2019高考英语二轮复习试题：第一模块 阅读理解 训练(八) 文化教育类

训练(八) 文化教育类(一)One evening, author Neil s son was angry. Neil had said one of those things that parents say,like “Isn t it time you were in bed?” His son looked up at him, angry and said,“I wish I didn t have a dad! I wish I had … a goldfish!” That conversation gave birth to Neil s book,The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish. The book is a funny adventure of a son searching for the dad he swapped.Whether they realize it or not, fathers play an important role in their children s development. Roland Warren,director of the National Fatherhood Initiative,says that,“The shape of their dads has a role in the kids soul.” I agree. We live in the best of times and the worst of times for fatherhood. We live in the best of times because fathers who are engaged in their children s life spend more time than fathers of any previous generation. We live in the worst of times because there are still millions of children who continue to miss the regular presence of Dad.What difference does a dad make? Are they really that important? For the most part, studies have proved clearly that fathers, whether they live with their children or not, matter in the lives of their children. When fathers are present, they provide economic support for their children and caregiving responsibilities. Well-fathered children are shown to be more emotionally intelligent and socially successful as adults. When fathers are absent, their absence may negatively influence children s academic achievement, general behavioural adjustment and anger management, especially in males.Yet just being physically present isn t enough to be a great father. It is important that a dad be warm and emotionally available to his child. Author and researcher, John Gottman, describes this kind of father as an “emotion coaching father”. Emotion coaches are parents who listen to their children s feelings, and see the sharing of feelings as an opportunity for intimacy(亲密). It is not just the mere presence of fathers that matters, but how they are present. Most children long for and need a loving, devoted and responsible father.1. The author introduces his topic by .A.presenting the results of studiesB.telling a storyC.making a comparisonD.interviewing some experts2. What does the author mean in Paragraph 2 by saying “We live in the worst of times…”?A.Today s fathers don t care about their children s emotions.B.Lots of children s fathers have to work every day.C.Lots of children s fathers are absent from their lives.D.Today s fathers don t have caregiving responsibilities.3. According to the text, a well-fathered child is more likely to .A.lose control of angerB.obtain high academic achievementC.have low emotional intelligenceD.have good social skills4. We can learn from the text that an “emotion coaching father” is a father who .A.gives economic support to his childB.shares his child s emotionsC.tries to change his child s emotionsD.is always available to his child(二)The Nazca Lines are a series of large ancient geoglyphs (地画) in the Nazca Desert, in southern Peru. It is ranging from geometric patterns to drawings of different animals and stylized human-like forms. The ancient lines can only be truly taken in from high in the air, leaving generations puzzled as to how these precise works could have been completed long before the documented invention of human flight.The Lines were first spotted when commercial airlines began flying across the Peruvian desert in the 1920s. Who built them and what was their purpose?Are they roads,star pointers,maybe even a gigantic map? If the people who lived here 2,000 years ago had only a simple technology, how did they manage to construct such precise figures? Did they have a plan? These markings are like a vast puzzle.The Nazca Lines are the most outstanding group of geoglyphs in the world. There are also huge geoglyphs in Egypt, Malta, the United States (Mississippi and California), Chile, Bolivia and in other countries. But the Nazca geoglyphs, because of their numbers, characteristics, dimensions and cultural continuity as they were made and remade throughout a certain history period, form the most impressive archeological (考古学的) group.The Nazca plain is unique for its ability to preserve the markings upon it, due to the combination of the climate (one of the driest on Earth,with only twenty minutes of rainfall per year) and the flat, stony ground which minimizes the effect of the wind at ground level. With no dust or sand to cover the plain and little rain or wind to erode (腐蚀)it,lines drawn here tend to stay drawn. These factors, combined with the existence of lighter-coloured subsoil beneath the desert surface, provide a vast writing pad that is suited to the artist who wants to leave his mark eternal.5. What can we know about the Nazca Lines from the first two paragraphs?A.They were built as a big map.B.They were formed by nature.C.They are ancient lines in caves.D.They are huge markings in a desert.6. How many factors make the Nazca Lines the most impressive?A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.7. Why are the Nazca Lines well preserved?A.Because of the wind at ground level.B.Because of the existence of soft soil.C.Because of the climate and geography.D.Because of the thick sand on the top.8. What does the underlined word “eternal” probably mean?A.Non-stop.B.Ever-lasting.C.Real-life.D.High-end.(三)We all love bank holidays. In the UK, we only get eight bank holidays in one year, and at least five of those occur around Christmas time and Easter time! A bank holiday is a British English term. This is an official day that is decided by the government, when banks, shops and offices close for the day even though it s a weekday—usually a Monday, and a lot of people have a day off work.Bank holidays are different in Colombia—firstly, they are called “festivos”. There are twenty festivos for the whole country in one year! In Britain,people get more holiday allowance(津贴)than Colombians but fewer bank holidays. There can be even more festivos in Colombia, depending on which region of Colombia you live in. This is because different regions have their own holidays. For example, some regions have a patron saint(守护神) in their region, so they have an extra festivo to celebrate that saint.However, there are some days that are national holidays for historical reasons. There is an Independence Day celebration on July 20 every year. This is just like Bastille Day in France on July 14,or Independence Day in the United States on July 4. Other important festivos in Colombia are:Labour Day, on May 1, and Columbus Day on October 15. Columbus Day is a historical bank holiday that almost every country on the continent of America celebrates. This includes Colombia, Chile, Peru, Argentina, Mexico and the United States. It is a memorialization of the day that the Italian sailor, Christopher Columbus, first reached land on the continent in the year 1492. Many people criticize this day and say it is not something to celebrate because of the way Columbus and his teams treated the people that were already living there.9. What is a “bank holiday” according to the text?A.An official nationwide vacation.B.A holiday only for the bank staff.C.A British traditional religion festival.D.A celebration for Christmas and Easter.10. What can we learn from Paragraph 2?A.Colombia and Britain have the same number of festivos.B.All Colombians have the same number of festivos.C.Colombians have less holiday allowance than British people.D.People in most regions celebrate a patron saint.11. Why do many Americans refuse to celebrate Columbus Day?A.Because Columbus wasn t an American at all.B.Because Columbus once treated the locals badly.C.Because it wasn t Columbus that found America first.D.Because Columbus didn t live in the continent of America.12. What is the text mainly about?A.A British English term.B.Bank holidays in Colombia.C.Important festivos in America.D.Different bank holidays in the world.训练(八) 文化教育类(一)【文章大意】本文是一篇议论文。