2016届高考英语第二轮阅读理解调研复习题30VIP

1、2016高考英语二轮阅读理解一百六十集选练（142）及（解析）答案 阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的 A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Busin esses are wit ness ing a difficult time, which has in tur n produced in flue nee on con sumers desire to go greenrHfchoppers are stilllayi ng stress on en viro nmen tal con cer ns.Two thirds of customers say that en vir on

2、men tal con siderati ons in form their purchases to the same degree as they did a year ago, while more than a quarter say that they are now eve n better aware of the en vir onmen tal effect on what they buy.This may help to in flue nce how shops store goods on their shelves. And the compa nies shoul

3、d still make efforts to become more en vir onmen tally friendly. Two out of three people think it is important to buy from en vir onmen tally resp on sible compa ni es, with about one in seve n say ing that they had even decided to take their custom elsewhere if they felt a compa ny s en vir onmen t

4、al reputati on was not good eno ugh.Harry Morris on, chief executive （主管）of the Carbon Trust, sympathizes:“I understand this situation where survival is very important now. But from environmental considerations, the clock is ticking we don t have much time. In additi on, cutt ing carb on has an imme

5、diate effect as costsdrop and a medium-term benefit for the brand.Larger companies have an extra motivation to look at reducing their carbon footprint, as new rules next year will require businesses to buy carb on allowa nces to make up for their emissi ons 孙卡放).Those that have taken early action wi

6、ll have a head start. More than two thirds of consumers are not clear about which companies are environmentally responsible. This suggests that firms that are able to relay clearly their message to the public will be in a pole position to attract shoppers.The Carbon Trust believes that it can help b

7、y informing customers about the good work compa nies are doing.“ When compa nies 0授予Ta nted (the sta ndard, they can use a logoi标识)in all their marketi ng which makes it clear that they are working towards cuttnig emissions, ” Mr. Morrison said.1. What s the main idea of the passage?A. Businesses ar

8、e finding ways to send their message to the shoppers.B. Companies will soon get information about cutting carbon emissions.environmentC. Firms are making efforts to encourage customers to keep goods at home.D. Firms are urged to cut carbon emissions by shoppersaware ness.2. The underlined word“ info

9、rm ” in Paragraph 2 probablymeansA. affectB. cha ngeC. disturbD. reject3. Accord ing to Harry Morris on, businesses.A. will ben efit from cutt ing carb on emissi onsB. should buy carb on allowa nces for shoppersC. are required to make up for their carb on emissi onsD. have en couraged shoppers to ta

10、ke their custom elsewhere4. We can lear n from the passage that bus in esses will.A. have a strong desire to reduce costsB. use the same logo in their marketi ngC. gain adva ntages by tak ing early acti onD. attract more shoppers by stori ng goods【参考答案】1-4 DAAC较难题目特训：节能环保类阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选

11、项中，选出最佳选项。Ask some one what they have done to help the en vir onment rece ntly andthey will almost certainly mention recycling. Recycling in the home isvery importa nt of course. However, being forced to recycle ofte n means we already have more material tha n we n eed. We are deali ng with the resu

12、lts of that over-c on sumptio n in the gree nest way possible, but it would be far better if we did not n eed to bring so much material home in the first place.The total amount of packag ing in creased by 12% betwee n 1999 and 2005.It now makes up a third of a typical household s waste in the UK. In

13、many supermarkets no wadays food items are packaged twice with plastic and cardboard.Too much packag ing is doing serious damage to the en vir onment. TheUK, for example, is running out of areas for bury ing this unn ecessarywaste. If such packag ing is bur nt, it gives off gree nhouse gases which g

14、o on to cause the greenhouse effect. Recycling helps, but the process itself uses energy. The solution is not to produce such items in the first place.Food waste is a serious problem, too. Too many supermarkets en courage customers to buy more tha n they n eed. However, a few of them are coming roun

15、d to the idea that this cannot con ti nue, en courag ing customers to reuse their plastic bags, for example.But this is no t just about supermarkets. It is about all of us. We have learned to associate packaging with quality. We have learned to think that somethi ng un packaged is of poor quality. T

16、his is especially true of food.But it also applies to a wide range of consumer products, which often have far more packag ing tha n n ecessary.There are sig ns of hope. As more of us recycle, were beg inning to realise just how much unn ecessary material we are collecti ng. We n eed to face the wast

17、efulness of our consumer culture, but we have a mountain to climb.1. What does the underlined phrase-consum pton ” refer to?A. Using too much packag ing.B. Recycli ng too manywastes.C. Mak ing more products tha n n ecessary.D. Havi ng more materialthan is n eeded.2. The author uses figures in Paragr

18、aph 2 to showA. the tendency of cutt ing household waste B. the in crease of packag ing recycli ngC. the rapid growth of supermarketsD. the fact ofpackag ing overuse3. Accord ing to the text, recycling.A. helps con trol the gree nhouse effectB. means bur ning packag ingfor en ergyC. is the soluti on

19、 to gas shortageD. leads to a waste of land4. What can be in ferred from Paragraph 4?A. Un packaged products are of bad quality.B. Supermarkets care more about packag ing.C. It is improper to judge quality by packag ing.D. Other products are better packaged tha n food.5. What can we learn from the l

20、ast paragraph?A. Fight ing wastefu In ess is difficult.B. Needless material is mostly recycled.C. People like collecting recyclable wastes.D. The author is proud of their consumer culture.【参考答案】 1-5 DDACA2016 高考模拟题。 阅读理解。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。Once there was a man who liked to eat man g

21、oel（果）.One day he decided to get the sweetest mango from the very top of the tree. Mangoes which are exposed to the sun the most are the sweetest.So he climbed up to the top, where the branches were thin. He managed to pick up a few sweet reddish fruits, but, in an attempt to climb down, he slipped

22、and started falling towards the ground. Fortunately, he caught the branch as he was falling and remained helplessly hanging on the tree.Then he started to call nearby villagers for help. They immediately came with a ladder and sticks, but could do little to help him. Then after some time one calm an

23、d thoughtful person arrived - a well-known sage who lived in a simple hut nearby. People were very curious to see what hewould do, as he was famous in solving many people s problems in thearea and sometimes very complicated on es. He was sile nt for a minute and the n picked up a stone and threw it

24、at the hanging man.Evenbody was surprised. The hanging mango lo_er starred to shout: What areyou doingAre you craz） Do ou want me to break in、 neck? The sage assilent. Th亡口 he took another scoria and tluew it at the man The man very angry:If I could just come dovn 1 w ould show you!That s what every

25、body wan ted - that he came dow n. But how? Now everybody was tense 紧张）,as to what would happe n n ext! Some wan ted to punish the sage, but they didn t. The sage picked another stone and threw it aga in at the man, eve n more forcefully. Now the man on the tree was en raged and developed a great de

26、term in ati on to come dow n and take revenge （报仇）.He the n used all his skill and stre ngth and somehow reached thebran ches which were safe to start going dow n. And he made it!Everybody was amazed.However, the rescued man found the sage gone. He stood there,realiz ing that the man really helped h

27、im because he in duced him to try his best and save himself. “ I should be tha nkful and not an gry.”1. What happe ned after he had picked a few sweet reddish man goes?A. He remained hanging helplessly on the tree.B. He slipped and fell to the ground suddenly.C. He was climbing down quickly but care

28、fully.D. He shouted loudly for help but no one helped.2 How did the man feel when the sage hit him with a stone?A He was nervous. BHe kept silent. CHe was angry. DHe felt surprised.3 What do you think motivated the man to climb down?A Courage. B. Assistance. CCarefulness. D Revenge. 4 From the story

29、 we know that the sweetest mango must be the one .A on the tree for the longest timeB hidden in the middle ofa treeCon the very top of the a treeD exposed to sunlight lessoften 参考答案 14、ACDC【阅读理解】科普知识类阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的 A,B,C 或 D 四个选项中，选 出最佳选项。s abilityThe term “ multitasking ” originally referred to

30、a computer carry out several tasks at one time. For many people, multitasking has become a way of life and even a key to success. In fact, some excellentmen tai aerobic exercises大 月脑训练）invo Ive en gag ing the brain in two or more challenging activities at a time. Although checking e-mail while taiking on a phone and reading the newspaper may be second nature for some peopie, many times muititasking can make us iess productive, rather than more. And studies show that too much muititasking can iead to increased stress, anxiety and memory i