2017届高考英语二轮专题总复习 阅读能力培养精品系列（一）

　　2017届高考英语二轮专题总复习阅读能力培养精品系列（一）

　　Ⅰ. 阅读理解

　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

　　A

　　The United States is mainly an English-speaking country. The great number of population(人口) speaks English as their native language. Business, education and most publish aspects(方面) of

　　life are conducted in English. Across the country, people pronounce English sounds in several

　　different ways and some regional(地区) differences in word spelling exist, but for the most part,

　　Americans speak one common language. This language is sometimes called American English.

　　However, not everyone in the US is a native speaker of English. Most of the persons coming into the country are speakers of other languages. There are hundreds of communities around the US where English is not the most commonly used language. Chinese, Italian, German, American, Greek, Vietnamese and French are all spoken in a great number of communities in the United States. Spanish is the second most commonly spoken language after English in the US. It is widely spoken in New York and across the southern part of the country.

　　For speakers of other languages, learning English is important, but traditionally(传统上),

　　teaching people to speak English as a second language was given little attention. Non-English

　　speakers were expected to 損ick up?the language through getting in toucalh with people in public. Recently, this has changed. Today, most large public schools and community colleges have ESL,

　　English as a Second Language. American English teachers feel that English students should learn the language the way they will be using it. Therefore, ESL programs teach different English lessons to different students.

　　Some programs teach students to communicate in English in public.

　　1. What language or languages do people in the United States speak?

　　A. English.

　　B. American English.

　　C. English and Spanish.

　　D. English and lots of other languages.

　　2. ESL stands for_______.

　　A. English as a Special Language

　　B. English as a Spoken Language

　　C. English and Spanish Languages

　　D. English as a Second Language

　　3. Where is Spanish spoken in the United States?

　　A. In most part of New York and the southern states.

　　B. In New York and all the southern states.

　　C. In New York and across the southern part of the country.

　　D. In New York and many southern states.

　　4. 揘on-English speakers were expected to 憄ick up? the language through getting in touch with people in public.?Here 損ick up?means 揰______?

　　econd LaA. master (without difficulty)

　　B. do one’s best to study

　　C. learn (without taking lessons)

　　D. know only a little about

　　5. “American English teachers feel that English students should learn the language the way they will be using it.” Here “English students” means “_______”.

　　A. the students who are English

　　B. the students who know nothing about English

　　C. the students who wish to learn English

　　D. the students who come to the US from some other countries

　　B

　　If English means endless new words, difficult grammar and sometimes strange pronunciation, you are wrong. Haven’t you noticed that you have become smarter since you started to learn a language?

　　According to a new study by a British university, learning a second language can lead to an increase in your brain power. Researchers found that learning other languages changes grey matter. This is the area of the brain which processes information. It is similar to the way that exercise builds muscles.

　　The study also found the effect is greater, the younger people learn a second language.

　　A team led by Dr Andrea Mechelli, from University College London, took a group of Britons who only spoke English. They were compared with a group of “early bilinguals” who had learnt a second language before the age of five, as well as a number of later learners.

　　Scans showed that grey matter density(密度) in the brain was greater in bilinguals than in people without a second language. But the longer a person waited before mastering a new language, the smaller the difference.

　　“Our findings suggest that the structure of the brain is changed by the experience of learning a second language,” said the scientists.

　　It means that the change itself increases the ability to learn.

　　Professor Dylan Vaughan Jones of the University of Wales, has researched the link between bilingualism and maths skills. 揌aving two languages gives you two windows on the world and makes the brain more flexible(t灵活的),”he said. “You are actually going beyond language and have a better understanding of different ideas.”

　　The findings were matched in a study of native Italian speakers who had learned English as a second language between the ages of 2 and 34.Reading, writing, and comprehension were all tested. The results showed that the younger they started to learn, the better. “Studying a language means you get an entrance to another world,” explained the scientists.

　　6. The main subject talked about in this passage is_______ .

　　A. science on learning a second language

　　B. man’s ability of learning a second language

　　C. language can help brain power

　　D. language learning and maths study

　　7. In the second paragraph, the writer mentions “exercise” in order to_______.

　　A. say language is also a kind of physical labor

　　B. prove that one needs more practice when he (she) is learning a language

　　C. show the importance of using the language when you learn the language

　　D. make people believe language learning helps grey matter work well

　　8. The underlined word “bilingual” probably means_______.

　　A. a researcher on language learning

　　B. a second language learner

　　C. a person who can speak two languages

　　D. an active language learner

　　9. We may know from the scientific findings that_______ .

　　A. the earlier you start to learn a second language the higher the grey matter density is

　　B. there is no difference between a later second language learner and one who doesn’t know a second language

　　C. the experience of learning a second language has bad effect on people’s brain

　　D. the ability of learning a second language is changing all the time

　　10. In the last two paragraphs, the author wants to tell us that.

　　A. learning a second language is the same as studying maths

　　B. early learning of a second language helps you a great deal in study other subjects

　　C. Italian is the best choice for you as a second language

　　D. you’d better choose the ages between 2 and 34 to learn a second language

　　Ⅱ. 信息匹配

　　请阅读下列相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。选项中有一项是多余选项。

　　请阅读下列对幸福的表述：

　　A. Happiness lies in persistent pursuit.

　　B. Happiness is in your own hand.

　　C. Self-knowledge is positively related to happiness.

　　D. Happiness is based on comparison.

　　E. There does not exist a guide to happiness.

　　F. Happiness is all about doing what you want to.

　　以下是5个人对幸福的看法，请把个人的看法与上面对幸福的表述匹配起来。

　　1. Heather Mccoy

　　Entering a bookstore, one cannot help but notice entire shelves devoted to books boating knowledge of the true path to happiness.

　　Whether this wave of commercials and books can actually make people happier is the question. Happiness cannot be found by sticking to a narrow set of steps or rules. Finding happiness is not as simple as following a howtodo handbook. Its something that every person must find in his or her own way.

　　2. Gary Russell

　　Does happiness grow proportionally with wealth? Hardly.

　　Experiences teaches us material satisfaction comes only when one finds himself wealthier than those around him; and in a similar manner, one feels of being lowered when facing a billionaire, while a worker with a monthly salary of several hundred dollars becomes the envy of the villagers in remote mountainous regions.

　　3. David Niven

　　True happiness is not a result from human action. Results are temporary while happiness is everywhere and can neither be created nor destroyed. With true happiness there is no place for disappointments! True happiness may mean pain and restraint in the beginning but will lead to everlasting joy and freedom. To achieve true happiness, we should separate and remove the negatives. True happiness is realized by understanding one’s own self.

　　4. Joshua Party

　　Happiness is a state of mind. You can be happy in almost any situation. Likewise, you can be unhappy in an equal number of situations. In the end, it’s your decision.

　　If one can control one’s unhappiness, then one must be able to control one’s happiness. As far as I know, the human genome project has not been able to identify a single part of any human chromosome(染色体) which is responsible for happiness.

　　5. Laura Johnson

　　So what makes me a happy person? Studying to be a journalist because I loved to write, not because it pays a lot of money. Skiing in the winter snow and swimming in the summer sun. Spending time with my close friends from home. Being in a stable family. Reading romance novels and watching movies. Having a boyfriend who knows more about rock and roll history than I do.

　　参考答案

　　Ⅰ. 1. 解析：选D。细节理解题。从第二段第二句“Most of the persons coming into the country are speakers of other languages”可知答案。

　　2. 解析：选D。细节理解题。从第三段第四句“Today, most large public schools and community colleges have ESL,

　　English as a Second Language”可知答案。

　　3. 解析：选C。细节理解题。从第二段最后一句“It is widely spoken in New York and across the southern part of the country”可知答案。

　　4. 解析：选C。词义猜测题。从“through getting in touch with people in public”可以推测出，pick up在这里表示“在实践中学会”的意思。

　　5. 解析：选C。词义猜测题。从“should learn the language the way they will be using it”可以推断出，选C。

　　6. 解析：选C。主旨大意题。作者在本文第一段中就提出了本文的主题,然后下文围绕这一主题进行深入地阐述,即“语言学习可以提高智力”。

　　7. 解析：选D。推理判断题。作者在第二段中把语言学习对大脑的促进作用比作体育锻炼能促进肌肉健全,就是为了说明语言学习对大脑的促进有类似的作用。

　　8. 解析：选C。词义猜测题。根据本词前后的解释“They were compared with a group of ‘early bilinguals’ who had learnt a second language before the age of five, as well as a number of later learners”可知，其意思应指“a person who can speak two languages”。

　　9.A

　　10.B

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