2020高考英語三模前閱讀理解專題練03（教師版）三年真題研讀專練

三模前閱讀理解專題練03

題組一

A

NewYork'sbestclassesforafter-schoolkidsincludesportsclasses,performingartsclasses,artclassesand

languageprograms.Makesureyourkidsarereadyfornewadventureswiththesesuper-coolofferings!

92ndStreetYClasses

Atthisinstitutionyourmusicianscanlearnhowtoplayinstruments.After-schoolclassesexaminedifferent

musicalpiecesandencourageteamworkinagroupsetting.Attheendoftheprogram,miniMozartscanimpress

theirfamilyandfriendsatopen-houseconcerts.Plus,whenthey'renotjamming,kidscantakeadvantageof

homeworkhelpintheClubhouse,wheretheyaredividedupbygradelevel.Ages5-15.

TheCliffsatLIC

Afteradayoffightingacademiccoursesatschool,yourfavoriteachieverscanreachheightsona

rock-climbingwall.TheCliffs5offeringsallowdevelopingbodiestobuildmusclestrength.Forexample,

introductorysessionsteachclimbershowtosafelytieknotsaswellasotherbasics,masteringthemwithhands-on

gamesandactivities.TheCliffsatLIC,LongIslandCity.Ages6-18.

StatenIslandSkatingPavilion

Thislargeareamaintainsitsyear-roundfrostytemperaturesforice-skatingfun.Coursesareofferedeveryday

foravarietyofinterestsandskilllevels,andpublicandfreestylesessionsareavailabletochildrenwhowantto

spendsomeafternoonstherewithoutinstruction.Ages4-15.

WestSideYMCA

Ifyourchildrenwanttolearnhowtoswim,you'dbehard-pressedtofindmoreoptionsthanthoseofferedhere.

Kidsaregroupedbyageandability.Thecoursescoverpersonalsafetyandswimmingtechniques.Ifyourchildren

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descriptionsandpriceinformation.Ages5-18.

【語篇解讀】這是一篇說明文。文章以廣告的形式介紹了幾項適合不同年齡階段孩子參加的活動，包括樂器

培訓(xùn)班、攀巖課、滑冰課和游泳課。

56.Whichofthefollowingoffershomeworkhelp?

A.TheCliffsatLIC.B.WestSideYMCA.

C.92ndStreetYClasses.D.StatenIslandSkatingPavilion.

【答案】C

【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第二段的句子“Plus,whenthey'renotjamming,kidscantakeadvantageofhomework

helpintheClubhouse,wheretheyaredividedupbygradelevel.”可知，當(dāng)他們沒有干擾的時候，按年

級劃分，孩子們可以利用俱樂部里的家庭作業(yè)幫助，所以提供作業(yè)幫助的是92ndStreetYClasses。

故選C項。

57.WhatcanparticipantsdoatStatenIslandSkatingPavilion?

A.Learnbasicclimbingskills.B.Enjoyskatingallyeararound.

C.Tryavarietyofoutdoorsports.D.Startskatingattheageofthree.

【答案】B

【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由題干關(guān)鍵詞SlatenIslandSkalingPavilion可將答案定位于倒數(shù)第二段。由倒數(shù)第

二段的句子“Thislargeareamaintainsitsyear-roundfrostytemperaturesforice-skatingfUn.“可知，這

一大片地區(qū)常年保持著嚴(yán)寒，以供滑冰之樂，所以StatenIslandSkatingPavilion提供常年滑冰之樂。

故選B項。

B

A2018reportfoundthatfoodwastewouldincreasebyathirdto2.Ibilliontonsby2030.Beyondthecostof

thewasteitself,thrown-awayfoodgeneratesagasthatcontributestoclimatechange.

Homedeliverymealkits（盒）canreducefoodwastebymorethantwo-thirds,butsuppliersneedtoswitchto

reusablepackagingtomakethemenvironmentallyfriendly.

Tailor-mademealkitscutwastebyprovidingpeoplewithpreciseamountsoffreshingredients（烹飪原料）for

chosenrecipes,meaningleftoversareminimized.Butwhilethedeliveryservicesscorewellonreducingfood

waste,buyingthesamefoodingredientsfromthesupermarketalmostalwayssavesenergyoverallsimplybecause

mealkitsusesomuchsingle-usepackaging.Thegoodnewsisthatifpeoplehavemealsthataretailoredfor

consumption,theywon'toverbuyandhavelessfoodwaste.Theyfinn-tunetheamountoffoodtowhattheywill

actuallyeat.

Mealkitscanreducetransportemissions（排放）ifpeoplegotothesupermarketlessfrequently.Ifpeopleonly

goandbuysuchgoodsassoapandtoiletpaper,theymayonlyhavetovisitonceeverycoupleofmonths.Adelivery

truckcancarrymealsforalotofpeopleintheneighborhood.Sodozensofcartripsmightbereplacedwithone

trucktrip.

However,studyfoundthatevenifdeliverymealkitsreducedfoodwastetozero,theywouldstilluseupmore

energyoverallthanbuyingthesamefoodfromthesupermarketunlesstheenergyusedforthemealkitpackaging

wascutbyafifth.Thepackagingisakillerifit'ssingle-useandthrownaway,whichcanmakeallthe

environmentalbenefitslost.Butifthepackagingcanbereused,ififsglassbottles,likeintheolddays,wecanget

somebenefits.

【語篇解讀】本文是一篇說明文。套餐可以減少食物浪費，但包裝是個問題。家庭送餐包可以減少超過三分

之二的食物浪費，但供應(yīng)商需要改用可重復(fù)使用的包裝，使其更加環(huán)保。

58.Whatcanwelearnabouthomedeliverymealkits?

A.Theycancutdownondailyexpenses.

B.Theywilltotallysolvetheproblemoffoodwaste.

C.Theycankeepenergyconsumptiontoaminimum.

D.Theywillbenefittheenvironmentwithreusablepackaging.

【答案】D

【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段Homedeliverymealkits（盒）canreducefoodwastebymorethantwo-thirds,

家庭送餐包可以減少三分之二的食物浪費?？梢缘弥衫玫陌b對環(huán)保有益。故選D。

59.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“fine-tune“inparagraph3mean?

A.Attach.B.Adjust.C.Raise.D.Compare.

【答案】B

【解析】詞義猜測題。第三段主要講述量身定制餐會降低浪費。Theyfine-tunetheamountoffoodtowhat

theywillactuallyeat.人們可以根據(jù)將要吃多少來調(diào)整食物數(shù)量。故選B。

60.Theauthorsuggestscarryingmealswithadeliverytruckto.

A.reducetransportemissionsB.savemorefood

C.shoponlyinthesupermarketD.shortencartripdistances

【答案】A

【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段Mealkitscanreducetransportemissions（排放）ifpeoplegotothe

supermarketlessfrequently.Ifpeopleonlygoandbuysuchgoodsassoapandtoiletpaper,theymay

onlyhavetovisitonceeverycoupleofmonths.Adeliverytruckcancanymealsforalotofpeoplein

theneighborhood.SodozensofcartripsmightbereplacedwithonetruckIrip.得知餐盒可以減少對交

通排放，運送卡車可以一次給小區(qū)很多人送餐飯，減少交通排放。故選Ao

C

Astudyofarthistorymightbeagoodwaytolearnmoreaboutaculturethanispossibletolearningeneral

classes.Mosttypicalhistorycoursesconcentrateonpolitics,economics,andwars.Butarthistoryfocusesonmuch

morethanthisbecauseartreflectsnotonlythepoliticalvaluesofapeople,butalsoreligiousbeliefs,emotions,and

psychology.Inaddition,informationaboutthedailyactivitiesofourancestors—orofpeopleverydifferentfrom

ourown-canbeprovidedbyart.Inshort,artexpressestheessentialqualitiesofatimeandaplace,andastudyof

itclearlyoffersusadeeperunderstandingthanwhatcanbefoundinmosthistorybooks.

Inhistorybooks,objectiveinformationaboutthepoliticallifeofacountryispresented:thatis,factsaboutpolitics

aregiven,butopinionsarenotexpressed.Art,ontheotherhand,issubjective:itreflectsemotionsandopinions.

ThegreatSpanishpainterFrancisoGoyawasperhapsthefirsttrulypoliticalartist.Inhiswell-knownpaintingThe

ThirdofMay,1808,hecriticizedtheSpanishgovernmentforitsmisuseofpoweroverpeople.Overahundred

yearslater,symbolicimageswereusedinPabloPicasso'sGuernicatoexpressthehorrorofwar.Meanwhile,on

anothercontinent,thepowerfulpaintingsofDiegoRivera,JoseClementsOrozco,andDavidAlfaroSiqueiros—as

wellastheworksofAlfredoRamosMartinez—showedtheseMexicanartists?deepangerandsadnessaboutsocial

problems.

Inthesameway,artcanreflectaculture'sreligiousbeliefs.FourhundredsofyearsinEurope,religiousart

wasalmosttheonlytypeofartthatexisted.Churchesandotherreligiousbuildingswerefilledwithpaintingsthat

depictedpeopleandstoriesfromtheBible.Althoughmostpeoplecouldn'tread,theycouldstillunderstandbiblical

storiesinthepicturesonchurchwalls.Bycontrast,oneofthemaincharacteristicsofartintheMiddleEast

was（andstillis）itsabsenceofhumanandanimalimages.ThisreflectstheIslamic（伊斯蘭教的）beliefthatstatues

areunholy（不神圣的，褻瀆的）.

【語篇解讀】這是?篇說明文。文章主要闡述了解藝術(shù)史比上歷史課能更好的了解一種文化,因為藝術(shù)作品

中傾注了創(chuàng)作人的思想情感，可以更好地反映某個特定時期的歷史以及某個特定地域的文化。

61.WhichofthefollowingsentencesisWRONGaccordingtothepassage?

A.Arthistoryconcentratesonreligiousbeliefs,emotionsandpsychologyonly.

B.Artcanprovideinformationabouttheeverydayactivitiesofancientpeople.

C.Informationandfactsaboutpoliticsaregivenobjectivelyinhistory.

D.FrancisoGoyawasperhapsthefirsttrulypoliticalartist.

【答案】A

【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中Butarthistoryfocusesonmuchmorethanthisbecauseartreflectsnotonly

thepoliticalvaluesofapeople,butalsoreligiousbeliefs,emotions,andpsychology.（但藝術(shù)史關(guān)注的

遠(yuǎn)不止這些,因為藝術(shù)不僅反映了一個民族的政治價值觀，而且還反映了宗教信仰、情感和心理。）

可知，藝術(shù)史既反映了一個民族的政治價值觀，也反映了宗教信仰、情感和心理。A.Arthistory

concentratesonreligiousbeliefs,emotionsandpsychologyonly.（藝術(shù)史只關(guān)注宗教信仰、情感和心

理）符合題意。故選A項。

62.ThetwopicturesTheThirdofMay,1808andGuernicamentionedinparagraph2showthat.

A.artissubjective

B.artistsareverysimilarevenoverahundredyears

C.artcanreflectpoliticallifeofacountry

D.historybookspresentobjectiveinformation

【答案】A

【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中Art,ontheotherhand,issubjective:itreflectsemotionsandopinions.（另

一方面，藝術(shù)是主觀的:它反映情感和觀點。）可知，藝術(shù)是主觀的。然后作者用一些例子來支持自

己的觀點，包括TheThirdofMay,1808andGuernica這兩個作品，所以可以推測,作者舉這兩個例子,

就是為了證明藝術(shù)是主觀的。A.anissubjective（藝術(shù)是主觀的）符合題意。故選A項。

63.Thepassageismainlydiscussing.

A.thedifferencebetweengeneralhistoryandarthistory

B.thedevelopmentofarthistory

C.theinfluenceofartistsonarthistory

D.whatwecanlearnfromart

【答案】D

【解析】主旨大意題。根據(jù)第■段中Astudyofarthistorymightbeagoodwaytolearnmoreaboutaculture

thanispossibletolearningeneralclasses4學(xué)習(xí)藝術(shù)史可能是了解一種文化的好方法，比在一一般課堂

上學(xué)到的要多）可知，文章開篇點名主題，所以本文主要講述了我們可以從藝術(shù)中學(xué)到什么。D.what

wecanleanifromarl.（我們可以從藝術(shù)中學(xué)到什么）符合題意。故選D項。

64.Itmaybeconcludedfromthispassagethat.

A.Islamicartistsfocusoncreatingarchitecturaldecorationswithpicturesofflowersorgeometric（/L）forms

B.historyteachersaremoreobjectivethanartists

C.itismoredifficulttostudyarthistorythangeneralhistory

D.peopleandstoriesfromtheBiblewerepaintedonchurchesandotherbuildingsinordertopopularizethe

Bible

【答案】A

【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段中Bycontrast,oneofthemaincharacteristicsofartintheMiddleEast

was（andstillis）itsabsenceofhumanandanimalimages.ThisreflectstheIslamic（伊斯蘭教的）belief

thatstatuesareunholy（不神圣的,褻瀆的）.（相比之下,中東藝術(shù)的主要特征之一是，現(xiàn)在仍然是，缺少

人類和動物的形象。這反映了伊斯蘭教徒認(rèn)為，雕像是邪惡的）可推測出，伊斯蘭教徒們因為信仰,

所以很少畫人類和動物，所以轉(zhuǎn)而用花卉等藝術(shù)形象進行創(chuàng)作。A.Islamicartistsfocusoncreating

architecturaldecorationswithpicturesofflowersorgeometric（幾彳可）forms.（伊卜斯蘭藝術(shù)家專注于開發(fā)

建筑裝飾與鮮花的照片或幾何形式）符合題意。故選A項。

D

WhenLaurawantedtogointothegardenbythebackdoor,itwasblockedbyservants.

Somethinghadhappened.

"What'sthematter?What'shappened?"

“There'sbeenahorribleaccident/saidthecook."Amankilled.^^

“Amankilled!Where?How?When?”

Knowthoselittlecottagesjustbelowhere,Miss?”Knowthem?Ofcourse,Lauraknewthem."Well,there'sa

youngguylivingthere,nameofScott,acarterHishorseshied（受驚）atatraction-engine,andhewasthrownouton

thebackofhishead.Killed.

“Dead!”Laurastaredatthecook.

“Deadwhentheypickedhimup,"saidthecook."Justnowtheyweretakingthebodyhome.He'sleftawife

andfivelittleones.”

“Comehere/Lauracaughthersister'ssleeveanddraggedherthroughthekitchenintothegarden.Thereshe

paused.uJose!^^shesaid,horrified,^howeverarewegoingtostopeverything?”

“Stopeverything,Laura!”criedJoseinastonishment."Whatdoyoumean?^,

“Stopthegardenparty,ofcourse.WhydidJosepretend?^^

ButJosewasstillmoreamazed."Stopthegardenparty?MydearLaura,don'tbesoabsurd.Ofcoursewe

can'tdoanythingofthekind.Nobodyexpectsusto.Don'tbesoextravagant?"

“Butwecan'tpossiblyhaveagardenpartywithamandeadjustoutsidethefrontgate.^^

Thatreallywasextravagant.Thoselittlecottages,thosemiserablehouses,hadnorighttobeinthatrich

neighbourhoodinthefirstplace.WhenLauraandJosewerelittletheywereevenforbiddentosetfootthere

becauseoftherudelanguageandofwhattheymightsee.Itwasdirtyanddisgusting.

“Andjustthinkofwhatthebandwouldsoundliketothatpoorwoman,'1saidLaura.

“Oh,Laura!”Josebegantobeseriouslyannoyed,Ifyouaregoingtostopabandplayingeverytimesomeone

hasanaccident,you'llleadaverydifficultlife,I'meverybitassorryaboutitasyou.Butyouwon'tbringa

drunkenworkmanbacktolifebybeingsentimental（多愁善感的）

“Drunk!Whosaidhewasdrunk?^^LauraturnedangrilyonJose,"I'mgoingstraightuptotellmother.Do,

dear,“saidJose,gently.

“Mother,canIcomeintoyourmom?”Lauraturnedthebigglassdoor-knob.

“Ofcourse,child.Why,what'sthematter?What'sgivenyousuchacolour?,,AndMrs.Sheridanturnedround

fromherdressing-table.Shewastryingonanewhat.

“Mother,aman'sbeenkilled,beganlaura.

“Notinthegarden?^interruptedhermother.

“No,no!”

"Oh,whatafrightyougaveme!”Mrs.Sheridansighedwithreliefandtookoffthebighatandhelditonher

knees.

“Butlisten,mother,...saidLaura,Breathless,half-choking,shetoldthedreadfulstory."Ofcourse,wecan't

haveourparty,canwe?”shebegged."Thebandandeverybodyarriving.Andthepoorfamilywouldhearus,

mother;they'renearlyneighbours!,?

"Oh,Laura?sastonishmenthermotherbehavedjustlikeJose;itwashardertobearbecausesheseemed

amused.SherefusedtotakeLauraseriously.^^

“But,mydearchild,useyourcommonsense.Ifsomeonehaddiedtherenormally-andIcan'tunderstand

howtheykeepaliveinthoselittleholes——weshouldstillbehavingourparty,shouldn'twe?”

Laurahadtosay"yes"tothat,butshefeltitwasallwrong.

"Mother,isn'titterriblyheartlessofus?"sheasked.

“Darling!”Mrs.Sheridangotupandcameovertoher,carryingthehat."Mychild!”saidhermother,"thehat

isyours.It'smadeforyou.Wow!Lookatyourself!Andsheheldupherhand-mirror.

“But,mother,Laurabeganagain.Shecouldn'tlookatherself;sheturnedaside.^^

ThistimeMrs.SheridanlostpatiencejustasJosehaddone.

“Youarebeingveryabsurd,Laura,“shesaidcoldly."Peoplelikethatdon'texpectsacrificesfromus.Andifs

notverysympathetictospoileverybody'senjoymentasyouaredoingnow.^^

“Idon'tunderstand,murmuredLaura.Then,quitebychance,shesawthischarminggirlinthemirror,inthe

beautifulhal.Neverhadsheimaginedshecouldlooklikethat.Ismotherright?Shethought.Andnowshehoped

hermotherwasright.AmIbeingextravagant?Perhaps.Justforamomentshehadanotherglimpseofthatpoor

womanandthoselittlechildren,andthebodybeingcarriedintothehouse.Butitallseemedblurred,unreal,likea

pictureinthenewspaper.Tilrememberitagainaftertheparty'sover,shedecided.Andsomehowthatseemedquite

thebestplan...

【語篇解讀】這是一篇記敘文。文章講述了勞拉家耍在花園里舉行派對，可是貧窮的鄰居家死/人，勞拉認(rèn)為

此時舉行派對不合適，但是母親和姐姐認(rèn)為她太荒謬，最后，她不得不順從于家人。

65.Laurasuggestedstoppingeverythingbecause.

A.somethingbadhadhappenedinthegarden

B.herneighbourswereexperiencinggreatgrief

C.theservantsblockedthebackdoorofthegarden

D.shewantedtoprovidematerialhelpforthepoorfamily

【答案】B

【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章的“Butwecan'tpossiblyhaveagardenpartywithamandeadjustoutsidethe

frontgate.Andjustthinkofwhatthebandwouldsoundliketothatpoorwoman,"saidLaura.”可知，但

我們不可能在前門外面有個死人的情況下舉行花園派對。勞拉說：“想想那個可憐的女人會怎么

樣。”所以勞拉建議停止聚會是因為鄰居家剛死了人彳艮難過。故選B。

66.Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytellus?

A.Laurawastryingtosubmitherselftoherfamily.

B.Thenewsofthecarter'sdeathfinallyhittheheadlines.

C.Laurahopedmotherwasrightinchoosingthathatforher.

D.Apoorman'sdeathwaslittlemorethananunimportantthing,

【答案】A

【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段的Ismotherright?shethought.Andnowshehopedhermotherwasright.

AmIbeingextravagant?和I'llrememberitagainaftertheparty'sover,shedecided.Andsomehow

thatseemedquitethebestplan…可知，勞拉一直在說服自己媽媽是正確的，她開始認(rèn)為應(yīng)該繼續(xù)舉

行派對。由此判斷出，勞拉正在向家人屈服,submittosb.屈服于，順從。故選A。

67.Whatwillmostprobablyhappenfollowingthisstory?

A.Lauracameupwithabestplantosolveallthis.

B.Lauramanagedtopersuadehermotherandsister.

C.Thepartyjustcontinuedasplannedinthegarden,

D.Thepoorwidowcameovertoscoldtheband.

【答案】C

【解析】推理判斷題。結(jié)合上文，根據(jù)最后一段的rilrememberitagainaftertheparty'sover,shedecided.And

somehowthatseemedquitethebestplan…可知，派對結(jié)束后我會記起來的，她決定了,不知怎么的,

這似乎是最好的計劃。由此判斷出這個派對會如期舉行。故選C。

68.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeLaura?

A.Sentimentalandpersistent.B.Optimisticandeasy-going.

C.Considerateandsympathetic.D.Hardworkingandopen-minded,

【答案】C

【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)文中的“Andjustthinkofwhatthebandwouldsoundliketothatpoorwoman/said

Laura.勞拉說道：“想想這個樂隊對那個可憐的女人來說會是什么樣子J由此判斷叫勞拉是?個

體貼而又富有同情心的人。故選C。

69.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“extravagant"probablymean?

A.Toosensible.B.NotpracticalC.Tooupright.D.Notsympathetic.

【答案】B

【解析】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)上文的ButJosewasstillmoreamazed."Stopthegardenparty?MydearLaura,

don'tbesoabsurd.Ofcoursewecan4doanythingofthekind.Nobodyexpectsusto.'Y旦Jose更'驚訝。

“停止派對？"我親愛的勞拉，別那么荒謬。我們當(dāng)然不能做這種事。沒人希望我們這么做。可

知Jose認(rèn)為停止派對是不可能的，結(jié)合選項可知,extravagant應(yīng)是“不現(xiàn)實”的意思。故選B。

7O.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthestory?

A.Thegardenparty.B.Thequarrel.C.therichandthepoor.D.Thedeathofaneighbour.

【答案】A

【解析】主旨大意題。文章講述了勞拉家要在花園里舉行派對，可是貧窮的鄰居家死了人，勞拉認(rèn)為此時舉

行派對不合適，但是母親和姐姐認(rèn)為她太荒謬，最后，她不得不順從于家人。整篇文章都是圍繞花園

里的派對這一主題。因此，本文的最佳題目是“花園派對”。故選A。

題組二

A

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Limitedplacesavailableonafirst-come-first-servedbasis.

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【語篇解讀】這是一篇說明文。短文介紹了通過運動改善生活方式的課程的相關(guān)信息。

56.WhatcanweknowabouttheMysteryGift?

A.ItisavailableanytimeduringApril.B.Itisgiventothefirstfiftyclassapplicants.

C.Youmaychoosevouchersorclothing.D.Eachparticipantofthelauncheventcangetone.

【答案】B

［解析］細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“AMysteryGiftwillbegiventothefirst5()peoplewhosignupfbranysportsclass

withus!”可知，一個神秘的禮物將被贈送給報名參加課程的前五十人。所以神秘禮物是給與報名參

加課程的前五十名的申請者。故選B項。

57.Whenwillkidsattendthelauncheventiftheyarefondoftennis?

A.At1p.m..B.At3p.m..C.At5p.m..D.At6p.m..

【答案】D

【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“6p.m.:FreetennisclinicforchildrenconductedbyMichaelIsmail,aformer

professionaltennisplayer”可知，下午6:00前職業(yè)網(wǎng)球運動員邁克爾?伊斯梅爾(MichaelIsmail)為

兒童開設(shè)的免費網(wǎng)球課。所以喜歡網(wǎng)球的孩子可以在下午6點參加課程。故選D項。

B

AlidaMonacodoesn'tspendhersummersdoingtheusualteenagework,likeworkingatthemall.

Instead,she'sstudying.

Itusedtobethatasummerjobwasconsideredateenagething.Today,Monaco,whohasneverhadasummer

job,ispartofgrowingtrendteenagersfocusingontheirstudies,evenduringthesumme匚That'sdownfrom72%of

Americansaged16to19whoworkedinJulyof1978,accordingtotheU.S.BureauofLaborStatistics.

Fiercecompetition,olderworkersreturningtotheworkforceandweakeconomicgrowtharealladdingtothe

decreaseofteenagersintheworkforce.Butasschoolworkgrowsincreasinglyheavyandhomeworkeatsupmore

time,datasuggestthebiggestreasonwhysometeenswon'tbeworkingthissummeristhattheysimplydon't1have

time.

Forcollege-boundteens,someteachersevenadvisestudentsnottowastetimeonasummerjob."Someof

mystudentsonlyhaveaboutsixweeksoffinthesummer,“saidShannonReed,alecturerattheUniversityof

PittsburghandaformerhighschoolEnglishteacher.^^Icouldneveradvisethattheygetjobsduringthatshort

break.”

Youngpeoplewhodon'tworkmaymissoutonvaluableskillsthatthey'llneedcontrolandhelppeoplelearn

todealwithadultsituations.ButMonaco,whoplanstoattendHarvard,isn'tfazedbyherlackofworkexperience.

“MaybeIhavemissedoutonacoupleoflifeskills,4Ushesaid."ButIdon'tthinkitwillharmmeinway.”

【語篇解讀】本文是一篇說明文，以莫納科為例介紹了如今越來越多的美國青少年注重學(xué)業(yè)而不是工作。

58.WhatisthetrendofAmericanteenagers?

A.Theyarebecominglazy.

B.Theyarefondofdoingholidayjobs.

C.Theyarefocusingmoreonstudiesthanonjobs.

D.Theyarebecomingparticularaboutholidayjobs

【答案】C

【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中的“Itusedtobethatasummerjobwasconsideredateenagething.Today,

Monaco,whohasneverhadasummerjob,ispartofgrowingtrend（趨勢）teenagersfocusingontheir

studies,evenduringthesummer.”可知，以前暑期工作被認(rèn)為是青少年該做的事，如今漠納科從未做

過暑期工作，她也成了越來越多的注重學(xué)業(yè)的青少年中的一員,即使是在暑期，由此可知，美國青少

年的趨勢是注重學(xué)業(yè)而不是工作，故C項正確。

59.Whatisthethirdparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Thereasonsforteenagersgivingupwork.B.Thefiercecompetitionteenagersface.

C.ThestructureofAmerica'sworkforce.D.TheeffectsofAmerica9sweakeconomy.

【答案】A

【解析】主旨大意題。根據(jù)第二段內(nèi)容，特別是根據(jù)“thebiggestreasonwhysometeenswon'tbeworking”可

知,本段主要介紹的是青少年放棄工作的原因——激烈的競爭、年長的工人重返勞動大軍以及疲

軟的經(jīng)濟增長；家庭作業(yè)占用的時間越來越多；根本沒有時間，故A項正確。

60.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“fhzed"inthelastparagraphmean?

A.supported.B.helped.C.upset.D.confused.

【答案】C

【解析】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)畫線詞后的"MaybeIhavemissedoutonacoupleoflifeskills/*shesaid."ButI

don'tthinkitwillharmmeinway.”可知，她說，“也許我錯失了?些生活技能,但我不認(rèn)為它會傷害

到我”，這說明莫納科并沒有被缺乏工作經(jīng)驗而困擾，由此可知畫線詞詞義為“困擾、使心煩”，

故C項正確。

C

Whyispovertysodifficulttoovercome?Whyarepoorerpeoplelesslikelytoinvestintheirownlearningand

abilitydevelopment,butmorelikelytobeaddictedtotelevisionandvideogames?

Inthepast,apoorpersonwasnormallyconsideredtohavebadcharacterorhavenoambition.Baneijee

correctssuchviewsandexplainstheeconomicsbehindthepoor.Poorpeopletendtolivewithmoreworriesintheir

lives,hesaid,sotheyneedtoolssuchastelevisions,cellphones,junkfoodandvideogamestorelieveworries

morethanothers.Butinvestmentinlearningoftentakesalongtimetogetrewards,whilethepoorareoften

impatientduetoeconomicreasons,andtheirlifeinthemeantimeisgettingmoreworrisomeandboring.

Thatgoesforhealth.Baneijeeandhiswifefindthatthepoorspendthesameamountofmoneyandtime,or

evenmoreonhealthandmedicalcarethanthemiddleclassgroup,buttheytendtogetbadeffects.Thereasonis

thatthepooroftenlacktheessentialmedicalandhealthyknowledgeandtheytendtogetmedicaltreatmentwhen

thediseasehasworsenedtoacertainstage.Besides,theytendtotrustthedoctorswho“givestrong

medicine^becausetheybelievesuchdoctorsarethe"good"ones.Butinfact,44strongmedicine^alwaysleadsto

resistancetodrugsandovertreatment.Thiskindofattitude,whichemphasizestreatmentratherthanearly

prevention,hasbrough