高考英语阅读理解专项训练：文化类（附详解）
<p> 高考英语阅读理解专项训练——文化类</p><p> (1)</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="characteristic">characteristic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="respect">respect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="made">made</span> <span word="man">man</span> — <span word="the">the</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="risen">risen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span>, <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="hands">hands</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="occupies">occupies</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="commands">commands</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="respect">respect</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="laborer">laborer</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="skilled">skilled</span> <span word="factory">factory</span> <span word="worker">worker</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="pains">pains</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="farmer">farmer</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="laborer">laborer</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="sort">sort</span>.</p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="attitude">attitude</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="manual">manual</span>(体力的) <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="aspects">aspects</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="invited">invited</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="comfortably">comfortably</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="luxuriously">luxuriously</span> (豪华地) <span word="furnished">furnished</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="afford">afford</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="travel">travel</span>, <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="hobbies">hobbies</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="children">children</span>; <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hostess">hostess</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="cook">cook</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span> <span word="herself">herself</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="serve">serve</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="herself">herself</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="wash">wash</span> <span word="dishes">dishes</span> <span word="afterward">afterward</span>, <span word="furthermore">furthermore</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="consist">consist</span> <span word="merely">merely</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="assembled">assembled</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="contents">contents</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="cans">cans</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cake">cake</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pie">pie</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nearby">nearby</span> <span word="bakery">bakery</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="contrary">contrary</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hostess">hostess</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="pride">pride</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="careful">careful</span> <span word="preparation">preparation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="dishes">dishes</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="washing">washing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="car">car</span>, <span word="digging">digging</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="flowerbeds">flowerbeds</span>, <span word="painting">painting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="things">things</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="helps">helps</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dishwashing">dishwashing</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wash">wash</span> <span word="dishes">dishes</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="living">living</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="gang">gang</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="highway">highway</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="education">education</span>.</p>
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