplaintomigrants(移民)howtheyshouldbehave."可知，本文介紹了莫斯科當(dāng)局用童話人物的漫畫向移民解釋行為規(guī)范，故選D?！军c評】本題考點涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測，段落大意和主旨大意四個題型的考查，是一篇社會類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息，同時根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行推理，歸納，從而選出正確答案。2．閱讀理解

TheinfluenceofAmericaisincreasinginmycountry.SpanishpeopledrinkCocaCola,wearbluejeans,watchHollywoodmovies,listentoAmericanmusic,andeatfastfood,andtheydothesethingseveryday.

IthinkthatAmericanmoviesareagoodwaytospreadAmericanculturebecausepeopleareofteninfluencedbywhattheyseeinthemovies.Mostoftheprogramsanddocumentaries(記錄片)wewatchonTVarefromAmerica,andmostofthemovieswegotoseearemadeinHollywood.

Inthelastfewyears,thegovernmenthastriedtoprotecttheSpanishmovies.Now,inourcinemas,atleasttwentypercentofthemovieswhichareshownmustbefromSpainorfromothercountriesinEurope.

AmericancultureisapartofSpanishlifenow.It'scertainthatmanythingsfromAmericaareasmuchapartofpeople'slivesasSpanishthings.Forexample,CocaColaisasfamiliartoeverybodyasanytypicalSpanishproduct.I'veknownaboutCocaColaformywholelife.

However,it'sdifferentwithWesternfastfood.Forexample,Idon'tthinkMcDonald'sisassuccessfulinSpainasitisinothercountries.Inmyopinion,oneofthereasonsmaybethelifestyleoftheSpanishpeople,TheSpanishpeoplenormallyeatathome.

Ontheotherhand,maybeMcDonald'shamburgerswilleventuallyreplacethefamousSpanishtapas.It'struethatineverycityinSpainyoucanfindaMcDonald's,anditismorepopularamongtheSpanishchildrenthanamongtheadults.Inanycase,it'sobviousthatAmericancultureisbecomingmoreandmoreapartofourliveseveryday.（1）Fromthefirstparagraphwecanknowthat

.A.

theinfluenceofAmericaonSpaincanbefoundeverywhere.

B.

mostSpanishpeopledon'tliketolistentotheirownmusic,C.

fastfoodspreadsfromSpaintotheUnitedStates.

D.

someSpanishactorsgotoAmericatoimprovetheiractingskills.（2）WhatplaysanimportantpartinthespreadingofAmericancultureinSpain?A.

Americannovels.

B.

Hollywoodmovies.

C.

McDonald.

D.

Americanmusic.（3）WhydidthegovernmentsetsomerulesforthefilmsshowninSpain?A.

ToprotectforeigncultureinSpain.

B.

ToearnmoremoneyfromSpanishfilms.C.

Tolimitthenumberofforeignmovie.

D.

TouniteEuropeanCommunities.（4）WhatdoyouthinkSpanishtapasmightbe?A.

Thenameofadrink.

B.

Thenameofarestaurant.C.

Aclothingbrand.

D.

Acertainkindoffood.【答案】（1）A（2）B（3）C（4）D【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，講述了美國對作者家鄉(xiāng)西班牙有很大的影響，美國人的飲食習(xí)慣。穿著習(xí)慣和生活習(xí)慣都極大影響了西班牙人。(1)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段可知，到處都可以發(fā)現(xiàn)美國對西班牙的影響。選A。(2)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段中的“IthinkthatAmericanmoviesareagoodwaytospreadAmericanculture”可知，故答案選B。(3)考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第二段中的“Inthelastfewyears,thegovernmenthastriedtoprotecttheSpanishmovies.Now,inourcinemas,atleasttwentypercentofthemovieswhichareshownmustbefromSpainorfromothercountriesinEurope.”可推斷出，西班牙政府給在西班牙上演的電影制定一些規(guī)則是為了限制外國電影的數(shù)量，保護(hù)西班牙的電影。選C。(4)考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Ontheotherhand,maybeMcDonald'shamburgerswilleventuallyreplacethefamousSpanishtapas.”可知，或許麥當(dāng)勞的漢堡將最終取代著名的西班牙tapas，由此可推斷tapas指西班牙的一種食品。選D。【點評】本題考點涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個題型的考查，是一篇文化類閱讀，要求考生準(zhǔn)確掌握細(xì)節(jié)信息，并進(jìn)一步根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行分析，推理，從而選出正確答案。3．閱讀理解

LEGObeganasoneman'ssmallbusiness.Buttoday,itisthesecondlargesttoycompanyintheworld.TheLEGOcompanysellssmall,brightlycoloredplasticbricks(積木).PeoplecanbuyLEGObricksinover90countries.

OleKirkKristiansenfromDenmarkbeganhisownbusinessin1932.Hemadeproducts(產(chǎn)品)fromwoodincludingcolorfulwoodentoys.Kristiansen'syoungson,Godtfred,workedwithhim.Theirbusinesshelpedthemmakealotofmoney.

By1934,theKristiansensnamedtheircompanyLEGO,whichcamefromtwoDanishwords,"leg"and"godt",meaning"playwell".TheLEGOcompanygrewslowly.Butitcontinuedtocreateexcellentwoodentoys.

By1947,theLEGOcompanybeganusinganewmaterial(材料)tomaketheirtoys—plastic.OneofthetoystheysoldwascalledtheAutomaticBindingBrick.Apersoncouldputthebrickstogethertobuildsomething.Butthebricksdidnotholdtogethereasily.Still,theywereapopulartoy.

Afewyearslater,in1954,GodtfredKirkKristiansenhadabigidea.HewantedalloftheLEGObrickstofittogether.Finally,fouryearslater,in1958,theLEGOcompanyfoundtheiranswer.TheyinventedthefirstmodernstyleLEGObrick,whichwassimilartotheAutomaticBindingBrickbuteachpiecewouldfitwithanyotherpiece.

Sincethattime,anytoythattheLEGOcompanycreatedwouldfitwithanyothertoytheycreated.Today,LEGOisnotonlythesecondlargesttoymakerintheworld,butalsomakingitsproductsagreatwayforchildrentolearncreativebuildingskills.（1）WhentheLEGOcompanywassetup,it________.A.hadarapidgrowthB.failedtoattractchildrenC.invitedchildrentoworkwithitD.wassmallbutsuccessful（2）WhatdoweknowabouttheAutomaticBindingBrick?A.Itwaslikedbyfewpeople.B.Itwasthebestofitskind.C.Itwasabuildingtoy.D.Itwasmadeofwood.（3）ThefirstmodernstyleLEGObrick________.A.fittogetherperfectlyB.wascreatedbyGodtfredandhisfatherC.wasinventedintheearly1950sD.differedgreatlyfromtheAutomaticBindingBrick（4）What'sthebesttitleforthetext?A.LEGO:EducationalToysB.LEGO:PlayWellC.ToyCompanies:FromSmalltoBigD.ToyCompanies:NeverTooLatetoCreate【答案】（1）D（2）C（3）A（4）B【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了丹麥知名玩具品牌樂高的發(fā)展歷程。（1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段中的“LEGObeganasoneman'ssmallbusiness”；以及第二段中的“Theirbusinesshelpedthemmakealotofmoney,可知，高公司在創(chuàng)立初期雖然規(guī)模不大但盈利很多。因此可知公司規(guī)模雖小但很成功，故選D。（2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第四段中的“Apersoncouldputthebrickstogethertobuildsomething.”可知，AutomaticBindingBrick是一種拼裝積木，可以使用積木組裝玩具，故選C。（3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的"thefirstmodernstyleLEGObrick...eachpiecewouldfitwithanyotherpiece”可知，現(xiàn)代的樂高積木可以彼此完全貼合，從而組裝成一個整體。故選A。（4）考查主旨大意。根據(jù)第三段“By1934,theKristiansensnamedtheircompanyLEGO,whichcamefromtwoDanishwords,‘leg’and‘godt’，meaning‘playwell’.TheLEGOcompanygrewslowly.Butitcontinuedtocreateexcellentwoodentoys.”可知，文章介紹了知名積木玩具樂高的發(fā)展情況，LEGO在丹麥語中意為"玩得好”，這是公司制作玩具的宗旨所在，因此B項作標(biāo)題概括了文章主旨也表達(dá)了樂高的宗旨，故選B?！军c評】本題考點涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和主旨大意兩個題型的考查，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)上下文進(jìn)行概括歸納，從而選出正確答案。4．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】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了四個世界上最受喜愛的藝術(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，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為人們可以很容易地找到新的藝術(shù)和文化。故選C。（2）考查詞義猜測。根據(jù)Vienna,Austria部分中的“Asweallknow,WesternmusicwouldbeunrecognizablewithoutAustria'scapital”可知，如果沒有奧地利的首都，西方的音樂將是不可識別的，因此推斷畫線句句意：奧地利誕生了許多著名的音樂家。由此可知劃線單詞意思為“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?wù){(diào)查中，我們要求讀者對世界上最喜愛的藝術(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?！军c評】本題考點涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測和推理判斷三個題型的考查，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。5．閱讀理解

FoodfestivalsareacommonoccurrenceintheUKandtakeplaceinallsortsofplacesandatallsortsoftimes.Whateveryourtaste,there'safoodfestivaltomatch-nomatterhowspecialized.

Meatopia

Thisthree-day,London-basedfestivaltakesplaceattheendofAugustandisameatlover'sparadise.Inadditiontoarangeofmeatproducts,fromburgerstosteaks,attendeescanlistentolivemusic,watchbutcheryshows,andattendinformalmeat-basedworkshops.

Vegfest

Ifyoupreferafestivalthatwillhelpyoumeetyourfiveaday,thenVegfestfestisforyou.Thisvegan-friendlyeventtakesplaceseveraltimesayear.Hereyoucanenjoyawideselectionoffreshlypreparedvegetables,learncookingtipsandheartalksonnutritiontohelpyoumakethemostofyourplant-basedsearch.

TheMarmaladeFestival

HeldinCumbria,thisfestivalhasbeenrunningfor13years.Itincludesacompetitiontofindthebesthomemademarmalade.Therearethousandsofentriesfromover30differentcountriesacrosstheglobe.

TheGinger(姜)andspiceFestival

TheGingerandspiceFestival,heldinMarketDrayton,celebratesitstown'shistoricconnectiontoRobertClive,whoreturnedfromIndiawithginger.Becauseofthis,theyspecializeinbakinggingerbread,butalsosellarangeofspicesfrommildtohot.

TheNationalHoneyshow

Itstartedin1921andisthelargesteventofitskind.Thisthree-dayeventattractsover2000participantstotheirtraditionalcompetitionandofferslecturesandworkshopsonbeekeepingand,ofcourse,thatsyrupygoldenhoney.

Whilepeople'stastesaredifferentfromeachother,theUKhassomethingtooffermostpeople.Fromlarge-scalefestivities,tothesmallergatherings,onethingiscertain:peoplearepassionateabouttheirfood.Andwhilesomeoftheproductsonoffermightbestrangetosomeone,whenfoodisgiventhatmuchattention,it'sunlikelytoleaveabadtasteinanyone'smouth.（1）WhichisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.

PeoplecanenjoyawideselectionofmeatinVegfest.B.

MeatopiafallsonAugust31everyyear.C.

TheMarmaladeFestivalisjustknownbytheBritish.D.

RobertClivetookgingertotheUKfromIndia.（2）Whichfestivalwillbemostatractiveforpeoplehavingasweettooth?A.

Meatopia

B.

TheGingerandspiceFestival,

C.

Vegfest.

D.

TheNationalHoneyshow.（3）Inwhichpartofamagazinecanyoumostprobablyfindthispassage?A.

Voice&views.

B.

Science&Technology.

C.

Culture

D.

Sports.【答案】（1）D（2）D（3）C【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了英國常見的美食節(jié)的相關(guān)信息。（1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)TheGinger(姜)andspiceFestival部分中的"TheGingerandspiceFestival,heldinMarketDrayton,celebratesitstown'shistoricconnectiontoRobertClive,whoreturnedfromIndiawithginger"可知，在德雷頓市場舉辦的生姜和香料節(jié)慶祝了小鎮(zhèn)與羅伯特·克萊夫的歷史聯(lián)系，羅伯特·克萊夫從印度帶回了生姜。所以羅伯特·克萊夫從印度把姜帶回了英國。故選D。（2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)TheNationalHoneyshow部分中的"Thisthree-dayeventattractsover2000participantstotheirtraditionalcompetition,andofferslecturesandworkshopsonbeekeepingand,ofcourse,thatsyrupygoldenhoney."可知，這個為期三天的活動吸引了2000多名參賽者參加他們的傳統(tǒng)比賽，并提供有關(guān)養(yǎng)蜂的講座和研討會，當(dāng)然，還有甜膩的金色蜂蜜。所以TheNationalHoneyshow對愛吃甜食的人最有吸引力。故選D。（3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第一段"FoodfestivalsareacommonoccurrenceintheUKandtakeplaceinallsortsofplacesandatallsortsoftimes.Whateveryourtaste,there'safoodfestivaltomatch-nomatterhowspecialized."美食節(jié)在英國很常見，在任何地方、任何時間都可以舉辦。無論你的口味如何，總有一個美食節(jié)適合你。所以短文介紹了英國常見的美食節(jié)的相關(guān)信息。而美食節(jié)是文化的一部分。所以判斷出最有可能在雜志的文化部分,找到這篇文章。故選C。【點評】本題考點涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個題型的考查，是一篇文化類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確掌握細(xì)節(jié)信息，并步根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。6．閱讀理解

IhavelearnedsomethingaboutmyselfsinceImovedfromLongIslandtoFloridathreeyearsago.EventhoughIownahomeinPortSt.Luciejustminutesfromtheocean,anuncontrollableurgewellsuptoreturntoLongIslandevenasothersmaketheirwaysouth.IguessIamasnowbirdstuckinreverse.InsteadofenjoyingFlorida'smildwinters,IwillinglyendurethesevereweatheronLongIsland,theplaceIcalledhomefor65years.

I'mlikeamigratorybirdthathaslostitssenseoftiminganddirection,mywingsflappingagainstseason.

Sowhatmakesmeflyagainstthetideofsnowbirds?TheanswerhasalottodowithmyreluctancetogiveupthethingsthatdefinewhoIam.OnceIhearthatthetemperatureonLongIslandhasdippedintotherangeof40to50degrees,Ibegintolongforthesightandcracklingsoundofawoodfire.Ialsolongforthebrightdisplayo￡colors—firstinthefalltrees,andtheninthelimitsaroundhomesandatRockefellerCenter.Floridiansdecoratetoo,butcan'tcreatethespecialfeelofaNewEnglandwinter.

IsupposethebiggestreasonwhyIreturnistocelebratetheholidayswithpeopleIhaven'tseeninmonths.WhatcouldbebetterthansittingwithfamilyandfriendsforaThanksgivingturkeydinner,orwatchingneighbors'childrenexcitedlyopengiftsonChristmas?Eventhefirstsnowfallseemsspecial.Iespeciallyenjoyseeingabrightredbirdsettlingonasnow-coveredbranch(MywifeandIspendwintersataretirementcommunityinRidge,andI'mgratefulthatIdon'thavetoshovel.）

WhilethesesimplepleasuresarenotuniquetoLongIsland,theyaresomeofthereasonswhyIcomeback.Whosaysyoucan'tgohome?（1）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"snowbird"inParagraph1referto?A.

Apersonspendingwinterinawarmerclimate.

B.

Abirdseenchieflyinwinter.C.

Apersonpermanentlylivinginaforeigncountry.

D.

Abirdflyingtothesouthinwinter.（2）What'sthedifferencebetweenFloridaandLongIsland?A.

WintersinLongIslandaremilder.

B.

ThesnowbirdsinLongIslandarerarer.C.

WeatherinLongIslandisseverer.

D.

LongIslandisnearertotheocean.（3）WhatdidtheauthormissmostwhenhewasinFloridaA.

Thecoldtemperature.

B.

Thecolorfullightdisplay.C.

Thefamilygathering.

D.

Thewinterlandscape.（4）What'stheauthor'spurposeinwritingthetext?A.

Topraisethebeautyandwarmthofhishometown.B.

Todescribehisdreamtobeafreebird.C.

Toexplainthereasonsformovingfromhishometown.D.

Toexpresshisfeelingofmissinghishometown.【答案】（1）A（2）C（3）C（4）D【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了作者自己獨特的習(xí)慣，喜歡家鄉(xiāng)寒冷的冬天，而不愿享受佛羅里達(dá)溫和的冬天；因為作者想念家鄉(xiāng)的冬天，想念家鄉(xiāng)的景色，想念家鄉(xiāng)的親朋好友。（1）考查詞義猜測。根據(jù)第一段中的“

EventhoughIownahomeinPortSt.Luciejustminutesfromtheocean,anuncontrollableurgewellsuptoreturntoLongIslandevenasothersmaketheirwaysouth.IguessIama

snowbird

stuckinreverse.

”即使我在圣路西港有家離大海只有幾分鐘的路程,一股無法控制的沖動涌到了長島，就在其他人向南走的時候。我想我是一個反其道而行之的，一個在溫暖的氣候里過冬的人，可知選A。（2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段中的"InsteadofenjoyingFlorida'smildwinters，IwillinglyendurethesevereweatheronLongIsland，theplaceIcalledhomefor65years．”沒有享受佛羅里達(dá)州溫和的冬天，我愿意忍受長島我稱之為家鄉(xiāng)的地方的惡劣天氣長達(dá)65年，可知，佛羅里達(dá)的冬天比長島更加溫和，所以選C。

（3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第五段中的“

IsupposethebiggestreasonwhyIreturnistocelebratetheholidayswithpeopleIhaven'tseeninmonths.WhatcouldbebetterthansittingwithfamilyandfriendsforaThanksgivingturkeydinner,orwatchingneighbors'childrenexcitedlyopengiftsonChristmas?”我認(rèn)為我回來的最大原因是和我?guī)讉€月沒見過的人一起慶祝節(jié)日。還有什么能比和家人朋友坐在一起吃感恩節(jié)火雞大餐或者看著鄰居的孩子在圣誕節(jié)興奮地打開禮物更好呢？可知選C。（4）考查寫作意圖?？v觀全文可知，本文介紹作者自己獨特的習(xí)慣，喜歡家鄉(xiāng)寒冷的冬天，而不愿享受佛羅里達(dá)溫和的冬天；因為作者想念家鄉(xiāng)的冬天，想念家鄉(xiāng)的景色，想念家鄉(xiāng)的親朋好友，可知，作者寫作本文的目的是解釋自己對家鄉(xiāng)的思念的原因，所以選D?！军c評】本題考點涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測和寫作意圖三個題型的考查，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。7．閱讀理解

ThomasCheathamhadplannedtostudyLatinduringhistimeatHebronHighSchoolinTexas.ButwhenhelearnedthattheschooldistrictwasgoingtoofferaMandarin(普通話)class,hequicklychangedhismind.

"IthoughtMandarinwouldbemorebeneficialthanLatin,"saidCheatham,whoisnowinhissecondyearofstudyingthelanguage.

HespeaksMandarintoorderfoodatChineserestaurantsandcanreadsocialmediapostsfromhisChinese-speakingfriends.Whileit'sadifficultlanguagetomaster,thehighschooljunior,whoplanstostudycomputerengineering,thinksitwillbeimportantforhiscareer."Chineseisagoodlanguagetoknow,especiallywithChinabecomingagrowingpower,"hesaid.

Manyexpertsagreethatproficiency(熟練)inalanguagespokenbyabillionpeopleworldwidewillgiveAmericanstudentsanedgeintheglobaleconomy.

"PeoplearelookingatChinaasournexteconomiccompetitor,andinterestinMandarinisgrowingfast,"saidMartyAbbott,directoroftheAmericanCouncil(議會)ontheTeachingofForeignLanguages."We'reseeingitinallpartsofthecountry."

Abbottpredictsthatasmanyas100,000studentsarenowstudyingMandarininpublicandprivateschoolsthroughouttheUS.ShesaidtheUSgovernmenthasdesignated(指定)Mandarinasan"importantneeds"languageandprovidesprofessionaldevelopmentprogramsforteachers."Ourgovernmentwantstoincreaseourlanguageabilityfornationalsecurityandeconomiccompetitiveness,"Abbottadded.

Atthesametime,theChinesegovernmentisspreadingknowledgeoftheChineselanguageandculturethroughConfuciusInstitutessetupinmanyUSstates.Forexample,theConfuciusInstituteattheUniversityofTexasinDallashasbeenthehomeofaConfuciusInstitutefor10years.ItsponsorsConfuciusClassroomsat21localpublicandprivateschools,wheretensofthousandsofstudentsarelearningMandarin.（1）WhydidThomasCheathamdecidetostudyMandarininsteadofLatin?A.

MandarinwaseasiertolearnthanLatin.B.

Mandarincouldbehelpfultohisfuturecareer.C.

MandarinmighthelphimlearnmoreaboutChina.D.

Mandarincouldenablehimtostudycomputerengineering.（2）Theunderlinedword"edge"inParagraph4probablymeans"________".A.

aslightadvantage

B.

theoutsidelimitC.

asharptoneofvoice

D.

anexcitingquality（3）WhichofthefollowingstatementsmightMartyAbbottagreewith?A.

MandarinshouldbetaughtinclassroomsthroughouttheUS.B.

ThoseskilledatChinesewillbethemostcompetitiveinthefuture.C.

TheUSgovernment'spolicyhashelpedpopularizeMandarinintheUS.D.

AmericanslearnMandarinbecausetheyworryabouttheirnationalsecurity.（4）Whatdoestheauthormainlytalkaboutinthispassage?A.

TherisingpopularityofMandarinamongAmericanstudents.B.

ThegreatbenefitsoflearningMandarinforAmericanstudents.C.

TheinfluenceofChina'sgrowingpoweronAmericaneducation.D.

TheeffectofConfuciusInstitutesinpromotingMandarinintheUS.【答案】（1）B（2）A（3）C（4）A【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，以一個美國學(xué)生的經(jīng)歷為例來講述隨著中國經(jīng)濟的發(fā)展，普通話在美國校園很流行，這是中國在世界舞臺上地位上升的一個反映。許多美國學(xué)生認(rèn)為學(xué)習(xí)中文能夠在今后職業(yè)發(fā)展的道路上有所幫助，美國政府對中文的重視也促使更多的學(xué)生學(xué)習(xí)中文。（1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第四段中的“Whileit'sadifficultlanguagetomaster,thehighschooljunior,whoplanstostudycomputerengineering,thinksitwillbeimportantforhiscareer.”可知，Thomas希望中文能夠在他今后職業(yè)發(fā)展的道路上對他有所幫助。故選B。（2）考查詞義猜測。根據(jù)本句句意可知，漢語是一門全世界10億人說的語言，專家認(rèn)為掌握了它的人會在全球經(jīng)濟中有優(yōu)勢，故選A。（3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的“ShesaidtheUSgovernmenthasdesignated(指定)Mandarinasanimportantneedslanguageandprovidesprofessionaldevelopmentprogramsforteachers.”可知，美國政府的政策促進(jìn)了普通話在美國的普及，故選C。（4）考查主旨大意。縱觀全文，主要介紹了美國學(xué)生學(xué)習(xí)中文熱情升溫的現(xiàn)象，分析了出現(xiàn)該現(xiàn)象的背景和原因，故選A。【點評】本題考點涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測和主旨大意三個題型的考查，是一篇社會文化類閱讀，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。8．閱讀理解

GOINGTOUNIVERSITYissupposedtobeamind-broadeningexperience.Thatstatementisprobablymadeincomparisontotrainingforworkstraightafterschool,whichmightnotbesoencouraging.Butisitactuallytrue?JessikaGolleoftheUniversityofTübingen,inGermany,thoughtshewouldtrytofindout.Herresult,however,isnotquitewhatmightbeexpected.AsshereportsinPsychologicalSciencethisweek,shefoundthatthosewhohavebeentouniversitydoindeedseemtoleavewithbroaderandmoreinquiringmindsthanthosewhohavespenttheirimmediatepost-schoolyearsinvocational(職業(yè)的)trainingforwork.However,itwasnotthecasethatuniversitybroadenedminds.Rather,workseemedtonarrowthem.

Dr.Gollecametothisconclusionaftersheandateamofcolleaguesstudiedtheearlycareersof2,095Germanyoungsters.Theteamusedtwostandardizedteststoassesstheirvolunteers.Onewasofpersonalitytraits,includingopenness,conscientiousness（認(rèn)真）andsoon.Theotherwasofattitudes,suchasrealistic,investigativeandenterprising.Theyadministeredbothteststwice—oncetowardstheendofeachvolunteer'stimeatschool,andthenagainsixyearslater.Oftheoriginalgroup,382wereontheintermediatetrack,fromwhichtherewasachoicebetweentheacademicandvocationalroutes,anditwasonthesethattheresearchersfocused.Universitybeckonedfor212ofthem.Theremaining170chosevocationaltrainingandajob.

Whenitcametothesecondroundoftests,Dr.Gollefoundthatthepersonalitiesofthosewhohadgonetouniversityhadnotchanged