河南巩义市2016高考英语《二轮》阅读理解能力练习（3）及答案.doc

1、河南巩义市2016高考英语【二轮】阅读理解能力练习（3）及答案【2015高考复习】阅读链接 What is it that makes a house a home？A home is a place of companionship with people in it who love each other，who are harmonious(和谐的)and closer inside with one another than they are outside with those in the workplace or with classmates at school.A home

2、is a place thats so magnetic that its difficult to leave.In a home there is love，sharing and appreciation，and the members help one another.I have seen families on the street.But if they live，sleep，talk，and eat together，they are a family，even if they are poorly off.You dont need a roof to make a home

3、.The truly homeless are some of the rich people who build multimilliondollar houses and are too busy to really live in them.The truly homeless are those who have turned their home into a hotel lobby.The parents work.The children do wrong.They dont talk and eat together every day.They rarely see each

4、 other.The truly homeless people are those with babysitters，caretakers，gardeners and maids.Parents are unaware，too busy making money outside the home that they dont live in.This is another way of looking at the rich and the homeless.Who is to be pitied?Control of the computer and the Internet is als

5、o important to make a house into a home.If the computer is on all the time，the house turns into an office，even if everyone is at home.Many homes these days are just offices.Human communication has stopped.The computer eats up the time that one should be giving to others within the home.Using the com

6、puter moderately gives us time for gentleness，play and communication，not with a screen，but with a human being.【语篇解读】 本文论述了如何才能使我们的房子成为家这个命题。16Which of the following may serve as the best title of the passage?AHow to Make a House a Home?BWhat Makes a House a Home?CWho Are Homeless，the Poor?DWhat is a

7、 Home for?答案B 主旨大意题。文章主要围绕房子和家这个话题展开，即什么使我们的房子成为家。17The purpose of the first paragraph is to_.Atell us that where there is home there is loveBtell us what people think home isCshow the authors concept of homeDtell people how to have a happy home答案C推理判断题。文章第一段作者提出了心中家的概念作为论点。18The underlined word“tho

8、se”refers to _.Apeople who build multimilliondollar housesBpeople who have lost their family membersCpeople who dont spend time with the familyDhomeless families living on the street答案C推理判断题。根据下一句的Parents are unaware，too busy making money outside the home that they dont live in.可以判断这一类人是很少和家庭成员呆在一起的

9、。19Which statement is NOT true according to the passage?AA home is a place where you are willing to stay.BEven the poorest person can have a happy home.CComputers and the Internet are important for a happy home.DSometimes its the rich that should be pitied.答案C细节理解题。由最后一段Control of the computer and t

10、he Internet is also important to make a house into a home.可知合理使用电脑对家庭也是很重要的。与C选项不符。2016高考英语阅读理解-历史类 Argentina in the late nineteenth century was an exciting place. Around 1870, it was experiencing an economic(经济的)boom, and the capital, Buenos Aires, attracted many people. Farmers, as well as a flood

11、 of foreigners from Spain and Italy, came to Buenos Aires seeking jobs. These jobs didnt pay well, and the people felt lonely and disappointed with their new life in the city. As the unhappy newcomers mixed together in the poor parts of the city, the dance known as the tango(探戈舞)came into being. At

12、the beginning the tango was a dance of the lower classes. It was danced in the bars and streets . At that time there many fewer women than men, so if a man didnt want to be left out, his only choice was to dance with another man so that he could attract the attention of the few available women .Grad

13、ually, the dance spread into the upper classes of Argentinean society and became more respectable. In Europe at this time, strong interest in dance from around the world was beginning .The interest in international dance was especially evident in Paris. Every kind of dance from ballet(芭蕾舞) to belly

14、dancing could be found on the stages of the Paris theaters of the Paris theaters .After tango dances from Argentina arrive in Europe, they began to draw the interest of the public and they performed their exiting dance in cafes. Though not everyone approved of the new dance ,saying it was a little t

15、oo shocking, the dance did find enough supporters to make it popular. The popularity（流行）of the tango continued to grow in many other parts of the world. Soldiers who returned to the United States from World War I brought the tango to North America. It reached Japan in 1926,and in 2003 the Argentinea

16、n embassy in Seoul hired a local tango dancer to act as a kind of dance ambassador, and promote tango dancing throughout South Korea.【小题1】The origin of the tango is associated with . ABelly dancesBAmerican soldiersCSpanish cityDthe capital of Argentina【小题2】Which of the following is true about the ta

17、ngo? AIt was created by foreigners from Spain and Italy.BPeople of the upper classes loved the tango mostCIt was often danced by two male in the beginningDA dancer in Seoul became the Argentinean ambassador.【小题3】Before World War I, the tango spread to . AAmericaBJapanCFranceDSouth Korea【小题4】What can

18、 be the best title for the text? AHow to Dance the TangoBThe History of the TangoCHow to Promote the TangoDThe Modern Tango Boom 2016高考英语阅读理解-历史类Many thousands of Chinese are studying at schools in the United States. And writer Liel Leibovitz says the students are following an example that began in

19、the eighteen seventies. Mr. Leibovitz and writer Matthew Miller joined forces to tell the story of the students in their book, “Fortunate Sons.” The book says China sent one hundred twenty boys from 1872 to 1875 to America to learn about developments that could help modernize their country. Mr. Leib

20、ovitz got the idea for the book about the boys a few years ago when he was traveling with his wife in China. Mr. Leibovitz learned that Qing government sent a whole delegation(代表团) of boys to learn the ways of the West. The goal was for them to return to China and help their country. The book says t

21、he boys received their American training in Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. It must have been a very good education. Mr. Leibovitz says the first prime minister of the Chinese Republic completed this program. And so did the first engineer to build a large-scale railroad without

22、foreign help. The same was true of the fathers of Chinese education, diplomacy and the Navy. The book-writers had only to open some boxes containing the writings of these men to learn about them. Their notebooks, journals, letters and postcards were in English. Mr. Leibovitz said he was lucky to hav

23、e so much information from events that took place long ago. The students returned to China after about nine years. They no longer spoke Mandarin(国语) well enough to answer questions. Police welcomed them home by putting them in jail. The young men were released after about a week. But they were given

24、 low-level jobs. Mr Leibovitz says it took about ten years for them to rise to higher positions. He said their story continues today with large numbers of Chinese studying in the United States.【小题1】How many exchange children did Qing government send to America? A1872.B1875.C120.D210.【小题2】The Qing go

25、vernment send the boys to America because it. Awanted them to help their countryBlost the warCexpected them to destroy the culture of the WestDwanted the Western to help the boys【小题3】Which of the following is Not true according to the passage? AMany thousands of Chinese are studying at schools in Am

26、ericaBSome of the boys received their American training in CaliforniaCPolice welcomed the boys home by putting them in jailDOne of the boys became the father of Chinese education 【2014高考英语湖北省八校联考】阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Many skilled young people are being forced into part

27、-time and unskilled work, the report says. It warns of a crisis with more than six million people so disillusioned they have given up looking for work. The ILO（International Labor Organization）wants governments to make job creation a priority. It wants more training schemes, and also tax breaks for

28、employers. The youth unemployment crisis can be beaten but only if job creation for young people becomes a key priority in policymaking and private sector investment picks up significantly, said Jose Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, executive director of the ILOs employment sector.Since 2007, the number of

29、 young people without jobs has risen by four million - up from less than 12%, the Global Employment Trends for Youth Report says. Almost 13% of people aged between 15 and 24 - or almost 75 million - have no work, although this is slightly down on its peak in 2009.In the European Union, one in five y

30、oung people are looking for work, the report claims. Some 27.9% of youths were unemployed in North Africa last year a rise of five percentage points on 2010. In the Middle East, the figure stood at 26.5% in the reports regional breakdown. Even in East Asia, perhaps the most economically active regio

31、n, the unemployment rate was 2.8 times higher for young people than for adults, the report said.But, the ILO report reveals, the true picture of youth unemployment is even more pessimistic. Many young people are extending their time in higher education because they cannot find jobs. Others are takin

32、g part-time unskilled work because they cannot find work in the fields they trained for. The ILO says that more than six million young people worldwide have given up looking for work and are becomingly increasingly detached from society. By not using their skills they are losing them, the report say

33、s, and if there is no improvement in the jobs market soon, they may be not only unemployed, but unemployable.The ILO suggests offering tax breaks to businesses hiring young people and offering more programmes to help kick-start careers.63. Which of the following is true according to Jose Manuel Sala

34、zar-Xirinachs?A. Since 2007, the number of young people out of job has risen to 4 million.B. Nearly 13% of the young people have no work.C. Job creation should be made a key priority in policymaking.D. The youth unemployment rate can never go down.64. The various figures in paragraph 3 and 4 were us

35、ed to show_.A. The employment situation is serious only in the European UnionB. The global youth employment situation is depressingC. East Asia enjoys a high youth employment rateD. Compared with the situation in 2009, the youth employment in 2007 is slightly better65. According to ILO, the followin

36、g are caused by high youth unemployment rate except_.A. The government calls on young people to take up whatever job is availableB. Many young people are making their time in higher education longerC. Some young people are taking part-time unskilled workD. Many young people have given up looking for

37、 work66. The ILO offered many solutions to the crisis of youth unemployment, including_.a. making job creations a priority b. more training schemes c. encouraging public investment d. tax breaks for employers e. offering more entrepreneurship programmes to help start careersA. a b c e B. b c d e C. a c d e D. a b d e【参考答案】63-66CBAD