1、湖北宜昌市2016高考英语（二轮）阅读理解训练（2）及答案阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项。A fellow speaker from California named Geri flew to Japan, in her favorite jeans and a casual jacket, to give her first speech. Fourteen hours later, four perfectly dressed Japanese gentlemen greeted her at Narita Airport. Smiling and bowing
2、 low, they handed her their business cards. With her bag in one hand, Geri took their cards with the other. She thanked them, glanced briefly at the cards, and put them into her jeans pocket quickly. When the five of them arrived at the hotel, they invited Geri to tea in the lobby (大厅). While sippin
3、g tea, the gentlemen presented her with a small gift which she eagerly opened. She was thrilled with the gift and shouted excitedly, “Oh, its beautiful!” At this point, the four Japanese gentlemen stood up and, bowing only very slightly, said “Sayonara” and left immediately. Poor Geri was left aston
4、ished. What did she do wrong?Everything! Her jeans were the first gaffe. Even if youre coming off a bicycle in Japan, you do not meet clients (客人) casually dressed. The second mistake was Geris handling of their business cards rudely. In Japan, the business card is one of the most important communic
5、ative tools. It is always presented and accepted respectfully with both hands. However, Geri put their cards away much too quickly. In Japan, people use business cards as a conversation starter. You chat about each others cards and work and do not put theirs away until they gently and respectfully p
6、lace yours in safekeeping. Putting it carelessly into her jeans pocket was the ultimate disrespect.Then, the fourth horror of horrors was that Geri should not have opened the gift in front of her clients. In a land where saving face is critical, it would be embarrassing to discover the gift they gav
7、e was not as nice as the one they received. What is worse, Geri hadnt even given them a gift!【文章大意】本文叙述了来自加利福尼亚的Geri 坐飞机来到了日本，由于不熟悉日本的礼仪，引起了日本人的误会。日本的男士认为Geri的做法极为不礼貌，已经无法忍受，所以离开了。26. In the four Japanese gentlemens eyes, Geri took their cards _.A. excitedlyB. embarrassinglyC. politelyD. disrespectf
8、ully【答案】D【 解析】细节理解题。根据The second mistake was Geris handling of their business cards rudely.这是对他们的不尊敬，故选D。27. Why did the four Japanese gentlemen leave Geri suddenly?A. Because they couldnt bear Geris behavior any longer.B. Because they had finished the task.C. Because Geri had something more importa
9、nt to do.D. Because Geri felt embarrassed.【答案】A【 解析】推理判断题。根据倒数第二段可知这些男士认为Geri的做法极为不礼貌，已经无法忍受，所以离开了，故选A。28. What does the underlined word “gaffe” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?A. ignoranceB. sadnessC. mistakeD. carelessness 【答案】C【 解析】词义猜测题。根据What did she do wrong?再根据第三段都是列举她的错误所在，故选C。29. The third mis
10、take Geri made was that she _.A. used her own card as a conversation starterB. kept her clients cards in a wrong placeC. took her clients cards with one hand D. met her clients in jeans【答案】B【 解析】细节理解题。根据Putting it carelessly into her jeans pocket was the ultimate disrespect.故选B。30. What lesson can w
11、e draw from this story?A. Honesty is the best policy. B. Think twice before you take any action.C. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. D. Dont claim to know what you dont know.【答案】C【 解析】推理判断题。根据Geri的做法可知她不了解当地的礼仪，故犯下这样的错误，故选C。阅读理解.The Coalition for the Homeless is an organization that seeks to addres
12、s the needs of the homeless population in the United States. It is a network of offices, some of which provide food and houses for the homeless population, and some of which fight for the passing of laws that of over two hundred million people living in the United States, up to three million are hom
13、elessand the number is still growing. Since the late 1970s,fast rising house prices, large cuts in government supported housing programs, and economic recession(经济衰退)have made it impossible for many Americans to meet housing costs. Sadly, this has resulted in a number of persons being forced to leav
14、e their homes and/or unable to find new affordable homes. According to another research, families with children appear to be the fastest-growing part of the homeless population, making up 39% of it. The old idea of a homeless person, that of the single man who gets drunk all the time, is no longer t
15、rue. A much lager part of the population now finds itself homeless. Even worse, once a person becomes homeless, he often finds it impossible to find a job, since most employers require anyone who wants a job from them to provide a home address on a job application. ( ) 1. The word “address” in the f
16、irst line probably means .A. talk about B. deal with C. fight for D. write to【答案】：B【解析】：猜测词义题。由后文It is a network of offices, some of which provide food and houses for the homeless population, and some of which fight for the passing of laws that of over two hundred million people living in the United
17、 States,可得出选B。( ) 2. How many people are homeless in the U.S. according to the Coalition studies?A. 39% of the population. B. 200 million people.C. About 3 million people. D. About one-fifth of the population.【答案】：C【解析】：细节题，由up to three million are homeless可得出C。( ) 3. Homeless people often have diff
18、iculty finding a job because .A. they have no home addressesB. they mostly have a drinking problemC. they arent supported by government programsD. they often dont have enough work experience【答案】：A【解析】：细节题，由he often finds it impossible to find a job, since most employers require anyone who wants a jo
19、b from them to provide a home address on a job application.可知。( ) 4. What is the main cause of the rising number of the homeless in the U.S.?A. The passing of new housing laws. B. The fast growth of family size. C. The slow construction of houses. D. The ever-rising price of housing.【答案】：D【解析】：细节题，由
20、fast rising house prices, large cuts in government supported housing programs, and economic recession(经济衰退)可知选D。阅读理解.According to the US government, wind farms off the Pacific coast could produce 900 gig watts of electricity every year. Unfortunately, the water there is far too deep for even the tal
21、lest windmills (see picture) to touch bottom. An experiment under way off the coast of Norway, however, could help put them anywhere.The project, called Hywind, is the worlds first large-scale deepwater wind turbine(涡轮发电机).Although it uses a fairly standard 152-ton,2.3-megawatt turbine, Hywind repre
22、sents totally new technology. The turbine will be fixed 213 feet above the water on a floating spar(see picture),a technology Hywinds creator, the Norwegian company StatoilHydro, has developed recently. The steel spar, which is filled with stones and goes 328 feet below the sea surface, will be tied
23、 to the ocean floor by three cable(缆索)；these will keep the spar stable and prevent the turbine from moving up and down in the waves. Hywinds stability(稳定性)in the cold and rough sea would prove that even the deepest corners of the ocean are suitable for wind power. If all goes according to plan, the
24、turbine will start producing electricity six miles off the coast of southwestern Norway as early as September.To produce electricity on a large scale, a commercial wind farm will have to use bigger turbines than Hywind does, but its difficult enough to balance such a large turbine so high on a float
25、ing spar in the middle of the ocean. To make that turbine heavier, the whole spars to design a new kind of wind turbine, one whose gearbox(变速箱) sits at sea level rather than behind the blades (see picture )Hywind is a test run, but the benefits for perfecting floating wind-farm technology could be e
26、xtremely large. Out at sea, the wind is often stronger and steadier than close to shore, where all existing offshore windmills are planted. Deep-sea farms are invisible from land, which helps overcome the windmill-as-eyesore objection. If the technology catches on, it will open up vast areas of the
27、planets surface to one of the best low-carbon power sources available. ( ) 1. The Hywind project uses totally new technology to ensure the stability of _.A. the cables which tie the spar to the ocean floorB. the spar which is floating in deep-sea waterC. the blades driven by strong and steady sea wi
28、ndD. the stones filled in the spar below the sea surface( ) 2. To balance a bigger turbine high on a flatting spar, a new type of turbine is to be designed with its gearbox sitting _.A. on the sea floor B. on the spar topC. at sea level D. behind the blades( ) 3. Wide applications of deepwater wind
29、power technology can _.A. solve the technical problems of deepwater windmillsB. make financial profits by producing more turbinesC. settle the arguments about environmental problemsD. explore low-carbon power resources available at seaA篇第三篇是一篇科普类说明文，介绍了风力涡轮发电，这基本切中了当下最受关注的话题新能源和可持续。体现了时代的潮流，跟B篇谋篇一致，
30、话题新颖信息量足，题目并不难。63.细节题。 根据题干定位到原文第二段倒数第二句。从”Hywinds stability in the cold and rough sea would prove that even the deepest corners of the ocean are suitable for wind power”得出答案B为正确。64.细节题。 根据题干定位到原文第三段最后，得出答案C是正确的。65.推断题。根据文章最后一句，可以推断出这种项目的成功运行将会促进低碳能源的发展，从而得出D选项是正确的。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
31、出最佳选项。You cant always predict a heavy rain or remember your umbrella. But designer Mikhail Belyacv doesnt think that forgetting to check the weather forecast before heading out should result in you getting wet. Thats why he created lampbrella, a lamp post with its own rain-sensing umbrella. The desi
32、gner says he came up with the idea after watching people get wet on streets in Russia. “Once, I was driving on a central Saint Petersburg street and saw the street lamps lighting up people trying to hide from the rain. I thought it would be appropriate to have a canopy(伞蓬)built into a street lamp.”
33、he said. The lampbrella is a standard-looking street lamp fitted with an umbrella canopy. It has a built-in electric motor which can open or close the umbrella on demand. Sensors(传感器)then ensure that the umbrella offers pedestrians shelter whenever it starts raining. In addition to the rain sensor,
34、theres also a 360motion sensor on the fiberglass street lamp which detects whether anyones using the lampbrella. After three minutes of not being used the canopy is closed. According to the designer, the lampbrella would move at a relatively low speed, so as not to cause harm to the pedestrians. Bes
35、ides, it would be grounded to protect from possible lighting strike. Each lampbrella would offer enough shelter for several people. Being installed(安装) at 2 meters off the ground, it would only be a danger for the tallest of pedestrians. While there are no plans to take lampbrella into production, B
36、elyacv says he recently introduced his creation to one Moscow Department, and insists this creation could be installed on any street where a lot of people walk but there are no canopies to provide shelter. 【文章大意】本文叙述了设计师是为了人们不被雨淋而设计的这种路灯。他的灵感来自于一次经历。机器的运作，先由传感器(sensor)接收外界信号，再转换为控制信号控制电机(motor)，电机最终
37、使得伞蓬打开(canopy)。 31. For what purpose did Belyacv create the lampbrella? A. To predict a heavy rain B. To check the weather forecast C. To protect people from the rain D. To remind people to take an umbrella 【答案】C【 解析】细节理解题。根据第一段话“Thats why he created lampbrella”及之前的叙述可知，设计lampbrella的目的是让忘记带伞的人不遭雨淋。故
38、答案选C。32. What do we know from Belyacvs words in Paragraph2?A. His creation was inspired by an experience B. It rains a lot in the city of Saint PetersburgC. Street lamps are protected by canopies D. He enjoyed taking walks in the rain【答案】A【 解析】推理判断题。第二段话的主题句为首句“The designer says he come up with the
39、idea after watching people get wet on streets in Russia”后文Belvacv所言是更为具体的描述，即本段中Belvacv的话语是点出了他设计lampbrella的灵感来源。故答案选A。33. Which of the following show how the lampbrella works?A. motorcanopysensors B. sensorsmotorcanopy C. motorsensorscanopyD. canopymotorsensors【答案】B【 解析】细节归纳题。根据文章第三段话的叙述“It has a b
40、uilt-in electric motor which can open or close the umbrella on demand. Sensors(传感器)then ensure that the umbrella offers pedestrians shelter whenever it starts raining.”可知，先是发动机的运转，然后发动机打开伞，最后是传感器的运转。故选B。34. What does Paragraph 5 mainly tell us about the lampbrella?A. Its moving speed B. Its appearan
41、ce C. Its installation D. Its safety【答案】D【 解析】段落大意题。根据本段“so as not to cause harm to the pedestrians”“ to protect from possible lighting strike”“ Being installed at 2 meters off the ground, it would only be a danger for the tallest of pedestrians”可以得知，这是lampbrella的人性化设计，为避雨的行人在安全方面的作了充分考虑。故选D。35. Wha
42、t can be inferred from the last paragraph?A. The designer will open a company to promote his productB. The lampbrella could be put into immediate production C. The designer is confident that his creation is practicalD. The lampbrella would be put on show in Moscow 【答案】C【 解析】推理判断题。根据“there are no pla
43、ns to take lampbrella into production”，可知lampbrella还不会投入生产，可排除AB选项；根据“he recently introduced his creation one Moscow Department”可排除D项；根据“insists this creation could be installed on any street where a lot of people walk but there are no canopies to provide shelter”可知Belyacv对他设计的lampbrella的实用性充满自信。故答案选C。