高考英语考前分类强化（三）—社会文化类

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1、高考英语考前分类强化（三）—社会文化类语言是社会文化的重要载体。学习英语的目的之一就是“提高初步运用英语进行交际的能力，增强对外国文化，特别是英语国家文化的了解”。因此，社会文化类试题出现在高考试卷中是必然的。这一节选了七文章，进行专题训练，促进相关背景知识的学习，增强本题材文章的阅读语感，为将来考试的实战进行知识上的、素质上的和心理上的准备。（答案见本节最后）Passage1AssoonasitwasrevealedthatareporterforProgressivemagazinehaddiscoveredhowtomakeahydrogenbomb,

2、agroupoffirearm（火器）fansformedtheNationalHydrogenBombAssociation,andtheyarenowlobbyingagainstanylegislationtostopAmericansfromowningone.“TheConstitution,”saidtheassociation’sspokesman,“giveseveryonetherighttoownarms.Itdoesn’tspelloutwhatkindofarms.Butsinceanyonecannowmakeahydrogenbo

3、mb,thepublicshouldbeabletobuyittoprotectthemselves.”“Don’tyouthinkit’sdangeroustohaveoneinthehouse,particularlywheretherearechildrenaround?”“TheNationalHydrogenBombAssociationhopestoeducatepeopleinthesafehandlingofthistypeofweapon.Weareinstructingownerstokeepthebombinalockedcabinet

4、andthefuse（导火索）separatelyinadrawer.”“Somepeopleconsiderthehydrogenbombaveryfatalweaponwhichcouldkillsomebody.”Thespokesmansaid,“Hydrogenbombsdon’tkillpeople—peoplekillpeople.Thebombisforself-protectionanditalsohasadeterrenteffect.Ifsomebodyknowsyouhaveanuclearweaponinyourhouse,they

5、’regoingtothinktwiceaboutbreakingin.”“ButthosewhowanttobanthebombforAmericancitizensclaimthatifyouhaveonelockedinthecabinet,withthefuseinadrawer,youwouldneverbeabletoassembleitintimetostopanintruder（侵入者）”.“Anotherargumentagainstallowingpeopletoownabombisthatatthemomentitisveryexpen

6、sivetobuildone.Sowhatyourassociationisbackingisaprogramwhichwouldallowthemiddleandupperclassestoacquireabombwhilepoorpeoplewillbeleftdefenselesswithjusthandguns.”26.Accordingtothepassage,somepeoplestartedanationalassociationsoasto.A)instructpeoplehowtokeepthebombsafeathomeB)coordin

7、atethemassproductionofthedestructiveweaponC)promotethelarge-scalesaleofthisnewlyinventedweaponD)blockanylegislationtobantheprivatepossessionofthebomb27.SomepeopleopposetheownershipofH-bombsbyindividualsonthegroundsthat.A)theymayfallintothehandsofcriminalsB)people’sliveswillbethreat

8、enedbytheweaponC)mostpeopl