高考英语二轮复习 专题三 阅读理解 第三节 题组训练 6 社会文化.docx

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高考英语二轮复习专题三阅读理解第三节题组训练6社会文化

第三节题组训练6社会文化

A

（2017·红桥区二模）

Longago，poemswererecitedoutloudinsteadofbeingwrittendown.BackwhentheGreeksfirststartedtheOlympics，theyheldpoetrycontestsaswellasathleticcompetitions.

Now，poetrycompetitionshavebeenrevived.Thisyear120,000highschoolstudentscompetedinthefirstPoetryOutLoudnationalrecitationcontest，performingpoemsfrommemoryfor

100,000inprizes.

Thefirstcompetitionswereheldinclassrooms.Thewinnerswentontoschool-widecontests，andthentheycompetedincityandstatecompetitions，andthenthe50statechampions，alongwiththeDistrictofColumbiachampioncametoWashington，D.C.lastweekforthelastshowdown（对决）．Afterthe51championscompetedagainstoneanother,12wentontothefinals.Thenthefieldwasnarrowedtofive.Thefinalfivehadonelastchanceto“perform”apoem.Theoverallchamp，JacksonHille，ahighschoolseniorfromOhio，wona

20,000scholarship.

TheNationalEndowmentfortheArtsandthePoetryFoundationstartedPoetryOutLoudbecausetheyrealizedthathearingapoemperformedisadifferentexperiencefromreadingitonapage.

It’snotjustamatterofsayingthewordsintherightorder.It’sthetoneofvoice，thepauses，thegestures，andtheattitudeofthepersonperformingthatbringthewordstolife.“Eachtimewehearsomebodyreciteapoem，weunderstandagainwhatwefoundfreshandinterestingaboutit，”saysNationalPublicRadiobroadcasterScottSimon，masterofceremoniesforthefinals.Hearingitinanewvoiceofferssomethingnewtothelistener.

Notonlydothepeoplehearingpoemshaveanewexperience，butmemorizingandpresentingpoemshelpstheparticipantsunderstandthosepoemsinanewway.AnotherbenefitofacompetitionsuchasPoetryOutLoudisthattheparticipantslearnpublic-speakingskillsthatcanhelpthemforlife.

语篇解读　文章介绍了诗歌朗诵比赛在美国的复兴。

1．Fromthefirstparagraph，wecanknow.

A．theGreekswerethefirsttowritepoems

B．theOlympicsusedtostartwithpoemreciting

C．poemswerespreadorallyinthepast

D．athleteswereaskedtorecitepoemsbeforecompeting

答案　C

解析　推理判断题。

由第一段首句“Longago，poemswererecitedoutloudinsteadofbeingwrittendown.”可知，在很早以前诗歌只是被口头朗诵，故选C。

2．HowmanyroundsofcompetitionsdidthechampionstakepartinbeforetheywenttoWashington，D.C?

A．Three.B．Four.

C．Five.D．Six.

答案　B

解析　细节理解题。

从第三段的介绍中可知，参赛者经过在班里、学校、市里和州里的比赛后，才来到华盛顿哥伦比亚特区进行比赛，故B项正确。

3．Accordingtothepassage，hearingapoemrecitedinanewvoicecan.

A．bringanewlifetolisteners

B．helplistenersfindtheirinterest

C．makelistenerslearnthewords

D．offersomethingnewtolisteners

答案　D

解析　细节理解题。

由倒数第二段的叙述，特别是最后一句可知，朗诵诗歌可以给听众带来新的感受，故选D。

4．OnebenefittheparticipantsgetfromacompetitionsuchasPoetryOutLoudisthattheycan.

A．becomeconfidentwhilespeakinginpublicB．writegoodpoemsthemselves

C．changetheirattitudestowardslifeD．makefriendswithmanygreatpoets

答案　A

解析　细节理解题。

由最后一段最后一句“AnotherbenefitofacompetitionsuchasPoetryOutLoudisthattheparticipantslearnpublic-speakingskillsthatcanhelpthemforlife.”可知答案为A。

5．What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?

A．RecitingPoemsImprovesYourMemory

B．RememberingaLotofPoemsIsFun

C．PoetsHaveaGreatTime

D．PoetryRockstheMicrophone

答案　D

解析　标题归纳题。

通读全文可知，文章主要介绍了美国的诗歌朗诵比赛。

这项活动在中学生中引起了很大的反响，故D项为最佳标题。

B

（2016·河西区二模）

ManyFrenchacademics，teachersandparentscomplainbecausetheyfeelthatyoungpeople’sintellectuallevelsarefallingrapidly！

Thefiguresproveit：

youngpeoplevisitmuseumslessandspendtheirliveschattingontheInternet，readingnothingbutStephenKing，orwatchingAmericansoapssuchasFriendsorrealityshowslikeStarAcademyontelevision，musicplayergluedtotheircars，andthegamesconsolehandy.

Itis，however，easytoseethesehabitsinapositivelight.Musicisthefavoriteleisureactivity：

86%of14-to18-year-oldsputitatthetopoftheiractivities，abovethecinema（71%），clubbing（68%），sport（56%）andtelevision（48%）．For90%ofyoungpeopleaged14to18，radioisalsoverypopular：

theylistentoiteverydaywithoutexception.Internationalpopularmusichasastrongshowing，butsongsinFrencharestillinthemajority（60%）．

Youngpeopledo，ofcourse，watchalotoftelevision，butlessthantheirelders，andiftheytendtochoosemostlysoapsandrealityTVshows，thatisbecausethesearetheprogramspeopletalkabout，whichencouragessocialinteraction.Doyoungpeoplereadlessthantheyusedto？

Maybe，butthat’salsotrueoftheelders.Youngpeoplestillreadmorethantheirelders.Whenasked，“Doyoulikereading？

”，94%of14-to18-year-oldssaytheydo，and81%areconvincedthatcomputerswillneverreplacebooks.

Contrarytopopularbelief，readingcontinuestooccupyanextremelyimportantplaceinleisure-timeactivities，butthereadingmatteryoungpeoplechoosehaschangedconsiderably：

thereisagreatervarietyofmedia（computersandnewtechnologies）andyoungpeopleadmittotastewhattheywouldperhapshavebeenashamedofinthepast.Forexample，comicstrips，StephenKingorotherauthorsnotrecognizedbymainstreamculture，suchasBettyMahmoody（NotWithoutMyDaughter），MaryHigginsClarkorJosteinGaader（Sophie’sWorld）．AsBeatriceToulon，editorinchiefofthemagazinePhosphore，seesit，“Theydon’treadthesamethingsastheirparentsdid，buttheyarenotafraidtoadmitit.Theyhavetheirownculture，whichtheyflaunt（炫耀）openly！

”

语篇解读　本文为议论文，题材为社会行为。

对于许多法国学者、老师和家长们所说的年轻一代的智力水平快速下降的问题，作者提出了自己的看法。

6．Theunderlinedpart“inapositivelight”inParagraph2canbestbereplacedby“”．

A．inthelongterm

B．duringthedaytime

C．fromanoptimisticangle

D．beyondreasonabledoubt

答案　C

解析　词义猜测题。

从第二段首句中的however可得到提示。

7．WhichactivityisthemostpopularwithyoungFrenchpeople?

A．Music.B．Sport.

C．Cinema.D．TV.

答案　A

解析　细节理解题。

由第二段第二句“Musicisthefavoriteleisureactivity：

86%of14-to18-year-oldsputitatthetopoftheiractivities”可知答案。

8．WecaninferthatyoungFrenchpeople.

A．areashamedoftheirtastes

B．areproudoftheirownculture

C．sharetheirparents’tastesinreading

D．admitthattheyreadlessthantheirparents

答案　B

解析　推理判断题。

由最后一段中的“Theydon’treadthesamethingsastheirparentsdid，buttheyarenotafraidtoadmitit.Theyhavetheirownculture，whichtheyflaunt（炫耀）openly！

”可推知B项正确。

9．Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsintellectuallevelsinFrance?

A．Worried.B．Doubtful.

C．Uninterested.D．Approving.

答案　D

解析　观点态度题。

由首段首句“ManyFrenchacademics，teachersandparentscomplainbecausetheyfeelthatyoungpeople’sintellectuallevelsarefallingrapidly！

”和下文的描述可推知作者的观点和academics，teachersandparents的观点相反，对年轻一代的智力水平是认可的。

10．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A．TheFutureofBooks

B．MoreBooks，LessTV

C．YoungPeopleandCultureinFrance

D．YoungPeopleandTheirEldersinFrance

答案　C

解析　标题归纳题。

本文主要讲述了法国年轻一代的文化以及同父辈文化的差异。

故选C。

C

（2017·河北区二模）

Thepracticeofstudentsendlesslycopyinglettersandsentencesfromablackboardisathingofthepast.Withthecomingofnewtechnologieslikecomputersandsmartphones，writingbyhandhasbecomesomethingofanostalgic（怀旧的）skill.However，whiletoday’seducatorsareusingmoreandmoretechnologyintheirteaching，manybelievebasichandwritingskillsarestillnecessaryforstudentstobesuccessful—bothinschoolandinlife.

VirginiaBerninger，professorofeducationalpsychologyattheUniversityofWashington，saysit’simportanttocontinueteachinghandwritingandhelpchildrenacquiretheskillofwritingbyhand.

Berningerandhercolleaguesconductedastudythatlookedattheabilityofstudentstocompletevariouswritingtasks—bothonacomputerandbyhand.Thestudy，publishedin2009，foundthatwhenwritingwithapenandpaper，participantswrotelongeressaysandmorecompletesentencesandhadafasterwordproductionrate.

Inamorerecentstudy，Berningerlookedatwhatrolespellingplaysinastudent’swritingskillsandfoundthathowwellchildrenspellistiedtohowwelltheycanwrite.“Spellingmakessomeofthethinkingpartsofthebrainactive，whichhelpsusaccessourvocabulary，wordmeaningandconcepts.Itisallowingourwrittenlanguagetoconnectwithideas，”Berningersaid.

Spellinghelpsstudentstranslateideasintowordsintheirmindfirstandthentotranscribe（转换）．“Thosewordsinthemindintowrittensymbolsonpaperorkeyboardandscreen，”thestudysaid.“Seeingthewordsinthe‘mind’seye’helpschildrennotonlytoturntheirideasintowords，”saysBerninger，“butalsotospot（发现）spellingmistakeswhentheywritethewordsdownandtocorrectthemovertime.”

“Inourcomputerage，somepeoplebelievethatwedon’thavetoteachspellingbecausewehavespellchecks，”shesaid.“Butuntilachildhasfunctionalspellingabilityofaboutafifthgradelevel，theywon’thavetheknowledgetochoosethecorrectspellingamongtheoptionsgivenbythecomputer.”

语篇解读　随着现代科技的发展，书写渐渐被人们忽视，但是Berninger的研究表明，书写在现代教学中应占有一席之地。

11．Whatmakeswritingbyhandathingofthepast?

A．Theabsenceofblackboardsinclassrooms.

B．Theuseofnewtechnologiesinteaching.

C．Thelackofpracticeinhandwriting.

D．Thepopularuseofsmartphones.

答案　B

解析　细节理解题。

根据第一段第二句“Withthecomingofnewtechnologies...writingbyhandhasbecomesomethingofanostalgic（怀旧的）skill.”可知B项正确。

12．Berninger’sstudypublishedin2009.

A．focusedonthedifferencebetweenwritingbyhandandonacomputer

B．indicatedthatstudentsprefertowritewithapenandpaper

C．foundthatgoodessaysaremadeupoflongsentences

D．discussedtheimportanceofwritingspeed

答案　A

解析　细节理解题。

根据第三段第一句“Berninger...conductedastudy...bothonacomputerandbyhand.”可知A项正确。

13．Whichofthefollowingbestshowstheroleofspelling?

A．Spellingimpro