1、2016秋高二英语阅读训练336373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475完形填空 My mother used to ask me what is the most important part of the body. Through the years I would 36 the correct answer. When I was young, I thought 37 was very important to us as humans, so I said, “My
2、ears, Mummy.” She said, “No. Many people are 38_ . But you keep thinking about it and I will ask you again soon.” Several years passed before she asked me again. Since making my first 39 , I had often thought over the question. So this time I told her, “Mummy, it must be our eyes.” She looked at me
3、and said, “You are 40 fast, but the answer is not correct because there are many people who are blind.” 41 the years, my mother asked me a couple more 42 and always her response to my answer was, “No, but you are getting 43 every year, my child.”Then last year, my grandpa 44 . Everyone was heartbrok
4、en. Everybody was crying. My mum looked at me when it was our 45 to say our final goodbye to Grandpa. She asked me, “Do you know the most important body part yet, my dear?” I was 46 when she was asking me this then. I always thought this was a(n) 47 between her and me. She saw the 48 on my face and
5、told me, “This question is very important. It shows that you have really 49 your life.” I saw her eyes filled up with tears. She said, “My dear, the most important body part is your 50 .” I asked, “Is it because they hold up my head?” She replied, “No, it is 51 on them a crying friend or a loved one
6、 can rest his or her head. I only hope that you have enough 52 and friends and that you will have a shoulder to cry 53 when you need it.” Then and there I understood the most important body part is not a 54 one. It is sympathetic to the pain of 55 .36. A. notice B. guess at C. doubt D. believe in37.
7、 A. love B. sight C. health D. sound38. A. blind B. invisible C. deaf D. thoughtful39. A. discovery B. decision C. suggestion D. attempt40. A. thinking B. learning C. changing D. growing41. A. Before B. Till C. Beyond D. Over42. A. times B. question C. things D. ways43. A. nicer B. smarter C. strong
8、er D. taller44. A. left B. got wounded C. got ill D. died45. A. pity B. duty C. turn D. chance46. A. satisfied B. shocked C. secret D. interested47. A. secret B. question C. game D. agreement48. A. worry B. regret C. pain D. puzzlement49. A. enjoyed B. disliked C. lived D. found50. A. feet B. should
9、ers C. hair D. hands51. A. because B. how C. whether D. why52. A. respect B. love C. favor D. fun53. A. by B. above C. for D. on54. A. valuable B. selfish C. precious D. useful55. A. the deaf B. Grandpa C. others D. the blind阅读理解AUnconventional in every way, Edward Estlin Cummings made striking use
10、of grammar. His arts were poetry, painting, and drama, and in all of them he was an experimenter. The poetry for which he is best remembered was marked by strange combinations of words and expressions and produced in very strange print. The unusual techniques that Cummings used served to present his
11、 ideas more forcefully and effectively than would have been the case with more ordinary styles.Cummings was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Oct. 14, 1894. He graduated from Harvard College in 1915 and received a masters degree in 1916. During World War I he served as an ambulance driver in Fran
12、ce. He spent six months in prison because of his friendship with another American who had supposedly criticized the countries that fought against Germany in the First World War. This experience increased his distrust of all officialdom (官场), a distrust that showed itself in many of his later poems a
13、s well as in his first book, “The Enormous Room”, published in 1922.Between the two world wars Cummings divided his time between Paris and New York City. His first book of poetry was “Tulips and Chimneys” (1923). The poems in the book were collected in “Complete Poems” (1968). The strangeness of his
14、 style was criticized by some, but others found it meaningful.Among Cummings plays were “Him”, first performed in 1927, and “Tom” (1935), a work based on “Uncle Toms Cabin”. An experimental prose (散文) book, “Eimi” (1933), recorded a 36-day visit to the Soviet Union.Cummings died at his home in North
15、 Conway, N.H., on Sept. 3, 1962. He was the second most widely read poet in the United States, after Robert Frost. He was buried in Forest Hills Cemetery in Boston, Massachusetts.56. Cummings was chiefly famous as _.A. a poet B. an artistC. a novelist D. a playwright 57. What does the underlined par
16、t “This experience” refer to?A. Cummings served as a driver in France. B. Cummings spent half a year in prison. C. Cummings made friends with an enemy. D. Cummings criticized the countries fighting against Germany. 58. What do we know about Cummings from the text? A. His poems were seldom read in th
17、e United States.B. He wrote three plays during his life. C. He published his first book of poetry in 1922.D. His writing style was unique.59. The text is mainly about Edward Estlin Cummings _.A. creative ideas B. great artistic abilitiesC. life and worksD. influence on American literatureBHalf the w
18、orlds population could face a shortage of food by 2100 due to climate change, a new report by US scientists warns. Rapid global warming is likely to reduce crop production in the tropics and subtropics (热带和亚热带地区), according to Professor David Battisti of the University of Washington.“The most extrem
19、e summers of the last century will become common,” he says. “We must immediately create crops that can bear heat and drought if we are to adapt in time,” he writes in Science journal. “The stresses on global food production from temperature alone are going to be huge,” said Mr. Battisti. “And that d
20、oesnt take into account water supplies stressed by the higher temperatures.” He worked with Professor Rosamond Naylor on Food Security and the Environment, to examine the influence of climate change on the worlds food supplies. They predict there is a greater than 90% probability that by 2100, the a
21、verage growing-season temperatures in the tropics and subtropics will be higher than any temperatures recorded there to date. “We are taking the worst of what weve seen historically and saying that in the future it is going to be a lot worse unless there is some kind of adaptation,” said Professor N
22、aylor. “This is a powerful reason for us to invest (投资) in adaptation, because it is clear that this is the direction we are going in terms of temperature and it will take decades to develop new food crop varieties that can better bear a warmer climate.”“In the tropics, the higher temperatures could
23、 be expected to cut production of the primary food crops by 20-40%,” the researchers said. Rising temperatures are also likely to reduce soil moisture (湿度), cutting production even further.Three billion people live in the tropics and subtropics now, and their number is expected nearly to double by t
24、he end of the century. “You are talking about hundreds of millions of additional people looking for food because they wont be able to find it where they find it now,” said Professor Battisti. Crop failures would not be limited to the tropics, the scientists concluded. 60. According to Professor Davi
25、d Battisti, what should be done to deal with crops reduction caused by global warming?A. To develop new crops B. To plant more crops.C. To control population growth.D. To improve farming technology.61. We can know from the text that _.A. the number of people living in the tropics is reducingB. crop
26、failures will be a global problemC. temperatures will rise most in the tropics D. new food crop varieties will be developed soon62. The text intends to tell us that _.A. our world is becoming warmer and warmerB. the consequences of global warmingC. the ways to adapt to high temperaturesD. high tempe
27、ratures may cause food shortagesCCheck out our tsunami facts and learn some interesting information related to these great walls of water that can cause so much destruction. Find out what causes tsunamis and read about some recent examples of tsunamis that have occurred around the globe.The Japanese
28、 word for tsunami means harbor wave.Tsunamis are sometimes called tidal (受潮汐影响的) waves but this term has fallen out of favour because tsunamis are not related to tides.Tsunamis are huge waves of water that are usually caused by earthquakes or volcanic eruptions.As a tsunami approaches the shore, wat
29、er may move back from the coast. If it is shallow enough the water may be pulled back hundreds of metres. If you are in the area, you can know that a tsunami is on the way when you see this phenomenon.Regions in tsunami danger zones often have warning systems in place to give people as much time as
30、possible to move to a safe place.When tsunamis hit shallow water (often near the coast) they slow down but increase in height.An earthquake in the Indian Ocean off Indonesia in December 2004 caused a tsunami that killed over 200,000 people in 14 countries. In March 2011, the Tohoku earthquake off th
31、e eastern coast of Japan caused a tsunami that was a major factor in the death of over 15,000 people.The tsunami waves created by the Tohoku earthquake reached a height of over 40 metres in some areas, wiping out coastal towns and causing a number of nuclear accidents.63. How many causes of tsunamis
32、 are mentioned in the text?A. One. B. Three. C. Two. D. Four.64. In the Tohoku earthquake over 15,000 people died mainly because of _.A. the earthquake itselfB. the tsunami caused by the earthquake C. the lack of warning systemsD. the nuclear accidents caused by the tsunami65. What do we learn from
33、the text?A. When hitting shallow water, tsunamis will rise higher. B. The term “tidal waves” is used more often than tsunami.C. When tsunamis slow down, their waves can reach 40 metres.D. The Japanese invented the term “tidal waves”.66. The text is developed mainly by _.A. making some comparisonsB.
34、giving some examplesC. providing some numbersD. listing some factsDYoure on the third lap around the car park, there are no open spaces, and youre already 15 minutes late for your appointment. Right now youre wishing you could jump out of the car and let it go to find its own spot. Now theres an app
35、 for that. Virtual Valet lets your smartphone tell your car to park without you in it. “You pull up to the roadside, push a button on your smartphone and the car takes care of everything else,” says Aeron Steinfeld, the lead researcher for the project at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pen
36、nsylvania. To find its own spot, the system uses a sensor suite similar to ones found in many luxury cars. This includes a motion sensor that scans for moving cars and pedestrians, and a forward-facing laser rangefinder normally found in adaptive cruise control to determine the distance of objects i
37、n front of the car. Information from these sensors is then fed to an onboard computer to plot the vehicles course. The users can watch the whole process from their phone. Better still, it will be affordable. The team has spent the last year moving from high-end imaging and processing equipment to le
38、ss expensive components. In experiments, the vehicle was able to navigate through a crowded parking structure, find an empty spot, and park all on its own. And the greatest appeal of the Virtual Valet Parking App is that it requires no change to existing parking facilities or infrastructure. For the
39、 moment, the only car equipped for control by Virtual Valet is Carnegie Mellon modified (改进) Jeep Wrangler, which the researchers have named NavLab11. But Steinfeld hopes that major car manufacturers will adopt the technology. It might be more than technology that holds up the show, however. Self-dr
40、iving cars have been licensed in only three US states California, Nevada and Florida and its unclear how this app would agree with self-driving laws. Until these questions are settled, your insurance provider might be unwilling to cover a ding (凹痕) from a parking incident.67. It can be learned from
41、the second paragraph that _. A. parking lots are too crowded B. parking spaces are too limited C. you can leave your car alone if you cant find a parking spot D. your car can park automatically via a smartphone app68. Whats the main idea of Paragraph 3? A. How the Virtual Valet App works. B. How to
42、determine the distance of objects. C. How to analyze the information about the vehicles course. D. How to use the system.69. The underlined word “plot” in Paragraph 3 probably means “_”. A. circle B. draw C. follow D. change70. We can infer from the text that _. A. no car manufacturers show interest
43、 in the technology B. the technology is now widely used in the US C. there will be some difficulty in promoting the technology D. the technology conflicts with self-driving laws in the USEGrown-ups are often surprised by how well they remember something they learned as children but have never practi
44、ced ever since. A man who has not had a chance to go swimming for years can still swim as well as ever when he gets back in the water. He can get on a bicycle after many years and still ride away. He can play catch and hit a ball as well as his son. A mother who has not thought about the words for y
45、ears can teach her daughter the poem that begins Twinkle, twinkle, little star or remember the story of Cinderella or Goldilocks and the Three Bears. One explanation is the law of overlearning , which can be stated as follows: Once we have learned something, additional learning trials(尝试)increase th
46、e length of time we will remember it. In childhood we usually continue to practice such skills as swimming, bicycle riding, and playing baseball long after we have learned them. We continue to listen to and remind ourselves of words such as Twinkle, twinkle, little star and childhood tales such as C
47、inderella and Goldilocks. We not only learn but overlearn.The multiplication tables(乘法口诀表)are an exception to the general rule that we forget rather quickly the things that we learn in school, because they are another of the things we overlearn in childhood.The law of overlearning explains why cramm
48、ing(突击学习)for an examination, though it may result in a passing grade, is not a satisfactory way to learn a college course. By cramming, a student may learn the subject well enough to get by on the examination, but he is likely soon to forget almost everything he learned. A little overlearning, on th
49、e other hand, is really necessary for ones future development.72. What is the main idea of paragraph I?A. People remember well what they learned in childhood.B. Children have a better memory than grown-ups.C. Poem reading is a good way to learn words.D. Stories for children arc easy to remember.73.
50、The author explains the law of overlearning by_.A. presenting research findingsB. selling down general rulesC. making a comparisonD. using examples74. According to the author, being able to use multiplication tables is_.A. a result of overlearningB. a special case of crammingC. a skill to deal with
51、math problemsD. a basic step towards advanced studies75. What is the authors opinion on cramming?A. It leads to failure in college exams.B. Its helpful only in a limited way.C. Its possible to result in poor memory.D. It increases students learning interest.2016秋高二英语阅读训练336-40 BDCDB 41-45 DABDC 46-50 BCDCB 51-55 ABDBC 56-60 ABDCA 61-65 BDCBA 66-70 DDABC72-75 ADAB
