天津?qū)０?018年高考英語(yǔ)二輪復(fù)習(xí)專題三閱讀理解第三節(jié)題組訓(xùn)練6社會(huì)文化

1、第三節(jié) 題組訓(xùn)練 6 社會(huì)文化A(2017紅橋區(qū)二模)Long ago，poems were recited out loud instead of being written down.Back when the Greeks first started the Olympics，they held poetry contests as well as athletic competitions.Now，poetry competitions have been revived.This year 120,000 high school students competed in the fi

2、rst Poetry Out Loud national recitation contest，performing poems from memory for 100,000 in prizes.The first competitions were held in classrooms.The winners went on to school-wide contests，and then they competed in city and state competitions，and then the 50 state champions，along with the District

3、of Columbia champion came to Washington，D.C.last week for the last showdown(對(duì)決)After the 51 champions competed against one another,12 went on to the finals.Then the field was narrowed to five.The final five had one last chance to “perform” a poem.The overall champ，Jackson Hille，a high school senior

4、from Ohio，won a 20,000 scholarship.The National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation started Poetry Out Loud because they realized that hearing a poem performed is a different experience from reading it on a page.Its not just a matter of saying the words in the right order.Its the tone o

5、f voice，the pauses，the gestures，and the attitude of the person performing that bring the words to life.“Each time we hear somebody recite a poem，we understand again what we found fresh and interesting about it，”says National Public Radio broadcaster Scott Simon，master of ceremonies for the finals.He

6、aring it in a new voice offers something new to the listener.Not only do the people hearing poems have a new experience，but memorizing and presenting poems helps the participants understand those poems in a new way.Another benefit of a competition such as Poetry Out Loud is that the participants lea

7、rn public-speaking skills that can help them for life.語(yǔ)篇解讀文章介紹了詩(shī)歌朗誦比賽在美國(guó)的復(fù)興。1From the first paragraph，we can know .Athe Greeks were the first to write poemsBthe Olympics used to start with poem recitingCpoems were spread orally in the pastDathletes were asked to recite poems before competing答案C解析推理判

8、斷題。由第一段首句“Long ago，poems were recited out loud instead of being written down.”可知，在很早以前詩(shī)歌只是被口頭朗誦，故選C。2How many rounds of competitions did the champions take part in before they went to Washington，D.C?AThree. BFour.CFive. DSix.答案B解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從第三段的介紹中可知，參賽者經(jīng)過(guò)在班里、學(xué)校、市里和州里的比賽后，才來(lái)到華盛頓哥倫比亞特區(qū)進(jìn)行比賽，故B項(xiàng)正確。3Accordi

9、ng to the passage，hearing a poem recited in a new voice can .Abring a new life to listenersBhelp listeners find their interestCmake listeners learn the wordsDoffer something new to listeners答案D解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由倒數(shù)第二段的敘述，特別是最后一句可知，朗誦詩(shī)歌可以給聽(tīng)眾帶來(lái)新的感受，故選D。4One benefit the participants get from a competition such a

10、s Poetry Out Loud is that they can .Abecome confident while speaking in publicBwrite good poems themselvesCchange their attitudes towards lifeDmake friends with many great poets答案A解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由最后一段最后一句“Another benefit of a competition such as Poetry Out Loud is that the participants learn public-speakin

11、g skills that can help them for life.”可知答案為A。5Whats the best title for the passage?AReciting Poems Improves Your MemoryBRemembering a Lot of Poems Is FunCPoets Have a Great TimeDPoetry Rocks the Microphone答案D解析標(biāo)題歸納題。通讀全文可知，文章主要介紹了美國(guó)的詩(shī)歌朗誦比賽。這項(xiàng)活動(dòng)在中學(xué)生中引起了很大的反響，故D項(xiàng)為最佳標(biāo)題。B(2016河西區(qū)二模)Many French academics

12、，teachers and parents complain because they feel that young peoples intellectual levels are falling rapidly！The figures prove it：young people visit museums less and spend their lives chatting on the Internet，reading nothing but Stephen King，or watching American soaps such as Friends or reality shows

13、 like Star Academy on television，music player glued to their cars，and the games console handy.It is，however，easy to see these habits in a positive light.Music is the favorite leisure activity：86% of 14- to 18-year-olds put it at the top of their activities，above the cinema (71%)，clubbing (68%)，sport

14、 (56%) and television (48%)For 90% of young people aged 14 to 18，radio is also very popular：they listen to it every day without exception.International popular music has a strong showing，but songs in French are still in the majority(60%)Young people do，of course，watch a lot of television，but less th

15、an their elders，and if they tend to choose mostly soaps and reality TV shows，that is because these are the programs people talk about，which encourages social interaction.Do young people read less than they used to？Maybe，but thats also true of the elders.Young people still read more than their elders

16、.When asked，“Do you like reading？”，94% of 14- to 18-year-olds say they do，and 81% are convinced that computers will never replace books.Contrary to popular belief，reading continues to occupy an extremely important place in leisure-time activities，but the reading matter young people choose has change

17、d considerably：there is a greater variety of media (computers and new technologies) and young people admit to taste what they would perhaps have been ashamed of in the past.For example，comic strips，Stephen King or other authors not recognized by mainstream culture，such as Betty Mahmoody (Not Without

18、 My Daughter)，Mary Higgins Clark or Jostein Gaader (Sophies World)As Beatrice Toulon，editor in chief of the magazine Phosphore，sees it，“They dont read the same things as their parents did，but they are not afraid to admit it.They have their own culture，which they flaunt(炫耀) openly！”語(yǔ)篇解讀本文為議論文，題材為社會(huì)行為

19、。對(duì)于許多法國(guó)學(xué)者、老師和家長(zhǎng)們所說(shuō)的年輕一代的智力水平快速下降的問(wèn)題，作者提出了自己的看法。6The underlined part “in a positive light” in Paragraph 2 can best be replaced by “ ”Ain the long termBduring the daytimeCfrom an optimistic angleDbeyond reasonable doubt答案C解析詞義猜測(cè)題。從第二段首句中的however可得到提示。7Which activity is the most popular with young Fren

20、ch people?AMusic. BSport.CCinema. DTV.答案A解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第二段第二句“Music is the favorite leisure activity：86% of 14- to 18-year-olds put it at the top of their activities”可知答案。8We can infer that young French people .Aare ashamed of their tastesBare proud of their own cultureCshare their parents tastes in read

21、ingDadmit that they read less than their parents答案B解析推理判斷題。由最后一段中的“They dont read the same things as their parents did，but they are not afraid to admit it.They have their own culture，which they flaunt(炫耀) openly！”可推知B項(xiàng)正確。9What is the authors attitude towards intellectual levels in France?AWorried. B

22、Doubtful.CUninterested. DApproving.答案D解析觀點(diǎn)態(tài)度題。由首段首句“Many French academics，teachers and parents complain because they feel that young peoples intellectual levels are falling rapidly！”和下文的描述可推知作者的觀點(diǎn)和academics，teachers and parents的觀點(diǎn)相反，對(duì)年輕一代的智力水平是認(rèn)可的。10Which of the following can be the best title for t

23、he passage?AThe Future of BooksBMore Books，Less TVCYoung People and Culture in FranceDYoung People and Their Elders in France答案C解析標(biāo)題歸納題。本文主要講述了法國(guó)年輕一代的文化以及同父輩文化的差異。故選C。C(2017河北區(qū)二模)The practice of students endlessly copying letters and sentences from a blackboard is a thing of the past.With the coming

24、 of new technologies like computers and smartphones，writing by hand has become something of a nostalgic(懷舊的) skill.However，while todays educators are using more and more technology in their teaching，many believe basic handwriting skills are still necessary for students to be successfulboth in school

25、 and in life.Virginia Berninger，professor of educational psychology at the University of Washington，says its important to continue teaching handwriting and help children acquire the skill of writing by hand.Berninger and her colleagues conducted a study that looked at the ability of students to comp

26、lete various writing tasksboth on a computer and by hand.The study，published in 2009，found that when writing with a pen and paper，participants wrote longer essays and more complete sentences and had a faster word production rate.In a more recent study，Berninger looked at what role spelling plays in

27、a students writing skills and found that how well children spell is tied to how well they can write.“Spelling makes some of the thinking parts of the brain active，which helps us access our vocabulary，word meaning and concepts.It is allowing our written language to connect with ideas，” Berninger said

28、.Spelling helps students translate ideas into words in their mind first and then to transcribe(轉(zhuǎn)換)“Those words in the mind into written symbols on paper or keyboard and screen，” the study said.“Seeing the words in the minds eye helps children not only to turn their ideas into words，” says Berninger，

29、“but also to spot(發(fā)現(xiàn)) spelling mistakes when they write the words down and to correct them over time.”“In our computer age，some people believe that we dont have to teach spelling because we have spell checks，” she said.“But until a child has functional spelling ability of about a fifth grade level，t

30、hey wont have the knowledge to choose the correct spelling among the options given by the computer.”語(yǔ)篇解讀隨著現(xiàn)代科技的發(fā)展，書(shū)寫(xiě)漸漸被人們忽視，但是Berninger的研究表明，書(shū)寫(xiě)在現(xiàn)代教學(xué)中應(yīng)占有一席之地。11What makes writing by hand a thing of the past?AThe absence of blackboards in classrooms.BThe use of new technologies in teaching.CThe lack o

31、f practice in handwriting.DThe popular use of smartphones.答案B解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段第二句“With the coming of new technologies.writing by hand has become something of a nostalgic(懷舊的) skill.”可知B項(xiàng)正確。12Berningers study published in 2009 .Afocused on the difference between writing by hand and on a computerBindicate

32、d that students prefer to write with a pen and paperCfound that good essays are made up of long sentencesDdiscussed the importance of writing speed答案A解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段第一句“Berninger.conducted a study.both on a computer and by hand.”可知A項(xiàng)正確。13Which of the following best shows the role of spelling?ASpelling

33、 improves ones memory of words.BSpelling ability is closely related to writing ability.CSpelling benefits the translation from words into ideas.DSpelling slows down finding exact words to express ideas.答案B解析推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段中的“Spelling makes some of the thinking parts of the brain active，which helps us ac

34、cess our vocabulary，word meaning and concepts.It is allowing our written language to connect with ideas”可知，拼寫(xiě)能力與寫(xiě)作能力密切相關(guān)，所以B項(xiàng)正確。14What does the underlined part “minds eye” in Paragraph 5 mean?AWindow. BSoul.CPicture. DImagination.答案D解析詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)第五段的第一句可知，minds eye指的是“想象力(imagination)”。15What conclusio

35、n could be drawn from the passage?AComputers can help people with their choice of words.BSpell checks can take the place of spelling teaching.CHandwriting still has a place in todays classrooms.DFunctional spelling ability develops fast in the fifth grade.答案C解析推理判斷題。由文章內(nèi)容可知文章主要說(shuō)明了書(shū)寫(xiě)對(duì)學(xué)生的重要性，所以C項(xiàng)正確。D(

36、2017河?xùn)|區(qū)一模)What to write？This is a question asked by so many writers of childrens literature.The childrens literature market is a big market.Being a writer of childrens literature，I did some research into the literary market for children，finding some trends.Children tend to like reading a series on t

37、heir favorite characters.However，when trying to sell your book to an agent or a publisher，you should sell it as a stand-alone book.Focus your mind on the story that youve written instead of thinking about future unwritten stories.If the book is published and does well in the market，the publisher wil

38、l be open to extending the story into a series.Over the years the picture book market has been slow.Small children，the prime“readers”of picture books，tend to not request their parents to purchase books for them.They cannot read for themselves and have to depend on others to read for them.To appeal t

39、o children with no reading skills，a writer should focus more on showing his/her story through vivid and colorful pictures.Also，writers must take into consideration the amount of time the average parent is willing to spend reading to their children.Many teens enjoy reading young adult novels based on

40、 what is known as dark concept stories.Dark concept books are stories with vampires(吸血鬼)，demons(魔鬼)，and other supernatural creatures.The villain(壞蛋)，though，has some goodness and in a way is a victim.Also such characters share the same experiences that a typical 16-20-year-old has.They feel sad，get h

41、appy，fall in love，and even can be taken advantage of.When writing a childrens book，keep in mind the trends in the market.Read published books，both the best sellers and poor sellers，using them as references.However，be careful not to imitate other writers styles，not to use their characters，and not to

42、use their plots.To become a popular writer，you should dig deep and work hard to make your story unique and interesting.語(yǔ)篇解讀本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，講述了要成為一名受歡迎的兒童作家，有哪些注意事項(xiàng)，并給出了中肯的建議。16In the authors opinion，picture books should .Abe visually pleasing and somewhat parent-friendlyBhave no words and more picturesChave more interesting storiesDbe sold at a low price答案A解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第三段中“a writer should focus more on showing his/her story through vivid and colorful pictures.Also，writers must take into consideration the amount of time the average parent is willing to spend reading to their childr