2016高考英语二轮阅读理解训练七十集之连载（10）
阅读理解。阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。
For many years，artists have flocked to Paris，France，to paint or to learn to paint.Perhaps artists first went there because of the city’s beauty.They went to paint pictures of the broad，treelined streets，the great churches，and the graceful river bridges.
The artists felt comfortable in Paris because the people of the city had always enjoyed art.Paris had great art museums，filled with famous paintings and statues from many countries.And the people of Paris had always welcomed new ideas.In this city，artists felt free to experiment with new ways of painting.
As soon as famous artists painted in Paris，students came to learn from them.People came to buy paintings.People called art dealers set up galleries where paintings were bought and sold.Others kept shops that sold artists’paints and supplies.
Students and artists who were not yet famous could live in Paris for very little money.They learned by studying great art in the museums，and they learned from one another.They held art fairs，hanging their paintings outdoors along the streets.
Today，New York City and Florence，Italy，are also famous art centers.But the world’s principal art exhibits are still held in Paris.Important judges of art live there.Most of the new ways of painting that have started in the last hundred years began in Paris.So artists and art dealers still go to Paris because it is the world’s leading art center.
1．Art students learned by studying great art in Paris’________．
A．streets
B．churches
C．museums
D．schools
解析： 由第四段第二句话“They learned by studying great art in the museums，and they learned from one another.”可知答案。
答案： C
．The story does not say so，but it makes you think that________.
A．Paris is famous for its artists’paints and supplies
B．there is more than one way to paint
C．art fairs are held in galleries
D．Florence is the center of world art exhibits
解析： 最后一段中的“Most of the new ways of painting that have started in the last hundred years began in Paris.”作者提到了new ways。
答案： B
．Important judges of art________.
A．live in ParisB．feel free to experiment
C．work in New YorkD．have no new ways of painting
解析： 最后一段的第三句话点出答案。
答案： A
．Students can learn from________.
A．their parents
B．one another
C．the streets
D．the trees
解析： 第四段第二句话告诉我们“students learn from one other”。
答案： B
．On the whole，this story is about________.
A．the world’s most famous art center
B．how to buy a painting in Paris，France
C．the famous art centers of New York and Florence
D．where to set up galleries
解析： 从整篇文章来看都是在讲巴黎，它是世界艺术之都。
答案： A
阅读下列短文，从没题所给的四个选项(A, B, C, D)中选出最佳选项。Nine years ago, after Leo had died, people said to me. "I never knew he was your stepfather." You see, I never called him that. At first, he was no one special in my life. Then he became my friend. In time, I felt he was also my father.
Leo married my mother when I was eleven. Two years later we moved into a house in a new suburban development, where we put down roots. At first our lawn was just a mud with wild grass, but Leo saw bright possibilities. "We'll plant trees there to give us shade as well as some flowers," he said. And just these little touches made our house different from all the others. More important, a real family was forming. Leo was becoming a full-time parent, and I was learning what it meant to have a father.
Weekday mornings when the weather was bad, Leo often drove me to school. Having a father drop you off may have been something my classmates took for granted, but I always thought it was wonderful. Saturday mornings, we went to the hardware shop, then stepped into the five-and-ten, buying a sports magazine or something else. Some people might think that doing shopping together is nothing special, but I, who had ever before spent my childhood watching other families do their everyday activities, experienced them now with extreme delight. Looking back, I realized that Leo gave me what I needed most—the experience of doing ordinary things together as a family.
Soon after we moved to the suburbs, one of our new neighbors introduced herself to me. She had already met my mother and Leo. "You know," she said, "you look just like your father." I knew she was just making conversation--but even so... "Thank you", I said. Why tell her anything different?
1．The writer's purpose in writing this passage is _______.
A．to show his pride to have a good stepfather
B．to show how interesting a person Leo was
C．to remind us of our parents
D．to explain why they moved to the suburbs
2．The phrase “put down roots”in the second paragraph means
.
A．farmedB．plantedC．settled
D．worked
3．In the writer's opinion, _______.
A．it is not easyto live with a stepfather
B．not all the stepfathers are as good as Leo
C．the husband and wife must think more about their children before they divorce
D．in stepfamilies the love and friendship are extremely precious
4．The last sentence “Why tell her anything different?”means that
.
A．he should have told the truth
B．he wouldn't tell her the truth
C．he wanted to tell her something that had nothing to do with Leo
D．he wanted to keep silence whenever he met the neighbors
【参考答案】1—4、ACDB
2016高考训练题。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。Cleverness is a gift while kindness is a choice. Gifts are easy – they’re given after all. Choices can be hard.” –– Jeff
Bezos
I got the idea to start Amazon 16 years ago. I came across the fact that the Internet usage was growing at 2,300 percent per year. I’d never seen or heard of anything that grew that fast, and the idea of building an online bookstore with millions of titles was very exciting to me. I had just turned 30 years old, and I’d been married for a year. I told my wife MacKenzie that I wanted to quit my job and go to do this crazy thing that probably wouldn’t work since most start-ups don’t, and I wasn’t sure what to expect. MacKenzie told me I should go for it. As a young boy, I’d been a garage inventor. I’d always wanted to be an inventor, and she wanted me to follow my passion.
I was working at a financial firm in New York City with a bunch of very smart people, and I had a brilliant boss that I much admired. I went to my boss and told him I wanted to start a company selling books on the Internet. He took me on a long walk in Central Park, listened carefully to me, and finally said, “That sounds like a really good idea, but it would be an even better idea for someone who didn’t already have a good job.” That logic made some sense to me, and he convinced me to think about it for 48 hours before making a final decision. Seen in that light, it really was a difficult choice, but ultimately (最后), I decided I had to give it a shot. I didn’t think I’d regret trying and failing. And I suspected I would always be haunted by a decision to not try at all.
After much consideration, I took the less safe path to follow my passion, and I’m proud of that choice. For all of us, in the end, we are our choices.
1. What inspired the author with the idea of building an online bookstore?
A. His dream of being an inventor.
B. The support of his wife.
C. The greatly increasing usage of the Internet.
D. Millions of exciting titles.
2. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined sentence?.
A. The idea of not trying would keep coming to his mind and disturb him.
B. He would be very excited if he tried it out.
C. He would be always having a doubt if he didn’t try.
D. The decision to not try the online bookstore would terrify him.
3. We can know from the passage that _______.
A. the boss thought the idea was suitable for the author
B. the author wanted someone else to try the idea
C. the author might not regret if he failed the idea
D. the author might go back to his boss if he failed
4. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. Cleverness and Kindness
B. The Starting of Amazon
C. Following My Passion
D. We Are What We Choose
参考答案1—4 CACD
阅读理解。
Beginning college is exciting: new ideas to explore, new challenges to be met and many decisions to be made. Your future begins here.
However, you will find college life is different from your previous school environment. Many of us can be easily overwhelmed(压垮) by the details of running a well-balanced life. While some of us may have the know-how, I guess there are more of us who can benefit from learning about the experiences of other who have walked the college halls before you.
The following you may find of use about life on campus.
Plan well. There are so many new things to do at a new college or university, social and academic(学术的). Give yourself time to make new friends and become familiar with the campus, but don’t forget why you are there. Give some time for social activities and manage your time wisely.
If you don’t have a “system” for planning your time now (like a day time, a computer date book), get one. Most of all, don’t depend on your memory.
Don’t miss the guidelines, restrictions, rules and regulations of all kinds can usually be found in your student handbook. Consider them well-balanced food for thought. What dates are important? What pieces of paper need to be handed in? What can/can’t you do in your student residence(住处)? Who has authority for what? What do you need to complete to graduate?
Write the word “STUDY” on the walls of our bedroom and bathroom, and maybe it will help to write it on a piece of paper and stick it on the telephone, TV and the kitchen table. Consider this – you are paying thousands of dollars for courses. You pay every time you have to repeat or replace a course.
1. What is the main purpose of the passage?
A. To offer advice on college life.
B. To explain why college life is exciting.
C. To describe the importance of college life.
D. To persuade you to go to college ]
2. From the passage, we can know
A. one will have more freedom at college
B. one will make more friends at college
C. one prepares for one’s future career and life at college
D. professors at college will provide you with many new ideas
3. What is the probable meaning of the underlined word “know-how” (in Paragraph 2)?
A. An understanding of how things are going at college.
B. A practical knowledge about how to behave and what to do at college.
C. College halls where rules and regulations are presented.
D. An environment completely different from the one you’re used to.
4. According to the passage, college students
A. needn’t learn from those who went to college before them
B. should spend as much time as possible on social activities
C. should have a “system” for planning their time
D. are supposed to repeat or replace at least one course
【参考答案】1—4、ACBC