2016高考英语二轮（阅读理解）金品训练（09）及答案

　　2016高考英语二轮（阅读理解）金品训练（09）及答案

　　The year 2009 is the Year of Ox. The ox is a representative of the farming culture of China. In the farming economy (经济), oxen are the major animals pulling plows (犁)．

　　Of course, the good of oxen is not limited to plowing. In fact, they are seen as “boats_on_land” for their ability to carry loads. Besides, the whole body of an ox is full of treasures. Their meat and milk are food full of nutrition, and their skin can be used to make clothes and shoes. With all these qualities, oxen are regarded as generous creatures.

　　In the past, oxen played an important role in the spiritual life of the Chinese. Even today, oxen still play a special part in some folk activities. For example, some people who live in southwest China will cook cattle bone soup and share it among family members when holding the ceremony for children who reach 13. They believe that the cattle bone soup represents the blood relationship among family members. In order to express their love for oxen, people in some other areas will run to shake off diseases on the 16th day of the first month by the lunar calendar (农历), and during their run they will take their oxen along，which indicates they regard the creature as human.

　　Because of the contribution of oxen in their lives, the Chinese people are very grateful to the animal. In addition, the use of oxen in ceremonies and the thanks people owe to oxen help to develop various traditional customs, which becomes an important part of the folk culture of the Chinese nation.

　　[语篇解读]　牛年说牛，文章介绍了有关牛的一些民间文化。

　　1．The words “boats on land” underlined in Paragraph 2 refer to________.

　　A. animals for taking goods

　　B. creatures for pulling plows

　　C. treasures of the folk culture

　　D. tools in the farming economy

　　[解析]　猜测词义题。由第二段中的“they are seen as...ability to carry loads”内容可以得出答案，介词for是对前面作解释说明：为什么牛被看成陆地之舟。

　　[答案]　A

　　2．From the third paragraph, we know that________.

　　A. oxen are no more important today than in the past

　　B. ceremonies are held when people cook cattle bone soup

　　C. oxen are treated as human in some areas of China

　　D. people run with oxen to shake off diseases every month

　　[解析]　理解判断题。由文章第三段的首句以及最后一句内容可得出答案。

　　[答案]　C

　　3．Which of the following helps to develop traditional customs?

　　A. The special role of oxen in farming.

　　B. People’ s respect and love for oxen.

　　C. The practical value of an ox’s body.

　　D. The contribution of oxen to the economy.

　　[解析]　细节判断题。由文章最后一段最后一句话可得出答案。

　　[答案]　B

　　4．Why does the author write the text?

　　A. To stress the importance of oxen in farming.

　　B. To introduce the Chinese folk culture.

　　C. To describe how to celebrate the Year of Ox.

　　D. To explain how to develop agriculture with oxen.

　　[解析]　写作意图题。由文章内容可知，作者是为了介绍有关牛的一些民间文化。

　　[答案]　B。

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　　A

　　Last April, on a visit to the new Mall of America near Minneapolis, I carried with me a small book provided for the reporters by the public relations office．It included a variety of “fun facts" about the mall, for example, 140,000 hot dogs are sold each week, there are 10,000 full time' jobs, 44 sets of moving stairs and 17 lifts, 12,750 parking places, 13,000 tons of steel and $ 1 million is drawn weekly from 8 ATMs．

　　Opened in the summer of 1992, the mall was built where the former Minneapolis Stadium had been．It was only a five - minute drive from the Minneapolis St．Paul International Airport．With 4.2 million square feet of floor space - twenty - two times the size of the average American shopping center - the Mail of America was the largest shopping and family recreation center under one roof in the United States．

　　I know already that the Mall of America had been imagined by its designers, not only as a marketplace , but as a national tourist attraction．Eleven thousand articles, the small book informed me, had been written about the mall．Four hundred trees had been planted in its gardens, $ 625 million had been spent building it, and 350 stores were already in business．Three thousand bus tours were expected each year along with a half - million Canadian visitors and 200,000 Japanese tourists. Sales was at $ 650 million for 2008 and at $ 1 billion for 2009．Pop singers and film stars such as Janet Jackson and Arnold Schwarzenegger visited the mall．It was five times larger than Red Square and it included 2．3 miles of hallways and used almost twice as Knott' s Camp Snoopy．

　　41．From the text we know that the Mall of America is ______．

　　A．near an old stadium

　　B．close to an airport

　　C．higher than the Eiffel Tower

　　D．bigger than most American parks

　　42．By saying "fun facts" in paragraph 1, the author means that _____．

　　A．they are largely imagined

　　B．they are surprising figures

　　C．they give exact descriptions

　　D．they make people feel uneasy

　　43．Why does the author mention popular stars who have been to the mall?

　　A．To show its power of attraction．

　　B．To show that few rich people like to shop there．

　　C．To tell the public about a new movie being made about it．

　　D．To tell people that they have chances of meeting famous stars there．

　　44．We can infer from the text that _____．

　　A．Japanese visitors are most welcome to the mall

　　B．Canadian visitors would spend $ 1 billion at the mail

　　C．Knott’s Camp Snoopy was next to the Mall of America

　　D．the Mall of America was designed to serve more than one purpose

　　B

　　（BBC World Service） Two separate surveys suggest that Britain s teenagers are amongst the heaviest drug - users and drinkers in Europe．The British government has introduced a number of measures to deal with the use and supply of drugs, particularly among young people．

　　The European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs infervt6wed 15 and 16 – year olds in 35 countries．26% of boys and 29% of girls in the UK had been addicted to uncontrolled drinking at least three times in the previous month．In the same survey, 42% of boys and 35% of girls admitted they had tried illegal drugs at least once．

　　According to another survey, by the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, two in five 15 - year - olds in the UK have tried cannabis（大麻）．This number is higher than anywhere else in Europe．The UK has also the common highest number of young cocaine （可卡因） users, together with Spain．

　　The British government has recently made new plans to fight the problem of drug abuse in the United Kingdom, also among teenagers．According to the new proposals, young offenders will have to attend drug treatment as part of community service．British police will be able to give people blood tests for drugs when they arrest them, not just when they charge them with an offence．Drug sellers working near a school or using children to help sell drugs will face tougher penalties （处罚）．

　　But schools also try to fight the problem of drug use themselves．At the beginning of 2005 a British state school has introduced for the first time random drug testing．Students from a school in Kent will have mouth swabs （棉签） taken to discover drug use．Each week 20 names will be selected by computer and the swabs sent off to a drug testing laboratory．Results will be available three days later．The school' s head teacher says that no child will be tested against his or her wishes．Children who test positive will not be forced to leave the school, but those who sell drugs will．

　　45．From the surveys, we learn that in Europe only the UK has the highest number of ______．

　　A．the teenagers who have used cocaine

　　B．the 15 -year -olds who have tried cannabis

　　C．the girls who have been addicted to drinking

　　D．the boys who have tried illegal drugs at least once

　　46．What can be inferred according to the passage?

　　A．The UK has the highest number of drug users．

　　B．Drug sellers use students to sell drugs for them．

　　C．British police can't give people blood tests for drugs．

　　D．Any student will be given drug tests whether he likes it or not．

　　47．What does the underlined phrase "random drug testing" in the last paragraph mean?

　　A．Testing alcoholic - drinking students on purpose．

　　B．Selecting students for drug testing irregularly．

　　C．Selecting young offenders for drug testing．

　　D．Testing particular students for pleasure．

　　48．What’s the best title for this passage?

　　A．Drugs in Europe

　　B．Britain’s Teenagers

　　C．Teenagers and Drugs

　　D．Illegal Drugs in Britain

　　C

　　It's almost time to head back to school, and well, it' s never too early to start shopping for those school supplies．If you have some extra cash left over after shopping for backpacks and number two pencils, then treat your kid to some cool electronics you can borrow from them later．

　　Acer Aspire One: Netbooks are great for many reasons．Parents will love them because they’re extremely affordable and light compared to the average laptop．They' re also ideal for students who don' t quite need a computer but want one to do research, check email, or just surf the Web．You can find a black or white version for the low price of $ 99．

　　Fuji Fine Pix Z20fd: This sub - $ 200 digital camera is the perfect thing for any high school student．Available in five eye -catching colors, the Fine Pix Z20fd is a 10 - megapixel （兆像素） camera．Media kids will appreciate the camera? s blog and auction mode that lets users transfer pictures between cameras, as well as the "one touch" movie recording option that allows them to edit movies before sharing them online．This is certainly an affordable camera for photo - lovers of any age

　　Mimobot: USB flash drives are all pretty much the same, but if you want to treat your teen to a hip flash drive, check out Momobot．corn．Each drive is packed with cool wallpaper, digital magazines, and so on．You can find them in 1GB, 2GB, 4GB and 8GB capacities （容量） at the price of $35- $100．

　　Samsung S2: Regardless of what your teen may tell you, there are other music players out there packed with plenty of great features．Samsung' s S2 MP3 player is nice enough to wear around the neck and small enough to take to the gym．It is available in five colors （red, black, white, purple, and green） , comes in capacities of 1GB or 2GB, and is available for the low price of $40 or less．

　　49．What is probably the best tide for the passage?

　　A．Gift Ideas for High School Students B．New Products for Teachers

　　C．Best Choices for Parents D．Rare Gifts for Teenagers

　　50．Which of the following pictures is a model of Acer Aspire One?

　　51．According to the passage, which of the following is the most expensive?

　　A．Fuji Fine Pix Z20fd．

　　B．Acer Aspire One．

　　C．Mimobot．

　　D．Samsung S2．

　　52．The passage is probably taken from a _____．

　　A．report

　　B．science book

　　C．textbook

　　D．newspaper

　　E

　　Everyone knows how the story of Cinderella ends, but did you ever really think about how she spent her days before she met the prince? Her daily routine was not fascinating．She did everything from sweeping the floor to cooking the meals．If someone had asked Cinderella, “Are there any kinds of household work that you particularly hate?” she probably would have answered, “Why, none, of course．Housework is my duty!" In the real world, however, most people have definite dislikes for certain sorts of household work．Two of these tasks are ironing clothes and washing dishes．

　　Ironing clothes is most hated because it is not a task that can be completed quickly or thoughtlessly. Each piece of clothing must be handled individually, so ironing a basket of laundry can take hours! After ironing a piece of clothing with great caution, which-requires smoothing out the fabric, and following the seams （线缝） ,you need to place it on a hanger as soon as possible．If you do not follow these directions carefully, it might become wrinkled （有皱纹的） and you have to start over．Perhaps that is why ironing is not a favorite thing to do．It calls for extreme attention to detail from beginning to end．

　　Another household job that many people dislike is washing dishes．Of course, some people claim that this work is no longer a problem because we have dishwashers now! However, no one would argue that dishes, silverware, and especially pots and pans washed in a dishwasher don’t come out as clean as they do when washed by hand．For this reason, many of us continues to wash our dishes by hand, but we are not necessarily happy doing it．Cleaning dishes is a job that not only takes a lot of energy but also requires the patience to wash and dry them．In addition, unlike ironing clothes, washing dishes is a thing that usually must be done every day．I don't know how Cinderella felt about this particular task, but I believe that most people hate it as much as I do．

　　53．Why do most people hate to do clothes - ironing?

　　A．Because it has to be done by one person． B．Because it must be handled skillfully．

　　C．Because it involves careful planning．

　　D．Because it is time - consuming．

　　54．To avoid ironing the clothes over again, one should ______．

　　A．know how to iron certain clothes material

　　B．spare no care through all the procedures

　　C．find some proper hangers for the ironed

　　D．pay special attention to the seams

　　55．Many people still prefer washing dishes by hand to machine washing because _____．

　　A．hand - washed dishes are cleaner

　　B．washing dishes by hand is cheaper

　　C．dishwashers are not so easily handled

　　D．some dishes cannot be machine washed

　　56．In which way is ironing different from dishwashing?

　　A．It is not a daily routine． B．It demands less care．

　　C．It requires patience． D．It is not laborious．

　　E

　　Over two hundred years ago, Adam Smith introduced some ideas which brought about a world revolution．If we enjoy a high standard of living in modem society, we owe much to this Scottish economist and philosopher．If we enjoy driving in beautiful cars, wearing fashionable shoes, or flying away to distant places for exciting holidays, we should perhaps pay thanks to the man who made it all possible．

　　What was Adam Smith’s contribution? Like so many ideas which have surprising effects, his was a simple one．He watched workers practicing their craft（工艺） of pi11 making．One man would heat the strip of metal, stretch it out, cut off a suitable length, shape it, cool it and finally smooth and shine it．Smith drew attention to the advantages which could be gained if these various tasks were performed by different workers．Let one be responsible for preparing the metal．Another for stretching and cutting．Another for shaping．Another for finishing．He described the technique as the Division of Labor; in this way workers repeat the same actions again and again．Smith made the world believe that specialization could solve the problem of poverty and want．

　　What was the result? The Industrial Revolution．Productivity was greatly increased．For Britain, where the revolution started, there was a prosperity which made it the richest country in the nineteenth century．British trains and railway lines spread out like a spider’s web across the world． British ships were used to carry the new goods from one comer of the world to another．

　　The revolution is not over．It is still with us, but now it is a worldwide phenomenon （现象）． Everywhere, factories are producing large numbers of similar products, and are in continuous production．What were called mass - production lines yesterday are called robotic productions today．The pace of change is increasing．And if these techniques have brought us prosperity, they have also brought us a little misery in overcrowded towns, boring jobs and, most of all, unemployment．

　　57．What would be the best tide for the text?

　　A．The Causes of Industrial Revolution

　　B．Adam Smith, the Economist and Philosopher

　　C．The Industrial Revolution and Its Significance

　　D．The Theory of Division of Labor and Its Significance

　　58．We should be grateful to Adam Smith because _____．

　　A．his ideas made it possible for people to improve their lives?

　　B．he invented a more efficient way of pin making

　　C．he brought to people a high standard of living

　　D．he started the industrial revolution

　　59．Which of the following is true according to the text?

　　A．The Division of Labor makes work more interesting．

　　B．Adam Smith insisted that each worker be better paid．

　　C．Specialization could solve the problem of unemployment．

　　D．Adam Smith put forward the idea of the Division of Labor．

　　60．We can learn from the text that the Industrial Revolution

　　A．led to Adam Smith’s idea of specialization

　　B．was finished in the nineteenth century

　　C．also has its side —effects in society

　　D．put an end to poverty in the world