北京市东城区高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解联训（1）.doc

北京东城区2016高考英语阅读理解二轮联训（1）阅读理解。阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (a、b、c和d) 中, 选出最佳选项。once, the paiter-surui tribe(部落)lived a happy life in the heart of the amazon rainforest in brazil. but after the tribes first meeting with westerners several decades ago, they were nearly wiped out; diseases brought by outsiders reduced the suruis numbers from 5, 000 to about 250. today, some 1, 300 tribe people live in 23 villages across 600, 000 acres. though they are as likely to wear t-shirts and jeans as feathered headdresses, the surui are determined to preserve and protect the tribal culture of their homeland. now they are under threat again, from illegal logging and deforestation(滥伐), but this time its different. the surui have put aside their bows and arrows and taken up a new weapon: the internet. the tribe people learned to use the web from their leader, chief almir narayamoga. “we decided to use computers and technology to bring attention to our situation, ”says narayamoga, 36. the first in his tribe to attend college, chief narayamoga learned how to use computers at the federal university of gois in goinia, a city of 1. 2 million. in 2007, he fled the surui homeland after his fight against loggers who placed a $100, 000 reward on his head. he traveled to the united states and paid a visit to google headquarters in california. he came armed with a big idea. narayamogas visit to google was considered a great success. and google sent teams to the amazon to train the surui in using computers, cameras, and smart phones to photograph logging sites, which could be pinpointed using gps technology and then uploaded to google earth. the surui have now mapped the entire reserve and recorded the biodiversity and the rainforest within it. 【文章大意】本文主要讲了巴西土著居民正在利用因特网让世人知道他们的处境, 并开始保护他们的家园。1. what caused the population of the amazon tribe to reduce greatly? a. the change of their lifestyles. b. deforestation. c. diseases. d. fighting. 【解析】选c。细节理解题。从文章第一段最后一句可知, 由外来者带来的疾病导致土著人口剧减。2. chief narayamoga fled his homeland because. a. he owed a large debtb. the loggers wanted to kill himc. he wanted to learn computersd. he failed to fight against logging【解析】选b。细节理解题。从文章倒数第二段可知, 酋长逃离家乡的原因是伐木者悬赏捉拿他并置他于死地。3. what kind of idea did chief narayamoga have after he returned to his homeland? a. he could ask the us government for help. b. he could negotiate with the loggers. c. he could save their land with the internet. d. he could make a map of their land. 【解析】选c。推理判断题。联系文章最后两段可知, 酋长从美国回来, 开始用“谷歌”搜索和全球定位技术来引发世人关注, 从而利用社会舆论来保护自己的家园, 由此可知c项正确。4. what can we learn from the last paragraph? a. deforestation has been stopped in amazon. b. narayamogas efforts are paying off. c. the internet is still something new to the tribe people. d. logging has been stopped due to the use of gps technology. 【解析】选b。推理判断题。文章最后一段说明, 酋长的美国之行获得了成功, 现在土著民族正运用高科技来测量自己的领地, 由此推断, 他们的努力正在获得回报。广告说明（阅读理解）由 (2013新课标全国,d)改编the national gallerydescription:the national gallery is the british national art museum built on the north side of trafalgar square in london.it houses a diverse collection of more than 2,300 examples of european art ranging from 13th-century religious paintings to more modern ones by renoir and van gogh.the older collections of the gallery are reached through the main entrance while the more modern works in the east wing are most easily reached from trafalgar square by a ground floor entrance.layout:the modern sainsbury wing on the western side of the building houses 13th-to 15th-century paintings,and artists include duccio,uccello,van eyck,lippi,mantegna,botticelli and memling.the main west wing houses 16th-century paintings,and artists include leonardo da vinci,cranach,michelangelo,raphael,bruegel,bronzino,titian and veronese.the north wing houses 17th-century paintings,and artists include caravaggio,rubens,poussin,van dyck,velazquez,claude and vermeer.the east wing houses 18th-to early 20th-century paintings,and artists include canaletto,goya,turner,constable,renoir and van goghopening hours:the gallery is open every day from 10am to 6pm(fridays 10am to 9pm)and is free,but charges apply to some special exhibitions.getting there:nearest underground stations: charing cross(2-minute walk),leicester square(3-minute walk),embankment(7-minute walk),and piccadilly circus(8-minute walk).1.in which centurys collection can you see religious paintings?()a.the 13thb.the 17thc.the 18thd.the 20th2.where are leonardo da vincis works shown?()a.in the east wing.b.in the main west wing.c.in the sainsbury wing.d.in the north wing.3.which underground station is closest to the national gallery?()a.embankment.b.leicester square.c.piccadilly circus.d.charing cross.语篇解读:本文为应用文。主要介绍了英国国家美术馆的展品以及展馆的布置、开放时间及路线等情况。答案及剖析:1.a细节理解题。根据description部分中的第二句可知,在13世纪的藏品中含有宗教绘画作品。2.b细节理解题。根据layout部分中的第二段内容可知,leonardo da vinci的作品在“the main west wing”展出。3.d细节理解题。根据getting there部分中提供的信息可知,从charing cross至英国国家美术馆步行只需两分钟,因此这个地铁站距离英国国家美术馆最近。【疑难词汇解读】1.house v.收藏,是的贮藏处the gallery houses 2,000 works of modern art.美术馆收藏了2 000件现代艺术作品。2.reach vt.被看到through television and radio we are able to reach a wider audience.通过电视和收音机,我们能够为更加广泛的观众和听众所熟悉。阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (a、b、c和d) 中, 选出最佳选项。(2013深圳市二模，d)since the beginning of the year, smog has covered parts of north china. in january, beijing saw only five days without smog. the rising pm2.5 readings terrified many people, and some health experts said that whenever the smog gets serious, hospitals receive more patients suffering acute respiratory (呼吸系统) and heart diseases.later, news of polluted underground water in some provinces scared people who wondered whether the water they drink is safe.so the need to emphasize environmental protection while developing the economy is heard everywhere.smog is especially a common concern. as a popular online post said, air may be the only thing that is equal for everyone, despite your income or profession. people with higher incomes are able to drink only bottled spring water and eat only organic food by paying higher prices, but they breathe the same air as everyone else.at a meeting on monday, many representatives have expressed their concerns about the air quality, too. one talked about his experience in beijing. “after taking a taxi from the capital airport to my hotel, which took about an hour, i washed my nose and found the inside of my nose was black. we should ask ourselves this question: why do we want to develop? its for living a better life. dirty air is definitely not a better life，” he said.china needs to develop its economy and invest (投资) in hightech. every chinese has a dream to make china stronger. but without blue sky, clean water and safe food, the achievements in the economy will become meaningless. space technologies are not to be developed for building a base on mars so that one day all human beings can move to the red planet because they have destroyed earth.what the public wants is a strong and beautiful china. the great efforts must be made to promote ecological progress and build a beautiful china. the words have shown the central governments determination to address the environment issue.文章大意：本文是一篇议论文。今年北京的雾霾天气引起了许多人对环保重要性的重视，我们不能只关注经济而忽视了我们赖以生存的环境，因为发展是为了生活得更好。16the effect of smog doesnt include _.athe rising of pm2. 5 readings bmore people suffering diseasescthe increase of peoples income dpatients increased in hospital答案：c细节理解题。根据第一段第三句“the rising pm2.5. more patients suffering acute respiratory (呼吸系统) and heart diseases.”可知，雾霾导致pm2.5值升高，许多人因呼吸疾病、心脏病突发而住院。故答案选c。17why has smog become a common concern?abecause people have to pay higher prices.bbecause nobody can avoid it.cbecause we have to develop industry.dbecause a popular onlinepost discussed it.答案：b推理判断题。根据文章第四段内容可知，空气面前人人平等，不管你的职业是什么，都呼吸一样的空气。因此空气一旦被污染，谁都没有办法不受影响，所以大家都特别关注空气质量。故答案选b。18to make china stronger we have to develop economy, but _.awe have to sacrifice air as the pricebthe dirty air is not what we wantcecological progress can be ignoreddthe smog is the only byproduct答案：b推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二、三段可知，固然我们要发展经济使国家强大，但发展经济不能以牺牲环境为代价，否则发展就变得没有任何意义了。故答案选b。19the underlined word “they” in paragraph 6 refers to _.ahuman beings bother planetscspace technologies dindustrial development答案：a指代判断题。they是代词，用来代替前面出现的复数名词。根据句意可知，此处they代替上文中的human beings。故答案选a。20from the last two paragraphs we can infer that _.ahightech can completely solve the problem of pollutionbspace technologies should be developed in a large scalecwe can move to mars after the earth has been destroyeddwe must protect the environment while developing economy答案：d推理判断题。文章最后两段强调了我们既要发展经济、科技，建设一个强大的国家，但同时也要保护生态环境，创造一个美丽的国度。故答案选d。阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (a、b、c和d) 中, 选出最佳选项。(2013皖南八校第三次联考，a)handball is a hugely popular sport in europe and asia, and it is one of the fastest and most exciting sports in the world. it combines basketball and soccer with the attracting saves of water polo.handball is played on an indoor court ( the size of two basketball courts ) and there are goals at each end. there are twelve players on each team, two goal keepers and ten field players, but there is a maximum of one goalkeeper and six field players from each team allowed on the court at any one time. the_idea_is_simple:_score more goals than the other team. the ball is made of leather or a synthetic material and it must be round. the surface must not be shiny or slippery. the size and weight of the ball varies for male and female teams, and adult and junior team. handball has the same freeranging play as basketball, with all players except the goalkeeper constantly moving from attack to defence. the goalkeeper uses hands, feet, head and body to keep out the other teams shots. the origins of handball are unclear. many people believe that it developed as a training game for soccer, to be played in the off season, or when it was snowing. now, in countries where handball is popular, players can earn large sums of money, and indoor stadiums seating over ten thousand people sell out regularly. handball has been played at the olympics since 1972. 1the passage states that h