阅读理解-历史文化类-2021年高考英语真题模拟试题

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1.【2021年全国甲卷，阅读A】

ATakeaview,theLandscape(风景)PhotographeroftheYearAward,wastheideaof

CharlieWaite,oneoftoday'smostrespectedlandscapephotographers.Eachyear,thehigh

standardofentrieshasshownthattheAwardsaretheperfectplatformtoshowcasethe

verybestphotographyoftheBritishlandscape.Takeaviewisadesirableannual

competitionforphotographersfromallcornersoftheUKandbeyond.

MikeShepherdItwasanextremelycoldwinter，seveningandfreezingfoghung

(2011)intheair.Iclimbedtothetopofasmallriseandrealisedthat

SkiddawinWinterthemistwaslittlemorethanafewfeetdeep,andthoughitwas

Cumbria,Englandonlyashortclimb,Ifoundmyselfcompletelyaboveitandlooking

atawonderfullyclearviewofSkiddawwiththesumsettinginthe

west.Iusedclassicaltechniques,translatedfrommycollegedays

spentinthedarkroomintoPhotoshop,toachievethe

black—and—whiteimage(图像).

TimothySmithIwasbackinmyhometownofMacclesfieldtotakesomewinter

(2014)images.WalkingupapaththroughtheforesttowardsShutlingsloe,

Macclesfieldalocalhighpoint,Icameacrossasmallclearingandimmediately

Forestnoticedthedeadyellowgrassessetagainstthefreshsnow.The

Cheshire,EnglandsmallpineaddedtotheinterestandIplaceditcentrallytotake

theviewfromtheforegroundrightthroughintotheforest.

1.WhowouldmostprobablyenterforTakeaview?

A.Writers.B.Photographers.C.Painters.D.

Tourists.

2.WhatdotheworksbyShepherdandSmithhaveincommon?

A.Theyarewinterimages.

B.Theyareinblackandwhite.

C.Theyshowmountainousscenes.

D.Theyfocusonsnow—coveredforests.

3.Wherecanthetextbefound?

A.Inahistorybook.B.Inanovel.C.Inanartmagazine.

D.Inabiography.

2.【2021年广东茂名模拟，阅读A】

Ifyouarelookingforrecommendationsonbiographies（传i己）thatwilleducateyou,

comediesthatwillmakeyourbellyacheorstoriesthatpresenttheuniquechallengeswomen

faceeveryday,readon.

“PrideandPrejudice“byJaneAusten

Aclassicthatnevergetsold.SetinruralEnglandintheearly19thcentury,this

talecentersaroundtheBennetfamily,afamilyoffivedaughtersandtheirtwoparents

whoaredesperatetofindatleastoneofthedaughtersawealthymatch.Austen'sstory

focusesonthetensionbetweenmarryingforloveinsteadofjustforpowerandfame,and

alsotheuniquepressureonwomentofindfinancialsecuritybywayofmarriageatthe

time.

uWomeninScience:50FearlessPioneersWhoChangedtheWorld”byRachel

Ignotofsky

Itisasweetlyillustratedandeducationalbookthathighlightsthecontributions

of50womeninthefieldsoftechnology,science,engineeringandmathematics,frompresent

dayallthewaybackto360AD.

“GoodNightStoriesforRebelGirls”byElenaFavilli

Ittellsthestoriesoffemaleheroesfromyearsagoandpresentday.Withcolor

portraitsandbiographiesthatareshortandsweet,thisbookisaturnerforanyone

wantingtolearnaboutinfluentialwomeninthepastandpresent.

“Becoming”byMichelleObama

Wewouldn,tbeabletowritethislistwithoutincludingMichelleObamaJsmemoir.

“Becoming“hastheformerFLOTUSdiscussingherchildhood,family,motherhood,herown

FLOTUSimpact,thepressuresofbeingpartofthefirstBlackfamilyintheWhiteHouse

andbalancingherpubliclifenow.Andofcourseshewritesallaboutmeetingherhusband

andthemanyuniquechallengestheyfacedtoo.

1.WhatdidtheBennetsintendtodo?

A.Tomarrytheirdaughterstorichmen.

B.Tolessenpressureontheirdaughters.

C.Tohelptheirdaughtersmarryfortruelove.

D.Tomaketheirdaughtersfinanciallyindependent.

2.Whosebookwillattractateeninterestedinscience?

A.JaneAusten's.B.RachelIgnotofsky,s.

C.ElenaFavilli,s.D.MichelleObamaJs.

3.Whatdothefourbookshaveincommon?

A.Theyareallclassics.B.Theyareallbiographies.

C.Theyareallrelatedtothefemale.D.Theyareallaboutheroes.

3.【2021年天津滨海新区模拟，阅读A】

Shouldswimminglessonsbemandatory(强制)inschools?

Guangdongprovinceissettomakeswimminglessonscompulsoryinprimaryschools

startingfrom2020,andproposingthecoursesbegivenfromthefourthgrade.Doweneed

tomakeswimmingcompulsoryinschools?Forumreaderssharetheiropinions.

WhiteBear(Poland)

InPolandswimminglessonsarenotcompulsory,butmostoftheschoolshavethem.

1thinkthatwhenitisonlypossiblethereshouldbetheswimminglessonsforkids.

Itisalifesavingskill.

MisterPanda(France)

IcomefromFrancewhereswimminglessonsinschoolarecompulsory.Ievengotmy

lifesavingcertificateinschool.

JetFeng(China)

Asaboyborninaruralarea,IlearntswimminginarivernearmyhomewhenIwas

7or8yearsold.Iusedtoplayintheriverwithboysmysameageeverysummer,which

wasalsotheonlyentertainmentwecouldmakeatthattime,butweenjoyeditsomuch!

Ijustlearnthowtodogpaddlebecausenoonetaughtus.UntilIentereduniversity,I

gotachancetoenhancemyswimmingskillsinPElessons.Comparedwithmyclassmates,

Ifeltluckybecausemostofthemcouldn，tswim.

Ithinkit'sagoodideaforschoolstoteachstudentstoswim.Butasamatterof

fact,noteveryschoolinChinahastheconditionstodothat.Insomeless-developedareas,

thereisnotevenaswimmingpool.

Boilermaker21(ExpatinChina)

Thereareswimminglessonsinmycity,butIwasverydisappointedinhowtheywere

taught.Thekidsspent45minutesoftheonehourlessonpracticingstrokes(拍水)ONDRY

LAND.Theyonlyspent15minutesinthewater.Allofthechildrenpanickedandsank

immediatelytothebottom.Thenalloftheparentsberated(指责)thechildren,telling

themthattheyweren,tpayingattentiontotheteacherandthattheywerefailures.

CeciliaZhang(China)

ItisapitythatmanyChineseathleteswonworldchampionshipsinswimmingwhile

mostschoolsdon,thavetheswimmingfacilities.Swimmingisanessentiallifesavingskill

thateveryoneshouldaccessto.Theearlier,thebetter.Thegovernmentneedstoputmoney

intothepopularityofthesport.

1.WhatcanbeconcludedfromWhiteBear,sopinion?

A.InPoland,swimminglessonsmustbegivenatschool.

B.InPoland,theswimmingsportisverypopular.

C.MostoftheschoolshaveswimmingpoolsinPoland.

D.InPoland,studentsarerequiredtoswimeveryday.

2.WhatdoweknowaboutJetFengwhenhewasachild?

A.Hedidn'tknowhowtoswim.

B.Hewasbroughtupinacity.

C.Helivedacolorfullifeinhischildhood.

D.Hedidn'treceiveformalswimmingtraining.

3.HowdidBoilermaker21feelabouttheswimminglessonsinhiscity?

A.Disappointed.B.Satisfied.C.Excited.D.Bored.

4.WhatcanbeindicatedfromCeciliaZhang'swords?

A.Chineseathleteswonworldchampionshipinswimmingevents.

B.Chineseschoolshavenotpaidanyattentiontotheswimminglessons.

C.Thegovernmenthasn,tspentenoughmoneyonthepopularityofthesport.

D.ItisapitythatfewChineseathleteswonworldchampionshipsinswimming.

5.Inwhichsectionofthenewspapercanyoufindthepassage?

A.Entertainment.B.Advertisement.C.Education.D.Technology.

4.【2021年天津滨海新区模拟，阅读C】

Pandasarenotonlyanationaltreasure,butarelovedaroundtheworld.

Recently,agiantpandacubborninAugustattheSmithsonian'sNationalZoo,US,

wasgiventhenameXiaoQiJi,whichistranslatedintoEnglishaswlittlemiracle,,.

Thechoicewastheresultofafive-dayonlinevotethatdrewnearly135,000votersin

theUS.Interestingly,NationalPublicRadiosaidthatinanodtoChinesetradition,the

namewasnotchosenuntil100daysafterthebirth.

Thiscub'sbirthprovedtobequiteinspiring-andatatimewheninspirationwas

trulyneeded.

“XiaoQiJi'sbirthisatruemiraclethathasbeensoupliftingtoallofusduring

thepandemic（疫情）,"ChineseAmbassadortotheUSCuiTiankaisaidinavideo

congratulatorymessage."Weareconnectedagaininthegrowthofourlittleambassador,

andinoursharedjoyandfriendship.”

Thefurryblack-and-whiteanimalshaveplayedanimportantroleinthecountry,s

diplomacy,knownas“pandadiplomacy（夕卜交）”.

AccordingtotheJapaneseRoyalAnnual,thepracticedatesbacktotheTangDynasty,

whenEmpressWuZetiansentapairofpandastotheJapaneseemperor.

Chinarevivedpandadiplomacyinthe1950swhenChinasenttwopandastotheMoscow

Zoo.By1982,Chinahadgiven23pandastoninedifferentcountries.However,mostofthem

havedied.Chinastoppedgivingawaypandasintheearly1980s.Instead,theanimalsare

loanedtoothercountries.Ingeneral,theyaretobereturnedtoChinaafter10years.

Butwhydothesecute“diplomats“findithardtosurviveinothercountries?

AccordingtoXinhua,theirdietaryhabitisonesignificantreason.Theirnutritionmostly

comesfrombambooshoots.Adultgiantpandasconsumeabout40kilogramsofbamboodaily.

Pandascanalsobequitepicky.Theyrefusetoeatbambooshootsaftertheyhaveblossomed.

Ittakes10yearsforanewcropofbambootomature,andmanycountriesdonothave

anenvironmentsuitableforbamboogrowth.Thismeansthatfoodhastobeimported.In

August,CalgaryZooinCanadaannouncedthatduetopandemic-relatedchangesinitsimport

lawsandquarantinemethods,theycouldn'tprovideenoughfreshbambooforpandas.This

meantthattheyhadtosendtwogiantpandasbacktoChina.

Butcountriesarestilltryingtheirbesttofacilitatethisspecialtypeofdiplomacy.

aWedon'townthepandas,butthewholeworldwantstohelpsavethepanda,andwedo

thatthroughourknowledgeexchange,"StevenMonfort,directoroftheSmithsonian's

NationalZoo,toldChinaDaily.

1.Theexpression“inanodto”inPara.2isclosestinmeaningto.

A.inpraiseforB.inresponsetoC.infavorofD.inordertoobserve

2.WhyChinadecidedthatpandasareonlyloanedtoothercountries?

A.Becausethepandas'dietaryhabitwassignificantlychangedabroad.

B.Becausethepandascouldn,thavebambootoeatinothercountries.

C.Becausemostofpandascouldnotbeadaptedtotheclimateabroad.

D.Becausemostofthepandassenttoothercountriescouldn,tsurvive.

3.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.ItwasthefirsttimethatChinahadsentapandatoJapan.

B.Thepracticeupandadiplomacy“datesfromtheTangDynasty.

C.Chinabeganpandadiplomacy,sendingtwopandastoMoscowZoo.

D.TwogiantpandashadtobereturnedbecausetheyweresickinCanada.

4.WhatStevenMonfort'sattitudetowardsthespecialtypeofdiplomacy?

A.Encouraging.B.Uncaring.C.Disapproving.D.Doubtful.

5.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?

A.Totellushowtofeedpandasproperly.

B.Tocallonpeopletolovepandasintheworld.

C.Tointroducethefurryblackandwhiteambassador.

D.Toexplainwhyapandadiplomacy”isstopped.

5.【2021年河北唐山模拟，阅读A】

To:DavidRussel<drusell@mmail.org>

From:AlyssaMeller<ameller@jtext.com>

Date:January12

Subject:Meetings

DearMr.Russel,

Welcometoworkhereforafewdays.IamwritingtoletyouknowthatRogerWilliams,

oneofourstaffmembers,willpickyouupattheairportonSundayevening.Wehavea

hotelarrangementforyoujustnexttoourofficebuilding.Asapopularwriterof

children'sliterature,youwillbegivingapresentationinourboardroom.Allofusare

expectingthenewcontentsinyourbooks,whichwillsurelyincludeyourunderstanding

ofchildren,sliterature.Wehopetolearnmorefromyouabouthowtoefficientlyorganize

contentsanddevelopwrittencommunicationskills.Atyourrequest,Iwasabouttoarrange

severalmeetingswithyourcoauthorstodiscussrevisionstoyourseriesofchildren's

stories,whichwillbeanimportantpartduringyourstayhere.Becauseofthetight

schedule,youwillprobablyhavesomebusydayshere.Butwewilltryourbesttoensure

thatyoucanhaveahighefficiency.Alldetailsareprovidedbelow.

Mo9:00a.m.Presentationonnewcontents

n.

11:00a.LunchmeetingwithThomasWood(illustrator)

m.

Tu9:30a.m.BreakfastwithGaryWillson(bookdesigner)

e.

11:20a.ConferencecallwithScottWest(theCEOofWalterPublishing)

m.

2:00p.m.MeetingwithHankWillisaboutsomeofthechapters

We9:00a.m.MeetingwithGeorgHoffmanntotranslatesomedocumentsintoEnglis

d.h

11:00a.EditingsessionwithJoseWright

in.

AfterthefinalmeetingonWednesday,wewilldriveyoutoWestTownStationby4:00

p.m.Yourtrainfromthestationtotheairportwilldepartat4:30p.m.andyourflight

isscheduledtoleaveat6:10p.m.

Ifthereisanythingunsuitableforthearrangement,pleaseletmeknowandwewill

adjustthescheduleassoonaspossible.

Lookingforwardtomeetingyounextweek.

Alyssa

1.Whatisthepurposeoftheemail?

A.Toprovideaworkschedule.

B.Tomakeatravelarrangement.

C.Toproposeanadaptationofthestorybooks.

D.ToinformMr.Russelofaschedulechange.

2.WhatcanwelearnaboutMr.Russel?

A.Heisattendingabookfair.

B.Heisdraftingaresearchproposal.

C.Heisadvertisingchildren'sstorybooks.

D.Heisworkingwithothersonaproject.

3.WhenisMr.Russelexpectedtodiscussthecontentsofhisstorybooks?

A.At11:00a.m.onMonday.B.At11:20a.m.onTuesday.

C.At2:00p.m.onTuesday.D.At9:00a.m.onWednesday.

6.【2021年河北唐山模拟，阅读B】

Today,westudyliteraturefromayoungage—learningaboutourhistories,farawayworlds

andinfluentialpeople.Whetherwenoticeornot,thesestories--bothfictionand

non-fictionguideusthroughoutourlives.Theyallowustoseetheworldthrough

another，seyes,openupourworldandteachusabouteverysubjectknowntoman.

Despitetheirimportance,manypeoplethrowouttheiroldbooks—layingwastethe

wisdomthatliesoneachpage.Inanefforttosavethisknowledgeandshareitwiththose

lessfortunate,agarbagemaninBogota,Colombiahasbeensavingthrown-awaybooksfor

20yearsandsharingthemwiththoseinneed.

“Ihatedtoseeallthebooksinthedustbinsofwealthierneighborhoods.SoI

startedtorescuethem,“saidGutierrez.Thefirstbookhefoundwasacopyoftheclassic

novelAnnaKarenina.TheTolstoybookwaslaterjoinedbyTheLittlePrince,Sophie，sWorld,

TheIliadandanumberofnovels.Today,hehascollectedaround25,000books.

Hisgrowingcollectiondidn,tgounnoticed.Gutierrez'sneighborsweresoon

borrowingthebookstohelpwiththeirchildren'shomework."Therewasalackofthem

inourneighborhood,sowestartedtohelp,/zsaidGutierrez.

ThegroundfloorofGutierrez，shomeisnowfledwithbooks,fromfloortoceiling.

Overspillingwithbooks,heopeneditupasafreelibrary,withthehelpofhiswife

LuzGutierrezandtheirthreechildren.

WordeventuallyspreadaroundaboutGutierrezandhisbooks.Mostofthebooksnow

comefromdonations.Henowtravelsaroundthecountry,deliveringfreebookstopoorand

remotedistricts.Thelibrary,named“TheStrengthofWords”,hasdonatedbookstosome

235schools,institutionsandcommunitylibrariesacrossColombia.

1.Howdoestheauthorintroducethetopicofthetext?

A.Bystatingsomefacts.

B.Bycontradictingatheory.

C.Bydescribingascene.

D.Byreferringtodocuments.

2.WhatdidtheTolstoybookmeantoGutierrez?

A.Aheavyfinancialburden.

B.Acompanionindifficulttimes.

C.Thebeginningofhischaritycampaign.

D.Oneofhisgreatestachievementsinlife.

3.WhichsayingdoesGutierrez'sstoryleadustobelieve?

A.Agoodbookisalighttothesoul.

B.Abadbeginningmakesabadending.

C.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.

D.Oneman,sgarbageisanotherman，streasure.

4.What'sthebesttitleforthetext?

A.Tolstoybooksrecoveredfromdustbins.

B.Literaturenowappealstogarbagecollectors.

C.Freelibrariespopularwithneighborhoodkids.

D.Garbagemanbuildsalibraryfromrescuedbooks.

7.【2021年河南焦作四模，阅读A】

Brazilianslovetothrowaparty,ascanbeseenwiththeirworld-famousannual

carnival（狂欢节），However,therearealsoseveralotherfunfestivalsthroughouttheyear

inBrazil.

Oktoberfest

TheGermanicrootsofthesouthofBrazilbroughtthistraditionalGermanfestival

toBrazil,whereithasbecomeoneofthemostpopularbeerfestivalsinthecountry.Held

inthemiddleofOctobereveryyearinBlumenau,thetwo-weekfestivalcelebratestypical

Germancuisineandplentyofbeer.Therearealsotraditionalfolkcostumesthatmostpeople

wearwithgreatenthusiasmandlotsofsinging,dancingandstreetparties.

FestaJunina

FestaJuninaiscelebratedalloverBrazilfortheentiremonthofJuneasanannual

celebrationofSaintJohn.Itcelebratescountrylifewithtypicalclothes,foodanddances

insidealargetentmadeofrawmaterials,withdecorationssuchascoloredflags,

changeabletableclothsandballoons.Themostcommonclothesarechangeableshirtsand

strawhatswithpaintedspotsontheface.Thedanceislikesquaredancingandthefood

isoneofthebestpartsoftheparty.

FestivaldeCachaca

HeldinthetownofParatyistheannualFestivaldeCachacawhichisdedicatedto

cachaca,thenationalalcoholmadefromsugarcane.Thisfestivalgivesyouthechance

totrycachaca.HeldoveralongweekendinAugust,thereareshowsofsambaandfoodtrucks.

It'salsoagreatopportunitytogettoknowthebeautifultownofParaty.

ParintinsFolkloreFestival

ThefestivalheldannuallyinParintinsisthesecondlargestinBrazilaftercarnival.

ItgoesoveraperiodofthreedaysattheendofJuneandcelebratestheAmazonianlegend

ofaresurrected（复活的）ox.Themainattractionofthefestivalisthecompetitionbetween

thetwoteamsGarantidoandCaprichosothatcompetetoretellthestoryoftheoxthrough

amixofdancesandsinging.

1.Whichfestivallaststhelongesttime?

A.Oktoberfest.B.FestaJunina.

C.FestivaldeCachaca.D.ParintinsFolklore

Festival.

2.WhatcanyoudoifyouattendthefestivalheldinBlumenau?

A.Watchshowsofsamba.

B.Listentothestoryofanox.

C.TastetheBraziliannationalalcohol.

D.Witnesspeopledressedintraditionalcostumes.

3.Whatdothefourfestivalshaveincommon?

A.Theyareallyearlyactivities.

B.Theyallenjoyglobalpopularity.

C.Theyallconcentrateonfoodanddance.

D.Theyareallincelebrationoffamouspeople.

答案以及解析

1.答案:1-3BAC

解析：1.细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句"Takeaviewisadesirableannualcompetitionfor

photographersfromallcornersoftheUKandbeyond.〃可知，最可能去参加这个比赛的是摄影

师们。

2.细节理解题。根据表格中第一幅作品介绍的第一句"Itwasanextremelycoldwinter*sevening

andfreezingfoghungintheair.〃和第二幅作品介绍的第一句〃Iwasbackinmyhometownof

Macclesfieldtotakesomewinterimages.可知，两幅作品的共同之处在于它们都是关于冬天

的景象。

3.推理判断题。本文主要介绍了年度风光摄影师大赛以及两幅相关的摄影作品，因此最有可能出现

在艺术杂志中。

2.答案：l.A;2.B;3.C

解析：1.细节理解题。根据文章“PrideandPrejudice"byJaneAusten部分第二句Setin

ruralEnglandintheearly19thcentury,thistalecentersaroundtheBennetfamily,a

familyoffivedaughtersandtheirtwoparentswhoaredesperatetofindatleastoneof

thedaughtersawealthymatch.可知，故事发生在19世纪早期的英国乡村，围绕着班奈特一家展

开。这一家有五个女儿，父母都急切地想给女儿中至少一个找个富有的男人。由此可知，奈特一家想

把女儿嫁给有钱人。故正确答案为A。

2.细节理解题。根据文章“WomeninScience:50FearlessPioneersWhoChangedtheWorld"by

RachelIgnotofsky部分Itisasweetlyillustratedandeducationalbookthathighlights

thecontributionsof50womeninthefieldsoftechnology,science,engineeringand

mathematics,frompresentdayallthewaybackto360AD.可知，这是一本插图优美、富有

教育意义的书，它突出了50位女性在技术、科学、工程和数学领域的贡献，从今天一直追溯到公元

360年。由此可知,RachelIgnotofsky的书会吸引对科学感兴趣的青少年。故正确答案为B。

3.细节理解题。根据文章第一段Ifyouarelookingforrecommendationsonbiographies（传

记）thatwilleducateyou,comediesthatwillmakeyourbellyacheorstoriesthatpresent

theuniquechallengeswomenfaceeveryday,readon.可知，如果你在寻找教育你的传记、让

你腹痛的喜剧或讲述女人每天面临的独特挑战的故事,那就往下读吧。由此可知,这四本书都与女性

有关。故正确答案为c。

3.答案：1.B;2.D;3.A;4.C;5.C

解析：1.推理判断题。根据WhiteBear（Poland）部分中"InPolandswimminglessonsarenot

compulsory,butmostoftheschoolshavethem.（在波兰，游泳课不是必修课，但大多数学校都

有）”可推知，在波兰，游泳运动很普遍。故选B.

2.细节理解题。根据JetFeng（China）部分中“Asaboyborninaruralarea,Ilearntswimming

inarivernearmyhomewhenIwas7or8yearsold.Iusedtoplayintheriverwithboys

mysameageeverysummer,whichwasalsotheonlyentertainmentwecouldmakeatthattime,

butweenjoyeditsomuch!Ijustlearnthowtodogpaddlebecausenoonetaughtus.（我

出生在农村,七八岁的时候在我家附近的一条河里学会了游泳。每年夏天,我都和同龄的男孩们在河

里玩,这也是我们当时唯一能有的娱乐活动,但我们玩得很开心！我刚学会了狗刨，因为没人教过我

们）”可知,JetFeng小时候没有接受过正式的游泳训练。故选D。

3.细节理解题。根据Boilermaker21（ExpatinChina）部分中"Thereareswimminglessonsin

mycity,butIwasverydisappointedinhowtheyweretaught.（我所在的城市也有游泳课，

但我对他们的授课方式很失望）”可知,Boilermaker21对他所在城市的游泳课程感到失望。故选A。

4.推理判断题。根据最后一段中“Thegovernmentneedstoputmoneyintothepopularityof

thesport.（政府需要把钱投入到这项运动的普及上）”可推知,CecilinZhang的话表明政府没有

在这项运动的普及上花足够的钱。故选C。

5.推理判断题。根据第二段"Guangdongprovinceissettomakeswimminglessonscompulsory

inprimaryschoolsstartingfrom2020,andproposingthecoursesbegivenfromthefourth

grade.Doweneedtomakeswimmingcompulsoryinschools?Forumreaderssharetheir

opinions.（广东省计划从2020年起,将游泳课程列为小学必修课，并建议从四年级开始开设游泳课

程。我们需要把游泳列为学校的必修课吗?论坛的读者分享了他们的观点）”结合文章主要就学校应

不应该强制开设游泳课的问题，论坛的读者分享了他们的不同看法。可推知，文章可能选自报纸的

“教育”版面。故选C。

4.答案:1.D;2.D;3,B;4.A;5.C

解析：1.词句猜测题。根据划线短语后一句thenamewasnotchosenuntil100daysafterthe

birth.（这个名字是在熊猫出生100天后才选定的。）可知，划线短语的意思是"为了遵守"，此处表

示为了遵守传统，这个名字是在熊猫出生100天后才选定的，结合选项可知，选项D.inorderto

observe（为了遵守）切题。A.inpraisefor赞扬；B.inresponseto回应；C.infavorof赞成;D.

inordertoobserve为了观察。故选D.

2,推理判断题。根据倒数第四段However,mostofthemhavedied.Chinastoppedgivingaway

pandasintheearly1980s.Instead,theanimalsareloanedtoothercountries.（然而，它

们中的大多数己经死了。中国在20世纪80年代初就停止了赠送大熊猫。相!反，这些动物被租借给

其他国家。）可推知I,因为大多数送去其他国家的熊猫都无法生存,所以中国将熊猫租借给其他国家。

故选D.

3.细节理解题。根据文章第五段和第六段“Thefurryblack-and-whiteanimalshaveplayedan

importantroleinthecountry，sdiplomacy,knownas"pandadiplomacy（外交）〃.According

totheJapaneseRoyalAnnual,thepracticedatesbacktotheTangDynasty,whenEmpress

WuZetiansentapairofpandastotheJapaneseemperor.（这种毛茸茸的黑白相间的动物在

国家外交中发挥了重要作用，被称为熊猫外交〃。根据日本皇家年历,这一做法可以追溯到唐朝，当时

武则天给日本天皇送了一对大熊猫。）可知，〃熊猫外交〃的做法可以追溯到唐朝。故选B.

4.观点态度题。根据最后一段Wedon，townthepandas,butthewholeworldwantstohelpsave

thepanda,andwedothatthroughourknowledgeexchange.（熊猫不是我们的，但是整个世界都

想帮助拯救熊猫,我们通过知识交流来做到这一点。可知StevenMonfort对'熊猫外交持支持的态

度。A.Encouraging令人鼓舞的;B.Uncaring漠不关心的；C.Disapproving不同意的；D.Doubtful

怀疑的。故选A.

5.目的意图题。阅读文章内容，并根据最后一段"Butcountriesarestilltryingtheirbestto

facilitatethisspecialtypeofdiplomacy.（但各国仍在尽最大努力推动这种特殊类型的外交。）

可知，作者写这篇文章目的是介绍毛茸茸的黑白大使一〃熊猫大使〃。故选C.

5.答案:1.A;2.D;3.C

解析:1.推理判断题。根据第一段的“Becauseofthetightschedule,youwillprobablyhave

somebusydayshere.Butwewilltryourbesttoensurethatyoucanhaveahighefficiency.

Alldetailsareprovidedbelow.（由于日程安排紧张，你可能会在这里有一些繁忙的日子。但我

们会尽力确保你能有一个高效率。所有细节如下）”可推断,这封邮件的目的是为了提供一个工作安

排表。故选A。

2.细节理解题。根据第一段的“Atyourrequest,Iwasabouttoarrangeseveralmeetingswith

yourcoauthorstodiscussrevisionstoyourseriesofchildren,sstories,whichwillbe

animportantpartduringyourstayhere.（应您的要求，我打算安排几次与您的合著者的会议,

讨论您的一系列儿童故事的修订,这将是您在这里逗留期间的一个重要部分。）”可知,Russell正

在和别人一起做一个项目。故选D。

3.细节理解题。根据表格中提到的uTue.2:00p.m.99和“MeetingwithHankWillisaboutsome

ofthechapters（和HankWillis讨论一些章节）”可知，星期二下午两点,Russell先生将讨论他

的故事书的内容。故选C。

6答案:l.A;2,C;3.D;4.D

解析：1.细节理解题。根据原文第一段“Today,westudyliteraturefromayoungage--learning

aboutourhistories,farawayworldsandinfluentialpeople.现如今，我们从小就学习文学一

了解我们的历史、遥远的世界和有影