2016届高考英语二轮阅读理解九十天强化训练：14

　　高考英语二轮九十天强化训练：阅读理解14

　　阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

　　A

　　In a great many cities, hundreds of people ride bikes to work every day. In New York, some bike riders have even formed a group called Bike for a Better City . They declare that if more people rode bikes to work, there would be fewer automobiles in the downtown part of the city and so less dirty air from car engines.

　　For several years this group has been trying to get the city government to help bike riders. For example , they want the city to draw special lanes( 车道) for bikes on some of the main streets, because when bike riders must use the same lanes as cars there are accidents. Bike foe a Better City feels that if there were special lanes, more people would use bikes.

　　But no bike lanes have been drawn . Not everyone thinks it is a good idea- they say it will slow traffic. Some store owners on the main streets don’t like the idea- they say that if there is less traffic , they will have less business.

　　The city government has not yet decided what to do. It wants to keep everyone happy. On weekends, Central Park- the largest place of open ground in New York-it closed to cars, and the roads may be used by bike only.

　　But Bike for a Better City says that this is not enough and keeps fighting to get bike lanes down-town.

　　51.In New York, a group of bike riders_________.

　　are keeping practicing for health

　　have no cars of their own

　　are complaining (埋怨) there are not enough buses

　　are trying to settle the problem of air pollution

　　52.The bike riders suggest that____________.

　　A. bikes should be used instead of cars.

　　B. bike lanes should be drawn

　　C. fewer buses or cars should be used

　　D. the number of special lanes should be decreased

　　53.The advantage of the special lanes is that________.

　　A they will make cars and buses run slowly

　　B they will make it easier for bike riders to go to parks

　　C. they will make the city more beautiful

　　D. they will prevent accidents

　　54.The government has not decided whether special lanes should be drawn_______.

　　A. so that everyone is disappointed

　　B. because there are different opinion

　　C. because most people travel by train

　　D. because Bike for a Better City is not strong enough

　　55.Cars are not permitted to enter Central Park on weekends_________.

　　A. so that Bike for a Better City is pleased

　　B. so that everyone is happy

　　C. and bike lanes are drawn

　　D. but Bike for a Better City is still not satisfied

　　C2 [2016·四川卷] B

　　On a sunny day last August, Tim heard some shouting. Looking out to the sea carefully, he saw a couple of kids in a rowboat were being pulled out to sea.

　　Two 12－year－old boys，Christian and Jack，rowed out a boat to search for a football. Once they'd rowed beyond the calm waters，a beach umbrella tied to the boat caught the wind and pulled the boat into open water. The pair panicked and tried to row back to shore.But they were no match for it and the boat was out of control.

　　Tim knew it would soon be swallowed by the waves.

　　“Everything went quiet in my head，” Tim recalls (回忆)．“I was

　　trying to figure out how to swim to the boys in a straight line.”

　　Tim took off his clothes and jumped into the water. Every 500 yards or so, he raised his head to judge his progress.“At one point，I considered turning back，” he says.“I wondered if I was putting my life at risk.”After 30 minutes of struggling，he was close enough to yell to the boys，“Take down the umbrella！”

　　Christian made much effort to take down the umbrella. Then Tim was able to catch up and climb aboard the boat.He took over rowing，but the waves were almost too strong for him.

　　“Let's aim for the pier(码头)，” Jack said.Tim turned the boat toward it.Soon afterward, waves crashed over the boat，and it began to sink.“Can you guys swim？” he cried.“A little bit，”the boys said.

　　Once they were in the water，Tim decided it would be safer and faster for him to pull the boys toward the pier.Christian and Jack were wearing life jackets and floated on their backs.Tim swam toward land as water washed over the boys' faces.

　　“Are we almost there？”they asked again and again.“Yes，” Tim told them each time.

　　After 30 minutes, they reached the pier.

　　35．Why did the two boys go to the

　　sea?

　　A. To go boat rowing.

　　B. To get back their football.

　　C. To swim in the open water.

　　D．To test the umbrella as a sail.

　　36．What does “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to?

　　A. The beach.

　　B. The water.

　　C. The boat.

　　D．The wind.

　　37．Why did Tim raise his head regularly?

　　A. To take in enough fresh air.

　　B. To consider turning back or not.

　　C. To check his distance from the boys.

　　D．To ask the boys to take down the umbrella.

　　38．How

　　did the two boys finally reach the pier?

　　A. They were dragged to the pier by Tim.

　　B. They swam to the pier all by themselves.

　　C. They were washed to the pier by the waves.

　　D．They were carried to the pier by Tim on his back.

　　【要点综述】 本文是一篇记叙文。文章描写了Tim如何从波涛汹涌的海上救出了两个遇险的孩子的故事。

　　35．B　细节理解题。根据文中的“Two 12－year－old boys, Christian and Jack, rowed out a boat to search a football.”可知两个12岁的男孩划着一条小船，去找足球。故选B。

　　36．D　语义猜测题。根据文中的“…a beach umbrella tied to the boat caught the wind and pulled the boat into open water.The pair panicked and tried to row back to shore.But they were no match for it and the boat was out of control.”可知，一把海滩伞绑在船上，风有力地刮着伞。两人惊慌失措，试图划回岸边，但他们敌不过风，然后船失去了控制。故选D。

　　37．C　推理判断题。根据文中“Every 500 yards or so, he raised his head to judge his progress.”可知，每500码左右，他抬起头，来判断他的进度。所以可推出他这样做是为了检测他与孩子们之间的距离。故选C。

　　38．A　推理判断题。根据文中“Christian and Jack were wearing life jackets and floated on their backs.Tim swam toward land as water washed over the boys' faces.”可知，Christian和Jack穿着救生衣脸朝上漂浮在水上，Tim带着他们朝岸边游去。故选A。即他们是由Tim拖拽到码头的。

　　A man noticed his father alive on television — five years after he thought he had cremated (火化) him. A body discovered three years after his disappearance in 2000 was thought to be the pensioner( a retired person), but it’s now emerged(显出) it wasn’t.

　　When John Delaney disappeared, he was spending much of his time living outside, and sleeping on the streets. He was last seen in a hosted in Manchester. His family searched the streets of the city for him but had no luck. So when a badly-rotten body was found in the grounds of the Manchester Royal Infirmary in 2003, wearing similar clothes, police belived it was Mr Delaney and his family held a funeral.

　　But earlier this year his son, John Renehan, saw a picture of his father on a BBC programme.

　　An appeal was being made for anyone who knew the man — who had memory loss—to give information.

　　John Renehan:

　　Well I knew at that very moment that was my dad. I knew at that very moment. Obviously his face, it was a bit changed, but I just knew at that very moment that was my dad. It emerged that John Delaney had been living in a care home for the last eight years.

　　Police have admitted they made mistakes and their enquiries were insufficient. Mr Delaney’s son now wants to know the identity of the man he cremated — thinking it was his father.

　　61. John Renehan cremated his “father”____________.

　　A. in 2003

　　B. in 2000

　　C. in 2005

　　D. in 2008

　　62. What mistake did police make?

　　A. They couldn’t find Mr Delaney as soon as possible.

　　B. In 2003, they took a badly-rotten body for Mr Delaney.

　　C. They didn’t give any information to John Renehan.

　　D. They made John Renehan cremate the rotten body.

　　63. The most probable reason why Delaney disappeared was that__________.

　　A. he had memory loss.

　　B. his family disliked him

　　C. he liked to live outside

　　D. he met with a friendly famoly

　　64. It can be inferred from the passage that Delaney___________.

　　A. has recovered his memory

　　B. often quarrelled with his family

　　C. loitered (游荡) in the streets for 8 years

　　D. was once a man with luck

　　65. Which of the following is the best title?

　　A. A Badly-rotten Body

　　B. Missing Body

　　C. Missing Father

　　D. Dead Father

　　Do your kids like plastic toys? Well, I guess it’s time for them to play with wooden toys.

　　I have always liked kids’ wooden toys since I was five. I always ran along on the back of a hobby horse pretending to be a cowboy from the West when I was a little boy. Now I’m a dad and I still like buying these timeless natural wooden toys. They will never be out of style. My daughter has a child’ rocking horse, and my two sons have wooden trains and cars. The great thing about his type of toys is that they will last generations if they are treated kindly. Even if they break, most of the time they can be repaired using spare parts bought from wooden-toy makers, and if the part is not too complicated, you yourself can make the part from a piece of wood.

　　What if they do break and can’t be repaired? Well, at least they can be dealt with without having any bad effects on the environment. They can be turned into wood chippings and used for pathways in the country or play areas for kids. Even if the wooden toy is buried as rubbish, which is very rare these days, it will not harm the soil or the environment.

　　I like all types of wooden toys. There is such a wide variety of wooden toys today and the choice is getting bigger day by day. As an alternative to plastic toys, wooden toys can’t be beaten. I’m sure in the near future wood will no doubt become the number one material for making toys, as plastic becomes more and more expensive because if rising oil prices and the environmental issues concerning plastic. Plastic toys might harm kids’ health, too.

　　66. Why does the author say wooden toys are timeless?

　　A. Because wooden toys can be repaired easily.

　　B. Because wooden toys do not cost much.

　　C. Because wooden toys are good for the environment.

　　D. Because wooden toys will never be out of style.

　　67. According to the author, wooden toys which can’t be repaired will ______.

　　A. be taken back by the makers.

　　B. need a lot of money to deal with.

　　C. not harm the environment.

　　D. be collected by collectors.

　　68. From the last paragraph, we can learn that ______.

　　A. plastic will be used up sooner or later.

　　B. plastic toys will not be allowed to be sold very soon.

　　C. wooden toys will become more popular in the future.

　　D. wooden toys will become more and more expensive.

　　69. Which of the following is NOT the reason why plastic toys will be less popular in the future?

　　A. That plastic has bad effects on the environment.

　　B. That plastic toys might harm the health of children.

　　C. That plastic toys offer children few choices.

　　D. That oil prices are getting higher than before.

　　70. We can infer that this passage is written to ______.

　　A. tell us the disadvantages of plastic toys.

　　B. advise parents to buy wooden toys instead of plastic toys.

　　C. tell us how much the author and his children like wooden toys.

　　D. advise toy makers to make wooden toys rather than plastic ones.

　　C2

　　[2016·新课标全国卷Ⅱ] A

　　Doctors are known to be terrible pilots. They don't listen because they already know it all. I was lucky:

　　I became a pilot in 1970, almost ten years before I graduated from medical school. I didn't realize then, but becoming a pilot makes me a better surgeon. I loved flying. As I flew bigger, faster planes, and in worse weather, I learned about crew resource management (机组资源管理), or CRM, a new idea to make flying safer. It means that crew members should listen and speak up for a good result, regardless of positions.

　　I first read about CRM in 1980. Not long after that, an attending doctor and I were flying in bad weather. The controller had us turn too late to get our landing ready. The attending doctor was flying;

　　I was safety pilot. He was so busy because of the bad turn, he had forgotten to put the landing gear (起落架) down. He was a better pilot—and my boss—so it felt unusual to speak up. But I had to: Our lives were in danger. I put aside my uneasiness and said, “We need to put the landing gear down now！” That was my first real lesson in the power of CRM, and I've used it in the operating room ever since.

　　CRM requires that the pilot/surgeon encourage others to speak up. It further requires that when opinions are from the opposite, the doctor doesn't overreact, which might prevent fellow doctors from voicing opinions again. So when I'm in the operating room, I ask for ideas and help from others. Sometimes they're not willing to speak up. But I hope that if I continue to encourage them, someday someone will keep me

　　from “landing_gear_up”．

　　36．What does the author say about doctors in general?

　　A. They like flying by themselves.

　　B. They are unwilling to take advice.

　　C. They pretend to be good pilots.

　　D. They are quick learners of CRM.

　　37．The author deepened his understanding of the power of CRM when________．

　　A. he saved the plane by speaking up

　　B. he was in charge of a flying task

　　C. his boss landed the plane too late

　　D. his boss operated on a patient

　　38．In the last paragraph “landing gear up” probably means________．

　　A．following flying requirements

　　B．overreacting to different opinions

　　C．listening to what fellow doctors say

　　D．making a mistake that may cost lives

　　39．Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

　　A．CRM：A New Way to Make Flying Safe

　　B．Flying Makes Me a Better Doctor

　　C．The Making of a Good Pilot

　　D．A Pilot－Turned Doctor

　　【要点综述】 这是一篇记叙文。医生要做飞行员会很可怕，原因是他们比较固执，不会听从别人的建议，但是通过作者的亲身经历，发现倾听很重要，提醒也很重要，这件事使作者深有感触。

　　36．B　细节理解题。根据第一段中的“They don't listen because they already know it all.”可以推知，医生通常不喜欢听从别人的建议。

　　37．A　细节理解题。文章第二段作者谈到自己的一次经历，联系“…I've used it in the operating room ever since.”可知，他通过提醒拯救了飞机。

　　38．D　推理判断题。上文提到，通过作者的提醒避免了一次事故，此处把landing gear up用作比喻意义，指代可能以生命为代价的犯错。

　　39．B　标题归纳题。本文通过飞行中的一个事例说明提醒和听从别人建议的重要性，所以说，飞行使作者成为一名更优秀的医生。