高考英语阅读理解(社会文化)解题技巧及经典题型及练习题(含答案)

高考英语阅读理解(社会文化)解题技巧及经典题型及练习题(含答案)一、高中英语阅读理解社会文化类1．阅读理解TheatersofthePast

TheGreekTheater

TheatersdevelopedinmanypartsofGreece.AncientGreektheaterswerebuiltinnaturalopenairsitesonconvenientlyshapedhills.Thisallowedagreatmassofpeopletoenjoyashowatatime.Duetothis,actorsplacedemphasisonexaggerated(夸张的)actionandspeech.And,colorfulsymbolicmasksandcostumeswereused.

TheMedievalTheater

TheMedievaltheaterstartedinchurches.That'swhymedievalplayswereaboutBiblestories.Atfirst,itbecameacustomforpriests(牧师)toactoutbriefscenesduringChristmasandEaster.Theseactsattractedlargecrowds.Finallythechurchrefusedtoallowprieststoparticipateinanysucheventsagain,soordinarypeoplebegantheseperformancesoutside.Performancesweresetinthetownsquare,withseveralstagesettingsaroundit.

TheElizabethanTheater

TheEngland'stheaterdevelopedrapidlyintheyearsfollowingthedefeatoftheSpanishNavy.ThedominantfeatureofElizabethantheaterwasthestage.Ithasthreeparts:Theforestageforoutsidescenes;theinnerstageforscenesinsideabuilding;anupperstageorbalconyforvariouspurposes.Thereasonforthisdesignisthattherewerenoscenechanges,orbreaksduringtheplay.Verylittlescenerywasused,sotheactorshadtocreateascenethroughtheirvoicesanddialogues.Thisledtoamorepoeticscript,andpoetsbecamethemainsourceofscriptwriting.

TheRestorationTheater

Someoftheplaystoldsadstories,butthemajorityoftheplayswerereallyfunny.Manyspecializedmachineswereusedtocreatethescene.Thestagewasaverycleveridea,inthatonthesidesofthestagelargebackshutters(百叶窗)werepaintedwiththescene.（1）WhywereancientGreektheatersbuiltonhills?A.Toholdalargeaudience.B.Tobuildabigandstrongstage.C.Tohaveabettersoundeffect.D.Toemphasizeexaggeratedperformances.（2）Inwhichtheatercouldactors'voicesandspeechhelpcreatescenes?A.TheGreekTheater.B.TheMedievalTheater.C.TheElizabethanTheater.D.TheRestorationTheater.（3）WhatisspecialabouttheRestorationTheater?A.Colorfulmaskswereused.B.Thestagewassmartlydesigned.C.Mostofitsplaysweresorrowful.D.Ordinarypeopleweretheperformers.【答案】（1）A（2）C（3）B【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了四个古代的剧院。（1）考查细节理解。根据TheGreekTheater部分中的“AncientGreektheaterswerebuiltinnaturalopenairsitesonconvenientlyshapedhills.Thisallowedagreatmassofpeopletoenjoyashowatatime.”古希腊的剧院建在自然开阔的地方，建在形状方便的山上。这使得一大群人可以一次欣赏一场演出，可知，希腊剧院建在山上是为了让更多的观众可以一起欣赏演出。故选A。（2）考查细节理解。根据TheElizabethanTheater部分中的“Verylittlescenerywasused,sotheactorshadtocreateascenethroughtheirvoicesanddialogues.”布景用得很少，所以演员们不得不通过他们的声音和对话来创造一个场景，可知，在TheElizabethanTheater,演员的声音和言语能帮助创造场景。故选C。（3）考查推理判断。根据TheRestorationTheater部分中的“Thestagewasaverycleveridea,inthatonthesidesofthestagelargebackshutters(百叶窗)werepaintedwiththescene.”舞台是一个非常聪明的想法，因为舞台两侧的大背板上都画着场景)可知，在TheRestorationTheater舞台设计非常巧妙。故选B。【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解和推理判断两个题型的考查，是一篇文化类阅读，考生需要准确掌握细节信息，并根据上下文进行逻辑推理，从而选出正确答案。2．阅读理解

ThefinalresultsofBest-EverTeenFictionvotearein.Whileit'snosurprisetoseeHarryPotterandTheHungerGamesseriesontop,thisyear'slistalsohighlightssomewritersweweren'tasfamiliarwith.Forexample,JohnGreen,authorofTheFaultinOurStars,appearsfivetimesinthetop100.

Summer,likeyouth,passesquickly.Butthebookswereadwhenwe'reyoungcanstaywithusforalifetime.Thefollowingarethetop4onthelist.Enjoy.

⒈HarryPotterseries

TheHarryPotterbooksmakeupthepopularserieswrittenbyJ.K.Rowing.Theseriesincludessevenbooks.Thebooksconcernawizard(魔法师)calledHarryPotterandhisjourneythroughHogwartsSchoolofWitchcraftandWizardry.ThestoriestellofhimovercomingdangerousobstaclestodefeatthedarkwizardLordVoldemortwhokilledhisparentswhenHarrywas15monthsold.

⒉TheHungerGamesseries

IntheruinsofafutureNorthAmerica,ayounggirlispickedtoleaveherpoordistrictandtraveltoCapitolforabattletothedeathinthecruelHungerGames.ButforKatnissEverdeen,themaincharacterinthisseriesbySuzanneCollins,winningtheGamesonlyputsherdeeperindangerasthestrictsocialorderofPanembeginstounravel(瓦解).

⒊ToKillaMockingbird

AuthorHarperLeeexploresracialtensionsinthefictional"tiredoldtown"ofMaycomb,Ala.,throughtheeyesof6-year-oldScoutFinch.Asherlawyerfather,Atticus,defendsablackmanaccusedofacrime,ScoutandherfriendslearnabouttheunjusttreatmentofAfrican-Americans–andtheirmysteriousneighbor,BooRadley.

⒋ThefaultinOurStars

HazelGrace,ateenagegirl,hasgotallsortsofcancerinsideherbody,andherlungsaren'tworkingverywell.Sheknowssheisdyinganddoesn'tliveinhopeanymore.WhenamannamedAugustusWaterssuddenlyappearsattheCancerKidSupportGroup,Hazel'sstoryisabouttobecompletelyrewritten.（1）WhatdoweknowaboutJohnGreen?A.

Oneofhisnovelstopsthelist.B.

Manyofhisnovelsareverypopular.C.

Heisthefavoritewriterofmanyteens.D.

Hewasawell-knownwriterlongbeforethevote.（2）WhoistheauthorofTheHungerGamesseries?A.

HarperLee.

B.

JohnGreen.

C.

J.K.Rowling.

D.

SuzanneCollins.（3）WhatisToKillaMockingbirdmainlyabout?A.

Lifelongfriendships.

B.

Racialdiscrimination.C.

Amanworkingasalawyer.

D.

Alittlegirl'sdifficultchildhood.（4）HazelinTheFaultinOurStars______.A.

isveryoptimistic

B.

writesagreatstoryC.

makesmanymistakes

D.

ischangedbyAugustus.（5）Inwhichpartofanewspapercanwefindthetextprobably?A.

Sports.

B.

News.

C.

Literature.

D.

Entertainment.【答案】（1）B（2）D（3）B（4）D（5）C【解析】【分析】

短文大意：本文介绍了最受青少年喜爱的四部小说。（1）细节理解题。根据第一段thisyear'slistalsohighlightssomewritersweweren'tasfamiliarwith.Forexample,JohnGreen,authorofTheFaultinOurStars,appearsfivetimesinthetop100.可知，本年度的名单中出现了一些我们不是很熟悉的作家，比如JohnGreen，在前100里出现了五次，可知，其小说很受欢迎，故选B。（2）细节理解题。根据第四段ButforKatnissEverdeen,themaincharacterinthisseriesbySuzanneCollins可知，饥饿游戏的作者为SuzanneCollins，故选D。（3）细节理解题。根据本部分AuthorHarperLeeexploresracialtensionsinthefictional"tiredoldtown"ofMaycomb可知，杀死一只知更鸟，探讨种族歧视问题，故选B。（4）细节理解题。根据最后一段WhenamannamedAugustusWaterssuddenlyappearsattheCancerKidSupportGroup,Hazel'sstoryisabouttobecompletelyrewritten.可知，当AugustusWaters出现的时候，Hazel的人生发生了改变，故选D。（5）推理判断题题。本文主要介绍四部受青少年喜爱的小说，故与文学有关，故选C。【点评】考查阅读理解。本文涉及细节题、推断题两种常考题型，细节题要注意从文中寻找答案；推断题需要联系上下文，推断出需要的信息。3．阅读短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。FantasticFallFestivalsYouWon'tWanttoMiss

SeymourAppleFestival

AdmissiontotheSeymourAppleFestivalisfreeandsoistheentertainment!Morethan15,000peoplefromallovertheregioncomeouttotakepartintheactivities,rangingfromdrawings,vendorbooths,food,applecontests,bike-decoratingcontests,andmore.

MarionvilleAppleFestival

ThepopularMarionvilleAppleFestivalishometocountlessactivitiesandevents.Thecarnival,ponyrides,andgameswillkeepthekidsbusy,whileadultswillenjoywatchingthepie-eatingcontestandbrowsingdozensofcraftvendorbooths.

HumansvilleFallFestival

TheHumansvilleFallFestivalmaybehostedbyasmalltownbutthatdoesn'tmeanit'slackingbigfun.Perfectforallages,thisfallfestivaliscelebratingits70thyearandwillprovidethreefulldaysoffun.Thisyear'sfestivalwillfeaturelivemusicfromfantasticlocalmusicians,whichwilldefinitelymakeitdifferentfromtheonesinotheryears.You'llalsofindfuncarnivalrides,talentedartisanssellingtheirgoods,andanamazingparadetowrapuptheeventonSaturday.

SouthsideFallFestival

TheSouthsideFallFestivalisperfectforfamilycelebrations,withanalcohol-freeenvironmentandfreeadmission.Enjoyacolorfulparadeandfloatcontest,deliciousfoodvendors,livemusic,karaoke,andmore.

FallIntoArtsFestival

Makesuretobringthekidsalongforthisfestivalthatcelebratesallthingscreative.TheFallIntoArtsFestivalfeaturesahostofkid-friendlyactivitieslikealegobuild,sandart,bubblestations,chalkthesidewalk,ajumphouse,andmore.Parentswillhaveplentytodoaswell,withanexcellentvarietyofartists,festivalfood,aminifilmfestival,andmuchmore.（1）Whichfestivalsarefreeofcharge?A.

SouthsideFallFestivalandFallIntoArtsFestival.B.

SeymourAppleFestivalandSouthsideFallFestival.C.

HumansvilleFallFestivalandFallIntoArtsFestival.D.

SeymourAppleFestivalandMarionvilleAppleFestival.（2）WhatmakesHumansvilleFallFestivalspecialthisyear?A.

FunactivitiesonSaturday.B.

Thedurationofthefestival.C.

Theareaofthehostingtown.D.

Musicians'liveperformance.（3）FallIntoArtsFestivalisspeciallywelcomedby________.A.

movielovers

B.

modernartists

C.

visitorsofallages

D.

familieswithkids【答案】（1）B（2）D（3）D【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了几个秋季的节日。（1）考查细节理解。根据SeymourAppleFestival部分中的“AdmissiontotheSeymourAppleFestivalisfreeandsoistheentertainment!”可知，西摩苹果节的门票是免费的，娱乐也是免费的！和SouthsideFallFestival部分中的“TheSouthsideFallFestivalisperfectforfamilycelebrations,withanalcohol-freeenvironmentandfreeadmission.”可知，此节日也是免费入场。故选B。（2）考查细节理解。根据

HumansvilleFallFestival部分中的“Thisyear'sfestivalwillfeaturelivemusicfromfantasticlocalmusicians,whichwilldefinitelymakeitdifferentfromtheonesinotheryears.”可知，今年的音乐节将以当地优秀音乐家的现场音乐为特色，使它有别于往年。故选D。（3）考查细节理解。根据FallIntoArtsFestival部分中的“Makesuretobringthekidsalongforthisfestivalthatcelebratesallthingscreative.TheFallIntoArtsFestivalfeaturesahostofkid-friendlyactivitieslikealegobuild,sandart,bubblestations,chalkthesidewalk,ajumphouse,andmore.Parentswillhaveplentytodoaswell,withanexcellentvarietyofartists,festivalfood,aminifilmfestival,andmuchmore.”可知，秋季艺术节既有许多孩子喜爱的活动，也有为父母准备的活动，故特别受到有孩子的家庭的欢迎。故选D。【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解题型的考查，是一篇文化类阅读，要求考生在捕捉细节信息，结合题目要求，从而选出正确答案。4．阅读理解

WhileBlackFridayandCyberMondayhelpstarttheholidayshoppingseason,GivingTuesday,whichwillbeobservedonNovember28,attemptstoinspiretheseasonofgiving.Nowinitssixthyear,thecharitable(慈善的)dayusesthepowerofsocialmediatoencourageorganizationsandindividualstodonatefundsorresourcestoworthycauses.Itsmissionistobringpositivechangetocommunitiesthroughgiving.

Thoughdevotingjustonedaytoaworthycausemaynotseemmuch,GivingTuesdaymakesasurprisinglysignificantimpact.In2015,ORGANIZE,anonlineorgandonorprogramaskedpeopleto“GivewithyourHeart”,bybecomingregistereddonors.ThousandsofAmericanslistentothecryforhelp,resultinginoneofthelargestdigitaldonordrivesinUShistory.

Thatsameyear,theClevelandLibraryandthePrattLibraryinBaltimorecompetedtoseewhocouldencouragemoredonations.WhilethePrattLibrarywonwitha$41,000acquisition,theClevelandLibrarywasabletoraiseafairlylargeamountforitsprogramsaswell.In2016,theUniversityofMichiganencouragedstudentsandfriendstodonatetohourlychallenges.Theyraisedanamazing$5.5million!Theuniversityhopestorecreatethemagicthisyear,withavirtualcelebrationtomarktheinstitution's200thanniversary.

GivingTuesdayisnotjustaUSphenomenon,butaglobalmovement.In2016,98countriesparticipatedintheevent,raising$177million,a44%increaseover2015,when71nationscollected$116.7million.Thesenumberscanonlyincreaseasthedaygainsfurtherrecognition.

Thoughdonatingfundsisagreatwaytohelp,therearenumerousotherwaystosupportyourlocalcommunity.Youcangivebackbyvolunteeringatanearbynonprofitorfoodbank.Socialmediaexpertscandotheirsharebyspreadingtheinformationandinspiringtheircolleaguestogetinvolved.AnothergreatwaytocelebrateGivingTuesdayisbyhelpingthoseclosesttoyou,whetherthat'sassistingafamilymemberwithchoresorhelpinganeighborwithyardwork.（1）WhyisGivingTuesdaystarted?A.

Toappealtopeopletoperformanactofkindness.B.

Topromotesalesoftheholidayshoppingseason.C.

Toinspirethepoortohaveapositiveviewoflife.D.

Toencouragepeopletodonateorgansforpatients.（2）Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat

.A.

peopledonatedmoneyactivelyforthetwolibrariesinBaltimoreB.

theUniversityofMichiganthoughtitchallengingtogetdonationsC.

GivingTuesdayhasn'tbeenuniversallyacceptedintheworldsofarD.

thedonationstotheinstitutionweregivenforits200thanniversary（3）Theauthortriestotellthereaders

inParagraph5.A.

whyweneedtovolunteerinourlocalcommunityB.

whowewillcelebrateGivingTuesdaytogetherwithC.

whereweshoulddonatefundstobenefitotherpeopleD.

howwecangivetohelpthosewhoareingreatneed【答案】（1）A（2）C（3）D【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍GivingTuesday,并激励人们慷慨行善。（1）考查细节理解。根据第一段中的“WhileBlackFridayandCyberMondayhelpstarttheholidayshoppingseason,GivingTuesday,whichwillbeobservedonNovember28,attemptstoinspiretheseasonofgiving.”可知,人们庆祝GivingTuesday的目的是激励人们慷慨行善。故选A。（2）考查推理判断。根据第四段中的“Thesenumberscanonlyincreaseasthedaygainsfurtherrecognition.”可以推断出,到目前为止在世界上庆祝GivingTuesday还不够普遍。故选C。（3）考查主旨大意。根据第五段中的“)Thoughdonatingfundsisagreatwaytohelp,therearenumerousotherwaystosupportyourlocalcommunity.”可知,本段文章的内容主要讲述为社会奉献有许多种方式。故选D。【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，是一篇文化类阅读，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。5．阅读理解

SinglesDay:AlibabaSaysaLotofPeopleinChinaBoughtOnlineTheplanet'sbiggestshoppingdayhascomeandgone,andAlibabaagainshowedtheworldhowmanymountainsofstuff(物品)itcouldpersuadepeopletobuyinthe24hours.

MondaywasNov.11,knowninChinaasSinglesDay.Thisyear,nearly$38.3billionworthofstuffwassoldonAlibaba'splatforms(平台)thatday,beatinglastyear's$30.8billionandmakingBlackFridaylook,yetagain,likeayardsale.

Chinahasgrownricherandmoredigitallyconnected.Alibabahasbecomeatechnologypowerhouse.Alongtheway,thecompanyhasmadeafewfamousfriends.ThisyearthesingerTaylorSwiftperformedinitslive-streamedeveninggala(庆典)inShanghaionSunday.InpreviousyearsthemodelMirandaKerrandtheactorsNicoleKidmanandDanielCraigalsoshowedontheSinglesDaystage.

AlibabastartedtakingtheleadinChina,simplyenough,byconnectingbigChinesemanufacturerswithbigbuyersacrosstheworld.Itsbusiness-to-businesssite,Aallowedpeopletobuyalmosteverything.Alibaba'sadvantagewasn'thardtosee:size.Alibabaisjustbig,evenbyChinesestandards.

Alibabanowcallsitselfadataandtechnologycompany,onethatprovidesdigitaltoolstohelpthebusinessesonitsplatforms.That,inturn,leadsconsumerstolooktothoseplatformsfortheireveryneed,fromshoppingandservicestoentertainmentandtravel.Today,Alibabaisitselfagiganticcompany,anditwantstogrowbiggerstill.（1）Whereisthispassageprobablyfrom?A.Atextbook.B.Anewspaper.C.Asciencenewsreport.D.Anadvertisement.（2）HowmanyfamouspeopleshowedontheSinglesDaystage?A.2.B.3.C.4.D.5.（3）WhatdoesAlibaba'sadvantagemainlyliein?A.Itsplatform.B.Itsservice.C.Itsprice.D.Itssize.（4）Whichwordcanreplacetheunderlinedword"gigantic"inthelastparagraph?A.Large.B.Small.C.Good.D.Successful.【答案】（1）B（2）C（3）D（4）A【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了引领了中国双十一购物节的阿里巴巴公司。每年购物节前夕都会找明星预热。同时介绍了阿里巴巴的相关信息。（1）考查推理判断。本文介绍了中国双十一购物节相关数据和阿里巴巴公司的情况，可以从报纸了解到相关信息。故选B。（2）考查细节理解。根据第三段中的TaylorSwift，MirandaKerr，NicoleKidman，DanielCraig等人都参加了双十一晚会庆典，共4人，故选C。（3）考查细节理解。根据第四段中的“Alibaba'sadvantagewasn'thardtosee:size.Alibabaisjustbig,evenbyChinesestandards.”阿里巴巴的优势不难看出，就是其规模，而且阿里巴巴的规模以中国标准而言也是非常大的。故选D。（4）考查词义猜测。最后一段中的“anditwantstogrowbiggerstill”，阿里巴巴也想继续扩大，此处使用了bigger形容词的比较级，由此可判断划线词意为“大”，故选A。【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，是一篇文化类阅读，考生需要准确捕捉细节信息，并根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，从而选出正确答案。6．阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Goingbacktoschoolcanbeananxioustimeformanystudents.ButoneinstitutioninTexasisdoingitsparttomakesuremiddleschoolersarereturningrefreshedandinspiredtolearn.

Throughaprocesscalledthe"bathroominspirationproject,"teachersandadministratorsatWarrenMiddleSchool,spenttheirsummerbeautifyingtheschool'srestroomsbypaintingmotivationalmurals(壁画)oneachofthestalls(小隔间).Formingmessageslike"Yourmistakesdon'tdefineyou"and"Scatter(撒播)kindness,"thebrightlycoloredwordsareexactlywhatayoungstudentneedstoseewhenhavingaroughday-oranyschooldayforthatmatter.Andnowthatclassesareofficiallyinsession,peoplearealreadynoticingapositiveimpact.

SincepostingphotosofupgradestotheschoolinJuly,PrincipalJoshuaGarciasaysthatthealterationshavearousedagreatresponse.

"Studentshavebeentalkingaboutthemuralsfromthemomentthepictureshadbeenposted.Someeventookthetimetofindareasontocomeuptothecampustoseethemurals,"hesays."Ithinkwhatmakesthissmalllittleactionsovaluableisthatithassetthetoneforourcampus."

Andnotonlyisthatimportanttostudents,parents,andfellowstaff,butitisalsovitalfortheschool'snewprincipal,whoistryingtogainthetrustofthecommunityduringatimeinwhichtrustissonecessaryforschools.

"Beingnewtothecampus,IthinktheparentswereabletoseehowmuchIvaluetheirchildrenandhavetheirbestinterestatheart,"Garciacontinues."Ihavehadmanyparentstellmehowtheycanjustfeeladifferenceinthecampusclimateandhowmuchtheyareenjoyingseeingtheirchildrenwantingtocomehere.Thesemuralshaveputtrustbackinthecampusanditsteachers,andbydoingsoweareabletobuildacultureinwhichourstudentswanttobehereandlearn."（1）WhathashappenedatWarrenMiddleSchool?A.Paintinghasbecomepopularamongmoststudents.B.Somestudentshavesufferedgreatanxietyatschool.C.Itstoiletshavebeenbeautifiedwithinspiringwords.D.Motivationalmuralshavebeenmadeineachclassroom.（2）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"alterations"inParagraph3probablymean?A.RulesB.ArgumentsC.ChangesD.Opportunities（3）What'sstudentsandparents'attitudetowardthosemurals?A.NegativeB.AmbiguousC.UninterestedD.Supportive（4）WhatdoesGarciaintendtodoaccordingtothetext?A.Reduceincreasinganxiety.B.Buildanartisticatmosphere.C.Createatrustingenvironment.D.Introduceanewculturetosociety.【答案】（1）C（2）C（3）D（4）C【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，德克萨斯州的一所中学绘制卫生间文化墙，用正能量的语言激励学生，从而获得学生和家长的一致好评。（1）考查细节理解。根据第二段中的“Throughaprocesscalledthe‘bathroominspirationproject,’teachersandadministratorsatWarrenMiddleSchool,spenttheirsummerbeautifyingtheschool'srestroomsbypaintingmotivationalmuralsoneachofthestalls

Formingmessageslike‘Yourmistakesdon'tdefineyou’and‘Scatterkindness,’"可知，该中学用励志语言美化了卫生间的每一个小隔间。故选C。（2）考查词义猜测。根据第一段中的“doingitsparttomakesuremiddleschoolersarereturningrefreshedandinspiredtolearn,”以及本段划线单词前面的Sincepostingphotosofupgradestotheschool和后面的havearousedagreatresponse可推知，该校别具一格的特色改变引起了大家的关注。故alterations在此意为“改变”。故选C。（3）考查推理判断。根据第四段中的“Studentshavebeentalkingaboutthemuralsfromthemomentthepictureshadbeenposted.Someeventookthetimetofindareasontocomeuptothecampustoseethemurals”以及最后一段中的“Ihavehadmanyparentstellmehowtheycanjustfeeladifferenceinthecampusclimateandhowmuchtheyareenjoyingseeingtheirchildrenwantingtocomehere”可推知，学生和家长对学校的这一举措持支持态度。故选D。（4）考查细节理解。根据第五段中的“itisalsovitalfortheschool'snewprincipal,whoistryingtogainthetrustofthecommunityduringatimeinwhichtrustissonecessaryorschools”以及最后一段中Garcia所说的“Thesemuralshaveputtrustbackinthecampus”可推知，校长Garcia希望创建一个家长对学校充满信任的大环境。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，是一篇文化类阅读，考生需要准确捕捉细节信息，同时根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，从而选出正确答案。7．阅读理解

Thevaluesofartisticworks,accordingtoculturalrelativism(相对主义),aresimplyreflectionsoflocalsocialandeconomicconditions.Suchaview,however,failstoexplaintheabilityofsomeworksofarttoexcitethehumanmindacrossculturesandthroughcenturies.

HistoryhaswitnessedtheendlessproductionsofShakespeareanplaysineverymajorlanguageoftheworld.ItisneverraretofindthatMozartpacksJapaneseconcerthalls,asJapanesepainterHiroshigedoesParisgalleries,Uniqueworksofthiskindaredifferentfromtoday'spopularart,eveniftheybeganasworksofpopularart.Theyhavesetthemselvesapartintheirtimelessappealandwillprobablybeenjoyedforcenturiesintothefuture.

Ina1757essay,thephilosopherDavidHumearguedthatbecause"thegeneralprinciplesoftasteareuniform(不变的)inhumannature,"thevalueofsomeworksofartmightbeessentiallypermanent.HeobservedthatHomerwasstilladmiredaftertwothousandyears.Worksofthistype,hebelieved,spoketodeepandunvaryingfeaturesofhumannatureandcouldcontinuetoexistovercenturies.

Nowresearchersareapplyingscientificmethodstothestudyoftheuniversalityofart.Forexample,evolutionarypsychologyisbeingusedbyliteraryscholarstoexplainthelong-lastingthemesandplotdevicesinfiction.Thestructuresofmusicalpiecesarenowopentoexperimentalanalysisasneverbefore.Researchfindingsseemtoindicatethatthecreationbyagreatartistisaspermanentanachievementasthediscoverybyagreatscientist.（1）Accordingtothepassage,whatdoweknowaboutculturalrelativism?A.

Itintroducesdifferentculturalvalues.B.

Itexplainsthehistoryofartisticworks.C.

Itrelatesartisticvaluestolocalconditions.D.

Itexcitesthehumanmindthroughouttheworld.（2）InParagraph2,theartistsarementionedinordertoshowthat_____.A.

greatworksofartcangobeyondnationalboundariesB.

historygivesartworksspecialappealtosetthemapartC.

popularartsarehardlydistinguishablefromgreatartsD.

greatartistsareskilledatcombiningvariouscultures（3）AccordingtoHume,someworksofartcanexistforcenturiesbecause_____.A.

theyareresultsofscientificstudyB.

theyestablishsomegeneralprinciplesofartC.

theyarecreatedbytheworld'sgreatestartistsD.

theyappealtounchangingfeaturesofhumannature（4）Whichofthefollowingcanbestserveasthetitleofthepassage?A.

AreArtisticValuesUniversal?

B.

ArePopularArtsPermanent?C.

IsHumanNatureUniform?

D.

IsCulturalRelativismScientific?【答案】（1）C（2）A（3）D（4）A【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了根据文化相对主义，艺术作品在永恒受欢迎的原因是人类的审美具有共同性，并且就此展开说明。（1）考查推理判断。根据第一段中的“Thevaluesofartisticworks,accordingtoculturalrelativism(相对主义),aresimplyreflectionsoflocalsocialandeconomicconditions.”可知根据相对主义，艺术作品就是把艺术的价值与当地的社会经济条件结合在一块，故选C。（2）考查推理判断。根据第二段中的“ItisneverraretofindthatMozartpacksJapaneseconcerthalls,asJapanesepainterHiroshigedoesParisgalleries,Uniqueworksofthiskindaredifferentfromtoday'spopularart,eveniftheybeganasworksofpopularart.”可知不会把莫扎特与日本的音乐进行比较，正如日本的画作与巴黎的画廊进行比较，艺术作品是没有国界的，故选A。（3）考查推理判断。根据第三段中的“Ina1757essay,thephilosopherDavidHumearguedthatbecause‘thegeneralprinciplesoftasteareuniform(不变的)inhumannature,"thevalueofsomeworksofartmightbeessentiallypermanent.’”可知Davide曾辩论到风格的原则上是没有变化的，所以一些艺术是可能会永生的，故选D。（4）考查主旨大意。本文主要从相对论的角度来说，艺术的价值只能反应当时的社会经济，但作者提出不同的观点，故选A。【点评】本题考点涉及推理判断和主旨大意两个题型的考查，是一篇文化类阅读，要求考生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。8．阅读理解

BeneaththewaterintheChina'sQiandaoLakeliesahiddentreasure.TheancientcityofShiCheng(alsoknownasLionCity),locatedintheprovinceofZhejiang,hasbeensubmergedunderwaterfor53years.ShiChengwasfoundedabout1,300yearsagoinavalleysurroundedbytheFiveLionMountains.WhentheChinesegovernmentdecidedtheyneededanewhydroelectricpowerstation(水力发电站)，adamandman-madelakewereconstructedandthecitywasleftatthebottomofthisnewbodyofwater.Now,itsitsatdepthsrangingfrom85feettoabout103feet.

MuchliketheMachuPicchuruinsinPeru,thisunderwatercityremainedforgottenuntilsomerenewedinterestsleadtoitsrediscovery.QiuFeng,alocalofficialinchargeoftourismthoughtaboututilizingShiChengforentertainmentonthelakeandasadestinationfordivingclubs.OnSeptember18,2001,scubadiversmadetheirfirstattemptunderwater."Wewerelucky.Assoonaswedivedintothelake,wefoundtheoutsidewallofthetownandevenpickedupabrick,"QiutoldGuangzhouDailyinaninterview.Moreresearchwasconducted,anditwasdiscoveredthattheentiretownwasintact(1881),includingwoodenbeamsandstairs.Aftertheinitialfindings,internationalarchaeologistsandafilmcrewthenrecordedthepreservationofthelostruins.

Lookingatsurfaceofthelake,dottedwithover1,000islands,you'dneverknowthatanentirecitywasbelow.

It'sincredibletothinkthatafterallthistime,thestructurestillremainsintactandwecouldonedayvisitit.Untilthen,ShiChengwillcontinuetoremaininconspicuouslysubmerged.（1）WhywasShiChengcoveredbywateraccordingtothepassage?A.

Becausethecityhasalonghistory.B.

Becausethegovernmentcouldattractmoretouristsbydoingso.C.

Becausethegovernmentneededtobuildapowerstationwhereitwas.D.

Themountainssurroundingthecityledtotheconsequence.（2）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"initial"meaninparagraph2?A.

Original

B.

Great

C.

Wonderful

D.

Amazing（3）WhatisthemostunbelievablepartofShiChengaccordingtothepassage?A.

IthassomethingtodowithMachuPicchuruinsinPeru.B.

Noonewasinterestedinthelost