湖南省湘乡市高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解选练（6）.docVIP

湖南省湘乡市2016高考英语阅读理解（二轮）选练（6）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。a new planet-hunting technique has detected the most earth-like planet yet around a star other than our sun, raising hopes of finding a space rock that might support life, astronomers (天文学家) reported recently. “this is an important discovery to answer the question are we alone?” said michael turner of the national science foundation. “the team has discovered the most earth-like planet yet, and more importantly, has proved the power of a new technique that is sensitive (灵敏的) to detecting planets that are fit for people to live on,” turner said in a statement. in the last decade, astronomers have detected more than 160 planets moving around stars outside our solar system. most of these have been gas giant planets like jupiter, which are unfit for life. but an international team has detected a cold planet about 5.5 times more massive than the earth still small enough to be considered earth-like moving around a star about 20,000 light years away, close to the center of the milky way. to find this new planet, the team used a technique called gravitational microlensing (引力微观透镜法). when a planet is circling the closest star, the planets gravity can add its own signature to the light. this kind of light signature was observed on july 11 by a group of telescopes in a project known as ogle, short for optical gravitational lensing experiment. “the main advantage of microlensing is the signals for low-mass planets: theyre not weak signals. theyre just rare,” bennett of the university of notre dame in indiana said by telephone. “if there happens to be a straight line between a foreground star with its planet and the background source star, then youre able to detect that planet.”1. the underlined word “detected” in paragraph 1 probably means “_”.a. discovered b. destroyed c. created d. searched2. the authors purpose in writing this passage is to _.a. prove that scientists have a lot of difficulties in doing scientific researchb. explain why this planet moves around a star like our sunc. teach the readers some basic knowledge about the universed. tell people about a new technique that finds the most earth-like planet moving round another star3. from the news report we can infer that _.a. the planet is like the earth because it is close to the center of the milky wayb. it is quite possible that life may exist on other planets in the universec. people have no interest in finding a planet that might support lifed. the question “are we alone” is too difficult for scientists to answer4. which of the following statements is not true according to the passage?a. the signals coming from low-mass planets are too weak to be noticed.b. most of the discovered planets are not fit for people to live on.c. if a star with its planet happens to be in line with the source star, then the planet can be found.d. the power of the new technique is proved by the discovery of the earth-like planet. 参考答案14、adb a 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。all over the world, and for many different reasons, there are millions of people who rarely or never eat meat. these people are called vegetarians. to people who eat meat, being a vegetarian may seem like a very strange thing, diets for several different reasons.first, vegetarians have an enormous health advantage. one of the major health problems in modern societies is not too much protein but too much fat, especially in the form of animal fats. medical evidence suggests that animal fats, including butter, contribute to the development of cholesterol in the human body. high amount of cholesterol seem to be part of the cause of heart disease. most vegetarians have low level of cholesterol. high amounts of animal fats also seem to lead to certain kinds of cancer, and vegetarians are typically less vulnerable to these cancers than people who eat a lot of meat. overall, studies comparing the health of vegetarians and meat-eaters show that the meat-eaters are twice as likely to die of heart disease as vegetarians are.better health is one reason that people choose to become vegetarians. another reason is religion. some religions forbid the eating of meat. the largest of these is the hindu religion, which has about 600 million believers in the world. although not all hindus are vegetarian, many are, and there are many believers of other religions such buddhism and even some christian religions that also do not eat meat.many vegetarians do not eat meat simply because they do not like the taste of it. they have no religious or philosophical reasons; they just do not like meat. another important reason that vegetarians give for not eating meat is the health advantages that were given above. lastly, there are many people who do not eat meat because they just do not like the idea of killing animals for food. they believe that life, all life, is valuable , and that we do not have to destroy life to feed ourselves when there are other good sources of food.32. according to the passage, people choose to be vegetarians for the following reasons except_.a. they want to stay healthy b. they are too kind to put the idea of killing animalsc. they live in areas where meat supply is not adequate d. they should not eat meat due to their religious belief33. which of the following is true according to paragraph 2 ?a. vegetarians enjoy a more healthy life than the meat eaters.b. heart disease and cancer are caused by large amounts of protein.c. there are twice as many meat-eaters as vegetarians who die of cancer.d. there are less health problems in modern society due to advanced medical care.34. what does “vulnerable” mean in paragraph 2?a. having low level of cholesterol. b. having high level of cholesterol.c. having weak ability to resist diseases and harms.d. having strong ability to resist disease and harms.35. it can be inferred from the passage that _.a. being a vegetarian may be a very strange thing b. vegetarians eat meat on some special occasionsc. all vegetarians have reasons for their not eating meat d. most vegetarians believe that life without meat is happy. 参考答案14、c a c d阅读理解。 the first and best of victories is for a man to conquer himself; to be conquered by himself is, of all things, the most shameful, says plato. self-control is at the root of all the advantages. let a man give in to his impulses (冲动) and feelings, and from that moment he gives up his moral freedom.a single angry word has lost many a friend. when socrates found in himself any temper or anger, he would check it by speaking low in order to control himself. if you are conscious of being angry, keep your mouth shut so that you can hold back rising anger. many a person has dropped dead in great anger. fits of anger bring fits of disease. whom the gods would destroy they first make mad. keep cool, says george herbert, for fierceness (狂怒) makes error a fault.to be angry with a weak man is to prove that you are not strong yourself. anger, says pythagoras, brings with folly ( 愚蠢 ) and ends with regret. you must measure the strength of a man by the power of the feelings he conquers, not by the power of those which conquer him.self-control is mans last greatest victory.if a man lacks self-control he seems to lack everything. without it he can have no patience, no power to govern himself; he can have no self-confidence, for he will always be controlled by his strongest feeling. if he lacks self-control, the very backbone and nerve of character are lacking also.11. what does the reader learn from the first paragraph?a. the greatest victory for a man is to conquer everything except himself.b. ones moral freedom is based on the control of himself.c. to control oneself is the most difficult in ones life.d. if a person is too stubborn, he will feel most shameful.12. what is the correct interpretation of “whom the gods would destroy they first make mad ” in paragraph 2 ?a. if the gods want to kill you, they make you crazy first.b. if you always lose your temper, you will soon be finished.c. if you cannot control yourself, you will become crazy.d. if you are mad, you will be punished by the gods.13. if a man lacks self-control, he lacks all of the following except _.a. the very backbone and nerve of characterb. the patience and power to control himselfc. strong feelingsd. self-confidence14. the authors main purpose in writing this article is to _.a. explain that self-control is the key to successb. teach people how to control everything in order to make a great successc. distinguish all kinds of self-control and suggest ways for keeping itd. advise people not to lose temper so as to make and keep more friends15. the passage is mainly developed by _.a. analyzing causesb. making comparisonsc. examining differencesd. listing quotations 【参考答案】1115、bbcad 阅读理解-d why does a large education nation like china have so few world renowned scientists as the us? educationists from china and the us try to find out the answer to questions like this at a forum on the basic education strategy. the forum, held recently, was jointly organized by the education development research center of the ministry of education in china and the postgraduate school of the university of pennsylvania in the us. it aims to find out similarities and differences that exist between two countries in their educational system. while some educationists in china keep a doubtful eye to the countrys educational system in recent years. their american counterparts give a positive answer to the basic education in china, saying that it is still one of the best in the world. an american educationist told reporters that the basic education in the us was criticized in recent years due to its political tendency. on the contrary, chinese governments stress on basic education and qualified teachers has set a good example. at primary and middle school, pupils in china did better in math and science lessons than the us pupils. however, few grow to be world “masters”. why? educationists attributed this to chinas stress on examination rather than students interest. deputy director of the postgraduate school of pennsylvania university said american teachers encouraged students to focus on their strong points. in china, students are driven to study to pass the entrance examination test and they do not pay much attention to their own interest. at the forum, director of the education development research center mr. zhang said in the future, the research center would make its middle and long-term basic education strategy by taking some references from other countries including the us.he also revealed that for a long time in the future, china would make a breakthrough in setting the policy for quality education.16. this passage is mainly about _. a. quality education development in the future b. why chinas education cultivates few world masters c. chinas good basic education d. genius education at the primary stage17. the underlined word “renowned” in the first paragraph probably means _ a. famous b. active c. qualified d. experienced18. the following statements are true except that _ a. basic education in the us is associated with the governments political interest. b. the forum aims to find out the reason why there few world masters in china. c. all the educationists in china cast doubts in the countrys educational system. d. chinese governments stress on basic education is spoken highly of.19. few pupils in china who did better in math and science lessons than the us pupils grow to be world “masters”, because _ a. the us government spends more money on basic education b. american pupils are cleverer than chinese pupils c. basic education in china is not as successful as that of the us d. chinese people pay less attention to students interest20. chinas educational system will _ in the future. a. help students to study even harder to pass the examination b. apply more attention to quality education referring to systems of other countries c. allow students to pay more attention to their own interest without their test results d. copy the educational system in the us【参考答案】1620、bacdb 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 in the fall of 1985. i was a bright-eyed girl heading off to howard university, aiming at a legal career and dreaming of sitting on a supreme court bench somewhere. twenty-one years later i am still a bright-eyed dreamer and one with quite a different tale to tell. my grandma, an amazing woman, graduated from college at the age of 65. she was the first in our family to reach that goal. but one year after i started college, she developed cancer. i made the choice to withdraw from college to care for her. it meant that school and my personal dream would have to wait. then i got married with another dream: building my family with a combination of adopt and biological children. in 1999, we adopted our first son. to lay eyes on him was fantastic-and very emotional. a year later came our second adopted boy. then followed son no. 3. in 2003, i gave birth to another boy. you can imagine how fully occupied i became, raising four boys under the age of 81. our home was a complete zoo-a joyous zoo. not surprising, i never did make it back to college full-time. but i never gave up on the dream , either. i had only one choice: to find a way. that meant talking as few as one class each semester. the hardest part was feeling guilty about the time i spent away from the boys. they often wanted me to stay home with them