2016届高考英语二轮专题总复习精选综合能力专练：阅读理解6

　　2016届高考英语二轮专题总复习精选综合能力专练：阅读理解6

　　Tens of thousands of theatre tickets will be given away to young people next year as part of a government campaign to inspire a lifelong love for theatre.

　　The plan to offer free seats to people aged between 18 to 26 — funded with ￡ 2.5 million of taxpayers’ money — was announced yesterday by Andy Burnham, the Culture Secretary.It received a cautious welcome from some in the arts world，who expressed concern that the tickets may not reach the most underprivileged.

　　The plan comes as West End theatres are enjoying record audiences, thanks largely to musicals teaming up with television talent shows. Attendances reached 13.6 million in 2007，up 10 percent on 2006, itself a record year. Total sales were up 18 percent on 2006 to almost ￡ 470 million.

　　One theatre source criticised the Government’ s priorities(优先考虑的事) in funding free tickets when pensioners were struggling to buy food and fuel, saying: “I don’ t know why the Government’ s wasting money on this. The Young Vic, as The Times reported today，offers excellent performances at cheap prices.”

　　There was praise for the Government’ s plan from Dominic Cooke of the Royal Court Theatre, who said: “I support any move to get young people into theatre, and especially one that aims to do it all over England, not just in London.”

　　Ninetyfive publicly funded theatres could apply for funding under the twoyear plan. In return, they will offer free tickets on at least one day each week to 18 to 26yearolds，firstcome, firstserved. It is likely to be on Mondays, traditionally a quiet night for the theatre.

　　Mr. Burnham said: “A young person attending the theatre can find it an exciting experience, and be inspired to explore a new world. But sometimes people miss out on it because they fear it’ s‘not for them’. It’ s time to change this perception.”

　　Jeremy Hunt, the Shadow Culture Secretary, said: “The real issue is not getting enthusiastic children into the theatre，but improving arts education so that more young people want to go in the first place. For too many children theatres are a nogo area.”

　　[语篇解读]　为了激发年轻一代对戏剧的喜爱，政府开展了一项运动：将于明年送出成千上万张戏票。这一计划在社会各界引起了不同的反应。

　　5．Critics of the plan argued that________.

　　A. the theatres would be overcrowded

　　B. it would be a waste of money

　　C. pensioners wouldn’ t get free tickets

　　D. the government wouldn’ t be able to afford it

　　[解析]　细节理解题。由文中第四段开头的criticised和“I don’t know why the Government’s wasting money on this.”一句可知，批评者认为这一计划是在浪费金钱，故选B。

　　[答案]　B

　　6．According to the supporters, the plan should________.

　　A. benefit the television industry

　　B. focus on producing better plays

　　C. help increase the sales of tickets

　　D. involve all the young people in England

　　[解析]　细节理解题。由文中第五段最后一句话可知，支持该计划的人支持让年轻人到剧院去的任何运动、措施或手段，尤其是那种能够让全英国人而不是仅伦敦人能参与的措施。故选D。

　　[答案]　D

　　7．Which of the following is TRUE about the plan?

　　A. Ninetyfive theatres have received funding.

　　B. Everyone will get at least one free ticket.

　　C. It may not benefit all the young people.

　　D. Free tickets are offered once every day.

　　[解析]　细节判断题。A项错，95%的剧院只是可以申请该基金，而非获得；B项错在everyone，过于绝对；D项错是因为免费票只是每周发放一次，而非每天都有。

　　[答案]　C

　　8．We can infer from the passage that in England________.

　　A. many plays are not for young people

　　B. many young people don’ t like theatre

　　C. people know little about the plan

　　D. children used to receive good arts education

　　[解析]　推理判断题。由文章最后一段可知真正的问题不是让孩子们进入到剧院里，而是要提高他们的艺术教

　　育水平，让更多的年轻人愿意进入剧院，由此可见许多年轻人是不喜欢戏剧的。

　　[答案]　B

　　9．According to the passage, the issue to offer free tickets to young people seems ________.

　　A. controversial

　　B. inspiring

　　C. exciting

　　D. unreasonable

　　[解析]　推理判断题。由第二、四、五三段可知该计划得到了艺术界一些人士的谨慎的欢迎，另一些人则持批评态度，还有一些人则赞扬该计划。由此可见这项计划是有争议的(controversial)。

　　[答案]　A

　　Foreign drivers will have to pay onthespot fines of up to ￡900 for breaking the traffic law to be carried out next month.

　　If they do not have enough cash or a working credit crad, their vehicles will be clamped (扣留)until they pay—and they will face an additional fee of ￡ 80 for getting back their vehicles.

　　The law will also apply to British citizens.The fines will be described officially as “deposits” when the traffic law takes effect, because the money would be returned if the driver went to court and was found not guilty. In practice, very few foreign drivers are likely to return to Britain to deal with their cases.

　　Foreign drivers are rarely charged because police cannot take action against them if they fail to appear in court. Instead, officers often merely give warnings.

　　Three million foreiguregistered vehicles enter Britain each year. Polish vehicles make up 36 percent, French vehicles 10 percent and German vehicles 9 percent.

　　Foreign vehicles are 30 percent more likely to be in a crash than Britishregistered vehicles. The number of crashes caused by foreign vehicles rose by 47 percent between 2003 and 2008. There were almost 400 deaths and serious injuries and 3,000 slight injuries from accidents caused by foreign vehicles in 2008.

　　The new law is partly intended to settle the problem of foreign lorry drivers ignoring limits on weight and hours at the wheel.Foreign lorries are three times more likely to be in a crash than British lorries. Recent spot checks found that three quarters of lorries that failed safety tests were registered overseas.

　　The standard deposit for a careless driving offence — such as driving too close to the vehicle in front or reading a map at the wheel — will be ￡ 300. Deposits for speeding offences and using mobile phones will be ￡ 60. Foreign drivers will not get points as punishment added to their licenses, while British drivers will.

　　[语篇解读]　这是一篇资讯报道：英国为了解决国外车辆导致的交通事故高发的问题，从下月起要实施一项措施：对违反交通规则的外国司机处以高达900英镑的现场罚款，如果当场不交，还要额外收取80英镑的(车辆)保管费。

　　1．The first paragraph serves as a(n)________．

　　A. explanation　

　　B. introduction

　　C. comment

　　D. background

　　[解析]　推理判断题。通读全文可知，第一段起的作用是引出这段资讯的具体内容，所以这段是引子，所以选B。

　　[答案]　B

　　2．The foreign drivers who break the traffic law and do not pay on the spot are likely to be fined up to________.

　　A. ￡ 60

　　B. ￡ 300

　　C. ￡ 900

　　D．￡ 980

　　[解析]　数字计算题。依据文章第一段可知，这种罚款可高达900英镑，再依据第二段：如果司机不能够立刻缴纳罚款，还要额外缴纳80英镑的(车辆)保管费用，共计980英镑。

　　[答案]　D

　　3．We can learn from the passage that________.

　　A. many foreign drivers have been fined by British police

　　B. 300,000 German vehicles enter Britain every year

　　C. 25 percent of foreign vehicles entering Britain have failed safety tests

　　D. British drivers will be punished with points and fines for breaking the traffic law

　　[解析]　推理判断题。依据文章最后一段可知，英国本国的司机除了要缴纳罚款之外，还要扣驾照的点数，而国外的车辆只罚款，由此得出D项正确。

　　[答案]　D

　　4．The new traffic law is mainly intended to________.

　　A. limit the number of foreign vehicles entering Britain

　　B. increase the British government’s additional income

　　C. lower the rate of traffic accidents and injuries

　　D. get foreign drivers to appear in court

　　[解析]　推理判断题。依据文章倒数第二段第一句话“The new law is partly intended to settle the problem of foreign lorry drivers ignoring limits on weight and hours at the wheel”及文章第五、六两段，可知选C。

　　[答案]　C

　　Several years ago I studied in a university in the biggest city in our country. It’s beautiful but it’s hot in __1__. So I usually returned to my hometown when my __2__ began. It is not big, but it’s cool and quiet. I could __3__ in the daytime and have a good sleep at night.

　　One day I had some __4__ to solve. But I didn’t take the dictionaries home. My father told me Charlie, one of my __5__, had a good library. I went to his house at once. We didn’t see each other after I __6__ middle school. At first he didn’t recognize me. He __7__ me up and down. And then he called out, “Oh, dear! It’s you, Fred!”

　　Of course we were __8__ to meet each other again and talked a lot about our schoolmates and __9__. Later on he showed me around his library. It wasn’t big but there were a lot of nice books in it. And the dictionaries I __10__ were in them too. At last I said, “__11__ you lend some dictionaries to me, please?”

　　“I’m sorry I don’t lend any books to __12__,” said the young man.

　　“Are you afraid I’ll __13__ them?”

　　“No, I’m not. I’m afraid you won’t __14__ them to me. Look! All the books are not __15__, but borrowed!”

　　A. spring

　　B. summer C. autumn D. winter

　　A. birthday B. Saturday C. Sunday D. holiday

　　A. study

　　B. play

　　C. rest

　　D. run

　　A. words

　　B. sentences C. problems D. stories

　　A. brothers B. sisters

　　C. aunts

　　D. classmates

　　A. finished B. heard

　　C. saw

　　D. met

　　A. lifted

　　B. carried

　　C. looked

　　D. pulled

　　A. angry

　　B. happy

　　C. worried D. sad

　　A. doctors

　　B. teachers C. workers D. drivers

　　A. looked for B. read

　　C. wrote

　　D. looked at

　　A. Need

　　B. Must

　　C. May

　　D. Can

　　A. other

　　B. the other C. others

　　D. another

　　A. lose

　　B. sell

　　C. throw

　　D. know

　　A. pay

　　B. return

　　C. use

　　D. look after

　　A. made

　　B. picked

　　C. won

　　D. bought

　　名师点评

　　这篇短文主要讲了Charlie家里有许多藏书，却没有一本是自己买的，所以他从不借书给别人，因为他怕别人都和他一样。本题的不少答案只从缺空所在句子的语意和语法是无法确定的，解题是要联系上下文及一般常识进行推理。

　　答案简析

　　B。hot应该指的是夏天的天气情况。

　　D。大学生暑假回家度假。

　　A。学生暑假应该不忘学习。

　　C。solve problems意为“解决问题”。

　　D。根据下文可得知。

　　A。finish middle school表示“中学毕业”。

　　C。look sb. up and down表示“上下打量某人”，这时look用作及物动词。

　　B。老同学相见自然是高兴。

　　B。同学之间谈论的主要对象一般应该是同学和老师。

　　A。根据上下文得知“我”正在寻找一本字典。

　　D。这里指征求别人的意见，故用can。

　　C。泛指其他人，故用复数。

　　A。“我”以为他怕我把书弄丢，所以不借。

　　B。根据下文得知他的书都是借的，所以他不愿借给我，怕我也象他一样借书不还。

　　D。这些书都不是买的，而是借的。