1、合川市2016高考英语短二轮：阅读理解训练（2）及答案【由江西省吉安一中2014模拟改编】 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。What would it be like to take a walk on the surface of Mars? If you could design the tallest building in the world, what would it look like? Do you dream of being the next J.K.Rowling? This summer, you can experience all
2、of these things, and more. All you need is an Internet connection and your imagination. A recent study by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that kids spend an average of 1 hour and 29 minutes online each day. Many kids like to use that time to chat with friends, play games or check e-mails. But nex
3、t time you get on the Web, try exploring the world instead. “With the Internet, you can go back 11,000 years in time, or go 11,000 kilometers across the planet,” said Russell, Web search expert of Google. “The whole scope of history and the world is open to you.”There is a wealth of information to b
4、e found online. For example, if your family is going on vacation somewhere, do a quick online search on the area before you even get in the car. “Whats the background of the place; whats the history?” says Russell. “I like to tell my kids, Whenever you have a question, whenever you have a doubt, sea
5、rch it out.”Ready to launch a virtual journey of your own? Here are a few starting points to get you thinking and to help you on your way. You can invite your parents along for the ride, too. Always ask for permission before downloading programs and software into your computer. And, check with a par
6、ent or adult before visiting any new website.Navigate the world in 3-D with Google Earth. Begin in outer space and zoom into the streets of any city, from Hong Kong to San Francisco. Or, visit ancient monuments and watch the changing rainforests over time. With the moon in Google Earth tool, you can
7、 walk in Neil Armstrongs famous footsteps. Take a guided tour of the moons surface with Armstrongs fellow shuttle mate astronaut Buzz Aldrin.1. According to Russell, the kids _.A. spend too much time on the InternetB. should never chat and play games onlineC. can solve their problems through the Int
8、ernetD. should study hard instead of chatting online2. From the passage we know that _.A. we can find much information we need onlineB. Neil Armstrong traveled to the moon aloneC. the kids can download programs onto the computer freely D. the kids can visit the new website freely without parents gui
9、dance3. According to the passage, if you want to go to Tropical Rainforests, you can _.A. take the time shuttle B. go to the cinema to watch 3-D filmsC. find a travel agency in Google D. use Google Earth 4. The passage is mainly intended for _.A. parents B. kids C. teachers D. adults5. In which sect
10、ion of a website can we probably read this passage?A. Culture. B. Health. C. Internet World. D. Tourism.【参考答案】15、CADBC阅读理解练习阅读理解。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。Movie magic can defy reality, but actors are inescapably humanThey grow and change, and dont necessarily change for the betterHarry Pott
11、er actors, who are now saying their final goodbyes to their roles, have all become fully-fledged（成熟的） grown-ups, worlds apart from the little kids who began the Hogwarts adventures in 2001While many fans feel sad that the magical franchise is coming to an end, some feel even sadder to see how much t
12、he actors have changed over the yearsDaniel Radcliffe （who plays Harry Potter） went from being a really cute kid to a thin, pale-looking guy, said Filipino Internet User LealuvyI kind of wish he stayed a kid foreverRadcliffe himself doesnt seem to be bothered by his change of appearanceIn an intervi
13、ew with GQ magazine last week, he teased himself: If people find me sexy or cool, its because they like short, little, nerdy guysAnd we do have our niche（合适的职业） Meanwhile, actors growing up to be handsome have their headachesHarry Melling, who played Potters cousin Dudley Dursley, told The Telegraph
14、 that he was almost recast for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows when producers discovered he d lost a lot of weight he had as a kidHe was too thin for the partThey （the producers） did this double take, Oh my God, we are going to have to do something, and I felt guilty, said MeilingAside from cha
15、nges in looks, the gradual personality change of child stars is another big concern of audience and producersMiley Cyrus began her career at 13 in Disneys hit TV series Hannah MontanaWhen Cyrus decided to show her adult personality by releasing sexy photos, people began to get uneasy about herReport
16、s said that furious Disney bosses were considering replacing Cyrus with a more clean-cut teen starCyrus finally kept her role after public apologiesBut some parents banned their children watching the showMy daughter has been banned from watching the show, supermodel Cindy Crawford told Showbiz SpyI
17、really dont think Miley Cyrus is much of a role model for my kid6lThe underlined word defy in Paragraph 1 means _AchallengeBcontrol Cclarify Dabandon62Which one is TRUE according to the passage?AActors always grow and change for the betterBDaniel Radcliffe cant escape from being a kidCSome fans feel
18、 sad about the ending of the film series and the actors changesDHarry Melling was too thin to recast for the film63Radcliffe doesnt feel bothered by his change of appearance because _Apeople think him sexy or coolBpeople like short, little, nerdy guysChe thinks he grows up to be handsomeDsome people
19、 do think such a boy as him is sexy64What do audience and producers concern about?AThe actors changes in appearances and gradual personalityBThe actors weightCWhether the producers did the double takeDWhether the actors are sexy or clean-cut65We can infer that _ from the story of Miley CyrusAMiley C
20、yrus decided to change her sexy adult personality later onBDisney bosses prefer pure teen stars to sexy adults in their moviesCparents prevented their children from watching her showDCindy Crawford is a supermodel, who has a daughter【参考答案】61-65 ACDAB 阅读理解练习【广东省2012届高三考前冲刺卷(一)】Everyone knows that tax
21、ation is necessary in a modern state：Without it，it would not be possible to pay the soldiers and policemen who protect us；nor the workers in government offices who look after our health，our food，our water，and all the other things that we cannot do for ourselves；nor the ministers and members of parli
22、ament(国会) who govern the country for us.By means of taxation，we pay for things that we need just as much as we need somewhere to live and something to eat.But everyone knows that taxation is necessary，different people have different ideas about how taxation should be arranged.Should each person have
23、 to pay a certain amount of money to the government each year？Or should there be tax on things that people buy and sell？If the first kind of taxation is used，should everyone pay the same tax，whether he is rich or poor？If the second kind of tax is preferred，should everything be taxed equally?In most
24、countries，a direct tax on persons，which is called income tax，exists.It is arranged in such a way that the poorest people pay nothing，and the percentage of tax grows greater as the taxpayers income grows.In England，for example，the tax on the richest people goes up as high as ninetyfive percent!But co
25、untries with direct taxation nearly always have indirect taxation too.Many things imported into the country have to pay taxes or “duties”Of course，it is the men and women who buy these imported things in the shops who really have to pay the duties，in the form of higher prices.In some countries，too，t
26、here is a tax on things sold in the shops.If the most necessary things are taxed，a lot of money is collected，but the poor people suffer most.If unnecessary things like jewels and fur coats are taxed，less money is got but the tax is fairer，as the rich pay it.Probably this last kind of indirect tax，to
27、gether with a direct tax on incomes which is low for the poor and high for the rich，is the best arrangement.36The first paragraph tells us about the_.Atax policiesBtaxable itemsCarrangement of taxationDimportance of taxation37Which of the following statements about income tax is NOT true in most cou
28、ntries?AThe poorest pay no tax.BThe poor pay the same taxes as the rich.CThe rich pay more taxes than the poor.DThe rich pay a very high percentage of tax.38People who buy imported items in the shops have to pay duties_.Ato the government officeBat a lower priceCas an income taxDin the form of highe
29、r prices39According to the writer，if valuable things are taxed，_.Amuch money is collectedBthe poor suffer a lotCthe rich will be happyDthe tax is more reasonable40In the passage，the writer suggests_.Atwo kinds of income taxesBthe importance of indirect taxesCthe fairer income taxesDmore than one kin
30、d of indirect taxes36D第一段第一句就是主题句。37B从第三段可以作出判断。38D第四段第三句已经点明了此题答案。39D从第四段最后一句可知答案。40D从文章最后两段内容可以看出最佳选项。阅读理解练习【广东省2012届高三考前冲刺卷(一)】The quality of drinking water in Shanghai will meet European Union standard by 2015 and，a decade later，citizens in Shanghai will drink the best water in the world.These w
31、ere the goals set by the Shanghai Water Authority.With the citys population expected to increase only slightly and the economy to boom by 2020，Chen Yin，an official with the water authority，said Shanghais water consumption will not increase from its present amount.Zhang Yue，director of the Urban Cons
32、truction Division under the Ministry of Construction，said，“Shanghai is the first city in the country to publicize these ambitions.They will not be easy to achieve.”He said water saving will help keep the sustainable development of Chinas economy.Saving one cubic meter of water means saving the citys
33、 infrastructure(基础设施) costs by 10,000 yuan.Last year，Shanghai saved 300 million cubic meters of water either from readjustment of industrial structure or the employment of new technology.“The_aim is to arouse public awareness of the seriousness of water shortage，” Chen said，“The abundant surface wat
34、er and amount of rain of the city are so misleading that they result in improper use of water.”Shanghai lacks drinkable water.The Huangpu River，which supplies 80 percent of the citys drinkable water，is nearing exhaustion.The city，therefore，has been exploring new sources from the Yangtze River and gr
35、owing forests along it to conserve quality water.Besides penning regulations，the authority is popularizing technology among the public to efficiently cut the amount of water used.At present，the city has 600,000 family toilets，each using 13 liters of water per flush.These are to be renovated(整修) to u
36、se only 9 liters of water per flush.The authority is renovating the first 200 toilets for householdsat a cost of 40 yuan each.In three years，all the toilets will be renovated，which saves the city nearly 15 million yuan every year in water conservation.Another task the city is engaged in is the treat
37、ment of sewage(污水) to improve the water environment.At present the city can only treat 44 percent of its daily 5.04 million tons of waste water.To meet the total demand,27 more sewagetreatment factories are to be established with an estimated investment of 18 billion yuan.1The people in Shanghai get
38、 their daily water mainly from _ now.AundergroundBthe Yellow RiverCthe Yangtze RiverDthe Huangpu River2The underlined words “the aim” here refer to _.Athe quality of drinking water in Shanghai will meet European Union standard by 2015Bcitizens in Shanghai will drink the best water in the world by 20
39、25Cwater saving will help keep the sustainable development of Chinas economyDsaving one cubic meter of water means saving the citys infrastructure costs by 10,000 yuan3The authority is renovating the first 200 toilets for households to _.Amake peoples living more convenientBsave drinkable fresh wate
40、rCease employment pressureDmeet the total demand of water4The writer wrote the passage to _.Acall on residents to save water in their daily lifeBseek ways to solve water shortage existing in ShanghaiCintroduce Shanghais advanced experience in improving the water environmentDshow that citizens in Sha
41、nghai will have the best drinking water in the world5In the opinion of Zhang Yue，the real meaning of the action to publicize these ambitions is to make people know _.Ait is not easy to achieveBwater shortage is very serious in ChinaCthe importance of improving infrastructureDeconomic development cant be separated with water supply参考答案1D文章第七段告诉我们：上海80%的城市饮用水来自黄浦江。2Daim此处指“目标”，即上文提到的每节约一立方水相当于节约城市基础设施费用1万元。3B厕所改造也是为了节约饮用水。4D作者在文章第一段首先点明了主题，即上海人将在2015年饮用上最干净的水。5B从文中第三段可知。阅读理解练习阅读理解练习
