（3年高考2年模拟）2016届高三英语二轮突破 阅读理解特训8（含解析）

　　《阅读理解特训：3真2模含解析》2016届高三英语二轮突破8

　　C5 [2016·新课标全国卷Ⅰ]

　　C

　　It happened to me recently.I was telling someone how much I had enjoyed reading Barack Obama's Dreams From My Father and how it had changed my views of our President.A friend I was talking to agreed with me that it was，in his words，“a brilliantly(精彩地)written book”．However，he then went on to talk about Mr Obama in a way which suggested he had no idea of his background at all.I sensed that I was talking to a book liar.

　　And it seems that my friend is not the only one.Approximately two thirds of people have lied about reading a book which they haven't.In the World Book Day's “Report on Guilty Secrets”，Dreams From My Father is at number 9.The report lists ten books，and various authors，which people have lied about reading，and as I'm not one to lie too often (I'd hate to be caught out)，I'll admit here and now that I haven't read the entire top ten.But I am pleased to say that，unlike 42 percent of people，I have read the book at number one，George Orwell's 1984.I think it's really brilliant.

　　The World Book Day report also has some other interesting information in it.It says that many people lie about having read Jane Austen，Charles Dickens，Fyodor Dostoevsky(I haven't read him，but haven't lied about it either )and Herman Melville.

　　Asked why they lied，the most common reason was to“impress”someone they were speaking to.This could be tricky if the conversation became more in－depth!

　　But when asked which authors they actually enjoy，people named J．K.Rowling，John Grisham，Sophie Kinsella(ah，the big sellers，in other words)．Forty－two percent of people asked admitted they turned to the back of the book to read the end before finishing the story(I'll come clean：I do this and am astonished that 58 percent said they had never done so)．

　　64．How did the author find his friend a book liar?

　　A．By judging his manner of speaking.

　　B．By looking into his background.

　　C．By mentioning a famous name.

　　D．By discussing the book itself.

　　65．Which of the following is a “guilty secret” according to the World Book Day report?

　　A．Charles Dickens is very low on the top－ten list.

　　B．42% of people pretended to have read 1984.

　　C．The author admitted having read 9 books.

　　D．Dreams From My Father is hardly read.

　　66．By lying about reading，a person hopes to

　　________．

　　A．control the conversation

　　B．appear knowledgeable

　　C．learn about the book

　　D．make more friends

　　67．What is the author's attitude to 58% of readers?

　　A．Favorable.

　　B．Uncaring.

　　C．Doubtful.

　　D．Friendly.

　　【要点综述】 本文是一篇议论文。作者通过与朋友聊天引出本文的话题book liar，列举了大家谎称读了实际未读的书目，以及大家喜欢的一些作家，并阐述了人们撒谎的常见理由。

　　64．D　细节理解题。根据文章第一段可知，作者跟他的朋友深谈有关奥巴马的那本书时，发现朋友对奥巴马的背景一无所知，这暗示出朋友其实并没有读过这本书。故选D。

　　65．B　推理判断题。本题的关键词是guilty secret，定位第二、三段。根据文章第二段中的“But I am pleased to say that, unlike 42 percent of people, I have read the book at number one, George Orwell's 1984.”可知，作者读过《1984》这本书，而42%的人没读过却装作读过。故选B。

　　66．B　细节理解题。根据文章第四段中的“Asked why they lied, the most common reason was to ‘impress’ someone they were speaking to.”可知，人们之所以选择撒谎是想让对方觉得自己知识渊博，从而给对方留一个好的印象。因此B正确。

　　67．C　推理判断题。文章第五段的最后一句话表明作者的态度，故选C。

　　C5 [2016·安徽卷]

　　C

　　When 19－year－old Sophia Giorgi said she was thinking of volunteering to help the Make－A－Wish Foundation (基金会)，nobody understood what she was talking about.But Sophia knew just how important Make－A－Wish could be because this special organization had helped to make a dream come true for one of her best friends.We were interested in finding out more，so we went along to meet Sophia and listen to what she had to say.

　　Sophia told us that Make－A－Wish is a worldwide organization that started in the United States in 1980.“It's a charity(慈善机构)that helps children who have got very serious illnesses. Make－A－Wish helps children feel happy even though they are sick, by making their wishes and dreams come true，” Sophia explained.

　　We asked Sophia how Make－A－Wish had first started.She said it had all begun with a very sick young boy called Chris，who had been dreaming for a long time of becoming a policeman.Sophia said lots of people had wanted to find a way to make Chris's dream come true—so, with everybody's help, Chris, only seven years old at the time，had been a “policeman” for a day.“When people saw how delighted Chris was when his dream came true, they decided to try and help other sick children too，and that was the beginning of Make－A－Wish，” explained Sophia.

　　Sophia also told us the Foundation tries to give children and their families a special, happy time. A Make－A－Wish volunteer visits the families and asks the children what they would wish for if they could have anything in the world. Sophia said the volunteers were important because they were the ones who helped to make the wishes come true. They do this either by providing things that are necessary, or by raising money or helping out in whatever way they can.

　　64．Sophia found out about Make－A－Wish because her best friend had

　　________．

　　A．benefited from it

　　B．volunteered to help it

　　C．dreamed about it

　　D．told the author about it

　　65．According to Sophia,

　　Make－A－Wish

　　________．

　　A．is an international charity

　　B．was understood by nobody at first

　　C．raises money for very poor families

　　D．started by drawing the interest of the public

　　66．What is said about Chris in Paragraph 3?

　　A．He has been a policeman since he was seven.

　　B．He gave people the idea of starting Make－A－Wish.

　　C．He wanted people to help make his dream come true.

　　D．He was the first child Make－A－Wish helped after it had been set up.

　　67．Which of the following is true about Make－A－Wish volunteers?

　　A．They are important for making wishes come true.

　　B．They try to help children get over their illnesses.

　　C．They visit sick children to make them feel special.

　　D．They provide what is necessary to make Make－A－Wish popular.

　　【要点综述】 本文通过对索菲亚的采访，向读者介绍了Make－A－Wish这个国际组织。

　　64．A　细节理解题。根据第一段“But Sophia knew just how important Make－A－Wish could be because this special organization had helped to make a dream come true for one of her best friends.”可知，Sophia的好友从中受益匪浅，故选A。

　　65．A　细节理解题。根据第二段“Make－A－Wish is a worldwide organization…‘It's a charity…’”可知，Make－A－Wish是一个国际慈善机构。

　　66．B　推理判断题。根据第三段“When people saw how delighted…that was the beginning of Make－A－Wish”可知，人们成立这个组织是从Chris身上得到灵感的。

　　67．A　推理判断题。根据末段“…volunteers were important because they were the ones who helped to make the wishes come true.”可知，Make－A－Wish的志愿者有助于人们实现自己的梦想。

　　C5 [2016·安徽卷]

　　E

　　Argentina in the late nineteenth century was an exciting place.Around 1870，it was experiencing an economic(经济的)boom，and the capital，Buenos Aires，attracted many people.Farmers，as well as a flood of foreigners from Spain and Italy，came to Buenos Aires seeking jobs.These jobs didn't pay well，and the people felt lonely and disappointed with their new life in the city.As the unhappy newcomers mixed together in the poor parts of the city，the dance known as the tango(探戈舞) came into being.

　　At the beginning the tango was a dance of the lower classes.It was danced in the bars and streets.At that time there were many fewer women than men，so if a man didn't want to be left out，his only choice was to dance with another man so that he could attract the attention of the few available women.Gradually，the dance spread into the upper classes of Argentinean society and became more respectable.

　　In Europe at this time，strong interest in dance from around the world was beginning. The interest in international dance was especially evident in Paris.Every kind of dance from ballet(芭蕾舞) to belly dancing could be found on the stages of the Paris theaters. After tango dancers from Argentina arrived in Europe，they began to draw the interest of the public as they performed their exciting dance in cafes. Though not everyone approved of the new dance，saying it was a little too shocking，the dance did find enough supporters to make it popular.

　　The popularity(流行)of the tango continued to grow in many other parts of the world.Soldiers who returned to the United States from World War Ⅰ brought the tango to North America.It reached Japan in 1926，and in 2003 the Argentinean embassy in Seoul hired a local tango dancer to act as a kind of dance ambassador，and promote tango dancing throughout South Korea.

　　72．The origin of the tango is associated with________．

　　A．belly dancers

　　B．American soldiers

　　C．a Spanish city

　　D．the capital of Argentina

　　73．Which of the following is true about the tango?

　　A．It was created by foreigners from Spain and Italy.

　　B．People of the upper classes loved the tango most.

　　C．It was often danced by two males in the beginning.

　　D．A dancer in Seoul became the Argentinean ambassador.

　　74．Before World War Ⅰ，the tango spread to________．

　　A．America

　　B．Japan

　　C．France

　　D．South Korea

　　75．What can be the best title for the text?

　　A．How to Dance the Tango

　　B．The History of the Tango

　　C．How to Promote the Tango

　　D．The Modern Tango Boom

　　【要点综述】 你知道探戈舞的历史吗？它是如何诞生的？又如何传播到世界各地？且看本文一一道来。

　　72．D　细节理解题。根据题干中“the origin of the tango”定位到第一段的内容，可知探戈起源于阿根廷首都，故选D。

　　73．C　推理判断题。根据题干中的关键词“tango”定位到文章第二段第三句“At that time, there were many fewer women than men, so if a man didn't want to be left out, his only choice was to dance with another man so that he could attract the attention of the few available women.”，因此可知C项正确。

　　74．C　细节理解题。根据题干中的关键词“Before World WarⅠ”定位到最后一段。探戈传到美国是第一次世界大战结束后，传到日本是1926年，传到韩国更晚。由此可知，答案A、B、D均不对。而从文章第三段可知，探戈传到法国应该是在第一次世界大战之前。故选C。

　　75．B　主旨大意题。根据题干中的关键词“best title”定位到文章的内容。由文章内容可知，文章首段讲述了探戈的诞生，接着讲述了探戈的传播，也就是说，全文讲述的是探戈的历史。故选B。

　　C5 [2016·福建卷]

　　D

　　Pride and Prejudice for the Modern Woman

　　Let us imagine how Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen's most

　　famous work, might be updated, 200 years on.

　　Austen's popularity is rooted in her intelligence. But today she would certainly have had a very different life, as would her characters. Here's my own suggestion…

　　It is a truth finally and universally acknowledged that a single woman with brains deserves to have equal opportunities to men, however disadvantaged she may feel by sexism.

　　“My dear husband，” said his hopeful wife one day, “have you heard that the local store, standing empty for so long, is taken over by a bright young businesswoman？”

　　Her dull and indifferent (漠不关心的) husband replied that he had not.

　　“But it is, it is，” she replied excitedly.

　　Mr Dull－Husband made no reply.

　　“Don't you want to know her plans？” she cried with some impatience.

　　“Well, clearly you think it matters to your silly little head…so I'd better listen.”

　　“Well, my dear, the rumour (传言) is that she has already set up a string of successful businesses in northern England, though how_a_woman_can_know_anything_about_that_is_beyond_me. She will move in herself next month.”

　　“What is her name？”

　　“Bingley.”

　　“Is she married or single？”

　　“What a question! And none of your business. But her coming will be a fine thing for our five boys.”

　　“How so? How can it possibly affect them？”

　　“My dear love: those lazy boys need something to wake them up. There are bound to be jobs going.”

　　“Is that her point in settling here? Surely as a woman she has simply taken a fancy to the place.”

　　“Nonsense, my love, how little you've noticed the world has changed. She's got a first－rate degree and some sort of business qualification, I'm told. She surely needs one of our boys! Perhaps you might give her a call.”

　　“Me? No. Perhaps you can take an interest. You still have your looks, after all. She may even offer you a job.”

　　“Oh, that's not likely. These new chances belong to the younger generation. But now you mention it, I think I'll go along all the same.”

　　And Mrs Bennet went along. That was 10 years ago. She is now managing director of a FTSE－listed company.

　　…It would remain the case, of course, that Mrs Bennet would be one of very few women on the company board, that her salary would be lower than her male colleagues, her bonus of a more “female” dimension and her lifespan (年限) among the city's business leaders shorter than theirs. Still, she'd no doubt have enjoyed Davos—and might even have hobnobbed (攀谈) with influential figures.

　　67．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

　　A．Austen was born 200 years ago.

　　B．Austen rewrote Pride and Prejudice.

　　C．Austen's success lies in her wisdom.

　　D．Austen's updated work gains popularity.

　　68．The underlined part in the passage suggests that Mrs Bennet ________．

　　A．had mixed feelings of admiration and surprise about Bingley

　　B．felt kind of worried and doubtful about Bingley

　　C．was extremely anxious to meet Bingley

　　D．had a great curiosity about Bingley

　　69．In the eyes of Mrs Bennet, Bingley surely needed one of their boys to ________．

　　A. get married to

　　B. work for her

　　C. help her move in

　　D. take over her store

　　70．What does the writer intend to tell us?

　　A．Women with brains can also be as successful as men.

　　B．Women have to pay a high price for success.

　　C．A judgment must be made free from prejudice.

　　D．Sex discrimination still exists nowadays.

　　【要点综述】

　　文章选自改编版名著《傲慢与偏见》章节，独辟蹊径，夹叙夹议，通过讲述Mrs Bennet对Bingley从事商业活动的态度及她本人的经历，深刻揭示了性别歧视依然存在这一社会现实。文章将古典文学的欣赏性与现实的批判性有机地结合起来。

　　67．C　细节理解题。根据文章开头“Austen's popularity is rooted in her intelligence.” 可知。intelligence“智力”相当于wisdom。

　　68．A　句意理解题。画线句子意为：我完全不懂得一个女人是怎样懂得做生意的。结合上文她告诉丈夫时说的话及说话的语气可知，Mrs Bennet对Bingley既崇敬又惊讶。

　　69．B　细节理解题。从原文句子“…those lazy boys need something to wake them up.” 及“She surely needs one of our boys！” 可知答案。

　　70．D　推理判断题。 根据原文最后一段，作者说十年后的今天，Mrs Bennet 虽然已是一名老员工了，但她的工资及福利均比不上男同事，说明现在社会仍然存在性别歧视。