河北省邯郸市丛台区高考英语 阅读理解练习2.docx

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河北省邯郸市丛台区高考英语阅读理解练习2

河北省邯郸市丛台区2016高考英语阅读理解练习

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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Haveyoueverlookedtowardtheskyonafalldayandwitnessedagroupofmigratingbirds?

Ifso,youprobablynotedtheV-shapedformationofthebirdsorthebirdsflyinginaball-likeformation.Whydobirdsflythisway?

Manytheorieshavebeendevelopedtoexplaintheformationpatternsofdifferenttypesofbirds.

Onetheoryisthatbirdsflyincertainformationstotakeadvantageofthelawsofnature.ThebirdsknowthatflyinginaV-shapedpatternwillsaveenergy.Liketheleadcyclistinaracewhodecreaseswindforceforthecyclistswhofollow,theleadbirdcutswindforceforthebirdsthatfollow.Thisdecreaseinwindforcemeansthatthebirdsuseupto70percentlessenergyduringtheirflight.Whentheleadbirdbecomestired,amorerestedbirdtakesoverthatposition.

Butsavingenergyisimportantformorethanonereason.Sometimesfoodisshortduringmigrationflights.Keepingenergyenablesthebirdstoflylongerdistancesbetweenmeals.

Whenfoodissighted,thebirdsguideoneanotherinadifferentway.Whenabirdidentifiesafamiliarfeedingarea,itmightturnaroundinordertosignalthegrouptochangedirection.Then,thisbirdbecomesthenewleader.Ithelpsguaranteethatotherbirdswillknowexactlywhereitisgoing.Thenthewholegroupmakesachangeindirection,gentlystreamingfromtheskydowntotheground.Thisformationislikeanarrowpointingtothelocationoffood.

Scientistshavealsostudiedthebirdsthatsometimesflyinaball-likeformation.Researchersbelievethatthebirdscometogetherifapredator（天敌）isspotted.Thepredatormaythenbecomeimpatientwaitingforasinglebirdtoflyawayfromthegroup.Thebirdswilloftendipanddiveasagroup,frustratingeventhemostpersistentenemy.Scientistsreportthatthisisaveryeffectivemethodofdefenseagainstanattack.

Thebirdscarefortheirfellowfliersthroughteamwork.AstransportationexpertHenryFordoncesaid,“Ifeveryoneismovingforwardtogether,thensuccesstakescareofitself.”Whenitcomestoteamwork,thesefeatheredfliersareasoaringsuccess!

1.Accordingtothepassage,wecanlearnthatbirds___________.

A.movefasterthancyclists

B.prefertoflyinaVformation

C.aresmarterthanotheranimals

D.playdifferentrolesinaformation

2.Whenfoodissighted,____________.

A.thegroupfollowsthediscoverer

B.theleadbirddecideswhattodo

C.thediscovererleavesthegroup

D.thewholegroupformsastream

3.Toprotectthemselvesfromattack,birdswill_____________.

A.breakintogroupsB.comeclosetogether

C.changedirectionsD.flyupanddown

4.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.ABird’s-EyeViewofTeamwork.

B.SuccessTakesCareofItself.

C.TheStrongestWillSurvive.

D.AScienceBehindFlying.

【参考答案】1—4、DABA

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。

（2013·全国Ⅰ，A）

Somepeoplewilldojustaboutanythingtosavemoney.AndIamoneofthem.Takemyfamily'slastvacation.Itwasmysixyearoldson'swinterbreakfromschool,andwewereheadinghomefromFortLauderdaleafteraweeklongtrip.Theflightwasoverbooked,andDelta,theairline,offeredus$400perpersonincreditstogiveupourseatsandleavethenextday.IhadmeetingsinNewYork,soIhadtogetback.Butthatdidn'tmeanmyhusbandandmysoncouldn'tstay.Itookmyninemontholdandtookoffforhome.

Thenextday,myhusbandandsonwereofferedmorecreditstotakeanevenlaterflight.Yes,Iencouraged—okay,ordered—themtowaititoutattheairportto“earn”moreDeltaDollars.Ourtotaltake:

$1,600.Notbad,huh?

NowsomepeoplemaythinkI'mabadmotherandnotsuchagreatwifeeither.Butasabigtimebargainhunter,Iknowthevalueofadollar.Andthesedays,agooddealissomethingfewofuscanaffordtopassup.

I'vemadealivinglookingforthebestdealsandexposing（揭露）theworsttricks.IhavebeentheconsumerreporterofNBC'sTodayshowforoveradecade.IhavewrittenacoupleofbooksincludingonetitledTricksoftheTrade:

AConsumerSurvivalGuide.AndIreallydowhatIbelievein.

Itellyouthisbecausethereisnoshameingettingyourmoney'sworth.I'malsotightfistedwhenitcomestoshoes,clothesformychildren,andexpensiverestaurants.ButIwouldn'thesitatetospendonagoodhaircut.Itkeepsitsshapelonger,andit'sthefirstthingpeoplenotice.AndIwillalsospendonaclassicpieceoffurniture.Qualitylasts.

文章大意：

本文记叙了作者想尽一切办法省钱。

1．WhydidDeltagivetheauthor'sfamilycredits?

A．Theytookalaterflight.

B．Theyhadearlybookings.

C．Theirflighthadbeendelayed.

D．Theirflighthadbeencancelled.

答案：

A　推理判断题。

根据短文第一段第五句话可知，因为飞机订票多了，航空公司有人给我们400美元要我们放弃座位，这样我们就得再等一天走。

根据短文第二段第一句话可知，他们甚至乘坐更晚的航班。

2．Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthor?

A．Sherarelymissesagooddeal.

B．Sheseldommakesacompromise.

C．Sheisverystrictwithherchildren.

D．Sheisinterestedincheapproducts.

答案：

A　推理判断题。

根据短文一二段可知，作者很会省钱和赚钱。

根据第三段可知她很会讨价还价，任何好的交易都不会错过，故A项正确。

3．Whatdoestheauthordo?

A．She'sateacher.

B．She'sahousewife.

C．She'samediaperson.

D．She'sabusinesswoman.

答案：

C　细节理解题。

根据短文第四段第二句话可知，作者是一名记者，故

C项正确。

4．Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellus?

A．Howtoexposebadtricks.

B．Howtoreserveairlineseats.

C．Howtospendmoneywisely.

D．Howtomakeabusinessdeal.

答案：

C　主旨大意题。

整篇文章作者再讲什么地方该花钱，什么地方不该花钱，所以也就是说怎样更明智的花钱。

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。

（2013·江苏，B）

We'veconsideredseveralwaysofpayingtocutinline:

hiringlinestanders,buyingticketsfromscalpers（票贩子）,orpurchasinglinecuttingprivilegesdirectlyfrom,say,anairlineoranamusementpark.Eachofthesedealsreplacesthemoralsofthequeue（waitingyourturn）withthemoralsofthemarket（payingapriceforfasterservice）．

Marketsandqueues—payingandwaiting—aretwodifferentwaysofallocatingthings，andeachisappropriatetodifferentactivities.Themoralsofthequeue,“Firstcome，firstserved，”haveanegalitarian（平等主义的）appeal.Theytellustoignoreprivilege,power,anddeeppockets.

Theprincipleseemsrightonplaygroundsandatbusstops.Butthemoralsofthequeuedonotgovernalloccasions.IfIputmyhouseupforsale,Ihavenodutytoacceptthefirstofferthatcomesalong,simplybecauseit'sthefirst.Sellingmyhouseandwaitingforabusaredifferentactivities,properlygovernedbydifferentstandards.

Sometimesstandardschange,anditisunclearwhichprincipleshouldapply.Thinkoftherecordedmessageyouhear,playedoverandover,asyouwaitonholdwhencallingyourbank：

“Yourcallwillbeansweredintheorderinwhichitwasreceived.”Thisisessentialforthemoralsofthequeue.It'sasifthecompanyistryingtoeaseourimpatiencewithfairness.

Butdon'ttaketherecordedmessagetooseriously.Today,somepeople'scallsandansweredfasterthanothers.Callcentertechnologyenablescompaniesto“score”incomingcallsandtogivefasterservicetothosethatcomefromrichplaces.Youmightcallthistelephonicqueuejumping.

Ofcourse,marketsandqueuesarenottheonlywaysofallocatingthings.Somegoodswedistributebymerit,othersbyneed,stillothersbychance.However,thetendencyofmarketstoreplacequeues,andothernonmarketwaysofallocatinggoodsissocommoninmodernlifethatwescarcelynoticeitanymore.Itisstrikingthatmostofthepaidqueuejumpingschemeswe'veconsidered—atairportsandamusementparks,incallcenters,doctors'offices,andnationalparks—arerecentdevelopments,scarcelyimaginablethreedecadesago.Thedisappearanceofthequeuesintheseplacesmayseemanunusualconcern,butthesearenottheonlyplacesthatmarketshaveentered.

文章大意：

此篇文章由排队买票还是插队引入话题，谈论了分配东西的一些原则。

市场在分配过程中起着它不同寻常的作用。

5．Accordingtotheauthor,whichofthefollowingseemsgovernedbytheprinciple“Firstcome,firstserved”？

A．Takingbuses.

B．Buyinghouses.

C．Flyingwithanairline.

D．Visitingamusementparks.

答案：

A　细节理解题。

由第三段第一句话可知乘坐公共汽车遵循先到先服务的原则。

6．TheexampleoftherecordedmessageinParagraph4and5illustrates________.

A．thenecessityofpatienceinqueuing

B．theadvantageofmoderntechnology

C．theuncertaintyofallocationprinciple

D．thefairnessoftelephonicservices

答案：

C　推理判断题。

文章的第四段第一句话中“itisunclearwhichprincipleshouldapply.”表明了分配原则的不确定。

而第四段和第五段分别表明了这一主题。

7．Thepassageismeantto________.

A．justifypayingforfasterservices

B．discussthemoralsofallocatingthings

C．analyzethereasonforstandinginline

D．criticizethebehaviorofqueuejumping

答案：

B　主旨大意题。

通读全文可知这篇文章旨在讨论分配事物中的标准和原则。

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。

ArnoldfollowedEugiedowntheslope,stealing,ashisbrotherdid,fromonestockofwheattoanother.Eugiepausedbeforeclimbingthroughthewirefencethatdividedthewheatfieldfromthemarshypasture（牧场）aroundthelake.Theywerescreenedfromtheducksbythetreesalongthelake’sedge.

“Ifyouhityourduck,youwantmetogoinafterit?

”Eugiesaid.

“Ifyouwant.”Arnoldsaid.

Eugieloweredhiseyelids,“You’ddrownbeforeyougotit,thelegsofyoursaresoweak.”Hesaidcontemptuously（轻蔑地）。

Heshoveledthetubunderthefenceand,pressingdownthecentrewire,climbedthroughintothepasture.

Arnoldpresseddownthebottomwire,thrustalegthroughandleanedforwardtobringtheotherlegafter.Hisriflecaughtonthewireandhepulledatit.Theairwasrockedbythesoundoftheshot.Feelingfoolish,heliftedhisface,baringittoanexpectedshowerofdersision（嘲弄）fromhisbrother.ButEugiedidnotturnaround.Instead,fromhiscrouchingposition,hefellintohiskneesandthenpitchedforwardontohisface.Theducksroseupcryingfromthelake,cleared