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重庆市渝中区高考英语短文阅读类暑假选练5

重庆市渝中区2016高考英语短文阅读类暑假选练（5）

【陕西省西安市长安一中2014第二次模拟】

阅读些列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出你最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

Scientistshavelonghaditintheirmindtomakearobotlizard（蜥蜴）.Theybeganwithfindingoutwhyalizardcanhangonawall.Theynoticedthelizard’stoeswereunique:

Theyhavesuckers（吸盘）,whichenableittohangonwalls.They,therefore,madearobotwithsuckersonitshandsandfeet.

Therobotcouldhangonthewallbutfelloffwhencrawling.So,theywentonresearching.6yearsago,scientistsdiscoveredthatsuckersonlywerenotenough.Itisthebristles（刚毛）oneachfootthataddsfriction（摩擦）andstaticadsorption（静电吸附力）thatmakesalizardmoveonthesmoothwalleasilywithoutfallingdown.

Thenscientistsmadegreateffortstofixthickbristlestotherobot’shandsandfeet.However,theeffectwasnotsatisfactory.Therobotstillcouldn’tattachitselffirmlytothewall.

Scientistsgotpuzzled:

Howonearthcanthelizardcrawlonanextremelysmoothwallorevenonaceilingwithoutdroppingoff?

Anaccidentalfindinginspiredthem:

Onedayascientisthappenedtoseeananimalattackalizardandbiteoffitstail.Thelizardbrokeawayfromtheanimal’steethandthrewitselfonawalltoescape,onlytofalloffheavilyontheground.Thescientistwondered:

Isitthetailthatplaysanimportantroleinitstravellingonthewall?

Hecaughtsomelizardsforanexperiment.Theresultprovedhisassumption:

Ataillesslizardhasnotroublewalkingonanordinarywallbutcan’tonasmoothone.Afurtherstudyshowedthelizard’stailcanpreventitfallingoverbackwardand,what’smore,thatthetailactsasanadditionallegwhileoneofthelizard’slegsleavesthewall,whichisalwaysthecasewhileitiswalkingonthewall.

Thus,Tailbot,asupertailedrobot,isborn.

49.Whatpart（s）wouldbeamustifscientistsjustwantedarobotwhichcanhangonthewall?

A.Suckers.

B.Suckersandbristles.

C.Suckers,bristlesandatail.

D.Hands,feet,bristlesandatail.

50.Thebristlesfunctionassomething________.

A.toprotectthelizard’stoesfrominjury

B.toproducefrictionandstaticadsorption

C.topreventalizardfallingoverbackward

D.tohelpalizardmoveaboutwithoutfalling

51.Thebiggestimportanceofalizard’stailliesin________.

A.helpingsupportthebody

B.servingasanotherleg

C.stickingtothewall

D.stoppingslipping

52.Whatdoestheunderlinedpartinthefifthparagraphreferto?

A.Alizardoftenfallsoverbackwardwhileittravelsonthewall.

B.Alizardoftenhasthreelegsonthewallwhilewalkingonthewall.

C.Alizard’stailwillreplaceoneofitslegswhileitmovesonthewall.

D.Alizard’stailoftenstopsitfalloverbackwardwhilemovingonthewall.

【参考答案】49—50、AB51—2、BC

【2015高考复习】阅读理解

Formanypeople，volunteeringisawayoflife.Holidaysarethetimeoftheyearthatmorepeopleareinagivingmood.Homelessshelters，children’shospitals，andnursinghomesareexcellentplacestogiveofone’stime.

VolunteeringinHomelessShelters

Thereisahomelessdirectoryonlinethatanyonecaneasilyaccesstofindtheclosesthomelesssheltertotheirhome.Accordingtothehomelessshelterdirectory，currentlythereare3,233sheltersintheUS，soitisnotdifficulttofindashelter.Helpingtoservefood，pickingupdonationsoffood，preparingmeals，andcleaninguparethingsthatonecandotohelpatahomelessshelter.

VolunteeringinChildren’sHospitals

Everychildneedscomfortandjoy，especiallyduringtheholidayseasons.Byvisitingsickchildreninhospitals，anindividualprovideshelpinghandsbysupplementingtheservicesusuallydonebythehospitalstaff.Personalizingthehospitalexperienceaddstothecomfortandhappinessofthechildrenandtheirfamilies.Volunteersprovidehelp，andpositiveinteractions（相互交流）whichenhancethepatient’squalityofcare.Helpisneededalmosteverywhereinahospital；fromthelobby，parkinglot，cafeteria，toadmitting，helpingwiththegiftcart，andevenreadingtochildreninthewaitingroomsortheirhospitalrooms.

VolunteeringinNursingHomes

AccordingtotheNationalCenterforHealthStatistics，“Over50%ofthoselivinginnursinghomesdonothavecloserelativesand46%havenolivingchildren.”Lifeinanursinghomeislonely，confusing，andfrighteningformanyresidents.Volunteeringatanursinghomeisagreatopportunitytomakeadifferenceinsomeoneelse’slife.Playingcards，sittingwithandtalkingtoaresident，takingawalk，orsharingamealmakesahugedifference，especiallywhentheyhavenoothersoleonearthtovisitthem.

Thethreeexamplesaboveareonlyasmallfractionofinstitutionsinwhichvolunteersareneeded.Givingofoneself，especiallyduringtheholidaysblessesandcheersothers.

【语篇解读】　本文介绍了人们在假期中可以选择去做志愿活动的三个地方。

1．Accordingtothepassage，whatcanavolunteerdoinnursinghomes?

A．Visitingthesickchildren.

B．Pickingupthedonatedfood.

C．Helpingwiththegiftcart.

D．Playingcardswithalonelyoldman.

解析　细节理解题。

根据文中VolunteeringinNursingHomes部分的描述可知D项正确。

A、C项是在children’shospitals可以做的事，B项是在homelessshelters可以做的事。

答案　D

2．Whatcanwelearnaboutthevolunteering?

A．Youcanonlyvolunteerduringtheholidays.

B．Youcanhelppreparemealsinanursinghome.

C．Itiseasytofindahomelesssheltertovolunteer.

D．Helpisneededeverywhereinahomelessshelter.

解析　细节理解题。

根据文中的“Thereisahomelessdirectoryonlinethatanyonecaneasilyaccesstofindtheclosesthomelesssheltertotheirhome.”可知，人们很容易找到一个能在里面做志愿活动的流浪者之家。

其他三项都是与文章内容不符。

答案　C

3．Inachildren’shospital，whichofthefollowingistrue?

A．Over50%ofthoselivingtheredonothaverelatives.

B．Apersonalvisitbringshappinesstoasickboy.

C．Childrenlivealonelyandfrighteninglife.

D．Childrenlovelisteningtovolunteers’reading.

解析　细节理解题。

根据文中VolunteeringinChildren’sHospitals部分的描述可知B项正确，A、C两项错误，D项文中未提及。

答案　B

4．Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe________.

A．Givingofoneselfcheersothers

B．Volunteeringisawayoflife

C．Volunteeringduringtheholidays

D．Givingisbetterthantaking

解析　主旨大意题。

全文主要介绍了假期中人们可以选择去做志愿活动的三个地方。

故C项作为本文的标题最佳。

答案　C

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中，选出最佳选项。

Moneyisallsurroundingus．Everyday,weseeit,useit,anditisonthetipofourtongue．Didyoueverstoptotakeintoconsiderationwherethemoneythatyoucarryaroundeverydaycomesfrom?

Makingnewmoneyisaveryuniquejobandnoeasytask．Ithasupto65steps.Whenthemoneyincirculation（流通）getsdirtyandwornout,itisreplacedwithnewmoney.Theoldmoneyistakenfrombanksandbroughttoplaceswhereitisdestroyed.Usually,theoldmoneyisburned.Theburnedmoneyisreplacedbynewpapermoney.

Ifoldmoneyisbeingreplaced,thennewmoneyisprintedinaplacecalledamint（造币厂）．Largesheetsofpaperareprintedwithmanypicturesofsomecurrency（流通货币）．Theselargesheetsarecutintoindividualbills．Theindividualbillsarethenputtogetherinbigstacksandthensenttobanks．

Sometimesthemintwillmakeanewbillwithanewpicture（portraitsofstatesmanandplacesofinterestarefavoured）oranewcolour.Itisnoteasyforthegovernmenttomakeanewbill.Ittakesalongtime,andtherearemanystepstogothroughbeforeanewbillcanbesenttobanks,First,peopleinthegovernmentdecidethatanewkindofbillisneeded.Then,theyaskanartisttodesignthenewbill．Adifferentartistcutsthenewpictureintoasoftpieceofmetalcalledadie．Thediesaremadeandputontolargeprintingmachines．Then,veryspecialpaperisused,whichnoonebutthemintcanhave．Alongwiththisspecialpaper,themintalsoprintscurrencyusingspecialcolours．Afterthediesprintthenewcurrencyontothepaper,thebillsarecut,stacked,andsentofftothebanks．

1．Fromthepassageweknowthat

A．banksmakenewmoney

B．ittakes65procedurestomakenewmoney

C．mintsdecidewhatkindofbillisneeded

D．oldmoneythatisnotusedisforeverstoredinaspecialplace

2．Wecaninferfromthepassagethatadieis____

A．somethingfordeadpeople

B．aspecialmachinethatprintsthemoney

C．aspecialpieceofpaperthatthemoneyismadefrom

D．apieceofmetalthatputsthepictureonthemoney

3．'Whichofthefollowingshowstherightorderofdealingwithnewmoney?

①Newmoneyisprintedinamint．

②Billsarecutfromlargesheetsofspecialpaper．

③Newmoneyissentinlargeamountstobanks．

④Thegovernmentdecidestomakenewmoney．

A．①②③④B．④③②①C．④①③②D．④①②③

4．WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?

A．Thereasonformakingnewmoney．

B．Theprocessesofmakinganewbill．

C．Theamountofnewmoneyneeded．

D．Thingsusedtomakenewmoneyoranewbill．

5.Wherecanyoumostprobablyfindthiskindofarticle?

A.adailynewspaperB.afashionmagazine

C.textbookD.anadvertisement

【参考答案】1—5、BDDCC

完型填空。

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从以下题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Rosalikedmakingupstories.Shewasso__1__thatherclassmatesbelievedherfromtimetotime.Infact,thewholeclassbelievedher!

Atfirstshesupposeditwas__2__.Now,asshegotupto__3__beforetheclass,Sheknewthatmake–believestorieshadsomewayofcomingbacktomakeyousad.

Rosa’sparentswereseparated.Ninemonthsoutoftheyear,RosalivedwithhermotherinanapartmentonAndersonStreet.Butwhensummer__4__,shewenttoherfather’sfarminArizona.

Thefarmwasgreat!

Rosarodehorsesand__5__withsomefarmwork.Herfather,however,wasso__6__thathecouldn’tfindtimetogoplaceswithher.Whenshearrivedeachsummer,herfatherwould__7__herattheairportandtakeherouttoeat.Andthedayshewentbacktothe__8__hewouldalwaysbuyherap