黑龙江省佳木斯市2016高考英语二轮复习阅读理解选训(5)

1、阅读理解二轮选训（5）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。(Exploration of the Titanic)   After resting on the ocean floor, split asunder and rusting, for nearly three-quarters of a century, a great ship seemed to cone alive again. The saga of the White Star liner Titanic, which struck an iceberg and s

2、ank on its maiden voyage in 1912, carrying more than 1,500 passengers to their death, has been celebrated in print and on film, in poetry and song. But last week what had been legendary suddenly became real. As they viewed videotapes and photographs of the sunken leviathan, millions of people around

3、 the world could sense her mass, her eerie quiet and the ruined splendor of a lost age.Watching on television, they vicariously joined the undersea craft Alvin and Jason Jr. (J.J.) as they toured the wreckage of the luxury liner, wandering across the decks past corroded bollards, peering into the of

4、ficers quarters and through rust-curtained portholes. Views of the railings where doomed passengers and crewmembers stood evoked images of the moonless night 74years ago when the great ship slipped beneath the waves.The two-minute videotape and nine photographs, all in color and shot 12,500ft.under

5、the North Atlantic, were a tiny sample of 60 hours of video and 60,000 stills garnered during the twelve-day exploration. They are released at a Washington press conference conducted by Marine Geologist Robert Ballard, 44, who led the teams from the Wood Hole Oceanographic Institution that found the

6、 Titanic last September and revisited it this July.Recounting the highlights of what has already become the most celebrated feat of underwater exploration, Ballard revealed some startling new information. His deep-diving craft failed to find the 300-ft. gash that, according to legend, was torn in th

7、e Titanics hull when the ship plowed into the iceberg. Instead, he suggested, the collision had buckled the ships plates, allowing water to pour in. He also brought back evidence that the ship broke apart not when she hit bottom, as he had thought when viewing the first Titanic images last September

8、, but as she sank: the stern, which settled on the bottom almost 1,800ft. from the bow, had swiveled 180 on its way down.1.      What is the best title for this passage?A. New Information about the Sunken Ship. Exploration of the Titanic.C. To watch the Videotape.D. To explore the Tit

9、anic with High Tech.2.      How did the viewers feel when watching the videotape?A. They felt rather sad, and felt they themselves took part in the exploration. They felt keenly for it. C. They felt rather bad about it.D. They felt out of spirits.3.      When did the gr

10、eat ship sink?A. In 1912. She sank in its maiden voyage in 1912.C. She sank in its second voyage in 1912.D. She sank in its first voyage in 1912.4.      What did Robert reveal at a press conference?A. He revealed some startling information. He said nothing.C. He complained the explora

11、tion was very hard.D. He revealed the success of their work.Vocabulary1.      split asunder                         向不同方向裂开，散开2.      saga             

12、;                  英雄传说，冒险故事3.      maiden voyage                       处女航4.      celebrate            &

13、#160;               赞美，庆祝。这里指大肆宣传5.      leviathan                            巨型远洋轮6.      eerie        

14、                      可怕的，怪异的7.      splendor                            美妙的景象8.      vicariously  

15、                       产生共鸣的，代理的9.      luxury liner                          豪华巨轮10.      bollard    

16、60;                         系揽柱11.      porthole                             舷窗12.      railing 

17、0;                            栏杆13.      evoke                               唤起，引起，（招）魂14. 

18、0;    still                                 静物摄影照片15.      garner                         

19、      收集，积累16.      highlight                             最精彩场面，最重要部分17.      feat                   

20、;              功绩18.      gash                                裂缝19.      hull            &

21、#160;                    船体20.      plow into= plough into                 撞上，干劲十足的投入21.      buckle             &#

22、160;                使弯曲22.      stern                                船尾23.      bow        

23、60;                      船头24.      swivel                               旋转难句译注1.      The saga of t

24、he White Star liner Titanic, which struck an iceberg and sank on its maiden voyage in 1912, carrying more than 1,500 passengers to their death, has been celebrated in print and on film, in poetry and song.结构简析 被动语态，中插定语从句which struck 和分词短语carrying more than 都是修饰 liner.参考译文 白星级定期轮班泰坦尼克号于1912年的首航中因撞上冰

25、山而沉没，船上一千五百多名乘客全部罹难。此后关于它的种种传说一直为各种刊物，电影，诗歌和歌曲广泛宣传。2.      Watching on television, they vicariously joined the undersea craft Alvin and Jason Jr. (J.J.) as they toured the wreckage of the luxury liner, wandering across the decks past corroded bollards, peering into the officers quarte

26、rs and through rust-curtained portholes.结构简析 主从句，主句前有分词短语watching, 修饰主句中的they （观众），而从句中（as）they 是指Alvin 和Jason Jr. 后面的分词短语都是说明从句中的they。参考译文 观众们看着电视，就像亲临其境似的参与深水工作船阿尔文号和机器人探测器小贾森的工作。随他们巡视这艘豪华举轮残骸，漫游甲板，经过侵蚀的系栏柱，凝视高级船员舱，穿过满是铁锈的舷窗。3.      Views of the railings where doomed passengers and

27、crewmembers stood evoked images of the moonless night 74years ago when the great ship slipped beneath the waves.结构简析 主从句，主句中定从where修饰railings。参考译文 看到那些栏杆使人想起七十四年前就在这艘巨轮沉入汪洋的那个暗无星月的夜晚，罹难的旅客和水手们也曾站在栏杆旁。4.      He also brought back evidence that the ship broke apart not when she hit bott

28、om, as he had thought when viewing the first Titanic images last September, but as she sank: the stern, which settled on the bottom almost 1,800ft. from the bow, had swiveled 180 on its way down.结构简析 结构复杂。That clause 是evidence 的同位语。That 从句中用了notbut 句型。 Not句中为主从句加状从 as he had though ，but 句中为主从句，中插入定语

29、从句which settled 修饰the stern。参考译文 他还带回证据说明船不是撞在海底时断裂的，而是在下沉时断裂的。船尾下沉时旋转一百八十度，它在海底几乎离船头一千八百英尺远。而在他去年九月第一次见到泰坦尼克号时，还以为船是撞到海底才断裂的。写作方法与文章大意   文章描述了对沉没巨轮（泰坦尼克号）探测的情况，也是一篇三段式模式的文章：先时间，地点，所发生沉轮的事实，再引了录像带把进行探测的全过程呈现，最后是惊人的结果。答案祥解1.      D. 用高技术探测泰坦尼克号。第一段最后一句“当世界上千百万人观看这艘沉没巨轮的录像带说，他

30、们都会觉察到她的巨大的船体，她周围可怕的沉寂和岁月流失那种凄惨的景象。”这里已说明是探测的录像片。第三段“这两分钟彩色录像带和九张照片是在被大西洋12500英尺深处拍摄的，它们只是十二天探测期间拍摄的60小时录像带和60000静物照中的一小部分。这些录像带和照片是44对的海洋地质学家罗伯特巴拉德领导的伍德霍尔海洋研究所科学探险队，于去年九月发现了泰坦尼克号并于今年七月重访了它。”第二段中点明用“深水工作船和机器人小贾森”高科技。A. 有关沉船的新消息。这只是罗伯特在记者招待会上宣布的一条消息。作为标题不合适。   B. 探测泰坦尼克号，接近标题，但没有D确切。   C. 看

31、录像带。2.      A. 他们黯然神伤，有身临其境在探测之感。见第1题中第一段最后一句注译和难句译注2。B. 他们很同情这艘船；  C. 他们感到不愉快。    D. 他们感到很消沉。这三段文内都没有提到。3.      B. 她于1912年首航中沉没。见难句译注1。A. 1913。      C. 1912。第二次航行。       D. 1913年首航。这三项都不对。4.      A. 他宣布一个

32、惊人的消息。见最后一段第二句起：“他的探潜工作船没找到泰坦尼克号船上那三百英尺长裂缝，据说这裂缝是巨轮撞冰山时在船体上留下的。相反，巴拉德认为与冰山相撞造成船体弯曲变形，使海水大量涌入船内”后面译文见难句译注4。B. 他没有说什么。       C. 他抱怨探测工作非常艰难。      D. 他宣布探测成功。这三项文内没有涉及。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。Which are you more likely to have with you at any given mom

33、entyour cell­phone or your wallet? Soon you may be able to throw your wallet away and pay for things with a quick wave of your smart phone over an electronic scanner.In January，Starbucks announced that customers could start using their phones to buy coffee in 6,800 of its stores.This is the fir

34、st pay­by­phone practice in the US.，but we're likely to see more wireless payment alternatives as something called near field communication(NFC)gets into America's consumer electronics.Last December，some new smart phones which contain an NFC chip were introduced to the public.Alrea

35、dy in use in parts of Asia and Europe，NFC allows shoppers to wave their phones a few inches above a payment terminala contact­free system built for speed and convenience.But before NFC becomes widely adopted in the US.，a few problems need to be worked out，like who will get to collect the profit

36、able transaction(交易)fees.Although some credit card providers have been experimenting with wave­and­pay systems that use NFC­enabled credit cards，cellphone service providers may try to muscle their way into the point­of­sale (POS)market.Three big cellphone service providers h

37、ave formed a joint venture(合资企业)that will go into operation over the next 15 months.Its goal is“to lead the US. payments industry from cards to mobile phone.”The other big NFC issue，apart from how payments will be processed，is security.For instance，what's to stop a thief from digitally pickpocke

38、ting you? “We're still not at the point where an attacker can just brush against you in a crowd and steal all the money out of your phone，”says Jimmy Shah，a mobile security researcher，“Users may also be able to set transaction limits，perhaps requiring a password to be entered for larger purchase

39、s.”Still uneasy about this digital­wallet business？Keep in mind that if you lose your smart phone，it can be located on a map and remotely disabled.Plus，your phone can be password protected.Your wallet isn't.随着手机的普遍使用，以及手机功能的提升，如今，用手机付费购物都已经成了现实。 随着第一部能够付费的手机的诞生，以及其配套的科技手段的支撑，付费购物手机很快便成为美国市场

40、上的抢手货。17What is predicted to happen in the US.?AThe expansion of cellphone companies.BThe boom of pay­by­phone business.CThe disappearance of credit cards.DThe increase of Starbucks sales.答案：B。推理判断题。从第二个段落的第二句话，随着第一部“用手机付费”的手机的上市，美国人会看到“more wireless payment”，可以推断出：这种手机会迅速火起来，即如同选项B所说的“boo

41、m”。18The NFC technology can be used to_.Aensure the safety of shoppersBcollect transaction fees easilyCmake purchase faster and simplerDimprove the quality of cellphones答案：C。理解判断题。根据本段中关于NFC的说法“wireless payment alternative”可以断定：这种无限付费方式自然是极其方便的，即：快捷的购物手段。故选项C的说法是对的。19Three cellphone service provider

42、s form a joint venture to_.A. strengthen their relationshipB. get a share in the payments industryC. sell more cellphonesD. test the NFC technology答案：B。理解判断题。根据第三个段落“may try to muscle their way into the point­of­sale market”以及最后一句话“Its goal is.”可以找到本问题的提示，即： 为了打入这个新兴行业的市场，由此可见，选项B的说法与原文的信息

43、句非常吻合。20According to the passage，what can users do if they lose their smart phones?A. Stop the functioning of their phones.B. Set up a password.C. Get all the money out of their phones.D. Cancel large purchases.答案：A。细节判断题。从最后一段中的信息词“remotely disabled”可以断定选项A是正确的。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

44、佳选项。 Going on a road trip? The St. Louis Arch, Statue of Liberty and Golden Gate Bridge are great tourist sites. But if you prefer offbeat destinations(目的地), check out the following roadside attractions. World's Largest Ball of Paint Alexandria, Ind. In 1977, Michael Carmichael set out to create

45、 the biggest ball of paint anywhere. Starting with a baseball as center, he painted layer after layer of paint day after day, year after year. The ball weighs more than 1,300 pounds, with more than 20,000 coats of paint,” which is recognized by Guinness World Records. Visitors can paint the ball the

46、mselves and become part of history. The Museum of Dirt Boston, Mass. The museum is the idea of Glenn Johnson. Labeled(贴有标签的) glass bottles contain such treasures as dirt from the Great Wall of China, as well as sand from a desert in Saudi Arabia and Omaha Beach in France. Best of all, the cost of se

47、eing this museum is dirt cheap: It's free. Mount Horeb Mustard Museum Mount Horeb, Wis. It's heaven for hotdog lovers! This museum claims to have the world's largest collection of prepared mustard (芥末). Its more than 4,100 bottles of spices come from 60 nations, including Turkey and Chin

48、a. Visitors learn the history of mustard, from how it's made to how it's advertised and sold. The museum's creator, Barry Levenson, loves mustard so much that he even puts it on ice cream! Paper House Rockport, Mass. Swedish immigrant (移民) Ellis Stenman was much ahead of his time in 1922

49、, when he started to build a two-room house almost entirely out of newspaper. At the time, people didn't give much if any-thought to recycling paper. The house is framed with wood, but the walls are made of 215 layers(层) of newspaper.64. The underlined word “offbeat” in the first paragraph has t

50、he same meaning as . A. great B. foreign C. unusual D. historical 65. If you want to add your own work to what you visit, you may choose . A. World's Largest Ball of Paint B. The Museum of Dirt C. Mount Horeb Mustard Museum D. Paper House 66. Which of the following is true of Barry Levenson acco

51、rding to the text? A. No spices but mustard can be found in his museum.B. He travels around the world to collect mustard.C. Mustard is advertised and sold in his museum.D. In a way, he shows much preference for mustard.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。 A Book Review The Snake­Stone by B

52、erlie DohertyThe setting: Urban England (the cities), but also rural England (the countryside) including remote English villages. The theme: The main theme is a teenage search of self­discovery, in this case the search for a mother from whom the hero was separated at an early age. Its other con

53、cerns are love, getting on with others ，being persistent and courageous and trying to deal with doubts, troubles and worries. As the book moves to a close, James' swimming coach says to him: You are not like a kid obeying instructions any more. You are diving like a young man who knows where he

54、is going.The characters: James is the hero of the story. He is a championship diver, and has a comfortable life with his foster parents(养父母)Yet he also has the qualities to take him on a long journey to find his birth mother. The other characters in The Snake­Stone, James' parents, his divi

55、ng instructor, best friend, the villagers, people he meets on his journey, are pictured realistically.The turning point：The turning point in the story comes while James' foster parents are away in London, and he wonders about the identity of his birth mother. The only clue he has is a fossil, th

56、e snake stone which she left behind along with a note on which she had written，Take good care of Sammie. It was written on a torn envelope with parts of an address still there.The journey：Instead of going to London, James decides to find his birth mother. With help from his geography teacher, James sets out for the remote country village where his mother might be found. James has painful, challenging, but also humorous and happy travels. The mother he finally meets, Anne, has a minor yet powerful voice in the novel. He comes to under