四川省安岳县高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解练习6.docx

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四川省安岳县高考英语二轮复习阅读理解练习6

四川省安岳县2016高考英语阅读理解二轮练习（6）

阅读理解。

MostmusiciansagreethatthebestviolinsweremadeinItaly.TheyweremadeinCremona,Italy,about200yearsago.Theseviolinssoundbetterthananyothers.Theyevensoundbetterthanviolinsmadetoday.ViolinmakersandscientiststrytomakeinstrumentsliketheoldItalianviolins.Buttheyaren’tthesame.Musiciansstillprefertheoldones.NoonereallyknowswhytheseoldItalianviolinsaresospecial,butmanypeoplethinktheyhaveananswer.

Somepeoplethinkitistheageoftheviolins.Theysaythattoday’sviolinswillalsosoundwonderfulsomeday.Butthereisaproblemhere.Notalloldviolinssoundwonderful.OnlythosefromCremonaarespecial.Soagecannotbetheanswer.TheremustbesomethingdifferentaboutCremonaorthoseItalianviolinsmakers.

Otherpeoplethinkthesecrettothoseviolinsiswood.Thewoodoftheviolinisveryimportant.Itmustbefromcertainkindsofthetrees.Itmustnotbetooyoungortooold.PerhapstheviolinmakersofCremonaknewsomethingspecialaboutwoodforviolins.

Butthekindofwoodmaynotbesoimportant.Itmaybemoreimportanttocutthewoodinaspecialway.Woodforaviolinmustbecutverycarefully.Ithastobetherightsizeandshape.Thesmallestdifferencewillchangethesoundoftheviolin.MusicianssometimesthinkthatthiswasthesecretoftheItalians.Maybetheyunderstoodmorethanwedoabouthowtocutthewood.

Sizeandshapemaynotbetheanswereither.Scientistsmeasuredtheseoldviolinsverycarefully.Theycanmakenewonesthatareexactlythesamesizeandshape.Butthenewviolinsstilldonotsoundasgoodastheoldones.Somescientiststhinkthesecretmaybethevarnish,whichcoversthewoodoftheviolinandmakesitlookshiny.Italsohelpsthesoundoftheinstrument.NooneknowswhattheItalianviolinmakersusedintheirvarnish.Sonoonecanmakethesamevarnishtoday.

TheremayneverbeotherviolinsliketheviolinsofCremona.Theirsecretmaybelostforever.Youngmusicianstodayhopethisisnottrue.Theyneedfineviolins.Buttherearen’tverymanyoftheoldviolinsleft.Also,theoldviolinsareveryexpensive.Recently,afamousoldItalianviolinwassoldforaboutUS$300,000!

1.Thispassageisabout.

A.makingviolinsB.musicalinstruments

C.scientificideasD.theoldItalianvoilins

答案解析：

答案为D。

本题为主旨大意题。

第一段最后一句话“NoonereallyknowswhytheseoldItalianviolinsaresospecial,butmanypeoplethinktheyhaveananswer.”引入话题，为什么古老的意大利小提琴如此特别，很多人认为他们知道答案，后文分别给出了不同人的答案，最后一段对问题的答案进行总结“TheremayneverbeotherviolinsliketheviolinsofCremona.Theirsecretmaybelostforever.”意大利小提琴的秘密或许永远消失了，无人知晓。

全文都是围绕古老的意大利小提琴展开。

故答案为D。

2.Thebestviolins.

A.aremadewithmoderntechniquesB.werelostmanyyearsago

C.weremadeinItaly200yearsagoD.weremadebyscientists

答案解析：

答案为C。

本题为细节题。

由第一段第一、二句话“MostmusiciansagreethatthebestviolinsweremadeinItaly.TheyweremadeinCremona,Italy,about200yearsago.”可知，答案为C。

3.Somepeoplethinkthatmodernviolins.

A.willsoundbetterinthefuture

B.willsoundworseinthefuture

C.soundwonderfulandnatural

D.willneverbeasoldasthosefromCremona

答案解析：

答案为A。

本题为细节题。

结合第二段和该段第二句话“Theysaythattoday’sviolinswillalsosoundwonderfulsomeday.”可知，一些人认为现代小提琴有一天也会演奏出优美的旋律，故A选项正确。

B、C选项与文意不符，D选项未提及。

4.Violinsmadetoday.

A.lookthesameastheoldonesB.soundthesameastheoldones

C.arebetterthantheoldonesD.havethesamevarnishastheoldones

答案解析：

答案为A。

本题为推理题。

由倒数第二段“Theycanmakenewonesthatareexactlythesamesizeandshape.Butthenewviolinsstilldonotsoundasgoodastheoldones.”可知，科学家可以制作出和意大利小提琴一样大小和形状的小提琴，但是新的小提琴音质就是不如意大利小提琴好，故A正确，B、C错误。

由该段最后两句话“NooneknowswhattheItalianviolinmakersusedintheirvarnish.Sonoonecanmakethesamevarnishtoday.”可知，D选项错误。

阅读理解。

HomestayprovidesEnglishlanguagestudentswiththeopportunitytospeakEnglishoutsidetheclassroomandtheexperienceofbeingpartofaBritishhome.

WhattoExpect

Thehostwillprovideaccommodationandmeals.Roomswillbecleanedandbedcoverschangedatleastonceaweek.Youwillbegiventhehousekeyandthehostistheretoofferhelpandadviceaswellastotakeaninterestinyourphysicalandmentalhealth.

AccommodationZones

HomestaysarelocatedinLondonmainlyinZones2,3andofthetransportsystem.MosthostsdonotliveinthetowncentreasmuchofcentralLondoniscommercialandnotresidential（居住的）.Zones3and4oftenofferlargeraccommodationinalesscrownedarea.ItisveryconvenienttotravelinLondonbyUnderground.

MealPlansAvailable

♢ContinentalBreakfast

♢BreakfastandDinner

♢Breakfast,PackedLunchandDinner

It’simportanttonotethatfewEnglishfamiliesstillprovideatraditionalcookedbreakfast.YouraccommodationincludesContinentalBreakfastwhichnormallyconsistsoffruitjuice,cereal（谷物类食品），breadandteaorcoffee.Cheese,fruitandcoldmeatarenotnormally

partofaContinentalBreakfastinEngland.Dinnersusuallyconsistofmeatorfishwithvegetablesfollowedbydesert,fruitandcoffee.

Friends

Ifyouwishtoinviteafriendovertovisit.Youmustfirstaskyourhost’spermission.Youhavenorighttoentertainfriendsinafamilyhomeassomefamiliesfeelitisaninvasionoftheirprivacy.

Self-CateringAccommodationinPrivateHomes

Accommodationonaroom-onlybasisincludessharedkitchenandbathroomfacilitiesandoftenamainlivingroom.Thiskindofaccommodationoffersanindependentlifestyleandismoresuitableforthelong-staystudent.However,itdoesnotprovidethesamefamilyatmosphereasanordinaryhomestayandmaynotbenefitthosewhoneedtopractiseEnglishathomequiteasmuch.

（）1.Thepassageisprobablywrittenfor____________.

A.hostwillingtoreceiveforeignstudents

B.foreignershopingtobuildBritishculture

C.travellersplanningtovisitfamiliesinLondon

D.EnglishlearnersapplyingtolikeinEnglishhomes

（）2.Whichofthefollowingwillthehostprovide?

A.Roomcleaning.

B.Medicalcare.

C.Freetransport.

D.Physicaltraining.

（）3.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph3?

A.Zone4ismorecrowdedthanZone2.

B.ThebusinesscentreofLondonisinZone.

C.Hostsdisliketravellingtothecitycentre.

D.Zone2ismorecrowdedthanZone4.

（）4.Accordingtothepassage.WhatdoescontinentalBreakfastinclude?

A.Dessertandcoffee

B.Fruitandvegetables.

C.breadandfruitjuice

D.Centreandcoldmeat.

（）5.Whydosomepeoplechooseself-cateringaccommodation?

A.Toexperienceawarmerfamilyatmosphere.

B.ToenrichtheirknowledgeofEnglish.

C.Toentertainfriendsastheylike.

D.Toenjoymuchmorefreedom.

【文章大意】应用文，文章介绍了到英国家庭寄宿学习英语交流语言。

36.D主旨大意题。

本文介绍英语学习者在英语家庭寄宿学习英语。

选D。

37.A细节理解题。

定位关键词thehostprovide。

由Thehostwillprovideaccommodationandmeals.Roomswillbecleanedandbedcoverschangedatleastonceaweek.可以得出答案。

38.B细节退推理题。

根据MosthostsdonotliveinthetowncentreasmuchofcentralLondoniscommercialandnotresidential（居住的）.可知大多数寄宿家庭都生活在伦敦的商业区。

可知商业区在伦敦的寄宿家庭区了。

39.C细节理解题。

定位关键词Breakfastinclude。

由ContinentalBreakfastwhichnormallyconsistsoffruitjuice,cereal（谷物类食品），breadandteaorcoffee.Cheese,fruitandcoldmeatarenotnormally可知答案。

40.D细节理解题。

由最后一段Thiskindofaccommodationoffersanindependentlifestuleandismoresuitableforthelong-staystudent.可知答案。

阅读理解。

Inthefallof1985.Iwasabright-eyedgirlheadingofftoHowardUniversity,aimingatalegalcareeranddreamingofsittingonaSupremeCourtbenchsomewhere.Twenty-oneyearslaterIamlaterIamstillabright-eyeddreamerandonewithquiteadifferenttaletotell.

Mygrandma,anamazingwoman,graduatedfromcollegeantheageof65.Shewasthefirstinourfamilytoreachthatgoal.ButoneyearafterIstartedcollege,shedevelopedcancer.Imadethechoicetowithdrawfromcollegetocareforher.Itmeantthatschoolandmypersonaldreamwouldhavetowait.

ThenIgotmarriedwithanotherdream:

buildingmyfamilywithacombinationofadoptandbiologicalchildren.In1999,weadoptedourfirstson.Tolayeyesonhimwasfantastic---andveryemotional.Ayearlatercameoursecondadoptedboy.ThenfollowedsonNo.3.In2003,Igavebirthtoanotherboy.

YoucanimaginehowfullyoccupiedIbecame,raisingfourboysundertheageof81.Ourhomewasacompletezoo---ajoyouszoo.Notsurprising,Ineverdidmakeitbacktocollegefull-time.ButInevergaveuponthedreameither.Ihadonlyonechoice:

tofindaway.Thatmeanttalkingasfewasoneclasseachsemester.

ThehardestpartwasfeelingguiltyaboutthetimeIspentawayfromtheboys.Theyoftenwantedmetostayhomewiththem.TherecertainlyweretimesIwantedtoquit,ButIknewIshouldsetanexampleforthemtofollowthroughtherestoftheirlives.

In2007,IgraduatedfromtheUniversityofNorthCarolina.Ittookmeover21yearstogetmycollegedegree！

Iamnotspecial,justsingle-minded.Italwaysstruckmethatwhenyou’relookingatabigchallengefromtheoutsideitlookshuge,butwhenyou’reinthemidstofit,itjustseemsnormal.Everythingyouwantwon’tarriveinyourlifeononeday.It’saprocess.Remember；littlestepsadduptobigdreams.

（）1.WhentheauthorwenttoHowardUniversity,herdreamwastobe

A.awriter

B.ateacher

C.ajudge

D.adoctor

（）2.Whydidtheauthorquitschoolinhersecondyearofcollege?

A.Shewantedtostudybyherself.

B.Shefellinloveandgotmarried.

C.Shesufferedfromaseriousillness.

D.Shedecidedtolookafterhergrandma.

（）3.WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromParagraphs4and5?

A.Shewasbusyyethappywithherfamilyli