湖南湘潭县2016高考英语二轮阅读理解基础选编(2)及答案

湖南湘潭县2016高考英语二轮阅读理解基础选编（2）及答案

高考英语阅读理解提升全程训练及答案

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When you consider what subject to study in college, chances are that you and your parents will think about what you can make out of it after graduation。 You will likely ask the question： “Can I find a well-paid job or simply a job with a degree in this in the future？\"

This consideration also influences students when they come to choose between studying science or humanities （人文学科) at college. People generally believe that the humanities， which include literature ， history， cultural studies and philosophy, do not prepare students for a specific vocation （职业)。 Science subjects， however， are considered vocational courses that produce scientists, engineers and economists (经济学家）。

“I've decided to take finance as my college major。 My parents and I think this subject will help me get a good job or start a business,” said Huachen Yueru， 17, a science student at Wuxi No. 1 High School.

Even those who choose a liberal arts (文科） education often pick the humanities subject which they think will best help them later find a job。

“I'm going to study Spanish in college， which I believe will open doors to a high-paying job for me,” said Liu Chao， 18, a Senior 2 student at Dalian No 20 High School。 He said few of his classmates show interest in subjects like philosophy and history, which are seen as “less

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promising” in job markets.

The popularity of liberal arts subjects among college students has also been decreasing in the United States. American scholars （学者) and universities are concerned that in the ongoing economic crisis （经济危机） liberal arts subjects will be hit hardest. As money tightens (紧缩）， they worry that the humanities may become “a great luxury (奢侈品) that many cannot afford\

44。 When you consider what to study in college, what does you and your parents usually think about ?

A. whether you are interested in the subject。 B. if you can lead a happy life。

C. what you can make out of it after graduation。 D 。How much you can learn in the college。

45.Why do students show little interest in the subjects， like philosophy or history ?

A 。Because they are not interested in them。 B. Because they think these subjects are useless.

C. Because they see these subjects as less-promising in job market. D。 Because they like the science subjects。 46。 What can we infer from the passage ？

A。 Humanities are becoming less and less popular with the students. B。 Studying science subjects is sure to find a well-paid job. C。 The humanities in college should be cancelled.

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D。 The writer thinks those who choose the liberal arts education will choose their favorite subjects.

47。 What does the underlined word “it” refer to in the first paragraph ？

A. the subject you study in college B。 science C. humanities D。 liberal arts

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类别:细节理解+推理判断题+词义猜测题 本文标题 ：…Arts in crisis…

【文章大意】:文章主要向人们介绍了在大学里面的人文科学的科目正在受到人们的冷落，并解释了该种现象产生的原因. 44.【考点分析】细节理解题。 【参】C。

【解题思路】文中第一段提到you and your parents will think about what you can make out of it after graduation，可知你和父母首先考虑的是毕业后的问题.

45。【考点分析】事实细节题。 【参】C。

【解题思路】文中第五段中提到which are seen as ”less promising” in job markets，可知人们把哲学和历史这样的人文学科看成是没有工作市场的学科，故C 项正确。。 46.【考点分析】推理判断题.

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【参】A。

【解题思路】文中提到在大学里人文科学已经越来越不受学生和家长的欢迎,为了毕业后的就业，人们更多的是选择具有很好的就业形势的理科类.因此A项符合题意，其余选项说法不恰当.. 47。【考点分析】词义猜测题. 【参】A。

【解题思路】 文中第一段提到的是家长和学生在选择专业时考虑的是毕业后的形式，因此可推知此处的it 代指前面的the subject to study in college,故A 项正确。

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解-———-D

An Australian company， Smart Car Technologies， has developed a system that lets drivers know when they’re speeding. When the technology becomes commercially available, it could help lead—footed drivers avoid tickets and also save lives. The company that developed the

product hopes to convince Australian government agencies to put the technology into use in their automobile fleets。

The product, called Speed Alert， links real-time location data and speed obtained with the help of GPS to a database of posted speed limits stored in a driver's PDA or programmable mobile phone。 The setup of the

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product does not need to be hooked up to a car's speedometer。 In fact， it is entirely portable. It will also work with newer phones and PDAs that have built-in GPS receivers。 If a driver exceeds the speed limit, the speed is shown and an alert sounds.

Michael Paine, an Australian vehicle design engineer and traffic safety consultant， was hired to analyze the product. He told Live Science that his colleagues in the road safety field are “very enthusiastic” about what they’re now calling “intelligent speed alert.” Other research， according to Paine， shows that 40 percent of all traffic deaths involve speeding。 There is also a potentially controversial future use： “Since the system is so portable， it would be easy to make it a requirement for teenage drivers to always use a speed alert device when driving，\" Paine said。 “The system even has the capability to record speeding violations, so parents can monitor their teenage drivers。\" The product will soon go on sale in Sydney. 48. What's the purpose of the new product？

A. To inform us of the new car system。 B. To introduce some improvement in cars.

C. To limit certain drivers to safe driving。 D。 To popularize the built-in car system.

49。 The second paragraph mainly talks about 。

A. the project of the built-in product B. why the system becomes popular

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C。 the functions of GPS in cars D. how the product is programmed

50. Which of the following is true of Speed Alert according to Michael Paine?

A。 Most of the traffic deaths can be avoided。 B. Speeding violations can be easily found out。

C. The system will excite some teenage drivers. D. The product will not be available for adults。

51. What can be the best title of the passage？ A。 Speed Alert and Its Future Use. B。 Progress in Car—making Science. C。 Warning for Adventurous Drivers。 D。 New In-Car Device against Speeding。

D

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本文标题： …An alert device against speeding…

【文章大意】：文章主要 向人们讲述了一种现代科学技术下的汽车超速提示系统。

48.【考点分析】推理判断题。 【参】C。

【解题思路】 文中第一段提到这个系统能够帮助驾驶员降低速度减

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少收到罚单的几率并能够保证司机的驾驶安全。根据这些分析我们可以发现C项正确。其余几项说明的不是这个新产品的目的。而是这个文章的目的。

49.【考点分析】主旨大意题。 【参】D。

【解题思路】 通读第二段我们可知该段主要讲述了这种产品的运行程序。

50.【考点分析】细节理解题. 【参】B.

【解题思路】文章最后一段提到的Michael Paine 的看法.A项的说法是错误的。C项没有根据，文中仅提到了这个产品对Teenagers 的。D 项说法错误。故文中提到teenagers 的超速驾驶将会被记录下来，B项正确.

51.【考点分析】主旨大意题。 【参】D.

【解题思路】本文介绍汽车超速的装置，因此选D。A项指代不清，没有明确指出是汽车。B、C项过于片面.

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The financial crisis is reminding Americans of a lesson they first learned in childhood： Share and share alike。 They are sharing or swapping tools and books， cars and handbags, time and talent.

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The renewed desire to share shows up in a variety of examples： A car-sharing service has had a 70 percent membership increase since the crisis occurred. Some companies encouraged his employees to take vanpooling。 Governments are putting bikes on the street for public use。 How-to—swap Web sites are increasing quickly。

The economy reflects the way Americans have cut back， especially on daily items： Department store sales dropped 1。3 percent in June. People are not buying cars， and as a result， auto sales dropped 27.7 percent last month。 They are not paying others to do what they can do themselves — Home Depot reports increased attendance at in-store do—it—yourself clinics. And although paint sales are down in general， according to Sherwin-Williams， individual consumers are still buying。

When Tom Burdett needed to cut some tiles at his home outside Annapolis， he refused to buy expensive tools。 So he asked his neighbors and friends for help. Sure enough, someone had just what he needed。 And when that friend needed help fixing a satellite dish, Burdett volunteered to help.

The sharing mind—set is not new to the American culture, but many Americans give it up when the nation changed from an agricultural society to an industrial one, said Rosemary Hornak， a psychology professor at Meredith College in Raleigh, N。C。 They moved farther from their families and did not have time to connect with new neighbors because they worked so much, she said。

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Neighborhood conversations tell more of the story as the movement grows organically （持续地） in communities across the Washington region and the nation。 On one street in Arlington, for example， neighbors are collecting their separate money for mulch (覆盖料） and dividing it among themselves。 52。 What is the text mainly about？

A。 Introducing a new way of life. B。 Sharing in the financial crisis。

C. How to reduce the living expense. D。 How to handle the financial crisis。

53。 Why do people in modern times give up the sharing mind—set？ A. Because they don’t need it at all. B。 Because they aren't interested in it。

C. Because they are busy with work. D. Because they hate being disturbed。

。 The underlined phrase “cut back” in Para。 3 probably means ________。

A。 shared B。 helped C. abandoned D。 reduced 55。

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A。 more and more Americans solve problems in their daily life by helping each other 。

B. if the prices of service goes down， individual consumers won’t do

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something themselves。

C. the sharing—mind set is a strange to many Americans。

D. when the crisis ends， Americans will abandon the sharing-mind set.

E

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类别： 主旨大意+细节理解+词义猜测+推理判断 本文标题：…Sharing…

【文章大意】本文主要讲了在经济危机之下，美国人又重新拾起了分享这一生活方式，以便共同度过难关。 52。【考点分析】主旨大意题。 【参】B.

【解题思路】根据文章第一段第一句中出现的“sharing and sharing alike”以及下面所举的例子，可知本文主要是讲述了经济危机中人们之间的互相分享。

53.【考点分析】细节理解题。 【参】C.

【解题思路】根据倒数第二段中的最后一句话“…they worked so much\"推知人们都忙于自己的工作，故参为C. .【考点分析】词义猜测题。 【参】D。

【解题思路】根据划线部分后举的例子,指人们在一些方面减少了开支，可推知cut back的意思是“减少”,故参为D。

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55.【考点分析】推理判断题。 【参】A。

【解题思路】根据文章的中心思想是sharing以及文中所举的例子可以看出,更多的美国人倾向于互相分享、帮助解决问题。

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A lot of us lose life's tough battles by starting a frontal attack—-when a touch of humor might well enable us to win。 Consider the case of a young friend of mine， who was on his trapped way to work shortly after receiving an ultimatum（最后通牒） about the job。 Although there was a good reason for Sam’s being late-—serious illness at home—-he decided that this by-now-familiar excuse wouldn't work any longer。 His supervisor was probably already pacing up and down preparing a dismissal speech.

Yes， the boss was， Sam entered the office at 9：35. The place was as quiet as a locker room; everyone was hard at work. Sam's supervisor came up to him. Suddenly, Sam forced a grin and stretched out his hand. ”How do you do!\" he said. \"I’m Sam Maynard。 I'm applying for a job， which, I understand, became available just 35 minutes ago。 Does the early bird get the worm？”

The room exploded in laughter， except that the supervisor had to clamp off a smile and walked back to his office. Sam Maynard had saved his job——with the only tool that could win， a laugh。

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Humor is a most effective, yet frequently neglected, means of handling the difficult situations in our lives。 It can be used for patching up differences, apologizing, saying ”no\fellow to do what you want without his losing face. For some jobs, it’s the only tool that can succeed。 It is a way to discuss subjects so sensitive that serious dialog may start a quarrel。 For example， many believe that comedians on television are doing more today for racial and religious tolerance than people in any other forum.

1. Why was Sam late for his job？

A. Because he was seriously ill at home。 B. Because he received an ultimatum.

C。 Because he was busy applying for a new job. D。 Because he was caught in a traffic jam。

答案解析：答案为D。本题为细节推理题。由第一段第二句话 “…, who was on his trapped way to work shortly after receiving an ultimatum about the job.\"可知,Sam迟到是因为交通堵塞，故答案为D。

2。 What is the main idea of this passage?

A. Sam Maynard saved his job with humor。 B. Humor is important in our lives。

C。 Early bird can get the worm. D. Humor can solve racial discriminations.

答案解析：答案为B.本题为主旨大意题。 结合文章第一段首句 “A

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lot of us lose life’s tough battles by starting a frontal attack--when a touch of humor might well enable us to win。”和最后一段首句 “Humor is a most effective, yet frequently neglected, means of handling the difficult situations in our lives。”可知，本文是阐述幽默在生活中的重要性。故答案为B.

3。 The phrase ”clamp off\" in Paragraph 3 means ________。

A. try to hold back B. pretend to set C。 send off D. give out

答案解析：答案为A。本题为词义推断题。结合划线部分的前后文，Sam屡次迟到,最后一次要被主管炒鱿鱼的时候，他进办公室却用幽默的方式和主管讲了个冷笑话“您好!我是Sam Maynard，我想申请一个35分钟之前空出来的位置,请问早到的鸟儿有虫吃吗？” 这个笑话惹得办公室的人哄堂大笑，由 “except that the supervisor had to clamp off a smile and walked back to his office。” 可知，除了主管不得不强忍着微笑回到自己的办公室,以维护自己的尊严。故答案为A.

4. Which of the following statements can we infer from the passage？ A。 Many lose life's battles for they are always late. B. Sam was supposed to come to his office at 8：30。 C. It wasn’t the first time that Sam came late for his work. D。 Humor is the most effective way of solving problems.

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答案解析：答案为C。本题为推理题。由第一段第二句话 “Consider the case of a young friend of mine， who was on his trapped way to work shortly after receiving an ultimatum about the job.”可知，Sam刚接到了老板的最后通牒后,却又遇到了交通堵塞，可以推断他经常迟到。故C选项正确.由第二段 Sam说的话“I’m Sam Maynard. I'm applying for a job， which， I understand， became available just 35 minutes ago。”可推断，35分钟前老板开除了他，因为没按时到岗,而他在9:35到达办公室,故可推断上班时间是9:00。故B选项错误。A选项未提及,D选项太绝对，均不选。

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LONDON — Britain awoke on Easter Monday to a period of mourning for the Queen Mother, who died over the weekend after a life spanning a century of noisy and evident change。 The 101—year-old royal matriarch died in her sleep last Saturday with Queen Elizabeth， her elder and only surviving daughter, at her bedside。 For a woman who was one of the best—known figures in Britain for more than 80 years — from the era of tinted portraits on tin biscuit boxes and cigarette cards to the age of the Internet, the Queen Mother remained an enigmatic(不可思议的) and elusive（躲避的） figure.

She achieved such a respect through aeons（永世, 亿万年） of， first, fawning and， later, intrusive media fascination， by remaining almost entirely silent。 Her private thoughts were never paraded(炫耀） in public.

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What the public saw was a charming and benign elderly lady， adept at winning the admiration of press photographers, whom she always favoured with a particular smile。

CHINA’s third unmanned spacecraft, Shenzhou Ⅲ， landed safely in central Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Monday afternoon， after orbiting the earth 108 times in slightly less than a week. The craft， which lifted off from Jiuquan in Gansu Province last Monday night, landed after successfully conducting a chain of flight and scientific experiments over a period of 162 hours。

A powerful earthquake jolted Taiwan， killing five construction workers, authorities(官方) said. Over 200 injuries ware reported across the island， mostly minor, as a result of Sunday's 7.5-magnitude quake。 The quake was centred off Hualien， 180 kilometres east of Taipei。 It struck at 2：53 pm and lasted for nearly a minute。

1. Which of the following statements is true according to the news? 2. A. The Queen Mother died on Easter Monday alone。

3. B. The Queen Mother was an attractive person in her political life。 4. C。 The British people felt sorry for the death of the Queen Mother.

5.

D. The Queen Mother was suffering a lot when she was dying。

答案解析：答案为C。本题为推理题。由第二段首句 “She achieved such a respect through aeons of,…”可推断，皇太后赢得了永世的尊重，人们对她的去世会感到遗憾。故C选项正确.

由第一段第二句话 “The 101-year—old royal matriarch died in her

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sleep last Saturday with Queen Elizabeth, her elder and only surviving daughter， at her bedside.\" 可知，皇太后在安睡中去世，当时女儿伊丽莎白女王陪在她的床边，故A、D选项错误。由第二段后面的内容 “Her private thoughts were never paraded in public。 What the public saw was a charming and benign elderly lady， adept at winning the admiration of press photographers, whom she always favoured with a particular smile。”可知，她的个人思想从未在公众面前炫耀过，公众看到的总是面带微笑的她在媒体照片中出现，故可推断，她并未从政,故B选项错误。

6. It can be inferred that _______.

7. A。 the craft landed in central Inner Mongolia unexpectedly 8. B. it took the craft at least 2 hours to orbit the earth once 9. C. the Chinese scientists did a lot of experiments in space

10. D. China was successful in sending an unmanned spacecraft into space

11.

答案解析：答案为D。本题为推断题。由第三段的第一句话

“CHINA's third unmanned spacecraft， Shenzhou Ⅲ， landed safely in central Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Monday afternoon， …” 可知，无人飞船已经安全着陆，故D选项正确，A选项错误。B选项未提及;由首句的关键词 “unmanned”可推断,无人宇宙飞船上面不会有科学家在太空中做实验，故C选项错误。

3. The third news mainly talks about the _______ in Taiwan. A. political matters B。 social problems

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C。 unexpected damage D。 construction workers

答案解析:答案为C。第三则新闻报道发生了地震，属于没有预料到的灾害，故C选项正确。