湖南省长沙市高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解选练（3）.doc

湖南长沙市2016高考二轮英语阅读理解选练（3）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。most young architectsparticularly those in big citiescan only dream about working in a building of their own. and making that dream come true often means finding a building no one else seems to want,which is exactly what happened to david yocum and his partner,brian bell. their building is a former automobile electrical-parts firm in atlanta. from the outside,it looks too old,even something horrible,but open the door and you are in a wide,open courtyard,lined on three sides with rusting (生锈的)walls.in 2000,yocum and bell found this building in the citys west end. built in 1947,the structure had been abandoned years earlier and the roof of the main building had fallen down. but the price was right,so yocum bought it. he spent eight months of his off-hours on demolition (拆除),pulling rubbish out through the roof,because it was too dangerous to go inside the building. the demolition was hard work,but it gave him time to think about what he wanted to do,and“to treasure what was therethe walls,the rust,the light. “ yocum said. “every season,more paint falls off the walls and more rust develops. its like an art installation (装置)in therea slow-motion show. “since the back building had been constructed without windows,an all-glass front was added to the building to give it a view of the courtyard,and skylights were installed in the roof. the back of the building is a working area and a living room for yocum and his wife. a sort of buffer (缓冲) zone between the front and the back contains a bathroom,a kitchen and a mechanical room,and the walls that separate these zones have openings that allow views through to the front of the studio and the courtyard beyond.yocum and bell,who have just completed an art gallery for the city,feel that the experience from the decoration of their building,focusing on the inside rather than the outside,has influenced their work. it has also given these architects a chance to show how they can make more out of less.1. according to the passage,it isfor most young architects in big cities to work in a building of their own.a. easyb. unnecessaryc. unrealisticd. common2. yocum bought the old building because.a. it was a bargain to him b. it was still in good conditionc. it was located in the city center d. it looked attractive from the outside3. working on the old building,yocum and bell.a. pulled rubbish out through the roofb. removed the skylights from the bathroomc. presented a slow-motion show in an art galleryd. built a kitchen at the back part of the old building4. it can be inferred from the passage that yocum and bell.a. benefited a lot from pulling down the roofb. turned more old buildings into art galleriesc. got inspiration from decorating their old buildingd. paid more attention to the outside of the art gallery5. the main idea of the passage is that.a. people can learn a lot from their failuresb. it is worthwhile to spend money on an old buildingc. people should not judge things by their appearanced. creative people can make the best of what they have【参考答案】1-5 、caacd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。【广东省2012届高三考前冲刺卷(六)】awhen doctors urge overweight kids to pick up more activities，reading probably isnt what they have in mind.yet a new study by fatness researchers at duke university finds that the simple act of readingdepending on the choice of materialcan cause weight loss in teenage girls.the studys experimental group included 31 fat girls aged 9 to 13，who took part in the healthy lifestyles program at duke childrens hospital.the girls read a novel called lake rescue，whose protagonist (主人公) is an overweight teenager who struggles with low selfesteem，feelings of loneliness and teasing because of her size.a group of 33 girls read a different book called charlotte in paris，which did not have an overweight character，and another group of 17 girls read neither book.at the end of the sixmonth experiment，all the girls who read books had lost weight，but the girls who read lake rescue lost more.they lowered their body mass index (bmi) by 0.71，compared with 0.33 in the charlotte group，an average 0.05 increase among the nonreaders.the idea behind the study，says dr sarah armstrong，director of healthy lifestyles，was to find a way to encourage the girls without adopting the restrictive and often authoritative voice of so many other nutrition and diet programs.lake rescue was the perfect instrument，says armstrong；it presents a likable character to whom the girls could relate and whom they could learn from.as the book progresses，its protagonist learns to make healthier lifestyle choices and finds an advisor to help keep her on track.armstrong says，“she learns that she can become healthier，and the i can do itfeeling resonates (产生共鸣) with the teenage girls.”26whats the main idea of the passage?athere are different ways to help overweight kids lose weight.blifestyle is important for kids.clake rescue is the perfect weightlosing instrument.dreading can help kids lose weight.27how many girls took part in the experiment? a31. b33. c64. d81.28what does the underlined word “she” in the last paragraph refer to?aarmstrong.bthe protagonist in lake rescue.ca character in charlotte in paris.da girl in the first group.29according to the passage we can know that _.aoverweight girls are living unhappilybreading is the best way to lose weightcdifferent reading materials play different roles in losing weightdpeople will become fat if they dont read30in which part of a newspaper can we read the above passage?aeducation. bentertainment.chealth. dadvertisement.26d主旨大意题。由本文的主题段，即第一段可知本文的主旨，即“阅读可以帮助儿童减肥”。27d细节理解题。根据第二段计算可知，31331781。28b词义猜测题。根据“the i can do itfeeling resonates with the teenage girls”可知女孩们与之产生共鸣，故前句中的she指的是lake rescue中的主人公。29c推理判断题。根据本文中的实验可知，不同的阅读材料对减肥产生了不同效果，故c项正确。30c推理判断题。通过本文的主旨大意可以推断出本文属于健康方面的内容。【广东省2012届高三考前冲刺卷(六)】bmotherhood may make women smarter and may help prevent dementia (痴呆) in old age by bathing the brain in protective hormones (荷尔蒙) ，u.s.researchers reported on thursday.tests on rats show that those who raise two or more litters of pups do considerably better in tests of memory and skills than rats who have no baby，and their brains show changes that suggest they may be protected against diseases such as alzheimers (早老性痴呆症)university of richmond psychology professor craig kinsley believes his findings will translate into humans.“our research shows that the hormones of pregnancy (怀孕) are protecting the brain，including estrogen (雌激素)，which we know has many neuroprotective (保护神经的) effects，” kinsley said.“its rats data but humans are mammals just like these animals are mammals，” he added in a telephone interview.“they go through pregnancy and hormonal changes.”kinsley said he hoped public health officials and researchers will look to see if having had children protects a woman from alzheimers and other forms of agerelated brain decline.“when people think about pregnancy，they think about what happens to babies and the mother from the neck down，” said kinsley，who presented his findings to the annual meeting of the society of neuroscience in orlando，florida.“they do not realize that hormones are washing on the brain.if you look at female animals that have never gone through pregnancy，they act differently toward young.but if she goes through pregnancy，she will sacrifice her life for her infantthat is a great change in her behavior that shows in genetic alterations to the brain.”31how do scientists know “motherhood may make women smarter”？asome researchers have told them.bmany women say so.cthey know it by experimenting on rats.dthey know it through their own experience.32what does the phrase “litters of pups” mean in the second paragraph?ababy rats. banimals.cold rats. dgrownup rats.33what can protect the brain of a woman according to the passage?aestrogen.bthe hormones of pregnancy.cmore exercise.dtaking care of children.34“its rats data but humans are mammals just like these animals are mammals.” what does the sentence suggest?athe experiments on the rats have nothing to do with humans.bthe experiments on the rats are very important for animals.cthe experiments on the rats are much the same on humans.dthe experiments on the rats are much the same on other animals.35which title is the best for this passage?ado you want to be smarterbmotherhood makes women smartercmysterious hormonesdan important study31c细节理解题。根据“tests on rats show.”可知科学家是通过做老鼠实验得出这个结论的。32a词义猜测题。后面的对比who have no baby，实际上提供了一个相反的情况，所以我们可以推测“those who raise two or more litters of pups”中的“litters of pups”指的是“刚出生不久的小老鼠”。33b细节理解题。根据文章第三段中的“.the hormones of pregnancy(怀孕) are protecting the brain.”可得出答案。34c句意理解题。科学家通过用老鼠做实验来说明人的问题。因为人和老鼠都属于哺乳动物，很多生理机能都相同。35b主旨大意题。短文第一句“motherhood may make women smarter.”是主题句，据此我们可以得出答案。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。napoleon, as a character intolstoys war and peace, is more than once described as having“fat little hands.” nor does he “sit well or firmly on the horse.” he is said to be“undersized, “ with “short legs” and a“round stomach”. the issue here is not the accuracy of tolstoys descriptionit seems not that far off from historical accountsbut his choice of facts:other things that could be said of the man are not said. we are meant to understand the difference of a warring commander in the body of a fat little frenchman. tolstoys napoleon could be any man wandering in the streets and putting a little of powdered tobacco up his noseand that is the point. it is a way the novelist uses to show the moral nature of a character. and it turns out that, as tolstoy has it, napoleon is a crazy man. in a scene in book three of war and peace, the wars having reached the critical year of 1812, napoleon receives a representative from the tsar(沙皇), who has come with peace terms. napoleon is very angry:doesnt he have more army? he, not the tsar, is the one to make the terms. he will destroy all of europe if his army is stopped. “that is what you will have gained by engaging me in the war! “ he shouts. and then, tolstoy writes, napoleon“walked silently several times up and down the room, his fat shoulders moving quickly.”still later, after reviewing his army amid cheering crowds, napoleon invites the shaken russian to dinner. “he raised his hand to the russians. . . face, “ tolstoy writes, and“taking him by the ear pulled it gently. . .” to have ones ear pulled by the emperor was considered the greatest honor and mark of favor at the french court. “well, well, why dont you say anything?” said he, as if it was ridiculous in his presence to respect any one but himself, napoleon. tolstoy did his resea