江苏徐州市2016高考英语阅读理解二轮基础选练（2）及答案.doc

1、江苏徐州市2016高考英语阅读理解二轮基础选练（2）及答案阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。【2014模拟冲刺试题】Several weeks ago, a mysterious Christmas card dropped through our mailbox. The envelope was addressed to a man named Raoul, who, I was relatively certain, did not live with us. The envelope wasnt sealed, so I opened it. The

2、 inside of the card was blank. Ed, my husband, explained that the card was both from and to the newspaper deliveryman. His name was apparently Raoul, and Raoul wanted a holiday tip. We were meant to put a check inside the card and then drop the envelope in the mail. When your services are finished a

3、t 4 a.m., you cant simply hang around, like a hotel bellboy expecting a tip. You have to be direct.So I wrote a nice holiday greeting to this man who, in my imagination, fires The New York Times from his bike aimed at our front door, causing more noise with mere newsprint than most people manage wit

4、h sophisticated(复杂的) black market fireworks. With a start, I realized that perhaps the reason for the 4 a.m. wake-up noise was not ordinary rudeness but carefully executed spite（怨恨）: I had not tipped Raoul in Christmas past. I honestly hadnt realized I was supposed to. This was the first time hed us

5、ed the card tactic（策略）. So I got out my checkbook. Somewhere along the line, holiday tipping went from an optional thank-you for a year of services to a Mafia-style protection racket (收保护费组织).Several days later, I was bringing our garbage bins back when I noticed an envelope taped to one of the lids

6、. The outside of the envelope said MICKEY. It had to be another tip request, this time from our garbage collector. Unlike Raoul, Mickey hadnt enclosed his own Christmas card from me. In a way, I appreciated the directness. I know you dont care how merry my Christmas is, and thats fine, the gesture s

7、aid. I want $30, or Ill forget to empty your garbage bin some hot summer day. I put a check in the envelope and taped it back to the bin. The next morning, Ed noticed that the envelope was gone, though the trash hadnt yet been picked up: Someone stole Mickeys tip! Ed was quite certain. He made me ca

8、ll the bank and cancel the check. But Ed had been wrong. Two weeks later, Mickey left a letter from the bank on our steps. The letter informed Mickey that the check, which he had tried to cash, had been cancelled. The following Tuesday morning, when Ed saw a truck outside, he ran out with his wallet

9、. Are you Mickey? The man looked at him with scorn（轻蔑）. Mickey is the garbageman. I am the recycling. Not only had Ed insulted（侮辱） this man by suggesting that he was a garbageman, but he had obviously neglected to tip him. Ed ran back inside for more funds. Then he noticed that the driver of the tru

10、ck had been watching the whole incident. He peeled off another twenty and looked around, waving bills in the air. Anyone else? Had we consulted the website of the Emily Post Institute, this embarrassing break of etiquette (礼节) could have been avoided. Under trash/recycling collectors in the institut

11、es Holiday Tipping Guidelines, it says: $10 to $30 each. You may or may not wish to know that your hairdresser, mailman and UPS guy all expect a holiday tip.55. The newspaper deliveryman put a blank card inside the envelope because_.A. he wanted the couple to pay for the newspaper B. he forgot to wr

12、ite a few words on itC. he used it to ask for a Christmas tip D. he was afraid of asking for a tip in person56. From the passage, we learn that the author_.A. didnt like Raouls way of delivering the paper B. didnt realize why Raoul delivered the paper that way beforeC. didnt know that Raoul delivere

13、d the paper for themD. didnt feel it necessary to meet Raoul when he came57. According to the passage, the author felt _ to give Raoul a holiday tip.A. excited B. happy C. embarrassed D. forced58. Which of the following is true about Mickey, the garbage collector?A. He wrote a letter to the couple a

14、fterwards.B. He failed to collect the money from the bank.C. He wanted the couple to send him a Christmas card.D. He collected both the check and the garbage that day.59. Eds encounter(遭遇) with the recycling team shows that_.A. Ed was desperate to correct his mistake B. Ed only wanted to give money

15、to RaoulC. Ed was unwilling to tip the truck driver D. Ed no longer wanted to give them money60. From the passage we can infer that _. A. their garbage bin might not be emptied one day if the writer didnt give tips B. the writer could have avoided giving tips if they had consulted the website of the

16、 Emily Post Institute C. the writers husband didnt know Raoul at all D. the writers family was too poor to give the tips55. C 根据第二段中的I had not tipped Raoul in Christmas past 和This was the first time hed used the card tactic可知Raoul是想要圣诞节小费。D中的“was afraid of”文章中未提到。56. B 根据第二段中的With a start, I realize

17、d that perhaps the reason for the 4 a.m. wake-up noise was not ordinary rudeness可知作者以前并不知道Raoul这样扔报纸和发出噪音的原因。57. D 根据第二段中的I honestly hadnt realized I was supposed to可知作者是被迫付费的。58. B 根据第四段中的The letter informed Mickey that the check, which he had tried to cash, had been cancelled.可知他没拿到钱。59. A 根据倒数第二段

18、Ed拿着钱包去问司机可知他拼命想改正原先未付小费的错误。60. A 根据Ill forget to empty your garbage bin some hot summer day. 可以推断出正确答案。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 Importance of Independent Thinking)No one can be a great thinker who does not realize that as a thinker it is her first duty to follow her intellect to what

19、ever conclusions it may lead. Truth gains more even by the errors of one who with due study and preparation, thinks for himself, than by the true opinions of those who only hold them because they do not suffer themselves to think. No that it is solely, of chiefly, to form great thinkers that freedom

20、 of thinking is required. One the contrary, it is as much or even more indispensable to enable average human beings to attain the mental stature which they are capable of. There have been and many again be great individual thinkers in a general atmosphere of mental slavery. But there never has been,

21、 nor ever will be, in that atmosphere an intellectually active people. Where any of heterodox speculation was for a time suspended, where there is a tacit convention that principles are not to be disputed: where the discussion of the greatest questions which can occupy humanity is considered to be c

22、losed, we cannot hope to find that generally high scale of mental activity which has made some periods of history so remarkable. Never when controversy avoided the subjects which are large and important enough to kindle enthusiasm was the mind of a people stirred up fro9m its foundation and the impu

23、lse given which raised even persons of the most ordinary intellect to something of the dignity of thinking beings.She who knows only her own side of the case knows little of that. Her reasons may be food, and no one may have been able to refute them. But if she s equally unable to refute the reasons

24、 of the opposite side; if she does not so much as know what they are, she has no ground for preferring either opinion. The rational position for her would be suspension of judgment, and unless she contents herself with that, she is either led by authority, or adopts, like the generality of the world

25、 the side to which she feels the most inclination. Nor is it enough that she should heat the arguments of adversaries from her own teachers, presented as they state them, and accompanied by what they offer as refutations, That is not the way to do justice to the arguments, or bring them into real co

26、ntact with her own mind. She must be able to hear them form persons who actually believe them; who defend them in earnest, and do their very utmost for them. She must know them in their most plausible and persuasive form; she must feel the whole force of the difficulty which the true view of the sub

27、ject has to encounter and dispose of; else she will never really possess herself of the portion of truth which meets and removes that difficulty. Ninety-nine in a hundred of what are called educated persons are in this condition; even of those who can argue fluently for their opinions. Their conclus

28、ion may be true, but it might be false for anything they know; they have never thrown themselves into the mental position of those who think differently form them and considered what such persons may have to say; and consequently they do not, in any proper sense of the word, know the doctrines which

29、 they themselves profess. 1.The best title for this passage is A The Age of Reason The need for Independent ThinkingC The Value of Reason D Stirring Peoples Minds2.According to the author, it is always advisable to A have opinions which cannot be refuted.adopt the point of view to which one feels th

30、e most inclination.C be acquainted with the arguments favoring the point of view with which one disagrees,D suspend heterodox speculation in favor of doctrinaire approaches.3.According to the author, in a great period such as the Renaissance we may expect to findA acceptance of truth controversy ove

31、r principles C inordinate enthusiasm D a dread of heterodox speculation 4.According to the author, the person who holds orthodox beliefs without examination may be described in all of the following ways EXCEPT asA enslaved by tradition less than fully rationalC determinded on controversy D having a

32、closed mind5.It can be inferred from the passage that the author would be most likely to agree with which of the following statementsA A truly great thinker makes no mistakes.Periods of intellectual achievement are periods of unorthodox reflection,C The refutation of accepted ideas can best be provi

33、ded by ones own teachers.D excessive controversy prevents clear thinking,Vocabulary1. stature 高度，境界，状况2. heterodox 不合乎公认的标准的，异端的，异教的3. tacit 心照不宣4. refute 反驳5. adversary 对立面，对手，敌人6. plausible 善于花言巧语的/辞令的，似乎有理的/有可能的7. doctrine 教义，学说8. profess 表示，明言，承认，自称，信奉难句译注1. True gains more even by the errors of

34、 one who with due study and preparation, thinks for himself, then by the true opinions of those who only hold them because they do not suffer themselves to think.参考译文 真理甚至从一个经过恰当研究和准备进行独立思考的人的错误中获得更多的东西，而从那些只是因为不予思考却持有正确的观点中获得的少（一种经过恰当的研究和准备进行独立思考的人犯的错误，另一种人是不予思考的却持有正确的观点，真理从前者错误中获得的东西比从后者的正确观点中获得的要

35、多）。2. mental slavery 思想禁锢，精神受奴役状态3. Never when controversy avoided the subjects which are large and important enough to kindle enthusiasm was the mind of a people stirred up from its foundation and the impulse given which raised even persons of the most ordinary intellect to something of the dignity

36、 of thinking beings.结构简析 这是一句以Never否定词开头的倒装句，正常的句序应把never放在句中，形成：the mind of people was never stirred up from its foundations 参考译文 当辩论比开重大课题，重大到足以燃起/激起人们激/热情的课题时，那么一个民族的思想绝不会从天赋的情感和原始的基础上升华，甚至使最普通智力的人上升到优点庄严的思想家水平上。4. The rational position for her would be suspension of judgement, and unless she con

37、tents herself with that, she is either led by authority, or adopts, like the generality of the world, the side to which she feels the most inclination.参考译文 对她来说理智的立场是停止判断，而且除非她满足于这一点，否则，她不是为权威人物的观点所左右，后者就像世界上芸芸众生一样，倒向她感觉最倾向的一边。5. That is not the way to do justice to the arguments, or bring them into

38、 teal contact with her own mind.结构简析 do justice to 公平对待，适当处理。 Bringinto contact with 使和接触联系。参考译文 这不是对正确观点评价的方法，也不能使自己的思想真正接触到论点的实质。6. She must know them in their most plausible and persuasive form; she must feel the whole force of the difficulty which the true view of the subject has to encounter an

39、d dispose of; else she will never really possess herself of the portion of truth which meets and removes that difficulty.结构简析 most plausible and persuasive form 很善于辞令和有说服力形式。possess oneself of 获得，据有，把占为己有。them=arguments。else否则的话。7. Their conclusion may be true, but it might be false for anything the

40、y know; they have never thrown themselves into the mental position of those who think differently form them and considered what such persons may have to say; and consequently they do not, in any proper sense of the word, know the doctrines which they themselves profess.结构简析 throw oneself intopositio

41、n 设身处地，使自己处于位置地点。写作方法与文章大意这是一篇由一般到具体，重要采用正反对比，推理的写作方法的文章，逻辑性强，正反论证，句子结构复杂冗长，分两段给出内容，第一段重点在：伟大的思想家的首要责任是奠定遵循自己智力所得出的结论。由此引起思想家和思想活跃的人民同时代环境的关系。只有思想后月的时期，才有伟大的思想家和活跃的人民，因为他们可以讨论重大主题，而在思想禁锢时期，只能产生个别伟大思想家。第二段具体的论证了独立思考涉及两方面，既如自己一方种种，也得知对手的一方种种（内容，推理，论点），才能真正获得真理。答案详解. B 独立思考的必要性。见难句译注。这里说明进行独立思考的人即使犯错误，

42、真理也能从中获得东西，而那些懒于思考人，即使持有正确的观点，真理也难以获得东西。第一段还点明思想禁锢时期，即不能进行独立思考时期，难以讨论重大议题，产生不了活跃的人民，绝不会出现像辉煌的文艺复兴那种时期（见第二题注）。第二段也是围绕独立思考而写，只是从具体点着眼：人只知自己，不知对方无法获得真理，只有独立思考两方，才能不为权威所左右，不会跟着自己感觉走，最终知道自己的真正主张。A. 理性时代。C.驳斥的价值。D. 激发人民的思想。. C 熟悉有利于自己不同意反对观点的论点。这是作者在第二段讲述的重要论点。他认为一个人只知自己一方，推理极好，无人能反驳，却不知对方的推理，也不能够予以反驳的话，他

43、就无权选择两方的任一论点，其理智位置是停止判断。否则她就会（像世界上芸芸众生那样）不是为权威所“引导”，就是跟着感觉（的倾向）走。其二，作者提出：光听自己的老师讲述对立面的论点，以及他们所提出的反驳论点。只是不够的，必须倾听那些人（他们真正相信对立的观点）的论点，并为此积极热情，竭尽全力辩护，才能使自己的思想和独立论点接触，公正的作出公正的判断。A. 具有不能驳斥的观点。B. 采取个人感觉最倾向的观点。 D. 停止有利于教条主义研究的异端思考。. B 辩论原则问题。答案在第一段：在思想禁锢的气氛中，过去，现在可能会产生个别的思想家，但绝不会有思想活跃的人民，在那里有一种心照不宣的惯律：原则决不

44、能讨论认为占据人类心灵的最重大问题的讨论应封闭，我们不能期望看到一般高级的思想活动。这种思想活动曾使历史上某些时期光辉灿烂。而文艺复兴就是思想活动的顶峰时期，必然会讨论原则问题，所以选B 。 A. 接受真理，周经过讨论才能接受真理。C. 过度的热情。 D. 害怕异端思考。. C.在辩论上，坚定不移。这是一道推断题，一般讲：持有未经检验的正统信仰的人不会独立思考，更不会怀疑他所信仰的东西。A. 为传统所奴役。B. 不怎么理智。D. 头脑闭塞。这种人必然受传统思想控制，不理智更不愿接受外界新鲜事物。. B. 在思想方面取得成就的时期就是进行非正统反思的时期。见题注释。A. 一个真正的思想家不犯错误

45、。C. 一个人的老师最能提供所接受思想观点的反驳。D. 过度的辩论会制止清晰的思考。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。【2014高考二模】Did you know that womens brains are smaller than mens? The average womens brain weighs 10% less than mens. Since research has shown that the bigger the brain, the cleverer the animal, men must be more intelligent(

46、聪明的) than women. Right? Wrong. Men and women always score similarly on intelligence tests, despite the difference in brain size. Why? After years of study, researchers have concluded that its whats inside that matters, not just the size of the brain. The brain consists of “grey matter” and“white mat

47、ter”.While men have more of the latter ,the amount of “thinking” brain is almost exactly the same in both sexs.It has been suggested that smaller brain appears to work faster, perhaps because the two sides of the brain are better connected in women. This means that little girls tend to learn to spea

48、k earlier, and that women can understand sorts of information from different sources at the same time. When it comes to talking to the boss on the phone, cooking dinner and keeping an eye on the baby all at the same time, its women who come out on top every time. There are other important difference

49、s between two sexes. As white matter is the key to spatial(空间的) tasks, men know better where things are in relation to other things. “A great footballer always knows where he is in relation to the other players, and he knows where to go,” says one researcher. That may explain one of lifes great myst

50、eries:Why men refuse to ask for directions and women often need to! The differences begin when fetuses(胎儿) are about nine weeks old, which can be seen in the action of children as young as one. A boy would try to climb a barrier (障碍物) before him or push it down while a girl would attract help from o

51、thers. These brain differences also explain the fact that more men take up jobs that require good spatial skills, while more women speech skills. It may all go back to our ancestors(祖先) ,among whom women needed speech skills to take care of their babies and men needed spatial skills to hunt, accordi

52、ng to one research. If all this disappoints you, it shouldnt. “The brain changes throughout our lives according to what we do with it,” says a biologist.72. Which of the following is TRUE according to the first paragraph? A. Womens brain is 10% less than mens. B. Grey matter plays the same role as w

53、hite matter. C. Grey matter controls thinking in the brain. D. Both sexes have the same amount of white matter.73. What can we infer from the second and third paragraphs? A. Men do better dealing with one job at a time. B. Women prefer doing many things at a time. C. Women do not need to tell direct

54、ions. D. Men have weaker spatial abilities.74. Which of the following do you agree with according to the fourth paragraph? A. Young boys may be stronger than young girls. B. More women take up jobs requiring speech skills. C. Women may have stronger feelings than men. D. Our ancestors needed more spatial skills.75. What is the writers attitude in writing this passage?A. Defensive. B. Persuasive. C. Supportive. D. Objective【参考答案】7275、CABD