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2019-2020年高考英语二轮复习阅读理解精练精析18IMoreandmoreEnglish-educatedChineseSingaporeanparentsarerealizingtheimportancefortheirchildrentobenotonlygoodattheall-importantEnglishlanguagebutalsoatChinese.Chinahasbeeagreatpoliticalandeconomicsuperpowerandtheywanttheirchildrentobeebilingual.Itismonknowledgethattomasteranylanguageespeciallyone’smothertongueonemustbeginfromchildhood.ButtherearechallengesandbarriersforchildrenofEnglish-speakinghomestosucceedintheirjourneytowardsbilingualism.Takemyfamilyasanexample.WhilemywifeandIareproductsofEnglisheducationwehadsomefoundation基础inChinesewhichwekeptupinourworkinglife.ButthelanguageofmunicationinourhomeismainlyEnglish.Wearegladthatourthreechildrenhadbetween8and11years’ChineseschoolingbeforeswitchingovertoEnglishschools.TheirfoundationinChinesehasbeeanadvantageintheiradultlife.TheycanholdtheirowninthespokenlanguagebutwouldfindithardtowriteabusinessletterinChineseforlackofusage.Wehaveagrandsonwhowillbetwoyearsoldshortly.HisparentshavegivenmywifeandItheunenviabletaskofmakinghimbilingual.Itisaverytoughassignmentaswearewithhimonlyacoupleofhoursonmostdays.FortherestofthetimeheisbeingsurroundedbyEnglishsoundsbyhisbusyparents.Fortunatelyourperseveranceispayingoff.AftereightmonthshehasbeenusedtohearingChinesesoundsandevenhecannowquitefortablyidentifymoneverydayobjectsinChinese.
1.WhyisitbeingnecessaryforsomeChineseSingaporeanchildrentolearnChineseA.BecausemostoftheSingaporeansefromChina.B.Becausetheirparentsaremissingtheirmotherland.C.BecauseChinahasbeeagreatpoliticalandeconomicsuperpower.D.BecauseChineseistheofficiallanguageintheUN.
2.Theunderlinedword“bilingual”inParagraph1probablymeans_______.A.apersonwhoknowsEnglishB.apersonwhoknowsChineseC.apersonwhoknowsonlyonelanguageD.apersonwhoknowstwolanguages
3.Theauthorusestheexampleofteachinghisgrandsonmainlytoprovethat_______.A.therearechallengesforchildrenofEnglish-speakinghomestolearnChineseB.hisfoundationinChineseisabigadvantageinteachinghisgrandsonC.heisquitegoodatteachingsmallchildrenChineseD.learningChineseisverypopularinSingapore
4.Welearnfromthepassagethat_______.A.allthechildreninSingaporeneedtolearnChineseB.understandingChineseisbeinganadvantageinSingaporeC.theauthor’schildrenknownothingaboutChineseD.theauthorfeelsiteasytoteachothersChineseB[xx济南模拟]Awomanrenewingherdriver’slicenseattheCountyClerk’sofficewasaskedtostateheroccupation.Shehesitateduncertainhowtoclassifyherself.“WhatImeanis”explainedtherecorder“doyouhaveajoborareyoujusta...”“OfcourseIhaveajob”saidEmily.“I’mamother.”“Wedon’tlist‘mother’asanoccupation...‘housewife’coversit”saidtherecorder.OnedayIfoundmyselfinthesamesituation.Theclerkwasobviouslyacareerwomanconfidentandpossessedofahighsoundingtitle.“Whatisyouroccupation”sheasked.Thewordssimplypoppedout.“I’maResearchAssociateinthefieldofChildDevelopmentandHumanRelations.”Theclerkpausedherballpointpenfrozeninmid-air.IrepeatedthetitleslowlyandthenIstaredwithwonderasmystatementwaswritteninboldblackinkontheofficialquestionnaire.“MightIask”saidtheclerkwithnewinterest“Justwhatyoudointhisfield”CoollywithoutanytraceofpanicinmyvoiceIheardmyselfreply“Ihaveacontinuingprogramofresearchwhatmotherdoesn’t)inthelabandinthefieldnormallyIwouldhavesaidindoorsandout.OfcoursethejobisoneofthemostdemandinginthehumanitiesanymothercaretodisagreeandIoftenwork14hoursaday24ismorelikeit.Butthejobismorechallengingthanmostcareersandrewardsaremoreofasatisfactionratherthanjustmoney.”Therewasanincreasingnoteofrespectintheclerk’svoiceasshepletedtheformstoodupandshowedmeout.AsIdroveintoourdrivewaybuoyedupbymyglamorousnewcareerIwasgreetedbymylabassistants—ages137and
3.UpstairsIcouldhearournewexperimentalmodela6-month-oldbabyinthechild-developmentprogramtestingoutanewvocalpattern.Ifeltproud!Ihadgoneontheofficialrecordsassomeonemoredistinguishedandindispensable不可缺少的tomankindthan“justanothermother”.Motherhood...Whatagloriouscareer!Especiallywhenthere’satitleonthedoor.
5.WhatcanweinferfromtheconversationbetweenthewomanandtherecorderatthebeginningofthepassageA.Thewomanfeltashamedtoadmitwhatherjobwas.B.Therecorderwasimpatientandrude.C.Theauthorwasupsetaboutthesituationthatmothersfaced.D.Motherhoodwasnotrecognizedandrespectedasajobbysociety.
6.HowdidtheauthorfeelwhendescribingherjobtotheclerkA.Calm.B.Panic-stricken.C.Confident.D.Cool.
7.WhydidthewomanclerkshowmorerespectfortheauthorA.Becausetheauthorcaredlittleaboutrewards.B.Becausesheadmiredtheauthor’sresearchworkinthelab.C.Becauseshethoughttheauthordidadmirablework.D.Becausethewriterdidsomethingshehadlittleknowledgeof.
8.Whatistheauthor’spurposeofwritingthepassageA.Toshowhowyoudescribeyourjobaffectsyourfeelingstowardit.B.Toarguethatmotherhoodisaworthycareeranddeservesrespect.C.ToshowthattheauthorhadagranderjobthanEmily.D.Toshowthatbeingamotherishardandboringwork.答案解析
1.【解析】选C推理判断题由第一段第二句可以推出,中国的政治和经济地位的提高,使中国在世界上起着越来越重要的作用这是促使新加坡籍华人儿童学习汉语的主要因素
2.【解析】选D词义猜测题第一段第一句提到,越来越多的接受英语教育的新加坡籍华人意识到孩子同时擅长英语和汉语的重要性,因此bilingual应指“会两种语言的人”
3.【解析】选A推理判断题由第二段第二句可知对于一个英语环境下的儿童来说,要掌握汉语需要克服很多困难和挑战,再根据第五段第
三、四句可知,作者认为这是一项艰难的任务,因为他的孙子每天大多数时间都和讲英语的父母呆在一起可知作者举这个例子的主要目的是为了证明第二段提出的观点,即“对于一个英语环境下的儿童来说,要掌握汉语需要克服很多困难和挑战”
4.【解析】选B推理判断题由第四段第二句“TheirfoundationinChinesehasbeeanadvantageintheiradultlife.”可知作者的孩子们有一些汉语基础,这成为他们在生活中的优势,由此推知,在新加坡懂汉语正在成为一种优势
5.【解析】选D推理判断题由第四段对话中的“Wedon’tlist‘mother’asanoccupation...‘housewife’coversit...”可知
6.【解析】选A细节理解题由第十段中的Coollywithoutanytraceofpanicinmyvoice可以看出作者在介绍自己的职业时沉着冷静
7.【解析】选C细节理解题根据“我”对工作的叙述可以看出,这个办事员认为“我”所从事的工作是令人羡慕的
8.【解析】选B推理判断题由文章的前半部分可知,很多人不认为motherhood是种职业,但是“我”对此感到自豪,由此可见,作者写这篇文章的目的是讨论motherhood是一项值得尊敬的职业。