推荐学习高考英语二轮复习 教育类阅读理解选练4.docx

1、推荐学习高考英语二轮复习 教育类阅读理解选练42016湖北枣阳市高考英语二轮教育类阅读理解选练（4）2016高考英语阅读理解教育类 Language changes all the time. The words used by young people in the UK can be very different to those used by adults. These extremely informal words and expressions are known as “slang”. Here are a few examples: Instead of using diff

2、erent tag question like isnt it? Cant you or dont they? People use “innit”.e.g. Its hot here, isnt it?=Its hot here, innit! Instead of saying very, really or completely, they use “well”. e.g. Im well tired. “Whatever” means “I dont care”. e.g. A: But the teacher says we cant leave until weve finishe

3、d. B:Whatever. Im going. Nobody uses slang and not everybody likes it. A school in Sheffield, in the north of England, recently instructed its pupils to stop using slang words. The head teacher says that if young people learn to speak correctly this will help them get a good job. When British people

4、 use slang, its no surprise that some students say they cant understand native speakers. But perhaps learners dont need to worry about communicating with native speakers so much. Research shows that most of the English spoken in the world today is spoken between non-native speakers of the language.

5、In fact, when we think about “International English”, there is no such thing as a native or non-native speaker.How important is it to understand these slang words and expressions? If you watch films or TV, chat online in English, then understanding slang can be very useful. But you probably wont see

6、 much slang in your English exam though. With over seven billion people living on our planet today, its easy to think one persons actions wont make a difference, however, from personal experience, I can say: each of us is capable of making a difference, however small, to someones life.【小题1】Based on

7、the slang mentioned above, what is the meaning of “I think you got me well wrong.”? AI think you really hurt my feelingsBI think you totally misunderstood meCI think you found the completely wrong personDI think you completely brought the wrong thing【小题2】Which of the following is TRUE according to t

8、he passage? AIt is essential to learn all the British slangBNative English speakers cannot understand each other wellCEnglish is used more between non-native speakers currentlyDYoung people in Britain often use the same slang words as their parents【小题3】In the authors opinion, why shouldnt English le

9、arners be concerned about slangs? ABritish slangs can hardly come across to English learnersBEnglish learners wont speak with the native speakersCEnglish learners can make a difference in the worldDThere are more people who dont use native slang to communicate【小题4】The author may agree to the opinion

10、 that _. Aindividuals can play a part in others lifeBslang learning is an important part of language learningCone may express his doubt and disbelief by saying “Whatever”DEnglish learners may feel difficult to communicate without slang 2016高考英语阅读理解教育类Boys schools are the perfect place to teach young

11、 men to express their emotions and involve them in activities such as art, dance and music Far from the traditional image of a culture of aggressive masculinity(男子气概)，the absence of girls gives boys the chance to develop without pressure to be consistent to a stereotype(传统观念),a US study says Boys at

12、 single-sex schools were said to be more likely to get involved in cultural and artistic activities that helped develop their abilities to express their emotions,rather than feeling they had to obey the “boy code” of hiding their emotions to be a “real man”. The findings of the study are against the

13、 received wisdom that boys do better when taught alongside girls Tony Little，headmaster of Eton，warned that boys were being ignored by the British education system because it had become too focused on girlsHe criticized teachers for failing to recognize that boys are actually more emotional than gir

14、ls The research argued that boys often perform badly in mixed schools because they become discouraged when their female peers do better earlier in speaking and reading skills But in single-sex schools teachers can adjust lessons to boys learning style，letting them move around the classroom and getti

15、ng them to compete in teams to prevent boredom, wrote the studys author, Abigail James of the University of Virginia Teachers could encourage boys to enjoy reading and writing with “boy-focused” approaches such as themes and characters that appeal to themBecause boys generally have sharper vision，le

16、arn best through touch, and are physically more active, they need to be given “hands-on” lessons where they are allowed to walk around.” Boys in mixed schools view classical music as feminine(女性的)and prefer the modern type in which violence and sexism are major themes.” James wrote. Single-sex educa

17、tion also made it less likely that boys would feel they had to give in to a stereotype that men should be “masterful and in charge” in relationships.“In mixed schools boys feel pressed to act like men before they understand themselves well enough to know what that means.” the study reported.【小题1】The

18、 author believes that a single-sex school would Aforce boys to hide their emotions to be “real men”Bhelp to form masculine aggressiveness in boysCencourage boys to express their emotions more freelyDnaturally place emphasis on the traditional image of a man to boys【小题2】It is commonly believed that i

19、n a mixed school boys Aperform relatively betterBgrow up more healthilyCbehave more responsiblyDreceive a better education【小题3】What does Tony Little say about the British education system? AIt fails more boys than girls academicallyBIt focuses more on mixed school educationCIt fails to give boys the

20、 attention they needDIt places more pressure on boys than on girls【小题4】According to Abigail James，one of the advantages of single-sex schools is Ateaching can be designed to promote boys team spiritBboys can focus on their lessons without being absent-mindedCboys can choose to learn whatever they ar

21、e interested inDteaching can be adapted to suit the characteristics of boys 阅读理解-C Farm-raised pigs are dirty, smelly animals that get no respect. Theyre also an environmental hazard. Their manure(粪便)contains phosphorus(磷)，which, when it rains, runs off into lakes and rivers, consuming oxygen, killi

22、ng fish, stimulating algae(藻类)overgrowth and emitting greenhouse gases. Doing away with the pig is not an option. Pigs provide more dietary protein, more cheaply, to more people than any other animal. Northern Europe still maintains the highest pig-to-human ratio(比率)in the world (2-1 in Denmark), bu

23、t East Asia is catching up. During the 1990s, pork production doubled in Vietnam and grew by 70 percent in Chinaalong densely populated coastlines, pig density exceeds 100 animals per square kilometer. The resulting pollution is “threatening fragile coastal marine habitats including mangroves(红树林)，c

24、oral reefs and sea grasses ,”according to a report released in February by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.As it turns out, there is a solution to the pig problem, but it requires a change of mind-set among environmentalists and the public. Two Canadian scientists have cr

25、eated a pig whose manure doesnt contain very much phosphorus at all. If this variety of pig were adopted widely, It could greatly reduce a major source of pollution. But the Enviropig, as they call it, is the product of genetic modificationwhich is anathema(忌讳) to many Westerners. The Enviropig is o

26、ne of many new technologies that are putting environmentalists and organic-food supporters in a quandary: should they remain categorically(无条件) opposed to genetically modified (GM)foods even at the expense of the environment? Elsewhere, trees grown for paper could be made amenable to much more effic

27、ient processing, reducing both energy usage and toxic chemical bleach(漂白剂) in waste water from paper mills. The most significant GM applications will be ones that help lessen the problem of agriculture , which accounts for 38percent of the worlds landmass and is crowding out natural ecosystems and s

28、pecies habitats.Chances are, farmers will continue to grow their polluting organic pork, their allergenic(引起过敏的)organic soy and their neurotoxin(神经毒素) sprayed organic apples. Worse still, they will make sure that no one else gets a choice in the matter of improving the conditions of life on earthunl

29、ess, that is, others rise up and demand an alternative.11.Which of the following statements is TRUE?A. Pigs bring more destruction than benefit to human beings.B. No other countries have the higher percentage of pig-to-human than East Asia.C. The pork production has increased to 70 in China.D. The p

30、ollution brought by pigs is a killer to the creature of the sea.12. The reason accounting for the hesitation to accept the idea of the Enviropig is_.A. the poor technology B. the high costC. the moral concept D. the doubt from the public13. What does the underlined word “quandary” mean?A. an agreeme

31、nt B. a negotiationC. a dilemma D. an adventure14. The negative influence brought by the traditional agriculture is_-.A. more living space occupation B. more crop improvementC. more food production D. more chemical application15. What is the best title of the passage?A. How to Raise Pigs B. Whether

32、to choose the GM FoodsC. Whats GM Foods D. The Pollution Brought by Pigs【参考答案】1115、DCCAB 阅读理解-D Whether it is “women and children first” or “every man for himself” in a shipwreck(船只失事) may depend on how long it takes the ship to sink, researchers said recently. When the Lusitania was torpedoed（用鱼雷攻击） by a German ship in 1915, it sank in 18 minutes a