2016届湖南长沙市高考英语二轮阅读理解训练（68）（含答案）

　　湖南长沙市2016高考英语（二轮）阅读理解训练（68）及答案

　　阅读理解。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。

　　“I didn't hear them call my name，” explained Shelley Hennig to Active Teens (AT) as she talked about that exciting moment on national television when she won the honor of Miss Teen USA 2004. “Are you ready？”is what she heard.Then she said，“I shook my head no，and then they said ‘yes’and it was announced again.”

　　It was four days after that life changing moment for the seventeen­year­old high school student from Destrehan, Louisiana­she was still on_cloud_nine.

　　“I was so shocked! I never believed that it could actually really happen. ”Present in the audience (观众) that day were: her mother and father, older brother, her friends, and her dance teacher.

　　Understanding why members of her family and her friends would be there，AT asked why her dance teacher had traveled so far to see her compete (比赛). “She's always been my role model. I've danced with her since I was six. She's been through so many difficulties and came through them all. I've learned to get over bad life's experiences and learned how to move on because of her.”

　　One of those bad life's experiences for Shelley happened three years ago when her brother Brad was killed in a drunk driving accident. He was 18. She found writing helped her get through the rough days. She said, “I write a lot about my brother. I write a lot, a lot，a lot...”

　　As Miss Louisiana Teen, she traveled around the state speaking to teens (青少年) about the dangers of drinking and driving. In her role as Miss Teen USA, Shelley will continue to speak to youth about safe driving，in addition to many other things to help the youth.

　　When AT asked Miss Teen USA if she had any advice for our readers, she said, “Don't let anyone change you. Hang out with people that make you feel good about yourself. That way，it is easy to be yourself.”

　　人生要经历许多苦难，但不管怎样都要勇敢面对，不能让任何人改变你自己。

　　1. What do the underlined words “on cloud nine” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

　　A. Frightened

　　B. Troubled

　　C. Very happy

　　D. Very angry

　　答案：C。词义猜测题。由第一段中“...as she talked about that exciting moment...”可知C项正确。

　　2．Shelley takes her dance teacher as a role model mainly because she is ________.

　　A. determined

　　B. friendly

　　C. strict

　　D. experienced

　　答案：A。细节理解题。由第四段“She's been through so many difficulties and came through them all”．可知答案为A项。

　　．How many children did the Hennigs have according to the text?

　　A. 1.　

　　B. 2.　

　　C. 3.　

　　D. 4.

　　答案：C。细节理解题。第三段中提到“older brother”，第五段中提到“her brother Brad”以及Shelley Hennig，由此可知the Hennigs共有三个孩子。

　　．What did Shelley often do after she became Miss Louisiana Teen?

　　A. She visited drunken drivers.B. She gave dance performances.

　　C. She made speeches on safe driving. D. She helped other teens with their studies.

　　答案：C。细节理解题。由倒数第二段中“...she traveled around the state speaking to teens (青少年) about the dangers of drinking and driving.”可知正确答案为C。

　　．What suggestion does Shelley give to the teens?

　　A. Be yourself with the support of friends.

　　B. Meet friends whenever possible.

　　C. Go easy on yourself and others.

　　D. Have a good role model.

　　答案：A。细节理解题。由最后一段Shelley所说的话可知她对青少年的建议是A项。

　　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。● Health, Wellness and the Politics of Food 

　　9:00-9:45a.m. Blue Tent  

　　Panelists(讨论会成员): Jami Bernard, David Kamp, Marion Nestle and Peter Singer. Hosted by Denise Gray, science writer for The New York Times.    How does what we eat not only affect our bodies, but also the world? The food and nutrition experts debate the role that the diet plays in both personal and global health, and present a look at food politics. ● Sports writing: For the Love of the Game 9:50-10:35a.m. Blue Tent Panelists: Christine Brennan, Ira Rosen, Joe Wallace and Joe Drape. Hosted by William C. Rhoden, sports writer for The New York Times.

　　Whether catching that key moment of victory or defeat, or covering breaking news, sports writers are anything but audience. Listen as some professionals discuss the special experience in reporting of sports news. ● The Art of the Review

　　11:15-12:00a.m. Green Tent Panelists: John Freeman, Barry Gewen, David Orr, Celia McGee and Jennifer Schuessler. Hosted by Sam Tanenhaus, editor for the Book Review The New York Times.

　　How much of an effect does the book review have on book sales? Join this group of critics as they discuss the reality of the book review and bestseller lists, and how they choose books for review. ● New York Writers, New York Stories 3:00-3:45p.m. Green Tent Panelists: Cindy Adams, Richard Cohen, Ric Klass and Lauren Redniss. Hosted by Clyde Haberman, columnist(专栏作家) for the City Section of The New York Times.

　　Join this inspiring group of New York—centric writers as they talk about why New York is a gold mine of ideas for their work. 1. If you are free in the afternoon, you can attend _________.

　　A. The Art of the Review                  

　　B. Health, Wellness and the Politics of Food

　　C. New York Writers, New York Stories

　　D. Sports Writing: For the Love of the Game

　　2. Sam Tanenhaus is in charge of _________. A. The Art of the Review                  

　　B. Health, Wellness and the Politics of Food

　　C. New York Writers, New York Stories      

　　D. Sports Writing: For the Love of the Game 3. All the four activities above _________.

　　A. are about writing                    

　　B. can be attended freely 

　　C. will last 45 minutes each           D. will attract many readers 4. We can learn from the text that _________.

　　A. sports writers are a type of audience    

　　B. book reviews may affect book sales

　　C. Denise Grady will discuss political policy      

　　D. The New York Times is popular

　　【参考答案】 CACB

　　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。“Plants were expected to get larger with increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, but changes in temperature, humidity and nutrient availability seem to have trumped the benefits of increased carbon dioxide,” said researchers from the National University of Singapore． 45 percent of the species studied now reach smaller adult sizes than they did in the past. The researchers pointed out that warmer temperatures and changing habitats, caused by climate change, are possible reasons for shrinking creatures．

　　“ We do not yet know the mechanisms involved, or why some organism are getting smaller while others are unaffected,” the researchers said．“Until we understand more, we could be risking negative consequences that we can' t yet quantify．” The change was big in cold - blooded animals．Only two decades of warmer temperatures were enough to make reptiles (爬行动物) smaller. An increase of 1 degree centigrade caused nearly a 10 percent increase in metabolism(新陈代谢). Greater use of energy resulted in tiny tortoises and little lizards. Fish are smaller now too. Though overfishing has played a part in reducing numbers, experiments show that warmer temperatures also stop fish growth. There is a recent report on warmer temperatures' negative effects on plankton(浮游生物), the base of the marine ecosystem．

　　Warm - blooded animals weren't immune from the size change caused by climate change．Many birds are now smaller. Mammals have been miniaturized too. Soay sheep are thinner. Red deer are weaker．And polar bears are smaller, compared with historical records．This is not the first time this has happened in Earth' s history．

　　55 million years ago, a warming event similar to the current climate change caused bees, spiders and ants to shrink by 50 to 75 percent over several thousand years．That event happened over a long time than the current climate change． The speed of modem climate change could mean organisms may not respond or adapt quickly enough, especially those with long generation times．So, it is likely that more negative influences of climate change will be shown in future． 1. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

　　A. Why do some species become smaller?

　　B. How does temperature change in Earth' s history?

　　C. Climate change has many negative effects．

　　D. Species become smaller as climate warms． . The underlined word "trumped" in the first paragraph can be replaced by _________．

　　A. beaten          B. increased   C. strengthened           D. equaled

　　3. Researchers from the National University of Singapore believe that _________．

　　A. too many studies on animals' size have been done.

　　B. all the animals on the earth have become smaller.

　　C. how climate change effects animals' size has not been found clearly.

　　D. climate change has more negative effects on warm-blooded animals.

　　4. What can we learn from the passage?

　　A. Bird have suffered more from climate change than fish．

　　B. Climate change have even affected plankton negatively．

　　C. Cold-blooded animals become smaller because of the lack of food.

　　D. The warming event has never happened in Earth' s history before.

　　参考答案1—4、DACB

　　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。Seven years of careful design and planning all came together on Monday, when James Cameron became the first human to make a solo trip to the deepest known point on earth - the Challenger Deep! More importantly though, he appeared safely seven hours later, completing with exciting-photos and videos from this dark mysterious world that has been visited by only two humans before!

　　Seated inside a specially built 12-ton green submersible (潜水器) called the Deep Sea Challenger,  the brilliant filmmaker caught every moment of his 2-hour-36-minute journey down to the bottom of the Mariana Trench on video — given that it is 120 times larger than the Grand Canyon and a mile deeper than Mount Everest.       

　　Absolutely nothing! There were no large alien creatures or mysterious footprints — just a flat desolate (荒凉的) landscape, 50 times larger than the Grand Canyon.  Mr. Cameron describes it as "devoid (缺乏) of sunlight, any heat, any warmth". The only things swimming around, were some tiny shrimp-like (虾状的) creatures no bigger than an inch.      While the 57-year-old had expected to spend six hours at the bottom, he was forced to return in three hours, because the robotic arm that was supposed to help him collect samples went wrong and began leaking oil. He also lost some thrusters (推进器)  and a whole starboard side,  causing the submersible to spin around in circles.                    

　　However, these small setbacks did not make the whole trip any less exciting for Mr. Cameron. The director, who returned to the surface in a speedy seventy minutes, believes this is just one of many trips he and other adventurers will be taking. In fact, Sir Richard Branson, the founder of the Virgin Group, is currently in the midst of planning a similar trip to the Puerto Rico Trench that lies five miles below the surface of the water.  Though Mr. Cameron’s is promising to move his historic trip into an exciting 3-D National Geographic documentary, he is tight-lipped about how the experience will be used in his next movie!  We cannot wait to see! 1. According to Paragraph one，we can know that _________.

　　A. Cameron is the first man to the deepest known point on earth

　　B. the trip had been well prepared in the past few years

　　C. the trip lasted for about nine and a half hours

　　D. the pictures Cameron took are dark 2. On the bottom of Challenger Deep, _________.

　　A. there are some mysterious footprints                

　　B. the landscape is not very large 

　　C. there are many fish                                    D. it is dark and cold

　　3. Why did Mr. Cameron return earlier than planned?

　　A. Because he finished all his tasks.

　　B. Because he couldn't stand the environment. C. Because there was something wrong with his submersible. D. Because he was eager to show his photos and videos to others.    

　　4. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that _________.

　　A. many similar trips will be taken in the near future

　　B. the small setbacks had a great effect on Mr. Cameron C. some people have known how Cameron's experience will be used in his next movie D. the trip to the Puerto Rico Trench is more dangerous and difficult than to the Mariana Trench

　　参考答案1—4、BDCA

　　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。Many cities have subways and underground public transportation to take locals and tourists alike rapidly around the city．However, there’s something different about riding a London subway．It may not look different, but the historical value of one of England’s most popular forms of transportation is enough to make riding the subway a must when visiting London．With a little under 100 different stations, the subway can take you almost anywhere you need to go．

　　Riding a London subway, a person from other countries will notice one major difference: in London, people do not look at each other．In fact, eye contact is avoided at all times．That’s not rudeness ― people are just too busy to bother looking．

　　Busy doing what, you ask? Well, they’re certainly not using the time for a moment of quiet thinking．Nor are they reading a book．New technology has replaced quiet habits．Today the only acceptable form of book on the London underground is an e-book．

　　Apple must earn a fortune from London commuters（使用月票上下班者）．Since the launch of the iPhone in 2007, over 40,000―yes, that’s 40,000 “apps” have been designed．

　　Commuters love them because they are the perfect time-fillers．One “app”, called iShoot, is a game that features tanks．Another one, Tube Exits, tells passengers where to sit on the train to be closest to the exit of their destination．iSteam clouds the iPhone screen when you breathe into the microphone．You can then write in the “steam” on your phone screen．

　　For those without an iPhone, another Apple product, the iPod, may be the distraction（消遣）of choice．It’s not just teenagers who “plug in” to their music－iPods are a popular way to pass the time for all ages．

　　And if games, e-books and music aren’t enough to keep you occupied, then perhaps you would prefer a film? The development of palm DVD technology means many commuters watch their favorite TV shows or films on the way to work．With all these distractions, it’s amazing that people still remember to get off the train．

　　1．Those who want to save time to reach where they go can download ______ to their iPhones．

　　A．iShoot

　　B．Tube Exits

　　C．iSteam

　　D．iPod

　　2．People in London do not make eye contact on the subway because ______．

　　A．they are going to work and have no time to communicate with each other

　　B．they love reading books and do not want to be disturbed

　　C．they feel sleepy because of getting up early

　　D．they are busy playing games, reading e-books, listening to music or watching films

　　3．The underlined word “apps” in the fourth paragraph means ______．

　　A．computers

　　B．programs downloaded for the iPhone

　　C．computer companies

　　D．fortune from London commuters

　　4.．The main idea of the passage is that ______．

　　A．London commuters are unfriendly to strangers

　　B．Apple has earned a lot of money from selling 40,000 apps

　　C．technology is changing how London commuters spend their traveling time

　　D．riding a London subway is a must when visiting London1.B细节理解题。根据Another one, Tube Exits, tells passengers where to sit on the train to be closest to the exit of their destination．故选B。

　　2.D细节理解题。根据最后一段可知人们在地铁里没空看别人，是因为大家都忙于玩游戏读电子书听音乐或看电影，故选D。

　　3..B词义猜测题。根据have been designed可知它是电脑里已经设计好的程序，故选B。

　　4..C主旨大意题。整篇短文叙述了伦敦的人们是怎样打发他们在做地铁的时间的，故选C