2016年高考英语二月阅读理解精选（9）

　　2016高考英语（二月）阅读理解精选（9）及答案

　　维C 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：★★★

　　When I was 17，I read a quote that went something like: “If you live each day as if it were your last，someday you'll most certainly be right.” It made an impression on me，and since then，for the past 33 years，I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself，“If today were the last day of my life，would I want to do what I am about to do today？”

　　Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life.

　　About a year ago I was diagnosed with cancer.The doctors told me this was almost certainly a type of cancer that was incurable，and that I would live no longer than three to six months.My doctor advised me to go home and get my affairs in order，which is doctors' code for preparing yourself to die.

　　I lived with that diagnosis all day.I was completely in despair.Later that evening I had another biopsy and my wife told me that tumor turned out to be curable with surgery.I had the surgery and I'm fine now.

　　This was the closest I've been to facing death.To tell the truth，no one wants to die.And yet death is the destination we all share.No one has ever escaped it.It clears out the old to make room for the new.Right now the new is you，but someday not too long from now，you will gradually become the old and be cleared away.

　　Your time is so limited that you shouldn't waste it repeating someone else's life.Don't be trapped by dogma—which is living with the results of other people's thinking.Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice.And most important，have the courage to follow your heart.It somehow already knows what you truly want to become.Everything else is secondary.

　　Notes：

　　①biopsy n．活组织检查　②tumor n．肿瘤

　　【语篇解读】 这是苹果公司CEO乔布斯在斯坦福大学毕业典礼上演讲的节选部分。在这部分内容中，他诚恳地表达了自己对死亡的看法。

　　1．The doctor advised the author to go home and get his affairs in order because ________.

　　A．he had to rest at home

　　B．his disease couldn't be cured

　　C．his disease was not serious at all

　　D．he had to wait for the result of the test

　　答案　B　[细节理解题。由第三段的“incurable”以及“which is doctors' code for preparing yourself to die”可知，医生认为作者的病无法治愈。]

　　2．How did the author feel after the diagnosis?

　　A．Calm.

　　B．Excited.

　　C．Hopeless.

　　D．Optimistic.

　　答案　C　[细节理解题。由第四段的“I was completely in despair”可知诊断结果出来之后，作者感到很绝望。]

　　3．What does the author think of death?

　　A．He thinks it is nothing to be scared of.

　　B．He thinks it is impossible to avoid.

　　C．He thinks it is not the end of life.

　　D．He thinks it is the beginning of a new life.

　　答案　B　[细节理解题。由第五段可知，作者认为没有人愿意死，但是死亡是我们每个人共同的终点，没有人能够逃脱它。故选B。]

　　4．In the author's opinion，we should ________.

　　A．follow others' advice

　　B．do what we want

　　C．keep a positive attitude towards life

　　D．take exercise and keep healthy

　　答案　B　[推理判断题。最后一段中，作者提到“人们的时间很有限，不要将它们浪费在重复其他人的生活上。不要让其他人喧嚣的观点掩盖你真正的内心的声音。要有勇气去听从直觉和心灵的指示”。由此可知，B项(做我们想做的事情)为最佳选项。]维A 阅读理解(每题2分，满分8分)

　　(2012·大纲全国卷Ⅰ)Last night I was driving from Harrisburg to Lewisburg，a distance of about eighty miles.It was late.Several times I got stuck behind a slow­moving truck on a narrow road with a solid white line on my left，and I became increasingly impatient.

　　At one point along an open road，I came to a crossing with a traffic light.I was alone on the road by now，but as I drove near the light，it turned red and I made a stop.I looked left，right and behind me.Nothing.Not a car，no suggestion of car lamps，but there I sat，waiting for the light to change，the only human being for at least a mile in any direction.

　　I started wondering why I refused to run the light.I was not afraid of being caught，because there was clearly no policeman around，and there certainly would have been no danger in going through it.

　　Much later that night，the question of why I'd stopped for that light came back to me.I think I stopped because it's part of a contract (契约) we all have with each other.It's not only the law，but it's an agreement we have，and we trust each other to honor it：we don't go through red lights.

　　Trust is our first inclination (倾向)．Doubting others does not seem to be natural to us.The whole construction of our society depends on mutual (相互) trust，not distrust.We do what we say we'll do；we show up when we say we'll show up；and we pay when we say we'll pay.We trust each other in these matters，and we're angry or disappointed with the person or organization that breaks the trust we have in them.

　　I was so proud of myself for stopping for the red light that night.

　　【语篇解读】 漆黑的夜晚，空旷的道路，作者独自等候在红灯前，只为自己内心的那份信任。

　　1．Why did the author get impatient while driving?

　　A．He was lonely on the road.

　　B．He was slowed down by a truck.

　　C．He got tired of driving too long.

　　D．He came across too many traffic lights.

　　答案　B　[考查细节理解。根据第一段后半部分的内容可知，作者因前方有一辆缓慢行驶的卡车而变得不耐烦。]

　　2．What was the author's immediate action when the traffic light turned red?

　　A．Stopping still.

　　B．Driving through it.

　　C．Looking around for other cars.

　　D．Checking out for traffic police.

　　答案　A　[考查细节理解。根据第二段中的“...it turned red and I made a stop”可知，作者的瞬时反应是立刻停车。]

　　3．The event made the author strongly believe that ______.

　　A．traffic rules may be unnecessary

　　B．doubting others is human nature

　　C．patience is important to drivers

　　D．a society needs mutual trust

　　答案　D　[考查细节理解。根据倒数第二段第三句的内容可知，这件事让作者深信社会需要相互信任。]

　　4．Why was the author proud of himself?

　　A．He kept his promise.

　　B．He held back his anger.

　　C．He followed his inclination.

　　D．He made a right decision.

　　答案　D　[考查推理判断。由第二、三段作者在无人的十字路口的左顾右盼及后来的所思所想，再结合最后一段可知，作者在无人的十字路口遵守了交通规则，没有闯红灯，这个决定是正确的，因此，作者为此深感自豪。]