1、陕西渭南市2016高考英语二轮阅读理解基础练习（6）及答案2016高考训练题-阅读理解。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。Unlike chemists and physicists, who usually do their experiments using machines, biologists and medical researchers have to use living things like rats. But there are three Nobel prize-winning scientists who actually chos
2、e to experiment on themselves all in the name of science, reported The Telegraph.1. Werner Forssmann (Nobel prize winner in 1956)Forssmann was a German scientist. He studied how to put a pipe inside the heart to measure the pressure inside and decide whether a patient needs surgery.Experiments had b
3、een done on horses before, so he wanted to try with human patients. But it was not permitted because the experiment was considered too dangerous.Not giving up, Forssmann decided to experiment on himself. He anaesthetized (麻醉) his own arm and made a cut, putting the pipe 30 centimeters into his vein
4、(静脉). He then climbed two floors to the X-ray room before pushing the pipe all the way into his heart.2. Barry Marshall (Nobel prize winner in 2005)Most doctors in the mid-20th century believed that gastritis was down to stress, spicy food or an unusually large amount of stomach acid. But in 1979 an
5、 Australian scientist named Robin Warren found that the disease might be related to a bacteria (细菌) called Helicobacter pylori.So he teamed up with his colleague, Barry Marshall, to continue the study. When their request to experiment on patients was denied, Marshall bravely drank some of the bacter
6、ia. Five days later, he lost his appetite and soon was vomiting each morning he indeed had gastritis.3. Ralph Steinman (Nobel prize winner in 2011)This Canadian scientist discovered a new type of immune system cell called the dendritic cell. He believed that it had the ability to fight against cance
7、r.Steinman knew he couldnt yet use his method to treat patients. So in 2007, when doctors told him that he had cancer and that it was unlikely for him to live longer than a year, he saw an opportunity.With the help of his colleagues, he gave himself three different vaccines based on his research and
8、 a total of eight experimental therapies (疗法). Even though Steinman eventually died from his cancer, he lived four and a half years, much longer than doctors had said he would.33. The passage is mainly about _.A. some dangerous experiments that Nobel prize winners did on themselvesB. difficulties th
9、at scientists went through in order to make important discoveriesC. the reasons why some scientists chose to experiment on themselvesD. three Nobel prize winners who did experiments on themselves34. Which of the following is TRUE according to the article?A. Forssmanns experiment ended in failure.B.
10、Forssmann managed to do his experiment on different kinds of animals.C. Barry Marshall succeeded by drinking some Helicobacter pylori.D. Barry Marshalls experiment on himself confirmed that most doctors belief about gastritis was correct.35. From the text, we can conclude that Ralph Steinman _. A. d
11、iscovered a new type of cancer cell called the dendritic cellB. tried different therapies containing the dendritic cell on himselfC. knew that he himself would have cancer and die from itD. believed that he was better than doctors at treating cancer33、D. 主旨大意题。由第一段第二句及全文内容可知。34、C. 细节理解题。由2. Barry Ma
12、rshall 中第二段最后两句可知。35、B. 推理判断题。由最后一段第一句可知。阅读理解。Brian arrived at the San Francisco airport two hours before the flight to Paris. He was wearing three shirts, a jacket, two pairs of socks, a pair of shorts, and two pairs of jeans. He was carrying one small backpack, which was very full, but he didnt ha
13、ve any other luggage. Brian needed to meet a man named Tony before he checked in for his flight. He found Tony near the Air France counter. Tony gave him a round-trip ticket and a small package. “Give this package to Jean-Paul at the airport in Paris. He will have a sign with your name on it. I thin
14、k you can find him easily, “Tony said.” You dont have any luggage, right?” “Only this backpack,” Brian answered. “You said I could bring one carry-on bag.” “Thats right, one carry-on bag is fine. Have a good trip.” “Thanks.”Is Brian a criminal（犯罪）? Not at all. He is an air courier. And he paid only
15、$110 for the round-trip ticket to Paris. Air couriers get cheap airline tickets because they take important packages and papers to foreign countries. Businesses sometimes need to get packages and papers to people in foreign countries by the next day. Often, the only way they can do this is to use an
16、 air-courier company. It is not cheap for a business to send a package with an air courier, but it is quick. Every year about 80, 000 people worldwide travel as air couriers. The number of tickets for courier travel is growing by about 10 percent a year. However, air-courier travel isnt for everyone
17、, But if you have very little money, can be flexible（灵活的）about your travel plans, and dont mind wearing the same clothes for a week, it can be a great way to take a vacation!( ) 1. Why was Brian wearing so many clothes for his travel?A. Because they were the uniform for air couriers, B. Because that
18、 made him easier to be recognized. C. Because his backpack had no room for his clothes. D. because he did not have any luggage with him. ( ) 2. An air courier is a person who A. manages a business company in foreign countriesB. organizes international flights for touristsC. travels around the world
19、with cheap ticketsD. delivers papers and packages to foreign countries( ) 3. Businesses choose the air-courier service because A. it costs less B. it is flexible C. it saves time D. it grows fast( ) 4. One of the disadvantages of traveling as an air courier is that heA. cannot decide when and where
20、to travelB. cannot take any luggage with himC. has to wear two pairs of jeansD. saves little money from the travel( ) 5. The author of the text mainlyA. describes the activities of a law-breakerB. suggests an ideal way to travelC. argues against the air-courier travel D. tells us about a developing
21、business文章大意是说明一个新型的职业航空投送员。航空投送员可以享受相当便宜机票优惠，因为他们的的主要职责是及时的给跨国公司投送重要的包裹或文件。52.C 推理判断题。由第一自然段中的He was carrying one small backpack, which was very full.一句可知本题选C。53.D 细节理解题。由第六自然段中的Air courier get cheap airline tickets because they take important packages and papers to foreign countries.一句可知本题选D。54.C
22、细节理解题。由倒数第二自然段的最后一句可知本题选C。55.A 推理判断题。根据文章最后一句可以推断出本题选A。56.D 主旨大意题。本文大意是介绍一个新型的职业航空投送员，故本题选D。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。Beldon and Canfield are two seashore towns, not far apartBoth towns have many hotels, and in summer the hotels are full of holiday-makers and other touristsLast August there
23、 was a fire at the Seabreeze Hotel in BeldonThe next day, this news appeared on page two of the towns newspaperThe Beldon Post:FIRE AT SEABREEZELate last night firemen hurried to the Seabreeze Hotel and quickly put out a small fire in a bedroomThe hotel manager said that a cigarette started the fire
24、We say again to all our visitors： “Please dont smoke cigarettes in bed” This was Beldons first hotel fire for five yearsThe Canfield Times gave the news in these words on page one：ANOTHER BELDON HOTEL CATCHES FIRELast night Beldon firemen arrived just too late to save clothing, bedclothes and some f
25、urniture at the Seabreeze HotelAn angry holiday-maker said, “An electric lamp probably started the fireThe bedroom lamps are very old at some of these hotelsWhen I put my bed side light on, I heard a funny noise from the lamp” We are glad to tell our readers that this sort of adventure does not happ
26、en in CanfieldWhat are the facts, then? It is never easy to find out the exact truth about an accidentThere was a fire at the Seabreeze Hotel last August: that is one factDo we know anything else? Yes, we know that firemen went to the hotelNow what do you think of the rest of the “news”?1Which of th
27、e following best gives the main idea of this text?ABeldon and Canfield are both good places for tourists in summerBA fire broke out at night in Seabreeze Hotel last summerCIt was not easy to find out exact truth from newspapersDTwo newspapers gave reports on the same matter2Which of the following ar
28、e probably facts?aThe fire broke out in a bedroom at the hotelbA cigarette started the firecAn old lamp started the firedThe fire broke out at nighteThere has never been a fire in CanfieldAb and cBa and dCc and eDa and c3The Canfield Times used the headline like this in order to make its readers thi
29、nk _ Ahotels in Beldon often catch fireBhotels in Beldon dont often catch fireCthis was the second fire at the Seabreeze Hote DBeldon was a good place except that hotels there are not quite safe4The Canfield newspaper gave a report just the opposite to the Beldon Post by saying that _Athe bedroom la
30、mps were very old at the Seabreeze HotelBthe bedroom lights made funny noise when the fire took placeCthe firemen failed to save clothing, bedclothes and other thingsDsuch accidents never happened in Canfield for the past 5 years【参考答案】14、CBAC阅读理解。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。Read the following
31、 reviews for movies that are showing at the moment. And then answer questions.Happiness（Romance）Happiness tells the story of two people （Lisa Turbot and Danny Roy）who work for different advertising companies. They talk on the phone all the time and dont like each other. But then they correspond by e
32、mail and fall in love. This movie will be very popular with teenagers and people who like romances. It also has beautiful music.Scream I（Thriller）In Scream I, Paul（Colin Jacks）is a young man who joins a thriller club. Each of the members tries to frighten the others. Paul is told to stay in an old h
33、ouse for the night. Everyone who has tried to stay in the house before has died. This movie is very frightening but also quite silly. It doesnt make sense for Paul to stay in the house when things start to go wrong. Only for people who like thrillers.Pauls Heroes（Comedy）This is a very funny war movi
34、e set in World War Two. Six soldiers（including Sammy Turblow）have to get to Italy to take secret messages to the American army there. During the movie, they dress up as women and fight with Italian workers. You can guess the ending, but its great fun getting there._（Drama）This is a very good drama w
35、ith Jack Ross, a hard-working truck driver. His wife becomes ill and he has to find a doctor who can help her. In his travels he meets Dr. Lloyd（Phil Driver）who has found the cure for the illness, but Jack Ross has only twelve hours to get the medicine back to his wife on the other side of America.
36、This is an excellent movie, which is very exciting.1. The underlined word “correspond” can be replaced by _.A. date B. communicate C. exchange D. write 2. A thriller is most probably a film which tells something _.A. frightening B. instructive C. humorous D. interesting3. Which of the following is t
37、he best title for the fourth film?A. A Hard-working Truck Driver B. MedicineC. A Strange Illness D. Twelve Hours4. Where can we probably read the passage?A. On the sports page. B. A travel brochure. C. On the entertainment page. D. In the test book.【参考答案】14、BADC阅读理解。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选
38、项。MUMBAI, India The children in their party clothes on the stage were very excited when they received the award. And the two of them said, Its unbelievable!Nine-year-old Rubina Ali, and Azharuddin Ismail, 10, were living a very different life and apparently loving every minute of it. The two, some o
39、f the child stars of the Oscar-winning Slumdog Millionaire (贫民窟的百万富翁)movie, know the Indian slums very well. That was where they grew up, and it is where they will return at the end of their Hollywood dream trip.But before going back home, there was an interview with the host, Ryan Seacrest. During
40、the interview they smiled and repeated their disbelief at what was happening to them. To their surprise, their movie won the first place in the Oscars. When the two received the award, it was late morning in the childrens home city of Mumbai, where their family, friends and many fellow residents of
41、the slums watched the results from Hollywood. I dont really know what the Oscars are, Rubinas mother said. Im just glad my daughter looks happy, though she told me she missed Indian food.Our children lead a dogs life, Rubinas mother said, pointing at the rubbish everywhere, the open drains (下水道) and
42、 the lack of education opportunities.In a few days they will be back in Mumbai and back in the slums. Fortunately, according to media reports, the movies director, Danny Boyle, has promised to help the children he chose from the slums go to a proper school. The two dont need to worry about their dai
43、ly lives because of the Oscar success of Slumdog Millionaire. But the poverty and lack of education opportunities the central theme of the movie is always all around.1. Which of the following is true about the two children? A. They played a major role in getting India children to receive education.
44、B. They were both excited about receiving the award. C. They were interviewed after they went back home.D. They were the only two child winners of the movie.2. When the children attended the Oscar ceremony in Hollywood, their family and friends were _. A. watching TV in Mumbai B. doing what they did
45、 as usualC. seeing the movie Slumdog Millionaire D. having a family party3. What will happen to the two children after they return to India?A. They will stay at home as before. B. They will still worry about their daily lives.C. They will leave school to learn acting. D. They will have a better education.4、 The movie is successful mainly because_.A. it attracts the public attention to an existing social problem B. it has made the two children famousC. the two children will go to a better schoolD. the two children stars in the movie are from India slums【参考答案】14、BADA