1、2016高考英语二轮阅读理解八十集之连载训练（47）及（解析）答案阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。体裁：记叙文话题：助人为乐时间：15分钟On a cold winter day，a group of strangers band together to save three children.The 30 miles of switchbacks(急转弯) that snake through the pinecovered mountains of Logan Canyon in Utah are enough to make most driver
2、s hands sweat.But Roger Andersen，a 46yearold father of four，wasnt expecting any trouble on the road last New Years Eve，when he set off for an unexpected ski trip to the Bear River Mountains with nineyearold daughter Mia，fouryearold son Baylor，and nineyearold neighbor Kenya Wildman.Andersen had drive
3、n through the canyon hundreds of times over the years.“We ski in that area at least 20 times a year，” says Andersen.“I know the spots that ice up a lot in the winter.”The weather was glorious for hitting the slopes30 degrees and sunnybut the higher they drove，the slicker(滑溜溜的) the roads became.Round
4、ing a sharp turn at mile maker 473，Andersen saw a truck that had skated off the road and tapped his brakes(刹车) suddenly.In an instant，the Honda Accord was sliding at 25 miles per hour toward the shoulder of the highway，then slipping down a steep tenfoot embankment(路堤) toward the cold Logan River.As
5、it hit the water，the car tipped toward the passenger side，hesitated，and then rolled onto its roof and sank into the river.There was no time to tell the kids what to do.The crash had broken a few windows，and within seconds，the cab of the upsidedown car was filled with water.“It was frightening how fa
6、st we were completely underwater，” remembers Andersen，a softspoken product development manager.“Youre thinking，Is this how its all going to end？”Then，Andersen began to search the freezing water for the kids.Mia had been right next to him in the front seat；now，in the blackness，he couldnt find her.“I
7、thought，if I dont get out，maybe none of us is going to get out.” Andersen untied his seat belt，swam through a broken window，and gasped for air at the surface.Thats when he saw a group of men，about ten in all，appear at the top of the embankment.One after another，they jumped into the water，shouting,“W
8、ho else is in the car？”Andersen says respectfully,“It was like the sight of angels.”【语篇导读】Andersen的车不幸落入冰冷的河水中，一群素昧平生的人对车里的人展开了一场生死营救1Which word can best describe the feelings of most drivers when driving on this slope?ANervous. BCurious.CExcited. DPuzzled.解析推理判断题。第二段提到这段30英里的路急转弯多，足以让多数司机手心出汗(are e
9、nough to make most drivers hands sweat)，据此可推知，多数司机开车走在这段路上的时候应该都非常紧张，故选择A。答案A2What Andersen says in Paragraph 4 shows that _.Ahe is used to driving on such a dangerous roadBhe has great confidence in driving on this steep roadChe likes to ski on such a steep downhill roadDhe would not meet such trou
10、ble as other drivers did 解析推理判断题。由Andersen说的话可知，他一年要在该地区滑雪至少20次，也对该地区冬天的情况很了解，由此推测他走这条路时十分有信心，故选择B。答案B3How did Andersen escape from the crashed car at last?AHe was saved with the help of some passersby.BHe swam out of a broken window.CHe broke a window nearby.DHe drove his car out of the water.解析细节理
11、解题。从文章最后一段可知，Andersen在车里找不到孩子，自己松开安全带，从一个破的车窗里游了出来，故选择B。答案B4Andersens attitude toward these mens rescuing the children might be that of_.Adoubt BsatisfactionCsympathy Dappreciation解析推理判断题。从最后一段Andersen的回答“It was like the sight of angels.”可推知，Andersen 对这些人的见义勇为是非常感激的，故选择D。答案D【长难句解读】原文As it hit the wa
12、ter，the car tipped toward the passenger side，hesitated，and then rolled onto its roof and sank into the river.译文当接触到水面时，车子向副驾驶那一边倾斜，稍停了一下，然后底朝天跌入河中。分析这是一个复合句，As引导时间状语从句，the car tipped.为主句，其中的四个动词为并列谓语，表示按时间依次发生的动作。阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。体裁：记叙文话题：真实生活时间：7分钟One of those big social networki
13、ng sites，Facebook，has attracted over 58 million members.Commentator Melody Cramer is no longer one of them.Here is what she shares with us about her story.I deleted all 1,281 of my coworkers，secondgrade classmates and people who I dont know at all.I shut down my account，completely.Im 25，and Ive been
14、 on Facebook since March of 2004，which makes me one of the websites earliest users.At first，I used it obsessively.If I had a free moment，Id log on to see whether my friends had updated their profiles.Id sit alone scrolling through these updates and then run into someone at a coffee shop and have not
15、hing to say because I already knew everything about them，and they knew everything about me.In November，I went to my fiveyear high school reunion and was not pleasantly surprised.Lauren became a model，Josh went to law school，Dina was a teacher.I hadnt talked to any of them since graduation，but I knew
16、 exactly what they were doing，both now and last week.But lately，Im overwhelmed(应接不暇)Facebook opened up to everyone，not just college students，and my coworkers started to join，which meant they now knew what I was doing when I wasnt at work.And as a rule: you can NOT make friends with your coworkers be
17、cause then theyll ask you the next day.But I thought we were friends.And you are friends but not the kind of friends who tell each other what they do outside of work.So now the people you work with can see what you did last night，and youre constantly worrying what people might say about what you did
18、 last night instead of actually doing anything tonight.So I quit.I became a 25yearold Luddite，a person who is strongly against technology development.Ive retuned to how the world worked when I was 20，before I knew when my friends and coworkers were counting down the seconds to vacation or wistful(伤感
19、的) or entering a complicated relationship.Im hoping life will be a lot simpler now.People will be more mysterious now that I actually have to talk to them to find out their favorite books or hobbies or neurosis(神经症)I dont know when my college roommate goes to the supermarket，and I think Im a better
20、person for not knowing.In fact，you could say getting off a social network was the best thing Ive done this week.【语篇导读】本文是一篇记叙文。评论员Melody Cramer曾是社交网站Facebook的忠实追随者，近日却毅然选择了退出。究竟是什么原因让她做出如此的决定呢？1We learn from the passage that commentator Melody Cramer _.Ahad a 20year membership of FacebookBused to be
21、 very attached to FacebookCwas disappointed to meet her high school classmatesDwas one of the founders of Facebook解析细节理解题。根据第二段内容可知，Melody曾经对Facebook很着迷，故B项正确。答案B2Melody Cramer decided to quit Facebook mainly because _.Ashe made so many strange friends onlineBshe thought Facebook wasted her too much
22、 timeCshe thought Facebook made her realworld life less interestingDshe was tired of chatting online with coworkers.解析推理判断题。根据第三、四段内容可知，Melody Cramer经常在网上就已经知道了她朋友的一切，当他们真正碰面时却又无话可说，所以她觉得Facebook使她的真实世界的生活很无趣，故C项正确。答案C3Which of the following about Melody Cramer is TRUE?AShe has learnt a lot from Fac
23、ebook on communication skills.BShe wishes that she could be several years younger.CShe no longer wants to know anything about her friends.DShe would prefer to face her friends and coworkers in the real world.解析推理判断题。通读全文，特别是最后一段中的“Im hoping life.their favorite books or hobbies or neurosis(神经症)”可推知，她
24、更喜欢在现实生活中去面对朋友和同事，故D项正确。答案D4From her own experience Melody Cramer is seemingly trying to tell us that _.Astaying online too often makes one overwhelmed and boredBit is unwise to make online friends with people one doesnt knowCmaking online friends with coworkers affects ones personal lifeDit is nece
25、ssary to keep ones friends at a distance to remain mysterious解析推理判断题。根据倒数第二段可知，Melody Cramer以自己的亲身经历告诉我们：同事毕竟不是那种相互告知彼此下了班都做些什么的朋友，他们会影响你的正常生活，故C项正确。答案C阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。体裁：记叙文话题：友谊情深时间：7分钟When milk arrived on the doorstepWhen I was a boy growing up in New Jersey in the 1960s，we ha
26、d a milkman delivering milk to our doorstep.His name was Mr.Basille.He wore a white cap and drove a white truck.As a 5yearold boy，I couldnt take my eyes off the coin changer fixed to his belt.He noticed this one day during a delivery and gave me a quarter out of his coin changer.Of course，he deliver
27、ed more than milk.There was cheese，eggs and so on.If we needed to change our order，my mother would pen a note“Please add a bottle of buttermilk next delivery”and place it in the box along with the empty bottles.And then，the buttermilk would magically appear.All of this was about more than convenienc
28、e.There existed a close relationship between families and their milkmen.Mr.Basille even had a key to our house，for those times when it was so cold outside that we put the box indoors，so that the milk wouldnt freeze.And I remember Mr.Basille from time to time taking a break at our kitchen table，havin
29、g a cup of tea and telling stories about his delivery.There is sadly no home milk delivery today.Big companies allowed the production of cheaper milk，thus making it difficult for milkmen to compete.Besides，milk is for sale everywhere，and it may just not have been practical to have a delivery service
30、.Recently，an old milk box in the countryside I saw brought back my childhood memories.I took it home and planted it on the back porch(门廊)Every so often my sons friends will ask what it is.So I start telling stories of my boyhood，and of the milkman who brought us friendship along with his milk.【语篇导读】
31、本文记叙文，作者使用夹叙夹议的写作手法回忆了自己小时候家人和送奶人之间的深厚友谊，表达了作者对儿时生活及送奶人的怀念。1Mr.Basille gave the boy a quarter out of his coin changer _.Ato show his magical power Bto pay for the deliveryCto satisfy his curiosityDto please his mother解析推理判断题。根据第一段最后两句话可知我目不转睛地盯着对方的东西是出于一个五岁孩子的好奇心，而送奶人这样做是为了满足我的好奇心。答案C2What can be in
32、ferred from the fact that the milkman had the key to the boys house?AHe wanted to have tea there.BHe was a respectable person.CHe was treated as a family member.DHe was fully trusted by the family.解析推理判断题。由第三段内容可知送奶人是被信任的人，所以可以拥有“我”家的钥匙，以方便送奶。答案D3Why does home milk delivery no longer exist?ANobody w
33、ants to be a milkman now.BIt has been driven out of the market.CIts service is getting poor.DIt is forbidden by law.解析推理判断题。由第四段可知：第一，大公司竞争力强；第二，牛奶销售到处可见。二者足以把送奶人排挤出市场。答案B4Why did the author bring back home an old milk box?AHe missed the good old days.BHe wanted to tell interesting stories.CHe needed it for his milk bottles.DHe planted flowers in it.解析推理判断题。由文中字里行间可知，作者怀念儿时的时光，怀念与送奶人之间的深厚情谊，再根据最后一句：我开始讲述我儿时的故事，讲述送奶人的故事，可知作者在怀旧。答案A【长难句解读】原文Big companies allowed the production of cheaper milk，thus making it difficult for milkmen to compete.译文大公司可以生产出更便宜的牛奶，这就使得送奶人很难与之竞争。分析本句making为非谓语动词，为结果状语。
