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2016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

Languagechangesallthetime.ThewordsusedbyyoungpeopleintheUKcanbeverydifferenttothoseusedbyadults.Theseextremelyinformalwordsandexpressionsareknownas“slang”.Hereareafewexamples:

·Insteadofusingdifferenttagquestionlikeisn’tit?

Can’tyouordon’tthey?

Peopleuse“innit”.e.g.It’shothere,isn’tit?

="It’s"hothere,innit!

·Insteadofsayingvery,reallyorcompletely,theyuse“well”.e.g.I’mwelltired.·“Whatever”means“Idon’tcare”.e.g.A:

Buttheteachersayswecan’tleaveuntilwe’vefinished.B:

Whatever.I’mgoing.

Nobodyusesslangandnoteverybodylikesit.AschoolinSheffield,inthenorthofEngland,recentlyinstructeditspupilstostopusingslangwords.Theheadteachersaysthatifyoungpeoplelearntospeak‘correctly’thiswillhelpthemgetagoodjob.

WhenBritishpeopleuseslang,it’snosurprisethatsomestudentssaytheycan’tunderstandnativespeakers.Butperhapslearnersdon’tneedtoworryaboutcommunicatingwithnativespeakerssomuch.ResearchshowsthatmostoftheEnglishspokenintheworldtodayisspokenbetweennon-nativespeakersofthelanguage.Infact,whenwethinkabout“InternationalEnglish”,thereisnosuchthingasanativeornon-nativespeaker.

Howimportantisittounderstandtheseslangwordsandexpressions?

IfyouwatchfilmsorTV,chatonlineinEnglish,thenunderstandingslangcanbeveryuseful.Butyouprobablywon’tseemuchslanginyourEnglishexamthough.Withoversevenbillionpeoplelivingonourplanettoday,it’seasytothinkoneperson’sactionswon’tmakeadifference,however,frompersonalexperience,Icansay:

eachofusiscapableofmakingadifference,howeversmall,tosomeone’slife.

【小题1】Basedontheslangmentionedabove,whatisthemeaningof“Ithinkyougotmewellwrong.”?

A．Ithinkyoureallyhurtmyfeelings

B．Ithinkyoutotallymisunderstoodme

C．Ithinkyoufoundthecompletelywrongperson

D．Ithinkyoucompletelybroughtthewrongthing

【小题2】WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A．ItisessentialtolearnalltheBritishslang

B．NativeEnglishspeakerscannotunderstandeachotherwell

C．Englishisusedmorebetweennon-nativespeakerscurrently

D．YoungpeopleinBritainoftenusethesameslangwordsastheirparents

【小题3】Intheauthor’sopinion,whyshouldn’tEnglishlearnersbeconcernedaboutslangs?

A．BritishslangscanhardlycomeacrosstoEnglishlearners

B．Englishlearnerswon’tspeakwiththenativespeakers

C．Englishlearnerscanmakeadifferenceintheworld

D．Therearemorepeoplewhodon’tusenativeslangtocommunicate

【小题4】Theauthormayagreetotheopinionthat_______.

A．individualscanplayapartinothers’life

B．slanglearningisanimportantpartoflanguagelearning

C．onemayexpresshisdoubtanddisbeliefbysaying“Whatever”

D．Englishlearnersmayfeeldifficulttocommunicatewithoutslang

2016高考英语阅读理解——教育类

Boys’schoolsaretheperfectplacetoteachyoungmentoexpresstheiremotionsandinvolvetheminactivitiessuchasart,danceandmusic．

Farfromthetraditionalimageofacultureofaggressivemasculinity（男子气概），theabsenceofgirlsgivesboysthechancetodevelopwithoutpressuretobeconsistenttoastereotype（传统观念）,aUSstudysays．

Boysatsingle-sexschoolsweresaidtobemorelikelytogetinvolvedinculturalandartisticactivitiesthathelpeddeveloptheirabilitiestoexpresstheiremotions,ratherthanfeelingtheyhadtoobeythe“boycode”ofhidingtheiremotionstobea“realman”.

Thefindingsofthestudyareagainstthereceivedwisdomthatboysdobetterwhentaughtalongsidegirls．

TonyLittle，headmasterofEton，warnedthatboyswerebeingignoredbytheBritisheducationsystembecauseithadbecometoofocusedongirls．Hecriticizedteachersforfailingtorecognizethatboysareactuallymoreemotionalthangirls．

Theresearcharguedthatboysoftenperformbadlyinmixedschoolsbecausetheybecomediscouragedwhentheirfemalepeersdobetterearlierinspeakingandreadingskills．

Butinsingle-sexschoolsteacherscanadjustlessonstoboys’learningstyle，lettingthemmovearoundtheclassroomandgettingthemtocompeteinteamstopreventboredom,wrotethestudy’sauthor,AbigailJamesoftheUniversityofVirginia．

Teacherscouldencourageboystoenjoyreadingandwritingwith“boy-focused”approachessuchasthemesandcharactersthatappealtothem．Becauseboysgenerallyhavesharpervision，learnbestthroughtouch,andarephysicallymoreactive,theyneedtobegiven“hands-on”lessonswheretheyareallowedtowalkaround.”Boysinmixedschoolsviewclassicalmusicasfeminine（女性的）andpreferthemoderntypeinwhichviolenceandsexismaremajorthemes.”Jameswrote.

Single-sexeducationalsomadeitlesslikelythatboyswouldfeeltheyhadtogiveintoastereotypethatmenshouldbe“masterfulandincharge”inrelationships.“Inmixedschoolsboysfeelpressedtoactlikemenbeforetheyunderstandthemselveswellenoughtoknowwhatthatmeans.”thestudyreported.

【小题1】Theauthorbelievesthatasingle-sexschoolwould       ．

A．forceboystohidetheiremotionstobe“realmen”

B．helptoformmasculineaggressivenessinboys

C．encourageboystoexpresstheiremotionsmorefreely

D．naturallyplaceemphasisonthetraditionalimageofamantoboys

【小题2】Itiscommonlybelievedthatinamixedschoolboys       ．

A．performrelativelybetter

B．growupmorehealthily

C．behavemoreresponsibly

D．receiveabettereducation

【小题3】WhatdoesTonyLittlesayabouttheBritisheducationsystem?

A．Itfailsmoreboysthangirlsacademically．

B．Itfocusesmoreonmixedschooleducation．

C．Itfailstogiveboystheattentiontheyneed．

D．Itplacesmorepressureonboysthanongirls．

【小题4】AccordingtoAbigailJames，oneoftheadvantagesofsingle-sexschoolsis       ．

A．teachingcanbedesignedtopromoteboys’teamspirit

B．boyscanfocusontheirlessonswithoutbeingabsent-minded

C．boyscanchoosetolearnwhatevertheyareinterestedin

D．teachingcanbeadaptedtosuitthecharacteristicsofboys

阅读理解-------C

Farm-raisedpigsaredirty,smellyanimalsthatgetnorespect.They’realsoanenvironmentalhazard.Theirmanure（粪便）containsphosphorus（磷），which,whenitrains,runsoffintolakesandrivers,consumingoxygen,killingfish,stimulatingalgae（藻类）overgrowthandemittinggreenhousegases.

Doingawaywiththepigisnotanoption.Pigsprovidemoredietaryprotein,morecheaply,tomorepeoplethananyotheranimal.NorthernEuropestillmaintainsthehighestpig-to-humanratio（比率）intheworld（2-1inDenmark）,butEastAsiaiscatchingup.Duringthe1990s,porkproductiondoubledinVietnamandgrewby70percentinChina—alongdenselypopulatedcoastlines,pigdensityexceeds100animalspersquarekilometer.Theresultingpollutionis“threateningfragilecoastalmarinehabitatsincludingmangroves（红树林），coralreefsandseagrasses,”accordingtoareportreleasedinFebruarybytheFoodandAgricultureOrganizationoftheUnitedNations.

Asitturnsout,thereisasolutiontothepigproblem,butitrequiresachangeofmind-setamongenvironmentalistsandthepublic.TwoCanadianscientistshavecreatedapigwhosemanuredoesn’tcontainverymuchphosphorusatall.Ifthisvarietyofpigwereadoptedwidely,Itcouldgreatlyreduceamajorsourceofpollution.ButtheEnviropig,astheycallit,istheproductofgeneticmodification—whichisanathema（忌讳）tomanyWesterners.

TheEnviropigisoneofmanynewtechnologiesthatareputtingenvironmentalistsandorganic-foodsupportersinaquandary:

shouldtheyremaincategorically（无条件）opposedtogeneticallymodified（GM）foodsevenattheexpenseoftheenvironment?

Elsewhere,treesgrownforpapercouldbemadeamenabletomuchmoreefficientprocessing,reducingbothenergyusageandtoxicchemicalbleach（漂白剂）inwastewaterfrompapermills.ThemostsignificantGMapplicationswillbeonesthathelplessentheproblemofagriculture,whichaccountsfor38percentoftheworld’slandmassandiscrowdingoutnaturalecosystemsandspecieshabitats.

Chancesare,farmerswillcontinuetogrowtheirpollutingorganicpork,theirallergenic（引起过敏的）organicsoyandtheirneurotoxin（神经毒素）sprayedorganicapples.Worsestill,theywillmakesurethatnooneelsegetsachoiceinthematterofimprovingtheconditionsoflifeonearth—unless,thatis,othersriseupanddemandanalternative.

11.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.Pigsbringmoredestructionthanbenefittohumanbeings.

B.Noothercountrieshavethehigherpercentageofpig-to-humanthanEastAsia.

C.Theporkproductionhasincreasedto70％inChina.

D.Thepollutionbroughtbypigsisakillertothecreatureofthesea.

12.ThereasonaccountingforthehesitationtoaccepttheideaoftheEnviropigis__________.

A.thepoortechnologyB.thehighcost

C.themoralconceptD.thedoubtfromthepublic

13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“quandary”mean?

A.anagreementB.anegotiation

C.adilemmaD.anadventure

14.Thenegativeinfluencebroughtbythetraditionalagricultureis_________-.

A.morelivingspaceoccupationB.morecropimprovement

C.morefoodproductionD.morechemicalapplication

15.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.HowtoRaisePigsB.WhethertochoosetheGMFoods

C.What’sGMFoodsD.ThePollutionBroughtbyPigs

  【参考答案】11—15、DCCAB

阅读理解-------D

Whetheritis“womenandchildrenfirst”or“everymanforhimself”inashipwreck（船只失事）maydependonhowlongittakestheshiptosink,researcherssaidrecently.

WhentheLusitaniawastorpedoed（用鱼雷攻击）byaGermanshipin1915,itsankin18minutesa