湖北省武汉市高考英语 阅读理解和完形填空自选训练（12）.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（12）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。a man was working on his motorcycle in his yard.suddenly it started to move.the man，still holding the hand lebars，was dragged through the glass doors，along with the motorcycle，and was thrown onto the floor inside the house.the wife ran in and found her husband lying on the floor，cut and bleeding.she ran to call an ambulance (救护车)the ambulance arrived and they took the man to the hospital.the wife picked up the motorcycle and pushed it outside.there was gas all over the floor，so the wife got some paper towels，cleaned the gas with them，and threw them in the toilet.after he was treated，the man returned home.not long after that he went to the bathroom，sat down on the toilet and smoked a cigarette.sitting there，he finished the cigarette and threw it into the toilet.the wife，who was in the kitchen，heard the loud explosion (爆炸声) and her husband screaming. she ran into the bathroom，and there she found her husband lying on the floor！his trousers had been blown away and his buttocks and other parts of his body were covered with burns！the wife again ran to the phone to call an ambulance.the same people came！while they were carrying the husband down the stairs to the street，one of the men asked the wife how the husband had burned himself.she told them and they started laughing very hard.one of them fell and the husband fell，too.the poor husband fell down the remaining stairs and broke his arm.1what most probably made the motorcycle start moving?athe man himself started it to see if it was working.bhis wife did it for him to check if there was something working.cthe motorcycle started by itself.dthe man started the motorcycle without knowing it.解析：根据文章第一段第一句“a man was working on his motorcycle in his yard.suddenly it started to move.”可知the man很可能无意当中发动了车。答案：d2what did the wife do after the first accident?ashe did nothing except calling the policemen.bshe cleaned the gas with paper towels and threw them into the toilet.cshe took the motorcycle and pushed it into the room.dshe took her hushand to the hospital.解析：根据第二段“.the wife got some paper towels，cleaned the gas with them，and threw in the toilet”可知选b。答案：b3what do we know about the gas that caused the explosion?athe gas was from the motorcycle and could easily cause an explosion.bthe gas was of poor quality.cthe gas made the hushand suffer 4 accidents in a day.dthe gas should have burned the wife.解析：根据文章可知，引起爆炸的gas是来自motorcycle，并且非常容易爆炸，b、c、d都谈不上。答案：a4the passage is most likely to be found in_aa surveyba textbookca report da book of funny stories解析：文章读起来很有趣，所以很有可能是摘自funny stories的书籍。答案：d5which is the best title for this passage?awhat a bad day for the husband and wifeba mans worst dayca man had three accidents in one dayda wife burned her husband and broke his arms解析：短文主要讲述了这位husband在一天中所遭遇的一系列事故，所以标题b最合适。答案：b。阅读理解阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项(a、b、c和d)中，选出最佳答案。 disposing(处理)of waste has been a problem since humans started producing it.as more and more people choose to live close together in cities,the waste-disposal problem becomes increasingly difficult. during the eighteenth century,it was usual for several neighboring towns to get together to select a faraway spot as a dump site.residents or trash haulers(垃圾拖运者)would transport household rubbish,rotted wood,and old possessions to the site.periodically(定期的)some of the trash was burned and the rest was buried.the unpleasant sights and smells caused no problem because nobody lived close by. factories,mills,and other industrial sites also had waste to be disposed of.those located on rivers often just dumped the unwanted remains into the water.others built huge burners with chimneys to deal with the problem. several facts make these choices unacceptable to modern society.the first problem is space dumps,which are now called landfills,are most needed in heavily populated areas.such areas rarely have empty land suitable for this purpose.property is either too expensive or too close to residential(住宅区的) neighborhoods.long-distance trash hauling has been a common practice but once farm areas are refusing to accept rubbish from elsewhere,cheap land within trucking distance of major city areas is almost nonexistent. awareness(意识) of pollution dangers has resulted in more strict rules of waste disposal. pollution of rivers,ground water,land and air is a price people can no longer pay to get rid of waste. the amount of waste,however,continues to grow. recycling efforts have become commonplace,and many towns require their people to take part.even he most efficient recycling programs,however,can hope to deal with only about 50 percent of a citys reusable waste.36.the most suitable title for this passage would be _.a.places for disposing waste b.waste pollution dangersc.ways of getting rid of waste d.waste disposal problem提示:第一段告诉了读者本文的中心思想。答案:d37.during the 18th century,people disposed their waste in many ways except for _.a.burying it b.recycling itc.burning it d.throwing it into rivers提示:从文章第二、三段可知。答案:b38.what can be inferred from the fourth paragraph?a.farm areas accept waste from the city in modern society.b.there is cheap land to bury waste in modern society.c.it is difficult to find space to bury waste in modern society.d.ways to deal with waste in modern society stay the same.提示:实际所使用的垃圾处理方法是烧、埋、倾倒进河里。第四段论述了这些方法在现代社会的不可接受性。文中例数了用这些方法处理垃圾的问题，可见在方法上没有进展。答案:d39.the main purpose of writing this article is to _.a.draw peoples attention to waste managementb.warn people of the pollution dangers we are facingc.call on people to take part in recycling programsd.tell people a better way to get rid of the waste提示:文章介绍了过去与现在的垃圾处理方法，论述了这种方法所带来的问题和人们对这一问题的认识。最后一段强调利用回收的方法依然不能解决问题的严峻形势。文章旨在引起人们对废物管理的进一步关注。答案:a阅读理解阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项a、b、c和d中，选出最佳答案。 there is probably no field of human activity in which our values and lifestyles are shown more clearly and strongly than they are in the clothes that we choose to wear.the dress of an individual is a kind of “sign language” that communicates a set of information and is usually the basis on which immediate impressions are formed.traditionally,a concern for clothes was considered to be an affair of females,while men took pride in the fact that they were completely lacking in clothes consciousness(意识). this type of american culture is by degrees changing as man dress takes on greater variety and color.even as early as 1955,a researcher in michigan said that men attached rather high importance to the value of clothing in daily life. white collar workers in particular viewed dress as a symbol(象征)of ability,which could be used to impress or influence others,especially in the work situation.the white collar worker was described as extremely concerned about the impression his clothing made on his superiors(上司).although blue collar workers were less aware(察觉到的)that they might be judged on the basis of their clothing,they recognized that any difference from the accepted pattern of dress would be made fun of by fellow workers. since that time,of course,the patterns have changed:the typical office worker may now be wearing the blue shirt,and the laborer a white shirt;but the importance of dress has not become less.other researchers in recent years have helped to prove its importance in the lives of individuals at various age levels and in different social and economic status groups(阶层).36.the passage tells us that _.a.our values and lifestyles are in no field of human activityb.the clothes that we choose to wear have something to do with our values and lifestylesc.our values and lifestyles are from the sign languaged.the clothes we choose to wear depend on a set of information and immediate impression提示:细节理解题。a、c、d三项内容与第一段前两句叙述不符。答案:b37.traditionally,people usually thought that _.a.men cared very much for clothesb.women were concerned greatly about what they wore while men didntc.both men and women paid great attention to their clothesd.neither men nor women showed interest in clothes答案:b38.blue collar workers pay attention to their clothes because _.a.they are concerned about the impression their clothes make on their superiorsb.they know very clearly that people will judge them on the basis of their clothingc.they want to impress and influence othersd.they dont want to be laughed at提示:从第二段最后一句来看，正确答案为d。答案:d39.which of the following can best explain the underlined sentence in the second paragraph?a.men thought the value of clothing in daily life was very important.b.men didnt pay attention to the importance of the value of clothing in daily life.c.men thought little of the importance of the value of clothing in daily life.d.men were concerned little about the value of clothing in daily life.提示:第二段后半部分的例子就是证明这句话的。从例子可以看出，无论是白领阶层，还是蓝领工人;无论出于何种目的，他们都注意穿着打扮，都注重服装在生活和工作中的重要作用，所以a项是最恰当的解释。答案:a40.the passage mainly suggests that _.a.now men pay more attention to their clothes than women dob.women always like beautiful dressesc.people have paid more and more attention to the importance of dressd.american culture is changing greatly提示:作者通过论述服装在展示生活价值和生活方式方面不可替代的作用和传统观念上男女对服装的不同态度，以及美国所发生的服装观念上的改变，揭示了人们越来越注重服装在日常生活中的重要作用。答案:c。完形填空。many years ago, when i was a man in my twenties, i worked as a salesman for a piano company.we _1_ our pianos all over the state by advertising in small town _2_. every time we advertise, we would receive a reply on a postcard which said, “please _3_ me a new piano for my little granddaughter. it _4_ be red mahogany (红木). i can pay $10 a month with my egg money.” of course, we could not sell a(n) _5_ piano for $10 a month. _6_ her cards kept on coming.a couple of years later, i _7_ my own piano company, and when i _8_ in that area, the postcards started coming to me. for months, i ignored (不理睬) _9_what else could i do?but then, one day i _10_ to be in the area. i had a red mahogany piano on my little truck. despite knowing that i was about to _11_ a terrible business decision, i managed to find the old woman and took the new piano in her house and placed it _12_ i thought the roof would be least likely to rain on it. i told her and a little barefoot girl to try to _13_ the chickens off it, and i felt sure i had just _14_ a new piano.but the _15_ came in, all 52 of them as agreed, sometimes with coins. it was unbelievable!then one day i was in memphis on _16_ business. as i was sitting at the bar having a drink, i heard the most beautiful piano music behind me. i looked _17_， and there was a lovely young woman _18_ a very nice ground piano.she smiled at me, asked for requests, and when she took a _19_ she sat down at my table.“arent you the man who sold my grandma a piano a long time ago？”i suddenly remembered. my lord, it was her! it was the little barefoot girl!i did have to go to my room because men dont like to be _20_ crying in public.1a.made bsoldcfixed ddelivered答案：b从下文看，