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16高考英语题

2016年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试

英语

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15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和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

What’sOn?

ElectricUnderground

7.30pm－1.00amFreeattheCyclopsTheatre

Doyouknowwho’splayinginyourarea?

We’rebringingyouanexcitingeveningofliverockandpopmusicfromthebestlocalbands.Areyouinterestedinbecomingamusicianandgettingarecordingcontract（合同）?

Ifso,comeearlytothetalkat7.30pmbyJulesSkye,asuccessfulrecordproducer.He’sgoingtotalkabouthowyoucanfindtherightpersontoproduceyourmusic.

GeeWhizz

8.30pm-10.30pmComedyatKaleidoscope

ComeandseeGeeWhizzperform.He’sthefunnieststand-upcomedianonthecomedyscene.Thisjoyfulshowwillpleaseeveryone,fromtheyoungesttotheoldest.GeeWhizzreallyknowshowtomakeyoulaugh!

Ourbarisopenfrom7.00pmfordrinksandsnacks（快餐）.

Simon’sWorkshop

5.00pm-7.30pmWednesdaysatVictoriaStage

Thisisagoodchanceforanyonewhowantstolearnhowtodocomedy.Theworkshoplooksateverykindofcomedy,andpracticesmanydifferentwaysofmakingpeoplelaugh.Simonisacomedianandactorwhohas10years’experienceofteachingcomedy.Hisworkshopsareexcitingandfun.AneveningwithSimonwillgiveyoutheconfidencetobefunny.

CharlotteStone

8.00pm-11.00pmPizzaWorld

Finefoodwithbeautifuljazzmusic;thisisagreateveningout.CharlotteStonewillperformsongsfromhernewbest-sellingCD,withJamesPickeringonthepiano.ThemenuisItalian,withexcellentmeatandfreshfish,pizzasandpasta（面食）.Bookearlytogetatable.Ourbarisopenallday,andservescocktails,coffee,beer,andwhitewine.

21.Whocanhelpyouifyouwanttohaveyourmusicproduced?

A.JulesSkye.B.GeeWhizz.

C.CharlotteStone.D.JamesPickering.

22.Atwhichplacecanpeopleofdifferentagesenjoyagoodlaugh?

A.TheCyclopsTheatre.B.Kaleidoscope.

C.VictoriaStage.D.PizzaWorld.

23.WhatdoweknowaboutSimon’sWorkshop?

A.Itrequiresmembershipstatus.B.Itlaststhreehourseachtime.

C.Itisrunbyacomedyclub.D.ItisheldeveryWednesday.

24.WhenwillCharlotteStoneperformhersongs?

A.5.00pm-7.30pm.B.7.30pm-1.00am.

C.8.00pm-11.00pm.D.8.30pm-10.30pm.

B

Fiveyearsago,whenItaughtartataschoolinSeattle,IusedTinkertoysasatestatthebeginningofatermtofindoutsomethingaboutmystudents.IputasmallsetofTinkertoysinfrontofeachstudent,andsaid:

”MakesomethingoutoftheTinkertoys.Youhave45minutestoday―and45minuteseachdayfortherestoftheweek.”

Afewstudentshesitatedtostart.Theywaitedtoseewhattherestoftheclasswoulddo.Severalotherscheckedtheinstructionsandmadesomethingaccordingtooneofthemodelplansprovided.Anothergroupbuiltsomethingoutoftheirownimaginations.

OnceIhadaboywhoworkedexperimentallywithTinkertoysinhisfreetime.Hisconstructionsfilledashelfintheartclassroomandagoodpartofhisbedroomathome.Iwasdelightedatthepresenceofsuchastudent.Herewasanexceptionallycreativemindatwork.HispresencemeantthatIhadanunexpectedteachingassistantinclasswhosecreativitywouldinfect（感染）otherstudents.

Encouragingthiskindofthinkinghasadownside.Irantheriskoflosingthosestudentswhohadadifferentstyleofthinking.Withoutfailonewoulddeclare,“ButI’mjustnotcreative.”

“Doyoudreamatnightwhenyou’reasleep?

”

“Oh,sure.”

“Sotellmeoneofyourmostinterestingdreams.”Thestudentwouldtellsomethingwildlyimaginative.Flyingintheskyorinatimemachineorgrowingthreeheads.“That’sprettycreative.Whodoesthatforyou?

”

“Nobody.Idoit.”

“Really―atnight,whenyou’reasleep?

”

“Sure.”

“Trydoingitinthedaytime,inclass,okay?

”

25.TheteacherusedTinkertoysinclassinorderto________?

A.knowmoreaboutthestudentsB.makethelessonsmoreexciting

C.raisethestudents’interestinartD.teachthestudentsabouttoydesign

26.WhatdoweknowabouttheboymentionedinParagraph3?

A.Helikedtohelphisteacher.B.Hepreferredtostudyalone.

C.Hewasactiveinclass.D.Hewasimaginative.

27.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“downside”inParagraph4probablymean?

A.Mistake.B.Drawback.

C.Difficulty.D.Burden.

28.Whydidtheteacheraskthestudentstotalkabouttheirdreams?

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A.Tohelpthemtoseetheircreativity.B.Tofindoutabouttheirsleepinghabits.

C.Tohelpthemtoimprovetheirmemory.D.Tofindoutabouttheirwaysofthinking.

C

Readingcanbeasocialactivity.Thinkofthepeoplewhobelongtobookgroups.Theychoosebookstoreadandthenmeettodiscussthem.Now,thewebsiteBookCturnsthepageonthetraditionalideaofabookgroup.

Membersgoonthesiteandregisterthebookstheyownandwouldliketoshare.BookCrossingprovidesanidentificationnumbertostickinsidethebook.Thenthepersonleavesitinapublicplace,hopingthatthebookwillhaveanadventure,travelingfarandwidewitheachnewreaderwhofindsit.

BrucePederson,themanagingdirectorofBookCrossing,says,“Thetwothingsthatchangeyourlifearethepeopleyoumeetandbooksyouread.BookCrossingcombinesboth.”

Membersleavebooksonparkbenchesandbuses,intrainstationsandcoffeeshops.Whoeverfindstheirbookwillgotothesiteandrecordwheretheyfoundit.

Peoplewhofindabookcanalsoleaveajournalentrydescribingwhattheythoughtofit.E-mailsarethensenttotheBookCrossingtokeepthemupdatedaboutwheretheirbookshavebeenfound.BrucePetersonsaystheideaisforpeoplenottobeselfishbykeepingabooktogatherdustonashelfathome.

BookCrossingispartofatrendamongpeoplewhowanttogetbacktothe“real”andnotthevirtual（虚拟）.Thesitenowhasmorethanonemillionmembersinmorethanonehundredthirty-fivecountries.

29.Whydoestheauthormentionbookgroupsinthefirstparagraph?

A.Toexplainwhattheyare.B.TointroduceBookCrossing.

C.Tostresstheimportanceofreading.D.Toencouragereaderstosharetheirideas.

30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph2referto?

A.Thebook.B.Anadventure.

C.Apublicplace.D.Theidentificationnumber.

31.WhatwillaBookCrosserdowithabookafterreadingit?

A.Meetotherreaderstodiscussit.B.Keepitsafeinhisbookcase.

C.Passitontoanotherreader.D.Mailitbacktoitsowner.

32.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.OnlineReading:

AVirtualTourB.ElectronicBooks:

AnewTrend

C.ABookGroupBringsTraditionBackD.AWebsiteLinksPeoplethroughBooks

D

AnewcollectionofphotosbringsanunsuccessfulAntarcticvoyagebacktolife.

FrankHurley’spictureswouldbeoutstanding―undoubtedlyfirst-ratephoto-journalism―iftheyhadbeenmadelastweek.Infact,theywereshotfrom1914through1916,mostofthemafteradisastrousshipwreck（海难）,byacameramanwhohadnoreasonableexpectationofsurvival.Manyoftheimageswerestoredinanicechest,underfreezingwater,inthedamagedwoodenship.

TheshipwastheEndurance,asmall,tight,Norwegian-builtthree-masterthatwasintendedtotakeSirErnestShackletonandasmallcrewofseamenandscientists,27meninall,tothesouthernmostshoreofAntarctica’sWeddellSea.FromthatpointShackletonwantedtoforceapassagebydogsled（雪橇）acrossthecontinent.ThejourneywasintendedtoachievemorethanwhatCaptainRobertFalconScotthaddone.CaptainScotthadreachedtheSouthPoleearlyin1912buthaddiedwithhisfourcompanionsonthemarchback.

AswriterCarolineAlexandermakesclearinherforcefulandwell-researchedstoryTheEndurance,adventuringwaseventhenathoroughlycommercialeffort.Scott’slastjourney,completedashelayinatentdyingofcoldandhunger,caughttheworld’simagination,andafilmmadeinhishonordrewcrowds.Shackleton,aonetimeBritishmerchant-navyofficerwhohadgottowithin100milesoftheSouthPolein1908,startedabusinessbeforehis1914voyagetomakemoneyfrommovieandstillphotography.FrankHurley,aconfidentandgiftedAustralianphotographerwhoknewtheAntarctic,washiredtomaketheimages,mostofwhichhaveneverbeforebeenpublished.

33.WhatdoweknowaboutthephotostakenbyHurley?

A.Theyweremadelastweek.

B.Theyshowedunderseasceneries.

C.Theywerefoundbyacameraman.

D.Theyrecordedadisastrousadventure.

34.WhoreachedtheSouthPolefirstaccordingtothetext?

A.FrankHurley.B.ErnestShackleton.

C.RobertFalconScott.D.CarolineAlexander.

35.WhatdoesAlexanderthinkwasthepurposeofthe1914voyage?

A.Artisticcreation.B.Scientificresearch.

C.Moneymaking.D.Treasurehunting.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Agardenthat’sjustrightforyou

Haveyouevervisitedagardenthatseemedjustrightforyou,wheretheatmosphereofthegardenappearedtototalmorethanthesum（总和）ofitsparts?

36.Butitdoesn’thappenbyaccident.Itstartswithlookinginsideyourselfandunderstandingwhoyouarewithrespecttothenaturalworldandhowyouapproachthegardeningprocess.

●37

Somepeoplemaythinkthatagardenisnomorethanplants,flowers,patternsandmassesofcolor.Othersareconcernedaboutusinggardeningmethodsthatrequirelesswaterandfewerfertilizers（肥料）.38.However,thereareanumberofotherreasonsthatmightexplainwhyyouwanttogarden.Oneofthemcomesfromourearliestyears.

●Recall（回忆）yourchildhoodmemories

Ourmodelofwhatagardenshouldbeoftengoesbacktochildhood.Grandma’srosegardenandDad’svegetablegardenmightbegoodorbad,butthat’snotwhat’simportant.39―howbeinginthosegardensmadeusfeel