湖北省黄冈市高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解精练（52）.doc

湖北黄冈市2016高考英语阅读理解二轮精练（52）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。 体裁：记叙文话题：公共服务时间：7分钟the world of taxi drivers is dominated by men.but there is one small taxi company in delhi，where all the drivers and passengers are female.womens safety is a hot topic in india at the moment，so its proving a very popular service.“when im on the road driving our taxi i feel very proud，because this is the first taxi service only for women，”says 31yearold shanti sharma，who is one of eight female drivers with a taxi service called cabs for women by women.the last couple of months，since the rape and murder in the city of a college student travelling on a bus，have been particularly busy for her and her colleagues.“after this case，our workload has increased so much，” says sharma.“women who used other cab services are also turning to us now.”most women in delhi say they routinely face harassment(骚扰)，and worse，especially on public transport.sharma，a single parent with three daughters，has been working as a taxi driver since 2011，when the service was first set up，and it has changed her life.this is the first time that she has earned enoughabout 250 a monthto support her family.of course，she and the other female taxi drivers are completely outnumbered by male cabbies.“when i park somewhere there are always men there and inevitably five or six of them get together and hang out，” she says.“im usually the only woman in the parking lot，so i just stay inside the car.”its not much better when she is out on the road.sharma says the male drivers give her a hard time.“as soon as they see a woman at the wheel they start honking(按喇叭) for no reason.theyll try to overtake you.im always worrying about how to avoid getting hit by someone.”the company behind cabs for women by women，sakha consulting wings，had a number of goals when it set up the service.it wanted to give women from poor backgrounds an opportunity to earn money.by putting women in charge of technologies，it also wanted to change peoples attitudes，and open up boundaries for women.【语篇导读】德里一家出租车公司专门推出了女性司机只为女性乘客提供服务的cabs for women by women 出租车业务。生意异常火爆。1the taxi service cabs for women by women _.ais greatly needed at present in indiabcauses a hot debate in indiacwas set up in 2012dis free of charge for women解析细节理解题。根据第一段第三句中的“its proving a very popular service”可知，这项女性出租车服务在现在有很大需求量。答案a2why are women who used other cab services turning to cabs for women by women?abecause it is cheap. bbecause it is safe.cbecause it is famous. dbecause it is convenient.解析推理判断题。根据第三、四段内容可推知，那些以前乘坐其他出租车的女性现在选择cabs for women by women，是因为这种由妇女驾驶的出租车能为女性乘客提供安全保障。答案b3what do we know about sharma?ashe is the first female taxi driver in delhi.bshe lives in harmony with her husband.cshe has regretted becoming a taxi driver.dshe has a better salary after becoming a taxi driver.解析细节理解题。根据第六段可知，从2011年sharma成为出租车司机后，她才赚了足够多的钱来养家糊口。答案d4what is the main idea of the last paragraph?athe opportunities cabs for women by women provides for women.bthe main purposes of cabs for women by women.cpeoples attitudes towards cabs for women by women.dthe background information of cabs for women by women.解析段落大意题。根据本段的主题句“the company behind cabs for women by women，sakha consulting wings，had a number of goals when it set up the service.”可知，本段主要讲开展cabs for women by women 出租车服务的目的。答案b【长难句解读】原文sharma，a single parent with three daughters，has been working as a taxi driver since 2011，when the service was first set up，and it has changed her life.译文sharma是一个独自抚养三个女儿的单亲母亲，自从2011年首次开展这项服务以来，她一直是一名出租车司机。这改变了她的生活。分析and前后为两个并列分句。在第一个分句中，a single parent with three daughters 是sharma的同位语。when引导一个定语从句，修饰2011。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（a、b、c、d）中，选出最佳选项。 【2016高考训练】thirteen can be a challenging age. not only did i have to adapt to my changing body, i also had to deal with my parents bitter divorce, a new family and the upsetting move from my country home to a crowded town. when we moved, my beloved companion, a small brown pony had to be sold. i was heartbroken and terribly lonely. i couldnt eat or sleep and cried all the time. finally, realizing how much i missed my pony, my father bought me another horse, cowboy.cowboy was without doubt the ugliest horse in the world. but i didnt care. i loved him beyond all reasons. i joined a riding club. when cowboy and i entered the events where the horse was judged by appearance, we were quickly ”shown the gate”. i knew nothing could turn cowboy into a beauty. my only chance to compete would be in the timed speed events. i chose the jumping race.for the whole next month we practiced running and jumping for hours in the hot sun and then i would walk cowboy home, totally exhausted.all of our hard work didnt make me feel confident by the time the show came. one girl named becky rode a big brown horse in the race events. she always won the blue ribbons. i sat at the gate and sweated all out while i watched becky and her horse charge through the court and finish in first place.my turn finally came. at the signal, we dashed toward the first fence, jumped over it without trouble and raced on to the next one. cowboy then flew over the second, third and fourth fences like a bird and i turned him toward the finish line.no cheers filled the air. the end of our run was met with surprised silence. cowboy and i had beaten becky and her fancy horse by two seconds.i gained much more than a blue ribbon that day. at thirteen, i realized that no matter what the odds, id always come out a winner if i wanted something badly enough to work for it. i can be the owner of my fate.1. why did the author like cowboy so much in spite of its ugliness?a. because she loved horses more than anything else.b. because cowboy was a strong and smart young horse.c. because cowboy had a lot in common with her pony.d. because she was sad and lonely and needed a companion.2. the audience fell into silence at the end of the run probably because_.a. they didnt expect cowboy would win the eventb. they were unhappy that becky was beaten in the eventc. they didnt like cowboy, for it was too uglyd. they never saw a horse running as fast as cowboy3. after the competition, the author came to realize that _.a. she ought to gather the courage to solve all the problemsb. it was time to forget her pony and treat cowboy betterc. she needed to work harder to win more blue ribbonsd. she could be the god of her own fate if she tried hard enough4. it can be inferred from the story that _.a. all of their hard training was totally in vainb. a blue ribbon must be the second highest prizec. cowboy lost in the event of being judged by appearanced. both becky and the author won in the jumping event参考答案14、dadc 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（a、b、c、d）中，选出最佳选项。 【2016高考训练】many thousands of chinese are studying at schools in the united states. and writer liel leibovitz says the students are following an example that began in the eighteen seventies.mr. leibovitz and writer matthew miller joined forces to tell the story of the students in their book, “fortunate sons.” the book says china sent one hundred twenty boys from 1872 to 1875 to america to learn about developments that could help modernize their country.mr. leibovitz got the idea for the book about the boys a few years ago when he was traveling with his wife in china.mr. leibovitz learned that qing government sent a whole delegation(代表团) of boys to learn the ways of the west. the goal was for them to return to china and help their country.the book says the boys received their american training in massachusetts, new york, new jersey and connecticut. it must have been a very good education. mr. leibovitz says the first prime minister of the chinese republic completed this program. and so did the first engineer to build a large-scale railroad without foreign help. the same was true of the fathers of chinese education, diplomacy and the navy.the book-writers had only to open some boxes containing the writings of these men to learn about them. their notebooks, journals, letters and postcards were in english. mr. leibovitz said he was lucky to have so much information from events that took place long ago.the students returned to china after about nine years. they no longer spoke mandarin(国语) well enough to answer questions. police welcomed them home by putting them in jail. the young men were released after about a week. but they were given low-level jobs.mr leibovitz says it took about ten years for them to rise to higher positions. he said their story continues today with large numbers of chinese studying in the united states. 1. how many exchange children did qing government send to america?a. 1872. b. 1875. c. 120. d. 210.2. the qing government send the boys to america because it .a. wanted them to help their countryb. lost the warc. expected them to destroy the culture of the westd. wanted the western to help the boys3. which of the following is not true according to the passage?a. many thousands of chinese are studying at schools in americab. some of the boys received their american training in californiac. police welcomed the boys home by putting them in jaild. one of the boys became the father of chinese education参考答案13、cab阅读理解shay asked, “do you think theyll let me play?” shays father knew that most of the boys would not want someone like shay on their team, but the father also understood that if his son, mentally and physically disabled, were allowed to play, it would give him a much-needed sense of belonging and some confidence.shays father approached one of the boys on the field and asked if shay could play, not expecting much. the boy looked around and said, “were losing by six runs (分) and the game is in the eighth inning (局).i guess he can be on our team and well try to put him in to bat in the final inning.shay struggled over to the teams bench and put on a team shirt with a broad smile and his father had a small tear in his eye and warmth in heart. the boys saw the fathers joy at his son being accepted.in the bottom of the eighth inning, shays team scored a few runs but was still behind by three. in the top of the final inning, shay put on a glove and played in the field. even though no hits came his way, he was obviously joyful just to be in the game and on the field. in the bottom of the final inning, shays team scored again. now, shay was scheduled to be next at bat. would they let shay bat and give away their chance to win the game?surprisingly, shay was given the bat. everyone knew that a hit was almost impossible. the first pitch (投) came and shay missed. the pitcher again took a few steps forward to throw the ball softly towards shay. as the pitch came in, shay swung at the ball and hit a slow ground ball right back to the pitcher.the pitcher could have easily thrown he ball to the first baseman and shay would have been out and that would have been the end of the game .instead, the pitcher threw the ball right over the head of the first baseman, beyond the reach of all teammates, the audience and the players from both teams started screaming, “shay, run to first!” never in his life had shay ever run that far but made it to first base, wide-eyed and shocked.everyone should, “run to second!” catching his breath, shay awkwardly ran towards second. by the time shay rounded towards second base, the smallest guy on their team, who had a chance to be the hero for his team for the first time, could have thrown the ball to the second baseman, but he understood the pitchers intentions and he too intentionally threw the ball high and far over the third basemans head.all were screaming，“shay，shay，shay，all the way shay.” shay reached third base when one opposing player ran to help him and shouted, “shay, run to third.” as shay rounded third, all were on their feet, crying, “shay, run home！”shay ran to home, stepped on the home base and was cheered as the hero who t won the game for his team.that day, the boys from both teams helped bring a piece true love and humanity into this world. shay didnt make it to another summer and died that winter, having never forgotten being the hero and making his father so happy and coming home and seeing his mother tearfully hug her little hero of the day!( ) 1. not expecting much, shays father still asked the boy if shay could play, mainly because the father _.a. noticed some of the boys on the field were heistingb. guessed his presence would affect the boys decisionc. learned some of the boys on the field knew shay welld. understood shay did need a feeling of being accepted( ) 2. in the bottom of the final inning shay was given the bat because the boys _.a. believed they were sure to win the gameb. would like to help shay enjoy the gamec. found shay was so eager to be a winnerd. fell forced to give shay another chance( ) 3. the smallest boy threw the ball high and far over the third basemans head, probably because that boy _.a. was obviously aware of the pitchers purposeb. looked forward to