2016届高考英语二轮复习强化练：阅读理解五 1

　　第一部分(一)题干定位

　　(2015·全国Ⅰ，A)

　　Monthly Talks at London Canal Museum

　　Our monthly talks start at 19：30 on the first Thursday of each month except August.Admission is at normal charges and you don't need to book.They end around 21：00.

　　November 7th

　　The Canal Pioneers，by Chris Lewis.James Brindley is recognized as one of the leading early canal engineers.He was also a major player in training others in the art of canal planning and building.Chris Lewis will explain how Brindley made such a positive contribution to the education of that group of early “civil engineers”．

　　December 5th

　　Ice for the Metropolis，by Malcolm Tucker.Well before the arrival of freezers，there was a demand for ice for food preservation and catering.Malcolm will explain the history of importing natural ice and the technology of building ice wells，and how London's ice trade grew.

　　February 6th

　　An Update on the Cotswold Canals，by Liz Payne.The Stroudwater Canal is moving towards reopening.The Thames and Severn Canal will take a little longer.We will have a report on the present state of play.

　　March_6th

　　Eyots and Aits—Thames Islands，by Miranda Vickers.The Thames has many islands.Miranda has undertaken a review of all of them.She will tell us about those of greatest interest.

　　Online bookings：www.canalmuseum.org.uk/book

　　More info：www.canalmuseum.org.uk/whatson

　　London Canal Museum

　　12­13 New Wharf Road，London NI 9RT

　　www.canalmuseum.org.uk　www.canalmuseum.mobi

　　Tel：020 7713 0836

　　文章大意：本文是一则关于伦敦运河博物馆月度讲座安排的广告。

　　1．When is the talk on James Brindley?

　　A．February 6th. B．March 6th.

　　C．November 7th. D．December 5th.

　　答案：C　细节理解题。根据文章第二段第二句James Brindley is recognized as one of the leading early canal engineers. 和最后一句可知克里斯·刘易斯的讲座内容和詹姆斯·布林德利有关，此讲座对应的日期是November 7th，故选C项。

　　2．What is the topic of the talk in February?

　　A．The Canal Pioneers.

　　B．Ice for the Metropolis.

　　C．Eyots and Aits—Thames Islands.

　　D．An Update on the Cotswold Canals.

　　答案：D　细节理解题。根据题目中的February定位到第四段，该日期对应的讲座是本段的第一句An Update on the Cotswold Canals, by Liz Payne.故选D项。

　　3．Who will give the talk on the islands in the Thames?

　　A．Miranda Vickers. B．Malcolm Tucker.

　　C．Chris Lewis. D．Liz Payne.

　　答案：A　细节理解题。根据第五段第一句Eyots and Aits—Thames Islands, by Miranda Vickers.可知应选A项。

　　(二)同义互现

　　(2015·全国Ⅱ·D)

　　Choose Your One­Day Tours!

　　Tour A—Bath & Stonehenge including entrance fees to the ancient Roman bathrooms and Stonehenge—￡37 until 26 March and ￡39 thereafter.

　　Visit the city with over 2,000 years of history and Bath Abbey，the Royal Crescent and the Costume Museum.Stonehenge is one of the world's most famous prehistoric monuments dating back over 5,000 years.

　　Tour B—Oxford & Stratford including entrance fees to the University St Mary's Church Tower and Anne Hathaway's house—￡32 until 12 March and ￡36 thereafter.

　　Oxford：Includes a guided tour of England's oldest university city and colleges.Look over the “city of dreaming spires(尖顶)”from St Mary's Church Tower.Stratford：Includes a guided tour exploring much of the Shakespeare wonder.

　　Tour C—Windsor Castle & Hampton Court including entrance fees to Hampton Court Palace—￡34 until 11 March and ￡37 thereafter.

　　Includes a guided tour of Windsor and Hampton Court，Henry Ⅷ's favourite palace.Free time to visit Windsor Castle(entrance fees not included)．With 500 years of history，Hampton Court was once the home of four Kings and one Queen.Now this former royal palace is open to the public as a major tourist attraction.Visit the palace and its various historic gardens，which include the famous maze(迷宫)where it is easy to get lost!

　　Tour D—Cambridge including entrance fees to the Tower of Saint Mary the Great—￡33 until 18 March and ￡37 thereafter.

　　Includes a guided tour of Cambridge，the famous university town，and the gardens of the 18th century.

　　文章大意：本文向我们介绍了英国境内一日游的四条路线，其中包括每条路线的价格。

　　4．Which tour will you choose if you want to see England's oldest university city?

　　A．Tour A. B．Tour B.

　　C．Tour C. D．Tour D.

　　答案：B　细节理解题。由题干中的England's oldest university可以定位到原文Tour B中Oxford: Includes a guided tour of England's oldest university city and colleges.可直接锁定答案，故选B项。

　　5．Which of the following tours charges the lowest fee on 17 March?

　　A．Windsor Castle & Hampton Court.

　　B．Oxford & Stratford.

　　C．Bath & Stonehenge.

　　D．Cambridge.

　　答案：D　细节理解题。根据每一部分的价格可知：3月17日Tour A为37英镑，Tour B为36英镑，Tour C为37英镑，Tour D为33英镑，故选D项。

　　6．Why is Hampton Court a major tourist attraction?

　　A．It used to be the home of royal families.

　　B．It used to be a well­known maze.

　　C．It is the oldest palace in Britain.

　　D．It is a world­famous castle.

　　答案：A　细节理解题。由题干中的Hampton Court和a major tourist attraction可以定位到Tour C，根据Hampton Court was once the home of four Kings and one Queen. Now this former royal palace is open to the public as a major tourist attraction.可知，Hampton Court成为著名旅游景点是因为它过去是皇家之地，故选A项。

　　(三)语义转换

　　(2016·山东·A)

　　One morning, Ann's neighbor Tracy found a lost dog wandering around the local elementary school.She asked Ann if she could keep an eye on the dog.Ann said that she could watch it only for the day.

　　Tracy took photos of the dog and printed off 400 FOUND fliers(传单), and put them in mailboxes.Meanwhile, Ann went to the dollar store and bought some pet supplies, warning her two sons not to fall in love with the dog.At the time, Ann's son Thomas was 10 years old, and Jack, who was recovering from a heart operation, was 21 years old.

　　Four days later Ann was still looking after the dog, whom they had started to call Riley.When she arrived home from work, the dog threw itself against the screen door and barked madly at her.As soon as she opened the door, Riley dashed into the boys' room where Ann found Jack suffering a heart attack.Riley ran over to Jack, but as soon as Ann bent over to help him the dog went silent.

　　“If it hadn't come to get me, the doctor said Jack would have died，” Ann reported to a local newspaper.At this point, no one had called to claim the dog, so Ann decided to keep it.

　　The next morning Tracy got a call.A man named Peter recognized his lost dog and called the number on the flier.Tracy started crying, and told him, “That dog saved my friend's son.”

　　Peter drove to Ann's house to pick up his dog, and saw Thomas and Jack crying in the window.After a few moments Peter said, “Maybe Odie was supposed to find you, maybe you should keep it.”

　　文章大意：本文讲述了一只走失的狗和收留它的人家之间发生的感人故事。

　　7．What did Tracy do after finding the dog?

　　A．She looked for its owner.

　　B．She gave it to Ann as a gift.

　　C．She sold it to the dollar store.

　　D．She bought some food for it.

　　答案：A　细节理解题。根据第二段中“Tracy took photos of the dog and printed off 400 FOUND fliers, and put them in mailboxes.”可知，Tracy拍了狗的照片，并且印了400份招领传单来寻找狗的主人。

　　8．How did the dog help save Jack?

　　A．By breaking the door for Ann.

　　B．By leading Ann to Jack's room.

　　C．By dragging Jack out of the room.

　　D．By attending Jack when Ann was out.

　　答案：B　细节理解题。根据第三段中的“When she arrived home from work, ...where Ann found Jack suffering a heart attack.”狗通过撞门并且疯狂大叫引起Ann的注意，然后又冲进孩子们的房间，让Ann及时发现了生病的杰克。

　　9．What was Ann's attitude to the dog according to Paragraph 4?

　　A．Sympathetic. B．Doubtful.

　　C．Tolerant. D．Grateful.

　　答案：D　细节理解题。第四段中的“If it hadn't come to get me, the doctor said Jack would have died”为虚拟语气的表达，意为：如果它(狗)没有来找我，医生说杰克可能已经死了。Ann的话充满了对这只狗的感激之情。

　　10．For what purpose did Peter call Tracy?

　　A．To help her friend's son.

　　B．To interview Tracy.

　　C．To take back his dog.

　　D．To return the flier to her.

　　答案：C　细节理解题。根据上文Tracy发出了招领传单，而在第五段中“A man named Peter recognized his lost dog and called the number on the flier.”彼得认出了他丢失的狗，所以打了电话。

　　11．What can we infer about the dog from the last paragraph?

　　A．It would be given to Odie.

　　B．It would be kept by Ann's family.

　　C．It would be returned to Peter.

　　D．It would be taken away by Tracy.

　　答案：B　推理判断题。在最后一段中，当彼得看到两个孩子的反应时，他的话暗示了他的Odie(宠物狗)就应该由Ann及她的孩子们饲养。

　　(四)查读分析

　　(2015·湖北·C)

　　Hilversum is a medium­sized city between the major cities of Amsterdam and Utrecht in the Gooi area of North Holland, the Netherlands. Unlike most of the Netherlands，Hilversum is actually in a hilly area with the soil mostly consisting of sand.Once called the Garden of Amsterdam，it still attracts travelers to come over to cycle and walk through the surrounding forests. They visit it for a relaxing day off from the urban madness.For Dutch people, Hilversum is all about textile(纺织) and media industries，and modern architecture.

　　In history, Hilversum was largely an agricultural area.Daily life was marked by farming, sheep raising and wool production.A railway link to Amsterdam in 1874 attracted rich traders from Amsterdam to Hilversum.They built themselves large villas(别墅)in the wooded surroundings of the town.One of the families moving in was the Brenninkmeijers，currently the wealthiest family of the Netherlands.They moved in after big success in the textile industry and aided a substantial textile industry in Hilversum.But the textile boom lasted only several decades.The last factory closed in the 1960s.

　　The change to a media economy started in 1920，when the Nederlandse Seintoestellen Fabriek(NSF) established a radio factory in Hilversum.Most radio stations settled in the large villas in the leafy areas of the town.Television gave another push to the local economy.Hilversum became the media capital of the Netherlands，and Dutch television stars moved into the leafy neighborhoods surrounding the town.

　　In the early 1900s，modern architects W．M.Dudok and J．Duiker placed hundreds of remarkable buildings in Hilversum.These modern architectural masterpieces(杰作) are so many that Hilversum almost feels like an open air museum.Dudok alone shaped most of 20th century Hilversum and approximately 75 buildings still bear his unique characteristies.His masterpiece.Hilversum Town Hall，was built in 1928­1931.It has wide international fame and is included in many architecture textbooks.The building has a remarkable shape and looks like a combination of “blocks”．Actually，one may start his journey of modern architecture by walking or biking the W．M.Dudok Architectural Route in Hilversum.

　　文章大意：本文讲述了荷兰的中等城市希尔弗瑟姆在纺织业、传媒业和现代建筑上的历史变迁。

　　12．Hilversurn is different from most of the Netherlands in that ________.

　　A．it has a large population

　　B．it is cut off from big cities

　　C．it has many beautiful gardens

　　D．it is in a hilly area with sandy soil

　　答案：D　细节理解题。根据文章第一段第二句可知，与荷兰大部分地区不同，希尔弗瑟姆实际上位于一片主要为沙地的山区。故选D项。

　　13．What was the greatest contribution of the Brenninkmeijers to Hilversum?

　　A．Building a railway link to Amsterdam.

　　B．Helping its textile industry to develop.

　　C．Constructing large villas for the poor.

　　D．Assisting its agricultural industry.

　　答案：B　细节理解题。根据文章第二段倒数第三句可知，布伦宁克迈耶家族在纺织业取得巨大成功后迁入希尔弗瑟姆并在那资助了大量的纺织厂，故B项正确。他们并没有资助农业，故D项错误；根据文章第二段第三句可知，1874年建成的连接阿姆斯特丹的铁路吸引了来自阿姆斯特丹的有钱的贸易商，故A项错误；根据文章第二段第四句可知，有钱贸易商为自己在小镇的树林里建了大型的别墅，故C项错误。

　　14．The beginning of the media industry in Hilversum was marked by the establishment of ________.

　　A．a radio factory B．the media capital

　　C．a radio station D．a TV station

　　答案：A　细节理解题。根据文章第三段第一句可知，当NSF在希尔弗瑟姆建立无线电厂时，传媒经济就于1920年开始了。故选A项。

　　15．What is known about W．M.Dudok's Hilversum Town Hall?

　　A．It consists of approximately 75 buildings.

　　B．It looks like an open air museum in the city.

　　C．It is a classic example in architecture textbooks.

　　D．It has shaped most of 20th century Hilversum.

　　答案：C　细节理解题。根据文章第四段第一句及第三句可知，杜伊克和杜多克在希尔弗瑟姆建了数百栋举世瞩目的大楼，大约有75栋大楼仍然有杜多克独特的建筑风格，故A项错误；根据文章第四段第二句可知，有这么多现代建筑杰作，希尔弗瑟姆感觉像一个露天的艺术博物馆，故B项错误；根据文章第四段第三句可知，杜多克塑造了大部分的20世纪的希尔弗瑟姆，故D项错误；根据文章第四段第五句可知，希尔弗瑟姆市政厅享誉世界，并被收录入许多建筑学教科书里，故选C项。