北京市东城区2016高考英语阅读理解学生联合自选（3）

　　北京市东城区2016高考英语阅读理解学生联合自选（3）及答案

　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

　　阅读理解

　　“Creativity is the key to a brighter future，”says education and business experts. Here is how schools and parents can encourage this important skill in children.

　　If Dick Drew had listened to his boss in 1925，we might not have a product that we now think of as of great importance: a new type of tape. Drew worked for the Minnesota Mining Company. At work he developed a kind of material strong enough to hold things together. But his boss told him not to think more about the idea. Finally，using his own time，Drew improved the tape，which now is used everywhere by many people. And his former company learned from its mistake. Now it encourages people to spend 15 percent of their work time just thinking about and developing new ideas.

　　Creativity is not something one is just born with，nor is it necessarily a character of high intelligence. The fact that a person is highly intelligent does not mean that he uses it creatively. Creativity is the matter of using the resources one has to produce new ideas that are good for something.

　　Unfortunately，schools have not tried to encourage creativity.With strong attention to test results and the development of reading，writing and mathematical skills，many educators give up creativity for correct answers.The result is that children can give back information but can’t recognize ways to use it in new situation.They may know the rules correctly but they are unable to use them to work out practical problems.

　　It is important to give children choices. From the earliest age，children should be allowed to make decisions and understand their results.Even if it’s choosing between two food items for lunch，decision-making helps thinking skills.As children grow older，parents should let their children decide how to use their time or spend their money. This is because the most important character of creative people is a very strong desire to find a way out of trouble.

　　57. What did the company where Drew once worked learn from its mistake?

　　A. They should encourage people to work a longer time.

　　B. People should be discouraged to think freely.

　　C. People will do better if they spend most of their work time developing new ideas.

　　D. It is necessary for people to spend some of their work time considering and improving new ideas.

　　58. Creativity is ______.

　　A. something that most people are born with

　　B. something that has nothing to do with intelligence at all

　　C. a way of using what one has learned to work out new problems

　　D. something that is not important to the character of a person at all

　　59. Why don’t schools try to encourage creativity?

　　A. They don’t understand the importance of creativity education.

　　B. They don’t want their students to make mistakes.

　　C. They pay too much attention to examination marks，language and maths skills.

　　D. They think it more important to remember some information.

　　60. What should the parents do when their children decide how to spend their money?

　　A. Help them when necessary.

　　B. Try to help them as much as possible.

　　C. Take no notice of whatever they do. D. Leave the children as they are.

　　【答案】57-60 DCAA

　　阅读理解（共2小题；每小题2分，满分0分）

　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项’s plans to find a new home for Knut, the moneymaking celebrity polar bear whose popularity has been exploited by environmentalists and even Canadian tourism promoters.

　　No longer cute, and just days before his second birthday, Knut will be given a new home that is expected to include a potential mating partner.

　　The Berlin Zoo, facing the global economic crisis, can’t afford the estimated $ 13 million it would take to acquire a female and a new home for them to share. “It’s time for him to go --- the sooner he gets a new home the better,” said senior bear keeper Heiner Kloes.

　　But some Berliners are beginning a campaign, collecting petition (情愿书) signatures and arguing that he’s a tourist draw and a symbol as important as the Brandenburg Gate. “He means a lot to many people. When you’re with him you forget your problems,” Hartmut Wiedenroth, co-founder of the campaign, told Spiegel Online.

　　Knut became an international celebrity in 2007, drawing huge crowds to his cage and triggering sales of thousands of Knut toys and Knut-shaped candies.

　　The Vancouver-based Canadian Tourism Commission made Knut a major part of its “Canada—Keep Exploring” campaign to draw tourists to the country--- and especially to polar bear country in northern Manitoba to see them in their natural habitat. Environmentalists also used the bear to promote the fight against global warming.

　　But Knut’s popularity diminished as his size increased to 210 kilograms, He was photographed at one point snapping (咬) at a child near his cage. In September his keeper, Thomas Doerflein, died of a heart attack. Doerflein, who became a celebrity himself after nursing the tiny ball of white fur when Knut’s mother rejected him, had been re-assigned shortly after Knut’s first birthday. Some animal rights critics said Knut has been showing unusually aggressive behavior because of his unnatural upbringing.

　　The Berlin Zoo intends to find a new home for Knut mainly because of _______.

　　A. the mother bear deserting him

　　B. Knut’s aggressive behavior

　　C. lacking a skillful bear keeper

　　D. its financial problem

　　57. A campaign is being launched in Berlin _______.

　　A. in order to keep Knut in the zoo

　　B. by selling Knut-shaped candies

　　C. to draw tourists to northern Manitoba

　　D. to warn people of global warming

　　58. The underlined word “triggering” in Paragraph 5 can be replaced by “_______”.

　　A. decreasing

　　B. preventing

　　C. promoting

　　D. conducting

　　59. What would be the best title for the passage?

　　A. Doerflein, a celebrity of Germany

　　B. Zoo says Knut must go

　　C. The polar bear capital of the world

　　D. Polar bears in Canada

　　【参考答案】(A) DACB

　　【2016界黑龙江省哈三中高三上第三次验收考试】A

　　Last Sunday I made a visit to some new neighbors down the block. No specific in mind, just an opportunity to sit at the kitchen table, have some tea and chat. As I did so, it occurred to me how rare the Sunday visit has become.

　　When I was a kid in New Jersey of the 1960s, Sunday visits were routine. Most stores were closed, almost nobody worked, and the highways, as a result, were not desperate steeplechases(障碍赛跑) they have become today. My family normally traveled eight city blocks to the home of my grandmother, where adults would sit on the front porch and chat while we children played hide-and-seek.

　　The Sunday visit was something to desire strongly. It was the repetition to church, our reward for an hour of devotion, an opportunity to take advantage of the fact that Dad was not at work, we were not in school, and there was no housework that couldn’t wait until Monday. Sunday was, indeed, different from the other days of the week, because everyone seemed to be on the same schedule, which means that there was one day when everyone seemed to have time for everybody else.

　　Sunday as a day of rest is, or was, so deeply rooted in the culture that it’s surprising to find that, in a short span of time, it has almost entirely lost this association. In my childhood, it was assumed that everyone would either be home or visiting someone else’s home on Sunday. But now the question is, “What do you plan to DO this Sunday?” The answer can range from going to the mall, to participating in a road race, to Montreal for lunch. If one were to respond, “I’m making a Sunday visit to family,” such an answer would feel strange, which sounds like an echo from another era.

　　I suppose I should be grateful to live in Maine, a state of small towns, abundant land and tight relationships. Even though folks work as hard here as they do anywhere else, the state’s powerfully rural feature still keeps at least remnants(残余部分) of the moral of yesterday’s America, where people had to depend on one another in the face of economic vagaries(反复无常的情况) and a challenging environment.

　　The writer’s general impression of the Sunday in the past was a day when＿＿.

　　A. everyone was paying a visit to some relatives far away

　　B. everyone seemed to be free for others

　　C. Dad was not at work while Mom was busy cleaning the house

　　D. nearly every adult would go to church and children weren’t at school

　　In the fourth paragraph, the writer compares the response “I’m making a Sunday visit to family” to an echo from another era because_____.

　　A. people nowadays prefer staying at home on Sunday

　　B. such answers are rarely heard in our modern society

　　C. people in the city dislike being disturbed on Sunday

　　D. visiting someone on Sunday was routine in the past

　　From the last paragraph we may infer that_____.

　　A. people in Maine suffer more from economic depression and the changed environment

　　B. people in Maine have abandoned their tradition and lived an absolutely new life

　　C. land in Maine is short, thus the relationship between people is tense

　　D. people in Maine tend to help each other out of necessity

　　59. What’s the main idea of the passage?

　　A. Doing many activities on Sunday is beneficial.

　　B. We should often travel a long distance to visit some friends and relatives.

　　C. Nowadays, Sunday has almost lost its association as a day of rest.

　　D. We should abandon some old tradition.

　　【参考答案】56-59BBDC

　　【2016山东省济南外国语学校质量检测】D

　　If you're like a lot of married guys, you don't need to be reminded about men being from Mars or women from Venus. Chances are that you're all too familiar with the feeling that you and your wife are from different worlds. When married people start noticing their fundamental differences, it can lead to a breakdown in communication. The way to have a successful marriage is through communication, common ground and understanding. Here are some pointers to guide you in the right direction.

　　Rather than ending up in an endless back and forth, forget about the issue for a minute. Instead, think about how you feel she's acting toward you and ask her if that's how she feels about you. If you think she's being unfair, ask her if she thinks you're being unfair. Switching the focus to that shared feeling can help your wife see things from your point of view.

　　It's important to accept the fact that there's a two-way street between you and your wife. If you think she doesn't make enough of an effort to see things from your point of view, you have to ask yourself if you're making an effort to see it her way.

　　Realize nobody can wave a magic wand to make you and your wife completely understand each other all the time. Many couples have an extremely close friendship and do almost everything together before they're married. Once you've tied the knot, you may begin to notice that you're not as alike as you once thought.

　　It seems obvious, but some guys get fooled into thinking their wife will be as excited about all of their interests and hobbies as they are. Don't be surprised when you find out that she's not just like "one of the guys." Sooner or later you'll realize that she might be going along with some of your interests just to make you happy.

　　Rather than feel offended if you find out she's not as into your favorite hobby as you thought, appreciate the effort she put into making you happy. Swallow your pride and try to take part in some of her hobbies, too, even if you might be a little put off at first. While you're not going to be trying on makeup with her, you could try baking a recipe together.

　　If either of you is always giving everything and getting nothing in return, there's going to be bitterness. The best marriages are built on compromise. You knew you were going to have to give and take for your marriage to work; now it's time to make it happen.

　　71. What is the best title of the text?

　　A. How to manage your marriage.

　　B. How to make a good husband

　　C. How to make a good wife.

　　D. How to get her to speak your language.

　　72. The best subtitle of the 6th paragraph is ________.

　　A. Swallow your pride (at least sometimes)

　　B. Find out her hobbies

　　C. Don’t get offended

　　D. Try to make up

　　73. Which of the following is not good for keeping a successful marriage?

　　A. Focus on the feeling to get past the disagreement.

　　B. Don't play the blame game.

　　C. She won't always understand you (but that's OK).

　　D. Try to understand each other all the way.

　　74. According to the last paragraph, it’s important for the husband and wife to__________.

　　A. forgive and forget

　　B. give and take

　　C. live and let live

　　D. get everything and return nothing

　　75. The underlined phrase in the 6th paragraph probably mean________.

　　A. delay sth

　　B. arrange sth

　　C. dislike sth

　　D. worsen sth

　　【参考答案】71、DADBC

　　阅读理解-----------B

　　Even before historian Joseph Ellis became a best-selling author, he was famous for his vivid lectures. In his popular courses at Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts, he would often make classroom discussion lively by describing his own fighting experience in Vietnam. But as Ellis's reputation grew--his books on the Founding Fathers won both the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize ---the history professor began to entertain local and national reporters with his memories of war. Last year, after The Boston Globe reported Ellis's experience in the Vietnam war, someone who knew the truth about Ellis dropped a dime. Last week The Boston Globe revealed that Ellis, famous for explaining the nation's history, had some explaining to do about his own past.

　　“Even in the best of lives, mistakes are made," said Ellis. It turned out that while the historian had served in the Army, he'd spent his war years not in the jungles of Southeast Asia , but teaching history at West Point ( 西点军校). He'd also overstated his role in the antiwar movement and even his high-school athletic records. His admission shocked colleagues, fellow historians and students who wondered why someone so successful would beautify his past. But it seems that success and truthfulness don’t always go hand in hand.

　　Even among the successful achievers, security experts say, one in ten is deceiving. And, oddly, people often beautify their past once they're famous, says Ernest Brod of Kroll Associates, which has conducted thousands of background checks.

　　Then what makes them do it? Psychologists say some people succeed, at least in part, because they are uniquely adjusted to the expectations of others. And no matter how well-known, those people can be haunted (长期不断的缠绕 ) by a sense of their own shortcomings. "From outside, these people look anything but fragile," says Dennis Shulman, a psychoanalyst. "But inside, they feel hollow, empty,”

　　60. Which of the following shows the order of what happened to Ellis?

　　a. He became a best-selling author.

　　b. He taught at Mount Holyoke College.

　　c. His books won two important prizes.

　　d. The Boston Globe reported his experience in Vietnam.

　　e. He entertained reporters with his memories of war.

　　A. abced

　　B. bedca

　　C. acbde

　　D. bcaed

　　61. The underlined part "dropped a dime" in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to “____________”

　　A. let sb. down

　　B. informed on sb.

　　C. made sb. famous

　　D. punished sb. badly

　　62. While Ellis served in the Army, he ________________

　　A. fought in Vietnam

　　B. taught history at a military school

　　C. pretended to be a historian

　　D. made mistakes in the antiwar movement.

　　【参考答案】(B) DBB