高三英語閱讀理解(社會文化)常見題型及答題技巧及練習題(含答案)含解析一、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，考生需要準確掌握細節(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Welcometothe2017UKFestivalAwards

TheUKFestivalAwards&Conferenceisanopportunitytorecognizethehardwork,visionandcreativityofthenation'sbelovedfestivalindustry.

Throughoutthedayoftheevent,theConferenceinvitesnumerousindustryinsiders(行家)todiscusstheissuesmostrelativetothesector,reviewingitsimmediatepastandportendingtothefuture.Theevening'sAwardspresentawiderangeofhonorsacrosscategoriesthataredecidedviaacombinationofpublicvotingandprofessionaljudgments.Sincelaunchingin2004ithasevolvedintoamajoreventatTheRoundhouseinLondon,givingtheindustryachancetocollectivelycelebrateandfondlyreflectupontheachievementsofthepastyear.

Withagourmetdinner,galaawardsceremonyandafter-showparty,itattractsover1,000ofthemostinfluentialpeopleinthebusiness.

Alongwithitssisterevents,theUKFestivalConferenceandtheEuropeanFestivalAwards,TheUKFestivalAwards&ConferenceisownedandproducedbyFestivalAwardsLtd,anindependentcompanyfoundedintheUK.

AwardsincludeBestMajor,Medium-SizedandSmallFestival,BestFamilyFestival,BestOverseasFestival,BestUseofNewTechnology,andofcourse–BestToilets.

Asthefestivalseasonisapproaching,wethoughtit'dbeagoodtimetoreleaseourfreeUKFestivalMarketReportfor2015/2016.Wegatheredthedatainourannualcensus(人口普查)

undertakeninthepreparationstageforlastyear'sUKFestivalAwards.ThelatestUKFestivalMarketReportcanbedownloadedbelow.

IncludedintheReportisabunchofrelatedinformationaboutfestivalgoers:wherethey'refrom,howtheyliketopurchasemusic,whattheyeat,theirattitudestowardsticketprices,howreceptivetheyaretodifferentformsofadvertising,whytheygotofestivalsinthefirstplace,wheretheysleep,andmuchmore.

Wehopeyoufindtheinformationuseful.（1）Whichphraseistheclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword“portending”inparagraph2?A.

gettingdown

B.

addingup

C.

givingway

D.

lookingforward（2）Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.

AnannualcensusisconductedandreleasedintheFestivalB.

TheFestivalAwardsLtd,isresponsiblefornotlessthanthreeevents.C.

Thegalaawardsceremonyattractsonly1.000influentialbusinessmen.D.

Publicvotingplaysaleadingroleindecidingavarietyoffestivalhonors.（3）Wheremostprobablywillyouseethispassage?A.

Inamagazine.

B.

Inanewspaper.

C.

Onawebsite.

D.

InaTVprogram.【答案】（1）D（2）B（3）C【解析】【分析】本文是一篇應(yīng)用文，介紹了the2017UKFestivalAwards。（1）考查詞義猜測。根據(jù)第二段中的“Throughoutthedayoftheevent,theConferenceinvitesnumerousindustryinsiders(行家)todiscusstheissuesmostrelativetothesector,reviewingitsimmediatepastandportendingtothefuture.”在活動的當天，會議邀請了許多業(yè)內(nèi)人士來討論與該行業(yè)相關(guān)的最重要的問題，回顧其過去的過去，并展望未來。根據(jù)reviewingitsimmediatepast和tothefuture.可知劃線詞的意思是“展望未來”，故選D。（2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第四段“Alongwithitssisterevents,theUKFestivalConferenceandtheEuropeanFestivalAwards,TheUKFestivalAwards&ConferenceisownedandproducedbyFestivalAwardsLtd,anindependentcompanyfoundedintheUK.”和第五段中的“AwardsincludeBestMajor,Medium-SizedandSmallFestival,BestFamilyFestival,BestOverseasFestival,BestUseofNewTechnology,andofcourse–BestToilets.”可知，TheFestivalAwardsLtd負責不少于三項活動。故選B。（3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第三段中的“ThelatestUKFestivalMarketReportcanbedownloadedbelow.”可知，這篇文章最有可能來自一個網(wǎng)址。故選C。【點評】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)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進行推理，歸納，從而選出正確答案。3．閱讀理解

InKorea,itisrudetowearshoesinsidesomeone'shousebecauseitisconsidereddirty.InSaudiArabia,youshouldnotbringfoodtosomeone'shousebecausetakingfoodordrinksuggeststhatyouthinkthehostcannotaffordthemeal.Moreandmorepeoplearoundtheworldaretravellingabroadtostudy,togoonvacation,ortowork,andwhileitcanbeagreatwaytolearnaboutothercultures,theremaybetimeswhentravelersaccidentallyannoytheirhost.

Thesamegesturecanhaveverydifferentmeaningsindifferentcountries.ThegesturemeaningOKintheUnitedStatesmeanssomethingcompletelydifferentinBrazilasEllaYaodiscovered.EllahadtravelledtoBraziltostudyandwaslivingwithahostfamily.Duringdinner,herhostaskedEllaifshewasenjoyingthemeal.Becausehermouthwasfulloffood,EllamadeasignwithherhandthattohermeantOK.AlthoughEllameantthefoodwasgood,thissymbolinBraziliancultureisextremelyrudeandherhostwasdeeplyannoyed.

WhiletravellinginThailand,ElizabethBrownlearnedthattherearedifferencesinfoodintheUnitedStatesandThailand.Shestoppedatasmall,family-ownedrestaurantinChiangMaiandorderedspringrolls.Shewasreallyenjoyingeatingthemuntilshegotthelastoneandnoticedthattherewasaninsectinside.Shecomplainedtotheserver.Later,shediscoveredthatalthoughinsectsaredisgustingtomostAmericans,theyareconsideredadelicacy(佳肴)insomecountries.

Allthesemistakescanbeavoidedwithsomeresearchonculturaldifferencesbeforeyougoabroad.However,ifyoudoaccidentallyannoysomeone,quicklyapologize,andlearnfromyourmistake.（1）ForwhatreasondidEllamakeherhostangry?A.

Shespokewithhermouthfull.

B.

Herhostmisunderstoodhergesture.C.

Shedidn'tlikethemealherhostprepared.

D.

Herhostdidn'tlikeusingbodylanguage.（2）WhathappenedtoElizabethBrowninaThairestaurant?A.

Sheateaninsect.

B.

Shewasbadlytreated.C.

Shearguedwiththeserver.

D.

Shelearnedinsectsarewelcomethere.（3）Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A.

Whatmatters

B.

WheninRome

C.

Howtobepolite

D.

Whymakemistakes【答案】（1）B（2）D（3）B【解析】【分析】這是一篇關(guān)于風俗文化的文章。文章介紹了在韓國穿著鞋子在家里是不禮貌的和OK這個手勢在美國和巴西的不同以及泰國的飲食文化，告訴我們?yōu)榱吮苊庹`會一定要學(xué)會你所想去國家的文化即入鄉(xiāng)隨俗，如果我們不小心觸碰到了他們的文化要立刻道歉并改正。（1）細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中Becausehermouthwasfulloffood,EllamadeasignwithherhandthattohermeantOK.AlthoughEllameantthefoodwasgood,thissymbolinBraziliancultureisextremelyrudeandherhostwasdeeplyannoyed.可知，她因為嘴里有東西故用手勢表示OK，但這個手勢在主人所在國家是非常粗魯?shù)囊馑?，所以主人生氣是因為誤會了她，故選B。（2）細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段Later,shediscoveredthatalthoughinsectsaredisgustingtomostAmericans,theyareconsideredadelicacy(佳肴)insomecountries.可知，昆蟲在一些國家也是佳肴，故選D。注意A項錯誤，文章是說Shewasreallyenjoyingeatingthemuntilshegotthelastoneandnoticedthattherewasaninsectinside.她發(fā)現(xiàn)有只昆蟲在春卷里，并沒有提到她吃了昆蟲。（3）主旨大意題。本文講了不同國家有不同的風俗，并告訴我們要入鄉(xiāng)隨俗，故B項“WheninRome,DoastheRomansDo”即入鄉(xiāng)隨俗，適合作文章題目。4．閱讀理解

Visitorsmustpresentallcarrieditemsforinspectionuponentry.Afterinspection,allbags,backpacks,umbrella,parcelsandotheritemsasdeterminedbysecurityofficersmustbeleftatthecheckrooms,freeofcharge,closetoeachentrance.Alloversizedbags,backpacksandluggagemustbeleftatthecheckroomsnearthe4thStreetentranceofeithertheEastorWestBuilding.Theseitemswillhavetobex-rayedbeforebeingaccepted.Itemsofvalue,suchaslaptopcomputers,camerasandfurcoats,maynotbeleftinthecheckroomsbutmaybecarriedintothegallery.Weregretthatthemuseumdoesn'thaveenoughspaceforvisitorsitemslargerthan17*26inchesinthegallery.

Additionalsecurityproceduresandchecksmaybetakenaccordingtothedecisionofthegallery.

*Forthesafetyoftheartworksandothervisitors,nothingmaybecarriedonavisitor'sback.Softfront-babycarriersareallowed,butchildrenmaynotbecarriedonshouldersorinachildcarrierwornontheback.Wheelchairsareavailablefreeofchargeneareachcheckroom.

*Smokingisprohibited.Foodanddrinkarenotpermittedoutsidethefoodserviceareas.Unopenedbottledwatermaybecarriedonlyinavisitor'sbag.Cellphonesmaynotbeusedinthegallery.

*Animals,otherthanserviceanimals,arenotpermitted.

*Skateboardingisprohibited.

*Picture-taking(includingvideo)forpersonaluseispermittedexceptinthespecialexhibits.

*Pleasedon'ttouchtheworksofart.（1）Accordingtothetext,whichitemcanbecarriedintothegallery?A.

umbrella

B.

package

C.

Ipad

D.

suitcase（2）Wheninthegallery,whatcanvisitorsdo?A.

Theycancarryopenedbottledwaterintheirbags.

B.

Theycandrinkinsidethefoodserviceareas.C.

Theycantakepicturesforpersonaluseanywhere.

D.

Theymustpayiftheyusewheelchairsforthechildren.（3）Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.

Thepolicesofthegallery

B.

TheartworksofthegalleryC.

Thelocationofthegallery

D.

Thehistoryofthegallery【答案】（1）C（2）B（3）A【解析】【分析】本文是一篇應(yīng)用文，介紹了參觀博物館的一些規(guī)定。比如，游客攜帶的物品需要在入口處接受檢查；過大的物品不允許帶入博物館；此外，除了服務(wù)犬外其他動物不允許進入等等。(1)考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段中的“Afterinspection,allbags,backpacks,umbrella,parcelsandotheritemsasdeterminedbysecurityofficersmustbeleftatthecheckrooms,freeofcharge,closetoeachentrance.“可知，傘、背包和手提包等都不可以帶進國家美術(shù)館。故選C。(2)考查推理判斷。根據(jù)帶星號要點的第二點“Foodanddrinkarenotpermittedoutsidethefoodserviceareas.“可知，不允許飲食服務(wù)區(qū)以外的食品和飲料，可推知可以飲用飲食服務(wù)區(qū)內(nèi)供應(yīng)的飲料，故選B。(3)考查主旨大意?？v觀全文可知，本文介紹了藝術(shù)展上，參觀者需要注意的事項，故選A?！军c評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解，推理判斷和主旨大意三個題型的考查，是一篇介紹類閱讀，考生需要準確捕捉細節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。5．閱讀理解

GuesswhatformerAustralianPrimeMinisterKevinRudd,FacebookCEOMarkZuckerbergandUnitedStatespresidentDonaldTrump'sgranddaughter,ArabellaKushner,haveincommon?TheybothstudyChineseasasecondlanguage.

AlthoughChineseisknownasoneofthehardestlanguagestolearn,alotofpeoplefromdifferentbackgroundsarestudyingitwithhopesofbigbenefits.

Nov2sawmorethan120people,comingfrom105countries,competeinthefinalsofthe12th"ChineseBridge"ChineseProficiencyCompetitionforforeignsecondaryschoolstudents.HeldinZhengzhou,Henanprovince,thefinalswasmainlymadeupofspeechcontestsandtalentshows.ThecontestantsalsovisitedtheShaolinTemple,LongmenGrottoesandotherhistoricalsitesinHenan.

WhilereasonsforlearningChineseweredifferent,acommononewasinterestinthecountry'srichcultureandrapiddevelopment.

Raissa,17,fromtheUnionoftheComoros,developedastrongemotionalconnectionwithChinaafterhergrandmotherwascuredbydoctorsoftheChinesemedicalteaminAfricathreeyearsago.ThisledhertolearnChineseatalocalConfuciusInstitute.

FascinatedbyChineseculture,thecompetitorhastakenpartinactivitiesontraditionalChinesemedicineandfolkartsduringherfirsttriptoChina."MydreamistostudymedicineinChinasothatIcouldcurepatientsliketheChinesedoctorsdid,"shesaid.

ForFeketeMarcellZoltan,17,fromtheHungarian-ChineseBilingualSchool,studyingChinesemaysecurehimafuturejobasaHungariandiplomat(外交官)toChina."Aftergraduationfromhighschool,IwouldliketofurthermystudiesinChina,"hesaid.

RobertDavis,directoroftheChinese-languageprograminChicago'spublicschoolsystem,maygiveyouahint."Chineseisn'tthenewFrench.It'sthenewEnglish,whichiswidelyusedallovertheworld."hetoldCGTN.（1）WhyareMarkZuckerbergandArabellaKushnermentionedinparagraphone?A.ToshowChineseispopular.B.Tointroducethemtothereaders.C.TotellthereaderstheyloveChina.D.TostresstheimportanceoflearningChinese.（2）TheunderlinedwordFascinatedinparagraph6canbereplacedby______.A.AttractedB.EmployedC.InspectedD.Appreciated（3）WhatisthecommonreasonforthecompetitorstolearnChinese?A.It'seasytolearn.B.Theywanttobecomeadoctor.C.Theyhopeforagoodjobaftergraduation.D.TheyhaveinterestinChinesecultureandrapiddevelopment.（4）WhatisRobertDavis'attitudetolearningChinese?A.Doubtful.B.Supportive.C.Indifferent.D.Upset.【答案】（1）A（2）A（3）D（4）B【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了漢語變得越來越受歡迎這一現(xiàn)象。（1）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第一段中的“TheybothstudyChineseasasecondlanguage.”以及上文可知，前澳大利亞的首相KevinRudd,臉譜CEOMarkZuckerbergand川普的孫女ArabellaKushner,是為了突出他們都在學(xué)漢語，從而表明漢語很流行，所以選A。（2）考查詞義猜測。根據(jù)第六段中的“FascinatedbyChineseculture,thecompetitorhastakenpartinactivitiesontraditionalChinesemedicineandfolkartsduringherfirsttriptoChina.”可知是由于被中國文化吸引，參賽者參加各種有關(guān)中醫(yī)以及民間藝術(shù)的活動，所以fascinated表示吸引，故選A。（3）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第四段“WhilereasonsforlearningChineseweredifferent,acommononewasinterestinthecountry'srichcultureandrapiddevelopment.”可知這些參賽者們學(xué)習漢語的共同原因是他們對中國文化和發(fā)展感興趣，所以選D。（4）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Chineseisn'tthenewFrench.It'sthenewEnglish,whichiswidelyusedallovertheworld.”可知他認為漢語將會像英語一樣在全世界廣泛應(yīng)用，所以他對學(xué)習漢語的態(tài)度是支持的，所以選B?！军c評】本題考點涉及細節(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，考生需要準確掌握細節(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。6．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）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第五段中的“Celebrationsincludelightingoillampsorcandlescalled‘diyas’.”可知，theIndianholidayDiwali的主要標志是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，考生需要準確掌握細節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進行邏輯推理，概括歸納，從而選出正確答案。7．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.

RepliesshowthatcomparedwithotherAmericans,journalistsaremorelikelytoliveinupscaleneighborhoods,havemaids,ownMercedeses,andtradestocks,andthey'relesslikelytogotochurch,dovolunteerwork,orputdownrootsinacommunity.

Reporterstendtobepartofabroadlydefinedsocialandculturalelite(精英),sotheirworktendstoreflectthetraditionalvaluesofthiselite.Thealarmingdistrustofthenewsmediaisn'trootedininaccuracyorpoorreportorialskillsbutinthedailyconflictofworldviewsbetweenreportersandtheirreaders.

Thisisanexplosivesituationforanyindustry,particularlyadecliningone.Hereisatroubledbusinessthatkeepshiringemployeeswhoseattitudesvastlyannoythecustomers.Thenitsponsorslotsofsymposiums(討論會)andacredibilityprojectdevotedtowonderingwhycustomersareannoyedandfleeinginlargenumbers.Butitneverseemstogetaroundtonoticingtheculturalandclassprejudicesthatsomanyformerbuyersarecomplainingabout.Ifitdid,itwouldopenupitsdiversityprogram,nowfocusednarrowlyonraceandgender,andlookforreporterswhodifferbroadlybyoutlook,values,education,andclass.（1）Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.

Needsofthereadersallovertheworld.B.

Causesofthepublicdisappointmentaboutnewspapers.C.

Originsofthedecliningnewspaperindustry.D.

Aimsofajournalismcredibilityproject.（2）Theresultsofthejournalismcredibilityprojectturnedouttobe______.A.

quitetrustworthy

B.

somewhatconflicting

C.

veryinformative

D.

rathershallow（3）Thebasicproblemofjournalistsaspointedoutbythewriterliesintheir______.A.

workingattitude

B.

traditionallifestyleC.

worldoutlook

D.

educationalbackground（4）Despiteitsefforts,thenewspaperindustrystillcannotsatisfythereadersowingtoits______.A.

failuretorealizeitsrealproblem

B.

tendencytohireannoyingreportersC.

likelinesstodoinaccuratereporting

D.

prejudiceinmattersofraceandgender【答案】（1）B（2）D（3）C（4）A【解析】【分析】本文是一篇議論文，為了解釋為什么大眾不信任報紙信息，專門做了一個叫新聞可信度項目，結(jié)果卻是相當?shù)媚w淺，大眾對報刊的不信任不在于單詞拼寫錯誤，語法不對，而是新聞記者和普通讀者之間世界觀的沖突。（1）考查主旨大意。本文主要講述，為了解釋為什么大眾不信任報紙信息，專門做了一個叫新聞可信度項目，結(jié)果卻是相當?shù)媚w淺，大眾對報刊的不信任不在于單詞拼寫錯誤，語法不對，而是新聞記者和普通讀者之間世界觀的沖突，因此本文解釋了大眾不信任報紙的原因，故選B。（2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第二段中的“Sadtosay,thisprojecthasturnedouttobemostlylow-levelfindingsaboutfactualerrorsandspellingandgrammarmistakes,”可知，很悲傷的是，這個項目結(jié)果卻是很多膚淺的發(fā)現(xiàn)，比如事實性的錯誤，單詞拼寫和語法錯誤等，因此可知，作者對這個項目的結(jié)果很失望，覺得發(fā)現(xiàn)很膚淺，故選D。（3）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的“Thealarmingdistrustofthenewsmediaisn'trootedininaccuracyorpoorreportorialskillsbutinthedailyconflictofworldviewsbetweenreportersandtheirreaders.”可知，對新聞媒體不信任不在于信息的不準確和匱乏，而是記者和讀者之間世界觀的沖突，故選C。（4）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Butitneverseemstogetaroundtonoticingtheculturalandclassprejudicesthatsomanyformerbuyersarecomplainingabout.”可知，新聞媒體似乎沒有抽出時間去關(guān)注文化和階級的偏見，而這些問題是之前很多讀者就一直在抱怨的，故可知，報刊行業(yè)依然沒有讓人滿意在于沒有認真去關(guān)注問題，故選A?！军c評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解，推理判斷和主旨大意三個題型的考查，是一篇社會文化類閱讀，考生需要準確掌握細節(jié)信息，同時根據(jù)上下文進行分析推理，概括歸納，從而選出正確答案。8．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.

Mandarin