高考英语阅读理解集训十五.docx

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高考英语阅读理解集训十五

2016高考英语阅读理解集训（十五）

【高效增分】第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Test1

A

BullisSchoolVisual（视觉的）andPerformingArtsProgramisdesignedtoadvanceastudent’sabilitythroughartisticexpression.StudentswillchoosetheirMajors（主修课）andMinors（辅修课）andwillcommittoeachofthesecoursesfortheacademicyear.

Coursesarelistedasfollows:

●Majors:

Band,Choir（合唱团）,Dance,Theater

●Minors:

Painting,MusicEnsemble（合唱）,VisualArts

Artscoursemeetingswillvaryaccordingtotheterm:

●FallTerm:

3Majors-4classes/course/week;

1Minor-2classes/course/week

●WinterTerm:

2Majors-3classes/course/week

●SpringTerm:

2Majors-3classes/course/week;

2Minors-2classes/course/week

DescriptionsofMajors:

●Band:

Thisclassisdesignedtohelpstudentsprogresstowardsproficiencyinarangeofmusicalinstruments.Anaudition（试听）willonlyberequiredforstudentswhoarenotcurrentmembersoftheband.Membersofthebandwillbeexpectedtotakeaweeklylessonwithaprivateinstructor.

●Choir:

Choirisamixedvocalensembledevotedtothestudyandperformanceofmusicfromawiderangeoftraditions.Thecourseisforstudentswhowanttolearntorespondtodifferentmusicalstyles.Thecoursealsofocusesondevelopingvocalskills.

●Dance:

Thiscourseisdesignedforstudentswhohavehadlittleornodancebackground.Studentshavetheopportunitytoexploretheprinciplesofdanceskills,developawarenessandcontrolthebody.

●Theater:

Theprimarygoalofthiscourseistointroducestudentswithgreaterexperiencetotheartofacting.Morespecifically,itallowsstudentstorecognizetheirownpersonalresponsestoagivensituationandusethesereactionstocreateindividualanduniquecharacters.

21.Inwhichcoursemightyoureceivepersonaltraining?

A.Band.B.Choir.

C.Dance.D.Theater.

22.AllthefollowingdescriptionsaboutthecoursesaretrueEXCEPTthat________.

A.Danceisdesignedforlearnerswhowanttoimprovetheirskills

B.Choirisveryhelpfulindevelopingstudents’vocalskills

C.anauditionwillnotbeopentomembersoftheband

D.Theaterhelpsstudentscreateindividualanduniquecharacters

23.Wherecanwemostprobablyreadthistext?

A.Inapersonaldiary.B.Inasciencereport.

C.Inaneducationalmagazine.D.Inanarttextbook.

B

Wegrewupwiththefamiliartoybricks（积木）thatgaveustheimaginationtobuildtowersandcastles.Generationshavebeenattractedbythistoythatletschildrenandadultsalikecreateanythingandeverything.Butwithover200millionssetsbeingsoldayearinover100countries,thequestionremains—wheredidLegoactuallycomefrom?

LegowasbornfromthecreativemindofDanishcarpenter（木匠）,OleKirkChristiansen,backintheearly1930s.HeestablishedasmallbusinessinDenmark.Heandhisteambuiltavarietyofhouseholdgoodslikeironingboardsalongwithwoodentoys.TheLegonamewasadoptedin1934,formedfromtheDanishwords“LegGodt”or“playwell”,whichmeans“Istudy”or“Iputtogether”inLatin.

Christiansen’scompanycontinuedtomakewoodentoysuntil1942whenfirestruck—theentireLegofactoryburnedtotheground.Unwillingtogivein,thefactorywasrebuiltandtheproductionlinerestartedsoonafter.By1954,Christiansen’sson,Godtfred,hadbecomethejuniormanagingdirectoroftheLegoGroup.Itwasduringhisconversationwithanoverseasbuyerthathewasstruckbytheideaofatoysystem.

Forover30years,theLegoCompanymadeonlytoysandrelatedgoods.Then,in1968,thecompanyopeneditsfirstLegolandinDenmark.CombiningtheLegobuildingbrickswithacomputer,theRoboticsInventionSystem1.5isnowthemostadvancedtoyintheLegoCompany,whichistargetedatusersagedtwelveandabove,andthatincludesanyparentsorgrandparentsthatwanttojoinin.

NowtheLegoCompanyisexpandingitsproductionlinestoincludelights,camerasandsoon.LegoCompanyhasdonealottoentertainmanychildrenaroundtheworld.

24.Theauthorpresentsthetextby________.

A.tellinganinterestingstoryB.showingtheprocessindifferentstages

C.introducingapracticalmethodD.describingmanydifferentactivities

25.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueabouttheRoboticsInventionSystem1.5?

A.ItisthemostadvancedtoyintheLegoCompany.

B.ItcombinestheLegobuildingbrickswithacomputer.

C.Itisintendedforusersagedtwelveandabove.

D.Itisthemostexpensivetoyinventedsince1968.

26.WhatisthecorrectorderofthefollowingeventsinthedevelopmentofLego?

a.TheentireLegofactoryburnedtotheground.

b.ThecompanyanditsproductsadoptedthenameLego.

c.ThecompanyopeneditsfirstLegolandinDenmark.

d.GodtfredhadbecomethejuniormanagingdirectoroftheLegoGroup.

A.cadbB.cbadC.abcdD.badc

27.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.TheLegoCompanyexpandsitsproductionlineswithcomputers.

B.TheauthorthinkshighlyofLego,whichentertainsmanychildren.

C.ThenameLegomeans“Iputtogether”intheDanishlanguage.

D.Legoenjoysthegreatestpopularityamongchildrenof12.

C

Mygrandfatherspentmostofhislifeinaturbulent（动乱的）India.AftersettlinginNewYork,hetookuphistruepassion:

gardening.

Grandfather’sgardenwaswhereItookrefuge（避难）fromaworldofadultsandschoolwork.Mygrandfathercultivatedsquash（南瓜）andtomatoes—itwasnotraretofindmesomewhereinthegarden,eithersecretlyeatingatomato,orjustsittingandadmiringmygrandfather’shardwork.However,astimewentby,IdidnothavethechancetovisithishouseasoftenasIusedto.

Onmyeleventhbirthday,Ireceivedagiftbagwrappedinprettypaperfrommygrandfather.Excitedtoseewhathehadgiventomeformybirthday,Itoreapartthepaperonlytofindayellowsquash.Iwasveryangry.Whatastupidpresent!

Butgradually,Irealizedthatinmydevelopingarelationshipwithhisgarden,Ihadunknowinglygrownveryclosetomygrandfatherhimself,somethinghewishedtoremindmeofthroughhisgift.Hiscommitmenttowardsdoingthingsdefinitelyinfluencedme.Itcouldbringhimasenseofaccomplishment.Becauseofhim,Itrytomodeltheideaofapproachingeverythingwithbothdriveandpassion.

Mygrandfatherpassedawayfiveyearsago,buthisinfluenceonmecouldnotbebiggerthanitistoday.AsIpreparetoentercollegeandmoveonfrommyrelativelyshelteredhighschoollifetowardachievingcompleteindependence,allowingmypassionstofindtheirwayintowhateverImaybedoingwillbeverynecessary.Istilllookuptomygrandfatherverymuchtothisday,andIhopethatonedayIwillbeabletosowinmyowngarden,andgivesomeoneelseasquashonhisorherbirthday—itwasthemostmeaningfulgiftIhaveeverreceived.

28.Whentheauthorwasyoung,sheoftenvisitedthegardenmainlyto______.

A.haveatasteofherfavoritevegetablesB.helphergrandfathercultivatethegarden

C.escapefromtheadultsandschoolworkD.admirehergrandfather’shardwork

29.Whentheauthorsawthesquashgiftfromhergrandfather,shewas______.

A.excitedB.confused

C.curiousD.upset

30.Whydidthegrandfathersendtheauthorasquash?

A.Squashwastheauthor’sfavoritevegetable.B.Squashwasthegreatestachievementofhim.

C.Hewantedtoremindtheauthorthattheyhadbeenclose.D.Hewantedtheauthortofollowhiscareer.

31.What’sthebesttitleforthetext?

A.ASpecialGift—YellowSquashB.GrandfatherandIndia

C.LifewithGrandfatherD.GardeningandLife

D

Doctorshaveanewweaponinthebattleagainstobesity（过度肥胖）—atalkingplatethattellspeoplenottoeattooquickly.TheMandometermonitorstheamountoffoodleavingtheplate,andtellsusers,“Pleaseeatmoreslowly.”

The￡1,500SwedishdeviceistobeusedinaNationalHealthServiceplantohelphundredsofobesefamiliesloseweight.Itcomesintwoparts—ascaleplacedundertheplateandasmallcomputerscreenshowingagraphic（图表）ofthefoodgraduallydisappearingastheusereats.Aredlineonthescreenshowstheuser’seatingspeed,whileabluelineshowsahealthyrate.Iftheusereatstoofast,theredlineanglesawayfromtheblueone,warninghimorhertoeaseoff.Ifthelinesdeviate（偏离）toomuch,thecomputervoicecomeson,andthescreenflashesthemessage“Areyoufeelingfullyet?

”toreminduserstothinkaboutwhethertheyhavehadenough.

Britainhasanincreasinglyseriousobesityproblem,withoneinfouradultsandoneinsevenchildrenclassedasobese.Afterarecenttrialusingthedevice,expertsbelieveteachingobesepeopletoeatmoreslowlywillhelpthemknowwhentheyarefull.Around600familieswithatleastoneobeseparentandchild（agedfiveorolder）weretargetedintheprojectbyBristolUniversity,alongwithGPsandnurses.

ProfessorJulianHamilton-Shield,whoisleadingtheplan,saysobesechildrenandadolescentsusingtheMandometeratefrom12to15percentlesspermealattheendofthe12-monthtrial.Sixmonthsaftertheystoppedusingthedevicetheystillateless,andcontinuedtoloseweight.“Itwillbeapowerfultooltohelpfamiliesretraintheireatinghabits,”hesays.

32.Whatdoestheredlineonthescreenshow?

A.Ahealthyrateofeating.B.Toomuchfoodisleft.

C.Theuser’seatingspeed.D.Theuserisfull.

33.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?

A.Thedevicecanhelpobesepeopleformgoodeatinghabits.

B.Everyfamilywillhavesuchadevicesoon.

C.Thisdeviceisthebestwaytoloseweight.

D.Peoplewillnolongerworryaboutobesity.

34.Theunderli