1、湖南邵阳市2016高考英语（二轮）阅读理解基础练习（5）及答案高考英语冲刺阅读理解。More than 17 ,000 flights to and from European airspace were cancelled, including all flights from Britain s major airports. The Met office reported that volcanic ash had begun to fall across Britain, coating surfaces with a fine layer of dust and raising fe
2、ars for people with breathing difficulties. Meanwhile experts warned of shortages of some foods with produce destined for British shops in airport warehouses in other parts of the world. Geologists reported that activity at the volcano increased yesterday, spewing a plume of ash 5.3 miles high into
3、the atmosphere. The Icelandic Meteorological Office said the winds blowing the volcanic ash south east to Europe and up into Scandinavia and Russia will continue in the same direction for at least two days and could go on until Wednesday. But scientists fear there could be more eruptions from the 5，
4、466-foot volcano, Mount Eyjafjallajkull. A university geophysicist said：“From what we ve seen, it could erupt，pause for a few weeks，and then possibly erupt again. It could go on for months. ” As the no fly zone expanded yesterday, so did the chaos. The Icelandic volcano causing travel chaos across E
5、urope could go on erupting for months, geologists have warned.The National Air Traffic Control Service ( Nats) extended restrictions on flights from British airports to 7p. m. on Sunday, with the expectation of further extensions. Ferry operators have reported record bookings. P&O took 6,000 foot pa
6、ssengers across the channel on Friday compared to the 100 to 200 it would expect on a normal Friday in April. Eurostar trains were fully booked until tomorrow, with 50,000 more passengers than normal since the airline disruption (中断）began on Thursday，including comedian John Cleese who arrived back i
7、n London last night after a most difficult overland journey from Switzerland. The operator is charging passengers a minimum 223 for a single ticket from Paris to London over the next two days prompting criticisms of profiteering. A return ticket can normally be bought for as little as 69. Eurostar d
8、enied it was cashing in. some 4,000 British tourists have been stranded in South Africa. The British Embassy in Athens said there were currently “many thousand” British holidaymakers trying to leave Greece after the holidays, in many cases anxious to get back in time for the start of the school term
9、 this week，with some of those desperate to return resorting to renting cars or embarking on long trains journeys. 1. Where is the volcano, Mount Eyjafjallajkull located?A. England.B. Ireland.C. Iceland.D. Switzerland.答案解析：答案为C。本题为细节题。由第六段 “The Icelandic volcano ”可知， 答案为C。2. The worst affected proble
10、m for most of the Europeans during the eruption was_.A. breathing difficultiesB. shortages of foodC. the airline disruptionD. a fine layer of dust答案解析：答案为A。本题为细节推理题。由第一、二段可知，火山喷发导致了欧洲航班取消、火山灰从天空落下、地上铺满了火山灰等问题，然而最严重的问题是第二段提到的 “and raising fears for people with breathing difficulties.” 呼吸困难引起了人们的恐惧，这威
11、胁到人们的生命安全，故答案为A。3. What does the underlined word chaos mean in Para 6?A. Danger.B. Anxiety.C. Desperation.D. Disorder.答案解析：答案为D。本题为词义猜测题。结合划线词语的下文 “The Icelandic volcano causing travel chaos across Europe could go on erupting for months .”可以推断，欧洲的火山可能会喷发几个月，它导致了旅行混乱（disorder.），故答案为D。A选项 “danger”意为“危
12、险”，B选项 “anxiety”意为 “焦虑”， C选项“desperation”意为“绝望”，均不符合文意，故不选。4. From the passage, we know that the volcano eruption_.A. forced all the people to go back homeB. brought the train company a large profitC. made 6,000 passengers take ships to cross the ChannelD. prevented British students from going to sc
13、hool on time答案解析：答案为B。本题为推理题。由第九段 “Eurostar trains were fully booked until tomorrow, with 50,000 more passengers than normal since the airline disruption began on Thursday”可知，自从航空线中断后，Eurostar火车票订购爆满，比通常多50,000名乘客，因此可以推断，火山喷发给火车公司带来了大量利润，故答案为B。 A选项表达有误。由第八段 “Ferry operators have reported record book
14、ings. P&O took 6,000 foot passengers across the channel on Friday ”可知，在周五有6,000 旅客乘坐渡船过海峡，可以推断，其他时间也有旅客乘坐渡船，故C选项的人数表达有误。由最后一段 “The British Embassy in Athens said there were currently “many thousand” British holidaymakers trying to leave Greece after the holidays, in many cases anxious to get back in
15、 time for the start of the school term this week”可知，外面度假的英国人努力离开希腊，其中很多人是为了及时赶上本周开学的时间，故D选项“阻止了英国学生按时上学”错误。 高考英语冲刺阅读理解。 In modern society there is a great deal of argument about competition. Some value it highly, believing that it is responsible for social progress and prosperity. Others say that co
16、mpetition is bad; that it sets one person against another; that it leads to unfriendly relationship between people. I have taught many children who held the belief that their self-worth relied (依赖)on how well they performed at tennis and other skills. For them, playing well and winning are often lif
17、e-and-death affairs. In their single-minded pursuit (追求)of success, the development of many other human qualities is sadly forgotten. However, while some seem to be lost in the desire to succeed, others take an opposite attitude. In a culture which values only the winner and pays no attention to the
18、 ordinary players, they strongly blame competition. Among the most vocal are youngsters who have suffered under competitive pressures from their parents or society. Teaching these young people, I often observe in them a desire to fail. They seem to seek failure by not trying to win or achieve succes
19、s. By not trying, they always have an excuse: “I may have lost, but it doesnt matter because I really didnt try.” What is not usually admitted by themselves is the belief that if they had really tried and lost, that would mean a lot. Such a loss would be a measure of their worth. Clearly, this belie
20、f is the same as that of the true competitors who try to prove themselves. Both are based on the mistaken belief that ones self-respect relies on how well one performs in comparison with others. Both are afraid of not being valued. Only as this basic and often troublesome fear begins to dissolve (缓解
21、) can we discover a new meaning in competition.1. What does this passage mainly talk about? A. Competition helps to set up self-respect. B. Opinions about competition are different among people. C. Competition is harmful to personal quality development. D. Failures are necessary experiences in compe
22、tition. 答案解析：答案为B。本题考查文章的大意。文章第一段列举两种对待竞争的不同的观点，有人支持，有人反对；后面两段分别对两种观点进行阐述，因此本文的大意就是不同的人对待竞争有不同的观点，故答案为B。2. Why do some people favor competition according to the passage? A. It pushes society forward. B. It builds up a sense of duty. C. It improves personal abilities. D.It encourages individual effor
23、ts. 答案解析：答案为A。本题为细节题。由第一段 “Some value it highly, believing that it is responsible for social progress and prosperity.”可知，有些人对竞争的评价很高，认为是它促进了社会的进步和繁荣，故答案为A。3. The underlined phrase “the most vocal” in Paragraph 3 means _. A. those who try their best to win B. those who value competition most highly C
24、. those who are against competition most strongly D. those who rely on others most for success 答案解析：答案为C。本题为词义猜测题。由划线部分的前文 “However, while some seem to be lost in the desire to succeed, others take an opposite attitude. In a culture which values only the winner and pays no attention to the ordinary
25、players, they strongly blame competition.” 可知，一些人似乎在成功的欲望里迷失了自己，然而另外一些人的态度相反，他们强烈谴责竞争，因此 “the most vocal”指代的是那些反对竞争的人，故答案为C。4What is the similar belief of the true competitors and those with a “desire to fail”? A. Ones worth lies in his performance compared with others. B. Ones success in competitio
26、n needs great efforts. C. Ones achievement is determined by his particular skills. D. Ones success is based on how hard he has tried.答案解析：答案为A。本题为细节题。由最后一段 “Clearly, this belief is the same as that of the true competitors who try to prove themselves. Both are based on the mistaken belief that ones s
27、elf-respect relies on how well one performs in comparison with others.”可知，反对竞争的人也就是“渴望失败的人”和真正的竞争者都有着错误的想法：个人的自尊依赖于与别人比较时候的表现如何，故答案为A。5. Which point of view may the author agree to? A. Every effort should be paid back. B. Competition should be encouraged. C. Winning should be a life-and-death matter
28、. D. Fear of failure should be removed in competition.答案解析：答案为D。本题考查作者的观点。由最后一段最后一句话 “Only as this basic and often troublesome fear begins to dissolve can we discover a new meaning in competition.”可知，只有失败的恐惧感得到缓解我们才能发现竞争的新的意义之所在，故答案为D“竞争中应该消除对失败的恐惧”。 【2014高考英语广东省中山市华侨中学二模试题】A阅读理解（共20小题；每小2分，满分40分）阅读
29、下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Jimmy is an automotive mechanic, but he lost his job a few months ago. He has good heart, but always feared applying for a new job.One day, he gathered up all his strength and decided to attend a job interview. His appointment was at 10 am and it was already 8
30、:30. While waiting for a bus to the office where he was supposed to be interviewed, he saw an elderly man wildly kicking the tyre of his car. Obviously there was something wrong with the car. Jimmy immediately went up to lend him a hand. When Jimmy finished working on the car, the old man asked him
31、how much he should pay for the service. Jimmy said there was no need to pay him; he just helped someone in need, and he had to rush for an interview. Then the old man said, “Well, I could take you to the office for your interview. Its the least I could do. Please. I insist.” Jimmy agreed.Upon arriva
32、l, Jimmy found a long line of applications waiting to be interviewed. Jimmy still had some grease on him after the car repair, but he did not have much time to wash it off or have a change of shirt. One by one, the applicants left the interviewers office with disappointed look on their faces. Finall
33、y his name was called. The interviewer was sitting on a large chair facing the office window. Rocking the chair back and forth, he asked, “Do you really need to be interviewed?” Jimmys heart sank. “With the way I look now, how could I possibly pass this interview?” he thought to himself.Then the int
34、erviewer turned the chair and to Jimmys surprise, it was the old man he helped earlier in the morning. It turned out he was the General Manager of the company.“Sorry I had to keep you waiting, but I was pretty sure I made the right decision to have you as part of our workforce before you even steppe
35、d into the office. I just know youd be a trustworthy worker. Congratulations!” Jimmy sat down and they shared a cup of well-deserved coffee as he landed himself a new job.26. Why did Jimmy apply for a new job?A. He was out of work B. He was bored with his jobC. He wanted a higher position D. He hope
36、d to find a better boss27. What did Jimmy see on the way to the interview?A. A friends car had a flat tyre B. A wild man was pushing a carC. A terrible accident happened D. An old mans car broke down28. Why did the old man offer Jimmy a ride?A. He was also to be interviewed B. He needed a traveling
37、companionC. He always helped people in need D. He was thankful to Jimmy29. How did Jimmy feel on hearing the interviewers question?A. He was sorry for the other applicantsB. There was no hope for him to get the jobC. He regretted helping the old manD. The interviewer was very rude30. A. What can we
38、learn from Jimmys experience？A. Where there is a will, theres a wayB. A friend in need is a friend indeedC. Good is rewarded with good.D. Two heads are better than one【参考答案】26-30. ADDBC 【2014高考英语广东省中山市华侨中学二模试题】BIn my living room, there is a plaque (匾) that advises me to “Bloom (开花) where you are pla
39、nted.” It reminds me of Dorothy. I got to know Dorothy in the early 1980s, when I was teaching Early Childhood Development through a program with Union College in Barbourville, Kentucky. The job responsibilities required occasional visits to the classroom of each teacher in the program. Dorothy stan
40、ds out in my memory as one who “bloomed” in her remote area.Dorothy taught in a school in Harlan County, Kentucky, Appalachian Mountain area. To get to her school from the town of Harlan, I followed a road winding around the mountain. In the eight-mile journey, I crossed the same railroad track five
41、 times, giving the possibility of getting caught by the same train five times. Rather than feeling excited by this drive through the mountains, I found it depressing. The poverty level was shocking and the small shabby houses gave me the greatest feeling of hopelessness.From the moment of my arrival
42、 at the little school, all gloom (忧郁) disappeared. Upon arriving at Dorothys classroom, I was greeted with smiling faces and treated like a queen. The children had been prepared to show me their latest projects. Dorothy told me with a big smile that they were serving poke greens salad and cornbread
43、for “dinner” (lunch). In case you dont know, poke greens are a weed-type plant that grows wild, especially on poor ground.Dorothy never ran out of reports of exciting activities of her students. Her enthusiasm never cooled down. When it came time to sit for the testing and interviewing required to r
44、eceive her Child Development Associate Certification, Dorothy was ready. She came to the assessment and passed in all areas. Afterward, she invited me to the one-and-only steak house in the area to celebrate her victory, as if she had received her Ph. D. degree. After the meal, she placed a little b
45、ox containing an old pen in my hand. She said it was a family heirloom (传家宝), but to me it is a treasured symbol of appreciation and pride that cannot be matched with things. 31. “Early Childhood Development” in Paragraph 1 refers to _. A. a program directed by DorothyB. a course given by the author
46、 C. an activity held by the studentsD. an organization sponsored by Union college32. In the journey, the author was most disappointed at seeing _. A. the long trackB. the same train C. the poor housesD. the winding road33. Upon arriving at the classroom, the author was cheered up by _. A. a warm wel
47、comeB. the sight of poke greens C. Dorothys latest projectsD. a big dinner made for her34. What can we know about Dorothy from the last paragraph? A. She was invited to a celebration at a restaurant. B. She got a pen as a gift from the author. C. She passed the required assessment. D. She received her Ph. D. degree.35. What does the author mainly intend to tell us? A. Whatever you do, you must do it carefully. B. Whoever you are, you deserve equal treatment. C. However poor you are, you have the right to education, D. Wherever you are, you can accomplish your achievement.【参考答案】31-35. BCACD
