（英语）英语阅读理解(教育文化)练习题20篇.doc

1、【英语】英语阅读理解(教育文化)练习题20篇一、高中英语阅读理解教育文化类1阅读理解 The term crocodile tears refers to insincere sadness. This term has an etymology dating back several centuries. As early as the fourth century, crocodile tears are referenced in the literature with the meaning of insincere sorrow. It is said that crocodiles

2、 weep while eating their hunted animals because they are sad; however, this sadness is not honest. The term crocodile tears became widely popular after it was documented in a fifteenth-century book titled The Voyage and Travel of Sir John Mandeville, Knight. A passage from the book reads: These croc

3、odiles kill men and they eat them weeping. As you may already know, crocodilians(鳄目动物) likely feel bad about littleespecially feeding. However, the assumption of the crocodile-tears metaphor may be true. In a 2007 paper published in BioScience titled Crocodile Tears: And they eat them weeping, resea

4、rchers observed 7 crocodilians in cages during feeding time at a reserve (4 caimans and 3 American alligators). The researchers observed the crocodilians outside of water at feeding stations to better find out whether tearing developed. Five of the 7 crocodilians developed something like tears in th

5、eir eyes before, during or after feeding. The researchers suggest that these crocodile tears occur because a crocodilian hisses (发出嘶嘶声) while it eats, and this hissing forces air through the spaces in the bone behind the nose and out the eye, in the process picking up nasolacrimal secretions (鼻泪管分泌物

6、.) In humans, crocodile tears is a medical condition that causes a person to tear up while eating. Crocodile tears typically occur because of a temporary loss of facial control due to damage of the facial nerve. Specifically, when the facial nerve grows again, it does so incorrectly thus resulting i

7、n tears during chewing food.（1）The underlined word etymology in Paragraph 1 refers to _. A.a reference book containing articles on various topicsB.the origin and history of a particular termC.a printed sheet of paper that arc given free to advertiseD.the application and influence of a new theory（2）T

8、he term crocodile tears _. A.is a medical condition that causes a crocodile to tear upB.became widely popular as early as the fourth centuryC.refers to pretended sadnessD.proved to be only an assumption（3）From the 2007 paper published in BioScience, we can know that _. A.crocodilians especially feel

9、 bad about feedingB.not all the 7 crocodilians developed tearingC.the crocodilians were carefully observed inside waterD.crocodile tears occur because a crocodilian hisses after it eats（4）The passage is mainly about _. A.what the real truth is about crocodile tearsB.when the term crocodile tears got

10、 popular in literatureC.how researchers made the experiment on crocodiliansD.why crocodile tears typically occur in humans【答案】 （1）B（2）C（3）B（4）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，通过引用“鳄鱼的眼泪”这一说法的来源、发展以及相关实验来告诉读者“crocodile tears”的真实含义。 （1）考查词义猜测。根据第一段中的“dating back several centuries”追溯到几个世纪前；以及“As early as the fourth

11、century, crocodile tears are referenced in the literature with the meaning of insincere sorrow.”早在公元4世纪，鳄鱼的眼泪在文学作品中的意思是假慈悲，可推知， etymology 和一个词条的来源和发展相关。故选B。 （2）考查细节理解。根据第一段中的“It is said that crocodiles weep while eating their hunted animals because they are sad; however, this sadness is not honest.”

12、是指假伤心，假慈悲。故选C。 （3）考查细节理解。根据第四段中的“Five of the 7 crocodilians developed something like tears in their eyes before, during or after feeding.”7只鳄鱼中，有5只在吃食之前，之中和之后流下了眼泪，可知，并非所有的鳄鱼在吃食时都会流泪。故选B。 （4）考查主旨大意。根据倒数第二段中的“The researchers suggest that these crocodile tears occur because a crocodilian hisses (发出嘶嘶声

13、)while it cats, and this hissing forces air through the spaces in the bone behind the nose and out the eye, in the process picking up nasolacrimal secretions”研究人员发现这些鳄鱼的眼泪是因为它们在进食时发出的嘶嘶声，这种声音迫使空气通过鼻子背后的空间从眼睛出来，在这个过程中带出了鼻内管分泌物，可知，作者通过对“crocodile tears”这一词条的来源、发展以及相关实验来告诉读者有关“crocodile tears”的真实含义。故选A

14、。 【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，词义猜测和主旨大意三个题型的考查，是一篇文化类阅读，要求考生在捕捉细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，概括和归纳，从而选出正确答案。2阅读理解 Who doesnt want to live life in style? Life is like a road on which you never get a chance to return, and is not a very long road either. So we should try to live life to the fullest and enjoy every

15、 bit of it. Every individual has unique likings and preferences, and all of us try to live the lives that suit us best. The world is like a painting cloth on which different people with different races, different languages, and different cultural backgrounds interact. But among these, the arts provi

16、de an easy and natural way for people to connect. People with a knack for the arts usually discover it in childhood. But art isnt only for the talented; it can help everyone grow. Those with a strong artistic background are often more energetic, and more successful in all fields of life. Art widens

17、the range of a persons life. Painting is one of the most popular art forms. Those who are interested in taking it up as a career need to go through extensive training to get familiar with the various styles. Professional painters often host art exhibitions, with art lovers from all over the world co

18、ming to see and buy their creations. Sometimes the paintings are sold at high prices. Performing arts are equally popular and admired. Dance, instrumental music, drama and so on require unusual artistic talent as well as a long period of education and training before audiences start to applaud the p

19、erformances. But anyone with some artistic sense can make art part of his/ her life, and benefit from it.（1）People should make the most of life because _ . A.life is difficult but enjoyable timeB.life is valuable and ordinaryC.life is too short to be wastedD.life is like a road full of tomorrows（2）W

20、hats the main idea of Paragraph 2? A.Different people have different lifestyles.B.Different peoples have different cultures.C.Art can make people happier.D.Art can connect people together.（3）he underlined word knack in Paragraph 3 possibly means _. A.characterB.abilityC.powerD.favour（4）What is the p

21、assage mainly about? A.How great artists make a living by selling their works.B.How to live a unique and colorful life.C.How the arts contribute to peoples lives.D.How much performing arts have to do with talent and education.【答案】 （1）C（2）D（3）B（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇议论文，人生苦短没有回头路，但艺术可以把不同背景的人联系在一起，有艺术天赋的人

22、通常在各个领域都会更加成功。作者还列举了绘画、音乐、舞蹈等艺术形式对人们生活的影响。 （1）考查推理判断。根据第一段中的“Life is like a road on which you never get a chance to return, and is not a very long road either. So we should try to live life to the fullest and enjoy every bit of it.”可知人生没有回头路，而且非常短暂，我们要努力享受生活的一点一滴。我们不能浪费生活，要珍惜生活给我们的一切，故选C。 （2）考查段落大意。

23、根据第二段中的“But among these, the arts provide an easy and natural way for people to connect.”可知艺术可以很自然地把不同背景的人联系在一起，故选D。 （3）考查词义猜测。根据第三段中的“People with a knack for the arts usually discover it in childhood. ”可知在童年时期有艺术天赋地人就可以发现自己这方面的才能。与“But art isnt only for the talented; it can help everyone grow. ”艺术不

24、仅对有才能的人有好处，它可以帮助所有成长，是一致的。划线词knack意为”ability/talent“，故选B。 （4）考查主旨大意。纵观全文可知，本文介绍的是艺术如何影响人们的生活的内容，故选C。 【点评】本题考点涉及推理判断，词义猜测，段落大意和主旨大意四个题型的考查，是一篇教育类阅读，要求考生根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，概括和归纳，从而选出正确答案。3阅读理解 When it comes to learning a foreign language, many people wonder if they will be able to memorize enough voca

25、bulary. But this question never happens about their mother tongue, and yet, it was a foreign language once. However, among all the questions that new parents ask, no doctor has ever heard: Will my baby be able to learn my language? Be honest, do you know all the words of your mother tongue? The answ

26、er is: no. New words, and new ways of using old words, appear every day. Twenty years ago, who could have been able to understand a sentence like this: Click here to download your digital book.? Nobody. You never stop learning new vocabulary and you never know how long you will need it. Sometimes, y

27、ou have the word on the tip of your tongue.and it sticks there! But you do know this phenomenon(现象) and dont think that it is because of a bad memory. You should not give this phenomenon more importance in the language you are learning than in your mother tongue. You need to learn only 2000 or so ba

28、sic words to be able to create any phrase you need. You cant avoid some work in order to learn these necessary words and all the more if you want to learn quickly. And before you consider buying into any method, be sure it is right for you. It is not wise to depend on any method based upon mnemonics

29、(记忆群). The first few words seem very easy to learn, so you buy the course, but then you discover quickly, though too late, that a dozen words later, it is all the more difficult to learn a new word when you have also to learn the trick to memorize it.（1）From the first paragraph, we can infer that _.

30、 A.there is no need to know all the words of a foreign languageB.it is honest to answer no to a question you dont knowC.a baby can know all the new words of its mother tongueD.people find it hard to memorize vocabulary of their language（2）To learn a foreign language, the author advises you _. A.to r

31、emember new words appearing every dayB.to keep up with new ways of using old wordsC.to learn at least 2,000 necessary wordsD.to pay more attention to your bad memory（3）The authors attitude to mnemonics is_. A.supportiveB.neutralC.opponentD.indifferent（4）The passage is mainly about _. A.using old wor

32、ds in a new wayB.learning new words from the contextC.finding a method to memorize vocabularyD.learning vocabulary of a foreign language【答案】 （1）A（2）C（3）C（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，很多学习外语的人都有一个困惑是否要记忆足够多的单词，作者的回答是不，文章告诉人们应该掌握多少个基本单词，且不能为了学习这些必要的单词而逃避一些工作，以及依靠任何基于助记法的方法都是不明智的。 （1）考查推理判断。根据第一段中的“To be hones

33、t，do you know all the words of your mother tongue？The answer isNo“说实话，你知道你母语的所有单词吗?答案是:不。可知，一个人既然连自己的母语的词汇都不可能全部认识，那么在学习外语时，也就没有必要记住所有的词汇。故选A。 （2）考查细节理解。根据最后一段中的“You need to learn only 2，000 or so basic words to be able to create any phrase you need.”你只需要学习2000个左右的基本单词就能创造出任何你需要的短语。可知为了学习一门外语，作者建议你至

34、少学习2000个必要的单词。故选C。 （3）考查细节理解。根据最后一段中的“It is not wise to depend on any method based upon mnemonics.”依靠任何基于记忆术的方法都是不明智的。可知作者对记忆术的态度是反对的。故选C。 （4）考查主旨大意。根据第一段中的“When it comes to learning a foreign language, many people wonder if they will be able to memorize enough vocabulary.”当谈到学习一门外语时，许多人想知道他们是否能记住足够

35、的词汇。以及文章主要内容围绕学习外语时的词汇量问题，所以短文主要是关于学习一门外语的词汇量。故选D。 【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，推理判断和主旨大意三个题型的考查，是一篇教育类阅读，考生需要准确捕捉细节信息，并根据上下文进行逻辑推理，概括归纳，从而选出正确答案。4阅读理解 Why does night fall but never break and day break but never fall？Why are people who ride motorcycles called bikers and people who ride bikes called cyclists？In wh

36、at other language do people drive in a parkway and park in a driveway？In what other language do they call the third hand on the clock the second hand？ Lets face it: English is a crazy language. There is no egg in an eggplant, neither pine nor apple in a pineapple and no ham in a hamburger. Sweet-mea

37、ts are candy， while sweetbreads, which arent sweet, are meat. We take English for granted. But when we explore its paradoxes(悖论), we find that quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square, public bathrooms have no baths in them. And why is it that a writer writes, but fingers dont fing, grocer

38、s dont groce, and hammers dont ham？If the plural of tooth is teeth, shouldnt the plural of booth be beeth? One goose, two geese - so one moose, two meese? How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites? How can overlook and oversee be opposites, whi

39、le quite a lot and quite a few are alike? How can the weather be hot as hell one day and cold as hell the next？ English was invented by people, not computers, and it shows the creativity of human beings. Thats why, when stars are out, they are visible; but when the lights are out, they are invisible

40、. And why, when I wind up my watch, I start it; but when I wind up this essay, I end it.（1）Which of the following words or expressions have the similar meaning? A.Overlook and oversee.B.Quite a lot and quite a few.C.Hot as hell and cold as hell.D.A wise man and a wise guy.（2）What does the author pro

41、bably think of English people? A.Clever.B.Crazy.C.Lazy.D.Determined.（3）What can we learn from the text? A.Boxing rings should be round.B.There should be eggs in an eggplant.C.Pineapples are the apples on the pine tree.D.Sweet-meats and sweetbreads are different things.（4）How does the author organize

42、 the text? A.In the order of time.B.In the order of place.C.By giving a great number of examples.D.By comparing English with the other languages.（5）Whats the tone(语气)of the text? A.Angry and proud.B.Cheerful and unsure.C.Upset and disappointed.D.Humorous and light-hearted.【答案】 （1）B（2）A（3）D（4）C（5）D 【

43、解析】【分析】本文是一篇议论文，论述了为什么英语是一门疯狂的语言。 （1）考查推理判断。根据倒数第二段中的“How can overlook and oversee be opposites, while quite a lot and quite a few are alike?”overlook和oversee怎么会是反义词，而quite a lot和quite a few却是很相似的呢？可知，quite a lot和quite a few有相似的意思。故选B。 （2）考查推理判断。根据最后一段中的“English was invented by people, not computers

44、, and it reflects the creativity of human beings.”英语是由人而不是计算机发明的，它反映了人类的创造力，以及列举了英语中的许多悖论可推知，作者想表明英国人是很聪明的。故选A。 （3）考查细节理解。根据第二段中的“Sweet-meats are candy, while sweetbreads, which arent sweet, are meat.”蜜饯是糖果，杂碎是肉，但不甜，可知，蜜饯和杂碎是不同的东西。故选D。 （4）考查推理判断。根据第一段中的“Why does night fall but never break and day br

45、eak but never fall？Why are people who ride motorcycles called bikers and people who ride bikes called cyclists？”为什么黑夜降临，却没有黎明；为什么白天破晓，却没有黄昏？为什么骑摩托车的人叫骑手，骑自行车的人叫骑自行车的人?以及下文可知，作者主要是通过大量的例子来论证英语是一门多么疯狂的语言的。故选C。 （5）考查推理判断。根据第二段中的“English is a crazy language. There is no egg in an eggplant, neither pine

46、nor apple in a pineapple and no ham in a hamburger.”英语是一门疯狂的语言。茄子里没有鸡蛋，菠萝里也没有松树和苹果，汉堡包里也没有火腿，及下文所举的多个词可知，这些词的意思并不是词的表面意思。由此可以判断出，作者以既幽默又轻松的语气在论述英语是一门疯狂的语言。故选D。 【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解和推理判断两个题型的考查，是一篇教育类阅读，考生需要准确捕捉细节信息，并根据上下文进行逻辑推理，从而选出正确答案。5阅读理解 Why is it that many people who have suffered a major shock, suc

47、h as divorce or death of a family member, seem to be weaker against a variety of major and minor illness? One common idea among psychologists has been that people could deal with suffering more effectively if they were able to understand and accept it. Indeed, many experts stress the value of expressing thoughts