湖北省武汉市高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解基础训练（80）.doc

湖北武汉市2016高考英语阅读理解二轮基础训练（80）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。mainland couples who give birth to a second child in hong kong will be fined for breaking the family planning policy，a senior official has warnedas more women flock to hong kong to give birth to their second child，zhang feng，family planning department director of guangdong province，stressed that this violated chinas policies“and those who are government employees will even be dismissed from their posts”he saidaccording to statistics revealed by hong kong special administrative region government，about 88，000 babies were born in hong kong in 2010，but more than 41，000 or 47 percent，were to mainland couples，including a large number from guangdonghong kong has limited the number of mainland women permitted to give birth in the city at 34，000 this yearthe issue also has caused calls for an amendment（修正）to hong kongs basic law so that babies born to mainland women are no longer granted permanent fight of abode“i support hong kong governments decision to reduce or limit the number for mainland women giving birth in hong kong”zhang saidchina introduced its family planning policy in 1979 to limit births in the worlds most populous nation，although the rules have been relaxed in recent years1which of the following is true?athose who give birth to a second child in hong kong will be finedbmany government employees have been dismissed from their postsczhang feng is family planning department director of guangdong provincedit doesnt matter if they give birth to their second child on the mainland2what does the word “violated” mean in the second paragraph? awent against bwas obeyed cwas for dwas dismissed3zhang feng said that .afew families had been punished after having a second child in chinababout 88，000 babies were born in hong kong in 2010cthe residents medical services in hong kong had been affecteddhe agreed to reduce or limit the number for mainland women giving birth in hong kong4from the passage we can infer .ain 2010 most of the babies born in hong kong belonged to mainland couplesbthe number of mainland women permitted to give birth in hong kong has been reducedcbabies born to mainland women in hong kong cant get permanent right of abode nowdthe family planning policy in china is as strict as before5which is not the reason why some people want to give birth to a second child in hong kong?athey want to gain right of abode（居住）there for their babiesbthey want to escape being punished for breaking the family planning policycthey want to cause calls for an amendment（修正）to hong kongs basic lawdthey want their babies to enjoy the good medical services in hong kong【参考答案】1-5、 cadbc 阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的a,b,c或d四个选项中，选出最佳选项。in 1995, susan boyle went to glasgow to audition(试演) for my kind of people, a televised talent show popular in the uk. she was immediately rejected. she was nervous during the audition, and felt she didnt perform well, but her brother said that she was rejected because of her plain looks. boyle was not discouraged and continued to sing at church and at the karaoke nights in a local pub. boyle suffered a personal loss in 1997, when her father passed away. after his death, boyle put her big dreams on hold to care for her sick mother bridget boyle. the mother and daughter often talked of susans possible fame. bridget boyle encouraged her daughter to take part in singing competitions. “she was the one who said i should enter britains got talent. we used to watch it together.” susan later told reporters. “she thought i would win.”in 1999, boyle used all of her savings to pay for a professional demo (样本唱片) tape, which she sent to record companies. in 2002, boyle began taking singing lessons from voice coach fred oneil. in 2007, boyles mother passed away at the age of 91. a neighbor reported that when bridget boyle died, her daughter “wouldnt come out for three or four days or answer the door or phone.” she lived alone with her cat, pebbles. for over a year, she refused to sing. but in august of 2008, oneil urged her to try out for britains got talent. convinced that the performance would be an honor to her mother, boyle auditioned in glasgow, scotland. she sang i dreamed a dream in the first round of the show, which was aired on 11 april 2009. the 47-year-old scottish womans plain looks provided a sharp contrast (对比) to her powerfully beautiful voice. the performance astonished the audience and the judges. online videos of her performance totaled over 40 million views within a week. although she failed to win the final of britains got talent, susan boyle became globally popular. her first album i dreamed a dream has sold over five million copies. 1. bridget boyles attitude towards her daughters musical talent can be described as_.a. critical b. doubtfulc. indifferent d. optimistic2. from para. 4 we learn that boyle_.a. was slightly discouraged by her voice coachb. entered britains got talent to prove her abilityc. decided to give up her singing careerd. was deeply affected by her mothers death3. which of the following is true about susan boyle? a. her international fame grew rapidly in 2008. b. her audition for my kind of people failed. c. she has never stopped singing since 1995. d. she was the winner of britains got talent. 4. in writing this passage, the author mainly intends to_.a. tell us how boyles dream came trueb. let us know more about boyles personal lifec. show how boyle was influenced by her familyd. explain how to enter and win a talent show【参考答案】14、ddba【2016高考训练题】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。（主旨大意）(议论文) helps human societies survive in changing natural environmentfor example, the end of the last ice age, beginning about 15,000 years ago, brought a big challenge to which humans had to adaptbefore this time, large parts of the northern hemisphere were covered in great sheets of ice that contained much of the earth s waterin north america, large animals that wandered the vast tundra（冰原）provided people with food and materials for clothing and simple shelterswhen the earth became warm, large ice age animals disappeared, and many land areas were covered by rising sea levels from melting icebut people survived, they developed new technologies and learned how to survive on new plant and animal speciesfinally some people settled into permanent villages, durable houses and farmscultural adaptation has made humans one of the most successful species on the planetthrough history, major developments in technology, medicine, and nutrition have allowed people to reproduce and survive in ever-increasing numbersthe global population has risen from 8 million during the ice age to about 6 billion todayhowever, the successes of culture adaptation can also create problems in the long runover the last 200 years, people have begun to use large quantities of natural resources and energy and to produce a great amount of material and chemical wastesthe global population now consumes some important natural resourcessuch as petroleum, wood, and mineralsfaster than nature can produce themmany scientists believe that in the process of burning fuels and producing wastes, people may be changing the global climate in unpredictable and possibly harmful waysthus, the adaptive success of the present-day global culture of production and trade may be temporary1. what is the first paragraph mainly talking about?（主旨）a. how the human beings survived in the ice age b. what the situation was like during the ice agec. what caused the ice age to come to an end d. why the ice age was very important2. to deal with the problems, human beings should _according to the passage（细节）a. stop developing any longer b. reduce the overuse of natural resourcesc. stop the global warming and using natural resources d. save more animals in case they all die out3. which of the following is the problem caused by cultural adaptation according to the passage?（细节）a. a very developed culture came into being b. new technologies have been developed c. natural resources have been used up. d. human activities have done damage to the balance of nature.4. which of the following can be the best tide of the passage?（主旨）a. natural environment should be protectedb. the success of cultural adaptation is not permanentc. the global population is increasing since ice age d. human beings are capable of surviving on earth参考答案14、abdb 【由安徽省合肥市2014高考模拟题改编】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。have you got some paper, a pair of scissors and, above all, a desire to decorate your house? then, we have the perfect holiday artwork for you: make star wars snowflakes (雪花). remembered as a cherished form of work in classrooms before the holidays, paper snowflakes have drawn many peoples attention again.the designer, anthony herrera, just recently released his 2013 collection. the star wars snowflake designs began as just doing designs of characters that i and my daughter wanted to make three years ago, herrera told us in an email. the second year i introduced vehicles, and this year i decided to push further by designing battle scenes.sometimes, he feels a bit bored with his job. with each year, the designs have got more detailed and various, but the process of creating them remained the same: sketching figures on paper with a pencil until a symmetrical (对称）pattern comes out, then scanning the designs and cut them with scissors. however, he says he has plenty of ideas for new flakes next year, so no two will ever be the same. hopefully with star wars: episode vii coming in 2015 hell have even more work in the future.check out your favorite finished versions of herreras flakes (from both 2013 and previous years) and download the pictures beneath them and then get down to creating your own work. a warning: most designs arent for the casual flake-maker, so patience you must have.1. making paper snowflakes draws many peoples attention probably because _.a. it is a traditional form of decoration b. it is a course of artwork in school c. it is a way of killing time in holiday d. it is designed by anthony herrera2. from the text, we know that herrera _.a. can make snowflakes with his daughters helpb. made more complicated designs before 2013c. introduced paper vehicles in 2011d. will make a great variety of detailed paper flakes3. herrera is fed up with the job sometimes because _a. he has to design detailed and different patternsb. he has to follow the fixed process of paper cuttingc. he spends much time designing, scanning and cuttingd. he has few ideas for what the next designs will be like4. by writing the last paragraph, the author tries to _.a. offer us more information about herreras paper cuttingb. tell us how to download picture of snowflakesc. instruct people to be a real creative artistd. remind us of being patient with herreras designs【参考答案】14、adbc 2016高考训练题。阅读理解。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。 since i started working part-time at a grocery store, i have learned that a customer is more than someone who buys things. to me, a customer is a person whose memory fails entirely once he or she starts to push a shopping cart(车). one of the first things customers forget is how to count. there is no other way to explain how so many people get in their express line, which is clearly marked 15 items(件) or less, with 20, 25 or even a cart load of items.customers also forget why they came to the store in the first place. just as i finish ringing up an order, a customer will say, “ oops, i forgot to pick up a fresh loaf of bread. i hope you dont mind waiting, while i go to get it.”five minutes later, hes back with the bread, a bottle of milk, and three rolls of paper towels. what is stranger is that customers also seem to forget t