话题四 政治经济文化冲刺高考英语阅读理解热点话题专练解析版Word文档格式.docx

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Doesthebridgegetentirelypaintedeveryyear?

No，anditdoesn’tneedtobeIt’struethatthetopcoathasbeenfullyrepaintedovertimewithnewandenvironmentally-improvedInternationalOrangetopcoats.

Whoperformsbridgerescues?

McVeighandhisfellowironworkers，theso—called“CowboysoftheSky”，havethatresponsibility.McVeighhaslostcountofhowmanytroubledsoulshe’sbeencalledtorescueoverthepast17years.

InSeptemberin2018，thebridgestartedconstructingasuicide（自杀）preventionsystem，alsoknownasthesafetynet，tokeeppeoplefromjumpingofftheGoldenGateBridge.It’sexpectedtobecompletedin2021.

1.What’sthetruecoloroftheGoldenGateBridge?

A.Red. 

B.Redlead.

C.Blackandyellow. 

D.InternationalOrange.

2.WhocanprobablybecalledaheroontheGoldenGateBridge?

A.McVeigh. 

B.JarrodBauer.

C.Russell. 

D.Paolo.

3.WhatcanweknowabouttheGoldenGateBridge?

A.Itissafernowbecauseofthesafetynet.

B.Itgotitsnamebecauseofitscolor1.

C.Ittookmuchtimeandmoneytobebuilt.

D.Itneedstoberepaintedonceayear.

【答案解析】

1.D 

2.A 

3.C

这是一篇说明文。

文章介绍了美国金门大桥的情况，并通过美国有线电视新闻网旅游节目组的实地调查和采访相关人员，和读者分享了一些关于金门大桥的秘密。

【1题详解】

细节理解题。

根据第四段中的“Theyendedupmixingpainttocreatethecolor1InternationalOrange，whichissimilartothecolor1ofredlead”可知，金门大桥最后被漆成国际橙色，类似于redlead（铅丹）。

故选D项。

【2题详解】

推理判断题。

根据倒数第二段内容可知，McVeigh和他的搭档们一直为大桥上的安全负责，在过去的17年里McVeigh也记不清挽救了多少失意想跳桥的人。

因此他最有可能被称为英雄人物。

故选A项。

【3题详解】

根据第一段中的sinceitfirstopenedafterfouryearsofconstrctionin1937atacostof$27million可知，金门大桥历时四年建成，耗资2700万美元。

由此可推知，金门大桥花费了很多时间和金钱才建成。

故选C项。

No.2

（2020.河北省衡水市第二中学高三二模）Thegreatrecessionmaybeover,butthiseraofhighjoblessnessisprobablybeginning.Beforeitends,itwilllikelychangethelifecourseandcharacterofagenerationofyoungadults.Andeventually,itislikelytoreshapeourpolitics,ourculture,andthecharacterofoursocietyforyears.

Noonetriesharderthanthejoblesstofindsilverliningsinthisnationaleconomicdisaster.Manysaidthatunemployment,whileextremelypainful,hadimprovedtheminsomeways:

theyhadbecomelessmaterialisticandmorefinanciallyprudent（节俭的）;

theyweremoreawareofthestrugglesofothers.Inlimitedrespects,perhapstherecessionwillleavesocietybetteroff.Attheveryleast,ithasawokenusfromournationalfeverdreamofeasyrichesandbiggerhouses,andputanecessaryendtoaneraofreckless（鲁莽的）personalspending.

Butforthemostpart,thesebenefitsseemthin,uncertain,andfaroff.InTheMoralConsequencesofEconomicGrowth,theeconomichistorianBenjaminFriedmanarguesthatbothinsideandoutsidetheU.S.,lengthyperiodsofeconomicstagnationordeclinehavealmostalwaysleftsocietymoremean-spiritedandlessinclusive,andhaveusuallystoppedorreversedtheadvanceofrightsandfreedoms.Anti-immigrantsentimenttypicallyincreases,asdoesconflictbetweenracesandclasses.

Incomeinequalityusuallyfallsduringarecession,butithasnotshrunkinthisone.Indeed,thisperiodofeconomicweaknessmayreinforceclassdivides,anddecreaseopportunitiestocrossthem-especiallyforyoungpeople.TheresearchofTillVonWachter,theeconomicatColumbiaUniversity,suggeststhatnotallpeoplegraduatingintoarecessionseetheirlifechancesdimmed:

thosewithdegreesfromelite（精英）universitiescatchupfairlyquicklytowheretheyotherwisewouldhavebeeniftheyhadgraduatedinbettertimes;

itisthemassesbeneaththemthatareleftbehind.

IntheInternetage,itisparticularlyeasytoseetheresentmentthathasalwaysbeenhiddenwithinAmericansociety.Moredifficult,inthemoment,isdiscerningpreciselyhowtheseleantimesareaffectingsociety'

scharacter.Inmanyrespects,theU.S.wasmoresociallytolerantenteringthisrecessionthanatanytimeinitshistory,andavarietyofnationalpollsonsocialconflictsincethenhaveshownmixedresults.Wewillhavetowaitandseeexactlyhowthesehardtimeswillreshapeoursocialfabric（组织）.Buttheycertainlywillreshapeit,andallthemoresothelongertheyextend.

1.Bysaying"

tofindsilverlinings"

（Para.2）theauthorsuggeststhatthejoblesstryto_____.

A.seekhelpfromthegovernment

B.explorereasonsfortheunemployment

C.makeprofitsfromthetroubledeconomy

D.lookonthebrightsideoftherecession

2.BenjaminFriedmanbelievesthateconomicrecessionsmay_

A.imposeaheavyburdenonimmigrants

B.bringoutmoreevilsofhumannature

C.promotetheadvanceofrightsandfreedoms

D.easeconflictsbetweenracesandclasses

3.TheresearchofTillVonWachtersuggeststhatintherecessiongraduatesfromeliteuniversitiestendto____

A.lagbehindtheothersduetodecreasedopportunities

B.catchupquicklywithexperiencedemployees

C.seetheirlifechancesasdimmedastheothers

D.recovermorequicklythantheothers

4.Theauthorthinksthattheinfluenceofhardtimesonsocietyis____

A.certain 

B.positive

C.unimportant 

D.destructive

2.B 

3.D 

4.A

大萧条也许结束了，但高失业率可能正在抬头。

短文介绍了高失业率对美国大影响。

【11题详解】

根据第二段中Manysaidthatunemployment,whileextremelypainful,hadimprovedtheminsomeways可知许多人说，虽然痛苦，失业也能提升自己。

冒号后面具体说他们从观念上，生活方式上发生了改变，由此可推知，作者在第二段中通过说“寻找一线希望”，是想建议失业者试着看到经济衰退的光明面。

故选D。

根据第三段中InTheMoralConsequencesofEconomicGrowth,theeconomichistorianBenjaminFriedmanarguesthatbothinsideandoutsidetheU.S.,lengthyperiodsofeconomicstagnationordeclinehavealmostalwaysleftsocietymoremean-spiritedandlessinclusive,andhaveusuallystoppedorreversedtheadvanceofrightsandfreedoms.Anti-immigrantsentimenttypicallyincreases,asdoesconflictbetweenracesandclasses.可知经济史学家本杰明-弗里德曼在《经济增长的道德后果》一书中认为，他认为不管美国还是其它国家，长期的经济停滞或衰退几乎总是让社会变得更加刻薄，包容性降低，经常使得人权和自由的停滞不前或者倒退。

移民情绪尤其高涨，种族矛盾，阶层矛盾也高涨。

由此可推知，BenjaminFriedman认为，经济衰退可能会带来更多人性的邪恶。

故选B。

根据倒数第二段中TheresearchofTillVonWachter,theeconomicatColumbiaUniversity,suggeststhatnotallpeoplegraduatingintoarecessionseetheirlifechancesdimmed:

thosewithdegreesfromeliteuniversitiescatchupfairlyquicklytowheretheyotherwisewouldhavebeeniftheyhadgraduatedinbettertimes;

itisthemassesbeneaththemthatareleftbehind.可知哥伦比亚大学的经济学家TillVonWachter的研究表明，不是所有人都毕业就进入萧条，就看到自己的人生机会渺茫。

从精英大学毕业的人会快速赶上他本该拥有的职位。

落后的人不是别人，正是他们底下的普通大众。

由此可知，TillVonWachter的研究表明，在经济衰退中，精英大学的毕业生往往比其他大学的毕业生恢复得更快。

【4题详解】

根据最后一段中Wewillhavetowaitandseeexactlyhowthesehardtimeswillreshapeoursocialfabric.Buttheycertainlywillreshapeit,andallthemoresothelongertheyextend.可知我们还得等等看，这些困难时如何重塑我们的社会结构的，但是，这些困难肯定会重塑美国，而且时间越长影响越大。

由此可推知，作者认为困难时期对社会的影响是肯定的。

故选A。

No.3

（2020.贵州省六盘水市高三适应性考试）Probablynoothermusicalinstrumentisaspopularastheguitar.Musiciansusetheguitarforalmosteverykindofmusic.Countryandwesternmusicwouldnotbethesamewithoutaguitar.ThetraditionalSpanishfolkmusiccalledFlamencocouldnotexistwithoutaguitar.ThesoundofAmericanbluesmusicwouldnotbethesamewithoutthesadcryoftheguitar.AndrockandrollmusicwouldalmostbeimpossibleWithoutthisinstrument.

SomemusicexpertssayaninstrumentverymuchlikeaguitarwasplayedinEgyptmorethanonethousandyearsago.SomeotherexpertssaythattheancestorofthemodernguitarwasbroughttoSpainfromPersiasometimeinthetwelfthcentury.TheguitarcontinuedtodevelopinSpain.Inthe1700s,itbecamesimilartotheinstrumentweknowtoday.

Manyfamousmusiciansplayedtheinstrument.ThefamousItalianviolinistNiccoloPaganinniplayedandwrotemusicfortheguitarintheearly1800s.FranzSchubertusedtheguitartowritesomeofhisfamousworks.OnekindofmusicfortheguitardevelopedinthesouthernareaofSpaincalledAdalusia.ItwillalwaysbestronglylinkedwiththeSpanishguitar.ItiscalledFlamenco.

Inthe1930s,LesPaulbeganexperimentingwithwaystomakeanelectricguitar.Heinventedthesolidbodyelectricguitarin1946.Theguitarhasalwaysbeenimportanttobluesmusic.Withtheelectricguitar,LesPaulhelpedmakemodernbluesmusicpossible.Therehavebeenmanygreatbluesguitarists.Yet,musicexpertssayallbluesguitarplayersaremeasuredagainstonemanandhisfamousguitar.ThatmanisB.B.King.EverybluesfanknowsthatyearsagoB.B.KingnamedhisguitarLucille.HereB.B.KingplaysLucilleonhisfamousrecordingof“TheThrillIsGone”.Lucille,B.B.King'

slarge,beautifulblackguitar,isimportanttoAm