2016高考英语二轮复习（阅读理解）35分钟限时训练（13）

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　　LOS ANGELES，the US

　　Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mitchell Beckloff ruled Michael Jackson’s father can receive some medical records related to his superstar son’s death.

　　The judge will review the records first before making them accessible to Joe Jackson’s lawyer，Brian Oxman.Beckloff said the man can only receive records on or after June 25—the day Michael Jackson died.

　　VANCOUVER，CANADA

　　World number one Zhou Yang overcame three South Korean players to win the women’s short track speed skating 1,500 meters final at the Vancouver Olympic Winter Games.

　　The 18-year-old made perfect debut (首次亮相) as she set an Olympic record of a winning time of 2 minutes and 16.993 seconds among other seven skaters.

　　China has never won the women’s 1,500 meters in the Olympics before，and this time Zhou’s performance gave China its third gold medal in Vancouver.

　　BEIJING，GHINA

　　China’s first compulsory (强制性的) safety regulation on primary school buses，which requires every seat to have a seat belt，will take effect on July 1 to help ensure safer transportation for the country’s 100 million students.

　　Each primary school bus must also be equipped with a “black box”，or a recording monitor，to record speed，travel time and distance.Also，the bus must be staffed by teachers who will ensure student safety.

　　In addition，the new rule states that the color of the school buses should be yellow，and each bus must have at least two emergency exits.

　　TEXAS，the US

　　A software engineer who crashed his plane into a Texas building housing a United States tax agency office，killing himself and at least one worker，apparently left behind an angry anti-government manifesto (宣言) detailing his financial difficulties and tax problems.

　　The pilot took off from an airport in Georgetown，about 48 km from Austin.He flew low over the Austin skyline before plowing into the building.

　　【解题导语】　本文是四则消息报道。迈克尔·杰克逊的医疗纪录纠纷；周洋在温哥华冬奥会女子1,500米短道速滑中获得冠军；校车安全规定；得克萨斯州一位软件工程师开飞机撞楼事件。

　　13．We can learn from the first news that ________.

　　A．all Michael Jackson’s medical records can be accessed

　　B．Mitchell Beckloff will not go over the record first

　　C．medical records before June 25 won’t be received

　　D．Joe Jackson’s lawyer will not get any records

　　解析：选C。细节理解题。根据本则消息第二段最后一句的内容可知迈克尔·杰克逊的医疗纪录在6月25日之前无法得到。

　　14．The new school bus safety rules include all the following EXCEPT ________.

　　A．the driver’s experience

　　B．the equipment of the bus

　　C．the color of the bus

　　D．emergency exits

　　解析：选A。细节理解题。根据第三则消息中的内容可知校车安全规定中没有涉及司机的经验。

　　15．The software engineer crashed into the

　　US tax agency office mainly because of ________.

　　A．unhappy marriage

　　B．mental disease

　　C．heavy work pressure

　　D．financial and tax problems

　　解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第四则消息第一段的内容可知这位软件工程师驾驶飞机撞入美国税收办公室所在的大楼是因为经济和税收问题。

　　16．We can infer from the news that ________.

　　A．Joe Jackson will be the first to receive the medical records

　　B．Zhou Yang once broke the Olympic records in the same event

　　C．the tax agency office is somewhere inside a building in Texas

　　D．the software engineer flew high over skyline before crashing into the building

　　解析：选C。推理判断题。根据第四则消息第一段的内容可推测被撞的税收机构办公室位于得克萨斯州的一座楼里。

　　A

　　Picasso, the famous Spanish painter, was born in 1881. His father was an art teacher. Picasso began to paint very early. He was admitted to the Royal Academy of Art at the age of 15. After 1900, he spent much time in Paris, living there from 1904 to 1947, when he moved to the south of France.

　　Throughout his career, Picasso moved from style to style with ease. He practiced sculpture, illustrated books and also showed great interest in pottery design and other fields of art.

　　Picasso produced a great number of drawings during his lifetime. No later artist of the School of Paris has replaced him in international influence.

　　Picasso is generally considered to be the foremost figure in 20th century French art. His paintings are now exhibited in leading European and American galleries.

　　56. The main idea of the passage is _____.

　　A. Picasso is considered to be the foremost figure in the 20th century French art

　　B. Picasso is a famous Spanish painter

　　C. Picasso spent much time in Pairs, living there from 1904 to 1970

　　D. Picasso’s life and art

　　57. According to the writer, Picasso was _____.

　　A. more important than any other French artist in international influence

　　B. more important than any other Spanish artist in international influence

　　C. the most important figure in Spain

　　D. the most important figure in France

　　58. Picasso moved from style to style with ease. It means _____.

　　A. he did not like only one style

　　B. he changed his style without difficulty

　　C. he not only liked sculpture, but also pottery design

　　D. he showed great interest in other fields of art

　　参考答案

　　56—58 DAB

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　　B

　　Britain has laws to make sure that women have the same chances as men in education, jobs and training. But it’s still unusual to find women doing dirty or heavy jobs.

　　Nikki Henriques is a car maintenance engineer in London. She used to be a secretary. Barty Philips, a journalist with “The Observer”, a Sunday newspaper, asked her why she wanted to work with cars.

　　“My first reason was independence(独立),” she said. “I also wanted to use my hands, and I like learning about how things work. Many people prefer to have a woman repair their cars, too.”

　　Nikki didn’t find it easy to become a car maintenance engineer. She went to a Government Skill Centre—a special sort of college where people can learn a new job for twenty weeks. “For ten weeks I was the only woman among four hundred men, and some of them were rude to me. It was also very tiring—from 8 in the morning to 5 in the afternoon, with only 30 minutes for lunch.”

　　Now Nikki works free-lance, that is, she’s self-employed, working for herself and not for a garage or a company.

　　Barty Phillips also spoke to Rose, who works as a general builder in Sheffield, an industrial town in the north of England. Like Nikki, Rose used to be a secretary. “I didn’t enjoy it at all.” she said. “I wanted to do more practical work, and I wanted to be self-employed.”

　　Rose joined a women’s building co-operative, and she learnt her job from other people and from experience. However, many of the women in her group have been specially trained. Most of the jobs they do are improvements to buildings and general repairs.

　　“People often say, ‘Oh, women aren’t strong enough,’ but I don’t think strength is important.” said Rose, “The important thing is to get used to doing a different sort of work.”

　　Rose would like more women to come into the building industry. “Everything built at the moment is a product of man’s world. If women become builders, they will be able to understand the production of their house and their towns.”

　　59. There are laws in Britain to help women _____.

　　A. get higher pay than men

　　B. enjoy more freedom than men

　　C. do whatever they like to do

　　D. have equal chances with men in education and work

　　60. The job of a car maintenance engineer is to _____.

　　A. make cars

　　B. sell cars

　　C. repair cars

　　D. keep cars for others

　　61. According to Rose, a woman wishing to be a general builder _____.

　　A. must be specially trained

　　B. should be strong enough

　　C. can learn her job either from others or by experience

　　D. must get used to doing a different sort of work

　　62. The best title for this passage might be _____.

　　A. Nikki Henriques, a car maintenance engineer

　　B. Rose, a General Builder in Shefield

　　C. Women at Work

　　D. British Women

　　参考答案

　　59—62 DCDC

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　　C

　　Things you need to know about studying there

　　Study style

　　Since the 1950s, the Netherlands has had courses in English especially for foreign students. Students are expected to be critical of what they read and hear, and to be able of working independently. Foreign students will soon notice that at Dutch institutions for higher learning people are expected to do a lot of talking. The most common form of teaching is the seminar or working group, where a small group of students work under a teacher’s supervision to analyze（分析）a certain problem. On exams, they have to show that they know the material, and that they have formed well-founded opinions on the subject.

　　Accommodations（住宿）

　　If you are in an exchange programme or an international course, it is quite possible that a room will be arranged for you. Accept it immediately, or you will regret it later. That’s because finding a place to live in a country as crowded as the Netherlands is not easy.

　　Before you leave China, ask your host institution whether or not housing will indeed be arranged in advance. If you are in the Netherlands and still looking for a place, ask the international relations office or the student dean for advice.

　　Expences

　　Tuition: （学费）

　　Bachelor’s degree：about 2,500 euros a year

　　Master’s degree: 5,000-12,000 euros a year

　　Living expenses:

　　Experience has shown that a year in the Netherlands costs a Chinese

　　Student about 450-700 euros a month.

　　Here is a breakdown of average prices of supermarket goods:

　　Litre of milk:

　　0.5—0.8 euro

　　Kilo of apples:

　　1.5 euros

　　Shampoo, 400ml:

　　4 euros

　　Tube of toothpaste:

　　1 euro

　　Bed sheet:

　　20 euros

　　Other expenses:

　　Haircut:

　　15 euros

　　Air ticket to China:

　　600-800 euros

　　Mobile phone call(one minute): 0.1-0.3 euro

　　Phone call to China (with IP card): 7 euros(one minute)

　　Postage stamp in the Netherlands: 0.39 euro

　　Stamp for China:

　　0.78 euro

　　(1 euro-about 10 yuan)

　　Transportation

　　Trains, buses and trams run throughout the country.

　　If you really want to sample Dutch life, and get around quickly and easily, buy yourself a bicycle. Most students buy second-hand bicycles. A reasonable one will cost you 70-120 euros.

　　You can find them at second-hand bicycle shops or at the bicycle parking facilities near railway stations.

　　63．Teachers want foreign students to do much talking and analyzing in order to make them

　　A．get higher marks

　　B．pass exams easier

　　C．be able to work independently D．get in close touch with each other

　　64．The passage implies that

　　A．it is easier to find a room in Netherlands

　　B．it is difficult to find a room in Netherlands

　　C．your host institution will surely find a room for you

　　D．the international relations office can find a room for you

　　65．It costs at least

　　a year for a Master degree.

　　A．104,000 yuan B．104,000 euros C．174,000 yuan D．134,000 euros

　　66．Most students ride second-hand bicycles mainly because

　　A．they can ride them fast and easily

　　B．bicycles are safe and comfortable for riding

　　C．bicycles are convenient and easy to park

　　D．bicycles are convenient and cheap

　　参考答案

　　63—66CBAD

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