1、山东枣庄市2016高考英语(二轮)阅读理解训练（3）及答案 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。【2014高考英语综合能力测试题】When we consider the large number of people who need help, being part of the solution can seem overwhelming. There are hundreds of thousands of kids trapped in quitting schools in the U.S. alone. There are many millions of
2、starving children around the world. How can a single person who isnt a billionaire have an impact? Where do you start? Start with one small act. When Hilde Back was a schoolteacher in Sweden, she decided to sponsor (赞助) one childs education in Kenya. Hildes sponsorship of Chris cost about $15 per mo
3、nth. Most poor children in Kenya cannot afford to pay secondary school tuition. Unfortunately, without an education, an extremely difficult and poor life is practically guaranteed. Thanks to Hildes generosity, Chris avoided that fate.Chris graduated from high school, went to University of Nairobi an
4、d then attended Harvard Law School. He became a U.N. Human Rights Advocate, and he started a charity. He got the name of his anonymous (匿名的) sponsor through the Swedish embassy and named his nonprofit organization the Hilde Back Education Fund (HBEF) after the sponsor he never met. HBEF pays tuition
5、 for poor students in Kenya. Since the charitys start, 350 children have been supported. Three hundred and fifty lives have been changed directly so far. That doesnt even include the impact on their families. And who knows how many of these students will be inspired, as Chris was, to give back.When
6、talking about why he started HBEF to educate poor children, he said, I think I want to see a world in which children have equal opportunity and are not robbed of their future by poverty, like so many of my friends in the village were.Its interesting that the only reason why Hilde Back was even alive
7、 to support Chris was because of a strangers kindness. This is a reminder that we can all make a difference, and you never know what a big impact a small act of kindness can have.26. Whats the function of the first paragraph? A. To tell a story. B. To give an example. C. To introduce the topic. D. T
8、o list some questions.27. Which of the following best describes Hilde Back? A. She used to be a poor student in Kenya. B. She did a small act to make a big difference. C. She offered something great to a poor student. D. She did a small act to get a fund named after her.28. What can be inferred from
9、 the passage? A. Chris named his fund after meeting Hilde Back. B. Chris would have a fate of poverty without an education. C. Chris fund is aimed to help poor children in his village. D. Chris knew the name of his sponsor before graduation.29. How is the passage organized? A. Topic- Examples - Conc
10、lusion B. Topic - Argument - Explanation C. Introduction - Comparison - Discussion D. Introduction- Description- Explanation30. What might be the best title of this passage? A. Help the poor B. Learn from Hilde Back C. To be a generous sponsor D. Start with one small act【参考答案】26-30 CBBAD Hilde Back曾
11、受过陌生人的帮助，也曾帮助过陌生人Chris, Chris后来成功了并成立了一个教育基金（HBEF）来帮助更多需要帮助的人。有时候，一个小小的善举可以产生巨大的影响。26. C。作者意图题。第一段前面的铺垫是为了引出这段的最后一句Start with one small act，这句话也是整篇文章的主题。27. B。推理判断题。第二段介绍了Hilde Back资助Chris的故事，而Chris成立基金会可以帮助更多的人。所以，Hilde Back的善举产生了很大的影响。28. B。推理判断题。根据第二段中Unfortunately, without an education, an extre
12、mely difficult and poor life is practically guaranteed. Thanks to Hildes generosity, Chris avoided that fate.可知答案。29. A。文章结构题。文章第一段引出话题，后面用Hilde Back和Chris的故事来做例子，最后一段再归纳主题，故选A。30. D。主旨大意题。根据第一段最后一句Start with one small act.以及最后一段中.and you never know what a big impact a small act of kindness can have
13、.可知答案。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。ConsiderYOU. In all time before now and in all time to come, there has never been and will never be anyone like you. You are unique in the entire history and future of the universe. Wow! Stop and think about that. You are better than anyone in a million.You a
14、re the only one like you in a sea of infinity（无穷，无限）!You are amazing! Youre awesome! Beautiful young people are the whimsy of nature, but beautiful old people are true works of art. But you don t become beautiful just by virtue of the aging process. Real beauty comes from learning, growing, and lovi
15、ng in the ways of life. That is the Art of Life. You can learn slowly, and sometimes painfully, by just waiting for life to happen to you. Or you can choose to accelerate your growth and intentionally devour life and all it offers. You are the artist that paints your future with the brush of today.
16、Paint a Masterpiece. God gives every bird its food, but he doesnt throw it into its nest. Wherever you want to go, whatever you want to do, its truly up to you!1Which would be the best title for the passage?AYouBA masterpieceCEnjoy your lifeDReal beauty2By writing this passage, what message does the
17、 writer mean to provide us?ABeing confident is more important than anything else.BYou are of course better than anyone else.CReal beauty comes from learning, growing and loving in the ways of life.DGod will help you once you have made up your mind.3What does the underlined word“accelerate”mean?Aslow
18、 downBincrease the speed ofCdevelopDhelp4What is the main idea of the last three paragraphs?AGod will help those are the most diligent.BActions are more important than goals.CGod will help you if necessary.DYou are the master of your goals and actions【参考答案】14、 A A B D 。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出
19、最佳选项。One of the major problems in our economy is inflation, a situation in which prices are going up faster than wages. Thus, a person has to work more hours to pay for the same thing. For example, lets say that this year a loaf of bread costs $1.00 and the average salary in the United States is $10
20、.00 per hour. That means a person could earn enough money to buy a loaf of bread in one-tenth of an hour, or six minutes, Then, halfway through the year, The price of bread goes up to $1.25, while wages stay the same. That means that a person how has to work one-eighth of an hour, or seven and a hal
21、f minutes to buy the same loaf of bread. Now lets say that at the end of the year, wages go up to$11.00 per hour, but the price of bread goes up to $1.50. Now a person has to work more than one-seventh of an hour, over eight minutes to but the same loaf of bread. As you can see, if more and more wor
22、k time is spent earning money to buy loaves of bread, employees will have less money left over to buy other things Inflation means that the same money buys fewer things and everybodys standard of living goes down, even if salaries are going up. Some kinds of inflation are worse than others, Moderate
23、 inflation does not distort（扭曲）relative prices or incomes seriously, Galloping inflation happens rapidly, say at a rate of 100 percent or more within a year. And then there is hyperinflationinflation so serious that people try to get rid of their currency before prices rise further and make the mone
24、y worthless. Times of hyperinflation are usually characterized by social and political disorder.1The passage mainly wants to .Alist major economic problemsBdiscuss something about inflationCexplain why bread prices increaseDstate the types of inflation2Why is“a loaf of bread”repeatedly mentioned?ATo
25、 express dissatisfaction with the price of bread.BTo show the effect of price changes.CTo compare bread with other food.DTo explain social and political disorder.3What happens when prices go up but salaries remain the same?AThe government will do more about the economy.BWorkers might lose their jobs
26、 of they show dissatisfaction.CPeople will save money rather than spend it.DPeople must work longer to buy the same things.4Which of the followings belongs to the type of moderate inflation?APeople try to get rid of their currency.BInflation occurs at rate of 100 percent in a yearCIncomes and relati
27、ve prices rise slightly.DThere is social and political disorder.【参考答案】1-4 、B B D C。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。 Nowadays, people in China are increasingly interested in celebrating foreign festivals, especially those western festivals. A survey conducted recently by sina. com. showed that amo
28、ng the 18,222 people surveyed 63.90% said celebrating Christmas is just another way of recreation, nothing serious while 17.85% surveyed considered the festival as a fashion act, showing they were not “out”. These two parts clearly indicate the general opinion of the young. 10.45% people involved sa
29、id the celebration of a religious western festival with so much enthusiasm is absolutely ridiculous pursuit of foreign goodness. Only 7.80% of people define Christmas as a kind of festival colonization(殖民).The arising of celebrating foreign festivals clearly has something to do with the advancement
30、of Chinas economy. In my point view, Christmas and other festivals celebrated in China have difference from the origin. They have lost their religious background and turned into a big occasion to have fun and enjoy life. Shop owners pockets are filled, the publics hunger for happiness is filled, and
31、 that is enough. Foreign festivals in China are more like carnivals giving people pleasure and enjoyment. The crisis of traditional Chinese festivals that are losing their attraction may be linked to the culture tradition and background of the festivals. Most Chinese festival culture is related more
32、 or less to real life. “The country is based on its people while the people are relied on their food”. But the western culture shows much of romance. Some festivals have their religious background while others have much to do with culture and people. At this point, food seems to be too plain. Flower
33、s and chocolates are more welcomed.Foreign festivals in China are celebrated for fun. They give people opportunities to relax and celebrate, to show appreciation and gratefulness. The acceptance of foreign festivals generally depends on the openness of the public, the familiarity with the western cu
34、lture, and most importantly, on peoples economic status.1From the survey we know that among the people surveyed _. Amost think celebrating foreign festivals is ridiculous Bmany fear that traditional Chinese festivals will disappear soon Csome think that celebrating foreign festivals is a sign of for
35、eign goodness chasing Dhalf think celebrating foreign festivals makes people not go out of fashion2The writer thinks that foreign festivals celebrated in China _.Ahave lost their religious backgroundBare the same as those celebrated in the WestCcan give more fun than traditional Chinese festivalsDma
36、y reduce the hunger of public people3What is the main difference between foreign festivals and traditional Chinese ones?AForeign festivals can make Chinese shop owners pockets full quickly.BThe food at foreign festivals is too simple.CChinese festivals always have something to do with culture.DForei
37、gn festivals are romantic while traditional Chinese ones are connected with reality.4Which of the following may NOT be the reason why so many people accept foreign festivals? APeople can relax themselves.BPeople can show their thanks to others. CForeign festivals have longer histories than Chinese ones. DPeople have known more about the western culture.【参考答案】14、C A D C。