1Module2 SectionⅡⅠ.阅读理解A[2013·安徽高考]“Peoplearerudertodaybecausetheyarerushedandmore‘timepoor’thaneverbefore,”saysPatsyRowe,“Mannershavefallenofftheradar(雷达).”DuetoP1ourstrongattractiontoelectronicequipmentitisawondermorepeopledon'twakeupeachmorningandgreetthesingingbirdswithacomplaintW1aboutthenoise.Herearesomeexamplesofrudeness.SomepeopleprefertodoP2almosteverythingovertheinternet.Tothem,dealingwithP3anactualhumanislikeanevolutionarystepbackward.Itfeelsveryslowbecausehumansdon'tworkat4Gspeeds.Whenyouhavedinnerwithfriends,youwilloftennoticesomeonepayingmoreattentiontoP4hismobilephone.Wehaveprogrammedourselvestothinkthateverynewmessagebringslifechangingnews,sotakingcallsandcheckingourtextsaremoreimportantthantalkingtothepeoplewearewith.SWhatisworseP5,somepeopleeventendtosendanonymous(匿名的)rudemessagesbyemail.However,rudenessisneveracceptableW2.Don'tassumeitisOKtoberudeifthepersonyou'reintouchwithwon'trecognizeW3you.Ifyouhavesomethingawfultosay,havethecouragetofacethepersonandsayit,writealetteroremailandsignit,orforgetit.Upsettingpeoplewithunsignedmessagesiscruelanddisgusting.Weshouldn'tblameW4technologyforourshortcomings.Technologyisheretohelpus,butweshouldnotallowittotakeoverourlives.AnimportantstepisacknowledgingW5ourshortcomings.Peoplespendalotoftimepointingoutbadmannersbutitwouldbeevenmorehelpfulifwe'dpubliclyacknowledgegoodmannerswhenweseethem.1.WhatcanbeinferredfromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph1?A.Peoplecantellgoodfrombadbehavior.B.Radarisabletoobservehumanbehavior.C.Peoplecarelittleabouttheirbehavior.D.Radarcanbeusedtopredicthumanbehavior.2.Somepeoplearelesswillingtodealwithhumansbecause________.A.theyarebecominglesspatientB.theyaregrowingtooindependentC.theyhavetohandlemanyimportantmessagesD.theyhavetofollowanevolutionarystepbackward23.Theauthorthinkssendingunsignedawfulmessagesis________.A.ridiculousB.disgustingC.acceptableD.reasonable4.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A.Weshouldapplaudgoodbehavior.B.Technologycanneverbeblamed.C.Weshouldkeeppointingoutmistakes.D.Technologywilltakeoverourlivesoneday.是一篇有关现代文明礼仪的文章。第一段的第一句话其实就是文章主题句。1.C 推理判断题。根据第一段所表述的内容,可推测C项为“Mannershavefallenofftheradar(雷达)”的含义。2.A 细节理解题。根据第二段前三句可知答案为A。3.B 细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句“Upsettingpeoplewithunsignedmessagesiscruelanddisgusting.”可知答案。4.A 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段可知,A项为正确答案。W重点单词1.complaintn.抱怨 2.acceptableadj.可接受的3.recognizev.认出,承认 4.blamev.批评,斥责5.acknowledgev.承认P重点短语1.dueto因为,由于2.prefertodosth.宁愿做某事3.dealwith处理,论述4.payattentionto注意5.what'sworse更糟糕的是S长难句译文:我们自认为每一个新信息都会带来改变一生的消息,因此接电话或看短信比面对面交谈重要。剖析:本句是主从复合句,其中that引导的是宾语从句,so引导的是状语从句。BArgentinainthelatenineteenthcenturywasanexcitingW1place.Around1870,itwasexperiencinganeconomic(经济的)boom,andthecapital,BuenosAires,attractedmanypeople.Farmers,aswellasP1afloodofforeignersfromSpainandItaly,cametoBuenosAiresseekingjobs.Thesejobsdidn'tpaywell,andthepeoplefeltlonelyanddisappointedW2withtheirnewlife3inthecity.Astheunhappynewcomersmixedtogetherinthepoorpartsofthecity,thedanceknownasP2thetango(探戈舞)cameintobeingP3.Atthebeginningthetangowasadanceofthelowerclasses.Itwasdancedinthebarsandstreets.Atthattimethereweremanyfewerwomenthanmen,soifamandidn'twanttobeleftoutP4,hisonlychoicewastodancewithanothermansothathecouldattracttheattentionofthefewavailableW3women.Gradually,thedancespreadintotheupperclassesofArgentineansocietyandbecamemorerespectable.InEuropeatthistime,stronginterestindancefromaroundtheworldwasbeginning.ThisinterestininternationaldancewasespeciallyevidentW4inParis.Everykindofdancefromballet(芭蕾舞)tobellydancingcouldbefoundonthestagesoftheParistheaters.AftertangodancersfromArgentinaarrivedinEurope,theybegantodrawtheinterestofthepublicastheyperformedtheirexcitingdanceincafes.Thoughnoteveryoneapprovedofthenewdance,sayingitwasalittletooshocking,thedancedidfindenoughsupporterstomakeitpopular.SThepopularity(流行)ofthetangocontinuedtogrowinmanyotherpartsoftheworld.SoldierswhoreturnedtotheUnitedStatesfromWorldWarⅠbroughtthetangotoNorthAmerica.ItreachedJapanin1926,andin2003theArgentineanembassyinSeoulhiredalocaltangodancertoactasakindofdanceambassador,andpromotetangodancingthroughoutSouthKorea.5.Theoriginofthetangoisassociatedwith________.A.bellydancersB.AmericansoldiersC.aSpanishcityD.thecapitalofArgentina6.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthetango?A.ItwascreatedbyforeignersfromSpainandItaly.B.Peopleoftheupperclasseslovedthetangomost.C.Itwasoftendancedbytwomalesinthebeginning.D.AdancerinSeoulbecametheArgentineanambassador.7.BeforeWorldWarⅠ,thetangospreadto________.A.AmericaB.JapanC.FranceD.SouthKorea8.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.HowtoDancetheTangoB.TheHistoryoftheTangoC.HowtoPromotetheTangoD.TheModernTangoBoom属于信息阅读类文章,全文讲述了tango(探戈舞)的历史。5.D 细节理解题。根据文章第一段可知A、B、C为错误选项,再据Around1870,itwasexperiencinganeconomic(经济的)boom,andthecapital,BuenosAires,attractedmany4people.Farmers,aswellasafloodofforeignersfromSpainandItaly,cametoBuenosAiresseekingjobs.可知正确答案为D。6.C 细节理解题,根据文章第二段内容可知正确答案为C。7.C 细节理解题,A项应为“AfterWorldWarⅠ,thetangospreadtoAmerica”,B项发生的时间是1926年,D项为2003年,利用排除法可知正确答案为C项。8.B 主旨大意题,据全文内容可知正确答案为B。W重点单词