2016届广西玉林高考英语二轮复习阅读理解精练（2）

　　2016广西玉林市高考英语阅读理解（二轮）精练（2）

　　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。

　　Switzerland is the best place to be born in the world in 2016，and the US is just 16th. A new study made by the Economist Intelligence Unit says American babies will have a dimmer future than those born in Hong Kong，Ireland and even Canada. The EIU，a sister company of the Economist，tried to measure how well countries will provide the best opportunities for a healthy，safe and prosperous life in years to come.

　　People born in Switzerland will tend to be the happiest and have the best quality of life judged in terms of wealth，health and trust in public institutions，according to the analysis. The Scandinavian countries of Norway，Sweden and Denmark also all make the top five in a ‘quality­of­life' index(指数)highlighting where it is best to be born next year.

　　One of the most important factors is being rich，but other factors come into play—including crime，trust in public institutions and the health of family life. In total，the index takes into account 11 factors. These include fixed factors such as geography，others that change slowly over time such as demography (人口统计学)，social and cultural characteristics, and the state of the world economy. The index also looks at income per head in 2030，which is roughly when children born in 2016 will reach adulthood. Small economies take up the top 10 countries，with Australia coming second and New Zealand and the Netherlands not too far behind.

　　Half of the top 10 countries are European，but only one，the Netherlands，is from the euro­zone. The crisis­ridden south of Europe，including Greece，Portugal and Spain，falls behind despite the advantage of a favourable climate. Interestingly，the largest European economies—Germany，France and Britain—do not do particularly well. Nigeria has the unenviable(不值得羡慕的)title of being the worst country for a baby to enter the world in 2016.

　　11．According to the passage，the happiest people live in________．

　　A．Denmark

　　B．Switzerland

　　C．Germany

　　D．Nigeria

　　12．The factors of telling the best place to be born don't include________．

　　A．economy

　　B．geography

　　C．trust in public institutions

　　D．pollution

　　13．Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?

　　A．The Economist Intelligence Unit is a company.

　　B．The Economist attempted to measure the best place to live.

　　C．The Scandinavian countries are hardly at the top of the list.

　　D．Half of the top 10 countries are from the eurozone.

　　14．The purpose of the text is to show people________.

　　A．the best place to be born in 2016

　　B．a new study made by the EIU

　　C．the worst country to be born in 2016

　　D．the factors of measuring the best place to be born

　　【语篇导读】 本文主要通过经济学人智库对国家的幸福指数的研究得出在瑞士出生的人是最幸福的，生活质量也最高，而挪威、瑞典和丹麦这几个斯堪的纳维亚国家也跻身前五名。

　　11. B　细节理解题。 根据文章第一段“Switzerland is the best place to be born in the world in 2016…”和第二段“People born in Switzerland will tend to be the happiest and have the best quality of life…”可知，一般来说，在瑞士出生的人是最幸福的，其生活质量也最高。故答案为B项。

　　12. D　细节理解题。根据文章第二段中对于判断最佳居住地的因素介绍可知，没有提到“污染”的问题。故答案为D项。

　　13. A　推理判断题。根据文章第一段中“The EIU, a sister company of the Economist…”可知经济学人智库是一家公司。故A项正确。

　　14. B　主旨大意题。本文的目的是展示经济学人智库的研究结果，而其他三个选项只是其中的一个部分，不能作为文章的目的。故答案为B项。

　　A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

　　When we talk about stars ,especially women stars ,it seems that they are always young, pretty and own charming body shapes. But recently a Britain's Got Talent（英国达人）star Susan Boyle has changed our views absolutely.

　　Simon Cowell ,one of the judges of the talent show spoke of his shock over Ms Boyle's voice. "This lady camp up ,and I'm thinking, 'This will take five seconds and I can go to have a cup of tea'. That changed when she began to sing I Dreamed to Dream from Les Miserables. She knew we were going to have that reaction and just to see that look of satisfaction on her face through -it was one of my favorite moments," Cowell said.

　　The performance was posted on line and before long, the 47-year-old Scottish woman has been famous all over the world.

　　Speaking from her home in Scotland, Ms Boyle said that she hasn't thought of changing her appearance. She said that her friend helped her with make-up. "I mean, that's hardly a makeover," she added.Ms Boyle also spoke of the reason she first began to explore her vocal talents, "I was kind of slow at school, so getting like singing was a good way of hiding behind that and thus it built my confidence." 72.Susan Boyle is _________

　　A. a judge

　　B. a reporter

　　C. a beautiful

　　D. a Scottish woman 73.Susan Boyle had a look of satisfaction on her face when she was singing because______.

　　A. she was confident of her singing

　　B. she was satisfied with the judges

　　C. she was pretty and in good shape

　　D. she sang the song I Dreamed a Dream from Les Miserables 74.According to the passage, which is NOT true?

　　A. It was the vocal talents that built Susan's confidence

　　B. Susan Boyle was not good at her lesson when at school.

　　C. Susan Boyle became famous because of her appearance.

　　D. Simon Cowell didn't think Susan Boyle a good singer at the first sight. 75.What can we learn from Susan Boyle's success

　　A. It's never too old to learn.

　　B. It's easier to succeed at the age of 47.

　　C. If you have a dream, try to make it come true!

　　D. If you are not able to study well, to be a singer instead.

　　【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文，讲诉了英国达人”苏珊·波伊尔不是以貌红遍全球，而是以她美妙的歌声出名的。

　　72.【答案】D

　　【解析】根据第三段The performance was posted on line and before long, the 47-year-old Scottish woman has been famous all over the world可知答案为D。

　　【考点定位】考查细节理解能力。

　　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。

　　It is pretty much a one-way street. While it may be common for university researchers to try their luck in the commercial world, there is very little traffic in the opposite direction. Pay has always been the biggest deterrent, as people with families often feel they cannot afford the drop in salary when moving to a university job. For some industrial scientists, however, the attractions of academia (学术界) outweigh any financial considerations.

　　Helen Lee took a 70% cut in salary when she moved from a senior post in Abbott Laboratories to a medical department at the University of Cambridge. Her main reason for returning to academia mid-career was to take advantage of the greater freedom to choose research questions. Some areas of inquiry have few prospects of a commercial return, and Lee’s is one of them.

　　The impact of a salary cut is probably less severe for a scientist in the early stages of a career. Guy Grant, now a research associate at the Unilever Centre for Molecular Informatics at the University of Cambridge, spent two years working for a pharmaceutical (制药的) company before returning to university as a post-doctoral researcher. He took a 30% salary cut but felt it worthwhile for the greater intellectual opportunities.

　　Higher up the ladder, where a pay cut is usually more significant, the demand for scientists with a wealth of experience in industry is forcing universities to make the transition (转换) to academia more attractive, according to Lee. Industrial scientists tend to receive training that academics do not, such as how to build a multidisciplinary team, manage budgets and negotiate contracts. They are also well placed to bring something extra to the teaching side of an academic role that will help students get a job when they graduate, says Lee, perhaps experience in manufacturing practice or product development. “Only a small number of undergraduates will continue in an academic career. So someone leaving university who already has the skills needed to work in an industrial lab has far more potential in the job market than someone who has spent all their time on a narrow research project.”

　　1. By “a one-way street” (Line 1, Para. 1), the author means ________.

　　A .university researchers know little about the commercial world

　　B. there is little exchange between industry and academia

　　C. few industrial scientists would quit to work in a university

　　D. few university professors are willing to do industrial research

　　2. What was Helen Lee’s major consideration when she changed her job in the middle of her career?

　　A. Flexible work hours.

　　B. Her research interests.

　　C .Her preference for the lifestyle on campus.

　　D. Prospects of academic accomplishments.

　　3. Guy Grant chose to work as a researcher at Cambridge in order to ________.

　　A. do financially more rewarding work

　　B. raise his status in the academic world

　　C. enrich his experience in medical research

　　D. exploit better intellectual opportunities

　　4. What contribution can industrial scientists make when they come to teach in a university?

　　A. Increase its graduates’ competitiveness in the job market.

　　B. Develop its students’ potential in research.

　　C. Help it to obtain financial support from industry.

　　D. Gear its research towards practical applications.

　　【参考答案】1—4、CBDA

　　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。

　　About a third of all common cancers in the United States, China and Britain could be prevented each year if people ate healthier food, drank less alcohol and exercised more, health experts said on Friday.

　　Reports from the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) suggest that making simple lifestyle changes could prevent some 40 percent of breast cancers alone in Britain and the United States, as well as tens of thousands of stomach cancers.

　　“Even in 2011, people are dying unnecessarily from cancers that could be prevented through keeping a healthy weight, diet, physical activity and other lifestyle factors,” said a WCRF medical and scientific adviser.

　　WCRF findings are supported by World Health Organization (WHO) reports, which say regular exercise can prevent many diseases such as cancers and heart diseases.

　　Cancer is a leading cause of death around the world and its incidence(发病率) is rising. Each year around 12.7 million people discover they have cancer and 7.6 million people die from some form of the disease. There are about 200 known types of cancer.

　　Rachel Thompson, the WCRF’s head of science, said that while the message was simple — that not smoking, eating good food and being a healthy weight can help ward off many cancers — it was still a difficult one to get across.

　　The WHO says adults should do at least 150 minutes of exercise a week. This could be done by walking for 30 minutes five times per week or by cycling to work every day.

　　Peter Baldini, head of the World Lung Foundation, also called on all governments to introduce smoke-free laws and raise the price of cigarettes. Tobacco kills millions of smokers every year, and tobacco-related lung cancers also kill hundreds of thousands of people who don’t smoke but have been exposed to it second-hand.

　　“There isn’t a magic bullet to cure all forms of cancer, but we have the opportunity and the duty to protect people from developing cancer wherever possible,” Baldini said.

　　63. Which of the following words can best take the place of the phrase “ward off” in the sixth

　　paragraph?

　　A. protect

　　B. prevent

　　C. develop

　　D. cure

　　【答案】B

　　【解析】词义猜测题。根据not smoking, eating good food and being a healthy weight can helpmany cancers可以推测是不吸烟，吃好的食物及有一个健康的体重有助于阻止癌症的发生，故选B。

　　64. Which of the following statements is Not true according to the text?

　　A. Exercising and eating healthily can help to reduce cancer risk.

　　B. Each year about 12.7 million people are diagnosed with cancer around the world.

　　C. Every year millions of people die from smoking and lung cancers.

　　D. Adults should walk for fifty minutes three times per week.

　　【答案】D

　　【解析】细节理解题。根据The WHO says adults should do at least 150 minutes of exercise a week. This could be done by walking for 30 minutes five times per week or by cycling to work every day.65. Which of the following can be the best title of this text?

　　A. Simple life changes could stop millions of cancers

　　B. Cancer is a leading cause of death

　　C. Our bad lifestyle caused many diseases

　　D. The incidence of common cancers is rising

　　【答案】A

　　【解析】标题归纳题。根据making simple lifestyle changes could prevent some 40 percent of breast cancers66. By writing the passage, the author mainly intends to ____.

　　A. advise people to develop healthier lifestyle.

　　B. warn people of the danger of cancers

　　C. explain why many people die from cancers every year.

　　D. introduce the ways to protect people from developing cancers

　　【答案】A

　　【解析】细节理解题。根据短文的内容可知主要建议人们发展健康的生活，故选A。67. We can infer from Peter Baldini’s opinion in the last two paragraphs that ____.

　　A. all the lung cancers are linked to smoking

　　B. there is no medicine to cure the cancers but it’s our duty to find one

　　C. all governments should take measures to control smokers and protect people’s health

　　D. it’s our opportunity and duty to persuade people to give up smoking

　　【答案】C

　　【解析】推理判断题。根据called on all governments to introduce smoke-free laws and raise the price of cigarettes.建议政府要采取措施控制人们吸烟进而来保护人们的身体健康，故选C。