高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解选练(6)高三全册英语试题_2

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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。

A new planet-hunting technique has detected the most earth-like

planet yet around a star other than our sun, raising hopes of finding

a space rock that might support life, astronomers (天文学家) reported

recently.

“This is an important discovery to answer the question ‘Are we

alone?’” said Michael Turner of the National Science Foundation.

“The team has discovered the most earth-like planet yet, and more

importantly, has proved the power of a new technique that is sensitive

(灵敏的) to detecting planets that are fit for people to live on,” Turner

said in a statement.

In the last decade, astronomers have detected more than 160 planets

moving around stars outside our solar system. Most of these have been

gas giant planets like Jupiter, which are unfit for life.

But an international team has detected a cold planet about 5.5 times

more massive than the earth — still small enough to be considered

earth-like — moving around a star about 20,000 light years away, close

to the center of the Milky Way.

To find this new planet, the team used a technique called

gravitational microlensing (引力微观透镜法). When a planet is circling

the closest star, the planet’s gravity can add its own signature to the

light. This kind of light signature was observed on July 11 by a group

of telescopes in a project known as OGLE, short for Optical Gravitational

Lensing Experiment.

“The main advantage of microlensing is the signals for low-mass

planets: They’re not weak signals. They’re just rare,” Bennett of the

University of Notre Dame in Indiana said by telephone. “If there happens

to be a straight line between a foreground star with its planet and the

background source star, then you’re able to detect that planet.”

1. The underlined word “detected” in Paragraph 1 probably means

“_________”.

A. discovered B. destroyed C. created D.

searched

2. The author’s purpose in writing this passage is to ____.

A. prove that scientists have a lot of difficulties in doing

scientific research

B. explain why this planet moves around a star like our sun

C. teach the readers some basic knowledge about the universe

D. tell people about a new technique that finds the most earth-like

planet moving round another star

3. From the news report we can infer that _________.

A. the planet is like the earth because it is close to the center of

the Milky Way

B. it is quite possible that life may exist on other planets in the

universe

C. people have no interest in finding a planet that might support life

D. the question “Are we alone” is too difficult for scientists to

answer

4. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A. The signals coming from low-mass planets are too weak to be noticed.

B. Most of the discovered planets are not fit for people to live on.

C. If a star with its planet happens to be in line with the source star,

then the planet can be found.

D. The power of the new technique is proved by the discovery of the

earth-like planet.

参考答案1—4、ADB A

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。

All over the world, and for many different reasons, there are millions

of people who rarely or never eat meat. These people are called

vegetarians. To people who eat meat, being a vegetarian may seem like

a very strange thing, diets for several different reasons.

First, vegetarians have an enormous health advantage. One of the major

health problems in modern societies is not too much protein but too much

fat, especially in the form of animal fats. Medical evidence suggests

that animal fats, including butter, contribute to the development of

cholesterol in the human body. High amount of cholesterol seem to be part

of the cause of heart disease. Most vegetarians have low level of

cholesterol. High amounts of animal fats also seem to lead to certain

kinds of cancer, and vegetarians are typically less vulnerable to these

cancers than people who eat a lot of meat. Overall, studies comparing

the health of vegetarians and meat-eaters show that the meat-eaters are

twice as likely to die of heart disease as vegetarians are.

Better health is one reason that people choose to become vegetarians.

Another reason is religion. Some religions forbid the eating of meat.

The largest of these is the Hindu religion, which has about 600 million

believers in the world. Although not all Hindus are vegetarian, many are,

and there are many believers of other religions such Buddhism and even

some Christian religions that also do not eat meat.

Many vegetarians do not eat meat simply because they do not like the

taste of it. They have no religious or philosophical reasons; they just

do not like meat. Another important reason that vegetarians give for not

eating meat is the health advantages that were given above. Lastly, there

are many people who do not eat meat because they just do not like the

idea of killing animals for food. They believe that life, all life, is

valuable , and that we do not have to destroy life to feed ourselves when

there are other good sources of food.

32. According to the passage, people choose to be vegetarians for the

following reasons EXCEPT________.

A. they want to stay healthy

B. they are too kind to put the idea of killing animals

C. they live in areas where meat supply is not adequate

D. they should not eat meat due to their religious belief

33. Which of the following is true according to Paragraph 2 ?

A. Vegetarians enjoy a more healthy life than the meat eaters.

B. Heart disease and cancer are caused by large amounts of protein.C. There are twice as many meat-eaters as vegetarians who die of

cancer.

D. There are less health problems in modern society due to advanced

medical care.

34. What does “vulnerable” mean in Paragraph 2?

A. Having low level of cholesterol.

B. Having high level of cholesterol.

C. Having weak ability to resist diseases and harms.

D. Having strong ability to resist disease and harms.

35. It can be inferred from the passage that __________.

A. being a vegetarian may be a very strange thing

B. vegetarians eat meat on some special occasions

C. all vegetarians have reasons for their not eating meat

D. most vegetarians believe that life without meat is happy.

参考答案1—4、C A C D

阅读理解。

The first and best of victories is for a man to conquer himself; to be

conquered by himself is, of all things, the most shameful, says Plato.

Self-control is at the root of all the advantages. Let a man give in to

his impulses (冲动) and feelings, and from that moment he gives up his

moral freedom.

A single angry word has lost many a friend. When Socrates found in himself

any temper or anger, he would check it by speaking low in order to control

himself. If you are conscious of being angry, keep your mouth shut so

that you can hold back rising anger. Many a person has dropped dead in

great anger. Fits of anger bring fits of disease. Whom the gods would

destroy they first make mad. Keep cool, says George Herbert, for

fierceness (狂怒) makes error a fault.

To be angry with a weak man is to prove that you are not strong yourself.

Anger, says Pythagoras, brings with folly ( 愚蠢 ) and ends with regret.

You must measure the strength of a man by the power of the feelings he

conquers, not by the power of those which conquer him.

Self-control is man’s last greatest victory.

If a man lacks self-control he seems to lack everything. Without it he

can have no patience, no power to govern himself; he can have no

self-confidence, for he will always be controlled by his strongest

feeling. If he lacks self-control, the very backbone and nerve of

character are lacking also.

11. What does the reader learn from the first paragraph?

A. The greatest victory for a man is to conquer everything except himself.

B. One’s moral freedom is based on the control of himself.

C. To control oneself is the most difficult in one’s life.

D. If a person is too stubborn, he will feel most shameful.

12. What is the correct interpretation of “Whom the gods would destroy

they first make mad ” in paragraph 2 ?

A. If the gods want to kill you, they make you crazy first.

B. If you always lose your temper, you will soon be finished.

C. If you cannot control yourself, you will become crazy.

D. If you are mad, you will be punished by the gods.

13. If a man lacks self-control, he lacks all of the following EXCEPT

_______.

A. the very backbone and nerve of character

B. the patience and power to control himself

C. strong feelings

D. self-confidence

14. The author’s main purpose in writing this article is to _______.

A. explain that self-control is the key to success

B. teach people how to control everything in order to make a great success

C. distinguish all kinds of self-control and suggest ways for keeping

it

D. advise people not to lose temper so as to make and keep more friends

15. The passage is mainly developed by _____.

A. analyzing causes B. making comparisons

C. examining differences D. listing quotations

【参考答案】11—15、BBCAD

阅读理解----------D

Why does a large education nation like China have so few world renowned

scientists as the US? Educationists from China and the US try to find

out the answer to questions like this at a forum on the basic education

strategy.

The forum, held recently, was jointly organized by the Education

Development Research Center of the Ministry of Education in China and

the Postgraduate School of the University of Pennsylvania in the US. It

aims to find out similarities and differences that exist between two

countries in their educational system.

While some educationists in China keep a doubtful eye to the

country’s educational system in recent years. Their American

counterparts give a positive answer to the basic education in China,

saying that it is still one of the best in the world.

An American educationist told reporters that the basic education in

the US was criticized in recent years due to its political tendency. On

the contrary, Chinese government’s stress on basic education and

qualified teachers has set a good example.

At primary and middle school, pupils in China did better in math and

science lessons than the US pupils. However, few grow to be world

“masters”. Why? Educationists attributed this to China’s stress on

examination rather than students’ interest.

Deputy Director of the postgraduate school of Pennsylvania University

said American teachers encouraged students to focus on their strong

points. In China, students are driven to study to pass the entrance

examination test and they do not pay much attention to their own interest.

At the forum, director of the Education Development Research Center

Mr. Zhang said in the future, the research center would make its middle

and long-term basic education strategy by taking some references from

other countries including the US.

He also revealed that for a long time in the future, China would make

a breakthrough in setting the policy for quality education.

16. This passage is mainly about _________.

A. quality education development in the future

B. why China’s education cultivates few world masters

C. China’s good basic education

D. genius education at the primary stage

17. The underlined word “renowned” in the first paragraph probably

means ________

A. famous B. active C. qualified D.

experienced

18. The following statements are true EXCEPT that _________

A. basic education in the US is associated with the government’s

political interest.

B. the forum aims to find out the reason why there few world masters

in China.

C. all the educationists in China cast doubts in the country’s

educational system.

D. Chinese government’s stress on basic education is spoken highly

of.

19. Few pupils in China who did better in math and science lessons than

the US pupils grow to be world “masters”, because _________

A. The US government spends more money on basic education

B. American pupils are cleverer than Chinese pupils

C. basic education in China is not as successful as that of the US

D. Chinese people pay less attention to students’ interest

20. China’s educational system will _______ in the future.

A. help students to study even harder to pass the examination

B. apply more attention to quality education referring to systems of

other countries

C. allow students to pay more attention to their own interest without

their test results

D. copy the educational system in the US

【参考答案】16—20、BACDB

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

In the fall of 1985. I was a bright-eyed girl heading off to Howard

University, aiming at a legal career and dreaming of sitting on a Supreme

Court bench somewhere. Twenty-one years later I am still a bright-eyed

dreamer and one with quite a different tale to tell.

My grandma, an amazing woman, graduated from college at the age of

65. She was the first in our family to reach that goal. But one year after

I started college, she developed cancer. I made the choice to withdraw

from college to care for her. It meant that school and my personal dream

would have to wait.

Then I got married with another dream: building my family with a

combination of adopt and biological children. In 1999, we adopted our

first son. To lay eyes on him was fantastic---and very emotional. A year

later came our second adopted boy. Then followed son No. 3. In 2003,

I gave birth to another boy.

You can imagine how fully occupied I became, raising four boys under

the age of 81. Our home was a complete zoo---a joyous zoo. Not surprising,

I never did make it back to college full-time. But I never gave up on

the dream , either. I had only one choice: to find a way. That meant

talking as few as one class each semester.

The hardest part was feeling guilty about the time I spent away from

the boys. They often wanted me to stay home with them. There certainly

were times I wanted to quit, But I knew I should set an example for them

to follow through the rest of their lives.

In 2007, I graduated from the University of North Carolina. It took me

over 21 years to get my college degree！

I am not special, just single-minded. It always struck me that when

you’re looking at a big challenge from the outside it looks huge, but

when you’re in the midst of it, it just seems normal. Everything you

want won’t arrive in your life on one day. It’s a process. Remember；little steps add up to big dreams.

1. When the author went to Howard University, her dream was to be

A. a writer B. a teacher C. a judge D. a doctor

2. Why did the author quit school in her second year of college?

A. She wanted to study by herself.

B. She fell in love and got married.

C. She suffered from a serious illness.

D. She decided to look after her grandma.

3. What can we learn about the author from Paragraphs 4 and 5?

A.

She was busy yet happy with her family life.

B. She ignored her guilty feeling for her sons.

C. She wanted to remain a full-time housewife.

D. She was too confused to make a correct choice.

dose the author mostly want to tell us in the last paragraph?A. Failure is the mother of success. B. Little by little ,one

goes far.

C. Every coin has two sides. D. Well begun ,half done.

of the following can best describe the author ?

A. Caring and determine. B. Honest and responsible.

C. Ambitious and sensitive D. Innocent and

single-minded.

【参考答案】1—5、CDABA

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