【正文】 llowing is an application of origami? A.It involves interesting ideas.C.t want to bet against it.（1）What do we know about origami? A. 39。 But did you ever stop to think how the same techniques might be applied to engineering? Equipment that could be of real practical use? Origami meets the demand for things that need to be small when transported and large when they arrive, like the everyday umbrella. In fact, origamiinspired creations have already flown in space。可推斷出，這位作者可能認(rèn)為T(mén)ED是有益的，故選B。s website.”而當(dāng)這么多東西在泰德的網(wǎng)站上免費(fèi)贈(zèng)送時(shí)，精英主義的指責(zé)就顯得空洞了。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的“TED, of course, isn39。根據(jù)第三段中的“The TED website came from a desire to share the conferences with the world, to ‘offer free knowledge from the world39。 （1）考查主旨大意。The plaints, however, seem to be relatively few for such a large, longrunning organization. And accusations of elitism ring hollow when so much is given away for free on TED39。s been accused by a few people of censorship for not publishing their talks. One controversial speaker was upset about being criticized by the conference39。 There are lots of ways to educate yourself on the Internet. You can find photos, documents, and films on almost any topic you can imagine. And at , you can access lectures by artists, scholars, designers, technicians and others.高二英語(yǔ)閱讀理解(社會(huì)文化)試題(有答案和解析)含解析一、高中英語(yǔ)閱讀理解社會(huì)文化類1．閱讀理解 TED, of course, isn39。s host afterward.s website. Whatever its failings, TED is a source of inspirational information for those who seek it out.（1）What is the main topic of the article? case against TED39。根據(jù)第一段中的“And at , you can access lectures by artists, scholars, designers, technicians and others.”，你可以訪問(wèn)藝術(shù)家、學(xué)者、設(shè)計(jì)師、技術(shù)人員和其他人的演講。s most inspired thinkers,’ as the website puts it.”TED網(wǎng)站源于一種與世界分享會(huì)議的愿望，用網(wǎng)站的話說(shuō)，就是“向世界上最有靈感的思想家們提供免費(fèi)的知識(shí)”。t immune to criticism. It39?？赏茢喑?，TED因給予富人或有權(quán)勢(shì)的人特殊待遇而受到批評(píng)，故選C。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，推理判斷和主旨大意三個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇文化類閱讀，要求考生在捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息的基礎(chǔ)上，進(jìn)一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。 At one time or another in your life you have probably done origami, even if it was just making a paper airplane or something more plicated like a paper crane. The chances are that as you did it, you reflected on how inventive this traditional art is. Animals, boxes, flowers, boats: it all can be created from a single square or rectangular sheet of paper simply by folding it. No cutting, no pasting. in 1995, Japanese engineers launched a satellite with solar panels that folded like a map.It39。 At the other end of the scale, researchers are also working on tiny folding devices that could lead to breakthroughs in medicine and puting. There39。 Applications for origami engineering go further than many of us might imagine. Some day, says MIT39。It consumes lots of time.It requires plex techniques.A space telescope lens can be folded to the size of an umbrella.B.s attitude towards origami engineering? A.Doubtful.Culture.C. （1）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第三段中的“Lang, an origami enthusiast since age six, advised a wellknown ear manufacturer the best way to fold an airbag into a dashboard.”可知折紙愛(ài)好者Lang向一位制造商建議了把安全氣囊折疊到儀表盤(pán)中的最佳方式。故選A。s Erik Demaine, ‘we39。3．閱讀理解 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.Deny.Ignore.It does good to find a good job.By studying more languages at college.D.根據(jù)第一段中的“Some minority languages will die out and some nations tend to keep minority languages. ”一些少數(shù)民族語(yǔ)言消亡，一些國(guó)家傾向于保持少數(shù)民族語(yǔ)言。（2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第三段中的“So most people tend to learn at least one international language that helps them to find a better job.”多數(shù)人學(xué)習(xí)更多的國(guó)際語(yǔ)言是為了找到一份好工作。故選A。 I think that American movies are a good way to spread American culture because people are often influenced by what they see in the movies. Most of the programs and documentaries(記錄片) we watch on TV are from America, and most of the movies we go to see are made in Hollywood.s lives as Spanish things. For example, Coca Cola is as familiar to everybody as any typical Spanish product. I39。 However, it39。s true that in every city in Spain you can find a McDonald39。. A.t like to listen to their own music,C.American novels.Hollywood movies.McDonald.American music.（3）Why did the government set some rules for the films shown in Spain? A.The name of a drink.B.A certain kind of food.【答案】（1）A（2）B（3）C（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，講述了美國(guó)對(duì)作者家鄉(xiāng)西班牙有很大的影響，美國(guó)人的飲食習(xí)慣。選A。根據(jù)第二段中的“In the last few years, the government has tried to protect the Spanish movies. Now, in our cinemas, at least twenty percent of the movies which are shown must be from Spain or from other countries in Europe.”可推斷出，西班牙政府給在西班牙上演的電影制定一些規(guī)則是為了限制外國(guó)電影的數(shù)量，保護(hù)西班牙的電影。s hamburgers will eventually replace the famous Spanish tapas.”可知，或許麥當(dāng)勞的漢堡將最終取代著名的西班牙tapas，由此可推斷tapas指西班牙的一種食品。re doing.ll pencil it in my diary, and my friend said You can ink it in, meaning that it was a firm arrangement not a tentative one!d fax it immediately. Then along came , and we were soon all ing each other madly. How did we do without it? I can hardly imagine life without my daily s.ll want to look at again, thus saving all the effort of remembering their addresses and calling them up from scratch. I can do the same thing on my PC, but there I don39。 ll start using it myself!（1）I39。根據(jù)第二段中的“meaning that it was a firm arrangement not a tentative one!”用鉛筆寫(xiě)意為著不是最終的決定，只是臨時(shí)的決定，故選D。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，推理判斷和主旨大意三個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇文化類閱讀，要求考生在捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息的基礎(chǔ)上，進(jìn)一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。Spending Christmas in a foreign country can be a truly eyeopening experience, especially since it39。With celebrations beginning on 7 Decemb