全国高考英语真题汇编阅读之文化教育类.docx

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全国高考英语真题汇编阅读之文化教育类

2015全国高考汇编阅读之文化教育类

（2015全国1）ConflictisonthemenutonightatthecaféLaChope.Thisevening,asoneveryThursdaynight,psychologistMaudLehanneisleadingtwoofFrance’sfavoritepastimes,coffeedrinkingandthe“talkingcure”.Heretheyarelearningtogetintouchwiththeirtruefeelings.Itisn’talwayseasy.Theycustomers-somethirtyParisianswhopayjustunder$2（plusdrinks）persession-carequicktointellectualize（高谈阔论），slowtoopenupandconnect.“Youareforbiddentosay‘onefeels,’or‘peoplethink’,”Lehanetoldthem.“Say‘Ithink,’‘Thinkme’.”

Acafésocietywherenointellectualizingisallowed?

Itcouldn’tseemmoreun-French.ButLehanne’spsychologycaféisaboutmorethanknowingoneself:

It’stryingtohelpthecity’stroubledneighborhoodcafes.Overtheyears,ParisiancafeshavefallenvictimtochangesintheFrenchlifestyle-longerworkinghours,afastfoodboomandayoungergeneration’sdesiretospendmoretimeathome.Dozensofnewthemecafesappeartochangethesituation.Cafesfocusedaroundpsychology,history,andengineeringarecatchingon,fillingtableswellintotheevening.

32.WhatarepeopleencouragedtodoatthecafeLaChope?

A.Learnanewsubject

B.Keepintouchwithfriends.

C.Showofftheirknowledge.

D.Expresstheirtruefeelings.

33.HowarecafesaffectedbyFrenchlifestylechanges?

A.Theyarelessfrequentlyvisited.

B.Theystayopenforlongerhours.

C.Theyhavebiggernightcrowds.

D.Theystarttoservefastfood.

34.Whatarethemecafesexpectedtodo?

A.Createmorejobs.

B.Supplybetterdrinks.

C.Savethecafebusiness.

D.Servetheneighborhood.

35.WhyarepsychologycafesbecomingpopularinParis?

A.Theybringpeopletruefriendship.

B.Theygivepeoplespiritualsupport.

C.Theyhelppeoplerealizetheirdreams.

D.Theyofferaplatformforbusinesslinks.

（2015全国2）Morestudentthaneverceforearetakingagap-year（间隔年）beforegoingtouniversity.Itusedtobecalledthe“yearoff”betweenschoolanduniversity.Thegap-yearphenomenonoriginated（起源）withthemonthsleftovertoOxbridgeapplicantsbetweenentranceexamsinNovemberandthestartofthenextacademicyear.

Thisyear,25,310studentswhohaveacceptedplacesinhighereducationinstitutionshaveputofftheirentryuntilnextyear,accordingtostatisticsonuniversityentranceprovidedbyUniversityandCollegeAdmissionsSerbice（UCAS）.

Thatisarecord14.7%increaseinthenumberofstudentstakingagapyear.TonyHigginsfromUCASasidthatthestatisticsaregoodnewsforeveryoneinhighereducation.“Studentswhotakeawell-plannedyearoutaremorelikelytobestisfiedwith,andcomplete,theirchosencourse.Studentswhotakeagapyearareoftenmorematureandresponsible,”hesaid.

Butnoteveryoneishappy.OwainJames,thepresidentoftheNationalUnionofStudents（NUS）,arguedthattheincreaseisevidenceofstudenthadship–youngpeoplearebeingforcedintoearningmoneybeforefinishingtheireducation.“Newstudentsarenowawarethattheyarelikelytoleaveuniversityupto￡15,000indebt.Itisnotsurprisingthatmoreand

Morestudentsaretakingagapyeartoearnmoneytosupporttheirstudyforthedegree.NUSstatisticsshowthatover40%ofstudentsareforcedtoworkduringtermtimeandthefigureincreasesto90%duringvacationperiods,”hesaid.

29.Whatdowelearnaboutthegapyearfromthetext?

A.Itisflexibleinlength.

B.Itisatimeforrelaxation.

C.Itisincreasinglypopular.

D.Itisrequiredbyuniversities.

30.AccordingtoTonyHiggins,studentstakingagapyear______.

A.arcbetterpreparedforcollegestudies

B.knowalotmoreabouttheirfuturejobs

C.aremorelikelytoleaveuniversityindebt

D.haveabetterchancetoentertopuniversities

31.HowdoesOwainJamesfeelaboutthegap-yearphenomenon?

A.He'spuzzled.

B.He'sworried.

C.He'ssurprised.

D.He'sannoyed.

32.WhatwouldmoststudentsdoontheirvacationaccordingtoNUSstatistics?

A.Attendadditionalcourses.

B.Makeplansforthenewterm.

C.Earnmoneyfortheireducation.

D.Prepaerfortheirgraduatestudies.

（2015福建）Foodfestivalsaroundtheworld

StiltonCheeseRolling

MayDayisatraditionaldayforcelebrations,butthe2,000EnglishvillagersofStiltonmustbetheonlypeopleintheworldwhoincludechecscrollingintheirannualplans.Teamsoffour,dressedinavarietyofstrangeandfunnyclothes,rollacompletecheesealonga50-metrecourse.Ontheway,theymustnotkickorthrowtheircheese,orgointotheircompetitors'lane.CompetitionisfierceandthechiefprizeisacompleteStiltoncheeseweighingaboutfourkilos（disappointingly,butunderstandablythecheesesusedintheracearewoodenones）.Allthe

competitorsarcservedwithbeerorportwine,thetraditionalaccompanimentforStiltoncheese.

FieryFoodsFestival—TheHottestFestivalonEarth

Everyyearmorethan10,000peopleheadforthecityofAlbuquerque,NewMexico.TheycomefromasfarawayasAustralia,theCaribbeanandChina,buttheyallshareacommonaddiction—foodthatisnotjustspicy,buthotenoughtomakeyourmouthburn,yourheadspinandyoureyeswater.TheirdestinationistheFieryEoodandBBQFestivalwhichisheldoveraperiodofthreeclayseveryMarch.Youmightliketotryachocolate-coveredhabaneropepper—officiallythehottestpepperintheworld—oranyoneofthethousandsofproductsthatareonshow.Butonething'sforsure—ifyoudon'tlikethefeelingofaburningtongue,thisfestivalisn'tforyou!

LaTomatina—TheWorld'sBiggestFoodFight

OnthelastWednesdayofeveryAugust,theSpanishtownofBunolhostsEaTomatina—theworld'slargestfoodfight.Aweek-longcelebrationleadsuptoanexcitingtomatobattleasthehighlightoftheweek'sevents.Theearlymorningseesthearrivaloflargetruckswithtomatoes—officialfight-startersgetthingsgoingbycastingtomatoesatthe

crowd.

Thebattlelastslittlemorethanhalfanhour,inwhichtimearound50,000kilogramsoftomatoeshavebeenthrownatanyoneoranythingthatmoves,runs,orfightsback.Theneveryoneheadsdowntotherivertomakefriendsagain—andforamuch-neededwash!

56.IntheStiltoncheeserollingcompetition,competitorsoneachteammust.

A.wearvariousformalclothes

B.rollawoodencheeseintheirownlane

C.kickorthrowtheircheese

D.usearealcheeseweighingaboutfourkilos

57.WhereistheFieryFoodandBBQFestivalheld?

A.InNewMexico.B.IntheCaribbean.C.InAustralia.D.InChina.

58.ThecelebrationofLaTomatinalasts.

A.threedaysB.sevendaysC.lessthanthreedaysD.morethansevendays

59.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.ThechiefprizefortheStiltoncheeserollingcompetitionisbeerorportwine.

B.Morethan10,000ChinesetakepailintheFieryFoodandBBQFestival.

C.ThousandsofspicyfoodsareonshowintheFieryFoodandBBQFestival.

D.AnexcitingtomatobattletakesplaceatthebeginningofLaTomatina.

（2015广东）ItwasoncecommontoregardBritainasasocietywithclassdistinction.Eachclasshaduniquecharacteristics.

Inrecentyears,manywritershavebeguntospeakthe'declineofclass'and'classlesssociety'inBritain.Andinmoderndayconsumersocietyeveryoneisconsideredtobemiddleclass.

Butpronouncingthedeathofclassistooearly.Arecentwide-rangingsocietyofpublicopinionfound90percentofpeoplestillplacingthemselvesinparticularclass;73percentagreedthatclasswasstillavitalpartofBritishsociety;and52percentthoughttherewerestillsharpclassdifferences.Thus,classmaynotbeculturallyandpoliticallyobvious,yetitremainsanimportantpartofBritishsociety.Britainseemstohavealoveofstratification.

OneunchangingaspectofaBritishperson'sclasspositionisaccent.Thewordsapersonspeakstellherorhisclass.AstudyofBritishaccentsduring1970sfoundthatavoicesoundinglikeaBBCnewsreaderwasviewedasthemostattractivevoice,Mostpeoplesaidthisaccentsounded'educated'and'soft'.Theaccentsplacedatthebottominthisstudy,ontheotherhand,wereregional（地区的）cityaccents.Theseaccentswereseenas'common'and'ugly'.However,asimilarstudyofBritishaccentsintheUSturnedtheseresultsupsidedownandplacedsomeregionalaccentsasthemostattractiveandBBCEnglishastheleast.ThissuggeststhatBritishattitudestowardsaccenthavedeeprootsandarebasedonclassprejudice.

Inrecentyears,however,younguppermiddle-classpeopleinLondon,havebeguntoadoptsomeregionalaccents,inordertohidetheirclassorigins.Thisisanindicationofclassbecomingunnoticed.However,the1995popsong'CommonPeople'putsforwardtheviewthatthoughamiddle-classpersonmay'wanttolivelikecommonpeople'theycanneverappreciatetherealityofaworking-classlife.

41.ArecentstudyofpublicopinionshowsthatinmodernBritain________.

A.itistimetoendclassdistinction

B.mostpeoplebelongtomiddleclass

C.itiseasytorecognizeaperson’sclass

D.peopleregardthemselvessociallydifferent

42.ThewordstratificationinParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto________.

A.variety

B.mostpeoplebelongtomiddleclass

C.authority

D.qualification

43.ThestudyintheUSshowedthatBBCEnglishwasregardedas_________.

A.regional

B.educated

C.prejudiced

D.unattractive

44.Britishattitudestowardsaccent_________.

A.havealongtradition

B.arebasedonregionalstatus

C.aresharedbytheAmericans

D.havechangedinrecentyears

45.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Themiddleclassisexpanding

B.Aperson’saccentreflectshisclass

C.Classisakeypart