高二英语阅读理解(社会文化)答题技巧及练习题(含答案)

1、【英语】高二英语阅读理解( 社会文化 ) 答题技巧及练习题 ( 含答案 )一、高中英语阅读理解社会文化类1阅读理解while black friday and cyber monday help start the holiday shopping season, giving tuesday,which will be observed on november 28, attempts to inspire the season of giving. now in its sixth year, the charitable( 慈善的 )day uses the power of socia

2、l media to encourage organizations and individuals to donate funds or resources to worthy causes. its mission is to bring positive change to communities through giving.though devoting just one day to a worthy cause may not seem much, giving tuesday makes asurprisingly significant impact. in 2015,org

3、anize,an online organ donor program asked peopleto“ give with your heart” ,by becoming registered donors. thousands of americans listen to thecry for help, resulting in one of the largest digital donor drives in us history.that same year, the cleveland library and the pratt library in baltimore comp

4、eted to see whocould encourage more donations. while the pratt library won with a $41,000 acquisition, thecleveland library was able to raise a fairly large amount for its programs as well. in 2016,theuniversity of michigan encouraged students and friends to donate to hourly challenges. theyraised a

5、n amazing $5.5 million! the university hopes to recreate the magic this year, with a virtualcelebration to mark the institutions 200th anniversary.giving tuesday is not just a us phenomenon, but a global movement. in 2016, 98 countries participated in the event, raising $177 million, a 44% increase

6、over 2015, when 71 nations collected $116.7 million. these numbers can only increase as the day gains further recognition.though donating funds is a great way to help, there are numerous other ways to support your local community. you can give back by volunteering at a nearby nonprofit or food bank.

7、 social media experts can do their share by spreading the information and inspiring their colleagues to get involved. another great way to celebrate giving tuesday is by helping those closest to you, whether thats assisting a family member with chores or helping a neighbor with yard work.（ 1） why is

8、 giving tuesday started?a. to appeal to people to perform an act of kindness.b. to promote sales of the holiday shopping season.c. to inspire the poor to have a positive view of life.d. to encourage people to donate organs for patients.（2） it can be inferred from the text that.a. people donated mone

9、y actively for the two libraries in baltimore b. the university of michigan thought it challenging to get donations c. giving tuesday hasnt been universally accepted in the world so far d. the donations to the institution were given for its 200th anniversary （3） the author tries to tell the readers

10、in paragraph 5.a. why we need to volunteer in our local communityb. who we will celebrate giving tuesday together withc. where we should donate funds to benefit other peopled. how we can give to help those who are in great need【答案】 （ 1） a（2） c（3） d【解析】 【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍giving tuesday,并激励人们慷慨行善。（ 1）考查细

11、节理解。根据第一段中的 “ whileblack friday and cyber monday help start the holiday shopping season, giving tuesday, which will be observed on november 28,attempts to inspire the season of giving. 可知 ,人们”庆祝 giving tuesday 的目的是激励人们慷慨行善。故选a。（ 2）考查推理判断。根据第四段中的“ thesenumberscan onlyincrease as the day gainsfurtherr

12、ecognition. 可以”推断出 ,到目前为止在世界上庆祝giving tuesday 还不够普遍。故选c。（ 3）考查主旨大意。根据第五段中的“ )thoughdonating funds is a great way to help, thereare numerous other ways to support your local community.可知 ,本段文”章的内容主要讲述为社会奉献有许多种方式。故选d。【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，推理判断和主旨大意三个题型的考查，是一篇文化类阅读，要求考生在捕捉细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，概括和归纳，

13、从而选出正确答案。2阅读理解a music festival is a community event focusingon live performances of singing and instrument playing that is often presentedwith a theme. on the list are the music festivals for fans around the world.find your favorite now!field dayjanuary 1, 2018. sydneyfield pay means new years day f

14、or young peoplein sydney. seen as the citys original multi stage party, its a gathering of friends comingtogether for a great fun - filled first day of the year. theres an air of hopeand positive energy on a perfect summers day.the envision festivalfebruary 22 25, 2018, uvitathe envision festival is

15、 an annual gathering incosta rica that aims to provide anopportunityfor different cultures to work with one another to create a better community.the festival encourages people to practice art, music, dance performances, andeducation. meanwhile, our connection with nature is expected to bestrengthene

16、d.the mcdowell mountain music festivalmarch 2 - 4, 2018, phoenixthe mcdowell mountain music festival is phoenix、 musicalcelera ,on of community culture.since its founding in 2004 f it is the only100% nonprofit music festival designed to support,entertain and educate thecommunity. the festival attrac

17、ts thousands of visitors each year from aroundthe country, and it is an opportunity to experience true culture.the old settlers music festivalapril 19 - 22, 2018, dalethe old settlers music festival is a nationallyknown music festival for american music. the festival is held in the country oftexas a

18、t the height of the wild flower season. the old settlers music festivaloffers great music and activities for the whole family.（ 1） in which city can people enjoy a fun new years day?a. phoenixb. uvita.c. sydneyd. dale（2） what is special about the mcdowell mountain music festival?a. it encourages peo

19、ple to receive education. c. it provides an opportunity for friend gathering. （3） which festivals are connected with nature?b. it is not aimed at making money.d. it focuses on cultural exchanges.a. field day and the envision festival.b. the envision festival and the mcdowell mountain music festival.

20、c. the old settlers music festival and the mcdowll mcdowell mountain music festival.d. the envision festival and the old settlers music festival.【答案】 （1） c（ 2） b（ 3） d【解析】 【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了世界各地的四个受欢迎的音乐节：讲述了节日举行的时间和节日特色。（ 1）考查细节理解。根据 field day 部分中的 “field pay means new years day for youngpeople in sy

21、dney. 可知”， field day 对于年轻人来说意味着新年，因此人们在悉尼能够享受有趣的新年。故选 c。（ 2）考查推理判断。根据 the mcdowell mountain music festival 部分中的 “since its foundingin 2004 f it is the only 100% non - profit music festival designed to support, entertain and educate the community. 可”知，自从建立以来，这个节日一直是非盈利的音乐节。因此推断它的目的不是赚钱。故选b。（ 3）考查细节理解

22、。根据 the envision festival 部分中的 “meanwhile, our connection withnatureis expected to be strengthened. 和”the old settlers music festival 部分提到的 “ thefestival is held in the country of texas at the height of the wild flower season.可知，这两个音乐”节与大自然有关。故选d。【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，考生需要准确掌握细节信息，并根据上

23、下文进行逻辑推理，从而选出正确答案。3阅读理解academic learning is usually in the spotlight at school, but teaching elementary-age students“ soft ” skills like-controlself and how to get along with others might help to keep at-risk kids out of criminal trouble in the future.once a program called fast track was started in

24、the early 1990s for more than 7,600 children of 55 schools in america. they were identified by their teachers and parents to be at high risk for developing aggressive behavioral problems. the students were randomly divided into two groups; half took part in the intervention, which included a teacher

25、-led curriculum, parent training groups,academic tutoring and lessons in self-control and social skills. the program, which lasted from first grade through 10th grade, reduced delinquency( 少年犯罪 ), arrests and use of health and mental health services as the students aged through adolescence and young

26、 adulthood.in another latest study, by looking at the data from nearly 900 students in previous findings,researchers found that about a third of the influence on future crime outcomes was due to the social and self-regulation skills the students learned from ages 6 to 11.the academic skills, or hard

27、 skills like learning of physics, which weretaught as part of fasttrack, turned out to have less of an influence on crime and delinquency rates than did the soft skills, which are associated with emotional( 情绪的 ) intelligence. soft skills might include teachingkids to work cooperatively in a group o

28、r teaching them how to think about the long-term consequences when they make a decision.researchers drew the conclusion that these soft skills should be emphasized even more in our education system and in our system of socializing children. parents should do all they can to promote these skills with

29、 their children as should education policymakers. to the extent we canimprove those skills, we can improve outcomes in delinquency.（1） fast track was intended for children who.a. were randomly chosen from their schoolsb. had some problems with academic learningc. often went against their teachers an

30、d parents wishesd. were considered to have criminaltrouble in the future（ 2） what can be learned about the intervention in paragraph 2?a. it included all the students.b. it focused on social skills.c. it improved health services.d. it had positive outcomes.（3） compared with soft skills, hard skills.

31、a. almost have no influence on studentsb. are more affected by students emotionc. are mainly related to academic learningd. offer children greater self-control abilities（ 4） which is the best title for the passage?a. soft social skills matterb. fast track helps childrenc. how to prevent delinquencyd

32、. what to do for education【答案】 （ 1） d（2） d（3） c（4） a【解析】 【分析】本文是一篇说明文，讲述的是软社交技能的重要性。(1)考查推理判断。根据第一段中的 “ academic learning is usually in the spotlight at school, but teaching elementary- age students soft skills-likecontroselfand how to get along with othersmight help to keep at-risk kids out of crim

33、inal trouble in the future.可知， fast track是为那些在未来被认为有犯罪问题的儿童准备的。故选d。(2)考查词义猜测。根据第二段中的 “ the students were randomly divided into two groups; half took part in the intervention, which included a teacher-led curriculum, parent training groups, academic tutoring and lessons in self- control and social sk

34、ills. 学生被随机”分为两组；一半的人参与了 theintervention ，其中包括教师主导的课程、家长培训小组、学术辅导以及自我控制和社交技巧方面的课程。由此推知划线词的意思是“辅导 ”，故选 d。(3)考查推理判断。根据第四段中的“ the academic skills, or hard skills like learning of physics,which weretaught as part offast track, turned out to have less of an influence on crime anddelinquencyrates than did

35、thesoft skills, whichare associated withemotional( 情绪的 )intelligence.可知”，与软技能相比，硬技能主要与学术学习有关。故选c。(4)考查主旨大意。根据最后一段中的“ researchersdrew the conclusionthat these soft skillsshould be emphasized even morein our education system and in oursystem of socializingchildren. 可知”，本文讲述的是软社交技能的重要性。故选a。【点评】本题考点涉及推理

36、判断，词义猜测和主旨大意三个题型的考查，是一篇社会类阅读，要求考生根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，概括和归纳，从而选出正确答案。4阅读理解lego began as one mans small business. but today, it is the second largest toy company 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

37、kristiansen from denmark began his own business in 1932. he made products (产品 )from wood including colorful wooden toys. kristiansens young son, godtfred, worked with him.their business helped them make a lot of money.by 1934, the kristiansens named their company lego, which came from two danish wor

38、ds,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 new 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 tog

39、ether 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 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

40、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, 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 wor

41、ld, 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 growthb.failed to attract childrenc.invited children to work with itd.was small but successful（ 2） what do we know about the automatic binding brick?

42、（ 3） the first modern style lego brick_.（ 4） whats the best title for the text?a.lego: educational toysb.lego: play wellc.toy companies: from small to bigd.toy companies: never too late to create【答案】 （ 1） d（ 2） c（ 3） a（ 4） b【解析】 【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了丹麦知名玩具品牌乐高的发展历程。（ 1）考查细节理解。根据第一段中的 “ lego began as one

43、mans small business；以及第二”段中的 “their business helped them make a lot of money, 可知，高公司在创立初期虽然规模不大但盈利很多。因此可知公司规模虽小但很成功，故选d。（ 2）考查细节理解。根据第四段中的“ aperson could putthebricks togeth er tobuildsomething. 可”知， automatic binding brick 是一种拼装积木，可以使用积木组装玩具，故选c。（ 3）考查细节理解。根据倒数第二段中的 the first modern style lego bric

44、k . each piece would fit with any other piece 可”知，现代的乐高积木可以彼此完全贴合，从而组装成一个整体。故选 a。（ 4）考查主旨大意。根据第三段“ by1934, the kristiansens named theircompany lego,which came from two danish words, leg ，andmeaninggodtplay well . the lego companygrew slowly. but it continued to create excellent wooden toys.可知，文章介绍了知

45、”名积木玩具乐高的发展情况，lego 在丹麦语中意为 玩得好 ”，这是公司制作玩具的宗旨所在，因此 b 项作标题概括了文章主旨也表达了乐高的宗旨，故选b。【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，并根据上下文进行概括归纳，从而选出正确答案。5阅读理解our aim is to take our art to the world and make people understand what it is to move, saiddavid belle, the founder of parkour.do you love running?

46、 it is a good exercise, yet many people find it boring. but what if makingyour morning jog a creative one? like jumping from walls and over gaps, and ground rolls? justlike james bond in the moviecasino royale? bond jumps down from a roof to a windowsill andthen runs several blocks over obstacles on

47、 the way. it is just because of bonds wonderfulperformances that the sport has become popular worldwide.yes, thats parkour, an extreme street sport aimed at moving from one point to another asquickly as possible, getting over all the barriers in the path using only the abilities of the humanbody. pa

48、rkour is considered an extreme sport. as its participants dash around a city, they mayjump over fences, run up walls and even move from rooftop to rooftop.parkour can be just as exciting and charming as it sounds, but its participants see parkour much more than that.overcoming all the obstacles on t

49、he course and in life is part of the philosophy behind parkour. this is the same as life. you must determine your destination, go straight, jump over all the barriers as if in parkour and never fall back in your life, to reach the destination successfully. a parkour lover said, i love parkour becaus

50、e its philosophy has become my life, my way to do everything.another philosophy weve learnt from parkour is freedom. it can be done by anyone, at any time, anywhere in the world. it is a kind of expression of trust in yourself.（1） parkour has become popular throughout the world because of.a.its foun

51、der, david belleb.the varieties of participantsc.its risks and tricksd.the film, casino royale（ 2） the underlined word obstacles in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to .a.streetsb.objectsc.roofsd.barriers（ 3） which of the following is the philosophy of parkour?（ 4） which of the following is true of

52、 parkour?a.it is a team sport.b.it is a good but boring sport.c.it needs special training.d.it challenges human abilities.【答案】 （ 1） d（ 2） d（ 3） b（ 4） d【解析】 【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了跑酷运动的起源、特点和此运动蕴含的哲理。（ 1）考查细节理解。根据第二段中的 just likeamesj bond in the movie casino royale? bondjumps down from a roof to a windowsil

53、l and then runs several blocks over obstacles on the way.it is justbecause of bonds wonderful performances thatthe sport hasbecome popularworldwide.可”知因为 james bond 在电影 casino royale 中的精彩跑酷表演使得这项运动在全世界流行，故选 d。（ 2）考查词义猜测。根据第三段中的“ thats parkour, an extreme streetsport aimed atmoving from one point to

54、another as quickly as possible, getting over all the barriers in the pathusing only the abilities of the human body. 可”知跑酷的目的是尽可能快地从一个地方移动到另一个地方，利用人体的能力越过道路上的所有障碍。画线部分over obstacles on the way.与 getting over all the barriers inthe path 意思一致，指跨越路上的障碍。obstacles 与barriers 同义，故选 d。（ 3）考查细节理解。根据第五段中的“ ov

55、ercoming all the obstacles on the course and in lifeis part ofthe philosophy behind parkour. this is the same as life. you must determine yourdestination, go straight, jump over all the barriers 可”知跑酷蕴含的哲理是决心；第六段中的“ another philosophy weve learnt from parkour is freedom. 可知蕴含的另一个”哲理是自由。故选 b。（ 4）考查推理判断。根据第三段中的 “ parkouris considered an extreme sport. ；”第四段中的“parkour can be just as exciting and charming as it sounds. 可知跑酷是”极限运动，像听起来那样刺激和迷人。因此它挑战人类的能力。故选d。【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，词义猜测和推理判断三个题型的考查，是一篇文化类阅读，考生需要准确掌握细节信息，并根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，从而