1、题型专项突破-Unit2阅读理解（英语学习篇）一、阅读理解 阅读下列短文，从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。1.One Canada, Two LanguagesCanada is one of the few nations in the world to have two official languages： English and French. There are 10 provinces in the country, but only one of theseQuebec is known as “French Canada”. This is becaus
2、e it was founded by French explorers while British adventurers discovered the rest.Canada left the British Empire (帝国) in 1867 to become an independent country and English and French have been recognized as the official languages ever since.Most people speak English as their first language and the t
3、wo national television networks broadcast in English throughout the country. Apart from in Quebec and a few places on the east coast, French television is very rare.The same goes for traffic signs and menus, for example, outside of Quebec, there are only a few places where youll see traffic signs in
4、 French. In restaurants,it5s almost impossible to find French on the menu unless you are in the heartland (中心地带）of French Canada. However, all products sold in Canada must, by law，have labels (标签）and instructions in both languages.In Canadas English-speaking provinces, official bilingualism means th
5、at students can choose to complete a special French language course. Under this program, they are taught most of their subjects in French.If a student begins the course in kindergarten (幼儿 园）or Grade One, it is likely that all his lessons will be in French. However, if he starts at junior high schoo
6、l, 25 percent of the teaching will continue to be in English.(1) Which country controlled Canada before its independence?A. France. B. Britain.C. America. D. Germany.(2) Where can you watch French television programs?A. Only in Quebec.B. In Quebec and a few other places.C. From the two national tele
7、vision networks.D. All over Canada.(3) What does the underlined word “bilingualism” in the fifth paragraph mean?A. 外语教育 B. 母语教育C. 双语教育 D. 语言教育(4) What do we know about the education in Canada?A. In English-speaking provinces only English courses are offered.B. if you choose a special French language
8、 course, most of the subjects will be taught in French.C. The courses in primary schools are all taught in English.D. Most of the courses in junior high schools are taught in English.答案：(1)-(4) BBCB解析：ks5u语篇解读加拿大是一个双语国家，英语和法语是官方语言，学生如果选择一门专门的法语语言课程，那么大部分学科将用法语进行授课。(1) 细节理解题。根据第二段的信息并结合历史知识可知，加拿大独立之前
9、受大英帝国统治。(2) 细节理解题。根据第三段中的信息“Apart from in Quebec and a few places on the east coast, French television is very rare.”可知，除了魁北克和东部沿海少数几个地方外，其他地方很少有法语电视节目。所以选择B项。(3) 词义猜测题。文章开篇点明加拿大是一个双语国家，英语和法语是官方语言。首先排除A项。然后仔细揣摩本段意思可以看出，在加拿大讲英语的省份，双语教育(bilingualism)意味着学生可以选择一门专门用法语授课的课程，显然C项正确。(4) 推理判断题。根据最后两段可以看出，学生
10、如果选择这门专门的法语语言课程，大部分学科将用法语进行授课。2. When it comes to learning a foreign language, many people wonder if they will be able to memorize enough vocabulary. 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
11、ask, no doctor has ever heard “Will my baby be able to learn my language?” To be honest, do you know all the words of your mother tongue? The answer is “No”.New words, and new ways of using old words, appear every day. Twenty years ago, who would have been able to understand a sentence like this: “C
12、lick here to download your digital book”? Nobody. You never stop learning new vocabulary and you never know how long you will need it.Sometimes，you have the word on the tip of your tongue. and it sticks there! But you do know this phenomenon (现象）and think that it isnt because of a bad memory. You sh
13、ould not give this phenomenon more importance in the language you are learning than in your mother tongue.You need to learn only 2,000 or so basic 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 qu
14、ickly. 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 (记忆术).The first words seem very easy to learn, so you buy the course, but then you discover quickly, though too late，that some words later are more difficul
15、t to learn.(1) From the first paragraph, we can infer that _.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 tongue D. people find it hard to memorize the vocabulary of their l
16、anguage(2) The underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 probably means _.A. you can remember the wordB. you just fail to remember the wordC. you are not sure of the wordD. you darent open your mouth to speak the word(3) To learn a foreign language the author advises you _.A. to remember new words appearin
17、g every dayB. to keep up with new ways of using old wordsC. to learn about 2,000 necessary wordsD. to pay more attention to your bad memory(4) The passage is mainly about _.A. using old words in a new wayB. learning new words from the contextC. finding a method to memorize the vocabularyD. learning
18、the vocabulary of a foreign language答案：(1)-(4) ABCD 解析：(1) 推理判断题。从第一段中的“To be honest, do you know all the words of your mother tongue? The answer is No.”可知，一个人既然连自己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。(2) 句意理解题。根据画线句子后面一句“But you do know this phenomenon and think that it isnt because of a bad memory
19、.” 可以推知，这里是说你一时想不起来那个词。故选B项。(3) 细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句“You need to learn only 2,000 or so basic words to be able to create any phrase you need.”可知C项为正确答案。(4) 主旨大意题。本文介绍的主要是学习外语时的词汇量问题，分析四个选项可知，D项符合主题。3. (2014 全国高考 II )One of the latest trends (趋势) in American childcare is Chinese au pairs. Au Pair in Stamf
20、ord, Conn., for example, has got increasing numbers of requests for Chinese au pairs from zero to around 4,000 since 2004. And thats true all across the country.“I thought it would be very useful for him to learn Chinese at an early age,” Joseph Stocke, the managing director of a company, says of hi
21、s 2-year-old son. “I would at least like to give him the chance to use the language in the future.” After only six months of being cared for by a 25-year-old woman from China, the boy can already understand basic Chinese daily expressions, his dad says.Li Drake, a Chinese native raising two children
22、 in Minnesota with an American husband, had another reason for looking for an au pair from China: She didnt want her children to miss out on their roots. “Because I am Chinese, my husband and I wanted the children to keep exposed to (接触) the language and culture (文化),” she says.“Staying with a nativ
23、e speaker is better for children than simply sitting in a classroom,” says Suzanne Flynn, a professor in language education of children. “But parents must understand that just one year with an au pair is unlikely to produce wonders. Complete mastery demands continued learning until the age of 10 or
24、12.The popularity of au pairs from China has been strengthened by the increasing numbers of American parents who want their children to learn Chinese. It is expected that American demand for au pairs will continue to rise in the next few years.(1) What does the term “au pair” in the text mean?A. A m
25、other raising her children on her own.B. A child learning a foreign language at home.C. A professor in language education of children.D. A young foreign woman taking care of children.(2) Li Drake has her children study Chinese because she wants them _.A. to live in China some dayB. to speak the lang
26、uage at homeC. to catch up with other childrenD. to learn about the Chinese culture(3) What can we infer from the text?A. Learning Chinese is becoming popular in America.B. Educated women do better in looking after children.C. Chinese au pairs need to improve their English skills.D. Children can lea
27、rn a foreign language well in six months.3. (1)-(4) DDA ks5u语篇解读本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了汉语在美国日益受到欢迎，从而引起了au pair的流行，即雇用说汉语的中国保姆来照顾孩子，以便孩子们能够跟保姆学习汉语等情况。(1) 推理判断题。由第二段中约瑟夫请了一个25岁的中国女子照顾他两岁的儿子，以此给儿子创造学习汉语的机会，和第三段中一位华侨母亲也用这种方式教育自己的两个孩子，以及第四段中一位语言教授提到的“和说母语的人在一起学习语言比在教室好”等信息可知，an pair指的是负责照顾孩子的外国保姆。A项指“独自抚养孩子的母亲”，
28、B项指“在家里学习外语的孩子”，C项指“儿童语言教育方面的教授”，这些均不是au pair所指代的内容。(2) 细节理解题。结合第三段的内容可知，她本是一名中国人，但还是请了一位说汉语的保姆来让孩子们学习汉语，再根据她所说的“Because I am Chinese, my husband and I wanted the children to keep exposed to the language and culture.”可知，她这样做的目的是让孩子们接触中国的语言和文化，故选D项。A项指“将来有一天居住在中国”，B项指“在家里说汉语”，C项指“赶上其他的孩子们”，这些信息在文章中都没
29、有提及。(3) 主旨大意题。本文通过列举一些具体的例子，说明了美国的父母们正在兴起一种“au pair”热，即通过请说汉语的中国保姆来照顾自己的孩子，从而让孩子们有机会学习汉语，这说明了汉语在美国日益受到欢迎，因此选A项。B项指受过教育的妇女在照顾孩子方面更擅长，与本文的主要内容没有关系；C项虽然提到了Chinese au pairs, 但是其侧重点在她们需要提高自己的英语技能上；D项说“孩子们可以在6个月内学好一门外语”这与本文中儿童教育学家说的“Complete mastery demands continued learning until the age of 10 or 12.”相矛
30、盾。4.There are many useful suggestions that can help one to improve English. Here are some of them to increase ones English language vocabulary.Learning English vocabulary is about much more than just learning the right words. It is based on under-standing important words and expressions.Learning a w
31、ord will not help very much if you quickly forget it. Researches show that it takes from 10 to 20 repetitions(重复) to really make a word part of your vocabulary. Since most words are learned from how they are used in context (上下文), the more words one is shown, the better vocabulary one will have. Kee
32、p a piece of paper close to you. When you read, pay close attention to the word you do not know, write the word down and try to understand its meaning from the context. Then look up the word in a dictionary.Remember that if you do not use English words that you have just learned in conversation or w
33、riting, you will forget them very quickly. So the best way to learn new words effectively is just by trying to use them in conversation and writing. And remember that practice is the key to fluent spoken English.Building vocabulary is a life-long task. Remember: “In the beginning was the word.” Your
34、 future could depend on how rich your vocabulary is. It will also determine the quality of your communication.(1)We can learn from the passage that learning English vocabularyA. is just about learning the right wordsB. is about remembering more and more wordsC. doesnt require one to learn expression
35、sD. requires one to understand important expressions(2) Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. To master a word, you need to repeat it 10-20 times.B. If you remember a word, you will still forget it if you dont use it.C. It doesnt take long to build ones vocabulary.D. Practic
36、e is very important in fluent spoken English. (3) The best way to learn new words is.A. trying to use them while speaking and writingB. writing them down over and over againC. always looking them up in the dictionaryD. reading them aloud over and over again (4) What is the passage mainly about?A. Ho
37、w to enrich your English vocabulary.B. How to have a good conversation in English.C. Why context is important in learning English.D. How to improve the quality of communication答案：(1)-(4) DCAA解析：ks5u语篇解读你知道如何增加英语词汇量吗？理解词汇和短语的意思，通过上下文学习，在对话和写作中运用，这些方法都对增加词汇量大有裨益。(1)细节理解题。根据第二段的 Learning English vocabu
38、lary is about much more than just learning the right words. It is based on understanding important words and expressions. 可知，学习英语词汇不仅仅是学习正确的单词，学习词汇应该建立在理解词汇和短语的基础之上，故选D项。A项与 Learning English vocabulary is about much more than just learning the right words.矛盾。B项“记越来越多的单词” 在文中未提及。C 项与 It is based on u
39、nderstanding important words and expressions.矛盾。(2)细节理解题。根据第五段第一句Building vocabulary is a life-long task.可知，发展词汇量是一个终生的任务，故C项表达与文甯内容不符。A项与第三段的Researches show that it takes from 10 to 20 repetitions (重复) to really make a word part of your vocabulary.相符。B 项与第四段的if you do not use English words that you
40、 have just learned in conversation or writing, you will forget them very quickly.相符。D 项与第四段的 And remember that practice is the key to fluent spoken English.相符。(3)细节理解题。由第四段第二句So the best way to learn new words effectively is just by trying to use them in conversation and writing.可知，学习新的词汇最好的方法是在对话和写
41、作中多加运用，故选A项。(4)主旨大意题。文章讲的是增加词汇量的方法，如：理解词汇和短语的意思，通过上下文学习，在对话和写作中运用。由此可知A项正确。5. 七选五 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 More and more bosses worldwide are expecting their workers to be good at two or even more languages. So these workers are beginning to take online language courses. Learning En
42、glish online can be a satisfying and very interesting experience. (1) (2) There are free courses, but they usually arent as good as courses taken at a college or school. With a good online course you will have to pay money. And sometimes you also have to pay for books and other learning tools like D
43、VDs or CDs.Learning English online can be very time-consuming. (3) You will have to do the online classes, taking time out of your busy schedule. Learning a new language is a great investment of your time.A foreign language can be hard to learn, even if that learning is done online. (4) English has
44、a complex system of grammar rules. That makes it hard to learn if youve been out of school for a while.(5) You can do business or travel everywhere and there will likely be people who speak the language. Before taking an English course online, you should ask yourself whether the time you will spend
45、would be put to better use than learning something else, such as mathematics or computer education.A. It has a lot of advantages.B. They can be very expensive.C. But it also has some disadvantages.D. It can take several months or even years of practice.E. Once we have learnt English well, well enjoy our life more.F. English is the official language of business around the world.G. You have to build a completely new vocabulary, as well as pronunciation and grammar.答案：(1)-(5) CBDGF参考答案：一、3. 版权所有：高考资源网()