高考英语阅读理解集训（十三）.doc

2016高考英语阅读理解集训（十三）【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 1awould you like to join an all-women s expedition to annapurna? you must be an experienced high altitude climber, strong, enthusiastic and a hard worker! if you think this is for you, please contact: arlene blum, berkeley, california, usa.many women wrote to them from all over the world, but they could only choose ten. when the final team was chosen, the youngest was twenty years old, the oldest was fifty. for arlene, finding the climbers was only the first step. the team needed another important thing: money. there were long talks at vera watson s house, when they discussed how to make the 80,000 dollars they would need for the expedition. with the help of enthusiastic friends, they organized dances, sports, and parties. they even sold expedition t- shirts. after many months, and a lot of hard work, they finally had the money they needed.now at last they were in kathmandu, the city where their great adventure would begin. arlene looked round at the women in the airport. they looked tired after the long journey from francisco, but happy to be in nepal at last. there had been so many friends and families at the airport to say goodbye. it had been difficult to leave the people they loved. irene had looked so sad when she said goodbye to her daughters. arlene had found it very difficult to leave her boyfriend, john. for all of them there was the chance that they would never see their families or friends again.all climbing in the himalayas is dangerous. one in ten of the people who go there do not come back. annapurna was very dangerous because of its avalanches. arlene knew the avalanches very well. on the expedition film she said21. which of the following is not a must for the interviewees?a. an experienced climber. b. a strong-minded woman.c. a woman in good figure. d. an enthusiastic woman.22. the ways they made the necessary 80,000 dollars are mentioned except _ .a. organizing balls b. organizing sports meetingsc. organizing birthday parties d. selling expedition t-shirts23. kathmandu is located in _ .a. california. b. america. c. san francisco. d. nepal.24. what would arlene say in the following paragraph?a. the sense of achievement when she climbed on the top of the mountains.b. the dangers that she had experienced during the climbing.c. warning the readers not to climb the mountains.d. some advice on how to climb the mountains safely.byou put a great deal of effort into reaching the college of your choice. it s time to get started. but what s next? beginning college can be an exciting but awkward time. follow these tips to adjust to your new life rapidly and make the most of your college experience. to save time and money, use the college s bus system. taking the bus to school is quick, easy and free in most college towns. you won t have to locate or afford a place to park either. it s also a good way to be environmentally aware. save pennies on books by waiting until class starts. you might not even need all of the recommended books. new textbooks cost an arm and a leg. try buying used textbooks it s a surefire way to save money and serves the purpose as well. do never look at college life as an endless series of parties and social activities. but there is a whole lot more to college if youre serious about graduating. having a good college experience is all about balancing work and fun. be mindful of your diet. make healthy food choices and watch what you eat. avoid foods that are processed or high in sugar. the “freshman 15”is real. many college students gain at least 15 pounds during their freshmen year. while electives（选修课）can be helpful when figuring out your major, you shouldnt entirely rely on them. clubs and other organizations exist around. get involved. make sure, though, that you still have time to study. having too much on your plate can hurt your grades.25. which of the following ideas can be financially wise?a. driving your own car. b. renting an apartment.c. buying used books. d. attending activities.26. the “freshman 15”tells the fact that some freshmen _.a. take relaxed attitudes to their dietsb. have little regular physical exercisec. focus less on their academic workd. attend limited activities on campus27. the underlined phrase“ having too much on your plate” probably refers to _.a. using too much money for mealsb. taking part in too many after-class activitiesc. eating too many unhealthy foodsd. taking an elective that has too many studentscpeople may use the expression “birdbrain” in english to talk about someone who is stupid, but crows prove that this is unfair. now it has been discovered that crows may understand analogies（类推法） .to test this ability in animals, scientists do “relational matching-to-sample (rmts)”tests. if a pair was aa, for example, then picking bb to match it would be correct.an international team led by edward wasserman in the us first trained two crows to match things by color, shape, and number in what is called“ identity matching-to-sample (imts)” , then moved onto rmts.for the imts test, the birds were put in a cage with a plastic tray that had three cards and two cups in it. the card in the middle was the sample card. the cups on either side were covered with the other two cards. one was the same as the sample, while the other wasn t. the cup with the card that matched the sample card contained two worms to eat.in the second part of the experiment, the birds were tested with relational matching pairs. a card with two same- sized circles, for example, meant they should pick the test card with two same-sized squares and not two different-sized circles.the birds did well in the more difficult test and picked the correct card more than three quarters of the time.wasserman was surprised that crows were able to solve the problem without any training in rmts. he said in a news release: “honestly, if it was only by force that the crows showed this learning, then it would have been an impressive result. but this was spontaneous.”so perhaps it s time to stop saying ” birdbrain” permanently.28. why does the author mention the expression “birdbrain” in the opening paragraph?a. to get the reader interested in the origins of the expression.b. to urge people to stop saying that birds are stupid.c. to introduce the topic of edward wasserman and his experiment.d. to introduce recent findings about crow s intelligence.29. which of the following is ture about the tests on the crows?a. the birds did better in rmts than in imts.b. the birds were first made to do rmts, then imts.c. the birds picked almost all the correct cards in rmtsd. in the imts test, the birds needed to identify the sample card to get rewards.30. the underlined word“spontaneous”is closest in meaning _.a. natural b. creative c. typical d. brilliant31. which of the following can be the best title for the text?a. crows show cleverness.b. crows may understand analogies.c. crows did well in rmts.d. apes and monkeys are cleverer than crows.don july 1 at exactly 7:59:59, bejing time, the world s atomic clocks will pause for a single second, or, more precisely, change to the unusual time of 7:59:60. the addition of a leap second （闰秒） , is to keep our clocks in time with the slowing of earth s rotation （旋转） and astronomical time as measured by the sun.just one extra second could affect the way computers and websites work, however. when the last leap second was added back in 2012, the community website reddit crashed. for reddit, the problem was that a linux system got confused when it checked the network time and found an extra second.speaking to wired about the problem back in 2012, linux creator linus torvalds commented:“almost every time we have a leap second, we find something. it s really annoying, because it s code that is almost never used, and thus not tested by users under their normal conditions. ”companies have thought of their own solutions, and google s“leap smear”may be the best- known example. as company engineer christopher pascoe explains in a blog post, companies usually try to turn back the clocks by one second at the end of the day so that they play that second again. however, pascoe believes this creates problems. he asked:“does email that comes in during that second get stored correctly?”google has a solution: cut the extra second into milliseconds and then put these tiny amounts of time into the system throughout the day.“this means that when it became time to add an extra second at midnight.”says pascoe.“our clocks have already taken this into account over the course of the day.”for many companies without google s money, however, the leap second will likely still cause some crashes.32. why do we need to add a leap second?a. to change the world s atomic clocks.b. to keep atomic clocks in time with the world s computers.c. to keep atomic clocks in time with the slowing of earth s rotation.d. to record the changes to astronomical time.33. what happened to the website reddit when the leap second was added in 2012?a. it crashed because of a virus attack.b. its network time added two extra seconds.c. all of the code in its linux system went wrong.d. one of its software systems got confused and the site broke down.34. how do companies usually deal with the problem of the extra second?a. by shutting down computers at the end of the day.b. by stopping receiving emails during that second.c. by turning the clocks back by one second at the end of the day.d. by cutting the extra second into milliseconds and putting them into the system throughout the day.35. what s pascoe s attitude toward google s solution to the problem?a. ambiguous. b. approving. c. doubtful. d. cautious.test 2adear miss manners， friends of mine lost their home in a house fire. it was terrible. another friend set up a go fund me type page for friends to donate and help the couple. many friends, including me, helped with money, meals, lamprey and their dog while they were getting back on their feetlast week, they sent thank-you notes. my roommate received one addressed to her and i did not. the notes were not in modularized. it was a printed one-size-fits-all messagemy roommate realized i didnt receive a thank you note, so she sent a private message to the couple just letting them know i had been left outi didnt know she had done this until laterthe next day, i got a text message apologizing and saying that i had been left out because their friend who addressed the notes must have missed me! （miss manners, they didnt even address the notes themselves!）it was accompanied by a picture of the thank-you note, which was texted to me with the message, here is a thank you just for you. i was a little annoyed. i helped them in their need and didnt get a second thought. i have not responded to her text message. is it fair of me to consider this friendship over? should i tell her that i am upset, or should i accept that this rude thank you was better than nothing? yours ever, mary 1for what purpose did mary write the letter? ato start a public donation for the unlucky couple bto teach us how to see the true colors of friendship cto tell us to learn a lesson from her story. dto ask for advice on how to deal with her annoyance2from the letter we can infer that athe couple lost their car in the fire so they had to go everywhere on foot bso far mary hasnt received a thank-you-note addressed to her cmarys roommate sent the couple a message to blame their carelessness dthe couple left mary out by accident when they wrote the thank you notes3what does mary think of the couple she helped? acareless bconsiderate c . unreliable d. believable4the letter is most likely taken from . aa newspaper ba brochure ca note da reportbpets are an important part of many families, and a new red cross pet first aid app puts life-saving information right in the hands of dog and cat owners so they can provide emergency care until veterinary assistance is available. the 99-cent pet first aid app gives iphone and android smart phone users instant access to expert information so they learn how to maintain their pets health and what to do during emergencies.“its a pretty slick app,” said red cross spokesman brian shawn. “for a pet person like me, it has everything you need to know to take care of your pet.”the app shows smart phone users how to identify early warning signs that a pet is sick and needs a veterinarian. it also brings up the location of the closest animal hospital, which can be invaluable for pet owners taking advantage of the pet-friendly travel trend thats hot in the hospitality industry. and it can even walk you through basic first-aid for fluffy, to help him survive long enough to get him to the vet in an emergency situation.“the pet fist aid app provides step by step instructions, videos and images for more than 25 common first aid and emergency situations including how to treat wounds, control bleeding, and care for breathing and heart attack emergencies.” said red cross dakotas region ceo judy green.for those pet owners who learn better with a hands-on demonstration, the dakotas red cross offers pet first aid classes about twice a year, which will teach you how to perform cpr on your pet and how to check its vital signs.history shows that people have not left during disasters because they did not want to leave their pets behind. the red cross app contains resources to help owners include pets in their emergency action plans. pet owners may also take a red cross pet fist aid course so they can practice the skills and receive feedback.5. if you wish to use the new app, _.a. you can download it from a website for free b. you should use iphone or android smart phonec. you can provide our pets information in detail d. you should pay a lot of money for it in advance6. with the help of the new app, _.a. the smart phone will inform the nearest vet when your pet is sick b. your sick pet can get treated without a vetc. the user can be trained to become a good vet d. the nearest animal hospital is marked7. according to judy green, we can know that _ .a. the new app is easy for users b. it is necessary to attend the first aid classesc. few people know how to attend a pet properly d. you should take pictures of your pet when it is ill8. we can infer from the last paragraph that _.a. the pet owners should contact the red cross b. the pets can tell their owners danger is comingc. pets and owners have developed a good relationship d. keeping pets is always causing trouble to the ownerscthe gold coast wax museum is one of the gold coasts longest running attractions. its a collection of famous figures. its australias largest museum of its kind, featuring more than 110 life-size copies of wax figures of british and australian history the wax museum is visited by many thousands of the people each year who are amazed at the amazing realism of the life-size figures in real costumes. this is your invitation to wander through at your leisure and meet many important and famous peoples figures on queenslands gold coast come face to face with such famous people as michael jackson, president barack obama，past president john f. kennedy, king husseins royal family members, and many others whose lives have all left an unforgettable mark on our world. information cards are located alongside each figure, helping visitors know them well the old coast wax museum contains figures which have been crafted by leading local and overseas sculptors to international standards equal in quality to the worlds best, as seen in europe, the united kingdom, and usa. the detail in the figures is amazing and includes hair applied one strand(线)at a time, requiring many working hours for one hand and the eyes so real that they seem to follow the viewer aroundprice child (13 yrs): free child (3-12 yrs): $22.00 adult: $29.00open hours open 7 days a week, 10 am to 10 pm closed christmas day (25 dec.) and anzac day (25 apr.)location ferny ave, surfers paradise (gold coast) qldhow to get there you can choose any of the gold coast airport transfers, car rentals, shuttles and private transfers tofrom your hotelnotice to visitorsall carried items including food and drinks will be inspected upon entrycoats, umbrellas, etc. should be left in the checkroom (max size 404050 cm and max weight 8 kg).the checkroom is to the left of the main entrance (1.50 per item)when maximum checkrooms capacity is reached the museum cannot accept any more items bring your sense of adventure and your camera with you and see something exciting and quite uniquefor further information, please click here to see more about gold coast wax-museumcontact us page9. according to the passage, visitors can_ . a. visit the gold coast wax museum anytime b. enjoy some world-class vivid wax works in the gold coast wax museum c. see many members of the royal family in person in the gold coast wax museum d. meet many leading local and international sculptors in the gold coast wax