1、昆山市（江苏）2016高考英语阅读理解二轮演练（2）及答案阅读理解。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。When I was younger, bedtime was always my favourite part of the day. Wearing soft pajamas and with Ian, my stuffed monkey, in my arms, I felt no pressure at all.I named Ian after my uncle when I compared Ians long arms and legs to
2、his. One night I ran up to Uncle Ian at a family party and told him I had named my monkey after him. His eyebrows wrinkled in confusion, then a chuckle（哈哈笑）escaped his lips. I guess he didnt understand how important it was to me.Even if Uncle Ian didnt think my monkey was special, I certainly did. I
3、 dressed him in a white baby nightgown. My mother thought that Ian was the best-dressed stuffed animal in the world. Yes, he was certainly a fashionable creature. The strong cologne（科隆香水）I used on him years ago makes him still smell “pretty”.For a long time, Ian went everywhere with me. He was my be
4、st friend, and I told him everything. But when I turned twelve, I realized I was too old for stuffed animals. I thought people would think I was babyish, so I put him in the cupboard with the rest of my teddy bears and dolls. I begged him to understand why I was doing this, but at the same time I lo
5、nged to talk to him again.It took me several years to realize that it was OK to miss Ian. I know now that maturity（成熟）doesnt only mean growing up and taking on more responsibility. It also means holding on to your childhood and acting young sometimes.Ian has been with me since I was six years old ho
6、lding him in my arms connects me to my past and my present as I continue to grow and understand myself.1. Which of the following is NOT true according to the text?ABedtime used to be the writers favourite part of the day because of the stuffed monkey.B. Uncle Ian liked the stuffed monkey as much as
7、the writer.C. The writer used to carry the monkey with her wherever she went.D. Years later the writer realized that it was not wrong to miss Monkey Ian.答案解析：答案为B。本题为细节推理题。由第一段 “bedtime was always my favourite part of the day. .my stuffed monkey, in my arms, I felt no pressure at all.”可知，A选项正确。由第四段首
8、句 “For a long time, Ian went everywhere with me.” 可知，C选项正确。由倒数第二段首句 “It took me several years to realize that it was OK to miss Ian.” 可知，D选项正确。 结合第二段和该段的 “His eyebrows wrinkled in confusion, then a chuckle escaped his lips. I guess he didnt understand how important it was to me.” 可知，Uncle Ian 对于我用他的
9、名字为我的玩具猴命名感到迷惑，但是他并不知道玩具猴对我有多重要，因此可推断，Uncle Ian并不是和作者一样喜欢玩具猴。B选项不符合文意，故选择B。2. The writer loved Monkey Ian deeply because _.A. he could understand her B. he was a fashionable monkeyC. he could talk with her D. he was her most honest listener 答案解析：答案为D。本题为细节推理题。由第四段 “He was my best friend, and I told
10、him everything.” 可以推断，玩具猴是作者最忠实的听众。故答案为D。3. We can learn from the text that the writer believes _.A. keeping stuffed animals is babyishB. maturity doesnt mean growing up and taking on more responsibilityC. one should keep to his childhood and act young sometimes even when he has grown upD. human bei
11、ngs should be kind to animals 答案解析：答案为C。本题为推理题。由倒数第二段可知，作者几年后才意识到想念玩具Ian 是没有错的。他懂得了成熟不仅仅意味着长大和承担责任，成熟也意味着怀念童年并有时候表现得稚气也无妨。故可推断，C选项符合文意。A选项与文意相反；B选项没有了 “only” ，意思就与原文相反；D选项未提及。4. We can infer from the text that _.A. the writer is still a teenager B. the writer is now a middle-aged womanC. Monkey Ian
12、got angry for being left alone DUncle Ian has a monkey-like face答案解析：答案为A。本题为推理题，要求推断作者的年龄。结合文章第一段首句 “When I was younger” 和最后一段 “and my present as I continue to grow and understand myself.” 可以推断，作者继续在成长并开始懂得自己，现在应该是个青少年。故答案为A。阅读理解 Saturday, October 7th, was a marathon of sad tasks for Anna Politkovs
13、kaya. Two weeks earlier, her father, a retired official in the department of foreign affairs, had died of a heart attack as he emerged from the Moscow Metro while on his way to visit Politkovskayas mother, Raisa Mazepa, in the hospital. She had just been diagnosed (诊断)with cancer and was too weak ev
14、en to attend her husbands funeral. “Your father will forgive me, because he knows that I have always loved him,” she told Anna and her sister, Elena Kudimova, the day he was buried. A week later, she had an operation and since then Anna and Elena had been taking turns helping her deal with her grief
15、.Politkovskaya was supposed to spend the day at the hospital, but her twenty-six-year-old daughter, who was pregnant, had just moved into Politkovskayas apartment, on Lesnaya Street, while her own place was being prepared for the baby. “Anna had so much on her mind,” Elena Kudimova told me when we m
16、et in London, before Christmas. “And she was trying to finish her article.” Politkovskaya was a special reporter for the small newspaper Novaya Gazeta, and, like most of her work, the piece focused on the terror that can be seen all over the southern republic of Chechnya. This time, she had been try
17、ing to report repeated cruel acts done by people faithful to the Prime Minister, Ramzan Kadyrov, who are in favour of Russia. In the past seven years, Politkovskaya had written dozens of accounts of life during wartime; many had been collected in her book “A Small Corner of Hell: reports from Chechn
18、ya.” Politkovskaya was far more likely to spend time in a hospital than on a battlefield, and her writing bore frequent witness to robbery, and the uncontrolled cruelty of life in a place that few other Russiansand almost no other reporterscared to think about. 16. Politkovskayas father died of _.A.
19、 tiredness B. a heart disease C. an attack D. an accident17. From the text we know that Raisa Mazepa _. A. didnt love her husband B. didnt attend her husbands funeralC. was having an operation the day her husband was buried D. was too sad to attend her husbands funeral18. The underlined word “emerge
20、d” most likely means _. A. came out B. went into C. disappeared D. left for19. How many family members of Anna are mentioned in the passage? A. Three. B. Four C. Five D. Six20. Which of the following words can best describe Politkovskayas character? A. Curious B. easy-going C. careless D. responsibl
21、e【参考答案】1620、BBACD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。“The Lord of the Rings”, one of the best sellers in the new millennium（千年）, was made up of three parts“The Fellowship of the Ring”, “Two Towers”, and “The Return of the King”. Millions upon millions of people have read it in over 25 different
22、languages, but fewer know about the author and the history of the composition of the creative materwork.John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born in South Africa in 1892. His parents died when he was a child. Living in England with his aunt, Tolkien and his cousins made up play languages, a hobby that led
23、to Tolkiens becoming skilled in Welsh, Greek, Gothic, Old Norse and Anglo-Saxon.After graduating from Oxford, Tolkien served in World War I. In 1917, while recovering from trench fever, he began composing the mythology for The Rings. As a professor of Anglo-Saxon in 1930s at Oxford, Tolkien was part
24、 of an informal discussion group called the Inklings, which included several writers. The group was soon listening to chapters of Tolkiens imaginative work “The Hobbit”.Hobbit was a name Tolkien created for a local people that could best be described as half-sized members of the English rural（乡村的）cl
25、ass. Hobbits live in hillside holes. One of them, Bilbo Baggins, looks for treasures with a group of dwarves（侏儒）. On the way, he meets the twisted, pitiful creature Gollum, from whom he sees a golden ring that makes the holder invisible.One of Tolkiens students persuaded her employer, publisher Alle
26、n & Unwin, to look at a draft（草稿）. The chairman of the firm, Stanley Unwin, thought that the best judge for a childrens book would be his ten-year-old son. The boy earned a shilling for reporting back that the adventure was exciting, and “The Hobbit” was published in 1937.It sold so well that Unwin
27、asked for a continuation. Over a dozen years later, in 1954, Tolkien produced “The Lord of the Rings”, a series of books so creative that they hold readersnew and old after their publication.1. What can we learn from the text?A. “The Lord of the Rings” didnt sell well in the last millennium.B. Peopl
28、e know better about Tolkien himself than about his works.C. Tolkien was quite familiar with Old English.D. Tolkien knew very well about different kinds of local languages in Africa. 答案解析：答案为C。本题为推理题。由第一段首句 “The Lord of the Rings”, one of the best sellers in the new millennium.”可知，A选项错误。由第一段后面的 “Mill
29、ions upon millions of people have read it in over 25 different languages, but fewer know about the author and the history of the composition of the creative materwork.” 可知，B选项错误。由第二段内容可知，Tolkien 出生于南非，幼时丧父母，与aunt 住在英格兰，和表兄妹们一起玩耍的经历养成了对Welsh, Greek, Gothic, Old Norse and Anglo-Saxon.的热爱，也使得Tolkien能够熟
30、练掌握它们。故可推断，Tolkien在英格兰长大，熟悉的不会是非洲本土语言，应该是英语，文章提到那些语言自然就是古英语了。故答案C正确。2. What can we learn about “Hobbit” that Tolkien created in his works?A. Hobbit was a race living in English downtown areas.B. Hobbit was a local people who were very tall and strong.C. Hobbit was a social group of people who lived
31、in old castles.D. Hobbit was a group of people who were mostly dwarves. 答案解析：答案为D。本题为细节推理题。由文章第四段 “Hobbit was a name Tolkien created for a local people that could best be described as half-sized members of the English rural class. Hobbits live in hillside holes.” 可知，A、B、C均不正确。由“half-sized”可推断，Hobbit
32、 中的大多数人是侏儒。故答案为D。3. Which of the following helped most in making “The Hobbit” published?A. One of Tolkiens students.B. Stanley Unwins son.C. Allen & Unwin.D. Bilbo Baggins. 答案解析：答案为B。本题为推理题。尽管文章倒数第二段首句提到 “One of Tolkiens students persuaded her employer, publisher Allen & Unwin, to look at a draft .”
33、 但是后文又提到 “ The chairman of the firm, Stanley Unwin, thought that the best judge for a childrens book would be his ten-year-old son” 故可以推断，对于The Hobbit的出版起着决定作用的应该是Stanley Unwins son。故答案为B。4. What is mainly discussed in the text?A. “The Lord of the Rings” and its writer.B. A completely new masterwork
34、 in the new millennium.C. A famous professor at Oxford University.D. The power of the magic ring. 答案解析：答案为A。本题考查文章的中心。由第一段最后一句 “but fewer know about the author and the history of the composition of the creative materwork.” 和文章后面的内容可知，本文主要介绍The Lord of the Rings 和其作者。故答案为A。5. Which of the following s
35、hows the right order of Mr. J.R.R.Tolkiens life experience?a. He had his “The Hobbit” published.b. He became a member of the Inklings.c. He served in World Ward. He became an undergraduate at Oxford.e. His work “The Lord of the Rings” came to the world.f. He moved to England to live with his aunt.A.
36、 f-d-b-c-a-eB. f-d-c-b-a-eC. f-c-d-b-e-aD. d-f-c-a-b-e 答案解析：答案为B。结合全文可知答案为B。阅读理解（一）NASAs Mars detector (探测器), Opportunity, succeeded in finding signs that water once existed on the planet. Opportunity landed on Mars in January. Scientists now believe that the planet could once have supported life.Th
37、is discovery was chosen by Science, one of the worlds leading magazines, as the most important scientific achievement of 2004 last Friday.“This little, wheeled, one-armed box went around another planet and has done something no human has ever managed,” according to Science. “It has discovered anothe
38、r place in the universe where life could once have existed.”“Although we still cant say that life could have existed in this environment, it is now certain that there was water on Mars,” said Steve Squyres, one of the scientists working on the Mars mission. The evidence comes from pictures and chemi
39、cal readings taken by Opportunity. It includes marks on rocks like those caused by flowing water on Earth and salty chemicals like those found in dried-out sea-beds. Scientists said the new evidence proved beyond doubt that water has been existed on Mars. But it is still unknown whether the water on
40、 Mars was like an ocean or just ice.While Opportunity has not found any signs of life, the presence of water means life is possible. “In everything we know about life on Earth, there is no example without liquid water,” Squyres said. “So water is important for the search for life on Mars.”Researcher
41、s agree that a future mission (任务) should bring back physical samples (样品). But some scientists worry about the risk that this could introduce dangerous foreign creatures to Earth. “The problem here is how to get the samples back,” Squyres replied. “I think it is our responsibility to limit any risk
42、.”1. _ prove that water existed on Mars.A. The physical samples with salty chemicals B. The marks on rocks and salty chemicalsC. Scientific achievements of 2004 D. Creatures from Mars2. Which of the following is true according to the text?A. It is now certain that there was water on Mars.B. The wate
43、r on Mars was like an ocean.C. Evidence of life on Mars has been found.D. Search for life on Mars is a great risk to humans.3. How did scientists draw the conclusion that there was water on Mars?A. The worlds leading magazine has announced the fact.B. Scientists have taken many pictures and chemical
44、 readings on the Mars.C. Astronauts have got some rocks from Mars.D. Scientists have made a study of the pictures and readings sent back by Mars detector.4. It can be inferred that, if the creatures from Mars came to Earth, _.A. they would be kind to humans B. they would be cruel to humansC. they wo
45、uld be a great danger to Earth D. it would be hard to say whether it would be a good news or bad news1. B 事实细节题。根据短文第五段“It includes marks on rocks like those caused by flowing water on Earth and salty chemicals like those found in dried-out sea-beds”一句可知：岩石上有类似地球上水流的痕迹和化学物。2. A 事实细节题。根据第二段“succeeded
46、 in finding signs that water once existed on the planet”一句可判断，火星上有水。3. D 事实归纳题。人们对火星的研究是通过探测器“机遇号”发回的图片和数据进行分析得出的，人类还没有登上火星，所以B、C两项不符文意。A项“杂志上报道的”更不能作为结论的根据4. D 推测题。根据短文最后一段“some scientists worry about the risk that this could introduce dangerous foreign creatures to Earth”的意义，科学家有这种担心外星人是否会对人类造成危害。由此可推测：如果外星人来地球，是好是坏不得而知。
