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湖北武汉市2016高考英语阅读理解基础训练（16）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的a.b.c和d项中，选出最佳选项。get your degree at home!have you ever wondered what a degree might be worth to you in your job or career(事业)? it means a lot of americans with an associate degree average nearly $10,000 more in yearly earnings than those with just a high school diploma(毕业证).harcourt learning direct offers you a way to get a specialized associate degree in 11 of todays growing fields-without having to go to college full time. with harcourt, you study at home, in your spare time-so you dont have to give up your present job while you train for a better one. choose from exciting majors like business management, accounting, dressmaking design, bookkeeping, photography, computer science, engineering, and more! your training includes everything you need! books, lessons, learning aids-even professional-quality tools and equipment-everything you need to master your training and more ahead to a new career is included in the low tuition(学费) price you pay. your education is nationally recognized! nearly 2, 000 american companies-including general electric, ibm, mobile, general motors, ford, and many others-have used our training for their employees. if companies like these recognize the value of our training, you can be sure that employees in your area will, too!earn your degree in as little as two years! get a career diploma in just six months! the career of your dreams is closer than you think! even if you have no experience before, you can get valuable job skills in todays hottest fields! step-by-step lessons make learning easy. prepare for promotions(提升), pay raises, even start a business of your own! send today for free information about harcourt at home training! simply fill in your name and address on the coupon(票券) above. then write in the name and number of the one program youre most interested in, and mail it today. well rush your free information about how you can take advantage of the opportunities(机会) in the field youve chosen. act today! mail coupon today! or call the number below 1-800-372-1589. call any time, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. www. harcourt-learning. com e-mail：harcourtlearning. com.1. this advertisement aims at calling on people to _.a. attend full-time universities b. work part time to further their education c. improve their education at home to get better jobs d. earn their degrees in different ways that suit them2. which of the following is not clearly mentioned in this advertisement? 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imitating role models is like using training wheels on a childs bicycle; they help you get going, but once you find your own balance, you fly faster and farther without relying on them.in daily life, imitation can hurt us if we subconsciously (下意识地) hold poor role models. if, as a child, you observed people whose lives were bad, you may have accepted their fear and pain as normal and gone on to follow what they did. if you do not make strong choices for yourself, you will get the results of the weak choices of others.in the field of entertainment, our culture glorifies celebrities. those stars look great on screen. but when they step off screen, their personal lives may be disastrous. if you are going to follow someone, focus on their talent, not their bad character or unacceptable behaviors.blessed is the person willing to act on their sundden desire to create somrthing unique.think of the movies,books,teachers,and friends that have affected you most deeply.they touched you because their creations were motivated by inspiration,not desperation.the world is changed not by those who do what has been done brfore them,but by those who do what has been done inside them.creative people have an endless resource of ideas.the problem a creator faces is not running out of material;it is what to do with the material knocking at the door of imagination.syudy your role models,accept the gifts they have given,and leave behind what does not server.then you can say,”i stand on the shoulders of my ancestors”tragedies and tory ,and know that they are cheering on.1.imitation proves useful when you . a.know you are unique b.lose the bslance of lifec.begin to learn something new d.get tired of routine practice2. to avoid the bad result of imitation, we should_.a. forget daily fear and pain b. choose the right examplec. ask others for decisions d. stay away from stars3.acording to the author. the world moves on because of those who are .a. desperate to intruence others with their knowledge b. ready to turn their original ideas into realityc. eager to discover what their ancestors didd. willing to accept othersideas4.the trouble a creator faces is .a. the lack of strong motivation b. the absence of practical ideas c. how to search for more materials d. how to use imagination creatively5. what is the authors purpose in writing this passage?a. to highlight the importance of creatively.b. to criticize the characters of role models.c. to compare imitation with creation.d. to explain the meaning of success.【参考答案】15、cbbda【2016高考模拟题】阅读下列短文，从每题所给的a.b.c和d项中，选出最佳选项。during her sixty-year career performing, lena horne entertained people with her beauty and rich, emotional voice. she used her fame to fight social injustices toward african-americans. lena horne was born in new york in 1917. at sixteen, lena became a dancer at the famous club in new york city. after taking voice lessons, she soon became a singer. in 1940, lena horne became the first african-american to perform with an all-white jazz band. after performing at a club in hollywood, california, she caught the attention of filmmakers. she soon began making movies. her films became very popular. in the 1940s, lena horne was the first african-american in hollywood to sign a long-term contract with a major movie studio. her deal with mgm stated that she would never play the role of a servant. she refused to play roles that represented african-americans disrespectfully(无礼的). but this refusal also limited her movie career. lena horne once said that world war two helped make her a star. she was popular with both black and white soldiers. she sang on army radio programs and traveled to perform for the troops. once, she noted that german prisoners of war were permitted to sit closer to the stage than black soldiers. she was very angry. these experiences led to lena hornes work in the civil rights movement.lena horne sang at civil rights gatherings. she took part in the march on washington protest in 1963. it was during this event that martin luther king junior gave his “i have a dream” speech. she protested racial separation at the hotels where she performed. she took action so that she and her musicians would be allowed to stay in those hotels. black musicians at the time generally stayed in black neighborhoods.lena horne died in new york in 2010. 1. how old was lena horne when she died? a. 86 years old. b. 93 years old. c. 98 years old.d. 88 years old.2. we can infer that_. a. black actresses often played roles of servants in the film in the 1940sb. black women were forbidd