高考英语阅读理解基础练习题32及答案.docx

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高考英语阅读理解基础练习题32及答案

2014高考英语阅读理解基础练习题（32）及答案

阅读理解

Theriseoftheso-called“boomeranggeneration”isrevealedinofficialfiguresshowingthatalmostoneinfivegraduatesintheirlate20snowlivewiththeirparents.

Bycontrast,onlyoneineightuniversitygraduateshadfailedtoflythenestbythesameage20yearsago.Italsofoundthatgrown-upsonsaretwiceaslikelyastheirsisterstostillbelivingwiththeirparentsintheirlate20s.Withnearlyaquarterofmenapproaching30stilllivingathome,thefindingsareboundtoleadtoclaimsofa“generationofmummy’sboys”.

Youngprofessionalsintheirlate20sorearly30shavebeennicknamedthe“boomeranggeneration”becauseofthetrendtowardreturningtothefamilyhomehavinginitiallylefttostudy.RecentresearchhassuggestedthatyoungpeopleinBritainaretwiceaslikelytochoosetolivewiththeirparentsintheirlate20sthantheircounterpartselsewhereinEurope.

Risingpropertyprices,mountingstudentdebtsandtheeffectsofrecessiononthejobmarkethaveforcedawaveofyoungpeopletomovebackintothefamilyhomeatanagewhentheywouldnormallybemovingout.Butcommentatorswarnedthatthephenomenonmayhavemoretodowithyoungpeoplefacing“dire”prospectsthansimplyadesiretosavemoney.

Whiletheproportionofthoseofuniversityorcollegeagemovingoutfromthefamilyhomehascontinuedtoriseinthelast20years,amongthoseintheirmidandlate20sthetrendhasbeenreversed.Overall1.7millionpeopleagedfrom22to29nowsharearoofwiththeirparents,includingmorethan760,000intheirlate20s.In1988,22.7percentofmenaged25to29werestilllivingwiththeirparentsbutlastyeartheproportionwas24.5percent.

49.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Theeconomiccrisishasshownitseffectontheyounggeneration.

B.Moreyoungprofessionalsarereturninghometolive.

C.Britishparentsaresufferingmoreloadsfromtheirgrown-upchildren.

D.BritainissufferingmorethananyothercountryinEurope.

50.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.Malechildrenseemtomoreindependentthanfemales.

B.Eightypercentofuniversitygraduateswereabletoliveindependentlytwodecadesago.

C.Thegrown-upchildrenchoosetolivewiththeirparentsonlytosavemoney.

D.Moreandmorechildrenaremovingoutatuniversityage.

51.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“dire”probablymean?

A.promising.B.inconvenient.C.verybad.D.hopeful

52.Thefollowingfactorsmayaccountforthephenomenonexcept_____.

A.thatlivingpriceshaverisenalot.

B.thatit’sdifficulttolandajob.

C.thateducationhasalreadycostthemalot

D.thatparentscanhelpthemmore

参考答案49-52BDCD

AsthousandsofcommunitiesintheUSA—especiallyintheSouth—becameboominggatewaysforimmigrantfamiliesfromCentralandSouthAmericaduringthe1990sandtheearlyyearsofthenewcentury,publicschoolsstruggledwiththeunfamiliartaskofservingthelargenumbersofEnglishlearnersarrivingintheirclassrooms.

Educationprogramsneededtobebuiltfromscratch.“WehadnoteachingresourcessuitableforEnglishlearnersherebefore.Wehadtodevelopthemallourselves,”aTexasprincipalsaid.Throughoutthecountry,districtshadtotraintheirownteacherstoteachEnglishtonon-nativespeakersorrecruitteachersfromelsewhere.SchoolstaffmembershadtofigureouthowtocommunicatewithparentswhospokenoEnglish.

Butevenasimmigrationhasslowedorstoppedinmanyplaces,andinstructionalprogramsforEnglish-learnershavematured,servingimmigrantfamiliesandtheirchildrenremainsaworkinprogressinmanypublicschools,especiallythoseincommunitiesthatareskeptical,orsometimesunwelcoming,tothenewcomers.Oneofthebiggestchallengeseducatorsface,iscommunicatingeffectivelywithparentswhodon’tspeakEnglish—anissuethat,inpart,hascontributedtorecentcomplaintsofdiscriminationbyLatinostudentsinsomecities.

“Theparents’roleisveryimportantforthesuccessofthesestudents,butit'salsooneofthemostdifficultthingswe’vehadtotackle,”saidJimD.Rollins,thepresidentoftheSpringdaleschooldistrict,wherethe19,000-studentschoolsystemhasgonefromhavingnoEnglish-learners15yearsagotomorethan7,500now.“Youhavetomakeitapriorityandworkonit,workonit,andworkonit.”

Asidefromthepracticalchallenges,suchasfindingbilingual（会说两种语言的）staffmembers,guidingdistrictsthroughsuchdramaticchangesrequiresschoolleaderstobridgedifficultpoliticalandculturaldivides.ForschoolleadersintheSouth,especiallyinthelastfewyears,thisdifficultjobhasbeenmadeharderstillbythenegativeattitudesofsomelocalstowardsimmigrants.

36.Accordingtothepassage,whatistheproblemthatpublicschoolsarefacing?

A.HandlingmorecasesfromtheimmigrantMexicancommunities.

B.Offeringservicestoimmigrantfamiliesinthesouthernstates.

C.Offeringenoughcommunicativelessonstoimmigrantparents.

D.Providingeducationfornon-nativeEnglishlearners.

【答案】D

【解析】细节理解题。

根据publicschoolsstruggledwiththeunfamiliartaskofservingthelargenumbersofEnglishlearnersarrivingintheirclassrooms.公立学校目前面临的问题是为那些母语不是英语的学生提供教育，故选D。

37.Theunderlinedpart“builtfromscratch”（inParagraph2）probablymeans“________”.

A.completelynewB.painfultomake

C.basedonpastexperienceD.constructedgradually

【答案】A

【解析】短语猜测题。

根据WehadnoteachingresourcessuitableforEnglishlearnersherebefore.因为以前没有过适合英语的初学者的教学资源，所以这个短语应是完全是新的，故选A。

38.Whatisoneofthethingstheschoolleadershavedonetodealwiththeproblems?

A.ProvidemoreSpanish-onlyclasses.

B.Invitemoreteachersfromotherplaces.

C.TraintheirteacherstospeakSpanish.

D.Usebilingualparentsaspart-timeteachers.

【答案】B

【解析】细节理解题。

根据Throughoutthecountry,districtshadtotraintheirownteacherstoteachEnglishtonon-nativespeakersorrecruitteachersfromelsewhere.主要问题是解决师资问题，需要更多的老师，需要邀请从外地来的老师，故选B。

39.Whatdoweknowabouttheimmigrantparents?

A.ManyofthemcannotspeakEnglish.

B.Mostofthemthinkeducationisnotimportant.

C.Someofthemfeelskepticalaboutthelocalcommunity.

D.FewofthemhaveattendedAmericanschools.

【答案】A

【解析】细节理解题。

根据SchoolstaffmembershadtofigureouthowtocommunicatewithparentswhospokenoEnglish.。

这些父母当然不会讲英语，故选A。

40.AccordingtoParagraph3,whathascausedsomeoftherecentcomplaintsbyLatinostudents?

A.Discriminationbyschools.

B.Unfriendlinessofthelocals.

C.Miscommunicationwithparents.

D.Poorgovernmentservice.

【答案】C

【解析】细节理解题。

根据Oneofthebiggestchallengeseducatorsface,iscommunicatingeffectivelywithparentswhodon’tspeakEnglish—anissuethat,inpart,hascontributedtocomplaintsofdiscriminationbyLatinostudentsinsomecities.由于学生的家长不会英语所以交流起来有一定的困难，容易引起误解，故选C。

阅读理解

Violinprodigies（神童）,Ilearned,havecomeindistinctwavesfromdistinctregions.Mostofthegreatperformersofthelate19thandearly20thcenturieswerebornandbroughtupinRussiaandEasternEurope.IaskedIsaacStern,oneoftheworld’sgreatestvioliniststhereasonforthisphenomenon.“Itisveryclear,”hetoldme.“TheywereallJewsandJewsatthetimewereseverelyoppressedandill-treatedinthatpartoftheworld.Theywerenotallowedintotheprofessionalfields,buttheywereallowedtoachieveexcellenceonaconcertstage.”Asaresult,everyJewishparent’sdreamwastohaveachildinthemusicschoolbecauseitwasapassporttotheWest.

Anotherelementintheemergenceofprodigies,Ifound,isasocietythatvaluesexcellenceinacertainfieldtonurture（培育）talent.Nowadays,themostnurturingsocietiesseemtobeintheFarEast.“InJapan,amostcompetitivesociety,withstrongerdisciplinethanours,”saysIsaacStern,childrenarereadytotesttheirlimitseverydayinmanyfields,includingmusic.WhenWesternmusiccametoJapanafterWorldWarII,thatmusicnotonlybecamepartoftheirdailylives,butitbecameadisciplineaswell.TheKoreansandChineseasweknow,arejustashighlymotivatedastheJapanese.

That’sagoodthing,becauseevenprodigiesmustworkhard.Nexttohardwork,biologicalinheritanceplaysanimportantroleinthemakingofaprodigy.J.S.Bach,forexample,wasthetopofseveralgenerationsofmusicians,andfourofhissonshadsignificantcareersinmusic.

53.JewishparentsinEasternEuropelongedfortheirchildrentoattendmusicschoolbecause________.

A.itwouldallowthemaccesstoabetterlifeintheWest

B.Jewishchildrenarebornwithexcellentmusicaltalent

C.theywantedtheirchildrentoenterintotheprofessionalfield

D.itwouldenablethefamilytogetbettertreatmentintheirowncountry（A）

54.Nurturingsocietiesasmentionedinthepassagerefertosocietiesthat________.

A.arehighlymotivatedintheeducationofmusic

B.treasuretalentandprovideopportunitiesforitsfulldevelopment

C.encouragepeopletocompetewitheachother

D.promisetalentedchildrenhighpositions（B）

55.Whichofthefollowingcontributestotheemergenceofmusicalprodigiesaccordingtothepassage?

A.anaturalgift.B.extensiveknowledgeofmusic.

C.veryearlytraining.D.aprejudice-freesociety.（A）

56.Whichofthefollowingtitlesbestsummarizesthemainideaofthepassage?

A.JewishContributiontoMusicB.TrainingofMusiciansintheWorld

C.MusicandSocietyD.TheMakingofMusicProdigies

参考答案53-56ABAD

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