1、河南益阳市2016高考英语：阅读理解专题二轮训练（4）及答案【2014高考英语湖北省八校联考】阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。Many years ago in a small German town, a Jewish businessman had the misfortune of owing a large sum of money to the moneylender. The moneylender, who was old and ugly, fancied the businessmans beautiful daughter.
2、So he proposed a bargain.The moneylender told them that he would put a black pebble and a white pebble into an empty bag. The girl would then have to pick one pebble from the bag. If she picked the black pebble, she would become the moneylenders wife and he would forgo her fathers debt. If she picke
3、d the white pebble, she need not marry him and her fathers debt would still be forgiven. But if she refused to pick a pebble, her father would be thrown into jail.They were standing on a pebble-strewn path. As they talked, the moneylender bent over to pick up two pebbles. The sharp-eyed girl noticed
4、 that he had picked up two black pebbles and put them into the bag. He then asked the girl to pick a pebble from the bag. No doubt she was caught in a dilemma.What would you have done if you were the girl? Careful analysis would produce three possibilities: 1. The girl should refuse to take a pebble
5、.2. The girl should know that there were two black pebbles in the bag and expose the money-lender as a cheat.3. The girl should pick a black pebble and sacrifice herself in order to save her father from his debt and imprisonment.The above story is used with the hope that it will make us appreciate t
6、he difference between lateral (横向的)and logical thinking. Read onThe girl put her hand into the moneybag and drew out a pebble. Without looking at it, she fumbled and let it fall onto the pebble-strewn pathwhere it immediately became lost among all the other pebbles. “Oh, how clumsy of me!” she said.
7、 “But never mind, if you look into the bag for the one that is left, you will be able to tell which pebble I picked.” Since the remaining pebble is black, it must be assumed that she had picked the white one. And since the moneylender dared not admit his dishonesty, the girl changed what seemed an i
8、mpossible situation into an extremely advantageous one.55. The underlined word “forgo” in paragraph 2 may mean _.A. pay offB. run outC. take over D. give up56. Which of the following indicates lateral thinking?A. The girl refused to take a pebble and fled at once.B. The girl exposed the cheat and fo
9、und another way.C. The girl picked one pebbles and made it disappear.D. The girl picked a black pebble and accepted the result.57. It can be inferred from the passage that _. A. The girl dropped the pebble onto the path on purposeB. The girl dropped the pebble onto the path by accidentC. The girl di
10、dnt know there were two black pebbles in the bagD. The girl replaced a black pebble in the bag58. What lesson can we learn from the story? A. Keeping calm when facing a difficult situation.B. Thinking about a complicated problem in another way.C. Thinking twice before making a final choice.D. Coming
11、 up with a clever answer is easy.【参考答案】55-58DCAB 说明文阅读阅读下列材料，然后按要求完成读写任务。Maurice Sendaks childrens book, Where the Wild Things Are, published in 1963,has become very successful throughout the years and was made into a movie earlier this year.The books main character is a boy named Max who gets into
12、trouble with his mother and is sent to bed without any supper.Before long,Maxs room magically becomes a forest,and he sails away to a land where monsters live.Max isnt scared,though,and becomes king of the wild things,but after a while,he begins feeling homesick.Max sails back home and his supper is
13、 still hot when he arrives in his bedroom.Many teachers and professors like this story and use it to help children develop creativity and imagination.Melina Davis,an education professor,said she likes how the book contains a couple of pages that have only pictures on them.“This allows children to sh
14、ape the story themselves,” she said.The book contains a few of larger words that some parents worry may confuse children,but experts say those words help improve childrens reading skills and challenge them.Davis said the book is well written which helps kids get involved in the story.“The book talks
15、 about what all children go through,like I was naughty but my mommy still loves me,” Davis said.The book also encourages children to face their fears.“I think its really good to show that Max is friends with the monsters,” Davis said.“Kids can find out monsters arent always the thing under the bed t
16、hats going to scare them.I think this is good because it shows that the children can go to scary places but still have a positive experience.”Since the book has been successful throughout the years,a movie was recently made and many people are excited to see it.Davis said she thinks the movie will b
17、e wonderful but it might be a little scary for younger children.“You dont want bad dreams over a book thats extremely wonderful,” Davis said.以约30词概括短文大意_.根据所读短文选择正确答案1Teachers and professors like the book Where the Wild Things Arelearn to draw their own picturesBunderstand their own fearCdevelop mor
18、e quicklyDbecome more imaginative2What is the intention of using the larger words in the book?ATo add to the difficulty while children are reading.BTo help challenge the childrens reading skills.CTo cause the children some confusion.DTo help children get involved in the story. 3Which of the followin
19、g is TRUE about the book?AThe character Max is brave enough in the story.BMax was sent to the forest as punishment.CIt is suitable for people of all ages.DIt is the most popular childrens book ever published.4What does Davis think of the movie?AShe thinks children of all ages will love it.BShe encou
20、rages children to see it to fight against their fear.CShe worries that it might be too frightening for some children.DShe believes it will be a better choice for children than the book.5Whats the authors purpose in writing the passage?ATo suggest ways to improve childrens reading.BTo comment on a fa
21、mous childrens book.CTo encourage children to read scary stories.DTo introduce a movie based on a childrens book.参考答案- The passaage introduces a childrens book Where The Wild Things Are解析：从Many teachers and professors like this story and use it to help children develop creativity and imagination得知答案
22、。答案：D。2解析：从第四段可知答案。答案：B。3A。4解析：从but it might be a little scary for younger children可知答案。答案：C。5B。阅读理解。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。Photos that you might have found down the back of your sofa are now big business! In 2005, the American artist Richard Princes photograph of a photograph, Untitled
23、 (Cowboy), was sold for $ 1, 248, 000. Prince is certainly not the only contemporary artist to have worked with so-called “found photographs”a loose term given to everything from discarded(丢弃的) prints discovered in a junk shop to old advertisements or amateur photographs from a strangers family albu
24、m. The German artist Joachim Schmid, who believes “basically everything is worth looking at”, has gathered discarded photographs, postcards and newspaper images since 1982. In his on-going project, Archiv, he groups photographs of family life according to themes: people with dogs; teams; new cars; d
25、inner with the family; and so on. Like Schmid, the editors of several self-published art magazines also champion (捍卫) found photographs. One of them, called simply Found, was born one snowy night in Chicago, when Davy Rothbard returned to his car to find under his wiper(雨刷) an angry note intended fo
26、r some else: “Whys your car HERE at HER place?” The note became the starting point for Rothbards addictive publication, which features found photographs sent in by readers, such a poster discovered in our drawer. The whole found-photograph phenomenon has raised some questions. Perhaps one of the mos
27、t difficult is: can these images really be considered as art? And if so, whose art? Yet found photographs produced by artists, such Richard Prince, may riding his horse hurriedly to meet someone? Or how did Prince create this photograph? Its anyones guess. In addition, as we imagine the back-story t
28、o the people in the found photographs artists, like Schmid, have collated (整理), we also turn toward our own photographic albums. Why is memory so important to us? Why do we all seek to freeze in time the faces of our children, our parents, our lovers, and ourselves? Will they mean anything to anyone
29、 after weve gone?64. The first paragraph of the passage is used to _. A. remind readers of found photographs B. advise reader to start a new kind of business C. ask readers to find photographs behind sofa D. show readers the value of found photographs 65. According to the passage, Joachim Schmid _.
30、A. is fond of collecting family life photographs B. found a complaining not under his car wiper C. is working for several self-published magazines D. wondered at the artistic nature of found photographs66. The underlined word “them” in Para 4 refers to _. A. the readers B. the editors C. the found p
31、hotographs D. the self-published magazines 67. By asking a series of questions in Para 5, the author mainly intends to indicate that _. A. memory of the past is very important to people B. found photographs allow people to think freely C. the back-story of found photographs is puzzling D. the real v
32、alue of found photographs is questionable 68. The authors attitude towards found photographs can be described as _. A. critical B. doubtful C. optimistic D. satisfied 【参考答案】 64.D 65.A 66.D 67.B 68.C2014高考英语湖北省八校联考】阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。Public caught up in argument over safety of ge
33、netically modified or simply GM products, report Zhang Lei and Zhong Nan inBeijing.More than 300 people gathered to enjoy a bowl of porridge made from genetically modified food on Saturday, an attempt to quell public fears about the safety of the product.The first China Golden Rice Tasting Event was
34、 held at Huazhong Agricultural University in Wuhan, Hubei province, sparking another round in the nationwide debate about the safety of GM crops, often called Frankenfood by opponents.Similar events have been held in more than 28 cities since May, the university said.Both the pro and anti camps have
35、 posted conflicting comments on the Internet, with each providing evidence to back up their beliefs, but the exchanges are becoming increasingly bitter.Jiang Tao, a senior engineer at the Center for Agricultural Resources Research at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, who is in favor of GM foods, was
36、annoyed about what he called amateurs spreading rumors.Just look at the people who are opposed to GM foods; can you find anyone from a related field in the scientific community? he asked. Jiang also accused the anti-GM lobby of repeatedly using outdated or inaccurate data to support an incorrect sta
37、nce.Chen Yunfa, an independent researcher into the Yangtze River Delta economy, recently wrote a commentary on the Internet news portal Eastday in which he criticized the actions of the 61 scientists, saying they had gone beyond their proper duty. He suggested that large multinational corporations m
38、ight be behind the letter and similar incidents, prompted by a desire to freeze Chinas patent hybrid rice technology out of the market.To support his contentions, Chen said that GM rice, first produced by scientists in the US, still hasnt gained official approval from the US government. However, the
39、 US authorities have actually granted licenses to six varieties of GM rice. The commercial planting of two varieties - anti-herbicide (BAR) transgenic rice LL RICE 06 and LL RICE 62 - produced by the French pharmaceutical company Sanofi-Aventis, was approved in 1999 and a license for cultivation for
40、 edible use was granted in 2000.The public outcry for GM labeling and boycotting has hindered the advancement of the technology. Concern about GM foods has been fueled by studies like the one published by French professor Gilles-Eric Sralini in September 2012. Sralini claimed that his research invol
41、ving rats proved that the GM corn fed to them caused tumor growth. Furthermore, there is growing concern that the pesticides(杀虫剂) used on GMOs（转基因作物）are contributing to the decline of the worlds honey bee population, leading to honey bee deaths by infecting the brains of the insects with toxins. The
42、refore, some experts recommend the labeling of non-GM foods so that consumers can make that decision without a regulatory burden being placed on GMOs.However, we should be cautious about anything that may risk humans life. Only time will tell.59. Why did more than 300 people enjoy porridge made from
43、 genetically modified food? A. To show evidence that GM products are dangerous.B. To support that the first China Golden Rice Tasting is safe.C. To rid public of fears and worries about the safety of GM foods. D. To draw publics attention to nationwide planting of GM products.60. Which of the follow
44、ing statements is true according to the passage?A. Those who are for GM products and those who are against keep arguing fiercely by holding conferences.B. People are failing to show evidence to support their pros and cons, although they hold a firm belief of their own.C. Some people think those agai
45、nst GM foods have a good knowledge of GM technology and are spreading rumors.D. GM food may be just a way for some multinational corporations to drive Chinas patent hybrid rice out of the market. 61. What can we infer from the second paragraph from bottom?A. The public advocated that GM products sho
46、uld be labeled clearly.B. Sralini claimed that his research proved the GM corn caused rats to grow faster.C. Many honey bees have died because they were fed with GM corn. D. There should be some restrictions on GM products selling.62. What is the writers attitude towards GM products?A. Supportive. B. Suspicious. C. Indifferent. D. Critical.【参考答案】59-62 CDAB