山东省巨野县高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解自练（5）.doc

山东省巨野县2016高考英语二轮阅读理解自练（5）阅读理解-alondon britain awoke on easter monday to a period of mourning for the queen mother, who died over the weekend after a life spanning a century of noisy and evident change. the 101-year-old royal matriarch died in her sleep last saturday with queen elizabeth, her elder and only surviving daughter, at her bedside. for a woman who was one of the best-known figures in britain for more than 80 years from the era of tinted portraits on tin biscuit boxes and cigarette cards to the age of the internet, the queen mother remained an enigmatic(不可思议的) and elusive(躲避的) figure. she achieved such a respect through aeons(永世, 亿万年) of, first, fawning and, later, intrusive media fascination, by remaining almost entirely silent. her private thoughts were never paraded(炫耀) in public. what the public saw was a charming and benign elderly lady, adept at winning the admiration of press photographers, whom she always favoured with a particular smile. chinas third unmanned spacecraft, shenzhou , landed safely in central inner mongolia autonomous region monday afternoon, after orbiting the earth 108 times in slightly less than a week. the craft, which lifted off from jiuquan in gansu province last monday night, landed after successfully conducting a chain of flight and scientific experiments over a period of 162 hours. a powerful earthquake jolted taiwan, killing five construction workers, authorities(官方) said. over 200 injuries ware reported across the island, mostly minor, as a result of sundays 7.5-magnitude quake. the quake was centred off hualien, 180 kilometres east of taipei. it struck at 2:53 pm and lasted for nearly a minute.1. which of the following statements is true according to the news? a. the queen mother died on easter monday alone. b. the queen mother was an attractive person in her political life. c. the british people felt sorry for the death of the queen mother. d. the queen mother was suffering a lot when she was dying.答案解析：答案为c。本题为推理题。由第二段首句 “she achieved such a respect through aeons of,”可推断，皇太后赢得了永世的尊重，人们对她的去世会感到遗憾。故c选项正确。由第一段第二句话 “the 101-year-old royal matriarch died in her sleep last saturday with queen elizabeth, her elder and only surviving daughter, at her bedside.” 可知，皇太后在安睡中去世，当时女儿伊丽莎白女王陪在她的床边，故a、d选项错误。由第二段后面的内容 “her private thoughts were never paraded in public. what the public saw was a charming and benign elderly lady, adept at winning the admiration of press photographers, whom she always favoured with a particular smile.”可知，她的个人思想从未在公众面前炫耀过，公众看到的总是面带微笑的她在媒体照片中出现，故可推断，她并未从政，故b选项错误。 2. it can be inferred that _.a. the craft landed in central inner mongolia unexpectedlyb. it took the craft at least 2 hours to orbit the earth oncec. the chinese scientists did a lot of experiments in spaced. china was successful in sending an unmanned spacecraft into space答案解析：答案为d。本题为推断题。由第三段的第一句话 “chinas third unmanned spacecraft, shenzhou , landed safely in central inner mongolia autonomous region monday afternoon, ” 可知，无人飞船已经安全着陆，故d选项正确，a选项错误。b选项未提及；由首句的关键词 “unmanned”可推断，无人宇宙飞船上面不会有科学家在太空中做实验，故c选项错误。3. the third news mainly talks about the _ in taiwan. a. political matters b. social problems c. unexpected damage d. construction workers答案解析：答案为c。第三则新闻报道台湾发生了地震，属于没有预料到的灾害，故c选项正确。阅读理解somali pirates(海盗) robbed three thai fishing ships with 77 sailors on board nearly l，200 miles off the somali coast，the farthest-off-shore attack to date，an officer said tuesday.pirates have gone farther south and east in answer to increased patrols(巡逻)by warships off the somali shore. the robbing of the three ships sunday was about 600 miles outside the normal operation area for the international force，said a spokesmanthe spokesman said the attack so far out at sea was a clear sign that the international patrols against pirates were having a “marked effect on pirate activity in the area”. “once they start attacking that far out，youre not even really talking about the somali basin or areas of water that have any connection with somalia,” said an officer，roger middleton. “once youre that far out，its just the indian ocean，and it means youre looking at trade going from the gulf to asia，from asia to south africa.” this is the farthest robbing to date. they are now operating near the maldives and india,” said another officer. the three ships-the mv prantalay 11，12，and l 4had 77 members on board in totalall of them are thai, the spokesman said. before the sunday robbing，pirates held l l ships and 228 sailors.pirates have increased attacks over the past year in hopes。f catching more dollar payments. because of increased patrols and defenses on board ships，the success rate(率)has gone down，though the number of successful attacks has stayed the same year over year.( ) 1. the pirate attack reported in the text happened .a. far out in the indian oceanb. in the normal patrol areac. near the somali, coast d. in the south of africa( ) 2. according to the text, which can best describe the situation of the pirate problems?a. more goods on board are lost.b. pirate attacks happen in a larger area now.c. the number of attacks has stayed the same these years. d. pirate attacks are as serious as before along the somali coast.( ) 3. which is true about the warship patrols according to the text? a. the patrols are of little effect.b. the patrols are more difficult.c. more patrols are quite necessary even in asia.d. the patrols only drive the pirates to other areas.( ) 4. how many sailors were held by the pirates up to the time of the report?a. 228. b. 77. c. 383. d. 305.语篇分析：本篇文章为新闻报道类文体。报道索马里海盗周日抢劫三艘泰国渔船，并引用部分官员的话，让读者了解当前的索马里海盗的形势。1.答案：a考点：细节理解解析：由 “the robbing of the three ships sunday was about 600 miles outside the normal operation area for the international force”以及 “once youre that far out，its just the indian ocean”句意为“这次海盗袭击发生在国际保卫队正常保护区域六百英里外”，“一旦你到了那么远，那就是印度洋了”可得出答案。2.答案：b考点： 主旨大意解析：文章主要报道发生在周末的对泰国渔船的袭击，就此事引出索马里海盗的袭击已经超越国际保护队的正常护卫范围，而进入更深的海域。3. 答案：b考点：细节理解解析：依据 patrols against pirates were having a “marked effect on pirate activity in the area”及 “once youre that far out，its just the indian ocean，and it means youre looking at trade going from the gulf to asia，from asia to south africa.”可知巡逻明显见效，又有一旦再超过那么远，那就是印度洋，那就意味着你在看管从波斯湾到亚洲，从亚洲到南美洲的所有行线。可知应是巡逻难度加大了。4答案d考点：推理计算题。解析：由文章首句somali pirates robbed three thai fishing ships with 77 sailors on board及before the sunday robbing, pirates held 11 ships and 228 sailors.可知到发报到为止，索马里海盗应劫持水手77+228=305人。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。ai grew up in a house where the tv was seldom turned on and with one wall in my bedroom entirely lined with bookshelves, most of my childhood was spent on books i could get hold of. in fact, i grew up thinking of reading as natural as breathing and books unbelievably powerful in shaping perspectives (观点) by creating worlds we could step into, take part. in. and live in.with this unshakable belief, i, at. fourteen, decided to become a writer. here too, reading became useful. every writer starts off knowing that he has something to say, but being unable to find the right ways to say it. he has to find his own voice by reading widely and discovering which parts of the writers he agrees or disagrees with, or agrees with so strongly that it reshapes his own world. he cannot write without loving to read, because only through reading other peoples writing can one discover what works, what doesnt and, in the end, together with lots of practice, what voice he has. now i am in college, and have come to realize how important it is to read fiction (文学作品)as a. law student, my reading is in fact limited to subject matterthe volume (量) of what i have to read for classes every week means there is little time to read anything else. such reading made it all the clearer to me that i live in a very small part in this great place called life. reading fiction reminds me that there is life beyond my own. it allows me to travel across the high seas and along the silk road, all from the comfort of my own armchair, to experience, though secondhand, exciting experiences that i wouldnt necessarily be able to have in my lifetime.( ) 1. what can be inferred about the author as a child? a. he never watched tv. b. he read what he had to.c. he found reading unbelievable.d. he considered reading part of his life. ( ) 2. the underlined word voice in the second paragraph most probably means “ ”.a. an idea b. a sound qualityc. a way of writingd. a world to write about ( ) 3. what effect does reading have on the author? a. it helps him to realize his dream.b. it opens up a wider world for him.c. it makes his college life more interesting.d. it increases his interest in worldwide travel.( ) 4. which of the following can be the best title of this text? a. why do i read? b. how do i read? c. what do i read? d. when do i read?语篇解读：本篇文章是记叙文。作者通过自己的亲身体验，讲述读书使人形成自己的独立观点，读书使人开扩视野的重要作用。1. 答案：d考点：细节理解题解析：根据首段第一二句， “i grew up in a house with one wall in my bedroom entirely lined with bookshelves.i grew up thinking of reading as natural as breathing”可知作者是在一个以书为伴的环境中长大的，读书像呼吸那样已经成为生活必需。2. 答案：c考点：词义推测题。解析：根据文中 “.but being unable to find the right ways to say it. he has to find his own ”可以推断出voice所表达的意思是“写作方式”。3. 答案b考点：细节理解题解析：由文章的最后一句：“it allows me to travel across the high seas and along the silk road, all from the comfort of my own armchair, to experience, though secondhand, exciting experiences that i wouldnt necessarily be able to have in my lifetime.”可得出答案4. 答案：a考点：主旨大意题。解析：文章作者主要以自己的亲身体验讲述读书的重要性。因此why do i read?“我为什么读书？”作题目最佳。阅读理解-bjune 26, 2000 the human genome(基因组) project, a great $3 billion, 15-year task aimed at drawing the genetic(遗传的) map of humans, is now more than 90 percent completed. the scientific and medical communities(团体) are very excited about the chances genetic research provides for getting rid of diseases and prolonging(延长) human life. but those communities and policy(政策) makers also are careful about the scientific door they are opening as the project uncovers the mysteries of life. for the last few years, the genetic advances in the developing field of biotechnology(生物技术) have provides material for all kinds of work, but the developments of modern science in unlocking the secrets of the human genetic code(密码) have opened a world of possibilities for human health, as well as for the popular imagination. while european and japanese researchers are making rapid progress in decoding(解码) human dna, the leading organization for genetic research is in the united states, which began in 1990, is “unlocking the code” of the human body to learn how to defeat fatal(致命的)diseases. already, the human genome project has become widely known and praised for finding the genes(基因) connected with terrible diseases as yet(迄今), and making progress toward separating the genes that show a sign of breast cancer or aids. once these genes are found and studied, researchers can develop new ways to attack infections(传染), and genetic diseases. medical companies are very interested in mapping the human genome, as they expect to develop a lot of new drugs for these illnesses.1. why did the scientists work hard at mapping the human genome? a. because the human genome can destroy many illnesses. b. because the human genomes completion can help them get rid of many diseases. c. because they wanted to be better known than others. d. because the human genome can provide a lot of chances of work.答案解析：答案为b。本题为细节推理题。由第一段第二句话 “the chances genetic research provides for getting rid of diseases and prolonging human life.” 和最后一段首句 “once these genes are found and studied, researchers can develop new ways to attack infections, and genetic diseases.” 可知，科学家绘制人类基因组图是为了驱除疾病，故答案为b。a选项表述不正确；c、d在文中均未提到。2. which country studied the genes most rapidly in the world? a. japan. b. germany. c. the united states. d. china.答案解析：答案为c。本题为细节题。由第三段首句提到的 “the leading organization for genetic research is in the united states, ”可知，答案为c。.3. which of the following is not true? a. if the genes can be found, scientists can study many new ways to cure illnesses. b. the scientists have made great progress in connecting the genes with the cancers. c. many medical companies show great interest in drawing the human genome map. d. the united states began the genes study early in the 19th century.答案解析：答案为d。本题为细节判断题。由第三段首句提到的 “which began in 1990” 可知，美国是在20 世纪末开始绘制人类基因组图的，故d选项表达错误。 由最后一段首句 “once these genes are found and studied, researchers can develop new ways to attack infections, and genetic diseases.”可知，a选项与文意符合；由第三段最后一句 “and making progress toward separating the genes that show