2016届湖北武汉市高考英语阅读理解二轮基础训练（35）（含答案）

　　2016年湖北武汉市高考英语阅读理解二轮基础训练（35）（含答案）

　　【阅读理解】

　　For those who study the development of intelligence (智力) in the animal world，self­awareness is an important measurement. An animal that is aware (意识) of itself has a high level of intelligence.

　　Awareness can be tested by studying whether the animal recognizes itself in the mirror, that is, its own reflected image (反射出的影像). Many animals fail this exercise bitterly, paying very little attention to the reflected image. Only humans，and some intelligent animals like apes and dolphins，have been shown to recognize that the image in the mirror is of themselves.

　　Now another animal has joined the club. In the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers report that an Asian elephant has passed the mirror self­reflection test.

　　“We thought that elephants were the next important animal，”said Diana Reiss of the Wildlife Conservation Society, an author of the study with Joshua M. Plotnik and Fans B. M. de Waal of Emory University. With their large brains，Reiss said,

　　elephants “seemed like cousins to apes and dolphins.”

　　The researchers tested Happy. Maxine and Patty, three elephants at the Bronx Zoo. They put an 8­foot­square mirror on a wall of the animals' play area (out of the sight of zoo visitors) and recorded what happened with cameras, including one built in the mirror.

　　The elephants used their long noses to find what was behind it，and to examine parts of their bodies.

　　Of the three, Happy then passed the test，in which a clear mark was painted on one side of her face. She could tell the mark was there by looking in the mirror, and she used the mirror to touch the mark with her long nose.

　　Diana Reiss said，“We knew elephants were intelligent, but now we can talk about their intelligence in a better way.”

　　文章通过实验说明能意识到自身形象的动物具有高智商。

　　1. What can mirror tests tell us about animals?

　　A. Whether they have large brains.

　　B. Whether they have self­awareness.

　　C. Whether they enjoy outdoor exercises.

　　D. Whether they enjoy playing with mirrors.

　　答案：B。细节理解题。由文章第二段第一句话“Awareness can be tested by...”可知B项正确。

　　2. Why does the author mention apes and dolphins in the text?

　　A. They are most familiar to readers.

　　B. They are big favorites with zoo visitors.

　　C. They are included in the study by Reiss.

　　D. They are already known to be intelligent.

　　答案：D。推理判断题。由第二段最后一句可知人们已经知道apes和dolphins是聪明的。

　　3. What made Happy different from Maxine and Patty?

　　A. She used her nose to search behind the mirror.

　　B. She recognized her own image in the mirror.

　　C. She painted a mark on her own face.

　　D. She found the hidden camera.

　　答案：B。推理判断题。由倒数第二段可推出Happy能辨别出自己在镜子中的形象。

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　　1. What is Ten Thousand Villages?

　　A. A town.

　　B. A website.

　　C. A shop.

　　D. An organization.

　　2. The underlined word “flyer” probably means ________.

　　A. a software

　　B. an e­book

　　C. a ticket

　　D. an advertisement

　　3. People can give money to Primary Source by buying gifts ________.

　　A. at Ten Thousand Villages on Friday

　　B. at GoodShop online

　　C. at Ten Thousand Villages at 500 pm

　　D. at any shop or e­shop

　　4. If you pay $ 10 for a gift at GoodShop, ________ in the end.

　　A. 7 dollars will go to GoodShop

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　　C. 7 dollars will go to Primary Source

　　D. 10 dollars will go to schools in new England

　　【参考答案】1—4、C D B A

　　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。An American woman has been held by authorities in China for the past six months accused of stealing state secrets. Mrs Phan-Gillis, a naturalised American born in Vietnam, was detained in March, during a trade visit to promote the Texan city of Houston. Sandy Phan-Gillis's husband Jeff Gillis says she is now being moved to a more secure facility.

　　China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said on Tuesday that Mrs. Phan-Gillis was "suspected of carrying out activities endangering national security, and is currently being investigated by relevant departments"."We hope that the outside world will respect China's handling of this case according to law," he added.

　　Mrs Phan-Gillis was president of the Houston Shenzhen Sister City Association and consulted for Chinese and US businesses. One of her colleages in the trip told the BBC "there was nothing out of the ordinary" about the trip but described the sequence of events as they left China as "bizarre". They had been travelling around China for about a week when the group went through immigration control at the border between Guangdong and Macau, in Zhuhai, on 19 March.

　　The group became separated, regrouping on the other side - without Mrs Phan-Gillis.After returning to Houston several days later, Mr Gillis told them that the US consulate had informed him his wife had been detained, accused of stealing state secrets.

　　Her family vigorously deny the accusations, which they say have never been properly explained. Since then, consular officials have been able to visit Mrs Phan-Gillis periodically, to check up on her health, which her husband says is poor, and to pass on messages.

　　The US embassy in Beijing would not comment on the story and referred the BBC to the US Department of State in Washington, which was closed at the time of enquiry.

　　1. What do we know about Mrs Phan-Gillis according to the passage?

　　A. A Vietnamese who goes to China on business.

　　B. She went on a trade visit with her husband.

　　C. A consultant for Chinese and US businesses of the Houston Shenzhen Sister City Association

　　D. An American who has been held by Chinese government.

　　2. What is the attitude of China’s authorities toward this issue?

　　A. Mrs Phan-Gillis is guilty of stealing China’s state secrets.

　　B. They do not confirm the investigation of Mrs Phan-Gillis

　　C. Whether Mrs Phan-Gillis is guilty or not is still under investigation.

　　D. They are expecting other countries’ intervene.

　　3. What is the American government’s reaction to this event?

　　A. positive

　　B. negative

　　C. unclear

　　D. neutral

　　4. What can we infer from the passage?

　　A. The family of Mrs Phan-Gillis think she is innocent.

　　B. The Chinese relevant governments are using some illegal methods to get things done.

　　C. Mrs Phan-Gillis have been to China for many times.

　　D. Mrs Phan-Gillis was detained during a trade visit to promote the Texan city of Houston.

　　参考答案1—4、DCCA

　　阅读理解。

　　Do you know of anyone who uses the truth to deceive (欺骗)? When someone tells you something that is true, but leaves out important in formation that should be included, he can give you a false picture.

　　For example, some might say, “I just won a hundred dollars on the lottery (彩票). It was great. I took that dollar ticket back to the store and turned it in for on e hundred dollars!”

　　This guy’s a winner, right? Maybe, maybe not. We then discover that he bought $200 worth of tickets, and only on e was a winner. He’s really a big loser!

　　He didn’t say anything that was false, but he left out important information on purpose. That’s called a half-truth. Half-truths are not technically lies, but they are just as dishonest.

　　Some politicians often use this trick. Let’s say that during Governor Smith’s last term, her state lost one million jobs and gained three million jobs. Then she seeks another term. One of her opponents(对手) says, “During Governor Smith’s term, the state lost one million jobs!” that’s true. However, and honest statement would have been, “During Governor Smith’s term, the state had a net gain of two million jobs.”

　　Advertisers(广告商) will sometimes use half-truths. It’s against the law to make false statements so they try to mislead you with the truth. An advertisement might say, “Nine out of ten doctors advised their patients to take Yucky Pills to cure toothache.” It fails to mention that they only asked ten doctors and nine of them work for the Yucky Company.

　　This kind of deception happens too of often. It’s a sad fact of life: Lies are lies, and sometimes the truth can lie as well.

　　1. How much did the lottery winner lose?

　　A. One hundred dollars.

　　B. Two hundred dollars.

　　C. Three hundred dollars.

　　D. Four hundred dollars.

　　2. We may infer that the author believes people should _______.

　　A. buy lottery tickets

　　B. make use of half-truths

　　C. not take anything at face value

　　D. not trust the Yucky Company

　　3. What do the underline words “net gain” in Paragraph 5 mean?

　　A. final increase

　　B. big advantage

　　C. large share

　　D. total saving

　　4. What can we know from the example of the Yucky Pill advertisement?

　　False statements are easy to see through.

　　B. Half-truths are often used to mislead people.

　　Doctors like to act in advertisements.

　　D. Advertisements are based on facts.

　　【参考答案】1—4、.A C A B

　　【2016高考训练】阅读理解—推理判断题。

　　People in several American states may be surprised to see cars in city streets without a driver. Experimental driverless vehicles now are legal in Florida, Nevada and California. They are pointing the way to a future that is not far down the road. The high-tech company Google has a number of self-driving cars, Which had covered 480,000 kilometers by August. Volvo is among the companies dong road tests and says in plans to sell driverless cars by 2020.

　　In September, California Governor Jerry Brown signed an act to allow autonomous vehicles on the roads of his state. “Today we’re looking at science fiction becoming tomorrow′s reality—the driverless car.” The systems

　　been improved through competitions sponsored by the U. S. government agency DARPA. Engineer Richard Mason of the Rand Corporation helped design driverless vehicles for DARPA challenge races.

　　Cars have become much more fuel-efficient, and new electronic features are making Hondas safer, said Angie Nucci of Honda America. “A camera on the passenger-side mirror actually engaged on your guiding screen so you can safely change lanes.” Other safety features include warning systems on the front and the sides of the cars. The syatems help drivers, but don′t replace them. Curatou Leslie Kendall of the Petersen Automotive Museum said autonomous cars will make the high ways safer.

　　“By taking out drivers, you also remove most risks of an accident,” Kendall said, you also remove most risks of an accident,” Kendall said. He said consumers, however, may be unwilling to lose control. “It may take them time to come to realize that the technology is indeed reliable, but it will have to prove itself first”,

　　Mason said the technology already works and the biggest challenge now is getting down the cost for driverless vehicles from hundreds of thousands of dollars to something more affordable. He said this will happen as the technology is improved.

　　What can we learn from Paragraph 1?

　　Driverless vehicles are now legal in the whole USA.

　　Volvo will be the first to sell driverless cars.

　　Google′s self-driving cars have covered a long distance.

　　Driverless cars are pointing us a faraway future.

　　We learn that Governor of California Jerry Brown.

　　Helped design self-driving cars.

　　Supports self-driving cars on roads.

　　Considers self-driving cars science fiction.

　　Improved the self-driving car systems

　　According to Richard Mason. What is the biggest challenge for driverless cars?

　　They are now too expensive for consumers.

　　Their technical problems remain to be solved.

　　They are not allowed to run on the road.

　　They are more dangerous for people on the street.

　　What｀s the best title of the passage?

　　A . the benefits of the self-driving v cars

　　B . the biggest challenge of the self-driving cars

　　C. self-driving cars: science fiction future is near

　　D. safer of more dangerous—self-driving cars.

　　语篇解读

　　本文主要讲述了无人驾驶车正在进入我们的生活。Richard Mason 认为无人驾驶汽车最大的挑战是对于消费者来说太贵了。

　　C 推理判断题。根据Experimental driverless vehicles now are legal in Florida, Nevada and California.可知，谷歌的无人驾驶汽车走了很长的距离。

　　B 推理判断题。根据In September, California Governor Jerry Brown signed an act to allow autonomous vehicles on the roads of his state. 可知，加州的州长Jerry Brown支持无人驾驶汽车上路。

　　A 细节理解题，根据Mason said the technology already works and the biggest challenge now is getting down the cost for driverless vehicles from hundreds of thousands of dollars to something more affordable. 可知，Richard Mason认为无人驾驶汽车最大的挑战是对于消费者来说太贵了。

　　C 主旨大意题。 本文主要讲述了无人驾驶汽车正在进入我们的生活。