2016届高考英语二轮复习阅读理解一百四十集选练：（46）

　　2016高考英语二轮阅读理解一百六十集选练（46）

　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中，选出最佳选项。

　　The 400 phone messages said it all. Veterans(老兵) wanted to talk, and Jeff Beers, a military history buff and the son of a retired Navy man, was ready to listen. Beers had volunteered for the Veterans History Project, a program at the Library of Congress dedicated to preserving the oral histories of American’s 19 million veterans. Local newspapers listed Beer’s number, and the response was tremendous. He’s videotaped 52 vets ever since.

　　“Most of them are shocked that anyone would be interested in their small story,” says Beers, 33, an assistant engineer for the city of Poway, Calif. “They ask, ‘Why now?’ But it has to be now, before it’s too late.” The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs estimates that 1,847 veterans die each day.

　　Beers and the other volunteers are collecting the I-was-there detail. One of the most moving came from a World War II POW (prisoner of war): “He had to march 500 miles through the Black Forest in winter. They ate bark soup and slept at local farm.”

　　The WW II generation comprises(包含) most of the 700 histories gathered since the program began in 2001. But, says director Ellen Lovell, they want to hear from vets of every war. “I interviewed my brother-in-law, an army surgeon in Vietnam,” she says. “He said he shared things with me that he’s never told anyone.”

　　1. What do we know from the text about the veterans?

　　A. They live a very happy life after the war.

　　B. They often told their stories to others.

　　C. They were highly respected by people.

　　D. They are becoming fewer and fewer in numbers.

　　答案解析：答案为D。本题为细节推理题。由第二段最后一句话 “The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs estimates that 1,847 veterans die each day.”可知，每天有1847位老兵死去，也就意味着老兵的数目越来越少，故D选项正确。

　　2. How did the veterans feel when they were interviewed?

　　A. Happy.

　　B. Sad.

　　C. Surprised.

　　D. Disappointed.

　　答案解析：答案为C。本题为细节题。由第二段首句 “Most of them are shocked that anyone would be interested in their small story,” 可知，老兵对于有人对他们的故事感兴趣感到非常吃惊，故答案为C。

　　3. What does the underlined word “it” (Paragraph 1) refer to?

　　A. Veterans wanted to talk.

　　B. Jeff Beers was ready to listen.

　　C. The veterans had many stories.

　　D. There were many phone messages.

　　答案解析：答案为A。本题为词义推断题。由第一段前面的内容 “The 400 phone messages said it all. Veterans wanted to talk, and Jeff Beers, a military history buff and the son of a retired Navy man, was ready to listen.”可知，“it”指代的是紧跟着它后面的内容“Veterans wanted to talk”，故答案为A。

　　4. What kind of stories is Jeff Beers most interested in?

　　A. Historical records of World War II.

　　B. Stories written by newspaper reporters.

　　C. Stories most talked about by public.

　　D. Personal experiences of people during different wars.

　　答案解析：答案为D。本题为细节推理题。由倒数第二段 “One of the most moving came from a World War II POW (prisoner of war): ‘He had to march 500 miles through the Black Forest in winter. They ate bark soup and slept at local farm.’”可知，Jeff Beers最感兴趣的是战争期间人们的个人经历，故答案为D。

　　【2016高考训练】阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中，选出最佳选项。

　　You love Jay Chou's songs and you can sing some quite well. So you make a video of your performance and post it online for your friends to see. But what if this led to something beyond your wildest imagination—a career in music?

　　Canadian teenager Justin Bieber, 16, has just had the magical experience: He posted homemade videos of his versions of songs by American singer Chris Brown online for his relatives. He received a phone call from Brown, telling him how much he liked his performance. His singing eventually earned him a fan base and a record contract. After releasing a popular EP (extended play密纹唱片) record in November 2009, his album My world 2.0 came out last Tuesday.

　　Bieber sings ballads and songs about puppy love. But is he just another gooey (甜腻的) teen idol? David Malitz, a columnist with the Washington Post, doesn't think so. “If we truly want the best for American children, let us pause and give thanks for Justin Bieber，” he writes. “After years of humdrum bubblegum (乏味的摇滚舞曲) from Miley Cyrus and the Jonas Brothers, the 16­year­old has thrown a candy­coated wrench (扭转) into Disney's heartthrob (甜心) assembly line (生产线) by giving young fans something worth screaming their lungs out for: lovable pop songs.”

　　From a boy who grew up below the poverty line with his divorced mom to a star who caused near­riots (近乎失控) in shopping malls, even Bieber himself can't believe his overnight fame, although his kind of success is becoming more and more common in the Internet era.

　　Interested in hockey (冰球), the national sport of Canada, the boy once put up pictures of players on the walls of his bedroom. He dreamed of being a hockey star and used to practice signing his autograph (签名). He doesn't need practice now. He signs autographs, if the girls can get close enough, as a music star.

　　1.What did Chris Brown think of Justin Bieber's singing?

　　A.He didn't like it.

　　B.He liked it very much.

　　C.He didn't say anything.

　　D.He supported Justin Bieber.

　　2.Who is a columnist?

　　A.Chris Brown.

　　B．Jay Chou.

　　C.David Malitz.

　　D．Miley Cyrus.

　　3.What can we learn from the fourth paragraph?

　　A.He had a happy family.

　　B.His family was very poor once.

　　C.His family was rich.

　　D.His family helped him a lot.

　　4.What's the best title of the passage?

　　A.Justin Bieber's overnight singing online.

　　B.Justin Bieber's common experience.

　　C.Justin Bieber's life.

　　D.Justin Bieber's records.

　　文章讲述了十六岁的加拿大男孩Justin Bieber把自己唱的歌曲做成录像，通过网络一夜成名的故事。

　　1.B。细节理解题。从第二段的He received a phone call from Brown, telling him how much he liked his performance.可找到答案。

　　2.C。细节理解题。从第三段的David Malitz, a columnist with the Washington Post, doesn't think so.可找到答案。

　　3.B。推理判断题。从第四段的From a boy who grew up below the poverty line with his divorced mom可得出答案。

　　4.A。主旨大意题。纵览全文可得出答案。

　　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