2016届高考英语精品专题必做练习：阅读理解（17）

　　A

　　Microsoft founder Bill Gates has opened up about being a parent，stating that 13 is an appropriate age for a child’s first cell phone.

　　The 57­year­old，father­of­three，revealed on The Today Show that his children Jennifer and Rory were not allowed phones until their 13th birthday and his youngest daughter Phoebe is still waiting for one.

　　“We’ve chosen in our family that it’s 13 where you get a phone，” the self­made billionaire explained.

　　He said as a result his children often return home from school complaining，“All the other kids have one.I’m the only one without one.It’s so embarrassing.”

　　Asked if he keeps passwords to his son and daughters’ email and Facebook accounts，Mr Gates said that he doesn’t for Jennifer,16，who he describes as “independent”．He admitted that monitoring online activity is “a very tricky issue for parents now”．

　　Despite their vast wealth Mr and Mrs Gates，who live in Lake Medina，have

　　said

　　they

　　want

　　to give

　　their children

　　as

　　normal an upbringing as possible.

　　It was previously reported that their youngsters have to complete household chores and are given a modest amount of pocket money.

　　And in 2010 Mr Gates said that he intends to give most of his $61 billion fortune away rather than hand it down.“That wouldn’t be good either for my kids or society，” he said.

　　Also during the Today interview with host Matt Lauer，Mr Gates，who stepped down from Microsoft in 2008 to concentrate on philanthropy，said that helping others gives him the same excitement as creating software.

　　“What you really feel is what you’ve achieved.If a piece of software gets out there and lots of people love it—it lets them get their work done in better ways—that’s exciting，” he explained.

　　1．Bill Gates will not let his children own a cell phone________.

　　A．until they reach the age of 13

　　B．if they don’t really need one

　　C．unless they do some housework

　　D．before they become independent

　　2．Which of the following is true about Bill Gates’ children?

　　A．All his children now have cell phones.

　　B．Phoebe has her own cell phone.

　　C．They are not given any pocket money.

　　D．Jennifer can use the Internet freely.

　　3．What does the underlined word “That” refer to in the text?

　　A．Being a parent as a billionaire.

　　B．Handing all his money down to his children.

　　C．Allowing his children to have their phones.

　　D．Giving away all his money to good causes.

　　4．What can we learn about Bill Gates from the text?

　　A．He is a warm­hearted father to his children.

　　B．He has created a lot of software since 2008.

　　C．He now devotes himself to helping others

　　D．He cares more about money than anything else.

　　5．What is the text mainly about?

　　A．How Bill Gates made himself a billionaire.

　　B．How Bill Gates deals with his money.

　　C．How Bill Gates managed his business.

　　D．How Bill Gates brings up his children.

　　B

　　HOLIDAY FUN AT THE POWERHOUSE

　　500 HARRIS STREET ULTIMO ·TELEPHONE (02)9270111

　　Join in the holiday fun at the powerhouse this month linked to our new exhibition, Evolution & Revolution: Chinese dress 1700s to now. DON’T FORGET our other special event, the Club Med Circus School which is part of the Circus（马戏团）！150 years of circus in Australia exhibition experience!

　　Chinese Folk Dancing: Colorful Chinese dance and musical performances by The Chinese Folk Dancing School of Sydney. Dances include: the Golden and the Chinese drum dance. A feature will be the Qin dynasty Emperor’s count dance. Also included is a show of face painting for Beijing opera performances.

　　Sunday 29 June and Wednesday 2 July in the Turbine Hall, at 11.30 am & 1.30 pm.

　　Australian Chinese Children’s Arts Theatre: Well-known children’s play experts from Shanghai leas this dynamic youth group. Performance include Chinese fairy tales and plays.

　　Thursday 3 to Sunday 6 July in the Turbine Hall, at 11.30 am & 1.30 pm.

　　Chinese Youth League: A traditional performing arts group featuring performance highlights such as Red scarf and Spring flower dances, and a musician playing Er Hu.

　　Sunday 6 to Tuesday 8 July in the Turbine Hall, 11.30 am to 1.30 pm.

　　Kids Activity : Make a Paper Horse: Young children make a paper horse cut-out. (The horse is a frequent theme in Chinese painting, including a kind of advancement.) Suitable for ages 8-12 years.

　　Sunday 28 June to Tuesday 8 July in the Turbine Hall, 12.30 pm to 1.00 pm.

　　Club Med Circus School: Learn circus skills, including the trapeze, trampolining and magic. Note only for children over 5. There are 40 places available in each 1 hour session and these must be booked at the front desk, level 4, on the day.

　　Tuesday 1 to Saturday 5 July at 11.30am& 1.00pm

　　Enjoy unlimited free visits and many other benefits by becoming a Family member of the Powerhouse. Our family memberships cover two adults and all children under the age of 16years at the one address.

　　Members receive Powerline, our monthly magazine, discounts in the shops and restaurants, as well as free admission to the Museum. All this for as little as $50,00 a year! Call (02)9217 0600 for more details.

　　When can you watch the Chinese drum dance?

　　On July 2.

　　B. On July 3.

　　C. On July 6.

　　D. On July 8.

　　To learn the magic tricks, you can go to

　　.

　　A. Kids Activity.

　　B. Chinese Youth League.

　　C. Club Med Circus School.

　　D. Children’s Arts Theatre.

　　what is required if you want to enjoy free visits to the Museum?

　　Calling (02)92170600.

　　B. Gaining family membership.

　　C. Coming for the holiday fun.

　　D. Paying powerline $50.00 a year.

　　What is the main purpose of the text?

　　A. To attract visitors.

　　B. To present schedules.

　　C. To report the performances.

　　D. To teach kids Chinese arts.

　　C

　　A farmer grew some vegetables in his garden. One day his wife was ill and he had no money. He had to sell some cabbages and carrots in the market. The next morning he took two baskets of vegetables to town. But it was raining hard that afternoon and there were few people in the street. When his vegetables were sold out, it was dark. He bought some medicine and hurried to his village.

　　On his way home he saw a person lying on the snow. He placed his baskets on the ground and was going to help the person to get up. At that time he found it was a dead man and there was much blood on his body. He was so afraid that he ran away quickly, without taking the baskets with him.

　　The next afternoon the farmer was sent to the police station. Having shown the baskets, an officer asked, “Are these yours?” “Yes, sir.” the farmer answered timidly(胆怯地). “Have you killed the man?” “No, no, sir.” the farmer said in a hurry. “When did you see the dead man?” “About seven last evening.” “Did you see who killed the man?” “No, sir.” The officer brought out a knife and asked, “Have you seen it yet?” “No, sir.” The officer became angry and told the policemen to beat him up and sent him into prison.

　　That evening the officer went on trying. Pointing to the knife, he asked again, “Have you seen it yet?” “Yes, sir.” The officer was happy and asked, “When and where?” “I saw it here this afternoon, sir.”

　　1. The farmer decided to sell the vegetables to _______.

　　A. buy some food for his family B. buy some medicine for his wife

　　C. go to see a doctor

　　D. go to the cinema

　　2. The farmer didn’t sell out his vegetables until the evening because _______.

　　A. they were too bad

　　B. they were very expensive

　　C. it rained hard that morning

　　D. people wouldn’t go out on such a bad day

　　3. As _______, the farmer decided to help the person to stand up.

　　A. he was ready to help others

　　B. the person was one of his friends

　　C. he thought the person would thank him

　　D. he thought the person had drunk too much

　　4. The farmer ran away quickly because _______.

　　A. the policemen were coming towards him

　　B. his wife was waiting for him at home

　　C. he was afraid to see a dead man

　　D. it was so late that he couldn’t stay there any longer

　　5. The officer tried the farmer to _______.

　　A. know who had killed the man

　　B. know if he had seen the dead man

　　C. ask when he saw the dead man

　　D. ask if he had seen the knife

　　D

　　(2017届皖南八校第三次联考)

　　BEIJING—China's Beijing and Shanghai cities and Guangdong Province on Sunday published plans to gradually allow migrant workers'(外来务工人员) children to enter senior high schools and sit college entrance exams locally.

　　They are the latest in a total of 13 provinces and municipalities(市) to formulate plans to ensure that rural children who have followed their parents to cities can enjoy the same rights as their urban peers in education.

　　Beijing will allow migrant workers' children to attend local vocational schools in 2017 and allow them to be matriculated by universities after graduating from the vocational programs in 2017, said a statement from the city's commission of education.

　　Shanghai took a step further, saying it will allow migrant children in the city to enter local senior high schools, vocational schools and sit college entrance exams (commonly known as gaokao) locally starting in 2017.

　　Guangdong has asked its cities to start recruiting(招收)migrant workers' children in local senior high schools in 2017. The province will allow these children to sit gaokao and compete with local residents on an equal feeting in college entrance starting in 2016, Luo said the restrictions would be relaxed gradually and “step by step” as the province must solve the conflict between its gigantic migrant population and a scarcity of education resources.

　　Migrant workers, whose children could be benefited by the new plans of the three regions, must have residential permits, stable jobs and incomes, and meet other local requirements, according to the plans.

　　China's hukou, or household registration system, used to confine children to attending schools in their home provinces. A 2003 regulation amended this by allowing migrant workers' children to receive the nine­year compulsory education in cities where their parents work.

　　Official figures show that China has more than 250 million farmers­turned­workers living in cities. An estimated 20 million children have migrated with their parents to the cities.

　　12．What's the best title of this passage?

　　A.China's educational reform on the way

　　B.Migrants' dreams come true

　　C.Reform plans published for migrant children's education

　　D.Migrants ask for equal rights in education

　　13．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

　　A.Beijing，Shanghai and Guangdong took the lead in making plans for migrant children's education.

　　B.There are altogether 13 provinces

　　and

　　municipalities that have made plans for migrant children's education.

　　C.Beijing will allow migrant workers' children to enter

　　the local school in 2017.

　　D.Migrant workers' children began to receive senior high school education in cities where their parents work in 2003.

　　14．Which of the following words can the underlined word“confine” be replaced by?

　　A.limit

　　B．prevent

　　C．protect

　　D．resist

　　15．Which of the following statements can be inferred according to the passage?

　　A.Guangdong will allow migrant workers' children to sit gaokao locally in 2016.

　　B.China's hukou is now no longer important and should be cancelled.

　　C.The Chinese government should continue deepening the educational reform.

　　D.It is likely that not all migrant workers' children can enter senior high schools or sit gaokao in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangdong with the new plans polished.

　　A

　　语篇解读　本文为一篇说明文。微软公司的创始人比尔·盖茨认为：孩子只有到13岁以后才能使用手机。本文通过一些类似的例子说明了比尔·盖茨教育孩子的办法。

　　1．解析：　细节理解题。根据第一段内容可知，比尔·盖茨只允许年满13岁的孩子使用手机。

　　答案：　A

　　2．解析：　推理判断题。根据第五段内容可推断出，比尔·盖茨不对Jennifer的邮箱和Facebook账户设置密码，因为他认为年满16岁的Jennifer已经“独立”了，即她可以自由地使用网络。

　　答案：　D

　　3．解析：　指代判断题。画线词所在句子意为：那对我的孩子和整个社会都不好。由于that指代上文中提到过的事，所以根据上一句“在2010年盖茨先生说他打算把他610亿美元的财产大部分都捐出去而不是留给自己的孩子”可知，此处that指把自己的财产留给孩子。

　　答案：　B

　　4．解析：　推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的“Mr Gates，who stepped down from Microsoft in 2008 to concentrate on philanthropy(慈善事业)”可知，比尔·盖茨现在专心于慈善事业，即帮助别人。

　　答案：　C

　　5．解析：　主旨大意题。通读全文可知，文章通过介绍比尔·盖茨给孩子配手机时有年龄限制让孩子做家务，和他不准备把所有财产都留给孩子的例子，说明了盖茨先生想让自己的孩子像普通家庭的孩子一样成长，这些都是比尔·盖茨教育孩子的方法。

　　答案：　D

　　【考点】考察广告应用类阅读

　　【文章大意】本文属于广告类阅读，向读者介绍了THE POWERHOUSE中不同的节目的具体信息，最终的目的还是在于吸引游客去参观或者参与。

　　61. 【答案】A

　　【试题解析】细节题。根据Chinese Folk Dancing部分第二行Dances include: the Golden and the Chinese drum dance.可知包括了Chinese drum dance。而Chinese Folk Dancing的时间是Sunday 29 June and Wednesday 2 July in the Turbine Hall, at 11.30 am & 1.30 pm.故A项正确，在July 2.可以欣赏到Chinese drum dance。

　　【答案】C

　　【试题解析】细节题。根据Club Med Circus School:部分第一句 Learn circus skills, including the trapeze, trampolining and magic.可知在这里可以学习到魔术技巧。故C正确。

　　【答案】B

　　【试题解析】细节题。根据文章倒数3,4行Enjoy unlimited free visits and many other benefits by becoming a Family member of the Powerhouse. Our family memberships cover two adults and all children under the age of 16years at the one address.可知成为Powerhouse的成员就可以获得无限次数的免费参观。故B正确。故C正确。

　　【答案】A

　　【试题解析】推理题。本文属于广告类阅读，向读者介绍了THE POWERHOUSE中不同的节目的具体信息，最终的目的还是在于吸引游客去参观或者参与，他们才可以挣钱。故A正确。

　　【长难句解析】

　　Our family memberships cover two adults and all children under the age of 16years at the one address.

　　【翻译】我们的家庭成员生活在同一个地方包括两个成年人和所有16岁以下的孩子。

　　【分析】本句中的动词cover表示包括，相当于include。动词cover有多层含义，如：覆盖；采访；走过….的路程；（金钱、时间）够用；要在具体的语境里选择确切的含义。

　　1. B。细节题。根据第1段第二、三句 One day his wife was ill and he had no money. He had to sell some cabbages and carrots in the market 可知答案为B。

　　2. D。细节题。根据第1段第5句 But it was raining hard that afternoon and there were few people in the street 可知答案为 D。

　　3. D。推断题。运用排除法：前3项文中都没有提到，尽管第4项也没有提到，但比较符合常理。

　　4. C。细节题。这个农民很胆小，当他发现这是个死人的时候他当然非常害怕，所以选择C。

　　5. A。推断题。警察审问的目的就是为了找出凶手，很显然答案是A。

　　D

　　文章大意：在北京、上海和广东的务工子女，能够就地入学或高考了。

　　答案：C　主旨大意题。 这是一篇资讯报道，第一段就是资讯的主要内容。C项很好地概括了资讯的主要内容，并符合标题的特点。

　　答案：B　细节理解题。由第二段的第一句得知B正确、A错误；由第三段得知C错误；由第七段中的A 2003 regulation ...to receive the nine­year compulsory education in

　　cities where their parents work.得知D错误。

　　答案：A　词义猜测题。根据所在句子的意思：“中国的户口过去_______了孩子们只能在他们家乡省份上学。”，并结合上下文，可知是“限制”，而不是“阻止”、“保护”或是“抵制”。

　　答案：D　推理判断题。由第六段得知：在北京、上海和广东，能够就地入学或高考的孩子的父母必须符合几个条件。言外之意：不符合条件的就不能享受这一政策。故D正确；A项为事实，而非推断；B、C文中无依据。