高考英語(yǔ)閱讀理解考前沖刺訓(xùn)練(八)

1、（第*篇）Whenstudentsandparentsareaskedtoratesubjectsaccordingtotheirimportance,theartsareunavoidablyatthebottomofthelist.Musicisnice，peopleseemtosay,butnotimportant.Toooftenitisviewedasmereentertainment,butcertainlynotaneducationpriority（優(yōu)先）.Thisviewisshortsighted.Infact,musiceducationisbeneficialandim

2、portantforallstudents.Musictellsuswhoweare.Becausemusicisanexpressionofthebeingswhocreateit,itreflectstheirthinkingandvalues,aswellasthesocialenvironmentitcamefrom.RockmusicrepresentsalifestylejustassurelyasdoesaSchubertsong.ThejazzinfluencethatGeorgeGershwinandothermusiciansintroducedintotheirmusic

3、isobviouslyAmericanbecauseitcamefromAmericanmusicaltraditions.Musicexpressesourcharacterandvalues.Itgivesusidentityasasociety.Musicprovidesakindofperception（感知）thatcannotbeacquiredanyotherway.Sciencecanexplainhowthesunrisesandsets.Theartsexploretheemotive（情感的）meaningofthesamephenomenon.Weneedeverypo

4、ssiblewaytodiscoverandrespondtoourworldforonesimplebutpowerfulreason：Noonewaycangetitall.Theartsareformsofthoughtaspowerfulinwhattheycommunicateasmathematicalandscientificsymbols.Theyarewayswehumanbeings“talk”toeachother.Theyarethelanguageofcivilizationthroughwhichweexpressourfears,ourcuriosities,ou

5、rhungers,ourdiscoveries,ourhopes.Theartsarewayswegiveformtoourideasandimaginationsothattheycanbesharedwithothers.Whenwedonotgivechildrenaccesstoanimportantwayofexpressingthemselvessuchasmusic，wetakeawayfromthemthemeaningsthatmusicexpresses.Scienceandtechnologydonottelluswhatitmeanstobehuman.Theartsd

6、o.Musicisanimportantwayweexpresshumansuffering,celebration,themeaningandvalueofpeaceandlove.Somusiceducationisfarmorenecessarythanpeopleseemtorealize.語(yǔ)篇解讀音樂(lè)課在學(xué)校課程設(shè)置中被學(xué)生家長(zhǎng)認(rèn)為可有可無(wú)，無(wú)足輕重；但是音樂(lè)有著豐富的內(nèi)涵，是學(xué)校教育必不可少的組成部分，請(qǐng)重視音樂(lè)課吧。5 AccordingtoParagraph1,students.A. regardmusicasawayofentertainmentB. disagreewith

7、theirparentsoneducationC. viewmusicasanoverlookedsubjectD. prefertheartstoscience解析事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段第三句“Toooftenitisviewedasmereentertainment.”可知。答案A6 InParagraph2，theauthorusesjazzasanexampleto.A. compareitwithrockmusicB. showmusicidentifiesasocietyC. introduceAmericanmusicaltraditionsD. provemusicinflue

8、ncespeopleslifestyles解析推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段Thejazzinfluence.isobviouslyAmericanbecauseitcamefromAmericanmusicaltraditions.以及第二段最后一句Itgivesusidentityasasociety.可知，音樂(lè)可以識(shí)別一個(gè)社會(huì)。答案B7 Accordingtothepassage，theartsandscience.A. approachtheworldfromdifferentanglesB. exploredifferentphenomenaoftheworldC. expresspeopl

9、esfeelingsindifferentwaysD. explainwhatitmeanstobehumandifferently解析推理判斷題。由第四段第二句“Theyarewayswehumanbeingstalktoeachother.”可知。答案A8 Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A. Musiceducationdeservesmoreattention.B. Musicshouldbeoftopeducationpriority.C. Musicisaneffectivecommunicationtool.D. Musiceducationmakes

10、studentsmoreimaginative.解析主旨大意題。文章闡述了音樂(lè)的內(nèi)涵、音樂(lè)的功能、音樂(lè)的重要性，所以音樂(lè)課是需要我們特別重視的。答案A*4±擊結(jié)束（第*篇）LastweekmyyoungestsonandIvisitedmyfatherathisnewhomeinTucson,Arizona.Hemovedthereafewyearsago，andIwaseagertoseehisnewplaceandmeethisfriends.Myearliestmemoriesofmyfatherareofatall，handsome，successfulmandevoted-

11、 2 -tohisworkandfamily,butuncomfortablewithhischildren.AsachildIlovedhimasaschoolgirlandyoungadult（成年人）Ifearedhimandfeltbitterabouthim.HeseemedunhappywithmeunlessIgotstraightA'sandunhappywithmyboyfriendsiftheirfatherswerenotasasuccessful"ashewas.WheneverIwentoutwithhimonweekends,Iusedtostru

12、ggletothinkupthingstosay,feelingonguard.Onthefirstdayofmyvisit,wewentoutwithoneofmyfather'sfriendsforlunchatanoutdoorcafe.Wewalkedalongthatafternoon,didsomeshopping,ateonthestreettable,andlaughedovermyson'sfunnyfacialexpressions.Gonewasmyfather'scritical（挑易U的）airandstrictrules.Whowasthis

13、personIknewasmyfather,whoseemedsofriendlyandinterestingtobearound?Whathadheldhimbackbefore?Thenextdaymydadpulledouthischildhoodpicturesandtoldmequiteafewstoriesabouthisownchildhood.Althoughourtimestogetherbecameeasierovertheyears,Ineverfeltclosertohimatthatmoment.Aftersomanyyears,I'matlastseeing

14、anothersideofmyfather.Andinsodoing,I'mdelightedwithmy_newfriend.Mydad,inhisnewhomeinArizona,isbacktomefromwherehewas.5. Whydidtheauthorfeelbitteraboutherfatherasayoungadult?A. Hewassilentmostofthetime.B. Hewastooproudofhimself.C. Hedidnotlovehischildren.D. Heexpectedtoomuchofher.解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段中

15、的"HeseemedunhappywithmeunlessIgotstraightAsandunhappywithmyboyfriendsiftheirfatherswerenotas'successful'ashewas.”可知，作者小時(shí)候懷恨爸爸是因?yàn)榘职謱?duì)她要求很?chē)?yán)厲、很苛刻。答案D6. When the author went out withherfatheronweekends,shewouldfeelA.nervousB.sorryC.tiredD.safe解析推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中“WheneverIwentoutwithhimonweekends,

16、Iusedtostruggletothinkupthingstosay,feelingonguard.”可知每次和父親起外出度周末，她都非常緊張。onguard為固定短語(yǔ)，意為“警戒”。答案AA. WhatdoestheauthorthinkofherfatherafterhervisittoTucson?A.Morecritical.B. Moretalkative.C. Gentleandfriendly.D. Strictandhardworking.解析推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第三段和第四段的描述可知，作者的爸爸其實(shí)也很溫和、友善。從第三段結(jié)尾的幾個(gè)反問(wèn)句可以知道。第四段中作者感到和爸爸成了朋友。答案C8.Theunderlinedwords“