湖南省汝城二中2014届高考英语一轮复习阅读训练 (72)

　　D【2016届河北省名校俱乐部高三第二次调研】

　　With independent school pupils three time more likely to get top trades at A-level than state school pupils, it is not surprising that despite the current economic climate, thousands of parents still tend to send their children to independent schools.

　　Yet it’s purely for academic reasons that parents turn away from state schools. A 2011survey arranged by the Independent Schools Council on why parents send their children to independent schools found that the most common answer was “Better standards of education”. Other reasons included ,”A better start in life ;more chances in life; better chances for future career; better discipline; and smaller pupil-teacher ratios.（师生比）”

　　Single-sex education and boarding are two other factors that attract parents to independent schools ,

　　and the steady increase in the number of boarding each year, as well as the fact that nearly half of independent schools are single-sex, speaks for itself. The facilities provided at independent schools are often superior ,with swimming pools ,tennis courts and so on.

　　Barnaby Lenon , chairman of the Independent Schools Council, says many parents choose to send their children to independent schools because of the various extra-curricular activities .”Sport, music , drama, dance, clubs, societies and community service all provide enjoyment for many children.”explains Lenon ,”We know that independent schools devote a lot of time and resources these activities because they build skills and enthusiasm and help develop personality characteristics such as teamwork ,resilience（适应力） and concentration-all of which can be just as important to a young person’s life as Latin or physics.”

　　67．Which of the following is NOT a factor that attracts students to independent schools?

　　A． They are much cheaper.

　　B．The education quality is better

　　C．They have first-class facilities

　　D． There are many extra-curricular activities

　　68．What is Barnaby Lenon’s attitude towards independent schools?

　　A． Worried

　　B．Critical

　　C． Cold

　　D．Satisfied

　　69．How is the passag A．By giving descriptions B．By following time order

　　C．By analyzing causes D． By predicting consequences

　　70．How is the passage mainly about?

　　A．Why are the state school becoming worse and worse?

　　B．Why send your child to independent schools?

　　C．What is the best teaching method for teenagers?

　　D． What is the most important things for a young person?

　　68【答案】：D 【解析】：根据第六他说的话，可知。他持满意态度。A． Worried 着急的B．Critical批评的

　　C． Cold冷酷的D．Satisfied 满意的

　　【考点定位】：考查说话者的态度题。

　　B【2016届辽宁省五校协作体高三联考】

　　It’s not easy growing up. Growing up can be a real “pain” for some of us. Sometimes we feel trapped, sometimes we feel sad, sometimes we are fearful, and sometimes we just don’t e mainly developed ?understand why we can’t stay young forever. But we should take a look back on all the hardships in life with a positive attitude and learn from them. We must overcome every obstacle one small step at a time. We should realize that all of our growing pains actually turn into growing gains!

　　Throughout our lives we are going to face many challenges and pains, but we should never let these obstacles keep us from following our dreams. We must overcome every obstacle one small step at a time.

　　As a young girl, my parents forced me to do so many things that I didn’t like. They made me learn to play the violin and then the piano. At that time I hated music and I also hated them. But looking back now, I am so glad that my parents encouraged me to take music lessons. Music has enriched(丰富) my life in so many ways. I now realize that my parents and teachers wanted me to have a better life than they did themselves.

　　We are all going to experience growing pains, but they are just part of our life. They might seem so huge at the time, but we must be strong. Think about how we would feel if we had no challenges and lived a life like that. Life would be really boring and meaningless. The future is ours! A little hard work and sweat never hurt anyone! If we realize that these pains are just small bumps(碰撞) on our road to success, we will realize that our growing pains are actually growing gains!

　　【文章大意】本文是一篇议论文。文章论述了青少年成长过程中遇到的烦恼，如果我们能正确对待成长的烦恼，那么成长的烦恼就会成为成长的收获。

　　40. The underlined word “obstacles” (in Paragraph 2) roughly means things that ______.

　　A. are related to your studies

　　B. you easily achieve

　　C. make you happy

　　D. make it difficult for you to do something

　　41. How does the author now feel when remembering what her parents did for her in the past?

　　A. She is fearful

　　B. She is grateful

　　C. She feels trapped

　　D. She feels hateful

　　42. We can know from the last paragraph that _____________.

　　A. life without challenges is dull

　　B. life needs no pains but sunshine and happiness

　　C. we should give up faced with challenges as the future is ours

　　D. we shouldn’t easily pay a little hard work in growing up

　　【答案】A

　　【解析】根据文章中的Think about how we would feel if we had no challenges and lived a life like that. Life would be really boring and meaningless.可知A正确。

　　【考点定位】考查判断推理

　　43. The purpose of the passage is to tell readers____________.

　　A. life is full of hardships

　　B. growing pains can turn into growing gains in a positive way

　　C. everyone is painful in growing up

　　D. everyone should do what they don’t like when young

　　C【2016届浙江省杭州市萧山区五校期中联考】

　　One of the main challenges facing many countries is how to maintain their identity in the face of globalization and the growing multi-language trend. “One of the main reasons for economic failure in many African countries is the fact that, with a few important exceptions, mother-tongue education is not practiced in any of the independent African states.” said Neville Alexander, Director of the Project for the Study of Alternative Education in South Africa at the University of Cape Town.

　　In response to the spread of English and the increased multi-language trends arising from immigration, many countries have introduced language laws in the last decade. In some, the use of languages other than the national language is banned in public spaces such as advertising posters. One of the first such legal provisions was the 1994 “Toubon law” in France, and the idea has been copied in many countries since then. Such efforts to govern language use are often considered as futile by language experts, who are well aware of the difficulty in controlling fashions in speech and know from research that language switching among bilinguals is a natural process.

　　It is especially difficult for native speakers of English to understand the desire to maintain the “purity” of a language by law. Since the time of Shakespeare, English has continually absorbed foreign words into its own language. English is one of the most mixed and rapidly changing languages in the world, but that has not been a barrier to acquiring superiority and power. Another reason for the failure of many native English speakers to understand the role of the state regulation is that it has never been the Anglo-Saxon way of doing things. English has never had a state-controlled authority for the language, similar, for example, to the Academic Francaise in France.

　　The need to protect national languages is, for most western Europeans, a recent phenomenon- especially the need to ensure that English does not unnecessarily take over too many fields. Public communication, education and new ways of communication promoted by technology, may be key fields to defend.

　　50. Neville Alexander believes that?__________.

　　A. mother-tongue education is not practiced in all African countries

　　B.globalization has resulted in the economic failure of Africa

　　C. globalization has led to?the rise of multi-language trend

　　D. lack of mother-tongue education can lead to economic failure

　　51. The underlined word “futile” (in paragraph 2)?most probably means “ ___________” .

　　A.workable

　　B. practical

　　C. useless

　　D. unnecessary

　　52. Why do many English-speaking countries not support the language protection efforts described in the passage

　　A. They have a long history of taking words from other languages.

　　B. They want their language to spread to other countries.

　　C. They think language protection laws are ineffective.

　　D. It reduces a language’s ability to acquire international importance.

　　53. What can we infer from the last paragraph

　　A. English has taken over fields like public communication and education.

　　 B.?Many aspects of national culture are threatened by the spread of English.

　　C. Most language experts believe it is important to promote a national language.

　　D. Europeans have long realized the need to protect a national language.

　　54.The best title for the passage is__________.

　　A. Fighting against the rule of English

　　B. Protecting local languages and identities

　　C. Globalization and multi-language trend

　　D. To maintain the purity of language by law

　　解读：随着全球化的加快，非洲一些国家的本地语言正在受到很大的冲击。文章分析了英语泛滥的原因及带来的影响。

　　D 细节理解题。 由第一段第二句Neville Alexander的话可知，除了几个国家之外，非洲其他大部分国家并不在国内实行母语教育。而这些国家母语教育的缺失正是导致许多非洲国家经济失败的一个重要原因，