1、阅读理解专项训练社会生活类6Passage 1The year 2009 is the Year of Ox. The ox is a representative of the fanning culture of China. In the farming economy （经济）, oxen are the major animals pulling plows（犁）. Of course, the good of oxen is not limited to plowing. In fact, they are seen as boats on land for their abili
2、ty to carry loads. Besides, the whole body of an ox is full of treasures. Their meat and milk are food full of nutrition, and their skin can be used to make clothes and shoes. With all these qualities, oxen are regarded as generous creatures. In the past, oxen played an important role in the spiritu
3、al life of the Chinese. Even today, oxen still play a special part in some folk activities. For example, some people who1ive in southwest China will cook cattle bone soup and share it among family members when holding the ceremony for children who reach 13. They believe that the cattle bone soup rep
4、resents the blood relationship among family members. In order to express their love for oxen, people in some other areas will run to shake off diseases on the 16th day of the first month by the lunar calendar （农历）, and during their run they will take their oxen along, which indicates they regard the
5、 creature as human. Because of the contribution of oxen in their lives, the Chinese people are very grateful to the animal. In addition, the use of oxen in ceremonies and the thanks people owe to oxen help to develop various traditional customs, which becomes an important part of the folk culture of
6、 the Chinese nation. 60. The words boats an land underlined in Paragraph 2 refer to _A. animals for taking goods B. creatures for pulling plowsC. treasures of the folk culture D. tools in the farming economy6l. From the third paragraph, we know that _A. oxen are no more important today than in the p
7、astB. ceremonies are held when people cook cattle bone soupC. oxen are treated as human in some areas of ChinaD. people run with oxen to shake off diseases every month62. Which of the following helps to develop traditional customs?A. The special role of oxen in frowning. B. Peoples respect and love
8、for oxen. C. The practical value of an oxs body. D. The contribution of oxen to the economy. 63. Why does the author write the text?A. To stress the importance of oxen in farming. B. To introduce the Chinese folk culture. C. To describe how to celebrate the Year of Ox. D. To explain how to develop a
9、griculture with oxen. Passage 2“Old wives tales” are beliefs passed down from one generation to another, For example, most of us remember our patents telling us to eat more of certain foods or not to do certain things. Is there any truth in these teachings? Some of them agree with present medical th
10、inking, but others have not passed the test of time Did your mother ever tell you to eat your carrots because they are good for your eyes? Scientists now report that eating carrots can help prevent a serious eye disease called macular degeneration Eating just one carrot a day can reduce the possibil
11、ity of getting this disease by 40%. Garlic（蒜）is good for you, too。It can kill the type of virus that causes colds. Unfortunately, not all of Moms advice passed the test of medical studies. For example, generations of children have been told not to go swimming within an hour after eating. But researc
12、h suggests that there is no danger in doing so. Do sweets cause tooth problems? Well, yes and no. sticky sweets made with grains tend to cause more problems than sweets made with simple sugars. Even though science can tell us that some of our traditional beliefs dont hold water, there is still a lot
13、 of truth in the old wives tales, After all, much of this knowledge has been accumulated （积累） from thousands of our traditional beliefs dont hold water should respect this body of knowledge even as research for clear scientific support to proven it true or false 48. Which of the following is TRUE ac
14、cording to the text？ A, Eating garlic is good for our eyes B, Sticky sweets are damaging to our teeth C, Swimming after a meal is dangerous。 D, Carrots prevent people from catching colds 49.The author develops the third paragraph mainly-。 A. by cause and effects B. by order in space C. by order in t
15、ime D. by examples 50.The phrase “hold water” in the last paragraph most probably means“ ” A. to be believable B. to be valuable C. to be admirable D. to be stable 51 What is the authors attitude toward “old wives tales” in the text? A. So objective B. Objective C. Dissatisfied D. Curious Passage 3S
16、ome people think that as more and more people have televisions in their homes，fewer and fewer people will buy books and newspapers. Why read an article in the newspaper，when the TV news can bring you the information in a few minutes and with pictures? Why read the life story of a famous man，when a s
17、hort television program can tell you all that you want to know?Television has not killed reading, however. Today，newspapers sell in very large numbers. And books of every kind are sold more than ever before. Books are still a cheap way to get information and enjoymentAlthough some books with hard co
18、vers are expensive，many books are printed today as paperbacks(平装本)，which are quite cheap. A paperback collection of short stories，for example，is always cheaper than an evening at the cinema or the theater，and you can keep a book for ever and read it many times.Books are a wonderful provider of knowl
19、edge and pleasure and some types of books should be in every homeEvery home should have a good dictionaryA good encyclopedia(百科全书)，though expensive，is useful，too，because you can find information on any subjectBesides，you can have such books as history books，science textbooks，cookbooks，and collection
20、s of stories and poemsThen from time to time you can take a book of poems off your shelves and read the thoughts and feelings of your favorite poets.68. It can be inferred from the passage that.ATV programs are a chief provider of knowledge Bcinemas are the best choice in getting informationCreading
21、 is a cheap way of learning and having fun Dnewspapers are an expensive way to enjoy oneself69What does the sentence“Television has not killed reading，however.”underlined in the second paragraph suggest?APeople only need reading，though. BReading is still necessary today.CReading is more fun than tel
22、evision. DWatching television doesnt help reading.70Which of the following is mainly discussed in the last paragraph?ATypes of books. BKinds of dictionariesCLists of history books DCollections of stories and poems.71What can we learn from the passage?AFewer and fewer people will buy booksBA good dic
23、tionary should be kept in every homeCBooks with hard covers sell better than paperbacks. DMore people like TV programs about famous menPassage 4Intellectual property (IP) is a product of the mind that has commercial valueThe concept dates back to 1623,when the first patent law to protect IP rights w
24、as passedIP rights protect an artist from having his/her creative ideas copied by anotherFor example, if somebody generates an idea for a novel, that idea is protected by IP rightsIf someone else wishes to represent the idea or develop it further, he/she must consult the original artists, who will n
25、ormally be rewarded financially for its useBack in the 17th century, IP rights were primarily carried out to protect newly developed manufacturing processes against stealing, but today, intellectual property rights, are also enjoyed by those who create music, art and literatureIn recent years, IP ri
26、ghts have been the focus of a great deal of discussion because of a technology which looks set to weaken them altogether: the InternetMany years ago, if you wanted a recording of a song, you would have to purchase it from a music store; if a novel, from a book storeIn those days, IP rights were easi
27、ly protected since it was very difficult to obtain intellectual property without paying for itHowever, a lot of IP, including songs, films, books and artwork, can be downloaded today free of charge using the InternetThis practice has now taken the world by storm, dramatically affecting the way in wh
28、ich we view IP rights68According to the writer, in the beginning, IP rights were mainly of use to _ _Athose creating music, art and literature BnovelistsCengineers and inventors Dthose not receiving financial reward for their work69What do we know about the Internet according to the passage?AIt make
29、s IP rights harder to protect BIt sells songs and filmsCIt does not affect the way we understand IP rights DIt prevents the production of artwork70According to Paragraph 2, what has “taken the world by storm”?AIntellectual property rights BThe InternetCFree downloading DThe large number of songs, fi
30、lms and books71A possible title for this passage could be _ _AA History of IP Rights BWays to Protect Your IP RightsCThe Present and the Future of IP DIP Rights and Our AttitudesPassage 5Photographs are everywhere. They decorate (装饰) the walls of homes and are used in stores for sales of different g
31、oods. The news is filled with pictures of fires, floods, and special events. Photos record the beauties of nature. They can also bring things close that are far away. Through photos, people can see wild animals, cities in foreign lands, and even the stars in outer space. Photos also tell stories.Rep
32、orting the news through photos is called photojournalism. At times photojournalists tell their stories through a single picture. At other times, they use a group of pictures to tell a story. Each picture is like a chapter in a book, which can do more than record the facts. It can also be a strong fo
33、rce for social change.Jacob Riis was among the first photojournalists. He took pictures of parts of New York City where the poor lived. Riis believed that poverty(贫穷)caused crime, and he used photos to help him prove his point. A few years later, the photos of small children working in factories by
34、Lewis Hine shocked the public. Hines pictures helped bring about laws to protect such children.Hundreds of pictures may have to be taken in order to get one or two really good photos. It takes science to have the photo come out clearly and art to make a photo that has a good design and expresses fee
35、ling. Photojournalists make an actual record of what they see. A photo, however, can be both a work of art and an actual record. It can record an important event as a beautiful or exciting picture.As historical and artistic documents(文献) ,photos can become more important over time. Today photojourna
36、lists still have their pictures appear in newspapers and magazines. They also publish(发表) them in books and on the Internet.45. The underlined word “They” in the first paragraph refers to .A. beauties B. photos C. goods D. events46. The photos of the small children by Hine show us that photos .A. ar
37、e also works of art B. are popular ways of reporting newsC. often shock the public D. can serve as a force for social change47. What can we learn from the passage?A. News with pictures is encouraging. B. Photos help people improve their life.C. News photos mean history in a sense. D. People prefer r
38、eading news with pictures.48. The text is mainly about .A. telling the story through pictures B. decorating the walls of homesC. publishing historical papers D. expressing feeling through pictures社会生活类61答案 60.A 61.C 62.B 63.B2. 答案 48.B 49.D 50.A 51.B3答案 68.C 69.B 70.A 71.B4. 答案 68.C 69.A 70.C 71.D5. 答案 45.B 46.D 47.C 48.A
