2016届高考英语二轮复习阅读理解七十五十集之连载训练(29)
高中英语真题-2016高考英语(二轮)阅读理解训练(71)
2016高考英语（二轮）阅读理解训练（71）阅读理解。
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。
Most people know that Marie Curie was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize, and the first person to win it twice. However, few people know that she was also the mother of a Nobel Pri ze winner.Born in September, 1897, Irene Curie was the first of the Curi es' two daughters. Along with nine other children whose pare nts were also famous scholars, Irene studied in their own sch ool, and her mother was one of the teachers. She finished her high scho ol education at the College of Sévigné in .Irene entered the of in 1914 to prepare for a degree in mathe matics and physics. When World War I began, Irene went to h elp her mother, who was using Xray facilities(设备) to help save the lives of wounded soldiers.Irene continued the work by developing Xray facilities in military hospitals in F rance and . Her services were recognised in the form of a Milit ary' Medal by the French government.In 1918, Irene became her mother's assistant at the Curie Institute. In December 1924, Frederic Joliot joined the Institute, a nd Irene taught him the techniques required for his work. The y soon fell in love and were married in 1926. Their daughter H elene was born in 1927 and their son Pierre five years later. Like her mother, Irene combined family and career. Like her mother, Irene was awarded a Nobel Prize, along with her hus band, in 1935. Unfortunately, also like her mother, she develo ped leukemia because of her work with radioactivity(辐射能). Irene JoliotCurie died from leukemia on March 17, 1956.本文是一篇人物介绍。
四川省成都市2016高考英语阅读理解二轮基础训练80集连载(75)及(解析)答案
四川省成都市2016高考英语阅读理解二轮基础训练80集连载（75)及（解析)答案【2016高考训练】阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中，选出最佳选项.You love Jay Chou’s songs and you can sing some quite well。
So you make a video of your performance and post it online for your friends to see。
But what if this led to something beyond your wildest imagination-a career in music?Canadian teenager Justin Bieber，16，has just had the magical experience：He posted homemade videos of his versions of songs by American singer Chris Brown online for his relatives. He received a phone call from Brown，telling him how much he liked his performance。
His singing eventually earned him a fan base and a record contract。
After releasing a popular EP （extended play密纹唱片) record in November 2009, his album My world 2。
0 came out last Tuesday.Bieber sings ballads and songs about puppy love。
But is he just another gooey （甜腻的) teen idol? David Malitz, a columnist with the Washington Post, doesn’t think so。
2016高考英语二轮阅读理解训练七十集之连载(70)及答案
2016高考英语二轮阅读理解训练七十集之连载(70）及答案【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.You know eating fruit and vegetables does good. But do you know it can also make you look good？People who increased their intake over just six weeks developed a healthy glow and appeared more attractive, researchers found. Scientists at St Andrews University found eating them slightly increased yellow and red pigments in the volunteers' skin. They monitored the food intake of 35 people and took pictures of their faces, arms and hands using a sensitive camera at the start，and after three and six weeks. Increasing their intake of greens by 2。
9 portions a day was found to make the person look more healthy and an extra 3。
3 portions could enhance their attractiveness，when their photographs were rated by others。
Fruit and vegetables are rich in carotenoids(类胡萝卜素)，which are known to protect against cell damage from pollution and UV rays, and can also prevent age-related diseases including heart disease and cancer. But while it was known eating extreme amounts of certain vegetables such as carrots could turn skin orange，it was not known a small increase was perceptible（被觉察）to others—and was seen as appealing。
2016届高考高三英语二轮专题复习：阅读理解
2014届高考高三英语二轮专题复习：阅读理解AThe original plans for the park were on 8 acres next to the Burbank studios where his employees and families could go to relax. Although, World War II put those plans on hold. During the war, Disney had time to come up with new ideas, and creations for his magical park. It was soon clear that 8 acres wouldn't be enough.Finally in 1953, he had the Stanford Research Institute conduct a survey for a 100-acre site, outside of Los Angeles. He needed space to build rivers, waterfalls, and mountains; he would have flying elephants and giant teacups; a fairy-tale castle, moon rockets, and a scenic railway; all inside a magic kingdom he called "Disneyland."The search for the best venue for the park ended in the rural Anaheim, California with a purchase of a 160-acre orange grove near the junction of the Santa Ana Freeway (I-5) and Harbor Boulevard.Construction for Disneyland began on July 21, 1954, 12 months before the park was scheduled to open.Some 160-acres of citrus trees had been cleared and 15 houses moved to make room for the park. However, when the real designing came around, Disney met with inevitable questions. How do you make believable wild animals, that aren't real? How do you make a Mississippi paddle ship? How do you go about building a huge castle in the middle of Anaheim, California? Disney asked his movie studio staff for answers. The design of Disneyland was something never done before. There would be four uniquely different theme parts: Adventureland, Frontierland, Fantasyland Tomorrow land. Bit by bit, Disneyland got ready for Opening Day. The staff worked around the clock to get ready.But opening day was a terrible disaster. Besides the terrible opening day conditions, the park did eventually pick up. By 1965, ten years after opening day, 50 Million visitors had come through the gates.36. The passage is mainly about___________.A. How Disneyland came into beingB. The difficulties Disney met in building DisneylandC. What visitors can enjoy in Disneyland.D. A brief introduction to Disneyland37. Which of the following dates would probably be the opening date of Disneyland?A. 1953B. 1954C. 1955D. 196538. Which of the following statements is Not True?A. World War II had some influence on the building plan of the Disneyland.B. Disney must have met many difficulties in building Disneyland.C. Disney was a great man with great imagination and creativity.D. About 50 million visitors have visited Disneyland so far.39. The underlined phrase in the last paragraph probably means _________.A. collectB. improveC. findD. openBTODAY, Friday, November 12JAZZ with the Mike Thomas Jazz Band at The Derby Arms. Upper Richmond Road West, Sheen.DISCO Satin Sounds Disco. Free at The Lord Napier, Mort lake High St., from 8a. m. to 8p. m. Tel: 682—1158.SATURDAY, November 13JAZZ Lysis at The Bull’s Head, Barnes. Admission 60p.MUSICAL HALL at The Star and Garter, Lower Richmond Road, Putney, provided by the Aba Daba Music Hall company. Good food and entertainment fair price. Tel: 789—6749.FAMILY night out? Join the sing-along at The Black Horse. Sheen Road, Richmond.JAZZ The John Bennett Big Band at The Bu ll’s Head, Barnes. Admission 80p.THE DERBY ARMS, Upper Richmond Road West, give you Joe on the electric accordion(手风琴). Tel: 789—4536SUNDAY, November 14DISCO Satin Sounds Disco, free at The Lord Napier, Mort Lake High Street, from 8 a. m. to 8 p. m. FOLK MUSIC at The Derby Arms. The Short Stuff and residents the Norman Chop Trio. Non-remembers 70p. Tel: 688—4626.HEAVY MUSIC with Tony Simon at The Bull, Upper Richmond Road West, East Sheen.THE DERBY ARMS, Upper Richmond Road West, give you Joe on the electric accordion.40. Where and when can you hear the Norman Chop Trio?A. At the Derby Arms on Sunday.B. At the Bull’s Head on Sunday.C. At the Bull on Saturday.D. At the Black Horse on Saturday.41. You want to enjoy the electric accordion on Saturday. Which telephone number do you have to ring to find out what time it starts?A. 789—6749.B. 789—4536.C. 682—1158.D. 688—4626.42.You want to spend the Saturday by joining the entertainment with your family.Where should you go?A. Disco at The Lord Napier.B. Jazz at The Bull’s HeadC. The electric accordion at The Derby Arms.D. The sing-along at The Black Horse.. CPeople do not analyze every problem they meet. Sometimes they try to remember a solution from the last time they had a similar problem. They often accept the opinions or ideas of other people. Other times they begin to act without thinking. They try to find a solution by trial and error. However, when all these methods fail, the person with a problem has to start analyzing. There are six stages in analyzing a problem.First the person must recognize that there is a problem. For example, Sam’s bicycle is broken, and he cannot ride it to class as he usually does. Sam must see that there is a problem with his bicycle.Next the thinker must define the problem. Before Sam can repair his bicycle, he must find out the reason why it does not work. For instance, he must determine if the problem is with the gears, the brakes, or the frame. He must make his problem more specific.Now the person must look for information that will make the problem clearer and lead to possible solutions. For instance, suppose Sam decided that his bike does not work because there is something wrong with the gear wheels. At this time, he can look in his bicycle repair book and read about gears. He can talk to his friends at the bike shop. He can look at his gears carefully. After studying the problem, the person should have several suggestions for a possible solution. Take Sam as an illustration. His suggestions might be: put oil on the gear wheels; buy new gear wheels and replace the old ones; tighten or loosen the gear wheels.Eventually one suggestion seems to be the solution to the problem. Sometimes the final idea comes very suddenly because the thinker suddenly sees something new or sees something in a new way. Sam, for example, suddenly sees that there is a piece of chewing gum between the gear wheels. He immediately realizes the solution to his problem: he must clean the gear wheels.Finally the solution is tested. Sam cleans the gear wheels and finds that afterwards his bicycle works perfectly. In short , he has solved the problem.43. By referring to Sam’s broken bicycl e, the author intends to _________.A. illustrate the ways to repair his bicycleB. discuss the problems of his bicycleC. tell us how to solve a problemD. show us how to analyze a problem44. Which of the following is NOT true?A. People do not analyze the problem they meet.B. People often accept the opinions or ideas of other people.C. People may learn from their past experience.D. People can not solve some problems they meet.45. As used in the last sentence, the phrase “in short” means _________.A. in the short termB. in detailC. in a wordD. in the end46. . In analyzing a problem we should do all the following except .A. recognize and define the problemB. look for information to make the problem clearerC. have suggestions for a possible solutionD. find a solution by trial or mistakeDThe campaign is over. The celebrations have ended. And the work for US president-elect Barack Obama has begun.The 47-year-old politician rose to the highest post because of his stand against the war in Iraq and his plans to fix a weak economy. But what will the first 47-year-old African-American president do for race relations?Obama’s victory appears to have given blacks and other minorities a true national role model. For years, many looked to athletes and musicians for inspiration. As Darius Turner, an African-American high school student in Los Angeles, told the Los Angeles Times, “Kobe doesn’t have to be e verybody’s role model anymore.”Recent polls（民意测验）also suggest that Obama’s victory has given Americans new optimism about race relations. For example, a USA Today poll found that two-thirds of Americans believe relations between blacks and whites “will finally be worked out”. This is the most hopeful response since the question was first asked during the civil rights revolution in 1963.However, it’s still too early to tell whether Obama’s presidency will begin to solve many of the social problems facing low-income black communities.Although blacks make up only 13 percent of the US population, 55 percent of all prisoners are African-American. Such numbers can be blamed on any number of factors on America’s racist past, a failure of government policy and the collapse(瓦解)of the family unit in black communities.It is unlikely that Obama will be able to reverse (扭转) such trends overnight. However, Bill Bank, an expert of African-American Studies, says that eventually young blacks need to find role models in their own communities. “That’s not Martin Luther King, and not Barack Obama,” he told the Los Angeles Times. “It’s actually the people closest to them. Barack only has so much influence.”In the opinion of black British politician Trevor Phi llips, Obama’s rise will contribute more to multiculturalism than to race relations in the US.“When the G8 meets, the four most important people in the room will be the president of China, the prime minister of India, the prime minister of Japan and Ba rak Obama,” he told London’s The Times newspaper. “It will be the first time we’ve seen that on our television screens. That will be a huge psychological shift (心理转变) for both the white people and the colored ones in the world.”47. For years, before Obama was elected president of the US, __________.A. Kobe was the only role model for all the blacksB. blacks could only find role models on the basketball courtC. minorities in America couldn’t find role models in their real lifeD. American blacks had no role model who was successful in political area48. According to Bill Bank, ____________.A. it’s better for young blacks to find role models in those who are close to themB. young blacks should not be so much influenced by ObamaC. blacks should find other role models because Obama is far from their realityD. Obama is not the proper role model for African-Americans49. What would be the best title for this passage?A. The First African-American PresidentB. America’s New R ole ModelC. Obama-- A Successful Black .D. Choosing a Right Role Model50. What will be the huge psychological shift Trevor mentioned at the end of the passage?A. The other three leaders all support Obama.B. Obama is an African-American president.C. None of the four leaders is white.D. The other three leaders except Obama are from Asian countries.A. ACDBB. ABDC. CACDD. DABCEHappy birthdayThe China National Opera (CNO) will give a concert to celebrate its 50th birthday .Different generations of CNO vocalists , like Li Guangxi , Yao Hong and Ma Mei , will present the concert which will feature both songs from famous Chinese operas like “The White-haired Girl” and “The Hundredth Bride”, as well as , arias of such Western opera classics as “Madame Butterfly”, “La Traviata” and “Rigoletto”.Time/ date: 7:30 pm , September 7, 8Location : Tianqiao TheatreTel : 6551-4787, 8315-6170Tickets : 60—500 yuan (US $7.2— 60.2)Folk musicA concert will be held to feature some recently composed traditional Chinese music works .The concert , given by the Folk Orchestra of the China Opera and Ballet Theatre , will include such pieces as “Memory of Childhood ”, “Memorial Ceremony for God ”and “Wine Song”.Time/date: 7:30pm, September 13Location: Concert hall at the National Library of ChinaTel: 6848 –5462, 6841-9220Tickets: 30-200 yuan (US$3.6-24.1)Moon musicA concert of traditional Chinese music will be given on the eve of the Moon Festival which falls on September 21st this year.The concert will feature a number of famous pieces centred on the theme of the moon, such as “Moonlight”, “Spring night on a Moonlit River” and “Lofty Mountain and Flowing River.”A number of established traditional Chinese music performers like Zhou Yaokun and Fan Weiqing, will play solos as well as collaborate with the folk music orchestra.Time / date: 7:30 pm, September 21stLocation: Grand Theatre of the Cultural Palace of NationalitiesTel: 6606—8888, 6606—999958．If you want to buy tickets for listening to the music “Memory of Childhood”, you will dial __.A．6551—4787 B．6848—5462 C．8315—6170 D．6606—999959．Which statement is right according to the passage?A．Li Guangxi, Yao Hong and Ma Mei stand for the same generation of CNO vocalists.B．“Rigoletto” is a famous piece on the theme of the moon.C．“Lofty Mountain and Flowing River” is a traditional Chinese music.D．Zhou Yaokun will play solos and Fan Weiqing will collaborate with the folk music orchestra.60．“Madame Butterfly” is .A．a Chinese opera B．a Western opera C a piece of music D．a song61．In which column of a newspaper will the article be published?A．Entertainment. B．People. C．Culture. D．Sports.以下是附加文档，不需要的朋友下载后删除，谢谢班主任工作总结专题8篇第一篇:班主任工作总结小学班主任特别是一年级的班主任，是一个复合性角色。
高中英语真题-2016高考英语二轮阅读理解训练七十集之连载(10)
2016高考英语二轮阅读理解训练七十集之连载（10）阅读理解。
阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。
For many years，artists have flocked to Paris，France，to paint or to learn to paint.Perhaps artists first went there bec ause of the city’s beauty.They went to paint pictures of the bro ad，treelined streets，the great churches，and the graceful river bridges.The artists felt comfortable in Paris because the people of the city had always enjoyed art.Paris had great art museums，filled with famous paintings and statues from many countries. And the people of Paris had always welcomed new ideas.In th is city，artists felt free to experiment with new ways of painting.As soon as famous artists painted in Paris，students came to learn from them.People came to buy paintings.People called art dealers set up galleries where paintings were bought and sold.Others kept shops that sold artists’paint s and supplies.Students and artists who were not yet famous could live in Pa ris for very little money.They learned by studying great art in t he museums，and they learned from one another.They held art fairs，hanging their paintings outdoors along the streets.Today，New York City and Florence，Italy，are also famous art centers.But the world’s principal art exhibi ts are still held in Paris.Important judges of art live there.Most of the new ways of painting that have started in the last hundr ed years began in Paris.So artists and art dealers still go to P aris because it is the world’s leading art center.1．Art students learned by studying great art in Paris’_______ _．A．streets B．churchesC．museums D．schools解析：由第四段第二句话“They learned by studying great art in the museums，and they learned from one another.”可知答案。
2016高考英语二轮阅读理解训练七十集之连载(51)及答案
2016高考英语二轮阅读理解训练七十集之连载(51）及答案【阅读理解】人物故事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。
Rae Armantrout，who has been a poetry professor at the University of California San Diego（UCSD)for two decades，has won the 2010 Pulitzer Prize in the poetry category for her most recent book, “Versed”。
"I’m delighted and amazed at how much media recognition that the Pulitzer brings，as compared to even the National Book Critics Award，which I was also s urprised and delighted to win,” said Armantrout。
”For a long time, my writing has been just below the media radar，and to have this kind of attention，suddenly，with my 10th book，is really surprising。
"Armantrout，a native Californian, received her bachelor's degree at UC Berkeley，where she studied with noted poet Denise Levertov，and her master’s in creative writing from San Francisco State University。
高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解基础训练集连载高三全册英语试题_28
语鹅市安置阳光实验学校四川省成都市2016高考英语阅读理解二轮基础训练80集连载（54）2016高考训练题。
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。
Children are children after all, and most of them speak their mind. When they are just toddlers（幼儿）, no matter how naughty or rude they are, we think it is amusing to watch them speak like a grown-up. But as they grow, these same kids seem annoying and ill-mannered if they try to sound grown-up.Conflicts often appear between parents and children. Reasoning does not seem to work with them．It's hard to tell who are right and who are wrong. A child of 7-8 always finds some reasons to have a conflict with his parents. Whether it is about some toys, studies, basic affairs, parties or friends, there is always a difference in opinions between them. And it becomes worse when they answer you back. Psychologists say that children should be handled with care. Yes, sure they should be but not at the cost of disrespecting their elders.We are partly responsible for this situation. At an early age we encourage grown-up-like behaviour, just because we find it amusing. The kids on the other hand consider this same behavior as normal and get used to it. And when it is not funny for us any more, we expect them to stop it, but by then it is already too late. Only when they reach a certain maturity will the children realize that answering back and being rude are not acceptable. Until then, most of the time their behavior is difficult to change, unless by force. And the use of force is again not a very good idea, as it weakens the child's confidence.Thus this brings us to the conclusion that it is one thing to bring a child into this world but quite another to make them into well mannered citizens. The best way is to be a good example ourselves, as our children are a reflection of us adults.1.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?A. It is annoying to watch children speak like a grown-up.B. We should deal with children carefully according to psychologists.C. We are totally responsible for our kids’ impolite behaviour.D. Most of the time children’s behaviour is easy to change.2.What's the main idea of the second paragraph?A. There are usually conflicts of opinions between parents andchildren.B. Children would like toys better than their parents.C. Children always look down upon their parents.D. It’s strange for children and parents to disagree with each other.3.Which of the following is part of the reason for the present situation of the children?A. Children always think their parents’ opinions are wrong.B. Parents often try to change their children by force.C. Parents give too much loose to children.D. Children are often asked to follow their parents.4. What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph probably mean?A. It is important that we teach children how to behave well and bringthem into the world.B. It is important to bring a child into the world safe and sound.C. We should try to make a child follow the elders.D. We should train children to be good citizens with good manners.参考答案1—4、BACD阅读理解。
2016届高三英语二轮复习课时训练17阅读理解+完形填空+语法填空+短文改错
训练17 阅读理解＋完形填空＋语法填空＋短文改错(建议用时45分钟)Ⅰ.阅读理解Even if trees cannot walk，they are still on the move.In parts of the Arctic，entire forests are moving northward.Across the Arctic，temperatures are rising faster than anywhere else in the world.As that happens，the tree line that marks where forests stop and the treeless tundra (冻原) starts has been shifting northward.Trees growing along the tree line must protect themselves from the cold wind.To do this，plants tend to grow horizontal (水平的)branches low to the ground.The energy it takes for trees to grow this way means they don’t have enough energy to make seeds.But as Earth’s climate has been warming，trees no longer have to just grow horizontally.Many can instead grow up toward the sky.This takes less energy.And with all that leftover energy，these trees have started producing more seeds.This happens especially in places where white spruce (白云杉) grows.White spruce，which is a North American tree，is quite able to produce a lot of seeds，which can move long d istances in the wind.When windblown seeds end up on the tundra beyond the tree line，they eventually can sprout (发芽) new trees.This explains how a forest can move.Of course，the process would work only if the tundra were warm enough.But in recent years，the whole planet has been warming.New trees will provide shelters for some snow.Keeping the sun’s rays from making the white surface disappear.Instead，the trees absorb the sun’s heat.This warms the surrounding air.The extra warmth encourages even more trees to produce seeds.That further boosts a forest’s ability to expand.In addition，more trees will trap more snow，preventing much of it from being blown away.Snow can trap heat in the soil below，which encourages trees to grow.The recent rise of temperatures has helped more trees grow past the tree line.People worry about impacts on the animals that depend on frozen conditions for food and shelter.1．What is the main cause of the trees in the Arctic moving northward?A．The shrinking of northern tundra.B．The rising temperature.C．The fierce and cold wind.D．The abundant resources in the north.2．What does the underlined word “ this” in Paragraph 2 mean?A．To produce more seeds.B．To move northward.C．To respond to the climate change.D．To protect themselves from the cold wind.3．What can be inferred from the last paragraph?A．New trees can trap the snow，which may make the soil colder.B．The trapped snow prevents new trees from producing more seeds.C．New trees can make the surrounding air warmer.D．New trees can bring more food and shelter to local animals.4．The passage is most probably taken from ________.A．a science reportB．a health reportC．a fashion magazineD．a children’s magazine【语篇解读】本文是一篇科研报告，主要研究了气温升高对北极圈植物的影响。
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2016高考英语二轮阅读理解八十集之连载训练（29）【由福建省三明市2014高考模拟题改编】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。
With the tears streaming down her face，she put her two hands to her lips，and kissed them to Him; then clasped(紧握着)them on her breast，as if she laid his ruined head there．“You are not the gaoler’s(监狱长)daughter ?”She sighed“No. ”“Who are you ?”Not yet trusting the tones of her voice，she sat down on the bench beside him．He drew backbut she laid her hand upon his arm．A strange thrill struck him when she did so, and visibly passedover his frame; he laid the knife down softly，as he sat staring at her．Her golden hair，which she wore in long curls，had been hurriedly pushed aside，and fell downover her neck．Advancing his hand by little and little，he took it up and looked at it．In the middleof the action he went astray，and，with another deep sigh，fell to work at his shoemaking．But lot for long．Releasing his arm，she laid her hand upon his shoulder．After looking doubtfully at it，two or three times，as if to be sure that it was really there，he laid down his work，put his hand to his neck，and took off a blackened string with a scrap of folded rag attached to it．He opened this，carefully，on his knee，and it contained a very little quantity of hair：not more thanone or two long golden hairs，which he had，in some old day，wound on upon his finger．He took her hair into his hand again，and looked closely at it．“It is the same．How can it be!When was it! How was it!”As the concentrating expression returned to his forehead，he seemed to become conscious thatit was in hers too．He turned her full to the light，and looked at her．“She had laid her head upon my shoulder，that night when I was summoned(传唤)out —shehad a fear of my going，though I had none—and when I was brought to the North Tower theyfound these upon my sleeve．‘You will leave me them? They can never help me to escape in thebody，though they may in the spirit．’Those were the words I said．I remember them very well. ”He formed this speech with his lips many times before he could utter it．But when he did findspoken words for it，they came to him coherently(连贯地)，though slowly．“How was this?一Was it you? ”1．The underlined word“it” in the passage refers to“”.A．her hair B．her hand C．his arm D．his shoulder2．The passage is most probably taken from .A．a chant B．a drama C．a novel D．an essay3．From the passage，we can infer that .A．the lady was the gaoler’s friend B．the man lived a peaceful life C．they hadn’t seen each other for years D．they made a happy conversation 4．The old man took the lady’s hair into his hand again because .A．the hair reminded him of his daughterB．he found the hair of high qualityC．the lady had almost the same hair as he didD．the lady’s hair worried him so much5．The writer attracts the readers by .A．describing the changes of the relationshipB．giving a vivid description of detailsC．using funny and humorous languageD．presenting unpredictable consequence【参考答案】1—5、BCCAB【由山东省2014高考仿真模拟冲刺卷（5）改编】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。
A report consistently brought back by visitors to the US is how friendly，courteous and helpful most Americans were to them．To be fair，this observation is also frequently made of Canada and Canadians，and should best be considered North American．There are，of course，exceptions．Small-minded officials，rude waiters，and ill-mannered taxi drivers are hardly unknown in the US．Yet it is an observation made so frequently that it deserves comment．For a long period of time and in many parts of the country, a traveler was a welcome break in an otherwise dull existence．Dullness and loneliness were common problems of the families who generally lived distant from one another．Strangers and travelers were welcome sources of diversion，and brought news of the outside world．The harsh realities of the frontier also shaped this tradition of hospitality．Someone traveling alone，if hungry，injured，or ill，often had nowhere to turn except to the nearest cabin or settlement．It was not a matter of choice for the traveler or merely a charitable impulse on the part of the settlers．It reflected the harshness of daily life：if you didn‘t take in the stranger and take care of him，there was no one else who would．And someday，remember，you might be in the same situation．Today there are many charitable organizations which specialize in helping the weary traveler．Yet，the old tradition of hospitality to strangers is still very strong in the US，especially in the smaller cities and towns away from the busy tourist trails．“I was just traveling through，got talking with this American，and pretty soon he invited me home for dinner—amazing．” Such observations reported by visitors to the US are not uncommon，but are not always understood properly．1．In the eyes of visitors from the outside world，___________．A．rude taxi drivers are rarely seen in the USB．small-minded officials deserve a serious commentC．Canadians are not so friendly as their neighborsD．most Americans are ready to offer help2．It could be inferred from the last paragraph that ___________．A．culture exercises an influence over social interrelationship B．courteous convention and individual interest are interrelatedC．various virtues manifest themselves exclusively among friendsD．social interrelationships equal the complex set of cultural conventions 3．Families in frontier settlements used to entertain strangers ___________．A．to improve their hard lifeB．in view of their long-distance travelC．to add some flavor to their own daily lifeD．out of a charitable impulse4．The tradition of hospitality to strangers ___________．A．tends to be superficial and artificialB．is generally well kept up in the united StatesC．is always understood properlyD．has something to do with the busy tourist trails5．Wha t’s the author’s attitudes toward the American‘s friendliness？A．Favorable． B．Unfavorable． C．Indifferent． D．Neutral．【参考答案】1---5、DACBA【由山东省2014高考仿真冲刺卷（6）改编】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。