1、 高考英語閱讀理解訓練二十七Passage 1Each time Chinese New Year is approaching, preparations are underway around the world. Here are some Chinatowns for those outside of China wishing to mark the day.LondonAlthough it may not be as large or as long-built as others, having only become a center for the Chinese comm

2、unity during the 1950s, London s Chinatown is perfectlyformed little firework that knows how to see in the year with a bang. Decorated with red lanterns, previous years have seen shows with acrobat燃技）,martial arts （武 術） ,dance and opera nearby.San FranciscoSan Francisco s Chinatown is perhaps the mo

3、st famous in the United States. The city was the main entry-point for Chinese who had crossed the Pacific to the USA during the early 19th century. Between the Grant Avenue and the Stockton Street, this historic area is a local treasure, attracting more visitors per year than the Golden Gate Bridge.

4、BangkokWith an about 100-year-old history, the Thai capital Chsinatown contains complex streets offering all kinds of tasty treats, clothes, toys and antiques. Sunday market days are such a good time to get the full atmosphere of the neighborhood. The area is also known for its gold dealers, whose s

5、hops line the road.MauritiusFound in Port Louis, this Mauritian Chinatown shows the island nation ricsh multicultural diversity. Established in the early years of the 20th century by settlers from China, its tiny shops and restaurants serve locals and visitors. During the Chinese Spring Festival, th

6、e most exciting sight is the Dragon Dances on Rue Royale when Chinese musicians and dancers perform the traditional lion dances through the streets. 1. According to the text, which of the following has the longest history?A. London s Chinatown.B.San Francisco s Chinatown.C. Mauritius s Chinatown.D.B

7、angkok s Chinatown.What s special about Bangkok s Chinatown?A. It is crowded with Chinese restaurants.B.It is the major entrance for the Chinese.C. It is well-known for its gold business.D.It is when you can enjoy fireworks.If you want to enjoy the Dragon Dances, you can go to .A. Rue Royale in Port

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17、r a super star? A few people have experienced what it might be like to step into the skin of another person, thanks to an unusual virtual realityj擬現實） device. Rikke Wahl, an actress, model and artist, was one of the participants in a body swapping experiment at the Be Another lab, a project develope

18、d by a group of artists based in Barcelona. She swapped with her partner, an actor, using a machine called The Machine to Be Another and temporarily became a man. As I looked down, I saw my whole body as a man, dressed in my partners pants, she said. Thats the picture I remember best.The set-up is r

19、elatively simple. Both users wear a virtual reality headset with a camera on the top. The video from each camera is sent to the other person, so what you see is the exact view of your partner. If she moves her arm, you see it. If you move your arm, she sees it.To get used to seeing another persons b

20、ody without actually having control of it, participants start by raising their arms and legs very slowly, so that the other can follow along. Eventually, this kind of slow synchronised同步的） movement becomes comfortable, and participants really start to feel as though they are living in another person

21、s body.Using such technology promises to alter peoples behaviour afterwards- potentially for the better. Studies have shown that virtual reality can be effective in fighting racism-the bias（偏見）that humans have against those who dont look or sound like them. Researchersat the University of Barcelona

22、gave people a questionnaire called the Implicit Association Test, which measures the strength of peoples associations between, for instance, black people and adjectives such as good, bad, athletic or awkward. Then they asked them to control the body of a dark skinned digital character using virtual

23、reality glasses, before taking the test again. This time, the participants bias scores were lower. The idea is that once youve put yourself in anothers shoes youre less likely to think 川 of them, because your brain has internalised the feeling of being that person.The creators of The Machine to Be A

24、nother hope to achieve a similar result. At the end of body swapping, people feel like holding each other in their arms, says Arthur Pointeau, a programmer with the project. Its a really nice way to have this kind of experience. I would really, really recommend it to everyone.The word swapping (para

25、graph 1) is closest in meaning to.A. buildingB. exchangingC. controllingD. transplantingWe can infer from the experiment at the Be Another lab that.our feelings are related to our bodily experiencewe can learn to take control of other peoples bodiesparticipants will live more passionately after the

26、experimentThe Machine to Be Another can help people change their sexesIn the Implicit Association Test, before the participants used virtual reality glasses to control a dark skinned digital character,.they fought strongly against racismthey scored lower on the test for racismthey changed their beha

27、viour dramaticallythey were more biased against those unlike themIt can be concluded from the passage that.technology helps people realize their dreamsour biases could be eliminated through experimentsvirtual reality helps promote understanding among peopleour points of view about others need changi

28、ng constantlyPassage 4Last year, I fell into a deep depression 抑郁).It was caused by a car accident. I was in physical recovery from the accident and suddenly all of my old hurts started coming up. I found myself crying on the floor of my apartment.I dont want you to bleed with me or to pity me. But

29、I also dont want to gloss my reality. And the truth is, beneath the shiny photos you see on the Internet, Im still a work in progress. Im not perfect. Like all of us, Im doing the best I can. Making the best choices I can. Back to the evening when I found myself lying on the floor.What happened next

30、? I started writing.There was a TV show I absolutely loved. I started writing fan fiction. It provided a beautiful place of escape from the thoughts swimming in my head. The depression started to lift. I started to feel like myself again.After completing a four-part fan fiction totaling around 12,00

31、0 words, I had an idea. I should write a novel to give a hand to those like me.I continued writing, having no idea where it would lead. I didnt know I would publish it but, after much resistance on my part I finally made the decision to publish the book under my own name. No pen name. No hiding on t

32、he deep bowels of the internet.And so here we are. The day before the release of the book. Sure, readers will enjoy the twists and turns. And I can see myself in the character. But thats not my real motivation. I wrote it to help people. To give them a place to belong to. A place to talk about this

33、fictional world. The very same thing that saved me last year.If the story provides this to just one person, Ive done my job.What does the underlined word gloss in Paragraph 2 mean?A. Cover.B. Expose.C. Realize.D. Face.What really motivated the author to write a novel?To earn a living.To follow his d

34、ream.To help people with depression.To find a place to belong to.What do you think of the writer?A. Perfect.B. Cautious.C. Shy.D. Honest.What can be the best title for the passage?A. My HobbyB. Writing Can HelpC. A Moving StoryD. My New BookPassage 5The values of artistic works, according to cultura

35、l relativism （相對主義） , are simply reflections of local social and economic conditions. Such a view, however, fails to explain the ability of some works of art to excite the human mind across cultures and through centuries.History has witnessed the endless productions of Shakespeareanplays in every ma

36、jor language of the world. It is never rare to find that Mozart packs Japanese concert halls, as Japanese painter Hiroshige does Paris galleries. Unique works of this kind are different from today s popular art, even if they began as works of popular art. They have set themselvesapart in their timel

37、ess appeal and will probably be enjoyed for centuries into the future.In a 1757 essay, the philosopher David Hume argued that because“getnheralprinciples of taste are uniform （不變的）in human nature, ” the value of some worksof art might be essentially permanent. He observed that Homer was still admire

38、d after two thousand years. Works of this type, he believed, spoke to deep and unvarying features of human nature and could continue to exist over centuries.Now researchers are applying scientific methods to the study of the universality of art. For example, evolutionary psychology is being used by

39、literary scholars to explain the long-lasting themes and plot devices in fiction. The structures of musical pieces are now open to experimental analysis as never before. Research findings seem to indicate that the creation by a great artist is as permanent an achievement as the discovery by a great

40、scientist.According to the passage, what do we know about cultural relativism?It introduces different cultural values.It explains the history of artistic works.It relates artistic values to local conditions.It excites the human mind throughout the world.In Paragraph 2, the artists are mentioned in o

41、rder to show that .great works of art can go beyond national boundarieshistory gives art works special appeal to set them apartpopular arts are hardly distinguishable from great artsgreat artists are skilled at combining various culturesAccording to Hume, some works of art can exist for centuries be

42、cause .they are results of scientific studythey establish some general principles of artthey are created by the world s greatest artiststhey appeal to unchanging features of human natureWhich of the following can best serve as the title of the passage?A. Are Artistic Values Universal?B. Are Popular

43、Arts Permanent?C. Is Human Nature Uniform?D. Is Cultural Relativism Scientific?參考答案Passage 1B 推理判斷題。 根據文章第三段的句子San Franciscos Chinatown is perhapsthe most famous in the United States. The city was the main entry-point for Chinese who had crossed the Pacific to the USA during the early 19th century.

44、Londonduring the 1950s倫敦的唐人街開始在 20世紀50年代,Bangkok Withan about 100-year-old history曼谷的唐人街有百年歷史 ,MauritiusEstablished inthe early years of the 20th century by settlers from ChinaB里求斯的唐人街 20 世紀 開始 和其它地方的時間作比較，可知，舊金山的唐人街歷史最悠久，開始在19世紀早期，故選 B 。C 細節理解題。根據文章第四段的句子 The area is also known for its gold dealers

45、, whose shops line the road.可知，曼谷的唐人街以黃金生意出名，故選C。A 細節理解題。根據文章最后一段的句子During the Chinese SpringFestival， the most exciting sight is the Dragon Dances on Rue Royale when Chinese musicians and dancers perform the traditional Lion dances through the streetsK知， 如果你想欣賞舞龍，你可以去毛里求斯的Rue Royale in Port Louis,故

46、選A。Passage 2C 細節理解題。根據第二段中的 “ DisneyPrincess magazine is the perfect magazine for any little girl可知，Disney Princess!適合小女孩的完美禮物。所以 你想送給5歲小女孩禮物的話，適合訂閱 Disney Princess故C選項正確。A 細節理解題。根據第三段中的 “ But the real beauty of National Kids is its philosophy of making learning fun 可知，” National Geographic Kids 真正的

47、美在于它使得學習成為樂趣，即：將學習和樂趣結合在了一起。故A 選項正確。D 推 理 判 斷 題 。 根 據 “ For more information, please click HYPERLINK / /. 中的”click （點擊）可知，只有網站上有網址鏈接可以點擊。故D 選項正確。Passage 340.1. B詞義猜測題。根據第一段She swapped with her partner, an actor, usinga machine called The Machine to Be Another and temporarily became a man As I looked

48、 down, I saw my whole body as a man, dressed in my partners pants, she said Thats the picture I remember best 可知女演員可以和男演員互換角色, 成為一個男人 , 由此可以推測swapping 的意思是交換 , 故選 B 。A 推斷題 根據文章第三段 Eventually, this kind of slow synchronised （同步 的） movement becomes comfortable, and participants really start to feel as

49、 though they are living in another persons body. 可知這種緩慢的同步運動變得舒適起來, 參與者真的開始覺得他們好像生活在另一個人的身體里。 由此可以推斷出我們的感覺 和身體的經驗有關, 故選 A 。D 細節理解題。題干關鍵詞為 a dark skinned digital character 根據關鍵詞定位在文章第四段Studies have shown that virtual reality can be effective in fightingracism - the bias （偏見）that humans have against t

50、hose who dont look or sound like them. 其中 humans have against those who dont look or sound like them 是題干 a dark skinned digital characte的同義改寫。根據關鍵句可知，虛擬現實可以有效地 對抗種族主義偏見。 所以在參與者使用虛擬現實的眼鏡控制一個深色皮膚的人物之前 , 他們對不像他們的人更有偏見。因此本題答案為 DC 主旨題之文章主旨。根據文章最后一段“ Atthe end of body swapping,people feel like holding each other in their arms 可知 , 虛擬現實可以幫助促進人們 ” 之間的相互理解。故選 CPassage 4A 猜詞題之詞匯。根據第二段“ I dont want you to bleed with me or to pityme. But I also dont want to gloss my reality. 可知 , 我不想讓你流血或憐憫我。由 ”于 but 連接 , 所以前后的感情色彩是相反的 , 前者為負