1、黑龙江延寿县2016高考英语二轮阅读理解训练【6】及答案阅读理解。阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。(原创)People in Hong Kong speak a rich mixture of languages. Hong Kong was a British colony for more than 156 years before it was returned to Chinese control in 1997. English was the only official language until 1994. Most people in
2、Hong Kong today speak Cantonese, but Mandarin and other dialects also are heard, and English as the British used is still widely spoken and taught here. Now however, many people are choosing to learn English as it is spoken in the United States. Victor Chan, for example, has children who attend scho
3、ol called Nature EQ on Saturday and Sunday, and they are learning to say words the American way. Mr Chan says he wants his sons to learn American English, because he plans to send them to the United States for further study. Nature EQ is one of a growing number of schools in Hong Kong that offer Ame
4、rican English classes. Frankie Ng opened the school 17 years ago, at that time, he had only 40 students. Today, the school has 350 students, and it does not have space for any more. Mr Ng says American English is clear and defined. He says it is easy to teach and easily understood. That, however, is
5、 not the main concern of the children. Public schools in the former British colony still teach mostly British English. But the number of private language schools teaching American English is growing. In Hong Kongs Tseung Kwan O district, for example, the American English Workshop school had 20 stude
6、nts a week when it opened one year ago. Today, ithas more than 180 each week. Some observers say American English is becoming the language of international business. Increased contact with American culture, like movies, television programs, computer games and the Internet is spreading American expre
7、ssions and accents in areas other than business. But for now, people hearing English in the streets of Hong Kong are mainly hearing traditional British English. “We can understand both, but for what we speak, we speak with the British accent, ”said one local woman. “The British is better I think, ”c
8、ommented a local man. 【文章大意】多元化的大都市香港现在正兴起一股学习美式英语的热潮。1. Which of the following is TRUE about the language spoken in Hong Kong? A. English is still the only official language now. B. British English is still widely spoken and taught at present. C. Most people are learning American English now. D. Al
9、l people in Hong Kong can speak Cantonese. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第二段English as the British used is still widely spoken and taught here一句可知英式英语在香港广泛使用和用于教学之中。2. What can we learn from the examples shown in this passage? A. Views are different on American English. B. Not all people like American English. C.
10、American English is becoming more popular. D. American English is better than British English. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据文章提供的例子可知人们越来越喜欢学习美式英语。3. What does the underlined word“it”refer to? A. British EnglishB. American EnglishC. American English Workshop schoolD. Hong Kong【解析】选C。细节理解题。it代指上句中的American English
11、 Workshop school“美式英语培训学校”。4. What can we infer from the passage? A. American English and British English will go hand in hand in the future. B. American English will be more popular than British English. C. British accent is clear and easy to study. D. Local people cant understand both of the two k
12、inds of English. 【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据文章可知尽管美式英语的学习不断升温, 英式英语仍在广泛使用和在教学中应用, 故推断美式英语和英式英语将会在香港并存下去。高考英语冲刺阅读理解。请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Its no secret that many children would be healthier and happier with adoptive parents than with the parents that nature dealt them. Thats especially true of c
13、hildren of children who remain in abusive homes because the law blindly favors biological parents. Its also true of children who suffer for years in foster homes because of parents who cant or wont care for them but refuse to give up custody (监护) rights.Fourteen-year-old Kimberly Mays fits neither d
14、escription, but her recent court victoty could eventually help children who do. Kimberly has been the object of an angry custody battle between the man who raised her and her biological parents, with whom she has never lived. A Florida judge ruled that the teenager can remain with the only father sh
15、es ever known and that her biological parents have “no legal right” on her.The ruling, though it may yet be reversed, sets aside the principle that biology is the primary determinant of parentage. Thats an important development, though not so much in time.Shorly after birth in December 1978, Kimberl
16、y Mays and another baby were mistakenly switched and sent home with the wrong parents. Kimberlys biological parents, Ernest and Regina Twigg, received a child who died of a heart disease in 1988. Medical tests showed that the child wasnt the Twiggs own daughter, but Kim only was, thus causing a cust
17、ody battle with Robert Mays. In 1989, the two families agreed that Mr. Mays would continue to have custody with the Twiggs getting visiting rights. Those rights were ended when Mr. Mays decided that Kimberly was being harmed. The decision to leave Kimberly with Mr. Mays caused people to debate her s
18、uit. But the judge made clear that Kimberly did have rights to make a decision on her own behalf. Thus he made clear that she was more than just possession to be handled as adults saw it.Certainly, the biological link between parent and child is important. But biological parents arent alway preferab
19、le to adoptive ones, and biological parentage does not have an complete ownership that cancels all the rights of children.1. What was first of all considered in the Florida judges ruling? A. The biological link B. The childs benefits C. The true practice D. The parentss feelings.答案解析：答案为B。本题为推理题。由第二
20、段 “A Florida judge ruled that the teenager can remain with the only father shes ever known and that her biological parents have no legal right on her.” 可知，Kimberly仍然和他的养父一起，生父母没有合法监护权利。由第三段对判决的评论 “The ruling, though it may yet be reversed, sets aside the principle that biology is the primary determi
21、nant of parentage. Thats an important development, though not so much in time.”可知， 该判决不把亲生关系作为判决的决定因素，这种改进虽然不及时，但是一种重要的进步。故答案为B，法官判决首先考虑的是孩子的利益。2. We can learn from the Kimberlys case that . A. children are more than just personal possessions of their parents B. the biological link between parent an
22、d child should be paid more attention to C. foster homes bring children more pain and suffering than care D. biological parents shouldnt demand custody rights after their child is adopted答案解析：答案为A。本题为细节推理题。由倒数第二段最后一句话 “Thus he made clear that she was more than just possession to be handled as adults
23、 saw it.” 可知，答案为A。3. The Twiggs demanded custody rights to Kimberly because they . A. found her unhappy in Mr.Mays custody B. thought they could treat her nicer C. were her biological parents D. felt very sorry about their past mistake 答案解析：答案为C。本题为细节推理题。由第四段 “Medical tests showed that the child was
24、nt the Twiggs own daughter, but Kim only was, thus causing a custody battle with Robert Mays.”可知，Twiggs是Kimberly的亲生父母。故答案为C。4. Kimberly had been given to Mr.Mays . A. by complete accident B. at his request C. out of her parentss mistakes D. for better care答案解析：答案为A。本题为细节题，由第四段 “Shorly after birth in
25、 December 1978, Kimberly Mays and another baby were mistakenly switched and sent home with the wrong parents.”可知，Kimberly出生后，和另外一个婴儿被错误的调换了， 纯属偶然。故答案为A。高考英语冲刺阅读理解。请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。The discovery of an ancient giant panda skull has confirmed its bamboo diet dates back more than 2
26、 million years and may have played a key part in its survival.A Chinese-US research team reports its results today following studies on a fossil skull found in south Chinas Cuangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in 2001.The six fossils unearthed in Jinyin Cave are dated between 2.4 and 2 million years ago
27、, according to the report in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, an influential US journal.Jin Changzhu, of the chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and lead author of the paper, said the smaller fossil skull indicates the giant pandas were about a third smaller than todays pandas.Research
28、ers knew the panda reached its maximum size about 500,000 years ago, when it peaked ,and then gradually became smaller.Jin, a paleontologist (古生物学者) at the Institute of Vertebrate paleontology and Paleoanthropology (古人类学) attached to the CAS, said the size variation was a basic rule of evolution.“A
29、species tends to grow bigger when it reaches the peak of its population , but becomes smaller when numbers decline,” he said. The dental remains of the skull, which is the oldest giant panda skull ever found, are similar to todays pandas, indicating the type of teeth that could munch (津津有味地嚼)mountai
30、ns of bamboo. A panda can eat up to 40kg of bamboo per day.Paleoanthropologist Russell Ciochon, the US co-author at the University of lowa, said the pandas focus on bamboo could have helped it survive all these years.“Once an animal begins to rely on a common and stable food source, such as bamboo,
31、it tends to evolve a larger body size,” he said. “As individuals of the evolving species grow bigger, they have a better chance not to be eaten by predators (肉食动物) due to their larger body size.”1. According to the research of the CAS , there were most pandas in the world . A. 2 million years ago B.
32、 between 2.4 and 2 million years agoC. 500,000 years ago D. Nowadays答案解析：答案为C。本题为细节题。第四段提到了CAS，接下来一段提到 “Researchers knew the panda reached its maximum size about 500,000 years ago, when it peaked .”可知熊猫的体型最大的时候也是数量达到顶峰的时候是在500,000 年以前。故答案为C。2. The underlined word “variation” in para 6 means . A. fal
33、l B. change C. increase D. decrease答案解析：答案为B。本题为词义推断题。结合划线部分所在的上下文，第五段和第七段提到了“maximum size”、“became smaller”与“grow bigger”，可以推断“size variation”就是体型变化，故答案为B。3. From the passage, we can learn . A. pandas began to eat bamboo 2 million years ago B. a species tends to grow smaller when numbers decline C.
34、 the giant pandas were about a third the size of todays pandas D. pandas bamboo has played an important role in its development答案解析：答案为B。本题为细节题。由第七段 “A species tends to grow bigger when it reaches the peak of its population , but becomes smaller when numbers decline,” 可知，B选项正确。由第一段 “.its bamboo diet
35、 dates back more than 2 million years .” 可知，A选项与文章细节不符；由第四段 “the giant pandas were about a third smaller than todays pandas.”可知，当时的大熊猫比现在的小三分之一，言外之意就是当时的大熊猫的体型是今天大熊猫的体型的三分之二，正确表达应该是“the giant pandas were about two thirds the size of todays pandas”，故C选项错误。结合第一段 “.its bamboo diet dates back more than
36、2 million years and may have played a key part in its survival.” 和倒数第二段 “. the pandas focus on bamboo could have helped it survive all these years.” 两句话中的“may” 和 “could”， 对竹子的作用都是一种推测，不是完全确定的结论，故D选项与文章不符。4.The passage mainly tells us that . A. pandas are endangered B. pandas had a long history C. pa
37、ndas had bamboo to beat predators D. todays Pandas are similar to the oldest ones 答案解析：答案为C。本题为推理题。由文章最后一段的总结 “Once an animal begins to rely on a common and stable food source, such as bamboo, it tends to evolve a larger body size,” he said. “As individuals of the evolving species grow bigger, they
38、have a better chance not to be eaten by predators (肉食动物) due to their larger body size.” 可知，每一种动物一旦有了普遍而稳定的食物源，体型就会增大，这种庞大的体型可以帮它们战胜肉食动物，这种规律同样适用于大熊猫。故答案为C。阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。(2013陕西，D)About 30 years ago, I left Cuba for the United States with my son. After getting settled finally i
39、n Brunswick, New Jersey，I enrolled(注册) my son in kindergarten. Several weeks later, my sons teacher asked me to meet him at his office.In the teachers office, and exchange of greetings was followed by his questions: “Is your son mentally retarded(弱智的)？Does he suffer from any kind of mental disabilit
40、y？”Was he talking about my wonderful Scola? No, no, it cant be. What a helpless, lonely moment! I told him that Scola was a quiet, sweet little boy, instead. I asked him why he was asking me all these questions.My son could not follow the teachers directions, he told me, and thus, Scola was disrupti
41、ng the class. Didnt he know my son did not speak English yet?He was angry: “Why hasnt your son been taught to speak English? Dont you speak English at home？”No, I didnt speak English at home, I replied. I was sure my son would learn English in a couple of months, and I didnt want him to forget his n
42、ative language. Well, wrong answer! What kind of person would not speak in English to her son at home and at all time? “Are you one of those people who come to this country to save dollars and send them back to their country, never wanting to be a part of this society？”Needless to say, I tried to te
43、ll him I was not one of “those people.” Then he told me the meeting was over, and I left.As I had expected, my son learned to speak English fluently before the school year was over. He went on to graduate from college and got a job, earning close to six figures. He travels widely and leads a welladj
44、usted, contented life. And he has benefited from being bilingual(双语的)Speaking more than one language allows people to communicate with others; it teaches people about other cultures and other placessomething very basic and obviously lacking in the “educator” I met in New Jersey.文章大意：本文是一篇记叙文，通过了一位新移
45、民及其儿子的经历讲述了掌握两门语言的好处。13The teacher asked the author to his office_.Ato discuss Scolas inclass performanceBto get Scola enrolled in kindergartenCto find a language partner for ScolaDto work out a study plan for Scola答案：A细节理解题。由第四段可以看出老师让家长去办公室是谈论Scola的课堂表现。故选A项。14What does the underlined word “disrup
46、ting” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?ABreaking.BFollowing.CAttending.DDisturbing.答案：D词义推测题。由上文“我的儿子不能跟上老师的指导”，因此Scola在扰乱课堂，故选D项，disturbing打扰，扰乱。15The authors attitude towards being bilingual may best be described as_.Acritical BcasualCpositive Dpassive 答案：C作者态度题。由文章最后两段，特别是He has benefited from being bilingual可知作者对于双语持肯定的态度，故选C项。16This text is likely to be selected from a book of _.Amedicine BeducationCgeography Dhistory答案：B推理判断题。本文讲述了掌握双语的好处，所以可能出自一本关于教育的书。