2016届高考英语二轮复习阅读理解一百四十集选练：（63）

　　2016高考英语二轮阅读理解一百六十集选练（63）

　　阅读理解

　　Lisa Pina never thought she would need the fire safety

　　training she received during her apprenticeship (学徒期) as a union painter and dry waller.On Friday morning，she was thanking God she had it.

　　On Thursday night，while Pina was babysitting her granddaughter，nephew and two nieces in her sister’s apartment，she smelled smoke and realized the apartment building was on fire.When her 4­year­old granddaughter Ilean Garcia began saying，“We’re going to die，”she knew she had to act.Pina,39，first sealed the door，and then told all four children to get on the floor.After calling 911，she told the children to start singing and promised them all treats as soon as they reached safety.

　　“I said，‘OK，we’re going to lie down and we’re all going to play a game，’”Pina said.“We all started singing our ABCs and 123s.I was just trying to make it fun.”

　　Pina patiently waited，and a few minutes later，Riverside County sheriff’s deputies (治安官的助手) arrived.Pina，Ilean,8­year­old Gabriel Parga,5­year­old Aubreyana Parga and 4­year­old Meriyah Parga were all trapped on the second floor as flames filled the first story.

　　Pina did the only thing she could.She opened the window and dropped the children，one­by­one，into the arms of the sheriff’s deputies about 15 to 20 feet below.

　　“I just needed to keep the kids calm so they wouldn’t be afraid，”Pina said.“I was deathly afraid inside，but I couldn’t let them know that.”

　　Not long after dropping the children out of the window，firefighters arrived with a ladder and rescued her.Ten people were treated at the scene for suffering smoke，but nobody was seriously injured.

　　1.The text is mainly about________.

　　A.a big fire without serious injuryB.an urgent call 911

　　C.a brave babysitter

　　D.a babysitter rescuing kids from a big fire

　　2.The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 1 refers to________.

　　A.a union painter

　　B.a dry waller

　　C.the fire safety training

　　D.the apprenticeship

　　3.Before Lisa Pina called 911，in order to prevent the fire，she________.

　　A.let children get on the floorB.opened the windows of the second floor

　　C.closed the door hard

　　D.had children start singing

　　4.According to the text，we know that________.

　　A.Lisa Pina was the last one to be rescued

　　B.the fire didn’t cause any injury

　　C.the children were sent to hospital after the fire

　　D.during the fire Lisa Pina wasn’t afraid at all

　　1.Carrying their heavy load，the two brothers walked along the riverbank，hardly noticing the distance or the sun beating down.(完形填空第二段第一句)

　　带着他们沉重的行囊，兄弟二人沿着河岸行走，几乎没有注意到远行的距离和太阳的曝晒。

　　(1)The sun beat down on the desert sand.

　　太阳曝晒着沙漠。

　　(2)The thieves had beaten the door down.

　　小偷破门而入。

　　(3)The wheat had been beaten down by the rain.

　　麦子被雨打倒了。

　　(4)He wanted ￡800 for the car but I beat him down to ￡600.

　　那部车他索价八百英镑，但我把他的价钱讲到六百英镑。

　　2....then decided to find their way back to the river to catch some fish.(完形填空第二段末句)

　　……然后，(他们)决定设法回到河里，捉几条鱼。

　　(1)They found their way out of the crowded market.

　　他们设法从拥挤的市场里挤出来。

　　(2)The hunter found his way into the deep forest in search of the injured deer.

　　猎人设法进入森林深处寻找那只受伤的鹿。

　　(3)He thought hard and found a way to solve the problem at last.

　　他努力思考，最后终于想出一个解决这个问题的办法。

　　3.After calling 911，she told the children to start singing and promised them all treats as soon as they reached safety.(阅读理解第二段末句)

　　拨打完911求救电话，他们一到达安全地方，她就告诉孩子们开始唱歌，并允诺他们所有快乐的事情。

　　(1)It was a real treat to visit them!

　　拜访他们真是一件乐事！

　　(2)Now remember this is to be my treat，so I’ll pay for everything.

　　别忘了这次该我请客，所以一切由我付款。1.D　2.C　3.C　4.A　—词义猜测题、观点态度题。

　　(2015年河北邯郸摸底)

　　Next time you hear a funny joke you'd better not laugh too hard . According to a paper published by the British Medical Journal, laughter isn't always the best medicine. Sometimes it can even be harmful. Professor Robin Ferner from the University of Birmingham. One of the authors of the study. Found that bad things could happen to people who laughed too much. He says: “We found people with heartbeat problems which had stopped their heart, we found people who had fainted(昏倒)， and we found people who'd dislocated their jaws or burst their lungs.”

　　It seems that laughing can be no laughing matter. But it's not all doom and gloom. Professor Ferner says there are benefits to laughing when you want to lose weight, for example. Yes , that's right: laugh and be slimmer! Professor Ferner explains that:” You use energy when you laugh, you move your diaphragm(横膈膜)， you expand your lungs, and both those things can be helpful.”

　　According to the research, laughing for a quarter of an hour can burn up to 40 calories, and if you laughed all day you'd do that or you might end up with a painful jaw. Ouch! Or you might find people looking at you in a funny way.

　　But I don't want to finish this article leaving you feeling desperate. Laughter comes naturally for most of us. Babies begin to laugh at around 3-6 months. So give in to your sense of humour and keep smiling. Life is short anyway.

　　Laughing too much may cause the following harmful results EXCEPT

　　.

　　Heart stop

　　B. diaphragm movement

　　C. lung burst

　　D. jaw dislocation

　　The underlined phrase “doo, and gloom” in Paragraph 2 probably means

　　.

　　Hopeless

　　B. funny

　　C. painful

　　D. nervous

　　How many calories can you use if you laugh for half a day?

　　A bout 40.

　　B. About 1,000.

　　C. About 2,000.

　　D. About 2,040.

　　What is the author's attitude towards laughing in the last paragraph?

　　Uninterested

　　B. Disapproving

　　C. Worried

　　D. Favorable

　　语篇解读

　　一项研究表明，笑并不是最好的良药，有时可能是有害的，笑可以消耗很多热量，尽管这样也不要放弃微笑，毕竟生活是短暂的。

　　B 细节理解题。根据第一段可知，危害性有心脏聚停、 昏倒、脱臼、伤肺，故B项没有提到。

　　A 词义猜测题。根据第二段可知，好像笑并不是闹着玩的，但它也不是无用，当你想减肥时，笑是非常有效的，故选A项。

　　B 细节理解题。根据第三段if you laughed all day you'd use up about 2,000 calories, which is what most people consume in a day. 可知，一天消耗2000卡路，那么半天就选 B项。

　　D 推理判断题。根据最后一段So give in to your sense of humour and keep smiling. Life is short anyway. 可知，不要放弃幽默，保持微笑，毕竟生命是短暂的，故选D项。

　　阅读理解。

　　The year 2009 is the Year of Ox. The ox is a representative of the fanning 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 who1ive 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.

　　1. The words "boats an 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

　　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

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

　　A. The special role of oxen in frowning.

　　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.

　　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.

　　【参考答案—4、A C B 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。On a sunny day last August, Tim heard some shouting. Looking out to the sea carefully, he saw a couple of kids in a rowboat were being pulled out to sea.

　　Two 12yearold boys, Christian and Jack, rowed out a boat to search for a football. Once they'd rowed beyond the calm waters, a beach umbrella tied to the boat caught the wind and pulled the boat into the open water. The pair panicked and tried to row back to shore. But they were no match for it and the boat was out of control.

　　Tim knew it would soon be swallowed by the waves.

　　“Everything went quiet in my head，”Tim recalled (回忆)．“I was trying to figure out how to swim to the boys in a straight line.”

　　Tim took off his clothes and jumped into the water. Every 500 yards or so, he raised his head to judge his progress. “At one point, I considered turning back，” he says.“ I wondered if I was putting my life at risk.” After 30 minutes of struggling, he was close enough to yell to the boys, “Take down the umbrella！”

　　Christian made much effort to take down the umbrella. Then Tim was able to catch up and climb aboard the boat. He took over rowing, but the waves were almost too strong for him.

　　“Let's aim for the pier (码头)，” Jack said. Tim turned the boat toward it. Soon afterward, waves crashed over the boat, and it began to sink. “Can you guys swim？” he cried. “A little bit，” the boys said.

　　Once they were in the water, Tim decided it would be safer and faster for him to pull the boys toward the pier. Christian and Jack were wearing life jackets and floated on their backs. Tim swam toward land as water washed over the boys' faces.

　　“Are we almost there？” They asked again and again. “Yes，”

　　Tim told them each time.

　　After 30 minutes, they reached the pier.

　　1．Why did the two boys go to the sea?

　　A．to go boat rowing.

　　B．to get back their football.

　　C．to swim in the open water. D．to test the umbrella as a sail.

　　2．What does “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to?

　　A．the beach.B．the water.

　　C．the boat.

　　D．the wind.

　　3．Why did Tim raise his head regularly?

　　A．to take in enough fresh air. B．to consider turning back or not.

　　C．to check his distance from the boys. D．to ask the boys to take down the umbrella.

　　4．How did the two boys finally reach the pier?

　　A．They were dragged to the pier by Tim.

　　B．They swam to the pier all by themselves.

　　C．They were washed to the pier by the waves.

　　D．They were carried to the pier by Tim on his back.

　　参考答案1—4、B