2016届高考英语二轮复习阅读理解一百四十集选练：（120）

　　2016高考英语二轮阅读理解一百六十集选练（120）

　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项。

　　Lightning flashed through the darkness over Donald Lubeck’s bedroom skylight．The 80-year-old retired worker was shaken by a blast of thunder．It was 11 p．m．The storm had moved directly over his two-story wood home in the rural town of Belchertown, Massachusetts．Then he heard the smoke alarm beeping．Lubeck padded down the stairs barefoot and opened the door to the basement, and flames exploded out．

　　Lubeck fled back upstairs to call 119 from his bedroom ,but the phone didn’t work．Lubeck realized he was trapped．“I started panicking,” he says．

　　His daughter and young granddaughters ,who lived with him ,were away for the night．No one will even know I’m home, he thought．His house was three miles off the main road and so well hidden by pines that Lubeck knew calling for help would be fruitless．

　　Up a hill about a third of a mile away lived Lubeck’s closest neighbors, Jeremie Wentworth and his wife．Wentworth had been lying down, listening to the radio when it occurred to him that the sound was more like a smoke detector．He jumped out of bed ,grabbed a cordless phone and a flashlight, and headed down the hillside toward the noise．

　　He dialed 119“Is anyone there?” he called out as he approached the house．Wentworth knew that Lubeck lived in the house．

　　Then he heard ,“Help me! I’m

　　trapped!” coming from the balcony off Lubeck’s bedroom．

　　“I ran in and yelled, ‘Don, where are you ?’Then I had to run outside to catch my breath．”

　　After one more attempt inside the house, he gave up and circled around back．But there was no way to get to him．“I shined the flashlight into the woods next to an old shed and noticed a adder,” says Wentworth．He dragged it over to the balcony and pulled Lubeck down just as the second floor of the house collapsed．

　　Wentworth and Lubeck don’t run into each other regularly, but Lubeck now knows that if he ever needs help ,Wentworth will be there．

　　Lubeck still chokes up when he tells the story．“I was alone,”he says．“Then I heard the most beautiful sound in my life．It was Jeremie．”

　　1．According to the text ,Lubeck

　　．

　　A．stayed calm in the fire

　　B．couldn’t find a safe way out

　　C．lived on the first floor

　　D．called for help in the fire

　　2．How did Wentworth help Lubeck escape?

　　A．He called 911．

　　B．He went upstairs and took Lubeck out．

　　C．He put out the fire

　　D．He used a ladder and pulled lubeck down．

　　3．Which of the following factors was not mentioned in the text that almost caused Lubeck’s life?

　　A．He was living in his wood home alone that night．

　　B．The storm was too heavy and the fire was too fierce．

　　C．He lived far from the main road and was surrounded by pines．

　　D．He was too frightened to escape from the danger．

　　4．What does the text mainly talk about?

　　A．A near neighbour is better than a distant cousin．

　　B．A good way to get a narrow escape．

　　C．God helps those who help themselves．

　　D．Blood is thicker than water．

　　5．Cameron was a

　　．

　　A．software programmer

　　B．a chief scientist

　　C．quality controller

　　D．head of department

　　【参考答案】1---5、BDDAD

　　【由山东省2016高考仿真模拟冲刺卷（5）改编】

　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项。

　　Cameron thought of himself as merely organized．He certainly did not consider that he took great pains over anything ,he did just enough to get it right．Exactly right, of course as he was fond of telling his staff, “if it’s not exactly right, it’s wrong”．Occasionally a worker might be sad on hearing these words, because it meant another hour or so of going over the same bit of work, correcting the mistakes which Cameron had patiently pointed out．And doing the corrections exactly right of course．

　　Strangely enough ,his department had the reputation for performing the highest quality work in the company ,and it was seen, and not only by those who worked in the department ,as a sort of elite（出类拔萃）unit．Those programs that had to work first time, straight out of the box, Cameron’s men got those．“It’s mission（任务）critical—give it to Cameron” was almost a catch—phrase with his team．

　　It helped that Cameron was not merely particular about things．He wanted things done just so ,not because of a personal taste ,but because he had discovered through patient experimentation that this was the best way for it to be done．

　　1．“Mission-critical” work given to Cameron because

　　．

　　A．Cameron’s work was error—free

　　B．Cameron was critical

　　C．he didn’t mind working late

　　D．he had a good team

　　2．Working for Cameron, people felt that

　　．

　　A．they were part of an elite

　　B．their mission was critical

　　C．Cameron was very particular about things

　　D．Cameron was patient and responsible

　　3．According to the underlined part in paragraph 5,what is meant by someone “who couldn’t cut it”?

　　A．He didn’t cut corners．

　　B．He wasn’t good enough．

　　C．He had the wrong measurements．

　　D．He was a perfection．

　　4．What can we learn about Cameron?

　　A．He never got things Wrong．

　　B．He didn’t allow for any mistake．

　　C．He encouraged work to be done in office hours．

　　D．He was often misunderstood．

　　5．The attitude of the author towards Cameron is that of being

　　．

　　A．positive

　　B．sympathetic

　　C．non-subjective

　　D．optimistic

　　【参考答案】1---5、AACBC

　　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。

　　Most young architects—particularly those in big cities—can only dream about working in a building of their own. And making that dream come true often means finding a building no one else seems to want,which is exactly what happened to David Yocum and his partner,Brian Bell. Their building is a former automobile electrical-parts firm in Atlanta. From the outside,it looks too old,even something horrible,but open the door and you are in a wide,open courtyard,lined on three sides with rusting (生锈的)walls.

　　In 2000,Yocum and Bell found this building in the city’s West End. Built in 1947,the structure had been abandoned years earlier and the roof of the main building had fallen down. But the price was right,so Yocum bought it. He spent eight months of his off-hours on demolition (拆除),pulling rubbish out through the roof,because it was too dangerous to go inside the building. The demolition was hard work,but it gave him time to think about what he wanted to do,and“to treasure what was there—the walls,the rust,the light. “ Yocum said. “Every season,more paint falls off the walls and more rust develops. It’s like an art installation (装置)in there—a slow-motion show. “

　　Since the back building had been constructed without windows,an all-glass front was added to the building to give it a view of the courtyard,and skylights were installed in the roof. The back of the building is a working area and a living room for Yocum and his wife. A sort of buffer (缓冲) zone between the front and the back contains a bathroom,a kitchen and a mechanical room,and the walls that separate these zones have openings that allow views through to the front of the studio and the courtyard beyond.

　　Yocum and Bell,who have just completed an art gallery for the city,feel that the experience from the decoration of their building,focusing on the inside rather than the outside,has influenced their work. It has also given these architects a chance to show how they can make more out of less.

　　1. According to the passage,it is　for most young architects in big cities to work in a building of their own.　

　　A. easy　B. unnecessary　C. unrealistic　D. common

　　2. Yocum bought the old building because　.　

　　A. it was a bargain to him

　　B. it was still in good condition

　　C. it was located in the city center

　　D. it looked attractive from the outside

　　3. Working on the old building,Yocum and Bell　.　

　　A. pulled rubbish out through the roof

　　B. removed the skylights from the bathroom

　　C. presented a slow-motion show in an art gallery

　　D. built a kitchen at the back part of the old building

　　4. It can be inferred from the passage that Yocum and Bell　.　

　　A. benefited a lot from pulling down the roof

　　B. turned more old buildings into art galleries

　　C. got inspiration from decorating their old building

　　D. paid more attention to the outside of the art gallery

　　5. The main idea of the passage is that　.　

　　A. people can learn a lot from their failures

　　B. it is worthwhile to spend money on an old building

　　C. people should not judge things by their appearance

　　D. creative people can make the best of what they have

　　【参考答案】1--5 、CAACD

　　2016高考模拟题。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。My three-year-old granddaughter, Tegan, went with her parents to a family gathering at the home of her other grandparents. Everyone was having a wonderful time visiting and catching up on all the latest family news.

　　Like most children, Tegan was having a good time playing with all the toys that were different from her own and that were kept for children to play with at her grandparents’ house. In particular, Tegan had found a little tea set and had begun pretending that she was having a tea party. She set up all the place settings and arranged her table with the great care and elegance that only a three-year-old can create. Meanwhile, her Daddy was engrossed in conversation, and as he continued to chat with his family, Tegan would hand him a cup of "tea". Her Daddy, who always tries to participate in her games, would pause for a few seconds from his conversation, and say all the proper words and gestures for her tea party which would thrill Tegan. He would request two lumps of sugar. He would tell her how wonderful her tea tasted, and then he would continue his adult conversation with his family.

　　After going through this routine several times, her Daddy suddenly awoke to reality as he had a flash of concern in his mind: "She is only three years old, where is she getting this ‘tea’ that I've been dutifully drinking?" He quietly followed her, without her knowing, and his fears were growing stronger as he saw her turn and go through the bathroom door. Sure enough, there she was stretching up on her tippy toes reaching up to get her ‘tea’ water -- out of the container of water that grandpa used to soak his false teeth!

　　1．At the family gathering, the adults __________.

　　A．watched their favorite TV programs

　　B．talked about what happened at home

　　C．drank tea while chatting

　　D．arranged tables for children’s games

　　2．Which of the following phrases can replace the underlined phrase “was engrossed in” in Paragraph 2 ?

　　A．got tired of

　　B．got annoyed by

　　C．was absorbed in

　　D．was puzzled at

　　3．What can be learned from the text ?

　　A．Tegan was unhappy to be left alone at the gathering.

　　B．Tegan’s father often played with her in games.

　　C．Tegan refused to apologize for what she had done.

　　D．Tegan’s father cared nothing about what she was doing.

　　4．Tegan’s Dad followed her secretly to find out __________.

　　A．whether there was any tea left

　　B．how she made tea so wonderful

　　C．where she got the sugar for tea

　　D．what kind of tea he had drunk

　　—4、BCBD