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高考英语阅读理解习俗类
2010高考英语阅读理解习俗类
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CARDIFF,WalesPoets,singersandmusiciansfromacrosstheglobegatheredinWalestocelebratethetradition(传统)ofstorytelling.
“Itmightseemstrangethatpeoplestillwanttolisteninageofwatchingtelevision,butthisisanunusualartformwhosetimehascomeagain,”saidDavidAmbrose,directorofBeyondtheBorder,aninternationalstorytellingfestival(节)inWales.
“Someofthetales,likethosetheInuitfromCanada,arethousandsyearsold.Soourstorytellershavecomefromdistantlandstoconnectuswiththedistanceoftime,”hesaidearlythismonth.
TwoInuitwomen,bothintheirmid60s,areamongthefewremainingwhocandoKntadjait,orthroatsinging,whichhasfewwordsandmuchsound.Theirartisgovernedbythecoldoftheirsurroundings,forcingthemtosaylittlebutlistenattentively.
Ambrosestartedthefestivalin1993,afterseveralyearsofworkingwiththosereviving(comingbackintouseorexistence)storytellinginWales.
“Itcameoutofagroupofpeoplewhowantedtoreconnectwithtraditions.andasalltheWelsharestorytellers,itwasingoodhandshere.”Ambrosesaid.
1.Ambrosebelievesthattheartofstorytelling_______.
A.willbemorepopularthanTV
B.willbepopularagain
C.startedinWales
D.areinthehandsofsomeoldpeople
2.FromthetalestoldbytheInuit,peoplecanlearn_______.
A.abouttheirlifeasearlyasthousandsofyearsago
B.whytheytellthestoriesinathroat-singingway
C.howcoldithasbeenwheretheInuitlive
D.howdifficultitistounderstandtheInuit
3.Accordingtothewriter,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?
A.StorytellingoncestoppedinWales.
B.StorytellinghasalonghistoryinWales.
C.StorytellingisalwayswellreceivedinWales.
D.Storytellingdidnotcomebackuntil1993inWales.
4.Theunderlinedphraseingoodhandsmeans_______.
A.controlledbyrichpeople B.graspedbygoodstorytellers
C.takengoodcareof D.protectedbykindpeople
【答案解析】
短文介绍了威尔斯故事节的有关情况。
1.B。
推断题。
根据…butthisisanunusualartformwhosetimehascomeagain可以推断这种讲故事的传统会再度受到欢迎。
2.A。
细节题。
根据Someofthetales,likethosetheInuitfromCanada,arethousandsyearsold可推知此题答案为A。
3.D。
细节题。
文中说Ambrosestartedthefestivalin1993,Ambrose1993年创办了这个节,但并不等于说讲故事的传统1993年才恢复的,这是两码事。
故选D。
4.C。
词义猜测题。
从asalltheWelsharestorytellers可以推断出ingoodhands是“照顾得好或举办得好”的意思,故选C。
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IcametoliveherewhereIamnowbetweenWoundedKneeGreekandGrassGreek.Otherscametoo,andwemadetheselittlegreyhousesoflogsthatyousee,andtheyaresquare,Itisabadwaytolive,fortherecanbenopowerinasquare.
YouhavenoticedthateverythinganIndiandoesisinacircle,andthatisbecausethePoweroftheWorldalwaysworksincircles,andeverythingtriestoberound.Intheolddayswhenwewereastrongandhappypeople,allourpowercametousfromtherespectfulcircleofthenation,andsolongasthecirclewasunbroken,thepeopleweregettingrich.Thefloweringtreewasthelivingcenterofthecircle,andthecircleofthefourquartersnursedit.Theeastgavepeaceandlight,thesouthgavewarmth,thewestgaverain,andthenorthwithitscoldandstrongwindgavestrengthandcontinuouspower.Thisknowledgecametousfromtheouterworldwithourbrief.EverythingthePoweroftheWorlddoesisdoneinacircle.Theskyisround,andIhaveheardthattheearthisroundlikeaball,andsoareallthestars.Birdsmaketheirnestsincircle,fortheirsarethesameasours.Thesuncomesforthandgoesdownagaininacircle.Themoondoesthesame,andbothareround.Eventheseasonsformagreatcircleintheirchanging,andalwayscomebackagaintowheretheywere.Thelifeofamanisacirclefromchildhoodtochildhood,andsoitisineverythingwherepowermoves.Ourplaceswerelikethenestsofbirds,andthesewerealwayssetinacircle,thenation’scircle,anestofmanynests,wheretheGreatSpiritmeantforustonurseourchildren.
ButtheWasichus(Indianwordfor“whitepeople”)haveputusinthesesquareboxes.Ourpowerisgoneandwearedying,forthepowerisnotinusanymore.Youcanlookatourboysandseehowitiswithus.Wherewewerelivingbythepowerofthecircleinthewayweshould,boysweremenattwelveorthirteenyearsofage.Butnowittakesthemverymuchlongertobebull-grown.
1.Accordingtothepassage,theIndians_______.
A.don’thavemoderninstrumentsintheirhomes
B.refusedtomovefromroundplaces
C.livedinroundplaces,butwereforcedtoliveinsquarehouses
D.livedinroundplaces,butthendecidedtomoveintosquarehouses
2.Twothingsbeingcomparedinthepassageare_______.
A.theIndians’pastandpresentlivingconditions
B.theIndians’pastandmodernbeliefs
C.theIndians’oldandnewpower
D.peopleandnature
3.Inthesecondparagraph“thefourquarters”refersto_______.
A.thefourroomsoftheIndian’shouse
B.thefourkindsofnaturalpower
C.thefourseasons
D.thefourdirections
4.Accordingtotheauthor,oncetheIndiansmovedintosquarehouses,_______.
A.theyhadtomovetootherhouses
B.boystookmoretimetogrowintomen
C.theyforgottheoldwayoflife
D.everyonewasnothappy
【答案解析】
本文描述了一名印第安人认为该民族被白人从圆形建筑赶到方形房子之后,以前的种种祥和就此消失了。
1.C。
细节题。
阅读全文可知A、B、D不符合原文之意,而答案C是本文大意的描述。
2.A。
细节题。
根据本文内容可知全篇作者都在把过去的祥和与现在的不如人意进行对比,故选A。
3.D。
细节题。
根据第2段andthecircleofthefourquartersnursedit.Theeastgave…thesouthgave…thewestgave…thenorthwith…可知D为正确答案。
4.B。
细节题。
根据最后一段Butnowittakesthemverymuchlongertobebull-grown可知现在男孩要长大需花费更长的时间。
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Whenyouareinanothercountry,itisimportanttoknowthelanguage,butitisequallyimportanttoknowhowtocommunicatenonverbally(非语言地),beforesayinganythingbymakinggestures.Accordingtoapioneerinnonverbalcommunication,only30to35percentofourcommunicationisverbal.Whenpeopledon'tknowthelanguage,themostcommonwaytocommunicateisthroughgestures.However,manygestureshavedifferentmeanings,ornomeaningatall,indifferentpartsoftheworld.
IntheUnitedStates,forexample,noddingyourheadupanddownmeans“yes”.InsomepartsofGreeceandTurkey,however,thismotioncanmean“no”.InSoutheastAsia,noddingyourheadisapolitewayofsaying“I'veheardyou”.
InancientRome,whentheemperorwantedtosparesomeone'slife,hewouldputhisthumbup.TodayintheUnitedStates,whensomeoneputshis/herthumbup,itmeans“Everythingisallright”.However,inSardiniaandGreece,thegestureisinsultingandshouldnotbeusedthere.
IntheUnitedStates,raisingyourclaspedhandsaboveyourheadmeans“I’mthechampion”or“I’mthewinner”.Itisthesignprizefightersmakewhentheywinafight.WhenaleadingRussianstatesman(政治家)madethisgestureafteraWhiteHousemeeting,Americansmisunderstoodandthoughthemeanthewasawinner.InRussia,however,itisasignoffriendship.
IntheUnitedStates,holdingyourhandupwiththethumbandindexfingerinacircleandtheotherthreefingersspreadoutmeans“EverythingisO.K.”andisfrequentlyusedbyastronautsandpoliticians.InFranceandBelgium,itcanmean“You’reworthnothing.”
Thereareothernonverbalsignalsthatpeopleshouldbeawareofwhentheygotoanothercountry,suchasthedistancetomaintainbetweenspeakers.Americansusuallyfeelcomfortablewhenspeakingwithsomeoneifthedistancebetweenthemisabouteighteeninchestoarm’slength.Anythingclosermakesthemfeeluncomfortable.
WhentalkingtoAmericans,itisalsoimportanttomakeeyecontact.IfyoulookdownwhentalkingtoanAmerican,he/shemayfeelthatyouareembarrassed,afraid,ortryingtohidesomething.
Inadditiontoknowinghowtocommunicatenonverballyinacountry,itisimportanttoknowwhatyouandhecannotdiscuss.IntheUnitedStates,therearecertaintopicstoavoidwhenyoufirstmeetsomeone,Forexample,don’taskpeopletheirage,weight,religion,maritalstatus(婚姻状况),howmuchmoneytheyearn,orhowmuchsomethingcosts.Youcantalkaboutwork,theweather,trafficproblems,sports,food,newsoftheday,whereonelives,consumersubjects(computers,carrepairs,andsoforth),andtravelorvacationplans.
Thesefewexamplesillustratethatyouractionscanspeaklouderthanyourwords.Inaparticularculturalcontest,whatyousayandwhatyoudon’tsayareequallyimportant.
1.Whichofthefollowingistrue?
A.Peopleallovertheworldonlycommunicateverbally.
B.Mostofourgestureshavenomeaningatall.
C.Somepeoplethinkthat65to70percentofourcommunicationisnonverbal.
D.Gesturesarethemostcommonwaytocommonwaytocommunicate.
2.Aswecanseefromthepassagethereare______kindsofnonverbalcommunicationsignals.
A.four B.five C.six D.seven
3.Pleaseparaphrasetheclause“…youractionscanspeaklouderthanyourwords.
A.Yourdeedsarebetterthanyourwords
B.Whatyoudoisbetterthanwhatyousay
C.Youtrytoshowyourbestmanners
D.youarebetterunderstoodbyyourgesturesthanthroughyourwords
4.Themainideaofthepassageisthatwhenyouareinanothercountry,______.
A.itisunimportanttoknowthelanguage
B.itisimportanttoknowwhatyoucantalkabouttoaforeigner
C.toknowhowtocommunicatenonverballyisasimportantastoknowthelanguage
D.tocommunicatetheroughgesturesismoreimportantthantoknowthelanguage
【答案解析】
当我们去一个国家时,知道用该国的语言交流诚然很重要,但知道怎样通过手势语交流也同样重要。
1.B。
判断题。
根据Accordingtoapioneerinnonverbalcommunicat
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