2016届高考英语暑假阅读理解检测题11

1、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。Guide to Stockholm University LibraryOur library offers different types of studying places and provides a good studying environment.ZonesThe library is divided into different zones.The upper floor is a quiet zone with over a thousand places for silent readin

2、g， and places where you can sit and work with your own computer.The reading places consist mostly of tables and chairs.The ground floor is the zone where you can talk.Here you can find sofas and armchairs for group work.ComputersYou can use your own computer to connect to the Wi Fi specially prepare

3、d for notebook computers；you can also use library computer，s which contain the most commonly used applications， such as Microsoft Office.They are situated in the area known as the Experimental Field on the ground floor.Group study PlacesIf you want to discuss freely without disturbing others， you ca

4、n book a study room or sit at a table on the ground floor.Some study rooms are for 23 people and others can hold up to 6 8 people.All rooms are marked on the library maps.There are 40 group study rooms that must be booked via the website.To book， you need an active University account and a valid Uni

5、versity card.You can use a room three hours per d，aynine hours at most per week.Storage of Study MaterialThe library has lockers for students to store course literature.When you have obtained at least 40 credits学分）,you may rent a locker and pay 400 SEK for a years rental period.Rules to be FollowedM

6、obile phone conversations are not permitted anywhere in the library.Keep your phone on silent as if you were in a lecture and exit the library if you need to receive calls.Please note that food and fruit are forbidden in the library， but you are allowed to have drinks and sweets with you.1The librar

7、ys upper floor is mainly for students to.Aread in a quiet placeBhave group discussionsCtake comfortable seatsDget their computers fixed解析 细节理解题。根据Zones中第二句话The upper floor is a quietzone with over a thousand places for silent readin可知选 A。答案 A2What condition should be met to book a groupstudy room?AA

8、 group must consist of 8 people.BThreehour use per day is the minimum.COne should first register at the university.DApplicants must mark the room on the map.解析细节理解题。根据Group study Places中第二段可知选C。答案 C3A student can rent a locker in the library if he.A. can afford the rentai feeB. attends certain cours

9、esC. has no where to put his booksD. has earned the required credits解析 细节理解题。根据Storage of Study Material中第二句可知选D。答案 D4. What should NOT be brought into the library?A. Mobile phones.B. Orange juice.C. Candy.D. Sandwiches.解析 推理判断题。根据 Rules to be Followed 中 mobile phones, drinksand sweets可带入图书馆，排除 A、B和

10、C,选D。答案 D【2013界广东省汕头市质量测评试题】If you are planning to study in the United States, you need to consider several factors.Every one has differe nt opinions about where is the best place to live in. Also, the best places to live in are not always home to the best schools. Fin ally, many schools specialize

11、in differe nt areas of study. The Massachusetts In stitute of Tech no log麻省 理工学院）,for example, is a great school for computer scie nee and tech no logy-related fields of study. However, if you want to study ocea no graphy海| 洋学，your in terests may be better served by atte nding school in a place that

12、 is on a coastli ne or n ear the ocea n.Now I am sure that you know which schools are considered the best in the country. So I will tell you about which states I believe are the best to live in.California is a nice state. Northern California specifically has very good weather. Los Angeles in Souther

13、n California is another story though. Life in Los Angeles is full of excitement and fast, and sometimes dangerous. As for me, I enjoy the time I spent in Massachusetts, Virginia and Maryland and these states have a lot of history and culture. The weather is not as perfect as Northern California, but

14、 it is still quite nice. My favorite area of America is the Mid-west. Middle America, I think, is home to the true American sense of values. In addition, there are many good universities there. Also, you need to think about your likes and dislikes and then research the various states. You like sunsh

15、ine and hate snow? Then you probably wont like the Midwest or even the Northeast. Open space, nature and peace and quiet? Then you probably should stay away from Americas large cities. Are you interested in government? Then Washington D.C. is the only place for you. Whatever you decide, put some tho

16、ught into it. The place you live in could be the difference between a great study-abroad experience and a state of great suffering on earth.31. From the first paragraph we can conclude that in the USA .A. all colleges and universities lie in big citiesB. all colleges and universities lie in beautifu

17、l placesC. famous colleges and universities lie in nice placesD. famous colleges and universities may not lie in nice places【答案】D【解析】细节理解题。由“ the best places to live in are not always home to the best schools.”可知好大学不一定位于好的地方。故选 D。32. What, according to the writer, should be considered first if you w

18、ant to study in the USA?A. The climate. B. The scenery. C. The study condition. D. The living condition.【答案】 C 【解析】细节理解题。由第一，二段可知，作者认为想去美国学习首先应考虑学 习环境。33. From the third paragraph we can find that .A. California is the best place to live inB. California is the worst place to live inC. California is

19、a state with differe nt climatesD. California is a small state in the USA【答案】c【解析】细节理解题。由“ Northern California specifically has very good weather. ” 和 “The weather is not as perfect as Northern California, but it is still quite nice” 可知 加利福尼亚州有不同的气候。34f you study in Middle America, you can probably.

20、A. find the best uni versitiesB. feel the real character of the n ati onC. meet the most famous professors there D. face more difficulties【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。由 “ Middle America, I think, is home to the true American sense of values ” 可知选 B。35. From the last paragraph of this passage we can get to know th

21、at .A. Wash ington is the largest city in the USAB. Washi ngton D.C. is the political cen tre of the USAC. you cant find sunshine in the MidwestD. you cant find any universities out of big cities in the USA【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。由“ Are you interested in government? Then Washington D.C. is the only place for

22、 you ”华盛顿是美国的政治中心。故选 B。【2013界广东省汕头市质量测评试题】s sls sleep canAdvice to “ sleepn it” could be well founded, scientists say. After a good night a problem that seemed impossible to solve the night before can often appear easier, although no evide nee has proved this by now. But researchers at the Uni versi

23、ty of Luebek in Germa ny have desig ned an experime nt that shows a good ni ght improve in sight（洞察力 and problem-sol ving.“If you have some nacqyiredmemories in your brain, sleep acts on these memories, restructures!重构 them, so thatafter sleep the in sight into a problem which you could not solve be

24、fore in creases, Dr. Jan Bom, a neuroscientist, at the university. To test the theory, they taught volun teers two simple rules to help them put a stri ng of nu mbers into a new order. There was also a third, hidde n rule, which could help them in crease their speed in solving the problem. The resea

25、rchers divided the volunteers into two groups, half were allowed to sleep after the training while the rema in ders were forced to stay awake. Bom and his team noticed that the group that had slept after the training were twice as likely to figure out the third rule as the other group.id“ Sleep help

26、ed, ”in a teleph one in terview.“ The importa nt thi ng is that you have to have a memoryrepresentation in your brain of the problem you want to solve and then you sleep, soit can act on the problem.” But Bom admitted that he and his team don t know howrestructuring of memories occurs or what govern

27、s it or in which stage of sleep it works.Pierre Marquette and Pierre Ruby of the University of Liege in Belgium said the experime ntal evide nee supports the suggesti ons that sleep can promote creative thinking. Although the role of sleep in human creativity will still be a mystery, the research gi

28、ves people good reason to fully respect their periods of sleep, they added.36. The un derli ned phrase “ sleep on it ” in the first line probably means.A. to put someth ing aside to be solved un til the n ext dayB. to get as much sleep as possibleC. to go on sleep ing without being disturbedD. to sl

29、eep till you get up the n ext morning【答案】A【解析】 词义猜测题。由“After a good night s sleep a problem that seemed impossibleto solve the night before can often appear easier” 可知选 A。37. Ja n Bom and his team carried out the experime nt throughA.comparis onB. i nterviewC. survey D. imagi natio n【答案】A【解析】 细节理解题。

30、由 “The researchers divided the volunteers into two groups, half were allowed to sleep after the training while the remainders were forced to stay awake. Bom and his team noticed that the group that had slept after the training were twice as likely to figure out the third rule as the other group. ” 可

31、知他们是通过比较来 开展的实验。故选 A 。38.It can be inferred from the passage that .A. people should sleep so long as they have timeB. sleep is the only way to solve hard problemsC. people have various periods of sleepD. people know how sleep restructures memories【答案】C【解析】推理判断题。由“ But Bom admitted that he and his te

32、am don t know how restructuring of memories occurs or what governs it or in which stage of sleep it works.”可知人们有不同的睡眠阶段。故选 C。39. What would be the best title for the passage?A.How Sleep WorksB. Sleep Helps Solve ProblemsC.No Evidence, But Well Founded D. Boms Discovery On Sleep【答案】 B【解析】标题归纳题。40. Wh

33、ere is the passage most likely to have been taken from?A.A science fiction.B. A book review.C.An advertisement.D. A newspaper.【答案】 D【解析】 推理判断题。 本文主要讲的是科学家的一项新的发现， 以及有关的实验。 所以最可能出自报纸。故选 D。Passage Twenty-two (Pantomime)Pantomimes like pageants, need to be very well planned, and it is essential that in

34、itial organization should begin many weeks in advance of the production date. Pantomimes are nearly always divided into separate scenes, very often taking place in different countries or even in different centuries. It is therefore necessary that there should be an overall unity of design culminatin

35、g in the grand finale. This latter is really just an excuse for visual effects, and for once the performers become merely cloths hangers on which to put elaborate garments.The scene should be discussed at some length with the producer so that the background, which is decided upon, does not present i

36、mpossibilities for the provision of costumes within the budget or insuperable making problems for the wardrobe. Because of the large numbers of costumes needed full use must be made of the cheapest materials available, such as tarlatan (thin, stiff, open-weave muslin) nets and inexpensive cottons an

37、d taffetas. Very often it is possible to pick up goods that have been substantially reduced in price as cheap lines either in the big stores or on stalls in street markets.Costumes for pantomimes need to be imaginative, gay and fairly bold in conceptionthis does not mean that they need to be garish.

38、 Usually in one scene there needs to be the flavor of what is newest at the moment in clothes. It is always a good idea to make use of a modern gimmick and to point it in some way if this can be conveniently fitted into the scheme.The audience comes to pantomime to have the eye feasted as much as fo

39、rany other purpose, thus making a great chance for the designer to excel. Because of the very varied audience to be catered for there must be costumes to please patrons of all ages and delight the eyes of toddlers, teenagers, parents and grandparents.Usually there is the chance for some country scen

40、e involving merry-making peasants in ginghams, stripes of chintzes. There may be a military or naval routine or some number emphasizing precision and calling for trim slick costumes. There is certain to be a ballet which is to look fairy-like or romantic and pretty and which may well need either classical or romantic tutus. The finale, which must be the most spectacular of all, is often set in a ballroom or