高二英语黄金阅读理解：政治类(含详解)

高中英语黄金阅读(高二版)GoldenReadingforSeniorMiddleSchoolStudents八、政治类[来源:Z+xx+k.Com](1)AsItravelacrossChina,IhopetolearnasmuchasIcanabouttheChinesepeople,yourhistory,andyourdreamsforthefutureandIhopetohelptheChinesepeopleunderstandmoreofAmerica’shistory,thelessonstheAmericanpeoplehavedrawnfromit,andthedreamsweholdforthe21stcentury.[来源:学科网][来源:学科网]IbelievebothChineseandAmericansaspire(立志,有热望)tomanyofthesamethings—toprovideforourfamilies,toteachourchildren,tobuildourcommunities,toprotectourEarth,toshapeourownfutures,andpassbrighterpossibilitiesontoourchildren.TheremaybethosehereandbackinAmericawhowonderwhetherclosertiesanddeeperfriendshipbetweenAmericaandChinaaregood.Clearly,theanswerisyes.Wehaveapowerfulabilitytohelpeachothergrow.Wecanlearnmuchfromeachother.Andastwogreatnations,wehaveaspecialresponsibilitytothefutureoftheworld.Thestepswetakeoverthenextweekcanleadtofargreaterstridesforourpeopleintheyearsahead.Hereinthiscityofyourmagnificenthistory,wemustalwaysrememberthatwe,too,areancestors(祖先).Somedayourchildrenandtheirchildrenwillaskifwedidallwecouldtobuildjustsocietiesandamorepeacefulworld.Letourmonumentbetheirjudgementthatwedidthat.Letourprogressincludeallpeople,withalltheirdifferences,movingtowardacommondestiny.LetusgivenewmeaningstothewordswrittenintheancientBookofRites,whatyoucalltheLiShi:Whenthegreatwayisfollowed,allunderheavenwillbeequal.1.Itbecomesclearfromthepassagethat_______.A.bothChinaandAmericaarethemostpowerfulcountriesintheworldB.bothChinaandAmericashoulddosomethingforthefutureoftheworldC.bothChinaandAmericaaregreatcountrieswithalonghistoryD.bothChinaandAmericacanprovidetheirchildrenwithgoodeducation2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTmentionedinthepassage?[来源:Zxxk.Com]A.AmericawillencouragetheirchildrentolearntheChinesehistory.B.ThespeakerisinthecitywiththemagnificentChinesehistory.C.BothChineseandAmericanssharesomedesiresandinterests.D.ThespeakerwantsChinesetounderstandmoreofAmericanhistory.3.Theunderlinedword“here”usedinParagraph3refersto“_______”.A.inthecityB.ontheplatform[来源:学科网ZXXK]C.attheceremony(仪式)D.inChina4.Itcanbeinferredthatthepersonwhomadethespeechisa_______.A.scientistB.statesmanC.businessmanD.professor【答案与解析】中美两国人民有许多相似之处，我们可以互相学习，共同发展，为未来世界做出我们应有的贡献。1.B。主旨题。从第3段内容可以概括出本文主旨。2.A。判断题。B、C、D三项内容都有涉及，惟独没有讲到美国将鼓励他们的孩子们学习中国历史。所以答案选A。3.D。词义猜测题。作者是在中国演讲，他说的这里肯定是指“在中国”。4.B。判断题。通读全文可知这应是一位美国政治家访问中国时所作的演讲，即选B。(2)Inexactlyayear,themostimportanteventsinceWorldWarII.willtakeplaceinEurope—thestartofthesingleEuropeancurrency(货币).For40years,WesternEuropeancountrieshavebeenslowlychangingtheirpoliticalandeconomicstructure(经济结构).Theiraimhasbeentoreplacetheconfusingandwastefulsystemofnationalcurrencieswithasingle,unitedeconomy.Nowthisprocess(过程)isenteringitslastperiod.Inoneyear’stime,on1January1999,membercountriesoftheEuropeanUnion(EU)willlinktheireconomiestogether.Threeyearslater,in2002,theirnationalcurrencieswillbereplacedbyasingle,EU-widecurrency,the“Euro”.Thesinglecurrencyhastakenalongtimetoarrive.Itwasfirstconsideredovertenyearsago,whentheEUsetupthesinglemarket.ThisaimedtoimproveEUcompetitivenessinworldmarketsbyallowingforthefreemovementofpeopleandgoodsthroughouttheUnion.Asinglecurrencywasacceptedasthelogicalextension(合乎逻辑的延伸)toremoval(移动)ofthesetradebarriers(障碍).1.ThesingleEuropeancurrencyiscalled_______.A.poundB.francC.EUD.Euro2.Thesinglecurrencyis_______.A.earlierthanthesinglemarketB.asearlyasthesinglemarketC.laterthanthesinglemarketD.aslateasthesinglemarket3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.AftertheEUsetupthesinglemarket,peopleintheEUcanabletomovefreelythroughouttheunion.B.SettingupthesinglemarketisthemostimportanteventinEuropeafterWorldWarII.C.TheEurowilltaketheplaceofcurrenciesofthemembercountriesintheEU.D.TheUSAisnotamemberoftheEU.4.Whichisthebesttitleofthispassage?A.TheEuroB.TheEUC.TheSingleMarketD.HowtoUsetheEuro【答案与解析】本文讲述的是第2次世界大战后最重要的一件事——统一欧洲货币。1.D。细节题。根据第2段最后一句…theirnationalcurrencieswillbereplacedbyasingle,EU-widecurrency,the“Euro”可知道答案为D。2.C。语义理解题。因为Thesinglecurrencyhastakenalongtimetoarrive.Itwasfirstconsideredovertenyearsago,whentheEUsetupthesinglemarket。3.B。判断题。从文章内容看，A、Ｃ项已明显提及，D项虽没直接提到，但根据常识可以判断出它是正确的，只有B项内容没提到。4.A。主旨题。综合文章内容，再结合A、B、C、D四个选项来判断，只有A项正确。