2016年湖北武汉高考英语阅读理解二轮基础训练（23）（含答案）
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。My Left Foot (1989)
Imagine being a prisoner of your own body, unable to make any movements except to move your left foot. The main character in My Left Foot，based on the real story of cerebral palsy (大脑性麻痹) sufferer Christy Brown，can barely move his mouth to speak, but by controlling his left foot, he’s able to express himself as an artist and poet. For his moving performance of Brown, Daniel Lewis won his first Academy Award for best actor.
Shine (1996)
Do you have a talent you’re afraid to share with the world? David Helfgott seemed meant from childhood to be “one of the truly great pianists,” but the pressures of performing (and pleasing his father) resulted in a complete breakdown. Ten years in a mental institution didn’t weaken Helfgott’s musical gift: When he was rediscovered, he was playing concertos in a bar. Shine received seven Oscar nominations (提名), and Geoffrey Rush won best actor for his performance of Helfgott.
Life Is Beautiful (1997)
Nothing’s more powerful than the love between a parent and a child. In this heartbreaking Italian film, a father (Roberto Benigni) makes an unbelievable sacrifice for his 4-year-old son: trapped in a Nazi concentration camp in 1945, the Jewish man convinces his boy that they are playing a complicated game. He manages to spare him the horror of the terrible war, and even in his final moments of life, keeps his son smiling and hopeful. Benigni won the best actor Oscar.
Stand and Deliver (1988)
Few people can inspire us more than a good teacher. Jaime Escalante (Edward James Olmos got Oscar nomination for best actor) is a great one. Employed at a high school where kids are expected to fail, Escalante challenges his math students to struggle for better things, like getting good grades in the AP exam. Despite the obstacles in their lives, the classmates accomplish their goals, thanks to Mr. Escalante’s support. The real Jaime Escalante, the Best Teacher in America, says that Stand and Deliver is “90% truth, 10% drama.”
1. The underlined part in the passage means _________.
A. The main character in My Left Foot can’t control his whole body
B. The main character in My Left Foot is trapped by others
C. The main character in My Left Foot is a prisoner
D. The main character in My Left Foot is a disabled person
2. If you want to watch a movie about wars, which may be one of your choices?
A. Life Is Beautiful.
B. Stand and Deliver.
C. Shine.
D. My Left Foot.
3.Which of the following is
true according to the four movies’ information?
A. My Left Foot was directed by Christy Brown’s
B. Geoffrey Rush stayed in a mental institution for ten years
C. Edward James Olmos received nomination for best actor Oscar
D. Jaime Escalante has a talent for playing the piano
4. What do the four movies have in common?
A. They are all based on real stories.
B. The main characters are all sick to some degree but succeed.
C. The main characters all won Academy Award for Best Actor.
D. They are all inspiring stories that make a difference.
参考答案1—4、DACD
【阅读理解】介绍说明类
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
The principles about applying for jobs have altered greatly lately. In the past, people preferred a hand-written application letter. However, nowadays it is becoming more and more common to apply for a job through the Internet. You can find information on the Internet about how to apply for jobs. Information can be found about how to fulfill your application letter, the clothes that you should wear and how to carry out the interview itself.
The importance of body language is often mentioned, but doesn’t always get the attention it deserves. After all, before a word has ever been spoken, your body language will have already given people their first impression of you. Additionally, your body language will also give out a lot more information. Based on your body language it can be seen if you are self-confident. It can also show if you are a busy or a quiet type and it helps give an impression of whether you are speaking truthfully or not. Body language can show how enthusiastic you are and if you are a nice person, someone who will take his work seriously, but also someone who has a sense of humor and can enjoy a joke from time to time. The members of the application committee will ask you questions, but your answers won’t only be oral. The committee will not only pay attention to what you say, but also to how you say it!Body language will determine first if it“clicks”, and sometimes all it takes is just a few seconds. Everybody uses body language, but it takes place mostly at a subconscious (下意识的)level. Using body language appropriately, you can definitely increase your chances of getting a job.
1. What kind of people is the text mainly meant for?
A. Interviewers.B. Job-hunting people.
C. Employers. D. Lay-off workers.
2. We can learn from the first paragraph that______.
A. hand-written letters are not used in finding a job
B. the more expensive clothes interviewees wear, the better
C. body language is more important than spoken words
D. Internet is of significance in applying for a job
3. Using body language well in a job interview will probably______.
A. get rid of the interviewers’ prejudice
B. determine what position one will get
C. increase the possibility to get the wanted job
D. help one remove nervousness
4. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Those using body language are usually confident.
B. Body language is often used on purpose in job hunting.
C. Body language is a mirror to reflect one’s personality.
D. People enjoying jokes are preferred in a job interview.
【参考答案】1—4、BDCC
阅读理解, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。
Education in the United States is compulsory for children up to about the age of sixteen. Most young people stay in school longer than that. Most graduate from high school at the age of 17 or 18.
Almost half of these high school graduates continue their education at a college or university. Education for most young people in this country is free up to the time they graduate from high school. There are private schools, but most parents send their children to public schools, where students do not pay tuition. When young people go to college, however, they must pay tuition at a public university or a private university. University costs are going up a lot：private universities have become very expensive because the government does not help them.
Who pays? The parents of children in college may have to pay more, or often students may have to find jobs. These students have to worry about assignments and grades and also about their jobs. If they work too much at their jobs they may be absent from class or miss assignments or make too many errors on tests. They may even fail their courses and have to leave the university.
For many students, the problem of getting an education is not just a problem of homework and exams. They also have to make money to pay for tuition. And professors don't teach them how to do that!
1．In the United States, almost half of the high school graduates________.
A．go to colleges and universities
B．need not pay any tuition
C．have to enter open universities
D．work hard to avoid errors on tests
答案：A 本题考查细节题。由文章第二段第一句“Almost half of these high school graduates continue their education at a college or university”可知，几乎有一半的中学生毕业都在大学或学院里继续深造。
2．Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A．Most parents prefer to send their children to public schools rather than to private schools due to tuition.B．Education is not free until the students graduate from high school.
C．University costs are on the increase.
D．The students may be absent from class if they work overtime.
答案：B 本题考查细节理解。由文章第二段第二句“Education for most young people in this country is free up to the time they graduate from high school.”可知，在这个国家，大多数年轻人接受的免费教育可持续到中学毕业，而这正与B的意思相反，因此B是正确答案。
3．The private university students have to pay more money for tuition because________.
A．the government does not finance the private universities
B．none of companies support the private universities
C．the teaching quality of the private universities are superior to public ones
D．they have some trouble in passing the exams
答案：A 本题考查细节理解。由文章第二段第五句“University costs are going up a lot; private universities have become very expensive because the government does not help them.”可知，私立大学学费高昂的原因是政府不资助私立学校。
4．The main idea of the passage might be________.
A．selecting a good university costs in the United States
B．the increase on university costs in the United States
C．the argument about education in the United States
D．the problem of getting an education in the United States
答案：D 本题考查主旨大意。纵观全文，一直谈论的都是在美国教育中遇到的问题，因此D项是正确答案。
阅读理解, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。
Good morning. The program today is about music.The word “music” comes from the Greek word “muse”. The Muses are the goddesses of the arts. Music is only one of the arts. It is like the spoken language, but it uses sounds. Today’s program brings together music from different corners of the world.Who invented music? Who sang the first song? No one knows exactly the answers to these questions. But we know that music plays an important part in almost everyone’s life. Babies and young children love to hear people singing to them. When they are a little older, they like to sing the songs they have heard.When children go to school, their world of music grows. In the middle grades students take music lessons. When they reach high school, they become more and more interested in listening to pop music.
The records we have chosen for you today are from American country music, Indian music, pop music and so on. Music has different meanings for everyone. It can make people happy or it can make them sad.Music is now heard everywhere, in shops and buses and at home. In this program we shall study the language of music.We shall be trying to find out more about how music works. We shall try to find out how music says what people feel. It is worth making the effort. Only then can we say why one piece of music is good and another is bad.
Now, here comes the music today, I shall explain why they are all good music...
1. What is the first paragraph mainly about?
A．Some knowledge about music.
B．The origin of music.
C．Something about the announcer.
D．Some questions about music.
2. Which of the following is NOT the purpose of this music program?
A．To study the language of music.
B．To learn more about music.
C．To find out how music expresses people’s feelings.
D．To tell us we should listen to music every day.
3. Why should we study music a lot according to the text?
A．To tell whether a piece of music is good or not.
B．To learn about the development of music.
C．To have a talent for music.
D．To know more about the society.
4. What does the announcer think about the function of music in our life?
A．It is important to almost everyone.
B．It is necessary for the young.
C．It plays a great role when we are children.
D．It decides our future.[解题导语] 本文主要讨论了一个主要涉及世界各地的音乐的节目，然后对音乐进行了阐述。
1．解析：选A。主旨大意题。第一段主要讨论了这个节目主要涉及世界各地的音乐，然后对音乐进行了阐述。故选A。
2．解析：选D。细节理解题。A、B、C三项在第二段中都提到了，文章未提及D项。故选D。
3．解析：选A。细节理解题。根据第二段的最后一句Only then can we say why one piece of music is good and another is bad.可知。4．解析：选A。细节理解题。根据第一段的But we know that music plays an important part in almost everyone’s life.以及下文的内容可知。