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1、高考英语一轮复习 精选提分专练 第二周 星期四 阅读理解（时文报道类+说理议论类）完形填空（记叙文）.阅读理解(xx广东湛江调研)The Rise of Sneaker Culture is organized by the Bata Shoe Museum，whose aims are to explore the social history，technical innovations，fashion trends，and marketing campaigns that have shaped sneaker culture over the past two centuries.You
2、 cannot overestimate the cultural importance of a pair of sneakers.At least thats the conclusion from a new exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum in the US.The sneaker is regarded both as a cultural force and a fashion statement.“Early sneakers were actually status symbols，”said Elizabeth Semmelheck，sen
3、ior leader of Bata Shoe Museum.Displaying over 150 shoes，the exhibit covers a wide range of examples and will last about three months.From their modest origins in the midnineteenth century to highend sneakers created in the past decade，sneakers have bee a global obsession(痴迷).Included are works from
4、 makers such Adidas，Converse，Nike，Puma，and Reebok as well as private collectors such as hiphop legend Darryl “DMC” McDaniels，and Dee Wells of Obsessive Sneaker Disorder.Also featured are sneakers by Prada and other major fashion design houses and designers，as well as those made in cooperation with a
5、rtists including Damien Hirst and Shantell Martin.After Brooklyn，the collection will head to Toledo，Ohio and Louisville，Kentucky.Sneakers are one of the few things people will line up for days to buy.Theyre the subject of songs，and have helped make billionaires out of athletes and fashion designers.
6、Sneakers are a cultural phenomenon，and perhaps an alien(外星人)visiting our planet could learn most about us，by looking at our feet!1.Early sneaker is regarded as .A.a cultural force B.a fashion statementC.an identity D.a mon footwear2.Which of the following is TRUE about the exhibition at the Brooklyn
7、 Museum?A.The exhibit will display less than 150 shoes.B.The exhibit will head to other places abroad.C.The exhibits of the sneakers are all famous brands.D.The exhibit shows the history of the sneaker culture.3.Why are sneakers so important to athletes?A.Sneakers help make athletes fashionable.B.Sn
8、eakers bee the subject of their songs.C.Sneakers are fortable to wear for athletes.D.Sneakers help make athletes bee rich people.4.What does the author want to do by mentioning the alien?A.To express the cultural importance of sneakers.B.To describe a picture of aliens wearing sneakers.C.To predict
9、the promising future of sneakers.D.To advise producers to sell sneakers to aliens.B(xx河南南阳一中月考)Human remains of ancient settlements will be reburied and lost to science under a law that threatens research into the history of humans in Britain，a group of leading archaeologists(考古学家) says.In a letter
10、addressed to the justice secretary，Ken Clarke,40 archaeologists write of their “deep and widespread concern” about the issue.It centers on the law introduced by the Ministry of Justice in xx which requires all human remains unearthed in England and Wales to be reburied within two years，regardless of
11、 their age.The decision means scientists have too little time to study bones and other human remains of national and cultural significance.“Your current requirement that all archaeologically unearthed human remains should be reburied，whether after a standard period of two years or further special ex
12、tension，is contrary to basic principles of archaeological and scientific research and of museum practice，”they write.The law applies to any pieces of bone uncovered at around 400 dig sites，including the remains of 60 or so bodies found at Stonehenge in xx that date back to 3000 BC.Archaeologists hav
13、e been granted a temporary extension to give them more time，but eventually the bones will have to be returned to the ground.The arrangements may result in the waste of future discoveries at sites such as Happisburgh in Norfolk，where digging is continuing after the discovery of stone tools made by ea
14、rly humans 950,000 years ago.If human remains were found at Happisburgh，they would be the oldest in northern Europe and the first indication of what this species was.Under the current practice of the law those remains would have to be reburied and effectively destroyed.Before xx，guidelines allowed f
15、or the proper preservation and study of bones of sufficient age and historical interest，while the Burial Act 1857 applied to more recent remains.The Ministry of Justice assured archaeologists two years ago that the law was temporary，but has so far failed to revise it.Mike Parker Pearson，an archaeolo
16、gist at Sheffield University，said：“Archaeologists have been extremely patient because we were led to believe the ministry was sorting out this problem，but we feel that we cannot wait any longer.”The ministry has no guidelines on where or how remains should be reburied，or on what records should be kept.5.According to the passage，scientists are unhappy with the law mainly because .A.it is only a tempora
