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1、2019-2020年高考英语二轮复习阅读理解学生选练9阅读理解。阅读下列短文,从给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。PuertoRico(波多黎各)maybepartoftheUSAbutitsmusicanddanceisamixtureofbothSpanishandAmericanrhythms.Thecountry,asaresult,isamixtureofverynewandveryold.ItexhibitstheopenAmericanwayoflifeyetremainsthemoreformalSpanishinfluences.Thisisreflectedi
2、nthearchitecture,notjustthedifferencebetweentheoldandthemoderninurbanareasbutalsointhecountryside,whereolderbuildingssitsidebysidewithschoolsandhouses.Itisfoundinthecooking,toomanyfastfoodrestaurantstogetherwithlocalcookingwhichhasitsrootsinthemixtureofcultureofalltheCaribbeanandinthemusic,whererock
3、musicisplayedinbeachresorts(圣地)butinthehillycenter,PuertoRicanmusiccanbeheard.Oldvolcanicmountains,longmotionless,takeupalargepartofthecenter,withthehighestpeak,CerrodePunta,at1,338mintheCordillera.ThemountainsaresurroundedbyacoastalplainwiththeAtlanticshorebeachescooledalltheyearroundbytradewinds(信
4、风)．Thepopulationis3.8million,ofwhichabout1.5millionliveinSanJuan,althoughaboutanothertwomillionPuertoRicansliveintheUSA.Averagelifeis73.8yearsandGDPperpersonisUS$12,212,thehighestinLatinAmerica,althoughnotuptothelevelofmainlandUSA.ThepeoplearelargelyamixtureofAmerindian,TainoArawak,SpanishandAfrican
5、.MostPuertoRicansdonotspeakEnglishandlessthan30%speakitfluently(流利地).SecondgenerationPuertoRicanswhowereborninNewYork,butwhohavereturnedtotheisland,arecalledNuyoricans(新波多利哥人).Thepeopleareveryfriendlyandhospitablebutthereiscrime,linkedtodrugsandunemployment.1．Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_______
6、_.A．PuertoRicobelongstotheUSAB．PuertoRicoispartofSpanishC．PuertoRicoisanindependentcountryD．PuertoRicohasthehighestpeakinLatinAmerica答案：A 细节理解题。波多黎各是南美洲的岛屿，属于美国。由首句PuertoRicomaybepartoftheUSA得出。2．Theunderlinedword“It”inthefirstparagraphrefersto________.A．thecountryB．aresultC．amixtureofverynewandvery
7、oldD．PuertoRico答案：C 语意理解题。应向前找，再向后看看it代表的内容，此处是指既古老又现代的混合体。It在句中作代词，指代前一句中的名词或短语，首先可以排除B。aresult，因为“asaresult”是插入语，A项thecountry虽然意思正确，但与C项相比就相对间接了；而D项PuertoRico比A项更加间接，故排除。3．What'sthecharacterofthecul
