2020年高考英语复习《必修五 Unit 1 Great scientists》：阅读理解

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A

My dearest son and daughter，

The story of New Jersey high school student Rachel Canning suing her parents for child

support and high school education inspired me to write you a little letter.Let me just put this out

there：the only way I expect to see you in a court is as a lawyer or a judge.

There are two things about this case that seem to be disaster.

First，it's natural for parents and children to argue.I can guarantee that we will disagree.One

or both of you will，at some point，scream at the top of your voice the various ways you hate

me.And I won't always like you，either.But I will always love you and do everything I can to keep

your best interests as my focus，even when I'm so angry.We are family.That means we are as

much a part of one another as the flesh，blood and bones in our body.And we all should think

about it very deeply instead of breaking that bond.

Second，to be honest，no matter how far apart we are on your life choices，your father and I

will most certainly pay everything we can for your higher education.But that doesn't mean you

deserve it.To be clear，that is a privilege we happily extend(给予) to you—not a right you are born

with.And you will have to work hard to earn that privilege.Growing up is hard work.

If I do my job properly as your mother—and you do yours as my children—you would

sooner get a job or two，and find a way to make your dreams come true rather than go to trial over

what you think you are entitled to.

Love always，

Mom

[语篇解读] 本文为一篇应用文。本文是一位妈妈写给她孩子的信。作者告诉孩子：一方面她很爱他们，会尽全力照顾他们；另一方面，家长支付孩子教育费用并非理所当然，还需孩子自己努力获得。

1．The mother writes this letter because she wants her children to .

A．be prepared for education

B．learn a lesson from the case

C．take up the legal profession

D．remember Rachel Canning

解析：推理判断题。根据第一段“The story of New Jersey high school student Rachel

Canning suing her parents for child support and high school education inspired me to write you a

little letter.”可知妈妈写信的目的是想让孩子从此案例中得到启示，故选B项。

答案：B

2．When in disagreement，the mother expects her children not to . 第 2 页 共 4 页 A．guarantee anything

B．scream out their anger

C．break the family bond

D．forget their best interests

解析：细节理解题。根据第三段第一句可知，父母和孩子意见不一致是很正常的，根据此段最后一句可知出现矛盾时，父母希望孩子不要破坏家庭成员之间的纽带，故选C项。

答案：C

3．The mother thinks of parents' paying for their children's higher education as .

A．a way in which children realize their dreams

B．a test of whether parents love their children

C．a privilege that children should earn

D．a right that parents are born with

解析：推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“To be clear，that is a privilege we happily extend(给予) to you—not a right you are born with.”可看出，这个妈妈认为父母支付孩子的教育费用是父母乐意给予孩子的特权，但并非孩子生来就有的，而是需要孩子自己努力去获得。故选C项。

答案：C

B

Susan Brownell Anthony was a lady ahead of her time.She fought for women's rights long

before it became a popular issue.

Susan was born on February 15,1820，in Adams，Massachusetts.At that time，women had few

rights.They could not own property.Money earned by a married woman belonged to her

husband.Major decisions regarding children were made by the fathers.Women could not vote.

At the age of 15，Susan became a schoolteacher.She taught for 15 years.Then she began

organizing women's groups to promote causes that were important to women.She helped gain

better educational rights for women.She helped give married women possession of their earnings.

After the Civil War，Susan became very involved in the Women's Suffrage Movement.After

years of lecturing，writing，and appealing by Susan and other women，some parts of the United

States changed their laws to give women the right to vote.The first state was Wyoming in

1869.Other areas and states gradually followed Wyoming's decision.It was not until 1920 that the

U．S.Constitution was changed to give all women voting rights.

Susan Brownell Anthony died in 1906 at the age of 86.She was elected to the Hall of Fame

for Great Americans in 1950.She was the first American woman to have a likeness(肖像) of her

face on a coin.It was the 1979 Susan Brownell Anthony dollar.

[语篇解读] 本文主要介绍了美国历史上著名的女权运动领袖苏珊·布劳内尔·安东尼。 第 3 页 共 4 页 她努力为妇女争取了财产权和投票权等权利。

4．What was the situation of American women like when Susan was born?

A．They had low social status.

B．They could vote after getting married.

C．They managed money for their husbands.

D．

解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的“At that time，women had few rights.They could not

own property.Money earned by a married woman belonged to her husband.Major decisions

regarding children were made by the fathers.Women could not vote.”可知，在那时，女性没有什么权利，地位是低下的，故A项正确。B、C和D项均与此表述不符。

答案：A

5．What is the third paragraph mainly about?