1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。Mainland couples who give birth to a second child in Hong Kong will be fined for breaking the family planning policy，a senior official has warnedAs more women flock to Hong Kong to give birth to their second child，Zhang Feng，family planning departme
2、nt director of Guangdong Province，stressed that this violated Chinas policies“And those who are government employees will even be dismissed from their posts”he saidAccording to statistics revealed by Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government，about 88，000 babies were born in Hong Kong in 201
3、0，but more than 41，000 or 47 percent，were to mainland couples，including a large number from GuangdongHong Kong has limited the number of mainland women permitted to give birth in the city at 34，000 this yearThe issue also has caused calls for an amendment（修正）to Hong Kongs Basic Law so that babies bo
4、rn to mainland women are no longer granted permanent fight of abode“I support Hong Kong governments decision to reduce or limit the number for mainland women giving birth in Hong Kong”Zhang saidChina introduced its family planning policy in 1979 to limit births in the worlds most populous nation，alt
5、hough the rules have been relaxed in recent years1Which of the following is true?AThose who give birth to a second child in Hong Kong will be finedBMany government employees have been dismissed from their postsCZhang Feng is family planning department director of Guangdong ProvinceDIt doesnt matter
6、if they give birth to their second child on the mainland2What does the word “violated” mean in the second paragraph? Awent against Bwas obeyed Cwas for Dwas dismissed3Zhang Feng said that .Afew families had been punished after having a second child in ChinaBabout 88，000 babies were born in Hong Kong
7、 in 2010Cthe residents medical services in Hong Kong had been affectedDhe agreed to reduce or limit the number for mainland women giving birth in Hong Kong4From the passage we can infer .Ain 2010 most of the babies born in Hong Kong belonged to mainland couplesBthe number of mainland women permitted
8、 to give birth in Hong Kong has been reducedCbabies born to mainland women in Hong Kong cant get permanent right of abode nowDthe family planning policy in China is as strict as before5Which is NOT the reason why some people want to give birth to a second child in Hong Kong?AThey want to gain right
9、of abode（居住）there for their babiesBThey want to escape being punished for breaking the family planning policyCThey want to cause calls for an amendment（修正）to Hong Kongs Basic LawDThey want their babies to enjoy the good medical services in Hong Kong【参考答案】1-5、 CADBC 2016高考英语二轮：（寒假）阅读理解训练（15）及答案AThe G
10、reat Barn AdventureOne morning when I was 11, I explored the towns abandoned round grain barn（谷仓）. I found a chained sliding door that was wide enough for me to pass through.Inside, there was a heavy smell of dead mice in the dark. After my eyes adjusted, I noticed a shaft (升降机井) that rose all the w
11、ay to the top of the barn. On one side was a one-man elevator with a long rope and roller.I stepped onto the platform and gave the rope a drag and the elevator began sliding up the shaft, but stopped halfway. After a brief panic attack, I noticed holes in the wall at regular intervals, forming a lad
12、der. For reasons known only to an 11-year-old, I decided it would be better to go up than down. So, with shaking hands, I began climbing the wall.After what seemed like forever, I reached the top of the shaft. I stood up, dusted myself off and found absolutely nothing of interest. It was just an emp
13、ty room with a ladder leading up to the roof. I climbed all the way up here for this? Then I noticed a fire extinguisher（灭火器）,which Id always wanted to shoot off. So this was the chance of a lifetime. I tried it, and, much to my surprise, the thing worked! It shot out a thick cloud of powder that in
14、stantly filled the room. I couldnt breathe. I was going to choke to death, and theyd probably never even find my body.Luckily, I remembered the ladder to the roof. I climbed up, popped the straw roof and saw a bright blue sky. I suddenly realized the dust and powder pouring out of the top could draw
15、 attention. So when the dust had settled, I climbed down and slipped out of the chained door. Im not sure if I was more excited about being alive or about not being caught, but I ran all the way back home. 1. When the author got inside the barn, he _.A. noticed a man on the elevatorB. opened the cha
16、ined sliding doorC. saw many dead mice in the darkD. found a shaft leading to the top2. Which of the following is the right order of the authors adventure?a. The elevator stopped halfway.b. He entered the round grain barn.c. He climbed to the top of the shaft.d. He found a fire extinguisher and shot
17、 it off.A. b-a-c-d B. a-c-b-d C. c-a-d-b D. b-c-a-d3. After getting out of the chained door, the author might feel _.A. inspired B. relieved C. surprised D. disappointed4. From the passage, we can learn that the author was probably a boy full of _.A. passions B. dreams C. curiosity D. imagination参考答
18、案1-4 DABC BEvening WorkshopsOptional evening workshops will be held at small restaurants or other meeting places near the conference hotel. Meals and other costs are not included but are also optional. Locations will be announced at the conference site. Workshops are very loosely organized and most
19、represent discussions that have been held at Society for Economic Botany (SEB) meetings over a series of years. Workshop 1: Student NetworkDate: Wednesday evening, Feb. 5thChairs: Hugo de Boer and Arika VirapongseSponsor:Society for Economic BotanyDescription: Student members of the SEB hold a netwo
20、rking mixer each year in order to meet each other and to become familiar with a variety of educational programs and faculty advisors(大学指导老师). Faculty members who are part of training programs are encouraged to join the mixer to meet and talk with students.Workshop 2: Botanical Film Making Date : Wed
21、nesday evening, Feb. 5thChair : David StrauchSponsor : University of HawaiiDescription : Digital film making is a particularly useful tool of linking cultural information to recognizable plants. This workshop is aimed towards increasing the quality of material recorded by giving participants greater
22、 control over the medium. We will cover technical aspects (e.g. camera settings, audio), technical aspects (framing, lighting, focus), and some ways of presenting the material. Experienced filmmakers are encouraged to attend, and participants are welcome to bring their own camera equipment. Workshop
23、 3: Collections for Botany Collections Development and ManagementDate: Friday evening, Feb. 7th Chair: Jan Salick Sponsor: Society for Economic Botany Description: SEB is a network of researchers who have been developing standards for the development of collections of artifacts, plant samples and re
24、lated materials. Participants discuss successes, problems, and funding sources for solving management issues. 5. One of the purposes of a networking mixer held each year is to _. A. provide students with greater control over the media B. link cultural information to recognizable plants C. help the s
25、tudents to deal with most of the environment issues D. help the students to be familiar with educational programs6. Which of the following is true according to the poster? A. Evening workshops will be held at small restaurants with meals included. B. Participants have more than one option on Feb.5th
26、 than another night. C. Workshops have nothing to do with the discussions held at SEB meetings. D. Faculty advisers can join the mixer without training experience.7. You are a college student, interested in plants and good at taking TV pictures. Which of the Evening Workshops is most suitable for yo
27、u? A. Botanical Film Making. B. Collections for Botany. C. Student Network.D. Society for Economic Botany.参考答案5-7 DBA CThe extraordinary Eastgate Building in Harare, Zimbabwes capital city, is said to be the only one in the world to use the same cooling and heating principles as the termite mound(白蚁
28、堆). Architect Mick Pearce used precisely the same strategy when designing the Eastgate Building, which has no air-conditioning and almost no heating. The buildingthe countrys largest commercial and shopping complexuses less than 10% of the energy of a conventional building of its size. The Eastgates
29、 owners saved $3.5 million on a $36 million building because an air-conditioning equipment didnt have to be imported.The complex is actually two buildings linked by bridges across a shady, glass-roofed atrium(天井) open to the air. Fans suck fresh air in from the atrium, blow it upstairs through hollo
30、w spaces under the floors and from there into each office through baseboard vents(通风口). As it rises and warms, it is drawn out via ceiling vents and finally exists through forty-eight brick chimneys. During summers cool nights, big fans blow air through the building seven times an hour to cool the e
31、mpty floors. By day, smaller fans blow two changes of air an hour through the building, to circulate the air which has been in contact with the cool floors. For winter days, there are small heaters in the vents. This is all possible only because Harare is 1600 feet above sea level, has cloudless ski
32、es, little dampness and rapid temperature changesdays as warm as 31 commonly drop to 14 at night. “You couldnt do this in New York, with its hot summers and cold winters,” Pearce said. The engineering firm of Ove Arup & Partners monitors daily temperatures. It is found that the temperature of the bu
33、ilding has generally stayed between 23 and 25, with the exception of the annual hot period just before the summer rains in October and three days in November, when a doorkeeper accidentally switched off the fans at night. And the air is freshfar more so than in air-conditioned buildings, where up to
34、 30% of the air is recycled. 8. Why was Eastgate cheaper to be built than a conventional building? A. It was designed in a smaller size. B. No air conditioners were fixed in. C. Its heating system was less advanced.D. It used rather different building materials.9. What does “it” refer to in Paragrap
35、h 3?A. Fresh air from outside.B. Heat in the building.C. Hollow space. D. Baseboard vent. 10. Why would a building like Eastgate Not work efficiently in New York?A. New York has less clear skies as Harare.B. Its dampness affects the circulation of air.C. New York covers a larger area than Harare.D.
36、Its temperature changes seasonally rather than daily.11. The data in the last paragraph suggests Eastgates temperature control system_.A. allows a wide range of temperatures B. functions well for most of the yearC. can recycle up to 30% of the airD. works better in hot seasons参考答案8-11 BADB DMen are
37、spending more and more time in the kitchen encouraged by celebrity (名人) chefs like Gordon Ramsay and Jamie Oliver, according to a report from Oxford University. The effect of the celebrity role models, who have given cooking a more manly picture, has combined with a more general drive towards sexual
38、 equality and men now spend more than twice the amount of time preparing meals than they did in 1961.According to the research by Prof. Jonatahn Gershuny, who runs the Centre for Time Research at Oxford, men now spend more than half an hour a day cooking, up from just 12 minutes a day in 1961.Prof.
39、Gershuny said, “The man in the kitchen is part of a much wider social trend. There has been 40 years of sexual equality, but there is another 40 years probably to come.”Women, who a generation ago spent nearly two hours a day cooking, now spend just one hour and seven minutesa great fall, but they s
40、till spend far more time in the kitchen than men.Some experts have named these men in aprons as “Gastrosexuals (men using cooking skills to impress friends)”, who have been inspired to pick up a kitchen knife by the success of Ramsay, Oliver as well as other male celebrity chefs such as Hugh Fearnle
41、y-Whittingstall, Marco Pierre White and Keith Floyd. “I was married in 1974. When my father came to visit me a few weeks later, I was wearing an apron when I opened the door. He laughed,” said Prof. Gershuny. “That would never happen now.”Two-thirds of adults say that they come together to share at
42、least three times a week, even if it is not necessarily around a kitchen or dining room table. Prof. Gershuny pointed out that the family meal was now rarely eaten by all of its members around a tablewith many “family meals” in fact taken on the sofa in the sitting room, and shared by family members
43、. “The family meal has changed a lot, and few of us eatas I did when I was a childat least two meals a day together as a family. But it has survived in a different format.” 12. What is one reason behind the trend that men spend more time cooking than before?A. The improvement of cooks status.B. The
44、influence of popular female chefs.C. The change of females view on cooking.D. The development of sexual equality campaign.13. What does the author think about the time men and women spend on cooking?A. Men spend more time cooking than women nowadays.B. Women spend much less time on cooking than befo
45、re.C. It will take 40 years before men spend more time at the stove than women.D. There is a sharp decline in the time men spend on cooking compared with 1961.14. How did Prof. Gershuny see the family meal according to the passage?A. It has become a thing of the past.B. It is very different from wha
46、t it used to be.C. It shouldnt be advocated in modern times.D. It is beneficial to the stability of the family.15. Which is the best title for the passage?A. The Changes of Family MealsB. Equality between Men and WomenC. Cooking into a New Trend for Men D. Cookinga Thing of the Past for Women参考答案1215 DBBC- 8 - 版权所有高考资源网