【正文】 （英語(yǔ)）高考英語(yǔ)高中英語(yǔ)閱讀理解(社會(huì)文化)技巧(很有用)及練習(xí)題一、高中英語(yǔ)閱讀理解社會(huì)文化類1．閱讀理解 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 wakeup call. According to a poll (民意調(diào)查) by the National Sleep Foundation, nearly 4 in 5 Americans don39。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 won39。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: We39。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 performance 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 didn39。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 and 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 can39。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 sleepersB.drawing people39。s attentionC.serving as a morning callD.declaring the special day（2）From Paragraph 3 we can infer that . A.being healthier is one of the advantages for usB.sleeping has nothing to do with one39。s expectationsC.enough sleep is the guarantee of the appealing thingsD.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 sleepingB.sleeping is an image problemC.lazy people tend to sleep longD.sleeping is only part of our life（4）What is the purpose of the passage? A.To talk about people39。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】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，充足的睡眠對(duì)我們非常重要,為了引起人們的足夠重視,3月21日被宣布為世界睡眠日。 （1）考查詞義猜測(cè)。此處指,睡眠專家希望3月21日被宣布為世界睡眠日這件事會(huì)引起人們對(duì)睡眠的重視。由此可知,a wakeup call含有警鐘的意思。與B項(xiàng)表述的意思相近,故選B。 （2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第三段中的“On the other hand, the thought of being smarter, thinner, healthier and more cheerful has a certain appeal.”可知,充足的睡眠可以使我們更聰明、更苗條、更健康、更快樂(lè)等,這些都是有吸引力的事情。故選C。 （3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段中的“We put so much emphasis on diet, nutrition and exercise. Sleep is in the back seat.”可知,人們注重飲食、營(yíng)養(yǎng)和鍛煉,不很重視睡眠。故選A。 （4）考查推理判斷。這篇文章旨在讓人們意識(shí)到充足睡眠的重要性,呼吁人們關(guān)注睡眠問(wèn)題。故選D。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及詞義猜測(cè)和推理判斷兩個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇文化類閱讀，要求考生根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。2．閱讀理解 Some international languages are widely used formany purposes. Some minority languages will die out and some nations tend tokeep minority languages. I reckon that most mon used internationallanguages ease our life quality and munication with different the other hand, we need to help improve minority languages. There are many languages in the entire world buttwo or three minority languages die out each year. Some countries try to savedying languages. For instance, Australian Government created a project to savethe language and culture of Maori who are Australian aborigines. And there areother projects to keep minority languages such as American Indian language. However, the worldwide job market usuallyrequires candidates who can speak English or other international who cannot speak lingua franca (共通語(yǔ)) could hardly be promotedat work. For example, some panies need an employee who can deal with foreignpanies. So most people tend to learn at least one international languagethat helps them to find a better job. Therefore, world needs one mon lingua francathat should be spoken in any country. Consequently, one mon language shouldbe a required subject in every school. So anyone speaking one mon languagecan travel without worries to any point of the world and trade their products. Peoplewill not be forced to learn many languages. In conclusion, we should help minority nationsto keep their languages for the cultural diversity. To ease the worldwidemunication among nations, we should create a mon language and providecourses of it. As a result, no one will face a language issue.（1）What does the underlined word “reckon” in Paragraph 1 mean? A.Deny.B.Fear.C.Ignore.D.Think.（2）What can be inferred from Paragraph 2? A.Not all minority languages are useful.B.Some minority languages have died out.C.Maori is attractive to Australian tourists.D.American Indian language is well preserved.（3）Why do most people study more international languages? A.It benefits their journey.16