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湖南省长沙市高考英语二轮复习阅读理解训练20
湖南长沙市2016高考英语(二轮)阅读理解训练(20)
【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。
Barefootanddirty,thegirljustsatandwatchedthepeoplegoby.Shenevertriedtospeak.Manypeoplepassed,butneverdidonepersonstop.
ThenextdayIdecidedtogobacktothepark,curioustoseeifthelittlegirlwouldstillbethere.Rightintheveryspotasshewasyesterday,shesatwiththesaddestlookinhereyes.
TodayIwastomakemyownmoveandwalkovertothelittlegirl.Asweallknow,aparkfullofstrangepeopleisnotaplaceforyoungchildrentoplayalone.
AsIbeganwalkingtowardsher,Icouldseethebackofthelittlegirl’sdressindicatedadeformity(畸形).Ismiledtoletherknowitwasokay,Iwastheretohelp,totalk.Isatdownbesideherandopenedwithasimple“Hello”.Ismiledandsheshylysmiledback.Wetalkeduntildarknessfellandtheparkwascompletelyempty.Iaskedthegirlwhyshewassosad.Thelittlegirllookedatmeandwithasadfacesaid,“BecauseI’mdifferent.”
Iimmediatelysaid“Thatyouare!
”andsmiled.Thelittlegirlactedevensadder.Shesaid,“Iknow.”Shelookedatmeandsmiled.Slowlyshestoodtoherfeet,andsaid,“Really?
”
“Yes,dear,you’relikealittleguardianangelsenttowatchoverallthosepeoplewalkingby.”Shenoddedherhead“yes”andsmiled,andwiththatshespreadherwingsandsaidwithatwinkleinhereye,“Iam.I’myourguardianangel.”
Iwasspeechless,sureIwasseeingthings.Shesaid,“Foronceyouthoughtofsomeoneotherthanyourself,myjobhereisdone.”
ImmediatelyIstoodtomyfeetandsaid,“Wait,sowhydidnoonestoptohelpanangel!
?
”Shelookedatmeandsmiled,“You’retheonlyonewhocouldseeme,andyoubelieveitinyourheart.”…andshewasgone.
Andwiththatmylifechangeddramatically.So,whenyouthinkyou’reallyouhave,remember,yourangelisalwayswatchingoveryou.Mineis!
1.Peoplejustpassedbythegirlbecause_______.
A.theypretendednottoseeher
B.shepretendedtobepoor
C.theyneverthoughtofhelpingher
D.theyknewtheauthorwouldhelpher
2.Whichwordcan’tbeusedtodescribetheauthor?
A.Considerate.B.Patient.C.Helpful.D.Powerful.
3.Whywastheauthorspeechless?
A.Hewasshocked.B.Hedidn’tmanagetohelpthegirl.
C.Hethoughthewascheated.D.Hewasindespair.
4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?
A.Theauthorsmiledbecausehesawthegirlwasshy.
B.Theauthorhadknownthatthegirlwasarealangel.
C.Theauthorbelievedthatanangelwasalwayswatchinghim.
D.Theauthordecidedtogobacktotheparkbecausehewassurethatthelittlegirlwouldbethere.
5.Whatdoes“You’reallyouhave”mean?
A.Youareugly.B.Youarealone.
C.Youarestrong.D.Youarerich.
【参考答案】1---5、CDACB
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。
Haveyouevernoticedthecolourofthewaterinariverorstreamafteraheavyrainfall?
Whatdoyouthinkcausedthischangeincolour?
Itissoilthathasbeenwashedintotheriverfromtheriverbankorfromthenearbyfields.
ComponentsofSoil
Soilismadeupofanumberoflayers(层),eachhavingitsowndistinctivecolourandtexture.Theupperlayerisknowasthelitter.Itactslikeablanket,limitingtemperaturechangesandreducingwaterloss.Thetopsoillayerismadeupofsmallparticlesofrockmixedwithrottenplantandanimalmattercalledhumus(腐殖质),whichisblackandgivesthetopsoilitsdarkcolour.Thislayerisusuallyrichinnutrients,oxygen,andwater.Belowthetopsoilisthesubsoil,alayerthatcontainsmorestonesmixedwithonlysmallamountsoforganicmatter.Thislayerislighterincolourbecauseofthelackofhumus.Beneaththesoilliesalayerofbedrock.
Soilformsfromthebottomup.Overtimebedrockisattackedbyrain,wind,frost,andsnow.Itisgraduallybrokendownintosmallerparticlesinaprocesscalledweathering.Plantsbegintogrow,androttenmaterialsenrichthetopsoil.MostofthesoilinEasternCanada,forexample,wasformedfromweatheredrockthatwasexposedwhentheicedisappeared12,000yearsago.
WaterBeneaththeSoil
Surfacewatercollectsandflowsabovethegroundinlakes,ponds,andrivers.Onceinthesoilorrock,itiscalledgroundwater.Gravitypullsgroundwaterthroughthesoilinaprocesscalledpercolation(渗透).Eventuallythewaterreachesalayercalledthewatertable.Underthisisbedrockthroughwhichwatercannotpercolate.
Aswaterpercolatesdownward,itdissolvesorganicmatterandmineralsfromthesoilandcarriesthemtodeeperlayers.Thiscausesaseriousproblembecauseplantsrequirethesenutrientsforgrowth.
SoilpH
Soilcanbeacidic,neutral,orbasic.ThepHofthesoilisdeterminedbythenatureoftherockfromwhichitwasformed,andbythenatureoftheplantsthatgrowandrotinit.
TheacidityofrainandsnowcanlowerthepHofthegroundwaterthatentersthesoil.Byburningfossilfuelssuchascoal,oilandgasoline,humanshavebeencontributingtohigherlevelsofacidityinmanysoils.Whenfossilfuelsareburned,gasesarereleasedintotheairandthenfallbacktoearthasacidrain.Acidsoilincreasestheproblemofcarryingnutrientstolowersoillevels.Asnutrientsareremoved,soilislessfertile.Plantsgrowmoreslowlyinacidicsoil,andalsobecomeeasilyattackedbydiseases.
1.Thelayerofsoilthatprovidesnecessarynutrientsforplantgrowthiscalled .
A.litter B.topsoil C.humus D.subsoil
2.Accordingtothetext,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?
A.Soilformsfromweatheredrockontheearthsurface.
B.Thedeeperlayerofsoilisdarkerincolourthanthesurfacesoil.
C.Airpollutionispartiallyresponsibleforacidsoil.
D.Groundwatertendstocarryawaynutrientsforplantgrowth.
3.Wecaninferfromthepassagethatthewatertablelies .
A.betweenthetopsoillayerandthesubsoillayer
B.inthesubsoillayerabovebedrock
C.betweenthesubsoillayerandbedrock
D.inthebedrocklayerbeneaththesubsoil
4.Theunderlinedword“dissolve”isusedtoexpresstheideathatorganicmatterandmineralsfromsoilare .
A.rushedawayintotheriverB.cleanedandpurifiedbywater
C.destroyedandcarriedawaybywaterD.mixedwithwaterandbecomepartofit
【参考答案】1--4、BBCD
2016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。
Lackofparentwillpowermaycontributemoretojuvenileobesitythanunder-exercisingorovereating.
Researchsuggeststhathavingoverweightparentsisabiginfluenceuponachild’sweight,withonestudyfindingthatchildrenwithoverweightparentswerefourtimesmorelikelytobeoverweightthemselves.
Thefindingsaddheattoanalreadyfiercepoliticaldebateoverchildhoodobesity.ThePrimeMinister,JohnHoward,lastweekdecidedthat$116millionbeusedforprogramstodealwithobesity,whiletheOppositionLeader,MarkLatham,recentlyannouncedthathispartywouldmovetoprotectchildrenfromunhealthyfoodadvertisements..
ClareColins,aseniorlecturerattheUniversityofNewcastle,believessuchprogramswilldefinitelyfailunlesstheyinfluencethewayoflifeofwholefamilies."Ifwecan’tgetparentstotakeactionagainsttheirownweightproblems,thenwecan’texpecttoinfluencetheirkids,"shesaid.
However,Professor,LouiseBaurfromtheChildren’sHospitalatWestmead,doubtswhetheradulteducationprogramsofferanysolutiontoweightproblems."Manyparentsknowtheyneedtoloseweightandtheyknewitinfluencestheirkids,buttheylackthewillpowertodoanythingaboutit.
Thel0-yearstudyof150Americanchildrenfoundtwo-thirdsofchildrenwithoverweightparentsbecameoverweight.Onlyoneinsixchildrenwhoseparentswereofaverageweightbecameoverweight.
ThepresidentoftheAustralasianSocietyfortheStudyofObesity,AssociateProfessorGaryWittert,saidparentsneededhelpindoingtheirjobandtheOppositionParty’spolicy(政策)mightbeontherighttrack.
"Weknowthatdrivingwithoutaseatbeltisunsafe,sowemakelawagainstit,”hesaid.
"Obesityisamajorpublichealthconcern,sowhyshouldn’twechangethelawregardingunhealthyfoodads?
"
1.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“juvenileobesity”mean?
A.Adulteducation.B.Childhoodoverweight
C.Parents’influenceD.Growingpains
2.BothCollinsandBaurbelievethatoverweightparents_______,
A.willcomeupwithbettersolutions
B.willhelpwiththeirchildren’seducation
C.shouldbemoreactiveinreducingweight
D.shouldcarryoutatleast10years’study
3.Accordingtosomeexperts,theOppositionParty’spolicy________.
A.canhelpfightagainstunemployment
B.mayprotectkidsfromunhealthyfoodads
C.shouldbebroughtbacktotherighttrack
D.willworkwelltopreventtrafficaccidents
参考答案1—3、BCB
【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。
WhilewatchingtheOlympicstheothernight,Icameacrossanunbelievablesight.Itwasnotagoldmedal,oraworldrecordbroken,butashowofcourage.
Theeventwasswimmingandstartedwithonlythreemenontheblocks.Foronereasonoranother,twoofthemfalsestarted,sotheyweredisqualified.Thatleftonlyonetocompete.Itwouldhavebeendifficultenough,nothavinganyonetoraceagainst,eventhoughthetimeontheclockisimportant.
Iwatchedthemandiveofftheblockandknewrightawaythatsomethingwaswrong.I’mnotanexpertswimmer,butIcantellagooddivefromapoorone,andthiswasnotexactlymedalquality.Whenheresurfaced,itwasevidentthatthemanwasnotoutforgold–hisarmswerewavinginanattemptatfreestyle.Thecrowdstartedtolaugh.Clearlythismanwasnotamedalcompetitor.
Ilistenedtothecrowdbegintolaughatthispoormanwhowasclearlyhavingahardtime.Finallyhemadehisturn