1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家2016高考英语二轮阅读理解一百六十集选练（146）及（解析）答案阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。More than half of rich Americans have not shown their full wealth to their children，a new survey showed last Tuesday. The survey，published by the Bank of America, studied the rich with $3 million or more in assets.
2、It found that “surprisingly few of those surveyed have welldeveloped plans to preserve and pass on their assets to their children”The majority of the 457 people surveyed are selfmade，firstgeneration rich.Fiftytwo percent of parents have chosen not to tell their children just how wealthy they are，and
3、 15 percent have given away nothing about the family wealth.One in three parents said they had never thought to do it. They are worried that their children would become lazy，spend money freely，make bad decisions and even become a target for gold diggers.Only 34 percent strongly agreed that their chi
4、ldren would be able to handle any inheritance(遗产)they plan to leave them.“There is an expectation about the wealthy parents that they have a responsibility to pass down their fortune to the next generation，”said Sallie Krawcheck，president of the Global Wealth and Investment Management of the Bank of
5、 America.“Our research，however，uncovered changing views of what one generation owes the next.”The trend is led by the worlds richest man Bill Gates，who promised in 2008 that he would leave his $58 billion fortune to the charity started by him and his wife，the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation(基金会)，a
6、nd not to his children.“We want to give it back to society in the way that it will have the most positive impact，”he said.Of his plans for his children，Gates said：“I will give the kids some money but not a meaningful percentage.they will need to work but they will feel reasonably taken care of.”【语篇解
7、读】 调查表明，大部分美国富人不愿向孩子炫富，甚至不打算将丰厚的资产传给后代。1We can learn from the passage that _.Arich parents may not know how to manage their inheritanceBrich parents dont equal rich kids，at least in the USCAmerican children dont get to inherit their parents wealthDpoor children dont expect themselves to be as rich a
8、s their parents解析推理判断题。第二段的后半部分提到在被调查的美国富人中，几乎没有人计划为他们的孩子保留资产或者将资产传给孩子，由此可推断在美国，父母富有并不意味着孩子富有。答案B2According to the survey，most rich Americans _.Athink they owe their children nothingBthink it best to give their money back to societyCdoubt their childrens ability to handle wealthD. are confident of t
9、heir childrens ability to handle wealth解析推理判断题。根据第四段内容可推知，大部分美国富人怀疑他们的孩子处理财富的能力。答案C3The underlined word“they”in Paragraph 6 refers to _.Aresponsible childrenBBill Gates and his wifeCfirstgeneration richDrich parents解析词义猜测题。富裕的父母们希望把他们的财富传给 下一代，此处they指代的是画线词前面的“the wealthy parents”，即“rich parents”。答案
10、D4From the last paragraph，we can see that Bill Gates wants to show _.Athe trend of leaving no inheritance to childrenBthe positive impact of charity on societyCthe way of giving back to societyDthe importance of independence for children解析推理判断题。根据本段中比尔盖茨所说的话可推知，他更强调孩子的个人奋斗，认为培养孩子的自立很重要。答案D。 阅读下列四篇短文
11、，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。The multimillion pound new Library of Birmingham (LoB)will be the most visible sign of the way the city is accepting the digitalization(数字化)of everyday life. Set to open in 2013，the188m LoB is already beginning to take shape next to the Birmingham Repertory Theatre，with
12、which it will share some equipment.As digital media(媒介)is important to its_idea，the project is already providing chances for some of the many small new local companies working at the new technologies.Brian Gambles，the LoB project director，says it is about giving people the right tools for learning：“
13、The aim is to mix the physical with the digital，providing 24hour services which can be used through many different ways.It is important to enable us to reach more people，more effectively.” The digital library will，he says，be as important as the physical one，allowing the distant use of the services,
14、making sure that it is never closed to the public. Even before the LoB is complete，the public has been able to go online to visit the Virtual(虚拟的)LoB，designed by Baden，the Birmingham virtual worlds specialists.Not only have the public been able to learn about the LoB，but the virtual one has also ena
15、bled those working on the LoB to understand the building and how it will work before it even opens. Two other small Birminghambased digital companies are also working on the LoB projects.Substrat，a digital design company，is developing what it calls an example of an “enlarged reality” project.It is a
16、bout the use of an exciting smart phone，an important part of the LoB which is in the early stages of development.And The Peoples Archive is an online library of historical figures of the city being built up by a digital content company in Cahoots，in which users will be encouraged to add to and comme
17、nt on the material.Gambles says：“Technology will enable us to make the librarys content and services open to citizens as never before”【语篇解读】 本文是一则新闻报道。即将落成的Library of Birmingham(LoB)将是伯明翰市接受日常生活数字化的标志。1The underlined part“its idea”in Paragraph 3 refers to the idea of _.Athe equipment Bthe projectCth
18、e digital media Dthe physical library解析词义猜测题。第三段中的“the project”指的是文章中出现的“the LoB project”，结合画线部分的上下文语境可知此处讲的是数字媒体对这个项目很重要，所以B项正确。答案B2While visiting the Virtual LoB，the public can _.Aget a general idea of the LoBBmeet many worldfamous expertsClearn how to put up a library buildingDunderstand how the
19、specialists work on the project解析细节理解题。根据第六段中的“Not only have the public been able to learn about the LoB.”可知，公众访问虚拟LoB可了解LoB的大体情况。答案A3Which of the following is true of the LoB when it opens?Aa，b，d Ba，c，e Cb，c，d Db，d，e解析推理判断题。根据第四段内容可知a、b两项正确，e项错误；根据倒数第二段的第二、三句可知c项错误；由倒数第二段的最后一句可知d项正确。故选A项。答案A4The te
20、xt is most probably taken from _.Aa computer book Ba library guideCa project handbook Da newspaper report解析推理判断题。文章主要介绍了即将落成的Library of Birmingham(LoB)的相关情况，最有可能是一则新闻报道。答案D。2016高考模拟题。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。Most people are right-handed. This also seems to be true in history. In 1799,
21、 scientists studied works of art made at different times from 1,500 B.C. to the 1950s. Most of the people shown in these works are right-handed, so the scientists guessed that right-handedness has always been common through history. Today, only about 10% to 15% of the worlds population is left-hande
22、d.Why are there more right-handed people than left-handed ones? Scientists now know that a persons two hands each have their own jobs. For most people, the hand is used to find things or hold things. The right hand is used to work with things. This is because of the different work of the two sides o
23、f the brain. The right side of the brain, which makes a persons hands and eyes work together, controls the left hand. The left-side of the brain, which controls the right hand, is the centre for thinking and doing problems. These findings show that more artists should be left-handed, and studies hav
24、e found that left-handedness is twice as common among artists as among people in other jobs.No one really knows what makes a person become right-handed instead of left-handed. Scientists have found that almost 40% of the people become left-handed because their main brain is damaged when they are bor
25、n. However, this doesnt happen to everyone, so scientists guess there must be another reason why people become left-handed. One idea is that people usually get right-handed from their parents. If a person does not receive the gene(基因) for right-handedness, he / she may become either right-handed or
26、left-handed according to the chance and the people they work or live with.Though right-handedness is more common than left-handedness, people no longer think left-handed people are strange or unusual. A long time ago, left-handed children were made to use their right hands like other children, but t
27、oday they dont have to. 1. What is the hand for most people used to do?A. Its used to find or hold things.B. Its used to work with things.C. Its used to make a persons eyes work together.D. Its the centre for thinking and doing problems.2. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true
28、?A. No one really knows what makes a person become right-handed.B. Left-handedness is cleverer than right-handedness.C. Today children are not made to use their right hands only.D. Scientists think there must be some reason why people become left-handed.3. The best title for this passage is _.A. Sci
29、entists New InventionsB. Left-handed PeopleC. Which HandD. Different Brains, Different Hands 参考答案13、ABC 【阅读理解】科普知识类 阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Which are you more likely to have with you at any given momentyour cellphone or your wallet? Soon you may be able to throw your wallet away and pay
30、 for things with a quick wave of your smart phone over an electronic scanner. In January, Starbucks announced that customers could start using their phones to buy coffee in 6, 800 of its stores. This is the first pay-by-phone practice in the U. S. , but were likely to see more wireless payment alter
31、natives as something called near field communication(NFC) gets into Americas consumer electronics. Last December, some new smart phones which contain an NFC chip were introduced to the public. Already in use in parts of Asia and Europe, NFC allows shoppers to wave their phones a few inches above a p
32、ayment terminala contact-free system built for speed and convenience. But before NFC becomes widely adopted in the U. S. , a few problems need to be worked out, like who will get to collect the profitable transaction (交易) fees. Although some credit card providers have been experimenting with wave-an
33、d-pay systems that use NFC-enabled credit cards, cellphone service providers may try to muscle their way into the point-of-sale(POS) market. Three big cellphone service providers have formed a joint venture(合资企业) that will go into operation over the next 15 months. Its goal is “to lead the U. S. pay
34、ments industry from cards to mobile phones.”The other big NFC issue, apart from how payments will be processed, is security. For instance, whats to stop a thief from digitally pickpocketing you? “Were still not at the point where an attacker can just brush against you in a crowd and steal all the mo
35、ney out of your phone,” says Jimmy Shah, a mobile-security researcher. “Users may also be able to set transaction limits, perhaps requiring a password to be entered for larger purchases.”Still uneasy about this digital-wallet business? Keep in mind that if you lose your smart phone, it can be locate
36、d on a map and remotely disabled. Plus, your phone can be password protected. Your wallet isnt. 1. What is predicted to happen in the U. S. ? A. The expansion of cellphone companies. B. The boom of pay-by-phone business.C. The disappearance of credit cards. D. The increase of Starbucks sales.2. The
37、NFC technology can be used to.A. ensure the safety of shoppers B. collect transaction fees easilyC. make purchase faster and simpler D. improve the quality of cellphones3. Three cellphone service providers form a joint venture to.A. strengthen their relationship B. get a share in the payments industryC. sell more cellphones D. test the NFC technology4. According to the passage, what can users do if they lose their smart phones? A. Stop the functioning of their phones. B. Set up a password.C. Get all the money out of their phones. D. Cancel large purchases.【参考答案】14、 BCBA- 7 - 版权所有高考资源网
