2016届湖北武汉高考英语阅读理解二轮基础训练（21）（含答案）

　　2016年湖北武汉高考英语阅读理解二轮基础训练（21）（含答案）

　　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。Researchers at the University of Kansas say that people can accurately judge 90 percent of a stranger’s personality simply by looking at the person’s shoes.

　　“Shoes convey a thin but useful piece of information about their wearers,” the authors wrote in the new study published in the Journal of Research in Personality. “Shoes serve a practical purpose, and also serve as nonverbal(非语言的) indications with symbolic messages. People tend to pay attention to the shoes they and others wear.”

　　Medical Daily notes that the details detected in the study include a person’s general age, sex, income, political affiliation(派别), and other personality characteristics, including someone’s emotional stability.

　　Lead researcher Omri Gillath said the judgments were based on the style, cost, color, and condition of someone’s shoes. In the study, 63 University of Kansas students looked at pictures showing 208 different pairs of shoes worn by the study’s participants. Volunteers in the study were photographed in their most commonly worn shoes, and then filled out a personality questionnaire.

　　So, some of the results were expected: People with higher incomes most commonly wore expensive shoes, and flashier footwear was typically worn by extroverts(外向者).

　　However, some of the more specific results are interesting. For example, “practical and functional” shoes were generally worn by more “agreeable” people, while ankle boots went more closely with “aggressive” personalities.

　　The strangers of all may be that those who wore “uncomfortable looking” shoes tend to have “calm” personalities.

　　And if you have several pairs of new shoes or take exceptional care of them, you may suffer from “attachment anxiety”, spending a large amount of time worrying about what other people think of your appearance.

　　There was even a political calculation in the mix with more liberal types wearing “shabbier and less expensive” shoes.

　　The researchers noted that some people will choose shoe styles to mask their actual personality characteristics, but researchers noted that volunteers were also likely to be unaware that their footwear choices were showing deep awareness into their personalities.

　　1. According to Omri Gillath, a stranger’s personality can be judged by ___.

　　the age and sex of the person

　　the personality questionnaire by the person

　　the emotional stability of the person

　　the shoes the person wears

　　2.

　　We can infer from Paragraph 2 that ___.

　　a practical purpose is to wear shoes

　　people want to buy new shoes they pay attention to

　　shoes are vital to their wearers

　　the Journal of Research in Personality is a magazine

　　3. The underlined word “agreeable” is closest in meaning to __.

　　A. gentle

　　B. weak

　　C. generous

　　D. considerate

　　4.Which might be the best title for the passage?

　　A. Good Shoes, Good Character

　　B. Bad Shoes, Bad Personality

　　C. Shoes and Their Wearers’ Personality

　　D. Shoes Shape A Person’s Character

　　参考答案1—4、DDAC

　　【由江西省吉安一中2016模拟改编】

　　阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　What would it be like to take a walk on the surface of Mars? If you could design the tallest building in the world, what would it look like? Do you dream of being the next J.K.Rowling? This summer, you can experience all of these things, and more. All you need is an Internet connection and your imagination.

　　A recent study by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that kids spend an average of 1 hour and 29 minutes online each day. Many kids like to use that time to chat with friends, play games or check e-mails. But next time you get on the Web, try exploring the world instead. “With the Internet, you can go back 11,000 years in time, or go 11,000 kilometers across the planet,” said Russell, Web search expert of Google. “The whole scope of history and the world is open to you.”

　　There is a wealth of information to be found online. For example, if your family is going on vacation somewhere, do a quick online search on the area before you even get in the car. “What’s the background of the place; what’s the history?” says Russell. “I like to tell my kids, ‘Whenever you have a question, whenever you have a doubt, search it out.’”

　　Ready to launch a virtual journey of your own? Here are a few starting points to get you thinking and to help you on your way. You can invite your parents along for the ride, too. Always ask for permission before downloading programs and software into your computer. And, check with a parent or adult before visiting any new website.

　　Navigate the world in 3-D with Google Earth. Begin in outer space and zoom into the streets of any city, from Hong Kong to San Francisco. Or, visit ancient monuments and watch the changing rainforests over time. With the moon in Google Earth tool, you can walk in Neil Armstrong’s famous footsteps. Take a guided tour of the moon’s surface with Armstrong’s fellow shuttle mate astronaut Buzz Aldrin.

　　1. According to Russell, the kids _________.

　　A. spend too much time on the Internet

　　B. should never chat and play games online

　　C. can solve their problems through the Internet

　　D. should study hard instead of chatting online

　　2. From the passage we know that _________.

　　A. we can find much information we need online

　　B. Neil Armstrong traveled to the moon alone

　　C. the kids can download programs onto the computer freely

　　D. the kids can visit the new website freely without parents’ guidance

　　3. According to the passage, if you want to go to Tropical Rainforests, you can _________.

　　A. take the time shuttle

　　B. go to the cinema to watch 3-D films

　　C. find a travel agency in Google

　　D. use Google Earth

　　4. The passage is mainly intended for _________.

　　A. parents

　　B. kids

　　C. teachers

　　D. adults

　　5. In which section of a website can we probably read this passage?

　　A. Culture.

　　B. Health.

　　C. Internet World.

　　D. Tourism.

　　【参考答案】1—5、CADBC

　　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。We know that the earth has become warmer over the last century. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a group established by the World Meteorological Organization and the United Nations Environment Program, reports that the average surface temperature of the earth has increased during the twentieth century by 0.6°+ 0.2°C.(The + 0.2°C means that the increase might be as small as 0.4°C or as great as 0.8°C). This may seem like a small shift, but although regional and short—term temperatures do fluctuate(变动) over a wide range, global temperatures are generally quite stable. In fact, the difference between today’s average global temperature and the average global temperature during the last Ice Age is only about 5 degrees C. Indeed, it’s warmer today around the world than at any time during the past 1,000years, and the warmest years of the previous century have occurred within the past decade.

　　We also know that human activities—primarily the burning of fossil fuels—have increased the greenhouse gas content of the earth’s atmosphere significantly over the same period. Carbon dioxide is one of the most important greenhouse gases, which trap heat near the planet’s surface.

　　The vast majority of climate researchers agree with these overall findings. The scientific disagreements that do still exist primarily concern detailed aspects of the processes that make up these largely accepted general themes.

　　You can think of this website as a window into the world of scientific research. In this primer, you’ll find a general discussion of the physical processes underlying the earth’s climate, an outline of the kinds of data that may shed light on how the climate is changing—and the role of human activity in these changes—and a description a some of the questions and uncertainties that researchers continue to explore. This primer is organized into four interconnected sections: the Atmosphere; the Hydrosphere(水圈); the Cryosphere(低温层); and the Biosphere(生物层).

　　1. We know from the text that “IPCC”___.

　　engages in the climate and changes about the earth.

　　is a group by scientists who like to walk around the moon

　　works in the World Meteorological Organization

　　often greets the passers-by from the outer space

　　2. We know from the text that carbon dioxide ___.

　　is one of the most important greenhouse gases

　　has fossil fuels

　　traps cold near the planet’s surface

　　exist in human activities

　　3. From the text, we know when we say the temperature of something has increased by about 0.7+ 0.2°C, the + 0.2°C means___.

　　the increase might by as small as 0.3°C or as great as 0.7°C

　　the increase might by as small as 0.5°C or as great as 0.8°C

　　the increase might by as small as 0.5°C or as great as 0.9°C

　　the increase might by as small as 0.4 C or as great as 0.8°C

　　4. What would be the best title for this text?

　　What Are the Scientific Disagreements

　　You Can Think of This Website

　　What Do We Know about Global Climate Change?

　　The Vast Majority of Climate Researchers

　　参考答案1—4、 AACC

　　【阅读理解】介绍说明类

　　阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　You’re in a department store and you see a couple of attractive young women looking at a sweater. You listen to their conversation:

　　“I can’t believe it—a Lorenzo Bertolla!They are almost impossible to find. Isn’t it beautiful? And it’s a lot cheaper than the one Sara bought in Rome.”

　　They leave and you go over to see this incredible sweater. It’s nice and the price is right. You’ve never heard of Lorenzo Bertolla, but those girls looked really stylish. They must know. So, you buy it. You never realize that those young women are employees of an advertising agency. They are actually paid to go from store to store, talking loudly about Lorenzo Bertolla clothes.

　　Every day we notice what people are wearing, driving and eating. If the person looks cool, the product seems cool, too. This is the secret of undercover marketing. Companies from Ford to Nike are starting to use it.

　　Undercover marketing is important because it reaches people that don’t pay attention to traditional advertising. This is particularly true of the MTV generation—consumers between the age of 18 and 34. It is a golden group. They have a lot of money to spend, but they don’t trust ads.

　　So advertising agencies hire young actors to “perform”in bars and other places where young adults go. Some people might call this practice deceptive (骗人的), but marketing executive Jonathan Ressler calls it creative. “Look at traditional advertising. Its effectiveness is decreasing.”

　　However, one might ask what exactly is “real” about of young women pretending to be enthusiastic about a sweater? Advertising executives would say it’s no less real than an ad. The difference is that you know an ad is trying to persuade you to buy something. You don’t know when a conversation you overhear is just a performance.

　　1. The two attractive young women were talking so that they could______.　

　　A. get the sweater at a lower price

　　B. be heard by people around

　　C. be admired by other shoppers

　　D. decide on buying the sweater

　　2. Lorenzo Bertolla is______.　

　　A. a very popular male singer

　　B. an advertising agency

　　C. a clothing company in Rome

　　D. the brand name of a sweater

　　3. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?　

　　A. The two girls are in fact employed by the Lorenzo Bertolla Company.

　　B. The MTV generation tends to be more easily influenced by ads.

　　C. Traditional advertising is becoming less effective because it’s too direct.

　　D. Undercover marketing will surely be banned soon by the government.

　　4. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

　　A. Two Attractive Shoppers

　　B. Lorenzo Bertolla Sweaters

　　C. Ways of Advertising

　　D. Undercover Marketing

　　【参考答案】1—4、BDCD

　　【由内蒙古包头市201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。Hello. I’m Jan from Mrs.Lake’s class. My class wants to work together to help the public. We think we have found a great way to do this. Last month we did a class project on the highways near our town. We learned about the Adopt-a-Highway Program. This program brings people together to pick up litter along the roads. We think it would be a great idea for all students in our school to join the program and adopt a highway.

　　Adopting a highway is not like adopting a pet.

　　When a highway is adopted，only part of the highway is cared for by a group of people. The group agrees to work every week to keep its part of the highway clean.Each group gets its own sign that has the name of the group printed on it. The sign is put up at the side of the road. This sign lets drivers know who is keeping that area of the road clean.

　　The Adopt - a-Highway Program is a great way for people to help their environment look nicer. Also,the governwent does not have to send out as many road workers. This saves money. Finally, people may try harder to keep roads clean if they see people，especially teenagers like us， cleaning them up.

　　We will need helpers to care for our adopted highway. If you want to feel great and keep our roads clean，please come with your parents to the meeting next week. We will meet in Mrs. Lake’ room on Wednesday at 6:00 P.M. At the meeting, we will talk about which roads are the dirtiest as a result of people's unkind acts. Then we' Il try to pick an area to adopt and clean ap.

　　I look forward to seeing you at the meeting. Remember to keep our roads clean!

　　1.What is the Adopt-a-Highway Program about?

　　A. Giving names to the highways.

　　B. Drawing pictures of highways.

　　C. Picking up litter along the roads.

　　D. Putting up signs near the roads.

　　2. What should the students do first if they want to join the program?

　　A. Pick a spot to care for.

　　B. Call Mrs.Lake next week.

　　C. Write a letter to their parents.

　　D. Go to a meeting on Wednesday.

　　3.What is the purpose of this speech?

　　A. To encourage students to join the program.

　　B. To introduce the traffic system.

　　C. To show drivers how to drive safely.

　　D. To tell a story about adopting a pet.

　　4.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

　　A. Adopt – a-Pet

　　B. Adopt-a-Highway

　　C. Ways to Protect the Environment

　　D. Volunteers on Roads

　　【参考答案】1—4、CDAB