英语高二英语阅读理解社会文化题20套带答案及解析.docx

1、英语高二英语阅读理解社会文化题20套带答案及解析【英语】高二英语阅读理解(社会文化)题20套(带答案)及解析一、高中英语阅读理解社会文化类1阅读理解 The United States is home to 562 recognized American Indian Nations each with its own language. Yet the number of native. Americans with the ability to speak their tribes language has decreased over the past century. Now, Ind

2、ian Nations are trying different ways to expand the number of native speakers, and increase interest in their communities to learn tribal languages. Since the late 1800s many American Indian children have attended boarding schools. At that time, Indian children were required to attend schools by law

3、, and the government forced Indian families to send their children to such schools. The children were separated from their families. and given English name The teachers often taught native American students in English, instead of the language of their parents. They were told they needed to learn Eng

4、lish in order to get a job, earn money and buy a house or nice things. However, fearing a loss of history and culture, the Indian Nations are experimenting with new ways to increase the language ability of tribal members. At least one organization is turning to modern technology-The Sealaska Heritag

5、e Institute, a nonprofit group, has developed two apps for speakers of the Tlingit language. The Learning Tlingit app serves as a reference for important language topics such as conversation phrases, number, and letters. The Tlingit tribe has about 10, 000 members. They live mainly in southeastern A

6、laska. But as of 2013, the tribe had only 125 native speakers left. in addition, very few young people are able to speak Tlingit. Currently there are two apps, called Learning Tlingit and Tlingit Language Games. The Learning Tlingit app serves as a language guide. It provides Tlingit words and expre

7、ssions, the tribal alphabet, as well as a basic list of the words included. With the Tlingit Language Games app, users are given a choice of different places of environments, like a house, forest or ocean.（1）What is the problem the native Americans are facing now? A.The number of native Americans ha

8、s been increasing.B.Fewer and fewer native Americans speak their own language.C.Their native language has been extinct.D.Its hard to increase the interest of hearing native languages.（2）What will be the result if more and more native Americans only speak English? A.They will get better jobs and high

9、er pay.B.They will teach their own children to speak English.C.They will lose their history and culture.D.They will get along well with the government.（3）What can we know about Tlingit? A.It can help the native people know some language topics.B.It can help the: native people earn money and buy a. h

10、ouse or nice thingsC.It is a very popular app among the native speakersD.It is a native language spoken by fewer than 200 people.（4）What is the main idea of the passage? A.American Indian tribes efforts to increase native speakers.B.Reasons for the disappearance of some American Indian languages.C.W

11、ays to help the native tribes lead a traditional life.D.The popularity of the language learning apps.【答案】 （1）B（2）C（3）D（4）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，美国的印第安人正在使用新的方法来增加本族语言的使用，否则，他们的本族语言将面临严重的危机。 （1）考查细节理解。根据第二段中的“Yet the number of native. Americans with the ability to speak their tribes language has decrease

12、d over the past century. ”但是能说他们本族语言的本地美国人的数量在过去的一个世纪中已将减少。可知，会说本族语的美国土著的人数在过去的一个多世纪中已经减少了，故选B。 （2）考查细节理解。根据第六段中的“However, fearing a loss of history and culture, the Indian Nations are experimenting with new ways to increase the language ability of tribal members.”然而，害怕失去自己的历史和文化，许多印第安部落尝试新的方法来提升族人的

13、本族语使用能力。可知，如果越来越多的族人只说英语，他们将会失去自己的历史和文化。故选C。 （3）考查细节理解。根据第九段中的“The Tlingit tribe has about 10, 000 members. They live mainly in southeastern Alaska. But as of 2013, the tribe had only 125 native speakers left.”特林吉特部落有大约一万人。他们主要居住在阿拉斯加东南部。但是就2013年的统计，这个部落只有125人可以说自己民族的语言，可知，现在仅仅有不到两百人可以说这种语言了，故选D。 （4

14、）考查主旨大意。本文前六段描述了美国印第安人在民族语言方面面临的处境以及这一处境引起的担忧，最后四段提出了针对这一问题的解决方案：美国的印第安人正在使用新的方法（app）来增加本族语使用人数。选项A中efforts能凸显人们这一问题的担心及在努力寻求解决方案方面所做的努力。故选A。 【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解和主旨大意两个题型的考查，是一篇文化类阅读，考生需要准确捕捉细节信息，同时根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行概括和归纳，从而选出正确答案。2阅读理解 In India, most of the women wear a red dot between their eyebrows. While

15、it is generally taken as an indicator of their marital(婚姻的)status, the practice is primarily related to the Hindu(印度教的)religion. The dot goes by different names in different Hindi dialects, and “bindi is the one that is most commonly known. Traditionally, the dot carries no gender restriction Men as

16、 well as women wear it. However, the tradition of men wearing it has faded in recent times, so nowadays we see a lot more women than men wearing one. The position of the bindi is standard center of the forehead, close to the eyebrows. It represents a third, or inner eye. Hindu tradition holds that a

17、ll people have three eyes The two outer ones are used for seeing the outside world, and the third one is there to focus inward toward God. As such, the dot means piety(虔诚)and serves as a constant reminder to keep God in the front of a believers thou ghts. Red is the traditional color of the dot. It

18、is said that in ancient times a man would place a drop of blood between his wifes eyes to seal their marriage. According to Hindu beliefs, the color red is believed to bring good fortune to the married couple. Today, people go with different colors depending upon their preferences. Women often wear

19、dots that match the color of their clothes. Decorative of sticker bindis come in all sizes, colors and variations, and can be worn by young and old, married and unmarried people alike. Wearing a bindi has become more of a fashion statement than a religious custom.（1）Why did people in India start wea

20、ring a red dot on their forehead? A.To stress their family background.B.To indicate their social rank.C.To show their religious belief.D.To display their financial status.（2）What is the function of the third eye in Hindu tradition? A.To help the other eyes see better.B.To look to the distance.C.To s

21、ee the outside world.D.To pay respect to God.（3）Why was red chosen as the original color of the bindi? A.The word bindi means red in some Hindi dialects.B.Red was believed to be a lucky color for husband and wife.C.The red dot represented the blood of God.D.Red stood for a wifes love for her husband

22、.（4）Which of the following statements is true about bindis today? A.Bindis are now used to make people look better.B.Bindis are worn anywhere on the face now.C.Most Indian women do not wear bindis anymore.D.More men than women wear bindis in India.【答案】 （1）C（2）D（3）B（4）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，大多数印度女人的眉毛中间都

23、戴着红点，这种做法主要与印度教有关，它代表的是第三只眼，可以时时提醒信徒要尊敬上帝。现在眉心红点更多的是作为装饰品使用。 （1）考查推理判断。根据第一段中的“In India, most of the women wear a red dot between their eyebrows. While it is generally taken as an indicator of their marital（婚姻的）status, the practice is primarily related to the Hindu（印度教的）religion.”在印度，大多数女性的眉毛上都有一个红点

24、。虽然这通常被认为是他们婚姻状况的一个指标，但这种做法主要与印度教有关。可知这种做法主要与印度教有关，所以印度人前额戴红点是展示他们的宗教信仰。故选C。 （2）考查细节理解。根据第二段可知，印度传统上认为人有第三只眼。以及“As such，the dot serves as a constant reminder to keep God inthe front of a believers thoughts”因此，点作为一个持续的提醒，以保持神在信徒的思想面前。所以第三眼在印度教传统中的重要性是要尊重上帝。故选D。 （3）考查细节理解。根据第三段中的“According to Hindu be

25、liefs，the color red is believed to bring good fortune to the married couple”可知，根据印度教的信仰，红色被认为能为已婚的夫妇带来好运。故选B。 （4）考查细节理解。根据第三段中的“Decorative or sticker bindis come in all sizes，colorsand variations，and can be worn by young and old，married and unmarried people alikeWearinga bindi has become more of a f

26、ashion statement than a religious custom.” 装饰物或贴纸贴纸有各种尺寸、颜色和变化，年轻人和老年人、已婚人士和未婚人士都可以佩戴。佩戴宾蒂帽与其说是一种宗教习俗，不如说是一种时尚宣言。可知，眉心红点现在更多的被用作装饰品。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，考生需要准确捕捉细节信息，并根据上下文进行逻辑推理，从而选出正确答案。3阅读理解 LEGO began as one mans small business. But today, it is the second largest toy company

27、in the world. The LEGO company sells small, brightly colored plastic bricks (积木). People can buy LEGO bricks in over 90 countries. Ole Kirk Kristiansen from Denmark began his own business in 1932. He made products (产品) from wood including colorful wooden toys. Kristiansens young son, Godtfred, worke

28、d with him. Their business helped them make a lot of money. By 1934, the Kristiansens named their company LEGO, which came from two Danish words, leg and godt, meaning play well. The LEGO company grew slowly. But it continued to create excellent wooden toys. By 1947, the LEGO company began using a n

29、ew material (材料) to make their toys plastic. One of the toys they sold was called the Automatic Binding Brick. A person could put the bricks together to build something. But the bricks did not hold together easily. Still, they were a popular toy. A few years later, in 1954, Godtfred Kirk Kristiansen

30、 had a big idea. He wanted all of the LEGO bricks to fit together. Finally, four years later, in 1958, the LEGO company found their answer. They invented the first modern style LEGO brick, which was similar to the Automatic Binding Brick but each piece would fit with any other piece. Since that time

31、, any toy that the LEGO company created would fit with any other toy they created. Today, LEGO is not only the second largest toy maker in the world, but also making its products a great way for children to learn creative building skills.（1）When the LEGO company was set up, it _. A.had a rapid growt

32、hB.failed to attract childrenC.invited children to work with itD.was small but successful（2）What do we know about the Automatic Binding Brick? A.It was liked by few people.B.It was the best of its kind.C.It was a building toy.D.It was made of wood.（3）The first modern style LEGO brick_. A.fit together perfectlyB.was created by Godtfred and his fatherC.was invented in the early 1950sD