高考英语阅读理解基础练习题32及答案.docx
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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
Theriseoftheso-called“boomeranggeneration”isrevealedinofficialfiguresshowingthatalmostoneinfivegraduatesintheirlate20snowlivewiththeirparents.
Bycontrast,onlyoneineightuniversitygraduateshadfailedtoflythenestbythesameage20yearsago.Italsofoundthatgrown-upsonsaretwiceaslikelyastheirsisterstostillbelivingwiththeirparentsintheirlate20s.Withnearlyaquarterofmenapproaching30stilllivingathome,thefindingsareboundtoleadtoclaimsofa“generationofmummy’sboys”.
Youngprofessionalsintheirlate20sorearly30shavebeennicknamedthe“boomeranggeneration”becauseofthetrendtowardreturningtothefamilyhomehavinginitiallylefttostudy.RecentresearchhassuggestedthatyoungpeopleinBritainaretwiceaslikelytochoosetolivewiththeirparentsintheirlate20sthantheircounterpartselsewhereinEurope.
Risingpropertyprices,mountingstudentdebtsandtheeffectsofrecessiononthejobmarkethaveforcedawaveofyoungpeopletomovebackintothefamilyhomeatanagewhentheywouldnormallybemovingout.Butcommentatorswarnedthatthephenomenonmayhavemoretodowithyoungpeoplefacing“dire”prospectsthansimplyadesiretosavemoney.
Whiletheproportionofthoseofuniversityorcollegeagemovingoutfromthefamilyhomehascontinuedtoriseinthelast20years,amongthoseintheirmidandlate20sthetrendhasbeenreversed.Overall1.7millionpeopleagedfrom22to29nowsharearoofwiththeirparents,includingmorethan760,000intheirlate20s.In1988,22.7percentofmenaged25to29werestilllivingwiththeirparentsbutlastyeartheproportionwas24.5percent.
49.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?
A.Theeconomiccrisishasshownitseffectontheyounggeneration.
B.Moreyoungprofessionalsarereturninghometolive.
C.Britishparentsaresufferingmoreloadsfromtheirgrown-upchildren.
D.BritainissufferingmorethananyothercountryinEurope.
50.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?
A.Malechildrenseemtomoreindependentthanfemales.
B.Eightypercentofuniversitygraduateswereabletoliveindependentlytwodecadesago.
C.Thegrown-upchildrenchoosetolivewiththeirparentsonlytosavemoney.
D.Moreandmorechildrenaremovingoutatuniversityage.
51.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“dire”probablymean?
A.promising.B.inconvenient.C.verybad.D.hopeful
52.Thefollowingfactorsmayaccountforthephenomenonexcept_____.
A.thatlivingpriceshaverisenalot.
B.thatit’sdifficulttolandajob.
C.thateducationhasalreadycostthemalot
D.thatparentscanhelpthemmore
参考答案49-52BDCD
AsthousandsofcommunitiesintheUSA—especiallyintheSouth—becameboominggatewaysforimmigrantfamiliesfromCentralandSouthAmericaduringthe1990sandtheearlyyearsofthenewcentury,publicschoolsstruggledwiththeunfamiliartaskofservingthelargenumbersofEnglishlearnersarrivingintheirclassrooms.
Educationprogramsneededtobebuiltfromscratch.“WehadnoteachingresourcessuitableforEnglishlearnersherebefore.Wehadtodevelopthemallourselves,”aTexasprincipalsaid.Throughoutthecountry,districtshadtotraintheirownteacherstoteachEnglishtonon-nativespeakersorrecruitteachersfromelsewhere.SchoolstaffmembershadtofigureouthowtocommunicatewithparentswhospokenoEnglish.
Butevenasimmigrationhasslowedorstoppedinmanyplaces,andinstructionalprogramsforEnglish-learnershavematured,servingimmigrantfamiliesandtheirchildrenremainsaworkinprogressinmanypublicschools,especiallythoseincommunitiesthatareskeptical,orsometimesunwelcoming,tothenewcomers.Oneofthebiggestchallengeseducatorsface,iscommunicatingeffectivelywithparentswhodon’tspeakEnglish—anissuethat,inpart,hascontributedtorecentcomplaintsofdiscriminationbyLatinostudentsinsomecities.
“Theparents’roleisveryimportantforthesuccessofthesestudents,butit'salsooneofthemostdifficultthingswe’vehadtotackle,”saidJimD.Rollins,thepresidentoftheSpringdaleschooldistrict,wherethe19,000-studentschoolsystemhasgonefromhavingnoEnglish-learners15yearsagotomorethan7,500now.“Youhavetomakeitapriorityandworkonit,workonit,andworkonit.”
Asidefromthepracticalchallenges,suchasfindingbilingual(会说两种语言的)staffmembers,guidingdistrictsthroughsuchdramaticchangesrequiresschoolleaderstobridgedifficultpoliticalandculturaldivides.ForschoolleadersintheSouth,especiallyinthelastfewyears,thisdifficultjobhasbeenmadeharderstillbythenegativeattitudesofsomelocalstowardsimmigrants.
36.Accordingtothepassage,whatistheproblemthatpublicschoolsarefacing?
A.HandlingmorecasesfromtheimmigrantMexicancommunities.
B.Offeringservicestoimmigrantfamiliesinthesouthernstates.
C.Offeringenoughcommunicativelessonstoimmigrantparents.
D.Providingeducationfornon-nativeEnglishlearners.
【答案】D
【解析】细节理解题。
根据publicschoolsstruggledwiththeunfamiliartaskofservingthelargenumbersofEnglishlearnersarrivingintheirclassrooms.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.Theunderlinedpart“builtfromscratch”(inParagraph2)probablymeans“________”.
A.completelynewB.painfultomake
C.basedonpastexperienceD.constructedgradually
【答案】A
【解析】短语猜测题。
根据WehadnoteachingresourcessuitableforEnglishlearnersherebefore.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.Whatisoneofthethingstheschoolleadershavedonetodealwiththeproblems?
A.ProvidemoreSpanish-onlyclasses.
B.Invitemoreteachersfromotherplaces.
C.TraintheirteacherstospeakSpanish.
D.Usebilingualparentsaspart-timeteachers.
【答案】B
【解析】细节理解题。
根据Throughoutthecountry,districtshadtotraintheirownteacherstoteachEnglishtonon-nativespeakersorrecruitteachersfromelsewhere.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.Whatdoweknowabouttheimmigrantparents?
A.ManyofthemcannotspeakEnglish.
B.Mostofthemthinkeducationisnotimportant.
C.Someofthemfeelskepticalaboutthelocalcommunity.
D.FewofthemhaveattendedAmericanschools.
【答案】A
【解析】细节理解题。
根据SchoolstaffmembershadtofigureouthowtocommunicatewithparentswhospokenoEnglish.。
这些父母当然不会讲英语,故选A。
40.AccordingtoParagraph3,whathascausedsomeoftherecentcomplaintsbyLatinostudents?
A.Discriminationbyschools.
B.Unfriendlinessofthelocals.
C.Miscommunicationwithparents.
D.Poorgovernmentservice.
【答案】C
【解析】细节理解题。
根据Oneofthebiggestchallengeseducatorsface,iscommunicatingeffectivelywithparentswhodon’tspeakEnglish—anissuethat,inpart,hascontributedtocomplaintsofdiscriminationbyLatinostudentsinsomecities.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
Violinprodigies(神童),Ilearned,havecomeindistinctwavesfromdistinctregions.Mostofthegreatperformersofthelate19thandearly20thcenturieswerebornandbroughtupinRussiaandEasternEurope.IaskedIsaacStern,oneoftheworld’sgreatestvioliniststhereasonforthisphenomenon.“Itisveryclear,”hetoldme.“TheywereallJewsandJewsatthetimewereseverelyoppressedandill-treatedinthatpartoftheworld.Theywerenotallowedintotheprofessionalfields,buttheywereallowedtoachieveexcellenceonaconcertstage.”Asaresult,everyJewishparent’sdreamwastohaveachildinthemusicschoolbecauseitwasapassporttotheWest.
Anotherelementintheemergenceofprodigies,Ifound,isasocietythatvaluesexcellenceinacertainfieldtonurture(培育)talent.Nowadays,themostnurturingsocietiesseemtobeintheFarEast.“InJapan,amostcompetitivesociety,withstrongerdisciplinethanours,”saysIsaacStern,childrenarereadytotesttheirlimitseverydayinmanyfields,includingmusic.WhenWesternmusiccametoJapanafterWorldWarII,thatmusicnotonlybecamepartoftheirdailylives,butitbecameadisciplineaswell.TheKoreansandChineseasweknow,arejustashighlymotivatedastheJapanese.
That’sagoodthing,becauseevenprodigiesmustworkhard.Nexttohardwork,biologicalinheritanceplaysanimportantroleinthemakingofaprodigy.J.S.Bach,forexample,wasthetopofseveralgenerationsofmusicians,andfourofhissonshadsignificantcareersinmusic.
53.JewishparentsinEasternEuropelongedfortheirchildrentoattendmusicschoolbecause________.
A.itwouldallowthemaccesstoabetterlifeintheWest
B.Jewishchildrenarebornwithexcellentmusicaltalent
C.theywantedtheirchildrentoenterintotheprofessionalfield
D.itwouldenablethefamilytogetbettertreatmentintheirowncountry(A)
54.Nurturingsocietiesasmentionedinthepassagerefertosocietiesthat________.
A.arehighlymotivatedintheeducationofmusic
B.treasuretalentandprovideopportunitiesforitsfulldevelopment
C.encouragepeopletocompetewitheachother
D.promisetalentedchildrenhighpositions(B)
55.Whichofthefollowingcontributestotheemergenceofmusicalprodigiesaccordingtothepassage?
A.anaturalgift.B.extensiveknowledgeofmusic.
C.veryearlytraining.D.aprejudice-freesociety.(A)
56.Whichofthefollowingtitlesbestsummarizesthemainideaofthepassage?
A.JewishContributiontoMusicB.TrainingofMusiciansintheWorld
C.MusicandSocietyD.TheMakingofMusicProdigies
参考答案53-56ABAD
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