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福州市2015高考英语阅读理解、书面表达四月自练（13）阅读理解hispanic heritage month(拉丁文化月)is the period when people recognize the contributions of hispanic americans to the united states and celebrate hispanic culture. hispanic heritage week was approved by president lyndon johnson in 1968 and was expanded by president ronald reagan in 1988 to cover a 30-day period starting on september 15 and ending on october 15. the law came into force on august 17, 1988. september 15 was chosen as the starting point for the celebration because it is the anniversary of independence of five latin american countries: costa rica, el salvador, guatemala, honduras and nicaragua. they all declared independence in 1821. in addition, mexico, chile and belize celebrate their independence days on september 16, september 17 and september 18. hispanic heritage month also celebrates the long and important presence of hispanic americans in north america. a map of late 18th century north america shows this presence, from san francisco to florida. spanish explorers traveled further north along the pacific coast to canada in 1774 and by the late 18th century they had established a military post on vancouver island, 350 miles north of seattle. the spanish sailed up the atlantic coast through the chesapeake bay in 1526, then called the bahia de santa maria, about 80 years before the romanticized english encounter with pocahontas. in the 1520s spanish navigators also explored as far north as cape cod, massachusetts, and the present site of bangor, maine. the spanish settled in the southwest of north america in the 16th century and officially founded santa fe, new mexico in 1610. about 47 million people in the united states are hispanic americans. their families come from countries where people speak spanish. here are some ways you can take part in this special month. move your feetmusic is a big part of hispanic life. people dont just listen. they get up and dance! play a gamepinatas are toys filled with treats. kids take turns trying to break a pinata with a stick. they pick up the treats that fall out. wrap it upthe tortilla is a popular food. it is a type of flat bread. it is often filled with meat, beans, tomatoes and cheese. then it is wrapped up and eaten. yum! speak spanishmany hispanic americans speak two languagesspanish and english. say“hola”. that means“hello”in english. 【文章大意】本文主要介绍了美国拉丁文化月的一些情况。1. the first paragraph is mainly about. a. the establishment of hispanic heritage monthb. the celebrations during hispanic heritage monthc. the contributions of hispanic americansd. the importance of hispanic culture【解析】选a。段落大意题。第一段主要讲的是在美国两任总统的努力下, 美国拉丁文化月最终建立。2. what do we know about hispanic heritage month? a. it was first celebrated in 1968. b. it honors some famous hispanic americans. c. it is celebrated mainly in latin america. d. the biggest celebrations take place on september 1618. 【解析】选b。细节理解题。由文章第三段中的hispanic heritage month also celebrates the long and important presence of hispanic americans in north america. 可知, 举办拉丁文化月也是为了纪念一些著名的拉丁裔美国人。3. we can learn from the passage that. a. pinatas are made of sticksb. tortillas are a kind of food for childrenc. mexico declared independence on september 15d. hispanic americans had an influence on 18th centurys america【解析】选d。细节理解题。由文章第三段中的a map of late 18th century north america shows this presence, from san francisco to florida. 可知, 拉丁裔美国人在十八世纪已经产生影响力了。4. what is the authors purpose in writing the passage? a. to encourage people to get involved in hispanic heritage month. b. to introduce hispanic heritage month briefly. c. to show the achievements of hispanic americans. d. to introduce the history of latin american countries. 【解析】选b。写作意图题。本文主要介绍美国拉丁文化月的建立及拉丁文化月期间举办的一些活动。阅读理解。the way people hold to the belief that a fun-filled, pain free life equals happiness actually reduces their chances of ever attaining real happiness. if fun and pleasure are equal to happiness then pain must be equal to unhappiness. but in fact, the opposite is true: more often than not things that lead to happiness involve some pain.as a result, many people avoid the very attempts that are the source of true happiness. they fear the pain inevitably brought by such things as marriage, raising children, professional achievement, religious commitment （预担的义务）, self-improvement.ask a bachelor（单身汉） why he resists marriage even though he finds dating to be less and less satisfying. if he is honest he will tell you that he is afraid of making a commitment. for commitment is in fact quite painful. the single life is filled with fun, adventure, excitement. marriage has such moments, but they are not its most distinguishing features.couples with infant children are lucky to get a whole nights sleep or a three-day vacation. i dont know any parent who would choose the word fun to describe raising children. but couples who decide not to have children never know the joys of watching a child grow up or of playing with a grandchild.understanding and accepting that true happiness has nothing to do with fun is one of the most liberating realizations. it liberates time: now we can devote more hours to activities that can genuinely increase our happiness. it liberates money: buying that new car or those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless. and it liberates us from envy: we now understand that all those who are always having so much fun actually may not be happy at all.16. according to the author, a bachelor resists marriage chiefly because _ . a. he is reluctant to take on family responsibilitiesb. he believes that life will be more cheerful if he remains singlec. he finds more fun in dating than in marriaged. he fears it will put an end to all his fun adventure and excitement17. raising children, in the authors opinion is _ . a. a moral duty b. a thankless job c. a rewarding task d. a source of inevitable pain18. from the last paragraph, we learn that envy sometimes stems from （源于）_ . a. hatredb. misunderstanding c. prejudiced. ignorance19. to understand what true happiness is one must _ . a. have as much fun as possible during ones lifetime b. make every effort to liberate oneself from pain c. put up with pain under all circumstances d. be able to distinguish happiness from fun20. what is the author trying to tell us? a. happiness often goes hand in hand with pain. b. one must know how to attain happiness. c. it is important to make commitments. d. it is pain that leads to happiness【参考答案16-20】acbda阅读下列短文，从每题所给的a.b.c和d项中，选出最佳选项。i used to watch her from my kitchen window. she seemed so small as she muscled her way through the crowd of boys on the playground. the school was across the street from our home and i would often watch the kids as they played during break. i remember the first day i saw her playing basketball. i watched in wonder as she ran circles around the other kids. she managed to shoot jump shots just over their heads and into the net. the boys always tried to stop her but no one could. i began to notice her at other times, basketball in hand, playing alone.one day i asked her why she practiced so much. without a moment of hesitation she said, “i want to go to college. the only way i can go is to get a scholarship. i am going to play college basketball. i want to be the best. my daddy told me if the dream is big enough, the facts dont count.” well, i had to give it to hershe was determined. i watched her through those junior high years and into high school. every week, she led her school team to victory.one day in her senior year, i saw her sitting in the grass, head in her arms. i walked across the street and sat down in the cool grass beside her. quietly i asked what was wrong. “oh, nothing,” came a soft reply, “i am just too short.” the coach told her that at 55” she would probably never get to play for a top ranked teammuch less offered a scholarshipso she should stop dreaming about college. she was heartbroken and i felt my own throat tighten as i sensed her disappointment. i asked her if she had talked to her dad about it yet. she told me that her father said those coaches were wrong. they just did not understand the power of a dream. he told her that if she truly wanted a scholarship and that nothing could stop her except one thing her own attitude.the next year, as she and her team went to the northern california championship game, she was offered a scholarship and on the college team. she was going to get the college education that she had dreamed of.1. the author was probably the girls .a. brother or sisterb. friend c. mother d. teacher2. why was the girl heartbroken ?a. she was considered too short to be a top player.b. her coach stopped her training because of her height.c. she couldnt be on a college basketball team.d. she wouldnt be admitted by an ideal college.3. we can learn from the passage that .a. her family wouldnt like to pay her college feeb. her father forced her to play basketball in collagec. being a top basketball player can win you a scholarship for colleged. she wouldnt like to turn to his father for help when in difficulty4. which word can best