天津专版高考英语二轮复习专题三阅读理解第三节题组训练6社会文化讲义

题组6社会文化专题三阅读理解第三节题组训练A(2017·红桥区二模)Longago，poemswererecitedoutloudinsteadofbeingwrittendown.BackwhentheGreeksfirststartedtheOlympics，theyheldpoetrycontestsaswellasathleticcompetitions.Now，poetrycompetitionshavebeenrevived.Thisyear120,000highschoolstudentscompetedinthefirstPoetryOutLoudnationalrecitationcontest，performingpoemsfrommemoryfor100,000inprizes.Thefirstcompetitionswereheldinclassrooms.Thewinnerswentontoschool-widecontests，andthentheycompetedincityandstatecompetitions，andthenthe50statechampions，alongwiththeDistrictofColumbiachampioncametoWashington，D.C.lastweekforthelastshowdown(对决).Afterthe51championscompetedagainstoneanother,12wentontothefinals.Thenthefieldwasnarrowedtofive.Thefinalfivehadonelastchanceto“perform”apoem.Theoverallchamp，JacksonHille，ahighschoolseniorfromOhio，wona20,000scholarship.TheNationalEndowmentfortheArtsandthePoetryFoundationstartedPoetryOutLoudbecausetheyrealizedthathearingapoemperformedisadifferentexperiencefromreadingitonapage.It’snotjustamatterofsayingthewordsintherightorder.It’sthetoneofvoice，thepauses，thegestures，andtheattitudeofthepersonperformingthatbringthewordstolife.“Eachtimewehearsomebodyreciteapoem，weunderstandagainwhatwefoundfreshandinterestingaboutit，”saysNationalPublicRadiobroadcasterScottSimon，masterofceremoniesforthefinals.Hearingitinanewvoiceofferssomethingnewtothelistener.Notonlydothepeoplehearingpoemshaveanewexperience，butmemorizingandpresentingpoemshelpstheparticipantsunderstandthosepoemsinanewway.AnotherbenefitofacompetitionsuchasPoetryOutLoudisthattheparticipantslearnpublic-speakingskillsthatcanhelpthemforlife.语篇解读文章介绍了诗歌朗诵比赛在美国的复兴。1.Fromthefirstparagraph，wecanknow

.A.theGreekswerethefirsttowritepoemsB.theOlympicsusedtostartwithpoemrecitingC.poemswerespreadorallyinthepastD.athleteswereaskedtorecitepoemsbeforecompeting解析推理判断题。由第一段首句“Longago，poemswererecitedoutloudinsteadofbeingwrittendown.”可知，在很早以前诗歌只是被口头朗诵，故选C。√答案解析231452.HowmanyroundsofcompetitionsdidthechampionstakepartinbeforetheywenttoWashington，D.C?A.Three. B.Four.C.Five. D.Six.解析细节理解题。从第三段的介绍中可知，参赛者经过在班里、学校、市里和州里的比赛后，才来到华盛顿哥伦比亚特区进行比赛，故B项正确。√答案解析23145解析细节理解题。由倒数第二段的叙述，特别是最后一句可知，朗诵诗歌可以给听众带来新的感受，故选D。3.Accordingtothepassage，hearingapoemrecitedinanewvoicecan

.A.bringanewlifetolistenersB.helplistenersfindtheirinterestC.makelistenerslearnthewordsD.offersomethingnewtolisteners√答案解析231454.OnebenefittheparticipantsgetfromacompetitionsuchasPoetryOutLoudisthattheycan

.A.becomeconfidentwhilespeakinginpublic B.writegoodpoemsthemselvesC.changetheirattitudestowardslife D.makefriendswithmanygreatpoetsl解析细节理解题。由最后一段最后一句“AnotherbenefitofacompetitionsuchasPoetryOutLoudisthattheparticipantslearnpublic-speakingskillsthatcanhelpthemforlife.”可知答案为A。√答案解析231455.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.RecitingPoemsImprovesYourMemoryB.RememberingaLotofPoemsIsFunC.PoetsHaveaGreatTimeD.PoetryRockstheMicrophone解析标题归纳题。通读全文可知，文章主要介绍了美国的诗歌朗诵比赛。这项活动在中学生中引起了很大的反响，故D项为最佳标题。√答案解析23145B(2016·河西区二模)ManyFrenchacademics，teachersandparentscomplainbecausetheyfeelthatyoungpeople’sintellectuallevelsarefallingrapidly！Thefiguresproveit：youngpeoplevisitmuseumslessandspendtheirliveschattingontheInternet，readingnothingbutStephenKing，orwatchingAmericansoapssuchasFriendsorrealityshowslikeStar

Academyontelevision，musicplayergluedtotheircars，andthegamesconsolehandy.Itis，however，easytoseethesehabitsinapositivelight.Musicisthefavoriteleisureactivity：86%of14-to18-year-oldsputitatthetopoftheiractivities，abovethecinema(71%)，clubbing(68%)，sport(56%)andtelevision(48%).For90%ofyoungpeopleaged14to18，radioisalsoverypopular：theylistentoiteverydaywithoutexception.Internationalpopularmusichasastrongshowing，butsongsinFrencharestillinthemajority(60%).Youngpeopledo，ofcourse，watchalotoftelevision，butlessthantheirelders，andiftheytendtochoosemostlysoapsandrealityTVshows，thatisbecausethesearetheprogramspeopletalkabout，whichencouragessocialinteraction.Doyoungpeoplereadlessthantheyusedto？Maybe，butthat’salsotrueoftheelders.Youngpeoplestillreadmorethantheirelders.Whenasked，“Doyoulikereading？”，94%of14-to18-year-oldssaytheydo，and81%areconvincedthatcomputerswillneverreplacebooks.

Contrarytopopularbelief，readingcontinuestooccupyanextremelyimportantplaceinleisure-timeactivities，butthereadingmatteryoungpeoplechoosehaschangedconsiderably：thereisagreatervarietyofmedia(computersandnewtechnologies)andyoungpeopleadmittotastewhattheywouldperhapshavebeenashamedofinthepast.Forexample，comicstrips，StephenKingorotherauthorsnotrecognizedbymainstreamculture，suchasBettyMahmoody(Not

Without

My

Daughter)，MaryHigginsClarkorJostein

Gaader(Sophie’s

World).AsBeatriceToulon，editorinchiefofthemagazinePhosphore，seesit，“Theydon’treadthesamethingsastheirparentsdid，buttheyarenotafraidtoadmitit.Theyhavetheirownculture，whichtheyflaunt(炫耀)openly！”语篇解读本文为议论文，题材为社会行为。对于许多法国学者、老师和家长们所说的年轻一代的智力水平快速下降的问题，作者提出了自己的看法。解析词义猜测题。从第二段首句中的however可得到提示。6.Theunderlinedpart“inapositivelight”inParagraph2canbestbereplacedby“

”.A.inthelongterm B.duringthedaytimeC.fromanoptimisticangle D.beyondreasonabledoubt√答案解析7869107.WhichactivityisthemostpopularwithyoungFrenchpeople?A.Music. B.Sport.C.Cinema. D.TV.解析细节理解题。由第二段第二句“Musicisthefavoriteleisureactivity：86%of14-to18-year-oldsputitatthetopoftheiractivities”可知答案。√答案解析786910解析推理判断题。由最后一段中的“Theydon’treadthesamethingsastheirparentsdid，buttheyarenotafraidtoadmitit.Theyhavetheirownculture，whichtheyflaunt(炫耀)openly！”可推知B项正确。8.WecaninferthatyoungFrenchpeople

.A.areashamedoftheirtastesB.areproudoftheirowncultureC.sharetheirparents’tastesinreadingD.admitthattheyreadlessthantheirparents√答案解析7869109.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsintellectuallevelsinFrance?A.Worried. B.Doubtful.C.Uninterested. D.Approving.解析观点态度题。由首段首句“ManyFrenchacademics，teachersandparentscomplainbecausetheyfeelthatyoungpeople’sintellectuallevelsarefallingrapidly！”和下文的描述可推知作者的观点和academics，teachersandparents的观点相反，对年轻一代的智力水平是认可的。√答案解析78691010.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheFutureofBooksB.MoreBooks，LessTVC.YoungPeopleandCultureinFranceD.YoungPeopleandTheirEldersinFrance解析标题归纳题。本文主要讲述了法国年轻一代的文化以及同父辈文化的差异。故选C。√答案解析786910C(2017·河北区二模)Thepracticeofstudentsendlesslycopyinglettersandsentencesfromablackboardisathingofthepast.Withthecomingofnewtechnologieslikecomputersandsmartphones，writingbyhandhasbecomesomethingofanostalgic(怀旧的)skill.However，whiletoday’seducatorsareusingmoreandmoretechnologyintheirteaching，manybelievebasichandwritingskillsarestillnecessaryforstudentstobesuccessful—bothinschoolandinlife.VirginiaBerninger，professorofeducationalpsychologyattheUniversityofWashington，saysit’simportanttocontinueteachinghandwritingandhelpchildrenacquiretheskillofwritingbyhand.Berningerandhercolleaguesconductedastudythatlookedattheabilityofstudentstocompletevariouswritingtasks—bothonacomputerandbyhand.Thestudy，publishedin2009，foundthatwhenwritingwithapenandpaper，participantswrotelongeressaysandmorecompletesentencesandhadafasterwordproductionrate.Inamorerecentstudy，Berningerlookedatwhatrolespellingplaysinastudent’swritingskillsandfoundthathowwellchildrenspellistiedtohowwelltheycanwrite.“Spellingmakessomeofthethinkingpartsofthebrainactive，whichhelpsusaccessourvocabulary，wordmeaningandconcepts.Itisallowingourwrittenlanguagetoconnectwithideas，”

Berningersaid.Spellinghelpsstudentstranslateideasintowordsintheirmindfirstandthentotranscribe(转换).“Thosewordsinthemindintowrittensymbolsonpaperorkeyboardandscreen，”

thestudysaid.“Seeingthewordsinthe‘mind’seye’helpschildrennotonlytoturntheirideasintowords，”saysBerninger，“butalsotospot(发现)spellingmistakeswhentheywritethewordsdownandtocorrectthemovertime.”“Inourcomputerage，somepeoplebelievethatwedon’thavetoteachspellingbecausewehavespellchecks，”

shesaid.“Butuntilachildhasfunctionalspellingabilityofaboutafifthgradelevel，theywon’thavetheknowledgetochoosethecorrectspellingamongtheoptionsgivenbythecomputer.”语篇解读随着现代科技的发展，书写渐渐被人们忽视，但是Berninger的研究表明，书写在现代教学中应占有一席之地。解析细节理解题。根据第一段第二句“Withthecomingofnewtechnologies...writingbyhandhasbecomesomethingofanostalgic(怀旧的)skill.”可知B项正确。11.Whatmakeswritingbyhandathingofthepast?A.Theabsenceofblackboardsinclassrooms.B.Theuseofnewtechnologiesinteaching.C.Thelackofpracticeinhandwriting.D.Thepopularuseofsmartphones.√答案解析121311141512.Berninger’sstudypublishedin2009

.A.focusedonthedifferencebetweenwritingbyhandandonacomputerB.indicatedthatstudentsprefertowritewithapenandpaperC.foundthatgoodessaysaremadeupoflongsentencesD.discussedtheimportanceofwritingspeed解析细节理解题。根据第三段第一句“Berninger...conductedastudy...bothonacomputerandbyhand.”可知A项正确。√答案解析1213111415解析推理判断题。根据第四段中的“Spellingmakessomeofthethinkingpartsofthebrainactive，whichhelpsusaccessourvocabulary，wordmeaningandconcepts.Itisallowingourwrittenlanguagetoconnectwithideas”可知，拼写能力与写作能力密切相关，所以B项正确。13.Whichofthefollowingbestshowstheroleofspelling?A.Spellingimprovesone’smemoryofwords.B.Spellingabilityiscloselyrelatedtowritingability.C.Spellingbenefitsthetranslationfromwordsintoideas.D.Spellingslowsdownfindingexactwordstoexpressideas.√答案解析1213111415解析词义猜测题。根据第五段的第一句可知，mind’seye指的是“想象力(imagination)”。14.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“mind’seye”inParagraph5mean?A.Window. B.Soul.C.Picture. D.Imagination.√答案解析121311141515.Whatconclusioncouldbedrawnfromthepassage?A.Computerscanhelppeoplewiththeirchoiceofwords.B.Spellcheckscantaketheplaceofspellingteaching.C.Handwritingstillhasaplaceintoday’sclassrooms.D.Functionalspellingabilitydevelopsfastinthefifthgrade.解析推理判断题。由文章内容可知文章主要说明了书写对学生的重要性，所以C项正确。√答案解析1213111415D(2017·河东区一模)Whattowrite？Thisisaquestionaskedbysomanywritersofchildren’sliterature.Thechildren’sliteraturemarketisabigmarket.Beingawriterofchildren’sliterature，Ididsomeresearchintotheliterarymarketforchildren，findingsometrends.Childrentendtolikereadingaseriesontheirfavoritecharacters.However，whentryingtosellyourbooktoanagentorapublisher，youshouldsellitasastand-alonebook.Focusyourmindonthestorythatyou’vewritteninsteadofthinkingaboutfutureunwrittenstories.Ifthebookispublishedanddoeswellinthemarket，thepublisherwillbeopentoextendingthestoryintoaseries.Overtheyearsthepicturebookmarkethasbeenslow.Smallchildren，theprime“readers”ofpicturebooks，tendtonotrequesttheirparentstopurchasebooksforthem.Theycannotreadforthemselvesandhavetodependonotherstoreadforthem.Toappealtochildrenwithnoreadingskills，awritershouldfocusmoreonshowinghis/herstorythroughvividandcolorfulpictures.Also，writersmusttakeintoconsiderationtheamountoftimetheaverageparentiswillingtospendreadingtotheirchildren.Manyteensenjoyreadingyoungadultnovelsbasedonwhatisknownasdarkconceptstories.Darkconceptbooksarestorieswithvampires(吸血鬼)，demons(魔鬼)，andothersupernaturalcreatures.Thevillain(坏蛋)，though，hassomegoodnessandinawayisavictim.Alsosuchcharacterssharethesameexperiencesthatatypical16-20-year-oldhas.Theyfeelsad，gethappy，fallinlove，andevencanbetakenadvantageof.Whenwritingachildren’sbook，keepinmindthetrendsinthemarket.Readpublishedbooks，boththebestsellersandpoorsellers，usingthemasreferences.However，becarefulnottoimitateotherwriters’styles，nottousetheircharacters，andnottousetheirplots.Tobecomeapopularwriter，youshoulddigdeepandworkhardtomakeyourstoryuniqueandinteresting.语篇解读本文是一篇说明文，讲述了要成为一名受欢迎的儿童作家，有哪些注意事项，并给出了中肯的建议。16.Intheauthor’sopinion，picturebooksshould

.A.bevisuallypleasingandsomewhatparent-friendlyB.havenowordsandmorepicturesC.havemoreinterestingstoriesD.besoldatalowprice√答案解析1718161920解析细节理解题。根据文章第三段中“awritershouldfocusmoreonshowinghis/herstorythroughvividandcolorfulpictures.Also，writersmusttakeintoconsiderationtheamountoftimetheaverageparentiswillingtospendreadingtotheirchildren”可知，作为一名作家，应该更多地将逼真、多彩的图片展示在图书里，此外，还应考虑到愿意陪孩子读书的家长们所花费的时间。故选A。171816192017.Accordi