2014高考英语阅读理解抓分精品训练(37)

-1-2014高考英语阅读理解抓分精品训练（37）及答案阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。AAsimpleflowermadeheadlinesintheBritishpresslastweek.Howcouldthatbe?BritishPrimeMinisterDavidCameronandhisministerswereattendingareceptionhostedbyChinesePremierWenJiabaointheGreatHallofthePeopleinBeijing.Theyinsistedonwearingpoppies(罂粟花)intheirbuttonholes.What’swrongwiththat?AccordingtotheGlobalTimes,ChineseofficialsapparentlyhadaskedtheUKdelegationnottowearpoppies.TheBritishsaidthatpoppiesmeantagreatdealtothemonthatdayandtheywouldwearthemallthesame.Sowhat’sthesignificanceofthepoppy?It’saflowerwhichhasdifferentculturalandsymbolicmeaningsforBritishandChinesepeople.FromtheChinesepointofview,thepoppyisasymbolofChina’shumiliationatthehandsofEuropeanpowersintheOpiumWarsofthe19thcentury.BritainforcedChinatoopentheborderstotrade–includingintheopium–whichwasmadefrompoppiesgrowninIndia.YetfromtheBritishviewpointthepoppyisareminderofthekillingduringWorldWarI.RedpoppiesgrewonthebattlefieldsofFlandersinBelgiumwheremanythousandsofBritishsoldiersdiedorwereburied.Sincethen,PoppyDay(November11)hasbecomeatimeintheUKtowearpoppiesandrememberthesacrificesofBritishsoldiersandciviliansintimesofwar.SoyoucanseethatthepoppysetsoffstrongfeelingsintheheartsofChineseandBritishpeoplefordifferentreasons.Anditmakessenseforustotrytounderstandeachother’sstandpoint.Ofcourseculturaldifferencescanalsobeinterestingandfunny.Andwhatonenationthinksisanacceptablegiftmaybevieweddifferentlybytheirguestsfromoverseas.USPresidentBarackObamagaveagiftofaniPodtoBritain’sQueen–adullpersonwithnointerestinmusic.ObamaalsopresentedGordonBrownwitha-2-fineselectionofAmericanmovies.ButtheywereinUSformatandimpossibletoplayonBritishDVDplayers.Manycountrieshavediplomatsstationedoverseas.Diplomatsprovideinformationandadvicetotheirgovernmentsbackhome.However,sometimesitwouldseemthatevendiplomatscanoverlooktheculturalsignificanceofasmallflower.1.BritishPrimeMinisterDavidCameronprobablyattendedareceptioninBeijingon__________.A.October1B.November11C.December31D.January112.ThepoppyremindstheChineseof__________.A.theshamecausedbyEuropeancountriesinthe19thcenturyB.theBritishsoldierswhowerekilledandburiedduringWorldWarIC.theChinesesoldierskilledduringWorldWarIID.thesufferingcausedbyBritainduringWorldWarI3.ThediplomaticprobleminBeijingismainlycausedby__________.A.thetranslationmistakeB.thelanguagedifferenceC.theculturaldifferenceD.thedifferentlifestyle4.Wecaninferthat__________.A.Britain’sQueenisnotinterestedinartB.GordonBrownwasfondofAmericanmoviesUSPresidentBarackObamasenthimC.USPresidentBarackObamareceivedagiftformusicD.Britain’sQueenmaynotliketheiPodUSPresidentObamapresentedher5.Whatisthemainideaofthe9thparagraph?A.CulturaldifferencescanalsobeinterestingandfunnyB.CulturaldifferencescancauseabigproblemC.USPresidentBarackObamalikestopresentgiftstootherleadersD.USleadersandBritishleadersgetalongwellwitheachother参考答案BACDA-3-C8[2013·浙江卷]CThebabymonkeyismuchmoredevelopedatbirththanthehumanbaby.Almostfromthemomentitisborn,thebabymonkeycanmovearoundandholdtightlytoitsmother.Duringthefirstfewdaysofitslifethebabywillapproachandholdontoalmostanylarge,warm,andsoftobjectinitsenvironment,particularlyifthatobjectalsogivesitmilk.Afteraweekorso,however,thebabymonkeybeginstoavoidnewcomersandfocusesitsattentionson“mother”—therealmotherorthemother－substitute(母亲替代物).Duringthefirsttwoweeksofitslifewarmthisperhapsthemostimportantpsychological(心理的)thingthatamonkeymotherhastogivetoitsbaby.TheHarlows,acouplewhoarebothpsychologists,discoveredthisfactbyofferingbabymonkeysachoiceoftwotypesofmother－substitutes—onecoveredwithclothandonemadeofbarewire.Ifthetwoartificialmotherswereboththesametemperature,thelittlemonkeysalwayspreferredtheclothmother.However,ifthewiremodelwasheated,whiletheclothmodelwascool,forthefirsttwoweeksafterbirththebabymonkeyspickedthewarmwiremother－substitutesastheirfavorites.Thereaftertheyswitchedandspentmostoftheirtimeonthemorecomfortableclothmother.Whyisclothpreferabletobarewire?SomethingthattheHarlowscalledcontact(接触)comfortseemstobetheanswer,andamostpowerfulinfluenceitis.Babymonkeysspendmuchoftheirtimerubbingagainsttheirmothers'skins,puttingthemselvesinasclosecontactwiththeparentastheycan.Whenevertheyounganimalisfrightened,disturbed,orannoyed,ittypicallyrushestoitsmotherandrubsitselfagainstherbody.Wiredoesn't“rub”aswellasdoessoftcloth.Prolonged(长时间的)“contactcomfort”withaclothmotherappearstogivethebabiesconfidenceandismuchmorerewardingtothemthaniseitherwarmthormilk.AccordingtotheHarlows,thebasicqualityofababy'sloveforitsmotheristrust.Ifthebabyisputintoanunfamiliarplayroomwithoutitsmother,thebabyignoresthetoysnomatterhowinterestingtheymightbe.Itscreamsinterrorandcurlsupintoafurrylittleball.Ifitsclothmotherisnowintroducedintothe-4-playroom,thebabyrushestoitandholdsontoitfordearlife.Afterafewminutesofcontactcomfort,itobviouslybeginstofeelmoresecure.Itthenclimbsdownfromthemother－substituteandbeginstoexplorethetoys,butoftenrushesbackforadeepembrace(拥抱)asiftomakesurethatitsmotherisstillthereandthatalliswell.Bitbybititsfea