【正文】 ol!（1）The British have been strongly influenced by the sea because ________. A. Pipe down!, meaning Be quiet!, is anothermon expression that has nautical origins. The ship39。 The great sailing ships were so much a part of British life thatthey even affected the language. Many English expressions we use today were originallynautical (航海的)terms, although most people no longer realize this. For example, people monlydescribe an honest and fair business deal as being above board. Thisexpression was originally used in sailing ship times when secretive, dishonest ship39。s development. Shipssetting sail from England determined to extend Britain39。根據(jù)最后一段中的The research also suggests the established view that attractive candidates are favored when applying for jobs might be limited to high173。根據(jù)第四段中的The less desirable jobs included a warehouse worker, housekeeper, customer service representative及participants were significantly less likely to hire the attractive candidate for the less desirable job可知,參與者不太可能雇有吸引力的人做不那么理想的工作,而倉庫管理員是不理想的工作之一,由此可知,長相一般的人在申請倉庫管理員職位上有優(yōu)勢,故選C。根據(jù)第二段中的For the most part good looks is a blessing.可知,在很大程度上,美貌是一種福氣,由此可知,人們普遍認(rèn)為有吸引力是一種福氣,故選B。level jobs.C.Because they will want better outes.（5）Which of the following agrees with the research? A.an IT elite（4）Why are less attractive applicants preferred for less desirable jobs? A.C.The process of the experiment.D.it is not important.D. 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The research suggests that attractive people may be discriminated against in selection for relatively less desirable jobs.s world. Actually, there is the endless potential benefit about it, but researchers have found one area that being pretty makes life a challenge securing yourself a boring, low173。ll build reconfigurable (可重構(gòu)的) robots that can fold on their own from one thing into another, like Transformers.’”可知衛(wèi)星，安全氣囊的折疊，未來電腦的發(fā)展和未來可重構(gòu)機(jī)器人，這些都和科學(xué)技術(shù)相關(guān)，故推測本文很有可能出現(xiàn)在報(bào)紙的科學(xué)板塊。 （4）考查推理判斷。故選C。根據(jù)第一段中的“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.”可知，折紙是一個具有創(chuàng)造性的傳統(tǒng)藝術(shù)，我們不用裁剪或拼貼，只通過折疊就可以把一張正方形或者三角形的紙變成動物、紙盒、花、船等東西，由此推測折紙需要有創(chuàng)造性的和有趣的想法。D.Education.D.HopefulA satellite is equipped with solar panels and a folded map.C.s Erik Demaine, we39。s no doubt that puters of the future may contain tiny, folded motors or capacitors for faster processing and better memory.s now mathematically proven that you can pretty much fold anything, says physicist Robert J. Lang, who quit his engineering job eight years ago to fold things full time. Lang, an origami enthusiast since age six, advised a advised wellknown ear manufacturer the best way to fold an airbag into a dashboard. He is currently working on a space telescope lens that, if all goes according to plan, should be able to unfold to the size of a football field.2．閱讀理解 （4）考查推理判斷。 （3）考查推理判斷。 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。 （1）考查推理判斷。 最新高中英語閱讀理解(社會文化)各地方試卷集合匯編含解析一、高中英語閱讀理解社會文化類1．閱讀理解 A PG13 rating is a stricter warning by the Rating Board to parents to determine whether their children under age 13 should view the film. A PG13 film may go beyond the PG rating in theme, violence, nudity (裸露), language, adult activities or other elements, but does not reach the restricted R category.文章介紹了PG13電影分級。故選D。故選A。故選C。 【點(diǎn)評】本題考點(diǎn)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)確掌握細(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。 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.”可知折紙愛好者Lang向一位制造商建議了把安全氣囊折疊到儀表盤中的最佳方式。故選A。s Erik Demaine, ‘we39。3．閱讀理解 t usually considered much of a disadvantage in today39。 Researchers carried out four experiments involving more than 750 participants, including university students and managers who make hiring decisions in the real world.