配套K12高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解摸底练习(5)
【K12教育学习资料】高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解摸底练习(5)
山东即墨市2016高考英语（二轮）阅读理解摸底练习（5）【2014模拟】阅读理解。
阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Justin and Brandy Besemer were newly married and trying to pay off their wedding debt when they decided their family needed a dog — an American Bulldog named Kaila. Thus started one of their first arguments. Brandy, who had never raised a dog before, wanted to spend a little over $ 300 a year buying pet insurance. Justin, who had always kept dogs, thought it was a waste of money.“His parents told me this horror story that made me insist we get it, ” explained Brandy, 28. “They were talking about their dog having to have a knee replaced and it cost them like $ 2,000. We couldn’t afford that. I just didn’t want to get a dog if I couldn’t afford to take care of it. ”When Kaila chewed up a string of Christmas lights a few months later, landing the dog in an emergency veterinary center, the Santa Monica couple was relieved that Brandy had gained the upper hand. When they found that the dog had infections and food allergies, they realized that without the insurance they wouldn’t have been able to afford treatment for Kaila.“We joke that she’s our little lemon, ” Brandy said. “This is the longest we’ve gone without having to take her to the vet, and it’s been maybe three weeks.”Although the Besemers are delighted that they spent the money buying pet insurance,ple nty of experts agree with Justin’s first assessment: It’s a waste of money. If the couple had a different policy or a different temper, it might be. However, as is true with many personal finance decisions, the smart choice on pet insurance is a personal one.In general, experts claim that it’s wasteful to insure against risks that are not catastrophic. It doesn’t make sense, for example, to buy pet insurance to pay for routine medical issues such as injections and checkups. That’s because you’ll pay roughly as much for the coverage as the treatment. Whether it makes sense to buy a policy for major medical bills relies on two things: emotion and finances.If you would be emotionally ruined to lose a pet simply because you couldn’t afford to treat it — and a $ 5 ,000 vet bill would be more than your budget could take —you might want to consider a policy. But if you have the resources to pay for emergencyvet care —or wouldn’t be saddened to lose a pet if you didn’t — you could skip pet insurance.51. What did Justin and Brandy Besemer argue about?A. The way of setting aside money.B. The possibility of adopting a dog.C. The necessity of buying pet insurance.D. The burden of paying off their debt.52. According to the passage, who valued Brandy’s choice on pet insurance?A. The vet.B. The experts.C. Justin’s parents.D. Brandy’s mother.53. According to the passage, experts argue that pets ____.A. are unlikely to suffer serious diseasesB. might have a temper similar to their ownersC. will waste their owners’ large sums of moneyD. impose a negative effect on their owners’ emotion54. According to the passage, what decides whether to buy pet insurance?A. Budget and emotion.B. Injections and checkups.C. Risks and benefits.D. Emergencies and treatment.【参考答案】51—54、 CCAA【2014模拟题】阅读理解。
配套K12高考英语二轮复习 完形填空摸底篇(5)
河北徐水县2016高考英语二轮完形填空摸底篇（5）【山东省2014模拟】A完形填空。
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从11—20各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。
Many of the world's pollution problems have been caused by the crowding of large groups of people into the cities．Supply for the needs of the people leads to further 11 by industry．If the rapid increase of world population continues at the present rate, there may be much greater 12 to human beings．Some scientists speak of the increase in numbers of people as "population pollution''．About 2,000 years ago, the world population was about 250 million．It 13 a billion in 1850．By 1930 the population was two billion．It is now six billon．It is 14 to double by the year 2020．If the population continues to grow at the same rate, there will be 25 billion people in the 15 a hundred years from now．Man has been 16 the earth's resources more and more 17 over the past years．Some of them are almost gone．Now many people believe that man's greatest problemis how to control the 18 of the population．The material supplies in the world will be far from enough to 19 the human population if the present rate of increase continues．There is already over-crowding in many cities and starvation in some countries．Many people believe that human survival in the future 20 on the answer to the question．11．A．progress B．pollution C．education D．production 12．A．danger B．harm C．benefit D．hardship 13．A．got B．took C．brought D．reached 14．A．suggested B．hoped C．expected D．said15．A．world B．country C．star D．end 16．A．discovering B．using C．digging D．destroying 17．A．seriously B．dangerously C．rapidly D．steadily 18．A．existence B．start C．growth D．birth 19．A．increase B．starve C．construct D．support 20．A．depends B．agrees C．saves D．passes【参考答案】11—20、BBDCA BCCDA【山东省2014模拟】B完形填空。
【配套K12】高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解基础演练(4)
阅读理解基础演练（4）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。
Recreational tree climbing is taking root in the ecotourism industry, and it's sending guys like Tim Kovar to far off reaches of the globe. Kovar, a tree-climbing instructor, recently returned to the U.S. from Brazil, where he spent time developing a tree-climbing operation thanks to the "slow travel" movement.Slow travel, is like the slow food movement, the practice of giving fast food in favor of homegrown cooking—the kind that takes hours to prepare and enjoy. Likewise, slow travel urges visitors to experience a place's natural surroundings and learn about the ecology in a way not afforded by extreme games."Tree climbing is a slow activity," says Kovar. "It's not something you do quickly and then you're on to the next thing or event." There is no such thing as a quick climb, especially for beginners. This wasn't a race against the clock or the fellow climbers. In fact, tree climbing is unlikely to ever become a feature of the extreme games. Many climbers refuse competition. There has already been so much competition in the world."When you stand below the tree, it can be amazing," Rusel DeMaria says, looking affectionately up at Michael's Triumph, a 150-foot-tall tree. But reaching the treetop, he adds, is an entirely different feeling. Likewise, his wife, Viola Brumbaugh, kneels on the ground and asks Michael's Triumph for permission to climb. "It goes a lot smoother that way, "She says.And climbing has been included into many educational programs. New Tribe offers guided climbs through its school, Tree Climbing Northwest, where "we teach enough tree biology and forest ecology to raise awareness in our students," says New Tribe present Sophis Sparks. "We know that the tree climbing experience deepens personal appreciation for trees. After climbing, people value trees more and are motivated to support preservation. This is not just to preserve their playground."Perhaps that is why he struggles with the term "recreational tree climbing," saying, "I prefer to call it inspirational tree climbing."16. What do slow travel and the slow food movement have in common?A. They take people a long time.B. They are related to the eco-tourism industry.C. They advocate protecting nature.D. They cost people little money17hat do we know about tree climbing from the passage?A. People compete to see who can climb to the top first.B. It favors the experience of enjoying nature.C. It is a kind of extreme sport and needs a lot of effort.D. People view it as a challenge to climb the tallest tree in a forest.18rumbaugh kneels on the ground before climbing trees to ___________________.A. beg for the safety of climbingB. Expect to climb faster than her husbandC. Show respect for the treeD. ask for permission of her husband19Sophia Sparks prefers the term "inspirational tree climbing" because it ____________.A. provide people with more chances to play outsideB. bring a lot of pleasure to lifeC. Deepens personal love between each otherD. Makes people realize they should protect trees20What's the best title for the passage?A. Tree-climbing travellingB. Slow travel movementsC. Dangers of climbingD. Respect for natureD篇【解析】爬树已经成为生态旅游的一种形式，它不但给人们带来了乐趣，而且还提高了人们保护树木的意识。
推荐学习K12高考英语二轮复习 任务型阅读理解选练(5)
任务型阅读理解选练（5）任务型阅读理解，各省市的命名的各不相同，大概有信息匹配、七选五、阅读表达、任务型读写、任务型阅读等等。
【上海市虹口区2014模拟】任务型阅读Directions: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.“There is a senseless concept that children grow up and leave home when theyare 18, and the truth is far from that,” says sociologist Larry Bumpass of the University of Wisconsin. Today, unexpected numbers of young adults are living with their parents.Analysts raised a variety of reasons for this return to the nest. One important reason is that the marriage age is rising, a condition that makes home and its pleasantness particularly attractive to young people, which is second to skyrocketing housing costs to which young people find their wings attached. Besides, a high divorce rate and a declining remarriage rate are sending economically pressed and emotionally hurt survivors back to parental shelters. For some, the expense of an away-from-home college education has become so great that many students now attend local schools.Living at home, says Knighton, a school teacher, continues to give her securityand moral support. Her mother agreed, “It is ridiculous for the kids to pay all that money for rent. It makes sense for kids to stay at home.” B ut sharing the family home requires adjustments for all. There are the quarrels over bathrooms, telephonesand privacy. Some families, however, manage the delicate balancing act. But for others,it proves too difficult. Michelle Del Turco, 24, has been home three times — andleft three times. “What I considered a social drink, my dad considered an alcohol problem,” she explains. “He never liked anyone I dated, so I either had to hide away to meet them at friends’ houses.”It is really hard to say how long adult children should live with their parents before moving on. Nevertheless, it is commonly recognized that lengthy homecomingsare a mistake and they accidentally destroy the advantage of brief visits that willstrengthen the relationship between parents and children. Children, struggling to establish separate identities, can end up with “a sense of inadequacy, defeat and failure.” And aging parents, who should be enjoying some financial and personal freedom, find themselves stuck with responsibilities, which is definitely a stress for them.(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN EIGHT WORDS.)78. What’s t he mos t important reason for young adults’ returning to the nest?79. Knighton enjoys living at home due to ________.80. What has resu lted in the Michelle Del Turco’s unhappy experience with her dad?81. From the passage, we can conclude it is ________ that benefit(s) both adultchildren and their parents to avoid lengthy homecomings.【参考答案】78. skyrocketing housing costs79. a sense of security and moral support80. They failed to manage the delicate balancing act.81. brief visits任务型读写【2015高考复习】任务型读写A study published Monday found that people who sleep less tend to be fat，and experts said it’s time to find out if more sleep will fight fatness.“We’ve put so much emphasis on diet and exercise that we’ve failed to recognize the value of good sleep，”said Fred Turek，a physician at Northwestern University.Monday’s study from Eastern Virgnia Medical School in Norfolk covered 1,000 people and found that total sleep time decreased as body mass index－a measure of weight based on height increased.“Men slept an average of 27 minutes less than women and overweight and fat patients slept less than patients with normal weights，”it s aid.In general the fatter subjects slept about 1.8 hours a week less than those with normal weights.“Americans experience insufficient sleep and fat bodies.Clinicians are aware of the burden of fatness on patients，”the study said.“Our findings suggest th at major extensions of sleep time may not be necessary，as an extra 20 minutes of sleep per night seems to be associated with a lower body mass index，”it added.“We caution that this study does not set up a causeandeffect relationship between restricted sleep and fatness，but investigations indicating success in weight loss via extensions of sleep would help greatly to set up such a relationship.”The study was published in the Archives of Internal Medicine along with an editorial by Turek and Northwestern colleague Joseph Bass commenting on it and related research.Inan interview，Turek said some studies have shown the lack of sleep causes declines in an appetiteholding back protein hormone，and increases in another hormone that cause a longing for food.“In addition neuropathies(神经疗法)in the brain governing sleep and fatness appear to overlap(部分重叠)，”he said.“Fatness has been rising dramatically in developed countries and reached epidemic(流行病)levels in the United States，”it added，“leading to a variety of healt h problems.”20．published [在第一段提到这个研究已经成为公众所知。
配套K12高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解训练5
阅读理解训练（5）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。
The multi-million pound new Library of Birmingham (LoB) will be the most visible sign of the way the city is accepting the digitalization (数字化) of everyday life. Set to open in 2013, the ￡188m LoB is already beginning to take shape next to the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, with which it will share some equipment.As digital media (媒介) is important toits idea, the project is already providing chances for some of the many small new local companies working at the new technologies. Brian Gambles, the LoB project director, says it is about giving people the right tools for learning:“The aim is to mix the physical with the digital, providing 24-hour services which can be used through many different ways. It is important to enable us to reach more people, more effectively.”The digital library will, he says, be as important as the physical one, allowing the distant use of the services, making sure that it is never closed to the public. Even before the LoB is complete, the public has been able to go online to visit the Virtual (虚拟的) LoB, designed by Baden, the Birmingham virtual worlds specialists. Not only have the public been able to learn about the LoB, but the virtual one has also enabled those working on the LoB to understand the building and how it will work before it even opens.Two other small Birmingham-based digital companies are also working on the LoB projects. Substrat, a digital design company, is developing what it calls an example of an “enlarged reality” project. It is about the use of an exciting smart phone, an important part of the LoB which is in the early stages of development. And The People’s Archive is an online library of historical figures of the city being built up by a digital content company in Cahoots, in which users will be encouraged to add to and comment on the material.Gambles says: “Technology will enable us to make the library’s content and servicesopen to citizens as never before.”1. The underlined part “its idea” in Paragraph 3 refers to the idea of .A. the equipmentB. the projectC. the digital mediaD. the physical library2. While visiting the Virtual LoB, the public can .A. get a general idea of the LoBB. meet many world-famous expertsC. learn how to put up a library buildingD. understand how the specialists work on the project3. Which of the following is true of the LoB when it opens?a. It offers better learning tools.b. It reaches users in different ways.c. It provides users with smart phones.d. It allows users to enrich its material.e. It gives non-stop physical and digital services.A. a, b, dB. a, c, eC. b, c, dD. b, d, e4. The text is most probably taken from .A. a computer bookB. a library guideC. a project handbookD. a newspaper report【参考答案】1-4 BAAD阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
【配套K12】高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解基础训练(5)
陕西三原县2016高考英语【二轮】阅读理解基础训练（5）阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Arthur Miller (1915-2005) is universally recognized as one of the greatest dramatists of the 20th century. Miller’s father had moved to the USA from Austria Hungary．Drawn like so many other by the “Great American Dream” However, he experienced severe financial hardship when his family business was ruined in the Great Depression of the early l930s.Milles's most famous play, Death of a Salesman, is a powerful attack on the American system. With its aggressive way of doing business and its insistence on money and social status as indicators of worth. In Willy Loman, the hero of the play, we see a m an who has got into double with his worth. Willy is “burnt out” and in the cruel world of business there is no room for sentiment: if he can't do the work, then he is no good to his employer, the Wagner Company, and he must go. Willy is painfully aware of this, and at loss as to what to do with his lack of success. He refuses to face the fact that he has failed and kills himself in the end.When it was first staged in 1949, the play was greeted with enthusiastic reviews, and it won the Tony Award for Best Play, the New York Drama Critics` Circle Award, and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. It was the first play to win all three of these major awards.Miller died of the failure at his home in Roxbury, Connecticut, on the evening of February 10, 2005, the 56th anniversary of the first performance of Death of a Salesman on Broadway.( ) 1. Why did Arthur Miller’s father move to the USA?A. He suffered from severe hunger in his home country.B. He was attracted by the "Great American Dream.C. He hoped to make his son a dramatist.D. His family business failed.( ) 2. The play Death of a SalesmanA. exposes the cruelty of the American business worldB. discusses the ways to get promoted in a companyC. talks about the business career of Arthur MillerD. focuses on the skills in doing business( ) 3. What can we learn about Willy Loman?A. He treats his employer badly.B. He runs the Wagner Company.C. He is a victim of the American system.D. He is regarded as a hero by his colleagues.( ) 4. After it was first staged, Death of a SalesmanA. achieved huge successB. won the first Tony AwardC. was warmly welcomed by salesmenD. was severely attacked by dramatists( ) 5. What is the text mainly about?A. Arthur Miller and his family.B. The awards Arthur Miller won.C. The hardship Arthur Miller experienced.D. Arthur Miller and his best-known play.【文章大意】文章介绍了剧作家Arthur Miller和他最有名的作品Death of a Salesman《推销员之死》。
高考英语二轮复习阅读理解及解析文化教育类05专题训练含解析050827.doc
阅读理解（文化教育类）05十二、(Q = Question; A = Answer)Situation IQ: If someone sits right next to me in an empty movie theater, is it rude to move? A: Maybe, but nobody will fault you for it. Chances are that the close sitter doesn’t realize he disturbs you, so h e may miss your annoyance. You undoubtedly aren’t the first person he’s met who needs enough room. Forgive his bad judgment, move quietly and enjoy the show.Situation IIQ: If 1 use the bathroom at a store, do I need to buy something?A: Consider frequency and urgency. Is this a one-time thing or an emergency? If so, you don’t have to buy anything, but it would be kind if you did. However, if you regularly use the bathroom at this place, then you arc a customer, and you should act like one.Situation IIIQ: If someone is talking loudly on the bus, is there a nicc way to ask him to keep it down?A: No. Try other means: 1) Stare at him until he gets aware of it and quiets down.2) Lift your finger in a silence motion（动作） and smile. 3) Put on earphonesand ignore him.Situation IVQ: If I remember my friend’s birthday a day late, should I apologize or just wish her a happy birthday like nothing happened?A: This is the reason why the word belated was invented. “Happy belated birthday!”is short for: “Well. I kn ow I forgot, but then I remembered. Forgive me and happy birthday.”Situation VQ: Can I lie about seeing a text because I was loo busy or lazy to respond toit?A: Don’t lie. Receiving a text does not mean you need to respond(回复) to it. Why waste a perfec tly good lie when the truth will serve? “Yes,” you can say if ever asked, “I saw it.” No explanation is needed as to why you don’t respond.25. You will get annoyed in a theater when .A. a person is too activeB. a person is too rude to youC. a person talks too loudlyD. a person sits too close to you26. How will you quiet someone down in a public place?A. By making fun of him continuously.B. By looking purposefully at him.C. By talking to him directly.D. By pointing angrily at him.27. The unde rlined word “belated” in Situation IV probably means.A. prcdictcdB. returnedC. cancelledD. delayed28. What is the passage mainly about?A. Modern ways to mind your manners.B. Different ways to change others’ manners.C. Proper manners to offer help to others.D. Good manners to talk to people.【考点】考察教育类阅读【文章大意】本文中列举了在5种不同的情况下，如何表现得有礼貌的方法。
【配套K12】高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解训练(5)4
辽宁营口市2016高考英语阅读理解（二轮）训练（5）阅读理解训练School is much more than a place where students gather to learn. For children, school is their first opportunity for social development and introduction to people outside of their family unit. Lessons learned in school go beyond mathematics and language arts. Students learn to develop individual interests and find other people who share their interests.Music is one of the ways likeminded children come together. When many people talk about the benefits of music education, they're quick to point out all of the numerous and measurable results of music education: many studies show the positive impact music programs can have on children in other areas of study.Dr. Laurel Trainor, a professor of psychology, at McMaster University, has said young children who take music lessons show different brain development and improved memory compared to children who do not receive musical training. Stanford University researchers have found that musical training improves how the brain processes the spoken word, a finding that researchers say could lead to improving the reading ability of children who have dyslexia and other reading problems.Furthermore, in an analysis of data on more than 25,000 secondary school students, researchers at the United States Department of Education found that students who report consistent involvement in instrumental music during middle school and high school perform significantly better in mathematics.There are many reasons why music education can help to make a child a better student, but there also being involved in music is also a social endeavor that can set the course for lifelong friends and help create social groups that last through school and beyond. Music education breeds familiarity during a school career, when going from class to class or from school to school every year can be nerve wracking and unfamiliar.文章大意：这是应用文阅读。
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阅读理解训练（5）【由山东省枣庄市2014高考英语3月模拟试题改编】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。
Most schools in America do not have the latest equipment in laboratories．It is just too costly．But the eastern state of Maryland and8 non - profit group found a way to make such equipment available during the school year．They put it on a bus! The 13 - meter -long Maryland BioLab is a mobile classroom filled with equipment that lets students explore many kinds of science．It travels around the state visiting schools．It has every-thing from biology to forensic science（法医学）．The mobile lab has been bringing bioscience education to schools around Maryland for more than 10 years,”It is really nice to get the students in here with hands- on activities．They get really excited and want to be engaged．”said Ms．Mangus, who is in charge of the program．She said that many students finished their experiments and left the bus excited about the possibility of becoming a scientist．At the end of each class，Ms．Mangus talked to the students about how she became a scientist．"If we have enough time, we like to take five, ten minutes and talk about us, ourselves．I tell them how I got into science, maybe where I went to school, what I did, and the different kinds of things we could do．”Brian Gaines, the chief executive officer of the foundation supporting the BioLab program, said the organization's goal was to help create the next generation of scientists．"We use this program to talk about careers in science－not only science, but science, technology, engineering and math．Students on the bus get real -life experience they do not get in a classroom．”1．Which of the following is true about the BioLab?A．It visits schools around the United State．B．h i8 8 mobile lab for the schools in Maryland．C．It is used to replace the ordinary classroom．D．Il i8 equipped with all kinds of school things．2．the students arc very pleased because ．A．they can do experiments with own their handsB． they can have face - to - face talks with scientistsC．the bus comes to their school every dayD．they can realize the dreams of being scientists3．Ms．Mangus talked about her experience to ．A．make her classes lively and interestingB．show off her achievementsC．arouse the students' interest in scienceD．get the students more involved in class4．According to Brian Games, the real purpose of the program is to A．help create the future scientistsB．prepare students for future careersC．improve students' marks in schoolsD．save money for the government5．Which of the following would be the best tide for the test?A．Bioscience Education in America． B．A New Way to Do Experiments!C． The Way to Be a Scientist．D．A BioLab on a Bus!【参考答案】1—5、BACADAOnce there was a man who liked to eat mangoes(芒果). 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 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 and thoughtful person arrived - a well-known sage who lived in a simple hut nearby. People were very cur ious to see what he would do, as he was famous in solving many people’s problems in the area and sometimes very complicated ones. He was silent for a minute and then picked up a stone and threw it at the hanging man.That’s what everybody wanted - that he came down. But how? Now everybody was tense(紧张), as to what would happen next! Some wanted to punish the sage, but they didn’t. The sage picked another stone and threw it again at the man, even more forcefully.Now the man on the tree was enraged and developed a great determination to come down and take revenge（报仇）.He then used all his skill and strength and somehow reached the branches which were safe to start going down. And he made it! Everybody was amazed.However, the rescued man found the sage gone. He stood there, realizing that the man really helped him because he induced him to try his best and save himself. “I should be thankful and not angry.”1．What happened after he had picked a few sweet reddish mangoes?A．He remained hanging helplessly on the tree.B．He slipped and fell to the ground suddenly.C．He was climbing down quickly but carefully.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. B．He kept silent. C．He was angry. D．He felt surprised. 3．What do you think motivated the man to climb down?A．Courage. B. Assistance. C．Carefulness. D．Revenge.4．From the story we know that the sweetest mango must be the one .A．on the tree for the longest time B．hidden in the middle of a tree C．on the very top of the a tree D．exposed to sunlight less often参考答案1—4 ACDCBWe often smile at times. However, the meaning of a smile in different cultures may be different. Depending on different cultures, smiling can express joy and amusement, but it can also indicate embarrassment. The following examples show this point of view:In an attempt to be open and friendly, people in the United States smile a lot. Every one smiles at each other, this nonverbal communication shows being friendly in the United States. However，in China, smiling is not only an expression of happiness, but also a way to avoid being embarrassed. Chinese people like smiling when they are embarrassed in order to avoid embarrassment. Smiling is a kind of good will but not sneer（嘲笑）. For example: When a child falls off from a bike, the adults in China may smile, which is a kind of gentle encouragement and may not be a kind of impolite laugh.When a person from the United States might blush（脸红）with embarrassment or become offensive, a Chinese might blush with smile. To avoid serious misunderstanding, people who engage in intercultural communication should be able to understand the meaning of smiling appropriately. Related to the smile is the laugh. Also, different cultures have different meanings about laugh. For example, Americans can enjoy a very heartfelt belly (腹部) laugh that comes from the deepest emotions. However, most Chinese seldom laugh that way because they are thought to be silly except among close friends.5. We can use smile to express all of the following feelings except_________,A. joy and happinessB. amusementC. embarrassmentD. fear6. People often smile at each other in the United States because_________.A. they are very happyB. they want to show they are friendlyC. they want to hide their true feelingsD. they want to avoid embarrassment7. In China, seeing a child falls off a bike, an adult will smile in order to ________.A. laugh at himB. avoid his own embarrassmentC. avoid embarrassment and encourage the boyD. show his politeness8. What is mainly talked about in the passage?A. People smile at times.B. Smiling can express different feelings depending on different cultures.C. Americans are more open and friendly than Chinese people.D. The Chinese people often hide their true feelings.参考答案5—8DBCBCThe driver fled the scene of the accident, leaving the girl to bleed on the sidewalk. Over the next six minutes, more than a dozen people walked by the girl, yet not one individual did anything to help her. The girl was then hit a second time by anothervan before an elderly trash collector came to her aid and brought the attention of the girl’s mother, according to the video and eyewitnesses.Doctors said that the girl, who was put on life support after being hospitalized, remains in a deep coma. The girl’s parents, who are migrants living in the city, are now with her. Police said the drivers of both vehicles have been arrested. However, the indifference of the bystanders shown in the video has shocked the public, as Internet forums have boiled with anger, and people are questioning the morality of society.High moral standards were once triumphed as national pride in China where individuals known for selflessly helping others were adored by the public. But in recent years, the perception of a decline of morals has become a hot topic as profit and materialism are recognized to be affecting society’s values.On Sept. 2. an 88-year-old man in central China collapsed, his face striking the pavement. Yet, no one came to his aid, and he ended up choking to death on the blood from his nose. Some have linked the absence of good models to a previous case in which a man trying to help an elderly woman who fell was accused of harming her.A strong chorus of opinion on the Internet says laws should exempt（免除）models from responsibility, yet laws themselves cannot solve society’s morality dilemma. Cao Lin, a China Youth Daily commentator, said in a signed article published on Monday that the worry of responsibility should not be an excuse for not helping, and this case exposes the decline of humanity in Chinese society.9. What happened to the two-year-old girl?A. Nobody helped her after she was struck by two different vans.B. She died immediately after she was hit a second time.C. An old trash collector saved her and attracted her mother’s attention.D. Journalists from TVS captured her story by using a camera.10. From the passage, what would happen if someone helped others selflessly in the past?A. The public would feel proud of him/ her and showed love and respect for him/ her.B. He/she would be awarded by the government.C. He/she would be condemned by the public.D. He/she would have to worry about legal responsibility.11 In recent years, society’s va lues are believed to be affected by________.A. people’s awarenessB. the indifference of bystandersC. profit and materialismD. the morals of society12. Where is the article probably taken from?A. A news report.B. A fashion magazine.C. A science fiction.D. An education column. 参考答案9—12CACADMost people are right-handed. This also seems to be true in history. In 1799, scientists studied works of art made at different times from 1,500 B.C. to the 1950s. Most of the people shown in these works are right-handed, so the scientists guessed that right-handedness has always been common through history. Today, only about 10% to 15% of the world’s population is left-handed.Why are there more right-handed people than left-handed ones? Scientists now know that a person’s two hands each have their own jobs. For most people, the hand isused to find things or hold things. The right hand is used to work with things. This is because of the different work of the two sides of the brain. The right side of the brain, which makes a person’s hands and eyes work together, controls the left hand. The left-side of the brain, which controls the right hand, is the centre for thinking and doing problems. These findings show that more artists should be left-handed, and studies have found that left-handedness is twice as common among artists as among people in other jobs.No one really knows what makes a person become right-handed instead of left-handed. Scientists have found that almost 40% of the people become left-handed because their main brain is damaged when they are born. However, this doesn’t happen to everyone, so scientists guess there must be another reason why people become left-handed. One idea is that people usually get right-handed from their parents. If a person does not receive the gene(基因) for right-handedness, he / she may become either right-handed or left-handed according to the chance and the people they work or live with.Though right-handedness is more common than left-handedness, people no longer think left-handed people are strange or unusual. A long time ago, left-handed children were made to use their right hands like other children, but today they don’t have to.13. What is the hand for most people used to do?A. It’s used to find or hold things.B. It’s used to work with things.C. It’s used to make a person’s eyes work together.D. It’s the centre for thinking and doing problems.14. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?A. No one really knows what makes a person become right-handed.B. Left-handedness is cleverer than right-handedness.C. Today children are not made to use their right hands only.D. Scientists think there must be some reason why people become left-handed.15. The best title for this passage is _______.A. Scientists’ New InventionsB. Left-handed PeopleC. Which HandD. Different Brains, Different Hands参考答案13—15ABC。
【配套K12】高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解精练(5)2
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山东即墨市2016高考英语（二轮）阅读理解摸底练习（5）【2014模拟】阅读理解。
阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Justin and Brandy Besemer were newly married and trying to pay off their wedding debt when they decided their family needed a dog — an American Bulldog named Kaila. Thus started one of their first arguments. Brandy, who had never raised a dog before, wanted to spend a little over $ 300 a year buying pet insurance. Justin, who had always kept dogs, thought it was a waste of money.“His parents told me this horror story that made me insist we get it, ” explained Brandy, 28. “They were talking about their dog having to have a knee replaced and it cost them like $ 2,000. We couldn’t afford that. I just didn’t want to get a dog if I couldn’t afford to take care of it. ”When Kaila chewed up a string of Christmas lights a few months later, landing the dog in an emergency veterinary center, the Santa Monica couple was relieved that Brandy had gained the upper hand. When they found that the dog had infections and food allergies, the y realized that without the insurance they wouldn’t have been able to afford treatment for Kaila.“We joke that she’s our little lemon, ” Brandy said. “This is the longest we’ve gone without having to take her to the vet, and it’s been maybe three weeks.”Although the Besemers are delighted that they spent the money buying pet insurance,plenty of experts agree with Justin’s first assessment: It’s a waste of money. If the couple had a different policy or a different temper, it might be. However, as is true with many personal finance decisions, the smart choice on pet insurance is a personal one.In general, experts claim that it’s wasteful to insure against risks that are not catastrophic. It doesn’t make sense, for example, to buy pet insurance to pay for ro utine medical issues such as injections and checkups. That’s because you’ll pay roughly as much for the coverage as the treatment. Whether it makes sense to buy a policy for major medical bills relies on two things: emotion and finances.If you would be em otionally ruined to lose a pet simply because you couldn’t afford to treat it — and a $ 5 ,000 vet bill would be more than your budget could take —you might want to consider a policy. But if you have the resources to pay for emergencyvet care — or wouldn’t be saddened to lose a pet if you didn’t — you could skip pet insurance.51. What did Justin and Brandy Besemer argue about?A. The way of setting aside money.B. The possibility of adopting a dog.C. The necessity of buying pet insurance.D. The burden of paying off their debt.52. According to the passage, who valued Brandy’s choice on pet insurance?A. The vet.B. The experts.C. Justin’s parents.D. Brandy’s mother.53. According to the passage, experts argue that pets ____.A. are unlikely to suffer serious diseasesB. might have a temper similar to their ownersC. will waste their owners’ large sums of moneyD. impose a negative effect on their owners’ emotion54. According to the passage, what decides whether to buy pet insurance?A. Budget and emotion.B. Injections and checkups.C. Risks and benefits.D. Emergencies and treatment.【参考答案】51—54、 CCAA【2014模拟题】阅读理解。
阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
There are robot cleaners and robot mops to help us around the house, so why not a robot to build our homes? Wait no longer. Now there is a set of electronics to do just that, build a house from scratch, and fast.Forget weeks to find a builder and months for house construction; a machine developed in the United States can build a 232 sqm home layer by layer in a single day. University of Southern California’s Professor Behrokh Khoshnevis has designed the giant robot that replaces construction workers with a mouth on an arm of crane, which spits out concrete and can quickly build a home according to a computer pattern. The technology, known as Contour (轮廓) Crafting, could revolutionize the construction industry.Contour Crafting could greatly decrease the cost of homeowning, making it possible for millions of displaced people to get on the property ladder. It could even be used in disaster relief areas to build emergency and replacement housing. As Prof Khoshnevis points out, if you look around you almost everything is made automatically these days, —“your shoes, your clothes, home appliances, your car. The only thing that is still built by hand are these buildings”.The Contour Crafting system is a robot that automates age-old tools normally used by hand. These are applied by a robotic crane that builds a three-dimensional object. The nature of the technology means it will also be possible to create curved walls and architecture that is both “exotic(异国情调的)and beautiful” according to Prof Khoshnevis. As a result, it could be ideal to print out expensive homes according to customers’ demands.Furthermore, Prof Khoshnevis believes that the technology could be applied beyond our planet. “Contour Crafting technology has the potential to build safe, reliable, and affordable structures, habitats, laboratories, and other facilities on the moon and Mars before the arrival of human beings,” his website reads.According to the International Labour Organisation construction employs nearly 110 million people worldwide and “plays a major role in fighting the high levels of unemployment and in absorbing extra labour from the rural areas.” What the implications are for builders is, of course, a major concern. But Khoshnevis says “the reality is that a lot of new jobs can be created in this field as well.” Instead of building the house workmen are used to maintain the machine.55. Which advantage does the giant robot have for the consumers?A. It saves a great deal of time.B. It decorates houses beautifully.C. It provides energy-saving apartments.D. It builds environmentally friendly houses.56. The underlined part “to get on the property ladder” (in Para. 3 ) means “______”.A. to print objectsB. to predict disastersC. to purchase a houseD. to accumulate wealth57. The new construction technology can satisfy the needs of _____.A. low-income residentsB. wealthy immigrantsC. middle-income peopleD. people at different income levels58. What influence will Contour Crating have on construction industry?A. Many construction workers will lose jobs.B. Construction workers will update their skills.C. More rural people will engage in construction.D. Professionals will be hired to make robot builders.【参考答案】55—58 、ABBD【湖北省武汉市2014模拟】阅读理解。