2016年高考英语二月阅读理解精选（7）

　　2016高考英语（二月）阅读理解精选（7）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：★★★I Am a Pencil

　　Children's book author Sam Swope took a job teaching writing to third­graders in the New York City borough of Queens.His students were immigrants or the children of immigrants from 21 countries，speaking 11 languages，having many different beliefs.But there were a few things they had in common.Family troubles，for one.Money struggles.And poetry.Every single student，with the help of this creative，break­all­the­rules teacher，made great progress in writing.Swope leaves the reader with the encouraging conviction that deep within each of us lives a poet，a genius—a child.

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　　What It Takes to Help Me Out

　　An editor for U．S.News & World Report, David L．Marcus takes us inside a boarding school for troubled teens.The great stresses are put on these teens，which makes them lose

　　their

　　nature.This

　　should

　　cause

　　us

　　a

　　truthful，thought­provoking thinking.

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　　The Most Scenic Drives in America

　　Updated and translated into several languages for the first time since 1997，this travel book includes over 200 brand­new photographs of the wonderful places along 120 selected routes.The

　　updated

　　volume

　　also

　　provides

　　maps，the

　　latest information on state parks，and lodging (住所) suggestions.

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　　Our Brother's Keeper

　　Author Jedwin Smith spent 30 years trying to get out of all memories of his brother，Jeff，who was killed in Vietnam.But in Our Brother's Keeper he tells what happens when he met several of his brother's old Marine friends.Smith gets to know these men—all hurt by the past they share.Together the author and his new friends make a journey to Vietnam，to visit the place where Jeff died.Surprisingly，their Vietnamese guide was the former commander of the Viet Cong platoon carrying out the attack that killed Jeff.A powerful story of brotherhood，bravery and understanding...

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　　Notes：

　　conviction n．信念　②thought­provoking adj.令人深思的

　　【语篇解读】 本文是四本书的广告。广告介绍了四本书的内容、价格及折扣。

　　1．Which of the following books offers the biggest price cut?

　　A．I Am a Pencil.

　　B．What It Takes to Help Me Out.

　　C．The Most Scenic Drives in America.

　　D．Our Brother's Keeper.

　　答案　D　[细节理解题。由各篇的“you save”可知，Our Brother's Keeper降价最多：$49.40 (83%)。]

　　2．If you are interested in taking photos，you would probably choose ________.

　　A．Our Brother's Keeper

　　B．What It Takes to Help Me Out

　　C．The Most Scenic Drives in America

　　D．I Am a Pencil

　　答案　C　[细节理解题。从“The Most Scenic Drives in America”的“...this travel book includes over 200 brand­new photographs of the wonderful places along 120 selected routes.”可知答案为C。]

　　3．Which of the following is WRONG according to the passage?

　　A．The book What It Takes to Help Me Out is about troubled teens.

　　B．The book The Most Scenic Drives in America includes many pictures.

　　C．The friends Jedwin Smith made had the same bad experiences.

　　D．The Vietnamese guide，the former commander who himself killed Jedwin Smith's brother.

　　答案　D　[推理判断题。由Our Brother's Keeper中的“Surprisingly，their Vietnamese guide was the former commander(海军中校)of the Viet Cong platoon carrying out the attack that killed Jeff.”可知，Jedwin Smith的弟弟的去世并非是the former commander直接所为，而是执行命令，是官方意志，故答案为D。]

　　4．Which book has many foreign editions (版本) according to the passage?

　　A．The Most Scenic Drives in America.

　　B．What It Takes to Help Me Out.

　　C．I Am a Pencil.

　　D．Our Brother's Keeper.

　　答案　A　[细节理解题。从The Most Scenic Drives in America中“Updated(再版)and translated into several languages for the first time since 1997”可知A为正确答案。]

　　维B2 阅读理解(每题2分，满分8分)

　　选材相似度：★★★★

　　设题相似度：★★★

　　难度系数：★★★★

　　The main reason people come to America is said to be that they can chase the American Dream.Everyone has heard of it，and many have died fighting for it.The only thing is that there is no clear definition of the American Dream.It is not defined by

　　one dream，but all

　　the opportunities that the United States has to offer.Since the founding of the United States，people have been striving to define the American Dream.

　　In the play Death of a Salesman，every character is trying to realize his own version of the American Dream.Willy feels that by being well liked he has achieved what the American Dream is all about.He has spent his whole life as a salesman who has not been very successful.As he gets older，he starts having conflicts with everyone in his life，and feels that only by killing himself will the people around him be able to finally be happy.

　　Bernard，on the other hand，feels that the American Dream can only be achieved if one has been successful in their academic and professional careers.He shows that through hard work and dedication，success can be accomplished.He reached his professional goals and achieved his version of the American Dream.

　　Throughout the play these feelings are shown through the dialogue and actions of the characters.They try to achieve their goals of the American Dream.Willy is unsuccessful in his attempt，while Bernard is very successful in achieving his goal.

　　Many people try to achieve the American Dream，but few actually do so.As with any goal，the American Dream takes hard work and dedication.In Death of a Salesman，all aspects of this goal are examined.For the goal to be achieved，the dream must be an attainable one which is worth working toward.It also must be a dream that the professional world accepts and finds useful.

　　Note：

　　长短句分析：As he gets older，he starts having conflicts with everyone in his life，and feels that only by killing himself will the people around him be able to finally be happy.

　　句法点睛：这是个主从复合句。As he gets older为状语从句，he starts having conflicts with everyone in his life，and feels...为主句；only by killing himself will the people around him be able to finally be happy为宾语从句，该句使用的是倒装语序。

　　句意：随着年龄的增长，他开始和生活中的每个人发生冲突，并且觉得唯有自杀才能够让周围的人最终快乐起来。

　　【语篇解读】 本文是一篇议论文，通过评论剧本《推销员之死》来诠释“美国梦”。

　　1．The first paragraph mainly tells us ________.

　　A．reasons for coming to America

　　B．something about the United States

　　C．something about the American Dream

　　D．the definition of the American Dream

　　答案　C　[主旨大意题。第一段总体指出了“美国梦”的一些情况，而并非是为“美国梦”下定义，故选C。]

　　2．The underlined word “striving” probably has the same meaning as ________.

　　A．trying hard

　　B．giving up

　　C．bending down

　　D．standing still

　　答案　A　[词义猜测题。根据本段对“美国梦”的简要介绍以及接下来通过《推销员之死》对“美国梦”的诠释可知，作者想告诉我们，从一开始人们就在努力实现“美国梦”，因此strive应该是与try hard同义的。]

　　3．According to the text，Death of a Salesman tries to tell us ________.

　　A．why Willy decides to kill himself

　　B．what the American Dream is like

　　C．about Bernard's dedication to America

　　D．the life stories of Willy and Bernard

　　答案　B　[推理判断题。根据第二、三、四段对《推销员之死》的评论和作者在第五段的总结可推知，《推销员之死》给出了两种“美国梦”的例子，实际是要告诉我们“美国梦”应该是什么样的，故选B项。]

　　4．What would be the CORRECT structure of the text?

　　答案　B　[推理判断题。第一段总体指出了“美国梦”的情况，而二、三、四段以《推销员之死》为例分析了对“美国梦”的两种理解，最后一段则是总结，所以整篇文章的结构是“总—分—总”，故选B项。]