2016高考英语二轮（阅读理解）金品训练（04）及答案

　　2016高考英语二轮（阅读理解）金品训练（04）及答案

　　I was waiting for a phone call from my agent. He had left a message the night before, telling me that my show was to be cancelled. I called him several times, but each time his secretary told me that he was in a meeting and that he would call me later. So I waited and waited, but there was still no call. Three hours passing by, I became more and more impatient. I was certain that my agent didn’t care about my work, and he didn’t care about me. I was overcome with that thought. I started to shout at the phone，“ Let me wait, will you? Who do you think you are？”

　　At that time I didn’t realize my wife was looking on. Without showing her surprise, she rushed in, seized the phone, tore off the wires，and shouted at the phone，“Yeah! Who do you think you are？Bad telephone ! Bad telephone！”And she swept it into the wastebasket.

　　I stood watching her, speechless. What on earth?

　　She stepped to the doorway and shouted at the rest of the house, “Now hear this ! All objects in this room — if you do anything to upset my husband, out you go！”

　　Then she turned to me, kissed me, and said calmly，“Honey，you just have to learn how to take control. ”With that, she left the room.

　　After watching a crazy woman rushing in and out, shouting at everything in sight，I noticed that something in my mood(情绪) had changed. I was laughing. How could I have trouble with that phone？Her antics_helped me realize I had been driven crazy by small things. Twenty minutes later my agent did call. I was able to listen to him and talk to him calmly.

　　[语篇解读]　“我”对自己的经纪人取消我的表演并且不及时接电话的行为大为恼火，冲电话大吼以泄愤，但接着妻子就此事的一系列异常及夸张的行为让我意识到自己对小事情反应过火，最后我的情绪得到好转，冷静了下来。

　　1．Why did the author shout at the telephone?

　　A. He was mad at the telephone.

　　B. He was angry with his agent.

　　C. He was anxious about his wife.

　　D. He was impatient with the secretary.

　　[解析]　推理判断题。从文中第一段“经纪人要取消我的表演、不接我的电话”等内容可得知我很生气。

　　[答案]　B

　　2．What did the author’s wife do after she heard his shouting?

　　A. She said nothing.

　　B. She shouted at him.

　　C. She called the agent.

　　D. She threw the phone away.

　　[解析]　事实细节题。从文中第二段最后一句得知她把电话丢进了垃圾桶里。

　　[答案]　D

　　3．What made the author laugh?

　　A. His own behavior.

　　B. His wife’s suggestion.

　　C. His changeable feelings.

　　D. His wife’s sweet kiss.

　　[解析]　推理判断题。从文中最后一段中“How could I have trouble with that telephone？...realized I had been driven crazy by small things.”得知“我”为自己刚才的行为感到好笑。

　　[答案]　A

　　4．What does the underlined word“ antics” refer to?

　　A. Smart words.　

　　B. Unusual actions.

　　C. Surprising looks.

　　D. Anxious feelings.

　　[解析]　猜测词义题。由文章的最后一段第一句可知妻子行为异常。

　　[答案]　B

　　[长难句解读]　After watching a crazy woman rushing in and out，shouting at everything in sight，I noticed that something in my mood had changed.看着一个疯狂的女人冲进冲出，并冲着她看到的每样东西大喊大叫后，我注意到自己的情绪已不知不觉地发生了变化。“After watching a．..in sight”为介词短语作状语，后面的主句中含有一个that引导的宾语从句。

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　　A

　　In the past ten years, America's National Basketball Association (NBA) has grown

　　increasingly dependent on the rest of the world to supply players.

　　When Michael Jordan and Larry Bird won gold in Barcelona in 1992, the Americans were praised for teaching the world how to play basketball. This season, however; 20 percent of NBA rosters（花名册）will be filled by non-Americans. NBA commissioner David Stem happily

　　embraces the trend. On a visit to Paris in October, Stern outlined his vision for the future; which is

　　likely to see Europe hosting NBA games by 2010.

　　The NBA is now planning to take China by storm

　　"Our experience in china has been that it is going to be explosive in its growth," said Stern.

　　The strategy（战略，策略）in China is television. "We’ve made 14 deals in China with local and

　　national networks on cable and satellite." The success of Chinese centre Yao Ming has paved the

　　way for the NBA marketing blitz in China. The NBA, which is broadcasted in more than 200

　　countries in 42 languages; will put that to the test in October 2004 when the Houston Rockets play

　　two pre-season games against the Sacramento Kings in Beijng and Shanghai.

　　The NBA knows

　　that it needs a global market to compensate for tough times on home soil.

　　"It doesn't matter where the players come from, all the NBA teams now know that they have

　　to scout（寻找，觅得）internationally," said Terry Lyons, the NBA's vice-president of international

　　public relations. "It has increased the level of competition here." As Frenchman Tony Parker and

　　Argentine Emanuel Ginobili showed in winning championship rings with the San Antonio Spurs

　　last season, many people can earn the' respect , of their American peers. Others, such as the

　　Houston Rockets' Chinese centre Yao Ming一number one draft pick in 2002一and the Detroit

　　Pistons' 18-year-old Serb Darko Milicic一number two overall in this year's draft一are icons

　　（偶像）in-waiting. It is the ultimate（最后的，根本的）revolution一the rest of the world

　　teaching the US how to play basketball·

　　41 ．According to the report,_________.

　　A. Michael Jordan is still playing a very important role in NBA

　　B .the part played by the foreign players in NBA will be great

　　C. Yao Ming is to play two pre-season games in NBA

　　D .European countries will host the 2004 NBA games

　　B考查细节理解。根据This season, however; 20 percent of NBA rosters（花名册）will be filled by non-Americans.可知B正确。

　　42. The underlined phrase "take China by storm" has the meaning of_______.

　　A. there’ll be a big storm when NBA comes to China to play against the Sacramento

　　Kings

　　B. NBA is planning to set up some training centers in China

　　C. NBA intends to make China its "marketing center"

　　D. the NBA's live basket games will be broadcasted on all the TVs in China

　　C考查词意猜测。根据will put that to the test in October 2004 when the Houston Rockets play

　　two pre-season games against the Sacramento Kings in Beijng and Shanghai.

　　The NBA knows

　　that it needs a global market to compensate for tough times on home soil.可知选C。

　　43. What seems to be the biggest change that is happening to NBA?

　　A. The NBA will stop teaching the world how to play basketball．

　　B. China's rapid development in sports affects NBA．

　　C. Yao Ming has taken the place of Michael Jordan.

　　D. NBA is expecting more foreign players to join the league.

　　D考查判断、推理。根据第二段和最后一段It is the ultimate（最后的，根本的）revolution一the rest of the world teaching the US how to play basketball. 可知选D。

　　44．When the writer talked of "home soil", he was referring to________.

　　A. the USA

　　B. native Americans

　　C. the NBA training center

　　D. farms in the States

　　A考查猜测词义。根据文意此处指“美国本土”。

　　B

　　Two years ago, Wendy Hasnip, 47, experienced a brain injury that left her speechless for two

　　weeks. When she finally recovered, she found herself talking with what seemed to be a French

　　accent: "I phoned a friend the other day, and she spent the first ten minutes laughing," Hasnip said

　　at the time. "While I have nothing against the French.”

　　Hasnip suffered from foreign accent syndrome（外国口音综合症), a rare condition in which

　　people find themselves speaking their own language Like someone from a foreign country. The

　　condition usually occurs in people who have experienced a head injury or a stroke（中风）一a

　　sudden loss of consciousness, sensation, or movement caused by a blocked or broken blood vessel

　　（血管）in the brain.

　　The condition was first identified during the Second World War in a Norwegian woman

　　whose head was injured during an attack by the German military. The woman recovered but was

　　left with a German-sounding accent, to the horror of fellow villagers who avoided her after that.

　　Researchers have discovered that the combined effect of the damage to several parts of the

　　brain makes victims lengthen certain syllables, mispronounce sounds, and change，the normal

　　pitch（高音）of their voice. Those changes in speech add up to what sounds like a foreign accent.

　　Another researcher, a phonetician（语音学者），says victims of the syndrome don't acquire a

　　true foreign accent. Their strangely changed speech only resembles the foreign: accent with which

　　it has a few sounds in common.

　　When an English woman named Annie recently developed foreign accent syndrome after a

　　stroke, she spoke with what seemed to be a Scottish accent.

　　However, Annie's Scottish coworkers said she didn't sound at all like a Scot.

　　45．According to the passage; people _______ may have foreign accent syndrome.

　　A. whose parent has experienced a head injury

　　B. who have lived in a foreign country for a long time

　　C. who have lost their consciousness owing to a stroke

　　D. who have learned foreign language from their coworkers

　　C考查细节理解。根据第二段The condition usually occurs in people who have experienced a head injury or a stroke（中风）一a sudden loss of consciousness, sensation, or movement caused by a blocked or broken blood vessel（血管）in the brain.可知C正确。

　　46. All of the following are the causes of leading to what sounds like a foreign accent

　　EXCEPT ________.

　　A. a softer voice

　　B. change in length of syllables.

　　C. mispronounced sounds．

　　D. changed pitch of voice

　　A考查细节理解。根据Researchers have discovered that the combined effect of the damage to several parts of the brain makes victims lengthen certain syllables, mispronounce sounds, and change，the normal pitch（高音）of their voice.可知选A。

　　47. If a person suffers foreign accent syndrome________.

　　A. his coworkers will be afraid of him and avoid contacting with him

　　B. he has more chance of suffering stroke again

　　C. he will speak a fluent foreign language like native speakers’

　　D. his speech only has a few sounds in common with the foreign accent

　　D考查判断、推理。根据victims of the syndrome don't acquire a

　　true foreign accent. Their strangely changed speech only resembles the foreign: accent with which

　　it has a few sounds in common.可推知。

　　48. Writing this passage, the writer's main purpose is to_______.

　　A. introduce foreign accent syndrome and some related information

　　B. warn people not to be at the risk of experiencing a stroke

　　C. make it clear that foreign accent syndrome can be cured

　　D. tell a story of an injured woman dining the Second World War

　　A考查作者的写作意图。本文是一篇说明文，其介绍了外国口音综合症及其相关信息。

　　C

　　At the middle school level, there are many academic clubs in which students can participate.

　　Students can choose clubs that focus on an area of interest.

　　Mathcounts Club

　　Mathcounts tries to increase excitement towards mathematic achievement. It hopes to

　　provide students with the foundation for success in science, technology; engineering and

　　mathematics careers. Schools select individuals and teams to participate in competitions. Local

　　competitions are held in February with winners progressing to state competitions and then on to

　　the national level. Mathcounts works to challenge student math skills, develop self-confidence

　　and give rewards for their achievements.

　　Envirothon．

　　The Envrothon program focuses on natural resources knowledge and exposes students to

　　diverse environmental issues, and ecosystems（生态学）．The ecology field competition for

　　five-member middle school teams offers competitions in wildlife, soils, forestry, current

　　environmental issues and aquatics. Students Work and learn in middle school clubs and can

　　compete at the local and state level．

　　Future Problem Solvers

　　Future Problem Salvers is an academic club that uses a six-step process to solve problems

　　that may happen in the future. Students who are in the talented and gifted program, who like to

　　"think out of the box,” or who enjoy thinking about futuristic problems max like this club. Teams,

　　comprised of four students read future scenes and write up solutions in: a booklet using the

　　six-step process. Teams that score high enough can go to the .state competition and，then to the

　　international competition.

　　Builders Club

　　Builders Club is open to any middle school student who wishes to perform community

　　service. Each Builders Club is co-sponsored（共同捐助）by a Kiwanis club. and the middle school. The members learn by doing, and they learn organization; teamwork，and leadership. Builders Clubs can sponsor a "Teacher of the year" program, provide a recycling collection point, organize canned food and clothing drives to support local shelters, adopt（领养）a resident at a local senior citizens home; adopt a highway; tutor, etc.

　　Middle school academic clubs offer students a place to explore interests or talents: The clubs

　　they join in middle school can help guide choices in high school and beyond.

　　49. Students choose Mathcounts Club in order to______.

　　A. be successful in science careers

　　B. enjoy solving future problems

　　C. perform community service

　　D. study wildlife and soils

　　A考查细节理解。根据It hopes to provide students with the foundation for success in science, technology; engineering and mathematics careers.可知选A。

　　50．If you enjoy thinking about futuristic problems _______ is a good choice for you.

　　A. Mathcounts Club

　　B. Builders Club

　　C. Future Problem Salvers

　　D. Envirotfion

　　C考查细节理解。根据Future Problem Salvers is an academic club that uses a six-step process to solve problems that may happen in the future可知C正确。

　　51．The students who are not interested in competitions would like to choose_______．

　　A. Mutheounts Club

　　B. Builders Club

　　C. Future Problem Solvers

　　D. Envirothon

　　B考查细节理解。根据文意只有Builders Club中没有提到competition一词。

　　52. What is the common feature of the four clubs?

　　A. Competitions

　　B．Leadership.

　　C. Scientific researches

　　D. Teamwork

　　D考查判断、推理。四则广告都是club的形式，都需要团队意识。

　　D

　　Astronauts aboard the space station celebrated a space first on Wednesday by drinking water

　　that had been recycled from ;their. urine (尿)，sweat and water got from air. They said "cheers,"

　　clicked drinking bags and toasted NASA workers on the ground.

　　The urine recycling system is needed for astronaut stations on the moon and Mars. It also

　　will have NASA money because it won't have to ship up as much water to the station by space

　　shuttles or cargo rockets. Besides, it's. important as the space station is about to expand from three

　　people living on beard to six.

　　The recycling system had been brought up to the space station last November by space

　　shuttles Endeavour, but it couldn't be used until samples were tested back on earth: So when it

　　came time to actually drink up, NASA made a big deal of it. The -three-man crew stood holding

　　their drinks and congratulated engineers in two NASA centers that worked on the system.

　　"This is something that had been the stuff of science fiction,” American astronaut Michael

　　Barratt said before taking a small mouthful. "The taste is worth trying."

　　The new system takes the combined urine of the crew from the toilet, moves it to a big tank,

　　where the water is boiled off, and the vapor is collected. The rest of the urine is thrown away.

　　Then the water vapor is mixed with water from air, and then it goes through filters（过滤器）．

　　When six crew members are aboard it can make about six gallons from urine in about six hours.

　　“Some people may find the idea of drinking recycled urine distasteful, but it is also done on

　　earth, but with a lot longer time between urine and the tap,” said Marybeth Edeen, the space

　　station's national lab manager.

　　The technology NASA developed for his system has already been used for quick water

　　purification after the 2004 Asian tsunami.

　　53.

　　According to the text, the recycling system is important because______．

　　A．it makes traveling to he moon for the average person possible

　　B．with it NASA won't need to ship any water up the space station

　　C．it can help meet the need for more water after the crew is expanded

　　D. it protects the environment in space by reducing the amount of waste

　　C考查细节理解。根据第二段中的it won't have to ship up as much water to the station by space

　　shuttles or cargo rockets. Besides, it's. important as the space station is about to expand from three

　　people living on beard to six.可知选C。

　　54. From paragraph 5，we can know________.

　　A. the theory behind the recycling system

　　B．the effect of the recycling system

　　C. an opinion on recycling urine

　　D. the process of recycling urine

　　D考查判断、推理。根据The new system takes the combined urine of the crew from the toilet, moves it to a big tank, where the water is boiled off, and the vapor is collected. The rest of the urine is thrown away.可知，这是循环利用的过程。

　　55. What did Edeen say about recycled urine and the recycling system?

　　A. The taste of recycled urine is not as good as that of common water.

　　B. The recycling system has made a science fiction story come true，

　　C. The idea of drinking recycled urine makes astronauts feel unpleasant.

　　D. It takes a longer time on earth to make water from urine than in space.

　　D考查判断、推理。根据it is also done on earth, but with a lot longer time between urine and the tap可知，在地球上，把尿净化成自来水需要更长的时间。

　　56. What is the best title for the passage?

　　A. The Research of NASA Has Made Great Progress

　　B. New Technology Is Used in the Space Station

　　C. Drink up Space Station Recycles Urine to Water

　　D. Good News：Water Recycled from Urine Tastes Good

　　C考查文章的标题。根据全文可知：在空间站将尿转换成水。

　　E

　　No one likes to make mistakes. But a new study says organizations learn more from their

　　failures than from their successes, and keep that knowledge longer.

　　One of the researchers was Vinit Desai, an assistant professor at the University of Colorado

　　Denver Business School. He worked with Peter Madsen from the Marriott School of Management

　　at Brigham Young University in Utah.

　　They did not find much long-term "organizational learning" from success. It is possible, they

　　say But Professor Desasays they found that knowledge gained from failure lasts for years.

　　He says organizations should treat failures as a learning opportunity and not try to ignore

　　them．

　　The study looked at companies and organizations that launch satellites一and other space

　　vehicles. Professor Desai compared two shuttle flights．

　　In two thousand two, a piece of insulating（隔热的）material broke of, during launch and

　　damaged a rocket on the Atlantis. Still, the flight was considered a success.

　　Then, in early two thousand three, a piece of insulation struck the Columbia during launch.

　　This time, the shuttle broke apart on re-entry and the seven crew members died. NASA officials

　　suspended all flights and an investigation led to suggested changes.

　　Professor Desai says the search for solutions after a failure can make leaders more

　　open-minded. He points to airlines as an example of an industry that has learned from failures in

　　the past.

　　He advises organizations to look for useful information in small failures and failures they

　　avoided. He also urges leaders to encourage the open sharing of information. The study appeared

　　in the Academy of Management Journal

　　The mistakes we learn from do not have to be our own. We recently asked people on our

　　Facebook page to tell us a time they had done something really silly.

　　Fabricio Cmino wrote: Not long ago I wanted to watch TV, but it wouldn't turn on, so I did

　　everything I could to start it. Thirty minutes later my mum showed up and, passing by, said to me

　　"Did you try plugging it'? I’m just dusting，Mum！”So she wouldn't notice how dumb I am

　　sometimes！

　　Bruno Kanieski da Silva told about a time he looked everywhere for his key. It was in his

　　pocket. He wrote：I always promise I will never do it again, but after-a few weeks___，where is my

　　wallet? For sure it will be in a very logical place.

　　57. What we get from failure differs from that from success in that_______.

　　A. what we learn from failure is more powerful

　　B. what we learn from success does no good to us

　　C. the knowledge gained from failure is important for a company

　　D. the knowledge gained from failure lasts longer

　　D考查细节理解。根据第一段a new study says organizations learn more from their

　　failures than from their successes, and keep that knowledge longer和第三段they found that knowledge gained from failure lasts for years.可知选D。

　　58. From the passage, we can infer that________.

　　A. the insulating material problem in 2002 didn't arouse enough attention

　　B. there were no astronauts on Columbia

　　C. in spite of the problem, Atlantis was considered a success

　　D. Columbia exploded during its launch time

　　A考查判断、推理。根据In two thousand two, a piece of insulating（隔热的）material broke of, during launch and damaged a rocket on the Atlantis. Still, the flight was considered a success.可推知。

　　59 ．The writer gives the last two paragraphs to show that________.

　　A. many people make mistakes in the world

　　B. mistakes were a very embarrassing thing when found by others

　　C. we can also draw a lesson from others' mistakes

　　D. making mistakes was a necessity

　　C考查作者的写作意图。作者举例说明从别人的错误中获取教训。

　　60. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

　　A. Only organizations can learn from mistakes

　　B. We can also learn from failures that have been avoided.

　　C. Lessons from the shuttle flights are more important.

　　D. Leaders often lack an open mind and seldom share information.

　　B考查细节理解。根据He advises organizations to look for useful information in small failures and failures they avoided.可知选B。

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