2016届陕西汉中市高考英语二轮阅读理解选练（6）（含答案）

　　2016年陕西汉中市高考英语二轮阅读理解选练（6）（含答案）

　　【2016高考训练题】阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。Brownie and Spotty were neighbor dogs who met every day to play together. These two loved each other and played together so often that they had worn a path through the grass of the field between their respective houses.

　　One evening, Brownie’s family noticed that Brownie hadn’t returned home. They went looking for him with no success and by the next week he was still missing.

　　Curiously, Spotty showed up at Brownie’s house alone. Barking, whining (哀叫) and generally pestering (纠缠) Brownie’s human family. Busy with their own lives, they just ignored the nervous little neighbor dog.

　　Continuously,Ted, Brownie’s owner, was disturbed by the angry, determined little dog. Spotty followed Ted about, barking insistently, then rushing toward a nearby empty lot and back, as if to say, “Follow me! It’s urgent!”

　　Eventually, Ted followed Spotty to a deserted spot half a mile from the house. There Ted found his beloved Brownie alive, one of his hind legs crushed in a steel leghold trap. Horrified, Ted now wished he’d taken Spotty’s earlier appeals seriously. Then Ted noticed something quite remarkable.

　　Spotty had done more than simply led Brownie’s human owner to his trapped friend. In a circle around the injured dog, Ted found an array of dog food and table scraps which were later identified as the remains of every meal Spotty had been fed that week!

　　Spotty had been visiting Brownie regularly, in the hope of keeping his friend alive by sacrificing his own comfort. Spotty had evidently stayed with Brownie to protect him from hunger and other dangers, and keep his spirits up.

　　Brownie’s leg was treated by a veterinarian (兽医) and he recovered. For many years thereafter, the two families watched the faithful friends chasing each other down that well worn path between their houses.

　　1．Why did Ted pay little attention to Spotty at the very beginning?

　　A．Because Ted was tired of listening to Spotty barking.

　　B．Because Ted only cared about Brownie’s safety.

　　C．Because Ted was not free at that moment.

　　D．Because Ted knew where Brownie was.

　　2．When Ted was led by Spotty to Brownie, he

　　.

　　A．was curious to find out what had happened

　　B．highly appreciated Spotty’s help

　　C．was worried about Brownie’s health

　　D．regretted not following Spotty earlier

　　3．Not only did Spotty help Ted find Brownie but also

　　.

　　A．he went to see his friend and played with him secretly

　　B．he sent messages to some other persons in his community to save his friend

　　C．he managed to lead a veterinarian to treat his friend

　　D．he sent food to his friend, accompanied him and inspired him to cheer up

　　4．What can we learn from the story?

　　A．Barking dogs seldom bite.

　　B．A friend in need is a friend indeed.

　　C．Love me, love my dog.

　　D．Every dog has its day.

　　参考答案1—4 CDDB

　　【2016高考训练题】阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。Darnay Duck walks into a pub and orders a pint of beer and a ham sandwich. The landlord looks at him and exclaims, 'But you're a duck!'

　　'Your eyes work,' replies the Darnay Duck. 'And you talk.' utters the landlord. 'And your ears,' continues Darnay Duck, 'Now can I have my beer and my sandwich please?'

　　'Certainly,' agrees the landlord, 'sorry about that... it's just we don't get many ducks in this pub. What are you doing round this way?'

　　'I'm working on the building site across the road,' explains the duck.

　　The landlord watches, astonished, as Darnay Duck drinks his beer, eats his sandwich and leaves.

　　The duck visits regularly for two weeks. Then one day the circus comes to town. The owner of the circus comes into the pub and the landlord says to him, 'You're with the circus, aren't you? I know this duck that would be just brilliant in your circus - he talks, drinks beer and everything.'

　　'Sounds incredible,' says the owner, 'get him to give me a call.'

　　So the next day when Darnay Duck comes into the pub the landlord says, 'Hey Mr Duck, I believe I can line you up with a top job, paying really good money.' 'Yeah?' questions Darnay, 'Sounds great, where is it?'

　　'At the circus.' Answers the landlord. 'The circus?' Darnay Duck enquires, rather puzzled.

　　'That's right,' replies the landlord. 'What, the place with the big tent? Big canvas roof, hole in the middle, loads of animals?' asks the duck.

　　'That's right.' smiles the landlord.

　　Darnay Duck looks confused. 'Why would they want a plasterer(泥水匠)?'

　　1. What does the underlined sentence “Your eyes work.” mean in the passage?

　　A Your eyes are good in function

　　B I am a real duck

　　C You’d better work with your eyes

　　D You can see clearly with your eyes

　　2. Why does the owner of the circus ask the landowner to get the duck to give him a call?

　　A He wants to get in touch with the duck

　　B He wants to employ the duck

　　C He doesn’t believe what the landowner says.

　　D He gets some news for the duck

　　3. Why does the Duck look confused when the landowner find him a job in the circus?

　　A He does not know what job a plasterer can do at the circus.

　　B He does not know what performance he can give at the circus.

　　C He does not know why a plasterer can be paid good money at the circus.

　　D He does not know what is wrong with the circus.

　　4. What job does the landowner try to recommend to the duck at the circus?

　　A a plasterer

　　B a talker

　　C a drinker

　　D a performer

　　参考答案1—4、BCAD

　　阅读理解2016·潍坊5月模拟“Oh，you must have been a spoiled (宠坏的) kid.You must be really bossy.I wonder what you’re going to be like to deal with？” That’s often the response Angela Hult gets when people find out she’s an only child，she told ABC News.Despite such negative (消极的) remarks，Hult has decided to have only one child herself.And she’s not alone.

　　According to the US’ Office for National Statistics，women approaching the end of their childbearing years had an average of 1.9 children in 2004，compared with 3.1 for their counterparts in 1976.The percentage of one­child families in Britain had risen from 18 percent in 1972 to 26 percent in 2007.

　　But even though only children are becoming increasingly common，the traditional view that they’re selfish，spoiled and lack social skills holds strong.Even parents of only children，like Hult，are made to feel guilty about having only one child.Worried that they’re being selfish and endangering their child’s future，they flock to online discussion forums seeking advice.Soon，however，they ask themselves：is this social prejudice really reasonable?

　　“There have been hundreds and hundreds of research studies that show that only children are no different from their peers (同龄人)，” Susan Newman，a social psychologist at Rutgers University in the US，told ABC News.

　　This raises another question：why are only children still viewed with such suspicion?

　　“There is a belief that’s been around probably since humans first existed that to have just one child is somehow dangerous，both for you and for the continuation of your race，” Toni Falbo，a professor of educational psychology，told the Guardian.“In the past a lot of children died.You’d have had to be crazy to only have one.”

　　Times，of course，have changed and infant mortality (婴儿死亡率) has largely reduced.So what do only children themselves say?

　　Kayley Kravitz，a blogger for The Huffington Post，grew up as an only child and highly recommends the experience.“Being an only child taught me the most valuable skill of all：the ability to be alone，” she said.

　　1．Which of the following could be the best title for the text?

　　A．Are only children lonely?

　　B．Are only children common?

　　C．Are only children dangerous?

　　D．Are only children different?

　　2．What does Susan Newman mean?

　　A． Only children are as good as their peers.

　　B．Only children are more selfish and spoiled.

　　C．Parents feel guilty about having only one child.

　　D．Parents will endanger their only child’s future.

　　3．What is the common belief since human existed?

　　A．The infant death rate always stays high.

　　B．People are crazy to have only one child.

　　C．It’s easy for only children to earn their living.

　　D．It’s hard to continue the family line with only one child.

　　4．An only child like Kayley________.

　　A．must be difficult to persuade

　　B．can possibly learn to be alone

　　C．should value special skills

　　D．need ignore bad experience

　　5．What’s the author’s attitude towards having only one child?

　　A．Neutral.B．Negative.

　　C．Positive.D．Doubtful.

　　语篇解读　本文是一篇议论文。尽管在英国越来越多的孩子都是独生子女，但很多人对独生子女的看法却依然如故，认为他们自私、娇气、缺少社交技能。对此，独生子女们有他们的看法。

　　1．解析：　标题概括题。本文主要讨论了独生子女是否就是英国传统观念中的自私、娇气，缺少社交技能的人，所以D项最适合做文章的标题，故选D。

　　答案：　D

　　2．解析：　细节理解题。根据第四段Susan Newman所说的话可知，成百上千的研究表明独生子女和别的孩子没有什么区别，故选A。

　　答案：　A

　　3．解析：　细节理解题。根据文章第六段中的“There is a belief that’s been around probably...both for you and for the continuation of your race”可知，自从人类存在以来，人们就认为只生一个孩子不论对你自己还是对种族的延续来说都是很危险的，故选D。

　　答案：　D

　　4．解析：　细节理解题。根据文章最后一段中“Being an only child...the ability to be alone”可知，选B。

　　答案：　B

　　5．解析：　观点态度题。文中提到不同人对于独生子女的不同观点，但并没有直接提到作者自己的看法，由此可知，应选A，中立的。

　　答案：　A阅读理解2016·烟台3月诊断性考试Fahad Azad，an engineer in India，invented a robot named DuctBot.The toy­car sized DuctBot measured 23 centimeters in length,19 centimeters in width and 9 centimeters in height and weighs just two kilograms.

　　The robot is designed to snake through dark，narrow air conditioning ducts (管道) and clean them.A pair of LEDs fitted on the robot light up the dirty scenery，so it can be captured (抓拍) by a camera.

　　In order to control it more easily，Mr Azad chooses to fix DuctBot on wheels.The robot can clean off lots of dirt，as well as dead pigeons and insects.Keeping indoor air in good quality and monitoring carbon­dioxide levels in buildings with central air conditioning is a challenge.It is important in some places where clean air can mean a difference between life and death，such as hospitals.Dirty air has a bad influence on people’s health.

　　EPSCO，a Dubai­based company which specializes in improving indoor air quality，read about Mr Azad’s invention in a national newspaper after he had won an international robotics competition.EPSCO had cleaning equipment，but it needed someone to get into those ducts to do the dirty，dangerous work.Across India，for example，the task still falls to children.They are small enough to go through those ducts.

　　In 2005，Mr Azad who was still at university decided to do something about it.Six years later his own company，Robosoft Systems，has Bluestar，EPSCO and the Indian Navy，some leading air condition makers，as partners.

　　Mr Azad and his ten employees are currently exploring robot designs to examine oil tanks or sewage (污水) pipes.Their biggest challenge is to make the robots user­friendly enough.Mr Azad hopes that the robot could eventually be operated not by engineers but by workers.There will be lots of difficulties they need to overcome in the future.

　　1．What can we learn about Ductbot?

　　A．It is a toy car and popular with children.

　　B．It is designed to move like a snake in the ducts.

　　C．many LEDs are fitted on it to tell its location.

　　D．It is actually a camera to capture dirty scenery.

　　2．The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refers to “________”．

　　A．the cameraB．the conditioning duct

　　C．the LED light

　　D．the dirty scenery

　　3．What can the Ductbot do for us?

　　A．Clean off the dirt in the ducts.

　　B．Control the central conditioning.

　　C．Reduce carbon­dioxide in buildings.

　　D．Protect more animals in city.

　　4. According to the text，EPSCO________.

　　A．has won an international robotics competition

　　B．hired children to clean the dirty ducts in the past

　　C．is the only partner of Robosoft Systems

　　D．specializes in improving people’s health

　　5．What is the main idea of the last paragraph?

　　A．Only engineers can operate the Ductbot now.

　　B．New ways have been found to examine oil tanks.

　　C．Azad’s difficulties are impossible to overcome.

　　D．Azad’s team are working to improve their robot designs.

　　语篇解读　本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了印度的一名工程师发明了一种可以进入空调管道来清理空调灰尘的机器人。

　　1．解析：　细节理解题。根据文章第二段第一句“The robot is designed to snake through dark，narrow air conditioning ducts (管道) and clean them.”可知，它像蛇一样在管道中行走。

　　答案：　B

　　2．解析：　指代判断题。根据文章第二段第二句“A pair of LEDs fitted on the robot light up the dirty scenery”并结合下文可推知，此处的it代指的是the dirty scenery，故答案D符合文意。

　　答案：　D

　　3．解析：　细节理解题。根据文章第二段第一句“The robot is designed to snake through dark，narrow air conditioning ducts (管道) and clean them.”和第三段的第二句“The robot can clean off lots of dirt...”可知，这种机器人可以清理管道里的垃圾。

　　答案：　A

　　4．解析：　细节理解题。根据文章第四段的第二句和第三句“EPSCO had cleaning equipment，but it needed someone to get into those ducts to

　　the dirty，dangerous work.Across India，for example，the task still falls to children”可知，EPSCO公司在过去经常雇佣小孩来清理管道垃圾。

　　答案：　B

　　5．解析：　段落大意题。根据文章最后一段的前两句“Mr Azad and his ten employees are currently exploring robot designs to examine oil tanks or sewage (污水) pipes.Their biggest challenge is to make the robots user­friendly enough.”和整体理解可知，本段主要讲的是Azad团队正在致力于改善自己的机器人设计，故答案D符合文意。

　　答案：　D