1、2016高考英语二轮阅读理解一百六十集选练（127）及（解析）答案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。 LaMar Baylor, an American performer in the Broadway musical, spends most of his time in New York CityBut since 2011, he has also spent weeks in Kigali, the capital of RwandaThere, he teaches dance to boys who live on
2、 the streetHis teaching is part of an effort by the Rebecca Davis Dance CompanyThe project helps young people learn more about dance and learn how to behave in a classroom environment Rebecca Davis and LaMar Baylor teach ballet to street children in Kigali, RwandaThe children have lost all of their
3、familiesSome have been in prison; others have sold their bodies for sexDance classes provide the children with structured learning and self-expression that theyve never had before Rebecca Davis is the founder and director of the dance companyShe got the idea for the project after visiting Rwanda in
4、2008There she met a large number of street children who were dancing, and she thought that dance could be used to get them off the street and into a safe placeShe believes that learning to dance is a step toward educationShe says children can take classes in information and technology after they hav
5、e learned to attend classes and follow directions Boys who have done best in the classes win scholarships and are sent to the Sunrise Boarding SchoolAbout 30 boys have won this kind of financial aid As for LaMar Baylor, he knows from his own experience how dance can lead to a better lifeHe is from C
6、amden, New JerseyCamden has sometimes been called Americas poorest and most dangerous cityHe now thanks dancing for saving his life The Rwanda program is the largest one set up by the Rebecca Davis Dance Company, and MsDavis has also set up dance programs in Bosnia-Herzegovina and GuineaAbout 2,000
7、children in the three countries have taken part in the project since it was begun in 20101The dance project aims to_ Agive the street children parental care Bprovide scholarship for the street children Chelp the street children receive some education Dkeep the street children in good health2What do
8、we learn about the street children from the passage?AAll of them can be sent to the Sunrise Boarding SchoolBIt may be hard for them to adapt to classroom rules at firstCThey only take classes in dancingDMany of them have been in prison 3What LaMar Baylor and the street children in the project have i
9、n common is that _Athey all benefit from dancingBthey borrowed money from the projectCthey learn to express themselves in dance classDthey were homeless at one time 4We can infer from the last paragraph that -Athe dance project was started in GuineaBthe wanda program is the first program by Rebecca
10、DavisCthe Rwanda program has attracted about 2,000 childrenDthe dance project gains popularity and grows quickly参考答案14、AADA 【阅读理解】人物故事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。F. Scott Fitzgerald, born on September 24, 1896, an American novelist, was once a student of St. Paul Academy, the Newman School
11、 and attended Princeton University for a short while. In 1917 he joined the army and was posted in Alabama, where he met his future wife Zelda Sayre. Then he had to make some money to impress her. His life with her was full of great happiness, as he wrote in his diary:“My own happiness in the past o
12、ften approached such joy that I could not share it even with the person dearest to me but had to walk it away in quiet streets and take down parts of it in my diary. “ This Side of Paradise, his first novel, was published in 1920. Encouraged by its success, Fitzgerald began to devote more time to hi
13、s writing. Then he continued with the novel The Beautiful and Damned(1922), a collection of short stories Tales of the Jazz Age(1922), and a play The Vegetable(1923). But his greatest success was The Great Gatsby, published in 1925, which quickly brought him praise from the literary world. Yet it fa
14、iled to give him the needed financial security. Then, in 1926, he published another collection of short stories All the Sad Young Men. However, Fitzgeralds problems with his wife Zelda affected his writing. During the 1920s he tried to reorder his life, but failed. By 1930, his wife had her first br
15、eakdown and went to a Swiss clinic. During this period he completed novels Tender Is the Night in 1934 and The Love of the Last Tycoon in 1940. While his wife was in hospital in the United States, he got totally addicted to alcohol. Sheila Graham, his dear friend, helped him fight his alcoholism. 1.
16、 How many novels written by Fitzgerald are mentioned in the passage? A. 5.B. 6.C. 7.D. 8.2. Which of the following is the correct order to describe Fitzgeralds life according to the passage? a. He became addicted to drinking.b. He studied at St. Paul Academy.c. He published his first novel This Side
17、 of Paradise. d. The Great Gatsby won high praise. e. He failed to reorder his life.f. He joined the army and met Zelda.A. f-c-e-a-b-dB. b-e-a-f-c-dC. f-d-e-c-b-aD. b-f-c-d-e-a3. We can infer from the passage that Fitzgerald.A. had made some money when he met Zelda in AlabamaB. was well educated and
18、 well off before he served in the armyC. would have completed more works if his wife hadnt broken downD. helped his friend get rid of drinking while his wife was in hospital4. The passage is probably followed by a concluding paragraph about.A. Zeldas personal lifeB. Zeldas illness and treatmentC. Fi
19、tzgeralds friendship with GrahamD. Fitzgeralds contributions to the literary world【参考答案】1-4 、ADCD【由山东省枣庄市2014高考英语3月模拟试题改编】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。 Its hard to find Alice Munro in the mediaEven after she won the 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature, the Canadian writer just appeared for a quick
20、interview and then dropped out of 8ightOn Dec 29, she still didnt seek the spotlight（聚光灯）when she was named one of the rive Women of the Year by the Financial Times In Munros eyes, ordinary lives always hide larger dramas So she records what we casually think of as the everyday actions of normal peo
21、ple, She often focuses on life in her hometown, a small village in Ontario which 8he is most familiar withShe writes about the ordinary things in the villagefox forming;, trees felled in the Ontario wilderness, poor country achool8 and long last illnessesAbove all, she talk8 about girls and women wh
22、o have seemingly ordinary lives but struggle against daily misfortune She has a special talent for uncovering the extraordinary in the ordinary These are ordinary people, ordinary stories, but she has the magic Her precise language, depth of detail and the logic of her storytelling have made her sto
23、ries inviting Runaway, one of Munros representative works, is a good example of her writing styleOne of the stories centers on the life of an ordinary woman Carla, who lives in a small Canadian town with her husband ClarkThe story slowly forms a picture of Carla, trapped in a bad marriage, her unhap
24、piness building into desperation until she decide8 to fleeThe story of Carla is a story of the power and betrayals of loveIt is about lost children and l08t chance8 that we can all find in life, There is pain beneath the surface, like a needle in the heart Since she published her first collection of
25、 8hort stories in 1968, Munro has won many a wards, with the Nobel Prize being her bigge8t honorOn Oct 10, 2013, the Nobel Prize commit-tee named Munro the master of the contemporary short story1We learn from Paragraph 1 that Alice MunroAdidnt get on well with the mediaBwas 8urprised at winning the
26、Nobel PrizeCdidnt value the title of Women of the YearDremained modest though very successful2Many of Alice Munros worksAfocus on everyday life of ordinary peopleBare about betrayals of love and violenceCcenter on the happy life of country womenDare romantic stories setting in her hometown3What make
27、s Alice Munros stories fascinating according to the text?AThe complicated plotsBHer writing techniquesCThe humorous languageDHer rich imagination4In her representative work Runaway, CarlaAleads a happy life with ClarkBis a faithful wife to her husbandCtries to run away from her husbandDloses all hop
28、es for a better life5What is the text mainly about?AAlice Munro and her hometownBThe awards Alice Munro wonCAlice Munros literary lifeDAlice Munro and her writing style【参考答案】15、DABCA 【由山东省枣庄市2014高考英语3月模拟试题改编】 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。Parents used to rely on physical punishments to control
29、their childrens bad behavior, which has been proven to be very harmfulTherefore, most parents now choose to simply yell, thinking that languageprobably wont hurt as muchBut is that really so? Using harsh words such as lazy or stupid is just as harmful as hitting, according to a new study carried out
30、 at the University of Pittsburgh, USIt cannot reduce or correct their problem behavior, said Professor Ming - Te Wang, leader of the study, in an interview with The Wall Street JournalOn the contrary, it makes it worse In the study, which involved 976 two - parent families, researchers asked the kid
31、s about their behavior problems, while asking their parents how often they had yelled at them Nearly half of the parents admitted that theyd shouted at their children in the past yearResearchers noted that the kids whose parents used more harsh words experienced more behavior problems after-wards, i
32、ncluding fighting, stealing, lying as well as symptoms of depression Adolescence is a very sensitive period when kids arc trying Lo develop their self -identities（个性）When you yell, it makes them feel they are not capable, and that they are worthless and useless, Wang saidThis may explain why so many
33、 parents say that no matter how loud they shout, their teenagers don t listen While harsh yelling can stop bad behavior in the moment, it doesn t teach children to be-have how parents want them to, according to Professor Alan Kazdin of Yale University, USWhat parents need is to praise their children
34、 for good behaviorIf parents really need to punish their kids, they should try things like taking away smartphones and reminding them that good behavior will get them back After all, we want to teach kids, not hurt them, said Kazdin1How do most parents react to their childrens misbehaving now? ALett
35、ing them aloneBBeating them CShouting at themDPraising them2The study finds that using harsh words Acan make things even worseBinspires children to do betterCcorrects childrens bad behaviorDhas a better effect than hitting3According to Professor Ming - Te Wang, Aphysical punishments are sometimes ne
36、cessaryBchildren are more self - centered in adolescenceCparents should never punish kids for misbehavingDharsh yelling damages childrens self - confidence4In Professor Alan Kazdins opinion, parents should Aset good examples for their childrenBtake away their children s smartphonesCpraise their children for good behaviorDalways think in their childrens shoes5What does the underlined word them in the last paragraph refer to?Achildren Bbad behaviors Cparents Dsmartphones【参考答案】15、CADCD