2016届高考英语二轮复习阅读理解精选训练（41）外研版

　　2016高考英语二轮阅读理解精选（41）及答案

　　A

　　Jayne Fisher watched anxiously as her 17-year-old daughter Katie pulled her untamed lamb into the Madison County Junior Livestock for sale.

　　Katie was battling cancer. This was her first chance in months to be outdoors having fun, away from hospitals and treatments, and she had come with high hopes for earning some sizable spending money. She had wavered a little on her decision to part with the lamb, but with lamb averaging two dollars a pound, Katie was looking forward to a lot more than pin money. So she centered the la mb for viewing, and the bid- ding (出价) began.

　　That's when Roger Wilson, the auctioneer(拍卖师), had a sudden inspiration that brought some un- expected results. “We sort of let everybody here know that Katie had a situation that wasn't too pleasant，” is how he tells it. He hoped that his introduction would push the bidding up, at least a little bit.

　　Well,the lamb sold for $11.50 a pound, but things didn't stop there. The buyer paid up, then decid- ed to give the lamb back so that it could be sold again.

　　That started a chain reaction, with families buying the animal and giving it back, over and over again. When local businesses started buying and returning, the earnings really began to pile up. The first sale is the only one Katie's morn remembers. After that, she was crying too hard as the crowd kept shouting, "Resell ! Resell !"

　　Katie's lamb was sold 36 times that day, and the last buyer gave it back for good. Katie ended up with more than $16,0 00 to pay her medical expenses--and she still got to keep her famous lamb.

　　56. Katie sold her lamb in order to

　　A. earn an amount of money to cover her medical expenses

　　B. help her mother support their family and keep more lambs

　　C. show her lamb was a famous one and raise some money

　　D. get some unexpected results from a chain reaction

　　57. Why did families buy Katie's lamb and return it repeatedly?

　　A. They had fun in reselling it.

　　B. The auctioneer ordered them to do so.

　　C. They wanted to help Katie from the heart.

　　D. Katie's mother cried for help.

　　58. The word "waver" in the second paragraph probably means

　　A. agree

　　B. hesitate

　　C. refuse

　　D. focus

　　59. What is the best title of the passage?

　　A. Battling cancer

　　B. A warm-hearted auctioneer

　　C. Bidding from the heart

　　D. A wise lamb

　　B

　　RECRUITMENT ADV ERTISEMENTS

　　Beijing City International School

　　Position: IT manager

　　Major Duties and Responsibilities:

　　Prepares and carries out the annual budget of the department.

　　Builds and develops the whole school IT system

　　Provides excellent IT services with IT team for teaching and business. Requirements/Qualifications:

　　Bachelor or above, majoring in Information Technology or Finance.

　　Good command of both Chinese and English

　　Minimum 5 years working experience, 3 years in a managerial level

　　Able to work in a collaborative style

　　KAI CABLE INC.

　　Position: Sales Internship

　　Major Duties and Responsibilities:

　　Builds and develops good relationship with new customers

　　Maintains strong relationship with the existing customers

　　Explores potential customers further

　　Conducts market ~ competitors analysis to improve customer satisfaction.

　　Requirements/Qualifications:

　　Graduates with Bachelor degree.

　　Major in Finance, Economics, International Trade.

　　Fluent English (in both written ~ spoken) and Mandarin(汉语).

　　Familiar with MS office, especially Excel and PowerPoint and Internet application

　　Willingness to accept challenges and work under pressure.

　　Strong sense of responsibil.ity.

　　Preoare for business trios.

　　60. Both of the recruiting ads include the following information EXCEPT

　　A. positions available

　　B. working duties

　　C. a good command of computer skills

　　D. the degrees needed of the applicants

　　61. Ben,majoring in Finance,is a fresh graduate with a good knowledge of English. Which position can he

　　apply for?

　　A. IT manager.

　　B. Neither of the positions.

　　C. Both of the positions.

　　D. Sales Internship.

　　62. According to the 1st ad, which of the following is NOT included in the daily duties of an IT manager?

　　A. Making a plan of the annual expense of the department beforehand.

　　B. Analyzing the needs of the market and developing its IT systems.

　　C. Offering assistance if people have any computer problems.

　　D. Managing and controlling the money of the department.

　　C

　　What is your recovery rate? How long does it take you to recover from actions and behaviors that up- set you? Minutes? Hours? Days? Weeks? The longer it takes you to recover, the more influence that inci- dent has on your actions, and the less able you are to perform to your personal best.

　　You are well aware that the faster you let go of an issue that upsets you, the faster you return to an equilibrium, the healthier you will be. The best example of this behavior is found with professional sports- people. They know that the faster they can forget an incident or missed opportunity and get on with the game, the better their performance. Imagine yourself to be an actor in a play on the stage. Your aim is to play your part to the best of your ability. You have been given a script (剧本) and at the end of each sen- tence is a full stop. Each time you get to the end of the sentence you start a new one and although the next sentence is related to the last, it is not affected by it. Your job is to deliver each sente nce to the best of your ability.

　　Don't live your life in the past! Learn to live in the present, to overcome the past. Stop the past from influencing your daily life. Don’t allow thoughts of the past to reduce your personal best. Stop the past from troubling your life. Learn to recover quickly.

　　Remember: Rome wasn't built in a day. Reflect on your recovery rate each day. Every day before you go to bed, look at your progress. This is a success. You are taking control of your life. Remember this is a step-by-step process. You are undertaking real change here. Your aim: reduce the time spent in recovery. 63. What is the main topic for the text?

　　A. The recovery rate and health.

　　B. The Importance of your recovery rate.

　　C. Control your recovery rate and reach your personal best.

　　D. How to reduce your recovery rate.

　　64. The underlined word equilibrium in Paragraph 2 is Closest in meaning to

　　A. A balanced mind.

　　B. A sad mood.

　　C. An exciting state.

　　D. An abnormal level.

　　65. According to the text, which of the following statements is NOT true?

　　A. If you spend more time recovering, the incident will be more likely to influence you.

　　B. If you spend more time recovering, you. are tess likely to perform to your personal best.

　　C. As for sportsman, the faster they can forget a lost chance, the worse their performance will be.

　　D. We can't reduce the time spent in recovery in a day, for it's a step-by-step process.

　　66. In which part of a newspaper can we most probably read the passage?

　　A. Geography

　　B. Life-fun

　　C. Travel

　　D. Business

　　67. According to the text, what is likely to be discussed in the following paragraph?

　　A. An example of the influence the incident has on us.

　　B. An example of how to live in the present.

　　C. An example of how to overcome the past.

　　D. An example of reducing the time spent in recovery.

　　D

　　In the eyes of dog lovers, the dog is man~s best friend. But for much wildlife, loose dogs may be a dangerous enemy, according to a study by a biologist from Utah State University in the US.

　　Based on much existing research and their own case studies, Julie Smith of Utah State University and four other scientists conclude that loose dogs may represent a huge danger to wildlife, especially endan- gered species, by hunting down or worrying them and by spreading diseases. They also found that dogs, their worldwide numbers around 500 million, can cause more damage to wildlife and livestock(牲畜) than wolves and other enemies of these animals.

　　Smith gave examples from the US state of Idaho, where research showed the presence of dogs reduc- ing some deer populations. On the Navajo American Indians' reservation in northeastern Arizona, packs of loose dogs are attacking livestock. They have killed populations of small animals such as rabbits and act as a disease carrier for rabies(狂犬病) among people and other animals, she said. Loose dogs also were to blame for distemper(温热病) outbreak leading to a die-off of endangered black-footed ferrets in northwest- ern Wyoming in the 1980s.

　　The phenomenon is not just limited to US；it's a global problem. J ulie Smith once studied three endan- gered species in central Asia~ wild sheep, gazelles and antelope. The rate of injury and death to these ani- mals by loose dogs was very high. In another case, Smith found that dogs, not wolves, as originally sus- pected, were responsible for a large number of livestock killings in the mountainous Basque country be- tween Spain and France.

　　Authors of the new study said the problem is likely to worsen as communities expand. Then how to deal with it?

　　Indeed, in many countries, leash(拴狗的皮带) laws permit punishment of dog owners whose pets at- tack wildlife. But lawbreakers are ~arely punished because the police lack both people and money.

　　Smith has low-cost solutions to the problem for dog lovers, though. They include public dog-training programs and vaccinating (预防接种) dogs against rabies and other illnesses.

　　68. Julie Smith's study mainly tells us that

　　A. many species are endangered because they are killed by loose dogs.

　　B. wild dogs are immune to many diseases.

　　C. wolves are still the greatest enemy of livestock.

　　D. loose dogs are a great danger to wildlife.

　　69. Which of the following statements about loose dogs is TRUE according to the research?

　　A. There are around 500 million loose dogs around the world.

　　B. The black-footed ferrets in northwestern Wyoming were once the main food source of local loose dogs.

　　C. The problem caused by loose dogs is the most serious in the US.

　　D. People used to think that wolves, rather than loose dogs killed livestock in the Basque country.

　　70. Which of the following is among Julie Smith' s solutions to the trouble caused by loose dogs?

　　A. More strict leash laws.

　　B. Public dog-training programs.

　　C. Vaccinating people against rabies and other illnesses.

　　D. More support from the police.

　　71. What is the main point of the article?

　　A. A global disaster caused by loose dogs.

　　B. What makes the dog man' s greatest friend.

　　C. The problem of loose dogs and the possible solutions.

　　D. The danger of the increasing numbers of dogs.

　　E

　　While still in its early stages, welfare reform has already been judged a great success in many states--at least in getting people off welfare. It's estimated that more than 2 million people have left the rolls since 1994.

　　In the past four years, welfare rolls in Athens Country have been cut in half. But 70 percent of the people who left in the past two years took jobs that paid less than $ 6 an hour. The result: The Athens County poverty rate still remains at more than 30 percent--twice the national average. For the poor, that's an indication much more needs to be done.

　　"More people are getting jobs, but it's not making their lives any better," says Kathy Lairn, a policy analyst at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities in Washington.

　　A center analysis of US Census data nationwide found that between 1995 and 1996, a greater percentage of single, female-headed households were earning money on their own, but that average income for these .households actually went down.

　　But for many, the fact that poor people are able to support themselves almost as well without government aid as they did with it is in itself a huge victory.

　　"Welfare was a poison. It was poisoning the family," says Robert Rector, a welfare-reform policy analyst. "The reform in changing the moral climate in low-income communities. It's beginning to rebuild the work ethic(道德准则), which is much more important."

　　Mr. Rector and others argued that once "the habit of depending is abandoned,'then the country can make other policy changes aimed at improving living standards.

　　72. Why don't people enioy their better lives when they get jobs?

　　A. Because they are used to relying on welfare to make livings.

　　B. Because their wages are very low.

　　C. Because many

　　families are below average income.

　　D. Because the cost of living is higher than before.

　　73. From the passage we know that the reconstruction of

　　is the key point of the reform.

　　A. government aids

　　B. moral awareness

　　C. welfare funds

　　D. work ethic

　　74. From the example of the Athens County, we know great efforts should be made for the poor to

　　A. get them off welfare

　　B. help them be emp loyed

　　C. imp rove their living standards

　　D. increase their wage

　　75. From the passage, it can be inferred that the author

　　A. considers welfare reform fundamentally successful

　　B. thinks that welfare reform has done little good for the poor

　　C. insists welfare reform has increased the government ~s burden

　　D. is completely certain about the success of welfare reform

　　参考答案

　　56-59 A C B C

　　60-62 CBB

　　63-67 C A C B D

　　68-71 D D B C

　　72-75 BDCA

　　A 篇

　　大意：文章主要讲述Katie，一位患癌症的小女孩为赚取医疗费用拍卖自己心爱的小羊羔。

　　56. A 根据文章最后一段最后一句Katie ended up with more than $16,000 to pay her medical expenses得知答案为A。

　　57. C 由文章三、四、五段得知小羊被拍卖后，又被归还的原因是人们有心想帮助Katie赚的更多的医疗费用。

　　58. B 根据划线部分那句话可得知Katie既需要医疗费用又不愿与小羊分开的矛盾心情，可猜出生词与hesitate相似。

　　59. C 通读全文大意可得知答案。

　　B篇

　　大意：文章是两则聘用广告

　　60. C 通读全文后得知position、working duties和degree在两则广告中都有提到，而computer skills只在广告二中提及，因此答案为C。

　　61. D根据题目要求得知Ben擅长英语和法语适合职位二，且他是大学新毕业生，无工作经验，不能满足IT manager的职位要求，故只能应聘Sales Internship。

　　62. B 读广告一种的working duties，发现没有B项中的信息，故选择B。

　　C篇

　　大意：我们从低落的情绪中恢复的越快，自我的状态就越好。

　　63. C 通读全文得大意。

　　64. A 划线单词所在的句子的大意为“你越快的从令你烦恼的事情中走出来，就越快的恢复正常水平，你将会愈加地健康。”

　　65.C 从第二段第三行“They know that the faster they can forget an incident or missed opportunity and get on with the game, the better their performance.”得C的信息不正确，符合题目要求。

　　66. B 本题考察文章出处，由大意可猜出本文可能来自于报纸中的生活娱乐版。

　　67. D 文章最后一句Your aim: reduce the time spent in recovery.可推断出此答案。

　　D篇

　　大意：主要报道一位生物学家的研究结论： loose dogs may be a dangerous enemy for much wildlife.

　　68. D 主旨大意题。文章第一段第二句。

　　69. D 细节判断题。文章第二段最后一句。

　　70. B 细节推断题。文章最后一段第二句。

　　71. C 主旨大意题。文章前四段讲“the problems of loose dogs”，后三段讨论“the possible solutions”

　　E篇

　　大意： 主要介绍雅典的福利改革，意在减少享受福利政策的人员，重塑热爱劳动的道德准则，而不依靠政府，从而提高生活水平。

　　72. B 查找信息题 文章第二段But 70 percent of the people who left in the past two years took jobs that paid less than $6 an hour．

　　73. D 查找信息题 文章倒数第二段最后一句。

　　74. C 细节推断题 文章第二段及最后一段。

　　75. A 推理判断题 文章第一句。