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1、题组6 社会文化,专题三 阅读理解 第三节 题组训练,A (2017红桥区二模) Long ago，poems were recited out loud instead of being written down.Back when the Greeks first started the Olympics，they held poetry contests as well as athletic competitions. Now，poetry competitions have been revived.This year 120,000 high school students com
2、peted in the first Poetry Out Loud national recitation contest，performing poems from memory for 100,000 in prizes.,The first competitions were held in classrooms.The winners went on to school-wide contests，and then they competed in city and state competitions，and then the 50 state champions，along wi
3、th the District of Columbia champion came to Washington，D.C.last week for the last showdown(对决).After the 51 champions competed against one another,12 went on to the finals.Then the field was narrowed to five.The final five had one last chance to “perform” a poem.The overall champ，Jackson Hille，a hi
4、gh school senior from Ohio，won a 20,000 scholarship.,The National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation started Poetry Out Loud because they realized that hearing a poem performed is a different experience from reading it on a page. Its not just a matter of saying the words in the right o
5、rder.Its the tone of voice，the pauses，the gestures，and the attitude of the person performing that bring the words to life.“Each time we hear somebody recite a poem，we understand again what we found fresh and interesting about it，”says National Public Radio broadcaster Scott Simon，master of ceremonie
6、s for the finals.Hearing it in a new voice offers something new to the listener.,Not only do the people hearing poems have a new experience，but memorizing and presenting poems helps the participants understand those poems in a new way.Another benefit of a competition such as Poetry Out Loud is that
7、the participants learn public-speaking skills that can help them for life.,语篇解读 文章介绍了诗歌朗诵比赛在美国的复兴。,1.From the first paragraph，we can know . A.the Greeks were the first to write poems B.the Olympics used to start with poem reciting C.poems were spread orally in the past D.athletes were asked to recit
8、e poems before competing,解析 推理判断题。由第一段首句“Long ago，poems were recited out loud instead of being written down.”可知，在很早以前诗歌只是被口头朗诵，故选C。,答案,解析,2,3,1,4,5,2.How many rounds of competitions did the champions take part in before they went to Washington，D.C? A.Three. B.Four. C.Five. D.Six.,解析 细节理解题。从第三段的介绍中可知
9、，参赛者经过在班里、学校、市里和州里的比赛后，才来到华盛顿哥伦比亚特区进行比赛，故B项正确。,答案,解析,2,3,1,4,5,解析 细节理解题。由倒数第二段的叙述，特别是最后一句可知，朗诵诗歌可以给听众带来新的感受，故选D。,3.According to the passage，hearing a poem recited in a new voice can . A.bring a new life to listeners B.help listeners find their interest C.make listeners learn the words D.offer someth
10、ing new to listeners,答案,解析,2,3,1,4,5,4.One benefit the participants get from a competition such as Poetry Out Loud is that they can . A.become confident while speaking in public B.write good poems themselves C.change their attitudes towards life D.make friends with many great poetsl,解析 细节理解题。由最后一段最后
11、一句“Another benefit of a competition such as Poetry Out Loud is that the participants learn public-speaking skills that can help them for life.”可知答案为A。,答案,解析,2,3,1,4,5,5.Whats the best title for the passage? A.Reciting Poems Improves Your Memory B.Remembering a Lot of Poems Is Fun C.Poets Have a Grea
12、t Time D.Poetry Rocks the Microphone,解析 标题归纳题。通读全文可知，文章主要介绍了美国的诗歌朗诵比赛。这项活动在中学生中引起了很大的反响，故D项为最佳标题。,答案,解析,2,3,1,4,5,B (2016河西区二模) Many French academics，teachers and parents complain because they feel that young peoples intellectual levels are falling rapidly！The figures prove it：young people visit mus
13、eums less and spend their lives chatting on the Internet，reading nothing but Stephen King，or watching American soaps such as Friends or reality shows like Star Academy on television，music player glued to their cars，and the games console handy.,It is，however，easy to see these habits in a positive lig
14、ht.Music is the favorite leisure activity：86% of 14- to 18-year-olds put it at the top of their activities，above the cinema (71%)，clubbing (68%)，sport (56%) and television (48%).For 90% of young people aged 14 to 18，radio is also very popular：they listen to it every day without exception.Internation
15、al popular music has a strong showing，but songs in French are still in the majority(60%).,Young people do，of course，watch a lot of television，but less than their elders，and if they tend to choose mostly soaps and reality TV shows，that is because these are the programs people talk about，which encoura
16、ges social interaction.Do young people read less than they used to？Maybe，but thats also true of the elders.Young people still read more than their elders.When asked，“Do you like reading？”，94% of 14- to 18-year-olds say they do，and 81% are convinced that computers will never replace books.,Contrary to popular belief，reading continues to occupy an extremely important place in leisure-time activities，but the reading matter young people choose has changed consider
