2016届高考英语二轮复习阅读理解一百四十集选练：（57）

　　2016高考英语二轮阅读理解一百六十集选练（57）

　　故事类

　　As a young boy, I sometimes traveled the country roads with my dad. He was a rural mail carrier, and on Saturdays he would ask me to go with him. Driving through the countryside was always an adventure: There were animals to see, people to visit, and chocolate cookies if you knew where to stop, and Dad did.

　　In the spring, Dad delivered boxes full of baby chickens, and when I was a boy it was such fun to stick your fingers through one of the holes of the boxes and let the baby birds peck on your fingers.

　　On Dad's final day of work, it took him well into the evening to complete his rounds because at least one member from each family was waiting at their mailboxes to thank him for his friendship and his years of service.“Two hundred and nineteen mailboxes on my route，” he used to say, “and a story at every one.” One lady had no mailbox, so Dad took the mail in to her every day because she was nearly blind. Once inside, he read her mail and helped her pay her bills.

　　Mailboxes were sometimes used for things other than mail. One note left in a mailbox read, “Nat, take these eggs to Marian; she's baking a cake and doesn't have any eggs.” Mailboxes might be buried in the snow, or broken, or lying on the ground, but the mail was always delivered. On cold days Dad might find one of his customers waiting for him with a cup of hot chocolate. A young girl wrote letters but had no stamps, so she left a few buttons on the envelope in the mailbox; Dad paid for the stamps. One businessman used to leave large amounts of cash in his mailbox for Dad to take to the bank. Once, the amount came to $32,000.

　　A dozen years ago, when I traveled back to my hometown on the sad occasion of Dad's death, the mailboxes along the way reminded me of some of his stories. I thought I knew them all, but that wasn't the case.

　　As I drove home, I noticed two lamp poles, one on each side of the street. When my dad was around, those poles supported wooden boxes about four feet off the ground. One box was painted green, and the other was red, and each had a long narrow hole at the top with white lettering: SANTA CLAUS, NORTH POLE. For years children had dropped letters to Santa through those holes.

　　I made a turn at the corner and drove past the post office and across the railroad tracks to our house. Mom and I were sitting at the kitchen table when I heard footsteps. There, at the door, stood Frank Townsend, Dad's postmaster and great friend for many years. So we all sat down at the table and began to tell stories.

　　At one point Frank looked at me with tears in his eyes. “What are we going to do about the letters this Christmas？”he asked.

　　“The letters？”

　　“I guess you never knew.”

　　“Knew what？”

　　“Remember, when you were a kid and you used to put your letters to Santa in those green and red boxes on Main Street? It was your dad who answered all those letters every year.”

　　I just sat there with tears in my eyes. It wasn't hard for me to imagine Dad sitting at the old oak table in our basement reading those letters and answering each one. I have since spoken with several of the people who received Christmas letters during their childhood, and they told me how amazed they were that Santa had known so much about their homes and families.

　　For me, just knowing that story about my father was the gift of a lifetime.

　　1. It can be inferred from the passage that the writer regarded his travels with Dad as ________.

　　A. great chances to help other people

　　B. happy occasions to play with baby chickens

　　C. exciting experiences with a lot of fun

　　D. good opportunities to enjoy chocolate cookies

　　2. The writer provides the detail about the businessman to show that ________.

　　A. Dad had a strong sense of duty

　　B. Dad was an honest and reliable man

　　C. Dad had a strong sense of honor

　　D. Dad was a kind and generous man

　　3. According to the passage, which of the following impressed the writer most?

　　A. Dad read letters for a blind lady for years.

　　B. Dad paid for the stamps for a young girl.

　　C. Dad delivered some eggs to Marian.

　　D. Dad answered children's Christmas letters every year.

　　4. The method the writer uses to develop Paragraph 4 is ________.

　　A. offering analyses

　　B. providing explanations

　　C. giving examples

　　D. making comparisons

　　4. What surprised the children most when they received letters in reply from Santa Claus every year?

　　A. Santa Claus lived alone in the cold North Pole.

　　B. Santa Claus answered all their letters every year.

　　C. Santa Claus had unique mailboxes for the children.

　　D. Santa Claus had so much information about their families.

　　5. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

　　A. The Mail

　　B. Christmas Letters

　　C. Special Mailboxes

　　D. Memorable Travels

　　【要点综述】这是一篇感人的叙述亲情的文章，在这里，父亲是一个乡村送信人，这么多年来他都无私地为219个信箱服务，一直到他退休。但让作者没有料到的是，父亲还在每年圣诞节的时候扮演着圣诞老人的角色，默默地回复着孩子们写给圣诞老人的信。

　　1. C　推理判断题。从全文第一段提到的…always an adventure: There were animals to see…知，作者认为与父亲一起去乡下送信是一件惬意的事情，因为在路上碰到的事情令人激动不已，所以选C项。

　　. B　推理判断题。从文章第四段…One businessman used to leave…the amount came to $32,000.知，商人认为父亲是一个诚实且值得信赖的人，所以他才会这么相信他，让他把数目很多的钱送往银行，由此知B项为最佳答案。

　　. D　细节理解题。从文章最后几段可以看出，作者没有想到的是，父亲竟然还曾扮演过圣诞老人的角色，给孩子们回信，这大大出乎他的意料。这也可以从倒数第二段I just sat there with tears in my eyes.可以看出，我对父亲的这种行为感到非常吃惊和感动，由此选D项。

　　. C　文章结构题。从第四段知，作者在这里举到了几个事例，如帮人送鸡蛋，帮小姑娘支付邮票，甚至帮一个商人去存钱等等，这些都是例子，所以该段举了很多事例来说明父亲平凡中的“伟大”，故选C项。

　　59. D　推理判断题。从倒数第二段…and they told me how amazed they were that…推断知，当时小朋友们对于圣诞老人居然这么了解他们的家庭生活感到非常吃惊，所以答案选D项。

　　. A　主旨大意题。从全文知，本文作者主要讲述了自己的父亲，一个平凡中显现伟大的送信人的故事，所以用A项能较好地概括全文中心，这里用The Mail来突出父亲的工作和他的敬业，故A项最佳。—推理判断题。

　　(2015年湖北省黄冈中学等三校联考)

　　I remember the first time that I was about 8 years old when for the first time, there was a computer in the classroom. I remember that my teacher allowed each student to take turns to play various educational games on the computer. One day, I found the source code for one of these games. Without knowing or being taught any programming language, I was able to figure out some of the BASIC code. I just gave myself a limitless number of lives in the game, so I could continue playing it forever. This was also my first introduction to algebra, and I didn't even know it at the time. This was a decisive moment in my life. I was quite excited because of what I was learning and what I was able to do. As a result, I was enthusiastic for the rest of my life about self-learning and computers, and I was quite happy doing them too.

　　I've noticed that people who are truly content with life are enthusiastic about what they do. This enthusiasm, along with good health, is the key to being happy. It also leads to self-confidence and content in life too. It may also lead to success, wealth and achievements.

　　Success, wealth or achievements can also bring some people happiness, yet I know plenty of rich people who are unhappy. I know many people with successful businesses that are not happy with what they are doing. I know people who continuously buy themselves new toys, such as cars, computers, and televisions, yet never seem content for too long. Please remember, happiness is the journey of life, not the destination.

　　What can we know from paragraph 1?

　　The author has a great talent for algebra.

　　Creative thinking is necessary for every child.

　　The BASIC code of the computer is not difficult.

　　The author's experience in his childhood changed his life

　　The author wants to tell us through the first paragraph that

　　.

　　Interest is the best teacher

　　Children are the hope of the future

　　Young people are fearless

　　Where there's a will, there's a way

　　What is the secret of happiness in the author's opinion?

　　Success and wealth.

　　Gifts and self-confidence.

　　Enthusiasm and good health.

　　Knowledge and achievements.

　　We can infer from the last paragraph that

　　.

　　Rich people generally feel unhappy

　　Wealth can't bring people any happiness

　　One will feel unhappy once he has gained all the things he wants

　　Being enthusiastic about what you are doing is more important than wealth

　　语篇解读

　　本文通过作者小时候的一次经历引入“兴趣是最好的老师”这一观点。做事情的热情和身体的健康是获得幸福的关键。而成功、财富等不一定给人带来幸福。

　　D 细节理解题。第一段介绍了作者小时候的经历。根据第一段I didn't even know it at the time. This was a decisive moment in my life. 可知，作者小时候与电脑结下了不解之缘，这也决定了他长大后的生活。 故选D。

　　A 推理判断题。根据This was also my first introduction to algebra, and I didn't even know it at the time… I was quite excited because of what I was learning and what I was able to do. 可知，作者通过发现的源代码获得了无限的生命，由此产生了兴趣， 根据… the rest of my life about self-learning and computers 可知， 作者长大后喜欢自学和电脑方面的知识。兴趣是最好的老师。故选A。

　　C 推理判断题。根据第二段第二句可知，作者认为开心的关键是热情和健康。故选C

　　D 推理判断题。 根据第二段知二、第三句和最后一段第一句可知，热情能给人带来自信和满足，而成功、财富、成就却不一定。

　　故选D。

　　阅读理解。

　　The pound new Library of Birmingham（LoB）will be the most visible sign of Providing 24-hour services which can be used through, many different ways. It is important to enable us to reach more people, more effectively.?The digital library will, he says, be as important as the physical one, allowing the distant use of the servicesu, making sure that it is never closed to the public.

　　Even before the LoB is complete, the public has been able to go online to visit the Virtual（虚拟的）LoB, designed by Baden, the Birmingham virtual worlds specialists. Not only have the public been able to learn about LoB, but the virtual one has also enabled those working on the LoB to understand the building and how it will work before it even opens.

　　Two other small Birmingham-based digital companies are working on the LoB projects. Substrat, a digital design company, is developing what it calls an example of an “enlarged

　　reality” project. It is about the use of an exciting smart phone, an important part of the

　　which is the early stages of development

　　is an online library of figures of the city being built up by a content company in Cahoots, in which users with the encouraged to add to and comment on the material.

　　Gambles says: “Technology will enable us to make the library’s

　　and services open to citizens as sever before.”

　　1.The underline part “its idea” in Paragraph 3 refers to the idea of____

　　A. the equipment

　　B.

　　the project

　　C. the digital media

　　D.

　　the physical library

　　2.While visiting the Virtual LoB, the public can_____

　　A. get a general idea of the LoB

　　B. meet more world-famous experts

　　C. learn how to put up a library building

　　D. understand how the specialists work on the project

　　3.Which of the following is true of the LoB when it opens?

　　a. It offers better learning tools

　　b. It reaches users in different ways

　　c. It provides users with smart phone

　　d. It allows users to enrich its material

　　e. It gives non-stop physical and digital services

　　A. a, b, d

　　B. a, c ,e

　　C. b, c, d

　　D. b, d, e

　　4.This ext more from

　　.

　　A. a put book

　　B. a library guide

　　C. a handbook

　　D. newspaper report

　　【参考答案】1—4、BA AD

　　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。

　　Researchers from France and Italy discovered that Canadian parents are less strict with their children than mothers and fathers in France and Italy.

　　“Our most important finding was the difference between Canadians and the others，” said Professor Michel Claes，the lead author of the study.“Canadians focus on independence and negotiation. On the other hand，Italians，for example，exercise more control. We found Canadians seem to focus on negotiation in case of a conflict.”

　　Claes said Canada，France and Italy were selected for the study because they share important cultural and social factors.“We chose French­Canadians because they share the same language as France，and originally came from France and share certain values. Italy was included because it was considered to have similar，strong and important family values，” he explained.

　　The researchers examined the emotional ties between parents and their children by questioning 1,256 students aged 11 to 19 years old.

　　Canadian students reported less control and more free actions，according to the study. Italian parents were stricter and French parents were somewhere in the middle.

　　Claes explains that the differences lie in education in Canada，France and Italy.

　　“North America has its own educational values，which promote individualization. Tolerance and comprehension are encouraged. Italy，on the other hand，promotes respect of authority，control，and the need for permission.” he said.

　　Children from all three countries described their mothers as warm and communicative. Italian and Canadian children had similar feelings about their fathers，and reported high levels of emotional ties. But French fathers were generally thought by their children to be more distant and cold.

　　“We were surprised by this，” Claes admitted.“It seems as though the relationships between French mothers and their children were becoming closer over time，while fathers maintain a form of distance and coldness，which is more of a source of conflict in France than in the other countries.”

　　8．Professor Michel Claes believes that Canada，France and

　　Italy ________.

　　A．have the same family spirit

　　B．have some similar cultural traditions

　　C．have experienced some similar social changes

　　D．have experienced similar cultural developments

　　9．How did the researchers carry out the study ?

　　A．By collecting answers of parents from Canada，France and Italy.

　　B．By collecting answers of children from Canada，France and Italy.

　　C．By questioning parents and their children from Italian Canadian families.

　　D．By

　　questioning

　　children

　　from

　　French­Canadian families.

　　10. According to Michel Claes，what mainly leads to the differences in parent­children

　　relationships among Canada，France and Italy?

　　A．Educational opportunities.

　　B．Traditional ideas.

　　C．Educational values.

　　D．Historical events.

　　11．Which of the following is NOT a finding of the study?

　　A．French children have troubled relationships with their parents.

　　B．Canadian children have close relationships with their parents.

　　C．Italian children have good relationships with their parents.

　　D．Kids from Canada，France and Italy have closer ties with their moms.

　　参考答案1—4、BBCA