湖南长沙市2016高考英语（二轮）阅读理解训练（10）及答案
2016高考模拟题。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。Dining Experiences at Belmond Grand Hotel Europe
Delicious cuisine is paired with excellent musical entertainment at Belmond Grand Hotel Europe．
TCHAIKOVSKY NIGHT
Every Friday, dine in Lobby Bar and be treated to a special musical accompaniment．
Enjoy timeless classics from the great Russian composer Tchaikovsky, performed by local dancers and a
chamber orchestra．
Time: 7 pm - 10 pm
Price: RUB 2, 000 per adult
RUSSIAN AFTERNOON TEA
Take a seat in the Mezzanine Cafe at a table laid out with Imperial Porcelain china．Feast on Borodinsky
bread sandwiches with various fillings, hot smoked trout（鳟鱼）, delightful mini pirozhki and sweets such
as vatrushkas, all accompanied by good, strong tea and light music．
Available daily 2 pm - 6 pm, priced at 1800 RUB for two．
TAITTINGER CHAMPAGNE BRUNCH
Enjoy a wide variety of international dishes and unlimited drinks accompanied by live jazz at L'Europe
Restaurant every Sunday．A supervised playroom for children is also available．
Time: I pm - 4:30 pm
Price: RUB 4, 900 per adult; Children': up t0 7 - free / 7 t0 15 - RUBI, 800 / above 16 - full price
VODKA EXPERIENCE
Available in the Caviar Bar, let our seasoned chef take you through caviar and vodka pairings．
You can also take part in cocktail demonstrations, or enjoy vodka-themed treatments at the beauty salon．
Available daily 4 pm - 11 pm, priced at RUB 3, 000 for one bottle．
．A couple with twins aged 5 dining at L'Europe Restaurant should pay at least
．
A．RUB
14, 400
B．RUB
19, 600
C．RUB 9, 800
D．RUB 3, 600
．Which of the following will be your best choice, if you like classical music?
A．Lobby Bar．
B．The Mezzanine Caf6．
C．Caviar Bar．
D．L'Europe Restaurant．
3．Where does this passage probably come from?
A．A science fiction．
B．A hotel brochure．
C．A recipe book．
D．A geography textbook．
—3、ACD
【2016高考训练题】阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。(说明文)
There is nothing in the US quite like Black Friday. Before midnight on Thursday, in malls across the US, people start queuing up outside the locked entrances of stores, making longer and longer lines, holding coupons (优惠券), sipping coffee and hot chocolate, rubbing their hands and stamping (跺脚) their feet for warmth, excitedly chatting, and waiting for the clerks to open the door when the time arrives. Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, which fell on Nov 28，2016, “has become in recent decades a special American holiday”, said the International Business Times. Indeed, up to 147 million Black Friday shoppers were expected to put up with the dark of night and the elbows(手肘)of other shoppers so that they could bring home some bargains, according to the US National Retail Federation. But why does the shopping festival have such a name? The name was first used in Philadelphia in the 1970s. The streets and sidewalks of the city became so packed with traffic and crowds on the day after Thanksgiving Day that the local police did not look forward to it. Because of this, they called the day “Black Friday”, said The Huffington Post. However, others believe that Black Friday takes its name from the fact that because of the increase in sales on the day, shops are able for the first time in the year to move out of the “red” – that is, debt – and into the “black”, or profit. Businesses, of course, try to take advantage of this day. A decade ago, retailers (零售商) opened at 5 or 6 am. Now, many of the big stores open at midnight. People really seem to like the whole experience of queuing up before midnight, “for it isn’t just about the bargains”, noted CNN. “For many shoppers, it’s just fun to be part of a large crowd. Those who go to the malls at midnight are driven by the same thing that makes a million people get together in Times Square each New Year’s Eve.” 1. Which of the following statements about Black Friday is TRUE?（细节）
A. It is a special day in the US on which government hands out coupons to customers.
B. It is a shopping festival in the US that falls on the second Friday after Thanksgiving.
C. It has been a traditional American holiday since the founding of the nation.
D. It is an opportunity for Americans to get things they want at a much lower price. 2. According to The Huffington Post, the name of “Black Friday” may be first used ______.（细节）
A. at the beginning of the 20th century in the US
B. by American people who expected to bring home bargains after Thanksgiving Day
C. by the police to show their displeasure toward heavy traffic caused by shopping crowds
D. to describe the bad weather on the day 3. According to the article, people who queue up for Black Friday ______.（细节）
A. usually help each other to find good bargains
B. have great fun as part of the waiting crowd
C. have a lot of complaints about the service of the retail clerks
D. have to wait until 5 to 6 am to start shopping
4. What is the article mainly about?（主旨）
A. The shopping habits of Americans.
B. An introduction to the origin and influences of Black Friday.
C. Tips on how to get good bargains on Black Friday.
D. People’s mixed feelings toward Black Friday.
参考答案1—4、DCBB
【由山东省2016模拟改编】
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。
Phil White has just returned from an 18,000-mile, around-the-world bicycle trip．White had two reasons for making this epic journey．First of all, he wanted to use the trip to raise money for charity, which he did．He raised ￡70,000 for the British charity, Oxfam．White's second reason for making the trip was to break the world record and become the fastest person to cycle around the world．He is still waiting to find out if he has broken the record or not.
White set off from Trafalgar Square, in London, on 19th June 2004 and was back 299 days later．He spent more than l,300 hours in the saddle（车座） and destroyed four sets of tyres and three bike chains．He had the adventure of his life crossing Europe, the Middle East, India, Asia, Australia, New Zealand and the Americas．Amazingly, he did all of this with absolutely no support team．No jeep carrying food, water and medicine．No doctor．Nothing! Just a bike and a very, very long road.
The journey was lonely and desperate at times．He also had to fight his way across deserts, through jungles and over mountains．He cycled through heavy rains and temperatures of up to 45 degrees, all to help people in need．There were other dangers along the road．In Iran, he was chased by armed robbers and was lucky to escape with his life and the little money he had．The worst thing that happened to him was having to cycle into a headwind on a road that crosses the south of Australia．For l,000 kilometres he battled against the wind that was constantly pushing him．This part of the trip was slow, hard work and depressing, but he made it in the end．Now Mr．White is back and intends to write a book about his adventures.
1．When Phil White returned from his trip, he __________.
A．broke the world record
B．collected money for Oxfam
C．destroyed several bikes
D．travelled about l,300 hours
2．What does the underlined word "epic" in Paragraph l most probably mean?
A．Very slow but exciting．
B．Very long and difficult.
C．Very smooth but tiring．
D．Very lonely and depressing.
3．During his journey around the world, Phil White __________.
A．fought heroically against robbers in Iran
B．experienced the extremes of heat and cold
C．managed to ride against the wind in Australia
D．had a team of people who travelled with him
4．Which of the following words can best describe Phil White?
A．Imaginative．
B．Patriotic．
C．Modest．
D．Determined.
5．What actually inspired Phil White to overcome all the difficulties?
A．To help people in need.
B．To test his new bicycle.
C．To prove his potential.
D．To show off his ability.
【参考答案】1—5、BBCDA
【由山东省2016高考仿真模拟冲刺卷（5）改编】
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项。
I lost my sight when I was four years old by falling off a box car in a freight yard in Atlantic City and landing on my head．Now I am thirty two．I can slightly remember the brightness of sunshine and what color red is．It would be wonderful to see again, but a calamity（灾难） can do strange things to people．It occurred to me the other day that I might not have come to love life as I do if I hadn't been blind．I believe in life now．I am not so sure that I would have believed in it so deeply, otherwise．I don't mean that I would prefer to go without my eyes．I simply mean that the loss of them made me appreciate the more what I had left．
The hardest lesson I had to learn was to believe in myself．That was basic．If I hadn't been able to do that, I would have collapsed and become a chair rocker on the front porch for the rest of my life．When I say belief in myself I am not talking about simply the kind of self confidence that helps me down an unfamiliar staircase alone．That is part of it．But I mean something bigger than that: an assurance that I am, despite imperfections, a real, positive person; that somewhere in the sweeping, intricate（错综复杂的） pattern of people there is a special place where I can make myself fit．
It took me years to discover and strengthen this assurance．It had to start with the simplest things．Once a man gave me an indoor baseball．I thought he was making fun of me and I was hurt．"I can't use this．" I said．"Take it with you," he urged me, "and roll it around．" The words stuck in my head．"Roll it around! "By rolling the ball I could hear where it went．This gave me an idea how to achieve a goal I had thought impossible: playing baseball．At Philadelphia's Overbrook School for the Blind I invented a successful variation of baseball．We called it ground ball．
All my life I have set ahead of me a series of goals and then tried to reach them, one at a time．I had to learn my limitations．It was no good trying for something that I knew at the start was wildly out of reach because that only invited the bitterness of failure．I would fail sometimes anyway but on the average I made progress．
1．We can learn from the beginning of the passage that _______
A．the author lost his sight because of a car crash．
B．the author wouldn't love life if the disaster didn't happen．
C．the disaster made the author appreciate what he had．
D．the disaster strengthened the author's desire to see．
2．What's the most difficult thing for the author?
A． How to adjust himself to reality．
B．Building up assurance that he can find his place in life．
C．Learning to manage his life alone．
D．How to invent a successful variation of baseball．
3．According to the context, “a chair rocker on the front porch” in paragraph 3 means that the author __________
A．would sit in a rocking chair and enjoy his life．
B．would be unable to move and stay in a rocking chair．
C．would lose his will to struggle against difficulties．
D．would sit in a chair and stay at home．
4．According to the passage, the baseball and encouragement offered by the man _____
A．hurt the author's feeling．
B．gave the author a deep impression．
C．directly led to the invention of ground ball．
D．inspired the author．
5．What is the best title for the passage?
A．A Miserable Life
B．Struggle Against Difficulties
C．A Disaster Makes a Strong Person
D．An Unforgettable Experience
【参考答案】1---5、CBCDC
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。
Rae Armantrout, who has been a poetry professor at the University of California San Diego(UCSD)for two decades, has won the 2010 Pulitzer Prize in the poetry category for her most recent book, “Versed”.
"I’m delighted and amazed at how much media recognition that the Pulitzer brings, as compared to even the National Book Critics Award, which I was also surprised and delighted to win,” said Armantrout.
"For a long time, my writing has been just below the media radar, and to have this kind of attention, suddenly, with my 10th book, is really surprising.”
Armantrout, a native Californian, received her bachelor’s degree at UC Berkeley, where she studied with noted poet Denise Levertov, and her master’s in creative writing from San Francisco State University. She is a founding member of Language Poets, a group in American poetry that analyzes the way language is used and raises questions to make the reader think.
In March, she won the National Book Critics Award for“Versed.”
"This book has gotten more attention,” Armantrout said, “but I don’t feel as if it’s better.”
The first half of“Versed” focuses on the dark forces taking hold of the United States as it fought the war against Iraq. The second half looks at the dark forces casting a shadow over her own life after Armantrout was diagnosed with cancer in 2006.
Armantrout was shocked to learn she had won the Pulitzer but many of her colleagues were not. “Rae Armantrout is a unique voice in American poetry,” said Seth Lerer, head of Arts and Humanities at UCSD.
"Versed,” published by the Wesleyan University Press, did appear in a larger printing than her earlier works, which is about 2, 700 copies. The new edition is scheduled to appear in May.
1. According to Rae Armantrout, .
A. her 10th book is much better
B. her winning the Pulitzer is unexpected
C. the media is surprised at her works
D. she likes being recognized by her readers
2. Which of the following is true of Rae Armantrout?
A. She published a poetry textbook.
B. She used to teach Denise Levertov.
C. She started a poets’ group with others.
D. She taught creative writing at UC Berkeley.
3. What can we learn about“Versed” ?
A. It consists of three parts.
B. It is mainly about the American army.
C. It is a book published two decades ago.
D. It partly concerns the poet’s own life.
4. Rae Armantrout’s colleagues think that she .
A. should write moreB. has a sweet voice
C. deserves the prize D. is a strange professor
5. What can we learn from the text?
A. About 2, 700 copies of“Versed” will be printed.
B. Cancer made Armantrout stop writing.
C. Armantrout got her degrees at UCSD.
D. “Versed” has been awarded twice.
【参考答案】1--5 、BCDCD