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1、120132013 年高一英语精品测试训练：年高一英语精品测试训练：UnitUnit 2 2 EnglishEnglish aroundaround thethe WorldWorld 阅读理解（人教版必修阅读理解（人教版必修 1 1）阅读理解阅读理解第第组组A AIt is widely known that any English conversation begins with The Weather.Such a fixation with the weather finds expression in Dr.Johnsons famous comment that “When two
2、 English meet，their first talk is of weather.” Though Johnsons observation is as accurate now as it was over two hundred years ago，most commentators fail to come up with a convincing explanation for this English weather-speak.Bill Bryson，for example，concludes that,as the English weather is not at al
3、l exciting,the obsession with it can hardly be understood.He argues that “To an outsider,the most striking thing about the English weather is that there is not very much of it.” Simply，the reason is that the unusual and unpredictable weather is almost unknown in the British Isles.Jeremy Paxman，howev
4、er，disagrees with Bryson，arguing that the English weather is by nature attractive.Bryson is wrong，he says,because the English preference for the weather has nothing to do with the natural phenomena.“The interest is not in the phenomena themselves，but in uncertainty.” According to him，the weather in
5、England is very changeable and uncertain and it attracts the English as well as the outsider.Bryson and Paxman stand for common misconceptions about the weather-speak among the English.Both commentators，somehow，are missing the point.The English weather conversation is not really about the weather at
6、 all.English weather-speak is a system of signs,which is developed to help the speakers overcome the natural reserve and actually talk to each other.Everyone knows conversations starting with weather-speak are not requests for weather data.Rather，they are routine greetings,conversation starters or t
7、he blank “fillers”.In other 2words，English weather-speak is a means of social bonding.1.The author mentions Dr. Johnsons comment to show that .A.most commentators agree with Dr. JohnsonB.Dr. Johnson is famous for his weather observationC.the comment was accurate two hundred years agoD.English conver
8、sations usually start with the weather2.What does the underlined word“obsession” most probably refer to?A.A social trend.B.An emotional state.C.A historical concept.D.An unknown phenomenon.3.According to the passage,Jeremy Paxman believes that .A.Bill Bryson has little knowledge of the weatherB.ther
9、e is nothing special about the English weatherC.the English weather attracts people to the British IslesD.English people talk about the weather for its uncertainty4.What is the authors main purpose of writing the passage?A.To explain what English weather-speak is about.B.To analyse misconceptions ab
10、out the English weather.C.To find fault with both Bill Bryson and Jeremy Paxman.D.To convince people that the English weather is changeable.【语篇解读】本文为议论文，开篇点题：英语对话往往从天气开始。后面具体的介绍几个对此有不同理解的人以及他们的观点。1.D 推理判断题。文章第一句话提到：众所周知，英语的对话往往从天气开始。然后举例说明，显然举例的目的就是表明英语的对话往往从天气开始，故 D 项正确。2.B 词义猜测题。由语境可知，Bill 认为因为英国天
11、气一点儿也不令人兴奋，所以用它对话时表达出来的 难以理解。兴奋应是与人的情感状态有关，故 B 项正确。3.D 细节理解题。由文章第三段中间位置的“The interest is not in the phenomena themselves，but in uncertainty.”可知 D 项正确。4.A 主旨大意题。文章主要讲述英语对话以天气开始的一些事情，故 A 项正确。B BAbout 30 years ago,I left Cuba for the United States with my son.After 3getting settled finally in Brunswick
12、,New Jersey,I enrolled (注册) my son in kindergarten.Several weeks later,my sons teacher asked me to meet him at his office.In the teachers office，an exchange of greetings was followed by his questions：“Is your son mentally retarded (弱智的)？Does he suffer from any kind of mental disability?”Was he talki
13、ng about my wonderful Scola? No,no,it cant be.What a helpless,lonely moment! I told him that Scola was a quiet,sweet little boy,instead.I asked him why he was asking me all these questions.My son could not follow the teachers directions，he told me,and thus,Scola was disrupting the class.Didnt he kno
14、w my son did not speak English yet?He was angry,“Why hasnt your son been taught to speak English? Dont you speak English at home?”“No,I didnt speak English at home,”I replied.I was sure my son would learn English in a couple of months,and I didnt want him to forget his native language.Well,wrong ans
15、wer! What kind of person would not speak in English to her son at home and at all time? “Are you one of those people who come to this country to save dollars and send them back to their country，never wanting to be a part of this society?”Needless to say,I tried to tell him I was not one of “those pe
16、ople”.Then he told me the meeting was over,and I left.As I had expected,my son learned to speak English fluently before the school year was over.He went on to graduate from college and got a job,earning close to six figures.He travels widely and leads a well-adjusted，contented life.And he has benefited from being bilingual (双语的).Speaking more than one language allows people to communicate with others;it teaches people about other cultures and
