【正文】 cut is particularly knownfor its vivid description of characters in various traditional Chinese October 2009, the art of Yuxian39。s cutting skills, and 70percent on the maker39。 There are four major procedures to making the Yuxianpapercut: First, sketch the pattern on the draft paper。 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。 【點評】本題考點涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，推理判斷和段落大意三個題型的考查，是一篇社會類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確掌握細(xì)節(jié)信息，同時根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行邏輯推理，概括歸納，從而選出正確答案。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的They thought that attractive individuals would want better outes, and therefore would be less satisfied, so they favored unattractive candidates when selecting for a less desirable job.可知,有吸引力的人希望更好的結(jié)果,因此不太容易滿足,所以參與者在選擇不那么理想的工作時更喜歡長相一般的候選人,由此可知,長相一般的人更喜歡不那么理想的工作是因為他們更容易滿足,故選B。根據(jù)第三段內(nèi)容,特別是Participants were shown photos of two potential job candidates, one attractive and the other unattractive.可知,本段主要介紹了研究人員對吸引力和求職之間的關(guān)系的實驗過程,故選C。Less attractive people can easily get highly paid if they work hard.【答案】 （1）B（2）C（3）C（4）B（5）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文,介紹了吸引力和求職之間的關(guān)系。level jobs.B.Because they will be more satisfied.C.a project directorlooking graduate may have an advantage when applying for _______. A.The participants of the experiment.B.It is a disadvantage.B. Being attractive isn39。故選A． 【點評】本題考點涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個題型的考查，是一篇文化類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。 （4）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。故選D。根據(jù)第二段可知，印度傳統(tǒng)上認(rèn)為人有第三只眼。雖然這通常被認(rèn)為是他們婚姻狀況的一個指標(biāo)，但這種做法主要與印度教有關(guān)。s love for her husband.（4）Which of the following statements is true about bindis today? are now used to make people look better. are worn anywhere on the face now. Indian women do not wear bindis anymore. men than women wear bindis in India.【答案】 （1）C（2）D（3）B（4）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，大多數(shù)印度女人的眉毛中間都戴著紅點，這種做法主要與印度教有關(guān)，它代表的是第三只眼，可以時時提醒信徒要尊敬上帝。2．閱讀理解 本文前六段描述了美國印第安人在民族語言方面面臨的處境以及這一處境引起的擔(dān)憂，最后四段提出了針對這一問題的解決方案：美國的印第安人正在使用新的方法（app）來增加本族語使用人數(shù)。根據(jù)第九段中的“The Tlingit tribe has about 10, 000 members. They live mainly in southeastern Alaska. But as of 2013, the tribe had only 125 native speakers left.”特林吉特部落有大約一萬人。歷史和文化，許多印第安部落嘗試新的方法來提升族人的本族語使用能力。s language has decreased over the past century. ”但是能說他們本族語言的本地美國人的數(shù)量在過去的一個世紀(jì)中已將減少。s hard to increase the interest of hearing native languages.（2）What will be the result if more and more native Americans only speak English? will get better jobs and higher pay. will teach their own children to speak English. will lose their history and culture. will get along well with the government.（3）What can we know about Tlingit? can help the native people know some language topics. can help the: native people earn money and buy a. house or nice things is a very popular app among the native speakers is a native language spoken by fewer than 200 people.（4）What is the main idea of the passage? Indian tribes39。The Tlingit tribe has about 10, 000 members. They live mainly in southeastern Alaska. But as of 2013, the tribe had only 125 native speakers left. in addition, very few young people are able to speak Tlingit. The children were separated from their families. and given English name The teachers often taught native American students in English, instead of the language of their parents. They were told they needed to learn English in order to get a job, earn money and buy a house or nice things. 高二英語閱讀理解(社會文化)(一)解題方法和技巧及練習(xí)題一、高中英語閱讀理解社會文化類1．閱讀理解 The United States is home to 562 recognized American Indian Nations each with its own language.s language has decreased over the past century. However, fearing a loss of history and culture, the Indian Nations are experimenting with new ways to increase the language ability of tribal members. Currently there are two apps, called Learning Tlingit and Tlingit Language Games. The Learning Tlingit app serves as a language guide. It provides Tlingit words and expressions, the tribal alphabet, as well as a basic list of the words included. With the Tlingit Language Games app, users are given a choice of different places of environments, like a house, forest or ocean.（1）What is the problem the native Americans are facing now? number of native Americans has been increasing. and fewer native Americans speak their own language. native language has been extinct.39。根據(jù)第二段中的“Yet the number of native. Americans with the ability to speak their tribe39。根據(jù)第六段中的“However, fearing a loss of history and culture, the Indian Nations are experimenting with new ways to increase the language ability of tribal members.”然而，害怕失去自己的 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。 （4）考查主旨大意。 【點評】本題考點涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和主旨大意兩個題型的考查，是一篇文化類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息，同時根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。In India, most of the women wear a red dot between their eyebrows. While it is generally taken as an indicator of their marital(婚姻的)status, the practice is primarily related to the Hindu(印度教的)religion. The dot goes by different names in different Hindi dialects, and “bindi is the one that is most monly known. Traditionally, the dot carries no gender restriction Men as well as women wear it. However, the tradition of men wearing it has faded in recent times, so nowadays we see a lot more women than men wearing one.s thou ghts.s eyes to seal their marriage. According to Hindu beliefs, the color red is believed to bring good fortune to the married couple. Today, people go with different colors depending upon their preferences. Women often wear dots that match the color of their clothes. Decorative of sticker bindis e in all sizes, colors and variations, and can be worn by young and old, marr