2016届广东番禺高考英语二轮复习阅读理解选练（1）

　　2016广东番禺县高考英语阅读理解二轮选练（1）

　　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。Engineering students are supposed to be examples of practicality and rationality(理性), but when it comes to my college education I am an idealist and a fool. In high school I wanted to be an electrical engineer and , of course, any reasonable student with my aims would have chosen a college with a large engineering department, many famous professors and lots of good labs and research equipment. But that’s not what I did.

　　I chose to study engineering in a small liberal-arts(文科) university that doesn’t even offer a major in electrical engineering. Obviously, this was not a practical choice; I came here for more noble reasons. I wanted a broad education that would provide me with flexibility and a value system to guide me in my job. I wanted to open my eyes and expand my vision by communicating with people who weren’t studying science or engineering. My parents, teachers and other adults praised me for such a wise choice. The told me I was wise and grown-up beyond my 18 years, and I believed them.

　　I headed off to the college and sure I was going to have an advantage over those students who went to big engineering “factories” where they didn’t care if you had values or were flexible. I was going to be a complete engineer: technical expert and excellent humanist all in one.

　　Now I’m not so sure. Somewhere along the way my noble ideas crashed into reality, as all noble ideas finally do. After three years of struggling to balance math, physics and engineering courses with liberal-arts courses, I have learned there are reasons why few engineering students try to reconcile engineering with liberal-arts courses in college.

　　The reality that has blocked my path to become the typical successful student is that engineering and the liberal arts simply don’t mix as easily as I supposed in high school. Individually they shape a person in very different ways. The struggle to reconcile the two fields of study is difficult.

　　1. At present, the writer is studying_________.

　　A. Engineering at a college with a large engineering department.

　　B. Engineering in a small liberal-arts university.

　　C. Noble ideas have nothing to do with reality.

　　D. The writer considered his noble ideas as valuable as others.

　　2. What problem has the writer found in his study at college?

　　A. He can’t get used to the engineer factory.

　　B. Math, physics and engineering courses are too difficult to learn.

　　C. It’s hard to combine engineering with the literal arts.

　　D. He has made no progress in the literal arts.

　　3. How has the writer felt about his choice?

　　A. He felt proud at the beginning but a bit doubtful at present.

　　B. He has been feeling positive all the time.

　　C. he has decided to give up.

　　D. He shares the same opinion with his parents and teachers.

　　参考答案1—3、BACA

　　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。Fund Tianhong Zenglibao has become the first fund in China to hit 100 billion yuan($ 16.30 billion) of sales thanks to its cooperation with Yu’ebao, Alibaba’s wealth management product.

　　Alipay(支付宝), attached to the e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, announced in June it would offer its users the option to directly invest with the private Tianhong Fund using spare cash from Alipay accounts. The business is called Yu’ebao.

　　The past five months have seen this fund blossom, owing to the prosperous Interet e-commerce platform, and the Singles Day shopping spree on November 11 had helped Yu’ebao. In the process of a deal on Taobao, once the buyer pays for the order, his or her money is first accepted by Alipay, then after he or she receives the goods, a final confirmation is made and Alipay then gives the money to the seller. If a buyer forgets to confirm payment, the money is transferred into the seller’s account after 10 days by the system.

　　The Singles Day had a total volume of 35 billion yuan ($ 5.75 billion) and thus a large amount of money passed through Alipay’s account. Analysts estimated that Alipay may have also bought the fund usig the extra income, which powerfully enlarged the scale of Yu’ebao. Profit purchasing investors tend to choose safe financial management tools. The relatively stable yields of Yu’ebao is favored by most customers, the report said.

　　Chinese e-commerence giant Alibaba allows consumers to invest their spare cash in the money market funds through its Alipay online payment service. The product, called Yu’ebao, or “Leftovers Treasure,” has netted 130 billion yuan so far, making the fund’s management firm, Tianhong Fund, the country’s largest fund management company.

　　Meanwhile, due to the cooperation with Alipay, the management scale of Tianhong monetary fund has doubled from 55.653 billion yuan at the end of September to over 100 billion yuan. During the Singles Day, the frequency of payment of Alipay and Yu’ebao exceeded 188 million and 16.79 million with total transaction volume at 35 billion yuan and 6 billion yuan.

　　1. The fund has been successful so far mainly because________.

　　A. it is the country’s largest fund management fund.

　　B. it was the first in China to cooperate with Yu’ebao.

　　C. consumers can directly invest the spare cash in it through online payment service.

　　D. The online shopping is prosperous and the Singles Day shopping makes great contribution.

　　2. From the passage, we can know that Alipay__________.

　　A. allows sellers to invest their spare cash in the money market funds.

　　B. offers the business called Yu’ebao.

　　C. has doubled to 55.653 billion yuan at the end of September

　　D. transfers the money from the buyer to the seller directly

　　3. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

　　A. Yu’ebao, the right choice to invest

　　B. Alibaba helps make China’s largest fund

　　C. Celestica, the largest fund in China

　　D. Alipay, a branch of Alibaba group

　　参考答案1—3、 DAB

　　阅读理解.

　　Hannah Teter looks like a typical teenager, not someone you would expect to see in a luxurious (奢华的) hotel. But that’s exactly where she was, transformed from a small town girl with big dreams to a gold-medal snowboarder getting the big-time "star" treatment.

　　Ever since her incredible performance in the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Torino, Italy, Hannah has been showered with attention. She’s done countless interviews, appearing on shows like Jimmy Kimmel and David Letterman. It’s a long way from Belmont, Vermont, with its population of 421 people.

　　"I grew up in a tiny town and a small school, I was just this hometown girl," said Hannah, during a break at the World Congress of Sport, a major conference about the business of sports being held in New York City. While her life has definitely changed in the last few weeks, one thing remains the same — her positive attitude. "The funny thing is that I still feel like an ordinary snowboard girl... People ask me,

　　‘So has your head gotten any bigger?’ but I don’t feel like it’s gotten any bigger. I still feel normal."

　　What’s the biggest lesson that Hannah has learned through her unbelievable success？"I grew up in Vermont, "Hannah said. "I have that kind of background where life’s about snowboarding, but it’s so much more than that. This is an opportunity to get out there and maybe make a change in the world."

　　And it looks like she is doing just that. She is starting a sugar brand named "Hannah’s Gold", and the profits(利润) will go to World Vision, an international charity that helps everyone from orphans（孤儿）in Asia to AIDS victims in Africa. "People come up to me and they’re excited about what I’ve done, "Hannah said." And that makes me excited, because I love what I do."

　　68．Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

　　A．A Snowboarder

　　B．Work for Sports

　　C．Hannah’s Gold

　　D．A Successful Life

　　69．What do you know about Hannah Teter according to the passage?

　　A．She is the world’s best competition snowboarder.

　　B．She is a modest snowboarder with great success.

　　C．People are afraid that her head has gotten much bigger.

　　D．The key to her success lies in her snowboarding family.

　　70．How does Hannah make a change in the world after becoming a champion?

　　A．She contributes to World Vision.

　　B．She remains positive and modest in life.

　　C．She frequently appears on entertainment shows.

　　D．She helps children in World Vision orphaned by AIDS.

　　【参考答案】68--70、CBA

　　第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

　　根据短文内容，从短文后的选面中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。将答案写在答题纸上。

　　“Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain (抱怨) but it takes character and self control to be understanding and forgiving.”— Dale Carnegie

　　If we really want to be happy, why do we act like such babies?

　　We can claim(声称) to be proactive（主动的）in our life by settings goals and going after what we want. But if we’re always whining and complaining all the time, are we really living effectively?

　　71

　　Whether it be being stuck in traffic, being bothered by the weather, not enough mustard on your sandwich, or whatever it is, there are endless instances where you can find a reason to complain.

　　But it’s not just outside circumstances that we complain about.

　　72

　　We complain about about ourselves too. We complain that we don’t have enough time, we don’t have enough money (this one is huge because it’s often “true”), that we’re not smart enough, cool enough, or just enough.

　　73

　　I never really thought about it much until I found this website about “living in a complain free world.”

　　Imagine how much happier you would be if you simply stopped complaining? Much of what you complain about is outside of your control anyway. What’s the point of brooding about something you have no power to change?

　　74

　　Simply becoming conscious of how much you complain is the first step to stopping. When you recognize that you’re complaining, stop and take notice of it. Ask yourself if you would rather complain, or be happy.

　　75

　　A．We complain about ourselves too.

　　B．Not very intelligent, if you ask me.

　　C．Why can’t we complain about things around us?

　　D．Are you ready to live a complaint – free, happier life?

　　E．What you’re complaining about may make you quite unhappy.

　　F．If you don’t believe me, count how many times you complain in one day.

　　G．I’ve experienced lots of unpleasantness for complaining about things I can’t control.

　　参考答案

　　71~75 FAGBD。

　　阅读理解---

　　Even before my father left us, my mother had to go back to work to support our family. Once I came out of the kitchen, complaining, “Mom, I can’t peel potatoes. I have only one hand.”

　　Mom never looked up from sewing. “You get yourself into that kitchen and peel those potatoes,” she told me. “And don’t ever use that as an excuse for anything again!”

　　In the second grade, our teacher lined up my class on the playground and had each of us race across the monkey bars, swinging from one high steel rod to the next. When it was my turn, I shook my head. Some kids behind me laughed, and I went home crying.

　　That night I told Mom about it. She hugged me, and I saw her “we’ll see about that” look. The next afternoon, she took me back to school. At the deserted playground, Mom looked carefully at the bars.

　　“Now, pull up with your right arm,” she advised. She stood by as I struggled to lift myself with my right hand until I could hook the bar with my other elbow. Day after day we practiced, and she praised me for every rung I reached. I’ll never forget the next time, crossing the rungs, I looked down at the kids who were standing with their mouths open.

　　One night, after a dance at my new junior high, I lay in bed sobbing. I could hear Mom come into my room. “Mom,” I said, weeping, “none of the boys would dance with me.”

　　For a long time, I didn’t hear anything. Then she said, “Oh, honey, someday you’ll be beating those boys off with a bat.” Her voice was faint and cracking. I peeked out from my covers to see tears running down her cheeks. Then I knew how much she suffered on my behalf. She had never let me see her tears.

　　6. Which of the following expressions can be used most suitably to describe Mom’s attitude when she made the child to peel potatoes?

　　A. Cruel.

　　B. Serious.

　　C. Strict. D. Cold.

　　7. From the passage, we know monkey bars can help a child train ______.

　　A. the skill to throw and catch things

　　B. the speed of one’s hand movement

　　C. the strength and skill to hang and sway

　　D. the bodily skill to rotate round a bar

　　8. What does the sentence “I saw her ‘we’ll see about that’ look” imply?

　　A. Mom believed every aim could be achieved if you stuck to it.

　　B. The race across monkey bars was not difficult enough for a child to give up.

　　C. Mom was determined to prove she herself was better than the teacher.

　　D. What the child had said brought Mom great attraction and curiosity.

　　9. When the child looked down at the kids, they were standing with their mouths open because ______.

　　A. they felt sorry for what they had done before

　　B. they were afraid the author might fall off and get hurt

　　C. they wanted to see what the author would do on the bars

　　D. they were astonished to find the author’s progress

　　10. The most probable conclusion we can draw after reading the passage is ______.

　　A. the last incident was sad enough to make Mom weep

　　B. the child’s experience reminded Mom of that of her own

　　C. Mom could solve any problem except the one in the last paragraph

　　D. in fact Mom suffered more in the process of the child’s growth

　　文章讲的是一位母亲是如何帮助自己缺一只手的儿子解决成长中的问题。

　　6. C。推理判断题。从他妈妈的话And don’t ever use that as an excuse for anything again可知他妈妈对他要求很严，即答案选C。

　　7. C。推理判断题。从had each of us race across the monkey bars, swinging from one high steel rod to the next可知答案C正确。

　　8. A。推理判断题。第二天妈妈带我去学校帮助我练习monkey bars，可推知妈妈是个很有恒心的人，故答案选A。

　　9. D。推理判断题。从I’ll never forget the next time, crossing the rungs, I looked down at the kids who were standing with their mouths open可知同学们对我的表现都很吃惊，即答案选D。

　　10. D。推理判断题。从Then I knew how much she suffered on my behalf. She had never let me see her tears可知对于我的成长中的痛苦妈妈比我承受得还要多，即答案选D。