泉州市高考英语 阅读理解试题(及答案)
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泉州市高考英语阅读理解试题(及答案)
一、高中英语阅读理解
1.(2019•全国Ⅱ)阅读理解
“You can use me as a last resort(选择), and if nobody else volunteers, then I will do it.” This was an actual reply from a parent after I put out a request for volunteers for my kids lacrosse(长曲棍球)club.
I guess that there's probably some demanding work schedule, or social anxiety around stepping up to help for an unknown sport. She may just need a little persuading. So I try again and tug at the heartstrings. I mention the single parent with four kids running the show and I talk about the dad coaching a team that his kids aren't even on … At this point the unwilling parent speaks up,“Alright. Yes, I'll do it.”
I'm secretly relieved because I know there's real power in sharing volunteer responsibilities among many. The unwilling parent organizes the meal schedule, sends out emails, and collects money for end-of-season gifts. Somewhere along the way, the same parent ends up becoming an invaluable member of the team. The coach is able to focus on the kids while the other parents are relieved to be off the hook for another season. Handing out sliced oranges to bloodthirsty kids can be as exciting as watching your own kid score a goal.
Still, most of us volunteers breathe a sigh of relief when the season comes to a close. That relief is coupled with a deep understanding of why the same people keep coming back for more: Connecting to the community(社区)as you freely give your time, money, skills, or services provides a real joy. Volunteering just feels so good.
In that sense, I'm pretty sure volunteering is more of a selfish act than I'd freely like to admit. However, if others benefit in the process, and I get some reward too, does it really matter where my motivation lies?
(1)What can we infer about the parent from her reply in paragraph 1?
A. She knows little about the club.
B. She isn't good at sports.
C. She just doesn't want to volunteer.
D. She's unable to meet her schedule.
(2)What does the underl ined phrase“tug at the heartstrings”in paragraph 2 mean?
A. Encourage team work .
B. Appeal to feeling.
C. Promote good deeds.
D. Provide advice.
(3)What can we learn about the parent from paragraph 3?
A. She gets interested in lacrosse.
B. She is proud of her kids.
C. She'll work for another season.
D. She becomes a good helper.
(4)Why does the author like doing volunteer work?
A. It gives her a sense of duty.
B. It makes her very happy.
C. It enables her to work hard.
D. It brings her material rewards.
【答案】(1)C
(2)B
(3)D
(4)B
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夹叙夹议的文章,讲述作者邀请并说服一位不愿意当志愿者的家长帮忙,在孩子们的长曲棍球俱乐部为孩子们提供志愿服务,从而从志愿活动中得到快乐。
(1)推理判断题。
句意“你可以把我当作最后的手段,如果没有其他人自愿的话,我会去做的。
”在第二段中的demanding work schedule和an unknown sport均是作者猜测的,所以ABD不对。
根据第二段最后的the unwilling parent 可以看出这位家长也许不想当自愿者。
故答案为C。
(2)词义猜测题。
A、鼓励团队协作;B、诉诸情感;C、促进良好行为;D、提供建议。
前一句提到She may just need a little persuading(她也许只是需要一点儿劝说),所以“我又尝试了并……”,后一句作者“提到一个带着4个孩子的单亲妈妈”,“谈到自己的孩子不在球队里的父亲当教练”等都是从情感上打动这位家长,故答案为B。
(3)细节理解题。
根据第三段中的描述organizes the meal schedule, sends out emails, and collects money for end-of-season gifts. Somewhere along the way,“那位不情愿的家长安排用餐时间,发邮件,并为季末礼物筹款,并最终成为了团队中一个成员”,可知这位家长成为一个得力的助手,让其他的家长有时间去准备下一个赛季的事情。
故答案为D。
(4)细节理解题。
根据倒数第二段最后的provides a real joy. Volunteering just feels so good 可知因为志愿工作带来快乐,故答案为B。
【点评】考查对文章的理解和词义的猜测。
在通读短文的基础上紧扣问题,利用关键词在文中定位,认真分析。
2.阅读理解
The new social robots, including Jibo, Cozmo, Kuri and Meccano M.A.X., bear some resemblance to assistants like Apple's Siri, but these robots come with something more. They are designed to win us over not with their smarts but with their personality. They are sold as companions that do more than talk to us. Time magazine hailed (称赞) the robots that "could fundamentally reshape how we interact with machines." But is reshaping how we interact with machines a good thing, especially for children?
Some researchers in favor of the robots don't see a problem with this. People have relationships with many kinds of things. Some say robots are just another thing with which we can have relationships. To support their argument, roboticists sometimes point to how children deal with toy dolls. Children animate (赋予…生命) dolls and turn them into imaginary friends. Jibo, in a sense, will be one more imaginary friend, and arguably a more intelligent and fun one.
Getting attached to dolls and sociable machines is different, though. Today's robots tell children that they have emotions, friendships, even dreams to share. In reality, the whole goal of the robots is emotional trickery. For instance, Cozmo the robot needs to be fed, repaired and played with. Boris Sofman, the chief executive of Anki, the company behind Cozmo, says that the idea is to create "a deeper and deeper emotional connection ... And if you neglect him, you feel the pain of that." What is the point of this, exactly? What does it mean to feel the pain of neglecting something that feels no pain at being neglected, or to feel anger at being neglected by
something that doesn't even know it is neglecting you?
This should not be our only concern. It is troubling that these robots try to empathize with children. Empathy allows us to put ourselves in the place of others, to know what they are feeling. Robots, however, have no emotions to share, and they cannot put themselves in our place. No matter what robotic creatures "say" or squeak, they don't understand our emotional lives. They present themselves as empathy machines, but they are missing the essential equipment. They have not been born, they don't know pain, or death, or fear. Robot thinking may be thinking, but robot feeling is never feeling, and robot love is never love.
What is also troubling is that children take robots' behavior to indicate feelings. When the robots interact with them, children take this as evidence that the robots like them, and when robots don't work when needed, children also take it personally. Their relationships with the robots affect their self-esteem (自尊). In one study, an 8-year-old boy concluded that the robot stopped talking to him because the robot liked his brothers better.
For so long, we dreamed of artificial intelligence offering us not only simple help but conversation and care. Now that our dream is becoming real, it is time to deal with the emotional downside of living with robots that "feel."
(1)How are the new social robots different from Siri?
A. They are intended to teach children how to talk.
B. They are designed to attract people with their smarts.
C. Their main function is to evaluate children's personality.
D. They have a new way to communicate with human beings.
(2)In Paragraph 3 Cozmo is used as an example to show that the social robots ______.
A. are deeply connected with human beings
B. are unable to build a real relationship with children
C. are so advanced that they can feel the pain of human beings
D. are not good enough to carry out the instructions of children
(3)The underlined phrase "essential equipment" in Paragraph 4 refers to ______.
A. emotion
B. pain
C. fear
D. thinking
(4)Which of the following shows the development of ideas in the passage?
I: Introduction P: Point Sp: Sub-point (次要点) C: Conclusion
A. B.
C. D.
【答案】(1)D
(2)B
(3)A
(4)B
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇议论文,新的社交机器人与以往机器人不同,他们不仅比我们聪明还有他们的个性。
时代周刊称它彻底改变了我们与机器互动的方式。
但是对这种改变有的科学家赞同而有很多人也很担忧。
(1)考查推理判断。
根据第一段中的“ The new social robots, including Jibo, Cozmo, Kuri and Meccano M.A.X., bear some resemblance to assistants like Apple's Siri, but these robots come with something more. ”可知,新的社交机器人与像苹果的Siri这样的助理有相同之处,但比它们有更多功能;再根据第一段中的“Time magazine hailed (称赞) the robots that “could fundamentally reshape how we interact with machines.”可知,社交机器人彻底改变了我们与机器互动的方式,可以推知以一种新的方式与人们交流互动。
故选D。
(2)考查推理判断。
Cozmo是第三段的举例,举例肯定是用来证明本段或者其前边的观点的。
本段的中心是“Getting attached to dolls and sociable machines is different, though.”与洋娃娃相处与与社交机器相处是不同的;再根据第三段中的“What does it mean to feel the pain of neglecting something that feels no pain at being neglected, or to feel anger at being neglected by someth ing that doesn't even know it is neglecting you?”你觉得忽略了机器人而难受,但是机器人并不会感觉被忽略,或者你感觉机器人冷落了你而难受但是机器人根本不知道它冷落了你,这些意味着什么呢?可知,社交机器人并不能真的跟小朋友建立感情。
故选B。
(3)考查词义猜测。
根据第四段中的“They have not been born, they don't know pain, or death, or fear. Robot thinking may be thinking, but robot feeling is never feeling, and robot love is never love.”可知,社交机器人不知道疼,死亡或害怕。
社交机器人的思维可能是在想,但是他们的感觉从来不是感觉,他们的爱也从来不是爱。
这句话是证明划线单词所在句子的论点的,他们是会同情的机器,但是他们缺少感情,导致他们所谓的感情是假的。
所以划线单词词意为情感。
故选A。
(4)考查篇章结构。
分析文章内容,第一段提出观点:社交机器人改变了我们与机器互动的方式。
第二段提出一些支持这一改变的专家的想法,第三段提出一些人对这一改变的担忧,并且第三段后半部分以及第四段、第五段分别是这些人的三点担忧。
最后一段总结这一趋势面临的现状。
所以文章提出观点后,分为支持和反对两个观点,反对方面又列出了三点担忧,最后一段总结。
故选B。
【点评】本题考点涉及推理判断,词义猜测和篇章结构三个题型的考查,是一篇科技类阅读,考生需要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
3.阅读理解
It seems that electronic devices just keep getting smaller. Scientists in the United States have announced the creation of the first transistor with only two dimensions(二维).
A transistor is a small electronic device that transfers or carries electronic current. Scientists hope these new 2D transistors will be used for building high-resolution(高分辨率)displays that need very little energy.
Two groups of scientists created these 2D transistors. They report that the transistors are only a few atoms thick.
Usually transistors are made with the element silicon(硅). Computer processors, memory chips, TV screens and other electronic devices contain billions of silicon-based transistors. But these very small electrical parts have certain limitations.
Dimitris Ioannou is an electrical engineering professor at George Mason University. He says the traditional transistor has been improved as much as it can be. He adds that researchers have been looking for new materials with special features and they want transistors to be seen through and soft.
"If the layers are very thin, the transistor can become flexible, so it doesn't have to be rigid(坚硬的), like it would be in a silicon chip. So people can think of applications like wearable electronics, television screens and other things," said Ioannou.
These new transistors can also carry higher current. They also can move the current much faster than traditional transistors. This is important for high-definition screens.
Dimitris Ioannou says the scientific success could prove very useful in the future. "Now, how good and how useful it will be, it's still in the stage of research, but it certainly is an advance," said Ioannou.
(1)Which of the following statements about the newly created transistor is TRUE?
A.They are expected to be used in high-resolution displays.
B.The transistors are made with the element silicon.
C.They are rigid, just like traditional transistors.
D.They have already been put into actual use.
(2)What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 5 mean?
A.The traditional transistors have been changed into two-dimensional ones.
B.Many of the traditional transistors have been improved over the years.
C.The traditional transistor has been developed to its fullest.
D.The traditional transistor has been developed quite well.
(3)What is Dimitris Ioannou's attitude towards the creation of the new transistors?
A.Negative.
B.Neutral.
C.Indifferent.
D.Positive.
【答案】(1)A
(3)D
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文,美国科学家发明了新的二维晶体管,介绍了新型二维晶体管的相关信息及未来前景。
(1)考查细节理解。
根据第二段中的“Scientists hope these new 2D transistors will be used for building high-resolution(高分辨率)displays that need very little energy.”可知,科学家们希望能用这些新的二维晶体管来制造高分辨率的显示器。
故选A。
(2)考查句义猜测。
划线句句意为“他说传统的晶体管已经尽可能地改进了”可推知,传统的晶体管已经开发到了极致。
故选C。
(3)考查观点态度。
根据最后一段中的Dimitris Ioannou所说的话可推知,他对于这种新型的晶体管持有积极乐观的态度。
故选D。
【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解,句义猜测和观点态度三个题型的考查,是一篇科技类阅读,考生需要准确捕捉细节信息,并根据上下文的逻辑关系,进行分析,推理,从而选出正确答案。
4.阅读理解
Most people agree that eating healthy food is important. But sometimes making good food choices can be difficult. Now, there are apps that can help people learn about the food they eat to improve their health and their dining out experience.
Open Table app
Open Table app helps people choose restaurants when they want to go out to eat. It is a free service that shows users restaurant available based on where and when they want to dine. It gives users points when they make reservations(预定), which can add up to discounts on restaurant visits.
Max McCalman's Cheese&Wine Pairing app
Wine and cheese can be a great combination. But which wines go best with which cheeses? Max McCalman's Cheese&Wine Pairing app can help. It provides information about hundreds of different cheeses and suggests wines to pair with each. Max McCalman's Cheese&Wine Pairing app is free.
HappyCow app
Vegetarians do not eat animal meat. Vegans do not eat any animal products. The HappyCow app is made for both groups. Users can search for vegetarian-vegan restaurants and stores around the world.
LocalEats app
Restaurant chains, like McDonalds, can be found almost anywhere a person might travel. But sometimes travelers want to eat like locals. The LocalEats app is designed for that. It can help you find local restaurants in major cities in the US and in other countries. It costs about a dollar.
Where Chefs Eat app
"Where Chefs Eat" is a 975-pagc book. Most people would not want to carry that around. But there is a much lighter app version of the same name for just $15. Six hundred chefs provide information on 3,000 restaurants around the world on the Where Chefs Eat app.
(1)What do the first two apps have in common?
A. They are both free of charge.
B. Discounts are provided on both.
C. Best wines can be reserved on both.
D. They tell you where to have the best food.(2)Who is HappyCow app probably designed for?
A. Friends drinking wines together.
B. Chefs enjoying meat very much.
C. People who want to go on a diet.
D. Those often eating in a restaurant.
(3)Where can we most likely see the text?
A. On a tourism guide.
B. In a cellphone application introduction.
C. In a students' textbook.
D. On a scientific discovery TV program.
【答案】(1)A
(2)C
(3)B
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇应用文,介绍了五个帮助他们了解健康饮食的应用软件。
(1)考查细节理解。
根据Open Table app部分中的”It is a free service that shows users restaurant available based on where and when they want to dine.“这是一项免费服务,根据用户想要用餐的地点和时间向用户显示餐厅;以及Max McCalman's Cheese&Wine Pairing app 部分中的”Max McCalman's Cheese&Wine Pairing app is free.“Max McCalman's Cheese&Wine Pairing应用程序是免费的。
可知前两个应用程序的共同点是他们都是免费的。
故选A。
(2)考查推理判断。
根据HappyCow app部分中的”Vegetarians do not eat animal meat. Vegans do not eat any animal products. The HappyCow app is made for both groups.“素食者不吃肉。
严格素食者不吃任何动物产品。
而快乐奶牛应用软件就是为这两个群体制作的。
,可知HappyCow软件是为想要节食的人设计的。
故选C。
(3)考查推理判断。
根据第一段中的"Now, there are apps that can help people learn about the food they eat to improve their health and their dining out experience."现在,有一些应用程序可以帮助人们了解他们吃的食物,从而改善他们的健康和外出就餐的体验。
以及文章主要介绍了五个应用软件,故最有可能在手机应用介绍看到本文。
故选B。
【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解和推理判断两个题型的考查,是一篇介绍类阅读,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
It was the beginning of 2011. I had just finished filming the first season of Game of Thrones(《权利的游戏》). With almost no professional experience, I had been given the role of Daenerys Targaryen. The show was so successful that young girls would dress themselves up as Daenerys for Halloween.
And yet, terrified of the attention, terrified of trying to make good on the faith that the creators had put in me, I worked much harder.
On the morning of February 11, 2011, I was getting dressed in a gym when I started to feel a bad headache. I was so exhausted that I could barely put on my sneakers. I tried to ignore the pain, but I couldn't. I reached the toilet and sank to my knees. A woman came to help me. Then everything became unclear. I only remember the sound of an ambulance.
That operation lasted three hours. When I woke, the pain was unbearable. After four days, they moved me out of the I.C.U. (重症监护室). But one day when a nurse asked me, as part of a series of cognitive (认知的) exercises, " What's your name?", I couldn't remember my name and I felt terrified: I am an actor; I need to remember my lines. Now, I couldn't recall my name.
The phenomenon is called aphasia. Then I was sent back to the I.C.U. and, after about a week, I was able to speak and know my name. And I was also aware that there were people in the beds around me who didn't make it out of the I.C.U. I was continually reminded of just how fortunate I was.
I rarely gave a thought to my health. Nearly all I thought about was acting. I thought of myself as healthy. Once in a while, I would get dizzy. When I was fourteen, I had a migraine (偏头痛) that kept me in bed for a couple of days. But it all seemed manageable — part of the stress of being an actor. Now I think I might have been experiencing warning signs of what was to come.
Anyway, there is something pleasant about coming to the end of Thrones. And I'm so happy to be here to see the beginning of whatever comes next.
(1)The author felt terrified after acting in the first season of Game of Thrones because _____.
①she felt nervous about the public attention.
②she had been criticized for her lack of experience.
③she was experiencing some warning signs of a serious illness.
④she wasn't sure if she had performed well in Season 1.
A. ①④
B. ②③
C. ①②
D. ③④
(2)When did the author lose consciousness?
A. After she took an operation.
B. After a woman came to her rescue in a gym.
C. When trying to ignore a headache while working out.
D. When knowing many patients wouldn't survive the illness.
(3)A patient who is suffering from aphasia ______.
A. cannot move his or her body
B. will fall into serious depression
C. must undergo brain surgery at once
D. is not able to remember things from the past (4)What can you infer from the end of the passage?
A. The author feels very lucky to be an actress.
B. The author is quite confident about her role.
C. The author can't go on acting due to the illness.
D. The author will pay more attention to her health.
【答案】(1)A
(2)B
(3)D
(4)D
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文,作者讲述了自己在作为一名演员对待工作非常认真努力却忽视了自己的身体健康,直到有一天她晕倒并进了重症病房接受治疗,她才意识到要重视身体健康。
(1)考查细节理解。
根据第一段中的“With almost no professional experie nce, I had been given the role of Daenerys Targaryen. ”由于几乎没有任何专业经验,我得到了丹妮莉丝·坦格利安这个角色。
可知作者觉得她认为自己没经验害怕不能很好完成;“And yet, terrified of the attention, terrified of trying to make good on the faith that the creators had put in me, I worked much harder.” 然而,由于害怕受到关注,害怕兑现创作者对我的信任,我更加努力地工作。
可知作者害怕公众的关注。
故选A。
(2)考查细节理解。
根据第三段中的“A woman came to help me. Then everything became unclear.”可知,一个女人来帮助我。
然后一切都变得模糊不清。
作者是一个女人在健身房里救了她之后失去意识的。
故选B。
(3)考查推理判断。
根据第四段中的“But one day when a nurse asked me, as part of a series of cognitive (认知的) exercises, ‘ What's your name?’, I couldn't remember my name and I felt terrified: I am an actor; I need to remember my lines. Now, I couldn't recall my name.”这个过程的描述可知,患有失语症者会记不得事情,哪怕是自己的姓名。
故一个患有失语症的病人会不记得过去的事情。
故选D。
(4)考查推理判断。
根据最后一段中的“Anyway, th ere is something pleasant about coming to the end of Thrones. And I'm so happy to be here to see the beginning of whatever comes next.”可知,不管怎样,能演完《权力的游戏》是一件令人愉快的事情。
我很高兴还在这里,见证未来的开始。
所以通过这次生病,作者意识到自己的健康出了问题,但作者很感激自己身体还是很健康,判断出作者将来会更加注意她的健康。
更好地演戏。
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,是一篇故事类阅读,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。
6.阅读理解
A story posted by The New York Post Monday tells the tale of Katrina Holte, a Hillsboro woman who quit her job to cosplay a 1950s housewife.
Let me start by expressing admiration to Holte for using her 2019 freedoms to follow her 1950s dreams. Everyone should be so lucky as to get to decide what they wear and how they spend their time. That's the future our foremothers fought for.
But as much fun as I am sure she is having living a vintage (复古的) life, which literally includes watching shows like "I Love Lucy" and listening to vinyl recordings (刻录碟片), I think it's important to remember that being a 1950s housewife was actually totally awful, and something our grandmothers and mothers fought against.
For example, once I called my grandma and asked her for her recipe for Cloud Biscuits, these delicious biscuits she used to make that we would cover with butter and homemade raspberry jam on Thanksgiving.
"Why would you want that?" she said. "Go to the store. Go to the freezer section. Buy some pre-made biscuits and put them in the oven."
She straight-up refused to give me the recipe, because it was hard and took a long time to make. In her mind, it was a waste of time.
Getting off the phone, it occurred to me that spending every day of your life serving a husband
and five children wasn't fun at all. And then there are the grandchildren who eventually come along demanding Cloud Biscuits, a whole new expanded set of people to feed.
She was basically a slave to those hungry mouths, cooking scratch meals three times a day. When she wasn't trapped in the kitchen, she had to keep the house clean, make sure she looked good enough to be socially acceptable, and make sure her kids and husband looked good enough to be socially acceptable. And she had no days off.
I know my grandma loves her kids and her grandkids, her husband and the life she led, but man, it must have been a lot of thankless, mindless labor.
No wonder everyone went all-in on processed foods when they came around. Imagine the nice break something like a microwave dinner would give a woman working, unpaid, for her family every single day?
I also had another grandma. She was a scholar who helped found the Center for the Study of Women in Society at University of Oregon. She was a pioneering second-wave feminist who wrote books, gave lectures and traveled the world.
But, she did all of that after divorcing my grandpa, when most of her kids were out of the house. Back then, in the 1950s and the 1960s, there was no illusion about women "having it all". How could that even possibly happen? If you were taking care of a family, waiting on your husband, you had no time to follow your dreams, unless you made that your dream.
A lot of women took that approach. We call it Stockholm Syndrome now.
And of course, these women I am talking about are upper-middle-class white women. Romanticizing the 1950s is especially disgusting when you think about how women of color and poor women were treated back then, and the lack of education and choices available to them.
Because the women in this country demanded something approaching equality, Holte has the chance to live out her fantasy. Not every woman in America is so lucky.
We still don't have pay equality and in many states, we still don't have autonomy over our own bodies. Poor women and women of color still lack the opportunities of their wealthy and white peers.
And while it's getting better, women are still expected to be responsible for the emotional labor of running a household and raising the children.
But at least we can get jobs. At least we don't have to sew our own clothes, wear a full face of makeup every day and spend hours making Cloud Biscuits some ungrateful kid will wolf down, barely remembering to say thank you.
(1)According to the author, what is the future our foremothers fought for?
A. Watching shows like "I Love Lucy" and listening to vinyl recordings.
B. Having the freedom to make choices in their daily life.
C. Making Cloud Biscuits for their kids and husbands.
D. Making sure their kids and husbands socially acceptable.
(2)What does the underlined word "that" in paragraph 13 refer to?
A. Writing books, giving lectures and traveling the world.
B. Divorcing husband when kids were out of house.
C. Taking care of a family and waiting on husband.
D. Women's illusion about "having it all".
(3)What does the "Stockholm Syndrome" in paragraph 14 really mean in the passage?
A. Women have been used to the unfair treatment at home
B. Women nowadays like the way of life in the 1950s.
C. Victims end up sympathizing with the abusers.
D. Women have the chance to live out their dreams.
(4)The author thinks of the life of a 1950s housewife as ________.
A. fantastic
B. admirable
C. awful
D. unforgettable
(5)What can we learn from the passage?
A. It was a waste of time to give grandchildren the recipe.
B. All women are not lucky to follow their own dreams in America now.
C. Housewives received recognition for their efforts from family members.
D. The upper-middle-class white women did a better job in running the household.
(6)What is the author's main purpose in writing this passage?
A. To show great appreciation to her grandmas.
B. To call on housewives to claim the pay for the housework they undertake.
C. To draw readers' attention to the situations women face, especially those poor and of color.
D. To arouse women's awareness of equal pay at work.
【答案】(1)B
(2)C
(3)A
(4)C
(5)B
(6)C
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文,作者认为在日常生活中拥有选择的自由是我们的祖先为之奋斗的未来,同时想让读者注意到女性所面临的处境,尤其是那些贫穷的有色人种。
(1)考查细节理解。
根据第二段中的“Everyone should be so lucky a s to get to decide what they wear and how they spend their time. That's the future our foremothers fought for.”每个人都应该很幸运,能够决定自己穿什么,如何度过时间。
这就是我们的祖先为之奋斗的未来,可知,作者认为在日常生活中拥有选择的自由是我们的祖先为之奋斗的未来。
故选B。
(2)考查代词指代。
根据第十三段中的“If you were taking care of a family, waitin g on your husband, you had no time to follow your dreams, unless you made that your dream.”如果你要照顾一个家庭,服侍你的丈夫,你就没有时间去追求你的梦想,除非你把它当成你的梦想,可知,that指代的其实是前面的内容,也就是taking care of a family, waiting on your husband。
故选C。
(3)考查词义猜测。
根据第十四段中的“A lot of women took that approach. We call it Stockholm Syndrome now.”很多女性采取了这种方式。
我们现在称之为Stockholm Syndrome,可知,我们现在把1950s很多女性接受了这个方式生活下去的这个现象称作
Stockholm Syndrome。
根据上文可知,1950s很多女性的生活方式则是——照顾家庭、服侍丈夫、没有时间去追求自己的梦想,这对女性来讲是不公平的,故选A。
(4)考查细节理解。
根据第三段中的“I think it's important to remember that being a 1950s housewife was actually totally awful, and something our grandmothers and mothers fought against.”我认为重要的是要记住,作为一个50年代的家庭主妇实际上是非常糟糕的,这是我们的祖母和母亲所反对的。
可知,作者认为20世纪50年代家庭主妇的生活很糟糕。
故选C。
(5)考查推理判断。
根据倒数第四段中的“ Holte has the chance to live out her fantasy. Not every woman in America is so lucky.”霍尔特有机会实现她的梦想。
不是每个美国女人都这么幸运。
可推知,在美国,并不是所有的女性都有机会追逐自己的梦想。
故选B。
(6)考查推理判断。
根据倒数第三段“We still don't have pay equality and in many states, we still don't have autonomy over our own bodies. Poor women and women of color still lack the opportunities of their wealthy and white peers.”我们仍然没有薪酬平等,在许多州,我们仍然没有对自己身体的自主权。
贫困妇女和有色人种妇女仍然缺乏与富裕和白人妇女同等的机会。
由可知,作者写这篇文章的主要目的是让读者注意到女性所面临的情况,尤其是那些贫穷和有色人种的情况。
故选C。
【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解,代词指代,词义猜测和推理判断四个题型的考查,是一篇教育类阅读,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,从而选出正确答案。
7.阅读理解
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