《阅读理解特训：3真2模含解析》高三英语二轮突破54阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。ADutchtreatisalate-nineteenth-centuryterm,anditoriginallyreferstoadinnerwhereeveryoneisexpectedtopayforhisownshareofthefoodanddrink.Ifpeoplego“Dutchtreat”,orsimply“goDutch”,itmeansthattheywillsharetheexpensesofasocialengagement.Therearemanyother“Dutch”expressionsinEnglish,manyofwhichwereinventedinBritainintheseventeenthcentury,whentheDutchandtheEnglishwerecommercialandmilitaryrivals.TheBritishused“Dutch”torefertosomethingbad,cheapandshameful.A“Dutchbargain”atthattimewasanuneven,one-sideddeal;“Dutchreckoning”wasanunitemizedaccount;and“Dutchwidow”wasslangforprostitute.Latercenturiesbroughtin“Dutchcourage”,forbraveryinducedbydrink;“Dutchconcert”,fordiscordantmusic;“Dutchnightingale”,meaningafrog;and“doubleDutch”,forincomprehensiblelanguage,orunintelligibletalk.Someoftheexpressionsarestillinusetoday,butsomearenot.Infact,inAmericanEnglish,some“Dutch”expressionshavenothingtodowiththeDutch,butsomethingwiththeGerman.Itwasprobablybecauseofthesimilarspellingandpronunciationthatpeoplemadeamistakeindistinguishingbetween“Dutch”and“Deutsch”(theGermanwordforGerman),whenGermanimmigrantscametoAmericainthe1700s.Forinstance,“thePennsylvaniaDutch”referstotheGermandescendants,insteadoftheDutchdescendants,livinginPennsylvania.56.Manyofthe“Dutch”expressionswereinventedwithderogatory(贬义)sense,because.A.TheDutchwereunderdevelopedpeople.B.BritainandHollandwerecompetitorsatthattime.C.TheDutchhadmanybadhabits.D.TheBritishweresuperiortotheDutch.【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。根据whentheDutchandtheEnglishwerecommercialandmilitaryrivals.英国和荷兰进行商业和军事竞争，故选B。57.WiththeinformationyougetfromParagraph2,makeaguessatthemeaningofthesentence“YouareinDutch”.Itprobablymeans.A.YouareinHolland.B.Youarewelcome.C.Youareintrouble.D.Youarelucky.【答案】C【解析】句意猜测题。根据TheBritishused“Dutch”torefertosomethingbadandshameful.因为Dutch指的是不好可耻的事情，所以这句应该理解为“你有麻烦了”，故选C。58.Accordingtothepassage,somenativeAmerican“Dutch”expressionswererelatedtotheGermaninsteadoftheDutch,simplybecause.A.PeoplehatedtheGermanasmuchastheDutch.B.Peoplemadeamistakeatthebeginning.C.PeoplemadeajokeabouttheGerman.D.TheGermanimmigrantsproclaimedthattheywereDutch.【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。根据Itwasprobablybecauseofthesimilarspellingandpronunciationthatpeoplemadeamistakeindistinguishingbetween“Dutch”and“Deutsch”(theGermanwordforGerman),是因为人们在开始时出现了错误，故选B。BGadgets(潮流装备)makestudyfunNowinaworldpiledhighwithsmartphones,tablets(平板电脑)ande-readers,technologyhasenteredtheclassroominwaysunimaginable.Takingclassescanbefuntoo.Allyouhavetodoisswipeyourfingersonyourphonescreenanddownloadsomeapps(应用程序),whichcanmakeyourstudymorefunandefficient.Balancingstudyandplayinacollegesettinghasneverbeeneasyandwiththefollowingfewapps,it’llbetoughtotellthetwoapart．EvernoteUse:note-takingCanbeusedon:iPhone/iPad/iPodtouch,Android,BlackBerry,PalmOSandWindows,Phone7price:freeIfyoutakenotestostayorganized，thenEvernoteisforyou.ThemainthingaboutEvernoteisthatallofyournotesareautomaticallysentintothecloud-andthenyoucanaccessthemfromanyweb-connectedcomputerviatheEvernoteapporawebbrowser(浏览器).Evernoteals...
