2016届高考英语二轮复习阅读理解一百四十集选练：（66）

　　2016高考英语二轮阅读理解一百六十集选练（66）

　　阅读理解

　　As a professor at a large American university，I often hear a phrase from students：“I’m only a 1050.” The unlucky students are speaking of the score on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)，which is used to determine whether they will be admitted to the college or university of their choice，or even have a chance to get a higher education at all.The SAT score，whether it is 800,1100 or 1550，has become the focus at this time of their life.

　　It is obvious that if students value highly their test scores，then a great amount of their self­respect is put in the number.Students who perform poorly on the exam are left feeling that it is all over.The low test score，they think，will make it impossible for them to get into a good college.And without a degree from a_prestigious_university，they fear that many of life’s doors will remain forever closed.

　　According to a study done in the 1990s，the SAT is only a reliable indicator of a student’s future performance in most cases.Interestingly，it becomes much more accurate when it is set together with other indicators—like a student’s high school grades.Even if standardized tests like the SAT could show a student’s academic proficiency(学业水平)，they will never be able to test things like confidence，efforts and will power，and are unable to give us the full picture of a student’s potentialities(潜力).This is not to suggest that we should stop using SAT scores in our college admission process.The SAT is an excellent test in many ways，and the score is still a useful means of testing students.However，it should be only one of many methods used.

　　1.The purpose of the SAT is to test students’________.

　　A.strong willB.academic ability

　　C.full potentialities

　　D.confidence in school work

　　2.Students’ self­respect is influenced by their________.

　　A.scores in the SAT

　　B.achievements in mathematics

　　C.job opportunities

　　D.money spent on education

　　3.The underlined phrase “a prestigious university” probably means “________”.

　　A.a famous university

　　B.a technical university

　　C.a traditional university

　　D.an expensive university

　　4.This passage is mainly about________.

　　A.how to prepare for the SAT

　　B.stress caused by the SAT

　　C.American higher education

　　D.the SAT and its effects

　　【阅读心得】

　　1.However，many of the young readers are getting interested in such poisonous reading，which costs them what they should pay for their breakfast and brings them nightmares and immoral ideas in return.(完形填空第二段倒数第二句)

　　然而，许多年轻的读者对这些有害刊物非常感兴趣，而这些刊物花掉了他们本该去买早饭的钱，反而给他们带来了噩梦和邪恶的想法。

　　(1)I bought him a drink in return for his help.

　　我请他喝酒以酬谢他的帮助。

　　(2)On his return he reported his findings to the committee.

　　他一回来就向委员会报告结果。

　　(3)Have you returned the novel to the library?

　　那本小说你还给图书馆了吗？

　　(4)We decided to return blow for blow.

　　我们决定以牙还牙。

　　2.The unlucky students are speaking of the score on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)，which is used to determine whether they will be admitted to the college or university of their choice，or even have a chance to get a higher education at all.(阅读理解第一段第二句)

　　这些不幸的学生正谈论他们SAT测试的分数，而这分数决定了他们是否能进入他们选择的高校，或有机会接受更高层次的教育。

　　(1)Each ticket admits two persons to the party.

　　每张票可供两人入场参加聚会。

　　(2)He was admitted to hospital with minor burns.

　　他因轻度烧伤而入院。

　　(3)The school admits sixty new boys and girls every year.

　　这所学校每年招收六十名男女新生。

　　(4)He admitted having stolen the car.

　　他招认偷了那辆汽车。

　　3.It is obvious that if students value highly their test scores，then a great amount of their self­respect is put in the number.(阅读理解第二段第一句)

　　很明显，如果学生重视他们的考试成绩，他们就对这些分数投入了大量的自尊。

　　(1)Put in more water，will you?

　　再加些水，好吗？

　　(2)He put in a claim for ￡500 damages.

　　他提出一项五百英镑的赔偿要求。

　　(3)If you’re writing to your mother，don’t forget to put in something about her coming to stay.

　　你要是正给你的母亲写信的话，可别忘了再加上几句请她来住几天。

　　(4)Could I put in a word at this point?

　　在这点上我可以说句话吗？1.B　2.A　3.A　4.D　—词义猜测题、观点态度题。

　　Carrier Pigeons

　　People have used pigeons to carry messages to one another for hundreds of years. In fact, pigeons were a common way to send messages right up through World War Ⅱ.

　　In 1815 an English banker named Nathan Rothschild made his fortune by relying on messages sent to him by carrier pigeons. English troops were fighting Napoleon's forces in France, and the English were believed to be losing. A financial panic gripped London. Government bonds were offered at low prices. Few people noticed that Rothschild was snapping up these bonds when everyone else was desperately trying to sell them. A few days later, London learned the truth; the Duke of Wellington had defeated Napoleon at the battle of Waterloo. The value of the bonds went up, and Rothschild became extremely wealthy-all because his pigeons had brought him news of the victory before anyone else knew of it.

　　Most of the time, however, carrier pigeons were used to benefit an entire country, not just one individual. The United States, England, France, Germany, and Italy, in both World War I and World War , used carrier pigeons. Not only were the birds often the fastest, most reliable way to send messages, they could also be used to reach soldiers far behind enemy lines, where radios and field telephone lines were useless. Since they could easily be released from airplanes or ships, every branch of the armed services used the birds. In World War Ⅱ, more than 3,000 soldiers and 150 officers were needed to care for and train the tens of thousands of birds in the US Pigeon Service.

　　Carrying messages could be a dangerous job. Some pigeons performed with such bravery that they became famous and were even awarded medals, such as England's Dicken Medal of Gallantry. In a few cases, pigeons even became prisoners of war. In 1918 American forces captured a pigeon named The Kaiser, which had been trained to fly special missions for Germany during battle. He was taken to America. Where he lived to the age of 32.

　　The most famous pigeon of all may have been Cher Ami. Stationed in France during World War I. he carried twelve important messages for American forces. On his last mission, though wounded, he carried a message that saved the lives of 194 American soldiers. For his extraordinary service, he was awarded the French” Croix de guerre”.

　　Carrier pigeons are a slightly different breed from the kind of pigeon you see on city streets. They ate much thinner and taller, with longer legs. Many people find carrier pigeons ugly because of their big wattle, a knobby buildup of skin on the beat; however, people who raise pigeons often enjoy this odd appearance and consider carriers the best of their breeds.

　　Today, modern communication methods can carry information from one place to another hundreds of times faster than a pigeon could do it. However, few people would argue with the fact that carrier pigeons—especially those that served in the military(军队)—have earned their place in history. Stories about brave pigeons such as Cher Ami, President Wilson, and Colonel's Lady have the power to inspire us as no fax machine or high-speed Internet connection could ever do.

　　The author provides specific dates throughout the passage in order to

　　.

　　Make a comparison between pigeons in different periods

　　Describe the development of us of pigeons during wartime

　　Indicate greater importance of pigeons in the past then now

　　Show the impact of carrier pigeons at particular points in history

　　The underlined phrase “snapping up” in Paragraph 2 means”

　　“

　　Giving away

　　B. putting aside

　　C. getting in

　　D. using up

　　The passage leads us to believe that

　　.

　　There were more civil carrier pigeons than military ones during wartime

　　Not all types of pigeon can be used to carry messages for human beings

　　Nobody could succeed in stopping carrier pigeons carrying out their tasks

　　Modern devices give us even greater enthusiasm than the famous pigeons

　　The passage suggests the successful use of carrier pigeons depends on

　　.

　　Their nature

　　B. proper training

　　C. their quality

　　D. the geography

　　语篇解读

　　本文主要介绍了在过去没有其他快捷的通讯方式的情况下，信鸽起到的巨大作用。比如，两次世界大战期间，信鸽成为传递信息的主要途径。另外，文章还列举了几个著名的信鸽的事迹。

　　D 推理判断题。文章里列举了一些具体时段里信鸽起到的重要作用，比如1815年时Rothschild利用信鸽提供的信息变成富翁、第一次世界大战和第二次世界大战期间信鸽传递信息救助士兵等。由此可推知，D项正确

　　C 词义猜测题。第二段讲述的是英法战争期间，多数人认为英国要失败了，因此政府债券价格大跌，很多人绝望地抛售政府债券，而Rothschild 偷偷地收购这些债券。Snap up 意为“抢购”， 只有C 项有“购进”的意思。

　　B 推理判断题。根据第六段第一句“Carrier pigeons are a slightly different breed from the kind of pigeon you see on city

　　streets.” 可知，信鸽和普通的鸽子是不同的。由此可以推断出，不是所有的鸽子都可以作为信鸽的。故答案选B。

　　B 推理判断题。根据第三段最后一句“In World War Ⅱ … US Pigeon Service.” 可知，二战期间，美国有关机构有3000多名士兵和150多名官员专门负责照顾和培训信鸽用来为战争服务。由此可以推断出，信鸽需要专业训练才能更好地传递信息。故答案选B。

　　阅读理解。

　　“Old wives tales” are beliefs passed down from one generation to another, For example, most of us remember our patents’ telling us to eat more of certain foods or not to do certain things. Is there any truth in these teachings? Some of them agree with present medical thinking, but others have not passed the test of time

　　Did your mother ever tell you to eat your carrots because they are good for your eyes? Scientists now report that eating carrots can help prevent a serious eye disease called macular degeneration Eating just one carrot a day can reduce the possibility of getting this disease by 40%. Garlic（蒜）is good for you, too。It can kill the type of virus that causes colds.

　　Unfortunately, not all of Mom’s advice passed the test of medical studies. For example, generations of children have been told not to go swimming within an hour after eating. But research suggests that there is no danger in doing so. Do sweets cause tooth problems? Well, yes and no. sticky sweets made with grains tend to cause more problems than sweets made with simple sugars.

　　Even though science can tell us that some of our traditional beliefs don’t hold water, there is still a lot of truth in the old wives’ tales, After all, much of this knowledge has been accumulated （积累） from thousands of our traditional beliefs don’t hold water should respect this body of knowledge even as research for clear scientific support to proven it true or false

　　1. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text？

　　A, Eating garlic is good for our eyes

　　B, Sticky sweets are damaging to our teeth

　　C, Swimming after a meal is dangerous。

　　D, Carrots prevent people from catching colds

　　2.The author develops the third paragraph mainly--------。

　　A. by cause and effects

　　B. by order in space

　　C. by order in time

　　D. by examples

　　.The phrase “hold water” in the last paragraph most probably means“

　　”

　　A. to be believable

　　B. to be valuable

　　C. to be admirable

　　D. to be stable

　　4 What is the author’s attitude toward “old wives’ tales” in the text?

　　A. So objective

　　B. Objective

　　C. Dissatisfied

　　D. Curious

　　【参考答案—4、B D A B

　　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。Smoking is the worst thing you can do for your health. Fortunately, it’s never too late to get the benefits of quitting. If you’ve tried to quit before and failed, it’s time to make up your mind and try again.

　　Smoking is responsible for one of every five deaths. That includes 29% of all cancer deaths, 87% of all lung cancer deaths, and nearly 20% of all deaths are from cardiovascular disease. But long before smoking kills you, it ages you. You can see that smoking accelerates the drying and wrinkling of the skin. But there are fewer obvious effects as well. Indeed, smoking takes years away from your life. Nearly half of all chronic smokers die an average of 20 to 25 years before their time.

　　Besides an early death from cancer or heart disease, smoking can cause lung disorders. People who smoke over a pack a day have almost three times the risk of contracting pneumonia (肺炎) than that of non­smokers. By lowering levels of estrogen (雌性激素) in men and women, smoking speeds bone less. If a woman smokes a pack of cigarettes every day, she will enter menopause (更年期) with 5% to 10% less bone mass than a non­smoker.

　　The good news is that no matter what your age is or how long you’ve smoked, you’ll live longer if you quit today. The Coronary Artery Surgery Study examined nearly 2,000 long­term smokers over the age of 54. Those who quit had significantly lower death rates six years later than those who didn’t. Even the oldest ex­smokers had a higher survival rate.

　　Not only will you live longer if you quit, but you’ll feel better, breathe easier, and find that you have more energy. You’ll have fewer respiratory infections, headaches, and stomachaches. What’s more, you’ll save money. Your clothes and breath won’t smell unpleasant any longer. And your habit won’t annoy, or threaten the health of the people who live and work with you.

　　1．According to the passage, the percentage of deaths due to smoking is ________.

　　A．20%　B．25%

　　C．29%

　　D．87%

　　．All of the following methods are used in the passage EXCEPT ________.

　　A．giving examplesB．mentioning famous sayings

　　C．comparingD．listing numbers

　　3．What do we know from the Coronary Artery Surgery Study?

　　A．It examined about 2,000 smokers who all quit smoking finally.

　　B．Quitting smoking is easier said than done.

　　C．long­term smokers who quit smoking can live longer.

　　D．Quitting smoking has a bad effect on people’s health.

　　参考答案1—3、A