1、四川武胜县2016高考英语阅读理解十二月（二轮）练习（3）及答案【2015高考复习】阅读链接 What is it that makes a house a home？A home is a place of companionship with people in it who love each other，who are harmonious(和谐的)and closer inside with one another than they are outside with those in the workplace or with classmates at school.A home
2、 is a place thats so magnetic that its difficult to leave.In a home there is love，sharing and appreciation，and the members help one another.I have seen families on the street.But if they live，sleep，talk，and eat together，they are a family，even if they are poorly off.You dont need a roof to make a hom
3、e.The truly homeless are some of the rich people who build multimilliondollar houses and are too busy to really live in them.The truly homeless are those who have turned their home into a hotel lobby.The parents work.The children do wrong.They dont talk and eat together every day.They rarely see eac
4、h other.The truly homeless people are those with babysitters，caretakers，gardeners and maids.Parents are unaware，too busy making money outside the home that they dont live in.This is another way of looking at the rich and the homeless.Who is to be pitied?Control of the computer and the Internet is al
5、so important to make a house into a home.If the computer is on all the time，the house turns into an office，even if everyone is at home.Many homes these days are just offices.Human communication has stopped.The computer eats up the time that one should be giving to others within the home.Using the co
6、mputer moderately gives us time for gentleness，play and communication，not with a screen，but with a human being.【语篇解读】 本文论述了如何才能使我们的房子成为家这个命题。16Which of the following may serve as the best title of the passage?AHow to Make a House a Home?BWhat Makes a House a Home?CWho Are Homeless，the Poor?DWhat is
7、a Home for?答案B 主旨大意题。文章主要围绕房子和家这个话题展开，即什么使我们的房子成为家。17The purpose of the first paragraph is to_.Atell us that where there is home there is loveBtell us what people think home isCshow the authors concept of homeDtell people how to have a happy home答案C推理判断题。文章第一段作者提出了心中家的概念作为论点。18The underlined word“th
8、ose”refers to _.Apeople who build multimilliondollar housesBpeople who have lost their family membersCpeople who dont spend time with the familyDhomeless families living on the street答案C推理判断题。根据下一句的Parents are unaware，too busy making money outside the home that they dont live in.可以判断这一类人是很少和家庭成员呆在一起
9、的。19Which statement is NOT true according to the passage?AA home is a place where you are willing to stay.BEven the poorest person can have a happy home.CComputers and the Internet are important for a happy home.DSometimes its the rich that should be pitied.答案C细节理解题。由最后一段Control of the computer and
10、the Internet is also important to make a house into a home.可知合理使用电脑对家庭也是很重要的。与C选项不符。【2015高考复习】阅读链接A Massachusetts woman who mistakenly threw away her diamond ring last week recovered the family heirloom(传家宝) after tracking down the garbage truck and searching through 10 tons of city trash bags.Joan
11、Sawyer of Bedford said all her efforts paid_off after realizing she had dropped her diamond ring into her single trash bag among thousands of others.“I was in total panic，”Mrs Sawyer told WHDHTV，saying she thought shed never see the heirloom again.Her diamond ring dropped by accident in the trash ca
12、n and she only realized after a dump truck had made a stop at their house.“I said，Oh my God，its in the rubbish truck，”Mrs Sawyer recalled before calling the Allied Waste Service.Allied Waste Service was able to find the truck number exactly that had come to their door and tell them where it was head
13、ing.Mrs Sawyer and her husband waited for three hours watching out for her 2444 truck to arrive.But to their mixed relief，it arrived，emptying 10 tons of trash in a room.Lucky enough to have the voluntary aid of Covanta workers who helped the Sawyers pick through the large amounts of black trash bags
14、 and other wastes，as her husband Bill Sawyer described，the crew didnt have a rest until they found something glittering.“I said，Oh my God，thats my bag，I recognize something in it，”Mrs Sawyer recalled.Mr Sawyer began to tear the trash bag apart，and there，it appeared.“You could almost see the tears in
15、 her eyes；she was excited when she found it，”Ken Nydam of Covanta told WHDHTV.“And then everyone who helped out，they were just happy they got to see how happy she was and we were happy we could help them out，”he added.【语篇导读】美国马萨诸塞州的一位女士上周误将自己的一枚钻石戒指丢掉，在追着垃圾车翻遍10吨的城市垃圾后终于找回了她的这一传家珍宝。20Whats the main
16、idea of the passage?AHow did Mrs Sawyer find her diamond ring?BA diamond ring was recovered in 10 tons of trash.CA diamond ring dropped by accident in the trash can.DMany hands make light work.答案 B 主旨大意题。本文是一篇新闻报道。这种题材的文章中心一般出现在首段。故B项合适。其余A，C，D都是细节，不合适。21What kind of help did Allied Waste Service of
17、fer?AHelping find out the exact trash truck.BHelping pick through the trash bags.CHelping find out the number of the right truck.DHelping keep an eye on the truck coming back.答案 C 细节理解题。根据第六段可知，废品公司能查到来他们家收垃圾的垃圾车的具体车牌号，并告知他们该车开向了哪里。A不符；B中是Covanta workers帮忙翻找垃圾；D中是索耶夫妇等垃圾车。故选C。22How did Mrs Sawyer fe
18、el when she realized she lost her diamond ring?AHappy.BExcited.CSurprised. DFrightened.答案 D 细节理解题。根据第三段“I was in total panic，”可知选D。23What does the underlined phrase“paid off”mean in Paragragh 2?Asucceeded BwastedCended Dcost答案 A 词义猜测题。根据下文可知，Mrs Sawyer是在意识到她把钻戒丢在垃圾袋中，通过翻找垃圾才找到了钻戒，所以，这里的意思是“所有的努力取得了成
19、功，得到回报”。故选A。24What can we learn from the passage?AMrs Sawyer was optimistic that she would find it soon at first.BShe realized she had dropped her ring in a trash truck at the very beginning.CIt didnt take the couple a long time to find out the very truck.DWith the help of other people，Mrs Sawyer fo
20、und her lost ring finally.答案 D 推理判断题。根据第三段“she thought shed never see the heirloom again.”可知Mrs Sawyer对找回戒指不乐观，故A不符；根据第四段可知，Mrs Sawyer开始并没有意识到把戒指丢到垃圾车上了，故B不符；根据第七段可知，夫妇俩花了3个小时等垃圾车，故C不符；根据第八段可知，是在很多人的帮助下找到戒指的，故选D。阅读理解解读More over smart phone, the intelligent watch is about to take your spot as the lat
21、est hitech current, allowing wearers to glance at messages and even take calls without touching their phones. The im Watch, available since 2011, is the flagship product of an Italian companyim. This smart watch is an assist to the smart phone, with which it can communicate by Bluetooth wireless tec
22、hnology. It means you can leave your phone in your pocket as you answer or reject a call, review emails or read updates from friends on Twitter or Facebook.The im Watch also has its own applications, such as im Sport, which links with a heart rate detector (检测器) to allow a runner to check his pulse.
23、 Such functions already exist in specialized sports watches but not on watches that are linked to smart phones.With a square shape, a 3.8centimeter touch screen and various colors, the im Watch sells for a minimum of 300 Euros ($390) for the basic model and prices climb to 16 000 Euros for a luxury
24、model in silver or decorated with diamonds.So far, the watch has already found 30 000 buyers, 80 percent of whom are men aged 25 to 50. “Seventy percent are iPhone users, 25 percent Samsung and the rest are other telephones using Googles Android operating system，” said Massimiliano Bertolini, a mana
25、ger of the company, which aims to sell more than 200 000 watches this year. The companys target market is the person who is always glued to his smart phone, even in meetings or at the movies, or people who wish to keep an eye on their heartbeat during exercise. They will especially target women with
26、 advertisements emphasizing its design rather than its technology.文章大意：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了一款最新的智能手表。16The text is meant to _.Aadvertise a handheld deviceBshow an example of hightechCintroduce a new type of watchDcompare the phone with the watch17Which of the following best describes the im Watch?AEconomi
27、cal. BTypical. CMultifunctional. DTraditional.答案：C推理判断题。根据文章第一段最后两句“This smart watch is an assist to the smart phone. review emails or read updates from friends on Twitter or Facebook.”可推知，文中介绍的智能手表是多功能的，故答案C符合文义。18Why is the im Watch superior to other specialized sports watches?AIt provides a bette
28、r service.BIt is linked to smart phones.CIt has a heart rate detector.DIt owns fancy appearance.19Which group of people may be attracted by the im Watch?ASports lovers having smart phones.BWomen preferring advertisements.CPeople using Android system.DiPhone users seeking convenience.20What can we le
29、arn about the im Watch according to the text?AIt can control a runners pulse.BIt has a wide range of prices.CIt can replace the smart phones.DIt is popular among teenagers.阅读理解解读Dear Sir，I was surprised to read your recent editorial on the question of students parttime jobs. You appear to be making
30、lots of general comments on the basis of just one unfortunate case (I assure you that not all young people who deliver newspapers are as foolish and dishonest as the two youths mentioned in your article, and one singlecase is not strong enough in supporting a point as evidence. I think you wouldnt d
31、isagree with me at this point)The first point I would like to make is that there are many jobs teenagers can do which give them useful experience of the working world. They are brought into contact with a variety of people, often older, and are given experience of expressing themselves clearly and l
32、ogically. Every young man will eventually be involved in social net work, and we cant expect them to act as a mature adult once they step out of school. I am thinking here of jobs such as travel guides and shop assistants. Parttime jobs are actually a kind of guiding that young people need before th
33、ey play their role in real career.Another argument for school children and college students having holiday or weekend jobs is that many parents need the financial assistance. If we take, for example, a family in which the father is unemployed or perhaps a singleparent family on a low income, it seem
34、s logical and fair that a son or daughter should try to bring money into the household. And I think its also an education to young people what family responsibility is and what one should do in terms of showing their care and love.One further thing I want to say is that a lot of jobs for the young c
35、an be fun for the people who do them and also useful to the community. Youngsters who help in schools, hospitals and with the elderly often gain a great deal of pleasure and satisfaction as well as contributing something valuable to local society. And the experience will make young people feel their
36、 value in our society so that they will be more eager to learn and more willing to offer their help.In conclusion, I would add that when I was a girl, my father said my teens were a time for books, hobbies and academic studies. Thinking back, I feel I would have learnt much moreabout myself, other p
37、eople and life in generalif he had allowed me to do a limited amount of real work. Certainly, when she is old enough, I shall encourage my own daughter to do so, rather than waste her time with soap operas, computer games and discos, like so many young people today. I dont mean having fun is a waste
38、 of time. I just want to point out that fun and parttime jobs could be balanced.Yours faithfully，Margaret Williams文章大意：本文是写给报社编辑的一封信。在信中，作者表达了对该社最近发表的关于“青少年不应该做兼职工作(打零工)”这篇文章的反对，并给出了自己的理由和见解。1Which of the following is true according to the letter?AParttime jobs help teenagers develop social skills.B
39、All young people doing parttime jobs are intelligent and honest.CChildren in singleparent families should not do part time jobs.DThe writer did parttime jobs when she was at school.2What does the writer think many of the young people are doing now?ATaking some parttime jobs to help their family.BDoi
40、ng their academic learning heart and soul.CWasting time with soap operas and computer games or discos.DDoing community services by helping the old or the sick in hospitals.3What can we learn from the letter?AThe writer of the letter is doing some parttime jobs.BAn article against teenagers doing parttime jobs was published.CTeenagers of the time are not doing the right thing.DThe writer of the letter is a teenager from a singleparent family.