1、河北武安市2016高考英语（二轮）阅读理解摸底选练（1）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。 (A Strong Stock Market) The increase in the margin rate from 50% to 70% was not an attempt to stem any rampant speculation on the part of the publicactually the market seemed technically quite strong, with public participation essent
2、ially dignifiedbut rather an attempt by the Federal Reserve Board to preserve the sound underpinnings that existed in the market. Naturally, such a move had a momentarily chilling effect upon prices but if the FRB had been preoccupied with undue speculation, the increase might have been to the 80% o
3、r even 90% level. Such an increases in the margin rate is a confirmation of a strong stock market and since 19,such increases have resulted in interim market highs over twelve months later. Obviously, there could be no guarantee that this would once again be the case, but if history is any guideline
4、and if business and corporate earnings were to continue on the same coursecontinued optimism over the outlook for the stock market would seem more prudent than pessimism. The margin increase underscored the good rise that stocks had enjoyed for the previous yearand the fact that a 50% rate was maint
5、ained as long as it was pointed up the fact that the rise was mainly conservative in that it was concentrated in the blue chips for the most part. In past Investment Letters we have voiced the thought that speciality stocks could outperform the general market from this point. We continue to believe
6、that this could be the case. For example, steel stocks tend to sell at certain fixed price/earnings ratios. Below a certain ratio they are considered good valueabove a certain ratio, overpriced. If a company produces a unique product it is far more difficult for market analysis to place a numerical
7、ratio upon the companys earnings. We have also contended in the past Letters that the stock market reflects mass psychology as well as the business outlook. When investorsboth the public and the institutionsare nervous and pessimistic they definitely hesitate to buy stocks: they seek low price/earni
8、ngs multiples and high yields. These same investorswhen they are in an optimistic frame of mindbecome for less preoccupied with yields and more wiling to pay a premium(high p/e multiples) for accelerated growth. If the publics attitude towards the auto industry is any measure, then this period seems
9、 to have been one of optimism.1. The title that best expresses the ideas of this passage is A. A Time to Sell Stock. . A Strong Stock MarketC. Raising the Margin Rate C. Price/earnings Ratio in Steel2. When investors are pessimistic what do they do?A. They look to the FRB for help. . They buy steelC
10、. They buy automobile stocks. D. They look for high yields.3. Why does the writer believe that speciality stocks could outperform the general market?A. Because analysis have difficulty in deciding upon a fixed price/earnings ratio. Because the activity had been limited to blue chips.C. Because the r
11、ise was conservative.D. Because of the FRB action.4. When investors are optimistic, what do they do?A. They look for accelerated growth. . They buy speciality stocks.C. They look for high yields. C. They are more prudent.Vocabulary1. margin rate 保证金率，边际比率2. rampant 无约束力，猖獗的，蔓延的3. stem 遏制4. stem from
12、 滋长，源自5. underpin 加强基础，支持6. underpinning 支持物，基础（建筑物下的）7. preoccupy 先占，使专心于，吸引住8. undue 过分的，非法的，不适当的9. interim 间歇；暂时的，间歇的10. guideline 方针，指导路线11. underscore 在下面划线，强调12. point up 加强，强调13. bluechip 兰筹股票14. blue-chip 兰筹的15. outperform 在使用上胜过16. overprice 将标价过高17. numerical ratio 数率，数字比率18. earnings 收益，利
13、润，收入19. contend 竞争，坚决主张，争论20. premium 佣金，酬金难句译注1. The increase in the margin rate from 50% to 70% was not an attempt to stem any rampant speculation on the part of the publicactually the market seemed technically quite strong, with public participation essentially dignifiedbut rather an attempt by t
14、he Federal Reserve Board to preserve the sound underpinnings that existed in the market.结构简析 是notbut句型，两个破折号中间是插入成分；中插入一个带with+N+participle 短语参考译文 保证金率从50%增长到70%，并不是想要遏制群众方面猖獗的投机，而是联邦储备委员会想要保持现存于股市强劲基础事实上股市由于群众非常庄严的参与在技术上看起来相当强劲。2. Obviously, there could be no guarantee that this would once again be
15、 the case, but if history is any guidelineand if business and corporate earnings were to continue on the same coursecontinued optimism over the outlook for the stock market would seem more prudent than pessimism.结构简析 复合句。中间有插入语if clause, 进一步说明条件。参考译文 显然，不可能保证这种情况再次出现（情况再是这样）。可是，如果历史具有指导方针的话如果商业和公司的利
16、润仍然保持在同样轨道上那么对股市前景乐观似乎要比悲观更精确些。3. The margin increase underscored the good rise that stocks had enjoyed for the previous yearand the fact that a 50% rate was maintained as long as it was pointed up the fact that the rise was mainly conservative in that it was concentrated in the blue chips for the m
17、ost part.结构简析 这句句子内有四个that clause：第一个that是good rise的定语从句。第二个和第三个that都是the fact that句型。但第二个the fact that中，as long as it was, 指头一年，pointed up是谓语。第四个是in that连词，义：因为。写作方法与文章大意 文章论述“强劲证券市场”的种种情况。首先是联邦储备委员会为保持强股市基础要求保证金率增长。这种增长过去，现在，将来都能巩固强市。其次由于绝大部分集中在兰筹股上，使股市看好上升趋于保守，引出行业股比普通股吃香。最后是投资者心情和股市强弱有关。答案祥解1. B
18、. 强劲证券市场（强市）。见难句译注1和第一段第三句：“那种保证金率的增长有力的巩固了强劲证券市场。从19年起，这种增长导致一年来股市屡创新高。A. 买出股票的时候。 C. 提高保证金率。 D. 钢的市盈率。这三项都不对，它们只是文中涉及的方面。2. D. 他寻找高业绩（即公司的产量或投资收益）。见文章倒数第三句：“当投资者公众和团体机构紧张而又悲观时，他们肯定在买进股票上举棋不定；他们寻求低价格/利润倍数和高额利润。A. 他们寻求联邦储备委员会的帮助。 B. 他们买进钢材。 C. 他们买进汽车股票。3. A. 因为在决定定价/利润比上难以分析。见第二段第二句：“在过去的投资保证上我们一直表达
19、了这样的思想：行业股票在使用上可能超过普通股。我们依然相信情况可能就是这样。举例说：钢股往往在一定价格/利润比上抛出。低于一定比率，可认为股是好价值，而高于一定比率就是超价。如果一个公司就生产独一无二的产品，那市场分析就很难对公司所得定出数比。“B. 因为股市活动受兰筹股所限。 C. 因为行情上升保守。这两项见难句译注3。 D. 由于联邦储备基金会的行动。4. A. 他们寻求加速的增长。见文章倒数第二句：“同样是这些股民，当投资者（对股市前景）持乐观态度时，他们不太关注（公司的）业绩（产值）而愿意以高价来购买具有高成长性的股票。”【2014高考英语广东省佛山市质测试题】A阅读下列短文，从每题所
20、给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 My first wife and I only had one child. It might have been nice to have more. I would have liked a son, but we just had Carmen. I see her as my best friend. I think she always comes to me first if she has a problem. We have the same sense of humour and share many inte
21、rests, except that shes crazy about animals, obsessed with them-she has always had dogs, cats, and horses in her life. We were closest when she was about four, which I think is a wonderful age for a child. Thats when they need their parents most. But as soon as Carmen went to school, she seemed to g
22、row up and grow apart from her family, and any father finds it difficult with a teenage daughter. She was very moody and had an odd group of friends. There was an endless stream of strange young men coming to our house. I remember once got annoyed with her in front of her friends and she didnt talk
23、to me for days. Ive always wanted the best for her. We sent her to a good school, but she wasnt happy there. She left because she wanted to become an actress, so with my connections I got her into a drama school, but she didnt like that either. She worked for a while doing small roles in films, but
24、she must have found it boring although she never really said why. She got married a few years ago, her husbands a vet. They must be happy because they work together, and she loves animals. We have the same tastes in books and music. When she was younger, I used to take her to the opera-thats my pass
25、ion-but she cant have liked it very much because she hasnt come with me for years. I dont think she goes to the cinema or watches TV much. She might watch my films, but I dont know. Its not the kind of thing she talks to me about. Im very pleased to have Carmen. Shes a good daughter, but I dont thin
26、k she likes my new wife very much because she doesnt visit us very often. Im looking forward to being a grandfather one day. I hope shell have a son.26. Which is TRUE about the author according to the passage? A. He is disappointed with his first wife. B. His daughter treats him as her best friend.
27、C. He and Carmen dont have much in common. D. He doesnt seem to be an animal lover.27. What does the author think of getting along with his daughter? A. Its easier for him to get along with her when she was 4. B. He couldnt take care of her after she went to school. C. He tried very hard to get alon
28、g well with her friends. D. He once got very angry because she didnt talk to him.28. By saying wanted the best for her, the author means that_. A. he had done everything he could for Carmen B. he was sad when Carmen wasnt happy at school C. he never asked Carmen why she gave up drama D. he was pleas
29、ed that Carmen married her husband29. What can be inferred about the author and Carmen from Paragraph 5? A. They were both interested in books and music and opera. B. The author greatly influenced her daughters hobbies. C. The author was probably a famous TV presenter. D. The author didnt know much
30、about Carmens hobbies. 30. According to the author, Carmen was_. A. grateful to her father B. quite lazy at school C. happy to get married D. eager to have a son【参考答案】DAADC【2014高考英语广东省佛山市质测试题】B If you hear the sound of a mobile phone beeping in a bag or pocket, you could be forgiven for thinking tha
31、t someone has received a text message. But nowadays there are so many different ways of messaging someone that it could spell the death of the traditional text as we know it. Text messaging, or texting, is the art of sending a short, electronic message between two mobile phones or tablets(平板电脑) But
32、in the last few years, messaging in this manner has been on the decline. The rise of smartphones and tablets has seen an increase in the use of instant messaging apps(应用程序)， which offer a cheap alternative to conventional texts. Using wireless internet connections or mobile data networks, people can
33、 send limitless numbers of instant messages to their friends for very little cost. Unlike traditional mobile texts, the user usually only has to pay to download the app once, after which each message they send is free. Web developers soon got the message. Instant messaging apps have become popular a
34、ll over the world. WhatsApp in America and Europe, WeChat in China and KakaoTalk in South Korea are but a few which have attracted hundreds of millions of people, who use the apps to chat to their friends in real time. These apps allow people to send picture messages for free-something which previou
35、sly was quite costly. Research firm Informa said that almost 19 billion messages were sent per day using chat apps in 2012, compared with 17.6 billion SMS(short message service) texts. And it expects the chat app market to grow t0 50 billion per day by 2014. So does this really mean the end for comm
36、unication by text? Pamela Clark-Dickson from Informa doesnt think so. She says that there are a considerable number of people who use normal mobile phones, particularly in developing countries, who prefer the SMS messaging tool: They dont have mobile data plans, so there is an awfully big base of mo
37、bile phone users who are still going to find that SMS is the best messaging experience for them for a while.31. When you hear a mobile phone beeping, it means that _. A. you will be forgiven for your mistakes B. someone has got a text message C. the traditional text has disappeared D. someone has go
38、t some kind of message32. Why has text messaging been on the decline in recent years? A. Because sending text messages is an art. B. Because there are too many tablets nowadays. C. Because instant messaging is much cheaper. D. Because it doesnt need internet connections.33. What does the underlined
39、part got the message probably mean? A. knew what people liked B. received instant messages C. became very popular D. used the apps to chat34. What can be inferred from the last paragraph? A. People wont use communication by text someday. B. People in developing countries are considerate. C. People dont use smart phones in developing countries. D. People can use SMS without any mobile data plans.35. What is best title for the passage? A. SMS Texts B. Smart Phones C. Trends in Messaging D. Instant Message Apps【参考答案】DCADC
