湖北武汉市2016高考英语阅读理解二轮基础训练（33）及答案.doc

1、湖北武汉市2016高考英语阅读理解二轮基础训练（33）及答案【阅读理解】 The multimillion pound new Library of Birmingham(LoB)will be the most visible sign of the way the city is accepting the digitalization(数字化)of everyday life.Set to open in 2013, the 188m LoB is already beginning to take shape next to the Birmingham Repertory Theat

2、re, with which it will share some equipment.As digital media(媒介)is important to its_idea,_the project is already providing chances for some of the many small new local companies working at the new technologies.Brian Gambles, the LoB project director, says it is about giving people the right tools fo

3、r learning：“The aim is to mix the physical with the digital, providing 24hour services which can be used through many different ways. It is important to enable us to reach more people, more effectively.”The digital library will, he says, be as important as the physical one, allowing the distant use

4、of the services, making sure that it is never closed to the public.Even before the LoB is complete, the public has been able to go online to visit the Virtual(虚拟的)LoB, designed by Baden, the Birmingham virtual worlds specialists. Not only have the public been able to learn about the LoB, but the vir

5、tual one has also enabled those working on the LoB to understand the building and how it will work before it even opens.Two other small Birminghambased digital companies are also working on the LoB projects. Substrat, a digital design company, is developing what it calls an example of an “enlarged r

6、eality” project. It is about the use of an exciting smart phone, an important part of the LoB which is in the early stages of development. And The Peoples Archice is an online library of historical figures of the city being built up by a digital content company in Cahoots, in which users will be enc

7、ouraged to add to and comment on the material.Gambles says: “Technology will enable us to make the librarys content and services open to citizens as never before.”投资数百万英镑的伯明翰新建图书馆将会是目前很有代表性的数字化图书馆，在这样的图书馆，人们将会体验新的阅览工具，并且能够真正做图书馆的主人，即：能够参与图书内容的增补与建议。1The underlined part “its idea” in Paragraph 3 refe

8、rs to the idea of _.Athe equipment Bthe projectCthe digital media Dthe physical library答案：B。词义猜测题。根据下一句话的信息词“the project is already providing.”可以断定此处的代词its 指的就是the project。2While visiting the Virtual LoB, the public can _.Aget a general idea of the LoBBmeet many worldfamous expertsC learn how to put

9、 up a library buildingDunderstand how the specialists work on the project 答案：A。细节判断题。在倒数第三段中，信息句“Not only have the public been able to learn about the LoB.”可以给以提示：即：公众可以很好地了解LoB的具体情况，即同选项A所说的一样。3Which of the following is TRUE of the LoB when it opens?aIt offers better learning tools. bIt reaches use

10、rs in different ways.cIt provides users with smart phones.dIt allows users to enrich its material.eIt gives nonstop physical and digital services.Aa，b，d Ba，c，e Cb，c，d Db，d，e 答案：A。细节判断题。 在文章的第三段中提到这样“right tools for learning”“used through many different ways ”以及倒数第二段的最后“add to and comment on the mate

11、rial”都表明了关于开放时的LoB的情况，即同选项A。4The text is most probably taken from _.Aa computer bookBa library guideCa project handbookDa newspaper report答案：D。文章出处判断题。既然是针对于公众的信息，应该是面对普通公众，即选择最大众化的媒体，即新闻报道。阅读理解词义猜测题、观点态度题。(2015 年山西忻州四校联考) Have you ever heard of a great Chilean poet? He was of all classes, he is one

12、 of the most widely read and respected poets in history. And this year is the 110th birthday of Pablo Neruda(1904-1973).Born with the name Neftali Ricardo Reyes Basoalto, he was a tall, shy and lonely boy. He loved to read and started to write poetry when he was ten. The American poet Walt Whitman,

13、whose framed picture Neruda later kept on his table, became a major influence on his work.However, his father did not like the idea of having a poet for a son and tried to discourage him from writing. To cover up the publication of his first poem, he took the pen name Pablo Neruda. In 1924 Neruda ga

14、ined fame with his most widely read work “Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair”. Yet his rich experience as a diplomat and exile made him go beyond the theme of love. His work also reflected the political struggle of the left and development of South America. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Li

15、terature in 1971.Neruda loved the sea which he saw as creative, destructive and forever moving. He found inspiration in the power and freedom of the waves and the seabirds on the coast.” I need the sea because it teaches me,” he wrote. “I move in the university of the waves.” He loved how the sea fo

16、rever renewed itself, a renewal echoed(共鸣) in his work.1. The underlined word “Picasso” can probably be replaced by “ “A. Poem fanB. Most important personC. Famous person from PicassoD. Freedom fighter in Picasso2. Neftali Ricardo Reyes Basoalto took the pen name Pablo Neruda because .A. He was grea

17、tly influenced by other poetsB. Literary greats usually used the pen nameC. His father encouraged him to use the nameD. He wanted to prevent his father knowing the publication3. Which of the following is not the theme of his works?A. Social reform. B. loveC. political struggle. D. Development of Sou

18、th America.4. the last paragraph mainly tells us . A. Neruda loved to write his poems near the sea B. the sea gave Neruda vast writing inspiration C. the beautiful scenery along the Chile coast D. Nerudas poems were widely read overseas语篇解读 本文介绍了获得诺贝尔文学奖的智利诗人聂鲁达。他是一个受人们尊敬的诗人，曾经被誉为诗坛泰斗。1924年成名于他的作品“二

19、十首情诗和绝望的歌”， 他的作品主题涉及爱情，还反映了美国南部的政治斗争。1. B 词义理解题。“Picasso”（毕加索）是现代艺术的创始人，西方现代派绘画的主要代表。由此推断他在文学界的地位是非常重要的。2. D 细节理解题。 根据第三段To cover up the publication of his first poem, he took the pen name Pablo Neruda. 可知，他使用笔名的目的是为了不让他的父亲知道。3. A 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段Yet his rich experience as a diplomat and exile made him

20、 go beyond the theme of love. His work also reflected the political struggle of the left and development of South America. 可知，他的诗歌主题不包括社会改革（social reform）在内，故选A。4. B 细节理解题。根据最后一段He found inspiration in the power and freedom of the waves and the seabirds on the coast.可知，大海给予他灵感。阅读理解。Hilton English La

21、nguage CenterInformation for New StudentsCLASS TIME：8:30a.m.10:00a.m.，10:30a.m.12:00a.m.，1:30p.m.3:00p.m.Language Center is open Monday to Friday. Each class has one afternoon free per week. On the first day, go to the lecture hall to check your timetable.SELFACCESS：The language laboratory（Room 1110

22、）is open Monday to Friday from 3:15p.m. to 5:00p.m. for all full-time students.You can learn how to use computers for language games or word-processing（文字处理）. There are tapes for students to borrow to practice their English. Go in and ask the teacher to show you. If you plan to take public examinati

23、ons, there are dictation and listening comprehension tapes for you to practice with. There are cloze exercises on the computers. Ask your class teacher for a list of past exam essays. Students can borrow tapes to take home but they must be returned after two days.ATTENDANCE（出勤）: All students are exp

24、ected to attend classes as it is required. Students who do not attend classes will be reported to OSS. Eighty percent attendance is required for students to receive their certificates（证书）when they finish their courses. It is also required by OSS for an extension to your visa.BOOKS: If students are g

25、iven course books, the books are their responsibility. If a book is lost, the student will be expected to pay for it.If students wish to buy books, there is a bookshop in the college specializing in English books（Room 3520）.1. When do classes begin and end on a full day?A8:30a.m.1:30p.m. B8:30a.m.3:

26、00p.m.C8:30a.m.3:15p.m. D3:15p.m.5:00p.m.2. Which of the following statements is true?ANo teachers are in the language lab. B90% attendance is required for the students.CBooks cant be taken out of the center.DStudents can prepare for exams by listening to tapes.3. Timetable can be seen in _ .Athe le

27、cture hall BRoom 3520 Cthe classroomDRoom 11104. If a student loses a book, he is expected to _it .Aborrow Bbe punished Cpay for Dreturn5. The books which the students wish to buy are in the _ .Alibrary Bbookshop in the college Cstreet Dclassroom 【参考答案】15 、BDACB2016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

28、和D）中，选出最佳选项。 Climate change，pollution，overuse of water and development are killing some of the worlds most famous rivers including Chinas YangtzeIndias Ganges and Africas NileWWF said on TuesdayAt the global launch of its report “Worlds Top 10 Rivers at Risk”，the group said many rivers could dry out

29、. affecting hundreds of millions of people and killing unique aquatic(水生的)life “If these rivers die，millions will lose their livelihoods，biodiversity(生物多样性)will be destroyed on a massive scale，there will be less fresh water and agriculture，resulting in less food security，”saidRayi Singh，secretarygen

30、eral of WWFIndiaThe report,launched ahead of“World Water Day”today，alsocited the Rio Grande inthe United States，the Mekong and Indus in Asia，Europes Danube, La Plata in South America and Australias MurrayDarling as in need of greater protection Rivers are the worlds main source of fresh water and WW

31、F says about half of the available supply is already being used upDams have destroyed habitats and cut rivers off from their flood plainswhile climate change could affect the seasonal water flows that feed them，the report saidFish populations，the top source of protein and overall life support for hu

32、ndreds of thousands of communities worldwide，are also being threatened, it foundThe Yangtze basin is one of the most polluted rivers in the world because of decades of heavy industrialization，damming and huge influxes(流入)of seaiment(积淀)from land conversion. Climate change，including higher temperatur

33、es，also means serious consequences for fishery productivity，water supply and political security in Africas arid Nile basinTributaries(支流)flowing into the Ganges are drying up because of irrigation，WWF said1We can infer from the text that _. Ahigher temperatures couldnt affect fishery productivity Br

34、iversdying out could affect food security Cthere are four Asian rivers mentioned in the passage Dthe Yangtze is polluted thanks to the lack of enough tributaries2The top 10 rivers are fast dying as a result of the following EXCEPT _. A. climate change Bpollution Cwasting water Ddams3WWF is probably a name of _. Aa magazine Ba newspaper Can organization Da report参考答案13、BCC