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高中英语阅读理解专题突破练习含答案精析版119页
高中英语阅读理解专题突破练习含答案精析版119页
1.
MoreandmoreAmericanparents,students,educators,politicalandbusinessleadershavecometoseetheimportanceofChineseontheworldstage.Asaresult,AmericanshopingtolearnChinesearegrowinginnumberthoughtheyfacealotofdifficulties.
LiuChuansheng,chairpersonoftheUniversityCouncilatBeijingNormalUniversity,talkedaboutthissituation.“Therehavebeen300millionChineselearningEnglish,andIknowthattherearemoreandmoreAmericansbeginningtolearnChinese.IrememberwhenIcametotheU.S.therewereonly250schoolsofferingChineseclasses;whenIleftin2005,therewerealready2,400schoolshopingtoofferChineseclasses.Todaymorethan700schoolsareofferingChineseclasses,and4,500areplanningtodoso.”
“ThisisanimportanttimeinAmerica.Wehavesufferedfromaneconomiccrisis;thereisswineflu(猪流感)----allpartofourlives.Weneedtobecompetitivetodealwiththeworldandmakeanefforttounderstandeachother,”saidShuhanWang,headofChineseLanguageInitiativesatAsiaSociety.“ThenumberofChineselanguageteachersremainsthekeybottleneck,”shesaid.“Andtheneedforspecializedteachersbecomesgreater,asthereisincreasingpopularityofearlylanguagelearning----kindergartenthrough8thgrades.”
JonM.HuntsmanJr.,governor(州长)ofUtah,hasledhisstatetothefrontinteachingChinese.“Whilemathandscienceremainmainstudies,”hesaid,“languageisgoingtobeanimportantdriveineducation.Nextyear82schoolswillofferChineseto6,000students.”
64.ItisimpliedinthepassagethatthenumberofAmericanslearningChineseisgrowingmainlybecause_______.
A.moreandmoreAmericansfacealotofdifficulties
B.thenumberofChineselearningEnglishisgrowing
C.Chineseiswidelyusedbyactorsallovertheworld
D.Chinaisplayingamoreimportantroleintheworld
65.LiuChuansheng’stalkmainlyshowsus_______.
A.howAmericansarelearningChineseB.whyAmericansarelearningChinese
C.thatChinesebecomespopularinAmericaD.thatChinaoffersmoreChineseclassesthere
66.ThebiggestproblemwithAmericanslearningChineseisthat_____.
A.theChineselanguageistoodifficultforthemtolearn
B.theydon’thaveenoughteachersofChineseintheUSA
C.Americanchildrenarenotgoodatlearninglanguages
D.teacherswon’tworkinkindergartensorprimaryschools
67.Thepropertitleforthepassageis_______.
A.AmericansshowgreatinterestinlearningChinese
B.Americansshowlessinterestinmathandscience
C.ChineseteachersgetnewchancetoworkinAmerica
D.ChineseiswidelyusedinsomestatesofAmerica
AfilmwasattheCircleFiveRanchtofilmaMarlborocommercial.Thisisin1868,beforetheyprohibitedcigaretteadsfromAmericantelevision.DarrellWinfieldwaswatchingthecrewsetuptheequipment.Thesceneincludedanactorcrossingariveronhorseback,butwhenthetimecametoshoot,themanwastoodrunktoride.SomeonefromthecrewssawWinfieldandaskedhimifhewouldridethehorsefor 50.“Hell,”saidWinfield,“for50bucks,I'lljumpthatdamnhorseoverthemoon!
”
Topeopleinmanycountries,Winfieldisjustafamiliarbutnamelessface,asimplecowboywithanadvertisingmessageaboutaconnectionbetweentheWestandabrandofcigarettes.FewpeopleknowthatheisadvertisingmessageaboutaconnectionbetweentheWestandabrandofcigarettes.Fewpeopleknowthatheis55,afamilymanwho’sbeenmarriedtothesamewomanfor37yearsandhas5childrenand7grandchildren.Mostsurprisingly,he’sareal,workingcowboywhoraiseshorsesinhisranchinWyoming.
OneofthemoststrikingthingsabouttheMarlboroManisthatsuccesshasn’tchangedhimmuch.Hesaysthatcompletestrangerssometimescomeuptohimandsay,“I’vemetyou.knowyoufromsomewhere.”Wheneverithappens,hesaysthathegetsembarrassed.
2.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?
A.CigaretteadswereprohibitedinAmerica.
B.CigaretteadsareprohibitedontelevisioninAmerica.
C.Marlborocommercialwasprohibitedontelevision.
D.Marlborocommercialwasproducedontelevision.
3.Whatdoestheword“prohibited”inthefirstparagraphmean?
A.broadcast B.forbidden
C.produced D.provided
4.Whentheyfilmedthead,________.
A.Winfieldwastoodrunk.
B.Theactorintheadwastoodrunk.
C.Winfieldwassettinguptheequipmet.
D.Winfieldwasridingahorse.
5.Fromthepassage,weknowthatWinfieldwas________.
A.anordinaryman
B.asuperstar
C.anactor
D.arichman
6.
D
Everyprofession,everyart,andeverysciencehasitstechnicalvocabulary.ItsfunctionispartlytonamethingsorprocesseswhichcannotbedescribedinordinaryEnglish.Suchspecialtermsarenecessaryintechnicaldiscussionofanykind.Beinguniversallyunderstoodbythespecialistsoftheparticularscienceorart,thesetermshavetheexactnessofamathematicalformula(公式).Besides,theysavetime,foritismuchmoreconvenienttonameaprocessthantodescribeit.
Differentoccupations,however,differwidelyinthecharacteroftheirspecialvocabularies.Intradesandhandicrafts,andotherprofessions,likefarmingandfishery,thathaveoccupiedgreatnumbersofmeninthepast,thetechnicalvocabularyisveryold.Itconsistslargelyofnativewords,orborrowedwordsthathaveworkedthemselvesintotheveryfibreofourlanguage.Asaconsequence,thoughhighlytechnicalinmanyparticulars,thesevocabulariesaremorefamiliarinsound;andmoregenerallyunderstood,thanmostothertechnicalities.
Yeteveryprofessionstillpossessesalargebodyoftechnicaltermsthatremainextremelyunfamiliar,eventoeducatedspeech.Andtheamounthasbeenmuchincreasedinthelastfiftyyears.Newtermsareinventedwiththegreatestfreedom,andabandonedunconcernedlywhentheyhaveservedtheirturn.Mostofthenewinventionsofwordsandexpressionsarerestrictedtospecialdiscussions,andseldomgetintogeneralconversation.
Yetnoprofessionis,nowadays,asallprofessionsoncewere,aclosedassociation.Specialistsindifferentfieldsshareideasandassociatefreelywitheachother.Furthermore,whatiscalled“popularscience”familiarizeseverybodywithmodernviewsandrecentdiscoveries.Anyimportantexperiment,thoughmadeinaremotelab,isatoncereportedinthenewspaper,andeverybodyissoontalkingaboutit—asinthecaseoftheRoentgenraysandwordlesstelegraph.Thusourcommonspeechisalwaystakingupnewtechnicaltermsandmakingthemcommonplace.
67.Technicaltermsarecreatedso.
A.specialistsmaycommunicatemoreeasily
B.peoplemayenjoyvarietiesofoccupations
C.peoplemaysavetimeineverydaydiscussions
D.specialistsmaywellacceptmathematicalformulas
68.Thewriterlistswirelesstelegraphasanexampletoshowspecialwords.
A.shouldrepresentpopularscience
B.maybecomepartofcommonspeech
C.shouldberestrictedtoscientificfields
D.maybeconsideredgreatinventionsofman
69.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?
A.Nonteehnicalwordsmaybereplaced.
B.Mediahelpstopopularizespecialterms.
C.Variousprofessionalsexchangetheirterms.
D.Educatedpeopleknowmosttechnicalterms.
7.
D
Idon’tlikegettinguptooearlyunlessIhaveto.Whenyou’refilming,you’vegotmake-upon,whichdoesn’thappenoften.AsI’mnotfilmingatpresentI’llgetupat8.30.
WorknormallymeansMattcomingovertomyhouseabout10am.We’rewritingatthemoment.We’llchatforabitbeforegoingtomystudy.Oneofuswillhaveanideaforasketch(梗概),we’lltalkaboutthecharactersandwhenwefeelwehaveenoughwe’llstartwriting.
MattandImetattheNationalYouthTheatrein1990andstarteddoingshowstogetherin’95,attheEdinburghFringefestival.Weknowwe’reontosomethingifwe’vemadeeachotherlaugh,andthat’sareallyspecialmoment.It’snotalwayslikethat,butwe’recomfortableenoughwitheachotherthatwecanbehonestandgo.Somedaysyou’renotinthemoodtobefunny—likewritingwhenmydadwasdyingofcancer,orwhenMattwasseparatingfromhispartner.
WestopforlunchandsometimesgotoWagamamainCamden,butthelasttimewewerefollowedbypaparazzi(狗仔队),whichgetsyoudown—whowantstobepicturedeatingnoodles?
WhenI’mnotwritingwithMattIworkonotherprojects.Mysecondchildren’sbookcomesoutlaterintheyear.It’scalledMr.Stink.ThefirstoneIdedicatedtomythree-year-oldnephew,Eddie.BothbookshavebeenillustratedbyQuentinBlake;it’sbeenathrilltoworkwithhim—like20yearsagoreadingaRoaldDahlbookandlookingatthosedrawings,thenonedaythatpersonillustratesyourwork…magical.
At5IgoswimminginSoho.Mytrainermakesmedohorribleexercises,butIalwaysfeelbetterafter.
Beinginallday,Iliketogooutintheeveningandlooksmart,butnotlikeI’vecomeoutoftheCity.I’matall,broadguyandwell-dressed.
FordinnerI’llmeetfriends.Whenyou’reasingleguyit’sgreattohavesomegoodfemalefriends.OrImighttakemymumtothetheatre,asIknowshereallyappreciatesit.IlikewatchingTVcomedyshowstoseewhateveryone’sdoing.Whenyouseesomethingimpressiveitmakesyouworkharder.IalsoloveLarkin’spoems:
theydon’ttrytotranscend(超越)thecommonplace;they’remuchmorestraightforward.
Poetryisgreattodipintobeforegoingtobed,ratherthanfallingasleepreadinganovelandbeingconfusedoverwhatyou’vereadornot.Ihaven’thadagoodnight’ssleepinsevenyears;unfortunately,Irelyonpills.I’vetriedeverything.IfIcouldwishanythingformyself,I’dwishIcouldsleepbetter.
67.Itcanb