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山东省聊城市2016高考英语阅读理解（二轮）精练（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。these days no car show is complete without an electric car, and the 2011 north american international auto show in detroit, us, which ran from january 10 to 23, was no exception. among the fully electric vehicles on display were the ford focus electric and the honda fit ev. bmw and volvo also had prominent displays at the show, proving that they can produce practical, yet spacious family-oriented electric cars. industry insiders at the show claimed that more efficient batteries, improved performance and greater consumer acceptance could make 2011 the “year of electric car”.its long been clear that electric cars score heavily for convenience. they are, for instance, much easier to maintain than gasoline-powered cars. when the battery runs out, you simply replace it or recharge it, just like you would for a cell phone or a laptop. this is also a much cheaper method than filling your tank with gasoline. better yet, electric cars dont emit exhaust fumes. as a result, they dont produce environmentally damaging greenhouse gases. it appears that improved technology is making electric cars and their maintenance much more user-friendly. so, what are the obstacles which are preventing electric cars from becoming popular and fashionable? home charging for electric cars could be extremely convenient for users. however, it is also a potential obstacle. for a start, installing charging stations in owners homes will be a challenge, particularly for those who have to park several blocks away from their homes. also, charging the cars battery still takes quite a long time. it may be some time yet before you can recharge an electric car in the same time as you can refill your gas tank. another problem is that many electric vehicles have limited ranges that may only allow for journeys of 50 miles (80 km) or less between charges. in cases where a driver wishes to charge the car primarily at home (perhaps overnight), this limits their daily driving to the range of their vehicle.this may be one reason why hybrid cars are now becoming more popular. a hybrid car has more than one energy source, usually a traditional gasoline fuel tank and an electric battery. its like a more practical version of an electric car: its greener than a conventional vehicle, with fewer co2 emissions, yet it also doubles as a conventional vehicle.“i would say that hybrid is a transition to fully electronic,” road and track magazine editor richard horman told detroit news during the show. “the trend is for lighter, smarter, more economical cars. of course, electronic vehicles are meant to be that way.”this sounds promising, particularly in light of the fact that the show featured more electric cars from big manufacturers than ever before. however, it seems that the technology associated with electric cars is not yet able to fully meet peoples expectations. dont expect gasoline-powered cars to disappear from roads just yet. 5. what made electric cars more convenient? a. easier maintenance. b. high scores on the show.c. practicality and large space. d. much lower prices.6. which of the following could not act as a potential obstacle of electric cars? a. it is rough work to install charging stations at home.b. it is time-consuming to charge the batteries.c. the ranges between charges are limited.d. theres no need to fill the tank with petrol.7. in paragraph 10, the underlined word “hybrid” is probably closest in meaning to _.a. gasoline b. electricc. combined d. separated8. the writers purpose in writing this passage is to_.a. introduce the 2011 auto show in us b. get readers informed of electric carsc. comment on different types of cars d. advertise for electric cars【参考答案】58、adcb 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。one day tour: great wall & summer palaceoverview: you will visit the famous badaling great wall and summer palace in one day.tour description and itinerary (行程)one day private tour or coach tour: depart everydaystart from 8:30 am to around 6:00 pm, flexible schedule for private tour.itinerary:pick you up from hotel on departure time, then drive to the famous badaling great wall, which is 60 miles away from downtown about one and a half hour driving. sightseeing on great wall badaling section for about 3 hours. visit scenic spots: badaling geat wall, badaling fortress, beacon-towers, looking-toward-beijing stone, etc. (cable car is available for you to get to the highest point to have a bird view)drive to restaurant for lunch. after lunch, visit the largest and most beautiful chinese imperial garden- summer palace.visit scenic spots: 1. east palace gate, 2. the hall of benevolence and longevity, 3. hall of jade billows, 4. the hall of joyful longevity, 5. the covered walkway, 6. the marble boat, etc.transfer you back to your hotel after the whole day tour.for the coach tour (small group in each bus, 6-10 persons per group): suitable for economic or single travelers, make friends on the same bus, only english-speaking travelers on our bus.travellers will be arranged in a small group, keep group size less than ten in each air-conditioned bus;vehicle mode: coaster-new air-conditioned tour coach (click for picture)- 26 seats, only 6-10 persons per bus.for private tour:private tour is suitable for those individual or family travelers who is not willing to join the tour group, it may not feel very free when following the group. a designated car and private guide will follow you to go to the place you like, this package cost higher than coach tour.vehicle mode: private luxury car or mpv van (click for picture)for the private tour, you also need to go to one or two shopping stops every day.tour price includes: 1. pick-up and drop-off from your hotel.2. air-conditioned car, van or minibus for your private group.3. entrance tickets of the sightseeings.4. english-speaking tour guide explain the sightseeings along the tour.5. typical chinese lunch.6. chinese jade shop visit. tour package excludes:fee of cable car - cable car to the highest point of great wall, 60 rmb ($7.4) note: children taller than 1.1 meter should be charged as full price, children shorter than 1.1 meter should be charged only half of the price.how to book? 1. you can book online or by email, tell us which hotel to pick you up, then receive our confirmation email.2. when you arrive in beijing, our tour guide will call you the night before the tour, if you are not in hotel room, we will leave a message in your room, to inform the time to pick you up in the next morning.payment methods: 1.cash to tour guide 2.credit card 3.paypal 4.bank remit (wire transfer)9. if a group of 26 americans want to have a one-day tour in beijing, they can . a. share the same bus b. take 6 coaches at most c. take 3 coaches at least d. not speak english10. for private tour, .a. travellers can ask the tour guide to change the travel scheduleb. travellers should pay the same amount of money as the coach tourc. travellers must pay additional money for the entrance ticketsd. travellers neednt pay additional money for the cable car11. this passage is most probably taken from .a. a travel guide b. a newspaper c. a magazine d. the internet【参考答案】911、cad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。a villa (别墅) designed to resist earthquakes with “self-healing” cracks in its walls, thanks to nanotechnology (纳米技术) applications with self-healing polymers (聚合物), is to be built on a greek mountainside. the villas walls will include special particles that turn into a liquid when squeezed under pressure, flow into cracks, and then harden to form a solid material. the nanomanufacturing institute (nmi), based in leeds university, will play a key role in an eu project to construct the home by december 2010. the project, called “intelligent safe and secure buildings” (issb) is funded under the eus sixth framework program. this potentially life-saving scheme is led by german building manufacturer knauf. the villa will be built in amphilochia, in western greece, where knauf currently runs a manufacturing plant. if the experiment is successful, more tremor-resistant（防震）homes could be built in earthquake zones across the globe. nmi chief executive professor terry wilkins said, “what were trying to achieve here is very exciting. were looking to use polymers in much tougher situations than ever before on a larger scale.” monitors contained in the villas walls will be able to collect vast amounts of data about the building over time. wireless sensors will record any stresses and vibrations, as well as temperature, humidity and gas levels. the walls are to be built from new load-bearing steel frames and high-strength gypsum（石膏）board. prof wilkins said, “if there are any problems, the intelligent sensor network will be able to alert residents immediately so they have time to escape.” if whole groups of houses are so constructed, we could use a larger network of sensors to get even more information. “if the house falls down, we have got hand-held devices that can be used over the rubble to pick out where the embedded（嵌入的）sensors are hidden to get some information about how the villa collapsed.” also, we can get information about anyone who may be around, so it potentially becomes a tool for rescue. 16. the aim of the passage is to .a. report a piece of interesting news b. promote tremor-resistant homesc. inform us of the nanotechnology development d. tell us about a tremor-resistant home17. the villa can resist earthquakes because .a. it will be built on a special placeb. the cracks in its walls can be healed by the polymers c. the special particles can make its walls strongerd. the intelligent sensor network can tell people where there is a crack18. if the tremor-resistant home falls down, .a. rescue work can be done more quickly and accuratelyb. the intelligent sensor network will stop workingc. no one can be hurt in the earthquaked. a warning signal will be given to other residents19. what prof wilkins said suggests that .a. he is doubtful about the projectb. he thinks the tremor-resistant home is perfectly designedc. he is confident in the tremor-resistant homed. the tremor-resistant home still needs to be tested in a real situation20. it can be inferred from the passage that tremor-resistant home .a. is still being tried out b. is already under construction c. has been in wide used. will be put into wide use soon 【参考答案】1620、dbaca 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。the united states is faced with serious traffic problems. too many cars travel on the freeways to and from the city. this heavy traffic causes delays and lots of pollution from cars that are using their engines but not moving anywhere. many cars going nowhere is called a “traffic jam.”while many cities in the united states have traffic problems, some of the worst are in los angeles, california. los angeles is a big city with a large downtown area. one of the reasons why there is so much traffic is that few people use public transportation to get aroundexperts say one possible solution to the traffic problem in los angeles would be to makepeople want to use the public transportation system of buses instead of their own cars. people say the buses should be made easier, faster, less costly and more dependable than driving a car.one suggestion is to reduce the cost of riding the bus. people who usually drive their cars could save a lot of money on gas and parking costs. also, los angeles could make the buses easier for people to use. the buses could travel to more places in the city. and there could be more special lanes on the freeways that only buses could drive in. these changes would make taking the bus faster and easier than driving a car.other experts have said that the best way to ease traffic problems is to charge people money to drive on the freeways. these charges, or tolls, would be for the most crowded roads. the tolls would be in effect during the times of day when most people drive to work and home again. these times in the morning and late afternoon are called “rush hour”. people would try to avoid driving on these roads, which would decrease the amount of traffic. also ，the money collected from these tolls could be used to improve the roads and public transportation system.36.the passage mainly discusses _.a.different means of transportation of the united statesb.possible solutions to solving american traffic problemsc.causes of the serious traffic problems in americad.some new laws about american public transportation【答案】b【解析】主旨大意题。根据短文的内容可知美国针对交通拥挤应该采取的措施，故选b。37.which is not the effect caused by the heavy traffic?a.too many private cars.b. time wasting.c.serious air pollution.d. traffic jams.【答案】a【解析】细节理解题。根据this heavy traffic causes delays and lots of pollution from cars 及many cars going nowhere is called a “traffic jam.”交通拥