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1、2015 广州市高考英语阅读类训练（9）及答案【三月版】阅读理解。阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C 和 D) 中, 选出最佳选项。The first Europeans came to America in 1492 with Christopher Columbus. Since that time people have come to America from all over the world, from Europe, Africa, and Asia, and they have brought their music with them. This mixing o
2、f people and music has created American music.Music is a very important part of our lives. Music is for dancing, drinking, eating, loving, and thinking. Some songs remind us of our childhood or youth.Others remind of the people they love. Many important occasions, like weddings and funerals have spe
3、cial music. Every nation has a national song like the American “The StarSpangled Banner”. In the US high schools and colleges have school songs too.Music is a part of the history of America. It expresses the problems and feelings of its people. As the years pass, the music grows and changes.Modern s
4、cience has also changed music. Inventions like records, radios, movies, electric instruments, tape recorders, and videos have changed the way we play and listen to music. They have helped to make music an important form of international communication.American music, from the earliest folk songs to m
5、odern “pop”， is known around the world. Music is one of Americas most important exports. It brings the people of the world together. Even when people cannot understand the same language, they can share the same music. Many people learn and practise English by singing song. Understanding American mus
6、ic can help you understand American people, their history and culture.So, as the song says, “put a dime (10 cents)in the juke box (自动点唱机), baby. Lets listen to the music！”1The article mainly tells us about _.Ahow American music developedBwhen American music developedCwhat American music isDwhy Ameri
7、can music is so popular答案：A 全文主要讲述了美国音乐的发展历程及现状，故 A 项最佳。2From the text we know that _.AAmerican music has spread all over the worldBAmerican music began in the 1550sCAmerican music is specialDAmerican music has changed modern science in the US 答案：A 文章倒数第二段第一句“American music.most important exports.”可
8、知美国音乐已被全世界的人知晓。音乐是美国最重要的出口产品。 3The sixth paragraph probably means that _. AAmerican music is very popularBAmerican music is known to people all over the worldCAmerican music can help us understand American people, history and cultureDAmerican music is important in our lives答案：C 文章倒数第二段最后一句话“Many peo
9、ple learn and. help you understand American people, their history and culture.”可知美国音乐帮助我们了解美国人、美国历史和美国文化。4American music is _.Afor dancing, drinking, eating, loving and thinkingBa mixture of people and music from all over the worldCan important form of international communicationDa part of the histo
10、ry of the world答案：B 由文章第一段可知世界各地的人们移民到美国并带去了他们的音乐。这些音乐混合起来构成了美国音乐。 5Which of the following statements is true?AOnly modern American music is worldfamous.BIf people dont understand the same language, they dont understand the same music.CMany people learn English by enjoying American songs. DIf you wa
11、nt to understand American history and culture you must understand American music.答案：C 由文章第六段可知人们可以通过欣赏美国歌曲来学习英语，故 C 项最佳。同样由此段可判断 B，D 项是错误的。【由山东省2014 模拟改编】 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项。It is quite reasonable to blame traffic jams, the cost of gas and the great speed of modern life, but manner
12、s on the road are becoming horribleEverybody knows that the nicest men would become fierce tigers behind the wheelIt is all right to have a tiger in a cage, but to have one in the drivers seat is another matterRoad politeness is not only good manners, but good senseIt takes the most coolheaded drive
13、rs great patience to give up the desire to beat back when forced to face rude drivingOn the other hand, a little politeness goes a long way towards reducing the possibility of quarrelling and fightingA friendly nod or a wave of thanks in answer to an act of politeness helps to create an atmosphere o
14、f good will and becomes so necessary in modern traffic conditionsBut such behaviors of politeness are by no means enoughMany drivers nowadays dont even seem able to recognize politeness when they see it1The passage mainly talks about_Atraffic jams Broad politeness Cgood manners Dmodern drivers2Troub
15、les on the road are often caused by_Athe behavior of the drivers Btraffic jams Cgreat speed Dterrible road conditions3According to the writer, a good driver should_Abe able to recognize politeness when he sees itBbeat back when forced to face rude drivingCencourage old ladies to cross the roads when
16、ever they want toDjoin in traffic stream quickly however other people feel4The following statements are right EXCEPT that_Asome modern drivers are not good at drivingBroad politeness is good sense as well as good mannersCa friendly driver should nod or wave thanks in answer to an act of politenessDit is also right to ha
