湖南省长沙市高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解训练（59）.doc

湖南长沙市2016高考英语（二轮）阅读理解训练（59）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。【2016高考训练】most of us have quite good memories, but our memories are limited. for example, we cannot remember everyone we have ever met or what we did on every single day of our lives. however, there are some people who do have prodigious memories. these people have a rare condition known as savant syndrome (学者症候群). savants suffer from a developmental disorder, but they also exhibit great talents that contrast(显出差异) sharply with their physical and mental disabilities.kim peek (1951-2009) was a savant who lived in salt lake city, utah, in the united states. he was born with damage to parts of his brain, but it seemed that other parts of his brain, particularly those relating to memory, became over-developed.peeks unique abilities appeared at a very early age. when he was just 20 months old, he could already remember every book that was read to him. peek could read two pages of a book at the same time-one page with the right eye and one with the left-in less than 10 seconds and remember everything he read. by the time he died, peek had memorized more than 9,000 books. he could remember all the names and numbers in a variety of telephone books. he could remember thousands of facts about history, literature, geography and sports.dr. david treffert, an expert on savant syndrome, once described peek as “a living google” because of his astonishing ability to memorize and connect facts. however, at the same time, peek was unable to carry out simple tasks, such as brushing his hair or getting dressed, and he needed others to help him. in 1989, the movie rain man won the oscar for best picture. the main character in the movie, played by dustin hoffman, was based on kim peeks life. he started to appear on television, where he would amaze audiences by correctly answering difficult questions on different topics. peek became world famous, and he and his father began touring widely to talk about overcoming disabilities. he inspired a great many people with his words. “recognizing and respecting differences in others, and treating everyone in the way you want them to treat you, will make our world a better place for everyone. everyone is different.”1. the underlined word “prodigious” in paragraph 1 probably means _.a. happy b. vivid c. amazing d. short2. according to the text, peek _.a. could take care of himselfb. was born with a good memoryc. was the student of dr. david treffertd. became brain-damaged at 20 months old3. how is paragraph 3 mainly developed?a. by proving facts.b. by following time order.c. by analyzing causes.d. by making comparisons.4. peeks words suggest that we should _.a. respect different culturesb. listen to different opinionsc. treat different people differentlyd. be respectful of othersdifferences参考答案14、cbad 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。【2016高考训练】wild weather, unexpected coral reefs and dangerous sea creatures these are the nightmares (噩梦) you can imagine a teenager on a solo voyage (独自旅行) around the world might suffer from. but for laura dekker, sailing around the globe seems less a price to be paid than a prize to be treasured. as the 19-year-old dutch sailor said in maidentrip, a documentary（纪录影片） released last year about her experience of becoming the youngest person to sail around the world alone in 2012, “i was born on a boat. i lived my first five years at sea. and ever since, all i have wanted is to return to that life.”with her yacht(游艇) guppy, dekker began her journey at 14 and sailed 50,004 kilometers in 519 days.the flying fish keeping her company, the dolphins following in her wake and the warm days spent on deck playing the flute (长笛) as she watched another unforgettable sunset were enough to make others jealous.but these didnt always go well. there were terrible moments in which dekker feared death. on one occasion, a whale almost turned guppy over. another time, she battled extreme winds and guppy surfed down 8-meter-high waves.out on the open sea alone, she also got used to living without a fridge, a flushing（用水冲洗） toilet, and a hot shower.“as a human being you dont need much,” she told stuff.co.nz. “ they might make life more comfortable, but you really dont need them to be happy.”in fact, her outlook on life was shaped by the trip. “i wanted the storms. i wanted the calms. i wanted to feel loneliness,” she told the new york times. “and now i know all these things. its the end of the dream i had as a child, and its the beginning of my life as a sailor.”1. according to the text, in which year did dekker begin her journey of 50,004 kilometers at sea?a. in 2012 b. in 2010 c. in 2009 d. in 20112. the method the author uses to develop paragraph 5 is _.a. offering analyses b. providing explanations c. giving examples d. making comparisons3. which of the following can best describe the girl laura dekker? _. a. modest and optimistic b. patient and hospitable c. brave and generous d. brave and determined4. how did laura dekker think of her life on the sea? a. it was so dangerous and almost ruined her. b. it brought her great happiness and much comfort. c. it is the sailing on the sea that made her well known.d. full of danger and challenge, it made her experience happiness and better understand life as well.参考答案14、 ccdd 阅读理解。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。about ten men in every hundred suffer from color blindness in some way. women are luckier，only about one in two hundred is affected in this matter. perhaps，after all，it is safer to be driven by a woman.there are different forms of color blindness. in some cases a man may not be able to see deep red. he may think that red，orange and yellow are all shades of green. sometimes a person cannot tell the difference between blue and green. in rare cases an unlucky man see everything in shades of greena strange world indeed.color blindness in human beings is a strange thing to explain. in a single eye there are millions of very small things called “cones”these help us see in a bright day and tell the difference between colors. there are also millions of “rods”， but these are used for seeing when it is nearly dark. they show us shape but no color. some insects have favorite colors. mosquitoes(蚊子) like blue but do not like yellow. a red light will not attract insects，but a blue lamp will. in a similar way human beings also have favorite colors. yet we are lucky. with the aid of the cones in our eyes we can see many beautiful colors by day，and with the aid of the rods we can see shapes at night. one day we may even learn more about the invisible colors around us.1. this passage is mainly about _.a. color and its surprising effects b. women being luckier than menc. danger caused by color blindness d. color blindness2. according to the passage，with the help of the “cones”，we can _.a. tell different colors b. see in weak lightc. tell different shapes d. tell orange from yellow3. why do some people say it is safer to be driven by women?a. women are more careful. b. there are fewer colorblind women.c. women are fonder of driving than men. d. women are weaker but quicker in thinking.【参考答案】13、d a b 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。death valley is a land of beautiful yet dangerous extremesdeath valley can be dangerously cold during the winter months storms in the mountains can produce sudden flooding on the floor of the valleythe air temperature during the summer has been as high as fifty- seven degrees celsius the sun can heat the ground so that the temperature of the rocks and soil can be as high as seventy -four degrees celsius. death valley contains evidence of several ancient volcanoes that caused huge explosions evidence of one of these explosions is called ubehebe crater the explosion left a huge hole in the ground almost a kilometer and a half wide in many areas of death valley it is easy to see where the ground has been pushed up violently by movement deep in the earth this movement has created unusual and beautiful rock formations some are red others are dark brown, gray, yellow or blackthe area was named by a woman in 1849 thousands of people from other parts of the country traveled lo the gold mining areas in california they were in a hurry to get there before other people didone group trying to reach california decided to take a path called the old spanish trail by december they had reached death valleythey did not have to survive the terrible heat of summer, hut there was still an extreme lack of waterthere were few plants for their work animals to eatthe people could not find a pass through the call mountains to the west of the valley, slowly, they began co suffer from a lack of foodto survive, they killed their work animals for food and began to walk out of the valley as they left, one woman looked back and said, good -bye, death valley ” the name has never been changedalmost everyone who visits death valley visits a huge house called scotty s castlethe building design is spanish, with high thick walls to provide protection from the fierce heatthe castle is named for walter scott , called scotty by his friends he was a gold minerhe told everyone that he built the house with money he made from his gold mine, many people believed himbut it was not really the truth1the first two paragraphs discuss death valley s a geography b climate c location d size2the woman who named death valley intended to aexplore the mystery of the valley bfind an area with plants for animalscexperience the terrible heat of summer dlook for gold in california3if the passage continues, it will be about . athe truth about scottys castle bwhy spanish built the castlecwhen the castle was built dwhere the castle lies in1.b段落大意题。根据前两个段主要介绍了死亡谷的温度，暴风和洪水等情况，总之介绍了它的气候。2.d细节理解题。根据the area was named by a woman in 1849thousands of people from other parts of the country traveled lo the gold mining areas in californiaas they left, one woman looked back and said, good -bye, death valley ” the name has never been changed她也去加利福尼亚寻找金子，故选d。3.a推理判断题。根据最后一段可知下面将些关于scottys castle的真实情况。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。【2016高考训练】modern smart phones are fast becoming the must-have item. but whats in store for the next generation of smart phones?tired of carrying around that heavy wallet? soon you wont need to! the next generation of smart phones will have nfc technology, which lets you pay for things with your smart phones. all you do is enter your credit card information into your phone. then, when you are in a shop that allows nfc payments, you just wave your phone over a special instrument at the checkout. the purchase is instantly charged to your credit card.ever seen someone wearing something and wished you knew where to get it? soon it will be easy with piccommerce, new technology that uses image-recognition software. heres how it works. if you see something you like, simply take a photo of it with your smart phone. then, your phone will send the image to a special server, which will respond with information about where you can buy it and how much it will cost.sick of your smart phone battery going flat? with so many applications draining (消耗) the battery, the latest phones need to be charged every day. but next generation smart phones will come with built-in chips that can connect to an antenna (天线) in your home. and as long as your phone is within range of the antenna, you will be able to charge your smartphone wirelessly, even if it is in your pocket.worried about getting your smart phones wet in the rain? a company called hz0 has invented waterblock, n