1、广西桂林市2016高考英语(二轮)阅读理解能力选练（1）及答案阅读下列短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 When a child is told he is “ uncool”, it can be very painful, He may say he doesnt care, and even act in ways that are opposite of cool on purpose. But these are simply ways to handle sadness by pretending its not there. Helping a ch
2、ild feel better in school had to be careful. If you say, “Why are you worried about what other children think about you? It doesnt matter!” children know that it does matter. Instead, an active way may be best. You could say, “ Im going to do a couple of things for you to help you feel better in sch
3、ool.”If a boy is having trouble making friends, the teacher can help him. The teacher can arrange things so that he has chances to use his abilities to contribute to class projects. This is how the other children learn how to value his good qualities and to like him. A teacher can also raise a child
4、s popularity in the group by showing that he values that child. It even helps to put him in a seat next to a very popular child, or let him be a partner with that child in activities, etc.There are things that parents can do at home, too. Be friendly when your child brings others home to play. Encou
5、rage him to invite friends to meals and then serve the dishes they consider” When you plan trips, picnics, movies, and other shows, invite another child with whom your child wants to be friends.What you can do is to give him a chance to join a group that may be shutting him out. Then, if he has good
6、 qualities, he can start to build real friendship of his own.67. A child who has been informed of being “ uncool” may . A. care nothing about it B. do somenting uncool in purpose C. develop a sense of anger D. pretend to get hurt very much【答案】B【解析】根据第一段第一句可知。当一个孩子被告知他不酷的时候，他可能会说他不在乎甚至会故意做出不酷的行为来。68.
7、 A teacher can help an unpopular child by . A. seeing the child as the teachers favorite. B. asking the child to do something for partners. C. forcing other children to make friends with the child. D. offering the child chances to show his good qualities.【答案】D【解析】根据第三段第二句The teacher can arrange thin
8、gs so that he has chances to use his abilities to contribute to class projects.老师可以安排一些事情，这样他有机会运用他的能力为班级做贡献。69. How can parents help their child fit in better? A. By cooking delicious food for him. B. By being kind to his schoolmates. C. By forcing him to invite friends home. D. By taking him to ha
9、ve picnics in the park.【答案】B【解析】根据第四段第二句Be friendly when your child brings others home to play.当孩子带其他同学回家玩的时候，父母一定要有好。70. Which of the following is TRUE? A. Children doesnt care others comments on them. B. Its only teachers work to make children popular. C. Parents should take their children out for
10、 picnic and shows more often. D. Inviting childrens friends to family activities is good for them to make friends.【答案】D【解析】根据第四段最后一句可知。71. The text is mainly about . A. how an unpopular child can be helped B. why some children are unpopular C. what good qualities unpopular children have D. who care
11、about unpopular children【答案】A【解析】文章主要介绍了父母和老师怎样帮助一个不酷的孩子交到朋友。阅读下列短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 If you are a wealthy person of India, madly in love and planning your big fat wedding-or being pressured into arranged marriage-Thailand wants you to exchange vows(誓言) in Bangkok, Phuket or elsewhere in
12、this “ wedding paradise(乐园)”. This wedding business starts from overseas with the Indians. Thai embassies in India give quick services for the visas. Not only the couples, you can bring anyone, say, your own cook. So, feel free to invite hundreds of your friends and relatives.Why would Indians want
13、to spend so much on weddings in Thailand? Because they have similarities in religion, When Indian weddings want to have some religious prayer for the couples, Thailand can do that But the more obvious appeal are Thailands fancy hotels, tropical islands, and delicious Thai food, allowing new couples
14、to include a honeymoon in Thailand after they say “I do” while their guests also celebrate on a holiday here. But on the other hand, love does have a price.Kasr Rajagopal arranged for his daughter to have a wedding in phuket. They arranged entertainment to begin three days before the wedding because
15、 guests arrival time varied, Yachts(游艇)were arranged to take guests to small islands, while a DJ, flow in from Bangalore, India, was booked to help them dance in the evening Kasu also arranged priests(祭祀)for the Hindu wedding, and cooks to prepare Indian food. The approximate costs are around half a
16、 million U.S. dollars, including the airfares, hotel accommodation, food, transportation, the yachts on hire and the wedding ceremony expenses, for 225 to 250 guests.Thailand wants to make itself a wedding paradise for all couples, not just from India, but from around the world. Last year, there wer
17、e around 500 to 600 couples from china, and the numbers are slowly coming up .Westemers also arrive to get married, but in much smaller numbers.72.The Indians would go to Thailand for weddings mainly because . A. they will be pressured into arranged married in India B. India shares the same religion
18、 as Thailand C. Thailand offers them more than just a wedding ceremony D. guests are not satisfied with Indian weddings【答案】C【解析】根据第三段倒数第二句可知泰国吸引人的地方还有昂贵的旅馆， 热带岛屿，美味的食物，新婚夫妇可以度蜜月，客人们也可以度假。73.What can we learn from the text? A. Guests do not need visas to get into Thailand. B. Changing vows is a neces
19、sary step for an Indian wedding. C. Islands are peoples first honeymoon destination choice. D. Some Indians prefer the food prepared by their own cooks.【答案】D【解析】根据第二段倒数第二句可知，你可以把厨师也带去，可以得知本题D正确。74. Kasu Rajagopals example in the fourth paragraph shows . A. it may cost you a fortune to have such a we
20、dding B. you can bring whatever you want to Thailand C. what Thailand offers hardly satisfies customers needs D. there are quite a few activities after the wedding【答案】A【解析】根据第四段The approximate costs are around half a million U.S. dollars可知， 本次婚礼的费用大约50万美元。75. What can we learn from the last paragrap
21、h? A. Cost of weddings in Thailand will be reduced. B. More people will get married in Thailand. C. Fewer westerners will have Thai weddings. D. Chinese will be Thailands No.1 customers.【答案】B【解析】根据最后一段可知the numbers are slowly coming up，“数量在慢慢上升”，因此选B.阅读理解。阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。Since th
22、e 1970s, scientists have been searching for ways to link the brain with computers. Brain-computer interface(BCI) technology could help people with disabilities send commands to machines.Recently, two researchers, Jose Millan and Michele Tavella from the Federal Polytechnic school in Lausanne, Switze
23、rland, demonstrated（展示）a small robotic wheelchair directed by a persons thoughts.In the laboratory, Tavella operated the wheelchair just by thinking about moving his left or right band. He could even talk as he watched the vehicle and guided it with his thoughts.“our brain has billions of nerve ceil
24、s. These send signals through the spinal cord （脊髓）to the muscles to give us the ability to move. But spinal cord injuries or other conditions can prevent these weak electrical signals from reaching the muscles,” Tavella says. “Our system allows disabled people to communicate with external world and
25、also to control devices.”The researchers designed a special cap for the user. This head cover picks up the signals from the scalp(头皮) and sends them to a computer. The computer interprets the signals and commands the motorized wheelchair. The wheelchair also has two cameras that identify objects in
26、its path. They help the computer react to commands from the brain. Prof. Millan, the team leader, says scientists keep improving the computer software that interprets brain signals and turns them into simple commands. “The practical possibilities that BCI technology offers to disabled people can be
27、grouped in two categories: communication, and controlling devices. One example is this wheelchair.”He says his team has set two goals. One is testing with real patients, so as to prove that this is a technology they can benefit front. And the other is to guarantee that they can use the technology ov
28、er long periods of time.1.BCI is a technology that can A. help to update computer systems B. link the human brain with computersC. help the disabled to recover D. control a persons thoughts2. How did Tavella operate the wheelchair in the laboratory?A. By controlling his muscles. B. By talking to the
29、 machine.C. By moving his hand. D. By using his mind.3. Which of the following shows the path of the signals described in Paragraph 5?A. scalp computer cap wheelchairB. computer cap scalp wheelchairC. scalp cap computer wheelchairD. cap compute scalp wheelchair4. The team will test with real patient
30、s to A. make profits from them B. prove the technology useful to themC. make them live longer D. learn about their physical condition5. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?A. Switzerland, the BCI Research CenterB. New Findings About How the Human Brain WorksC. BCI Could Mean
31、More Freedom for the DisabledD. Robotic Vehicles Could Help to Cure Brain Injuries【文章大意】科普说明文。本文介绍了BCI脑机接口技术，它是帮助残疾人向机器输送指令。【参考方案】1-5、BDCBC键词应该出现在标题中，选B。阅读理解。阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。Diana Jacobs thought her family had a workable plan to pay for college for her 21-year-old twin sons: a co
32、mbination of savings, income, scholarships, and a modest amount of borrowing. Then her husband lost his job, and the plan fell apart. “I have two kids in college, and I want to say come home, but at the same time I want to provide them with a good education,” says Jacobs.The Jacobs family did work o
33、ut a solution: They asked and received more aid form the schools, and each son increased his borrowing to the maximum amount through the federal loan (贷款) program. They will each graduate with $20,000 of debt, but at least they will be able to finish school. With unemployment rising, financial aid a
34、dministrators expect to hear more families like the Jacobs. More students are applying for aid, and more families expect to need student loans. College administrators are concerned that they will not have enough aid money to go around. At the same time, tuition（学费）continues to rise. A report from th
35、e National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education found that college tuition and fees increased 439% from 1982 to 2007, while average family income rose just 147%. Student borrowing has more than doubled in the last decade, “If we go on this way for another 25years, we wont have an affordable
36、 system of higher education,” says Patrick M. Callan, president of the center. “The middle class families have been financing it through debt. They will send kids to college whatever it takes, even if that means a huge amount of debt.” Financial aid administrators have been having a hard time as man
37、y companies decide that student loans are not profitable enough and have stopped making them. The good news, however, is that federal loans account for about three quarters of student borrowing, and the government says that money will flow uninterrupted.1. According to Paragraph 1, why did the plan
38、of Jacobs family fail?A. The twins wasted too much money. B. The father was out of work.C. Their saving ran out. D. The family fell apart.2. How did the Jacobs manage to solve their problem?A. They asked their kids to come home.B. They borrowed $20,000 from the school.C. They encouraged their twin s
39、ons to do part-time jobs.D. They got help from the school and the federal government.3. Financial aid administrators believe that _.A. more families will face the same problem as the JacobsesB. the government will receive more letters of complaintC. college tuition fees will double soonD. Americas u
40、nemployment will fall4.What can we learn about the middle class families from the text?A. They blamed the government for the tuition increase.B. Their income remained steady in the last decade.C. They will try their best to send kids to college.D. Their debts will be paid off within 25 years.5.Accor
41、ding to the last paragraph, the government will .A. provide most students will scholarshipsB. dismiss some financial aid administratorsC. stop the companies from making student loansD. go on providing financial support for college students【文章大意】这是一篇关于学费贷款的文章。【参考答案】1-5、BDACD66.答案B。根据文章第一段的her husband lost his job可以得出，双胞胎儿子好上学交学费，丈夫事业，家庭陷入困境。停止，两者是对立关系。
