高考英語閱讀理解(節(jié)假日活動)(含解析)

1、 （節(jié)假日活動）李仕才Valentines Day導(dǎo)讀：瓦倫丁節(jié)，即情人節(jié)，是一個浪漫的節(jié)日。本文介紹了瓦倫丁節(jié)的來歷及習(xí)俗。Every February 14, across the UnitedStates and in other places around the world, candy, flowersand gifts are exchanged between loved ones, all in the name of St. Valentine. But who is this mysterious saint, and where did these traditions

2、 come from?The history of Valentines Day isshrouded in mystery. But we do know that February has long beena month of romance. St. Valentines Day, as we know it today, contains vestiges of both Christian and ancient Roman tradition.One legend contends that Valentine was a priest who served during the

3、 third century in Rome. When Emperor Claudius II decided that single men made better soldiers than those with wives and families, he outlawed marriage for young men. Valentine, realizing the injustice of the decree , defied Claudius and continued to perform marriages for young lovers in secret. When

4、 Valentines actions werediscovered, Claudius ordered that he be put to death.Accordingto another legend, Valentine actually sent the firstvalentinegreeting himself. Whilein prison, it is believed that Valentine fell in love with a young girl- his jailors daughterwho visitedhim during his confinement

5、 . Before his death, it is alleged that he wrote her a letter,which he signed From your Valentine, an expression that is still in use today. Although the truth behind the Valentine legends is murky, the stories certainly emphasize his appeal as a sympathetic, heroic, and, most importantly, romantic

6、figure.Valentines Day is not a public holiday. Government offices, stores, schools and other organizations are open as usual. Public transit systems run on their regular schedule. Restaurants may be busier than usual as many people go out for an evening with their spouse or partner. Valentines Day i

7、s also a very popular date for weddings.The most commonValentines Day symbols are the heart, particularly in reds and pinks, and pictures or models of Cupid. Cupid is usually portrayed as a small winged figure with a bow and arrow. In mythology , he uses his arrow to strike the hearts of people. Peo

8、ple who have fallen in love are sometimes saidto be struck by Cupids arrow.瓦倫丁節(jié)每年 2 月 14 日，在美國，以及世界各地的一些地方，相愛的人互贈糖果、鮮花和禮物，這一切都是以圣瓦倫丁的名義。但是這個神秘的基督徒是誰呢？這些傳統(tǒng)又是從哪里起源的呢？圣瓦倫丁節(jié)的歷史是一個謎。但是我們確實(shí)知道二月一直就是一個浪漫的月份。圣瓦倫丁節(jié)，正如我們今天所知，既含有基督教又含有古羅馬傳統(tǒng)的痕跡。有一個傳說認(rèn)為瓦倫丁是公元3 世紀(jì)羅馬的一位神父。當(dāng)時羅馬皇帝克勞迪烏斯二世認(rèn)為單身男子比那些有妻子家庭的男人更適合作戰(zhàn)士，于是剝奪了年

9、輕人結(jié)婚的權(quán)利。瓦倫丁，認(rèn)為這項(xiàng)法令不公平，違抗克勞迪烏斯的旨意繼續(xù)偷偷地為相愛的年輕人舉行婚禮。當(dāng)瓦倫丁的行為被發(fā)現(xiàn)后，克勞迪烏斯下令將他處死。根據(jù)另一個傳說， 瓦倫丁實(shí)際上是第一個送出情人節(jié)禮物的人。 在獄中的時候， 人們認(rèn)為瓦倫丁愛上了一個女孩典獄長的女兒在他被囚禁期間她常來看望他。據(jù)稱，瓦倫丁死前寫了一封信，署名是“寄自你的瓦倫丁” ，直到今天人們?nèi)栽谑褂眠@種說法。雖然關(guān)于瓦倫丁傳說背后的真相令人困惑，這些故事卻都強(qiáng)調(diào)了他作為一個有同情心、英勇、最重要的，浪漫的人物的吸引力。瓦倫丁節(jié)并不是一個公共假日。政府機(jī)關(guān)、商店、學(xué)校和其他機(jī)構(gòu)照常開放。公共交通系統(tǒng)也照常運(yùn)行。餐館可能要比平時忙碌

10、些因?yàn)楹芏嗳藭团渑蓟蛘甙閭H外出就餐。瓦倫丁節(jié)也是一個非常受歡迎的婚禮日期。瓦倫丁節(jié)最常見的象征物是心形， 尤其是紅色或者粉色的心形， 還有丘比特的圖片或者模型。 丘比特被描因繪成一個長著翅膀的小人兒，手拿弓箭。在神話故事中，他會用箭射中人心。因此陷入愛河的人經(jīng)常被說成“被丘比特的箭射中了” 。重點(diǎn)單詞 :shroud ?ra ?d vt . 覆蓋contend k ?ntend vt . 主張priest pri ?st n. 牧師；神父decree d ?kri ? n. 法令defy d ?fa ? vt . 藐視；公然反抗confinement k ?nfa ?nm?nt n. 監(jiān)禁a

11、llege ?led ? vt . 宣稱，斷言murky m?k? adj . 令人困惑的；含糊的；不明確的mythology m ? 0 ?l ?d? n.神話重點(diǎn)短語/亮點(diǎn)句式:in secret 秘密地；私下地。如：The two young lovers decide to marry in secret, which they do the very next day.這一對年輕的戀人決定秘密結(jié)婚，就在第二天他們就這么做了。qlien Mentinet actions were discovered, Gaudius ordered that he be put to deatli.

12、當(dāng)瓦槍丁的行為被發(fā)現(xiàn)后克勞迪烏斯下令招他處死小這是一個復(fù)雜的主從復(fù)合句。爾如引導(dǎo)的是時間狀語從句，主句中包含一個血引導(dǎo)的賓語從句，而且供 句使用了虛擬語氣。在英語申，表示“命令、建議.要求”的動詞后接賓語從句要使用虛擬語氣形式會皿0 皿should可以省略。如：The general ordered that the soldiers (should) fire at once.將軍命令士兵立即開槍射擊。We suggested that he (should) go and make an apology to his teacher.我們建議他去向老師道歉。fall in love wit

13、h愛上。如：No one is perfect until you fall in love with them.直到你愛上了一個人才發(fā)現(xiàn)原來有人是完美的。in use在使用中。如：Many are loans from churches where they are still in use.許多作品是從教堂借來的，在那里它們?nèi)栽谑褂弥?。名句背誦：Knowledge is power. (Bacon, British philosopher)知識就是力量。(英國哲學(xué)家 培根)【話題解讀】節(jié)假日活動是高中英語新課標(biāo)話題之一， 也是高考英語常考話題之一。 它包括世界各地的文化節(jié)日、 宗教節(jié)日、

14、個人的慶?；顒蛹捌鋺c祝這些活動的經(jīng)歷和感受等。節(jié)假日活動作為一個有效的文化載體，在高考英語中常以閱讀理解、短文改錯和書面表達(dá)的形式出現(xiàn)，如2017年新課標(biāo)卷I閱讀理解C篇、2016年全國卷出閱讀理解C篇、2016年四川卷和全國卷H的短文改錯、 2015年全國卷 II 書面表達(dá)、 2013 年遼寧卷的書面表達(dá)等?！鞠嚓P(guān)詞匯】I .寫作必記單詞.award n. 獎品；獎；vt . 授予；給予.cheer v.& n.歡呼，喝彩cheerful adj.愉快的，高興的.compete vi .比賽；競爭-competitive adj.競爭的；比賽的.eventn. 事件；大事.gatherv.

15、搜集；集合；聚集.mark n.記號；標(biāo)志；v.標(biāo)志；做記號于.match vt . 使相配，使成對； n. 比賽，競賽；火柴.national adj.國家的；民族的；全國性的f nationality n.國籍.participate vi.參力口；參與fparticipationn.參力口.permission n.許可； 允許；n.許可證 permit vt .& vi .允許.prepare vt . 準(zhǔn)備；預(yù)備.treat vt .& vi.招待；款待ftreatment n.治療；處理n.閱讀識記單詞.adventure n. 冒險；奇遇.amusement n.娛樂famuse

16、 vt.以自娛，逗樂.balloonn. 氣球.cancel vt . 取消.candle n. 蠟燭.cater vt .& vi . 提供飲食及服務(wù).celebration n.慶祝；慶祝會 celebrate vt .& vi.慶祝，祝賀.ceremony n. 典禮；儀式；禮節(jié).champion n. 冠軍.concertn. 音樂會.criterion n. 標(biāo)準(zhǔn)；準(zhǔn)則.couragen. 勇氣；膽略.decorate vt.裝飾，修飾f decoration n.裝飾，裝飾品.director n. 導(dǎo)演.Easter n. 復(fù)活節(jié).feast n. 盛宴，宴會； (宗教的 )節(jié)日

17、.festivaln. 節(jié)日；慶?；顒?fireworkn. 焰火；( pl .) 煙火.firecracker n. 鞭炮.flame n. 火焰；光輝33.invitationn. 邀請；請柬 I .閱讀理解 lanternn.燈籠；提燈.mass n.群眾；民眾；大量；adj.民眾的；大規(guī)模的.medal n.獎?wù)?perfect adj .完美的，極好的.preparation n.準(zhǔn)備.programme n.節(jié)目；程序.reputation n.名譽(yù)，名聲【常用短語】.be on holiday/vacation 在度假.date back to 追溯到.day and night

18、 日夜，晝夜，整天.dress up 穿上；盛裝；打扮，裝飾.fall on/upon（ 節(jié)日、生日等）正當(dāng)；適逢.in memory of 為紀(jì)念；向表示敬意.look forward to 期望，期待，盼望.on special occasions 在特殊場合.take place 發(fā)生.up to now 直到現(xiàn)在閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。A （2017年新課標(biāo)卷I）Someof the world s most famous musicians recently gathered in Paris and NewOrleans to celebr

19、ate the first annual International JazzDay. UNESCO（ United Nations Educational,Scientificand CulturalOrganization） recently set April 30 as a day to raise awareness of jazz music, its significance, and its potential as a unifying（聯(lián)合）voice across cultures.Despite the celebrations, though, in the U.S.

20、 the jazz audience continues to shrink and grow older, and the music has failed to connect with younger generations.It s Jason Moran s job to help change that . As the Kennedy Center s artistic adviser for jazz, Moran hopes to widen the audience for jazz, make the music more accessible, and preserve

21、 its history and culture.Jazz seems like it s not really a part of the American appetite, Moran tells National Public Radio s reporter Neal Conan. What I m hoping to accomplish is that my generationand younger startto reconsider and understand that jazz is not black and write anymore. It s actuallyc

22、olor, and it sactually digital. Moran says one of the problems with jazz today is that the entertainment aspect of the music has been lost. The music can t be presented today the way it was in 1908 or 1958. It has to continue to move, because the way the world works is not the same, says Moran.Last

23、year, Moran worked on a project that arranged Fats Waller s music for a dance party, just to kind of put it back in the mind that Waller is dance music as much as it is concert music,says Moran. For me, it s the recontextualization. In music, where does the emotion（情感 ）lie? Arewe, as humans, gaining

24、 any insight（ 感悟）on how talk about ourselves and how something as abstract as a Charlie Parker record gets us into a dialogue about our emotions and our thoughts? Sometimes we lose sight that the music has a wider context, says Moran, so I want to continue those dialogues. Those are the things I wan

25、t to foster.Why did UNESCO set April 30 as International Jazz Day?To remember the birth of jazz.To protect cultural diversity.To encourage people to study music.To recognize the value of jazz.2. What does the underlined wordthat in paragraph 3 refer to?Jazz becoming more accessible.The production of

26、 jazz growing faster.Jazz being less popular with the young.The jazz audience becoming larger.What can we infer about Moran s opinion on jazz?It will disappear gradually.It remains black and white.It should keep up with the times.It changes every 50 years.Which of the following can be the best title

27、 for the text?Exploring the Future of JazzThe Rise and Fall of JazzThe Story of a Jazz MusicianCelebrating the Jazz DayB （2016年新課標(biāo)卷III ）If you are a fruit grower - or would like to become one take advantage of Apple Day to see what s around. It s called Apple Day but in practice it s more like Apple

28、 Month. The day itselfis on October 21, but since it has caught on, events now spread out over most of October around Britain.Visiting an apple event is a good chance to see, and often taste, a wide variety of apples. Topeople who are used to the limited choice of apples such as Golden Delicious and

29、 Royal Gala in supermarkets, it can be quite an eye opener to see the range of classical apples still in existence, such as Decio which was grown by the Romans. Although it doesn t taste of anything special, it sstill worth a try, as is the knobbly（ 多疙瘩的）Cat s Head which is more of a curiosity than

30、anything else.There are also varieties developed to suit specific local conditions. Oneof the very best varieties for eating quality is Orleans Reinette, but you ll need a warm, sheltered place with perfect soilto grow it, so it s a pipe dream for most apple lovers who fall for it.At the events, you

31、 can meet expert growers and discuss which ones will best suit your conditions, and because these are family affairs, children are well catered for with apple-themed fun and games.Apple Days are being held at all sorts of places with an interest in fruit,including stately gardensand commercial orcha

32、rds（ 果園 ）. If you want to have a real orchard experience,try visiting the NationalFruit Collection at Brogdale, near Faversham in Kent.1. What can people do at the apple events?B. Visit fruit-loving families.A. Attend experts lectures.C. Plant fruit trees in an orchard.2. What can we learn about Dec

33、io?D. Taste many kinds of apples.A. It is a new variety.C. It is rarely seen now.3. What does the underlined phraseB. It has a strange look.D. It has a special taste.a pipe dream in Paragraph 3 mean?A practical idea.C. A brilliant plan.A vain hope.D. A selfish desire.What is the author s purpose in

34、writing the text?To show how to grow apples.To introduce an apple festival.To help people select apples.To promote apple research.CAfter Stewart and Debbie Wilder lost their son, Cameron, in 2013, the last thing on their mindswas decorating for the holiday season. “We haven t put anything up in thre

35、e years. It has all stayed boxed up, ” said Debbie.But in December 2016, the house was lit up for Christmas, with little lights cheerfully lining therood and eaves（ 屋檐 ）. It wasn t the Wilders but a stranger Carson Zickgraf, the founder of CZEnterprises LLC, who finally made the house shine. “ I sta

36、rted crying, ” Debbie says about seeing the lights for the first time.“ It was really special.”Zickgraf has been donating his light-stringingservices to brighten the lives of families affectedby losing their children, especially during the difficult holiday season since 2015 and has decorated the ho

37、uses of more than two dozen families so far.He started the project by chance. He was hanging lights on a home when the owner mentioned that some neighbors were having a hard time that holiday season because their son had recently died. Thenhe had an idea.I sent my crew there to decorate that house t

38、oo, ” he says. The family was delighted.In fact, he had two friends who had died young, and he d always wished he could ease the pain fortheir loved ones. Now, he s found a way.“There s something special about Christmas lights. They warm the spirit.” Zickgraf knows hisefforts can t completely remove

39、 the pain from these families, but he can make the holidays a little cheerier. “ I wish I had a bigger company so I could do more houses,” he says.How was the Wilders affected by the loss of their son?They didn t feel like decorati ng their house for Christmas.They were the last to put up some decor

40、ations at Christmas.They had no one to help decorate their house for Christmas.They had the belongings of their son boxed up at Christmas.Why did Zickgraf donate the light-stringing service?To make more houses brighter.To expand his own business.To relieve the victim family s pain.To memorize his de

41、ad friends.Which of the following words can best describe Zickgraf?B. Courageous and smart.D. Considerate and helpful.B.A person brightening housesD.A business hanging lightsDA. Enthusiastic and optimistic.C. Ambitious and generous.Which can be the best title for the text?Lights warming the spiritC.

42、 Families going through sufferingsQixi Festival, the Chinese equivalent of Valentine s Day that fell yesterday, was not only adisappointment for forgotten lovers, but also for businessmen left with empty pockets.The cold reception has prompted cultural experts to seriously worry that thelovers festi

43、val,marked for generations since the Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220) ， is dying out. Some have even called for legislation to make the festival a legal Chinese Lovers Day, which falls on the seventh day ofthe seventh month of the lunar year.But the effectiveness of such a measure is in doubt, although e

44、fforts to preserve traditionalfestivals deserve highly praise.A growing number of traditional Chinese festivals, such as the Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival, share the same fate of the Qixi Festival.Young people are showing less interest in traditional culture as symbolized by these fes

45、tivals.Even if all traditional festivals are finally made legal, the risk of them becoming purely formalized celebrations with little meaning is not removed. If the younger generation fails to identify with the cultural significance of these holidays, there is little that can be done.While complaini

46、ng about traditional festivals fading appeal, decision-makers should reflect oncultural protection. Undeniably, our country has done a bad job of preserving culture and traditional festivals, compared to neighbouring Japan and the Republic of Korea(ROK).The 2,500-year-old Dragon Boat Festival falls

47、on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. The traditional customs and ceremonies of the occasion, which originated in China, have been better preserved in the ROK.Only a few years ago did China begin to realize the significance of preserving intangible(無形的 )cultural heritage when the ROK planned to

48、 apply to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization to list its version of the Dragon Boat Festival as an important example of intangible culture.Concern about the traditional holidays also reminds people of the growing influence of foreign cultures as the country opens wi

49、der to the outside world. With traditional festivals becoming less important and imports such as Christmas and Valentine s Day gaining widespread popularity, the public including cultural professionals have tended to measure traditional Chinese festivals in economic terms.Business rather than cultur

50、e has begun to play a dominant role. More and more people are preoccupied with how much money can be made during the holidays.In fact, what makes traditional festivals unique and what keeps them alive is their culturalelements. After all, it is unique culture that contributes to the world s diversit

51、y with globalization. 1.What makes Chinese cultural experts worry that the lovers festival is dying out?A. The disappointment for both businessmen and lovers.The cold reacting of the public to Qixi Festival.The failure to make traditional Chinese festivals legal.The action to preserve culture and tr

52、aditional festivals.2.The public look at the effectiveness of the legalization of the Qixi Festival with a(n) attitude.A. indifferentB. positiveC. doubtfulD. hopeful.From Paragraph 5 we can learn that.traditional festivals are thought more highly of by the young people.legal celebrations reduce the

53、risk of disappearing of traditional culture.the significance of traditional festivals should be more identified with.young people value traditional culture more while they can do little.The writer s purpose for writing this article is to.remind us that the cultural elements make traditional festival

54、s live plain that Japan and ROK do a better job in preserving rm the public of the dying out of traditional Chinese festivals.warn people against business role in celebrating traditional festivals.密案懈斤A【話題解讀】為提高人們對于爵士樂的重視程度，UNESCOE 4月30日定為國際爵士日，然而這一行為還是沒能挽救爵士樂。Jason Moran認(rèn)為時代在進(jìn)步，為了將老一代人和

55、年輕一代人連接起來，爵士樂也應(yīng)該不斷進(jìn) 步。LD1 解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題根據(jù)第一段中的 UNLSOX United Nations Education： Scientific and CulturalOrganization) recently set April 30 as a day ta raise awareness of由由% itsand itspotsOral as a. unifying(聯(lián)的嗝tBUnasgltoeg.可知UNESCO把4月JO日底為國際爵士日是為7讓 人們重視爵士樂，意識到它的重要性以及它作為連接各文化的紐帶之聲的潛在動能，也就是為了讓 人“值識到爵士樂的價值#

56、故選D.C【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)前文Despite the celebrations, though, in the U.S. the jazz audiencecontinues to shrink and grow older, and the music has failed to connect with younger generations可知盡管UNESCO；爵士樂設(shè)了紀(jì)念日，但美國的爵士樂聽眾依然在減少，并且年齡在老化，爵士樂沒能 將年輕一代人連接起來。再結(jié)合 It s Jason Moran s job to help change that（ 是 Jason Moran

57、的工 作是幫助改變那一情況）可推測that指代的是前文中爵士樂在年輕一代人中失去吸引力的現(xiàn)象。故選Co.C【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段中的The music can t be presented today the way it was in 1908or 1958. It has to continue to move, because the way the world works is not the same可知 Moran認(rèn)為現(xiàn)在爵士樂不能以1908或1958年的方式來呈現(xiàn)，因?yàn)槭澜缫呀?jīng)不同了，所以爵士樂必須不斷進(jìn)步，說明隨著時代的發(fā)展，爵士樂也要跟上時代才不會被年輕一代所拋棄。故選Co.A 【解析】標(biāo)題歸納題。通讀全文可知本文主要講UNESCO；提高人們對爵士樂的重視而設(shè)立爵士日，但實(shí)際收效甚微。有人認(rèn)為爵士樂應(yīng)隨著時代的進(jìn)步而進(jìn)步，否則它將失去對人們的吸引力，因此本文主要是探