1、2016高考英语二轮：（寒假）阅读理解训练（5）及答案AMy three-year-old granddaughter, Tegan, went with her parents 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
2、with all the toys that were different from her own and that were kept for children to 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
3、 care and elegance that only a three-year-old can create. Meanwhile, her Daddy was engrossed 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,
4、and say all the proper words and gestures for her tea party which would thrill Tegan. 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 sudde
5、nly awoke to reality as he had a flash of concern in his mind: She is only three years 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 enou
6、gh, there she was stretching up on her tippy toes reaching up to get her tea water - out of the container of water that grandpa used to soak his false teeth!21At the family gathering, the adults _.Awatched their favorite TV programs Btalked about what happened at home Cdrank tea while chatting Darra
7、nged tables for childrens games22Which of the following phrases can replace the underlined phrase “was engrossed in” in Paragraph 2 ?Agot tired of Bgot annoyed byCwas absorbed in Dwas puzzled at23What can be learned from the text ?ATegan was unhappy to be left alone at the gathering.BTegans father o
8、ften played with her in games.CTegan refused to apologize for what she had done.DTegans father cared nothing about what she was doing.24Tegans 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
9、 drunk21-24 BCBD BAre you a saver or a spender?A penny saved is a penny earned. This old saying calls attention to the wisdom of saving money. _ is another way to talk about saving for the future.People who hate to spend money are known as tightwads, while those who like to get the most value for th
10、eir money are called thrifty. A thrifty person is different from a spendthrift. A spendthrift is someone who spends wastefully. People like that are often said to spend money like a drunken sailor or like theres no tomorrow.In the United States, people who want to start a savings account have differ
11、ent choices of where to put their money. These include banks and credit unions. Credit unions are cooperatives for people who have some kind of connection. For example, the members might work for a university or a government agency. Most credit unions are nonprofit organizations.Credit unions, banks
12、 and other financial institutions pay interest on savings accounts. But the interest rates are low. Certificates of deposit（存款证） pay higher returns. With a certificate of deposit, or CD, a person agrees not to withdraw the money for a certain period of time. This term could be anywhere from a few mo
13、nths to several years. Longer terms, and larger amounts, pay higher interest. People can withdraw their money early but they have to pay a fine.In a number of countries, people have been saving less over the years. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development is a group of thirty-four c
14、ountries. The OECD says in 1990, Americans had a household savings rate of seven percent. This year, that rate is expected to be a little more thanfour percent and many European countries have higher rates like the UK and France , but Americans save more than families in countries like Japan and Sou
15、th Korea.25Which of the following proverbs can be filled in the blank in Paragraph 2?AHealth is wealth. BMoney is a good servant but a bad masterCPut money away for a rainy day. DMoney doesnt grow on trees.26If you have $10,000, which of the following may help you get higher interest ?AChoose certif
16、icates of deposit for one year.BPut the money in banks for one year.CPut the money in credit unions for one year.DChoose certificates of deposit for one year but withdraw the money ahead of time.27What does the passage mainly talk about ?ADifferent choices of putting money away in the US.BThe import
17、ance of saving money.CHow to put money into banks.DThe household savings rate in the US.25-27 CAA CIn todays congratulatory phone call to the team behind NASAs Mars Curiosity rover（火星车）, President Barack Obama made sure that if the mission discovers Martians, hell be one of the first to know.If in f
18、act you do make contact with Martians, please let me know right away, Obama said during the call, Ive got a lot of things on my plate, but I expect that that will go to the top of the list. Even if theyre just microbes(微生物), it will be pretty exciting.Obama also said he was impressed by the attentio
19、n thats been paid to flight director Bobak Ferdowsi, the Mohawk Guy whose star-spangled haircut and warmhearted behavior during Curiositys Aug. 5 landing won him Internet fame.I, in the past, thought about getting a Mohawk myself, Obama joked. But my team keeps on discouraging me. And now that hes r
20、eceived marriage proposals and thousands of new Twitter followers, I think Im going to go back to my team and see if it makes sense. The congratulatory phone call is a tradition for the White House. But it was clear that Obama particularly enjoyed congratulating the scientists and engineers behind t
21、he amazingly successful landing of NASAs newest Mars exploration.He also said the achievement reflected the American spirit, and he gave his personal promise to protect these critical investments in science and technology.This is the kind of thing that inspires kids across the country, he said. They
22、re telling their moms and dads they want to be part of a Mars mission, maybe even the first person to walk on Mars. And that kind of inspiration is the byproduct of work of the sort that you guys have done.The Curiosity rovers $2.5 billion mission focuses on studying billions of years worth of geolo
23、gy on Mars and determining whether the planet was ever potentially suitable for people to live in. The mission is not specifically designed to explore life, even on the range of microbes, but it could point the way for future life-exploration experiments.28Obama phoned the team behind NASAs Mars Cur
24、iosity rover in order to _.Acongratulate them on finding Martians Bpraise the flight directorCcongratulate on the rovers landing Dencourage them to contact with Martians29What is the main idea of Paragraph 2 ?AObama is very busy now.BObama longs for the finding of life on Mars.CObama is interested i
25、n biology.DObama wants to contact Martians.30Which of the following about the Curiosity rover is TRUE ?AIt costs billions of dollars.BIt mainly aims to find life on Mars.CIt carries the first person to Mars.DIt proves Mars fit to live on.31What can we learn from the passage ?ABobak Ferdowsi got a Mo
26、hawk haircut to win great Internet fame.BObama called on the government and companies to invest in science.CAmericas president seldom congratulates on scientific achievements.DChildren showed special interest in the landing of Curiosity.28-31 CBAD DJanelle was running late for work, so she just had
27、time for a quick look at herself in themirror as she was going out. What she saw there made her stop dead in her tracks.Being a busy college student just one year removed from her teenage years, she wasnt exactly obsessive-compulsive(有强迫观念和行为的) about the neatness of her clothes. But her boss at the
28、restaurant where she works saw things a little differently. He had recently lectured the entire staff on the importance of appearance, and had specifically mentioned the need for servers to wear clean, unwrinkled blouses. As an assistant manager, Janelle felt it was important to set an example for t
29、he other employees. But if she stopped to iron the blouse normally, she would be late and work without delay was an area of even greater concern to her boss.So she grabbed her iron and plugged it in and set it for low heat. Carefully holding her blouse away from her body, she continued to iron it wh
30、ile she was wearing it. It seemed like a logical answer to an urgent problem.And it seemed to be working until Janelle tried to iron the collar and accidentally ironed her neck by mistake. Then it suddenly seemed like a really stupid idea and a really painful one as well. It took more time to treat
31、her burn than it would have taken to iron her shirt properly. And she spent a miserable shift dealing with the pain of the burn. Weve all been there, havent we? For me it was cutting my own hair. For a former roommate it was trying to pull his own wisdom teeth. For another college acquaintance, it w
32、as trying to change the oil in his car while the motor was still running.“Theres a right way and a wrong way of doing things,” Dad used to tell me whenever Id spoil the look of our yard by trying out a faster, easier and more creative way of pulling weeds or edging the lawn. “If a thing is worth doi
33、ng,” he said, “its worth doing it right.” Theres a reason why certain things are done in certain ways. Those old, boring, predictable ways work.32Jenelle found in the mirror that _.Athere were stains on her blouse Bher blouse was wrinkledCshe wore heavy makeup Dshe put on a wrong blouse33Its learned
34、 from Paragraph 2 that_.AJenelle had no sense of responsibility at workBJenelle failed to set an example for employees in daily workCJenelle didnt care about the neatness of her clothes at all DJenelles boss put doing something on time above appearance34What can we infer from the fifth paragraph?AWe
35、 all have done loads of things like Janelle.BWe are careful enough in daily life.CWe all have done something creative.DWe all have tried to iron clothes while we are wearing them.35What does the author mainly want to tell readers in the last paragraph ?ABe creative. BA bad beginning makes a bad ending.CStick to old ways. DDo things right.32-35 BDAD
