2016届陕西汉中市高考英语二轮阅读理解选练（17）（含答案）

　　2016年陕西汉中市高考英语二轮阅读理解选练（17）（含答案）

　　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 2017 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。

　　阅读理解。

　　Tim Richter and his wife, Linda, had taught for over 30 years near Buffalo, New York--he in computers, she in special education. "Teaching means everything to us," Tim would say. In April1998, he learned he would need a heart operation. It was the kind of news that leads to some serious thinking about life's purpose.

　　Not long after the surgery, Tim saw a brochure describing Imagination Library, a program started by Dolly Parton' s foundation (基金会) that mailed a book every month to children from birth to age five in the singer's home town of Sevier, Tennessee. “I thought, maybe Linda and I could do something like this when we retire," Tim recalls.

　　He placed the brochure on his desk, "as a reminder."

　　Five years later, now retired and with that brochure still on the desk, Tim clicked on imagination library .com. The program had been opened up to partners who could take advantage of book and postage discounts.

　　The quality of the books was of great concern to the Richter. Rather than sign up online, they went to Dolly wood for a look-see. “We didn’t want to give the children rubbish,” says Linda. The books-reviewed each year by teachers, literacy specialists and Dolly wood board members-included classics such as Ezra Jack Keats’s The Snowy Day and newer books like Anna Dewdney’s Llama Llama series.

　　Satisfied, the couple set up the Richter Family Foundation and got to work. Since 2004, they have shipped more than 12,200 books to preschoolers in their in their area. Megan Williams, a mother of four, is more than appreciative: “This program introduces us to books I’ve never heard of.”

　　The Richter spend about ＄400 a month sending books to 200 children. “Some people sit there and wait to die,” says Tim. “Others get as busy as they can in the time they have left.”

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　　) 1.What led Tim to think seriously about the meaning of life?

　　A. His health problem.

　　B. His love for teaching.

　　C. The influence of his wife.

　　D. The news from the Web.

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　　) 2.What did Tim want to do after learning about Imagination Library?

　　A. Give out brochures.

　　B. Do something similar.

　　C. Write books for children

　　D. Retire from being a teacher.

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　　) 3.According to the text, Dolly Parton is

　　.

　　A. a well-known surgeon

　　B. a mother of a four-year-old

　　C. a singer born in Tennessee

　　D .a computer programmer

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　　) 4.Why did the Richter go to Dolly wood?

　　A. To avoid signing up online.

　　B. To meet Dolly wood board members.

　　C. To make sure the books were the newest.

　　D. To see if the books were of good quality.

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　　) 5.What can we learn from Tim’s words in the last paragraph?

　　A. He needs more money to help the children.

　　B. He wonders why some people are so busy.

　　C. He tries to save those waiting to die.

　　D. He considers his efforts worthwhile.

　　【文章大意】文章通过介绍Richter夫妇从接触一个名为Imagination Library的项目到成立自己的基金会的历程并找到生活的真正价值

　　【参考答案】1---5、ADCDD

　　【2016模拟题】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。

　　The story all began with a simple announcement from the church wall one Sunday morning. LaSalle Street Church’s pastor, Laura Truax，told his 320 regular members that the church had recently received a large $ 1. 6 million profit in a real estate deal (房 地产交易） and that she would set aside that amount by 10 percent to divide among her parishioners (教区居民).Each would get a $500 check to do something positive for someone, and someone could be the parishioners themselves. The money came with no conditions attached; parishioners did not have to provide proof of money spent. It just came with the hope that the money would be used for good.

　　LaSalle’s congregation (集会）is racially and financially diverse; More than 60 percent of members have advanced degrees while about a third live a paycheck-to-paycheck life. Truax had no idea how her experiment would work. She only hoped that it would make her parishioners a part of the giving process and engage them in the church and in their community. So far, her idea seems to be paying off.

　　Checks from LaSalle Street Church have been used to fund everything from swall international projects---including a school in the Himalayas, a health clinic in and an irrigation project in Tanzania---to help local families and friends in trouble. One congregant is helping to fund a skateboarding park in Amman, Jordaa, where he lived for many years. Another is using her money to start a scholarship foundation for local kids. Another has used her money to buy winter clothing for the kids at her daughter's school.

　　"1 hoped that they would recognize the power they had to bless others and change somebody's life, "Truax told Yahoo News. “I hoped that they would see their connection between their little piece and the bigger thing the church was called to

　　1. Why did Laura Truax hand out some money to the church members?

　　A. To help them to make & living.

　　B. To encourage them to do a good deed.

　　C. To reward them for their hard work.

　　D. To employ them to repair the church.

　　2. We can learn from Paragraph 2 that most people of LaSalle's congregation________ 。

　　A. are from the city

　　B. lead a miserable life

　　C. have received good education

　　D. own a lot of money

　　3. By the underlined part "So far, her idea seems to be paying off", the writer means "It seems that ______. "

　　A. LaSalle's experiment is successful so far

　　B. LaSalle is more clever than other people

　　C. the parishioners support LaSalle’s plan now

　　D. LaSalle has made a lot of money by now

　　4. The parishioners have spent their money in the fields of ________。

　　A. science, culture and travel

　　B. industry, agriculture and military

　　C. economy, politics and entertainment

　　D. education, medicine and sports

　　参考答案1--4BCAD

　　阅读理解(原创)Taking exams in a large group setting can be stressful for students and for the staff members who are watching over them.

　　When classrooms are crowded and desks are close together, cheating might be tempting.

　　One university in Thailand came up with an anti-cheating hat that makes it almost impossible for students to see other students’ papers. A photo of the students wearing the anti-cheating hats made its way to the Internet, and the university was criticized for making students wear those ridiculous looking homemade hats. The hats were made by stapling pieces of paper onto a headband, one to each side of the head.

　　After being criticized, senior academic staff at Kasetsart University in Bangkok, Thailand, released a statement saying that the hats idea came from students. They said that in a bid to prevent cheating they asked the students for ideas on how to prevent cheating in the upcoming exam, which was being taken by almost one hundred students. Students came up with different ideas, then the paper hat idea was selected by them as the most suitable.

　　The university claimed that no one was forced to use the hat, but they all chose to do so. “When wearing the hat during the exam, students felt more relaxed, ”Nattadon Rungruangkitkrai, a lecturer at the university said. “It was not meant to indicate that Kasetsart students often cheat on exams. I apologize if the photo makes other people look at my students in a negative way, ”Rungruangkitkrai added.

　　【文章大意】很多人在一起考试对监考老师来说压力不小。近日, 泰国某大学就想出了防作弊帽的点子, 这样就不用担心学生偷看其他人的试卷了。此举引起了广泛的争议。

　　1. According to the text, in which case cheating will become easy?

　　A. When desks are crowded into a classroom.

　　B. When too many students are sitting in a classroom.

　　C. When students are too stressful.

　　D. When the staff members who are watching over them are not responsible.

　　【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第二段When classrooms are crowded and desks are close together, cheating might be tempting. 可知本题选B。

　　2. Why was the university criticized?

　　A. The university was too strict.

　　B. The university prevented students cheating.

　　C. The university made students wear strange looking hats.

　　D. The students chose to use the hats.

　　【解析】选C。细节理解题。由第三段第二句中的the university was criticized for making students wear those ridiculous looking homemade hats. 可知本题选C。

　　3. What can we learn from the last two paragraphs?

　　A. The senior academic staff at the university made the paper hat idea.

　　B. The students felt more stressful when wearing the hat during the exam.

　　C. The students don’t like wearing the hats when taking the exam.

　　D. The students are not forced to wear the hats when taking the exam.

　　【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据第四段及第五段的观点可知本题选D。

　　4. What’s the best title of the text?

　　A. How to make the anti-cheating hat

　　B. Anti-cheating hat was criticized

　　C. Anti-cheating hat

　　D. Anti-cheating hat was considered the most suitable choice

　　【解析】选C。主旨大意题。由全文可知, 文章主要介绍的是反作弊帽, 其他选项都是文章细节。故本题选C。