广西玉林市高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解精练（3）.doc

广西玉林市2016高考英语阅读理解（二轮）精练（3）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。he was an old man who fished alone in a boat in the gulf stream and he had gone eighty-four days now without taking a fish. in the first forty days a boy had been with him. but after forty days without a fish the boys parents had told him that the old man was now definitely and finally salao, which is the worst form of unlucky, and the boy had gone at their orders in another boat which caught three good fish the first week. it made the boy sad to see the old man come in each day with his skiff empty and he always went down to help him carry either the coiled lines or the gaff (鱼钩) and harpoon (鱼叉) and the sail that was furled around the mast (桅杆). the sail was patched with flour sacks and, furled, it looked like the flag of permanent defeat. the old man was thin and gaunt with deep wrinkles in the back of his neck. the brown blotches（斑点）of the skin cancer the sun brings from its reflection on the tropic sea were on his cheeks. the blotches ran well down the sides of his face and his hands had the deep-creased scars from handling heavy fish on the cords. but none of these scars were fresh. they were as old as erosions in a fishless desert. everything about him was old except his eyes and they were the same color as the sea and were cheerful and undefeated. “santiago,” the boy said to him as they climbed the bank from where the skiff was pulled up. “i could go with you again. weve made some money.” the old man had taught the boy to fish and the boy loved him. “no,” the old man said. “youre with a lucky boat. stay with them.” “but remember how you went eighty-seven days without fish and then we caught big ones every day for three weeks.” “i remember,” the old man said. “i know you did not leave me because you doubted.” “it was papa who made me leave. i am a boy and i must obey him.” “i know,” the old man said. “it is quite normal.” “he hasnt much faith.” “no,” the old man said. “but we have. havent we?” “yes,” the boy said. “can i offer you a beer on the terrace and then well take the stuff home.” “why not?” the old man said. “between fishermen.” 1. the boy left the old man and went in another boat to fish because .a. the old man preferred to fish alone b. the old man was unluckyc. the boys parents ordered him tod. the old mans sail suggested a permanent defeat2. after reading this passage, we may safely conclude that .a. the old man was insistent and not afraid of failureb. the boys papa had confidence in everythingc. the old man caught big fishes during eighty-seven daysd. the boy obeyed his father because he had some doubts about the old man3. what might happen after the last paragraph? a. the old man and the boy might go to fish with other fishermen.b. the old man might go to have a drink with the boy.c. the old man and the boy might go to enjoy beer at the old mans home.d. the old man might go to tell the boys papa about the secrets between fishermen.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。the friday after the american holiday of thanksgiving is called black friday. its said that its the day that store ledgers(分类账)move into the black and companies become profitable.on that day, retailers slash prices to get consumers to buy. it is also a time when many americans start their christmas shopping. voas elizabeth lee tells us how the economy may affect consumers on that bargain day. “its just the deals, the sales and everything you can get for a lesser price,” said sandy thomas, a shopper. but its a nightmare for others. “i think its crazy. ive done all of my shopping throughout the week so i dont have to go out on friday,” she said. its called black friday, the start of the traditional christmas shopping season in the united states. every year its the day after the thanksgiving holiday. stores open before sunrise and there are deep discounts everywhere you look.while the lead up to christmas is known as the season of giving, black friday can get ugly.last year a crowd of bargain-hunters killed a wal-mart worker in a new york suburb. this year, many stores are increasing security while they slash prices. “this is a huge time for the retail stores,” said fred joutz from george washington university. “this is when they begin making their profits for the year.”economics professor fred joutz says how americans spend the weekend after thanksgiving is a good indication of how consumers feel about the future.with the unemployment rate above 10 percent, joutz says americans are saving more and spending less. “credit is still strictly controlled whether through credit cards or through borrowing from banks,” he said. some retailers are attracting consumers by opening on thanksgiving day, when shops are traditionally closed. other stores open their doors anywhere from midnight to four in the morning.and shoppers will be lining up in front of the doors in order to be one of the first ones to walk through and get a big discount. electronics like flat screen tvs are usually the first items to go. sandy thomas says its an annual family tradition and well worth it. “i just save maybe half of what i would have spent on a regular, you know, shopping trip,” she said.economists say u.s. consumers will spend money this black friday, but they will spend it more carefully. 4. the underlined word “slash” in the first paragraph probably means _.a. reduce b. raise c. increase d. change5. the sentence “this day should be a shoppers dream.” should be placed between _.a. paragraph two and paragraph three b. paragraph one and paragraph twoc. paragraph three and paragraph four d. paragraph five and paragraph six 6. why are many stores increasing security according to the passage?a. because there are too many people saving more and spending less.b. because its a time when they begin making their profits for the year.c. because last year a crowd of bargain-hunters caused an accident.d. because many stores open their doors from midnight to four a.m.7.what can we learn from the passage?a. christmas shopping is traditional time and this year it is no exception.b. electronics like flat screen tvs are usually least discounted.c. the economy only affects consumers on that bargain day.d. thanksgiving is a good indication of how consumers feel about the future.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。 most recently, its very common in students who need a parent present for job interviews. naturally, its easy to blame the students in these situations, but the bigger problem is us. weas parentsare so eager to shelter our kids that we fail to realize that this in itself is harming them. as the mother of two young sons, i have to remind myself constantly that the biggest responsibility i have as a parent is to help them develop the skills needed to live in, to live without me. so, ill let them fail ill let them fail because as long as they are safe and warm inside their comfort zones, they will never grow. and failure along with loss, heartbreak, disappointment, etc.will be part of growth for them. call me the anti-tiger mom, but leaving them alone is, my way of helping them become equipped to fit in this world as we know it today. from terrorism and seemingly endless natural disasters, to our national debt and beyond, if we expect the next generation to stand up to the very real problems of our time, we need to stop feeding them and start teaching them how to fish. my children now are becoming little masters of compromise, but they try to negotiate everything now. its a small price to help them learn a skill theyll use for the rest of their lives, including when i dont accompany them on job interviews. 72. why do parents accompany their kids on job interviews?a. because they want to protect their kids from difficultiesb. because they think they can help them on the questionsc. because their kids are too shy to attend interviewsd. because their kids strongly request them to do so【答案】a【解析】细节理解题。根据文章2,3行weas parentsare so eager to protect our kids that we fail to realize that this in itself is harming them.可知问题在我们父母亲身上，我们总是保护我们的孩子。让他们是去了自己发展的机会。故选a。73. according to the author, what is beneficial to kids development?a. sheltering them b. keeping them safec. leaving them alone d. blaming them【答案】c【解析】细节理解题。根据leaving them alone is my way of helping them become equipped to fit in this world as we know it today.可知让孩子独处是一种帮助孩子适应我们这个世界的很好的方法。故选c。74. why does the author stress failure in kids life?a. to make them stronger than other kidsb. to help them grow in this tough worldc. to help them develop all social skillsd. to make them learn to compromise【答案】b 【解析】细节理解题。根据if we expect the next generation to stand up to the very real problems of our time, we need to stop feeding them and start teaching them how to fish.可知我们要想让我们的孩子在这个世界上立足，就要让他们自己体验失败，只有这样才能再这个世界里成长。故选b。75. which of the following might be the best title for the text?a. never shelter your kidsb. let your kids failc. be eager to grow upd. live without parents【答案】b【解析】标题归纳题。根据本文讲述的是要让自己的孩子经历挫折，而不是帮助孩子处理一切困难。因为挫折可以让他们长大。让他们了解世界的艰难，让孩子真正成长。故b正确。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。hes out there somewhere, an instant icon in the records of american conflict, the final big-game hunter. but a puzzle, too, his identity would be kept a secret for now, and maybe forever.he is the unknown shooter. the nameless, faceless triggerman who put a bullet in the head of the worlds most notorious（臭名昭著的）terrorist, bin laden.hes likely between the ages of 26 and 33, says marcinko, founder of the “seals team 6” that many believe led the attack on bin laden in abbottabad, pakistan. hell be old enough to have had time to hurdle the extra training tests required to join the counter-terrorism unit, yet young enough to stand the body-punishing harshness of the job. the shooters a man, its safe to say, because there are no women in the seals. and theres a good chance hes white, though the seals have stepped up efforts to increase the number of minorities in their ranks, marcinko and smith say.he was probably a high school or college athlete, smith says, a physical specimen who combines strength, speed and wisdom. “they call themselves tactical athletes, “ says smith, who works with many future seals in his heroes of tomorrow training program in severna park. “its getting very scientific.”marcinko puts it in more conventional terms: “hell be ripped,” says the author of the best-selling autobiography “rogue warrior.” “hes got a lot of upper-body strength. long arms. thin waist. flat stomach.”on this point, greitens departs a bit. “you cant make a lot of physical assumptions,” says the author of “the heart and the fist: the education of a humanitarian, the making of a navy seal.” there are seals who are 5 feet 4 and seals who are 6 feet 5, greitens says. in his training group, he adds, there were college football boys who couldnt hack it; those who survived were most often men in good shape, but they also had a willingness to show their concerns in favor of the mission.the shooters probably not the crew-cut（平头）, neatly shaven ideal weve come to expect from american fighting forces. “hes bearded, rough-looking, like a street naughty boy,” marcinko supposes. “you dont want to stick out.” marcinko calls it “modified grooming standards.”his hands will be calloused（长老茧）, smith says