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湖北黄冈市2016高考英语阅读理解二轮精练（47）阅读理解。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。a man was working on his motorcycle in his yard.suddenly it started to move.the man，still holding the hand lebars，was dragged through the glass doors，along with the motorcycle，and was thrown onto the floor inside the house.the wife ran in and found her husband lying on the floor，cut and bleeding.she ran to call an ambulance (救护车)the ambulance arrived and they took the man to the hospital.the wife picked up the motorcycle and pushed it outside.there was gas all over the floor，so the wife got some paper towels，cleaned the gas with them，and threw them in the toilet.after he was treated，the man returned home.not long after that he went to the bathroom，sat down on the toilet and smoked a cigarette.sitting there，he finished the cigarette and threw it into the toilet.the wife，who was in the kitchen，heard the loud explosion (爆炸声) and her husband screaming.she ran into the bathroom，and there she found her husband lying on the floor！his trousers had been blown away and his buttocks and other parts of his body were covered with burns！the wife again ran to the phone to call an ambulance.the same people came！while they were carrying the husband down the stairs to the street，one of the men asked the wife how the husband had burned himself.she told them and they started laughing very hard.one of them fell and the husband fell，too.the poor husband fell down the remaining stairs and broke his arm.1what most probably made the motorcycle start moving?athe man himself started it to see if it was working.bhis wife did it for him to check if there was something working.cthe motorcycle started by itself.dthe man started the motorcycle without knowing it.解析：根据文章第一段第一句“a man was working on his motorcycle in his yard.suddenly it started to move.”可知the man很可能无意当中发动了车。答案：d2what did the wife do after the first accident?ashe did nothing except calling the policemen.bshe cleaned the gas with paper towels and threw them into the toilet.cshe took the motorcycle and pushed it into the room.dshe took her hushand to the hospital.解析：根据第二段“.the wife got some paper towels，cleaned the gas with them，and threw in the toilet”可知选b。答案：b3what do we know about the gas that caused the explosion?athe gas was from the motorcycle and could easily cause an explosion.bthe gas was of poor quality.cthe gas made the hushand suffer 4 accidents in a day.dthe gas should have burned the wife.解析：根据文章可知，引起爆炸的gas是来自motorcycle，并且非常容易爆炸，b、c、d都谈不上。答案：a4the passage is most likely to be found in_aa surveyba textbookca report da book of funny stories解析：文章读起来很有趣，所以很有可能是摘自funny stories的书籍。答案：d5which is the best title for this passage?awhat a bad day for the husband and wifeba mans worst dayca man had three accidents in one dayda wife burned her husband and broke his arms解析：短文主要讲述了这位husband在一天中所遭遇的一系列事故，所以标题b最合适。答案：b。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】 people have wondered for a long time how their personalities and behaviour are formed. it is not easy to explain why one person is intelligent and another is not, or why one is cooperative and another is competitive. social scientists are of course extremely interested in these types of questions. they want to explain why we possess certain characteristics and exhibit certain behaviour. there are no clear answers yet, but two distinct schools of thought on the matter have developed. as one might expect, the two approaches are very different from each other, and there is a great deal of debate between proponents of each theory. the controversy(争论) is often conveniently referred to as “nature and nurture”. those who support the “nature” side of the conflict believe that our personalities and behaviour patterns are largely determined by biological factors. that our environment has little, if anything, to do with our abilities, characteristics and behaviour is central to this theory. taken to an extreme, this theory states that our behaviour is predetermined to such a great degree that we are almost completely governed by our instincts (本能). proponents of the “nurture” theory, or, as they are often called, behaviourists, claim that our environment is more important than our biologically based instincts in determining how we will act. a behaviourist, b.f. skinner, sees humans as beings whose behaviour is almost completely shaped by their surroundings. the behaviourists view of the human being is quite mechanistic. they state that, like machines, humans respond to environmental stimuli (刺激) as the basis of their behaviour. socially and politically, the consequences of these two theories are far-reaching. in the us, for example, blacks often score below whites on standardized intelligence tests. this leads some “nature” proponents to conclude that blacks are genetically lower in status than whites. behaviourists, on the contrary, say that the differences in scores are due to the fact that blacks are often robbed of many of the educational and other environmental advantages that whites enjoy, and that, as a result, they do not develop the same responses that whites do. neither of these theories can yet fully explain human behaviour. in fact, it is quite likely that the key to our behaviour lies somewhere between these two extremes and that the controversy will continue for a long time is certain.1 this passage is mainly concerned with _. a. relation between personality and behaviour b. relation between behaviour and environment c. different accounts of patterns of human behaviour d. different theories of the formation of human personality and behaviour.2 the underlined word “proponents” in paragraph 2 means _. a. teachers b. advisorsc. advocatesd. judges3 whats the authors purpose in writing the passage? a. to call our attention to the changes of human behaviour. b. to urge scientists to do more research in social science. c. to give us a detailed explanation of human behaviour. d. to present an argument in the field of social science.参考答案13、dcd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】when a storm is coming, most people leave the area as quickly as possible and head for safetybut there are a few people who will get into their cars and go straight for the center of the stormthese people are willing to risk being killed by floods or 100-kilometer- an-hour winds for the excitement of watching the storm close up “storm chasing (追逐)”is becoming an increasingly popular hobby，especially in the midwest of the united states, where there are frequent storms between march and julya storm chaser begins the day by checking the internet for the latest weather reports, and then drives up to l,000 kilometers to where the storm will be and waits for it to develop although anyone can do it，storm chasing is extremely dangerousthe power of a big storm can throw a cow into the air or destroy a whole house in secondsstorm chasers are also often hurt in accidents caused by driving in a heavy rainif you are a beginner, it is much safer to join a group for storm - chasing vacations during the storm season even then，storm chasing is not all adventure and excitement“storm chasing is 95driving，”says daniel lynch，who spends most of his summer storm-chasing“sometimes youcan sit around for hours waiting for something to happen，and all you get is blue sky and a few light showers.” however，for storm chasers，it is all worth it. “when you get close to a storm，it is the most exciting sight you will ever see in your life，”says jasper morley“every storm is an example of the power of natureit is the greatest show on earth”1for storm chasing，the first thing storm chasers do is to ahead straight for the center of the storm bget into the car for safetycwait patiently for the storm to develop dcollect information about a coming storm 2beginners of storm chasing are advised anot to drive in a heavy rain bto do it in an organized way cnot to get too close to a storm dto spend more time on it in summer3by saying “it is all worth it” in the last paragraph，the author means that astorm chasing costs a lot of money bstorm chasing is worth hours of waiting cefforts in storm chasing are well paid da storm presents the greatest show on earth4what can we learn from the text? asometimes storm chasers get nothing but disappointment bmany storm chasers get killed in the storms cstorm chasing is becoming popular around the world dstorm chasing is only fit for young people参考答案、dbca 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。 bamboo (竹子) is one of natures (自然) most surprising plants. many people call this plant a tree, but it is a kind of grass.like other kinds of grass, a bamboo plant may be cut very low to the ground, but it will grow back very quickly. a japanese scientist reported one bamboo plant which grew 1.5 metres (4 feet) in 24 hours! bamboo grows almost everywhere in the world except europe. there are more than 1, 000 kinds of bamboo.not all bamboo looks the same. some bamboo plants are very thin. they may only grow to be a few centimeters wide while others may grow to more than 30 centimetres (1 foot) across. this plant also comes in different colors, from yellow to black to green.bamboo has been used to make many things such as hats and kitchen tools. because it is strong, bamboo is also used to build buildings.many asian countries have used bamboo for hundreds of years. they often use bamboo for buildings and supporting new buildings and bridges while they are being built.in africa, poor farmers are taught how to find water using bamboo. these african countries need cheap way to find water because they have no money, and their crops often die from no rain and no water. bamboo pipes help poor farmers bring water to their thirsty fields without spending a lot of money.1how is bamboo like grass?a. it grows quickly. b. its wood.c. it is easy to cut d. it is very thin2though you can see bamboo everywhere, it doesnt grow _.a. in china b. in europec. on mountains d. in africa3why is bamboo used by african poor farmers?a. because it is cheap. b. because it has different colors.c. because it is strong.d. because it has been used by asians.4bamboo pipes can _.a. make money b. be trees c. grow quickly d. carry water试题分析：本文主要告诉我们竹子的分布、作用以及人们使用竹子的情况。1a 细节题。根据文章第二段第一句like other kinds of grass, a bamboo plant may be cut very low to the ground, but it will grow back very quickly.可知竹子和很多其他的草一样都长得很快。故a正确。2b 细节题。根据文章第二段倒数第二句bamboo grows almost everywhere in the world except europe.可知除欧洲之外的其他地方都可以生成竹子。故b正确。3a 细节题。根据文章最后一段第二句these african countries need cheap way to find water because they have no money, and their crops often die from no rain and no water.可知非洲人用竹子寻找水，是因为竹子很便宜。故a正确。4d 细节题。根据文章最后一句bamboo pipes help poor farmers bring water to their thirsty fields without spending a lot of money.可知竹管可以用来运输水。故d正确。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】 the first tape recorder didnt use tape. it used long thin wire. it was invented in 1900 by valdermar poulsen. in 1930, german scientists invented the tape we use today. back then the tape was on big rolls. in 1964 the philips company in holland invented the cassette. its pretty much a holder for the tape. people use cassettes all over the world. if you dont have a cassette recorder, borrow one. think of a book your parents read out loud to you. that might be a great book to read out loud to your mom or dad in th