江苏省徐州市高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解 基础选练（1）.doc

江苏徐州市2016高考英语阅读理解二轮基础选练（1）阅读理解。as computers become more popular in china, chinese people are increasingly depending on computer keyboards to input chinese characters. but if they use the computer too much, they may end up forgetting the exact strokes of each chinese character when writing on paper. experts suggest people, especially students, write by hand more. do you write by hand more or type more? in beijing, students start using a computer as early as primary school.and computer dependence is more wide-spread among university students. almost all their homework and essays are typed on a computer. all the students interviewed say they usually use a computer. its faster and easier to correct if using a computer. and thats why computers are being applied more and more often to modern education. but when people are taking stock in computers increasingly, problems appear. when im writing with a pen, i find i often cant remember how to write a character, though i feel im familiar with it.im not in the mood to write when faced with a pen and paper.many students dont feel this is something to worry about. now that its more convenient and quick to write on a computer, why bother to handwrite? many educators think differently. shi liwei, the headmaster of a famous primary school in the capital said “chinese characters enjoy both practical and aesthetic(审美的) value. but those characters typed with computer keyboards only have their practical value. all the artistic beauty of the characters is lost. and handwriting contains the writers emotion. through ones handwriting, people can get to know ones thinking and personality. beautiful writing will give people a better first impression of them.” to encourage students to handwrite more, many primary schools in beijing have made writing classes compulsory and in universities, some professors are asking students to turn in their homework and essays written by hand.40 .the students interviewed prefer to write using a computer mainly because_.a. they are usually asked to e-mail their homework and essays b. they can correct the mistakes they make quickly and conveniently c. they find it not easy to remember how to write a character d. computers have become popular in china41. which of the following statements is not the advantages of handwriting?a. handwriting contains the writers emotion. b. the writers thinking and personality are shown in his or her handwriting.c. handwriting can impress people well and build up ones self-confidence.d. chinese characters enjoy both practical and aesthetic value. 42. the underlined expression “taking stock in” (paragraph 4) probably means_.a. getting bored with b. getting dependent on c. becoming crazy about d. getting curious about43. we can draw the conclusion from the passage that_.a. more and more students will give up writing on a computerb. writing by hand will give way to typing by computer one dayc. more and more students will pay attention to handwriting d. the typing article better expresses ones emotion and quality【参考答案】4043、bcbc 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。george gershwin, born in 1898, was one of americas greatest composers. he published his first song when he was eighteen years old. during the next twenty years he wrote more than five hundred songs.many of gershwins songs were first written for musical plays performed in theatres in new york city. these plays were a popular form of entertainment in the 1920s and 1930s. many of his songs have remained popular as ever. over the years they have been sung and played in every possible way from jazz to country.in the 1920s there was a debate in the united states about jazz music. could jazz, some people asked, be considered serious music? in 1924 jazz musician and orchestra leader paul whiteman decided to organize a special concert to show that jazz was serious music. gershwin agreed to compose something for the concert before he realized he had just a few weeks to do it. and in that short time, he composed a piece for piano and orchestra which he called rhapsody in blue. gershwin himself played the piano at the concert. the audience were thrilled when they heard his music. it made him worldfamous and showed that jazz music could be both serious and popular.in 1928, gershwin went to paris. he applied to study composition (作曲)with the wellknown musician nadia boulanger, but she rejected him. she was afraid that classical study would ruin his jazzinfluenced style. while there, gershwin wrote an american in paris. when it was first performed, critics (评论家)were divided over the music. some called it happy and full of life, to others it was silly and boring. but it quickly became popular in europe and the united states. it still remains one of his most famous works.george gershwin died in 1937, just days after doctors learned he had brain cancer. he was only thirtynine years old. newspapers all over the world reported his death on their front pages. people mourned the loss of the man and all the music he might have still written.61many of gershwins musical works were _awritten about new yorkers bcomposed for paul whitemancplayed mainly in the countryside dperformed in various ways62what do we know about the concert organized by whiteman?ait attracted more people to theatres. bit proved jazz could be serious music.cit made gershwin leader of the orchestra. dit caused a debate among jazz musicians.63what did gershwin do during his stay in paris?ahe created one of his best works. bhe studied with nadia boulanger.che argued with french critics. dhe changed his music style.64what do we learn from the last paragraph?amany of gershwins works were lost.bthe death of gershwin was widely reported.ca concert was held in memory of gershwin.dbrain cancer research started after gershwins death.65which of the following best describes gershwin?atalented and productive. bserious and boring.cpopular and unhappy. dfriendly and honest.【要点综述】 这是一篇人物传记。文章主要讲述了美国著名作曲家乔治格什温的生平以及他在音乐方面的巨大贡献。61d考查细节理解。从第二段的“over the years they have been sung and played in every possible wayfrom jazz to country.”可知，乔治格什温的音乐作品是以各种形式演唱或演奏的。故选d。62b考查推理判断。根据第三段的“gershwin himself played the piano at the concert. the audience were thrilled when they heard his music. it made him worldfamous and showed that jazz music could be both serious and popular.”可知，这个音乐会充分证明爵士音乐流行的同时，也可以庄重、严肃。63a考查细节理解。从第四段的第二句可知b项不正确；从第四段的“when it was first performed, critics were divided over the music.”可知，不是格什温与评论家争辩，故c项不正确；没有提到他音乐风格的改变，故d项不正确；从第四段的最后一句“it still remains one of his most famous works.”可知a项是正确的。64b考查推理判断。从最后一段的“newspapers all over the world reported his death on their front pages.”可知，世界各地的报纸对格什温的去世进行了广泛的报道。故选b。65a考查推理判断。从全文看乔治格什温创作了很多的音乐，其演奏的形式多样化，并得到观众赞赏，这体现了他是一位很有才华，且多产的作曲家。故选a。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 i was 12, all i wanted was a signet (图章) ring. they were the “in” thing and it seemed every girl except me had one. on my 13th birthday, my mum gave me a signet ring with my initials(姓名首字母) carved into it. i was in heaven.what made it even more special was that it was about the only thing that wasnt being “replaced”. wed been burnt out in fires that swept through our area earlier that year and had lost everythingso most of the “new” stuff (东西) we got was really just to replace what wed lost. but not my ring. my ring was new.then, only one month later, i lost it. i took it off before bed and it was missing in the morning. i was sad and searched everywhere for it. but it seemed to have disappeared. eventually, i gave up and stopped looking for it. and two years later, we sold the house and moved away.years passed, and a couple of moves later, i was visiting my parents when mum told me that she had something for me. it wasnt my birthday, nor was it easter or christmas or any other giftgiving occasion. mum noticed my questioning look. “youll recognize this one，” she said, smiling.then she handed me a small ring box. i took it from her and opened it to find my beautiful signet ring inside. the family who had bought our house 13 years earlier had recently decided to do some redecorations, which included replacing the carpets. when they pulled the carpet up in my old bedroom, they found the ring. as it had my initials carved into it, they realized who owned the ring. theyd had it professionally cleaned up by a jeweler before sending it to my mother. and it still fits me.56the underlined word “in” in the first paragraph probably means “_”a. fashionable b. availablec. practical d. renewable57when she got the ring back, the writer was about _a. 13 years old b. 15 years oldc. 26 years old d. 28 years old58which of the following is true according to the passage?athe writers family moved several times.bthe writer never stopped looking for her ring.cthe writers ring was cleaned up by the new house owner.dthe writer lost her ring in the morning when she took it off.59what would be the best title for the passage?a. my new ring b. lost and foundc. lost and replaced d. an expensive ring【要点综述】 本文是一篇记叙文。 作者通过描述自己小时候渴望得到一枚戒指，愿望得到满足后的快乐心情，以及不慎丢失后的沮丧心情和多年后失而复得的欣喜，表达了作者怀旧和敝帚自珍的生活态度。56a词义猜测题。根据后一句“every girl except me had one” 可知，每个女孩都有一枚有自己符号的戒指，说明这类戒指很流行。故答案选a。57d推理判断题。 根据原文我们得知，作者在13岁生日时得到那枚戒指，一个月后丢失，两年后卖掉房子，新房东买房13年之后换新地毯时重新找到戒指，即十五年之后，故答案为d。58a细节理解题。根据第三段末尾和第四段开头可知答案a正确。59b主旨大意题。只有b项才能概括全文大意。 本文主要讲述了戒指的失而复得。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。【2014一模】many years ago, i pulled a family out of a burning car somewhere in wyoming. last week i received a telephone call from a woman who could not stop crying as she told me that one of my stories had saved her son from committing suicide. in closing she called me a hero.that got me thinking about what a hero is. was i a hero because i pulled a family from a burning car? if so, how could i be a hero just because i wrote a story that saved someones life?today i looked up the word “hero” in the dictionary to see exactly what it meant. it read “a person who does something brave” and also “a person who is good and noble”.that statement impressed me more than the part about being brave. so i thought about something very important. and i remembered what happened to me years ago.after my marriage of twenty years ended, i was in such a condition. i was within hours trying to get enough courage to end the pain and misery. when i returned home, someone had sent me a card in the mail which told me how much they would appreciate me as a friend. that wonderful card probably saved my life. that person, without even knowing it, saved a life and became a hero.the many stories i kept writing in the following years saved the life of a teenage boy. in turn that makes the person who sent me the card a double hero. i suppose that is why i fight so hard to help the children now living in orphanages (孤儿院). most children come out of these institutions with