高考英语阅读理解集训（十二）.doc

2016高考英语阅读理解集训（十二）【高效增分】第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节 （共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（a、b、c、d）中，选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 test 1ain april 2014，the worlds oldest known message in a bottle was discovered floating in the baltic sea. it had spent 101 years lost in the ocean！the message was finally sent to the authors granddaughter. a german fisherman named konrad fischer found the brown bottle near kiel，germany. he said he nearly threw the bottle back into the water after pulling it out of a fishing net. then he noticed something inside. the bottle in good condition contained a danish postcard with two german stamps，dated may 17，1913. although dampness had made most of the writing illegible（字迹模糊的），the readable part of the message asked whoever found it to return it to an address in berlin. it even contained two stamps to pay for postage. from the address，researchers found that the postcard was written by a man named richard platz，who was 20 years old when he wrote the message. while he was hiking on the baltic coast with a nature appreciation group，he threw the bottle into the sea. then the researchers began a search for any living relatives of his. sure enough，they were able to find his 62-year-old granddaughter，angela erdmann，who still lives in berlin. “it was almost unbelievable，”erdmann said upon being presented with her grandfathers bottle and message.“that was a pretty moving moment. tears rolled down my face. erdmann never knew her grandfather，who died in 1946，but says that the discovery of the bottle has made her want to learn more about him. the bottle remained on display at the international maritime museum in hamburg until may 1 after that，the researchers examined the postcard and tried to figure out the meaning of the rest of the message. previously，the oldest message found in a bottle spent nearly 98 years at sea and was discovered in april 2012，according to guinness world records.21 when konrad fischer picked up the bottle from the sea， a. he thought it would bring him good luck b. he noticed the postcard inside immediately c. he decided to uncover the secret of the bottle d. he wanted to throw it back into the sea at first22. why did richard platz throw the bottle with the message into the sea? a. he expected his granddaughter could find the postcard. b. he wished the finder would send the postcard to his home. c. he believed his postcard would be kept secret at sea forever. d. he thought he could make friends with the finder of the bottle.23what can be the best title for this passage？ a. the finding of a floating bottle at the sea b. a one-century-old letter to a granddaughter c. the worlds oldest message in a floating bottle d. the oldest danish postcard in a floating bottle b when i began planning to move to auckland to study，my mother was a little worried about the uncertainty of living in a place that was so different from india，where we lived. she worried particularly about the lack of jobs，the cultural differences and the chance that i would face racism. despite these worries，i came to new zealand in july 2009. i have found the place and people very nice and supportive. soon after i arrived，i realized the importance of getting a job to supply my living expenses. determined to do this on my own ，i spent a whole day going from door to door asking for a job. however，i received little or no response. this became my routine every day after college for a few weeks. one afternoon，i walked into a building to ask if therewere any job opportunities. the people there were very surprised，and advised me not to continue my job search in that manner. as i was about to leave，a clerk in the building，who had been listening to what the others had said, approached me and asked if i would wait outside. fifteen minutes later，he returned. he asked me what my plans were and encouraged me to stay confident. he then offered to take me to the royal oak area to search for a job. i was a little surprised，but had a good feeling about him，so i went along. along the way， i realized that i had run out of copies of my resume（简历）the man stopped at his business partners office to make me 15 extra copies. he also gave me tips on dressing and speaking，and added that i should give him, a call if i ever needed anything. i handed out my resumes and went home feeling very satisfied. the following day，i received：call from。store in royal oak offering me a job. it seems that the world always gives back to you when you need it. and this time，it was a complete stranger who turned out to be a real blessing.24. what wasnt the authors mother worried about? a. people might look down on the author. b. the author couldnt speak the local language. c. the author wasnt familiar with local customs. d. it might be difficult for the author to find a job.25after staying in new zealand for a short time, the author a. decided to go back to his own country b. felt the local people were not very friendly c. had to find a job to cover his living expenses d. wanted to get a job that needed practical skills26. when the author went into a building to look for a job， a. a clerk gave him encouragement and advice b. he was confident that he would find a good one c. he found many college students like him already there d. a clerk recommended him to the company he worked for27 what is the story mainly about? a. how a stranger offered the author a job. b. how a stranger turned out to be a real blessing. c. how the author adapted himself to a new situation.d. how the author was helped to get a job by a stranger. c the year of 2014 saw smart people always busy inventing useful things，which have helped tomake the world better，smarter and a little more fun. now，lets take a look at some of theinventions. super banana australian biogeneticist（生物遗传学家）james dalevisited uganda，a poor african country，in the early 2000s，where he found that 15-30% of children under 5 were atthe risk of going blind because they didnt get enough vitamin a. dale also learned that people there love bananas. they eat 3 to 11 bananas a day. so hecame up with an idea to plant bananas containing added nutrition in order to improve ugandans health with the help of bill gates foundation，dale developed the“super banana，he added a gene to the fruit，making it rich in vitamin a.28 which of the following statements would james dale agree with? a. children in uganda should eat fewer bananas. b. vitamin a is largely found in fruits like bananas. c super bananas are definitely a safe biological product. d. peoples eating habits can be used to develop new food.29what is the biggest advantage of the 94fifty basketball? a. the sensors hidden inside can help players run faster in a game. b. it can help players to improve their shooting and ball-handling skills. c. it allows players to connect to their smartphones while playing basketball. d. the bluetooth chip inside allows its users to listen to music while playing basketball.30. what can we learn about the hovercraft from the text? a. it enables its users to float off the ground freely. b. it can work on many different kinds of surfaces. c. it still needs to improve its power and efficiency. d. it is an affordable means of transport for a family.31what do the hovercraft and wireless electricity have in common according to the text? a. they create magnetic fields to produce power. b. they apply technologies to many things in life. c. they are technologies which can produce electricity. d. they use wireless technology to improve their products. d “beauty is only skin deep. this expression means that beauty is only a temporary surface quality. some beauty products can cause lasting damage that goes far below the surface of the skin. in america，many people use sunlight and non-natural light to darken their skin. heal the experts advise against what is called “tanning” because of its links to akin cancer. in the africancountry of senegal（塞内加尔），some women take health risks trying to do just t .an average beauty supply shop in dakar has many kinds of skin-lightening creams and soaps. the world health organization says that 25of senegalese women use skin-lightening production a usual basis. these products can contain chemicals，like mercury（汞），hydroquinone（对苯二酚），etc. these are dangerous ingredients that can cause cancer andpossibly other physical damage to the akin. they can actually burn the eyes and skin. shop worker adama diagne advises her visitors to avoid the stronger products that promise fast results. she users a cream that is made from carrots，not the strong chemical，hydroquinone. she says that it is a personal choice and that no one pressures her. some women want to be black every day，but for her，she likes to be a shade of brown women in senegal say they lighten their skin for the same reason that women all over the world make changes to their appearance. they say they want to look beautiful，to find a husband，to stand out in a crowd or simply to look great for a special event. this thinking troubles senegalese film-maker khardiata pouye sall. so，she made“this color that bothers me，a film about the subject of skin lightening. she said，“i used the mostshocking images so that women would see the dangers. it is hard to understand why a woman says that dark skin is not beautiful. it is in their heads. they want to please a man，to he loved or they want to please society，to succeed. ms. sall says that the government needs to better control the marketing and the sale of skin-lightening products. but she adds that education is the best way to persuade people against using them.32. the underlined part“the opposite in paragraph 2 means some senegalese women a. use sunlight to darken their skin b. try creams to prevent skin cancer c. use products to lighten their skin d. take health risks to become beautiful33 according to adama diagne，women shouldnt believe a. beauty is just a personal choice b. a cream from carrots is healthier c. it is beautiful to be black every day d. a product can make you beautiful quickly34 we can infer that women in senegal a. attract attention with shockingimages b. dont consider dark skin to be beautiful c. find it hard to understand the true beauty d. put beauty in the first place in their heads35what is salls attitude towards skin-lightening products? a. unsupportive. bcasual. c. responsible. d. positive.test 2 a did you know that many people today are getting extra work by taking translating jobs online? its true! and you can do it too. many companies in the usa need translators now to translate simple documents online from chinese to english, such as emails, website content, movie subtitles and more.companies like real translator jobs are actively seeking translators from china to fill demand. there are more translation jobs than people to complete them. this leaves a big opportunity for anyone to start doing this and earn extra money.do you have to speak perfect english? no! even basic knowledge of english is ok. this is really a job for anyone from china who wants to do it.we spoke to one student from beijing, harris, who has been doing this for 2 years now and is earning between $150 and $225 every day. he completes about 3 to 4 jobs per day which takes him about 3 hours. its an incredible amount of money to earn on your spare time!it is great that we now live in the “information age” and opportunities like this are available to people in china to earn extra money working from home over the internet. its something that our parents generation could have never imagined. this type of work is surely to do great things for young people in china.if you would also like to do this, its easy to get started. just follow these steps:1. sign up at real translator jobs (where chinese translators are needed now), or a similar service.2. review the job posting and complete the ones you like.3. get paid once per month by cheque, paypal or bank wire transfer.i hope you enjoyed this information and good luck earning extra money online translating documents.1whats the best title of the passage?a. how to find a job on the internetb. how to earn extra moneyc. getting extra work by taking translating jobs onlined. how to find a friend on the internet2which of the following is not mentioned about the documents online translated?a. articles. b. emails. c. website content. d. movie subtitles.3if one company in the usa needs a translator, he or she _.a. should speak perfect englishb. can speak basic englishc. must come from china d. must come from beijing4which step is not followed if you get started the translating job online?a. signing up at real translator jobs.b. reviewing and completing the job posting.c. getting paid once per month by cheque.d. getting paid once a month in cash. bindia has a very vast history and heritage(遗产). the country has witnessed some of the most important events in the past and every event has an effect of its own on the culture, religion, lifestyle, and economy of the country. this is one of the leading reasons why tourists prefer india to travel and explore. historical tours in india provide everything that a traveler expects from his/her journey. these historical tours give an opportunity to study and explore indian history.historical tours of india generally consisted of four phases: ancient, medieval(中世纪的), modern india and contemporary（当代的）india. some of the historical travel packages are:forts and palacesthe rich cultural past of india is reflected in the countless forts（堡垒）and palaces across the country. most of the forts were constructed as a defense device to keep the enemy away and palaces were made on the names of the kings and queens. some of the famous forts and palaces are: agra fort (agra), fatehpur sikri (agra), hawa mahal (jaipur), amber fort (jaipur), city palace (jaipur), gwalior fort (gwalior), mysore palace (mysore), red fort (delhi), etc.india heritage toursthe main purpose of india heritage tours is to make indians as well as tourists familiar with the rich indian legacy(遗产). the heritage of the country is at least 5000 years. some of the heritage tours are: medieval heritage, rajput heritage, golden triangle, splendid gujarat, etc.south india historical toursthe southern india is known for its diversity and there are many places, whic(景区) in south india include goa, cochin, kerala, munnar, periyar, kottayam and the list goes on and on.5the main purpose of this passage is .a. to report some important events in the history of indiab. to introduce some tours that can explore the history of indiac. to help study the culture and history of indiad. to tell us how to explore the history of india6many tourists prefer to travel to and explore because .a. modern india has little to studyb. indian people have an interesting lifestylec. its culture is greatly influenced by its historyd. indias history is longer than that of any other country7most forts were built in order to .a. honor the kings b. act as a palace for queensc. keep enemies away d. attract tourists8according to the passage, rajput heritage .a. is a famous fort in indiab. is one of the heritages in indiac. has a history of no more than 200 yearsd. lies in south india cwhen you dont have anything planned for the day or its rainy outside and your children are stuck in the house, why not sit around and tell them riddles（谜语）? telling riddles will make your family laugh and sometimes even scratch their heads, trying to figure out what the answer is.riddles have been a pastime for centuries. not only have riddles been something for passing the time, but they have also been used to pass on secret information during the second world war. even the ancient greeks used riddles. they would tell riddles at parties and whoever was the first to get them right would receive prize.most riddles use words that have double meanings or share the same sound like “hear” and “here”. so in order to get the riddle, you will have to do some creative thinking and think of all the possibilities of different words. the difficulty of figuring out the riddle is based on the riddle itself. the riddle has to provide you with enough clues to come to the right answer, but that doesnt mean that the clues have to be easy.if you are looking to tell riddles but dont know any, you can look online and you will find a large number of sites that will have hundreds of different riddles to choose from. if you would like to look somewhere else then you could look at your local bookstore, where you will be able to find many different books with thousands of riddles to choose from. you can even find websites and books that will tell you how to write your own riddles.after you have found some resources that have different riddles, you will need to read through them to find the right ones for you and your family: you will al