《名师一号》2014-2015学年高中英语人教版必修4语篇提能 1.doc

1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家语 篇 提 能阅读理解AEvery March, the country celebrates the achievements of women in American history. Even though these achievements go back a long way, most schools didnt start paying attention to women pioneers and their achievements until recently. How did this change come about? The ans

2、wer lies in the history books, of course!International Womens Day is bornOn March 19, 1911, a German woman named Klara Zetkin organized the very first International Womens Day. At first, this yearly event gave attention to peace (in an effort to end World War I) as well as womens rights. Over the ye

3、ars, however, interest in International Womens Day reduced until the 1960s, when the womens movement caused women to think why they werent included in the history books.National Womens History Week is celebratedIn 1978, Womens History Week was started to encourage the teaching of womens history. Sch

4、ool officials picked the week of March 8 to include International Womens Day. It was so popular that, in 1981, the US government passed a law making the week a celebration for the entire country. In 1987, a group of women asked the government to expand (扩大) the celebration. That same year, the gover

5、nment announced the entire month of March National Womens History Month._Last year, the firstever national womens history museum opened in Dallas, Texas. The museum brings to life the stories and achievements of 3,000 amazing American women. Besides, the museum runs Girlstart, a program that encoura

6、ges young women to consider working in math, science and computer technology. These fields have been traditionally controlled by men.1What can we learn from the second paragraph?A. Womens rights were not recognized until the 1960s.B. Most women were not interested in the history books.C. Women tried

7、 to prevent World War I from breaking out.D. The first International Womens Day was celebrated on March 19.答案与解析D推理判断题。根据文章第二段第一句“1911年3月19号一个叫Klara Zetkin的德国女人组织了第一个国际妇女节”，可知D项正确。2Womens History Week was expanded to a month _.A. to encourage women to be teachersB. with the efforts of a group of wom

8、enC. to discover the important events of the womens movementD. after years of discussion among the government officials答案与解析B细节理解题。由文章第三段最后两句可知B项正确。3Which of the following is the best title for the last paragraph?A. First womens history museum opens its doorB. A program is started by the womens hist

9、ory museumC. 3,000 amazing American womens achievements are celebratedD. Women begin to work in the fields that have been controlled by men答案与解析A标题归纳题。由最后一段对第一个女性历史博物馆的介绍可知A项作为标题合适。BA gunman shot and killed his mother, then drove to the school where she taught and went on shooting Friday morning, ki

10、lling 26 people, before turning a gun on himself. The shooter was Adam Lanza, 20, who was found dead inside Sandy Hook Elementary School. The incident among the worst school shootings in US. history is the latest in a series of mass shootings in the US. this year, including Tuesdays shooting by a gu

11、nman at a Portland, Ore. shopping mall that left two dead and one wounded.Three things were found a Glock and a SigSauer,_inside the school, and a 223caliber gun in the back of a car. An official said the guns had been legally bought and registered by the shooters 52yearold mother, Nancy Lanza. Ryan

12、 Lanza, the shooters 24yearold brother, was questioned and said Adam was believed to suffer from a personality disorder.Police said the shootings took place in two rooms in one section of the school building, including a kindergarten classroom. As the shooting erupted, quickthinking teachers hid som

13、e students in closets and bathrooms, while others rounded up students and took them out of the building secretly.Police said 18 of the children and six adults died at the school. Two other children were pronounced dead after they were taken to local hospitals. One wounded was hospitalized.In Washing

14、ton, President Obama, wiping away tears, said he was “heartbroken”. These were “beautiful little kids between the age of 5 and 10 years old”， Obama said. “They had their entire lives. Birthdays. Graduations. Weddings. Kids of their own.”4How many children were killed in the accident?A. 26. B. 24.C.

15、20. D. 18.答案与解析C细节理解题。根据文章第四段可知总共有20个孩子死于此次事故。5The underlined word “SigSauer” in the second paragraph is the name of _.A. a policeman B. a kind of carC. a school D. a gun答案与解析D词义猜测题。根据画线词后一句中的 the guns可知画线词指的是一种枪。6How did President Obama feel when giving the speech?A. Satisfied and grateful. B. Shoc

16、ked and sad.C. Confused and happy. D. Excited and calm.答案与解析B推理判断题。根据文章最后一段可知奥巴马伤心落泪可推断出他震惊而难过。7What did the teachers do after the shooting happened?A. They tried their best to protect the children.B. They began crying and holding hands.C. They rushed out of the building quickly.D. They found guns t

17、o fight with the man.答案与解析A细节理解题。根据文章第三段老师们采取的措施可知他们是在保护孩子们。8What can we know from the passage?A. The gunman stayed with his brother all the time.B. The gunman stole his gun from the police station.C. The gunman had even studied in Sandy Hook.D. The gunman had the problem of personality disorder.答案与解析D推理判断题。根据文章第二段最后一句可判断出这名枪手患有人格分裂症。- 5 - 版权所有高考资源网