黑龙江七台河市2016高考英语阅读理解二轮练习题及参考答案
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。
(2014·天津模拟)
I heard many parent ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )s complaining that their teenage children are rebelling(叛逆). I wish it were so. At your age you ought to be growing away from your parents. You should be learning to stand on your own feet. But take a good look at the present rebellion. It seems that teenagers are taking the same way of showing that they disagree with their parents. Instead of striking out boldly on their own, most of them are clutching(紧握)at one another’s hands for reassurance(安慰).
They claim they want to dress as they please. But they all wear the same clothes. Then set off in new directions in music. But somehow they all end up with listening to the same record together. Their reason for thinking or acting in thus-and-such a way is that many people are doing it. They have come out of their cocoon(茧)into a larger cocoon.
It has become harder a ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )nd harder for a teenager to stand up against the popularity wave and go his or her own way. Industry has firmly carved out a teenage market. These days every teenager can learn from the advertisements what a teenager should have and be.
And many of today’s parents have come to award high marks for the popularity of their children. All this adds to a great barrier(障碍)for the teenager who wants to find his or her own path.
But the barrier ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) is worth climbing over. The path is worth following. You may want to listen to classical music instead of going to a party. You may want to collect rocks when everyone else is collecting records. You may have some thoughts that you don’t care to share with your classmates at once, well, go to it. Find yourself. Popularity will come with the people who respect you for who you are. That is the only kind of popularity that really counts.
【文章大意】本文鼓励青少年要有自己独立的思维, 不要依赖父母或随波逐流。
1. In this passage, the author wants to tell .
A. teenagers how to learn to decide things for themselves
B. readers how to be popular with people around
C. parents how to control and guide their children
D. people how to understand and respect each other
【解析】选A。主旨大意题。根据第一段中“At your age you ought to be growing away from your parents. You should be learning to stand on your own feet. ”可知A项正确。
2. According to t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )he author, many teenagers think they are brave enough to act on their own, but in fact, most of them .
A. have much difficulty understanding each other
B. lack confidence
C. dare not cope with problems single-handed
D. are much afraid of getting lost
【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句及第二段内容可知, 他们想我行我素, 但结果却随波逐流。
3. What does the author think of advertisements
A. Convincing. B. Influential.
C. Instructive. D. Authoritative(权威的).
【解析】选B。推理判断题。第 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )三段提到青少年很难不受流行趋势的影响。今天, 青少年们可以从广告中知道青少年应该有什么, 应该成为什么样的人, 这说明广告对青少年是有影响力的。
4. During the teenage years, one should learn to .
A. differ from others in as many ways as possible
B. get into the right reason and become popular
C. find one’s real self
D. rebel against parents and the popularity wave
【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“ ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )You may have some thoughts that you don’t care to share with your classmates at once, well, go to it. Find yourself. ”可知C项正确。
高考英语冲刺阅读理解。
There is a saying in ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )France that states, "The government could fall, the Louvre （卢浮宫）could be broken into or creatures from other planets could land on earth, but if any of these things happened during the Tour de France, no one would notice." The Tour de France is the most famous cycling race in the world．It begins in July and runs for three weeks．Cyclists who race in the Tour de France ride in six legs or stages of the race, and they have between one to four days of rest between each leg of the race．The rider who completes all six legs of the race in the shortest overall time wins．
The Tour de France beg ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )an as a publicity stunt for the French sports newspaper, L’Auto．Hcnri Desgranges, who worked for L’Auto, came up with the idea for "the greatest bike race in the world, "and on July 1,1903, the first Tour de France began．Sixty cyclists began that first leg of the race which started in front of the Alarm Clock Cafe just outside of Paris．This first leg look them 467 kilometers to Lyon．The first Tour de France received an astonishing 2,000 francs．Maurice Garin, the most popular cyclist in France at that time, won the first Tour de France．It took him 94 hours and 33 minutes to ride all 2,428 kilometers of the race．This time was three hours faster than the second -place rider．Over the weeds during which the race was run, the idea of the Tour de France slowly caught the imagination of the people of France．The race has been run every year since that time, except during the years of World War I and World War Ⅱ．
The Tour de Fra ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )nce has developed several special honors for which racers compete．Above all, the highest honor is the "yellow jersey"．Mr．Desgranges introduced the yellow jersey in 1919 to show the leading racer each rider's total time in order to find the racer with the lowest time．That racer wears the yellow jersey during the day's race．Other honors include the "green jersey " which is given to the rider who sprints the best by riding the fastest over short distances, and the "polka dot jersey" for the best rider in the mountains along the route．
1. Who wins the Tour de France
A. The first cyclist to finish the race．
B. The cyclist with the most points．
C. The cyclist with the polka dot jersey．
D. The cyclist with the shortest overall time．
答案解析：答案为D。本题为细节题。由第一段最 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )后一句话 “The rider who completes all six legs of the race in the shortest overall time wins．” 可知，答案为D。
2. Henri Desgranges was_______.
A. a photographer
B. a famous cyclist
C. the man who first won the Tour de France
D. the man who first thought of the Tour de France
答案解析：答案为D。本题为 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )细节题。由第二段第二句话 “Hcnri Desgranges, who worked for L’Auto, came up with the idea for ‘the greatest bike race in the world’, and on July 1,1903, the first Tour de France began．” 可知，D选项正确。
3. How many stages make up the Tour de France
A．One． B．Four． C．Six． D．Ten
答案解析：答案为C。本题为 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )细节题。由第一段最后一句话 “The rider who completes all six legs of the race in the shortest overall time wins．” 可知，C选项正确。
4. The yellow jersey is worn by____.
A. the fastest daily cyclist B. the fastest overall cyclist
C. the youngest cyclist D. the champion from the previous year
答案解析：答案为A。本题为细节题。由 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )最后一段 “Mr．Desgranges introduced the yellow jersey in 1919 to show the leading racer each rider's total time in order to find the racer with the lowest time．That racer wears the yellow jersey during the day's race．” 可知，yellow jersey用来表示比赛者用的时间最少，比赛者在比赛当天佩戴此物，故答案为A。
高考英语冲刺阅读理解。
A rise in the number ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) of suicides（自杀）in South Korea has led policeman Yoo Byong-jong to a new job. He patrols（巡逻）Seoul’s bridges to prevent desperate people throwing themselves into the river.
According to Sout ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )h Korea’s health ministry, suicide rates have doubled in a decade and are now the leading cause of death for people in their 20s and 30s.
The country has t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )he fourth highest suicide rate among the 30 industrialized countries in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. It recorded 22.8 suicide deaths for every 100, 000 people in 2003. That's lower than Hungary，Finland and close neighbor Japan . But the number is growing by about 1 percent each year，faster than for all other OECD nations.
In a move to c ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ut suicides by a fifth by 2010，the health ministry is running a television ad campaign. It opens with a lonely man walking on a bridge. A voiceover says，“Think five minutes more before you give it all away...Don't forget you have a loving family.” Other ministry plans include setting up more hotlines and training more suicide counselors. Authorities are also limiting websites that provide suicide methods and sometimes even sell toxic(有毒的)chemicals. Distressed individuals range from students worried about poor grades to people in debt as well as disgraced politicians.
Exports say the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )rising number in some way can be blamed on media coverage of recent high profile suicides. These include top business leaders and celebrities(名人)who apparently lead a number of people to copy their actions.
“We saved 50 lives ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) this year when people turned to bridges as a place to die after news reports of such deaths by ‘big shots’，” said the 38 year old Yoo，in December.
Last July，the gove ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )rnment and civil associations urged media to avoid reporting specific methods and locations of suicides. But it is difficult to clearly give reasons for the suicide increase.
1. The passage is mainly about ______.
A. desperation problems in Korea
B. suicide problems in Korea
C. how to reduce suicides in Korea
D. the relations between life and suicide
答案解析：答案为B。本题为主旨大意 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )题。全文报道了韩国的自杀率问题非常严峻， 当局为抑制自杀采取了一系列的措施，第一段点出话题，最后一段呼应了话题，故答案为B。
2. Suicide rates in South Korea ___________.
A. arouse international concerns
B. are going from bad to worse
C. didn’t draw special attention of the government
D. have done great harm to the economical development
答案解析：答案为B。本题为细节题。由 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )第三段最后一句话 “But the number is growing by about 1 percent each year，faster than for all other OECD nations.” 可知，自杀率每年在增长，也就是在变得更糟糕，故答案为B。
3. Lowering the n ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )umber of reported suicides by celebrities in the media in Korea ______.
A. will be limited
B. damage the fame of media
C. didn't affect people's daily life.
D. might cause fewer people to commit suicide
答案解析：答案为D。本题 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )为推理题。由第五段 “Exports say the rising number in some way can be blamed on media coverage of recent high profile suicides. These include top business leaders and celebrities who apparently lead a number of people to copy their actions.”可知，专家认为自杀人数在上升在某些程度上是归咎于媒体报道的高数据的自杀率，其中包括商业领导要人和名人的自杀引起了人们去效仿他们的行为，可以推断，降低媒体报道的名人自杀人数或许能使较少的人自杀，故答案为D。
4. From the passage, we can infer that_______.
A. authorities manage websites efficiently
B. present hotlines are not enough for suicide counselors
C. cutting suicides by a fifth by 2010 is easy to carry out
D. people cho ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ose suicide as the way to end their lives for a lack of love
答案解析：答案为A。本题为推理 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )题。由第四段倒数第二句话 “Authorities are also limiting websites that provide suicide methods and sometimes even sell toxic chemicals.”可知，当局限制提供自杀方法甚至卖有毒的化学药物的网站，可以推断，当局有效地对网站进行了管理。故答案为A。
由第四段 “Other minis ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )try plans include setting up more hotlines and training more suicide counselors.” 可知，由于自杀者众多，因此要建立更多的热线和培训更多的自杀咨询专员来阻止自杀，B选项意思与此不符。从第四段所实施的阻止自杀的措施来看，减少自杀并不容易实施，故C选项错误。由最后一段最后一句话 “But it is difficult to clearly give reasons for the suicide increase.” 可知，D选项错误。
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。
(2013·海口市调研，D)
Any diet on which ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )you eat fewer calories than you need to get through the day, like an 800 calorie per day diet, can be dangerous. Diets that don't allow any fat also can be bad for you. Everyone needs a certain amount of fat in their diet, up to 30% of total calories, so no one should eat a completely fat free diet.
Don't have diets ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )that restrict certain food groups, either. A diet that requires you to say no to bread or pasta or allows you to eat only fruit is unhealthy. You won't get the vitamins and minerals you need. And although you may lose weight, you'll probably gain it back as soon as you start eating normally again.
Some people start d ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ieting because they think all the problems in their lives are because of weight. Others have an area of their lives that they can't control, like an alcoholic parent, so they focus on something they can control, their exercise and food intake (摄入)．
People who diet ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )may get lots of praise from friends and family when they start losing pounds, which makes them feel good. But eventually a person reaches a weight level and doesn't lose as much weight as before because the body is trying to keep a healthy weight, so they aren't any happier.
Some people ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )may find it hard to control their eating, so they stick with an_extreme_diet for a little while, but then eat tons of food. Feeling guilty about the binge, they use laxatives (泻药). Eating too little to maintain a healthy weight or eating only to throw up the calories are both eating disorders, which are harmful to a person's health.
文章大意：本文是一篇议论文。文章告诫减肥人群，在减肥的同时务必要保证健康和均衡的饮食，这样才能获得真正的健康。
12．The reasons why s ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ome people start and keep dieting DON'T include ________.
A．they think their trouble comes from their weight
B．they have a strict parent
C．other people's praise when they lose some weight
D．there is something they can't control except food intake
答案：B 细节理解题。根据第三、四段内容可知，A、C、D三项均是人们减肥的原因。B项内容文章没有涉及。故答案选B。
13．The underlined phrase in the last paragraph refers to ________.
A．a fat free diet B．a special diet
C．eating too much D．eating too little
答案：D 指代判断题。根据画线短 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )语后“but then eat tons of food”中的“but”可推知，画线部分与其讲述的内容相反，因此“an extreme diet”指的就是“吃得太少”。故答案选D。
14．Which of the following statements is TRUE
A．A person needs about 800 calories each day.
B．A person who doesn't eat bread is unhealthy.
C．An improper diet may cause eating disorder.
D．Fat takes up the most part of calories inside body.
答案：C 细节理解题。根据第一段 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )第一句中的“like an 800 calorie per day diet, can be dangerous”可知，A项表述错误；根据第二段第二句可知，不包括面包的饮食不健康，但并没说不吃面包的人不健康，故B项表述错误；根据第一段最后一句可知，D项表述错误。故答案选C。
15．According ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) to the passage, when people want to lose weight, they should ________.
A．avoid eating some food that can lead to being fat
B．control their eating amount and times
C．have a healthy and balanced diet
D．throw up some of what they eat
答案：C 推理判断题。通读全文特别是文章首段内容可知，人们在减肥的同时，还应保证健康和均衡的饮食。故答案选C。黑龙江七台河市2016高考英语阅读理解二轮练习题及答案
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。
Increased use of the Internet and mobile phones is undermining pupils’ ability for independent study and promoting poor grammar, it was claimed.
Cranfield School of Managementfound almost
six in ten schoolchildrenwere copying information directly
from websites for homework tasks without
properly reading it.
More than a quarter thought it was an acceptable practice,
even though they know it was considered plagiarism(剽窃).
The study, based on ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) a sample of around 260 pupils aged from 11 to 18 at a secondary school in the Midlands, raised concerns that modern technology was having a destructive effect on young people.
Andrew Kakabadse, pro ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )fessor of international management development at Cranfield, said, “Our research shows that technology obsession(痴迷)prevents spelling skills, encourages plagiarism, and disturbs classroom learning. ”
“Despite sch ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ool policies restricting mobile phone usage, students use the phone frequently, with the majority making calls from the toilets. The mobile phone continues to be a main channel of social communication during the school day. ”
The report revealed th ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )at so-called“text-speak”was increasingly finding it was into pupils’ school work.
Three in ten st ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )udents admit to using text message shortcuts, such as“r u ok”in essays and classroom tasks.
It followed a study earlier this year that found almost half of the teachers failed to understand some pupils’ writing because it was so full of confusing language. Phrases such as“innit”and“Gr8”were regularly found in school work.
The Cranfield study ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )found that mobile use was so common that many pupils chose to ignore school rules on phones.
More than a thir ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )d said they would use their mobile in class, while nearly three quarters said they would not even make an excuse to leave class to answer a phone call.
【文章大意】使用互联网和手机的学生越来越多了。可是, 科技不仅给学生们带来了便捷, 也给他们的学习带来了很多不利影响。
1. The underl ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ined word“undermining”in the first paragraph can best be replaced by“ ”.
A. determining B. keeping
C. weakening D. increasing
【解析】选C。词义猜测题。根据第二、 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )三两段可知, 靠照搬网上资料完成家庭作业, 实际上是一种抄袭, 会影响学生的独立学习能力。undermining是“逐渐损害, 削弱”的意思, 故此处可以用weakening来代替。
2. It can be inferred from what Kakabadse said that .
A. he is in favour of students’ mobile phone usage at school
B. he believes schools are responsible for technology obsession
C. the research finds a new way to improve school management
D. it is hard to limit students’ mobile phone usage at school
【解析】选D。推理判断题。根 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )据第六段第一句中的with the majority making calls from the toilets和第二句The mobile phone . . . the school day. 可推断, 限制学生在学校使用手机是很困难的。
3. What can we learn from the passage
A. Most students’ writing skills are becoming worse.
B. Text message language may affect pupils’ language skills.
C. Students like to invent new words in their writing.
D. 30% pupils often send text messages when studying.
【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第七至九段可知, 短信语言可能会给学生的语言技能带来不利影响。
4. What’s the attitude of the author to the problem
A. Optimistic. B. Approving.
C. Anxious. D. Tolerant.
【解析】选C。观点态度题。从文章的字里行间可以看出作者对学生使用诸如手机之类的高科技产品持忧虑态度。故答案为C。
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。
(Pageants)
Pageants a ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )re usually conceived on a fairly large scale, often under the auspices of some local or civic authority or at any rate in connection with local groups of some kind. This sometimes means that there is an allocation of funds available for the purpose of mounting the production, though unfortunately this will usually be found to be on the meager side and much ingenuity will have to be used to stretch it so that all performers can be adequately clothed.
Most pageants have a historical flavour as they usually come about through the celebration of the anniversary of some event of historic importance, or the life or death of some local worthy. Research among archives and books in the public library will probably prove very useful and produce some workable ideas which will give the production an especially local flavour. From the first economy will have to be practiced because there are usually a great number of people to dress. Leading characters can be considered individually in the same way as when designing for a play; but the main body of the performers will need to be planned in groups and the massed effect must be always borne in mind.
Many pageants take place in daylight in the open air. This is an entirely different problem from designing costumes which are going to be looked at under artificial lighting; for one thing, scenes viewed in the daylight are subject to many more distractions. No longer is everything around cut out by the surrounding darkness, but instead it is very easy to be aware of disturbing movement in the audience of behind the performers. Very theatrically conceived clothes do not always look their best when seen in a daylight setting of trees, verdant lawns and old ivy-covered walls; the same goes for costumes being worn in front of the mellow colors of stately homes. The location needs to be studied and then a decision can be made as to what kinds of colors and textures will harmonize best with the surroundings and conditions and then to carry this out as far as possible on the funds available.
If money is available to dress the performers without recourse to their own help in the provision of items, it is best to arrange for all the cutting and pinning together of the costumes to be done by one or two experienced people than to be given out to the groups and individuals for completion. When there is little or no money at all, the garments need to be reduced to the basic necessities. Cloaks and shawls become invaluable, sheets and large bath towels and bath sheets are admirable for draping. Unwanted curtains and bed spreads can be cut to make tunics, robes and skirts. These are particularly valuable if they are of heavy fabrics such as velvet or chenille.
Colors should be massed together so that there are contrasting groups of dark and light, this will be found to help the visual result substantially. Crowds of people gathered together in a jumble of colors will be ground to look quite purposeless and will lack dramatic impact.
The use of numbers of identical head-dresses, however simply made, are always effective when working with groups. If these are made of cardboard and painted boldly the cost can be almost negligible. Helmets, hats and plumes will all make quite a show even if the costumes are only blandest or sheets cleverly draped. The same can be said of the use of banners, shields and poles with stiff pennants and garlands—anything which will help to have a unifying effect. Any kind of eye-catching device will always go with a flourish and add excitement to the scenes.
1. The main idea of this passage is
[A]. Pageants. . Costumes on the stage.
[C]. Costumes for pageants. [D]. How to arrange a pageant.
2. It can be inferred that the most important factor in costume design is
[A]. money. . color. [C]. harmony [D]. texture
3. Why will much ingenuity have to be required in costume design
[A]. Because pageants take place in daylight in the open air.
. Because different characters require different costumes.
[C]. Because the colors and textures must be in harmony with the setting.
[D]. Because an allocation of the funds available is usually rather small.
4. Why do most pageants have a historical flavour
[A]. Because most pageants take place for celebration.
. Many pageants take place for amusement.
[C]. A lot of pageants take place for religion.
[D]. Because pageants usually take place for competition.
Vocabulary
1. conceive 设想，想象
to be conceived 设想好的，构思好的
2. under the auspices of 在……的主办下
3. meager 贫乏的，不足的
4. mount 登上，制作，上演
5. flavour 风味，风格，情趣
6. archive(s) 档案（馆）
7. distraction 使人分心的事
8. ivy 常春藤
9. mellow 柔和的
10. recourse (to) 依赖，求助于
11. drape 覆盖，披上
12. invaluable 无价的，非常贵重的
13. tunic （古时）长达膝盖的外衣，穿在盔甲上的战袍
14. chenille 绳绒绒（织品）
15. jumble 混乱，搞乱
16. pennant 细长三角旗
17. garland 花环，花冠
难句译注
1. This sometimes means that there is an allocation of funds available for the purpose of mounting the production, though unfortunately this will usually be found to be on the meager side and much ingenuity will have to be used to stretch it so that all performers can be adequately clothed.
[结构简析] 复合结构。That是主句的宾语从句，从句后再有从句。
[参考译文] 这种情况，有时就表示有一个可用于演出目的资金配额。遗憾的是配额一般都少而不足，就得动用非常之才能细细的使用金额，使所有的演员都能穿上合适的戏装。
2. Most pageants have a historical flavour as they usually come about through the celebration of the anniversary of some event of historic importance, or the life or death of some local worthy.
[结构简析] 主从句
[参考译文] 大多数露天演出都带有历史情调，因为这些戏一般是通过庆祝某个重大的历史事件，或庆祝当地某个值得纪念的人诞辰或逝世周年而产生的。
3. This is an entirely different problem from designing costumes which are going to be looked at under artificial lighting; for one thing, scenes viewed in the daylight are subject to many more distractions. No longer is everything around cut out by the surrounding darkness, but instead it is very easy to be aware of disturbing movement in the audience of behind the performers.
[结构简析] 复合结构：主句this is后有定语从句，which修饰costumes。从句中又套从句。
[参考译文] 这和人为灯光下看的设计服装完全不一样。首先，白天看到幕景易于受许多因素影响，不再能用一片漆黑的环境把周围的一切隔开，而是相反，演员后和观众中有点纷乱的动作，很容易看到。
4. Very theatrically conceived clothes do not always look their best when seen in a daylight setting of trees, verdant lawns and old ivy-covered walls; the same goes for costumes being worn in front of the mellow colors of stately homes.
[结构简析] 并列句，中用分号隔开。第一句中有when seen 连词+过去分词，实质起从句作用。第二句是主从句。
[参考译文] 设计出的非常具有戏剧性效果的服装，在光天化日，有树木，有绿茵茵的草地，又有爬满常春藤的古老围墙的背景下，经常看起来是不起眼：在堂皇的住宅四周一片和色调前，所穿的服装效果同样不太好。
5. If money is available to dress the performers without recourse to their own help in the provision of items, it is best to arrange for all the cutting and pinning together of the costumes to be done by one or two experienced people than to be given out to the groups and individuals for completion.
[结构简析] 条件句，主句为逻辑主句，注意中间两个被动不定式。To be done by, than to be given out, 这里的than起连词作用。
[参考译文] 如果有钱可以为演员着装而不用求助自己供应种种物件，那么最好把所有的戏装的裁减和缝制交给一，两个有经验人去干，而不是让群体演员和单个演员去完成。
写作方法与文章大意
文章论述露天演出的服装问题，由于露天演出不同于室内，剧院内演出，要从各个方面考虑服装问题，才能获得应有的舞台效果。作者从资金多少，地方色彩，露天，白天，颜色搭配等方面来论述服装。写法多种，有因果，对比，举例等。
答案祥解
1. C. 露天演出的服装。第一段末尾已经点明，“一般认为露天演出规模宏大，常常是由某个地方或当局（民政局主办赞助），或总是和某个地方集团有关。这意味着有用于演出目的资金配额，遗憾的是配额一般很少，必须动用非常的才能，细细的使用资金，所有演员才能窗上恰当的服装。”其他各段各有重点，但都是服务于剧装这一中心。
A. 露天演出。 B. 舞台剧装（包括剧场）。 D. 如何安排露天演出；涉及面或大或小，不适合。
2. C. 和谐。服装设计中最重要的因素是和谐。这一点在几段中都提到，第二段最后一句“演员的主题必须以群体设计，头脑中必须经常记住群体效果。”第三段最后一句“必须研究演出的地理位置，决出什么样的颜色和织物，能和环境，条件，达到最完美和谐。”第五段专讲颜色搭配，“应当从总体考虑颜色，这样才有亮和暗的群体对比，帮助产生实感的视觉效果，一群穿着杂七杂八颜色服装的演员聚集在一起看起来乱哄哄。缺乏戏剧效果。”这也是和谐之要求。
A. 钱。钱要考虑。出前两段外，第三段最后一句，讲完和谐后，也提到“尽可能以能到手的资金加以实现这决定。”第四段中“在钱很少或是没有钱的情况下，服装得降到基本需要”，下面就讲利用被单，浴巾，窗帘做服装，所以钱在服装设计中很重要，但不能列为最重要因素，有钱没有钱都得以服装协调为主。 B. 颜色。
D. 织品。同样都的服从和谐这一前提。
3. D. 因为能得到资金的配额都很少。第一段最后一句话，见第一题译注。
A. 因为在光天化日下演出。 B. 因为不同演员要求不同服装。 C. 颜色和织物必须和布景谐调。这些只是考虑的因素。见上面译文。
4. A. 因为大多数露天演出都是为纪念庆祝。第二段第一句“露天演出一般都是某个具有历史意义事件，或者当地某个值得纪念的人物的诞辰和逝世周年，所以大多数露天演出都具有历史纪念色彩。”
B. 许多露天演出是为了娱乐。 C. 许多露天演出是为了宗教。 D. 因为露天演出一般是参与竞赛。三项都不对。
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。
(2013·南昌市二模，C)
“Plants were e ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )xpected to get larger with increased carbon dioxide in atmosphere, but changes in temperature, humidity and nutrient availability seem to trumped the benefits of increased carbon dioxide，” said researchers from the National University of Singapore.
45 percent of t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )he species studied now reach smaller adult sizes than they did in the past. The researchers pointed out that warmer temperatures and changing habitats, caused by climate change, are possible reasons for shrinking creatures.
“We do not yet kno ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )w the mechanisms involved, or why some organism are getting smaller while others are unaffected，” the researchers said. “Until we understand more, we could be risking negative consequences that we can't yet quantify.”
The change was bi ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )g in cold blooded animals. Only two decades of warmer temperatures were enough to make reptiles smaller. An increase of 1 degree centigrade caused nearly a 10 percent increase in metabolism (新陈代谢). Greater use of energy resulted in tiny tortoises and little lizards. Fish are smaller now too. Though overfishing has played a part in reducing numbers, experiments show that warmer temperatures also stop fish growth. There is a recent report on warmer temperatures' negative effects on plankton, the base of the marine ecosystem.
Warm blooded animals ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )weren't immune from the size change caused by climate change. Many birds are now smaller. Mammals have been miniaturized too. Soay sheep are thinner. Red deer are weaker. And polar bears are smaller, compared with historical records.
This is not the f ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )irst time this has happened in Earth's history. 55 million years ago, a warming event similar to the current climate change caused bees, spiders and ants to shrink by 50 to 75 percent over several thousand years. That event happened over a long time than the current climate change.
The speed of modern ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) climate change could mean organisms may not respond or adapt quickly enough, especially those with long generation times. So, it is likely that more negative influences of climate change will be shown in future.
文章大意：本文是一篇科普说明文。主要报道了一项新发现，研究人员发现了气候变暖会导致地球上许多生物个体变小的现象。
16．Which of the following would be the best title for the passage
A．Why do some species become smaller
B．How does temperature change in Earth's history
C．Climate change has many negative effects
D．Species become smaller as climate warms
答案：D 标题概括题。通读全文及 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )第二段首句“45 percent of the species studied now reach smaller adult sizes than they did in the past.”可知，本文主要讲述了气候变暖会导致许多生物个体变小的现象，故D项正确。
17．The underlined ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )word “trumped” in the first paragraph can be replaced by ________.
A．been neglected by
B．had strong influences than
C．been weakened by
D．been less than
答案：B 词义猜测题。根据 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )本句中的but可知，画线词与其前面的内容“大气中二氧化碳的增加会使植物个体变大”是转折关系，并根据下文中气温、湿度、可利用的营养等条件对生物的影响可知，这些条件的改变似乎比二氧化碳浓度增加更有影响力。故B项正确。
18．Researchers from th ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e National University of Singapore believe that ________.
A．how climate change effects animals' size has not been found clearly
B．all the animals on the earth have become smaller
C．too many studies on animals' size have been done
D．people can avoid the negative effects of climate change
答案：A 细节理解题。文章第三段研究人 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )员提到“We do not yet know the mechanisms involved”，其中the mechanisms指的是气候变暖影响了生物个体大小的机制，故A项正确。
19．What can we learn from the passage
A．Climate change has even affected plankton negatively.
B．Birds have suffered more from climate change than fish.
C．Ants, bees and spid ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ers have been shrinking by 50% to 70% in the past decade.
D．A warming event caus ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ing species to become smaller has never happened before.
答案：A 细节理解题。根据第四段最后一 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )句“There is a recent report on warmer temperatures' negative effects on plankton, the base of the marine ecosystem.”可知，气候变化已经对浮游生物产生了有害影响。故A项正确。
20．What's the author's attitude toward climate change in the passage
A．Concerned. B．Optimistic.
C．Indifferent. D．Confident.
答案：A 观点态度题。根 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )据文章最后一句“So, it is likely that more negative influences of climate change will be shown in future.”可知，作者对气候变暖对生物的影响有些担忧。故A项Concerned(关心的)符合语境。黑龙江七台河市2016高考英语阅读理解练习及答案
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。
Hispanic Heritage Month(拉丁文化月)is the period when people recognize the contributions of Hispanic Americans to the United States and celebrate Hispanic culture. Hispanic Heritage Week was approved by President Lyndon Johnson in 1968 and was expanded by President Ronald Reagan in 1988 to cover a 30-day period starting on September 15 and ending on October 15. The law came into force on August 17, 1988.
September 15 was chosen as the starting point for the celebration because it is the anniversary of independence of five Latin American countries: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. They all declared independence in 1821. In addition, Mexico, Chile and Belize celebrate their independence days on September 16, September 17 and September 18.
Hispanic Heritage Month also celebrates the long and important presence of Hispanic Americans in North America. A map of late 18th century North America shows this presence, from San Francisco to Florida. Spanish explorers traveled further north along the Pacific Coast to Canada in 1774 and by the late 18th century they had established a military post on Vancouver Island, 350 miles north of Seattle. The Spanish sailed up the Atlantic Coast through the Chesapeake Bay in 1526, then called the Bahia de Santa Maria, about 80 years before the romanticized English encounter with Pocahontas. In the 1520s Spanish navigators also explored as far north as Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and the present site of Bangor, Maine. The Spanish settled in the southwest of North America in the 16th century and officially founded Santa Fe, New Mexico in 1610.
About 47 million pe ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ople in the United States are Hispanic Americans. Their families come from countries where people speak Spanish.
Here are some ways you can take part in this special month.
Move Your Feet
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Play a Game
Pinatas are toys fill ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ed with treats. Kids take turns trying to break a pinata with a stick. They pick up the treats that fall out.
Wrap It Up
The tortilla is a p ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )opular food. It is a type of flat bread. It is often filled with meat, beans, tomatoes and cheese. Then it is wrapped up and eaten. Yum!
Speak Spanish
Many Hispanic Americans speak two languages—Spanish and English. Say“hola”. That means“hello”in English.
【文章大意】本文主要介绍了美国拉丁文化月的一些情况。
1. The first paragraph is mainly about .
A. the establishment of Hispanic Heritage Month
B. the celebrations during Hispanic Heritage Month
C. the contributions of Hispanic Americans
D. the importance of Hispanic culture
【解析】选A。段落大意题。第一段主要讲的是在美国两任总统的努力下, 美国拉丁文化月最终建立。
2. What do we know about Hispanic Heritage Month
A. It was first celebrated in 1968.
B. It honors some famous Hispanic Americans.
C. It is celebrated mainly in Latin America.
D. The biggest celebrations take place on September 16～18.
【解析】选B。细节理解题。由文章第 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )三段中的Hispanic Heritage Month also celebrates the long and important presence of Hispanic Americans in North America. 可知, 举办拉丁文化月也是为了纪念一些著名的拉丁裔美国人。
3. We can learn from the passage that .
A. pinatas are made of sticks
B. tortillas are a kind of food for children
C. Mexico declared independence on September 15
D. Hispanic Americans had an influence on 18th century’s America
【解析】选D。细节理解题。由文章第三段中 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )的A map of late 18th century North America shows this presence, from San Francisco to Florida. 可知, 拉丁裔美国人在十八世纪已经产生影响力了。
4. What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage
A. To encourage people to get involved in Hispanic Heritage Month.
B. To introduce Hispanic Heritage Month briefly.
C. To show the achievements of Hispanic Americans.
D. To introduce the history of Latin American countries.
【解析】选B。写作意图题。本文主要介绍美国拉丁文化月的建立及拉丁文化月期间举办的一些活动。
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。
(A Strong Sto ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ck Market)
The increase in the margin rate from 50% to 70% was not an attempt to stem any rampant speculation on the part of the public—actually the market seemed technically quite strong, with public participation essentially dignified—but rather an attempt by the Federal Reserve Board to preserve the sound underpinnings that existed in the market. Naturally, such a move had a momentarily chilling effect upon prices but if the FRB had been preoccupied with undue speculation, the increase might have been to the 80% or even 90% level. Such an increases in the margin rate is a confirmation of a strong stock market and since 19…,such increases have resulted in interim market highs over twelve months later. Obviously, there could be no guarantee that this would once again be the case, but if history is any guideline—and if business and corporate earnings were to continue on the same course—continued optimism over the outlook for the stock market would seem more prudent than pessimism.
The margin increase underscored the good rise that stocks had enjoyed for the previous year—and the fact that a 50% rate was maintained as long as it was pointed up the fact that the rise was mainly conservative in that it was concentrated in the blue chips for the most part. In past Investment Letters we have voiced the thought that speciality stocks could outperform the general market from this point. We continue to believe that this could be the case. For example, steel stocks tend to sell at certain fixed price/earnings ratios. Below a certain ratio they are considered good value—above a certain ratio, overpriced. If a company produces a unique product it is far more difficult for market analysis to place a numerical ratio upon the company’s earnings. We have also contended in the past Letters that the stock market reflects mass psychology as well as the business outlook. When investors—both the public and the institutions—are nervous and pessimistic they definitely hesitate to buy stocks: they seek low price/earnings multiples and high yields. These same investors—when they are in an optimistic frame of mind—become for less preoccupied with yields and more wiling to pay a premium(high p/e multiples) for accelerated growth. If the public’s attitude towards the auto industry is any measure, then this period seems to have been one of optimism.
1. The title that best expresses the ideas of this passage is
[A]. A Time to Sell Stock. . A Strong Stock Market
[C]. Raising the Margin Rate [C]. Price/earnings Ratio in Steel
2. When investors are pessimistic what do they do
[A]. They look to the FRB for help. . They buy steel
[C]. They buy automobile stocks. [D]. They look for high yields.
3. Why does the writer believe that speciality stocks could outperform the general market
[A]. Because analysis have difficulty in deciding upon a fixed price/earnings ratio.
. Because the activity had been limited to blue chips.
[C]. Because the rise was conservative.
[D]. Because of the FRB action.
4. When investors are optimistic, what do they do
[A]. They look for accelerated growth. . They buy speciality stocks.
[C]. They look for high yields. [C]. They are more prudent.
Vocabulary
1. margin rate 保证金率，边际比率
2. rampant 无约束力，猖獗的，蔓延的
3. stem 遏制
4. stem from 滋长，源自
5. underpin 加强……基础，支持
6. underpinning 支持物，基础（建筑物下的）
7. preoccupy 先占，使专心于，吸引住
8. undue 过分的，非法的，不适当的
9. interim 间歇；暂时的，间歇的
10. guideline 方针，指导路线
11. underscore 在……下面划线，强调
12. point up 加强，强调
13. bluechip 兰筹股票
14. blue-chip 兰筹的
15. outperform 在使用上胜过
16. overprice 将……标价过高
17. numerical ratio 数率，数字比率
18. earnings 收益，利润，收入
19. contend 竞争，坚决主张，争论
20. premium 佣金，酬金
难句译注
1. The increase in the margin rate from 50% to 70% was not an attempt to stem any rampant speculation on the part of the public—actually the market seemed technically quite strong, with public participation essentially dignified—but rather an attempt by the Federal Reserve Board to preserve the sound underpinnings that existed in the market.
[结构简析] 是not…but句型，两个破折号中间是插入成分；中插入一个带with+N+participle 短语
[参考译文] 保证金率从50%增长到70%，并不是想要遏制群众方面猖獗的投机，而是联邦储备委员会想要保持现存于股市强劲基础——事实上股市由于群众非常庄严的参与——在技术上看起来相当强劲。
2. Obviously, there could be no guarantee that this would once again be the case, but if history is any guideline—and if business and corporate earnings were to continue on the same course—continued optimism over the outlook for the stock market would seem more prudent than pessimism.
[结构简析] 复合句。中间有插入语if clause, 进一步说明条件。
[参考译文] 显然，不可能保证这种情况再次出现（情况再是这样）。可是，如果历史具有指导方针的话——如果商业和公司的利润仍然保持在同样轨道上——那么对股市前景乐观似乎要比悲观更精确些。
3. The margin increase underscored the good rise that stocks had enjoyed for the previous year—and the fact that a 50% rate was maintained as long as it was pointed up the fact that the rise was mainly conservative in that it was concentrated in the blue chips for the most part.
[结构简析] 这句句子内有四个that clause：第一个that是good rise的定语从句。第二个和第三个that都是the fact that句型。但第二个the fact that中，as long as it was, 指头一年，pointed up是谓语。第四个是in that连词，义：因为。
写作方法与文章大意
文章论述“强劲证券市场”的种种情况。首先是联邦储备委员会为保持强股市基础要求保证金率增长。这种增长过去，现在，将来都能巩固强市。其次由于绝大部分集中在兰筹股上，使股市看好上升趋于保守，引出行业股比普通股吃香。最后是投资者心情和股市强弱有关。
答案祥解
1. B. 强劲证券市场（强市）。见难句译注1和第一段第三句：“那种保证金率的增长有力的巩固了强劲证券市场。从19……年起，这种增长导致一年来股市屡创新高。
A. 买出股票的时候。 C. 提高保证金率。 D. 钢的市盈率。这三项都不对，它们只是文中涉及的方面。
2. D. 他寻找高业绩（即公司的产量或投资收益）。见文章倒数第三句：“当投资者——公众和团体机构——紧张而又悲观时，他们肯定在买进股票上举棋不定；他们寻求低价格/利润倍数和高额利润。
A. 他们寻求联邦储备委员会的帮助。 B. 他们买进钢材。 C. 他们买进汽车股票。
3. A. 因为在决定定价/利润比上难以分析。见第二段第二句：“在过去的投资保证上我们一直表达了这样的思想：行业股票在使用上可能超过普通股。我们依然相信情况可能就是这样。举例说：钢股往往在一定价格/利润比上抛出。低于一定比率，可认为股是好价值，而高于一定比率就是超价。如果一个公司就生产独一无二的产品，那市场分析就很难对公司所得定出数比。“
B. 因为股市活动受兰筹股所限。 C. 因为行情上升保守。这两项见难句译注3。
D. 由于联邦储备基金会的行动。
4. A. 他们寻求加速的增长。见文章倒数第二句：“同样是这些股民，当投资者（对股市前景）持乐观态度时，他们不太关注（公司的）业绩（产值）而愿意以高价来购买具有高成长性的股票。”
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。
(2013·临沂市三模，D)
Maps of the wor ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ld's population show that the majority of people today live near water. We live along coastlines, around bays, up the course of rivers and streams and on islands. We also vacation at the beach and find comfort fishing on a lake. Nothing makes small children happier than the chance of playing in water.
More surpris ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ingly, this human favor for water makes evolutionary(进化的)sense. Sure, we need drinking water to live, but we have also benefited from what's swimming under the waves.
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We know that fish ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) and the sea are good for us, and so we seek them out. We vacation on the coast and see the waves come and go, feeling happiness has taken over our brain. When we move inland, or go home from vacation, we lose touch with our sea roots and feel unhappy.
文章大意：这是一篇说明文。喜欢水并寻找有水的地方是人类的天性。
16．To explain human's favor for water, the author ________.
A．lists some examples
B．compares some facts
C．analyzes some numbers
D．raises some questions
答案：A 写作手法题。为了说明人们对水的偏爱，作者在第一段里列举了许多例子。
17．Human beings have benefited a lot from seafood because ________.
A．seafood has enough water and is fresh
B．fishes in the sea have large and complex brains
C．our ancestors had nothing to eat but seafood
D．it is abundant in fatty acids promoting brain cell growth
答案：D 细节理解题。从第四段最后一句 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )“That seafood was packed with omega 3 fatty acids, essential fatty acids that promote brain cell growth. ”可知答案。
18．According to Cr ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )awford, human brain developed fast when we ________.
A．went to the coast to spend our holidays
B．left the woods and headed for the beach
C．separated from apes and appeared in the forests of Africa
D．discovered seafood was packed with omega 3 fatty acids
答案：B 细节理解题。根据第五 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )段从“Crawford claims, that human brain growth began to increase rapidly once we left the woods and headed for the beach.”可知答案。
19．What's the main idea of Paragraph 6
A．Scientists help people overcome depression.
B．Fish is a kind of symbol in some religions.
C．Eating fish regularly may reduce our depression.
D．Happiness is linked with good health.
答案：C 主旨大意题。第六段 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )的中心句是第一句“...Scientists have also discovered that people who eat fish regularly are less likely to suffer from depression”，其余句子都是围绕这个中心内容的。
20．What can we infer from the passage
A．It's good to our health to swim under the waves.
B．Human has the largest and most complex brains.
C．Beach is the best destination of vacation.
D．It's human nature to seek out bodies of water.
答案：D 推理判断题。从第一段和最后一段的内容可以推知，喜欢水并寻找有水的地方是人类的天性。黑龙江七台河市2016高考英语阅读理解二轮练习题【1】及参考答案
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(2014·吉安模拟)
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This is not a fantasy. A British company, called Electrotextiles, has created a wide range of clothes—clothes that have minds of their own! Scientists, working for the company, have invented a kind of fabric that can be blended(混合)with flexible electronic materials to create intelligent clothing. The result is electronic garments.
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The Electrotextiles t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )eam has also created the world’s first cloth keyboard. This keyboard can be sewn into your trousers or skirt. To use this device, you will have to sit down and tap on your lap! These“lap-tap”gadgets(器具)are all set to take over laptop computers!
Another useful garment is the shirt-cum-mobile phone. This handy invention enables drivers to chat comfortably with others at the wheel! Other popular electronic wear includes the denim(牛仔布)jacket with flexible earphones sewn into the hood(风帽)and the electronic ski jacket with a built-in heater. The ski jacket is also programmed to send signals to a satellite. This technology is known as global positioning system and can be used to track lost skiers and wandering kids.
Having comple ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ted the cloth keyboard, scientists have already started to work on a new project—a necktie that can be used as a computer mouse. What is the next Do you have any idea
【文章大意】本文是一篇科技说明文。主要介绍了一些高科技的布料、衣服等, 这些新发明有各种各样的功能, 比如打电话、听歌。
1. The electronic g ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )arments are similar to other electronic devices in that .
A. they feel smooth and soft
B. they use electricity as power
C. they can be washed in water
D. they are made from flexible materials
【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第三 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )段第三句话Like any electronic device, these high-tech clothes have to be powered. 可知, 像其他电子产品一样, 这种高科技的衣服也必须用电来作为动力。
2. How will researchers improve these high-tech clothes
A. Body heat will be used as power.
B. The wearer will not get shocked.
C. A tiny nine-volt battery will work.
D. They will get charged automatically.
【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第三 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )段倒数第二句话But the researchers hope that in the near future the clothes will generate electricity by using body heat. 可知A正确。
3. What does the under ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )lined phrase“This handy invention”in Paragraph 5 refer to
A. The laptop computer.
B. The electronic ski jacket.
C. The shirt-cum-mobile phone.
D. The world’s first cloth keyboard.
【解析】选C。推理判断题。 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )由第五段的Another useful garment is the shirt-cum-mobile phone. This handy invention enables drivers to chat. . . 可知, 这里很明显是指代前文的the shirt-cum-mobile phone。
4. The main purpose of the text is .
A. to advertise for an English company
B. to predict the future trend of science
C. to show how rapidly science develops
D. to introduce some intelligent clothing
【解析】选D。主旨大意题。通读全文可知作者是向我们介绍几种智能的衣服、布料等。
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Sand Grouse: Talk about sponging off Dad! These pigeon-like birds live in areas where water is sparse, so fathers fly as many as 50 miles to get water for their kids. After they soak up the water in their breast feathers, they fly home and let their chicks suckle the moisture from their bodies.
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1. The passage is mainly written to .
A. introduce to us some unusual animals
B. distinguish between human and animal dads
C. raise our awareness of animal protection
D. praise animal dada for their sacrifices
答案解析：答案为C。本题考查文章的写作 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )目的。第一段引入动物世界也有最好的“爸爸”，中间段落介绍了这些动物爸爸如何精心照顾他们的幼崽，最后一段号召人们爱护动物，保护动物，点出文章的中心，也是本文的写作目的， 故C选项“提高我们的动物保护意识”符合题意。
2. Among these animal dads, which have the ability to fly
A. Microhylid Frogs. B. Sea Horses.
C. Darwin’s Rheas. D. Sand Grouses.
答案解析：答案为D。本题为细节 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )题。由倒数第二段 “Sand Grouse: Talk about sponging off Dad! These pigeon-like birds live in areas where water is sparse, so fathers fly as many as 50 miles to get water for their kids.”可知，D选项为正确答案。
3. What these animals have in common is that .
A. they carry their young to wherever they please
B. they’re all devoted to their children
C. they’re overprotective of their children
D. they help their wives clean up the afterbirth
答案解析：答案为B。本题为推理题。全文 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )介绍了动物爸爸如何照顾他们的幼崽， 这些动物的共同之处就是他们都热爱自己的孩子，全心全意地照顾自己的孩子，故答案为B。
4. When Microhylid Frogs play piggyback, they .
A. let their kids ri ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )de on their back B. attack cowboys with their back
C. carry thei ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )r babies inside a pouch D. help their wife during the labor
答案解析：答案为A。本题为细节题。由第 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )三段 “Microhylid Frogs: …One by one, the dad lets as many as 24 froglets climb onto his back for a family road trip.”可知，Microhylid Frogs让孩子们骑在他们的背上。故答案为A。
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About 70 scientists ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) were working on a very busy project. All of them felt really desperate due to the pressure of work and the demands of their boss but everyone was loyal to him and did not think of quitting their job.
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What had really ha ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ppened was the boss who gave him permission was observing him working seriously at 5:00 p. m. He thought to himself: this person will not leave the work, but he’s promised to take his children to the exhibition. So he took the lead in taking them there. The boss does not have to do it every time. But once it’s done, loyalty is established.
That is why all the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) scientists at Thumba continued to work under their boss even though the stress was extraordinarily huge. By the way , can you boldly guess who the boss was He was none other that the mastermind behind India’s successful nuclear weapons program, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, former president of India.
1. The scientist asked for an early leave because .
A. he felt increasingly desperate about his work
B. he meant to accompany his wife at dinner
C. the task at hand was close to completion
D. he’d promised to take his kids to a show
答案解析：答案为D。本题为细节题。由第二 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )段科学家对他老板说的话 “I’ve promised to take my children to the exhibition going on in our township so I want to leave at 5:30 p. m.” 可知，答案为D。
2. The underlined ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) sentence implies that the scientist thought his wife was .
A. dissatisfied with his coming home late
B. ready to serve dinner for him
C. grateful to his kind-hearted boss
D. delighted to see him back home
答案解析：答案为A。本题为语义理解题 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )。结合划线句子的上下文，科学家专注于工作，忘记了带孩子去看演出，回到家感到非常愧疚，可是孩子们并不在家，只有妻子一个人坐在客厅读杂志，作者用句子. “The situation was explosive; any talk would boomerang on him.” 来描述此时科学家内心的活动“情况非常糟糕，他一开口谈话必然会遭到妻子的责骂”， 因此划线部分的句子暗示科学家认为他的妻子对他的晚归非常不满意，故答案为A。
3. The boss took children to the exhibition .
A. when it was too late for the scientist to do so
B. because the scientist was absorbed in his work
C. because he also wanted to see what was on show
D. when the man’s wife asked him to do so
答案解析：答案为B。本题为细节题。由倒 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )数第二段 “He thought to himself: this person will not leave the work, but he’s promised to take his children to the exhibition. So he took the lead in taking them there.”可知，老板带科学家的孩子去看演出是因为时间到了的时候科学家仍然专注于自己的工作，故答案为B。
4. All the scientists stayed loyal to their boss .
A. out of gratefulness for his thoughtfulness
B. because he had power over them
C. to learn how to live under pressure
D. every time he took the children to the show
答案解析：答案为A。本题为推 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )理题。由倒数第二段最后两句话 “The boss does not have to do it every time. But once it’s done, loyalty is established.” 和最后一段首句 “That is why all the scientists at Thumba continued to work under their boss even though the stress was extraordinarily huge.” 可知，科学家忠实于他们的老板是因为老板体贴关心他们，因此科学家感激老板，不论压力多大也愿意为老板工作，故答案为A。
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(2013·哈尔滨市质检，C)
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Assistant professors L ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )eif Nelson of UCSD and Joseph Simmons of Yale have conducted five studies over five years using information from thousands of individuals.
“The conscious process ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) is that baseball players want to get a hit and students want to get A's，” Nelson says. “So if you get a change in performance in agreement with the name letter effect, it clearly shows there must be some unconscious desire operating in the other direction.”
The researcher ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )s' work supports a series of studies published since 2002 that have found the “name letter effect” causes people to make life choices based on names that resemble (类似) their own. Those studies by Brett Pelham, an associate professor at SUNY University, have found that people are disproportionately (不定比例地) likely to live in states or cities resembling their names, have careers that resemble their names and even marry those whose surnames begin with the same letter as their own.
The twist, says, ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) is that he has believed the name letter effect would apply only to positive outcomes. Nelson and Simmons, he says, are “showing it applies more so to negative things than positive things.”
The researchers say t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )he effect is definitely more of a coincidence (巧合) than a fact. “I know plenty of Chrises and Davids who have done very well in school，” Pelham says.
文章大意：本文为一篇议论文。加州和耶鲁 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )大学的心理学家通过研究发现，名字与成功之间存在着“姓名－字母效应”，而对此结果，有些研究人员则表示否定，认为这不过是巧合而已。
9．The new researc ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )h is mainly about the relationship between one's ________.
A．name and unconsciousness
B．name and characteristics
C．name and success
D．sports and school achievements
答案：C 细节理解题。根据文章第 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )一段第一句“... new research that finds your name can negatively make you achieve less.”可知，这项研究发现，尽管是无意识的，但你的名字会对你的成功有一些消极影响。因此可推断出，这项研究主要是研究姓名与成功之间的关系。故答案选C。
10．Who may serve as an example to show the “name letter effect”？
A．Miss Smith working as a lawyer.
B．Mr. Watt living in Washington.
C．Charles Brown married to Sue Rogers.
D．Paula Snow fond of the color white.
答案：B 推理判断题。根据第五段第一句 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )中的“... ‘name letter effect’ causes people to make life choices based on names that resemble (类似) their own”可知，“姓名－字母效应”使得人们选择与自己姓名字母相似的城市去生活。因此B项“Mr. Watt living Washington”是个很好的例子，因为他的名字的开头字母与城市的开头字母是“W”。故答案选B。
11．The last parag ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )raph mainly tells us that the “name letter effect” ________.
A．isn't believed in by many people
B．doesn't work with certain names
C．does not really exist
D．is often too little to show
答案：D 推理判断题。根据文章最后一 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )段内容可知，Pelham认为这项研究的结果纯属巧合，据他所知，很多以C或D为开头字母姓名的人成绩就很好。因此，他认为这种“姓名－字母效应”的研究结果没什么作用。故答案选D。黑龙江七台河市2016高考英语阅读理解练习题及答案
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Peng Liyuan has been w ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )earing Ma Ke’s designs for more than a decade, a fact that was only highlighted recently when she was on her first state visit, accompanying her husband—President Xi Jinping. The elegant and attractive Peng, formerly a popular singer, has been compared with the US’ first lady Michelle Obama and France’s Carla Bruni-Sarkzy, since stepping off the airplane in Moscow on March 22. Suddenly, everyone was curious to know more about the first lady’s wardrobe.
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Ma’s relationship with Peng began 10 years ago after a concert in Guangzhou when a reporter told Peng she knew the designer behind the label Exception de Mixmind. Peng asked for an introduction because she was a fan of Ma’s designs and had been wearing them for years.
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However, regardless of the brand, Peng’s support of Chinese labels has surprised millions of Chinese who favor foreign fashion brands.
“Instead she presented ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) a vision of Chinese fashion, desiring to bring Chinese designers to the world stage, ”says a western designer.
The first lady’s doub ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )le-breasted coat and her black leather handbag aren’t available at any of Exception’s shops, though Exception’s physical stores do have seen a rising number of visitors.
【文章大意】第一夫人彭丽媛第一次陪同习主席出国访问, 她一身高贵优雅的服装吸引了世人的目光, 服装设计师马可也从幕后走了出来。
1. The passage mainly discusses .
A. the designer of the first lady Peng Liyuan’s dress, Ma Ke
B. the friendship between Peng Liyuan and her designer
C. Peng Liyuan’s clothes on her first state visit
D. the reactions to Peng Liyuan’s first visit to Moscow
【解析】选A。主旨大意题。本题的答案主要依据文章第一段, 因为此为新闻类题材, 其主旨或标题不在概括全文, 而是最吸引人的部分, 尤其是最后一句The reporter released the secret—Ma Ke. (记者揭开了主设计师马可的面纱), 此句由reporter亦可判断是一则新闻。
2. In the und ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )erlined sentence in Paragraph 3 Ma Ke mentioned“an egg and the hen”to show .
A. it is hard to explain“which came first, the egg or the hen ”
B. paying such great attention to her was unnecessary
C. the outcome was more important than the process
D. her dissatisfaction with the media attention on her dress
【解析】选B。推理判断题。在第三段提到马可说 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )的这句话, 再结合前一句中Ma prefers a low-key approach可以看出马可是一个低调的人, 即对应答案B。选项A说鸡和蛋谁先出现, 属于无关选项, 可排除; 选项C说结果比过程重要, 和马可的为人不符合, 也不能推出; D说表达不满, 不合文意。
3. In the passage, Peng Liyuan .
A. often reflects ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )on what she has in her heart before choosing clothes
B. is sympathetic and has a strong environmental consciousness
C. always desires the exceptional charm of the brand
D. is knowledgeable in philosophy
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2016高考训练--阅读理解。
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。
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56．Why did Jimmy apply for a new job
A. He was out of work.
B．He was bored with his job.
C．He wanted a higher position.
D．He hoped to find a better boss.
57．What did Jimmy see on the way to the interview
A．A friend's car had a flat tyre.
B．A wild man was pushing a car.
C．A terrible car accident happened.
D．An old man's car broke down.
58．Why did the old man offer Jimmy a ride
A．He was also to be interviewed.
B．He needed a travelling companion.
C．He always helped people in need.
D．He was thankful to Jimmy.
59．How did Jimmy feel on hearing the interviewer's question
A. He was sorry for the other applicants.
B. There was no hope for him to get the job.
C. He regretted helping the old man.
D. The interviewer was very rude.
60．What can we learn from Jimmy's experience
A. Where there's a will, there's a way.
B. A friend in need is a friend indeed.
C. Good is rewarded with good.
D. Two heads are better than one.
【要点综述】 这是一篇记叙文。本文主要讲述了 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )吉米是个汽车修理工，几个月前丢掉了工作，他的心态很好，但是总是害怕申请新工作。一天，他在去面试等车的时候，看见一位老人的车坏了，吉米主动帮助老人修好了车，并且没要费用，老人为感谢吉米让他搭车去面试，恰巧面试的经理正是吉米帮助修车的老人，为此，吉米被录用。这个故事充分体现了这样的谚语：善有善报。
56．A 考查细节理解。从第一段的第一句“J ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )immy is an automotive mechanic, but he lost his job a few months ago.”可知吉米失去了工作，下文提到吉米找工作面试的问题。故选A。
57．D 考查细节理解。根 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )据第二段的“While waiting for a bus to the office where he was supposed to be interviewed, he saw an elderly man wildly kicking the tyre of his car. Obviously there was something wrong with the car. Jimmy immediately went up to lend him a hand.”可知，吉米在路上遇到一位老人，这位老人的车出问题了。
58．D 考查细节理解。根据第二段的“Jim ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )my immediately went up to lend him a hand…Jimmy said there was no need to pay him…”和“It's the least I could do.”可知，老人是为了感谢吉米的帮助，让吉米搭车去面试。
59．B 考查细节理解。根据第三段 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )的“Jimmy's heart sank. ‘With the way I look now, how could I possibly pass this interview？’ he thought to himself.”可知，吉米感到这份工作对他来说没有什么希望了。
60．C 考查推理判断。从全文看，吉米 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )在面试的路上帮助一位老人修车，这位老人正是吉米面试的经理，吉米就被录用了。这充分体现了这样的谚语：善有善报(Good is rewarded with good.)。Where there's a will, there's a way.有志者事竟成。A friend in need is a friend indeed.患难朋友才是真朋友。Two heads are better than one.两人智慧胜一人。/人多智广。
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。
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文章大意：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了一款最新的智能手表。
16．The text is meant to ________.
A．advertise a hand held device
B．show an example of high tech
C．introduce a new type of watch
D．compare the phone with the watch
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17．Which of the following best describes the i'm Watch
A．Economical. B．Typical.
C．Multifunctional. D．Traditional.
答案：C 推理判断题。根据文章第一段最后 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )两句“This smart watch is an assist to the smart phone... review e mails or read updates from friends on Twitter or Facebook.”可推知，文中介绍的智能手表是多功能的，故答案C符合文义。
18．Why is the i'm Watch superior to other specialized sports watches
A．It provides a better service.
B．It is linked to smart phones.
C．It has a heart rate detector.
D．It owns fancy appearance.
答案：B 细节理解题。根据文章 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )第二段最后一句“Such functions already exist in specialized sports watches but not on watches that are linked to smart phones.”可知，答案B符合文义。
19．Which group of people may be attracted by the i'm Watch
A．Sports lovers having smart phones.
B．Women preferring advertisements.
C．People using Android system.
D．iPhone users seeking convenience.
答案：D 细节理解题。根据文章最后一段第二 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )句“Seventy percent are iPhone users...”可知，答案D符合文义。
20．What can we learn about the i'm Watch according to the text
A．It can control a runner's pulse.
B．It has a wide range of prices.
C．It can replace the smart phones.
D．It is popular among teenagers.
答案：B 推理判断题。根据 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )文章倒数第二段中的“a minimum of 300 Euros... to 16 000 Euros... with diamonds.”可推知，根据i'm Watch这款智能表的款式和材质不同，它的售价有很大的范围，故答案B符合文义。
