广西南宁市高考英语单项选择和阅读理解暑假自练（11）.doc

广西南宁市2016高考英语单项选择和阅读理解暑假自练（11）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项。phil white has just returned from an 18,000-mile, around-the-world bicycle tripwhite had two reasons for making this epic journeyfirst of all, he wanted to use the trip to raise money for charity, which he didhe raised 70,000 for the british charity, oxfamwhites second reason for making the trip was to break the world record and become the fastest person to cycle around the worldhe is still waiting to find out if he has broken the record or not.white set off from trafalgar square, in london, on 19th june 2004 and was back 299 days laterhe spent more than l,300 hours in the saddle（车座） and destroyed four sets of tyres and three bike chainshe had the adventure of his life crossing europe, the middle east, india, asia, australia, new zealand and the americasamazingly, he did all of this with absolutely no support teamno jeep carrying food, water and medicineno doctornothing! just a bike and a very, very long road.the journey was lonely and desperate at timeshe also had to fight his way across deserts, through jungles and over mountainshe cycled through heavy rains and temperatures of up to 45 degrees, all to help people in needthere were other dangers along the roadin iran, he was chased by armed robbers and was lucky to escape with his life and the little money he hadthe worst thing that happened to him was having to cycle into a headwind on a road that crosses the south of australiafor l,000 kilometres he battled against the wind that was constantly pushing himthis part of the trip was slow, hard work and depressing, but he made it in the endnow mrwhite is back and intends to write a book about his adventures. 1when phil white returned from his trip, he _.abroke the world recordbcollected money for oxfamcdestroyed several bikes dtravelled about l,300 hours2what does the underlined word epic in paragraph l most probably mean?avery slow but excitingbvery long and difficult.cvery smooth but tiringdvery lonely and depressing.3during his journey around the world, phil white _. afought heroically against robbers in iranbexperienced the extremes of heat and coldcmanaged to ride against the wind in australiadhad a team of people who travelled with him4which of the following words can best describe phil white?aimaginative bpatriotic cmodest ddetermined.5what actually inspired phil white to overcome all the difficulties?ato help people in need.bto test his new bicycle.cto prove his potential.dto show off his ability.【参考答案】15、bbcda 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项。【2013界广东珠海市高三上期末质量监测】the day began with clear sunlight and blue skiesit soon turned into years of war, economic breakdown and political division. ten years after the attacks on the world trade center and the pentagon（五角大楼）on september 11,2001, america has come out of the smoke a very different countrynearly 3,000 people died on september 11suddenly america had to wake up to the fact that not everyone loves the ussamembers of al-qaeda, the militant group that earned out the attacks, were angry about us support for the israelisagainst palestinians in the middle east, about us troops in saudi arabia, and about sanctions （制裁）against iraqseptember 11 and the years that followed were a shock to our national consciousness, said nicholas bums, american ambassador to nato （北约） at the timethe terrorists struck not only the buildings, but also americans- faith in their powerthe fear that america had lost control of events as widespreadin the name of fighting terrorism, the us launched wars in iraq and afghanistanmore than 6,000 americans have diedtens of thousands of ordinary people in those countries have also lost their livesbut deaths are only part of the storythe world was shocked by photographs of americans torturing （折磨） iraqis in abu ghraib prison in baghdaddavid goldstein, a reporter with the kansas city star, questioned american behavior: has torturing so-called terrorists saved american lives or made the values we advocate around the world weaker? is that what weve become?however, a brief moment of national unity did occur straight after 9/11americans were coming together in an unusually powerful way in the asheswe live in a bittersweet memory of that collective tragedy and collective possibility, said filmmaker ken burnsseptember 11 was that kind of common momentwhen it was over, the harth still turned in its usual way and the stars in the sky shone as beforebut the universe had shifted somehowthough the world felt the consequence of september 11, more is to cometen years on, it still might be too soon to tell31what is al-qaeda in paragraph 2?ait is the name of the leader of a militant groupbit is the name of a city in tie middle eastcit is the name of an armed organizationdit is the name of a terrorist that carried out the 9/11 attacks【答案】c 【解析】细节理解题。根据它的同位语可知the militant group，它是一个组织的名称，故选c。 32which statement is not true?athe us government gives supports to israel but not to palestine or iraqbthere are american troops stationed in satidi arabiacthe 9/11 event brought die us people into unity for some timedmore than 6000 americans have died since the 9/11 attacks【答案】d【解析】细节理解题。根据nearly 3,000 people died on september 11选项d叙述的是6000多人与短文不符，故选d。33what is probably the authors attitude towards americas military actions abroad?ait is necessary to sweep out all the terrorists around the worldbit is not very reasonable to launch wars in iraq and afghanistancit is quite right to apply military forces upon other nationsdthe days of an eye for an eye should never be gone【答案】b【解析】推理判断题。根据but deaths are only part of the storythe world was shocked by photographs of americans torturing （折磨） iraqis in abu ghraib prison in baghdad可推知伊朗和阿富汗的战争是不合理的，故选b。34what can be inferred from the passage?asome americans are skeptical about americas armed behavior overseasbtens of thousands of common people were killed in the wars besides american soldierscthe 9/11 attacks damaged americans faith in their military and economical powerdmore attacks will happen to the us ten years later【答案】a【解析】推理判断题。根据though the world felt the consequence of september 11, more is to cometen years on, it still might be too soon to tell可推知一些美国人怀疑美国的海外战争，故选a。35what is the best title for this passage?aresult of military operationsbamericas victory over terroristscshadows of 9/11dnever say yes【答案】c【解析】标题归纳题。根据ten years after the attacks on the world trade center and the pentagon（五角大楼）on september 11,2001, america has come out of the smoke a very different country及短文的内容可知9/11带来的阴影，故选c。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项。【2013界广东珠海市高三上期末质量监测】anger is good for you as long as you control it properly，according to new psychology researcha new study from carnegie mellon university shows anger may help people reduce the negative impacts of stress and help you become healthier“here getting emotional is not bad for you if you look at the case of anger，”said jennifer lerner of carnegie mellon“the more people display anger，the lower their stress responseslerner studied 92 ucla students by asking them to count back from 6，200they must say out loud every thirteenth numberresearchers disturbed them by asking them to count faster or ask them other questionsif they made any mistakes，they had to restart from the very beginningmany students felt depressed about making so many mistakes or got angry because the researchers were interrupting them.lerner used a hidden video camera and recorded all their facial expressions during the testthe researchers describe their reactions as fear，anger and disgustother researchers recorded the students blood pressure，pulse and production of a highstress hormone（荷尔蒙）called cortis01people whose faces showed more fear during the experiment had higher blood pressure and higher levels of the hormoneboth can have lasting effects such as diabetes（糖尿病），heart disease，depression and extra weight gainwhen people feel fear，negative impacts increase, but when they get angry，those negatives go down，according to the study “having that sense of anger leads people to actually feel some power in what otherwise is a maddening situation，”lerner saidlerner previously studied americans emotional response to the 911 terrorist attacks two months after the incidentshe found people who reacted with anger were more optimisticthese people are healthier compared with those who were frightened during the eventso in maddening situations，anger is not a bad thing to haveits a healthier response than fear36which statement will jennifer lerner agree with?aits better to be angry than to be frightened in maddening situationsbdifferent reactions reflect different outlooks on lifecdont control your anger and it makes you powerfuldpessimistic people are generally healthier than optimistic people【答案】a 【解析】细节理解题。根据she found people who reacted with anger were more optimisticthese people are healthier compared with those who were frightened during the event生气比害怕对于健康来说要好的多，故选a。37what does the underlined word “both” in the fifth paragraph refer to according to the passage?afear and angerbblood pressure and pulsecblood pressure and cortisonedhigher blood pressure and higher levels of the hormone【答案】d【解析】细节理解题。根据people whose faces showed more fear during the experiment had higher blood pressure and higher levels of the hormone可知这里指的是高血压和高的荷尔蒙的，故选d。 38the researchers made the experimented students angry by _arecording their performance secretlybasking them to count to 6,200 again and againcdisturbing them and making them start ail over againdcriticizing them when they made mistakes【答案】c【解析】细节理解题。根据many students felt depressed about making so many mistakes or got angry because the researchers were interrupting them.通过打扰他们使他们生气，故选c。39in what ways can anger be beneficial to people?aby showing their optimistic sidebby reducing their stresscby reducing high blood pressuredby taking the place of fear【答案】b【解析】细节理解题。根据a new study from carnegie mellon university shows anger may help people reduce the negative impacts of stress and help you become healthier可以减少压力，故选b。40 what is this passage mainly about?athe findings of new psychology researchbwhat you can do with anger in certain casescdifferent effects produced by anger and feardhealthier responses in maddening situations【答案】a 【解析】主旨大意题。根据a new study from carnegie mellon university shows anger可知这是一下短文主要叙述的是新的研究发现生气能够减轻人们的压力而使身体更加健康，故选a。2015高考英语（附解析答案）.单项填空1teachers have to constantly update their knowledge in order to maintain their professional_.aconsequence bindependenceccompetence dintelligence解析考查名词词义的辨析。consequence结果；后果；independence 独立； competence 能力；intelligence智力。句意：教师必须不断的更新自己知识以便于保持他们在职业上的能力。答案c2why are you so anxious？it isnt your problem_.aon purpose bin allcon time dafter all解析 句意：你为什么担心呢？毕竟那不是你的问题。on purpose有意地；in all总共；on time准时；after all毕竟，终究，别忘了，到底。答案 d3many people believe that poverty is only a problem in rural areas._，it is also a problem in some urban areas.aas a result bfurthermorecin the end das a matter of fact解析考查短语的辨析。as a result 因此；furthermore而且；in the end 最后；as a matter of fact 实际上。句意：许多人认为贫穷只是乡村地区存在的问题，实际上，它也是部分城市地区存在的问题。答案d4what he has said is reasonable_.ain the way bon the waycby the way din a way解析考查介词短语的辨析。in the way 挡道；碍事；on the way 在途中；即将到来；by the way顺便说；顺便问一下；in a way在某方面。句意：他说的话在某些方面是合理的。答案d5china has shown increasingly positive_of economic performance，but the countrys economic recovery is still uncertain，prime minister wen said.atraces bsignals cmarks dsigns解析考查名词词义的辨析。trace痕迹；遗迹；signal信号；mark符号；记号；sign符号；标记。句意：温家宝总理说中国已经表现出了日益增长的经济实绩的征兆，但是国家的经济复苏还不稳定。答案d6i havent seen ann for _ long that ive forgotten what she looks like.asuch bvery cso dtoo解析句意：我有很长时间没见着安了，我已忘记她长什么样了。so/such.that如此以至于，即soadj./adv.that，而suchn.that，long为形容词，故用so。答案c7teachers recommend parents_their children under 12 to ride bicycles to school for safety.anot allowbdo not allowcmustnt allow dcouldnt allow解析 句意：老师们建议父母们不要允许12岁以下的孩子骑自行车上学，以确保安全。recommend 表“建议”时，其后的宾语从句的谓语用should do或should not do形式，should可以省略，故此题选a项。此题还省略了宾语从句的引导词that。答案 a8the traffic accident _ his fast driving and he was badly hurt.aled to barose fromcresulted in dseparated from解析 lead to/ result in“引起，导致”，后接结果；arise from“由引起”，后接原因；separate from“分离”。答案b9why didnt you ask the teacher for advice?she had left the office_i had time to do it.abefore bas cafter dtill解析考查before作连词的用法。before表示“在之前”，此处指“我还没来得及问，她就离开了办公室”。答案a10you should take _ of this opportunity and try to make a good impression on them.acare