2016届高考英语二轮复习阅读理解七十五十集之连载训练：（14）

　　2016高考英语二轮阅读理解八十集之连载训练（14）

　　【由江西省吉安一中2016模拟改编】

　　阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　Historians usually just study great things that happened in the past time, but Drew Faust has made history! On February 11, 2007, Faust was named president of Harvard University. She is the first woman to hold the position in the school’s 371-year history.

　　“I am a historian,” she said. “I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about the past, and about how it shapes the future. No university in the country, perhaps the world, has as remarkable a past as Harvard’s.”

　　“And our common enterprise is to make Harvard’s future even more remarkable than its past. That will mean recognizing and building on what we already do well. It will also mean recognizing what we don’t do as well as we should, and not being satisfied until we find ways to do better.”

　　It is her great desire for improvement and willingness to try out new ideas that have given Drew success in a world controlled by men. “This is a man’s world, my girl, and the sooner you learn that, the better off you’ll be.” Drew Faust recalls her mother telling her this when she was young, but she didn’t buy it.

　　Faust grew up in a well-off family in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley in the 1950s. Even then, she was a trailblazer(先驱). A conversation with her family’s black handyman (零工) and driver inspired her to write a letter, on school notebook paper, to President Dwight Eisenhower.

　　She asked that he help bring US citizens together in the south, a much divided part of the country at the time.

　　“Drew Faust is a historian with her eyes on the future,” said Susan Graham, a professor of Harvard. Many of the university’s schools said that they believe Harvard will have a brighter future under the leadership of Drew Faust.

　　1. Why does the writer say Drew Faust has made history?

　　A. Because she is a historian.

　　B. Because she was president of Harvard University.

　　C. Because she was the first woman to be president of Harvard University.

　　D. Because Harvard has a remarkable past

　　2. What do we know about historians?

　　A. They usually study great things that happened in the past.

　　B. They are usually presidents of universities.

　　C. They are usually born in well-off families.

　　D. They are usually women.

　　3. What does the underlined word “buy” in the fourth paragraph mean?

　　A. accept

　　B. expect

　　C. purchase

　　D. afford

　　4. What did her mother mean by saying “This is a man’s world, my girl...”?

　　A. To encourage her to do man’s work.

　　B. To tell her to do things as a girl should do.

　　C. To ask her to be well-off.

　　D. To expect her to be a historian.

　　5. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

　　A. Faust was born in the north of the US.

　　B. She wrote a letter to President Eisenhower when she became president of Harvard.

　　C. Faust’s desire for improvement and willingness to try out new ideas has given her success.

　　D. Historians just care about great things that happened in the past.

　　【参考答案】1—5、CAABC

　　阅读理解。阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。

　　Maggie was very glad that James was not a frequent visitor to the house. So far as the children were concerned, they had a mystery about him that stirred their imagination. He stirred Maggie’s anger, however, so that she often said to her husband, “It’s mercy that brother of yours doesn’t come oftener.”

　　In fact James came once a year, unexpectedly, around eight o’clock in the evening, and he stayed for six hours of close discussion with his brother. His arrival was a signal to the children that their bedtime would be delayed. Not that he ever spoke to them or played with them. He took no notice of them, as if he was unable to see children, at least until the time came for him to go. Instead, after his first greeting and a careless kiss, James took no notice of Maggie either, except to add, “You’ll be getting on with the supper, Maggie.” Such was his regard for her.

　　Maggie paid him back in her own way. She kept the children up, the four of them, to keep her company, she said, but of course they sang and made a noise and broke the endless sound of James’s voice. Very late, they dropped off to sleep in their chairs. Then, when James was about to go, Maggie woke them up and so more or less forced him to part with four shillings before he left. That gave her some satisfaction, for James, though rich, was mean. He always went home by the last train, just after two o’clock.

　　Maggie’s children secretly stared at their uncle. They could not forget that he had, in their mother’s words, “lost two wives and taken a third, ” They wondered about those two unfortunate lost ladies. They asked each other what their fate had been, and if neither could ever be found again. James never brought his third wife with him nor ever mentioned her. The children decided that he must be so frightened of losing her that he never allowed her outside the door.

　　1. The underlined word “mercy” in the text most probably means _______.

　　A. loss

　　B. wonder

　　C. lucky thing

　　D. terrible thing

　　2. Maggie never prepared anything special for James because _______.

　　A. he was a man difficult to please

　　B. she never knew when he was coming

　　C. she was too busy looking after her children

　　D. he never stayed long enough for a meal

　　3. What do we know about James’ behavior?

　　A. He was a kind man, with love for the family.

　　B. He was generous, especially towards his brother.

　　C. He was anxious to please the family, especially the kids.

　　D. He was rude to his sister-in-law.

　　4. Maggie felt pleased when _______.

　　A. she paid James the money that she owed him

　　B. James gave some money to the children

　　C. she had to wake James up to catch his train

　　D. James thanked her for the nice supper

　　5. The children did not realize that two of James’ wives _______.

　　A. had been dead

　　B. suffered from loss of memory

　　C. had run away from him

　　D. might appear again one day

　　【答案与解析】

　　本文讲Maggie和她的孩子们对他们的叔叔James来访的不欢迎。

　　1. C。词义猜测题。Maggie不喜欢James的来访, 由此可以说他不常来是一件幸运的事，所以答案为C。

　　2. B。事实细节题。根据 In fact James came once a year, unexpectedly可知答案为B。

　　3. D。推理判断题。根据 except to add, “You’ll be getting on with the supper, Maggie.” Such was his regard for her可知他对Maggie的态度不是很友好，故答案为D。

　　4. B。推理判断题。根据 Maggie woke them up and so more or less forced him to part with four shillings before he left. That gave her some satisfaction可知答案为B。

　　5. A。推理判断题。根据 They wondered about those two unfortunate lost ladies可知答案为A。

　　阅读理解。阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。

　　America is growing older. Fifty years ago, only 4 out of every 100 people in the United States were 65 or older. Today, 10 out of every 100 Americans are over 65. The aging of the population will affect American society in many ways — education, medicine, and business. Quietly, the aging of America has made us a very different society — one in which people have a quite different idea of what kind of behavior is suitable at various ages.

　　A person’s age no longer tells you anything about his/ her social position, marriage or health. There’s no longer a particular year in which one goes to school or goes to work or gets married or starts a family. The social clock that kept us on time and told us when to go to school, get a job, or stop working isn’t as strong as it used to be. It doesn’t surprise us to hear of a 29-year-old university president or a 35-year-old grandmother, or a 70-year-old man who has become a father for the first time. Public ideas are changing.

　　Many people say, “I am much younger than my mother or my father was at my age.” No one says “Act your age” any more. We’ve stopped looking with surprise at older people who act in youthful ways.

　　1. It can be learned from the text that the aging of the population in America ________.

　　A. has made people feel younger

　　B. has changed people’s social position

　　C. has changed people’s understanding of age

　　D. has slowed down the country’s social development

　　2. The underlined word “one” refers to ________.

　　A. a society

　　B. America

　　C. a place

　　D. population

　　3. “Act your age” means people should ________.

　　A. be active when they are old

　　B. do the right thing at the right age

　　C. show respect to their parents young or old

　　D. take more physical exercises suitable to their age

　　4. If a’ 25-year-old man becomes general manager of a big firm, the writer of the text would most probably consider it _________.

　　A. normal

　　B. wonderful 

　　C. unbelievable

　　D. unreasonable

　　【参考答案及解析】

　　1. C 主旨题。根据第一、二段的最后一句及第三段可判断。

　　2. A 细节题。one是a society的同位语且后面跟了一个定语从句，可以通过分析句子结构得出正确答案。

　　3. B 细节题。全文最后一句话给出了提示。

　　4. A 推理题。可仔细阅读第二段中倒数第二句话。

　　【由江西省吉安一中2016模拟改编】

　　阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　What would it be like to take a walk on the surface of Mars? If you could design the tallest building in the world, what would it look like? Do you dream of being the next J.K.Rowling? This summer, you can experience all of these things, and more. All you need is an Internet connection and your imagination.

　　A recent study by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that kids spend an average of 1 hour and 29 minutes online each day. Many kids like to use that time to chat with friends, play games or check e-mails. But next time you get on the Web, try exploring the world instead. “With the Internet, you can go back 11,000 years in time, or go 11,000 kilometers across the planet,” said Russell, Web search expert of Google. “The whole scope of history and the world is open to you.”

　　There is a wealth of information to be found online. For example, if your family is going on vacation somewhere, do a quick online search on the area before you even get in the car. “What’s the background of the place; what’s the history?” says Russell. “I like to tell my kids, ‘Whenever you have a question, whenever you have a doubt, search it out.’”

　　Ready to launch a virtual journey of your own? Here are a few starting points to get you thinking and to help you on your way. You can invite your parents along for the ride, too. Always ask for permission before downloading programs and software into your computer. And, check with a parent or adult before visiting any new website.

　　Navigate the world in 3-D with Google Earth. Begin in outer space and zoom into the streets of any city, from Hong Kong to San Francisco. Or, visit ancient monuments and watch the changing rainforests over time. With the moon in Google Earth tool, you can walk in Neil Armstrong’s famous footsteps. Take a guided tour of the moon’s surface with Armstrong’s fellow shuttle mate astronaut Buzz Aldrin.

　　1. According to Russell, the kids _________.

　　A. spend too much time on the Internet

　　B. should never chat and play games online

　　C. can solve their problems through the Internet

　　D. should study hard instead of chatting online

　　2. From the passage we know that _________.

　　A. we can find much information we need online

　　B. Neil Armstrong traveled to the moon alone

　　C. the kids can download programs onto the computer freely

　　D. the kids can visit the new website freely without parents’ guidance

　　3. According to the passage, if you want to go to Tropical Rainforests, you can _________.

　　A. take the time shuttle

　　B. go to the cinema to watch 3-D films

　　C. find a travel agency in Google

　　D. use Google Earth

　　4. The passage is mainly intended for _________.

　　A. parents

　　B. kids

　　C. teachers

　　D. adults

　　5. In which section of a website can we probably read this passage?

　　A. Culture.

　　B. Health.

　　C. Internet World.

　　D. Tourism.

　　【参考答案】1—5、CADBC

　　【由内蒙古包头市201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。Hello. I’m Jan from Mrs.Lake’s class. My class wants to work together to help the public. We think we have found a great way to do this. Last month we did a class project on the highways near our town. We learned about the Adopt-a-Highway Program. This program brings people together to pick up litter along the roads. We think it would be a great idea for all students in our school to join the program and adopt a highway.

　　Adopting a highway is not like adopting a pet.

　　When a highway is adopted，only part of the highway is cared for by a group of people. The group agrees to work every week to keep its part of the highway clean.Each group gets its own sign that has the name of the group printed on it. The sign is put up at the side of the road. This sign lets drivers know who is keeping that area of the road clean.

　　The Adopt - a-Highway Program is a great way for people to help their environment look nicer. Also,the governwent does not have to send out as many road workers. This saves money. Finally, people may try harder to keep roads clean if they see people，especially teenagers like us， cleaning them up.

　　We will need helpers to care for our adopted highway. If you want to feel great and keep our roads clean，please come with your parents to the meeting next week. We will meet in Mrs. Lake’ room on Wednesday at 6:00 P.M. At the meeting, we will talk about which roads are the dirtiest as a result of people's unkind acts. Then we' Il try to pick an area to adopt and clean ap.

　　I look forward to seeing you at the meeting. Remember to keep our roads clean!

　　1.What is the Adopt-a-Highway Program about?

　　A. Giving names to the highways.

　　B. Drawing pictures of highways.

　　C. Picking up litter along the roads.

　　D. Putting up signs near the roads.

　　2. What should the students do first if they want to join the program?

　　A. Pick a spot to care for.

　　B. Call Mrs.Lake next week.

　　C. Write a letter to their parents.

　　D. Go to a meeting on Wednesday.

　　3.What is the purpose of this speech?

　　A. To encourage students to join the program.

　　B. To introduce the traffic system.

　　C. To show drivers how to drive safely.

　　D. To tell a story about adopting a pet.

　　4.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

　　A. Adopt – a-Pet

　　B. Adopt-a-Highway

　　C. Ways to Protect the Environment

　　D. Volunteers on Roads

　　【参考答案】1—4、CDAB