湖北黄冈市高考英语阅读理解二轮精练(10)及(解析)答案

1、你是我今生最美的遇见，祝您考试金榜题名!你是我今生最美的遇见，祝您考试金榜题名!湖北黄冈市2016高考英语阅读理解精练（10）及（解析）答案阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的 A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Howling is a behaviour commonly observed among a wolf pack. As pack animals, wolves work together to hunt and rely on howling as an important means of communication among each other.There are

2、different explanations of a wolf s howl and it appears that there may be more to discover.One theory is that wolves howl to bond better together. It s almost as if howling together helps thepack stay together. Perhaps something similar to people feeling a sense of involvement with eachother when sin

3、ging a song together. But this theory may be wrong, explains Fred H. Harrington, a professor who studies wolf behaviour.Indeed, there have been times when wolves have been seen one moment howling in a chorus, and the next, quarreling among each other. It appears that usually the lowest-ranking membe

4、rs of the pack may actually be “ punished for joining in the chorus at times. So is howling a way to strengthen a social bond or just a way to reconfirm status among its members? Why do wolves howl for sure?What is clear, however, is that howling is often used among packmates to locate each other. H

5、untinggrounds are distant and it happens that wolves may separate from one another at times. When this happens, howling appears to be an excellent means of gathering.Howling, interestingly, is a contagious behaviour. When one wolf starts to howl, very likely others will follow. This is often seen to

6、 occur in the morning, as if wolves were doing some sort of oll call where wolves all howl together to report their presence.What is the possible similarity between wolves howling together and humans singing in cA. The act of calling each other.B. The sense of accomplishment.C. The act of hunting fo

7、r something.D. The sense of belonging to a group.Why does Harrington think the“ social bond theory may be wrong?Wolves separate from each other after howling.Wolves tend to protect their hunting grounds.Wolves sometimes have quarrels after howling together.Wolves of low rank are encouraged to join i

8、n the chorus.Researchers are sure that wolves often howl to .A. show their ranks B. find their companions C. express their loneliness“ Howling. . . is a contagis behaviour ” (in the last paragraph)means .A. howling is a signal for hunting B. howling is a way of communicationC. howling often occurs i

9、n the morning D. howling spreads from one to another【参考答案】1-4 DCBD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。Which are you more likely to have with you at any given moment your 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

10、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 first pay-by- phone practice in the U. S. , but we re likely to see morewireless payment alternatives as something called near field communicatio

11、n(NFC) gets intoAmerica s consumer electronics. Last December, some new smart phones which contain an NFC chip were introduced to the public.Already in use in parts of Asia and Europe, NFC allows shoppers to wave their phones a few inches above a payment terminal a contact-free system built for spee

12、d and convenience. But before NFC becomes widely adopted in the U. S. , a few problems need to be worked out, like who will get to collect the profitable transaction （ 交易）fees. Although some credit card providers have been experimenting with wave-and-pay systems that use NFC-enabled credit cards, ce

13、llphone service providers may try to muscle their way into the point-of-sale（POS） market. Three big cellphone service providers have formed a joint venture（合资企业 ）that will go into operation over thenext 15 months. Its goal is“to lead the U. S. payments industry from cards to mobile phones.The other

14、big NFC issue, apart from how payments will be processed, is security. For instance, what s to stop a thief from digitally pickpocketing you?” Wd re still not at the point where anattacker can just brush against you in a crowd and steal all the money out of your phone, Jimmy Shah, a mobile-security

15、researcher. Users may also be able to set transaction limitss perhrequiring a password to be entered for larger purchases.”Still uneasy about this digital-wallet 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 passwo

16、rd protected. Your wallet isn t.What is predicted to happen in the U. S. ?A. The expansion of cellphone companies.B. The boom of pay-by-phone business.C. The disappearance of credit cards.D. The increase of Starbucks sales.The NFC technology can be used to.A. ensure the safety of shoppersB. collect

17、transaction fees easilyC. make purchase faster and simpler D. improve the quality of cellphonesA. strengthen their relationshipThree cellphone service providers form a joint venture to get a share in the payments industryC. sell more cellphonesD. test the NFC technology4. According to the passage, w

18、hat can users do if they lose their smart phones?Stop the functioning of their phones.Set up a password.Get all the money out of their phones.Cancel large purchases.【参考答案】14、BCBA2016高考模拟题。阅读理解。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。Beijing, April 2-Starting from this year, the Beijing Municipal Health B

19、ureau will begin to promote a home medical service. With this service a medical team which is made up of a doctor, a nurse and a medical health worker will be sent to some communities in the city. They will set up a medical filing recorder for every resident in community and publicize their contact

20、information to them. If people in the community feel sick, they can consult their community doctor first. If community doctors cannot treat their illness, they will then be transferred to large hospitals. Liang Wan, deputy director of the Beijing Municipal Health Bureau, made the statement last Frid

21、ay .In addition ,the Beijing Municipal Health Bureau will set up some funds to train home medical service workers for families whose members suffer either from high blood pressure, diabetes, cerebral apoplexy , or coronary heart disease . The home medical service workers will remind patients to take

22、 pills on time and lead the patients to follow some health tips in their daily life. They will also learn some practical knowledge to save patients in case of an emergency .你是我今生最美的遇见，祝您考试金榜题名！The work will first begin in the medical service room in the 25 community centers and spread to all communi

23、ties in Beijing. The disease prevention and control centers at various counties and districts in Beijing will be responsible for teaching community doctors and giving home medical service lectures, or advice . These workers will not be able to work until they pass related examination and obtain the

24、work certificates. It is expected that by the end of this year, there will be 10000 home medical service workers in Beijing .Where does a person go to see first if he gets sick according to the passage ?The community clinics. B. Large hospital . C. Private clinic . D. Small hospital . 2. Which of th

25、e following is NOT true according to the passage?A. The medical team which is made up of a doctor, a nurse and a medical health worker will set up a medical filing record for every resident.The home medical service workers not only give some healthy suggestions to the patients, but also learn practi

26、cal knowledge about first aid.Some funds will be provided by Beijing Municipal Health Bureau for home medical service training.The government aims to offer the home medical service for free.If you want to work as a home medical worker, you need to.A. receive the training about medical service.B. pas

27、s related examinations.C. obtain the work certificates.D. All the above.What can we learn from the passage?All communities in Beijing have started home medical service.People in Beijing will not easily get ill.Medical service in Beijing will be promoted greatly in the future.The other cities in Chin

28、a should learn from Beijing.参考答案14ADDC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。According to the US government, wind farms off the Pacific coast could produce 900 gigawatts of你是我今生最美的遇见，祝您考试金榜题名！你是我今生最美的遇见，祝您考试金榜题名!你是我今生最美的遇见，祝您考试金榜题名!electricity every year. Unfortunately, the water there is far too deep

29、 for even the tallest windmills (see picture) to touch bottom. An experiment under way off the coast of Norway, however, could help put them anywhere.The project, called Hywind, is the world-scals deetpargter wind turbine ( 涡轮发电机).Although it uses a fairly standard 152-ton, 2. 3-megawatt turbine, Hy

30、wind represents totally new technology. The turbine will be fixed 213 feet above the water on a floating spar(see picture), a technology Hywind s creator, the Norwegian company StatoilHydro, has developed recently. The steel spar, which is filled with stones and goes 328 feet below the sea surface,

31、will be tied to the ocean floor by three cables (缆索);these will keep the spar stable and prevent the turbine from moving up and down in the waves. Hywind 稳stObili)tyn( the cold and rough sea wouldprove that even the deepest corners of the ocean are suitable for wind power. If all goes according to p

32、lan, the turbine will start producing electricity six miles off the coast of southwestern Norway as early as September.To produce electricity on a large scale, a commercial wind farm will have to use bigger turbines than Hywind does, but it s difficult enough to balance such a large turbine so high

33、on a floating spar in the middle of the ocean. To make that turbine heavier, the whole spar becentre of gravity mustmoved much closer to the ocean s surface. To do that, the company plans to design a new kind of wind turbine, one whose gearbox ( 变速箱)sits at sea level rather than behind the blades (see picture).Hywind is a test run, but the benefits for perfecting floating wind-farm t