1、2013青島市高考英語（閱讀理解）考前訓練（1）及答案解析1I travel a lot, and I find out different “styles”(風格) of directions every time I ask “How can I get to the post office?”Foreign tourists are often confused(困惑的) in Japan because most streets there dont have names; in Japan, people use landmarks(地標) in their directions i

2、nstead of street names. For example, the Japanese will say to travelers, “Go straight down to the corner. Turn left at the big hotel and go past a fruit market. The post office is across from the bus stop.”In the countryside of the American Midwest, there are not usually many landmarks. There are no

3、 mountains, so the land is very flat; in many places there are no towns or buildings within miles. Instead of landmarks, people will tell you directions and distances. In Kansas or Iowa, for example, people will say, “Go north two miles. Turn east, and then go another mile.”People in Los Angeles, Ca

4、lifornia, have no idea of distance on the map; they measure distance in time, not miles. “How far away is the post office?” you ask. “Oh,” they answer, “its about five minutes from here.” You say, “Yes, but how many miles away is it?” They dont know.Its true that a person doesnt know the answer to y

5、our question sometimes. What happens in such a situation? A New Yorker might say, “Sorry, I have no idea.” But in Yucatan, Mexico, no one answers “I dont know.” People in Yucatan believe that “I dont know” is impolite. They usually give an answer, often a wrong one. A tourist can get very, very lost

6、 in Yucatan!56. When a tourist asks the Japanese the way to a certain place, they usually _. A. describe the place carefullyB. show him a map of the place C. tell him the names of the streetsD. refer to recognizable buildings and places57. What is the place where people measure distance in time? A.N

7、ew York.B.Los Angeles.C.Kansas.D.Iowa.58. People in Yucatan may give a tourist a wrong answer _. A. in order to save timeB. as a test C. so as to be politeD. for fun59. What can we infer from the text? A. Its important for travelers to understand cultural differences. B. Its useful for travelers to

8、know how to ask the way properly. C. People have similar understandings of politeness. D. New Yorkers are generally friendly to visitors.1答案 56.D 57.B 58.C 59.A*結束 (第*篇)You know how wonderful you are, and you know that others know how wonderful you are, but what do you do when admiration crosses ove

9、r the line into jealousy? For most teens there will come a day when you realize that one of your friends is jealous and that this jealousy is hurting your friendship. When this happens it can seem like there is nothing that you can do, but the good news is that there is. Dont let jealousy spoil your

10、 relationships. Tackle it head on and you might be back to normal much sooner than you think.It can be hard to walk up to a friend and ask them what the problem is, but if you want to save your friendship youll have to do just that. Dont approach them and ask why they are jealous of you (unless of c

11、ourse you want to appear totally conceited), just take some time alone with them and let them know that youve been feeling like theres been something coming between you. If they refuse to respond, then use the opportunity to explain how you have been feeling. Chances are that something you say will

12、strike a nerve and your friend will open up as well.When you figure out what is annoying your friend, ask him or her what (s)he thinks would make the situation better. If, for example, (s)he says that (s)he feels like (s)he doesnt get to spend any time with you because of your being off with your ne

13、w friends from tee swim team then maybe you could invite her along the next time or block off one day a week for just the two of you. Remember, though, that whatever solution you decide on should be a compromise. Dont limit your own talents or opportunities simply because your friend is unhappy. Try

14、 instead to include him or her in your new life and see how that works out.Even the best of friendships can be tinged by jealousy. This destructive emotion is rarely productive and can turn best friends into worst enemies. Before taking extreme action, chat with your jealous friend to see if the two

15、 of you can work out a compromise.If you cant, be prepared to know exactly how far you will go to keep your friend and how far you wont.解讀：本文是關于人際關系的話題。尤其是青少年朋友之間會因為嫉妒而使相互間的友誼被破壞，本文著重講述如何處理被朋友嫉妒及處理過程中可能遇到的困難。1. According to the author, the jealousy emotion is_.A. normal B. productiveC. destructive D

16、. extreme解析細節理解題，由第一段第二句.that this jealousy is hurting，your friendship.可知。答案C2. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a way to confront your friend when jealousy happens?A. Walking up to him/her and asking him/her why he/she is jealous of you.B. Walking up to him/her and asking him/her what the

17、 problem is.C. Spending some time with him/her and letting him/her know how you feel.D. Spending some time with him/her and letting him/her know you think theres something between you.解析細節理解題。由第二段第二句Dont approach them and ask why they are jealous of you可知。答案A3. The underlined “it” in the first parag

18、raph refers to_.A. friendship B. relationshipC. admiration D. jealousy解析細節理解題。由文章第一段可知。答案D4. What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs?A. Theres always a solution to solve the problem of jealousy.B. Jealousy can turn best friends into worst enemies.C. You may lose a friend to keep your own g

19、ifts, chances or self development.D. You should go a long way with your friend to work out a solution解析推理判斷題。答案C5. The purpose of the passage is_.A. to explain what causes jealousyB. to offer some advice on making friendsC. to introduce the way to cope with a jealous friendD. to explain how destruct

20、ive the jealous emotion is 解析作者意圖題。通讀全文可知，本文酌寫作目的是介紹處理有嫉妒心朋友的方法。答案C*結束 (第*篇)Do American children still learn handwriting in school? In the age of the keyboard, some people seem to think handwriting lessons are on the way out. 90% of teachers say they are required to teach handwriting.But studies hav

21、e yet to answer the question of how well they are teaching it. One study published this year found that about three out of every four teachers say they are not prepared to teach handwriting. Some teachers are teaching handwriting by providing instruction for 10 15 minutes a day, and then other teach

22、ers who basically teach it for 60 to 70 minutes a day which really for handwriting is pretty much.Many adults remember learning that way by copying letters over and over again. Today s thinking is that short periods of practice are better. Many experts also think handwriting should not be taught by

23、itself.Instead, they say it should be used as a way to get students to express ideas. After all, that is why we write.Handwriting involves two skills. One is legibility,_which means forming the letters so they can be read. The other is fluency writing without having to think about it. Fluency contin

24、ues to develop up until high school.But not everyone masters these skills. Teachers commonly report that about onefourth of their kids have poor handwriting. Some people might think handwriting is not important any more because of computers and voice recognition programs.But Steve Graham at Vanderbi

25、lt says word processing is rarely done in elementary school, especially in the early years. American children traditionally first learn to print, and then to write in cursive, which connects the letters. But guess what we learned from a spokeswoman for the College Board, which administers the SAT co

26、llege admission test. More than 75 percent of students choose to print their essay on the test rather than write in cursive.語篇解讀文章介紹了在鍵盤普及的年代美國的書法教學情況。1We can learn _ from Paragraph 1.A. teaching handwriting is a basic requirement in teaching jobB. most teachers prefer to teach handwritingC. teacher

27、s spend little time in teaching handwritingD. a keyboard has taken the place of the handwriting entirely解析推理判斷題。根據第一段中“90% of teachers say they are required to teach handwriting”可知書法教學是基本的教學要求，A項為正確推論。根據“One study published this year found that about three out of every four teachers say they are not

28、 prepared to teach handwriting”可知，很多老師不愿意教書法課，B項錯誤；根據第一段末句可知C項錯誤；根據全段判斷，只是說鍵盤普及使一些人認為書法漸漸過時了，D項錯誤。答案A2Which of the following is WRONG for traditional handwriting in the USA?A. The students are taught by practicing a long period.B. The letters are repeated many times.C. Handwriting includes two skills.D. To write in cursive is taught first.解析細節認定題。根據第二段可知，傳統的書法教學重復很多遍并且持續時間長，因此A、B兩項內容正確。根據第三段第一句可知C項內容正確；根據最后一段第二句