【正文】 主旨大意。根據(jù)第四段中的“Japan ranks 49th among countries where English is not the first language.” 在英語不是第一語言的國家中，日本排名第49位。故選A。s not too late. We will teach you one word a day39。 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。D.The early bird catches the worm.B.Japanese people bee open to the rest of the world.（4）What is the main idea of the passage? A.The level of English spoken in Japan is relatively low.C.Natsuko teaches Takamizawa English mainly by talking with her.（3）What does the underlined phrase This situation in Paragraph 4 refer to? A.Natsuko is Takamizawa39。Takamizawa39。Because she was unwilling to learn English.（2）What can we know from the third paragraph? A.Because she was too young to learn English.C.Because English was useless. The EF English Proficiency Index is a measure of the level of English spoken in a country. Japan ranks 49th among countries where English is not the first language. This situation is slowly changing as younger generations wele English. However, Takamizawa believes real change will not happen unless Japanese people bee more open to the rest of the world. With around 500 days to go until the games begin, the whole Takamizawa family is ready to wele the world to Tokyo.（1）Why couldn39。s phone every day. They also often work together directly on phrases that Takamizawa will need for the Olympics. Wele to Tokyo, this is the Olympic stadium, how can I help you? Takamizawa answers when asked to say an English phrase she has learned. Natsuko explains that she wanted to give her grandmother something to enjoy. I can clearly see her English is getting better. It39。 . Natsuko is Takamizawa39。It39。 But Takamizawa had not been able to learn the language when she was young. Takamizawa said that she was in high school when World War Two started. She said, In my second year there, English was banned because it was the enemy language.s Olympic Games in Tokyo. Takamizawa was one of the more than 200, 00 people who requested to volunteer for Tokyo39?！居⒄Z】高三必備英語閱讀理解技巧全解及練習(xí)題(含答案)一、高中英語閱讀理解1．閱讀理解 The greatgrandmother is learning English with the help of her family when she is at the age of 91. She hopes to use the language at next year39。s 2020 Games. English is not required for service, but it is a useful skill for volunteers to have. Takamizawa said her grandchildren helped persuade her that she was not too old to learn. When I talked to my grandchildren about my wish, they said, 39。s not too late. We will teach you one word a day39。s granddaughter and main English teacher. Natsuko sends a new English word to her grandmother39。s my joy now.t Takamizawa learn English when she was young? A.B.Because English was forbidden to learn.D.Takamizawa gets strong support from her family.B.s grandchildren love her a lot.C.s granddaughter and only English teacher.D.English is not the first language in Japan.B.Younger generations in Japan wele English.D.Where there is a will, there is a way.It is never too late to learn.C.Two heads are better than one.【答案】 （1）C（2）A（3）B（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，日本91歲的奶奶Takamizawa為了做好迎接在東京舉行的2020奧運(yùn)會的志愿工作，在孫輩的鼓勵和幫助下開始學(xué)習(xí)英語。根據(jù)第二段中的“But Takamizawa had not been able to learn the language when she was young. Takamizawa said that she was in high school when World War Two started. She said, ‘In my second year there, English was banned because it was the enemy language.’”可知，是在她高中二年級時(shí)第二次世界大戰(zhàn)大戰(zhàn)爆發(fā)了，而英語因?yàn)槭菙橙说恼Z言被禁止了，故選C。根據(jù)第三段中的”Takamizawa said her grandchildren helped persuade her that she was not too old to learn. ‘When I talked to my grandchildren about my wish, they said, ‘It39。 ”.可知她的孫輩說服并且?guī)椭龑W(xué)習(xí)英語，因此推斷她從家人那里得到很大的支持。 （3）考查詞義猜測。可知“This situation”指的是在日本人的英語水平相對較低，故選B。文章主要介紹了日本91歲的奶奶Takamizawa在孫輩的鼓勵和幫助下學(xué)習(xí)英語，從她身上體現(xiàn)了“活到老，學(xué)到老”的精神，故選B。2．閱讀理解 re hungry, we eat at home instead of going out. We take buses instead of taxis. And we wear our old designer jeans just a few months longer. With college expenses at alltime highs, high school students are eager to do anything to cut the cost of a university education. s degree in three years instead of four. Educational institutions have been actively exploring ways to make the learning process more efficient. But there39。I doubt that mainstream North American colleges will carry out a threeyear curriculum any time soon. For one thing, most universities already allow highly qualified students to graduate early by testing out of certain classes and obtaining a number of college credits. In addition, at famous universities, the mittee who determine which courses are required and which courses are electives are unlikely to suddenly throw out one quarter of the required credits. Professors will resist diluting (稀釋) the quality of the education they offer. s not a good idea to water down medicine. If we want to help students find their way through university, we should help them understand early on what knowledge and skills they need to have upon graduation. We should allow students to test out of as many courses as possible. We should give them a chance to earn money as interns (實(shí)習(xí)生) in meaningful parttime jobs that relate to their university studies, such as the fiveyear coop program at Northeastern University.（1）Which of the following can best sum up the main idea? 39。 credits make up one quarter of the required credits students are required to finish fouryear education before graduation excellent students can graduate ahead of time（4）We can infer that________. author is a college professor exploring ways to make learning more efficient author thinks the cost of a university education is too high for people to afford author considers the university education quality very important author pays special attention