2014届高考英语一轮复习 Unit2 English around the World阅读理解全方位训练1 新人教版必修1.doc

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1、2014届高考英语一轮复习全方位配套训练人教版必修一Unit2EnglisharoundtheWorld阅读理解1第Ⅰ组AItiswidelyknownthatanyEnglishconversationbeginswithTheWeather.SuchafixationwiththeweatherfindsexpressioninDr.Johnson’sfamouscommentthat“WhentwoEnglishmeet，theirfirsttalkisofweather.”ThoughJohnson’sobserva

2、tionisasaccuratenowasitwasovertwohundredyearsago，mostcommentatorsfailtocomeupwithaconvincingexplanationforthisEnglishweather-speak.BillBryson，forexample，concludesthat,astheEnglishweatherisnotatallexciting,theobsessionwithitcanhardlybeunderstood.Hearguesthat“Toanout

3、sider,themoststrikingthingabouttheEnglishweatheristhatthereisnotverymuchofit.”Simply，thereasonisthattheunusualandunpredictableweatherisalmostunknownintheBritishIsles.JeremyPaxman，however，disagreeswithBryson，arguingthattheEnglishweatherisbynatureattractive.Brysonisw

4、rong，hesays,becausetheEnglishpreferencefortheweatherhasnothingtodowiththenaturalphenomena.“Theinterestisnotinthephenomenathemselves，butinuncertainty.”Accordingtohim，theweatherinEnglandisverychangeableanduncertainanditattractstheEnglishaswellastheoutsider.BrysonandP

5、axmanstandforcommonmisconceptionsabouttheweather-speakamongtheEnglish.Bothcommentators，somehow，aremissingthepoint.TheEnglishweatherconversationisnotreallyabouttheweatheratall.Englishweather-speakisasystemofsigns,whichisdevelopedtohelpthespeakersovercomethenaturalre

6、serveandactuallytalktoeachother.Everyoneknowsconversationsstartingwithweather-speakarenotrequestsforweatherdata.Rather，theyareroutinegreetings,conversationstartersortheblank“fillers”.Inotherwords，Englishweather-speakisameansofsocialbonding.1.TheauthormentionsDr.Joh

7、nson’scommenttoshowthat.A.mostcommentatorsagreewithDr.JohnsonB.Dr.JohnsonisfamousforhisweatherobservationC.thecommentwasaccuratetwohundredyearsagoD.Englishconversationsusuallystartwiththeweather2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“obsession”mostprobablyreferto?A.Asocialtren

8、d.B.Anemotionalstate.C.Ahistoricalconcept.D.Anunknownphenomenon.3.Accordingtothepassage,JeremyPaxmanbelievesthat.A.BillBrysonhaslittleknowledgeof