1、广西柳州市2016高考英语阅读理解【二轮】选练（6）及答案2016高考英语阅读理解教育类 Parents usually go to malls to find new school supplies for their children. One of the most important things to get during this time is the backpack. Most students choose to bring a backpack because it allows them to have both hands free. This makes the b
2、ag less likely to hinder (妨碍)other activities that the person carrying it may be doing at the same time. Here are the ways parents can choose the perfect backpack for school. How many books will children be carrying to school? How many notebooks should be inside the bag? Parents should know these de
3、tails before buying a bag for their children. Each situation requires a different bag so it pays to ask children about the expected load. Do children need special storage for the bag? If they will be carrying a laptop computer inside the new backpack，make sure that parents get a model thats designed
4、 specifically for laptop use. This will protect the computer from bumps and falls that might damage the device if it had less protection.Are children going to use the bag for a long time? If they want to use a bag for a long time，parents will be better off investing in a good brand that is known for
5、 quality. Parents may have to pay extra cash to get the top of the line and the best backpack in the market. Count the pockets. Backpacks usually come with a lot of pockets，and generally，the more pockets，the better. This allows children to organize their things，like pens and pencils inside small poc
6、kets. Picking the perfect school backpack is all about getting the sweet compromise (折中）between form，function and price. Remember to choose the best fit for childrens needs.【小题1】Why do most students like bringing a backpack? ABecause it looks beautiful.BBecause its a duty for them to bring it.CBecau
7、se they can put all the books into it.DBecause it helps them do other activities freely.【小题2】What does the second paragraph mainly talk about? AParents should find out how many books their children have.BParents must ask teachers for help before buying a backpack.CParents should know the weight of t
8、hings that will go inside the backpack.DParents must ask their childrens requirements when buying a backpack.【小题3】The underlined word “bumps” in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to“”. AknocksBjumpsCstandsDbeats【小题4】Which of the following can we know from the text? APicking a backpack is ver
9、y easy to do.BIts better for children to have a backpack that has more pockets.CThe backpacks that have a good brand are more popular with children.DParents always feel worried when buying a backpack for their children. 2016高考英语阅读理解教育类Take That Tiger MomIn the ongoing battle between Tiger Moms, Fren
10、ch Mamas, and everyone else who wants to know what is the best way to raise their kids, a new study adds evidence that the extreme Tiger-style may do more harm than good.Authoritarian parents are more likely to end up with disrespectful children with violent behaviors, the study found, compared to p
11、arents who listen to their kids with the goal of gaining trust. It was the first study to look at how parenting styles affect the way teens view their parents and, in turn, how they behave. The study considered three general styles of parenting. Authoritative parents are demanding and controlling wh
12、ile also being warm and sensitive to their childrens needs. Authoritarian parents, on the contrary, are demanding and controlling without the appearance of caring, attachment and receptiveness. They take a “my way or the highway” approach to their kids. Permissive parents, the third group, have warm
13、 and receptive qualities, but they set few boundaries and carry out few rules. Using data on early 600 kids from an ongoing study of middle school and high school students in New Hampshire, researchers from the University of New Hampshire were able to find “my way or the highway” parenting with more
14、 violent behaviors like robbery, drug-taking, and attacking someone else with the intention of hurting or killing. Firm but loving parenting, on the other hand, led to fewer lawbreakers. Permissive parenting, surprisingly, didnt seem to make much of a difference either. To explain the link between p
15、arenting style and behavior in kids, the researchers suggested that what matters most is how reasonable kids think their parents power is. This sense comes when kids trust that their parents are making the best decisions for them and believe that they need to do what their parents say even if they d
16、ont always like how their parents are treating them.When kids respect the power of their parents, the researchers reported in the journal of Adolescence, their behavior is better. Previous research has also linked firm but caring parenting with kids who have more self-control and independence. “When
17、 children consider their parents to be the reliable figure, they trust the parents and feel that they have a duty to do what their parents tell them to do,” said lead researcher Pick Trinkner. “This is very important as the parent doesnt have to rely on a system of rewards and punishments to control
18、 behavior and the child is more likely to follow the rules when the parent is not physically present.”【小题1】Tiger Moms and French Mamas are mentioned in the passage to _. Agive an example of authoritarian parentingBshow the advantage of parentingCcompare two types of parentingDintroduce the topic【小题2
19、】According to the research, what kind of parenting style is likely to cause childrens criminal behaviors? ACaring parenting.BPermissive parenting.CAuthoritarian parenting.DAuthoritative parenting.【小题3】Which of the following probably belongs to the action of the permissive parents? AAllowing the kids
20、 to stay up late at weekends as the kids like.BBeating the kids if the kids dont follow their instructions.CListening to the kids request and giving their demands.DSetting some rules and checking the kids behaviors.【小题4】According to the passage, children are more likely to obey the rules when _. Ath
21、eir parents listen to them totallyBthey believe in and accept their parentsCtheir parents are sensitive to their needsDtheir parents demand and control their behaviors 阅读理解-DA traveler was staying in an Egyptian village. One day, she held up her camera to take pictures of the children. Suddenly the
22、young ones began to shout at her. The travelers face turned red and she apologized to the head for what she was doing, and told him she had forgotten that people in some places believed a person would lose his soul if his picture was taken. She explained to him the operation of a camera for a long t
23、ime. Several times the head tried to say something, but he couldnt. When she believed that the head didnt fear any longer, the traveler then let him speak. With a smile, he said, The children were trying to tell you that you forgot to take off the lens(镜头) cap! 16. The children shouted when the trav
24、eler was taking pictures of them because _.A. they didnt want to stop playingB. the traveler forgot to take off the cap on her headC. they didnt want to have their pictures takenD. the traveler was not doing well with her camera17. The traveler made an apology to the head because _.A. she thought it
25、 was not right to take peoples pictures without telling them beforehand (事先)B. the children would lose their soulsC. she had stayed in the village too longD. she didnt take a picture of the head first18. The traveler explained how to use a camera to the head because _.A. the head was very interested
26、 in her camera B. the head wanted to learn to take picturesC. she was afraid of the headD. she wanted the head not to worry about what she was doing19. When the head smiled, its clear that _.A. the children wanted to play with herB. the traveler didnt know what the children meantC. he wanted the tra
27、veler to tell him something elseD. the traveler didnt let him speak20. Which of the following is NOT right?A. The traveler knew something about people in some countries.B. The children wouldnt mind if the traveler took pictures of them.C. The head was afraid that the travelers camera would hurt the
28、children.D. The traveler didnt understand why the children shouted. 【参考答案】1620、DADBC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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。APeople do not analyze every problem they meet. Sometimes they try to remember a solution from the last time they had a similar problem. They often accept the opinions or ide
29、as of other people. Other times they begin to act without thinking. They try to find a solution by trial and error. However, when all these methods fail, the person with a problem has to start analyzing. There are six stages in analyzing a problem.First, the person must recognize that there is a pro
30、blem. For example, Sams bicycle is broken, and he cannot read it to class as he usually does. Sam must see that there is a problem with his bicycle.Next, the thinker must define the problem. Before Sam can repair his bicycle, he must find out the reason why it does not work. For instance, he must de
31、termine if the problem is with the gears, the brakes, or the frame. He must make his problem more specific.Now the person must look for information that will make the problem clearer and lead to possible solutions. For instance, suppose Sam decided that his bike does not work because there is someth
32、ing wrong with the gear wheels. At this time, he can look in his bicycle repair book and read about gears. He can talk to his friends at the bike shop. He can look at his gears carefully.After studying the problem, the person should have several suggestions for a possible solution. Take Sam as an il
33、lustration. His suggestions might be: put oil on the gear wheels; buy new gear wheels and replace the old ones; tighten or loosen the gear wheels.Eventually one suggestion seems to be the solution to the problem. Sometimes the final idea comes very suddenly because the thinker suddenly sees somethin
34、g new or sees something in a new way. Sam, for example, suddenly sees that there is a piece of chewing gum between the gear wheels. He immediately realizes the solution to his problem: he must clean the gear wheels.Finally the solution is tested. Sam cleans the gear wheels and finds that afterwards
35、his bicycle works perfectly. In short , he has solved the problem.1.What is the best title for this passage? A. Six Stages for Repairing Sams Bicycle B. Possible Ways to Problem-solving C. Necessities of Problem Analysis D. Suggestions for Analyzing a Problem2. In analyzing a problem, we should do a
36、ll the following Except . A. recognize and define the problem B. look for information to make the problem clearer C. have suggestions for a possible solution D. find a solution by trial or mistake3. By referring to Sams broken bicycle, the author intends to _. A. illustrate the ways to repair his bi
37、cycle B. discuss the problems of his bicycle C. tell us how to solve a problem D. show us how to analyze a problem4. Which of the following is NOT true? A. People do not analyze the problem they meet. B. People often accept the opinions or ideas of other people. C. People may learn from their past e
38、xperience. D. People can not solve some problems they meet.5. As used in the last sentence, the phrase “in short” means _.A. in the long run B. in detail C. in a wordD. in the end【参考答案】15、BDCAC 阅读理解-BProlonging human life has increased the size of the human population. Many people alive today would
39、have died of childhood diseases if they had been born 100 years ago. Because more people live longer, there are more people around at any given time. In fact, it is a decrease in death rates, not an increase in birthrates, that has led to the population explosion.Prolonging human life has also incre
40、ased the dependency load. In all societies, people who are disabled or too young or too old to work are dependent on the rest of society to provide for them. In hunting and gathering cultures, old people who could not keep up might be left behind to die. In times of famine, infants might be allowed
41、to die because they could not survive if their parents starved, whereas if the parents survived, they could have another child. In most contemporary(当代的) societies, people feel a moral obligation to keep people alive whether they can work or not. We have a great many people today who live past the a
42、ge at which they want to work or are able to work; we also have rules which require people to retire at a certain age. Unless these people were able to save money for their retirement, somebody else must support them. In the United States many retired people live on social security checks which are
43、so little that they must live in near poverty. Older people have more illnesses than young or middle-aged people; unless they have wealth or private or government insurance, they must often “go on welfare” if they have a serious illness.When older people become senile (衰老的) or too weak and ill to ca
44、re for themselves, they create grave problems for their families. In the past and in some traditional cultures, they would be cared for at home until they died. Today, with most members of a household working or in school, there is often no one at home who can care for a sick or weak person. To meet
45、 this need, a great many nursing homes and convalescent (疗养的) hospitals have been built. These are often profit making organizations, although some are sponsored by religious and other nonprofit groups. While a few of these institutions are good, most of them are simply “dumping (倒垃圾的) grounds” for
46、the dying in which “care” is given by poorly paid, overworked, and under skilled personnel.6. The author believes that the population explosion results from _.A. an increase in birthrates B. the industrial developmentC. a decrease in death rates D. human beings cultural advances 7. It can be inferre
47、d from the passage that in hunting and gathering cultures _.A. it was a moral responsibility for the families to keep alive the aged people who could not workB. the survival of infants was less important than that of their parents in times of starvationC. old people were given the task of imparting
48、the cultural wisdom of the tribe to new generationsD. death was celebrated as a time of rejoicing for an individual freed of the hardships of life 8. According to the passage, which of the following statements about the old people in the United States is true?A. Many of them live on social security
49、money which is hardly enough.B. Minority of them remain in a state of near poverty after their retirement.C. When they reach a certain age, compulsory retirement is necessary and beneficial.D. With the growing inflation, they must suffer more from unbearable burdens than ever.9. The phrase “this nee
50、d” in paragraph 3 refers to _. A. prolonging the dying old peoples livesB. reducing the problems caused by the retired peopleC. making profits through caring for the sick or weak peopleD. taking care of the sick or weak people10. Which of the following best describes the authors attitude toward most of the nursing homes and convalescent hospitals?A. Sympathetic. B. Approving. C. Optimistic. D. Critical.【参考答案】610、CBADA
