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重庆市北大附中实验学校高三英语专项题型复习限时阅读理解练习习题6
高考英语复习课堂限时强化训练——阅读理解(二十九)
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Mostpeopleagreethatthedirect,assertive(过分自信的)Americanpersonalityisavirtue,butitsometimessurprisesforeigners.Inmanycultures,respectforolderpeopleorthoseinpositionsofauthoritykeepsothersfromexpressingtheirtruefeelings.ButintheU.S,childrenoftenarguewiththeirparents,studentsmaydisagreewiththeirteachers,andcitizensmayexpressoppositiontotheactionsofthegovernment.Ifthesouphasaflyinitorthemeatistootoughtochew,thedinercancomplaintothewaiter,ifthebossmakesamistake,anemployeewillpolitelypointitout.
SomestraighttalkabouttheAmericancharactermustincludetheadmissionthatAmericanshavetheirfaults.TheextremelycompetitivenatureofAmericansisprobablytheirworstfault.Ofcourse,competitionisn’talwaysbad.Asamatteroffact,itpromotesexcellencebyencouragingindividualsandbusinessestotrytodotheirbest.Butthedesiretogetaheadofotherssometimescausespeopletodothingsthatareunkindandevendishonest.Also,Americansadmirewhatispractical,fast,efficient,andfresh.Sometimestheyfailtounderstandandappreciatepracticesthathavegreaterrespectformoretraditional,leisurelywaysofdoingthings.Ontheotherhand,peoplefromotherculturesmaydislikethepractical,challengingAmericanlifestyle.
Despiteculturedifferences,mostforeignersgiveAmericanscreditfortheirvirtues.Americansaregenerallyviewedasfriendly,adaptable,energetic,andkindhearted.MostnewcomerstotheU.S.likeAmericans,andthefeelingisusuallymutual.PerhapsthegreatestAmericanvirtueisadeepinterestinnewideasandnewpeople.Inanationofimmigrants,theforeignerdoesnotremainanoutsiderforlong.
1.Inordertoshowtherespectforolderpeople,..
A.peoplefromsomeothercultureswillalwaysexpresstheirtruefeeling
B.peoplefromsomeothercultu
resmaysometimeshidetheirtruefeelin
C.Americansalwaysshowtheirtruefeelings
D.Americansusuallyarguewiththem
2.WhyistheextremelycompetitivenatureconsideredasoneofAmericanfaults?
A.Becausepeoplefromotherculturesfearcompetition.
B.BecauseonlyAmericanpeopleownit.
C.Becauseitwillmakepeopleforgetleisure.
D.Becauseitmaysometimesurgepeopletodosomethingbad.
3.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat..
A.Americanpeoplearemorecriticalofeverythingthanpeoplefromothercultures
B.theauthorbelievesthatAmericancharacterhasmorefaultsthanvirtues
C.theauthoradmiresAmericanvirtuesastheyareviewedascompetitiveandantitraditional
D.itisdifficultfornewcomerstogetonwithAmericans
4.Thepassagemainlytalksabout..
A.AmericanvirtuesB.AmericancharactersC.AmericanfaultsD.Americanlifestyles
B
TheUnitedStatesistryingtoimproveanedueationsystemthatproducesmillionsofcitizenswhocannotread,write,oradd—letalonefindingtheircountryonamap.
InhisfirstStateofUnionmessagesincetakingofficeayearago,PresidentGeorgeBushpromisedtowipeoutilliteracy(文盲)inthenextdecadeanddeclaredthat“bytheyear2008,U.Sstudentsmustbefirstintheworldinmathandscienceachievements.”Theyhavealongwaytog
o.Americanstudentswereplaced14thinarecentgeneralsciencetestconductedin16countries.Inaseparatesurveyofchemistrystudents,theUnitedStatescame12outof14.Inamathematicstest,theywerelast.AccordingtoBush,thereare17millionilliteratesinthiscountryof245millionpeople.Otherestimatesputthenumberashighas23million.Inpercentageterms,thatrankstheUnitedStatesalongsideNiearagueandbelowCuba.“Thisnation,”BushsaidinhisStateoftheUnionaddress,“willnotacceptanythingbutexcellentineducation.”Bush,whohasdeclaredhimself“Educationpresident”,andseniorofficalsofhisadministrationarewarningthattheUnitedStateswillbeunabletocompeteintheworldwithoutaneducatedworkforce.
Howtoincreaseeducationalstandardsisamatterofdebateinacountrywhoseschoolshavenouniformnationalcurriculumandaresubjecttoaconfusingvarietyofstateandlocalcontrols.Mostexpertsthinkthattheproblemliesattheelementaryandhighschool'levelsratherthanwithuniversities-buteventheirgraduatesshowhugegapsingeneralknowledge.AmongtherootcausesmostfrequentlymentionedineducationdebatesisthelowrespectinwhichU.S.societyholdsteachers-incontrasttoJapanandGermany.InJapanteachingisaprofessionofhighprestige(威望)andhighpay.IntheUnitedStatesteachersarenearthebottomofthesociety.
5.By“theUnitedStatescame12outof14”(Para.2),theauthormeans.
A.theUnitedStatesranked12thnot14thinthechemistrytest
B.theUnitedStatesranked12thinthechemistrytestconductedby14countries
C.theUnitedStatesprogressedfrom14thto12thinthechemistrytest
D.theUnitedStatesranked12thinchemistrytestand14thingeneralsciencetest
6.ThecauseofloweducationallevelinAmericaincludethefollowingEXCEPTthat.
A.someproblemsexistinprimary
andsecondaryeducation
B.societykeepsteachersinlowrespect
C.Americapaysmoreattentiontoeconomyinsteadofeducation
D.Americahasnouniformnationalcourses
7.Whichofthefollowingstatementscanbeinferredfromthepassage?
A.PresidentBushcarriedouthispromisemadeinhisfirstStateofUnionmessage.
B.TheeducationinJapanandGerm
anyisinhigherlevel.
C.AccordingtoBush,thenumberofilliteratesaccountsfor9%ofthetotal
D.TeachersintheUnitedStatesenjoygoodtreatmentandgreatrespect.
8.Whichofthefollowingistherightorderoftheleast-firstofthepercentofilliterates?
A.Germany,Cuba,Nicaragua.B.Germany,Nicaragua,Cuba.
C.Nicaragua,Japan,Cuba.D.Cuba,Japan,Nicaragua.
C
NeverinthehistoryofSierraLeone’selectionshavewomensoactivelyengagedinpoliticsorcompetedforparliamentaryseats.Inthepast,womendidthedancingandcookingforelectionscampaigning.IntheMay14thelections,wesawover168womencandidatescompetitiveforPresident,Vice
PresidentandParliamentaryseats.
Onewouldthinkthatabout5%ofthesewomenwouldhaveemergedaswinners.Butitwasnotso,becauseofourculturalperceptionofwomen.Weneedtochangeourculture.Womencouldbeactivepoliticians.TheChristiansintheirownwayencouragedwomentobepreachers(传教士)buttheMuslimleaderssaywomenshouldnotheadforofficiating(主持)prayers.
Thesamehappensincertainpartsofthecountrywherewomenarenotpartofdecisiontakeninmalesecretsocieties.Thispreventsthemfromachievingsomeoftheirgoals.Aseniorheadinoneoftheministriestoldmethatshewasgettingproblemswithsomeofherstaffmembersespeciallythemalestaff.MostwomenthatcomefromtheNorthernpartofcountryexperiencesuchproblems.Somemenaresayingthatawomancannotbetheirleader.
Somewomenarealsoprejudicedagainsttheirwomenfolks.Inthelastelections,mostwomandidnotsupporttheircolleagues.Insomepartsofthecountry,becausetheyarenotmembersofsecretsocietiestheywerenotallowedtocontestforchieftaincies(酋长或首领的位置).However,SierraLeonesnotwithstandingtheculturalprejudiceagainstwomenhaswitnessedwomenoccupyinghighpublicoffices.Theyhavebeenappointedtoheadcertainareas.
SierraLeoneismovingfromitspastculture.Weneedachangeinourculture.Womenallovertheworldarerecognizedonewayortheotherastheyarenowinvolvedintheuseoftechnology.W
enowseewomenasairpilots,andtheyevenattempttogototravelinspace.
9.Inthepast,womeninSierraLeone..
A.tookactivepartinpoliticsB.contestedforparliamentaryseats
C.dancedandcookedfortheelectioncampaigningD.sharedtheequalrightswithmen
10.About5%ofthewomenengagedinelectionwouldhavesucceededif..
A.therewerelessprejudiceagainstwomenB.lessMuslimleadershadobjected
C.morewomenhadbeenengagedintheelectionD.morepreachershadsupportedthem
11.Theauthorconcludesthatthewomencandidatescan’twinthecompetitivevotebecause.
A.womenismoresuitableforthedancingandcookingjob
B.womencandidatescan’tgetthesupportoftheirfolks
C.womenprejudicestillexistsintoday’ssociety
D.womenarenotcapableenoughtobeachieftain
12.Themainideaofthepassageis.
A.theprejudiceagainstwomeninvariousfields
B.womeninSierraLeone,strivingfortheirpoliticalrights
C.womeninSierraLeone,challengeformen’sstatus
D.womeninSierraLeone,beinginvolvedinpolitics
答案解析:
2.D文章第二段第五句话指出“Butthedesiretogetaheadofotherssometimescausespeople...unkindandevendishonest”,也就是说,极端的竞争性有时会使人误入歧途,由此可知D正确答案。
3.A文章首段中几个例子论证了美
国人直率的性格,从中我们不难推断出,美国人比其他外国人更善于批判,故A为正确答案。
本文论述了美国人性格的三个方面,其中坦率和对新事物的兴趣是作者赞赏的,都被视为virtue,故排除B,第三段第二句话指出“Americansaregenerallyviewedasfriendly,adaptable,energetic,andkinkhearted”,由此可排除C;根据最后一段内容可推断出,美国人并不难相处,所以选项D也不对。
4.B本文主要阐述了美国人的性格,作者在第二段第二句中提到“Theextremelycompetitivenature...theirworstfault”,以及第二段倒数第二句也提到“Sometimestheyfailtounderstandandappreciatepractices...”,由此可知文章并非全在说美国人的优点,故可排除A;文章虽在第二段两处提到美国人的缺点,但不是主要内容,故C也可排除;选项D显然不对.
5.B此处“12outof14”是指“在多少里面排名第几,占第几位”,所以在此处意思应为:
在14个国家的学生进行的化学测试中,美国学生的成绩排第12位,由此可知B为正确答案。
7.B第二段开头指出,布什总统曾许诺要在接下来的十年里消除文盲,文章后面指出“AccordingtoBush,therearel7millionilliteratesinthiscountryof245millionpeople...Theyhavealongwaytogo”,由此可知,布什并没有实现诺言,故选
项A不对,根据布什的统计,文盲比例应为17/245约为7%,而不是9%,故排除C,根据文章最后一句话可知:
在美国,老师的地位几乎在最底层,由此可排除D;根据文章最后一段倒数第三句可推断出B为正确答案。
8.A题目要求按文盲比率由低到高的顺序排列。
根据文章倒数第三句话可知:
在德国,教师地位比较高,由此可推断出其教育水平高,文盲也较少,以及第二段中间部分的“inpercentageterms,thatranktheUnitedStatesalongsideNic