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1、2015 四川省绵阳市高考英语一轮优化精品训练（四川省绵阳市高考英语一轮优化精品训练（1）及答案（人教版）及答案（人教版）阅读理解-AIn the United States, there were some well-constructed houses for native Indians, ranging from the simple brush shelter to the five-storied pueblo.In the eastern United States, one of the existing types was that commonly know under t
2、he Algonkian name of wigwam in which the Iroquois Indians lived. The wigwams were of wagon-top shape with straight sides and ends, made by bending young trees to form the round shape. Over this shape pieces of tree bark were laid to protect the Indians from bad weather. Over the bark dried grass was
3、 added. A small hole allowed smoke to escape from the top. Doorways at each end served also as windows, The Iroquois Indians built trunk walls all around their villages. The wall had only one opening, They could quickly close this opening if their enemies came near.Interestingly, the Choctaw Indians
4、 in Mississippi also lived in a wigwam of a most primitive(原始的) construction, but different from those of the Iroquois Indians. The Choctaw Indians wigwams, made from mud, cane and straw, were in the form of a bee-hive. The covering was made of a long, tough grass. A post in the centre supported the
5、 roof. A hole in the top admitted the light, and allowed the smoke to pass out.The tipi tent-housing of the upper lake and plains area was put up with poles set lightly in the ground, tied together near the top, and covered with bark and grass in the lake country. It was easily portable, and two wom
6、en could set it up or take it down within an hour.The Pawnee, Mandan and other Indian tribes (部落) along the Missouri built solid ring-shaped structures of trunk, covered with earth and dried grass, housing a dozen families.The Wichita and other tribes of the Texas border built large ring-shaped hous
7、es covered with dried grass. Apart from the regular housing, almost every tribe had some style of housing.( ) 1.Which of the following pictures shows the house for the Iroquois Indians？( ) 2. According to the passage, the Pawnee Indians built their houses _.A. with openings in the trunk walls B. lar
8、ge enough for several families C. in a ring shape with bark and mud D. by bending young trees to form the shape( ) 3. All the native Indian houses described in the passage were_. A. of the same shape B. covered with grass C. built with a post in the centre D. built with doorways at each end ( ) 4. T
9、he passage suggests that _A. all the native Indians built trunk walls all around their houses B. all the native Indian houses were built with poles tied togetherC. the Iroquois Indians took safety into account while building their wigwams D. the Choctaw Indians in Mississippi built their wigwams wit
10、h straight sides and ends【语篇解读】本篇文章为记叙文。主要讲述了美国的土著居民印第安人的房屋结构和建房特点，展示了美国当地人的居住文化。72.答案 A。【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段第二句“The wigwams were of wagon-top shape with straight sides and ends”可知，选项 A 符合题意。73.答案 B。【解析】细节理解题。根据第五段中“The Pawnee, Mandan and other Indian tribes housing a dozen families”可知，应选 B 项。74.答案 B。【解析
11、】细节理解题。文章中出现的 grass 是 Indian tribes 建造房屋所必不可少的东西。由此可知，印第安人的屋子都用草盖着。由此可知 B 项正确75.答案 C。【解析】推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句“They could quickly close this opening if their enemies came near”可以推断出 the Iroquois Indians 建造房屋的时候把自身的安全考虑在内了。因此可推断出 C 项阅读理解课堂练学案（14）Passage Fourteen (Pageants)Pageants are usually conceived on
12、a fairly large scale, often under the auspices of some local or civic authority or at any rate in connection with local groups of some kind. This sometimes means that there is an allocation of funds available for the purpose of mounting the production, though unfortunately this will usually be found
13、 to be on the meager side and much ingenuity will have to be used to stretch it so that all performers can be adequately clothed.Most pageants have a historical flavour as they usually come about through the celebration of the anniversary of some event of historic importance, or the life or death of
14、 some local worthy. Research among archives and books in the public library will probably prove very useful and produce some workable ideas which will give the production an especially local flavour. From the first economy will have to be practiced because there are usually a great number of people
15、to dress. Leading characters can be considered individually in the same way as when designing for a play; but the main body of the performers will need to be planned in groups and the massed effect must be always borne in mind.Many pageants take place in daylight in the open air. This is an entirely
16、 different problem from designing costumes which are going to be looked at under artificial lighting; for one thing, scenes viewed in the daylight are subject to many more distractions. No longer is everything around cut out by the surrounding darkness, but instead it is very easy to be aware of disturbing movement in the audience of behind the performers. Very theatrically conceived clothes do not always look their best when seen in a daylight s
