1、高考英语阅读理解全程巩固训练212014高考英语阅读理解全程巩固训练（21）及答案 阅读理解-(2013南昌市二模，D)Parents say that honesty is the best policy, but they regularly lie to their children as a way of influencing their behavior and emotions, finds new research from the University of Toronto and the University of California.Surprisingly littl
2、e has been published on the subject of parental lying, so Gail Heyman, professor of psychology at the University of California, Diem Luu, a former student of the University of California, and Kang Lee, professor at the University Toronto, set out to explore the underresearched phenomenon. They asked
3、 US participants in two related studies about parents lying to their childreneither for the purpose of promoting appropriate behavior or to make them happy.In one of the studies, many parents reported they told their young children that bad things would happen if they didnt go to bed or eat what the
4、y were supposed to. Other parents reported inventing magical creatures. One explained, “We told our daughter that if she wrapped up all her pacifiers (橡皮奶嘴) like gifts, the fair would come and give them to the children who needed them.”In the other study, the researchers surveyed college students re
5、collections about their parents lying and obtained similar results: parents often lie to their children even as they tell them that lying is unacceptable.The researchers refer to this practice as “parenting by lying”. “We are surprised by how often parenting by lying takes place，” said LEE. Though H
6、eyman thinks that there are occasions when it is appropriate to be less than truthful with a child, she urges parents to think through the issues and consider alternatives before using lies.“Children sometimes behave in ways that are disruptive or are likely to harm their longterm interests，” said H
7、eyman. “It is common for them to try out a range of strategies, including lying, to stop them. However, parents should be concerned about the possible longterm negative consequences to childrens beliefs about honesty.”文章大意：本文是一篇说明文。父母常教育孩子要诚实，但他们自己有时却对孩子撒谎。研究人员就此现象进行了调研，并且提出家长应该考虑到对孩子经常说谎可能会造成的长期的负面
8、影响的结论，并建议家长考虑一些其他的教育方法。16The subject of parental lying _.Awas not allowed to be researched in the pastBattracts little attention because it is commonChasnt got many published results about itDis becoming more and more popular答案：C细节理解题。根据第二段第一句中“Surprisingly little has been published on the subject o
9、f parental lying”可知，对于父母撒谎的行为很少有报道。故C项正确。17The study of Gai Heyman, Diem Luu and Kang Lee was focused on parents lies that _.Aaim to cover their mistakesBlead children to hate themCaim to give children a positive influenceDmake children get used to lying答案：C细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句中“They asked US participant
10、s in two related studies about. for the purpose of promoting appropriate behavior or to make them happy.”可知，父母说谎的原因本是想给孩子带来积极的影响。故C项正确。18What does Heyman think of parental lying?AIt is a great parenting strategy.BParents should think twice before using it.CIt usually does more good than harm.DParent
11、s should do something to make up for it after using it.答案：B细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“Though Heyman thinks that there are occasions when it is appropriate to be less than truthful with a child, she urges parents to think through the issues and consider alternatives before using lies.”可知，Heyman认为父母应该想清楚对孩子撒谎的问题，在
12、撒谎之前要考虑再三。故B项正确。19Parents usually _ when their young children dont go to bed properly.Aturn off the bedroom lights and play some musicBshout at them loudlyCshut the door and let them aloneDmake up some magical creatures to let them believe答案：D细节理解题。根据第三段第二句“Other parents reported inventing magical c
13、reatures”可知，D项正确。20In which part of a newspaper would you most probably find the passage?ABusiness. BEducation. CTechnology. DFashion.答案：B推理判断题。文章主要讨论了父母在教育孩子时，是否应该撒谎的问题。故最有可能在报纸上的教育一栏出现。故B项正确。阅读理解 C As thousands of communities in the USA especially in the South became booming gateways for immigrant
14、 families from Central and South America during the 1990s and the early years of the new century, public schools struggled with the unfamiliar task of serving the large numbers of English learners arriving in their classrooms. Education programs needed to be built from scratch. “We had no teaching r
15、esources suitable for English learners here before. We had to develop them all ourselves,” a Texas principal said. Throughout the country, districts had to train their own teachers to teach English to non-native speakers or recruit teachers from elsewhere. School staff members had to figure out how
16、to communicate with parents who spoke no English. But even as immigration has slowed or stopped in many places, and instructional programs for English-learners have matured, serving immigrant families and their children remains a work in progress in many public schools, especially those in communiti
17、es that are skeptical, or sometimes unwelcoming, to the newcomers. One of the biggest challenges educators face, is communicating effectively with parents who dont speak English an issue that, in part, has contributed to recent complaints of discrimination by Latino students in some cities. “The par
18、ents role is very important for the success of these students, but its also one of the most difficult things weve had to tackle,” said Jim D. Rollins, the president of the Springdale school district, where the 19,000-student school system has gone from having no English-learners 15 years ago to more
19、 than 7,500 now. “You have to make it a priority and work on it, work on it, and work on it.” Aside from the practical challenges, such as finding bilingual (会说两种语言的) staff members, guiding districts through such dramatic changes requires school leaders to bridge difficult political and cultural div
20、ides. For school leaders in the South, especially in the last few years, this difficult job has been made harder still by the negative attitudes of some locals towards immigrants. 36. According to the passage, what is the problem that public schools are facing? A. Handling more cases from the immigr
21、ant Mexican communities. B. Offering services to immigrant families in the southern states. C. Offering enough communicative lessons to immigrant parents. D. Providing education for non-native English learners.【答案】D【解析】细节理解题。根据public schools struggled with the unfamiliar task of serving the large nu
22、mbers of English learners arriving in their classrooms.公立学校目前面临的问题是为那些母语不是英语的学生提供教育，故选D。37. The underlined part “built from scratch” (in Paragraph 2) probably means “_”. A. completely new B. painful to make C. based on past experience D. constructed gradually 【答案】A【解析】短语猜测题。根据We had no teaching reso
23、urces suitable for English learners here before.因为以前没有过适合英语的初学者的教学资源，所以这个短语应是完全是新的，故选A。38. What is one of the things the school leaders have done to deal with the problems? A. Provide more Spanish-only classes. B. Invite more teachers from other places. C. Train their teachers to speak Spanish. D. U
24、se bilingual parents as part-time teachers.【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。根据Throughout the country, districts had to train their own teachers to teach English to non-native speakers or recruit teachers from elsewhere.主要问题是解决师资问题，需要更多的老师，需要邀请从外地来的老师，故选B。39. What do we know about the immigrant parents? A. Many of the
25、m cannot speak English. B. Most of them think education is not important. C. Some of them feel skeptical about the local community. D. Few of them have attended American schools. 【答案】A【解析】细节理解题。根据School staff members had to figure out how to communicate with parents who spoke no English.。这些父母当然不会讲英语
26、，故选A。40. According to Paragraph 3, what has caused some of the recent complaints by Latino students? A. Discrimination by schools. B. Unfriendliness of the locals. C. Miscommunication with parents. D. Poor government service.【答案】C【解析】细节理解题。根据One of the biggest challenges educators face, is communica
27、ting effectively with parents who dont speak English an issue that, in part, has contributed to complaints of discrimination by Latino students in some cities.由于学生的家长不会英语所以交流起来有一定的困难，容易引起误解，故选C。阅读理解-D(2013太原市二模，C)Facebook has been tricking people into using its socalled “fun, free service”. Users, h
28、owever, are actually paying an unconscious high pricethe leak of their personal information. Facebook then attempts to make money by selling their data to advertisers that want to send targeted messages.Most Facebook users dont realize this is happening. Even if they know what the company is up to,
29、they still have no idea what theyre paying for Facebook because people dont really know what their personal data is worth.The biggest problem is that the company keeps changing the rules. Early on, you could keep everything private. That was the great thing about Facebookyou could create your own li
30、ttle private network. Last year, the company changed its privacy rules so that many thingsyour city, your photo, your friends nameswere set to be shared with everyone on the Internet.According to Facebooks vicepresident Elliot Schrage, the company is simply making changes to improve its service, and
31、 if people dont share information, they have a “less satisfying experience”Some critics think this is more about Facebook looking to make more money. Its original business model, which involved selling ads and putting them at the side of the pages, was a total failure. Who wants to look at ads when
32、theyre online connecting with their friends?The privacy issue has already landed Facebook in hot water in Washington. In April, Senator Charles Sehumer called on Facebook to change its privacy policy. He also urged the Federal Trade Commission to set guidelines for socialnetworking sites.Whatever Facebook has done so far to invade our privacy, its only the beginning, and that is why Im considering closing my account.
