江苏省常熟市高考英语阅读理解暑假选练6.docx
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江苏省常熟市高考英语阅读理解暑假选练6
江苏省常熟市2016高考英语阅读理解暑假选练(6)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项。
DearRudyardKipling,
Fatherhasconsistentlytriedtoinstill(灌输)asenseofbeingamaninmeeversinceIwasveryyoung.WhenIreachedtheageoftwelvehebegantakingmetohisautobodyshop.Hetoldmethistoughjobwouldbuildmeintoamanofcharacter.Butthisallchangedayearagowhenmymotherpassedawayandstumbleduponyourpoem,If.
Mymotherwasthepersonwhocouldunderstandme.IfIevergottiredduringmyworkhoursattheshopIcouldcallhertocomeandpickmeup.Itwasmymotherwhoinstilledtheloveofliteratureandlanguagesinme.Mymotherspokesixlanguagesfluentlyandhadthousandsofbooks,whichstillsitintheatticofourhouse.Itwasinthis“library”ofhersthatIpickedupabookofpoetryfromacoldmetalshelfandfoundyourpoem,If.
BecauseofthedeathofmymotherIfeltalone,asifIbelongedtonofamily.TheimageofamanwascompletelyshatteredwhenIsawhimbreakdownandcry,whichlookedsopathetic(凄惨的)and“unmanly”comparedtohisusualstoic(禁欲主义者)andemotionlesscountenance.YetIremainedsilentrememberingthegoldenwords:
“Ifyoucankeepyourheadwhenallaboutyou/Arelosingtheirsandblamingitonyou…you’llbeaMan,myson!
”
Ifremindedmetoremaincalmand“keepmyhead”becauseIwantedtobeamanandwantedtobetheonesupportingmyfamily.IsacrificedmyabilitytocompeteinawintersportsothatIcouldstayhomeandcookformyfamilyandcleanthehouse.Myfathersawthisandourrelationshiphasgrownmuchstronger.HefinallyrespectedmeforwhoIwasandtoldmehewasproudtohaveamanforhisson.Throughthispoem,Irealizethattobeamanisnotaboutputtingweightsonabarbell(杠铃)butratherputtingtheweightofothersonyourback.
Yourpoemwassomuchmorethanjustasimplelistofguidelinesormoralsthatsomeseeitas;itreallychangedmylifeandmyrelationshipwithmydad.
41.Accordingtothepassage,whatkindofpersondoestheauthor’sfatherexpecthimtobe?
A.Apersonwhowillshoulderresponsibilities.
B.Apersonwhoknowshowtoearnalotofmoney.
C.Apersonwhoknowshowtodohousework.
D.Apersonwhorespectshisparents.
【答案】A
【解析】细节理解题。
根据Fatherhasconsistentlytriedtoinstill(灌输)asenseofbeingamaninmeeversinceIwasveryyoung.作者的父亲想要他成为一个真正的能肩负起责任的男人,故选A。
42.Whodoestheunderlinedword“him”inparagraph3referto?
A.thecharacterinthepoemB.theauthor’sfather
C.theauthorD.anunknownperson
【答案】C
【解析】词义猜测题。
根据TheimageofamanwascompletelyshatteredwhenIsawhimbreakdownandcry,可知这里指的是作者自己,是作者痛苦,因为自己的母亲去世,故选C。
43.Accordingtothepassage,amanintheauthor’smindwouldhavethefollowingqualitiesEXCEPT_________.
A.responsibleB.calmC.caringD.enthusiastic
【答案】D
【解析】细节理解题。
responsible有责任心的;calm镇静的;caring爱心,有同情心的;enthusiastic热情的。
根据becauseIwantedtobeamanandwantedtobetheonesupportingmyfamily.作者认为人要有责任心;Ifyoucankeepyourheadwhenallaboutyou/Arelosingtheirsandblamingitonyou…you’llbeaMan,myson这里作者引用母亲的话来说明人在遇到事情时要镇静;要IfIevergottiredduringmyworkhoursattheshopIcouldcallhertocomeandpickmeup.作者认为要有爱心;只有选项D的热情没有提到,故选D。
44.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat___________.
A.thepoemhashelpedtoimprovetherelationshipbetweentheauthorandhisfather
B.theauthorwouldnotknowhowtohelphisfamilywithoutthepoem
C.theauthor’sfathermusthavereadthepoemaswell
D.theauthor’smotherhadtoldhimaboutthispoembefore
【答案】A
【解析】细节理解题。
根据Yourpoemwassomuchmorethanjustasimplelistofguidelinesormoralsthatsomeseeitas;itreallychangedmylifeandmyrelationshipwithmydad.那首诗帮助改善了作者和父亲的关系,故选A。
45.Theauthorhaswrittenthisletterto___________.
A.sharewithRudyardKiplinghissadnessresultingfromthedeathofhismother
B.showhisappreciationforthepositiveinfluencethepoemhasbroughttohim
C.sharehisopiniononthepoem
D.tellRudyardKiplinghowhegotthepoem
【答案】B
【解析】作者意图题。
根据短文的内容可知作者想让我们知道那首诗带给他的积极的影响。
阅读理解。
Thisisanoldtale.It’sthestoryofthethreelittlepigsandthebigbadwolfthatblewdownahousemadeofstrawandonemadeofsticks.Theonlyhouseleftstandingwastheonemadeofbricks.Nowthereisnewevidencetosuggestthathousesbuiltwithbalesofstrawcanbeverystrong.Theyarealsoenvironmental.
PeteWalkerisaprofessorattheUniversityofBathinBritain.Heandateamofresearcherstherehavebuiltahousemadeoutofstrawbalesandhempmaterial.
Duringthenexttwelvemonthstheteamwillstudytheeffectivenessofthesematerialsinhomebuilding.ProfessorWalkersaystherearemanygoodreasonsforusingstraw.
ProfessorWalkersaysthatoneofthebenefitsisthatit’sarelativelyinexpensivelyrenewablematerialthat’sreadilyavailable.
AccordingtoProfessorWalker,strawtakesincarbondioxideasitgrows.Soitcanbeseenashavingnoharmfuleffectsontheenvironment.Hesaysstrawhelpstheenvironmentinotherways.
ProfessorWalker:
“Thestrawbalewallsarerelativelythickandsoallthatstrawprovidesverygoodthermal(ofheat)insulation.Sowemakebuildingsthatrequireverylittleheatinginthewinterorindeedverylittlecoolinginthesummer.Sotheyrequireverylittleadditionalenergy.”
ProfessorWalkersaysthisreduceshomeoperatingexpenses.Italsoreducestheeffectontheenvironment.Hesaysthecurrentinterestinstrawbalehousesisadirectresponsetotheproblemofclimatechange.
DavidLanfearownsaneco-friendlyhomebuildingserviceintheUnitedStatescalledBaleonBaleConstruction.
Hesayshelaughedwhensomefriendsfirsttoldhimabouthousesbuiltofstraw.Butafterdoinghisownresearch,helearnedthatbuildingwithstrawbalesmadealotofsense.Hehasnowhelpedtobuildmorethantenstrawbalehousesandsaysthebuildingmaterialisbecomingmorewidelyaccepted.
Tobuildthehouses,hefillsawoodframewithtightlypackedbalesofstraw.Nexthecoatsthewallsinsideandoutwithlayersofclayplaster.Hesaysthecommonideasaboutstrawhousescontinue,includingstoriesaboutthethreatoffire.Mr.Lanfearsaysstrawbalehouseshavedonewellwhentestedforfireresistance.Andhesayshisbuildersusethesamebuildingmethodsastraditionalbuilderstokeepoutrain.
DavidLanfear:
“Weusewhatwecallgoodshoesandagoodhat,andthatwouldbeasolidfoundationandareallygoodroof.”
46.Thefunctionofthestoryinthefirstparagraphisto_____________.
A.amusethereaders
B.introducethetopicofthispassage
C.helpthereaderstorecalltheirchildhoodmemory
D.remindthereadersthatbricksarenolongerthebestchoiceforbuilding
【答案】B
【解析】推理判断题。
根据用这个寓言故事来引出下文,因为它们有相同之处都是叙述的房子的问题,故选B。
47.Whichofthefollowingwordsisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword“insulation”inparagraphsix?
A.protectionB.conditionC.transmissionD.expansion
【答案】A
【解析】词义猜测题。
根据Thestrawbalewallsarerelativelythick及Sowemakebuildingsthatrequireverylittleheatinginthewinterorindeedverylittlecoolinginthesummer.可以猜出厚厚的草起保护的作用,故选A。
48.What’sDavidLanfear’sattitudetowardsthestrawhousesatlast?
A.DoubtfulB.ApprovingC.DefensiveD.Negative
【答案】B
【解析】推理判断题。
根据Hehasnowhelpedtobuildmorethantenstrawbalehousesandsaysthebuildingmaterialisbecomingmorewidelyaccepted.最后DavidLanfear是同意接受了用草做成的房子的。
故选B。
49.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheadvantageofthehousebuiltwithstrawbales?
A.Itisenvironmentallyfriendly.
B.Thesupplyofitsbuildingmaterialsiseasilyguaranteed.
C.Itiscomparativelyeconomical.
D.Itisfreefromfires.
【答案】D
【解析】细节理解题。
根据Soitcanbeseenashavingnoharmfuleffectsontheenvironment.这种房子是环保的,选项A符合原文;that’sreadilyavailable.这些草是可以再生的,更新快,所以房子的原料是可以保证的,选项B符合原文;it’sarelativelyinexpensivelyrenewablematerialthat’sreadilyavailable.这种房子是经济适用,花费不多,选项C符合原文;以上都是草屋的优点,只有选项D没有提到,故选D。
50.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.ProfessorWalkerisstillnotverysureaboutwhetherthestrawbalesandhempmaterialareasusefulastheyexpect.
B.AccordingtoProfessorWalker,climatechangecontributestopeople’spresentattentiontostrawbalehouses.
C.People’sideaaboutthestrawhousesremainsthesame.
D.ThestrawbalehousebuiltbyDavidLanfearsharethesamemethodtokeepoutrainasthetraditionalones.
【答案】C
【解析】细节理解题。
根据thecommonideasaboutstrawhousescontinue,includingstoriesaboutthethreatoffire.人们的对于草房子的观点不可能完全一致,故选C。
阅读理解。
阅读下列短文,从给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
(2014·威海高考模拟)
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