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陕西白水县2016高考英语阅读理解（二轮）摸底选练（2）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。should ecigarettes (electronic cigarettes) be a new choice for the smokers trying to get rid of the habit? reactions from americans are mixed.more than half of the people questioned in a survey think ecigarettes should be controlled by the us food and drug administration，but 47 percent believe the ecigarettes should be available to the smokers who want to quit.“in the hunt for a safer cigarette，ecigarettes are becoming a popular choice among those either trying to quit or looking to replace standard tobacco smoke with an alternative that manufacturers claim to be safer，” zogby international，which conducted the survey，said in a statement.about half of the 4,611 adults who took part in the survey had heard about ecigarettes，which are batterypowered，or rechargeable cigarettes that vaporize a liquid nicotine solution.they do not produce smoke but a water vapor without smell.sold mostly on the internet，ecigarettes were first made in china.last year the world health organization (who) warned against using ecigarettes，saying there was no evidence to prove they were safe or helped smokers break the habit.the who said people who smoke ecigarettes breathe in a fine fog of nicotine into the lungs.nearly a third of people questioned in the survey think that ecigarettes should be allowed in places where smoking is forbidden，because they dont produce smoke，but 46 percent disagree.men who were aware of the availability of ecigarettes were more likely than women to say they should be a choice available to smokers who want to quit.young people，aged 1829，and singles were the groups most open to trying ecigarettes.smoking is the single largest cause of preventable death worldwide，according to the who.26what can we learn from paragraph 1?aamerican smokers ought to try ecigarettes. bamericans have different opinions about ecigarettes.cevery kind of cigarettes should be forbidden in america.dmost of the americans dont like ecigarettes.27according to zogby international，ecigarettes _.aare much safer than common cigarettesbare popular among people who want to quit smokingcwill take the place of traditional cigarettesdare produced in a safer way by manufacturers28what do we know about ecigarettes from the passage? amost americans are familiar with them.bthey are a good choice as there is no nicotine.cthey produce a water vapor that cant be seen.dmost people buy them on the internet.29whats the attitude of the who towards ecigarettes?anegative. bsupportive.cdoubtful. dindifferent.30what can we conclude from the last paragraph? apeople can smoke ecigarettes in places where smoking is forbidden.bmost women agree that ecigarettes should be available to smokers.cyoung adults and singles are the main groups who agree to try ecigarettes.dthe problem of smoking is becoming worse around the world.26b细节理解题。根据第一段“reactions from americans are mixed.”可知，答案为b。27b细节理解题。根据第二段“.ecigarettes are becoming a popular choice among those either trying to quit.”可知，答案为b。28d细节理解题。根据第三段“sold mostly on the internet.”可知，答案为d。29a推理判断题。根据第四段“last year the world health organization (who) warned against using ecigarettes.”可推断，答案为a。30c推理判断题。根据末段“young people，aged 1829，and singles were the groups most open to trying ecigarettes.”可推断，答案为c。阅读理解-。dear santa claus,my name is amy. i am 9 years old. i have a problem at school. can you help me, santa? kids laugh at me because of the way i walk and run and talk. i have cerebral palsy. i just want one day where no one laughs at me or makes fun of me. love, amy at radio station wjlt in fort wayne, indiana, letters poured in for the christmas wish contest. when amys letter arrived at the radio station, manager lee tobin read it carefully. he thought it would be good for the people in fort wayne to hear about this special third grader and her unusual wish. mr. tobin called up the local newspaper.the next day, a picture of amy and her letter to santa made the front page of the news sentinel. the story spread quickly. all across the country, newspapers and radio and television stations reported the story of the little girl in fort wayne, indiana, who asked for such a simple, yet remarkable, christmas gift - just one day without teasing. suddenly the postman was a regular at the hagadorn house. envelopes of all sizes addressed to amy arrived daily from children and adults all across the nation. they came filled with holiday greetings and words of encouragement. some of the writers had disabilities; some had been teased as children. each writer had a special message for amy. through the cards and letters from strangers, amy glimpsed a world full of people who truly cared about each other.many people thanked amy for being brave enough to speak up. others encouraged her to ignore teasing and to carry her head high. amy did get her wish of a special day without teasing at south wayne high school. teachers and students talked together about how bad teasing can make others feel. that year, the fort wayne mayor officially proclaimed december 21st as amy jo hagadorn day throughout the city. the mayor explained that by daring to make such a simple wish, amy taught a universal lesson. everyone, said the mayor, wants and deserves to be treated with respect, dignity and warmth.1.amys letter showed that_.a.her schoolmates cannot understand her disabilityb.her school isnt a good place for students like herc.she is often ignored in and out of classd.she wanted to win christmas wish contest答案解析：答案为a。本题为细节推断题。从amy的信中 “kids laugh at me because of the way i walk and run and talk. i have cerebral palsy.”可以知道，amy 的同学嘲笑她走路和跑步的方式，由此可以推断amy 是残疾人。故答案为a。2.the postman was a regular at the hagadorn house because _. a.he went to encourage amy frequently b. he was quite curious about amy c. he had to send letters to amy daily d. he was moved by amys story 答案解析：答案为c。本题为细节推断题。从正文的第三段开始两句话“suddenly the postman was a regular at the hagadorn house. envelopes of all sizes addressed to amy arrived daily from children and adults all across the nation.”可知，每天有小孩和大人的不同大小的信件寄给amy, 因此邮递员成了hagadorn house的常客（regular），每天给amy 送信。故答案为c。3. we may infer from amys story that_. a. people are easy to turn their eyes to the disabled b. the news media played an important role in helping amy c. amy will still be made fun of by others d. there are few disabled people in amys country 答案解析：答案为b。本题为推理题，考生需结合全文来进行推理和判断。文章后文提到amy 受到社会的关注，包括市长the mayor都对amy的事件发话，这一切都是因为第一段中电台的manager lee tobin对此事的关注和第二段中 “a picture of amy and her letter to santa made the front page of the news sentinel.报纸对此事的报道。故答案为b。a选项为一般考生的易错项，意为 “人们很容易关注残疾人”并不是文章要阐述的内容。 4. the for wayne mayor officially proclaimed amy to hadadorn day_. a. to tell how bad teasing can make others feel b. to encourage people to carry their heads high c. to explain how brave amy was by making her wish d. to call on the public to treat everyone properly 答案解析：答案为d。本题为细节理解题。从最后一段最后一句话 “everyone, said the mayor, wants and deserves to be treated with respect, dignity and warmth. 可知，d选项是正确的。阅读理解visiting u.s. president george w. bush said in beijing friday that both china and the united states should encourage bilateral(双边的) contacts and exchanges to promote mutual(相互) understanding. “its important for our political leaders to come to china,” said bush, who gave a speech friday morning at qinghua university, one of the most prestigious universities in china. his working visit to china and discussions with oinghua students “help promote” sino-u.s.(中美) relations, bush said in response to a students question about what he would do to promote sino-u.s. relations. “many people in my country are very interested in china,” he said, adding that these americans have learned more about chinas culture and the chinese people. he said that he would keep encouraging such contacts and exchanges between the two countries. bush said that he would describe back home what he has seen here and that china as a great nation not only has a “great history” but also an “unbelievably exciting future.” the president said that the 2008 olympic games would make a significant opportunity for the rest of the world to understand china, which enables more people to come to china and feel the modernization taking place, and many more people will see it on the television. bush arrived in beijing thursday for a two-day working visit to china. 1. what the word “prestigious” in the second paragraph probably means? a. great b. famous c. honorable d. modest答案解析：答案为b。本题为词义猜测题。结合 “prestigious” 所在的上下文， “who gave a speech friday morning at qinghua university, one of the most prestigious universities in china.” 根据常识，清华大学在我国非常著名，故答案为b。2. which of the sentence is not true? a. bush think bilateral contacts and mutual understanding will promote sino-u.s. relations. b. many americans are interested in china. c. bush and the students of qinghua discussed something about how to make china richer and stronger. d. the 2008s olympic games is a great change for china been known by the world. 答案解析：答案为c。本题为细节判断题。由第一段内容可知，a选项符合文意。由第四段 “many people in my country are very interested in china,”可知，b选项符合文意。由倒数第二段内容可知，d选项符合文意。只有c选项“布什和清华大学的学生讨论如何使中国更富强”未提及。故答案为c。3. many americans are interested in china because _. a. they want to come here to take part in the 2008 olympic games b. they have learned something of china and they want to learn more c. china has been taking place great change d. china has a “great history” and “unbelievably exciting future” 答案解析：答案为b。本题为细节题。由第四段“adding that these americans have learned more about chinas culture and the chinese people.”可知，答案为b。4. the narrator(叙述者) of the passage was most probably _. a. a reporter b. a psychologist c. a politician d. a sociologist答案解析：答案为a。本题为推理题。根据文章的内容可判断文章的体裁为新闻报道，叙述者最有可能是记者。故答案为a。阅读理解a woman and her elderly uncle were waiting for a bus at a corner in downtown chicago.buses came by，not the one they wanted.the woman finally halfentered one of the buses and asked the driver if the bus she wanted stopped at that corner.the driver looked at her but made no answer，so she repeated the question.to her surprise，he then closed the door，by her arm，and drove off.the woman，her arm stuck in the door，ran alongside the bus，shouting.passengers said the driver stopped after almost a block only because they，too，were shouting.when the driver finally did stop and open the door，the woman jumped on the bus to get his bus number.then he took off again and went another couple of blocks before other shouting passengers persuaded him to stop and let the woman off.after the drivers bosses at a taxsupported governmental company(cia) heard of the incident，they looked into it and set his punishment：a fiveday suspension(停职) without pay.that struck me as rather light.but bill baxa，the companys pubicrelations man，said，“thats a pretty serious punishment.”five days off work is a serious punishment for dragging a woman alongside a bus by her arm？baxa said，“any time you take money away from someone，it is a terrible punishment.the driver makes $14 an hour.multiply that by 40 and you can see what he lost.”yes，that comes to $560，a good sum.but we know that people in the private company are fired for far less minor mistakes.if the people who run the bus company think that the loss of a weeks pay is more than enough，i offer them a sporting(公正的) suggestion：give me a bus.then have their wives stick their arms in the doorway of the bus，and ill slam the door shut，start the bus quickly and take them for a fast oneblock run.and ill pay $560 to anyone who is bold enough to try it.any takers？mr. baxa？anyone？i didnt think so.31the nurse halfentered one of the buses because_.athe bus they wanted didnt stop therebshe wanted the driver to stop the buscshe wanted to get some information from the driverdshe and her uncle couldnt wait any longer at the corner32how many blocks was the woman away from the corner where she waited when