2017年高考英语阅读理解练习题

第1页共6页阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。AAsaFulbright（富布莱特法案基金）scholaratYale,Iwantedverymuchtogetsomeindividualhelpfromsomefamousprofessors,buttheiroffice-hourswereonlyonceaweekandtherewerealwaysstudentswaitingoutside.Atfirst,Iwastoopolitetogettheirhelp.ThenIrealizedthatChinesepolitenessdoesnotworkinthissociety.Ineededtobeaggressive(好胜的)togetwhatIwanted.IalsonoticedthatChinesestudentsorAsianstudentswereverypoliteinclasswhileAmericanstudentsofteninterruptedtheprofessor,askingquestionsanddominatingthediscussion.TheChinesestudentswerenotasaggressiveasAmericanstudents.Iwasimpressedbytheroleoftheprofessorintheclass.Theprofessordidn’tactasanauthority(权威),givingfinalconclusions,butasaresearcherlookingforanswerstoquestionstogetherwiththestudents.Onelinguisticfeatureofhisinteractingwithhisstudentswasthatheusedmanymodal(情态)verbs-farmorethanIdidinBeiwai.Whenansweringquestions,heusuallysaid:“thisismypersonalopinionanditcouldbewrong.ItwouldbeagoodideaifyoucouldreadthebookImentionedtheotherday.”Or,“YoumayfindthebookIrecommendedhelpful.”Or,“Youcouldberight,butyoumightfindthispointofviewalsointeresting.”Whenmakingcommentsinstudents’performances,theprofessorusuallysaid:”Itmighthavebeenmuchclearerifyouhadtakeninsomeoftheideaswediscussedearlierthissemester.”InChina,authoritiesarealwayssupposedtogivewisedecisionsandcorrectdirections.Thereforestudentsalwaysexpecttheprofessortogiveananswertothequestion.Istillrememberhowannoyedtheywerewhenforeignteachersdidnotprovidesuchananswer.TheirexpectationsfromauthoritiesaremuchhigherthanthoseofAmericanstudents.OncetheChinesestudentsgottheanswer,theyweresureaboutit.ThatiswhytheymakefarmorecertainstatementthanAmericanstudents.ThatiswhyChinesestudentsfinditdifficulttousemodalverbsbecausethefunctionofmodalverbsistoprovideroomfornegotiationanddifferentideas.1.Accordingtotheauthor,Americanstudents______.A.tendtooffendothersinclassB.shownorespectfortheirteachersinclassC.aremoreactivethanAsianstudentsinclassD.aremorepolitethanAsianstudentsinclass2.TheAmericanprofessorsusemanymodalverbsbecausetheywantto______.A.arguewiththeirstudentsB.bemoresureabouttheiranswersC.expresstheirideasmoreclearlyD.developtheirstudents’ownwayofthinking3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestexpressestheauthor’sidea?A.Chineseprofessorscanalwaysgivecorrectanswertothequestion.B.Americanprofessorsarenotresponsiblesincetheydon’tgivestudentsanswers.C.Americaneducationproducesaggressivestudents.D.EducationinChinaisnothelpfulindevelopingstudents’creativity.4.Whichofthefollowingmethodsdidtheauthormainlyemployindevelopingthearticle?A.Comparisonandcontrast.B.Causeandeffect.第2页共6页C.Givingexamples.D.Description.5.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardseducationinU.S.?A.PositiveB.Negative（否定的）C.Neutral（中立的）D.UnsureBSolongasteachersfailtodistinguishbetweenteachingandlearning,theywillcontinuetoundertaketodoforwhichonlychildrencandoforthemselves.Teachingchildrentoreadisnotpassingreadingontothem.Itiscertainlynotendlesshoursspentinactivitiesaboutreading.Douglasinsiststhatreadingcannotbetaughtdirectlyandschoolsshouldstoptryingtodotheimpossible.Teachingandlearningaretwoentirelydifferentprocesses.Theydifferinkindandfunction.Thefunctionofteachingistocreatetheconditionsandtheclimatethatwillmakeitpossibleforchildrentodevisethemostefficientsystemforteachingthemselvestoread.Teachingisalsopublicactivity:Itcanbeseenandobserved.Learningtoreadinvolvesallthateachindividualdoesnotmakesenseoftheworldofprintedlanguage.Almostallofitisprivate,forlearningisanoccupationofthemind,andthatprocessisnotopentopublicscrutiny.Ifteacherandlearnerrolesarenotinterchangeable,whatthencanbedonethroughteachingthatwillaidthechildinknowledge.Smithhasoneprincipalruleforallteachinginstructions.Makelearningtoreadeasily,whichmeansmakingreadingameaningful,enjoyableandfrequentexperienceforchildren.Whentherolesofteacherandlearnerareseenforwhattheyare,andwhenbothteacherandlearnerfulfillthemappropriately,thenmuchofthepressureandfeelingoffailureforbothiseliminated.Learningtoreadismadeeasierwhenteacherscreateanenvironmentwherechildrenaregiventheopportunitytosolvetheproblemoflearningtoreadbyreading.6.Theproblemwiththereadingcourseasmentionedinthefirstparagraphisthat____.A.itisoneofthemostdifficultschoolcoursesB.studentsspendendlesshoursinreadingC.readingtasksareassignedwithlittleguidanceD.toomuchtimeisspentinteachingofreading7.Theteachingofreadingwillbesuccessfulif____.A.teacherscanimproveconditionsatschoolforthestudentsB.teacherscanenablestudentstodeveloptheirownwayofreadingC.teacherscandevisethemostefficientsystemforreadingD.teacherscanmaketheirteachingactivitiesobservably8.Thewordscrutiny（Para.3）mostprobablymeans____.A.inquiryB.observationC.controlD.suspect9.Accordingtothepassage,learningtoreadwillnolongerbeadifficulttaskwhen____.A.childrenbecomehighlymotivatedB.teacherandlearnerrolesareinterchangeableC.teachinghelpschildreninthesearchforknowledgeD.readingenricheschildren’sexperience10.Themainideaofthepassageisthat____.A.teachersshoulddoaslittleaspossibleinhelpingstudentslearntoread第3页共6页B.teach