1、2013高考英语（阅读理解）考前冲刺训练（5） 及答案解析 (第*篇)Do American children still learn handwriting in school? In the age of the keyboard, some people seem to think handwriting lessons are on the way out. 90% of teachers say they are required to teach handwriting.But studies have yet to answer the question of how well
2、they are teaching it. One study published this year found that about three out of every four teachers say they are not prepared to teach handwriting. Some teachers are teaching handwriting by providing instruction for 10 15 minutes a day, and then other teachers who basically teach it for 60 to 70 m
3、inutes a day which really for handwriting is pretty much.Many adults remember learning that way by copying letters over and over again. Today s thinking is that short periods of practice are better. Many experts also think handwriting should not be taught by itself.Instead, they say it should be use
4、d as a way to get students to express ideas. After all, that is why we write.Handwriting involves two skills. One is legibility,_which means forming the letters so they can be read. The other is fluency writing without having to think about it. Fluency continues to develop up until high school.But n
5、ot everyone masters these skills. Teachers commonly report that about onefourth of their kids have poor handwriting. Some people might think handwriting is not important any more because of computers and voice recognition programs.But Steve Graham at Vanderbilt says word processing is rarely done in
6、 elementary school, especially in the early years. American children traditionally first learn to print, and then to write in cursive, which connects the letters. But guess what we learned from a spokeswoman for the College Board, which administers the SAT college admission test. More than 75 percen
7、t of students choose to print their essay on the test rather than write in cursive.语篇解读文章介绍了在键盘普及的年代美国的书法教学情况。1We can learn _ from Paragraph 1.A. teaching handwriting is a basic requirement in teaching jobB. most teachers prefer to teach handwritingC. teachers spend little time in teaching handwriti
8、ngD. a keyboard has taken the place of the handwriting entirely解析推理判断题。根据第一段中“90% of teachers say they are required to teach handwriting”可知书法教学是基本的教学要求，A项为正确推论。根据“One study published this year found that about three out of every four teachers say they are not prepared to teach handwriting”可知，很多老师不愿意
9、教书法课，B项错误；根据第一段末句可知C项错误；根据全段判断，只是说键盘普及使一些人认为书法渐渐过时了，D项错误。答案A2Which of the following is WRONG for traditional handwriting in the USA?A. The students are taught by practicing a long period.B. The letters are repeated many times.C. Handwriting includes two skills.D. To write in cursive is taught first.
10、解析细节认定题。根据第二段可知，传统的书法教学重复很多遍并且持续时间长，因此A、B两项内容正确。根据第三段第一句可知C项内容正确；根据最后一段第二句可知D项内容错误。答案D3The underlined word “legibility” in Paragraph 3 means _.A. easy to read B. complexC. unexpected D. unreadable解析推测词义题。根据下文“which means forming the letters so they can be read”可推测画线词的意思是“清楚，易读”。答案A4The best title fo
11、r the passage is _.A. How to improve handwriting in schoolB. Right or wrong: the death of handwritingC. Handwriting involves two skillsD. Handwriting lessons are on the way out解析标题归纳题。作者对美国书法教学的现状作了叙述，没有自己的主观评论，故选择B。A项没有涉及，C项只是其中一部分内容，D项只是一部分人的观点。答案B5The author s attitude towards whether still to le
12、arn handwriting in school is_.A. negative B. objectiveC. critical D. optimistic解析态度判断题。根据全文的叙述，作者只是将美国书法教学的现状和不同人的观点呈现出来，并没有发表自己的见解，因此作者持客观的态度。答案B长难句解读One study published this year found that about three out of every four teachers say they are not prepared to teach handwriting.今年公布的一项研究发现，大约每四个教师中就有
13、三个说他们不准备教书法了。published this year为过去分词短语作后置定语，found后面为宾语从句，其中又含有一个宾语从句they are not prepared to teach handwriting。*结束 (第*篇)Having a husband means an extra seven hours of housework each week for women, according to a new study. For men, getting married saves an hour of housework a week. “Its a wellknow
14、n_pattern，” said lead researcher Frank Stafford at University of Michigans Institute for Social Research. “Men usually work more outside the home, while women take on more of the housework.”He points out that differences among households (家庭) exist.But in general, marriage means more housework for w
15、omen and less for men. “And the situation gets worse for women when they have children. ”Stafford said.Overall，times are changing in the American home. In 1976，women busied themselves with 26 weekly hours of sweepinganddusting work, compared with 17 hours in 2005. Men are taking on more housework, m
16、ore than doubling their housework hours from six in 1976 to 13 in 2005.Single women in their 20s and 30s did the least housework, about 12 weekly hours，while married women in their 60s and 70s did the mostabout 21 hours a week.Men showed a somewhat different pattern ，with older men picking up the br
17、oom more often than younger men. Single men worked the hardest around the house, more than that of all other age groups of married men.Having children increases housework even further. With more than three children, for example, wives took on more of the extra work，clocking about 28 hours a week com
18、pared with husbands 10 hours.语篇解读过去，对于女人来说，结婚意味着每周多做7个小时的家务；对于男人来说，结婚意味着每周少做1小时的家务。而如今，情况却发生了变化。1According to the“wellknown pattern”in Paragraph 1, a married man_.A. takes on heavier workB. does more houseworkC. is the main breadwinnerD. is the master of the house解析猜测词义题。第一段最后一句告诉我们：男人通常在外挣钱养家，而女人则更
19、多负责家务。答案C2How many hours of housework did men do every week in the 1970s?A. About 28. B. About 26.C. About 13. D. About 6.解析事实细节题。第三段最后一句告诉我们：男人在20世纪70年代每周做家务6小时。答案D3What kind of man is doing most housework according to the text?A. An unmarried man.B. An older married man.C. A younger married man.D.
20、 A married man with children.解析事实细节题。第五段最后一句告诉我们：单身男子做家务最多。答案A4What can we conclude from Staffords research?A. Marriage gives men more freedom.B. Marriage has effects on job choices.C. Housework sharing changes over time.D. Having children means doubled housework.解析主旨大意题。本文主要告诉我们：男女分担家务随着时间的推移发生了变化。
21、答案C*结束 (第*篇)You know how wonderful you are, and you know that others know how wonderful you are, but what do you do when admiration crosses over the line into jealousy? For most teens there will come a day when you realize that one of your friends is jealous and that this jealousy is hurting your fr
22、iendship. When this happens it can seem like there is nothing that you can do, but the good news is that there is. Dont let jealousy spoil your relationships. Tackle it headon and you might be back to normal much sooner than you think.It can be hard to walk up to a friend and ask them what the probl
23、em is, but if you want to save your friendship youll have to do just that. Dont approach them and ask why they are jealous of you (unless of course you want to appear totally conceited), just take some time alone with them and let them know that youve been feeling like theres been something coming b
24、etween you. If they refuse to respond, then use the opportunity to explain how you have been feeling. Chances are that something you say will strike a nerve and your friend will open up as well.When you figure out what is annoying your friend, ask him or her what (s)he thinks would make the situatio
25、n better. If, for example, (s)he says that (s)he feels like (s)he doesnt get to spend any time with you because of your being off with your new friends from tee swim team then maybe you could invite her along the next time or block off one day a week for just the two of you. Remember, though, that w
26、hatever solution you decide on should be a compromise. Dont limit your own talents or opportunities simply because your friend is unhappy. Try instead to include him or her in your new life and see how that works out.Even the best of friendships can be tinged by jealousy. This destructive emotion is
27、 rarely productive and can turn best friends into worst enemies. Before taking extreme action, chat with your jealous friend to see if the two of you can work out a compromise.If you cant, be prepared to know exactly how far you will go to keep your friendand how far you wont.解读：本文是关于人际关系的话题。尤其是青少年朋
28、友之间会因为嫉妒而使相互间的友谊被破坏，本文着重讲述如何处理被朋友嫉妒及处理过程中可能遇到的困难。1. According to the author, the jealousy emotion is_.A. normal B. productiveC. destructive D. extreme解析细节理解题，由第一段第二句.that this jealousy is hurting，your friendship.可知。答案C2. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a way to confront your friend when j
29、ealousy happens?A. Walking up to him/her and asking him/her why he/she is jealous of you.B. Walking up to him/her and asking him/her what the problem is.C. Spending some time with him/her and letting him/her know how you feel.D. Spending some time with him/her and letting him/her know you think ther
30、es something between you.解析细节理解题。由第二段第二句Dont approach them and ask why they are jealous of you可知。答案A43. The underlined “it” in the first paragraph refers to_.A. friendship B. relationshipC. admiration D. jealousy解析细节理解题。由文章第一段可知。答案D4. What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs?A. Theres alway
31、s a solution to solve the problem of jealousy.B. Jealousy can turn best friends into worst enemies.C. You may lose a friend to keep your own gifts, chances or self development.D. You should go a long way with your friend to work out a solution解析推理判断题。答案C5. The purpose of the passage is_.A. to explain what causes jealousyB. to offer some advice on making friendsC. to introduce the way to cope with a jealous friendD. to explain how destructive the jealous emotion is 解析作者意图题。通读全文可知，本文酌写作目的是介绍处理有嫉妒心朋友的方法。答案C*结束- 6 -
