广西北海市2016高考英语二轮复习阅读理解基础选练(1)
广西北海市阅读理解基础选练（1）
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。
BEIJING—Apple Inc is one step closer to beginning sales of iPad2 tablet computers with cellular （手机） network compatibility （兼容） for the first time in the Chinese mainland, where the consumer-electronics giant is in the midst of an aggressive expansion．
According to China’s Telecommunication Equipment Certification Center, a device by Apple with third-generation high-speed wireless data capabilities was issued the network access license needed for the company to begin official sales in China. The device, listed under model number “A1396”, is compatible with the 3G standard WCDMA, and would work with the cellular network operated by Apple’s local iPhone partner, China Unicom （Hong Kong） Ltd．
China Unicom declined（谢绝）to comment．
Apple already offers the 3G iPad2 in Hong Kong through its partners, but currently only offers Wi-Fi versions of the device in the Chinese mainland． Still, consumers in China, which according to research firm IDC surpassed（超过）the US a s the world’s largest PC market in the second quarter, have been purchasing 3G tablets through unofficial channels.
Separately, Apple spokeswoman Carolyn Wu said Sept 6 that the company’s first Hong Kong store, set to open this quarter, will be located in the city’s central shopping and business district in the International Finance Center’s upscale（高档的）IFC mall, a commercial center and sightseeing spot along the city’s waterfront. Wu also said that Apple is planning a new store in Shanghai later this quarter, which will be its biggest store in China. She declined to give more details or to comment on the 3G iPad2．
Apple currently has four full-service Apple stores in the mainland, which receive the most traffic of any Apple stores in the world. The company otherwise relies on resellers to get its products into the market．
The new stores reflect Apple’s confidence in rising demand for its products such
as smart phones and tablet computers．Sales in the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan helped boost（增长）th e company’s third-quarter results, newly appointed Chief Executive Tim Cook said in July．China revenue（收益）surged（激增）six-fold to about $3．8 billion during the three months ended June 25．
“This has been a substantial（重大）opportunity for Apple and I firmly believe that we’re just scratching the surface right now,” Cook said at the time, referring to strong sales in China. “I see an incredible opportunity for Apple there．”
From China Daily 2011-09-08
【1】 According to the news, which of the following statements is true?
A． WCDMA is not the only 3G standard in the world．
B． Apple Inc sells its products in the market of the Chinese mainland all by its own stores．
C． The consumers in China can only get iPad2 of Wi-Fi versions．
D． Chinese mainland is the second la rgest PC market in this year’s second quarter．
【2】How many full-service Apple stores in China?
A． 4．B． 6． C． 8．D． Unknown．
【3】What’s the probable meaning of “six-fold” in the last but one paragraph?
A． one-sixth B． six times C.60 percent D． 2times
【4】Cook said “we’re just scratching the surface right now” because ________．A．they don’t know much about China’s market
B． they will sell more products and gain more profit in China
C．they need to obtain more permission from China’s gove rnment
D． they ignored the rural market in China
社会生活类阅读理解。
Some people think that as more and more people have televisions in their homes, fewer and fewer people will buy books and newspapers. Why read an article in the newspaper, when the TV news can bring you the information in a few minutes and with pictures? Why read the life story of a famous man, when a short television program can tell you all that you want to know?
Television has not killed reading, however. Today, newspapers sell in very large numbers. And books of every kind are sold more than ever before. Books are still a cheap way to get information and enjoyment. Although some books with hard covers are
expensive, many books are printed today as paperbacks (平装本), which are quite cheap.
A paperback collection of short stories, for example, is always cheaper than an evening at the cinema or the theater, and you can keep a book for ever and read it many times.
Books are a wonderful provider of knowledge and pleasure and some types of books should be in every home. Every home should have a good dictionary. A good encyclopedia (百科全书), though expensive, is useful, too, because you can find information on any subject. Besides, you can have such books as history books, science textbooks, cookbooks, and collections of stories and poems. Then from time to time you can take a book of poems off your shelves and read the thoughts and feelings of your favorite poets.
1. It can be inferred from the passage that ______.
A. TV programs are a chief provider of knowledge
B. cinemas are the best choice in getting information
C. reading is a cheap way of learning and having fun
D. newspapers are an expensive way to enjoy oneself
2. What does the sentence“Television has not killed reading, however”underlined in the second paragraph suggest?
A. People only need reading, though.
B. Reading is still necessary today.
C. Reading is more fun that television.
D. Watching television doesn’t help reading.
3. Which of the following is mainly discussed in the last paragraph?
A. Types of books.
B. Kinds of dictionaries.
C. Lists of history books.
D. Collections of stories and poems.
4. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Fewer and fewer people will buy books.
B. A good dictionary should be kept in every home.
C. Books with hard covers sell better than paperbacks.
D. More people like TV programs about famous men.
【参考答案】27.CBAB
社会生活类阅读理解。
When I stepped out the plane from Miami into Charlotte, North Carolina, airport for a connecting flight home, I immediately knew something was wrong. Lots of desperate people crowded the terminal. I quickly learned that flights headed to the Northeast were called off because of a storm. The earliest they could get us out of Charlotte was Tuesday. It was Friday. A gate agent stood on the counter and shouted, “Don’t ask us for help!We cannot help you! ”
I joined a crowd that ran from terminal to terminal in search of a flight out. Eventually, I found six strangers willing to rent a van with me. We drove through