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江苏省常熟市2016高考英语阅读理解暑假选练（13）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。a little girl lived in a small, very simple, poor house on a hill and as she grew she would play in the small garden. there, she was able to see over the garden fence and across the valley to a wonderful house high on the hill. this house had golden windows, so golden and shining that the little girl would dream of how magic it would be to grow up and live in a house with golden windows instead of an ordinary house like hers. although she loved her parents and her family, she yearned to live in such a golden house and dreamed all day about how wonderful and exciting it must feel to live there. when she got to an age when she gained enough skill and sensibility to go outside her garden fence, she asked her mother if she could go for a bike ride outside the gate and down the lane. after pleading with her, her mother finally allowed her to go, insisting that she should keep close to the house and not wander too far. the day was beautiful and the little girl knew exactly where she was heading! down the lane and across the valley, she rode her bike until she got to the gate of the golden house across on the other hill. as she dismounted her bike and leaned it against the gate post, she focused on the path that led to the house and then on the house itself. she was so disappointed as she realized all the windows were plain and rather dirty, reflecting nothing other than the sad neglect of the house that was derelict.so sad she didnt go any further and turned, and heart broken as she remounted her bike. as she glanced up she saw a sight to amaze her. there across the way on her side of the valley was a little house and its windows glistened golden as the sun shone on her little home.she realized that she had been living in her golden house and all the love and care she found there was what made her home the golden house. everything she dreamed was right there in front of her nose!26.why did the girl long for the house on the hill?a.because there was a small garden. b. because its magic.c.because its ordinary.d. because its windows looked golden.【答案】d【解析】细节理解题。根据this house had golden windows, so golden and shining that the little girl would dream of how magic it would be to grow up and live in a house with golden windows instead of an ordinary house like hers.因为小女孩认为那是一个有金窗子的房子，希望长大后住在金窗子的房子里，而不是像她家的普通房子，故选d。 27.whichstatement is true according to paragraph 2 and 3?a.thegirls mother finally allowed her to go to the golden house alone.b.thegolden house was on the hill where the girl lived.c what disappointed the little girl was that the house was locked.d. actually , the windows of the golden house were common and covered with dirt.【答案】d【解析】细节理解题。根据she was so disappointed as she realized all the windows were plain and rather dirty,她走到金窗子的房子那里一看它的窗子是非常平常的并且还相当的脏，故选d。28.what amazed the girl was that_a.her home was another golden houseb.there was no golden house indeedc.she could see the golden house only when she looked upd.the golden house disappeared when the sun shone on it【答案】a 【解析】细节理解题。根据as she glanced up she saw a sight to amaze her. there across the way on her side of the valley was a little house and its windows glistened golden as the sun shone on her little home.当她向她家的房子看去时她的房子在阳光的照射下竟然地金色的窗子，故选a。29.what can be inferred from the passage? a.the mother thought that she neednt keep an eye on her daughter.b.the girl was determined to go to the golden house at the beginning.c.the girl had no idea where she was heading after leaving home.d.the girl didnt love or care for her parents .【答案】b【解析】推理判断题。根据this house had golden windows, so golden and shining that the little girl would dream of how magic it would be to grow up and live in a house with golden windows instead of an ordinary house like hers.可以推出这个女孩在起初就想去金色房子那里，故选b。30.the passage is intended to tell us that_.a.girls often have amazing imagination b. not all dreams will come truec.what we dream of may be just around us d. nothing is impossible to a willing heart【答案】c 【解析】写作意图题。根据she realized that she had been living in her golden house and all the love and care she found there was what made her home the golden house. everything she dreamed was right there in front of her nose!自己梦想得到的东西其实就在自己的身边，故选c。 阅读理解。kilimanjaro climb : a rite of passage for father and sonclimbing kilimanjaro is a transformational experience for many people. the things that make the mountain hard are the very things that make it so powerful. in the case of my son josh and i，the walk up kilimanjaro proved a powerful symbol of his transition into manhood, and a great change in our relationship.day three on the mountain, josh was hit with massive headaches. he told me every step felt like a nail driving into his head. and then, on the night we climbed the crater rim, less than 40 minutes from the summit, josh fell. i was walking ahead, and did not even see it. he was so exhausted that he could not get up. he recalled our guides, debating whether or not they should take him straight down. josh snapped out of it. he forced himself to his feet, shook the guides off. he set his face towards the peak and just kept marching. near the summit he caught up with me and we reached the peak together.“ ive never been in so much pain and so happy at the same time，he said, as we sat side by side on the frozen rock and looked down over africa. “you know, in the past when wed go on camping and rafting trips, you guided and took care of me through it all. but on kilimanjaro it was different. from the bottom up, i climbed it. i never felt like a kid, even when 1 was in pain. you never acted like a parent.”“thats not quite true，”i replied. “when you told me that on the summit you fell-and i did not even notice, my first thought was, oh my god! im such an awful parent! but then it hit me, he got himself up. he walked to the peak on his own. he didnt need me to help.，”i realized as i spoke that two people had died that night on kilimanjaro. a child and a parent. it was just two friends who walked down the mountain together.31.what is not mentioned in the first paragraph?a.kilimanjaro is powerful.b.kilimanjaro is hard to climb.c.many people, including josh, have changed after climbing kilimanjaro.d.the writer has a distant relationship with his son after climbing kilimanjaro.【答案】d【解析】细节理解题。根据文章第一段提到乞力马扎罗山很强大，很难爬，很多人，包括josh都在爬过乞力马扎罗山后改变了。没有提到 d选项的内容，故选d。32.from the second paragraph we know that_a.josh had a slight headache.b.josh reached the top of the mountain with the help of the guides.c.josh overcame various difficulties on his way to the summit.d.climbing kilimanjaro was too hard for such a child as josh.【答案】c【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段的句子：he forced himself to his feet, shook the guides off. he set his face towards the peak and just kept marching. near the summit he caught up with me and we reached the peak together.可知josh在登上山顶的过程中克服了很多困难。.故选c。33.what does the underlined phrase in the second paragraph mean?a.cheered up b. gave upc. burst outd. ran out【答案】a【解析】细节理解题。cheer up振作起来；gave up放弃；burst out突发；ran out耗尽。根据he forced himself to his feet, shook the guides off.可知：snap out of重新振作起来。故选a。34.what can be inferred from the talk between the father and the son?a.josh felt quite good about his independence.b.josh appreciated his parents ，company and care.c.the father felt guilty all the time.d.the father should have taken good care of josh as usual.【答案】a【解析】推理判断题。根据：“ ive never been in so much pain and so happy at the same time，可知josh对自己的独立感觉很好。故选a。 35.why did the father feel that two people had died?a.because two people had lost their lives while climbing kilimanjaro.b.because the father and son had become friends.c.because they had witnessed an accidence of a father and son.d.because two friends had misled him.【答案】b【解析】细节理解题。根据it was just two friends who walked down the mountain together.可知父亲觉得和儿子成为了朋友，所以以前的两个人死了。故选b。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。(2014泰安复习质量检测)university of maryland student ben simon and his friends couldnt stand to see good food thrown out on their campus.“we basically noticed that some of the extra food from the dining hall was going to waste at the end of the day.and we met with the dining services and asked them whether it would be okay if instead of throwing out the food we would donate it.and they were on board，” he said.so 18 months ago，the students began what they call the food recovery network.each night，volunteers would show up at a campus dining hall to pick up leftovers and deliver them to area shelters and food banks.so far，they have donated more than 23 000 kilos of food that would otherwise have been thrown out.nationwide，$165 billion worth of food is wasted each year，according to the national resources defense council.spokesman bob keefe says that is about 40% of the countrys entire food production.“if we can reduce our waste in this country by 15%，we can feed 25 million hungry americans.that is a huge benefit.that is what programs like this food recovery network are doing，” he said.christian life center is one of the beneficiaries (受益者) of the students efforts.ben slye，the senior pastor (牧师)，said，“it has been just amazing to see these students take their own time，their own vehicles and own gas money and be able to make an effort like this.each week we are able with this food probably to feed over hundred people.”the university of marylands food recovery network now has 200 volunteers and the program has expanded to 18 schools across the country.“i want to grow 18 chapters to a thousand chapters within five years.and once we get to the food recovery nation being at every college campus in america，we want to expand to restaurants and farms.” said simon.the volunteers are committed to making that happen.1the dining services in university of maryland_.athrew out good food on the campus bsupported the volunteers jobcenjoyed the talk with the students ddonated their leftovers to the poor2volunteers from the food recovery network_.astarted the food recovery network two years agobdelivered leftovers as well as money to shelterschelped to solve the hunger issues in americaddonated leftovers to avoid food waste3ben slyes attitude toward the volunteers effort was that of_.aunconcern bdoubt cappreciationdopposition4we can learn from the text that_.aover 40% of the countrys entire food is wasted each yearbaltogether 25 million americans suffer from hunger nowadayscsimon aims to expand the program to restaurants and farmsdevery college has started the food recovery network5what can be the best title for the text?acollege students rescue leftover foodbbattles against the problem of hungerchow to pick up leftovers on college campusesdwaste problems in university of maryland语篇解读本文是一篇新闻报道。每天都有人在浪费粮食，如果把这些粮食收集起来，供给那些需要的人，那将会帮助很多饥饿的人们。美国一所大学的学生们正在做这样的事情。他们建立了“食物回收网络”，收集学校餐厅里的残羹剩饭，将其送到有需要的地方。1解析：细节理解题。根据文章第一段最后一句中的“and they were on board”可知，学校的餐饮服务部参与其中。此处on board为短语“take sth.on board”的简写，意为“采纳，接纳(主意、建议)”。答案：b2解析：推理判断题。根据对文章第二段的整体理解可知，志愿者们到学校餐厅去收集剩菜，然后把它们运到收容所等，以避免浪费。答案：d3解析：观点态度题。根据文章第四段第二句“ben slye，the senior pastor (牧师)，said，it has been just amazing to see these students take their own time，their own vehicles and own gas money and be able to make an effort like this.”可知，ben slye对志愿者们的努力是持“支持，赞许，欣赏”的态度。答案：c4解析：细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段最后一句中的“and once we get to the food recovery nation being at every college campus in america，we want to expand to restaurants and farms”可知，答案c符合文意。 答案：c5解析：标题概括题。根据文章第一段的开篇点题和对文章的整体理解可知，本文主要介绍了美国大学生建立组织，收集学校餐厅里的剩饭，身体力行把它们运到收容所的事。由此可知，答案a最适合做文章的标题。答案：a.【山东省泰安市2014第一轮质检试题】 imagine a school where there are no academic requirements，no curriculum，and no testschildren have total contro1 of their education and are free to do what they want all day，every daysudbury valley school in framingham，massachusetts has been operating this way since 1968more than 30 schools worldwide have imitated the sudbury model，and over 200 schools identify similarly as“democratic schools”these schools are designed based on the belief that children have an innate curiosity to learn and do best when they direct their own learning sudbury vallev school admits anyone who wants to enroll(注册)between the ages of 4 and 18many parents send their kids from a young age because they believe that kids do best when they learn what they want to learnother students come to sudbury because they had various issues in traditional school systems including rebellion，learning difficulties，and emotional problems sudbury is administered through a democratic process where every student and staff member has an equal votein fact，students outnumber staff 20 to 1theres no age segregation(差别)；four-year-olds can hang out with teenagersmany staff members are part time and have rich careers as historians，businessmen，psychologists，artists，among others. learning is self-directed and occurs informally through having conversations，starting projectsreading for enjoyment，and playing gamesif students are interested in a particular topic，they work with staff and other s