高考整理 八年英语真题分类专项阅读理解专题4 社会生活类附答案.docx

1、高考整理 八年英语真题分类专项阅读理解专题4 社会生活类附答案第一部分 阅读理解考点4 社会生活类1 （2017新课标）Some of the worlds most famous musicians recently gathered in Paris and New Orleans to celebrate the first annual International jazz Day UNESCO( United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) recently set April 30 as a da

2、y to raise awareness of jazz music, its significance, and its potential as a unifying(联合) voice across cultures Despite the celebrations, though, in the U S the jazz audience continues to shrink and grow older, and the music has failed to connect with younger generations Its jason Morans job to help

3、 change that As the Kennedy Centers artistic adviser for jazz, Moran hopes to widen the audience for jazz, make the music more accessible, and preserve its history and culture “jazz seems like its not really a part of the American appetite,” Moran tells National Public Radios reporter Neal Conan “Wh

4、at Im hoping to accomplish is that my generation and younger start to reconsider and understand that jazz is not black and write anymore Its actually color, and its actually digital ”Moran says one of the problems with jazz today is that the entertainment aspect of the music has been lost “The music

5、 cant be presented today the way it was in 1908 or 1958 It has to continue to move, because the way the world works is not the same,” says Moran Last year, Moran worked on a project that arranged Fats Wallers music for a dance party, “just to kind of put it back in the mind that Waller is dance musi

6、c as much as it is concert music,” says Moran “For me, its the recontextualization In music, where does the emotion(情感) lie? Are we, as humans, gaining any insight(感悟) on how to talk about ourselves and how something as abstract as a Charlie Parker record gets us into a dialogue about our emotions a

7、nd our thoughts? Sometimes we lose sight that the music has a wider context,” says Moran, “so I want to continue those dialogues Those are the things I want to foster ”28 Why did UNESCO set April 30 as International jazz Day?A To remember the birth of jazz B To protect cultural diversity C To encour

8、age people to study music D To recognize the value of jazz 29 What does the underlined word “that” in paragraph 3 refer to?A jazz becoming more accessible B The production of jazz growing faster C jazz being less popular with the young D The jazz audience becoming larger 30 What can we infer about M

9、orans opinion on jazz?A It will disappear gradually B It remains black and white C It should keep up with the times D It changes every 50 years 31 Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A Exploring the Future of jazz B The Rise and Fall of jazz C The Story of a jazz Musician D Cel

10、ebrating the jazz Day 2 （2017新课标）Minutes after the last movie ended yesterday at the Plaza Theater, employees were busy sweeping up popcorns and gathering coke cups It was a scene that had been repeated many times in the theaters 75-year history This time, however, the cleanup was a little different

11、 As one group of workers carried out the rubbish, another group began removing seats and other theater equipment in preparation for the buildings end The film classic The Last Picture Show was the last movie shown in the old theater Though the movie is 30 years old, most of the 250 seats were filled

12、 with teary-eyed audience wanting to say good-be to the old building Theater owner Ed Bradford said he chose the movie because it seemed appropriate The movie is set in a small town where the only movie theater is preparing to close down Bradford said that large modern theaters in the city made it i

13、mpossible for the Plaza to compete He added that the theaters location(位置) was also a reason “This used to be the center of town,” he said “Now the area is mostly office buildings and warehouses ”Last week some city officials suggested the city might be interested in turning the old theater into a m

14、useum and public meeting place However, these plans were abandoned because of financial problems Bradford sold the building and land to a local development firm, which plans to build a shopping complex on the land where the theater is located The theater audience said good-by as Bradford locked the

15、doors for the last time After 75 years the Plaza Theater has shown its last movie The theater will be missed 24 In what way was yesterdays cleanup at the Plaza special?A It made room for new equipment B It signaled the closedown of the theater C It was done with the help of the audience D It marked

16、the 75th anniversary of the theater 25 Why was The Last Picture Show put on?A It was an all-time classic B It was about the history of the town C The audience requested it D The theater owner found it suitable 26 What will probably happen to the building?A It will be repaired B It will be turned int

17、o a museum C It will be knocked down D It will be sold to the city government 27 What can we infer about the audience?A They are disappointed with Bradford B They are sad to part with the old theater C They are supportive of the city officials D They are eager to have a shopping center 3 （2017北京）Mea

18、sles(麻疹)，which once killed 450 children each year and disabled even more， was nearly wiped out in the United States 14 years ago by the universal use of the MMR vaccine(疫苗) But the disease is making a comeback， caused by a growing anti-vaccine movement and misinformation that is spreading quickly Al

19、ready this year， 115 measles cases have been reported in the USA， compared with 189 for all of last year The numbers might sound small， but they are the leading edge of a dangerous trend When vaccination rates are very high， as they still are in the nation as a whole， everyone is protected This is c

20、alled “herd immunity”， which protects the people who get hurt easily， including those who cant be vaccinated for medical reasons， babies too young to get vaccinated and people on whom the vaccine doesnt work But herd immunity works only when nearly the whole herd joins in When some refuse vaccinatio

21、n and seek a free ride， immunity breaks down and everyone is in even bigger danger Thats exactly what is happening in small neighborhoods around the country from Orange County， California， where 22 measles cases were reported this month， to Brooklyn， N Y ， where a 17-year-old caused an outbreak last

22、 year The resistance to vaccine has continued for decades， and it is driven by a real but very small risk Those who refuse to take that risk selfishly make others suffer Making things worse are state laws that make it too easy to opt out(决定不参加) of what are supposed to be required vaccines for all ch

23、ildren entering kindergarten Seventeen states allow parents to get an exemption（豁免)， sometimes just by signing a paper saying they personally object to a vaccine Now，several states are moving to tighten laws by adding new regulations for opting out But no one does enough to limit exemptions Parents

24、ought to be able to opt out only for limited medical or religious reasons But personal opinions? Not good enough Everyone enjoys the life-saving benefits vaccines provide， but theyll exist only as long as everyone shares in the risks 63 The first two paragraphs suggest that _ A a small number of mea

25、sles cases can start a dangerous trendB the outbreak of measles attracts the public attention C anti-vaccine movement has its medical reasonsD information about measles spreads quickly64 Herd immunity works well when _ A exemptions are allowedB several vaccines are used togetherC the whole neighborh

26、ood is involved in D new regulations are added to the state laws65 What is the main reason for the comeback of measles?A The overuse of vaccine B The lack of medical care C The features of measles itself D The vaccine opt-outs of some people 66 What is the purpose of the passage?A To introduce the i

27、dea of exemption B To discuss methods to cure measles C To stress the importance of vaccination D To appeal for equal rights in medical treatment 4 （2017江苏）Before birth，babies can tell the difference between loudsounds and voices They can even distinguish their mothersvoice from that of a female str

28、anger But when it comes toembryonic learning (胎 教)，birds could rule the roost Asrecently reported in The Auk: Ornithological Advances，somemother birds may teach their young to sing even before theyhatch (孵化) New-born chicks can then imitate their moms callwithin a few days of entering the world This

29、 educational method was first observed in 2012 bySonia Kleindorfer，a biologist at Flinders University in SouthAustralia， and her colleagues Female Australian superb fairy wrens were found to repeat one soundover and over again while hatching their eggs When the eggs were hatched，the baby birds madet

30、he similar chirp to their mothersa sound that served as their regular “feed me!” call To find out if the special quality was more widespread in birds，the researchers sought the red-backed fairy wren，another species of Australian songbird First they collected sound data from 67nests in four sites in

31、Queensland before and after hatching Then they identified begging calls byanalyzing the order and number of notes A computer analysis blindly compared calls produced bymothers and chicks， ranking them by similarity It turns out that baby red-backed fairy wrens also emerge chirping like their moms And themore frequently mothers had called to their eggs，the more similar were the babies begging calls Inaddition，the team set up a separate experiment that suggested that the baby birds that most closelyimitated their moms voice were rewarded with the most food This observation hints