2016届高考英语二轮复习阅读理解一百四十集选练：（17）

　　2016高考英语二轮阅读理解一百六十集选练（17）及（解析）答案

　　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。

　　体裁：记叙文　话题：友谊情深　时间：7分钟

　　When milk arrived on the doorstep

　　When I was a boy growing up in New Jersey in the 1960s，we had a milkman delivering milk to our doorstep.His name was Mr.Basille.He wore a white cap and drove a white truck.As

　　a 5­year­old boy，I couldn't take my eyes

　　off the coin changer fixed to his belt.He noticed this one day during a delivery and gave me a quarter out of his coin changer.

　　Of course，he delivered more than milk.There was cheese，eggs and so on.If we needed to change our order，my mother would pen a note——“Please add a bottle of buttermilk next delivery”—and place it in the box along with the empty bottles.And then，the buttermilk would magically appear.

　　All of this was about more than convenience.There existed a close relationship between families and their milkmen.Mr.Basille even had a key to our house，for those times when it was so cold outside that we put the box indoors，so that the milk wouldn't freeze.And I remember Mr.Basille from time to time taking a break at our kitchen table，having a cup of tea and telling stories about his delivery.

　　There is sadly no home milk delivery today.Big companies allowed the production of cheaper milk，thus making it difficult for milkmen to compete.Besides，milk is for sale everywhere，and it may just not have been practical to have a delivery service.

　　Recently，an old milk box in the countryside I saw brought back my childhood memories.I took it home and planted it on the back porch(门廊)．Every so often my son's friends will ask what it is.So I start telling stories of my boyhood，and of the milkman who brought us friendship along with his milk.

　　【语篇导读】　本文记叙文，作者使用夹叙夹议的写作手法回忆了自己小时候家人和送奶人之间的深厚友谊，表达了作者对儿时生活及送奶人的怀念。

　　1．Mr.Basille gave the boy a quarter out of his coin changer ______.

　　A．to show his magical power

　　B．to pay for the delivery

　　C．to satisfy his curiosity

　　D．to please his mother

　　解析　推理判断题。根据第一段最后两句话可知我目不转睛地盯着对方的东西是出于一个五岁孩子的好奇心，而送奶人这样做是为了满足我的好奇心。

　　答案　C

　　2．What can be inferred from the fact that the milkman had the key to the boy's house?

　　A．He wanted to have tea there.

　　B．He was a respectable person.

　　C．He was treated as a family member.

　　D．He was fully trusted by the family.

　　解析　推理判断题。由第三段内容可知送奶人是被信任的人，所以可以拥有“我”家的钥匙，以方便送奶。

　　答案　D

　　3．Why does home milk delivery no longer exist?

　　A．Nobody wants to be a milkman now.

　　B．It has been driven out of the market.

　　C．Its service is getting poor.

　　D．It is forbidden by law.

　　解析　推理判断题。由第四段可知：第一，大公司竞争力强；第二，牛奶销售到处可见。二者足以把送奶人排挤出市场。

　　答案　B

　　4．Why did the author bring back home an old milk box?

　　A．He missed the good old days.

　　B．He wanted to tell interesting stories.

　　C．He needed it for his milk bottles.

　　D．He planted flowers in it.

　　解析　推理判断题。由文中字里行间可知，作者怀念儿时的时光，怀念与送奶人之间的深厚情谊，再根据最后一句：我开始讲述我儿时的故事，讲述送奶人的故事，可知作者在怀旧。

　　答案　A

　　【长难句解读】

　　原文　Big companies allowed the production of cheaper milk，thus making it difficult for milkmen to compete.

　　译文　大公司可以生产出更便宜的牛奶，这就使得送奶人很难与之竞争。

　　分析　本句making为非谓语动词，为结果状语。

　　, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。

　　体裁：记叙文　话题：人物介绍　时间：6分钟

　　Peter Byford was born in a stone house in Honley，and when he was tiny his dad，a former miner，got a job in the textile trade and the Byford's moved to Skelmanthorpe.Life was tough but fun，and young Peter spent his days in the rolling countryside，rafting on the river，making tree camps or playing on his own with his model railway and soldiers.

　　His world was rocked by tragedy when his mother died，which destroyed young Peter，a shy child who suddenly had to grow up fast.Though grieving，he went up the road to live with his aunt and uncle，and returned home much too young to face the next challenge，that of looking after his dad，who had lost an arm in an accident in a factory.

　　By then he had taken the nickname as Biff.The younger Biff struggled at school because of his shyness，but loved the music lessons and became friends with a classmate whose brother had a guitar.At the same time a young man who had a banjo(班卓琴)moved into the house opposite where he lived and he taught young Biff how to play it.The seeds had been sown and music began to influence his life.

　　But even so，his working career began，in typical fashion for 1960s West Yorkshire.After a short time as an apprentice(学徒)carpenter，he went to work in the local weaving factory.And this was where Biff Byford，soon to become a legend in the world of rock，first learned to sing.The machines would run all day，clickety­clack，clickety­clack.The noise was incredible，and the workers would spend their time trying to lip read each other.

　　It was just so noisy in there.It was really heavy metal.The only thing to do was sing to yourself.So sing to himself he did，the melodies(旋律)locking in place in his head，not to be forgotten.His dream first exploded into a rocking reality.

　　【语篇导读】　Peter Byfords的演唱生涯起源于他周围的人和他的工作环境的影响。

　　1．When Peter Byford was born ______.

　　A．his family moved to Skelmanthorpe

　　B．his father worked in the textile trade

　　C．his father probably took a job in Honley

　　D．his family lived a very poor life

　　解析　推理判断题。依据文章第一段可知，Peter Byford出生在Honley，他是个孩子时，因为父亲的工作一家人迁移到Skelmanthorpe，因此很可能父亲以前就在Honley拥有一份工作。故选C项。

　　答案　C

　　2．Peter Byford had to leave his aunt and uncle ______.

　　A．because his mother passed away

　　B．because of his father's poor health

　　C．because he wanted not to stay with his father

　　D．because of his fully being grown­up

　　解析　细节理解题。依据文章第二段的who had lost an arm in an accident in a factory可知， 父亲的身体状况不好，需要Peter Byford的照顾。故选B项。

　　答案　B

　　3．What does the third paragraph imply?

　　A．Peter got influenced a lot by his classmate and the young man.

　　B．the classmate taught Peter how to play the guitar.

　　C．Peter shared a house with the young man.

　　D．The young Biff had an eye for good friends.

　　解析　细节理解题。文章第三段谈到了Peter遇到的两个音乐爱好者，文中的The seeds had been sown and music began to influence his life.说明，Peter的音乐之路受他们的影响。故选A项。

　　答案　A

　　4．While working in the local weaving factory ______.

　　A．Peter started as an apprentice carpenter

　　B．Peter treated his life in a positive way

　　C．Peter was very tired of the noisy workplace

　　D．Peter learned how to lip read by himself

　　解析　推理判断题。依据文章第四段可知，虽然纺织厂车间内声音嘈杂，但是Peter在嘈杂中开始唱歌，他的歌唱生涯也是在那个时候开始的。故选B项。

　　答案　B

　　5．What would happen to Peter later?

　　A．He would remain working in the factory forever.

　　B．He would put forward suggestions to the boss.

　　C．He would tell the workers to keep silent.

　　D．He would find ways to realize his dream.

　　解析　推理判断题。依据文章尾段的His dream first exploded into a rocking reality.可知，他会把自己的梦想变成现实。故选D项。

　　答案　D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。

　　It was a Sunday and the heavy storm had lasted all night. The morning after the storm, though, was beautiful: blue skies, warm air and a calm, inviting sea touching the shore gently.

　　My father realized it was a good day for fishing and invited my sister and me to go with him. I was only 14 and fishing had never been my thing, but I decided to go all the same. I ’m so glad I did.

　　On the road to the harbour we could see the terrible destruction on the coast, but the harbour itself was in fairly good shape. After all, it was protected by the arms of a bay that only one tiny channel to the sea. As we got on board, we noticed two big humps(里脊）in the distance.

　　On approaching them, we saw it was a mother whale with her baby. We couldn’t believe it---there aren’t any whales along the coast here. The storm must have driven them across the ocean into the bay, in which the still water was so badly polluted that nothing could survive.

　　The little baby whale--- actually as big as our boat-- was obviously stuck and could not move. The mother dived under the water and camp up suddenly, making big whirlpools(旋涡）and waves. “ she’s trying to help her baby, but on the wrong side,” my father said. At this point , my father moved our boat in a semicircle to the other side and, heading the boat towards the baby whale, pushed it gently. With our several gentle pushes the big hump turned over and disappeared under water. Then it swam up right beside its mum. They struggled in their desperate attempts to escape but missed the exit and started heading in the wrong direction. We hurried up to the whales and tried to lead them towards the bay channel. Slowly, they let us lead them, sometimes rising from the water right beside us to breathe---and to give us a trusting look with those huge eyes. Once they hit their first part of clean water flowing straight from the sea, the mum gave us a wave with her tail and off they swam into the distance.

　　In the excitement it had felt like only a few minutes, but we had been with those wonderful animals for almost an hour and a half. That was the simple and lasting beauty of the day. Nearly four decades later, I still look back fondly to that golden day at sea.

　　1. The author says “ I’m so glad I did”(in Para.2) because_________

　　A. he witnessed the whole process of fishing

　　B. he enjoyed the beauty of the calm sea

　　C. he spent the weekend with his family

　　D. he experienced the rescue of the whales

　　2. The harbour survived the storm owing to____________

　　A. the shape of the harbour

　　B. the arms of the bay

　　C. the still water in the channel

　　D. the long coast line

　　3. The mother whale failed to help her baby because___________

　　A. she had stayed in the polluted water for too long.

　　B. the whirlpools she had made were no big enough.

　　C. the waves pushed her baby in the wrong direction.

　　D. she had no other whales around to turn to for help

　　4. What is the theme of the story?

　　A. Fishing provides excitement for children.

　　B. It’s necessary to live in harmony with animals.

　　C. It’s vital to protect the environment.

　　D. Saving lives brings people a sense of happiness.

　　参考答案1-4 DBCD

　　【阅读理解】科普知识类

　　阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　Scientists have found what look like caves on Mars(火星), and say they could be protecting life from the planet’s terrible environment.

　　The first caves discovered beyond the Earth appear as seven mysterious black dots on the pictures sent back by NASA’s Mars Odyssey orbiter. Each as large as a football field, they may be openings into natural caves below the Martian surface.

　　“If there is life on Mars, there is a good chance you’d find it in caves,” said Jut Wynne, one of the researchers who noticed the features while working on a US Geological Survey Mars Cave Detection Program.

　　Jonathan Clarke, a geologist with the Mars Society of Australia, yesterday described the discovery as exciting.

　　One photo taken at night by an infrared imager(红外线成像器) showed one hole to be unusually warm,suggesting hot air trapped during the day is flowing out.

　　“I said:‘Wow, that’s a cave. ’” Dr. Clarke said excitedly. “People have been looking for these for a long time;now we have found them.”

　　He agreed such caves would be perfect places to hunt for life escaping from the bitterly cold,radiation-soaked(充满辐射的),dry surface.

　　“Tiny drops of water could collect inside,” he said. “If there are gases coming out, they could provide energy for a whole range of bacteria. A cave is also a protection from radiation; the surface of Mars is exposed to high levels of space radiation.

　　The caves probably formed when tube-shaped lava flows(管状岩浆流) spread across the planet long ago. The outside of the tubes cooled,forming solid walls, while something hotter inside allowed the remaining lava to flow out, forming caves.”

　　1. What does the passage mainly talk about?

　　A. How the caves were formed on Mars.

　　B. How scientists found these caves on Mars.

　　C. Caves on Mars may be full of hot air or a sign of life.

　　D. Scientists have completely recognized the surface of Mars.

　　2. We can learn from the passage that　.　

　　A. water has already been found on Mars

　　B. the scientists found all the caves at night

　　C. it is certain that there is life in these caves

　　D. the surface of Mars is bitterly cold,radiation-soaked and dry

　　3. According to the passage,Dr. Clarke was so excited because　.　

　　A. such caves could provide energy for life

　　B. they had finally found the caves on Mars

　　C. such caves would be perfect places to hunt for life

　　D. scientists had long been looking for these caves

　　4. Necessary condition for life on Mars mentioned in the passage may include　.　

　　A. lava and energy

　　B. water and radiation from space

　　C. gases and lava

　　D. water and protection from radiation

　　【参考答案】1--4、CDBD