山东省即墨市高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解摸底练习（2）.doc

山东即墨市2016高考英语（二轮）阅读理解摸底练习（2）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。【2014高考英语综合能力测试题】when charles keller learns of a child who is sick and weak, hell do whatever he can to make that kid feel as strong and powerful as a superhero. after the successful businessman made a killing with an investment in the 1990s, keller decided to allow himself to enjoy one of his favorite hobbies and bought a $65,000 batmobile replica (复制版蝙蝠车). but the film aficionado wasnt interested in just treating his two children to some rides in the vehicle fit for a hollywood film set. he decided to use the car to lift the spirits of children battling serious illnesses. “i cant cure cancer or any diseases,” keller said. “but i can give them a moment, a night when kids and parents can enjoy the same thing.” since he purchased the batmobile in 2009, keller has invited a number of families with sick kids to take the car out for a spin. but it was in 2011, when a 4-year-old boy, tony, who had just got a serious disease asked to go to the batcave, that keller decided to take his mission to the next level. he transformed his 5,000-square-foot warehouse into batmans headquarters. kenyon antone, a 9-year-old boy battling a respiratory(呼吸的) illness, recently enjoyed a full batman experience, the happy kid had the honor of pressing the green “button of courage” and gained entrance to batmans hideout where he slid down a pole, toyed with the superheros gadgets (小机械) and rode around in the batmobile. “its the thing that gets me up and gets me going in the morning,” keller said. “this has now really become what i do as my profession and i have the greatest job in the whole world.”26. what happened to charles keller in the 1990s? a. he made lots of money. b. he became a superhero. c. he took on a new hobby. d. his sons were sick.27. the underlined word “aficionado” in paragraph 2 probably means “_”. a. actorb. director c. loverd. writer28. what did keller do to help the sick children? a. he helped cure them of the disease. b. he bought batmobile replicas for them. c. he brought them to see hollywood films. d. he gave them rides in the batmobile replica.29. what c5an we learn from paragraph 3? a. keller bought the batmobile replica in 2011. b. tony enjoyed his ride in the batcave. c. kenyon had a full batman experience. d. keller built batmans headquarters for all the kids.30. in kellers opinion, what is the greatest job for him? a. to earn lots of money. b. to act like a superhero. c. to get professional skills. d. to make the sick kids happy.【参考答案】26-30 acdcd 本文是一篇新闻报道，讲述charles keller购买复制版蝙蝠车，并把自己的货仓改建成蝙蝠侠总部，让身患重病的孩子们实现做蝙蝠超人的梦想的事迹。26. a。细节理解题。由第二段第一句前半句after the successful businessman made a killing with an investment in the 1990s可知答案；made a killing的意思是赚了一大笔钱。27. c。词义猜测题。根据第二段第一句后半句，讲到keller decided to allow himself to enjoy one of his favorite hobbies and bought a $65,000 batmobile replica，可以判断出他是电影爱好者。28. d。细节理解题。由第二段最后两句话和第三段的第一句话可知，charles keller请生重病的孩子和他们的家人坐复制版蝙蝠车，让他们快乐。29. c。细节理解题。由第三段提到kenyon. recently enjoyed a full batman experience，之后的两句话还做了详细的描述。30. d。细节理解题。由文章第一段和最后一段可知，charles keller认为他最伟大的工作就是让生重病的孩子们快乐。阅读理解-(1)the united states became a rich industrial nation toward the end of 1800s. there were more goods, more services, more jobs, and a higher standard of living. there was more of everything, including problems. one problem was monopoly, that is, to be the only seller of a certain line of products or a service. in some cases, several companies that manufactured the same product would agree not to compete with one another. they would all agree to charge the same price. these arrangements made it impossible for customers to shop around for lower prices for certain products.some people decided that huge corporations had too much power and controlled too many markets. because of their wealth and power, they could see to it that governments passed laws favorable to them. many people believed that monopoly and price fixing were bad for customers and bad for the country so that they should be broken up.finally the national government and some states passed laws that placed limits on corporations and big companies. these laws made it illegal for companies to make agreements to charge only a certain price. later on the national government forced monopoly to be broken up.such laws and government action didnt entirely do away with monopolies. nor did they stop the growth of huge corporations. but they did show that american people had decided that some of the changes that had occurred were harmful. (from )1. the underlined word “monopoly” in the first paragraph most probably means _.a. the production of certain kinds of goods b. complete control and possession of tradec. a big corporation of company d. an agreement on prices2. because of the agreements between big companies _.a. people had to buy things at certain shops b. the prices of their goods were much lowerc. customers had no choice but to buy d. there were fewer markets in some states3. according to the laws, companies _.a. were not allowed to control the markets b. could not force the customers to buy their productsc. should have fixed prices for their productsd. must produce the same kind of goods for the same markets4. which of the following is not true according to the passage?a. big companies could not influence the government.b. a large number of markets were controlled by big companies.c. many americans were worried about the changes in their country.d. some of the laws were in favor of customers.1. b 词义猜测题。根据该词之后的解析句“to be the only seller of a certain line of products or a service”可猜测出其意义。2. c 细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句“these arrangements made it impossible for customers to shop around for lower prices for certain products”分析可知3. a 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“these laws made it illegal for companies to make agreements to charge only a certain price”一句可知。4. a 事实确认题。第二段“because of their wealth and power, they could see to it that governments passed laws favorable to them”一句的意义是：因为拥有财富和势力，他们能确保政府通过有利于他们的法律。由此可确认“大公司对政府是有影响力的”。 阅读理解- crae armantrout, who has been a poetry professor at the university of california san diego(ucsd) for two decades, has won the 2010 pulitzer prize in the poetry category for her most recent book, “versed”.“im delighted and amazed at how much media recognition that the pulitzer brings, as compared to even the national book critics award, which i was also surprised and delighted to win,” said armantrout.“for a long time, my writing has been just below the media radar, and to have this kind of attention, suddenly, with my 10th book, is really surprising.”armantrout, a native californian, received her bachelors degree at uc berkeley, where she studied with noted poet denise levertov, and her masters in creative writing from san francisco state university. she is a founding member of language poets, a group in american poetry that analyzes the way language is used and raises questions to make the reader think. in march, she won the national book critics circle award for “versed.” “this book has gotten more attention,” armantrout said, “but i dont feel as if its better.”the first half of “versed” focuses on the dark forces taking hold of the united states as it fought the war against iraq. the second half looks at the dark forces casting a shadow over her own life after armantrout was diagnosed with cancer in 2006.armantrout was shocked to learn she had won the pulitzer but many of her colleagues were not. “rae armantrout is a unique voice in american poetry,” said seth lerer, head of arts and humanities at ucsd. “versed”, published by the wesleyan university press, did appear in a larger printing than her earlier works, which is about 2,700 copies. the new edition is scheduled to appear in may.11. according to rae armantrout, _.a. her 10th book is much betterb. her winning the pulitzer is unexpectedc. the media is surprised at her worksd. she likes being recognized by her readers12. which of the following is true of rae armantrout?a. she published a poetry textbook. b. she used to teach denise levertov.c. she started a poets group with others. d. she taught creative writing at uc berkeley.13. what can we learn about “versed”?a. it consists of three parts. b. it is mainly about the american army.c. it is a book published two decades ago. d. it partly concerns the poets own life.14. rae armantrouts colleagues think that she _. a. should write more b. has a sweet voicec. deserves the prize d. is a strange professor15. what can we learn from the text? a. about 2,700 copies of “versed” will be printed. b. cancer made armantrout stop writing.c. armantrout got her degrees at ucsd. d. “versed” has been awarded twice.【参考答案】1115、bcdcd阅读理解-dbatteries can power anything from small sensors to large systems. while scientists are finding ways to make them smaller but even more powerful, problems can arise when these batteries are much larger and heavier than the devices themselves. university of missouri(mu) researchers are developing a nuclear energy source that is smaller, lighter and more efficient.“to provide enough power, we need certain methods with high energy density”，said jae kwon, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at mu. “the radioisotope(放射性同位素) battery can provide power density that is much higher than chemical batteries.”kwon and his research team have been working on building a small nuclear battery, presently the size and thickness of a penny, intended to power various micro / nanoelectromechanical systems (m/nems). although nuclear batteries can cause concerns, kwon said they are safe.“people hear the word nuclear and think of something very dangerous,” he said, “however, nuclear power sources have already been safely powering a variety of devices, such as pace-makers, space satellites and underwater systems.”his new idea is not only in the batterys size, but also in its semiconductor(半导体). kwons battery uses a liquid semiconductor rather than a solid semiconductor.“the key part of using a radioactive battery is that when you harvest the energy, part of the radiation energy can damage the lattice structure of the solid semiconductor,” kwon said, “by using a liquid semiconductor, we believe we can minimize that problem.”together with j. david robertson, chemistry professor and associate director of the mu research reactor, kwon is workin