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1、2019-2020年高考英语二轮复习阅读理解训练（1）(II)社会文化（阅读理解）由(xx辽宁,D)改编“Indeed,”GeorgeWashingtonwroteinhisdiaryin1785,“somekindoffly,orbug,hadbeguntoeattheleavesbeforeIlefthome.”ButthefatherofAmericawasnotthefatherofbug.WhenWashingtonwrotethat,Englishmenhadbeenreferring
2、toinsectsasbugsformorethanacentury,andAmericanshadalreadycreatedlightning-bug(萤火虫).ButtheEnglishweresoontostopusingthebugsintheirlanguage,leavingittotheAmericanstocallabugabuginthenineteenthandtwentiethcenturies.TheAmericanbugcouldalsobeaperson,referr
3、ingtosomeonewhowascrazyaboutaparticularactivity.Althoughfanbecametheusualterm,sportsfansusedtobecalledracingbugs,baseballbugs,andthelike.Orthebugcouldbeasmallmachineorobject,forexample,abug-shapedcar.Thebugcouldalsobeaburglaralarm,fromwhichestheexpres
4、siontobug,thatis,“toinstall(安装)analarm”.Nowitmeansasmallpieceofequipmentthatpeopleuseforlisteningsecretlytoothers’conversations.Sincethe1840s,tobughaslongmeant“tocheat”,andsincethe1940sithasbeenannoying.Wealsoknowthebugasaflawinaputerprogramorotherdes
5、ign.ThatmeaningdatesbacktothetimeofThomasEdison.In1878heexplainedbugsas“littleproblemsanddifficulties”thatrequiredmonthsofstudyandlabortoovereindevelopingasuccessfulproduct.In1889itwasrecordedthatEdison“hadbeenupthetwopreviousnightsdiscovering‘abug’in
6、hisinventedrecordplayer.”1.WelearnfromParagraph1that . A.AmericanshaddifficultyinlearningtousethewordbugB.GeorgeWashingtonwasthefirstpersontocallaninsectabugC.thewordbugwasstillpopularlyusedinEnglandinthenineteenthcenturyD.bothEnglishmenandAmericans
7、usedthewordbugintheeighteenthcentury2.Whatdoestheword“flaw”inthelastparagraphprobablymean?( )A.Explanation.B.Finding.C.Origin.D.Fault.3.Thepassageismainlyconcernedwith . A.themisunderstandingofthewordbugB.thedevelopmentofthewordbugC.thepublicviewso
8、fthewordbugD.thespecialcharacteristicsofthewordbug语篇解读:本文为一篇说明文。主要介绍了bug一词的不同含义及发展过程。答案及剖析:1.D 推理判断题。华盛顿在18世纪用到这个词的时候,英国人已经使用该词一个多世纪了,由此可知,18世纪时,两个国家都在使用这个词,故D项正确。文章并未提到美国人在学习使用bug方面存在困难,排除A项;英国人在华盛顿使用该词之前已经用过这个词了,根据第一段中的“ButthefatherofAmerica
