2016届高考英语二轮复习阅读理解一百四十集选练：（70）

　　2016高考英语二轮阅读理解一百六十集选练（70）

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　　One of my wonderful memories is about a Christmas gift. Unlike other gifts, it came without wrap(包装)．

　　On September 11th, 1958, Mum gave birth to Richard. After she brought him home from hospital, she put him in my lap, saying, “I promised you a gift, and here it is. ”What an honor! I turned four a month earlier and none of my friends had such a baby doll of their own. I played with it day and night. I sang to it. I told it stories. I told it over and over how much I loved it!

　　One morning, however, I found its bed empty. My doll was gone! I cried for it. Mum wept and told me that the poor little thing had been sent to a hospital. It had a fever. For several days, I heard Mum and Dad whispering such words as “hopeless”， “pitiful”， and “dying”， which sounded ominous.

　　Christmas was coming. “Don't expect any presents this year，” Dad said, pointing at the socks I hung in the living room. “If your baby brother lives, that'll be Christmas enough.” As he spoke, his eyes filled with tears. I'd never seen him cry before.

　　The phone rang early on Christmas morning. Dad jumped out of bed to answer it.From my bedroom I heard him say, “What? He's all right？” He hung up and shouted upstairs. “The hospital said we can bring Richard home！”

　　“Thank God！”

　　I heard Mum cry.

　　From the upstairs window, I watched my parents rush out to the car. I had never seen them so happy. And

　　I was also full of joy. What a wonderful day! My baby doll would be home.

　　I ran downstairs. My socks still hung there flat. But I knew they were not empty; they were filled with love!

　　1What happened to the author on September 11th, 1958?

　　A. He got a baby brother.

　　B. He got a Christmas gift.

　　C. He became four years old.

　　D. He received a doll.

　　2. What does the underlined word “ominous” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?

　　A. Impossible.

　　B. Boring.

　　C. Difficult.

　　D. Fearful.

　　3. Which word can best describe the feeling of the father when Christmas was coming?

　　A. Excitement.

　　B. Happiness.

　　C. Sadness.

　　D. Disappointment.

　　4. What is the passage mainly about?

　　A. A sad Christmas day.

　　B. Life with a lovely baby.

　　C. A special Christmas gift.

　　D. Memories of a happy family.

　　【要点综述】“我”四岁时母亲给了“我”一件特殊的圣诞礼物：人娃娃——我可爱的弟弟Richard。但后来Richard发高烧差点夭折，经医院抢救得生，这使我更加珍爱我的“人娃娃”。

　　. A　细节理解题。虽然表面上是有了一个娃娃，但事实上是有了亲弟弟。

　　. D　词义猜测题。从该句前半部分中的 “hopeless”， “pitiful”， and “dying”可知该词意思是“令人害怕的”。虽然其他三个词均表示消极含义，但只有fearful表示“我”害怕“弟弟”离“我”而去。

　　. C　推理判断题。从第四段最后两句As he spoke, his eyes filled with tears. I’d never seen him cry before.可知父亲感到十分伤心。

　　. C　主旨大意题。第一段一开始便定义我的弟弟Richard是一件特殊的圣诞礼物。虽然弟弟Richard差点离我们而去，但后来还是得以平安回家，因此圣诞节并不悲惨。B和D选项外延过大，此段材料只是截取生活中的一个片段，并非整个和Richard一起生活的全部。—主旨大意题、标题概括题。

　　(2015年山西太原五中月考)

　　Deborah Cohen is a senior natural scientist at the Rand Corp and the author of the book A Big Fat Crisis: The Hidden Forces Behind the Obesity Epidemic and How We Can End It. According to the book, there are lots of misunderstandings of obesity.

　　If you're obese, blame your genes.

　　Obesity rates have increased. Yet, between 1980 and 2000, the number of Americans who are obese has doubled—too quickly for genetic factors to be responsible.

　　At restaurants, a dollar puts more calories on our plates than ever before, because restaurant meals usually have more calorie than what we prepare at home, so people who eat out more frequently have higher rates of obesity than those who eat out less.

　　If you're obese, you lack self-control.

　　Research shows that if we are faced with too much information, we have a tendency to make poor dietary choices. Our world has become so rich in temptation that we can be led to consume too much in ways we can't understand. Even the most vigilant(警觉的) people may not be up to the task of controlling themselves.

　　Lack of access to fresh fruits and vegetables is responsible for obesity.

　　Although the US Department of Agriculture estimates that fewer than 5 percent of Americans live in the “ food deserts”, about 65 percent of the nation's population is overweight or obese. For most of us, obesity is not related to access to more fresh fruits and vegetables, but to the choices we make in supermarkets.

　　The problem is not that we eat too much, but that we don't exercise.

　　Michelle Obama's “Let's Move” campaign is based on the idea that if kids exercise more, childhood obesity rates will decrease. But there was no significant decrease in physical activity levels as obesity rates climbed in the 1980s and 1990s. In fact, although a drop in work-related physical activity may account for up to 100 fewer calories burned, leisure physical activity appears to have increased. The problem is that we eat too much.

　　The author mentioned Deborah Cohen's book in Paragraph 1 to

　　.

　　Introduce the topic

　　Draw readers' attention

　　Introduce the author of the book

　　Advertise the book

　　What is the relationship between obesity and the place where you eat?

　　The less you eat out, the higher rates of obesity you have

　　The less you eat at home, the lower rates of obesity you have.

　　The more you eat out, the higher rates of obesity you have.

　　The more you eat at home, the higher rates of obesity you have.

　　What's the best title of this passage?

　　Four misunderstandings of obesity

　　Four rules to help you avoid obesity

　　Obesity leads to a big fat crisis

　　Lacking self-control leads to obesity

　　语篇解读

　　本文通过一本书告诉我们关于肥胖的四个误区。

　　A 细节推断题。根据第一段According to the book, there are lots of misunderstandings of obesity.可知，根据这本书有许多关于肥胖的误区 ，下面举了四个误区，故选A项。

　　C 细节理解题。根据第一个误区中的because restaurant meals usually have more calories than what we prepare at home ,so people who eat out more frequently have higher rates of obesity than those who eat out less.可知，因为餐馆的菜的热量比家里的菜的热量高很多，因此在餐馆吃的次数越多，获得的热量就越高，故选C项。

　　A 主旨大意题。本文讲述通过一本书，提到关于肥胖的四个误区，故选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。

　　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?

　　【参考答案】1—4

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