高考英語(yǔ)閱讀理解(社會(huì)文化)試題經(jīng)典一、高中英語(yǔ)閱讀理解社會(huì)文化類1．閱讀理解

Someinternationallanguagesarewidelyusedformanypurposes.Someminoritylanguageswilldieoutandsomenationstendtokeepminoritylanguages.Ireckonthatmostcommonusedinternationallanguageseaseourlifequalityandcommunicationwithdifferentnationalities.Ontheotherhand,weneedtohelpimproveminoritylanguages.

Therearemanylanguagesintheentireworldbuttwoorthreeminoritylanguagesdieouteachyear.Somecountriestrytosavedyinglanguages.Forinstance,AustralianGovernmentcreatedaprojecttosavethelanguageandcultureofMaoriwhoareAustralianaborigines.AndthereareotherprojectstokeepminoritylanguagessuchasAmericanIndianlanguage.

However,theworldwidejobmarketusuallyrequirescandidateswhocanspeakEnglishorotherinternationallanguages.Peoplewhocannotspeaklinguafranca(共通語(yǔ))couldhardlybepromotedatwork.Forexample,somecompaniesneedanemployeewhocandealwithforeigncompanies.Somostpeopletendtolearnatleastoneinternationallanguagethathelpsthemtofindabetterjob.

Therefore,worldneedsonecommonlinguafrancathatshouldbespokeninanycountry.Consequently,onecommonlanguageshouldbearequiredsubjectineveryschool.Soanyonespeakingonecommonlanguagecantravelwithoutworriestoanypointoftheworldandtradetheirproducts.Peoplewillnotbeforcedtolearnmanylanguages.

Inconclusion,weshouldhelpminoritynationstokeeptheirlanguagesfortheculturaldiversity.Toeasetheworldwidecommunicationamongnations,weshouldcreateacommonlanguageandprovidecoursesofit.Asaresult,noonewillfacealanguageissue.（1）Whatdoestheunderlinedword“reckon”inParagraph1mean?A.

Deny.

B.

Fear.

C.

Ignore.

D.

Think.（2）WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph2?A.

Notallminoritylanguagesareuseful.

B.

Someminoritylanguageshavediedout.C.

MaoriisattractivetoAustraliantourists.

D.

AmericanIndianlanguageiswellpreserved.（3）Whydomostpeoplestudymoreinternationallanguages?A.

Itbenefitstheirjourney.

B.

Theycanearnmoremoney.C.

Itdoesgoodtofindagoodjob.

D.

Theyareeagertogetpromoted.（4）Howcanwestayawayfromlanguageproblems?A.

Bylearningacommonlanguage.

B.

Bywipingoutminoritylanguages.C.

Bystudyingmorelanguagesatcollege.

D.

Bycommunicatingmorewithforeigners.【答案】（1）D（2）B（3）C（4）A【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，一些國(guó)際語(yǔ)言被廣泛用于許多目的，多數(shù)人學(xué)習(xí)更多的國(guó)際語(yǔ)言是為了找到一份好工作。作者建議通過(guò)學(xué)習(xí)一種共同的語(yǔ)言來(lái)解決語(yǔ)言問(wèn)題。（1）考查詞義猜測(cè)。根據(jù)第一段中的“Someminoritylanguageswilldieoutandsomenationstendtokeepminoritylanguages.”一些少數(shù)民族語(yǔ)言消亡，一些國(guó)家傾向于保持少數(shù)民族語(yǔ)言?！盜reckonthatmostcommonusedinternationallanguageseaseourlifequalityandcommunicationwithdifferentnationalities.”我認(rèn)為最常用的國(guó)際語(yǔ)言緩解我們的生活質(zhì)量和與不同民族的溝通。由上下文聯(lián)系推知?jiǎng)澗€詞的意思是“想，認(rèn)為”。故選D。（2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第二段中的“Therearemanylanguagesintheentireworldbuttwoorthreeminoritylanguagesdieouteachyear.”可知一些少數(shù)民族的語(yǔ)言已經(jīng)滅絕。故選B。（3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段中的“Somostpeopletendtolearnatleastoneinternationallanguagethathelpsthemtofindabetterjob.”多數(shù)人學(xué)習(xí)更多的國(guó)際語(yǔ)言是為了找到一份好工作。故選C。（4）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Toeasetheworldwidecommunicationamongnations,weshouldcreateacommonlanguageandprovidecoursesofit.Asaresult,noonewillfacealanguageissue.”可知通過(guò)學(xué)習(xí)一種共同的語(yǔ)言來(lái)解決語(yǔ)言問(wèn)題。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，是一篇教育類閱讀，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，從而選出正確答案。2．閱讀理解

Amusicfestivalisacommunityeventfocusingonliveperformancesofsingingandinstrumentplayingthatisoftenpresentedwithatheme.Onthelistarethemusicfestivalsforfansaroundtheworld.Findyourfavoritenow!

FieldDay

January1,2018.Sydney

FieldPaymeansNewYear'sDayforyoungpeopleinSydney.Seenasthecity'soriginalmulti－stageparty,,it'sagatheringoffriendscomingtogetherforagreatfun-filledfirstdayoftheyear.There'sanairofhopeandpositiveenergyonaperfectsummer'sday.

TheEnvisionFestival

February22–25,2018,Uvita

TheEnvisionFestivalisanannualgatheringinCostaRicathataimstoprovideanopportunityfordifferentculturestoworkwithoneanothertocreateabettercommunity.Thefestivalencouragespeopletopracticeart,music,danceperformances,andeducation.Meanwhile,ourconnectionwithnatureisexpectedtobestrengthened.

TheMcDowellMountainMusicFestival

March2-4,2018,Phoenix

TheMcDowellMountainMusicFestivalisPhoenix、musicalcelera,onofcommunityculture.Sinceitsfoundingin2004fitistheonly100%non–profitmusicfestivaldesignedtosupport,entertainandeducatethecommunity.Thefestivalattractsthousandsofvisitorseachyearfromaroundthecountry,anditisanopportunitytoexperiencetrueculture.

TheOldSettler'sMusicFestival

April19-22,2018,Dale

TheOldSettler'sMusicFestivalisanationallyknownmusicfestivalforAmericanmusic.ThefestivalisheldinthecountryofTexasattheheightofthewildflowerseason.TheOldSettler'sMusicFestivaloffersgreatmusicandactivitiesforthewholefamily.（1）InwhichcitycanpeopleenjoyafunNewYear'sDay?A.

Phoenix

B.

Uvita.

C.

Sydney

D.

Dale（2）WhatisspecialabouttheMcDowellMountainMusicFestival?A.

Itencouragespeopletoreceiveeducation.

B.

Itisnotaimedatmakingmoney.C.

Itprovidesanopportunityforfriendgathering.

D.

Itfocusesonculturalexchanges.（3）Whichfestivalsareconnectedwithnature?A.

FieldDayandtheEnvisionFestival.B.

TheEnvisionFestivalandtheMcDowellMountainMusicFestival.C.

TheOldSettler'sMusicFestivalandtheMcDowllMcDowellMountainMusicFestival.D.

TheEnvisionFestivalandtheOldSettler'sMusicFestival.【答案】（1）C（2）B（3）D【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，介紹了世界各地的四個(gè)受歡迎的音樂(lè)節(jié)：講述了節(jié)日舉行的時(shí)間和節(jié)日特色。（1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)FieldDay部分中的“FieldPaymeansNewYear'sDayforyoungpeopleinSydney.”可知，F(xiàn)ieldDay對(duì)于年輕人來(lái)說(shuō)意味著新年，因此人們?cè)谙つ崮軌蛳硎苡腥さ男履?。故選C。（2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)TheMcDowellMountainMusicFestival部分中的“Sinceitsfoundingin2004fitistheonly100%non-profitmusicfestivaldesignedtosupport,entertainandeducatethecommunity.”可知，自從建立以來(lái)，這個(gè)節(jié)日一直是非盈利的音樂(lè)節(jié)。因此推斷它的目的不是賺錢。故選B。（3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)TheEnvisionFestival部分中的“Meanwhile,ourconnectionwithnatureisexpectedtobestrengthened.”和TheOldSettler'sMusicFestival部分提到的“ThefestivalisheldinthecountryofTexasattheheightofthewildflowerseason.”可知，這兩個(gè)音樂(lè)節(jié)與大自然有關(guān)。故選D。【點(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。3．閱讀理解

Uncoveramagicalmixofnewandunforgettableexperienceswhenyouaddthemeparkadmission.

Item1:Anall-NewLanaandEveningShowatDisney'sAnimalKingdomThemepork

BuryyourselfinthemagicofnaturelikeneverbeforeatPandora-TheWorldofAvatar.Visitthisdestinationtostartinnovative(革新的)travelandenjoythemeddiningandshoppingopportunities.Andatnight,treatyoursensetoRiversofLight–anincrediblemixtureofwater,soundandlight!

Item2:DazzlingNewShowsatMagicKingdomPark

GetreadytowonderatOnceUponaTime,anewnightprojectionshowthatbringsCinderellaCastletolifewithprojectionsofbelovedDisneyscenesandcharacters.Inaddition,catchtheimpressiveHappilyEverAfterninthwhenitisperformedforthefirsttimeonMay12,2017.Item3:AttractiveEscapadesatEpcot

BoardanancientNorwegianshipandgotothekingdomofArendelleduringaFrozenEverAfteradventure.Then,stopbytheRoyalSommerhustomeetAnnaandElsa—andmaybeevenstartawarmhug.Longingforanairadventure?Takeflightonthere-imagineSoarin'andfeelasthoughyou'reflyingabovesomeoftheearth'smostsurprisinglandmarksandlandscapes.Item4:EpicEntertainmentatDisney'sHollywoodStudios

CatchexcellentstageshowslikeBeautyandtheBeast—LiveonStage,havefunplayingvirtualgamesonToyStoryMania!,andwrapupyourdaywithStarWars:AGalacticSpectacular,alaserandspecialeffectsshowsettoaniconicmusicalscore.

SeriousShopping,One-of-a-KindEateriesandWorld-ClassActsatDisneySprings.

Discoverawaterfrontdestinationfilledwithmorethan150placestoshop,dineandbeentertained—includingbrandnamestores,restaurantswithrooftoproomsandtheonlyplaceintheworldtoseeCirqueduSoleilTMLaNouba.（1）WhatdoItemIandItem4haveincommon?A.

Diningandshopping.

B.

Adventureanddining.C.

Shoppingandperformance.

D.

Shoppingandadventure.（2）Wherecanvisitorsfindacastle?A.

AtEpcot.

B.

AtMagicKingdomPark.C.

AtDisney'sHollywoodStudios.

D.

AtDisney'sAnimalKingdomThemePark.（3）HowcanvisitorsarriveatthekingdomofArendelle?A.

Byair.

B.

Onfoot.

C.

Byship.

D.

Bytrain.【答案】（1）A（2）B（3）C【解析】【分析】本文是一篇應(yīng)用文，介紹主題公園的特點(diǎn)。(1)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)Item1:Anall-NewLanaandEveningShowatDisney'sAnimalKingdomThemepork部分中的“andenjoythemeddiningandshoppingopportunities.”和Item4:EpicEntertainmentatDisney'sHollywoodStudios部分中的“Discoverawaterfrontdestinationfilledwithmorethan150placestoshop,dineandbeentertained”由此可知，ItemI和Item4都涉及到了Dining和shopping.故選A。(2)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)Item2:DazzlingNewShowsatMagicKingdomPark部分中的“GetreadytowonderatOnceUponaTime,anewnightprojectionshowthatbringsCinderellaCastletolifewithprojectionsofbelovedDisneyscenesandcharacters.”可知，人們?cè)贛agicKingdomPark.能找到一個(gè)城堡。故選B。(3)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)Item3:AttractiveEscapadesatEpcot部分中的“BoardanancientNorwegianshipandgotothekingdomofArendelleduringaFrozenEverAfteradventure”.可知，游客坐船可以到thekingdomofArendelle。故選C?！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)確掌握細(xì)節(jié)信息，結(jié)合題目要求，選出正確答案。4．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?，第一段主要是介紹了爵士樂(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。可知，爵士樂(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。5．閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

Whenfirstentered,VanakRestaurantdoesnotlooklikemuchofarestaurant,butoncethepleasantsmellsofkabob(烤肉串)hitthesenses,youareincapableofcallingitanythingless.

Ownedbyalocalcouple,thisPersianrestauranthasaninviting,homelikeatmospherethatmanyrestaurantslack.

Thespaceissmallwithonlyafewdiningtablesandnearlynodecoration,buttheenvironmentistrulycharming.

Lyinginahardlynoticeablestreetcorner,therestaurantstillattractsallcustomers,especiallythoseexperiencedinthedelightsofMiddleEasterncooking.

AcommonsightisthatofoldPersianmensittinginthecornertalkingloudlyaboutworldtopics,watchingnewseventsonTV,drinkingablackteaknownasPersianchai,andreadinglocalPersiannewspapersallthewhiletryingtofinishofftheirplatespiledwithfood.

Thevarietyoffoodattherestaurantislimited,buttheamountofeachdishisfairlylarge.Mostofthemealscanservetwopeopleandareunder$10,sonotonlyisitaffordablebutpracticalaswell.

Thefoodespeciallyappealstohealth-consciouseatersbecauseeachdishisveryhealthy,madewithlimitedfatandoilandservedstraightoffthegrill(烤肉架).

Themaindishthattherestaurantispopularforisitskabobs,whicharedifferentstylesofgrilledmeat.

OnedeliciousandextremelyhealthydishistheJoojehKabob,whichismadeofgrilledchickenpiecesservedwitheitherriceorbread.AnothergreatkabobistheCheloKabob,akabobconsistingofgrilledbeef.

Althoughtherestaurantissmall,theatmosphereandthefoodisdelicious.Itisaplacethatshouldnotbeoverlooked.（1）Whenfirstenteringtherestaurant,onecanfindthatit________.A.

haspleasantsmellsofkabobs

B.

issplendidlydecoratedC.

iscrowdedwithdiningtables

D.

lookslikeacommonrestaurant（2）Whatactivityisalsomentionedapartfromdiningintherestaurant?A.

ReadinglocalEnglishnewspapers.

B.

Drinkingakindofblackcoffee.C.

WatchingnewseventsonTV.

D.

Discussingworldtopicsinlowvoices.（3）Thefoodoftherestaurant________.A.

isservedinsmallamounts

B.

isratherexpensiveC.

isrichinvariety

D.

isveryhealthy（4）WhatisthedishJoojehKabobmainlymadeof?A.

Rice

B.

Chicken

C.

Bread

D.

Beef（5）ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattherestaurantA.

occupiesalargespace

B.

ownsafavorablelocationC.

ispopularforitsspecialfood

D.

hasaquietenvironmentinside【答案】（1）A（2）C（3）D（4）B（5）C【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，介紹了一家叫做VanakRestaurant的餐廳，以及餐廳的特色食物。（1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段中的"butoncethepleasantsmellsofkabob(烤肉串)hitthesenses"可知一進(jìn)酒店會(huì)首先聞到烤肉傳的香味，故選A。（2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第五段中的"AcommonsightisthatofoldPersianmensittinginthecornertalkingloudlyaboutworldtopics,watchingnewseventsonTV,drinkingablackteaknownasPersianchai"可知除了在餐廳用餐，還提到了看電視上的新聞事件，喝著一種叫“波斯茶”的紅茶。故選C。（3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第七段中的"Thefoodespeciallyappealstohealth-consciouseatersbecauseeachdishisveryhealthy"餐廳的每道菜都非常健康，故選D。（4）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的“OnedeliciousandextremelyhealthydishistheJoojehKabob,whichismadeofgrilledchickenpiecesservedwitheitherriceorbread.”可知JoojehKabob是一道非常健康美味的菜肴，由烤雞片和米飯或面包搭配而成。JoojehKabob主要是雞肉制成的，故選B。（5）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Althoughtherestaurantissmall,theatmosphereandthefoodisdelicious.”可知雖然餐館很小，但是氣氛和食物都很美味?？赏茢嗖蛷d以它特別的食物而受到歡迎，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)確捕捉細(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。6．閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

Goingbacktoschoolcanbeananxioustimeformanystudents.ButoneinstitutioninTexasisdoingitsparttomakesuremiddleschoolersarereturningrefreshedandinspiredtolearn.

Throughaprocesscalledthe"bathroominspirationproject,"teachersandadministratorsatWarrenMiddleSchool,spenttheirsummerbeautifyingtheschool'srestroomsbypaintingmotivationalmurals(壁畫)oneachofthestalls(小隔間).Formingmessageslike"Yourmistakesdon'tdefineyou"and"Scatter(撒播)kindness,"thebrightlycoloredwordsareexactlywhatayoungstudentneedstoseewhenhavingaroughday-oranyschooldayforthatmatter.Andnowthatclassesareofficiallyinsession,peoplearealreadynoticingapositiveimpact.

SincepostingphotosofupgradestotheschoolinJuly,PrincipalJoshuaGarciasaysthatthealterationshavearousedagreatresponse.

"Studentshavebeentalkingaboutthemuralsfromthemomentthepictureshadbeenposted.Someeventookthetimetofindareasontocomeuptothecampustoseethemurals,"hesays."Ithinkwhatmakesthissmalllittleactionsovaluableisthatithassetthetoneforourcampus."

Andnotonlyisthatimportanttostudents,parents,andfellowstaff,butitisalsovitalfortheschool'snewprincipal,whoistryingtogainthetrustofthecommunityduringatimeinwhichtrustissonecessaryforschools.

"Beingnewtothecampus,IthinktheparentswereabletoseehowmuchIvaluetheirchildrenandhavetheirbestinterestatheart,"Garciacontinues."Ihavehadmanyparentstellmehowtheycanjustfeeladifferenceinthecampusclimateandhowmuchtheyareenjoyingseeingtheirchildrenwantingtocomehere.Thesemuralshaveputtrustbackinthecampusanditsteachers,andbydoingsoweareabletobuildacultureinwhichourstudentswanttobehereandlearn."（1）WhathashappenedatWarrenMiddleSchool?A.Paintinghasbecomepopularamongmoststudents.B.Somestudentshavesufferedgreatanxietyatschool.C.Itstoiletshavebeenbeautifiedwithinspiringwords.D.Motivationalmuralshavebeenmadeineachclassroom.（2）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"alterations"inParagraph3probablymean?A.RulesB.ArgumentsC.ChangesD.Opportunities（3）What'sstudentsandparents'attitudetowardthosemurals?A.NegativeB.AmbiguousC.UninterestedD.Supportive（4）WhatdoesGarciaintendtodoaccordingtothetext?A.Reduceincreasinganxiety.B.Buildanartisticatmosphere.C.Createatrustingenvironment.D.Introduceanewculturetosociety.【答案】（1）C（2）C（3）D（4）C【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，德克薩斯州的一所中學(xué)繪制衛(wèi)生間文化墻，用正能量的語(yǔ)言激勵(lì)學(xué)生，從而獲得學(xué)生和家長(zhǎng)的一致好評(píng)。（1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段中的“Throughaprocesscalledthe‘bathroominspirationproject,’teachersandadministratorsatWarrenMiddleSchool,spenttheirsummerbeautifyingtheschool'srestroomsbypaintingmotivationalmuralsoneachofthestalls

Formingmessageslike‘Yourmistakesdon'tdefineyou’and‘Scatterkindness,’"可知，該中學(xué)用勵(lì)志語(yǔ)言美化了衛(wèi)生間的每一個(gè)小隔間。故選C。（2）考查詞義猜測(cè)。根據(jù)第一段中的“doingitsparttomakesuremiddleschoolersarereturningrefreshedandinspiredtolearn,”以及本段劃線單詞前面的Sincepostingphotosofupgradestotheschool和后面的havearousedagreatresponse可推知，該校別具一格的特色改變引起了大家的關(guān)注。故alterations在此意為“改變”。故選C。（3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第四段中的“Studentshavebeentalkingaboutthemuralsfromthemomentthepictureshadbeenposted.Someeventookthetimetofindareasontocomeuptothecampustoseethemurals”以及最后一段中的“Ihavehadmanyparentstellmehowtheycanjustfeeladifferenceinthecampusclimateandhowmuchtheyareenjoyingseeingtheirchildrenwantingtocomehere”可推知，學(xué)生和家長(zhǎng)對(duì)學(xué)校的這一舉措持支持態(tài)度。故選D。（4）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第五段中的“itisalsovitalfortheschool'snewprincipal,whoistryingtogainthetrustofthecommunityduringatimeinwhichtrustissonecessaryorschools”以及最后一段中Garcia所說(shuō)的“Thesemuralshaveputtrustbackinthecampus”可推知，校長(zhǎng)Garcia希望創(chuàng)建一個(gè)家長(zhǎng)對(duì)學(xué)校充滿信任的大環(huán)境。故選C。【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，同時(shí)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

Aftershoppingfordealsinstoreson"BlackFriday",oronlineon"CyberMonday",Americansandpeopleworldwidearepreparingfornewlypopular"GivingTuesday".Startingin2012,nowtheglobaleventthatiscelebratedannuallyontheTuesdayafterThanksgivingisthebrainchildof92ndStreetY,aculturalcenterinNewYorkCityandUnitedNationsFoundation.

Asthenameindicates,GivingTuesdayismeanttorestartthecharitableseasonandthereforeobservedbyraisingfundsforlocalnonprofitsandschools,organizingfoodandclothingdrives,andconductingrandomactsofkindness.In2015,700,000peoplefrom71countriescametogethertodonate$116.7millionincash.Anadditional$1.08millionwasspentongifts.

Whiletheeasiestwaytoparticipateisbydonatingtoyourfavoritecharity,thisdaycanbecelebratedinmanyotherwaystoo.Youcangivebackbyvolunteeringatyourlocalshelterorfoodbank,orevenbydonatingblood.Ifallelsefails,apurchasefromthegrowingnumberoforganizationsthatgiveaportionoftheirsalestocharitywilldothetrick.

Butperhapsthebestwaytocelebratethedayisbyhelpingthosenearestanddearesttoyou.Assistafamilymemberwithasimplechorelikefoldinglaundry,cookingdinner,orevenreadingtoayoungersibling.Nomatterwhatyoudo,besuretoshareyougooddeedonsocialmediaandinspireotherstocelebrateGivingTuesdayaswell!（1）Whichofthefollowinghastheshortesthistory?A.

BlackFriday

B.

GivingTuesday

C.

ThanksgivingDay

D.

CyberMonday（2）What'sthemainpurposeof"GivingTuesday"?A.

TomakeThanksgivingDayenjoyable

B.

TogetvoluntaryworkbetterknownC.

Toencouragemorepeopletodocharities

D.

Topersuademorepeopletoshoponline（3）Whydoestheauthoradvisesharinggooddeedsonsocialmedia?A.

Tokeeparecordofone'sexperience

B.

TohelppeoplemakenewfriendsC.

Todonatemoneytolocalschools

D.

TomakeGivingTuesdaymorepopular（4）Whichsectionofawebsitedoesthenextprobablycomefrom?A.

Education

B.

Culture

C.

Lifestyle

D.

Business【答案】（1）B（2）C（3）D（4）B【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，介紹了GivingTuesday（給予星期二）。（1）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第一段中的“Aftershoppingfordealsinstoreson‘BlackFriday’,oronlineon‘CyberMonday’,Americansandpeopleworldwidearepreparingfornewlypopular‘GivingTuesday’"可知在"黑色星期五"或"網(wǎng)絡(luò)星期一"購(gòu)物后，美國(guó)人和世界各地的人都在為新流行的"給予星期二"做準(zhǔn)備，"給予星期二"是一個(gè)新流行，說(shuō)明它最近才出現(xiàn)，應(yīng)該是歷史最短的，故選B。（2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第二段中的“Asthenameindicates,GivingTuesdayismeanttorestartthecharitableseasonandthereforeobservedbyraisingfundsforlocalnonprofitsandschools,organizingfoodandclothingdrives,andconductingrandomactsofkindness.”可知"給予星期二"是為了重新啟動(dòng)慈善活動(dòng)季，因此，人們會(huì)為當(dāng)?shù)氐姆菭I(yíng)利組織和學(xué)?；I集資金，組織食品和衣物捐贈(zèng)活動(dòng)，并進(jìn)行一些隨機(jī)的善舉。這說(shuō)明這個(gè)活動(dòng)主要是為了鼓勵(lì)人們做慈善，故選C。（3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Nomatterwhatyoudo,besuretoshareyougooddeedonsocialmediaandinspireotherstocelebrateGivingTuesdayaswell!”可知作者鼓勵(lì)無(wú)論人們做什么，一定要在社交媒體上分享他們的善行，并鼓勵(lì)其他人也慶祝"給予星期二"!這說(shuō)明作者鼓勵(lì)人們?cè)谏缃幻襟w分享善行就是為了讓越來(lái)越多的人參與到這個(gè)活動(dòng)，讓這個(gè)活動(dòng)更受歡迎，故選D。（4）考查推理判斷。本文介紹了"給予星期二"這一活動(dòng)，人們會(huì)在這一天進(jìn)行各種慈善活動(dòng)，這反映了社會(huì)價(jià)值，是一種社會(huì)文化，所以最后可能來(lái)自網(wǎng)站的文化板塊，故選B?！军c(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及推理判斷題型的考查，是一篇文化類閱讀，考生需要根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。8．閱讀理解

ThetheatreinShakespeare'stimewasmuchdifferentthanitistoday.Authorswroteplaysforthemasses,especiallythosewhocouldn'treadorwrite.

ThetheatrechangedalotduringShakespeare'slifetime.Theauthoritiesdidn'tlikeitanddidn'tallowactinginthecityitself:Theythoughtithadabadinfluenceonpeopleandkeptthemfromgoingtochurch.QueenElizabeth,ontheotherhand,lovedactingandhelpedthetheatrebecomepopular.

ThetheatreinShakespeare'stimewasfulloflife.Peopledidnotsitallthetimeanditwasnotquietduringtheperformance.Theaudiencecouldwalkaround,eatanddrinkduringtheplay.

Theaterswereopenarenasorplayhousesthathadroomforuptothreethousandpeople.Therewasalmostnoscenerybecausethedialoguewasthemostimportantpartoftheplay.Colourfulandwell-designedcostumeswereveryimportantandtoldthepeopleaboutthestatusofacharacter.Womenneverperformedinplays,80youngboysplayedfemalecharacters.Theperformancestookplaceintheafternoonbecauseitwastoodarkatnight.

Therewasnostagecrewasthereistoday.Actorshadtodoeverythingthemselves-frommakingcostumestosettingthestage.Playswereorganizedbyactingcompanies.Theyperformedabout6differentplayseachweekbecausetheyneededmoneytosurvive.Theyhadalmostnotimetorehearse(排練).

ThecompaniesinShakespeare'stimehadaranksystem.Thecompanybelongedtoshareh