2016届广西玉林高考英语二轮复习阅读理解精练（4）

　　2016广西玉林市高考英语阅读理解（二轮）精练（4）

　　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。

　　What would you do if you were lost in the dark forest at night? The first sensible lesson is that you shouldn’t bother trying to find your way in the dark at all, but just stay put until dawn. Because then you won’t trip over things? No, mainly because you’ll have an idea of direction. The sun rises in the east. But you will be amazed at how many people forget they know that. Apparently, the area underneath a holly bush provides a good makeshift shelter — they are thick, and evergreen. The next thing to do — or rather not to do — is panic, for the obvious reason that unless there is someone there to hear you scream, it will get you nowhere. Just try to think of nice, happy things.

　　There is always a point in films when a person who is lost in the desert or the snow, dehydrated(脱水的) and exhausted, comes across a set of their own footprints and realizes they have just walked in a huge, round circle. It is wrong to owe it to the unequal strengths or different lengths of your legs. Experiments prove that, without the sun or the moon (or landmarks) as a fixed guide, lots of small errors add up over time so the brain can’t correctly identify the “straight ahead” direction. To just get out of somewhere, pick a spot on the horizon and just head for it.

　　There are several ways to find directions in the dark, and by far the best is to establish north using the stars. Most people can identify the Plough, which is part of Ursa Major. It looks a lot like a saucepan. The Plough rotates through the sky, but let’s imagine the saucepan lying horizontally (水平地), with its handle on the left. You need to trace a line from the star at the right-hand base of the pan, through the star at the right-hand rim (边沿), and follow it upwards; the north star is roughly five times the distance between those two “pointer” stars. Then drop a vertical line from the North Star to the horizon and that’s north.

　　“Tonight is very cloudy and I can’t see the Plough.” Maybe luckily, it is quite windy. Keep in mind that almost all of our weather comes from a south-westerly direction. (This only works if you are in the British Isles). To find the direction, you can throw light bits of dried-out grass in the air and see which way they blow; or, if there are clouds and patches of clear sky, see which way they blow across the stars. You can also get an idea of direction from leggy plants. If they look as if they have been blown over, they will probably be pointing north-east. If they are simply leaning in one direction as they grow, there’s a good chance that is south (they will be reaching towards the sun). The last thing to do is to judge your direction and off you go.

　　12. What might be the best title of the passage ?

　　A. How to survive in the forest

　　B. How to protect yourself in the forest

　　C. How to direct your way out of the wild

　　D. What to do if you are lost

　　13. Which of the following pictures matches the description of the position of the north star?

　　14. Why will people often walk in a circle if they are lost in the desert or the snow?

　　A. Because without anything to refer to for directions, the brain will be confused by errors.

　　B. Because one of the legs is longer and stronger than the other.

　　C. Because the desert or the snow usually covers a large area for people to get across.

　　D. Because people usually feel dehydrated and exhausted in the desert or the snow.

　　15. If you were lost in Taklimakan Desert in China, _________ would NOT be dependable for you to identify the directions.

　　A. the sun

　　B. the North Star

　　C. wind

　　D. the moon

　　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。

　　Have you got any wonderful plans for your coming winter vacation? Here are some wonderful films for you to kill time.

　　Away We Go

　　With a baby on his way, a young couple,

　　Burt and Verona, look at their lives and are puzzled about what they really want. So they hit the road and seek a place to call home. On their journey, they visit a handful of characters and learned a lot.

　　It’s about taking the scenic route in life, preparing for the hope and excitement and fear of new beginnings, while never forgetting to look out of the window. Orphan

　　Esther, a bright and well-behaved child, however, is not as innocent as she appears. Soon after being taken home, the peace of her adoptive family is completely changed

　　You want a good horror film about a child from hell? Then you got one! Do not, in any cases, take children to see it.

　　500 Days of Summer

　　Tom is in love with Summer from the moment he sees her. Can he accept that she simply likes him for now, not for forever? The movie is about Tom wrestling with that reality. Tom remembers his love, Summer, as a series of joys and bafflements. But Summer is just herself and he cannot have her.

　　Here is a rare movie that begins by telling us how it will end and is about how the hero has no idea why. 2016

　　The director Roland Emmerich successfully dresses a corny story with an old Mayan prediction, which is believed by many to happen in the coming 2016 and as a result, attracts millions of people into the cinema.

　　It’s just an entertaining Hollywood blockbuster(大片) with plenty of jokes, instead of a description of what the end of the world is really like. Don’t take it too seriously!

　　8. This passage aims to __________.

　　A. make comments on films for a cinema

　　B. introduce films for a film corporation

　　C. recommend several films for fun

　　D. advertise several films for a website

　　9. If you bring your seven-year-old sister to the cinema, which of the following film should you avoid?

　　A. Away We Go.

　　B. Orphan.

　　C. 2016.

　　D. 500 Days of Summer.

　　10. Among all the characters mentioned in the passage, who directed films in Hollywood?

　　A. Roland Emmerich.

　　B. Tom and Summer.

　　C. Burt and Verona.

　　D. Esther.

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

　　A. Orphan is a comedy about Esther adopted by a kind family.

　　B. 500 Days of Summer is a romance with a happy ending.

　　C. Away We Go shows beautiful scenery on the young couple’s journey.

　　D. The ancient Mayan prediction is going to happen in 2016.

　　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。Mark and his brother Jason both were looking at the shining new computer enviously. Jason was determined not to go against their father’s wishes but Mark was more adventurous than his brother. He loves experimenting and his aim was to become a scientist like his father.

　　“Dad will be really mad if he finds out you’ve been playing with his new computer” Jason said, “He told us not to touch it.”

　　“He won’t find out,” Mark said, “I’ll just have a quick look and shut it down.”

　　Mark had been scolded before for touching his father’s equipment. But his curiosity was difficult to control and this new computer really puzzled him.

　　It was a strange-looking machine — one his dad had brought home from the laboratory where he worked. “It’s an experimental model,” his father had explained, so don’t touch it under any circumstances.” But his father’s warning only served to make Mark more curious. Without any further thought, Mark turned on the power switch. The computer burst into life and seconds later, the screen turned into colours, shifting and changing, and then two big white words appeared in the centre of the screen: “SPACE TRANSPORTER.”

　　“Yes!” Mark cried excitedly, “It’s a computer game. I knew it! Dad’s only been pretending to work. He’s really been playing games instead!” A new message appeared on the screen:

　　“ENTER NAMES

　　VOYAGE　１

　　VOYAGE　２

　　Mark’s finger flew across the keyboard as he typed in both of their names.

　　“INPUT ACCEPTED.

　　START

　　TRANSPORT

　　PROGRAM.

　　AUTO-RETRIEVE

　　INITIATED(自动回收程序已启动).”

　　The screen turn even brighter and a noise suddenly rose in volume.

　　“I think we’d better shut it off, Mark,” Jason yelled out in terror, reaching for the power switch. A beam(光束) of dazzling white light burst out of the computer screen, wrapping the boys in its glow(光芒)，until they themselves seemed to be glowing. Then it died down just as suddenly as it had burst into life. And the boys were no longer there. On the screen, the letters changed：

　　“TRANSPORT SUCCESSFUL．

　　DESTINATION:

　　MARS.

　　RETRIEVE DATE:

　　2025

　　26. Why did Mark touch the computer against his father’s warning?

　　A. He wanted to take a voyage.

　　B. He wanted to practice his skills.

　　C. He was so much attracted by it.

　　D. He was eager to do an experiment.

　　【答案】C

　　【解析】细节理解题。由“But his curiosity was difficult to control and this new computer really puzzled him.”这一句“Mark的好奇心难以控制而且这部新电脑真的使他很困惑。”可知Mark被它深深吸引了。故选C。

　　27. Where did the boy’s father most likely work?

　　A. In an electronic factory.

　　B. In a computer company.

　　C.In a scientific research center.

　　D. In an information processing center.

　　【答案】C

　　【解析】推理判断题。从第一段说Mark的目标是成为像他爸爸一样的科学家，以及第五段说电脑是从爸爸的实验室带回来的，可知爸爸是做科研工作的。后来电脑又把他们带到了火星可以推测他在科学研究中心工作。故选C。

　　28. Mark thought “SPACE TRANSPORTER” on the screen was the name of ________.

　　A. a computer game

　　B. a company website

　　C.a software producer

　　D. an astronomy program

　　【答案】A

　　【解析】细节理解题。由第六段“Yes!” Mark cried excitedly, “It’s a computer game. ”可知Mark以为这是电脑游戏的名字。故选A.

　　29. Why did Jason want to shut off the computer?

　　A. He was afraid of being scolded.

　　B. He didn’t like the loud noise and light.

　　C.He didn’t want to play games.

　　D. He was afraid something dangerous might happen

　　【答案】D

　　【解析】细节理解题。由“Jason yelled out in terror,”可知他很恐惧，是害怕危险会发生。故选D。

　　30. What happened to the boys at the end of the story?

　　A. They were blown into the air.

　　B. They were sent to another planet.

　　C.They were hidden in the strong light.

　　D. They were carried away to another country.

　　【答案】B

　　【解析】细节理解题。结尾说孩子们不在那里了，屏幕显示：输送成功。且有“DESTINATION:

　　MARS”得知他们被送往了火星。所以故事的结尾是男孩们被送去了另一个星球。故选B。The Cave Crawler mining robot

　　Why do human beings still risk their lives under ground and doing one of the dirtiest and most dangerous jobs in the world? It’s an increasingly urgent question,given the recent high-profile(引人注目的)mining accidents in Sago, W. Va., and Huntington, Utah. A small group of engineers and robotics experts envision(展望)a day in the not-too-distant future when robots and other technology do most of the dangerous mining work..

　　One of the first mining robots was developed five years ago at Carnegie-Mellon University’s Robotics Institute. It was called Groundhog and it looked like a golf cart. It used lasers to “see” in dark tunnels and map abandoned mines—some of the most dangerous work in the business.

　　The latest prototype is called Cave Crawler. It’s a bit smaller than Groundhog, and even more advanced. It can take photos and video and has sensors mounted that can detect the presence of dangerous gases. Incredibly, the robot has a real sense of logic. If it comes across an obstacle it gets momentarily confused, it has to think through the process and where to go next, and sometimes it throws a fit just like a real person.

　　The biggest obstacle, though, is cost. The original research project was federally funded, but that money has dried up, and it’s not clear where future funding will come from. Partly for that reason, and partly because of advances in safety, mining is not nearly as dangerous as it was in the past. Since 1990, fatalities have declined by 67 percent, and injuries by 51 percent, according to the National Mining Association.

　　Some experts predict that robots in mines will serve much of the same function that they do in the automotive industry. The robots do the most repetitive and dangerous jobs, but don’t eliminate the need for human workers.

　　1.The latest robot is more advanced than Groundhog mainly because

　　.

　　A. it can map abandoned mines

　　B. the robot has a real sense of logic

　　C. it can see in the dark tunnel

　　D. it’s a bit smaller than Groundhog

　　2.We can infer from the last paragraph that

　　.

　　A. the mine robots will have a very bright future

　　B. robots in mines will serve much in the automotive industry

　　C. there will be no need for human workers in mines

　　D. robots in mines have a long way to go

　　3. Which of the following can be the best title of this passage?

　　A. High-profile mining accidents in America.

　　B. The development of robot.

　　C. Could robots replace humans in mines?

　　D. Cave Crawler, the latest robot.

　　【参考答案】BAC