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1、2016高考英语二轮阅读理解初期练习（2）【2015高考复习】阅读理解Youre riding in the car on this family vacation. Suddenly your dad slows down. And you may see the following：1Bubblegum AlleySan Luis Obispo, CaliforniaSome call it art; others call it just plain gross. Bubblegum Alley is covered from top to bottom with wads of che
2、wed gum, a tradition that was started mysteriously by locals in the 1950s. Some artists even created images of funny faces and the American flag.2Blue WhaleCatoosa, OklahomaNot ready to dive the depths of the ocean to see a blue whale? No problem. Just visit this 80footlong cement beast, which even
3、has a slide and diving board so visitors can take a dip in the pond. When the artist died, the whale fell into disrepair. Neighbors couldnt stand to see the grinning whale fall apart, so they fixed it and now keep it bright with gallons of blue paint. 3.Lonesome LegsAmarillo, TexasJust what are thes
4、e large legs doing in a cow pasture? According to artist Lightnin McDuff, they represent a poem about a traveler who finds a bodiless statue of an Egyptian pharaoh (法老) called Ozymandias.Using concrete over a steel frame, McDuff constructed the legs to appear as if they were made of weathered sandst
5、one. And the socks? A prankster (恶作剧的人) keeps adding themeven though McDuff always removes the unwanted addition. 4.Giant PenguinCut Bank, MontanaBundle up (使穿暖)when you visit this statue, because temperatures here can get as low as 47 degrees below zero. As a nod to the frosty conditions, a local b
6、usinessman built the 27foottall penguin out of 10,000 pounds of concrete. The creator left for warmer weather, but the statue7 times the height of a real emperor penguinstill stands, welcoming visitors to its chilly home.【语篇解读】 该文讲述了四个听起来不可思议但确实存在的美国路边景点。16How can you see the roadside attractions?AB
7、y participating in tours.BBy having a family vacation in a car.CBy daydreaming.DBy going to places of interest.答案B细节理解题。从第一段第一句话我们可以知道这一答案。17The following are descriptions about these sites, which is TRUE?The Blue Whale has been ruined.Visitors can entertain in the whale.The socks were added by the
8、designer.The legs were made of weathered sandstone.The penguin is located in a very cold area.The statue of penguin is 6 times higher than a real emperor penguin.A B C D答案D细节理解题。由Blue Whale中第三句可知正确。由最后一段内容可知、正确。18What led to the formation of the Bubblegum Alley?AArtists made it by creating images of
9、 funny faces and the American flag.BIts covered with pieces of chewed gum.CIt spread for some unknown reason.DArtists guided this trend.答案C推理判断题。从对口香糖巷的介绍中a tradition that was started mysteriously by locals可推断无人知道这起源于何原因。19What impression of these sites does the author give you?AFunny. BStrange. CAm
10、azing. DUsual.答案C写作意图题。本文的目的就是介绍令人不可思议但确实存在的美国路边景点。【2015高考复习】阅读理解After my dad died on Aug.30, 2001, my mother made sure we marked each anniversary. At first, my brothers and sister and I would travel hours to get home, but eventually we got to the point where just one or two of us would make it back
11、 to go to Mass with her and spend the day together.The great love of her life, the man who broke up with her right before her college graduation, only to return two years later claiming hed traveled the world and hadnt found anyone to compare with her, remained a daily presence in her life.She spoke
12、 about him so often and kept his memory so alive that people were sometimes surprised to learn that he was gone. She took over the garden where hed planted and made it on her own.When the 10th anniversary of his death approached，my mom began talking about it and planning for it weeks in advance. The
13、 date on her kitchen calendar was circled and marked RI.P. (Rest in Peace). Of course she wanted all of us there and settled the date for our coming back.On Mondaythe day before the anniversaryshe went to Mass and walked downtown for lunch with friends, and later told my sister on the phone that she
14、 felt Dad still so close that as she was walking back home, she heard someone yell and thought, “Oh, theres Dick.”That evening she went out to water flowers, just as my father, 10 years before, had gone out to the garden to pick vegetables before he died. A neighbor heard the tin watering can strike
15、 the ground as she fell and hit her head. My mother died within hours, on Aug. 30, 2011, the 10th anniversary. She needed to mark that anniversary, she_wanted_us_all_home and my dad had waited long enough.【语篇解读】 十年间，作者的母亲时刻在缅怀亡夫，仿佛他依然活在人世。就在他去世的第十个周年纪念日那天，作者的母亲也突然离开了这个世界。36The author and her brother
16、s and sister would_each year during the first few years since 2001.Ago home to see their fatherBgo home to see their motherCspend the special day with their motherDserve their mother on Aug.30答案C细节理解题。第一段的第一句提到作者的父亲于2001年8月30日去世，作者的母亲要求孩子们每年的那一天都要进行周年纪念，根据第一段第二句的内容可知，作者和她的兄弟、姐姐此后每年都要和他们的母亲共同度过个特殊的日子
17、。37From the second paragraph we know that the authors father_.Atraveled around the world and left her motherBleft her mother first but returned two years laterChad a quarrel with her mother before her mothers graduationD. was not the right man her mother wanted at that time答案B细节理解题。根据第二段第一句的内容可知，作者的
18、父亲先是在作者的母亲大学毕业前离开了她，两年后又回到了她的身边。38We can infer from the passage that the authors mother_.Aknew her last day was coming on Aug.30Bkept everything of her husbandsCmissed her husband though he had passed awayDremained a daily presence in her husbands life答案C推理判断题。根据第一段内容可知，作者的母亲每年都为已经去世的丈夫张罗周年纪念，再结合第二段
19、中的“She spoke about him so often and kept his memory so alive that people were sometimes surprised to learn that he was gone.”可推知，她念念不忘已故的丈夫。39What does the writer imply in the underlined part of the last sentence?AMother wanted us to stay at home.BMother missed us very much.CMother expected us to ge
20、t back.DThat day was Mothers last day.答案D推理判断题。结合画线部分前后的内容可推知，那天是母亲一生中的最后一天。阅读理解解读Eco City Farms are becoming more popular in cities and towns around the United States.Eco City Farms in Edmonston, Maryland, is located near shopping centers, car repair shops and homes. The neighborhood is a workingcl
21、ass community. People do not have very much money, and they have limited access to fresh food in markets.Over the past two years, the farm has attracted volunteers from the community like Marcy Clark. She schools her four children at home. On a recent day she brought them to Eco City Farms for a les
22、son. Her son Alston Clark thinks his experience is very valuable. “I like coming out here，” he says, “You know, you connect with the earth, where your food comes from. You appreciate the food a little bit more.”Margaret Morgan started Eco City Farms. She thinks of it as a place where people can lear
23、n to live healthier lives. “Growing food in a community brings people together，” she continues, “Every piece of what we do here is a demonstration to show people everything about how to have an ecofriendly community.” she says. From the Eco City Farms people come to know that they are not only growi
24、ng food and raising chickens and bees, but improving the soil with compost (肥料) made from food waste.Eco City Farms is an experimental operation. The farm gets its power not from the local electricity networks, but from the sun with solar panels. In winter, the green houses use a geothermal (地热) sys
25、tem.Vegetables can be grown all year. So once a week, all winter long, neighbors like Chris Moss and her three children bike to the farm to pick up a share of the harvest.“I like eating the vegetables，” says fiveyearold Owen Moss.文章大意：本文是一篇报道。文章介绍了美国各地日益流行的生态城市农场(Eco City Farms)。它不但可以带动生态社区，引领人们过上绿色
26、健康的生活，更成为人们了解地球、了解食物的好去处。8What is mainly talked about in the passage?AEco City Farms save a lot of energy.BEco City Farms are gaining popularity.CEco City Farms are influencing community life.DEco City Farms helps the workingclass live better.9According to the passage, Eco City Farms are close to th
27、e following places EXCEPT _.Ashopping centers Bcar repair shopsCfastfood restaurants Dworkingclass community10What is the authors attitude toward Eco City Farms?AEnthusiastic. BDisappointed.CSurprised. DDoubtful.答案：A观点态度题。根据第三、四段所使用的语言“the farm has attracted volunteers. I like coming out here.”“brin
28、gs people together. From the Eco City Farms people come to know.”可知，作者对生态城市农场持积极乐观态度，对其很感兴趣。C项文中并未提到，B、D两项不符合文义。故答案选A。11In which column of a newspaper can you most probably read this article?APeople. BTravel. CEnvironment. DEducation.阅读理解解读BEIJINGChinas Beijing and Shanghai cities and Guangdong Prov
29、ince on Sunday published plans to gradually allow migrant workers(外来务工人员) children to enter senior high schools and sit college entrance exams locally.They are the latest in a total of 13 provinces and municipalities(市) to formulate plans to ensure that rural children who have followed their parents
30、 to cities can enjoy the same rights as their urban peers in education.Beijing will allow migrant workers children to attend local vocational schools in 2013 and allow them to be matriculated by universities after graduating from the vocational programs in 2014, said a statement from the citys commi
31、ssion of education.Shanghai took a step further, saying it will allow migrant children in the city to enter local senior high schools, vocational schools and sit college entrance exams (commonly known as gaokao) locally starting in 2014.Guangdong has asked its cities to start recruiting(招收)migrant w
32、orkers children in local senior high schools in 2013. The province will allow these children to sit gaokao and compete with local residents on an equal feeting in college entrance starting in 2016, Luo said the restrictions would be relaxed gradually and “step by step” as the province must solve the
33、 conflict between its gigantic migrant population and a scarcity of education resources.Migrant workers, whose children could be benefited by the new plans of the three regions, must have residential permits, stable jobs and incomes, and meet other local requirements, according to the plans.Chinas h
34、ukou, or household registration system, used to confine children to attending schools in their home provinces. A 2003 regulation amended this by allowing migrant workers children to receive the nineyear compulsory education in cities where their parents work.Official figures show that China has more
35、 than 250 million farmersturnedworkers living in cities. An estimated 20 million children have migrated with their parents to the cities.文章大意：在北京、上海和广东的务工子女，能够就地入学或高考了。12Whats the best title of this passage?A.Chinas educational reform on the wayB.Migrants dreams come trueC.Reform plans published for
36、 migrant childrens educationD.Migrants ask for equal rights in education13Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A.Beijing，Shanghai and Guangdong took the lead in making plans for migrant childrens education.B.There are altogether 13 provinces and municipalities that have
37、 made plans for migrant childrens education.C.Beijing will allow migrant workers children to enter the local school in 2013.D.Migrant workers children began to receive senior high school education in cities where their parents work in 2003.14Which of the following words can the underlined word“confi
38、ne” be replaced by?A.limit Bprevent Cprotect Dresist15Which of the following statements can be inferred according to the passage?A.Guangdong will allow migrant workers children to sit gaokao locally in 2016.B.Chinas hukou is now no longer important and should be cancelled.C.The Chinese government should continue deepening the educational reform.D.It is likely that not all migrant workers children can enter senior high schools or sit gaokao in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangdong with the new plans polished.- 8 -