2016届湖北武汉市高考英语阅读理解二轮基础训练（32）（含答案）

　　2016年湖北武汉市高考英语阅读理解二轮基础训练（32）（含答案）

　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中，选出最佳选项。

　　In parts of Africa, the sky is filled with a dark cloud. But this is no rain cloud. It is a living cloud made of billions of locusts that are traveling across the continent eating everything in their path.

　　And in the battle to stop this disaster, a radio station in Senegal, West Africa, is offering listeners 50 kilograms of rice if they can catch and kill 50 kilograms of locusts. The radio station is in one of Senegal’s worst affected regions.

　　This is West Africa’s biggest locust disaster in 15 years, and it is moving east, causing huge damage to crops. As they move, they breed, and increase their number and will soon threaten Sudan in the northeast of Africa. Some say it could reach Asia.

　　Experts say the great damage to crops in areas already suffering from food shortages and war could cause many people to go hungry. Governments in the region are not well equipped to fight the pest.

　　Although leaders of 12 countries have agreed on a plan, it is not expected to be enough. “We are now treating 6,000 hectares per day with pesticide, but we need to treat 20,000 hectares per day in order to have any hope of controlling this disaster,” said Mohamed Abdallahi Ould Babah, director of locust control in Mauritania.

　　Requests are being made for international aid, which is the only way to limit the crisis, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization warned.

　　1. The purpose of offering people rice for catching locusts in Senegal is ________.

　　A. to get more people to eat rice so as to leave less for locusts

　　B. to get more people involved in the war on the locusts

　　C. to prevent more people from starvation

　　D. to get more people to listen to the radio report on locusts

　　2. Which of the following is not the reason for West Africans going hungry?

　　A. Locust disaster causes the great damage to crops.

　　B. Food supply is far from the need of the people.

　　C. These regions are affected by the war.

　　D. Governments are unwilling to fight the pest.

　　3. It can be concluded that, in order to end the locust disaster, ________.

　　A. leaders of 12 countries in West Africa should call on their people to take action

　　B. insects experts should be sent to these regions

　　C. other countries outside Africa should keep close watch on their own lands

　　D. Help from all over the world is in urgent demand

　　4. What does the passage mainly talk about?

　　A. Food shortage in Africa.

　　B. International aid to Africa.

　　C. The insects attack on Africa.

　　D. Terrible storm in Africa.

　　1. B 推测题。根据第二段意义，广播电台向听众悬赏捕杀蝗虫。可推测出其目的是让更多的人参与到救灾行动中来。

　　2. D 细节理解题。根据第四段意义：专家称一些地区本来就食品匮乏，并饱受战火之苦，而灾害给农作物产量造成的损失更是雪上加霜。许多人因此而挨饿。

　　3. D 推理题。根据短文最后一段的意义：国际社会施以援手是抑制灾情的唯一方法。由此推理可得“国际援助迫在眉睫”。

　　4. C 主旨题。根据短文第一段的描述及下文的阐发可看出本文的主题是“非洲西部的虫灾”。

　　阅读理解。

　　Cars are an important part of life in the United States. Without a car most people feel that they are poor. And even if a person is poor he doesn’t feel really poor when he has a car.

　　Henry Ford was the man who first started making cars in large numbers. He probably didn’t know how much the car was going to change American culture. The car made the United States a nation on wheels. And it helped make the United States what it is today.

　　There are three main reasons why the car became so popular in the United States First of all the country is a big one and Americans like to move around it. The car makes the travel the most comfortable and cheapest. With a car people can go to any place without spending a lot of money.

　　The second reason cars are popular is the fact that the United States never really developed a practical and cheap public travel system. Long distance trains have never been as common in the United States as they are in other parts of the world. Now there is a good system of air- service provided by planes. But it is too expensive to be used often.

　　The third reason is the most important one, though. The American spirit of independence is what really made cars popular. Americans don’t like waiting for a bus, or a train or even a plane. They don’t like to have to follow an exact timetable. A car gives them the freedom to plan their own time. And this is the freedom that Americans want most to have.

　　Less oil has caused a big problem for Americans. But the answer will not be a bigger system of public transportation. The real answer will have to be a new kind of car, one that does not use so much oil.

　　1.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

　　A

　　In the United States even the poor own cars.

　　B

　　In the United States all the poor have no cars.

　　C

　　When an American has a car, he will never be poor.

　　D

　　An American will feel poor unless he has a car.

　　2.We can learn from this passage that Americans ______.

　　A

　　spend a lot of money traveling by car

　　B

　　travel a lot in their cars

　　C

　　seldom travel by plane

　　D

　　use public traffic often

　　3.Which of the following is not told in the passage?

　　A

　　Buses, trains and planes are not comfortable

　　B

　　Traveling by car is not expensive.

　　C

　　Americans have the spirit of independence

　　D

　　Americans often move from place to place

　　4.In the writer’s opinion, cars are popular in the United States mainly because ___.

　　A

　　Americans like to plan their own time

　　B

　　The United States does not have enough public transportation

　　C

　　Americans will not feel poor when they travel in their cars

　　D

　　Americans cannot move around without their own cars

　　5. “A nation on wheels” in the second paragraph means that _______.

　　A

　　everyone in the United States owns a car

　　B

　　the United States produces most of the cars in the world

　　C

　　cars play an important part in American’ life

　　D

　　the United States depend on car industry for its development

　　【参考答案】1—4、DBAAC

　　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。

　　An idea that started in Seattle's public library has spread throughout America and beyond. The concept is simple: help to build a sense of community in a city by getting everyone to read the same book at the same time.

　　In addition to encouraging reading as a pursuit (追求) to be enjoyed by all, the program allows strangers to communicate by discussing the book on the bus, as well as promoting reading as an experience to be shared in families and schools. The idea came from Seattle librarian Nancy Pearl who launched (发起）the "If All of Seattle Read the Same Book " project in 1998. Her original program used author visits, study guides and book discussion groups to bring people together with a book, but the idea

　　has since expanded to many other American cities, and even to Hong Kong.

　　In Chicago, the mayor appeared on television to announce the choice of To Kill a Mockingbird as the first book in the "One Book, One Chicago" program. As a result, reading clubs and neighborhood groups sprang up around the city. Across the US, stories emerged of parents and children reading to each other at

　　night and strangers chatting away on the bus about plot and character.

　　The only problem arose in New York ,where local readers could not decide on one book to represent the huge and diverse population. This may show that the idea works best in medium-sized cities or large towns, where a greater sense of unity(一致）can be achieved .Or it may show that New Yorkers rather missed the point ,putting all their energy and passion into the choice of the book rather than discussion about a book itself.

　　Ultinatelas Nancy points out, the level of success is not measured by how many people read a book, but by how many people are enriched by the process, or have enjoyed speaking to someone with whom they would

　　not otherwise have shared a word.

　　1. What is the purpose of the project launched by Nancy?

　　A. To invite authors to guide readers.

　　B. To encourage people to read and share.

　　C. To involve people in community service.

　　D. To promote the friendship between cities.

　　2. Why was it difficult for New Yorkers to carry out the project?

　　A .They had little interest in reading.

　　B. They were too busy to read a book.

　　C. They came from many different backgrounds

　　D. They lacked support from the local government

　　3. According to the passage, where would the project be more easily carried out?

　　A. In large communities with little sense of unity

　　B. In large cities where libraries are far from home

　　C. In medium-sized cities with a diverse population

　　D. In large towns where agreement can be quickly reached

　　4. According to Nancy, the degree of students of the project is judged by

　　A. the careful selection of a proper book

　　B. the growing popularity of the writers

　　C. the number of people who benefit from reading.

　　D. the number of books that each person reads.

　　参考答案1—4、BCDC

　　【2016高考训练】阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中，选出最佳选项。

　　Digging a Hole in China's Black Gold.

　　China's love affair with coal is set to last, but for investors the romance has come out of the relationship.

　　For the last few years, investors in China's coal section have been mining a rich seam(煤层). From the beginning of 2005 to the end of 2011, the level Qinhuangdao coal price rose 81%, supporting strong growth in profitability (利润)and enviable degree at mining majors like China Shenhua Energy.

　　But as any miner will tell you, the longer you work a seam, the more difficult it is to get value. China's coal prices have fallen nearly 10% in the last three months. A seasonal fall from the winter peak, and a cyclical（周期性的）slowdown brought about by China's slowing construction and money tightening, is only part of the picture. Those effects will fade, but coal miners will still have to battle against structural pressure for lower prices.

　　In 2008, China's 60 biggest miners the efficient excellences from a section with 9,000-plus firms accounted for just over half of civil production. Since then, the big have gotten bigger and the small are disappearing. Michael Parker, coal mining analyst at Sanford Bernstein, estimates in 2017 the top 60 miners will account for 80% of output.

　　The assumption has always been that it's the very low-cost little mining operations that will go to the wall, pushing prices up. In fact, Mr. Parker argues that it's small industrial operations working difficult seams, and with poor access to convey that will be the first to go. The exit of these high-cost means that spot prices will increasingly be set by bigger more efficient producers and that means pressure for prices to stay low.

　　With structural forces against a return to rising coal prices, investors in China's black gold should dig a huge stone hit their foot into a hole.

　　1. Which is the general idea of this passage?

　　A.Why it is difficult for China’s coal price to increase.

　　B. China's 60 biggest miners the efficient excellences.

　　C. the romance has come out of the relationship.

　　D. the low-cost little operations that will fail.

　　2. What is the investors’ attitude to China’s coal?

　　A. angry.

　　B. disappointed.

　　C. not excited.

　　D. very excited.

　　3.Which is a reason for the last few years’ Chinese investors feeling glad?

　　A. poor access to transport that will be the first to go.

　　B. investors in China's black gold got much money.

　　C. spot prices will be set by bigger producers.

　　D. coal price rose 81%.

　　4.The cause that led to a cyclical slowdown of coal price was______.

　　A. strong growth in profitability.

　　B. China's money tightening and slowing construction.

　　C. China's 60 biggest miners.

　　D. the small are disappearing.

　　5. The word “convey” in the fifth paragraph may mean ______.

　　A.transport.

　　B. change.

　　C. reduce.

　　D. increase.

　　本文为说明文，主要介绍中国的煤炭价格为何难以上涨，并具体分析其原因。

　　1.A。主旨大意题。因为本文主要讲中国的煤炭价格为何难以上涨，并具体分析其原因。

　　2.C。推理判断题。据第一段信息句China's love affair with coal is set to last, but for investors the romance has come out of the relationship. 中国与煤炭的“恋情”将继续下去，但对投资者来说，这段关系已经不能再让人怦然心动了。以此得知其态度是不很兴奋。

　　3. D。细节理解题。从第二段信息句For the last few years, investors in China's coal section have been mining a rich seam(煤层). From the beginning of 2005 to the end of 2011, the level Qinhuangdao coal price rose 81%理解得知煤价上升80%是投资者高兴的一个原因。

　　4. B。细节理解题。从第三段信息句A seasonal fall from the winter peak, and a cyclical（周期性的）slowdown brought about by China's slowing construction and money tightening, is only part of the picture.理解到电煤需求较冬季取暖高峰期出现季节性的下滑，是由中国不断放缓的建筑施工和货币紧缩措施造成的。

　　5. A。词义猜测题。联系前后文理解到本句意为：实际上，帕克说，行业内的小型企业（开采的煤层难度较大、交通不便）将是首先被淘汰出局的。故这里是“运输”的意思。