高一英语阅读理解试题(文化类)二

高一英语阅读理解试题（文化类）(1)Everypeopleusesitsownspecialwordtoshowitsideasandfeelings.Someoftheseexpressionsarecommonlyusedformanyyears.Othersarepopularforjustashorttime.OnesuchAmericanexpressionis“Where'sthebeef?”Itisusedwhensomethingisnotasgoodasitissaidtobe.Intheearly1980s“Where'sthebeef?”wasoneofthemostpopularexpressionsintheUnitedStates.Itseemedasifeveryoneusingitatthetime.Beef,ofcourse,isthemeatfromacow,andfoodismorepopularinAmericathanahamburgermadefrombeef.Inthe1960sabusinessmannamedRaybeganbuildingsmallrestaurantsthatsoldhamburgersatalowprice.Raycalledthis“McDonald's”.RaybecameoneoftherichestbusinessmenatlastinAmerica.Otherbusinesspeoplewatchedhissuccess.Someofthemopenedtheirownhamburgerrestaurants.Onecompanycalled“Wendy's”saiditshamburgerswerebiggerthanthosesoldbyMcDonald'soranyoneelse.TheWendy'sCompanybegantousetheexpression“Where'sthebeef?”tomakepeopleknowthatWendy'shamburgerswerethebiggest.TheWendy'stelevisionadvertisementshowedthreeoldwomeneatinghamburgers.Thebreadthatcoveredthemeatwasverybig,butinsidetherewasonlyabitofmeat.Oneofthewomensaidshewouldnoteatahamburgerwithsuchalittlepieceofbeef.“Where'sthebeef?”sheshoutedinafunnyway.TheadvertisementforWendy'shamburgerrestaurantswassuccess.Aswesaid,itseemedeveryonebeganusingtheexpression“Where'sthebeef?”.startedMcDonald'srestaurant.RayB.McDonaldC.WendyD.ThreeoldwomenOtherpeoplewantedtoopenhamburgerrestaurantsbecausetheythought.theycouldsellhamburgersatalowpricehamburgerswereeasytomakebeefwasverypopularinAmericatheycouldmakealotofmoneyWendy'smadetheexpressionknowntoeverybody.withmanyoldwomeneatinghamburgersbyatelevisionadvertisementwhilesellingbreadwithabitofmeatinitattheMcDonald'srestaurantWecanlearnfromthepassagethattheexpression“Where'sthebeef?”means.ThebeefinhamburgersisnotasmuchasitissaidtobeThehamburgersarenotasgoodastheyaresaidtobeItisusedwhensomethingisnotasgoodasitissaidtobeWendy'sisthebiggest【答案与解析】本文主要讲述‘‘Where'sthebeef?''这一表达语是如何产生并流行于美国大众的。A。细节题。根据短文内容McDonald（麦当劳）restaurant是由美国商人Ray创办的。D。判断题。由于Ray的成功，他成了富豪，其他商家也看到了商机，所以他们也开办快餐店（Hamburgerrestaurants），因为他们认为能赚大钱。B。细节题。根据文章内容可知theexpression“Where'sthebeef?"是Wendy通过电视广告使大众感知的。C.细节题。从文章的第一自然段中可找到答案。（2）TheyearlyAcademyAwardsceremonywasonceaprivateaffair.Now,becauseoftelevision,itisverymuchapublicaffair.HundredsofpeoplegatherinHollywoodtoseetheOscarspresentedtooutstanding（杰出的）actors,andothersinvolved（参与）inthemotionpictureindustry.Millionsmorewatchontelevision.ItallbeganonMay16,1929,when270menandwomensatdowntodinnerattheHollywoodRooseveltHotel.Therewasnosecretaboutthewinners.Thenamesofthewinnershadbeenknownformonths.JanetGaynor,forexample,hadwonasBestActress.DouglasFairbankspresentedherwiththefamousgoldstatue（塑像）.ThelittlestatuewasnotthencalledOscar.Likeanewactor,Oscarwasunknown.Aboutsixyearslater,itsomehowgotthatrenownedname.Anumberofexplanationshavebeenofferedforitsorigin（由来）,butnobodyknowsthetruestoryforcertain.NowadaystheresultsoftheOscarvotingarekeptsecret.Onlytwopeopleknowthewinnersbeforethenamesareannouncedattheceremony.Thecountingofvotesisnotdonebyonegroupofpeoplebutbydifferentgroups.Nobodyexcepttwomembersofanaccounting（计票）companyseesthefinalresults.Theinformationisnotkeptinopenfiles（卷宗）.Winners'namesareplacedinclosedenvelopes.Theaccountantseachcarryacompletesetofenvelopestotheceremony.Onesetissimplyasparetobeusedincasesomethinghappenstotheotherone.AsusedinParagraph2,renownedmeans.strangeB.wonderfulC.much-dislikedD.famousMay16,1929marks.DouglasFairbanks'firstwinningofanAcademyAwardthefirsttimeOscargotitsnamethefirsttimetheAwardswerekeptsecretJanetGaynor'srecognitionasBestActressTwosetsofenvelopesarepreparedfortheceremony.oneforNewYork,oneforHollywoodinordertobeperfectlysafeonefortheceremony,oneforthenewspapersjustbecausethatisthecustom【答案解析】本文介绍了奥斯卡金奖的由来。D。词义猜测题。根据第2段...Likeanewactor,Oscarwasunknown.Aboutsixyearslater,itsomehowgotthatrenownedname可知原来不为人所知，后来变得闻名，故选D。D。细节题。根据第2段….JanetGaynor,forexample,hadwonasBestActress.可推知答案为D。B。纟田节题。根据最后一段...Onesetissimplyasparetobeusedincasesomethinghappenstotheotherone可知两套信封装选票是为安全着想，故答案为B。（3）Mark,ayoungperson,tellsmehewantstobeawriter.Ialwaysencouragesuchpeople,butIalsoexplainthatthere'sabigdifferencebetween“beingawriter”andwriting.Inmostcasesthesepeoplearedreamingofwealthandfame,notthelonghoursaloneatatypewriter.“You'vegottowanttowrite,”Isaytothem,“notwanttobeawriter.”Therealityisthatwritingisalonely,privateandpoor-payingaffair.Foreverywriterkissedbyfortunetherearethousandsmorewhoselongingisneverrewarded（报答）.WhenIlefta20-yearjobintheU.S.CoastGuardtobecomeawriter,Ihadnohopesatall.WhatIdidhavewasafriendwhofoundmemyroominaNewYorkapartmentbuilding.Itdidn'tevenmatterthatitwascoldandhadnobathroom.Iimmediatelyboughtausedtypewriterandfeltlikearealwriter.Afterayearorso,however,Istillhadn'tgotabreakandbegantodoubtmyself.Itwassohardtosellastorythatbarelymadeenoughtoeat.ButIknewIwantedtowrite.Ihaddreamedaboutitforyears.Iwasn'tgoingtobeoneofthosepeoplewhodiewondering“whatif”.Iwouldkeepputtingmydreamtothetest—eventhoughitmeantlivingwithuncertaintyandfearoffailure.Thisistheshadowlandofhope,andanyonewithadreammustlearntolivethere.Thepassageismeantto.warnyoungpeopleofthehardshipthatasuccessfulwriterhastoexperienceadviseyoungpeopletogiveuptheirideaofbecomingaprofessionalwritershowyoungpeopleit'sunrealisticforwriterstoseekwealthandfameencourageyoungpeopletoseekgoodjobsWhatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?Realwritersoftenfindtheirworkinterestingandrewarding.Awriter'ssuccessdependsonluckratherthanoneffort.Famouswritersusuallyliveinpoverty.ThechancesforawritertobecomesuccessfularesmallWhydidtheauthorbegintodoubthimselfafterthefirstyearofhiswritingwork?Hewasn'tabletoproduceasinglebook.Hehadn'tseenachangeforthebetter.Hewasn'tabletohavearestforawholeyear.Hefoundhisdreamwouldnevercometrue.“Shadowland”inthelastsentencerefersto.thewonderlandoneoftendreamsaboutthebrightfuturethatoneislookingforwardtoaworldthatexistsonlyinone'simaginationthestateofuncertaintybeforeone'sfinalgoalisreached【答案与解释】不少年轻的文学爱好者梦想成为作家。作者以自己的亲身经历告诫他们：“写点东西”与“当作家”是完全不同的两码事，那些成功或出名的作家是通过鲜为人知的艰难跋涉走过来的幸运者。A。主旨题。从第2段第1句话Therealityisthatwritingisalonely,privateandpoor-payingaffair.Foreverywriterkissedbyfortunetherearethousandsmorewhoselongingisneverrewarded可得到答案。D。主旨题。从文章第2段的第1句可推知答案为D。B。语义理解题。从第3段第2句话Itwassohardtosellastorythatbarelymadeenoughtoeat中便知。Do词义猜测题。从最后一段的最后两句不难猜测出Shadowland指的是最终目标得以实现前的那种半信半疑的状态。(4)InBritaininthe1890stherewasapostcard“craze(热潮)".Peopleformedclubsandcollectedandexchangedpostcards.EvenQueenVictoriahadherownprivatecollection.WhenEdwardwastheking,theBritishhadacheapandgoodpostalsystem.Ifanyonewantedtotellafriendthattheywerecomingforteaintheafternoon,theywouldsendapostcardinthemorning.“Dropmeacard”wasascommonthenas“givemearing”asnow.In1902animportantstepwastaken.Thegovernmentsaidthathalfofthesidethatwasusedfortheaddressonthepostcardcouldbeusedformessages,andthewholeoftheothersidecouldbeusedforapicture.Itwasthenthatthesimplepostcard,asweknownow,wascreated.InBritaininthe1890s,.peoplewereinterestedinsendingcardspeoplewereinterestedinplayingcardspeoplewereinterestedincollectingpostcardspeoplewereinterestedinbuyingpostcards“Givemearing”inthepassagemeans.sendmeagoldringB.sendmeacardC.givemeatelephonecallD.givemeabellringWhichstatementisTRUE?Postcardswerenotusedinthe19thcentury.Itwasnotuntil1902thatthesimplepostcardasweknowwascreated.Postcardswereusedonlyforcollectioninthe1890s.Therewasnomessageontheoldpostcard.Choosethebesttitleforthepassage.PostcardsOldandNewB.PostcardClubsinthe1890sC.CreationofthePresentPostcardD.PostalSysteminBritain(1—4CCBA)【答案解析】本文介绍了英国新、旧明信片的历史和由来。Co细节题。根据Peopleformedclubsandcollectedandexchanged(交换)postcards.可推知此题答案为CoC。词义猜测题。givemearing和dropmeacard一样，是用来传递信息的，而现在传递信息最普通的方式就是打电话，故C比较符合情理。Bo纟田节题。根据Itwasthenthatthesimplepostcard,asweknownow,wascreated可推知此题答案为B。A。主旨题。本文介绍了英国新旧明信片的历史和由来。故A项最佳。(5)Evenachildknowsthatnodding(点头)theheadmeans“Yes".ButsomepeoplewillprobablybepuzzledwhentheyfirstcometoIndia.WhentheytalktoanIndian,heoftenshakeshishead.TheymightthinkthattheIndiandoesnotlikewhathesaid,butonthecontraryheisexpressingagreement.TheIndianshaveahabitofshakingtheirheadsslightlywhentheytalktosomebody.Itdoesn'tmean“No”,but“Yes”.Ifapersondoesn'tknowthis,itmightcausemisunderstanding.AtonetimeaforeignerinIndiatoldhisdriverwhowasanIndiantotakehimtohisoffice.Thedrivershookhishead.Theforeignerrepeatedhisrequestandthedrivershookhisheadagain.Atlast,theforeignershoutedangrily,“Drivemetomyofficeatonce!”Thedriversaidinalowvoice,“Yes,sir,”smilingandshakinghisheadagainatthesametime.Generallyspeaking,noddingtheheadmeans,andshakingtheheadmeansYes,NoB.No,YesC.Yes,YesD.No,NoAccordingtothehabitofIndia,ifsomeoneagreeswithyou,hewill.A.nodhisheadshakehisheadneithernodshisheadnorshakeshisheadeithernodhisheadorshakehisheadWhydidtheIndiandrivershakehisheadwhentheforeigneraskedhimtodrivehimtohisoffice?Because.A.theIndiandriverhassomethingimportanttodotheforeignerpromisedtogivehimonlyalittlemoneyThedriverfeltuncomfortableatthattimeInIndiashakingtheheadmeansagreementWhydidtheforeignerbecomeangry?Because.A.theIndiandriverdidn'twanttosendhimtohisofficeHemisunderstoodthemeaningofshakingtheheadinIndiaheaskedthedrivertosendhimtohisoffice,buttheIndiadriverdidn'tsayanywordsD.theIndiandriveraskedhimforalotofmoneyThephrase“onthecontrary”means.A.justtheoppositecleardifferencebetweentwothingsdoingwhatyouwanttodoontheotherhand【答案与解析】本文介绍肢体语言在不同国家所表达的不同含意。A第1句话说即便一个小孩都明白点头表示yes，由此可知答案为A。B。据第2段可推知答案为B。D。在印度摇头表示同意。因此选择D项。B。根据第3段中的Ifapersondoesnotknowthis,itmightcausemisunderstanding可知答案为B。A。由onthecontrary之前的but可知，后面的内容与前面的内容相反，故选A。(6)HabibakeepsarecordofnewwordsandexpressionsinEnglish.Heusuallywritestheminanotebook.Then,oneday,sheasksherteacheraboutthem.“MrsThomas,theseexpressionsarenewtome—Sheisbluetoday.