湖北武汉市2016高考英语阅读理解二轮基础训练（59）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（59）及答案阅读理解。The 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 188 m LoB is already beginning to tale shape next to the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, with which

2、 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 for learning, “T

3、he aim is to mix the physical with the digital. Providing 24-hour 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 of the servi

4、ces, 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 LoB, but the virtual one has als

5、o enabled those working on the LoB to understand the building and how it will work before it even opens.Two other small Birmingham-based digital companies are working on the LoB projects. Substrat, a digital design company, is developing what it calls “enlarge reality” project. It is about the use o

6、f an exciting smart phone, an important part of the LoB which is in the early stages of development is an online library of figures of the city being built by a digital content company in Cahoots, in which users will be encouraged to add to and comment on the material. Gambles says: “Technology will

7、 enable us to make the librarys content and services open to citizens as sever before.”( ) 1. The underline part “its idea” in Paragraph 3 refers to the idea of_. A. the equipment B. the projectC. the digital media D. the physical library( ) 2. While visiting the Virtual LoB, the public can_. A. get

8、 a general idea of the LoBB. meet many world-famous expertsC. learn how to put up a library buildingD. understand how the specialists work on the project( ) 3. Which of the following is true of the LoB when it opens? a. It offers better learning toolsb. It reaches users in different waysc. It provid

9、es users with smart phoned. It allows users to enrich its materiale. It gives non-stop physical and digital servicesA. a, b, d B. a, c, e C. b, c, d D. b, d, e( ) 4. This text is most probably taken from .A. a put book B. a library guideC. a handbook D. a newspaper report【答案与解析】【要点综述】本篇文章为新闻报道类文体。文章

10、报道了Library of Birmingham（伯明翰图书馆）将会投巨资改建成一个全新的数字化图书馆的事情。1B词义推断题。通过分析单词所在的这个句子，可知its（它的）指代的是主句中的主语“这个工程的”，its idea便是指the idea of the project。2A细节理解题。根据第6段第2句“Not only have the public been able to learn about LoB, but the virtual one has also enabled those working on the LoB to understand the building

11、and how it will work before it even opens.”可知答案为A。B、C、D说法均有误。3A细节理解题。根据第4段“it is about giving people the right tools for learning”， “which can be used through many different ways”及第7段“in which users will be encouraged to add to and comment on the material”可知。4D推理判断题。文章首段便简明地概括了文章主题，全文体现较明显的及时性，这是新闻类

12、文体的典型特征，据此可判断文章应来源于一篇新闻报道。阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Book reviews can be a great foot in the door if youre looking to get your writing published somewhere. Most magazines, whether online or print, will include book reviews about books that tackle the topics the magazine discusses. Also, mo

13、st editors and staff writers are usually too busy to read books and review them themselves (unless they are specifically assigned to a book review column). Therefore, writing book reviews can be a great way to get started with a writing career.Many people that are reading your review may not know an

14、ything about the book youre reviewing. Instead of making them go find information on their own by searching for the book title, start out with a little description of the book. Make sure you avoid too long of a summary, though, because if too much of your article is a summary of the book, it wont be

15、 interesting. Start with a short paragraph or so that hits all the major points but doesnt give too much away. You dont want to tell your reader everything about the book, because then they wont have to read it at all. Just give enough information so your reader is interested in reading the book.Som

16、e magazines like to publish book reviews that are completely objective（客观的）. This means that they want a review of the book that doesnt share your opinion and that in which your opinion isnt obvious from reading what you wrote. If you hated a book, it might not be a great book to review. You probabl

17、y want to review books that you enjoyed. This will give your review a positive spin. Avoid gushing about how much you loved the book, however. You should not include your personal reaction to the book until the very end, where you include a sentence or two about whether or not you would recommend a

18、book and to whom you would recommend it.A great way to get your review noticed is to look at a book through a specific lens. Read the book as a feminist（女权主义者） would, for example, and talk about what a feminist might say to applaud or criticize the book. You can choose any number of lenses, and femi

19、nism is just one option. An economic lens, a family lens, the lens of a different nationality, or the lens of a child could all be interesting ways to look at a book. If you look at a book in this way, instead of just reading it and forming your own opinion, it will be much more interesting and mark

20、etable. This is especially the case if you look at a lens that relates to the subject of the magazine to which you are submitting. Feminist magazines love book reviews about books read through a feminist lens, for example, because it pertains to their readership.Another great way to write a book rev

21、iew is to talk about the writers style. Anyone can pick up a book and read for the plot, but it takes an experienced writer to note interesting things about another writers style and write about them intelligently.1. Whats the first paragraph mainly about?A. Standards of good book reviews. B. Benefi

22、ts of writing book reviews.C. Ways to get your writing published. D. Topics usually discussed in magazines.2. Which of the following is a characteristic of a good book review?A. Including much information on a major point of the book.B. Stating clearly the writers opinion of the book.C. Giving a bri

23、ef summary of the book.D. Avoiding describing the book.3. The fourth paragraph is developed mainly by.A. giving examplesB. telling personal experiencesC. making comparisonsD. analyzing causes4. According to the text, only a skilled writer can.A. look at a book through a specific angle B. give an obj

24、ective description of a bookC. find a book and understand its plot easily D. pay close attention to another writers style【参考答案】14、BCAD2016高考英语阅读理解集训。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。 A loyal cat has been bringing his owner small gifts every day in a show of affection. After all, the cats owner has

25、 been dead for over a year. Toldoa cute, 3-year-old black and white cat lives in Montagnana, northern Italy. Toldo has been visiting his ownerIozzelli Renzo, who died on September 22, 2013, aged 71every day for the past year and leaving small presents at the grave. The gifts usually consist of leave

26、s, sticks, plastic cups or paper towels. “Even today I went to the cemetery with Toldo. On the way back, someone I know told me the cat has already been there early this morning,” Renzos wife, Ada, told the Corriere Fiorentino. Neighbors have also seen Toldo wandering around the cemetery through the

27、 day. It started the day of the funeral, when the cat followed the coffin from the house to the cemetery. The next morning, Ada went to the grave again. “We went to the cemetery with my daughter and found a flower on the grave. I immediately thought that it was the cat, but my daughter was convinced

28、 that I was just in a very emotional state at that moment.” She told the news source. That night, however, Renzos son returned to the cemetery and found Toldo standing guard at the grave. Ada says that her late husband shared a particularly strong bond with Toldohed adopted the cat from a cat colony

29、 when he was just 3 months old. Unfortunately, not everyone believes in the moving relationship between Toldo and his owner. Ada said that people often try to drive the cat away. “There are insensitive people who send him away with stones or other things, convinced that the presence of an animal in

30、the cemetery is not good.” She told the news source. Still, Toldo continues to visit the grave every day. 1. Why does the cat take some gifts for his owner?A. The cat likes small gifts very much. B. The cat wants to be praised by peopleC. The cat wants to show his love for the owner. D. The cats own

31、er has been dead for over a year. 2. Which of the following statement is NOT true according to the passage?A. The cat has been to the cemetery since the day of the funeral. B. The cat is welcome to the cemetery by all people around. C. Toldo was loved by his owner very much. D. Toldo was adopted at

32、a very young age.3. Some people try to drive the cat away because _. A. the gifts which Toldo brings in will make the cemetery dirty. B. they believe that the cat is not a good animal. C. they think a cat should not appear in the cemetery. D. they think there is no need to guard at the grave. 参考答案1-

33、3. CBC 阅读理解。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。I grew up in a house where the TV was seldom turned on and with one wall in my bedroom entirely lined with bookshelves, most of my childhood was spent on books I could get hold of. In fact, I grew up thinking of reading as natural as breathing and books

34、 unbelievably powerful in shaping perspectives (观点) by creating worlds we could step into, take part. in. and live in.With this unshakable belief, I, at. fourteen, decided to become a writer. Here too, reading became useful. Every writer starts off knowing that he has something to say, but being una

35、ble to find the right ways to say it. He has to find his own voice by reading widely and discovering which parts of the writers he agrees or disagrees with, or agrees with so strongly that it reshapes his own world. He cannot write without loving to read, because only through reading other peoples w

36、riting can one discover what works, what doesnt and, in the end, together with lots of practice, what voice he has. Now I am in college, and have come to realize how important it is to read fiction (文学作品)As a. law student, my reading is in fact limited to subject matterthe volume (量) of what I have

37、to read for classes every week means there is little time to read anything else. Such reading made it all the clearer to me that I live in a very small part in this great place called life. Reading fiction reminds me that there is life beyond my own. It allows me to travel across the high seas and a

38、long the Silk Road, all from the comfort of my own armchair, to experience, though secondhand, exciting experiences that I wouldnt necessarily be able to have in my lifetime.( ) 1. What can be inferred about the author as a child? A. He never watched TV. B. He read what he had to.C. He found reading

39、 unbelievable.D. He considered reading part of his life. ( ) 2. The underlined word voice in the second paragraph most probably means “ ”.A. an idea B. a sound qualityC. a way of writing D. a world to write about ( ) 3. What effect does reading have on the author? A. It helps him to realize his drea

40、m.B. It opens up a wider world for him.C. It makes his college life more interesting.D. It increases his interest in worldwide travel.( ) 4. Which of the following can be the best title of this text? A. Why do I read? B. How do I read? C. What do I read? D. When do I read?语篇解读：本篇文章是记叙文。作者通过自己的亲身体验，讲

41、述读书使人形成自己的独立观点，读书使人开扩视野的重要作用。1. 答案：D考点：细节理解题解析：根据首段第一二句， “I grew up in a house with one wall in my bedroom entirely lined with bookshelves.I grew up thinking of reading as natural as breathing”可知作者是在一个以书为伴的环境中长大的，读书像呼吸那样已经成为生活必需。2. 答案：C考点：词义推测题。解析：根据文中 “.but being unable to find the right ways to sa

42、y it. He has to find his own ”可以推断出voice所表达的意思是“写作方式”。3. 答案B考点：细节理解题解析：由文章的最后一句：“It allows me to travel across the high seas and along the Silk Road, all from the comfort of my own armchair, to experience, though secondhand, exciting experiences that I wouldnt necessarily be able to have in my lifetime.”可得出答案4. 答案：A考点：主旨大意题。解析：文章作者主要以自己的亲身体验讲述读书的重要性。因此Why do I read?“我为什么读书？”作题目最佳。