河北省秦皇岛市山海关区2016高考英语-信息匹配类及阅读理解练习(7).doc

河北省秦皇岛市山海关区2016高考英语 信息匹配类和阅读理解练习（7）
阅读理解。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。
Even before my father left us, my mother had to go back to work to support our family. Once I came out of the kitchen, complaining, “Mom, I can’t peel potatoes. I have only one hand.”
Mom never looked up from sewing. You get yourself into that kitchen and peel those potatoes,” she told me. “And don’t ever use that as an excuse for anything again!”
In the second grade, our teacher lined up my class on the playground and had each of us race across the monkey bars, swinging from one high steel rod to the next. When it was my turn, I shook my head. Some kids behind me laughed, and I went home crying.
That night I told Mom about it. She hugged me, and I saw her “we’ll see about that” look. The next afternoon, she took me back to school. At the deserted playground, Mom looked carefully at the bars.
“Now, pull up with your right arm,” she advised. She stood by as I struggled to lift myself with my right hand until I could hook the bar with my other elbow. Day after day we practiced, and she praised me for every rung I reached. I’ll never forget the next time, crossing the rungs, I looked down at the kids who were standing with their mouths open.
One night, after a dance at my new junior high, I lay in bed sobbing. I could hear Mom come into my room. “Mom,” I said, weeping, “none of the boys would dance with me.”
For a long time, I didn’t hear anything. Then she said, “Oh, honey, someday you’ll be beating those boys off with a bat.” Her voice was faint and cracking. I peeked out from my covers to see tears running down her cheeks. Then I knew how much she suffered on my behalf. She had never let me see her tears.
1. Which of the following expressions can be used most suitably to describe Mom’s attitude when she made the child to peel potatoes?
A. Cruel. B. Serious. C. Strict. D. Cold.
2. From the passage, we know monkey bars can help a child train ______.
A. the skill to throw and catch things
B. the speed of one’s hand movement
C. the strength and skill to hang and sway
D. the bodily skill to rotate round a bar
3. What does the sentence “I saw her ‘we’ll see about that’ look” imply?
A. Mom believed every aim could be achieved if you stuck to it.
B. The race across monkey bars was not difficult enough for a child to give up.
C. Mom was determined to prove she herself was better than the teacher.
D. What the child had said brought Mom great attraction and curiosity.
4. When the child looked down at the kids, they were standing with their mouths open because ______.
A. they felt sorry for what they had done before
B. they were afraid the author might fall off and get hurt
C. they wanted to see what the author would do on the bars
D. they were astonished to find the author’s progress
5. The most probable conclusion we can draw after reading the passage is ______.
A. the last incident was sad enough to make Mom weep
B. the child’s experience reminded Mom of that of her own
C. Mom could solve any problem except the one in the last paragraph
D. in fact Mom suffered more in the process of the child’s growth

文章讲的是一位母亲是如何帮助自己缺一只手的儿子解决成长中的问题。
1. C。推理判断题。从他妈妈的话And don’t ever use that as an excuse for anything again可知他妈妈对他要求很严，即答案选C。
2. C。推理判断题。从had each of us race across the monkey bars, swinging from one high steel rod to the next可知答案C正确。
3. A。推理判断题。第二天妈妈带我去学校帮助我练习monkey bars，可推知妈妈是个很有恒心的人，故答案选A。
4. D。推理判断题。从I’ll never forget the next time, crossing the rungs, I looked down at the kids who were standing with their mouths open可知同学们对我的表现都很吃惊，即答案选D。
5. D。推理判断题。从Then I knew how much she suffered on my behalf. She had never let me see her tears可知对于我的成长中的痛苦妈妈比我承受得还要多，即答案选D。

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 villa (别墅) designed to resist earthquakes with “self-healing” cracks in its walls, thanks to nanotechnology (纳米技术) applications with self-healing polymers (聚合物), is to be built on a Greek mountainside. The villa’s walls will include special particles that turn into a liquid when squeezed under pressure, flow into cracks, and then harden to form a solid material.
The NanoManufacturing Institute (NMI), based in Leeds University, will play a key role in an EU project to construct the home by December 2010. The project, called “Intelligent Safe and Secure Buildings” (ISSB) is funded under the EU’s Sixth Framework program. This potentially life-saving scheme is led by German building manufacturer Knauf. The villa will be built in Amphilochia, in western Greece, where Knauf currently runs a manufacturing plant. If the experiment is successful, more tremor-resistant（防震）homes could be built in earthquake zones across the globe. NMI chief executive Professor Terry Wilkins said, “What we’re trying to achieve here is very exciting. We’re looking to use polymers in much tougher situations than ever before on a larger scale.” Monitors contained in the villa’s walls will be able to collect vast amounts of data about the building over time. Wireless sensors will record any stresses and vibrations, as well as temperature, humidity and gas levels.
The walls are to be built from new load-bearing steel frames and high-strength gypsum（石膏）board. Prof Wilkins said, “If there are any problems, the intelligent sensor network will be able to alert residents immediately so they have time to escape.” If whole groups of houses are so constructed, we could use a larger network of sensors to get even more information. “If the house falls down, we have got hand-held devices that can be used over the rubble to pick out where the embedded（嵌入的）sensors are hidden to get some information about how the villa collapsed.” Also, we can get information about anyone who may be around, so it potentially becomes a tool for rescue.
16. The aim of the passage is to .
A. report a piece of interesting news
B. promote tremor-resistant homes
C. inform us of the nanotechnology development
D. tell us about a tremor-resistant home
17. The villa can resist earthquakes because .
A. it will be built on a special place
B. the cracks in its walls can be healed by the polymers
C. the special particles can make its walls stronger
D the intelligent sensor network can tell people where there is a crack
18. If the tremor-resistant home falls down, .
A. rescue work can be done more quickly and accurately
B. the intelligent sensor network will stop working
C. no one can be hurt in the earthquake
D. a warning signal will be given to other residents
19. What Prof Wilkins said suggests that .
A. he is doubtful about the project
B. he thinks the tremor-resistant home is perfectly designed
C. he is confident in the tremor-resistant home
D. the tremor-resistant home still needs to be tested in a real situation
20. It can be inferred from the passage that tremor-resistant home .
A. is still being tried out B. is already under construction
C. has been in wide use D. will be put into wide use soon

【参考答案】16—20、DBACA

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。
The United States is faced with serious traffic problems. Too many cars travel on the freeways to and from the city. This heavy traffic causes delays and lots of pollution from cars that are using their engines but not moving anywhere. Many cars going nowhere is called a “traffic jam.”
While many cities in the United States have traffic problems, some of the worst are in Los Angeles, California. Los Angeles is a big city with a large downtown area. One of the reasons why there is so much traffic is that few people use public transportation to get around
Experts say one possible solution to the traffic problem in Los Angeles would be to make
people want to use the public transportation system of buses instead of their own cars. People say the buses should be made easier, faster, less costly and more dependable than driving a car.
One suggestion is to reduce the cost of riding the bus. People who usually drive their cars could save a lot of money on gas and parking costs. Also, Los Angeles could make the buses easier for people to use. The buses could travel to more places in the city. And there could be more special lanes on the freeways that only buses could drive in. These changes would make taking the bus faster and easier than driving a car.
Other experts have said that the best way to ease traffic problems is to charge people money to drive on the freeways. These charges, or tolls, would be for the most crowded roads. The tolls would be in effect during the times of day when most people drive to work and home again. These times in the morning and late afternoon are called “rush hour”. People would try to avoid driving on these roads, which would decrease the amount of traffic. Also ，the money collected from these tolls could be used to improve the roads and public transportation system.
36. The passage mainly discusses _____.
A. different means of transportation of the United States
B. possible solutions to solving American traffic problems
C. causes of the serious traffic problems in America
D. some new laws about American public transportation
【答案】B
【解析】主旨大意题。根据短文的内容可知美国针对交通拥挤应该采取的措施，故选B。
37. Which is NOT the effect caused by the heavy traffic?
A. Too many private cars. B. Time wasting.
C. Serious air pollution. D. Traffic jams.
【答案】A
【解析】细节理解题。根据This heavy traffic causes delays and lots of pollution from cars 及Many cars going nowhere is called a “traffic jam.”交通拥挤可以引起在路上耽误太多的时间、空气污染及交通堵塞等，交通拥挤不能引起私家车的增多，故选A。
38. The reason why Los Angeles has some of the worst traffic problems is that _____.
A. there is a lack of public transportation
B. the city is big with a large population
C. most people like to get around by car
D. many people like to travel there for shopping
【答案】C
【解析】细节理解题。根据One of the reasons why there is so much traffic is that few people use public transportation to get around洛杉矶的人有交通拥挤的问题其中的原因是很少的人愿意乘坐公交车出门而是开着自家车出门，故选C。
39. One of the ways the experts suggest is that _____.
A. people should avoid driving to work and home
B. more roads should be built for the increasing private cars
C. people should be charged on the most crowded roads during rush hour
D. more special lanes on the freeways should be marked out for private cars
【答案】C
【解析】细节理解题。根据These charges, or tolls, would be for the most crowded roads. These times in the morning and late afternoon are called “rush hour”.专家建议在上下班高峰期的繁忙的路段进行收费是控制私家车数量的方法之一，故选C。
40. According to the passage, if the solutions were carried out, _____
A. more cars would be reduced and more roads would be built
B. it would be easier but slower to take buses than to drive cars
C. many people would prefer to walk around rather than drive cars
D. the roads and public transportation system would be greatly improved
【答案】D
【解析】细节理解题。根据the money collected from these tolls could be used to improve the roads and public transportation system.如果这些解决措施被实施的话，公路和交通制度会大大地改善，故选D。

【四川省成都市2014届高三英语摸底测试模拟试题（一）】
阅读表达(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
[1]Born in 1949, Diana Nyad took an early interest in swimming as a sport and was a Florida State High School swimming champion. Like many young athletes, she had Olympic dreams, but a serious illness kept her from competing in the Games. The disappointment didn’t stop her from going forward. Instead, she became interested in marathon swimming. A brilliant athlete, she was well—conditioned for spending long periods of time in the water. As a long—distance swimmer, she would compete against herself and the obstacles presented by distance, danger, cold, and exhaustion.
[2]For ten years Nyad devoted herself to becoming one of the world’s best long—distance swimmers. In 1970, she swam a ten—mile marathon in Lake Ontario, setting the women’s record for the course. In 1972 she set another record by swimming 102.5 miles from an island in the Bahamas to the coast of Florida. Then she broke a third record when swimming around Manhattan Island in 1975.
[3]Nyad attempted to swim the distance between Florida and Cuba in 1978. Though the span of water is less than 100 miles wide, it is rough and dangerous. After battling the water for two days, she had to give up for the sake of her own health and safety. Even so, she impressed the world with her courage and strong desire to succeed. For Nyad her strength of purpose was just as important as reaching Cuba. That is how she defined success. It didn’t matter that her swim came up short; she believed she had touched the other shore.
[4]When Nyad ______________________________, she continued to try new things—traveling the world as a reporter, writing books and giving public speeches about her life. Diana Nyad works to inspire others, just as she did when she swam the waters of the world.
56.What prevented Nyad from taking part in the Olympic Games? (No more than 5 words)
57.What does the underlined word “obstacles” mean? (1 word)
58.Fill in the blank in Paragraph 4 with proper words.(No more than 10 words)
59.Why did Nyad believe that she had touched the other shore? (No more than 10 words)
60.Please explain how you are inspired by Nyad. (No more than 20 words)

【参考答案】
56.A serious illness (did).
57.Difficulties / Problems / Trouble(s) / Challenges.
58.ended her career as a swimmer.
59.Because she had tried her best (to fulfill the task).
Or: Her strength of purpose was as important as reaching Cuba.
60.（略）
评分标准：第56—60题，每题2分。
(1) 意义达成、结构完整、无拼写错误，每题2分；
(2) 意义达成、结构不完整或有些许拼写错误，每题1分；
(3) 仅写出有关单词而未能达成意义，均不给分。

【2013嘉定区】Section B
Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
A. losing B. influence C. original D. identified E. future
F. regularly G. attracted H. convincing I. carefully J. process

Some people are happy to believe in ESP (超感官知觉) while others are firm disbelievers.
Parapsychologists (灵学专家), who lend a certain seriousness to the subject, have 41 four types of ESP: One type called clairvoyance describes the act of being able to obtain knowledge of a person or event without the use of the normal senses; Another type, telepathy, is the 42 by which a person is able to read another person’s thoughts without the use of any of the normal senses; Still another type, psychogenesis, is the ability to 43 a physical object just by thinking about it; The last type, precognition, is the term applied when somebody is able to foresee 44 events.
Over the years there have been many ESP experiments conducted by serious scientists in serious institutions. Joseph Banks Rhine, a botanist at Duke University published a famous book in 1934 called " Extra-Sensory Perception" in which he claimed to have ove