2019-2020年高考英語二輪復(fù)習(xí)閱讀理解精練精析18

1、2019-2020年高考英語二輪復(fù)習(xí)閱讀理解精練精析18More and more English-educated Chinese Singaporean parents are realizing the importance for their children to be not only good at the all-important English language, but also at Chinese. China has become a great political and economic superpower and they want their childr

2、en to become bilingual. It is common knowledge that, to master any language, especially ones mother tongue, one must begin from childhood. But there are challenges and barriers for children of English-speaking homes to succeed in their journey towards bilingualism. Take my family as an example. Whil

3、e my wife and I are products of English education, we had some foundation (基礎(chǔ)) in Chinese which we kept up in our working life. But the language of communication in our home is mainly English. We are glad that our three children had between 8 and 11 yearsChinese schooling before switching over to En

4、glish schools. Their foundation in Chinese has become an advantage in their adult life. They can hold their own in the spoken language, but would find it hard to write a business letter in Chinese for lack of usage. We have a grandson who will be two years old shortly. His parents have given my wife

5、 and I the unenviable task of making him bilingual. It is a very tough assignment, as we are with him only a couple of hours on most days. For the rest of the time, he is being surrounded by English sounds by his busy parents. Fortunately, our perseverance is paying off. After eight months, he has b

6、een used to hearing Chinese sounds, and even he can now quite comfortably identify common everyday objects in Chinese. 1. Why is it becoming necessary for some Chinese Singaporean children to learn Chinese? A. Because most of the Singaporeans come from China. B. Because their parents are missing the

7、ir motherland. C. Because China has become a great political and economic superpower. D. Because Chinese is the official language in the UN. 2. The underlined word “bilingual” in Paragraph 1 probably means _ . A. a person who knows EnglishB. a person who knows Chinese C. a person who knows only one

8、languageD. a person who knows two languages3. The author uses the example of teaching his grandson mainly to prove that _ . A. there are challenges for children of English-speaking homes to learn ChineseB. his foundation in Chinese is a big advantage in teaching his grandsonC. he is quite good at te

9、aching small children ChineseD. learning Chinese is very popular in Singapore4. We learn from the passage that _ . A. all the children in Singapore need to learn ChineseB. understanding Chinese is becoming an advantage in SingaporeC. the authors children know nothing about ChineseD. the author feels

10、 it easy to teach others Chinese (B)2012濟南模擬A woman renewing her drivers license at the County Clerks office was asked to state her occupation. She hesitated, uncertain how to classify herself. “What I mean is, ” explained the recorder, “do you have a job, or are you just a. . . ”“Of course I have a

11、 job, ” said Emily. “Im a mother. ”“We dont list mother as an occupation. . . housewife covers it, ” said the recorder. One day I found myself in the same situation. The clerk was obviously a career woman, confident and possessed of a high sounding title. “What is your occupation? ” she asked. The w

12、ords simply popped out. “Im a Research Associate in the field of Child Development and Human Relations. ”The clerk paused, her ballpoint pen frozen in mid-air. I repeated the title slowly, and then I stared with wonder as my statement was written in bold, black ink on the official questionnaire. “Mi

13、ght I ask, ” said the clerk with new interest, “Just what you do in this field? ”Coolly, without any trace of panic in my voice, I heard myself reply, “I have a continuing program of research (what mother doesnt）, in the lab and in the field (normally I would have said indoors and out). Of course, t

14、he job is one of the most demanding in the humanities (any mother care to disagree? ), and I often work 14 hours a day (24 is more like it). But the job is more challenging than most careers and rewards are more of a satisfaction rather than just money. ” There was an increasing note of respect in t

15、he clerks voice as she completed the form, stood up, and showed me out. As I drove into our driveway, buoyed up by my glamorous new career, I was greeted by my lab assistantsages 13, 7, and 3. Upstairs I could hear our new experimental model (a 6-month-old baby), in the child-development program, te

16、sting out a new vocal pattern. I felt proud! I had gone on the official records as someone more distinguished and indispensable (不可缺少的) to mankind than “just another mother”. Motherhood. . . What a glorious career! Especially when theres a title on the door. 5. What can we infer from the conversatio

17、n between the woman and the recorder at the beginning of the passage? A. The woman felt ashamed to admit what her job was. B. The recorder was impatient and rude. C. The author was upset about the situation that mothers faced. D. Motherhood was not recognized and respected as a job by society. 6. Ho

18、w did the author feel when describing her job to the clerk? A. Calm. B. Panic-stricken. C. Confident. D. Cool. 7. Why did the woman clerk show more respect for the author? A. Because the author cared little about rewards. B. Because she admired the authors research work in the lab. C. Because she th

19、ought the author did admirable work. D. Because the writer did something she had little knowledge of. 8. What is the authors purpose of writing the passage? A. To show how you describe your job affects your feelings toward it. B. To argue that motherhood is a worthy career and deserves respect. C. To show that the author had a grander job than Emily. D. To show that being a mother is hard and boring work. 答案解析1. 【解析】選C。推理判斷題。由第一段第二句可以推出，中國的政治和經(jīng)濟地位的提高，使中國在世界上起著越來越重要的作用。這是促使新加坡籍華人兒童學(xué)習(xí)漢語的主要因素。2. 【解析】選D。詞義猜測題。第一段第一句提到，越來越多的接受英語教育的新加坡籍華人意識到孩子同時擅長英語和漢語的重要性，因此bilingual應(yīng)指“會兩種語言