1、四川省成都市2016高考英语阅读理解二轮基础训练80集连载（71）及（解析）答案【2016高考模拟题】阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中，选出最佳选项。During her sixty-year career performing, Lena Horne entertained people with her beauty and rich, emotional voice. She used her fame to fight social injustices toward African-Americans. Lena Horne was born in New York in
2、 1917. At sixteen, Lena became a dancer at the famous Club in New York City. After taking voice lessons, she soon became a singer. In 1940, Lena Horne became the first African-American to perform with an all-white jazz band. After performing at a club in Hollywood, California, she caught the attenti
3、on of filmmakers. She soon began making movies. Her films became very popular. In the 1940s, Lena Horne was the first African-American in Hollywood to sign a long-term contract with a major movie studio. Her deal with MGM stated that she would never play the role of a servant. She refused to play ro
4、les that represented African-Americans disrespectfully(无礼的). But this refusal also limited her movie career. Lena Horne once said that World War Two helped make her a star. She was popular with both black and white soldiers. She sang on army radio programs and traveled to perform for the troops. Onc
5、e, she noted that German prisoners of war were permitted to sit closer to the stage than black soldiers. She was very angry. These experiences led to Lena Hornes work in the civil rights movement.Lena Horne sang at civil rights gatherings. She took part in the March on Washington protest in 1963. It
6、 was during this event that Martin Luther King Junior gave his “I Have a Dream” speech. She protested racial separation at the hotels where she performed. She took action so that she and her musicians would be allowed to stay in those hotels. Black musicians at the time generally stayed in black nei
7、ghborhoods.Lena Horne died in New York in 2010. 1. How old was Lena Horne when she died? A. 86 years old. B. 93 years old. C. 98 years old.D. 88 years old.2. We can infer that_. A. black actresses often played roles of servants in the film in the 1940sB. black women were forbidden to perform in the
8、film in the 1940sC. Lena Horne liked staying at hotel very muchD. Lena Horne didnt make any films in the 1960s3. What is the main idea of the fourth paragraph?A. Lena Horne was a friend of Martin Luther King Junior.B. Lena Horne took an active part in political activities.C. Lena Horne was involved
9、in civil rights activities.D. Lena Horne protested racial separation at the hotels.4. Why was Lena Horne angry?A. Because she was ill-treated by the army.B. Because black soldiers were badly treated by the army.C. Because she was refused to perform together with white actors.D. Because white soldier
10、s insulted her. 这是一篇记叙文。介绍了美国著名黑人女演员、歌手Lena Horne积极参与反对种族隔离的人权运动的故事。 1. B。细节理解题。根据第二段第一句Lena Horne was born in New York in 1917及最后一段最后一句Lena Horne died in 2010.可知Lena Horne是93岁时逝世的。 2. A。 推理判断题。根据Her deal with MGM stated that she would never play the role of a servant. She refused to play roles that
11、 represented African-Americans disrespectfully可以判断，黑人女演员当时主要演一些仆人 之类的小角色。 3. C。主旨大意题。根据本段的内容可知本段主要讲Lena Horne积极参与反对种族隔离的人权运动。故C项最佳。B项外延太大，针对性不强；D项是文中的一个细节，不具有概括性。A项信息没有提到。 4. B。细节理解题。根据第三段第四句she noted that German prisoners of war were permitted to sit closer to the stage than black soldiers可知她生气的原因是
12、黑人士兵没有得到公平的对待。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和D）中，选出最佳选项。In Los Angeles, drivers spend sixty-one hours every year stuck in traffic. These drivers know all too well how bad the traffic can be. “Therere too many cars, and you cant move around a lot.”Professor Cyrus Shahabi also knows about traf
13、fic jams. He lives more than 65 kilometers from his office at the University of Southern California, in Los Angeles. He is always late even with the help of a navigation (导航) system.He decided to develop a program called ClearPath for that. He says his program uses historical data to predict traffic
14、 conditions even before the driver leaves the house.“Whats unique is that we use a lot of data thats currently become available including traffic data, weather data, and we analyze that so that we can predict whats going to happen in front of you when you leave home.”Professor Shahabi says his syste
15、m does more than just respond to current traffic conditions. With ClearPath, he says, a driver can decide what time he wants to leave, and ClearPath will give the fastest route. It looks at the entire road network, including surface streets as well as highways, before the driver hits the road. Profe
16、ssor Shahabi hopes to have ClearPath available nationwide and overseas once they can collect traffic data from other cities.“I always thought that Los Angeles had the worst traffic, but now I know that Shanghai, Beijing, Seoul, Tokyo, believe it or not, Singapore, Hong Kong certainly are examples th
17、at can immediately use this. ”Professor Shahabi hopes to share this new technology with companies that already have navigation systems, such as Google and Apple.1.Drivers in Los Angeles were mentioned in order to_. A. show care for them B. introduce their life C. solve traffic problems D. raise the
18、topic2.What is unique about ClearPath?A. It can use a lot of information all over the world.B. It can ensure that you will never be late for work.C. It helps drivers see clearly what happens on the road.D. It helps drivers know the road conditions ahead of time. 3.The underlined word “hits” in the f
19、ifth paragraph probably means _.A. have an accident B. get toC. turn left or rightD. collect traffic data4.Whats Professor Shahabis attitude toward his invention?A. Disappointed. B. Proud. C. Optimistic. D. Worried.参考答案14、DDBC阅读下列短文，从没题所给的四个选项(A, B, C, D)中选出最佳选项。Nine years ago, after Leo had died, p
20、eople said to me. I never knew he was your stepfather. You see, I never called him that. At first, he was no one special in my life. Then he became my friend. In time, I felt he was also my father.Leo married my mother when I was eleven. Two years later we moved into a house in a new suburban develo
21、pment, where we put down roots. At first our lawn was just a mud with wild grass, but Leo saw bright possibilities. Well plant trees there to give us shade as well as some flowers, he said. And just these little touches made our house different from all the others. More important, a real family was
22、forming. Leo was becoming a full-time parent, and I was learning what it meant to have a father.Weekday mornings when the weather was bad, Leo often drove me to school. Having a father drop you off may have been something my classmates took for granted, but I always thought it was wonderful. Saturda
23、y mornings, we went to the hardware shop, then stepped into the five-and-ten, buying a sports magazine or something else. Some people might think that doing shopping together is nothing special, but I, who had ever before spent my childhood watching other families do their everyday activities, exper
24、ienced them now with extreme delight. Looking back, I realized that Leo gave me what I needed mostthe experience of doing ordinary things together as a family.Soon after we moved to the suburbs, one of our new neighbors introduced herself to me. She had already met my mother and Leo. You know, she s
25、aid, you look just like your father. I knew she was just making conversation-but even so. Thank you, I said. Why tell her anything different?1The writers purpose in writing this passage is _.Ato show his pride to have a good stepfatherBto show how interesting a person Leo wasCto remind us of our par
26、entsDto explain why they moved to the suburbs2The phrase “put down roots”in the second paragraph means .AfarmedBplantedCsettled Dworked3In the writers opinion, _.Ait is not easyto live with a stepfatherBnot all the stepfathers are as good as LeoCthe husband and wife must think more about their child
27、ren before they divorceDin stepfamilies the love and friendship are extremely precious4The last sentence “Why tell her anything different?”means that .Ahe should have told the truth Bhe wouldnt tell her the truthChe wanted to tell her something that had nothing to do with LeoDhe wanted to keep silen
28、ce whenever he met the neighbors【参考答案】14、ACDB阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中，选出最佳选项。 There are various reasons why cancers appear to be on the increase. For one thing, though their sufferers are to be found in all age groups, cancers are particularly likely to attack persons in their middle and advanced year
29、s. Naturally, since people live longer these years, there are more cancer sufferers than before. Again, with better methods of diagnosis (诊断), doctors can more easily recognize cancerous growths that would formerly have passed unnoticed or that would have been wrongly diagnosed. It is also believed
30、that certain habits and conditions of modem living, including heavy smoking and the pollution of the air, may leave people living in more cancer-causing conditions than before.We all look forward to the day when a simple medical test can find cancer while it is still small. Researchers around the wo
31、rld are working on such a test. Most of their work deals with the examination of the blood.Researchers in Boston have found something in the blood of cancer patients that does not appear in healthy persons. The test showed which persons had cancer and which did not. It was correct more than 90 perce
32、nt of the time.The researchers believe the test may be able to show cancer very clearly in its development. Cancers discovered early usually can be treated successfully.The test examines very small bits of fat in the blood called lipids (脂质). Cancers seem to change lipids although doctors do not kno
33、w why. The test showed differences between the lipids of the persons with cancer and the lipids of those without cancer.The researchers say the new test could be a step to develop a simple way to check patients for cancer before the disease shows on an X-ray.1. Who will fail cancer from the study of
34、 the researchers?A. The young. B. The middle age and the older.C. The man. D. The woman.2. The underlined words such a test refer to_.A. the test that shows which persons have cancer and which dont .B. the test that may be able to show cancer very early in its development,.C. a simple medical test t
35、hat cannot find cancer when it is -smallD. a new test that could be a step to develop a difficult way3. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?A. Cancers have much to do with something in patients blood.B. People living in better conditions are most likely to be attacked
36、by cancer.C.X-raying is the best way to determined whether a person has cancer or not.D. Cancers have nothing to do with a persons habits and living conditions.4. What would be the best title for the passage?A. A simple way to cancer B. Cancers can be curedC. How to find cancer D. Early discovery of
37、 cancer1. B 细节题。从第一段中的cancers are particularly likely to attack persons in their middle and advanced years可以知道癌症尤其容易在中年人和老年人的身体上发生。2. B 词义题。第二段中的a simple medical test can find cancer while it is still small；test与后面的such a test指的是同样的一种方法，所以这里的test指的是上句的“用最简单的方法诊断早期的癌症”。3. A 细节题。第三段中提到了cancer病人血液中的有些东
38、西在健康人中没有，并且百分之九十以上的情况是这样的。B项与D项的意思与文章第一段中的certain habits and conditions of modern living including heavy smoking and pollution of the air may leave people living in more cancer-causing conditions不符；C项内容与文章最后一段的意思不符。4. D 主旨题。文章在开头就交代了写作的目的，有各种不同的理由说明了为什么癌症似乎在上升，而从后面的几段我们知道科学家们正在研究一种新的早期诊断cancer的方法。20
39、16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和D）中，选出最佳选项。 “Cleverness is a gift while kindness is a choice. Gifts are easy theyre given after all. Choices can be hard.” Jeff BezosI got the idea to start Amazon 16 years ago. I came across the fact that the Internet usage was growing at 2,300 percent per year.
40、 Id never seen or heard of anything that grew that fast, and the idea of building an online bookstore with millions of titles was very exciting to me. I had just turned 30 years old, and Id been married for a year. I told my wife MacKenzie that I wanted to quit my job and go to do this crazy thing t
41、hat probably wouldnt work since most start-ups dont, and I wasnt sure what to expect. MacKenzie told me I should go for it. As a young boy, Id been a garage inventor. Id always wanted to be an inventor, and she wanted me to follow my passion.I was working at a financial firm in New York City with a
42、bunch of very smart people, and I had a brilliant boss that I much admired. I went to my boss and told him I wanted to start a company selling books on the Internet. He took me on a long walk in Central Park, listened carefully to me, and finally said, “That sounds like a really good idea, but it wo
43、uld be an even better idea for someone who didnt already have a good job.” That logic made some sense to me, and he convinced me to think about it for 48 hours before making a final decision. Seen in that light, it really was a difficult choice, but ultimately (最后), I decided I had to give it a shot
44、. I didnt think Id regret trying and failing. And I suspected I would always be haunted by a decision to not try at all.After much consideration, I took the less safe path to follow my passion, and Im proud of that choice. For all of us, in the end, we are our choices.1. What inspired the author wit
45、h the idea of building an online bookstore? A. His dream of being an inventor.B. The support of his wife. C. The greatly increasing usage of the Internet.D. Millions of exciting titles.2. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined sentence?. A. The idea of not trying would keep c
46、oming to his mind and disturb him.B. He would be very excited if he tried it out.C. He would be always having a doubt if he didnt try.D. The decision to not try the online bookstore would terrify him.3. We can know from the passage that _. A. the boss thought the idea was suitable for the authorB. t
47、he author wanted someone else to try the ideaC. the author might not regret if he failed the ideaD. the author might go back to his boss if he failed4. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage? A. Cleverness and KindnessB. The Starting of AmazonC. Following My PassionD. We Are What We Choose参考答案14 CACD
