2016届高考英语二轮复习阅读理解训练七十集之连载（39）

　　2016高考英语二轮阅读理解训练七十集之连载（39）

　　【阅读理解】介绍说明类

　　阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　A Train Floating On Air

　　A train that floats on air? It’s not magic — it’s magnets (磁). And it’s close to reality.

　　In Virginia USA the fall of 2002, a train with no wheels traveled on air and carried college students across their campus. In Japan, a whisper-quiet railway engine hovered and raced at 350 miles per hour using magnets and electricity as the power. And in China, a magnet train line linked Shanghai with nearby Pudong Airport.

　　These trains use magnetic levitation (悬浮) technology, “maglev” for short. They use the same rules as the magnets you pick up at home or school: opposite poles of magnets attract each other, and like poles repel each other.

　　How does it work?

　　Powerful magnets on the bottom of the train repel magnets on the track, which is actually just a magnet-filled guiding way. With a magnetic field of sufficient force, the train will go hovering on air, which seemed impossible to us in the past.

　　When an electrical current is sent through the track, the train moves. Turn the current backwards and the train slows down.

　　Maglev doesn’t rely on the friction (摩擦力) of wheels on track, so it can climb a much steeper hill than a traditional train. And it can travel easily in snow and ice, something that could bring normal trains to a screaming stop.

　　1. This passage is about　.

　　A. maglevB. magnetsC. levitationD. electricity

　　2. Which of the following is a repelling action?

　　A. ⇨⇦ B. ⇦⇨ C. ⇧⇧ D. ⇩⇩

　　3. What can we learn from the text?

　　A. A magnet-filled guiding way is formed inside a maglev train.

　　B. Instead of electricity, magnets are used as the power of a maglev.

　　C. Maglev trains can climb hills with the help of magnet wheels.

　　D. Electric currents decide the movements of a maglev train.

　　4. What is the difference between a maglev train and an ordinary train?

　　A. A maglev train can climb mountains without power while an ordinary one can’t.

　　B. A maglev train can travel in college campus while an ordinary train is not allowed.

　　C. Traveling without a track, a maglev train is safer and smoother than an ordinary one.

　　D. Floating on a track, a maglev train is faster, quieter than an ordinary railway train.

　　【参考答案】1—4、ABDD

　　2016高考训练题。阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

　　Shirley Temple Black, who lifted America’s spirit as a bright-eyed child movie star during the Great Depression, peacefully passed away at her California home on Monday evening at 85, surrounded by her family and caregivers.

　　Temple, born on April 23, 1928, started her entertainment career in the early 1930s and was famous by age 6. Temple was 3 when her mother put her in dance school, where a talent scout spotted her and got her in Baby Burlesks, a series of short movies with child actors playing in adult movies.

　　Movie studio directors took notice of her and in 1934 she appeared in the film Stand Up and Cheer! and her song and dance caught people’s attention. Movies such as Little Miss Marker and Bright Eyes featured her signature song. In 1935, she received a special Oscar for her “outstanding contribution to screen entertainment” in the movie Stand Up and Cheer!

　　She made some 40 feature movies, including The Little Colonel, Poor Little Rich Girl, Heidi and Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, in 10 years, starring with big-name actors like Randolph Scott, Lionel Barrymore and Jimmy Durante. Temple was a superstar before the term was invented. She said she was about 8 when crowds shouting their love for her made her realize she was famous. “I wondered why,” she recalled. “I asked my mother and she said, ‘Because your films make them happy.’ ”

　　Her child career came to an end at 12. She tried a few roles as a teenager—including opposite future president Ronald Reagan in That Hagen Girl – but retired from the screen in 1949 at 21.

　　Temple was only 17 when she married for the first time to John Agar, who would eventually appear with her in two movies. Their five-year marriage produced a daughter. In 1950 she wed Charles Black in a marriage that lasted until his death in 2005. She and Black had two children. Temple’s interest in politics was sparked in the early 1950s when her husband was called back into the Navy to work in Washington.

　　1.For which movie did Shirley Temple win the Oscar?

　　That Hagen Girl

　　Little Miss Marker

　　Stand Up and Cheer

　　The Little Colonel

　　2.When Temple first caught the audience’s eyes, ____.

　　she hoped to play a role in a series of movies

　　her family was offered

　　her mother sent her to a local dance school

　　the United States was in fact in financial straits

　　3.After Temple got married to Charles Black, ____.

　　A. she might have begun her political life

　　B. she had to raise her two young children

　　C. she decided to work for the Navy

　　D. she ended her film career on screen

　　4.It can be inferred from the fourth paragraph that ___.

　　people could find happiness in Temple’s films

　　Temple’s mother only focused on income

　　Temple disliked crowds shouting at her

　　Temple’s mother was worried about her

　　参考答案1—4、CDAA

　　【阅读理解】介绍说明类

　　阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　British men are encouraged to cry.

　　There are certain things British men like to believe about themselves. The first is that one day they will again win the World Cup. They also believe they do not cry.

　　Over the centuries, Britons are believed to have a “stiff upper lip”. But is this true?

　　Yes, it is. A recent study arranged by Kleenex on how the British express their emotions reveals that 95 percent of them still contain their emotions.

　　Moreover, while 72 percent think this is unhealthy, 19 percent can’t remember the last time they “let it out”. As a result, Kleenex is launching the “Let It Out” campaign that encourages Britons to grab a tissue and have a good cry.

　　These days, however, the male Briton’s attitude toward crying is changing. Though the majority still struggles to open up emotionally, a 2004 study by Oxford’s Social Issues Research Center found that 77 percent of British men considered crying in public increasingly acceptable. Half of London males admitted crying in front of their mothers. Scotsmen are the least emotional, although they are the most likely to cry at weddings.

　　Peter Marsh, director of the center, said: “Crying can now indicate sensitivity rather than weakness. Like with David Beckham, crying because you’re dropping off your boy at nursery isn’t seen as weak.”

　　Winston Churchill was said to be a frequent crier, shedding tears at seeing a survivor in an air raid shelter (防空洞), and when he saw his wife after a long absence.

　　Psychologists say that while society has accepted that men can cry, there are limits. Ronald Bracey, a consulting psychologist, said: “If a man began to cry when he was having stitches (缝针)in hospital, he would be considered as a wimp(软弱的人). Men still need to be seen as strong when it comes to physical pain.”

　　1. What does the passage mainly deal with?

　　A. Impression of British men.

　　B. British men’s dream of the World Cup.

　　C. Advice on how to control emotions.

　　D. Different attitudes British men have towards crying.

　　2. Which of the following concerning the British men is NOT true according to the passage?

　　A. They are supposed to easily control emotions over the centuries.

　　B. They are confident that they will again get successful in the World Cup.

　　C. About 50% of British men admitted crying before their mothers.

　　D. Nowadays, the male Briton’s attitude toward crying is changing.

　　3. The word “contain”in Paragraph 4 means______.　

　　A. store　B. hold back

　　C. include D. stir up

　　4. What does the author think of the British men’s crying?

　　A. They should cry if hurt.

　　B. They should keep firm not to cry to show they are not wimps.

　　C. They should be brave in face of physical pain and cry if necessary when facing other problems.

　　D. They should “let it out”whatever problems they meet with.

　　【参考答案】1—4、DCBC

　　2016高考训练题。阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。We know that the earth has become warmer over the last century. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a group established by the World Meteorological Organization and the United Nations Environment Program, reports that the average surface temperature of the earth has increased during the twentieth century by 0.6°+ 0.2°C.(The + 0.2°C means that the increase might be as small as 0.4°C or as great as 0.8°C). This may seem like a small shift, but although regional and short—term temperatures do fluctuate(变动) over a wide range, global temperatures are generally quite stable. In fact, the difference between today’s average global temperature and the average global temperature during the last Ice Age is only about 5 degrees C. Indeed, it’s warmer today around the world than at any time during the past 1,000years, and the warmest years of the previous century have occurred within the past decade.

　　We also know that human activities—primarily the burning of fossil fuels—have increased the greenhouse gas content of the earth’s atmosphere significantly over the same period. Carbon dioxide is one of the most important greenhouse gases, which trap heat near the planet’s surface.

　　The vast majority of climate researchers agree with these overall findings. The scientific disagreements that do still exist primarily concern detailed aspects of the processes that make up these largely accepted general themes.

　　You can think of this website as a window into the world of scientific research. In this primer, you’ll find a general discussion of the physical processes underlying the earth’s climate, an outline of the kinds of data that may shed light on how the climate is changing—and the role of human activity in these changes—and a description a some of the questions and uncertainties that researchers continue to explore. This primer is organized into four interconnected sections: the Atmosphere; the Hydrosphere(水圈); the Cryosphere(低温层); and the Biosphere(生物层).

　　1. We know from the text that “IPCC”___.

　　engages in the climate and changes about the earth.

　　is a group by scientists who like to walk around the moon

　　works in the World Meteorological Organization

　　often greets the passers-by from the outer space

　　2. We know from the text that carbon dioxide ___.

　　is one of the most important greenhouse gases

　　has fossil fuels

　　traps cold near the planet’s surface

　　exist in human activities

　　3. From the text, we know when we say the temperature of something has increased by about 0.7+ 0.2°C, the + 0.2°C means___.

　　the increase might by as small as 0.3°C or as great as 0.7°C

　　the increase might by as small as 0.5°C or as great as 0.8°C

　　the increase might by as small as 0.5°C or as great as 0.9°C

　　the increase might by as small as 0.4 C or as great as 0.8°C

　　4. What would be the best title for this text?

　　What Are the Scientific Disagreements

　　You Can Think of This Website

　　What Do We Know about Global Climate Change?

　　The Vast Majority of Climate Researchers

　　参考答案1—4、 AACC