1、新密市（河南省）2016高考英语二轮阅读理解训练（8）及答案黑龙江省大庆市喇中2016高考英语阅读练习新闻报道类The International Painting Contest on Googles homepage in 2015 may look pretty strange, but it spotlightings a very serious issue: clean water, which is unusual for an 11-year-old from Long Island. Audrey Zhang, a fifth-grader from Levittown, N
2、.Y, is the winner of this years Doodle 4 Google contest, rising to the top of some 100, 000 entries on the theme of “draw one thing to make the world a better place.” Her piece, titled “Back to Mother Nature,” describes a detailed water-cleaning machine. Zhang worked with a team of artists at Google
3、 to animate(使生动)her drawing. “To make the world a better place, I came up with a transformative water purifier, a machine used to remove dirty or harmful substances,” Google quoted Zhang as saying. “It takes in dirty and polluted water from rivers, lakes and even oceans, then massively transforms th
4、e water into clean, safe and pure water. When humans and animals drink this water, they will live a healthier life.” She created a whole world around the deviceone populated by humans, a whale in a top hat and dragons. Zhang, s piece is “so vivid and so rich and so full and so complete, Google Doodl
5、e team leader Ryan Germick told the Washington Post. “Every leaf seemed to have life in it.” Along with having her artwork featured on Googles homepage, Zhang wins a $30,000 college scholarship. In addition, her school will receive a $50,000 Google for Education technology grant, and the company is
6、donating $20,000 in her name to a charity devoted to bringing clean water to schools in Bangladesh. On Sunday, the night before her work was revealed on net, Zhang told Newsday she was excited by the big win, but said she wouldnt be awake when her art first went online at midnight. “I have school-to
7、morrow, so I cant stay up late,” she told the paper.【小题1】 Whats the passage mainly about? AThe winner and her work in the painting contest.BThe team of artists at Google to animate drawings.CThe painting contest of Googles homepage in 2015.DThe water-cleaning machine in the painting contest.【小题2】Acc
8、ording to the passage, we know that_. AAudrey Zhang is creative and self-disciplinedBa water-cleaning device was made in the contestC$50, 000 will be donated in Audrey Zhangs nameDZhangs piece was printed in all major newspapers【小题3】The underlined word in Paragraph l probably means “_”. Aput up with
9、B1ook for ward toCbreakaway fromDfocus attention on 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。【四川省绵阳市2014高考英语一模试题】An early invention by Albert Einstein has been rebuilt by scientists at Oxford University. They are trying to develop an environmentally friendly refrigerator that runs without electricity.We a
10、ll know that modern fridges cause damage to the environment. They work by using a kind of man-made greenhouse gas called Freon (氟里昂), which is far more damaging than carbon dioxide.Now Malcolm McCulloch, an electrical engineer at Oxford, is leading a three-year project to develop appliances that can
11、 be used in places without electricity.His team has completed a prototype (样机) of a fridge patented in 1930 by Einstein. It used only pressurized gases to keep things cold. The design was partly used in the first refrigerators, but the technology was dropped when more efficient compressors (压缩机) bec
12、ame popular in the 1950s. That meant a switch to using Freon.Einsteins idea uses butane (丁烷) and water and takes advantage of the fact that liquids boil at lower temperatures, when the air pressure around them is lower.If you go to the top of Mount Qomolangma, water boils at a much lower temperature
13、 than it does when youre at sea level and thats because the pressure is much lower up there, said McCulloch.At one side is the evaporator (蒸发器), a bottle that contains liquid butane. If you introduce a new vapor above the butane, the liquid boiling temperature decreases and, as it boils off, it take
14、s energy from the surroundings to do so, says McCulloch. Thats what makes it cold.The gas fridges based on Einsteins design were replaced by Freon-compressor fridges partly because Einsteins design was not very efficient. But McCulloch thinks that by changing the design and replacing the types of ga
15、ses used it will be possible to quadruple (翻两番) the efficiency.However, McCullochs fridge is still in its early stages. Its very much a prototype, he said. Give us another month and well have it working.72According to the passage, an early invention by Albert Einstein _.Ahas been rediscovered becaus
16、e it costs much less and works more efficientlyBis being redesigned because it could be used in places without electricityChas just been found to be energy-saving and environmentally friendlyDwill be fully made use of and become the fridge of the future73Which of the following is TRUE according to t
17、he text?AFreon was used in fridges long before the 1950s.BFreon is what makes current fridges big polluters.CMcCulloch thinks he could improve Einsteins design by using other types of vapors.DThe fridge Malcolm McCulloch and his team designed will be put into production soon.74We can learn from the
18、text that the prototype completed _.Achanged the air pressure around itBwas tested on the top of Mount EverestCincreased the liquid boiling temperatureDused only pressurized gases to keep things cold75McCullochs words in Paragraph 6 _.Aserve as an explanation for the principle behind Einsteins fridg
19、eBgive you the reason why Einsteins fridge was not efficientCtell you how to take advantage of low air pressureDshow you how Einsteins fridge works【参考答案】7275、BBDA黑龙江省大庆市喇中2016高考英语阅读练习新闻报道类A new pollen (花粉) study showed that drought was responsible for the extinction of civilizations more than 3,000
20、years ago during the Bronze Age. The reason behind why the civilizations in and around modern-day Israel suddenly broke down more than 3,000 years ago has remained a mystery up until now. A new pollen study by Tel Aviv University researchers finally solved this Bronze Age mystery. Prof. Israel Finke
21、lstein showed that owing to serious climate changes, the entire world of the Bronze Age crumbled in a short period of time. The discovery was made on the basis of a high-resolution analysis of pollen grains taken from sediments (沉淀物) beneath the Sea of Galilee and the western shore of the Dead Sea.
22、Prof. Finkelstein received support from the European Research Council to conduct research aimed at reconstructing ancient Israel. Researchers of the part of the project that dealt with climate change extracted (提取) about 60 feet of samples of gray muddy sediment from the center of the Sea of Galilee
23、 in northern Israel. They had to drill through 1,000 feet of water and into 65 feet of the lake bed and were able to recover evidence dating over the past 9,000 years. “Pollen is the most enduring organic material in nature,” explained Dr. Dafna Langgut, a pollen researcher who carried out the actua
24、l work of sampling. “These grains tell us about the plants that grew near the lake in the past and therefore prove the climatic conditions in the region.” Researchers noted a sharp decrease in Mediterranean trees like oaks and pines in the Late Bronze Age. According to study experts, this could be b
25、ecause of repeated periods of drought. The droughts may have resulted in long famines, forcing people to migrate from north to south.【小题1】The underlined word “crumbled” in Paragraph 3 means _. AsettledBchangedCestablishedDdisappeared【小题2】Prof. Finkelstein conducted the new pollen study to _. Aearn s
26、ome moneyBrecreate ancient IsraelClearn more about local plantsDdiscover the ancient civilizations【小题3】By conducting the study, scientists found _. AMediterranean trees were rare in the Early Bronze AgeBclimate change was to blame for the lost civilizationCpeople in the Late Bronze Age starved to de
27、athDdroughts were rare during the Bronze Age【小题4】The text is most probably taken from _. Aa travel magazineBa history textbookCa newspaper reportDan agricultural book 人物传记型阅读理解(一)There has been an outpouring of love for, a 23yearold disabled woman whose dog was killed in front of her while a groomer
28、 (美容师) tried to trim (修剪) its claws.Calls and emails came from as far away as the Upper Peninsula and Arizona as well as Oakland and Macomb counties, offering Laurie Crouch, who uses a wheelchair because of multiple sclerosis (硬化症), everything from dogs to money, such as that from Jason Daly of Rose
29、ville who said, “I would like to buy her a new dog.”A story about the death of Crouchs pet, Gooch, wasprinted on the front page of Macomb Daily.Crouch said a groomer tied Gooch up with a collar, and then she and a man sat on the dog to trim its nails.Gooch died after one claw was trimmed.Crouch yell
30、ed at the groomer to stop when she saw Gooch was struggling to breathe, but she said she was ignored.“If I could have walked, I would have put my hands on her and pulled her off my dog and physically stopped her, but I cant do that.” Gooch was not a trained service animal, but naturally helped Crouc
31、h by picking up things for her.“This case is absolute animal abuse (虐待)，” Larry Obrecht, division manager of the Oakland County Animal Shelter in Auburn Hills, said.People who read the story contacted Oakland Press to offer help.A message, from Rebecca Amett of Giggles N Wiggles PuppyRescue, in Rose
32、ville, said, “We have puppies to donate and want to help the young woman who lost her service dog.”“When Gooch was with me, I was happy，” Crouch said.“I think I can be happy again but no animal can replace Gooch.Theres never going to be another Gooch out there but I think I will find a dog that can
33、bring me joy again.”()1.What does the passage mainly tell us?AA disabled womans service dog.BA cruel groomer killed a disabled womansdog.CPeoples love for a disabled woman who lost her dog.DA disabled woman loves to have the dog as company. ()2.People called and emailed to _.Agive their angry voice
34、to the groomerBoffer help and care to Laurie CrouchCtell Crouch how to punish the groomerDoffer a cure for Crouchs disease()3.Gooch died mainly because _.Athe groomer was carelessBthe groomer didnt know how to trim the dogs nailsCthe groomer sat on the dog with another manDthe dog was wearing a coll
35、ar ()4.What do we know about Crouchs dog?AIt was a specially trained service dog.BIt was trained to do many things for people.CIt was Crouchs only friend.DIt could offer some help to Crouch.()5.We can infer from the passage that _.ACrouch must be sad after losing her dog BCrouch refused to take anot
36、her dogCCrouch has accepted another dog from a strangerDCrouch can live well without a dogs company【解析】 一位23岁的残疾女士，她的狗被宠物美容师压死以后，人们纷纷打电话或者发电子邮件安慰她，并表示愿意为她提供帮助。1C主旨大意题。综合文章内容可知，文章主要叙述了人们对这位失去爱狗的残疾女士的关爱。2B细节理解题。从文章第二段everything from dogs to money, such as that from Jason Daly of Roseville who said, “I would like to buy her a new dog.”和倒数第二段可知B为正确选项。3C细节理解题。从文章第三段可知，宠物美容师和另外一个人坐在狗身上最终导致狗窒息而死。4D细节理解题。从文章第四段可知，Gooch虽然没有经过特殊训练，但能够为Crouch捡东西，给她提供一些帮助。5A推理判断题。从文章最后一段可知，Crouch认为没有狗会替代她原来的狗，因此推断狗死了以后，她很伤心。
