【英语】高二英语阅读理解解题技巧及经典题型及练习题(含答案)含解析

【英语】高二英语阅读理解解题技巧及经典题型及练习题(含答案)含解析一、高中英语阅读理解1．阅读理解PrimaveraSound

Tokickoffthesummer,there'snobetterplacetobethanBarcelona.Ontheconcertlineup,you'llfindbandslikeTheZombies,ArcadeFire,andBonIver.Thentakesometimetosoakupthelocalfood,wine,andculture.

Date:May31–June4,2018

Location:Barcelona,Spain

MusicType:Indie,rock,hip-hop

Price:80€–300€(around$86–$323)

RecommendedplacestostayinBarcelona:

Hotel1898

HotelBarcelonaUniversal

MercerHotelBarcelona

GovernorsBall

OneofthegreatestsummerconcertsinNewYorkCityisGovernor'sBall,whichtakesplaceinearlyJuneatRandall'sIslandPark.SomeofthemanyartistsplayingincludeTool,Phoenix,Lorde,Flume,andtheWu-TangClan.

Date:June2-4,2018

Location:NewYorkCity,NewYork,USA

MusicType:Rock,hip-hop,pop

Price:$105–$305

RecommendedplacestostayinNewYorkCity:

WNewYork–UnionSquare,UnionSquare,NewYorkCity,UnitedStatesAloftHarlem

Super8LongIslandCityLGAHotel

CourtyardNewYorkManhattan/UpperEastSide

Bonnaroo

Bonarooisanotherepicsummereventthatdrawsincrowdsofaround60,000eachyear.Someofthemosticonicmusiclegendswillbeplayingthisyear,includingU2,RedHotChiliPeppers,TheWeeknd,andChancetheRapper.

Date:June8-11,2018

Location:Manchester,Tennessee,USA

MusicType:Rock,hip-hop

Price:$210.50–$554+fees

RecommendedplacestostayinManchester:

MicrotelInn&SuitesbyWyndhamManchester

CountryInn&SuitesManchester

TheAmbassadorInn&Luxury（1）OnwhichofthedayscanyouenjoyRock,hip-hopinPrimaveraSound?A.

June1，2018.

B.

June5，2018.

C.

June9，2018.

D.

June11，2018.（2）TowitnessiconicmusiclegendChancetheRapperplaying,whichofthefollowingaretherecommendedplacestostay？A.

CourtyardNewYorkManhattan.

B.

HotelBarcelonaUniversal.C.

Randall'sIslandPark.

D.

TheAmbassadorInn&Luxury.【答案】（1）A（2）D【解析】【分析】本题是一篇应用文，推荐了三个夏天要听的音乐会，这些音乐会由不同的乐队，在不同的时间、地点演奏，价格也有所不同，但也有共同之处：演奏摇滚和hip-hop（嘻哈）音乐。(1)考查细节理解。根据PrimaveraSound部分中的“Date–May31–June4,

2018

＂可知，我们可以在5月31日到6月4日之间欣赏PrimaveraSound的摇滚和嘻哈音乐，因此选A。。(2考查细节理解。根据Bonnaroo部分中的＂Someofthemosticonicmusiclegendswillbeplayingthisyear,includingU2,RedHotChiliPeppers,TheWeeknd,andChancetheRapper.”以及推荐地点“RecommendedplacestostayinManchester:MicrotelInn&SuitesbyWyndhamManchester，CountryInn&SuitesManchester，TheAmbassadorInn&Luxury“”可知，见证ChancetheRapper的标志性音乐，被推荐的居住地点有TheAmbassadorInn&Luxury＂，故选D。【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解题型的考查，是一篇介绍类阅读，要求考生准确掌握细节信息，结合题目要求，选出正确答案。2．阅读理解

Asoneoftheworld'smostpopularculturalmediums,cinemaisattheleadingpositionattheTaihuWorldCulturalForum(论坛),anannualeventthataimstoimproveculturalexchanges.Sofarthisyear,Chineseboxofficehasalreadytopped58billionyuan,theChinaFilmAdministrationsaid.ThisindicatesthatChina,theworld'ssecond-largestmoviemarket,isclosingthegapwiththeUnitedStates,theworld'stopcinemamarket.

CaoYin,directoroftheprogramcenteratChinaMovieChannel,saidthatChinahas67,000cinemascreens.themostofanycountry,andthenumberisexpectedtoincreaseto80,000bytheendofnextyear.SayingthatChinahassignedcoproductionagreementswith22countries(includingtheUnitedStates,Canada,Japan.Indiaetc.),CaoaddedithasdeepenedcinematicexchangesbetweenChinesefilmmakersandtheirforeigncounterparts(同行).

Withthecountry'shugenativemarket,whichproducedmorethan1,000filmsin2019,HongKongdirectorStanleyTongsaidhebelievesforeignfilmmakerswillincreasinglyseekcooperationwithChina."InternationalcoproductionwillbecomeanimportantplatformtosendChinesestoriesoverseaandgiveusabroadervisionofcreation,"Tongsaid.

Recently,over80percentoftheworld'stop100highestbox-officetitleshavebeenactionfilms.Tongsaidthefilms,inwhichplotsarebasicallysecondarytoshiningstunts(特技),isoneoftheeasiestwaystoappealtoforeignaudiences.Butithasbeenadecades-longstruggleforChinesefilmmakerstoselltheirstoriesoverseas.WhenaskedwhatkindsofChinesefilmswouldhavethemostglobalappeal.YanZhaozhu,chairmanoftheTaihuWorldCulturalForum,saidstoriesthataddressuniversalissues,suchasenvironmentalprotectionandclimatechange,areperhapsthebestoptions.（1）WhatisthepurposeoftheTaihuWorldCulturalForum?A.Tostrengthenculturalexchanges.B.TobuildmorecinemasinChina.C.ToinvitemoretouriststoTaihu.D.Toattractmoreinternationalinvestment.（2）WhatcanweinferaboutCaoYin'sopinioninParagraph2?A.ChineseboxofficehasalreadyovertakentheUnitedStatessofarB.ThescreensofChinesecinemaswillbeworld-leadinginthefutureC.ChinahassignedthemostcoproductionagreementswithothercountriesD.TherewillbemoreandmorecooperationsbetweenChinesefilmmakersandothercountries.（3）HowdoChinesefilmmakersfeelaboutsellingtheirmoviestotheworldrightnow?A.Easy.B.Disappointed.C.Challenged.D.Confused.（4）Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.BoxOffice:UnclearFutureB.China:TopSecondMovieMarketC.Cinema:TheLeadingCulturalPositionD.ChineseFilmmakers:SevereCompetitionSituation【答案】（1）A（2）D（3）C（4）B【解析】【分析】本文是一篇新闻报道，介绍了电影作为世界上最受欢迎的文化媒介之一在太湖世界文化论坛上处于领先地位。该论坛是一年一度的活动，旨在促进文化交流。中国电影总局说，今年到目前为止，中国电影票房已经突破580亿元人民币。这表明，中国作为世界第二大电影市场，正在缩小与世界第一大电影市场美国之间的差距。（1）考查细节理解。根据第一段中的“...TaihuWorldCulturalForum,anannualeventthataimstoimproveculturalexchanges.”可知，太湖世界文化论坛是一年一度的活动，旨在促进文化交流。即举行太湖世界文化论坛的目的是加强文化交流。故选A。（2）考查推理判断。根据第二段中的“CaoYin…saidthatChinahas67,000cinemascreens.themostofanycountry,andthenumberisexpectedtoincreaseto80,000bytheendofnextyear.SayingthatChinahassignedcoproductionagreementswith22countries(includingtheUnitedStates,Canada,Japan.Indiaetc.)”可知，曹寅说，中国有67,000个电影院。中国是拥有电影院最多的国家。到明年年底，这个数字有望增加到80,000。曹说，中国已经与22个国家（包括美国，加拿大，日本，印度等）签署了联合制作电影的协议。因此从曹寅所说的话中我们看得出中国电影制片人与其他国家之间将会有越来越多的合作。故选D。（3）考查推理判断。根据最后一段中的“Butithasbeenadecades-longstruggleforChinesefilmmakerstoselltheirstoriesoverseas.”可知，中国电影制片人向海外出售电影故事已经经历了数十年的艰辛努力。即中国电影制片人在将中国电影推向世界的过程中付出了艰辛的努力，取得今天的成就并不容易，challenged意为“有挑战性的，不容易的”，符合文意。故选C。（4）考查主旨大意。根据第一段中的“ThisindicatesthatChina,theworld'ssecond-largestmoviemarket,isclosingthegapwiththeUnitedStates,theworld'stopcinemamarket.”可知，中国是世界第二大电影市场，正在缩小与世界第一大电影市场美国之间的差距。因此文章的最佳标题是“中国：第二大电影市场”。故选B。【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，推理判断和主旨大意三个题型的考查，是一篇新闻报道。考生需要准确捕捉细节信息，同时根据上下文进行逻辑推理，概括归纳，从而选出正确答案。3．阅读理解

Since2013,Torobo,aroboticarmdesignedtotestthelimitsofartificialintelligence,hashadoneambition—tobeadmittedtotheUniversityofTokyo.However,ithasrepeatedlyfailed.Thisyearwasnoexception.

InearlyNovemberTorobotookanexamtoprepareforanall-importantstandardizedtest.WhileTorobo'stotalscoreof525outof950was14pointshigherthanin2015，itsstandardscoreof57.1%wasslightlylower,becausehumanstudentsdidbetterinthe2016test.

Thoughthescore，whichishigherthanthenationalaverage,isenoughtogettherobotadmittedtomanyotherfamousJapaneseuniversities,itfallsshortoftheminimumrequiredfortheUniversityofTokyo.

AcloseranalysisoftheresultsshowedthatTorobo'snewlyprogrammedabilitytosolvecomplexphysicsproblemshelpedincreaseitsyear-over-yearphysicsscorefrom46.5%to59%.Therobotalsodugdeepintoitsdatabaseofinformationfromtextbooksandwebsitestoobtainanimpressive66.3%inworldhistory.Theaverage60%scoresacquiredinthetwomathsections,werenottooshabbyeither.

But，whileToroboisabletohandleknowledge-basedquestionsandonesinvolvingcomplexmathematicalcalculations,ithasahardtimethinkingindependently.Asaresult,therobotisunabletofullyunderstandmultiplesentencesandphrasestoarriveatthelogicalconclusionsrequiredintheEnglishlanguagetests.Thisweaknesswasreflectedintheweakoralandwritingscores,whichcameinat36.2%and50.5%,respectively.

Fortunately,afterfourtiringyears,therobot'screatorshavedecidedtofreeTorobofromitsannualtest-takingsuffering,theresearchteamwillinsteadfocusonimprovingtherobot'sabilitytopickoutspecificanswersfrommassivesetsofdata—askillthatledtoitsexcellenthistoryscores.Theybelievetheexpertise(专业技术）will

helpTorobosucceedasanindustrialrobot.（1）WhatisthedisadvantageofTorobo?A.

Ithasmuchdifficultysearchingforfacts.

B.

Itdoesn'townlanguageskills.C.

Ithasweakindependentthinkingability.

D.

Itcouldn'tgetthroughtheexams.（2）Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inthethirdparagraphreferto?A.

thescore

B.

Torobo

C.

theUniversityofTokyo

D.

thenationalaverage（3）Whatdidtheexamresultsshow?A.

Torobo'sscoredidn'treachthenationalaverage.B.

Torobo'sprogrammedabilityimproveditsmathscore.C.

Torobowasadmittedtoauniversity.D.

Torobodidwellinthehistoryexam.（4）Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.

Subjectsarobotaregoodat.

B.

Arobot'sperformancesinexams.C.

Majorsthataresuitableforarobot.

D.

Arobot'swaystodealwithexams.【答案】（1）C（2）A（3）D（4）B【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了一款用来测试人工智能极限的机器人在考试中的表现和它的弊端。（1）C细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段的前两句内容可知，Torobo的缺点是不擅长独立思考，不能理解复杂的句子。故选C.（2）A词义猜测题。根据上半句“Thoughthescore，…,isenoughtogettherobotadmittedtomanyotherfamousJapaneseuniversities,”可知，前半句从句的主语thescore就是主句的主语it所代指的。故选A.（3）D细节理解题。根据第四段各个学科得分的比较以及最后一段可知，Torobo的历史成绩非常好。故选D.（4）B主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了参加考试的机器人在各个学科方面的不同表现。故选B.【点评】本文是一篇关于介绍机器人的说明性阅读理解。主要以细节理解题为主，抓住关键词，理解文章主旨。其中第二题比较有难度，需要排除其它选项。主旨题看前面一，二段一般可以透漏出端倪。4．阅读理解

Aboutaspirin:

Aspirinisacommonlyuseddrugwhichcanbetakentorelievediscomfortcausedbynumerousmedicalproblemsincludingheadaches,toothache,inflammationandinfections.Itisalsosuitabletotreatcoldsandflu-likesymptoms,andtoreduceahightemperature.

Whocantakeaspirin?

Adultsandchildrenover16yearsofage.

Whoshouldnottakeaspirin?

Womenwhoarepregnant,orplantobecomepregnant.Aspirinmayharmyourunbornbaby.

Womenwhoarebreast-feeding.Aspirincanpassintoyourbreastmilkandmayharmyourbaby.

Peoplewhohaveanyproblemswiththewaytheliverworksorwiththewaythekidneyswork.Howtotakeaspirin:

Takeaspirinaftermeals,withafullglassofwaterormilk.

Therecommendeddose(剂量)rangesfromtwotothreetabletsatatime.Nevertakemorethan4g12tablets)inany24-hourperiod.

Youmustnottakethesetabletswithanyothermedicinewhichcontainsanyaspirinorpainkiller.

Howtostoreaspirin:

Keepallmedicinesoutofthereachandsightofchildren.

Storeaspirininacool,dryplace,awayfromdirectheatandlight.

Donotputaspirininthebathroombecausethedampnesstherecancauseittoloseitseffectiveness.

Throwawayaspirinthatsmellsstronglyofvinegar.

Possiblesideeffects:

Feelingsick,increasedriskofbleeding,stomachpain,indigestionandheartburnarecommon.Iftheseeffectscontinue,contactyourdoctor.

Ringingintheears,difficultybreathing,dizziness,andmentalconfusionarerare.Iftheseoccur,stoptakingthedrugandcontactyourdoctorforfurtheradvice.（1）Inwhichcasewillyoutakeaspirinaccordingtothetext?A.

Stomachache.

B.

Fever.

C.

Breathlessness.

D.

Nosebleed.（2）Howmanytimescanyoutakeaspirinatmostinaday?A.

6.

B.

5.

C.

4.

D.

3.（3）Whattypeofwritingisthistext?A.

Ahospitalannouncement.

B.

Amedicalreport.C.

Adoctor'ssuggestionslist.

D.

Medicalinstructions.【答案】（1）B（2）A（3）D【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍阿司匹林的作用和注意事项。（1）考查细节理解。根据第一段中的“Itisalsosuitabletotreatcoldsandflu-likesymptoms,andtoreduceahightemperature.”可知，阿司匹林可以退烧，故选B。（2）考查细节理解。根据第四段中的“Therecommendeddose(剂量)rangesfromtwotothreetabletsatatime.Nevertakemorethan4g12tabletsinany24-hourperiod.”可知，每次2-3片，一天不能超过12片，最多六次，故选A。（3）考查主旨大意。本文属于说明文，介绍阿司匹林的作用和注意事项，因而是一篇药物使用说明书，故选D。【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解和主旨大意两个题型的考查，是一篇药物使用说明书，要求考生准确掌握细节信息，并根据上下文进行推理，归纳，从而选出正确答案。5．阅读理解

Doyouhaveaspareroominyourhouse?Whataboutadrivewayforyourcar?Bothofthesecanhelpyoumakemoney.Manypeoplewhoarefeelingthepincharetakingadvantageofwhat'sbeencalledthe“sharingeconomy”.

Perhapsthebest-knownexampleofacompanyinthisfieldisAirbnbanAmericanwebbusinesswhichallowsyoutorentoutyourspareroomtoholidaymakers.Itsaysitoperatesin34,000citiesandithasover1,500,000listings.Itseemstohaveconcernedthemarket!

ABritishcompanyisdoingsomethingwithparkingspaces.JustPark'sfounder,AnthonyEskinazi,says,“WhenIhadtheoriginalidea,Ispottedadrivewayclosetoasportsstadium.ItwouldhavebeensoconvenientifIcouldhavejustparkedinthatdrivewayratherthanincommercialcarpark.”Andhehasabigclientele（客户）:around20,000peoplehaveadvertisedtheirspacesonthesite,andhesaysaroundhalfamilliondriversuseit.Thereareothersitesdoingverysimilarthings,likeUberandLyfttheseletdriverssharetheircarswithotherpassengers.Anydriverknowshowvaluableaplacetoparkis.AchurchnearKingsCrossincentralLondonhasapparentlymadeover£200,000byrentingoutspaceinitsyardtotravelers!

Becausethisisanewbusinessworld,thoserulesaren'tthereyetandmanypeoplearehappytoshare...aslongasitpays!

Butthesharingeconomyhasitscritics:thecompetitorsofthesenewcompanies.PeoplewhorunthingsliketraditionalB&B,commercialcarparksandtaxiservicesareafraidofendingupoutofpocket.Andthereisanotherissue:regulationsonthesenewbusinessareunclear.Howwillrentingoutyourdrivewayaffectyourneighbor?（1）Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“feelingthepinch”probablymean?A.

Lackinginmoney

B.

FullofcuriosityC.

Willingtohelpothers

D.

Unsatisfiedwiththeirlife（2）Whomaybeagainstthesharingeconomy?A.

Ataxidriverwhocan'tfindaparkingplace

B.

ApriestinthechurchnearKingsCrossC.

Atravellerwhoneedsaccomodiation

D.

Awell-knownhigh-endholidayhotel（3）Whyaremanypeoplepleasedtoshareaccordingtoparagraph4?A.

Theycangainhugeprofits

B.

Theyneedn'tpayanyfeeC.

Therearefewrulestolimitthem

D.

Thenewbusinesshasnorisks（4）Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribetheboomingbusiness?A.

Creativeanddeveloped

B.

CompetitivebutunpracticalC.

Effectiveandworrying

D.

Traditionalandacceptable【答案】（1）A（2）D（3）C（4）C【解析】【分析】本文是一片应用文，介绍了一些能够获益的方法与例子．文中通过几个例子告诉我们只要能够用心观察每一处的机会，你就会成功从中获益。（1）考查词义猜测。根据第一段中的“Bothofthesecanhelpyoumakemoney”推出feelingthepinch指的是那些缺钱的人出租自己的东西来获取利润。故选A。（2）考查细节理解。在第二和第三段举了很多出租自己物品的例子，如：出租车司机，教堂里的牧师，旅行者。一家住房率很高的知名酒店肯定不需要共享。故选D。（3）考查细节理解。根据倒数第二段“Becausethisisanewbusinessworld，thoserulesaren'tthereyetandmanypeoplearehappytoshare-aslongasitpays!”这句话告诉我们这种共享经济由于是新事物而且没有规则约束，受到很多人的欢迎。故选C。（4）考查推理判断。文章介绍里一种出租自己闲置物品的赚钱途径即共享经济，可以带来利益，但在最后一段中的“regulationsonthesenewbusinessesareunclear”对这个新行业的规则还不明确。所以确定答案为Effectivebutworrying。故选C。【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，词义猜测和推理判断三个题型的考查，是一篇介绍类阅读，考生需要准确掌握细节信息，根据上下文进行逻辑推理，从而选出正确答案。6．阅读理解

Regardlessofhowfarwe'dliketobelievegender(性别)equalityintheworkplacehascome,there'sstillayawninggapbetweenmaleandfemaleleadersintheprofessionalworld.A2018statisticshowsthatwomennowadaysholdjust5.8percentofCEOspositionsatS&P500companies,accordingtoCatalyst.

Whileit'snotahugeshockthatwomenaresomewhatunderrepresentedinleadershippositions,whatissurprisingthough,isthefactthatfemalesmayactuallybebettersuitedtoleadinalmosteveryarea,atleastaccordingtonewfindingsfromtheBINorwegianBusinessSchool.

Intheirresearch，ProfessoryvindL.MartinsenandProfessorLarsGlassurveyed(调查)2,900managerswithaspecialfocusonpersonalitytypes.Theresultswereclear:Womenscoredhigherthanmeninfourofthefivemajorleadership-centriccategories.

Whilesomepeoplebelievethatmeninherentlymakebetterleaders—probablybecausetheypicturealeaderwithacommandingvoice,whichismoretypicalofmenthanwomen—thispieceofresearchsuggeststhatwomenarebetteratmethodicalmanagementandgoal-setting,openness,sociabilityandsupportiveness,aswellasabilitytocommunicateclearly.

Therewasoneareainwhichmenscoredhigherthanwomen,though,andthatwasonemotionalstabilityandabilitytofacejob-relatedpressureandstress.Theresultssuggestthatwomenaremoresensitivetotheeffectsofhigh-pressureorhighlyemotionalsituations.

Obviously，it'simportanttoconsiderindividual(个人的)differences.Anyone,regardlessofgender,maybeaninspiringleaderandacompetentboss.Butnexttimeyou'rehiringforamanagementposition,youjustmightwanttogivetheresumes(简历)fromfemalecandidatesaharderlook.（1）Whatmakesusshockedmuchatleadershippositions?A.

Womenareworsethanmen.

B.

Mentakealmostallhighpositions.C.

Thereisahugegapbetweengenders.

D.

Womenmightbehavebetterineveryfield.（2）Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword''inherently”inparagraph4?A.

properly

B.

potentially

C.

naturally

D.

normally（3）Whichofthefollowingmaybethebesttitleofthistext?A.

HowWeCanFigureOutTheBoss.

B.

WhyWomenAreBetterThanMen.C.

WhyWomenMakeTheBestBosses.

D.

HowWeCanTellGenderDifference.（4）Whomighthavespecialinterestinthisarticle?A.

Jobhunters.

B.

Employers.

C.

Employees.

D.

Malebosses.【答案】（1）D（2）C（3）C（4）B【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，在工作领域男性领导人和女性领导人地位存在不平等现象，作者指出在领导位置上，女性可能在各个领域表现更好，倡议雇主在招聘领导岗位员工时应多考虑女性。(1)考查细节理解。根据第二段中的“whatissurprisingthough,isthefactthatfemalesmayactuallybebettersuitedtoleadinalmosteveryarea,atleastaccordingtonewfindingsfromtheBINorwegianBusinessSchool.”可知让人惊讶的是，在领导位置上，女性可能在各个领域表现更好。故选D。(2)考查词义猜测。根据第四段中的“Whilesomepeoplebelievethatmeninherentlymakebetterleaders—probablybecausetheypicturealeaderwithacommandingvoice,whichismoretypicalofmenthanwomen”可知人们认为男性自然能成为更好的领导者，划线词是自然地。故选C。(3)考查主旨大意。根据第四段中的“thispieceofresearchsuggeststhatwomenarebetteratmethodicalmanagementandgoal-setting,openness,sociabilityandsupportiveness,aswellasabilitytocommunicateclearly.”可知本文强调了女性在管理层的地位，因此“为什么女性是最好的老板”符合题意。故选C。(4)考查推理判断。根据最后一段中的“Butnexttimeyou'rehiringforamanagementposition,youjustmightwanttogivetheresumes(简历)fromfemalecandidatesaharderlook.”下次你雇佣管理岗位员工时，得知雇主们会对这篇文章感兴趣。故选B。【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，词义猜测，推理判断和主旨大意四个题型的考查，是一篇社会现象类阅读，要求考生在捕捉细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，概括和归纳，从而选出正确答案。7．阅读理解

OneofthemoststrikingfindingsofanewlyresearchintheUKisthatofthepeopleinterviewed,oneintwobelievesthatitisbecomingmoredifficulttomeetsomeonetostartafamilywith.

Whyaremanyfindingitincreasinglydifficulttostartcloserelationships?Doesmodemlifereallymakeithardertofallinlove?Orarewemakingitharderforourselves?Itiscertainlythecasetodaythatcontemporarycouplesbenefitindifferentwaysfromrelationships.Womennolongerrelyuponpartnersformoneyorstatus.Amandoesn'texpecthiswifetobein(唯一的)chargeofrunninghishouseholdandraisinghischildren.

Butperhapstheknowledgethatwecanliveperfectlywellwithoutapartnershipmeansthatittakesmuchmoretopersuadepeopletoabandontheirindependence.

Intheory,findingapartnershouldbemuchsimplerthesedays.Onlyafewgenerationsago,yourchoiceofsoulmatewaslimitedbygeography,socialconventionandfamilytradition.Althoughitwasneverclear，manymarriageswereessentiallyarranged.Nowthosebarriershavebeenbrokendown.Youcanapproachabuilderorabrainsurgeoninanybarinanycityonanygivenevening.Whentheworldisyouroyster(牡蛎),yousurelyhaveabetterchanceoffindingapearl.

Butitseemsthattheoldconventionshavebeenreplacedbythelimitationsofchoice.Theexpectationsofpartnersareraisedtoanunmanageabledegree:goodlooks,impressivesalary,kindtograndmother,andrightsocks.Thereisnoroomforerrorinthefirstimpression.

Wethinkthatarelationshipcanbeperfect.Ifitisn't,itshouldbeended.Weworktoprotectourselvesagainstfutureheartacheanddon'tputinthehardemotionallaborneededtobuildastrongrelationship.Twelve-hourworkattheofficemakesrelaxedafter-hoursdatingdifficult.Thecostofhousingandchild-raisingcreatespressuretohaveastableincomeandCareerbeforealifepartnership.（1）WhatisacontemporaryfamilylikeinUKtoday?A.

Couplessharetheburdens.

B.

Menbegintodependonwomen.C.

Womenareresponsibleforhousework.

D.

Itisdifficulttotakecareofafamily.（2）Whydopeoplepreservetheirindependence?A.

Tolivealonehappily.

B.

Tohavemorechoices.C.

Toavoidmarriages.

D.

Toignoretraditions.（3）Whatmakesithardforpeopletodate?A.

Mentalheadacheindating.

B.

Thepressuretosurvive.C.

Badluckinfindingapartner.

D.

Thefaithbetweenlifepartners.（4）Whatistheauthortryingtoinformusinthistext?A.

Perfectmarriagesconflictwithindependence.B.

Peopleshould,spendmoremoneyonmarriages.C.

Theexpectationsandrealityseparatethelovers.D.

Independenceismuchmoreimportantthanlove.【答案】（1）A（2）A（3）B（4）C【解析】【分析】本人是一篇说明文，美国最新的一项问卷调查发现，50%的人觉得找到相伴一生的另一半很困难，作者从工作经济压力以及对配偶要求过高等因素进行了分析。(1)考查推理判断。根据第三段中的“Womennolongerrelyuponpartnersforeconomicsecurityorstatus.Amandoesn'texpecthiswifetobeinsole(唯一的)chargeofrunninghishouseholdandraisinghischildren.”可知现在的女子在经济上独立，男子也不能指望女子负责所有的家务和养孩子。说明现在是夫妻双方共同承担负担。故选A。(2)考查细节理解。根据第四段中的“Butperhapstheknowledgethatwecanliveperfectlywellwithoutapartnershipmeansthatittakesmuchmoretopersuadepeopletoabandontheirindependence.”可知，人们认为独自生活也很好这种观念使得人们不愿意放弃他们的独立生活。故选A。(3)考查细节理解。根据最后一段中的“Twelve-hourworkattheofficemakesrelaxedafter-hoursdating(约会)difficult.”可知12小时的工作使得人们约会变得很困难，繁忙的工作花费了人们太多的精力。故选B。(4)考查主旨大意。文章主要分析现在的人们为什么很难找到生活伴侣，其原因可能主要是对对方的期望过高以及经济压力较大的现实。故选C。【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，推理判断和主旨大意三个题型的考查，是一篇社会现象类阅读，考生需要准确掌握细节信息，根据上下文进行逻辑推理，概括和归纳，从而选出正确答案。8．阅读理解

Thisismyoriginstory:whenIwasateenagerIwroteterriblepoetry.Likereallybad.Worsethanyours,Ibet.Alotofitabouthoweverylittlethingremindsmethatwe'reallgoingtodieoneday.Iwrotecollectionsandcollectionsofthesepoems,thinkingonedayIwouldhavemymoment.Inamedonecollection,ironically,TheEternalOptimist.

In1996,IfoundanadvertfortheInternationalPoetryCompetition.Iwas16yearsoldandreadyformypoetrytobereleasedontheworld.Notonlywasitacompetitionwithacashprize,butitwaspoetry,whichIwrote,andinternational.Thiswasmytickettobecomingworld-famous.IsubmittedapoemcalledTrailofThought.Ifyoueverwrotebadpoetryasateenager,you'llhavewrittensomethinglikeit.Inthepoem,Iwentforawalkandnoticedsmallpoignant(辛酸的)thingsinnature,andeachoneremindedmethatwewereallgoingtodieoneday.

Ifilledouttheform,printedoffthepoemandsentitoff,fingerscrossed.IwaitedtohearbackIcarriedonwriting,Iprobablyfinishedanothercollection.ThenIgotaletterfromtheInternationalSocietyofPoets.Iopenedtheenvelopecarefully,justincaseaprize-winningchequefelloutIhadn'twon.But,theylikedmypoemenoughtoincludeitintheiranthology(诗选),AwakentoaDream.Iclosedmyeyes,Iwantedtoscreamwithhappiness.Iwasgoingtobeapublishedpoet.

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