Many cultures have ceremonies to celebrate the birth of a child，and food can play a significant role.In China，when a baby is one month old，families name and welcome their child in a celebration that includes giving red­colored eggs to guests.In many cultures，round foods such as grapes，bread，and moon cakes are eaten at welcome celebrations to represent family unity.

　　Nutrition is necessary for life，so it is not surprising that food is such an important part of different cultures around the world.

　　文章大意：文章講述了食物在不同文化中的作用。食物的意義主要體現在兩個方面——增進團結和信任以及在傳統佳節和重要儀式中扮演著重要角色。

　　4.According to the passage，sharing bread________.

　　A.indicates a lack of food

　　B.can help to develop unity

　　C.is a custom unique to rural areas

　　D.has its roots in birthday celebrations

　　答案：B　細節理解題。題干中的sharing bread是關鍵信息詞。根據文章第一段第二句Sharing bread or other foods is a common human tradition that can promote unity and trust.可知，分享面包或其他食物是一個平常的傳統，它能增進團結和信任。故選B項。

　　5.What does the coin in vasilopita signify for its receiver in the New Year?

　　A.Trust. B.Success.

　　C.Health. D.Togetherness.

　　答案：B　細節理解題。由題干中的關鍵信息詞vasilopita定位到文章第三段的最后兩句...people share a special cake called vasilopita. A coin is put into the cake，which signifies success...可知，人們在新年收到有硬幣的蛋糕預示著成功。故選B項。

　　6.The author explains the role of food in celebrations by ______.

　　A.using examples B.making comparisons

　　C.analyzing causes D.describing processes

　　答案：A　推理判斷題。作者在文章的第三、四段中介紹食物的作用時，提到了美國南部、希臘、中國等不同地方的飲食文化，由此可知作者使用的是舉例說明的寫作手法。故選A項。

　　7.What is the passage mainly about?

　　A.The custom of sharing food.

　　B.The specific meaning of food.

　　C.The role of food in ceremonies.

　　D.The importance of food in culture.

　　答案：D　主旨大意題。文章按照總—分—總的結構展開，首段開篇明義——請客吃飯是一種交際形式，有兩種基本的表現方式。中間部分分別闡述兩種不同的作用，最后一段總結全文，再次闡釋食物在不同文化中的重要性。故選D項。

　　高考英語閱讀理解訓練2：

　　Technological change is everywhere and affects every aspect of life，mostly for the better.However，social changes that are brought about by new technology are often mistaken for a change in attitudes.

　　An example at hand is the involvement of parents in the lives of their children who are attending college.Surveys(調查) on this topic suggest that parents today continue to be “very” or “somewhat” overly­protective even after their children move into college dormitories.The same surveys also indicate that the rate of parental involvement is greater today than it was a generation ago.This is usually interpreted as a sign that today's parents are trying to manage their children's lives past the point where this behavior is appropriate.

　　However，greater parental involvement does not necessarily indicate that parents are failing to let go of their “adult” children.

　　In the context(背景)of this discussion，it seems valuable to first find out the cause of change in the case of parents' involvement with their grown children.If parents of earlier generations had wanted to be in touch with their college­age children frequently，would this have been possible?Probably not.On the other hand，does the possibility of frequent communication today mean that the urge to do so wasn't present a generation ago?Many studies show that older parents—today's grandparents—would have called their children more often if the means and cost of doing so had not been a barrier.

　　Furthermore，studies show that finances are the most frequent subject of communication between parents and their college children.The fact that college students are financially dependent on their parents is nothing new;nor are requests for more money to be sent from home.This phenomenon is neither good nor bad;it is a fact of college life，today and in the past.

　　Thanks to the advanced technology，we live in an age of bettered communication.This has many implications well beyond the role that parents seem to play in the lives of their children who have left for college.But it is useful to bear in mind that all such changes come from the technology and not some imagined desire by parents to keep their children under their wings.

　　文章大意：科學的發展總是帶來好的變化嗎?其實不然。本文作者說明了與過去相比，現在的父母對孩子更加保護，這不只是因為父母的態度變化了，技術的發展也起到了推波助瀾的作用。

　　1.The surveys inform us of________.

　　A.the development of technology

　　B.the changes of adult children's behavior

　　C.the parents' over­protection of their college children

　　D.the means and expenses of students' communication

　　答案：C　細節理解題。根據第二段第二句Surveys on this topic suggest that parents today continue to be “very” or “somewhat” overly­protective even after their children move into college dormitories.可知，現在的父母對于已經上了大學的孩子過度保護，這也是文章主要討論的問題。故選C項。

　　2.The writer believes that________.

　　A.parents today are more protective than those in the past

　　B.the disadvantages of new technology outweigh its advantages

　　C.technology explains greater parental involvement with their children

　　D.parents' changed attitudes lead to college children's delayed independence

　　答案：C　推理判斷題。根據文章第四段內容可知，父母對孩子的過分保護與新技術的發展是有關的。故選C項。

　　3.What is the best title for the passage?

　　A.Technology or Attitude

　　B.Dependence or Independence

　　C.Family Influences or Social Changes

　　D.College Management or Communication Advancement

　　答案：A　主旨大意題。第一段是文章的中心段，點出文章的主題：導致人們行為變化的是科學的發展還是人們態度的改變。從第二段起，作者就從父母與孩子關系的今昔不同加以說明，結論是科技讓一些父母對孩子過度呵護成為可能。故選A項。