专题限时检测(十四)阅读理解之文化类(共3篇，限时24分钟)A(2014·华师一附中适应性测试)Englishsongshavebeenverypopularforpeoplearoundtheworldformanydecades.Singers,fromElvisPresleytoRickyMartin,fromtheBeatlestoEminenandfromNatalieColetoBritneySpears,haveallbeensittingineveryone’sheart,evenforpeoplewhodon’tspeakEnglish.ButwillyouhavebetterEnglishskillsifyoulistentoEnglishsongsforalongtime?Frommyexperiences,somepeoplelistentoEnglishsongsfor20－30yearsbutstillhaven’taccomplishedanygoodEnglishskills.SomepeoplechooseEnglishsongstobethe“mainlearningapproach”，butmostofthemhavefailed.ListeningtoEnglishsongsdoesnothelpyoutospeakEnglishfluently.Itdoeshelpyougainsomevocabularies.Mostofthemareunusualonesthatyoudon’tuseinyoureverydaylife.Youwon’tlearnthesentence“Itisacomplicateproject.Wereallyneedtomeetthedeadline.”inanyEnglishsongs.PeoplelikeusingEnglishsongstopracticeEnglishskillsbecauseit’seasyandenjoyable.TheythinkthatsittinginthecarlisteningtoEnglishsongsdaybydaycanimprovetheirEnglishskills.Itisnotthatactually.Youwillnotimproveyourlisteningskillsbecausenormalpeopledon’tspeakwithmelody(乐调).Peopledon’ttalklikeEminen’ssongs(well,actually,someteenagersdo).Youcan’tgetyourselffamiliarwithEnglishpronunciationoraccentjustfromlisteningtoEnglishsongs.Thewordsthattheypronounceinthesongsarenotthewordsthatyouwillhearinyoureverydaylife.ItoftenevenconfusesyoumorehowEnglishispronounced.IwouldfullyencourageyoutowatchEnglishmovies,listentoradionewsorothernormaltalks,butnotmusic.Ofcourse,youcanconsumeitforfunbutnottheaimtoimproveyourEnglishskills.1．What’sthetextmainlyabout?A．HowEnglishsongshelppeoplepracticeEnglishskills.B．WhohasmadeEnglishsongspopularallovertheworld.C．Whypeoplewon’timprovetheirEnglishbylisteningtoEnglishsongs.D．WherepeoplecanfindgoodEnglishsongstopractisetheirEnglishskills.2．EnglishsongsarehelpfulforEnglishlearnersiftheywantto________.A．speakEnglishfluentlyB．enlargetheirvocabulariesC．improvetheirlisteningskillsD．learntoexpressthemselvesindailylife3．Whichofthefollowingwon’tprobablyappearinEnglishsongs?A．Countryroad,takemehome.B．EverynightIseeyou,Ifeelyou.C．It’snotabigbigthingifyouleaveme.D．Weneedtomeetthedeadlinethoughit’stough.4．Wecanlearnfromthetextthat________.A．worldfamoussingershavedonealottohelppeoplelearnEnglishB．watchingEnglishmoviesorlisteningtoradionewscanbeagreathelpC．EnglishsongsgetpeoplefamiliarwithEnglishpronunciationoraccentD．mostpeoplewhoenjoyEnglishsongsintheircarspeakEnglishverywellB(2014·湖北八校联考)Manypeopletakeitforgrantedthatblackisacolorofbadthingswhilewhiteshouldalwaysmeansomethinggood.Thismaybebecause,intheiropinion,blackisrelatedtodarknessandwhitetopurity.However,thatisnotalwaysthecase.Didyouknowthatthesameonecolormaymeandifferentlyindifferentplacesoftheworld?IntheEnglishspeakingworld,blackisthecolorofmourning.Peoplewearblackclothesatthefuneral.Redisconcernedwithdangerorbloodshed(流血)．Yellowisthewordforfear.Ifyouareafraid,youareyellow.YetnoneofthesesayingsistrueoutsidetheEnglishspeakingworld.InChinaandKoreawhiteisthecolorofmourning.InRussia,Chinaandsomeothercountries,redstandsforbeauty,lifeandexcellence.InItalyandGermany,youareyellowwithanger,notwithfear.EvenwithintheEnglishspeakingareaitisnotdifficulttofindcolorcontradictions(矛盾).AredcapintheUnitedStatesisaporterinarailwaystation.InBritain,however,aredcapisami...
