湖北省武汉市高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解基础训练（66）.doc

湖北武汉市2016高考英语阅读理解二轮基础训练（66）阅读理解。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。in the united states, there were some well-constructed houses for native indians, ranging from the simple brush shelter to the five-storied pueblo.in the eastern united states, one of the existing types was that commonly know under the algonkian name of wigwam in which the iroquois indians lived. the wigwams were of wagon-top shape with straight sides and ends, made by bending young trees to form the round shape. over this shape pieces of tree bark were laid to protect the indians from bad weather. over the bark dried grass was added. a small hole allowed smoke to escape from the top. doorways at each end served also as windows, the iroquois indians built trunk walls all around their villages. the wall had only one opening, they could quickly close this opening if their enemies came near.interestingly, the choctaw indians in mississippi also lived in a wigwam of a most primitive(原始的) construction, but different from those of the iroquois indians. the choctaw indians wigwams, made from mud, cane and straw, were in the form of a bee-hive. the covering was made of a long, tough grass. a post in the centre supported the roof. a hole in the top admitted the light, and allowed the smoke to pass out.the tipi tent-housing of the upper lake and plains area was put up with poles set lightly in the ground, tied together near the top, and covered with bark and grass in the lake country. it was easily portable, and two women could set it up or take it down within an hour.the pawnee, mandan and other indian tribes (部落) along the missouri built solid ring-shaped structures of trunk, covered with earth and dried grass, housing a dozen families.the wichita and other tribes of the texas border built large ring-shaped houses covered with dried grass. apart from the regular housing, almost every tribe had some style of housing.( ) 1.which of the following pictures shows the house for the iroquois indians？( ) 2. according to the passage, the pawnee indians built their houses _.a. with openings in the trunk walls b. large enough for several families c. in a ring shape with bark and mud d. by bending young trees to form the shape( ) 3. all the native indian houses described in the passage were_. a. of the same shape b. covered with grass c. built with a post in the centre d. built with doorways at each end ( ) 4. the passage suggests that _a. all the native indians built trunk walls all around their houses b. all the native indian houses were built with poles tied togetherc. the iroquois indians took safety into account while building their wigwams d. the choctaw indians in mississippi built their wigwams with straight sides and ends【语篇解读】本篇文章为记叙文。主要讲述了美国的土著居民印第安人的房屋结构和建房特点，展示了美国当地人的居住文化。1.答案a。【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段第二句“the wigwams were of wagon-top shape with straight sides and ends”可知，选项a符合题意。2.答案b。【解析】细节理解题。根据第五段中“the pawnee, mandan and other indian tribes housing a dozen families”可知，应选b项。3.答案b。【解析】细节理解题。文章中出现的grass是indian tribes建造房屋所必不可少的东西。由此可知，印第安人的屋子都用草盖着。由此可知b项正确4.答案c。【解析】推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句“they could quickly close this opening if their enemies came near”可以推断出the iroquois indians建造房屋的时候把自身的安全考虑在内了。因此可推断出c项阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的a,b,c或d四个选项中，选出最佳选项。very often when i go to look at someones garden and they complain that for some reason it does not feel right to them. what i notice is that the design quite complicated. or, sometimes there is no real design and the layout (布局) just looks messy. creating a garden without some form of design is like trying to bake a cake without a recipe. with a cake you can add together ingredients (原料) from the cupboard and fridge in the hope that the result will be a perfectly baked cake. both creating a garden and baking a cake follow outlines for getting a result. know just when to add something, when to take the mix off the heat or how much oil to use, etc. an experienced garden designer can help you create a garden best suited to you and your lifestyle, rather than impose their own ideas on you. he will listen to and help draw out your ideas. by keeping the garden design simple you and your chosen designer will have created the structure of a garden, similar to the structure of a house together with some details. a golden rule to remember is that garden design is not about choosing the right plants. dont get caught up in the idea that you have to choose the right plants for the job straight away. plant choice comes almost at the last minute in many cases, after you and your designer have created style or feeling you are wanting to have in your garden. design is about creating a constructable (可构造的) image for the garden, including form and shape, sounds, smells, even tastes and often, believe it or not, plants are never used. by keeping the design simple, especially if you are learning about design or taking on the project by yourself, you are increasing your chances of a successful design, one that matches your standard for your life. 1. what is the passage mainly about? a. designing a garden as simple as possible. b. comparing garden-designing with cake-making. c. an experienced garden designers importance. d. choosing plants for the garden. 2. why does the author use baking a cake in the passage? a. to show the basic steps of baking a cake. b. to imply how simple to design a garden. c. to state baking a cake is very complex. d. to introduce how to design a garden. 3. the underlined word “impose” in the third paragraph means. a. force b. turnc. improve d. imagine4. by keeping the garden design simple, . a. you can get details from the garden designer b. you will be successful one dayc. you can meet your standards in life d. you can match the structure of a house with that of a garden 5. what is the most important for garden design? a. creating a constructable image for the garden. b. choosing the right plants for your garden first. c. inviting an experienced garden designer. d. not rushing to choose plants for your garden. 【参考答案】15、abadd 2016高考训练题。阅读理解。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。 【题文】bnever before in chinese history has a documentary film aroused so much public enthusiasm. everybody is talking about a new 7-part documentary called a bite of china which was recently broadcast late at night on cctv i. the documentary describes various gourmet items across the vast chinese culinary (烹饪) landscape.according to taobao, chinas biggest online retail website, just five days after the series began to air, nearly 6 million people went to the site in search of various local specialities, particularly those mentioned in the documentary. more than 7.2 million deals were concluded. a ham producer from yunnan province saw his sales grow 17-fold in five days.however, one cant help but believe that the documentarys popularity is probably linked to the endless stream of terrible food security issues that have emerged in recent years. in one well-received article, a netizen wrote, “i wonder how many felt so empty-hearted and sighed after watching the film .formaldehyde(甲醛) sprayed cabbage, sudan red colored salty eggs, restaurants using gutter oil. the list is long” a varied and ancient food culture that is famous world-wide and which should have made the chinese proud ends like this: one can only sigh. food is the most vital thing in peoples lives. yet chinas food industry is a typical description of “bad money driving out the good”. the market is huge while the cost of faking and cheating is so low for unscrupulous (不道德的) businessmen; and the punishment is too light. take the milk industry as an example. although sanlu, the company that sold the melamine-adulterated milk powder, was punished, thousands of other dairies didnt work hard to improve the quality. in order to allow national brands to survive, chinese authorities are happy to loosen their regulations. as the documentary shows, people are attracted not to gourmet items like matsutake, a species of rare mushroom grown naturally in remote forests, but to common chinese dishes like barley, lotus root or tofu. they are what meet our basic needs. this explains why people are so excited about a bite of china-it is a reminder that there is still a world out there where food is excellent and people have dignity.1. the underlined word “gourmet items” probably means_.a. beautiful clothes b. latest technology c. delicious food d. great inventions2. the second paragraph mainly talks about_.a. the producer of the document b. the content of the documentc. the history of chinese gourmet d. the popularity of the document3. we can infer from what a netizen wrote in one well received article that _.a. none of the television viewers have a knowledge of the chinese food cultureb. there is a huge contrast between the ancient food culture and the realityc. the price of food is too high for many common peopled. the documentary was made by a world-famous chinese director4. according to the passage, chinas food industry is full of faking and cheating because_.a. there are still so many poor people at the present timeb. the punishment for unscrupulous businessmen isnt serious enoughc. the chinese government encourages it to do sod. the food technology is not so advanced as in developed countries参考答案14、cdbb 阅读理解。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。feeling blue about the world ? “cheer up，” says science writer matt ridley.“the world has never been a better place to live in，and it will keep on getting better both for humans and for nature.”ridley calls himself a rational optimistrational，because hes carefully weighed the evidence optimistic，because that evidence shows human progress to be both unavoidable and good. and this is what hes set out to prove from a unique point of view in his most recent book the rational optimist. he views mankind as a grand enterprise that，on the whole，has done little but progress for 100, 000 years.he backs his findings with hard facts gathered through years of research.heres how he explains his views.1)shopping fuels inventionit is reported that there are more than ten billion different products for sale in london alone.even allowing for the many people who still live in poverty，our own generation has access to more nutritious food，more convenient transport，bigger houses，better cars，and of course，more pounds and dollars than any who lived before us .this will continue as long as we use these things to make other things.the more we specialize and exchange，the better off well be.2) brilliant advancesone reason we are richer，healthier，taller，cleverer，longerlived and freer than ever before is that the four most basic human needsfood，clothing，fuel and shelterhave grown a lot cheaper.take one example.in 1800 a candle providing one hours light cost six hours work.in the 1880s the same light from an oil lamp took 15 minutes work to pay for.in 1950 it was eight seconds.today its half second.3) lets not kill ourselves for climate changemitigating(减轻) climate change could prove just as damaging to human welfare as climate change itself.a child that dies from indoor smoke in a village，where the use of fassilfuel(化石燃料) electricity is forbidden by wellmeaning members of green political movements trying to save the world，is just as great a tragedy as a child that dies in a flood caused by climate change.if climaic change proves to be mild，but cutting carbon causes real pain，we may well find that we have stopped a nosebleed by putting a tourniquet(止血带) around our necks.人类的进步是无法阻挡的，是令人乐观。在理性的乐观主义者一书中，作者阐述了自己对于生活中的乐观现象，并且对于购物这样普通的日常行为所带来的积极影响都做了详尽的分析和描述。1what is the theme of ridleys most recent book?aweakness of hu