1、江苏省沛县2016高考英语（二轮）阅读理解基础选练（2）及答案阅读下列四篇短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B/C和D）中，选出最佳选项。We live in central Phoenix, near the canal. Every day I used to see a homeless old man and his scruffy little dog hanging out down there.I would tell my husband we should give him food for the little dog. It wouldnt have been a prob
2、lem; we have our own mini farm of animals! But he would say OK! and then blow the idea off because of our business.Being in Phoenix, Arizona, you can just imagine how hot it gets here, but his winter was really chilly! I had just come from KFC with take-out food for dinner. As I was turning by the c
3、anal, the man and his dog were sitting right there all bundled up. Even the doggy had a coat on! Not even thinking about it, I pulled into the parking lot along the canal and piled up a plate of chicken with al the fixings for the man and his little buddy. I gave it to him with a soda and a bottle o
4、f water for the little dog. He said, Thank you, sweetie. You are an angel. And there were tears welling up in his eyes! I told him he ws so welcome, and then went home.When my husband dug into the KFC gag he asked, Were you hungry, or what? I told him what I did and he said, Only you! Then he told m
5、e I had done a good thing.A few weeks later, we were walking along the canal and found the man walking to me, with his little dog. He asked whether I would mind adopting the dog. With tears in eyes, he said it had gotten too hard for him to care for the dog. He added that he was planning on heading
6、to Washington State but his dog wouldnt have been up to it, so he hoped to give it to me. Only you! In this city, you are the only person I can believe in!Now, every time I watch and pat the puppy lying near the fireplace, I will recall the old mans words and wish him good luck.26. The author and he
7、r husband didnt kelp the old man at the beginning because _ A.they had a farm of animals to feed B.they didnt have food even for themselves. C.they worked busily and often forget it. D.they were unwilling to help a man with a dog.【答案】C【解析】细节理解题。由“But he would say OK! and then blow the idea off becau
8、se of our business.”可知我们一开始没有帮助老人是因为生意太忙，而忘记了。故选C。27. What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 3? A. She gave the old man some food on a cold day. B. She met the old man after finishing her dinner. C. She offered the old man nothing but chicken. D. She burst into tears after helping the old
9、 man.【答案】A【解析】细节理解题。由“I pulled into the parking lot along the canal and piled up a plate of chicken with al the fixings for the man and his little buddy. I gave it to him with a soda and a bottle of water for the little dog.”可知在那个寒冷的日子，作者给了老人一些食物。28. What did the authors husband feel when she told h
10、im what she had done? A. Grateful. B. Delighted C. Indifferent D. Disappointed【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。由“Then he told me I had done a good thing.”可知作者的丈夫为她所做的事情感到高兴。故选B。29. Why did the old man hope to give the dog to the author? A. Because he knew thee author was also a dog lover. B. Because the author was th
11、e person he could trust. C. Because the author was the only person he knew. D. Because he believed that his dog liked the author.【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。由Only you! In this city, you are the only person I can believe in!可知老人把狗给她，是因为她是老人信任的人。故选B。30. What can we infer from the ending of the passage? A. The auth
12、or refused the old mans request. B. The author misses the old man and his dog. C. The author feels the old man was very lucky. D. The author adopted the old mans dog.【答案】D【解析】推理判断题。由最后一段“every time I watch and pat the puppy lying near the fireplace,”可知作者收养了老人的狗。故选D. 社会文化（阅读理解）Cities alarmed by death
13、s and injuries of pedestrians are taking efforts to make crosswalks safer for people on foot,especially seniors and children who need more time to cross streets.A pedestrian is killed in a traffic accident in the USA every 110 minutes;one is injured every nine minutes,according to official date.Cros
14、swalks can be especially dangerous for the elderly.Among people 70 and older,36% of pedestrian deaths in 2006 occurred in crosswalks,compared with 21% of those younger than 70,according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.The Federal Highway Administration(FHWA) advises that next year stat
15、es increase by nearly 15% the amount of time traffic lights provide for pedestrians to cross the street after the flashing orange hand appears.FHWA spokesman Doug Hecox says reasons for the change include an aging population that needs more time to cross,health-conscious Americans walking more,child
16、ren encouraged to walk to prevent getting overweight and high gas prices pushing people to walk instead of drive.Pedestrian deaths went down by 12% from 5,449 in 1996 to 4,784 in 2006.But among those in 2006,471 were killed in crosswalks,down slightly from 488 ten years earlier,the National Highway
17、Traffic Safety Administration(NHTSA)says.1.Which of the following is true according to the text?()A.Among 100 pedestrian deaths there were 21 people younger than 70.B.Old people are more likely to meet with accidents in crosswalks.C.Traffic accidents killed more old people than young people.D.About
18、seven traffic accidents happened per hour.2.What is FHWAs suggestion to states?()A.Fixing more traffic lights.B.Providing more crosswalks.C.Giving pedestrians more time to cross streets.D.Increasing the time before the orange lights appear.3.Whats the cause of the crosswalk safety problem according
19、to the text?()A.Therere many cars and buses on the road.B.Pedestrians are careless.C.Crosswalks are crowded.D.Drivers dont give way.4.The report from NHTSA suggests that .A.fewer people were injured in crosswalksB.crosswalk safety has been greatly improvedC.much has been done to reduce traffic accid
20、entsD.pedestrian deaths in crosswalks remain a serious problem语篇解读:横过马路时,行人的意外死亡率居高不下。很多城市正在努力采取措施保证行人过马路的安全,尤其是老人和孩子。答案及剖析:1.B事实细节题。第二段第二、三句告诉我们:老年人在十字路口遭遇交通事故的可能性最大。2.C事实细节题。第三段告诉我们FHWA建议给行人更多的时间通过路口。3.C推理判断题。第四段指出:老年人需要更多的时间通过马路,有健康意识的人喜爱步行,儿童被鼓励步行以防止发胖,油价较高也让人们更倾向于步行而不是驾车。由此可知十字路口的安全问题是过度拥挤。4.D推
21、理判断题。最后一段NHTSA称:2006年行人死亡人数4784,比1996年(5449)降低了12%,但这一数字依旧很高,注意句中用的是down slightly“稍微有点下降”,所以十字路口的安全问题依然严峻。【长难句子分析】 联邦公路管理局(FHWA)表示,明年的情况是:在交通灯出现红色闪烁的信号后,增加近15%的时间让行人过街。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。【2013界广东省汕头市质量监测试题】 Parents need to be good role models to help their children make sensible fina
22、ncial decisions, according to Adam Hancock and his team, from East Caronlina University in the US. Their work highlights that parents who argue about finances contribute to increasing credit card debt among their children during their students years. Their work is published online in Springers Journ
23、al of Family and Economic Issues. Credit card debt among college students has been a growing concern for researchers and policymakers over the last decade. In addition, there is growing concern among educators that more students are dropping out of school, not because of academic failure, but becaus
24、e of financial reasons, and credit card especially. Hancock and colleagues study is the first to examine how parental interactions, and financial knowledge and attitudes may have a cumulative effect（累积效应）on the number of credit cards students own and their level of credit card debt. The researchers
25、analyzed data for 420 undergraduate students from seven different American universities, who took part in the College Student Financial Literacy Survey. According to the online survey, nearly two-thirds of students had a credit card, and nearly a third had more than one. Those students who reported
26、that their parents argued about finances were more likely to have more than two cards than the students whose parents who did not argue about finances.In terms of debt, those students who had two or more credit cards were nearly three times more likely to report having credit card debt over 500.The
27、researchers conclude, It is clear that the influence of parents cannot be neglected. Researchers, educators and policymakers should work in finding effective ways to increase the positive financial behaviors fo college students. We need to help students learn financial skills and establish healthy f
28、inancial attitudes at earlier ages to prevent poor financial habits from taking root.31. In Adam Hancocks research, students credit card debt is related to their _. A.knowledge B.concerns C.school D.parents【答案】D 【解析】细节理解题。由“Their work highlights that parents who argue about finances contribute to in
29、creasing credit card debt among their children during their students years.”可知学生的信用卡债务和他们的父母有关。故选D。32. When college students have credit card debt, they may _. A.quit school B.fail in their exams C.study financial knowledge D.have more credit cards【答案】A【解析】细节理解题。由“there is growing concern among educ
30、ators that more students are dropping out of school, not because of academic failure, but because of financial reasons, and credit card especially.”可知大学生有信用卡债务时，他们就可能退学。故选A。33. What can we infer from Paragraph 3? A. More than 400 students i a university took the survey. B. The survey was conducted w
31、ith the paper questionnaire. C. Nearly all the students in this survey have credit cards. D. Students have fewer cards if their parents argue more.【答案】C【解析】细节理解题。由“According to the online survey, nearly two-thirds of students had a credit card, and nearly a third had more than one.”可知在调查中，几乎所有学生都有信用
32、卡。故选C。34. If you have two or more credit cards, you are more likely to _. A.get wealthy B.have argument C.buy more things D.become in debt【答案】D【解析】细节理解题。由“In terms of debt, those students who had two or more credit cards were nearly three times more likely to report having credit card debt over 500.
33、”说明如果你有两个或两个以上的信用卡，你更有可能负债。故选D。35. As a student, what can yo learn from the passage? A. We need to turn to our parents when we have credit card debt. B. We should build correct financial attitudes when we are young. C. We shouldnt have credit cards so that we can avoid argument. D. We can have more credit cards to make life more comfortable.【答案】B 【解析】细节理解题。由“We need to help students learn financial skills and establish healthy financial attitudes at earlier ages to prevent poor financial habits from taking root.”可知我们在小的时候就应该树立正确的财政态度。故选B。
