高考英语阅读理解习俗类.docx

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高考英语阅读理解习俗类

2010高考英语阅读理解习俗类

（1）

　　CARDIFF,WalesPoets,singersandmusiciansfromacrosstheglobegatheredinWalestocelebratethetradition（传统）ofstorytelling.

　　“Itmightseemstrangethatpeoplestillwanttolisteninageofwatchingtelevision,butthisisanunusualartformwhosetimehascomeagain,”saidDavidAmbrose,directorofBeyondtheBorder,aninternationalstorytellingfestival（节）inWales.

　　“Someofthetales,likethosetheInuitfromCanada,arethousandsyearsold.Soourstorytellershavecomefromdistantlandstoconnectuswiththedistanceoftime,”hesaidearlythismonth.

　　TwoInuitwomen,bothintheirmid60s,areamongthefewremainingwhocandoKntadjait,orthroatsinging,whichhasfewwordsandmuchsound.Theirartisgovernedbythecoldoftheirsurroundings,forcingthemtosaylittlebutlistenattentively.

　　Ambrosestartedthefestivalin1993,afterseveralyearsofworkingwiththosereviving（comingbackintouseorexistence）storytellinginWales.

　　“Itcameoutofagroupofpeoplewhowantedtoreconnectwithtraditions.andasalltheWelsharestorytellers,itwasingoodhandshere.”Ambrosesaid.

　　1.Ambrosebelievesthattheartofstorytelling_______.

　　A.willbemorepopularthanTV

　　B.willbepopularagain

　　C.startedinWales

　　D.areinthehandsofsomeoldpeople

　　2.FromthetalestoldbytheInuit,peoplecanlearn_______.

　　A.abouttheirlifeasearlyasthousandsofyearsago

　　B.whytheytellthestoriesinathroat-singingway

　　C.howcoldithasbeenwheretheInuitlive

　　D.howdifficultitistounderstandtheInuit

　　3.Accordingtothewriter,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

　　A.StorytellingoncestoppedinWales.

　　B.StorytellinghasalonghistoryinWales.

　　C.StorytellingisalwayswellreceivedinWales.

　　D.Storytellingdidnotcomebackuntil1993inWales.

　　4.Theunderlinedphraseingoodhandsmeans_______.

　　A.controlledbyrichpeople B.graspedbygoodstorytellers

　　C.takengoodcareof  D.protectedbykindpeople

　　【答案解析】

　　短文介绍了威尔斯故事节的有关情况。

　　1.B。

推断题。

根据…butthisisanunusualartformwhosetimehascomeagain可以推断这种讲故事的传统会再度受到欢迎。

　　2.A。

细节题。

根据Someofthetales,likethosetheInuitfromCanada,arethousandsyearsold可推知此题答案为A。

　　3.D。

细节题。

文中说Ambrosestartedthefestivalin1993，Ambrose1993年创办了这个节，但并不等于说讲故事的传统1993年才恢复的，这是两码事。

故选D。

　　4.C。

词义猜测题。

从asalltheWelsharestorytellers可以推断出ingoodhands是“照顾得好或举办得好”的意思，故选C。

（2）

　　IcametoliveherewhereIamnowbetweenWoundedKneeGreekandGrassGreek.Otherscametoo,andwemadetheselittlegreyhousesoflogsthatyousee,andtheyaresquare,Itisabadwaytolive,fortherecanbenopowerinasquare.

　　YouhavenoticedthateverythinganIndiandoesisinacircle,andthatisbecausethePoweroftheWorldalwaysworksincircles,andeverythingtriestoberound.Intheolddayswhenwewereastrongandhappypeople,allourpowercametousfromtherespectfulcircleofthenation,andsolongasthecirclewasunbroken,thepeopleweregettingrich.Thefloweringtreewasthelivingcenterofthecircle,andthecircleofthefourquartersnursedit.Theeastgavepeaceandlight,thesouthgavewarmth,thewestgaverain,andthenorthwithitscoldandstrongwindgavestrengthandcontinuouspower.Thisknowledgecametousfromtheouterworldwithourbrief.EverythingthePoweroftheWorlddoesisdoneinacircle.Theskyisround,andIhaveheardthattheearthisroundlikeaball,andsoareallthestars.Birdsmaketheirnestsincircle,fortheirsarethesameasours.Thesuncomesforthandgoesdownagaininacircle.Themoondoesthesame,andbothareround.Eventheseasonsformagreatcircleintheirchanging,andalwayscomebackagaintowheretheywere.Thelifeofamanisacirclefromchildhoodtochildhood,andsoitisineverythingwherepowermoves.Ourplaceswerelikethenestsofbirds,andthesewerealwayssetinacircle,thenation’scircle,anestofmanynests,wheretheGreatSpiritmeantforustonurseourchildren.

　　ButtheWasichus（Indianwordfor“whitepeople”）haveputusinthesesquareboxes.Ourpowerisgoneandwearedying,forthepowerisnotinusanymore.Youcanlookatourboysandseehowitiswithus.Wherewewerelivingbythepowerofthecircleinthewayweshould,boysweremenattwelveorthirteenyearsofage.Butnowittakesthemverymuchlongertobebull-grown.

　　1.Accordingtothepassage,theIndians_______.

　　A.don’thavemoderninstrumentsintheirhomes

　　B.refusedtomovefromroundplaces

　　C.livedinroundplaces,butwereforcedtoliveinsquarehouses

　　D.livedinroundplaces,butthendecidedtomoveintosquarehouses

　　2.Twothingsbeingcomparedinthepassageare_______.

　　A.theIndians’pastandpresentlivingconditions

　　B.theIndians’pastandmodernbeliefs

　　C.theIndians’oldandnewpower

　　D.peopleandnature

　　3.Inthesecondparagraph“thefourquarters”refersto_______.

　　A.thefourroomsoftheIndian’shouse

　　B.thefourkindsofnaturalpower

　　C.thefourseasons

　　D.thefourdirections

　　4.Accordingtotheauthor,oncetheIndiansmovedintosquarehouses,_______.

　　A.theyhadtomovetootherhouses

　　B.boystookmoretimetogrowintomen

　　C.theyforgottheoldwayoflife

　　D.everyonewasnothappy

　　【答案解析】

　　本文描述了一名印第安人认为该民族被白人从圆形建筑赶到方形房子之后，以前的种种祥和就此消失了。

　　1.C。

细节题。

阅读全文可知A、B、D不符合原文之意，而答案C是本文大意的描述。

　　2.A。

细节题。

根据本文内容可知全篇作者都在把过去的祥和与现在的不如人意进行对比，故选A。

　　3.D。

细节题。

根据第2段andthecircleofthefourquartersnursedit.Theeastgave…thesouthgave…thewestgave…thenorthwith…可知D为正确答案。

　　4.B。

细节题。

根据最后一段Butnowittakesthemverymuchlongertobebull-grown可知现在男孩要长大需花费更长的时间。

　　（3）

　　Whenyouareinanothercountry,itisimportanttoknowthelanguage,butitisequallyimportanttoknowhowtocommunicatenonverbally（非语言地）,beforesayinganythingbymakinggestures.Accordingtoapioneerinnonverbalcommunication,only30to35percentofourcommunicationisverbal.Whenpeopledon'tknowthelanguage,themostcommonwaytocommunicateisthroughgestures.However,manygestureshavedifferentmeanings,ornomeaningatall,indifferentpartsoftheworld.

　　IntheUnitedStates,forexample,noddingyourheadupanddownmeans“yes”.InsomepartsofGreeceandTurkey,however,thismotioncanmean“no”.InSoutheastAsia,noddingyourheadisapolitewayofsaying“I'veheardyou”.

　　InancientRome,whentheemperorwantedtosparesomeone'slife,hewouldputhisthumbup.TodayintheUnitedStates,whensomeoneputshis/herthumbup,itmeans“Everythingisallright”.However,inSardiniaandGreece,thegestureisinsultingandshouldnotbeusedthere.

　　IntheUnitedStates,raisingyourclaspedhandsaboveyourheadmeans“I’mthechampion”or“I’mthewinner”.Itisthesignprizefightersmakewhentheywinafight.WhenaleadingRussianstatesman（政治家）madethisgestureafteraWhiteHousemeeting,Americansmisunderstoodandthoughthemeanthewasawinner.InRussia,however,itisasignoffriendship.

　　IntheUnitedStates,holdingyourhandupwiththethumbandindexfingerinacircleandtheotherthreefingersspreadoutmeans“EverythingisO.K.”andisfrequentlyusedbyastronautsandpoliticians.InFranceandBelgium,itcanmean“You’reworthnothing.”

　　Thereareothernonverbalsignalsthatpeopleshouldbeawareofwhentheygotoanothercountry,suchasthedistancetomaintainbetweenspeakers.Americansusuallyfeelcomfortablewhenspeakingwithsomeoneifthedistancebetweenthemisabouteighteeninchestoarm’slength.Anythingclosermakesthemfeeluncomfortable.

　　WhentalkingtoAmericans,itisalsoimportanttomakeeyecontact.IfyoulookdownwhentalkingtoanAmerican,he/shemayfeelthatyouareembarrassed,afraid,ortryingtohidesomething.

　　Inadditiontoknowinghowtocommunicatenonverballyinacountry,itisimportanttoknowwhatyouandhecannotdiscuss.IntheUnitedStates,therearecertaintopicstoavoidwhenyoufirstmeetsomeone,Forexample,don’taskpeopletheirage,weight,religion,maritalstatus（婚姻状况）,howmuchmoneytheyearn,orhowmuchsomethingcosts.Youcantalkaboutwork,theweather,trafficproblems,sports,food,newsoftheday,whereonelives,consumersubjects（computers,carrepairs,andsoforth）,andtravelorvacationplans.

　　Thesefewexamplesillustratethatyouractionscanspeaklouderthanyourwords.Inaparticularculturalcontest,whatyousayandwhatyoudon’tsayareequallyimportant.

　　1.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

　　A.Peopleallovertheworldonlycommunicateverbally.

　　B.Mostofourgestureshavenomeaningatall.

　　C.Somepeoplethinkthat65to70percentofourcommunicationisnonverbal.

　　D.Gesturesarethemostcommonwaytocommonwaytocommunicate.

　　2.Aswecanseefromthepassagethereare______kindsofnonverbalcommunicationsignals.

　　A.four   B.five   C.six  D.seven

　　3.Pleaseparaphrasetheclause“…youractionscanspeaklouderthanyourwords.

　　A.Yourdeedsarebetterthanyourwords

　　B.Whatyoudoisbetterthanwhatyousay

　　C.Youtrytoshowyourbestmanners

　　D.youarebetterunderstoodbyyourgesturesthanthroughyourwords

　　4.Themainideaofthepassageisthatwhenyouareinanothercountry,______.

　　A.itisunimportanttoknowthelanguage

　　B.itisimportanttoknowwhatyoucantalkabouttoaforeigner

　　C.toknowhowtocommunicatenonverballyisasimportantastoknowthelanguage

　　D.tocommunicatetheroughgesturesismoreimportantthantoknowthelanguage

　　【答案解析】

　　当我们去一个国家时，知道用该国的语言交流诚然很重要，但知道怎样通过手势语交流也同样重要。

　　1.B。

判断题。

根据Accordingtoapioneerinnonverbalcommunicat