黑龙江省大庆市2016高考英语二轮复习 新闻类阅读理解选练(4)

1、新闻类阅读理解选练（4）2016高考英语阅读练习新闻报道类The International Painting Contest on Googles homepage in 2015 may look pretty strange, but it spotlightings a very serious issue: clean water, which is unusual for an 11-year-old from Long Island. Audrey Zhang, a fifth-grader from Levittown, N.Y, is the winner of this y

2、ears Doodle 4 Google contest, rising to the top of some 100, 000 entries on the theme of “draw one thing to make the world a better place.” Her piece, titled “Back to Mother Nature,” describes a detailed water-cleaning machine. Zhang worked with a team of artists at Google to animate(使生动)her drawing

3、. “To make the world a better place, I came up with a transformative water purifier, a machine used to remove dirty or harmful substances,” Google quoted Zhang as saying. “It takes in dirty and polluted water from rivers, lakes and even oceans, then massively transforms the water into clean, safe an

4、d pure water. When humans and animals drink this water, they will live a healthier life.” She created a whole world around the deviceone populated by humans, a whale in a top hat and dragons. Zhang, s piece is “so vivid and so rich and so full and so complete, Google Doodle team leader Ryan Germick

5、told the Washington Post. “Every leaf seemed to have life in it.” Along with having her artwork featured on Googles homepage, Zhang wins a $30,000 college scholarship. In addition, her school will receive a $50,000 Google for Education technology grant, and the company is donating $20,000 in her nam

6、e to a charity devoted to bringing clean water to schools in Bangladesh. On Sunday, the night before her work was revealed on net, Zhang told Newsday she was excited by the big win, but said she wouldnt be awake when her art first went online at midnight. “I have school-tomorrow, so I cant stay up l

7、ate,” she told the paper.【小题1】 Whats the passage mainly about? AThe winner and her work in the painting contest.BThe team of artists at Google to animate drawings.CThe painting contest of Googles homepage in 2015.DThe water-cleaning machine in the painting contest.【小题2】According to the passage, we k

8、now that_. AAudrey Zhang is creative and self-disciplinedBa water-cleaning device was made in the contestC$50, 000 will be donated in Audrey Zhangs nameDZhangs piece was printed in all major newspapers【小题3】The underlined word in Paragraph l probably means “_”. Aput up withB1ook for ward toCbreakaway

9、 fromDfocus attention on 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。Ive written 14 moviesMy characters smoke in many of them, and they look cool and glamorous（有魅力的） doing itSmoking was an integral（必需的） part of many of my screenplays because I was a heavy smokerIt was part of a bad-boy image Id cultivated f

10、or a long time smoking, drinking, partying, rock n rollSmoking, I once believed, was every persons rightThe second-hand smoke was non-existent problem invented by professional do-goodersI put all these views into my playsRemembering all this, I find it hard to forgive myselfI have been an accomplice

11、 (帮凶) to the murders of untold numbers of human beingsI am admitting this only because I have made a deal with GodSpare me, I said, and I will try to stop others from committing the same crimes I didEighteen months ago I was diagnosed with throat cancer, the result of a lifetime of smokingI am alive

12、 but disabledMuch of my larynx (喉) is goneI have some difficulty speaking; others have some difficulty understanding meI havent smoked or drunk for 18 months now, though I still take it day by day and pray for helpI believe in prayer and exerciseI have walked five miles a day for a year, without mis

13、sing even one dayQuitting smoking and drinking has taught me the hardest lesson Ive ever learned about my own weakness; it has also given me the greatest affection and empathy(同感) for those still addictedI dont think smoking is every persons right anymoreI think smoking should be as illegal as heroi

14、n（海洛因）Im no longer such a bad boyI go to church on SundayIm desperate to see my four boys grow upI want to do everything I can to undo the damage I have done with my own big-screen words and imagesScreen writers know, too, that some movie stars are more likely to play a part if they can smoke becaus

15、e they are so addicted to smoking that they have difficulty stopping even during the shooting of a sceneMy hands are bloody; so are HollywoodsMy cancer has caused me to attempt to cleanse（彻底清洁） meI dont wish my fate upon anyone in Hollywood, but I beg that Hollywood should stop putting it upon milli

16、ons of others1. The main idea of this passage probably is _A. the writer is ashamed of the bad effects his screenplays have had on human beingsB. the writers smoking experience nearly killed himselfC. the bad effects that Hollywood screenplay have brought to childrenD. the determination of the write

17、r to overcome his illness答案解析：答案为A。本题为文章大意题。第一段作者引入话题，在他创作的电影中，很多人物吸烟，吸烟是他的作品中必需的，这些吸烟的场景影响了人们，后面的段落介绍作者因为吸烟而患上了喉癌，深受其苦，也表达了他深深的忏悔之意，最后一段表达作者的希望，希望好莱坞电影不再有吸烟的场景，让厄运降临到别人身上。故本文的大意为作者对他的荧幕剧对人们产生的坏影响感到惭愧。故答案为A。B、D是文中的细节，C选项在文中未提及，均不选。2. How do you think the writer has realized his mistake?A. So many pe

18、ople have found the habit of smoking due to his playsB. His plays have brought great harm to teenagersC. He himself suffered greatly from smokingD. His screenplays have been doing more and more harm to human beings答案解析：答案为C。本题为推理题。由第三段的首句提到的 “I find it hard to forgive myself”和该段最后一句提到的 “and I will t

19、ry to stop others from committing the same crimes I did.”, 以及第四段首句 “Eighteen months ago I was diagnosed with throat cancer, the result of a lifetime of smoking” 可知，作者难以原谅自己，将会努力阻止别人和他一样犯相同的罪，因为他诊断有吸烟导致的喉癌，故答案为C，作者自己深受吸烟之害。 A选项与题干无关；B选项未提及；D选项夸大了他的作品的危害，均不选。3. According to the passage, what does the

20、underlined sentence mean?A. He has made up his mind to give up smoking foreverB. He will try his best to prevent others from writing screen plays encouraging smokingC. He will try his best to bring up his four childrenD. He has decided to write his screenplays without smoking scenes答案解析：答案为D。本题为语义理解

21、题。划线部分所在的句意为“我会尽我一切所能来消除我在荧幕上创作的文字和形象给人们带来的伤害”。这种伤害来自第一段提到的作者的作品中吸烟是必需的场景，由此可以推断，划线部分意为作者决定在自己的作品中不再有吸烟场景。故答案为D。4. It can be inferred from the passage that _A. the writer will soon be recovered from his illness thanks to his exerciseB. the writer will soon die because of his deadly diseaseC. smoking

22、 will be got rid of in all Hollywood films D. smoking in Hollywood films is still doing great harm to human beings答案解析：答案为D。本题为推理题。由第四段第二句话 “I am alive but disabled” 可知，作者虽然活着但是残疾了，故A、B选项错误。由最后一段最后一句话 “I dont wish my fate upon anyone in Hollywood, but I beg that Hollywood should stop putting it upon

23、 millions of others” 可知，作者不希望自己的命运降临到好莱坞的任何人身上，但是乞求好莱坞应该阻止吸烟导致的危害降临到成千上万人的身上，可以推断，好莱坞电影上出现的吸烟场景仍然在对人们造成伤害，故C选项错误，D选项正确。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江西，D)One might expect that the evergrowing demands of the tourist trade would bring nothing but good for the countries that receive the holi

24、daymakers. Indeed, a rosy picture is painted for the longterm future of the holiday industry. Every month sees the building of a new hotel somewhere. And every month another rockbound Pacific island is advertised as the last paradise (天堂) on earth. However, the scale and speed of this growth seem se

25、t to destroy the very things tourists want to enjoy. In those countries where there was a rush to make quick money out of seaside holidays, overcrowded beaches and the concrete jungles of endless hotels have begun to lose their appeal.Those countries with little experience of tourism can suffer most

26、. In recent years, Nepal set out to attract foreign visitors to fund developments in health and education. Its forests, full of wildlife and rare flowers, were offered to tourists as one more untouched paradise. In fact, the nature all too soon felt the effects of thousands of holidaymakers travelin

27、g through the forest land. Ancient tracks became major routes for the walkers, with the consequent exploitation of precious trees and plants.Not only can the environment of a country suffer from the sudden growth of tourism. The people as well rapidly feel its effects. Farmland makes way for hotels,

28、 roads and airports; the old way of life goes. The onetime farmer is now the servant of some multinational organization; he is no longer his own master. Once it was his back that bore the pain; now it is his smile that is exploited. No doubt he wonders whether he wasnt happier in his village working

29、 his own land.Thankfully, the tourist industry is waking up to the responsibilities it has towards those countries that receive its customers. The protection of wildlife and the creation of national parks go hand in hand with tourist development and in fact obtain financial support from tourist comp

30、anies. At the same time, tourists are being encouraged to respect not only the countryside they visit but also its people.The way tourism is handled in the next ten years will decide its fate and that of the countries we all want to visit. Their needs and problems are more important than those of th

31、e tourist companies. Increased understanding in planning worldwide tourism can preserve the market for these companies. If not, in a few years time the very things that attract tourists now may well have been destroyed.文章大意：本文是一篇说明文。客观地说明旅游业造成的问题及其旅游业的发展方向。16What does the author indicate in the last

32、 sentence of Paragraph 1?AThe Pacific island is a paradise.BThe Pacific island is worth visiting.CThe advertisement is not convincing.DThe advertisement is not impressive.答案：C推理判断题。第一段描述旅游公司对景点“天堂”美丽的广告宣传，但是后文However一词的转折意味标明作者对此广告的不信任，故选C。17The example of Nepal is used to suggest _.Aits natural res

33、ources are untouchedBits forests are exploited for farmlandCit develops well in health and educationD.it suffers from the heavy flow of tourists答案：D细节理解题。第三段首先点明旅游业经验少的国家遭受损失最大这一观点。然后以尼泊尔这个国家例证。考生容易误选B，而文中提到的是，为了给旅游行走者提供路线，一些宝贵的树木被砍伐。18What can we learn about the farmers from Paragraph 4?AThey are h

34、appy to work their own lands.BThey have to please the tourists for a living.CThey have to struggle for their independence.DThey are proud of working in multinational organizations.答案：B细节理解题。根据第四段和farmer做定位。The onetime farmer is. 之后有一句话Once it was his back that bore the pain; now it is his smile that

35、 is exploited.“曾经承受痛苦的是他的背脊，而现在是他被开发出来的微笑。”根据感情色彩首先排除A、D。文章只提及不再是主人，C选项追求独立是过分推断。因此选B。19Which of the following determines the future of tourism?AThe number of tourists.BThe improvement of services.CThe promotion of new products.DThe management of tourism.答案：D细节理解题。题中关键词为determines the future of tour

36、ism，是文中尾段首句decide its fate的同义改写。根据整句翻译，决定命运的是The way tourism is handled中的handled与选项中的management对应，因此选D。20The authors attitude towards the development of the tourist industry is _.AoptimisticBdoubtfulCobjectiveDnegative答案：C主旨大意题(作者态度)。通读全文可知，作者提出旅游业造成的问题，进而提到各旅游公司的觉醒，特别是尾段最后两句Increased understanding

37、in planning worldwide. if not.作者既表明了对旅游业现状的信心，又表明了对其未来的担忧。所以作者以客观的态度说事，不能单方面地选择乐观、怀疑或消极。2016高考英语阅读练习新闻报道类A new pollen (花粉) study showed that drought was responsible for the extinction of civilizations more than 3,000 years ago during the Bronze Age. The reason behind why the civilizations in and aro

38、und modern-day Israel suddenly broke down more than 3,000 years ago has remained a mystery up until now. A new pollen study by Tel Aviv University researchers finally solved this Bronze Age mystery. Prof. Israel Finkelstein showed that owing to serious climate changes, the entire world of the Bronze

39、 Age crumbled in a short period of time. The discovery was made on the basis of a high-resolution analysis of pollen grains taken from sediments (沉淀物) beneath the Sea of Galilee and the western shore of the Dead Sea. Prof. Finkelstein received support from the European Research Council to conduct re

40、search aimed at reconstructing ancient Israel. Researchers of the part of the project that dealt with climate change extracted (提取) about 60 feet of samples of gray muddy sediment from the center of the Sea of Galilee in northern Israel. They had to drill through 1,000 feet of water and into 65 feet of the lake bed and were able to recover evidence dating over the past 9,000 years. “Pollen is the most enduring organic material in nature,” explained Dr. Dafna Langgut, a pollen researcher who carried out the