河北省邯郸市丛台区高考英语 阅读理解练习12.docx

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河北省邯郸市丛台区高考英语阅读理解练习12

河北省邯郸市丛台区2016高考英语阅读理解练习（12）

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。

LightningflashedthroughthedarknessoverDonaldLubeck’sbedroomskylight．The80-year-oldretiredworkerwasshakenbyablastofthunder．Itwas11p．m．Thestormhadmoveddirectlyoverhistwo-storywoodhomeintheruraltownofBelchertown,Massachusetts．Thenheheardthesmokealarmbeeping．Lubeckpaddeddownthestairsbarefootandopenedthedoortothebasement,andflamesexplodedout．

Lubeckfledbackupstairstocall119fromhisbedroom,butthephonedidn’twork．Lubeckrealizedhewastrapped．“Istartedpanicking,”hesays．

Hisdaughterandyounggranddaughters,wholivedwithhim,wereawayforthenight．NoonewillevenknowI’mhome,hethought．HishousewasthreemilesoffthemainroadandsowellhiddenbypinesthatLubeckknewcallingforhelpwouldbefruitless．

UpahillaboutathirdofamileawaylivedLubeck’sclosestneighbors,JeremieWentworthandhiswife．Wentworthhadbeenlyingdown,listeningtotheradiowhenitoccurredtohimthatthesoundwasmorelikeasmokedetector．Hejumpedoutofbed,grabbedacordlessphoneandaflashlight,andheadeddownthehillsidetowardthenoise．

Hedialed119“Isanyonethere?

”hecalledoutasheapproachedthehouse．WentworthknewthatLubecklivedinthehouse．

Thenheheard,“Helpme!

I’mtrapped!

”comingfromthebalconyoffLubeck’sbedroom．

“Iraninandyelled,‘Don,whereareyou?

’ThenIhadtorunoutsidetocatchmybreath．”

Afteronemoreattemptinsidethehouse,hegaveupandcircledaroundback．Buttherewasnowaytogettohim．“Ishinedtheflashlightintothewoodsnexttoanoldshedandnoticedaadder,”saysWentworth．HedraggeditovertothebalconyandpulledLubeckdownjustasthesecondfloorofthehousecollapsed．

WentworthandLubeckdon’trunintoeachotherregularly,butLubecknowknowsthatifheeverneedshelp,Wentworthwillbethere．

Lubeckstillchokesupwhenhetellsthestory．“Iwasalone,”hesays．“ThenIheardthemostbeautifulsoundinmylife．ItwasJeremie．”

1．Accordingtothetext,Lubeck．

A．stayedcalminthefireB．couldn’tfindasafewayout

C．livedonthefirstfloorD．calledforhelpinthefire

2．HowdidWentworthhelpLubeckescape?

A．Hecalled911．

B．HewentupstairsandtookLubeckout．

C．Heputoutthefire

D．Heusedaladderandpulledlubeckdown．

3．WhichofthefollowingfactorswasnotmentionedinthetextthatalmostcausedLubeck’slife?

A．Hewaslivinginhiswoodhomealonethatnight．

B．Thestormwastooheavyandthefirewastoofierce．

C．Helivedfarfromthemainroadandwassurroundedbypines．

D．Hewastoofrightenedtoescapefromthedanger．

4．Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?

A．Anearneighbourisbetterthanadistantcousin．

B．Agoodwaytogetanarrowescape．

C．Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves．

D．Bloodisthickerthanwater．

5．Cameronwasa．

A．softwareprogrammerB．achiefscientist

C．qualitycontrollerD．headofdepartment

【参考答案】1---5、BDDAD

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·湖北，B）

Mothersanddaughtersgothroughsomuch—yetwhenwasthelasttimeamotheranddaughtersatdowntowriteabooktogetheraboutitall?

PerriKlassandhermother,SheilaSolomonKlass,bothgiftedprofessionalwriters,provetobeidealcowritersastheyexaminetheirdecadesofmotherhood,daughterhood,andthewonderfulwaystheirliveshaveoverlapped（重叠）．

Perrinoteswithamazementhowcloselyherownlifehasmirroredhermother's:

bothhavefulltimecareers;bothhavepublishedbooks,articles,andstories;eachhasthreechildren;theybothlovetoread.Theyalsolovetotravel—infact,theyoftentaketripstogether.Butintruth,thehardertheylookattheirlives,themoretheyacknowledgetheirbigdifferencesincircumstanceandbasicnature.

AchildoftheDepression（大萧条）,SheilawasraisedinBrooklynbyparentswhoconsiderededucationa_luxuryforgirls.Startingwithhercollegeeducation,shehasfoughtforeverythingshe'severaccomplished.Perri,ontheotherhand,grewupprivilegedintheNewJerseysuburbsofthe1960sand1970s.ForSheila,wastingtimeormoneyisacrime,andluxuryisunthinkablewhilePerrienjoystheoccasionalsmallluxury,buthasnotbeensuccessfulattryingtopersuadehermotherintoenjoyingeventhetiniestthingshelikes.

Eachwritinginherownunmistakablevoice,PerriandSheilataketurnsexploringthejoysandpains,theloveandbitterness,theminortroublesandlastingrespectthathavealwaysbondedthemtogether.SheiladescribestheadventureofgivingbirthtoPerriinatinytowninTrinidadwhereherhusbandwasdoingresearchfieldwork.Perriadmitsthatshecan'tsortoutallthemessinthehouseholds,eventhoughsheknowsitdriveshermothercrazy.Togethertheycomparethoughtsonbringingupchildrenandworking,admitlonghiddensorrows,andenjoypreciousmemories.

Lookingdeepintothelivestheyhavelivedseparatelyandtogether,PerriandSheilatelltheirmotherdaughterstorywithhonesty,humor,enthusiasm,andadmirationforeachother.Awrittenaccountintwovoices,EveryMotherIsaDaughterisaduet（二重奏）thatproducesadeep,strongsoundwiththeexperiencesthatallmothersanddaughterswillrecognize.

文章大意：

本文讲述的是一对母女一起生活，一起写作，一起分享对方的点点滴滴，其乐融融，和谐相处的故事。

5．WhydoesPerrithinkthatherownlifehasmirroredhermother's?

A．Theybothhavegonethroughdifficulttimes.

B．Theyhavestrongemotionaltieswitheachother.

C．Theyhavethesamejoysandpains,andloveandbitterness.

D．Theybothhaveexperiencesasdaughter,motherandwriter.

答案：

D　细节理解题，由文章bothhavefulltimecareers;bothhavepublishedbooks,articles,andstories;eachhasthreechildren可以看出，D项正确。

6．Theword“luxury”inParagraph3means________.

A．somethingrarebutnotpleasant

B．somethingthatcannotbeimagined

C．somethingexpensivebutnotnecessary

D．somethingthatcanonlybeenjoyedbyboys

答案：

C　词义猜测题，luxury的本意是：

奢侈品，豪华品，是很昂贵的东西，但不一定是必需品，因此答案C正确。

7．WhatisParagraph4mainlyabout?

A．Thecontentofthebook.

B．Thepurposeofthebook.

C．Theinfluenceofthebook.

D．Thewritingstyleofthebook.

答案：

A　推理判断题，此段主要讲述母女二人的具体生活细节，因此反应在书中，应是本书的内容，因此选A。

8．Howarewomen'slivesexploredinthisbook?

A．Inamusicalform.

B．Throughfieldresearch.

C．Withuniquewritingskills.

D．Fromdifferentpointsofview.

答案：

D　推理判断题，由最后一段Awrittenaccountintwovoices,EveryMotherIsaDaughterisaduet（二重奏）thatproducesadeep,strongsoundwiththeexperiencesthatallmothersanddaughterswillrecognize，此处的voices，sound指的是不同的声音、观点，因此答案D合适。

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·湖北，C）

We'vereachedastrange—somewouldsayunusual—point.WhilefightingworldhungercontinuestobethematterofvitalimportanceaccordingtoarecentreportfromtheWorldHealthOrganization（WHO）,morepeoplenowdiefrombeingoverweight,orsay,frombeingextremelyfat,thanfrombeingunderweight.It'sthegoodlifethat'smorelikelytokillusthesedays.

Worse,nearly18millionchildrenundertheageoffivearoundtheworldareestimatedtobeoverweight.What'sgoingon?

Wereallydon'thavemanyexcusesforourweightproblems.Thedangersoftheproblemhavebeendrilledintousbypublichealthcampaignssince2001andthemessageisgettingthrough—uptoapoint.

Inthe1970s,Finland,forexample,hadthehighestrateofheartdiseaseintheworldandbeingoverweightwasitsmaincause.Notanymore.Apublichealthcampaignhasgreatlyreducedthenumberofheartdiseasedeathsby80percentoverthepastthreedecades.

MaybethatexplainswhythepercentageofpeopleinFinlandtakingdietpillsdoubledbetween2001and2005,anddoctorsevenoffersurgeryofremovingfatinsideandchangetheshapeofthebody.Thathasbecomeasortoffashion.Nowonderitranksastheworld'smostbodyconsciouscountry.

Weknowwhatweshouldbedoingtoloseweight—butactuallydoingitisanothermatter.Byfarthemostpopularexcuseisnottakingenoughexercise.Morethanhalfofusadmitwelackwillpower.

Othersblamegoodfood.Theysay:

it'sjusttooinvitinganditmakesthemovereat.StillotherslaytheblameontheAmericans,complainingthatpoundshavepiledonthankstoeatingtoomuchAmericanstylefastfood.

Somealsoblametheirparents—theirgenes.Butunfortunately,theparentsarewrongedbecausethey'renormalinshape,orratherslim.

It'sasimilarstoryaroundtheworld,althoughpeoplearerelativelyunlikelytohavetriedtoloseweight.Parentsareeagertoseetheirkidsshapeup.DoasIsay—notasIdo.

文章大意：

本文讲述的是世界上的人们，因为生活变好，而导致的肥胖问题已经成为一个日益严峻的问题，本文深刻剖析了引起肥胖的各种原因，警醒人们要以健康为重。

9．Whatisthe“strange”pointmentionedinthefirstsentence?

A．Thegoodlifeisagreaterriskthanthebadlife.

B．Starvationistakingmorepeople'slivesintheworld.

C．WHOreportshowspeople'sunawarenessoffoodsafety.

D．OverweightissueremainsunresolveddespiteWHO'sefforts.

答案：

A　推理判断题，第一段主要讲述人们在为了消除世界饥饿问题而大伤脑筋之时，过度肥胖却是另外一个更令人头痛的事情，甚至比饥饿问题更加严峻，因此选A。

10．Whydoestheauthorthinkthatpeoplehavenoexcuseforbeingoverweight?

A．Alotofeffectivedietpillsareavailable.

B．Bodyimagehasnothingtodowithgoodfood.

C．Theyhavebeenmadefullyawareofitsdangers.

D．Therearetoomanyoverweightpeopleintheworld.

答案：

C　细节理解题，根据文章Thedangersoftheproblemhavebeendrilledintousbypublichealthcampaigns可知，此事已经深入人心。

11．TheexampleofFinlandisusedtoillustrate________.

A．thecauseofheartdisease

B．thefashionofbodyshaping

C．theeffectivenessofacampaign

D．thehistoryofabodyconsciouscountry

答案：

C　细节理解题，根据文章的Notanymore.Apublichealthcampaignhasgreatlyreducedthenumberofheartdiseasedeathsby80percentoverthepastthreedecades可知，这场运动使得这个问题的解决起了很大的作用，因此