2016届高考英语二轮复习阅读理解一百四十集选练：（44）

　　2016高考英语二轮阅读理解一百六十集选练（44）

　　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。

　　“The first and best of victories is for a man to conquer himself; to be conquered by himself is, of all things, the most shameful,” says Plato. Self-control is at the root of all the advantages. Let a man give in to his impulses(冲动) and feelings, and from that moment he gives up his moral(道德) freedom.

　　A single angry word has lost many friends. When Socrates found in himself any temper or anger, he would check it by speaking low in order to control himself. If you are conscious of being angry, keep your mouth shut so that you can hold back rising anger. Many a person has dropped dead in great anger. Fits of anger bring fits of disease. “Whoever the gods would destroy they first make them mad.” “Keep cool,” says Webster, “anger is not argument.” “Be calm in arguing,” says George Herbert, “for fierceness(狂怒) makes error a fault.”

　　To be angry with a weak man is to prove that you are not strong yourself. “Anger,” says Pythagoras, “brings with folly and ends with regret.” You must measure the strength of a man by the power of the feelings he conquers, not by the power of those which conquer him.

　　Self-control is man’s last and greatest victory.

　　If a man lacks self-control he seems to lack everything. Without it he can have no patience, no power to govern himself; he can have no self-confidence, for he will always be controlled by his strongest feeling. If he lacks self-control, the very backbone and nerve of character are lacking also. (from www.nmet168.com)

　　1. What’s the main idea of the passage?

　　A. The importance of self- control.

　　B. How to conquer oneself?

　　C. The relation between a man’s moral freedom and his feelings.

　　D. A man should keep cool.

　　2. What’s the meaning of “whoever the gods would destroy they first make them mad”?

　　A. If you are mad, the gods will kill you.

　　B. If you lose your temper first, gods will kill you first.

　　C. If you can’t control yourself, you will be crazy.

　　D. If the gods want to kill you, they will make you mad first.

　　3. Which of the following is NOT true, according to passage?

　　A. The first and best of victories is for a man to conquer himself.

　　B. You will make a small mistake serious if you don’t keep cool.

　　C. You must measure a man’s strength by the power of the feelings which conquer him.

　　D. Anger brings with folly and ends with regret.

　　4. Which of the following can’t help you avoid anger, according to the passage?

　　A. Be calm in arguing.

　　B. Check your temper or anger by speaking low.

　　C. Keep your mouth shut.

　　D. Try to make the other angry first.

　　1. A 主旨大意题。根据文章第 1 段的第 2 句 Self-control is at the root of all the advantages 及全文的内容可知，本文的大意是“自控的重要性”。故答案选 A。

　　2. D 语义理解题。根据上文 you can hold back rising anger. Many a person has dropped dead in great anger. Fits of anger bring fits of disease 可知答案选 D。

　　3. C 推理判断题。根据文章倒数第 3 段的最后一句 You must measure the strength of a man by the power of the feelings he conquers, not by the power of those which conquer him 可知，选项 C 与之矛盾。故答案选 C。

　　4. D 推理判断题。根据文章第 2 段的第 2 句和第 3 句以及最后一句可以排除选项 A、B、C，从而得出答案为 D。

　　【2016高考模拟题】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。

　　Itzhak Perlman was born in Tel Aviv, in what was then Palestine, in nineteen-forty five. Today he lives in New York City. But his music has made him a citizen of the world. He has played in almost every major city.

　　He has won many Grammy awards for his recordings. He has also won Emmy awards for his work on television.

　　Itzhak Perlman suffered from polio （脑灰质炎）at the age of four. The disease damaged his legs. He uses a wheelchair or walks with the aid of crutches on his arms.

　　But none of this stopped him from playing the violin. He began as a young child. He took his first lessons at the Music Academy of Tel Aviv. Very quickly, his teachers recognized that he had a special gift.

　　At thirteen he went to the United Sates to appear on television. His playing earned him the financial aid to attend the Juilliard School in New York.

　　In nineteen sixty-four Itzhak Perlman won the Leventritt Competition in that city. His international fame had begun.

　　His music is full of power and strength. It can be sad or joyful, loud or soft. But critics say it is not the music alone that makes his playing so special. They say he is able to communicate the joy he feels in playing, and the emotions that great music can deliver.

　　Anyone who has attended a performance by Itzhak Perlman will tell you that it is exciting to watch him play. His face changes as the music from his violin changes.

　　He looks sad when the music seems sad. He smiles and closes his eyes when the music is light and happy. He often looks dark and threatening when the music seems dark and threatening.

　　In nineteen-eighty six, President Ronald Reagan honored Itzhak Perlman with a Medal of Liberty. In two-thousand, President Bill Clinton awarded him the National Medal of Arts. Several major universities have awarded him honors. He continues to receive honors for his music.

　　1. According to the passage, we know Itzhak Perlman___________.

　　A. is 60 years old today

　　B. was born in New York City

　　C. was a rich citizen of the world

　　D. has some achievement in music

　　2. Despite the disease, none of this stopped Itzhak Perlman and he_________.

　　A. took his first lessons at the Music Academy of New York

　　B. appear on television for the first time in New York.

　　C. got the financial aid to continue his study of music

　　D. won the Leventritt Competition in his nineties

　　3. When the music seems dark，Itzhak Perlman often looks _______.

　　A. dark

　　B. sad

　　C. happy

　　D. light

　　4. We can infer from the passage Ronald Reagan must be president of __________.

　　A. Palestine

　　B. Germany

　　C. the USA

　　D. England

　　这是一篇记叙文。文章主要介绍了Itzhak Perlman虽然从小患了脑灰质炎并且因此而伤了一条腿，然而却自强不息，显示了音乐才能并取得了成功的故事。

　　1.D 细节理解题。根据文章第二段won many Grammy awards for his recordings以及won Emmy awards for his work on television可判断Itzhak Perlman在音乐上作出了比较大的成就。

　　2.C 细节理解题。根据文章第六段His playing earned him the financial aid to attend the Juilliard School in New York可判断Itzhak Perlman得到了经济资助得以去the Juilliard School上学学习音乐。

　　3.A细节理解题。根据倒数第二段He often looks dark and threatening when the music seems dark and threatening可判断。

　　4.C 推理判断题。根据文中前文他一直在纽约发展可判断是在美国获得的成就，因此选C。

　　阅读理解。

　　When it comes to friends, I desire those who will share my happiness, who possess wings of their own and who will fly with me. I seek friends whose qualities illuminate(照亮) me and train me up for love. It is for these people that I reserve the glowing hours, too good not to share.

　　When I was in the eighth grade, I had a friend. We were shy and “too serious”about our studies when it was becoming fashionable with our classmates to learn acceptable social behaviors. We said little at school, but she would come to my house and we would sit down with pencils and paper, and one of us would say:“Let’s start with a train whistle today.” We would sit quietly together and write separate poems or stories that grew out of a train whistle. Then we would read them aloud. At the end of that school year, we, too, were changed into social creatures and the stories and poems stopped.

　　When I lived for a time in London, I had a friend. He was in despair（失望） and I was in despair. But our friendship was based on the idea in each of us that we would be sorry later if we did not explore this great city because we had felt bad at the time. We met every Sunday for five weeks and found many excellent things. We walked until our despairs disappeared and then we parted. We gave London to each other.

　　For almost four years I have had a remarkable friend whose imagination illuminates mine. We write long letters in which we often discover our strangest selves. Each of us appears, sometimes in a funny way, in the other’s dreams. She and I agree that, at certain times, we seem to be parts of the same mind. In my most interesting moments. I often think:“Yes, I must tell…”We have never met.

　　It is such comforting companions I wish to keep. One bright hour with their kind is worth more to me than the lifetime services of a psychologist(心理学家), who will only fill up the healing(愈合的) silence necessary to those darkest moments in which I would rather be my own best friend.

　　1. In the eighth grade, what the author did before developing proper social behavior was to ______.

　　A. become serious about her study

　　B. go to her friend’s house regularly

　　C. learn from her classmates at school

　　D. share poems and stories with her friend

　　2.In Paragraph 3,“We game London to each other”probably means__________.

　　A. our exploration of London was a memorable gift to both of us

　　B. we were unwilling to tear ourselves away from London

　　C. our unpleasant feelings about London disappeared

　　D. we parted with each other in London

　　3. According to Paragraph 4, the author and her friend_______.

　　A. call each other regularly

　　B. have similar personalities

　　C. enjoy writing to each other

　　D. dream of meeting each other

　　4. In the darkest moments, the author would prefer to_____.

　　A. seek professional help

　　B. be left alone

　　C. stay with her best friend

　　D. break the silence

　　5. What is the best title for the passage?

　　A. Unforgettable Experiences

　　B. Remarkable Imagination

　　C. Lifelong Friendship

　　D. Noble Companions

　　【参考答案】1---5、DACBD

　　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 must be something that many American companies hold a baby contest. Of course, babies are wonderful, and many parents would be the first to agree. Companies really bring in much money.

　　Walgreens Baby contest

　　If you play the new Baby Milestones Challenge Contest by BabyCenter & Walgreens, you could win $1,000 in Walgreens & Beauty.com Gift Cards and Certificates. You can play the instant winner if you get a $25 Walgreen’s gift card, but you also have to write down your email address and receive all their sales and other information for the contest.

　　Kids and Babies

　　Kids and Babies are accepting entries for May 2016 Free Photo Contest. Baby Photo Galley with theme albums and age group albums is moved to the new website Cute Baby Gallery. Check KidsandBibs.com for their Baby Photo Contest blog’s latest update. The grand prize is $25,000. The catch: Winners are decided by the visitors coming to the site and voting for their favorite babies, so you have to advertise their site for them.

　　Parents.com

　　Parents.com has a website only for their members, but if you are into baby photos, it is well worth surfing. You could receive offers on free samples, money-saving coupons (优惠券), and chances to win the latest contests.

　　Avon

　　Avon is another company that has a baby photo contest this spring. Avon is advertising their newest collection. It is Avon’s only collection for the photos of babies. Babies’ age: newborn to 2 years. Just go to TinyTillia.com and upload your recent baby’s photos. The first place baby will be featured in a Tiny Tillia Storybooks and win a $5,000 U.S. Savings Bond. Ten beautiful girls will win $300 worth of Tiny Tillia products.

　　The tip is to run a search engine for all the latest contests going on and start entering them today. You could be lucky and win enough to put your baby through college! Have fun!

　　1.What is the basic condition for you to play the instant winner in Walgreens & Beauty.com?

　　A. Getting a gift card.

　　B. Getting a certificate.

　　C. Winning 1,000 dollars.

　　D. Receiving information for the contest

　　2.If you want your baby to win the 2016 Free Photo Contest, you will _______.

　　A. have to spend $ 25,000

　　B. take your baby to the gallery in May

　　C. upload more photos of your baby

　　D. have to help to advertise their site

　　3.What can we learn from this passage?

　　A. Free Photo Contest will be held in March, 2016．

　　B. Avon is a website that will hold a baby photo contest．

　　C. Parents.com accepts the photos of all kinds of people’ babies．

　　D. Parents can upload their one-year-old baby’s photos to TinyTillia. com．

　　4.In the last paragraph, the author advises parents to _________ .

　　A. try their best to take good care of their baby

　　B. enter the contests as soon as possible

　　C. encourage their kids to go to college when they grow up

　　D. find more tips for winning the contests

　　参考答案1—4、ADDB