湖南省长沙市高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解训练（74）.doc

湖南长沙市2016高考英语（二轮）阅读理解训练（74）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。 【2016高考训练】thirteen can be a challenging age. not only did i have to adapt to my changing body, i also had to deal with my parents bitter divorce, a new family and the upsetting move from my country home to a crowded town. when we moved, my beloved companion, a small brown pony had to be sold. i was heartbroken and terribly lonely. i couldnt eat or sleep and cried all the time. finally, realizing how much i missed my pony, my father bought me another horse, cowboy.cowboy was without doubt the ugliest horse in the world. but i didnt care. i loved him beyond all reasons. i joined a riding club. when cowboy and i entered the events where the horse was judged by appearance, we were quickly ”shown the gate”. i knew nothing could turn cowboy into a beauty. my only chance to compete would be in the timed speed events. i chose the jumping race.for the whole next month we practiced running and jumping for hours in the hot sun and then i would walk cowboy home, totally exhausted.all of our hard work didnt make me feel confident by the time the show came. one girl named becky rode a big brown horse in the race events. she always won the blue ribbons. i sat at the gate and sweated all out while i watched becky and her horse charge through the court and finish in first place.my turn finally came. at the signal, we dashed toward the first fence, jumped over it without trouble and raced on to the next one. cowboy then flew over the second, third and fourth fences like a bird and i turned him toward the finish line.no cheers filled the air. the end of our run was met with surprised silence. cowboy and i had beaten becky and her fancy horse by two seconds.i gained much more than a blue ribbon that day. at thirteen, i realized that no matter what the odds, id always come out a winner if i wanted something badly enough to work for it. i can be the owner of my fate.1. why did the author like cowboy so much in spite of its ugliness?a. because she loved horses more than anything else.b. because cowboy was a strong and smart young horse.c. because cowboy had a lot in common with her pony.d. because she was sad and lonely and needed a companion.2. the audience fell into silence at the end of the run probably because_.a. they didnt expect cowboy would win the eventb. they were unhappy that becky was beaten in the eventc. they didnt like cowboy, for it was too uglyd. they never saw a horse running as fast as cowboy3. after the competition, the author came to realize that _.a. she ought to gather the courage to solve all the problemsb. it was time to forget her pony and treat cowboy betterc. she needed to work harder to win more blue ribbonsd. she could be the god of her own fate if she tried hard enough4. it can be inferred from the story that _.a. all of their hard training was totally in vainb. a blue ribbon must be the second highest prizec. cowboy lost in the event of being judged by appearanced. both becky and the author won in the jumping event参考答案14、dadc 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。 【2016高考训练】many thousands of chinese are studying at schools in the united states. and writer liel leibovitz says the students are following an example that began in the eighteen seventies.mr. leibovitz and writer matthew miller joined forces to tell the story of the students in their book, “fortunate sons.” the book says china sent one hundred twenty boys from 1872 to 1875 to america to learn about developments that could help modernize their country.mr. leibovitz got the idea for the book about the boys a few years ago when he was traveling with his wife in china.mr. leibovitz learned that qing government sent a whole delegation(代表团) of boys to learn the ways of the west. the goal was for them to return to china and help their country.the book says the boys received their american training in massachusetts, new york, new jersey and connecticut. it must have been a very good education. mr. leibovitz says the first prime minister of the chinese republic completed this program. and so did the first engineer to build a large-scale railroad without foreign help. the same was true of the fathers of chinese education, diplomacy and the navy.the book-writers had only to open some boxes containing the writings of these men to learn about them. their notebooks, journals, letters and postcards were in english. mr. leibovitz said he was lucky to have so much information from events that took place long ago.the students returned to china after about nine years. they no longer spoke mandarin(国语) well enough to answer questions. police welcomed them home by putting them in jail. the young men were released after about a week. but they were given low-level jobs.mr leibovitz says it took about ten years for them to rise to higher positions. he said their story continues today with large numbers of chinese studying in the united states. 1. how many exchange children did qing government send to america?a. 1872. b. 1875. c. 120. d. 210.2. the qing government send the boys to america because it .a. wanted them to help their countryb. lost the warc. expected them to destroy the culture of the westd. wanted the western to help the boys3. which of the following is not true according to the passage?a. many thousands of chinese are studying at schools in americab. some of the boys received their american training in californiac. police welcomed the boys home by putting them in jaild. one of the boys became the father of chinese education参考答案13、cab阅读理解。阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (a、b、c和d) 中, 选出最佳选项。irina，now 46，never imagined shed one day make a living as a balloon artist.the daughter of an engineer and a teacher，she won top academic awards in high school，went on to medical school and became an emergency room physician in a small city.“i loved the science of medicine，” she says today，“but being a doctor was very hard.i saw things people dont normally seewomen giving birth in the street，people getting drunk and killing someone.” medications were scarce，making it very difficult to treat those in need.when irina was 33，a girlfriend showed her a magazine photo of an american named wes patterson.they began exchanging letters，and married that december.irina took a public relations job.then，a few years ago，she watched a man at a party twist a skinny balloon into the shape of a dog.kismet!irina soon purchased a tiny pump and a supply of balloons and began practicing on the sidewalks.observers challenged her to create all kinds of figures.now，irina says，“theres nothing i cant make.”many years ago，irinas husband developed a serious disease which now keeps him homebound.“but he is a very wonderful man，” irina says.thanks to her new career，she is able to support them both，performing about five events weekly and earning as much as $2,000 per appearance.“irinas a wonder，” says marlene berg，chief development officer for the florida heart research institute.“she turned the evening into magic.” “my whole life has become magic，” irina says，“and its all come from a balloon.”1whats irinas job now?aan emergency room physician.ba researcher.ca public relations worker.dan artist.解析：根据文章第一段第一句“irina，now 46，never imagined shed one day make a living as a balloon artist”可知，irina目前的工作是“气球艺术家”。答案：d2we can conclude from the underlined word “kismet” that_.airina was lucky enough to meet the manbthe party was organized well by the manckismet was the name of the mans dogdthe shape of a dog is easy to make into解析：上一句提到irina曾经从事过公共关系工作，碰到这位气球艺人是她的人生转折点，从此她声名鹊起，从而可以推断，画线词是说她很幸运。答案：a3which of the following statements about irina is not true?aher father and mother both received good education.bshe studied very well when she was in high school.cher husband gave up his job in order to support her.dshes been busy and popular among people around.解析：文中只提到她的丈夫因患重病而不得不呆在家里，未提到他是为了支持妻子而放弃工作。根据第一段第二句可判断a、b两项正确；根据倒数第二段末句可知她每周大约要演出5次，因此会很忙碌，再结合最后一段的内容可知她很受欢迎，所以d项也是正确的。答案：c4all the following words below can be used to describe irina except_.aproud bhardworkingchonest dclever解析：根据第三段末句可判断她很“自豪”，根据第一句可知她很“刻苦”；她现在几乎可以用气球做成各种形状的东西，由此可推断她很“聪明”。答案：c5the main purpose of this passage is_.ato introduce irina and her wonderful workbto encourage people to work at the ballooncto tell readers to change their jobs if necessarydto remind us of the importance of medicine解析：通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了irina及她的出色的工作。答案：a。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和d）中，选出最佳选项。in a room at texas children cancer center in houston, eight-year-old simran jatar lay in bed with a drip (点滴) above her to fight her bone cancer. over her bald head, she wore a pink hat that matched her clothes. but the third graders cheery dressing didnt mask her pain and weary eyes.then a visitor showed up. “do you want to write a song?” asked anita kruse, 49, rolling a cart equipped with an electronic keyboard, a microphone and speakers. simran stared. “have you ever written a poem?” anita kruse continued. “well, yes,” simran said.within minutes, simran was reading her poem into the microphone“some bird soaring through the sky,” she said softly. “imagination in its head” anita kruse added piano music, a few warbling (鸣,唱) birds, and finally the girls voice. thirty minutes later, she presented simran with a cd of her first recorded song.that was the beginning of anita kruses project, purple songs can fly, one that has helped more than 125 young patients write and record songs. as a composer and pianist who had performed at the hospital, kruse said that the idea of how she could help “came in one flash”.the effect on the kids has been great. one teenage girl, curling (蜷缩) in pain in her wheelchair, stood unaided to dance to a hip-hop song she had written. a 12-year-old boy with hodgkins disease who rarely spoke surprised his doctors with a song he called i can make it.“my time with the kids is heartbreaking because of the severity of their illnesses,” says anita kruse. “but they also make you happy, when the children are smiling, excited to share their cd with their families.”simran is now an active sixth grader and cancer-free. from time to time, she and her mother listen to her song, always remembering, and they always remember the “really sweet and nice and loving” lady who gave them a shining moment in the dark hour.1simran jatar lay in bed in hospital because _.a. most of her hair had fallen outb. she was receiving treatment for cancerc. she felt depressed and quit from schoold. she was suffering from a pain in her back2what do we know about anita kruses project?a. it helps young patients record songs.b. it is supported by singers and patients