1、浙江省2016高考英语二轮练习：写人记事阅读理解（6）解析答案写人记事（阅读理解）由 (2009山东,A)改编A year ago August,Dave Fuss lost his job driving a truck for a small company in west Michigan.His wife,Gerrie,was still working in the local school cafeteria,but work for Dave was scarce,and the price of everything was rising.The Fusses were at
2、risk of joining the millions of Americans who have lost their homes in recent years.Then Dave and Gerrie received a timely gift$7,000,a legacy (遗产) from their neighbors Ish and Arlene Hatch,who died in an accident.“It really made a difference when we were going under financially.” says Dave.But the
3、Fusses werent the only folks in Alto and the neighboring town of Lowell to receive unexpected legacy from the Hatches.Dozens of other families were touched by the Hatches generosity.In some cases,it was a few thousand dollars; in others,it was more than $100,000.It surprised nearly everyone that the
4、 Hatches had so much money,more than $3 millionthey were an elderly couple who lived in an old house on what was left of the family farm.Children of the Great Depression,Ish and Arlene were known for their habit of saving.They thrived on (喜欢) comparison shopping and would routinely go from store to
5、store,checking prices before making a new purchase.Through the years,the Hatches paid for local children to attend summer camp when their parents couldnt afford it.“Ish and Arlene never asked if you needed anything,” says their friend Sandy Van Weelden,“They could see things they could do to make yo
6、u happier,and they would do them.”Even more extraordinary was that the Hatches had their farmland distributed.It was the Hatches wish that their legacya legacy of kindness as much as one of dollars and centshould enrich the whole community (社区) and last for generations to come.Neighbors helping neig
7、hborsthat was Ish and Arlene Hatchs story.1.According to the text,the Fusses . A.were employed by a truck companyB.were in financial difficultyC.worked in a school cafeteriaD.lost their home2.Which of the following is true of the Hatches?()A.They had their children during the Great Depression.B.They
8、 left the family farm to live in an old house.C.They gave away their possessions to their neighbors.D.They helped their neighbors to find jobs.3.Why would the Hatches routinely go from store to store?()A.They decided to open a store.B.They wanted to save money.C.They couldnt afford expensive things.
9、D.They wanted to buy gifts for local kids.4.According to Sandy Van Weelden,the Hatches were .A.understandingB.optimisticC.childlikeD.curious 5.What can we learn from the text?()A.The community of Alto was poor.B.The summer camp was attractive to the parents.C.Sandy Van Weelden got a legacy from the
10、Hatches.D.The Hatches would like the neighbors to follow their example.语篇解读:本文讲了一对老夫妇在生前乐于助人,在去世后把财产赠给邻居们的感人故事。答案及剖析:1.B细节理解题。根据文章第一段The Fusses were at risk of joining the millions of Americans who have lost their homes in recent years及It really made a difference when we were going under financially
11、.可得出答案。2.C细节理解题。由文章第二段可知Hatch夫妇把他们的钱全都赠给了他们的邻居们。3.B推理判断题。由文中第四段可得出答案。 4.A细节理解题。由文中They could see things they could do to make you happier,and they would do them.可得出他们是善解人意的。5.D推理判断题,由文章倒数第二段可知他们想让邻居们以他们为榜样。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。They were just grasshoppers(蚂蚱). But there were milli
12、ons of them, which was why dad was so anxious to get rid of them. “Theyre totally destroying our beans, ”he told Mom over lunchtime one Saturday. “Ive been trying to keep them out of the tomatoes, but I dont know if I can make it. ”“Isnt there something you can do about them? ”Mom asked. She was mos
13、tly concerned about the tomatoes. “I think theres a spray(喷雾)or something, ”Dad said. “Im going down to the garden center after lunch and see if they have any suggestions. ”Im pretty sure thats what he said. But what I heard was, “While Im gone, why dont you and George come up with your own plan for
14、 getting rid of the grasshoppers? ”And so thats what we did. It was the summer between fifth and sixth grade, so we were feeling pretty clever and mature. Certainly we knew how to get rid of these grasshoppers. That seemed simple enough. Finally Ron and Don joined us but then, things got a little cr
15、azy. Before we knew it we were doing terrible experiments. I wont describe our experiments. Lets just call it“The Adventures of the Marquis de Orkin”. Dad came home and saw these different deaths. We were laughing, but the laughter quickly turned to silence when we saw the look on my Dads face. “Wha
16、t are you boys doing? ”he asked. “Were just sort of helping to get rid of the grasshoppers, ”I said. “This isnt getting rid of grasshoppers, ”Dad said. “This is killing. ”I was confused. I looked at the insecticide he was carrying. “But arent you going to kill grasshoppers with that? ”I asked. “Yes,
17、 because its something we need to do for the protection of our garden, ”he said seriously. “But Im not going to enjoy it. ”【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。作者家的菜园遭到蚂蚱的破坏, 天真的作者想帮助父亲除掉蚂蚱, 不想他和同伴使用的方法让父亲很生气, 父亲告诫他们: 不能杀生取乐, 要学会仁慈。1. It can be inferred from the text that. A. the tomatoes in the garden were badly damaged
18、 by grasshoppersB. the father was advised to get rid of grasshoppers with insecticideC. the father asked the author to help catch grasshoppersD. the authors way of treating grasshoppers was interesting【解析】选B。推理判断题。由文章第三段中提到的父亲午饭后要去花卉商店寻求帮助以及倒数第二段中的I looked at the insecticide he was carrying. 可知, 花卉商
19、店建议父亲使用杀虫剂。故选B项。2. The underlined sentence“And so thats what we did. ”means that. A. we killed the grasshoppers for funB. we carried out an experiment on the grasshoppersC. we thought of a way to deal with the grasshoppersD. we were clever enough to get rid of the grasshoppers【解析】选C。推理判断题。在上一段中提到作者认
20、为父亲的言外之意是让作者想办法除掉蚂蚱, 因此此句承接上文, 指“我们就是那样做了”, 即“我们自己想出了除掉蚂蚱的办法”。3. How did the authors father feel when he saw what the children were doing? A. Angry. B. Confused. C. Satisfied. D. Fearful. 【解析】选A。推理判断题。由文章第五段中的最后一句We were laughing, but the laughter quickly turned to silence when we saw the look on my
21、 Dads face. 以及文章最后一句But Im not going to enjoy it. 可知父亲看到孩子们残杀蚂蚱取乐很生气。4. In which magazine would you most probably find this passage? A. American Laboratory. B. Accounts of Chemical Research. C. Readers Digest. D. Technology. 【解析】选C。文章出处题。本文的主题是“仁慈, 不杀生取乐”。此类题材的文章最有可能来自读者文摘这样的期刊。阅读理解。阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项
22、(A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。English as a Foreign LanguageWho taught you to speak English? Your parents, while you were a young child? Your teachers at school? Perhaps even the BBC as a grown-up. Whoever it was, somehow you have developed an understanding of what is rapidly becoming a truly global language.
23、There are now about 376 million people who speak English as their first language, and about the same number who have learnt it in addition to their mother tongue. There are said to be one billion people learning English now and about 80% of the information on the Internet is in English. Is this a go
24、od thing, or a bad thing? Should we celebrate the fact that more and more of us can communicate, using a common language, across countries and cultures? Or should we worry about the dangers of“mono-culturalism”, a world in which we all speak the same language, eat the same food and listen to the sam
25、e music? Does it matter if an increasing number of people speak the same language? On the contrary, I would have thought-although I have never accepted the argument that if only we all understood each other better, there would be fewer wars. Ask the people of India(where many of them speak at least
26、some English)and Pakistan(the same situation with India). . . If we all speak English, will we then all start eating McDonalds burgers? Surely not. If English becomes more dominant(占主导地位的), will it kill other languages? I doubt it. When I travel in Africa or Asia, I am always surprised by how many p
27、eople can speak not only their own language but often one or more other related languages, as well as English and perhaps some French or German as well. When we discussed this on Talking Point a couple of years ago, we received a wonderfully poetic email from a listener in Ireland. “The English lang
28、uage is a beautiful language. Maybe its like a rose, ”he said. “But who would ever want their garden just full of rose? ”Well, I love roses, and I think they make a beautiful addition to any garden. But the way I see it, just by planting a few roses, you dont necessarily need to pull out everything
29、else. If more and more people want to plant English roses, thats fine by me. 【文章大意】作者以独特的视角分析了英语的发展前景和人们的种种顾虑。越来越多的人会讲英语是好事吗? 战乱会因此而减少吗? 将来人们会只讲一种语言, 吃同样的食物, 听同样的音乐吗? 作者借用一位爱尔兰听众的邮件说: 英语好比玫瑰花, 它很漂亮, 但是我们不能因为它漂亮就把花园全种上玫瑰花, 也不能把其他花草都拔掉。1. How many people learn English as their second language? A. Abou
30、t 80%. B. About 376 million. C. About one million. D. We dont know. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。从第二段第一句话可知, 把英语当作第二语言的人的数量是about 376 million。故选B。2. What does“garden”in the last two paragraphs stand for? A. Language. B. Family. C. The world. D. The Earth. 【解析】选C。词义猜测题。因为这两段中rose用来指代English, 所以garden自然是指代the world。故
31、选C。3. The author would probably agree that. A. its very hard to plant many kinds of flowers in a gardenB. its good for people from other countries to learn EnglishC. more and more people like to plant roses in their gardensD. English is easier to learn than other languages【解析】选B。作者意图题。根据全文内容, 尤其最后一句
32、If more and more people want to plant English roses, thats fine by me. 可以了解作者的态度倾向。故选B。4. This passage is mainly about. A. why English has become a global languageB. how many people in the world speak EnglishC. how people in the world learn English as a foreign languageD. whether we need to worry about English being a world language【解析】选D。主旨大意题。通过理解全文内容以及作者的观点, 我们可以知道人们大可不必顾虑英语作为世界语言的前景问题。故选D。
