1、浙江宁海县2016高考英语阅读理解二轮精练（6）及参考答案阅读下列4篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。【陕西省咸阳市2014高考英语模拟考试】ABusy as I am every day, I always open my computer and check my email. Most of the time I am simply doing finger exercises, another form of piano practice without beautiful tones. Sometimes, however, I
2、 receive a gift, reminding me of the gifts in my life. The following passage is one of those gifts.Peter Jones is a 92-year-old, short, calm and proud man. Every morning he is fully dressed by eight oclock, with his hair fashionably combed and face perfectly shaved even though hi is unable to see an
3、ything. He would move to a nursing home today. His wife of 70 years old has recently passed away, making the move necessary.After hours of waiting patiently in the entrance hall of the nursing home, he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready. As he moved his walking stick skillfully to the eleva
4、tor, the nurse provided a visual description of his tiny room. “I love it,” he stated with enthusiasm. “Mr. Jones, you havent been the room,” said the nurse.“That doesnt have anything to do with it,” he replied. “Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my room or not doesn
5、t depend on how the furniture is arrangedits how I arrange my mind. I have already decided to love it. Its a decision I make every morning when I wake up. I have a choice: I can spend the day in bed complaining of the difficulty I have with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed
6、 and be thankful for the ones that do.”Each day is a gift, and as long as we are alive. Well focus on the new day and all the happy memories weve stored just as Mr. Jones does.46. What do we know about Mr. Jones ?A. He is a blind but very neat. B. His wife died many years ago.C. He likes playing the
7、 piano. D. His room in the nursing home is big.47.How did Mr. Jones feel about his room in the nursing home?A. worried B. curious C. disappointed D. content48. The underlined word “it” in paragraph 4 refers to _.A. the furniture B. the room C. a decision D. a gift49. What would be the best title for
8、 the text?A. Each Day is a Gift B. Be Always Grateful C. Living in a nursing room D. Arrange Your Mind Every Day【答案】【小题1】A【小题2】D【小题3】B【小题4】A【解析】试题分析：本文通过Mr Jones对待生活的乐观态度告诉我们每一天都是上帝给我们的礼物，我们都要乐观对待。【小题1】A 细节题。根据文章第2段1,2行Peter Jones is a 92-year-old, short, calm and proud man. Every morning he is full
9、y dressed by eight oclock, with his hair fashionably combed and face perfectly shaved even though hi is unable to see anything.可知他的穿着很整洁，但是眼睛已经看不见了。故A正确。【小题2】D 推理题。根据文章第3段1,2行As he moved his walking stick skillfully to the elevator, the nurse provided a visual description of his tiny room. “I love i
10、t,” he stated with enthusiasm可知他很喜欢养老院给他提供的房间。说明他是很满意的。故D正确。【小题3】B 推理题。根据文章第4段1,2行. Whether I like my room or not doesnt depend on how the furniture is arrangedits how I arrange my mind. I have already decided to love it.可知这里的it就是指前面一句中的my room。Jones在来之前就做出了决定要真正的喜欢这个房间。故B正确。【小题4】A 主旨大意题。根据文章主题段最后一段
11、Each day is a gift, and as long as we are alive. Well focus on the new day and all the happy memories weve stored just as Mr. Jones does可知本文通过Mr Jones对待生活的乐观态度告诉我们每一天都是上帝给我们的礼物，我们都要乐观对待。故A正确。考点：考察人生感悟类短文阅读阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。 Grandma celebrated her fifty-third birthday just weeks before gr
12、andpa died of cancer in 1965. Although his passing was very difficult for her, I think their shared struggle to make his life longer taught grandma that good health was not to be taken forgranted, and she made up her mind to live the rest of her own life as fully and as long as she could. One day, w
13、hen she announced to attend lessons at the Fred Astaire Dance Studio in Portland, Oregon, where she lived, we rolled our eyes in embarrassment and helplessly wished she would just stay home and bake cookies as normal grandmothers did. Many years filled with countless dance lessons passed before we l
14、earned to appreciate the wonder of having a dancing grandma. I suppose grandmas primary motivation for wanting to learn to dance was social. She had been a shy girl, always very tall and heavy, and had married into grandpas quiet lifestyle before developing any elegance or confidence in her personal
15、 appearance. Dancing, on the other hand, filled her life with flash lights, wonderful parties, beautiful dresses, handsome young dance instructors, and the challenge of learning. Although the weekly dance lessons did not change her ample, two-hundred-pound figure, grandma surprised everyone with ene
16、rgetic performances on the dance floor, which soon gave her as much elegance and confidence as any Miss American competitor. Having taken weekly dance lessons for years, my grandma learned various dances easily and was soon participating in dancing matches all over the Northwest. When I was fourteen
17、, grandma proudly invited me to watch her compete in one of these matches to be held in the grand ballroom of the Red Lion Inn. My attitude was still unenthusiastic at that point, but to make her happy, my mother and I attended the match. As if to prove me wrong, grandma made a wonderful showing in
18、every event she entered. I thought she was truly the queen of the ball during the dance, and my thoughts were shared by the judges a short time later when she was awarded a gold cup for her outstanding performance.26. What did grandma learn from grandpas death? A. Good health was not there for every
19、one.B. She should take dance lessons.C. She had to struggle to live a better life. D. She should wear beautiful dresses.【答案】A 【解析】细节理解题。根据good health was not to be taken forgranted，对于大家来说好的健康已经不在了，故选A。27. How did the authors family feel when Grandma decided to take dance lessons? A. Hopeless. B. Hel
20、pless. C. Embarrassed. D. Proud.【答案】C【解析】细节理解题。根据we rolled our eyes in embarrassment可知作者的家人都感到尴尬，故选C。28. Normal grandmas usually _ in the authors point of view?A. took dance lessonsB. did some exercises at homeC. took care of grandchildren at homeD. did some housework at home【答案】D【解析】细节理解题。根据she wou
21、ld just stay home and bake cookies as normal grandmothers did.在作者眼中祖母就是能在家做做家务，故选D。29. The author felt _ when he was invited to watch grandmas match.A. happy B. proud C. excited D. uninterested【答案】D【解析】细节理解题。根据My attitude was still unenthusiastic at that point,作者对于祖母的邀请他去看比赛感到没有兴趣，故选D。30. The text i
22、s mainly about A. my grandmas confidence B. my dancing grandmaC. my grandmas dancing D. my grandmas gold cup【答案】B【解析】主旨大意题。根据全文的内容可知关于祖母的事情，故选B。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。 When I was growing up, I had an old neighbor named Doctor Gibbs. He didnt look like any doctor Id ever known. He never y
23、elled at us for playing in his yard, but was always very kind. When Doctor Gibbs wasnt saving lives, he was planting trees. He had some interesting theories about planting trees. He believed in the principle: No pain, no gain. He hardly watered his new trees, an attitude which flew in the face of co
24、nventional wisdom. Once I asked why and he told me that watering plants spoiled them because it made them grow weaker. He said you had to make things tough for the trees so that only the strongest could survive. He talked about how watering trees made them develop shallow roots and how, if they were
25、 not watered, trees would grow deep roots in search of water. So, instead of watering his trees every morning, hed beat them with a rolled-up newspaper. I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the trees attention. Doctor Gibbs died a couple of years after I left home. Every now and th
26、en, I walked by his house and looked at the trees that Id watched him plant some 25 years ago. They were tall and strong. I planted a couple of trees myself a few years ago. Two years of attending these trees meant they grew up weak. Whenever a cold wind blew, their branches trembled. Adversity seem
27、ed to benefit Doctor Gibbs trees in ways comfort and ease never could. Every night before I go to bed, I check on my two sons. I often pray that their lives will be easy. But lately Ive been thinking that its time to change my prayer. I know my children are going to encounter hardship. Theres always
28、 a cold wind blowing somewhere. What we need to do is to pray for deep roots, so when the rains fall and the winds blow, we wont be torn apart.31. With the trees planted, Doctor Gibbs often_.A. paid little attention to themB. talked to them to get their attentionC. kept watering them every morningD.
29、 beat them to make them grow deep roots【答案】A 【解析】细节理解题。根据He hardly watered his new trees,他没有给树浇过水，也就是他没有关注过它们。故选A。32. What does the author think of the way Doctor Gibbs planted trees?A. Original and reasonable.B. Strange and harmful.C. Interesting and funny.D. Cruel and unacceptable.【答案】A【解析】细节理解题。根
30、据I walked by his house and looked at the trees that Id watched him plant some 25 years ago. They were tall and strong.因为Doctor Gibbs种的树长的又高又粗壮，所以可推测作者认为他的做法是新颖和合理的，故选A。33. What does the underlined word Adversity mean in the seventh paragraph?A. Bad weather.B. Lack of moisture.C. Enough care or atten
31、tion.D. Difficult living conditions.【答案】D【解析】细节理解题。根据上文if they were not watered, trees would grow deep roots in search of water.可知比较难的条件，故选D。34. Which prayer does the author wish for his sons?A. Have an easy life, without too much to worry about.B. Meet people like Dr Gibbs in the future.C. Have goo
32、d luck, encountering less hardship in their life.D. Be able to stand the rain and wind in their lives.【答案】D【解析】细节理解题。根据I know my children are going to encounter hardship.祈祷儿子在人生中能够经历风雨，故选D。35. Which of the following is the best title for the article?A. Deep roots countB. Prayers for my sonsC. Doctor
33、 Gibbs and his treesD. Trees need no water【答案】A【解析】标题归纳题。根据What we need to do is to pray for deep roots及deep roots在文章中多次出现，用它来表明数要扎深根人们要经历风雨才能更坚强，故选A。阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C,D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。【陕西省西安市第一中学2014高考英语二模试题】AAdvertising gives useful information about which products to buy. But moder
34、n advertising does more than gives news about products and services. Todays advertisements, or ads, try to get consumers to buy certain brands. Writers of advertising are so skillful that they can, sometimes persuade a consumer to wear a certain kind of clothing, eat a special kind of cereal, or see
35、 a movie. Consumers might never even want a product if they did not see or hear advertisements for it.For example, you probab1y do not need the newest cereal in the supermarket. There are probably many cereal brands on your kitchen shelves. You may not have space on a shelf for another. But if you s
36、ee ads about a new cereal that is your extra-tasty and has a free prize in the box, you may want it. Advertising must get attention. To be effective, it must be exciting, entertaining, or provide some pleasure. The secret of writing good advertising copy is to offer a good idea as well as a product.
37、 The idea is what the ad is really selling. One example is an ad that says eating a certain cereal will make a person do well in sports. That cereal brand may sell better if consumers think it offers strength and energy.【小题1】What is discussed in this passage? A. The content of modern advertising.B.
38、The skills of modern advertising. C. The results of modern advertising.D. The writing of modern advertising. 【小题2】According to the passage, a good advertisement should _.A. be both persuasive and effective B. give people useful informationC. show people a productD. show people a new idea of a produc
39、t 【小题3】From the passage, we know that_ . A. modern advertising has less effect on customers B. once customers see ads about a new cerea1, they are sure to buy itC. cereal can make people strongD. cereal is a kind of food which is popular among people 【小题4】 What can we infer from the passage?A. Customers can easily be persuaded by advertisements.B. Customers should be persuaded by advertisements.C. Its impossible for customers to buy a product without advertisements. D. Customers buy products according to their demands rather than the advertisements. 【答案】【小题1】B【小题2】A【小题3】D【小题4】A