2016高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解初期练习（1）.doc

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1、2016高考英语二轮阅读理解初期练习（1）【2015高考复习】阅读理解 The hottest“green”toy in Germany isnt made of organic or recycled materials.This one has a solar panel and only runs if kids remember to insert bright red “energy stones”that power the space station.Germany，a pioneer in many renewable energy initiatives，is also at

2、 the forefront of creating environmentfriendly toys aimed at making kids think about where energy comes from and how much of it they can use，raising awareness through play.A number of hightech green toys are on display at this years Nuremberg toy fair，which runs through Sunday.Among them，there are h

3、ydroelectricpowered(水电动力的)toy cars，and doll houses with wind turbines and rainwater catchers.The bright green “Future Planet”space station features an inner atrium(中庭)with a fan that is powered by a functioning solar cell.Its aim is to get kids to use their imagination about how energy will be creat

4、ed in the future.Makers and retailers believe such toys will play an increasingly important role in their futureand that of our kids.“Energy is the question of the future and we are definitely thinking about this as we move ahead，”said Judith Schweinitz，a spokeswoman for Playmobil，maker of the solar

5、 panelfitted space station.“It is increasingly being brought into our play concept.”Green toyswhich range from those made of sustainable materials to ones like the space station that just raise environmental awarenessmake up only a sliver of the $ 84 billion international toy market，but their share

6、is growing，studies indicate.Environmental research firm Earthsense，based in Syracuse，New York，predicts that green toys will account for about $ 1 billion，or 5 percent of US.toy sales in the next five years.Parents are smart and they want information about whats in the product.Thats whats really driv

7、ing the market.【语篇解读】 本文向我们介绍了德国研制的“环保”玩具的最新情况，该研究的目的是提高儿童节能环保的意识。16The hottest “green”toy in Germany is _.Amade of rubbishBmade of organic or recycled materialsCequipped with a solar panelDdriven by an advanced motor答案C事实细节题。从第一段第二句可知，德国目前最受欢迎的“绿色(环保)”玩具装有太阳能电池板。17The purpose of making the green to

8、ys is to _.Araise kids awareness about energy and environmentBimprove kids imaginationCgive kids the knowledge of technologyDimprove the safety of toys答案A事实细节题。从第一段第三句可知，生产这些环保玩具的目的是提高孩子节约能源和保护环境的意识。18We can infer from the last paragraph that the green toys _.Acan help save little energyBare not acc

9、epted by parentsCwill sell well in the futureDhave not been produced答案C推理判断题。从最后一段可推知，虽然这种环保玩具目前所占的市场份额较小，但它的前景会很好。19Which of the following BEST describes the opinion of Earthsense about green toys?ADoubtful. BOptimistic.CDisappointed. DProud.答案B推理判断题。根据最后一段倒数第三句可知，环境研究公司Earthsense认为环保玩具会有很好的市场前景，故他

10、们对环保玩具持乐观的态度。【2015高考复习】阅读理解“The US.Food and Drug Administration(FDA)is considering to put stricter limits over tanning salons(晒黑廊)and wants to ban anyone younger than 18 years of age from using a tanning bed，”an advisory panel(专家团)announced last week.The panel is calling for tighter controls on the

11、industry such as requiring teenagers to get the approval from their parents before using tanning beds or limiting the use of artificial tanning to a certain age.“Given the absence of any demonstrated benefits，I think it is an obligation for us to ban artificial tanning for those under 18，”said panel

12、ist Dr.Michael Olding.Along with a possible ban for teenagers，the panel also recommended that visible warning labels should be placed either on the tanning machines or in the salons in order to caution tanners of the possible dangers.In addition，the committee decided that stricter regulations and cl

13、assifications were critical to make the machines safer.At this time the machines are categorized as FDA Class 1 devices，the ones that are least likely to cause harm.In case the FDA decided to change their classification from Class 1 to Class 2，as advised by the panel，the FDA could limit the levels o

14、f radiation the machines emit.Class 2 devices include Xray machines and powered wheelchairs.Getting a tan，whether from a tanning bed or the sun，increases the risk of developing skin cancer.Last year，the World Health Organizations International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)declared tanning bed

15、s as “carcinogenic(致癌的)to humans”It was discovered that young individuals in their teens and 20s who use tanning beds on a regular basis have a 75 per cent higher risk of suffering from melanoma(黑素瘤)，the deadliest form of skin cancer.According to the American Cancer Society，melanoma accounted for ne

16、arly 69,000 cases of skin cancer in 2009 and will account for most (about 8,650)of the 11,590 mortality cases due to skin cancer each year.【语篇解读】 随着人们审美观的变化， 越来越多的人希望自己拥有健康的古铜色皮肤。于是日光浴和晒黑廊相应而生。晒黑真的能使人拥有健康的皮肤吗？专家告诉我们并非如此。针对这种情况，美国食品药物管理局又会做何行动呢？20According to the passage，what measures will US.FDA mos

17、t probably take?ABanning tanning salons.BPosing heavier tax over tanning salons.CHaving tighter controls over tanning salons.DLimiting the number of tanning salons in every state.答案C事实细节题。由第一段第一句可知，FDA正在考虑对晒黑廊设置更严限制，并禁止18岁以下的青少年使用晒黑床。21Which of the following suggestions for making tanning salons saf

18、er is NOT mentioned?AVisible caution.BSetting age limit.CProfessional personnel.DParental approval for teenagers.答案C事实细节题。第二段的第一句提到了征得父母同意和年龄限制的规定。第三段第一句提到了visible warning labels。只有专业人士(professional personnel)没有被提出来使晒黑廊成为更为安全的场所。22What does the writer want to express in the last paragraph?ATanning i

19、n ones youth may mean death.BTanning in the sun is safer than on the tanning bed.CPeople should get tanned without getting melanoma.DGetting tanned is only a good idea for those above thirty years old.答案A推理判断题。作者在最后一段中显示，不管是日光浴还是使用晒黑床，都极易生长黑素瘤最致命的皮肤癌。所以A项正确。23What will most probably happen，if the ad

20、visory panels suggestions are adopted and put into practice?AFewer people will suffer from skin cancer.BTanning salons will have more customers.CGetting a tan in a tanning salon will cost less.DParents will be more anxious about their tanning children.答案A推理判断题。由文章可知，专家团的建议是禁止18岁以下的青少年使用晒黑床，并在机器上或晒黑廊

21、里张贴晒黑可能导致的危害的警告。这些建议一旦被接受并实现，自然使进行日光浴或使用晒黑床的人数会减少，这也相应减少了患皮肤癌的人数。阅读理解I began writing poems fifteen years ago while I was in college. One day I was in the library, working on a term paper, when I came across a book of contemporary poetry. I dont remember the title of the book or any of the titles of

22、the poems except one：“Frankensteins Daughter.” The poem was wild, almost rude, and nothing like the rhymeandmeter poetry I had read in high school. I had always thought that poetry was flowery writing about sunsets and walks on the beach, but that library book contained direct and sometimes shocking

23、 poetry about dogs, junked cars, rundown houses, and TVs. I checked the book out, curious to read more.Soon afterward, I started filling a notebook with my own poems. At first I was scared, partly because my poetry teacher, to whom this book is written for, was a serious and strict man who could see

24、 the errors in my poems. Also, I realized the seriousness of my devotion. I gave up geography to study poetry, which a good many friends said offered no future. I ignored them because I liked working with words, using them to reconstruct the past, which has always been a source of poetry for me.When

25、 I first studied poetry, I was singleminded. I woke to poetry and went to bed with poetry. I memorized poems, read English poets because I was told they would help shape my poems, and read classical Chinese poetry because I was told that it would add clarity to my work. But I was most taken by the S

26、panish and Latin American poets, particularly Pablo Neruda. My favorites of his were the odeslong, shortlined poems celebrating common things like tomatoes, socks and scissors. I felt joyful when I read these odes, and when I began to write my own poems, I tried to remain faithful to the common thin

27、gs of my childhooddogs, alleys (小巷), my baseball mitt (手套) and the fruit of the valley, especially the orange. I wanted to give these things life, to write so well that my poems would express their beauty.I also admired our own countrys poetry. I saw that our poets often wrote about places where the

28、y grew up or places that impressed them deeply. James Wright wrote about Ohio and West Virginia, Philip Levine about Detroit, Gary Snyder about the Sierra Nevadas and about Japan, where for years he studied Zen Buddhism (禅宗佛教). I decided to write about the San Joaquin Valley, where my hometown, Fres

29、no, is located. Some of my poems are absolute observations and images of naturethe orange yards, the Kings River, the Sequoias (红杉). I fell in love with the valley, both its ugliness and its beauty, and quietly wrote poems about it to share with others.文章大意：这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者写诗的经历。4What does the pass

30、age mainly talk about?AThe authors experiences with poetry.BThe authors method of writing poetry.CThe authors appreciation of poetry.DThe authors interest in studying poetry.5From the first paragraph, we can learn that _.A“Frankensteins Daughter” was a flowery poetryBthe author was able to memorize

31、most poems he readCthe author began to get in contact with poetry of different stylesDthe author was curious to read more of rhymeandmeter poetry答案：C细节理解题。根据文章第一段倒数第二句中的“that library book contained direct and sometimes shocking poetry about.”可知，作者开始接触到不同类型的诗歌。C项与文章内容相符。故答案选C。6Which of the following

32、would the author most probably write about in his poem?AMoving love stories in history. BObservations of classical poems.CTrue feelings of human friendship. DAppreciation of wild valley flowers.7Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?AThe authors friends all encouraged him to give u

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