2016高考英语二轮（阅读理解）精品训练（05）及答案

　　2016高考英语二轮（阅读理解）精品训练（05）及答案

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　　Facing sorest test. Bush declares "national tragedy"

　　The worst attack on US soil since Pearl Harbor tore George W. Bush from what should have been routine education event Tuesday and threw him into the direst crisis of his young presidency.

　　The US leader was reading to schoolchildren at an elemen tary school when his chief of staff, Andrew Card, interrupted him and whispered into his ear.

　　The president's face clouded but he said nothing.

　　"We'll talk about it later, "He told reporters as he walked out of Sandra Kay Daniels' second grade class, where he also listened to 18 smiling young pupils go through routine reading and pronunciation clrills.

　　Card's intervention came after a plane slammed into one of New York' s twin World Trade Center towers. but before a second plane crashed into the other landmark office building.

　　The president spoke out after the second incident, aborting another education themed event and declaring "a national trag edy"and vowing an all-out hunt for the authors of what he called an apparent terrorist attack.

　　Bush said"he had ordered that the full resources of the fed eral government go to help the victims and their families and to conduct a fullscale investigation to hunt down and to find those folks that committed this act. Terrorism against our na tion will not stand."

　　"Today we've had a national tragedy. Two airplanes have crashed into the World Trade Center in an apparent terrorist at tack on our country. I have spoken to the Vice President. to the Governor of New York, to the Director of the FBI, "He said.

　　1. When Bush definitely learned the attack news from his chief of staff, Andrew Card?

　　A. Soon after the first plane crashed into one of New York' s twin World Trade Center towers.

　　B. In the middle of two attacks.

　　C. Just after another plane crashed into the other landmark office building.

　　D. On his journey to his office.

　　答案：.

　　2. In "aborting another education-themed event" the word "aborting"is the same meaning with______.

　　A. putting off

　　B. delaying

　　C. postponing

　　D. stopping

　　答案：

　　3. Which of the following steps Bush administration will take is not true.'?

　　A. To find out the incident-maker.

　　B. To help the victims and their families.

　　C. To declare the attack day as a national tragedy.

　　D. To put off the education themed event.

　　答案： A

　　For centuries, the body’s blood has been linked closely with the emotions．People who show no human emotions or feelings, are said to be cold-blooded killer．For example, the police are searching for a cold-blooded killer．He seems to kill for no reason, and no emotion, as if taking someone’s life as nothing．

　　Cold can affect other parts of the body．The expression “get cold feet” has nothing to do with cold or your feet．The expression means being afraid to do something you have decided to do．For example, you agree to be president of an organization．But then you learn that all the other officers have resigned, and all the work of the organization will be your responsibility．You are likely to get cold feet about being president when you understand the situation.

　　The expression “give someone the cold shoulder” probably comes from the physical act of turning your back toward someone, instead of speaking to him face to face．You may give a cold shoulder to a friend who has not kept a promise he made to you．Or, to someone who has lied about you to others．

　　A cold fish is not a fish．It is a person．But it is a person who is unfriendly, unemotional and shows no love or warmth．A cold fish does not offer much of himself to anyone．Someone who is a cold fish could be cold-hearted．Now a cold-hearted person is someone who has no sympathy．Several popular songs in recent years were about cold-hearted men or cold-hearted women who, without feelings, broke the hearts of their lovers．

　　Out in the cold means not getting something that everybody else got．A person might say that everybody but him got a pay raise---he was left out in the cold．And it is not a pleasant place to be．

　　41．When you refuse to speak to a man and treat him in a distant way, you may express by “_________”．

　　A．I give him the cold shoulder

　　B．I think he is a cold-blooded man

　　C．I think he is a cold fish

　　D．I’m likely to get cold feet

　　42．If Sue shows absolutely no reaction to those awful pictures of starving children in Africa, you will say _________．

　　A．she is a cold-blooded killer

　　B．she gets cold feet

　　C．she is a cold fish

　　D．she is out in the cold

　　43．We can use the expression “__________” to describe a man who abandons or hurts his lover without mercy．

　　A．cold-bloodedB．cold shoulder C．cold feetD．cold-hearted

　　44．The topic of this passage is about _________．

　　A．the relationship between cold and our body

　　B．some expressions about friendship

　　C．some expressions connected with cold

　　D．how cold weather comes into being

　　B

　　“Linda, if beating yourself up were an Olympic sport, you’d win a gold medal!”

　　Annabel, my close friend, stunned me with that frank observation after I told her how I had mishandled a situation with a student in a third-grade class where I was substituting.（代课） “I should never have let him go to the boy’s room without a pass! It was my fault he got into trouble with the hall monitor! I’m so stupid!”

　　My friend burst out laughing, and then made her “Olympic” comment. After a brief period of reflection（沉思） I had to admit that she was right. I did put myself down an awful lot. Why, just during the previous day I had called myself “a slob” for having some papers spread out on my desk, “ugly” when I left the house without makeup and “an idiot” when I left the house for an emergency substitute job without my emergency lesson plan.

　　In a more reflective tone, Annabel said, “I once took a workshop at church where the woman in charge had us list all the things we say about ourselves.”

　　“How many did you have on your list?” I asked.

　　“Fifteen,” she confessed. “But then the teacher said, ‘Now turn to the person next to you and say all the items on your list as if you were speaking to that person!’ ”

　　My jaw dropped. “What did you do?”

　　“Nothing. Nobody did. We all just sat there, until I said, ‘I could never say these things to anyone else!’ ”

　　“And our teacher replied, ‘Well, if you can’t say them to anyone else, then don’t ever say them to yourself!’ ”

　　My friend had a point. I would never insult a child of God---and I’m God’s child, too!

　　God, today let me be as kind to myself as I would be to another of Your children.

　　45. What does Annabel mean by the first sentence of the passage?

　　A. The writer is a good athlete.

　　B. The writer scolds herself too much.

　　C. She is encouraging the writer.

　　D. A gold medal is not a big deal.

　　46. What does the writer intend to tell us through the second and third paragraphs?

　　A. She has low self-esteem over some small things.

　　B. She often makes serious mistakes in daily life.

　　C. She is a third-grade teacher.

　　D. She cares too much about her appearance.

　　47. We can infer that the underlined word “slob” might be _____.

　　A. something untidy B. someone dangerous

　　C. something dirty

　　D. someone lazy

　　48. What does the writer mean by the last sentence of the passage?

　　A. She is ready to turn to God for help.

　　B. She will be kind to all children.

　　C. She won’t insult herself as well as others. D. She is willing to be a child of God.

　　C

　　With alarming regularity, we read about oil tankers having accidents near land and the terrible consequences of the oil spills （泄露） on people, nature, and the environment．

　　Millions of dollars have been used in developing special chemicals to help dismiss the spills and to clean up the animals, beaches, and land spoiled by the oil．Unfortunately, when many of these chemicals are used, more damage is caused to the environment, especially to lives in the sea．

　　Of all of today's environmental disasters, an oil spill may actually be one of the least serious．Although oil is poisonous, it is a natural material．In the end, it breaks down naturally．There are, of course, long-term effects, but it is usually more serious in the short term．

　　Nature by itself works better than chemical materials, but when there is a spill we demand that governments act immediately with as much hi-tech knowledge as possible．In 1967 the tanker Torrey Canyon sank off the Scilly Isles near the coast of England and spilled 120,000 tons of oil into the ocean．If you go there today, you will find it hard to see any sign that it ever happened．

　　Governments seem to accept the risk of transporting millions of tons of oil by ship every day so that we can fill up our cars and drive around and cause even more environmental damage．Interestingly, the biggest companies in the world produce cars, and the next biggest supply the gasoline to make them run．

　　We should be thinking more about reducing our dependence on oil．Governments should be encouraging research into new technologies, such as cars run by solar power （太阳能） , electricity, hydrogen, and so on．Much of this research has, in the past, been held back by the oil, gas, and coal．

　　If the world's millions of cars were 10% more efficient （高效的）—and the industry could easily produce cars at least twice as efficient we would need many fewer tankers crossing the oceans each year．If this happened, the risks of oil spills would be reduced, and the air we breathe would be cleaner and fresher, too．

　　49．What is the passage mainly talking about?

　　A．Oil spills pollution．

　　B．What oil pollution is．

　　C．Oil tanker accidents.

　　D．How to reduce oil pollution.

　　50．How does the author support the idea that oil spills are not as serious as people believe?

　　A．By giving a description．

　　B．By making an argument．

　　C．By giving an example．

　　D．By drawing a diagram．

　　51．What does the underlined word "risk" in Paragraph 5 refer to?

　　A．Transportation depending more on oil．

　　B．Poisonous oil breaking down naturally．

　　C．Millions of tons of oil spilling into the sea．

　　D．More environmental damage being caused．

　　52．Which suggestion is made for reducing oil tank accidents according to the passage?

　　A．We should build safer tankers in the near future．

　　B．We should develop new technologies to cut oil use．

　　C．Tankers should not be allowed to sail near the coastlines．

　　D．Countries should build more oil pipelines under the sea．

　　D

　　Violin prodigies (神童), I learned, have come in distinct waves from distinct regions. Most of the great performers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries were born and brought up in Russia and Eastern Europe. I asked Isaac Stern, one of the world’s greatest violinists the reason for this phenomenon. “It is very clear,” he told me. “They were all Jews and Jews at the time were severely oppressed and ill-treated in that part of the world. They were not allowed into the professional fields, but they were allowed to achieve excellence on a concert stage.” As a result, every Jewish parent’s dream was to have a child in the music school because it was a passport to the West.

　　Another element in the emergence of prodigies, I found, is a society that values excellence in a certain field to nurture (培育) talent. Nowadays, the most nurturing societies seem to be in the Far East. “In Japan, a most competitive society, with stronger discipline than ours,” says Isaac Stern, children are ready to test their limits every day in many fields, including music. When Western music came to Japan after World War II, that music not only became part of their daily lives, but it became a discipline as well. The Koreans and Chinese as we know, are just as highly motivated as the Japanese.

　　That’s a good thing, because even prodigies must work hard. Next to hard work, biological inheritance（遗传） plays an important role in the making of a prodigy. J. S. Bach, for example, was the top of several generations of musicians, and four of his sons had significant careers in music.

　　53. Jewish parents in Eastern Europe longed for their children to attend music school because ________.

　　A. it would allow them access to a better life in the West

　　B. Jewish children are born with excellent musical talent

　　C. they wanted their children to enter into the professional field

　　D. it would enable the family to get better treatment in their own country

　　54. Nurturing societies as mentioned in the passage refer to societies that ________.

　　A. are highly motivated in the education of music

　　B. treasure talent and provide opportunities for its full development

　　C. encourage people to compete with each other

　　D. promise talented children high positions

　　55. Which of the following contributes to the emergence of musical prodigies according to the passage?

　　A. a natural gift.

　　B. extensive knowledge of music.

　　C. very early training.

　　D. a prejudice-free society.

　　56. Which of the following titles best summarizes the main idea of the passage?

　　A. Jewish Contribution to Music

　　B. Training of Musicians in the World

　　C. Music and Society

　　D. The Making of Music Prodigies

　　E

　　I promised Michael I wouldn’t mention this until the season was over．Now l think it's time．

　　Early last season, I wrote a column about an art of kindness I had seen Jordan do to a disabled child outside the stadium．After it ran，I got a call from a man in the western suburbs．He said，“I read what you wrote about Jordan．but I thought I should tell you another thing I saw．”

　　Here it comes, I thought. It always does. Write something nice about a person, and people call you up to say that the person is not so nice.

　　A few weeks later Jordan and I were talking about something else before a game, and I brought up what the man had said. Was the man right? Had Jordan really been talking to those two boys in that poor and dirty neighborhood?

　　"Not two boys," Jordan said. "But four."

　　And he named them. He said four names. And what did they talk about?

　　"Everything,” Jordan said. " Anything. I’ve asked to see their grades so that I can check to see if they're paying attention to their study. If it turns out that one or two of them may need teaching, I make sure they get it."

　　It's just one more part of Michael Jordan's life，one more thing that no one knows about, and one more thing Jordan does fight for. The NBA season is over now, and those boys have their memories. So do J! When the expert reviewers begin to turn against Jordan as they surely will, I'll think about those boys under the streetlight, waiting for the man they know to come. For someone they can depend on.

　　57. The writer wrote this story about Jordan and his young friends because _______

　　A. he thought highly of Jordan's deeds

　　B. he hated to see Jordan do something bad

　　C. he believed it was time to help the disabled

　　D. he felt sure he needn't keep the promise then

　　58. A man in the western suburbs made a call to_______

　　A. know why Jordan stopped in a bad area

　　B. get a chance to become famous himself

　　C. let the writer know Jordan was not that nice

　　D. offer an example to show how Jordan helped others

　　59. Jordan talked with the boys because he _______.

　　A. needed their support

　　B. had promised to do so

　　C. liked to teach them to play basketball

　　D. wanted to make sure they all studied well

　　60. The text implies that Jordan is _______.

　　A. an excellent basketball player

　　B. good at dealing with problems of life

　　C. always ready to make friends with young people

　　D. willing to do whatever he can for the good of society

　　参考答案

　　41～44 ACDC

　　45～48 BADC

　　49～52 ACDB

　　53～56 ABAD

　　57～60 ACDD

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