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广西北海市2016高考英语阅读理解【二轮】演练（2）阅读理解 christopher thomas, 27, was a writer by night and a teacher by day when he noticed he was always tired and was losing weight fast. diagnosed with diabetes(糖尿病), thomas would need to inject himself with insulin(胰岛素) three times a day for the rest of his life or risk nerve damage, blindness, and even death. and if that werent bad enough, he had no health insurance. after a month of feeling upset, thomas decided hed better find a way to fight back. he left canton, michigan for new york, got a job waiting tables, nicknamed himself the diabetic rock star, and created , a free online community for diabetics and their loved onesa place where over 1,100 people share personal stories, information, and resources. jason swenckis son, kody, was diagnosed with type diabetes at six. father and son visit the online childrens forums(论坛) together most evenings. kody gets so excited, writing to kids from all over, says swencki, one of the sites volunteers. they know what hes going through, so he doesnt feel alone. kody is anything but alone. diabetes is now the seventh leading cause of death in the united states, with 24 million diagnosed cases. and more people are being diagnosed at younger ages. these days, thomass main focus is his charity（慈善机构）, fight it, which provides medicines and supplies to people225 to datewho cant afford a diabetics huge expenses. f has raised about $23,000in products and in cash. in may, thomas will hold the first annual diabetic rocks tar festival in the caribbean. even with a staff of 22 volunteers, thomas often devotes up to 50 hours a week to his cause, while still doing his full-time job waiting tables. of the diabetes charities out there, most are putting money into finding a cure, says bentley gubar, one of rock stars original members. but christopher is the only person i know saying people need help now. ( ) 1. which of the following is true of christopher thomas? a. he needs to go to the doctor every day. b. he studies the leading cause of diabetes c. he has a positive attitude to this disease. d. he encourages diabetics by writing articles.( ) 2. d was created for _. a. diabetics to communicate b. volunteers to find jobs c. children to amuse themselves d. rock stars to share resources.( ) 3. according to the text, kody _. a. feel lonely because of his illness b. benefits from c. helps create the online kids forums d. writes childrens stories online( ) 4. what can we learn about fight it? a. it helps the diabetics in financial difficulties. b. it organizes parties for volunteer once a year. c. it offers less expensive medicine to diabetics. d. it owns a well-known medical website.( ) 5. the last paragraph suggests that thomas _. a. works full-time in a diabetes charity b. employs 22 people for his website c. helps diabetics in his own way d. ties to find a cure for diabetes56. c 细节理解题。通读全文可知，christopher thomas 对于自己的疾病采取了积极的态度， 所以 c 项正确。a 项与 thomas would need to inject himself with insulin(胰岛素) three times a day for the rest of his life 不符； 项与文中的 thomas 开办网站， b 与病人及其家属分享有关的 信息和资源不符；d 项提到的写作是 thomas 的专职工作，而他的志愿工作才是运作 fight it 这个慈善机构。57. a 细节理解题。根据 a free online community for diabetics and their loved onesa place where over 1,100 people share personal stories, information, and resources 可知 a 项正确。58.b细节理解题。根据 father and son visit the online childrens forums(论坛) together most evenings. kody gets so excited, writing to kids from all over, says swencki, one of the sites volunteers. they know what hes going through, so he doesnt feel alone. 可知 b 项正确。59.a 细节理解题。根据 fight it, which provides medicines and supplies to people225 to datewho cant afford a diabetics huge expenses. f has raised about $23,000in products and in cash.可知 a 项正确。60. c 推理判断题。 根据 but christopher is the only person i know saying people need help now. 可知 thomas 在用自己的方式帮助糖尿病人， 所以 c 项正确。 项与 thomas often devotes up a to 50 hours a week to his cause, while still doing his full-time job waiting tables 不符；b 项与 even with a staff of 22 volunteers；d 项与of the diabetes charities out there, most are putting money into finding a cure, says bentley gubar, one of rockstars original members. but christopher is the only person i know saying people need help now.不符。第6组阅读理解-amany people believe henry ford invented the automobile (汽车). but henry ford did not start to build his first car until 1896. that was eleven years after two germans developed the worlds first automobile. many people believe henry ford invented the production line that moved a cars parts to the worker, instead of making the worker move to the parts. that is not true, either. many factory owners used methods of this kind before ford. what henry ford did was to use other peoples ideas and make them better. and he made the whole factory a moving production line. in the early days of the automobile, almost every car maker raced his cars. it was the best way of gaining public notice. henry ford decided to build a racing car. fords most famous race was his first one. it was also the last race in which he drove the car himself. the race was in 1901, at a field near detroit. all of the most famous cars had entered, but only two were left: the winton and fords. the winton was famous for its speed. most people thought the race was over before it began. the winton took an early lead. but halfway through the race, it began to lose power. ford started to gain. and near the end of the race, he took the lead. ford won the race and defeated the winton. his name appeared in newspapers and he became well-known all over the united states. within weeks of the race, henry ford formed a new automobile company. in the 1903, a doctor in detroit bought the first car from the company. that sale was the beginning of henry fords dream. ford said: i will build a motor car for the great mass of people. it will be large enough for the family, but small enough for one person to operate and care for. it will be built of the best materials. it will be built by the best men to be employed. and it will be built with the simplest plans that modem engineering can produce. it will be so low in price that no man making good money will be unable to own one. the model t was a car of that kind. it only cost $850. it was a simple machine that drivers could depend on. doctors bought the model t. so did farmers. even criminals. they considered it the fastest and surest form of transportation. americans loved the model t. they wrote stories and songs about it. thousands of model ts were built in the first few years.( ) 1. what do we know about henry ford from paragraph 1?a. he made good use of ideas from others. b. he produced the first car in the world. c. he knew how to improve auto parts.d. he invented the production line.【答案】：a【解析】：细节题。由文章what henry ford did was to use other peoples ideas and make them better.可选a。( ) 2. why did henry ford take part in the 1901 car race? a. to show off his driving skills. b. to draw public attention.c. to learn about new technology. d. to raise money for his new company. 【答案】：b【解析】：细节题。由文章第3段the winton was famous for its speed. most people thought the race was over before it began.可得出 b。 ( ) 3. “that sale” in paragraph 4 refers to .a. the selling of ford cars at reduced prices b. the sale of model t to the mass of people c. the selling of a car to a detroit doctord. the sales target for the ford company【答案】：c【解析】：猜测词义，有上文in the 1903, a doctor in detroit bought the first car from the company.可知。( ) 4. what was henry fords dream according to the text? a. producing cars for average customers.b. building racing cars of simple design. c. designing more car models.d. starting more companies.【答案】：a【解析】：细节题，由i will build a motor car for the great mass of people可选a。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。customs of halloweenhalloween is an annual celebration. how did this peculiar custom originate?the word halloween comes from all hallows eve. november 1, all hallows day (or all saints day), is a catholic day of observance in honor of saints.it was believed that during the period from oct. 31 through to nov. 1, the boundaries between our world and the world of the dead were weakened, allowing spirits of the recently dead to cross over and hunt the living. in order to make themselves and their homes less appealing to these spirits, the ancient celts put out fire in their homes to make them cold and undesirable, and built huge scared bonfires, where the people gathered to burn crops and animals as sacrifices to gods. during the celebration, the celts wore costumes, typically consisting of animal heads and skins, and attempted to tell each others fortune. when the celebration was over, they relit their hearth fires from the sacred bonfires to help protect them during the coming winter. they also dressed up in odd costumes and parade through their villages to scare off any recently departed souls who might be searching for bodies to inhabit.how did the custom of trick-or-treat come into being? on nov. 2, early christians would walk from village to village begging for soul cakes, made out of square pieces of bread with currants. the more soul cakes the beggars received, the more prayers they would promise to say on behalf of the dead relatives of the donors. the prayers, it was believed, could accelerate a souls passage to heaven. the practice, once referred to as going-a-souling was eventually taken up by children who would visit the houses in their neighborhood and be given apples, buns or money. during the pioneer days of the american west, the housewives would give the children candy to keep from being tricked. the children would shout trick or treat!the jack-o-lantern custom comes from irish folklore. jack, a notorious drunkard, tricked satan into climbing a tree. jack then carved an image of a cross in the tree trunk, trapping the devil up the tree. jack made a deal with the devil that, if he would never tempt him with alcohol again, he would let him down the tree. after jack died, he was denied entrance to hell because he had tricked the devil. instead, the devil gave him a hollowed-out turnips, with an ember inside, to light his way through the darkness. originally, the irish used turnips as their jacks lanterns. but when immigrants came to america, they found pumpkins were far more plentiful and easier to carve out than turnips. so the jack-o-lantern in america was a hollowed-out pumpkin, lit with an ember.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。friends bring happinesswe sit around the rough wooden table in the summer cabin for a class reunion. about 15 men and women who have one thing in common: we all went to elementary school together. a classmate sums it up. whats most important in life is friendship. i dont know what id do without my friends. the room full of gray hair applauds in agreement.decades of research have documented that friendship is good for your health. people with friends have lower death rates. they recover faster from illness. just why friendship is a healing force is the focus of much research. as scientists try to unravel the dna code book of life, i look around the table at my classmates.there are old memories of the gray-haired music teacher. there are turning points of weddings, births, funerals. laughter and gossip. crises of illness, despair, and loss. at its most basic level, friendship is a human connection that involve affection and intimacy. in the inner circle, there is a continual sharing of the most important details of your life. whom do you confide in on a regular basis? whom can you call upon if you need help? whom do you call if you want celebrate? the inner circle today may include spouses, lovers, college roommates and cousins, children and grandchildren, colleagues, and children of friends.there are lots of ways to get love and intimacy. you dont have to be married. it doesnt matter whether its friends or relatives. you have to rely on somebody for emotional support.some of us are marco polo types who left the