2016届高考英语二轮复习阅读理解一百四十集选练：（80）

　　2016高考英语二轮阅读理解一百六十集选练（80）

　　阅读理解。阅读下列短文,从每题所给出的四个选项(A,B,C 和 D)中,选出最佳选项。

　　Humans are naturally drawn to other life forms and the worlds outside of our own. We take delight in the existence of creatures and even whole societies beyond our everyday lives. This sense of wonder is universal. Look at the efforts that scientists have made to find out whether life of some kind exists on Mars, and the popularity of fantasy(幻想) literature or movies like The Lord of the Rings. This sense of wonder draws us to each other, to the world around us, and to the world of make-believe. But have we gone so far in creating worlds of fantasy that we are missing the pleasure of other worlds that already exist all around us? Human beings, as biologists have suggested, possess an inborn desire to connect with and understand other life forms. However, people, especially in big cities, often lead rather isolated lives. In a study of British schoolchildren, it was found that children by age eight were much more familiar with characters from television shows and video games than with common wildlife. Without modern technology, a small pond could be an amazing world filled with strange and beautiful plants, insects, birds, and animals. When we lack meaningful interaction(交互) with the world around us, and sometimes even with our families and friends, we seek to understand and communicate with things that exist only in our imaginations or on a computer screen. The world of make-believe is not necessarily bad. But when the world of fantasy becomes the only outlet(出路) for our sense of wonder, then we are really missing something. We are missing a connection with the living world. Other wonderful worlds exist all around us. But even more interesting is that if we look closely enough, we can see that these worlds, in a broad sense, are really part of our own.

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　　) 1. The popularity of The Lord of the Rings proves___________

　　A. the close connection between man and the fantasy world

　　B. the wonderful achievements of fantasy literature

　　C. the fine taste of moviegoers around the world

　　D. the general existence of the sense of curiosity

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　　) 2. What can we infer from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3?

　　A. People are far less familiar with the world of fantasy.

　　B. The world around us could serve as a source of wonder.

　　C. The world of fantasy can be mirrored by a small and lively pond.

　　D. Modern technology prevents us from developing our sense of wonder.

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　　) 3. If our sense of wonder relies totally on the world of make-believe, we will__________

　　A. fail to appreciate the joy in our lives

　　B. be confused by the world of make-believe

　　C. miss the chance to recognize the fantasy world

　　D. be trapped by other worlds existing all around us

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　　) 4. What is the main purpose of the passage?

　　A. To show us the hidden beauty in our world.

　　B. To warn us not to get lost in the fantasy world.

　　C. To argue against the misuse of the sense of wonder.

　　D. To discuss the influence of the world of make-believe.

　　【语篇解读 语篇解读】本文是一篇论说文,介绍了我们每一个人都有好奇心,总是幻想美好的世界, 语篇解读 但同时,告诫我们,不要沉迷在幻想之中,现实世界也是很美丽的,也是一切期间产生 的根源.

　　1. 答案 D 【解析】细节理解题.由第二段可知,举 The Lord of the Rings 这个例子是为了证明人们的 好奇心是普遍存在的.所以答案选 D 项.

　　2. 答案B 【解析】 推理判断题. Without modem technology, a small pond could be an amazing world filled with strange and beautiful plants, insects, birds, and animals.这句话告诉我们,如果没有现代技 术, 即使一个小小的池塘也能成为一个令人惊异的世界. 从而我们可以推测出我们现实世界 也是很美丽的,也是一切期间产生的根源.

　　3. 答案 A 【解析】 细节理解题. 根据 The world of make-believe is not necessarily bad. But when the world of fantasy becomes the only outlet for our sense of wonder, then we are really missing something. We are missing a connection with the living world.可知,如果幻想成为我们好奇感的唯一出路 的话,我们就会失去一些东西,就会失去与现实世界的联系,我们也就不能体会到我们现实 生活中的快乐.由此判断选 A 项.

　　4. 答案 B 【解析】作者意图题.由文章最后一段可知,作者写这篇文章的目的就是要告诉我们不要沉 迷在幻想之中.由此判断选 B 项.

　　阅读理解。

　　It is hardly surprising that clothing manufacturers(生产商) follow certain uniform standards for various features(特征) of clothes. What seems strange, however, is that the standard adopted for women is the opposite of the one for men. Take a look at the way your clothes button. Men's clothes tend to button from the right, and women's from the left. Considering most of the world's population----men and women----are right-handed, the men's standard would appear to make more sense for women. So why do women's clothes button from the left? History really seems to matter here. Buttons first appeared only on the clothes of the rich in the 17th century, when rich women were dressed by servants. For the mostly right-handed servants, having women's shirts button from the left would be easier. On the other hand, having men's shirts button from the right made sense, too. Most men dressed themselves, and a sword drawn from the left with the right hand would be less likely to get caught in the shirt. Today women are seldom dressed by servants, but buttoning from the left is still the standard for them. Is it interesting? Actually, a standard, once set, resists change. At a time when all women's shirts buttoned from the left, it would have been risky for any single manufacturer to offer women's shirts that buttoned from the right. After all, women had grown so used to shirts which buttoned from the left and would have to develop new habits and skills to switch. Besides, some women might have found it socially awkward to appear in public wearing shirts that buttoned from the right, since anyone who noticed that would believe they were wearing men's shirts.

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　　) 1. What is surprising about the standard of the clothing industry?

　　A. It has been followed by the industry for over 400 years.

　　B. It is different for men's clothing and women's.

　　C. It woks better with men than with women.

　　D. It fails to consider right-handed people.

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　　) 2. What do we know about the rich men in the 17th century?

　　A. They tended to wear clothes without buttons.

　　B. They were interested in the historical matters.

　　C. They were mostly dressed by servants.

　　D. They drew their swords from the left.

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　　) 3. Women's clothes still button from the left today because.

　　A. adopting men's style is improper for women

　　B. manufacturers should follow standards

　　C. modern women dress themselves

　　D. customs are hard to change

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　　) 4. The passage is mainly developed by.

　　A. analyzing causes

　　B. making comparisons

　　C. examining differences

　　D. following the time order

　　【语篇解读 语篇解读】本文由男女衣服的不同,分析产生这种不同的原因,并且告诉我们这种不同为 语篇解读 什么延续到现在.

　　1. 答案 B 【解析】 细节理解题. "What seems strange , however, is that the standard adopted for women 由 is the opposite of the one for men."可知男女衣服的标准不一样令人惊奇.所以答案选 B 项.

　　2. 答案 D 【解析】 细节理解题. 根据文中 "Most men dressed themselves, and a sword drawn from the left with the right hang would be less likely to get caught in the shirt."可判断选 D 项.

　　3. 答案 D 【解析】细节理解题.根据"Actually, a standard , once set, resists change."可知,习惯一旦 养成,就很难改变是女式衣服的纽扣仍然在左边的原因.由此判断选 D 项.

　　4. 答案 A 【解析】组织结构题.通观整篇文章可以看出,作在开始提到一个现象――男女衣服的标准 相反,然后分析这种现象产生的历史原因,最后告诉我们现在这是这样的原因.由此判断选 A 项.

　　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。Grown-ups are often surprised by how well they remember something they learned as children but have never practiced ever since. A man who has not had a chance to go swimming for years can still swim as well as ever when he gets back in the water. He can get on a bicycle after many years and still ride away. He can play catch and hit a ball as well as his son. A mother who has not thought about the words for years can teach her daughter the poem that begins "Twinkle, twinkle, little star" or remember the story of Cinderella or Goldilocks and the Three Bears.

　　One explanation is the law of overlearning, which can be stated as follows: Once we have learned something, additional learning trials increase the length of time we will remember it.

　　In childhood we usually continue to practice such skills as swimming, bicycle riding, and playing baseball long after we have learned them. We continue to listen to and remind ourselves of words such as "Twinkle, twinkle, little star" and childhood tales such as Cinderella and Goldilocks. We not only learn but overlearn.

　　The multiplication tables(乘法口诀表)are an exception to the general rule that we forget rather quickly the things that we learn in school, because they are another of the things we overlearn in childhood. The law of overlearning explains why cramming (突击学习)for an examination, though it may result in a passing grade, is not a satisfactory way to learn a college course. By cramming, a student may learn the subject well enough to get by on the examination, but he is likely soon to forget almost everything he learned. A little overlearning, on the other hand, is really necessary for one's future development

　　1. What is the main idea of paragraph 1?

　　A. People remember well what they learned in childhood.

　　B. Children have a better memory than grown-ups.

　　C. Poem reading is a good way to learn words.

　　D. Stories for children are easy to remember.

　　2. The author explains the law of overlearning by_________.

　　A. presenting research findings

　　B. setting down general rules

　　C. making a comparison

　　D. using examples

　　3. According to the author, being able to use multiplication tables is_______.

　　A. a result of overlearning

　　B. a special case of cramming

　　C. a skill to deal with math problems

　　D. a basic step towards advanced studies

　　4. What is the author's opinion on cramming?

　　A. It leads to failure in college exams.

　　B. It's helpful only in a limited way.

　　C. It's possible to result in poor memory.

　　D. It increases students' learning interest.

　　参考答案1—4、ADAB

　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中，选出最佳选项。

　　Do you want to live with a strong sense of peacefulness, happiness, goodness, and self-respect? The collection of happiness actions broadly categorized(把…归类) as "honor" help you create this life of good feelings.

　　Here's an example to show how honorable actions create happiness.

　　Say a store clerk fails to charge us for an item. If we keep silent, and profit from the clerk's mistake, we would drive home with a sense of sneaky(卑鄙的) excitement. Later we might tell our family or friends about our good fortune. On the other hand, if we tell the clerk about the uncharged item, the clerk would be grateful and thank us for our honesty. We would leave the store with a quiet sense of honor that we might never share with another soul.

　　Then, what is it to do with our sense of happiness?

　　In the first case, where we don't tell the clerk, a couple of things would happen. Deep down inside we would know ourselves as a type of thief. In the process, we would lose some peace of mind and self-respect. We would also demonstrate(演示) that we cannot be trusted, since we advertise our dishonor by telling our family and friends. We damage our own reputations by telling others. In contrast, bringing the error to the clerk's attention causes different things to happen. Immediately the clerk knows us to be honorable. Upon leaving the store, we feel honorable and our self-respect is increased.

　　Whenever we take honorable action we gain the deep internal rewards of goodness and a sense of nobility.

　　There is a beautiful positive cycle that is created by living a life of honorable actions. Honorable thoughts lead to honorable actions. Honorable actions lead us to a happier existence. And it's easy to think and act honorably again when we're happy. While the positive cycle can be difficult to start, once it's started, it's easy to continue. Keeping on doing good deeds brings us peace of mind, which is important for our happiness.

　　1. According to the passage, the positive action in the example contributes to our_______.

　　A. self-respect

　　B. financial rewards

　　C. advertising ability

　　D. friendly relationship

　　2. The author thinks that keeping silent about the uncharged item is equal to_______.

　　A. lying

　　B. stealing

　　C. cheating

　　D. advertising

　　3. The underlined phrase "bringing the error to the clerk's attention" means_______.

　　A. telling the truth to the clerk

　　B. offering advice to the clerk

　　C. asking the clerk to be more attentive

　　D. reminding the clerk of the charged item

　　4. How will we feel if we let the clerk know her mistake?

　　A. We'll be very excited.

　　B. We'll feel unfortunate.

　　C. We'll have a sense of honor.

　　D. We'll feel sorry for the clerk.

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　　Which of the following can be the best title of this passage?

　　A. How to Live Truthfully

　　B. Importance of Peacefulness

　　C. Ways of Gaining Self-respect

　　D. Happiness through Honorable Actions

　　【参考答案】1—5、ABACD