1、2013高考英语考前冲刺精选：阅读理解（3）及答案【考点定位】 2013考纲解读和近几年考点分布时事新闻类阅读材料在近年高考中屡屡涉及。这类材料往往语言地道，内容时新。 一、材料特点 阅读材料的组成有一个共同的特点，即都是由标题(Headline)、导语(Introduction)、背景(Background)、主体(Main body)和结尾(End)五部分构成。此类文章主题突出，文章的第一句话或第一自然段往往就是对整篇文章的高度概括，因此读懂首句或首段至关重要。下面分别叙述这五个部分在阅读理解中的作用。 探求结果到结尾。结尾往往是新闻事件的结果或动态展望，也是中心思想的概括并常常与新闻导语
2、相呼应，命题者也乐于在此设题。广告类阅读题的五大特点 1. 材料特点：大家知道，刊登广告是要钱的，为了节省费用，人们在拟写广告时往往都希望用最少的篇幅表现最大量的信息，这就决定了广告类材料通常具有以下特点：信息量大，用词简练，形式灵活。 2. 内容特点：综观近几年的高考英语阅读理解题，其中广告类阅读题内容主要涉及的是与人们生活息息相关的信息，如产品宣传、服务介绍、招生招聘等。 3. 形式特点：做广告的主要目的就是要让受众了解并记住广告内容，并为广告上所刊登的内容(产品或服务等)买单。为了达到这一目的，人们在设计广告时往往会做到：标题醒目，重点突出，条理清楚。 4. 用词特点：广告类阅读材料的用
3、词有以下“三多”特点：一是人名、地名、专有名词多；二是生词多；三是缩略词、省略句多。 5. 命题特点：广告类阅读是近几年高考英语阅读理解最常考的题材，在阅读理解的选材中占有很大的比重命题者的目的是要考查考生提取信息和处理信息的能力，所以命题的题型多是以获取信息为主的细节理解题。 CWelcome to Language upon Thames. This brochure has been designed to give you an overview of our Language School and the courses we offer. If you have some addi
4、tional questions please do not hesitate to contact us for more information. At Language upon Thames, we feel it is important to be flexible, in order that students can decide what period of study suits them best. Small Group General English Courses These courses are aimed at students who wish to imp
5、rove their speaking, listening, reading and writing skills and are offered at the following levels. BEGINNERS ELEMENTARY (初级) PREINTERMEDIATE UPPERINTERMEDIATE Studying one of the above courses will enable you to use English more confidently and competently on a daily basis. Try our free online test
6、 to see which level you are atCLICK HERE. Exam Courses These courses are aimed at students who wish to gain academic qualifications in English and are offered at the following levels. University of Cambridge exams： ADVANCED 1FCE (First certificate) ADVANCED 2CAE (Advanced) ADVANCED 3CPE (Proficiency
7、) Studying one of the above courses will enable you to continue your education or enter university in this country. (Students wishing to gain admission to a British university are normally required to have the Cambridge Proficiency Certificate.) Speaking, Listening & Pronunciation This course builds
8、 on communicative confidence and competence and is aimed at students who wish to develop the important skills of speaking and listening. Emphasis is also placed on pronunciation, with activities designed to meet the needs of students of different nationalities, who need to focus on different areas.
9、CLICK HERE to register for a General English course. Other Languages At Language upon Thames we offer a wide range of cafeterias, restaurants, shops and bars. Most importantly, we have foreign language classes of French, Japanese, German, Spanish and Italian during the day, evening or on a onetoone
10、basis.三 What does this passage mainly talk about?A. English courses. B. Ways to improve students English.C. The best way to improve your skills. D. The importance of English.64. If you attend Exam Courses, you will _.A. use English as fluently as a native speakerB. deal with everyday English wellC.
11、have better pronunciation of EnglishD. be able to continue your education or enter university in this country65. Judging from the description, we can tell that this passage must be taken from _.A. a newspaper B. a magazineC. the Internet D. a guidebook66. The following statements are true EXCEPT _.A
12、. only Englishmen can attend the coursesB. the courses are designed for learners of different levelsC. one can learn French even in the eveningD. Language upon Thames is a school aimed to offer help with language learning【答案及解析】63A。旨大意题。依据第一段“This brochure has been designed to give you an overview o
13、f our Language School and the courses we offer.”可知本文主要介绍该校开设的英语课程。64D。细节理解题。依据Exam Courses部分的“Studying one of the above courses will enable you to continue your education or enter university in this country.”可知答案为D项。66A。细节理解题。依据Exam Courses部分中括号内的Students wishing to gain admission to a British unive
14、rsity are normally required to have the Cambridge Proficiency Certificate和Speaking, Listening & Pronunciation中的meet the needs of students of different nationalities推断，这所语言学校的招生对象不仅仅是英国人，故A项错误。*结束 DKataria is the founder of the worldwide laughter movement. The celebration of World Laughter Day is a p
15、ositive activity for world peace and is intended to build up a global sense of brotherhood and friendship through laughter. The first “World Laughter Day” gathering took place in Mumbai, India, on 11th January, 1998. 12,000 members from India and international Laughter Clubs attended it. Now there a
16、re over 5,000 Laughter Clubs worldwide on all 5 continents. “HAPPYDEMIC” was the first World Laughter Day gathering outside India. It took place on 9th January, two years after the Mumbai gathering. In Copenhagen, Denmark, more than 10,000 people gathered at Town Hall Square. The event went into Gui
17、nness Book of World Records.“World Laughter Day” is now organized on the first Sunday of May every year. Hundreds of people gather worldwide on that day to laugh together. Today, many people fear widespread international terrorism. The world has never faced so much unrest before. People are at war w
18、ithin themselves. Laughter is a universal language, which has the ability to unite humanity without religion. Laughter can build a common connection between various religions and create a new world order. The idea may sound overambitious(野心太大的), and maybe it is. But maybe it is not. It is our deep b
19、elief that laughter and only laughter can unite the world, building up a global sense of brotherhood and friendship. Studies also say that laughter helps your body do the following: lower blood pressure; lighten depression; reduce stress; work out the heart, especially for those who are unable to pe
20、rform physical exercise. So in life, when you can laugh, you should laugh loudly and with your entire bodybecause its good for you.67. The purpose of celebrating World Laughter Day is _.A. to build up a global sense of brotherhood and friendship through laughterB. to build a common connection betwee
21、n various religions C. to reduce stress and lighten depression D. to lower blood pressure1. The first World Laughter Day gathering outside India took place_.A. on 11th January, 1998 B. on the first Sunday of MayC. on 9th January, 1996 D. on 9th January, 200069. The authors attitude towards laughter
22、movement is _.A. positive B. Negative C. uninterested D. objective70. The passage is mainly about _.A. World Laughter Day and its significanceB. the worldwide laughter movementC. a universal languageD. laughter【答案及解析】67A。细节理解题。根据第一段第二句的后半部分“is intended to build up a global sense of brotherhood and f
23、riendship through laughter”可知A项正确。68D。细节理解题。由第二段的第一、二两句内容可知，第一次印度以外的世界大笑节日是在印度孟买的聚会过了两年后的1月9日举行的，由第一段的倒数第三句可知，印度孟买的那次聚会是在1998年举行的，故答案为D项。69A。者态度判断题。从最后两段作者对大笑的益处的介绍可以判断出作者对此活动的态度是积极肯定的。positive“积极的，肯定的”；negative“消极的，否定的”；uninterested“不感兴趣的，冷淡的”；objective“客观的”。70A。主旨大意题。文章前两段介绍了“世界大笑日”这个节日的来历，后两段介绍了此
24、节日的重要性，所以只有A项能概括全文的大意。*结束【考点pk】 名师考点透析考点一、细节事实理解。一篇文章必然是由许多具体的细节、具体的内容构成的，所有这些信息以某种顺序（时间、空间、情感变化等）排列起来，来进一步解释或阐释主题，体现文章的主旨大意。1.直接事实题 在解答这类问题时要求学生抓住题干文字信息，采用针对性方法进行阅读，因为这类题的答案在文章中可以直接找到。 如：A giant dam was built many years ago to control the Colorado River in the U.S.This dam was built to protect the
25、land and houses around the river.This huge dam is in the Black Canyon.It is possible to drive a car from one side of the river to the other on a road，which is on the top of the dam.This dam is so big that there is an elevator inside.The elevator goes down forty-four stories from the road to the bott
26、om.There is enough concrete in this dam to build a highway from New York to San Francisco.Thousands of people worked on this dam for five years.This huge dam was called Boulder Dam when it was finished in 1936.Later it was renamed Hoover Dam in honor of a president of the United States.Hoover Dam，on
27、e of the highest dams in the world，is situated between the states of Arizona and Nevada.Q：Hoover Dam lies_ .A.between Arizona and NevadaB.in the Black CanyonC.between New York and San FranciscoD.both A and B【解析】由第二段的第一句话和最后一段的最后一句话可得出正确答案是D项。2.间接事实题 解答此类题，需要结合上下文提供的语境和信息进行简单的概括和判断或者要进行简单的计算。“Its rea
28、lly a hard job for me.I wont enter for such competition any more.Anyhow，I am quite lucky.I am also glad to have had more chance to work for the social welfare since I won the title.This time，in Shanghai，Id love to make a deep impression on my TV audience，”said Luo Lin with a sweet smile.Q：Which of t
29、he following is NOT true?A.Luo Lin is a native of Shanghai.B.Luo Lin moved to Hongkong with her parents.C.Luo Lin won the title of Miss Asia in 1991.D.Asia TV Station helped Luo Lin to become Miss Asia.【解析】A、C和D项都可在原文找到答案，而B项原文所给的是：taken to Hongkong可判断不是moved to Hongkong with her parents，因此选B。 3、数据推算。If you register both the VIEW qualification course and the Forum at the same time,you will save_ .A.$100 B.$300 C.$350 D.$400 这类题目要求学生就文章提供的数据，以及数据与文中其他信息的关系做简单计算和推断。在做此类题时：1.要抓住并正确理解与数据有关的信息含义。2.弄清众多信息中那些属于有用信息，那些属于干扰信息。3.不要孤立看待数字信息，而要抓住一些关键用语的意义。*结束