1、陕西永寿县2016高考英语二轮阅读理解练习（3）及答案阅读理解解读Walking in a farmers market often brings one to explore new food options, and now more locallyfarmed protein choices are available to help bridge the gap between our meals and the farms on which they originated. More and more local small farms are popping_up in oppos
2、ition to factory farms.Todays commercial farms do not fit the image that comes to mind while happily singing along to “Old McDonald”. Instead, most of the nations food comes from CAFOs, Confined Animal Feeding Operations, where animals are kept in tightly enclosed conditions as they are fattened up
3、and readied to be killed for food.Fortunately, knowing exactly where ones food comes from has led to an increase in the availability of what is known as “grassfed” beef. Technically, all cattle are grassfed for at least a limited amount of time, but what makes the meat significant is that it is gras
4、sfinished, not forcefed corn, soy or grains. This change in diet makes all the difference since corn is not part of the cows traditional diet, and therefore causes major health issues for it. To deal with the health issues, antibiotics (抗生素) are used and some of the antibiotics used to treat the cat
5、tle are similar to those given to humans, so they can decrease the effectiveness of medicine when a consumer is sick.A healthier diet for the cattle leads the meat to lower in both fat and calories. And when cooking grassfed beef, youd better use a slightly lower temperature to make it more deliciou
6、s.文章大意：本文是一篇议论文。为了应对机械化农业的弊端，越来越多的小农业开始兴盛起来了，它们生产的农畜牧产品不仅丰富了人们的一日三餐，同时也更绿色、更健康。5The underlined words “popping up” (in the 1st paragraph) probably means _.Aimproving Bfading Cprofiting Dappearing6The song “Old McDonald” describes _.Aanimals raised freely on local farmsBanimals kept in tightly enclose
7、d conditionsCcommercial farms providing fast foodDcommercial farms providing unpopular foods7Some medicines are less effective for beef consumers probably because _.Asome cattle feed on grainsBall cattle diet on grassCsome medicines are used to treat sick cattleDsome antibiotics are used by both cat
8、tle and people8We can infer from the text that _.Afood from local farms can help add to the variety in our daily mealsBsoy or grains are on the list of traditional diets of the cattleCcorn for the cattle leads the meat to lower in both fat and caloriesDlower temperature makes grassfed beef more deli
9、cious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。The producers of instant coffee found their product strongly resisted in the market places despite their products obvious advantages. Furthermore，the advertising expense for instant coffee was far greater than that for regular coffee. Efforts were made to find
10、 the cause of the users seemingly unreasonable resistance to the product. The reason given by most people was dislike for the taste. The producers doubt that there might be deeper reasons，however. This was supported by one of motivation researchs classic studies，one often cited in the trade. Mason H
11、aire of the University of California constructed two shopping lists that were the same except for one item. There were six items common to both lists: hamburger，carrots，bread，baking powder，canned peaches，and potatoes，with the brands or amounts specified. The seventh item，in fifth place on both lists
12、，read“lib. Maxwell House coffee”on one list and“Nescafe instant coffee”on the other. One list was given to each one in a group of fifty women，and the other list to those in another group of the same size. The women were asked to study their lists and then to describe，as far as they could，the kind of
13、 woman（personality and character）who would draw up that shopping list. Nearly half of those who had received the list including instant coffee described a housewife who was lazy and a poor planner. On the other hand，only one woman in the other group described the housewife，who had included regular c
14、offee on，her list was lazy; only six of that group suggested that she was a poor planner. Eight women felt that the instant-coffee user was probably not a good wife！No one in the other group drew such a conclusion about the housewife who intended to buy regular coffee.53. The result of the investiga
15、tion showed that _.A. women who used regular coffee were good plannersB. most of the women investigated were good at reasonsC. many women believed that wives who used instant coffee were lazyD. housewives who used instant coffee were lazy54. In the study，the women were supposed to give the opinions
16、about_.A. which was better，instant coffee or regular coffeeB. womens attitude towards shoppingC. the necessity of making such a shopping listD. the personality of a woman who would prepare such a list55. Judging by the result of the study many women were not interested in instant coffee because_.A.
17、they didnt trust advertisementsB. instant coffee was not suited to their tasteC. they wanted to show that they were intelligentD. they had a sense of shame about using instant coffee56. The“instant coffee”probably means_.A. expensive coffee B. coffee made up quickly for useC. cheap coffeeD.coffee ma
18、de up slowly for use【参考答案】53-56 CDDB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。“Creativity is the key to a brighter future，”says education and business experts. Here is how schools and parents can encourage this important skill in children.If Dick Drew had listened to his boss in 1925，we might not have a pr
19、oduct that we now think of as of great importance: a new type of tape. Drew worked for the Minnesota Mining Company. At work he developed a kind of material strong enough to hold things together. But his boss told him not to think more about the idea. Finally，using his own time，Drew improved the tap
20、e，which now is used everywhere by many people. And his former company learned from its mistake. Now it encourages people to spend 15 percent of their work time just thinking about and developing new ideas.Creativity is not something one is just born with，nor is it necessarily a character of high int
21、elligence. The fact that a person is highly intelligent does not mean that he uses it creatively. Creativity is the matter of using the resources one has to produce new ideas that are good for something.Unfortunately，schools have not tried to encourage creativity.With strong attention to test result
22、s and the development of reading，writing and mathematical skills，many educators give up creativity for correct answers.The result is that children can give back information but cant recognize ways to use it in new situation.They may know the rules correctly but they are unable to use them to work ou
23、t practical problems.It is important to give children choices. From the earliest age，children should be allowed to make decisions and understand their results.Even if its choosing between two food items for lunch，decision-making helps thinking skills.As children grow older，parents should let their c
24、hildren decide how to use their time or spend their money. This is because the most important character of creative people is a very strong desire to find a way out of trouble.57. What did the company where Drew once worked learn from its mistake?A. They should encourage people to work a longer time
25、.B. People should be discouraged to think freely.C. People will do better if they spend most of their work time developing new ideas.D. It is necessary for people to spend some of their work time considering and improving new ideas.58. Creativity is _.A. something that most people are born withB. so
26、mething that has nothing to do with intelligence at allC. a way of using what one has learned to work out new problems D. something that is not important to the character of a person at all 59. Why dont schools try to encourage creativity?A. They dont understand the importance of creativity educatio
27、n.B. They dont want their students to make mistakes.C. They pay too much attention to examination marks，language and maths skills.D. They think it more important to remember some information.60. What should the parents do when their children decide how to spend their money?A. Help them when necessar
28、y. B. Try to help them as much as possible.C. Take no notice of whatever they do.D. Leave the children as they are. 【答案】57-60 DCAA阅读理解解读On a visit to Japan, Wangari Maathai learned the story of the hummingbird (蜂鸟) and the forest fire. While the other animals run in fear, the hummingbird flies above
29、 the fire time and again, leaving a few drops of water from its beak.“Why do you bother？” the other animals shout at the hummingbird. “Im doing the best that I can，” the hummingbird replies.“Its such a beautiful story，” Ms. Maathai says, thinking of the worlds environmental problems. “Theres always
30、something we can do with our little beak like the little hummingbird.”In 2004 Maathai was honored with a Nobel Peace Prize for her work founding the Green Belt Movement (GBM), which hires villagers, especially women, to improve the environment. Since then, shes realized that peoples values are what
31、inspire them. If the values are good ones, good actions will follow.“If you dont have good values, youll develop vices (恶劣行径)，” says Maathai. “And if we give in to the vice, we destroy ourselves. We destroy the environment.” Thats the message of her new book.In 1971, Maathai received a doctors degre
32、e from the University of Nairobi, the largest university in Kenya. Shes now back in her homeland beginning work on the Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies (WMI) at the University of Nairobi. “They want to call it after me，” she says.WMI will pay more attention to “learning
33、by doing” and use knowledge to deal with real problems. “What Africa needs is people who are willing to get their fingers dirty and work with the people，” says Maathai.Planting trees is one way people connect with the natural world. She continues to inspire others. “There is no lasting peace until w
34、e have peace with the earth itself，” she says.文章大意：本文是一篇报道。保护环境人人有责，文章主要讲述了诺贝尔和平奖获得者Maathai保护环境的一些具体活动以及她关于保护环境的一些看法。9Why does Wangari Maathai think highly of the hummingbird?AIt can create water from its beak.BIt helps the other animals run away.CIt tries its best to put out the fire.DIt finds out
35、a way to save the forest.10Those who work for GBM are mainly _.Aenvironmental experts Bwomen villagersCpeople who had good values Dpeople who love birds11Which of the following is TRUE about Wangari Maathai?AShe is from Japan.BShe received a Nobel Prize.CShe is a university teacher.DShe has always r
36、aised the hummingbird.答案：B细节理解题。根据第四段第一句中“In 2004 Maathai was honored with a Nobel Peace Prize for her work founding the Green Belt Movement (GBM)”可知，B项正确。12According to Wangari Maathai, _.Agood actions lead to good valuesBpeoples values influence their actionsCeverybody has a possibility to develop vicesDpeople who have bad values may have good actions答案：B细节理解题。根据第四段最后一句和第五段内容可知，Maathai认为，如果你没有好的价值观，就会有不良行为；如果我们屈从于错误的价值观的话，就会伤害自己，破坏环境。故B项正确。