湖北省武汉市高考英语 阅读理解和完形填空自选训练（7）.doc

湖北省武汉市2016高考英语 阅读理解和完形填空自选训练（7）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。 top lists are lecturing people on everything from “100 places to visit” to “100 books to read”. arent you just tired of being told what to do with your time? now you have a list to end all lists! take a look at the following two examples from the list of “101 things not to do”： swim with dolphins(海豚)? swimming with dolphins is one of the worlds most profitable tourist activities.however, not every dolphin will welcome having their busy, tiring day interrupted by tourists screaming and pushing around them in the water. worse yet, when dolphins get too near to the boats loaded with tourists, they could get caught up in ropes and killed by propellers(螺旋桨) heres a little secret. dolphins look like smiling at you, but actually theyre just opening their mouths. go to see the mona lisa? there must be something about the mysterious(神秘的) smile. the 6 million people who visit the lady in the louvre every year cant all be wrong, after all. but they can be quite annoying, standing in front of you; holding up their cameras to prevent you from seeing anything. in fact, it is hard for you to see the painting clearly because you have to stay away from it for security reasons. after queuing for hours, many tourists can remain in front of the painting only for 15 seconds at most. if the mysterious lady in the picture knew her fate, she wouldnt just be smiling, shed be laughing. so, still long to see the mona lisa? if you want to find out more about the list, read 101 things not to do before you die. visit www.not2dobeforeidie.co.uk and buy the book at a 20% discount.1. according to the passage, swimming with dolphins _. a. is the worlds most popular tourist activityb. gives fun to both tourists and dolphins c. will make tourists busy and tiredd. can cause danger to dolphins 2. what does the author think about going to see mona lisa? a. it is wrong to go and see the mysterious smile. b. it is not as satisfying as expected. c. fifteen seconds in front of the painting is enough. d. queuing for hours is worthwhile. 3. the list of “101 things not to do” is made most probably because its author _. a. thinks it boring to do the things suggested by other listsb. believes other lists are not humorous enough c. intends to persuade people to read more listsdwants to provide a list different from other lists 4. what is the main purpose of the passage? a. to advertise a book. b. to introduce a website. c. to comment on popular lists. d. to recommend tourist activities. 【要点综述】该篇短文前面否定“100 lists to do”的种种弊端，最后推出自己的101 things not to do before you die，很明显是一则常见的广告。1. d细节理解题。从swim with dolphins下面材料中的第一段最后一句可知和海豚一起游泳会给海豚带来危险。2. b细节理解题。在go to see the mona lisa的材料中，作者反复论证了go to see the mona lisa的诸多弊端，每年大量的游客前往参观，个人不可能有预想的观赏效果。3. d推理判断题。该文采取先抑后扬的写作技巧，其目的是要提出不同的观点。4. a写作意图题。该篇材料最后点出写作目的，即为101 things not to do before you die打广告。社会生活类-阅读理解。a childs visit to the dentist can be scary; especially if it is their first time. lets face it, this can even scare an adult, too. in order to make it a good experience for the child, there are some things that can prepare them for that visit to the dental office. children should usually start going to the dentist around age three to have their teeth examined and make sure there are no cavities (龋齿). before they start going, you may want them to come with you to your dental appointments so that they can see that you are not afraid of having someone look at your teeth with sharp objects. this way, they will know the office personnel and, of course, the dental specialist. the dental professional will be able to explain what is done during the exam by checking their teeth and cleaning them. this should help the child settle down before their actual scheduled appointment. as a parent, you can talk about your positive experiences at the dental office and letting them know how important it is to keep your teeth healthy so that you can have a big beautiful smile. there are also books and even dvds available to prepare them for the big day as well. most books will show what to expect during their exam which may include what the dentist will do. this can be a great way to calm their nerves so that they are not so stressed and worried about going to their exam. just remember, keep talking about the subject while keeping it a very positive thing. with doing some of these things, it should be a positive experience for your child. take the time to prepare them and even the night before the appointment, make sure they get a good nights rest and a nutritious meal beforehand so that they are not moody before the visit to help make it a little easier for everyone. every childs visit to the dentist should be a good experience with these tips that are mentioned. 1. whats the aim for the author to write this passage? a. to provide some advice on how to calm down before a dentist. b. to tell parents how to deal with their childs tooth problem. c. to show how parents and their child communicate their experience. d. to state how important it is to keep teeth healthy. 2. why do children start going to the dentist around age three? a. because they are asked to be of such an experience. b. because they need to make their teeth beautiful. c. because their parents want to make sure their teeth healthy. d. because their parents must remove their childs fear of dentists. 3. which is not the tip the author stated in the passage? a. offer the concerned books and dvds. b. parents talking about their own experience. c. going to the dentist with their child. d. making an appointment with the dentist for their child. 4. what should parents keep talking about going to the dentist for? a. conveying their love to their child. b. making their child relaxed. c. pretending its a relaxed atmosphere. d. telling the dentist to be careful. 5. in what part of the newspaper can you find this passage? a. education.b. health.c. story.d. family. 【参考答案】9.acdbb 社会生活类-阅读理解。.north korean gymnast hong su jong has been banned for two years by the international gymnastics federation (fig) for lying about her age. the fig temporarily suspended hong, a silver medal winner on the vault at the 2007 world championships, on october 6 after discovering she had registered for various international events claiming to be three different ages. “the figs decision is a clear signal to those who would wilfully disregard the current rules surrounding gymnast age,” the sports world governing body said in a statement on friday. “the health of its athletes and respect for the law are among the international gymnastics federations highest priorities.”the ban runs until october 5, 2012, with the north korean gymnastics federation ordered to pay a 20,000 swiss franc (15,000 euros) fine. the gymnast and her federation have 21 days to appeal. hong had been registered with three different birth years for international competition over the past six years. at the athens olympics in 2004 she was down as having been born on match 9, 1985 but the date of march 9, 1989 was given for the worlds in rotterdam last month which north korea were excluded from competing in. at the same time, she was registered with a date of march 9, 1986, birth date at the 2007 world championships, where she won the silver medal on vault. if hong was born in 1989, she would have been not qualified to compete in athens. gymnasts must turn 16 in the calendar year of an olympics in order to be qualified. north korea were banned from the 1993 worlds after fig discovered that kim gwang suk, the 1991 gold medallist on uneven bars, was listed as 15 years for three straight years. 1. whats the probable meaning of the word“suspended”? a. stop workingb. prohibit competingc. avoid enteringd. admit making mistakes2. how many times has hong su jong attended world championships? a. one.b. two.c. three.d. four. 3. what importance will this ban bring? a. it will remind every country to take the age problem seriously. b. it will bring the sports life of a famous korean athlete to an end. c. it will strengthen the authority of the international gymnastics federation. d. it will enhance the seriousness of sports competition in words. 4. what effect will bring to north korean gymnastics federation? a. north korean will miss london olympics. b. north korean will hand in hong su jongs medal. c. north korean will be banned to compete forever. d. north korean will be required to withdraw from the association. 5. which is right about hong su jong? a. she was listed as 15 years for three straight years. b. she competed in the worlds in 2004, 2007 and 2010. c. she was refused to compete in the rotterdam worlds. d. she won the silver medal in the athens olympics. 【参考答案】10.baaac 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。a new argument has been put forward as to whether penguins are disturbed by the presence of tourists in antarctica. previous research by scientists from keil university in germany monitored adelie penguins and noted that the birds heart rates increased dramatically at the sight of a human as far as 30 meters away. but new research using an artificial egg, which is equipped to measure heart rates, disputes this. scientists from the scott polar research institute at cambridge say that a slow moving human who does not approach the nest too closely, is not viewed as a threat by penguins. the earlier findings have been used to partly explain the 20 per cent drop in populations of certain types of penguins near tourist sites. however, tour operators have continued to insist that their activities do not adversely affect wildlife in antarctica, saying they encourage non-disruptive behavior in tourists, and that the decline in penguin numbers is caused by other factors.amanda nimon of the scott polar research institute spent three southern hemisphere summers at cuverville island in antarctica studying penguin behavior towards humans. “a nesting penguin will react very differently to a person rapidly and closely approaching the nest,” says nimon. “first they exhibit large and prolonged heart rate changes and then they often flee the nest leaving it open for predators (掠夺者) to fly in and remove eggs or chicks.”the artificial egg, specially for the project, monitored both the parent who had been disturbed when the egg was placed in the nest and the other parent as they both took it in turns to guard the nest.however, boris culik, who monitored the adelie penguins, believes that nimons findings do not invalidate his own research. he points out that species behave differently and nimons work was with gent