英语专题汇编阅读理解(教育文化)(一)及解析.doc

英语专题汇编阅读理解(教育文化)(一)及解析

一、高中英语阅读理解教育文化类
1．阅读理解
Whydoesnightfallbutneverbreakanddaybreakbutneverfall？Whyarepeoplewhoridemotorcyclescalledbikersandpeoplewhoridebikescalledcyclists？Inwhatotherlanguagedopeopledriveinaparkwayandparkinadriveway？Inwhatotherlanguagedotheycallthethirdhandontheclockthesecondhand？
Let'sfaceit:Englishisacrazylanguage.Thereisnoegginaneggplant,neitherpinenorappleinapineappleandnohaminahamburger.Sweet-meatsarecandy，whilesweetbreads,whicharen'tsweet,aremeat.
WetakeEnglishforgranted.Butwhenweexploreitsparadoxes(悖论),wefindthatquicksandcanworkslowly,boxingringsaresquare,publicbathroomshavenobathsinthem.
Andwhyisitthatawriterwrites,butfingersdon'tfing,grocersdon'tgroce,andhammersdon'tham？Ifthepluraloftoothisteeth,shouldn'tthepluralofboothbebeeth?Onegoose,twogeese-soonemoose,twomeese?
Howcanaslimchanceandafatchancebethesame,whileawisemanandawiseguyareopposites?Howcanoverlookandoverseebeopposites,whilequitealotandquiteafewarealike?Howcantheweatherbehotashellonedayandcoldashellthenext？
Englishwasinventedbypeople,notcomputers,anditshowsthecreativityofhumanbeings.That'swhy,whenstarsareout,theyarevisible;butwhenthelightsareout,theyareinvisible.Andwhy,whenIwindupmywatch,Istartit;butwhenIwindupthisessay,Iendit.
（1）Whichofthefollowingwordsorexpressionshavethesimilarmeaning?
A.Overlookandoversee.
B.Quitealotandquiteafew.
C.Hotashellandcoldashell.
D.Awisemanandawiseguy.
（2）WhatdoestheauthorprobablythinkofEnglishpeople?
A.Clever.
B.Crazy.
C.Lazy.
D.Determined.
（3）Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?
A.Boxingringsshouldberound.
B.Thereshouldbeeggsinaneggplant.
C.Pineapplesaretheapplesonthepinetree.
D.Sweet-meatsandsweetbreadsaredifferentthings.
（4）Howdoestheauthororganizethetext?
A.Intheorderoftime.
B.Intheorderofplace.
C.Bygivingagreatnumberofexamples.
D.BycomparingEnglishwiththeotherlanguages.
（5）What'sthetone(语气)ofthetext?
A.Angryandproud.
B.Cheerfulandunsure.
C.Upsetanddisappointed.
D.Humorousandlight-hearted.
【答案】（1）B
（2）A
（3）D
（4）C
（5）D
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇议论文，论述了为什么英语是一门疯狂的语