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1、淮南市清河区高考英语一轮阅读理解基础选编五高考选练-阅读理解。阅读下列短文，从每题所给旳四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。 The TV program, A Bite of China, featuring delicious Chinese food, has attracted countless viewers, and moved many to tears. A Bite of China is a serious documentary providing a unique view of Chinese as well as the relations between
2、 people and food and between people and society from the view of food. The touching documentary reminds some people of their mother, and makes some realize that every grain comes from hard and laborious work. Some people see patriotism (爱国精神) in the documentary, and some consider it a great cultural
3、 export. How did this documentary achieve a great influence beyond its subject matter in such a short time? “It is not empty propaganda (宣传) about Chinas splendid food culture. Instead, it shows the techniques used in making food and their production process as well as the lives of ordinary people,
4、thus striking a chord (共鸣) with the audience,” an Internet user said. The success of the documentary should be attributed to sincerity and reality. Nowadays, many works of art that have high investment, high technology, and magnificent scenes lack nothing but sincerity and reality. A Bite of China s
5、hows that a commercial documentary promoting patriotism can be full of touching details, that the emotions of ordinary Chinese people should be exhibited even in publicizing China overseas, and that even a completely commercial program can achieve both artistic and commercial success. “We made this
6、documentary with our respect and love for food,” said director Chen Xiaoqing. Being sincere is the most important thing for artists because they cannot move others unless they themselves are first moved, and cannot convince others unless they themselves are first convinced. Sincerity is the “secret”
7、 for making this documentary so popular, and every cultural creator should learn from its success.1. The underlined words “be attributed to” in paragraph 4 can be replaced by .be caused by B. contribute to C. be devoted to D. result in2. What can you mainly find in A Bite of China?A. Relations betwe
8、en people and food. B. Real lives of all Chinese people.C. Patriotic stories of Chinese people. D. Process of preparing food.3. What can we infer from the passage? A. The documentary is so successful that no one can surpass it. B. Different people can get different messages from the documentary. C.
9、The documentary should have shown Chinas splendid food culture. D. Many art works fail to reflect reality and high technology.4. What is the main idea of the last paragraph? A. Directors respect and love for food. B. The secret of the documentarys success. C. The influence of the documentary. D. The
10、 popularity of the documentary.参照答案14、AABB 高考英语阅读理解（社会生活、说理议论）【四川】C Across Britain, burnt toast will be served to mothers in bed this morning as older sons and daughters rush to deliver their supermarket bunches of flowers, But, according to a new study, we should be placing a higher value on mother
11、hood all year. Mothers have long known that their home workload was just as heavy as paid work. Now, the new study has shown that if they were paid for their parental labours, they would earn as much as172,000 a year. The study looked at the range of jobs mothers do, as well as the hours they are wo
12、rking, to determine the figure. This would make their yearly income 30,000 more than the Prime Minister earns. By analysing the numbers, it found the average mother works 119 hours a week,40 of which would usually be paid at a standard rate and 79 hours as overtime. After questioning 1,000 mothers w
13、ith children under 18,it found that ,on most days, mums started their routine work at 7am and finished at around 11pm. To calculate just how much mothers would earn from that labour, it suggested some of the roles that mums could take on, including housekeeper, part-time lawyer, personal trainer and
14、 entertainer. Being a part-time lawyer, at 48.98 an hour, would prove to be the most profitable of the “mum jobs”,with psychologist（心理学家）a close second.It also asked mothers about the challenges they face, with 80 percent making emotional（情感旳） demand as the hardest thing about motherhood.Over a thir
15、d of mums felt they needed more training and around half said they missed going out with friends.The study shows mothers matter all year long and not just on Mothers Day. The emotional ,physical and mental energy mothers devote to their children can be never-ending, but children are also sources of great joy and happiness. Investing（投入）in time for parenting and raising relationships is money well spent.38.How much would a mother earn a year if working as the Prime Minister? A.30,000. B.142,000. C.172,000. D.202,000.39.The biggest challenge for most mothers is from.
