（英語）高二英語閱讀理解(社會文化)解題技巧和訓(xùn)練方法及練習(xí)題(含答案)及解析一、高中英語閱讀理解社會文化類1．閱讀理解

TherearelotsofwaystoeducateyourselfontheInternet.Youcanfindphotos,documents,andfilmsonalmostanytopicyoucanimagine.Andat,youcanaccesslecturesbyartists,scholars,designers,techniciansandothers.

TEDbeganin1984asaconferencethatbroughttogetherindividualsfromthefieldsoftechnology,entertainmentanddesign.Itwasintendedtobeaone-timeeventfocusingontechnologyanddesign.Theeventendeduplosingmoney,anditwassixyearsbeforethefounderstrieditagain.Thistimeitworked,andsince1990,theTEDconferencehasbeenanannualevent.Therearenowtwoheldeveryyear,withtopicsasdiverseasmusic,medicine,andmoney.Otherspecializedspin-offconferencesaddressnarrowerissues.

TheTEDwebsitecamefromadesiretosharetheconferenceswiththeworld,to"offerfreeknowledgefromtheworld'smostinspiredthinkers,"asthewebsiteputsit.ThecurrentversionofthesitewaslaunchedinApril2007,andcontainsvideosoftalksgivenattheTEDconferencesaroundtheworld.Thetalksaretranscribedintohundredsoflanguages.

TheTEDwebsiteisownedbytheSaplingFoundation,anonprofitdevotedtofosteringthespreadofgreatideas.TheSaplingfoundationacquiredTEDin2001.Sincethen,ithasbeenfocusingonusingTEDtobroadcastideasthatmightchangetheworld.

TED,ofcourse,isn'timmunetocriticism.It'sbeencalledelitist(精英)foritshighticketprices(morethan6,000dollarstotal).It'sbeenaccusedbyafewpeopleofcensorshipfornotpublishingtheirtalks.Onecontroversialspeakerwasupsetaboutbeingcriticizedbytheconference'shostafterward.

Thecomplaints,however,seemtoberelativelyfewforsuchalarge,long-runningorganization.AndaccusationsofelitismringhollowwhensomuchisgivenawayforfreeonTED'swebsite.Whateveritsfailings,TEDisasourceofinspirationalinformationforthosewhoseekitout.（1）Whatisthemaintopicofthearticle?A.ThecaseagainstTEDB.What'sonTEDtoday.C.Prosandconsof.D.WhatisTED（2）WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.TheTEDconferencecameafterthesuccessof.B.TwoTEDconferencesarenowheldeveryyear.C.TEDtalksareavailableinmanylanguages.D.TheSaplingFoundationowns.（3）Fromthelasttwoparagraphs,wecaninferthat________.A.itisacceptedtoallinvolvedthatsomeTEDtalksmightnotbepublishedB.thehostoftheconferenceisonewhoplaysasupportiveroletothespeakersC.TEDiscriticizedforgivingspecialtreatmenttothewealthyorpowerfulD.thenegativecommentsonTEDgreatlyaffectsitsreputation（4）Thisauthorprobablybelievesthat________.A.TEDiselitistB.TEDisbeneficialC.TEDisn'timportantD.TEDisthebestwebsite【答案】（1）D（2）A（3）C（4）B【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了TED以及它的歷史發(fā)展。（1）考查主旨大意。根據(jù)第一段中的“Andat,youcanaccesslecturesbyartists,scholars,designers,techniciansandothers.”在，你可以訪問藝術(shù)家、學(xué)者、設(shè)計師、技術(shù)人員和其他人的演講。以及以下幾個段落的內(nèi)容，可知這篇文章的主題是“TED是什么”，故選D。（2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段中的“TheTEDwebsitecamefromadesiretosharetheconferenceswiththeworld,to‘offerfreeknowledgefromtheworld'smostinspiredthinkers,’asthewebsiteputsit.”TED網(wǎng)站源于一種與世界分享會議的愿望，用網(wǎng)站的話說，就是“向世界上最有靈感的思想家們提供免費的知識”?？芍?，“TED大會是在網(wǎng)站成功之后召開的”這種表述錯誤，故選A。（3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的“TED,ofcourse,isn'timmunetocriticism.It'sbeencalledelitist(精英)foritshighticketprices.”當(dāng)然，TED也免不了受到批評。它因其高昂的票價被稱為精英主義；以及最后一段中的“AndaccusationsofelitismringhollowwhensomuchisgivenawayforfreeonTED'swebsite.”而當(dāng)這么多東西在泰德的網(wǎng)站上免費贈送時，精英主義的指責(zé)就顯得空洞了?？赏茢喑?，TED因給予富人或有權(quán)勢的人特殊待遇而受到批評，故選C。（4）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Whateveritsfailings,TEDisasourceofinspirationalinformationforthosewhoseekitout.”不管它的缺點是什么，TED都是那些尋找它的人鼓舞人心的信息來源。可推斷出，這位作者可能認(rèn)為TED是有益的，故選B。【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

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?？碱}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。3．閱讀理解

March21hasbeendeclaredWorldSleepDay,atimetorecognizeandcelebratethevalueofsleep.Manysleepexpertshopeitwillbeawake-upcall.

Accordingtoapoll(民意調(diào)查)bytheNationalSleepFoundation,nearly4in5Americansdon'tgetasmuchsleepastheyshouldduringtheworkweek.Onaverage,adultsarethoughttoneedatleasteighthoursofsleepanight,althoughsomecanmanagewithlessandsomewon'tdowellwithoutmore.Butthesurveyfoundthat,onweekdays,only21%ofAmericansactuallygetafulleighthoursofsleep,andanother21%getlessthansixhours.

Tomanyofus,thethoughtofspendingmoretimesleepingis,well,abigyawn.Ontheotherhand,thethoughtofbeingsmarter,thinner,healthierandmorecheerfulhasacertainappeal.Andthosearejustafewoftheadvantagesthatcanbeoursifweconsistentlygetenoughsleep,researcherssay.Alsoontheplusside:We'relikelytohavebetterskin,bettermemories,betterjudgment,and,oh,yes,longerlives.

“Whenyouloseevenonehourofsleepforanyreason,itinfluencesyourperformancethenextday,”saysDr.AlonAvidan,directoroftheUCLASleepDisordersCenter.

Astudypublishedlastyearfoundthesametobetrueevenofchildren.Whenkidsaged8to12sleptforjustonehourlessforfournights,theydidn'tfunctionaswellduringtheday.

Butsleepinghasanimageproblem.“Weseenappingorsleepingaslazy,”saysJenniferVriend,aclinicalpsychologistinOttawa,Canada,andtheleadingauthorofthestudywithchildren.“Weputsomuchemphasisondiet,nutritionandexercise.Sleepisinthebackseat.Infact,”sheadds,“nomatterhowmuchweworkout,nomatterhowwellweeat,wecan'tbeintopphysicalshapeunlesswealsogetplentyofsleep.”（1）TheunderlinedpartinParagraph1means

.A.

wakingupthesleepers

B.

drawingpeople'sattentionC.

servingasamorningcall

D.

declaringthespecialday（2）FromParagraph3wecaninferthat

.A.

beinghealthierisoneoftheadvantagesforusB.

sleepinghasnothingtodowithone'sexpectationsC.

enoughsleepistheguaranteeoftheappealingthingsD.

spendingmoretimeinsleepingisawasteoftime（3）WhatJenniferVriendsaidinthelastparagraphimpliesthat

.A.

peoplecarelittleaboutsleeping

B.

sleepingisanimageproblemC.

lazypeopletendtosleeplong

D.

sleepingisonlypartofourlife（4）Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A.

Totalkaboutpeople'ssleepingproblems.B.

Toprovideaninvestigationresultofsleeping.C.

Tostressthefunctionofsleepingatnight.D.

Toarousetheawarenessofenoughsleep.【答案】（1）B（2）C（3）A（4）D【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，充足的睡眠對我們非常重要,為了引起人們的足夠重視,3月21日被宣布為世界睡眠日。（1）考查詞義猜測。此處指,睡眠專家希望3月21日被宣布為世界睡眠日這件事會引起人們對睡眠的重視。由此可知,awake-upcall含有警鐘的意思。與B項表述的意思相近,故選B。（2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第三段中的“Ontheotherhand,thethoughtofbeingsmarter,thinner,healthierandmorecheerfulhasacertainappeal.”可知,充足的睡眠可以使我們更聰明、更苗條、更健康、更快樂等,這些都是有吸引力的事情。故選C。（3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Weputsomuchemphasisondiet,nutritionandexercise.Sleepisinthebackseat.”可知,人們注重飲食、營養(yǎng)和鍛煉,不很重視睡眠。故選A。（4）考查推理判斷。這篇文章旨在讓人們意識到充足睡眠的重要性,呼吁人們關(guān)注睡眠問題。故選D?！军c評】本題考點涉及詞義猜測和推理判斷兩個題型的考查，是一篇文化類閱讀，要求考生根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。4．閱讀理解

Musicisaninternationallanguage.Thesongsthataresungorplayedbyinstrumentsarebeautifultoallpeopleeverywhere.

PopularmusicinAmericaiswhateverystudentlikes.Studentscarrysmallradioswithearphonesandlistentomusicbeforeclass,afterclassandatlunch.Studentswithcarsbuylargespeakers(揚聲器)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。【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。5．閱讀理解

MoreandmorepeopleinAmericaarecelebratingtheIndianholidayDiwali.DiwaliisHindifor"rowoflights".ItisthemostimportantholidayinIndia.

Manypeoplearoundtheworldarebeginningtocelebrateitaswell.TheUnitedStatesisoneoftheplaceswherethefestivalisbecomingmorecommon.DiwalicelebrationscannowbefoundatAmericanlandmarkslikeDisneylandinCaliforniaandNewYorkCity'sTimesSquare.Theyarealsoheldinmanyparksandmuseums.

NeetaBhasincreatedtheTimesSquareevent.ShesaidIndianimmigrantshavefoundgreatsuccessinAmerica.But,shesaid,manyAmericansstilldonotknowmuchaboutIndia.So,shedecidedtoact."Ifeltit'sabouttimethatweshouldtakeIndiatomainstreamAmericaandshowIndia'srichculture,heritage,artsandvarietytotheworld,"shesaid,"andIcouldn'tfindabetterplacethanTimesSquare."

BhasincametotheUnitedStatesfromIndia40yearsago.SheispresidentofASBCommunications,themarketingfirmbehindDiwaliatTimesSquare.Tensofthousandsofpeopleattendtheevent,nowinitsfourthyear.

InIndia,Diwaliisafive-dayharvestfestivalheldjustbeforetheHinduNewYear.TheexactdateschangefromyeartoyearbutDiwaliisalwaysinthefall.Celebrationsincludelightingoillampsorcandlescalled"diyas".

ADiwalicelebrationwilllightupDisneyCaliforniaAdventureParkinAnaheimthisyear.VisitorscanwatchperformancesoftraditionalIndiandancesandtakepartinaBollywooddanceparty.TheeventispartofaFestivalofHolidaysprogramatthethemeparktoshowculturaltraditionsfromaroundtheworld.TheprogramtakesplaceonNovember10ththroughJanuary7th.

SanAntonio,Texas,alsoholdsaDiwalicelebration.Anditisoneofthenation'slargestcelebrations,withmorethan15,000peopleinattendanceeachyear.VisitorscanenjoyIndiandance，foodandfireworks.OrganizersalsoplantofloathundredsoflightedcandlesintheSanAntonioRiver,alongthecity'sfamousRiverWalk.（1）WhichisthemainsymbolintheIndianholidayDiwali?A.

Dances.

B.

Lamps.

C.

Food.

D.

Clothes.（2）WhydidNeetaBhasinsetuptheTimesSquareevent?A.

TomaketheAmericanculturericher.B.

Tocreateanewbusinessforthefirm.C.

TomakeIndianculturebetterknownintheUS.D.

ToshowtheachievementsofIndianimmigrants.（3）WhatdoweknowaboutDiwali?A.

ItisheldinautumninIndia.B.

ItlastsfivedaysinAmerica.C.

Ithasbeenheldfor40yearsinAmerica.D.

IthappensfromNovember10thtoJanuary7thinIndia.（4）Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A.

DiwaliismainlycelebratedinDisneyParks.B.

ManyAmericancitiescompetetoholdDiwali.C.

IndianHolidayDiwalilightsupAmerica,too.D.

DiwalihasbecomethemostimportantholidayinIndia.【答案】（1）B（2）C（3）A（4）C【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，Diwali在印度語中意為"排燈節(jié)"。它是印度最重要的節(jié)日。越來越多的美國人慶祝印度的Diwali。（1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第五段中的“Celebrationsincludelightingoillampsorcandlescalled‘diyas’.”可知，theIndianholidayDiwali的主要標(biāo)志是Lamps。故選B。（2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第三段中的“NeetaBhasincreatedtheTimesSquareevent.ShesaidIndianimmigrantshavefoundgreatsuccessinAmerica.But,shesaid,manyAmericansstilldonotknowmuchaboutIndia.”可知，NeetaBhasin成立了theTimesSquare的活動是為了讓印度文化在美國更廣為人知。故選C。（3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第五段中的“InIndia,Diwaliisafive-dayharvestfestivalheldjustbeforetheHinduNewYear.TheexactdateschangefromyeartoyearbutDiwaliisalwaysinthefall.”可知，Diwali在印度的秋天舉行。故選A。（4）考查主旨大意。根據(jù)第一段中的“MoreandmorepeopleinAmericaarecelebratingtheIndianholidayDiwali.DiwaliisHindifor‘rowoflights’.ItisthemostimportantholidayinIndia.”可知，IndianHolidayDiwali也照亮了美國。它在美國越來越受歡迎。故選C?！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，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，概括歸納，從而選出正確答案。6．閱讀理解

BeneaththewaterintheChina'sQiandaoLakeliesahiddentreasure.TheancientcityofShiCheng(alsoknownasLionCity),locatedintheprovinceofZhejiang,hasbeensubmergedunderwaterfor53years.ShiChengwasfoundedabout1,300yearsagoinavalleysurroundedbytheFiveLionMountains.WhentheChinesegovernmentdecidedtheyneededanewhydroelectricpowerstation(水力發(fā)電站)，adamandman-madelakewereconstructedandthecitywasleftatthebottomofthisnewbodyofwater.Now,itsitsatdepthsrangingfrom85feettoabout103feet.

MuchliketheMachuPicchuruinsinPeru,thisunderwatercityremainedforgottenuntilsomerenewedinterestsleadtoitsrediscovery.QiuFeng,alocalofficialinchargeoftourismthoughtaboututilizingShiChengforentertainmentonthelakeandasadestinationfordivingclubs.OnSeptember18,2001,scubadiversmadetheirfirstattemptunderwater."Wewerelucky.Assoonaswedivedintothelake,wefoundtheoutsidewallofthetownandevenpickedupabrick,"QiutoldGuangzhouDailyinaninterview.Moreresearchwasconducted,anditwasdiscoveredthattheentiretownwasintact(1881),includingwoodenbeamsandstairs.Aftertheinitialfindings,internationalarchaeologistsandafilmcrewthenrecordedthepreservationofthelostruins.

Lookingatsurfaceofthelake,dottedwithover1,000islands,you'dneverknowthatanentirecitywasbelow.

It'sincredibletothinkthatafterallthistime,thestructurestillremainsintactandwecouldonedayvisitit.Untilthen,ShiChengwillcontinuetoremaininconspicuouslysubmerged.（1）WhywasShiChengcoveredbywateraccordingtothepassage?A.

Becausethecityhasalonghistory.B.

Becausethegovernmentcouldattractmoretouristsbydoingso.C.

Becausethegovernmentneededtobuildapowerstationwhereitwas.D.

Themountainssurroundingthecityledtotheconsequence.（2）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"initial"meaninparagraph2?A.

Original

B.

Great

C.

Wonderful

D.

Amazing（3）WhatisthemostunbelievablepartofShiChengaccordingtothepassage?A.

IthassomethingtodowithMachuPicchuruinsinPeru.B.

Noonewasinterestedinthelostcityforalongtime.C.

Itsstructurekeepsperfectinthewaterforalongtime.D.

Thereareover1,000islandsprotectingthelostcity.（4）Whowillmostprobablycometovisitthelostcity?A.

Someonewholikesswimming.

B.

Someonewholikesdiving.C.

Someonewholikesclimbingmountains.

D.

Someonewholikestakingpictures.【答案】（1）C（2）A（3）C（4）B【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，浙江古城--石城在多年前被埋在水下，后被人們發(fā)現(xiàn)。最令人驚嘆的是整座城市保存得很完整。（1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段中的“WhentheChinesegovernmentdecidedtheyneededanewhydroelectricpowerstation(水力發(fā)電站),adamandman-madelakewereconstructedandthecitywasleftatthebottomofthisnewbodyofwater.”可知當(dāng)時中國政府決定他們需要一個新的水電站，就建立了一個大壩和人工湖,然后這座城市就被留在了水底。故選C。（2）考查詞義猜測。根據(jù)第二段中的“Aftertheinitialfindings,internationalarchaeologistsandafilmcrewthenrecordedthepreservationofthelostruins.”可知在的發(fā)現(xiàn)之后，國際考古學(xué)家和一個攝制組記錄下了失落的遺址的保存（情況）。由此推斷前面那些發(fā)現(xiàn)是"最初的"，故選A。（3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)最后一段中的“It'sincredibletothinkthatafterallthistime,thestructurestillremainsintactandwecouldonedayvisitit.”可知令人難以置信的是，經(jīng)過這么長時間，這座建筑仍然完好無損并且我們有一天可以參觀它。也就是說石城最難以置信的部分就是它在水下這么長時間還保持完好，故選C。（4）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第一段中的“Now,itsitsatdepthsrangingfrom85feettoabout103feet”可知石城現(xiàn)在在水下85英尺到103英尺。石城在水下很深的地方，所以參觀石城需要潛水，所以最有可能去游玩的是那些喜歡潛水的人，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)上下文進(jìn)行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。

7．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?！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，并步根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。8．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,anditwaslatertransportedacrosstheAtlanti