四川省成都市2016届高考英语阅读理解二轮提升训练（25）（含解析）

　　阅读理解。

　　In the fall of 1985. I was a bright-eyed girl heading off to Howard University, aiming at a legal career and dreaming of sitting on a Supreme Court bench somewhere. Twenty-one years later I am later I am still a bright-eyed dreamer and one with quite a different tale to tell.

　　My grandma, an amazing woman, graduated from college an the age of 65. She was the first in our family to reach that goal. But one year after I started college, she developed cancer. I made the choice to withdraw from college to care for her. It meant that school and my personal dream would have to wait.

　　Then I got married with another dream: building my family with a combination of adopt and biological children. In 1999, we adopted our first son. To lay eyes on him was fantastic---and very emotional. A year later came our second adopted boy. Then followed son No. 3. In 2003, I gave birth to another boy.

　　You can imagine how fully occupied I became, raising four boys under the age of 81. Our home was a complete zoo---a joyous zoo. Not surprising, I never did make it back to college full-time. But I never gave up on the dream either. I had only one choice: to find a way. That meant talking as few as one class each semester.

　　The hardest part was feeling guilty about the time I spent away from the boys. They often wanted me to stay home with them. There certainly were times I wanted to quit, But I knew I should set an example for them to follow through the rest of their lives.

　　In 2007, I graduated from the University of North Carolina. It took me over 21 years to get my college degree！

　　I am not special, just single-minded. It always struck me that when you’re looking at a big challenge from the outside it looks huge, but when you’re in the midst of it, it just seems normal. Everything you want won’t arrive in your life on one day. It’s a process. Remember；little steps add up to big dreams.

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　　) 1. When the author went to Howard University, her dream was tobe

　　A. a writer

　　B. a teacher

　　C. a judge

　　D. a doctor

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　　) 2. Why did the author quit school in her second year of college?

　　A. She wanted to study by herself.

　　B. She fell in love and got married.

　　C. She suffered from a serious illness.

　　D. She decided to look after her grandma.

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　　) 3. What can we learn about the author from Paragraphs 4 and 5?

　　She was busy yet happy with her family life.

　　She ignored her guilty feeling for her sons.

　　She wanted to remain a full-time housewife.

　　She was too confused to make a correct choice.

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　　) 4. What dose the author mostly want to tell us in the last paragraph?

　　Failure is the mother of success.

　　B、Little by little, one goes far.

　　C. Every coin has two sides.

　　D、Well begun, half done.

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　　) 5.Which of the following can best describe the author?

　　Caring and determine.

　　B、Honest and responsible.

　　C、Ambitious and sensitive.

　　D、Innocent and single-minded.

　　【文章大意】记叙文。文章介绍了作者取得本科学位的过程中做的事情。

　　1.C细节理解题。根据文章第一段的aiming at a legal career and dreaming of sitting on a Supreme Court bench somewhere.，可知答案为C。

　　2.D细节理解题。根据文章I made the choice to withdraw from college to care for her. It meant that school and my personal dream would have to wait.可知答案。

　　3.A 推理判断题，由You can imagine how fully occupied I became, raising four boys under the age of 8. Our home was a complete zoo---a joyous zoo. 作者需要养育4个儿女，同时还要坚持学习的梦想， joyous可见作者在感到家庭是忙碌而幸福的。

　　4.B推理判断题。根据Everything you want won’t arrive in your life on one day. It’s a process. Remember；little steps add up to big dreams.可以看出作者的学习是在循序渐进，千里之行始于足下，最终才取得学位的。Little by little ,one goes far.与之符合。

　　5.A推理判断题。通过全文作者照顾祖母和照顾家庭，可以看出作者Caring；通过作者坚持不懈的学习，最终拿到学位，可以看出作者的决心determine，选A。

　　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。

　　Probably you have seen photos of the Grand Canyon（峡谷）, the great valley in the desert country of Arizona. But you must go there yourself to feel its true size and beauty. The Grand Canyon is one of the greatest natural wonders of the world

　　The Colorado River formed the Grand Canyon over millions of years. Slowly, the river cut down through hard rock. At the same time, the land was rising. Today the canyon is 1.5 kilometers and 445 kilometers long. The oldest rocks at the bottom of the canyon are more than 1 billion years old. The width varies from about 200 meters to 29 kilometers across. The rim or top of the canyon is about 2,300 meters above sea level on the South Rim, and about 3,000 meters on the other side. As a result, there are different kinds of plants and animals on opposite sides of the canyon. The South Rim is dry desert country. The North Rim has tall forests.

　　The canyon looks different at different times of day, and in different seasons and weather. At sunrise and sunset the red, gold, brown and orange colors of the rocks are especially clear and bright. In winter, the canyon is partly covered with snow.

　　The view from the South Rim of the Grand Canyon is the best. Most visitors come here and stay in campgrounds or hotels. Every point along the canyon’s edge offers a different view.

　　The North rim of the Canyon is quieter. It takes all day to drive there from the South Rim because there is only one bridge across the Colorado River. On the way, you go through Navado Indian lands, and a colorful pink desert called “The Painted Desert”.

　　1. The best way to feel the true beauty of the Grand Canyon is to________.

　　A. see its photographs

　　B. listen to the report about it

　　C. watch its introduction on TV

　　D. go there yourself and visit it

　　2. According to the second paragraph, ________.

　　the Grand Canyon has a short history

　　B. its size never changed in the history

　　C. the Grand Canyon was formed by the earthquake

　　D. You can enjoy different scenery on different sides of the canyon

　　3. The scene the canyon is ________.

　　various depending on different time and places

　　the same

　　various depending on different time

　　various depending on different places

　　4. If you want to visit the North Rim from the South Rim, you________.

　　can go there in many directions

　　won’t spend much time on the way

　　can visit The painted Desert on the way

　　needn’t go across any bridges

　　5. If you want to have a visit to the Grand Canyon, you’d better go to _______.

　　A. the North Rim

　　B. the South Rim

　　C. the bottom

　　D. Navado Indian Lands

　　【答案与解析】

　　1. D根据第一段But you must go there yourself to feel its true size and beauty.可知答案。

　　2. D 根据第二段中最后三句话可以得出答案。

　　3. A 根据第三、四、五段可以得出答案。

　　4. C根据最后一段可以得出答案。

　　5. B 根据倒数第二段第一句话：The view from the South Rim of the Grand Canyon is the best.可以得知答案。

　　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。Cold, snowy days are calling your kids outdoors. Find fun winter activities for the slopes, trails, ice rink, and backyard for children of all ages. Remember to go over the knowledge of winter sports safety. Have the hot cocoa ready when everyone comes back inside!

　　Skiing

　　Downhill and cross-country skiing are family favorites during the winter months. Some children start skiing as young as age 2 or 3, but the best age is probably about 5, when kids are more coordinated （协调的）and less afraid of falling. Young downhill skiers can hit the bunny slopes or green circle trails but should have an adult with them. Ski lessons can help your child learn the ropes. It’s wise to wear a helmet in case of falls or collisions.

　　Snowboarding

　　As with skiing, little ones can start snowboarding young, but few children try before age 5 or 6. Snowboarding is most popular among teens because they have the strength and skills to stay uptight and try more tricks. Lessons and safety equipment, including a helmet, knee pads, wrist guards, and hip pads, are suggested because snowboarders of all ages have their share of falls.

　　Snow Angels

　　Soft snow? Cheek. Snow suit? Cheek. That’s all the gear kids of any age need to lie down and create a snow angel just like they would do a jumping jack. Make this simple activity extra fun by using materials to decorate your angel, such as food coloring to draw on a face, and old clothes to dress it up. Why should snowmen have all the fun?

　　Ice Skating

　　This slippery activity will be tricky for newcomers. But once they get the hang of it, they might get lost. Age 4 or 5 is a nice time to begin skating or take lessons. Most children wear figure skates or hockey skates to start out. After they get more into skating, they can try the sports of speed skating, ice dancing, figure skating, or hockey. Have beginners wear a helmet, and offer them a hand to help with balance.

　　1. Alice likes snow very much but hates danger, which or the following suits her?

　　A. Skiing.

　　B. Snowboarding.

　　C. Snow Angels.

　　D. Ice Skating.

　　2. Which of the following seems to be a must in most snow-related activities?

　　A. Knee pads

　　B. Hip pads.

　　C. Wrist guards.

　　D. Helmet.

　　3. From the above passage we can learn that ________.

　　A. ice skating may be a bit difficult for beginners

　　B. being good at ice skating takes no time

　　C. ice skating is more difficult than speed skating

　　D. beginners of ice skating does not necessarily wear a helmet

　　参考答案1—3、CDA

　　【科普知识型---阅读理解】

　　Housed in Milan, one of Europe's dirtiest cities, Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece The Last Supper still faces a threat from air pollution, researchers say, despite preventative measures that have significantly decreased pollutants in the church where the famous painting is on display.

　　In 2009, Italian authorities installed a heating, ventilation (通风) and airconditioning system to protect the painting from Milan's polluted air. To see whether the system could improve air quality, a team of researchers led by Constantinos Sioutas, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Southern California, placed two airquality monitors inside the church for a year to collect samples from around painting. Results showed the levels of fine and coarse particulates were reduced near the painting by 88 percent and 94 percent, respectively, compared with the corresponding outdoor levels. ?It's a spectacular reduction，” Sioutas said in a statement. “It is, frankly, very impressive.”

　　Although the researchers applauded the successful decrease in particulates around da Vinci's painting, they warned that indoor sources of pollution may still pose a threat to the priceless painting. Fatty lipids (油脂) from the skin of customers in the church appeared in significant quantities around the painting, despite the fact that visitors getting access to the artwork are strictly regulated.

　　Only a few visitors are allowed inside the church at a time, and they enter the building and can stay for only 15 minutes each. However, fatty lipids from visitors' skin can combine with dust in the air and pollute the painting if they come in contact with it, says study researcher Nancy Daher of the University of Southern California.

　　Even previous restorations of the painting may pollute its surface, Daher said. Tiny particulates of the wax applied during early repair efforts can be emitted from the painting, get into the air and tarnish (使失去光泽) the painting in the same manner as the fatty lipids.

　　The researchers noted that their airsample analysis could be used as a point of reference for future studies aimed at protecting valuable artwork and artefacts.

　　1．What does the underlined word “particulates” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

　　A．The smallest parts of a chemical substance.

　　B．Things dirtier than usual.

　　C．Certain types of gas.

　　D．Extremely small pieces of dirt, which cause serious pollution.

　　2．According to the text, the following factors pollute the painting EXCEPT

　　________．

　　A．fatty lipids from the skin

　　B．tiny particles of the wax

　　C．breath of the visitors

　　D．dust in the air

　　3．According to the researchers, which of the following is NOT true of their airsample analysis?

　　A. The airsample analysis was got by gathering air in the church for a year.

　　B．The airsample analysis showed that the painting was completely away from air pollution.

　　C．The airsample analysis can be helpful for future studies protecting valuable artwork.

　　D．The airsample analysis showed that the particulates around da Vinci's painting were decreased successfully.

　　4．What can be the best title of the text?

　　A．How to decrease levels of particulates effectively

　　B．The famous painting —da Vinci's The Last Supper

　　C．Keeping air pollution from damaging da Vinci's The Last Supper

　　D．How to protect artwork in households

　　【要点综述】保存在意大利米兰市一家教堂的达·芬奇名画《最后的晚餐》受到空气污染的影响。虽采取了措施使教堂空气质量得到提高，但仍存在一些污染隐患。

　　1．D　词义猜测题。综合分析文章及该词所在句子，可推知该词意为“颗粒(污染)物”。

　　2．C　细节理解题。根据文章信息可知，对名画《最后的晚餐》带来污染的因素主要有参观者皮肤上的油脂、修复时产生的蜡颗粒及空气中的灰尘等。

　　3．B　细节理解题。从文章第一、二段可知，虽然教堂室内环境大为改善，但这幅伟大的画作仍受到各种污染物的威胁。

　　4．C　主旨大意题。综合分析文章可知，本文主要介绍如何保护达·芬奇的名画《最后的晚餐》免受污染物的影响，故C项为标题最佳。