1、【 精品教育资源文 库 】 Module 4 Music Born in America 高考试卷分块专练 阅读理解提速练 篇阅读 1篇七选五，限时 35分钟 . 阅读理解 A (2018 宁夏银川市重点中学高三模拟 )Belgium is the land of music festivals. There are rock, pop, world, electronic music festivals and more, so youre sure to find a festival that suits your taste. Groezrock Groezrock could be
2、 considered the opener of the festival season in Belgium. This festival grew from a small event to an international festival that had 33,000 visitors in 2016. If youre into the harder stuff (东西 ), this is where you need to go. When? April 29 30, 2017. Where? Meerhout. Music? Punk, emo, ska and rock
3、in all its variations. Free? No. Sfinks Mixed Sfinks is a world music festival that focuses on bringing culture together. There are also plenty of things to do besides watching the performances. Good to know for families: Sfinks is a kidfriendly festival, with workshops, storytelling and performance
4、s aimed at children. When? July 27 30, 2017.Where? Boechout.Music? World.Free? The festival is free; the camping is not. Graspop Metal Meeting If Groezrock doesnt seem rough enough to you, Graspop Metal Meeting might. As the name says, this festival is all about metal, rock and punk. In 2016 the fes
5、tival received 140,000 visitors who came to watch the more than 100 bands performing. When? June 16 18, 2017. Where? Dessel. Music? Metal. Free? No. Genk on Stage Genk on Stage is a pop musical with not only a lot of Belgian artists, but also some international names. 80,000 people attended Genk on
6、Stage in 2016. When? June 23 25, 2017. Where? Genk. Music? Pop. Free? Yes. 语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文。作者推介了比利时几个重要的音乐节。 1 Which may kick off (开始 ) the festival season in Belgium? 【 精品教育资源文 库 】 A Groezrock. B Sfinks Mixed. C Graspop Metal Meeting. D Genk on Stage. 解析：选 A 细节理解题。根据 Groezrock 部分中 的 “Groezrock could
7、 be considered the opener of the festival season in Belgium.” 可知， Groezrock 拉开了比利时音乐节的序幕。 2 What do we know about Sfinks Mixed? A It enjoys worldwide popularity. B Its mainly targeted at kids. C It combines fun with culture. D It features certain types of music. 解析：选 C 细节理解题。根据 Sfinks Mixed 部分中的 “Sf
8、inks is a world music festival that focuses on bringing culture together. There are also plenty of things to do .” 可知，该音乐节将娱乐和文化结合在一起。 3 Where are crazy metal music enthusiasts most likely to go? A Meerhout. B Boechout. C Genk. D Dessel. 解析：选 D 推理判断题。根据 Graspop Metal Meeting部分中的 “If Groezrock doesnt
9、 seem rough enough to you, Graspop Metal Meeting might.”“this festival is all about metal, rock and punk” 可知，对于狂热的金属乐爱好者， Graspop Metal Meeting 可能更适合他们；再结合下文 的 “Where? Dessel.” 可知举办地是 Dessel，故选 D。 B (2018 陕西省西安八校高三联考 )My elder brother Steve gave me important lessons in values that helped me grow int
10、o an adult after our father died when I was six. For instance, Steve taught me to face the results of my behavior. Once when I returned in tears from a Saturday baseball game, Steve took time to ask me what had happened. When I explained that my baseball had broken Mrs. Holts basement window, Steve
11、encouraged me to confess to it. After all, I should have been playing in the park and not in the path between buildings. Although my knees knocked as I explained to Mrs. Holt, I offered to pay for the window if she would return my ball. I also learned from Steve that personal property (财产 ) is a sac
12、red thing. After I found a shiny silver pen in my fifthgrade classroom, I wanted to keep it, but Steve explained that it might be important to someone else. I returned the pen to my teacher, Mrs. Davids, and she praised me. 【 精品教育资源文 库 】 Yet of all the instructions Steve gave me, his respect for li
13、fe is the most vivid in my mind. When I was twelve, I killed an old brown sparrow in the yard with a BB gun. Excited with my accuracy, I screamed to Steve to come from the house to take a look. I shall never forget the way he stood for a long moment and stared at the bird on the ground. Then in a de
14、ad, quiet voice, he asked, “Did it hurt you first, Mark？ ” I didnt know what to answer. He continued with his eyes firm, “The only time you should even think of hurting a living thing is whether it hurts you first. And then you think a long, long time.” I really felt terrible then, but that moment s
15、tands out as the most important lesson my brother taught me. 语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文，介绍了 “ 我 ” 的哥哥陪伴 “ 我 ” 成长的经历：他鼓励“ 我 ” 勇于承担打碎窗户的责任；向老师送回捡到的钢笔；他还教育 “ 我 ” 尊重生命。 4 What does the underlined word “confess” in Paragraph 2 mean? A Cover. B Admit. C Deny. D Agree. 解析：选 B 词义猜测题。根据画线词前面的 “When I explained that my ba
16、seball had broken Mrs. Holts basement window, Steve encouraged me to” 和下文内容可知， “ 我 ”玩棒球时打碎了 Holt 夫人家的窗户，哥哥鼓励 “ 我 ” 向 Holt 夫人承认错误。据此可以判断，画线词意为 “ 承认 ” ，故 B 项 正确。 5 How did the author feel when he faced Mrs. Holt? A He was unwilling. B He felt frightened. C He appeared challenging. D He was lighthearte
17、d. 解析：选 B 细节理解题。根据第二段的 “Although my knees knocked as I explained to Mrs. Holt, I offered to pay for the window if she would return my ball.” 可知，“ 我 ” 在向 Holt 夫人解释情况时双腿打颤。据此可知 “ 我 ” 很害怕，故 B 项正确。 6 Which was the most important lesson the author learned from his brother? A Care for the property of othe
18、rs. B The value of honesty. C Responsibility for ones actions. D Respect for living things. 解析：选 D 细节理解题。根据最后一段的第一句可知，在所有的教育中，最令 “ 我 ”难忘的是哥哥对生命的尊重，故 D 项正确。 【 精品教育资源文 库 】 7 What technique does the author mainly use to organize the text? A Time order. B Cause and effect. C Examples. D Logical reasoni
19、ng. 解析：选 C 写作手法题。通读第二段可知，文章列举了哥哥鼓励 “ 我 ” 勇于承担打碎窗户的责任、向老师送回 捡到的钢笔这两件事，说明哥哥教育 “ 我 ” 要对自己的行为负责；通读第三段可知，哥哥教育 “ 我 ” 要尊重生命。据此可以判断，本文通过举例法组织全文，故 C 项正确。 C (2018 成都市高中毕业班诊断性检测 )Wouldnt it be wonderful to travel to a foreign country without having to worry about the headache of communicating in a different la
20、nguage? In a recent article from The Wall Street Journal, technology policy expert Alec Ross argued that, within a decade or so, well be able to communicate with one another via small earpieces with builtin microphones. Thats because technological progress is extremely rapid. Its only a matter of ti
21、me. Indeed, some parents are so convinced that this technology is imminent that theyre wondering if their kids should even learn a second language. Its true that an increase in the quantity and accuracy of the data loaded into computers will make them cleverer at translating “No es bueno dormir much
22、o” as “Its not good to sleep too much”. Replacing a word with its equivalent ( 对应词 ) in the target language is actually the “easy part” of a translators job. But even this seems to be a discouraging task for computers. Its so difficult for computers because translation doesnt or shouldnt involve sim
23、ply translating words, sentences or paragraphs. Rather, its about translating meaning.And in order to infer meaning from a specific expression, humans have to interpret a mass of information at the same time. Think about all the related clues that go into understanding an expression: volume, gesture, situation, and even your culture.All are likely to convey as much meaning as
