2016届高考英语二轮复习阅读理解训练七十集之连载（23）

　　2016高考英语二轮阅读理解训练七十集之连载（23）

　　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。 It's 10:30 pm, and 11-year-old Brandon Blanco is sound asleep at home. Suddenly, a loud noise wakes him up. Naturally, Brandon reaches for his cell phone. The message becomes clear: "R U awake?"

　　Brandon' s use of technology doesn' t stop there. He also has a computer, a TV and three video-game consoles (控制台 ) in his room. With so many choices, it' s no surprise that when he isn' t at school, he spends nearly every waking minute using one or more of these devices Brandon is hardly alone. According to a recent study by the Kaiser Family Foundation, kids aged 8 to18 are spending more time than ever before using electronic devices. How much time? More than seven and a half hours a day on average, the study found.

　　The jump is the result of a huge explosion in mobile devices, says Victoria Rideout, the lead author of the study. Today, nearly seven out of ten kids have cell phones. Just five years ago, it was four out of ten.

　　Often, kids multitask, or use more than one device at a time. " If you’ve got a chance to do something on your computer and take a phone call and have the TV on in the background, why not?" media expert Cheryl Olson says.

　　Most experts agree technology has much to offer kids. But some worry the kids could be missing out on other activities like playing outside or hanging out with friends. " It' s a matter of balance," says Olson." You’ve got to work on it. "

　　Multitasking while doing homework is another concern. Some kids listen to music, watch TV or use the phone while doing their homework. "It' s important to make sure that you can stop and concentrate on one thing deeply, " says Rideout.

　　With new and exciting devices hitting stores every year, keeping technology use in check is more important than ever. " Kids should try," adds Rideout. " But parents might have to step in sometimes. "

　　1. Why do children spend more time in using electronic devices?

　　A. Because electronic devices are more exciting than before.

　　B. Because more electronic devices are available to them.

　　C. Because they have less other activities.

　　D. Because they have less homework to do.

　　2. It is known from the passage that

　　____.

　　A. Brandon Blanco feels very annoyed about his late-night text

　　B. the teenagers using mobile devices have increased by 30% in the past five years

　　C. most experts think teenagers should not use electronic devices for their studies

　　D. Cheryl Olson is not surprised about kids' increasing use of mobile

　　devices

　　3. Which of the following is an example of multitasking according to the passage?

　　A. Playing video games on the Internet.

　　B. Talking on the phone while staying with others.

　　C. Watching TV while using the computer.

　　D. Listening to music while relaxing.

　　4. The underlined phrase "in check" in the last paragraph can be replaced by "____".

　　A. in order

　　B. in control

　　C. in store

　　D. in sight

　　参考答案1—4、BDCB

　　阅读理解。

　　Hilton English Language Center

　　Information for New Students

　　CLASS TIME：8:30a.m.—10:00a.m.，10:30a.m.—12:00a.m.，1:30p.m.—3:00p.m..

　　Language Center is open Monday to Friday. Each class has one afternoon free per week. On the first day, go to the lecture hall to check your timetable.

　　SELF—ACCESS：The language laboratory（Room 1110）is open Monday to Friday from 3:15p.m. to 5:00p.m. for all full-time students.

　　You can learn how to use computers for language games or word-processing（文字处理）. There are tapes for students to borrow to practice their English. Go in and ask the teacher to show you. If you plan to take public examinations, there are dictation and listening comprehension tapes for you to practice with. There are cloze exercises on the computers. Ask your class teacher for a list of past exam essays. Students can borrow tapes to take home but they must be returned after two days.

　　ATTENDANCE（出勤）: All students are expected to attend classes as it is required. Students who do not attend classes will be reported to OSS. Eighty percent attendance is required for students to receive their certificates（证书）when they finish their courses. It is also required by OSS for an extension to your visa.

　　BOOKS: If students are given course books, the books are their responsibility. If a book is lost, the student will be expected to pay for it.

　　If students wish to buy books, there is a bookshop in the college specializing in English books（Room 3520）.

　　1. When do classes begin and end on a full day?

　　A．8:30a.m.—1:30p.m..

　　B．8:30a.m.—3:00p.m..

　　C．8:30a.m.—3:15p.m..

　　D．3:15p.m.—5:00p.m..

　　2. Which of the following statements is true?

　　A．No teachers are in the language lab.

　　B．90% attendance is required for the students.

　　C．Books can’t be taken out of the center.

　　D．Students can prepare for exams by listening to tapes.

　　3. Timetable can be seen in _________ .

　　A．the lecture hall

　　B．Room 3520

　　C．the classroom D．Room 1110

　　4. If a student loses a book, he is expected to ___________it .

　　A．borrow

　　B．be punished

　　C．pay for

　　D．return

　　5. The books which the students wish to buy are in the ___________ .

　　A．library

　　B．bookshop in the college

　　C．street

　　D．classroom

　　【参考答案】1—5 、BDACB

　　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。

　　Climate change，pollution，overuse of water and development are killing some of the world’s most famous rivers including China’s Yangtze．India’s Ganges and Africa’s Nile．WWF said on Tuesday．At the global launch of its report “World’s Top 10 Rivers at Risk”，the group said many rivers could dry out. affecting hundreds of millions of people and killing unique aquatic(水生的)life．

　　“If these rivers die，millions will lose their livelihoods，biodiversity(生物多样性)will be destroyed on a massive scale，there will be less fresh water and agriculture，resulting in less food security，”said．Rayi Singh，secretary—general of WWF—India．The report,launched ahead of“World Water Day”today，also

　　cited the Rio Grande in．the United States，the Mekong and Indus in Asia，Europe’s Danube, La Plata in South America and Australia’s Murray—Darling as in need of greater protection．

　　Rivers are the world’s main source of fresh water and WWF says about half of the available supply is already being used up．Dams have destroyed habitats and cut rivers off from their flood plains．while climate change could affect the seasonal water flows that feed them，the report said．Fish populations，the top source of protein and overall life support for hundreds of thousands of communities worldwide，are also being threatened, it found．The Yangtze basin is one of the most polluted rivers in the world because of decades of heavy industrialization，damming and huge influxes(流入)of seaiment(积淀)from land conversion.

　　Climate change，including higher temperatures，also means serious consequences for fishery productivity，water supply and political security in Africa’s arid Nile basin．Tributaries(支流)flowing into the Ganges are drying up because of irrigation，WWF said．

　　．We can infer from the text that _____.

　　A．higher temperatures couldn’t affect fishery productivity

　　B．rivers’dying out could affect food security

　　C．there are four Asian rivers mentioned in the passage

　　D．the Yangtze is polluted thanks to the lack of enough tributaries

　　2．The top 10 rivers are fast dying as a result of the following EXCEPT _____.

　　A. climate change

　　B．pollution

　　C．wasting water

　　D．dams

　　3．WWF is probably a name of _____.

　　A．a magazine

　　B．a newspaper

　　C．an organization

　　D．a report—3、BCC

　　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。Will Nanfang University of Science and Technology in Shenzhen announce a new beginning for China’s higher education reform? It’s too early to answer.But its presence is challenging the Ministry of Education.Even without the approval of the ministry it seems that the school is determined to move forward and enroll 50 students, so-called child prodigies(奇才), to begin classes on March l, 2011.On graduating in 2015, these students will receive a diploma unauthorized by the Ministry of Education-unlike the students of their age from the state-run universities.

　　The school is committed to modeling itself on Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, but if the government will not approve the school, the situation could cause a lot of trouble for those 50 students if they want to do graduate studies at other higher learning institutions.Other schools could turn their applications down for their unauthorized diplomas.

　　The difficulties, however, have not frightened students and their parents away.On Dec.18, 2010 more than 1,000 students and their parents visited Nanfang University of Science and Technology for interviews.

　　Private investment marks the school out from other higher learning institutions in the nation.Not a penny comes from the government. So the government will have no voice in how the school will be run.

　　The Ministry of Education has published a comprehensive plan for education reform and development between 2011 and 2020.The goal is to make China’s higher education internationally competitive.To accomplish this goal, the government should have the courage to let the educators who have big ideas try them out.The ministry should have applauded the independence the school in Shenzhen has shown and encouraged more to do likewise.

　　Education reform in China has reached a new and crucial stage.Nanfang University of Science and Technology has a long way to go to prove itself competitive rather than a diploma mill.

　　1．Over 1,000 students and parents visited the school because

　　.

　　A．they believe that the school will have a bright future

　　B．they believe the government is sure to approve the school

　　C．the school models itself on Hong Kong University successfully

　　D．they will never do graduate studies at other higher learning institutions

　　2．The trouble the students in the school may have is that

　　.

　　A．the government will have no voice in the school

　　B．they won’t receive any diploma when graduating from the school

　　C．other schools are unlikely to accept their diploma from the school

　　D．they will not learn how to be competitive

　　3．What does the author think of Nanfang University of Science and Technology?

　　A．It is another kind of diploma mill.

　　B．It’s impossible for the school to be competitive.

　　C．It will never get the approval from the Ministry of Education.

　　D．Its independence from the government may benefit the education reform.

　　4．What is the best title of the passage?

　　A．University of New Style.

　　B．China’s Education Reform.

　　C．Modeling Hong Kong University.

　　D．Authorized or Not?1—4

　　ACDA

　　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。Twenty years ago, most experts believed that differences in how boys and girls behaved were mainly due to differences in how they were treated by their parents, teachers, and friends. It’s hard to cling to that belief today. Recent research has shown that there are biological differences between boys and girls. Understanding these differences is important in raising and educating children.

　　For example, girls are born with more sensitive hearing than boys, and the difference increases as kids grow up. So when a grown man speaks to a girl in what he thinks is a normal voice, she may hear it as yelling. Conversely (反过来), boys who appear to be inattentive in class may just be sitting too far away too hear the teacher.

　　Likewise, girls are better in their expression of feelings. Studies reveal that negative emotions are seated in an area of the brain called the amygdala. Girls develop all early connection between this area and the cerebral cortex (大脑皮层), enabling them to talk about their feelings. In boys these links develop later. So if you ask a troubled adolescent boy to tell you what his feelings are, he often cannot say much.

　　Dr. Sax, an advocate of single-sex education, points out that keeping boys and girls separate in the classroom has yielded striking educational, social, and interpersonal benefits. Therefore, parents and teachers should try to recognize, understand, and make use of the biological differences that make a girl a girl, and a boy a boy.

　　1．What is the main idea of the passage?

　　A. Boys tend to pay less attention in class than girls.

　　B. Girls are better than boys in their ability to detect sounds.

　　C. Single-sex schools are not good because they keep boys and girls separate.

　　D. Boys and girls behave differently because of biological differences.

　　2．Why do girls express negative feelings better than boys?

　　A. Girls are more emotional than boys.

　　B. The links between certain parts of the brain develop earlier in girls than in boys.

　　C. The amygdala is located in different areas of the brain for boys and girls.

　　D. Girls have more brain cells than boys.

　　3．Which of the following does the author believe?

　　A. Boys and girls should be educated in different ways.

　　B. Girls need more training in communication.

　　C. Parents should pay more attention to boys.

　　D. Sex differences should be ignored in education。

　　．What does the phase “cling to” in the first paragraph mean?

　　A. evaluate

　　B. abandon

　　C. maintain

　　D. challenge

　　—4、DBAC