河北省邯郸市丛台区高考英语 阅读理解练习（1） (2).doc

河北省邯郸市丛台区2016高考英语 阅读理解练习（1）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。mail carriers will be delivering some good news and some bad news this week.the bad news:stamp prices are expected to rise 2 cents in may to 41 cents, the postal regulatory commission announced yesterday. the good news:with the introduction of a “forever stamp,” it may be the last time americans have to use annoying 2-or 3-cent stamps to make up postage differences.beginning in may, people would be able to purchase the stamps in booklets of 20 at the regular rate of a first-class stamp. as the name implies, “forever stamps” will keep their first-class mailing value forever, even when the postage rate goes up.the new “forever stamp” is the united states postal services (usps) answer to the complaints about frequent rate increases. the may increase will be the fifth in a decade. postal rates have risen because of inflation(通货膨胀), competition from online bill paying, and the rising costs of employee benefits, including healthcare, says mark saunders, a spokesman for usps. the usps expects some financial gain from sales of the “forever stamp” and the savings from not printing as many 2-or 3-cent stamps. “its not your grandfathers stamp,” says mr. saunders. “it could be your great-grandchildrens stamp.”other countries, including canada, england, and finland use similar stamps.don schilling, who has collected stamps for 50 years, says hes interested in the publics reaction. “this is an entirely new class of stamps,” mr. schilling says. he adds that hell buy the stamps because he will be able to use them for a long period of time, not because they could make him richthe volume printed will be too large for collectors. “we wont be able to send our kids to college on these,” he says, laughing.the usps board of governors has yet to accept the postal regulatory commissions decision, but tends to follow its recommendations. no plans have been announced yet for the design of the stamps.1. the main purpose of introducing a “forever stamp” is.a. to reduce the cost of printing 2-or 3-cent stampsb. to help save the consumers cost on first-class mailingc. to respond to the complaints about rising postal ratesd. to compete with online bill paying2. by saying “it could be your great-grandchildrens stamp”, mr saunders means that forever stamps .a. could be collected by ones great-grandchildrenb. might be very precious in great-grandchildrens handsc. might have been inherited from ones great-grandfathersd. could be used by ones great-grandchildren even decades later3. which of the following is true according to the passage?a. the investment in forever stamps will bring adequate reward.b. america will be the first country to issue forever stamps.c. the design of the “forever stamp” remains to be revealed.d. 2-or 3-cent stamps will no longer be printed in the future.4. what can be concluded from the passage?a. with forever stamps, there will be no need to worry about rate changes.b. postal workers will benefit most from the sales of forever stamps.c. the inflation has become a threat to the sales of first-class stamps.d. new interest will be aroused in collecting forever stamps.【参考答案】1-4 cdca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。(2013安徽，b)using too much water or throwing rubbish into our rivers are clear ways that humans can put our water supply in danger, but we also affect our water supply in less obvious ways. you may wonder how paving(铺砌)a road can lead to less useable fresh water. a major part of the water we use every day is groundwater. groundwater does not come from lakes or rivers. it comes from underground. the more roads and parking lots we pave, the less water can flow into the ground to become groundwater.human activity is not responsible for all water shortages (短缺). drier climates are of course more likely to have droughts (干旱)than areas with more rainfall, but in any case, good management can help to make sure there is enough water to meet our basic needs. thinking about the way we use water every day can make a big difference, too. in the united states, a family of four can use 1.5 tons of water a day! this shows how much we depend on water to live, but there a lot we can do to lower the number. you can take steps to save water in your home. to start with, use the same glass for your drinking water all day. wash it only once a day. run your dishwasher (洗碗机) only when it is full. help your parents fix any leaks in your home.you can even help to keep our water supply clean by recycling batteries instead of throwing them away.文章大意：本文是一篇说明文。水是我们日常生活中不可缺少的，但是你知道吗？我们日常生活中的一些举动，比如铺砌道路和停车场，都有可能使我们的水供应受到威胁。我们要从自身做起，帮助使我们的水供应干净清洁。8which of the following is most likely to lead to less groundwater?ausing river water. bthrowing batteries away.cpaving parking lots. dthrowing rubbish into lakes.答案：c细节理解题。根据第一段的“you may wonder how paving(铺砌) a road can lead to less useable fresh water. .the more roads and parking lots we pave，the less water can flow into the ground to become groundwater.”可知，铺砌道路和停车场会导致更少的地下水。9what can be inferred from the text?aall water shortages are due to human behavior.bit takes a lot of effort to meet our water needs.cthere is much we can do to reduce family size.dthe average family in america makes proper use of water. 答案：b推理判断题。根据第二段的第一句可排除a项；通读全文可知，要想满足我们的水需求，有很多事情要做，不是一件简单的事情，需要花费很多的努力，故b项正确；c项的family size错误；根据倒数第二段的“in the united states ，a family of four can use 1.5 tons of water a day! this shows how much we depend on water to live, but theres a lot we can do to lower the number.”可知，d项错误，普通美国家庭用的水是很多的。10the last paragraph is intended to _.ashow us how to fix leaks at homebtell us how to run a dishwashercprove what drinking glass is bestdsuggest what we do to save water at home答案：d推理判断题。文章最后一段主要讲述在家如何节约用水，故选d项。11the text is mainly about _.awhy paving roads reduces our waterbhow much we depend on water to livecwhy droughts occur more in dry climatesdhow human activity affects our water supply答案：d主旨大意题。文章主要讲述的是人类的活动如何影响水的供应，a、b两项只是文章的部分内容；c项文章未详细解释。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。(2013全国，c)it happened to me recently. i was telling someone how much i had enjoyed reading barack obamas dreams from my father and how it had changed my views of our president. a friend i was talking to agreed with me that it was, in his words, “a brilliantly(精彩地)written book”. however, he then went on to talk about mr. obama in a way which suggested he had no idea of his background at all. i sensed that i was talking to a book liar.and it seems that my friend is not the only one. approximately two thirds of people have lied about reading a book which they havent. in the world book days “report on guilty secrets”， dreams from my father is at number 9.the report lists ten books, and various authors, which people have lied about reading, and as im not one to lie too often (id hate to be caught out ), ill admit here and now that i havent read the entire top ten .but i am pleased to say that, unlike 42 percent of people, i have read the book at number one, george orwells 1984.i think its really brilliant.the world book day report also has some other interesting information in it. it says that many people lie about having read jane austen, charles dickens, fyodor dostoevsky (i havent read him, but havent lied about it either) and herman melville.asked why they lied, the most common reason was to “impress” someone they were speaking to. this could be tricky if the conversation became more indepth!but when asked which authors they actually enjoy, people named jk. rowling, john grisham, sophie kinsella (ah, the big sellers, in other words)fortytwo percent of people asked admitted they turned to the back of the book to read the end before finishing the story (ill come clean; i do this and am astonished that 58 percent said they had never done so)文章大意：在世界读书日的调查报告中显示有百分之四十二的人撒谎说读过某本书，通常的原因是给人留下印象。12how did the author find his friend a book liar?aby judging his manner of speaking.bby looking into his background.cby mentioning a famous name.dby discussing the book itself.答案：d推理判断题。根据短文第一段最后两句话可知，他们继续谈论奥巴马的书时，对方根本不知道奥巴马的背景，故作者知道对方是在撒谎。由此可知d项正确。13which of the following is a “guilty secret”according to the world book day report?acharles dickens is very low on the topten list.b42% of people pretended to have read 1984.cthe author admitted having read 9 books.ddreams from my father is hardly read.答案：b推理判断题。根据短文第二段最后一句话可知，我不像那百分之四十二的人那样，撒谎说读过george orwell的1984，我是真的读过。由此可知b项正确。14by lying about reading, a person hopes to _.acontrol the conversationbappear knowledgeableclearn about the bookdmake more friends答案：b推理判断题。根据倒数第二段可知，他们撒谎的原因是给人们留下印象，由此可推断他们是想让人民知道他们知识渊博，故b项正确。15what is the authors attitude to 58%of readers?afavorable. buncaring.cdoubtful. dfriendly.答案：c作者态度题。根据短文最后一段可知，他们说出的这些作者，都是畅销书作者，所以作者对这百分之五十二的人持怀疑态度。【2013界虹口区质量监控测试题】guided writingdirections: write an english composition in 120 150 words according to the instructions given below in chinese.请认真观察下面的漫画，然后简要描述漫画内容，并根据你对该漫画的理解，谈谈自己的思考和看法。 参考词汇：缸：vat； 漏出来：leak out； 漏洞：loophole【参考范文】作文：in the picture, four people are trying to fill a vat with water. two men are carrying water while two others are pouring water into the vat. however, with so many loopholes at the bottom of the vat, theyll never store any water, because no one tries to mend the holes.it reminds me of the problems in our study. while studying, we always try to read more books and do more exercises. however, we seldom pay attention to the mistakes weve made, nor do we try to correct them. therefore, “holes” are left. day by day, the “holes”, or rather the shortages, become more and more. no matter how many books weve read, we have never mastered any knowledge. they have leaked out because of the hole