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湖北枣阳高考英语二轮复习教育类阅读理解选练4
2016湖北枣阳市高考英语二轮教育类阅读理解选练(4)
2016高考英语阅读理解——教育类
Languagechangesallthetime.ThewordsusedbyyoungpeopleintheUKcanbeverydifferenttothoseusedbyadults.Theseextremelyinformalwordsandexpressionsareknownas“slang”.Hereareafewexamples:
·Insteadofusingdifferenttagquestionlikeisn’tit?
Can’tyouordon’tthey?
Peopleuse“innit”.e.g.It’shothere,isn’tit?
="It’s"hothere,innit!
·Insteadofsayingvery,reallyorcompletely,theyuse“well”.e.g.I’mwelltired.·“Whatever”means“Idon’tcare”.e.g.A:
Buttheteachersayswecan’tleaveuntilwe’vefinished.B:
Whatever.I’mgoing.
Nobodyusesslangandnoteverybodylikesit.AschoolinSheffield,inthenorthofEngland,recentlyinstructeditspupilstostopusingslangwords.Theheadteachersaysthatifyoungpeoplelearntospeak‘correctly’thiswillhelpthemgetagoodjob.
WhenBritishpeopleuseslang,it’snosurprisethatsomestudentssaytheycan’tunderstandnativespeakers.Butperhapslearnersdon’tneedtoworryaboutcommunicatingwithnativespeakerssomuch.ResearchshowsthatmostoftheEnglishspokenintheworldtodayisspokenbetweennon-nativespeakersofthelanguage.Infact,whenwethinkabout“InternationalEnglish”,thereisnosuchthingasanativeornon-nativespeaker.
Howimportantisittounderstandtheseslangwordsandexpressions?
IfyouwatchfilmsorTV,chatonlineinEnglish,thenunderstandingslangcanbeveryuseful.Butyouprobablywon’tseemuchslanginyourEnglishexamthough.Withoversevenbillionpeoplelivingonourplanettoday,it’seasytothinkoneperson’sactionswon’tmakeadifference,however,frompersonalexperience,Icansay:
eachofusiscapableofmakingadifference,howeversmall,tosomeone’slife.
【小题1】Basedontheslangmentionedabove,whatisthemeaningof“Ithinkyougotmewellwrong.”?
A.Ithinkyoureallyhurtmyfeelings
B.Ithinkyoutotallymisunderstoodme
C.Ithinkyoufoundthecompletelywrongperson
D.Ithinkyoucompletelybroughtthewrongthing
【小题2】WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.ItisessentialtolearnalltheBritishslang
B.NativeEnglishspeakerscannotunderstandeachotherwell
C.Englishisusedmorebetweennon-nativespeakerscurrently
D.YoungpeopleinBritainoftenusethesameslangwordsastheirparents
【小题3】Intheauthor’sopinion,whyshouldn’tEnglishlearnersbeconcernedaboutslangs?
A.BritishslangscanhardlycomeacrosstoEnglishlearners
B.Englishlearnerswon’tspeakwiththenativespeakers
C.Englishlearnerscanmakeadifferenceintheworld
D.Therearemorepeoplewhodon’tusenativeslangtocommunicate
【小题4】Theauthormayagreetotheopinionthat_______.
A.individualscanplayapartinothers’life
B.slanglearningisanimportantpartoflanguagelearning
C.onemayexpresshisdoubtanddisbeliefbysaying“Whatever”
D.Englishlearnersmayfeeldifficulttocommunicatewithoutslang
2016高考英语阅读理解——教育类
Boys’schoolsaretheperfectplacetoteachyoungmentoexpresstheiremotionsandinvolvetheminactivitiessuchasart,danceandmusic.
Farfromthetraditionalimageofacultureofaggressivemasculinity(男子气概),theabsenceofgirlsgivesboysthechancetodevelopwithoutpressuretobeconsistenttoastereotype(传统观念),aUSstudysays.
Boysatsingle-sexschoolsweresaidtobemorelikelytogetinvolvedinculturalandartisticactivitiesthathelpeddeveloptheirabilitiestoexpresstheiremotions,ratherthanfeelingtheyhadtoobeythe“boycode”ofhidingtheiremotionstobea“realman”.
Thefindingsofthestudyareagainstthereceivedwisdomthatboysdobetterwhentaughtalongsidegirls.
TonyLittle,headmasterofEton,warnedthatboyswerebeingignoredbytheBritisheducationsystembecauseithadbecometoofocusedongirls.Hecriticizedteachersforfailingtorecognizethatboysareactuallymoreemotionalthangirls.
Theresearcharguedthatboysoftenperformbadlyinmixedschoolsbecausetheybecomediscouragedwhentheirfemalepeersdobetterearlierinspeakingandreadingskills.
Butinsingle-sexschoolsteacherscanadjustlessonstoboys’learningstyle,lettingthemmovearoundtheclassroomandgettingthemtocompeteinteamstopreventboredom,wrotethestudy’sauthor,AbigailJamesoftheUniversityofVirginia.
Teacherscouldencourageboystoenjoyreadingandwritingwith“boy-focused”approachessuchasthemesandcharactersthatappealtothem.Becauseboysgenerallyhavesharpervision,learnbestthroughtouch,andarephysicallymoreactive,theyneedtobegiven“hands-on”lessonswheretheyareallowedtowalkaround.”Boysinmixedschoolsviewclassicalmusicasfeminine(女性的)andpreferthemoderntypeinwhichviolenceandsexismaremajorthemes.”Jameswrote.
Single-sexeducationalsomadeitlesslikelythatboyswouldfeeltheyhadtogiveintoastereotypethatmenshouldbe“masterfulandincharge”inrelationships.“Inmixedschoolsboysfeelpressedtoactlikemenbeforetheyunderstandthemselveswellenoughtoknowwhatthatmeans.”thestudyreported.
【小题1】Theauthorbelievesthatasingle-sexschoolwould .
A.forceboystohidetheiremotionstobe“realmen”
B.helptoformmasculineaggressivenessinboys
C.encourageboystoexpresstheiremotionsmorefreely
D.naturallyplaceemphasisonthetraditionalimageofamantoboys
【小题2】Itiscommonlybelievedthatinamixedschoolboys .
A.performrelativelybetter
B.growupmorehealthily
C.behavemoreresponsibly
D.receiveabettereducation
【小题3】WhatdoesTonyLittlesayabouttheBritisheducationsystem?
A.Itfailsmoreboysthangirlsacademically.
B.Itfocusesmoreonmixedschooleducation.
C.Itfailstogiveboystheattentiontheyneed.
D.Itplacesmorepressureonboysthanongirls.
【小题4】AccordingtoAbigailJames,oneoftheadvantagesofsingle-sexschoolsis .
A.teachingcanbedesignedtopromoteboys’teamspirit
B.boyscanfocusontheirlessonswithoutbeingabsent-minded
C.boyscanchoosetolearnwhatevertheyareinterestedin
D.teachingcanbeadaptedtosuitthecharacteristicsofboys
阅读理解-------C
Farm-raisedpigsaredirty,smellyanimalsthatgetnorespect.They’realsoanenvironmentalhazard.Theirmanure(粪便)containsphosphorus(磷),which,whenitrains,runsoffintolakesandrivers,consumingoxygen,killingfish,stimulatingalgae(藻类)overgrowthandemittinggreenhousegases.
Doingawaywiththepigisnotanoption.Pigsprovidemoredietaryprotein,morecheaply,tomorepeoplethananyotheranimal.NorthernEuropestillmaintainsthehighestpig-to-humanratio(比率)intheworld(2-1inDenmark),butEastAsiaiscatchingup.Duringthe1990s,porkproductiondoubledinVietnamandgrewby70percentinChina—alongdenselypopulatedcoastlines,pigdensityexceeds100animalspersquarekilometer.Theresultingpollutionis“threateningfragilecoastalmarinehabitatsincludingmangroves(红树林),coralreefsandseagrasses,”accordingtoareportreleasedinFebruarybytheFoodandAgricultureOrganizationoftheUnitedNations.
Asitturnsout,thereisasolutiontothepigproblem,butitrequiresachangeofmind-setamongenvironmentalistsandthepublic.TwoCanadianscientistshavecreatedapigwhosemanuredoesn’tcontainverymuchphosphorusatall.Ifthisvarietyofpigwereadoptedwidely,Itcouldgreatlyreduceamajorsourceofpollution.ButtheEnviropig,astheycallit,istheproductofgeneticmodification—whichisanathema(忌讳)tomanyWesterners.
TheEnviropigisoneofmanynewtechnologiesthatareputtingenvironmentalistsandorganic-foodsupportersinaquandary:
shouldtheyremaincategorically(无条件)opposedtogeneticallymodified(GM)foodsevenattheexpenseoftheenvironment?
Elsewhere,treesgrownforpapercouldbemadeamenabletomuchmoreefficientprocessing,reducingbothenergyusageandtoxicchemicalbleach(漂白剂)inwastewaterfrompapermills.ThemostsignificantGMapplicationswillbeonesthathelplessentheproblemofagriculture,whichaccountsfor38percentoftheworld’slandmassandiscrowdingoutnaturalecosystemsandspecieshabitats.
Chancesare,farmerswillcontinuetogrowtheirpollutingorganicpork,theirallergenic(引起过敏的)organicsoyandtheirneurotoxin(神经毒素)sprayedorganicapples.Worsestill,theywillmakesurethatnooneelsegetsachoiceinthematterofimprovingtheconditionsoflifeonearth—unless,thatis,othersriseupanddemandanalternative.
11.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?
A.Pigsbringmoredestructionthanbenefittohumanbeings.
B.Noothercountrieshavethehigherpercentageofpig-to-humanthanEastAsia.
C.Theporkproductionhasincreasedto70%inChina.
D.Thepollutionbroughtbypigsisakillertothecreatureofthesea.
12.ThereasonaccountingforthehesitationtoaccepttheideaoftheEnviropigis__________.
A.thepoortechnologyB.thehighcost
C.themoralconceptD.thedoubtfromthepublic
13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“quandary”mean?
A.anagreementB.anegotiation
C.adilemmaD.anadventure
14.Thenegativeinfluencebroughtbythetraditionalagricultureis_________-.
A.morelivingspaceoccupationB.morecropimprovement
C.morefoodproductionD.morechemicalapplication
15.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?
A.HowtoRaisePigsB.WhethertochoosetheGMFoods
C.What’sGMFoodsD.ThePollutionBroughtbyPigs
【参考答案】11—15、DCCAB
阅读理解-------D
Whetheritis“womenandchildrenfirst”or“everymanforhimself”inashipwreck(船只失事)maydependonhowlongittakestheshiptosink,researcherssaidrecently.
WhentheLusitaniawastorpedoed(用鱼雷攻击)byaGermanshipin1915,itsankin18minutesandthe