1、江苏省丰县2016高考英语【二轮】阅读理解基本练习（1）及答案阅读理解。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。 Have you got any wonderful plans for your coming winter vacation? Here are some wonderful films for you to kill time.Away We Go With a baby on his way, a young couple, Burt and Verona, look at their lives and are puzzled about w
2、hat they really want. So they hit the road and seek a place to call home.On their journey, they visit a handful of characters and learned a lot. Its about taking the scenic route in life, preparing for the hope and excitement and fear of new beginnings, while never forgetting to look out of the wind
3、ow.Orphan Esther, a bright and well-behaved child, however, is not as innocent as she appears. Soon after being taken home, the peace of her adoptive family is completely changedYou want a good horror film about a child from hell? Then you got one! Do not, in any cases, take children to see it. 500
4、Days of Summer Tom is in love with Summer from the moment he sees her. Can he accept that she simply likes him for now, not for forever? The movie is about Tom wrestling with that reality. Tom remembers his love, Summer, as a series of joys and bafflements. But Summer is just herself and he cannot h
5、ave her. Here is a rare movie that begins by telling us how it will end and is about how the hero has no idea why.2012The director Roland Emmerich successfully dresses a corny story with an old Mayan prediction, which is believed by many to happen in the coming 2012 and as a result, attracts million
6、s of people into the cinema. Its just an entertaining Hollywood blockbuster(大片) with plenty of jokes, instead of a description of what the end of the world is really like. Dont take it too seriously!8. This passage aims to _.A. make comments on films for a cinema B. introduce films for a film corpor
7、ationC. recommend several films for fun D. advertise several films for a website9. If you bring your seven-year-old sister to the cinema, which of the following film should you avoid?A. Away We Go. B. Orphan. C. 2012. D. 500 Days of Summer.10. Among all the characters mentioned in the passage, who d
8、irected films in Hollywood? A. Roland Emmerich. B. Tom and Summer. C. Burt and Verona. D. Esther.11. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. Orphan is a comedy about Esther adopted by a kind family. B. 500 Days of Summer is a romance with a happy ending. C. Away We Go s
9、hows beautiful scenery on the young couples journey.D. The ancient Mayan prediction is going to happen in 2012.【参考答案】811、CBAC 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。What would you do if you were lost in the dark forest at night? The first sensible lesson is that you shouldnt bother trying to find y
10、our way in the dark at all, but just stay put until dawn. Because then you wont trip over things? No, mainly because youll have an idea of direction. The sun rises in the east. But you will be amazed at how many people forget they know that. Apparently, the area underneath a holly bush provides a go
11、od makeshift shelter they are thick, and evergreen. The next thing to do or rather not to do is panic, for the obvious reason that unless there is someone there to hear you scream, it will get you nowhere. Just try to think of nice, happy things.There is always a point in films when a person who is
12、lost in the desert or the snow, dehydrated(脱水的) and exhausted, comes across a set of their own footprints and realizes they have just walked in a huge, round circle. It is wrong to owe it to the unequal strengths or different lengths of your legs. Experiments prove that, without the sun or the moon
13、(or landmarks) as a fixed guide, lots of small errors add up over time so the brain cant correctly identify the “straight ahead” direction. To just get out of somewhere, pick a spot on the horizon and just head for it.There are several ways to find directions in the dark, and by far the best is to e
14、stablish north using the stars. Most people can identify the Plough, which is part of Ursa Major. It looks a lot like a saucepan. The Plough rotates through the sky, but lets imagine the saucepan lying horizontally (水平地), with its handle on the left. You need to trace a line from the star at the rig
15、ht-hand base of the pan, through the star at the right-hand rim (边沿), and follow it upwards; the north star is roughly five times the distance between those two “pointer” stars. Then drop a vertical line from the North Star to the horizon and thats north.“Tonight is very cloudy and I cant see the Pl
16、ough.” Maybe luckily, it is quite windy. Keep in mind that almost all of our weather comes from a south-westerly direction. (This only works if you are in the British Isles). To find the direction, you can throw light bits of dried-out grass in the air and see which way they blow; or, if there are c
17、louds and patches of clear sky, see which way they blow across the stars. You can also get an idea of direction from leggy plants. If they look as if they have been blown over, they will probably be pointing north-east. If they are simply leaning in one direction as they grow, theres a good chance t
18、hat is south (they will be reaching towards the sun). The last thing to do is to judge your direction and off you go.12. What might be the best title of the passage ?A. How to survive in the forestB. How to protect yourself in the forest C. How to direct your way out of the wildD. What to do if you
19、are lost13. Which of the following pictures matches the description of the position of the north star?14. Why will people often walk in a circle if they are lost in the desert or the snow?A. Because without anything to refer to for directions, the brain will be confused by errors.B. Because one of t
20、he legs is longer and stronger than the other.C. Because the desert or the snow usually covers a large area for people to get across.D. Because people usually feel dehydrated and exhausted in the desert or the snow.15. If you were lost in Taklimakan Desert in China, _ would NOT be dependable for you
21、 to identify the directions.A. the sun B. the North Star C. wind D. the moon【参考答案】1215、CDAC 阅读理解。Some people will do just about anything to save money.And I am one of them.Take my familys last vacation.It was my sixyearold sons winter break from school，and we were heading home from Fort Lauderdale a
22、fter a weeklong trip.The flight was overbooked，and Delta，the airline，offered us $400 per person in credits to give up our seats and leave the next day.I had meetings in New York，so I had to get back.But that didnt mean my husband and my son couldnt stay.I took my ninemonthold and took off for home.T
23、he next day，my husband and son were offered more credits to take an even later flight.Yes，I encouragedokay，orderedthem to wait it out at the airport to “earn” more Delta Dollars.Our total take：$1,600.Not bad，huh?Now some people may think Im a bad mother and not such a great wife either.But as a bigt
24、ime bargain hunter，I know the value of a dollar.And these days，a good deal is something few of us can afford to pass up.Ive made a living looking for the best deals and exposing(揭露) the worst tricks.I have been the consumer reporter of NBCs Today show for over a decade.I have written a couple of boo
25、ks including one titled Tricks of the Trade：A Consumer Survival Guide.And I really do what I believe in.I tell you this because there is no shame in getting your moneys worth.Im also tightfisted when it comes to shoes，clothes for my children，and expensive restaurants.But I wouldnt hesitate to spend
26、on a good haircut.It keeps its shape longer，and its the first thing people notice.And I will also spend on a classic piece of furniture.Quality lasts.5Why did Delta give the authors family credits?AThey took a later flight.BThey had early bookings.CTheir flight had been delayed.DTheir flight had bee
27、n cancelled.解析细节理解题。根据文章第一段中“.give up our seats and leave the next day.”可知答案。答案A6What can we learn about the author?AShe rarely misses a good deal.BShe seldom makes a compromise.CShe is very strict with her children.DShe is interested in cheap products.解析推理判断题。根据文章第三段中“But as a bigtime bargain hunte
28、r, I know the value of a dollar. And these days, a good deal is something few of us can afford to pass up.”可知作者自称是一个一流的杀价者，并且说一笔好的交易是很少有人能够拒绝的，因此作者不会错过一笔好买卖的，答案为A项。答案A7What does the author do?AShes a teacher.BShes a housewife.CShes a media person.DShes a businesswoman.解析细节理解题。根据文章第四段第二句“I have been
29、the consumer reporter of NBCs Today show for over a decade.”可知作者是一位媒体工作者。答案C8What does the author want to tell us?AHow to expose bad tricks.BHow to reserve airline seats.CHow to spend money wisely.DHow to make a business deal.解析写作意图题。文章最后一段讲述了如何明智地花钱，即如何让钱花得更值得，故答案为C项。答案C社会生活类。The garden city was la
30、rgely the invention of Ebenezer Howard(18501928). After immigrating from England to the USA, and an unsuccessful attempt to make a living as a farmer,he moved to Chicago,where he saw the reconstruction of the city after the disastrous fire of 1871. In those days,it was nicknamed “the Garden City”,al
31、most certainly the source of Howards name for his later building plan of towns. Returning to London,Howard developed his design in the 1880s and 1890s,drawing on ideas that were popular at the time,but creating a unique combination of designs.The nineteenth-century poor city was in many ways a terri
32、ble place,dirty and crowded;but it offered economic and social opportunities. At the same time,the British countryside was in fact equally unattractive:though it promised fresh air and nature,it suffered from agricultural depression(萧条) and it offered neither enough work and wages,nor much social li
33、fe. Howards idea was to combine the best of town and country in a new kind of settlement,the garden city. Howards idea was that a group of people should set up a company,borrowing money to establish a garden city in the depressed countryside,far enough from existing cities to make sure that the land
34、 was bought at the bottom price.Garden cities would provide a central public open space,radial avenues and connecting industries. They would be surrounded by a much larger area of green belt,also owned by the company,containing not merely farms but also some industrial institutions. As more and more
35、 people moved in,the garden city would reach its planned limitHoward suggested 32,000 people;then,another would be started a short distance away. Thus,over time,there would develop a vast planned house collection,extending almost without limit;within it,each garden city would offer a wide range of j
36、obs and services,but each would also be connected to the others by a rapid transportation system,thus giving all the economic and social opportunities of a big city.1. How did Howard get the name for his building plan of garden cities?A. Through his observation of the country life.B. Through the com
37、bination of different ideas.C. By taking other peoples advice.D. By using the nickname of the reconstructed Chicago.2. The underlined phrase “drawing on” in Paragraph 1 probably means.A. making use of B. making comments onC. giving an explanation ofD. giving a description of3. According to Howard,ga
38、rden cities should be built.A. as far as possible from existing citiesB. in the countryside where the land was cheapC. in the countryside where agriculture was developedD. near cities where employment opportunities already existed4. What can we learn about garden cities from the last paragraph?A. Th
39、eir number would continue to rise.B. Each one would continue to become larger.C. People would live and work in the same place.D. Each one would contain a certain type of business.5. What could be the best title for the passage?A. City and CountrysideB. The Invention of the Garden CityC. A New City in ChicagoD. A Famous Garden City in England【参考答案】69.1-5 DABAB