高考英语阅读理解基础练习题32及答案.docx

1、高考英语阅读理解基础练习题32及答案2014高考英语阅读理解基础练习题（32）及答案阅读理解The rise of the so-called “boomerang generation” is revealed in official figures showing that almost one in five graduates in their late 20s now live with their parents.By contrast, only one in eight university graduates had failed to fly the nest by the

2、 same age 20 years ago. It also found that grown-up sons are twice as likely as their sisters to still be living with their parents in their late 20s. With nearly a quarter of men approaching 30 still living at home, the findings are bound to lead to claims of a “generation of mummys boys”.Young pro

3、fessionals in their late 20s or early 30s have been nicknamed the “boomerang generation” because of the trend toward returning to the family home having initially left to study. Recent research has suggested that young people in Britain are twice as likely to choose to live with their parents in the

4、ir late 20s than their counterparts elsewhere in Europe. Rising property prices, mounting student debts and the effects of recession on the job market have forced a wave of young people to move back into the family home at an age when they would normally be moving out. But commentators warned that t

5、he phenomenon may have more to do with young people facing “dire” prospects than simply a desire to save money. While the proportion of those of university or college age moving out from the family home has continued to rise in the last 20 years, among those in their mid and late 20s the trend has b

6、een reversed. Overall 1.7 million people aged from 22 to 29 now share a roof with their parents, including more than 760,000 in their late 20s. In 1988, 22.7 per cent of men aged 25 to 29 were still living with their parents but last year the proportion was 24.5 per cent. 49. What is the main idea o

7、f the passage? A. The economic crisis has shown its effect on the young generation. B. More young professionals are returning home to live. C. British parents are suffering more loads from their grown-up children. D. Britain is suffering more than any other country in Europe. 50. Which of the follow

8、ing statements is TRUE? A. Male children seem to more independent than females. B. Eighty percent of university graduates were able to live independently two decades ago. C. The grown-up children choose to live with their parents only to save money. D. More and more children are moving out at univer

9、sity age. 51. What does the underlined word “dire” probably mean? A. promising. B. inconvenient. C. very bad. D. hopeful 52. The following factors may account for the phenomenon except _. A. that living prices have risen a lot. B. that its difficult to land a job. C. that education has already cost

10、them a lot D. that parents can help them more 参考答案49-52 BDCD As thousands of communities in the USA especially in the South became booming gateways for immigrant families from Central and South America during the 1990s and the early years of the new century, public schools struggled with the unfamil

11、iar task of serving the large numbers of English learners arriving in their classrooms. Education programs needed to be built from scratch. “We had no teaching resources suitable for English learners here before. We had to develop them all ourselves,” a Texas principal said. Throughout the country,

12、districts had to train their own teachers to teach English to non-native speakers or recruit teachers from elsewhere. School staff members had to figure out how to communicate with parents who spoke no English. But even as immigration has slowed or stopped in many places, and instructional programs

13、for English-learners have matured, serving immigrant families and their children remains a work in progress in many public schools, especially those in communities that are skeptical, or sometimes unwelcoming, to the newcomers. One of the biggest challenges educators face, is communicating effective

14、ly with parents who dont speak English an issue that, in part, has contributed to recent complaints of discrimination by Latino students in some cities. “The parents role is very important for the success of these students, but its also one of the most difficult things weve had to tackle,” said Jim

15、D. Rollins, the president of the Springdale school district, where the 19,000-student school system has gone from having no English-learners 15 years ago to more than 7,500 now. “You have to make it a priority and work on it, work on it, and work on it.” Aside from the practical challenges, such as

16、finding bilingual (会说两种语言的) staff members, guiding districts through such dramatic changes requires school leaders to bridge difficult political and cultural divides. For school leaders in the South, especially in the last few years, this difficult job has been made harder still by the negative atti

17、tudes of some locals towards immigrants. 36. According to the passage, what is the problem that public schools are facing? A. Handling more cases from the immigrant Mexican communities. B. Offering services to immigrant families in the southern states. C. Offering enough communicative lessons to imm

18、igrant parents. D. Providing education for non-native English learners.【答案】D【解析】细节理解题。根据public schools struggled with the unfamiliar task of serving the large numbers of English learners arriving in their classrooms.公立学校目前面临的问题是为那些母语不是英语的学生提供教育，故选D。37. The underlined part “built from scratch” (in Pa

19、ragraph 2) probably means “_”. A. completely new B. painful to make C. based on past experience D. constructed gradually 【答案】A【解析】短语猜测题。根据We had no teaching resources suitable for English learners here before.因为以前没有过适合英语的初学者的教学资源，所以这个短语应是完全是新的，故选A。38. What is one of the things the school leaders hav

20、e done to deal with the problems? A. Provide more Spanish-only classes. B. Invite more teachers from other places. C. Train their teachers to speak Spanish. D. Use bilingual parents as part-time teachers.【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。根据Throughout the country, districts had to train their own teachers to teach Engl

21、ish to non-native speakers or recruit teachers from elsewhere.主要问题是解决师资问题，需要更多的老师，需要邀请从外地来的老师，故选B。39. What do we know about the immigrant parents? A. Many of them cannot speak English. B. Most of them think education is not important. C. Some of them feel skeptical about the local community. D. Few

22、of them have attended American schools. 【答案】A【解析】细节理解题。根据School staff members had to figure out how to communicate with parents who spoke no English.。这些父母当然不会讲英语，故选A。40. According to Paragraph 3, what has caused some of the recent complaints by Latino students? A. Discrimination by schools. B. Unfri

23、endliness of the locals. C. Miscommunication with parents. D. Poor government service.【答案】C【解析】细节理解题。根据One of the biggest challenges educators face, is communicating effectively with parents who dont speak English an issue that, in part, has contributed to complaints of discrimination by Latino stud

24、ents in some cities.由于学生的家长不会英语所以交流起来有一定的困难，容易引起误解，故选C。阅读理解Violin prodigies (神童), I learned, have come in distinct waves from distinct regions. Most of the great performers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries were born and brought up in Russia and Eastern Europe. I asked Isaac Stern, one of th

25、e worlds greatest violinists the reason for this phenomenon. “It is very clear,” he told me. “They were all Jews and Jews at the time were severely oppressed and ill-treated in that part of the world. They were not allowed into the professional fields, but they were allowed to achieve excellence on

26、a concert stage.” As a result, every Jewish parents dream was to have a child in the music school because it was a passport to the West.Another element in the emergence of prodigies, I found, is a society that values excellence in a certain field to nurture (培育) talent. Nowadays, the most nurturing

27、societies seem to be in the Far East. “In Japan, a most competitive society, with stronger discipline than ours,” says Isaac Stern, children are ready to test their limits every day in many fields, including music. When Western music came to Japan after World War II, that music not only became part

28、of their daily lives, but it became a discipline as well. The Koreans and Chinese as we know, are just as highly motivated as the Japanese.Thats a good thing, because even prodigies must work hard. Next to hard work, biological inheritance plays an important role in the making of a prodigy. J. S. Ba

29、ch, for example, was the top of several generations of musicians, and four of his sons had significant careers in music.53. Jewish parents in Eastern Europe longed for their children to attend music school because _.A. it would allow them access to a better life in the WestB. Jewish children are bor

30、n with excellent musical talentC. they wanted their children to enter into the professional fieldD. it would enable the family to get better treatment in their own country（A）54. Nurturing societies as mentioned in the passage refer to societies that _.A. are highly motivated in the education of musi

31、c B. treasure talent and provide opportunities for its full developmentC. encourage people to compete with each otherD. promise talented children high positions（B）55. Which of the following contributes to the emergence of musical prodigies according to the passage?A. a natural gift. B. extensive kno

32、wledge of music.C. very early training. D. a prejudice-free society.（A）56. Which of the following titles best summarizes the main idea of the passage?A. Jewish Contribution to Music B. Training of Musicians in the WorldC. Music and Society D. The Making of Music Prodigies参考答案53-56 ABADI promised Michael I wouldnt mention this until the season was overNow l think its time Early last season, I wrote a column about an art of kindness I had se