1、湖北武汉市2016高考英语阅读理解二轮基础训练（47）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。 Money is all surrounding usEvery day, we see it, use it, and it is on the tip of our tongueDid you ever stop to take into consideration where the money that you carry around every day comes from?Making new money is a very unique job and no
2、 easy taskIt has up to 65 steps. When the money in circulation（流通）gets dirty and worn out, it is replaced with new money. The old money is taken from banks and brought to places where it is destroyed. Usually, the old money is burned. The burned money is replaced by new paper money.If old money is b
3、eing replaced, then new money is printed in a place called a mint（造币厂）Large sheets of paper are printed with many pictures of some currency （流通货币）These large sheets are cut into individual billsThe individual bills are then put together in big stacks and then sent to banksSometimes the mint will mak
4、e a new bill with a new picture （portraits of statesman and places of interest are favoured）or a new colour. It is not easy for the government to make a new bill. It takes a long time, and there are many steps to go through before a new bill can be sent to banks, First, people in the government deci
5、de that a new kind of bill is needed. Then, they ask an artist to design the new billA different artist cuts the new picture into a soft piece of metal called a dieThe dies are made and put onto large printing machinesThen, very special paper is used, which no one but the mint can haveAlong with thi
6、s special paper, the mint also prints currency using special coloursAfter the dies print the new currency onto the paper, the bills are cut, stacked, and sent off to the banks1From the passage we know thatAbanks make new moneyBit takes 65 procedures to make new moneyCmints decide what kind of bill i
7、s neededDold money that is not used is forever stored in a special place2We can infer from the passage that a die is _ Asomething for dead peopleBa special machine that prints the moneyCa special piece of paper that the money is made from Da piece of metal that puts the picture on the money3Which of
8、 the following shows the right order of dealing with new money?New money is printed in a mintBills are cut from large sheets of special paperNew money is sent in large amounts to banksThe government decides to make new moneyABCD4Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?AThe reason for
9、making new moneyBThe processes of making a new billCThe amount of new money neededDThings used to make new money or a new bill5. Where can you most probably find this kind of article?A. a daily newspaper B. a fashion magazine C. textbook D. an advertisement【参考答案】15、BDDCC【2016模拟题】阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、
10、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。 On a sunny day last August, Tim heard some shouting. Looking out to the sea carefully, he saw a couple of kids in a rowboat were being pulled out to sea. Two 12yearold boys, Christian and Jack, rowed out a boat to search for a football. Once theyd rowed beyond the calm waters, a beac
11、h umbrella tied to the boat caught the wind and pulled the boat into the open water. The pair panicked and tried to row back to shore. But they were no match for it and the boat was out of control. Tim knew it would soon be swallowed by the waves. “Everything went quiet in my head，”Tim recalled (回忆)
12、“I was trying to figure out how to swim to the boys in a straight line.” Tim took off his clothes and jumped into the water. Every 500 yards or so, he raised his head to judge his progress. “At one point, I considered turning back，” he says.“ I wondered if I was putting my life at risk.” After 30 mi
13、nutes of struggling, he was close enough to yell to the boys, “Take down the umbrella！”Christian made much effort to take down the umbrella. Then Tim was able to catch up and climb aboard the boat. He took over rowing, but the waves were almost too strong for him. “Lets aim for the pier (码头)，” Jack
14、said. Tim turned the boat toward it. Soon afterward, waves crashed over the boat, and it began to sink. “Can you guys swim？” he cried. “A little bit，” the boys said. Once they were in the water, Tim decided it would be safer and faster for him to pull the boys toward the pier. Christian and Jack wer
15、e wearing life jackets and floated on their backs. Tim swam toward land as water washed over the boys faces. “Are we almost there？” They asked again and again. “Yes，” Tim told them each time. After 30 minutes, they reached the pier.1Why did the two boys go to the sea?Ato go boat rowing.Bto get back
16、their football.Cto swim in the open water.Dto test the umbrella as a sail.2What does “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to?Athe beach.Bthe water. Cthe boat. Dthe wind.3Why did Tim raise his head regularly?Ato take in enough fresh air.Bto consider turning back or not.Cto check his distance from the boys.Dto a
17、sk the boys to take down the umbrella.4How did the two boys finally reach the pier?AThey were dragged to the pier by Tim.BThey swam to the pier all by themselves.CThey were washed to the pier by the waves.DThey were carried to the pier by Tim on his back.参考答案1-4、B D C A阅读理解主旨大意题、标题概括题。 (2015年山东潍坊一中模
18、拟) Many experts say that Billy Wilder changed the history of American movies. He is often called the best movie maker Hollywood has ever had.He was known for making movies that offered sharp social comment. Wilder was one of the first directors to do this. Between the middle 1930s and the 1980s, Bil
19、ly Wilder made almost fifty movies. During that time he received more than twenty nominations(提名) from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He won six of the Oscar awards. His movies have been seen by people around the world.In 1944, Billy Wilder made the film Double Indemnity. Some crit
20、ics said this movie established him as one of the greatest Hollywood directors. Wilder directed The Lost Weekend in 1945. Ray Milland plays the part of an alcohol rules his life, yet he does not admit it. He hides alcohol in his home and says he is not drinking.In 1950, Wilder made Sunset Boulevard.
21、 This movie told of an aging actress in silent movies. She plans to return to movies though facing many problems. In 1954, Billy Wilder became an independent producer. The next year, Wilders first movie as an independent filmmaker was a huge success. It was The Seven Year Inch. In this movie, a marr
22、ied man wants to cheat on his wife with some of his friends. In 1959, wilder made a funny movie that was very popular. It was Some Like It Hot. It tells about two jazz musicians being chased by criminals. They decide to wear womens clothes and join a band in which all the musicians were women.Wilder
23、 died in March, 2002. He was ninety-five. A current Hollywood producer said, “Billy Wilder made movies that people will never forger.”1. The text is mainly about A. The background of American moviesB. wilders achievements in American moviesC. wilders attitude to American moviesD. the development of
24、American movies2. What was Wilder famous for according to Paragraph 2?A. Sharp remarks on society in his moviesB. His unique style of making moviesC. More than twenty awards he received.D. Almost fifty movies he produced himself.3. Which of the following made Wilder among the greatest Hollywood dire
25、ctors?A. The lost weekend B. Sunset BoulevardC. Double Indemnity D. Some Like It Hot语篇解读 本文讲述的是Billy Wilder 对于美国电影的贡献。1. B 主旨大意题。根据第一段Many experts say that Billy wilder changed the history of American movies. 及于美国电影的贡献，故选B项。2. A 细节理解题。根据第二段He was known for making movies that offered sharp social com
26、ment. 可知，以制作对社会尖锐评论的电影而出名，故选A项。3. C 细节理解题。根据第三段In 1944, Billy Wilder made the film Double Indemnity. Some critics said this movie established him as one of the greatest Hollywood directors.可知选C项。阅读理解。Why laughter mattersAlthough most people believe that laughter is one of the natures great treatment
27、s for a whole range of mental and physical diseases, it is still a serious scientific subject that researchers are trying to figure out.“Laughter above all else is a social thing，” says Baltimore neuroscientist, Robert Provine, who has studied laughter for decades. “All laughter groups laugh hahaha
28、basically the same way. Whether you speak Mandarin, French or English, everyone will understand laughter. There is a pattern generator(发生器) in our brain that produces this sound.”Laughing is our first way of communicating. Babies laugh long before they speak. No one teaches them how to laugh. They j
29、ust do. People may laugh at a prank(恶作剧) on April Fools Day. But surprisingly, only 10 to 15 percent of laughter is the result of someone making a joke. Laughter is mostly about social responses rather than to a joke. Deaf people laugh without hearing and people on cell phones laugh without seeing,
30、showing that laughter isnt dependent on single sense but on social interactions.And laughter is not just a thing of people. Chimps tickle(挠痒) each other and even laugh when another chimp pretends to tickle them.Jaak Panksepp, a Bowling Green University Psychology professor, studies rats that laugh w
31、hen he tickles them. It turns out rats love to be tickledthey return again and again to the hands of researchers tickling them.By studying rats, scientists can figure out whats going on in the brain during laughter. Northwestern University biomedical engineering professor, Jeffrey Burgdorf has found
32、 that laughter in rats produces a chemical that acts as an antidepressant(抗抑郁药). He thinks the same thing probably happens in humans, too. This would give doctors a new chemical target to develop drugs that can fight depression.Even so, laughter itself has not been proved to be the best medicine, ex
33、perts say. Margaret Stuber, a professor at University of California, studied whether laugher helped patients. She found that distraction(分心) and mood improvement helped, but she could not find a benefit of laughter alone.“No study has shown that laughter produces a direct health benefit，” Provine sa
34、id, largely because its hard to separate laughter from just feeling good. But he thinks it doesnt really matter, “Isnt the fact that laughter feels good when you do it enough？”1The most important finding of Robert Provines research is that _Alaughter makes a person feel goodBlaughter depends on diff
35、erent sensesClaughter is a quality people are born withDlaughter is a social response shared by all creatures2According to the passage, scientists studied rats in order to find _Aif they can laugh Bif they like laughingCwhat laughter in rats produces Dhow rats react while being tickled3What can we l
36、earn from the passage?APatients will recover if they laugh enough.BLaughter is a means of communication as well as a language.CA new medicine has been developed based on the laughter research.DScientists can know what is happening in a human brain when he laughs.4Which of the following shows the str
37、ucture of the passage?A. B.C. D.CP: Central pointP: PointSp: Subpoint(次要点) C: Conclusion【要点综述】“笑”既是人类也是动物的一种交际行为，多数人认为“笑”是治疗身体疾病和心理疾病的有效方式之一。“笑”是否与健康有直接的联系，尚无科学定论，但是，“笑”能使你身心愉悦，这毕竟是一件好事。1A推理判断题。根据最后一段“Isnt the fact that laughter feels good when you do it enough？”可知A项正确。2C事实细节题。根据第六段“laughter in rats
38、 produces a chemical that acts as an antidepressant(抗抑郁药)”可知。故C项正确。3B事实细节题。根据第二段“All laughter groups laughhahaha basically the same way.”以及第三段“Laughing is our first way of communicating.”可知，“笑”既是一种交际方式也是一种所有物种都能理解的语言。故B项正确。4D篇章结构题。文章第一节首先提出话题：尽管“笑”被认为是治疗身体疾病和心理疾病的方式之一，但是它仍旧是研究者们试图想弄明白的一个严肃的科研项目；接着文章从两个方面来论述主观点：(1)“笑”是人类的行为：Laughter above all else is a social thingLaughing is our first way of communicating；(2)“笑”也是动物的行为：And laughter is not just a thing of people；最后得出结论：“笑”是否与健康有直接的联系尚无科学定论，但是，“笑”能使人身心愉悦，这毕竟是一件好事。综上可知D项正确。
