高考英语一轮复习 阅读理解选编（二）81.doc

浙江桐庐县2017高考英语一轮阅读理解选编（二）【2016高考练习】阅读理解。阅读下面短文，选择最佳答案填空。“I dont speak English”these are the first words I learned when I came to America.Soon I was able to pronounce the four words clearly,and said them whenever an American tried to talk to me.This answer was very effective(有效的)at ending our conversation and saving me from another uncomfortable situation,or I would have to communicate in a language that I was not familiar with.Before coming to the States,I thought I knew English pretty well.But the truth is that the grammar and vocabulary-based English that is taught in schools overseas(海外的)is not the English people speak in America.But fear not!Once you are in America,you can immediately begin to bridge the gap(弥补差距)between the learned English that you already know and the spoken English that is all around you.To do this,first of all,it is important not to fear when you realize that you may not be as prepared for daily communication as you thought.For me,as soon as I stopped worrying about my accent and started speaking,I made rapid progress.Often the people didnt notice my mistakes because they were so glad to finally be able to communicate with me.Another good idea is to listen carefully and pay attention to the way in which ideas are expressed.For example,if you are working hard and you want to stop working and rest for a little while,you can either say “I would like to stop working and rest for a while” or “I want to take a quick break from work.” The first sentence,I quickly learned,sounds dry and too formal for any kind of communication,while the second is an idiom(成语)that is widely used in American English conversation.Finally,use what you already knowthe vocabulary,the grammar and the spelling.Try to use these into the spoken language for more impressive and accurate(精确)speaking results.【文章大意】本文首先提出许多初到美国的人都会遇到的问题,即他们以前学的英语和在美国听到的英语不同,然后提出了自己的建议,就是丢掉畏惧心理,仔细听别人说英语并利用以前学到的语言知识。1.Whats the main idea of this passage?A.Youd better say “I dont speak English” in the USA.B.How you can improve your spoken English in the USA.C.Idioms are widely used to express your ideas in the USA.D.Listening is the best way to improve your spoken English in the USA.解析:主旨大意题。文章一、二两段提到很多初次来到美国的人都会遇到的问题:他们以前学习的英语不同于在美国实际听到的英语。本文就是教给读者如何“bridge the gap”.为此,作者提出三点建议:去除恐惧心理;细心听;利用已有知识。所以本文主旨是improve your spoken English。答案:B2.At first the writer preferred to use the sentence “I dont speak English” to .A.admit he is a foreignerB.save much time for himselfC.prevent himself from being laughed atD.avoid getting upset in communicating with others解析:细节理解题。由文章第一段“This answer was very effective(有效的)at ending our conversation and saving me from another uncomfortable situation.”可知,告诉别人“I dont speak English”可以让自己避免与人交谈以免陷入尴尬。答案:D3.Whats the problem with the English taught outside the English-speaking countries?A.It is quite different from what the natives speak.B.It is taught in boring and wrong grammar.C.It has nothing to do with English.D.It has too small a vocabulary.解析:细节理解题。由文章第二段“.the grammar and vocabulary-based English that is taught in schools overseas(海外的)is not the English people speak in America.”可知,以前以语法和词汇为核心的英语不是美国人说的英语。B、D两项中的boring and wrong grammar和too small a vocabulary文章未提及;C项明显错误。答案:A4.When did the writer make rapid progress in spoken English?A.As soon as he paid attention to the way Americans spoke.B.The minute he found what has been learned useless.C.The moment he got rid of the fear of speaking.D.Immediately he arrived in the USA.解析:细节理解题。由文章第三段“.as soon as I stopped worrying about my accent and started speaking,I made rapid progress.”可知,一旦不再担心自己的口音并大胆开口说,英语进步很快。答案:C阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A,B,C和D)中， 选出最佳选项。【2014高考训练】 AAmerican LaMar Baylor spends most of his time in New York City, working as a performer in the Broadway musical The Lion King. But since 2011, he has also spent weeks in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda. There, he teaches dance to boys who live on the street. His teaching is part of an effort by the Rebecca Davis Dance Company. The project helps young people learn more about dance and learn how to behave in a classroom environment.LaMar Baylor describes his students as genocide (种族屠杀) survivors. They have lost all of their families, some even have been in prison. “They have been through things that no one should ever have to go through,” said Baylor. Dance classes provide the children with structured learning and self-expression that theyve never had before. They can also take classes in information and technology after they have learned to attend classes and follow directions.Boys who have done best in the classes win scholarships, and are sent to the Sunrise Boarding School. About 30 boys have won this kind of financial aid. All the students are male, because few girls in Rwanda live freely on the street.The Rwanda program is the largest one set up by the Rebecca Davis Dance Company, founded and directed by Rebecca Davis. Ms. Davis has also set up dance programs in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Guinea. About 2,000 children in the three countries have taken part in the project since it was launched in 2010.As for LaMar Baylor, he knows from his own experience how dance can lead to a better life. He is from Camden, New Jersey. Camden has sometimes been called Americas poorest and most dangerous city. Mr. Baylor says that growing up in Camden, it took a long time for him to find out what he wanted to do. He now thanks dancing saved his life.41. What do we know about LaMar Baylor according to the text?A. He spends most of his time in Rwanda.B. He is director of the musical The Lion King.C. He himself grew up in a poor environment.D. He started the Rwanda Program on his own.42. It can be learned from the text that the children in Rwanda .A. have gone through tough timesB. have committed violent crimesC. worked hard to win scholarshipD. forced mainly on dancing 43. In how many countries are the dance programs launched?A. Two B. ThreeC. FourD. Five44. Which of the following is true of the dance project?A. Most children participating in it were boys.B. The project could date back to the year 2010.C. In is aimed to improve the kids dancing skills.D. It has gained much support from the world.45. What can be the main idea of the text?A. Dance offers street children path to education.B. The largest dance project was set up in Guinea.C. Education is important to street children.D. Where you grow up decides what you are.【参考答案】4145 CABBA【2014高考训练】Boredom and CreativityMost of us think of being bored at work as a negative experience, but a new study suggests it can have positive results including an increase in creativity because it gives us time to daydream.That is the finding of Dr. Sandi Mann from the University of Central Lancashire. Dr. Mann conducted two studies. In the first experiment, 40 people were asked to carry out a boring task. They were told to copy numbers out of a telephone directory for 15 minutes. After that they were asked to complete another task. A pair of cups were given to each of them. Everyone tried to come up with different uses of the cups, and was given a chance to display their creativity. Meanwhile, another group of 40 people were just asked to come up with uses for the cups without doing any boring tasks before. It turned out that the 40 people who had first copied out the telephone numbers were more creative than the control group(对照组). To see if daydreaming was a factor in this effect, a second boring task was introduced that allowed even more daydreaming than the boring writing task. This second study saw 30 people copying out the numbers as before, but also included a second group of 30 reading rather than writing them.Again the researchers found that the people in the control group were least creative, but the people who had just read the names were more creative than those who had to write them out. This suggests that more passive boring activities, like reading or perhaps attending meetings, can lead to more creativity. Compared with reading, writing reduced the scope（范围） for daydreaming. As a result, it reduces the effects of boredom on creativity.Dr. Mann says: “Boredom at work has always been seen as something to be avoided, but perhaps we should accept it in order to promote our creativity. What we want to do next is to see what the practical implications of this finding are. Do people who are bored at work become more creative in other areas of their work - or do they go home and write novels?” 67. Who proved to be the most creative in the two studies?A. The people who attended meetings. B. The people who did the reading task. C. The people who invented uses for cups. D. The people who copied telephone numbers. 68. The studies conducted by Dr. Mann indicate that creativity results from _. A. creative tasksB. controlled activitiesC. the range of daydreamingD. reading and writing ability69. What is Dr. Manns attitude towards boredom at work? A. Positive. B. Skeptical. C. Subjective. D. Disapproving. 70. What will Dr. Mann probably continue to research in their study? A. The real causes of creativity. B. The actual use of boredom. C. The practical reasons of boredom. D. The writing ability improved by boredom. 【参考答案】67B 68C 69A 70B阅读理解。 About 21,000 young people in 17 American states do not attend classes in school buildings.Instead, they receive their elementary(初等)and high school education by working at home on computers. The Center for Education Reform says the United States has 67 public “cyber schools.” and that is about twice as many as two years ago. The money for students to attend a cyber school comes from the governments of the states where they live. Some educators say cyber schools receive money that should support traditional public schools. They also say it is difficult to know if students are learning well.Other educators praise this new form of education for letting students work at their own speed. These people say cyber schools help students who were unhappy or unsuccessful in traditional schools. They say learning at home by computer ends long bus rides for children who live far from school.Whatever the judgment of cyber schools, they are getting more and more popular. For example, a new cyber school called Commonwealth Connections Academy will take in students this fall. It will serve children in the state of Pennsylvania from ages five through thirteen.Children get free equipment for their online education. This includes a computer, a printer, books and technical services. Parents and students talk with teachers by telephone or by sending emails through their computers when necessary.Students at cyber schools usually do not know one another. But 56 such students who finished studies at Western Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School recently met for the first time. They were guests of honor at their graduation.( ) 1. What do we know from the text about students of a cyber school?A. They have to take long bus rides to school.B. They study at home rather than in classrooms.C. They receive money from traditional public schools.D. They do well in traditional school