1、河北武安市2016高考英语（二轮）阅读理解摸底选练（6）及答案高考英语冲刺阅读理解。请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Waikiki is a neighborhood of Honolulu, on the south shore of the island of Oahu, Hawaii. Waikiki Beach is the shoreline fronting Waikiki and one of the best known beaches in the world. Today the neighborhood and the bea
2、ch are considered the center of the tourist industry in Hawaii. A majority of people are drawn here to the excitement of Waikiki Beach with its colorful clubs and taste-filled restaurants. The island activities range from surfing lessons to swimming. The frequently visited tourist beach, is actually
3、 fairly short, with half of it marked off for surfers. Visitors to Waikiki Beach may have to look twice at the four-legged sufer boarding in to shore just to make sure they are not dreaming, but the regulars are not surprised. They know the eight-year-old pup is Bugsy, a local legend whose owner, Da
4、vid Yew, taught the dog to surf. Yew, 39, got the idea while he and Bugsy were not walking on the beach and came across a statue of a surfer. Yew placed the dog down on the surfboard to take a photo, and the scene looked so natural that Yew was inspired to take the next step. Soon the two were surfi
5、ng together. Bugsy loves the water so much that Yew has trouble in keeping it up. Bugsy wasnt always full of energy and fun. Two days after Yew, a doctor of emergency medicine, adopted the 12-week-old puppy from a shelter, Bugsy had a serious cough. Yew rushed the pup to the ICU of a vet hospital, w
6、here he stayed until Yew could no longer afford to keep him there. Bugsy needed further treatment, so Yew built his own ICU in his apartment and gave the sick pup treatment himself until his companion. Bugsy recovered a few days later. Since then, the doctor and dog have been inseparable.Saving Bugs
7、ys life creat unconditional trust between him and me, Yew says. He knows Ill take care of him no matter what happens. That may be what fuels Bugsys spirits. The pair surf together every week and have shared other experiences, including skydiving. At Yews wedding to Aimee Kim last year, a tuxedoed Bu
8、gsy carried the rings for them. Bugsy and Yew have given up skydiving, at the brides insistence. But hang up the board? No way.I want this dog to experience the same joy that I have in my life, says Yew. 1. It can be learned from the passage that _.A. Bugsy is the name of a dog from a taleB. Visitor
9、s can only swim and surf hereC. Yew and Bugsy gave up surfing because of Aimee KimD. Yew and Bugsy are a common sight on Waikiki Beach答案解析：答案为D。本题为细节推理题。由第二段内容可知，到Waikiki海滩旅游的游客或许要看两遍这条四只腿的冲浪者才能确认他们不是在做梦，但是经常来海滩的游客就不吃惊了，因为他们知道这只八岁狗的主人David Yew在教它学会冲浪。可以推断，D选项“Yew 和 Bugsy是Waikiki 海滩一道普通的风景线”符合文意。Bugs
10、y是条真实存在的狗，不是故事中的狗，故A选项错误。由第一段倒数第二句话 “The island activities range from surfing lessons to swimming.”可知，海滩的活动在冲浪到游泳的范围之间，也就是不止这两项，故B选项错误。由最后一段 “Bugsy and Yew have given up skydiving, at the brides insistence. But hang up the board? No way.”可知，在新娘Aimee Kim的坚持下，Bugsy 和 Yew放弃了跳伞运动，但是会放弃冲浪吗？没门。因此C选项错误。2.
11、What caused Yew to make the decision to let Bugsy surf?A. Yews good care and treatment of the clever creature.B. The smartness of the dog.C. The natural-looking sight of Bugsy on the surfboard.D. Bugsys love of water.答案解析：答案为C。本题为细节题。由第三段 “Yew placed the dog down on the surfboard to take a photo, an
12、d the scene looked so natural that Yew was inspired to take the next step. Soon the two were surfing together.”可知，Yew决定让Bugsy狗冲浪是因为狗在冲浪板上拍照的情景非常自然。故答案为C。3. What do we know about Bugsy?A. He was taught to skydive by the bride.B. He was cured in the ICU of a hospital.C. He was stayed with with Yew for
13、 four years.D. He will never give up surfing.答案解析：答案为D。本题为细节推理题。结合第1题对最后一段的分析可知，新娘坚持Bugsy 和 Yew放弃跳伞运动，但是Bugsy不会放弃冲浪，由此可以推断，A选项错误，D选项正确。由第四段“Bugsy needed further treatment, so Yew built his own ICU in his apartment and gave the sick pup treatment himself until his companion. Bugsy recovered a few day
14、s later.” 可知，Bugsy是在Yew自己公寓为它建的ICU里治愈的，因此B选项错误。由第二段提到的 “the eight-year-old pup”和第四段中的 “Two days after Yew,adopted the 12-week-old puppy” 可知，他们在一起有几乎八年了，故C选项错误。4. Whats the best title of the passage?A. Fantastic surfing, along the Waikiki Beach B. A four-legged surfer, a beatiful sight on the beachC.
15、 A friend in nedd is a friend indeedD. A warm-hearted doctor and his dog答案解析：答案为B。本题考查文章的标题。本文的写作主题是会冲浪的狗， 因此B选项作为标题最醒目，最能概括全文的主题。高考英语冲刺阅读理解。请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 Soapy turned off Broadway. It seemed that his route to the desired Island was not to be an enjoyable one. Some other wa
16、y of entering limbo must be thought of At a corner of Sixth Avenue electric lights and cunningly displayed wares behind plate-glass made a shop window bright. Soapy took a stone and threw it through the glass. People came running round the corner，a policeman in the leadSoapy stood still，with his han
17、ds in his pockets，and smiled at the sight of brass buttons “Wheres the man that has done that?” asked the officer excitedly “Dont you figure out that I might have had something to do with it?” said Soapy, not without hatred, but friendly, as one greets good fortune The policemans mind refused to acc
18、ept Soapy even as a suspect. Men who break windows do not remain to talk with the law protector. They take to their heels. The policeman saw a man haft-way down the block running to catch a car. With drawn club he joined in the chasingSoapy，with anger in his heart, wandered along, twice unsuccessful
19、 On the opposite side of the street was a restaurant of popular styles. It provided food to large appetites and modem purses. Its plates and atmosphere were thick; its soup and napkin thin. Into this place Soapy took his muddy shoes and tell-tale trousers without challengeAt the table he sat and enj
20、oyed beefsteak, flapjacks, doughnuts and pie. And then to the waiter he betrayed the face that the minutest coin and himself were strangers “Now, get busy and call a cop，”said Soapy“And dont keep a gentleman waiting” “No cop for you，”said the waiter，with a voice like butter cakes and an eye like the
21、 cherry in a Manhattan cocktail，“Hey，Con!” Nearly upon his left ear on the senseless pavement two waiters threw SoapyHe arose, joint by joint，as a carpenters rule opens, and beat the dust from his clothes. Arrest seemed but a rosy dream. The Island seemed very far away. A policeman who stood before
22、a drug store two doors away laughed and walked down the street1. What did the word “Island” in the passage refer to? A. A very pleasant hotel in Broadway B. One of the cities in America C. A place where law-breakers were sent to D. A shop at the corner of the Sixth Avenue答案解析：答案为C。本题为词义猜测题。该词实则是全文的灵
23、魂词，对该词的准确猜测建立在读懂全文故事的基础之上。第一段中Soapy所理想的“Island”是个什么地方？通过读后面的故事可知，他故意打破商店的玻璃，故意到餐馆大吃一顿不付钱都是为了被警察抓住，但是警察都没抓他，最后一段写到 “Arrest seemed but a rosy dream. The Island seemed very far away. A policeman who stood before a drug store two doors away laughed and walked down the street” 逮捕似乎只是个美好的梦想，Island似乎非常遥远，站
24、在药店前的一个警察笑着走了。因此可以推断，Soapy想去的地方就是监狱，故C选项是对“Island”的准确解释。2. Why did Soapy stand still outside the shop window? A. He was waiting to be arrested B. He wanted to help the policeman C. He intended to play a joke with the policeman D. He was watching the policeman chasing the man who ran to catch a car答案
25、解析：答案为A。本题为细节推理题。由第三、四段的内容可知，他打破玻璃后站在窗户外，警察问是谁干的，他对警察说“你们没看到是我干的吗?”，他希望被警察抓住，故答案为A。3. What did the underlined words in Paragraph 6 mean? A. The man had never seen the waiter before. B. The man was penniless C. The man was a stranger to the city D. The coin was not real so that the waiter refused to
26、accept it答案解析：答案为B。本题为句意理解题。本题可用排除法。结合划线部分的后文第七段Soapy对服务员说的话 “ Now, get busy and call a cop，”他让服务员叫警察抓他，因此A、C、D选项都不是划线部分的深层含义。只有B选项 “这个人身无分文”最符合文意。4. Why did Soapy go into the restaurant? A. He was very hungry B. He wanted to have a dinner with someone C. He wanted to draw the policemans attention b
27、y having dinner without payD. The restaurant was cheap and he had not much money答案解析：答案为C。结合前面几题的分析可知，他去餐馆白吃就是希望警察抓他。故答案为C。【2014高考英语安徽省六校联考】EAll across California, honeybees are flying away from their hives(蜂箱) and dying. Empty hives are causing a lot of worry about some important food crops.Bees gi
28、ve us a lot more than delicious honey. They are pollinators（授粉者）they enable plants to produce the fruits and nuts we enjoy by carrying pollen from one plant or flower to the next. The wind pollinates oats, corn, and wheat, but many other plants (like apple and cherry trees and melon vines) depend on
29、 insects, bats, and birds. In the U.S., millions and millions of bees kept by human beekeepers fly around doing a lot of this important work for food crops. “Bees are worth protecting because their work adds so much to our diet,” says Dr. Jeff Pettis of the Bee Research Laboratory.Californias almond
30、 (杏仁) crop alone depends on about half the bees in the country. But now the almond crop and many others could be in trouble with so many bees dying.Researchers at government and university labs all over the country are trying to figure out why so many bees are dying. However, bees are hard to study.
31、 Most die away from the hive, so researchers dont have dead bodies to examine. And when researchers return to a hive after two weeks, about half the bees they studied on their first visit will be dead, replaced by new ones in the natural life cycle of bees.“It isnt like studying a large animal like
32、a cow that doesnt move around much and is easy to find out in the cow field,” says Pettis.Researchers have some ideas about what could be affecting bee health. They could be sick from poisons widely used to kill insects, or they might not be getting enough good food to stay strong. Also, tiny insect
33、s called mites feed on bees. “A virus or bacteria could also be doing the killing.” explains Pettis.72. What is Paragraph 2 mainly about? A. The wind helps pollinate.B. Bees are important in food crops. C. Bees give us a lot of delicious honey.D. Cherry trees are pollinated by bees.73. Bees are hard
34、 to study because _. A. they move around too much B. new bees soon replace all the bees studied by researchers C. they are too tiny D. they never return to hives74. What could cause so many bees to die? A. Poisons to kill birds.B. Eating too much. C. Large insects.D. Some virus.75. What can we learn
35、 from the article? A. A large number of bees have died in the hive. B. Without bees, some foods would disappear from our diet. C. Only researchers in California want to know what kills bees. D. Large animals are easier to study than tiny insects.【参考答案】7275 BADBDirections: Read the following three pa
36、ssages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.【2013嘉定区】AWork your brain!Between 2 and 3 pounds of wonder,
37、 it controls everything we say, do or think, who we are and what we care about, the way we walk or laugh or figure out things, what we like and the talents we possess, how we see and talk and run and jump and process our food.The brain uses 20 percent of our bodys oxygen and 20 percent of its blood.
38、 Somewhere within its protein, fat, 100,000 miles of blood vessels and 100 billion nerve cells, it helps us remember where we put our gym shoes. Change our temperature so we dont die because of the heat or cold. Speed us up or slow us down. Help us choose between orange juice or orangeflavored drink
39、s.Its complexity are stunning, far beyond anything most of us can imagine. To keep this work of art as polished as possible we need to eat right, exercise and keep mentally stimulated.Good nutrition helps brain cells communicate with each other. Exercise stimulates a hormone in our brain that improv
40、es memory. Mental stimulation keeps you sharp even as you age.“Its very important that we tell people to be physically active and mentally active,” said neurologist Malcolm Stewart.“People cannot stop aging, but youre able to reduce the damage; youre able to keep the function up.”Following are Dr.St
41、ewarts advice for improving brain health：l NutritionAvoid fast food. Follow the old adage(格言): For breakfast, eat like a king; for lunch, like a queen; for supper, like a beggar.l ExerciseDo a combination of stretching aerobic and musclestrengthening every day.l Mental gamesTry to have a sense of ho
42、pe about the future. Do puzzles. Listen to music. Reach out to others to make their lives better.65. The purpose of the author in writing this passage is to _.A. inform us how the brain works B. give us advice on how to keep the brain healthy C. tell us that the brain plays an important role in our
43、lives D. show how special the brain is to us 66. The word “stunning” in Paragraph 5 means _.A. interesting B. strange C. significant D. amazing 67. According to the text，more exercise _.A. keeps our mind sharp B. helps improve our memory C. gives our brain a rest D. is good for brain cells communicating with each other 68. In order to keep brain healthy，we should avoid _.A. eating a good lunch B. doing puzzles C. eating a large supper D. taking aerobic exercise 【参考答案】65-68 BDBC