高中英語閱讀理解(社會文化)(一)解題方法和技巧及練習(xí)題及解析一、高中英語閱讀理解社會文化類1．閱讀理解

Vietnamaimstosolvetherelationsbetweeneconomicdevelopmentandculturalpreservation.Vietnameseculturaldepartmentsandactivistshavetriedtopreservethehistoricalandculturalrelicsinthecountry.

Vietnamnowhasmorethan40000historicalrelics.Theserelicsofvariousformsandhistoryaretreasuresforfuturegenerations.

However,hundredsofrelicsareseverelydamagedduetothenegativeinfluenceoftime,warandhumanactivities.HeadofHanoiRelicsManagementBoard,NguyenDoanTuan,saysrescueworkmustpreservetherelics'soul:"Wecannotreplaceruinedconstructionwithnewmaterials.Wemustpreserveitsshape,sizeandstyle.Weneedtopayattentiontoeverybrickreplacedsothatitlooksexactlyliketheoriginal."

Mostrelicshavetorelyontouristfeesforrepairandrescuework.DirectorofVanMieuCulturalandScienceCenterDangKimNgoc,saysthattherelicsmustbepromotedwidelytoattractmorevisitorsandbringinmoreincomeforrepairandpreservation:"Weprovideconstantguideservicesforvisitorssothattheyunderstandmoreaboutourrelics.Atthesametime,anaturalsurroundingoftherelichasbeenensured,includingthegrassfieldandgardentoimproveitsscenicvalue."

Thelocalgovernmentagreedthattherelicsmustbeturnedtothecommunityforsharedeffortsinthepreservationwork.DirectorofVietnamRevolutionMuseumDangQuocQuan,saidthatthecommunitymustbeguidedinthepreservationandprotection,"TheUNESCOaimstoletlocalcommunitytakepartinthepreservationofrelics.Wehaveseenlimitationsinthepreservationofrelics,especiallyfestival-relatedgroupsofbuildings.Thisrequiresmanagementandguidancebythegovernment."

NguyenThiMinhLyfromtheDepartmentofHeritagesaysthecommunityshouldbeguidedinproperbehaviorstowardsrelics:"Thiswillensuretheprotectionofculturalrelicsinlatergenerations.Creativerestoration(修復(fù))mustbebasedonprevious(先前的)values."

Expertshavecalledforasystematic(系統(tǒng)的)guidancebythestateinlocallevelpreservationwhilepromotingcreativethinkinginrestorationforeachrelic.（1）Whereisthepassagemostprobablytakenfrom?A.Agovernmentsurvey.B.Aresearchpaper.C.Anewspaperreport.D.Atravelguide.（2）WhichofthefollowingisnotthereasonsforthedamagedrelicsinVietnam?A.Humanactivities.B.Poorbuildingmaterials.C.Warinfluence.D.Thepassingoftime.（3）Itcanbeinferredfromparagraphs4-6thattopreserverelics,thegovernmentshould

.A.turntotheUNESCOforfinancialhelpB.improvethescenicvaluebyraisingtouristfeesC.encouragethecommunitytojoinintherescueworkD.makefulluseofthemoneyraisedbythelocalpeople（4）Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.GuidetheCommunityinProperBehaviorsB.ReplacetheRuinedConstructionwithaNewStyleC.HundredsofRelicsinVietnamAreInRuinsD.ExpertsCallforaSystematicWaytoPreserveRelics【答案】（1）C（2）B（3）C（4）D【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了越南文化部門和活動人士一直在努力保護(hù)本國的歷史和文化遺產(chǎn)，文章說明了文物遭受破壞的原因和文物保護(hù)的現(xiàn)狀。就此專家們呼吁國家對地方一級的保護(hù)進(jìn)行系統(tǒng)的指導(dǎo)，同時促進(jìn)對每一件文物的創(chuàng)造性修復(fù)。（1）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第一段中的“Vietnameseculturaldepartmentsandactivistshavetriedtopreservethehistoricalandculturalrelicsinthecountry.”越南文化部門和活動人士一直在努力保護(hù)本國的歷史和文化遺產(chǎn)，以及文章主要內(nèi)容為介紹專家們呼吁用一種系統(tǒng)的方法來保護(hù)文物，故選C。（2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段中的“However,hundredsofrelicsareseverelydamagedduetothenegativeinfluenceoftime,warandhumanactivities.”然而，由于時間、戰(zhàn)爭和人類活動的負(fù)面影響，數(shù)以百計的文物遭到嚴(yán)重破壞，故選B。（3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第五段中的“Thelocalgovernmentagreedthattherelicsmustbeturnedtothecommunityforsharedeffortsinthepreservationwork.DirectorofVietnamRevolutionMuseumDangQuocQuan,saidthatthecommunitymustbeguidedinthepreservationandprotection,‘TheUNESCOaimstoletlocalcommunitytakepartinthepreservationofrelics...’”當(dāng)?shù)卣?，文物必須移交給社區(qū)，共同努力進(jìn)行保護(hù)工作。越南革命博物館館長DangQuocQuan說，社會必須在保護(hù)和保護(hù)的指導(dǎo)下，“聯(lián)合國教科文組織的目的是讓當(dāng)?shù)厣鐣⑴c文物的?！笨梢酝茢?，為了保護(hù)文物，政府應(yīng)該鼓勵社區(qū)參與救援工作。故選C。（4）考查主旨大意。根據(jù)最后一段“Expertshavecalledforasystematicguidancebythestateinlocallevelpreservationwhilepromotingcreativethinkinginrestorationforeachrelic.”專家們呼吁國家對地方一級的保護(hù)進(jìn)行系統(tǒng)的指導(dǎo)，同時促進(jìn)對每一件文物的創(chuàng)造性修復(fù)，以及結(jié)合文章主要內(nèi)容為越南文化部門和活動人士一直在努力保護(hù)本國的歷史和文化遺產(chǎn)可知，故選D。【點評】本題考點涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，推理判斷和主旨大意三個題型的考查，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。2．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。3．閱讀理解

Musicisaninternationallanguage.Thesongsthataresungorplayedbyinstrumentsarebeautifultoallpeopleeverywhere.

PopularmusicinAmericaiswhateverystudentlikes.Studentscarrysmallradioswithearphonesandlistentomusicbeforeclass,afterclassandatlunch.Studentswithcarsbuylargespeakers(揚(yáng)聲器)andplaythemusicloudlyastheydriveonthestreet.

Adultdriverslistentomusiconthecarradioastheydrivetowork.Theyalsolistentothenewsaboutsports,theweather,politics,andactivitiesoftheAmericanpeople.Butmostoftheradiobroadcastismusic.

Poporpopularmusicsingersmakemuchmoney.TheymakeaCDortapewhichradiostationsuseineverystate.Oncethepopularsingerisheardthroughoutthecountry,youngpeoplebuyhisorhertapes.Someofthemoneyfromthesetapescomestothesinger.Whereverthesingergoes,alltheyoungpeoplewanttomeethimorher.Nowthesingerhasbecomeanationalstar.

Besidespopmusic,therearetwootherkindsofmusicthatisimportanttoAmericans.Oneiscalledfolkmusic.IttellsstoriesaboutthecommonlifeofAmericans.Theotheriscalledwesternorcountrymusic.Thiswasstartedbycowboyswhowouldsingatnighttothecowstheywerewatching.Today,anymusicaboutcountrylifeandthelovebetweenacountryboyandhisgirliscalledwesternorcountrymusic.

Seriousmusicfortheconcerthallsiscalledclassicalmusic.Musicforinstrumentsiscalledorchestramusic,suchasthesymphonies(交響樂)ofBeethoven.Thereisoperaforsingers,balletfordancerslikethestoryofLiangShanboandZhuYingtaiinChina.（1）Inwhatwaycanmusicberegardedasaninternationallanguage?A.Popularmusiciswhateveryoneenjoys.B.Thewonderfulsongsarepopularwiththeworldpeople.C.Whenmusicisplayed,itseemsasifitwerespeakingtous.D.Musicistoopopularforeveryonetobeabletoplayit.（2）WhatcanweknowaboutmusicandpeopleinAmerica?A.Adultdriverslistentonewsaswellasmusicwhentheydrivetowork.B.Adultdriversneverlistentomusicwhentheydrivetowork.C.Studentdriverscarrysmallradioswithearphoneswhentheydriveonthestreets.D.Studentsalwayslistentomusicbeforeclass,inclassandafterclass.（3）WhichofthefollowingstatementisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.AllpeopleinAmericalikepopularmusic.B.Popsingerscangetallthemoneyfromthetapes.C.LiangShanboandZhuYingtaiisakindofpopmusicinChina.D.Now，westernorcountrymusicisalittledifferentfromitsbeginning.（4）What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.Internationallanguage.B.MusicinAmerica.C.Popmusic.D.Musiclisteners.【答案】（1）B（2）A（3）D（4）B【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了美國的幾種音樂。（1）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第一段中的“Musicisaninternationallanguage.Thesongsthataresungorplayedbyinstrumentsarebeautifultoallpeopleeverywhere”可知，音樂是一種世界性的語言，用樂器演唱或演奏的歌曲對世界各地的人們來說都是美麗的，因此推斷美妙的歌曲深受世界人民的歡迎。故選B。（2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第三段中的“Adultdriverslistentomusiconthecarradioastheydrivetowork.Theyalsolistentothenewsaboutsports，theweather，politics，andactivitiesoftheAmericanpeople.”可知，成年司機(jī)開車上班時聽汽車收音機(jī)里的音樂，他們還收聽體育新聞，天氣，政治，和美國人民的活動。A項正確。其他三項描述都不正確。故選A。（3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的“Thiswasstartedbycowboyswhowouldsingatnighttothecowstheywerewatching.Today，anymusicaboutcountrylifeandthelovebetweenacountryboyandhisgirliscalledwesternorcountrymusic.”可知，如今的鄉(xiāng)村音樂與過去是不同的。當(dāng)初它是牛仔唱給牛聽的，但現(xiàn)在它是任何關(guān)于鄉(xiāng)村生活或鄉(xiāng)村青年愛情的音樂。故選D。（4）考查主旨大意。從文中各段的描述看，本文主要講的是美國的音樂種類。故選B?！军c評】本題考點涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，推理判斷和主旨大意三個題型的考查，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。4．閱讀理解

Childrenhavetheirownrulesinplayinggames.Theyseldomneedareferee(裁判)andrarelytroubletokeepscores.Theydon'tcaremuchaboutwhowinsorloses,anditdoesn'tseemtoworrythemifthegameisnotfinished.Yet,theylikegamesthatdependalotonluck,sothattheirpersonalabilitiescannotbedirectlycompared.Theyalsoenjoyedgamesthatmoveinstages,inwhicheachstage,thechoosingofleaders,thepicking-upofsides,orthedeterminingofwhichsideshallstart,isalmostagameinitself.

Grown-upscanhardlyfindchildren'sgameexciting,andtheyoftenfeelpuzzledatwhytheirkidsplaysuchsimplegameagainandagain.However,itisfoundthatachildplaysgamesforveryimportantreasons.Hecanbeagoodplayerwithouthavingtothinkwhetherheisapopularperson,andhecanfindhimselfbeingausefulpartnertosomeoneofwhomheisordinaryafraid.Hebecomesaleaderwhenitcomestohisturn.Hecanbeconfident,too,inparticulargames,thatitishisplacetogiveorders,topretendtobedead,tothrowaballactuallyatsomeone,ortokisssomeonehehascaught.

Itappearstousthatwhenchildrenplayagametheyimagineasituationundertheircontrol.Everyoneknowstherules,andmoreimportantly,everyoneplaysaccordingtotherules.Thoserulesmaybechildish,buttheymakesurethateverychildhasachancetowin.（1）Whatistrueaboutchildrenwhentheyplaygames?A.

Theycanstopplayinganytimetheylike.

B.

Theycantesttheirpersonalabilities.C.

Theywanttopickabetterteam.

D.

Theydon'tneedrules.（2）Tobecomealeaderinagamethechildhasto_________.A.

beausefulpartner

B.

waitforhisturnC.

beconfidentinhimself

D.

bepopularamonghisplaymates（3）Whydoesachildlikeplayinggames?A.

Becausehecanbesomeoneotherthanhimself.B.

Becausehecanbecomepopularamongfriends.C.

Becausehefindsheisalwaysluckyingames.D.

Becausehelikestheplacewhereheplaysagame.（4）Whichisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.

RulesinChildren'sGames

B.

AdvantagesofPlayingGamesforChildrenC.

ReasonsforChildren'sGames

D.

HowtoBeaPopularGamePlayer【答案】（1）A（2）B（3）A（4）B【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了孩子們在玩游戲時有自己的游戲規(guī)則，他們很少需要裁判，很少去記分．他們喜歡玩取決于運(yùn)氣的游戲，這樣他們的個人能力就不能直接進(jìn)行比較了．但是，成年人很難發(fā)現(xiàn)孩子們的游戲令人興奮，他們常常對孩子們反復(fù)玩這么簡單的游戲感到困惑。（1）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第一段中的“Childrenhavetheirownrulesinplayinggames．Theyseldomneedareferee（裁判）andrarelytroubletokeepscores．”可知，介紹了孩子們玩游戲的一些特點，比如孩子的游戲有自己的規(guī)則，也不需要裁判，而且可以隨時結(jié)束，故選A。（2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段中的“Hebecomesaleaderwhenitcomestohisturn”可知，當(dāng)輪到他時，他就成了領(lǐng)袖．所以要成為一個游戲的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者，孩子必須等待輪到他才行，故選B。（3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段中的“Hecanbeagoodplayerwithouthavingtothinkwhetherheisapopularperson，andhecanfindhimselfbeingausefulpartnertosomeoneofwhomheisordinarilyafraid．”可知孩子們喜歡玩游戲的重要原因之一是他們可以在游戲中假裝成別人，選A。（4）考查主旨大意。通讀全文可知，游戲在孩子們的生活中是必不可少的．他們無需裁判，也很少計分，他們甚至不在乎輸贏．盡管在成年人眼里這些游戲非常簡單，枯燥．但是孩子們對此卻是樂此不疲．作者認(rèn)為通過游戲，孩子們學(xué)會了遵守規(guī)則，可知選B?！军c評】本題考點涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，推理判斷和主旨大意三個題型的考查，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。5．閱讀理解

Thevaluesofartisticworks,accordingtoculturalrelativism(相對主義),aresimplyreflectionsoflocalsocialandeconomicconditions.Suchaview,however,failstoexplaintheabilityofsomeworksofarttoexcitethehumanmindacrossculturesandthroughcenturies.

HistoryhaswitnessedtheendlessproductionsofShakespeareanplaysineverymajorlanguageoftheworld.ItisneverraretofindthatMozartpacksJapaneseconcerthalls,asJapanesepainterHiroshigedoesParisgalleries,Uniqueworksofthiskindaredifferentfromtoday'spopularart,eveniftheybeganasworksofpopularart.Theyhavesetthemselvesapartintheirtimelessappealandwillprobablybeenjoyedforcenturiesintothefuture.

Ina1757essay,thephilosopherDavidHumearguedthatbecause"thegeneralprinciplesoftasteareuniform(不變的)inhumannature,"thevalueofsomeworksofartmightbeessentiallypermanent.HeobservedthatHomerwasstilladmiredaftertwothousandyears.Worksofthistype,hebelieved,spoketodeepandunvaryingfeaturesofhumannatureandcouldcontinuetoexistovercenturies.

Nowresearchersareapplyingscientificmethodstothestudyoftheuniversalityofart.Forexample,evolutionarypsychologyisbeingusedbyliteraryscholarstoexplainthelong-lastingthemesandplotdevicesinfiction.Thestructuresofmusicalpiecesarenowopentoexperimentalanalysisasneverbefore.Researchfindingsseemtoindicatethatthecreationbyagreatartistisaspermanentanachievementasthediscoverybyagreatscientist.（1）Accordingtothepassage,whatdoweknowaboutculturalrelativism?A.

Itintroducesdifferentculturalvalues.B.

Itexplainsthehistoryofartisticworks.C.

Itrelatesartisticvaluestolocalconditions.D.

Itexcitesthehumanmindthroughouttheworld.（2）InParagraph2,theartistsarementionedinordertoshowthat_____.A.

greatworksofartcangobeyondnationalboundariesB.

historygivesartworksspecialappealtosetthemapartC.

popularartsarehardlydistinguishablefromgreatartsD.

greatartistsareskilledatcombiningvariouscultures（3）AccordingtoHume,someworksofartcanexistforcenturiesbecause_____.A.

theyareresultsofscientificstudyB.

theyestablishsomegeneralprinciplesofartC.

theyarecreatedbytheworld'sgreatestartistsD.

theyappealtounchangingfeaturesofhumannature（4）Whichofthefollowingcanbestserveasthetitleofthepassage?A.

AreArtisticValuesUniversal?

B.

ArePopularArtsPermanent?C.

IsHumanNatureUniform?

D.

IsCulturalRelativismScientific?【答案】（1）C（2）A（3）D（4）A【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了根據(jù)文化相對主義，藝術(shù)作品在永恒受歡迎的原因是人類的審美具有共同性，并且就此展開說明。（1）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第一段中的“Thevaluesofartisticworks,accordingtoculturalrelativism(相對主義),aresimplyreflectionsoflocalsocialandeconomicconditions.”可知根據(jù)相對主義，藝術(shù)作品就是把藝術(shù)的價值與當(dāng)?shù)氐纳鐣?jīng)濟(jì)條件結(jié)合在一塊，故選C。（2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第二段中的“ItisneverraretofindthatMozartpacksJapaneseconcerthalls,asJapanesepainterHiroshigedoesParisgalleries,Uniqueworksofthiskindaredifferentfromtoday'spopularart,eveniftheybeganasworksofpopularart.”可知不會把莫扎特與日本的音樂進(jìn)行比較，正如日本的畫作與巴黎的畫廊進(jìn)行比較，藝術(shù)作品是沒有國界的，故選A。（3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第三段中的“Ina1757essay,thephilosopherDavidHumearguedthatbecause‘thegeneralprinciplesoftasteareuniform(不變的)inhumannature,"thevalueofsomeworksofartmightbeessentiallypermanent.’”可知Davide曾辯論到風(fēng)格的原則上是沒有變化的，所以一些藝術(shù)是可能會永生的，故選D。（4）考查主旨大意。本文主要從相對論的角度來說，藝術(shù)的價值只能反應(yīng)當(dāng)時的社會經(jīng)濟(jì)，但作者提出不同的觀點，故選A?！军c評】本題考點涉及推理判斷和主旨大意兩個題型的考查，是一篇文化類閱讀，要求考生根據(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．閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

ItiscommonlybelievedthatinmedievalFrance,NewYearwascelebratedon1April.Thenin1562,PopeGregoryintroducedanewcalendarfortheChristianworld,changingNewYearto1January.Withnomoderncommunications,newstravelledslowlyandnewideaswereoftenquestioned.Manypeopledidnothearofthechange,somemerelyforgot,andotherschosetoignoreit.Thesepeoplewerecalledfools.Invitationstonon-existent"NewYear"partiesweresentandotherpracticaljokeswereplayed.Overtimeplayingtrickson1Aprilbecameatradition.ThecustomeventuallyspreadtoEnglandandScotland,anditwaslatertransportedacrosstheAtlantictotheAmericancolonies(殖民地)oftheEnglishandtheFrench.AprilFools'Dayhasnowdevelopedintoaninternationalfestivaloffun,withdifferentnationalitiescelebratingthedayinspecialways.

FranceandItaly

InFranceandItaly,ifsomeoneplaysatrickonyou,youarethe"fishofApril".BythemonthofAprilfishhaveonlyjusthatchedandarethereforeeasytocatch.ChildrenstickpaperfishtotheirFriends'backsandchocolatefisharefoundintheshops.

AmericaandBritain

Today,AmericansandtheBritishplaysmalltricksonfriendsandstrangersalikeon1April.Acommontrickistopointtoafriend'sshoeandsay"Yourshoelace(鞋帶)isuntied."Whentheylookdown,theyarelaughedat.Schoolchildrenmighttellafriendthatschoolhasbeencancelled.Sometimesthemediagetinvolved.Once,aBritishshortfilmwasshownonAprilFools'Dayaboutspaghettifarmersandhowtheyharvesttheircropfromspaghettitrees!

Scotland

InScotland,AprilFools'Daylastsfortwodays!Theseconddayiscalled"TailyDay"andtricksonthisdayinvolvethebottom(orthe"tail",ininformalspeech).Oftenasignsaying‘kickme'isstuckontosomeone'sbackwithoutthemknowing.（1）Inwhatconditionwouldsomeonebecalled"fishofApril"inFrance?A.

Whenoneisfooled.B.

Ifoneisfondoffish.C.

Whenonefoolsothers.D.

Ifonepreferschocolate.（2）WhatwasthepurposeoftheBritishshortfilm?A.

Tohelptheaudience.B.

Totricktheaudience.C.

Towarntheaudience.D.

Toinformtheaudience.（3）WheredoesAprilFools'Daylastformorethanoneday?A.

Italy.

B.

France.

C.

America.

D.

Scotland.【答案】（1）A（2）B（3）D【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，愚人節(jié)現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)發(fā)展成為一個國際性的娛樂節(jié)日，不同的國家以不同的方式慶祝這一天。作者講述了關(guān)于“愚人節(jié)”的一些事情以及一些國家愚人節(jié)的風(fēng)俗習(xí)慣。（1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)FranceandItaly部分中的“InFranceandItaly,ifsomeoneplaysatrickonyou,youarethe‘fishofApril’.“在法國和意大利，如果有人捉弄你，你就是“四月魚”?！笨芍诜▏?dāng)一個人被愚弄時才會有人被稱為“四月魚”。故選A。（2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)AmericaandBritain部分中的“Today,AmericansandtheBritishplaysmalltricksonfriendsandstrangersalikeon1April.和Once,aBritishshortfilmwasshownonAprilFools'Dayaboutspaghettifarmersandhowtheyharvesttheircropfromspaghettitrees!”今天，美國人和英國人都會在4月1日這天對朋友和陌生人開些小玩笑。有一次，愚人節(jié)放映了一部英國短片，講的是種意大利面的農(nóng)民如何從意大利面樹上收獲意大利面”和“有一次，愚人節(jié)放映了一部英國短片，講的是種意大利面的農(nóng)民如何從意大利面樹上收獲意大利面?！笨芍唐哪康氖莵砥垓_觀眾。故選B。（3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)Scotland部分中的“InScotland,AprilFools'Daylastsfortwodays!“在蘇格蘭，愚人節(jié)要持續(xù)兩天！”可知，在蘇格蘭愚人節(jié)持續(xù)超過一天。故選D?！军c評】本題考點涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解題型的考查，是一篇文化類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息，結(jié)合題目要求，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(jì)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(jì)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?？v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

Thereismoreofaconnectionbetweenfoodandculturethanyoumaythink.Onanindividuallevel,wegrowupeatingthefoodofourculture.Itbecomesapartofwhoweare.Manyassociatefoodfromourchildhoodwithwarmfeelingsandgoodmemoriesandittiesustoourfamilies,holdingaspecialandpersonalvalueforus.Foodfromourfamilyoftenbecomesthecomfortfoodweseekasadultsintimesoffrustrationandstress.

Onalargescale,traditionalfoodisanimportantpartofculture.Italsooperatesasanexpressionofcultureidentity.Immigrantsbringitwherevertheygo,anditisasymbolofpridefortheircultureandmeansofcopingwithhomesickness.

Manyimmigrantsopentheirownrestaurantsandservetraditionaldishes.However,thefooddoesnotremainexactlythesame.Somematerialsneededtomaketraditionaldishesmaynotbereadilyavailable,sothetasteandflavorcanbedifferentfromwhattheywouldprepareintheirhomecountries.Additionally,immigrantsdonotonlyselldishestopeoplefromthesamecountriesasthem,buttopeoplefromdifferentcountries.Therefore,theyhavetomakesmallchangesabouttheoriginaldishestocatertoawiderrangeofcustomers.Thosechangescancreatenewflavorsthatstillkeeptheculturalsignificanceofthedishes.

Weshouldembraceourheritage（傳統(tǒng)）throughourculture'sfoodbutalsobecomemoreinformedaboutotherculturesbytryingtheirfood.Itisimportant