山东省淄博市高考英语阅读理解暑假选练（12）.doc

山东省淄博市2016高考英语阅读理解暑假选练（12）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。 when luca first heard of the island of inventions, he was still very young. but its wonders sounded so incredible that they were forever burned in his memory. from that moment, he never stopped searching for clues which might lead him to the island. he read hundreds of adventure books, histories, volumes of physics and chemistry, even music. over time, he pieced together his idea of what the island of inventions was like. it was a secret place, where all the great wise men of the world would meet to learn and invent together. access to the island was totally restricted. to join, you had to have created some great invention for humanity. only then could you receive the special invitation which came with directions to the island. so luca spent his youth studying and inventing. every new idea he got, he made it into an invention, and if there were something he didnt understand, hed seek others to help him. soon he met other young inventors and he told them about the island of inventions. they too dreamed of one day receiving an invitation letter. as years passed, the disappointment of not receiving their invitation made luca and his friends work harder and co-operate more. they would meet in lucas house, share their ideas and build new machines. their inventions became known throughout the world, and improved the lives of millions. but still, no invitation came. they didnt lose heart. they continued learning and inventing every day, trying to come up with more and better ideas. fresh young talent joined their group, as more inventors dreamed of getting to the island. one day many years later, luca, already very old, was speaking with a brilliant young man named roberts, who had written to him, asking him to join the group. luca started telling the man of the wonderful island of inventions, and of how he was sure that some day they would receive an invitation. surprised, the young inventor interrupted: “you mean this place isnt the island of inventions? isnt the letter you sent me the real invitation?” it was only then that luca realised that his dream had become true in his very own house. no island could exist which would be better than where he was now. no place of invention would be better than what he and his friends had created. luca felt happy to know that he had always been on the island, and that his life of invention and study had been a truly happy one.26. lucas picture of the island of inventions was mainly based on _.a. scientific researchb. his imaginationc. reports of others d. history books【答案】b【解析】细节理解题。根据over time, he pieced together his idea of what the island of inventions was like.他主要根据自己的想象画出了图画，故选b。27. why did luca and his colleagues probably never receive an invitation to the island?a. their ideas were not considered worthy enough.b. they were too concerned with acquiring fame.c. the organization had already broken up.d. the island was not a real place.【答案】d【解析】推理判断题。根据“you mean this place isnt the island of inventions?no island could exist which would be better than where he was now.那个岛根本就不存在，故选d。28. what was roberts reaction to lucas story of the island?a. he thought he had already arrived at the island.b. he was disappointed to discover it didnt exist.c. he was excited about receiving an invitation.d. he expressed surprise that luca believed in such fairy tales.【答案】a【解析】细节理解题。根据“you mean this place isnt the island of inventions? isnt the letter you sent me the real invitation?” 他原认为他来到了真正的那个island of inventions岛，故选a。29. what did luca learn at the end of the story?a. the island of inventions did not exist. b. he had wasted most of his life.c. he had unknowingly built his own dreamland.d. he finally would receive his invitation.【答案】c【解析】推理判断题。根据no place of invention would be better than what he and his friends had created. luca felt happy to know that he had always been on the island, and that his life of invention and study had been a truly happy one.他已经不知不觉地创造了自己的梦境。故选c。30. which of the following best describes luca?a. aggressive.b. trusting. c. creative.d. easy-going.【答案】c【解析】细节理解题。aggressive有进取心的； trusting信赖的； creative创造性的；easy-going随和的。根据短文的内容可知luca根据自己的想象画出来了图画，并且创造了许多发明，故选c。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。it is over 40 years since first atomic bomb was dropped on a major city in japan. yet even now its effects are showing themselves and may continue to do so for years to come. much effort and human energy have been used to try to prevent such a terrifying thing from happening again. so far there is no guarantee that it will not. countries which already possess nuclear knowledge and resources have bombs stored away which are powerful enough to wipe out all life on earth. but this is not all. other countries, which previously were not so advanced in technology, are gradually buying materials that can be used for making atomic devices. this nuclear energy will naturally be of great value in helping the economy of poorer nations.the generation of electricity through nuclear power came directly from the original work on the atom bomb. because of the increase in demand for energy and the possibility of decreasing supplies of oil and natural gas, the interest in electricity has increased. one of the by-products of nuclear power stations is plutonium (钸) produced from unclear fuel: plutonium is ingredient (成分) in bomb-making. it means that there are far more opportunities for the manufacture of bombs.this brings the problem to a full circle again. how can something so valuable and useful be controlled so that it works for the benefit and not the destruction of man? (from )1. the effects of dropping the first atomic bomb _.a. are not over b. may go on forever c. could last much longer d. will not be over in the near future2. the writer says that enough atomic bombs have already been manufactured to _.a. wipe out japan b. last forever c. act as a peace-keeping device d. destroy all living things3. the advantage of less developed countries being able to make atomic devices is that it _.a. gives them more opportunities for work b. will help poor countries to become richerc. will enable them to make better explosives d. will be of great value to them4. the second paragraph tells us that the increased demand for electricity today _.a. has led to the decrease in supplies of oilb. means that more countries are interested in nuclear powerc. has increased the risk of accidental explosionsd. has increased the very means of producing more atomic bombs【答案与解析】1. a 细节理解题。根据第一段第二句yet even now its effects are showing themselves and may continue to do so for years to come可知。2. d 细节理解题。根据第一段“have bombs stored away which are powerful enough to wipe out all life on earth”一句可知。3. b 细节理解题。根据第一段“this nuclear energy will naturally be of great value in helping the economy of poorer nations”一句可知。4. d 段落主旨题。根据第二段最后一句“it means that there are far more opportunities for the manufacture of bombs.”可知。【河北省邯郸市2014一模试题】my oldest child, emma, just returned to campus after a long holiday break to finish up her last period of college. these days, friends and family have begun flooding me with one question: what is she going to do after graduation?the job market is, after all, awfully tough. just this month thefederal reservebank published a studyshowing that “recent graduates are increasingly working in low-paidjobsor working part-time.” the bright spot, according to the study, is for students who majored(主修) in stem science, technology, engineering and mathematics areas in which recent graduates “have tended to do relatively well”. but emma is a student of the humanities(人文) at a small college. shes an american studies major with a focus on the politics and culture of food. for quite a while, i think her field of study is so fashionable right now that im not the least bit worried she will find a good job.yet the more ive thought about it, the more ive decided to be honest. “im not sure what emma is going to do,” i now say. “but shes gotten a great education and has really found her interest. and i know those things will serve her well over the course of her life.”nowadays, more and moreuniversities and collegesare being measured by the salaries of their recent graduates. in this climate, encouraging your kid to study the humanities, seems, at best, unwise or, at worst, unconcerned with earning a living. but a college is not a vocational(职业) school. and promoting stem subjects should not be societys only answer to helping the next generation grow in a competitive world.from the beginning, we never urged emma to pick a college or a major with an eye on its expectedreturn on money, as more and more families are doing.to emma, what really matters will be something that we may not be able to measure for quite a long time: emmas contribution to the world and how happy she is in it.25. the authors friends and familya. are worried about emmas safetyb. have been worrying about the floodc. are concerned about emmas futured. are worried about the job market 26. what can we learn from paragraph 2?a. the number of the graduates is increasing.b. stem graduates can be better employees.c. stem graduates are in relatively greater demand.d. more and more graduates like to do a part-time job.27. why did emma choose a major in the humanities?a. because she is interested in it.b. because her mother told her to.c. because it is increasingly popular.d. because she wants further education.28. according to the author, what matters most in choosing a major is that_. a. it should be among the stem b. it should be fashionable and interestingc. it should allow a good job and a high salaryd. it should bring achievements and happiness【参考答案】25-28 ccad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。 imagine putting a seed in a freezer, waiting 30,000 years, and then taking the seed out and planting it. do you think a flower would grow? amazingly, scientists have just managed to do something very similar. they found the fruit of an ancient plant that had been frozen underground in siberia a region covering central and eastern russia for about 31,800 years. using pieces of the fruit, the scientists grew plants in a lab. the new blooms have delicate white petals. they are also the oldest flowering plants that researchers have ever revived from a deep freeze. “this is like regenerating a dinosaur from tissues of an ancient egg,” said university of california, los angeles biologist jane shen-miller. the plant has a long history. back when mammoths and woolly rhinoceroses walked the land, an arctic ground squirrel buried seeds and fruits in an underground chamber near the kolyma river in northeastern siberia. the ground became permafrost, a layer of soil that stays frozen for a long time. recently, russian scientists dug out the old squirrel hole and found the plant remains 38 meters below the surface. back at the lab, the team fed nutrients to tissue from three of the fruits to grow shoots. then the scientists transferred the shoots to pots filled with soil. the plants produced seeds that could be used to grow even more of them. its important for scientists to know that plant tissues can still be revived after being frozen for a long time. thats because many researchers are trying to preserve the seeds of modern plants by freezing them and then storing them in giant lockers at various spots around the globe. one such endeavor, an underground facility in norway, is called the svalbard global seed vault. it stores hundreds of thousands of frozen seeds. if a plant ever goes extinct, scientists could bring it back by taking its seeds from the svalbard or other storage lockers. “no one knows how long they are able to live for, but freezing is basically the format for many plant conservation attempts nowadays.” shen-miller said. its a good thing that at least some plants are tough enough to survive the experience. 31. how did the fruit originally get underground?a. it was placed there by an animal.b. it was trapped there during the ice-age.c. it was planted there by ancient farmers.d. it was buried there after the earthquake.【答案】a【解析】细节理解题。根据back when mammoths and woolly rhinoceroses walked the land, an arctic ground squirrel buried seeds and fruits in an underground chamber near the kolyma river in northeastern siberia.可知最初的时候是有动物放在地下的，故选a。32. which of the following was not used to recreate the ancient plant? a. modern nutrients. b. parts of its fruit. c. its frozen seeds. d. plant pots with soil.【答案】c【解析】细节理解题。根据russian scientists dug out the old squirrel hole and found the plant remains 38 meters below the surface. back at the lab, the team fed nutrients