1、四川成都市2016高考英语阅读理解二轮提升选练80集之(74)及(解析)答案2016高考模拟题。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。 Inside their one-store, metal-roofed house on Vancouver Islands west coast,Janet Schwartz and her domesticated(驯养的) deer, Bimbo, are returning to their normal lives. The law-represented by men and women dressed
2、in black uniforms and carrying guns is no longer threatening to forcibly separate Schwartz and Bimbo,freeing the l0-year-old deer to the fates (命运) of the surrounding rainforest and its hungry wolves and black bears “We love each other,”said Schwartz who turned 70 on Saturday. “shell come up to me a
3、nd shell kiss me right on the lips,like a man kisses a woman For four days last week,Schwartz life turned as rocky as the rough logging road that connected her life to the outside world. Conservation officers had arrived with orders to loose Bimbo. Schwartz was told she wasnt allowed to touch Bimbo
4、any more. It seemed somebody had complained,said Environment Minister Terry Lake earlier in the week, noting its illegal to keep wild animals as pets. During those tense days,sleepless nights were made even more restless by nightmares,said Schwartz. There were news stories and Facebook pages which s
5、upported Schwartz and by Friday,the government had changed its mind. Schwartz could keep her pet with the help of a veterinarian and conservation officers. “It makes me feel good,”said Schwartz of the announcement“She is my lifeand Ive had her since the day shes been born.” The relationship began wh
6、en a friend found the orphaned fawn (幼鹿) along a nearby logging road,more than a kilometer away from her current home,said Schwartz. The friend brought the fawn over because she knew Schwartz had raised a deer before. Schwartz named the fawn(小鹿) Bimbo,based on a Gene Autry song that was playing insi
7、de her home at the time,and began feeding the animal goats milk. Days turned into months and years, and now Bimbo is a part of the family.1. According to Paragraph 1 , Janet Schwartzs life is returning to normal because A. no one disturbs her life again B. she can continue to keep the deerC. she has
8、 married again D. Bimbo has returned to the forest2. Why didnt Schwartz want to loose the deer? A. It was the only companion in her house B. She wanted to study the lifestyle of the deer C. The deer had become part of her life D. She had a veterinarian to help her3. Conservation officers ordered Jan
9、et to loose Bimbo because A. the deer was not properly taken care of B. the deer brought harm to the neighborhood C. it was against the law to keep the deer as a pet D. the deer made too much noise 4. What made the government change its mind? A. Schwartzs love for the deer. B. The threat to the deer
10、 in the wild. C. The change of the law. D. The influence from the press and the Web.参考答案1-4 BCCD 【阅读理解】人物故事类 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,选出最佳选项。Tim Richter and his wife, Linda, had taught for over 30 years near Buffalo, New Yorkhe in computers, she in special education. “Teaching means everything
11、to us, Tim would say. In April 1998, he learned he would need a heart operation. It was the kind of news that leads to some serious thinking about lifes purpose. Not long after the surgery, Tim saw a brochure describing Imagination Library, a program started by Dolly Partons foundation(基金会) that mai
12、led a book every month to children from birth to age five in the singers home town of Sevier, Tennessee. “I thought, maybe Linda and I could do something like this when we retire, “ Tim recalls. He placed the brochure on his desk, “as a reminder. Five years later, now retired and with that brochure
13、still on the desk, Tim clicked on imaginationlibrary. com. The program had been opened up to partners who could take advantage of book and postage discounts. The quality of the books was of great concern to the Richters. Rather than sign up online, they went to Dollywood for a look-see. “We didnt wa
14、nt to give the children rubbish, says Linda. The booksreviewed each year by teachers, literacy specialists, and Dollywood board membersincluded classics such as Ezra Jack Keatss The Snowy Day and newer books like Anna Dewdneys Llama Llama series. Satisfied, the couple set up the Richter Family Found
15、ation and got to work. Since 2004, they have shipped more than 12, 200 books to preschoolers in their area. Megan Williams, a mother of four, is more than appreciative:“This program introduces us to books Ive never heard of.The Richters spend about $400 a month sending books to 200 children. “Some p
16、eople sit there and wait to die, “ says Tim. “Others get as busy as they can in the time they have left. 1. What led Tim to think seriously about the meaning of life? A. His health problem. B. His love for teaching.C. The influence of his wife.D. The news from the Web.2. What did Tim want to do afte
17、r learning about Imagination Library? A. Give out brochures. B. Do something similar.C. Write books for children.D. Retire from being a teacher.3. According to the text, Dolly Parton is.A. a well-known surgeonB. a mother of a four-year-oldC. a singer born in Tennessee D. a computer programmer4. Why
18、did the Richters go to Dollywood? A. To avoid signing up online.B. To meet Dollywood board members.C. To make sure the books were the newest.D. To see if the books were of good quality.5. What can we learn from Tims words in the last paragraph? A. He needs more money to help the children.B. He wonde
19、rs why some people are so busy.C. He tries to save those waiting to die.D. He considers his efforts worthwhile.【参考答案】15、 ABCDD【由山东省2014高考仿真冲刺卷(6)改编】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。“Long time no see” is a very interesting sentenceWhen I first read this sentence from an American friends email,I lau
20、ghedI thought it was a perfect example of ChinglishObviously,it is a word-by-word literal translation of the Chinese greetings with a ruled English grammar and structure! Later on,my friend told me that it is a standard American greetingI was too thrilled to believe herHer words could not convince m
21、e at allSo I did a research on googlecomTo my surprise,there are over 60 thousand web pages containing “Long time no see” This sentence has been widely used in emails,letters,newspapers,movies,books,or any other possible placesThough it is sort of informal,it is part of the language that Americans u
22、se dailyIronically,if you type this phrase in Microsoft Word,the software will tell you that the grammar needs to be correctedNobody knows the origin of this Chinglish sentenceSome people believe that it came from Charlie Chans moviesIn the 1930s,Hollywood moviemakers successfully created a world wi
23、de famous Chinese detective named “Charlie Chan” on wide screensDetective Chan likes to teach Americans some Chinese wisdom by quoting Confucius“Long time no see” was his trademarkSoon after Charlie Chan,“Long time no see” became a popular phrase in the real world with thanks to the popularity of th
24、ese moviesSome scholars refer to America as a huge pot of stewAll kinds of culture are mixed in the stew together,and they change the color and taste of each otherAmerican Chinese,though a minority ethnic(少数民族的成员) group in the United States,is also contributing some changes to the stew! Language is
25、usually the first thing to be influenced in the mixed stewYou can have some other examples than adoptions from Chinese,such as pizza from Italian,susi from Japanese,and dj vu from French etcThere is a long list! Americans do not just simply borrow something from othersThey will modify it and make it
26、 their own,so you would not be surprised to find a tofu and peanut butter hamburger in a restaurant,or to buy a bottle of iced Chinese green tea with honey in a grocery storeSince Americans appreciate Chinese culture more and more nowadays,I believe more Chinese words will become American English in
27、 the futureIn this way the American stew keeps adding richness and flavor1The writer himself felt surprised at _Athe Chinglish expression “Long time no see” B“Long time no see” used as standard American EnglishCso many literal translation of the expressions used in AmericaDfinding out Americans use
28、the expression every day2The word “stew” in the 4th paragraph probably means _Amixture literature BConfucius wordsCa kind of cooked dish DAmerican changing cultures3According to the passage,it can be inferred that _ Adetectives translate the phrase “Long time no see”BHollywood made “Long time no see
29、” popularCthe huge pot of stew greatly affects all kinds of languages Dcultures can be changed in the huge pot of stew4The main idea of the passage is that _Asome Chinese expressions are introduced into EnglishByoull not be surprised at a tofu in a restaurant in AmericaCsome American expressions can
30、 be used in ChinaDAmerican English keep being enriched from different cultures5According to the passage,which of the following statements is not true?AInformal language sometimes doesnt go with grammar and structureBLanguages are always ruled by grammar and structureC“Long time no see” has been used
31、 in at least four media mentioned in the passageDThere are four languages mentioned to be adopted in the American stew【参考答案】1-5、B A B D B 【由山东省2014高考仿真冲刺卷(6)改编】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。However urban life strikes you,cities worldwide have been growing even more rapidlySome of this growth ha
32、s occurred in the developed world,but the most dramatic increase has been in the Third WorldAlmost all the worlds population growth over the next 30 years will take place in the cities of developing countriesBy the year 2030,for the first time in history,60 percent of the worlds people will be livin
33、g in citiesThis is actually good news in some ways“Cities are the fundamental building blocks of prosperity,” says Marc Weiss,chairman of the Prague Institute for Global Urban Development,“ both for the nation and for families” Industrial and commercial activities in urban areas account for between
34、50 and 80 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) in most countries of the world“ theres the crazy notion that the way to deal with a citys problems is to keep people out of them,” Weiss continued“But the problems of the rural life are even more serious than those of the city” For better or wors
35、e,urban-watchers are clear on one point: The quality of life for most people in the future will be determined by the quality of citiesThose cities will be bigger than everAnd yet,population numbers by themselves dont determine a citys prospects; after all,Addis Ababa,Ethiopia,and Hamburg,Germany,hav
36、e the same populationNor is explosive growth necessarily the determining factor“City problems,” one authority points out,“mostly have to do with weak,ineffective,and usually unrepresentative city governments”1The passage mainly discusses _ABig citiesBCity lifeCPopulationDGross Domestic Product2Accor
37、ding to the passage,in the year of 2030 _Athere will be 21 cities having a population of more than 10 millionBrural area will be extinctCmost people will live in citiesDthe third world will keep abreast with the developed world3In the authors opinion,_Abetter city,better lifeBboth urban and rural ar
38、eas have a larger populationCthe larger population,the faster a city developsDboth urban and rural areas have larger gross domestic products4Which statement is NOT true according to the passage?AThe developing countries develop faster than the developed countriesBCities contribute more to the GDP th
39、an the villagersCSome problems are more easily solved in cities than in countryDIts impossible to solve urban problems by getting people out of cities5The last paragraph implies that _Apublic services are ineffective Bcities are increasing too fastCpopulation is not linked with developmentDgovernmen
40、t should be responsible for the problems in the cities【参考答案】1-5、A C A A D2016高考模拟题。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。 An Ofsted (英国教育标准办公室)study reports that teachers are discouraging students who want to leave school and work as apprentices (学徒)in beauty salons (美容中心)or hair dressers. Inspect
41、ors questioned 105 young people for a report on apprenticeships published on Wednesday. They found several examples of young people who felt they had been laughed at by their teachers for wanting to progress to work-based learning, particularly in care or hairdressing, rather than stay on at school.
42、 Right or wrong, is it any surprise that this is happening? From 2014,the government will measure schools according to the rate of their pupils who go to university. Brian Lightman , general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, says the government has already put teachers unde
43、r “very great pressure to focus on academic subjects”.On the other hand, the Education Act 2011,which came into force in November, places schools under a duty to give fair career advice to pupils. This advice must include information on all post-16 education and training choices, including apprentic
44、eships. This doesnt appear to be happening in several schools, according to Ofsted9S report. Many of the young people the inspectors talked to said the advice they had received on apprenticeships was “unsatisfactory”. Schools were also blamed for lack of work experience courses, which are particular
45、ly important for teenagers considering an apprenticeship. They help students decide whether they enjoy a line of work and enable employers to see whether those on work experience have the potential to be hired as apprentices in future years. But there is a good reason why they cant do this: theyd be
46、 unable to adapt to GCSE (英国普通中等教育证书)exams if they did. Sometimes, it seems, schools just cant win.1. Why do teachers oppose the students leaving school and working as apprentices?A. The government urges teachers to concentrate on academic subjects.B. The students are only wasting time working as ap
47、prentices.C. Employers are under great pressure of taking GCSE exams.D. Employers dont give students chances to work as apprentices2. Pressure for schools to provide pupils with career advice comes from _. A. Association of School and College Leaders B. Education Act 2011C. GCSE exams D. OFSTED3. What does the author think of teachers discouraging students working as apprentices?A. Surprising B. Understandable C. Wrong D. Right参考答案13、A B B