【正文】 【英語】英語高中閱讀理解(社會文化)練習(xí)題含解析一、高中英語閱讀理解社會文化類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】本文是一篇說明文，充足的睡眠對我們非常重要,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。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引起人們對睡眠的重視。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到充足睡眠的重要性,呼吁人們關(guān)注睡眠問題。故選D。 【點(diǎn)評】本題考點(diǎn)涉及詞義猜測和推理判斷兩個(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 It is monly believed that the earliest Chinese papercutsappeared during the sixth century. Some scholars believe it was even has it that during the Western Han Dynasty(206BCAD24), Emperor Wudi wasvery sad after one of his favorite concubines, Madame Li, died. A Taoistpriest, Li Shaoweng, cut a piece of hemp paper in the shape of Madame Li. Whenevening fell, the emperor39。s servants lit candles in his bedroom。 the reflectionof that papercut on the wall made the emperor think about his belovedconcubine. The Yuxian papercut is different from most papercutsproduced in other regions of China. Papercuts from other regions are mostlycut with scissors or knives from singlecolored paper, such as red or blackpaper. There are four major procedures to making the Yuxianpapercut: First, sketch the pattern on the draft paper。 second, fasten thedraft to the paper to be cut。 third, use a knife to carve out the pattern。 andfourth, dye (染色)the papercut with various colors. Precise cutting skills are needed to make a piece of theYuxian papercut, which highlights the craft maker39。s artistic taste and dyeingskills. That explains the following saying: The successful making of aYuxian papercut is 30 percent dependent on the maker39。s cutting skills, and 70percent on the maker39。s dyeing skills. The traditional Yuxian papercut highlights two themes:flowers and characters in Chinese operas. The papercut is particularly knownfor its vivid description of characters in various traditional Chinese October 2009, the art of Yuxian39。s papercut was added to the list ofIntangible Cultural Heritage (非物質(zhì)文化遺產(chǎn)) established by UNESCO (United NationsEducational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization).（1）The first paragraph is actually about___________. A.Emperor Wudi39。s favorite concubineB.the origins of Chinese papercutsC.the inventor of Chinese papercutD.one of the themes of Yuxian papercut（2）Which is the most important skill of making papercut? A.Drawing skill.B.Cutting skill.C.Dyeing skill.D.Carving skill（3）According to the passage, the Yuxian papercut is especially famous for its__________. A.lively images of characters in classic operasB.traditional Chinese operasC.Chinese cultural influence on operasD.advanced cutting tech