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江西景德镇市2016高考英语（二轮）阅读理解编练（2）2016高考训练-阅读理解。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。usually when dogs and cats live in the same home they will fight instead of being friendly. people who are thinking about adopting a dog as a friend will not have a cat as their pet at the same time. but recently a new research has found a new recipe of success. according to the study, if the cat is adopted before the dog, and if they are introduced when still young (less than 6 months for cats, a year for dogs), it is highly probable that the two pets will get along swimmingly. two-thirds of the homes interviewed reported a positive relationship between their cat and dog.however, it wasnt all sweetness and light. there was a reported coldness between the cat and dog in 25% of the homes, while aggression and fighting were observed in 10% of the homes. one reason for this is probably that some of their body signals were just opposite. for example, when a cat turns its head away it signals aggression, while a dog doing the same signals submission.in homes with cats and dogs living peacefully, researchers observed a surprising behavior. they are learning how to talk each others language. it is a surprise that cats can learn how to talk “dog”, and dogs can learn how to talk “cat”.whats interesting is that both cats and dogs have appeared to develop their intelligence. they can learn how to read each others body signals, suggesting that the two may have more in common than we previously suspected. once familiar with each others presence and body language, cats and dogs can play together, greet each other nose to nose, and enjoy sleeping together on the sofa. they can easily share the same water bowl and in some cases groom (梳理) each other.the significance of the research on cats and dogs may go beyond petsto people who dont get along, including neighbors, colleagues at work, and even world superpowers. if cats and dogs can learn to get along, surely people have a good chance.29. the underlined wordswimminglyin paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to .a. early b. sweetly c. quickly d. smoothly30. some cats and dogs may fight when .a. they share their belongings together b. they look away from each otherc. they misunderstand each others signals d. they are raised in the same home at an early age31. what is found surprising about cats and dogs?a. they eat and sleep together. b. they can speak the same language.c. they learn to speak each others language. d. they know something from each others voices.32. what can we human beings learn from cats and dogs?a. we should learn to live in harmony. b. we should know more about animals.c. we should live in peace with animals. d. we should learn more body languages.参考答案2932 dcca 2016高考英语阅读理解人物传记/故事类阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(a、b、c和d)中, 选出最佳选项。according to the us government, wind farms off the pacific coast could produce 900 gigawatts of electricity every yearunfortunately, the water there is far too deep for even the tallest windmills to touch bottoman experiment under way off the coast of norway, however, could help put them anywhere the project, called hywind, is the worlds first large-scale deepwater wind turbine (涡轮发电机)although it uses a fairly standard 152-ton, 23-megawatt turbine, hywind represents totally new technologythe turbine will be fixed 213 feet above the water on a floating spar, a technology hywinds creator, the norwegian company statoilhydro, has developed recentlythe steel spar, which is filled with stones and goes 328 feet below the sea surface, will be tied to the ocean floor by three cables ; these will keep the spar stable and prevent the turbine from moving up and down in the waveshywinds stability in the cold and rough sea would prove that even the deepest corners of the ocean are suitable for wind powerif all goes according to the plan, the turbine will start producing electricity six miles off the coast of southwestern norway as early as september to produce electricity on a large scale, a commercial wind farm will have to use bigger turbines than hywind does, but its difficult enough to balance such a large turbine so high on a floating spar in the middle of the oceanto make that turbine heavier, the whole spars center of gravity must be moved much closer to the oceans surfaceto do that, the company plans to design a new kind of wind turbine, one whose gearbox (变速箱) sits at sea level rather than behind the blades hywind is a test run, but the benefits for perfecting floating wind-farm technology could be extremely largeout at sea, the wind is often stronger and steadier than close to shore, where all existing offshore windmills are planteddeep-sea farms are invisible from land, which helps overcome the windmill-as-eyesore objectionif the technology catches on, it will open up vast areas of the planets surface to one of the best low-carbon power sources available【小题1】the hywind project uses totally new technology to ensure the stability of_. athe cables which tie the spar to the ocean floorbthe spar which is floating in deep-sea watercthe blades driven by strong and steady sea winddthe stones filled in the spar below the sea surface【小题2】to balance a bigger turbine high on a floating spar, a new type of turbine is to be designed with its gearbox sitting_. aon the sea floor bon the spar topcat sea level dbehind the blades【小题3】wide applications of deepwater wind power technology can_. asolve the technical problems of deepwater windmillsbmake financial profits by producing more turbinescsettle the arguments about environmental problemsdexplore low-carbon power resources available at sea 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。the number of speakers of english in shakespeares time is estimated to have been about five million. today it is estimated that some 260 million people speak it as a native language, mainly in the united states, canada, great britain, ireland, south africa, australia and new zealand.in addition to the standard varieties of english found in these areas, there are a great many regional and social varieties of the language as well as various levels of usage that are employed both in its spoken and written forms. in fact, it is impossible to estimate the number of people in the world who have acquired an enough working knowledge of english in addition to their own languages. the purpose for english learning and the situations in which such learning takes place are so varied that it is difficult to explain and still more difficult to judge what forms an adequate working knowledge for each situation. the main reason for the widespread demand for english is its presentday importance as a world language. besides serving the indefinite needs of its native speakers, english is a language in which some of important works in science, technology, and other fields are being produced, and not always by native speakers. it is widely used for such purposes as meteorological and airport communications, international conferences, and the spread of information over the radio and television networks of many nations. it is a language of wider communication for a number of developing countries, especially former british colonies. many of these countries have multilingual populations and need a language for internal communication in such matters as government, commerce, industry, law and education as well as for international communication and for entrance to the scientific and technological developments in the west. 1. what would be the best title for this passage?a. the difficulties of learning englishbinternational communicationscthe standard varieties of english denglish as a world language 2. which of the following statements is not true?asome 260 million people in the world have an adequate working knowledge of english. bthere are some 260 million native speakers of english in the world.cit is almost impossible to estimate the number of people with an adequate working knowledge of english. dpeople learn english for a variety of reasons. 3. according to the passage, what is the main reason for the widespread use of english?ait was popular during shakespeares time. bit is used in former british colonies. cit serves the needs of its native speakers. dit is a world language that is used for international communication. 4. what forms an adequate working knowledge of english? athe ability to read a newspaper. bit is difficult to judge because it differs for each situation. cbeing a multilingual. dbeing a native speaker. 解题导语本文介绍了英语的发展变化情况，说明了英语最后成为世界语言的原因及英语在当代社会中的重要性。1. 解析：选d。主旨大意题。全文讲述的是英语在全世界的广泛应用。第三段第一句又特别提出英语作为一种世界语言的原因，故选d项。a项文中并未涉及；b项和c项只是文中细节，不能概括全文。2. 解析：选a。推理判断题。根据文章第一段中第二句及第二段的第一句的描述可推知b、c两项正确，a项错误。由第二、三段可知d项正确。3. 解析：选d。推理判断题。根据文章最后一段的描述，英语广泛应用于气象和机场的交流，国际会议和信息传播等，可推知此题的答案为d。4. 解析：选b。细节理解题。根据文章第二段最后一句可知，环境不同，所要求的英语水平等级也有所不同，因此很难判断一个人的英语程度。故此题答案为b。社会生活类阅读理解。in his 1930 essay “economic possibilities for our grandchildren”, john keynes, a famous economist, wrote that human needs fall into two classes: absolute needs, which are independent of what others have, and relative needs, which make us feel superior to our fellows. he thought that although relative needs may indeed be insatiable (无止境的) , this is not true of absolute needs.keynes was surely correct that only a small part of total spending is decided by the desire for superiority. he was greatly mistaken, however, in seeing this desire as the only source of insatiable demands. decisions to spend are also driven by ideas of quality which can influence the demand for almost all goods, including even basic goods like food. when a couple goes out for an anniversary dinner, for example, the thought of feeling superior to others probably never comes to them. their goal is to share a special meal that stands out from other meals.there are no obvious limits to the escalation of demands for quality. for example, porsche, a famous car producer, has a model which was considered perhaps the best sport car on the market. priced at over $120,000, it handles perfectly well and has great speed acceleration. but in 2004, the producer introduced some changes which made the model slightly better in handling and acceleration. people who really care about cars find these small improvements exciting. to get them, however, they must pay almost four times the price.by placing the desire to be superior to other at the heart of his description of insatiable demands, keynes actually reduced such demands. however, the desire for higher quality has no natural limits.64. what do we know about the couple in paragraph 3?a. they want to show their superiority.b. they find specialty important to meals.c. their demands for food are not easily satisfied.d. their choice of dinner is related to ideas of quality.65. what does the underlined word “escalation” in paragraph 4 probably mean?a. understanding.b. increase. c. difference.d. study.66. the author of the passage argues that _.a. absolute needs have no limitsb. demands for quality are not insatiablec. human desires influence ideas of qualityd. relative needs decide most of our spending【参考答案】3.64-66 dba 阅读理解。dear friend,the recent success of childrens books has made the general public aware that theres a huge market out there.and theres a growing need for new writers trained to create the $3 billion worth of childrens books bought each year . plus stories and articles needed by over 650 publishers of magazines for children and teenagers.who are these needed writers? theyre ordinary folks like you and me.but am i good enough?i was once where you might be now. my thoughts of writing had been pushed down by self-doubt, and i didnt know where to turn for help.then, i accepted a free offer from the institute to test my writing aptitude（潜能）, and it turned out to be the inspiration i needed.the promise that paid offthe institute made the same promise to me that they will make to you, if you show basic writing ability:you will complete at least one manuscript（手稿） suitable to hand in to a publisher by the time you finish our course.i really didnt expect any publication before i finished the course, but that happened. i sold three stories. and i soon discov