（英語）高二英語閱讀理解(社會(huì)文化)解題技巧和訓(xùn)練方法及練習(xí)題(含答案)一、高中英語閱讀理解社會(huì)文化類1．閱讀理解

Shakespeare'sGlobeExhibition&TourisauniqueinternationalresourcetoexploreShakespeare'swork.Openallyearround,itgivesyouanopportunitytolearnmoreaboutthemostfamousplaywright(劇作家),Shakespeare,andhelpsyouseektofurthertheexperienceandinternationalunderstandingofhim.

GroupVisitstotheExhibition&Tour

OpeningHours

TheatreTours:

Monday-Sunday:

9:30a.m.-5:00p.m.

Exhibition:

Monday-Sunday:

9:00a.m.-5:00p.m.

Groupsof15peopleormorearerequiredtopre-booktheirvisit,andeachgroupwillhaveitsownguideforfree.Tomakeareservation,pleasefillinaGroupRequestFormandreturnittousviaemail.

ExhibitionandTourPrices

Adult:

$15.00

Senior(60+):

$13.50

Student(withvalidID):

$11.50

Child(5-15):

$8.00

Complimentary:

Every16thpersonfree

Gettinghere

Shakespeare'sGlobe21NewGlobeWalk,LondonSEl9DT,UK

Wehavecurrentlyimprovedsecurity,withallbagsbeingchecked.Pleasearriveingoodtime,anddonotbringanylargebagsandcheckthecalendarbeforeyourvisitorcall+44(0)2079021500tofindoutaboutourlatestopeningtimes.

Visitorsareadvisedtoarrivebypublictransportorbytaxi.ThereisacarparkonThamesExchangeonthenorthsideofSouthwarkBridge(open24hours,sevendaysaweek).CabsmaybefoundallyearroundonSouthwarkBridge.ItmayalsobepossibletopickoneupfromoutsidetheentrancehallonNewGlobeWalk.

Wheretoeat

SwanatShakespeare'sGlobeservesmodernBritishseasonalfoodfordinner,afternoonteaordrinksinourbeautifulbarandrestaurantsetovertwofloors,availableforpre-andpost-theatredining.

SwanRestaurant

Monday-Friday:

12noon-2:30p.m.&6:00p.m.-10:30p.m.

Saturday:

12noon-3:30p.m.&6:00p.m.

Sunday:

12noon-9:00p.m.（1）Whencanyoupayavisittotheexhibition?A.

Fridayat12:00p.m.

B.

Mondayat8:00a.m.C.

Saturdayat5:30p.m.

D.

Sundayat7:00p.m.（2）Ifagroupof20childrenvisittheExhibition&Tour,whatisrequiredforthemtodo?A.

Theyneedtohireaguidethemselves.B.

Theymustbeaccompaniedbyanadult.C.

Theyhavetopay$160forticketsintotal.D.

Theyneedtoemailforareservationinadvance.（3）Whichofthefollowingappliestovisitors?A.

They'reabletogetataxinearSouthwarkBridge.B.

TheycanparkonthesouthsideofSouthwarkBridge.C.

Theyarerequiredtodeposittheirbagsbeforeentering.D.

It'smoreconvenienttodrivetherethantakingpublictransport.（4）WhatcanweknowaboutSwanRestaurant?A.

AfternoonleaisnotservedonSunday.B.

Itservestraditionalseasonalfoodfordiner.C.

Itisclosedfrom3p.m.to5p.m.onworkdays.D.

Itservesthreemeals,drinksandafternoontea.【答案】（1）A（2）D（3）A（4）C【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，向游客介紹了參觀莎士比亞環(huán)球展廳的相關(guān)服務(wù)信息。（1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)“Exhibition‘Monday-Sunday:9:00a.m.-5:00p.m.’”可知，展覽從周一到周日上午9點(diǎn)到下午5點(diǎn)營業(yè)。所以在周五下午兩點(diǎn)能夠參觀展覽。故選A。（2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)Exhibition部分中的“Groupsof15peopleormorearerequiredtopre-booktheirvisit...Tomakeareservation,pleasefillinaGroupRequestFormandreturnittousviaemail.”可知，15人或以上的團(tuán)體須預(yù)先預(yù)訂其行程。如欲訂購，請(qǐng)?zhí)顚憟F(tuán)體申請(qǐng)表，并通過電子郵件返回給我們。所以如果有20名兒童參觀參觀展廳，他們需要通過電子郵件提前預(yù)定。故選D。（3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)Gettinghere部分中的“CabsmaybefoundallyearroundonSouthwarkBridge”可知，在SouthwarkBridge可能全年都有出租車。所以判斷出游客能在SouthwarkBridge附近打到出租車。故選A。（4）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)SwanRestaurant部分中的“Monday-Friday:12noon-2:30p.m.&6:00p.m.-10:30p.m.”可知，天鵝賓館的營業(yè)時(shí)間是周一至周五中午12點(diǎn)到下午2：30，下午6點(diǎn)到晚上10:30。所以判斷出周一至周五工作日期間，下午3點(diǎn)到下午5點(diǎn)是閉館的。故選C?！军c(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇介紹類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確掌握細(xì)節(jié)信息，同時(shí)根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。2．閱讀理解

ItiscommonlybelievedthattheearliestChinesepaper-cutsappearedduringthesixthcentury.Somescholarsbelieveitwasevenearlier.LegendhasitthatduringtheWesternHanDynasty(206BC-AD24),EmperorWudiwasverysadafteroneofhisfavoriteconcubines,MadameLi,died.ATaoistpriest,LiShaoweng,cutapieceofhemppaperintheshapeofMadameLi.Wheneveningfell,theemperor'sservantslitcandlesinhisbedroom;thereflectionofthatpaper-cutonthewallmadetheemperorthinkabouthisbelovedconcubine.

TheYuxianpaper-cutisdifferentfrommostpaper-cutsproducedinotherregionsofChina.Paper-cutsfromotherregionsaremostlycutwithscissorsorknivesfromsingle-coloredpaper,suchasredorblackpaper.

TherearefourmajorprocedurestomakingtheYuxianpaper-cut:First,sketchthepatternonthedraftpaper;second,fastenthedrafttothepapertobecut;third,useaknifetocarveoutthepattern;andfourth,dye(染色)thepaper-cutwithvariouscolors.

PrecisecuttingskillsareneededtomakeapieceoftheYuxianpaper-cut,whichhighlightsthecraftmaker'sartistictasteanddyeingskills.Thatexplainsthefollowingsaying:"ThesuccessfulmakingofaYuxianpaper-cutis30percentdependentonthemaker'scuttingskills,and70percentonthemaker'sdyeingskills."

ThetraditionalYuxianpaper-cuthighlightstwothemes:flowersandcharactersinChineseoperas.Thepaper-cutisparticularlyknownforitsvividdescriptionofcharactersinvarioustraditionalChineseoperas.InOctober2009,theartofYuxian'spaper-cutwasaddedtothelistofIntangibleCulturalHeritage(非物質(zhì)文化遺產(chǎn))establishedbyUNESCO(UnitedNationsEducational,Scientific,andCulturalOrganization).（1）Thefirstparagraphisactuallyabout___________.A.

EmperorWudi'sfavoriteconcubine

B.

theoriginsofChinesepaper-cutsC.

theinventorofChinesepaper-cut

D.

oneofthethemesofYuxianpaper-cut（2）Whichisthemostimportantskillofmakingpaper-cut?A.

Drawingskill.

B.

Cuttingskill.

C.

Dyeingskill.

D.

Carvingskill（3）Accordingtothepassage,theYuxianpaper-cutisespeciallyfamousforits__________.A.

livelyimagesofcharactersinclassicoperas

B.

traditionalChineseoperasC.

Chineseculturalinfluenceonoperas

D.

advancedcuttingtechniques（4）Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.

TheEarliestChineseLegend

B.

TheYuxianPaper-cutSkillsC.

EmperorWudi'sSadStory

D.

ChineseYuxianPaper-cut【答案】（1）B（2）C（3）A（4）D【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了中國蔚縣剪紙。（1）考查段落大意。根據(jù)第一段可知，介紹了中國剪紙的起源。故選B。（2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段中的“ThesuccessfulmakingofaYuxianpaper-cutis30percentdependentonthemaker'scuttingskills,and70percentonthemaker'sdyeingskills.”蔚縣剪紙的成功制作30%取決于制作人的切割技巧，70%取決于制作人的染色技巧。可知染色技巧對(duì)于剪紙最重要。故選C。（3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第四段中的“Thepaper-cutisparticularlyknownforitsvividdescriptionofcharactersinvarioustraditionalChineseoperas”剪紙以其對(duì)各種傳統(tǒng)戲曲中人物的生動(dòng)描述而聞名。可知，選A。（4）考查主旨大意。通讀全文可知，短文主要介紹了蔚縣剪紙有四個(gè)主要步驟。制作蔚縣剪紙需要精確的切割技巧，這突出了手工藝者的藝術(shù)品味和染色技巧。傳統(tǒng)蔚縣剪紙突出了兩個(gè)主題:中國戲曲中的花和人物。這些都是圍繞著“中國蔚縣剪紙”這個(gè)主題展開的。故選D?！军c(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，段落大意和主旨大意三個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇文化類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確掌握細(xì)節(jié)信息，同時(shí)根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行推理，歸納，從而選出正確答案。3．閱讀理解

InourannualReaders'ChoiceAwardssurvey,weaskedourreaderstoratetheirfavoritecitiesintheworldforartsandculture.Thesecitiesarecentersofmusicanddance,museums,andtheaters.Herearefourofthemwhereyoucanfindinspirationinthearts,startingwiththetopspot.

Rome,Italy

Atitspeak,theRomanEmpireextendedovernearlytwomillionsquaremilesoflandacrossEurope,AsiaMinorandNorthAfrica.Today,thathistoryisondisplayeverywhere.Thecity'smainattractionsarefamousnotbecauseoftouristadvertisements,butbecausetheyarereallysoimpressive.Nowonderit'sknownastheEternalCity:Youcouldspendforeverhereandfindnewartisticandculturaltreasureseveryday.

Paris,France

HemingwayfamouslycalledParis"amoveablefeast",butwhereveryougowhileinthecity,thereisalwayssomethingtosee,hear,tasteorfeel.Withsome150museums,Parisdoublesasanarthistoryclass,offeringtheverybestofthedisciplineacrosscenturiesandstyles.

London,UnitedKingdom

LondonisinspirationandsettingfortheriseofShakespeare,Dickens,OrwellandEliotandthebreedinggroundforallthoseiconic(標(biāo)志性的)bands:TheKinks,TheClashandTheStones.LondonisalsoBanksy'sfavoritecanvas,hometomorethan1,000galleries,andthekindofplacewhereyoucanspendawholedayinasinglemuseumandstillbereadyformorewhenitopensthenextmorning.

Vienna,Austria

Asweallknow,WesternmusicwouldbeunrecognizablewithoutAustria'scapital,whichnurturedmanyfamousmusicians.It'salsothesiteoftheViennaSecession,arevolutionaryartmovementfoundedin1897byGustavKlimt.Visitorstodaycanseethefruitsofallthatcreativityinthecity's100–oddmuseums.（1）WhyisRomeregardedastheEternalCity?A.Ithadanimportantroleinhistory.B.Itshistorycanbeseeneverywhere.C.Peoplecaneasilyfindnewartandculture.D.Peoplecanspendmoneywellthere.（2）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"nurtured"inthelastparagraphmean?A.Produced.B.Affected.C.Attracted.D.Changed.（3）Whichcolumncanweprobablyfindthetext?A.History.B.Art.C.Education.D.Life.【答案】（1）C（2）A（3）B【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了四個(gè)世界上最受喜愛的藝術(shù)和文化城市。（1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)

Rome,Italy部分中的“Nowonderit'sknownastheEternalCity:Youcouldspendforeverhereandfindnewartisticandculturaltreasureseveryday.”可知難怪它被稱為永恒之城：你可以永遠(yuǎn)在這里度過，每天都能發(fā)現(xiàn)新的藝術(shù)和文化寶藏。由此可知羅馬被視為永恒之城是因?yàn)槿藗兛梢院苋菀椎卣业叫碌乃囆g(shù)和文化。故選C。（2）考查詞義猜測(cè)。根據(jù)Vienna,Austria部分中的“Asweallknow,WesternmusicwouldbeunrecognizablewithoutAustria'scapital”可知，如果沒有奧地利的首都，西方的音樂將是不可識(shí)別的，因此推斷畫線句句意：奧地利誕生了許多著名的音樂家。由此可知?jiǎng)澗€單詞意思為“產(chǎn)生，誕生”，故選A。（3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第一段中的“InourannualReaders'ChoiceAwardssurvey,weaskedourreaderstoratetheirfavoritecitiesintheworldforartsandculture.”可知在一年一度的讀者選擇獎(jiǎng)?wù){(diào)查中，我們要求讀者對(duì)世界上最喜愛的藝術(shù)和文化城市進(jìn)行排名。以及文章內(nèi)容主要介紹了四個(gè)藝術(shù)和文化城市，由此可推知文章能夠在“藝術(shù)”一欄找到。故選B?！军c(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測(cè)和推理判斷三個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇文化類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，從而選出正確答案。4．閱讀短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

There'saworldofdifferencebetweenahorrormovieandacomedy—theformerscaresyouhalftodeathwhilethelatterleavesyourollingonthefloorwithlaughter.Buttrywatchingthemwithoutthebackgroundmusicandyoujustmightdecidethey'renotsodifferentafterall.Musicandmovieshavebeencloselyconnectedsincethebeginningofthefilmindustry—evenbeforethevoicesofactorswererecorded.Inmovies,musichelpstoprovideasenseoftimeandplace,conveyideasaboutthecharactersand,mostimportantly,drawemotionsoutoftheaudience.

Studieshavelongshownthatourheartratesandanxietylevelsriseandfalldependingonthespeedofthemusicwehear.Usingthisknowledge,composersusesuddenchangesinfilmmusicspeedtocreatefearamongaudiences.Slowingthespeedofthemusicwillhavetheoppositeeffect,bringingaboutasenseofpeaceoradreamlikequality.Theuseofdissonant(不和諧的)tonesandnoisesisanothertechniquethatheightenstension.Humansnaturallybecomeunnervedwhenweheardissonantsoundsbecausesuchnoisesareusuallyassociatedwithdanger,likethosethatanimalsmaketowarnagainstpredators(捕食者).

Ascrucialasitis,thebestfilmmusicissubtle.Allthataudiencesaresupposedtofeelisaheightenedsenseofemotion—theyshouldn'trealizewhat'scausingit.Onlywhenthemusicistakenoutofthefilmshouldaudiencesunderstanditseffects.

Inkeepingwiththisprinciple,somefilmmakersareevenusingwhat'scalled"infrasound"(次聲波)toarousefear.Whilewemaynotbeabletohearitbecauseitsfrequencyisbelowtherangeofthehumanear,infrasoundhasbeenproventocauseanxiety,trembleandevensorrow.Forexample,infrasoundwasusedinthesoundtrackofthe2007horrormovieParanormalActivity,andaudiencesreposedextremelyhighfearlevelsdespitethe1ackofactionthroughoutthemovie."Itdoesn'taffecteveryoneequally,"saidBritishsciencewriterPhilipBall,authorofTheMusicInstinct,buthepredictedthat"wewillseemoreofitusedinmoviesinthefuture".（1）Whatisthedifferencebetweenahorrormovieandacomedy?A.

Theirhistory.

B.

Theirbackgroundmusic.

C.

Theiractors.

D.

Theirtimeandplace.（2）Whatcausesfearamongaudiences?A.

Thethemeofthemusic.

B.

Theslowspeedofthetangle.C.

Theknowledgeofthemusic.

D.

Theunexpectedchangeofthemusic.（3）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"subtle"inthethirdparagraphmean?A.

Gentle

B.

Wonderful

C.

Notimmediatelyobvious

D.

Notextremelyattractive（4）Whatdoweknowabout"infrasound"fromthelastparagraph?A.

Itcan'tbeknowntopeople.B.

Itmakesaudiencesrelaxed.C.

Itiswithintherangeofthehumanear.D.

Itwillbeusedmoreinmoviesinthefuture.【答案】（1）B（2）D（3）C（4）D【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，電影和音樂的關(guān)系密切，音樂對(duì)于電影影響重大，作者說明了電影制作者如何用音樂來渲染氣氛。（1）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第一段中的"Buttrywatchingthemwithoutthebackgroundmusicandyoujustmightdecidethey'renotsodifferentafterall."可知，但是試著在沒有背景音樂的情況下看它們，你可能會(huì)覺得它們并沒有什么不同。所以通過反向推理，要是有了背景音樂，恐怖電影和喜劇電影就截然不同了。故判斷出恐怖電影和喜劇電影的區(qū)別在于他們的背景音樂。故選B。（2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段中的"Usingthisknowledge,composersusesuddenchangesinfilmmusicspeedtocreatefearamongaudiences."可知，利用這一知識(shí)，作曲家利用電影音樂速度的突然變化在觀眾中制造恐懼。所以音樂的突然變化會(huì)使觀眾恐懼。故選D。（3）考查詞義猜測(cè)。根據(jù)第三段中的"Allthataudiencesaresupposedtofeelisaheightenedsenseofemotion—theyshouldn'trealizewhat'scausingit.Onlywhenthemusicistakenoutofthefilmshouldaudiencesunderstanditseffects."可知，觀眾應(yīng)該感受到的只是一種強(qiáng)烈的情感——他們不應(yīng)該意識(shí)到是什么導(dǎo)致了這種情感。只有當(dāng)音樂被從電影中刪除時(shí)，觀眾才能理解它的影響。所以這段在解釋最好的電影音樂是不易被觀眾察覺的音樂。也就是對(duì)"subtle"的解釋。故第三段加下劃線的"subtle"一詞是C選項(xiàng)“不明顯的”。故選C。（4）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)最后一段中的"buthepredictedthat"wewillseemoreofitusedinmoviesinthefuture"可知，但他預(yù)測(cè)“我們將來會(huì)看到更多的電影會(huì)使用它”。所以從最后一段可知，"infrasound"將在未來的電影中被更多地使用。故選D。【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測(cè)和推理判斷三個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇文化類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確掌握細(xì)節(jié)信息，同時(shí)根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，從而選出正確答案。5．閱讀理解

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

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

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

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

BlackFriday

B.

GivingTuesday

C.

ThanksgivingDay

D.

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

TomakeThanksgivingDayenjoyable

B.

TogetvoluntaryworkbetterknownC.

Toencouragemorepeopletodocharities

D.

Topersuademorepeopletoshoponline（3）Whydoestheauthoradvisesharinggooddeedsonsocialmedia?A.

Tokeeparecordofone'sexperience

B.

TohelppeoplemakenewfriendsC.

Todonatemoneytolocalschools

D.

TomakeGivingTuesdaymorepopular（4）Whichsectionofawebsitedoesthenextprobablycomefrom?A.

Education

B.

Culture

C.

Lifestyle

D.

Business【答案】（1）B（2）C（3）D（4）B【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了GivingTuesday（給予星期二）。（1）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第一段中的“Aftershoppingfordealsinstoreson‘BlackFriday’,oronlineon‘CyberMonday’,Americansandpeopleworldwidearepreparingfornewlypopular‘GivingTuesday’"可知在"黑色星期五"或"網(wǎng)絡(luò)星期一"購物后，美國人和世界各地的人都在為新流行的"給予星期二"做準(zhǔn)備，"給予星期二"是一個(gè)新流行，說明它最近才出現(xiàn)，應(yīng)該是歷史最短的，故選B。（2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第二段中的“Asthenameindicates,GivingTuesdayismeanttorestartthecharitableseasonandthereforeobservedbyraisingfundsforlocalnonprofitsandschools,organizingfoodandclothingdrives,andconductingrandomactsofkindness.”可知"給予星期二"是為了重新啟動(dòng)慈善活動(dòng)季，因此，人們會(huì)為當(dāng)?shù)氐姆菭I利組織和學(xué)校籌集資金，組織食品和衣物捐贈(zèng)活動(dòng)，并進(jìn)行一些隨機(jī)的善舉。這說明這個(gè)活動(dòng)主要是為了鼓勵(lì)人們做慈善，故選C。（3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Nomatterwhatyoudo,besuretoshareyougooddeedonsocialmediaandinspireotherstocelebrateGivingTuesdayaswell!”可知作者鼓勵(lì)無論人們做什么，一定要在社交媒體上分享他們的善行，并鼓勵(lì)其他人也慶祝"給予星期二"!這說明作者鼓勵(lì)人們?cè)谏缃幻襟w分享善行就是為了讓越來越多的人參與到這個(gè)活動(dòng)，讓這個(gè)活動(dòng)更受歡迎，故選D。（4）考查推理判斷。本文介紹了"給予星期二"這一活動(dòng)，人們會(huì)在這一天進(jìn)行各種慈善活動(dòng)，這反映了社會(huì)價(jià)值，是一種社會(huì)文化，所以最后可能來自網(wǎng)站的文化板塊，故選B。【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及推理判斷題型的考查，是一篇文化類閱讀，考生需要根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。6．閱讀理解

IhavelearnedsomethingaboutmyselfsinceImovedfromLongIslandtoFloridathreeyearsago.EventhoughIownahomeinPortSt.Luciejustminutesfromtheocean,anuncontrollableurgewellsuptoreturntoLongIslandevenasothersmaketheirwaysouth.IguessIamasnowbirdstuckinreverse.InsteadofenjoyingFlorida'smildwinters,IwillinglyendurethesevereweatheronLongIsland,theplaceIcalledhomefor65years.

I'mlikeamigratorybirdthathaslostitssenseoftiminganddirection,mywingsflappingagainstseason.

Sowhatmakesmeflyagainstthetideofsnowbirds?TheanswerhasalottodowithmyreluctancetogiveupthethingsthatdefinewhoIam.OnceIhearthatthetemperatureonLongIslandhasdippedintotherangeof40to50degrees,Ibegintolongforthesightandcracklingsoundofawoodfire.Ialsolongforthebrightdisplayo￡colors—firstinthefalltrees,andtheninthelimitsaroundhomesandatRockefellerCenter.Floridiansdecoratetoo,butcan'tcreatethespecialfeelofaNewEnglandwinter.

IsupposethebiggestreasonwhyIreturnistocelebratetheholidayswithpeopleIhaven'tseeninmonths.WhatcouldbebetterthansittingwithfamilyandfriendsforaThanksgivingturkeydinner,orwatchingneighbors'childrenexcitedlyopengiftsonChristmas?Eventhefirstsnowfallseemsspecial.Iespeciallyenjoyseeingabrightredbirdsettlingonasnow-coveredbranch(MywifeandIspendwintersataretirementcommunityinRidge,andI'mgratefulthatIdon'thavetoshovel.）

WhilethesesimplepleasuresarenotuniquetoLongIsland,theyaresomeofthereasonswhyIcomeback.Whosaysyoucan'tgohome?（1）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"snowbird"inParagraph1referto?A.

Apersonspendingwinterinawarmerclimate.

B.

Abirdseenchieflyinwinter.C.

Apersonpermanentlylivinginaforeigncountry.

D.

Abirdflyingtothesouthinwinter.（2）What'sthedifferencebetweenFloridaandLongIsland?A.

WintersinLongIslandaremilder.

B.

ThesnowbirdsinLongIslandarerarer.C.

WeatherinLongIslandisseverer.

D.

LongIslandisnearertotheocean.（3）WhatdidtheauthormissmostwhenhewasinFloridaA.

Thecoldtemperature.

B.

Thecolorfullightdisplay.C.

Thefamilygathering.

D.

Thewinterlandscape.（4）What'stheauthor'spurposeinwritingthetext?A.

Topraisethebeautyandwarmthofhishometown.B.

Todescribehisdreamtobeafreebird.C.

Toexplainthereasonsformovingfromhishometown.D.

Toexpresshisfeelingofmissinghishometown.【答案】（1）A（2）C（3）C（4）D【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了作者自己獨(dú)特的習(xí)慣，喜歡家鄉(xiāng)寒冷的冬天，而不愿享受佛羅里達(dá)溫和的冬天；因?yàn)樽髡呦肽罴亦l(xiāng)的冬天，想念家鄉(xiāng)的景色，想念家鄉(xiāng)的親朋好友。（1）考查詞義猜測(cè)。根據(jù)第一段中的“

EventhoughIownahomeinPortSt.Luciejustminutesfromtheocean,anuncontrollableurgewellsuptoreturntoLongIslandevenasothersmaketheirwaysouth.IguessIama

snowbird

stuckinreverse.

”即使我在圣路西港有家離大海只有幾分鐘的路程,一股無法控制的沖動(dòng)涌到了長島，就在其他人向南走的時(shí)候。我想我是一個(gè)反其道而行之的，一個(gè)在溫暖的氣候里過冬的人，可知選A。（2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段中的"InsteadofenjoyingFlorida'smildwinters，IwillinglyendurethesevereweatheronLongIsland，theplaceIcalledhomefor65years．”沒有享受佛羅里達(dá)州溫和的冬天，我愿意忍受長島我稱之為家鄉(xiāng)的地方的惡劣天氣長達(dá)65年，可知，佛羅里達(dá)的冬天比長島更加溫和，所以選C。

（3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第五段中的“

IsupposethebiggestreasonwhyIreturnistocelebratetheholidayswithpeopleIhaven'tseeninmonths.WhatcouldbebetterthansittingwithfamilyandfriendsforaThanksgivingturkeydinner,orwatchingneighbors'childrenexcitedlyopengiftsonChristmas?”我認(rèn)為我回來的最大原因是和我?guī)讉€(gè)月沒見過的人一起慶祝節(jié)日。還有什么能比和家人朋友坐在一起吃感恩節(jié)火雞大餐或者看著鄰居的孩子在圣誕節(jié)興奮地打開禮物更好呢？可知選C。（4）考查寫作意圖。縱觀全文可知，本文介紹作者自己獨(dú)特的習(xí)慣，喜歡家鄉(xiāng)寒冷的冬天，而不愿享受佛羅里達(dá)溫和的冬天；因?yàn)樽髡呦肽罴亦l(xiāng)的冬天，想念家鄉(xiāng)的景色，想念家鄉(xiāng)的親朋好友，可知，作者寫作本文的目的是解釋自己對(duì)家鄉(xiāng)的思念的原因，所以選D?！军c(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測(cè)和寫作意圖三個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇文化類閱讀，要求考生在捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息的基礎(chǔ)上，進(jìn)一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。7．閱讀理解

ThetheatreinShakespeare'stimewasmuchdifferentthanitistoday.Authorswroteplaysforthemasses,especiallythosewhocouldn'treadorwrite.

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

ThetheatreinShakespeare'stimewasfulloflife.Peopledidnotsitallthetimeanditwasnotquietduringtheperformance.Theaudiencecouldwalkaround,eatanddrinkduringtheplay.

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

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

ThecompaniesinShakespeare'stimehadaranksystem.Thecompanybelongedtoshareholdersandmanagers.Theywereresponsibleforeverythingandgotmostofthemoneywhenthecompanywassuccessful.Sometimestheyevenownedtheirownbuildings.Actorsworkedforthemanagersandaftersometimebecameapermanentmemberofthecompany.Apprentices(學(xué)徒)wereyoungboysandwereallowedtoactinunimportantrole.Theyalsoplayedfemalecharactersinplays.（1）Whywasthetheatrebannedbytheauthorities?A.

Itwasmuchdifferentthanbefore.B.

Theythoughtitaffectedpeoplenegatively.C.

Theythoughtitkeptpeoplegoingtochurch.D.

Thequeendidn'tlikeit.（2）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"arenas"inParagraph4mean?A.

Stages.

B.

Stores.

C.

Companies.

D.

Playgrounds.（3）Whatdoweknowaboutthenactors?A.

Theycoulddrinkduringtheplay.

B.

Womenhadtocross-dressmalecharacters.C.

Theyhadstagecrewtohelpthem.

D.

Theyweretoobusytopractice.（4）Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthetext?A.

TorememberShakespeare.

B.

ToshowhisloveofShakespeare'splays.C.

TointroducetheatersinShakespeare'stime.

D.

Todiscussthecompany'sranksystem.【答案】（1）B（2）A（3）D（4）C【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了莎士比亞時(shí)代的戲劇表演的情況以及當(dāng)時(shí)演員的狀況。（1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段中的“Theauthoritiesdidn'tlikeitanddidn'tallowactinginthecityitself:Theythoughtithadabadinfluenceonpeopleandkeptthemfromgoingtochurch.”可知，當(dāng)權(quán)者不喜歡戲劇，不允許在城市里表演，因?yàn)樗麄冋J(rèn)為對(duì)人們有不好的影響，所以阻止人們?nèi)ソ烫?，故選B。（2）考查詞義猜測(cè)。根據(jù)第四段中的“Theaterswereopenarenasorplayhousesthathadroomforuptothreethousandpeople.”可知arenas與playhouses是同義詞，playhouses是一個(gè)可以容納多達(dá)3000觀眾的地方看戲劇表演的地方，因而arenas是開闊的舞臺(tái)，故選A。（3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的“Theyperformedabout6differentplayseachweekbecausetheyneededmoneytosurvive.Theyhadalmostnotimetorehearse(排練).”可知，每周表演六個(gè)不同的戲劇，因此沒有時(shí)間排練，可知他們很忙，故選D。（4）考查寫作意圖。根據(jù)文章可知，本文主要介紹了莎士比亞時(shí)代的戲劇表演的情況以及當(dāng)時(shí)演員的狀況，故本文在介紹莎士比亞時(shí)代的劇院，故選C?！军c(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測(cè)，推理判斷和寫作意圖四個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇文化類閱讀，要求考生在捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息的基礎(chǔ)上，進(jìn)一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。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(huì))ontheTeachingofForeignLanguages."We'reseeingitinallpartsofthecountry."

Abbottpredictsthatasmanyas100,000studentsarenowstudyingMandarininpublicandprivateschoolsthroughouttheUS.ShesaidtheUSgovernmenthasdesignated(指定)Mandarinasan"importantneeds"languageandprovidesprofessionaldevelopmentprogramsforteachers."Ourgovernmentwantstoincreaseourlanguageabilityfornationalsecurityandeconomiccompetitiveness,"Abbottadded.

Atthesametime,theChinesegovernmentisspreadingknowledgeoftheChineselanguageandculturethroughConfuciusInstitutessetupinmanyUSstates.Forexample,t