2016届湖南长沙市高考英语二轮阅读理解训练（69）（含答案）

　　湖南长沙市2016高考英语（二轮）阅读理解训练（69）及答案

　　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。

　　Cassandra Feeley finds it hard to manage on her husband's income. So this year she did something more than a hobby: She planted vegetables in her yard. For her first garden, Ms. Feeley

　　has put in 15 tomato plants, and five rows of a variety of vegetables. The family's old farm house has become a chicken house, its residents

　　arriving next month. Last year, Ms.Rita Gartin kept a small garden. This year she has made it much larger because, she said, “The cost of everything is going up and I was looking to lose a few pounds too; so it's a win­win situation all around.”

　　They are among the growing number of Americans who, driven by higher living costs and a falling economy(经济), have taken up vegetable gardening for the first time. Others have increased the size of their existing gardens. Seed companies and garden shops say that not since the 1970s has there been such an increase in interest in growing food at home. Now many gardens across the country have been sold out for several months. In Austin, Tex., some of the gardens have a three­year waiting list.

　　George C．Ball Jr, owner of a company, said sales of vegetable seeds and plants are up by 40% over last year, double the average growth of the last five years. Mr.Ball argues that some of the reasons have been building for the last few years. The big one is the striking rise in the cost of food like bread and milk, together with the increases in the price of fruits and vegetables. Food prices have increased because of higher oil prices. People are now driving less, taking fewer vacations, so there is more time to garden.

　　本文讲述了由于生活费用增高，加上经济下降，越来越多的人开始自己种菜，并且现在人们开车少了，旅游少了，有更多的时间来种菜，减少生活费用。

　　1. What does the underlined word “residents” in Paragraph 1 probably refer to?

　　A．chickens

　　B．tomatoes

　　C．gardens

　　D．people

　　答案：A。词义猜测题。由上文的a chicken house(鸡舍)可知，它的居民应该是小鸡，故A项正确。

　　．Why is vegetable gardening becoming increasingly popular?

　　A．More Americans are doing it for fun.B．The price of oil is lower than before.

　　C．There's a growing need for fruits.D．The cost of living is on the rise.

　　答案：D。细节理解题。由短文第二段第一句话可知，由于生活费增高，经济下降，越来越多的人们开始自己种菜。故D项正确。

　　．Which of the following might be the best title for the text?

　　A．Family Food Planning B．Banking on Gardening

　　C．A Belt­tightening MoveD．Gardening as a Hobby

　　答案：B。主旨大意题。本文主要讲述了由于生活费用增高，经济下降，迫使人们自己种菜来减少开支。A项意为：家庭食物计划；B项：依靠种菜；C项：紧缩腰带运动；D项：把种菜当做爱好。

　　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。

　　If you are a college student, probably you are greatly stressed when the final exams are coming. University students are good at coming up with ways to cope with the stress of college life. But some students at a college in Canada have started a new trend that is family-friendly, opening a puppy room for students during finals week (December 4-6)

　　The National Post reports that for three days during finals week, students at Dalousie University can spend some time with lovely dogs, which is being brought in by Therapeutic Paws of Canada. “It is something that people need right now because students are superstressed,” Michael Kean, an environmental science student who first proposed the idea, told me the Post.

　　After the student union first advertised the event on its Face book page, the news of the Puppy Room spread quickly across social networking sites. “Our expectations are pretty high right now,” Gavin Jardine, vice president of student life at Dalhousie told the Post. “We had 1800 shares, thousands of ‘likes’. It attracted a lot of attention on Twitter as well. It spread as quickly as a virus.”

　　Don LeBlance of Therapeutc Paws of Canada said all the dogs attending the event come from loving homes and enjoy the company of people. A number of different breeds will be on hand to interact with students who sign up to visit the Puppy Room. And buzz from the Dalhousie Puppy Room has spread so quickly that LeBlance says a half dozen universities have already called about staging similar events for their students.

　　So, is there any actual evidence to support using guest dogs to reduce the stress of busy college students? “If you do any research at all about the benefits of using pets, you will find out quite quickly that it lowers blood pressure,” LeBlanc said. “It certainly made a huge difference in my life when I got a dog.”

　　1 What is Michael Kean’s attitude toward the puppy room?

　　A. He thinks it is bad for dogs.

　　B. He doesn’t think it is relaxing.

　　C. He thinks it is a waste of time.

　　D. He thinks it works for college students.

　　2 Paragraph 3 shows the idea of the puppy room was___________.

　　A. surprising

　　B. harmful

　　C. well received

　　D. inspiring

　　3 We know from Paragraph 4 that some universities want to ____________.

　　A. find out if their students are also stressed

　　B. follow the example of the college in Canada

　　C. find out why dogs are loved by college students

　　D. introduce some dogs from the college in Canada

　　4 What’s the main idea of the passage?

　　A. Puppies have become very popular with college students.

　　B. College students have more ways of relaxing than before.

　　C. A college is offering more ways of entertainment for students.

　　D. A college is offering a puppy room for stressed college students.

　　参考答案1—4 DCBD

　　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。TOSHIBA ELEVATORS LTD is one of the leading elevator companies in the world with more than 120 branch companies around the globe. SHENYANG TOSHIBA ELEVATORS LTD in Shenyang produces high-quality elevators. We are offering the following positions:

　　·Plant Manager

　　Excellent Senior Engineer with experience in this field to manage our plant in Shenyang

　　·Senior Engineers (Mechanical and Electrical)

　　For production and Engineering Department, good command of Internet

　　·Junior positions

　　For those who wish for success

　　·One purchaser (购货员)

　　Preferably with experience in a mechanical engineering company and international markets.

　　·Cost Accountant(会计)

　　5 years experience in mechanical factory costing, good knowledge in Office 2007, CET level.

　　　For these senior level Positions, we expect preferably a university degree or an excellent job record. 3-5 years of experience on the job and good command of English. If you are ready to work with us, we will offer attractive salary packet and bright future.

　　SHENYANG TOSHIBA ELEVATORS LTD

　　Shenyang (024-82846556) Liaoning Province

　　TOWER DAIRY PRODUCT COMPANY LTD is a well-known food company in Suzhou. We’re offering the following positions:

　　Secretary

　　·University graduate

　　·Good at English speaking, writing and translating

　　·Good PC knowledge and typing skill

　　·Pleasant character with good personal skill

　　(2) accountants

　　·College or university graduate

　　·Good command of English and PC operation

　　·Work experience

　　(3) Production trainees

　　·College or university graduate

　　·Food engineering/ machinery or chemistry

　　·Good command of English

　　·1-2 years experience in food factory

　　·Leadership ability and PC knowledge

　　(4) Production workers

　　·Polytechnic (工艺的) school graduate

　　·Food technology or chemistry

　　·Knowledge of basic English

　　·1-2 years experience in food factory

　　TOWER DAIRY PRODUCT COMPANY LTD

　　Suzhou (0512-86734157) Jiangsu Province

　　1、 If you want to get a senior position in TOSHIBA, you need to have____________.

　　A. work experience on the job

　　B. typing skills and know English well

　　C. good wishes for the job

　　D. pleasant character and PC skill

　　2、 Each position offered by TOWER requires the applicant to ____________.

　　A. have work experience

　　B. be a university graduate

　　C. have good PC knowledge

　　D. have knowledge of English

　　3、 If you don’t know how to use a computer, you had better ask for the position of __________.

　　A. a secretary in TOWER

　　B. a production worker in TOWER

　　C. a senior engineer in TOSHIBA

　　D. a cost accountant in TOSHIBA

　　4、 As a graduate from university this year, you can probably get a job as ___________.

　　A. a cost accountant in TOSHIBA

　　B. a purchaser in TOSHIBA

　　C. a secretary in TOWER

　　D. an accountant in TOWER

　　参考答案1—4、ADBC

　　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。

　　Exploit your parking space

　　An unused parking space or garage can make money. If you live near a city center or an airport, you could make anything up to ￡200 or ￡300 a week. Put an advertisement(广告)for free on Letpark or Atmyhousepark.

　　Rent(出租)a room

　　Spare room? Not only will a lodger(房客)earn you an income, but also, thanks to the government­backed “rent a room” program, you won't have to pay any tax on the first ￡4,500 you make per year. Try advertising your room on Roomspare or Roommateeasy.

　　Make money during special events

　　Don't want a full­time lodger? Then rent on a short­term basis. If you live in the capital, renting a room out during the Olympics or other big events could bring in money. Grashpadder can advertise your space.

　　Live on set

　　Renting your home out as a “film set” could earn you hundreds of pounds a day, depending on the film production company and how long your home is needed. A quick search on the Internet will bring up dozens of online companies that allow you to register your home for free—but you will be charged if your home gets picked.

　　Use your roof

　　You need the right kind of roof, but some energy companies pay the cost of fixing

　　solar equipment(around￡14,000), and let you use the energy produced for nothing. In return, they get paid for unused energy fed back into the National Grid. However, you have to sign a 25­year agreement with the supplier, which could prevent you from changing the roof.

　　如果你拥有自己的多余的房子，房间或停车场，如果你按照作者告诉你的上述做法去做，会轻松地挣到大钱。

　　1．If you earn ￡5,000 from renting a room in one year, the tax you need to pay will be based on ________.

　　A．￡300

　　B．￡500

　　C．￡4,500

　　D．￡5,000

　　答案：B。数字计算题。根据第二个段落的信息句“...won't have to pay any tax for the first ￡4,500”，可以明确：所挣得的4500磅是不用缴税的，即：需要缴税的是多于这个数字的钱，本题中，该是500磅需要缴税。

　　．Where can you put an advertisement to rent out a room during a big event?

　　A．On Letpark.

　　B．On Roomspare.

　　C．On Grashpadder.

　　D．On Roommateeasy.

　　答案：C。细节判断题。 根据第三个段落的最后一句话可以找到明确的答案，即选项C是正确的。

　　．If you want to use energy free, you have to ________.

　　A．sign an agreement with the government

　　B．pay around ￡14,000 for the equipment

　　C．sell the roof to some energy companies

　　D．keep the roof unchanged within 25 years

　　答案：D。推理判断题。在最后一段中的最后一句话里含有本答案的信息： “25­year agreement”以及“prevent you from changing your roof”都可以断定选项D的说法是符合原文的。

　　．For whom is the text most probably written?

　　A．Lodgers.

　　B. Advertisers.

　　C．House owners.

　　D．Online companies.

　　答案：C。推理判断题。从每个段落都可以确定：这是个能够对外出租停车位，房间，房顶等的人，即：是个house owner，选项C是正确的。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。Teachers say the digital age has had a good influence----- and a not-so-good influence----on this generation of American teenagers. More than 2000 teachers took an online survey. Three-quarters of the teachers said the Internet and digital search tools have had a “ mostly positive” effect on their students’ research habits and skills. But 64 percent said the technologies “ do more to distract (使分心) students than to help them academically.” And 87 percent agreed that these technologies are creating an “ easily distracted generation with short attention spans.”

　　The Pew Internet Project did the survey with the National Writing Project. Judy Buchanan is the vice director of the National Writing Project and a co-author of the report. Ms. Buchanan says digital research tools are helping students learn more and faster. “ Teachers really favor these tools because they are ways to make some of the learning exciting and engaging. Young people favor these tools. The goal is to really help them become creators of meaningful content, and not just sort of consumers.”

　　But one problem the survey found is that many students lack digital literacy. They trust too much of the information they find on the Internet. Judy says these students haven’t developed the skills to determine the quality of online information. “ It’s something that really has to be taught and paid attention to, because in a world in which things happen quickly, you do need to step back, reflect and analyze the information you have.”

　　Another problem is blamed on something that might not seem like a problem at all: being able to quickly find information online. Teachers say the result is a reduction in the desire and ability of their students to work hard to find answers. They say students are overly dependent on search engines and do not make enough use of printed books or research libraries.

　　Many teachers are also concerned that the Internet makes it easy for students to copy work done by others instead of using their own abilities.

　　1 The text mainly tells us ____________.

　　A. digital tools bring about benefits and problems

　　B. the Internet is playing a key role

　　C. teachers encourage using digital tools D. all the students use digital tools

　　2 Which of the following best shows the structure of the text?

　　A.

　　B

　　C

　　D

　　(=Para 1,

　　= Para 2, =Para 3, = Para 4, =Para 5)

　　3 The underlined sentence in the third paragraph probably means _________.

　　A. students do not have the right digital tools

　　B. students do not always have access to the Internet

　　C. students can’t judge online information properly

　　D. students haven’t the ability to adjust themselves

　　4 Some students don’t tend to work hard because ___________.

　　A. they can copy others’ work without being punished

　　B. printed books and libraries around aren’t enough

　　C. the Internet can’t make students concentrate

　　D. they can get answer on the Internet quickly

　　参考答案1—4、ACCD