1、湖北武汉市2016高考英语阅读理解二轮基础训练（73）及答案2016高考训练题。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，选出最佳选项。My Left Foot (1989)Imagine being a prisoner of your own body, unable to make any movements except to move your left foot. The main character in My Left Foot，based on the real story of cerebral palsy (大脑性麻痹) sufferer Chri
2、sty Brown，can barely move his mouth to speak, but by controlling his left foot, hes able to express himself as an artist and poet. For his moving performance of Brown, Daniel Lewis won his first Academy Award for best actor. Shine (1996) Do you have a talent youre afraid to share with the world? Dav
3、id Helfgott seemed meant from childhood to be “one of the truly great pianists,” but the pressures of performing (and pleasing his father) resulted in a complete breakdown. Ten years in a mental institution didnt weaken Helfgotts musical gift: When he was rediscovered, he was playing concertos in a
4、bar. Shine received seven Oscar nominations (提名), and Geoffrey Rush won best actor for his performance of Helfgott.Life Is Beautiful (1997) Nothings more powerful than the love between a parent and a child. In this heartbreaking Italian film, a father (Roberto Benigni) makes an unbelievable sacrific
5、e for his 4-year-old son: trapped in a Nazi concentration camp in 1945, the Jewish man convinces his boy that they are playing a complicated game. He manages to spare him the horror of the terrible war, and even in his final moments of life, keeps his son smiling and hopeful. Benigni won the best ac
6、tor Oscar. Stand and Deliver (1988) Few people can inspire us more than a good teacher. Jaime Escalante (Edward James Olmos got Oscar nomination for best actor) is a great one. Employed at a high school where kids are expected to fail, Escalante challenges his math students to struggle for better th
7、ings, like getting good grades in the AP exam. Despite the obstacles in their lives, the classmates accomplish their goals, thanks to Mr. Escalantes support. The real Jaime Escalante, the Best Teacher in America, says that Stand and Deliver is “90% truth, 10% drama.”1. The underlined part in the pas
8、sage means _. A. The main character in My Left Foot cant control his whole bodyB. The main character in My Left Foot is trapped by othersC. The main character in My Left Foot is a prisonerD. The main character in My Left Foot is a disabled person2. If you want to watch a movie about wars, which may
9、be one of your choices?A. Life Is Beautiful. B. Stand and Deliver. C. Shine. D. My Left Foot.3.Which of the following is true according to the four movies information?A. My Left Foot was directed by Christy Browns B. Geoffrey Rush stayed in a mental institution for ten yearsC. Edward James Olmos rec
10、eived nomination for best actor OscarD. Jaime Escalante has a talent for playing the piano4. What do the four movies have in common? A. They are all based on real stories.B. The main characters are all sick to some degree but succeed.C. The main characters all won Academy Award for Best Actor.D. The
11、y are all inspiring stories that make a difference.参考答案14、DACD 【阅读理解】介绍说明类阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。The principles about applying for jobs have altered greatly lately. In the past, people preferred a hand-written application letter. However, nowadays it is becoming more and more common
12、to apply for a job through the Internet. You can find information on the Internet about how to apply for jobs. Information can be found about how to fulfill your application letter, the clothes that you should wear and how to carry out the interview itself. The importance of body language is often m
13、entioned, but doesnt always get the attention it deserves. After all, before a word has ever been spoken, your body language will have already given people their first impression of you. Additionally, your body language will also give out a lot more information. Based on your body language it can be
14、 seen if you are self-confident. It can also show if you are a busy or a quiet type and it helps give an impression of whether you are speaking truthfully or not. Body language can show how enthusiastic you are and if you are a nice person, someone who will take his work seriously, but also someone
15、who has a sense of humor and can enjoy a joke from time to time. The members of the application committee will ask you questions, but your answers wont only be oral. The committee will not only pay attention to what you say, but also to how you say it!Body language will determine first if it“clicks”
16、, and sometimes all it takes is just a few seconds. Everybody uses body language, but it takes place mostly at a subconscious (下意识的)level. Using body language appropriately, you can definitely increase your chances of getting a job. 1. What kind of people is the text mainly meant for? A. Interviewer
17、s.B. Job-hunting people.C. Employers. D. Lay-off workers. 2. We can learn from the first paragraph that_.A. hand-written letters are not used in finding a jobB. the more expensive clothes interviewees wear, the betterC. body language is more important than spoken wordsD. Internet is of significance
18、in applying for a job3. Using body language well in a job interview will probably_.A. get rid of the interviewers prejudice B. determine what position one will getC. increase the possibility to get the wanted job D. help one remove nervousness4. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to
19、 the passage? A. Those using body language are usually confident. B. Body language is often used on purpose in job hunting. C. Body language is a mirror to reflect ones personality. D. People enjoying jokes are preferred in a job interview.【参考答案】14、BDCC 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。Educa
20、tion in the United States is compulsory for children up to about the age of sixteen. Most young people stay in school longer than that. Most graduate from high school at the age of 17 or 18. Almost half of these high school graduates continue their education at a college or university. Education for
21、 most young people in this country is free up to the time they graduate from high school. There are private schools, but most parents send their children to public schools, where students do not pay tuition. When young people go to college, however, they must pay tuition at a public university or a
22、private university. University costs are going up a lot：private universities have become very expensive because the government does not help them. Who pays? The parents of children in college may have to pay more, or often students may have to find jobs. These students have to worry about assignment
23、s and grades and also about their jobs. If they work too much at their jobs they may be absent from class or miss assignments or make too many errors on tests. They may even fail their courses and have to leave the university.For many students, the problem of getting an education is not just a probl
24、em of homework and exams. They also have to make money to pay for tuition. And professors dont teach them how to do that! 1In the United States, almost half of the high school graduates_.Ago to colleges and universitiesBneed not pay any tuitionChave to enter open universitiesDwork hard to avoid erro
25、rs on tests答案：A本题考查细节题。由文章第二段第一句“Almost half of these high school graduates continue their education at a college or university”可知，几乎有一半的中学生毕业都在大学或学院里继续深造。 2Which of the following statements is NOT true?AMost parents prefer to send their children to public schools rather than to private schools due
26、to tuition. BEducation is not free until the students graduate from high school.CUniversity costs are on the increase.DThe students may be absent from class if they work overtime. 答案：B本题考查细节理解。由文章第二段第二句“Education for most young people in this country is free up to the time they graduate from high sc
27、hool.”可知，在这个国家，大多数年轻人接受的免费教育可持续到中学毕业，而这正与B的意思相反，因此B是正确答案。3The private university students have to pay more money for tuition because_.Athe government does not finance the private universities Bnone of companies support the private universities Cthe teaching quality of the private universities are su
28、perior to public onesDthey have some trouble in passing the exams答案：A本题考查细节理解。由文章第二段第五句“University costs are going up a lot; private universities have become very expensive because the government does not help them.”可知，私立大学学费高昂的原因是政府不资助私立学校。4The main idea of the passage might be_.Aselecting a good u
29、niversity costs in the United States Bthe increase on university costs in the United StatesCthe argument about education in the United StatesDthe problem of getting an education in the United States答案：D本题考查主旨大意。纵观全文，一直谈论的都是在美国教育中遇到的问题，因此D项是正确答案。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。Good morning.
30、The program today is about music.The word “music” comes from the Greek word “muse”. The Muses are the goddesses of the arts. Music is only one of the arts. It is like the spoken language, but it uses sounds. Todays program brings together music from different corners of the world.Who invented music?
31、 Who sang the first song? No one knows exactly the answers to these questions. But we know that music plays an important part in almost everyones life. Babies and young children love to hear people singing to them. When they are a little older, they like to sing the songs they have heard.When childr
32、en go to school, their world of music grows. In the middle grades students take music lessons. When they reach high school, they become more and more interested in listening to pop music. The records we have chosen for you today are from American country music, Indian music, pop music and so on. Mus
33、ic has different meanings for everyone. It can make people happy or it can make them sad.Music is now heard everywhere, in shops and buses and at home. In this program we shall study the language of music.We shall be trying to find out more about how music works. We shall try to find out how music s
34、ays what people feel. It is worth making the effort. Only then can we say why one piece of music is good and another is bad.Now, here comes the music today, I shall explain why they are all good music.1. What is the first paragraph mainly about?ASome knowledge about music.BThe origin of music.CSomet
35、hing about the announcer.DSome questions about music.2. Which of the following is NOT the purpose of this music program?ATo study the language of music.BTo learn more about music.CTo find out how music expresses peoples feelings. DTo tell us we should listen to music every day.3. Why should we study
36、 music a lot according to the text? ATo tell whether a piece of music is good or not. BTo learn about the development of music.CTo have a talent for music.DTo know more about the society.4. What does the announcer think about the function of music in our life?AIt is important to almost everyone.BIt
37、is necessary for the young.CIt plays a great role when we are children.DIt decides our future.解题导语本文主要讨论了一个主要涉及世界各地的音乐的节目，然后对音乐进行了阐述。1解析：选A。主旨大意题。第一段主要讨论了这个节目主要涉及世界各地的音乐，然后对音乐进行了阐述。故选A。2解析：选D。细节理解题。A、B、C三项在第二段中都提到了，文章未提及D项。故选D。3解析：选A。细节理解题。根据第二段的最后一句Only then can we say why one piece of music is good and another is bad.可知。 4解析：选A。细节理解题。根据第一段的But we know that music plays an important part in almost everyones life.以及下文的内容可知。