江苏金湖县2016高考英语（二轮）阅读理解选练及答案（共6份打包）

江苏金湖县2016高考英语二轮阅读理解选练及答案
阅读理解—词义猜测题、观点态度题。
(2015年宁夏银川实险中学月考)
A rainforest is a ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )n area covered by tall trees with the total high rainfall spreading quite equally through the year and the temperature rarely dipping below 16 C. Rainforests have a great effect on the world environment because they can take in heat from the sun and adjust the climate. Without the forest cover, these areas would reflect more heat into the atmosphere, warming the rest of the world. Losing the rainforests may also influence wind and rainfall patterns, potentially causing certain natural disasters all over the world.
In the past hu ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ndred years, humans have begun destroying rainforests in search of three major resources(资源); land for crops, wood for paper and other products, land for raising farm animals, This action affects the environment as a whole. For example, a lot of carbon dioxide(二氧化碳)in the air comes from burning the rainforests. People obviously have a need for the resources we gain from cutting trees but we will suffer much more than we will benefit.
There are two main rea ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )sons for this. Firstly, when people cut down trees, generally they can only use the land for a year or two. Secondly, cutting large sections of rainforests may provide a good supply of wood right now, but in the long run it actually reduces the world's wood supply.
Rainforests are often ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) called the world's drug store. More than 25% of the medicines we use today come from plants in rainforests. However , fewer than 1% of rainforest plants have been examined for their medical value . It is extremely likely that our best chance to cure diseases lies somewhere in the world's shrinking rainforests.
Rainforests can help to adjust the climate because they .
Reflect more heat into the atmosphere
Reduce the effect of heat from the sun on the earth
Bring about high rainfall throughout the world
Rarely cause the temperature to drop lower than 16 C
What does the word “this” underlined in the third paragraph refer to
Humans have begun destroying rainforests.
People have a strong desire for resources.
We will lose much more than we can gain.
Much carbon dioxide comes from burning rainforests
It can be inferred from the text that .
We can get enough resources without rainforests
We will grow fewer kinds of crops in the gained land
The level of annual rainfall affects wind patterns
There is great medicine potential in rainforests
What might be the best title for the text
Rainforests and the environment
How to save rainforests
How to protect Nature
Rainforests and Medical Development
语篇解读
热带雨林对环境有很大的影响，因为它们能够调节气候，本文重点介绍了失去热带雨林的危害。
B 细节理解题。根据because they ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) can take in heat from the sun and adjust the climate 可知，热带雨林能调 节气候是因为他们吸收了来自太阳的热量。
C 词议猜测题。根据Peopl ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e obviously have a need for the resources we gain from cutting trees but we will suffer much more than we will benefit. 可知，砍伐热带雨林带来好处，但是坏处更多。
D 推理判断题。今天我们使用的药物中25%以上来自热带雨林中的植物。我们治愈某种疾病的药物极有可能就在不断缩小的雨林里。
A 主旨大意题。根据开头的Rainfores ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ts have a great effect on the world environment可知，雨林与环境关系密切。
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。
【2014高考英语模拟试题】
Nanotechnolog ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )y is a fashionable word these days. The name “nano”(纳米) comes from the size of molecules, which are measured in nanometers—or one billionth of a meter. Through operating the atoms and molecules, scientists can change the nature of common materials and even create new materials that have new properties.
But scientist ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )s are concerned about its possible risks to our daily lives.
Clothing merchants ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) claim their nano cloth keeps our bodies warmer in winter, saving us from needing thick coats. Vitamin companies boast their nano pills are easier to absorb. Home decoration companies suggest you use their nano paint, which has no smell, is waterproof, and free from poisonous substances.
Nanomaterials are ma ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )king our lives better, its creators say. The US National Science Foundation predicts nanotechnology research will grow into a US $－trillion industry over the next 10 years.
But relatively li ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ttle is known about the potential health and environmental effects of the tiny particles. Just atoms wide, they are small enough to penetrate cells easily in lungs, brains and other organs. US best seller “Prey”， written by Michael Crichton, paints a doomsday in which a group of tiny nanomachines escapes the lab and threatens to take control of humanity.
Studies have show ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )n that some nanoparticles can be poisonous to animal cells. There are fears that exposure can cause breathing problems, since nanoparticles could be taken in through the nose, causing unknown problems to brain cells. Scientists also fear that nanoparticles placed on the skin could damage DNA. “No one knows, and that’s the problem，” said Pat Mooney, director of the ETC Group. “People are rubbing them on the skin as sunscreens and as cosmetics.”
Mooney’s group ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) is calling for products such as sunscreen, that are directly absorbed into the body to be_taken_off_the_shelf until they’re proved safe.
56．What do you think is nanotechnology is
A. It is a fashi ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )onable technology that operates the atoms and molecules.
B. It is a fashionable technology that can be used to create DNA.
C. It is a fashion ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )able technology that is created by a scientist named Nano.
D. It is a fashion ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )able technology that combines chemistry with physics.
57．What benefits can nanotechnology bring to us except________.
A. It can allow u ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )s to be free from thick coats by wearing clothes made of nano cloth.
B. It can allow us ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) to create more new materials to meet the need of our modern society.
C. It can help us to take control of the doomsday.
D. It can help us ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) to decorate our homes more environmentally friendly.
58．Studies have made it clear that________.
A. exposure to nanoparticles can damage DNA
B. rubbing nano cosmetics on the skin can help control skin diseases
C. all nanoparticles can’t be poisonous to animal cells
D. the nanoparticles have bad effects on health and environment
59．What the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )underlined part “be taken off the shelf” in the last paragraph mean
A. Mooney’s g ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )roup recommends that consumers to buy nano products such as sunscreen on the shelf.
B. Mooney’s grou ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )p suggests that nano products such as sunscreen win a great success on the shelf.
C. Mooney’s group ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) suggests nano products such as sunscreen be sold on shelf instead of on the street.
D. Mooney’s group ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )suggests nano products such as sunscreen be proved safe before they are sold.
A
【解题导语】　纳米科技开始走进人们 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )的生活，各路商家纷纷大打纳米牌。纳米科技在带给人们方便的同时，也存在未知的风险。因此有研究人员建议未确定具体的安全性之前不要使用。
56．A　细节理解题。由第一段Thro ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ugh operating the atoms and molecules, scientists can change the nature of common materials and even create new materials that have new properties.可知纳米科技就是科学家可以通过物理方式，改变原子或分子的属性，或创造新物质的一种技术。
57．C　细节理解题。根据第三自 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )然段可知，A，B，D都是文章讲到的好处，而根据第五段US best seller “Prey”， written by Michael Crichton, paints a doomsday in which a group of tiny nanomachines escapes the lab and threatens to take control of humanity.可知美国畅销书中提到的世界末日是纳米粒子逃出实验室控制了人类，与C不符，所以C正确。
58．C　细节理解题。根 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )据第六段第一句Studies have shown that some nanoparticles can be poisonous to animal cells. 可知并非所有的纳米微粒都对身体细胞有危害。C答案中all...not表示部分否定。
59．D　猜测词义题。由第六段No on ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e knows, and that’s the problem，” said Pat Mooney, director of the ETC Group. “People are rubbing them on the skin as sunscreens and as cosmetics.可知Mooney指出人们还在往身上擦纳米化妆品，没有人知道那有危险。所以D对。
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
【2014高考英语】
For their nick-o ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )f-time acts, Toby, a 2-year-old dog, and Winnie, a cute cat, were named Dog and Cat of the Year by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
As Amy Paul chok ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ed(哽住) on a piece of apple at her home, her dog jumped up, landing hard on her chest and forcing the piece in her throat out. When the Keesling family of Indiana was about to be killed by carbon monoxide, their cat clawed at the wife Cathy’s hair until she woke up and called for help.
No one could explain their timely heroics.
Both pets we ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )re rescued by their owners in infancy---Toby as a 4-week-old thrown into a garbage bin to die, and Winnie as a week-old orphan hiding under a barn, so helpless that Cathy’s husband, Eric, had to feed her milk with an eyedropper.
As the Keesling ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )s recalled it, a gas-driven pump being used broke down, spreading carbon monoxide through the house. By the time Winnie went to rescue, the couple’s 14-year-old son was already unconscious. “Winnie jumped on the bed and was clawing at me, with a kind of angry sound,” Cathy Keesling said. The state police responding to her 911 call said the family was only minutes from death, judging by the amount of poisonous gas in the house.
Amy Paul’s husb ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )and was at his job when she took a midday break from making jewelry and bit into an apple. “Normally I peel them, but I read in Good Housekeeping Magazine that the skin has all the nutrients, so I ate the skin, and that’s what caused me to choke,” she recalled. “I couldn’t breathe and I was in panic when Toby jumped on me. He never does that, but he did, and saved my life.”
Both Toby and Winnie accompanied their owners to the awards luncheon.
56．Why did Amy Paul choke on a piece of apple
A. She was too young to care for herself.
B. She didn’t peel the skin as usual.
C. The apple was too hard.
D. She had a big bite.
57．Winnie saved t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )he lives of its owner’s whole family in an accident by __________.
A. jumping onto its owner B. calling for help
C. clawing at Cathy’s hair D. making some strange noises
58．Which of the foll ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )owing has the similar meaning to the underlined word “infancy” in Paragraph 4
A. middle age B. youth C. babyhood D. agedness
59．What caused the carbon monoxide spreading through the house
A. A pump breaki ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ng down. B. A driver breaking into the house.
C. The burning gas. D. The poisonous gas.
60．What would be the suitable title for the passage
A. So Smart Animals Are
B. Great Honors for Cat and Dog
C. Unforgettable Experiences
D. Dog and Cat Honored for Saving Their Masters
【参考答案】56—60、BCCAD
阅读理解。
People from E ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ast Asia tend to have more difficulty than those from Europe in distinguishing facial expressions — and a new report published online in Current Biology explains why.
Rachael Jack, ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )University of Glasgow researcher, said that rather than scanning evenly(均匀的) across a face as Westerners do, Easterners fix their attention on the eyes.
"We show ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) that Easterners and Westerners look at different face features to read facial expressions," Jack said. "Westerners look at the eyes and the mouth in equal measure, whereas Easterners favor the eyes and neglect (忽略) the mouth."
Accord ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ing to Jack and her colleagues, the discovery shows that human communication of emotion is more complex than previously believed. As a result, facial expressions that had been considered universally recognizable cannot be used to reliably convey emotion in cross-cultural situations.
The researcher ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )s studied cultural differences in the recognition of facial expressions by recording the eye movements of 13 Western Caucasian and 13 East Asian people while they observed pictures of. expressive faces and put them into categories: happy, sad, surprised, fearful, disgusted, angry, or neutral. They compared how accurately participants read those facial expressions using their particular eye movement strategies.
It turned out ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) that Easterners focused much greater attention on the eyes and made significantly more errors than did Westerners. "The cultural difference in eye movements that they show is probably a reflection of cultural difference in facial expressions," Jack said. "Our data suggest that whereas Westerners use the whole face to convey emotion, Easterners use the eyes more and mouth less."
In short, the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) data show that facial expressions are not universal signals of human emotion. From here on, examining how cultural factors have diversified these basic social skills will help our understanding of human emotion. Otherwise, when it comes to communicating emotions across cultures, Easterners and Westerners will find themselves lost in translation.
( ) 1. The discovery shows that Westerners .
A. pay equal attention to the eyes and the mouth
B. consider facial expressions universally reliable
C. observe the eyes and the mouth in different ways
D. have more difficulty in recognizing facial expressions
( ) 2. What were the people asked to do in the study
A. To make a fac ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e at each other. B. To get their faces impressive.
C. To classif ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )y some face pictures. D. To observe the researchers' faces.
( ) 3. What does the underlined word "they" in Paragraph 6 refer to
A. The participants in the study.
B. The researchers of the study.
C. The errors made during the study.
D. The data collected from the study.
( ) 4. In compar ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ison with Westerners, Easterners are likely to .
A. do translation more successfully
B. study the mouth more frequently
C. examine the eyes more attentively
D. read facial expressions more correctly
( ) 5. What can be the best title for the passage
A. The Eye as the Window to the Soul
B. Cultural Differences in Reading Emotions
C. Effective Methods to Develop Social Skills
D. How to Increase Cross-cultural Understanding
【语篇解读】本文为科普说明文。主要介绍了最新的科学研究发现：东方人比西方人更难于读懂他人的面部表情。
66. 答案：A
考点：细节理解题
解析：根据第三段 “West ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )erners look at the eyes and the mouth in equal measure, whereas Easterners favor the eyes and neglect (忽略) the mouth.” 可以得出答案
67. 答案：C
考点：细节理解题
解析：根据第五段 “…by recor ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ding the eye movements of 13 Western Caucasian and 13 East Asian people while they observed pictures of. expressive faces and put them into categories: happy, sad, surprised, fearful, disgusted, angry, or neutral.”可以判断选C
68. 答案：A
考点：词义猜测
解析：根据定语从句 “that they ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )show”所修饰的 eye movements 在研究中为the participants 所作（从the eye movements of 13 Western Caucasian and 13 East Asian people”可知）可判断选A
69. 答案：C
考点：细节理解题
解析：根据第六段 “It ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) turned out that Easterners focused much greater attention on the eyes and made significantly more errors than did Westerners.”可判断选C
70. 答案：B
考点：主旨大意题
解析：文章首先指出科学研究的最新发现：东方人 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )比西方人更难于读懂人的面部表情。之后更具体地介绍研究的结构及其研究过程，最后得出结论：文化差异丰富了理解情感的基本社会技巧，即：不同的文化背景使人理解他人情感的方式也不尽相同。由此判断最佳标题应为B江苏金湖县2016高考英语阅读理解选练及答案
【阅读理解】
The multi million pou ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )nd new Library of Birmingham(LoB)will be the most visible sign of the way the city is accepting the digitalization(数字化)of everyday life.
Set to open in 2 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )013, the ￡188m LoB is already beginning to take shape next to the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, with which it will share some equipment.
As digital media ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )(媒介)is important to its_idea,_the project is already providing chances for some of the many small new local companies working at the new technologies.
Brian Gambles, th ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e LoB project director, says it is about giving people the right tools for learning：“The aim is to mix the physical with the digital, providing 24 hour services which can be used through many different ways. It is important to enable us to reach more people, more effectively.”
The digital library ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )will, he says, be as important as the physical one, allowing the distant use of the services, making sure that it is never closed to the public.
Even before th ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e LoB is complete, the public has been able to go online to visit the Virtual(虚拟的)LoB, designed by Baden, the Birmingham virtual worlds specialists. Not only have the public been able to learn about the LoB, but the virtual one has also enabled those working on the LoB to understand the building and how it will work before it even opens.
Two other small Birm ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ingham based digital companies are also working on the LoB projects. Substrat, a digital design company, is developing what it calls an example of an “enlarged reality” project. It is about the use of an exciting smart phone, an important part of the LoB which is in the early stages of development. And The People's Archice is an online library of historical figures of the city being built up by a digital content company in Cahoots, in which users will be encouraged to add to and comment on the material.
Gambles says: “Techn ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ology will enable us to make the library's content and services open to citizens as never before.”
投资数百万英镑的伯明翰新建图书馆将会 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )是目前很有代表性的数字化图书馆，在这样的图书馆，人们将会体验新的阅览工具，并且能够真正做图书馆的主人，即：能够参与图书内容的增补与建议。
1．The underlined part ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) “its idea” in Paragraph 3 refers to the idea of ________.
A．the equipment B．the project
C．the digital media D．the physical library
答案：B。词义猜测题。根据下一句话的信息词 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )“the project is already providing...”可以断定此处的代词its 指的就是the project。
2．While visiting the Virtual LoB, the public can ________.
A．get a general idea of the LoB
B．meet many world famous experts
C． learn how to put up a library building
D．understand how the specialists work on the project
答案：A。细节判断题。在倒数第三段中，信 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )息句“Not only have the public been able to learn about the LoB...”可以给以提示：即：公众可以很好地了解LoB的具体情况，即同选项A所说的一样。
3．Which of the following is TRUE of the LoB when it opens
a．It offers better learning tools.
b．It reaches users in different ways.
c．It provides users with smart phones.
d．It allows users to enrich its material.
e．It gives non stop physical and digital services.
A．a，b，d B．a，c，e C．b，c，d D．b，d，e
答案：A。细节判断题。 在文章 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )的第三段中提到这样“right tools for learning”“used through many different ways ”以及倒数第二段的最后“add to and comment on the material”都表明了关于开放时的LoB的情况，即同选项A。
4．The text is most probably taken from ________.
A．a computer book B．a library guide
C．a project handbook D．a newspaper report
答案：D。文章出处判断题。既然是针对于公众的信息，应该是面对普通公众，即选择最大众化的媒体，即新闻报道。
2014高考训练题
Barack Obama, Lad ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )y Gaga and Steve Jobs—what do they have in common They are, of course, all Americans. And according to a survey by social networking site , they all best illustrate(举例说明) the word “cool”.
But just what does ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )it mean to say someone is “cool” Most would answer that it is something to do with being independent-minded and not following the crowd.
Yale University art pr ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ofessor Robert Farris Thompson says that the term “cool” goes back to 15th century West African philosophy(哲学). “Cool” relates to ideas of grace(优雅) under pressure.
“In Africa, ” he ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )writes, “coolness is a positive quality which combines calmness, silence, and life. ”
The modern idea ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) of “cool” developed largely in the US in the period after World War Ⅱ. “Post-war ‘cool’ was in part an expression of war-weariness. . . it went against the strict social rules of the time, ” write sociologists Dick Pountain and David Robins in Cool Rules:Anatomy of an Attitude.
But it was the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) American actor James Dean who became the symbol for “cool” in the hugely successful 1955 movie Rebel without a Cause. Dean plays a tough guy who disobeys his parents and the authorities. He always gets the girl, smokes cigarettes, wears a leather jacket and beats up bullies(欺凌弱小者). In the movie, Dean showed what “cool” would mean to American young people for the next 60 years.
Today the focus of “co ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ol” has changed to athletics stars. Often in movies about schools, students gain popularity on the athletics field more than in the classroom. This can be seen quite clearly in movies like Varsity Blues and John Tucker Must Die.
But many teenagers al ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )so think being smart is cool. Chess and other thinking games have been becoming more popular in schools.
“Call it the Ha ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )rry Potterization of America—a time when being smart is the new cool, ” writes journalist Joe Sunnen.
31. Barack Obama, Lady ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) Gaga and Steve Jobs are mentioned in the first paragraph to ________.
A. introduce the topic
B. draw our attention
C. tell us what they have in common
D. tell us what is “cool”
32. If you were consid ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ered “cool” in Africa in the 15th century, you ________.
A. thought and acted differently from the majority
B. had a calm and quiet attitude towards life
C. didn’t observe rules and authorities
D. had all kinds of “bad” manners
33. The heroe ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )s in Varsity Blues and John Tucker Must Die are likely to be those who ________.
A. do very well in their studies
B. are very skilled at sports
C. are good at chess and other thinking games
D. have supernatural powers like Harry Potter
34. Which of the following is NOT true according to the article？
A. It is generally con ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )sidered “cool” to be independent-minded and not to follow the crowd.
B. “Cool” was used as early as the 15th century.
C. Disobeying one ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )’s parents and the authorities is considered “cool” among American young people nowadays.
D. Getting the first place in an exam can also be considered “cool”.
35. What does the article mainly talk about
A. The origin of the word “cool”.
B. The kinds of people who are “cool”.
C. The changing meaning of the word “cool”.
D. How to be a “cool” person.
【参考答案】31-35: ABBDC
2014高考训练题
Over 70 per cent of ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) the “double single-child couples” in China need help from their parents in taking care of their own kids, according to a recent survey.
Women of China magazin ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e and a consulting company carried out a survey recently on young couples of the “single-child” generation, the Morning Post reports. The couples surveyed were around 29 and have been married for three years on average, with university education and monthly income of 4，000 yuan ($531). Among them, 43.5 per cent have kids.
Results show that 7 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )1.9 per cent of the young couples have help from their parents in taking care of their kids.
Grown up as the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) “single-child”， the only child in a family since the family planning policy which was adopted in 1979, this generation depends much on their parents.
The parents of ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) the “single-child” generation focused more on their children's physical well being rather than their attitudes and values, according to some psychologists.
The research also fou ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )nd that the “double single-child couples” follow a rather traditional value system.
Survey shows that 27 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ).5 per cent of them got married after dating for one to two years, 25.2 per cent two to five years, and 20 per cent didn't tie the knot until dating for five years. Also, 30 per cent of the couples were schoolmates, while 43.8 per cent were introduced by someone.
Since their mar ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )riage is based on enduring relationships, 65.2 per cent of the husbands and 62.9 per cent of the wives think that compromise and tolerance are necessary in their marriage. Meanwhile, 21.7 per cent of the husbands and 37.1 per cent of the wives support the idea that happiness is the key standard for a marriage.
36. The best title for the passage should be “________”．
A．Mum and Dad, take care of my kid please
B．Double single-child couples
C．The problem of the single child
D．A recent survey by Women of China
37. Which of the following is NOT supported by the passage
A．The majority of the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) “double single-child couples” in China depend much on their parents.
B．The parents ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) of the “single-child” generation cared more about their study and education.
C．One-fifth of th ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e couples surveyed didn't get married until dating for five years.
D．All the coupl ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )es surveyed have university education and 30 per cent of them were schoolmates.
38. Which of the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )following descriptions about “double single-child couples” is TRUE
A．They are single chil ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )dren in either family and they are independent on their parents.
B．They are si ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ngle children in either family and they are dependent on their parents.
C．They have at leas ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )t two children and can afford to support themselves.
D．They, who w ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ere introduced by someone, follow a rather traditional value system.
39. The tradition ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )al value system mentioned in the passage refers that________．
A．parents are concern ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ed about their children's physical life as well as the spiritual life
B．most couples w ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ere introduced by someone and made dating for a long time
C．once begun, “doubl ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e single-child couples” marriage will last forever
D．the couples thi ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )nk that compromise and tolerance are necessary in their marriage
40. According to ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )the passage, we can learn that ________ is necessary in a marriage.
A．wealth B．health C．undertanding D．education
【参考答案】36-40: ABBDC
阅读理解。
Boiler rooms are ofte ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )n dirty and steamy, but this one is clean and cool. Fox Point is a very new47-unit living building in South Bronx, one of the city’s poorest areas. Two-thirds of the people living there are formerly (以前) homeless people, whose rent is paid by the government. The rest are low-income families. The boiler room has special equipment, which produces energy for electricity and heat. It reuses heat that would otherwise be lost to the air, reducing carbon emissions(碳排放)while also cutting costs.
Fox Point is ope ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )rated by Palladian, a group that specializes in providing housing and services to needy, people. Palladian received support from Enterprise Community Partners (ECP), which helps build affordable housing by providing support to housing developers.
ECP has created na ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )tional standards for healthy, environmentally (环境方面) clever and affordable homes which are called, the Green Communities Standards. These standards include water keeping, energy saving and the use of environmentally friendly building materials. Meeting the standards increases housing construction costs by 2%, which is rapidly paid back by lower running costs. Even the positioning of a window to get most daylight can help save energy.
Michael. Bloom ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )berg, New York's mayor, plans to create 165,000 affordable housing units for500,000 New Yorkers. Almost 80% of New York City’s greenhouse-gas emissions come from buildings, and 40% of those are caused, by housing. So he recently announced that the city’s Department of Housing and Preservation and Development (DHPD) , whose duty is to develop and keep the city’s supply of affordable housing, will require all its new projects to follow ECP’s green standards.
Similar meas ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ures have been taken by other cities such as Cleveland and Denver, but New York’s DHPD is the largest city developer of affordable housing in the country.
( ) 1. What is the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )purpose of describing the boiler room in the first paragraph
A. To explain the measures the city takes to care for poor people.
B. To suggest that affordable housing is possible in all areas.
C. To show how the environment-friendly building works.
D. To compare old and new boiler rooms.
( ) 2. What is an ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) advantage of the buildings meeting the Green Communities Standards
A. Lower running costs.
B. Costing less in construction.
C. Less air to be lost in hot days.
D. Better prices for homeless people.
( ) 3. It can be learned from the text that,
A. New York City is seriously polluted
B. people’s daily life causes many carbon emissions in New York City
C. a great num ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ber of people in New York City don't have houses to live in
D. some other cities h ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ave developed more affordable housing than New York City
( ) 4. What is the main purpose of this text
A. To call on people to pay more attention to housing problems.
B. To prove that some standards are needed for affordable housing.
C. To ask society to help homeless people and low-income families.
D. To introduce healt ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )hy, environmentally clever-and affordable housing.
语篇解读：本篇文章为科技说明文。 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )作者以Fox Point居住群的boiler rooms为切入点，阐述此类房子的环保节能的优点，以及各城市特别是纽约队建造此类建筑的积极响应。
1. 答案：C
考点：作者的写作意图
解析：从第一段最后两句，作者描述开水房仅是从一个侧面展示整个建筑群的节能，环保，可以得出答案。
2. 答案：A
考点：细节理解
解析：依据文章第三段倒数第 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )二句：Meeting the standards increases housing construction costs by 2%, which is rapidly paid back by lower running costs.可得到答案。句意为“达到这一标准会将建筑成本提高2%，但很快会被它的低成本运行成本补回”
3. 答案：B
考点：细节理解
解析：依据文章第四段第二句：Almos ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )t 80% of New York City’s greenhouse-gas emissions come from buildings, and 40% of those are caused, by housing..可得出答案
4. 答案：D
考点：作者的写作目的
解析：本文主要让读者了解这类健康、环保、经济类住房。江苏金湖县2016高考英语阅读理解选练及参考答案
【2016高考训练】阅读理解—推理判断题。
Everybody has ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) one of those days when everything does wrong. This is what happened to Harry.
He got up one morning ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )very late because he had forgotten to wind up his alarm clock(闹钟). He tried to shave(刮脸) quickly and cut himself. When he got dressed he got blood all over his clean shirt, so he had to find another one. They only other shirt that was clean needed ironing(熨), so he ironed it. While he was ironing it , there was noc at the door, It was the man to read the electricity meter(表)。 He showed him where the meter was, said good-bay and found that the iron had burnt a hole in his shirt. So he had to wear the one with the blood on it after all. By this time it was very late, so he decided he couldn't go to work by bus. He telephoned for a taxi to take him to work. The taxi arrived and Harry got in and began to read the newspaper.
In another part of ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )the town, a man had killed a woman with a knife and was seen to run away in a taxi. When Harry's taxi stopped outside his office, a policeman happened to be standing there. He saw the blood on Harry's shirt, and took him to the police station. He was kept till 3 o'clock in the afternoon before the police were sure that he was not the man they wanted. When he finally arrived at the office at about four, his boss took a look at him and told him to go away and find another job.
Harry had .
A lucky day B. an unlucky day C. A busy day D. a good day
Why did Harry wear the shirt with blood on it？
The iron had burnt a hole in his clean shirt.
The only other needed ironing.
He had only one shirt.
He cut himself and got blood all over his shirt.
Harry was taken to the police station because .
His taxi stopped outsi ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )de his office and a policeman happened to be there
There was blood on his shirt and he was in a taxi
A man killed a woman with a knife
The murderer(杀人犯)was seen to run away in a taxi
His boss told him to go away and find another job because .
He had been kept by the police
There was blood on his shirt
He was late for work
He had killed a woman
语篇解读 每个人都有背运的时候，Ha ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )rry 倒霉的一天就这样开始了，早上起床迟到了，剃胡子的时候又把脸弄破了… … 更倒霉的事情还在后面呢….
B 主旨大意题。根据文章整个的叙述过程来看应该是讲述他倒霉的一天。文章开头点题。
A 推理判断题。 根据文章第二段可以判断，他只有两件衬衫，一件坏了，一件还有血，只能穿带血的那件了。
B 推理判断题，根据对文章的理解，我们可以推断，关键是衣服上的血迹让警察起了怀疑。
C 推理判断题。从老板的角度来看，他迟到了，员工不遵守工作纪律，所以开除了他。
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。
2014高考训练题
“Cleverness ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )is a gift while kindness is a choice. Gifts are easy – they’re given after all. Choices can be hard.” –– Jeff Bezos
I got the idea to s ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )tart Amazon 16 years ago. I came across the fact that the Internet usage was growing at 2,300 percent per year. I’d never seen or heard of anything that grew that fast, and the idea of building an online bookstore with millions of titles was very exciting to me. I had just turned 30 years old, and I’d been married for a year. I told my wife MacKenzie that I wanted to quit my job and go to do this crazy thing that probably wouldn’t work since most start-ups don’t, and I wasn’t sure what to expect. MacKenzie told me I should go for it. As a young boy, I’d been a garage inventor. I’d always wanted to be an inventor, and she wanted me to follow my passion.
I was working ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )at a financial firm in New York City with a bunch of very smart people, and I had a brilliant boss that I much admired. I went to my boss and told him I wanted to start a company selling books on the Internet. He took me on a long walk in Central Park, listened carefully to me, and finally said, “That sounds like a really good idea, but it would be an even better idea for someone who didn’t already have a good job.” That logic made some sense to me, and he convinced me to think about it for 48 hours before making a final decision. Seen in that light, it really was a difficult choice, but ultimately (最后), I decided I had to give it a shot. I didn’t think I’d regret trying and failing. And I suspected I would always be haunted by a decision to not try at all.
After much c ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )onsideration, I took the less safe path to follow my passion, and I’m proud of that choice. For all of us, in the end, we are our choices.
21. What ins ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )pired the author with the idea of building an online bookstore
A. His dream of being an inventor.
B. The support of his wife.
C. The greatly increasing usage of the Internet.
D. Millions of exciting titles.
22. Which of the follo ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )wing is closest in meaning to the underlined sentence .
A. The idea of n ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ot trying would keep coming to his mind and disturb him.
B. He would be very excited if he tried it out.
C. He would be always having a doubt if he didn’t try.
D. The decision to not try the online bookstore would terrify him.
23. We can know from the passage that _______.
A. the boss thought the idea was suitable for the author
B. the author wanted someone else to try the idea
C. the author might not regret if he failed the idea
D. the author might go back to his boss if he failed
24. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage
A. Cleverness and Kindness B. The Starting of Amazon
C. Following My Passion D. We Are What We Choose
【参考答案】21—24 CACD
2014高考训练题
Two new studies sugges ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )t that modern running shoes could increase the risk of injuries to runners.
One study inv ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )olved sixty-eight healthy young women and men who ran at least twenty-four kilometers a week. The runners were observed on a treadmill machine (跑步机). Sometimes they wore running shoes. Other times they ran barefoot (赤脚).
Researchers f ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )rom the JKM Technologies company in Virginia, the University of Virginia and the University of Colorado did the study.
They found that runnin ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )g shoes create more stress that could damage knees, hips and ankle joints than running barefoot. They observed that the effect was even greater than the effect reported earlier for walking in high heels.
The study appeared in ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) the official scientific journal of The American Academy of Physical Medicine.
The other study appea ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )red in the journal Nature. It compared runners in the United States and Kenya. The researchers were from Harvard University in Massachusetts, Moi University in Kenya and the University of Glasgow in Scotland.
They divided the runn ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ers into three groups. One group had always run shoeless. Another group had always run with shoes. And the third group had changed to shoeless running.
Runners who wear s ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )hoes usually come down heel first. That puts great force on the back of the foot. But the study found that barefoot runners generally land on the front or middle of their foot. That way they ease into their landing and avoid striking their heel.
Harvard’s Daniel L ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ieberman led the study. He says the way most running shoes are designed may explain why those who wear them land on their heels. The heel of the shoe is bigger and heavier than other parts of the shoe, so it would seem more likely to come down first. Also, the heel generally has thick material under it to soften landings.
But the resea ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )rchers do not suggest that runners immediately start running barefoot. They say it takes some training. And there can be risks, like running when your feet are too cold to feel if you get injured.
The study was partl ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )y supported by Vibram, which makes a kind of footwear that it says is like running barefoot. The findings have gotten a lot of attention. But the researchers say there are many problems in the way the press has reported in their paper. So they have tried to explain their findings on a Harvard Website.
25. What’s the main idea of the passage
A. Walking in high he ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )els could cause less serious effects than running barefoot.
B. Two new discoveries encourage people to run in high heels.
C. Running in shoes is partly good to runners.
D. Two new studies pr ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ove running without shoes is beneficial to runners in most cases.
26. Which part of o ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ur body could be injured if we run in running shoes
A. Toes. B. Hips. C. Feet. D. Legs.
27. What can we learn from the passage
A. The way tha ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )t we run by landing on the front or middle of our foot could avoid damaging our heel.
B. We should start running barefoot in no time.
C. Running in mod ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ern running shoes could cause more serious effects than running in high heels.
D. We won’t be injured if we run barefoot.
28. What is t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )he writer’s attitude towards the use of the modern running shoes
A. Persuasive. B. Negative. C. Objective. D. Supportive.
【参考答案】25—28 DBAC
阅读理解。
Businesses are ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )witnessing a difficult time, which has in turn produced influence on consumers’ desire to go green. However, shoppers are still laying stress on environmental concerns.
Two thirds o ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )f customers say that environmental considerations inform their purchases to the same degree as they did a year ago, while more than a quarter say that they are now even better aware of the environmental effect on what they buy.
This may help to influ ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ence how shops store goods on their shelves. And the companies should still make efforts to become more environmentally friendly. Two out of three people think it is important to buy from environmentally responsible companies, with about one in seven saying that they had even decided to take their custom elsewhere if they felt a company’s environmental reputation was not good enough.
Harry Morrison, ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )chief executive（主管）of the Carbon Trust, sympathizes：“I understand this situation where survival is very important now. But from environmental considerations, the clock is ticking—we don’t have much time. In addition, cutting carbon has an immediate effect as costs drop and a medium-term benefit for the brand.”
Larger companies ha ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ve an extra motivation to look at reducing their carbon footprint, as new rules next year will require businesses to buy carbon allowances to make up for their emissions（排放）. Those that have taken early action will have a head start. More than two thirds of consumers are not clear about which companies are environmentally responsible. This suggests that firms that are able to relay clearly their message to the public will be in a pole position to attract shoppers.
The Carbon Trust ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) believes that it can help by informing customers about the good work companies are doing. “When companies are granted（授予）the standard, they can use a logo（标识）in all their marketing which makes it clear that they are working towards cutting emissions,” Mr. Morrison said.
( ) 1. What’s the main idea of the passage
A. Businesses are finding ways to send their message to the shoppers.
B. Companies will ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) soon get information about cutting carbon emissions.
C. Firms are making ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) efforts to encourage customers to keep goods at home.
D. Firms are urged ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) to cut carbon emissions by shoppers’ environmental awareness.
( ) 2. The und ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )erlined word “inform” in Paragraph 2 probably means“ ”.
A. affect B. change C. disturb D. reject
( ) 3. According to Harry Morrison, businesses .
A. will benefit from cutting carbon emissions
B. should buy carbon allowances for shoppers
C. are required to make up for their carbon emissions
D. have encouraged shoppers to take their custom elsewhere
( ) 4. We can learn from the passage that businesses will .
A. have a strong desire to reduce costs
B. use the same logo in their marketing
C. gain advantages by taking early action
D. attract more shoppers by storing goods
【语篇解读】本篇文章为说明文 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )。现在顾客购物已经开始考虑环保的问题。面临顾客环保的心理需求，企业只有主动采取措施，减少排放，才会更好地赢得顾客的信赖，进而获得更好的收益
1.答案 D。
【解析】主旨大意题。根据第一段最后一句“H ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )owever, shoppers are still laying stress on environmental concerns”及最后一段第一句可知，企业因购买者的环保意识而去减排。故选D项。
2.答案 A。
【解析】词义猜测题。由本段中“while ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )more than a quarter say that they are now even better aware of the environmental effect on what they buy”可知，现在三分之二的顾客在购物时对环境的考虑比一年前程度加深了。因此A项符合句子意思
3.答案 A。
解析】推理判断题。根据第四段最后一句“c ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )utting carbon has an immediate effect as costs drop and a medium-term benefit for the brand”可以推断出：商业会受益于减排。因此A项符合文章。
4.答案 C。
【解析】推理判断题。根据第五 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )段最后一句“This suggests that firms that are able to relay clearly their message to the public will be in a pole position to attract shoppers”可知，早采取行动减排的企业可以更好地吸引顾客。因此可以推断出C项。
阅读理解。
Along the ri ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ver banks of the Amazon and the Orinoco there lives a bird that swims before it can fly, flies like a fat chicken, eats green leaves, has the stomach of a cow and has claws(爪)on its wings when young .They build their homes about 4.6m above the river ,an important feature(特征)for the safety of the young. It is called the hoatzin.
In appea ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )rance，the birds of both sexes look very much alike with brown on the back and cream and red on the underside .The head is small, with a large set of feathers on the top, bright red eyes, and blue skin. Its nearest relatives are the common birds, cuckoos. Its most striking feature, though, is only found in the young.
Baby hoatzins hav ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e a claw on the leading edge of each wing and another at the end of each wing tip .Using these four claws ,together with the beak(喙),they can climb about in the bushes, looking very much like primitive birds must have done. When the young hoatzins have learned to fly, they lose their claws.
During the drier mont ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )hs between December and March hoatzins fly about the forest in groups of 20 to 30 birds, but in April, when the rainy season begins, they collect together in smaller living units of two to seven birds for producing purposes.
( ) 1. What is the text mainly about
A．Hoatzins in dry and rainy seasons.
B．The relatives and enemies of hoatzins.
C．Primitive birds and hoatzins of the Amazon.
D．The appearance and living habits of hoatzins.
( ) 2. Young ho ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )atzins are different from their parents in that ．
A．they look like young cuckoos
B．they have claws on the wings
C．they eat a lot like a cow
D．they live on river banks
( ) 3. What can we infer about primitive birds from the text
A．They had claws to help them climb.
B．They could fly long distances.
C．They had four wings like hoatzins.
D．They had a head with long feathers on the top.
( ) 4. Why do hoatzi ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ns collect together in smaller groups when the rainy season comes
A．To find more food.
B．To protect themselves better.
C．To keep themselves warm.
D．To produce their young.
1.选D。考查文章主题大意。纵观全文，文章主要讲的是hoatzin麝雉，这种鸟类的外貌以及生活习性。
2.选B。根据第一段has claws( ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )爪)on its wings when young,和第三段可知，hoatzin在幼年期是有爪子的，而长大学会飞之后就没有了。
3.选A。关键是primitive“原始的，早期的”的意思。第三段第二句话。
4.选D。最后一段最后一句话。江苏金湖县2016高考英语二轮阅读理解选练及参考答案
2016高考阅读理解。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。
I will never for ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )get the day--- September 10th 2009, when my class went on a field trip to the beach and I had so much fun. When we returned to school, my teacher told me to go to the headmaster’s office. When I got into the office, I saw a police officer. Suddenly, I realized something was wrong. The police officer told me what had happened and we went to pick my sister up. After that, we went to the hospital and waited. Time went slowly. Finally, we got to see our mother. It was terrible.
On the next day, the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )headmaster came and told my two teachers what had happened. I was taking a test that day. I knew it had something to do with my mother. I kept thinking that she either died or had gotten better. How I wished that she had gotten better. When my teacher took me outside, my sister ran up to me. She started crying, “She’s gone, Terresa, mommy’s gone. She’s dead.” I couldn’t believe it. We jumped into the car and drove straight to the hospital. Most of my family were there. The silence was terrible. I knew I had to say goodbye.
Today when I look bac ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )k, I still miss my mother very much, but I know that I will live. My mother was a strong mother, who had the biggest heart. She was an angel walking on the earth. I will always remember her as a living. When someone is asked who their hero is, they usually say someone famous, like Michael Jordan or Britney Spears. When someone asks me who my hero is, I tell them, my mother. My mother lives everyday. That is what makes her a true hero.
1.Where was the writer when she learned her mother was sick
A. On the beach. B. At the hospital.
C.At school. D. At home.
2.Who brought the writer the bad news that her mother was ill
A. Her sister. B. The headmaster.
C.The police officer D. Her teacher.
3.What did the headmaster tell the two teachers on the next day
A. Her father had been very ill.
B. Her mother had gotten better.
C. Her mother came to see her.
D.Her mother had been dead.
4.From the last paragraph of the passage we know that _____________.
A. the writer is afraid of her mother.
B. the writer feels sad about her mother.
C. the writer feels sorry for her mother.
D. the writer is proud of her mother.
参考答案1—4、CCDD
【2016高考训练】阅读理解—词义猜测题、观点态度题。
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Grammarphobes refer to people who .
Mind grammar too much in writing
Are afraid of making grammar mistakes
Consider grammar to be boring
Are worried about grammar homework
The underlined word “assembling” in Paragraph 6 may mean .
Looking for B. bringing together
C. remembering D. directing
What does playing cards have in common with communicating
Both can be learned easily
Both can be very interesting
Both need rules.
Both can make sense for our life.
What might be the main idea of the passage
Improving grammar through writing.
Forgetting grammar when writing.
Grammar is not horrible.
What is grammarphobia
语篇解读
本文是说明文，谈到了学生为之色变的语法 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )。患有语法恐惧症的人，要认识到语法就像游戏规则一样是必须存在的，它可以帮助我们平时的交流和学习，所以没有必要对此感到恐惧。
B 细节理解题。第一段指出gram ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )marphobia 是对语法的恐惧，第二段倡导grammarphobes不要害怕语法，由此可知，grammarphobes是指那些害怕语法的人，故选B。
B 词义扒测题。结合后面一句的“You ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )have to put your words together the right way” 及下一句中的“… if they aren't put together correctly”可知，语法就像帮助人们把头脑中的词汇合在一起的操作指南，故选B。
C 细节理解题。这里把 交流和打扑克 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )做了比较，认为它们相似的原因是无论是打扑克还是交流都必须遵循一定的规则，没有规则的话，就达不到沟通或娱乐的目的，故选C。
C 主旨大意题。本文开头得到人们害怕语 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )法，害怕出现语法错误，而作者认为语法的存在是合理的，我们学习语言必须遵循一定的规则，所以没有必要对语法感到恐惧，因此C项符合题意。
2016高考阅读理解。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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1. Who might be qualified to be a dog owner, according to the text
A. Jim, who has a daughter sensitive to dog’s smell.
B. Dick, a jobless teenager who can hardly pay his rent.
C. Kari, a teacher who works eight hours a day.
D. Steven, a business man who travels a lot on business.
2. To be a responsi ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ble dog owner you need to do all the following EXCEPT _________.
A. finding a shelter for it when you are bored with it
B. buying dog food and feeding it
C. taking it to hospital when necessary
D. spending time each day playing with it
3. What does the un ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )derlined part in the first paragraph probably mean
A. Rush to adopt a dog formally.
B. Decide to be a pet owner without thinking about it carefully.
C. Run into a pet shelter and take one home so quickly.
D. Commit to buy a dog and take it home.
4. What might be the best title for the text
A. Dogs Are Dogs ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) B. Pets Are Family Members
C. Have Time for a Dog D. Ready for a Pet
参考答案1—4、CABD
阅读理解。
In the United States, ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )there were some well-constructed houses for native Indians, ranging from the simple brush shelter to the five-storied pueblo.
In the eastern Uni ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ted States, one of the existing types was that commonly know under the Algonkian name of wigwam in which the Iroquois Indians lived. The wigwams were of wagon-top shape with straight sides and ends, made by bending young trees to form the round shape. Over this shape pieces of tree bark were laid to protect the Indians from bad weather. Over the bark dried grass was added. A small hole allowed smoke to escape from the top. Doorways at each end served also as windows, The Iroquois Indians built trunk walls all around their villages. The wall had only one opening, They could quickly close this opening if their enemies came near.
Interestingly, the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )Choctaw Indians in Mississippi also lived in a wigwam of a most primitive(原始的) construction, but different from those of the Iroquois Indians. The Choctaw Indians’ wigwams, made from mud, cane and straw, were in the form of a bee-hive. The covering was made of a long, tough grass. A post in the centre supported the roof. A hole in the top admitted the light, and allowed the smoke to pass out.
The tipi tent-housin ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )g of the upper lake and plains area was put up with poles set lightly in the ground, tied together near the top, and covered with bark and grass in the lake country. It was easily portable, and two women could set it up or take it down within an hour.
The Pawnee, Manda ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )n and other Indian tribes (部落) along the Missouri built solid ring-shaped structures of trunk, covered with earth and dried grass, housing a dozen families.
The Wichita and ot ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )her tribes of the Texas border built large ring-shaped houses covered with dried grass.
Apart from the regu ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )lar housing, almost every tribe had some style of housing.
( ) 1.Which o ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )f the following pictures shows the house for the Iroquois Indians？
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( ) 2. Accor ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ding to the passage, the Pawnee Indians built their houses _____.
A. with openings in t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )he trunk walls B. large enough for several families
C. in a ring shape wit ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )h bark and mud D. by bending young trees to form the shape
( ) 3. All the native ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) Indian houses described in the passage were_____.
A. of the same shape B. covered with grass
C. built with ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )a post in the centre D. built with doorways at each end
( ) 4. The passage suggests that ________
A. all the native Indians built trunk walls all around their houses
B. all the native Indian houses were built with poles tied together
C. the Iroquois ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )Indians took safety into account while building their wigwams
D. the Choctaw Indian ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )s in Mississippi built their wigwams with straight sides and ends
【语篇解读】本篇文章为记叙文。主要讲述了美国的土著居民印第安人的房屋结构和建房特点，展示了美国当地人的居住文化。
72.答案A。
【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段第二句“ ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )The wigwams were of wagon-top shape with straight sides and ends……”可知，选项A符合题意。
73.答案B。
【解析】细节理解题。根据第五段中“ ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )The Pawnee, Mandan and other Indian tribes…… housing a dozen families”可知，应选B项。
74.答案B。
【解析】细节理解题。文章中出现的 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )grass是Indian tribes建造房屋所必不可少的东西。由此可知，印第安人的屋子都用草盖着。由此可知B项正确
75.答案C。
【解析】推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )“They could quickly close this opening if their enemies came near”可以推断出the Iroquois Indians建造房屋的时候把自身的安全考虑在内了。因此可推断出C项
阅读理解。阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项。
Arthur Miller ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )(1915-2005) is universally recognized as one of the greatest dramatists of the 20th century. Miller’s father had moved to the USA from Austria Hungary．Drawn like so many other by the “Great American Dream” However, he experienced severe financial hardship when his family business was ruined in the Great Depression of the early l930s.
Milles's most fa ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )mous play, Death of a Salesman, is a powerful attack on the American system. With its aggressive way of doing business and its insistence on money and social status as indicators of worth. In Willy Loman, the hero of the play, we see a man who has got into double with his worth. Willy is “burnt out” and in the cruel world of business there is no room for sentiment: if he can't do the work, then he is no good to his employer, the Wagner Company, and he must go. Willy is painfully aware of this, and at loss as to what to do with his lack of success. He refuses to face the fact that he has failed and kills himself in the end.
When it was fir ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )st staged in 1949, the play was greeted with enthusiastic reviews, and it won the Tony Award for Best Play, the New York Drama Critics` Circle Award, and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. It was the first play to win all three of these major awards.
Miller di ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ed of the failure at his home in Roxbury, Connecticut, on the evening of February 10, 2005, the 56th anniversary of the first performance of Death of a Salesman on Broadway.
( ) 1. Why did Arthur Miller’s father move to the USA
A. He suffered from severe hunger in his home country.
B. He was attracted by the "Great American Dream.
C. He hoped to make his son a dramatist.
D. His family business failed.
( ) 2. The play Death of a Salesman
A. exposes the cruelty of the American business world
B. discusses the ways to get promoted in a company
C. talks about the business career of Arthur Miller
D. focuses on the skills in doing business
( ) 3. What can we learn about Willy Loman
A. He treats his employer badly.
B. He runs the Wagner Company.
C. He is a victim of the American system.
D. He is regarded as a hero by his colleagues.
( ) 4. After it was first staged, Death of a Salesman
A. achieved huge success
B. won the first Tony Award
C. was warmly welcomed by salesmen
D. was severely attacked by dramatists
( ) 5. What is the text mainly about
A. Arthur Miller and his family.
B. The awards Arthur Miller won.
C. The hardship Arthur Miller experienced.
D. Arthur Miller and his best-known play.
【文章大意】文章介绍了剧作家Arthur Miller和他最有名的作品Death of a Salesman《推销员之死》。
1.答案B。细节理解题。根据文章第 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )一段的Miller`s father had moved to the USA from Austria Hungary．Drawn like so many other by the“Great American Dream”可以得出答案。
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5.答案D。主旨大意题。文章介绍了剧作家Arthur Miller和他最有名的作品Death of a Salesman《推销员之死》。江苏金湖县2016高考英语（二轮）阅读理解选练及答案
2016高考阅读理解。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。
Successful pe ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ople in international business understand the cultures of other countries and learn to change their practices in different cultures. They understand the importance of avoiding business decisions based on misconceptions-mistaken ideas.
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Language
A knowledge ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )of the local language can help international business people in four ways. First, people can communicate directly. Second, people are usually more open in their communication with someone who speaks their language. Third, an understanding of the language allows people to infer meanings that are not said directly. Finally, knowing the language helps people to understand the culture better.
Values and Attitudes
Values are people’s ba ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )sic beliefs about the difference between right and wrong, good and bad. An attitude is a way of thinking or acting. Values and attitudes influence international business. For example, many people in the United States believe that chocolate from Switzerland is better than chocolate from other countries, and they buy a lot of it.
Customs and Manners
Customs are common ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) social practices. Manners are ways of acting that the society believes are polite. For example, in the United States, it is the custom to have salad before the main course at dinner, not after. It’s not acceptable to talk with food in mouth at table. Failure to understand the customs and manners of other countries will bring difficulty selling their products. Orange juice as a breakfast drink of an American company in France doesn’t sell well because the French don't usually drink juice with breakfast.
1. A knowledge of ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )the local language allows international business people ______.
A. to be more open with their customers
B. to communicate without outside help
C. to express their thoughts indirectly
D. to have a better idea of their own culture
2. The act of ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) many people buying chocolate of Switzerland shows the role of ______.
A. manners ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) B. values C. attitudes D. customs
3. What would be the best title for the text
A. Misconceptions in Business
B. Basic Beliefs in Business
C. International Business Culture
D. Successful International Business
4. The author’s ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) purpose of writing this article is to tell people ______.
A. how to take a right attitude in business
B. how to avoid misunderstandings in business
C. how to use a local language in business
D. how to act politely and properly in business
参考答案1—4、BCCB
阅读理解
As a professor at a ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) large American university，I often hear a phrase from students：“I’m only a 1050.” The unlucky students are speaking of the score on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)，which is used to determine whether they will be admitted to the college or university of their choice，or even have a chance to get a higher education at all.The SAT score，whether it is 800,1100 or 1550，has become the focus at this time of their life.
It is obviou ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )s that if students value highly their test scores，then a great amount of their self respect is put in the number.Students who perform poorly on the exam are left feeling that it is all over.The low test score，they think，will make it impossible for them to get into a good college.And without a degree from a_prestigious_university，they fear that many of life’s doors will remain forever closed.
According to a stud ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )y done in the 1990s，the SAT is only a reliable indicator of a student’s future performance in most cases.Interestingly，it becomes much more accurate when it is set together with other indicators—like a student’s high school grades.Even if standardized tests like the SAT could show a student’s academic proficiency(学业水平)，they will never be able to test things like confidence，efforts and will power，and are unable to give us the full picture of a student’s potentialities(潜力).This is not to suggest that we should stop using SAT scores in our college admission process.The SAT is an excellent test in many ways，and the score is still a useful means of testing students.However，it should be only one of many methods used.
1.The purpose of the SAT is to test students’________.
A.strong will B.academic ability
C.full potentialities D.confidence in school work
2.Students’ self respect is influenced by their________.
A.scores in the SAT B.achievements in mathematics
C.job opportunities D.money spent on education
3.The underlined phra ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )se “a prestigious university” probably means “________”.
A.a famous university B.a technical university
C.a traditional university D.an expensive university
4.This passage is mainly about________.
A.how to prepare for the SAT B.stress caused by the SAT
C.American higher education D.the SAT and its effects
【阅读心得】
1.However，many of th ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e young readers are getting interested in such poisonous reading，which costs them what they should pay for their breakfast and brings them nightmares and immoral ideas in return.(完形填空第二段倒数第二句)
然而，许多年轻的读者对这些有害刊物非常感兴趣，而这些刊物花掉了他们本该去买早饭的钱，反而给他们带来了噩梦和邪恶的想法。
(1)I bought him a drink in return for his help.
我请他喝酒以酬谢他的帮助。
(2)On his return he reported his findings to the committee.
他一回来就向委员会报告结果。
(3)Have you returned the novel to the library
那本小说你还给图书馆了吗？
(4)We decided to return blow for blow.
我们决定以牙还牙。
2.The unlucky studen ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ts are speaking of the score on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)，which is used to determine whether they will be admitted to the college or university of their choice，or even have a chance to get a higher education at all.(阅读理解第一段第二句)
这些不幸的学生正谈论他们SAT测试的分数，而这分数决定了他们是否能进入他们选择的高校，或有机会接受更高层次的教育。
(1)Each ticket admits two persons to the party.
每张票可供两人入场参加聚会。
(2)He was admitted to hospital with minor burns.
他因轻度烧伤而入院。
(3)The school admits sixty new boys and girls every year.
这所学校每年招收六十名男女新生。
(4)He admitted having stolen the car.
他招认偷了那辆汽车。
3.It is obvious that ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) if students value highly their test scores，then a great amount of their self respect is put in the number.(阅读理解第二段第一句)
很明显，如果学生重视他们的考试成绩，他们就对这些分数投入了大量的自尊。
(1)Put in more water，will you
再加些水，好吗？
(2)He put in a claim for ￡500 damages.
他提出一项五百英镑的赔偿要求。
(3)If you’re wri ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ting to your mother，don’t forget to put in something about her coming to stay.
你要是正给你的母亲写信的话，可别忘了再加上几句请她来住几天。
(4)Could I put in a word at this point
在这点上我可以说句话吗？
【参考答案】1.B　2.A　3.A　4.D　
2016高考阅读理解。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。
Sitting on th ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e peaceful coast of Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, watching the sun move quietly into the sea, you shouldn’t forget that Charles Darwin (1809—1882) arrived here in 1835. He stayed on the islands for five weeks, observing various animals. This finally inspired his famous work, On the origin of Species. You can certainly follow Darwin’s footsteps and enjoy a trip from four to seven days to the islands
The islands are c ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ertainly a paradise for wildlife, as there are no natural killers on the islands and the number of boats and visitors is under government control. Though you cannot walk freely as Darwin did about 200 years ago, each day is as impressive as it could be.
The most well- ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )known animal of the Galapagos is the giant tortoise（巨型海龟）, which can be seen moving slowly around the highlands of Santa Cruz, the second largest island in the archipelago（群岛）. Some of these creatures are so old that they might have been seen in their youth by Darwin himself.
Despite stric ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )t control over activities and timing, your stay on the Galapagos will be remembered as a chain of incomparable pictures; diving with sea lions that swim and play within inches of you; feeling small sharks touch your feet as you swim; and, most magically, seeing a whale and her baby surface with a great breath of air.
Traveling between th ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e islands and observing the wildlife that so inspired Darwin, you will feel as though you are getting a special view of an untouched world. At night you will sleep on board the ship, leaving the wildlife in complete occupation of the islands, which are as undisturbed now as they have been since the beginning of time.
1. Which of the f ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ollowing plays a role in making the islands “a paradise for wildlife”
A. Animals on the islands feed on grass.
B. Local government forbids killing wildlife.
C. People cannot visit the islands as they wish.
D. Tourists are not allowed to touch the animals.
2. Your stay on the is ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )lands will be most impressive mainly because of ______.
A. the beautiful sea views
B. Darwin’s inspiring trip
C. a closer view of animals
D. various daring activities
3. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage
A. A Unique Attraction for Wildlife Lovers
B. Galapagos as a Paradise for Adventure
C. Charles Darwin as a Symbol of Galapagos
D. A Successful Example of Wildlife Protection
参考答案1—3、CCA
阅读理解。
Forget Twitt ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )er and Facebook, Google and the Kindle. Television is still the most influential medium around. Indeed ,for many of the poorest regions(地区)of the world, it remains the next big thing——finally becomes globally available. And that is a good thing, because the TV revolution is changing lives for the better.
Across the dev ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )eloping world, around 45% of families had a TV in 1995; by 2005 the number had climbed above 60%. That is some way behind the U.S. , where are more TVs than people, and where people now easily get access to the Internet. Five million more families in sub-Saharan Africa will get a TV over the next five years. In 2005 , after the fall of the Taliban（塔利班）,which had outlawed TV, 1 in 5 Afghans had one. The global total is another 150 million by 2013——pushing the numbers to well beyond two thirds of families.
Television’s most ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )powerful effect will be on the lives of women. In India, researchers Robert Jensen and Emily Oster found that when TVs reached villages, women were more likely to go to the market without their husbands’ approval and less likely to want a boy rather than a girl. They were more likely to make decisions over child health care. TV is also a powerful medium for adult education. In the Indian state of Gujarat, Chitrageet is a popular show that plays Bollywood songs with words in Gujarati on the screen. Within six months, viewers had made a small but significant(有意义的) improvement in their reading skills.
Too much TV has b ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )een associated with violence, overweight and loneliness. However, TV is having a positive influence on the lives of billions worldwide.
( ) 1. The unde ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )rlined word “outlawed” in paragraph 2 probably means “ ”.
A. allowed B. banned C. offered D. refused
( ) 2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage
A. Americans used to get access to the Internet easily.
B. The world’s TV sets will total 150 million by 2013.
C.45% of families in the developing countries had a TV in 2005.
D. Over two thirds of families in the world will have a TV by 2013.
( ) 3. The author intends to .
A. stress the advantages of TV to people’s lives
B. persuade women to become more independent
C. encourage people to improve their reading skills
D. introduce the readers some websites such as Google
( ) 4. What would be the best title for the passage
A.TV Will Rule the W ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )orld B.TV Will Disturb the World
C.TV Will Better the World D.TV Will Remain in World
【语篇解读】本篇文章为议论文。本文围绕着电视仍然是世界上最有影响力的媒体说起，并用事实进一步证明了电视的存在会让我们的生活越来越好
60.答案B。
【解析】词义猜测题。由本句中th ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e Taliban及1 in 5 Afghans had one可以猜测出，塔利班在政期间是对电视持反对态度，因此是禁止的。故选项B符合题意。
61.答案D。
【解析】细节理解题。根据第二 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )段最后一句中“pushing the numbers to well beyond two thirds of families”可知，到2013年，世界上三分之二的家庭都将会有一台电视。因此选D项。
62.答案A。
【解析】推理判断题。根据最后一段第二句“ ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )However, TV is having a positive influence on the lives of billions worldwide”可以推断出，作者主要强调电视对人类生活积极的方面。故选A项
63.答案C。
【解析】主旨大意题。由第一段第二句“Te ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )levision is still the most influential medium”及第三段第一句“Television’s most powerful effect will be on the lives of women”及文章最后一段第二句“However, TV is having a positive influence on the lives of billions worldwide.”可知，本文主要讲的是电视将会让人们生活越来越好。由此可知应选C项。
阅读理解。
Diana Jacobs thought ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) her family had a workable plan to pay for college for her 21-year-old twin sons: a combination of savings, income, scholarships, and a modest amount of borrowing. Then her husband lost his job, and the plan fell apart.
“I have two kid ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )s in college, and I want to say ‘come home,’ but at the same time I want to provide them with a good education,” says Jacobs.
The Jacobs fa ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )mily did work out a solution: They asked and received more aid form the schools, and each son increased his borrowing to the maximum amount through the federal loan (贷款) program. They will each graduate with $20,000 of debt, but at least they will be able to finish school.
With unemplo ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )yment rising, financial aid administrators expect to hear more families like the Jacobs. More students are applying for aid, and more families expect to need student loans. College administrators are concerned that they will not have enough aid money to go around.
At the same time, ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )tuition（学费）continues to rise. A report from the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education found that college tuition and fees increased 439% from 1982 to 2007, while average family income rose just 147%. Student borrowing has more than doubled in the last decade,
“If we go on ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )this way for another 25years, we won’t have an affordable system of higher education,” says Patrick M. Callan, president of the center. “The middle class families have been financing it through debt. They will send kids to college whatever it takes, even if that means a huge amount of debt.”
Financial aid ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )administrators have been having a hard time as many companies decide that student loans are not profitable enough and have stopped making them. The good news, however, is that federal loans account for about three quarters of student borrowing, and the government says that money will flow uninterrupted.
66. According to Paragraph 1, why did the plan of Jacobs family fail
A. The twins wasted too much money.
B. The father was out of work.
C. Their saving ran out.
D. The family fell apart.
67. How did the Jacobs manage to solve their problem
A. They asked their kids to come home.
B. They borrowed $20,000 from the school.
C. They encouraged their twin sons to do part-time jobs.
D. They got help from the school and the federal government.
68. Financial aid administrators believe that _______.
A. more families will face the same problem as the Jacobses
B. the government will receive more letters of complaint
C. college tuition fees will double soon
D. America’s unemployment will fall
69.What can we learn about the middle class families from the text
A. They blamed the government for the tuition increase.
B. Their income remained steady in the last decade.
C. They will try their best to send kids to college.
D. Their debts will be paid off within 25 years.
70.According to the last paragraph, the government will .
A. provide most students will scholarships
B. dismiss some financial aid administrators
C. stop the companies from making student loans
D. go on providing financial support for college students
【文章大意】这是一篇关于学费贷款的文章。
66.答案B。根据文章第一段的her husband lost his job可以得出，双胞胎儿子好上学交学费，丈夫事业，家庭陷入困境。
( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )停止，两者是对立关系。江苏金湖县2016高考英语（二轮）阅读理解选练及参考答案
2016高考训练题----阅读理解。
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。
As we know, Julian ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )Beever is an international well-known sidewalk chalk artist whose drawings have appeared on the streets of London, Buenos Aires, Paris, New York, and countless other cities around the world. Beever creates drawings that look completely three- dimensional when seen from the correct angle.
Now, in his book, Pa ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )vement chalk artist: The three-dimensional drawings of Julian Beever, the artist shares some of his most fascinating and humorous pieces, Here are a few examples you’ll find in the book.
●Philadelphia eagle
In Pennsylvania, Beever created “Philadelphia
eagle ”a huge drawing with an eagle landing
successfully on an American national flag.
●Meeting Mr. Frog
“Meeting Mr. Fr ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )og” was created in Salamanca, Spain, and is about a realistic-looking frog sitting on a Lily pad.
●Swimming pool in the high street
My personal favorite is “Swimming pool in
the high street” from Brussels, which is about
a woman relaxing in a swimming pool-----a swimming
pool sunk into the middle of the street, that is!
Along with an introduction about his background, Beever includes
a description o ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )f the techniques he used and the challenges he overcame with every drawing. He shares information about his time at home in the UK. and abroad; there is a fun story to back up each piece of art.
Beever’s artwork is tr ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )uly jaw drooping. You’re sure to spend ages turning the leaves back and forth, surprised at how one man can create what looks like a three-dimensional design on a flat surface with just a bit of chalk. From animals to superheroes to famous buildings, the paintings are a wonder to lay eyes on.
＊Payment chalk artist ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ): The three-dimensional drawings of Julian Beever is surely worth a look. And another look. This 112-page hardcover book is available now from Firefly Books at a list price of $ 29.95
What do we know about the book mentioned in the text
A. It has a paper cover. B. It hasn’t been published.
C. It includ ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )es some drawing techniques. D. It’s a biography of Julian Beever.
30. What does the underlined part “ jaw dropping” most probably mean
A. Romantic. B. Amazing. C. Frightening D. Depressing.
31. We can infer that the text is ______.
A. a book review. B. a description of street art.
C. an advertisement ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )for a new book. D. an introduction to an artist.
参考答案29-31:CBC
社会生活类阅读理解。
In 1986，when Ca ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )rlo Petrini first coined the term “Slow Food，” he organized locally in his native Italy to preserve the food and wine culture and protest fast food.
Today, slow food ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) has spread to 132 countries with over 85, 000 members, addressing worldwide issues like farmer equity and environmental_stewardship—the actions people take to respect the rights of all living things and all environments, to contribute to healthy and livablecommunities.
Characterize ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )d by Slow Food International as “good, clean, and fair food，” slow food must enrich the eaters' life，have no negative impact on human or environmental health，and compensatefairly for food producers' work.
The average Americ ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )an meal travels about 1,500 miles to its final destination, with producing of food traveling by plane from overseas and other items shipped across the country.
However，cost for food ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )travel and heavy processing are not the only problems in the foodindustry that the environment faces. Industrial agriculture also has unsustainable practices likeinefficient water use and decreased biodiversity. Our ideas in feeding ourselves are exceptional,but at various points our technologies come into conflict with nature's ways of doing things. A great many of the health and environmental problems created by our food system owe to our attempts tooversimplify natures complexities, at both the growing and the eating ends of our food chain.
“Slowing” food, by ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) purchasing locally and sustainably, allows consumers to reduce theimpact of “food miles” and develop a closer relationship with their food producers.“ We need tochange our food system，” said David Prior, organizer of Slow Food Nation Eat In. “Our currentfood system is sick and we need to support farmers and agriculture to ensure that everyone has theright to nutritious food.”
1．The main idea of the passage can be summarized as________.
A．why slow food is so important
B．the food and wine culture is rich in Italy
C．what you're eating always travels a long way
D．slow food makes the current food system sick
2．According to the s ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )econd paragraph, “environmental stewardship”refers to________.
A．measures of environmental protections
B．ways to establish healthy and livable communities
C．people's admiration for all the creatures on the earth
D．actions to protect the rights of all living things and environment
3．Slow food's characteristic doesn't lie in________.
A．improving the quality of eaters' life
B．providing a fair pay for food workers
C．being friendly to human and environmental health
D．developing a loose relationship with food producers
4．What is David Prior's attitude towards current food system
A．Suspicious. B．Unsatisfied. C．Indifferent. D．Supportive.
【要点综述】本文的作者告诉我们，如果想吃得更健康、更营养，那就提倡“慢食物”吧！
1．A　主旨大意题。本文主要探讨“慢食物”的重要性，以及“慢食物”给人们带来的好处，故答案选A项。
2．D　细节理解题。从第二段中的“envi ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ronmental stewardship—the actions people take to respect the rights of all living things and all environments”可知，环境管理(environmental stewardship)的内容就是“破折号”后的解释，即“人们尊重所有生物和环境的权利的行动”，故D项正确。
3．D　细节理解题。从第 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )三段可知，“慢食物运动”的特色就在于改善饮食者的饮食质量；不对人类健康和环境卫生产生副作用；给食物供应商以合理的报酬。D项则没有提到，故答案选D项。
4．B　推理判断题。从最 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )后一段David Prior所说的话可知，他认为当前的食物系统很糟糕，需要改进，所以他的态度应该是不满意的(unsatisfied)。A项表示“怀疑的”；C项表示“漠不关心的”；D项表示“支持的”，都不符合语境。
2016高考训练题----阅读理解。
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。
People are being lure ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )d (引诱) onto Facebook with the promise of a fun, free service without realizing they’re paying for it by giving up large amounts of personal information. Facebook then attempts to make money by selling their data to advertisers that want to send targeted messages.
Most Facebook u ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )sers don’t realize this is happening. Even if they know what the company is up to, they still have no idea what they’re paying for Facebook because people don’t really know what their personal data is worth.
The biggest problem ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ), however, is that the company keeps changing the rules. Early on, you keep everything private. That was the great thing about facebook — you could create your own little private network. Last year, the company changed its privacy rules so that many things — your city, your photo, your friends' names—were set, by default (默认) to be shared with everyone on the Internet.
According to ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) Facebook’s vice-president Elliot Schrage, the company is simply making changes to improve its service, and if people don’t share information, they have a “less satisfying experience”.
Some critics ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )think this is more about Facebook looking to make more money. Its original business model, which involved selling ads and putting them at the side of the page, totally failed. Who wants to look at ads when they’re online connecting with their friends
The privacy iss ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ue has already landed Facebook in hot water in Washington. In April, Senator(议员) Charles Schumer called on Facebook to change its privacy policy. He also urged the Federal Trade Commission to set guidelines for social-networking sites. “I think the senator rightly communicated that we had not been clear about what the new products were and how people could choose to use them or not to use them,” Schrage admits.
I suspect that w ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )hatever Facebook has done so far to invade our privacy is only the beginning, which is why I’m considering deactivating(撤销) my account. Facebook is a handy site, but I’m upset by the idea that my information is in the hands of people I don’t know. That’s too high a price to pay.
32. What do we learn about Facebook from the first paragraph
A. It is a website that sends messages to targeted users.
B. It makes money by putting on advertisements.
C. It provides loads of information to its users.
D. It profits by selling its users’ personal data.
33. Why does Faceboo ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )k make changes to its rules according to Elliot Schrage
A. To provide bett ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )er service to its users. 　 B. To follow the Federal guidelines.
C. To improve ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )its users’ connectivity. 　 D. To expand its scope of business.
34. What does Senator Charles Schumer advocate
A. Setting guidelines for advertising on websites.
B. Banning the sharing of users’ personal information.
C. Removing ads from all social-networking sites.
D. Formulating(制订) regulations for social-networking sites..
35. Why does the author plan to cancel his Facebook account
A. He is dissatis ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )fied with its current service. B. He doesn’t want his personal data abused.
C. He finds many ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )of its users untrustworthy. D. He is upset by its frequent rule changes.
参考答案32-35: DADB
阅读理解。
Brian arrived at the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) San Francisco airport two hours before the flight to Paris. He was wearing three shirts, a jacket, two pairs of socks, a pair of shorts, and two pairs of jeans. He was carrying one small backpack, which was very full, but he didn’t have any other luggage. Brian needed to meet a man named Tony before he checked in for his flight. He found Tony near the Air France counter. Tony gave him a round-trip ticket and a small package.
“Give this packa ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ge to Jean-Paul at the airport in Paris. He will have a sign with your name on it. I think you can find him easily, “Tony said.” You don’t have any luggage, right ”
“Only this backpack, ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )” Brian answered. “You said I could bring one carry-on bag.”
“That’s right, one carry-on bag is fine. Have a good trip.”
“Thanks.”
Is Brian a crimi ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )nal（犯罪） Not at all. He is an air courier. And he paid only $110 for the round-trip ticket to Paris. Air couriers get cheap airline tickets because they take important packages and papers to foreign countries. Businesses sometimes need to get packages and papers to people in foreign countries by the next day. Often, the only way they can do this is to use an air-courier company. It is not cheap for a business to send a package with an air courier, but it is quick.
Every year abo ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ut 80, 000 people worldwide travel as air couriers. The number of tickets for courier travel is growing by about 10 percent a year. However, air-courier travel isn’t for everyone, But if you have very little money, can be flexible（灵活的）about your travel plans, and don’t mind wearing the same clothes for a week, it can be a great way to take a vacation!
( ) 1. Why was Brian wearing so many clothes for his travel
A. Because they were the uniform for air couriers,
B. Because that made him easier to be recognized.
C. Because his backpack had no room for his clothes.
D. because he did not have any luggage with him.
( ) 2. An air courier is a person who
A. manages a business company in foreign countries
B. organizes international flights for tourists
C. travels around the world with cheap tickets
D. delivers papers and packages to foreign countries
( ) 3. Businesses choose the air-courier service because
A. it costs le ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ss B. it is flexible C. it saves time D. it grows fast( )
4. One of the disadvantages of traveling as an air courier is that he
A. cannot decide when and where to travel
B. cannot take any luggage with him
C. has to wear two pairs of jeans
D. saves little money from the travel
( ) 5. The author of the text mainly
A. describes the activities of a law-breaker
B. suggests an ideal way to travel
C. argues against the air-courier travel
D. tells us about a developing business
文章大意是说明一个新型的职业—— ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )航空投送员。航空投送员可以享受相当便宜机票优惠，因为他们的的主要职责是及时的给跨国公司投送重要的包裹或文件。
52.C 推理判断题。由第一自然段中的He ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )was carrying one small backpack, which was very full.一句可知本题选C。
53.D 细节理解题。由第六自 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )然段中的Air courier get cheap airline tickets because they take important packages and papers to foreign countries.一句可知本题选D。
54.C 细节理解题。由倒数第二自然段的最后一句可知本题选C。
55.A 推理判断题。根据文章最后一句可以推断出本题选A。
56.D 主旨大意题。本文大意是介绍一个新型的职业——航空投送员，故本题选D。
阅读理解。
How Room Designs Affect Our Work and Feelings
Architects h ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ave long had the feeling that the places we live in can affect our thoughts, feelings and behaviors. But now scientists are giving this feeling an empirical（经验的，实证的） basis. They are discovering how to design spaces that promote creativity, keep people focused and lead to relaxation.
Researches s ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )how that aspects of the physical environment can influence creativity. In 2007, Joan Meyers-Levy at the University of Minnesota, reported that the height of a room's ceiling affects how people think. Her research indicates that higher ceilings encourage people to think more freely, which may lead them to make more abstract connections. Low ceilings, on the other hand, may inspire a more detailed outlook.
In additions to ceilin ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )g height, the view afforded by a building may influence an occupant's ability to concentrate. Nancy Wells and her colleagues at Cornell University found in their study that kids who experienced the greatest increase in greenness as a result of a family move made the most gains on a standard test of attention.
Using nature t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )o improve focus of attention ought to pay off academically, and it seems to, according to a study led by C. Kenneth Tanner, head of the School Design & Planning Laboratory at the University of Georgia. Tanner and his team found that students in classrooms with unblocked views of at least 50 feet outside the window had higher scores on tests of vocabulary, language arts and maths than did students whose classrooms primarily overlooked roads and parking lots.
Recent study ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) on room lighting design suggests than dim（暗淡的） light helps people to loosen up. If that is true generally, keeping the light low during dinner or at parties could increase relaxation. Researchers of Harvard Medical School also discovered that furniture with rounded edges could help visitors relax.
So far scienti ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )sts have focused mainly on public buildings. "We have a very limited number of studies, so we're almost looking at the problem through a straw（吸管）," architect David Allison says. "How do you take answers to very specific questions and make broad, generalized use of them That's what we're all struggling with."
( ) 1. What does Joan Meyers-Levy focus on in her research
A. Light. B. Ceilings. C. Windows. D. Furniture.
( ) 2. The passage tells us that ______.
A. the shape of furniture may affect people's feelings
B. lower ceilings may help improve students' creativity
C. children in a dim classroom may improve their grades
D. students in rooms with unblocked views may feel relaxed
( ) 3. The underl ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ined sentence in the last paragraph probably means that ______.
A. the problem is not approached step by step
B. the researches so far have faults in themselves
C. the problem is too difficult for researchers to detect
D. research in this area is not enough to make generalized patterns
( ) 4. Which of the following shows the organization of the passage
CP: Central Point P: Point SP: Sub-point（次要点） C: Conclusion
64.B。细节理解题。根据第二段内容可知Joan Meyers-Levy focus on ceilings.
65.A。细节判断题。根据文中内容可知B,C和D均是错误的。
66.D。句意猜测题。根据划线句子后面的一句话可以知道该题的正确答案为:D。
67.C。考查文章结构。注意解题技巧。第一段为总要点，最后一段为结论，要点123
共同服务于结论，重要的是要点二又包含了两个次要点。综上分析可知答案为:C。