1、河北省赵县2016高考英语二轮阅读理解基础练习（2）及答案阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。2014高考训练题“Cleverness is a gift while kindness is a choice. Gifts are easy theyre given after all. Choices can be hard.” Jeff BezosI got the idea to start Amazon 16 years ago. I came across the fact that the Internet usage was growing at
2、 2,300 percent per year. Id never seen or heard of anything that grew that fast, and the idea of building an online bookstore with millions of titles was very exciting to me. I had just turned 30 years old, and Id been married for a year. I told my wife MacKenzie that I wanted to quit my job and go
3、to do this crazy thing that probably wouldnt work since most start-ups dont, and I wasnt sure what to expect. MacKenzie told me I should go for it. As a young boy, Id been a garage inventor. Id always wanted to be an inventor, and she wanted me to follow my passion.I was working at a financial firm
4、in New York City with a bunch of very smart people, and I had a brilliant boss that I much admired. I went to my boss and told him I wanted to start a company selling books on the Internet. He took me on a long walk in Central Park, listened carefully to me, and finally said, “That sounds like a rea
5、lly good idea, but it would be an even better idea for someone who didnt already have a good job.” That logic made some sense to me, and he convinced me to think about it for 48 hours before making a final decision. Seen in that light, it really was a difficult choice, but ultimately (最后), I decided
6、 I had to give it a shot. I didnt think Id regret trying and failing. And I suspected I would always be haunted by a decision to not try at all.After much consideration, I took the less safe path to follow my passion, and Im proud of that choice. For all of us, in the end, we are our choices.21. Wha
7、t inspired the author with the idea of building an online bookstore? A. His dream of being an inventor.B. The support of his wife. C. The greatly increasing usage of the Internet.D. Millions of exciting titles.22. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined sentence?. A. The idea
8、of not trying would keep coming to his mind and disturb him.B. He would be very excited if he tried it out.C. He would be always having a doubt if he didnt try.D. The decision to not try the online bookstore would terrify him.23. We can know from the passage that _. A. the boss thought the idea was
9、suitable for the authorB. the author wanted someone else to try the ideaC. the author might not regret if he failed the ideaD. the author might go back to his boss if he failed24. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage? A. Cleverness and KindnessB. The Starting of AmazonC. Fo
10、llowing My PassionD. We Are What We Choose【参考答案】2124 CACD 2014高考训练题Two new studies suggest that modern running shoes could increase the risk of injuries to runners. One study involved sixty-eight healthy young women and men who ran at least twenty-four kilometers a week. The runners were observed on
11、 a treadmill machine (跑步机). Sometimes they wore running shoes. Other times they ran barefoot (赤脚). Researchers from the JKM Technologies company in Virginia, the University of Virginia and the University of Colorado did the study.They found that running shoes create more stress that could damage kne
12、es, hips and ankle joints than running barefoot. They observed that the effect was even greater than the effect reported earlier for walking in high heels.The study appeared in the official scientific journal of The American Academy of Physical Medicine. The other study appeared in the journal Natur
13、e. It compared runners in the United States and Kenya. The researchers were from Harvard University in Massachusetts, Moi University in Kenya and the University of Glasgow in Scotland.They divided the runners into three groups. One group had always run shoeless. Another group had always run with sho
14、es. And the third group had changed to shoeless running.Runners who wear shoes usually come down heel first. That puts great force on the back of the foot. But the study found that barefoot runners generally land on the front or middle of their foot. That way they ease into their landing and avoid s
15、triking their heel.Harvards Daniel Lieberman led the study. He says the way most running shoes are designed may explain why those who wear them land on their heels. The heel of the shoe is bigger and heavier than other parts of the shoe, so it would seem more likely to come down first. Also, the hee
16、l generally has thick material under it to soften landings. But the researchers do not suggest that runners immediately start running barefoot. They say it takes some training. And there can be risks, like running when your feet are too cold to feel if you get injured.The study was partly supported
17、by Vibram, which makes a kind of footwear that it says is like running barefoot. The findings have gotten a lot of attention. But the researchers say there are many problems in the way the press has reported in their paper. So they have tried to explain their findings on a Harvard Website. 25. Whats
18、 the main idea of the passage?A. Walking in high heels could cause less serious effects than running barefoot.B. Two new discoveries encourage people to run in high heels.C. Running in shoes is partly good to runners.D. Two new studies prove running without shoes is beneficial to runners in most cas
19、es.26. Which part of our body could be injured if we run in running shoes?A. Toes.B. Hips.C. Feet.D. Legs.27. What can we learn from the passage? A. The way that we run by landing on the front or middle of our foot could avoid damaging our heel. B. We should start running barefoot in no time. C. Run
20、ning in modern running shoes could cause more serious effects than running in high heels. D. We wont be injured if we run barefoot.28. What is the writers attitude towards the use of the modern running shoes? A. Persuasive.B. Negative. C. Objective.D. Supportive.【参考答案】2528 DBAC 【山东省济宁市2014高考英语二模试题】D
21、 The sun is setting on a summer nightAt the entrance of a deep，dark cave，a few bats fly outWithin a few minutes，millions and millions of bats are pouring out of the cave Sounds like a scary horror movie? Believe it or not，this scene takes place all summer long，at Bracken Cave in Texas，where 20 milli
22、on bats come out to feed on insects every night“It is magical，”says Jim Kennedy of Bat Conservation International in Texas“It is one of the most impressive animal movements on the planet Every March or April，Mexican free-tailed bats migrate up to 1，600 kilometers from their winter home in Mexico to
23、their American home in Texas，where they raise their young. Soon after they arrive，each mother gives birth to one babyAs many as 500，baby bats crowd into 30 cubic centimeters of spaceand all those bodies create nice warm tem- peratures to keep them cozy and comfortable If you have ever lost sight of
24、your parents in a crowded playground，you may be won- dering how mother bats recorgnize their childrenThey use their sense of smell to tell which baby is theirs when it is time for the babies to have milk When twenty million bats fly out of one cave opening，they make a column so thick that they show
25、up on the radar at the nearby airportIt can take three hours for all of them to get out from the cave“You can feel the breeze from their wings，and see the plats wa- ving，”says Kennedy“The movement of all those wings makes a very relaxing soft soundIve always thought it would make a great relaxation
26、music to help you go to sleep. So much for bats being scary!” 56.The scene described in the first paragraph takes place in_ Aa movie Ba cave CMexico Dthe US57What makes the scene so“impressive”?AThe entrance of a deep，dark caveBThe bats feeding on insects at nightCThe huge number of bats flying toge
27、therDIt takes place all summer long 58Both Paragraphs 3 and 4 are mainly about_A. when and where the bats migrate Bhow young bats are raisedCwhy baby bats crowd togetherDhow mother bats find their children59The underlined word“breeze”in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to_.Alight wind Bhot a
28、ir Cstrong smell Dblack smoke60What does Kennedy mean by“So much for bats being scary!”?ASo much space is being occupied by bats!B. Bats are so much more scary than before!CNever say bats are frightening again!DSo many bats are being scared away !【参考答案】DCBAC 【山东省济宁市2014高考英语二模试题】E A good reader becom
29、es sooner or later a good book buyerThe sooner，the better. The reading done in a book drawn from a library can not be so pleasant at the moment nor so permanently useful as the reading done in our own copy A book which is worth reading is likely to be read more than once，and at each reading some ide
30、a or some statement makes such an impression that we wish to refer to it again Some readers underline the page as they read，but I find that a page which I have underlined can not give me so many fresh impressions as one which has no marks on itMy habit is to make my own index(索引)of a book as I readI
31、 put down the number of the page and a word or two to identify the thought or the fact which I get from itOn a second or third reading I am likely to double or triple the size of this indexThis is my substitute for underliningMost of the books in my library are so indexed that I can find quickly the
32、 passage which from time to time I wish to look up To use a book in this way，organizing it for continued usefulness year after year, we must，of course，do our reading in a copy which belongs to usThe books I buy are chiefly those of less expensive editions As I have grown older and the number of book
33、s on my shelves has increased，I appre- ciate editions which do not take much roomBy careful and continuous selection I keep my librarv down to ten thousand booksThis would be，of course，too large a number for any but a professional scholar or writerBut my advice to a book lover is to weed but his lib
34、rary at least once every two years，giving away the books which are not likely to be read again. And never never buy a book which you will not immediately readA library bought only for looks is not literature，but indoor decoration61Which of the following best explains the underlined part in the first
35、 paragraph?AReading your own book benefits you more than reading a copy from a libraryBReading a book at home is more pleasant and useful than doing it in a libraryCReading a book in a library is more pleasant and useful than doing it at homeDA book drawn from a library cannot take as much time as y
36、our own copy62What is the disadvantage of underlining according to the author?AUnderlined books look old and not worth readingBThe lines make it difficult for the reader to concentrateCUnderlined books cannot give the reader enough fresh impressionsDThe reader cannot find the passage he or she wishe
37、s to read again63What would the authors index look like after a third reading? AIt contains the number of the page and a word or twoBIt contains the number of the page and 3 to 6 wordsCIt numbers the page，the paragraph and the linesDIt fills the cover of the book with numbers and words64Which of the
38、 following books would the author most probably like to keep?ABig expensive good books BThin and cheap booksCBooks with lots of pictures DGood books in cheap，thin editions65Which of the following can be inferred from the last paragraph?AThe writer has read only some of the books in his libraryBThe w
39、riter is a professional scholar or writerCThe writer has never given away any books in his libraryDThe writers library is indoor decoration rather than literature【参考答案】ACBDB 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。【山东省泰安市2014第一轮质检试题】A Nelson Mandela was a figure of international fame，and many
40、 details of his life and career were public knowledgeBut here are some things you may not have known about him In his youth，Mandela enjoyed boxingEven during the 27 years he spent in prison，he would exercise every morning“I did not enjoy the violence of boxing so much as the science of itBoxing is e
41、qualI never did any real fighting after I entered politicsMy main interest was in training，”he wrote in his autobiography Long Walk to Freedom Among the memorabilia in the Mandela Family Museum in Soweto，visitors call find the world championship belt given to Mandela by American boxer Sugar Ray Leon
42、ard. Rolihlahla Mandela was nine years old when a teacher at the primary Methodist school where he was studying,gave him an English nameNelsonin accordance with the custom to give all school children Christian names Rolihlahla is not a common name in South AfricaIt means“troublemaker”His circumcisio
43、n name was Dalibunga，meaning“founder of the Bunga” However,in South Africa,Mr Mandela was often called by his clan(宗族)nameMadibawhich South Africans used out of respect After going underground because of his ANC activities，Mr Mandelas ability to evade(躲避)the securities services earned him the nickna
44、me“the black Pimpernel”，after the novel The Scarlet Pimpernel，about a hero with a secret identityA fake(伪造的)passport in the name of David Motsamayi was used by Mr Mandela.He had disguised himself as a driver，a gardener and a chef in order to travel around the country unnoticed by the authoritiesMr M
45、andela studied law on and off for 50 years from 1939，failing about half the courseshe tookIn August 1952，he and Oliver Tambo established South Africas first black law firm，Mandela and Tambo，in JohannesburgHe persevered to finally secure a law degree while in prison in 1989 41Why did Nelson Mandela b
46、ecome a boxing fan?AHe enjoyed the violence of boxing BHe wanted to take the championshipCHe desired to enjoy the training DHe hoped to find a better job42Which of the following is true of Mandelas name?AHis original name was not NelsonBHis parents gave him the nameNelsonCRolihlahla is a popular nam
47、e in South AfricaDMadiba was his Christian name43What made people call Mr Mandela“the black Pimpernel”?AHis ability to escape from being caughtBHis underground activities in ANCCHis pressure given by the authoritiesDThe novels hero with a secret identity44Mr Mandela made a fake passport to_Atravel a
48、round the country Bescape from the authoritiesCdisguise himself as an actor Dgo abroad easily45What can we learn from the last paragraph?AIt took Mr Mandela over fifty years to get a law degreeBMr Mandela set up South Africas first law firmCMr Mandela got his law degree after being released from prisonDMr Mandela was a determined person【参考答案】41-0-45、CAABD
