辽宁北海2016高考英语二轮阅读理解训练（二）及答案
【2016高考训练题】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。
With the developmen ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )t of society, many people are coming under the umbrella of fatness. Not just adults，but even children are getting overweight. Today some of the newborn babies are also born fat. It has been proved that the people living in the western developed countries are more likely to become overweight. There are a number of causes behind this.
The people in the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) developed countries including the United States almost enjoy all the comforts of life. Almost all the things in the lives of the people living in these countries are at their finger tips. A very limited amount of movement and physical effort is required to do any kind of job. Because of the fact that these countries are quite developed，most of the jobs that the people take up are desk jobs. So the lifestyle of them is just around the office desk.
Most of the western ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) developed countries are cold ones. Nature demands that people eat the kinds of food so as to make them stand the coldness. Therefore，wine，fatty dairy products，bread，junk food，and red meat become important diets in these countries.
However，the blame cann ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ot be entirely put on the unhealthy eating habits of the people. Technology allows them to import almost all the food products that they do not grow. Although some healthy foods are grown in the countries nowadays，the quantity is very limited. It is not enough to meet the demand. So when they are not available and fatty foods are cheaper, people prefer to go for the eating habit that they have always been following.
12. According to Pa ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ragraph 2，most people in the developed countries do ______.
A. office jobs B. management jobs
C. physical jobs D. tiring jobs
13. According t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )o the text, the reason why people in the western developed countries have to eat some fatty foods is that ____.
A. the unhealthy eating habit is not important
B. fatty foods cost less to buy and healthy foods are in shortage
C. healthy foods are in shortage and fatty foods are abundant.
D. they can’t put the blame on their eating habits.
14. The purpose of the author in writing the text is to _________.
A. warn us of our bad eating habits in the developed countries
B. remind us of the relation between food and weight gain
C. inform us of the causes of weight gain in the developed countries
D. tell us that fatness in the developed countries is natural
15. People in the western developed countries often __________.
A. carry umbre ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )llas with them B. blame the fatness on the weather
C. grow a lot of heal ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )thy foods in their countries D. eat to protect themselves from the coldness
参考答案12-15 ABCD
阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Find Which Direction Is South
Do you have a good s ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ense of direction If not,please take with you a compass. But if you forget to take a compass,you can still find your way.
It’s never a go ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )od idea to imagine that the family member who was entrusted(委托)with the job of map-reading actually knows where the family is. You can tell by the slightly confused look on their faces that nothing on the ground seems to match the map. Never mind. The sun is shining and it’s still morning. If you don’t know the exact time,you can still find out where south is,but you’ll need to be patient.
①Find a straight stic ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )k and put it in the ground in a place where you can mark its shadow.
②Try to posit ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ion the stick as vertically(垂直)as you can. You can check this by making a simple plumb line(铅锤线) with a piece of string and weight. You haven’t got any string OK,use a thread from your clothes with a button tied at the end to act as a weight.
③Mark the end of the shadow cast by the stick.
④Wait approximate ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ly half an hour and mark the end of the shadow again.
⑤Keep doing this until you have made several marks.
⑥The mark neare ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )st the stick will represent the shortest shadow,which is east at midday,when the sun is highest in the sky and pointing to the exact south.
⑦Pick a point in ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )the distance along the line between the shortest shadow and the stick.
⑧That point is south of where you are.
⑨Now you can turn the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )map,like you did before,and find which way you should be travelling.
1. To find the direction,we ought to be patient probably because .
A. it is not ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )easy to find a proper stick B. it is not easy to position the stick
C. it takes hours t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )o make the marks D. it takes about half an hour to make the marks
2. The passage would probably be most helpful to .
A. those who draw maps B. those who get lost
C. those who make compasses D. those who do experiments
3. Which of t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )he following pictures best shows the way of finding the direction of south
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4. The author presents this passage by .
A. telling an int ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )eresting story B. describing an activity in a lively way
C. testing an idea by reasoning D. introducing a practical method
【参考答案】1—5、CBAD
【2016高考训练题】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。
“Time,” says the prov ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )erb, “is money”. This means that every moment well spent may put some money into our pockets. If our time is usefully employed, it will either turn out some useful and important piece of work which will fetch its price in the market, or it will add to our experience and increase our capacities so as to enable us to earn money when the proper opportunity comes.
Our life is noth ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ing more than our time. To kill time is therefore a form of suicide. We are shocked when we think of death, and we spare no pains, no trouble, and no expense to preserve life. But we are too often indifferent to the loss of an hour or of a day, forgetting that our life is the sum total of the days and of the hours we live. Our life is a brief period measuring some seventy or eighty years in all. But nearly one third of this has to be spent in sleep; some years have to be spent over our meals; some in making journeys on land and voyages by sea; some in merry making. Now if all these years were to be deducted(扣除) from the term over which our life extends, we shall find about twenty or thirty years at our disposal for active work. Whoever remembers this can never willingly waste a single moment of his life.
All time is precious ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )，but the time of our childhood and of our youth is more precious than any other portion of our existence，for those are the periods when we can acquire knowledge and develop our capacities. If we allow these morning hours of life to slip away, we shall never be able to recover the loss. Just as money laid out at interests doubles and trebles itself in time, so the precious hours of childhood and youth, if properly used, will yield us incalculable advantages.
25. Why does the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )author quote the proverb “time is money” in the beginning
A to explain the meaning of the proverb
B to show how precious time is
C to compare the importance of time and life
D to warn us not to waste time
26. According to the author, which of the following is right
A A day or an hour wasted is so much life lost.
B We shouldn’t spend one third of our life sleeping
C Merry making is something unnecessary in our life.
D We have less than twenty or thirty years to do active work
27. What is the best title for the passage
A Time is money B The value of time
C How we spend our time D The morning hours of life
28. In the last paragraph, the author warns that _____.
A one must do his ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) best to acquire knowledge and develop its ability when young
B young people must de ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )posit enough money to make large interests in the future
C the morning hou ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )rs are important for the young and shouldn’t be wasted
D the time of chil ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )dhood and youth should be used to acquire countless advantages.
参考答案、25---28 BABA
阅读理解。
The record ris ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e in world food prices last month is not only a start to a possible "food price shock" in the coming months, but also an obvious warning that the international community cannot afford to ignore. The fearful consequences of long-term climate change are more closing now and divided response to the global financial crisis could make them worse.
Early this w ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )eek, the United Nations' Food and Agricultural Organization announced that its benchmark food price index had jumped to 214.7 points in December, above the previous peak of 213.5, which was set in June 2008 and caused food riots(暴乱) in some poor countries.
With the world econo ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )my showing little sign of emerging out of the mess any time soon, the record increase in food prices is certainly shocking.
The 2008 food cris ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )is was a "silent tsunami" for the world's poor. So, what will happen if food prices remain high over the next several months The obvious answer is: The number of hungry people across the world, about 1 billion according to UN estimates, will almost certainly increase. Hence, the international community should prepare to solve a food crisis similar to that in 2008. For the moment, that means policymakers across the globe should make joint efforts to prevent panic over food prices both at home and in the global market.
But to prevent ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) such food crises from happening again, the international community must first recognize that our future is likely to be affected by extreme weather more seriously than feared earlier if we continue to drag our feet in the fight against climate change.
The looming food cris ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )is calls for a stronger sense of urgency than what negotiators, especially those from developed countries, have shown at UN climate change conferences in recent years.
Besides, soaring worl ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )d food prices also highlight the threat of super-loose monetary policies that some rich countries have adopted to let rapid inflation erode（腐蚀） the real value of their debt burden. Excessive liquidity from developed countries has pushed up commodity prices in the world market and created considerable inflationary(通货膨胀) pressure on developing countries. This is unfair to developing countries, which are relatively poor and suffer a lot more from food-led inflation.
As the world's m ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ost populous country, China can draw some comfort from its bumper harvest last year, which was also its seventh continuous rich harvest. The country's success in feeding one-fifth of the world's population with less than 10 percent of global farming land shows that its great efforts to increase agricultural production have paid rich interest.
But Chinese p ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )olicymakers cannot assume that such favorable conditions will continue. Rapid urbanization and population changes in the country will make it increasingly difficult to further raise grain output.
Therefore, China sh ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ould take the record rise in world food prices as a call to double its efforts to improve farm productivity.
16. What’s the best title of the passage
A. Urgent Concern about the Rise of the World Food Prices
B. The Climate Changes Are to Blame
C. Global Farming
D. Urgent Concern about the Poor Countries.
17. What will happen ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) if food prices remain high over the next several months
A. The number ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )of hungry people all over the world will almost certainly increase.
B. Many people will die easily for lack of food.
C. People will fight w ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ith each other and cause riots across the world.
D. Excessive liq ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )uidity from developed countries will create considerable inflation.
18. Which of the following is not true according to the passage
A. The rapid infla ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )tion eroded the real value of some rich countries’ debt burden by the super-loose monetary policies.
B. People al ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )l over the world should work together to prevent the food crisis.
C. The food price index had jumped to the peak in 2008.
D. The develo ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ping countries suffered a lot more from food-led inflation.
19. Which of the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) following has the similar meaning to the underlined phrase “drag our feet”
A. quicken our pace B. slow our pace
C. pull our feet. D. walk quickly
20. The Chinese poli ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )cymakers doubt whether the grain output will continue to increase because_________.
A. the farms will not work harder than before
B. the population in China will be smaller and smaller
C. more houses will be built on the farm land in the future
D. the terrible weather will affect the agriculture production
【参考答案】16—20、AACBC
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My newly-rented sma ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ll apartment was far away from the centre of London and it was becoming essential for me to find a job, so finally I spent a whole morning getting to town and putting my name down to be considered by London Transport for a job on the underground. They were looking for guards, not drivers. This suited me. I couldn’t drive a car but thought that I could probably guard a train, and perhaps continue to write my poems between stations. The writers Keats and Chekhov had been doctors. T.S. Eliot had worked in a bank and Wallace Stevens for an insurance company. I’d be a subway guard. I could see myself being cheerful, useful, a good man in a crisis（艰难危险时期）. Obviously I’d be overqualified but I was willing to forget about that in return for a steady income and travel privileges — those being particularly welcome to someone living a long way from the city centre.
The next day I ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) sat down, with almost a hundred other candidates, for the intelligence test. I must have done all right because after about half an hour’s wait I was sent into another room for a psychological test. This time there were only about fifty candidates. The interviewer sat at a desk. Candidates were signaled forward to occupy the seat opposite him when the previous occupant had been dismissed, after a greater or shorter time. Obviously the long interviews were the more successful ones. Some of the interviews were as short as five minutes. Mine was the only one that lasted a minute and a half.
I can remember t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )he questions now: “Why did you leave your last job ” “Why did you leave your job before that ” “And the one before that ” I can’t recall my answers, except that they were short at first and grew progressively shorter. His closing statement, I thought, revealed a lack of sensitivity which helped to explain why as a psychologist, he had risen no higher than the underground railway. “You’ve failed the psychological test and we are unable to offer you a position.”
Failing to get that j ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ob was my low point. Or so I thought, believing that the work was easy. Actually, such jobs — being a postman is another one I still desire — demand exactly the sort of elementary yet responsible awareness that the habitual dreamer is least qualified to give. But I was still far short of full self-understanding. I was also short of cash.
1．The writer applied for the job chiefly because _________.
A．he wanted to work in the centre of London
B．he could no longer afford to live without one
C．he was not interested in any other available job
D．he had received some suitable training
2．The writer tho ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ught he was overqualified for the job because _________.
A．he often traveled underground B．he had written many poems
C．he could dea ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )l with difficult situations D．he had worked in a company
3．The length of his interview meant that _________.
A．he was not goi ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ng to be offered the job B．he had not done well in the intelligence test
C．he did not like t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )he interviewer at all D．he had little work experience to talk about
4．What does the writer realize now that he did not realize then
A．How unpleasant ord ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )inary jobs can be. B．How difficult it is to be a poet.
C．How unsuitabl ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e he was for the job. D．How badly he did in the interview.
5．What’s the writer’s opinion of the psychologist
A. He was very aggressive（有进取心的）. B. He was unhappy with his job.
C. He was quite inefficient. D. He was rather unsympathetic.
【参考答案】1—5、BCACD辽宁北海2016高考英语二轮阅读理解演练题及答案
2016高考模拟题。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。
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The driver fled the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) scene of the accident, leaving the girl to bleed on the sidewalk. Over the next six minutes, more than a dozen people walked by the girl, yet not one individual did anything to help her. The girl was then hit a second time by another van before an elderly trash collector came to her aid and brought the attention of the girl’s mother, according to the video and eyewitnesses.
Doctors said ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) that the girl, who was put on life support after being hospitalized, remains in a deep coma. The girl’s parents, who are migrants living in the city, are now with her. Police said the drivers of both vehicles have been arrested. However, the indifference of the bystanders shown in the video has shocked the public, as Internet forums have boiled with anger, and people are questioning the morality of society.
High moral sta ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ndards were once triumphed as national pride in China where individuals known for selflessly helping others were adored by the public. But in recent years, the perception of a decline of morals has become a hot topic as profit and materialism are recognized to be affecting society’s values.
On Sept. 2. an 88-year-old man in central China collapsed, his face striking the pavement. Yet, no one came to his aid, and he ended up choking to death on the blood from his nose. Some have linked the absence of good models to a previous case in which a man trying to help an elderly woman who fell was accused of harming her.
A strong chorus of ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )opinion on the Internet says laws should exempt（免除）models from responsibility, yet laws themselves cannot solve society’s morality dilemma.
Cao Lin, a China ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )Youth Daily commentator, said in a signed article published on Monday that the worry of responsibility should not be an excuse for not helping, and this case exposes the decline of humanity in Chinese society.
1. What happened to the two-year-old girl
A. Nobody h ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )elped her after she was struck by two different vans.
B. She died immediately after she was hit a second time.
C. An old trash ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )collector saved her and attracted her mother’s attention.
D. Journalists from TVS captured her story by using a camera.
2. From the p ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )assage, what would happen if someone helped others selflessly in the past
A. The publi ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )c would feel proud of him/ her and showed love and respect for him/ her.
B. He/she would be awarded by the government.
C. He/she would be condemned by the public.
D. He/she would have to worry about legal responsibility.
3 In recent years, ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )society’s values are believed to be affected by________.
A. people’s awarene ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ss B. the indifference of bystanders
C. profit and materialism D. the morals of society
4. Where is the article probably taken from
A. A news report. ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) B. A fashion magazine. C. A science fiction. D. An education column.
参考答案1—4、CACA
社会文化（阅读理解）由 (2013重庆,D)改编
Not all bodies of wa ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ter are so evidently alive as the Atlantic Ocean,an S-shaped body of water covering 33 million square miles.The Atlantic has,in a sense,replaced the Mediterranean as the inland sea of Western civilization.Unlike real inland seas,which seem strangely still,the Atlantic is rich in oceanic liveliness.It is perhaps not surprising that its vitality has been much written about by ancient poets.
“Storm at Sea”,a s ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )hort poem written around 700,is generally regarded as one of mankind’s earliest artistic representations of the Atlantic.
When the wind is from the west
All the waves that cannot rest
To the east must thunder on
Where the bright tree of the sun
Is rooted in the ocean’s breast.
As the poem suggest ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )s,the Atlantic is never dead and dull.It is an ocean that moves,impressively and endlessly.It makes all kinds of noise—it is forever thundering,boiling,crashing,and whistling.
It is easy to i ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )magine the Atlantic trying to draw breath—perhaps not so noticeably out in mid-ocean,but where it meets land,its waters bathing up and down a sandy beach.It mimics(模仿)nearly perfectly the steady breathing of a living creature.It is filled with symbiotic existences,too:unimaginable quantities of creatures,little and large alike,mix within its depths in a kind of oceanic harmony,giving to the waters a feeling of heartbeat,a kind of sub-ocean vitality.And it has a psychology.It has personalities: sometimes peaceful and pleasant,on rare occasions rough and wild; always it is strong and striking.
1.Unlike real inland seas,the Atlantic Ocean is .
A.always energetic
B.lacking in liveliness
C.shaped like a square
D.favored by ancient poets
2.What is the purpo ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )se of using the poem “Storm at Sea” in the passage ( )
A.To describe the movement of the waves.
B.To show the strength of the storm.
C.To represent the power of the ocean.
D.To prove the vastness of the sea.
3.What does the underlined word “symbiotic” mean ( )
A.Living together. B.Growing fast.
C.Moving harmoniously. D.Breathing peacefully.
4.In the last paragraph,the Atlantic is compared to .
A.a beautiful and poetic place
B.a flesh and blood person
C.a wonderful world
D.a lovely animal
语篇解读:本文为一篇夹叙夹议文。表达了对大西洋的赞美。大西洋充满了生机与活力,它的力量强大得无可比拟,它狂野不羁。
答案及剖析:1.A 细节理解题。第一段最后 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )两句话谈到大西洋具有丰富的海洋活跃分子,不像真正的内陆海一样平静,vitality和energetic表达的意思相近,故答案为A项。
2.C 作者意图题。根据第一 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )段最后一句“It is perhaps not surprising that its vitality has been much written about by ancient poets.”及倒数第二段最后两句“It is an ocean...whistling.”可推知本文选用“Storm at Sea”这首诗的目的是说明大西洋力量的强大,它会制造各种各样的噪音——永远轰鸣、翻滚、冲击、呼啸,所以选择C项。
3.A 猜测词义题。“It is fi ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )lled with symbiotic existences...”之后的内容是对这一句的解释。根据上文中的a living creature和下文中的mix,harmony可知,symbiotic意为“混合的,共生的”,指的是“那些难以想象的大量的生物,无论大小,都混合在一起共生”。
4.B 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的h ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )eartbeat“心跳”,psychology“心理”,personalities“个性,品质”可推知作者把大西洋比作了一个有血有肉的人,故答案为B项。
【疑难词汇解读】
1.vitality n.生命力;活力
She is bursting with vitality and new ideas.
她朝气蓬勃,满脑子新主意。
2.be filled with充满
We were all filled with admiration for his achievements.
我们都十分佩服他的成就。
【长难句子分析】
不同于真正的内陆海,它们看上去异常的平静,而大西洋却充满了海洋活力。
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It was a dark and co ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ld night. The car driver didn’t have even one passenger all day. When he went by the railway station, he saw a young man coming out with two bags in his hands. So he quickly opened the door of the car and asked, “Where do you want to go, sir ”
“To the Star Hotel,” t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )he young man answered. When the car driver heard that, he didn’t feel happy. The young man would give him only three dollars because the hotel was not far from the railway station. But suddenly, he had an idea. He took the passenger through many streets of the big city.
After a long time, ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) the car finally arrived at the hotel. “You should pay me fifteen dollars,” the car driver said to the young man. “What! Fifteen dollars Do you think I’m a fool Only last week I took a car from the railway station to this same hotel and I only gave the driver thirteen dollars. I know how much I have to pay for the trip. I won’t pay you one dollar more than I paid to the other car driver last week. ”
1. Which of the following is true
A. The young man went past the railway station.
B. The young man was working in the railway station.
C. The young man had just got off a train.
D. The young man was waiting for his friend there.
2. What do you think of the car driver
A. He was a nice and clever man. B. He was good at driving.
C. He was a dishone ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )st person. D. He liked to work very hard.
3. The driver felt v ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ery ____ when he saw the young man coming out of the railway station.
A. sorry B. happy C. proud D. worried
4. From the passage we know that the young man__________.
A. didn’t want to stay in this city.
B. had been to the hotel several times.
C. knew clearly how far it was from the station to the hotel.
D. must be a stranger and didn’t know the city very well.
5. The driver too ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )k the passenger through many streets so as to_________.
A. make the young man happy
B. get more than twenty dollars.
C. let the young m ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )an think it was very far from the station to the hotel.
D. let the young man have a good look at the city.
【参考答案】1—5、CCBDC
阅读理解------A
A child who has onc ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e been pleased with a tale likes, as a rule, to have it retold in almost the same words, but this should not lead parents to treat printed fairy stories as formal texts. It is always much better to tell a story than read it out of a book, and, if a parent can produce what, in the actual situation of the time and the child, is an improvement on the printed text, so much the better.
A charge made against fairy tales is that they harm the child by frightening him or making him sad thinking. To prove the latter, one would have to show in a controlled experiment that children who have read fairy stories were more often sorry for cruelty than those who had not. As to fears, there are, I think, some cases of children being dangerously terrified by some fairy story. Often, however, this arises (出现) from the child having heard the story once. Familiarity with the story by repetition turns the pain of fear into the pleasure of a fear faced and mastered.
There are also people who object to fairy stories on the grounds that they are not objectively true, that giants, witches, two - headed dragons, magic carpets, etc. do not exist; and that, instead of being fond of the strange side in fairy tales, the child should be taught to learn the reality by studying history. I find such people, I must say so peculiar (奇怪的) that I do not know how to argue with them. If their case were sound, the world should be full of mad men attempting to fly from New York to Philadelphia on a stick or covering a telephone with kisses in the belief that it was their beloved girl -friend.
No fairy story ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) ever declared to be a description of the real world and no clever child has ever believed that it was.
1. The author ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) considers that a fairy story is more effective when it is ______.
A. repeated without any change B. treated as a joke
C. made some changes by the parent D. set in the present
答案解析：答案为C。本题为细节推理题。 由第一段的 “It is always much better to tell a story than read it out of a book, and, if a parent can produce what, in the actual situation of the time and the child, is an improvement on the printed text, so much the better.”可知，作者认为如果父母讲神话故事结合小孩所在的真实时间情况，而不仅仅是从故事书上读故事，效果更好。故答案为C，即父母如果对神话故事作一些变化，更有效。解答此题要注意同一意思的不同表达。
2. According to the p ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )assage, great fear can take place in a child when the story is _______.
A. in a realistic setting B. heard for the first time
C. repeated too often D. told in a different way
答案解析：答案为B。本题为细节题。由第二段 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )“As to fears, there are, I think, some cases of children being dangerously terrified by some fairy story. Often, however, this arises from the child having heard the story once.”可知，作者认为如果故事只讲了一遍，小孩会产生恐惧感。故答案为B。
3.The advantage claime ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )d (提出) for repeating fairy stories to young children is that it _______.
A. makes them less fearful
B. develops their power of memory
C. makes them believe there is nothing to be afraid of
D. encourages them not to have strange beliefs
答案解析：答案为A。本题为细 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )节推理题。由第二段的最后一句话 “Familiarity with the story by repetition turns the pain of fear into the pleasure of a fear faced and mastered.”可知，作者认为不断的重复故事可以让小孩变得熟悉(familiarity)故事, 这样恐惧的痛苦（pain of fear） 就会变成恐惧的快乐（pleasure of a fear），故答案为A。B，D在文章中未提及；C选项 “让小孩相信没有什么可害怕的” 意思与此不符，且此答案显得绝对。
4. The author’s ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )mention of sticks and telephones is meant to suggest that ______.
A. fairy stories are still being made up
B. there is some misunderstanding about fairy tales
C. people try to modernize old fairy stories
D. there is more concern for children's fears nowadays
答案解析：答案为B。本题为推断题。从第三段 “…If their case were sound, the world should be full of mad men attempting to fly from New York to Philadelphia on a stick or covering a telephone with kisses in the belief that it was their beloved girl -friend.” 和第四段 “No fairy story ever declared to be a description of the real world and no clever child has ever believed that it was.” 可知，作者的观点是神话故事不是对现实世界的描述，没有哪个聪明的小孩相信它们是真的。故答案为B，作者用sticks and telephones 来证明一些人对神话故事存在误解。
5. One of the reasons why some people are not in favor of fairy tales is that _______.
A. they are full of imagination
B. they just make up the stories which are far from the truth
C. they are not interesting
D. they make teachers of history difficult to teach
答案解析：答案为B。本题为细节题。从第三段的首句 “There are also people who object to fairy stories on the grounds that they are not objectively true, that giants, witches, two - headed dragons, magic carpets, etc. do not exist…”可知，也有人反对神话故事是因为它们不是客观真实的，故答案为B。解答此题同样要注意同义句的转换， “not in favor of”与object to 同义；”not objectively true” 与 “far from the truth”同义。辽宁北海2016高考英语二轮阅读理解演练题（二）及答案
2016高考模拟题。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。
Tired of all the pus ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )hing in supermarkets Fed up with waiting in endless lines to pay for what you have bought Angry at wasting time in traffic jams only to find no parking spaces when you eventually arrive at the store If this is you, then online shopping is the answer to your dreams of trouble-free shopping. Or is it
Online shopping ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )brings its own challenges. Here are a few things to bear in mind when browsing (浏览) various websites. The claim made by online sites is that shopping online is a safe and secure way to make purchases. The evidence challenges this. In any case, you only have to be the victim of fraud (诈骗) once to experience all the problems that come with this form of stealing. Use only sites that have a trusted history and an excellent reputation.
Another probl ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )em is the appearance of items in reality is often quite different from what you see on your computer screen. This might not be a problem if you are buying washing up powder but could be a major disappointment when that beautiful blue dress you ordered turns up in green. Also, product descriptions are sometimes simply untrue. Perhaps the wisest plan is to purchase items where design and color are not essential to customer satisfaction.
Some even argue th ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )at online shopping indirectly contributes to global warming. Yes, your car can stay parked but how are online goods delivered Often by some large vans pouring out carbon monoxide and adding to our already desperate traffic problems. You are also by now becoming increasingly irritated (使烦恼) by the fact that the delivery is late and you have wasted the leave from work you have taken to receive it!
Without questi ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )on, online shopping is here to stay and it has its benefits. However, perhaps it is not as wonderful as some of its supporters claim it to be.
1. The author lists several questions in Para. 1 to .
A. support online sho ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )pping B. collect answers from readers
C. show his di ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )slike of going shopping D. introduce the topic of the passage
2. By what can online shoppers avoid fraud
A. Using only t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )rusted websites. B. Choosing big websites.
C. Collecting shop ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ping evidence. D. Seeking advice from the police.
3. The author agrees with the fact that ______.
A. customers are never satisfied with products
B. online shopping is a safe way to make purchases
C. online shopping has nothing to do with global warming
D. delivery delay often makes online shoppers unhappy
4. What is the author’s attitude towards online shopping
A. Very popular. B. A wise choice.
C. Not trouble free. D. A waste of time.
参考答案1—4 DADC
社会文化（阅读理解）由 (2012江西,C)改编
Big Brothers Big ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )Sisters is based on the simplicity and power of friendship.It is a program which provides friendship and fun by matching vulnerable young people (ages 7—17) with a volunteer adult who can be both a role model and a supportive friend.
Volunteer tutors come ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) from all walks of life—married,single,with or without children.Big Brothers and Big Sisters are not replacement parents or social workers.They are tutors:someone to trust,to have fun with,to talk and go to when needed.
A Big Sister and ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )Little Sister will generally spend between one and four hours together three or four times each month for at least twelve months.They enjoy simple activities such as a picnic at a park,cooking,playing sport or going to a football match.These activities improve the friendship and help the young person develop positive self-respect,confidence and life direction.
Big Brothers Big Si ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )sters organizations exist throughout the world.It is the largest and most well-known provider of tutor services internationally and has been operating for 25 years.
Emily and Sarah ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )have been matched since March 2008.Emily is a 10-year-old girl who has experienced some difficulties being accepted by her schoolmates at school.‘I was pretty sure there was something wrong with me.’
Emily’s mum came a ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )cross Big Brothers Big Sisters and thought it would be of benefit to Emily by ‘providing different feedback(反馈)about herself other than just relying on schoolmates to measure her self-worth.’
Sarah wanted ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )to get involved in a volunteer program.‘I googled it and found out how to be a part of it.I thought it would be fun for me to get involved in making time to do something because sometimes it’s all work and no play’.
Big Brothers Big Siste ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )rs has been of great benefit and enjoyment to both Emily and Sarah.They love and look forward to their time together and the partnership has certainly helped Emily be more comfortable in being the wonderful,happy and unique girl she is!
1.What is the aim of Big Brothers Big Sisters ( )
A.To offer students public services.
B.To help students improve their grades.
C.To organize sport activities for young people.
D.To provide partnership and fun for young people.
2.A volunteer is us ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ually expected to work within a year for at least .
A.24 hours B.36 hours
C.48 hours D.72 hours
3.According to Emily’ ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )s mother,this program may provide Emily with .
A.advice from her teachers
B.a new way to assess herself
C.a new way to judge her schoolmates
D.more comments from her schoolmates
4.Why did Sarah want to get involved in the program ( )
A.She used to be a volunteer.
B.She needed a part-time job.
C.She felt a bit bored with her life.
D.She wanted to get a challenging job.
5.According to the pas ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )sage,“vulnerable young people” are probably those who are .
A.popular at school
B.rather weak physically
C.easily hurt emotionally
D.confident in themselves
语篇解读:本文为说明文,属于社会生活类。文章介绍了一项针对青少年心理问题而开展的志愿者活动。
答案及剖析:1.D 事实细节题。根据第 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )一段第二句“It is a program which provides friendship and fun...”可知,该活动的目的是给年轻人提供友谊和乐趣。
2.B 事实细节题。根据 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )第三段第一句“...spend between one and four hours together three or four times each month for at least twelve months.”可知,志愿者一年内的工作时间至少为:1×3×12=36(小时)。
3.B 事实细节题。根据第六段内容可知 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ),Emily的妈妈希望通过这个活动,可以让Emily获得其他不同的自我评价方式,而非仅仅从同学那里获取自我评价的来源。
4.C 事实细节题。根据倒数 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )第二段中“‘I googled...because sometimes it’s all work and no play’”可知,Sarah厌烦了平时只有工作而无娱乐的生活,想要通过参加这一活动获得乐趣。
5.C 猜测词义题。根据 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )第五段对Emily的介绍可知,她很难被同学们接受,再根据全文最后一句可知,这一活动有助于Emily成为一个美好、快乐、独一无二的女孩。由此判断vulnerable young people在这里指那些情感脆弱的青少年。
【长难句子分析】
这是一个通过将情感脆弱的 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )青少年(7—17岁)与成人志愿者相配合以提供友谊和乐趣的活动,这些成人志愿者既能扮演榜样的角色又能成为支持他们的朋友。
本句含两个限制性定语从句,其中“which ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )provides friendship and fun by matching vulnerable young people (ages 7-17) with a volunteer adult who can be both a role model and a supportive friend.”修饰先行词a program;在此定语从句中,又含另外一个定语从句,即“who can be both a role model and a supportive friend”,修饰先行词a volunteer adult。
阅读理解。
Just seven years ag ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )o, the Jarvik-7 artificial heart was being cheered as the model of human creativeness. The sight of Barney Clark——alive and conscious after trading his diseased heart for a metal-and-plastic pump——convinced the press, the public and many doctors that the future had arrived. It hadn't. After monitoring production of the Jarvik-7, and reviewing its effects on the 150 or so patients (most of whom got the device as a temporary measure) the U.S. Food and Drug Administration concluded that the machine was doing more to endanger lives than to save them. Last week the agency cancelled its earlier approval, effectively banning (禁止) the device.
The recall may hurt Sy ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )mbion Inc., maker of the Jarvik-7, but it won't end the request for an artificial heart. One problem with the banned mode is that the tubes connecting it to an external power source created a passage for infection. Inventors are now working on new devices that would be fully placed, along with a tiny power pack, in the patient's chest. The first sample products aren't expected for another 10 or 20 years. But some people are already worrying that they'll work---and that America's overextended health-care programs will lose a precious $2.5 billion to $5 billion a year providing them for a relatively few dying patients. If such expenditures (开支) cut into funding for more basic care, the net effect could actually be a decline in the nation's health.
11. According ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) to the passage, the Jarvik-7 artificial heart proved to be _____.
A. a technical failure B. a technical wonder
C. a good lif ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e-saver D. an effective means to treat heart disease
12. From the passage we know that Symbion Inc. _____.
A. has been banned by the government from producing artificial hearts
B. will review the eff ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ects of artificial hearts before designing new models
C. may continue to work on new models of reliable artificial hearts
D. can make new model ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )s of artificial hearts available on the market in 10 to 20 years
13. The new models of artificial hearts are expected _____.
A. to have a working ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )life of 10 or 20 years B. to be set fully in the patient's chest
C. to be equipped wit ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )h an external power source D. to create a new passage for infection
14. The word "them" in Line 7, Para. 2 refers to _____.
A. doctors who tre ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )at heart diseases B. makers of artificial hearts
C. America's healt ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )h-care programs D. new models of artificial hearts
15. Some people feel that _____.
A. artificial hearts are seldom effective
B. the country should not spend so much money on artificial hearts
C. the country is not spending enough money on artificial hearts
D. America's ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )health-care programs are not doing enough for the nation's health
【参考答案】11—15、ACBDB
阅读理解。
President Coolidge' ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )s statement,“The business of America is business,”still points to an important truth today that business institutions have more prestige (威望) in American society than any other kind of organization, including the government. Why do business institutions possess this great prestige
One reason is that Am ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ericans view business as being more firmly based on the ideal of competition than other institutions in society. Since competition is seen as the major source of progress and prosperity by most Americans, competitive business institutions are petition is not only good in itself, it is the means by which other basic American values such as individual freedom, equality of opportunity, and hard work are protected.
Competition protects ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )the freedom of the individual by ensuring that there is no monopoly(垄断) of power. In contrast to one, all-powerful government, many businesses compete against each other for profits. Theoretically, if one business tries to take unfair advantage of its customers, it will lose to competing business which treats its customers more fairly. Where many businesses compete for the customers' dollar, they cannot afford to treat them like inferiors or slaves.
A contrast is often ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) made between business, which is competitive, and government, which is a monopoly. Because business is competitive, many Americans believe that it is more supportive of freedom than government, even though government leaders are elected by the people and business leaders are not. Many Americans believe, then, that competition is as important, or even more important, than democracy in preserving freedom.
Competition in bu ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )siness is also believed to strengthen the ideal of equality of opportunity. Competition is seen as an open and fair race where success goes to the swiftest person regardless of his or her social class petitive success is commonly seen as the American alternative to social rank based on family background. Business is therefore viewed as an expression of the idea of equality of opportunity rather than the aristocratic(贵族的) idea of inherited privilege(待遇).
16. The statement “T ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )he business of America is business” probably means “ _______”.
A. The business institutions in America are concerned with commerce
B. Business p ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )roblems are of great importance to the American government
C. Business is of primary concern to Americans
D. America is a great power in world business
17. Americans b ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )elieve that they can realize their personal values only _______.
A. when give ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )n equality of opportunity C. by protecting their individual freedom
B. through doing business D. by way of competition
18. Who can benefit from business competition
A. Honest businessmen. ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) B. Both businessmen and their customers.
C. People with i ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )deas of equality and freedom. D. Both business institutions and government.
19. Government is b ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )elieved to differ strikingly from business in that government is characterized by________.
A. its absolute ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )control of power B. its function in preserving personal freedom
C. its role in pr ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )otecting basic American values D. its democratic way of exercising leadership
20. It can be infer ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )red from the passage that the author believes ________.
A. Americans are more ambitious than people in other countries
B. in many countries success often depends on one's social status
C. American busine ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )sses are more democratic than those in other countries
D. businesses i ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )n other countries are not as competitive as those in America
【参考答案】16—20、CDBAB辽宁北海2016高考英语二轮阅读理解演练题（一）及答案
社会文化（阅读理解）由 (2012新课标全国,D)改编
Grown-ups are often su ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )rprised by how well they remember something they learned as children but have never practiced ever since.A man who has not had a chance to go swimming for years can still swim as well as ever when he gets back in the water.He can get on a bicycle after many years and still ride away.He can play catch and hit a ball as well as his son.A mother who has not thought about the words for years can teach her daughter the poem that begins “Twinkle,twinkle,little star” or remember the story of Cinderella or Goldilocks and the Three Bears.
One explanation is ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) the law of overlearning,which can be stated as follows:Once we have learned something,additional learning trials increase the length of time we will remember it.
In childhood ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) we usually continue to practice such skills as swimming,bicycle riding,and playing baseball long after we have learned them.We continue to listen to and remind ourselves of words such as “Twinkle,twinkle,little star” and childhood tales such as Cinderella and Goldilocks.We not only learn but overlearn.
The multipli ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )cation tables (乘法口诀表) are an exception to the general rule that we forget rather quickly the things that we learn in school,because they are another of the things we overlearn in childhood.
The law of overlea ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )rning explains why cramming (突击学习) for an examination,though it may result in a passing grade,is not a satisfactory way to learn a college course.By cramming,a student may learn the subject well enough to get by on the examination,but he is likely soon to forget almost everything he learned.A little overlearning,on the other hand,is really necessary for one’s future development.
1.What is the main idea of Paragraph 1 ( )
A.People remember well what they learned in childhood.
B.Children have a better memory than grown-ups.
C.Poem reading is a good way to learn words.
D.Stories for children are easy to remember.
2.The author explains the law of overlearning by .
A.presenting research findings
B.setting down general rules
C.making a comparison
D.using examples
3.According to the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )author,being able to use multiplication tables is .
A.a result of overlearning
B.a special case of cramming
C.a skill to deal with math problems
D.a basic step towards advanced studies
4.What is the author’s opinion on cramming ( )
A.It leads to failure in college exams.
B.It’s helpful only in a limited way.
C.It’s possible to result in poor memory.
D.It increases students’ learning interest.
语篇解读:本文为说明文。为什么我们儿时学到的东西在间隔了多年后仍然记忆犹新 这也许是由“过度学习法则”所决定的。
答案及剖析:1.A 主旨大意题。本段的第一句话为主题句,可以概括本段主题,即人们通常会记得儿时学到的一些东西,下文主要对此进行举例说明。
2.D 推理判断题。文章第三段列举了很多例子来解释说明the law of overlearning,如游泳、骑自行车、打棒球等。
3.A 事实细节题。根据倒数第二段“.. ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ).because they are another of the things we overlearn in childhood.”可知,能运用乘法口诀也是因为在儿时的“过度学习”。
4.B 推理判断题。根据最后一段可知,突击学习对于考试虽然有帮助,但却不利于大学的学习。由此可知,突击学习的帮助是有限的。
【长难句子分析】
A man who has not h ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ad a chance to go swimming for years can still swim as well as ever when he gets back in the water.
当多年没有机会游泳的人重新回到水里时,依然能和过去一样游得非常好。
who引导定语从句,修饰先行词man;when引导时间状语从句。as well as在句中意为“和……一样好”。
【疑难词汇解读】
exception n.除外;例外;不包括在内的人或物
Most of the buildings ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )in this town are rather unattractive,but this church is an exception.
这座城镇中大多数建筑物都不太好看,但这座教堂是个例外。
【长难句子分析】
过度学习的法则解释了为什么突击学习对考试而言能达到通过的分数但却不是一个学习大学课程的令人满意的方法。
阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Which are you m ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ore likely to have with you at any given moment—your cellphone or your wallet Soon you may be able to throw your wallet away and pay for things with a quick wave of your smart phone over an electronic scanner.
In January, Starb ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ucks announced that customers could start using their phones to buy coffee in 6, 800 of its stores. This is the first pay-by-phone practice in the U. S. , but we’re likely to see more wireless payment alternatives as something called near field communication(NFC) gets into America’s consumer electronics. Last December, some new smart phones which contain an NFC chip were introduced to the public.
Already in use ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) in parts of Asia and Europe, NFC allows shoppers to wave their phones a few inches above a payment terminal—a contact-free system built for speed and convenience. But before NFC becomes widely adopted in the U. S. , a few problems need to be worked out, like who will get to collect the profitable transaction (交易) fees. Although some credit card providers have been experimenting with wave-and-pay systems that use NFC-enabled credit cards, cellphone service providers may try to muscle their way into the point-of-sale(POS) market. Three big cellphone service providers have formed a joint venture (合资企业) that will go into operation over the next 15 months. Its goal is “to lead the U. S. payments industry from cards to mobile phones.”
The other big NFC issu ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e, apart from how payments will be processed, is security. For instance, what’s to stop a thief from digitally pickpocketing you “We’re still not at the point where an attacker can just brush against you in a crowd and steal all the money out of your phone,” says Jimmy Shah, a mobile-security researcher. “Users may also be able to set transaction limits, perhaps requiring a password to be entered for larger purchases.”
Still uneasy about th ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )is digital-wallet business Keep in mind that if you lose your smart phone, it can be located on a map and remotely disabled. Plus, your phone can be password protected. Your wallet isn’t.
1. What is predicted to happen in the U. S.
A. The expansion of ce ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )llphone companies. B. The boom of pay-by-phone business.
C. The disappea ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )rance of credit cards. D. The increase of Starbucks sales.
2. The NFC technology can be used to .
A. ensure the safety o ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )f shoppers B. collect transaction fees easily
C. make purch ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ase faster and simpler D. improve the quality of cellphones
3. Three cellphone service providers form a joint venture to .
A. strengthen ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) their relationship B. get a share in the payments industry
C. sell more cellphones D. test the NFC technology
4. According to th ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e passage, what can users do if they lose their smart phones
A. Stop the functioning of their phones. B. Set up a password.
C. Get all the money ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) out of their phones. D. Cancel large purchases.
【参考答案】1—4、 BCBA
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“Benjamin Frankli ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )n,” Walter Isaacson tells us at the beginning of his long (but never boring) new biography, “is the founding father who winks at us.” By that, Isaacson explains, he means Franklin is the most human—and most modern—of the men who shaped the American republic. We admire Washington, Jefferson and Adams, but they remain creatures of the 18th century. The man we encounter in “Benjamin Franklin”—funny, pragmatic and self aware — seems like one of us, or at least someone we'd like to be.
Unlike Washington ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )'s cherry tree, Franklin's kite was real. His experiments with electricity made him one of the great scientists of his day. He was a middle class businessman whose success as a printer and a journalist allowed him to retire at 42—and he devoted the rest of his life to his country. He was diplomat who persuaded the French to back the American Revolution and the author of the first great American autobiography. He was an excellent swimmer. There was almost nothing he couldn't do well, except write poetry. But what truly distinguished Franklin was his talent of being great and human at the same time. He owned slaves as a younger man, but in his last years became an abolitionist(废奴主义者).When he fathered an illegitimate(私生的) son, he acknowledged his fatherhood and took the responsibility of raising the boy.
He seems stran ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ge today in the k in compiling and creating all those self- improvement maxims he published in Poor Richard's Almanac(年鉴) — “early to bed, early to rise” and so on. Generations of lazy boys could have been happier without that. But he was no hypocrite(伪君子). Isaacson tells us Franklin practiced what he preached, and often laughed at himself while he did so.
By a happy accid ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ent, this is the second excellent biography of Franklin to appear in two years, after Edmund S.Morgan's inspiring “Benjamin Franklin.”
6. What type of literature does this passage belong to
A. Research paper. B. Book review.
C. Biography. D. Short story.
7. The underlined ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) word “maxims” in Paragraph 3 probably means________.
A. proverbs B. standards
C. requests D. orders
8. With the fact ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )that Franklin shouldered the responsibilities of raising his illegitimate son, the author wants to prove that________.
A. Franklin had m ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ade a big fortune in his business before he got devoted to polities
B. Franklin might ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )be the only parent to support the child at that time
C. Franklin was a great man who seems human to us
D. Franklin was improving his character when he got on in ages
9. The underlined word “himself” in Paragraph 3 refers to________.
A. Richard's Almanac B. Walter isaacson
C. anyone of the readers. D. Benjamin Franklin
10. In which par ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )t of a magazine can we most probably find this article
A. Society and the Arts. B. Current Affairs.
C. Business Report. D. Advertisement.
【参考答案】6—10、BACDA
阅读理解-----C
Many private ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) institutions of higher education around the country are in danger. Not all will be saved, and perhaps not all deserve to be saved. There are low-quality schools just as there are low-quality businesses. We have no duty to save them simply because they exist.
But many prom ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ising institutions that deserve to continue are threatened. They are doing a fine job educationally, but they are caught in a financial squeeze, with no way to reduce rising cost or increase income significantly. Raising tuition doesn’t bring in more income, for each time tuition goes up, the enrollment goes down, or the amount that must be given away in student aid goes up. Schools are bad businesses, whether public or private, not usually because of mismanagement but because of the nature of the enterprise. They lose money on every customer, and they can go bankrupt either from too few students or too many students. Even a very good college is a very bad business.
It is such colle ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ges, promising but threatened, that I worry about. Low enrollment is not their chief problem. Even with full enrollment, they may go under. Efforts to save them, and preferably to keep them private, are a national necessity. There is no basis for arguing that private schools are inherently (固有地) better than public schools. There are many examples to the contrary. Anyone can name state universities and colleges that rank as the finest in the nation and the world. It is now inevitable that public institutions will be dominant, and therefore diversity is a national necessity. Diversity in the way we support schools tends to give us a healthy diversity in the forms of education. In an imperfect society such as ours, uniformity of education throughout the nation could be dangerous, In an imperfect society, diversity is a positive good. Supporters of public higher education know the importance of sustaining private higher education.
11. According to ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )the author’s opinion schools are bad businesses because of ________.
A. mismanagement B. too few students
C. too many students D. the nature of schools
12. The author us ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ed the phrase “go under” (Sentence 3, Para. 3) to mean ________.
A. get into difficulties B. have low enrollment
C. have low tuition D. bring in more money
13. We can reaso ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )nably conclude from this passage that the author made an appeal to the public in order to support _______
A. public institutions B. private schools
C. uniformity of education D. high quality of education
14. Which of the following statements is NOT true
A. High-quality private schools deserve to be saved.
B. If the tuition is raised, the enrollment goes down.
C. There are many ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )cases to show that public schools are better that private schools.
D. Private schools have more money than public schools.
15. Which of the following ways could possibly save private schools
A. Raising tuition. B. Full enrollment.
C. National awareness and support. D. Reduction of rising cost.
【参考答案】11—15、DABDC
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They may be just ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) passing your office, computer bag slung (悬挂) over one shoulder. Or they may be sitting in a car outside it, causally tapping away at a laptop. They look like innocent passers-by. In fact, they are stealing your corporate secrets.
Drive-by hac ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )king is the trendy term given to the practice of breaking into wireless computer networks from outside the buildings that house them. A recent study in the UK, sponsored by RSA Data Security, found that two-thirds of organizations with wireless networks were risking their data in this way. Security experts patrolled (巡逻) several streets in the City of London seeking evidence of wireless networks in operation.
Of 124 that they ide ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ntified, 83 were sending data without encrypting（加密） them. Such data could readily be picked up by a passer-by armed only with a portable computer, a wireless modem and a few pieces of software that can be freely down-loaded from the Internet.
The data could i ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )nclude sensitive company documents containing valuable information. Or they could be e-mail identities and passwords that could be used by hackers to log into corporate networks as if they were legal users.
Most companies u ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )sing wireless networking technology do not take even the simplest of precautions to protect their data. Nearly all wireless network technology comes with some basic security features that need only to be activated in order to give a minimum level of security, for example, by encrypting the data being passed over the network.
Raymon Kruck ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ), business development manager at Check Point Software, a security technology specialist, believes this could be partly a psychological problem. People see the solid walls of their building as safeguards and forget that wireless networks can extend up to 200 meters beyond physical walls.
Companies witho ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ut any security at all on their wireless networks make it ridiculously easy for hackers to break in. Switching on the security that comes with the network technology should be automatic. Then there are other basic steps a company can take, says Mr. Kruck, such as changing the passwords on the network from the default (默认) setting.
Companies can a ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )lso install firewalls, which form a barrier between the internal network and the public Internet. They should also check their computer records regularly to spot any abnormal activity, which might betray the presence of a hacker.
16. According to ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) the study sponsored by RSA Data Security, two thirds of the subjects _______.
A. had their corporate data stolen
B. depended on wireless computer networks
C. were exposed to drive-by hacking
D. were unaware of the risk of wireless hacking
17. Which of the following is not considered in the study
A. The number of wireless hacking incidents.
B. The number of wireless computer networks.
C. The way in which data are sent and received.
D. The way in which data are hacked and stolen.
18. Most wireless network technology comprises _________.
A. data encryption programs B. password security programs
C. illegal-user detection D. virus-intrusion detection
19. Raymond Kruck mo ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )st probably agrees that wireless network security involves ________.
A. wireless signal administration B. changes in user’s awareness
C. users’ psychological health D. stronger physical walls
20. Without firewalls, companies using wireless networks __________.
A. cannot operate normally B. should turn to passwords
C. will be easil ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )y attacked by hackers D. can still spot the activities of hackers
【参考答案】16—20、CAABD 辽宁北海2016高考英语二轮阅读理解训练（一）及答案
说理议论（阅读理解）由 (2010北京,D)改编
The Cost of Higher Education
Individuals (个人) should pay for their higher education.
A university education ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) is of huge and direct benefit to the individual.Graduates earn more than non-graduates.Meanwhile,social mobility is ever more dependent on having a degree.However,only some people have it.So the individual,not the taxpayers,should pay for it.There are pressing calls on the resources (资源) of the government.Using taxpayers’ money to help a small number of people to earn high incomes in the future is not one of them.
Full government f ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )unding (资助) is not very good for universities.Adam Smith worked in a Scottish university whose teachers lived off student fees.He knew and looked down upon 18th-century Oxford,where the academics lived comfortably off the income received from the government.Guaranteed salaries,Smith argued,were the enemy of hard work,and when the academics were lazy and incompetent,the students were similarly lazy.
If students have to pa ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )y for their education,they not only work harder,but also demand more from their teachers.And their teachers have to keep them satisfied.If that means taking teaching seriously,and giving less time to their own research interests,that is surely something to celebrate.
Many people believe th ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )at higher education should be free because it is good for the economy (经济).Many graduates clearly do contribute to national wealth,but so do all the businesses that invest (投资) and create jobs.If you believe that the government should pay for higher education because graduates are economically productive,you should also believe that the government should pay part of business costs.Anyone promising to create jobs should receive a gift of capital from the government to invest.
Therefore,it is the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )individual,not the government,who should pay for their university education.
1.The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 2 refers to .
A.taxpayers B.pressing calls
C.college graduates D.government resources
2.The author thinks that with full government funding .
A.teachers are less satisfied
B.students are more demanding
C.students will become more competent
D.teachers will spend less time on teaching
3.The author mentions businesses in Paragraph 5 in order to .
A.argue against free university education
B.call on them to finance students’ studies
C.encourage graduates to go into business
D.show their contribution to higher education
语篇解读:本文为议论文。作者围绕着个人应该为取得高学历付学费这一个观点展开辩论。
答案及剖析:1.B 猜测词义题。根据第二段的 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )最后两句话,有关政府资源方面有很多紧迫的呼声,而使用纳税人的钱来帮助一小部分人在将来获得高收入并不在这些呼声中,可以判断them指的是pressing calls。
2.D 事实细节题。根据文章的第三段的最后一句话可以判断出本题选择D项。
3.A 推理判断题。根据第五段所议论的内容,可以判断出作者提到business是为了反对大学教育免费。
阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
You’re sitting on the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) train home and the person opposite you yawns(打哈欠). Suddenly, you’re yawning with him, though you’re not tired.
This phenomen ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )on confused scientists for years until a recent study found that people tend to sympathize with fellow humans. Supporting this claim was the discovery that those children who were unable to form normal emotional ties with others did not experience contagious(有感染力的) yawning, which showed that humans communicate regularly without words.
Hugo Critchley, a neur ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )oscientist, has conducted an experiment recently, which will prove that happiness and sadness can spread like the common cold. According to Critchley, our mind and body are in constant exchange about how we’re feeling. “Emotions are closely linked with states of internal(内部的) responses,” he explained. “There are also more visible changes in our gestures and facial expressions. When we’re in a group, these signals can spread to another person. For example, there’s the obvious tendency to smile when smiled at and there are less obvious changes that reflect emotions of surprise, anger or sadness such as a change in our heart rate and blood pressure.”
Hugo Critchley further explained, “Our bodies synchronise and when we like the other person, we even copy his behavior. Next time you chat with a friend, take note of how you’re sitting—it’s pretty likely that you will be the same. Scientists believe it’s our way of telling each other that we’re partners. Through body language, humans give each other very subtle(微妙的) but clear signals that show emotions.”
So, what lessons c ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )an we learn from this “Spend time with happy people—otherwise your health could suffer,” said Critchley. “When we’re sad, our body goes into fight or flight mode. But when we’re happy, our body works normally and we feel relaxed and positive. So we look bright, our skin glows, we feel healthy and it affects everyone around us.”
1. According to Hugo Critchley, .
A. emotions are as visible as facial expressions
B. we yawn more frequently when we have a cold
C. emotions are connected with states of internal responses
D. the change of blood ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) pressure is not linked with the change of emotions
2. The underlined word “synchronise” in Paragraph 4 means “ ”.
A. move slowly B. change rapidly
C. relax temporarily D. respond accordingly
3. From the passage we can learn .
A. sadness is as contagious as happiness
B. anger is less contagious than friendliness
C. surprise is more contagious than smile
D. surprise is the most contagious among emotions
4. Which of the follow ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ing statements is true according to the passage
A. Emotions have delicate influence on fellow humans.
B. Children like copying the actions of fellow humans.
C. Scientists are still confused about contagious yawning.
D. People tend to communicate more with body language.
【参考答案】1—4、CDBA
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Success does not bel ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ong to a select group of individuals; success belongs to those who are willing to go after it. Success belongs to those who are willing to look fear in the face, eyeball to eyeball, and then do what they have to do. Success belongs to those who realize that there is something more important than their fear.
“Desire is the key to motivation….” Desire is the longing to achieve a vision; without desire you have nothing. If you’ve lost your vision, or if your desire is not strong, work to clarify your vision, use pictures, write the vision down. Habakkuk said, “Write the vision, and make it plain, ” Before you can run with desire, your vision must be plain, it must be clear, it must be exciting.
“Seventy percent of success in life is showing up.” You can’t get your dream job, if you’re scared to turn in an application. You won’t get the sale, if you don’t try. Showing up doesn’t guarantee success, but rest assured if you don’t show up, you won’t succeed. When it comes to your dreams, and the things you desire to achieve in this life, you have to show up.
Thomas J. Watson said, “Would you like me to give you a formula（公式）for success It’s quite simple, really. Double your rate of failure. You are thinking of failure as the enemy of success. But it isn’t at all. You can be discouraged by failure or you can learn from it, so go ahead and make mistakes. Make all you can. Because remember that’s where you will find success.” Never fear failure, it is failure that will bring you success. Embrace failure, become a student of failure, learn from failure, and soon you will succeed.
Success is not about doing what the average person can’t do, it’s about doing what the average person is unwilling to do. And on a deeper level, it’s about creating habits that the average person is unwilling to create. It’s the habit of doing things with excellence that cause success.
Success is the e ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )njoyment of the journey. You have to enjoy the journey!
Someone once said, “Unless you change how you are, you will always have what you’ve got.” You have to change…you will change, you will succeed.
11. If you want to succeed, you should _________.
A. make efforts to achieve it B. be a special person
C. face it with fear D. do everything important
12. What's Habakkuk's opinion
A. We should mak ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e our aims common. B. We should set up a clear target.
C. We should have motivation. D. Desire is the key to motivation.
13. The main idea of the third paragraph is that _________.
A. success needs showing up B. 70% of people can succeed
C. you should show your hope D. you should fight for success
14. Thomas J. Watson encourages us to _________.
A. retire from failure B. escape from failure
C. make double mistakes D. grow from failure
15. Which is the best title of the passage _________.
A. Success and Failure B. Keys to Success
C. Several Critical Steps to Success D. Importance of Success
【参考答案】11—15、ABADC
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The Tibetan Pla ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )teau(青藏高原) is the world's highest place. It's four times the size of France and home to most of the world's highest mountains.
As you might expect, it's cold there. And it may be that the deep chill of the Tibetan Plateau played a role in the evolution of some of the world's most charismatic(魅力十足的) animals.
That's the belief of a scientist who discovered the skull of a woolly rhino(长毛犀) on the Tibetan Plateau.
The woolly rhino — two tons, two tusks, lots of hair and lots of attitude — was an Ice Age giant. It lived with other Ice Age beasts in Europe and Asia, starting about 2.5 million years ago.
But Xiaoming Wang, from the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, was shocked when he found a 3.5-million-year-old rhino skull(头骨化石) on the Tibetan Plateau. "It caught us by complete surprise that they are actually up in the high plateau well before the Ice Age has started," Wang says.
That's about a million years before the Ice Age started, in fact. Wang thinks his discovery shows that at least some animals were prepared for the Ice Age. "At least in the case of the woolly rhino, it actually adapted itself in the cold environment in the Tibetan Plateau before the Ice Age has even started," Wang says.
"The animal actually used its head to sweep snow," Wang explains, "so they can get at the vegetation below the snow cover."
So Wang thinks the Plateau was a sort of evolutionary cradle(摇篮) for cold-weather animals. When the rest of the world eventually iced up, they moved out of Tibet and took over.
Anthony Barnosky, a paleontologist at the University of California, Berkeley, says even now, these isolated "cradles" are important for evolution(进化).
"The interesting thing," Barnosky says, "is on Earth today we have biodiversity(生物多样性) isolated in certain spots, and we just never know which of those isolated places will be the cradle of evolution for the next big environmental change coming down the pike(出现)."
The only problem is that to be ready, you have to know what the next environment will be like. Or just be very lucky.
16. The underlined w ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ord "chill" in Para.2 could be replaced as ___________.
A. hole B. cold C. shape D. lake
17. Which is N ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )OTtrue about the woolly rhinos(长毛犀) on the Tibetan Plateau
A. They were Ice Age ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) giants with two tusks, lots of hair and lots of attitude.
B. They had lived on ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) the Tibetan Plateau before the Ice Age has started.
C. They were able to sweep snow with their heads.
D. They hardly adapted themselves in the cold environment.
18. What did Anthony Barnosky think of the isolated "cradles"
A. They adapted the cold weather.
B. They played an important role in evolution.
C. It was hard to know whether they would change.
D. It was luck to change the next big environmental.
19. The research might appear in the .
A. journal science ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) B. newspaper C. English textbook D. blog
20. From the passage, we can infer that _________.
A. Facing the cold, the animals continuously evolved
B. Xiaoming Wang works in the USA
C. Both Wang and Barnosky are paleontologists
D. A Chinese scientist discovered the skull of a woolly rhino
【参考答案】16—20、BDBAA
