2016届高考英语二轮专题总复习精选综合能力专练：阅读理解12

　　2016届高考英语二轮专题总复习精选综合能力专练：阅读理解12I am a writer. I spend a great deal of my time thinking about the power of language — the way it can evoke (唤起)an emotion, a visual image, a complex idea, or a simple truth.Language_is_the_tool_of_my_trade. And I use them all — all the Englishes I grew up with.

　　Born into a Chinese family that had recently arrived in California, I’ ve been giving more thought to the kind of English my mother speaks. Like others, I have described it to people as “broken” English. But I feel embarrassed to say that. It has always bothered me that I can think of no way to describe it other than “broken” , as if it were damaged and needed to be fixed, as if it lacked a certain wholeness. I’ve heard other terms used, “limited English” , for example. But they seem just as bad, as if everything is limited, including people’ s perceptions (认识) of the limited English speaker.

　　I know this for a fact, because when I was growing up，my mother’ s “limited” English limited my perception of her. I was ashamed of her English. I believed that her English reflected the quality of what she had to say. That is, because she expressed them imperfectly her thoughts were imperfect. And I had plenty of evidence to support me: the fact that people in department stores, at banks, and at restaurants did not take her seriously, did not give her good service, pretended not to understand her, or even acted as if they did not hear her.

　　I started writing fiction in 1985. And for reasons I won’t get into today, I began to write stories using all the Englishes I grew up with: the English she used with me, which for lack of a better term might be described as “broken”； and what I imagine to be her translation of her Chinese, her internal (内在的) language, and for that I sought to preserve the essence，but neither an English nor a Chinese structure. I wanted to catch what language ability tests can never show: her intention, her feelings, the rhythms of her speech and the nature of her thoughts.

　　[语篇解读]　本文主要记叙了作者在不同时期对母亲所使用的语言的不同看法。

　　1．By saying “Language is the tool of my trade”， the author means that________.

　　A. she uses English in foreign trade

　　B. she is fascinated by languages

　　C. she works as a translator

　　D. she is a writer by profession

　　[解析]　推理判断题。此句中the tool of my trade中的trade指的是职业。由本文第一句可知“我”是一名作家；此句又说语言是“我”的职业工具，故此句指的自然是“我”的职业为作家。

　　[答案]　D

　　2．The author used to think of her mother’ s English as ________.

　　A. impoliteB. amusing

　　C. imperfect

　　D. practical

　　[解析]　推理判断题。由文中倒数第二段中“...because she expressed them imperfectly，her thoughts were imperfect”一句可知选C，作者一度以为自己妈妈所说的英语是不完美的。

　　[答案]　C

　　3．Which of the following is TRUE according to Paragraph 3?

　　A. Americans do not understand broken English.

　　B. The author’ s mother was not respected sometimes.

　　C. The author’ s mother had positive influence on her.

　　D. Broken English always reflects imperfect thoughts.

　　[解析]　细节理解题。由文章倒数第二段最后一句话可知选B。此题易误选D。其实，此句只是“我”小时候对妈妈的一种误解，由最后一段可知这种误解已经消除了，因此D项的说法是不对的。

　　[答案]　B

　　4．The author gradually realizes her mother’s English is________.

　　A. well structured

　　B. in the old style

　　C. easy to translate

　　D. rich in meaning

　　[解析]　推理判断题。由最后一段可知，我写小说时开始运用她与我说话时所用的英语。我尽力地保留她语言的精髓，但未运用她所使用的英语或汉语的结构。我想领悟语言能力测试中所不能反映但我妈妈语言中所包含的意思。故选D。

　　[答案]　D

　　5．What is the passage mainly about?

　　A. The change of the author’ s attitude to her mother’ s English.

　　B. The limitation of the author’ s perception of her mother.

　　C. The author’s misunderstanding of “limited” English.

　　D. The author’ s experiences of using broken English.

　　[解析]　主旨大意题。本文以时间为线索，讲述了作者对妈妈所使用的语言的不同态度，故选A。

　　[答案]　A

　　Tom was one of the brightest boys in the year, with supportive parents. But when he was 15 he suddenly stopped trying. He left school at 16 with only two scores for secondary school subjects. One of the reasons that made it cool for him not to care was the power of his peer(同龄人) group.

　　The lack of right male (男性的) role models in many of their lives — at home and particularly in the school environment (环境) — means that their peers are the only people they have to judge themselves against.

　　They don’t see men succeeding in society so it doesn’t occur to them that they could make something of themselves.Without male teachers as a role model, the effect of peer actions and street culture(文化) is allpowerful. Boys want to be part of a club. However, schools can provide the environment for change, and provide the right role models for them. Teachers need to be trained to stop that but not in front of a child’s peers. You have to do it one to one，because that is when you see the real child.

　　It’s pointless sending a child home if he or she has done wrong. They see it as a welcome day off to watch television or play computer games. Instead, schools should have a special unit where a child who has done wrong goes for the day and gets advice about his problemssomewhere he can work away from his peers and go home after the other children.

　　6. Why did Tom give up studying?

　　A. He disliked his teachers.

　　B. His parents no longer supported him.

　　C. It’s cool for boys of his age not to care about studies.

　　D. There were too many subjects in his secondary school.

　　[解析]　细节理解题。由第一段最后一句话“One of the reasons that made it cool for him not to care was the power of his peer group.”可知受同龄人的影响，年轻人把不在乎学习看成是很酷的一件事情。

　　[答案]　C

　　7. What seems to have a bad effect on students like Tom?

　　A. Peer groups.

　　B. A special unit.

　　C. The student judges.

　　D. The home environment.

　　[解析]　推理判断题。由第一段最后一句话和第二段内容“their peers are the only people they have to judge themselves against...”可推论出对于学生来说对他们产生很大影响的就是他们的同龄人。

　　[答案]　A

　　8. What should schools do to help the problem schoolboys?

　　A. Wait for their change patiently.

　　B. Train leaders of their peer groups.

　　C. Stop the development of street culture.

　　D. Give them lessons in a separate area.

　　[解析]　推理判断题。由最后一段“Instead，schools should have a special unit where a child who has done wrong goes for the day and gets advice about his problems—somewhere he can work away from his peers and go home after the other children.”可推论出学校应该为这样的学生设立独立的空间单元，来有针对性的采取措施解决他们的问题。

　　[答案]　D

　　9. A teacher’s work is most effective with a schoolboy when he________.

　　A. is with the boy alone

　　B. teaches the boy a lesson

　　C. sends the boy home as punishment

　　D. works together with another teacher

　　[解析]　细节理解题。由第三段最后一句话“You have to do it one to one，because that is when you see the real child.”可知在单独面对和帮助这样的问题学生时，老师会看到他们最真实的一面，这样的方式最有效果。

　　[答案]　A

　　Only three local students won Chinese Blog(博客) Competition. And 15 of the 18 awards went to students from China.

　　170 students’ task: to get a fullydesigned blog up and running, complete with many postings based on a theme of choice — all written in Chinese.

　　Themes ranged from local opinions — such as the usage of Singlish, education and whether Singapore can be a cultural centre — to food blogs.

　　The entries were judged on language proficiency(熟练程度) and the quality of writing, as well as the design and level of exchanging ideas with readers.

　　Academics from the National University of Singapore and the SIM University, IT experts, and a journalist from Chinese newspaper Lianhe Zaobao in Singapore made up the judges.

　　In the end, only three Singaporean students made it to the award list — the rest of the awards were swept up by students from China.

　　“No surprise, ”said Mr. Chow Yaw Long, 37, teacherincharge from Innova Junior College, which organized the event. “Although the topics were local subjects, the foreign students were generally better in terms of the content of the posts and their grasp of the Chinese language.”

　　One of the three local students winning the first prize in the Best Language Award was blogger Christina Gao, 19, from the Saint Andrew’s Junior College, who spared no effort in researching for and writing her blog. Each entry took her between five and seven days to produce, complete with pictures and even podcasts (播客)．

　　Her advice for bloggers is: Be responsible.

　　“Some bloggers out there only seek to blame the authorities and other bloggers，” said Miss Gao. “I think they lack responsibilities and there is no value to their posts.”

　　[语篇解读]　新加坡举行一次国内外学生用汉语写博客的大赛，结果只有3个本土学生得奖，其余的被中国学生包揽。

　　1．The competition was organized by ________.

　　A. the National University of Singapore

　　B. Chinese newspaper Lianhe Zaobao

　　C. Innova Junior College

　　D. the Saint Andrew’ s Junior College

　　[解析]　细节理解题。依据文章第七段中的“teacherincharge from Innova Junior College，which organized the event”可知，这里的which指代Innova Junior College，也就是这次活动的组织者。

　　[答案]　C

　　2．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

　　A. Chinese students won most of the awards.

　　B. Not all the themes were about local subjects

　　C. The blogs could be written in Chinese or Singlish.

　　D. The judges were from universities in Singapore and China.

　　[解析]　正误判断题。依据文章第一段可知，A项正确，这次大赛中国学生获得了绝大多数奖。

　　[答案]　A

　　3．What Miss Gao said suggests that ________.

　　A. she likes to blame the authorities

　　B. she has a sense of responsibility

　　C. she thinks highly of the others’ blogs

　　D. she loves to read valuable posts

　　[解析]　推理判断题。依据文章最后三段可知她很有责任感。

　　[答案]　B

　　4．The passage is mainly about________.

　　A. how Chinese students won the awards in the competition

　　B. why bloggers should take responsibility for their blogs

　　C. how Miss Gao won the first prize in the competition

　　D. what the result of the competition was

　　[解析]　主旨大意题。本文主要介绍新加坡举行一次国内外学生用汉语写博客的大赛，叙述了比赛的结果，所以可以得出答案为D。

　　[答案]　D

　　Five million people visit Grand Canyon in the US every year. For the purpose of helping project Grand Canyon for your fellow visitors and future generations, please follow the guidelines below.

　　Camping

　　To protect the park, camping is allowed only within permitted campgrounds. Permits are required for overnight camping at the North Rim. Advance booking can be received by mail. Please write: Information Center, P. O. Box 129, Grand Canyon, AZ 86023

　　Fires

　　Because of the extreme fire danger, campfires are not allowed except at Mather and Desert View campgrounds. Collection of firewood is not allowed either.

　　Hiking(远足)

　　Please stay on permitted paths.Otherwise you may destroy desert plants. Pack_out_what_you_pack_in,_so you leave no signs of your visit. It is important to keep in mind that you are in a national park where wildlife exists.

　　Weather

　　The weather at Grand Canyon can change very quickly.With so much rock，lightning(闪电) causes a particular danger during sudden summer storms. These storms also frequently bring floods inside valleys，a danger to hikers. Watch the skies and check daily weather reports.

　　Wildlife

　　Do not feed park wildlife. There have been a few cases at Grand Canyon National Park where deer(鹿) were purposely shot because they are plastic bags that left them sick and weak. Hungry deer can be a danger and have kicked and bitten visitors at Grand Canyon. Some other animals will also beg and bite. For your own safety and the wellbeing of the animals，please do not feed wildlife, no matter how gentle they may appear.

　　5. What can you do first if you want to go camping?

　　A. Know the permitted paths.

　　B. Book campgrounds in advance.

　　C. Make sure not to make a fire.

　　D. Stop at Mather and Desert View.

　　[解析]　细节理解题。根据文章第二段“Advance booking can be received by mail”能看出要想出去夏令营首先做的就是book campgrounds in advance.

　　[答案]　B

　　6. What do the underlined words “pack out what you pack in” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

　　A. keep everything out of campgrounds

　　B. take away everything you bring in

　　C. carry all the necessary food

　　D. look after your personal belongings

　　[解析]　推理判断题。根据“you leave no signs of your visit.”来推断带走你所带来的东西，不要留下任何的东西。

　　[答案]　B

　　7. Why were some deer killed on purpose at Grand Canyon?

　　A. They ate wrong things and became very ill.

　　B. They were a danger to other gentle animals.

　　C. They begged food from visitors.

　　D. They kicked and bit visitors.

　　[解析]　细节理解题。根据“purposely shot because they are plastic bags that left them sick and weak”可知它们吃错了东西而变得有病。

　　[答案]　A

　　8. What is the main purpose of the text?

　　A. To provide travel information.

　　B. To report some recent news.

　　C. To teach tourists hiking skills.

　　D. To introduce the wild life.

　　[解析]　主旨大意题。根据第一段“For the purpose of helping project Grand Canyon for your fellow visitors and future generations，please follow the guidelines below.”可知道整篇文章都是为旅游提供信息。

　　[答案]　A