2016届高考英语二轮阅读理解九十天强化训练：43

　　高考英语二轮九十天强化训练：阅读理解43

　　阅读理解-----B篇About twenty years ago I had the pleasure of teaching a disabled young woman. Not only was she good at math and science, but she was also extremely talented in art. She could draw and paint beautifully. When Audrey graduated from university she got two degrees, one in fine arts and one in chemistry. Not too many people do well in two such different areas of study.

　　    Just before her high school graduation, Audrey gave me a wonderful gift. It was a watercolor painting of a mother and her baby. A tear fell from the mother’s eye as she looked lovingly at her child. Beneath the painting Audrey had written these words: “The deep love from Mother, through me, touches another.” What a beautiful gift! I had the piece of art framed(给…做框) and hung in my office.

　　Years passed with many moves from one office to another and I lost the painting. Last year, after about eight years of not knowing where it was, I received a phone from a former colleague who said she had something of mine. It was the picture Audrey had painted for me 18 years ealier. When cleaning out a storage room she had discovered my gift.

　　I was struck that the precious gift came back. I knew Audrey very well. When she was four years old Audrey had a serious disease. What’ s worse, her father left the house. It was her mother who brought her up with much trouble. She survived the disease but was disabled.

　　To any other it is just a painting, but to me it shows how a mother’s love has helped develop a talent and how its power pushes me ahead.

　　51. What made Audrey different from others was that she_______.

　　   A. could draw and paint beautifullly

　　   B. was good at math and chemistry

　　   C. got two degrees in two different fields

　　   D. was a student in a key university

　　52. How did the author regain the painting?

　　   A. She found it from one office.

　　   B. One of her former colleagues found it.

　　   C. She found it in a storage room.

　　   D. Audrey found it for her.

　　53. What is Paragraph 4 mainly talking about?

　　   A.The author’s feeling.

　　   B. Audrey’s family.

　　   C. Audrey’s experience.

　　   D. The author’s experience.

　　54. Why does the author value the painting so much?

　　   A. It was painted by her most talented student.  

　　B. The painting can be worth a lot of money.

　　   C. The art value of the painting is immeasurable(无法估计的).

　　   D. The painting encourages her to advance(前进). 

　　参考答案

　　51---54、 CBCD

　　阅读理解 (共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)

　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

　　A

　　Dear Rudyard Kipling,

　　Father has consistently tried to instill(灌输) a sense of being a man in me ever since I was very young. When I reached the age of twelve he began taking me to his auto body shop. He told me this tough job would build me into a man of character. But this all changed a year ago when my mother passed away and stumbled upon your poem, If.

　　My mother was the person who could understand me. If I ever got tired during my work hours at the shop I could call her to come and pick me up. It was my mother who instilled the love of literature and languages in me. My mother spoke six languages fluently and had thousands of books, which still sit in the attic of our house. It was in this “library” of hers that I picked up a book of poetry from a cold metal shelf and found your poem, If.

　　Because of the death of my mother I felt alone, as if I belonged to no family. The image of a man was completely shattered when I saw him break down and cry, which looked so pathetic（凄惨的）and “unmanly” compared to his usual stoic（禁欲主义者）and emotionless countenance. Yet I remained silent remembering the golden words: “If you can keep your head when all about you/ Are losing theirs and blaming it on you… you’ll be a Man, my son!”

　　If reminded me to remain calm and “keep my head” because I wanted to be a man and wanted to be the one supporting my family. I sacrificed my ability to compete in a winter sport so that I could stay home and cook for my family and clean the house. My father saw this and our relationship has grown much stronger. He finally respected me for who I was and told me he was proud to have a man for his son. Through this poem, I realize that to be a man is not about putting weights on a barbell（杠铃）but rather putting the weight of others on your back.

　　Your poem was so much more than just a simple list of guidelines or morals that some see it as; it really changed my life and my relationship with my dad.

　　41. According to the passage, what kind of person does the author’s father expect him to be?

　　A. A person who will shoulder responsibilities.

　　B. A person who knows how to earn a lot of money.

　　C. A person who knows how to do housework.

　　D. A person who respects his parents.

　　【答案】A

　　【解析】细节理解题。根据Father has consistently tried to instill(灌输) a sense of being a man in me ever since I was very young.作者的父亲想要他成为一个真正的能肩负起责任的男人，故选A。

　　42. Who does the underlined word “him” in paragraph 3 refer to?

　　A. the character in the poem

　　B. the author’s father

　　C. the author

　　D. an unknown person

　　【答案】C

　　【解析】词义猜测题。根据The image of a man was completely shattered when I saw him break down and cry,可知这里指的是作者自己，是作者痛苦，因为自己的母亲去世，故选C。

　　43. According to the passage, a man in the author’s mind would have the following qualities EXCEPT _________.

　　A. responsible

　　B. calm

　　C. caring

　　D. enthusiastic

　　【答案】D

　　【解析】细节理解题。responsible有责任心的； calm镇静的； caring爱心，有同情心的；

　　enthusiastic热情的。根据because I wanted to be a man and wanted to be the one supporting my family. 作者认为人要有责任心；If you can keep your head when all about you/ Are losing theirs and blaming it on you… you’ll be a Man, my son 这里作者引用母亲的话来说明人在遇到事情时要镇静；要If I ever got tired during my work hours at the shop I could call her to come and pick me up.作者认为要有爱心；只有选项D的热情没有提到，故选D。

　　44. We can learn from the passage that ___________.

　　A. the poem has helped to improve the relationship between the author and his father

　　B. the author would not know how to help his family without the poem

　　C. the author’s father must have read the poem as well

　　D. the author’s mother had told him about this poem before

　　【答案】A

　　【解析】细节理解题。根据Your poem was so much more than just a simple list of guidelines or morals that some see it as; it really changed my life and my relationship with my dad.那首诗帮助改善了作者和父亲的关系，故选A。

　　45. The author has written this letter to ___________.

　　A. share with Rudyard Kipling his sadness resulting from the death of his mother

　　B. show his appreciation for the positive influence the poem has brought to him

　　C. share his opinion on the poem

　　D. tell Rudyard Kipling how he got the poem

　　【答案】B

　　【解析】作者意图题。根据短文的内容可知作者想让我们知道那首诗带给他的积极的影响。

　　阅读理解

　　A 篇 LONDON (Reuters Life!) ---- Forget about talking your children into considering life as a doctor or a teacher and start training them for the talent show.

　　A survey of British parents showed the aspirations (志向) of their children are greatly different from what they dreamed about when considering who they wanted to be when they grew up.

　　Although astronaut (宇航员) still remains fairly high on the list of careers (事业) kids dream about these days, others like doctor and teacher have been taken the place of by the desire (欲望) to win good name and money as a sporting hero, pop star or actor.

　　 The parents of children aged 5 to 11 said the choice of lawyer had dropped by only one place on a top 10 list to sixth, while teacher had dropped to ninth from top in the last 25 or more years.

　　 The survey for British TV channel “Watch” found a great difference between the genders (性别) of today’s young people when compared with their parents’ dreams 25 years or more ago.

　　 Playing professional football, being an astronaut and joining the firefighting service topped the boys’ choices, while girls are more likely to be dreaming of taking to the stage as a pop star or actress or joining the medical profession.

　　When asked what they would like their children to do for a living, today’s parents still like the academic (学术的) professions (职业), with law and medicine scoring highly, while being a boss came third.

　　Parents also praised job happiness above wealth (财富) when it comes to their hopes for their children.

　　Nearly 70 percent of the parents surveyed thought that they failed to follow their dreams when it came to their career, with 37 percent thinking it was caused by a lack of aspiration and not having the necessary conditions.

　　46.      From the passage we know that most parents still hope that in the future their children can take up ______.

　　   A. jobs such as musicians, singers and dancers

　　   B. jobs related to academic professions like lawyers and doctors

　　   C. jobs in which they will not be endangered

　　   D. jobs which will be well paid only

　　47.      The first paragraph is to advise parents to ______.

　　   A. change their children’s dreams        B. correct their children’s dreams

　　   C. follow their children’s dreams              D. forget their children’s dreams

　　48.      According to the survey for British TV channel “Watch”, which of the following is the boys’ best career choice?

　　   A. A pop star     B. An actor        C. A doctor         D. A firefighter 

　　49.      What can be learnt from the passage?

　　   A. Parents’ hope for their children’s career did not change too much.

　　   B. Parents pay much attention to the income of their children.

　　   C. Less than half of the parents who were surveyed didn’t follow their dreams.

　　   D. Most parents didn’t have the necessary conditions to realize their dreams.

　　50.      What is the main idea of the passage?

　　   A. Many reasons cause the change of children’s dreams.

　　  B. Parents’ dreams are different from children’s.

　　   C. Parents are changing their own dreams.

　　   D. Children’s dreams are always changing.

　　参考答案46—50、BCDAB

　　This is an old tale. It’s the story of the three little pigs and the big bad wolf that blew down a house made of straw and one made of sticks. The only house left standing was the one made of bricks. Now there is new evidence to suggest that houses built with bales of straw can be very strong. They are also environmental.

　　Pete Walker is a professor at the University of Bath in Britain. He and a team of researchers there have built a house made out of straw bales and hemp material.

　　During the next twelve months the team will study the effectiveness of these materials in home building. Professor Walker says there are many good reasons for using straw.

　　Professor Walker says that one of the benefits is that it’s a relatively inexpensively renewable material that’s readily available.

　　According to Professor Walker, straw takes in carbon dioxide as it grows. So it can be seen as having no harmful effects on the environment. He says straw helps the environment in other ways.

　　Professor Walker: “The straw bale walls are relatively thick and so all that straw provides very good thermal(of heat)

　　insulation. So we make buildings that require very little heating in the winter or indeed very little cooling in the summer. So they require very little additional energy.”

　　Professor Walker says this reduces home operating expenses. It also reduces the effect on the environment. He says the current interest in straw bale houses is a direct response to the problem of climate change.

　　David Lanfear owns an eco-friendly home building service in the United States called Bale on Bale Construction.

　　He says he laughed when some friends first told him about houses built of straw. But after doing his own research, he learned that building with straw bales made a lot of sense. He has now helped to build more than ten straw bale houses and says the building material is becoming more widely accepted.

　　To build the houses, he fills a wood frame with tightly packed bales of straw. Next he coats the walls inside and out with layers of clay plaster. He says the common ideas about straw houses continue, including stories about the threat of fire. Mr. Lanfear says straw bale houses have done well when tested for fire resistance. And he says his builders use the same building methods as traditional builders to keep out rain.

　　David Lanfear: “We use what we call good shoes and a good hat, and that would be a solid foundation and a really good roof.”

　　46. The function of the story in the first paragraph is to _____________.

　　A. amuse the readers

　　B. introduce the topic of this passage

　　C. help the readers to recall their childhood memory

　　D. remind the readers that bricks are no longer the best choice for building

　　【答案】B

　　【解析】推理判断题。根据用这个寓言故事来引出下文，因为它们有相同之处都是叙述的房子的问题，故选B。

　　47. Which of the following words is closest in meaning to the underlined word “insulation” in paragraph six?

　　A. protection

　　B. condition

　　C. transmission

　　D. expansion

　　【答案】A

　　【解析】词义猜测题。根据The straw bale walls are relatively thick及So we make buildings that require very little heating in the winter or indeed very little cooling in the summer.可以猜出厚厚的草起保护的作用，故选A。

　　48. What’s David Lanfear’s attitude towards the straw houses at last?

　　A. Doubtful

　　B. Approving

　　C. Defensive

　　D. Negative

　　【答案】B

　　【解析】推理判断题。根据He has now helped to build more than ten straw bale houses and says the building material is becoming more widely accepted. 最后David Lanfear是同意接受了用草做成的房子的。故选B。

　　49. Which of the following is NOT the advantage of the house built with straw bales?

　　A. It is environmentally friendly.

　　B. The supply of its building materials is easily guaranteed.

　　C. It is comparatively economical.

　　D. It is free from fires.

　　【答案】D

　　【解析】细节理解题。根据So it can be seen as having no harmful effects on the environment.这种房子是环保的，选项A符合原文；that’s readily available.这些草是可以再生的，更新快，所以房子的原料是可以保证的，选项B符合原文；it’s a relatively inexpensively renewable material that’s readily available. 这种房子是经济适用，花费不多，选项C符合原文；以上都是草屋的优点，只有选项D没有提到，故选D。

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

　　A. Professor Walker is still not very sure about whether the straw bales and hemp material are as useful as they expect.

　　B. According to Professor Walker, climate change contributes to people’s present attention to straw bale houses.

　　C. People’s idea about the straw houses remains the same.

　　D. The straw bale house built by David Lanfear share the same method to keep out rain as the traditional ones.

　　【答案】C

　　【解析】细节理解题。根据the common ideas about straw houses continue, including stories about the threat of fire.人们的对于草房子的观点不可能完全一致，故选C。