四川省内江二中2016高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解（3）.doc

1、阅读理解（3）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。When you think of the tremendous technological progress we have made, its amazing how little we have developed in other respects. We may speak contemptuously of the poor old Romans because they relished the orgies of slaughter that went on in their arenas. We may

2、 despise them because they mistook these goings on for entertainment. We may forgive them condescendingly because they lived 2000 years ago and obviously knew no better. But are our feelings of superiority really justified? Are we any less blood-thirsty? Why do boxing matches, for instance, attract

3、such universal interest? Dont the spectators who attend them hope they will see some violence? Human beings remains as bloodthirsty as ever they were. The only difference between ourselves and the Romans is that while they were honest enough to admit that they enjoyed watching hungey lions tearing p

4、eople apart and eating them alive, we find all sorts of sophisticated arguments to defend sports which should have been banned long age; sports which are quite as barbarous as, say, public hangings or bearbaiting.It really is incredible that in this day and age we should still allow hunting or bull-

5、fighting, that we should be prepared to sit back and watch two men batter each other to pulp in a boxing ring, that we should be relatively unmoved by the sight of one or a number of racing cars crashing and bursting into flames. Let us not deceive ourselves. Any talk of the sporting spirit is sheer

6、 hypocrisy. People take part in violent sports because of the high rewards they bring. Spectators are willing to pay vast sums of money to see violence. A world heavyweight championship match, for instance, is front page news. Millions of people are disappointed if a big fight is over in two rounds

7、instead of fifteen. They feel disappointment because they have been deprived of the exquisite pleasure of witnessing prolonged torture and violence.Why should we ban violent sports if people enjoy them so much? You may well ask. The answer is simple: they are uncivilized. For centuries man has been

8、trying to improve himself spiritually and emotionally admittedly with little success. But at least we no longer tolerate the sight madmen cooped up in cages, or public floggings of any of the countless other barbaric practices which were common in the past. Prisons are no longer the grim forbidding

9、places they used to be. Social welfare systems are in operation in many parts of the world. Big efforts are being made to distribute wealth fairly. These changes have come about not because human beings have suddenly and unaccountably improved, but because positive steps were taken to change the law

10、. The law is the biggest instrument of social change that we have and it may exert great civilizing influence. If we banned dangerous and violent sports, we would be moving one step further to improving mankind. We would recognize that violence is degrading and unworthy of human beings.1.It can be i

11、nferred from the passage that the authors opinion of nowadays human beings is A. not very high. B. high.C. contemptuous. D. critical.2.The main idea of this passage is A. vicious and dangerous sports should be banned by law.B. people are willing to pay vast sums money to see violence.C. to compare t

12、wo different attitudes towards dangerous sports.D. people are bloodthirsty in sports.3.That the author mentions the old Romans isA. To compare the old Romans with todays people.B. to give an example.C. to show human beings in the past know nothing better.D. to indicate human beings are used to blood

13、thirsty.4.How many dangerous sports does the author mention in this passage?A. Three. B. Five.C. Six. D. Seven.5.The purpose of the author in writing this passage isA. that, by banning the violent sports, we human beings can improve our selves.B. that, by banning the dangerous sports, we can improve

14、 the law.C. that we must take positive steps to improve social welfare system.D. to show law is the main instrument of social change.Vocabularyrelish 从获得乐处，享受orgy 狂欢，放纵arena 竞技场，活动或斗争的场所blood-thirsty 残忍的，嗜血的 bear-baiting 逗熊游戏bull-fight 斗牛batter 猛击，连续地猛打/捶，乱打pulp 成纸浆，成软块burst into flames 突然燃烧起来/着火gri

15、m 令人窒息的，简陋的coop up 把关起来难句译注bear-baiting 逗熊游戏。这是一种十六、十七世纪流行于英国的游戏驱狗去咬绑着的熊，很残忍，后被禁止。two men batter each other to pulp in the boxing ring.【结构简析】batter one to pulp = beat one to a pulp 狠揍某人，打瘫某人【参考译文】两个人在拳击场内彼此狠揍，知道一个人被打倒在地，爬不起来。unmoved by the sight of one or a number of racing cars crashing and burstin

16、g into flames.【参考译文】眼见一辆或多辆赛车相互撞击，突然烧起来而无动于衷。A world heavy weight championship match is front page news.【参考译文】世界重量级冠军赛总是头版头条新闻。写作方法与文章大意 作者采取先对比、后分析的写作手法。先是今人和古罗马人对暴虐体育上对此两者都欣赏。后者坦率成人“欣赏暴力体育”，前者施以各种接口、实际都是嗜血成性者。第二段进一步剖析今人欣赏暴虐体育的种种实例，最后指出改善“暴虐”的根本嗜为改善法律采取积极的步骤，法律才能施以巨大的文明影响，否则人类很难改变。答案详解1.A. 不太高。文章一开

17、始就点出科技巨大进步，而其他方面进展很少。人们以轻蔑的口气谈及可怜的古罗马人，因为他们欣赏竞技场上的屠杀。我们轻视他们，因为他们把这些屠杀视为娱乐。我们可以降阶/屈尊地谅解他们，因为他们生活在2000年前，显然，对好的东西不知道。在这里作者反问，我们的优越感是否正确呢？我们的嗜血性是不是少一些？为什么拳击比赛吸引那么许多人？在场的观赏者（观众）是不是也希望看到一些暴力呢？结论是：人类和过去一样残忍。唯一的不同点在于古罗马人很诚实，他们承认他们欣赏观看饥饿的狮子把人撕碎，活生生吃掉，而我们会找出各种精辟的理由来保卫早该制止的运动。第二段举出具体例子，如斗牛、拳击中把人打瘫在地、车赛中，车子碰撞起

18、火，人们就坐在那里观看欣赏，参赛者是为了高报酬，观众付出大笔钱财是为了看到暴力。作者指出任何体育精神的说法纯粹是虚伪。如果一场打比赛（世界重量级冠军赛），两轮而不是十五轮就告结束，成千上百万人们会感到失望这些都证明人的卑下，不文明。这两段似乎也证明作者的观点应该是C项蔑视的。但在第三段谈及，好几个世纪以来，人们一直试图在精神上和情感上改善自己，又得承认不怎么成功。可至少我们不再容忍疯人禁锢于笼中，当众鞭挞，以及其他许多过去普遍存在的野蛮行径。监狱也不再是过去那种令人窒息的禁锢之地，社会福利制度在全世界许多地方推行。在财富公平分配上也作了很大的努力。这些变化的出现不是因为人突然改善，而是在改变法

19、律上采取了 积极的步骤。如果我们禁止危险的暴力体育项目，那么我们在改善人类方面又前进了一步。我们会认识暴力是人类的堕落和卑下（人类不应有的）。从这段来看，作者对人类还抱有希望，不是很蔑视。所以选A项。2.A. 法律应禁止堕落而又危险的体育项目。见第一题注释。作者从古罗马人欣赏残忍的体育项目说起，点出现代人也是嗜血成性，喜欢暴力体育项目。这是不文明，是堕落。必须制止，而法律是我们社会改革最强大的工具，它可应用，发挥强大的文明影响（第三段倒数第三句）B. 人们愿意支付巨大款项来观看暴力。这是作者说明“嗜血成性”的具体内容之一。C. 对比对危险体育项目不同的态度。这里没有对比。D.人类嗜血成性。这是

20、作者认为人们为什么欣赏危险残忍体育项目的根源。3.D. 人们在体育上习惯于“嗜血成性”，过去是，现在仍然是，不同点只是前者坦直承认，后者婉转掩饰。见第一题注释。A. 把古罗马人和现代人对比。这项没有说明对比什么。B. 给出一个例子。太抽象。C. 说明过去人类不太知道更美好的东西，这两项都没有到位。4.B. 5个。作者提到逗熊游戏；斗牛；车赛；拳击；人狮斗。至于当众鞭挞和绞刑不能称作体育活动。5.A. 通过制止野蛮体育项目，我们能改善人类自身。这在第三段讲的最透彻，见第一题和第二题注释。B. 通过制止野蛮体育活动，我们能改善法律，不完全对。作者明确指出要用法律来禁止野蛮体育项目。C. 我们必须采

21、取积极步骤来改善社会福利体制。D. 去表明法律是社会变革的主要工具。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。A little brown mouse lived in a small house in the country.His cottage was very warm and comfortable，with lots of flowers in front of it and a few apple trees behind.In his living room the brown country mouse ate good fresh f

22、ood.One day his cousin from town came to visit him. “It is so nice to see you，” the country mouse said. “Come in.Sit down.Lets have supper.” Soon he brought in some bread，bacon and corn for supper and they drank fresh clean water.After supper they sat and talked.The town mouse said，“ How can you liv

23、e here？The country is so quiet.I dont like the food either.Come and stay with me！”So the next morning the mice went to town.The town mouses house was beautiful.But they got into the house by going under the back door.They were very hungry，so the town mouse took his cousin to the dining room.There wa

24、s a lot of food on the table. “Look at that！” said the town mouse.The mice jumped onto the table.They began to eat some fine French cheese，some very tasty cakes and biscuits.They drank lemonade and milk. Suddenly the door opened and a man walked in.He came to the table to get some fruit. “Be quiet！”

25、 whispered the town mouse.The man took an apple and went out of the room.The town mouse began to eat again，but the country mouse could not eat a thing，because he felt so afraid.Suddenly he saw a big cat near the sofa in the corner of the room.The cat was sleeping，but then it heard something.It opene

26、d its eyes and saw the mice.The country mouse began to cry：“Help！” The cat tried to catch the mice.The mice ran into a hole in the floor.The cat couldnt get in.“Oh，dear，” said the country mouse. “Your food is good，but your life is not.I feel afraid everywhere.Goodbye.Im going back to the country.”【语

27、篇解读】乡村的老鼠去城里的老鼠那里做客，它认为城里虽然生活富裕，但是却不安全，于是又回到了乡下。1The town mouse considered the life of the country mouse to be_.Ainteresting Bboring Cexciting D. terrifying解析：推理判断题。根据第三段的How can you live here？The country is so quiet可推测，从城里来的老鼠认为在乡村的生活是无趣的，故选B项。答案：B2The underlined word “that” in Paragraph 4 refers t

28、o_.Athe town mouses home Bthe back door Ca lot of food on the table Dthe dining room解析：指代题。结合第四段的There wa a lot of food on the table可知，这里的that就是指前面提到的food，故选C项。答案：C3The cat didnt catch the mice because_.Aone cat couldnt fight with two miceBthe cat was still sleepy at that timeCthe mice were powerful

29、 after eating the magic cakesDthe cat couldnt get into the hole in the floor解析：细节理解题。由倒数第二段的The mice ran into a hole in the floor.The cat couldnt get in可知，猫无法钻进洞里，所以没有逮住老鼠，故选D项。答案：D4The country mouse went back to the country because_.Alife is quiet but safe in the countryBthe city cat was not friend

30、ly at allCnowhere is better than ones own homeDthe city life was too busy for it to enioy解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段的your food is good，but your life is not.I feel afraid everywhere可知乡村的老鼠认为虽然城里的食物精美，但是却不安全，所以不如回到自己的乡下去，故选A项。答案：A5This passage is a_. Apiece of news Bscience novel Cfairy tale Ddrama解析：文章体裁题。本文讲述了乡

31、下老鼠与城市老鼠的故事，是一篇童话故事，故C为正确答案。答案：C.阅读理解。There were smiling children all the way. Charily they knew at what time the train passed their homes and they made it their business to stand along the railway, wave to complete strangers and cheer them up as they rushed towards Penang. Often whole families stoo

32、d outside their homes and waved and smiled as if those on the trains were their favorite relatives. This is the simple village people of Malaysia. I was moved. I had always traveled to Malaysia by plane or car, so this was the first time I was on a train. I did not particularly relish the long train

33、 journey and had brought along a dozen magazines to read and reread. I looked about the train. There was not one familiar face. I sighed and sat down to read my Economics. It was not long before the train was across the Causeway and in Malaysia. Johor Bauru was just another city like Singapore, so I

34、 was tired of looking at the crowds of people as they hurried past. As we went beyond the city, I watched the straight rows of rubber trees and miles and miles of green. Then the first village came into sight, Immediately I came alive; I decided to wave hack. From then on my journey became interesti

35、ng. I threw my magazines into the waste basket and decided to join in Malaysian life. Then everything came alive. The mountains seemed to speak to me. Even the trees were smiling. I stared at everything as if I was looking at it for the first time. The day passed fast and I even forgot to have my lu

36、nch until I felt hungry. I looked at my watch and was surprised that it was 3:00 pm. Soon the train pulled up at Butterworth. I looked at the people all around me. They all looked beautiful. When my uncle arrived with a smile, I threw my arms around him to give him a warm hug (拥抱). I had never done

37、this before. He seemed surprised and then his weather-beaten face warmed up with a huge smile. We walked arm in arm to his car. I looked forward to the return journey.( ) 1. The author expected the train trip to be A. adventurous B. pleasant C. exciting D. dull( ) 2.What did the author remember most

38、 fondly of her train trip? A. The friendly country people.B. The mountains along the way.C. The crowds of people in the streets.D. The simple lunch served on the train.( ) 3.Which of the following words can best take the place of the word “relish” in the second paragraph? A. choose B. enjoy C. prepa

39、re for D. carry on( ) 4.Where was the writer going? A. Johor Bauru. B. The Causeway. C. Butterworth. D. Singapore.( ) 5.What can we learn from the story? A. Comfort in traveling by train. B. Pleasure of living in the country. C. Reading gives people delight. D. Smiles brighten people up.1.选D。根据第二段，作者是第一次坐长途火车，带了很多杂志看，可以看出作者一开始认为坐火车是dull（乏味的）。2.选A。根据第一段，马来西亚人很热情，总会微笑着在站台上对火车里的陌生人挥手，欢迎乘客来到马来西亚。作者很感动。3.选B。参照第71题。作者开始并不享受火车之旅。4.选C。倒数第二段，Soon the train pulled up at Butterworth.火车在Butterworth停下来。5.选D。文章主要讲述作者从看到马来西亚人总会在站台上笑对火车里的陌生人挥手后，心情由无聊、乏味变成高兴。可以看出，微笑能让人提起精神。