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高考英语
阅读理解抓分练习题（
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As
thousands
of
communities
in
the
USA
—
especially
in
the
South
—
became
booming
gateways for
immigrant families from Central and South America
during the 1990s and
the
early
years
of
the
new
century,
public
schools
struggled
with
the
unfamiliar
task
of serving the large
numbers of English learners arriving in their
classrooms.
Education
programs
needed
to
be
built
from
scratch
.
“We
had
no
teaching
resources
suitable for English learners here
before. We had to develop them all
ourselves,”
a Texas
principal said. Throughout the country, districts
had to train their own
teachers
to
teach
English
to
non-native
speakers
or
recruit
teachers
from
elsewhere.
School staff members had to figure out
how to communicate with parents who spoke no
English.
But even as
immigration has slowed or stopped in many places,
and instructional
programs for English-
learners have matured, serving immigrant families
and their
children remains a work in
progress in many public schools, especially those
in
communities that are skeptical, or
sometimes unwelcoming, to the newcomers. One of
the
biggest
challenges
educators
face,
is
communicating
effectively
with
parents
who
don’t speak
English
—
an issue
that,
in part,
has contributed to recent
complaints
of discrimination by Latino
students in some cities.
“The parents’ role is very important
for the success of these students, but
it's
also
one
of
the
most
difficult
things
we’ve
had
to
tackle,”
said
Jim
D.
Rollins,
the
president of the Springdale school district, where
the 19,000-student school
system has
gone from having no English-learners 15 years ago
to more than 7,500 now.
“You have to
make it a priority and work on it, work on it, and
work on it.”
Aside from
the practical challenges, such as finding
bilingual
(
会说两种语言
的
) staff
members, guiding districts through such dramatic
changes requires school
leaders to
bridge difficult political and cultural divides.
For school leaders in
the South,
especially in the last few years, this difficult
job has been made harder
still by the
negative attitudes of some locals towards
immigrants.
36. According to the
passage, what is the problem that public schools
are facing?
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A. Handling more cases from the
immigrant Mexican communities.
B.
Offering services to immigrant families in the
southern states.
C. Offering enough
communicative lessons to immigrant parents.
D. Providing education for non-
native English learners.
【答案】
D
【解析】细节理解题。根据
public
schools
struggled
with
the
unfamiliar
task
of
serving
the
large numbers of English learners arriving in
their classrooms.
公立学校目前面
临的问题
是为那些母语不是英语的学生提供教育，故选
D
。
37.
The
underlined
part
“built
from
scratch”
(in
Paragraph
2)
probably
means
“________”.
A.
completely new B. painful to make
C. based on past experience D.
constructed gradually
【答案】
A
【解析】短语猜测题。根据
We had no
teaching resources suitable for English learners
here before.
因为以前没有过适合英语的初学者的
教学资源，所以这个短语应是完全是新的，
故选
A
。
38.
What
is
one
of
the
things
the
school
leaders
have
done
to
deal
with
the
problems?
A. Provide more
Spanish-only classes.
B. Invite more
teachers from other places.
C. Train
their teachers to speak Spanish.
D.
Use bilingual parents as part-time teachers.
【答案】
B
【解析】细节理解题。根据
Throughout the
country, districts had to train their own
teachers
to
teach
English
to
non-
native
speakers
or
recruit
teachers
from
elsewhere.
主要
问题是解决师资问题，需要更多的老师，需要邀请从外地来的老师，故选
B
。
39. What do we know
about the immigrant parents?
A. Many
of them cannot speak English.
B.
Most of them think education is not important.
C. Some of them feel skeptical about
the local community.
D. Few of them
have attended American schools.
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【答案】
A
【解析】细节理解题。根据
School staff
members had to figure out how to communicate
with parents who spoke no English.
。这些父母当然不会讲英语，故选
A
。
40.
According
to
Paragraph
3,
what
has
caused
some
of
the
recent
complaints
by
Latino
students?
A.
Discrimination by schools.
B.
Unfriendliness of the locals.
C.
Miscommunication with parents.
D.
Poor government service.
【答案】
C
【解析】
细节理解题。
根据
One
of
the
biggest
challenges
educators
face,
is
communicating
effectively
with parents who don’t speak English —
an issue that, in part, has
contributed
to complaints of discrimination by Latino students
in some cities.
由
于学生的家长不会英语所以
交流起来有一定的困难，容易引起误解，故选
C
。
Steven Spielb
erg’s new
movie
Lincoln
paints a vivid
and breath-taking picture
of the 16th
U.S. president and his determination to
end
slavery. Spielberg based
his
film on parts of
Team of Rivals
, a book by
Doris Kearns Goodwin. He makes Abraham
Lincoln relevant today by presenting a
cunning political mind trying to overcome
Washington’s all too familiar political
divisions.
In previous
movies, Lincoln was shown as a simple yet almost
perfect man. But
Spielberg’s
Lincoln
is
different.
“I
was
determined
to
make
a
movie
ab
out
a
working
president dealing
with real problems. Not some angel,” Spielberg
said.
We watch the president
first ending slavery and then the war.
The film’s adviser, historian Eric
Martin, explains how Lincoln's thinking
evolved.
“His main objective
when
the war began was not the freeing
of the slaves but
to
keep
the
country
united.
Lincoln
realizes
that
in
order
to
keep
the
country
together,
the question of
slavery will have to be addressed,” Martin
said.
The film focuses on
the last four months of his presidency.
In the movie, the arguments among
political enemies seem very similar to the
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problems
we see in Washington today. The disagreements were
bitter.
The film turns to Lincoln’s
relationships with his wife and kids, his beliefs
and
constant
self-examination.
Daniel
Day-Lewis,
the
actor
who
plays
Lincoln,
offers
an
Oscar-worthy
performance
as
the
16th
President.
Not
only
is
his
physical
similarity
to the president incredible,
he is able
to
capture many of Lincoln’s mannerisms
and
his high-pitched, almost
lady-like voice.
“I found it very
easy to play the role of Lincoln because the real
man himself
was so open. When I was
researching his history to prepare for the part,
one of the
most
surprising
things
I
found
was
just
how
accessible
he
was.
Even
in
war-time,
when
he
was
in
great
danger,
he
was
always
willing
to
meet
with
others
and
share
his
ideas,”
Day-Lewis said.
Spielberg’s
Lincoln
will head to the
Oscars. But more important it will make
history.
41. What does
Spielberg say is different about his movie of
Lincoln
?
A. It is based on a book called
“
Team of Rivals”.
B. It mainly shows how cunning
Lincoln was.
C. It focuses on how he
worked as a politician.
D. It
describes how determined he was.
【答案】
C
【解析】细节理解题。根据
I was determined
to make a movie about a working president
dealing with real problems.
主
要集中于林肯是作为一个政治家是怎样工作的，故选
C
。
42. According to Martin,
Abraham Lincoln ______.
A. started
the war to free the slaves
B. ended
slavery to keep the country united
C. was killed because of his military failure
D. was forced to free the slaves
【答案】
B
【解析】细节理解题。根据
Lincoln
realizes
that
in
order
to
keep
the
country
together,
the question of
slavery will have to be addressed,
林肯要结束
奴隶制度保持国家统一，
故选
B
。
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43. Which of the following is true
about the actor who plays Lincoln?
A. He looks very similar to Lincoln.
B. His performance is very lady-like.
C. He won an Oscar for his performance.
D. He believed he really was
Lincoln.
【答案】
A
【解
析】
细节理解题。
根据
Not
only
is
his
physical
similarity
to
the
president
incredible,
he is able to
capture many of Lincoln’s mannerisms and his
high
-pitched, almost
lady-
like voice
演员看起来要和真正的林肯长相相似，故选
A
。
44. What is
the author’s opinion about the movie?
A. It reflects
historical facts.
B. It is
controversial.
C. Its
perform
ances aren’t
realistic.
D. It is of
high quality.
【答案】
D
【解析】细节理解题。根据
Spielberg’s
Lincoln
will head to the
Oscars. But more
important it will make
history.
作者对这部电影的评价很高，故选
D
。
45. In what section
in a newspaper can this passage most probably be
found?
A. People in history
B. Entertainment
C.
Lifestyle
D. Politics
【答案】
B
【解析】细节理解题。根
据短文主要介绍了电影的内容可知应该出现在娱乐节目，故选
B
。
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