蚱蜢高三英语阅读理解(社会文化)试题(有答案和解析)

2021年1月24日发(作者：归尾)
高三英语阅读理解
(
社会文化
)
试题
(
有答案和解 析
)

一、高中英语阅读理解社会文化类

1
．
阅读理解


The final results of Best-Ever Teen Fiction vote are in. While it's no surprise to see
Harry Potter

and
The Hunger Games
series on top, this year's list also highlights some writers we weren't as
familiar with. For example, John Green, author of
The Fault in Our Stars
, appears five times in the
top 100.

Summer, like youth, passes quickly. But the books we read when we're young can stay with us
for a lifetime. The following are the top 4 on the list. Enjoy.


⒈
Harry Potter series


The Harry Potter
books make up the popular series written by J. K. Rowing. The series includes
seven books. The books concern a wizard (
魔法师
) called Harry Potter and his journey through
Hogwarts
School
of
Witchcraft
and
Wizardry.
The
stories
tell
of
him
over
coming
dangerous
obstacles to defeat the dark wizard Lord Voldemort who killed his parents when Harry was 15
months old.


⒉
The Hunger Games series

In the ruins of a future North America, a young girl is picked to leave her poor district and travel
to Capitol for a battle to the death in the cruel Hunger Games. But for Katniss Everdeen, the main
character in this series by Suzanne Collins, winning the Games only puts her deeper in danger as
the strict social order of Panem begins to unravel (
瓦解
).


⒊
To Kill a Mockingbird

Author Harper Lee explores racial tensions in the fictional
through the eyes of 6-year-old Scout Finch. As her lawyer father, Atticus, defends a black man
accused of a crime, Scout and her friends learn about the unjust treatment of African-Americans
–
and their mysterious neighbor, Boo Radley.


⒋
The fault in Our Stars

Hazel Grace, a teenage girl, has got all
sorts
of cancer inside her body, and her lungs aren't
working very well. She knows she is dying and doesn't live in hope any more. When a man named
Augustus Waters suddenly appears at the Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel's story is about to be
completely rewritten.

（
1
）
What do we know about John Green?

A. One of his novels tops the list.

B. Many of his novels are very popular.

C. He is the favorite writer of many teens.

D. He was a well-known writer long before the vote.

（
2
）
Who is the author of
The Hunger Games
series?

A. Harper Lee. B. John Green. C. J. K. Rowling. D. Suzanne Collins.

（
3
）
What is
To Kill a Mockingbird
mainly about?

A. Lifelong friendships.
B. Racial discrimination.

C. A man working as a lawyer.
D. A little girl's difficult childhood.

（
4
）
Hazel in
The Fault in Our Stars
______.

A. is very optimistic
B. writes a great story

C. makes many mistakes D. is changed by Augustus.

（
5
）
In which part of a newspaper can we find the text probably?

A. Sports.
B. News.
C. Literature.
D. Entertainment.

【答案】

（
1
）
B

（
2
）
D

（
3
）
B

（
4
）
D

（
5
）
C

【解析】
【分析】

短文大意：本文介绍了最受青少年喜爱的四部小说。


（
1
）细节理解题。根据第一段
this
year's
list
also
highlights
some
writers
we
weren't
as
familiar with. For example, John Green, author of
The Fault in Our Stars
, appears five times in the
top 100.
可知，本年度的名单中出现了一些我们不是很熟悉的作家，比如
John Green
，在前
100
里出现了五次，可知，其小说很受欢迎，故选
B
。


（
2
）细节理解题。根据第四段
But for Katniss Everdeen, the main character in this series by
Suzanne Collins
可知，饥饿游戏的作者为
Suzanne Collins
，故选
D
。


（
3
）细节理解题。根据本部分
Author
Harper
Lee
explores
racial
tensions
in
the
fictional

可知，杀死一只知更鸟，探讨种族歧视问题，故选
B
。


（
4
）细节理解题。根据最后一段
When a man named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at
the
Cancer
Kid
Support
Group,
Hazel's
story
is
about
to
be
completely
rewritten.
可知，当
Augustus Waters
出现的时候，
Hazel
的人生发生了改变，故选
D
。


（
5
）推理判断 题题。本文主要介绍四部受青少年喜爱的小说，故与文学有关，故选
C
。


【点评】考查阅读理解。本文涉及细节题、推断题两种常考题型，细节题要注意从文中寻
找答案 ；推断题需要联系上下文，推断出需要的信息。


2
．
阅读短文， 从每题所给的四个选项（
A
、
B
、
C
和
D
）中，选出最佳选项。


Fantastic Fall Festivals You Won't Want to Miss

Seymour Apple Festival

Admission to the Seymour Apple Festival is free and so is the entertainment! More than 15,
000 people from all over the region come out to take part in the activities, ranging from drawings,
vendor booths, food, apple contests, bike-decorating contests, and more.

Marionville Apple Festival

The popular Marionville Apple Festival is home to countless activities and events. The carnival,
pony
rides,
and
games
will
keep
the
kids
busy,
while
adults
will
enjoy
watching
the
pie-eating
contest and browsing dozens of craft vendor booths.

Humansville Fall Festival

The Humansville Fall Festival may be hosted by a small town but that doesn't mean it's lacking
big fun. Perfect for all ages, this fall festival is celebrating its 70th year and will provide three full
days of fun. This year's festival will feature live music from fantastic local musicians, which will
definitely
make
it
different
from
the
ones
in
other
years.
You'll
also
find
fun
carnival
rides,
talented artisans selling their goods, and an amazing parade to wrap up the event on Saturday.

Southside Fall Festival

The Southside Fall Festival is perfect for family celebrations, with an alcohol-free environment
and free admission. Enjoy a colorful parade and float contest, delicious food vendors, live music,
karaoke, and more.

Fall Into Arts Festival

Make sure to bring the kids along for this festival that celebrates all things creative. The Fall
Into
Arts
Festival
features
a
host
of
kid- friendly
activities
like
a
lego
build,
sand
art,
bubble
stations, chalk the sidewalk, a jump house, and more. Parents will have plenty to do as well, with
an excellent variety of artists, festival food, a mini film festival, and much more.

（
1
）
Which festivals are free of charge?

A. Southside Fall Festival and Fall Into Arts Festival.

B. Seymour Apple Festival and Southside Fall Festival.

C. Humansville Fall Festival and Fall Into Arts Festival.

D. Seymour Apple Festival and Marionville Apple Festival.

（
2
）
What makes Humansville Fall Festival special this year?

A. Fun activities on Saturday.

B. The duration of the festival.

C. The area of the hosting town.

D. Musicians' live performance.

（
3
）
Fall Into Arts Festival is specially welcomed by ________.

A. movie lovers
B. modern artists
C. visitors of all ages
D. families with kids

【答案】

（
1
）
B

（
2
）
D

（
3
）
D

【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了几个秋季的节日。


（
1
）考查细节理解。根据
Seymour Apple Festival
部分中的
“Admission to the Seymour Apple
Festival is free and so is the entertain ment!”
可知，西摩苹果节的门票是免费的，娱乐也是免
费的！和
Southsi de
Fall
Festival
部分中的
“The
Southside
Fall
Festival
is
perfect
for
family
celebrations,
with
an
alcohol-
free
environment
and
free
admission.”可知，此节日也是免费入
场。故选
B
。


（
2
）考查细节理解。根据
Humansville
Fall
Festival
部分中的
“This
year's
festival
will
feature
live music from fantastic local musicians, which will definitely make it different from the ones in
other
years.”
可知，今年的音乐节将以当地优秀音乐家的现场音乐为特 色，使它有别于往
年。故选
D
。


（
3
）考查细节理解。根据
Fall Into Arts Festival
部分中的
“Make sure to bring the kids along
for this festival that celebrates all things creative. The Fall Into Arts Festival features a host of kid-
friendly activities like a lego build, sand art, bubble stations, chalk the sidewalk, a jump house,
and more. Parents will have plenty to do as well, with an excellent variety of artists, festival food,
a mini film festival, and much more.”
可知，秋季艺术节既有许 多孩子喜爱的活动，也有为父
母准备的活动，故特别受到有孩子的家庭的欢迎。故选
D
。


【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解题型的考查，是一篇文化类阅读，要求考生在捕 捉细节信
息，结合题目要求，从而选出正确答案。


3
．
阅读理解


March 21 has been declared World Sleep Day, a time to recognize and celebrate the value of
sleep. Many sleep experts hope it will be a wake-up call.

According to a poll (
民意调查
) by the National Sleep Foundation, nearly 4 in 5 Americans don't
get as much sleep as they should during the workweek. On average, adults are thought to need at
least eight hours of sleep a night, although some can manage with less and some won't do well
without more. But the survey found that, on weekdays, only 21% of Americans actually get a full
eight hours of sleep, and another 21% get less than six hours.

To many of us, the thought of spending more time sleeping is, well, a big yawn. On the other
hand, the thought of being smarter, thinner, healthier and more cheerful has a certain appeal.
And those are just a few of the advantages that can be ours if we consistently get enough sleep,
researchers say. Also on the plus side: We're likely to have better skin, better memories, better
judgment, and, oh, yes, longer lives.


“When you lose even one hour of sleep for any reason, it influences your performa
nce the next
day,” says Dr. Alon Avidan, director of the UCLA Sleep Disorders Center.

A study published last year found the same to be true even of children. When kids aged 8 to 12
slept for just one hour less for four nights, they didn't function as well during the day.


But sleeping has an image problem.“We see napping or sleeping as lazy,” says Jennifer Vriend, a
clinical psychologist in Ottawa, Canada, and the leading author of the study with children.“We put
so much emphasis on diet, nutrition a
nd exercise. Sleep is in the back seat. In fact,”she adds,“no
matter how much we work out, no matter how well we eat, we can't be in top physical shape
unless we also get plenty of sleep.”

（
1
）
The underlined part in Paragraph 1 means .

A. waking up the sleepers B. drawing people's attention

C. serving as a morning call
D. declaring the special day

（
2
）
From Paragraph 3 we can infer that .

A. being healthier is one of the advantages for us

B. sleeping has nothing to do with one's expectations

C. enough sleep is the guarantee of the appealing things

D. spending more time in sleeping is a waste of time

（
3
）
What Jennifer Vriend said in the last paragraph implies that .

A. people care little about sleeping B. sleeping is an image problem

C. lazy people tend to sleep long
D. sleeping is only part of our life

（
4
）
What is the purpose of the passage?

A. To talk about people's sleeping problems.

B. To provide an investigation result of sleeping.

C. To stress the function of sleeping at night.

D. To arouse the awareness of enough sleep.

【答案】

（
1
）
B

（
2
）
C

（
3
）
A

（
4
）
D

【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇说 明文，充足的睡眠对我们非常重要
,
为了引起人们的足够重
视
,3
月
21
日被宣布为世界睡眠日。


（
1
）考查词义 猜测。此处指
,
睡眠专家希望
3
月
21
日被宣布为世界睡眠 日这件事会引起人
们对睡眠的重视。由此可知
,a
wake-up
cal l
含有警钟的意思。与
B
项表述的意思相近
,
故选
B
。


（
2
）考查推理判断。根据第三段中的
“On
the
other
hand,
the
thought
of
being
smarter,
thinner,
hea
lthier
and
more
cheerful
has
a
certain
appeal.”
可知
,< br>充足的睡眠可以使我们更聪
明、更苗条、更健康、更快乐等
,
这些都是有吸引力 的事情。故选
C
。


（
3
）考查推理判断。根据最后一段中的
“We
put
so
much
emphasis
on
diet,
nutrition
and
exercise. Sleep is in the back seat.”
可知
,
人们注重饮食、营养和锻炼
,
不很重视睡眠。故选
A
。


（
4
）考查推理判 断。这篇文章旨在让人们意识到充足睡眠的重要性
,
呼吁人们关注睡眠问
题。故选D
。


【点评】本题考点涉及词义猜测和推理判断两个题型的考查，是 一篇文化类阅读，要求考
生根据上下文进行逻辑推理，从而选出正确答案。


4
．
阅读理解

The British live on a small island. They are surrounded by thesea, so it is not surprising that the
sea has always played an important role intheir lives. After the development of large, ocean-
going
sailing
ships
in
the
fifteenthcentury,
the
sea
became
even
more
important
to
the
country's
development.
Shipssetting
sail
from
England
determined
to
extend
Britain's
territories,
its
wealthand its knowledge of the world. Ships returned to England bringing goods, peopleand new
ideas from foreign places. By the nineteenth century, Britain had the largest,most powerful navy
in the world.

The great sailing ships were so much a part of British life thatthey even affected the language.
Many
English
expressions
we
use
today
were
originallynautical
(
航海的
)terms,
although
most
people no longer realize this. For example, people commonlydescribe an honest and fair business
deal
as
being

board
Thisexpression
was
originally
used
in
sailing
ship
times
when
secretive, dishonest ship'sbusiness would be carried out below decks (below the boards) out of
public

the
other
hand,
honest
business
was
always
conducted
on
deck
(above
the
boards),in the open where everyone could see what was going on.



down!
meaning

quiet!
is
anothercommon
expression
that
has
nautical
origins.
The ship's boatswain (
水手长
) would blow a whistle, or pipe, at theend of the day to indicate (
表
明
) to the sailors it was time to quieten down and go to sleep.

Most native English speakers have heard the expression
few know that the
isactually
a
short
form
of

of
nine
tails
—

a
whip
with
nine,
knotted(
打结的
)
tails.
A
boatswain needed a lot of spacein order to swing the whip properly when lashing (
鞭打
) a poor
sailor under his control!

（
1
）
The British have been strongly influenced by the sea because ________.


A. they occupied more land around the world
B. they got more wealth from the sea

C. they live on an island surrounded by the sea
D. they had the largest navy ever

（
2
）
If someone is open and above board, it means he is ________.


A. secretive
B. honest
C. cheerful
D. dishonest

（
3
）
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?


A. Sailors need to go to sleep when they hear a whistle.

B. Sailors will be whipped if they do business below decks.

C. A poor sailor may be whipped nine times a day.

D. There is no spare room to raise cats on ships.

（
4
）
What is the main idea of the passage?


A. The business on British sailing ships.

B. The influence of British sailors' language on English.

C. The sailing history of England.

D. The sailing story of British sailors.

【答案】
（
1
）
C

（
2
）
B

（
3
）
A

（
4
）
B

【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇说明 文，英国作为一个岛国，四周环海，海洋在英国人的生
活中起着重要的作用。英国曾有着强大的海军。一 直以来，水手们经常使用的一些航海术
语丰富并影响着英语这门语言。

（
1
）考查细节理解。根据第一段中的
“They are surrounded by the sea, s
o it is not surprising
that the sea has always played an important role in their lives.”
可知，英国被海洋环绕，海对英
国人的生活影响 很大。故选
C
。

（
2
）考查词义猜测。根据第二段中的
“…people
commonly
describe
an
honest
and
fair
business
deal
as
being
“above
board”
可知，如果
”
一 个诚实公正的人就会被认为是
'above
board'”
。故选
B
。

（
3
）考查细节理解。根据第三段中的
“The ship's boatswain (
水手长
) would blow a whistle, or
pipe, at the end of the day to indicate (
表明
) to the sailors it was time to quieten down and go to
sleep.”
可知船上的水手长会在一天结束的时候吹口哨 或吹笛子，向水手们表示应该安静下
来睡觉了。故选
A
。

（
4
）考查主旨大意。第一段介绍英国是一个受到海洋影响的国家，四周环海，航海在人们
的生 活中起着重要的作用。以此引入主题即水手们在航行时使用的一些航海术语对英语这
门语言所产生的影响 。故选
B
。

【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，词义猜测和主旨大意三个题型 的考查，是一篇文化类阅
读，要求考生在捕捉细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分 析，推
理，概括和归纳，从而选出正确答案。


5
．
阅读理解
Welcome to the 2017 UK Festival Awards

The UK Festival Awards & Conference is an opportunity to recognize the hard work, vision and
creativity of the nation's beloved festival industry.

Throughout the day of the event, the Conference invites numerous industry insiders(
行家
) to
discuss the issues most relative to the sector, reviewing its immediate past and portending to the
future. The evening's Awards present a wide range of honors across categories that are decided
via
a
combination
of
public
voting
and
professional
judgments.
Since
launching
in
2004
it
has
evolved
into
a
major
event
at
The
Roundhouse
in
London,
giving
the
industry
a
chance
to
collectively celebrate and fondly reflect upon the achievements of the past year.

With a gourmet dinner, gala awards ceremony and after-show party, it attracts over 1,000 of
the most influential people in the business.

Along with its sister events, the UK Festival Conference and the European Festival Awards, The
UK Festival Awards & Conference is owned and produced by Festival Awards Ltd, an independent
company founded in the UK.


Awards
include
Best
Major,
Medium-Sized
and
Small
Festival,
Best
Family
Festival,
Best
Overseas Festival, Best Use of New Technology, and of course
–
Best Toilets.

As the festival season is approaching, we thought it'd be a good time to release our free UK
Festival
Market
Report
for
2015
/
2016.
We
gathered
the
data
in
our
annual
census(
人口普
查
) undertaken in the preparation stage for last year's UK Festival Awards. The latest UK Festival
Market Report can be downloaded below.


Included
in
the
Report
is
a
bunch
of
related
information
about
festivalgoers:
where
they're
from, how they like to purchase music, what they eat, their attitudes towards ticket prices, how
receptive
they
are
to
different
forms
of
advertising,
why
they
go
to
festivals
in
the
first
place,
where they sleep, and much more.

We hope you find the information useful.

（
1
）
Which phrase is the closest in meaning to the underlined word “portending” in paragraph 2?

A. getting down B. adding up C. giving way D. looking forward

（
2
）
What can be inferred from the passage?

A. An annual census is conducted and released in the Festival

B. The Festival Awards Ltd, is responsible for not less than three events.

C. The gala awards ceremony attracts only 1.000 influential businessmen.

D. Public voting plays a leading role in deciding a variety of festival honors.

（
3
）
Where most probably will you see this passage?

A. In a magazine. B. In a newspaper. C. On a website. D. In a TV program.

【答案】
（
1
）
D

（
2
）
B

（
3
）
C

【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇应用文，介绍了
the 2017 UK Festival Awards
。

（
1
）考查词义猜测。根据第二段中的
“Throughout
the
day
of
the
event,
the
Conference
invites
numerous
industry
insiders(
行家
)
to
discuss
the
issues
most
relative
to
the
sector,
reviewing its immediate past and portending
to the future.”
在活动的当天，会议邀请了许多业
内人士来讨论与 该行业相关的最重要的问题，回顾其过去的过去，并展望未来。根据
reviewing its immediate past
和
to the future.
可知划线词的意思 是
“
展望未来
”
，故选
D
。

（
2
）考查推理判断。根据第四段
“Along with its sister events, the UK Festival Conference and
the European Festival Awards, The UK Festival Awards & Conference is owned and produced by
Festival Awards Ltd, an i
ndependent company founded in the UK.”
和第五段中的
“Awards include
Best
Major,
Medium-Sized
and
Small
Festival,
Best
Family
Festival,
Best
Overseas
Festival,
Best
Use of New Technology, and of course
–

Best Toilets.”
可知，
The Festival Awards Ltd
负责不少于
三项活动。故选
B
。

（
3
）考查推理判断。根据倒数第三段中的
“The
latest
UK
Festival
Market
Report
can
be
downloaded below.”
可知，这篇文章最有可能来自一个网址。故选
C
。

【点评】本题考点涉及词义猜测和推理判断两个题型的考查，是一篇文化类阅读，要求考
生根据上下文的 逻辑关系，进行推理，归纳，从而选出正确答案。


6
．
阅读理解

Academic learning is usually in the spotlight at school, but teaching elementary-age students
“soft” skills like self
-control and how to get along with others might help to keep at-risk kids out
of criminal trouble in the future.

Once a program called Fast Track was started in the early 1990s for more than 7,600 children of
55 schools in America. They were identified by their teachers and parents to be at high risk for
developing aggressive behavioral problems. The students were randomly divided into two groups;
half took part in the intervention, which included a teacher-led curriculum, parent training groups,
academic
tutoring
and
lessons
in
self-control
and
social
skills.
The
program, which
lasted
from
first
grade
through
10th
grade,
reduced
delinquency(
少年犯罪
),
arrests
and
use
of
health
and
mental health services as the students aged through adolescence and young adulthood.

In another latest study, by looking at the data from nearly 900 students in previous findings,
researchers found that about a third of the influence on future crime outcomes was due to the
social and self-regulation skills the students learned from ages 6 to 11.

The
academic
skills,
or
hard
skills
like
learning
of
physics,
which were
taught
as
part
of
Fast
Track, turned out to have less of an influence on crime and delinquency rates than did the soft
skills, which are associated with emotional(
情绪的
) intelligence. Soft skills might include teaching
kids
to
work
cooperatively
in
a
group
or
teaching
them
how
to
think
about
the
long-term
consequences when they make a decision.

Researchers drew the conclusion that these soft skills should be emphasized even more in our
education
system
and
in
our
system
of
socializing
children.
Parents
should
do
all
they
can
to