湖南省湘乡市高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解选练（5）.doc

湖南省湘乡市2016高考英语阅读理解（二轮）选练（5）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。 the chinese word “shanzhai” means a small mountain village, but now it becomes an accepted name for fakes (假货), after “shanzhai cell-phones” produced by small workshops in southern china became popular in the mainland market over the past two years.besides “shanzhai” electronic products, there are “shanzhai” movies, “shanzhai” stars and even a “shanzhai” spring festival gala (联欢晚会), a copy of the 25-year-old traditional show presented by cctv on chinese lunar new years eve.“shanzhai” has become a culture of its own, meaning anything that imitates something famous.in chongqing, “shanzhai” version “birds nest” and “water cube” woven by farmers with bamboo attract wide attention from tourists. both are copies of the famous olympic buildings in beijing.a literature critic said that taking the “shanzhai” gala as an example, when the traditional cctv program becomes less and less attractive to the audience, the“shanzhai” version appears timely to attract people. “although it is often connected with poor techniques and operation, shanzhai culture meets the psychological needs of common people and could be a comfort to their minds,” he said. to the mainstream (主流的) culture, the rise of “shanzhai” culture is a challenge and a motivation (动力). people believe different kinds of cultures developing together is a perfect situation and it is for the public to choose. 1. the chinese word “shanzhai” may have started with _.a. spring festival gala b. electronic products c. fake cell-phones d. olympic buildings2. according to the passage, “shanzhai” culture refers to _.a. the action that a person imitates famous people b. products with poor techniques and qualityc. those similar names to famous brands d. anything that imitates something famous3. we can infer that the mainstream culture _.a. may develop faster because of the challenge of “shanzhai” culture b. is the challenge of “shanzhai” culture c. will be replaced by “shanzhai” culture d. is held back by “shanzhai” culture参考答案13、c d 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。when students and parents are asked to rate subjects according to their importance, the arts are unavoidably at the bottom of the list. music is nice, people seem to say, but not important. too often it is viewed as mere entertainment, but certainly not an education priority（优先）. this view is shortsighted. in fact, music education is beneficial and important for all students.music tells us who we are. because music is an expression of the beings who create it, it reflects their thinking and values and the social environment it came from. rock music represents a lifestyle just as surely as does a schubert song. the jazz influence that george gershwin and other musicians introduced into their music is obviously american because it came from american musical traditions. music expresses our character and values. it gives us identity as a society.music provides a kind of perception（感知）that cannot be acquired any other way. science can explain how the sun rises and sets. the arts explore the emotive meaning of the same phenomenon. we need every possible way to discover and respond to our world for one simple but powerful reason: no one way can get it all.the arts are forms of thoughts as powerful in what they communicate as mathematical and scientific symbols. they are ways we human beings “talk” to each other. they are the language of civilization through which we express our fears, our curiosities, our discoveries, our hopes. the arts are ways we give form to our ideas and imagination so that they can be shared with others. when we do not give children access to an important way of expressing themselves such as music, we take away from them the meanings that music expresses.science and technology do not tell us what it means to be human. the arts do. music is an important way we express human suffering, celebration, the meaning and value of peace and love.so music education is far more necessary than people seem to realize.1. according to paragraph 1, students _.a. disagree with their parents on education b. regard music as a way of entertainmentc. view music as an overlooked subjectd. prefer the arts to science2. in paragraph 2, the author uses jazz as an example to _. a. compare it with rock musicb. introduce american musical traditionsc. show music identifies a society d. prove music influences peoples lifestyles2. according to the passage, the arts and science _.a .approach the world from different angles b. explore different phenomena of the worldc. express peoples feelings in different ways d .explain what it means to be human differently4. what is the main idea of the passage?a. music is an effective communication tool. b. music should be of top education priority.c. music makes students more imaginative d. music education deserves more attention. 参考答案14、b c a d 阅读理解。since the 1970s, scientists have been searching for ways to link the brain with computers. brain-computer interface (bci) technology could help people with disabilities send commands to machines.recently, two researchers, jose millan and michele tavella from the federal polytechnic school in lausanne, switzerland, demonstrated（展示）a small robotic wheelchair directed by a persons thoughts.in the laboratory, tavella operated the wheelchair just by thinking about moving his left or right hand and. he could even talk as he watched the vehicle and guided it with his thoughts.“our brain has billions of nerve ceils. these send signals through the spinal cord（脊髓）to the muscles to give us the ability to move. but spinal cord injuries or other conditions can prevent these weak electrical signals from reaching the muscles,” tavella says. “our system allows disabled people to communicate with external world and also to control devices.”the researchers designed a special cap for the user. this head cover picks up the signals from the scalp(头皮) and sends them to a computer. the computer interprets the signals and commands the motorized wheelchair. the wheelchair also has two cameras that identify objects in its path. they help the computer react to commands from the brain. prof. millan, the team leader, says scientists keep improving the computer software that interprets brain signals and turns them into simple commands. “the practical possibilities that bci technology offers to disabled people can be grouped in two categories: communication, and controlling devices. one example is this wheelchair.”he says his team has set two goals. one is testing with real patients, so as to prove that this is a technology they can benefit from. and the other is to guarantee that they can use the technology over long periods of time.16. bci is a technology that can _.a. link the human brain with computers b. help to update computer systems c. help the disabled to recover d. control a persons thoughts 17. how did tavella operate the wheelchair in the laboratory?a. by controlling his muscles. b. by talking to the machine. c. by moving his hand. d. by using his mind.18. which of the following shows the path of the signals described in paragraph 5?a. scalpcomputercapwheelchairb. computercapscalpwheelchairc. scalpcapcomputerwheelchaird. capcomputerscalpwheelchair19. the team will test with real patients to _. a. make profits from them b. prove the technology useful to themc. make them live longer d. learn about their physical condition20. which of the following would be the best title for the text?a. switzerland, the bci research centerb. new findings about how the human brain worksc. bci could mean more freedom for the disabledd. robotic vehicles could help to cure brain injuries【参考答案】16230、adcbc 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。amany years ago my student asked me the question, mrs. kindred, why do you teach? without taking time to reflect, i answered, because someday i might say something that might make a difference in someones life. even though i was sincere, that wasnt a very good answer and my student didnt let it slide. let me get this straight, he said, you went to college for four years so you could come here every day because you have the hope that someday you might say something that will influence someone? he shook his head as if i were crazy and walked away looking confused. im one of those people who look back and wish they had said something smart or witty, or swift. even though that particular student might no longer wonder why i teach, there are days when i wonder. on those days, i remind myself of the real reasons i teach: its in my blood. my mother was my most influential teacher, and she was a 6th grade reading teacher until her death in 1990. she instilled (逐渐灌输) in me a love of reading and the knowledge that education opens doors. teaching is a way to make a difference. if you throw a stone in a pond the ripples go on and on until they reach the shore. you cant have ripples without a stone. good teachers throw stones that make a positive difference, and thats what i try to do. i genuinely love teenagers. i want to share with others what i know and what i have learned through the years. life is full of ups and downs, and if i can help students avoid some potholes on the road of life, i want to do so. if theyll allow me to celebrate their victories with them, i want to do too. teaching isnt for everyone, but i know i made the right career choice.1. why did the student continue to ask the question about the writers being a teacher? a. because he thought her answer was unbelievable. b. because the writer was insincere. c. because the student was naughty. d. because the answer was difficult to understand.2. what do you think of the writer? a. stupid. b. honest. c. conservative （保守的）. d. polite.3. according to the text, which of the following is not true? a. the writers mother has the greatest influence on her. b. the writers answer made the student confused. c. in the writers opinion, some people in the world are unfit to teach. d. the writer annoyed the student who asked the question.4. we can infer from the text that _. a. the writer was also a good teacher in school b. the writer often plays with her students beside a pond c. the writer devotes herself to teaching and her students d. the writer often accompanies the students on their way home5. whats the main idea of the text? a. a students silly question. b. a good teacher who likes students. c. a confused student. d. the reason why i teach.【参考答案】15、abdcd 阅读理解-bcan people change their skin color without suffering like pop king michael jackson? perhaps yes. scientists have found the gene that determines skin color.the gene comes in two versions, one of which is found in 99 per cent of europeans. the other is found in 93 to 100 per cent of africans, researchers at pennsylvania state university report in the latest issue of science.scientists have changed the color of a dark-striped zebrafish（斑马鱼） to uniform gold by inserting a version of the pigment (色素) gene into a young fish. as with humans, zebrafish skin color is determined by pigment cells, which contain melanin (黑色素). the number, size and darkness of melanin per pigment cell determine skin color.it appears that, like the golden zebrafish, light-skinned europeans also have a mutation (变异) in the gene for melanin production. this results in less pigmented skin.however, keith cheng, leader of the research team, points out that the mutation is different in human and zebrafish genes.humans acquired dark skin in africa about 1.5 million years ago to protect bodies from ultra-violet rays of the sun (太阳光紫外线), which can cause skin cancer.but when modern humans leave africa to live in northern latitudes, they need more sunlight on their skin to produce vitamin d. so the related gene changes, according to cheng.asians have the same version of the gene as africans, so they probably acquired their light skin through the action of some other gene that affects skin color, said cheng.the new discovery could lead to medical treatments for skin cancer. it also could lead to research into ways to change skin color without damaging it like chemical treatment did on m