届高考英语第二轮阅读理解调研复习题30.docx

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届高考英语第二轮阅读理解调研复习题30

2016高考英语二轮阅读理解一百六十集选练（142）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。

Businessesarewitnessingadifficulttime,whichhasinturnproducedinfluenceonconsumers’desiretogogreen.However,shoppersarestilllayingstressonenvironmentalconcerns.

Twothirdsofcustomerssaythatenvironmentalconsiderationsinformtheirpurchasestothesamedegreeastheydidayearago,whilemorethanaquartersaythattheyarenowevenbetterawareoftheenvironmentaleffectonwhattheybuy.

Thismayhelptoinfluencehowshopsstoregoodsontheirshelves.Andthecompaniesshouldstillmakeeffortstobecomemoreenvironmentallyfriendly.Twooutofthreepeoplethinkitisimportanttobuyfromenvironmentallyresponsiblecompanies,withaboutoneinsevensayingthattheyhadevendecidedtotaketheircustomelsewhereiftheyfeltacompany’senvironmentalreputationwasnotgoodenough.

HarryMorrison,chiefexecutive（主管）oftheCarbonTrust,sympathizes:

　“Iunderstandthissituationwheresurvivalisveryimportantnow.Butf

romenvironmentalconsiderations,theclockisticking—wedon’thavemuchtime.Inaddition,cuttingcarbonhasanimmediateeffectascostsdropandamedium-termbenefitforthebrand.”

Largercompanieshaveanextramotivationtolookatreducingtheircarbonfootprint,asnewrulesnextyearwillrequirebusinessestobuycarbonallowancestomakeupfortheiremissions（排放）.Thosethathavetakenearlyactionwillhaveaheadstart.Morethantwothirdsofconsumersarenotclearaboutwhichcompaniesareenvironmentallyresponsible.Thissuggeststhatfirmsthatareabletorelayclearlytheirmessagetothepublicwillbeinapolepositiontoattractshoppers.

TheCarbonTrustbelievesthatitcanhelpbyinformingcustomersaboutthegoodworkcompaniesaredoing.“Whencompaniesaregranted（授予）thestandard,theycanusealogo（标识）inalltheirmarketingwhichmakesitclearthattheyareworkingtowardscuttingemissions,”Mr.Morrisonsaid.

1.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Businessesarefindingwaystosendtheirmessagetotheshoppers.

B.Companieswillsoongetinformationaboutcuttingcarbonemissions.

C.Firmsaremakingeffortstoencouragecustomerstokeepgoodsathome.

D.Firmsareurgedtocutcarbonemissionsbyshoppers’environmentalawareness.

2.Theunderlinedword“inform”inParagraph2probablymeans“　　　　”.　

A.affect　　　　B.change　　　　C.disturb　　　　D.reject

3.AccordingtoHarryMorrison,businesses　　　　.　

A.willbenefitfromcuttingcarbonemissions

B.shouldbuycarbonallowancesforshoppers

C.arerequiredtomakeupfortheircarbonemissions

D.haveencouragedshopperstotaketheircustomelsewhere

4.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatbusinesseswill　　　　.　

A.haveastrongdesiretoreducecosts

B.usethesamelogointheirmarketing

C.gainadvantagesbytakingearlyaction

D.attractmoreshoppersbystoringgoods

【参考答案】1-4DAAC　

较难题目特训：

节能环保类

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。

Asksomeonewhattheyhavedonetohelptheenvironmentrecentlyandtheywillalmostcertainlymentionrecycling.Recyclinginthehomeisveryimportantofcourse.However,beingforcedtorecycleoftenmeanswealreadyhavemorematerialthanweneed.Wearedealingwiththeresultsofthatover-consumptioninthegreenestwaypossible,butitwouldbefarbetterifwedidnotneedtobringsomuchmaterialhomeinthefirstplace.

Thetotalamountofpackagingincreasedby12%between1999and2005.Itnowmakesupathirdofatypicalhousehold’swasteintheUK.Inmanysupermarketsnowadaysfooditemsarepackagedtwicewithplasticandcardboard.

Toomuchpackagingisdoingseriousdamagetotheenvironment.TheUK,forexample,isrunningoutofareasforburyingthisunnecessarywaste.Ifsuchpackagingisburnt,itgivesoffgreenhousegaseswhichgoontocausethegreenhouseeffect.Recyclinghelps,buttheprocessitselfusesenergy.Thesolutionisnottoproducesuchitemsinthefirstplace.Foodwasteisaseriousproblem,too.Toomanysupermarketsencouragecustomerstobuymorethantheyneed.However,afewofthemarecomingroundtotheideathatthiscannotcontinue,encouragingcustomerstoreusetheirplasticbags,forexample.

Butthisisnotjustaboutsupermarkets.Itisaboutallofus.Wehavelearnedtoassociatepackagingwithquality.Wehavelearnedtothinkthatsomethingunpackagedisofpoorquality.Thisisespeciallytrueoffood.Butitalsoappliestoawiderangeofconsumerproducts,whichoftenhavefarmorepackagingthannecessary.

Therearesignsofhope.Asmoreofusrecycle,wea

rebeginningtorealisejusthowmuchunnecessarymaterialwearecollecting.Weneedtofacethewastefulnessofourconsumerculture,butwehaveamountaintoclimb.

1.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“thatover-consumption”referto?

A.Usingtoomuchpackaging.B.Recyclingtoomanywastes.

C.Makingmoreproductsthannecessary.　　D.Havingmorematerialthanisneeded.

2.TheauthorusesfiguresinParagraph2toshow　　　.　

A.thetendencyofcuttinghouseholdwaste　　　B.theincreaseofpackagingrecycling

C.therapidgrowthofsupermarkets　　　　　　D.thefactofpackagingoveruse

3.Accordingtothetext,recycling　　　.　

A.helpscontrolthegreenhouseeffect　　　B.meansburningpackagingforenergy

C.isthesolutiontogasshortage　　　　　D.leadstoawasteofland

4.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph4?

A.Unpackagedproductsareofbadquality.　　　　　　

B.Supermarketscaremoreaboutpackaging.

C.Itisimpropertojudgequalitybypackaging.　　　　

D.Otherproductsarebetterpackagedthanfood.

5.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?

A.Fightingwastefulnessisdifficult.　　　　

B.Needlessmaterialismostlyrecycled.

C.Peoplelikecollectingrecyclablewastes.　

D.Theauthorisproudoftheirconsumerculture.

【参考答案】1-5DDACA　

2016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。

Oncetherewasamanwholikedtoeatmangoes（芒果）.Onedayhedecidedtogetthesweetestmangofromtheverytopofthetree.Mangoeswhichareexposedtothesunthemostarethesweetest.

Soheclimbeduptothetop,wherethebrancheswerethin.Hemanagedtopickupafewsweetreddishfruits,but,inanattempttoclimbdown,heslippedandstartedfallingtowardstheground.Fortunately,hecaughtthebranchashewasfallingandremainedhelplesslyhangingonthetree.

Thenhestartedtocallnearbyvillagersforhelp.Theyimmediatelycamewithaladderandsticks,butcoulddolittletohelphim.Thenaftersometimeonecalmandthoughtfulpersonarrived-awell-knownsagewholivedinasimplehutnearby.Peoplewereverycurioustoseewhathewoulddo,ashewasfamousinsolvingmanypeople’sproblemsintheareaandsometimesverycomplicatedones.Hewassilentforaminuteandthenpickedupastoneandthrewitatthehangingman.

That’swhateverybodywanted-thathecamedown.Buthow?

Noweverybodywastense（紧张）,astowhatwouldhappennext!

Somewantedtopunishthesage,buttheydidn’t.Thesagepickedanotherstoneandthrewitagainattheman,evenmoreforcefully.Nowthemanonthetreewasenragedanddevelopedagreatdeterminationtocomedownandtakerevenge（报仇）.

Hethenusedallhisskillandstrengthandsomehowreachedthebrancheswhichweresafetostartgoingdown.Andhemadeit!

Everybodywasamazed.

However,therescuedmanfoundthesagegone.Hestoodthere,realizingthatthemanreallyhelpedhimbecauseheinducedhimtotryhisbestandsavehimself.“Ishouldbethankfulandnotangry.”

1．Whathappenedafterhehadpickedafewsweetreddishmangoes?

A．Heremainedhanginghelplesslyonthetree.

B．Heslippedandfelltothegroundsuddenly.

C．Hewasclimbingdownquicklybutcarefully.

D．Heshoutedloudlyforhelpbutnoonehelped.

2．Howdidthemanfeelwhenthesagehithimwithastone?

A．Hewasnervous.B．Hekeptsilent.C．Hewasangry.D．Hefeltsurprised.

3．Whatdoyouthinkmotivatedthemantoclimbdown?

A．Courage.B.Assistance.C．Carefulness.D．Revenge.

4．Fromthestoryweknowthatthesweetestmangomustbetheone.

A．onthetreeforthelongesttimeB．hiddeninthemiddleofatree

C．ontheverytopoftheatreeD．exposedtosunlightlessoften

参考答案1—4、ACDC

【阅读理解】科普知识类

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。

Theterm“multitasking”originallyreferredtoacomputer’sabilitytocarryoutseveraltasksatonetime.Formanypeople,multitaskinghasbecomeawayoflifeandevenakeytosuccess.Infact,someexcellentmentalaerobicexercises（大脑训练）involveengagingthebrainintwoormorechallengingactivitiesatatime.Althoughcheckinge-mailwhiletalkingonaphoneandreadingthenewspapermaybesecondnatureforsomepeople,manytimesmultitaskingcanmakeuslessproductive,ratherthanmore.Andstudiesshowthattoomuchmultitaskingcanleadtoincreasedstress,anxietyandmemoryloss.

Inordertomultitask,thebrainusesanareaknownastheprefrontalcortex（前额叶脑皮层）.Brainseansofvolunteersperformingmultipletaskstogethershowthatastheyshiftfromtasktotask,thisfrontpartofthebrainactuallytakesamomentofrestbetweentasks.Youmayhaveexperiencedaprefrontalcortex“momentofrest”yourselfifyou’veeverdialed（拨电话）aphonenumberandsuddenlyforgottenwhoyoucalledwhenthelineisanswered.Whatprobablyoccurredisthatbetweenthedialingandtheanswering,yourmindshiftedtoanotherthoughtortask,andthentookthat“moment”tocomeback.Researchhasalsoshownthatformanyvolunteers,jobefficiency（效率）declineswhilemultitasking,ascomparedtowhentheyperformonlyonetaskatatime.

Multitaskingiseasiestwhenatleastoneofthetasksishabitual,orrequireslittlethought.Mostpeople