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2016高考英语阅读理解集训（三）【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 1athe following story took place long ago in israel. one day when government officials were rebuilding an office, they found a mouse hole in a corner and used smoke to force the mice inside the hole to come out. a while later they indeed saw mice running out, one after another.then, everyone thought that all the mice had escaped. but just as they were just about to start to clean up, they saw two mice squeezing out at the exit of the hole. after some endeavor, the mice finally got out. the strange thing was that after they came out of the hole, they did not run away immediately. instead, one chased after the other near the exit of the hole. it seemed that one was trying to bite the tail of the other.everyone was puzzled, so they stepped closer to take a look. they realized that one of the mice was blind and could not see anything, and the other one was trying to allow the blind mouse to bite on his tail so he could pull the blind one with him to escape.after witnessing what happened, everyone was speechless and lost in thought. during meal time, the group of people sat down in a circle and started to chat about what happened to the two mice.one serious rome official said: “i think the relationship between those two mice was that of emperor and minister.” the others thought for a while and said: “that was why!” thus the rome official showed his arrogance .a smart israeli said: “i think the relationship between those two mice was husband and wife.” again the others thought for a while, and all felt it made sense; so they expressed agreement. therefore, the israelis countenance (脸色,面色)showed self-satisfaction.a chinese, who was accustomed to the firm tradition of loyalty to parents, said: “i think the relationship between those two mice was that of mother and son.” once again the others thought for a while, and felt this was more reasonable. so they expressed agreement yet another time. therefore, the face of the chinese showed professional modesty.at that moment, one pure-minded samaritan(撒玛利亚人) who was squatted (蹲)on the ground resting his chin in his hands, bewilderedly (为难地)looked at other people, and asked: “why did those two mice have to have a certain relationship?”suddenly, the atmosphere froze. then the group looked back at the samaritan and remained speechless. the rome official, the israeli and the chinese who had spoken earlier all lowered their heads in shame, and did not dare to respond.in fact, the true love is not established on benefit, friendship and loyalty or blood relationship. instead, it is based on no relationship.1. which of the following is the correct order to describe the story according to the passage?a. mice came out one after another forced by smoke.b. government officials found a mouse hole in an office.c. two more mice came out of the hole.d. one mouse tried to bite the tail of the other one near the exit of the hole.e. government officials were about to clean up.a.b-a-e-c-d b.b-a-c-d-e c.c-b-a-e-d d.c-a-d-b-e2. why didnt the two mice escape immediately?a. they didnt know about the danger.b. one was trying to bite the tail of the other.c. they couldnt find the right direction to run away.d. one was trying to help the other to escape together.3. what does the sentence “that was why!” mean in para.5?a. “that was just the reason why you think the two mice were emperor and minister?”b. “that was just the reason why the two mice ran after each other?”c. “that was just the reason why one mouse helped the other to escape from the hole!”d. “that was just the reason why we should believe your words?”4. why did they lower their heads in shame according to the passage?a. they did not dare to answer.b. they failed to analyze the relationship between the mice.c. they regretted driving a poor blind mouse away.d. they did not express themselves much better.byou may not pay much attention to your daily elevator ride. many of us use a lift several times during the day without really thinking about it. but lee gray, phd, of the university of north carolina, us, has made it his business to examine this overlooked form of public transport. he is known as the “elevator guy”. “the lift becomes this interesting social space where etiquette (礼仪) is sort of odd (奇怪的),” gray told the bbc. “they (elevators) are socially very interesting but often very awkward places.” we walk in and usually turn around to face the door. if someone else comes in, we may have to move. and here, according to gray, lift users unthinkingly go through a set pattern of movements. he told the bbc what he had observed. he explained that when you are the only one inside a lift, you can do whatever you want its your own little box. if there are two of you, you go into different corners, standing diagonally (对角线地) across from each other to create distance. when a third person enters, you will unconsciously form a triangle. and when there is a fourth person it becomes a square, with someone in every corner. a fifth person is probably going to have to stand in the middle. new entrants to the lift will need to size up the situation when the doors slide open and then act decisively. once in, for most people the rule is simple look down, or look at your phone. why are we so awkward in lifts? “you dont have enough space,” professor babette renneberg, a clinical psychologist at the free university of berlin, told the bbc. “usually when we meet other people we have about an arms length of distance between us. and thats not possible in most elevators.” in such a small, enclosed space it becomes very important to act in a way that cannot be construed (理解) as threatening or odd. “the easiest way to do this is to avoid eye contact,” she said.5.the main purpose of the article is to _.a. remind us to enjoy ourselves in the elevatorb. tell us some unwritten rules of elevator etiquettec. share an interesting but awkward elevator rided. analyze what makes people feel awkward in an elevator6. according to gray, when people enter an elevator, they usually _.a. turn around and greet one another b. look around or examine their phonec. make eye contact with those in the elevatord. try to keep a distance from other people7. which of the following describes how people usually stand when there are at least two people in an elevator?a. door b. door c. door d. doorthe point in the chart refers to one person.8. the underlined phrase “size up” in paragraph 7 is closest in meaning to _.a. judge b. ignore c. put up with d. make the best ofconce i invited a group of friends round to my house, telling them that i was going to record their speech. i said i was interested in their regional accents, and that it would take only a few minutes. thus, on one evening, three people turned up at my house and were shown into my front room. when they saw the room they were a bit alarmed, for it was laid out as a studio. in front of each easy chair there was a microphone at head height, with wires leading to a tape-recorder in the middle of the floor. i explained that all i wanted was for them to count from one to twenty. then we could relax and have a drink.i turned on the tape-recorder and each in turn seriously counted from one to twenty in their best accent. when it was over, i turned the tape-recorder off and brought round the drinks, and for the rest of the evening there was general cheerful conversationinterrupted only by the fact that i had to take a telephone call in another room, which unfortunately lasted some time.or at least that was how it would appear. for, of course, the microphones were not connected to the tape-recorder in the middle of the room at all but to another one, which was turning happily away in the kitchen. the participants, having seen the visible tape-recorder turned off, paid no more attention to the microphones which stayed in front of their chairs, only a few inches from their mouths, thus giving excellent sound quality. and my lengthy absence meant that i was able to obtain as natural a piece of conversation as it would be possible to find.i should add, perhaps, that i did tell my friends what had happened to them, after the event was over, and gave them the choice of destroying the tape. none of them wanted tothough for some years afterwards it always seemed to be my round when it came to the buying of drinks. linguistic research can be a very expensive business.9. the writer asked his friends to count from one to twenty because _. a. he wanted to record the numbers for his research b. he wanted to find out whether the tape recorder was workingc. he wanted to make his friends relax before real recording startedd. he wanted his friends to think that was all he wanted to record10. the writer went into another room to _.a. get a natural recording of his friends conversation b. stay away from too much drinking with his friendsc. bring a telephone into the front roomd. answer a long distance phone call 11. the writer turned off the tape-recorder because _. a. he had to answer a phone call b. he wanted his friends to enjoy some drinksc. he thought the tape-recorder might bother his friendsd. he wanted to make his friends believe he had finished the recordingd it was fifteen past nine as marie hurried into the office building where she was going to workher bus had inched along through heavy morning traffic, making her a few minutes late for her very first jobshe decided to start out half an hour earlier the next day once inside the building, she had to stand at the elevators and wait several minutes before she could get on one going to the sixth floorwhen she finally reached the office marked smith enterprises, she knocked at the door nervously and waitedthere was no replyshe tapped on the door again, but still there was no answerfrom inside the next office, she could hear the sound of voices, so she opened the door and went in although she was sure it was the same office she had been in two weeks before when she had the interview with mr. smith, it looked quite different nowin fact, it hardly looked like an office at allthe employees were just standing around chatting and smokingin the front of the room, somebody must have just told a good joke, she thought, because there was a loud burst of laughter as she came infor a moment she had thought they were laughing at her then one of the men looked at his watch, clapped his hands and said something to the othersquickly they all went to their desks and, in a matter of seconds, everyone was hard at workno one paid any attention to mariefinally she went up to the man who was sitting at the desk nearest to the door and explained that this was her first day in the officehardly looking up from his work, he told her to have a seat and wait for mr. smith, who would arrive at any momentthen marie realized that the days work in the office began just before mr. smith arrived later she found out that he lived in connecticut and came into manhattan on the same train every morning, arriving in the office at 9:35, so that his staff knew exactly when to start working12marie could hardly recognize the office she went into as_.ashe had been there only once bmr. smith was not in the office cnobody was doing any work dthe office seemed different13the people in the office suddenly started working because_atheir morning break was ended bthe boss was about to arrivecthey saw a stranger in the office dno one wanted to talk to marie14we can infer from the text that the employees of the enterprise_awere cold to newcomersbwere always punctual for workclacked devotion to the companydwould start their work by listening to a joke15the best title for this text would be_.apunctual like a clock ba cold welcomecan unpunctual manager dbetter late than nevertest 2athe great barn adventureone morning when i was 11, i explored the towns abandoned round grain barn（谷仓）. i found a chained sliding door that was wide enough for me to pass through.inside, there was a heavy smell of dead mice in the dark. after my eyes adjusted, i noticed a shaft (升降机井) that rose all the way to the top of the barn. on one side was a one-man elevator with a long rope and roller.i stepped onto the platform and gave the rope a drag and the elevator began sliding up the shaft, but stopped halfway. after a brief panic attack, i noticed holes in the wall at regular intervals, forming a ladder. for reasons known only to an 11-year-old, i decided it would be better to go up than down. so, with shaking hands, i began climbing the wall.after what seemed like forever, i reached the top of the shaft. i stood up, dusted myself off and found absolutely nothing of interest. it was just an empty room with a ladder leading up to the roof. i climbed all the way up here for this? then i noticed a fire extinguisher（灭火器）,which id always wanted to shoot off. so this was the chance of a lifetime. i tried it, and, much to my surprise, the thing worked! it shot out a thick cloud of powder that instantly filled the room. i couldnt breathe. i was going to choke to death, and theyd probably never even find my body.luckily, i remembered the ladder to the roof. i climbed up, popped the straw roof and saw a bright blue sky. i suddenly realized the dust and powder pouring out of the top could draw attention. so when the dust had settled, i climbed down and slipped out of the chained door. im not sure if i was more excited about being alive or about not being caught, but i ran all the way back home. 1. when the author got inside the barn, he _.a. noticed a man on the elevatorb. opened the chained sliding doorc. saw many dead mice in the darkd. found a shaft leading to the top2. which of the following is the right order of the authors adventure?a. the elevator stopped halfway.b. he entered the round grain barn.c. he climbed to the top of the shaft.d. he found a fire extinguisher and shot it off.a. b-a-c-d b. a-c-b-d c. c-a-d-b d. b-c-a-d3. after getting out of the chained door, the author might feel _.a. inspired b. relieved c. surprised d. disappointed4. from the passage, we can learn that the author was probably a boy full of _.a. passions b. dreams c. curiosity d. imaginationbevening workshopsoptional evening workshops will be held at small restaurants or other meeting places near the conference hotel. meals and other costs are not included but are also optional. locations will be announced at the conference site. workshops are very loosely organized and most represent discussions that have been held at society for economic botany (seb) meetings over a series of years. workshop 1: student networkdate: wednesday evening, feb. 5thchairs: hugo de boer and arika virapongsesponsor:society for economic botanydescription: student members of the seb hold a networking mixer each year in order to meet each other and to become familiar with a variety of educational programs and faculty advisors(大学指导老师). faculty members who are part of training programs are encouraged to join the mixer to meet and talk with students.workshop 2: botanical film making date : wednesday evening, feb. 5thchair : david strauchsponsor : university of hawaiidescription : digital film making is a particularly useful tool of linking cultural information to recognizable plants. this workshop is aimed towards increasing the quality of material recorded by giving participants greater control over the medium. we will cover technical aspects (e.g. camera settings, audio), technical aspects (framing, lighting, focus), and some ways of presenting the material. experienced filmmakers are encouraged to attend, and participants are welcome to bring their own camera equipment. workshop 3: collections for botany collections development and managementdate: friday evening, feb. 7th chair: jan salick sponsor: society for economic botany description: seb is a network of researchers who have been developing standards for the development of collections of artifacts, plant samples and related materials. participants discuss successes, problems, and funding sources for solving management issues. 5. one of the purposes of a networking mixer held each year is to _. a. provide students with greater control over the media b. link cultural information to recognizable plants c. help the students to deal with most of the environment issues d. help the students to be familiar with educational programs6. which of the following is true according to the poster? a. evening workshops will be held at small restaurants with meals included. b. participants have more than one option on feb.5th than another night. c. workshops have nothing to do with the discussions held at seb meetings. d. faculty advisers can join the mixer without training experience.7. you are a college student, interested in plants and good at taking tv pictures. which of the evening workshops is most suitable for you? a. botanical film making. b. collections for botany. c. student network.d. society for economic botany.cthe extraordinary eastgate building in harare, zimbabwes capital city, is said to be the only one in the w