1、四川成都市2016高考英语阅读理解二轮提升选练80集之（41）及（解析）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。Few of us havent read Cinderella, the story of a young woman living in poverty who meets the prince of her dreams. Some might not want to admit it, but there is a hidden Cinderella in everyones heartwe all wish
2、 we could achieve recognition or success after a period of obscurity (默默无闻).Mary Santiago has that secret dream, too. Her story is featured in Another Cinderella Story, a film set in a US high school.Mary is shy but loves to dance. Compared with other girls, she is invisible. However, her world chan
3、ges completely when a famous teenager pop singer, Joey Parker, appears.Joey is everything the rest of the boys in her class are notkind, handsome and desirable. Mary and Joeys paths cross at a ball. They meet and fall in love with each other. But when Mary has to rush back home, she leaves behind he
4、r MP3 player, which becomes the only clue Joey has to find the girl of his dreams. Of course, there is a wicked stepmother, who turns out to be Dominique Blatt and she takes in Mary after her dancer mother dies. Dominique treats Mary like a maid and does everything she can to make sure Mary doesnt g
5、et into the top dance school. Her two daughters are equally determined to stop Joey falling for Mary, even if that means embarrassing her.The story, though it mostly follows Cinderella, does add a few modern day twists to the classic fairy tale. Refreshingly, the film, unlike many high school films,
6、 does not focus on looks, although the actors are all beautiful. There is also a lot less materialism in Another Cinderella Story than in many similar movies.“The movie takes the Cinderella fairytale as its jumping off point,” writes movie critic Amber Wilkinson. “Yet the focus is firmly on followin
7、g your dream.”1. The first paragraph is mainly to _.A. inform us of the importance to marry a princeB. remind us why Cinderella is popular all the yearsC. build interest and lead us to Marys secret dreamD. tell us how interesting the fairy tale Cinderella is2. In the movie, Mary Santiago is the main
8、 character who _.A. is badly treated by the stepmother B. is brave in expressing her loveC. has a dream of meeting a prince D. is embarrassed by the pop singer3. What can we infer from the passage?A. Joey is just like other boys in Marys class.B. The MP3 player helps Joey in finding Mary.C. Not many
9、 people have a dream to be realized.D. Marys mother influences her a lot in singing.4. What does movie critic Amber Wilkinson mean by his words about Another Cinderella Story?A. The movie is exactly another copy of the Cinderella fairytale.B. The movie is as good as the story Cinderella.C. The movie
10、 and Cinderella both focus on following your dream.D. The movie is based on the story Cinderella while a little different from it.5. The passage is mainly about _.A. an introduction to Mary Santiago B. a review about a filmC. an essay about dreams D. an advertisement of Cinderella【参考答案】15、CABDB 阅读下列
11、四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 Education isnt all about classrooms. Homework plays a huge role in student learning. Given how much time we spend studying in a lifetime, and how hard it is to find time to study, techniques that make studying more efficient that is, techniques that allow you to lea
12、rn more in the same amount of time can be incredibly valuable. One of the most important study techniques that you dont know about is this: Space your studying. What does that mean? If you are going to study something twice (or more), try to let as much time pass as possible between the first and se
13、cond time you study. For example, dont read your textbook chapter and then review it on the same day. Study it and then review it on a different day, and allow as much time to pass between the two study sessions as possible. Better yet, spread your studying across numerous days. You dont necessarily
14、 have to study more, you just have to distribute your study time differently. When you sit down to study, mix up your topics instead of studying one topic per day, study every topic a little bit every day. My research team had a combined 50 years experience studying the spacing effect. We should hav
15、e known better, because our prediction couldnt have been more wrong. Spacing helped enormously. Spacing gives you time to forget. This forgetting is a good thing; forgetting is the friend of learning. But forgetting can make you feel like you are not learning. On the other hand, re-studying somethin
16、g right away makes it seem easy to remember. Unfortunately, this makes people feel that spacing hinders learning. Your intuition (直觉) will tell you that spacing is a terrible idea. And your intuition will be wrong. Dont trust it. Trust the scientific evidence. 1. The first paragraph mainly wants to
17、tell us. A. education isnt all about classroomsB. homework plays a huge role in student learningC. its hard to find time to studyD. learning techniques can be of great value2. The technique “Space your studying” means. A. trying to studying something as many times as possible B. allowing as much tim
18、e to pass between the twice (or more) as you canC. not doing the same thing on the same dayD. studying more and distributing your study time differently3. The underlined word “enormously” in Paragraph 4 can be replaced by. A. greatlyB. differentlyC. hopefully D. unforgettably4. Why will your intuiti
19、on tell you that spacing is a terrible idea? A. Because spacing gives you time to forget. B. Because forgetting is the friend of learning. C. Because spacing can make you feel like you are not learning. D. Because your intuition will be wrong. 【参考答案】14、DBAB2016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，
20、选出最佳选项。Its hard not to feel cheated and over-charged when you receive unexpected roaming (漫游) charges while traveling abroadwhether they come from making phone calls or checking e-mails.Jeff Gardner received an $ 11,000 bill from Verizon after spending four days in Jamaica. Before the trip, Mr. Gard
21、ner, who runs a fly-fishing business in Grayling, Michigan, said he called Verizon to find out what it would cost to use his cellphone for calls and his wireless card to check e-mails while in Jamaica. He said he was told that calls would be about $ 2 a minute and that there would be no extra charge
22、s for data as he was on an unlimited plan. The latter part turned out to be wrong.“I dont mind paying a fair amount for fair service, but $11,000 for four days is ridiculous,” said Mr. Gardner, who used his phone carefully and economically on the trip. He also tried to check and send e-mails using h
23、is wireless card, but quickly gave up after the e-mails didnt go through. Still, his Verizon bill said more than 500,000 kilobytes (千字节) of data was delivered while he was in Jamaica, an amount Mr. Gardner said is 100 times what he normally uses in a month.As travelers increasingly use smart phones
24、abroad in the same way they do at hometo check e-mails, update Facebook and Twitter and pull up online mapsmany are facing costly roaming fees, which providers charge when customers use their phones outside their service area. In fact, roaming charges have gotten so out of hand that the Federal Comm
25、unications Commission has proposed a plan that would require wireless companies to send their customers a voice or text message when they are approaching their plans limit, when they have reached that limit and when they are starting to result in roaming fees.1. Why did Jeff Gardner call Verizon bef
26、ore his trip to Jamaica?A. To hand over his business. B. To check his cellphone billC. To find out information about Jamaica.D. To find out information about roaming charges.2. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean?A. Extra charges were made for Jeff Gardners data delivery.B. Jeff Ga
27、rdners calls were charged over $2 per minute.C. Jeff Gardners plan turned out to be limited.D. Jeff Gardner had difficulty delivering data abroad.3. During the trip, Jeff Gardner_.A. was careless with phone use B. delivered no more data than at homeC. received quite poor e-mail servicesD. frequently
28、 used his wireless card to send e-mails4. What should wireless companies do according to the Federal Communications Commission?A. Make customers know when theyre outside their service area.B. Get customers informed when theyre near the limit of their plan.C. Stop serving customers when theyve reache
29、d their plans limit.D. Limit some services to reduce the amount of roaming charges abroad.参考答案14、DACB 【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。Historians usually just study great things that happened in the past time, but Drew Faust has made history! On February 11, 2007, Faust was named
30、president of Harvard University. She is the first woman to hold the position in the schools 371-year history.“I am a historian,” she said. “Ive spent a lot of time thinking about the past, and about how it shapes the future. No university in the country, perhaps the world, has as remarkable a past a
31、s Harvards.”“And our common enterprise is to make Harvards future even more remarkable than its past. That will mean recognizing and building on what we already do well. It will also mean recognizing what we dont do as well as we should, and not being satisfied until we find ways to do better.”It is
32、 her great desire for improvement and willingness to try out new ideas that have given Drew success in a world controlled by men. “This is a mans world, my girl, and the sooner you learn that, the better off youll be.” Drew Faust recalls her mother telling her this when she was young, but she didnt
33、buy it.Faust grew up in a well-off family in Virginias Shenandoah Valley in the 1950s. Even then, she was a trailblazer(先驱). A conversation with her familys black handyman (零工) and driver inspired her to write a letter, on school notebook paper, to President Dwight Eisenhower.She asked that he help
34、bring US citizens together in the south, a much divided part of the country at the time. “Drew Faust is a historian with her eyes on the future,” said Susan Graham, a professor of Harvard. Many of the universitys schools said that they believe Harvard will have a brighter future under the leadership
35、 of Drew Faust.1. Why does the writer say Drew Faust has made history?A. Because she is a historian.B. Because she was president of Harvard University.C. Because she was the first woman to be president of Harvard University.D. Because Harvard has a remarkable past2. What do we know about historians?
36、A. They usually study great things that happened in the past.B. They are usually presidents of universities.C. They are usually born in well-off families.D. They are usually women.3. What does the underlined word “buy” in the fourth paragraph mean?A. accept B. expect C. purchase D. afford4. What did
37、 her mother mean by saying “This is a mans world, my girl.”?A. To encourage her to do mans work.B. To tell her to do things as a girl should do.C. To ask her to be well-off.D. To expect her to be a historian.5. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. Faust was born in the north of
38、 the US.B. She wrote a letter to President Eisenhower when she became president of Harvard.C. Fausts desire for improvement and willingness to try out new ideas has given her success.D. Historians just care about great things that happened in the past.【参考答案】15、CAABC 阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最
39、佳选项。A blog can be a very effective way of spreading the word about yourself, and your other writing. It can unshroud your knowledge, and create an ongoing relationship with your readers. A good blog is more than just a marketing tool; its also an expression of your personality. An obvious starting p
40、oint is to post samples of your work that not only show off your skills and writing ability but also leave people wanting more. Post selections from the most exciting parts of your stories but end them just as the action reaches its peak. If you write nonfiction (写实文学), show people what they could a
41、chieve, and give them a few steps to get them started. Give tips, information and advice about the subjects you cover. For example, something about struggling with difficulty and many other issues like this. Your writing tips can also be included, as well as interesting, strange or funny things you
42、discovered during your research. Whenever you contact an expert, ask if he or she has any interesting stories you could use. You may also give background information about your stories and the locations. Give details of coming posts on your blog, so people can watch out for you, or come and meet you
43、. Personal news will help people feel better connected to you. Include photos of objects and locations in your writing, famous people you meet, the views from your window, and your favorite thingswith a note about where they came from and what they mean to you. Look out for things that will help you
44、r readers get to know you better, know the subject better, or anything else you think they might find useful, inspiring or entertaining. If you only occasionally post things on your blog, people have a tendency to forget you. As a writer you shouldnt ever run out of interesting material to fill your
45、 blog withand your readers will love you for it. 1. Which is the best title for the text? A. What to Blog about B. How to Start a BlogC. Why to Launch a Blog D. How to Make Blog Attractive2. The underlined word “unshroud” in the first paragraph means. A. put onB. turn upC. show offD. write down3. Yo
46、ud better blog about. A. the difficulties of your position to readers B. the entertaining stories you haveC. advice about your subjects D. masterpieces from famous writers4. Personal news on your blog. A. can make people watch out for you B. can make people easily get in touch with youC. helps to leave your privacy known D. helps you improve your wiring5. What does the author suggest for keeping a blog? A. Posting things on your blog once in a while. B. Adding new stories to it every day. C. Filling it with attractive things frequently. D. Loving it as your life. 【参考答案】15、ACBBC
