湖北省武汉市高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解基础训练（2）.doc

湖北武汉市2016高考英语阅读理解基础训练（2）【2016模拟题】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。anyone who is afraid of failure and afraid to face challenges will never taste success, so said our professor in marketing. i laughed it off at that time, but got frightened when it actually happened in my life.i landed in a small city in the middle east to set up a firm, a world-class car rental firm. having decided on the project, i earnestly settled in preparation. with a positive mind, i told myself nothing should stop me now, and was more than keen to make it a success.however, the least expected thing happened. iraq invaded kuwait. tension ran high in the region. eventually the war broke out, and many people fled the country, leaving my firm in deep trouble.as usual, “things become difficult, and every effort seems to bring disappointment, it can be tempting to lower your expectations or even water down your goals and ambitions.”i was no exception. i thought of running away. i remembered the words of thomas edison, “many of lifes failures are people who did not realize how close they were to succeed when they gave up.”i decided to hang on, telling myself, “i am not afraid of challenges and obstacles.” i stayed on through months of uncertainty and insecurity. finances ran low, and banks could not wait to get their dues. to add to all this, the banks even threatened to take all my vehicles. i felt i made a wrong decision to move there. i was now ready to face failure.i was living against all hopes, believing that something good would happen. after 2 months the war ended. my persistence paid off: people started flooding back and the car bookings picked up, five times over.success comes to the one who dares, even after failure, to think positively and look forward confidently. after all, it is only the experience that makes a man tough. failure does not mean you will never make it. it means that it will take a little longer. it provides us with a learning experience.1. the main method the author uses to support his understanding of his professors viewpoint is _.a. offering analyses b. providing explanations c. making comparisons d. giving examples 2. how did the author feel when the war between iraq and kuwait broke out?a. unconfident b. indifferent c. nervous d. calm3. what does the underlined phrase “water down” in the 4th paragraph probably mean?a. get rid of b. smooth away c. make less forceful d. improve on4. the authors purpose of writing the passage is most likely to _.a. inform b. persuade c. describe d. entertain【参考答案】1. d. 推理判断题。本文一开始介绍了作者的教授提出的一个观点，但是当时作者不以为然，但是在今后自己的实际上生活中真正遇到了失败或挑战时，自己才认识到了教授的观点。下文主要通过自己的亲身经历阐述了自己的观点，即通过举例来说明。故正确答案为d想。2. a. 推理判断题。根据第四段中提到的“i was no exception. i thought of running away.”以及第五段中提到的“i felt i made a wrong decision to move there.”可知，在伊拉克和科威特发生战争期间，因为作者的生意遭到重创，所以他曾一度很是没有了自信。所以该题答案应为a项。3. c. 词义猜测题。该下划线短语所在的句子含义是：当事情变得困难，所付出的努力带来的是失望时，那么降低自己的期望值或者削弱自己当初的目标或抱负变成诱人的做法。所以，该下划线短语的意思是“削弱”，与c项含义接近。4. b. 主旨大意题。根据全文内容，尤其是文章最后一段可知，作者写这篇文章的意图是在劝说人们面对挑战或失败时要大胆去应对，要有积极的心态。所以答案应为b项。第二节：【由江苏省盐城市2014模拟改编】阅读理解。阅读下面短文，从每题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出最佳选项。spanish explorers called them las encantadas, the enchanted isles, and charles darwin used his studies of the islands as the foundation for his theory of natural selection. the galapagos are among the worlds most important scientific treasures, a group of volcanic islands surrounded by deserted beaches and inhabited by unique varieties of giant tortoise, lizards, and birds. yet life on this united nations world heritage site has turned sour. battles have broken out between fishermen and conservationists. ecuador, which owns the islands, has sent a naval patrol (海军巡逻队) to put down disturbances. the controversial director of the galapagos national parkwhich controls 97 percent of galapagos land and the reserve extending to 40 miles offshorehas been fired, while an air of uneasy tension hangs over the islands, as the islanders prepare for election when they pick their representatives in ecuadors national assembly. “its a very tense situation,” said leonor stjepic, director of the london-based galapagos conservation trust, which raises money to help projects on the islands. “we are watching it with concern.” the violence has been triggered by an alarming growth in the islands population. puerto ayora, on santa cruz island, housed just 45 inhabitants in the 50s. today there are more than 10,000, while the islands total population is more than 19,000 and growing by 6 percent a year, despite recently introduced a law to limit waves of immigrants fleeing the poor areas of ecuador for a life “in paradise (天堂)”. on top ofthis, more than 100,000 tourists visit the islands every year.such numbers have put the islands, special ecology under intense pressure. conservationists backed by the ecuador government, have replied by exercising strict controls to protect the islands* iguanas, blue-footed boobies, and giant tortoises. these moves have angered many local people, however. they want to exploit (开发利用) the islands waters and catch its protected species of sharks, lobsters and sea cucumbers, which can fetch high prices in japan and south korea. angry fishermen surrounded the charles darwin research station on santa cruz last february, threatened to kill lonesome georgethe last surviving member of the pinta island species of the galapagos giant tortoise. the situation got improved after the ecuador government made concessions (让步) by increasing fishing quotas (配额), which angered conservationists. “it is tragic, the short-term gain of a few fishermen versus the long-term survival of the galapagos,” said john mccosker of the california academy of sciences. “they are killing the golden goose.”then, the ecuador government appointed fausto cepeda as the national parks new director, a post that has become a political football for the mainland government. there have been nine directors in the past 18 months. this appointment was particularly controversial, however. cepeda was known to have close ties with the fishing industry, and the rangers (管理员),who run the national park and reserve, rebelled.more than 300 staged a sit-in at the parks headquarters and prevented cepeda from taking up his post. a battle broke out, and at least two people suffered serious injuries. eventually, cepedawith the fishermens help- entered the park. “i am in office, i am in control. and i am trying to lower the tension,” he announced. the ecuador government took no chances, and sent a patrol boat to maintain the peace. a few days later, ecuador environment minister fabian valdivicso met representatives of rangers. after discussions, he told newspapers that he had decided to remove cepeda from the post.however, as the population continues to rise, the long-term pressures on the islands are serious and will not disappear that easily. “we have to balance its special environment with the needs of local people. in that sense, it is a microcosm (缩影) for all the other threatened parts of the world. so getting it right here is going to be a very, very important trick to pull off,” said stjepic.1、what does the underlined word “this” in paragraph 5 refer to?athe islands swelling population.bthe law to limit waves of immigrants.ca life in paradise.dthe tourists visiting the islands every year.2、how significant were the islands for charles darwin?ahe based his theory on his studies there.bhe built the charles darwin research center there.che advocated the balance between ecology and people there.dhe found the last surviving giant tortoise there.3、what is the primary contributing factor to the conflict between conservationists and fishermen?athe dismissal of the previous director of the galapagos national park.bthe exploitation of the islands.cthe governments support of galapagos conservation trust.dcepedas close tie with the fishing industry.4、we can learn from the passage that _.athe projects of galapagos conservation trust on the islands are profitablebconservationists get angry when fishermen are killing a goosecpoliticians from the mainland government play football on the islandsdthe government is trying to ease the tension5、in paragraph 13, what does the author mean by “the ecuador government took no chances”?athe government did not seize opportunities.bthe government made no compromises.cthe government did not run risks.dthe government shrank from responsibilities.【参考答案】1-5、aabdc【2016模拟题】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。 the story all began with a simple announcement from the church wall one sunday morning. lasalle street churchs pastor, laura truax，told his 320 regular members that the church had recently received a large $ 1. 6 million profit in a real estate deal (房 地产交易） and that she would set aside that amount by 10 percent to divide among her parishioners (教区居民).each would get a $500 check to do something positive for someone, and someone could be the parishioners themselves. the money came with no conditions attached; parishioners did not have to provide proof of money spent. it just came with the hope that the money would be used for good. lasalles congregation (集会）is racially and financially diverse; more than 60 percent of members have advanced degrees while about a third live a paycheck-to-paycheck life. truax had no idea how her experiment would work. she only hoped that it would make her parishioners a part of the giving process and engage them in the church and in their community. so far, her idea seems to be paying off. checks from lasalle street church have been used to fund everything from swall international projects-including a school in the himalayas, a health clinic in and an irrigation project in tanzania-to help local families and friends in trouble. one congregant is helping to fund a skateboarding park in amman, jordaa, where he lived for many years. another is using her money to start a scholarship foundation for local kids. another has used her money to buy winter clothing for the kids at her daughters school. 1 hoped that they would recognize the power they had to bless others and change somebodys life, truax told yahoo news. “i hoped that they would see their connection between their little piece and the bigger thing the church was called to1. why did laura truax hand out some money to the church members?a. to help them to make & living.b. to encourage them to do a good deed.c. to reward them for their hard work.d. to employ them to repair the church.2. we can learn from paragraph 2 that most people of lasalles congregation_ 。a. are from the city b.lead a miserable lifec. have received good education d. owna lot of money3. by the underlined part so far, her idea seems to be paying off, the writer means it seems that _. a. lasalles experiment is successful so farb. lasalle is more clever than other peoplec. the parishioners support lasalles plan nowd. lasalle has made a lot of money by now4. the parishioners have spent their money in the fields of _。a. science, culture and travelb. industry, agriculture and militaryc. economy, politics and entertainmentd. education, medicine and sports参考答案1-4bcad 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。 its 5:00 in the morning when the alarm (闹钟) rings in my ears. i roll out of bed and walk blindly through the dark into the bathroom. i turn on the light and put on my glasses. the house is still as i walk downstairs while my husband and three kids sleep peacefully. usually i go for a long run, but today i choose my favorite exercise dvd insanity. sweat pours down my face and into my eyes. my heart races as i face my body to finish each movement. as i near the end of the exercise, i feel extremely tired, but a smile is of my face. its not a smile because the dvd is over, but a smile of success from pushing my body to its extreme limit. some people enjoy shopping, smoking, food, work, or even chocolate. but i need exercise to get through each day. some shake heads when they see me run through the town. others get hurt when i refuse to try just one bite of their grandmothers chocolate cake. they raise their eyebrows, surprised by my “no thank you,” or by my choice to have a salad. over the years, i have learned its okay to just say “no.” i shouldnt feel sorry for refusing food that i dont want to eat.so what drives me to roll out of bed at 5:0