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我们一路奋战，不是为了改变世界，而是为了不让世界改变我们。20172017 广东罗定县高考英语（一轮）阅读理解优练（二）广东罗定县高考英语（一轮）阅读理解优练（二）阅读理解。阅读理解。阅读下列短文,从给的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中,选出最佳选项。English as a Foreign LanguageEnglish as a Foreign LanguageWho taught you to speak English?Your parents,while you were a young child?Your teachers at school?Perhaps even the BBC as a grown-up.Whoeveritwas,somehowyouhavedevelopedanunderstanding of what is rapidly becoming a truly globallanguage.There are now about 376 million people who speakEnglish as their first language,and about the same number who have learnt it inaddition to their mother tongue.There are said to be one billion people learningEnglish now and about 80%of the information on the Internet is in English.Is this a good thing,or a bad thing?Should we celebrate the fact that moreand more of us can communicate,using a common language,across countries andcultures?Or should we worry about the dangers of“mono-culturalism”,a world inwhich we all speak the same language,eat the same food and listen to the same music?Does it matter if an increasing number of people speak the same language?Onthe contrary,I would have thought-although I have never accepted the argument thatif only we all understood each other better,there would be fewer wars.Ask the peopleof India(where many of them speak at least some English)and Pakistan(the samesituation with India).If we all speak English,will we then all start eating McDonalds burgers?Surely not.If English becomes more dominant(占主导地位的),will it kill otherlanguages?I doubt it.When I travel in Africa or Asia,I am always surprised byhow many people can speak not only their own language but often one or more otherrelated languages,as well as English and perhaps some French or German as well.When we discussed this onTalking Pointa couple of years ago,we received awonderfully poetic email from a listener in Ireland.“The English language is abeautiful language.Maybe its like a rose,”he said.“But who would ever want放弃很简单，但你坚持到底的样子一定很酷！1我们一路奋战，不是为了改变世界，而是为了不让世界改变我们。their garden just full of rose?”Well,I love roses,and I think they make a beautiful addition to any garden.But the way I see it,just by planting a few roses,you dont necessarily need topull out everything else.If more and more people want to plant English roses,thatsfine by me.【文章大意】作者以独特的视角分析了英语的发展前景和人们的种种顾虑。越来越多的人会讲英语是好事吗?战乱会因此而减少吗?将来人们会只讲一种语言,吃同样的食物,听同样的音乐吗?作者借用一位爱尔兰听众的邮件说:英语好比玫瑰花,它很漂亮,但是我们不能因为它漂亮就把花园全种上玫瑰花,也不能把其他花草都拔掉。1.How many people learn English as their second language?A.About 80%.B.About 376 million.D.We dont know.C.About one million.【解析】选 B。细节理解题。从第二段第一句话可知,把英语当作第二语言的人的数量是about 376 million。故选 B。2.What does“garden”in the last two paragraphs stand for?A.Language.C.The world.B.Family.D.The Earth.【解析】选 C。词义猜测题。因为这两段中rose 用来指代 English,所以 garden 自然是指代 the world。故选 C。3.The author would probably agree that.A.its very hard to plant many kinds of flowers in a gardenB.its good for people from other countries to learn EnglishC.more and more people like to plant roses in their gardensD.English is easier to learn than other languages【解析】选 B。作者意图题。根据全文内容,尤其最后一句 If more and more people wantto plant English roses,thats fine by me.可以了解作者的态度倾向。故选B。4.This passage is mainly about.A.why English has become a global languageB.how many people in the world speak EnglishC.how people in the world learn English as a foreign language放弃很简单，但你坚持到底的样子一定很酷！2我们一路奋战，不是为了改变世界，而是为了不让世界改变我们。D.whether we need to worry about English being a world language【解析】选 D。主旨大意题。通过理解全文内容以及作者的观点,我们可以知道人们大可不必顾虑英语作为世界语言的前景问题。故选D。Although I started learning English during my college years,when I entered theStates,I only understood two English words“Yes”and“No”.We learned manygrammar rules but we could not make the language connections to the real Englishworld.Language frustration worries almost all first generation immigrants.Forexample,I got a letter from a Chinese-American who has lived in the States for along time and has a good IT job saying“My 11-year-old girl writes quite well,butas her parents,we could not even read her article.”In addition,my Chinese-Americanprofessor friend has difficulty reading a novel.Improving our English skills hasbecome a long journey for all of us.Honestly,if I have a chance,I really wantto reach out to everyone in the world who has had a similar experience:learninga second language in adulthood.I wish I could encourage them to speak out aboutthe culture shock,frustration they felt about the differences between West and East.I have mainly focused on my English writing since 2008 after I found“LiteracyVolunteers”,an organization that specially focuses on helping immigrants improvetheir English.I decided to challenge myself,writing a story like an American.Isaw many wonderful Americans there.As soon as I met my teacher Alice,I asked her放弃很简单，但你坚持到底的样子一定很酷！3我们一路奋战，不是为了改变世界，而是为了不让世界改变我们。to be my private language tutor and have taken Tims English class.Every week Aliceand I have worked on my English essays sentence by sentence.To observe the culture differences between West and East,occasionally,I posteda few of my English essays online.I mentioned previously about American culture;when people read the same article or even face the same situation,American andChinese act very differently.In my viewpoint,these differences make America thestrongest country in the world.I know you have the right to express your own opinions,but accusing others without proof is not acceptable.1.The purpose of the passage is.A.to show how hard a Chinese-American lives in AmericaB.to share her experience of improving her EnglishC.to imply grammar rules are not importantD.to warn Chinese-Americans of English2.The underlined word“frustration”in the first paragraph means.A.failure and setbacksB.words and problemsC.understanding and progressD.slang and idioms3.If the author had a good master of English,.A.she would open a school for Chinese-AmericansB.she would like to hears the differences spoken out放弃很简单，但你坚持到底的样子一定很酷！4我们一路奋战，不是为了改变世界，而是为了不让世界改变我们。C.she could lend a hand to the children for learningD.she might earn some money by giving advice4.In the passage,“Literacy Volunteers”is.A.only intended to help the Chinese-AmericansB.an organization which is set up to make a profitC.of great use to people like the authorD.a school showing how to enjoy literature5.From the last paragraph we can learn that.A.Americans and Chinese are of the same idea about somethingB.culture shock only exists between Chinese and AmericansC.accusing others freely can be acceptable in AmericaD.culture differences have great influence on the people【参考答案】14.BABCD.放弃很简单，但你坚持到底的样子一定很酷！5我们一路奋战，不是为了改变世界，而是为了不让世界改变我们。If you have kids,you probably struggle over whether you should focus on workinghard to make money andprovide them with the best possible life,or if its morevaluable to spend every moment that you can with them.But no matter which side ofthe fence you fall on,herere some good news if youre a parent:todays parentsare spending far more time with their children than generations past.A new study from economists at University of California,San Diego analyzes availabledata from the last 35 years to measure how much time parents are spending activelywith their children,participating in activities such as taking them to school,helping with homework,bathing them,playing catch with them in the back yard.According to the study,todays college-educated mothers spend an average of 21.2 hours a week activelycaring for their children,while women with less educationspend an average of 15.9 hours.It has risen since 1995,when the average was just12 hours.Dads are spending more time tossing the ball around,too:pre-1995 fathers withcollege educations onlyspent about 4.5 hoursa week playing with their children.Today,the average has more than doubled.For fathers with a high school education,the total has still gone up,from 3.7 hours to 6.8.Todays parents are doing a great job balancing life and work and even though youmay want even more time at home with your children.A Families and Work Institutestudy shows that your kids dont care so much about that.They just want you toenjoy the time you do spend with them.“Kids were more likely to wish that theirparents were less tired and less stressed,”Galinsky said.So when you re at your sons soccer game,put theBlackberry away,and cheer himon instead.1.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?A.Spend More Time with Your Kids放弃很简单，但你坚持到底的样子一定很酷！6我们一路奋战，不是为了改变世界，而是为了不让世界改变我们。B.Make More Money and Raise KidsC.Changes between Parents and KidsD.Cultural Shock from West to East2.According to the new study,what can we learn?A.Parents would like to have more kids.B.College-educated mothers enjoy playing with kids.C.Women with less education dont take their kids seriously.D.The less education a parent has,the less time he spends with kids.3.What about the college-educated father with their kids nowadays?A.They usually play with kids about 4.5 hours.B.They often devote 9 hours to playing with kids.C.They spend over 6.8 hours a week with kids.D.They think it is best to share 3.7 hours with kids.4.When staying with kids,kids expect parents to.A.play football with them for a longer timeB.earn more money for their futureC.enjoy themselves on the playgroundD.be relaxed as much as possible5.The word“Blackberry”underlined in the passage means.放弃很简单，但你坚持到底的样子一定很酷！7我们一路奋战，不是为了改变世界，而是为了不让世界改变我们。A.a kind of fruitB.the name of a gameC.the brand of cell phoneD.the habit of kids【参考答案】15.ADBDC【20162016 模拟题】模拟题】阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项。If you have a bad habit of losing things,a new device that can be connected toany item that you might lose may be the way to solve your problem.The Tile,a smallsquare linked up to your iPhone or iPad via Bluetooth,lets you see how close youare to the missing item,within a 50-to 150-foot range.If the item goes out ofyour phones 150-foot range,it can still be detected(发现)on other smartphoneswith the same app.When you log into the app on your phone,it shows you,with green bars that increaseor decrease,how far away you are from the Tile.You can also program it to makea sound when you get close to the Tile.And you can link up your phone with up toten Tiles.And if your lost item a dog,for example,or a stolen bike goesout of your own phones 150-foot Bluetooth range,you can set it as a“lost item”.If any of the phones with the Tile app comes within the range of your lost item,a message will be sent to your own phone,reminding you of its position.The Tileapp also has the function to remember where it last saw your Tile,so that you caneasily find where you left it.Since the Tiles use Bluetooth rather than GPS,they never run out of battery orneed to be charged,and they last for one year before needing to be replaced.Theapp,which will come into the market this winter,works with iPhone 5S,iPhone 6,放弃很简单，但你坚持到底的样子一定很酷！8我们一路奋战，不是为了改变世界，而是为了不让世界改变我们。iPad Mini,iPad 3rd and 4th generation,and iPod 5th generation.1.The Tile app can help you.A.find your missing itemsB.use your phone more wiselyD.connect something to your phoneC.save your phones battery power2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A.The Tile needs to be charged after a year of use.B.One smartphone can only be linked up to one Tile.C.The Tile cannot work when linked up to a phone without Bluetooth.D.A missing item cant be found if it goes out of the needed range.3.What does the second paragraph mainly tell us?A.What the Tile app is.B.How the Tile app works.D.Why the Tile app was invented.C.The advantages of the Tile app.4.Where does this passage probably come from?A.A science fiction novel.C.A personal diary.B.An advertisement.D.A news report.【参考答案】1-4ACBD放弃很简单，但你坚持到底的样子一定很酷！9