辽宁省营口市高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解训练（3）.doc

辽宁营口市2016高考英语阅读理解（二轮）训练（3）阅读理解训练 considering australias size and the fact that early settlements were far apart, australian society is remarkably homogeneous ( 同种的). its citizens are fundamentally prosperous and the way of life in the major cities and towns is much the same however many miles divide them. it takes a sharp ear to identify regional accents. however, there is some difference in lifestyle between city settlers and the country people. almost 90 percent of the population lives in the fastpaced cities along the coast and has little more_than_a_passing_familiarity_with_the_desert. the major cities preserve images of colonial heritage, but the overall impression is modern, with new buildings reflecting the countrys youth. in contrast, the rural communities tend to be slowmoving and conservative. for many years, australia was said to have “ridden on the sheeps back” , a reference to wool being the countrys main money earner. however, it is no longer dominant (主宰的) . much of australias relatively sound economy is now achieved from natural coal and wheat, and by being the largest diamond producer in the world. newer industries such as tourism and wine making are also increasingly important. australians are generally friendly and relaxed, with a modest sense of humor. yet, contrary to widespread belief, very few australians have true prisoner origins. within only one generation of the arrival of the first fleet in 1788, australia had become a nation of immigrants. originally coming almost entirely from the british isles, today one in three australians comes from elsewhere. australias liberal postwar immigration policies led to a flowing of survivors from wartorn europe, most notably greeks, italians, poles and germans. the emphasis has shifted in recent years and today the majority of new immigrants are from southeast asia. today australia is a “mixture of nations” and although some racism exists, it has generally been a successful experiment and the country is reasonably proud to have one of the most harmonious multicultural communities in the world.文章大意：本文是说明文。文章介绍了澳大利亚社会的各个方面，经济，移民，生活等。8what does the writer mean by saying “has little more than a passing familiarity with the desert” in the second paragraph?athe major population has a close relationship with the desert.bthe fastpaced cities are just located by the desert.cthe major population knows little about the desert.dthe major population is familiar with the people living in the desert.答案：c推理判断题。根据文中第二段的句子almost 90 percent of the population lives in the fastpaced cities along the coast 和 in contrast, the rural communities tend to be slowmoving and conservative与所给句子中的关键词little、familiarity、desert可推断大部分人不了解沙漠。故选c。9which of the following statements is true according to the passage?athe pace of life in the city is different from that in the country.bone third of people living in australia come from europe.cthe australian economy is dependent on sheep exports.dmost australians have ancestors who were prisoners.答案：a推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段的originally coming almost entirely from the british isles, today one in three australians comes from elsewhere排除b；根据文章第二段的however, it is no longer dominant (主宰的). much of australias relatively sound economy is now achieved from natural coal and wheat, and by being the largest diamond producer in the world排除c；根据文章第三段的yet, contrary to widespread belief, very few australians have true prisoner origin排除d；根据文中第二段的第二句话almost 90 percent of the population lives in the fastpaced cities和该段第四句话in contrast, the rural communities tend to be slowmoving and conservative.可知城市生活和乡村生活是不一样的。故选a。10what used to be australias main money earner?awheat.bwool.ctourism.ddiamond.答案：b细节理解题。wheat小麦；wool羊毛；tourism旅游业；diamond钻石。根据题干关键词 used to be australias main money earner找到文中对应句子是文中第二段的句子for many years, australia was said to have “ridden on the sheeps back” , a reference to wool being the countrys main money earner可知羊毛是过去澳大利亚人主要的经济来源。故选b。11we can infer from the passage that _.anothing about australias colonial part in modern cities can be seen by visitorsbtourism and wine making resulted in fast development in rural communities onlycimmigrants from europe have brought racial problemsdaustralias recent immigration policy encourages immigrants from southeast asia答案：d推理判断题。根据文章最后一段第一句the emphasis has shifted in recent years and today the majority of new immigrants are from southeast asia.可知现在的澳大利亚大多是东南亚的移民。故选d。【广东省东莞市2014模拟试题】cwhen a magazine for high school students asked its readers what life would be like in twenty years, they said: machines would be run by solar power. buildings would rotate（旋转）so they could follow the sun to take maximum advantage of its light and heat. walls would “give light” and “change color with the push of a button.” food would be replaced by pills. school would be taught by electrical impulse（电脉冲）while we sleep. cars would have radar（雷达）. does this sound like the year 2000? actually, this article was written in 1958 and the question was, “what will life be like in 1978?the future is much too important to simply guess about, the way the high school students did, so experts are regularly asked to predict accuately. by carefully studying the present, skilled businessmen, scientists, and politicians are supposedly able to figure out in advance what will happen. but can they? one expert on cities wrote: cities of the future would not be crowded, but would have space for farms and fields. people would travel to work in “airbuses”, large all-weather helicopters carrying up to 200 passengers. when a person left the airbus station he could drive a coin-operated car equipped with radar. the radar equipment of cars would make traffic accidents “almost unheard of”. does that sound familiar? if the expert had been accurate it would, because he was writing in 1957. his subject was “the city of 1982”.if the professionals sometimes sound like high school students, its probably because future study is still a new field. but economic forecasting, or predicting what the economy will do, has been around for a long time. it should be accuate, and generally it is. but there have been some big mistakes in the field, too. in early 1929, most forecasters saw an excellent future for the stock market. in october of that year, the stock market had its worst losses ever, ruining thousands of investors who had put their faith in financial foreseers.one forecaster knew that predictions about the future would always be subject to significant error. in 1957, h.j. rand of the rad corporation was asked about the year 2000, “only one thing is certain,” he answered. “children born today will have reached the age of 43.”36. how many examples does the author offer to describe the future life? a. three b. four c. five d. six37. the high school students answers to “what would life be like in 1978?” sound _. a. accurate b. imaginative c. correct d. foolish38. in the second paragraph, the writer gives examples to show _. a. predicting about the future can be done in a humorous way b. no predictions are based on careful research c. experts are always better than others in figuring out what the future will be like d. forecasting the future is not an easy job even for experts in this field39. from the third paragraph we can learn that _. a. economy forecasting is rather a new field b. experts began economy forecasting in 1929 c. the predictions about economic situation caused the investors to lose lots of money d. good, accurate forecasting helped the stock market overcome the difficulties40. h.j.rands prediction about the year 2000 shows that _. a. it is easy to figure out in advance what will happen b. it is difficult to figure out in advance what will happen c. only professionals can figure out in advance what will happen d. very few professionals figure out in advance what will happen【参考答案】3640 bbdcb【广东省东莞市2014模拟试题】di remember my mother as a strong woman. she came to america when she was 12old enough to remember her language, she achieved scores and grades high enough to be admitted to duke university. with a degree in computer science, she finally became the manager of a company in new york. my mother could give fluent speeches, say “wolves” correctly.it was my mother who always stressed the importance of language. from the time i was born, i was read to. i would fall asleep to the sounds of my parents voices, whether it was my dads softly accented, or my mothers clear english. the flow of language was unbroken, and whether in chinese or english, the stream of communication flowed through our house.one october morning in sixth grade, after my mother had left to catch the train to the city, i left the house for the bus stop. i was surprised when i saw our car, the door hanging open. as i drew closer, i saw my mother lying on the ground.in the hospital, it was hard to believe that the lady who lay before me was my mom. my mother could not remember my name. as the leaves changed colors, it became clear that the stroke had created a wall between my mothers mind and mouth: her mind was not any less clear, but the words she spoke were not what she meant.the battle my mother faced taught me the importance of language. without it, identity does not exist; relationships cannot be formed; stories cannot be told; directions cannot be given, and knowing anything about anyone is impossible. without language, communication cannot take place. without language, one cannot express the beauty of a sunset or the kindness of a stranger. the world would pass us by in silence.41. from where might the authors mom come to america? a. chinab. englandc. russiad. canada42. from the second paragraph, we can know _. a. the author was taught to read since she was born b. the authors father spoke english poorly c. the author couldnt fall asleep without being read to d. the authors parents taught her language by talking a lot43. according to the last two paragraphs, the authors mom was unable to _. a. think clearlyb. express herself well c. speakd. open her mouth44. the underlined word “stroke” in the 4th paragraph most probably refers to _. a. an accidentb. a hitc. an illness d. a robbery45. this passage is mainly about _. a. a strong motherb. the importance of language c. a family disasterd. the significance of teaching language【参考答案】4145 adbcb阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。【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 reali