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江西浮梁县2016高考英语阅读理解二轮演练（1）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。english as a foreign languagewho taught you to speak english? your parents, while you were a young child? your teachers at school? perhaps even the bbc as a grown-up. whoever it was, somehow you have developed an understanding of what is rapidly becoming a truly global language. there are now about 376 million people who speak english as their first language, and about the same number who have learnt it in addition to their mother tongue. there are said to be one billion people learning english now and about 80% of the information on the internet is in english. is this a good thing, or a bad thing? should we celebrate the fact that more and more of us can communicate, using a common language, across countries and cultures? or should we worry about the dangers of“mono-culturalism”, a world in which we all speak the same language, eat the same food and listen to the same music? does it matter if an increasing number of people speak the same language? on the contrary, i would have thought-although i have never accepted the argument that if only we all understood each other better, there would be fewer wars. ask the people of india(where many of them speak at least some english)and pakistan(the same situation with india). . . if we all speak english, will we then all start eating mcdonalds burgers? surely not. if english becomes more dominant(占主导地位的), will it kill other languages? i doubt it. when i travel in africa or asia, i am always surprised by how many people can speak not only their own language but often one or more other related languages, as well as english and perhaps some french or german as well. when we discussed this on talking point a couple of years ago, we received a wonderfully poetic email from a listener in ireland. “the english language is a beautiful language. maybe its like a rose, ”he said. “but who would ever want their garden just full of rose? ”well, i love roses, and i think they make a beautiful addition to any garden. but the way i see it, just by planting a few roses, you dont necessarily need to pull out everything else. if more and more people want to plant english roses, thats fine by me. 【文章大意】作者以独特的视角分析了英语的发展前景和人们的种种顾虑。越来越多的人会讲英语是好事吗? 战乱会因此而减少吗? 将来人们会只讲一种语言, 吃同样的食物, 听同样的音乐吗? 作者借用一位爱尔兰听众的邮件说: 英语好比玫瑰花, 它很漂亮, 但是我们不能因为它漂亮就把花园全种上玫瑰花, 也不能把其他花草都拔掉。1. how many people learn english as their second language? a. about 80%. b. about 376 million. c. about one million. d. we dont know. 【解析】选b。细节理解题。从第二段第一句话可知, 把英语当作第二语言的人的数量是about 376 million。故选b。2. what does“garden”in the last two paragraphs stand for? a. language. b. family. c. the world. d. the earth. 【解析】选c。词义猜测题。因为这两段中rose用来指代english, 所以garden自然是指代the world。故选c。3. the author would probably agree that. a. its very hard to plant many kinds of flowers in a gardenb. its good for people from other countries to learn englishc. more and more people like to plant roses in their gardensd. english is easier to learn than other languages【解析】选b。作者意图题。根据全文内容, 尤其最后一句if more and more people want to plant english roses, thats fine by me. 可以了解作者的态度倾向。故选b。4. this passage is mainly about. a. why english has become a global languageb. how many people in the world speak englishc. how people in the world learn english as a foreign languaged. whether we need to worry about english being a world language【解析】选d。主旨大意题。通过理解全文内容以及作者的观点, 我们可以知道人们大可不必顾虑英语作为世界语言的前景问题。故选d。【上海市徐汇区2014诊断卷】阅读理解adirections: read the following passages. each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. for each of them there are four choices marked a, b, c and d. choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.the dangers of dietingthanks to our modern lifestyle, with more and more time spent sitting down in front of computers than ever before, the number of overweight people is at a new high. as people crazily search for a solution to this problem, they often try some of the popular fad(时尚) diets being offered. many people see fad diets as harmless ways of losing weight, and they are grateful to have them. unfortunately, not only dont fad diets usually do the trick, but they can actually be dangerous for your health. although permanent weight loss is the goal, few are able to achieve it. experts estimate that 95 percent of dieters return to their starting weight, or even add weight. while the irresponsible or unwise use of fad diets can bring some initial results, long-term results are very rare.nonetheless, people who are bored with the difficulties of changing their eating habits often turn to fad diets. rather than being moderate, fad diets involve extreme dietary changes. they advise eating only one type of food, or they prohibit other types of foods entirely. this results in a situation where a persons body doesnt get all the vitamins and other things that it needs to stay healthy. one popular fad diet recommends eating lots of meat and animal products, while nearly eliminating carbohydrates（碳水化合物）. a scientific study from britain found that this diet is very high in fat. according to the study, the increase of damaging fats in the blood can lead to heart disease and, in extreme cases, kidney failure. furthermore, diets that are too low in carbohydrates can cause the body to use its own muscle for energy. the less muscle you have, the less food you use up, and the result is slower weight loss.veteran(老兵) dieters may well ask at this point, “what is the ideal diet?” well, to some extent, it depends on the individual. a united states government agency has determined that to change your eating habits requires changing your psychology of eating, and everyone has a different psychology. that being said, the british study quoted above recommends a diet that is high in carbohydrates and high in fiber, with portions of fatty foods kept low. according to the study, such a diet is the best for people who want to stay healthy, lose weight, and keep that weight off. and, any dieting program is best undertaken with a doctors supervision.66. after losing weight by dieting, what usually happens to people?a. they have kidney failure. b. they gain the weight back again.c. they keep the weight off. d. they have less muscle.67. which of the following best expresses the essential information in paragraph 3?a. bored people turn to fad diets, which, being too extreme, dont give the body everything it needs.b. people are bored with fad diets and turn to diets which provide what the body needs.c. people prefer fad dieting to moderate dieting because it requires fewer foods to give the body what it needs.d. fad diets give boring people the moderate dietary changes they need to get all the required vitamins.68. which is not mentioned as an effect of the meat and animal product diet?a. heart disease.b. slower weight loss.c. psychological changes.d. kidney failure. 69. according to the passage, why does the ideal diet depend on the individual?a. the less muscle you have, the less food you use up.b. everyone can gain the weight back.c. everyone has a different psychology.d. everyone likes different foods. 【参考答案】66-69 bacc 【上海市闵行区2014质量调研考试】阅读理解adirections: read the following three passages. each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. for each of them there are four choices marked a, b, c and d. choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. foxes and farmers have never got on well. these small dog-like animals have long been accused of killing farm animals. they are officially classified as harmful and farmers try to keep their numbers down by shooting or poisoning them. farmers can also call on the services of their local hunt to control the fox population. hunting consists of pursuing a fox across the countryside, with a group of specially trained dogs, followed by men and women riding horses. when the dogs eventually catch the fox they kill it or a hunter shoots it.people who take part in hunting think of it as a sport; they wear a special uniform of red coats and white trousers, and follow strict codes of behavior. but owning a horse and hunting regularly is expensive, so most hunters are wealthy.it is estimated that up to 100,000 people watch or take part in fox hunting. but over the last couple of decades the number of people opposed to fox hunting, because they think it is cruel, has risen sharply. nowadays it is rare for a hunt to pass off without some kind of conflict between hunters and hunt saboteurs (阻拦者). sometimes these incidents lead to violence, but mostly saboteurs interfere (干涉) with the hunt by misleading riders and disturbing the trail of the foxs smell, which the dogs follow.noisy conflicts between hunters and saboteurs have become so common that they are almost as much a part of hunting as the pursuit of foxes itself. but this year supporters of fox hunting face a much bigger threat to their sport. a labour party member of the parliament, mike foster, is trying to get parliament to approve a new law which will make the hunting of wild animals with dogs illegal. if the law is passed, wild animals like foxes will be protected under the ban in britain.66. rich people in britain have been hunting foxes _.a. for recreationb. to limit the fox populationc. in the interests of the farmersd. to show off their wealth67. what is special about fox hunting in britain?a. it involves the use of a deadly poison.b. it is a costly event that rarely occurs.c. the hunters have set rules to follow.d. the hunters have to go through strict training.68. fox hunting opponents often interfere in the game _.a. by leaning upon violenceb. by taking legal actionc. by confusing the fox huntersd. by demonstrating on the scene69. a new law may be passed by the british parliament to _.a. prohibit farmers from hunting foxesb. forbid hunting foxes with dogsc. stop hunting wild animals 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