专题限时检测(十四) 阅读理解之文化类(共3篇，限时24分钟)A(2022·华师一附中适应性测试)Englishsongshavebeenverypopularforpeoplearoundtheworldformanydecades.Singers,fromElvisPresleytoRickyMartin,fromtheBeatlestoEminenandfromNatalieColetoBritneySpears,haveallbeensittingineveryone’sheart,evenforpeoplewhodon’tspeakEnglish.ButwillyouhavebetterEnglishskillsifyoulistentoEnglishsongsforalongtime?Frommyexperiences,somepeoplelistentoEnglishsongsfor20－30yearsbutstillhaven’taccomplishedanygoodEnglishskills.SomepeoplechooseEnglishsongstobethe“mainlearningapproach”，butmostofthemhavefailed.ListeningtoEnglishsongsdoesnothelpyoutospeakEnglishfluently.Itdoeshelpyougainsomevocabularies.Mostofthemareunusualonesthatyoudon’tuseinyoureverydaylife.Youwon’tlearnthesentence“Itisacomplicateproject.Wereallyneedtomeetthedeadline.”inanyEnglishsongs.PeoplelikeusingEnglishsongstopracticeEnglishskillsbecauseit’seasyandenjoyable.TheythinkthatsittinginthecarlisteningtoEnglishsongsdaybydaycanimprovetheirEnglishskills.Itisnotthatactually.Youwillnotimproveyourlisteningskillsbecausenormalpeopledon’tspeakwithmelody(乐调).Peopledon’ttalklikeEminen’ssongs(well,actually,someteenagersdo).Youcan’tgetyourselffamiliarwithEnglishpronunciationoraccentjustfromlisteningtoEnglishsongs.Thewordsthattheypronounceinthesongsarenotthewordsthatyouwillhearinyoureverydaylife.ItoftenevenconfusesyoumorehowEnglishispronounced.IwouldfullyencourageyoutowatchEnglishmovies,listentoradionewsorothernormaltalks,butnotmusic.Ofcourse,youcanconsumeitforfunbutnottheaimtoimproveyourEnglishskills.1．What’sthetextmainlyabout?A．HowEnglishsongshelppeoplepracticeEnglishskills.B．WhohasmadeEnglishsongspopularallovertheworld.C．Whypeoplewon’timprovetheirEnglishbylisteningtoEnglishsongs.D．WherepeoplecanfindgoodEnglishsongstopractisetheirEnglishskills.2．EnglishsongsarehelpfulforEnglishlearnersiftheywantto________.A．speakEnglishfluentlyB．enlargetheirvocabulariesC．improvetheirlisteningskillsD．learntoexpressthemselvesindailylife3．Whichofthefollowingwon’tprobablyappearinEnglishsongs?A．Countryroad,takemehome.B．EverynightIseeyou,Ifeelyou.C．It’snotabigbigthingifyouleaveme.D．Weneedtomeetthedeadlinethoughit’stough.4．Wecanlearnfromthetextthat________.A．worldfamoussingershavedonealottohelppeoplelearnEnglish4\nB．watchingEnglishmoviesorlisteningtoradionewscanbeagreathelpC．EnglishsongsgetpeoplefamiliarwithEnglishpronunciationoraccentD．mostpeoplewhoenjoyEnglishsongsintheircarspeakEnglishverywellB(2022·湖北八校联考)Manypeopletakeitforgrantedthatblackisacolorofbadthingswhilewhiteshouldalwaysmeansomethinggood.Thismaybebecause,intheiropinion,blackisrelatedtodarknessandwhitetopurity.However,thatisnotalwaysthecase.Didyouknowthatthesameonecolormaymeandifferentlyindifferentplacesoftheworld?IntheEnglishspeakingworld,blackisthecolorofmourning.Peoplewearblackclothesatthefuneral.Redisconcernedwithdangerorbloodshed(流血)．Yellowisthewordforfear.Ifyouareafraid,youareyellow.YetnoneofthesesayingsistrueoutsidetheEnglishspeakingworld.InChinaandKoreawhiteisthecolorofmourning.InRussia,Chinaandsomeothercountries,redstandsforbeauty,lifeandexcellence.InItalyandGermany,youareyellowwithanger,notwithfear.EvenwithintheEnglishspeakingareaitisnotdifficulttofindcolorcontradictions(矛盾).AredcapintheUnitedStatesisaporterinarailwaystation.InBritain,however,aredcapisamilitarypoliceman.Bothnamesarelogicalbecausebothmenwearredcaps.Similarly,theBritishtermforanAmericanwhitecollarworkerissometimescalledablackcoatedworker.Onedoesnothavetocrossanareatofindcolordifferences.Wouldyouratherberedbloodedorablueblooded?Ifwegobacktotheorigin,wefindthatbothtermsarelogicalasbothnamessuggest.Theexpression“blueblood”comesfromSpain,wheresomenoblefamiliesproudlysaidthattheyhad“blueblood”.ActuallytheymeantthattheyhadnoMoorishorJewishblood.Butthenwhy“blue”blood?Becausetheywerefairskinned,anditisonlynaturalthattheirbloodvessels(血管)stoodoutappearingblue.5．Yellowisconcernedwithangerin________.A．Russia B．BritainC．GermanyD．China6．Thetwomeaningsoftheterm“redcap”formadifferencein________.A．pronunciationB．climateC．logicalrelationshipD．custom7．BothBritainandAmericawouldprobablyagreethat________.A．blackisthecolorofmourningB．ablackcoatedworkerisemployedinanofficeC．redstandsforbeautyandexcellenceD．aredcapisaporterinastation8．Thebesttitleforthispassageis“________”．A．TheOriginofBlueBloodB．TheDevelopmentoftheSymbolicUseofColorsC．ColorsThatCarryBadMeaningsD．TheMeaningConcernedwithCertainColorsC(2022·黄石调研)AnAustralianfilmcompanyhashaltedthepreproductionofitsupcomingfilmDeepWaterbecauseofeeriesimilaritiestheplothastothedisappearanceofMalaysianAirlinesflightMH370.4\nMH370disappearedfromradarscreenslessthananhouraftertakeofffromKualaLumpurforBeijingwith239peopleonboardonMarch8.Noconfirmedsightingoftheplanehasbeenmadesince.Theactionhorrorfilm,fromArclightFilms,tellsthestoryofaflightboundforChinathatmysteriouslycrashesinaremotestretchofocean.Thesurvivorsthenhavetofightagainsthungrysharksastheplaneisstartingtosink.“OutofsensitivitytotheMalaysiaflightsituation，we’vedecidedtoputitonpausefornow，”ArclightFilmsmanagingdirectorGaryHamiltontoldtheHollywoodreporterMonday.ThenewscomesasMalaysianPrimeMinisterNajibRazakstatedatapressconferencethatnewanalysissuggestedtheflightendedinthesouthernIndianOcean，andthatallthoseonboardarenowdead.Theeerilysimilarfilmplothadbeenpromotedwiththetagline(宣传词)：“Survivorsofaplanecrashfaceterrorbeyondimaginationastheplaneisstartingtosinkandsoondiscovertheyaresurroundedbythedeadliestnaturalbornkillersonearth.”It’snotthefirsttimeAlisterGrierson,thefilm’sdirector,hashadapreferenceforfilmsubjectsofreallifedisasters.Twoweeksbeforethe2022releaseofhisbestknownfilmSanctum,aboutanunderwatercavedivingexpedition,Australiawashitbydisastrousfloods.GriersonbeganpreproductiononDeepWateratVillageRoadshowStudiosinQueenslandweeksbeforethereallifeincidentofMH370.TheQueenslandbasedfilmmakersaidhecouldn’tdenythestrangetimingbetweenhisprojectandMH370.Despitesayingitwas“mysterious”,heinsiststhathisfilmisvastlydifferent.“Insimpleterms,DeepWaterisaboutanaccidentthathappensonanairplanewhichgoesdownintheocean,andthesurvivorstryingtostayaliveafterwards.”“It’smorecomplicatedastherearevillains(反面角色)andsharks,butit’safunadventurewiththrillsandscares.”Itisunclearwhenthepreproductionwillrestart,butitwillbeatleasttwoyearsbeforethefilmmakesittocinemas.9．WhyhasthepreproductionofDeepWaterbeenstopped?A．BecauseMH370mysteriouslydisappearedaftertakeoffonMarch8.B．BecausetheplotofthefilmissimilartothereallifeincidentofMH370.C．BecauseMalaysianPrimeMinisterwasverysensitiveatapressconference.D．Becausethefilmwon’tmakeittocinemasuntiltwoyearslater.10．WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutAlisterGriersonisTRUE?A．HeisafilmdirectoronthemissingflightMH370.B．Heisinterestedinfilmsubjectsofreallifedisasters.C．HeiswellknownforhisbestfilmDeepWater.D．HeworkedwithArclightFilmstomakeSanctum.11．Theunderlinedword“eerie”inthefirstparagraphmeans“________”．A．strangeB．funnyC．deadlyD．sensitive12．Wherewillyoumostprobablyreadthisarticle?A．Inapopularsciencemagazine.B．InQueenslandFinancialDaily.4\nC．Inanentertainmentspecialcolumn.D．InadisasterreportofMH370.答案语篇解读：本文是一篇议论文。作者认为“通过听英语歌曲来提高英语技能”这一做法是不可行的。文中阐述了具体原因，并给出了建议——看电影或听新闻广播会帮助提高英语技能。1．选C 主旨大意题。通过对全文的理解可知，作者认为“通过听英语歌曲来提高英语技能”的做法是不可行的，文中具体论述了这个做法不可行的原因。故选C。2．选B 细节理解题。根据第三段第一、二句可知，听英语歌曲不会帮助你流利地说英语，但是它确实可以帮助你增加词汇量。故选B。3．选D 细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句可知，你不会在任何英语歌曲中学习到类似“这是一个复杂的项目。我们真的需要在最后期限之前完成”这样的句子。故选D。4．选B 推理判断题。根据最后一段第一句可知，作者十分鼓励人们通过看英语电影、听广播新闻或其他正常的对话来练习英语口语而不是听音乐。故选B。5．选C 细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句“InItalyandGermany，youareyellowwithanger，notwithfear.”可知，答案选C。6．选D 推理判断题。根据第二段可知，在美国“redcap”是火车站搬运工的标志，而在英国则是宪兵的标志，这属于两国文化习惯的不同。由此可知，答案选D。7．选A 细节理解题。根据文章第二段第一句“IntheEnglishspeakingworld，blackisthecolorofmourning.”可知，在说英语的国家中，黑色被认为是代表哀悼的颜色。故A项正确。8．选D 标题概括题。文章主要介绍了不同国家、不同文化中颜色所代表的意义也不同。故选D。语篇解读：澳大利亚一家电影公司已经紧急叫停了一部名为《深水》(DeepWater)的惊悚动作电影的拍摄，因为影片里出现了与马航MH370事件相似的剧情。9．选B 细节理解题。根据第一段内容可知，电影公司已经紧急叫停电影的拍摄，因为影片里出现了与马航MH370事件离奇相似的剧情。故B项正确。10．选B 正误判断题。根据第七段第一句“It’snotthefirsttimeAlisterGrierson,thefilm’sdirector,hashadapreferenceforfilmsubjectsofreallifedisasters.”可推知，导演对于灾难片很感兴趣。故B项正确。A、D两项文章均未提及C项与第七段中的“hisbestknownfilmSanctum”不一致，可排除。11．选A 词义猜测题。已开拍的电影情节和现实惊人相似，这件事本身就很离奇(strange)。funny意为“有趣的”；deadly意为“致命的”；sensitive意为“敏感的”。故A项正确。12．选C 推理判断题。A项意为“大众科学杂志”；B项意为《昆士兰金融日报》；C项意为“娱乐特别板块”；D项意为“马航MH370的灾难报告”。文章主要谈论被叫停的电影，和娱乐有关。故C项正确。4
