四川省成都市2016届高考英语阅读理解二轮提升训练（36）（含解析）

　　【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。Skeptics are a strange lot.Some of them refuse to admit the serious threat of human activities to the enviroment, and they are tired of people who disagree with them.Those people，say skeptics，spread nothing but bad news about the environment.The “eco­guilt”brought on by the discouraging news about our planet gives rise to the popularity of skeptics as people search for more comforting worldviews.

　　Perhaps that explains why a new book by Bjorn Lomborg received so much publicity.That book ，The Skeptical Environmentalist, declares that it

　　measures the “real state of the world”as fine. Of course ，another explanation is the deep

　　pockets of some big businesses with special interests. Indeed, Mr. Lomborg's views are similar to those of some industry­funded organizations, which start huge activities through the media to confuse the public about issues

　　like global warming.

　　So it was strange to see Mr. Lomborg's book go largely unchallenged in the media though his beliefs were contrary to most scientific opinions. One national newspaper in Canada ran a number of articles and reviews full of words of praise, even with the conclusion that “After Lomborg, the environmental movement will begin to die down.”

　　Such one­sided views should have immediately been challenged. But only a different review appeared in Nature, a respected science magazine with specific readership. The review remarked that Mr. Lomborg's “preference for unexamined materials is incredible(不可信的)”．

　　A critical (批判的)eye is valuable, and the media should present information in such a way that could allow people to make informed decisions. Unfortunately, that is often inaccessible as blocked by the desire to be shocking or to defend some special interests. People might become half­blind before a world partially exhibited by the media. That's a shame, because matters concerning the health of the planet are far too important to be treated lightly.

　　本文讲述了怀疑论者不承认人类活动对环境造成的危胁，认为地球状况是良好的，这迎合了一些追求利益的商业公司。但是关系地球健康的问题是相当重要的，人们一定要严肃对待。

　　1. According to the passage, which of the following may be regarded as “skeptics”？

　　A. People who agree on the popularity of “eco­guilt”．

　　B. People who disbelieve the serious situation of our planet.

　　C. People who dislike the harmful effect of human activities.

　　D. People who spread comforting news to protect our environment.

　　答案：B。细节理解题。根据短文第一段可知，怀疑论者不承认人类活动对环境的影响。短文第二段第二句话中提到，他们认为世界的真正状态是好的，由此可知B项正确。

　　2. Which of the following can be a reason for the popularity of Lomborg's book?

　　A．Some big businesses intend to protect their own interests.

　　B．The book challenges views about the fine state of the world.

　　C．The author convinces people to seek comforting worldviews.

　　D．Industry­funded media present confusing information.

　　答案：A。细节理解题。根据短文第二段最后一句话可知Lomborg的观点与一些由工业资助的组织的观点是相似的。因此可知这些大的组织为了自己的利益也不会注重环保。

　　. The author mentioned the review in Nature in order to ______.

　　A. voice a different opinion B. find fault with Lomborg's book

　　C. challenge the authority of the media D. point out the value of scientific views

　　答案：A。推理判断题。第三段提到加拿大的一家报纸对Lomborg的书大加赞扬，第四段又提到这片面的观点应当受到挑战，然后说“Nature”杂志上就有不同的评论。由此可知A项正确。

　　. What is the author's main purpose in writing the passage?

　　A. To encourage the skeptics to have a critical eye.

　　B. To warn the public of the danger of half­blindness with reviews.

　　C. To blame the media's lack of responsibility in presenting information.

　　D. To show the importance of presenting overall information by the media.

　　答案：D。作者意图题。由短文最后一段第二句话可知，媒体应当提供全方位的信息，让人们在了解情况的前提下做出决定。由此可知D项正确。

　　【阅读理解】介绍说明类

　　阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　The government of Norway is planning to build an unusual storage center on an island in the Arctic Ocean. The place would be large enough to hold about two million seeds. The goal is to represent all crops known to scientists. The British magazine New Scientist published details of the plan last month. The structure will be designed to protect the world’s food supply against nuclear war, climate change and other possible threats. It will be built in a mountain on the Norwegian island of Spitsbergen. The mountain is less than one thousand kilometers from the North Pole, the northernmost position on Earth.

　　An international group called the Global Crop Diversity Trust is working on the project. The director of the group, Cary Fowler, spoke to New Scientist. He said the project would let the world rebuild agriculture if in his words “the worst came to the worst”. Norway is expected to start work next year. The project is expected to cost three million dollars. Workers will drill deep in the side of a sandstone mountain. Temperatures in the area never rise above zero degrees Celsius. The seeds will be protected behind concrete walls a meter thick and high-security doors.

　　The magazine report says the collection will represent the products of ten thousand years of farming. Most of the seeds at first will come from collections at seed banks in Africa, Asia and Latin America. To last a long time, seeds need to be kept in very low temperatures. Workers will not be present all the time. But they plan to replace the air inside the storage space each winter. Winter temperatures on the island are about eighteen degrees below zero Celsius. The cold weather would protect the seeds even if the air could not be replaced.

　　Mr. Fowler says the proposed structure will be the world’s most secure gene bank. He says the plant seeds would only be used when all other seeds are gone for some reason.Norway first proposed the idea in the 1980s. But security concerns delayed the plan. At that time, the Soviet Union was permitted use of Spitsbergen. New Scientist says the plan won United Nations approval in October at a meeting in Rome of the Food and Agriculture Organization.

　　1. The project is meant to_____.

　　A. increase the world’s food production in the future

　　B. carry out some scientific experiments on plant genes

　　C. protect crop seeds from dying out in case of possible disasters

　　D. build an exhibition centre of the world’s plant seeds

　　2. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the above passage?

　　A. The government of Norway will perform the project alone.

　　B. Seeds to be collected there were produced ten thousand years ago.

　　C. Spitsbergen is chosen because it is away from the threat of unclear war forever.

　　D. Temperature is a major consideration when choosing the storage place.

　　3. We can infer from the text that_____.

　　A. People will get newly-developed seeds from the center every year

　　B. The storage center will greatly promote the development of world agriculture

　　C. Norway meant to have built the storage centre more than 20 years ago

　　D. There haven’t been any seed storage centers in the world before

　　4. What is probably the best title of the passage?

　　A. Noah’s Ark of Plant Seeds in Plan

　　B. The Best Place to Store Seeds

　　C. Concerns of World Food Supply

　　D. A New Way to Feed the World

　　【参考答案】1—4、CDCA

　　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。Selling fruit may not seem like a job that requires much skill . But Xu Jia disagrees. The former technician, who earned a huge salary working for a Beijing-based IT group, believes fresh fruit is an even more promising industry than IT. So the 27-year-old quit his job and began to sell fruit and become an online sensation(网络红人).

　　But to Xu, it is only a story where a young man does what he loves and becomes happy every after, simple as this.

　　One of his friends posted a photo comparison online. One photo is of Xu as an IT technician-with most of his hair having fallen out and looking pale; the other is of Xu selling fruit – with sparkling eyes, his hair all grown back and most importantly, a happy look on his face. All of a sudden , the photo comparison went viral, appearing on micro blogs to major news portals(门户网站).

　　He was rewarded for his hard work over those years as a technician, but he was exhausted. Thinking about what he really likes doing; eating fruit came to his mind. He quit his job early this year and returned to Chongqing to build up an electronic commerce platform for fruit selling.

　　Before he made the change, Xu consideren his options carefully and made some preparations.

　　Xu started his business with five young employees. One of his friends was in charge of the real store and Xu managed the online store.

　　He promoted the cherries on his micro blog and many citizens visited his online store to support him. Some complained the cherries got spoiled during transportaion and some said the packaging smelled bad.

　　Xu answered the suggestions honestly. This was an important step for the young man to pursue his “fruit dream”

　　“Some websites selling fresh produce have closed. I’m worried about the future, but I still have confidence”, says Xu.

　　“My dream is to bring fresh fruit to the table of every family in the country, from north to south. I’m really happy to make this my career.” He says.

　　1. Why did Xu Jia quit his former job as a technician?

　　A. He thinks fresh fruit more promising.

　　B. He earned little money in the IT group.

　　C. He is not suitable to be a technician.

　　D. He can become a millionaire by selling fruit.

　　2. How exactly did Xu become an online sensation?

　　A. He quit his job which gave him a huge salary.

　　B. The photo comparison online made him become popular.

　　C. The photo of Xu selling fruit online went viral.

　　D. He does what he loves and becomes happy.

　　3. What’s the most important reason for Xu’s success of career change?

　　A. He made enough preparations.

　　B. He considered his options carefully

　　C. He does what he really likes doing.

　　D. His five young employees helped him.

　　4. The underlined word“This ”probably refers to

　　.

　　A. Xu’s answering the complaints

　　B. some citizens’ complaints

　　C. Xu’s worrying about the future.

　　D. Xu’s having confidence

　　参考答案1—4、ABCA

　　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。

　　Columbus College , 241 Queen Elizabeth Drive ,Kowloon City

　　Memo

　　To:

　　All Staff

　　From:

　　Jackie Mock, Secretary; Sports Development Committee

　　Date:

　　May 20, 2010

　　A week ago, “Sports for Life” programmer was sent to the parents, requiring them to select a sport they wanted their child to play. Since then, our staff have received lots of calls from parents asking for more information about it . Here is a memo (备忘录) for your reference when you answer the phones.

　　Sports 1: Basketball.

　　We expect that this will be the most popular of the four sports. Therefore, students should be advised to sign up as soon as possible. Students will take a private bus to and from Kwan Tong Sports Park .To cover the cost of hiring a bus , each student will have to pay ＄10 each time. There will be four basketball courts available for our use with one teacher watching over each game.

　　Sports 2: Gym

　　We will be using St. Peter’s Memorial Park. There are two reasons for choosing this park. First, it is not very busy and crowded before 6:00 pm. Second, it has lot of trees with plenty of shade. Students must bring along two bottles of water to prevent thirst. Three activities, skipping , jogging , outdoor aerobics (有氧运动),all of which are free of charge, will be arranged. And there will be a teacher on duty for each of the activities.

　　Sports 3: Hiking

　　Hiking(远足)will take place at Kowloon Peak. The activity will start at 2:30 pm and finish 90 minutes later. Three teachers will accompany the students, and a hiking instructor will accompany each group of 15 hikers. Each instructor will cost ＄75/hr. Students are advised to bring plenty of water and sunscreen.

　　Sports 4: Swimming

　　The Kowloon City Aquatic Centre is a 10-minute walk from our school. Four teachers will go to the pool and conduct the goings-on from the poolside. We will only be able to reserve the pool for one hour (i.e. 2:45pm to 3:45pm).Only students skilful at swimming can take up this activity. The pool will have two lifeguards present. Girls must wear a swimming suit. The cost is ＄10 per visit.

　　(

　　) 1. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

　　A. Students selecting basketball had better register early.

　　B. Students participating in gym should arrive at 6:00 pm.

　　C. Hiking usually begins at 2:30 pm and lasts 2 hours.

　　D. Students having swimming suits can take up swimming.

　　(

　　) 2. It can be inferred from the passage that

　　A. students taking part in basket ball will walk to the courts.

　　B. every student can gain admission to one of the four sports

　　C. hiking students can have a regular rest in the shade of trees

　　D. students taking up the four sports should bring bottles of water

　　(

　　) 3. It can be concluded that

　　A. each sport will take only on hour sports

　　B. students will be charged for the four sports

　　C. all the sports will take place at Kowloon Peak

　　D. teachers will accompany students on each sport

　　(

　　) 4. The purpose of the memo is to

　　A. attract students’ interest in the programme

　　B. require the parents to select a sport for their child

　　C. help the staff explain the programme to the parents

　　D. remind teachers and lifeguards to be present on time

　　【语篇解读】本篇文章为说明文。文章主要讲述了公司为让员工更好地给家长解释“Sports for Life”这个体育运动项目而编辑的备忘录

　　1、答案A。

　　【解析】细节理解题。根据Sports 1中第二句话“Therefore, students should be advised to sign up as soon as possible”可知，选择篮球的学生最好早报名。因此可知A项符合文章。

　　2、答案 B。

　　【解析】推理判断题。由文中“requiring them to select a sport they wanted their child to play”可以推断出“每一个学生可以参加这四个运动中的任何一项。故选B。

　　3、答案D。

　　【解析】推理判断题。由Sports 1中第二句话“There will be four basketball …… with one teacher watching over each game”， Sports 2中“And there will be a teacher on duty for each of the activities”，Sports 3中“Three teachers will accompany the students”及Sports 4中“Four teachers will go to the pool and conduct the going-on from the poolside”可以推断出：每项运动，都有教师陪同。故选D项

　　4、答案C。

　　【解析】推理判断题。根据文章中“Here is a memo（备忘录）for your reference when you answer the phones”可以推断出：这个备忘录的目的是帮助员工将这个活动项目解释给家长。因此选项C符合题意。