高考英语冲刺押题系列阅读理解社会文化类.docx
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高考英语冲刺押题系列阅读理解社会文化类
2011年高考英语冲刺押题系列---阅读理解(社会文化类)
1、(浙江省温州市2011年高三第一次适应性测试) Wheneditorsconsideredthepossibledemandfor"Autobiography(自传)ofMarkTwain",theykepttheirexpectationswithin7,500copies.However,thebookreachedtheNo.7onTheNewYorkTimes’best-sellerlistpublishedonNov.28.OnFridayafternoonitwasNo.4ontheBN.combest-sellerlist.
Itisahitacrossthecountry.1andingonbest-sellerlistsandgoingbacktopresssixtimes,foratotalof275,000sofar.Thepublishercannotprintcopiesquicklyenough,leavingsomebookstoresandonlineretailers(零售商)hopelesswithoutcopiesjustastheholidayshoppingseasonbegins."It’sfrustrating,"saidRona,theowneroftheBookMark."Inthisageofinstantbooks,whydoesittakesolongtoreprintit?
"Kris,anownerofabookstoresaid:
"Itwassoldrightout.There’salastingloveaffairwithMarkTwain,especiallyaroundhere.Anybodywithinastone’sthrowoftheMississippiRiverhasaTwainattachment."Mr.Ingrainsaid:
"I’msureeverybooksellerintheworldissaying.‘Ishouldhavebeensharper.Ishouldhavethoughtthisonethroughmorecarefully.’"Earlierthisweek,thebookwassoldoutatahandfulofbookstores.Somebooksellerssaidtheyhadbeentold,muchtotheirdisappointment,thattheywouldnotreceivereordersuntilmid-DecemberorevenJanuary.
Manybooksellerssaidthebookhasaholiday-giftquality,whichhasauniquestorybehinditspublication.Twainorderedthatthebookbepublishedacenturyafterhisdeath.Itismorepoliticalthanhispreviousworks,beingflank,funny,angryandfullofmemoriesfromhischildhood.It’sliterary,butnottootoughtoread.Thecontent,itself,isveryreadable.Itcanbeeasilypickedupandreadwithouttheworryofcontinuity(连贯性)."I’veonlyhadachancetolookatit.butfromwhatIdidsee,itlookedlikethekindofbookyouwouldneverfinish,andyouwouldnevereventhinkofreadingfromthebeginningtotheend."saidMr.IngramofPrairieLights."It’sthekindofbookyouwouldreadalittlebiteverydayofyourlife.
"Hewasawonderfulshowman.Andhewascool.Let’sfaceit.That’spartofit."Mr.Kettmannsaid."WefeelAmerica’skindofexcitedaboutaliteraryicon."saidMs.Dahne."There’ssomethingverysweetaboutthefactthatpeopleareinterestedina736-pagescholarlybookaboutMarkTwain.”
(1)Wecanfindthisarticleina________.
A. newspaper B. brochure C. novel D.guidebook
【解析】 本文是一则报道,《马克·吐温自传》受到人们的追捧,登上了《纽约时报》畅销书榜单第七名。
(1)A文章出处题。
从全文可知,这是一篇介绍《马克·吐温自传》畅销的新闻报道,所以文章最有可能来自于报纸,答案选A项。
(2)B句意理解题。
语意表示“我本该眼光更敏锐些”,再结合语境可知该句隐含着书商对形势估计不足,从而产生一种惋惜和自责的情绪,所以句意同B项较一致。
(3)D事实细节题。
从文章第三段最后一句我们不难发现,《马克·吐温自传》需要读者仔细阅读,点滴阅读,所以答案选D项。
(4)B写作目的题。
全文主要向读者介绍了《马克·吐温自传》受到人们的追捧,畅销于世,所以选B项。
2、(2011年深圳市高三年级第一次调研考试) ThegoodnewsisthatJamesCameron’sAvatar,hisfirstbigfilmsinceTitanic,12yearsago,isagoodfilm.Thebadnews—atleastforCameron—isthathisfilmisnotthemasterpiecehesetouttomake.Nobodyspendssomuchmoney(morethan£214million)orspendssomuchtime(theprojectstartedin1995)tomakejustagoodfilm.No,Cameronhasintendedtomakeaclassicscience—fictionepic(史诗)thatwilltakeitsplacealongwithStarWars,TheMatrixorhisownTerminatorfilms,But,amazinglyenough,Avatarissobeautifulthatit’salmosttoorichtotakeinandappreciateononeviewing.It’snotafraidofsocialandpoliticalcomments,educatingusintheevils(邪恶)ofcapitalismwhileentertaininguswiththeevilsofcapitalism.
ThecuriousthingaboutAvataristhat,forallofitsadvancedtechnologicalwork,thereissomethingoutofdate.Theideaofhumansusingotherbodiestotravelinotherworldswasanexcitingconceptfornovelistsandfilm-makersbackinthe1990s."SecondLifecanbeeasilyfoundinfilmsofthatdecade.Avatar’spoliticalideaalsoseemsoutofdate.Humansdestroythingsforshort-sightedprofits,andthishasbeengoingonallthetimethroughoutthehumanhistory,hasn’tit?
Undoubtedly,Cameronunbelievablysucceedsincreatinganextremelybeautifulworldthatnobodyhaseverseen.Butthiswonderfulshellofbeautycan’tmakeupAvatar’slackofheart.Inthepast,Cameroncouldalwaysmixbigsceneswithstrongfeelings.What’smissinghereistheheartbreakingmoment.ThelovestorybetweenJakeandNeytiridoesn’ttakeoffthewayJackandRosedidinTitanic.
However,despiteallthese,wewillbeleftwithafilmthat’snomasterpiece.butstillwellworthseeing.
【解析】 本文是一篇电影评论,作者从独特的角度对《阿凡达》提出了令人耳目一新的见解。
(1)C推理判断题。
根据第一段第三句中的内容可知虽然此片是一部好电影,但是考虑到高昂的制作成本,有些不值得。
(2)B细节理解题。
由第一段内容可知Cameron打算制作出一部与《星球大战》《黑客帝国》和自己的《终结者》相提并论的经典科幻史诗,可见B项《黑客帝国》不是他的作品。
(3)C细节理解题。
根据第三段后半部分中的"What’smissinghereistheheartbreakingmoment."可知《阿凡达》的弊端是缺少令人心碎的时刻。
(4)B推理判断题。
根据第一段最后一句中的内容可推断《阿凡达》在表达自己的观点时无所畏惧。
(5)D作者态度题。
由第二段和第三段可知《阿凡达》是一部科幻电影;再根据最后一段中的内容可知作者认为《阿凡达》虽然不是杰作,但仍然不愧为一部值得观看的电影。
由此选D项。
3、(2011年广州市高三年级调研考试) Headingofftocollegethisyear?
Herearesomefashiontipsfromourexpertsyoushouldkeepinmind:
Dresstoimpress:
StylistandbusinessconsultantDanielaSmithsays,"Girlsshouldkeepinmindthatyourcollegeprofessorswilloftenbethebridgethatconnectsyoutoyourfuturecareerandourclassmateswillbecomeyourprofessionalnetwork.Youdon’tneedtodresslikeyou’regoingtotheoffice,butyoushoulddisplayanabilitytoproperlypresentyourselfwithappropriatematurityandconfidence,andlookput-together."
Logomania(品牌狂热症):
Wearingthelogosofbrandsaimedatyoungercustomersphysicallyidentifiesyouaspartofthatagegroup,soconsiderthetargetedagegroupofthestoresyoushopat.It’stemptingtoloaduponlogos,especiallywell-knownlogosthatsignifyhigh-endbrands.Butconsiderthis:
collegeisatimeofself-discovery,achancetodevelopyourownpersonalstyle.Insteadofwearinglogosheadtotoe,"walkingadvertisement"-style,whynotexpresswhoyoureallyare?
Wearrealpants:
Thecombinationofleggingsandbaggyshirtsisalltoocommononcollegecampuses.Smithpointsoutthatleggings,yogapants,andsweatpantsareentirelyunacceptableinpublicunlessyou’reexercising.Althoughleggingswornaspantsareacommontrendamonghighschoolandcollegegirls,theyarenotanappropriatechoicefordaywear.Asayoungwoman,yourstylechoiceshouldbegintoreflectyourmaturitylevel.So,getridofleggingsandwearrealpants!
Keepthecutefactortoaminimum:
StayawayfromsweatersandT-shirtswithsmilinganimals,cartooncharacters,orHelloKittyonthem.Sure,kittensmightbecute,butthey’renotdoingyouanyfavorsinthestyledepartment.Dressingtoocutesycantakeyearsoffyourlook,andnotnecessarilyinagoodway!
(1)Thesecondparagraphindicatestheimportanceof____.
A.impressingprofessors
B.gettingonwellwithclassmates.
C.creatingaprofessionalimage
D.dressing,appropriately
(2)Theauthorbelievesthatcollegegirlsshould____.
A.choosealogo,thatsuitstheirage
B.trytoloaduponwell-knownlogos
C.uselogostoshowwhotheyare
D.findtheiridentitybytryingdifferentlogos
(3)Theauthorrecommendswearingrealpantsbecause_____.
A.leggingsandbaggyshirtsaretoocommon
B.yogapantsandsweatpantsarenotsocomfortable
C.realpantscanpresentyouwithappropriatematurity
D.peoplelikerealpantsbetterthantheotherpants
(4)What’sthewriter’sattitudetowardssweaterswithanimalsonthem?
A.Theymakepeoplelooklovely.
B.Theyareveryfashionablethesedays.
C.Theywillshowyou’reananimallover.
D.Theyarenotsuitableforcollege-agedstudents.
(5)Inwhichmagazinewouldyoumostlikelyfindthispassage?
A.BusinessWeek. B.Parents. C.Style. D.Travel&Leisure.
2、(南昌市2011年高三年级第一次模拟考试) IoncehadmyChineseMBAstudentsbrainstormingon"two-hourbusinessplans".Iseparatedthemintosixgroupsandgavethemanexample:
arestaurantchain.Themoreoriginaltheiridea,thebetter,Isaid.Finally, fiveofthesixgroupspresentedplansforrestaurantchains.Thesixthproposedacatering(提供饮食及服务)service.ThoughIadmittedthetimelimithadbeendifficult,Iexpressedmydisappointment.
Mystudentsweremiddlemanagers,financialanalystsandfinanciersfromstate-ownedenterprisesandglobalcompanies.Theywerenotwithouttalentoropinions,buttheyhadbeenshapedbyaneducationalsystemthatrarelystressedorrewardedcriticalthinkingorinventiveness.ThesceneIjustdescribedcameindifferentformsduringmytwoyears’teachingattheschool.PaperswereoftencopiedfromtheWebandtheHarvardBusinessReview.Casestudydebateswerewrittenupandjustmemorized.Studentsfrequentlysaidthatcopyingisasuperiorbusinessstrategy,betterthaninventingandcreating.
InChina,everyproductyoucanimaginehasbeenmadeandsold.Butsofewwell-developedmarketingandmanagementmindshavebeenraisedthatitwillbealongtimebeforemostpeopleintheworldcannameaChinesebrand.
Withthisprobleminmind,partnershipswithinstitutionslikeYaleandMIThavebeenestablished.Andthenthere’sthe"thousand-talentscheme":
thisnewgovernmentprogramisintendedtoimprovetechnologicalmodernizationbyattractingtopforeign-trainedscientiststothemainlandwithbigmoney.ButthereareworriesaboutChina’sresearchenvironment.It’shardlyknownforproducingindependentthinkingandopenness,andevenbigsalaryoffersmaynotbeattractiveenoughtoovercomethis.
Atlast,forChina,becomingamajorworldcreatorisnotjustaboutsettinguppartnershipswithtopWesternuniversities.Norisiiaboutgatheringagroupofwell-educatedpeopleandtellingthemtothinkcreatively.It’saboutestablishingarichlearningenvironmentforyoun
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