2016届江苏省苏州市高考英语二轮阅读理解训练（1）

　　江苏省苏州市2016高考英语阅读理解二轮训练（1）答案（附最新阅读短文）

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　　EDGEWOOD—Every morning at Dixie Heights High school, customers pour into a special experiment :the district’s first coffee shop run mostly by students with special learning needs.

　　Well before classes start, students and teachers order Lattes, Cappuccinos and Hot Chocolates. Then, during the first period, teachers call in orders on their room phones, and students make deliveries.

　　By closing time at 9.20 a.m. , the shop usually sells 90drinks.

　　“whoever made the chi tea, Ms. Schwartzman says it was good, ”Christy McKinley , a second year student , announced recently, after hanging up with the teacher.

　　The shop is called the Dixie PIT, which stands for Power in Transition. Although some of the students are not disabled, many are, and the PIT helps them prepare for life after high school.

　　They learn not only how to run a coffee shop but also how to deal with their affairs. They keep a timecard and receive paychecks, which they keep in check registers.

　　Special-education teachers Kim Chevalier and Sue Casey introduced the Dixie PIT from a similar program at Kennesaw Mountain High School in Georgia.

　　Not that it was easy. Chevalier’s first problem to overcome was product-related. Should schools be selling coffee? What about sugar content?

　　Kenton County Food Service Director Ginger Gray helped. She made sure all the drinks, which use non-fat milk, fell within nutrition（营养）guidelines.

　　The whole school has joined in to help.

　　Teachers agreed to give up their lounge(休息室)in the morning. Art students painted the name of the shop on the wall. Business students designed the paychecks. The basketball team helped pay for cups.

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　　) 1.What is the text mainly about？

　　A. A best-selling coffee.

　　B. A special educational program.

　　C. Government support for schools.

　　D. A new type of teacher-student relationship.

　　.The Dixie PIT program was introduced in order to

　　.

　　A. raise money for school affairs

　　B. do some research on nutrition

　　C. develop students’ practical skills

　　D. supply teachers with drinks

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　　) 3.How did Christy McKinley know Ms. Schwartzman’s opinion of the chi tea？

　　A. She met her in the shop.

　　B. She heard her telling others.

　　C. She talked to her on the phone.

　　D .She went to her office to deliver the tea.

　　.We know from the text that Ginger Gray

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　　A. manages the Dixie PIT program in Kenton County

　　B. sees that the drinks meet health standards

　　C. teaches at Dixie Heights High School

　　D. owns the school’s coffee shop

　　B篇

　　.选B。考查文章主题大意。主要看首段customers pour into a special experiment: the district's first coffee shop run mostly by students with special learning needs和第五段最后the PIT helps them prepare for life after high school.文章主要讲的是一个特殊的教育项目。

　　.选C。第五和第六段说明这个教育项目是为学生走出社会做准备的，所以主要是锻炼学生的实际动手能力。

　　.选C。第四段，考查hang up的意思“挂电话”。

　　.选B。倒数第三段。

　　阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

　　A

　　How I Turned to Be Optimistic

　　I began to grow up that winter night when my parents and I were returning from my aunt's house, and my mother said that we might soon be leaving for America. We were on the bus then. I was crying, and some people on the bus were turning around to look at me. I remember that I could not bear the thought of never hearing again the radio program for school children to which I listened every morning.

　　I do not remember myself crying for this reason again. In fact, I think I cried very little when I was saying goodbye to my friends and relatives. When we were leaving I thought about all the places I was going to see-—the strange and magical places I had known only from books and pictures. The country I was leaving never to come back was hardly in my head then.

　　The four years that followed taught me the importance of optimism, but the idea did not come to me at once. For the first two years in New York I was really lost—having to study in three schools as a result of family moves. I did not quite know what I was or what I should be. Mother remarried, and things became even more complex for me. Some time passed before my stepfather and I got used to each other. I was often sad, and saw no end to "the hard times."

　　My responsibilities in the family increased a lot since I knew English better than everyone else at home. I wrote letters, filled out forms, translated at interviews with Immigration officers, took my grandparents to the doctor and translated there, and even discussed telephone bills with company representatives.

　　From my experiences I have learned one important rule: almost all common troubles eventually go away! Something good is certain to happen in the end when you do not give up, and just wait a little! I believe that my life will turn out all right, even though it will not be that easy.

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　　) 1. How did the author get to know America?

　　A.

　　From her relatives.

　　B.

　　From her mother.

　　C.

　　From books and pictures.

　　D.

　　From radio programs.

　　【答案】C。

　　【解析】细节理解题。第一段第四行我们可以知道答案为C.Upon leaving for America the author felt_______.

　　A. confused

　　B. excited

　　C. worried

　　D. amazed

　　【答案】B。

　　【解析】第二段前两行告诉我们作者离开的时候感受到的不是困惑和担忧，而是兴奋。For the first two years in New York, the author _________.

　　A. often lost her way

　　B. did not think about her future

　　C. studied in three different schools

　　D. got on well with her stepfather

　　【答案】C。【解析】细节理解题。For the first two years in New York I was really lost—having to study in three schools as a result of family moves.What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 4?

　　A.

　　She worked as a translator.

　　B.

　　She attended a lot of job interviews.

　　C.

　　She paid telephone bills for her family.

　　D

　　She helped her family with her English.

　　【答案】D。

　　【解析】第四段用很多例子表明她用她的英语在帮助家人。

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　　) 5. The author believes that______.

　　A. her future will be free from troubles

　　B. it is difficult to learn to become patient

　　C. there are more good things than bad things

　　D. good things will happen if one keeps trying

　　【答案】D。

　　【解析】推理判断题。由最后一段话最后三行可以知道答案。A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。

　　Texas Cowboy Culture The culture of the western United States, which many consider the epitome of American-ness, is in origin a synthesis of Anglo and Hispanic cultures which was created in Texas the days of the Texas Republic and spread with the herds to what is now the western United States. Major elements of the clothing, food, language and most importantly the cultural values and attitudes derive from Mexican as well as Southern American sources. There were many sources for the population of the western North America but these disparate peoples assimilated the Anglo-Hispanic culture of Texas. Although this culture is perceived as American by the rest of the United States, it is a cousin culture rather than a sibling culture and it is just as much a cousin culture for Mexicans as it is for Americans of the eastern and mid-western United States. The ties of the Texan culture to the culture of the southern United States, particularly that of the Scot-Irish of the southern Appalachians, are closer than those to the rest of the United States. Texas Cowboys: Cowboys appeared in Texas as a result of the colonization encouraged by Mexico. The cattle and horses introduced by the Spanish explorers had multiplied and were available in great numbers to anyone who could catch them. The Mexican vaquero, Anglo and black cowboy had fully evolved by the end of the Civil War. The combination of land, freedom, horses, and cattle had become the state of mind called Texas. Texas Made Jeans: Jeans were invented by Levi Strauss (not a Texan). They were adopted by cowboys with a couple of modifications. Original jeans had rivets at all the stress points. The rivets in the back pockets were removed to prevent damage to the saddle. Those same rivets are hell on the hood of your pick-up too. It's a good idea to inspect cowgirls' jeans before you let them sit on your hood. The crotch rivet was removed as a result of discomfort while squatting near a campfire. The Six Gun: The six-shot revolver hand gun had a specifically Texas origin. The Texans had found that single shot long guns were not effective defense against the hostile tribes of Texas. Very soon in the conflict the native tribes learned that once a settler had fired his single shot they could attack firing a multitude of arrows while the settler was reloading. The repeating fire was essential for the survival of settlers in small numbers. The hand gun was handier in the close combat the settlers faced. The Colt Company of New Jersey manufactured a five-shot revolver. Some of these handguns were provided to the Texas Rangers. They were pleased with them but Sam Walker of the Texas Rangers felt they could be made even better. Walker is said to visited Colt in New Jersey and suggested a number of modifications: increase the number of shots from five to six; provide a trigger guard to prevent inadvertent firing; eliminate the separation of parts  when the gun was reloaded to prevent accidental loss of parts; increase the weight of the gun so it would function more effectively as a club when all the shorts were fired. These suggestions were adopted and the Texas Rangers made the Colt six shooter its official hand gun in 1847.

　　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。

　　September 11 and My Turn One of the things I always believed is that no matter how bad something is, you can take something positive out of it. The one time I wasn't sure of that was on September 11. I happened to wake up early that day. I turned on the television and as I was flipping through channels, I saw a plane crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center. My initial reaction was that it was a terrible accident. Then I saw another plane fly into the South Tower and I realized that I was witnessing an act of terrorism. Viewing the tragic events, I grieved for the victims and prayed for the survivors. I spent the day glued to the television, watching the horrible images over and over again. I sat on my couch overwhelmed with emotion. Who was responsible for taking the lives of so many innocent people? What was their motivation? I thought about the firefighters going into the burning buildings to rescue people and never coming out. People say athletes are heroes, but I know that's not really true. The real heroes are firefighters and police officers. I hear older people talk about the attack on Pearl Harbor and the Kennedy assassination and how dramatically those events affected them. For my generation, the tragedy of September 11 paralleled that of Pearl Harbor and Kennedy assassination. We will be talking about the disastrous effect this day had on our country, and our lives as individuals, for years to come. It wasn't until a few weeks after September 11 that I began to see that perhaps some good did come from this tragedy. People seem different now, more understanding, more tolerant. Little things that seemed to be such a bother are no longer a big deal. Personally, I'm more patient than ever. I realize life is too short, and too precious to let myself get upset over trivial things. Life is also too short to carry resentments and so I've become more forgiving and understanding. I've also learned that you can't take things for granted. Things change in the blank of an eye. People go to work and don't come back. One minute they're living and next minute they are not. And it doesn't matter who you are; there is nothing you can do about it. We never know when our lives will be over. So we need to make the most of every minute we have. You try to learn from what happened. You can't be consumed by it. All you can do is just live.