2016年高考英语二月阅读理解精选（4）

　　2016高考英语（二月）阅读理解精选（4）及答案

　　维B1 阅读理解(每题2分，满分分)

　　选材相似度：★★★★

　　设题相似度：★★★

　　难度系数：★★★★

　　George Bernard Shaw (1856—1950) was born in Dublin，the son of a civil servant.His education was irregular，due to his dislike of any organized training.After working in an estate agent's office for a while he moved to London as a young man (1876)，where he established himself as a leading music and theatre critic in the eighties and nineties.He began his literary career as a novelist; he decided to write plays in order to illustrate his criticism of the English stage.His earliest dramas were called appropriately Plays Pleasant and Unpleasant (1898)．Among these，Widower's Houses and Mrs.Warren's Profession heavily attack social hypocrisy.

　　In the plays of his later period discussion sometimes drowns the drama，in Back to Methuselah (1921)，although in the same period he worked on his masterpiece Saint Joan (1923)，in which he rewrites the well­known story of the French maiden and extends it from the Middle Ages to the present.

　　Other important plays by Shaw are Caesar and Cleopatra (1901)，and the Lion (1912)．In Major Barbara (1905)，one of Shaw's most successful discussion plays，the audience's attention is held by the power of the witty argumentation that man can achieves aesthetic salvation only through political activity，not as an individual.The Doctor's Dilemma (1906)，is really a comedy the humour of which is directed at the medical profession.Candida (1898)，with social attitudes toward sex relations as objects of his satire，and Pygmalion (1912)，a witty study of phonetics as well as a clever treatment of middle­class morality and class distinction，proved some of Shaw's greatest successes on the stage.It is a combination of the dramatic，the comic，and the social corrective that gives Shaw's comedies their special flavour.

　　Notes：

　　critic n．评论家　②hypocrisy n．伪善　③aesthetic salvation审美救赎

　　长短句分析：After working in an estate agent's office for a while he moved to London as a young man (1876)，where he established himself as a leading music and theatre critic (评论家) in the eighties and nineties.

　　句法点睛：本句中，where引导定语从句，修饰London。

　　句意：在一家房地产公司工作了一段时间后，年轻的他只身去了伦敦。在八九十年代，他成了具有领先地位的音乐与戏剧评论家。

　　【语篇解读】 本文介绍了萧伯纳的生活及其作品。

　　1．Why didn't George Bernard Shaw have regular school education?

　　A．Because his family was poor.

　　B．Because he wanted to work outside.

　　C．Because he hated being educated in school.

　　D．Because he decided to give up schooling and wanted to be a writer.

　　答案　C　[细节理解题。从“His education was irregular，due to his dislike of any organized training.”可知，因为不喜欢任何有组织的训练，因此他没有受过正规教育。]

　　2．The early works of Shaw's aimed to ________.

　　A．reflect the darkness of society

　　B．sing high praise for the good life at the time

　　C．reflect the glory of the government

　　D．write about his own life

　　答案　A　[细节理解题。从“Among these，Widower's Houses and Mrs.Warren's Profession heavily attack social hypocrisy”可知，他早期的作品揭露了当时社会的黑暗。]

　　3．What do the last two paragraphs mainly tell us?

　　A．How Bernard Shaw changed from a leading music and theatre critic to novelist.

　　B．How his works styles changed over time.

　　C．The characteristic of his later works.

　　D．Some famous works of his late life.

　　答案　D　[主旨大意题。最后两段主要介绍了萧伯纳后来的一些作品。C有一定的干扰性，文章涉及了他的一些作品内容，对于风格没有提到。]

　　4．According to the writer，which play shows Bernard Shaw's great ability in treatment of middle­class morality and class distinction?

　　A．Caesar and Cleopatra.

　　B．The Doctor's Dilemma.

　　C．Candida.

　　D．Pygmalion.

　　答案　D　[细节理解题。通过文章最后一段对《窈窕淑女》的介绍可知，他在这本书里面体现出了自己对语音学、中产阶层以及社会差别的认识能力。]

　　维B2 阅读理解(每题2分，满分分)

　　选材相似度：★★★

　　设题相似度：★★★

　　难度系数：★★★

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　　September morning five years ago，a memory of his father came to Mayor Rudy Giuliani.In it，the Brooklyn plumber and bartender was telling his only child，“In a crisis，you have to become the calmest person in the room.”

　　Giuliani became more than that.His suit coated with ash from the wreckage，he stood firm，vowing that New Yorkers would show the world the meaning of courage.He comforted victims' families，attended funerals of police and firefighters，rallied his fellow citizens on radio and television.

　　He'd overcome hardships before，including a bitter，public end to his marriage，and a battle with prostate cancer.Alongside the terrifying challenges of 9/11，they're the kind of events that could break anyone's public and personal life.But Giuliani's resolve to success is stronger than ever，and now he is about to find out if his legacy of leadership endures.

　　After the coming midterm elections，he will decide whether to seek the Republican nomination for President in 2008，or whether to carry on with the business ventures he took up post­9/11.Having spent years in public service—as a U．S.Attorney (lawyer) in New York，an Associate Attorney General during the Reagan Administration，and two terms as mayor of the Big Apple—Giuliani,62，is finally cashing_in.Chair and CEO of Giuliani Partners LLC，he's making millions as a security and crisis management consultant.He's also a law partner with Bracewell & Giuliani，and gives speeches that reportedly earn him $100,000 a pop.Still，he insists that his current work is about the challenge rather than the money.“Learning more about business，finance，how to straighten out organizations—that's very exciting to me，” he says.

　　But when he talks about public service，his intensity added.“I miss being involved in the most important things that are going on.When some crisis happens，you feel that's what you've been trained for，what you know how to do.”

　　Notes：

　　plumber n．管道工　②bartender n．酒吧侍者　③rally vt.使恢复力量　④endure n．耐久　⑤nomination n．提名

　　⑥venture n．企业　⑦consultant n．顾问

　　【语篇解读】 本文是人物介绍，介绍了美国著名的领导人鲁迪·朱利亚尼。

　　1．The passage probably appears in a ________.

　　A．film

　　B．novel

　　C．magazine

　　D．lecture

　　答案　C　[推理判断题。通读全文可知，这篇人物介绍应该出自杂志。]

　　2．Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

　　A．Rudy Giuliani was well prepared to run for president in 2008.

　　B．Rudy Giuliani once worked as plumber and bartender before becoming mayor.

　　C．The terrifying challenges of 9/11 made Giuliani more determined than ever.

　　D．Rudy Giuliani worked as mayor of the Big Apple，which is a nickname for New York.

　　答案　B　[细节理解题。第一段“...a memory of his father came to Mayor Rudy Giuliani.In it，the Brooklyn plumber and bartender was telling his only child，”中的the Brooklyn指的是Rudy Giuliani的父亲，故B项表述错误，符合题意。]

　　3．Giuliani has experienced a lot of difficulties EXCEPT ________.

　　A．incomplete marriage

　　B．prostate cancer

　　C．terrifying challenges of 9/11

　　D．losing his business ventures

　　答案　D　[细节理解题。第三段介绍他经历了离婚、严重的癌症、9·11危机挑战，但是文中没有提到他失去了他创立的事业。]

　　4．It can be inferred that the writer wrote the passage to ______.

　　A．encourage people to face the terrifying challenges of 9/11 bravely

　　B．introduce Giuliani to the public and persuade people to support him

　　C．tell the public Giuliani's family background and his natural leadership

　　D．tell the public that the Republican will win the election

　　答案　B　[推理判断题。文章向公众介绍了美国著名政治人物鲁迪·朱利亚尼的个人经历、人格魅力以及他为2008年的总统提名所作的准备和他为国家服务的决心，其目的当然是为了赢得更多公众的支持。]