1、2016广东从化县高考英语阅读理解【二轮】基础选练（3）及答案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、D）中，选出最佳选项。 My heart beat with that feeling, pumping it like blood to my body as my fingers flew across the piano keys. As the piece neared the end, I stood up to take my final bow. For a second, the room was quiet. Yet, even in t
2、hat one second, I had enough time to doubt whether I had done everything perfectly. Then, suddenly, the applause came. “Thank you so much,” I said, turning to Olga, my piano teacher for six years. “Youve been an amazing student all these years,” she said, “and I hope that whatever you do, you never
3、stop practicing.” I leaned forward, promising I would always keep playing because I loved piano, and hugged her.It turned out to be that promises werent as meaningful as Id hoped for them to be. Right after quitting, I kept up my strict practicing schedule. Soon, it began slipping away from me. Afte
4、r all, the reason I had stopped taking lessons was that my schedule was busy with homework. Not long after, I stopped practicing altogether. It was pleasing not to have to stress about piano anymore. But something was shifting inside of me. I was empty inside. One day I met Michelle, who had also ta
5、ken piano lessons from Olga for quite a while.“So, are you still taking lessons from Olga?” She asked.“Um, no, actually I just quit a while ago,” I replied quickly.“Oh, thats a shame,” she responded, “You used to be so good I remember your performance a year ago; it was breathtaking.”Two days after
6、talking to Michelle, I subconsciously(潜意识地)sat down on the bench and started playing. I wasnt even trying to make the notes sound musically correctI was simply doing what I should have been this entire time: playing, just to be playing.As the music spread, a familiar feeling rose inside me.1. Accord
7、ing to the passage, the quiet room made the writer doubt .A. whether she ended the music a little earlier B. whether she expressed her feeling in musicC. whether she played the piano perfectly D. whether she was polite to make a bow2. Why did the writer stop practicing the piano? A. She lost interes
8、t in playing the piano. B. She was satisfied with her performance. C. She thought Olga to be too strict with her. D. She was busy with her homework.3. After stopping the piano, the writer felt .A. she seemed to have no purpose in life B. she got rid of the pressure of lifeC. she had more time to do
9、other activities D. she changed herself into another person 4. Michael seemed to think . A. the writer could become a famous pianist B. it was a pity for the writer to stop practicing C. the writer should be ashamed of her decision D. the performance of the writer made her heart broken【语篇解读】 本文是记叙文，
10、主要介绍了一个很有音乐天赋的女孩，放弃练习弹钢琴后的感受，以及最终重新开始弹钢琴的故事。1.C【命题立意】 细节理解题。考查考生对具体信息的判断能力【试题解析】 根据第一段倒数第二句话可知，因为作者演奏完之后全场寂静，因此作者怀疑自己演奏的是否完美。2.D【命题立意】 推理判断题。考查考生推理判断的能力。 【试题解析】 根据文章第四段第四句话可知作者因忙于功课而停止了练习弹钢琴。3.A【命题立意】 细节理解题。考查考生对具体信息的判断能力。【试题解析】 根据第四段最后一句话可知，因为停止弹钢琴，作者感到了生活空虚，因此好像生活没有了目的。4.B【命题立意】 推理判断题。考查考生推理判断的能力。
11、【试题解析】 根据文章的倒数第三段第一句话和第二句话，可知她认为作者不练习弹钢琴太可惜了，因为她弹得那么好。科普知识（阅读理解）由 (2013安徽“江南十校”高三联考) 改编US scientists have fixed experimental sensors (传感器) in some cities to map wind patterns and provide possible lifesaving information in a chemical or biological attack.Two test models,in the form of nine-meter high
12、 aluminum (铝) towers,are now undergoing testing in New York City,one in Greenwich Village and the other near Times Square.Half a dozen similar sensors have been fixed in and around Washington.Simulations (模仿) of terrorist attacks carried out since the Sep.11,2001 attacks have stressed the importance
13、 of finding out as soon as possible those areas that would be most affected by giving out poisonous gas or radioactive material into the air.Now,the only reliable sources of information on wind speeds and direction are major airports,which are generally located too far away from city centers to be o
14、f much use.The experimental sensors measure wind strength and direction 10 times per second.The information is downloaded through the Internet to computers that can turn out a detailed wind map,updated every 15 minutes.Addressing a recent House of Representatives committee meeting,the director of th
15、e National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAAs) “Air Resources” laboratory,Bruce Hicks,stressed the importance of developing the wind mapping program.“The wind sensors now being tested were produced by scientists recognizing theres a real problem and wed better start handling it fast or el
16、se well get into trouble.”Hicks said.Funds(资金) during the testing period had been provided by the new Department for Homeland Security which will decide whether to fix sensor networks in major US cities,if the experiment should have positive results.1.The purpose of developing the wind mapping progr
17、am is to .A.get lifesaving information during terrorist attacksB.get useful information about weather changesC.map the speed and direction of the windD.prevent possible terrorist attacks2.According to the text,the information from major airports is .A.slowly downloadedB.not quite reliableC.quickly u
18、pdatedD.not very useful3.From the text,we can learn that the wind mapping program .A.has been put into practical useB.is being experimentedC.is just an idea under discussionD.has finally failed for lack of money4.What is the text mainly about?()A.Scientists mapping wind to sense terrorist attacks.B.
19、Whether wind mapping program is useful or not.C.How the wind mapping program works.D.The importance of wind mapping program.语篇解读:美国科学家在很多主要城市安装了测量风向的传感器,目的是更加精确地为防范生化武器的袭击提供信息。答案及剖析:1.A推理判断题。由文章第一段的.to map wind patterns and provide possible lifesaving information in.attack可知选A项。2.D细节理解题。由第四段的描述可知,来自
20、主要机场的信息离市中心太远,以至于它们提供的信息用处不大,故选D项。3.B细节理解题。由第二段和最后两段可知,the wind mapping program 正在测试当中,故选B项。4.A主旨大意题。文章的第一段为本文的主题段,由此可知A项正确。【疑难词汇解读】1.undergo v.经历,经受She is undergoing surgery.她正在接受手术。2.poisonous adj.有毒的New furniture often gives out something poisonous.新家具常释放有毒的东西。【长难句子分析】 自2001年9月11日的恐怖袭击以来,针对恐怖袭击进行
21、的模仿已经强调了通过释放有毒气体或放射性物质的方法尽快弄清那些可能受到影响的地方的重要性。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。(2013四川，B)On a sunny day last August, Tim heard some shouting. Looking out to the sea carefully, he saw a couple of kids in a rowboat were being pulled out to sea.Two 12 yearold boys, Christian and Jack, rowed out a boa
22、t to search for a football. Once theyd rowed beyond the calm waters, a beach umbrella tied to the boat caught the wind and pulled the boat into open water. The pair panicked and tried to row back to shore. But they were no match for it and the boat was out of control.Tim knew it would soon be swallo
23、wed by the waves.“Everything went quiet in my head，” Tim recalls (回忆)“I was trying to figure out how to swim to the boys in a straight line.”Tim took off his clothes and jumped into the water. Every 500 yards or so, he raised his head to judge his progress.“At one point, I considered turning back，”
24、he says. “I wondered if I was putting my life at risk.” After 30 minutes of struggling, he was close enough to yell to the boys, “Take down the umbrella！”Christian made much effort to take down the umbrella. Then Tim was able to catch up and climb aboard the boat. He took over rowing, but the waves
25、were almost too strong for him.“Lets aim for the pier (码头)，” Jack said. Tim turned the boat toward it. Soon afterward, waves crashed over the boat, and it began to sink. “Can you guys swim？” he cried. “A little bit，” the boys said.Once they were in the water, Tim decided it would be safer and faster
26、 for him to pull the boys toward the pier. Christian and Jack were wearing life jackets and floated on their backs. Tim swam toward land as water washed over the boys faces.“Are we almost there？” they asked again and again.“Yes，” Tim told them each time.After 30 minutes, they reached the pier.文章大意：为
27、了寻找足球，两个男孩驾船进入大海，却不料遇到了危险，在Tim的帮助下，他们终于化险为夷。5Why did the two boys go to the sea?ATo go boat rowing.BTo get back their football.CTo swim in the open water.DTo test the umbrella as a sail.答案：B细节理解题，由第二段第一句话可知，两个12岁的男孩出海是为了寻找一个足球。6 What does “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to?AThe beach. BThe water. CThe boa
28、t. DThe wind.答案：D代词指代题，由第二段第二、三句话可知it指代the wind。7Why did Tim raise his head regularly?ATo take in enough fresh air. BTo consider turning back or not. CTo check his distance from the boys. DTo ask the boys to take down the umbrella.答案：C细节理解题，由文章第五段第二句话可知，他每隔500码就抬头判断他前进的情况。8How did the two boys final
29、ly reach the pier?AThey were dragged to the pier by Tim.BThey swam to the pier all by themselves.CThey were washed to the pier by the waves.DThey were carried to the pier by Tim on his back.答案：A细节理解题，由文章倒数第三段Tim decided it would be safer and faster for him to pull the boys toward the pier可知。阅读下列短文,
30、从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。(2013四川，C)LONDONA British judge on Thursday sentenced a businessman who sold fake (假冒的) bomb detectors (探测器) to 10 years in prison, saying the man hadnt cared about potentially deadly consequences.It is believed that James McCormick got about $77.8 million from the sales
31、of his detectorswhich were based on a kind of golf ball finderto countries including Iraq, Belgium and Saudi Arabia.McCormick,57, was convicted (判罪) of cheat last month and sentenced Thursday at the Old Bailey court in London.“Your cheating conduct in selling a great amount of useless equipment simp
32、ly for huge profit promoted a false sense of security and in all probability materially contributed to causing death and injury to innocent people，” Judge Richard Hone told McCormick. “You have neither regret, nor shame, nor any sense of guilt.”The detectors, sold for up to $42,000 each, were said t
33、o be able to find such dangerous objects as bombs under water and from the air. But in fact they “lacked any grounding in science” and were of no use.McCormick had told the court that he sold his detectors to the police in Kenya, the prison service in Hong Kong, the army in Egypt and the border cont
34、rol in Thailand.“I never had any bad results from customers，” he said.文章大意：一个生意人因出售假冒伪劣的炸弹侦探器而被捕，但本人却拒不承认。9Why was McCormick sentenced to prison?AHe sold bombs. BHe caused death of people.CHe made detectors. DHe cheated in business.答案：D细节理解题，由文章第一段who sold fake bomb detectors可知他是因为卖假冒伪劣产品而被捕。10Accor
35、ding to the judge, what McCormick had done _.Aincreased the cost of safeguardingBlowered peoples guard against dangerCchanged peoples idea of social securityDcaused innocent people to commit crimes答案：B细节理解题，由文章第四段第一句话可知，这种假冒伪劣产品会促进安全假象的产生，从而导致无辜人们的死亡和受伤。11Which of the following is true of the detect
36、ors?AThey have not been sold to Africa.BThey have caused many serious problems.CThey can find dangerous objects in water.DThey dont function on the basis of science.答案：D细节理解题，由第五段最后一句话，这些产品缺乏科学基础，毫无用处，可知答案选D。12It can be inferred from the passage that McCormick _.Asold the equipment at a low priceBwas wellknown in most countriesCdid not think he had committed the crime Dhad not got such huge profit as mentioned in the text答案：C推理判断题，由文章最后一句话可知，被捕商人认为他所售出的产品并未导致恶果，很明显，他不承认他的犯罪事实。