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英语英语阅读理解社会文化练习题20篇
（英语）英语阅读理解（社会文化）练习题20篇
一、高中英语阅读理解社会文化类
1．阅读理解
Itravelalot,andIfindoutdifferent"styles"（风格）ofdirectionseverytimeIask"HowcanIgettothepostoffice?
"
Foreigntouristsareoftenconfused（困惑的）inJapanbecausemoststreetstheredon'thavenames.InJapan,peopleuselandmarks（地标）intheirdirectionsinsteadofstreetnames.Forexample,theJapanesewillsaytotravelers,"Gostraightdowntothecorner.Turnleftatthebighotelandgopastafruitmarket.Thepostofficeisacrossfromthebusstop."
InthecountrysideoftheAmericanMidwest,therearenotusuallymanylandmarks.Therearenomountains,sothelandisveryflat.Inmanyplacestherearenotownsorbuildingswithinmiles.Insteadoflandmarks,peoplewilltellyoudirectionsanddistances.InKansasorIowa,forexample,peoplewillsay,"Gonorthtwomiles.Turneast,andthengoanothermile.
PeopleinLosAngeles,California,havenoideaofdistanceonthemap.Theymeasuredistanceintime,notmiles."Howfarawayisthepostoffice?
"youask."Oh,"theyanswer,"it'saboutfiveminutesfromhere."Yousay,"Yes,buthowmanymilesisit?
"Theydon'tknow.
It'struethatapersondoesn'tknowtheanswertoyourquestionsometimes.Whathappensinsuchasituation?
ANewYorkermightsay,"Sorry,Ihavenoidea."ButinYucatan,Mexico,nooneanswers"Idon'tknow".PeopleinYucatanbelievethat"Idon'tknow"isimpolite.Theyusuallygiveananswer,oftenawrongone.Atouristcangetvery,verylostinYucatan!
（1）WhenatouristaskstheJapanesethewaytoacertainplace,theyusually_______.
A.describetheplacecarefully
B.showhimamapoftheplace
C.tellhimthenamesofthestreets
D.refertorecognizablebuildingsandplaces
（2）Whatistheplacewherepeoplemeasuredistanceintime?
A.NewYork.
B.LosAngles.
C.Kansas
D.Lowa.
（3）PeopleinYucatanmaygiveatouristawronganswer________.
A.inordertosavetime
B.asatest
C.soastobepolite
D.forfun
（4）Whatcanweinferfromthetext?
A.It'simportantfortravelerstounderstandculturaldifferences.
B.It'susefulfortravelerstoknowhowtoaskthewayproperly.
C.Peoplehavesimilarunderstandingofpoliteness.
D.NewYorkersaregenerallyfriendlytovisitors.
【答案】
（1）D
（2）B
（3）C
（4）A
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，作者围绕不同国家回答问路的风格，介绍了不同国度的不同文化。
（1）考查细节理解。
根据第二段中的“Foreigntouristsareoftenconfused（困惑的）inJapanbecausemoststreetstheredon'thavenames.InJapan,peopleuselandmarks（地标）intheirdirectionsinsteadofstreetnames.”可知在日本通常是用地标指路。
故选D。
（2）考查细节理解。
根据倒数第二段中的“PeopleinLosAngeles,California,havenoideaofdistanceonthemap;theymeasuredistanceintime,notmiles.”可知，在洛杉矶用走一段路用多少时间来指路。
故选B。
（3）考查推理判断。
根据最后一段中的“ButinYucatan,Mexico,nooneanswers‘Idon'tknow.’PeopleinYucatanbelievethat‘Idon'tknow’isimpolite.”可推断，因尤卡坦人可能会给游客一个错误的答案的目的是为了礼貌。
故选C。
（4）考查推理判断。
根据第一段中的“Ifindoutdifferent‘styles’ofdirectionseverytimeIask‘HowcanIgettothepostoffice?
’"以及下文举例说明可知，作者围绕回答问路的风格，介绍了不同国度的不同文化。
因此推断作者说明了对旅行者来说了解不同地方的文化差异很重要。
故选A。
【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解和推理判断两个题型的考查，是一篇文化类阅读，考生需要准确掌握细节信息，并根据上下文进行逻辑推理，从而选出正确答案。
2．阅读理解
WhileBlackFridayandCyberMondayhelpstarttheholidayshoppingseason,GivingTuesday,whichwillbeobservedonNovember28,attemptstoinspiretheseasonofgiving.Nowinitssixthyear,thecharitable（慈善的）dayusesthepowerofsocialmediatoencourageorganizationsandindividualstodonatefundsorresourcestoworthycauses.Itsmissionistobringpositivechangetocommunitiesthroughgiving.
Thoughdevotingjustonedaytoaworthycausemaynotseemmuch,GivingTuesdaymakesasurprisinglysignificantimpact.In2015,ORGANIZE,anonlineorgandonorprogramaskedpeopleto“GivewithyourHeart”,bybecomingregistereddonors.ThousandsofAmericanslistentothecryforhelp,resultinginoneofthelargestdigitaldonordrivesinUShistory.
Thatsameyear,theClevelandLibraryandthePrattLibraryinBaltimorecompetedtoseewhocouldencouragemoredonations.WhilethePrattLibrarywonwitha$41,000acquisition,theClevelandLibrarywasabletoraiseafairlylargeamountforitsprogramsaswell.In2016,theUniversityofMichiganencouragedstudentsandfriendstodonatetohourlychallenges.Theyraisedanamazing$5.5million!
Theuniversityhopestorecreatethemagicthisyear,withavirtualcelebrationtomarktheinstitution's200thanniversary.
GivingTuesdayisnotjustaUSphenomenon,butaglobalmovement.In2016,98countriesparticipatedintheevent,raising$177million,a44%increaseover2015,when71nationscollected$116.7million.Thesenumberscanonlyincreaseasthedaygainsfurtherrecognition.
Thoughdonatingfundsisagreatwaytohelp,therearenumerousotherwaystosupportyourlocalcommunity.Youcangivebackbyvolunteeringatanearbynonprofitorfoodbank.Socialmediaexpertscandotheirsharebyspreadingtheinformationandinspiringtheircolleaguestogetinvolved.AnothergreatwaytocelebrateGivingTuesdayisbyhelpingthoseclosesttoyou,whetherthat'sassistingafamilymemberwithchoresorhelpinganeighborwithyardwork.
（1）WhyisGivingTuesdaystarted?
A. Toappealtopeopletoperformanactofkindness.
B. Topromotesalesoftheholidayshoppingseason.
C. Toinspirethepoortohaveapositiveviewoflife.
D. Toencouragepeopletodonateorgansforpatients.
（2）Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat .
A. peopledonatedmoneyactivelyforthetwolibrariesinBaltimore
B. theUniversityofMichiganthoughtitchallengingtogetdonations
C. GivingTuesdayhasn'tbeenuniversallyacceptedintheworldsofar
D. thedonationstotheinstitutionweregivenforits200thanniversary
（3）Theauthortriestotellthereaders inParagraph5.
A. whyweneedtovolunteerinourlocalcommunity
B. whowewillcelebrateGivingTuesdaytogetherwith
C. whereweshoulddonatefundstobenefitotherpeople
D. howwecangivetohelpthosewhoareingreatneed
【答案】
（1）A
（2）C
（3）D
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍GivingTuesday,并激励人们慷慨行善。
（1）考查细节理解。
根据第一段中的“WhileBlackFridayandCyberMondayhelpstarttheholidayshoppingseason,GivingTuesday,whichwillbeobservedonNovember28,attemptstoinspiretheseasonofgiving.”可知,人们庆祝GivingTuesday的目的是激励人们慷慨行善。
故选A。
（2）考查推理判断。
根据第四段中的“Thesenumberscanonlyincreaseasthedaygainsfurtherrecognition.”可以推断出,到目前为止在世界上庆祝GivingTuesday还不够普遍。
故选C。
（3）考查主旨大意。
根据第五段中的“）Thoughdonatingfundsisagreatwaytohelp,therearenumerousotherwaystosupportyourlocalcommunity.”可知,本段文章的内容主要讲述为社会奉献有许多种方式。
故选D。
【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，推理判断和主旨大意三个题型的考查，是一篇文化类阅读，要求考生在捕捉细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，概括和归纳，从而选出正确答案。
3．阅读理解
Americansgavenearly$300billionawaylastyear.Doyouknowthereason?
Beyondthenoblegoalsofhelpingothers,itisthatgivingwillmakethemhappier.
Itisafactthatgiversarehappierpeoplethannon-givers.AccordingtotheSocialCapitalCommunityBenchmarkSurvey,asurveyof30,000Americanhouseholds,peoplewhogivemoneytocharityare43%morelikelythannon-giverstosaytheyare"veryhappy"abouttheirlives.Similarly,volunteersare42%morelikelytobeveryhappythennon-volunteers.
Thehappinessdifferencebetweengiversandnon-giversisnotduetodifferencesintheirpersonalcharacteristics,suchasincomeorreligion.Imaginetwopeoplewhoareidenticalintermsofincomeandfaith,aswellasage,education,politics,sex,andfamilycircumstances,butonedonatesmoneyandvolunteers,whiletheotherdoesnot.Thegiverwillbe,onaverage,over40percentagepointsmorelikelytobeveryhappythanthenon-givers.
Anumberofstudieshaveresearchedexactlywhycharityleadstohappiness.Thesurprisingconclusionisthatgivingaffectsourbrainchemistry.Forexample,peoplewhogiveoftenreportfeelingsofeuphoria,whichpsychologistshavereferredtoasthe"Helper'sHigh".Theybelievethatcharitableactivityproducesaverymildversionofthesensationspeoplegetfromdrugslikemorphineandheroin.
Ofcourse,notonlydoesgivingincreaseourhappiness,butalsoourhappinessincreasesthepossibilitythatwewillgive.Everyonepreferstogivemorewhentheyarehappy.Researchershaveinvestigatedthisbyconductingexperimentsinwhichpeopleareaskedabouttheirhappinessbeforeandaftertheyparticipateinacharitableactivity,suchasvolunteeringtohelpchildrenorservingmealstothepoor.Theresultisclearthatgivinghasastrong,positivecausalimpactonourhappiness,sodoeshappinessongiving
（1）AccordingtoParagraph2.Wecanlearnthat .
A. onlythosepeoplewhogavemoneytocharitywillbehappy
B. moregiverssaytheyfeelhavinghappylivesthannon-givers
C. thosewhodonatemoneyarehappierthanthosewhovolunteer
D. 42%ofthevolunteerssaytheyareashappyasthenon-volunteers
（2）Whatcausesthehappinessdifference?
A. Income.
B. Faith.
C. Education.
D. Donation.
（3）Ifapersonfeelshappy,hemay .
A. askformoredonations
B. stopcharitableactivity
C. belikelytogivemore.
D. cookfoodforthepoor
【答案】
（1）B
（2）D
（3）C
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了美国人爱做慈善，因为给予别人帮助比得到帮助更让人快乐。
（1）考查细节理解。
根据第二段中的“peoplewhogivemoneytocharityare43%morelikelythannon-giverstosaytheyare‘veryhappy’abouttheirlives.”可知给予者比得到帮助者更快乐。
故选B。
（2）考查细节理解。
根据第三段年龄，性别，收入，信仰，家庭环境都相同的两个人，总是向慈善机构捐钱的那个人，更快乐。
可知是捐赠和给予影响一个人的快乐。
故选D。
（3）考查细节理解。
根据最后一段中的“notonlydoesgivingincreaseourhappiness,butalsoourhappinessincreasesthepossibilitythatwewillgive.”一个人越快乐就越愿意去捐赠，去帮助别人。
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