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山东省淄博市2016高考英语阅读理解暑假选练（4）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。 designed as a gift book or family souvenir, this beautiful hardcover has a traditional connection with christmas virtues (美德). each virtue is discussed in a short article and then followed by four to five all-new heart-touching stories from chicken soup for the soul. each section ends with a one-page suggestion for how to start your own holiday tradition, from baking cookies to charity ideas, which reflects the spirit of the virtue.with the amusing description of life and heart-warming tales about cats, each touching story in chicken soup for the cat lovers soul celebrates the special bond we share with our cats.the real dear friends explores the classic puzzles which every child aged 9-19 faces: friends - making them, keeping them, fighting with them, losing them, helping them and competing with them. and there are no lectures here; this is the straight talk from teens that young readers love.this is a book that covers problems for girls only! chicken soup for girls soul is a book by girls, for girls, where readers can find encouragement, support and positive advice when facing the challenges of being a pre-teen girl.the heart-warming stories and photographs in chicken soup for the soul celebrates grandmothers celebrate and catch the loving moments spent together with family: the joyful surprise of becoming a grandma, the amazing times when young children teach them lessons about life and living.56. if you are a pet lover, which book might interest you most? _.a. chicken soup for the soul b. chicken soup for the cat lovers soulc. the real dear friends d. chicken soup for girls soul57. the real dear friends appeals to young readers because it _.a. tells the real experience of teenagersb. has a beautiful hardcover which teens like mostc. covers touching lectures by famous authorsd. gives suggestions on how to defeat their friends58. the feature of the chicken soup for the soul celebrates grandmothers lies in _.a. some useful suggestions on traditional cookingb. encouragement and support from family membersc. some experiences of teens in different regionsd. a perfect combination of warm stories and photos56【答案】 b 【解析】由第二段with the amusing description of life and heart-warming tales about cats, each touching story in chicken soup for the cat lovers soul celebrates the special bond we share with our cats.可以得出。【考点定位】考查细节理解题。57【答案】a 【解析】由第三段第二句and there are no lectures here; this is the straight talk from teens that young readers love.这是从青少年的角度来谈论的，可知a正确。【考点定位】考查推理判断题。58【答案】d 【解析】由最后一段第一句the heart-warming stories and photographs in chicken soup for the soul celebrates grandmothers celebrate and catch the loving moments spent together with family可知，让人感到温馨的故事和图片是chicken soup for the soul celebrates grandmothers的特征，d温馨故事和图片的完美结合，符合题意。【考点定位】考查推理判断题。【阅读理解】 arthur miller(19152005)is universally recognized as one of the greatest dramatists of the 20th century. millers father had moved to the usa from austriahungary, drawn like so many others by the“great american dream”. however, he experienced severe financial hardship when his family business was ruined in the great depression of the early 1930s. millers most famous play, death of a salesman, is a powerful attack on the american system, with its aggressive way of doing business and its insistence on money and social status as indicators of worth. in willy loman, the hero of the play, we see a man who has got into trouble with this system. willy is “burnt out” and in the cruel world of business there is no room for sentiment: if he cant do the work, then he is no good to his employer, the wagner company, and he must go. willy is painfully aware of this, and at a loss as to what to do with his lack of success. he refuses to face the fact that he has failed and kills himself in the end.when it was first staged in 1949, the play was greeted with enthusiastic reviews，and it won the tony award for best play，the new york drama critics circle award, and the pulitzer prize for drama.it was the first play to win all three of these major awards.miller died of heart failure at his home in roxbury，connecticut, on the evening of february 10, 2005, the 56th anniversary of the first performance of death of a salesman on broadway.本文讲述了亚瑟米勒，美国著名的剧作家，以及他的著名的戏剧男售货员之死，当这部戏剧第一次搬上舞台时，赢得了巨大的成功，获得了三项大奖。1. why did arthur miller s father move to the usa?a. he suffered from severe hunger in his home country.b. he was attracted by the “great american dream”c. he hoped to make his son a dramatist. d. his family business failed.答案：b。细节理解题。根据短文第一段第二句话“millers father had moved to the usa from austriahungary，drawn like so many others by the great american dream”可知答案。2the play death of a salesman _.a. exposes the cruelty of the american business world b. discusses the ways to get promoted in a company c. talks about the business career of arthur miller d. focuses on the skills in doing business答案：a。细节理解题。根据短文第二段第三、四句话可知，willy loman已陷入美国社会制度的困境中，他已精疲力尽，在这残酷的商业世界中，他不知道应该怎样做，最后，他选择了自杀。由此可知a项正确。3. what can we learn about willy loman?a. he treats his employer badly. b. he runs the wagner company. c. he is a victim of the american system. d. he is regarded as a hero by his colleagues.答案：c。推理判断题。由短文第二段可知，willy loman在这残酷的商业世界中，根本没有情感可言，但是他又不能对不起他的雇主和公司，他又不知道如何处理自己的失败，只有选择自杀，由此可知他是美国社会制度的牺牲品。4. after it was first staged, death of a salesman_.a. achieved huge success b. won the first tony awardc. was warmly welcomed by salesmen d. was severely attacked by dramatists答案：a。细节理解题。由短文第三段可知，戏剧death of a salesman第一次搬上舞台，就赢得了三项大奖，故a项正确。5. what is the text mainly about?a. arthur miller and his family. b. the awards arthur miller won.c. the hardship arthur miller experienced. d. arthur miller and his bestknown play.答案：d。主旨大意题。综观全文可知，本文主要讲述了亚瑟米勒及他的名著death of a salesman，故d项正确。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的a、b、c和d项中，选出最佳选项。【广东省广州市2014综合测试】ai once met a well-known botanist at a dinner party. i had never talked with a botanist before, and i found him fascinating. i sat there absorbed and listened while he spoke of unusual plants and his experiments (he even told me astonishing facts about the simple potato). i had a small indoor garden of my own -and he was good enough to tell me how to solve some of my problems.as i said, we were at a dinner party. there must have been a dozen other guests, but i broke an important rule of politeness. i ignored everyone else and talked for hours to the botanist.midnight came, i said good night to everyone and departed. the botanist then turned to our host and said many nice things about me, including that i was a “most interesting conversationalist.”an interesting conversationalist? i had said hardly anything at all. i couldnt have said anything if i had wanted to without changing the subject, for i didnt know any more about plants than i knew about sharks. but i had done this one thing: i had listened carefully. i listened because i was really interested. and he felt it. naturally that pleased him. that kind of listening is one of the the best ways to show respect to others, and it makes them feel great too. “few human beings ,” wrote jack woodford in strangers in love,“can resist the sweet effect of rapt attention.” i went even further than that. i was “sincere in my admiration and generous in my praise.”i told him that i had been hugely entertained and instructed. i had. i told him i wished i had his knowledge.i told him that i should love to wander the fields with him. whats more, it was all true.and so i had him thinking of me as a good conversationalist when, in reality, i had been merely a good listener and had encouraged him to talk.26. from paragraph 1, we can learn that the writer_. a. was deeply moved by the botanists talkb. was amazed by what he was hearingc. was not in a comfortable situationd. behaved politely and properly27. which of the following does the writer describe as a rule of politeness at dinner parties? a. avoiding discussions about politics and religion.b. listening carefully to what another guest says.c. arriving and leaving at the appropriate time.d. giving attention to all those in attendance.28. the underlined expression “rapt attention” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to_. a. full understanding b. strong interestc. great uncertainty d. little curiosity29. according to the writer, which of the following is an important characteristic of a good conversationalist? a. listening attentively and encouraging the other side to continue.b. encouraging he other side by sharing his/her own opinions.c. promising a future meeting for more communication.d. expressing respect by nodding his/her head.30. what is the purpose of the passage? a. to prove the writer is an interesting conversationalist.b. to share an interesting experience at a dinner party.c. to explain what makes a good conversationalist.d. to show that botanists can be really talkative.【参考答案】26-30 bdbac 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。for my grandmothers 70th birthday, my family and i visited south korea. while there, i was attentive to korean high schools and students.i was surprised by how different koreas public high schools are from americas. korean high schools can be all-girls, all-boys or co-ed (男女同校的）unlike our standard co-ed high schools. there are three grades: “go 1（10th) ”， “go 2” (1l th) and “go 3” (12th). “go”is the first syllable of the word “go-deung hakkyo”, which, simply translated, is “high school”.in america, unless you want to go to a private school, you dont have to take an entrance exam. in korea, however, students must take a test to get in because of the many choices of schools. another difference i couldnt help but notice was the students appearance. with very few exceptions, all wear uniforms. a name tag (标牌)with the students name, grade and homeroom number must also be worn. girls skirts cant be above the upper part of the knee, and it is forbidden to dye (染)your hair or wear accessories (装饰品)except small earrings. there are strict regulations for appearance to achieve neatness, and it seems the only freedom students have is with their choices of hair style, socks and shoes.the final difference was the setup of the classes. there may be 40 students in a classroom, but the number can be less or even more, depending on the population of the town or city. although there are many students per classroom, they are very close, which i think is a result of not changing classrooms for different subjects. there are no levels in the subjects and the teachers are the ones who switch classrooms. they just have ten-minute breaks between subjects. in each class, students are ranked by their grades. this causes strict competition, and korean students do a lot of studying. to help them, all schools have extra study classes after school. one other fact that helped me appreciate living in america is that koreans have school on saturdays. although its only a half day, i think i speak for most americans when i say we could never imagine ourselves in school on a saturday.koreas public high sch