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阅读理解-历史类选练（3）2016高考英语阅读理解-历史类 argentina in the late nineteenth century was an exciting place. around 1870, it was experiencing an economic(经济的)boom, and the capital, buenos aires, attracted many people. farmers, as well as a flood of foreigners from spain and italy, came to buenos aires seeking jobs. these jobs didnt pay well, and the people felt lonely and disappointed with their new life in the city. as the unhappy newcomers mixed together in the poor parts of the city, the dance known as the tango(探戈舞)came into being. at the beginning the tango was a dance of the lower classes. it was danced in the bars and streets . at that time there many fewer women than men, so if a man didnt want to be left out, his only choice was to dance with another man so that he could attract the attention of the few available women .gradually, the dance spread into the upper classes of argentinean society and became more respectable. in europe at this time, strong interest in dance from around the world was beginning .the interest in international dance was especially evident in paris. every kind of dance from ballet(芭蕾舞) to belly dancing could be found on the stages of the paris theaters of the paris theaters .after tango dances from argentina arrive in europe, they began to draw the interest of the public and they performed their exiting dance in cafes. though not everyone approved of the new dance ,saying it was a little too shocking, the dance did find enough supporters to make it popular. the popularity（流行）of the tango continued to grow in many other parts of the world. soldiers who returned to the united states from world war i brought the tango to north america. it reached japan in 1926,and in 2003 the argentinean embassy in seoul hired a local tango dancer to act as a kind of dance ambassador, and promote tango dancing throughout south korea.【小题1】the origin of the tango is associated with . abelly dancesbamerican soldierscspanish citydthe capital of argentina【小题2】which of the following is true about the tango? ait was created by foreigners from spain and italy.bpeople of the upper classes loved the tango mostcit was often danced by two male in the beginningda dancer in seoul became the argentinean ambassador.【小题3】before world war i, the tango spread to . aamericabjapancfrancedsouth korea【小题4】what can be the best title for the text? ahow to dance the tangobthe history of the tangochow to promote the tangodthe modern tango boom 2016高考英语阅读理解-历史类many thousands of chinese are studying at schools in the united states. and writer liel leibovitz says the students are following an example that began in the eighteen seventies. mr. leibovitz and writer matthew miller joined forces to tell the story of the students in their book, “fortunate sons.” the book says china sent one hundred twenty boys from 1872 to 1875 to america to learn about developments that could help modernize their country. mr. leibovitz got the idea for the book about the boys a few years ago when he was traveling with his wife in china. mr. leibovitz learned that qing government sent a whole delegation(代表团) of boys to learn the ways of the west. the goal was for them to return to china and help their country. the book says the boys received their american training in massachusetts, new york, new jersey and connecticut. it must have been a very good education. mr. leibovitz says the first prime minister of the chinese republic completed this program. and so did the first engineer to build a large-scale railroad without foreign help. the same was true of the fathers of chinese education, diplomacy and the navy. the book-writers had only to open some boxes containing the writings of these men to learn about them. their notebooks, journals, letters and postcards were in english. mr. leibovitz said he was lucky to have so much information from events that took place long ago. the students returned to china after about nine years. they no longer spoke mandarin(国语) well enough to answer questions. police welcomed them home by putting them in jail. the young men were released after about a week. but they were given low-level jobs. mr leibovitz says it took about ten years for them to rise to higher positions. he said their story continues today with large numbers of chinese studying in the united states.【小题1】how many exchange children did qing government send to america? a1872.b1875.c120.d210.【小题2】the qing government send the boys to america because it. awanted them to help their countryblost the warcexpected them to destroy the culture of the westdwanted the western to help the boys【小题3】which of the following is not true according to the passage? amany thousands of chinese are studying at schools in americabsome of the boys received their american training in californiacpolice welcomed the boys home by putting them in jaildone of the boys became the father of chinese education 阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的a,b,c或d四个选项中，选出最佳选项。eating too much fatty food, exercising too little and smoking can raise your future risk of heart disease. but there is another factor that can cause your heart problems more immediately: the air you breathe. previous studies have linked high exposure (暴露) to environmental pollution to an increased risk of heart problems, but two analyses now show that poor air quality can lead to heart attack or stroke (中风) within as little as a few hours after exposure. in one review of the research, scientists found that people exposed to high levels of pollutants (污染物) were up to 5% more likely to suffer a heart attack within days of exposure than those with lower exposure. a separate study of stroke patients showed that even air that the u. s. environmental protection agency (epa) considers to be of “moderate” (良好) quality and relatively safe for our health can raise the risk of stroke as much as 34% within 12 to 14 hours of exposure. the authors of both studies stress that these risks are relatively small for healthy people and certainlymodest compared with other risk factors such as smoking and high blood pressure. however, it is important to be aware of these dangers because everyone is exposed to air pollution regardless of lifestyle choices. so stricter regulation by the epa of pollutants may not only improve environmental air quality but could also become necessary to protect public health. 1. the text mainly discusses the relationship between.a. heart problems and air qualityb. heart problems and exercisingc. heart problems and smokingd. heart problems and fatty food2. the underlined word“modest”in paragraph 3 most probably means.a. relatively highb. extremely low c. relatively lowd. extremely high3. what can we learn from the text? a. eating fatty food has immediate effects on your heart. b. the epa conducted many studies on air quality. c. moderate air quality is more harmful than smoking. d. stricter regulations on pollutants should be made. 4. the authors purpose of writing the text is most likely to.a. informb. persuade c. described. entertain【参考答案】14、acda 阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的a,b,c或d四个选项中，选出最佳选项。for five days，edmontons downtown park is transformed into one huge stage where artists are able to share their talents，and where people are able to celebrate and enjoy themselves.since its beginning in 1980，the edmonton folk music festival has been commemorating (纪念) the true feeling of what folk music is all about and thats the traditional togetherness(友爱)that is felt when people gather to share stories and feelings through song.this year will be the sixth year when volunteer riedel will be offering up her time to the festival.“people coming off a busy spring and summer have a moment of relaxation.”riedel said.“its really easy to relax，and its great seeing family and friends have fun together.”these families and friends come from all different kinds of musical tastes.people who take pleasure in blues are there，so are people who love bluegrass.this festival does its best to develop everyones musical interests.with so many years of experience，the festival has become a welloiled machine，and does whatever it can to make attendees feel as comfortable as possible.there are free water stations throughout the venue (举办地) for people to fill up their travel cups.when people buy food，reusable dishes are given a $2 plate fee，but that is returned when the plate is brought back.the festival has completely sold out of tickets, and in record time.but with big names such as van morrison and jakob dylan, its easy to see how that was going to happen.there is no parking area during the festival, so using the park & ride system or edmonton transit is highly recommended.a bike lockup area is provided and will be available thursday until sunday one hour before the gates open until 45 minutes after the gates close.the edmonton folk music festival begins on wednesday, aug.4 with van morrison playing the special donation fund (基金)concert, and will finish up on sunday, aug.8.本文主要讲述为了让人们了解民间音乐的真正意义而举办的一个节日the edmonton folk music festival。1the edmonton folk music festival is held mainly to_.agather people with different musical tastesbremind people of the real sense of folk musiccexhibit the good voices of great talents in folk musicdcollect old stories of folk music答案：b。细节理解题。由本文的第一段信息“.the edmonton music festival has been commemorating the true feeling of what folk music is all about.”可知b项正确。2which of the following is true according to the passage?ariedel has volunteered for the festival for at least 5 years.bits hard for people to appreciate blues.cit costs people a little to fill up their cups from water stations.dpeople have to pay 2 for a plate of food.答案：a。推理判断题。由第二段第一句话“this year will be the sixth year when volunteer riedel will be offering up her time to the festival”可推知riedel至少做志愿者五年了，故a项正确。3we can learn from the passage that_.apeople can get tickets easily for the festivalbthe edmonton folk music festival is well organizedcdriving ones own car to the festival is highly recommendeddbikes are available at the festival from wednesday to sunday答案：b。推理判断题。由第三段“with so many years of experience，the festival has become a welloiled machine.”可知该节日组织得井井有条，故b项正确。4what would be the best title for this passage?afolk music of bluesbone festival for allcfestival for family gatheringdedmontons downtown park答案：b。主旨大意题。通读全文可知。文章主要讲述the edmonton folk music festival这一个节日，故b项最佳。阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的a,b,c或d四个选项中，选出最佳选项。for those who are tired of doing the laundry, samsung has found an answer: a washing machine that can tell you when your laundry is done via a smartphone app (application) .strange though it may seem“my wife already does that”was a common response among attendees viewing the device when it was introduced at the consumer electronics show (ces) this weeksamsung is just one of many appliance makers racing to install (安装) a large number of internet- connected features in machines in an effort to make them“smart. ”last year, it was a refrigerator that tweeted. this year, its wi- fi- enabled laundry machines and fridges that can tell you when your groceries are going bad.the washers and dryers, available starting in the spring, connect to any smartphone through a downloadable application. the phone can then be used as a remote control, so the machines can be turned on and off while their owner is at work or on the bus.samsung says its not just something newthe app connection actually has some practical uses.“if you started to dry clothes in the morning and forgot to take them out, you can go to your phone and restart your dryer for the time when you come home, so your clothes are refreshed and ready to go, ”said spokesperson amy sch