高考英語閱讀理解(社會文化)題20套(帶答案)及解析一、高中英語閱讀理解社會文化類1．閱讀理解TheatersofthePast

TheGreekTheater

TheatersdevelopedinmanypartsofGreece.AncientGreektheaterswerebuiltinnaturalopenairsitesonconvenientlyshapedhills.Thisallowedagreatmassofpeopletoenjoyashowatatime.Duetothis,actorsplacedemphasisonexaggerated(夸張的)actionandspeech.And,colorfulsymbolicmasksandcostumeswereused.

TheMedievalTheater

TheMedievaltheaterstartedinchurches.That'swhymedievalplayswereaboutBiblestories.Atfirst,itbecameacustomforpriests(牧師)toactoutbriefscenesduringChristmasandEaster.Theseactsattractedlargecrowds.Finallythechurchrefusedtoallowprieststoparticipateinanysucheventsagain,soordinarypeoplebegantheseperformancesoutside.Performancesweresetinthetownsquare,withseveralstagesettingsaroundit.

TheElizabethanTheater

TheEngland'stheaterdevelopedrapidlyintheyearsfollowingthedefeatoftheSpanishNavy.ThedominantfeatureofElizabethantheaterwasthestage.Ithasthreeparts:Theforestageforoutsidescenes;theinnerstageforscenesinsideabuilding;anupperstageorbalconyforvariouspurposes.Thereasonforthisdesignisthattherewerenoscenechanges,orbreaksduringtheplay.Verylittlescenerywasused,sotheactorshadtocreateascenethroughtheirvoicesanddialogues.Thisledtoamorepoeticscript,andpoetsbecamethemainsourceofscriptwriting.

TheRestorationTheater

Someoftheplaystoldsadstories,butthemajorityoftheplayswerereallyfunny.Manyspecializedmachineswereusedtocreatethescene.Thestagewasaverycleveridea,inthatonthesidesofthestagelargebackshutters(百葉窗)werepaintedwiththescene.（1）WhywereancientGreektheatersbuiltonhills?A.Toholdalargeaudience.B.Tobuildabigandstrongstage.C.Tohaveabettersoundeffect.D.Toemphasizeexaggeratedperformances.（2）Inwhichtheatercouldactors'voicesandspeechhelpcreatescenes?A.TheGreekTheater.B.TheMedievalTheater.C.TheElizabethanTheater.D.TheRestorationTheater.（3）WhatisspecialabouttheRestorationTheater?A.Colorfulmaskswereused.B.Thestagewassmartlydesigned.C.Mostofitsplaysweresorrowful.D.Ordinarypeopleweretheperformers.【答案】（1）A（2）C（3）B【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了四個古代的劇院。（1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)TheGreekTheater部分中的“AncientGreektheaterswerebuiltinnaturalopenairsitesonconvenientlyshapedhills.Thisallowedagreatmassofpeopletoenjoyashowatatime.”古希臘的劇院建在自然開闊的地方，建在形狀方便的山上。這使得一大群人可以一次欣賞一場演出，可知，希臘劇院建在山上是為了讓更多的觀眾可以一起欣賞演出。故選A。（2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)TheElizabethanTheater部分中的“Verylittlescenerywasused,sotheactorshadtocreateascenethroughtheirvoicesanddialogues.”布景用得很少，所以演員們不得不通過他們的聲音和對話來創(chuàng)造一個場景，可知，在TheElizabethanTheater,演員的聲音和言語能幫助創(chuàng)造場景。故選C。（3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)TheRestorationTheater部分中的“Thestagewasaverycleveridea,inthatonthesidesofthestagelargebackshutters(百葉窗)werepaintedwiththescene.”舞臺是一個非常聰明的想法，因為舞臺兩側(cè)的大背板上都畫著場景)可知，在TheRestorationTheater舞臺設(shè)計非常巧妙。故選B?！军c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，并根據(jù)上下文進行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。2．閱讀理解

InIndia,mostofthewomenwearareddotbetweentheireyebrows.Whileitisgenerallytakenasanindicatoroftheirmarital(婚姻的)status,thepracticeisprimarilyrelatedtotheHindu(印度教的)religion.ThedotgoesbydifferentnamesindifferentHindidialects,and“bindi"istheonethatismostcommonlyknown.Traditionally,thedotcarriesnogenderrestrictionMenaswellaswomenwearit.However,thetraditionofmenwearingithasfadedinrecenttimes,sonowadaysweseealotmorewomenthanmenwearingone.

Thepositionofthebindiisstandardcenteroftheforehead,closetotheeyebrows.Itrepresentsathird,orinnereye.HindutraditionholdsthatallpeoplehavethreeeyesThetwoouteronesareusedforseeingtheoutsideworld,andthethirdoneistheretofocusinwardtowardGod.Assuch,thedotmeanspiety(虔誠)andservesasaconstantremindertokeepGodinthefrontofabeliever'sthoughts.

Redisthetraditionalcolorofthedot.Itissaidthatinancienttimesamanwouldplaceadropofbloodbetweenhiswife'seyestosealtheirmarriage.AccordingtoHindubeliefs,thecolorredisbelievedtobringgoodfortunetothemarriedcouple.Today,peoplegowithdifferentcolorsdependingupontheirpreferences.Womenoftenweardotsthatmatchthecoloroftheirclothes.Decorativeofstickerbindiscomeinallsizes,colorsandvariations,andcanbewornbyyoungandold,marriedandunmarriedpeoplealike.Wearingabindihasbecomemoreofafashionstatementthanareligiouscustom.（1）WhydidpeopleinIndiastartwearingareddotontheirforehead?A.Tostresstheirfamilybackground.B.Toindicatetheirsocialrank.C.Toshowtheirreligiousbelief.D.Todisplaytheirfinancialstatus.（2）WhatisthefunctionofthethirdeyeinHindutradition?A.Tohelptheothereyesseebetter.B.Tolooktothedistance.C.Toseetheoutsideworld.D.TopayrespecttoGod.（3）Whywasredchosenastheoriginalcolorofthebindi?A.Theword"bindi"means"red"insomeHindidialects.B.Redwasbelievedtobealuckycolorforhusbandandwife.C.ThereddotrepresentedthebloodofGod.D.Redstoodforawife'sloveforherhusband.（4）Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaboutbindistoday?A.Bindisarenowusedtomakepeoplelookbetter.B.Bindisarewornanywhereonthefacenow.C.MostIndianwomendonotwearbindisanymore.D.MorementhanwomenwearbindisinIndia.【答案】（1）C（2）D（3）B（4）A【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，大多數(shù)印度女人的眉毛中間都戴著紅點，這種做法主要與印度教有關(guān)，它代表的是第三只眼，可以時時提醒信徒要尊敬上帝?，F(xiàn)在眉心紅點更多的是作為裝飾品使用。（1）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第一段中的“InIndia,mostofthewomenwearareddotbetweentheireyebrows.Whileitisgenerallytakenasanindicatoroftheirmarital（婚姻的）status,thepracticeisprimarilyrelatedtotheHindu（印度教的）religion.”在印度，大多數(shù)女性的眉毛上都有一個紅點。雖然這通常被認(rèn)為是他們婚姻狀況的一個指標(biāo)，但這種做法主要與印度教有關(guān)。可知這種做法主要與印度教有關(guān)，所以印度人前額戴紅點是展示他們的宗教信仰。故選C。（2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段可知，印度傳統(tǒng)上認(rèn)為人有第三只眼。以及“Assuch，thedotservesasaconstantremindertokeepGodinthefrontofabeliever'sthoughts．”因此，點作為一個持續(xù)的提醒，以保持神在信徒的思想面前。所以第三眼在印度教傳統(tǒng)中的重要性是要尊重上帝。故選D。（3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段中的“AccordingtoHindubeliefs，thecolorredisbelievedtobringgoodfortunetothemarriedcouple．”可知，根據(jù)印度教的信仰，紅色被認(rèn)為能為已婚的夫婦帶來好運。故選B。（4）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段中的“Decorativeorstickerbindiscomeinallsizes，colorsandvariations，andcanbewornbyyoungandold，marriedandunmarriedpeoplealike．Wearingabindihasbecomemoreofafashionstatementthanareligiouscustom.”裝飾物或貼紙貼紙有各種尺寸、顏色和變化，年輕人和老年人、已婚人士和未婚人士都可以佩戴。佩戴賓蒂帽與其說是一種宗教習(xí)俗，不如說是一種時尚宣言。可知，眉心紅點現(xiàn)在更多的被用作裝飾品。故選A．【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)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。3．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，人們利用折紙原理創(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的醫(yī)藥、計算機和機器人行業(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，只通過折疊就可以把一張正方形或者三角形的紙變成動物、紙盒、花、船等東西，由此推測折紙需要有創(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.”可知折紙愛好者Lang向一位制造商建議了把安全氣囊折疊到儀表盤中的最佳方式。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)用遠遠超出了我們的想象，由此可推測ErikDemaine對折紙工程的未來充滿希望。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，未來電腦的發(fā)展和未來可重構(gòu)機器人，這些都和科學(xué)技術(shù)相關(guān)，故推測本文很有可能出現(xiàn)在報紙的科學(xué)板塊。故選D?！军c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)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息，根據(jù)上下文進行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。4．閱讀理解

ThefinalresultsofBest-EverTeenFictionvotearein.Whileit'snosurprisetoseeHarryPotterandTheHungerGamesseriesontop,thisyear'slistalsohighlightssomewritersweweren'tasfamiliarwith.Forexample,JohnGreen,authorofTheFaultinOurStars,appearsfivetimesinthetop100.

Summer,likeyouth,passesquickly.Butthebookswereadwhenwe'reyoungcanstaywithusforalifetime.Thefollowingarethetop4onthelist.Enjoy.

⒈HarryPotterseries

TheHarryPotterbooksmakeupthepopularserieswrittenbyJ.K.Rowing.Theseriesincludessevenbooks.Thebooksconcernawizard(魔法師)calledHarryPotterandhisjourneythroughHogwartsSchoolofWitchcraftandWizardry.ThestoriestellofhimovercomingdangerousobstaclestodefeatthedarkwizardLordVoldemortwhokilledhisparentswhenHarrywas15monthsold.

⒉TheHungerGamesseries

IntheruinsofafutureNorthAmerica,ayounggirlispickedtoleaveherpoordistrictandtraveltoCapitolforabattletothedeathinthecruelHungerGames.ButforKatnissEverdeen,themaincharacterinthisseriesbySuzanneCollins,winningtheGamesonlyputsherdeeperindangerasthestrictsocialorderofPanembeginstounravel(瓦解).

⒊ToKillaMockingbird

AuthorHarperLeeexploresracialtensionsinthefictional"tiredoldtown"ofMaycomb,Ala.,throughtheeyesof6-year-oldScoutFinch.Asherlawyerfather,Atticus,defendsablackmanaccusedofacrime,ScoutandherfriendslearnabouttheunjusttreatmentofAfrican-Americans–andtheirmysteriousneighbor,BooRadley.

⒋ThefaultinOurStars

HazelGrace,ateenagegirl,hasgotallsortsofcancerinsideherbody,andherlungsaren'tworkingverywell.Sheknowssheisdyinganddoesn'tliveinhopeanymore.WhenamannamedAugustusWaterssuddenlyappearsattheCancerKidSupportGroup,Hazel'sstoryisabouttobecompletelyrewritten.（1）WhatdoweknowaboutJohnGreen?A.

Oneofhisnovelstopsthelist.B.

Manyofhisnovelsareverypopular.C.

Heisthefavoritewriterofmanyteens.D.

Hewasawell-knownwriterlongbeforethevote.（2）WhoistheauthorofTheHungerGamesseries?A.

HarperLee.

B.

JohnGreen.

C.

J.K.Rowling.

D.

SuzanneCollins.（3）WhatisToKillaMockingbirdmainlyabout?A.

Lifelongfriendships.

B.

Racialdiscrimination.C.

Amanworkingasalawyer.

D.

Alittlegirl'sdifficultchildhood.（4）HazelinTheFaultinOurStars______.A.

isveryoptimistic

B.

writesagreatstoryC.

makesmanymistakes

D.

ischangedbyAugustus.（5）Inwhichpartofanewspapercanwefindthetextprobably?A.

Sports.

B.

News.

C.

Literature.

D.

Entertainment.【答案】（1）B（2）D（3）B（4）D（5）C【解析】【分析】

短文大意：本文介紹了最受青少年喜愛的四部小說。（1）細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段thisyear'slistalsohighlightssomewritersweweren'tasfamiliarwith.Forexample,JohnGreen,authorofTheFaultinOurStars,appearsfivetimesinthetop100.可知，本年度的名單中出現(xiàn)了一些我們不是很熟悉的作家，比如JohnGreen，在前100里出現(xiàn)了五次，可知，其小說很受歡迎，故選B。（2）細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段ButforKatnissEverdeen,themaincharacterinthisseriesbySuzanneCollins可知，饑餓游戲的作者為SuzanneCollins，故選D。（3）細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)本部分AuthorHarperLeeexploresracialtensionsinthefictional"tiredoldtown"ofMaycomb可知，殺死一只知更鳥，探討種族歧視問題，故選B。（4）細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段WhenamannamedAugustusWaterssuddenlyappearsattheCancerKidSupportGroup,Hazel'sstoryisabouttobecompletelyrewritten.可知，當(dāng)AugustusWaters出現(xiàn)的時候，Hazel的人生發(fā)生了改變，故選D。（5）推理判斷題題。本文主要介紹四部受青少年喜愛的小說，故與文學(xué)有關(guān)，故選C?！军c評】考查閱讀理解。本文涉及細(xì)節(jié)題、推斷題兩種常考題型，細(xì)節(jié)題要注意從文中尋找答案；推斷題需要聯(lián)系上下文，推斷出需要的信息。5．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】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了世界各地的四個受歡迎的音樂節(jié)：講述了節(jié)日舉行的時間和節(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對于年輕人來說意味著新年，因此人們在悉尼能夠享受有趣的新年。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，這個節(jié)日一直是非盈利的音樂節(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，這兩個音樂節(jié)與大自然有關(guān)。故選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，考生需要準(zhǔn)確掌握細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。6．閱讀理解

TheNazcaLinesareaseriesoflargeancientgeoglyphs(地畫)intheNazcaDesert,insouthernPeru.Itisrangingfromgeometricpatternstodrawingsofdifferentanimalsandstylizedhuman-likeforms.Theancientlinescanonlybetrulytakeninfromhighintheair,leavinggenerationspuzzledastohowthesepreciseworkscouldhavebeencompletedlongbeforethedocumentedinventionofhumanflight.

TheLineswerefirstspottedwhencommercialairlinesbeganflyingacrossthePeruviandesertinthe1920,s.Whobuiltthemandwhatwastheirpurpose?Aretheyroads,starpointers，maybeevenagiganticmap?Ifthepeoplewholivedhere2,000yearsagohadonlyasimpletechnology,howdidtheymanagetoconstructsuchprecisefigures?Didtheyhaveaplan?Thesemarkingsarelikeavastpuzzle.

TheNazcaLinesarethemostoutstandinggroupofgeoglyphsintheworld.TherearealsohugegeoglyphsinEgypt,Malta，UnitedStates(MississippiandCalifornia),Chile，Holiviaandinothercountries.ButtheNazcageoglyphs,becauseoftheirnumbers，characteristics,dimensionsandculturalcontinuityastheyweremadeandremadethroughoutacertainhistoryperiod,formthemostimpressivearcheological(考古學(xué)的)group.

TheNazcaplainisuniqueforitsabilitytopreservethemarkingsuponit,duetothecombinationoftheclimate(oneofthedriestonEarth,withonlytwentyminutesofrainfallperyear)andtheflat,stonygroundwhichminimizestheeffectofthewindatgroundlevel.Withnodustorsandtocovertheplainandlittlerainorwindtoerode(腐蝕)it,linesdrawnheretendtostaydrawn.Thesefactors,combinedwiththeexistenceoflighter-coloredsubsoilbeneaththedesertsurface,provideavastwritingpadthatissuitedtotheartistwhowantstoleavehismarketernal.（1）WhatcanweknowabouttheNazcaLinesfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A.

Theywerebuiltasabigmap.

B.

Theywereformedbynature.C.

Theyareancientlinesincaves.

D.

Theyarehugemarkingsinadesert（2）HowmanyfactorsmaketheNazcaLinesthemostimpressive?A.

One.

B.

Two.

C.

Three.

D.

Four.（3）WhyaretheNazcaLineswellpreserved?A.

Becauseofthewindatgroundlevel.

B.

Becauseoftheexistenceofsoftsoil.C.

Becauseoftheclimateandgeography.

D.

Becauseofthethicksandonthetop.（4）Whatdoestheunderlinedword“eternal”probablymean?A.

Non-stop.

B.

Ever-lasting.

C.

Real-life.

D.

High-end.【答案】（1）D（2）D（3）C（4）B【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了出現(xiàn)在秘魯南部Nazca沙漠的大型古代地畫TheNazcaLines，其神奇之處及形成原因。(1)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段中的“TheNazcaLinesareaseriesoflargeancientgeoglyphs(地畫)intheNazcaDesert,insouthernPeru.”及對TheNazcaLines圖案和發(fā)現(xiàn)過程的具體介紹，可知theNazcaLines是出現(xiàn)在秘魯南部Nazca沙漠的大型古代地畫，故選D。(2)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段中的“Whobuiltthemandwhatwastheirpurpose?Aretheyroads,starpointers，maybeevenagiganticmap?Ifthepeoplewholivedhere2,000yearsagohadonlyasimpletechnology,howdidtheymanagetoconstructsuchprecisefigures?Didtheyhaveaplan?”四方面使人迷惑的問題，可知這四個因素使theNazcaLines更獨特更使人們難忘，故選D。(3)考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段中的“TheNazcaplainisuniqueforitsabilitytopreservethemarkingsuponit,duetothecombinationoftheclimateandtheflat,stonygroundwhichminimizestheeffectofthewindatgroundlevel.”可知因為這里干燥少雨的氣候和平坦多石的地形使地畫能很好的被保留，故選C。(4)考查詞義猜測。最后一句指這些因素，加上沙漠表面下淺色地下土壤的存在，給那些想要永久留下印記的藝術(shù)家提供了一個巨大的書寫板?！癳ternal”永恒的，和Ever-lasting同義，故選B?！军c評】本題考點涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，推理判斷和詞義猜測三個題型的考查，是一篇文化類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息，并進一步根據(jù)上下文進行分析，推理，概括和歸納，選出正確答案。7．閱讀理解

In1947agroupoffamouspeoplefromtheartworldheadedbyanAustrianconductordecidedtoholdaninternationalfestivalofmusic,danceandtheatreinEdinburgh.TheideawastoreuniteEuropeaftertheSecondWorldWar.

ItquicklyattractedfamousnamessuchasAlecGuinness,RichardBurton,DameMargotFonteynandMarleneDietrichaswellasthebigsymphonyorchestras(交響樂團).ItbecameafixedeventeveryAugustandnowattracts400,000peopleyearly.

Atthesametime,the"Fringe"appearedasachallenge(挑戰(zhàn))totheofficialfestival.Eighttheatregroupsturnedupuninvitedin1947,inthebeliefthateveryoneshouldhavetherighttoperform,andtheydidsoinapublichousedisusedforyears.

Soon,groupsofstudentsfirstlyfromEdinburghUniversity,andlaterfromtheuniversitiesofOxfordandCambridge,DurhamandBirminghamweremakingthejourneytotheScottishcapitaleachsummertoperformtheatrebylittle--knownwritersofplaysinsmallchurchhallstothepeopleofEdinburgh.

Todaythe"Fringe",oncelessrecognized,hasfaroutgrownthefestivalwitharound1,500performancesoftheatre,musicanddanceoneveryoneofthe21daysitlasts.Andyetasearlyas1959,withonly19theatregroupsperforming,somesaiditwasgettingtoobig.

Apaidadministrator(行政人員)wasfirstemployedonlyin1971,andtodaythereareeightadministratorsworkingallyearroundandthenumberrisesto150duringAugustitself.In2004therewere200placeshousing1,695showsbyover600differentgroupsfrom50differentcountries.Morethan1.25millionticketsweresold.（1）WhatwasthepurposeofEdinburghFestivalatthebeginning?A.TobringEuropetogetheragain.B.TohonorheroesofWorldWarII.C.Tointroduceyoungtheatregroups.D.ToattractgreatartistsfromEurope.（2）WhydidsomeuninvitedtheatregroupscometoEdinburghin1947?A.Theyownedapublichousethere.B.Theycametotakeupachallenge.C.Theythoughttheywerealsofamous.D.Theywantedtotakepartinthefestival.（3）Whatdoesthe"Fringe"meaninthethirdparagraph?A.unpopulargroupsB.non-officialgroupsC.foreigngroupsD.localgroups（4）WemaylearnfromthetextthatEdinburghFestival

.A.hasbecomeanon-officialeventB.hasgonebeyondanartfestivalC.givesshowsallyearroundD.keepsgrowingrapidly【答案】（1）A（2）D（3）B（4）D【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了愛丁堡音樂節(jié)形成和發(fā)展，包括對創(chuàng)設(shè)目的，參與群體，發(fā)展規(guī)模等方面進行了簡要而準(zhǔn)確的敘述，回顧了愛丁堡音樂節(jié)的發(fā)展歷程。（1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段中的“TheideawastoreuniteEuropeaftertheSecondWorldWar.”可知，這個EdinburghFestival是為了在二戰(zhàn)后重新團結(jié)歐洲。故選A。（2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段中的“Eighttheatregroupsturnedupuninvitedin1947,inthebeliefthateveryoneshouldhavetherighttoperform,”可知這些隊伍認(rèn)為每個人都有表演的權(quán)力，所以他們想要參加節(jié)日。故選D。（3）考查詞義猜測。根據(jù)第三段中的“Atthesametime,the‘Fringe’appearedasachallenge(挑戰(zhàn))totheofficialfestival.”可知Fringe與official是相對的；再根據(jù)“Eighttheatregroupsturnedup？”以及第四段中的“Soon,groupsofstudentsfirstlyfromEdinburghUniversity,andlaterfromtheuniversitiesofOxfordandCambridge,DurhamandBirminghamweremakingthejourneytotheScottishcapitaleachsummertoperform”可知很多團體和大學(xué)生也參與了進來，所以Fringe譯為非正式的，故選B。（4）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段中的“todaythereareeightadministratorsworkingallyearroundandthenumberrisesto150duringAugustitself.In2004therewere200placeshousing1,695showsbyover600differentgroupsfrom50differentcountries.”可知它發(fā)展的非?？臁９蔬xD?！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)確掌握細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進行分析，推理，從而選出正確答案。8．Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

WhydosomanyAmericansdistrustwhattheyreadintheirnewspapers?TheAmericanSocietyofNewspaperEditorsistryingtoanswerthispainfulquestion.Theorganizationisdeepintoalongself-analysisknownasthejournalismcredibilityproject.

Sadtosay,thisprojecthasturnedouttobemostlylow-levelfindingsaboutfactualerrorsandspellingandgrammarmistakes,combinedwithlotsofhead-scratchingpuzzlementaboutwhatintheworldthosereadersreallywant.

Butthesourcesofdistrustgowaydeeper.Mostjournalistslearntoseetheworldthroughasetofstandardpatternsintowhichtheyreporteachday'sevents.Inotherwords,thereisatraditionalstorylineinthenewsroomculturethatprovidesabackboneandaready-madenarrativestructureforotherwiseconfusingnews.

Thereexistsasocialandculturaldisconnectbetweenjournalistsandtheirreaders,whichhelpsexplainwhythe"standardpatterns"ofthenewsroomseemforeigntomanyreaders.Inarecentsurvey,questionnairesweresenttoreportersinfivemiddle-sizecitiesaroundthecountry,plusonelargemetropolitanarea.Thenresidentsinthesecommunitieswerephonedatrandomandaskedthesamequestions.

RepliesshowthatcomparedwithotherAmerican