1、2016高考英语二轮阅读理解一百六十集选练（120）及（解析）答案【由山东省2014高考仿真模拟冲刺卷（5）改编】 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项。Lightning flashed through the darkness over Donald Lubecks bedroom skylightThe 80-year-old retired worker was shaken by a blast of thunderIt was 11 pmThe storm had moved directly over his two-story wood home
2、in the rural town of Belchertown, MassachusettsThen he heard the smoke alarm beepingLubeck padded down the stairs barefoot and opened the door to the basement, and flames exploded out Lubeck fled back upstairs to call 119 from his bedroom ,but the phone didnt workLubeck realized he was trapped“I sta
3、rted panicking,” he says His daughter and young granddaughters ,who lived with him ,were away for the nightNo one will even know Im home, he thoughtHis house was three miles off the main road and so well hidden by pines that Lubeck knew calling for help would be fruitlessUp a hill about a third of a
4、 mile away lived Lubecks closest neighbors, Jeremie Wentworth and his wifeWentworth had been lying down, listening to the radio when it occurred to him that the sound was more like a smoke detectorHe jumped out of bed ,grabbed a cordless phone and a flashlight, and headed down the hillside toward th
5、e noise He dialed 119“Is anyone there?” he called out as he approached the houseWentworth knew that Lubeck lived in the house Then he heard ,“Help me! Im trapped!” coming from the balcony off Lubecks bedroom“I ran in and yelled, Don, where are you ?Then I had to run outside to catch my breath”After
6、one more attempt inside the house, he gave up and circled around backBut there was no way to get to him“I shined the flashlight into the woods next to an old shed and noticed a adder,” says WentworthHe dragged it over to the balcony and pulled Lubeck down just as the second floor of the house collap
7、sedWentworth and Lubeck dont run into each other regularly, but Lubeck now knows that if he ever needs help ,Wentworth will be thereLubeck still chokes up when he tells the story“I was alone,”he says“Then I heard the most beautiful sound in my lifeIt was Jeremie”1According to the text ,Lubeck Astaye
8、d calm in the fire Bcouldnt find a safe way outClived on the first floor Dcalled for help in the fire2How did Wentworth help Lubeck escape?AHe called 911 BHe went upstairs and took Lubeck outCHe put out the fire DHe used a ladder and pulled lubeck down3Which of the following factors was not mentione
9、d in the text that almost caused Lubecks life? AHe was living in his wood home alone that nightBThe storm was too heavy and the fire was too fierceCHe lived far from the main road and was surrounded by pinesDHe was too frightened to escape from the danger4What does the text mainly talk about?AA near
10、 neighbour is better than a distant cousinBA good way to get a narrow escapeCGod helps those who help themselvesDBlood is thicker than water5Cameron was a Asoftware programmer Ba chief scientistCquality controller Dhead of department【参考答案】1-5、BDDAD 【由山东省2014高考仿真模拟冲刺卷（5）改编】 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）
11、中选出最佳选项。Cameron thought of himself as merely organizedHe certainly did not consider that he took great pains over anything ,he did just enough to get it rightExactly right, of course as he was fond of telling his staff, “if its not exactly right, its wrong”Occasionally a worker might be sad on heari
12、ng these words, because it meant another hour or so of going over the same bit of work, correcting the mistakes which Cameron had patiently pointed outAnd doing the corrections exactly right of courseStrangely enough ,his department had the reputation for performing the highest quality work in the c
13、ompany ,and it was seen, and not only by those who worked in the department ,as a sort of elite（出类拔萃）unitThose programs that had to work first time, straight out of the box, Camerons men got those“Its mission（任务）criticalgive it to Cameron” was almost a catchphrase with his teamIt helped that Cameron
14、 was not merely particular about thingsHe wanted things done just so ,not because of a personal taste ,but because he had discovered through patient experimentation that this was the best way for it to be done1“Mission-critical” work given to Cameron because ACamerons work was errorfree BCameron was
15、 criticalChe didnt mind working late Dhe had a good team2Working for Cameron, people felt that Athey were part of an elite Btheir mission was criticalCCameron was very particular about things DCameron was patient and responsible 3According to the underlined part in paragraph 5,what is meant by someo
16、ne “who couldnt cut it”?AHe didnt cut corners BHe wasnt good enoughCHe had the wrong measurements DHe was a perfection4What can we learn about Cameron?AHe never got things WrongBHe didnt allow for any mistakeCHe encouraged work to be done in office hoursDHe was often misunderstood5The attitude of th
17、e author towards Cameron is that of being Apositive Bsympathetic Cnon-subjective Doptimistic【参考答案】1-5、AACBC 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。Most young architectsparticularly those in big citiescan only dream about working in a building of their own. And making that dream come true often means f
18、inding a building no one else seems to want,which is exactly what happened to David Yocum and his partner,Brian Bell. Their building is a former automobile electrical-parts firm in Atlanta. From the outside,it looks too old,even something horrible,but open the door and you are in a wide,open courtya
19、rd,lined on three sides with rusting (生锈的)walls.In 2000,Yocum and Bell found this building in the citys West End. Built in 1947,the structure had been abandoned years earlier and the roof of the main building had fallen down. But the price was right,so Yocum bought it. He spent eight months of his o
20、ff-hours on demolition (拆除),pulling rubbish out through the roof,because it was too dangerous to go inside the building. The demolition was hard work,but it gave him time to think about what he wanted to do,and“to treasure what was therethe walls,the rust,the light. “ Yocum said. “Every season,more
21、paint falls off the walls and more rust develops. Its like an art installation (装置)in therea slow-motion show. “Since the back building had been constructed without windows,an all-glass front was added to the building to give it a view of the courtyard,and skylights were installed in the roof. The b
22、ack of the building is a working area and a living room for Yocum and his wife. A sort of buffer (缓冲) zone between the front and the back contains a bathroom,a kitchen and a mechanical room,and the walls that separate these zones have openings that allow views through to the front of the studio and
23、the courtyard beyond.Yocum and Bell,who have just completed an art gallery for the city,feel that the experience from the decoration of their building,focusing on the inside rather than the outside,has influenced their work. It has also given these architects a chance to show how they can make more
24、out of less.1. According to the passage,it isfor most young architects in big cities to work in a building of their own.A. easyB. unnecessaryC. unrealisticD. common2. Yocum bought the old building because.A. it was a bargain to him B. it was still in good conditionC. it was located in the city cente
25、r D. it looked attractive from the outside3. Working on the old building,Yocum and Bell.A. pulled rubbish out through the roofB. removed the skylights from the bathroomC. presented a slow-motion show in an art galleryD. built a kitchen at the back part of the old building4. It can be inferred from t
26、he passage that Yocum and Bell.A. benefited a lot from pulling down the roofB. turned more old buildings into art galleriesC. got inspiration from decorating their old buildingD. paid more attention to the outside of the art gallery5. The main idea of the passage is that.A. people can learn a lot fr
27、om their failuresB. it is worthwhile to spend money on an old buildingC. people should not judge things by their appearanceD. creative people can make the best of what they have【参考答案】1-5 、CAACD2016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。 My three-year-old granddaughter, Tegan, went with her pa
28、rents to a family gathering at the home of her other grandparents. Everyone was having a wonderful time visiting and catching up on all the latest family news.Like most children, Tegan was having a good time playing with all the toys that were different from her own and that were kept for children t
29、o play with at her grandparents house. In particular, Tegan had found a little tea set and had begun pretending that she was having a tea party. She set up all the place settings and arranged her table with the great care and elegance that only a three-year-old can create. Meanwhile, her Daddy was e
30、ngrossed in conversation, and as he continued to chat with his family, Tegan would hand him a cup of tea. Her Daddy, who always tries to participate in her games, would pause for a few seconds from his conversation, and say all the proper words and gestures for her tea party which would thrill Tegan
31、. He would request two lumps of sugar. He would tell her how wonderful her tea tasted, and then he would continue his adult conversation with his family.After going through this routine several times, her Daddy suddenly awoke to reality as he had a flash of concern in his mind: She is only three yea
32、rs old, where is she getting this tea that Ive been dutifully drinking? He quietly followed her, without her knowing, and his fears were growing stronger as he saw her turn and go through the bathroom door. Sure enough, there she was stretching up on her tippy toes reaching up to get her tea water -
33、 out of the container of water that grandpa used to soak his false teeth!1At the family gathering, the adults _.Awatched their favorite TV programs Btalked about what happened at home Cdrank tea while chatting Darranged tables for childrens games2Which of the following phrases can replace the underl
34、ined phrase “was engrossed in” in Paragraph 2 ?Agot tired of Bgot annoyed byCwas absorbed in Dwas puzzled at3What can be learned from the text ?ATegan was unhappy to be left alone at the gathering.BTegans father often played with her in games.CTegan refused to apologize for what she had done.DTegans father cared nothing about what she was doing.4Tegans Dad followed her secretly to find out _.Awhether there was any tea leftBhow she made tea so wonderfulCwhere she got the sugar for teaDwhat kind of tea he had drunk参考答案14、BCBD
