高中自主招生阅读理解专练30篇.docx

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高中自主招生阅读理解专练30篇

Passage1

NoonecantellyouhowtoadjusttolifeintheUnitedStates.Youmustmaketheadjustmentthroughexperience,andsometimes,emotionaldistress.Thisisthewayitusuallyhappens.

First,ofcourse,youexperienceaperiodofexcitement.Youhaveasenseoffreedom—youfeelliberatedfromtherulesandcustomsofyourownculture,andimmenselyinterestedinthoseofAmericanculture.Thisperiodissometimescalledthe“thehoneymoon”stage.

ThencertaincustomsintheUnitedStatesbegantoirritateyou.Forexample,weshallconsiderpunctuality—theneedtobe“ontime”.Americanslookattheirwatchesfrequently.Theytrytobeontimeforwork,forclass,formeetings,forgames,forreligiousservices,andevenforcertainevents.IfyouarrangetomeetAmericansforlunchat12buttobethereat12:

30,youwillprobablyfindthattheyhaveeither（a）left（b）eatenwithoutyou,or（c）becomeveryannoyed（eveniftheyarenothungry）.

PerhapsyouareannoyedthatAmericanfriendlinessseemssuperficial;orthatAmericansalwaysactasthoughtheyareinahurry;orthatthefoodneverseemstobepreparedintherightway.Perhapsyoudonotevenfeelannoyed,justhomesick.Thereactioncansetinwithintwoweeksofyourarrival,orsixmonthslater,anditssymptomsvarygreatly.Youmighthavetroublesleeping;youmightontheotherhandsleeptoomuch.Youmightfindyourselfangryatthetime,ordepressed,orsufferingfromavaguephysicalillness.YoumaybegintodisliketheUnitedStatesanditspeople.

Nothingisreallywrongwithyou.Youaresimplysufferingculturalshock.Youhavealotoffamiliarsignsandsignals,youhavediscoveredthatsomeofyourassumptionsabouthumanbeingsareincorrect,andyouwishyoucouldmakesenseoftheUnitedStates.Thenanotherchangecomesoveryou.SoonerorlateryoubegintolaughatyourselforatthestrangethingsyouseeinAmericanlife,andatthatpointyoubegintorecover.Soon,youfindyourselfliving,peacefully,withthesameAmericancustomsthatusedtoupsetyou.Youhavebecomebicultural.

1）Onemightfeel_____whenhefirstarrivesintheUnitedStates.

A.homesickB.excited

C.annoyedD.laughable

2）WhichofthefollowingmakesnewcomersintheUnitedStatesveryangry?

A.Americans’punctualityandsuperficialfriendliness.

B.Americans’complaint.

C.Americans’education.

D.Americans’impatience.

3）ThefollowingarethepossiblesymptomsofculturalshockEXCEPT_____.

A.sleepingdifficulty

B.sleepingtoomuch

C.avaguephysicalillness

D.adislikeforone’sownculture

4）Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisthebestwayofsurvivingintheUnitedStates?

A.Byignoringthedifferences.

B.Bybecomingbicultural.

C.BybecominganAmerican.

D.Byforgettingone’sownculture.

5）Whichofthefollowingbestsummarizesthepassage?

A.LifeintheUnitedStates.

B.CustomsintheUnitedStates.

C.Causesandsymptomsofculturalshock.

D.TravelingintheUnitedStates.

参考答案：

BADBA

Passage2

Paper-cutisaveryspecialvisualartofChinesehandicrafts.Onesayingisthatitoriginatedfromthereligiousceremonyorofferingsacrifices（贡品）.Theancientpeoplecutpapersintoanimalsorpeople.Theyeitherburiedthemwiththedeadorburnedthemonthefunerals,wishingthatthingsthatpaperstoodforcouldbewiththedead.Later,theywereusedduringfestivalstodecorategatesandwindows.Afterhundredsofyears'development,nowtheyhavebecomeaverypopularmeansofdecorationamongcountryfolk,especiallywomen.

Itiseasytolearnaboutcuttingapieceofpaperbutverydifficulttomasteritwithperfection.Beginnersneedonlyaknifeandpaper.Forcraftsman,theyneedknivesandgraversofvarioustypestomakecomplicated（复杂的）patterns.Itcanbeonepieceofpaperormanypieces.Simplepatternscanbecutwithaknife.Forcomplicatedpatterns,peoplefirstpastedthepatternonthepaperandthenusedvariouskindsofknivestomakeit.Nomistakecanbemadeduringtheprocessotherwisetheworkwouldfail.

Papercuttingcoversnearlyalltopics,fromflowers,birds,animals,legendarypeople,figuresinclassicnovels,totypesoffacialmake-upinPekingopera.PapercuttinghasvariousstylesindifferentpartsofChina.

Inthepast,womenlivinginthecountrysidegatheredintheirfreetimetomakepapercutting,whichisawaytojudgetheirskillfulness.Associetydevelops,fewerandfewerpeoplelearnthisskillwhiletherearesomewhostillregarditasaprofession.Atpresent,therearefactoriesandassociationsforpapercuttinginChina.Exhibitionsandexchangesareheldregularlyandbooksofthiskindarepublished.Papercuttinghaschangedfromdecorationtoakindofart.Atthesametime,papercuttingalsoappearsincartoons,onstage,inmagazinesorinTVseries.

1.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Ancientreligiousceremonies.

B.AspecialkindofartforminChina.

C.DecorationoffestivalsinancientChina.

D.Animalsmadeofpaper.

2.Whydidancientpeopleburnpaperanimalsorpeopleonthefunerals?

A.Theywantedtogivethemwarmth.

B.Theywantedthedeadtohaveenoughfood.

C.Theywantedtheanimalstoaccompanythedead.

D.Theywantedthedeadtousethemasdecoration.

3.Fromthepassagewecanseethat .

A.itisveryeasytobecomeapapercuttingartist

B.ittakesgreatpatienceandskilltomakeperfectpapercutting

C.papercuttingislimitedtosometopics

D.peopleindifferentpartsofChinahavesimilarstyles

4.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?

A.Moreandmorepeopleregardpapercuttingasaprofession.

B.Papercuttingisindangerofdisappearinginthefuture.

C.Papercuttingisawaytojudgeawoman'sskill.

D.Asakindofart,papercuttingisstillpopulartoday.

参考答案：

BCBD

Passage3

ManyexpertssaythatBillyWilderchangedthehistoryofAmericanmovies.HeisoftencalledthebestmoviemakerHollywoodhaseverhad.

Hewasknownformakingmoviesthatofferedsharpsocialcomment.Wilderwasoneofthefirstdirectorstodothis.Betweenthemiddle1930sandthe1980s,BillyWildermadealmostfiftymovies.Duringthattimehereceivedmorethantwentynominations（提名）fromtheAcademyofMotionPictureArtsandSciences.HewonsixoftheOscarawards.Hismovieshavebeenseenbypeoplearoundtheworld.

In1944,BillyWildermadethefilmDoubleIndemnity.SomecriticssaidthismovieestablishedhimasoneofthegreatestHollywooddirectors.WilderdirectedTheLostWeekendin1945.RayMillandplaysthepartofanalcoholruleshislife,yethedoesnotadmitit.Hehidesalcoholinhishomeandsaysheisnotdrinking.

In1950,WildermadeSunsetBoulevard.Thismovietoldofanagingactressinsilentmovies.Sheplanstoreturntomoviesthoughfacingmanyproblems.In1954,BillyWilderbecameanindependentproducer.Thenextyear,Wilder'sfirstmovieasanindependentfilmmakerwasahugesuccess.ItwasTheSevenYearInch.Inthismovie,amarriedmanwantstocheatonhiswifewithsomeofhisfriends.In1959,wildermadeafunnymoviethatwasverypopular.ItwasSomeLikeItHot.Ittellsabouttwojazzmusiciansbeingchasedbycriminals.Theydecidetowearwomen'sclothesandjoinabandinwhichallthemusicianswerewomen.

WilderdiedinMarch,2002.Hewasninety-five.AcurrentHollywoodproducersaid,“BillyWildermademoviesthatpeoplewillneverforger.”

1.Thetextismainlyabout

A.ThebackgroundofAmericanmovies

B.wilder'sachievementsinAmericanmovies

C.wilder'sattitudetoAmericanmovies

D.thedevelopmentofAmericanmovies

2.WhatwasWilderfamousforaccordingtoParagraph2?

A.Sharpremarksonsocietyinhismovies

B.Hisuniquestyleofmakingmovies

C.Morethantwentyawardshereceived.

D.Almostfiftymoviesheproducedhimself.

3.WhichofthefollowingmadeWilderamongthegreatestHollywooddirectors?

A.ThelostweekendB.SunsetBoulevard

C.DoubleIndemnityD.SomeLikeItHot

BAC

Passage5

Brazilhasbecomeoneofthedevelopingworld'sgreatsuccessesinreducingpopulationgrowth—butmorebyaccidentthandesign.WhilecountriessuchasIndiahavemadejointeffortstoreducebirthrate,Brazilhashadabetterresultwithoutreallytrying,saysGeorgeMartineatHarvard.

Brazil'spopulationgrowthratehasdroppedfrom2.99%ayearbetween1951and1960to1.93%ayearbetween1981and1990,andBrazilianwomennowhaveonly2.7childrenonaverage.Marinesaysthisfiguremayhavefallenstillfurthersince1990,anachievementthatmakesmanyotherThirdWorldcountriesjealous.

Marineputsitdownto,amongotherthings,soapoperaandinstallmentplansintroducedinthe1970s.Bothplayedanimportant,althoughindirect,roleinloweringthebirthrate.Brazilisoneoftheworld'sbiggestproducersofsoapoperas.Globo,Brazil'smostpopulartelevisionnetwork,showsthreehoursofsoapssixnightsaweek,whilethreeothersshowatleastonehouranight.Mostsoapoperasarebasedonwealthycharacterslivingthehighlifeinbigcities.

"Althoughtheyhaveneverreallytriedtoworkinamessagetowardstheproblemsofreproduction,theydescribemiddleandupperclassvalues—notmanychildren,womanworking,"saysMarine."TheysentthisimagetoallpartsofBrazilandmadepeopleconsciousofotherpatternsofbehaviorandothervalues,whichwereputintoaveryattractivepackage."

Meanwhile,theinstallmentplanstriedtoencouragethepoortobecomeconsumers."Thisledtoanenormouschangeinconsumptionpatternsandconsumptionwasincompatiblewithunlimitedreproduction,"sa