2016高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解精选训练(4)

1、阅读理解训练（4）A Maybe you dont think animals have certain mental powers which human beings do not have. But the truth is that some of them have instincts, and besides this, I am sure they can feel certain things we humans cannot. A personal experience showed me this.Some years ago, I had a dog named Howa

2、rd. From the time when he was a puppy, he was timid, so we named him Howard, sounding like “coward”! He was especially afraid of thunderstorms. At the first flash of lightning or crash of thunder, he would run whining into his house and hide under a table.I often went for a walk with Howard. Once, a

3、s we were walking along a road, it began to rain. I quickly ran to a bus stop for shelter. The bus stop had a roof supported by metal poles. Soon after I had got there, Howard caught my trousers in his teeth and tried to pull me away. At first I was puzzled and a little angry at his behavior. But I

4、decided to humor him and walked away from the shelter into the rain and started to go home. When I was about two hundred metres from the shelter, there came a flash of lightning and soon after, there was thunder which nearly deafened me. Howard stopped walking and began whining. Thinking he was afra

5、id, I bent to pick him up. As I straightened up, I glanced at the bus shelter we had just left. I was shocked to see that two of the poles were bent and the roof was lying on the ground, broken. The shelter had been struck by the bolt of lightning!21. The reason why the author was puzzled and angry

6、with the dog was that .A. Howard had a strange behaviorB. Howard should be afraid of the metal polesC. Howard should know the approaching of the terrible lightningD. Howard bit his trousers in his teeth 22. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. Dogs are cleverer and better than

7、men. B. Dogs are usually afraid of thunderstorms.C. Some animals can feel certain things humans cannot.D. Dogs are naturally born heroes.23. What can be inferred about the bus shelter from the passage?A. It was about 200 meters from the authors home. B. It was destroyed in a rainy day.C. Its roof wa

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14、 children over 3. D. She used to be a teachers assistant. 27. An applicant accepted by Ad 5 will have to . A. be able to speak two languages B. be a college graduate C. work every weekend D. look after two children参考答案24-27 DCAD CThe day my husband fell to his death, it started to snow, just like an

15、y November day. His body, when I found it, was lightly covered with snow. It snowed almost every day for the next four months, while I sat on the couch and watched it pile up. One morning, I shuffled downstairs and was surprised to see a snow remover clearing my driveway and the bent back of a woman

16、 shoveling(铲)my walk. I dropped to my knees, crawled through the living room. And back up stairs so those good people would not see me. I was embarrassed. My first thought was, how would I ever repay them? I didnt have the strength to brush my hair let alone shovel someones walk.Before Johns death,

17、I took pride in the fact that I rarely asked for help or favors, I defined myself by my competence and independence. So who was I if I was no longer capable and busy? How could I respect myself if all I did was sit on the couch every day and watch the snowfall?Learning how to receive the love and su

18、pport that came my way wasnt easy. Friends cooked for me and l cried because I couldnt even help them set the table. “Im not usually this lazy,” I wept. Finally, my friend Kathy sat down with me and said, Mary, cooking for you is not a burden. I love you and I want to do it. It makes me feel good to

19、 be able to do something for you. ”Over and over, I heard similar emotions from the people who supported me during those dark days. One very wise man told me, “You are not doing nothing. Being fully open to your sorrow may be the hardest work you will ever do.”I am not the person I once was, but in

20、many ways I have changed for the better. My heart is now filled with thanks for people around me. I have been surprised to learn that there is incredible freedom that comes from facing ones worst fear and walking away whole. I believe there is strength, for sure, in accepting a dark period of our li

21、fe.28. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. The writers friend was unwilling to cook for her. B. The writer had been busy with her life before. C. The writer recovered from her sorrow quickly with his friends help. D. The day her husband died, it was snowing heavily. 29. The un

22、derlined word “shuffled” in Paragraph 1 probably means _. A. stepped steadilyB. walked slowly C. ran swiftlyD. fell sadly30. We can infer from the passage that _. A. the writer found her husband immediately he fell off the roof B. the writer became strong-willed immediately after Johns death C. the

23、people around the writer were friendly and supported her D. before Johns death, the writer never asked others for help31. The writer wrote the passage to _. A. share her sad story with us B. express her guilty conscience to the people who helped her C. show her thanks to the people who love and supp

24、ort her D. tell us the changes she has made because of her husbands death参考答案28-31 BBCC DCHICAGO(Reuters)-Smoking not only can wrinkle(皱纹)the face and turn it yellowit can do the same to the whole body, researchers reported on Monday. The study, published in the Archives of Dermatology, shows that s

25、moking affects the skin all over the body-even skin protected from the sun.“We examined non-facial skin that was protected from the sun, and found that the total number of packs, of cigarette smoked per day and the total years a person has smoked were linked with the amount of skin damage a person e

26、xperienced, ”Dr. Yolanda, who led the study, said in a statement.“In participants older than 65 years, smokers had significantly more fine wrinkling than nonsmokers. Similar findings were seen in participants aged 45 to 65 years. ” Yolandas team added in their report.The researchers tested 82 people

27、, smokers and nonsmokers, taking pictures of the inner right arms. They ranged, in age from 22 to 91 and half were smokers. In dependent judges decided how wrinkled each persons skin was.When skin is exposed to sunlight, especially the face, it becomes coarse(粗糙的). Wrinkled and discolored with a pal

28、e yellow tint, Yolandas team wrote.Several previous studies have found that cigarette smoking led to premature(过早的)skin aging as measured by facial wrinkles, the study said, but little has been done to measure the aging of skin not exposed to light.The report did not discuss die mechanism involved but previous research has found that cigarette smoke, among other things, causes blood vessels(血管)beneath the