1、四川成都市2016高考英语阅读理解二轮提升选练80集之（49）及（解析）答案2016高考训练题。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。 I like this job, in which I stay with small children and from which I get the challenges and awards. I also think my work is important. There was a time when I thought I would never have that sort of career.I wa
2、snt an excellent student because I didnt do much schoolwork. In my final term I started thinking what I might do and found I didnt have much to offer. I just accepted that I wasnt the type to have a career.I then found myself a job. Looking after two little girls, it wasnt too bad at first. But the
3、problems began when I agreed to live in, so that I would be there if my boss had to go out for business in the evening. We agreed that if I had to work extra hours one week, shed give me time off the next. But unfortunately, it didnt often work out. I was getting extremely tired and fed up, because
4、I had too many late nights and early mornings with the children.One Sunday, I was in the park with the children, and met Megan who used to go to school with me, I told her about my situation. She suggested that I should do a course and get a qualification if I wanted to work with children. I didnt t
5、hink I would be accepted because I didnt take many exams in school. She persuaded me to phone the local college and they were really helpful. My experience counted for a lot and I got on a part time course. I had to leave my job with the family, and got work helping out at a kindergarten.Now Ive got
6、 a full time job there. I shall always be thankful to Megan. Iwish I had known earlier that you could have a career, even if you arent top of the class at school.1When staying with the two girls family, the author_ .Agot much help from her boss Bwas paid for extra work Coften worked long hours Dtook
7、 a day off every other week2Why did the author leave her first job?AShe needed a rest after working extra hours.BShe decided to attend a part time course.CShe was fed up with children.DShe found a full time job.3What has the author learned from her own experiences?AOne must choose the job she likes.
8、BHard work makes an excellent student.CLess successful students can still have a career.DQualifications are necessary for a career.参考答案13、CBC 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。Bill Javis took over our villages news-agency at a time of life when most of us only wanted to relax. He just thought
9、 he would like something but not too much to do, and the news-agency was ready-made. The business produced little enough for him, but Bill was a man who only wanted the simplicity and order and regularity of the job. He had been a long-serving sailor, and all his life had done everything by the cloc
10、k.Every day he opened his shop at 6:00 a. m. to catch the early trade; the papers arrived on his doorstep before that. Many of Bills customers were city workers, and the shop was convenient for the station. Business was tailing off by 10 oclock, so at eleven sharp Bill closed for lunch. It was hard
11、luck on anybody who wanted a paper or magazine in the afternoon, for most likely Bill would be down on the river bank, fishing, and his neatest competitor was five kilometers away. Sometimes in the afternoon-, the evening paper landed on the doorway, and at 4 o clock Bill reopened his shop. The even
12、ing rush lasted till seven, and it was worthwhile.He lived in a flat above the ship, alone. Except in the very bad weather, you always knew where to find him in the afternoon, as I have said. Once, on a sunny afternoon, I walked home along the river bank from a shopping trip to the village. By my wa
13、tch it was three minutes past four, so I was astonished to see Bill sitting there on his little chair with a line in the, water. He had no luck, I could, see, but he was making no effort to move.“Whats wrong, Bill?” I called out from the path.For answer, he put a hand in his jacket and took out a bi
14、g, golden object. For a moment I had no idea what it could be, and then it suddenly went off with a noise like a fire engine. Stopping the bell, Bill held the thing up and called back, Ten to four, you see, and this is dead right. I had never known anyone carrying a brass alarm clock round with him
15、before.1. Bill Javis became a news-agent when _.A. he need the money. B. he decided to take things easyC. he was quite an old man D. he gave up clock-repairing2. Bill opened the shop so early in the day because _.A. he liked to do as much as possible before he went to workB. the shop had to be open
16、when the morning papers cameC. he was never sure of timeD. it was then that he did a lot of business3. On that sunny afternoon, the writer was surprised when he saw Bill because _.A. he thought it was late for Bill to be still fishingB. he thought Bill was ill, since he was not moving at allC. Bill
17、had not caught anything, and that seemed strangeD. Bill stayed in his flat4. From the information given in the passage, who or what do you think was wrong?A. The bell was; it must have gone off at the wrong time.B. Bill was; he had dropped off to sleep.C. The writers watch was fast.D. Bills clock wa
18、s wrong; it was old.【参考答案及解析】1. C 推断题。at a time of life when most of us only wanted to relax和He had been a long-serving sailor这两点说明他已上了年纪。2. D 推断题。第二段开头说他6点开门，报纸在这之前已送到，而且还可以catch the early trade。3. A 推断题。Bill通常4点会重新开店，而那天作者的表已过4点，Bill还没有离开的意思，所以他非常惊讶。4. C 细节题。A项中go off是爆发，产生很大声音；B项中drop off to slee
19、p是不知不觉入睡；文章中倒数第二段最后一句话this is dead right 中dead是“非常，完全”的意思，可见，Bill的clock没错。2016高考训练题。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。Researchers at the University of Kansas say that people can accurately judge 90 percent of a strangers personality simply by looking at the persons shoes.“Shoes convey a thin b
20、ut useful piece of information about their wearers,” the authors wrote in the new study published in the Journal of Research in Personality. “Shoes serve a practical purpose, and also serve as nonverbal(非语言的) indications with symbolic messages. People tend to pay attention to the shoes they and othe
21、rs wear.”Medical Daily notes that the details detected in the study include a persons general age, sex, income, political affiliation(派别), and other personality characteristics, including someones emotional stability.Lead researcher Omri Gillath said the judgments were based on the style, cost, colo
22、r, and condition of someones shoes. In the study, 63 University of Kansas students looked at pictures showing 208 different pairs of shoes worn by the studys participants. Volunteers in the study were photographed in their most commonly worn shoes, and then filled out a personality questionnaire.So,
23、 some of the results were expected: People with higher incomes most commonly wore expensive shoes, and flashier footwear was typically worn by extroverts(外向者).However, some of the more specific results are interesting. For example, “practical and functional” shoes were generally worn by more “agreea
24、ble” people, while ankle boots went more closely with “aggressive” personalities. The strangers of all may be that those who wore “uncomfortable looking” shoes tend to have “calm” personalities.And if you have several pairs of new shoes or take exceptional care of them, you may suffer from “attachme
25、nt anxiety”, spending a large amount of time worrying about what other people think of your appearance.There was even a political calculation in the mix with more liberal types wearing “shabbier and less expensive” shoes.The researchers noted that some people will choose shoe styles to mask their ac
26、tual personality characteristics, but researchers noted that volunteers were also likely to be unaware that their footwear choices were showing deep awareness into their personalities.1. According to Omri Gillath, a strangers personality can be judged by _.A. the age and sex of the personB. the pers
27、onality questionnaire by the personC. the emotional stability of the personD. the shoes the person wears2. We can infer from Paragraph 2 that _.A. a practical purpose is to wear shoesB. people want to buy new shoes they pay attention toC. shoes are vital to their wearersD. the Journal of Research in
28、 Personality is a magazine3. The underlined word “agreeable” is closest in meaning to _.A. gentle B. weak C. generous D. considerate4.Which might be the best title for the passage? A. Good Shoes, Good Character B. Bad Shoes, Bad Personality C. Shoes and Their Wearers Personality D. Shoes Shape A Per
29、sons Character参考答案14、DDAC阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Are you tired of looking for love in all the usual places? Nowadays, millions of lonely singles are going online instead. The World Wide Web is quickly becoming the worlds most popular matchmaker. With so many singles online, dozens of
30、dating sites like Yahoo Personals and Match. com are helping singles find that special someone. Around the world, from America to China, love is now very much online. Singles are flocking to the Internet mainly because their busy lifestyles leave them little time to look for a significant partner. U
31、sing dating sites is quick and convenient. They can “meet” a lot more people online than they could by hanging out at a club. Besides , many singles say the regular dating scene has just led them from one bad experience to another and are ready to try something else. They also appreciate the first d
32、istance of online dating, which allows them to hide themselves until they are ready to meet someone face to face. Dating sites also make it easy to avoid someone you are not interested in. In the real world, however, ignoring someone you dont like can be awkward. Despite all the advantages, online d
33、ating also presents its own set of problems. People arent always who they claim to be in their online profiles. For instance, someone who tells you he is “handsome, successful and single”might turn out to be homely, unemployed and married. Safety is another concern. You are just as likely to find a
34、criminal online as you are Mr or Miss Right. Even so, supporters of online dating see things in a positive way. In their opinion, singles can safely play the online dating game with a little common sense. Online dating experts recommend following a few safety tips: Guard your personal information. N
35、ever give out your personal information online. This includes your last name, phone number, home address and place of work. Watch for red flags. Do any of the people you are chatting with make disrespectful comments? Do they try to control you? Do they give false information about themselves? If so,
36、 forget them! Meet in a safe place. When meeting someone in person, choose a public location with other people around. Following these tips and you might be able to find the person of your dreams. 1. According to the passage, many lonely singles dont appreciate the regular dating scene because it is
37、 _.A. unpopularB. troublesomeC. convenientD. forgettable2. This passage is mainly about_.A. getting tired of falling in love in a usual wayB. people with false information on the InternetC. new technology to find love through the InternetD. web sites such as Yahoo Personals and Match. com3. Which of
38、 the following is NOT a suitable place for meeting someone you get to know through the Internet for the first time according to the text? A. At his/her house.B. At a museum.C. At McDonalds.D. At a bookstore. 4. From this passage, we can infer that_.A. there are mostly homely and unemployed people on
39、lineB. the police had better find criminals onlineC. we can find love only through the dating sitesD. following safety tips can ensure a safe online dating experience【参考答案】14、BCAD 【由安徽省合肥市2014高考模拟题改编】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。 When I decided to quit my job as a wedding photographer, I was
40、in my late twenties, fresh from my divorce from Bob who had left me empty and confused. I decided to leave the US and travel. I had no savings, plus more than $5,000 in debt. What I did have were two sponsored tasks as a travel photographer- and with that along, I thought, it would be easy.My first
41、experience was a road trip from Toronto to Las Vegas, paid for by a car delivery service. Other trips followed and then I started a travel blog (博客). It was intended to be my calling card for assignment travel photography. Yet even with my blog and past experience, email after email I sent to public
42、ations, trying to get work, went unanswered. When they did get in touch, editors told me that I had no chance of making a career with travel photography. While I struggled to get on the path that I wanted, and as I expanded my blog to help get me there, I found myself wearing the hat of a full-time
43、blogger.Luckily, I got in at the right time. It was 2010，and the travel industry was just starting to turn its attention to bloggers. As I never could have predicted, my blogging-not my photography-did take me around the world successfully. At first，I thought it was for personal reasons, but I reali
44、zed later that it was for free marketing for my blogging.Within two years, I was being asked to speak at travel blogging conferences, which helped me to raise a network of friends around the world. Even more meaningful, however, was when I saw that my travels were also helping other people. My blog
45、and social media followers saw that I chased my dreams and told me over and over again how they needed that kind of example, which was absent in their lives elsewhere.51 After the author quit her job, she decided to _.A. divorce her husbandB. be a wedding photographerC. pay off all her debtD. go tra
46、velling abroad2. What can we learn about the author from the 2nd paragraph?A. She paid money to a car delivery agency for a road trip.B. She realised his dream of becoming a travel photographer.C. She got a job as an editor in a publishing house.D. She finally became a professional blogger unintentionally.3. The author believed her success mainly resulted from _.A. her personal reasonsB. her photographing skillsC. free marketing for bloggingD. booming of travel industry4. What did the author think of her two years work?A. Inspiring. B. Appealing. C. Interesting. D. Challenging.【参考答案】14、DDCA
