【正文】 【英語】高三必備英語閱讀理解(社會文化)技巧全解及練習(xí)題(含答案)含解析一、高中英語閱讀理解社會文化類1．閱讀理解Wele to the 2017 UK Festival Awards The UK Festival Awards amp。 Conference is an opportunity to recognize the hard work, vision and creativity of the nation39。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 evening39。s Awards present a wide range of honors across categories that are decided via a bination 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 aftershow 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 amp。 Conference is owned and produced by Festival Awards Ltd, an independent pany founded in the UK. Awards include Best Major, MediumSized 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 it39。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 year39。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 they39。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 downB.adding upC.giving wayD.looking forward（2）What can be inferred from the passage? A.An annual census is conducted and released in the FestivalB.The Festival Awards Ltd, is responsible for not less than three events.C.The gala awards ceremony attracts only 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】本文是一篇應(yīng)用文，介紹了the 2017 UK Festival Awards。（1）考查詞義猜測。根據(jù)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.” 在活動的當(dāng)天，會議邀請了許多業(yè)內(nèi)人士來討論與該行業(yè)相關(guān)的最重要的問題，回顧其過去的過去，并展望未來。根據(jù)reviewing its immediate past 和to the “展望未來”，故選D。（2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第四段“Along with its sister events, the UK Festival Conference and the European Festival Awards, The UK Festival Awards amp。 Conference is owned and produced by Festival Awards Ltd, an independent pany founded in the UK.”和第五段中的“Awards include Best Major, MediumSized 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負(fù)責(zé)不少于三項(xiàng)活動。故選B。（3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第三段中的“The latest UK Festival Market Report can be downloaded below.”可知，這篇文章最有可能來自一個網(wǎng)址。故選C。【點(diǎn)評】本題考點(diǎn)涉及詞義猜測和推理判斷兩個題型的考查，是一篇文化類閱讀，要求考生根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行推理，歸納，從而選出正確答案。2．閱讀理解 Singles Day: Alibaba Says a Lot of People in China Bought OnlineThe planet39。s biggest shopping day has e and gone, and Alibaba again showed the world how many mountains of stuff (物品) it could persuade people to buy in the 24 hours. Monday was Nov. 11, known in China as Singles Day. This year, nearly $ billion worth of stuff was sold on Alibaba39。s platforms (平臺) that day, beating last year39。s $ billion and making Black Friday look, yet again, like a yard sale. China has grown richer and more digitally connected. Alibaba has bee a technology powerhouse. Along the way, the pany has made a few famous friends. This year the singer Taylor Swift performed in its livestreamed evening gala (慶典) in Shanghai on Sunday. In previous years the model Miranda Kerr and the actors Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig also showed on the Singles Day stage. Alibaba started taking the lead in China, simply enough, by connecting big Chinese manufacturers with big buyers across the world. Its businesstobusiness site, allowed people to buy almost everything. Alibaba39。s advantage wasn39。t hard to see: size. Alibaba is just big, even by Chinese standards. Alibaba now calls itself a data and technology pany, one that provides digital tools to help the businesses on its platforms. That, in turn, leads consumers to look to those platforms for their every need, from shopping and services to entertainment and travel. Today, Alibaba is itself a gigantic pany, and it wants to grow bigger still.（1）Where is this passage probably from? textbook. newspaper. science news report. advertisement.（2）How many famous people showed on the Singles Day stage? ....（3）What does Alibaba39。s advantage mainly lie in? platform. service. price. size.（4）Which word can replace the underlined word gigantic in the last paragraph ? ....【答案】 （1）B（2）C（3）D（4）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了引領(lǐng)了中國雙十一購物節(jié)的阿里巴巴公司。每年購物節(jié)前夕都會找明星預(yù)熱。同時介紹了阿里巴巴的相關(guān)信息。 （1）考查推理判斷。本文介紹了中國雙十一購物節(jié)相關(guān)數(shù)據(jù)和阿里巴巴公司的情況，可以從報(bào)紙了解到相關(guān)信息。故選B。 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段中的Taylor Swift ，Miranda Kerr，Nicole Kidman，Daniel Craig等人都參加了雙十一晚會慶典，共4人，故選C。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第四段中的“Alibaba39。s advantage wasn39。t hard to see: size. Alibaba is just big, even by Chinese standards.”阿里巴巴的優(yōu)勢不難看出，就是其規(guī)模，而且阿里巴巴的規(guī)模以中國標(biāo)準(zhǔn)而言也是非常大的。故選D。 （4）考查詞義猜測。最后一段中的“and it wants to grow bigger still”，阿里巴巴也想繼續(xù)擴(kuò)大，此處使用了bigger形容詞的比較級，由此可判斷劃線詞意為“大”，故選A。