【英语】英语阅读理解(社会文化)专项习题及答案解析及解析
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【英语】英语阅读理解(社会文化)专项习题及答案解析及解析
一、高中英语阅读理解社会文化类
1．阅读理解
Here's a selection of festivals for tourists to the United States in summer.
San Francisco Silent Film Festival
Films at this odd cinematic event have a variety of musical accompaniments, including piano
and violin. It includes some classic silent movies. If you want to see them all, you can buy a
festival pass.
May 29 to June 1; www.silent
Union Street Festival
This popular street fair stretches out over six blocks of the city, in the fashionable shopping
area of Union Street. This year, there's beer, wine, biscuits tasting and more separate themes-fashion, cuisine, tech, local, craft, and health and fitness.
June 7 to 10;
North Beach Festival
This is San Francisco's oldest street party, with live entertainment, delicious food and arts and
crafts. Situated in the Little Italy district, known for its associations with the “Beat Generation”,
festival goers are guaranteed plenty of good Italian food. There is also as the “blessing of the
animals”, a San Francisco tradition which takes place at the National Shrine of Saint Francis of
Assisi (610 Vallejo Street) at 2 pm on both days of the festival.
June 14 to 16;
Stern Grove Festival
This is the oldest free summer arts festival of its kind in the United States. It includes a wide
variety of acts, from the local symphony orchestra to well known artists such as Smokey Robinson.
Sundays from June 22 to Aug 24;
（1）Which of the following festivals contains the most themes?
A. Union Street Festival. B. San Francisco Silent Film Festival.
C. North Beach Festival. D. Stem Grove Festival.
（2）How is North Beach Festival different from the other festivals?
A. Festival goers can enjoy food in it. B. It lasts the shortest time.
C. It has the longest history of food. D. Some foreign culture is presented in it.
（3）When can you enjoy the oldest arts festival in the United States?
A. Saturdays in July. B. Saturdays in May. C. Sundays in May. D. Sundays in July.
【答案】（1）A
（2）B
（3）D
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇应用文，介绍了美国旅游时的夏季盛会，即三藩无声电影节、联合大街节、北滩节和斯特恩格罗夫节。
(1)考查细节理解。根据Union Street Festival部分中的“This year, there's beer, wine, biscuits
tasting and more separate themes-fashion, cuisine, tech, local, craft, and health and fitness.”可知，今年有啤酒、葡萄酒、饼干品尝和时尚、美食、科技、地方、工艺、健康和健身等多个主题。可知选A。
(2)考查细节理解。根据North Beach Festival可知，时间是从June 14 to 16，只有3天。San
Francisco Silent Film Festival（May 29 to June 1）4天； Union Street Festival（June 7 to 10）4天；Stern Grove Festival（Sundays from June 22 to Aug 24）时间更长。故选B。
(3)考查细节理解。根据Stern Grove Festival部分中的“This is the oldest free summer arts
festival of its kind in the United States.”中，时间在Sundays from June 22 to Aug，故选D。
【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解题型的考查，是一篇文化类阅读，要求考生准确捕捉细节信息，并结合题目要求，选出正确答案。
2．阅读理解
Entrepreneur and CEO of Tesla and Space X, Eldon Musk may have a little more time on his
hands, as he's leaving his position on the board of the Open Al, according to a blog post.
The departure is likely the result of Tesla's moving into the field of Artificial Intelligence(AI)，which he said in 2017 would be the “best in the world”and would even be able to “predict your
destination, ”Musk will continue to “donate and advise the organization,” Open AI said in a blog
post on Feb. 20, adding that “As Tesla continues to become more focused on AI, this will avoid a
potential future conflict for Eldon.
Musk and Y Combiner CEO Sam Altman co-founded the nonprofit enterprise in December2015,
its mission is to develop safe artificial general intelligence and ensure those developments are
made public. Open AI researchers published a paper on the site ArXiv, org, detailing the possible
secure threats that come with“malicious”AI. In
fact, Musk has heard the “evil AI”alarm several
times, On Aug.11，2017, he warned that artificial intelligence poses a bigger threat to humanity,
and
he told a gathering of state governors that the government needs to regulate Al before
robots start “killing people. ”
Musk's departure from the Open AI board could mean big things for Tesla. As Eton Goodbye, a
financial reporter, noted on Futurism, the move “could signal that Tesla is more deeply
committed to their own AI projects than we thought. ”He added, “Those who have had their ears
to any rumors (谣言)that Tesla is ready to deliver vehicles capable of Level 5autonomy could take
this new Open Al development as a sign that the company is inching closer to that
