2016届安徽淮南市高考英语二轮复习阅读理解摸底精练（1）

　　安徽淮南市2016高考英语（二轮）阅读理解摸底精练（1）

　　阅读理解。阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。

　　(原创)“Did you come alone or with your parents? ”When Tsinghua University’s new 2016 freshmen arrived on campus late last month, the first question they were faced with at the registration desk was the above. According to statistics, we know that more than half of the 539 students came alone. Chen Jining, president of Tsinghua University, encouraged them to “start this new adventure by standing on your own two feet”.

　　To help freshmen grow up, some universities have thought of new methods. At Tsinghua, for example, freshmen need to register and find their dormitory by themselves. The process requires two to three hours, during which volunteers take parents on a tour of the campus. At Zhejiang University, a banner hanging in the information center says“Parents let go please; let us guide your children. ”“Often parents like to do things or make decisions for their children. In their eyes, children never grow up, ”said Lu Guodong, dean(系主任)of undergraduate studies at Zhejiang University. “But at university, growing up is the goal for all students. Growing up is the biggest success. In China, students grow up too slowly as parents are always in charge. Students never think about what path they should take and why, ”he said.

　　Zhang Yanxue, a senior student studying Chinese language and literature at the Communication University of China, is president of the Self-improvement Society. Although most students can finish the registration process by themselves, their parents usually prefer accompanying them to the university. “This is the third time I’ve welcomed freshmen and I didn’t see much change in that regard, ”Zhang said. “The number of students who came alone is the same as in previous years. ”

　　Sometimes, however, the distance between university and home is so great that many parents are too worried to let their children travel alone. To reassure parents, Renmin University of China introduced a new method. It asks senior students to return to their hometown and accompany freshmen back to the campus. This helps freshmen get used to living independently.

　　“Students should have an independent character and a dream. Learning how to use that independent character to achieve their dreams and finish tasks assigned by the country is very important, ”said Tsinghua University President Chen.

　　【文章大意】9月第一周, 各大高校已陆续进入开学季。近日, 一些提倡新生独立报到的举措引发公众热议。有人认为这是新生学习独立的第一步, 很有教育意义。

　　1. How many universities are mentioned in the passage?

　　A. 4.

　　B. 3.

　　C. 5.

　　D. 6.

　　【解析】选A。细节理解题。第一段中的Tsinghua University; 第二段中的Zhejiang University; 第三段中的the Communication University of China; 第四段中的Renmin University of China。

　　. What’s the main idea of the passage?

　　A. Tsinghua University has thought of new methods to help freshmen grow up.

　　B. Universities take measures to help freshmen register.

　　C. Universities help freshmen to be independent.

　　D. University students lack independence.

　　【解析】选C。主旨大意题。A项为原文事实; B项以偏概全; D项只是阐述了一个存在的现象和事实; 整篇文章论述了几所大学在开学之初采取各种措施帮助新生提高独立自主的能力, 故C项正确。

　　3. What is Zhang Yanxue according to the passage?

　　A. Reporter.

　　B. Headmaster.

　　C. Teacher.

　　D. Student.

　　【解析】选D。细节理解题。通过第三段第一句话可知。

　　. What can we learn from the passage?

　　A. University freshmen lack independence.

　　B. Parents do what they can do for their children.

　　C. We should learn to practice our independence in daily life.

　　D. Teachers pay no attention to students’ character training.

　　【解析】选C。推理判断题。A、B两项只是阐述了一个存在的现象和事实; D项在原文中没有涉及; 只有C项与文章主题一致。

　　【2016高考英语马鞍山市质量检测】

　　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。

　　My wife Julie and I were out on the road that runs around where we live, when we saw an old worn-out dog stumbling (蹒跚) painfully up the road. We stopped, bent down, talked gently to the dog and patted it. I checked and there was a collar with a phone number. I called but no one answered.

　　The dog was painfully thin. So Julie ran home to get some of our dog’s food while I tried to encourage the dog. After Julie came back, we sat down on the sidewalk while our new friend made short work of the food. Eventually we got her home.

　　After trying for many times we got a response from the number. A lady came around with a bunch of flowers for us. She explained that Tara had been her father’s dog. She was very old and got lost that morning. So, Tara was safely returned home.

　　Here is the truth of the story:

　　Actually Julie and I were out that morning because I was leaving. She was trying to persuade me to come back, but I wasn’t hearing anything that made that sound likely.

　　I was about to turn and go when an old black dog walked between us and almost fell down. Suddenly we had something more important than our problem to worry about. There was a creature in need right before us and we had to work together to help it.

　　We did help it. And here I am writing the story in my own home, in my own family.

　　In the song “Love Is Not a Fight” Warren Barfield talks about marriage. At one point he sings, “And if we try to leave, may God send angels (天使) to guard the door.”

　　Sometimes angels come disguised (伪装) as dogs.

　　60. How was the dog when found?

　　A. Too weak to walk.

　　B. Thin and worn out.

　　C. Unable to eat food.

　　D. Homeless but gentle.

　　61. We can infer from Paragraph 2 that

　　.

　　A. the dog didn’t go with the writer

　　B. the writer had his own pet dog

　　C. Julie bought some food for the dog

　　D. the dog didn’t eat any of the food

　　62. The underlined part “our problem” in the passage refers to the fact that

　　.

　　A. the writer didn’t want to take Julie’s advice

　　B. an old black dog appeared in front of them

　　C. Julie disagreed with the writer’s travel on business

　　D. the couple had some trouble with their marriage

　　63. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

　　A. An Angel Dog B. A Helpful Couple C. Saving the Dog

　　D. A Famous Song

　　【参考答案】60—63 BBDA

　　阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。

　　(2016·重庆，E)

　　It is idely known that any English conversation begins with The Weather. Such a fixation with the weather finds expression in Dr. Johnson's famous comment that “When two English meet, their first talk is of weather.” Though Johnson's observation is as accurate now as it was over two hundred years ago, most commentators fail to come up with a convincing explanation for this English weatherspeak.

　　Bill Bryson, for example, concludes that, as the English weather is not at

　　all exciting, the obsession with it can hardly be understood. He argues that “To an outsider, the most striking thing about the English weather is that there is not very much of it.” Simply, the reason is that the unusual and unpredictable weather is almost unknown in the British Isles.

　　Jeremy Paxman, however, disagrees with Bryson, arguing that the English interest is by nature attractive. Bryson is wrong, he says, because the English preference for the weather has nothing to do with the natural phenomena. “The interest is less in the phenomena themselves, but in uncertainty.” According to him, the weather in England is very changeable and uncertain and it attracts the English as well as the outsider.

　　Bryson and Paxman stand for common misconceptions about the weatherspeak among the English. Both commentators, somehow, are missing the point.The English weather conversation is not really about the weather at all. English weatherspeak is a system of signs, which is developed to help the speakers overcome the natural reserve and actually talk to each other. Everyone knows conversations starting with weatherspeak are not requests for weather data. Rather, they are routine greetings, conversation starters or the blank “fillers”. In other words, English weatherspeak is a means of social bonding.

　　文章大意：本文为议论文，上来点题：英语对话往往从天气开始。后面具体的介绍几个对此有不同理解的人以及他们的观点。

　　17．The author mentions Dr. Johnson's comment to show that ________.

　　A．most commentators agree with Dr. Johnson.

　　B．Dr. Johnson is famous for his weather conversation

　　C．the comment was accurate two hundred years ago

　　D．English conversations usually start with the weather

　　答案：D　文章第一句话提到：众所周知，英语的对话往往从天气开始，然后举例说明，显然举例的目的就是表明英语的对话往往从天气开始，故D项正确。

　　18．What does the underlined word “obsession” most probably refer to?

　　A．A social trend.

　　B．An emotional state.

　　C．A historical concept.

　　D．An unknown phenomenon.

　　答案：B　词意猜测题。由语境可知，Bill认为因为英国天气一点也不令人兴奋，因此用它对话时表达出来的________难以理解。兴奋应是与人的情感状态有关，故B项正确。

　　19．According to the passage, Jeremy Paxman believes that ________.

　　A．Bill Bryson has little knowledge of the weather

　　B．there is nothing special about the English weather

　　C．the English weather attracts people to the British Isles

　　D．English people talk about the weather for its uncertainty

　　答案：D　细节理解题。由文章第三段信息The interest is less in the phenomena themselves, but in uncertainty.可知D项正确。

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

　　A．To explain what English weatherspeak is about.

　　B．To analyse misconceptions about the English weather.

　　C．To find fault with both Bill Bryson and Jeremy Paxman.

　　D．To convince people that the English weather is changeable.

　　答案：A　主旨大意题。文章主要讲述英语对话以天气开始的一些事情，故A项正确。

　　【2016高考英语马鞍山市质量检测】

　　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。

　　We would like to wish all our readers a wonderful winter break. Our January magazine is now in the shops and available digitally. We’re looking forward to sharing more adventures and discoveries with you in 2016, including: At a crossroads in the Atlantic As the population of Ascension Island rises up to mark the 200th anniversary of British rule, Fred Pearce wonders what the future might have in store for this strange part of land. Photostory: On the road again A selection of images from an exhibition opening this month at the Royal Geographical Society go hand in hand with M Aurel Stein’s early 20th century photographs of the Silk Road. Dossier: Going underground Mark Rowe discusses the role that carbon storage can play in the global effort to reduce carbon dioxide emission (排放 Net loss Kit Gillet reports from the Gulf of Thailand, whose fisheries (渔场) have been almost destroyed by the commercialization of the Thai fishing industry. And don’t forget… …a round-up of the latest geographical and climate science news; a hot spot focus on Turkey; advice on taking photographs in Antarctica; an interview with Lucien Castaing-Taylor, professor of visual arts at Harvard; plus lots, lots more… Buy your copy now, click here and save up to 35% or call +44 (0)1635 588 496. Geographical is also available in WHSmith and many independent news agents. 56. Who took photos of the Silk Road?

　　A. M Aurel Stein.

　　B. Fred Pearce.

　　C. Mark Rowe.

　　D. Lucien Castaing-Taylor. 57. If you want to read something about global warming, you can read

　　.

　　A. At a crossroads in the Atlantic

　　B. Photostory: On the road again

　　C. Dossier: Going underground

　　D. Net loss 58. Which of the following statements is true?

　　A. Ascension Island has a bright future with more population.

　　B. Commercialization contributes to the loss of fishery in Thai.

　　C. The January edition of 2016 is to come out in the winter break. D. The topics of this magazine focus on geography and interviews.

　　59. The passage is written to

　　.

　　A. share adventures and discoveries

　　B. give advice on taking photos

　　C. attract readers to buy the magazine

　　D. introduce the content of the magazine

　　【参考答案】56—59 ACBC

　　阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。

　　(2016·重庆，D)

　　Not all bodies of water are so evidently alive as the Atlantic Ocean, an Sshaped body of water covering 33 million square miles. The Atlantic has, in a sense, replaced the Mediterranean as the inland sea of Western civilization. Unlike real inland seas, which seem strangely still, the Atlantic is rich in oceanic liveliness. It is perhaps not surprising that its vitality has been much written about by ancient poets.

　　“Storm at Sea”， a short poem written around

　　700, is generally regarded as one of mankind's earliest artistic representations of the Atlantic.

　　When the wind is from the west

　　All the waves that cannot rest

　　To the east must thunder on

　　Where the bright tree of the sun

　　Is rooted in the ocean's breast.

　　As the Atlantic is never dead and dull. It's an ocean that moves impressively and endlessly. It makes all kinds of noise—it is forever thundering, boiling, crashing and whistling.

　　It is easy to imagine the Atlantic trying to draw breath—perhaps not so noticeably out in midocean, but where it meets land, its waters bathing up and down a sandy beach. It mimics (模仿) nearly perfectly the steady breathing of a living creature. It is filled with symbiotic existences too；unimaginable quantities of creatures, little and large alike, mix within its depths in a kind of oceanic harmony, giving to the waters a few

　　of heartbeat, a kind of subocean vitality. And it has a psychology. It has personalities: sometimes peaceful and pleasant, on rare occasions rough and wild; always it is strong and striking.

　　文章大意：本文为说明文，向读者介绍了富有活力的大西洋。

　　13．Unlike real inland seas, the Atlantic Ocean is ________.

　　A．always energetic

　　B．lacking in liveliness

　　C．shaped like a square

　　D．favored by ancient poets

　　答案：A　细节理解题。由文章第一段信息the Atlantic Ocean is rich in oceanic liveliness.可知A项正确。

　　14．What is the purpose of using the poem “Storm at Sea” in the passage?

　　A．To describe the movement of the waves.

　　B．To show the strength of the storm.

　　C．To represent the power of the ocean.

　　D．To prove the vastness of the sea.

　　答案：C　细节理解题。由文章第二段信息 “Storm at Sea”，...is generally regarded as one of mankind earliest artistic representations of the Atlantic.可知C项正确。

　　15．What does the underlined word “symbiotic” mean?

　　A．Living together.

　　B．Growing fast.

　　C．Moving harmoniously.

　　D．Breathing peacefully.

　　答案：A　词意猜测题。由该词后面的描述：unimaginable quantities of creatures，little and large alike，mix with its depth in a kind of oceanic harmony，giving to the waters a feeling of heartbeat，a kind of subocean vitality.可知，这些大量的大小不一的海洋生物和谐地生活在一起，故A项正确。

　　16．In the last paragraph, the Atlantic is compared to ________.

　　A．a beautiful and poetic place

　　B．a flesh and blood person

　　C．a wonderful world

　　D．a lovely animal

　　答案：B　由文章最后一句话It has personalities：sometimes peaceful and pleasant，on rare occasions roughly wild；always it is strong and striking.可知，作者在文章最后把大西洋比作了有血有肉的人，故B项正确。